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Flesherton Advance, 14 Apr 1937, p. 1

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® J)je /ksii^rljUtt ajrtwnc^. VOL. 56: NO. 45. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1937 \V. H. THURSTON & SON, Proprietor* ^ ♦ i - ^- : i-i \ ' /r V? Richard McMullen Dies Suddenly Death came suddenly on Monday morning of this week to Mr. Richard McMullen, well known here, at his home On the Third Line, Osprey, at the age of 62 years. Deceased had apparently been in his usual health when he went to the bam in the morn- ing to work, but shortly afterwards went to the house complaining of a pain in the region of his heart. He lay down on a couch and shortly afterwards lost c<'Hsciousness and passed away within an hour before medical aid could reach him. His death came as a great shock to his family and large circle of friends. He was a valued friend of tne editor of this paper and had been in the office On Friday renewing his subscription. The late Mr. McMullen was born on the farm now owned by Mr. Alex. McMullen, south east of Flesherton, and was a son of the late Mr. and Mi-s. David McMullen, pioneers of Artemesia township. He was un- ited in marriage about .50 years ago to Miss Mary Jane McLennan, and re- sided on the Third Line, Osprey, since that time. Besides his wife he leaves to mourn, three sons and one daugh- ter: Ina May (Mrs. Harold Shier) of Portlaw, Percy Glenn and Roy of Osprey and Veni at home. He also leaves one brother, Mr. Alex. Mc- Mullen of Flesherton and one sister Mrs. Martin Teeter, of Priceville. Thi-ee brothers, Robert, Samuel and David predeceased him. The funeral takes place on Wednes- day afternoon of this week, when ser- vice will be held at his late residence at 2 o'clock p.m. Interment will take place in Flesherton Cemetery. Mrs. John Knuff 'Lord Tweedsmuir CAN YOl MARCH WHEN THE BAND ISN'T PLAYING Buried On Friday After an illness of some three weeks Mi's. John Knuff passed away at her home on April 2, in her 74th year. Born in Osprey TowTiship she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Curran. iTwo weeks ago Mr. and Mrs. Knuff marked their fify-second wedding anniversary. At the time of their marriage in 1885 they lived at Banks, later at Fev. ersham, then at Nottawa, then Pret- ty River Valley, then in Floss and Sunnidale Townships, retiring to live at Stayner 12 yeai's ago. Besides her husband, she leaves five daughters and two sons, Mrs. Robert Kerr, Elmvale, Mrs. Barbara Moore, Sask., Mrs. Earnest Grainger, Honeywood, Mrs. David Holt, Bright- on, Ml-s. Fred Ford, Stayner, Samuel at home and Cecil of Elmvale. There are also five brothers, James and Jos- iah, Stayner; Charles Curran, Michi- y:an; William and John Curran. Mc- Cord, Sask. Mrs. Knuff had been a life-long member of the Methodist and United Churches. Funeral service was held Friday afternoon with interment in Stayner cemetery. Rev. G. W. Lynd officiated. The pall-bearers were D. McLellan, John McColeman, A. N. Brownridge, F. Haw^ton, Wm. Mc- Guire and Alf. Jerry. ^-Stayner Sun. Closes Parliament (By Miss Agnes Macphail M.P.) Well, it's over. The second s.is- sion of the eighteenth Parliament â€" one of the shortest on record â€" was prorogued by His Excellency, Satur- day night at nine o'clock. The legislative programme was light, yet, it took a good while for Lord Tweedsmuir to read in English and in French the various bills and amendments to existing legislation to the assembled commoners and sena- tors gathered in the Red Chamber for the formal closing. And not so very formaL Prorogation is casual as compared with the opening. It lacks anticipation; memibers are weary of speeches, having endured nine hours a day of listening, with heavy office work before and in between. They are eager to pack and be off. So, having shown respect to the Gover- nor by appearing in the Senate Chamber, they wander off in twos and threes, chatting about their plans and saying good-bye to their friends. United Church Notes Next Sunday will be a special day in the life of our church when we have the privilege erf hearing Rev. Denzil G. Ridout F. R. G. S. of Tor- onto both morning, afternoon and ev- ening. Mr. Ridout is a very fine speaker, and without question will bring splendid messages. A little over a year ago Mr. Ridout â- *" the i made an extensive trip through Africa He "Why did you promote Bill? president's secretary asked. "He has- ! visiting all our Mission fields. It was a hectic week, with estimate? and last minute bills being driven tiirough the commons, with