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' SEAFORTII, Friday, February 15
The King Is Dead—Long Live
The Queen
The funeral of King George VI
takes place today. The peoples of
the free world will join with the citi-
zens of the British Commonwealth
of Nations in paying final tribute tot'
a good King.
For George VI was just that. He
was a devoted and sincere servant of
Iris people. Winston Churchill, dur-
inghis recent visit to Ottawa, ex-
pressed the feeling of all towards
him when he said: '`We have a truly
beloved King. In constitutional duty.
he is faultless. In physical and mor-
al courage he is an example to all
his peoples. We are proud to pay
him tribute. This is no formal salute
of loyalty, but the expression of our
intense natural impulses."
Handicapped physically and by the
circumstances by which he came to
the throne, King George throughout
his reign displayed a magnificent
-courage in the performance of the
tasks of his office. Faced, as he was,
so soon after his accession with the
horrors of a World War, he carried
out a job which he had never' expect-
ed to fill and for which he was not
,sp'ecially trained, in .a manner that
added lustre to the Crown.
He was a family man. And as one
to whom his family meant so much,
so to will his pasSing be an immense
burden for the members of his de-
voted family to carry. To ,them goes
the sympathy of the people ' of the
Commonwealth, who will pray that
they may be granted strength to
bear their sorrow.
It was during changing and diffi-
cult times that there came to King
George his call to duty. But never
slid one so ably heed the demand that
self be made secondary to the pub-
lic weal as did he in the carrying out
of those duties.
As they bid a last farewell to their
g, the people of the Common-
wealth will turn' to. their new Queen t
and assure her of that same loyalty
and devotion they gave to her father.
Queen Elizabeth, like her father,
could not during her childhood an-
ticipate the Crown. But already she
has indicated her capacity to bear
the heavy load that has become hers.
Her Canadian subjects, who so re-
cently had the opportunity of seeing
azld meeting her, know well her gra-
ciousness, her dignity and her kind-
liness. God Save the Queen!
•
Accession to Bring Changes
The death of King George V_ I and
the accession to • the Throne of Queen
Filiza,beth II brings many changes in
the every -day procedures and 'term-
inology of their subjects throughout
the world.
The most (o
change in
"God Sa
sof course, is the
tonal Anthem to
e t this,
reatest
ant one. Al -
messengers
te documents
and orders have gone out to Her
Majesty's ships.
At- Her Majesty's stationery office,
the first batch of envelopes marked
"On Her Majesty's Service" came of
the< presses. Only to avoid waste will
stocks op' hand of His Majesty's sta-
tioner�y be . used up. In Canada the
ng P inter ,becomes the Queeaf's
ev ,postage stamps and coins will
Que
while that touching the
number of her people, is.
ready the first Queen'
have travelled with sta
FEBRUARY 10, 19§g.
have to be desigte(L Before they
can be designed), howeverr the Queen
rout give her approvalof the
desigus,
Mailbo*e>s now will bear the ini-
tials E R., in England dome still in
use still bear the initials . V.R. for
Victoria Regina.
Criminals will be detained on the
Queen's pleasure, the King's Court
becomes the Queen's Court, the pre-
siding judge will be one of Her
Majesty's judges and attorneys grac-
ed with the title. King's Counsel now
are Queen's Counsel.
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Special Prager
Special` forms of service commem-
orating the King's funeral have been
issued "by her Majesty's special corn=
mans." They included this prayer
"Almighty God, who rulest over
all the kingdoms of the world, and
disposest of them according to Thy
pleasure, and Who has now called
Thy servant our sovereign lady,
Queen Elizabeth, to the throne of
this realm;
"Let Thy wisdom be her guide,
and let Thine arm strengthen her;
let justice, truth and holiness, let
peace and love, and all those virtues
that adorn the Christian profession,
flourish in her days;
"Direct all her counsels and en-
deavors to Thy glory and the wel-
fare of her people; and give us grace
to obey her cheerfully and willingly
for conscience' sake; that neither our
sinful passions, nor our private in-
terests may. disappoint her cares for
the public good;
"Let her always possess the hearts
of her people, that they may never
be wanting in honour to her person,
and dutiful submission to her auth-
ority;
"Let her reign be long. and pros-
perous and crown her with immor-
tality in the life to come."
