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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1949-10-07, Page 2Tee ac N 1 �,. i.' editor "•••t taro ev- a�.h, Ontario, ,, ternoon by McLean Canadian Newspapers So:dation. spoor rates, $2,00 a year in • `•foreign $2.50 a year. Single I�eS, 5, cents each. dvertising rates on opplication. .Authorized as Second Class root ; Office Department, Ottawa aL+iAFORTH, Friday, October 7 (Notable Anniversary The Seaforth Lions Club, celebrat- big the twenty-fifth anniversary of itis founding, will be honored Friday everting by having as guest, Walter V. Fisher,. President of Lions Inter - natio Ndt only will the presence o0 slier, who heads 385,000 7,6Q0 clubs, located in 26 throughout the world, be oto Or ; to the club and the com- ,ttni.ty, which it serves, but it also vides an opportunity to recall the ;accomplishments of the Lions Club An the quarter century it has been in existence in Seaforth. When the club was organized in 1924, the purpose it might serve in the community was known to only those who became the'original mem- bers. They, felt there was a definite place in the community for citizens, banded together in a common cause, ssist, through their _efforts, not infor'tunate individuals,. but al- so Ate community as a whole. mhat this was the case was early proven. In the early years, concen- Jrating on work on behalf of crippled ,Children, the Lions Club made pos- sible a normal existence for large numbers of children,'who otherwise would have been destined to go through life . suffering physical handicaps. At the ,same time, : the lub,l;ooked over the community for Ways in Which it could improve the a -day. activities of the citizens. „ Mining from this survey was the "ons'Park and Pool' program, which in the •intervening years has grown to a point where each summer it caters to the entertainment require- ments of thousands throughout the area, The programs sponsored by the Seaforth Lions Club during the past twenty=five years have been possible because early iii its history the club –,:aroved to the community the value ofits work, and thereby gained the necessary financial support for its. various projects. In a sense the his- tory of the Lions Club 'has been a partnership between the members and the community it has served. The club has provided the leadership —the community the support. For `this,-, reason then, ' everyone in the "community can take pride in the quarter-century work which the club has reached, and join in the hope that its next twenty-five years will be as successful and as beneficial to the district as has its first twenty- five years. r Mitchell Goes After `Speeders The Town of Mitchell, in an en- deavor to eliminate speeding on the highways passing through the town, has authorized the operation of a speed indicator. In its first three days of use, it is said that 143 motor- ists were found to be travelling at a speed beyond that permitted by the Highway Traffic Act. Whether the preliminary operation of the device IS in the nature df� a trial run, or whether charges will be laid against those that it revealed to have been speeding, is not disclosed. ' One can sympathize with Mitchell in '.its: •ef`orts to reduce speeding in the .town.' Seaforth is faced with the sari* px'oblem, particularly on No. 8 �itay,at the eastern and western rrn town, As in Mitchell, xere hag become serious unless action is to ; e arniX �iMta"blyr be' ser - operation of, Bey used to be is the answer. is afo .;h trisome- , o . :- rt sed s me !,:'fifteen ears � a h � u;. WiCi was then Chief' of Police,, to e motorists on Godercl Street East + and to lay charges where speeding was indicated. A largo number of charges were laid, but. convictions were difficult to obtain on the evi- dence. Certainly '`t�e program did little to reduce speeding. Operation'of the Mitchell plan will be watched with interest. It may be the answer to the problem. • National Newspaper Week This. week newspapers throughout Canada are observing National Newspaper' Week. The occasion af- fords an opportunity to review the extent to which the free press, as we know it in Canada today, has con- tributed to the Canadian democratic way of life. Democracy and a free press go hand in hand. Democracy is de- pendent ,upon the people being in- foz sed, and this is possible only with a press that caters not to the few, but to the community as a whole. Newspapers are custodians of the right. of free expression and. they should also be the guardians of that right so that strong men and women of today and the true Canadians of tomorrow who shall carry on these freedoms, will be strengthened by the knowledge that their heritages were preserved. • TREE HELP AVAILABLE (Brockville Recorder and Times) Replacing of trees that are cut down; should be an enforced law. For the good of future generation closer check must be kept on the-for- est he or est lands in this district. • The proper methods of cutting are readily available and the district for- ester, we know, is always ready and willing to aid any farmer in the mat- ,, ter of • proper conservation cutting and replanting. 