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Jack Waliaee, son• of Mr, and
1nra.. John G.Whll&aeo Sparliing St.,.
Seaforth, is presentlY stationed:
with the Reserve Training Estab-
lishment, at H,M:C. Dockyard, Es-
quimault, B.C., and in the follow-
ing letter to his parents, tells of a
tour of Winnipeg during the height,
of the flood, and of. the remainder
of Ms trip through the West: -
This morning •about 9:30, we got
into Winnipeg. Everybody looks
stunned. Downtown, all you seeds
pumps,' pumps, pumps; all base-
ments flooded, sewers too! Four
of us got a taxi and he. took us
around to the worst places. St.
Boniface is really awful! The
Seine was still rising. It's a small-
er river that runs through the
northwest section of the city. The
bridge the driver planned to cross
:went under yesterday, , but they
bad since filled• in a section with
gravel and bags. This made a
causeway about 18 inches out of
the water, and about 150 feet long,
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(1.0„ across the river),, Nat wide
entoilgh for one ear,o' euch, aide,
almost 20 feet from this, was an-
other transverse dike of sandbags,
but the water was just to the top
of them, and they were two feet
above the `level of our bridge.
Gives you a funny teeing!
The railway bridge was about
one, foot above water, ao we made
-that O.K. - They planned to blow
out part of that dike system.
• No, they didn't pull us' off to
work. I took about 10 pictures in
and around Winnipeg—hope some
turn oat 'all right, At one place we
drove up to one of these mild dikes
and climbed on it. It was quite sol-
id to walk on. The top was sand-
bags. The dike was formed of and
around a row of $10,000 houses,
which were right on the banle:
Steam shovels scooped thousands
of yards of dirt from lawns and
playgrounds and every garden, and
trucks dumped it around, over and
in front of.. these homes. The wa-
ter was 18 inches• below the top of
the dike, which came to the eaves
of the houses. They were still ex-
cavating dike material this a.m.
Some of these pictures will be real-
ly good it they only turn out. I
got two of the last scene—water,
dyke and home, all together.
Well, we're out of the reeks
scrub we saw all day y t yday.
Now it's either flat or rolling oun-
try—thick black soil, swamps and
scrub trees. Everything is mud.
We're one hour behind time now;
I will reach Regina in about 45
minutes. Rained all afternoon, but
nice now.
We went through the mountains
Friday and a sob -lieutenant going
to join the Cruiser Ontarios, shot
a terrific lot of pictures. They're
really wonderful. We saw a bear
and several small herds of deer.
It was a,wonderful trip, and I. just
hope some of the pictures turn out.
Friday was spent mostlyin the
vestibule between a sleeping car
and the club car, with the half -door
open shooting ' pictures. Friday
night we decided to stay up far
two reasons: We had to get up at
5:45 a.m. anyhow to eat, and get
ready to leave, and we wanted to
see the sun come up over the
mountains.
Lotsa fun! Rather tired in the
morning and ever since, as a mat-
ter of fact. We reached Vancou-
ver about 9:30, got off, checked our
bags at the ferry station, and wan-
dered around downtown for an
hour. Not a bad 'city. Trip took five
hours over to the island. Ate din-
neron the train. Got off in Vic-
toria, on buses to Equimauit. From
then on it was a continuous series
of lectures. orders, line-ups, until
eerem
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dress of i lock- -sheor with a Corr,
sage oft pink roses,, The "i'bride-
900's mother ware e. navy tllue
printed' sill. dress with a eoxsage.
•of pink .roses. 7.1he dining-roout was
ar istiea'lly de9orated• rpr the Wed-
ding
edcling •.dinner. Those assisting were.
Miss"Lois Hogg,, Seaforth and Miss
Maxine Hulley, -Walton After the
reeeption Mr,,, and, Mrs. Petbielc
left amid shouters of confetti and
good. wishes for a wedding trip to
Niagara Falls and other pointe,. For
travelling the bride donned as blue
silk crepe dress, grey gabardine
coat with navy accessories., Dix
their return they will reside on, the
groom's farm, Winthrop. The bride-
groom's gift to the -,aridesmaid was.
s„ silver fruit spoon;: to the best
man, a tie and clip to match, while
the waitresses received silver pep-
per and salt shakers.
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Pictured above is John Mc -
Gavin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon McGavin, McKillop,
who is a student at the Sea -
forth D'strict High School.
John competed in the Interna-
tional Plowing Match last year
at Burford and won a prize.
(Additional pictures of the ag-
ricultural project at the High
School are on Pages 1 and 6).
all of us were about ready to start
home. Finally got to bed at 11, af-
ter 43 hours with no sleep—it was
kind of silly, but well worth it, I
think. I'm on duty watch today, so
I can't leave the base, otherwise
I'd have gone into Victoria' to see
the town and perhaps look up.'
