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SEAFORTH, Friday, August 8, 1947
Western Crop Prospects
Reliable - crop reports from the
three Western Provinces seem to in-
dicate that the grain crops will at
least equal the long term average in
spite of an unusually late start.
A considerable acreage in North-
ern • Saskatchewan has suffered
heavily from lack of rain, and the
same is true of a considerable 'see
tion in the eastern and central parts
of Alberta. Floods in other parts- of
the Western Provinces have caused
considerable 'havoc with grain crops,
tut the outlook in Manitoba is ex-
ceedingly good.
There are, of course, still many
hazards ahead of the rapidly ripen-
ing grain. An early frost or an ex-
ceptionally wet fa11 could cut down
the yields to some. extent as well as
the grades, But western farmers -are
anything but pessimists and they,
don't go out looking for trouble.
There is no doubt but that condi-
tions have been better in the West
as a whole, but prospects, on the
whole, over the three provinces, _ are
exceedingly encouraging, and 'we
hope fortune will still stick with the
Western farmers until every bushel
of grain has been threshed and stor-
ed.
Nurse Shortage
During very recent years there has
developed in Ontario a shortage ' of
nurses that has reached the stage
where it is adversely affecting the
public health. For this there are
several causes, one of which is very
concisely stated by the editor of the
Walkerton Herald -Times:
- "Some years' ago ; the Registered
Nurses' Association gave birth to the
idea that the only place where nurs-
es could be properly graduated was
from the larger hospitals. The Gov-
ernment of that day listened to this
and passed legislation denying the
right of hospitals inthe smaller
towns to' graduate trained nurses.
"This was fine for a time and the
.N. R. Association had a Roman holi-
day, sat in the driver's seat and rah
everything. .There was one 'thing
they _could not do, however, and that
was to supply the demand for gradu-
ate nurses. Conditions have kept
getting out bf hand ever since until
the shortage of trained nurses has
reached almost the calamitous stage.
The .answer to that condition is the
smaller hospital."
As a matter of fact, there is no oth-
er answer if the smaller hospitals are
going to keep their doors open. To
do that they. must have competent
help which will keep their operating
costs 'down to a reasonable level. We
understand the Ontario Government
is now proposing to set up nursing
aid training classes in these hospi-
tals, or to obtain candidates from
the areas in which hospitals are situ'
ated and to get an understanding
from these' candidates that they will
return to the hospital in their home
districts after they have completed
their course.
But the real solution of help to the
smaller hospitals and- the nurse
shortage would be the reduction of
the educational standards for nurses
to be eligible for training, to the for-
mer level.
Tribute To Viscount Bennett
It is perhaps, rather generally
known, , that The E/Ipositor was nev-
er a Poli wer of Mr. Bennett, nor
►ever an ' adherent of his political
hrt� but regardless of that we „ are
y� g'
very prompt to acknowledge that he
was a great statesman and one of
Canada's greatest sons, who spent
the greater part of his: life in work-
ing for the advancement of his na-
tive country from his point of view.
There are two rather outstanding
coincidences about the Rt. Hon. Vis—,,
count Bennett. He was the first
Prime Minister of a member`'of the
British Commonwealth, apart, . of
course, from Great Britain to be-.
come a , member of the House of
Lords,
A second is that one of the mem-
bers who paid tribute to Lord Ben-
nett after his death, was the Earl of
Bessborough, who was the Governor-
General of Canada during the life of
the Bennett -Government. -
Speaking with his special knowl-
edge, Lord Bessborough had this to
say:
"During the months when the Fed-
eral Parliament was in session, when
we were both always in Ottawa, I
naturally saw a very- great deal of
him, sometimes :daily. No Governor-
General could possibly have had an
adviser more considerate and more
helpful, and I very •soon learnt not
only to admire his qualities as a pub-
lic man, but to have a very great
affection for him as a man and a
friend."
