HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1951-03-30, Page 2• THE HURONEXPOSTItill
HURON EXPOSITOR
stablished 1860
A. Y. McLean, Editor
Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev-
Pry Thursday afternoon by McLean
Tiros.
Member of Canadian
Weekly Newspapers
Association.
Subscription rates, $2.00 a year in
Sdvance; foreign $2.50 a year. Single
copies, 5 cents each,
Advertising rates on application.
PHONE 41
Authorized as Second Class Mail
Post Office Department, Ottawa
1SEAFORTH, Friday, March 30, 1951
Value Received
The city treasurer of Brantford in
presenting his annual report to the
ratepayers quite rightfully pointed
out the value that is received for
every dollar that is spent in that city.
-*While the same situation obtains in
almost every municipality, Iarge or
small, across Canada, it is rarely one
zees a municipal treasurer emphasiz-
ing the fact as only he can do, in the
light of his knowledge of the condi-
tions in the municipality which he
serves. He suggests that:
"The Brantford taxpayers receives
Snore for his tax dollar than for any
,other he spend. The average home-
owner pays $100 annually. For this,
Itis children are educated, police and
Ere protection is provided, streets
are well lighted, his health is protect-
ed, his garbage is collected and dis-
posed of, parks are maintained for
Ills enjoyment, recreational facilities
are provided for himself and family,
and provision is made for the care of
those unable to maintain themselves.
'These along with general services
such as sewers, streets, sidewalks,
etc., constitute an impressive array
of values for the money paid. Here
is concrete evidence that municipal
government is the most efficient of
all governments."
Municipal money is spent where
the people who provide it can see the
purpose to which it is put. This fact,
coupled with the benefit of a sound
-council—one made up of individuals
imbued with a sincere and objective
desirel to advance the interests of
their municipality—can, and in most
cases does, result in the assurance
that full value is being obtained for
every dollar of tax money.
•
Inferiority Complex
The thought that many Canadian
towns suffer from an inferiority com-
plex causes some concern to the Mid-
land, Ont., Free Press.
That such a situation exists is ap-
parent, according to the Free Press,
ifone accepts the opinion of the gen-
eral manager of one of the province's
larger trust companies.
Before finally setting a loan quota
for each new new municipality they
enter, it has been his practice to chat
with a number of Iocal merchants
about general community outlook
and business prospects.
Very often he finds that the ma-
jority of merchants would rather
grouse than do anything else. They
Suggest that business is not as good
as it might be, that the industrial out-
look is gloomy, that it is not like the
good old days.
Sometimes there are exceptions,
and when there are enough of them,
the Free Press points out, you find
an exceptional town or city.
"But unfortunately too often the
grousers who watch Toronto or some
other neighboring city or town grow-
ing at what they think is a faster
pace than his municipality are in the
Zfiajority.
"It does not help anyone to have
an inferiority complex. New busi-
nesses and new industries like to lo-
cte in a town which is proud of it-
self."
If the individuals making up a
community are not sufficiently proud
of their community to stress its good
points with visitors to it, then there
little chance for it to become a
ood community. And if the cam-
Unity is as bad as such citizens
iuld like to believe it can only be
eCause they attd others like them
o, failed to assume their proper
ids as citizens and have refused to
co-operate with or initiate plans de-
signed to correct the situation of
which they complain.
As the! Free Press concludes: "In-
feriority complexes, exercised too
much, often bring about inferior con-
ditions."
•
Everybody's Battle
If the battle against high prices—
inflation—is to succeed, it will be be-
cause of the wholehearted support of
everybody. It is not enough to urge
Governments to do their part. All
who contribute to inflation by spend-
ing money have a part to play.
The Winnipeg Free Press empha-
sizes that this essential point is made
very clear by Mr. Graham Towers,
Governor of the Bank of Canada, in
his annual report. He warns the pub-
lic against a "competitive race"
among consumers for the limited
supply of goods, pointing out that
the winners in such a race will be
those groups in the community who
are in a position to command more
than the average increases in the
prices of their goods and 'services.
