i: fn ^jrtwttia* FXESHERlX)r^. ONT.. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1947 vV H. Thurston k Son, PuWishcri Hunters, Spttre The Snowy Owl thi» Winter One of the most beautiful ai all Canadian owls is the big Snowy Owl, wihich periodically invades agricultur- al Canada from its Arctic breeding grounds. In summer, the owls subsist laxgely on Lemmings, Koali Arctic rodents. The Lemmings flocffcuate in numbers from year to year and seem to be cyclic, reaohig population peaks every fourth winter. With the "crash" of the LemaningSf the Sno<wy Ortvls de««rt their acetic home and migrate down into ^ooithem Canada and the nortihem United States, spending tihe winter in tihe marshes, along the ^ores, and in the farming counitry. During some fiighita, particularly last winter, large nxisni)er8 of these big predators spread themselves over the settled parts of Canada and the northern United 'States. Many were shot by thougthtless persons, forgett- ing, or not knowing that an examin- ation of their food in southern On- tario, made at. the Royal Ontario Museum last winter, revealed it to be 98% rodenlfe â€" rats and mice mostly â€" among the worst enemies with which the farmer has to contend. Although powerful enough to carry off poultry and ducks, the Snowy 0\vls seldom exhibit the necessary inclination- or agility to go after that type of food. A flight of minor proportion!s (com- pared with the heavy influx last year) has again reached southern Canada, and farmers and feportmen would do themselves a favor by allowing the Snowy Owls to sPend the winter with us unmolested, for they constitute one of the best checks we have on the undue increase of the hated "field mouse." HOCKEY NEWS Flesherton hockey team is now in the thick of the battle in the Central Ontario Hockey League, with Grand Valley, Sheliburne, DundalK and Markdale as the other teams in the group. The local team has played Grand Valley, Shelburne and Dundalk to date and lost the three games. 7-5. 7-1 and 11-3 respectively. For half of each game the locals gave each team a battle, but then began to tire and were unable to e<ke out a win. At Markdale, last Friday, where all the Flefeherton games are being played, Flesherton was leading 4-3 at the end of the second period, but two quick goals in the first liwo minutes of play made the game sure for Grand Val- ley, although Flesherton counted q^'j other, but the visitors made sure Vjfj, the last goal with four minute^'j^jf The local players are; Go^j ^^^ Banks; defence, Harold Be^^.^ p^j Bannon, Geo. Sled; centre. Howard Teeter, Bruce Thurston, P{n,gf MuI- lin; winigs, Kenneth -^,, Qoi-jon Chard, Roy Best, Dan JicXavish and Bob Tumey. ,• The League offici^g ^u ^^^^^ ref- eree trouble on th^j^ hanjg jf they are unable to coaty^j ^ vowdy ele- ment in their viti^ Oeorse B.v i' and Bo>b Phillips ^ Flesherton have been handling aU %e g^mes in a cap- able manner, to the satisfaction of th^. players, anyway, •â- •jj.^^j^y „ight the Grand Valley at Jj^rkdale same was handled by Georg^ g^sd and he was •intinually heaU^ j,y gpeeta which didn't batht^^. i,^,,^ ^^ ^ny ex- tent, but the V»y-^^me in the last few minutes of pla;. .^^,,p„ j,e g^ve a Markdale player V^^^ minutes for slashing, which dif| ^^^ ^^^^ .^vjtj, favor with certain Sfjarkdale "sports.' Geovge was practicable ,„obbed when he left the ice and ^^^ ^<„„g tea,,, failed to provide prolg<.y^n f„ y^. We understand a repvj.^ ^f tj,e gflfai,. is being given the Lei.j^^^ executive for them to handle- Horse sense i« what^^^ggp, ^Q^ses from betting on w«mt ^pj^ ^ju ^^ Word 'Canadian' Significant With New Act In Force Few Canadians realized it, but the last stooke of midnight heralded a Near Year early Wednesday morning of last week, they automatically be- came, for the first time, full-fledged Canadian citizens. At that time the Canadian Citizen- ship Act, passed at the last session of Parliament and proclaimed last Dominion Day, July 1, came into force. It gave Canadians lihe legal rigiht to caU tihemeelves Canadiats citizens. Previous legislation described per- manent residents of the Dominion simply as British subjects- Their passi>orts, naturalization