The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

^.^ o VOL. 66; NO. 37 'SJjje /kslj^rii^n ^jrtiancA FLESHERTON. ONT., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1947 vV. H. Thurston & Son. Publisher! China Fund Proceeds Coming In Slowly Collections for the Chinese Relief 5\ind are being made very slowly and this past weeik five more dona- tions were received. Surely our district citizens have more legard for the suffering of others than one could judge from the receipts already at hand! Make your contribution with- out delay. Previously acknowledged .... ^44.00 M. Hutchinson 1-00 Mrs. D. Williams 1.00 !â-  icajiifi L^u t uuiic Sciiuui Pupili, 8.64 Mrs. L. Pedlar 5.00 Richard and Mrs. Allen 5.00 $64.64 Birthday .Greetings (By Ceylon Reporter) The many friends of Mrs. Joseph Oliver extend happy birthday greet- ings to her on the occasion of her 84th birthdaj^ on Saturday, Feb. 15. Mu-. Oliver, while not in the best of health, does a great deal of her house work and is a wonderful person for her years. Her many friends hope that she may celebrate many more birthday anniversaries. TORONTO FIRE CHIEF WAS HONORED BY PRESENTATION Fireman of Earlscourt and No. 5 District, Toronto, honored District Fire Chief George Phillips last week, when they presented him with a wrist watch at a dinner held in the Earlscourt Legion Hall. Every mem- ber oif the district was in attendance. The presentation was made by D. A. Dunlcp, president of the Fire Fight- ers' Union. Plenty Of Snow And Low Temperatures In West In renewing his subscription from D'Arcy, Sask., Mr. Bert Osborne, formerly of Feversham, relates the following': We have had a terrible winter out here so far- The temperature has been around 45 degrees below zero and piles oif snow, some drifts being eiyht and ten feet high. All side roads are blocked for cars until Spring:, but hi'ghways have been kept open until the last storm. Hope you fol'k doiwn there aren't having tre -ame. Hoping you are all in good health, as we are all tine here. â€" A- K. (Bert) Osbonie. Written January 30th, Mr. Ed. LeGard of Glenside, Sask., informs Us that Mrs. LeGard is critically ill. We hope she has improved. Mr. Le- Gard continues: We are having a terrible cold and stormy winter, 44 below this morning, with high snow drifts that will carry a horse. I was greatly shocked to see about the death of Dan McTavish. The last time I was at Flesherton we had a long talk about the dealings we used to have. One by one the old friends are. going on- It might be me next. Yours truly, E. D. LeGard. North- West Veteran Died In Toronto Last Week Born MciyVYVtV â€" A+ Mrs. Nnhn's Nur- sing- iiuiue, i'leoherion, on iaiurday, Feb. 8th, 1947, to Mr. and Mrs. Hec- tor Mclntyr^ (Lorina Arnold) of Mc- Intyre, a daughter. Ruby Dianne. RO'WBOTHAiM â€" Mr. and Mrs. Clifft>rd Rowbotham, R. R. 2, Dur- ham, (nee Eileen Stafford) wish to announce the arrival of their daugh- ter, Shirley Jean, on January 9th, 1947, at the Red CroUs Hospital, Durham. Card of Thanks Mr. Chas. Jones of 'WTiite Rock, B.C., wiihes to express his gratitude to those who assited in any "way -istr:, 'Z.z. ^ '' ".^"""'y "t.e '-"i a"'' he grieatiy appreciaies t»li the kinur ness shown. Mr, John Porter Bunt, well known to many in this district, passed away in Toronto on Wednesday, Feb. 5th, at the ge of 91 years. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Annie Howard, two nieces, Mrs. O. M. Martin (Lillian), Florence Bunt, and one nephew, Frank Bunt, of Toronto. Remains rested at Bates & Mad- docks Funeral Chapel, 124 Avenue Road, Toronto, where service was held on Friday afternoon, Feb. 7th, at 1:30 o'clock. Interment was made in Woodibrigde Cemetery. 1 ;'„ 1 ; e Mr. iiuiii waa a yu^-.^jei brother of the late \V. H. Bunt, for-, merly a funeral director in Flesrer- ton, and visited here with his brother at different times, making his home with him for a couple of years. He served with the former Royal Can- adain North-West Mounted Police for a term, aibout 60 years ago, with distinction to himself. He wae high- ly regarded by all with whom he came in contact. James Ottowell President Osprey Agricultural Society The annual meeting of the Osprey Agricultural Society wau held in Rcibiirson's Hall with the president, Mr. Geo. W. Ross, presiding. The financial statement and Auditor-s' Re- port were received and adopted, showing all prize money being paid in full and a balance on hand over expenditures. We again in a word of grratitude, pass on our thanks and appreciation to one and all who, in any way, contributed to making the t'dic SL success in comrrouiions, ex- hibits, and with their presence and help. The Board is again endeav- oring to make the 1Q47 Fair the best yet, and your support is sincerely solicited. Mi. Ross, who has for over forty years been a member of the Board, serving as Secretary-Treas- urer and the la^t three years as President, asked to be relieved from the work. To him we owe a great portion of the honor of the continu- ance of the Fair from year to year, and we wish him continued health and happiness. Mr. Ross and Miss Myrtle Campbell were appointed as delegate;; to the Ontario Association of Fairs, being held in the King Ed- ward Hotel, Toronto. Feb. 13 and 14. | The following officers were elected ' for VH': President â€" James Ottewell. â- Vice-President â€" John V. Wright. 