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f, K. » '» 1 ®hje /ks[)^tltf tt Ai>timic^ Vol. 59; NO. 28. FLESHERTON. WEDNESDAY. December 13, 1939 W. H.. THURSTON & SON, Proprietors ONTARIO IS PLEASED WITH BACON SCHEME "Ontario is pleased with the def- inite agreement with Great Britain regarding hog marketing. Nine dol- lars a hundredweight is a satisfactory price to-day, taking grain prices at the moment into consideration," said Hon. P. M. Dewn, Ontario Minister of Agriciilture, in commenting on the scheme whereby Canada is to supply Great Britain with 4, 480, 000 pounds of bacon and ham weekly until October 31, 1940, with Britain paying a fixed price of. $20.18 an. English hundred weight of 112 lbs. This would amount to about 9 cents a pound live weight for hogs, it was stated. Mr. Dewn said Canada can produce just as much bacon by maintaining quality as by regarding standards. It doesn't cost any more to produce a good article than an inferior article "Our good breeding foundation should be conserved," he said. "Young high class commercial gilts should not be sent to market but puichased -n the neighborhood. In other words, the local supply of breeding stock should be taken up at home." SEASON'S TICKET FOR GIFT CHRISTMAS GIFTâ€" What could be nicer than a season's ticket to the Flesherton Arena. Special Tickets $1.00 â€" Tickets can be procured at the B-A Service Station or Fireside Lunch, Flesherton. VANDELEUR SCHOOL CONCERT The annual concert of S. S. No. 11, Artemesia, will be held in the school on Thursday, Dec. 21st, at 8 p.m Program of plays, dialogues and a visit from Santa Claus. Admiss: 25. SPRINGHILL SCHOOL CONCERT Funeral of J. Porteous as Largely AtUoded John Porteous, who suffered a par- alytic stroke in his car while driving from the village to the home of his son at Rock Mills, passed away Mon- day evening having never regained consciousness. His death occurred at his home in Flesherton where he was taken after being stricken. The late Mr. Porteous was in his 70th year and was born in the town- ship of Artemesia. He was married 43 years ago to Coraline Betts. All his life was spent in Artemesia prior to moving to the village eight years ago. He was highly esteemed by all who knew him and though taking no active part in municipal life, was a valued member of .the community. He was an adherent of the Baptist Church, both at Rock Mills and later at Flesherton. Surviving are the widow aitd three sons and one daughter, namely Arthur of Artemesia, Pearl (Mrs. Cecil Mon- aghan) of Artemesia, Bert of Osprey township and Joyce on the homestead. A daughter, Edith, died in infancy. There are also one brother, Richard, of Flesherton, and four sisters, Mary (Mrs. Hanley) of London, Bella (Mrs Moshier) U.S.A., Elizabeth (Mrs. Alex. McLean) of Osprey and Janet (Mrs. Sherwood) of CoUingwood. The funeral of the late Mr. Porteous was held on Wednesday, Dec. 6th. After a short service at the house a public service was held in Flesher- ton Baptist Church, conducted by his pastor. Rev. F. Ashton, who delivered a most comforting message to the bereaved family. Interment was made in the family plot in Salem Cemetery. The pallbearers were: Messrs. Cecil Betts,, Edgar Betts, Walter Akitt Lome Atkinson, Jas. Porteous and Allan McLean. Semi-Pro. Meeting On Wednesday evening last the Semi-Pro League held their first of- ficial meeting of the season. Harold Best v/aa elected chairman for the evening. The executive for the ensuing term is as follows: Pres. Earl Johnson Sec. William Henry Treas. George Akitt Two new teams entered the League namely, Rock Mills and Feversham. Although the latter has never entered a team in the League before, we feel Appeal For Hed Cross Funds In t'lesherton The Red Cross campaaign for Flesh- erton is now underway. The following canvassers will call on the people in Flesherton only. Mr. George Mc- Tavish and Mr. Barney Welton in the South East corner, Mr. Hickling and Mr. Richards in the South West corner, Mr. C. N. Richardson and I Mr. H. A. McCauley in the North sure that they will make their pres- ^'''^^t corner and T. J. Fisher and W. ence felt. A- Hawken in the North East comer. Three new rules have been submft- The campaign committee feels that ted to the League. Non residents i this is a poor time to raise money, will be barred, but a player who has But our soldiers must be looked after, played Centre Grey or has had N. H. I and "f they can give their all, surely L. experience will be allowed each I we who stay at home can give them team in the League. The visiting | what comfort we can. So let us go team will bring their referee whose I over the top in Flesherton in a big fee will be 5o cents. ! way. The names of the subscribers To those teams who are competing i will