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SEAFORTH, Friday, .July 11, 1947
Worth A Million •
The Week -end rains will add a mil-
. lion dollars to the value of Huron
County crops. You can' see that in.
everyfield in the countryside.
Haying, vase interrupted, of course,.
but - not spoiled. Pasture has been
freshened, and the grain crops look
like new. Beans, corn and roots, al-
ready doing well, are really jumping,. _.
now. •
The conintry need that rain, in
some localities very badly, and this
time our needs were really met. Pos-
sibly we
ossibiy"we should appreciate our bless
Ings a great deal more than we do.
Ours is a very different looking
country than it was just • a month or.
six weeks .. ago. Then we had so
much rain we were afraid. So much,
in fact, that we have wondered many
Mmes since where 'all the water went
to.
Seeding nearly made a record in'
its lateness, and we didn't blame the
farmers a bit for their anxiety. They
really had something to •worry about
this spring. .
But seeding was accomplished
somehow, and the seed has been
' quickened into a new, life of great.
Promise. We are a •favored people
in a favored country. And that Is
something we should never fail to'.
realize. Something we should never
forget.
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It Might Have Been Worse
, Our great neighbor, to the South,
celebrated its national holiday on
July 4th. And celebrated it loyally
and well.
"But the celebration brought .a ter-
rible death toll in' its wake. Figures
now published show 160 people were
drowned on that day; •248 were kill-
ed in highway accidents, and five met
their deaths by fireworks.
There were other deaths too, from
other causes;. while many thousands
suffered injuries, more' or less of a
serious nature. That would seem en-
ough and to spare.,
But when one visualizes a Nation
of well over 200,000,000 people; of
]millions of cars, busses and trucks
on thousands of miles ofroads and
super -highways, the death and in-
jury. toll is easily accounted for, and
the wonder is it -was not multiplied
many:` times.
Again in a Nation that possesses
thousands of miles of sea coast, and
countless lakes and rivers, of which"
other
hich-
other millions of people took advant-
age »of at which to celebrate the na-•
tonal ' holiday, and all " in holiday
mood, it is to marvel that only 160
met ;their' death by drowning.
The death and injury toll to fol-
low the great American holiday has
al*ays been regrettably heavy to us
in Canada, but we, and a great many.
more over here, can well remember
•wilen there was but one princi-
pal cause of it. — fireworks. This
year but five lost their lives through
that cause. Have the American peo-
ple learned a lesson of caution .. in
that respect? If so, we earnestly
Impolite same lesson of caution and
responsibility will very soon extend
" to the roads and highways, the
beaches _ and river banks. •
We have the •same wish for the
people of Canada too, because our
record is not one to be proud,- but
rather ashamed." There `' 'were 21
fatalities here over the Week-end—
just an ordinary week -end. ,
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h ; • That Was Different
Not so many years ago, Mr. Doug-
las, the present Premier; of the Prov-
ince of Saskatchewan, occupied . a
seat on the O.C.F."Opposition in the
Rouse of -Commons at Ottawa. ,
At that time Mr. Douglas Was one ,
of the most vocal, as well as one of
the most eloquent • pleaders that the
fnil light of publicity be;,shed-upon
�i.
t e ark! gs o governzx ent. A
,great itlis1 statesman once said,
«The seeets of governments are us-
ually thew mistakes,"'andlit was W.
on that established principle that
Mr. Douglas wrought so constantly
and so earnestly during the whole
time that he was a member of the
Reuse of Commons.
But now that Mr: Douglas is head r
of the C.C.F. Government of Sas- •
katchewan, and political ruler of that
Province, things are very different.
When his government took over in
June, 1944, it was • with great en-
thusiasm that it started its avowed
course of putting that province into
business. And since that clay it has
acquired some .,thirteen' commercial
and industrial enterprises.
For a year and a half there has
been unprecedented prosperity and
the taxpayers of ;Saskatchewan, have
beenclamouring to know how sue-
cessful the government has been in
running private business, But the
government has been °very !bath in --
deed, to take even the Legislature in-
to its confidence.
