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Vol. '75 - No. 40
FLOODS CONTINUE TO
'TO CAUSE HAVOC
Too fine and warm a spring can be
a disaster, That may seem a paradox-
ical thing to say because we all like
to elect a fine warm spring after the
rows and chilling cold of a long
winter. But, if spring sets in too fine
snd warm, too early, before the bulk
-of the snow has gradually melted and
tun off, the result is disastrous floods.
This year there was a prolonged
-vvArm spell in Eastern Canada without
any intervening freeze-ups; in early
spring-, and Ontario and Quebec had
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-THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Wednesday, June .9th, 1948
LAWN and
GARDEN SUPPLIES
Milorganite Fertilizer, lb. 04c
Garden Hose (fibrid, ft. 10c
Lawn Sprinklers, $1.30 to $4.30
2-4-D Weed Killer-Sure Death
to weeds on lawn, 1 oz. treats
250 sq. ft. 25c
'Tomato Dust 50c
Garden Dust .. .50c
Garden Hoes 75c
Lawn Rakes $1.25
Garden Fence, 42", ft. ..30c
Lawn Mowers, $13.25 to $27.50
Power Mowers . $120.00
Lawn Rollers
Wheelbarrows $6.50 to $17.50
Rose Trellis $1.40 - $1.75
KILL THOSE FLIES
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Fly Screening - All sizes
Screen Doors $3.95 and $4.75
Combination Doors ... $12.00
Fly Sprayers 35c to $1.50
DDT Varnish (paint screens
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John, Were at Drayton one day last
week, attending the funeral of her
brother-in-law, Mr. Meath.
Rev. anti Mrs. G. Newton of the
United Church, will be in Toronto
this wtek attending the Graduation
Exercises of their daughter, Miss
Zona Newton, from the General Hos-
pital.
The local caste will present their
play, "Dark Was the Night" at Bel-
grave, this Wednesday everting and at
Teeswater on Thursday evening,
Anniversary services will be held in
the United Church here this Sunday
with Rev. Mr. Moores of BelgraNe in
charge of the servicee, On 'Monday
evening the Young People of the DIVS.
sels Presbyterian Chitral will present
their three-act comedy, "The Dutch
Detective" in thd Memorial Hall.
Come out and enjoy the humour of
this play,
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Falconer and
Lois,Mrs. Cecil Falconer and Ivan
Lailaw, spent the week-end at Cale-
doe at the home of the former's sis-
ter, Mrs. Elgin WelWood and Mrs.
Arthur Cronin.
Mr. Wm. Dawson is holding a sale
of Ids farm, farm stock mid imple-
ments net Tuesday at his home on
the and. con. of Kinioss.
Mr. and Mrs. Rclison Falconer
. spent the week-end with her uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Wright,
Mr, and Mrs. Alfred Beekton of
Toroitto, have been visiting at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Thos.
Morrison.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kerr and child-
ren of Bluevaic, spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Laidlaw.
Mrs. Harold. Spatting is very ill in
1Wingliain Hospital.
Mr, and Mrs. Ilatry IGtilley of
Wingham spent Sunday with Mr, and
Mrs. Amos Cornelius.
serious floods which caused much
damage. Later on this spring, Western
Canada had a prolonged warm spell
without any cold intermissions to
cheek the snow from melting too
rapidly, and there were record break;
ing floods with tremendous resulting
damage in the valleys of the Red, As-
siniboine, Saskatchewan and other
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This Saturday
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rivers.
At present British Columbia and
the State of Oregon are experiencing
probably the worst floods in recorded
history in the valleys of the Fraser,
Columbia and other rivers, for sim-
ilar reasons. A prolonged period of
high temperature weather has caused
the heavy snows in the mountains to
melt too rapidly and gorge the fast-
flowing rivers with snowy water which
has inundated many thousands of acres
of valuable, rich valley-,farm-land and
destroyed much property,
In the Fraser Valley, the toll al-
ready is estimated in excess of $30,-
000,000 property loss; more than
50,000 acres of farmlands flooded, and
at least 9,000 town and farm folks
homeless. In the Columbia river val-
ley it seems that the property damage
is far in excess of $100,000,000; over
59,000 persons are homeless and a
tremendous acreage of farmlands
flooded. The toll on other Coast riv-
ers is comparatively less but still a
very serious disaster to the inhabitants
of those districts. • * *
FOREST FIRES LOSS
APPALLING
Despite the efforts of 1,200 'fire-
fighters, fdrest fires have destroyed
hundreds of thousands of acres of val-
uable timberland in the Mississagi
and Chapleau districts of Northern
Ontario this year so far. Millios of
dollars worth of lumber was destroyed
as the flames spread -unchecked over
the tinder-dry areas. At times high
winds fanned the flames to a fiery fury
that leaped across streams and fire-
guards.
When forest fires grow to such tre-
mendous dimensions, they 'become un-
controllable by man. Only heavy rains
or lack of further timbered country
along its borders can ever check and
stop such a fiery holocaust. While the
prolonged dry spell was a contribut-
ing cause yet it appears certain that
man's criminal carelessness was the
direct cause of these and Many other
such fires. There was no lightning in
the district near the time that the fires
started in the Blind River area,
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SOUTH AFRICA CHANGES
GOVERNMENT
The voters of South Africa have
rejected Field Marshal Smuts and
chosen the Nationalist Party under
Dr. Daniel Malan. South Africans of
• European descent are outnumbered
four to one by the native population.