'The man• with the axe shquld look ahead and assure himself and future generations of the. opportunity, to de- rive a liveliihaod from the' same for- ests. MORE EDUCATION URGED.. (Medicine Hat News) Personnel executives report :`that' better educational background is again being emphasized and that the boy or girl who leaves school with a grade eight or nine education is go- ing to find future paths pretty rough. We have repeatedly urged in these columns that young people remain in school as long as ecolioinically feas- ible. We wotild noW Add that parents should 'Make special effort to give their children a high school educa- tion. Sometimes it cannot be com- pleted but one, two or three years. along that road will make a tremen- dous difference in later life. • NO ODE TO AUTUMN ; (Saskatoon Star -Phoenix) We find ourselves unable to com- pose an ode to the beauties of Autumn; the best we can do is a dirge. We find ourselves thinking, not of autumn, but of summer and winter. We remember fresh, clean summer mornings, and drowsy af- ternoons in the garden or on the lake shore, and soft, quiet evenings when - the sound of voices can be heard for a Iong way. And then we think ahead to winter, and moustaches :with icicles, and stiff, white ears painfuIIy thawing, and early morn- ing feet touching cold floors. And we refuse to think any more. • MARRIAGE NOT A FAILURE (Chatham Daily News) These are the days when we hear mut of the failures of marriage' 'its misfits, its sorrows, its tragedies'"`et all about us, in every community and in every country, there are thou- sands, yes, millions of married cou- ples who know all' the joys of true companionship. t is the abnormal, the exceptional, that is news; and just because i Tarried happiness is still, please heaven, the normal thing, the world hears little of the adven- tures which men and women face to- gether, of the joys and the triumphs which they share, of their comrade- ship in failure and defeat. Thifs it al - 1 ways.,has been, thus it is today, and thus •it wilt remain. --the pessimists and the novelists and the reformers.. n'otwithstand'i.. the coming years, These pleasant A. temu..months are . devoted by the WaioiIty of Canadian househeidere • to "'putting their homes. in order' fig the, wee ter ahead. Much etteil;tien 4a; given to windows, particularly. in Eastern Canada where storm wiudews are a necessity. If you're planning to check over the windows in your 'house, look for those that require flew putty and . re -painting, and remember that putty applied to frosty,' wet or dirty sash is not going to form a good bond. curried• glazing often leads to failure because of impro- per bedding of the glass in the frame, loose -fitting glass, .or insuf- ficient pressure' on the knife to make good ocntact between the putty' and the sash. Take time to blow the dust away ,and fix the glass firmly with clips or glazing points. Glaring is a craft that requires the utmost skill, and there are many little tricks that mnst be ob- served if, the beat possible job is to be obtained, For example, wa- ter vapor in a heated or tightly closed building condenses on the interior surfaces of cold sash, This condition ie a particularly well.