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The Seaforth News, 1937-04-29, Page 2PAGE TWO Orange Pekoe 1 t lend sin HURON NEWS Purple Martins Return Earlier Than Usual. - The re r f„' the .ii arc wa, brn,.' Friday by the tilt 11 of flue pnr;+lr nrtrties whichatm/Lilly occupy the nine -compartment house on Main street. William .bndrew. ,oho has watched them for the past TO sears. states that the late has v:u•iel from the 1;t11 to the 21st. Last year the early, arrivals almost froze on the _dist and Mr. Sylvester Taylor. w-lto.e apartments are eose 10 the bird house, opened his AtiniloAt- and the three early arrival. ,tool near the open window all night. --Exeter Times -Advocate. Late Richard Camm.- Funeral services for the late Rich- ard Canto, who passed away sudden- ly at his residence. lot six, conces- sion eleven, Usthorne April '115. were conducted by Rev. W. M:. Lovegrove. of Woodham tUnited Church, who spoke on the following text, '1At h'n'- entide There Shall be Light." A suit- , able duet '"He (Knows was rendered by Wm, and Ray Mills of Woodhatn, (Interment was made in Kirkton 'Un- ited Church cenetery. Mr, Richard Canto was born two ;tiles south of Exeter in 1886 and moved with his parents to the tenth concession of 'Us'borne when 112 years of age and where he spent the rest of his We, He served seven years as councillor in'Usborne. He taught a class of boys at Sunshine Church for years and was an elder of \Vciodhant Unit. ed Church. Ila 118!8!2 he married, (Kate tPeglar who tpredeceasd hint by tib years, IHe is survived by one son, Ce- cil J. with whom he made his home, and one daughter, Mrs, flElla) P. IF. Doupe, of .London. Two sisters and brothers, Mr, Charles 'Camra of Woodham and Mir. !.Albert Catnm of St, Catherine Mrs, M. (Fletcher. •of Exeter and Mrs. W. (Grey, of Detroit, survive. Those attending the funeral from a distance were; Mrs. Thos. Carom and family, 'Crosswell, Mich,; Messrs 'Paul, Steven, Silas. Lewis and 1N !Ilam 'Straffon, of Port Huron and Crosswell, Mich.: Mr. Geo. tH.ohnan. of 1Goderich; Mr. John ,Garrett and Evelyn, of Walkerville: Mr. and Mrs, Harry Talbott and Mr. and 'Mrs. Scotchmere, of Bayfield; Mrs, Walt- er Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. M. Talbott, of Brucefield and Mrs. and Mors. Thos, Isaac, of 'Greenway. Grandstand Demolished. - During the prevailing high wind yesterday afternoon the grandstand at Keterson !Park was practically de- • molished. The entire roof and sup- porting frame pillars of the main stand crashed during the afternoon, and is now almost a total wreck. IA considerable portion of the board fence surrounding the park was also (blown down Mitchell Advocate. Big Log Shipment. - Called To Oshawa,- o. star._ \lei,iil, raigir 1', }i.r l•re •'t:( Mt a ni for to xId•tional ,tier Iran. Mt dr -al mal reserve l'r•tvii it' Con- stable,. Two hundred. "sorcial," were on hand to deal with any emergency ereatrcl by the 3,70') Tike -s of the General Motors plant. New C. N. R. Agent. - 'One of the many instances of the revival of business in this country is the remarkable increase in volume of the lumber industry. All over the country there have been three times as many logs handled the past winter as in .any previous one for the last ten years. The .Gorlerielt Manufactur- ing Company, whose plant was run- ning clay and night the last two months to keep up with the influx of lags, have still far more hers ahead than ever before, They have no got their yard nearly cleaned tip in pre- paration far a large shipment of fogs expected on the large, Miehigan, tow- ed 'by the tug, 'Northern. both vessels 'being owned .by J. A. Harrison & Sons, of (Owen Sound. A Mysterious Shot.