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IW CAAMA1iTATriLnu. EOIVIMqVI=L. O?4TAR!O FAGSI METn 'b: VARIATIONS ON A THEME _s UMME R The longest day of summer pmsed by some time ago, June 21. It always seems ta us un- fair that when we have barely entered on true summer, we have already had our longest day, and from then on the sun is actually withdrawing frora us again. Fortunately, it is flot greatly -noticeable until along i August, when ail at once it strikes us that the Sun is dis- appearîng about eight o'clock (daylight saving) instead of fine. From mid-August on, the sun slides rather rapidly away fromn us, and yet that season brings some of the loveliest days of the year. In August we are losing min- utes fromn the beginning of the day also, but ta most of us tha.t is not so noticeable-cer- tainly not ta this writer who will neyer be noted for bound- ing cut of bed with glee in early morning. These thougahts on the length of summer days stern. fromn the realization that we have reach- ed the middle of July this week, or what seenis ta be midsurn- mer. According ta the diction- ary, midsurnmer is reallv on June 20 or 21, the stmmrer sol- stice. Now an itemn we usuallx' have around the hotise is an L 25-DAY SPECUAL LOW R OUND-TRIP TO Eastern QUEBEC (xAsr op mraANTiC LEVIS-C IARNY) and the MARITIMES, Enjoy a refreslhingg mm-filled vacation UDow.a East" this year. Inexpensive holiday fares give You a 25-day Ijiit with top-avem permnitted. JUNE lTth TO SEPTEMBER 2ndl ComW oMW Conoéloe Pard fieRalway agen .ELSIE CAAHUTHEES LUNNEI almanac, so, curious as to the actual length cf that day and how rapidly we lase aur day- light, we hunted it UP. It turns out to be for 1956, but we do not suppose the dif- ference between last year and this would be cataciysmic, even if this has been declared an International, Geophysical Vear. On June 21 last yean we had about 15½ hours cf day- light, the sun rising at 5.15 and setting at 8.50, dayllght saving. By August 21, the sun rose at 6.09 and set at 7.57, daylight saving. However, away with these gloomy thoughts whîch remind us cf the time ta corne when, ,instead cf peerlng north froni aur west windows at the set- ting sun, we will peer south- ward. Summer is with us and we intend ta make the best use passible cf every minute cf it -except, alas, those- first min. utes of the day from about 5.30 ta 7. We have been told in story and in fact that they are best cf ail, and we believe it ta be true-so stili, so beauti- fui, such a time for working or- just being alive. We open ane eye and observe the Sun ai- ready up from the horizon, shînirig across the misted fields, atic we wish mightily that we couid set our foot ta the floor. This wish having taken every ounce cf strength, aur eye falîs shut, and we have lest the best heur cf thse day again. BIRD S IN THE BATH A couple cf weeks aga, we fe.l heir ta a bird bath. Since then, many cf the summer minutes when we are around the house are spent watching to sec who is using it. It wag about a week before anyone ventured in. Robins came and inspected it, but flew away. Now Robins and a Catbind are regular bathers. Watching them is fascinat- ing, and often funny. Like hu- mans going in swim.ming, they get used ta the feel cf t he wa- ter ferst. This seemi truc of bath thse Robins and Catbird. One will hop in and stand for a few seconds, then out again, perbaps a couple cf times. Then, he will dip his wings in and shower the water ail over him- self, again and again. Out o the rim for a minute, and back in ag-ain, with funiaus splasn- ings. Then out in the sun ta dry and preen thse wet feathers. When the Catbird went in thse first time, a couple cf Robins didn't think miuch cf him tak- ing over, and hopped up close. But thse Cathird flew at thcma and returned ta his bath, tak- ing bis time and finally emerg- ing a bedraggled looking, but apparently happy bird. PRE-CAST CONCRETE - Septia Tanks - -- Sidewalk Slabs - Coloured