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Weedless Elmira
The unique experiment of the
Town of . Elmira in trying to make
it a weedless town, and one which
has brought it a ,great deal of public-
ity across Canada, has been told in
this paper before.
- Recently the Elmira Signet said
that the plan is working out even
• better than optimists predicted. The
chemical -with which the lawns, gar-
dens., streets and vacant lots were
sprayed in June, it explains, does not
kill the weeds instantly. It is absorb•
ed by the leaves of certain plants,
but not the grass, and, affects the in=
ternal structure, in as yet some un-
known way, so , that in a few weeks
the -weeds shrivel up and die, leav-
ing only' a hole in the ground where
the weed roots were. g -
The Signet says• that the first
spraying was very effective and that
the lawns and other places where the
treatment was applied show a great-
ly improved appearance. A. second
treatment will be applied this month,
and the few 'remaining weeds 'will
then -be destroyed.
There are a great many i`ither
towns in Ontario who are becoming
weed conscious, and who are gain-
ing the conviction that what can be
done in Elmira can be done else-
where: And we would say that it
not only can, but should be done
throughout the Province.
That applies equally well- to town-
ships as to towns. And particularly
to township roads. Many concession
roads are but dense forests of weeds,
and until they are completely eradi-:
cated, its is pretty nearly a hopeless
task for any farmer to keep his fields
clean.
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Getting Service In "Russia
The New ,York Herald -Tribune
recently published a despatch receiv-
ed from Moscow which it ran with-
out change or comment, because,
possibly, it felt there was nothing
more it could add to that paper's pic-
ture of every -day life in Russia, as.
it affects the common citizen.
A. Vikatorov, who waited for more
than a year to get his leather boots
repaired 'by'a state co-operative, did
not wait in vain. Itwas announced
today that his boots have been re-
paired, and that Comrade ' Vinogra-
dov, manager of the repair shop, has
been fired for bureaucracy.
Another ^ bureaucrat, Comrade
Perskin, who gave 'a returned war
veteran • the run-around when the '
veteran applied for living qua''rters,
has also been removed from office.
Credit for action on each case goes
to ."The Moscow Bolshevick," a Com- ,
munist newspaper, which first pub
licized them.
There has been no recent news
concerning the plight of Citizen
Guzairov, who • has been trying for
seven years to have a, hole ih the wail
of his apartment repaired.
easeseseasase
Years A orie
itlaterestin€ items picked from
The luxpositor of at,/ and
twentr•ave roars' ago.
From The Huron Expositor
August 11, 1922
Lloy4 O'Brien, aged 23; of Zurich,
was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital,
London, on Saturday .night ana an
X-ray examinatioti' made subsequent-
lly shows that he is sufferieg a. frac-
tuned spine. He fell 20 feet from the
top of a house.
Masters Roy and Russell Hodgert,.
of Seaforth, visited at the home of
their aunt, Mrs. Bruce Cooper, dur-
ing the past week.
Messrs- C. P. Sills an
'W. J. Dun-'
can are in Wiarton this week 'on a
fishing trip.
_Mr. Ray McGeock, of Toronto,;spent
the week -end at his home in Egmond-
viLle.
Mr. W. E. Kerslake is having, the
former implement wareroom ' adjoin-
ing his' seed store, rebuilt and will
use it as a storehouse.
The • Chale° quartette of First Pres-
byterian ' Church, accompanied by
Mrs. J. G, Mullen anal Miss' Harriet
Murray, and Mr. Harry Livens, as. or
gapist, took part in the •anniversary
services at Bayfield Presbyterian
Church on •Sunday last.
Mr. Bert Muir has purchased the
residence of Mr. James Robb on High
St.
Miss Florence Deem; daughter of
Mr. William Deem, has reeeived the
apt ointreent of assistant principal of
I aisley continuation school. Miss
Deem was, teacher in ..Roxboro public
school for several years and the ac-
ceptance of the higher, position will
affordample scope for enlarged teach-
ing qualifications.'
