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PAGE FIVE Thursday, March 13th, 1947
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Plain Crepes are lovely.
It's in the Sleeves, Skirts and Waistline—but
neatly.
The wools are fine and pure and colours have a
shiny new radiance.
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ACCESSORIES
SUITS
After lunch we were taken around
one of the Royal farms by the mana-
ger, a Mr. Ritchie, It contains about
700 acres and is stocked with some
Jerseys and Scotc h Shorthorns. A large
flock of sheep were grazing on the
hills,
This was our first Brittsh farm and
rather a special one. Since then we
have visited quite a few ethers and
have foftned some' opinions—though
you will understand they have been
made in a hurry,
The following is not based on what
we saw At Windsor but in general we
have found that farming methods dif-
for greatly front those at home. There
doesn't Seem to be any acute labour
shortage and farm wages are not as
high as in Canada. The average farm
is not as highly nteehanized and there
are few storage facilities for crops be-
cause hi England at least, they are
=Ally , put in stacks and thatched,
Later they are hauled to the barns and
threshed as required,
On the whole operations seem to he
much slower than they are in Canada,
and We have seen ew 'combines. Art-
Metal dryers are required because of
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"Quality and Service"
higher with wheat at $1,00, oats at 95
cents, malting; barley $2.80, and hay
$33.00 a ton.
They have very large yields with
potatoes and turnips at 600 bessels and
1,800 bushels respectively Per acre,
Some turnips still are in the field. The
farmers are compelled to grow a per-
centage of sugar beets in certain areas,
A CATTLE SALE
Wednesday morning we drove to
Reading, a .distance of some 40 miles.
Because of the extreme cold we were
late in arriving at a sale of purebred
Guernseys hi the market auction ring,
Thi'S is when most of the large sales
of England are held and it is modern
in every, way. Some very good prices
were received for the class of stock
offered.
We then' drove out to the stock arti-
ficial insemination station a few miles
front town, This is considered the lar-
gest station of its 'kind in Britain and
serves an area of about 15 miles rad-
ius. They keep several Shorthorn,
Guernsey and Holstein bulls. Short-
horns are the popular dairy cattle in
England.
We were accompanied by Mr. Bur-
ton, of the Salada Tea Co., who„enter-
tained us at tea before returning to
London. r Tomorrow we are to leave
for Yorkshire, and then on to Scot-
land.
the climate,' brain prices are ranch floor length gowns of alice blue in
period, styles with satin bodice and net
over taffeta skirts. Their hats were
small brimmed models of blue satin.
trimmed with veiling and they carried
sheafs of red roses,
Lieutenant John Engden,
was (best man and Lieutenats Evan
Lloyd and William Floyd, both of the
R,C,N., were ushers,
Flora Montgomery was soloist and
sang, "Because" and "I Love You
Truly" accompanied by C. Schafer at
the Man, •
As the bridal couple left the church
a Navalguard of honor, comprised of
fellow Officers of the groom, was :forrn-
ed at the entrance. •
A lorge reception followed at Admir-.
alty House where Captain F, H. Hart,
Ceimmanding Officer, H,Dif.c. iStada-
cona, Mrs.Hart and Matron I-I, Tilli'of
the R.C.N.. Hospital, assisted in re-
receiving the guests. Padre White
proposed the toast to the bride,.
For a wedding trip to Boston by
plane, the bride chose a smart ensemble
of navy French wool With which she
wore a biscuit shade, straw hat trim-
med with navy and matching accesor-
ies. Her corsage was of white rose-
buds and a silverfox jacket completed
her costume,
They will make their home in Hali-
fax on their return.
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WINGNAM ONTARIO
Editor's Note: This is the third in
the series of weekly articles which
Clark Young, treasurer of the Ontario
Plowmen's Association is writing from
Britain. He is accompanying the tour
of Canada's champion plowmen, Others
in • the party are Floyd Steekley and
Austin Nairn, whiners of the Salado,
Trans-Atlantic class for horse-drawn,
jointer plowing at last fall's internat-
lonal Plowing Match; Fred Timbers
and Alex Black, Esso Open Tractor
Class winners; and George Waldie, trip
manager,
, LONDON—Since my last letter we
have been to the King's farm at Wind-
sor and to other points of agricultural
interest in southern England, But be-
fore I try to describe anything else, I
think I should begin with Liondon,
the big city that requires so much of
the produce of these islands and of the
rest of the world.
On our second day here, Major
two weeks following an operation.