What Other Papers Say:
The South Huron Hospital
(Exeter Times -Advocate)
This year is Hospital Year for
South Huron. The objective is high:
To build and finance the hospital at
least $50,000 must be raised over and
above the $95,000 already collected
or promised. The effort will be re-
warded: Everyone will benefit, di-
rectly or indirectly, to untold degrees
from a district hospital. What price
can be set on the worth of facilities
for our sick? Co-operation is need-
ed: - With the support and co-opera-
tion of all organizations in the dis-
trict, the objective can be met eas-
ily. Otherwise, it will be a hard task.
The strain need not be burdensome:
If each of the 3,500 families in South
' Huron budget to give only $15 for the
hospital this year, over $50,000 would
be raised.
•
Sidetracking the Press
(The Gananoque Reporter)
It seems that too many people fail
to realize or understand why press
representatives attend meetings.
There is 9. more important objective
than "just getting the news," which,
of course, is important. Anybody or
group of people who is supposed to
be serving on a public utility, or com-
munity groups of various kinds,
should expect, and usually welcome,
the press.
There is a tendency on the part of
some to hamstring the press by pre-
facing their remarks with "This is
not for the press." Often said with
a tone of finality, we think there is
a danger of using this sentence too
often and on occasions when it is
neither fair nor warranted. There
is also a danger. of forgetting that
the press is serving the public .inter-
est, not the whims of any individual.
The press attends meetings with
the objective of placing an accurate
and unbiased account of local hap-
penings before its readers. It should
be realized that a story written by
an experienced reporter is certainly
much .more accurate than the street
reports that get circulating. The
press is representing more than the
paper whose representative he is. He
represents the public who are not
present, at meetings, but who sill
have every right til know what is go-
ing on, if it concerns the public in-
terest.
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CR ROADS
t E es 'Scott)
MUFFLED DRUMS AND TRUMPETS
In the early watches of the morn-
ing in the City Room of a great
newspaper all was quiet save for
the steady ticking of the teletype
machines which, by a miracle of
modern science, 'brings in automat-
ically stories in the news from all
over the world. A single man stood
by tearing off the sheets of paper
when one story was fibished, be-
fore another began. A story was
coming in from Iran, but it never
did get completed. The warnivg
bell which tells the attendant that
an important "Flash" is coming
through began to peal wildly and
then . . .
King George VI died unexpect-
edly today at Sandringham . . .'
Thus the news came to our
shores and by the time loyal Cana-
dian subjects were on the streets
already the gloom had spread into
every corner of the land. People
talked More quietly. Their faces
were distressed. Many wept.
They wept for a King. They
wept as for a member of the fam-
ily. They thought of the monarch's
gallant spirit which he had carried
high and courageously through one
of the most troubled reigns of Brit-
ish history; they thought of how
he had shared with all his subjects
their torments and their trials.
They thought of Ilia imanmediate
family, of the young woman who
would shoulder the (heavy burdens
of state, of the smiling' cosnort who
had sustained • the King through
every difficult hour, of the indom-
itable Queen Mary who had lived
to see her son become one of the
most Loved and respected men in
the world.
And, as it is when death strikes
the family, ,they sensed with fear
and uncertainty the fact that we
had come to the end of a page of
history and, not knowing what the
next page might hold, were loath
to turn it.
. Already in the street's you could
see changes. The windows filled
with the gay red hearts of St. Val-
entine and the garlands of violets
and cupids began to empty their
cheerful show and in its stead ap-
peared the mourning purple and
A
black, draped over framed pictures
of His Majesty. The ' flags drooped
at half 'mast and symbolized a- na-
tion in grief, fearing for the future.
We were all perplexed by Death's
suddenness.
And on, Friday we were more
perplexed for at noon that day the
flags went up again to top. staff
and waved bravely in the whipping
breeze. Many did not know why.
