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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1954-08-20, Page 2!3t Established 1860 rUblished at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- _ Thursday afternoon by McLean B A. Y. McLean, Editor talabseription rates, $2.50 a year in Vance; foreign $3.50 a year. Single *pies, 5 cents each. member of Canadian 1eekly. • Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application.. PHONE41 Authorized as Src•'nd Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa BEAFORTH, Friday, August 20 IGHWA'Y TROLES The Ontario Department of High- ways is having its troubles these days. And all of the troubles don't stem from contracts or the lack of them. Much of the trouble is created by the lack of consistent policy in con- nection with the routing and con- struction of new or existing high- �ajrS, awn in Eastern Ontario, accord- ing to a news story, residents along the Prescott highway have sent a petition to Don Morrow, Progressive Conservative member of the Ontario .Legislature for Carleton. The peti- tion said: ' "The. present route is merely the growth of a pioneer trail carved out of the wilderness by sol- diers and settlers in horse and buggy days. "There is no use spending $1,000,- 6O0 on this lone cow trail when it will be, outdated in a few years from now." - The petitioners recommended that a new highway be built from Kempt- rille, about half way between Pres- cott and Ottawa, to the capital. The story from Prescott will seem familiar to those who have watched highway construction in this area. Even the amount involved might ap- ply here. Certainly, there is no informa- tion that would suggest otherwise. MR. DREW AS LEADER In an editorial headed "Sad Tory Plight," Toronto Saturday Night, Conservative minded weekly, in dis- cussing recent party difficulties and embarrassments in British Columbia, says from Manitoba to British Col- umbia the Conservatives are either moribund or in a state of revolt. Discussing the situation as it sees it in each the Provinces, the weekly says: "Dufferin Roblin, the outspok- en young man who is now the leader of the party in Manitoba, has not tried to hide his dissatisfaction with the national leadership. The same situation exists in British Columbia, where unhappy Conservatives have been going over to the Social Credit party. There has been no such ob- vious breakdown of party discipline in Ontario, but it is no secret that discontent and doubt are eating into the party's support ,in this heartland of Canadian Conservatism, principal- ly because of the blatant wooing of Premier Duplessis by George Drew. Farther east, there seems to be in- difference, a deadly lassitude that is as dangerous as rebellion." The gist of the comment seems to be that there is dissatisfaction with the leadership of George Drew. But such a conclusion fails to take into consideration the fact that of those elected as Progressive Conservatives in• the House of Commons, there is no one with the unselfish capacity for leadership, nor with the broad knowledge possessed by George Drew. And as far as c a n be seen, there is no one outside the Commons --at least there is no one who has indicated a desire for the position—who can compare with him in his ability to do the job. If the two-party system is to pre- vail in Canada, it is essential that leach of the parties is led by one who is sincere—who refuses to take re- fuge in demogogery, and who is pre - :ed to place principle and country ahead of person and party. It is to be hoped that comment such as recorded by Saturday Night will not li* a the effect of suggesting to those 0 will be called on to endorse or Mr. Drew's leadership, that an THE HURON EXPOSITOR AUGUST 20, 1054 alternative, based on partisan apseal, but ignoring the other essent3,al at- tributes would be more satiskactory. NO FREE GRANTS The Printed Word, a monthly re- lease that deals with matters of in- terest to Canadians, gets down to cases when it describes, perhaps somewhat extravagantly, the think- ing that lies behind much of the spending with which municipalities in Ontario are involved today, and the extent to which it is encouraged by the Provincial Government. There are no so-called "free grants" the Printed Word points out, as it asks whether governments are "elected to govern, to serve the peo- ple well, or merely to spend Money— and serve the people right." "The other week," it says, "the super-dup- er government that embraces, if not consolidates, what is known as metropolitan Toronto, approved, with no comment whatsoever, a $50,- 000,000 `low -rental' housing project. "Once upon a time (at least in On- tario), said the wolf in Grandma's bed, a municipal spending project that could not be paid