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ZEAFORTH, Friday, August 19th
Seaforth Trees
During recent weeks it has lAen
necessary for municipal employees
to cut down a•number of large trees
bordering the streets of Seaforth.
The trees were weakened by old age
and had become a menace to life and
property.
No one can criticize the eliminat-
ing of what obviously was a hazard.
`At the same time, assurance should
be. given by those in authority that
steps are being taken to make cer-
tain that other trees throughout the
town are being maintained in a man-
ner to provide for their continued
growth, and that where it has been
necessary to eliminate a tree, a young
tree is planted in its place.
One of the biggest assets any com-
munity can have is its streets lined
with wide -spreading trees. They add
a stability and pleasantness that can-
not be achieved in any other way. In
this respect Seaforth is particularly
fortunate. Its tree -bordered streets
are one of the finest attributes of
life in the town, and it would indeed
be unfortunate if through lack of
thought or neglect they were allow-
ed to disappear. If this happened
clad the streets became sweltering
ovens in the summer and bleak, bar-
- Ten stretches in the winter, the pre-
sent generation would be subject to
grave criticism in that it failed to
guard its heritage,
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The Ausable Report
• A large portion of Huron County
may be affected as a result of a meet-
ing in Parkhill last week when the
Ausable Valley Conservation report
was presented. The recommenda-
tions contained in the report provide
for control measures extending
across the southern part of the coun-
ty, and including large areas in
Tuckersmith, Usbo.rne, Hay and
Stephen Townships, and in Hibbert
Township in Perth. These, munici-
palities are located at the northern
limits of the Ausable watershed.
.Aimed at halting disastrous spring
floods throughout the Ausable wa-
tershed, at the same time boosting
the sluggish summer flow of this
problem watercourse, the report calls
for vigorous channel improvement
schemes in the main river and its
one-time principal tributary, Park-
hill Creek and construction of a ser-
ies of dams and reservoirs,.including
a major storage basin in Hay Swamp
costing $200,000.
One outcome of the report, if the
recommendations are adopted and
proceeded with, will be the conver-
.sion of non-agricultural lands in the
watershed to recreational uses. De-
velopment of 'more than 9,000 acres
in this category is recommended.
Among the smaller sites selected are
areas in the Hensall and Cromarty
districts.
While the report in i
templates a' co tlry pr
ly exceeding $ ,000,000—it
considered n so much in th
of its initis cost, but rather from
the standpoint of the savings to be
+elected through the years by the
retention of top ,soil now being flood-
ed from the lands. From this stand-
i. point alone the price may well be a
• bargain.
- ntirey con -
r. "-possib-\
ould be I
t
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Panning Problems
Probably no producer is as much
,t the mercy of circumstances as the
lathier, h veryorie is dependent on
'10 product, yet the farmer moist be
repored. for ,and frequently over-
au manlier of plagues and var-
eaiiher ,wind, water hail;
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drouth, frost, asshoppers, and
army worms—be .ween the time he
sows his seed and harvests hiscrops.
mile he undoubtedly will always
have a weather problem, relief. is at.
hand for some of the troubles that
beset him.
Last fall, entomological surveys of
Western Canadian grain lands indi-
cated 1949 would see one of the worst
grasshopper plagues in the history
of the, prairie provinces. Farmers in
those provinces knew the grasshop-
per well. They recalled other years
when the winged invaders had come •
and great areas of lush countryside
were rendered completely barren.
During previous plagues little was
accomplished to halt the voracious
ins ct horde. Warnings of infesta-
tiorl often came too late. Inadequate
methods were used to destroy the at-
tackers. Destruction to crops was
usually complete.
This year matters were different.
After last year's plague teams of
entomologists went out in the field to
determine the degree of infestation
by counting grasshopper eggs. They
found millions of them. They chart-
' ed maps showing the extent of in-
festations in various areas of the
provinces.
Then the battle really began. Ag-
ricultural chemists came out with
two new lethal poisons far superior
to those used previously, and indus-
try made these available to western
farmers in great quantities. Every
westerner was so grasshopper -con-
scious by the time the 'hoppers hatch-
ed, they knew exactly what to do to
stem the invasion. And they did it.
The plague was successfully. curbed.
