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9 7 - JiVcdnesday, November 26, 1947 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE KIMBERLEY The creamey is making progress. Mr. W. Armstrong brought in on Monday 49 cans of cream and on Tuesday 9oo lbs. of butter were made. iMt. and Mrs- Cairns spent the w«ek end with Mr. John Wilson and Ita and had a social evening for the youn^ people's group. M*r»- Stan Lawrence is spending a few weeks up north. Mr. G. Kirkpatrick is up at Kea- rny working with Mr. M. Brush's men in the bush. Mrs. R. McMulIen is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. R. Chard. 8TH LINE OSPREY SEWING SIACHINE SERVICE All nsakes. Work Guaranteed. Machines Electrified Needles and Belts Call DUNCAN'S HARDWARE Phone 54 F'.eshetron ELECTRICITY IS PRECIOUS V Mr. Jas Ottewell, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stephen and Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lawler spent the week end in Toronto and attended the Roy- al Winter Fair- Congratulations to Miss Loi« Will- iams and Mr. Gordon Breadner who were married on Saturday. .A ntnnber of the ladies met at the home of Lois Williams, bride to be, last Thursday evenin^g and made her a shower. Lois thanked the ladies for ihe beautiful gifts- Mr. John Stephen and Mr. Billy Crawford took in the Royal Winter Fair, going by bus from Feversham The teacher and pupils enjoyed a holiday c.i Thursday, it being Prin- ce-«s Elizabeth's wedding day- (Int-inded for Last Week) Well, here â- 'â- ve are again '^ith Old Man Winter showing up. Here is hoping that he won't be so hard so set along with as he was last winter. Always hope for the best! Quite a number on his line enjoyed a dance and prese nation to the newly- weds, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Stephens. They received a studio couch. Tom thanked his many friends for their beautiful gift. The Farai Forum series commenced witb the first meeting: at the home of Thos. Stphens. Last Monday evening the meeting -".ras held at the home Of J. Crawford. Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Otteiwell were decoratio!- leaders. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stephens of Feversham visited with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stephens on Sunday. We are. sorry that Mrs. Chas. Hanley is not enjoying good health- but hope that she will soon be better again. ROCK MILLS Ontario's fast-growing industry and agriculture, demands more and more electricity. New power developments cannot be built fast enough to supply the immediate need. SAVE ELECTRICITY MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC. POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO Mr. Elwood Partridge was able to come home from the hospital last week, and we understand he is do- ing nicely. Mr- I>ick Clark and Mr. Frank Betts spent a few days in Toronto and attended the Royal Winter Fair. Mrs. Walter Russell was able to come home from the hospital last week and is recuperatine at her home after a serious operation. Mrs. Dick Clark has been in Owen Sound several days caring for her mother, Mrs. Jas. Park, who is very ill. Mr. Art Xewell of Durham was a caJler here on Monday. Mi-s. Frank Betts returned hi>me after a pleasant \nsit with her sister at Watford. Mr. E^rl Russell s-pent Saturday in Durham. Small .\dvertisements â- j^ults- br'-j <,aielr â- Â» 4 r LEAVE FLESHERTON (Standard Time" TO OWEN SOUND To TORONTO d 12.05 p.m. g- 4.05 p.m. 9.05 a.m. d 7.40 p.m: i 8.40p.m. d -Sunday and Holiday only i - Daily except Sat. £r - Saturday only. Bus Connections at Brampton for London and at Toronto for Montreal, Ottawa and North Bay FARES ARE LOW Rounut Trn» - lax Included QUEBEC - $5^).(K=; wixxirEG - $50.05 HALIl'A-X 29.60 REGTX.\ 61.30 ST. JOHN- 46.70 C.\EG.\RY TICKETS AXD TNFORMATION AT 81.35 FIRESIDE LUNCH - R. BODEN Phone f^T, FlostuM-ti-'n. OHt. STEPHEN'S CORNERS Su John's W.M.S. hh: and Mrs. Bob Allison of To- ronto are siiending a few days with the former's jxarents, Mr. and Mrs. Tels .\lli3on, and other friends. Mr. and Mrs. Emersoti WrigJ^t spent the week end with friends in Toronto. Miss Thelma Lockhart of Mcln- tyre spent the week end with Miss Hazel Fenwick. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Winters accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Porteous spent Tuesday in Shelburne. (Intended for Last Weeki Mr. James Magee and Mrs. Bert Magee of Eugenia accompanied by Mrs. Lawson White of Flesherton, Mr. Earle Ma;?ee of Cooksville and Mrs. Joe Porteous attended the fun- eral in St. Catherines, on Wetlnes- day, of Mrs. Magee's nephew. Trlr. Ronald LeGard who died suddenly at the age of 21 years. We exter.d Tjur congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bob .A.Ilison. (nee Dori*i Borman). of Toronto who were married on Saturday. Mr.' and Jfrs. Emerson Wright visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Wright of Berkeley. Mr. and Mr< J'.p P-'^e<''US v's:'= \ on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. -Joe Little and daughter of Dundalk. A batchelor's life is just one un- darned thin? alx>ut another. 