for out of the 'year's tax levy had to be approved by special vote of the ratepayers (not tenants) and, by cricky, there had to be a two-thirds majority of 75 per cent of all property owners. If the money ran out before the work was completed there was no running to a health or municipal board for per- mission to go further into debt; the vote had to be taken again. "It is denied that the late Harry Hopkins, pal of F.D.R., said `tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect.' But the saying sums up the philoso- phy of government. Forest Hill (Ont.) used to be known as a com- munity of palatial homes, low assess- ments and low taxes. But the super - mayor of the super -government, long-time reeve of Forest Hill, has climbed on the band -wagon and from the garish vantage point is making spendthrift speeches. Perhaps he is only obeying the voice of his master, Premier Frost, who apparently is willing that money be spent, wisely or unwisely, so long as he controls it as provincial treasurer, as a receiver from the Ottawa treasurer or in the pose of benefactor of city, town and village. "So-called low-cost housing is not low cost, bricklayers being what they are, and besides, this type of housing is, in large part, provided by the poor (all over Canada) for the benefit of the• not -so -poor, and the merely pre- tending -to -be -poor. "Municipalities are sold on these projects because it is claimed that the bulk of the cost is provided by `free' grants from the federal and provincial governments. It is well known, of course, that Mr. Frost gets all needed Ontario money from sell- ing gasoline and fishing and hunting licenses to Yankee tourists and in Ot- tawa they are printing it. "Another factor in the decline in quality of municipal government is that the Reeve of Totempole is much more ready to be extravagant if, by some hocus-pocus such as Mr. Frost practices, it can be made to seem that the citizens of the neighboring hamlet of Lower Tooting will pay the shot. "All of it is raiding the Prairies and the Maritimes, as well as the slender savings of the nearly -poor in the area directly involved. The in- spiration for it all is from Ottawa (a phase of the centralization drive) and from Ontario, whose Premier lives in Lindsay and attended school in Orillia, both being communities in- habited by sensible people." What Other Papers Say: Careless of a Sale (Brantford Expositor) A cut in the excise tax may be one way to boost the sagging market for new cars, but before that easy road is taken to the detriment of revenue, some good old-fashioned salesman- ship ought to be tried. One Windsor businessman reports that he wept in- - to several showrooms and looked ov- er new models, but not one agent asked him his name or attempted to follow up his call. And that in Wind- sor which liveson making cars! - SEEN iN THE COUNTY PAPERS Fractures Leg Miss S. McKinnon had the mis- fortune to break her leg, falling down some stairs. She was remov- ed to Wingham Hospital.—,Brussels Post. Struck By Lightning Misses Elizabeth and Emma Fin- lay, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Finlay, of the town line, near Blake, were struck. by light- ning while in their house. We are pleased to report they are all right again. It sure was a big shock to . the whole family.—Zurich Herald. Car Crashes Pole A late model high-powered car suffered $1,500 damage Tuesday night when it skidded off Highway 21 and struck a hydro pole. The driver, Anthony Daniel Novak, 22, of Detroit, was not injured. Novak was driving south on the Bluewa- ter road and lost control while he was rounding a corner on the wet pavement. The car crashed into the ditch and a pole, four miles north of Grand Bend. Provincial Constable Cecil Gibbons, Exeter, in- vestigate. — Exeter Times -Advo- cate. Enjoys Trip To East Coast 14r. and Mrs. L. Whitfield and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hollyman have just returned from en enjoyable trip that,took them through East- ern Canada as far as the coast and across into sections of the United States. Enroute they called on the Sibthorpe's at Picton, whom they found nicely located, and also on friends ou the Bay of Quinte, From there they visited Ottawa, Quebec City, Montreal, Gaspe Bay, contin- ued through New Brunswick and down into the State of Maine to New Hampshire . and Vermont, crossing back by ferry on Lake Champlain into New York State and back into Canada at Cornwall. The round trip took them over 2.- 500 miles of travel.