2nd Vice-Presr â€" Kendall Hawkins Directors â€" ALf. Hawton, Frank Hannah, Robert Blakey, Frank Hol- lingshead, "Victor Wright, Albert Moore, Russell Hawton, Lloyd Steph- ens, Dick Hallem, Jas. Ottewell, Clayton Sprott, Kendall Hawkins. Lady Directoi-s â€" Mrs. Jas. Otte- well, Miss Myrtle Campbell, Miss Mable Ross, Mrs. Josiah Crawford, Mrs. Lloyd Stephens, Mre. C. Sprott. â€" Cont. Flesherton Dairy Sold To Shelbume Firm The dairy business in Flesherton operated for many years by John Thi>tlewaite and son, Cecil, has been sold to the Shelbume Dairy, to take effect on April 1st. Government re- gulations for the installation of p«6- teurization equipment made it im- possible for them to carry on, as the cost of installing the necessary equpment would have made the cost pixjhibitive. The milk supplied to Flesherton citizens after April 1st will all be pasteurized. Mr. Thistlewaite and son have been supplying milk in Flesherton for many years and always gave a high class product to their custom- ers and there was never any trouble with the qtuality of milk supplied to their customers. With the use of pasteurized milk, the price per quart will likely be more than the 13 cents per quart paid at the present time. We trust that the Shelbume Dairy will be able to as satisfactory service as given by J. Thistlewaite & Son. New Rink Problem Wa« Discussed By Local W. I. The Women's Institute met at tfi* hoone o«f Mrs. F. H. W. Hickling on Grey Forums Decide Hydro Needed On Farms A total of 40 Farm Forum reporU â- were received for Review Night, Ja% Wednesday afternoon of last week. 27, and the late reports follow tis and although the da> was stormy, 24 ladies were present. The most im- portant discussion was that of ways and means of making money to a.s- sist with the new rink proposition. Mrs. John Cook took the devotional part, and Mrs. Dargavel gave a splendid paper on "Citizenship." Tht Misses Hinoks sang and played, with guitar aoconipaniment, which wag well received and enjoyed. Readings were given by Mrs. Aberdein, Mrs Johnson, Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Betts A fish contest conducted by Mrs. Dargavel was interesting. Lunch followed and the ladies went homt after having spent an enjoyabk afterTioon. High Winds With Snow Fill District Highways in Memoriam EAT AT THE FIRESIDE LUNCH Dinner Served Daily 12 to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at 5 p.m. Short Orders, Steaks Chops, etc. Sandwiches Soups Hot Dogs Hamburgs Ice Cream Pop Candy Tobaccos MRS. REG. BODEN, Prop. Flesherton, Ont. TAYLOR â€" â-  In loving memory of our dear wife and mother, Lillian Taylor, who passed away January Our lips cannot tell how we miss her, Our hearts cannot tell what to say, God alone knows how, we miss her In a home that is lonesome today. â€" Sadly missed and ever remem- bered by Fred Taylor and family. Cliffoi-d, Lola and Stanley. In Memoriam LOUGHEED â€" In loving memory of ocr dear son and brother, William James, who parsed away February 12th, 1946. We little thought when he left hoona He would no more return. That he in death so soon would sleep And leave us here to mourn. We do not know the pain he bore. We did not see him die. We only know he passed away And never said good-bye. If all the world were ouits We'd give it, yes and more. To see the face of our dear boy Come smiiling through the door. â€"Sadly missed and ever remem- bered by Father, Mother, Sisters and Brothers. Rock Hen Lays Large Eggs Mi%. John Izard of Feversham has an interesting Barred Rock hen in her flock. Mrs. Izard doesn't know- exactly how many eggs this hen laid in the period of one week, but two of them were rather large. One egg measured eight and one-quarter in- ches by six and a half, and the other was eight by six and a half inches. One of these eggs made a fine break- fast. The editor wouldn't mind try- ing one of them to see if they have a different fltv-cr. Ben Carruthers Passes (By Eugenia Reporter) We are very sorry to report the nassing of Mr. Ben Carruthers at his home here early Monday morning. The late Mr. Cari-uthers had not been feeling in good health all sum- mer and entered the Markdale hos- pital in August aiid undei-went a seriou* operation. He returned home in November and for a time seeme>.