But as the grasshoppers were de-
feated, a new scourge appeared in
certain provinces — a little, green
louse, the aphid, which is as a
rule only moderately troublesome.
Through some abnormality of the
weather, and nature, it suddenly ap-
peared in the late sown crop, oats
and barley, in swarming millions.
And the patient days of labor invest-
ed by hundreds of farmers in bring-
ing along a promising crop were wip-
ed, out in a matter of hours.
This new pest has often damaged
crops in the United States, the Win-
nipeg Free Press points out, but it
is the first time it has caused ser-
ious damage here.
Coming unexpectedly, there was
no opportunity to organize preven-
tive measures on an adequate scale;
thus the work done to control the
pest was carried out with that sense
of desperation that attends a Iosing
battle.
Out of it may come the necessary
knowledge to set up effective meas-
ures for future control. Meantime,
the affected farmers can do nothing
but grit their teeth and face their
loss.
GOOD ADVICE
(Mitchell Advocate)
What better advice could a new
International Lions President hand
out to the members of his vast or-
ganization than to "revalue our own
motives and objectives; to be sure
that our actions and inhibitions are
free from the tarnish of pettiness
and selfishness? We must decide to
what degree we want peace on earth
and then make up our minds to sacri-
fice enough of our personal comfort
and pleasure to pay the necessary
price to attain that goal," he said.
Which advice could be adopted by
every citizen regardless of affiliation
with any organization.
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A THING OF THE PAST
(The Kingsville Reporter)
The hired girl of yesterday has
vanished. She was readily accessible
in tithes of family stress to lend a
helping hand for indefinite and
lengthy periods. ,Families were
large in number and especially while
the children were young mothers did
rely on the hired girl to oil the house-
hold wheels. Today the hired girl
has turned' into a store clerk, a tele-
graph operator, a restaurant wait-
ress, a typist or stenographer..
"Wherever she is she receives at least
a minimum wage for a maximum
number of working hours. She can
count on a vacation with pay. She
is an independent woman of the
world and she is her own boss..,
It's tiyrtime . . "„ ialtu'jtehi ig time
call it what Yea, y; but flies
have suddenly. `arrive :a,t Lazy
Meadows in nunilmaa g3?ehter than
we have experienced``in quite some
time. At utilizing tithe ;they cluster
on the cow's backs are switch-
ed away by eonatantjy moving
tails, only to descep.tj;'; on some
other part of the co al' anatomy.
Mrs- Phil is canning frit and vege-
tables these days and:the flies are
literally black on the Screen door.
Before opening it one; must take
off one's hat and swish -and -swoosh
to set all the flies in motion. At
the precise moment i when you
think they are confused enough,
you open the door quickly and
jump in . . . taking great care to
see that the door is pulled tightly
closed after you. In spite of all
your efforts the flies do get in.
They zoom around the ceiling and
then dive for the syrupin the pre-
serving -kettle. Laden. with the sug-
ary syrup they slip in behind the
window blinds and inthe warmth
and comfort of this spot proceed
to enjoy their stolen sweets and
make tracks on the window panes.
By ;) 11ryr :,1 Boyle.'
ed to snip a small aetUare front a."
piece of old screening and mount
iton a handle and mother woµld
bind •the edge of the screen up ,
with cloth. There were usually •
two o1` these ataanand the house,
One lay on the corner of the buf-
fet in the kitchen, and the other a.
was usually left tear the pantry
door. Every art often mother
would pick up the swatter nearest
to her and make aL raid en. the
flies. Our front parlor was .always
kept closed in the summertime.
The idea persisted that in this
way the the room could be kept
cool. But, in spite of all our case,
flies always seemed to manage to
slip into the room. While taking
the dust covers off the furniture,
mother would wield the swatter
on the flies. Then the room would
be closed up, to await the arrival
of the company. I used to like to
sit back in the corner atter the
company was seated in the parlor
and watch the hies pouring in
from the kitchen. They would
zoom in to the doorway and for a
moment or two look the situation
over. Immediately after this pre-
liminary check-up they would line
up their sights on the visitors and
torture them. Being visitors they
couldn't indulge in the arm -waving
and slapping that they would have
done in their own homes. The
flies seemed to sense this and it
added to their enjoyment of the
whole affair.