• Together, the Dutch and British are
about two million and a quarter strong,
against nearly nine million • colored
• people. This is the key problem of
South African politics. The new gov-
ernment may segrgate the blacks, deny
them civic rights and exclude them
from all but the most lowly and poor-
est paid occupations, if pre-election
promises are kept. South Africa has
taken a backward step. * * *
WEEKLY THOUGHT
A pawn shop where we could hock
our troubles would fill a long-felt
want, but helping some less-fortunate
person will 6uffice as an antidote.
Seaforth,
Mr, Roy McGee and Miss Florence
Beecroft, of Toronto, spent the week,
end at their respective homes .here.
Services in the Presbyterian Church
here were withdrawn on Sunday on
account of the Anniversary services
in Calvin Church,
Mr, Lorne Johnston spent the week-
end at Toronto, where he met his
uncle and, aunt, Mr, and Mrs, Ed, Top-
ping, who came by train from Prince
Albert, Sask,, and on Sunday Mr, and
Mrs. Topping and Mrs. Johnston visit,
ed with Mrs. Topping's sister, Mrs,
Jas. MeWhinney of Auburn,
Mr. Clefence McClenaghan was in
Windsor last week at the United
-Church Conference. He. way the lay-
delegate representing Whitechurch,
St, Helens, United Churches.
Miss Annie Kennedy has been ire,
cuperating"at her home here, following
her operation in Wingham General
Hospital,
Mr. Ben Naylor, who has been so ill
in the Wini'liam Hospital, has shown
considerable improvement during the
past week.
Mr. Irwin McClenaghan of St,
Thomas, visited on Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben McClena-
ghan and Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Bar-
bour and family of Fordyce also
visited there on Sunday.
Mrs. Sam Hutchison of Wingham,
spent the week-end with her sister,
Mrs. Will Conn.
Mrs. John Johnston spent the week-
end at the home of her .son, Mr. Ger-
shorn Johnston of E. Wawanosh.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robinson attend-
ed the wedding dinner and reception
of her sister, Miss Greta Eileen Hum-
phrey, daughter'of Mn and Mrs. Wm.
Humphrey, of W. Wawanosh, it hose
marriage to George Stewart Webster,
only son of Mr. and Mrs. Wni. Web-
ed at noon, on Saturday, June 5th, at
, was solemniz- ster, of W. Wawanosh
the manse, St. Helens by Rev. G. W.
Newton. After they return from their
honeymoon trip, they will reside on
the groom's farm on the 10th cf W.
Wawanosh. Their many friends in this
district will extend best wishes for a
long and happy wedded life.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wightman and
family spent Monday with Mr, and
Mrs. Alec MacDonald of Hampstead.
Mrs. Frank Thompson spent a day
last week in London.
Mr. and Mrs. Alec Shiell, Donald
and Suzanne of St. Thomas and Gwen-
doliue and Jean Mcl3urney of London
spent Sunday with relatives on the
10th "of E. Wawanosh.
Mr. Chas. Shiell received word that
Mrs. Sinai was again at Winnipeg,
having made the bus trip to Vancouver
and hack. Some of the roads over
which she travelled through the moun-
tains, were closed a few hours later
on account of floods.
Mr and Mrs jas Hardie and setts'
of Turn'berry, and her mother, Mrs.
Sam McBurney, Wingham, spent Sun-
day with Mr, and Mrs. Gregg Shiell,
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Young of Mor-
ris were Anniversary visitors at Cal-
vin and visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Mellurney,
Mr. and Mrs. John Craig and Mr.
and Mrs. Dawson Craig and Alex. vis-
ited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon McBurney.
Mr. and Mrs. John Purdon and her
mother, Mrs. Bolt, and Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Cook and son, Ivan, of Myth,
spent Sunday at Victoria Hospital,
London, with Mrs, Jean Fox, who
went through an operation there s:ene
weeks ago, and who had to return and
have her arm, shoulder and neck in a
cast,
Many in this community will eetend
congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
Wightman of Westfield, whose mar-
riage was solemnized at Brucefield,
on \Vednesday last. Ivan lived in the
village here for many years with Hs
grandparents, the late Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Wightman,
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Our stock of CANDY is
complete-Bulk and box
CHOCOLATES
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Utility Cabinet $11.00
Sunshine Rangette $67.50
SPORTS SUPPLIES
Golf Clubs-Woods, Irons, and
Putters
Golf Balls, Bags, Tees, etc
Tennis Racquets $3.00 to $12.50
Tennis Balls 50c
Baseball Gloves $2,50 to $9.50
Baseball Bats Softball Bats
Softballs
Fishing Tackle - Hooks, Flies,
Rods, Minnow Traps, Minnow
Pail, Nets, etc.
.22 Rifles $13.50 to $34.50
.22 Cartridges-Solid point and
Mushroom
Bicycles $50.00 to $60,00
Get Your COAL Early!
Taking orders for Alberta Coal
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Mr. Robert Carrick had the misfor-
tune to take a tumble one day last
week, and N-rays showed a broken
collar bone,
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