—Blyth Stand- ard. , Royal Party At Centralia Their Royal Highness, the Duch- ess of Kent and Princess Alexan- dra, will visit R.C.A.F. Station at Centralia for one hour during their Canadian tour. The royal party is scheduled to land at the airport on Thursday, Sept. 2, far tea in the Officers' Mess and an informal vis- it with Royal Air Force trainees in the NATO air training plan. In- cluded in the party, besides the Duchess and her daughter, will be Lady Rachel Davidson, Lady Moira Hamilton and Philip Hay. They at 1200. The Duchess is in Canada guard of honor of airmen, corpor- als and sergeants. The plane will arrive at 1100 hours and take off at 1200. The Duches is in Canada to officially open the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition in Toronto on August 28. — Exeter ,Times -Advo- cate. Twins Twice At four o'clock Wednesday morning the Paquette family of R. R. 1, Dungannon, had a total of four children in the twins division. At this hour at Alexandra Hospi- tal, Mrs. Don Paquette gave birth to twins—a girl and a boy, Janice ,and Philip. Six years ago, twins were also presented to Mr. and Mrs. Paquette, Thus, in their pre- sent family of five children there are two sets of twins. To make the births even more unusual it just so happens that the latest twins were born on the same day which markets the ninth wedding anniversary of the Paquettes. Don Paquette is originally from Tilbury, Ont., and served overseas in World War II. He met his wife while in England. They were married in Canada after the war. — Goderich SignaleStar. Train Delayed By Collision The Canadian National Railways express from Toronto was an hour and a half late arriving here on Tuesday afternoon, detoured be- cause of a crash between two freight trains at Palmerston which sent an engineer to Brampton hos- pital. The engineer, Norman Mc- Taggart, was not in serious condi- tion, according to reports. He was piloting locomative No. 3421 carry- ing 14 loads out of Palmerston to Toronto when the train hit the rear of a standing freight near George- town at 5:30 Tuesday morning. The caboose on the standing freight was demolished and the first two cars on the rear of the train were damaged. A detour was made by the express which left Goderich for Toronto early Tuesday morning, going from Guelph Junction to Lyn - den and thence to Toronto. Train No, 27, which was late arriving here on Tuesday afternoons also took this route.--Goderich Signal - Star. In His 98th Year • William Wade, of Fordwich, cele- brated his 97th birthday on Tues- day, August 10. Acclaimed the old- est resident present at the recent centennial, Mr, Wade is active, and to prove it took part in the pioneer school float. A life-long resident of this district, he was born in Howick Township and for the past 54 years he has lived in the vil- lage. His main hobbies are garden- ing and woodwork. It is nothing unusual to find him in his little workshop whittling out a wooden chain link or building a miniature wheelbarrow. Mr. Wade moved to Fordwich from the farm and be- came interested in machinery and, carpenter work. His motto is, "Early to bed and early to rise." He is usually up around 6 a.m. His secret to long life is moderation in everything. His wife was the former Mary Harris, and they have two of a family, Clarence, of. Bel - grave, and Beatrice at home.— Blyth Standard. Attend Third R.C.A.F.- Camp Sixty-six Ottawa Air Cadets ar- rived at R.C.A.F. Station, Clinton, recently to attend annual summer camp. The Ottawa boys are among some .375 air cadets from all parts of Ontario and Quebec attending the third of four summer camps to be held at Station Clinton this year. During their two-week stay at camp the cadets will receive in- struction in leadership, drill, arma- ment, rifle firing and water safety. A great amount of their time will also be devoted' to sports and rest periods. An added treat for the cadets this year will be a visit to the R.C.A.F.'s No. 1 Radar and Communications School as well as to R.C.A.F. Station Centralia. The highlight of the camp for the cad- ets istheir one and one-half hours flying time in R.C.A.F. "Expeditor" aircraft. Prior to the flight the boys are briefed and given maps of the area over which they will fly. Once airborne they are ex- pected to do some ground to air navigation with these maps. --Clin- ton Newe-Record. Farm News of Huron Intermittent showers the early part of last week considerably de- layed harvest operations. Practical- ly all of the wheat has now been harvested] and yields of over 50 and even 60 bushels per acre are quite common. Practically all of the heavy feed- er cattle have now gone to market. Pastures, hay aftermath and new seedings have greened up consid- erably with the recent rains. Hog Quality Affects the Price Hog quality may be one of the most important factors in farm prices for hogs this fall. In the first six months of the year only 26.2 per Cent of the hogs graded in Canada were A or top grade hogs; 44.2 per cent were Bl's and 