Born in West Wawanosh, Mrs. Aitch-
eson, (nee Vera Gaunt), was the dau-
ghter of Mrs. James Gaunt and the
late Mr. Gaunt, and was in her forty-
third year, Twenty-five years ago she
married A. Aitcheson of W. Wawa-
nosh. She had always taken a very
active interest in the work of the
Women's Institute and in the work of
the Presbyterian church in White-
church, in the choir and W.M.S. and
Young People's !Group and will be
greatly missed.
Besides her mother and her husband,
she leaves to mourn her, seven child-
ren, four daughters, Mrs. Clifford
Purdon, (Margaret) of Belgrave; Mrs.
Ernest Button, (Marie) of Lucknow;.
Jean and Donna at home; and three
sons, Jim, Jack and Bob at home, also
four brothers, John of the West, Earle
of Londesboro, Ed. of Lucknow, and
Andrew of W. Wawanosh; and one
sister, Lila, Mrs. Ward Shickluna, of
Port Colborne, who spent the past
week with her sister, also 2 grand-
children.
When the Wingham-Whitechurch
road was opened on Thursday last,
the remains were brought from Wing-
ham to the Presbyterian Manse,
Whitechureh, on Friday morning, and
the funeral was held on Saturday from
the Presbyterian Church here, with
her pastor, Rev, W. A. Sutherland, in
charge of the services hero and at
Greenhill Cemetery, Lucknow, where
interment was made, The pall-bearers
were,. three brothers-in-law; James,
jack and Cairns Aitcheson, and three
brothers, Andrew, Earle and Eddie
Gaunt.
The many friends of the family in
the Whitechurch community extend
sympathy to the bereaved families.
Born—In Victoria Hospital, London,
on Monday, March 3rd., to Mr, and
Mrs. Camero SitnnionS, (nee Agnes
Martin), of London, a daughter,
Mr, John T. Currie of E. Wawanosh,
is celebrating his ninetieth birthday on
Saturday, March 15th, We wish him
many happy returns of tile day,
Our community got along nicely
during the week of snow-bound roads.
Very little sickness, and no one suffer-
ed through lack of food, although many
baked bread to tide them. over, and
all were pleased when the roads were
dug out to Wingharn on Thursday
afternoon, and none more pleased than
the mem themselves, who attacked the
unusual task, Many were running low
in chop, as the chopper here has not
been working for over two weeks on
account of repairs that didn't . work,
but Mr, Robt. Ross was kept busy with
his chopper, and when the roads open,
ed, the -teams made their way to the
mills in town, where over-crowded
horse barns were the order of the day,
atid those who got to town brought out
what mail there was, passing it along
front neighbour to neighbour, The Div-
ition Line has been all bitt impassable,
the road being broken, in through so
Many fields, and around into the barn-
yards, Those living on the rivet side-.
toad .despair the opening of the road
around the river,. until the sari gets.
busy and does it .itself. The shrill of ,
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the train whistle was a welcome. sound tee, and Harold Taylor's Orchestra.
on Thursday when the snow-plow went will provide music for the dance, There
West to Lucknow.
Miss Louise Martin of Kincardine,
Was snow-bound at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin,
during the past week, Mrs. Charles
Martin left on Monday to spend a some time.
week at London with her daughtd, This community extends sympathy
Mrs. Cameebn Simmons. to Mrs, William Welling,s of E, Wawa-
Mr, A. B. Purdon unloaded two cars posh,
of fertilizer recently. Ground hogs were seen two weeks
in the village dtiring the recent storm,
when the teen-agers who ski, found a
A very unusual sight has been seen
here.
ago on Aldin Purdon's hill,.ifu the gra-
vel-pit, and also in other places around
grand slope. It was the snow-covered
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Purdon and
East side of the Presbyterian Church children of Lucknow, spent Sunday
Shed, and it made an excellent slide, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
not too steep to climb. Purdon.
The congregation of the Presbyter- Mr, and Mrs. Robert Mowbray vis-
ian Church are holding a social even- ited on Sunday at theh home of her
ing inthe S.S.- Rooms on Friday even- niece, Mrs. Cecil Falconer.
ing. All are cordially. invited to attend. There was no church service in the
The ladies of the Women's Institute United Church here on Sunday, on
are holding a concert in the Memorial account of the illness of the Pastor,
Hall here next Monday evening, St. Rev. 0. M. 'Newton, and the W. Wa-
Patrick's Day. A good program is be- wanosh roads had not been plowed out
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of which have not been rebuilt, due to
lack of material. In the residential
area near Regent's Park there are
many houSes still 'Unoccupied because
of blitz damage.