Patio Slabs- -Porches, Steps- - Curbing - Bvooklin Concrete Products PHONE BROOKLIN 155 Collect Cails Accepted i DON'T WAIT TILL YOU'VE PLAYED IN YOUR NEXT GAME 0F POLO Sch weppes :rnmediately Commander Whitehead; Schweppesman Extraardinary, will tel you that Sch7weppes Tanic Water is the -repeat, the tanic water. First, there's the refreshing, bittersweset flaveur of Schweppes. Then, S there are those enthusiastia littie btibbles that tickle your palate s50 delightfully. It'a al- most worth getting bat and parchcd to discover the pure pleasure cf quenching a Raging Thiret with Schweppes. You must insist on it for an authentie tonic drinki Scliw e iP.pMM M TONIC WATER The eusenial tonie water for authentic tonic J~drinks. Enjoy world-famous Schweppec Dry Ginger Aie and Schweppes Club Soda, toc. SCHWEPPERVESCENCE LASTS THE WHOLE DRINK THROUGH h&IUM BEVEMAULS LTD.. 124 Church St., Bowmaviil, Ont. Former Reeve of Hope Wl! Head Ganaraska Rjeplacing H. R. S. Ryan Stretched out under aur ap- pie tree, lazily watching the1 cotton wool clouds floating, and envying the soaring, sailing flight of some swallows, we were startled upright by a huge bird flying across our range of vision. We jumped Up for a better look. A Great Blue He- ron. He beat aiang niajesticaliy toward the creek. We have seen these big herans as they mi- grate north in the spring, but1 we have neyer seen one around here in summer befare. Bird sangs and calls fil theg air as we sit and listen in these E sweet summer days. The Gold- 1I finch spilis his notes down out j of the sky as he pursues his dipping flight; the Wren is baclc after a holiday, having raised his family, and sings as« loudly as ever, thaugh not so often; we have a Cuckoo near- by and his strange cluckings though flot musical, are intri- guing; and the Catbird with al his mewings, squawkings, and melodiaus imitations of ather birds. Then almost always a couple of Mourning Doves, far off, caîl softly, perhaps ta eacfl other. Add ta these the com- plainings of a hungry young Robin. They ail add up ta sum- mer..i The fields toa, show it is mid- suminer. Grain is golden andj beautiful. as the wind ripples over it. On the roadsides the delicate Queen Anne's Lace is in bloom, elderberries lift thelir lovely white, blossoms toward,] the sun, and wiid raspberries'I hang red on the bushes. The; air is so fiiled with the scent cf claver, the senses almost spin. Breathe deep, and mark every tree and flower, far in three months leaves and flow- ers will be gane. A GREAT LOVE STORY One cf the great love staries of ail time is that of Elizabeth Barrett and Rabert Browning. That they were tweocf the great poets in the English ian- guage makes the story the more romantic. A fine presentation of the story was given in the movie which appeared here last week. Papa Barrett Is an interesting subi ect for psychia- trists ta study. That his daugh- ter's great talent was able ta flourish in such an atmasphere, is somewhat amazing. Yet it did, for according ta biograph- ers, Elizabeth Barrett-a famre as a paet was greater than Browning's at the time of their meeting. His came later. Though it is flot rated one cf his great paems, we have always liked1 "My Last Duchess". Its story and the character of the Duke as revealed by hîs awn wards, neyer cease ta fascinate. Eliza- beth's "Sonnets From The Par- tuguese" are rated amang the most beautiful lave sonnets in the language. Cobourg Tests Super Efficient Speeding Trap_ Motorists passing through Ca- bourg be wary. Town police are now trying out a new electronfic speed recorder. It has already been in use at the eastern end of the highway and many motorists will be pay- ing fines for infringement in the immediate future. Police Chief Hodd Pearse said the new equipment 'is highly efficient and needs only the at- tention of one officer. Slowly fragments cf the past came floating back and ahl that has gone before, ]cading up lo this fateful moment is present- ed in