'Miso .Agnes McPhail was the guest ' speaker at the W. M S. mt^ting on ^ Friday, November '11. in. -he basement j of the church, iliss MacPhail said the I big question was wlieU'.er we were going to save from utter destruction the Christians we already have in Europe. Morals simlply do not exist I in Germany, .Austria etc Children run blaju markets because guards \\-iil not sheet children- One father w?s pioud of his ten year old son who wi\> I- eping the family by buyin;r and selling goods on the- black market. Everyone h"? to ^'cui coal and food in order to kee-. alive. In .\ustria it seems the worst. In one i'.ospital the children were given ^i-our.d maize and water, which of course -osuUed in very few shoes for school children, for the fortunate who have siioes a hot meal is served. Of all the Euwpean countries Sweden and England have the healthiest looking children. In other coutrie swollen stwv.achs. pipe stem lears and gray faces are every- where. .A gieat portion rf the pop';l- ition are living in bomb shelters which are qruite airless. Fine words will not help these people, to rally be .c'lr'st- i?r« 3r.i domoorates. We mu=t -'••"'id them wanu clothing. In this nl?a women should t.ike the lead. If we want Europe to choose a democratic way of life it is us whi shold beln rhem. Isn't It The Truth? Thomas Richard Henry in the To- ronto Telegram says: "Seven more Ontario people were killed in accidents over the week end. We are not sure chat the auto is an unmixed blessinjj to mankind, I; i% ioout the most e3g>ensive item in the â- â- rdinary man's budget. It keeps people â- basing all over she countr>' when they would be better off at home, ar.d it causes more deaths than a small war. Besides a'J this, it causes a lot of un- necessary snow shovelling keeping roads open- '•There is a tendency in the world today that speech should be free â€" as long as the wrong things are not said. It is sort of a daiigercus hedging. W--- dcn't like to see detectives in Eng!"- 'akir.g notes when public speeches are being made, to see if they can catch the speaker oh a sedition count rr something. We are sorry to see Je- h:',vah's Witnesses locked up in Mon- trepl for dis-^'eminatins their peculiar ideas. We nee-i m. re people inii^ued with the idea of the great Fre'.chman who said "I do not agree with what this man says, but I will defend with my life his right to sav ir." VANDELEUR The Farm Foriini met for Revie^ nigi^t in the Community Hail, and » very enjoyable evening was spovU Mr. Andy Fawcett bro>aght his rad- io and after listenir.g to the broa<f- ca.<t '.hv forum discussed the feed jjfrain sitoMJon *«<* aU member* unaminous in their disapproval of the actions oif the government in this resrard. This was followed by an hoop of games and stunts, w.ith Mrs. WM P^jwlts at the piano- aiter wbicb Mrs. Will Bowles played at the piano and crokinole and cards were play- ed. Lunch- was served, and an enjoy- able «venin^ was brougiit to a close T^ie next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. Andy Pawcett. 'her. Jfis.ii Wakefield, and „/ ;:'.;./.::•_• or^oarations for a Chris:.. tainmen: to PRICE VILLE Then there's the one about t're suy who shipped a pair of rabbits fron; coast to coast fay air express. The crate arrived with two rabbits. That'i fast transDortationI Mr. ar.u Mrs. b. L. Mc.Arthur atid I Eiiiior spent ti^ week end in Toronto. Mrs. .AldcoiT! sp. v days ia Torciuo last week. Mrs. John Black c.f Michigan is ; visitir? at the home of Mrs. Steele. Sympathy s e.\-ter.ded to ilr. Joha P.iTch'e in the death of his mother. The funeral was hel-r Tuesday ine St. r ilumba Church. Province of Ontario Operates Twenty Sign Shops To Make Highways Safer Wide Variety of Signs in Use â€" Constant Study To Make More Effec- tive for Safety â€" Mak- ing Signs Reflect Light For Night Drivers BelleT« in signa? There are a gTMt many peopI« who dont, ae- eordlng to englneen of ttie Ontario ! D«fi*rtinent of Highways. In spite | •( the time, money and effort spent i «a posting signs at Intersections, oarres, hills, railway crossings, sebools. and other danger points, tben are far too many careless or j thougbtless motorists who fail to ! respond to these warning signs, the officials say. Moreover, they point out, many seem to engender a posi- tive hatred of highways signs as [ evidenced by those mutilated for no apparent reason. "Highway traffic signs." says ihe Hon. George H. ; Doucett, Minister of Highways, "are | posted tor the protection of the ; Highway signs are painted every two yean but replaecmeats and repairs public. Those who ignore their : Jelley of he Toronto division loads a truck fvr a replac<-men( trip. warning, deface or damage these I ^__ signs are a public menace." Many Kinds of Signs <?