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SHAFORTIL Friday, June 22, 1945.
What About The Farm Home?
The saying that farms now run on
rubber is, in a measure, true. At
least farm work is largely done by
machinery, and in a few short years
the farm will be completely mechan-
ized.
The old farm lumber wagon is on
its way out. In its place there is the
ball-bearing .wheels with rubber
tires. The combine is doing the
threshing.The hay bailer is doing
the haying, once such a laborious job
in field and mow, and a dozen other
self-propelled , machines are doing
the work that used to take an army
f men to accomplish.
in the barns machines do the cut-
ting and grinding. There is running
water in front of the stock, and lit-
ter 'carriers make light of the clean-
ing work. 'Modern machinery is cut-
ting the storage space° for feed by
more than a. half. Barns will be
much smaller in the future, more
compact, more easy to accomplish
work in, and big time savers in labor
requirements.
• In fact one man, with the help of
modern machinery, is doing the
work that used to take three in win-
ter, and more in summer. In the very
immediate future one man • will be
able to handle a hundred acres with
ease. All brought about by the labor
shortage, which forced man's ingen-
uity to go to work in! get off the land.
But what about -the farm home?
The labor shortage there is just as
acute. Has anything been done
about it? Not a thing! In nine
ceases out of ten, farm women are
doing the work and living in homes
little improved over those of the pio-
neers who settled' this province. The
pump is still outside and the water
has to be carried in. There are far
more coal oil lamps than electric
bulbs in farm houses; outside toil-
ets and no running water.
There are few electric washing
machines and fewer electric ironing
machines. There are electric stoves
and dishwashing machines and pol-
ishers and dozens of other labor sav-
ing devices, but they are not in the
farm homes. The farm wife is still
compelled to do practically' all her
work by hand. Why?
• This is a machine 4ge,. and even
the older farmers, no matter how re-
luctantly, are beginning to recognize'
that fact. The farm boy has realiz-
ed it for some time, and is acting ac-
cordingly. He wants new ways on
-the farm, and he gets them, or he
•gets off the land and in to some other'
occupation..
Isn't it about time that the farm
women were rising up and demand-
ing that the farm home be brought
up to ,date? Until it is, the farm
prl is never going to feel that farm-
ing is just as, up-to-date and honor-
able and just as well paid an occupa-
tion as any. other.
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• Who Would ?
• Last week the Palmerston Obser-
. ver, in speaking of the mill rate dif-
ference between that town and its
neighbor, said: "We noticed a news
item where the town of Mount For-
est has a rate this year of 44 mills,
&Ur, less than Palmerston's. We
- started mentally comparing the two
rtowns. Mount Forest has no sewage
• disposatplant, outside plumbing and
• privately owned septic tanks being
the responsibility of each property
- mover.-
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"Then, too, they have no garbage,
• lleetion. Without these services,
omr mill rate would be lowered 51/2
, or one and a half mills lower
ri• Mount Forest's rate. ,But who
want to be -without them?"
indeed? • Who ii Seaforth,
tti1want to be without our
'The need
sYstins.t wo is
for this 0
°*inf�i than..
ter systems when they Wre install-,
ed a number of years ag Rut ;we
have )40 sewage systems, and, ap-
pafently, ow council has not yet
come round to formulating plans to
have one installed.
Installing such a system ',would
meet with opposition, of course. Op-
position' has been offered to Hydro,
• the water system and 'every other
town facility, as far back as we can
remember, but opposition quickly
died when benefit was weighed
against expense after they were
once installed. L
Twenty-five years ago, inside
plumbing, in the homes, hotels and
business places of this town was the
exception. Over the space of those
years it hap become very much the
rule. Few homes are now without
it, and they are becoming fewer ev-
• ery year. Consequently, the number
of underground cesspools and septic
tanks have multiplied to such an ex-
tent that they are fast poluting the
soil, if that stage has not already
been reached.
From the standpoint of public
health alone, that is exceedingly dan-
gerous and not to be disregarded,
and the authorities should , not wait'
for an epidemic outbreak to bring
this danger home to all. Eventually
the provincial health authorities will
force a sewage system upon the
town, and, perhaps, at a time when
they are far from as well prepared
for it as they are now.