It seemed wrong. But on Friday
Queen Elizabeth II, with the page-
antry of the ages, was officially
proclaimed our Queen, and from
noon till sunset, the flags flying
proclaimed her sovereignty. The
net day, and until the state fun-
eral, they would fly again at half
mast.
In the midst of mourning, the
gallant flags interrupted for a few
hours to reassure the people. To
tell them that the Imperial Crown
remains unshaken as it has through
all trials and buffetings of our an-
cient story.
And the Queen, herself, standing
before the Privy 'Council of the
banqueting hall of old St. Tames,
told all her subjects of her inten-
tion to be worthy of her gallant
father:
"I know that in my -resolve to
follow his :Mining example of ser-
vice and devotion, I shall be in-
spired by the loyalty and affection
of those whose Queen I have been
called to be and by 'the counsel of
their elected Parliaments.
"I pray that God will help me ta
discharge worthily this heavy task
which has been laid upon me so
early in life."
And by publicly declaring her
faith in God and cher trust in the
loyalty of her' subjects, the Queen
made us realize that the loss of
George. VI belongs to all of us and
that our duty to his glorious mem-
ory is one which we must all carry
together.
And I could not help but think
of the lines of a poem of the late
A, E. Housman, written on Queen
Victoria's Diamond' Jubilee:
"Be you the men your fathers were
And God will save the Queen."
Winter Care and Management Of
Sheep
Strength and size of lambs are
greatly influenced by the rations
fed to ewes. Certain feeds may be
satisfactory from the standpoint of
maintaining the ewes in satisfa
tory condition of flesh but are u
satisfactory for the production o
strong vigorous lambs, points or
A. R. Jones, of Beaveriodge Exper
mental Station, Canada Depar
ment of Agriculture.
Trial's on Experimental Far
have shown that grassw
hays, he
fed alone, especially during the la
ter part of the pregnancy eerie
often result in weak:. lambs and
scanty flow of milk. When thes
hays are to be used they should b
fed in conjunction with more nu
tritious hays such as alfalfa. o
other legume hays or, if fed alone
should be supplemented with whol
oats Or other concentrates to main
tain ewes in a thrifty conditio
and to provide sufficient milk a
lambing time.,
All sheep should be fed iodize
salt to prevent the birth of sof
flabby and goitrous lambs. Whe
ewes are being fed cereal or grass
hays .these should' be supplement-
ed with a mineral mixture of equal
parts of bonemeal and iodized salt.
This should be available at all
times to supply their mineral
needs.
The condition of the ewe wil
govern whether or not grain should
be fed. Handling of the individua
ewes is the only sure way of de
termining whether the ewes are 1
satisfactory condition. If it is
found that they are thin, it will Abe
necessary to feed them more liber-
ally.
• Grain feeding is often necessary
when poor quality rougbages are
fed. Recent feed trials have shown
that grain feeding during' the lat-
ter 'half of the pregnancy period
gives almost as good results as
feeding grain during the entire
period. During the last 4-6 weeks
before lambing, the ewes will us-
ually .need not more than one-half
to ' three-quarter pounds of grain
per head per day.
Ewes that are seriously underfed
during the latter part of the preg-
nancy period. may not accept their
lambs. In such cases there may
be insufficient milk for the ,.new-
born iamb.
Exercise during the winter
months promotes thriftiness and
results in a stronger lamb crop.
Feeding racks may be 'placed some.
distance away from .sheep shelters,
thus t e ew to take more
exercise.
should be covered with about one
foot of saw dust. If the soil .be-
neath is impervious clay it will be
better if there'are a few`.ineheva of
gravel below the saw dust. in
putting in the ice the boards can
e_ be taken away from one side and
n_ be replaced when the ice is in posi-
t tion. A space of one foot should
it be left between the stacked ice
i, and the side boards and this should
t_ be filled with sawdust. The ice
i should also, be covered with saw-
r>s dust.
It is the sawdust that keeps the
n ice from melting, and the drier the
t, ice the longer it will keep.
