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The Clinton News Record, 1933-11-02, Page 6PAGE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, NES ago THURS., ` NOV. 2,'1933 for a ,�neu Ohe Information Timely Inform y Busy Farmer ( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ) 1Vhere Crops Fit In There are some crops which are not well suited to very fertile soils. Buckwheat, for example, often pro- duces too much straw and too little grain on rich soils, especially those soils which are very high in nitro- gen. Oats are likely to lodge badly on soils too rich in nitrogen. On the lets brushed off with the back of the other hand, a fertile soil is essential trimming knife. While it is neces- for profitable yields of wheat and Bary to remove the tip of the top them to become discolored and lose their bloom - (3) The greatest care should be taken in trimming, as many rutabag- as. are spoiled for shipping through careless trimming. The roots should be trimmed as pulled. The•large tar root is cut off close to the body of the rutabaga and the dirt and root- ibarley. Rye will grow well on rich soils but it is also a particularly good crop for light infertile soils. Tur- nips require a fairly fertile soil, but, if the soil is unbalanced in its fer- tility by having an over -abundance of nitrogen in comparison with other elements of fertility, there will be luxuriant tops but small roots. Farm Produets Week Farm Products Week, an annual feature in the activities of the On- tario Department of Agriculture, was brought to a successful conclus- ion on Saturday, October 21. Entrants to the Window Dressing Competition, conducted throughout the province during the week, num- bered approximately twenty-five hun- dred chain and independent stores. It is interesting to note that of more than a mile of trucks, entered in the Farm Products Parade, held in Toronto on Wednesday, October 18, fifty of these were entered by commercial firms. This would dear- ' lear' ly indicate an attitude of co-opera- tion, taken by Toronto merchants, towards any move designed for stim- ulating the sale of Ontario farm pro- ducts. root end the rootlets, great care should be taken to avoid any injury to the body of the root which would hurt its appearance and keeping qual- ities. The top or neck should be cut off within ane inch of the body of the root. In cutting off the top or neck, the body is frequently cut into and the root destroyed for ship- ping (4) Roots punctured with a fork Dither in loading in the field or at the car are destroyed for shipping purposes. (5) Rutabagas are frequently cut, bruised, or even split through rough handling and their market value destroyed. (6) It should be remembered that the housewife buys individual turnips and her eye is the guide to what she buys. Mice Injure Orchards One of the greatest hazards in the growing of an apple orchard is the danger of girdling by mice. This is especially true in orchards under sod culture, although even orchards un- der clean cultivation are frequently subject to considerable damage from this cause. The amount of damage caused by these animals varies great- ly from year to year, depending largely upon their available supply of food. Galvanized wire screen snakes the most effective protection. The ini- tial cost is high, but as it only has to be placed once and will last for a large number of years, it will be found cheaper in the long run. This wire should be cut into pieces large enough to encircle the trunk and leave room for expansion of the- trunk, hetrunk, as the tree grows. The low- er end should be buried about one inch in the soil, in order to prevent mice from working underneath. Ceteelree Minister 'Announces Field Crop Competitions "Field Crops represent approxi- mately 50 per cent of the gross agri- cultural revenue of Ontario," said Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy, Minister of Agriculture. `Figures for the year 1932 indicate that of the gross reven, ue of $226,000.000, field erops are credited with $113,007,000. "For this reason," continued Col- onel Kennedy, "it is my opinion that field crops should be given a consid- erably more prominent place at County Fairs and at the larger exx hibitions. Growers, as a result of such recognition, would be greatly en- couraged to produce better seed and, consequently better farming in their respective areas. Along this line, the Minister of Agriculture mentioned that many de- velopments and improvements are in prospect for the coming winter Fairs at Guelph and Ottawa. He said that there will be a particularly Interest- ing departure from the routine of past years in that a grain class is provided this year, open to Agricul- tural Societies. This class replaced the field crop competition class which