It is true that the war has made
the securing of necessary material
. very difficult and labor is scarce. But
labor is not now the same factor it
was even a few years ago, as prac-
tically all the excavation is done by
machinery. Nor do war conditions
prevent in any way the making of
plans and the securing of specifica-
tions for a sewage system to be in-
stalled when conditions are more
• favorable.
• Clinton council has been negotiat-
ing along these lines for some time
and the preliminary plans have been
completed and the necessary by-law
has been passed to bring them into
operation in the near future. It is
time that Seaforth was following the
example of its neighbor town.
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No Cause For Complaint
With , the possible exception of
sugar, the people of Canada are now
better fed than they ever were be-
fore. In spite of labor and other
shortages, our production of food
has been enormously increased dur-
ing the war and although the amount
• of food exported has been the great-
est in our history, there is still en-
ough left to meet all reasonable re-
• quirements.
In fact of all the countries in the
world, Canada has • at the present
time, the least reason to complain
about its food supply. That is some-
thing we ought to remember, es-
pecially when the preservingseason
comes round. •
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Acclamation
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
is going to be given an acclamation
in his new riding of Woodford and
Wanstead, England.
Any one in Britain can be put up
for election to Parliament, but be-
fore doing sO, he or she has got to put
down a deposit of $660, and any can-
didate on the day ,of election who
fails to poll one-eighth of the total
votes cast has to forfeit the deposit.
And, since no one in Woodford
and Wanstead would have any
• chance of satisfying this condition,
. the Local Labor Part 3r has decided
to advise the central Labor Office not
to oppose Mr. Churchill. It doesn't
see why it should throw away six
hundred perfectly good dollars.
The Liberal party has taken the
same view. It isn't going to oppose -,
Mr. Qhurchill either. In fact, it ev-
en confesses to a liking for him it-
self, asserting that •"the great ser --
vices to the Empire that were ren-
dered by^ Mr. Churchill as head of
the Coalition Government in, which
the Liberal party joined" are suffici-
• ent to entitle him to being returned
to the next Parliament unopposed.
That is the present situation, but
Mr. Milks, the Returning Officer,
• points out that until June 25th, any-
body can er, Wits& as a'.,candia
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date again t7
lyir.•'Churchill, and till
° that date, li says, `‘you can't be ab-
goldeiy certn thatisome freak
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• From The Huron Expositor
July 2, 1920
Those taking honors in the Sea. -
forth public school exaesinationa at
Midsummer were: Room 2, Edgar
Brovinlee, Robert Willis, Carl Amen,
Anna Sutherland, Daisy' Hamilton.
Room. 3, Carman Ferguson, Gerald
Snowdon. Ream 4, Lillian Longworth,
OLaeee Trott, Margaret Ralph, Mary
Hay, Norman Jefferson, Alice Walk-
er, Nora Stewart, Fred Willis, Earl
Peterson, Beatrice 1VIerner. Room 5,
•Florence Spain, Ruby Storey, Eliza-
beth McLean, Evelyn Grieve and
Olive Walker (equal), Thomas Goven-
lock and Harold Cummings (equal),
George Charterli.
M'. W. H. Johnston, of Kippen, was
presiding at Exeter last week and
Miss Etta Jarrott, of S.S. No. 14, Hay,
is at Varna this week.
Miss Nina Robb has returned to
town from an extended visit with
friends in California and British
Columbia.
Aubrey Crich and Everatt Rivers
have successfully passed, their first
year at the Toronto Dental Schopl,
Ninety-two pupils wrote on the en-
trance examinations at Seaforth this
week.
A rink of Seaforth howlers, com-
posed of J. MacTavish, J. G. Mullen,
Harry Stewart and John Beattie
(skip), will take in the lst tit July
tournament at London. At second
rink, composed of Dr. F. J. Bechely,
R. J. Sproat, J. E. Willis and R. E.
Blight (skip) will attend the.tourna-
ment at Guelph' on Thursday and
Friday...
