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ire a' rn TA py ETHIE ' oh mre os in | BLACKSTOCK The June meeting of the Victorian Women's Institute was Ly i at the home of Mis, Jos, Strong oh Wednes- day afternoon the 7th, with a splendid attendance of members and visitors "including some from the Shirley' Branch. The Scripture reading was cal 'was answered with the name of a favorite book. After thé business session the following program was "given: A paper by Mrs. Cecil Feérgu- son "The Story of the Unfon Jack" in which was included: I'm proud of- Canada: Is Canada proud of me? What she wants are citiezns Loyal as can be, 1 love my land and Britain's flag That waves from sea to sea. O I'm proud of home and Mother- land, And I'll make them proud of me. Miss Grace Mountjoy, who was a delegate to the Girls' Conference held recently in Guelph gave a full and in- teresting report. A reading "Sing Care Awny" was given by Mrs. Thos. Smith for Mrs. Jas. Marlow." Miss Alma Lee, teacher of Purple Hill school, gave a clear and consise ex- planation of the "The NeW Course of Study" in the Public Schools. Miss Lee gave her talk at the request of on of the request of one of the mem- bers of the committee in charge of the program which was for this meet- ing scheduled to be "Educational." The talk was very interesting and en- lightening to all present as the ma- . jority seemed to be in the dark con- cerning this new course of study which in Ontario is still in its infancy. Short speeches were nade by some of the Shirley visitors and the meeting _ 'closed with the Institute Rally Songs, and God Save the King. A vote ot thanks was tendered the hostess and lunch served by the group in charge with Mrs. Strong as convener. Two interesting events in the life of St. John's Anglican Church are as follows: On Wednesday evening, + June 21st, an address, by Suffragan Bishop Beverley of Toronts, and: the Sunday the 26th, whén Mr. John N. Blogett, Financial Secretary of Wy- cliffe- College, will be in charge 'both morning and evening. Special music is being furnished by the local choir. Mrs. W. VanCamp and Mrs. Wm, Barton spent Sunday with the form- er's mother Mrs. M. Smith. Thus far three games have been played -by our Nestleton hard ball team with each time the score 'in their favor. The games were: June Bih--Janetville at Nestleton, 12-2; June 8--Nestleton at Pontypool, 13-1; June 10--Bethany at Blackstock, 7-6. ur boys' softball team is still in the making with Dr. J. McArthur, the enthusiastic sponsor. More will be heard from them in the near future. The regular monthly meeting of the "A.Y.P.A. of St. John's Church was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fu Willan on Thursday evening of last week with an attendance of 32 mem- bers and visitors. The meeting open- ed 'with hymn, Scripture reading by "Mr. S. Jeffrey and prayers by the president. Plans were started for a strawberry festival and concert to he held in the near future, July 1st being the possible-date.--It being Seth Parker night, several musical num- bers including solos and quartettes, were given by members of the choir, At the close a vote of thanks was tendered the host.and hostess and re- freshments were served by those in charge. The meeting then closed with the A.Y.P.A. motto and Auld Lang Syne. During the evening the rector extended a kind welcome to the visit- ors present. LE - Sincere sympathy in extended to Mrs. Albert Bescock and Mr. Geo. Hooey in the passing of a loved father and grother in the person of Mr, David Hooey, on Saturday, June 3rd, in the Bowmanville Hospital, following an aceldent on the Wednesday previous, when he fell at the home 6f his son- in-law and daughter, breaking his hip. GREENBANK Mr. and Mrs, Hughes, Toronto, at Richard Real's one day last week, -.Quitg a number' attended the Beare- Wallace wedding at the parsonage on \ Saturday. Mr. Thos. Watson and Capt, Dodd, of Toronto, at Jas, Watson's on Sun- day. Mr. and Mrs.-Garnet and. daughters called at Thos. Sharp's on Sunday. Mr. Gordon Pilkey, Hamilton, spent Sunday at Mr. Chas. Pilkey's. . Miss Tryphena Rook, Toronto, spent Sunday at Wm. Phoenix's. Dr. Arthur Lee and family at Mr. H.-Hook's on Sypday. : Miss Murphy, Ottawa, visited Miss A. J. Phoenix, recently. ; 5 SEN HH \ Ea be STR SALI AVL PALE BY fobonietn Mrs. Hoskin and the roll} . Thank Offering services to_be held on RE 4 Royal Tours Likely to Qther Dominions . By Kenneth R, Wilson, Associate Editor, "The Financlal Post Tours by 'Their Majesties to other parts of the Empire are now virtually assured by the outstanding success of the Canadian visit, I am told the. King hopes to visit South Africa soon. A grand tour to Australia and New Zealand, which might conceivably include an Indian durbar en route,-is looming as a pos- sibility. It is unlikely that the latter project will materialize for a year or two, One suggestion is that an opportune time would be in 1942 at the termina- tion of the two-year term of the Duke of Kent. as Governor-General of Australia. Inclusion of the Indian visit en route would be feasible if the Aberhart Lavishness Edmonton was noteworthy also for some of the local Aberhartian seven- hour visit, - ~ Originally the Social Credit Premier had invited his grand- daughter fropi Vancouver to