While attending the firemen's
tournament in Oshawa one of the
members of Seaforth Fire Brigade,
Mr. Ross J. Sproat, met with a ser-
ious accident. He rttempted. to jump
on a fire truck and missed his foot-
ing and the heavy truck passed over
his foot, breaking several b.nes. He
is in Oshawa Hospital at present.
Mr. Alex Sinclair, of the Kippers
Road, disposed of his prize heavy
draft team to Mr. R. M. Hamilton,
buyer for the G.R:R- Transportation
De•partnaent. They were' four year
olds, well matched and weighing 1700
pounds each,
Mr- M. J. O'Neill, .former principal
of Omemeehigh school and Morris
burg Collegiate Institute, has been
appointed principal of Seaforth Col-
legiate institute, to succeed . Mr:. J.
F. Rose.
A rink of Seaforth .bowlers, cora-
.posed of W. D. Bright, Dr, Charles
Mackay, Dr. Hugh Ross and Dr. F. J.
Burrows, attended the annual bowl-
ing •tournament at Exeter and suc-
ceeded in winning the Neaman tro-
phy.
Miss Agnes -Haste, of Detroit, has
't'eturn j to her home after spending.
a few weeks with relatives, and
friends,. '
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Craig, of Leam-
ington,'•are guests of Mr, and Mrs.
d, Hinchley,
The Misses Cresswell arrived here
from Colorado and will spend severaf
weeks with their aunt, Miss Fowler.
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From The Huron Expositor
August 6, 1897 •
John A. Jackson, of Egmendville,
left this week for London, where he
will take a course at the military
school.
Mr. John ,T. Cluff, while working in
his father's planing milt recently,
got one of his hands caught in, a
machine. The thumb and first finger
were cut and bruised',
'Phe Misses Dickson and Miss Mc-
Lean, accompanied by the Misses
Bennoch, of Stratford, and Messrs.
W., D. McLean ;and Sam Dickson 'left
on Monday to take 'in the Mackinac
. trip, going by boat from Collingwood
to Mackinac. •
Master Arnold Case arrived home
,from Philadelphia last week where he
had been taking a ,course in an Am-
erican business college.
Mr, John Thompson ie putting a,
foundation under, his residence on
John St.
Mr. J. P. Brine,' of Harpurhey, has
had his fall wheat threshed and it
-yielded! over 40 bushels to the acre.
Mr. Mustard started on Tuesday to
pull down Bannockburnbridge, near
Varna. There is to be 'an iron bridge
built to replace the old wooden struc-
ture,
Fred Waldron, of • Brucefleld, ship-
ped a couple of carldads of fine cattle
to the Old Country last Saturday.
Miss Janet' Kerr, of Hensall, has
sold 'her dwelling house on Mill St.
-to Mr. John Fisher, who has been
leasing it for some time.
The third of a series of road rac-
es under the auspices of the Seaforth
Bicycle Club, took place on Monday
evening last. The course was twice
around the five -mile block • by Rox-
boro, ,a distance of ten miles. There
were four contestants; Messrs. Bald-
win, . Crich, Bell and Eberhart. Bald-
win was first, Crich second, and Bell'
third, Baldwin was handicapped.,
however, so Bell was given first.•place,.
•Baldwin second and Crich third, Bell,
who is a little chap, received •a dou-
ble round of applause.
Arnold" and Han, who have. been
running a bicycle livery and repair
shop in town, have found business too
slow and havd returned to Toronto.
Mr. George Ham rill, teacher in
Collingwood Colle•glate Institute, is
visiting his .mother'here.
Miss Hattie Soole, of\the telephone
exchange, has gone to Toronto to
spend a few days' there.
Mr. John Grieve, V.S.,•of town, has
a brother in the Klondike gold re-
gion.
Messrs, James and Walter Little,
of McGregor, Manitoba, were here on
a visit last week to their mother, who
is seriously ill.
