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Wi}c ^kB\)ttim %ht}tmu. VOL. 55; NO. 39 WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4, 1936 W H Thurston & S«n, Proprietort Royal Commission Will Probe Prisons This week has been an encourag- h-.is one for me. At last Ikj lioyal Commission for a thorough investiga- tion of penetentiaries and of :r;ientifio reuthods of treating lawbreaker r; has bi.cn appointed. The singb uneti- ployed men in camps are in the Woy of being given woric with wages. A courageous member of the govern- ing party made a "money" speech which exactly suited me. and the Press Women entertained the four women Parliamentarians â€" just think, four of us! I regard the Royal Commission as competent. The chairman, Mr. Just- ice .\rchambault, a former member of Parliament, has had an extensive experience as Crown Prosecutor for the district of Montreal. Mr. Craig. K.C., is former Attorney-General of Manitoba, a man highly regarded. The officialdom of these two mem- bers will be counteracted by the hu- manity of the third member of the Commission, Mr. Harry .â- Anderson, until recently editor-in-chief of the Toronto Globe, whose deep interest in amd wide study of penal matters is well known. The reference which will determine the scope of the Commission's work is very wide, allowing for not only in- vestigation into the six penetentiar- ies of Canada, but a study of penology and such liberal experiments as are being made. Why Our Village Is : Gordon Allen Passes Called"SwinlonPark"l The sad news of the death on Wed- nesday the twenty- sixth of February : faster Bill Henry was in Toronto of Gordon, little three year old son of 'y,, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. .James .Allen came as a I The I (By Mrs. Wm. Haw) My story goes a long way backâ€" .-"• »"" -"â- ^; """'^â- ;. â- '";," â- r'"~' 'ZyZl Mrs. .\ndrew Gilchrist had the rais- away back to the eighties, before 1 .;,'reat shock to he community ^T^e ^^ ^^^ .^^ ^^^, ^^^ little lad was playing with the other i .^ cliiUiren 'Wi WL'dne:^day morning, tak- ing very sick about noon. Dr. Milne Miss Elsie Gi-aham of Kimberley il wa.s at once summoned, who called â-  spending the week with Mr. and Mrs, to hi.s aid Dr. Carefoot of Markdale. 0. W. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. John Poole of Osprey Have Golden Wedding It has fallen the lot of another highly respected Osprey Township couple to celebrate the fiftieth an- iversary of their wedding. This is Mr. and Mrs. John Poole, who cele- brated their golden wedding on Tues- day of this week at their home. Lot 0. Concession 10. Osprey. Congrat- ulations from many friends were re- received by this estimable couple on their reaching this milestone in their life, with the wish that they may have many more years of joy and ccimfort wth each other and with their 'r- -U Mrs. Poole, whose maiden name was Fannie Louisa Buckingham, was born Hon. Norman McLeod Rogers, Min- "^ Holland Landing and came to Os- ister of Labor, stated that to continue { P''^^ township with her parents, the relief camps which had been set up as ! '^'^^ ^^- «"<• ^'"- ^^'"i- Buckingham, a temporary measure, would tend toh" ^'^ ^2. Concession 10, Osprey. in institutionalize them and to encour-P**"-^- "^'" f^'^e'' '^^^'^ shortly after age an attitude of hopelessness on the^"^*^"" arrival and her mother was left 1 in care of four sons i'nd three daugh- ters. part of those for whom they were designed to make provision in a per- iod of economic extremity. He said that preliminary arrangements had already been made for absorbing from time to time those in the camps into gainful and useful employment, which will permit the closing of the relief camps, as such, not later than July 1. The Government has made arrange- ments with the two railway systems for the employment of ten thousand of the men now in relief camps on maintenance work. A survey is at the moment being made of all the Mr. Poole was born in Osprey township in 1862 and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Poole, pioneers of that township. His father was drown- ed on September 14th. 1882, when the steamer Asia sank in the Georgian Bay with all hands. !