8.7 per cent were C's. reported R. K. Bennett. Chief of Live Stock Marketing, Department of Agricul- ture, Ottawa, to the recent meet- ing of Ontario Agricultural Repres- entatives at Kernptville. Hog carcasses are carrying too much fat. There is a marked ten- dency on the part of the public to eat less fat. The housewife will pay more for vegetable shortenings than for lard or for shortening bas- ically lard. When she goes into the market to do her shopping the difficulties involved in providing her with a selection of lean pork cuts is of no concern to her. What does con- cern her is whether pork chops or ham or bacon or pork in some other form is a good buy. It is her living and the living of her children and 'husband and her money she to concerned about. It costs money to produce sur- plus fat on hog carcasses. The processing of pork products in a packing plant begins with the trimming off or removal of excess fat to a point where the trimmed cut is acceptable to the buyer. Practically all of the fat trimmed off is rendered into lard. At the prices prevailing for lard since the first Of the year, • at triminedfrom hog carcasses In the cutting room , has been worth approximately 7 to 9 cents per pound. This is in sharp contrast to the price of Grade A carcasses. Furthermore, the finished product from fat car- casses is less desirable than from Grade A as there is a certain amount of seam or interior fat that cannot be removed, especially in the shoulder cuts and in the belly or side. The trend to produce fatter hogs may have serious results. The to- tal revenue from the hog crop will be lowered, that is, there will be a lower general price over a long period. The consumer if displeas- ed with pork products may turn to competitive products which would result in a lower consumption of pork. The price this fall, or When- ever there are surplus !hogs in re- lationship to the United States market, will depend to a large ex- tent. on the quality of our pork pro- ducts. United States buyers are not interested in fat hogs. They raise plenty of that kind' in their own country, This is a free country and the farmer can raise any type of hogs he may choose, but he should know what he is doing to his business, i.e. the hog business, by marketing overfat carcasses. 'Phe packer can- not change the fat content on a carcass after it is hanging on the rail. It is up to the producer to make the required improvements. The forecasts of increased mar- ketings of hogs in Canada for the last quarter of this year, range from 25 per cent to 40 per cent. For the last three months of 1953, weekly gradings of hogs were 93,- 8,80 in October, 100,892 in Novem- ber and 98,104 in December. If there is a 30 per cent increase this fall it will mean an average of about 130,000 hogs a week to -be graded. In the first five months of this year estimated average domes- tic consumption of !hogs, out of gradings, was 82,300 a week. • It seems reasonable to expect that domestic consumption for the last quarter of the year, even if prices are lower, will be something less than 100,000, hogs per week. This may Mean a considerable surplus Years Agone interesting items Ploked From. The Huron Expositor of Twen- tyflve and Fifty Years .Apo From The Huron Expositor August 29, 1929 Arthur Devereaux, son of .Mr. and Mrs. Louis Devereaux, Huron Road East, underwent a tonsil op- eration in Seaforth Memorial Hos- pital last Friday. Mr, and Mrs. P. F. Benn and family and Mrs. Catherine Evans, Dublin, have moved to 'Toronto, where Mr. Benn has secured a good position, Before leaving a number of friends gathered at their home to say good-bye and presented them with a purse. They will be greatly missed in the village and we wish Mr. Benn every success in his new position. . Mrs. Alex Stobie has returned to town from New Ontario, where she spent the past month. Miss Grace Casentiere, who has been training as a nurse in Sea - forth Memorial Hospital, graduated last week and is spending a few holidays with friends in Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Murray and son and wife, of Iowa, are vis- iting friends in Beechwood and vicinity, - Mr. Matt Lacey has returned to Edmonton after a two weeks' visit with old friends in Beechwood, It is 20 years since Matt left here and no doubt saw many changes. and his many friends gave him a hearty welcome. He is another old Beechwood boy who has made well"in the Prairie Provinces. Mr. Herring and Miss Greta Arm- strong, Buffalo; and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Armstrong, Toronto, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. F. Bul- lard, Winthrop. Mr, and Mrs, George Stewart, Springfield, and son, John Stew- art, B.A., M.A., of Cornell Univers- ity. Ithi,New York, spent