suspense over the fate of measures sent to the Senate, with jaded nerves causing ir- ritable tempei-s and consequent flare- ups in the Commons) the Senate is al- ways in repose), and yet with some outstanding matters, such as the de- cisions of the Privy Council, the Can- ada-Germany trade agreement and the whole question of soldier prob- lems, being thoughtfully debated. In a happy mood, Mr. Bennett brought the session to a close by twitting the Liberals with low tariff talk and high tariff action, so effective were his quii>s that he di-ew^ laughter and ap- plause from the low tariff section of the Liberal Paity. Mr. King's face was a study. n't the ability of some of the others." "Because he can march when the band doesn't play," said the president briefly. Last week the writer met a lady whom he had not seen since took over 2,000 pictures on his trip. He is an expert camera man; his ab- ilty was recognized in Great Britain where they bestowed the honor upon him of making him a fellow in the school (lays. Her hair is white. Pre- 1 Royal Geogrophical Society. He is mature lines etch her face. Her manner j also the Editor and Managing Director is gi-acious and kind. Those who i of "The Record and Missionary Re- know her best tell us she is always view." patient. Enquiry disclosed the fact | Since returning home from this triP that her life has been a dreadful | he has been in great demand through- tragedy. For t\venty years she has j out the United Church from coast to marched when the band didn't play, j coast to give his lectures on .Africa In a city near here, lives a bachelor. : and to show about 100 of his best He says he is a bachelor by choice | slides. This he will do here next and makes a joke of it. The facts j Sunday night. It is really a special are, he kept his mother until she die<S- ; treat as many larger places are de- Shortly after her death when he was • manding his services. If you come about to be married, a sister lost her j you will not be disappointed. husband and brought her family to live with him. He carried on. He is I n n making the best of changed plans. Hoctpffl NfjIF He can march when the band doesn't LflaiCI U Jlfll play. Down in a department store a sales girl meets the public daily with a light smile over a heavy heart. Cus. tomers like her. She is so friendly. The executive have in her a genuine asset. When the quitting gong strikes, she rushes out to a tiny apart- ment where an invalid sister awaits her. She gets her supper and that of her sister. Late in the night she works and cheers. There are no i bridge parties, or talkies or dances for j her. \t eleven o'clock she is dead tired. Next morning at sLx-thirtyi o'clock she is up getting her sister's I breakfast ready befbre she goes to the ! store. She doesn't complain. She' Officers Elected Grey Chapter, No. 170 Eastern Star held their annual election of officers at the regular meeting on .Monday evening, when the following were el- ected for the ensuing year: W. M. â€" Sis. Erva Clarke W. P. _ Bro. Geo. Snell A. M. â€" Sis. Alice Pedlar k. P. â€" Bro. .Archie Sinclair Sec'y â€" Sis. Emily Dargavel Treas. â€" Sis. Mary Phillips Cond. â€" Sis. Laura Marshall .â- \ssoc. Cond. â€" Sis. Myrtle Bellamy Trustees â€" Sis. Mary Robertson, Sinclair, Sis. Jennie marches when the band doesn't play, ^'s- Beatrice Three yeais ago. a married man ' Arm.strong. with two children lost his job. Since! â- â€¢Auditors â€" Bro. .-V. Sinclair, Bro. that time he has bad half a dozen dif- ' P- J- Thui-ston, Bro. Jas. Robertson, ferent positions, none of them per- manent and none paying much salai'y. His savings are gone. He has cashed his life insurance. He is down, to his last suit. He and his wife now live in two rooms. In spite of all thigl he is cheerful. He is much loved by his family. He hasn't soured. He march- ed when the band didn't play. READ THE "SMALL ADVTS". ^♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ' H i' l '- H i. >H i.> >. » <.