has been included for many years, Under the new arrangement en- tries will be made through the Sec- retary of each Agricultural Society and in the case of awards 60 per cern of the total prize will go to the ex- hibitor, while 40 per cent will go to the Society of which the exhibitoe is a member. Each exhibit shall include five lots of grain and seed. There must be a lot each of WHEAT (Winter or Spring): OATS and BARLEY; and two lots selected from the following: CLOVER (any kind) ALFALFA TIMOTHY, CORN (Flint or Dent; RYE; BUCKWHEAT; FLAX; FIELD PEA'S; FIELD BEANS and SOYA BEANS. Each lot shall contain one bushel except Flax, Alfalfa, Clover and Timothy one-half bushel, and Corn ten ears. All grain and seed must have been produced in 1933, by bona -fide mem- bers of each Society making entry. N'o member may contribute more than one lot to be exhibited in this class. Prizes, being offered by the On tario Department of Agriculture, for exhibits containing five lots of grain and seed, follow: First prize, fifty dollars; second prize, forty dollars; third prize, thirty dollars; fourth prize, twenty dollars;{ fifth prize, fifteen dollars; sixth prize, fifteen dollars; seventh prize, fifteen dollars eighth prize, fifteen dollars; ninth prize, fifteen dollars and tenth prize, fifteen dollars. less than 5000 pounds of milk in the period. These eight averaged 4521 pounds of milk, 241 pounds of fat, at a feed cost of 355.18. The remain- ing emaining seventeen averaged 7373 pounds of milk, 376 pounds fat, at a feed cost of $68.68. The dif.e--on-e a- mounting to 2852 pounds of milk con, taining 185 pounds of fat was pro- duced at a cost of $13.50, equal„,to 47 cents per hundred weight of mills or 10 cents per pounds of fat, cer- tainly much Iower than the average price received in any district in Eastern Canada. During the development of the Grade herd at this Farm some years ago, it was found that heifers pro - clueing an average of 3819 pounds of 4 per cent milk as two -year-olds, on- ly averaged 4173 pounds as three- year -olds and 4800 pounds at four years of age. Those with an aver- age of 5621- pounds as two-year olds increased to 6819 pounds and 7238 pounds the following two years respectively. The poorer group re- turned over feed cost, $14.08, $22.07 and $26.67 each year, while the high- er producers averaged $31.74, $49.90 and $56.57 respectively, or a total increase of $75.39 in net returns over feed cost in the three-year period. Many farmers, who have kept re- cords consistently over a period of years, are in a position to cull their herds intelligently and realize the value of this method of herd improve- ment. Those not following this prac- tice would find it profitable to do so. both as individuals and also in order that Eastern Canada may take its place as one of the leading live stock centres in North America, a position• it rightfully should have. Topics of Timothy Timothy is used in Canada almost to the exclusion of other grasses, largely because clean seed of strong vitality is generally available at a low price. The expense per acre of seeding is less than with any other grass. Timothy, if fed alone, is of low nutritive value for growing ani- mals or for milk production, .because it is deficient in flesh -forming con- stituents. It is, therefore, not a pro- fitable fodder by itself for those pur- poses. A liberal mixture of clover improves it. It is favored for work horses that have heavy grain rations as well, and, on account of its diges- tibility, it is the standard hay for livery horses required to work imme- diately after feeding. Skim Milk or Meat for Winter Eggs NT:EREST: TO FARIT ER 5 but during the winter when flight is often impossiblefor several Weeks at a time, this waste material collects' within the bees, and unless the food consists of high grade honey or su- gar syrup, a bad attack of dysentery resulting in the loss of the colonies may follow. Should the weather dui ing the winter turn warns enough to (Experimental Farms Note) In order that a poultryman may get every cent of profit coming tc hits, he must avail himself of all the means at his disposal to produce cheaply. For instance when whole milk is sold anywhere from 60 cents to a dol, lar a hundred pounds, skim -milk ha:' little value, yet if it is fed to poul- try it will bring fair returns. If skim -milk were used instead of beef- scraps as a source of animal feed, poultrymen would out down on theh feed bill and their cost of egg pro- duction at the same time. Harvesting and Handling Rutabagas or Swede Turnips For Shipping Purposes The following are the recommenda- tions which have been made by the Fruit and Vegetable Branch of the Dominion Government and the Field Husbandry Department of the Ontar- io Agricultural Department of the Ontario