flashback. The technical team lu ta be highly commcnded. Robent Burks and J. Peverell Marley, directors of photography, have accomplished admirable work. And thse music composed and conducted by Franz Waxrnan is creative and has profound con- viction. Others in thse cast are Patri- cia Smith who contnibutes a vignette as the girl who pro- ,ides a littie mirror ta Lind- bergh an hi-, takeoff: Bartlett Robinson, an aîrplane plant boss, and Arthur Space, a de- Elrncre Scott cf Campbellcroft1 has been elected chairrnan cf thse1 Gananaska* River Conservation Authonity in success te Stuart Ryan, Q.C. Mr. Scott, a former reeve of Hope Township has1 been a member for five yearsi and vîce-chairman for thse past two. At July 1OtIs meeting cf the Authority in Port Hope Herb Crown, Supervisor cf Field 0f- ficers for thse Department cf Planning and Development, paid1 tnibute ta Mr. Ryan's services te conservation in tIse 10 years since the board was set up. Thse Ganaraska had been used as a guinea pig and thse experirnents carried out here had been in- valuable for other systems. Delbert Olan of Milibrook was appointed vice-;chairman in Mr. Scott's place and J. L. Sylvester, Port Hope's new nepresentative, was made a member cf the ad- visory board. Approve Purchase The purchase cf 80 acres cf land in Clarke Township, lot 1, concession 9, was approved. Mr. Ryan termed thse purchase price of $25 per acre high but adviscd acquiring thse land, formerly Armstrong property. as tIse Authority owned adjacent land ini Hope and Clarke. Bob Broughton gave a ,pro- gress report on the water starage survey being carried eut near Osaca in tIse tobacco growing area. Preliminary investiga- tions showed that this region needs one inch mare nainfaîl than thse Delhi region of Norfolk County. There is pienty cf storage west cf Pernytown but in parts cf Manvers, the position is net 50 gocd. Mr. Broughtcrn said that ramn gauges and stream gauges Isad been placed at suitable spots. More information would be re- quired. One immediate result of the survey was that farmers were being made aware cf how they might irrigate their farms and what heip tIse Authority could provide. Subsidize Ponds The Board gives a subsidy up to $50 for fanm ponds. Mr. Crcwn stated that his dcpart- ment would design a poster set- ting out details of farm pond construction. The repart cf -the Zone For- ester Daît Lindsay showed that 83,000 trees had been planted this spring. These were: red pine 25,000, white pine 43,000 and European larch 15,000. These Donate $580 To HeIp With McKenna Fund Frank T. Mace, Scugog St., Who kindly interested himseif in setting up a fund to assist Mns. Violet McKenna wha was seiously injured in the explo- sion of her house in Toronto re- cently, reports that $580 have been dcnated te date. Mrs. Mc- Kenna's buis for surgery alone, howeven, have amounted ta $2900. She is a widow with two children and is tIse daughter cf Mr. and Mrs. Creasor cf Bowmanville. Mr. Creason is a paraplegic and unable te do imuch work. Mrs. McKenna lost every- thing in tIse explosion which wnccked hen home. This is a very desenving case and an op- portunity ta Iselp someone in need. Your donation should be sent ta thse Violet McKenna Fund, Box 1283, Bowmanvillc. Receipts are issucd for ail don- ations. MO VIE REVIEW THE SPIRIT 0F ST. LOUIIS Royal July Z4 - 25 wlth James Stewart, Patriela Smith (CinemaSeope & Warnercolor) TIse Spirit cf St. Louis adds new statureto nthe biographica.l ImAd.tu lftàlllwm * -H O W to g:t a beautiful Brantford Roof à am rLESS than you think *Talcs a tip lrom Reclus the TurtIe. He's nover had trouble with a leaky roof. Getting a beautiful new Brantford Roof for yeur home iun't hall the trouble you might think. And il costs a lot less thon you think toc. A beautiful new Brantford Roof, for an average sub- urbon home coste loua than $200. That includes labour. HERE'S HOW EASY IT IS... See your nearest Brantford Deaier. 