papers and similar documents described them in this way. Now tihe new act is in force r.esi- dents of Canada are not only Canad- ians, but also British subjects. The new startius applies to all native-bom Canadians, British sub- jects domiciled in Canada, brides ot Canadian servicemen and all those who now possess naturalization certificates. OOher features of the act which just carae into force are that women wiho ra'arry Canadians will qualify for citizenship after one year of re- sidence, non-Canadians who have served in the Canadian armed forces outside Canada will qualify after one year of such service, and Canadian Women who mai-ry persons of an> other nationality will be able to re- tain Canadian citizenship if she wishes. The act also sets forch grounds upon which citizenship may be foi'- feited. These include enlistment in the armies of a country at war against Canada- treason, and absence of more than six years from the country or for more than six years without renewal of passport. 28 War Bride* Recieive Ration Bot^ Past Year Informatioin hna be^i given Tht Advance editor by Mrs. Wm. Mac- Millan. secretary of the Local Ration Board, whicih has its headquarters in Flesherton, as to some of the work she has handled during t^e past year while discharging her duties. Dur.ing the year 180 ration books to babie!-: were issued, togetSier with 181 books, to discharged personnel from the aiimed services. 95 books were lost during the year and these wer? replaced. Nuwcomers t": tiiis countrj* iKimbered 4S, and of jhis number 2b were war brides, 10 children from overseas and the remaining 10 v;ere Ijhose is»ae<| to persons from the United Stntes, etc. The area covei'ed by the Local Ration Bottrd comprises the terr'<-or.v from Coiflbetton to Berkeley and fi-oni Singbampton to Priceville, all th.'se municipalities inclusive together with tihi townsihips in the area. SOW GAVE BIRTH TO 35 PIGS IX ONE YEAR A sow oiwend by Mr. Jas. McKen- zie of the l2th Line, Osprey, has been doing its bit for the needed in- crease in the production of pork. During 1946 she had three litters ol pig% and brought 35 little piglets into the world, raising 30 of them in that time. This is a prod-uction re- cord of which Jim can be proud to reiport. Such a sow is f r^iuable an- imal to hav^,..^^ her progeny should inhe^-^gjj. mother's instince for production to some extent. Received Army Decoration The Pastor of Cedarside Baptist Churj.li received a registered package on Monday of last week from Ottawa which was addres.sed to Lieut, the Rev. W- A. White, E-D. When the package was opened it was found to contain the Canadian Efficiency De- coration, which had been awarded hub for over 2o years efficient service in the Canadian Militia. It is a very beautiful silver and gold medal. We '-•ciig'^.tulate Rev. White for his long service to Canada in the two w^ars and for his interest in military affairs in the intervening years. Robin Seen Sunday A robin made its apRearance in the village on Sunday and was observed by Mr. Wallace Hamilton and family while it perched in a tree opposite his residence. Spring mu^ be just around the corner with the early ar- rival of the robin, but our guess is that it was one of thofee birds refused a visa for its passiport and so not al- lowed to travel over United States territory on its trip south, and tliu'^ forced to remain in the cold an:! storms of its summer home. Bom BLACKâ€" At Mrs. Nuhn's Nursing Home, Flesherton, on Friday. Dec. 27th, 1946. to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Black of Proton Station, a daughter, Dianne Marie. F^SfWCETT â€" In Markdale Hospit- al on Tuesday, Dec. 24th, 1946, to Mr- and Mrs. Lome Fawceti , Doris Pedlar) of Aldershot, a son, Larry Edison. HANLEY â€" At Mrs. Nuhn's Nur- feing Home. Flesherton, on Tuesday, Jan- 7th- 1947, to Mr. and Mrs- .^,( Hantey (Ruby Shawj> ^ Eugenia, a son, 2(obbie Allan. TUKiMEiR â€" Mr, and Mrs. Harold Turner, Bond Head, Ont-, are happy to announce the arrival on Tuesday, Dec. 24th, 1946, at the York Memor- ial Hospital, Newmarket, of Richard Carruthers, a baby brother for Viv- ian and Billie. in Memoriam In Memoriam PURVIS â€" In ever loving memory of our dear mother, .