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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1949-11-04, Page 2'abed 1.860 'Lean .Editor eaforth, Ontario, ev- fternoon by McLean • of Canadian Newspapers ssociation. Sub!tri p lation rates, $2.00 a year in Vance; foreign $2.50 a year. Single ies, 5 cents each. advertising rates on opplication. Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, November 4 „Proposal Recognizes Municipal Complain t There will be general agreement with a recent announcement by Prime Minister St. Laurent, that it is intended to make provision for an- nual grants in- lieu of taxes to those municipalities in which are located Government-owned property. While details of the proposal have not been announced, it is expected that the plan will apply to all municipalities in which are located Government buildings or property. Adoption of the grants -in -lieu -of - taxes formula recognizes a long standing complaint on the part of the municipalities, but at the same time acknowledges that municipalities are not entitled as a matter of right to tax properties owned by the Federal Government. While the constitution exempts the Dominion from the pay- ment of municipal taxes, the growth of Federal enterprises, particularly in recent years, has resulted in add- ed burdens being placed on non-gov- ernment property owners to such an extent that some adjustment • was necessary. In the case of the smaller centres, such as Seaforth, the appli- cation of the new formula will make little difference, since at the most but one or two Federal 'buildings are involved. Discussing the proposal, the Strat- ford Beacon -Herald suggests a wiser policy would be an amendment to permit of government property be- ing treated in so far as municipal taxes are concerned, in the same manner as any other property, and goes on to say: "Until the official proposal is be- fore Parliament and its full ramifica- tions are known, argument must needs be limited to the respective merits of straight taxation at the municipal level and the forecast ggrrants'. The Constitution exempts Federal property from municipal taxation. Hence the introduction of gifts, grants or subsidies. This is not the soundest kind of financing, since the public body which does the spending—in this case the Municipal Council—should have full responsi- fiility for raising the money required for various services to property. From that angle, the better remedy for the existing inequity would be to have the Doi -- -sun= urovernmat pay 'teen l'even as you and 1:i1 That fair system, under till EiMended Constitu- tion, shotfld remain the ultimate aim, even if the grants plan is welcomed temporarily." While arguments may be advanc- ed in support of either plan, the most important factor is that recognition is given to the situation which exists in many municipalities, and that is • that property cannot be called on to bear a much larger share of the cost of `municipal government than it is already paying. The Federal propos- al will assist in providing some re- lief for the ordinary ratepayer in those centres where the problem, is Most acute. • Canadian Income Statistics frequently provide dry - ,reading, but viewed in their true orspective and properly analyzed, •.t1C some interesting>wey,,�can produce n lnftii'Yrtation. The Winnipeg Free ess recently;, investigated the rela- tionehr) of personal. income of Can- cans to population on the basis of stud bythe xlomin on Enreau of atistics, ' e .. � ,; t eed" the Free .�:a Might be expec t • S Sit " i'`tbe • report shr ws that i-• thr , far the .far st Ind e ef' p SonaI ii dom nal �w Oi a ,basis of 1948 esti," ter • that prOVI fee NOth about 33 per cent of Canada's popnlatiob,, had. 39 per cent of its 'total personal in CQine,.. "General farm prosperity in the Prairie Provinces is reflected in the fact that this part of Canada also enjoys a personal income greater pro- portionately than its share of Can- ada's population. So does British Columbia; but in each case the mar- gin is much less than that shown in Ontario. The .Prairies had, in 1948, slightly more than 19 per cent of Canada's population and 20 per cent of the personal income. British Columbia, with 8.3 per cent of the population had 9 per cent of the per- sonal income. In the rest of Canada income was lower proportionately than population. "On a per capita basis, personal in- come in Ontario in 1948 was $1,075; British Columbia, $1,024; Prairie