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IbTe Canadian statesman, BewmanVffe, Sept. 1, 1903 On Saturday alternoon, we were aniong the hundreds who journeyed north ta the Cartwright Centennial Fair held at Blackstock. Due ta the rather frosty weatber, some folks were calling it the Cartwright Winter Car- nival, but we wouldn't go quite that far. It was a good show in spite of the chi"l breezes, except for one item, the beating yau antd your car took going frQ'm here ta Blackstock aver one of the poorest main roads in tbis part of the country. Over the years, we had heard off and on quite a bit about the million dollar new road under construction by the counties fromn here ta Cartwright township, s0 thaught it wise ta try il, just ta see what progress, if any, was being made. The narrow, bumpy aid road is s0 far out-of-date and in such dreadful condition that we feit we couldn't be rnuch warse off trying something new. We underestimated tht' situation. For short stretches, it wasn't too bad, but almost impassible at other points, and just this side of Cartwright's boundary, it faded away in a heap af soft sand that we didn't even try ta go through. Our information about this piece of road is that, under normal conditions, It should have been paved this year, except that the large expenditure of rnoney required to complete it ta the cutskfrts of Bawmanvîlle was more than the United Counties counicil was wvilling to approve this year. Sa, the road sits and waits and the citizens of the area who normally would be utilizing it for diriving ta work, for shopping trips, etc., continue to bounne along the ald one, or find some other, better routes ta travel NOT ta Bow- mnanvîlle, except in emergency, but tO Oshawa, Part Perry, Lindsay or other centres. We would suggest that Bow- manville merchants must be losing business because of this sad road situa- tion. Conversations we have bad with Cartwright citizens confirm the belief that they are only comîng ta Bowman- ville when they cannot avaid it. And Who can blame tbem, the road ta Port Pérry is good and even for Hampton, Burketon and Enniskillen area citizens the smoother roads heading for Oshawa inust have quite an appeal. How mucb Be Three Times On the coming Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4 ta 6, your chances af having a reriaus accident on the highway are three times as great as any other period ln the year except on the other Inter- li*ional holiday of July ilo 4. Records maintained by the Dornin- ton Automobile Association shows a 1964 fatal accident toll of 79 Canadians killed on the Labor Day weekend, which proves that deatb and seriaus acçident skyrocket on these two week- ernds when Canadians and Arnericans shiare a common holiday. Prosperity - Strikes . It 15s syrnptomatmc aI an econornic màlaise that in tht' mîdst aI aven-ahi P "'Sperity, a rash aI Stnikes - grain andlers, postal employees, construction ad cannery workers, ta mention but a feW - should appear across the' country, c*nments Tht' London Fret' Press, Tht' daniger lies in becoming sa engrossed in inaividual labor disturbances that the' real significance of tht' developing situ- ation may go unrecognized until tht' nation is beset by fan greater dilficul- lies. Perhaps there is a vague aware- ness that the muhtipicity aI stnikes is somnething more than mere chance or mTere coincidence; that in ladt thene mivy be a common denorninator and basi c motivation for ahI, however scat- tèted or isohated tht' individual wage dlisputes rnay be. kCanada bas -ant' through ani un- pý.ecedented tbrusi aI expansion for tht' pa'st 36 ta 48 montbs and profits, taxes apd prices and casts bave isen. Tht' aecent in labor demands upon business an.~d industry has shifted, not subîly but ibmore pronounced fashion. frorn fringe benefîts to direct wages. Ibis nýght be described as an historic pal- terri. 