• i.jvcd by the guests, to which each one contributed. Those present from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. James Fletcher. Mrs. Joseph Henderson of ;;;braltar and Mr. J. T. Poole of I'o- onto Vi Ilowing is the address: n.'^i" Pnfhov ard Mother: What joy and gladness it gives us to gather with you to-day to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of your mar- riage. God has been very kind to us t ) have spared you bcth for this hap- -y event. .As you look backward over your life together, you find many joys and sorrows, but through it all we feel, God has be<'n your strength and re- fuge, an ever-present help in time of leed. We iiave taken this anniversary as an opportunity to show our love and gratitude to you ond our apprec- â- ation for all your tender care in our youth. .And now father and mother we ask you to accept these gifts, not for their value, but as a token of our good wishes to you both. We trust you will find comfort in any way you may sec fit to use them. Our best wish is that you may have many more ever went to school at all. We useu to get our mail at the post office in Hopeville. It was a long walk on a hot summer day. Going early in the morning was fine, one was brisk and had had a satisfying breakfast. We had fresh, clean clothes and were fresh from a (for me) most unwel- come morning bath and hair curling. Even wearing my best shoes and) new hat was hardly any consolation and I feel sure I was wiping my eyes and nose when I started on my jour- ney. But the grass was so green and dewy and leaves, plants and all grow- I ing things had such a most delicious j scent, we fairly danced along. Never I were there more wonderful violets than grew by the roadside on old Side-road N'o. 12. There were yellow ones and white ones, too. of a most fabulous size, but nowhere I am sure are there such fbeds of wild blue violets as we saw when we travelled to Hopeville for the mail. Such long stems; Such a wild-woodsy perfume! Surely the fairies must have danced all night long on the lovely green moss. It was so wonderful and soft and such a living green. But we had to walk on and away, and by-and- bye we were in Hopeville- Now there was a store in Hopeville. with a two storied-front on it. It was 1 .•Vlthough all had been done that human hands coirid do he passed nway about five p.m. The funeral which was held on Fri- :ay aftertidon from the home was well attended. The sei-vice was in chartre of their Pastor, Rev. J. R. Wolstencroft. who gave a very comforting messasre from 2nu Sam- tiel. twelfth chdoter and verse 23. "I shall go to him. but he shall not U-turn to me." Tht.c w.- a fine flcr- i tribute from various friends and neighbors. The pallbearers were Bruce Beard. Keith Parker, Roy Best and Lloyd Allen. a false-front, too. and it was rectansr- ; paper bag. telling me to put them in a saucer of water when I got home. And then, all at once, it seemed. th«mgh it was years after, through Mr. Martin's initiative, we had a new post-office which he called "Swinton" The mail came twice a week from Hopeville. There was miH-Ii trouble with mail being mis-sent tb Swindon, and .S\\-indon mail comintr to Swinton. ^o Mr. Martin named the new post- On -Monday. Mr. Fred BracAenbury, of the suburbs received word of the death of his sister. Mrs. Geo. Ellia, of Collingwood on Sunday evening. Sunday morning dawned clear and cold, with the temperature mounting :is the sun climbed to its zenith. March, therefore, came in like a lamb. Will it go out like a lamb? Mrs. W. H. Thurston received the !iews of the death of her brother-in- law. Mr. R. J. Brown, in Winnipeg, after a lengthy illness. The funeral took place on Friday. Re\'. W. J. Scott, pastor of St John's United Church was unable to take his regular work on Sunday through illness. Rev. Wakefield of Holland! centre had charge of the se^^'ices here and at Ceylon. Mrs. M. McKee of town celebrated her S2nd birthday on Sunday. We extend congratulations to this ven« erable lady with the hope that she may enjoy many more such celebra- tions. Wo are pleased to know that Miss I Mary McMillan is improving, follow- office "Swinton Park." We already j.