- kown cause for failure of work done in the late fall and winter, which means you can't afford to put off the repair job eny longer. A damp, closed building is often heated before the putty has - had time to set or to receive the first coat of paint. Remember too that priming is, essential for good results on both wood and steel sash. In the ab- sence of a priming paint, a good exterior house paint, thinned ac- cording to the manufacturer's di - red tions, may be used. The import- ance of this priming coat cannot be over -emphasized for the prim- ing fills the pores of the wood, preventing the absorption of the oil from the putty which veould leave it dry and brittle. In the case of steel sashes, a special primer should .be ,used. This reT: tards the formation. Of Met thae. would loosen the bond between the putty and the steel, and also provides /the proper "tooth" er roughened surface ,for good adhe- sign. Aluminum sash, on the other hand, does not require a Priming er at. However, it is often shipped from the manufacturer covered with a temporary Protective coat- ing. Any oil film should be wasib- ed off with a solvent. i All glass should be well bedded:. Use a liberal ribbon of putty ex- tending ail the way around the in- side of the sash before placing the glass in order to eliminate vcids between the glass and the sash. A thin continuous ribbon should ooze up around the glass when pressure is applied, indicat- ing ndicat ing a cemplete bond between sash and glass Each light shouid be lreld firmly in place with a suffici- ent number of glazing points or clips. • Skimping on bedding or a lack of firm support for the glass will lead to early failure of the glazed sash. After allowing enough time for the glazing material to set, it is best to paint promptly to seal and protect it. Those glazing mater- ials for which the manufacturer does not recommend painting are usually made in a variety of colors and recommended for use on sash ir,ted.'prior to glazing. To insure a good water seal when painting over putty, the same number of coats of paint should he applied tc the putty as to the sash, and the paint should lap slightly onto the glass. This lapping of paint ontoefhe glass, provides a sealing' action at the critical edge. Glaz- ing materials will last longer when painted within three or four weeks after glazing, or even sooner dur- ing winter months, Shop -glazed sash should be painted as .soon as possible after being put in place. • Just A Smile Or Two A Londoner visiting St. An- drew's for -the first time, determin- ed to try a round of golf. Furnish - erg himself with the usual imple- ments and a caddie,' he went out before breakfast. It seemed easy, and his first drive was a terrific swipe. When the turf had ceased to•descend, he turned, somewhat dazed, to the caddie and asked: "What did I bit just now, my lad?" - "Scotland., sir." "If you get up earlier in the morning than your neighbor," said the town philosopher, "and work harder and scheme more and, stick to your job more closely and stay up later planning how to make more money than your neighbor, and burn the midnight oil plan- ning how;, o get ahead of him while he is snoozing, not only will you leave more money when you die than he will,, but you will leave it a darn sight sooner." Huron y 'ederation of Agriculture Farm News ibere once lived a raklzit naffed Peter • surd ,ro other rahhit was fleeter • he owed his success . to the fact — can't you guess? . that he was a great carrot eater o MINT Of MArtosAA *come AMD .YllAll Beef By Air important seed producing areas of Cattle droving over long dis-1 Canada during the early growing tances is one of the main difficula season, However, weather condi- ties of the Australian livestock, tions since July have been quite man. But a partial answer has favorable in most areas. been found in the northwesterni Weather conditions have .been Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago. • Mark Sixtieth Aftniveriery' 'Qintgratuletions to 114r and, Nr . George Gardner,'who gl ietle cele- "orated their sixtieth wedding •anus- veneerr on -Monday at, the home. of their son-indaw and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Irwin,, Centre St. Both are enjoying fairly good,. health and best wishes are extends ed for happy returns.—Wingham Advance•Times. Residence Sold The Canadian; Bank. of Commerce has• :purchased, tliroeg�h,:the' Elliott, 'Real. Estate.Ageney; the Popieastone residential property one Dinfsley The property will shortly be occu- pied by Mr. and Mrs: J, G. Meelou gall, and family. 