B.ut facts can not be held indefin-'
itely, and last winter Mr: Douglas)
informed the Legislature that the
13 government enterprises • showed
an aggregate net profit up to"" Sep-
tember of last' year of $1$9,500. That
meager drop of information only
created a thirst for more, and finally-
the
nallythe government was forced to set up
a select committee- of the House, to
examine into some or ` the enterpris-
es.
The government, however,, ' abso-
lutely refused to allow any prying
into the affairs of. the government
insurance office and in no case would
they give additional information on
the other 12 companies which cov-
ered. their operations after Septem-
ber of .last year.
In spite •6f all the handicaps with
which, it had to contend, the select
committee set ,to• work and later re-
ported that the favorable balance oh
thegovernment's "newly acquired in-
dustries amounted to X88,616, which
is far short of Mr. Douglas' estimate.
of $189,500
Even at that, so long as • general
prosperity continues, the taxpayers
would have no great cause for con-
cern, but there are a number of it-
ems which even if the government is
quite willilrlg to overlook, the people
of Saskatchewan are not. p.
Up to April of last year the gov-,
ernment advanced $2,639,000 to these
government-owned industries and;
the information 'given to the com-
mittee is that none of the 13 indiis-
•tries is expected to pay for this capi-
tal. Consequently the government
has to take the money frail' the tax-
payers to pay the intereston the ,
money it borrowed for this purpose.
Another item which • is chargeable
to the State business is the planning
board which the government 'cfeated
to organize and operate them. The
salaries alone sof this board' run to
$47,240 per year, and, in addition,
there are- the travelling and many
other expenses of which. the people
of the Province would like some in-
formation.
Also the government has refused
to permit municipalities in which
their industries are located, to levy
the normal taxes, and the loss to
these municipalities' on this account
runs to $20,000 per year. These new
government business activities have
also largely accounted for the 50 per
cent. increase in the number of pro-
vincial civil servants..
That makes a fine basket of plums
for the government to hand out, but
the people have" to pay for them.
Again, most of the enterprises which
have,shown a profit, are monopolies,
-through which the government its,.
enabled to further soak the public.
When the select committee brought
in its report, Mr.. Patterson moved
in the Legislature to refer. the mat-
ter back for further consideration
because as his motion stated: "four
comrhittee finds itself unable to make
a full and comprehensive report on
the matters referred to it by reason
of the fact that the conirrll'ttee has
been refused, on grounds of public
policy, information essential to the
production of such report." ,
There " the matter "rests in the
meantime, but, apparently, the peo-
ple of Saskatchewan are becoming
aroused, and more and fuller, par-
ticulars.wii be demanded at the next
session ' of the Legislature. • ,
ears Ox
tut*io tiws tis scud from
T ; Espodtor of n t7 azld
tltf!atydre ]Mara lig
From The Huron Expositor
July 7, 1922
Om, Wednesday evening a large
number of the +Methodists of Walton
circuit gathered at the home of Mr.
David Crawford • to say farewell to
Rev. and Mrs. 3. W. Button, prior to
their moving ho Florence. Mr. J. F.
Haciciveti 'Was chairman,. and a most
pleasant evening was spent.
. Mr. William McGregor, of the• 3rd
concession of •'Tu•cker-smith, has just
purchased from The Robert,„Bell. En-
gine & Thresher Co. Ltd., Seaforth,
a 40 -horsepower imrperial tractor and
28x50 separator with straw cutting
attachment. q r.
Mr. J. F. Noss, M1VI.A., principal of
Seaforth Collegiate Institute, has re-
signed •his position- to accept the
principalship of the recently com-
pleted 'Collegiate at Sault Ste. Marie.
Edmund Daly, the 15 -Year-old son,
of Mr. J. F. Daly, has installed • the
first radio set in Seaforth At his home
on VTetoria St. • .
Dlr. A. K. Chittenden is visiting his
brother, Rev. G. Chittenden, in Grand
Rapids,' Mich, "'
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Miller,' of An
gus, are guests at the home -of Mr.
and Mrs. Wm, Gillespie.