♦♦ :: TRY A LOAF ilOF OUR ii BREAD fresh from the oven every day, made from the best ingredients. White or WluWe Wheat and KuII-Soy. Bread. < >,, • • I; Pindar's Bakery j; F. PINDFR. I*roi», 147th Annual Dinner The -Annual Dinner of the 147th Battalion Association of Toronto will be held at the Mc Carron Hotel, Queen , and Victoria Sti-eets, Toronto, at 6.30!"""""' co"f">leration of this govern You will recall that muoh of the social security legislation passed in 1935 by the Bennett government was pronounced unconstitutional by the Pi-ivy Council (of Great Britain). It is the court of last appeal. Not only did it decide that certain pieces of legislation were ultra vires, but "Flouted the constitution • . |>erverted not only the text but the whole in- tent of "the B. N. A. Act; tended to undermine th«j very foundation of Canadian autonomy." according to the view of Mr. Cahaii, former Secretary of State (Conservative Member from Montreal). Mr. Cahan ui^ged, in a lengthy and learned speech, that the government take up this matter, of the under- mining of Canada's autonomy by Privy Council decisions, at the Ini- l^erial Confereace and that the gov. ernment impress on the conference and the British governnifnt Canada's resentment at any infringement of her autonomou.s position. He made a sensational statement at the very e4ui of his speech to the effect that if the dei'isions of the Privy Council continue to infringe on the nation- ality of Canada "Their lordships thei-eby force upon the attention of this Parliament two vita! questions: shall Canada continue as a dominion, forming a part of the empire, under the limitalions so prescribed by the judicial committee ? Or, shall Canada assume an entirely autonomous and 'n<lependent status?" .^Ir. Cahan said further. "May I res- liectfully. yet emphatically, express the opinion that Canada is not will- ing to accept obligations, either dom- estic or international, which are ar- bit'-arily imposed . . . upon this dom- inion by the government of the Un- ited Kingdom. For Canada, the col- onial era has vanished forever. The on\inous fact that this question of dominion subser%'iency is now again deliberately raised by the iudicial committee of the Privy Council of the I'njted Kingdom demands the John A. Boyd Passes in West Word has been received here of the death of Mr. John .A. Boyd at North Battleford, Saskatchewan, who had been ill for about three month? with heart trouble. The deceased, who was in his 73rd year, was a well known former resident of this district, but had moved to North Battleford several years ago, where he was en- gaged in business with the firm of Sallows and Boyd, funeral directors and furniture dealers. The deceased was bora at Maple, Ontario, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Boyd. Early in life he moved to Conn and remained there for some time, moving later to Saugeen Junction. Forty-nine years ago he was un- ited in maiTiage to Miss Emma Thorpe of Proton, and the couple re- sided in Saugeen Junction for a num- ber of years, where Mr. Boyd was em- ployed in the saw mill. Later he moved to Flesherton where he conducted a general store and was also engaged in the grain bus- iness with his brother, the late Wm. Boyd. Selling here, he purchased a general store in Markdale and op- erated it for a number of years, go- ing to North Battleford finally, in WVJ. He was reeve of .\rtemesia in l!)Oi) and lUlO, being one of those so large- ly responsible for the erection of Flesherton High School. He serveci on the council for several years. In r.*18 he wa..; wai-den of the County of Grey and was al.so the iceve of Mark- dale. He is survived by his wife and one daughter. Mabel. Mrs. Clarke Mc- Donald of Toronto. Two other daugh- ters, Lillian, Mrs. G. Laird and Doris; both predeceased him some years ago. He is also sui-vived by the follow- ing brothers and sistei-s: â€" James of Saskatoon. .Andrew of Saskatoon, Geo of North Battleford. Mrs. Chris. Pat- terson of .Moose Jaw. and Mrs. Will Challenger of .Albeita. The funeral is being held on Wed- nesday fixim his late residence in North Battleford. Christopher Monaghan Passes Atter Illness Mr. Christopher Monaghan of Os- prey township died in the Ontario hospital at New Toronto on .April t5, after an illness of three years' dura- tion, the funeral taking place from his home, eighth line, Osprey. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Mr. Dean of Feversham, assisted by Rev. Mr. Pike of Mt. Pleasant. The deceased gentleman was born in Os- prey township and lived for 23 years in Maxwell. He was married to Miss Mildred Parker, who, with a family of .seven children, mourn his de. parture. The children are Mary, aged 20; Pearl 16, Buiton 12. Viola 10, Jim- my 8, Verona 5, Clifford 4, all at home. Mr. Monaghan was only 47 years of age. The names of brothers and sisters are : Mrs. S. Scott of B. C. Mrs. D. McLean, Sask.: Wm and James Monaghan of Singhanipton. John Of Toronto and Cecil of Flesher- ton. Intennent wa^ made in .Maxwell Cemetery, when the pallbearers wtr,. James. Cecil and Fred Monaghan. John Lougheed, Wm. Benson and Em- erson Parker Aâ€"- Please Note During the next few