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The Clinton News Record, 1929-09-19, Page 7CLINTONNNWE-E$C011l1 naiious A Column Prepared E ec-all ' for Wol:en --- ��p 1 r _ , i, n to Men utt Not Forbidden Se _ SEPTEMBER Sunshine, reted- d d throughout ovt e dreamy day, 1 lulfils to ripening earth spring's promises, Far hills, wood-crow.ne, whore hints. of gay October gleam among the summer, haves. Wide fields brown -furrowed, where but yesterday The summ breeze ran nippling through the wheat. Orchards, .green : temples, through whose dim aisles grey, Incense ofm ellow apples float, upon the drowsy breeze. The's'e tiell'in every`fleeting day That summer's' hasteningaway On swift wings, with the birds and beed. --Mar C. Rab Y yr IIOME Their shell ' towels ba be ow s as fresh as the. Clover Stored' on the rieder-wood shelves. down the hall, A kitchen as 'white as th'eegg of a plover, And candlesticks bright for the library wall. There shall he bladkets as fragrant as ejoses And coverlets fragile as tree spiders Weave, And little red' chimneys shall poke their snub nodes Out of the shingles and sniff at the eve. There'll be a pantry for petal -white dishes. le davenport stuffed like a golden i'ialloon— And just for the nights that are • lfender as wishes There'll be a garden to call out the 11111111111.11116004 mem. And'ju'st for the nights that are bitter and lean,' ;eo a A rug, ,,and ' a 'Ewenrth t Kin• r 8 and" his Queen! • -Bert Cooksley in the Delineator. Horne! 'There aro few words as sAeet as that word, Home, Although in this age the ;institution does not seem to be as much beloved as for- merly,and their say that it -those who have no home of their own who revere it most. The,ovriter of "Home,. Sweet Home," had none. But, whole the, lack of a home .mast bring to the heart and mind morle strongly the value of it, (five ever hold .lightly the blessings which are ours), there are few perhaps . who do not hold very dearly . the •home, the plade where they find rest; freedom; - colnpan i!llrship and understanding as no- whei'e ;else in the world. It is because the love of home is so general, because it is such an anchor to the young, such a deterrent to foolishness- of behaviour on the part of the young, .such a deer merit - Dry in after yeard, that making a home is such an important job. Just keeping 'hose "is not -a real job, There are many who cah'keep house, for pay. You can hire someone to cook meals, wash dishes, retake '.beds and sweep and : dust. They can come In and do these things and go out again. ' It is important' because it is necessary werki buts it is not the most important work. Only those'who lov Mie inmates can •make a real home, The ;father - and mother- inake, the. home for thechildren, the husband and wife make the 'home for each other. And the necessity is not great wealth, though comfort and a measuag of freedom from poverty is pleasant. But it is not wealth nor SHEET STEEL CEILINGS. -Step falaseplaster;cad unetghtiy. cracked Bail, Inge. Easy to pet up q4ui and enceup they etoy. o dant or litter. lacy to dean or paint. tr.� a �rtervr f .. �t GALVANIZED SHINGLES for The Roof Bandeome, ineexxppenelvo, aropro of.0asy to la,v over old roofs—pormanont. Get the facto, Ask your tiaemitb or carpenter• 1 GET THE ' FACTS AND SAVE YOUR MONEY ]BAATYrR1UL•— FIRE -PROOF veell°tsxamalot Erre eefecct- ively. Add brightness to haalllketoree, churches schools. Idtohons and tail yoomsat theprimepri e and MI partieulare• GALVANIZED,. -. SIDING for Outside wolfs Three attractive pyat- terns. 'With building windproof. Easy to put on endpoint. SEE YOUR LOCAL CARPET l ER Put it on with• PRESTON LED•IIED NAILS (ahem' -hove) Specially adaptedfor us a in putthtg on mate' roofing. The lead on the head -positively seals the nail hole- making it weather: tight andwfaterproot 1 o ambling. no more "thraadifC".22eperlb. Bros Sample on re - OW ° IRS r /.®1' Ni FIRE /SAID WEA`iER Rib -Roll Galvanized roofing shields property frozelightning end fire. Wooden roofs are easy pray. In 1927 in Ontario alone, $1814,700 worth of property, was destroyed by fire canoed by spontaneous combustion and bembers fall- ing on••inflammable roofs. 'Rib -Roll is abso• lately fireproof and watertight. It protects your crops from dampnese`thatia conducive to spontaneous ignition.