Miss Rena Simpson, of Egmond-
ville, underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis ons Friday last.
Mr. Joe Eckert. has finished his
contract of excavating for the reser-
voir for the new waterworks system
in Sgaforth.
Mr. W. D. Van' E,gmond, of town,
has' shown us the copy ,..book with
which more than 50 years ago he
won the penmanship in a class of 20
pupils while attending the Egmondd
villa .school. The school was at the
top 'of the hill aid was taught by .Mr.
Jerrand.
D'Arcy Prendergast, B.A., M.B., of
Toronto, son of Mr. and Mrs. W, Pren-
dergast, of that city, and at onetime
residents of Seaforth, passed the re-
cent examination of the Ontario Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons.
Mr. James Johnson has opened up
a flour and feed stqre in Bayfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Sturgeon, of
Bayfield, left on Monday for St.
Thomas,. where Mr. Sturgeon hasop-
ened, up a fish market.
Mr. Gilbert Jarrott, of Kippen, had
the misfortune to fall and break his
arm, the break being a serious one,as
the bone penetrated the skin.
-MISS- Tillie- Dundas-, of Toronto,._is
visiting at the home of ,her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dundas, in Me-
Killop,
The following is the' report of :S:S.
No. 4, McKillop: Sr. IV-.-H'arvey Melt-
wain.
cltwain. Jr. IV—Frank Hogg, Helen
Kerr, George Campbell, Sr. III—Eldon
Kerr, Alex Smith, Alvin Adams. ire
III—.Beatrice . Eberhart, Robt, 'Eber-
hart, Sr. II—Helen Beattie, Margaret
Kerr, Marietta Nash, Cecil .Adams.
Jr ` I -Audrey Webster, Tom 'Nash.
Primer—Lulu Webster, Freda Web-
ster, David'Shannon, Barbara E:ber-
hart.
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From 'The Huron -Expositor
July 9, 1897• •
Mx. W. J. Elliott; son of Mr. Wil-
liam Elliott, of Seaforth, has passed
a most -successful examination at the
Ontario Agricultural College.
Mr, O. B. Leslie' and .Miss.. Trudel,
Of London, were the guests of Mrs.
Harry Jeffrey on Dominion Day:
Mr. Cheswright and family and the
Misses Punchard have taken up their
.summer .. quarters on the banks of
Lake Huron, near Bayfield. They are
the first tet occupy the "White City"
this season:
Mr. Wm. Robinson, former teacher
at Winthrop, has returned from Osh-
awa Norznanl School and is visiting
friends.
A few days ago as Mr. Andrew
Reid, of Varna, was mowing hay, his
little daughter, five or six years old,
fell asleep in the hay directly in
front of the mower, Mr. Reid man-
aged to stop the horses in time. -
Mr. Plewes, of-Bruce:field, has been
confined to the house owing to' injur-
ies he received by felling while en -
"'gaged putting •a load of straw' on, a
Wagon.
Mr. John Brown, the new. photogra-
pher, who recently bought out Mr. G.
A. Ellis in Hensall, is doing very well
and is giving good satisfaction.
If Dominion Day was quiet in Sea -
forth: the night" was quite • exciting.
Between 11 and 12 o'clock some per-
son set fire to the arch in front of
Hawk -.haw's Hotel. A little later, the
arch in front of the Royal Hotel was
'touched, off, • but Constable Gillespie•
extinguished it himself. About three
o'clock the fire bell rang again and
this time it was the. old McBride Ho-
tel, south of the railway track, which
was entirely demolished.
At the regular meeting of l idelity
Lodge on Wednesday evening, the
following officers were installed for
the ensuing year by retiring District
-Deputy Chant of Clinton: N.G., W.
D. McLean; V.G,, Dr: F, J. Burrows;
secretary, Jamee Beattie; permanent
secretary; J. O. Rose; treasurer, Robt.