The special winnings of these spe-
cially -favored groups will come di-
rectly out of the pockets of everyone
else.
"The greatest contribution that the
individual citizen can make in the
present inflationary period is to cut
down his or her expenditures where -
ever possible and save money against
a future time of plenty," the Free
Press warns. "It may well be that
moneythus saved will go down some-
what in value but any loss of this
kind will be much less than the loss
which will result from everybody
bidding up present prices in an effort
to buy goods which are simply not
there to be bought."
What Other Papers Say:
Parking Restrictions
(IngersoII Tribune)
Council is to be congratillated on
their plan, in conjunction with the
police department, to erect no -park-
ing signs and enforce no parking on
streets adjacent to our various
school grounds. Perhaps motorists
are not aware of the fact, but it is
unlawful tic park in such areas, the
Highway Traffic Act stating it is un-
IawfuI to park "between '8.30 a.m.
and 4.30 p.m. on the side of any street
adjacent to the grounds of any pub-
lic or separate school on any day
when such school is in session."
•
By -Pass the Cities
(Waterloo Chronicle)
There are to be no cities on the pro-
posed new Ontario super -highway.
Regardless of how much pull or how
much effort cities are prepared to put
into the effort they just haven't got
a chance of having this new road run-
ning through their community. For
a change those responsible for build-
ing the roads through and across
this country are thinking about those
who pay for the roads, the owners
and drivers of motor cars. This new
highway will be built to facilitate
travel and to improve the safety
angle of driving. At present the
highways in Ontario run through at
least the suburbs of every little vil-
lage and hamlet along their route.
•
Machines Are Not Enough
(Hamilton Spectator)
Electric gadgets are not capable of
looking after all the daily chores.
They will not feed chickens, draw the
water from wells, tend to the kitchen
garden, prepare the poultry for mar-
ket, keep the house spic and span or
do the mending. There is more to a
big Monday's washing than a purring
machine. It takes a good pair of
arms to get the clothes on the' line
and bring them in when they are
dry.
The hired man and a horse or two
are still indispensable, despite that
imposing array of power equipment
in the implement shed.
The hired girl is just as essential.
Not much is heard about her. Per-
haps she is too busy to do much talk-
ing about herself. But the rural
scene would be lost without her. It
is time that her importance was re-
cognized.
Migration from Ontario to
Manitoba in 1871
(By James J. Tatman, in the Janu-
ary issue of the Ontario Historical
Society)
'Ho! for Manitoba—the whole
cry here is Red River. Several
families are to leave in June.' This
quotation in The Huron Expositor,
of Seaforth, Ontario, 21 April, 1871,
referred specifically to Howick
Township, Huron County. But 'go-
ing west' must also have been the
main topic of conversation in the
barber -shops and around the groc-
ery -store cracker barrels in many
another township of Western On-
tario, if newspaper accounts of de-
partures for the west may be used
as evidence. The file of the Mani-
toban, publisheddin Winnipeg, 1870-
1887, abounds in references to the
migration from Western Ontario to
Manitoba and the newspapers of
Western Ontario tell the same
story.
The Huron Expositor, 2 June,
1871, showed that in reality all
parts of Ontario supplied emi-
grants. 'Indeed,' said an editorial,
'it is almost impossible to pick up
a paper frim any county in Ontario
in which will not be seen accounts
of large parties having left, or who
contemplate leaving to seek their
fortune in that fertile, but distant
country.' But the majority appear
to have gone from Western On-
tario.
The arrival of the vanguard of
this great movement is described in
the Manitoban, 29 April, 1871. The
narrative shows, as tradition leads
one to expect;, that Huron and
Bruce counties were in:; the fore-
front. The newspaper headline
makes clear the trail -breaking sta-
tus of this group. 'Opening of Nav-
igation.' 'First batch of emigrants
arrived.' The account went on
'The advanced guard of the great
army of Emigration which we ex-
pect, arrived on the morning of the
26th inst. (April). They left Can-
ada about four weeks previously,
but, having business which detain-
ed them here and there on the way,
did not arrive till the period we
have named. Their names are
Roderick McDonald and Alex Rob-
ertson, from Greenock, Bruce; John
Johnson, Winchester, Dundas, Ot-
tawa; and Robert Clark, John Mc-
Kinnon, William Gerrond and Thos.