^^^ '^^^ breaking of a bone in her - !had a church and a school and aL . ^^..^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ j^ ^^le to ,,ianseâ€" I thinkâ€" and one or two | ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^, j^^^ ^^^ Jerry Mr. and Mrs. Poole were married on voars of health and happiness to- March 3rd, 1886. They were blessed j rcther. with a family of three daughters and I Dear Grandpa and Grandma on this four sons; .Minnie and Ethel, who died in infancy. Margaret (Mrs. Harold Fenwick>, Wilbert T.. Leslie C. Wal- ter M. and Herbert B. Poole, all re- siding in Osprey township. happy day, The children bring garlands and round your knee play. For full fifty yeai-s of loving accord, -,--, -- ,.. ThevjWith vour good deeds and kindness, men in camp, which will enable themL,,,o >,ave ten grandchildren. " your memories are stored. to be classified according to trainmg,', ^r. and Mrs. Poole have been active Your sons and vour daughters, vour age, etc., and in order to prepare men workers in the Salvation Amy for' grandchildren, all many years. i Your nephews and nieces, your sisters At 5 p.m. .35 guests were present to | and brothere who survive, and still partake of a sumptuous dinner, after: others, which the family presented their i Gladly come at your call, father with a purse and mother with ; 'i'.. happiness reigns on this wedding a sheaf of flowers. The addres.<< \ day bright was read by their only dauarhter. ! In vour oldest descendent and each Margaret, while their son, Wilbert. ' little mite made the presentation. The bouquet ; We come from our homes all over the was very charmingly presented by ' land little Marion Fenwick the youngest! To bring vou our love and our wishes A social evening was ! so grand. for release from the camps they are, from the 1st of March, to be paid |16 a month, half in cash, the rest to be set aside until such time as the rnan leaves the camp. This arrangement will ensure a man who leaves camp of his own free-will some means of support while he is seeking indus- trial re-establishment. For many years we have heard rad ioal speeches on money made by â-  sr,.andchild. members in the Southeast Comer, but rarely, if ever, by members of the party in power. Long ago we were told that "a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump." The Parliamentary example of that truth is shown by the wsdom and 1 Drowned On Monday She left her home late last night., 2-'> cents to "help me got a bed for leaving a note on a table reading: "I'lt'ie "isht." Chances are, the man Rescued His Quarter .A Stratford man tells an amusing Mrs. Mary Ellis. 65-year-old widow, | stO''y of the sequel of a call at his sti-ength of the | ended her life by drowning in the ' ho"io by a "knight of the road." speech (m money made by Mr. Tucker, [ western canal near her home on Fifth Over the protests of her husband. Liberal member for Rosthern. Speak- ! street Collingwood. ; the man's wife gave the transient ing in favor of the nationalization of the Bank of Canada, Mr. Tucker argued that the Central Bank should be used as an instrument to prevent deflation at the beginning of the de- pression by, at that point, increasing the amount of money in circulation and. on the other hand, preventing booms through inflation by holding down the amount of money issued in days of prosperity. In other words, the Central Bank ought to be a con- trol bank. Mr. Tucker said that the chartered (Continued on Page 8) ular in shape, with the bigger rec tanffle at the bottom. The store onl came part way up the rectangle andj^^^^^ ^^^^^^ .^ ^^^ h!,m]et. -ierry , might easily have been a bigger store., .^j^^l^^j. ^^^^ ^j,^ building which | '' There were glass jars of red a"'' : ,.,ter became the store. And we had , ^^^- l^"^-*- Adams had an improptu white striped peppermint candy sticks^ beautiful name for our country-side j ''ath in McCauley's pond on Saturday sitting tantalizingly there. We bought ^^^ ^.^.„ ^^^^^^ ^3.