Agricultural College on the harvesting of rutabagas or swede turnips for shipping purposes. One of the most important opera- tions in connection with growing rutabagas or swede turnips for ship- ping is harvesting and too much em- phasis cannot be placed on the im- portance of this phase in the grow- ing of this crop. (1) All rutabagas intended •for whipping should ;be pulled by hand. No machinery has yet been devised which will lift the roots without causing serious injury. (2) When possible the roots shoule be harvested when they are dry. They .should be taken to the car or stored posure to wind and sun soon causes Its soon as possible after pulling. Ex, raise the temperature of the hive to around 70 degrees Fahrenheit the cluster of blees'will expand and if the outside temperature be high enough, a flight will take place. For the best wintering, however, a steady low temperature' which causes the bees to remain at rest for the greater part of the winter is desirable. WHAT OTHER NEWS PAPERS ARE SAYING GET UP AND RUSTLE Business is just as good as . you make it. No man ever got rich sit, ting -in his store lamenting the fact that customers did not come to buy. —Kincardine Review -Reporter. TAKING SERIOUS RISKS Little attention is being paid to the law that requires buggies and bicycles to carry lights after dark. Almost every time a motorist is out at night he will suddenly see a bug- gy ahead without lights. I£ all such neglecting to carry lights were sum- moned into court, the public would be amazed. There are always some who are willing to take a chance of an accident and maybe serious in- jury—Listowel Banner. An experiment conducted at the Dominion Experimental Station, Cap Rouge, Que., for five seasons prov- ed rather conclusively that the lot of birds receiving skim -milk laid tnorc eggs and gained more weight than the one which was fed beef scrap other feeds being the same. Skim -,milk should always be fel sweet or always sour se as to avolc bowel troubles. Where skim -milk is not available beefscrap will have to be resorted to but tee cost of pro- duction will be higher. No poultry- man or farmer keeping hens can af- ford these days to feed expensive animal feeds when they can use skim - milk at greater advantage. Let us make a better use of the products which are at our disposal. Importance of Culling the Herd ON FAST TIMI] Thursday had been a long day. Dusk was falling and clerks were growing weary—were anxiously waiting for the six o'clock bell. Ale the bell! Housewives hurriedly at- tended to last minute supper details; merchants prepared to close up shop, and small boys hurried home mindful of oft repeated warnings to bb on time for meals. Ah! Again for the hands on Seaforth clocks pointed to only five o'clock. But the bell can't be wrong; the clocks must be slow, mused the good people of Seaforth. But, alas and alack, the bell was wrong. Chief of Police James S. Ry- an, whose business it is to pull the rope, was one hour ahead of time. Puzzle his head, as he may, the Chief can not understand how it all hap- pened. "I thought it was six, but it wasn't,” he said. --Seaforth Expositor. How Bees Spend the Winter (Experimental Farms Note) The cost of maintaining a poor producing cow is as great as that of a high producer. The extra produc, tion secured, is at a low unit cost and represents the return necessary to cover the overhead charges and leave a profit for ttte owner. For example, in 1932 twenty-five cows completed lactation periods at the Dominion Experimental Farm, Nap- pan, N.S. Eight of these produced ister, who is clerk of an Ontaric presbytery. In giving the list of those attending sederunts, he terms them all "Messrs.", putting the wore "ministers" after the names of the clergy and "elders" after the names of the laity Just off -band, we doubt if the word "Rev." is used at all by this writer. A minister, told us once that he disliked seeing his name in the paper as "Rev. Smith," er "Rev,. Mr, Smith." Ile said he had a Chris- tian name and liked to see it used, thus "Rev. James A. Smith." —Hanover Post. O®C� WILFUL WASTE MAKES WOEFUL WANT The pian adopted in the United States for National Recovery seems to have included the plowing under of cotton crops and the slaughter apd wiful waste of thousands of young pigs. While such a scheme may have the approval of brain trusts and those supposedly versed in the study of economic conditions it looks to the average man like a slap in the face to Providence. While some folks go hungry and poorly clothed, the commodities that would furnish both these essentials are wil- fully wasted. The program of the United. States administration is be- ing watched with a great deal of interest. The old adage forces itself upon one when these acts are report- ed: "Wilful waste makes woeful want." RETURNS FOR THIRD VISIT OF KING'S REPRESENTATIVE Among those with whom the Gov- ernor-General shook hands and ex- changed a few words was Regimen- tal Sergeant-Major George James of the Hurons. Sergt: Major James was a bugler with the military guard of honor on the occasion of Lord Aber- deen's visit to Goderich in 1896 and took part in the reception on that occasion. He has a record of thirty- seven years with the Hurons. When Lord Dufferin visited God- erich in 1874 the address on behalf of the public school was read by John C. Robertson, who, although only ten years of age, was head boy at the old Central. Professor Robert• son, now of Toronto, happened to be in town last week on a visit to his sisters and brothers here, and was probably the only person in town whc had taken part in the reception of 1874.---Goderich Signal. (Experimental Farms Note) Honey bees do not hibernate in the true sense of word for they move about within the hive and are con, tinually taking food during the win- ter months. As the winter approach es and the temperature within the hive hovers between 69 and 57 de- grees Fahrenheit, the bees remain quietly on their combs but as soon as it drops to 57 degrees or lower the bees gather together into one compact cluster. The bees in the centre of this Bluster produce heat by muscular activity while those on the outside act as an insulating ring. The temperature of the cluster is maintained at approximately 57 de- grees throughout the winter. The cplder the hive the harder must the bees work to keep up the necessary temperature, 1lut as work shortens a bee's life and because it is necessary that they live through the long win- ter and well into the following spring it imperative that the beekeeper have his colonies strong in young bees when winter arrives and that sufficient protection is provided to maintain the proper temperature of the hive with the least expenditure of energy on the part of the bees. It has already been said that the frees take food continually, but as it may prove disastrous to feed them during the cold weather, suff icient food to carry them safely through the ' winter should be given before they form their winter cluster. During the winter months the cluster of bees changes position in order to keep in contact with the food sup- ply. Healthy bees discharge `their Waste material enly when in flight; —Bowmanville Statesman. TO SPEND CLINTON HYDRO REPORT Balance Sheet as at Dec. 31st, 1932: Mnnicipality Clinton PopulASSEation—T5S873 • Lands and buildings .. 8,760.82 Substation equipment 7;544.43 Distribution system overhead . 21,805.97 Line transformers 7,516.75 Meters 9,089.79 Street light equipment, regular 1,297.67 Miscellaneous construction expense . . 3,857.83 Old plant ..i.. , 10,658,09 Total plant , $70,481.35 Bank and cash balance 1,042.39 Securities and investments 3,000.00 Accounts receivable 1,446.91 Inventories.., 2,276.41 Sinking fund on local debentures 30,131.03 Equity in H.E.P C. system 23,720.24 Total assets ..........$132,098.33 Deficit . None Total .. .............. .$132,098.83 LIABILITIES Debenture balance 44,600:00 Accounts payable . 86.57 Other liabilities 62.22 Total liabilities $44,648.79 RESERVES For equity in H•E.P.C. systems 23,720.24 For depreciation 18,662.77 Other reserves 682.22 340,000 ON LOCAL SYSTEM A statement made by Mayor Lee at the town council meeting en Fri- day night, to the effect that the Bell Telephone Co. contemplated the ex- penditure of 340,000 in Goderich next year, was confirmed by Mr. H. S. Griff, local manager for the Tele- phone Company, in conversation with The Signal. Mr. Griff stated that the plans in- volve the rebuilding of the whole outside plant of the Company in Goderich, with new poles, new cables and new service wires. It is propos- ed as far as possible to -remove poles from the streets, erecting them at the rear of premises. This will tend greatly to the improvement of the appearance of the streets. If ar- rangements can be made with the Hydro people, telephone wires may be strung on Hydro poles where the two lines now run parallel. The plans for the expenditure of such a large sum in Goderich are, said Mr Griff, evidence of the confid- ence of the Bell Telephone Co. in the future of this town. —:Goderich Signal, Total Reserves 343,065.23 SURPLUS Local sinking fund 30,131.03 Operating' surplus 14,253.28' LISTOWEL IS NOT LISTOWEL— IT'S LISTOWL, SAYS IRISHMAN The head of the party of engineers who are making it survey of the El- mira district for the Department of National Defense, is disgusted when anyone pronounces Listowel as Lis- towel. Himself an out-and-out Irish- man he cannot bear to hear the name of a favorite Irish city, Listowl, pro- nounced otherwise than it is pro- nounced in Ireland. And that is List -owl. He gets tired of hearing it called Listowel in Canada. The first single railway track in the world was between Listowel ane Bunyan, in county Limerick, Ireland; he stated. Faith, sure and it's List - owl, begorry!