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e' Plant For Beauty
However beautiful the lawns and
✓ flowers, the general effect of a
, property as a whole depends much
e upon the boundary and foundation
-slanting. They serve as a frame
n for the overall picture.
t' While most home grounds are
left open at the front, hedges,
d fences or 's'hrubs . are generally de -
1 sirable down the sides and at the
back. They make for privacy.and
give a background against which
flowers will show to best advant-
age.
Cedar or spruce make good ever-
greenhedges if Japanese yew is
considered too expensive. On light
soils in sun or shade Chinese elm
is the cheapest, fastest growing
hedge but there is lots of work
trimming it two or three times 'a
year. Eventually, suggests E. W.
n Oliver, ,Division. of Horticulture,
Cheap lee Storage
Though the modern refrigerator
using electricity or other means of
energy, is replacing the ice -box in
many rural areas, ice can. still be
used to advantage when a souree
of supply is readily available. And
it can. he stored without providing
an elaborate ice -house.
Any unoccupied corner of a shed
will serve as a site for a rough -
board enclosure. An enclosure ten
feet square and eight feet high
will hold enough the to provide 50
pounds a day for 130 days, after
allowing for a reasonable amount
of wastage. The smaller the
amount stored, the greater the pro-
portion of wastage. t
The bottom of the encloliiire
Central Experimental Farm, Ot-
tawa, (more pleasure with less
work may be obtained from alpine
current, if a four -foot deciduous
hedge or less will be satisfactory.
Plant in single line 15 to 18 inch-
es apart and trim back heavily at
the start to ensure lots of branch-
es near the ground. Put good
earth in the trench rather than
manure or fertilizer.
If the house is attractive, keep
the foundation planting at the front
simple; just enough to vbgxzff
simple; just enough' evergreens or
shrubs to soften the corners,
frame the front steps and break
up large wall spaces. it is only
ugly foundations, Mr. Oliver points
out, that need hiding by a full bank
of green. Evergreens are very
good against a light background.
but they don't soften ugly lines as
well as loose growing deciduous
shrubs, and they won't grow where
floods of water and e'now fall from
the roof. Use ash leaf spirea or
early -flowering hydrangea for such
copditions.
Tall shrubs suitable for corners
or large wall spaces are lilac, tar -
Wien honeysuckle, mock -orange,
or in shade, highbush cranberry,
Medium shrubs for framing steps
are van Houtte epirea, Bouquet or
Dame Blanc mock -orange, or gold-
en leaf mock -orange. Low shrubs
to plant. 'beneath windows or in
front of others are weigelia, Thun-
bergi barberry, Oregon grape; or in
shade, snowberry and early hy-
drangea`. Plant all shrubs at least
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Striking effects can be gained in
.floral arrangements Ary keeping
dark vivid colored flowers Idw and.
to the centre of d .triangular ar-
rangement, This creates a centre
of interest which immediately
atrike'e the. eye, •
'Pork is a meat
, r the epicure,
But for yo health's sake
yo ;'must be sure
To cook it well,
or trichinosis
Might be the doctor's
diagnosis.
Dept, of Notional Health and Welfare
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago
From The Huron Expositor
February 18, 1927
Mrs. Jas. Finlayson, Tucker -
smith, entertained at 'a quilting on
Tuesday. The work was finished by
4 o'clock and then started at an
old-time "picking bee." Following
a delicious tea, Mrs. Wm. Irvine
delighted all with a solo, and Mrs.
W. S. Broadfoot gave a mouth or-
gan selection.
Mr. G. K. Holland, Beechwood,
who has been the painstaking
treasurer of McKillop for the past
21 years, ,has resigned and Mr. F.
Bruce Medd has been appointed to
succeed Mr. Holland.
A pleasant evening was spent
when a surprise party was held for
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rising in McKil-
lop on Friday, when about 125
friends and neighbors gathered on
the eve of their departure for To-
ronto.
On Tuesday evening a meeting
of Scott Memorial Hospital Board
was 'held when ten tenders for a
hospital building were opened and
considered. The board will inspect
the various properties offered for
sale, before a selection of a hospi-
tal site is made.