Savage, of Seaforth. AIthough they
had some difficulties en route, and
travelled under many disadvantag-
es owing to the season, the party
came through in the best of health
and spirits, having thoroughly en-
joyed themselves and feeling the
better for their journey.'
The group travelled by the Grand
Trunk Railway to St. CIoud, Min-
nesota, each paying $20 rail fare.
At St. Cloud they hired a double
wagon for $50 which took them to
Fort Abercrombie, Minnesota, from
where it was possible to saiI down
the Red River to Fort Garry. They
acquired a flat boat and left •Fort
Abercrombie on the 10th and ar-
rived at their destination on the
26th. The newspaper account says
'But for the difficulty they experi-
enced in cutting their way through
the ice with axes in some places,
they might have arrived three days
sooner.'
The trip was inexpensive, about
$27 per man, plus food. Since lum-
ber was selling for $70 per thou-
sand, they were'able to get more
for the boat in which they arrived,
than they had paid for it. The par-
ty expected to settle on the land
but, as some were skilled carpen-
ters, they expected to work at that
trade for a time.
When interviewed by the Press,
the travellers expressed themselves
as highly satisfied with the land as
far as they had seen it, and said
that it was much superior to the
land they had left. Some had sold
their holdings in the east, while
others planned to see how they lik
ed the west before they cut all
their earlier ties. If they were
satisfied, they planned to return
east to sell their property, and then
go back to the west for good. They
also said many more immigrants
could be expected from the places
from which they had come. Indeed.
their party had been larger when
it started, but several had waited
in Iowa for the season to advance.
There were easier, if more ex-
pensive ways for the settlers to`
travel, for the same issue of the
Manitoban, 29 April. announced
that oa that day the Selkirk had
arrived on her ,first voyage from
Abercrombie to. Winnipeg. This
vessel was owned by J. J. Hill, of
St. Paul, a native 'of Rockwood,
Ontario, who was to become the
famous railway builder. The Mani-
toban, 6 May, 1871, announced,
'Among the passengers by the Sel-
kirk, on the 29th April the follow-
ing were from Seafgrth and left
there on the 10th April: Francis
Nelson, Thomas Morrison, John
Sellars, Peter McDonnell, W. Smith.
The following were from London,
Ontario: W. Dickson, Samuel Mar-
lott and David Adams.' It may be
noticed in passing that the editors
assumed that everybody in Winni-
peg knew that Seaforth was in On-
tario, but that London had to be
identified.
On 3 June, 1871, the Manitoban
told of the arrival of a party of
seven from Kent county. They re-
ported having overtaken twenty
wagon -loads of emigrants at Turtle
River.
The account of the arrival of the
Selkirk in the Manitoban, June 17,
gives a good idea of the extent of
this westward movement:
"The Selkirk arrived at this port
about 8 o'clock in the evening of
the 13th, loaded down to the wa-
ter's edge with.Jreight and passen-
gers. She presented a most extra-
ordinary appearance, coming into
port, having in tow a bargefell of
horses, her decks being 'thronged
with passengers, and every avail-
able space, even to the hurricane -
deck, being filled with freight of
every description. The fore part
of her lower deck was piled up
with wagon -wheels, to pretty near-
ly the height of the flag staff, and
the guards of the upper deck were
so hung,.round with wagon -boxes as
to give her passengers the appear-
ance of screening themselves be-
hind barricades. A large number
of persons went down to the steam-
boat landing to» see her arrival.
The barge had 40 horses aboard.