—Elmira Signal. teeelleete Total surplus ...... 344,384.31 Total liabilities, reserves and surplus . . .3132,098.33 Percentage of net debt to total assets . 18.6 Operating Report es at Dec. 31, 1932, Municipality—Clinton EARNINGS Domestic service Commercial light service Commercial power service Municipal power Street lighting Miscellaneous . • ' 11,900.80 6,085.53` 4,463.98 935.20 1,986.98 1,053,31 Total earnings ......,.. 326,425.86 EXPENSES Power purchased . ..•... Distribution system, opera- tion and maintenance.. Line transformer main- tenance . Meter maintenance Street lighting, operation and maintenance . .. Billing and collecting, General office, salaries and expenses . Undistributed expenses Truck operation and main- tenance . Interest Sinking fund and princi- pal payments on deb Depreciation . 16,154.88 412.45 33.58' 276.56 98,72 . 791.54 2,540.03' 464,03' 144.84 2,389.65 1,305.66 1,816.00 Total operating costs and fixed changes... 326,422.94 ' Net surplus . 2.92 NUMBER 02' CONSUMERS Domestic service 514 ' Commercial light service 134 Power service . 15 Total 663 • BRUSSELS: A masquerade dance under the auspices of Peg's Commun- ity Orchestra was held in the town hall Friday evening. The prize for the best dressed lady went to Mrs. Reg. Kerslake, Seaforth; comic lady, Mrs. Van Hopper; best dressed gent Mr. Dollaner; comic gent, Archie Grewar, Mr. King, a Guelph, violin- ist, assisted the orchestra. GO'DERICH: Highly successful financially, and as asocial event of the season, the Arthur Circle bazaar held in Knox church lecture room on Saturday attracted a large crowd of patrons, widening the popularity of this annual function, the receipts of which amounted to $340. All the tables were gaily decorated in black and orange and the tea room with its attractively arranged tea tables was most inviting. During the tea and supper hours a steady stream of people -Came and went. The tea hostes- ses were Mrs. D. J. Lane and Mrs. Robert Bisset, assisted by a bevy of young matrons and girls. Miss Ger- trude Heist was the effeeient treas- urer and Miss Wiggins was in charge of the decorations. Mrs. W. G. MacEwan, the president, grac- iously presided over the whole baz- aar and received the many guests. REMOVING HATS AT FUNERAL SERVICES A frequent cause of death, espec- ially among older people is illness brought on by exposure while at- tending funerals during raw or cold weather. People who follow indoor occupations are apt to catch cold by standing in a cold wind or rain. But the most frequent cause of colds on such occasions is the custom of stand- ing bareheaded during the service. It is a nice custom but one not suit- ed to a climate such as we have in this part of the world. Is there any- body who has not heard of some ac- quaintance of friend at some time or other, who has not lost his life as the result of standing bareheaded at a funeral? We attended a large funeral a few days ago where an overflow of a hun- dred people were standing on the verandah to hear the service through the open door. As the service start- ed they bared their heads,. and then a quiet voice was heard saying:— "Et is the wish of the family that no- body take a risk by removing his hat." It was a thoughtful and sen- sible suggestion, One feels that the spirit of reverence can be preserved just as well without endangering the health of the friends who are pre- sent to pay their tribute of respect. --St. Marys Journal -Argus. INITIALS ARE ALWAYS BEST A question of etiquette is raised by the Fergus News -Record when it de- cries the use of the term, Mrs. (Dr.) Jones or Mrs. (Rev.) Brown. Such things are common errors, it says, and "for some reason they always annoy us, though why we should care is not apparent." The paper goes on to say that "nobody ever seems tc think of introducing a lady as Miss (Teacher) Green or Miss (Stenograp- her) Smith." The point is rather well taken. Another common error is referred to ;by the Mount Forest Con- federate when it tells of the use made of the word "Reverend." Par- ticularly obnoxious is the term "Rev. Smith" or "Rev. Black." The correct appellation, of course, is plain Mr. Smith, or, if one desires to make it known that the gentleman is a min- ister, the term `Rev. J. A. Smith" would be correct, but "Rev:" is•ne substitute for "Mr.." We lilt! the form used by a former Hanover ±bun- II { etecuasellIP Vino Woodyard, a highly esteemed resident, and wife of William Pear- son, aged 51. Mrs. Pearson was born in Brampton, and her early life was spent near Clinton. She