Mr. M. Miller, ,of Dashwood, wheel-
ed to Stratford to visit friends.
The trustees of Dashwood school
have engaged • Miss Hodgins, of Clans
]eboye, to teach the junlor depart-
ment after vacation '
Messrs. G. Edighoffer and :t. Penn,
of Zurich, were in Blake on 'Sunday
Teat .-visiffflg friends.
PHIL OSIF.:ER of
LAZY ADWS.,,
James Whitcomb Riley called it
"Hey, Old -Midsummer," and really
that's a pretty good way of describ-
ing it right now. I can't quite re-
meniber` how the American poet put
it, but it went something like, "Hey,
old Midsummer! Are you here again,
with all your harvest -store of golden
joys,' vast •overhanging meadowlands
of rain,. and drowsy dawns, and moons
when golden grain nods in'ethe sun,
and 'lazy truant boys dilift over list-
lessly adownt the day, too full of joy
to rest, and dreams. to play."
My grandfather used to say that
summer was Nature smiling. Come
to ,think of it, that's not such at bad
description e'lthei'. ` Go any place on
the farm these days .-. , providing
we've got the weather and summer
is smiling: You may sit ou the gang-
way into the barn and chew a s•talk
of hay, waiting for the next load to
come' up. or else you clay be simply
hoeing turnips . . .. or slipping down
along the creek to try and catch that
big chub that's 'been lurking about
-but look around you!
That old midsuminer sun has a
By Barry J, Boyle
and shafted held of wheat,. The road
scraper is going down the' concession
providing a dull background of sound
for the •scene ..and a swirling cloud of
duet.'
Everything's in full • motion
the birds and the bees and the cow's
high tailing it through.tbe pasture to
the swale to escape the stinging per-
sistence of the heel fly, The cream
truck 'rumbles over the river bridge
and across the road a washing
is flapping in the. slight, hot zephyr
that'came swirling up from the end
,o:f tate
Try 'wandering 'wandering througli a berry
patch on a hot' midsummer day.
That's where you get the hot spice of
the leaves and the incense of the
berries and that indefineable atmos-
phere. If you have• ever toted a
honey pail and a milk pail back .to a
berry patch, then you will know what
I mean.
I still keep going back- to J'arhes
Whitcomb' Riley end his poem about
this time of year when, he went on
to say that "The same old summer,
with the same old smile, beaming up-
on us in 'the same old way we knew
look about it . , . and a feel to it in childhood! 'Though a weary while
as well. The harvest's coming along since that far time, yet memories re-
concile the heart with -odorous
breaths of clover l,ay." '
' 1 frankly am going to "poke down
to the lower meadow and have a
snooze in a hay coil.
and the Collie pup is sniffing
around groundhog holes on the side
•of the hill. You can• hear the neigh-
bors'at work in the fields. e bin-
der clacking through .a golden -headed
:JUST A SMILE OR TWO:
The new customer walked into the
store.
"How many
day?"
"Oh; about six, ma'am."
"Tough' or tender?",
"Some . are tough and some ten-
der."
"Well, I keep boarders. Pick out
three of the toughest, please." -
To this unusual request the delight-
ed grocer complied at 'once, saying:
"Please, .ma'am, here are the tough
ones!"
Whereupon the customer coolly
laid her hand, on the others and said,
"Then I'll take these."
Small girl (to' six-year-old friend):
"Oh, I think you're lots better look-
ing than your daddy."
chickens have you to -
Boy (true child of the motor era) :
-"Well, I oughta be—I'm a later mod-
el."
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"What 'are you waiting for?" whis-
pered the Wedding guest.
"Bride's, • father's a plumber," re-
plied the verger. "He forgot to bring
her!"
Macpherson had wandered off to
another church, and his parson was
striving to bring him , back to the
fold.
"Why weren't you at the kirk on
Sunday?" he inquired.