- Handsome; perman- ent; easy to lay an any. roof Has seven ribs to nail; others give less security. Take stepphnowtoprotect yourixvestock, cropps and buildings. Write for afree sample of Rib - Roll. Prevent Spontaneous Combustion and have .a Well Ventilated Barn Warm. moist air in SA impmperh ventilated- barn produces conditions conducive to epouttsanneo'ue ignition, Preston Vent'. littera 'for r thereof, adjustable ride:well windoWa and spacious doors protect the barn from fire dieters bkeeping the air in constant circulation. They 'Rebuilt to keep the elements out..,, Write for fullpartitulare. Barn Door Tracks and Hanger Preston hatgalvanixed four-wheel lienors and bisdproof Barn Door Track giro the boot hardwere made for Kenya* barn doore. The Henget le adlueteble: up anddown, and and *int, h'e makes erection to easy that hundred* of budder, trill use no other type. . • P'RBSTON STEEL TRUSS .BARNS --11ie:atrongeet barn on the market. There are more Preston barna in the Province than all ether metal) barrio combined. .Fireyroof ,roomy; well. ventilnted,handeome. To our knowledge, nePrestenSteel Truss Barn ham ever ham destroyed by lightning or apoutaneoue conbuetion; Write today for our big aal`a`$ook. • Over 1,800 in Ontario—Mot one lost through lightning. Toaotl'ro l Ittethl Mita� xxx;Guelph Street PRESTON, ONTARIO : >,folriltiin& br-andeur which, makes the Koine, it is ,:the atmosphere of love,'"under- standiiig,„: mutual interest and well» wishing .'which l ds the • ller neva e n bo iuseful to ch'makes it so usofu to lire mem- bers o£ the family, while they -are te5ethor,and such a; blessed memory in after, deys. In this age, when everything seems to call the. mUly out ^bf the henna special care should be taken tp.'make the home attractive. It' ddesn't de a 'bit of good for mother to,.lay to Ivlary or Johnny, "Here We have a nice home, with -everything tp, make you happy, why not, .stay, here and enjoy yourself?" , TIS parents need to be so interested in the welfare of their ' children that, they Will study' their 'needs,' b'ring,.. together ' the things they will be 'interested in and will -appreciate; they need to .keep so .near their 'children`tl at'thee 1i11'ufi- derstand their youthful aspirations sand- their eontradictions, for :eentrary and run -understandable indeed, the heart of youth, to any but cue' who loves it. - They need' to keep so near the ,child that he' or she' is nev- er lieraid ev-er'nfraid to "confide in them;. That is the tragedy `of so' many. h'onies, parents allow their children. to grow away from there and •fail to: under= stand , theta: I . 'hold. the .parents responsible• when 'thin drift;' 'frig apart tames place', because it is the nature of youth to, look. forward..'. They Wog to the: new generation; they have no past, no bridge by which they can span . the -distance ,between thei} generation and the one behind. ' But the parent has; he or she has :'been over .the road; " th'ee know all the pitfalls; the tempta:. cions ,, of -youth, ' it ' is not tic many years since they were' going over the same path; they 'Should rleinenibeiw what it means -arid 'be empathetic; •und'erstandieg And this young boy or girt needs so -sorely the under- standing sympabhy of their parents. They may not know they need' it,. for youth is ,ever strong and' inde- pendent. But what a tower of strength the loving understanding or Ore 'understanding 'love- ofea parent 1s•to. .rts he or she.grows into young litjephood and woxi anhood. It is a sheet anchor to the soul. 'A woman 'once said to her father, (and I fancy that must have been a sweet word for a father's ear), "Do you know why to mp God always seems like a father? It is because of your understanding, tender and wise fath- hood to me." That woman and her father werie,,not wonderful people at all, were very ordinary .people as th'e world judges.' But' the;rchildren of that father had much that other chil- dren miss and the father hadthe happiness of knowing that he oc- cupied the innermost place in his childrett's''hearts. • So the making of the 'home the moat wonderful place in the world to the children, 'who are in training for the great adventure of -life, is 'the greatest business in the world to those 'who have it in .hand. A. man may be a very successful farrier, merchant, manufacturer or profes- sional mien, or he may not be so suc- cessful. But that