"There were families from the
townships of Warwick, Adelaide,
Lobo. from near Sarins (Sarnia),
from Owen Sound and other quar-
ters ... Of the new arrivals, most
of them appear to be of the better
class or Canadian farmers. Some
are intending to remain; others are
here as pioneers, come to see this
good land. They wiIi return and
come back again with other col-
onies, now awaiting their report as
to prospects in Manitoba. They
appear to be a highly respectable
class of men—snen of sufficient
means to encounter the inevitable
privations incidental to first set-
tlement- They bring with them im-
plements of husbandry of every
description and are said to be
worth generaIIy from $500 to $2,000
a piece.
"Judging by their own statement
they conte out very sanguine as re-
gards the prospects of the country,
and nothing of what they have
seen as yet on approaching it, has
damped their ardor. They speak
seriously- of a number as large as
20,000 of some of the best farming
population of Canada following
their footsteps soon. A very intel-
ligent member of the party gives
it as his opinion that farmers who
are the pride of Canada west, will
conte out here in numbers."
This particular group was head-
ed for Portage la Prairie. In addi-
tion to being good farmers, they
took with them stock 'of a very
superior description.' The reporter
noticed two stallions, a pure bred
Durham bull, as well as a cow and
two yearling heifers of the same
quality. The immigrants were en
route to Winnipeg, with a large
quantity of stock. One lot consist-
ed of between 300 and 400 oxen
and cows. Some of the arrivals
who had not brought cattle with
them were forced to return to Min-
nesota to purchase them as there
were none for sale in Manitoba.
The Sarnia Canadian, 26 May,
1871, gave a similar, account of the
numbers and high quality of the
migrants. An article in that paper,
reprinted in the Manitoban, 24th
June, reported: 'The exodus from
Ontario to Manitoba still continues
We see by many of our ex-
changes that from all parts of the
province, numbers of 'well-to-do
farmers, whose inheritances here
have become too strait for them-
•(Contlnued on Page 3)
New Oat Variety For Ontario
A new early -maturing variety of
oats, called Lanark, is being re-
leased this Spring by the Cer-
eal Division, Central Experimental
Farm, Ottawa, for growers in east-
ern Ontario. It has limited adap-
tation and is being recommended
only in eastern Ontario areas
where rust is prevalent, and early
maturity and good straw are of
special importance.
Certain areas in eastern Ontario
suffer heavy losses from oat 'rust
almost every year, almost entirely
because of the presence of the com-
mon barberry or 'buckthorn near
the oat crop. On these shrubs rust
spores develop in the spring before
attacking the oat crop, Until these
shrubs, which are more plentiful
in some areas than in others, are
destroyed; rust -resistant varieties
must b4 used if the crop is to be
grown economically.
R, A. Derrick of the Cereal Divi-
sion at the Central Experimental
Farm, declares it is now easy to
develop new varieties resistant to
rust, and, at the same time, with
wide adaptability to different soil
types and fertility levels, New
varieties are often found to hate
narrow limits of adaptability and
cannot safely, be recommended out-
'
Iw +e.:,,.,: 1te
side of these limits. The new var-
iety Lanark is in this class.
Lanark is early maturing with
straw of average size, height and
good lodging resistance. The grain
is medium large and moderately
thin -hulled. It is not a heavy ut-
tering variety and with its earli-
ness and lodging resistance may
prove valuable foe use in a mixture
with barley or as a nurse crop for
seeeing down grasses and clovers.,
The grain has a brownish discolor-
ation which resembles a glume
blotoh. This discoloration is not
caused by a disease organistn, but
is a varietal characteristic.
Lanark is resistant to smut and
has moderate resistance to crown
or leaf and stem rusts.
All available seed of this variety
has been disposed of this year, but
interested farmers should have no
trouble locating sources of seed for
1952, says Mr. Derick,
Growers who have common bar-
berry or buckthorn growing along
fences or within Short distances of
an oat crop would do well to take
steps to have these shrubs remov-
ed or killed by chemlbal sprays.
* e * ....
WATCH. YOUR LEGUME SEED
The grass, and clover seed plant -
(Continued on Pale 6)
dui
HERE'S HEALTH
Breakfast, most important
meal,
Should give the family their
square deal.
Cereal, fruit and eggs and
bread,
With good hot beverage,
keep them well fed.
Dept. of National Health and Welfare
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago.