present the bouquet to Her Majesty. The how! that went up was so great that the scheme fell through' and a girl from a local Kiwanian home did the honors. Friction between Premier Aberhart and Licutenant-Governor Bowen came to the'surface when-the former failed to get a much-sought invitation to the private tea which-Mr, and Mrs. Bowen tendered Their Majesties at the Par- liament Buildings. To cap the day, Premier Aberhart staged in the evening the most lavish repast yet tendered Their Majesties, Estimated cost was $7.60 a plate, ex- clusive of about $700 worth of wines. Saskatoon Display Saskatoon deserves a word of praise even though it was but a short stop. The city attempted to show Their King and Queen were to resort to air travel, flow pe reason high officials of state are already thinking in terms of further Empire visits is the signifi- cant effect which the present trip has had on the King himself. As a younger son, whose life was over- shadowed by "nis much-publicized elder brother and by .a mother of strong character, George has always been shy and unassuming, Even as the Heretofore the Queen has not. Majesties some of its fine community produce as well as fine community people. Exhibits of wheat, live stock and so- forth were staged along -the route of procéssion--an excellent idea. Something of the same thought was in the minds of Regina citizens when they used wheat sheaves liberally and effectively in their local decorations. Many -people have wondered how the King is informed about the num- ber of unscheduled stops he must make to accommodate the thousands Duke of York he had little opportun- ity to overcome a definite inferiority complex. Then came the dbdication and the sudden confusion of nccession, Not only the new King but the Englisn people themselves were uncertain as to the. future of the monarchy under new conditions. Visit Changes Outinok The Canadian visit has changed; all that. From that memorable moment at Dominion Square, Montreal, whén the spontaneous acclaim of 100,000 French and English Canadians rose like a has gained a new confidence in him- self and his destiny. He will leave Canada a different man than when he arrived. Even his broadcast: from Victoria last week, seemed to reflect this new confidence. It was quite the best he has made so far in the trip. - The effect on the British people themselves has been equally proféund. This visit has not only sounded a new and challenging note in Empire unity, it has also given the British people a new concept of the popularity of their King. King George will return to find fresh enthusiasm- among his own people, Western Crescendo What started in: Montreal across the western prairies. I-be- 'lieve the King has enjoyed more than anything: else-'the informal sponta- néity of these prairie celebrations. And little wonder.. Think of riding out of a prairie night: into Melville, a town of under 4,000 people in eastern Saskatchewan, and finding a teeming, seething mass of 40,000 prairie dwellers assembled from distance of from 100 to 400. Fmiles. The fact that local police were unable to cope with the. situation is minor compared with the amazing fact that almost every person within an area as big as the Province of New Brunswick had come for a glimpse of their King and Queen, A similar phenomenon, on a smaller scale hap- pened at Brandon on the way west. And the civic receptions throughout western Canada have been 'equally noteworthy--each one adding a new touch of interest or color to wha most correspondents thought was go- ing to be dull, prosaje coverage. Edmonton Plan Succeeds Edmonton deserves special - com- ment for the excellence of -its local arrangements * and the noteworthy spectacle of 70,000 or more people along the two-mHe straightway of Portage Avenue---now to be known as Kingsway. _The way this splendid project was financed is. important, in view of the almost complete flop in regard to privately opérated bleachers in other cities. The local committee decided to build the four or five miles of bleach- school children and visitors from out of town, The children were allowed in free; the adults were sold accom- modation (non-transferable) at $1.00 a seat, As a result, every seat was taken, the committee was able to re- imburse itself for expenses, and Their Majesties saw one of the most specs tacular sights in their western trip, thunder-clap to the skies, the King. has; reached a magnificent -consummation| ~ of, people who gather along the way. The system that has been worked out costly single assignment his organiza. | tion has ever covered. He expects to file 30,000 words before the end of the trip. Because this is highly ab. breviated "cables" it is equivalent to perhaps 120,000 words of ordinary copy_or about 4000 words a day. This copy i8, of course, a tremen- dous advertisement for Canada in ad- ditionjta-its_Empire-significance.