Back woodsheds are always a
favorite spot for flies. They seem
to' like crawling acrosssun-drench-
ed spots in the wooden floor .
and clustering around soapy wa-
ter left in a wash basin . . . and
old berry boxes . . . and other
spots where they can enjoy them-
selves. Grandfather used to doze
off to sleep in an old dilapidated
rocker that stood inside the back
kitcln door. I can remember the
sun cutting in across the edge of
the door jamb and lighting up one
side of his, face. The files used to
have a great time crawling around
h:s moustache . . . and we had a
field • day watching. A fly would
skim back and forth and finally
land on the bristly ends of the
moustache. The moustache would
quiver and twitch and the fly would
hcp from one bristle to the other
Finally in a sleepy half-hearted ges-
ture grandfather's hand would
home up and brush at the
moustache and the fly would be
away . . . only to return when
everything had quieted down.
Fly swatters were a luxury in
my boyhood . . . that is the
"boughten" kind were. Father us -
Those were the days before
streamers of sticky paper. We
bought ours in the flat sheets
which were Iaid around the house.
During the season father always
managed on at least two occasions,
to sit in the sticky paper. He
would rant and rave, and tear up
a sheet of the paper and get his
hands covered with it . . . and
mother would have to come to
the rescue with hot water. The
hardship of.flies and the continu-
ous battle against them has been
cut down a great deal. Fly spray
and gadgets of various kinds have
been introduced of late years to
combat the menace of houseflies.
Think how lucky you are to live
in a day and age when such in-
ventions are used and imagine haw
you would have liked to battle the
flies with such primitive weapons
as we were forced to use a few
years ago.
• Just A Smile Or Two •
Miss Jenkins asked every child
in her class who wanted to go to
Heaven to raise his hand. All but
one 'beginner did so.
"Why don't you want to go to
Heaven, Tommy?" asked his teach-
er.
"I'd like to," came the prompt
reply, "but mother told me to come
straight home,"
The pretty young teacher was
instructing the grammar class, in
the conjugation of the verb "to
love."
"Bobby," she said, "can you tell
me what it is when I say, `i love
you, you love, he loves'. "
"That," said the precocious lit-
tle fellow, "is one of them tri-
angles where somebody gets shot."
Huron Federation of
Agriculture Farm News
Farms Loans Through F.I.L.A.
Once the harvest is finished,
many farmers take advantage of
the golden autumn days to make
everything snug around the farm
before winter sets in, Perhaps the
barn roof needs repairing, maybe
a new hen house is needed.; or a
new summer kitchen has to be
added to the back of the house.
Sometimes these repairs, or new
construction jobs, are let slide
because a farmer hesitates to go
ahead unless ready cash is avail-
able. That was a good reason once
upon a time, but not so strong a
one since 1944 when parliament
passed the Farm Improvement
Loans Act.
Under the terms of that Act,
Canadian farm owners may obtain
loans for repairing old farm build-
ings, or building new ones, to fix
up or install heating and plumbing
systems, to fence or drain his land,
to buy, implements, livestock, or
equipment. Even tourist cabins
may be financed, if located on the
farm, and operated as a side -line
to the main business of farming.
The borrower contributes a por-
tion of the •cost of the article
purchased or the proposed project.
In case of farm implements, the
borrower puts up one-third. In
most other cases the loan is for
75 per cent, but for the construc-
tion, alteration, or repair of farm
buildings loans may he made for
up to 90 per cent of the cost. The
maximum of an individual loan is
$3,:00.0, at five per cent simple
interest.
There are no extra charges. Se-
curity for the loan is provided by
the farmer's land holdings or im-
plements,or both.
According to the Act, all F..I.L.A.
loans are made through the char-
tered banns of Canada. Any farm-
er interested in getting one of
these loans should, therefore, talk
the matter over with his local bank
manager.
Farm Machinery in Eastern .Canada
!Some interetsing ,figures on the
power and equipment required to
operate various sized farms .in
Eastern Canada have been turned
up in recent studies by t'he
Agricultural Engineering Division
of the Experimental Farnis Ser-
vice, Dominion Department of
Agriculture.