Provinces, $959; Quebec, $784; Mari- times, $653. "The Bureau also shows that, in 1947, approximately 30 per cent of national income originated in manu- facturing and 13 per cent in agricul- ture. In this connection, the point should be made that the manufactur- ing total owes its place of eminence largely to agriculture, both by vir- tue of the great amount of manufac- turing that is dependent on the farms for its raw materials and the big market which agriculture provides for manufactured goods. "Some encouragement for those concerned about the cost of govern- ment may be found in the figures covering personal incomes derived from government. In 1944, 17 per cent of Canada's total personal in- come originated in the Government. In 1947, the proportion was less than 8 per cent. It must be remembered, however, that 1944 was a war year in which all those in the armed ser- vices received their income from the Government. "The Bureau's study of expendi- tures cannot bring much comfort to those who have been deploring the cost of shelter. It shows that of their total personal expenditure in 1948, Canadians laid out only 10 per cent for household operations, including rent but excluding food. At the same time they spent nearly as much, 9 per cent on tobacco and alcoholic beverages." • WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: "THAT PIPE!". Along about this One of year when the woodbox has to be filled and kindling made ready for the moruingr and there's apples piled high in boxes on the veranda, and the garden stuff .is, practically all in, the question of my pipe occu- pies a prominent .position in the household chatter here. During the 'summer month's when the doors are open and there's plenty of fresh air coming in through the house, the aroma of my pipe is not in ,such -disfavor. Then too, I. naturally ,adjourn to the back woodshed for ,a• smoke after meals- The ladyo•of tbe house carefully closes the door opening into the woodshed. But now that the closed door days of winter are approaching, the wife begins a carefill campaign about my pipe. At first there are gentle hints about the smell of "that pipe." Failing to receive any response to that, she mentions the fine assortment of pipes they have in the mail-order catalogue for a mere twenty-five cents. - Wouldn't I like one in my favorite "bull - do" shape? Still no response. "I wish you would stop smoking hay in that old pipe!" is the next comment. When I indignantly re- ply that 1 am smoking a good brand of tobacco, she "hmphs" and sug- gests that it's probably "that pipe." She -mutters in dire sotto voice that the tobacco would probably taste and smell better in a decent pipe. The next move in her plan in- cludes forbidding me to smoke it when company is present. After a good meal I will instinctively reach for the windowsill and pick up the pipe, and as I'm• Lighting up she will ask the company in her chilliest tones, "Don't you find it stuffy in here?" Invariably the company will reply that they think it's just cozy, and they'll even, in some cases, if it's a •gushing wo- man visitor, remark how pleasant it is to see a man smoking a pipe in place of horrid • cigarettes. Then comes the period threats. She's going to .boil my pipe to make it clean. If it's on the win- SHAPING THE FUTURE (Winnipeg Free Press) Many interesting ideas about what can be done to increase the beauty and general utility of the average community emerged from the con- ference session here last week of the Community Planning Association of Canada. 91.1"..c.- 'seierice, for science it is: of modern community planning has a most important role. to play. It frust organize and guide the recorfstc= tion of present and the building of future communities across Canada in a manner that will bring More convenience and more satisfaction for the citizens who live in them. There is, however, still a wide gap between what could be done and what is being done. There was a good deal of dissatisfaction express- ed at the convention - over the fact that so much of the vast building program completed since the war has been carried out according to old patterns, falling far short of new standards. There is no doubt that expediency and short range considerations, still dictate more than they should. Peo- ple are slow to change, even in this day, and tend to go on doing many things in the ways they are used to, especially under conditions of em- ergency and limitation such as have prevailed