- Jack Graham, South street, got the surprise -of his life and at the same time narrowly escaped serious injury 0,11 'Thursday last, in a .freakish acci- dent. !Jack was :lust settling down to a nice quiet smoke and had his pipe, drawing perfectly when he was start- led by a shot which shattered his tripe, ripping it from his rnottth. Pie ducked for cover and looked around. for the marksman, butseeing no one he picked up the pieces of pipe. Wonderingly ire examined the ruins ancf found, ,embedded in the heel of the pipe, the shell of a .22 rifle cart- ridge which he apparently had scoop- ed from his pocket with the tobacco and 'tamped in his pipe.--•,Goderieh Signal. \tth a *'a it 'las me t rn an tonn - _ 1 o h, i,tllt, authoritative ++'-ltd has r;n reeeited ;tore that 1. I.. Taylor. N.lt. azent at C adiu'd, tyi'1 re;,lace i H.lack-on, at tiol-iuh. :vliet the THE SEAFORTH NEWS t 11i rin Otter-Lmaamoomiw r Cr't lit 1.874 the it o• :-1 to Al isn't Township, ,o Lounty, :t hen Daniel later Dear the 123 -acre farm _2l' s'toll-west of New 1-I•uuburg, a: old Huron Road. ao 187U he o.a- united in marriage to .Catherine of New Dundee, Mho passed on •nods. Surviving were four sons, whom the eldest, Edgar, passed on 3. In the spring of on902 bir. "mit) :old his farm in Wilmot and that summer purchased the nn' _1i) acre farm on the 13he Water Hiadouy. Hay Tawnsbip, now ow -n, THURSDAY, APRIL 2P, 1037. ed b) his son Clayton. moving there- on in September of that year, !After tccessfully farming dor ;hate years, a,., also was (mown far and wide fruit a:row'er. h'tvmtt a peach or- , oard of about '33)1)0 trees, he sold the farm to his rider living son Clayton O. His two other sons are; Chester publisher of the -Zurich !Herald, • .1.1 Irvin 1), of il.lamilton, U.S..L, oto supply Ira veiling salesman. .Me, ). Smith has one sister, Mrs. Jacob Thiel of -Kitchener, also six grand- hildren. Ile is a very active and aright ratan for his age, enjoys ,life to it, fullness, does considerable read- 4- each day, mostly in the scriptures, possesses a 'wonderful memory of elutes of past events in his life. He was the recipient of hearty congratu- lations .from his .nutoe.rous friends who wish !riot utany years of enjoy- able life. Mrs. August Eckmier- - M-Irs. August Etknuier passed away at her Monte in Ethel recently after five years of failing 'health. 'Deceased was born in - Wilmot township in 1R,%IS and carte with tier parents, \Von. and Mire.. Lake, to the township of 'Grey in l5 j1, She was married on' January 119th, 11551. to 'her late part- ner, August Eckmier, who prede- ceased 'her in September, 11191311'. They lived in Ethel for two years, then mored to Wallace township where they purchased a farm. in 1191114 Mr. and MM'rs. Eckmier retired' to Ethel. She is :survived by one son, Lloyd of Winnipeg, and one daughter, Mrs. W': E. 1\`i'blis, of IGowanstown. Three brothers - and four sisters also survive, Isaac Lake of Grey Twp.; Levi and Justus of H+anrilton; Mrs, 'George Oxtoby, Innisfail, 'Alta.; Mrs. John Douglas, l eepawa, Man. and Mrs. lnhn '.king and Mors. Ralph, Ethel Atter's transfer to t rapt hecuutt•s ei- fertivr. Mr. Jackson carte from I.is- t,wel about 0 year and at -half ago. It is expected official announcement of the change will be made this week. Mr, Taylor hits -leen agent' at Clif- ford for thirty years or more, .and previous to taking that position was C.N.R. auditor. Late John Weido,- Thrre passed away at his home in Zurich on Wednesday evening, April 1-ltth, Julio Weido, a widely known and highly respected citizen at the ripe old age of 82 years, The deceas- ed who hat been a lifelong resident of the community, has been ailing practically all winter, during which tune he spent mostly in ,bed. During his lifetime Mr. Weido was a pros- perous -farmer and a hard. working man, 'For many years .he fanned just north of Zurich, then he moved -to the corner of the Parr line, and from there he retired to Zurich 1113 years ago. I•n 1937 his wife. ,Frena Stelck predeceased hint, and he is :also pre- deceased by a daughter. Mrs,,Geo. Hest. Surviving are two sons, Wil- fred Weido of the Parr Line. Hay; Elmer df Crediton, two daughters. Mrs, George Smith of London, and Mus Laura at home. Two •brother; also survive, .Jacob Weido of Zurich and \1'illiam of Detroit, The funeral! was held- on Saturday .from the fait- ily residence to the Lutheran Church for service and Lutheran cemetery' for interment. with Rev. .E. 