"1 was at Mr. MacGregor's kirk,"
Macpherson replied airily.
"Now," reasoned the parson, "I
don't 'like your running around to
strange kirks like that. Not that,, I
object to your hearing Mr. MacGre-
gor, but I'm sure you widna like your
sheep straying into strange pas-
tures."
"Parson," was the calm rejoinder,
"f widna care ,a straw—if it was bet-
ter grass."
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Bill lived in the outskirts of the
city and had to drive to and 'from
work. One night his car wouldn't
start. When midnight came and Bill
still hadn't arrived home, his distract-
ed wife sent telegrams to five of her
husband's . ' closest friends, seeking
them if they hadseen bill. The next
morning she received five ans*ers.
They read: "Bei stayed with, me last
night." -
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Huron Federation 'Of
Agriculture --Farm News
Serious Outbreak of Foot and Mouth
Disease in "'Mexico
An outbreak of ,Foot and Mouth
disease among cattle, sheep, goats
and hogs has been reported in Mexi-
co, the first for 15 years to be re-
ported on the North American con-
tinent, and the Domitii'on Department
of Agriculture is considerably con-
cerned, said Dr. T. Childs„ Veterinary
Director General. This disease, the
most contagiousand the most costly:.
to •which farm animals except horses;
are- readily: susceptible, has never oc-
cursed in Canada. The most exact-
ing •, measures of precaution are al-
ways iv effect at Canadian seaports
and at international boundary points,
but since the Health of Animals Divi-
sion has been advised of the outbreak
of the disease in Mexico every' in-
spector at .seaports and points pn the
international border have beens ad-
vesed to be doubly Ratchful. Dr.
Child s• h
brea
Stat'
been advised, that the out-
xtends through 16 Mexican
Federal District of
Mexico City, involving 335 munici-
palities. Up to the end of last June,
168,400 bead of cattle and 68,000
sheep, goats and swine have had to
be slaughtered in an effort to prevent
the spread of the disease. The Bur-
eau of Animal Industry;'Unitedtate's
Department of Agriculture is, says
Dr. Childs, naturally gravely alarmed
over the outbreak of the disease in,
Mexico, so much so that the United
States Government has appropriated
$8,000,000 to assist the Mexivan Gov-
ernment in the efforts to prevent the
spread of the disease and if possible
eradicate it. Mexico is presently
spending $8,35.0,000. The U.S.D.A.
has a staff of 144 qualified, . persons
co-operating with the staff of the
Mexicaln Department of Agriculture
in combating the disease.
Foot ands -Mouth disease in"Mekiee
creates a menace to Canadian - farm-
ers in that the disease has been con-
firmed on the INorth`•American con-
tinent. The whole situatiqn is being
very closely watched with a view td
preventing the introduction of the, dis-
ease into Canada, said the Veterin-
ary Director General.
Fertilizer Supplies
The extreme shortage of Lnitrogen
for fertilizer purposes is disclosed in
the initial recommendations for the
distribution ,of this chemical among
more than 1100 claimant countries.,
made by the anternational Ewergency
Food Council, Washington. The gov-
ernments to which therecommenda-
tions are made ,submitted 1947-48 re-
quirbments for .2,740,000 metric tons
of nitrogen. The supply'avail'able for
distribution falls some 800,000 tons
short of these requirements, "Many
eeu.ntries with huge popuiatiodns .to
feed are desperately .in xthed, Of more
nitrogenous' fertilizers 4. to lncreas.e
their crop yieldsy`.'..,the enetell Sante
1.
out, "The acute shortage now eaifst-
ing comes about in spite of t•he fact
that world, production of nitrogen in
1947-48 will equal pre-war. The need
is 'wow much greater than pre-war
because soil fertilitylost_during the
war. years must be restored and
greater populations must be fed-"
Some countries depend entirely on
imported nitrogen, while others bei
produce and import, Five 'Countries
produce more nitrogen than they need
for their own agriculture. These are
Canada, Chile, United Kingdom, Bel-
gium and Norway, and recommehda:
tions will be made by .the Council to
the Governments -of these exporting
countries, so that• the surplus nitro-
gen will be distributed to best 'ad-
vantage among other countries which
lack adequate supplies.