< to progress favorably in his recovers to health. During the past few weeks he gradually grew weaker until the end came. The Iste Mr. Cari-uthers had many friends who will greatly mourn hi- passing- He was a man of quiet disposition, a kind neighbor, a willing worker and helper, and will be greatly missed in this vicinity. We e-vtend our sincere s\Tnpathy to the sorro->viii« relatives. The funer- al will be held thi-- Wednesday after- noon, Feb. I2th, with service in the Eugenia United Church at 2 o'clock. The Indians prized corn for its color rather than its taste. The white man seems to lean toward its kick. Card of Thanks I wish to express my sincere thanks to my • many friends and neighbors, the W.I.. the O.E.S., an 1 St. John's Church, for treats, cards, letters and visits while I was a pa tient in Mai-kdale Hospital, and -'ince my return home. I also would 'ike to thank all who so kindly brought my wife to Mai-kdale to visit me. â€" -Geo. Johnson. High winds and driving snow in 1 Liiis dii'.riv;!. rcSuUea in ali highways from tow-n being drifted full Sunday. A number of cars were left stranded here and about twelve ski enthusiast; were forced to remain in town, stop- ping at the Park Hotel. They left by train on Mbnday, and others in town remained until the highways were opened. The plows plied be- tween Flesherton and Dundalk on Monday, despite a continuance of the storm, but south of Dundatk the road was blocked as far as Orangeville. Tuesday afternoon the plows won their way through 10-foot drifts and traffic again fl:owed south. Monday afternoon a plow from Owen Souna reached town and an attemtpt was maue with the big four-wheel drivt- to open the road to EKirham, but on the Gibson hill, just west of Ceylon, they came to grief in the high drifts and were forced to give up. The snow cascaded over the top of the plow and cab as it was pushed along. The road may not be opened by this week end. To make matters worse, both the County plows stationed in Flesher- ton broke down, the Turvey plow on Friday with engine trouble and the McCauley plow Monday morning, as it started out east of Felsherton to clear the road to Feversham and Singhaniipton, with the ti-ansmission out. Both plows were repaired by Tuesday aiternoon. The McCauIey plow left to plow their roads, and the Turvey plow opened the villagt streets Tuesday evening. Feversham and Maxwell mails have not been in this week. The Weber plow from Kiniiberley came to town Monday moi-nintg. and the Kimlberley imail came through as usual- The school bus.es did not operate Monday, but were on the go again Tuesday to some e-xt;nt. High School pupils were dismissed Monday noon, due to a small attendance. A\l in all, it was a real storm and one of the woist this winter. The weather marc states that a worse storm is approaching and we shudder to think of what might occur if the highways are not widened to a snft'icient width. Not enough praise can be given to our snow plow operators for the s:)U'ndid work they do in keeping our roads and highways open for moto traffic. Their is no easy job. They sit in their cab for hours on end, bucking the high walls of snow and hearing the roar and grinding of the machinery in the gargr/,tuan task. It would be enough to unnerve the sleadies nerve- and tax the strength of the strongest man. .-Ml credit is due them. Short Session Of Village Council Held Monday Flesherton Council met Monday evening with all memtoers present. Correspendence was read from: the International Water Supply Ltd.; County Engineer, re snow plowing; Deyt. of Health, re poit-sanitorium care of ex-patients; Dept. Municipal Atfairs, re subsidy and grants; Dept. Public Welfare, re new regulations; Association of Assessing Officers, re membership; and a letter from the Citizens' Research Institute. Councillor Thurston reported on the cost of the Paiiley Community Centre. A drill hall was boug'nt a'. Port .-Albert, 160x112 feet, the cost being |3,500. The contractor wa.s charging $5,000 for taking down the building, transporting it to Paisley and erecting it on a prepared founda- tion. Councillor Betls reported on the pasteurizing of milk. A request from the Salvation Army, Hamilton, was read and a grant of $25 w-a.s made. A request to hold tag days wa?- received from the Navy League an<i Canadian Institue for the Blind and leave was granted, the latter to hold their tag day on May 3rd. Accounts w-ere presented and oi: motion passed, from: L. McCracken. account for water wagon $4.25; Chas. Stafford Jr., plowing sidewalks lO'i hours at T5c, $T.8S; LeT*is Ped- lar, shovelling snow $7.50; Geo. Cornfield, shovelling snow $4; Jas. Johnson, shovelling snow $4; Wm. Kaitting, shovelling snow |4; .