^.5 plenty of park.p^'^"*^" 'i*^ slipped while taking cakes some for refreshments on the way of ice from the water and fell in. home, and then we went to the post' . ; â-  u^t for a slight cold he is none offi^-e Thirty years or so ago, Mr. Martin, |^,,^ „^ ^f ^ The post master looked us up and Miss Martin and m>-self were sitting, ^ _ down and barked. "Well giris, what by the fire on a cold, stonny winter s ! ^ j;;;;;;';^ ^^e"" Bank of Corn- do vou want?" I hid behind my sis-evening. We had our bed-warmei-s °" i "t.* ;';-/";"^3"',V,^^^^ than I ' the stove getting ready to retire. 1 1 -•^rce. was rusned to tne -WarKdale will remark in passing that these bed- 1 ""-^P^tal Monday evening for an op- warmers were made to order for Mr. ! '•'â- ^^•<'" ^^^ appendicitis. We are Martin, after some he had seen inj^'^d to know rhnt ho is doing weU England in his youth. We werei^^^'"- ^'^ operation, carrying on a desultory conversation | Liist Wednesday the Oovemment h cf the East Back ter. who was five years older and I sincerely wished she was a much larger person. But my sister was very brave, and she immediately said: "I want Duncan MacMillan's, Robt. Black's. Samuel Gregson's. Wil- I'ani Haw's. Donald Ferguson's. John Douglas's and Jno Martin's mail." So the post-master filled our covered basket with the mail and with cau- tions to be careful ringing in our ears we started home. Oh. such a long, long weary hot, and I remarked: "I think Swnton snow plow was used on the main Park is such a pretty name. It seems i streets of the village to clear back to stir the imagination. How did you the slu.-ih and snow left after the come to choose such a charming name two-day thaw, which had made mot- for our post office. Mr. Martin?" "Well," he said. "I was born and raised in Ireland. When I was still a oring very difficult. .A team and truck with a number of men were used to clear crossings and store entrances .iusty road from the p.^st office to j yo"th I weat over to England and and many tons of snow and ice were our home! There was a spring â€" a beautiful cool spring by the road-side â€"but oh! it was a long, long way off. But the little daughters of pioneers must forget tiresome things like weariness, hunger and thirst, and the long trail home. The basket grew heavier, too, though our budget of mail did not contain one daily paper. The mail only came to Hopeville three times a week. got a job on a small estate called , taken fi-om the streets and dumped Swinton Park. It was a small and; over the fill at the Boyne bridge. beautiful place â€" beautiful to me any-1 how. I loved it as a boy loves the! first beautiful place which promises ^ the fulfilment of his dreams. .And soj when I chose the name for our post Day of Prayer But that reminds me that even be- fore I had gone to Hopeville for the mail. I had carried Mr. Martin's mail over to him on Saturday afternoon. That was three-quarters of a mile. ONTARIO'S LIQUOR BILL DOUBL. RELIEF COSTS Ontario's liquor bill last year wa.s about $73,000,000 out of which the government received $6,892,760, apart from the permits. Ontario spends for relief about $36,000,000 or fust about half the liquor bill. If liquor users would only hold up for a few years and pay their ordinary bills what a glorious change there wouW be for storekeepers and other busl- ne.ss men. and hard times would dis- appear, says the Fergus News- Record. A lot (>f mon?v was put into the bank.^ lately. Of course we mean snowbanks. am doing away with myself. I won't be far away from here. Please for- Brive 1110." Early to-day Thomas Thompson dis- covered! the noM and immediately set up an alarm. Neighbors traced her footsteps to the brink of Fifth street bridge, where her hat was found near a hole in the ice. Provincial Police Walter Robinson organized a dragging crew, and for four hours a dozen workmen searched the fast-flowing stream with pake poles and hooks. Towards noon Ernie Fryer dicovered the body in the ice about a quarter mile down stream in the main residential section of the town. '''be oldest inhabitant now is the Mrs. Ellis is survived by one sister, ""*" '^*'" '^"" remember when fresh Mrs. James Pedes, of Collingwood, and "''" '"*^ "^* ^^""^ ^"^ ^" through a two brthers, William Brockenbor- conditioning process before it could ough of Collingwood, and Fred Brack- 1 ^* breathed^ enborough of Flesherton. , ' Members of municipal governments 1 in Canada who decline to take the oath