a few days with th'h fortner's sister, Mrs. James Wright, also his niece, Mrs. Norris Sillery, Brucefield. Mr. and Mrs. G. Brenner and daughters, of Midland, Mich., are visiting at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. L. Schilbe and other relatives. Mrs. E. Rhodes and Miss Antoin- ette Rhodes, Toledo, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs, Otto Wolfe, Detroit, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Mickel, Hensall, last Thursday and Friday. Miss Rhodes intends to spend a week there, The many friends of Miss Kath- ryn Drysade, Hensall, will be pleas- ed to learn she is making good pro- gress towards recovery following her recent operation for. foot trou- ble in the Sick Children's Hospi- tal, Toronto. We believe Miss Drys- dale has to return again in a few days for further treatment. While it may be some little time before she will regain the full use of her feet, yet she will in the meantime be able to do many things in the sitting posture and thus pass the, time of waiting. • From The 'Huron Expositor August 19, 1904 Mr. Andrews, who has been con- ducting a store in Cromarty for some time, has purchased the pro- perty which includes the store and residence and other buildings from Mr. James Hislop, of Toronto. Th'e price paid was $3,050, T:his is a good business stand and Mr. An- drews got it at a fair price. Mr. Arthur Galbraith, Seaforth, has sold his farm on the 9th con- cession of 'MoKillop to his nephew, Mr. John Galbraith. The farm con- tains 100 acres and is all seeded to grass. It is a good farm. con- veniently and pleasantly located. The price paid was $4,500. Posses- sion is to be given in "the fall when Mr. Galbraith geta his cattle off the grass. He intends going out West shortly on a prospecting tour. On Saturday afternoon during a severe thunderstorm, seven head of cattle belonging to Mr. Timothy Kelly, of the 5th concession, Mc- Killop, were killed by lightning. The animals were in a field and were all huddled under a tree when lightning struck them. Mr. Kelly was in Seaforth at the time and when he arrived home found his cattle dead. He cannot say too much about the kindness of his neighbors. They ail turned' out and by 12 o'clock the bides were all taken off the dead animals. Mr. Kelly's loss is considerable, for the cattle were of his best. Mr. Fred Cardno left on Satur- day for Winnipeg and intends try - ng his fortune in the West. Mr. ardno is a pushing young busi- essman and should do well in that ountry. Seaforth was visited by a sev- re electrical and' rain storm: on Saturday afternoon. Fortunately 'e did not get the worst of it, but t was bad enough, In McKillop ome hail accompanied the storm, ut no damage was done to the tending crops. Miss Beatrice Scott, who was pending her holidays at her home n Seaforth, returned to Brandon n Saturday.' One night last week while Mr. . S. Hays was away from Thome, ome persons visited the house and aining entrance to the cellar, car- ted) off some of their eatables, rs. Hays heard them and getting p and lighting the lamps frtght- ned them away, as they made no ffort to get further into the house, lthough they prowled around for ome time. A driver belonging to Mr. George ackson, Egmondville, took a vely run down Main Street Mon - ay afternoon. It was standing in Ont of Chesney & Sc'illie's, when amething frightened it and. it heeled around and stated in the direction of hoine, When It got cross the railway track it got mix - d up in the harness and fell into e ditch and Was pinned down by e buggy, and laid there until re - eased. Strange to Say, nothing as damaged and the horse did not ceive a Scratch, C n c e w s b s a 1 0 R s g r M u e e s J 11 d fr s w a e th th le w (Coiittnned on Page 5) re "Keeper of the Trees" (By MR8. M. C. Pm) (Continued from last week) CHAPTER FOUR I The Pilgrims struck across a meadow to the river they had de- serted in order to inspect a cherry orchard in blossom. They pushed on steadily through the fresh spring afternoon, and by five o'clock had reached the store where the river forked. A few inquiries brought out the fact that the gravel pit was five miles up the left branch of the river, which had been steadily shrinking until either branch might better have been called a creek. The only fish to be seen in the water now were chub and shiners. The suckers had been left behind at the brothers Harpers. Colin and Nels sat down on the store steps and talked things over. Would they push on and reach the spring tonight, or hole up somewhere at the forks and reach the spring to- morrow. "If I had four or five ice-cream cones," said Nels, "I could walk from now till midnight and never feel ft." "We'll test you," retorted Colin. "As ,for me, I'I1 walk farther on chocolate