Buzz Finnigah.
It's a ,beautiful day, cool and' sun-
ny. So far the food has been quite
good; the total lack of service is
a letdown after the train service,
however. Things look much rosier
now than they did last night. We
no longer have laundry facilities
here, but I'm' going to do mysown
socks and underwear; shirts would
have to 'be • sent out anyhow. My
clothes are in pretty good shape
and a lot of the wrinkles are com-
ing out. I have nothing to do to-
day except sweep up tonight, The
sea gull population here is terrific
—couple of the boys got hit this
morning.
'Everything's going O.K.—Dick
and Bill Dyer are directly under
me in the`barracks, it,m on the sec-
and floor. Guess I'1'Irip over to
our new $23,000 gun-room—should
see the furniture; it's a great big
huge glorified living room of leath-
er furniture and radios.
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High School Features
Agricultural Course
Seaforth and District High
School has gone rural in a big
way. Five acres of land have oxen
bought adjoining the sohool and
200 students are planting trees,
shrubs, vegetables, flowers, oats,
wheat—anything that grows, says
Lloyd Lockhart, in The Toronto
Daily Star.
This back-to-tht-land movement
is not hit-or-miss proposition. L. P.
Plumsteel, principal, sees the day
when his school will have its own
tractor, barn, poultry, crops, etc.
He hopes the high school farm will
some day supply enough foodstuff
to support a restaurant with noon -
hour lunches at low cost.
"Agriculture science is the most
popular course we have, but we do
not lose sight of matriculation sub-
jects," said the principal. "Most
of outdoor activity is done as ex-
tra -curricular work." Mr. Plum -
steel's knowledge of farming is
limited, but he champions the
farm boy, and to give that farm
boy a ' chance' he organized a
scihoolboy plowing competition in
Ontario last year.
"The match served two purpos-
es," he said. "It gave rural stu-
dents who weren't familiar with
football a chance to make touch-
downs in another field, and we got
our five acres of farmland plowed
free of charge."
Four -man teams from Clinton,
Palmerston and Seaforth chomped
the field which is now overrun by
students.
"We brought in bulldozers to
knock down trees and clear the
view," said Lloyd Morrison, agri-
culture teacher. "We put up a sign
marking the field as Seaforth dis-
trict high school gardens,'- Then
everybody pitched in with spades
and shovels. Those who didn't dig
carried baskets. We still have
plenty of shrubs to put under-
ground."
So far 300 perennials have gone
into a large bed flanking the high-
way. A hedge has been planted
across the front of the gardens,
which will eventually replace the
present fence. Turnips, potatoes,
parsnips, carrots, onions and toma-
toes are the vegetables planted by
the students. There are 50 varie-
ties of 'flowers.
"We'll be lucky to finish one acre
this year," said Mr. Morrison. "As
these perennials spread, farm stu-
dents will take home specimens to
beautify their farms."
The same offer will be made with
800 evergreens obtained from the
Department of Lands and Forests.
These striplings will be cultivated
to a certain point, then distribut-
ed. Thats.,part of the course-.
"Too many farni people do not
pay enough attention to flowers
and too many city and town peo-
ple are shallow on vegetables,"
said Mr. Morrison. "This course
could be a levelling influence.
Henceforth no student will gradu-
ate from our high school without
knowing something about turnips
and bleeding hearts."
The school has a Garden Club
for girls; Tractor and Baby Beef
Clubs for boys. Every student has
at least one project a year. A pro -
jest means a home decoration
plant, seed plots, poultry raising,
etc. These are inspected at regu-
lar intervals.
Hariock Bride-to-be, Miss
Grace Roe, Guest at Shower
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A miscellaneous shower was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernie Toll on Tuesday evening,
May 30, when about 50 ladies gath-
ered in honor of Miss Grace Roe,
whose marriage to Mr. George
Pethick was an event of Saturday
last. Several games of bingo were
played, after whioh Mrs. Toll read
two short poems. An address was
read by Lois Hogg and a decorat-
ed wagon, heavily laden with gifts, LaVerne Morgan, rector of Bay -
was drawn into the living room by field Anglican Church, united in
Lois Fox. Marjorie Roe and Lois marriage Evelyn Marie Wise,
daughter of Mrs. Wise and the
late Wm. Wise, and Alfred Per-
cival Hudie, of Goderich Twp., son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. John
Hudte. The bride was given in
marriage by her brother, Mr. Geo.