From The Huron Expositor
April 2, 1926
A delightful shower was given at
the home of Miss Catherine Mc-
Grath, St. Columban, in honor of
Miss Margaret McQuaid, bride -elect
of this week. A number of the boy
friends of the groom, Mr. Vincent
Lane, were present and a delight-
ful time was enjoyed by all, Many
lovely gifts were received.
This district was,' fortunate in
escaping the full force of the great
snow and sleet storm that caused
over a million dollars worth of
damage over the province on Wed-
nesday and Thursday of this week.
Mr. Duncan McCowan, of Rox-
boro, has rented the T. E. Hays
farm on the 3rd concession of Mc-
Killop.
Miss Mary Hays and Miss Eliza-
beth McLean are spending the
Easter holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. McCleIIand in Toronto.
Mr. W. A. Crich has purchased
a bakery and confectionery busi-
ness in Clinton, and will carry it on
in connection with his Iarge Sea -
forth bakery.
Mr. W. J. Elder, of Tuekersmith,
haold bis fine farm to Mr. Wm.
Slavin. This property is known as
the Elder homestead and is in a
splendid state of cultivation.
Mr Charles Rose, of the 4th con-
cession of McKillop, met with an
accident Wednesday night that
easily have cost his life. He was
assisting in moving a driving shed
from John Bach's to John Holts-
hauer and was driving a team when
he slipped and fell in front of the
building and was dragged for some
distance. Dr. Hall, of Mitchell, was
summoned, when it was found that
he had three broken' ribs and a
broken breast bone.
Mr. Alex Voisin, of Zurich, has
taken possession of the Walper
House there this week.
Mr. W. L. Siebert, the genial
postmaster at Zurich, left Tuesday
for Montreal as a special guest of
his son "Babe" Siebert, a member
of the champion Montreal Maroon
hockey team. While in the city Mr.
Siebert will witness the final game
of hockey between the Montreal
Maroons and the Victoria Cougars
to decide the championship of the
world.
•
From The Huron -Expositor
March 29, 1901
Mr. John Rowland, who has been
farming in Hullett, has given up
the farm and intends • going to
Walton to work in the mill.
Miss Gertrude Farnham, of Con-
stance, left on Monday for Edmon-
ton,•and will be absent all summer.
Mr. R. B. MdLean. of Kippen, has
disposed of his fat steers to Mr.
John Murdoch, who purposes in a
few weeks shipping ,them to the
Old Country along with his own.
William • Cudmore and George
Stewart, of town, are arranging to
start a livery stable id town,
The new post office at Varna, un-
der the management of Thos. Me -
Ash, seems to be doing very well.
Mr. R. J. Richardson, B.A., of
Varna, has recently been offered a
position in the department of phil-
osophy in the University of Wis-
consin.
The following were ticketed out
to distant points this week by Wm.
Somerville: T. J. Ryan and James
Lacey, McKillop;' Arthur Forbes,
Jr., Fred Twiss and Alonzo Ort-
wein; Seaforth, to Detroit; Mrs.
Thomas • Dodds, McKillop, to Car-
rington, N.D.; Mrs. S.,Dorrance to
Chicago; J. H. McDougall and fanc-
ily to Langdon, N.D.; Miss Mary
McClure to Echo, Minnesota; Wm.
Levy, Hensall, to Dorsey, Montana;
Joseph and Nicholas Wingle, Frank
Longwood and Thos. O''uilivan, of
McKillop, to Sault Ste. Marie; Miss
McKibbin and granddaughter of W.
Brodie, to Gayland, Mick'
The annual meeting of the Lad-
ies' Aid of the Methodist Church,
Seaforth, was held Monday. The
election of officers was presided
over by Rev. A. L. Russell and the
following were elecfed for the en-
suing year: President, Mrs. Robert
Willis; vice-president, Mrs. Wm.