Willis; 1.G., John A. Stewart; O.G.,
Hairy Town; R.S.N.G., S' Trott; LJS.
N.G., John B. Thompson;
Dr. Gibb; L.S.V.O, Fred .Cardno;
warden, • Wm. Sclater;• conductor, A.
D. Sutherland.
Rev. A, C. '?_'uffin, the -new pastor of
the 'Metliodil3t 'Church- in Walton, with
his bride, arrived in the village on
Wednesday. Th,e members of the con-
gregation- gave them' .a , warm and
hearty welcome.
Mr. Thomas Govenlock, of M'cKii,
lop, Who is an enthusiastic fzsliermatt,
captured a fine string bf beautiful
fish a fewedays. ago.
Mr. Wm: 'Jeffrey, of Cromarty, bro-
ther of Harry :1'effrey, of town, had
his.•leg broken on Wednesday even=
ing while playing football in a match
with the Driblin Club.
Mr, John Thompson, principal of S.
S. 10, -Stanley, is spending his 11611 -
days at his home near Kippen, and
Miss Bell at her " home in Tucker-.
smith. -
Miss Lizzie Ritchie, who has been
visiting et Mr. : Catgpbell's, Walton,
has returned tot Varna.
Miss ,White, who hale been the guest
of Mrs. F. W. Twaddle, for floe Weeks,'
has returned to Montreal.
What tido cOli71•try needs iS• MOM
loafing ... Net plain loafing, Peter
McArthur once said that a man should
never loaf while he was'tired, That
should be considered as convalescing.
I agree with him. Doing northing
when you're tired is something natur-
aL" There':s a spice to 'loafing, how-.
ever, when' you really are in good
shape for work. .
Down at the south end of our orcins
ard: we have weeds and grass .grow-.
ing in wild profusion at the moment,
I've been intending to put the mower
to it for a long time, but never got
around to it. This afternoon I sneak-
ed a pillow.:from the old sofa on, the
'back veranda and strolled • through
the orchard, holding the. pillow in
front of me and trying ' •to give the
impression that I really was looking
for something I needed,
There was nobody in' sight, so I
dropped down in the weeds and long
grass'•, roiled around a few times -to
flatten out a space that would be
suitable for loafing, chucked the pil-
low at the foot of a tree and then
lay down.
It was het, The sky had an. occa-
teonal white •clpud against a sharp
blue, but..there was a little breeze. It
zuwordo 9oY4
'Matted : three 8l1 'tlie weeds and. w�his-
pered In, the leaves on the tree. A
bird_oa a lower branch looked me
over carefully and then went •away
in& brought back a friend. The cat
stacking a mouse through the weeds
came upon me and with a sudden
burst Of embarrassment almost seem-
ed to apologize before asneaking away
off into the jungle of weeds.
The dog had a wonderful time fol-
/o ing me. When he did arrive he
lacy•' down quietly and loafed as well.
Now and again he would raise his
head and cock his ears a bit at an
insect, but for the most part he re-.
laxed quite well.
I could hear them calling nae from
the house, but decided to just play
foxy. After all, ..it"isn'•t every day
that a man's in the., mood for loafing
and !besides that I.got in a lot
of thinking as well. •
One of these times when, you get
all steamed- up with energy and go
raring around full of ambitions to
make a million dollars , . . just slow
'up a bit and relax. You won't ,Make
a million dollars leafing and watch-
ing the clouds in the sky and :lust
thinking , , . but you'll have an awful
lot of fun.
JUST A SMILE OR TWO
When Bog Hope was on. an enter-
tainment tou-of Great Britain during
the war he saw a British soldier
standing beside a winch from wichh
a oable ran straight up into the foggy
sky. Curious, but friendly, Hope ask-
ed the Tommy; if there was a barrage
balloon at the other end of the gable.
The soldier answered: "If there ain't
-then I'm doin' the bloomin' rope
trick."
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Gee: "What are you cutting that
piece out of the paper for?"
Wiz: "It tells about a man who
got a divorce because his wife went
through his pockets."
Gee: "What are you going to do
with it?"