in the past several years. It must be borne in mind, also that developments in architecture, en- gineering, and technology generally have in the past several decades been tremendous. Existing community structures are pretty permanent things. Physical capacity to make tise of t e latest and best has limits. . inageneral sense keep lut can never pace with new developments. dowsill she avoids it by about six feet. In the most descriptive ad- jectives siie foretells what it will be like in the house during the winter months. Great black clouds of smoke that would smother an army: will be billowing round the small confines of the house, black- ening up the walls .and eurtainee and making the mere fact of living a torture. If I continue to use that pipe in the wwintertime we'll have to inipq)`t gas masks such as they have in England. At last I compromise and buy a new pipe, but the old one is care- fully secreted in a hiding place where I can secure it at a mom= ent's notice. My new pipes have a very short period of life. Some- thing always seems to 'happen to them. I drop them or lean on them . . . and they break. Some psychologist should look into the matter of a man and his pipe. After carefully breaking it in and getting it to a mellow point, he is o1wways reluctant to give it up. He becomes gradually used to its very strongest mom- ents, and b,e never notices the strange odors that bother other people so much.- All he notices is that it smokes. well. Perhaps after smoking for a while a pipe just naturally becomes molded in line with a man. He gets used to the feel of it in his hand, and the feel of the stem be- tween his teeth. That pipe just naturally fits in with his happy spells and his thinking spells - . and he forma the same attachment fon it that he forms.' for an old hat. Now a woman couldn't be ex- pected xpected to realize such a thing as that, so that you can't blame a woman for wanting to see her hus- b::nd with a bright shiny pipe that looks well. 'What it tastes like and how it smokes makes no dif- ference to her. So I just proceed along a care- fully thoughtout plan and endure the burnt varnish taste of a new pipe until the right opportunity comes along and after breaking it, there's no trick at all to slip back to smoking the old one. • Just A Smile Or Two The christening ceremony was over, and the vicar stood chatting • to the fond parents. "I really must congratulate you, Mrs. Brown," he said genially. "I have never known a child to be- have so well at a christening." "Well, you see, 'Vicar," answer ed the mother shyly,. "we wanted him to be good, so me and my hos-I band have been practising on him with a water can the whole week.", There once lived a fellow named Pins it who:berateI his wife for leer sins • the worst one it's true.. he said_is that -you • always cook my potatoes sans skins MCN1 OF MATIONAt MLALTN AND WLLIAtl The teacher was giving a health talk to her class and warned her pupils never to kiss animate' or birds. "Can you give me an instance of the danger of this, Bobby?" she asked one boy. "Yes, Mise. My Aunt Alice used to kiss her dog." "And what happened?" asked the teacher. "It died." Huron Federation of Agriculture Farm News • When laying hens are allowed to graze in soggy yards or to drink from stagnant pools, they lay dark yolks, and the 'eggs may even be off -flavor. pon't Breed Gilts Too Early The time to breed a gilt depends not so much on age as on the stage of development. Gilts should not be bred until they reach suffi- cient size that carrying their litter will not affect their future growth. This is generally at about 225 to 275 pounds and from seven to 10 months of age,. Too often one sees mature York- shire sows weighing around 300 pounds when they should be from 400 to 500, says J. G. Stothart, Dominion Experimental Station, Lacome, A.ita. In many cases this eau be traeed to i00 PA1'iy breed - Ing, POeding also may hate j hiski a part. The young sow with her first litter is stilt grow- ing, and it is most important that she reach a good size before being bred. Then she can continue her own development .as well as pro. duce a strong litter. Dollars and cents should not be overlooked, for the extra 25 le 50 pounds on the gilt, before being bred, often means 100 to 200 pounds more on the mature sow. This in turn means more profit when the sow is finally marketed. It also means a better developed sow; one that can raise a large litter without going too far s,lown