'Mr. McDougall, formerly of Goderioh; has been ap- pointed bank me,nager here, •suc- ceeding' N. W. Kyle. — Clinton News -Record. Hold 'Baptismal Service From The Huron Expositor October 3, 1924 On Monday evening the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Cron- in and family assembled to bid them farewell on the occasion of their departure from St. Colum - ban. They were presented with a handsome rocker, •upholstered) in black leather, and Evers'harp pen- cils to Minnie and Joseph. Successful rally, day services were held in First Presbyterian Church which was beautifully dec- orated for the occasion. Mr. Jas. Cowan presided; Carl Ament read the Scripture lesson and Miss Dor- othy Kent sang a pleasing solo. A white cross covered with purple asters was decorated by'Bernice Dorrance and Margaret Drover in memory of the men from the Sun - dray School who fell in the Great War. M. R. Rennie, J. Beattie, J. Scott and D. L. Reid sang an ef- fective quartette, ""Remembered Yet" Mr. William McDougall, of Eg- mondville, sent in to The Exposi- tor three samples of potatoes that for smoothness, size and quality beat anything we have seen- this year. : They were grown by his nephews, James and ,Colin McDon- ald, of Porter's Hill. Mr. Henry Cash is building an addition and making other extern Mee improvements to his residence. on James St. Mr. Alex Mustard, accompanied by Nurse Jean Mustard and Miss Gretta Mustard, who have been visiting friends in the West for the past few months, returned home last week. Set�ecessfel in every way and fav- orecr by the best of weather, the Dublin School Fair held in the Dublin church yards on Thursday afternoon was delightful to the gathering of 800 persons who at- tended. The. Brodhagen Band play- ed throughout the day. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Sproat and Mrs. W. B. Horton have returned from a motor trip to Ridgetown and Buffalo. Mr. Ivan Hill, of Waterford. Col- legiate Institute, spent the week- yart of Australia by taking to the,,m•Ost favorable In Ontario for ,,.iej and With his parents, Mr. ands MIs development of earns for Creed and, Tames Hill, Staffs, A . Mr. and Mrs. Heron, of Sara - An abattoie has been erected on exceptional Ereroii tli i$a5 taken one of tee livestock stations with place. Preeent prospects indicate tooga, have leased the apartments a mobile killing plant and refrl� all illeeeaeed yield per acre in recently vacated. by Mr. W. G. eration facilities. Here the Celt 1949. Acreage in open pollinated Spencer, and will spend the vin - are slaughtered and the chilled] varieties remains unchanged, with ter'here. beef flown to the northern part of a possible reduction of about 25 Wyndham about 190 iniles distant. per cent in acreage of hybrid types. The method eliminates many Tn Manitoba, acreage in corn is re weeks of road travel with conse-' duced, with no production figures quent loss of condition. It has ass yet available. The crop of by already been demonstrated that j bila varieties in Ontario is placed about 20 per cent more meat can be delivered in this manner, all of which is of first-class quality. These advantages, it is claimed, more than compensate for the in- creased cost of air freight, with- out increasing the price to the con- sumer. The 'plan has met with suesh initial success that its extension to other isolatedi cattle raising areas of Australia is contemplated,. Farm Production Shows Increase Agricultural production in Can- ada in 1948 was higher than in the preceding year, but was, down somewhat from the all-time high reached in 1942, according to the first release of a new series of in- diex numbers of agricultural pro- duction by the Bureau of Statis- tics. The index of farm production in 1948, on the base 1935-39=100, was calculated. at 125.2 as compar- ed with 115.8 in 1947, the gain be- ing accounted for by the increas- ed production of grains, potatoes, tobacco and vegetables which. more than offset declines registered, by the other commodities:. The high point of the index was 164.2 in 1942.. This high level was due in large part to extremely large crops of grain and the war- time expansion of the livestock industry which by that time was well under way. The low point occurred in 1937, when the index dropped to 83.7, largely as a result of extremely small grain arops, particularly in .Saskatchewan. aF ib * Weeds allowed to grow up under an electri cfence /to touch the Wire will ground the fence and reduce fte effectiveness, 1949 Seed Crops Show Decrease A preliminary estimate of 1949 produetion indicates a substantial decree:Se in many kinds of forage; cereals '•and Vegetable seed ereeee compared to 1948, aecording ter?tilts second seed erop report for 1946 released by the Plant Prattler Division, Dominion • leepartment o>% Agriculture. Late frests. ail drougixt Conditions oecurred111 Wane Of tlfe;. at 247,500 bushels, will open pollin- ated varieties estimated at 121,400 bushels. This; compares with 276,- 000 bushels. of