'l'urk- beim officiating, -Zurich .Herald. Supreme Court.- (Five non -jury eases were slated for hearing at the sitting of the Su- preme Court which started on Tues- day. April, 37, Justice. Kingstone pre- siding., Caroline Bennett, of \Vroxet- er seeks to obtain $3,b75 a1( allegedly borrowed from the 'George 'Bennett estate by Chester Bennett. of How - ick Township. The plaintiff claims to • hold a promissory note for that amount. Dominion Road 3lachinery Co. vs, Bert IF. Potts, i.- a -claim for 51,0178. 1)2 and a counter claim for $0179.13. respecting commissions, etc,. on the sale of machinery. 'Putts be- ing a salesman. The case of ('urwen, et al, vs. the hisher estate, is an ac- tion seeking to recover 315.(174.07, \\hittielI Sellers, Toronto, asks the court to set aside the will and codicil of his mother, Christine Sellers, of Blyth claiming then: null and void 'n that undue influence was exerted the defendants, 1Josenh t 'alter and I..-\. Sellers, of Blyth. J. \V. Sel- 'ere. of \lherta, and Russel Sellers. of Port Dover. "Ole plaintiffalso asks 1.1 accounting by Joseph Sellers, of monies and securities from tlie estate of Christine Seller., joseph Coulter, one of the defendant•, was recently' hold rap and robbed 5105) cash at Itis home in Myth, and on a previous ot't'asdou he toil- r ,hherl of 3(1)1) cash. \(thou; h hr i; now serving a term in gston penitentiary, !Edward 5 ve- itzrr, former stock broker. is defend - int in all action entered by EElizabeth ()'wens. Blyth spinster. to recover 5810O. AVcsley Walker, of (:ioderich, is a co-defendant. It is alleged that the defendants said her Superior Oil Royalties stock, representing it would pay .tun per vett, per mouth, while ;know'in;g it was worthless. Celebrates 85th Birthday- . Mr. Daniel Sntit'h of 'Zurich on Ap- ril"211st ,cuietly celebrated' his 85th birthday at 'the hone of his son and daughter-in-law, Mfr. and .Mfrs. C. L, Smith of oZutich. Mr. D. Smith, who is one of the eldest residents of .Zur- ich, was 'born in IRainhaut 'I'ownshin Halditnand County. on April 221-1 11852, being a son of the late ,Peter Schmidt, eIto migrate -1 1r:,m .1 ler. Warning To ;Young Marksmen- Youngsters who are wont to have trap -shooting practice with bottles on the beach north of Goderichare warned that if caught' by police they will he made examples as a warning to others so inclined. Protests of cot- tage -owners have 'been dodged with police that the beach, a favorite sum- mer spot, is littered with jagged pieces of 'bottles which obviously have been shattered by young marks- men, several of whom have been, seen in that vicinity in the last few days- Goderich Star, A Mammoth Machine - Last week a sixteen -ton piece of machinery, manufactured at the plant of the Dominion Road Machinery Co, at 'Goderich, was shipped by rail to Quebec. The machine. a drier unit for work on bituminous roads, wai built at a coat of 511111,000' for the !Pro- vincial Construction Company. •Not oily is this machine the largest single piece ever put out by the firm, it is also the largest of its !kind in Canada. With to forty-tftiot ohassis, the mach- ine is composed of a -huge cylinder twenty-four feet in length and six feet in diauteter, it will tarn out 1100 torts of evenly dried and heated gravel in one hour. Tender Derailed At Goderich- On \Vednesday afternoon of last week, about 3 ,,'eine!:, 'the tender of a C. N,•R. engine ,vas derailed as it hacked along a siding at the water- . rnm at (lotlericlt, .ln auxiliary was ,cot rap from_ Stratford- early Thurs- iay morning to lift the tender hack on the rail.. Zion Church