From the figures given, 4t ap-
pears that, acre for acre, it re-
quires less money to mechanize a
504acre farm than one with 150
acres. Bu —
t still acre for acre—
it •requires more money to mechan-
ize a 50-aere farm than one with
250 acres,
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It is also clear that with prac-
tically no effort at all a farmer can
commit himself to more machinery
than he really needs.
Basic requirements to the 54 -150-
250 -acre farms studied were:
horses, harness, double wagons,
double sleds, hay racks„ walking
plough, disc • harrows, drag har-
rows, cultivators, grain drills, grain
binders, mowers, rakes and ted-
ders, acu ers, small tools. Of
course the amount invested in each
item varied with the size of the
farm.
Equipment that was not consid-
ered necessary for t'he 50 -acre
farm ,but was needed for the 150
and 250 -acre farms included a
tractor, hay loader, manure spread-
er, row cultivator, corn binder, en-
silage cutter, fanning mill, grinder,
milking machine.
Always subject 'to many local
qualifications and special condi-
tions the approximate capital
requirements to outfit the three
farms mentioned were reckoned to
run about $1,872 for the 50 -acre
farm, $5,845 for the 150 -acre farm,
$7,190 for the 250 -acre farm.
Respectively, those totals work out
to $37.44, $38.97, $28.76 per acre.
For the farmer who already has
a 50 -acre farm mechanized to the
standard mentioned above, the per
acre cost of mechanizing a 100 -acre
addition to his farm would be
$39.73. A 200 -acre addition to his
farm would drop the per acre cost
of further mechanization to $26.59.
But the farmer who is already
operating a 150 -acre mechanized
farm, and who decides to add 100
acres to his layout, would have the
most reasonable outlay of all to
achieve adequate mechanization.
The extra 100 acres would only
need the additional investment of
$13.45 per acre.
The danger of over -mechaniza-
tion, and the ease with which a
farmer could get into that position,
was clearly indicated by the ease
of the man with the 150 -acre
mechanized farm who in a moment
of weakness added a combine and
a forage crop harvester to his
equipment. That sent his capital.
to $48. ent per acre rocketing
Sometimes high capital invest-
ment per acre can become an asset
fora farmer when he undertakes
custamn work for neighbors Who
don't have as much equipment as
he has,. but it's a risky .business.
How To Hammer
It is little consolation after hit-
ting your thumb violently with a
hatniaer, to hear 'the old wisecrack,
(Continued on Page 9)
lolly Joe has many friends,
Is never seen to frown.
No matter what his troubles are,
They Cannot get him down.
OIPALTMI NT' Of NATIONAL II/ALT/1 ANA MILIALJ
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago.
Car Rams Miik Wagon
• Al milks wagon was demolished
beyond recognition and the driver,
Clarence "Delay" Boyle,amwas tale
ea to hospital n an
Wednesday morning. Mr. Boyle,
who is employed by the Exeter
Dairy, was returning home after
making his morning delivery and
was going down the hill opposite
Cavan ,Church when the wagon
was struck from behind by an auto-
mobile driven by ','Frenohie" Ay-
otte. Boyle was thrown out and
received nasty ,cuts on the face
and head. He was attended by Dr,
Milner andtaken to St. Joseph's
Hospital in the Hopper -Hockey
ambulance. The horse ran away
and was stopped at the Exeter
north corner. .It received several
cuts. Part of the cart was carried
for • 150 yards. The front of the
Aeotte car was badly damaged.
Chief John Norry is investigating.
—Exeter Times -Advocate.
From The 'Hugon Expositor
August 15, 1924
Among those who led the parade
from ..,,Hamilton at the Old Boys'
Reunion last week were Charlie
Layton, Archie Middlemost and
Millie Johnstone. They also seut
an advance Cheque to help finance
the event. One of the special fea-
tures of the Reunion was the prize
given to the youngest person in
town and the oldest. The first nam-
ed went to Audrey McGavin, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George McGav-
in and the other went to Mr. Thos.
Daly, who was then 75 years old.'
Their birthdays were both on tl'ie
llth of July.
Mr. C. L. Willis, of Stettler,
Alta., who attended the last three
days of the Old Boys' Reunion, left
for his home Thursday morning. •
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bell and son,
Clifford, of Toronto, spent the past
two' weeks with friends here, Mr.