is flesh; and one in condition to be bred again shortly after wean- ing. The bred gilt should receive ev- ery consideration in handling, and feeding. (Remember she •is still growing and therefore needs extra protein and minerals to allow for her growth, and for the develop- ment of her litter. The value of pasture or green feed cannot be overestimated for the pregnant gilt; or the pregnant sow for that matter. Possibly it is the combin- ation of succulence in pasture, along with the exercise the ani- mals get, that allows for the com- plete utilization of the grain ration and makes pasture or green feed a "must" in handling gilts, In winter, well -cured alfalfa or clover bay placed in a rack a little distance from the sleeping quarters will provide excellent feed and allow for exercise. Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From'. The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago. Receives Contract Last week Norman Riutoui re- ceived the contract for the reniod- elling of the interior of the Domin- ion Sank at Seaforth. This job when completed will make this branch one of the most modern in .Western Ontario,—Wingham Ad- vance -Times, Meet After 24 Years -Mrs. Reynolds, of Vancouver, visited with her sister, Miss Blanobe Cowan, of town. The sis- ters have not seen each other for 24 years and ' were delighted to see each other again. They •both were guests at the home of their nephew, Mr. and Mrs. James Cow- an, Serapta.—Zurich Herald. From The Huron Expositor October 31, 1924 Mr. John G. Grieve, of McKillop, has purchased a new horse and buggy, which looks quite nifty. Mr. A. D. Sutherland has open- ed an office in the rooms over W. J. Walker & Son's furniture store, and, will carry on a general insur- ance and real estate business. Master Lloyd Hoggarth, son of Henry Hoggarth, Cromarty, who has been suffering with bronchitis for a week and under the doctor's care, is improving. _ Mr. Adam Dodds has purchased the garage business of Mr. Bruce Phillips. Mr. Dodds is a son of Thomas Dodds, McKillop, and be- sides being well known in the dis- trict, id an experienced mechanic. The bowlers held a very success- ful euchre on Monday evening, The prize winners were Albert Edler and M. Davis, C. Aberhart and John Beattie; lone hands, Harry Stewart; consolation, E. J. Box. Mr. Jack Ross, Brucefield, ac- countant in the Molsons Bank in that village, has been transferred to Drumbo. On Tuesday - afternoon, Sept. 30, the Baker Car House, Detroit, was the scene of a very impressive ceremony accorded the division superintendent, Mr. Richard Daw- son, who was promoted to the posi- tion of superintendent of person- nel, with offices at the Administra- tion Building. Mr. Dawson is a former' well-known resident of Sea - forth, being the son of the late Edward Dawson. The play, "All On Account of Polly," given in Cardno's Hall on Wednesday evening, under the direction of Miss Ila Johnston, was a success throughout. The cast of characters was: Ralph Beverley, Frank Cudmore; Mrs. Beverley, Beatrice Seip; Hortense, Evelyn Cudmore; Geraldine, Abbie Seip; Baldwin, Ross Savauge; Peter Hartleigh, Oliver Elliott; Harkins, Murray Savauge; Marie, Gladys MePhee; Polly Perkins, Gladys Holland; Mrs. Herbert Feather- stone, Lillian Wankel; Mrs. Clar- ence Chadfield, Hilda Batchelor; Mr. Silas Young, Keith Webster; Miss Rembrandt, Gertrude Web- ster; Miss Bushnell, Evelyn Har- burn; Judy, Mary Barber; Tom- my, George Crich. Between acts Miss -Beth Willis gave a solo and Miss Annie Retinas. piano solo. Proceeds amounted to $9G, be kept in light flesh, "thin" rather than fleshed to please the eye. The dairy sire in service should be fed good quality legume hay or good mixed legume and grass hay at the rate of about one pound of hay for each 100 pounds live weight daily, Il silage or roots are available, they tflOy replace a portion of the hay at the rate of three pounds of silage for each pound of hay—to the extent of 12 or 15 pounds of roots or silage daily. Heavy feeding of roughages should he 'avoided as they tend to make a bull paunchy. Bulls on a heavy .breeding schedule such as seasonal breeding or at an artificial breeding centre, will re- quire a heavier rate gf feeding to Maintain body weight. The rate of grain feeding should be governed by the condition of the bull. If in rundown condition it may be fed up to eight pounds grain daily until suitable fleshing is recovered. If the bull is hi sat- isfactory breeding