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:c. W^t /kslj^rtixn ajrtiatic^* VOL. 59; NO 8 FLESHERTON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1939 W. H. THURSTON & SON, Proprietorg Summer Home Burned Two of our Fleaherton boys had their hopes of a fine summer outing rudely blasted when the small cabin they had built in a bush close to town took fire and in a few moments was only a mass of embers. They had been sleeping in the cabin for only a week and were eating their supper Sunday evening when the fli-e was observed. They managed to save con- siderable of the contents of the cabin but a blanket, sheet, camp bed and other small items were lost. The boys are not downhearted over their loss, as the total e.xpenditure on building the hut was not over seventy-five cents, and expect to build a new sum- mer home, bigger and better than ever. The boys were Bob Banks and Jim Thurston. Sutherland â€" Stafford John Jas. Fisher Dies Result of A Stroke A very pretty wedding was solem- nized on Wednesdasy, July 19th, 1939, at the home of the bride's sister, Dovercourt Road, Toronto, of Bessie daughter of Mr. Rutledge Stafford and the late Mrs. Stafford of Kimber- ley, to Cecil R., son of Mr. and Mrs. J^mes Sutherland, Hybla, Ontario. Rev. Iner C. Wickware of Winona oflTiciated. ' The bride was lovely in a Queen Elizabeth blue ensemble with match- ing accessories and corsage of bridal roses and baby's breath. She was attended by her cousin, Miss Joy Ellis, while Leslie, brother of the groom, was best man. Following the cei-emony a dainty luncheon was served. Only immediate relatives and friends were present. After the honeymoon, the happy couple will make their kome at Mada- waska, Ontario, where Mr. Sutherland is Public School principal. PRINCIPAL RESIGNED Principal H. L. Eubank of the Flesherton High School received an excellent offer from a Collegiate in Winnipeg and handed in his resigna- tion to the Board, which was dealt with at a meeting Tuesdav evening. We are sorry to lose Mr. Eubank, as he was an excellent teacher and high- ly regarded by a wide circle of friends. He was active in the work of the choir in St. John's United Church and his able assistance will be hard to replace. Best wishes will follow his in his work in the west. Buggy Smashed In Runaway (By our Rock Mills Corr.) Mr. Fred Hargrave had quite a loss one da.y las^ week while returning from Flesherton, when his horsse ran away. At the time of the incident he was in front of Mr. Harry Genoe's farm when a roll of wire he was tak- ing home fell from the bugiry. While he was attempting to replace it the horse became frightened and bolted. It ran for a short distance and then brought to a quick stop against a Hydro pole, damaging the buggy al- most beyond repair. Following a severe stroke which occurred on July 9th, John James Fisher passed away in the Toronto General Hospital on Tuesday, July 18, in his 60th year. He was the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Fisher, and born at the old home in Osprey township. With his parents he moved to the Manitoulin Island, returning to this disti'ict four years later. Twenty-four years ago he went to Toronto from Wiarton where he had been employed and where he was a member of the Wiarton pipe band. The late Mr. Fisher was united in marriage about thirty-five years ago to Miss Ellen Taylor of Wiarton, who is left to mourn the passing of a loving and devoted husband. He also leaves four daughters and three sons, Mrs. Edith Slobod, Mrs. Edna Yokum, Mrs. Helen Grieve, Mrs. Dorothy Thompson, Elmer, Kenneth and John Fisher. He also leaves five brothers and two sisters William of Winnipeg, .A.lex., Herb., Laurie and Charles Fisher of Toronto, Mrs. Alex. McEach- nie (Mary) of Flesherton and Mrs. Murray Walker (Winnie) of Toronto. The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon last, when service was held at the Jerrett Funeral Chapel at 2.00 o'clock p.m., interment being made in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto. The pallbearers were: Alex, and Laurie Fisher, brothers, Kenneth and Elmer Fisher, his sons and J. Slebod and A. Thompson (sous-in-law). NEAR DROWNINGS AT POND LAST WEEK Two narrow escapes from drowning accidents occurred at the pond during the past week, and draws attention to the fact that youngsters should not take chances at any time while in the water. Ruth Marriott, with a number of other swimmers, was enjoying the water with the assistance of a boat. Suddenly the boat overturned an<l Ruth was caught underneath but managed to duck under and come to the surface. She started to swim to land, but had become tired and call- ed for aid. >irs. Percy Wright of Markdale, who was in bathing, heard her cries and immediately swam to thp rescue. Ruth had gone down twice before