Mr. John Lane, of Beechwood, has
a fine pair of twin filly foals 'this
year. They were sired by McMich-
aers champion Clydesdale stallion. •
'Mr. Frank Harburn, son of Mrs,
James Harburn, of Staffa, met with
an accident on Monday' when a team
of horses belonging to Mr. Harry
Norris, ran away with him while at-
tached to a manure spreader. He
had a bone broken in one hand and
was otherwise bruised.
While out shooting with two com-
panions on Saturday afteinoon last,
a'young son. of Mr. Dan Nash, of Har.
purhey, sat down to explore the Work-
ing of a 'rifle, when it unexpectedly
discharged, striking him in the left
foot.
Mr. John McCluskey, of alelaillop,
met with what might have been a
serious accident on Main Street on
Tuesday afternoon. He -was waiting
at the Royal Hotel corner for a load
of logs to pass by, and when the
wagon passed he stepped out behin•d•
it TAW in front of a car coming
aroilad the corner. He was knocked
dovt-n,''Init was able to pick himself
up again.
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From The Hui -on Expositor
June 28, 1895
Mr. John Chapman, of Stanley, is
• putting a stone foundation under his
barn. '
Mr. John Troyer, Sr., of Hillsgreen,
left last week for North Dakota, to
visit his daughters and other friends.
A brilliant and successful garden
ll
party was held Vd, of Walton,he' residence of
Mr. ,Robert Ha
on Wednesday of last week. Among
those on the program were Miss Em-
ma Pollard, Miss Ruth Jones and
Miss Doris Kinney. Miss Alice Dun-
das and Miss Mamie McEwan sang
twice, and Masters Morrison and
Shobbrook also rendered a number of
selections on the month organ.
The closing exercises of Seaforth
Collegiate took place in tbe assemb-
ly moth of the school on Friday af-
ternoon. The school, presented Mr.
Prenderfiast with a handsome office
secretary accompanied by an address.
On the program were Miss G. Pick-
ard, Miss Mae Kemp, John Daley,
Miss T. Stephens and Mr: S. A. Dick-
son. Mr. C. Clark, headmaster of the
school, presided.
• Miss Jean McDaid and Miss An-
nie Henderson, of town, left Thursday
for Detroit, where they will enter
Harper Hospital and _take a course
as nurses.
J. L .Killoran and H. Beattie have
passed their second -year examinations
in the Toronto Law School.
On Tuesday evening the members
of Seaforth • Methodist Church choir
met. at •the residence of Mr. W. D.
Bright, choir leader, to say God -speed
to Miss Galloway, who has been a
valuable member of the choir during
her stay here. The many good wish-
es of the choir go with her toher
new home in Leamington.
Mr. Jacob McGee, of Egmontiville,
has a pear tree in his garden in full
'bloom for the second ,time this sea-
son'.
Mr. Louis Reinke was unfortunate
enough to have his left hand •badly
cut theotherday.
Miss Sarah Walters, of Tucker-
, •
smith, left for Dakota on Tuesday.
Ma Alexander Stewart ,has return
ed from a trip to London, England,
having taken 68 horses there for Mr.
Hector Vervaoke. He landed them In
prime cOntlition.
Mr. W. T. Gemmell and Mr. Hector
Elliott have' returned from a six
months' &ill at the Ottawa Model
Stii
ool, ornging auecees and honor
with
Mr. .1ohtt /VfeLeed, at Detroit, and
foerre,
reerly :of this town, la at prgertt
-visiting hie father•and ether retatiVe
her,
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Jao. a,eitithealand, who kaa bOen
Working 'hi gap* haa itt).0thed
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;The fillhas been eoraing oat' ea
a much 'better aottedule this last
while. After the fatalness of the
Spriag we certainly appreciate it.
The rain hasn't been any too kind
to some of our team operations, but
we are hopeful paw that things will
be better. If the rain etays away
and the sunshine stays with US,
start haying this week:
There's something • good about
warm sunshine. I let. the calves out
for a romp in the orchard on Sunday
morning and you would actually think
they werepossessed. All the energy
they have keen ,storing up all winter
seemed to come out For the first
time that I can remember they
weren't interested in the pail. The
sunshine and the freedom seemed to
be enough compensation. By late af-
ternoon there was a decided change
and they submitted to the pen with
only one or two _playful bolts for,
freedom as they were just about
shepherded into the box stalls.