---- Australia has always had some re- servations about the degree of Can- ada's loyalty, and our enthusiasm for the Empire and British institutions, Our proximity to the United States is deemed to have done much to wean us away from the Commonwealth. Now all this has been changed, Furthermore, a unique opportunity has been afforded to publicize our great tourist and natural resources, our prairie lands, .our cosmopolitan cities, and this week our big Frood mine. It is interesting also that one of the most important features of the trip from Australian eyes has been the realization of the real meaning Westminster through seeing the King of Canada assume his rightful role for the first time in a British Dominion, . . Airways By Archibanld Rutledge ® (From Readers' Digest) RON The Hummingbird is the tiniest is the engineer to ving a bell when he 'sees a large.crowd assembled. This: warns the King and Queen to be pre- pared for a possible personal appear- ance. One such stop on our way through the Rockies, and which will be of in- terest to mining men, was at Hope, B.C. In conversation with a local vil- lager I found that this was the third oldest- settlement in B.C. 2 Hope came into being 71 years ago. miners could navigate the. Fraser i River in the gold rush of (8. At Hope they transferred to the railway which wound its toftuous way up the mountains from that point. There i were over 1000 people at Hope to pay their respects to the Royal couple. munity was 'but 400. 'Needless to say the King and Queen, enjoyed to the full their: mountain holidays. ~The cool, bracing air at Banff made mountain climbing an in- vigorating - treat. "It is no secret either that the chance of getting off by themselves in a private cabin at Jasper was one of the outstanding events of the trip. By. special per- mission this is to be called the Royal cabin in future. : _ Cosmopolitan Crowds Another striking feature of this western journey has been a first-hand realization of cosmopolitan character of the Canadian people. Travel through the Canadian West in' the ordinary way and the - people one meets seem little different from the average run of Canadians. But in honor of the Royal visit it would seem that every one of the hundreds and thousands of . Ukrainians, Poles, Hun- garians as well as the Indians, Chi- nese and others who form such an im- have come to town, village or city to' pay their respects. . Welcome "Holds Up" Another interesting angle to the Royal visit story js the way that it is "holding up". Many of the corres- pondents who joinéd the train at Que-! bee from the United States had in- tended to leave at Toronto. They are still here.g-- Not only that, they are still fing Plenty of copy at every point. Day after day one hears: talk' that "tomorrow will be a light day," but invariably something turns up--either in the énthusiasm or color of the local turnout, or in something done by the ers and to allot about two thirds to} King or Queen personally which keeps the story moving out to the world, Everyone thought, for example, that the day of brief stops at Saskatoon and Melville would mean a day of rest. Yet these two paints produced excellent copy, the Melville story be: ing as good in real humsh interest as anything on the trip, _ . Publicity in Antipodes Incidentally, a-big "fle" of copy-is being sent each day to Australia, New Zealand and adjacent territories by W. H. Turner of Australian Associ- ated Press. He has 'covered big as- signments in Europe and England and is the correspondent who made world headlines by being chased"by a cow moose at Jasper. Mr. Turner says this story is the biggest and most 'It marked the farthest point at- which | The hulatio f the entire com-" er poy ill ow ; throat, has been found east of the portant .part of our Canadian cosmos, ! | feathered creature in all the world, one of the .most brilliant in plumage, and the only bird that can fly straight up, down, sideways and backward. This faerie -Titania of the airways delicately feeds on the wing and sparkingly bathes in tiny ponds of dew caught on" brokd 'leaves--a flying flower fashioned by Nature in an in- spired mood. Nearly 200 years ago, Oliver Gold- smith, in his History of Animated Nature, listed three or four humming- birds. We know now that, including subspecies, there ure 638 recognized kinds--the largest bird-clan in nature. It is distinctly a New-World clan, native especially to Central and South + America. = Eighteen species visit the U.S., but only one, the exquisite ruby- Mississippi. He is the greatest-wat- 1derer o fhis tribe; on _gossamer wings 'he makes, every Fic the prodigious 'journey from theftropics far into Can- ada, travelling along great sweeping curves at an approximate speed of a mile a minute, Moreover he can sustain hig pace, for he makes a non- stop flight across the Gulf of Mexico, a distance of 500 to 600 miles, : From so radiant a creature, one would expect love-making of a celes- tial kind. And indeed' it is. In a wide arc the wee suitor sweeps up and down in the amorous oscillations of the "pendulum dance", his brilliant plumage flashing forth colors from ruby to topaz, from" emerald to sap- phire. In a gown that is somber ¢om- pared to his glittering array, the female, perched on a twig, watches with elaborate indifference, But he dances ~ tixe lessly, sometimes varying his program' with acrobatic feats, un- til by a sign that he alone under- "stands, his beloved 'accepts him. If, during these ecstatic maneuvers, a rival male appears, a battle royal i ensues; often one of the fighters will lfall to earth vanquished, while his { Sonquerer, almost equally exhausted, i will perch nearby, panting from the j feroeity of the struggle. - But the boundless. valor of the hummingbird is never so spectatacular as when he "takes on" creatures much farger than himself, He will assail nearly all the common birds, even the crow and the red-shouldered hawk -- dashing ex- ploits that put him in a class with David when he defied Goliath, His weapon {8 his long, needlelike bill, with which he is said to attack the eyes of his enemies. --_At-any rate, such is the swift valour of his onset that I have never seen him fail to rout a disturber of his peace. = A most astonishing display of bravery occur- red one day during the courtship of two rubythroats, as low overhead bald eagle. 