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the tribune stouffviue oat thursday february 2s 1952 salada tea bags k volition in vokk co the following poetry was com posed by trie htt- rev fred klliot of richmond hii who was oorr at sheffield england in is2 and came to canada at the age of ten years he worked for the late george collird of conn- ley and then went to edgely in vaughan township and worked for sanmuel snider and daniel ctatth later he married elizabeth hornor and the couple settled on a farm near richmond hill his son john still occupies thus farm once on a time some time ago hen york was mostly bush the settlers found it needful some roads thro it to push so they toiled away like nailers both oxen man and boy and hey covered ail the sink holes with a floor of corduroy the time passed on the land was cleared the roads got better still the farmer filled the valleys up and graded down each hill they built good bridges over creeks and feridered danger ous banks put in culverts where they needed them and got neither cash nor thanks then later still the farmers said wa want good ioads to travel they gave much work with men and teams and covered them with gravel they labored hard in heat and cord to keep their things a moving and from that time to this the roads are constantly improving the women drove to store or friends with baby on her knee there was nought to scare the horses so their hearts were light and free the little boys could go to mill yoj could send them anywhere jard feel easy and contented and free from anxious care then came the threshing engine and for three months in the fall the ladies feared and trembled to drive alone at all and the bike came in soon after and made the horses shy they cleared the ditch and struck the fence and made the slivers fly then the trolley came on yonae street the leading kings high way where thousands of our dollars had gone the toll to pay xow the farmer takes his chances of quickly going to smash when he meets the rapid trolley on the road that took his cash hut oh the worst is coming when the automobile came what the farmers have to bear witli is an everlasting shame snow in london seemed arctic had moved in by george abelt of stouflville when they hear honking they the road or the city swells like an ordinary their hateful quickly clear will crush them toad when your women scream and holler and your horses plunge and tear and you feel in various section you may land up anywhere then these veiled and goggled pirates will at the hayseeds chad what wont they stop and help him no i they simply roar and laugh talk of drastic legislation the result is simply wind stick up rapid changing num bers on the front and on behind for tlie men who frame these measures and glibly put them through wont hurt themselves oh no sir they have automobiles too composed by fred elliott weeks weather report for the north wind doth blow and weve got some snow now all of us juicer are frozen poor things poor things the weather man played a dirty trick on us in the london area by sending cold weather and an inch of snow that lasted for a couple of days this week after the bright mid winter so far it seemed like the arctic and when the temper ature went away down to fifteen degrees above zero one night the house shook with the shivering of the people in bed there is nothing as cheerful as an open fireplace for heating systems for ten and a half months each year and once you are used to it always seem choked and stifled in a centrally heated house hut my my that other month and a half when the nightly ordeal of retiring to a refrigerated bedroom has to be faced each night it takes at least ten minutes shivering and hugging of hot water bottles before the courage can he summoned to explore the bottom of the bed with the feet and on the odd damp and frosty morning when everything includ ing the long woolies is covered with frost just the act of getting out to start the fires takes enough will power to separate the men from the boys in a recent case of assault before a london court the wife claimed her husband was very unreason able and had assaulted her caus ing bodily harm with no provo cation on her part in evidence the husband said that it was his prac tice to retire before his spouse each night when she came to bed it was her practice to lift the bed clothes to her chin step on her pillow and then slowly walk to the foot of the bed when this point was reached she lay down bringing the bed clothes back to their proper position the judge asked only one question did this happen in winter when he received an affirmative answer it was all over case dismissed if that would not be provocation here nothing would be this country is so small that its hardly safe for the kids to play blind mans buff for fear they fall off the edge but it has as many kinds of weather and all on the same day as any big economy sized country such as canada the daily weather report goes on for three or four minutes when the news is being read over the air certain sentences such as gale warnings to shipping in the areas hebrides north seat rocolt shan non bailey where ever the last three are and the rain which is now falling in western scotland is expected to spread eastwards during the day should be record ed to save the announcers breath for they are always the same month in and month out in the two hundred and fifty miles front the scotch border to the south coast of england there are usually four distinct weather belts it is sunshine on the south coast cloudy and overcast in the of london area the chances are its raining in the south midlands and snowing in the north midlands the long distance truck drivers that push the big thirty ton diesels up and down the great north road are never surprised at any thing they expect changes in the weather and govern themselves accordingly the cabs are wide enough for three but the extra room is all taken up with the pile of sweaters smocks and overcoats that the driver and helper will don in progressive stages as they wheel their loads from sout- hampton or london to glasgow or newcastle the percentage ofi truck cabs with heaters is not too high for it doesnt do to coddle the workmen too much you know that kind of fellow doesiit feel the cold anyway these differences in weather probably have something to do with the fact that the english scots and welch seem at home in any climate the world has to offer i used to think that travelling meant a trip to chicago or florida but that was before i got to know a little about the people here its no longer a surprise to hear some middle aged lady casually mention that ferons treatment of foreig ners had forced her husband to sell their cattle ranch on the argentine pampas she misses her home there but fortunately her husband has managed to buy a small rubber plantation in malaya and they are on their way as soon as the necessary permits for auto matic weapons and land mines come through bandits you know the area is a trifle unsettled just at present apparently the change from the biting wind of the argentine interior to the steamy heat of malaya is not worth mentioning most of the personel evacuated from abadan oil refinery in the persian oil fields are now on the isle ot drain which is in the mouth of the river thames here the oi company is building a huge refinery to replace abadan 1 1 would be hard to find a greater difference in climate lxmveen any two places in tlie world but accord- j ing to reports all the people just took up their duties without any attention to the cold or wet the african climate holds no terrors for these people either there is a big demand for all types of engineers and tradesmen there and there is a steady stream of people going out coming home on leave or trying for a transfer to their home companys oper ations in africa a young man whose home is near mine was recently back in town from tan- ganyika where he was employed in the ill fated peanut growing scheme heing a mechanic on con struction machinery he had plenty of jobs offered him here but i was away to the gold coast on a job for a timber company in less than a month as the climate in the interior of the gold coast is called the worst in africa his mother wasnt very happy at his leaving but he said and this seems to be true of so many people funny thing but tley never pay much attention to the weather production and domestic dis appearance of processed cheese in 1951 was the highest on record guardians of peace the leading infantrymen canadian soldiers are playing a worldwide role to discourage aggression to help guard peace at home and overseas our soldiers stand as guardians of peace the canadian infantry soldier is the toughest the best equipped fighting soldier in the world today recently a new specialty with extra pay and prestige was created for the infantry soldier this is the leading infantryman he is the trained infantry soldier he has learnt to handle expertly the many weapons of modern infantry he has been trained to take care of himself anywhere any time in any kind of situation the leading infantryman is the most thoroughly aained fighting soldier in the army play your part in canadas most important business today defence you are eligible if you are 17 to 40 years of age tradesmen to 45 physically fit and ready to serve anywhere apply to the nearest recruiting depot no 1 3 personnel depot wallis house rideau charlotte sis ottawa ont no 5 personnel depot artillery park bagot street kingston ont canadian army recruiting station 90 richmond st w toronto ont no 7 personnel depot wolseley barracks elizabeth street london ont army recruiting centre 230 main street west north bay ont army recruiting centre james street armoury 200 james st north hamilton ont a1i9so listen to voice of the army tuesday and thursday evenings dominion network travelling by bus is a won derful way to see our country the busy farms that border the highways the rivers and lakes thegrandeurof our 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