The pigs trotted around the barn-
yard grunting and enquiring into
each thing they found. Filially yield-
ing to the sun they curled up to bask
i' the puddles made by the water
spilling out of the trough and soak
in the sunshine. They made a scene
of lazy and somewhat dirty content-
ment. I noticed the hens spent the
most of their freedom on the sunny
side of the henhouse.
There was just enough haze in the
sky last Sunday to absorb the shock
of a hot sun That, plus a little
breeze that kept things Iffirring,
helped a lot. The peonies are out in
a riot of red along the borders of
the front -lawn. Some other yellow
flowers have just come into bloom
and that gave a 'Contrast to the
peonies and the green of the •lawn.
The horses were down M the east
pasture. From the Old.rcIter'out be-
side the house I could see them graz-
ing eententedly. All of a sudden one
of them up with her heels and high-
tailed .back through the•field as if on
a parade. Back went the other two
snd the two colts 'immediately start-
ed banging theia heels in a real, dis-
play. I guess tbe sunshine must
have had an intoxicating effect on
the horses.
It takes more than sunshine to
make the cows move very much.
• Heel -fly is • about the only thing that
makes tbem light off across •the
fields. Since there' was no heel -fly,
they just stood around like a btuich
of solemn • 'ad people watching
youngsters at play. No doubt there
was gossip about the mares gallop-
ing . • . and at their age . . . tut, tut!
I went out to read, but found the
scene too fascinating. It vas good
to watch the farm in a pleas t, sun-
ny mood. The sunshine kept flood-
ing over everything and . . . well, I
fell asleep only, to wake •up and find
that a colony of ants were marchin
up • my pant leg. The cat and the
dog were sharing the mat . . . both
under a sort of truce,- or maybe it
was the spell of the sunshine.
Mrs. Johnson (learning to drive):
"Henry, that little mirror up there
isn't set right."
Hubby: "Isn't it?"
Mrs. J.: "No, I can't see anything
but the car behind!"
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First Doctor: "Then we decide not
to operate."
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Second Doctor: "Yes, What do
you think we ought to charge him
for not operating?"
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Business Man: 1 had a surprise
this morning. I put an. another suit
and in one of the poCkets, found a
big roll of bills which I had entirely
forgotten."
Peasimist: "Were any of them
receipted?"
The recruit. had missed the target
five times. •
"Try again," said . the sergeant,
disgusted. The recruit blazed away
again with the same result.
"Where the blazes are your shots
going?" shouted the ,sergeant, losing
his temper. ,
"I don't know," replied the recruit,
"but they're leaving this end all
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"It's tot the cost of the car that
worries the, owner, but the upkeep."
"And sometimes the turnover."
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Flaherty: "So.it's your silver wed-
ding anniversary, is it? That's good
going, old boy."
Flanagan: "Ay, that's the first 25
years' of it over, anyway."
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Huron Federation of:
:Agriculture-FarmNews •
Buckwheat As An Emergency Crop
Farmers who have been tillable to
complete their spring seeding or who
have had crops drowned out as a re-
sult of receht heavy rains would be
we'll advised to' consider 'sowing beck -
wheat, says John D. McLeod, Direc-
tor of the Crops, Seeds and Weeds
Branch of the Ontario Department of
Agriculture. This crop, he points out,
is adaptable to a wide variety of
soils and wilI yield fair returns on
areas which are low in fertility. It
13„a.., the farther advantage that it can
be seeded at any time during the
•month of June; in fact seeding is
best delayed until the latter part of
the month in -order to have the crop
blossom after the heat of summer.
Silver Hull and ,Rough Hull are the
types mpst commonly grown, and the
us-ual rate of seeding is three to •five
peelts‘ per acre,
As a.farm crap, says Mr. McLeod,
buckwheat should have a place of
importance aMopg coarse grains, and
should not be aegardedas a last- re-
sort crop. It has a place among On.-
tario's grain crops, particularly this
year when maximum crops of home-
grOwnt'grain are essential. It is re-
garded as being almost interchange-
able with. barley as a live stock feed
and may be included. in the rations
for all classes of live stock. In addi-
tion, buckwheat is extremely resist-
ant to the . attacks of sea insects,
makes • an excellent gr4en manure
crop when plowed down, improves
the physical condition of the sail,
makes a good bee pasture and can-
not be beaten as a ,smother Crop for
weeds.