eOri'dition, four to five pounds Of grain is suffici- etit for .mltiiitaining normal service conditiOii. A e litable grain mixture consists of ffiirr parts oats, three parts barley, two parts bran and' one part linseed oil meal. Salt and minerals may be mixed with the ratioh at the rate of one per cent each or fed at the rate of one to one -and -one-half ounces each daily. The practice followed at the Experimental Farm, Ottawa, says V. S. Logan, Assjstant, Dairy Cattle, is to supply green roughage such as oats, alfalfa or grass during the summer months, This Id nCon- sidered to have a stimulating ef- fec: nn the viability of the sperm and the quality of the semen. The bull should receive exercise regularly in a paddock or exercis- ing yard. His feet should be examined from time to time and the hoofs. pared• when they become outgrown. Sanitation in the winter quarters is an important precau- tion to avoid lice or infection. In handling a bull it should be kept• in mind that even the quietest bull is potentially dangerous. * eh Keep Dairy Sire in Good Condition The reprodndtive ability of the dairy herd Is directly influenced by' the condition of the herd sire. Bulls 4:n "high fit" or too teetl fed ten .to become sluggish Mid In- different at mating time. •Mr the best breeding reslsits bulls shauh1 tur0 of "the( evening was the fact- that P.D:k1.G,M. Johan 4, Satter was, given the 'honor of investing his. son, Benson, the new Noble Grand, with the eolittr and Jewel. of 'h'i office. Short ,addr'esses by a nova. ber of the brothers and delicious refreshments rounded out a very pleasant evening, Officers; install- ed were: Junior past noble grand, Barrett Taylor; noble grand, $.en- son Sutter; vice grand, Edward Dale; recording secretary, John A. Sutter; financial secretary, Ken- neth Cglquhoun; treasurer, Galena Lockhart; warden, Jack Clegg; conductor, Glenn Broadfoot; chap- lain, Alvin ,Cox; R.S.S., Arnold Jackson; L.S.S., George Knight; R.S.N.G., George Beattie; L.S.N.G.,, Jack Sturdy; . R..S.V.G., Edward Mittell; L.S.V.G, J. E. `Dick' Mac- Donald; I0., Charles Cook; O.G., Fred Gatien. — 'Clinton News -Re- cord. Marks 90th Birthday Mrs. M. Jackson, Centre Street, celebrated her ninetieth birthday last week. Enjoying good health, the occasion was marked by a quiet family gathering. Her daughter, Mrs. Gwen Adams, of town, and sister, Miss B. Cameron, of Toron- to, were with her for the dday.— 'W Ingham Advance -Times. ' Two Cars Badly Smashed Extensive damage was done to two cars at 7.30 •a.h. Wednesday when a 1940 Ford ear, driven by Ludwig J. Diegel, R.R. 4, Mitchell, coming west on to the highway from the township road, collided with a 1947 Chevrolet driven by James Cowan, Monkton, as it trav- elled south o}}iNo- 23 Highway, right at Willow \ Grove intersection. Ralph Johnston, Monkton, in the Cowan car, was taken to hospital for observation of his injuries. Provincial Constable G. A. Govier hivestigated.—Mitchell Advocate. • County Buys Two Farms Wig Marketings Hold Up Trend The upwartt trend of hog tlTork- etings which Was apparent in July and accelerated fit Alignst was, ev- en ,more noticeable in the month of September. The Septerliber mar- ketings as compared with the came month a year ago showed an In- crease in lastern\ Canada of near- ly 30 per •sent and in western Canada of almost eight per cent or an average for all Canada of about 19. pet cent. O.ffidials of .the Meat Board :say tltai by areas, Manitoba „showed teettunted on Page 'x). • The Huron County Reforestation Committee met in Goderich Wed- nesday morning and authorized the purchase of two farms in the Town- ship of Grey, with a total of 200 acres. This brings the total up to more than 1,000 acres in the county to be used for reforestation purposes. It was pointed out at the meeting that the Provincial Act has been repealed which exempted two acres or less from restrictions under the tree -cutting bylaw and that many farmers seem to be un- aware of this change.