To Be Rebuilt- \Vorkin.g voluntarily, Wren of Zion United! Church congregation, on flighway Nn. 8, west of Mlitc'hc'Il, have razed the historic old church Preparatory to tt start on the con- struction of a new, modern /church building, nn which they will also ;give thein services. voduntarilv.. Zion Chitroh is situated •nn High way 8 'tlotrt pi3.f utiles west. of Mitchell. \\'ork of wrecking the old building lasted a week, The new church 'w=as made possible through .hfiss Char- lotte !Aikens, now of Detroit, a Lo- ans Towa'ship native and daughter the late Mr. and Mfrs. ,Toho 'A•ilkens. lfi .:bikens, w•hn worshiped there as child has had plans completed tin- ier which she donated a .,generous um of stoney to finance the eh arch 'toileting with a stipulation the Zion ''1gtegation will raise a share to. nu'ct exp:euses and the melt- will give their .services in .conjunction" ni�ith ane,' 1.Kane of _Mitchell, who was: a A Complete List HARDY, TWO-YEAR, FIELD GROWN of 134 Choice Varieties is listed in' McConnell's 1937 catalogue. Here are three Real Bargain Oilers. BARGAIN "D" 3 Eine Climbing Rosea, our sel- ection, in 3 colors -red, pink and white -named. A real op- portunity. qj ,/� 0 Only , lit u V R V BARGsAIN "C" 5 choice Everblooming Hybrid Tea Roses, our selection, in 5 distinct colors and named. Here is a real,$2 - 0 bargain. Only < - BARGAIN H Complete Color Assortment One each of eight lovely Hy- brid Perpetual roses„ covering a complete color range. Our sel- ection of varieties andclamed, Only $2.75 Ornamental Trees A. wide range of types comprising 75 varieties. Here are 10 of them: Maple, Norway 6-8 ft, 51.25 Maple, Purple Norway 6-8 ft. 2.25 Maple, Silver 8-10 ft. .80 Birch, Cut Leaf Weeping .5-6 ft. 2.00 Flowering Crabs. Assorted - Varieties 4-6 ft. 1.10 Poplar, Lombardy 8-10 ft. .65 Willow, Wisconsin. Weeping 6-8 ft, .90 Mountain Ash - 6-8 ft. 1,00 Walnut, Japanese 6-8 ft. 1.25 Catalpa, Speciosa , 6-8 ft. 1.00 ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS For Any And Every Purpose Shrubbery is the mainstay of any home planting. Keep in mind the lovely varieties of Barberry, Deutzia, Dogwood, Forsythia, Hydrangea, Hon- eysuckle, Mock -Orange, Spirea, Weigela, etc. Send for :McConnell's 1937 catalogue. Evergreens What can excell Evergreens for permanence and beauty? McConnell's catalogue lists 66 elegant varieties. Concolor Silver 1%-2 ft, $.2,50 Juniper, Irish 3-4 ft. 3.00 Juniper, Savin 2-21A ft, 225 Juniper, Meyers 1-134 ft. 2.75 Spruce, Norway 3-4 ft. .65 Spruce, Koster's Blue 2-21,4 ft. 4.50 Arborvitae. Tom Thumb 2-2% ft, 1.75 Arbovitae, Vervaena 3-4 ft. 3.00 Pine, Austrian 3-4 ft. 3.00 CANTERBURY BELLS SINGLE MIXED -3 for 40c; doz. $1.50, DWARF BEDDING -New, 3 for 50c; doz. $1.75 CUP AND .SAUCER -3 for 50c; doz. 51.50 13RISTOL FA TRY GYPSOPHILA The outstanding, very large, perfectly double Baby's Breath -40c each; 3 for 51.00. BLEEDING HEART An old garden favorite and always in demand - 25c each; 3 for 65c. TRITOMA (Red Hot Poker) There is no perennial that causes more atten- tion and comment. The brilliant orange and red Rowers are produced on long 2 to 4 foot spikes during August to October. 3 for 45c; doz. $1.50. HESE KOREAN HYBRID CHRYSANTHEMUM A most beautiful soft lavender pink; 50c each; 3 for 51.25 15 gorgeous varieties of the Great New Korean Hybrid Chrysanthemums can be supplied you by McConnell's. See 1937 catalogue for descriptions and prices. - FLOWERING CRABS ' No tree could be more lovely than these. in their first stage of deep colored buds; then their second stage of part buds and pars opened flow- ers: followed by a smothering expanse of full - bloom flowers. Very hardy and nothing ane:' for a medium sized tree, 12 beautiful varieties rang- ing from 75 cents to $1,50. - HOLLYHOCKS No garden is complete without these stately and heart ti fu L olio :vers, - CRATER'S DOUBLE -Crimson, purple. rose. yellow, salmon -rose. State your choice, 3 .For 40c; doz. 51.50. KELWAY'S PERFECT MODEL -A superior strain with very double flowers of perfect form. Mixed colors, 3 for 50c; doz. 51,75. i:IARDY PHLOX BARGAIN 17-5 beautiful Hardy Phlox, ail dif- ferent and named. Only 51.00. REGAL LILY The great lily for Canadian gardens. 