weeks The Advance will be in need of a considerable amount of money to meet its obligations and we appeal to our subscribers to send in their renewals as soon as possible. If you are more than one year in arrears (and there are a number) and find it difficult to send the full amount kindly send part. Every little bit helps. There are a number one year of more in arrears and while they are small individ- ually, they total large. If your paper is not paid in advance, it places a great strain on the proper working of the news- paper and as our accounts have to be paid each month on time we nee<i the co-operation of our subscribers in their renewals. Look at your label now and if it shows .April 37 or before this the subscription is in arrears. May we hear from you? Thank you. ».â€"..> Walked Eugenia Gorge District Lodge Held Annual Meeting The .Annual Meeting of the Arte- mesia District Orange Lodge was held at Flesherton on Tuesday evening and was fairly well attended, all lodges being represented but Eugenia and the 4th Line. Considei-able business was transacted and the election of officers was conducted by Mr. Ernest Acheson. County Master for East Grey. The officers are: W.M., Norman Stoddart, Orange Valley. D.M., Ernest Stinson, Proton. Chaplain, Elwood Bo%vles, Orange Valley. Rec.-Seci-etary, G. W. Littlejohns, Orange Valley. Fin. -Sec., Chas. Bellamy. Flesher- ton. Treasurer, W. .A. Hawken. Flesher- ton. Marshall. Jas. Semple, Markdale. Lecturers, Harold Lever, Oranjre Valley, and Geo. McMaster. Flesher- ton. The lodge will meet again on Fri- day. May 21st, at the 4th Line Orange Hall. In a recent letter Dr. R. H.. Hender- | son of Toronto, former .Artemesia res- ' • ident. sends Us an account of an event at Eugenia a uri'eat many years ago when Jake Owen walkeii a tight rope across the gorge at the falls. Dr. Henderson .says; -About that time, sixty years ago. a daring adventurer, by the name of Jake Owen, stated that he eould walk across the river just below the Falls on a tight rope. The day was set for the daring event and accordingly, the the one and one-half inch rope was strung across tht- great divide and j "ot securely wound aroiuid ,two trees. 1 W Trail Rangers' Corner Rev. G. R. Service, B. A. Scribe ^ Answers to last week's questions: 1st. Louis Pasteur, a French scien- tist has been called the Father of Modern Surgery. He initiated the use of serum in medical practice. 2nd. â€" Read St. Mark 3: 16-19. 3rd. â€" The population of Canada is about 10.000,000. 4rh â€" Ivory is the tusks of ele- phants. 5th. â€" "You were here'' is correct. You w"as here." were speaking last week about about fifty feet from the roaring cat- 1 'he importance of education, and go- aract. | ing to school. There are times in .My brother, Joe and I walked the i every boy's life when he would rather six miles from the fai-m and formed 1 pl^y baseball or h(x;key or take a part of the large and excited crowd j hike out into the woods rather than which had assembled to witness this i ffo to school. But the wise boy takes nimsually brave act. Jake was on the i himself in hand at such times and opposite side of the deep gorge. He ' *•'>'* '•" himself, "I must stick to this stood dressed in rights: then raised up I J^b and finish it thoroughly first. I both hands above his head, stooped ! cannot ai'ford to handicap my future down, seized his balancing pole at the ' ^^' taking things too easy now. School centre and stepped on the rope. ''^"""^ ^''â- "'^- These are the only years He paused for a moment until he had ', '" which I shall be able to give my properly balanced the pole, then he i ^^hole time to it. so I must make the slowly Walked, foot over foot, until he ' ^''^'â- >' ''**^ "='e of my opportunity." reached the centre, the crowd was • Litttle children have their thinking breathless and noiseless when he ' '^'""*-* ^°'" ^hem by their parents, but stopped and waved his hand. Then he '^'^^ "^'"'^ comes when a boy must learn proceeded, quickening his step and ' ^^ '^hink, judge and act for himself, ending with a run~ and jumped dowi ' ^° think clearly, judge wisely and act from the rope on the solid rock amid '•"'^'''''^''^'y u"e must have a well tnained the cheei-s and applause, and smilingly received the congratulations of his many friends, who rejoiced that he had accomplished, what then, was a wonderful feat of bravery. The .Advance senior editor well re- niembeis the incident referred to by Or. Henderson; but mind. There are two sides to this training. One side has to do with the fitting of ourselves to do efficient and successful work in the u-ade or pro- fession which We may decide to follow. The other has to do with learning about a great many things which will broaden our minds, widen the range of oUr interests and enable ug to un- in the world about us. M MBER ATTEND BANQUET farther. We were ^^ m^rthrfll^d '^"•^"'^ '^' ^'^'^'''^ ^^^^ ^"^ °- as a lad when we saw Ow. n s ;-e!