'I could not follow the bight of the gnomelike champion as he sped after this formidable bird of prey. 1 only know that the, huge bulk-of -the eagle flared suddenly up- ward, dodged ponderously, and beat a precipiate retrea Insects often caught on the wing, constitute a regular part of his fare, but the. hummingbird exists also 'on and singnificance of the Statute of]. Titania of the |" there passed the shadow of a great} | : Its the refreshing thngind Drink * PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 22nd, 1939 Pott wm. ETTEY, Flowers and ed Plants FOR ALL OGGASIONS - _ "ae "8 Prince Albert, Phond 206 1 Delicious and Refreshing (2 . i PORT PERRY BOTTLING WORKS Port Perry, Ontario, Phone 47 colour, so- much so that I have seen him momentarily .invéstigate the pos- sibilities in a ripe tomato. be trained to feed on a thin syrup made by boiling for five minutes equal parts of watér and sugar. Or- dinary test tubes make good recep- tacles, and are- especially alluring if wrapped in red paper. * After a hum- mingbird, becomes used- to the pre- sence of a human being, he will often feed from a test tube held in the Rand. "The hummer's nest is a tiny -mas: terpiece of architectual beauty, about an inch and a half in diameter. It may be as low as six feet from the ground, and as high as--eighty. The interior is lined with cottony down from fern- softness of velour. The outside i delicately shingled with Tichens, coed with bits of moss and wisps of bark, all fastened with. fibers and strands of spider web, In strong light the nest is dimly iridescent in soft shades of yellow, red, blue, and dull green, Sometimes the lichens' cover- ing the nest will be the same as those on the supporting limbs, producing a perfect camouflage. Indeed, it is usually very difficult to distinguish a hummer's nest from a knot on a limb, Location is variable. On the; front porch of a home at Independente, Cal- ifornia, an Anna's hummingbird has nested fop eighteen years (probably descendants of the original bird) on top of an electriv:light bulb, the nest being fastened to the wire. The hummingbird invariably lays one brood will be reared in a season. The young hatch in two weeks, When 1688, blind; "and they curiously re-] semble insects, The mother feeds He can stalks -or other sources, and has the} - two 'eggs, snow-white, and about as} large as little peas; often more than|--- they are born, they are naked, help-| CJ If this farmer-d ~ probably have organized--or to " 'Can you come right over, Doc... she's getting worse!" gencies--"Sure "we. need «a telephone," says,' "we'd never be without itl" GW id not have a telephone it 'would taken him all. day to get "doc" summon quick aid for other emer- this_ farmer So why take chances? A telephone means so -at $30 Full 64 Cu. ONE FIFTH MORE SPACE boas than en 1935. / Ft. Capacity them about every fifteen minutes with} food that she has partly digested, In' about three weeks the infants are try their wings. Each baby lifts its wings and beats them until they form a halo about him, but he does not a' once rise. -Many other young birds' fall out of the nest and flop about helplessly, but not so the young hum- mer who, after he has tested his wings, takes sure flight. Because of endless variations in shape and length of their wings, not all=hummingbirds--hum;= almost silent, a fact that renders them positively wraithlike. A few of the tropical species have been heard to sing--a tiny ' insect-like thread of song. Except for the zoom- ing of their wings, and chitterings of excitement or anger, they are silent sprites. Walt Whitman says that the marvel of the joint of. his thumb' is enough to confound all the artheists, - Let the skeptic also regard the hummingbird, the Titania or the boundless airways. :All-that-we-can-fmagine of sprightli- ness and-delicate. grace, of -dazsling colour and faerle charm is found: in this tiny favorite of nature, POSTPON ED A the néctar .of flowers. uring the! course of forty years I have\Weén him at work on. nearly' 60 different flow. ers, He prefers red i any we *-- Owing to 'an epidemic of measles, | the Strawberry Festival to have been held at Bethel, near Shirley, has been postponed Biter ready. to leave the nest, but first they -- Sofie are | 'EASY TERMS A real refrigerator bargain--209% more space than this price usually buys, The surplus power, her- metic sealed megh- anism carries a five year protection 'plan arranty--11,64 'sq, feet of shelf area-- -- 6,25 cubic-feot--Big- fio: 1 in Norge istory., Liberal al- lowance on old re- frigerator. i year. 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