Whiz: "Put it in my pocketi"
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A small girl was taken during her
school holidays to the Natural -His-
tory Museum. That evening her
asked. askeher if she had enjoyed
herself.
"Very much, daddy," said the child.
"'Mummy, took me to a dead circus',"
The teacher was- having a hard time
with Antonio's grammar.
"If I say `I have went,' it is wrong,
isn't it, Antonio?" she asked patient-
ly.
"I guess"•maybe it is, teacher," he
agreed cautiously,-
"W'hy is it wrong?"
"Because you ain't went yet," he
said.
First, N.R.O.T.C.
are your narks?"
Second N.R.O.T.C. Student:" "They
are under water,"
First: "What do you 'mean, under
water?" •
Second: "Below 'C' level."
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A visiting archbishop had preached
an eloquent sermon on the beauties
of married life. Two Irish women,
as they came out of church, were
heard to comment on the discourse.
"Sure, 'tis a fine sermon his river-
euce is after given' us."
"Indeed it'is," said the other, "and
I wish I knew as little about the sub-
ject as he does." .
Student: "How
t.
Huron Federation Of
Agriculture-FarmNews q:
,Time Vet To Plant Some Vegetables
The average gardener may be' un-
der the impression that when the
su:tmer is 'calf gone there is no use
in. planting more vegetables, He may
be looking forward to the crop of late
maturing vegetables such de toma-
toes, pepper, squash, cucumbers, pota-
toes, late cabbage, carrots and pars-
r.ip=,
Even though some part of the sum-
mer has gone there is ,still time to
sow and harvest other vegetables
which will add to the food supply in
the- late ,summer and early autumn,
-says Wim. Ferguson, Division of Hort-
iculture, Central Experimental Farm.
Ottawa. Though early vegetables
such as' radishes, lett'ico, spinach and
-peas 'have been harvested when the
summer is advanced some of the land
used for growing these early craps
can be used to produce a crop of
quick -growing vegetables before dar4i-
ag:pg frost comes inthe fall.
The following varieties can be
grown successfully- for a fall crop --
lettuce, spinach, Chinese cabbage
and' radish., Before planting the
ground should: be wol'ked'up. In many
cases discing andharrowing will be
sufficient: A dressing of 1-8-1.0 fertil-
izer at 300 o.r.400lf)ounds Per acre be-
fore working up the soil should pro-
vi'e sufficient plant food' for these
crops. In 'a small garden this appli-
cation is equivalent to 7 to 10 pounds
per 1,000 • square feet. The seeds
should be sown in rows 18 inches
apart, or w•irier.if desired,.lettuce and
.radish seed lacing sown one-quarter
inch' deep and spinach and Chinese
cabbage one-half inch deep. .
If the season is warna and• the soil
bas, dried—out; watering or irrigation
will speed up germination and •help
to provide a .good, early, uniform
erop. After the seeds have germinat-
ed the young plants should be thin-
ned out as follows; Radish, 1 inch;
spinach' -4 to 6 inches; lettuce, 6 to
k inches, and Chinese „cabbage, 10 to
12 inches,
Radish may be sow: early in Aug-
ust; the others sholrld be sown dur-
ing the last half of 'July.
nefile following varieties are recom-
end'ed: .'Chinese cabbage=—Pe-Tsai,
'Chihili; Lettuce -Grand Rapids; Spin-
aeh, Bioomsdale,Nobel, King or Den-
mark; Radish French ' Breakfast,
Scarlet Globe, Saxe, or Sparkler.