Mrs. Wright arrived, but she managed to take her to shore, where Ruth lay for some time from weak- ness. On Saturday a little lad went out too far and slipped, going under water and had to be pulled out. The summer is an anxious time for par- ents and all precautions should be taken to ensure the safety of the youngsters. FIRST WESTERN FAIK ENTRANT Mrs. A. A. McCauley, Flesherton, is the first Western Ontario entrant at the Western Fair, London. Mrs. Mc- Cauley has forwarded an entry in the ladies' work department for the an- nual exhibition September H-16 and thus leads all others, to the post ai least. Exhibition officials claim, how- ever, that present indications point to a near record entry in all departments. Nomination Week of Subscription Campaign TAKES NEW POSITION One of the changes recently made in the departments of General Motors of Canada at Oshawa was the appoint- ment of Mr. Chas. E. McTavish to the position of sales manager of all Gen- eral Motors parts and accessories, as well as United Motors Service, A.C. Spark Plug and Packard Cable pro- ducts, with headquarters at Oshawa. Charlie is one of the deans of iht auiomotive industry in Canada ami takes his new position as dii-ector ot the parts and service departments with a background of a lifetime spent in the industry and twenty-three years spent in various capacities with General Motors. Golden Oppo^-tunity for Active W./rkers â€" Subscriptions Count More Votes This Week Than At Any Later Date In Campaign Big Day of Sports For Reunion In Flesherton On Civic Holday TN MEMORIAM SIMMONS â€" In lovini? memory of a dear husband and father, Walter Robert Simmons, who passed awar July 29th, 1925. No pen can write, no tongue can tell Our sad and bitter loss, But God alone has helped so v. .11 To bear our heavy cross. What would we give his hand to clasp. As in the days that used to be. But some sweet day we'll meet again Beyond the toil and strife. And clasp each other's hands once more In heaven, that liappy life. â€"Lovingly remembered by Wife and daughters. Watch out, folk, the 7th of August will soon be here! Just tfej^ore iays and the day of days wUl have arrived. There will be svrimming, hiking, ball games, fishing, tennis, picnicing, races concert, dancing, in fact therell be everything to keep one amused at Flesherton on August 7th. And say, folk, just wait until you see the old swimming hole, with its newly-painted bath houses, and the modernistic drive that is being built around it. The Flesherton Old Boys' and Girls' Association is responsible them. They also are levelling off a portion of the bank and filling it portio n of the bank and filling it with sand for the kiddies to play in. Now listen, boys and girls, if you haven't made arrangements to spend August 7th in Flesherton, do so at once. The Association has gone to a lot of expense in bringing the famous Canadian Field Artillery band, three ball teams, swimmers and clowns from Toronto to Flesherton for that day and are deserving of your support, and I hope that each and everyone of you attend and give them all the encouragement you can, so that they may continue to give us this day, once every year. And, what .is nicer than seeing the old pals of years gone by, all coming home once every year to renew acquaintances, and keep up that good fellowship and "make-yourself- at-home feeling" that is so prevalent among the Flesherton old boys and girls and the residents of Flesherton. Now, space is limited this week, but I will give you full information in next week's edition, before the 7th of August, when Bert Fetch, Bert Field, Dr. Fred Murray, Jack Latimer. Joe. LeGard, Dell Thurston, Elva Fetch, Charlie Crossley, the Blakeleys,' the Pattons, the McTavishes and many others will be home to meet â€" NOSEALL SEEZALL. Lightning Kills Three Horses Under Tree Gordon Fawcett of the 11th line of Euphrasia lost th»-ee horses when a tree, under which they were standing, was struck by lightning during the electrical storm early Sunday morning, electrocuting them. The accident took place when they were standmg be- neath a large elm tree beside the bush at the rear of his property. The loss was covered by insurance. The electrical storms this summer have been very severe in character and quite a number of losses from animals struck by lightning have been reportetl. f > 1 1 • » »»* m »»«i n »» ♦ ♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦ i > »♦ 1 1 1 1 1 1 m * * ' " * **; ; *r Funeral Chap«I DIGNIFIED AND SYMPATHETIC PERSONAL SERVICE Whethei c YOU PAY LESS THAN $100.00 For Complete Funeral ll (' Mo NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR THE USE OP OUR CHAPEL BATES & MADDOCKS 124 Avenue Road, TORONTO I Night or Pay 'Phone KIngsdale 4344-S458 Softball News The Flesherton softball team has been going to town lately. The whole team is decked out in new uniforms and they look ,.