'ý As tht' international Organization for, Economic Co-operation and Develop- in lost business Ibis bas and is costing Bowrnanviiie merchants is difficult to, assess, but it mnust be considerable. Also, it must be abviaus that shopping patterns are being establisbed now that will be difficuit toalater later on if and when the road situation is împroved. Ibis brings up a question that is well wortb considering. The United Counties of Northumberland and Dur- ham is considered by many ta be about as antiquated a form of government as it is possible ta find in Ontario. The problems of the west end of Durham county bear littie if any relation ta those encountered in masi. parts of Northumberland caunty. Darlinglon for instance is growing by leaps and bounds as Oshawa overfiows eastward, while wç understand there are many parts of Northumberland that arc decreasing in. population. Actuall ' , Darlington's interest,s and problcmrs are far more closely connected wiih Ihose ta the west than east.. Yet, ai. the United Counhirs sessions. Northumberland can and does numerically out-vote Durham repr-- sentalives any lime il wishes on ex- penditures ta bc made. Ibis just doesn't seemn reasonable and il is about lime sornething was donc about il. Even the east end af Durharm does not have tht' same growth problerns being expert- enced in the west, so we find the eleeted representatives of that area doing their utrnost ta bring about eitber a separa- tion from the District High School area or what they consider a more equitable rrdistribution of costs. The United Counties council area situation is, if anlything, far more ridiculous than the sehool problern. fitwaulrl appear- that sorne action should bc taken either locaily or at the provincial level ta straighten out sorne of these inequities that have been ai-. lowed ta continue year after year, kick- cd around and sboved under the table hy succeeding local governiments in the hope thal the next elected body mnay be able ta carne up witb workable solu- tions. But, for a start could somelhing please be done to clean up the horse' and buggy era road situation north a! Ibis comrnunity. Il is a disgraceful set- up in this modemn age of supcr-bigb- wa ys. as Careful Ibis is particularly truc in areas adjacent ta the US. border, sucb as ours, when American cars on aur higb- ways just about double the total nurn- ber of vehicles on the road. The extra beavy traffic sets the stage for lapses frorn ordinary driving common sense when motorisîs, impa- tient witb momentary delays, aitempi passing in circurnstances where tbey would not normally risk their lives. Iry ta even Up the odds of getling back home safe and sound on the Labor Day weekend - be Jusi lhiree limes as careful as you usually are. - Inflation ment observ'ed n ils latest survr'\1 of Canada; "As fuller utihization a! e- sources is acbieved, pressure an pnices is ikely ta increase." Tht' cast aI living in Canada bas risen markedly in the' past few montbs. Tht' cosi of abor - another "pnice" wbich in humn even- tuahly must bc reflected in the' cast oI goods and services - is rising with strikes in some instances campelling thet rend. Whether wt' like it or cmlt, Canada otnce mare appears ta be treading tht' patbway af inflation witb aIl tht' baz- ards Ibis in turn creates for tht' national economy. Wbile more money in tht' hands of labor, or the' public generaliy, helps ta maintain demand for consum- er goods and services and hence may be deemed Justifiable. there is a real danger if Ibis spiral continues unabat-. t'd. Tht' day o! reckoning cornes when for tht' sake o! national solvency, tht' brake bas ho be applied to credit and prices and costs. Canada with ber oven- ail prosperiiy reflected in hem huge trading deficit witb tht' United States (the' better off tht' country, tht' mare we import) and aur buge deficit in balance-oI-payments, may be dloser la that day af reckoning than gencrahly migbt be suspected. Utj %anabn Durham Countys Grecri Famlly journal e* Established 111 yeais aqo in 