Pickard; secretary, Mrs. F. J. Bur-
rows; treasurer, Mrs. D. Johnson;
to visit the sick, Mesdames Wat-
son, Reid, Hartr,' and P.'Daley; to
welcome strlkngers, Mesdames Pick-
ard, W. D. Bright, Hamilton and
Floyd; to collect the mite money,
Mrs. F. Welsh, Misses Hutchison,
Clare Pickard, Sarabel Daley and
Alice Tyerman.
In the rime competitions of the
Seaforth Curling Club, the rink of
George Patterson cattle out titter-
s.
rt -
Surprised On Anniversary
A surprise party was tendered
Mr. and Mrs. Russell MacDonald
at their home on Saturday night,
the occasion being the twenty-fifth
wedding anniversary. Those pre-
sent for the event were: Mrs. Rus-
sell Wilson and Olive, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Blake and family, Mr. and
Mrs, Kenneth MacDonald and fam-
ily, Marjorie Knox and Lorna Bar-
rie. During the evening cards were
played and lunch was served, and
Mr. and Mrs. MacDonald were the
recipients, of a gift, a lovely tri -
light lamp.—Blyth Standard.
Enjoyable Get-together
MARCH, 30, 1051
Banff camp after taking the sum-
mer course at Ipperwash from July
9-19. All expenses for the trip, and'.
a new uniform will be supplied by
the Department of National De-
feuce. E. D. Howey, cadet instruc-
tor at the school, received the an-
nouncement from headquarters this
week. Others chosen are Michael
Rich, of Medway, and Kenneths
Wood, of Clinton.—Eheter Times -
Advocate.
An enjoyable time was spent at
the farm home of Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin Gingerich on Sunday in honor
of Mrs. Gingerich's brother, Ivan
Eby, who will leave shortly for his
home at Guernsey, Saskatchewan,
after spending the winter months
with friends and relatives at St.
Jacobs. Among those present were
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Martin, Lyle
and Claude, of Hawkesville; Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson Weber, Marcella,
Grace, Clare and Robert, of Con-
estoga; Mr. Ivan Eby, of Guernsey,
and Mr: Milton Eby, of Waterloo.
—Zurich Herald.
' Choir Banquetted
The choir of the James Street
United Church were royally enter-
tained to a banquet in the church
parlors Thursday evening of last
week by the Women's Association,
who appreciate the services ren-
dered by the choir from Sunday to
Sunday. They provided an excel-
lent repast. The president of the
choir, Mrs. Percy McFalls, spoke a
few words of appreciation as did
the vice-president, Mervin Cudmore
and Walter Cutbush. The choir
leader, Mr. Lawrence Wein, voiced
his appreciation to the members
of the choir for their loyal support.
—Exeter Times -Advocate,
Church Adds Property
Rev. R. G. MacMillan announced
at the service of Knox Presbyter-
ian Church on Sunday afternoon
that the contract had been let to
St, Pierre Company, of London, for
the demolition of the ruins of the
church and the salvaging of ma-
terials. The church has acquired
the lot on. East Street adjoining
the church property, and the house
on it, owned by Mrs. Greenway,
will be moved to a vacant lot on
Stanley St. The new church, to
face Victoria Street, will extend
somewhat beyond the westerly lim-
it of the former church property.
—Goderioh Signal -Star.
Seek Culprits in Garage Breakin
The police are on a strict look-
out for the culprits who made a
forcible entry to Murphy Bros.
Garage, Clinton, between 9:30 p.m.
Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday last,
and stole approximately $15. Chief
of Police Joseph Ferrand reported
that entry was made to the office
part of the building through tran-
som on the east side. The thieves
picked up the cash in two tin box-
es on the shelves and made their
exit through the front door, it is
presumed. The Chief is of the opin-
ion that it was a "local" job and an
arrest may be made shortly.—
Clinton News -Record,
Crediton Youth To Go To Banff
One of sixteen chosen from
Western Ontario, Robert Wade, of
Crediton, will attend the Royal
Canadian Army Cadet Corps Camp
at Banff, Alberta, this summer. A
Grade XI student at S.H.D,H.S. he
holds the rank of Captain and is
second in command of School Cadet
Corps, Robert will attend the,
On H.M.C.S. Magnificent
Alex G. MacVicar, son of Mr.
and Mrs,. George MacVicar, Light-
house St., has been appointed a.
meteorologiston the aircraft carr,
rier H.M.C.S. Magnificent, and is.
now aboard the ship. Alex is i
graduate of Goderich Collegiate In-
stitute and an honor graduate in,
physics and mathematics of the,
University of Western Ontario.