6-7 inch bulbs -25c each; 3 for 60c; doz. 52.00, SAVIN JUNIPER One of the most dependable and finest of all dwarf evergreens; admirably suited to foundation planting, borders, groups and rockeries. Grows to a height of 2 to 4 feet, succeeds in most any soil, withstands city smoke and perfectly hardy. 2-2% foot spread -$2.25; 2r/-3 foot spread -$2.75. BUTTERFLY BUSH A choice shrub that should be in every lawn or garden. A very rapid grower and the long spikes of mauve and rosy -purple flowers are pro- duced nearly all summer. 2-3 foot size -35 cents. CLIMBING ROSE Mme. Gregoire Staechelin (Spanish Beauty) 50c each; 3 for 51.35 FREE 50 PAGE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FREE, SEND FOR YOUR COPY 'DO -DAY. McConnell Nursery Co. Port Burwell, Ont. given the contract for the carpentry work. The building committee con- sists of iJ„'tmes Malcolm, !Ezra Annie. and :George Pepper, while 'F. A. Campbell, a Friend of the Aikens family, has been instrumental in ar- ranging all matters -for .4fiss 'Aikens, who has assumed the greater monet- ary burden in Connection with -the undertaking. ht will be in memory of her father, the late John Aikens, an ardent church worker who in the pio- neer days dent his services in erecting the old ;chinch along with other. members of the congregation, who prided themselves -on the results of their labor. The structure will 'be of red brick and will consist of a train auditorium with choir loft and full- sized basement. ft ,tvi•1l be wired for electric service. Work wild commence immediately and it is expected that the 'building will be ready for occup- ancy during duly. ft is hopecl - that Miss Ail:en's brother, Dr, John Ai!k- ens, a foremost 'United Clutch min- ister, ,formerly -of the Metropolitan Chttroh 111 Toronto, and now of - Win- nipeg., will officiate at the .rededica- tion services, Miss 'Aikens was a reg- intered nurse but has given atp ' that work and 'for some years has 'keen writing for various magazines and re- ligious publications and has also :been doing lecture work, She has been president of the Lake 'Orion Christ- ian Union for a nu n•ber of years and lends her support not otvl,y to the 13e - trait \Vesleyan Mfethodist Church of which she ista member but to the Lake Orion religious resort at /Bell - 'eye !Islam, Lake Orion, Mich. Other meinbers of the family are a sister, Mrs. John .Rogers, who resides near - Zion, and (Isaac :n'i'kens, who was in- spector of IOn:tario asylums -for some years and now resides oft a fruit farm at Grimsby, Wm. Martyn Passes at Mitchell- One of Mitch•edd's ntos•t twominen•t citizens. 3Vil'liam Martyn died on Tuesday Morning at the residence of Mr, and Mrs. 'Percy 'T-Iarlow where be had been tnelcing his home, 14r, Martyn, a grain merchant ,for years, had served on the Mite/hell council as councillor tad as reeve, , and was pro- minent in the work of the 'board of. education, in Fraternal 'circles and in church activities. rhf'e was 'bora: in IF'utlarton Township, October 8, 1131517, a soon of the bite -my. and 'KN. Wit - Hann 1lantyn. ISe had spent his life itt the 'litche'll conTlnuaiity. I'm ,113615 he was married to Katherine Ludwig, who predeceased him by 'Give years. Two sons, Oscar W. Martyn, 'Regina, and Chas, Martyn, Stratford, survive. Mirs, John Maines led b prayer. BLYTH The Lawland Construction Co, of London has secured the contract for the :paving of 8 ,miles, the continua- tion of the paving :between Blyth and \\'inghant. A few of the men are working and surveying, getting it in shape for paving. The headquarters this season will -be in Belgrave as they have rented the front rooms ,of the hotel 'for the .purpose of an office. A 3' act play, 'W'ho Said 'Quit, was presented in Memorial Hall by the Y1P.1J; of Grand Bend under the aus- pices •c6 the Agricultural Society and was fairly wdll attended, The young People enjoyed at dance after the play, Mir. 