Information regarding available
seed supplies can be secured from
Agricultural Representatives, or from
seed dealers and seed cleaning plant
operators throughout the Prove:Ice.
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Agricultural Films For County Fairs
Film showings at county fairs dui-
ing the summer are part of the set-
Sace offered to rural districts by the
Matiolial Film Board. The care of
live stock and poultry, the production
of better grain and vegetables, and
the control of weeds and insect pests
are among the subjects covered by
these, filma, many of -which are pro-
duced with the technical assistance
of the Dominion Department of Agri-
culture. At fair time, when high
standards and large yields are the
centre Of attention and when farm-
ers are gathered together and, can
disco,* agricultural methods describ-
ed in the films, these showings are
Of lairtionlar interest.
Diking the past year the Filial
Board haa et:operated with growing
glitOara of such organiZatiotieas
'tett* Seed Grath 01.1flas,, janier Gatlf
Clubs, and Bee -keepers' Clubs in
making films a regular part of their
meetings. Requests already received
for the coming season from agricia-
tural groups indicate the success of
these showings in the past and the
increasing dethand for them in the.
future. Although the regular Rural
Circuits are not operated in July and
August, some of the Film Board's
Field Representatives remain On the
job to 1111 special requests during
these months. 'Their services are
available for the screening of agri-
cultural films obtained from other
sources as well as those supplied by
the National Film
31.rd itself.
Crop Increase
The increase in the yields of grain
crops by the use 'of fertilizers, par-
ticularly in the Prairie Provinces, is
dependent to a large extent on the
'moisture content of the soil at seed-
ing time and on the amount and dis-
tribution of the rainfall during the
growing season.
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,Egg Breakage Still Causes Loss
The greatest single loss in poultry
product marketing is occasioned by
egg breakage. This breakage falls
into two mai divisions—(a) after
grading, and (b) before grading. With
regard to breakage after grading, the
Dominion poultry authorities point
out that it is the result of poor pack-
ing and poor h•andling. Car loading
instructions issued by the railways
have reduced breakage substantially
this year in. comparison. with 1944,
but further improvements can stillabe
made at termtnals, port facilities and
storage en board ship.
Breakage in early war shipments
was attributed to large -size eggs but
that source of mishap shouldpow be
an unimportant factor because ship-
pers have been, instructed to remove
all over -size eggs from export shell
eeipments and set them aside for
breaking and drying, as against the
account of ' the Special Products
Board. The Board, working in co-
operation withtheBritish Ministry
of Food, has obtained data on break-
ages on all shiploads of Canadian
"eggs exported. in, 1945. It appears
that most breakage occurs in top and
bottom layers, evidently due to rough
handling, and thus the' suggested use
of ta deeper case for the eggs would
not alone be a solution of the diffi-
culty.
Breakage before grading occurs in
producers' ihands. Too many eggs
are cracked during collection, say
the authoritlea Some of the eggs
are den:I:aged by delivering theta
lease t� the grading stationin has;
kets or other containerS. The hav.
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Wins Honour "
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In the University of Westora Oa-
tario results, Elizabeth Middleton, •.d
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Fred Mid-
dleton, passed. with first clans hemourer
in her first year.—Clinton Newa-Re-
cord.
Returns From Overseas
Lance -Cpl. Leonard Admans return-
ed to Clinton, an Saturday evening.
after seeing service overseas With,
the Canadian Army. He was met by
his wife and family and friends. Mr.
and Mrs. Admans were former resi-
dents of Stratford. — Clinton News -
Record.
• Grandson Safe,
Mrs. Joseph Wilson received word.:
last week that her grandson, Fit --
Lieut. Harvey L. Allen, of Guelph,,
who was a prisoner of war in Ger:-
dean3r since Jan. 22, 1944, was liber-
ated recently:—Clintam. News-Ftecord.