bars. I suppose this is the last time we will have to stock up with supplies, so we had better make it good." The haversack was so full they could hardly close it when they finally started out on the Last leg of their journey. "Six o'clock," said Colin. "We should be there before dark. If we can't do two miles an hour, we need a shot in the arm." The river, now a narrowcreek that Nels could jump across at al- most any point, was leading them into a country of pasture farms, many of them dotted with .,scrub trees, thalI•-grown haws, and wild honeysuckle bushes. Wild straw- berry plants covered the ground, and: huge dandelion plants were just coming into bloom. A gently sloping hill, topped with trees, could now be seen at a dis- tance of about half a mile. "I'11 bet that's it!" exclaimed Nels, pointing, "And I'll bet it is, too," said Col- in. "We are going to make it be- fore dark yet." They hurried on and now, parallel to the little' creek they could see what had once been a road completely overgrown with grass and weeds. "This will be the road they used to haul the gravel on," said Colin. "And that will be a gravel hill all right." The creek dipped into a little valley lined with trees. The sun was dropping fast as they emerg- ed into a saucer -like hollow con- taining a pond about 30 feet across. "The spring will be somewhere right hare, lad," said Colin, eag- erly. "You go to the right and 'I1 take the left." They qurtered like a pair of hounds on the trail of a rabbit. Colin had only gone a few feet when there it was, bubbling up from between two rose colored rocks, the source of the Little Beaver river. A steady rivulet ran from it into the pond and from there led away to the creek. "Here it is, Nels!" Colin bent down and put a gentle hand, in the cold water. What a fine thing it would be it he could., only, discover ctnough of the old Lama's. simple faith to believe that this pure wa- ter could wash him free from the soil of the world! Nels was beside him in a mom- ent and together the old man and the boy dipped their cups into the spring and drank. 1t was a serious moment, and to add the last touch of perfection to the end of their search, a hermit thrush hidden in a thicket on the edge of the gravel pit, lifted his voice in a few last heart-searching notes beforehe set- tled! down for the night. The tiny fire they built beside the pond detracted no whit from the beauty' of the setting. High above the surrounding tree tops rode the moon, looking serenely down at her reflection in the wa- ter. "Walden's Pond is •bigger," said Colin contentedly, but I'm sure it isn't any prettier. This is the end of our search, Nels, How about spending a full day right around here? We could take some pic- tures and practice up on our bird calls and lie around in the sun. Un- less, of course, you are anxious to get home and: get ready for school." Nels tossed a pebble so truly that it dropped into Colin's tea and splashed!. "I can get ready for school in ten minutes, and you know IL! And don't worry. My mother will have all niy- clothes ready and laid out. There isn't a Chinaman's chance of my being able to miss even one lousy day, so forget it. It's been grand, hasn't {,t? Who thought of it first anyway, me or you?" "I've forgotten now and it doesn't matter. The thing is that we wanted to do and we did it. Re- member Ghat when I am not around to remind you. If. there is something you want to do and it isn't going to harm anyone, you do it. Too many people tteat themselves the way they treat children—always saying 'No' and `Don't' when there is no needs What shall we do en this our last night? Sleep? Read? Dream? Talk about what you want to do when you grow up? Your mother tells me that you have a chance to work in the Lakeside tree nurs- ery in the holidays." "Yes. Mr. Hobbs, the manager, said he would .give me a try and f I was any good I can have'5 Job every summer until I'm through school. Say, Granddad) have you noticed that we aren't the only people who have camped here? You can see the remainn of camp fires here and there around the poli1; it wasn't so far from; the high- way it might be a tramps' Stamp- i,l{,"n'a..4.2fi1,9i' ing ground. It's the sort of place • that would appeal to bums es witness us." A train whistled far away, so far away that it might have been coming from, another world, "That will be the C.P.R. freight that comes down from Beaver Meadows," said Colin. "Funny how I never hear a train whistle that I don't wish that I were on it. Don't ask me why." The train whistle sounded near- er and nearer. Presently .they could hear the rumble of the care. • "The railway track must go right by here!" exclaimed Colin. "That accounts for those bon fire remains. As" sure as you are born, this