hybrid and 102,000 bushels of open pollinated corn produced in Ontario in 1948. Though the total production of vegetable and root seeds is consid- erably less than that of 1948, a number of the individual kinds. are expected to return higher yields than lase year. This is particularly true of beets, carrots, lettuce, onions,. radish, sugar beets land sewedes. Normally, a large pro- portion of the total volume of seed is made up of beans, corn and peas. However, production of these three kinds in 1949 is ex- pected to be well below the 1948 levels. The greatest reduction is evident with peas, where less than half of the 1948 crop will be realiz- ed. ed. Heav carry-over of canning y Y types of garden peas has been largely responsible for reduced ac- reage in 1949. An Old Flower Chrysanthemums were probably first cultivated in China and intro- duecd from there into Japan in the eighth century It was not until the end of the seventeenth century that they seem to have been grown in Europe. In 1690 six varieties were grown in Holland, but . they appear to have been allowed to die out,, for. they were not heard of in Europe until about one ]hundred: years later In 1780 three varieties were introduced into France, and one of these fqund its way to England. During the next twenty 'years a number of varieties came to ,Ehig laird: direetrfrone China and Jlapan, and in 1830 the first aid-ehryetaif- themum flower show was held in Chet country. Varieties. now avail- able are numbered .. in the their - sands and new ones are added to the' list every year. U.S. Hog Support 'The United States Departmelit cif Agriculture •has announced a elharuge yin its 'b'eg price eupport i ogrdm until iV4itri h,. x960, t1nrTer iii . ofr )1%'tSgfratt Ysthe' Golernniient eel iitteecl e�e edelio t prfees (deli tiriblel ; ► l'ag"rfi' 1• ply ata O!'1,4,prt that Mr; i lemon is.- ptgt resat rg an well as van; be. expeeted,'but net so with the `bike,' as it took a real''beatieg, being wrecked{ badly,- Zurich Herald.. Baptismal services were held, in Knox Presbyterian °church, Au- burn, when Rev. Tithe l•Ioneyman baptized the . following babies: Douglas• Wayne Vincent, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman' Vincent; Gordon Douglas, son of Mr, and Mrs. Carl Goviete Margaret Rose- and Mary Lou, twin daughters.of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Sanderson, — Blyth Standard. Appointed Missionary. Rev. B. F. Andrew, formerly minister of Clinton and Bayfield Presbyterian Churches, who, with Mrs. Andrew, is under appointment from the•Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church to British Guiana. He has resigned from; tike Alliston -Rosemount Parish, Simcoe County, where he has been station- ed since his return from serving as an army chaplain overseas.—Clin- ton News -Record. From The Huron Expositor September 29, 1899 Mr. John Elder, of Hay Twp., 2 miles southwest of Hensall, has his cider mill in full running order. On Sunday last Rt. Rev. Fergus P. McEvey, D.D., the newly -appoint- ed Bishop of Huron, made his first visit to the people of Seaforth. On Wednesday night last John Murphy, son of Mr, John Murphy, Hibbert, formerly of Seaforth, had his arm broken while getting over a fence. Mrs. Thomas Gemmell, Tucker - smith, and Miss Simpson and Miss Murray, of Walton, have returned from a pleasant trip to the Old Country. Mr. Edward McFaul has leased the store at present occupied by Mr. A. Cardmo and adjoining his own. He will have it completely remodelled and incorporated with his own store. .: - Miss May Kemp leaves here on Saturday for•Germany,where she st d Y will resume her musical studies. The contract for the erection of an ailsteel superstructure aver the Bayfield river to replace what is known as the Broadfoot bridge, has been let to the Stratford Bridge & Iron Works Co. for the sum of $995. Mr. Nelson Contine has; return- ed tom Montreal. He brought back a carload of sugar and general groceries, a large consignment of window glass and a large crate of plate glass to be used in the mam- moth block in St. Joseph, He has a carload of boots and shoes to follow in a few daye. Mr. Peter McGregor, of Bruce - field, took first prize for carriage horses at Clinton and Zurich faire. Mr. Alex Mustard, Brueefield, has placed a new grinder in his mill. Among those who were ticketed. out of town by M. W. Somerville last week were: Mrs. (Rev.) Bishgetoon and family to Michi- gan; d'anieo hart, Winthrop, to Washago, Muskoka; Mrs. Love, Seaforth, to Roseland, B.4"„ Mrs,. Crawford to Nelson, 13.C.