is not his chief work. His big job is malting a hap- py home from which his children will go out to take their places in the world as honourable, useful citizens. A woman may be a clever house- keeper, a good,cook and manager and she may alstake part in many activities outside her home for the betterment of mankind, but these are but asides .Bier chief work is cre- ating an atmosphere ie the home which will encourage in her children. high ideals of living which will be their strength when temptation comes and the strength of their eller- notes counts. A. young father said once to the writer: "I work at my business to brake a living but my'' real business is looking after my family." • Many a man who puts the making of money first as his life's activities neglects his, family. But there are others, perhaps, who neglect them for other and just as unworthy caul es. The home , where citizens are trained, is the most important ani- versity in the world. Those who. oeeupy positions as teachers there need to take their tasks very ser- iously. Each day sees added eases of the dreaded infantile paralysis in Ontar- io, although "wiel happily; have n.ot sufferekl here, and every; mother is anxious to bo on guard against it. To aid theni'kn doing' so the depart- ment of"N!tional Health at Ottawa is sending out little booklets telling here b'bst to ,,void it, and urging the prompt use of serum in case of an attack. This pamphlet says in part% Do not bei afraid. Be prepared. The poison of thje disease is one which destroys the gray mettles in the :front 'of the spinal cord, and it is the de struetion of this matter which causes` the paralysis of one or both legs, or one or both. amts, Wlateh for early signs. Usually the child is not very well'for a little while hlsfore there is any sign of paralysis. This little time may be only 12 hours or it may be: as long as two' weeks'. The average time of being not well, before theme is any paralysis, is about 4 or 5 days. The ;early .sigh often comes suddenly. The child has a headachie. His ap- petite is poor. He is tired. Hie seems bilious. He may"cos .plain of feeling 1 sick or may vomit. .Diarrhoea; may occur at first. Sometimes he com- plains of pain, ' sometimes of sore throat. The towels and kidneys may he sluggish,' Usually he is thirsty, and flushedandfeverish. Perhaps ,he is cross_ peevish,, irritable. His eyes nnay look dull. Ile may be to sleepy, though bright when roused tip; His neck or back may be stiff and pain- ful. His musics May be fenderand painful. Sweatjng , may be noticed, especially around the mouth. Slop may be disturbed by twitching. His hand may shake a little. 'A ,sick child should'b11 in 'bed. A child who fins any of the above symp- tolns is sick, and needsrest, quiet and good nursing. Ilje should hs in bed. ROA is the best treatment. It will do him: geed and it will protest the other monwbbrs of the family from taking tee disease, because -no one but the mother ni'. nurse should go into the sick -room: hiehes and clothes used in the sick rem should ,be boilkd after use or scalded with boilingin S water. When you know that there are any cases, of infantile paralysis, or any contagions disease, rn rhe' town 01, Comnnnity, and whim ynt see one of your .own children not very lvtll; be sure you ' keep that child in bed and do not let the other children go into the, 500111: ‚where he is. Send for the' doctor, Now is the oinly 115110 you. have to, protect your. child from the danger of paralysis.. 'Perhaps to -morrow: or even to -night he may show it little weaknbss in one of •,his .arm dr lege. Then it Will be too ,lata •to prevent paralysis, NOW is the only time:- Doctors all over the world have being trying for years to hind -something to prevent this pat clysis and'they here found it. Doc. tors have the knowIedge, the skill and they can get the serum necessary', for. cure. In Manitoba the serum wa • s elven to fifty-seven children who were be- ginning- 'to be -ill, before paralysis happened.: Not one of these fifty seven children 'died end• only four had paralysis after recovering from the attack, •li1le other fifty three, children recovered .