Mr. Patrick Feeney, of Dublin,
has resigned the assessorship of
Hibbert Township owing to ill
health. He successor is Mr. Robt..
Norris, of the .7th concession, Hib-
bert.
The most successful skating
party of the season in Hensall was
held on the rink on Thursday eve-
ning with a record 'Attendance. The
rink was nicely decorated with
Chinese lanterns, making a very
unique .appearance. The following
were prize winners: ,Men's race,
Lee Redden; ladies' race, Mildred
McDonell; couples 'race, Miss M.
McDonell and Mr, Claude Blowes.
Mr. E. F. Knipe and Mr. Errol
Drummond took a great interest in
the affair-- and much credit is due
them.
A number attended the 60th an-
niversary of the wedding of Harry
Golding, Staffa, on Monday.
Mr. T. McAdams, Zurich, narrow-
ly- escaped serious injury the other
day while working in the pit where
the filling is obtained for witiening
the Zurich Road in the little
se -amp. He was shovelling gravel,
when a quantity of sand slid down,
pinning him against the wagon.
From The Huron Expositor
February 21, 1902
Mr. R. B. McLean, Kippen, held
a brick bee this week, preparatory
to the erection of a house for his
son, James.
A good many are anxiously wait-
ing at Kippen for a race to come
off between Arthur Anderson's
"Buckskin" and James McDonald's
"John A." As soon as the referee
is ready and the roads in proper
condition, we expect to See a splen-
did exhibition of speed.
We understand that Mr. Geo. Mc -
Ewan, M.P., has secured the Sea
forth Flan Mill and will operate it
during the coming season.
Mrs. Alex Sproat, Jr., of Tucker -
smith, had the misfortune to fall
on some ice and break her right
arm at the wrist.
Mr. 'George Chesney's auction
sale on Tuesday brought out an
immense crowd of 'people. It was
like a fair day in town. Steers
went as high as $116- a pair, and
the whole sale realized nearly
$2,500.
The partnership which -has ex-
isted for some years under the firm
name of Greig and McDonald, has
been dissolved. Mr. McDonald• has
disposed of his interest to Harry
Stewart, and in future the 'busi-
ness will be known as Greig &
Stewart.
'Miss Tessio McCarroll, of Dub-
lin, has gone to Detroit, where she
has procured a good position.
Miss Rate O'Connell, Dublin, left
for Toronto on Monday to attend
the millinery openings.
About 80 young people gathered
at the home of James Fulton, Lead -
bury, last Friday night and spent
a Pleasant time in dancing and
other amusements.
The first carnival of the season
was held at the skating rink. 'Fri-
day evening and was undoubtedly
one of the most eueceastul ever
held in ,Seaforbh. The ice was In
excellent condition, while the Hand
added not a little to the pleasant
event. .Prize whiners were:. Gent's
costume, II. Robertson, (Percy
Town; gents' comic, John Cfirrie,
11. Barnett; ladies.' costume, Mise
Crich; Mary Murray; -ld'dies ao,j
,'ease istelviirt. The 'spectator's.
Prise was wen. by .Edgar Neelin.
Reception For Gienannan Couple
A dance was held in iienannan
school Tuesday, Jan. 29; in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dunkin.
The Junior Farmers orchestra pro-
vided splendid =milc for old and
new dancing.. After lunch the
young couple were presented with
a generous gift of money. Mr. Neil
Eadie read the nicely worded ad-
dress. Dancing was enjoyed till
the wee houre of the morning and
a 'very pleasant evening was en -
Ti
joyedmes. by all.—wingham Advance -
A Lot Of Rabbit
Last Saturday a big rabbit drive
was on in the Zurich district, and
local hunters, assisted by hunters
of the Sharon distract, numbering
about 28,E set out and by the time
the day's catch was all in there
were 122 rabbits and six foxes. An-
other drive is being organized for
this week and hunters are asked
to join in and contact either Chas.
Meyers, of Zurich, or Gordon Eag-
leson, of Sharon. It is said there
are some wolves in the vicinity
south of Zurich and the hunters
are anxious to clean them lap.—
Zurich Herald.