Clifford Bell, who has been gener-
al superintendent of the Palmolive
Co., in Toronto, for the past two
years, is being sent to Australia
this fall by his firm.
Mrs. Isabella Wilson, who has,
been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. W.
Adams, has returned to Galt. Mrs.
Wilson is a charter member of
First Presbyterian, Church here
and sang in the choir over fifty
years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. McFaul, of St.
Thomas, have returned to their
home after attending the Old Boys'
Reunion here.
Work is going on lively in the
way of erecting the fine large up -
to date two-storey brick addition
to the public school in Hensall.
Alfred Taylor, Charles Wolff and
Thomas Welsh are at the head of
the job.
Mr. M. McTaggart, who has been
accountant in the Canadian Bank
of Commerce here for some time,
has been transferred to Toronto,
and his place here has been taken
by Mr. Dobson, of Toronto.
Seaforth Old Boys' Reunion was
very grateful to Dr. Chas. Camp-
bell and his Heilan Pipers from
New York for the kindly contribu-
tion which they made to the event.
Mitchell town was to have contri-
'buted a night's program, but it
could not be presented owing to
the drenching rain. It poured all
afternoon and evening.
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From The Huron Expositor
August 11, 1899
In the results of the public
sdhool-leaving examinations, we
notice that Miss Edith Falconer,
of Bayfield, obtained the highest
marks in the inspectorate for
drawing.
Mr. John Morrison, of McKillop,
has erected a new residence on his
farm, using Gutteridge pressed
brick.
Mr. Hector Reid, of Stanley, who
is fast gaining for himself a repu-
tation as a breeder of Shropshire
sheep, last week disposed of about
20 of his fine flock to Mr. Peavey,
of Iowa.
Mr. Wm. Anent, of Brucefield,
received a carload of barrel head-
ing last week, and has commenced
the manufacture'of barrels.
As .Mr. Cantine, of St. Joseph,
was coming in from the station on
Saturday last with a cab load of
gentleman from Toronto, Ottawa
and Montreal, the bolt that fattens
the whiffletrees to the pole of the
cab, 'broke, the horses running
away and did, not stop until they
reached the sawmill yard at St.
Joseph. The cab and its occupants
were left by the roadside.
Fred J. Lawrence, son of James
Lawrence, McKillop, has resigned
his school at Bervie and has re-
ceived •a more lucrative position
at Taylor's Corners, five miles east
of Goderich.
A handsome suspension bridge
has been erected opposite the farm
of George Murdie in McKillop. It
is the workmanship of the popular
farmer, Edward Sperling,
The following were ticketed out
of town to distant parts this week
by W. •Somerville, up -town agent
of the Grand Trunk: Geo. Dickson
to Saginaw, Mich.; 'Chat,. . Andrews,'
Constance, to Yorkton, Sask.; Dr.
and Mrs. Waters, of Constance, to
Detroit; Wm. Ballantyne to Brace
bridge; William Rai, McKillop, to
St. Pual, Minn.
Three rinks of bowlers from the
Seaforth Lawn Bowling Club went
to Clinton on Tuesday last to play
a friendly match with that club.
The rinks were: W. 0, Reid, • 11as.
Seott, J. S. Roberts and W. K.
Pearce, skip; C. W, Pepsi, P. Helm-
stedt R. 5. Hays and P. C. Cole-
man, skip, and Jas. MVIeMichael,
'. Coleman, H gime:re and W. D.
Bright, skip. The 'Seaforth Z hayers
won by 21 shots.
Dashwood Man Injured
Clare Musses who drives the
Guenther bus from Exeter to
Grand Bend, met with a motor-
cycle accident Wednesday morn-
ing and was rushed in the Hoff-
man ambulance to St Joseph's
Hospital, London. Clare had driv-
en the bus to the Dashwood post -
office preparing to •bring the mail
to Exeter. He went for a ride on
a motorcycle and about three-quar-
ters of a mile east of Da:.hwood
lost control and took to the ditch.
He was rendered unconscious and
suffered cuts about the head and
face. He was attended by Dr. A.