<mart. They can be seen each Wednesday night at the Memorial Park, when they play some outstanding team of the sur- rounding district. A silver collection is taken to assist in buying bats and balls, and the team is in need of them, so if you have a nickle or a dime help the boys out. Each player bought his own uniform and the boys arc that much more deserving of credit. Th«y have lost only one game this year ami are playing such outstanding ball that it is hard o tin<l suitable opposition. L:ist Wednesday night Flesherton took the mea.'^ure of Mixwell 7-6. but Majowell is coming back tonight and are all pepped up to win. Don't miss this game as it promises to be one of the best to date. On Wednesday, Auir. '2. Flesherto;-! hopes to secure either Markdale (â- '• Singhamptoii and this should be well worth seeing, as each team engaged wants to be the first to beat the crack Flesherton squadron. .Arrangements to play the Flesherton team may be made with Harold Best at the B-.A service station beside the Munshaw House. Band PJays Tonight An extra fine attraction for Flesh- j erton will be the Tara junior band this Wednesday nigiit. along: with the Flesherton junior band, if sufficient transportation can be secured to brine them over. However, two car loads will be here and will combine with the local band in a musical oresentation. A silver collection will be taken to ! defray the expenses of the Tara mem- I bers and the public is requested to be | generous in its support. Any surplus will be used to assist in financing thu local muical organization. VICTORIA CORNERS (Intended for Last Week) Winnif red Talbot of Toronto is holi- daying at her home. Haying is in full swing; most of the people in our vicinity considered themselves too busy to celebrate the Twelfth at Owen Sound. Kay Baiinon spent last week with her friend, Marion Miller, at Duudalk. Miss Anne Stinson is visiting her aunts at Bright and Acton. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Ludlow of De- troit are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ludlow. Miss Ferris of Hatherton and Miss Kathleen Hawton of Feversham visit- ed their brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Ferris. On Thursday afternoon the ladies of Inistioge W. A. met at the home of Mrs. Gordon .â- V.cheson, when four- teen members and five visitors were present. The meeting was opened with the hymn "The Whole World was Lost in Darkness and Sin," and a talk by the president. Mrs. Oscar Patterson, on the life of the author, Robert Bliss, with an account of the way the singing of the same hymn averted a I'iot in .Africa, .\fter the prayer by Mrs. Allan Montgomery. Mrs. Elmo Stevens read the Scripture lesson from Acts 26. where Agrippa tells Paul he is almost persuaded ti) be a Christian. Mrs. Russell .\oheson then sang ".A.lmost Persuaded," which had been wiitten by the author of our former hymn, followed by a piano solo by Miss Ruth Sherson and a missionary reading by Mrs. Jas. Batcholor. Roll call: "Hints on Cann-, ing," gave us the fruits and vegetable:* and we will show you how to do it now. Business and birthday gifts followed, and after the collection the meetmg closed with the W. .•^. ben- m.'etinar closed with the W. A. ben- ediction. A dainly lunch was served by the hostess ami some of the ladies. T. H. KEBLK.N. D.D.G..\1. Thos. H. Reburn of Markdale was elected District Deputy Grand Master of Gi-ey District at the annual com- munication of Grand Lodge in Toronto on Wednesday of last week. He has been a member of Hiram Lodge No. 4!)0 for 25 years and has served as Worshipful Master on two occasions. Jfle85icrton. (J^ntaiio X revival of old-fashioned honesty is one of our many needs today. Dear Reader:- .\s you know The Flesherton .Ad- vance is conducting a campaign to increase its circulation in this dist- rict. The Advance covers its field well with correspondents and gives the news each week of your com- munity and township. The candidates who are competing for the big prizes will be calling on you in due course of time for your subscription and we trust that you will be able to assist the candidate who calls on you. The .-Advance has been your local news- paper for 5!l years and it is our aim to make it of greater value to everj one of our readers. Your kind consideration will be ap- preciated, not only by the candidates but by ourselves. Rours very truly, THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE F. J. Thurston, Publisher. THREE HORSES LOST IN BARN FIRE ON THE O.D.R. Fire destroyed a barn owned bv Mr. los. White on the O.D.R. on Friday evening last and three hrses tied in the buiii at the time were burned to death. .About four loads of hay and a number of implements were also consumed. The fire is said to have stai-ted !