be published in the Advance next for the coveted MacDougal Trophy | week, won by Priceville last year, we say, \ The local branch of the Red Cross Junior Band bprojipg The Flesherton Junior Band is nittking fine 'progress and are now using a room in the high school, through the courtesy of the High School Board. The band has started playing in a new book and the mem- bers are making splendid progress in their music. There is a need of more players in the band and the parents of young people in the village and also the surrounding district are urged to consider placing their child- ren in the band and assist in building up this worthy musical organization in the town. The band will be a cred- it to the village and every person will be proud of them when they give their next concert. "The Best of Luck." Springhill teacher and pupils will hold the annual Christmas concert on Thursday, Dec. 21st, in the school p.m. Admission: 20c and 10c. EUGENIA SCHOOL CONCERT The annual concert of the Eugenia Fjbl-c School win be held in the L.O. L hall, Eugenia, on Thursday, Dec. 21st, at 8 p.m. Good program. Admission: 20c and 10c. VICTORIA CORNERS CONCERT The annual concert of S. S. No. 4, Victoria Comers, will ibe ^eld on Friday, Deceni.ber 22nd, commencing at 8 p.M- Admission: 15c and 10c. DANCE Opening New Hall at Feversham FRIDAY, DEC. 15th, 1939 Music by Klorence Sauer and her new orchestra Admission : Gentlemen 50c Ladies 35c Buffet lunch Baptist Church H^as REV. F. ASHTON. Pastor The Late R. A. Bur/ Robert Alexander Burk passed away at his home in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 4th, 1939. He suffered a stroke on Friday, Dec. 1st, from which he did not regain consciousness. The late R. A. Burk w^as born in Osprey Township in 1867, o:^ pioneer stock, being one of eight sons born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Yoeman Burk, who came to Osprey township in 1860 from Scarboro township. He receiv- ed his early education in Osprey. He was maiTied in 1898 to the late Celia Jfeine Osburn, also of Osprey. They took up residence at Emsdale, Ont., where for fifteen years he con-^ ducted a general store. He enlisted at the outbreak of the Great War with a Parry Sound Regiment, but did not go overseas. He then located met on Tuesday evening when the following work committes were elect- ed. Chairman of Ladies' Work Com- mittee Mrs. Thos. Brady. Purchasing Committee, Mrs. Boyd, Mrs. Heard, and Mrs. W. I. Henry. Accountant for Women's Work, Mrs. Dargavel. Bale For Orphanage The L.O.B.A. tea, which was held at the home of Mrs. F. W. Duncan last Saturday, was quite successful. It is not known if the gentlemen who came in for tea later, viewed the articles for the bale, if so they must have been impressed. They were as i follows: 12 nighties, three pairs of bloomers, eight cotton dresses, two pairs of gloves, all for little girls; four testaments, three towels, two handsome quilts and about 20 jars of Christmas Shopping Number ThiH week the merchants of Flesherton are presenting their Christmas Shopping Number to the buying public in thiij district.- The stores are well filled with a large variety uf useful gifts, besides toys for the children, and the advertisements are well filled with suggestions for the Christ- mas shopper. Come in and see the goods for yourself and be con- vinced that the values are just as high as can be secured any other place, and the prices are reasonable and just. The adver- tiser wants your business and good-will. SHOP IN FLESHERTON FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS NEEDS Chairman of Knitting Committee, | fruit, all of which will go to the SERVICES: Flesherton; 11 A.M.â€" Worship 12 A.M.â€" Bible School. 7 P.M. â€" Gospel Service. Rock Mills. 2 P.M.â€" Bible School. 3 P.M. â€" Divine Service. Doited Church FLESHERTON Minister, REV. G. K. McMillan, b.a., b.d. Services will be held as usual on Sunday: 11.00 A.M.â€" Flesherton. 3.00 P.M.â€" Ceylon 7.00 P.M.â€" Flesherto •. iness in the Earlscourt district, and later in North Toronto, retiring two years ago. His wife passed away in 1932. He is survived by his daugh- ter Charlotte (Mrs. Geo. Grinyer) of Toronto, his sister Mary (Mrs. Ham- lin of Port Credit and his brothers, George of Feversham, Charles and Boyd of Pickering and Albert of Anchorage, in the Yukon. One sis- ter, Margaret (Mrs. Thos. Heron), and three brothers. Nelson, Herbert and Morton, passed away years ago. He was laid to rest at Poplar Cem- etery, CoUingwood, at which many friends and relatives attended a very beautiful service, conducted by Rev. Mr. Downer, M.P.P. of the Anglican Church in Batteau. Mrs. Phillips. Chairman of Sewing Committee, Mrs. Richards. Campaign receipts were announced and material will be distributed by the above committees. The branch wishes to thank the Women's Institute for their donation of ten dollars worth of yarn. The Red Cross Society is very anxious to have committees organ- ized throught the Township of Arte- mesia. Any group wishing to organize a committee are requested to get in touch with the following Toronto, operating a grocery bus- -branch officei-s at Flesherton, H. A. McCauley, Pres.; K. G. Goheen, Sect.; A. Down, Campaign Manager; R. B. Heard, Treas. ONLY FEW BEAVER ARE BEING TRAPPED Richmond Hill Orphanage, which is First Anniversary^u^ This week the Flesherton Creamery obsei-ves its first anniversary, having officially opened its doors on Decem.