Effect of Science on -Modern Farm
An extensive study of the expen-
ditures made by the Government of
Canada on research and scientific
activity is :gitren in the latest issue
of "The Agricultural Institute Re-
view" by Frank S'hefrin, Agi'lcultural
Economist, Dominion Department of
Agriculture. Dealing with the ever -
widening -demand for scientific re-
search' in the conservation of natural
resources, general economic condi-
tions, 'stand'ai'ds of health, industrial
development, and other services
which have n'ow become the essential
.function's of a modem government, he
says inpart that +researoh in agricul-
ture has made a considerable eohtri-
butiont toward increasing 'the :prodttc.
tine capacity of the tfarm econdttoy,
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To -day, with the use; of machines
and science, the average Canadian
farmer can work about 85 acres of
improved land; '11E1'1911 he was able
to cultivate only . 52 acres, To -day,
the 'farmer can get about 60 bushels
of hybrid 'corn per acre, where pre-
viously he got 'only 50 bushels from
standard varieties. Cows yielding
5,000 poutids of milk annually are
average cows, as compared with less
than 3,000 -pound producers at the
turn of the present century.
Virginia leaf -tobacco is grown in
Southern- Ontario, where formerly
sand had drifted on abandoned farms.
Farmers who have been handicapped
by short growing seasons, dry wea-
ther, rust, smut, and •other hazards.
have been given a fresh chance by
the introduction of tea' plants, such
as hybrid corn, Saunders .wheat,
crested wheat grass. and, rust and
smut -resistant oats.
Drainage and irrigation have
brought much additional land under
cultivation• New information on fer-
tilizers and fertility practices has in-
creased output on available land.
Much of this research and related ac-
tivities res of sible for increased pro-
ductive capacity- of the fast were un-
derttken in the laboratories and. 'on
the Dominion. Experimental' Farms,
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Hay Mixtures
In experiments over a' number of
years at the Dominion Experimental
Station, Lennoxviile, P.Q•, mixtures
containing altalfa prodwced.'•'13 per
cent more dry hay than similar mix-'
tures without alfalfa. A mixture of
8 pounds timothy, 3• pounds red`clov-
er, 1 pound • alsike:-- and 4 pounds al-
falfa yielded 4.67 tons, and wasclose-
ly followed by a similar' mixture com-
posecl of 8 pounds timothy, 4 pound's
red clover, 2 pounds alsike and 4
pounds alfalfa which' produced 4.45
tons, •
Green 'Manure
Results of a long term project, on
the use of red: and sweet clovers for
green manure at the Dominion.
Experimental 'Station, Kapuskasing,
Ont„ show that sweet, clover gives
slightly greater returns than red'
clover, but that neither can be com-
pared -With thy applleation of. barn
yard manure and that their use would
not be ecotomieal,
Weed That Gives Alarm, To Farmers
Year after year, during a period in
May and 'June, -specimen-8 Of Winter
Cress or Yellow Rocket are received
almostdaily for identification by the
Division of Botany and Plant Pathol-
ogy, Science Service, Dominion De-
partment of Agriculture. As it Is the
first of the mustards to attract at-
tention and because of its bright Yel-
low flowers, it; causes amore aia'rm
than almost any other weed. Owing
to its prevalence in new''seeclings of
hay, the seed' need • is commonly
'brought under' auapicion. The weed'
is listed in the Seeds Act as a secon-
da•ry noxious weed which allows. some
'toleraazce' of admixture but problably
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- Crown Attorney A K.C,
Attorney -General Blackwell
-nounces the appointment of a unirbe
of new King's Counsel; among whom
is Dudley E. Tolres, 'I uron's Crown
Attorney. `The- distinction is," well
earned,--Goderich Signal -Star.
Successful In Exams
Mr. Ross Tuckey, of the R. C. Din
ney Funeral home, was successful in
passing 'his first year'- examination.o
with honors, at the 'Canadian School
of Embalming, Toronto. — Exeter
Times -Advocate,
pt
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Purchases Stationery Business.'
The Grigg Stationery Store, which
was up for, sale by tender, has been
purchased by. Mr. Howard R. Ander-
son, of Washington, Ont., where he
formerly conducted a general -store:
Mr. Anderson has already taken 'pos-
seesi.on and. the store should be open
for busiuess on Friday. Mrs, Ander-
son and daughter, Shirley, will be
moving to ,Exeter in •the near future.