- forniance. .As we remember the in- cident. Owen also !xrtVr.v.e<i .-;; a trapeze hung at the middle of the lope. over the torrent and lagged !'H'ks a hundred feet below, while he hun^â-  his balance pole on the rope. â€" Ed. .Advance. See Meteor Fall p.m. on Saturday, April 24, 1937. All former members of the 147th Grey Overseas Battalion are invited to attend to renew acquaintance with others who, while no longer living in the old home county, still retain a warm spot in their memories for her. MANY PLANTING TREES The Coronation tree planting idea is catching on raiiidly in many iwirts of Central Ontario, especially ^mong school children who desire to beautify rural school grounds. Municipalities i aie also taking a keenen- interest I than ever in reforestation, with the ' result that Mr. Adamson of the Mid- I burst Forestry Station reports orders ' for more than two million trees and at Uast another million expected, con- -titutin.g a new high record for the i station, with the pi-ospect that many late orders will go unfilled. There is a lot of dead timber in the •imi.-irval hy-Iaw books. Down in -"hathi-ov they have uneartho<? a law !>!»ssed in iP^g snd never rescinded n-hich prohibited the storing of more , ♦'lan two gallons of gasoline within ment and of this Parliament.'' Mr. J. T. Thorson, I.ibei-al from Manitoba, who was head of th.. law school of the Uniwrsity of that Pro- vince, while not agreeing entirely with Mr. Cahan, sjiid "I do agree with his conclusion that these decisions have denied the national status of Canada." And, later on. he express- ed the view that appeals to the Privy Council are out of date: "They are ;i survival of colonial inferiority and contrary to the essential principle of the British constitution the right and the duty of all people living un<ler it to determine their own affairs with- out hindrance or control by any ex- traneous btxiy." -Although the Minister of Justice, Hon. Err.v^it Lapointe. expressed his agi-eement with the decisions of the Privy Council, under discu.ssion. he again emphasised his belief that th- court of last appeal shouM be in Can- ada. j While retm-ning to Meaford from I Toronto. Mr. .A. S. Thui-ston and his son Willard had the pleasure of see- ing a star fall from the mighty uni- verse, that exploded before their eyes, j They were at Sunnidale corners , when the incident occurred. The met- eor .started like an ordinary falling I star, but ended in exploding before j their eyes and what seemed to them I to be right in fi-ont of their car. When the meteor broke it shot green flames I in all directions. The.v said it was a I most beautiful sight and the first they had ev^er seen. â€" Meafonl Mirror. IN ABIE To TAKE SALES Duo to an accident suffered early in the year. .Mr. Wm. Kaitting, auc- tioneer, has been unable to accept any assignments this spring, and is under the care of his physician. Mr. Kait- ting is improving steadily and expects ; to resume his auctioneerin.r work in the fall. .â- \ number of Flesherton citizens at- '••luied the Flesherton Old Boys' an.iuet and election of officers in King street Unite.i Church on Tues- day evening of this week, where a I most delightful evening was spent. | M'M-e about it next week. Regulations to prohibit the sale of ''eer to women in beverage rooms are â-  being considered by the Ontario j government. i DANCE in M V.MMII.I.'S U \LL SINGHAMPTON SATURDAY NIGHTS during APRIL AND MAY Blue Marine Orchestra .\dmis.sion : â€" 25c and tax Good speakinvr, really good speak- ing, is a delight. And the Honsr> wa« ^^â- eated to a fine r>xaniple when Major CLOSES P.VRLIAMKNT (Continued on page 4) IN MEMORIAM WIN'TERS â€" In loving memory of our dear husband and father. Charles Winters, who passed away on Thurs- day, April 18, 1935. There is a link Death cannot sever. Love and remembrance Last for ever. BORN DINGEY â€" To Mr. ami Mrs. Walter Dungey. on Sunday, April U. 1937, in Mrs. Nuhn's Private Nursing Home, the gift of a daughter. INSURANCE AUTOMOBILE Special low rate for farmers A. n MacINTYUE, Agent FLESHERTrN Ont. THE FUNERAL CHAPEL. • l^aM Sc AUhhotks iBiirial Co. PORMXRLT BATB8 BUSIAL CO "" ' -:a^' "^":

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