>y a child carrying a burninjr brand from a near-by refuse fire and lighting the hay in the barn. The tiro pead with such rapidity that when observeil there was no chance of saving any of the contents. The "Everybody Wins" Subscription iLimpaign announced in The Advance le week ago today, has created keen terest among the candidates, who ' iy i.ealized the tremendous possi- s of a drive in which there could e no losses. OUTST.\NDING PRIZES OFFERED The $400.00 IN CASH to the winner t the first prize is recognized as being he most generous award which it is possible to make. The S200.00 IN CASH to the winner if the 2nd prize is also something I. It will be remembered for many a ong day by whoever wins it. The awards for third, foui-th, fifth .ind si.xth position will also be in cash in the form of a bonus to be paid additional to the fifteen per cent com- mission which is awarded to every candidate no matter what the stand- ing, with the exception, of course, of the winners of first and second prizes. The fact that one dollar and five cents out of every seven dollars coll- ected by the candidate during the campaign is paid back to that candi- date as prize earnings is an induce- ment to every man, woman and child in the district. This week will indicate a compar- ative small group from which will emerge the winners of the prizes. Every person in the district owes it to himself, his family and his friends to see to it that at least he becomes one of the group and is assured of a prize of some kind â€" quite possibly the $40t).00 in cash or the $200.00 or at the very least, a cash award that should be most welcome. The bars are up, the track clear and the race for the big cash awards is on. The race is just starting. Now is the time to enter â€" have a fat pay cheque come due on Saturday. There are no entry fees and it costs you nothing to enter this interesting and profitable campaign. The Flesh- erton .-Vdvance furnishes all necessary supplies and someone will be in the office at all times to give the candi- dates any necessary help and in- formation. Don't mi.<«s seeing Hap Watson at Flesherton. Aug. 7th. He is base- ball's funniest clown and is widely nown a.s Pigskin Peters. SPECIAL CRl'ISE â€" AUG. 1ST Cruise Georgian Bsy to Christian Island and Midland via C.P.R. liner Keewatin (one of the largest passen- ger .ihips on the lakes) on Tuesday. .Aug. Iff. Eleven haurs cruising. 2* hour in Midland. l.envcs Owen Sound 8..'<0 a.m.. back at 10 P.m. Fare «2. chi'd $1. Secure tickets early frem Dwilv S'in-T>n»es, Owen Sound. HERE THEYf ARE I I i'>el»)\v. li.>;totl al|)liabetically, are the name."* oi the > I candidates entered to date ! !Mi$s Alice Armstrong, Flesherton 5,000 Votes I J Mr. J. D. Hujfhes. Markdale R.R. 1 5,000 Voles } I Mr. Melville Hunt. Ceylon 5,000 Votes j iMrs. Russell Lmton, Proton Station 5,000 Votes | Mrs. C. N. Long, Feversham 5,000 Votes \ -. Mr. Argyll Martin, Eugenia 5,000 Votes I I Miss Gladys MoFadden, Markdale 5,000 V^otes j j Mr. H. L. Mclnnis. Mclntyre 5,000 Votes I i Miss Lois Weber, Kimberley 5,000 Votes j i Mrs. John Whyte, Priceville 5,000 Votes i ' i Feversham in Finals Feversham defeated Mclntyre 10-8 and Dunedin 10-0 in two of the clos- est and most exciting Semi Final crames ever played in the Badjeros Softball League. Feversham' advance to the finals has been electrifying, as Mclntyre had defeated them in both league games. At one time they were at the foot of the heap, but now will meet Sinsrhampton in the final eame. Feversham: A. Snrinsre-av, R. Hud- <ion B. Springeay. G. Mullin. G. Sled, T, Hudson. .1 Patterson, F. Davidson, .1 AlcMullen. Mclntvre â€" \. Mclntvre. H. McPon- nld. D. Melntcre, N Mclnnis, R. Mc- lnnis. W. Mv rt-av. G. MoHonald. Umpires: .^. Taylor. Singhamntim, and S. Younsr. Dunedin. Observes 83rd Birthday Mr. ..\. B. Clark, well-known pioneer resident of Melville and district, was the recipient last Tuesday, July 4th, of many well wishes from Melville friends when on that day he celebrated bis 8;5rd birthday. Born in 18,56 at Peel, Ont., Mr. Clark came west and settled in the Melville district in the early yeai-s. -After farming soixh of Melville in 1908 he moved here an<l established himself in tiw tailoring business. He continued in that capacity until retiring. Mr. Clark is an Orangeman, and as such, takes pride in the fact that he was bom in the Orange Hall at Peel, Ont. He has been a member of the Order for .54 years, and has always taken a great interest in the Lodjfe work. He is a member of Oranjr* Lodge No. «><?6, Maxwell, Ont. â€" Mel- ville (Sask.) Advance. Newspapers ire developing a new technique for describing automobile accidents. Reading of one crash we found this:"Miss Lorraine P'.Xmico wnsfirsf-ai e her mother hosn>fali*e<l