-^da Linton Purvis, who pas.^ed awjiv JaMu:iv\ loth, 1940- Gone, dear mother, gone forever. How we miss her snriling face. Bait she left us to remember None on earth can take her plac'- A happy home we once enjoyed. Ho-w sweet the memory still- B\it death has left a loneliness The world can never fill. â€" r-Lovingly remembered by Hus- band and Family. "Rastus, do the people who !ivf down Khe road from you keep fowl." '"Dey keeps some of 'em, su'h." CENTRAL LOCATION Our convenient location is readily accessible by the city's leading auto- mobile and street car thormighfares. Bates and M-addocks - FUNtRAL CHAPt'L â- - 124 Avenue Rd Kr.434C LeC.^RD â€" In lovins; memory of our dear mother, Christena LeGard, who passed away January I2th, 1923. also a tender thought f«r...dear dad. who left us Nov. 29th, 1946.' Time's c^ianges never can remove her tace from memory's walls. N >r hus-h the sweetness of her voice that mem'ry dfi j'ecalls; And heavn's joys shafHSfwow bright. its bliss bey.gjj^jj^jnu^f. W -en wo shall .>caiBCt>L'roi.e ilie throne and meet 'iJir loved one there. â€" Ever remembered by Meda am. .•\llaii- i„ "1- 'â- noriam Ca;herine Speiicyiiied Jan- til, 1946. .A. tribuio of love aiyj remembraneo To a dear one who-.^is .^ne to rest. Tile joys that she miMjfed on life's highway â- * May she find in God's garden of rest. â€" Remembered by son, Reuben, and daughtei%, Ray, Clara and Eva. United Church Notes irs of Fleshe<pn and ,^tions i» "*â- ' Services Sunady. Jhn. 12th. as fol- lows: 11 a.m., .Ev^enia; v p.m., Pro- ton Station; 7:30 pan., Plesiherton. Thv««„i. -'Canada's Greatest Need." Juniofyehoir practice iW St. John's ba!9ement\at 3:46 ftjn. on Friday January -Annual mee E^igenia con_ PLBSHERTON Jan- 14th, beginr supper at 6:46 p Thursday eveninf ing with ipot-lu p.ni. These m> importance to tl of the church d one who po?^ attend- Let'' together, an' church's wort Jurors Selected By Board For Grey County Courts The Board of County Selectors of Jurors for the County of Grey has now completed its duty of selecting jurymen who may be called upon to serve during 1947- The duties of this Board are to select a total of 9i2 names from the lists submitted by the municipalities within the county and the City ot Owen Sound. The juries consist ot one panel of 13 to form a Grand Jury for the Supreme Court of Ontario and a similar body for t^e County Court, together with 48 for the em- panelling of a petit jury for tftie Su- preme Court, and 30 for a petit jury for the County Court, making a total of 104. The governing Act states, however, that three times the required number must be selected by the Board as eligible for service. Following the final selection, ana when a jury is required, the ultimate selection of those who will be sum- moned to sei've is made by His Honoi Judjre G. W. .Vitorley and Stipendiary Magistrate E. C. Spereman, acting in their capacity as Justices of the Peace, in co-operation with the Clerk of the Peace, C. C. Middlebro. This selection is made after each name has been allotted a number by the Clerk of the Peace, all these num- bers, 312 of them, being placed in a suitable receptacle from which the required number may be drawn av random by the two J-P-'s. The personnel of the Board of Sel- ectors is made up as follows: The C»unty Judge, che Mayor of Owtn Sound- the Warde-! orf the County of Grey, the County Treasurer, the City Treasurer, the County Sheriff: The Clerk of the Peace is also Clerk of the Board. Grey County Council, 1947 The following comprise the Grey County Council for 1947: .\rtemesia â€" Reeve John --A- Davis. Bentinck â€" Reeve Wm- Holley and Deputy Reeve Alex. Hopkins. Collingwood â€" Reeve Emerson Brown and Deputy Reeve Geo. C. Spi'',!:",- Derby â€" - Si^ve i&ul Reiley. Bgremont â€" Reeve AV. J. Aldcorn and Deputy Reeve Finlay Clark. Euphrasia â€" Reeve Harold Dawn and Deputy Reeve Geo. Haines. Glenelg â€" Reeve Herbert TimminS. Holland â€" Reeve Stuart Howey. Keppel â€" Reeve R- J- Evans and Deputy Reeve J- E. Matches. Nopmanby â€" Reeve John H- Burrell and Deputy Reeve .