Stage Hilarious Show
The Building Fund of Clinton
Branch No. 140, Canadian Legion,
benefitted considerably through
two presentations of the 'Clinton
R.C.A.F. revue, "Stage Crazy," in
the Town Hall, Clinton, Friday and
Saturday evenings last. Sgt. J. E.
Miller was master of ceremonies
and did his usual good job as such.
Members of the cast were ''tops"
and provided much hilarious en-
tertainment. Some of the skits
were quite original and, perhaps,
brilliant. Members of the troupe
deserve much credit for their per-
formance.—Clinton News -Record.
Manager Posted To West
E. J. Green, manager of the lo-
cal Canadian Canners branch for
the past fifteen years, left .last
week for Morden, Mn.,awhere ne
will take charge of a new factory
now under construction. The com-
pany announced this week that
Harry K. Penhale, son of L. J.
Penhale, recently retired western
district supervisor, will be acting
manager of the local plant. He Was
formerly superintendent at Strath-
roy. William Johnston, of the For-
est branch, was appointed super-
intendent, and Edward Pollen was
named maintenance superintend-
ent. The office and staff held_ a
farewell party for Mr. Green on
Thursday of last week. He was pre-
sented with a pen and pencil set.
—Exeter Times -Advocate,
Celebrate 61st Anniversary N
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.
George King, Hayfield's grand old.
couple, who on Monday, 'Feb. 4th.
chalked up 61 years of happy mar•
vied life. They spent the day
quietly in their home on Main St.,
going about their household chores,
enjoying the radio, reading and
welcoming callers. Mrs• King
]seeps to the house in the cold
weather, but Mr.: King walks down
town each day for the mail and to
do the necessary shopping. When
the snow is deep he keeps a path-
way phovelled to the gate, and' sayno
that it is no trick at all if one•
knows how to dig. He goes at It -
easily and it never bothers him.• It
is the young fellows who go at it.
too hard and strain themselves who
drop off with heart failure, les says..
—Clinton News -Record..,
Marks 88th* Birthday
During the afternoon and, even-
ing of Tuesday, Jan. 29, lifts. Geo_
E. Saville was at home to the many
friends who called from 'town and
district to 'honor her on her 88th
birthday, She was the recipient of
many beautiful flowers, and gifts
on this occasion, as well as the
best wishes of all who know .her,.
The following ladies assisted Mrs,.
Saville in receiving her g rests and
serving them tea: Mrs. Pingland,
Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs, Laidlaw,.
Mrs. Gordon Cuninghame and Mrs..
Margaret Addison. a Mrs. 'Saville%
was married in Londesboro in 1593"
and has lived on Rattenbury St_
for the past 57 years, in the same•
whouse which has been Saville pro-
perty for the past 150 years. Her
husband died in 1937.—Clinton Citi-
zens'
itizens' News.
Sponsors Skating Party
On Tuesday evening about fifty-
employees
ftyemployees and friends of the Rich-
mond Hosiery .enjoyed a skating:
and euchre party. Two well-filled
care motored to Stratford Arena,
owing to a hockey game being play-
ed in Mitchell. Meanwhile, in the,
Legion Home, Mitchell, others•
played euchre and also a few
games of cribbage. High scorers
in euchre were Mrs. Sam Lawrasoa
and 'Walter Mabb.- The consola-
tions went to Mrs. Norm McNair/:
and Morley Clemo. Skating prizes
were awarded to Mrs. John Cov-
eney and Mrs. Bert White. A de-
licious lunch followed. Lunch con-
veners were Marie Frier and Shir-
ley Diegel. E. C. Walters moved.
a vote of thanks to •the commit-
tee in charge of the lunch, on be-
half of the employees. — Mitchells
Advocate.