`completely, with. no paralysis. Think of 'that. Amongst eighty-seven othier child- ren who had th'e disease fry Manitoba` aiid who either did'not get the serum' tr eattnent.at all or -got. It too late, that is, after paralysis had happened, there wex11 eeventetn deaths. Forty- eight of"these children, had paralysis after recovery, Only twenty-two re dovt tried. completely. If you hear of any Contagious dis ease in. your _district,ekeep the child- ren at honia The seltool nurse watches the School ehildren, but, after hours or on holidays do not let them go to picnics or parties, or play'. with a lot of other childr?eni, or .don on thestreet or go to` movie's at a' time when eaees of contagious dig- easek argil about. Always wash the child's hands well before meals. If milk is not pasteurised boil it for thtide#t '' minutes before you give -it to the children. Do not let your obildren put pencils or othelr articles in their mouth. It is 'a dangerous habit. Kissing on the mouth is also dangerous., REBEKAH CROP REPORT Below will by found a brief syn-, opsis of telegraphic reports receiv- ed at the head office of the Bank" of Montreal from its Branches. The Branch Managers have complete arid intimate knowledge of each local situation and are in close touch with crop conditions in all sections of the districts mentioned. • General While rain has interrupted opera- tions, cutting is practically complet- ed), with the exception . of some lair- coarse grains, and threshing is well advanced. Wheat is yielding better than was expected, the (Malay is good and grades high. Coarse grains are fair to poor, oats being particul- arly disappointing. The rain will help fall ploughing and improve pas- turage. In Quebec the promise is for good average crops and harvest- ing of grains is well advanced. In Ontario the continued dry weather has enabled fara'ers to complete' the threshing of gamins harvested but not housed, and barley and nets, although a below-average crop; aro showing better yields than anticipated. In the Maritime Provinces crop condi- times generally are favoutlable with avterge crops in sigh'. In 'British Columbia the grain is piaeticallyy aI1 cut and threshing well advanced. Fruits generally are about 80 per cent of averagie. ' Province of Ontario Corn has shown favourable growth and is now g fair trop. 'Cutting of buckwheat has started, Lack of Moisture has retarded the growth of roots. About 60 per cent, of an aver- age bean crop of fair quality is pul- led and under cover. The tomato crop 48 a disappointment, beit#g but a half erop, although of good' qual- ity. Sugar beets area light crop. ;Apples of winder varieties aria plen- tiful. Peaches are light and suffeh.•- ing from moth. Grapes are making satisfactory progress. About' 50 per cent of an average tobacco crop of fair quality is cut. Pastures are dry. THE HIGHLAANDS. OF ONTARIO ARE AT THEIR BEST IN S'EPTEMBER You'll like the 'hazy warmth of Sep-. tember' days in the llighlands. You'll like the breath of pine acid cedar that is heavy on the air'. Everything you do will seem just right, All the Slim- mer sports 'ere in full swing, wonder- ful golf and tennis, bathing, hiking', riding. You can't choose , a better tonic than a -few Autumn Weeks in Ontario's Lalnslands. There is excell- ent accommodation at any of the re- sorts Territories--lefuskoka, Lakes, take of Bays, , Kawarthe Lakes or Georgian Bay. Any Agent of Canadian National Railways will gladly help you make your, choice, make reservations, etre.. 32-2. The station, chaster rushed out of his roonyl alter hearing a crash on the platform, Ile discerned a dis- heveled young mansprawled out per-, fectly flat ainong a profusion of over- turned milk cans and the scattered, contents of his travelling bag. "Was he trying to catch the train?" the station master :asked .of a small boy who, stood by, stdnsis'ing the scene "}1e did catch it," said the boy^, "but it got away again, ACQUIT GOLDEN1I0 Goldenrod, one of the most; at- tractive features of the summer er an ,cat --� n ono of rile most ma- ligned—has been put on trial before a jury.of botanical and medical ex- perts and' found "not guilty"'; The part :±' plays, in the distress of hay- fjdvez' -'suffer'er's is practically nil; it has beton announced. An interesting article on the subject of Goldlenrod and Hay Fewer appeared recently in the "Am$erican Druggist,"' the. au- thor being O. C. Durham, botanist. st, Extended tests, he said, proved to him that 9 0 percent o of, all hay fever is caused by the ripened poll'e'n' of