-Arthur Fisher, truck removing snow $14; Dept. of Health, insulin SJ4c; C. J- Bellamy. registration" B., M. and D. for 134<5, $21.75. Considei-able discussion took place in regard to insurance and the ac- count of Mr. Kernahan for Eanploy- ees' Liability Insurance, w^s laid over to the next meeting. The following Hydro accounts were presente^i and ordered paid: Munici- pal Electric Utilities, membership fee $2: H. Milligan. salary for Jan- uary $20. freight 50c. $20.50; G. B- Welton, salary for January $20- COUSIN F.4TALLY INJURED WHEN COAL PILE FELL CENTRAL LOCATION Our convenient location is readily accessible by the city's leading auto- mobile and street car thoroughfares. Bates and Maddocks FUNfRAL CHAPEL 124 Avenue Rd. KI.4344 George Stewart Returns mvism'miKniS (By Eugenia Reporter) Mr. and Mr?. T. Stewart, Patsy and Walter, also Betty (Mrs. Russell Johnson) and hushand, and Miss Joyce Genoe went to Toronto Sun- day to meet the formers' on. George, who was returning home from over- seas, where he has spent the past two years and three months. We under<tand that George was married in England just prior to his return to Canada. Owing to road condi- tions the party had not returned to i their home h«re at tinve of writin«r. | and were held up at Oran^geville. I They arrived home Monday evening i by .train. Welcome home, Geory*. i Mr. Harold Fawcett received word Tuesday of the death of his cousin, Roy Chappie, who was fatally injured when a Pi'e of coal at Meaford sud- denly slid, knocking him down and causing fatal injuries. The funeral is taking place on Thursday. same trend of thought, which leads the writer to believe that farmers ai-e awakenin.g to the fact that tbej have waited too long for the heli> which didn't come, and if they ar« to Impi-ove their lot they must do it themselves. With that thought in mind, we find fanners not only ia Grey, but other counties, demanding priority in wire and installation ne- cessities and service of Hydro. Far- mers axe tired waiting until every summer resort and all the whime of urban centres are satisfied, befor* they, who can use hydro to lower the cost of producing foodv are evai considered. Hon. T. L. Kennedy has replied ta the "wire" sent him from Grey County, saying that he waa folly conscious of Gi-ey County's Hydro needs and hoped that a satisfactory solution to the problem would b« forthcotning in the near future. Mr. Challiee of the Hydio Electric Commission, in reply, pointed out aa usual, what had been done, stating that of the 2000 miles oi extension which had been planned for 1946, 1214 miles h.ad been completed and compared this with the 46 milea ol the previous year. In Grey County alone ii would take 2000 miles to serve the farmers. Tlien how long will it take to cover Ontario? The subject under discussion for February 3rd, was "What Makes Farai Prices?' We find from Uia reports thait the farmers are -not in favor of supply and demand setting the price of their products. Cami^ erdown summed it up with "Supply and demand goes to the extrema both ways." All ForuarJi agreed that farmers should have cost of production, and many of them also stated that a profit of l09'c, or the same basis »• other line" of business, to get the subsidies, re suggested when the consumer's buying power was low. To the question 'How could farm- ers influence prices of their pro- . duetts-?, came many suggestions from producing better quality goods, bet- ter grading, have produce sold on the grade it was bought at. .Adver- tising and e<!ucating the people to u^e better pioducts and buying and selling co-operatively- So-me of the quotations: Orange Valley: Prices of farm products should be determined by ccet c*' pro<Iueti«n, pl-.is a fair mar- gin of profit, and fanners should market co-of)eratively; Red Wing believes farmers should have 10 per cent profit above cost of production; Mlaple Grove: thinks our products go through too many hands before they reach the consumer. We have received a request from Huron Federation of .Agriculture, asking for five good beef cattle breeders in each of the main bee< producing counties, namely: Perth, Middlesex, Huron, Bruce and Grey to Keep records of the cost o(f feeding cattle from the fall of 1947 until- such time as these cattle fare sold. for beef. Have you planned your warble fly campaign for 1S47 in your neighbor- hood ? ITie first ti-eatment will soon be due. â€" Wes. Magwood, Secty. BROODER COAL We are unloading a car of NUT ANTHRACITE, suitable for Brooders, Quebec Heaters and Ranges Don't be short! Get your Coal Now! CoaJ, Electric and Oil Brooders Oil Space Heaters and Oil Range Burners Easy Washers Sparton Radios Electric Ranges DUNCAN'S HARDWARE Coal - Electrical AoDliances - Stoves :: : < « Electrical Appliances FLESHERTON, Ont. X