—Goderich Signal -Star. ; Award of Strang Scholarship Buys Fuel Business John W. Nediger, well-known, native Clintonian, has gone into business for himself, having sur- chased the coal and wood busi- ness, whim for the past ,few years has been successfully operated by Mr. James E. Johnston. Mr. Nedi- ger, the younger son of Mr. and - Mrs. W. J. Nediger, Clinton, was• born here and lived all his life, here. He is a valuedmember of Wesley -Willis Church; of which he is a member of the Session, and al so the Superintendent of the Sun- day School. He is keenly inter- ested in hockey and ball and as a younger man was an active par- ticipant in these sports. Mr. Nedi- ger was with the Richmond Hos-. iery Limited from the time it was• started here 20 years\ago, He •is - a public-spirited citizen, having: served as a member of town coun- cil for seven years. Mr. Nediger is a married man, his wife being; the former Greta VanHorne, who, is a daughter of Mrs. VanHorne- and the late George VanHorne, al- so of Clinton. His family consists. of two daughters, Misses Jean and Betty, and one son, Bill, all resid- ing at home. — Clinton News - Record. Observe Fifties Anniversary Principal A. R. Scott received word on Tuesday that the Hugh I. Strang scholarship for the gradu- ate of Goderich Collegiate taking the highest standing had been awarded by the Senate of the Uni- versity of Toronto to Helen Mont- gomery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Montgomery, R.R. 4, Gode- rich. Miss Montgomery is now taking a course at the UniversitY, this being one of the conditions of the award. She is enrolled at Vic- toria College in the course in household economics. The scholar- ship has a value of $500-J$125 cash and $125 in tuition fees for each of four years. — Goderich Signal - Star. Installs Son as Noble Grand Brucefield was present at Clin- ton Lodge I.O.O.F. No. 83 on Tues- day evening and installed the of- ficers for the coming ,team. The work was parried out in a very creditable manner. A unique tea- py wedded life.—Zurich Herald.. From The Huron Expositor October 27, 1899 Mr. and Mrs. Edward McFaul, of Seaforth, spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Norris, Staffa. Seaforth was presented at the Laurier demonstration in Wingham last week by D. D. • Wilson, Robert Willis, M. Y. McLean, S. Barton, Jas. Watson, Alexand'Or Stobie, Jag', L, Killoran, Peter Dill and J. ?, Henderson.. 1123'. Mos. Dickson, North Main St., while assisting in tieing down a binding pole on a load of hay, the chain with which the pole was being tied, Blipped off, allowing the pole to fly up, throwing Mr. Dick- son from the load. He fell on his hands, breaking his left arm be- tween the wrist and elbow. and sprained his right wrist. While crossing the road one day last week, J. P. Brine was run into by a bicyclist. He was knocked down and had a couple of ribs broken. As an indication of the immense apple shipments from this district this season, we may state that Mr. Wsn. Ament •has sent out from his cooper shops in Seaforth and Brucefield, over 33,000 apple bar- rels, all of which were used within a radius of about 15 miles of Sea- fonth. Miss Teannie Grieve, McKillop, left this week for Dakota to attend her sister, Mrs. Joseph Scott, who, we regret to learn, is seriously 111. On Monday Mr. W. F. S•chawlm, of Zurich, met with a painful •acci- dent. He was in the bush cutting a log. There was a sapling under the log and when the log was cut two, the sapling flew up and struck Mr, Schwalm on the jaw. The jaw-, bone was broken. John Shepherd and John Willis, Rensal'1, have paid out over •$40,000 since last March for hogs, Whioh they have purchased In that vicin- ity and shipped from nensali. There *as thunder and lightning Monday forenoon last, The weatli- erWieesay that this presages Yearn, weather •and an open winter. 1 A large convention of black- smiths of the County of Huron, and surrounding Country met 3n Clin- ton on Thursday. The foilovwing of- ficers President T. flcers were elect „ L. SO''bb, Winghani•; ae'oretcry, John, Stewart, .Sedfartit;. 'ttFeaanter, O. Sofiit0toi, 1✓Xin4on. • A happy event was' celebrated re- cently in Dashwood in honor of' Mr. and Mrs. Philip Fassold's gold- en olden wedding anniversary. On Oct - 19, 1899, on her nineteenth birth- day, Clara Elizabeth Hey became the bride of Philip Fassold, both of Zurich. Three years later they moved to Dashwood where Mr. Fas- sold has been in the blacksmith business ever since. They have one son, Walter, of London, and four daughters: (Ada) Mrs. Milton Ratz, Shipka; (Verda) Mrs. Rus- sell Catt, Edmonton; (Nelda), Mrs. Clarence Routledge, of Ingersoll; (Reta) Mrs. Melton Walper, Inger- soll, and eight grandchildren. A turkey dinner was served to about thirty relatives and friends, after which a social evening was enjoy- ed. Rev. and Mrs. Higinell render- ed several duets which were much appreciated. Among the many love- ly gifts was a beautiful gold