1854 16-% Alao [ncorporahing d e %ý Th Bowmunville News The. Newcastle Independent% mhe Orono Newsu& L. b £Authorlzed as Second Cais Mail III t. 5'osl OUîcaO Dpt., Ottawa. and for pcymnent of postialtaah Produced every Wedneaday by THE JAMES PIJBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED PO. Box 190 62-66 Kînq St. W.. Bcw-oenville, Ontario JOHN M. JAMES GEO. W. GRAHAM GEO. P. MORRIS £DrTO-PUILXSADvT. MNNAGEa BUSINESS Ms.I SUESCRIPTION RATES 84.00a, Yom. strxctiy in advanc. * ~ Athoub avz, paca'tiooyul a tes "Il a Otd aIhIb conGarn Stylamano ccepis ni tvia. pus~qîît coiumna u .uaki» ta i ci otilad l elsw b hbl fr Gay errer in cmuy edvertuaamn ara uunuui. oda iabaveisMent la roquested in wrtnq by the odv.ra re .t» ID Thae aadln stteman bumsu c iice duIt 'Rigaud by the advertia.r ad wiih O rzS o or cetion platniy n luinwriting thra.., and twthae"mail any errol sa notud lant corrcte byha aneianStaeauin Ia ioeiliy sa Bent *xce.d aurh e portion Of the satire 1-1 Obly *eauch evetismal a a pec» occupi*d b'v " .not&d errer bacGrs te tb. whOe aapace.ocei.d $5.50 a Year ln the United Shates BACK TO SCHOOL-Out for a pre-school look at school crossings, an Oakvillp niothpr and her six-year-old son get gond advice on sale walking practirps fron OPP Constable Donald Smith. With school opening on Septnmher*7, the Ontario [)epart nient of 'Tratnslpnrt is. urging that. children, parents- and motorists pay special attention to the rule of trathi safety for children during the coming school year. Jetters cgo &Ie 8clitor l'iosNote* Yelverton correspondent Harvey Mal- colm and bis wife Cornie, are holidaying in ber native Netherlands, H-e sends the following account of their plane trip. Ber'ghilissh raah, '42, Bev\erieuljk, Holland Aug. 23, 1965. Drt-Johnny. - WPII here ith is our firsi Sunday evening in Holland and ail good Ditichrnan be- ing tUcked soundly in Iheir beds in anticipation of an early rising tornorrow, peace and quiet reign. Since there are mnanY lke oîirselves who, hi Il recr'ntly, neyer had the opportunity of rnaking a trip ovrrseas, per- haps somne of our observa- tions wihile here might be of inierestIin vou. We departed the Toronho Airpori Monday, Auz. 161h at 1:30 p.m. onfly three and a half hours late. We rav- e]led at 11t,000 ferh on a Nordair (four enginer propi. From approximaieiy two miles up the> fields took on 25 YEARS AGO (Sept. 5, 1940) Mrs. EvPreht L. Osborne, daughher Margarpeh and son David, Mr. aoc) Mns. Harry Osborne and son Jonhn, Osha- wa; Mrs. Everett V. Os- borne Jr., rnotored ho Sim- coe, TuesdaY, Angusi 27ib, ta attend the 90th binihday celebration of their grand- faihen, Mr. John Osborne, Simcoe, Ont. Mr. Reginald Coomrbes, Camp Bordro; Miss, Racharl Hilderly, Miss Graî-e Hall, Bowmanville; Mr. anci Mrs. Eric Coombes aoc) bat-w Gwen, Toronto. xvere visi- tors ah Mr. Leslie Coornbes, Bethany. T.\r-. C. ,lacohs ani La\v- rence bave rcturned from bolidaying at Jnliiistrnr's Tounisi Camp, Sundridge. Tbey also visiter] the Quints and friends ai Hilisdale. Mrs. Edwardi Clarip and daughrrre-iocentl y ret moi-rd from Engiland, after sex-eral years' atîsence. tn rcsic)e agaîn in Bowmatiile .The - report a rathrr exciting pas- sage withl the menaice or Hihler exer preser h1 atid were greati\- rcimevcd Io sec, Canada again. Mn. Ctapp is nowvin the C.A.S.F. ai Camp Borden. Mn. aoc) Mis. S. Charles AI lin spent the wveckend holiday' viinPeterborough and points'casi. rriurniing ta at- tend hhe C.N.E. on IMunclax-. Mn. aoc) Mrs. Fred J. Mitchell were in Toronto on Friday cvening attending the wedding of their son Kenneth and Miss Charlotte -Sprddiog in Parkdalc Pres- byhenian Cburch. Mr. Rhys. D. Fairbairo, Toronto, who bas spent the summen in Muskoka. was guesi of his sister, Miss B. Fairbairn, over the week- en d Major aond Mrs. H. D. Wightman aond son Henry. Cornwall, and Miss Margar- et Wightman, Toronto, were guetta at Mr. J. W. JewelI's. Mrs. R. D). Dumas has re- hurned frnm an