'Emerson Dennis of Walton h'as purchased the frame ,dwelling of G. M. Chambers and will stove to Blyth s'hor'tly, where 'he intends oper- ating a machine shop. Word has been received 'here of the passing on 'April ;30 of Mrs. R. P. oCtmr at the home of her son in \Vinil'sor after .tu illness aif tong dur- ation. The deceased was born in Morris Township in 11863, being the daughter of Mr, and '31rs, ;Tames Nes- bitt. •in 118182 'she was united in mar- riage to Mr. John Wilford. dFrom this union two children were (horn, namely 'D,r. .Edward Wilford, who has leen ti medical missionary in China for about 35 years, and \'Ir, A. 11-1. Wil- ford, Windsor, at whose home the deceased passed away. Surviving also are two brothers. ;Robert N'es'bitt of Blyth and \'l-aurice, of Detroit, and one sister, Mrs. 1', McKenzie oaf 'To- ronto. She. was bereft of her husband band do 11:(1111 ,and in 1))113site was united in marriage ha'\dr. 'A, 5, Carr. who died .A'ugus't '5th, '119310. The remains were -conveyed here /on Wednesday and the funeral took place on Thurs- day afternoon from the United C'h•urclt, Rev, R. A. Brook being in charge of the service. The pallbearers were \\'rat. Bryant. 'Thos. Kernick, J. \N; Petits, Dr, A. S. V'olees, /W. J. Sims and D. Plootly, Interment in the Union Ce'me'tery. The Easter 'Thank offering meeting of the W.M.S.'of the [United C'hnrch vas '!weld on April 30th. The presid- ent, Mfrs. R. A. Brook, presided. Meetingopened by singing hymn 31417. Scripture lesson taken from list' Cor- inthians, 4-15 verses, was read 1Isp , Mrs. Chas. BON. Mrs. Harold, S'hill- loips sang a beautiful solo, "Sonne Day," accompanied by Miss Pauline Robinson. The offering was taken,. The last chapter of the -study book w•as in charge of the president. 'Those taking part were Mrs. (Geo. Johnston and Miss 'K. Barrett, Mrs. J. +Fairser- - vice, (Hymn ,11516 was sung. Meeting brought to a -close with prayer by the president. RAIN CAUSES SERIOUS FLOOD$ IN W. ONTARIO 'Flood Waters from rampaging riv- ers arid streams in Western Ontario caused disaster which cut it. wide swath of death and destruction through five counties. hardest bit of Al, the city of London was partially under water Monday night, and 10,- 000 residents' were !forced to !leave their homes and seek 's'helter in pub- lic 'buildings, Boats were used to res- cue 'hundreds of persons :who were trapped 'by tate mounting of the )River Thames.'The city itself was virtually isolated as far as highways were concerned, and 'flood waters, wash- outs and a serious wreck near Beach- vil'le crippled railway ;outlets to the east of the city. Woodstock, Stratford, St. Thomas, ;Ingersoll, Ti@lsonburg and St. Marys reported darts gone, ;homes destroy- ed, main streets submerged, and low- lying areas completely inundated!. Railway lines were washed out .at In- gersoll and Stratford, disnup'ting schedules, and a derailment at .W'ood- stock, on the • C. N. R., caused the death of four men. Sixty persons 'fled from their 'homes. at 1St. Marys, and the business section was flooded, Muddy 'waters of the Avon 'River overflowed into the artesian wells supplying S'bratEord, and citizens were ,advised to ,boil their drinking water. IGronncis of the ;co'lil'egiate in- stitute were seas. :Automobile traffic was at a standstill and many cars were abandoned by their owners. The creels flowing through M'itchel'l were over their banks. IA4 !New !Hamburg, .three .families -.. deserted their homes, and the INith. R-ieer swept tin to celllars.- Weil, IPaud, aren't you going out to .play this afternoon?" "No, I've got to stay at ,hone and help father with my homework."