\rthur C. Weltz. O.sprey â€" Reeve Fred Hale and De- puty Reeve .Archie Buie. Proton â€" Reeve Stanley Acheson. Sarawak â€" Reeve Samuel McMillan. St. Vincent â€" Reeve Alfred J- Lowe. Sullivan â€" Reeve Julius E. Kuhl and Deputy Reeve A- A. Donovan. Sydenham â€" Reeve James Reid and Deputy Reeve Victor Bye. Duriiam â€" - Reeve C. M. Elvidge. Hanover â€" Reeve .\shley McCallan and Deputy Reeve Elmer Devlin. Meaford â€"Reeve A. S. Thurston and Deputy- Reeve Robt. Ii-ving Jr. Thornbury â€" Reeve Ivan Brown. Chatsworth â€" Reeve Geo. W. Collin.s. Dundalk â€" Reeve C. R. Werry. Flesherton â€" Reeve K. G. Bettis, Markdale â€" Reeve Milson Henry. N'eu.-tadt â€" Reeve J. E. Meyer. Shallow Lake â€" Reeve C- Noble. Card of Thanks ALLAN COLQUETTE D|ED OF BURNS AT YGLLOWKNIFE Allan Cok]ue6te, gon of Mr- aad Mrs. Wm- Colquette, Owen Sound, wa» loo severely burned in a fire at Yell- orwknife, Noi-thwest Territories, that he died in hospital a short time later. Buriel was made at Yellowknife. U is not known how the fire startetL He was a brother of Mrs. B. J. Piahw of town and was well known heiv* Mrs. FiUier has been wiCb her par- ents at Owen Sound since word mM received tjie day before diristmaik Much sj^mpathy is e^qnressed to th« sorrowing parents and lister. Farming A Risky Business It is estimated that Canadian iter mers lose over 22 million anmiail fi-om weeds and that the sawfly hM most western farmers around |30 million yearly in wheat losses. la Saskatchewan alone, ^rmers los* over |2 million a year from hstt. Tnese are some of the reasons why farming is a ri^y business. No matter what kind of fanning you do^ ylou face risiks of weather, pests and disease in additioa to the hazards ai fire and fluctuating prices that eoa^ front all business more or less. Some of tiie farmer's risks can ii» anticipated and thus beaten In ad- vance â€" for instance, by spraytBg of fruit trees. About 50 per cent erf out apples would be wormy if tba trees were not sprayed. Special var- ieties of wheat haive been bred antf am* now used to resist the wheat hazards of frost, rust and wheat stein sawtfly. Contagious diseases of animals are controlled by the Health of .\nisials Divifeion of the Dominion Department of Agriculture. In animal disease control Canada leads the world- B^ cause of careful inspectioii and gov- ernment regulations. foot-and-mooA disease is practically unknown in Canada. Anthrax and glanders ur« rare. Hog cholera outbreaks oceui soraetijaeii but are quii:kly brought under control- Nearly J.'iOO herds are , under the supervision of the Hoa.lh of Animils Division for the control of Bang'? Disease. Bovine k'OjJia'rjitaRJs if »'.ay 0.? v'i'as , way lo eradication. Uo<kr the thrge plans of the Health of Animal-? Division, there are 34,884 saphi-viscil herdu, and 300 atcvedit -1 areas in Canada that ai'e f:e<;\^i i ;t cijlUc. Crop insnraiW and hail msuranc-e are Ijadly needed- iTi the prairie pto- vices where frost, wind, hail and drought are the great enemies of the farmer. Under the Prairie Fatm Assistance Act the Dominior Govi?i-n- ment off* ,a a form .^f crop insurance. The .Alb- rta gover-.'ucnt sponsors a volunt-^'y co-cpe.ativ_' hail insuiaiice plan under the AI'j .v'a. .Hail Insur- ance Bv'ujd. The subject "Agriculture i? -RiiSqr' Business ' was disc itisen in the Na- tion:,! F,. 1.1 Radio !•' -lur on Mon- ili. • ,'r' lu.a-y tjth- I wish to say "Thank you" to all tho--;e good folk who remembered mt- with so many expressions of thought- fulness and kindness while I was a patient in Markdale Hospital. Your kindness will ever be remembered. Sincerely, Mrs. Cecile Archibald. PRICEVILLE BOY TOOK PART IN TORONTO ELECTION Mr. John McVicar, son of Mr- and Mrs. -Angus McVicar of Priceville was a candidate for the office ol AUiermian in the recent Toronto civic elt-tions-, but was uns'ucces.'iful in obtaininar a seat in Ward 3. John is a y:raduate of Fleshertoii high school and Osgoode Hall and since his retur •V civilian life f'om service in f Navy, ha^ been practising law in ronto. Better luck next time, .1' Card of Thanks We wish to extend our * tJhanks and appreciation to Sf United Church for the nice to us «t Christmas. â€"The ~ Stores Clof 1 ^^ Notice is sher j*^J