- ber 14th, 1939. Congratulations and best wishes are extended by the bus- iness people of Flesherton to Messrs. Rapp & Borinsky on the successful completion of the year in the busin- ess life of the village. The- farmers of the district are well pleased with the splendid service rendered by the supported' by the L.O.B.A. and L.O.L. manager of the plant, Mr. Chas. Anyone wishing to donate fruit may Goddajd and day by ^day more far- leave it at Mr. F. W. Duncan's store mers are taking advantage of the this week. i higher prices offered for delivered I cream and the grading of the eggs in the egg grading machine. It is the wish --of all that the Flesherton creamery will continue to grow and prosper, along with its clients in the farming district. HUGE SQUASH GROWN Equipped to handle the finest service at moderate prices .{ Our Beautiful ^ Air Conditioned I Funeral Chapel t24 AVENUE ROAD TORONTO, Ont :; RICHARD MADDOCKS. Manager To Jack Kennedy of the second con- cession of Kinloss should go the or- chids for the largest squash grown in this- district. This monster squash is on display in our window, and weighs 105 lbs. It measures 5 feet, 4 inches one way and 7 feet 8 inches the other. It was harvested about the middle of September, and it is thought that when first pulled it weighted 115 lbs. Mr. Kennedy has several squash in his garden that vveigh around 75 lbs, but of course the one mentioned is the daddy of them all. The seed for this squash was grown from one that was pur- c'.iased by Thomas Gaunt, at the Teeswater fair two years ago. ''-. was a fairly large one and it was erf uji and .several persons used seeds fiom it Comparatively few beaver are being trapped in Grey County during the three weeks' open season, December 1 to 21, it is learned through the a few I Game & Fish Overseer, A. J. Rolston. There are a large number of beaver in Grey County, as evidenced by the numerous dams in different townships and it is chiefly through the com- plaints of farmers whose property was flooded by beaver that the Pro- vincial Department of Game and Fish- €ries extended the open season oistrict to include Grey County. It is now understood that owners of such property are objecting to trappers operating on their farms, and as a 1 esult very few beaver are being trapped. Beaver pelts are their most luxuriant at this season and the pre- sent price ranges from about $7 or S8 to $20 for very large ones. .All persons trapping beaver, in- cluding farmers on whose laml col- onies are located, must secure the usual trapping license and are not permitted to take more than 10 pelts. The pelts must be disposed of not later than 10 days after the open season closes. DTF.D CARRâ€" At North Battlefonl h^ nital. S^tsk.. or\ Sunday. Dec. 3. lO'^o We had to open both doors 1 Mr. Weslev Carr. at the age of *'' at our office so that Russel Gnan; could get in with this big snnash. It surely is a whopper. â€" Wingham Advance Times. FRED R. MADDOCKS. Associate ; McMbcr of the Fksherton Old B jy»' A Girls' Association BATES & MADDOCKS P^'nnerly of Flesiicrton. Ont. : : 124 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ont KI. 4344 ^: years. Interment wa.* made at Pan disc Hill Cemetery, North Battlefor'*. on December 6th. Deceased was a brother of Mrs. Geo. Lawler of the ~"i line, Osprey. FOGARTYâ€" In Toronto on Tues- Vvmer Fogarty, in his 80th. year. The Bondi fruit truck, while in town '^"""**''^ "^ Dundalk. The funeral the other day, went west on Main i ?*"" ^^^^ "'"<'«. ^" Thursday. Dec. 14. fhos. R. Lever Dies After Length; Illness Thomas Roger Lever, a resident of Artemesia township for 76 years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Martin, at Eugenia on Friday -.-.lorning of last week, December 8th. He had not been in good health for the past several years and his condi- tion became worse the past month. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lever, pioneers of Arte- mesia township. He was married 48 years ago to Miss Margaret Ellen Clarke, also of Artemesia.who survives, together with a family of two sons and five daugh- ters, namely: Elva Mildred (Mrs. Chas. Mai-tin) of Eugenia, Russel Goldwin Roger of Fairview, Alta., Harold Lome at home, Clara May (Mrs. Russel Amott) of Ceylon, Sask., Gladys Maude (Mrs. Roy Wood) of Markdale, Alyce Gertrude Clarke of Richmond Hill and Ida Margreta Ellen (Mrs. Chas. Nolan) of Toronto. He also leaves three sisters and one brother, Mrs. J. C. Adams of Flesherton, Jacob of To- ronto Line North, Mrs. Geo. White of Aylmer and Miss Agnes Lever of Toronto. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon, with service at his late home, Toronto Line North, at 2.30 p. m., conducted by Rev. G. K. McMillan, pastor of St. John's United Church, Flesherton. and assisted by Rev. S. E. Annis of Markdale. Hymns sung were "0 God Our Help in Ages Past" and "Nearer My God to Thee." Interment was made in the Mortu- ary Ciiapel in Flesherton Cemetery. The pallbearers were: Messrs. Thos. Sled. Isaac Smith, Emerson Wickens, Fred Mathewson, Alex. Miller and George Cairns. The flower bearers were: Messrs. Geo. Swanton, Clarence .\lcox, Jacob Holley, Harold Richardson and Albert Sparks SALEM LADIES' AID Salem Ladies' Aid met for their annual meeting last Wednesday, at the home of Mi-s. Ed. Heard with 16 present. Officers for 1940 were elect- ed, as follows: President â€" Mrs. Ed. Heard. Vice-Pros. â€" Mrs. Jas. Hardie. Secretary â€" Mrs. Roy McNalty. Treasurer â€" Mrs. Fred Fell. Auditors â€" Mrs. W. Broughton and Mrs. Ray Richardson. Sunshine Com. â€" Mrs. Moody, Mrs. Haw, Mrs. Alex. Richardson. Program Com. â€" Mrs. Ed. Heard, Mrs. Roy McNalty, Mrs. Geo. Porter, Mrs. Bert Haw. It was decided to send Sunshine Boxes to I. B. Whyte and Miss Louisa Huddy, who have been ill, and to hold the Christmas Tree and entertainment on Dec. 21st. Mrs. Robt. Porter read a paper "A Friend Passes By," and a humorous article "Licenses and Per- mits." Mrs. Archie Johnston read a poem "It is more blessed to give than receive." *Hen Party" In Osprey Welcomes New-Comers You've often heard of a "hen party,'' but probably you never heard of one just like this. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mossop and eleven children re- cently moved to a farm in Osprey township, north of Dundalk. By way of welcoming the new-comers, their neighbors hit upon a unique plan. Each one of them brought a live hen, which they presented to the Mossoj^ family. By the time all the neigh- bors had arrived with their gifts thero were hens of all colors, breeds and ages â€" twenty-seven of them. The- address accompanying the unique gift read: "As they (the hens) cackle each TRUCK .\ND CAR COLLIDED Street until it reached the Ball he- tory. where it souglit to make a left- hand turn, when a car driven by Wm. Burnett of R. R. 3. Priceville, going M-est on Main Street, collided with the truck »s it was making the turn. There was some damage to the fender and bumper of the car, and the axle of th« truck was broken in the collision. â€" Hanover Post. intcrmert taking place in the mor tuary chapel in Flesherton Cemetery at 2 p. m. day may they remind you of your .\mong the beautiful floral tributes' Wends here this evening." Now the There are said to be about 1 .400.000 cars in Canada, no wonder the i ark- ing problem is a general headsche. Card of Thanks We wish to exnresa our sincere thanks .ind anpreciation for acts of kindness, messages of sympathy and heautiful floral tributes from our many friends and neighbors during oar recent bereavement in the death of our husband and father â€" Mrs. Thos. Lever and Familv were tokens of s.vmpathy from the .\rliss Shoe Co., Toronto; the neigh- bors, Eugenia friends, L.O.L. No. 509, Orange Valley, basket from Empire L.O.B.A. No. 894 of Richmond Hill, b'sides those from relatives and friends. Friends from a distance who visited at the home and attended the funeral were: Miss Agnes Lever of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Delane, Mrs. .\rnold Smith and Mi.ss R. E. Ritchie of Palmerston, Mr. Walter E. Clarke of Barrie. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Marquis and son. Jack, of Lefroy. 'Mr. Bert Watterson of Thornton, Mr. and Mrs. L. Stong. Mr. and Mrs. A. Stong anri Mr. J. C. Ellis of Richmond HiU. hens are having quite a time finding- out "who's who" and getting accus- tomed to their new surroundings. Card of Thanks Gravity is so great on the sun that an ordinary man would weight two tons there. I wish to express my deep ap- preciation to my many friends for the lovely treats, flowers and letters .sent to me during my illness and for the numerous inquiries as to mjf hcn'th. â€" Leslie Chard- Card of Thanks .Mrs. John Porteous and family wish- to express their appreciation of the many acts of kindness and express- oins of sympathy extended to them in their recent bereavement.