^^ ,^!SSfc. :;^iilk|S»ii<4ia^'.< ar« a eonstant reqatrvment. Ai4 In Ontario, the Department of Highways operates twenty sign shops located in various sections of the province. Each shop is equipped and staffed to construct, paint, clean and repair the different types of signs used on the highways. The various classifications of signs in- clude- rout? nrTnbers. finger beards, symbol signs, railway crossing signs, school signs, speed limit signs, and special signs such as checkerboards. e«c. as the convenience of the travelling ' marked "Sump I public. Bverj-thing possible is being I obstruction. right at the done, he says, to make the signs : .Another design warning of clearly visible and easily readable, through highway ahead U being By research and actual tests, new ' tested with a view to replacing the designs are studied for effectiveness i old one that read 'Through Hlgh- before being pi« Into general use. ' way 500 feet". The new signs will Traffic count, number of accidents ' say "Stop .Ahead". The new wording and other factors have much to do : follows the safety trend to make with selecting a sign for a particular ! the signs as efTective as brevity will location. allow. ! VandaUara Cestly Vandalism, sa.vs Mr stoi-kdale t' Sigrns Have Meaning New Types of Signs A new-type of sign Is now being used througtaout th« province to Chief signs man of the province, ! Indicate bumps in the road. Signs Oeorge Stoekdale. emphasizes that are posted 300 to 500 feet on each .ul ,i„n. vLsible »t ninht seem th. signs are for the safety as weU j side of the bump and another sign ^ ^^^'f ^p^,"?^ attractio^ f^^, Added Safety for Night Drivers To maiie highway signs visible at night and increase their safety factor, a material known as sco'tchtite is applied to the (ace of ihe signs, Claude Leech shows how its done. responsible for much oi tlie wear and tear of highways signs. The little reflector buttons tbat make to van- dals, he says. Last fall it was neces- sary to replace 10,000 of these on Ontario highways. Came tiie spring and another 4,000 had to be re- plsjced. These buttons are of no use to an.vone. but bo.vs and grown men land some women) will gouge them out with a knife or smash them witli a stone. .\nother kind of sign wrecking according to Dan D>'er, head of the Toronto sign painting division. Is the "strong man", who wishes to impress his girl and bends one of the metal signs out of shape. .\ surprising number oi tiiese signs are damaged this wa.v. he .sa.vs. Highway signs riddled with bullets are a common sight in the north, says Mr. Dyer, explaining tiliat hunters frequently use them for targets. He points out that this not only detracts from the s.ifety value of the sign but poor marksmanship might result in death or injury to any in the vicinity. Making Signs Visible at Night The symbol signs tiiat indicate Stop. Curve, Hill, etc.. are treated with a fabric known as "scotchlite" that has the ability to reflect an.v light cast on it. wanung the driver of the hazard well within the brak- ing distance of a vehicle travelling at the ma.ximunj authorized speed, and thus adding to the s.ifety of night driving. Refiectorized signs lue used on all dual highways, and the signs on all two-Une roads are bem.? reflectorized cis rapidly as possible. In 1942. tlie Province hitroduced a new type of railrooii sign that indicated the number of tracks at the crossing. TTiis was for the bene- fit of those prone to start across the railway as soon as the obstruct- . ing train had passed by, and who fail to make allowance for another traUi approaching on Ihe second or third track. Tt^e use of the railway signs to indicate the number of tracks Is thus an impoi'iaut aocldeut preventive. | S.vmbol signs axe osed to Indicate stiarp curve, bill, road crossing, eto. Morris Carson of Highway Depart- ment's Toronto sign shop applies the finiiihiiiK touches to this onSk "Strong Man's" ]Vork The sign held by Dan Dyer, head of the Toronto division of the Department of Highways sign shops, is onr of many b«nt nut of shape by muM'uIar show-offs. Van- daN lire responsible (or the >.v»truo- Uon of hoiitireds of highway signa*