—Exeter, Times -Advocate:
New Doctor. For Da'siiwood
Dr. R. Hobbs Taylor, of Dashwood,
has disposed of his medical practice
to Dr. Donald D. Ferguson, of Lon-
don, who is already in possession.
Dr. Ferguson is a married man With
no family. He comes from a family
of medical practitioners. He has one
brother, Dr. Robert Ferguson, of Lon-
don. His father, the late Dr. John
Ferguson, began practice at 'Cartright
and some 30 years'ago moved to Lon-
don to join his father, the late Dr.
Robert Ferguson, who was professor"
of obstertics and/ gynecology at 'West-
ern University. Dr. Donald Ferguson
has completed a ;two-year . rotating
service at Victoria Hospital, London.
At graduation he' was awarded the
McGulpin scholarship in radiology.
The office at Dashwood has been ex-
tensively remodelled. Dr. Taylor is
retiring from practice but has agreed'
to act with Dr,`" Ferguson' in a .purely
consultative capacity. He will con-
tinue to reside in Dashwood: Exeter
Times -Advocate. • -
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Formery Grey Man Fatally injure
John Robertson, R.R. 1, Angus,
merly .o1 Moncrieff, Grey To
died while ,being taken to h
Barrie Saturday night, a f
after he, had been stru
driven by' John watso
Lovell. 111r. Robertso
ceased him by severs
ing are two::brother
chell, and George.
'sels Post.
Receives Burns
• Pro{ipt action' by garageman
Freethy 'probably saved the• life of
Walter Pease,rSaturday of last week,
when he • was burned by, flaming
gasoline; The gasoline ignited when
his car backfired while being repair-
ed and Mr. Pe.ase's 'shirt was ;burned
from his arms andshoulders. He was
making a desh for the open air When
N, Freethby- seized him ,and wrapped
a' rug about him, smothering the
banes. The burns were given im-
mediate medical attention.—Brussel:
Post.
Hold Birthday Party
• A happy• event .was celebrated at
the home of Mr. and Mrs, -Arnold
Merrier where-a,..srprise par'•ty was
Ir<'id in honor of Mrs,uMerner's birth-
.day-. The evening'''was Spent with:
music and singing, -after which the
,birtlu.<iy cake, decorated with candles
\va placed before the hostess, who
then was presented with an electric
iron by Mrs, Oscar Greb. — Zurich
Herald. �,
Hold Reunion At Goderich
Around • seventy-five• relatives at-
tended tate annual Bentley reunion
held at Harbor Park, Goderich, on
Dominion Day, Relatives were J)res-
ent from Barrie; Teeswater, London.
'St. .Marys, Woodstock, Mitchell. end,
Blyth. Dinner and•supper were serv-
ed to the entire gathering, and ball
games and 'contests were enjoyed.
Next year's reunion will be held •in
Mitchell.—Blyth Standard.,, t
Installed As Lions Club President
The Goderich Lions Club held its
last meeting before resuming them.
in September at •the British Exchange
Hotel on Friday night. Past President
James .Kinkead administered the oath
.of office as. the 1947-48 executive was.
installed. The retiring .president, Jack
Coates, spoke briefly of the pleasure
Of his work during thea past year. Ex-
pressiores of praise were made regard-
thrg the capable in•a-nnee--in. which Lion
Coates had conduced the club during
the year. The • now president, GuY -
Emerson, .spoke of the year lying
ahead and of a +'plan foe greater ac-
tivity now--tha't the club ryas a mem
bership of 100, one' of the largest
-memberships bf a Lions Club in
Western Ontario for a town e the size
of .Goderich;--Goderich) ,Signal -Star,
Former hoer Girt Designs Frocks
Maof the old friends of IMrs.
Emmnya Clark (Miller) of Hollywood.
Cal•, will be interested to know that
she designed the gowns 'for 'the lead-
ing .lady appearing in "The Time, the
Piece and the Girl," showing at the
Plaza next Week. Mrs. Clark is one
of the dress designers at the Warner
Bros, studio and is a sister of Wiiliai'n
Miller, town. --,Mitchell Advocate,