thea' common ragweed, >' which, inci- dentally', is grown 1orte, practically every square mile of land on`the Forth 'Amenie n; continent(. east of the 'Mississippi. ; :Goldenrod's smilers, says 'Mr. Durham, is- too heavy ; and resinous to be carried' on the wind and, consequently, it cermet -be blamed by the hay -lever sufferer for his troubltes. It is recalled that -in the early spring 'a campaign against weeds, was inaugurated by Hamil- ton's Boy Scouts. It would be inter- esting`to be 'provided with a "box score. How much -ragweed was 'en -- countered and': how • much was de- stroyed by .. the youngg khaki, -clad. troopers? The impression is that hay Hever is not so prevalent -this year, It is one'of'the most distress- ing. ,maladies of s summer and, : ! now that .it has been definitely establish- ied the powder -like pellet), of th'e rag'. weed is the source of the irritation, there Must 'bd no eonrpromising' with that pesky plant. If it is destroyed wherever it is ehcountlered,, there is season for believing that the terror may be taken, from summer for ,the thousands of hayfjever sufi!erers.--•- Hamilton Spiefetator. It is not the *volution that de- stroys the machine, but the friction. I•t is not work that kills men; it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hardly put More upon a man than he Gait bear. Worry is• rust upon the blade. --Henry Ward Beecher. "THE CONFEDERATION" OF - PERS PLEASANT TRAVEL TO TAE.,WEST Yeu'% enjoy your Western trip Via "The Confederation". The high stan- dard of service, . -the modern equip- ment, the rfamous cuisine xviil make your journey long remembered, "The Confederation" leaven Toronto every 'evening at 9.00 p,m. for Van- couver, stopping 'en rotate at Winni- peg, Brandon, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton and Jasper. It is equipped with Compartment -- Observations- Library Car (Radio) --Valet Service; Standard Sleeping Cars, Tourists SIeeping Cars and Dining Car. Pull information, reservation ete. from any Agent of Canadien'Natiore al Railways. 82-2, KNEW) HE'D DISTINGUISH HIMSELF Hon. J. T. M. Anderson, the new premier of Saskatchewan was formerly a teacher at Harmony (which he named) on St. Joseph's Is- land. That was back in 1901-3. In 1901 He got his real start in Iife by becoming the island correspondent for the Sault Star. The premier was a hustler. He would write a whole page for tole Star, and his enormous energy culimated in running up a 300 circulation list for the Star on St, Joe, during which campaign he ran the editor around for a week, and introduced him to everybody on the island. The premier had his way. The editor's bike had to keep pace with the irrespressibke teacher's and •practically nobody on St. Joe' escaped subscribing. e Onle night . at Om Gull we fell over the handle- bars trying to kelep up and some- where off in the dark the future prie- mier laughed. We used to wonder what would become . of him, figuring he would either wind up by owning a steel plant, or landing in a busy spot such as the Saskatchewan Legisla- ture. Star correspondents who work like he . did are bound to be prem- iers or something else important They can't be ali et this head of the governments, but they can at least give: us newsy tette s, and write on one side. of the papier only. You can't keep an Algoma man down once he starts, Congragnlatioes to our old Har- mony corressiondent, and may be long be. spared to pilot his province. If he ever decides to come back to St. Jo his old job on the Star evil be opened for hire. —Sault Set . Marie Star FIRST SHIP141ENT VIA CHURCHILL Hudson Bay Company' Will Take Out Ton of This, Year's Wheat., Ottawa, ' Sept. 10.—The historic Hudson's Bay Company is to have the honor of taking out through Hud- son Bay the first shipment ee -wheat to bu exported via Churchill. T1ue shipment will consist of, one ton of this year's crop in sacks, and will go forward this week. Hon. C. A, Dunning,. minister of the railways and eannals, made this announcement in, a statement issued to -day. After consulting with officials of the Canadian National Railways, Mr. Dunning said, the conclusion had been reached that it would be unwise to establish public passlenglar and freight service over the new railway to. Churchill this fall, or to encourage excursion parties. By next spring the road will be