•; W. D. Bright to Chicago; Mrs. 1 . Livens to' . Jacltsunt�ille, I11•yy, Robert and Jamas riev6reaurt ' end • Mrs. M. eiroderick to. Chiddgo. rifr. r, + : • 'Criclt has' return.e'dl erten hit{ trip to +he Atoll .gold fields. 't% is bot. lflhlotti"ed, with the''eolltitre and ,thinks lie' can do as 7vell' here, Where he intends to remain. President of Hardware Group: John A. Sutter, of Sutter.'Perdn}e, 011 urine . was electpdt- eeeldent of Stratford an, Dietriet • •ard'tvare Ase icietten;'' t the :anneal, eneetiiig held in Mitchell recently. Other officers are: Pant president, Iran Pounder, Stratford; 1,rice- reelden•,t, Walter Ciarlt;e, S. Marys; aecre- tar•- treasurer, John Bald..win, ,Sea - forth; executive, Reg. Davi8, Exe- ter; W. Faust, Mitchell.- Olinton News -Record, In Fatal Accident C. (Mac) Rutherford, 19, of the' 10th concession of West Wawan- osh, was killed near Brampton on Wednesday in a collision with a truck while he was returning from a trip to Toronto, Police said the accident occurred, when a tractor - trailer attempted to pass another truck. Rutherfords _ automobile crashed into the back of the truck which sheared' off the top of the car; Rutherford is a sone of Mr. and Mrs. William Rutherford, .West Wawanosh. He was married; a lit- tle it tle over a year ago to Jean Tee' leaven, of Lucknow, who survives; eimn.=Goderich Signal -Star. A Curious Growth Leona Schmidt on Saturdays brought to this office some curious growths which had been founds in her parents' garden on Park St. They looked somewhat Iike small fish, four or five inches, (long, smelled lake dead, dish, and part of the upper growth was• of a pink or mauve shade. They were submit ted to Mr. G. E. Payne, of the Col- legiate stain, who identified them as a species of inedible mushroom. Pink -capped' Stinkhorn, usually found in • the woods: in July or August. Although Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt have been in their present location for several years, this is the first time they have seen this. Unusual growth.—Goderich Signal - Star. Won New Car Mr. James Fairservice, of Lon- desboro, is a happy man. On Satur- day night he was informed that he held the lucky ticket on a new Meteor car that was raffled by the Hanover Kinsman Club. The draw was made Saturday night. Several tickets on the car were sold through this area. Mr. Fairservice bought one, but that's all anyone needs, providing it's the right one. —Blyth Standard. Returned From Trip Mr. and Mrs. George . Hess have returned from a lovely visit at the home of the latter's brother; Mr. and Mrs Garnet Walper,.,., De- troit. They also visited with the former's brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. William Hess, at Pontiac, Mich.,' \who accompanied them on a motor•trip to Northern Michigan, Sault Ste. Marie, etc. They also attended the Michigan State Fair and other places of interest.—Zur- ich Herald. Zurich Man injured Mr. Conrad Siemon, who lives at the very east end of town, receiv- ed painful injuries to his right col- larbone on Saturday evening when he was returning home at five o'clock on his bicycle, which col- lided with an auto in front of the FIess eewelery store, We are Star. Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Rutledge, Napier St., celebrated the forty- second anniversary of their wed- ding, also Mr. Rutiedge's birthday„ on Sunday, Sept. 25. A birthday dinner was tendered them at the home of their son, Mr. Roy Rue. ledge, Mrs Rutledge and ,Betty;. Britannia Road,;; elrose_ present be- ing Mr.. and Mee. L. 0: Rutledge and little daughter :.Linda, of In- gersoll; ; Mr Doug Harrison • and Miss Barbara Heelless, of Exeter; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Harrison and. daughter, Dianee, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Rutledge and Terry, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Montgomery and. deughter, 'Sharon, all of Goderich.. Mr. and Mrs. Rutledge who were - taken by surprise, were the recipi- ents of a quantity of lovely silver- ware. Mr. Rutledge thanked]) the - donors for their gifts and their- best hein best wishes for many more years. of wedded life—God'erich Signal - Manitoulin -for Hunting (By Bryan L. White, in the Ottawa Journal) They sold over two million pounds of potential steaks and hamburgers, on the hoof that is, up at Little Current on. Manitoulin Island, and it was one of the most