Should 13e Variety of Canned Products
There will '.be a gold variety of
canned fruits and vegetables. on gro-,
cers' shelves this.' winter, Despite a
short crop of 'some • kinds of fruits
and vegetables, commercial canning
companies will nevertheless bd able
to keep the consumer happy^, says 1?.
J. Perry, Chief Canning, Inspector,
Dominion Department of Agrieulture.
While emphasizing that much de-
pends on a continuance' of good grow-
ing weather and favorable conditions,
at harvest, Mr. P,erry finds many
cheerful items id examining the like-
lihood of this year's canning,opera-
tions.
The strawberry crop, is over and it
was a good one—the largest in sev-
eral years. While canned strawber-
ries were unobtainable for two , or
three years 'during the war,.owing to
shortage of metal. for cans, this year's•.
pack will probably be, equal to that
of the sizeable pack of 1941, Mr,
perry foresees more strawberry jam
than usual; but.no more frozen straw-
berries than were packed last "year,
There will be a less than average
pack of canned cherries, A fair-sized
pack in British Columbia is 'more
than balanced by the small quantity
available for canning .in Ontario,
The good crop of both raspberries
and loganberries assures an average
pack of these fruits.
Deliveries of apricots to "ca,nn 1's in
British Columbia have ^ been only
about 30 .pe cent of normal; but can-
ning firms ill probably can enough
imported ap icote.to .bring the„•pack
up to average. -,
It is expected there will be a lar-
ger than average pack pf carried
peaches, despite a decline in the On-
tario crop.. Proclu•ction of peaches In
British Columbia ,le presently esti
mated at about 20 per cent above
that of 1946.
There are prospects for a good
crop of plums, .especially 'of Iirtine
plums, • Britisb Coluntbia. production
le forecast as 20 Per -'cent above that
of lest year, The paele .lioarever, hili
. • (Oontinned tit Page a)
Seep it( the
Gdunty 'Pipers
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ii. ,8. Bicyclists On Tour
Two youths froth Cleveland, Ohio,
spent Monday' night in Goderich, en
route north on a •bicycle trip of hun-
dreds of miles. They took a boat
from Cleveland to Detroit, then
bicycled north, crossing into Canada.
from Port Huron. From Goderich
they 'headed for Georgian Bay, Plan-
ning to bicycle back to Eriea,u on
Lake Erie by Sunday to catch .a boat, ai
back to 'Cleveland.--Goderich Signal -
Star. ,
Street? Have Face Treatment
For the past week Goderich .str-eetsc
have been,, given dust -laying treat-
ment. Two tankers of primer have
been used so far and one tanker of
asphalt. The fourth tanker ie';now-
'being applied. The four tankers add
up to a total of 29,600 gallons. About
1.000 yards of gravel chips have been •
used, Though there is always some
"messiness" accompanying this. op- •
eration, the work was done this year
with expedition and with a minimum '
of inconvenience to the public. --God
erich Signal -Star. -• "
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Frame House Moved Two 'Miles
Mr. Ralph. Bailey„ purchased the
frame house on Highway 83 near the
Aux Sable bridge and on Monday had
it moved to a lot on Simcoe Street-.
where it will be remodelled and fit-
ted up for, a home. The house wan
placed on two long logs. .The logs
were chained to each end of another
log on top of a large dump truck at
either end of the building. One of
the trucks pulled the building while
the ,one at the real. backed up and
shoved against the building. A tele-
phone gang and a Hydro gang fol -a 4
lowed the building and in a few cas-
es had to cut the wires to allow the
building to pass. The moving was "
fairly brisk on Main Street, ,b'ut was.
slowed up at intervals with . carr
,parked along the street. Difficulty
was encountered on Simcoe Street in g
getting the building on to the. lot as -
seeing to a small ditch -the bottom
logs dragged in the'mud and the
clutch of one pf the trucks was burn- ►
ed ouc. :Exeter Times1'Advoeate.