ready for formal op- ening. A 2,000,000 bushel -elevator will he built at the port instead `+ of th'e 1,- 00000 one originally recommended The elevator and a deee water deal will be :ready for : us,o by the fall of 1931. d'I-ITileSDA.?, SL+"P1 C^l4$33Y 7u 13,.1911 li'EI1;N YOU'RE IN A "HOLE""" ,,fri111VK OF THIS Ono bright day, so the Story goes, when Aesop was:takingstroll, he as o passed a deep mudltalc. Prom the bottom ofthehold came a loud wail. Aesop stopped and looked down. "Pllease, ' SOr. Aesop, croaked a big . aza.0 s Prop;,:. please help •me out of this awful, hole." Mr.' Aesop replied, "Help yourself out." ,o But the ;pit is so deepand ;the sirs, so s#ippery that I can' t do 'it," croaked Me. Frog. W1hea9eupon 'Mb'. Aesoy continued his walk, leaving Mr,; frog to hie own resources. About an hour later, as Aesop was returning, he saw the frog hopping along the road• So he stopped and said: "Hey, Wait a minute. Ar+en'ty oa the fellow who was telling me a while ago that you couldn't possibly jump out of a hole? Whathappen- ed? "Well," explained the frog, "you see it was. this way—just after you left, a big sillily rattlesnake'crawled down into that hole and --well, I just had to jump oat; so'.I did it:"' Trost .to friend h ( hie as unexpect- edly brought home to supper): "Now t'hen>; Browny old many will you have a ' Utile of this rabbit pjief—;o—er a little of this rabbitlie—ereor (looking round and :discovering there is no other disci) -or not?" EXETER: A' special meeting of. the Exettel Board of Education was held in the, ' office of the secretary, Miss K. , MacF°aul, on Tuesday even - lug of last week, and, owing to the large enrolhntent in the Exetier High' Sehooli, it was found necessary to ad- Vei'tise for the usual sixth teacher. AVI?JMN IS CANADA'S T12AlTE1i TIME , Trawl takes on new joys in Au-. tmmat The days are not too warm,: The night's are refreshingly cool. Sdenery looks different t o oe Trees and foliages are lavish with b illiant color. ^ ..livery hillside is a "riot of reds, yellows, gree Is and browns. Now is s a good time to see the Maritimes and Quebec ---or the high- lands of Ontario- o[' Jasper National Park andthe 'Pa Pacific t. Take ygourelfingcluwbsa alonherg=,.yoevu'llex. nyteetou ga. ideal, 11 t •{�hk+r; E'etailed'infoi•matiort will be gladly supplied by any Agent of Canadian National Railways.. IRURON COUNTY SCHOOL PAIR DATES, 1929 32-2. Wroxeter—Sept, 19. Tp.—Sept. 20. 20.' ;Ethel -Sept, 23: Belgrave—Sept, 24. ,• Goderieh Pp.—Sept. 25. Blyth—Sept 27th. Crediton::: Sept. 30.' Usborne Tp --Oet.,1 Clinton 'Town—Oct. 3 Clinton 11,ural-0ct. 4. 1 EXETER.: . West Huron: Teachers' Association will hold itsannual cone vention here on Thursday' and °Prz day, Oct, lfitls and 11th. WINGH,A2tL: The town eounell mti its last' meeting passed a bylaw fix- ing the license for transeient',trading in town at $300. The fee formerly had been $50.00. • THE NEW IMPROVED GYPROC eiv Improved Ikige xis For Sale By Geo. T. Jenkins ' - - Thos. McKenzie Estate - - Clinton, Ont. - Clinton, Ont. 11151.1121.01 ft. FIEVROLET owner, cell themselves .on s Chevrolet. They learn,. behind the wheel of the Naas Chevrolet,, just what it means to drive a real nix a six with a- iiigb.comprsseioa vslvav its head engine, with atintnch end stylish Body by Fisher .. yet a Six at the price of a`four. They taste the joys of siit.cyllaider„power, end smoothness , . six -cylinder snap and acceleration. 'they ei perience Chevrolet's marvelous cmnfdrrt old handling ease.. They discover diet tliadyann ai s*g new .Chevrolet gives them every modern cosavean- ieace teattare, . such as twin -beano, foot.controllaed headlights; ' finely upholstered, deep luautiotta cushions; higla.speed window regulators; Terraatedt quallity hardware; completely equipped, ioidh•'eoc1 lighted inetrunnent.panel, including electric temper. afore indicator and theft -proof Blcctroloek. When you are considering the purchase of a env sell yourself on the me you want. Get behind utas Wheel of the New Chevrolet and; make your ems tests. Then decide on Chevrolet only after year have proved to yourself that it aloe You enotve for your money than any other CO in the low., pi' cdsd :field. c-14-01.200 Ash about the 01*IAC Pattered Nyman Plat 1'1tODUCrOF GfissRAL moTOles OF CANADA, LIMITSIT J. B. CAVI; , Clfnt n 'Ont ' ITER 813CAIJSU I7P l