Purchases Poolroom
Mr. J. E. Atkinson, of Galt, bag
Purchased the poolroom business eon -
ducted by Mr. Douglas Morrison the
past few, years; and will tale posses-
sion next week. Mr. Atkinson is a.
married man with three of a family..
lyth. Standard.
- Hold Trousseau Tea
lt
's
Mrs, Charles Lowrie ,entertaineft
recently at a trousseau tea for her'
daughter, Wilma, prior to her mar-
riage. to Alexander Robert McMich-
ael. White narcissi and white and
pink tulips were used; effectively in 0
the reception room.' Tea room assist- .
ants were MiSs Kathleen Roe and
Miss Della Thynne. Gifts and trous-
seau were displayed by Miss Onalee-
Moore, of Seaforth, and Miss Shirley,
Lowrie.—Brussels Post.
Will Observe' 90th Birthday
Mrs. John Howald, R.R. 1, Denfield,,
formerly of Dashwood, will celebrate
her 90th birthday on Monday,. June•1
25th. Mrs. Howald, mother of six
children is in excellent health for ,1
her • age and the children will be
present for a family gathering our
the Sunday previous.—Exeter Times -
Advocate.
Underwent Operations
Mrs. Earl Mitchell, of Usborne, un-
derwent an operation Friday last at
Victoria Hospital in London. Her ,•
many friends will be pleased to know
that she is improving nicely. Mr.. V
Gordon.,Appleton. Jr., lindepaaataaala
operation far' an acute attack of ap-
pendlcitia. at Victoria Hospital, Lon-
don, on Wednesday of last week. The'
operation was successful and Mr. Ap-
pleton is expected home the latter ')
part of the week. Mrs. Appleton, and
little daughter, Sharon, returned from, 4
London Tuesday evening after a few- ,
days' visit with her husband and al-
so her aunt, Mrs. Hogarth.—Exeter-
Times-Advocate.
Prisoner of War Returns
Back from the prison camps of1
Germany, Flight Lieutenant Darrel'
Biggs received a great ovation aw he.
dismounted trom the train here Mon-,
day afternoon. First to greet hiox
Were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Percy
Biggs, and his brother, Donald, after
whom the plane in which he flew waa
named. The train was an hour late,
but the large gathering waited pat- /.
iently for • th% first veteran of the
prison camps to return to Wingham,
—Winghani Advance -Times. ,
Mitchell Band is Reorganized'
A reorganization of the Mitchell'
Band was held on June 7th in the
Town Hall. The following officers
were elected: President, Norman
Schafer; secretary -treasurer, Willa.rd
Soeder; chairman of property com-
mittee, Harold Cook, assisted by F.
D. Moore and E. R. Harris; member-
ship committee, F. Dippie, A. Jordan, aa
J. Vesper, A. E. Robinson, W. Lock--
hardt, W. H. Hofljeh. George Ranen- ,
berg was again appointed band lead
er. To date there is a bank balance •
of $259.72. It is -expected that the
summer band concerts will get under y
way this month.—Mitchell Advocate..
, Two Receive B. A. Degree
Congratulations are dile to two for-
mer students of Goderich Collegiate
Institute who have graduated this
year at the University of Toronto
with the degree of B.A. They are
Miss Marnie Baechler, daughter of
Mr. and MrS. J. E. Baechler, of town,
and J. N, P. ("Pat") Hume, son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Hume, of Toron-
to, formerly Goderich. "Pat"
Humeawhoh'1 I11Thnt course at
• a, a
G.C.I. and afterwards at the Uni-
versity of Toronto, finished his gradu-
ate year in secciad place in first -chow
honors in mathematics and PhYsie''
He plans to,, continue at University
next year doing edemonstratin,g work
and taking his course for the M. A.v
degree. Mr. and Mrs. Baechler were
at Toronto on Friday last attending ,
the graduation exercises at Convoca-
tion Hall at which tbeir daughter re-
ceived 1.1er degree of Bachelor of
Arts.---Goderich Signal -Star.
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ever get clean'!"
"stay, *fiat do you suppose the
acellb tSttre foe?"
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