Hand Caught in Belt
Gary, year -and -a -half old son 'of 'Mr.
an'd Mrs: Lloyd Ford, suffered a nasty
accident •Saturday evening. Mr, and
Mrs. Ford and' Gary, .were on. their
way to Grand Bend and stopped at.
Wm. Gossman's 'at Dashwood . for a
'bottle of pop. Setting the little fel-•
low, just nicely. able to walk, on the.
:loor, he went behind the counter
where he got'his hand caught in the
revolving belt of a cooter. The hand'
was berned and Lacerated and the lad
was taken to the office of lar. D. D_
Ferguson in Dashwood where it re-
quired eight stitches', to close the
wound.—Exeter ,Times -Advocate.
Has Ankle Badly Broken
Miss Mary Bushfieid, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs: Charles Bushfield, suf-
fered a serious ' and" :"painful injury'
when she fell from her bicycle. Mary
was riding her bicycle when her foot.
got •tangled somehoW in the wheel
and she tumbled. Every bone in her
right ankle was, broken, and when
she was picked up her foot was. twist-
ed sideways. Her leg was placed 'in
a cast, ard for a few days she suf-
fered great pain._Wingham Advance-
Tiriles, -
Traffic Officer Transfer"rea
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Provincial Traffic Officer G: •A, Gov-
ier has been transferred to the de-•
tachment office located iu the' court
house, Stratford. The beat he for-
merly covered is now looked after -
from the Stratford. office,—Mitchell
Advocate
Telephone Elates Increased
The. board of directors'of the Brus-
sels, Morris & Grey Telephone Co
at a meeting on Tuesday morning.
decided' to increase the telephone:
rates of. the B: M & G. Company. Thise
action was necessary...to comply with
a recommendation of the . Ontario'.
Municipal Board to establish a sink-'
ing fund and• becau§e of the'increas-
ed costs of labor and materials. The
rates as follow are, the same as those
of the Wroxeter system: Business.
phones, $15 a year; private (other•
than business phones, $14 a year;
party line (other than business
phones), $13 a year.—Brussels Post.
• To Build'Fifty Houses -
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The Parker Construction Company.
Port Stanley, will have to build. 50•'
new wartime houses in Exeter.... now ►
as. +:"e, town has decided to" build'
eight more than ,the 42 .previously or-
dered. The excavations, have been
dug, for several of the houses already,
and as soon as the cement arrives '
-foundations will be started. A bull-
dozer has been busy for some time 1
'preparing reads, Three carloads of
lumber have also arrirled-for 'building-• ►
the houses.—Clinton News -Record,
Loses Thumb and Finger
Harold Carter; farmer, West Waw-
anesh, lost the tips, of ,the thumb and
first finger• of his left hand when' 'a
fuse exploded as he was examining
it 'Weduesc.ay evening. Mr. Carter
was at•the farm of a neighbor, Harry
Armstrong, and the "two. of them,
along with Robert- Armstrong, were
in the driving shed, when they chancy,
ed on some old fuses that had been
lying in a boe for ten years., Mr.
Carter picked one up to insaect ft,
and for some unexplained reason it
exploded• i}i his hand. He was taken'
to-Alexaandt'a- "hospital, Goderich,
whert tt was found necessary to am-
putate his left thumb and index fin-
ger at the first joints, --Clinton News,
Record,
17 Feet Added To Both Sides of Road
Highway No, 83 -between Exeter
and the Blue water Highway that
leads to Grand Bend Will be a real
1iighway when the present plans now
in propos' are eem.pieted. Centracta'
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