of allegiance should be invited to get back into private life as quick- ly as »>ossible. told his wife, the fc'llow would go right down town and treat himself to a beer. Tthe lady of the house would not believe it. T9ie fellow had such an honest face, she said. Th prove his theory, the husban« donned his coat and .shadowed the erstwhile visitor. When the tran- sient turned into the nearest beverage room the man of the house turned, too, but when the transient ordered a beer and planked down a quarter, the citizen pounced upon it. "My quarter,'' he told the startled transient, and with that he pocketed the money and strode out. The World Day of Prayer, on Fi-- office. I gave it a name of bappy ^^^y of last week, was held in the L'n- memories." | jted Church with Mrs. E. C. Murray Mr. Martin is long gone. The presiding, pleasant house and garden with its; Tlie program was prepared by Sen- wealth of summer beauty is falling to orita Laura Joniuei-a of Santiago, decay. Tlie erolden daffodils, which Chili, ond the subject was. "On earth the old man loved, still bloom in the peace, good will towards men." which spring-time. But the name which he was followed as closely as possible. gave our neighborhood, with its sug- Mrs. W. J. Scott read the Scripture ijestion of beauty and peace and ' lesson as found in -^Sth Chapter of Some parts of the road were bordered | plenty. lives onâ€" a memorial of a long Isaiah. with trees and carpeted with violets, i an.i useful though humble life. The following le<l in prayer: Mrs. There was a creek also to be crossed ! E, ^- Murray. Mrs T^-'^ Wrs. W H. Thurston. Mi-s. J- R. W olstencroft. Skiing has taken hold in this part Mrs, D. Williams, Mrs. Cargoe and of Ontario and on week-ends many y[y^ Scott. The collection was chief- young folks are to be seen slither- jy ,•„ aid of Christian Literature for ing over the landscape or diving a- women and children in other lands and bruptly into the snow bank on sur- amounted to $2.l.'i. rounding hills. The more exper- ieiK'cd performers sometimes make precipiU>us descent without a nose- Mahatma Gandhi may be a great dive but that is not quite so thrilling j man but truly he does not look the as a spill. I P**^- MEAT PIE SUPPER The Ladies' Aid of St. John's Unit- ed Chutvh will serve a meat pie sup- per in the school room of the church on Tuesday evening, March t7th. SuT>p(.r will commence at R.^O. Pro- gressive crokinole after supper HAIR DRESSING Finger waving and marcelling with Kd- j new dryer. â€" Mrs. G. E. Henry. Flesh- mission 26; Children under 12. 15c. ''"ion m and. believe it or not, a big frog had | a class of small ones on a log in front | of him. They were thi'to the next j day â€" the Sabbath day- -and I am [ afraid we loitered and conjectured forj a long while. But we finally got to| Mr. Martin's and to the real heginn- j •n? of my story. I The Martin's were now pet^ple in j our neiffbborhood and they lived in a new house with a flower-bordered walk leading from the house to the road. There was a row of evergeens planted along the north side. These sheltered the garden and screened the house from the road. This wa.'» the first cultivated flower garden I ever sj»w in my life and Mr. Martin was the first man 1 ever saw who worked among flowei-s. He used to stop his work and escort us into the house, which was lovely and sunny and beautifully clean. On a couch by a sunny window was a little old lady wearing a black lace cap with laven- der ribbons, whw shook hands and in- quired most kindly after the members of our family and told Martha .lane to give us some cookies. So we sat on the edge of our chairs and ate cookies â€" thin delicious ones â€" and drank lemonade and had a most wonderful time. Mr. Martin pulle<l my curls and said I had no tongue so I stuck it out at him .fust to show him. He roared with laughter and gave me some beautiful pansies in a Our Funeral Chapel Service at No Extra Charge A dienified oersonal funeral service. ATaitaMe in all parts of Toronto and suburbs at orices to suit the income of every family. Bates and Maddocks Burial Co. Fred Maddocks Richard Maddocks, Mgr. * KI. 1.3 »« -345 6 1 ? 4 AVENUE RO • • One fllock South Davenoorf Ro«:l