Firemen Return Officers
The annual meeting of the Blythe
Fire Brigade was held on Monday
night last week at 8 psn., in the:
fire hall. This was the night when..
the election of officers for the en-
suing year took place. It was un-
animously decided to have the'
same officers as held office last:
year: Chief, Herbert 'Dexter; cap-
tain, Harvey McCallum; truck
driver, Freeman Tunney; secre-
tary-treasurer, J. A. Gray. The"
resignation of Moody Holland wee:
accepted with regret. Moody has.'
been a faithful and efficient mem-
ber of the brigade, and his fellow....
members were sorry to receive his:
resignation. Arnold Berthot was
chosen to fill the vacancy and was.
sworn in by Chief Dexter. It was
decided to buy fifteen Sweaters for
the use of public school hockey and
ball teams. These sweaters were•
to be kept at the school under ,
supervision of the school principal,.
It was reportedthat the two danc-
es held recently were both success-
ful events.—Blyth Standard.
English Speaking World.
Adopted Present Calendar
Two Hundred Years A g o
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The new year-1952—marks the
200th anniversary of the calendar
as it is known in North America.
It was in 1752 that the English-
speaking .world finally got in, step
with nearly everyone else by adapt-
ing the Gregorian system of keep-
ing track of days, months and
years.
Special note of the anniversary
is being taken by pie world's larg-
est 'calendar firm, Brown and
Bigelow, St. Paul.
Behind the calendar of to -day
lies centuries of research, confu
sion, adventure and romance — all
occasioned by ;van's countless at-
tempts to pail down time to an ac-
curate scdule of measurement.
Although Pope Gregory XIII had
his scientists and astronomers work
out a fairly -correct calendar in the
sixteenth century, protesting Eng-
land • and her colonies was, leery of
things emanating from Rome. As
a result, they held out acceptance
of the calendar for almost two hun-
dred years.
When Parliament finally decided
to get in step with most of the rest
of the world by adopting the Greg-
orian calendar, the Julian calendar
usedup to this time by England
and her colonies was eleven days
behind the Gregorian count. To
catch up in a hurry, eleven days -
had to be "wiped out" and it was
ordered that the calendar for 1752:
should skip from Sept. 2 to Sept..
14. Tihis caused considerable con-
fusion.
As early as 3,500 B.C., the Sum-
erians came up with a calendar. It-
was workable even if the, year was
only 354 days -11 days short of a.
true solar year.
The Egyptians got the error
down to a little over 11 minutes.
Astronomers worked' constantly- 4
to try to reconcile the calendar
with the heavenly movements, but.
meanwhile the 11 -minute and 14 --
second shortage of •the Egyptiairs
calotilation began to accumulate.
By the 16th century, the year was.
10 days out of kilter. ,
Pope Gregory began looking into',
the problem. Setting aside a room
in the Vatican—still known as the,
"calendar room"—he put his •best
scientists to work. Here they toil-
ed until they produced a calendar
which, with an extra day every four
years to take up the slack, workedi:
out pretty well.
The.margin of error in this com-
putations .though small, will ac-
count for the loss of only one' day -
in more than 3,000 years.
A Smile or Two
"Well, son, what have yeu been
doing all afternoon 7"
"Shooting oraps, mother."
"That must stop. Those little
things have as much right to live
as ''yon 'have."
•
During a wedding dinner, the
young sister, after listening to the
remarks of the many weight -con.
scions women guests, commented,
"I guess all women do is either put
on fat, take it off, or rearrange it."
•
A certain well known business-
man who is noted for his quietness,
was in a Pullman smoker when the
general pest, well known for his
inquisitiveness, approached . him
and attempted to start a Converser
tionwith."this_ gtiestiom ___
How many 'People work in your
"Oh," replied the 'quiet gentle -
D.:
man, getting up and throwing bias -
cigar away, "I should say at a.
rough guess, about two-thirds of •
them!"
Explorer: "We were surrounded)
by savages. . They uttered -awful
cries' and beat the 'ground with •
their' clubs;"
Weary Listener: "Golfers, prob-
ably."
•
"Children," said the teacher, "it
want you to write an essay about
King Alfred. But don't waste time
writing about the 'burning of the
cakes."
One essay read: "King Alfred
went and knocked on the door. of to,
lonely 'Cottage fn a f i est and was.
admitted by a farmer's wife. t'that'-
happened after that Ifni not air
lowed to say:" -
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