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Mr. and Mrs. Victon Huiatt, Lois and Diane, Oshawa, visited at Russell Perkins. Misses Maureen and Lynn O'Rourke, Peterborough. spent a few days with their aunt-Mrs. P. Roberts. Mrs. Fred McCutcheon, Ross- land, Sask.-, Mrs. Bert Hewitt, Oshawa, calied at Russell Perk- ins. Visitons at Tom Sabils were Robert Bayer, M.P.P., Mrs. Bay- er and Pat, Bracebridge; Mn. and Mrs. A. T. Stainton, Brown- ing Island-, Rev. F. J, Reed ai-d Mrs. Reed, Hampton, Mir. and Mrs. Jack Francis and Alan, Mr.1 and Mrs. Murray Mountjoy andi Diane, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lee, Brian Lee, Kedron: Mr. Frank Lee, Miss Lyle Stainton, Osha- wa. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Stainton, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Staintori and Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stainton, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thomas attended a birthday party for John Moore, Oshawa, on Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stainton and Clarke with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Beckell and Jeff ait Balsani Lake on Sunday. We hold these truths .ta be self-evident, that ail men are created equal: that they are endowed by their Creator with inalienabie rights; and thut among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.- Jefferson. trees were cominx on weil, Mn. Lindsay told the Board. Improvements te Sylvan Glen were mentioned by Mn. Scott. These include the provision cf twe dquble swings and two pic- nmc tables. In answer ta a question on fine protection, Mn. Lindsay said that fire hazard was low at the moment. Thse Authonity cauld close tIse forest as it had done in 1949 if it thought fine nisk toe great. It could aise raise 30 volunteers to fight ahy outbneak cf fire.-Examiner. ZION (Intended for last week) The strawberry social sponsar- ed by tIse Neighborly Doubles Club was a grand success with a good attendance. At the Decoration Service on Sunday morning Mn. Robent Boy- en, M.P.P., Bracebridge, was thse guest speaker. Music by the Kedron Maie Quartette with their accompanist, Mrs. Ross Lee, was enjoyed by ail. The ccmetcry was lovely with the beautiful bouquets of flowens. Thse community was saddened when it learned that Donald Yeliowiees had succurnbed toaa heart attack on Friday nigbt. Sympathy goes out ta his wife and daughters and their families. Mn. and Mrs. Russell Spinks, Oshawa, at Fred Camenon's. Mrs. John Bergquist and Susan, Lakcview, N.Y.; Miss Elsie Stainton, Oshawa, at Rus- sell Stainton's. Mrs. Jim Stainton ententain- cd her Knîtting Club. Mn. and Mns. Jack Camenon, Brenda and Diane, Hamilton, spent thse long weekend at Wes Carneron's. Mn. and Mrs. Hans Geissberg- en and Bertha at Peterborough.* Mn. and Mrs. George Sonley, Toronto, visited at Fred Cam- eron's. Mrs. William Preston and Mn. Cadmus W.A. June Meeting Thse members cf Cadmus W. A. and W.M.S. Iseld their June meeting an Tuesday evcning, June 25 at thse home cf M.rs. Gardon Stînson's with thse pre- sident, Mrs. Milton Gray i change. Mrs. Gray led in prayer. The devotional peniod was given by Mr,- Lloyd Passant, thse topic being "Integrity". Roll caîl was answered b.y ail namlng theirý favounite flowen. We had three visitons, two childnen and 18 members present. Collection $4.00 Thse July roil caîl is te be answered with a proverb. Mrs. Milton Gray nead from 1 the study book _C"1ast from Burma" on Indo-Chi a. Moved by Mrs. Marwaod MéXKee that we wait until cupbjmxds are buiit, before buying dihes, -sec- onded by Mrs. TennY on Sam-, ells. It was noted we avWu July and August meeti4gs. Mov- ed by Mrs. George 5Johnston we have a bake sale an July The program cons t of a son; solo by Mrs. Gerald ti. son and 'a reading by Mrs Milton Gray. Mir3. James Gray offereda vote cf thanks taý Mrs. Gardon Stinson for the use of her i home, and a loveiy lunch was served by Group 2. 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