brooch presented by the groom to his bride• of fifty years, and a basket of yel- low roses from their daughter, Verde and family, of Edmonton, who were unable to be present. All join in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Fassold many more years of hap -- Fortunes in Lost Cargoes Of Lake Erie (By Ronald J. Cooke in the Farmer's Advocate) There is enough wealth to make a thousand men independent for life if Lake tErie can, -ever be per- suaded to give up the fortune which lays strewn on her shallow bottom. Paradoxically it is this very shallowness which caused many of the wrecks, and* which makes adventurers believe that it Shouldn't be too difficult a job to retrieve the lost' fortunes. And many are the fortunes which are waiting, as proven not only by the stories which Lake fishermen tell, but also by shipping and historical records. In 1813 The Queen, of British origin was sailing up Lake Erie to- ward Detroit when she spotted a Yankee Frigate. Fearful that his ship would be searched, the ,eap- tain of the "Queen" called the car- penter and had a special box made: Into it went $100,000 in gold, which was to have •been wages, for sol- diers. The box was dropped over- board hurriedly and a float was set up to mark the place. The Queen then raced away and was untouch- ed by the frigate. Later the Brit- ish ship returned but the crew were unable to find the gold marker. Records show that this happen- ed off Morpeth, Ontario, in about 40 or 50 feet of water but no sign has ever been found of that stout wooden box. A Mrs. Carstairs came over from Ohio a couple of years back and engaged a fisherman to row her around the location but although dragging hooks were used nothing -vas brought up. But fishermen out of nearby Kingsville have brought up Arany odd, objects in. their nets -100 -year- old boots, hand carved ship's lan- terns, a piano key, and other odd articles •may be seen at the mus- eum at Amherstburg, Ontario. The historian at the museum, Dave Botsford, has a map showing the name, location and cargo of more - than 100 ships sunk in less than half a century along a 40 -mile stretch of lake front. ' One of the most fabulous wrecks is the Brunswick which is said to be Tying six Mins Off Wheatley. Much searching !has been done for this wreck *hose treasture consists Arline of X0000.0 Orth Of k m black walnut, The BrtfnsWielt was .lost fit A • 1859 during a bad stern when she' ran aground and broke up, There have been many pro and: con discussions as to whether' or -- not black walnut which had been; immersed for any time would still be good. However, the argument was settled recently when a youth was 'fishing in a tributary of the lake. ' He felt a weight on his dine, pulled up, and found that lie had hooked into a solid chunk of submerged tree. A friend diagnos- ed the wood as walnut. A lumber - firm was called, and they sent a truck down for the find and paid $b00 for it, Experts said the treer. had been in the water for aver 901 years. First ship to be lost in Erie is not known. But it is known that. between 1500 and 1700 the 240 - mile lake claimed many victims.. Erie is just 40 feet deep for long: stretches, and storms come up, quickly causing ships to drag their. - anchors and come to grief on hid- den reefs. Lasalle's Griffin was claimed by Lake Huron in 1679, but like most other ships she has. given up no part of her Cargo._ Records show that the lakes: claimed 50 vessels in 1842, and 35, in 1869, with smaller numbers int th'e year between. The worst two, years were between 1887 and 1889' when 5,999 vessels were wrecked of which 987 were sunk, Of course not all wrecks are an- cient. The John P. Griestorm left. Detroit in the early 20's with 50 shiny new automobiles, lashed -to her decks. She wasn't long out. before a fierce .storm blew up, and though the ship reached port the giant lake waves tore loose 44 of the cats on deck and pitched them overboard, where they still are. One of the most dramtio salvage• Operations in Lake Erie's litetory was the ranting of Perry's second' flag ship—the 20 -gun Niagara. This. ship which was raised in 1913 was the one which helped turn the tide of battle a little over 100 years earlier. When she was raised from Misery Bay off Erie, Pa., the only thing found on her were some ice hooks, anehor arms., and other hardware.. 'There is .ats'o coat lying on -the floor. of the. take. 'rine-pluaitier left Ohio with 00 enrioads et Boat - (Continued an Page 6) K