efficiently operated sales I have ever seen. The 2,696 steers and cows were sold in five hours, just three minutes for each carlot of about 23,000 pounds. At the end the farmers of the Island were richer by $368,822.11. Some cariots sold in 35 seconds. The first carlot entered the auc- tion ring was sold, and 'loaded in 1 Muskoka area and arrive there af- ter a three-hour ferry trip. And: there are boats from the Soo and from Owen Sound, a highway and'. bridge from the north out of Sud- bury or the C.P.R. out of Ottawa by sleeper and changing to a Sud- bury -Little Current local. The C.P.. R. looked after me, and, very well at that. There are many charming and' picturesque names scattered about on the Island, most of them of Indian origin. The four Indian res•• ervations and the fact many In - just cattle-car on a nearby siding in dims live on scattered farms and just over three minutes. Fifteen in the villages and towns all add: minutes after the last lot was sold to the tourist interest, one of the, all 88 carlots were loaded and the island's chief industries.. They' say last train had pulled .out" for Sud- bury, the first train was well on its way before the sale•ended. And it was a cash deal. The men who owned and sold the cattle pretty well ran the show, second largest feeder cattle sale held annually in Canada. That is with a little help from Dominion and Ontario Departments of Agri- cultureofficials,- bankers account- ants CCO ants and a few others. It was the work of the Manitoulin Livestock Co-operative. I am wondering if this should be a piece about the sale or a lesson in elementary geography, and • On- tario geography at that. Knowing I would only have about a full day on the Island and . wanting to see the chief sights as well as the sale I asked about 35 persons, includ- ing some six newspapermen, who are supposed to know such things, what I should look for • on Maris= toulin. , Most were fairly sure that Hon. Lester B. Pearson represent- ed Algoma -Manitoulin in the Com- mons but beyond ,that I learned. practically nothing. Maybe I asked the wrong people, but the amount of advance information I was able to get by word of mouth was prac- tically nil. So get out a map of Ontario and look up where Georgian Bay and Lake Huron .merge and you will find Manitoulin Island. The guide book given. me states: "Manitoulin is the largest fresh Water island In the world. Its area is 1,707 square miles; it is nearly 104 tubes long and from two to 40 miles' wide. There are 108 lakes on the Island, the largest With SO tune shore line, The eiInlate le mod erate, enjoying Dake beteeeee dstt all sides." There aid. let t a t t of ]lice �-ay�s di. get io • .I nitoitttn i'`oxx ail drive. up the nruee eltinsttla Ii ,the„ that during the height of the sea- son it is sometimes difficult to find! mooring space for some of the visi- tors' boats. There are great num- bers of good looking cabin colon- ies, small hotels and resorts and at all "the best fishing, in the world" is confidently promised: The winding roads of the Island! are ,surprisingly good, mostly pav- edThe • hardu faced, Y s r and1 al twist and turn along the very ir- regular shoreline or up and down: the modest hills and it ite often dif- ficult to keep one's miiud'on driv- ing so breath -taking are some 'of' the sights. Little Curreatt, up near the northeast corner, is the main town with its 1,200 population anti about the first thing they show you there. is the new L.C.B.O. store going up. They have just got rid of the Can- ada Temperance Act on the Island but beverage rooms and their like remains di hot queetion. One off the towns voted. 119 to 89 against any kind of beer or wine sales.. Even the beat people tell smite tall: tales of bootlegging, •apparently- one •of the major industries. Yee Little Current has at least one general store where the stock: could easily be transported. ter Ot- tawa and eliame Bente - of the' stores there. And there; is one of the largest coal decks in Canada, where •fuel for the great plants at' Copper Cliff and ,Sudbury it trans - Shipped from lake boat to train. Tourists aside, the reland's chief' industry is agriculture. The soli is said to be very good in spots, but Seldom more than two feet of earth totters the rock, sometimes tell silt inches. Beet Cattle',,. ;]keep y;, and 'turkeys• are raised in Mitten bets and :thesee with the addition of lake •dish, are .the. ,exports, of the /ohmd, and what most of Ito. (oiitint ed Ott page 7); • 4