During World War II he was a
meteorologist at Gander Airport,
Newfoundland, and while there ob-
tained his M.A. degree from the -
University of Toronto, extramural-
ly. After the close of the war het
was appointed by the Meteorologi-
cal Department as a meteorologist.
at Dorval Airport near Montreal.—
Goderioh Signal -Star.
Named To High Post
J, A. Strong, a native of Howick:
Township, near Gorrie, has been.
named to a high post in the con-
sular service of the Canadian gov-
ernment. He is a son of the late'
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Strong, and:
brother of Wellesley and John.
Strongof Howick. Mr. Strong has
been appointed consul -general in.
Boston, Mass. Educated at Har-
riston and Queen's University,.
Kingston, he joined the Trade Com-
missioner Service in 1927, after
serving with the Bank of Mon-
treal's Foreign Exchange Depart-
ment. As a trade commissioner he,
served in Liverpool, England,.
Buenos Aires and New York. In
1947 he was named ambassador to'
Peru and returned to Ottawa in:
1949 to serve with the Department
of External Affairs.—Wingham Ad
va'nce-Times.
A Smile Or Two
Doctors tell you drinking is bad.
for you, but have you noticed that
you see a lot more old drunks. than
old doctors?'
Sign in Beauty Parlor window:'
Don't whistle at the girls leaving
here . it may be your grand-
mother!
•
Father: "You talk • too much,,
son. You just watch me. You'lS
notice I'm generally pretty quiet."
Bob: "Yes, pop, but look—your
got a lot more to be quiet about."
• -
An eminent cleric was approach-
ed by an agonized lad who had beers
hired as a "junior executive" at $15,
per week.
"Doctor," asked the anxious chap;.
"can I lead a good Christian life in,
this city on $15 a week?"
"My boy," was the soothing re-
ply, "that's all you can do."
•
Never brag about your ancestors -
coming over on the Mayflower; the
immigration laws weren't as strict
is those days!"
Little Bob's mother looked down
at him very sweetly. "Which would
you rather have, Bob, a baby bro-
ther or a baby sister?" she asked.
Bob thought for a moment and
then answered, "If it's all the same
to you, Mama, I'll take a pony."
B5XWORD PUZZLE
By Jimmy Rae
World Copyright Reserved
ACROSS
1—Burglar's tool
4—Call forth
7—Beverage ,
8—Additional
10—Pluckier
ll—Bengal monkey
15—I owe you (abbr.
16—Bribe money
19—Embodiment
22—Human trunk
23—Conflagration
25—Idol
26—Proportion
27—Stiff
30—Pounds (abbr.)
91—City. (Eng.)
34—Kind of overcoat
37—Two (Scot.)
38—Thicket
40—Girl's name
41'—Nerve (comb.
forin)
42—Head cook
45—Growing old
46—Envoy
49—Contagious fevel'
52—Fish eggs
53—Girl's name
56—Musical speed
57—Pithy truth
) 58—Devour
59 --Churches (Scot.)
60—Footways
DOWN
1—American tiger
2—Mother
3—Paraguay 'tea
4—Nobleman
5—Poem
6—ostrich-like bird
7—Robber
9—Also
12—Different (comb.
form)
SOLUTION ON PAGE 7
13—Scion
14—Cutlass
17—Golden-thrush
18—Sewer
20—Against
21—Carries (colloq.)
24—Snow-but
28—Entire
29—Senseless
32—Gold leaf gilt
33—Performing
35—Extent
36—Winning card
38—Captivate
39—Former
43—Valorous men
44—Swift
47—Bar
48 --Grant entrance
50—Sweet potatoes
51—Not cold
54—Request
55—Sailor