gravel pit will be a jumping- off place for some of the gentle- men of the road. Like to meet a real live hobo, Nels? "You bet! I never have yet." They could hear the engine labor- ing somewhere to the north of the gravel pit. By the sound evidently there was a grade there that slow- ed it down. "Then here probably comes your first chance," commented Colin, turning his head _ to. the north. "Hear them? Don't• be • afraid? There is an old Chinese pt'overbp 'He who has nothing, has nothing to fear'." For the first time since they' started on their pilgrimage Nola, was disgusted with his grandfather.. "I'ni not afraid," he said, scorn- fully-. "I want to talk to a real hobo. I'd rather talk to a real ho- bo than—than Shakespeare." If appearances meant anything. they were real hoboes, all right— a short one and a tall one. Ther were dirty, very dirty, and they' smelled disagreeably of sornething- that Colin could not name, but: which he knew he had smelled be- fore some ,time some place. "Good evening," said Colin, po- litely. "Do you want to use our.- fire? We are finished with it." The men thanked him civilly and'' with practiced shill soon had the - fire built, up and crackling cheer- fully. Then the larger one surer's, ed. Nels :tnd Colin. Without hesi- tation he went to the left bank of the gravel pit and felt around among some wild raspberry bush- es, coming up with a rusty shovel. A few feet away he commenced to loosen some large stones embedded' in the gravel. When he had pulled) down the stones, a hole appeared, not large enough to be called a cave, but large enough to hold an" iron pot, an iron tripod with a hook from which to swing the pot, and a small granite kettle with a. lid. Nels and Colin stared open- mouthed'. "So that's how hoboes get along." so swell!" exclaimed Colin. I often wondered if they carried their - cooking gear with them like ped- dlers, but I see now that they don't. They have caches up and down the country, I suppose from roast tO coast." The men were amused and when - they smiled it was easy to see that• here were no potential robbers, and plunderers. They were both ap- :rroaching middle age. ' and the• smaller one had a World War I re- turned soldier's button in his coat lapel. Something about the, linea in the face above it told Colin that: it was worn by right, of service. He had a homely, monkeytilike caste of countenance with kind, brown, Spaniel -like eyes, His mouth was 11trge and generous to the point of absurdity. Not much ambition or drive in the face, perhaps, but no vice, either. His large companion tt'as huilt like a boxer or wrestler,• a11,1 he had the professional figh- ter's cat -like tread. His nose had been broken at least once, and. perched incongruously upon it was 0 pair of steel -rimmed spectacles fined with strong lens. His eyes. looked enormously enlarged behind them. Each man produed a tin of Pork and beans from a pocket and a chunk of bread from another Pocket. Tea cane from somewhere and was steeped in the granite kettle. The beans were heated in the iron pot and in no time at all the men were eating heartily. Can openers also seemed to be stan- dard equipment. Each man had one. The big one looked at Colin and Nels with a smile, but with his nose wrinkled up in distaste. "We'd better keep to windward." he said, "until we can get our clothes washed, We've been riding nearly twenty-four hours in a car with a bunch of sheep, and I never want to see a sheep again as long as I'm alive. And' don't try to sell me any, mutton, either. I have no• use for it." "So that's what that smell is!" exclaimed Colin. "I thought 1 should know It." "We'll keep far enough away from you," said the small one. "We would wish them tonight only we - have nothing to put on while they dry, so we'll just have to wait un- til the sun gets up tomorrow." "Can we lend you something?"' asked Colin. "We have soap yea can have. If we .only had a tub large enough to heat water, you could wash them tonight." "Oh, there's a tub here some- where," said the big one. "Let me see. It's further to the left, is think." He took the shovel and walked. along, stabbing it here and there into the bank. "Here we are!" In a few min- utes he was back with a galvaniz- ed wash tub, rather battered, and • with several holes plugged with rags, but still quite serviceable. At the look on Colina face, he chuckled. "There's everything in this grav- el pit but money," he said. "Here is my idea," said Colin. 'You get your clothes washed and hang them up there on top of the .bank where the wind will get at them and they will be atmoat dry' by morning, you can sleep in our sleeping bags, and it won't hurt us a bit to sleep here beside the lire in our clothes," (Contfalied Ne/rt week) A • i • R • • • • • •