VISIT TO CANADA, HOUSE
At Canada House, where the affairs
of the Dominion are handled, we were
received by Hon. Norman Robertson,
the Canadian High Commissioner, Lat-
er we went to Ontario House, where
Major J. S. P. Armstrong gave,,us an
interetsing talk about the work for the
Province conducted there.
Sunday morning all our party at-
tended service in St, Paul's. The build-
ing is beyond my powers of descrip-
tion. That it sands today is a miracle,
as practically all the buildings around
have been demolished. Even now sonic
windows are still boarded up because
of the glass shortage.
Our two days of sight-seeing gave
us many things to remember about
London—but perhaps the most impor-
tant is that till people there need food:
all the food we can send them.
Monday morning a private bus took
up 30 miles to Windsor to see the Cas-
tle and the King's Farm. We saw the
great walls and beer building of the
fortress, built in the Middle Ages; we
visited St George's ,Chapel, one of the
roost beautiful in the world; and we
were shown the tombs of many British
monarchs.
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Spray Calendar
The Dominion Entomological Lab-
oratory, Vineland, Ontario, has issued
a spray calendar for nursery stock,
1947. It covers apple budded stock,
apple seedlings, plums, pears, sweet
and sour cherries, rnazzard stock pea-
ches, currants, and gooseberries, with
a recipe for poison bait for cutworm
control.
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WEDDINGS
Russell - MacLean
In keeping with an old Naval tradi-
tion of flying a garland of flowers from
the masthead when a Naval Officer
of the Base is being married, two gar-
lands of spring flowers flew from the
flag-pole overlooking the Parade
ground at Stadacona on Satur-
day. Believed to be the first time in
the histOry of .the station that two
wreaths have been flown, the occasion
marked the marriage of Sub. Lieuten-
ant Alberta Marjorie MacLean of the
Nursing Service, R.C.N. (T),-to Lieut-
enant Neil J. Russell, R.C.N. both sta-
tioned at H.M.C. Stadacona.
- The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Leslie. MacLean, Wing-
ham, Ontario, and the groom is a son
of Mr. and Mrs, E. E. Russell, Toron-
to.
The ceremony !swag solemnized at 3
o'clock in 'St. David's Presbyterian
Church with Naval Padre De Wolfe
White officiating assisted by Rev.
Frank Lawson.
Given in marriage by Surgeon Lieut-
enant Commander Richard Lane, the
bride was charmingly attired in a wed-
ding gown of simple white satin with
an overdress in redingote style of
chantilly lace. Designed with Peter Pan
collar and buttoned in front to the waist
it extended behind to form a long
styled headdress in corded silk stud-
ded with pearls and lily of the valley,
and she wore as her only jewellery an
antique pearl necklace, gift of the
groom, and a heirloom Scotch Dirk of
agates, gift of the groom's mother.
Her bouquet was of white 'roses,
Sub Lieutenant Shirley Macintosh,
R.C,N,,,maid of honour and Sub Lieut-
enants -Georgine Law and,. Bonheur
Cameron, both of the R,C,N,, wore
H. Stapleford of °Canada House show-
ed us around the main section of the
city. Like all other travellers we were
impressed by the transportation syt-
tem. .Above ground it is nearly all by
double-decker buses and cabs, with a
few electric streetcar lines (they call
them trams) in the centre of the city
area.
But the main transportation system
is the wonderful subway far beneath
the earth. It serves many parts of the
city, uses electric trams of six cars and
and is very speedy. Some of these
"tubes" are more than 150 feet deep
and they saved many lives when people
took refuge there during the blitz. The
London Transport Commission has
87,000 employees and they provide a
splendid service.
We were taken to many places we
had bed•rd about or read about in his-
tory: Trafalgar Square, Buckingham
Palace, the Tower of London -and
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Mrs, Jas. Aitcheson of W. Wawa-
nosh, spent the week-end at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. William Wellings,
Mr. Victor Casemore spent the
week-end in Toronto.
Mrs, Alex Robertson spent the
week-end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jas._ Forester of W. Wawanosh,
Mr. Thomas Moore arrived home on
Saturday night after being snow-bound
in Toronto for a week,
FarmForum was held
of Mr. and Mrs.• Cecil
Monday evening. -
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
have been in London for
weeks, are visiting. with
,Mr, and Mrs. Thos, Moo
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turn to her home at St,. Helens after
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