was married more than twenty years ago and came to Egmondville where she had since resided. Surviving are her husband and two daughters, Mrs. Hartman 1:Iuisser, McKillop and oe=:Icee:e WINTHROP: The fifty-eighth an - Jean, at hone. niversary of Caven Church, Win- throp, was fittingly celebrated on 1 Sunday when Rev. E. F. Chandler of Kippen preached inspiring sermons to large congregations. Special mu- sic was contributed by the choir, SEAFORTH: The annual concert under the auspices of the pupils of the Seaforth Public :School held in Cardno's Hall on Friday was of a high order and attracted a full house. Principal P. B. Moffat pre- sided. A delightful program con- ducted- by Prof. Anderton consisted of two operettas, "Little Red Rid- ing Hood" by the pupils of Mr. Mof- fatt, Miss Turnbull and Miss Harty and "The Sugar Plum Tree," by the pupils of Miss Elder and Miss Bell, with songs, dances, drills and games. CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS EARNINGS The gross revenue of the all-inclu- sive Canadian National Railways System for the week ending Octoe her 21st, 1933, were $3,581,882 as compared with 38,570,988 for the corresponding period of 1932, an in- crease of 310,899. WALTON: A social sponsored by the Women's Association of Duff's United Church, was held Friday with a largo attendance. The pastor, Rev. Charles Cumming, was in charge of the program. Splendid numbers were given by a quartette composed of George Ramsay, George McArthur John Teaming and John McDonald; a number of duets by Jack Bryant and Walter Bewley received great applause. A dialogue entitled "The Good They Did," was given by Mrs. P. Shaw. Mrs. Gordon MaGavin, Mrs. Wm. Murray, Mrs. (Rev.) Cum- ming, Mrs. E. Britton and Miss Bea- trice Kearns. Other numbers on the program were: reading, Jack Drager; solos, Mrs. Colin Fingland; choruses by Kathleen and Jean Far- quharson, Viola Marks, Betty Small. don, Maurice Radford and Leslie Rutledge; reading, Colin Fingland; instrumental, Mrs. W. E. Radford; • duet, Mrs. Walter Davidson and Miss Bessie Davidson. Refreshments were • served and a social half-hour spent• eeetemos serecisseee SEAFORTH: The fortnightly meeting of St. James' Arts Club was held Friday evening. The president; Leo Hagan, occupied the chair. Miss Celestine O'Leary sang ",Home Sweet Home" very sweetly and Eugene Duncan contributed a pleasing violin selection. Both were accompanied on the piano by Miss Vere. Nolan. Frank Reynolds gave a talk on Hal- lowe'en Superstitions." Light lunch was served at the cease. kteseemee GO'DERICH: A quiet wedding was solemnized Saturday morning at Vie - tale Street United church parson- age, Goderich, when Miss Lola El- izabeth Church, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Austen E. Church, was married to Basil Percy Laws, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Laws. Rev. F. W. Craik officiated. The bride was .becom- ingly gowned in blue crepe, grey hat and black coat trimmed with grey fur collar. She was attended by her sister, Miss Madge E. Church, who, also wore blue with snatching hat. The Bridegroom was assisted by his brother, Ernest Karl Laws. After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Laws left on a motor trip, and, on their re• turn -will reside on Park Street, +God- erich. Gene ssee EGMONDVILLE: The death oc- curred Saturday at her home in Eg- mondville, following a long illness, of iGODERICH: Shortly after he had finished football practice 'last Friday afternoon Herbert Palmer, 17 - year -old collegiate student, collapsed an Colborne street and died before medical aid could reach him. He had just ridden his bicycle, with a fellow student on the handlebars, front Ag- ricultural Park where football prac, tice was held. "You know, I should- n't do this, I have heart trouble," be gasped, and then collapsed. He was carried into a near -by home and Dr. W. F. Gallow was called, but the youth • had died. He had ,been receiving treatment for heart trouble for some time and had been warned against par- ticipating in strenuous exercise, it is understood. Herbert Palmer was an only child and great sympathy is felt for his mother, a war widow, who resides on Britannia Road. Young Palmer was born in Goderich and was popular with bis school- mates. BODY OF MISSING MAN DISCOVERED IN RIVEIR, The body of Patrick McLaughlin, age 40, Stratford painter, who had been missing from his home for the past 16 days, was found shortly be- fore noon on Sunday in the Avon River. The body was badly decom- posed and police believe it had been in the water for over two weeks. Coroner Dr. M. J. Fraser, after view- ing the remains, decided an inquest was not necessary. 'There were no marks of violence in evidence, the coroner believing it to be a case of suicide. s,.. .