Wise, and chose a blue gabardine
suit with white accessories for her
wedding costume and a corsage of
red roses. The attendants were
Miss Mary Hudie, sister of the
groom; and Mr. George Wise, Fol-
lowing the ceremony a reception
was held at the home of the bride
for the immediate families. Mr.
and Mrs. Hudie left later on a mo-
tor trip to Manitoulin Island and
other Northern points, and on
their return will reside on the
groom's farm in Goderich Twp.
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* Weddings
Robinson - Stephen
A pretty wedding was solemniz-
ed in Elimville United Church on
Saturday at 3 p.m., when Rev. Wm.
Mair, of Thames Road, united in
marriage Wanda Labelle, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stephen,
and Jack Albert Robinson, Lon-
don, son of alar. and Mrs. Eldon
Robinson, of Kirkton. Mrs. Free-
man Horne played the wedding
music and accompanied Miss Mary
Wyatt, who sang "Because" and
"The Lord's Prayer." Given in
marriage by her father, the attrac-
tive bride was gowned in white
brocaded -marquisette with nylon
yoke with folds of material caught
with pearls, fitted bodice with long
sleeves and frill skirt caught at
front with pearls to show the frill
and hooped petticoat, forming a
slight train. She also wore a
sting of pearls. The matron of
honor was Miss Pauline Robinson,
of Exeter, sister of the groom, who
chose a gown of yellow net, full
skfrt, fitted bodice and nylon yoke.
Miss MargaretaGann, of London, as
bridesmaid, wore Nile green nylon,
fitted bodice, full skirt and por-
trait neckline. Both wore head-
dresses and mitts to match their
bouquets of roses, lilies and dais-
ies. The charming flower ,girl was
Betty Anne Stephens, in pink taf-
feta, with frills on scalloped full
skirt caught with blue bows,and
carried a nosegay of roses, lily of
the valley and daisies, with head-
uress and mittens.' Mr. Murray
Stephen, Exeter, was groomsman.
The ushers were Laurie and Bob
Robinson. The church was decor-
ated in the same colors as the
bridesmaid and matron of honor
gowns with baskets of yellow tul-
ips, white and pink lilacs and
green ferns. A reception was held
in the church parlor when the
bride's mother received in navy
flowered sheer with grey accessor-
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Hudie - Wise
St. James' Anglican Church, Mid-
dleton, was the scene of a pretty
wedding on Saturday, when Rev.
les and a peach colonial Waage,
The groom's n'ao,h»F was in. a navy
sheer and wore a 'white corsage::
'Guests were present from' Pash-
wood, Kirlcton and: St. Marrs,: Din-
nor
inner was servel by our friends of
the bride: Mrs. Ross Skinner, and
the Misses Eunice- Penhale, -Alice
Miller and Maxine Reeder, of ante -
ter. The happy couple' left on a
motortrip to Montreal, the bride
travelling in navy and white fig-
ured silk dress with rose shortie
coat and navy and white accessor-
ies, and.- wore a corsage of gar-
denias�, eye return they will
reside in London.
Hogg helped the bride-to-be dis-
play the gifts, after which Grace,
in a few well-chosen words, thank-
ed the givers and all who had giv-
en the shower. She invited all to
come to her parent's home on
Thursday. A lovely lunch was
served by Mrs. Toll and neighbors.
The following is the address:
Dear Grace: Your friends and
neighbors have gathered here this
evening in honor of your approach-
ing marriage. It is the sincere wish
of everyone assembled here that
your wedded life will be one of
abundant success and prosperity.
Ma-- fortune be with you and your
future husband in every venture
that you undertake. As you travel
along life's highway, all streets
will notbe paved-, but we ask you
to remember that while going ov-
er the "bumps of life," just ahead
will lie smooth travelling again.
We ask you to accept these gifts
as a token of the best wishes
which we have extended to you to-
night. Signed on behalf of your
neighbors and friends.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bell and
Mr. ,and Mrs. P. Murch visited on
Sunday with Mr. Harry Murch in
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Mrs. Chas. Stephen entertained
about 50 ladies at the showing of
the trousseau of her daughter,
Wanda, on Thursday evening.
Showing the gifts was Mrs. Ross
Skinner; the linens, Miss Eunice
Penhale; Miss Alice Miller, the
silver, and clothes, Miss Pauline
Robinson.
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Grace Isbel, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lorne Roe united in
marriage to GeorgeSterff""Pethick,
son of. Mr. and Mrs. John Pethick,
Winthrop. Rev. Gordon Hazlewood
officiated. The bride looked love-
ly in a floor -length gown of white
slipper satin with lace and seed
pearl'trimmings. The sleeves were
lily -pointed at the wrists. Her em-
broidered net fingertip yell was
held ili place by a crown set with
seed pearls. She carried a bouquet
of red Johanna Hill' roses with
white streamers. Her only orna-
ment was a four -strand string of
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