Read, who is summering at Grand
Bend and was afterwards taken to
London.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
were made on Saturday evening:
with Xert vagar, president of the•.+
Howie I4 s s, ,making the draws. -
Winners were: 1st, Philco radio-••
phono combination, going to Camp-
bell (}rapt, Walkerton; 240, a._ edit
of clothes, Bert Armstrong, Wing -
ham; 3rd, aatpmatie electric toast-
er, George 'Beattie, Wingham, --
Wingham: Advance -Times,
AttendingCamp At Petawawa '
Twenty+-sik hien of the 21st Anti-
Tank Regiment left on Sunday for
a week's intensive training._ at the
summer camp in PetawaWa :'Cars <,
transported the different groups,,
headed 'by 'Major T. W. Platt of P;
the 99th Battery. Others frgm the
local battery included Bdr. L. G.
Casemore and Gnre. J. A. Barbour,
W. H. Wills, L. E. Dawson and K.
A. Redmond. — Wingham Advance -
Times. I,
To Install Culverts on Highway
Now that the roadbed has set-
tled on Highway No. 21 between
Goderich and about four miles
north of Bayfield, work will com-
mence Monday on the installing of
cement culverts. Looby & Looby,
of Dublin, have the contract for
the work.—Goderich Signal -Star.
Disastrous Dive
A live into 2% feet of water
from the pier at Grand Bend sev-
erely injured James 'Sullivan, 16
of Grand Bend. Rushed by ambu
lance, under police escort, to Vic
toria Hospital, London, • the youth
was found to have received a dis
located neck—possibly broken—
which paralyzed his body.—Clinton
News -Record.
A.;
Falls 22 Feet
George A. Bailey, 60, Clinton, is
a patient in Sarnia General Hos-
pital with several fractures of his
hip as the result of a fall sustain-
ed in the Canadian National Rail-
way yards in Sarnia Tuesday of
last week. An employee of the
Bridge and Building Department
of the C.N.R., Mr. Bailey was work-
ing with a gang of men repairing
a building, when he lost his foot-
ing and fell 22 feet to the ground.
He lighted on his hip and serious-
ly injured it. He will be confined
to ho§pital for some time.—Clin-
ton News -Record.
Kinsmen Stage Carnival
The Wingham Kinsmen's first
carnival was a most successful
event with large crowds attending
both nights., Booths, games, danc-
ing and rides provided amusetnent , fin.—Wingham Advance -Times.
fpr all. The big event commenced
with an exceptionally fine parade
of floats and new cars, headed by
the 21st Regiment Band, Nearly
'fifty vehicles were in the parade
which originated at the south end
of the town and proceeded up Jos-
ephine Street to the town park.
The attendance prize on Friday
night, a mantel radio, went to W.
Sheldon, Goderich. Lucky draws
iMinister Gives Interesting Talk
Rev. A. H. Daynard, of Staffa,
gave the Mitchell Junior Farmers
a splendid description of, Algonquin
Park when they met at the High,
School Tuesday night. Marion Viv-
ian presided over the Junior Insti-
tute at the same time, the meeting
opening with the Ode. Wilma Dow
told of the making of china and
Oliver Roger gave a demonstration
in ,arranging flowers. Clarence Mc-
Dougall conducted, a business ses-
sion for the joint meeting, and
Keith McLagan took charge of the
sing -song and the Twenty Ques-
tions quiz. Lunch closed an enjoy-
able evening.—Mitchell Advocate.
Sustains Fractured Leg
Michael Connelly, of Bornholm,
suffered a fractured leg reportedly
received when he was struck by a
car driven by Keith Leggatt, R.R-
4. Mitchell, early Sunday morning.
Apparently the man was walking'
or bitch -hiking and the driver of
the car could not see him. The ac-
cident happened on No. 23 High-
way near Kennicott and was in-
vestigated by Provincial Constable
C. N. Anderson. of Stratford. First
taken • to Stratford Hospital, Mr.
Connelly was later removed to Vic-
toria Hospital, London, where he••
is resting comfortably. — Mitchell
Advocate.
Dies in Lucknow
Word has been received of the -
death of Mrs. Wes, Hill, the formers
Ella McKay, of Seaforth, which oc-
curred at Lucknow Tuesday morn-
ing. Her husband was raised in
Mitchell and they resided her for
some years conducting a grocery'
store in the property east of W. H.
Hofiick's. They have been in busi-
ness in Lucknow for some time..
Survivingare her husband and one-
daughter,—Mitchell Advocate.
Presented With 'Travelling Bags
Last Friday evening on behalf of
the Wingham United Church, a:
presentation of a twin 'set of trav-
elling bags was made to Mrs. John
Thompson, formerly Miss Tena
Reid, prior to her leaving on Aug.
17 for Trinidad, where her hus-
band, Rev. John C. Thompson, has
been appointed for evangelistic'
work, Mrs. Thompson served for
several years as organist and choir
director of the church prior to her
marriage. An address was read by
Mrs. William Field and the presen-
tation was made by Mr. G. W, Tif-
. Inducted At St. Marys
Rev. J. T. Fleming, M.A., B.D.,
formerly of Kingsville, was induct-
ed into the St. Marys United '
Church Friday evening last, suc-
ceeding Rev. W. E. Aldworth, an
Exeter Old Boy, who has been ap-
pointed to the pastorate of the
United Church in Tillsonburg.—
Exeter Times -Advocate.
He, She or It
(By F. B. W., in Winnipeg Free Press)
The Toronto Saturday Night was
recently referred to as "she" by a
correspondent, a suggestion which
has caused the editor'of that dis-
tinguished journal to dwell some-
what sadly on this question of con-
ferring a .sex on inanimate objects.
As he pointed out, periodicals are
usually just "it," and he did not
mean either the kind of it which
was once attributed to Miss Clara
Bow.
Even here, though, there have
been exceptions. This august insti-
tution has in its time been called
"the Old Lady of Carlton Street,"
though only' ,by the frivolous and
light -minded, while the Times of
London is quite often known as
the "Old Lady of Printing House
Square," though again not by one
serious,
The French, having no neuter
in their langdage—a rather charm-
ing tribute to the race—are con-
fronted with no problem in this
matter. For them, a gazette is
femine and certainly many in
France are somewhat shrill; while
a ship is masculine, a boat can
be feminine, and a car either one
or the other, depending no doubt
on the mood of the chastener and
the appearance of the automobile.
Thus, presumably, a limousine
would be male and a sports model
female.
There is no such easy way out
for the English speaking peoples,
though this is not so much a Mat-
ter of grammar as It le of senti-
ment and tradition. The grammar-
ians, even English grammarians,
would solve it easily enough by
calling everything which was not
plainly one or the other "it." But
what kind of a solution would this
be?
Imagine, for a single horrible
moment, a sailor riding around
the Ocean on an "it," turning "its
head into a :high sea or giving •'it+,
a coat of paint. Only a grammar -
Ian could! Even during the war
when .some 'United States ships
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were given masculine names, the
crew always referred to the John
B. Howard, for example, as "her,"
never "him," and still more never,
"it,"
We have never heard a sailor
use anything but the feminine for
his craft, which is perhaps why
some people think of sailors as
they do, though indeed it is only
a reflection of the lonely and mas-
culine life of the sea which causes
so many of Conrad's voiceless mert
to transmute their wooden world
into the feminine.gende'r.
There was something of this in
the army andair force during the
war. An infantry man would re-
mark: She's shooting alright,
about his rifle. The desert army
rode around in trucks and lorries
known as Harrogate Anne, or
Joan, or Sally, and these would
automatically, become shes to be
treated with affection and regard.
The men who flew turned their
planes into females, and evert
President Truman rides around in.
a "Sacred Cow," not a Sacred Bull,
which is perhaps not so much
proof for the argument as good
political judgment. But, in con=
trast, neither women pilots nor
lady truck drivers, as far as we
can discover, treat their vehicles
as masculine, which does not aid
the Freudian, aspect of the discus-
sion.
Perhaps in the new world all'
this will be changed. This femin-
izing of industry and occupation)
may be no more than a relic of
the plan's world which used to be,
before women came into business.
It may be that: in the future,
the long future, we hope, ships
will be `!lie" and the sailors of the
day will gather to their tasks
singing "Hooray and Up He Rises,"
while ships' captains grovel at
helmsmen to "Iteep him en his
proper course," Come to think Olt
it, perhaps ifs time the twits,
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