extended vîsit withbrbr daugbier, Mrs. James Milligan, North Ba y. Miss flornahy Nickrrson and Miss Dorathy Goode spent the' weekend visiting friends in Toronto. Mn. Georize Spencer has movrd from Toronto ln Ottawa. He is still empioy- ed witb the' same firm. Mrs. Bill Dunlop and baby' Jiudith, Toronto, are visihing ber mother, Mrs. J. A. Gil- honly. Mr. Thos. Cartwright bas been visiting nieces and nepbewm i0 lnndon. Mr. and Mrs. Ruprh (C. I-amlyn, Ottawa, visited rel- atives here. Miss Elzie Carruibers, Toronto. is home tor a holi- day. the appearance of closrly packed postage stamps of as- snried sizes and colours with oversized fly specks, the farm buildings. The weather al] clear ai first, started In cloud up. Huge cumulus Mlouds appeared like mon- sher bails of absorbent rot- hon or maunitainous lumps of white candy floss. Soon a solid layer of chauds could be sepn belnw like a solid c ndlcsrs ý fIluffv naitress. Shortly after thrk-e lunch 'vas served, its,,embling a TV dinner with extras. At 4:30 the Caphain in- formed us- wc were travel- ling over Charlottetown, PE..h-bh could not sec t for layers of clouds wbich later cleared Io give us a lovely view of Newfound- land prior ta our landing at Gander four and a haif hours affer take off. Newfoundland proved an nteresting sglt - a con- glanioration of lakps and rivers like tiny puddles and crerks witb ridges of mnossy rock or tree covered hils 49 YEARS AGO (Sept. 7, 1916) Mr. Felipi T. Smith. Vic- toria, Chule, South America, a former resident of Darling- ton, near Hampton, was in town Tuesday, calling-on nId friends. He and his daugh- ter have been on an extend- cd trip since May isi. We hear that Mr. W. E. ,ewell, Manager of Bow- manville Fair, bas made P ,great sweep wiib bis Clydes- dale and Hackney hanses ai Toronto National Exhibition. Mr. Fred J. Van Nesi w-ho bas been in Mitchell & Co's drug store for the pasi five yearr, is attending tht' Sehool af Pbarmacy, Toronto. Mr. F. R. Gibson aond son Pusher, Haileybury' , speni Suoday with bis fathen, Mr. C. F. Gibson. Mn. and Mrs. Frank Tap- son, Buffalo, N.Y., arcexisih- inZ ber sister. Mrs. W. H. Tb îckson. MVr. Johri Lîxhoî anrd granddaughter Viola visihcd. ai Mr. Norman Edger's, Toron ta. Miss Eva Sanders who bas, been in the' Ready-to-Wear 'Department of S. W. Mason & Son for tbe past four years, is leaving for Toronto on Monday next, having ac- cepted a position with a ladies' training firm. Miss Myrtie V. Bragg who lias spent the halidays ai home lefi Fîida y for Edmon- ton, Alta., where she is the commercial heacher of Ai- becta Ladies' College. R.ev. aond Mms. Chas. T. Pauil, Indianapolis, Ind., are guests of bis niather, Mrs. Thos. J. Hamblyn, and other relatives here. Mrs. Arthur Battle lias re- tuirned home afier spending two months witb ber sister, Mrs. C. W. Hicks, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Miss Goddin, Madoc, bas returned and resumed ber former position as head trimnmer in Miss Harnden'a Millinery. Mr. Orvillp J. HendArsn left Saiurday for Fenelan Falls ta commence bis du- tics as teacher in the' Con- tinuation Schonî. Miss Edna Hamlery, Red Deer, Aita., is visiting ber sister, Mrs. Theodore Fish- ]eigh, Oshawa. Mrs. Ed. Walsh, Ottawa, is holidaying witb bier cousins, Misses Ethel and Elva Pow- er. Miss Lena Pentliagion is hoîidayiog with bier cousins, Misses Ethel and Elva Pow- er. Ediior and- Mr.ç. Sam Cul-i tell and -on, Floyd, Ornno, are visiting Fenelon Falls friends. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Chap-z man, Orono. are visiting in1 the' West,. Miss Neads, Toronto. speotJ Labor Day with ber brother,1 Mr. Wflson Neadi.1 similar ta that in Norihiern Ontario. After aking on fuel - an haur and one baif stop w-hicb allowed uis ta siretcb from our cramped position aond take on extra nourish- ment as wel]. Around 7:40 p.m. (Toronto lime) wve tank off as dusk turned bt dark. Nothijing coîtd bc SCCO of thie ocean. Laher, hhe rnoon rose and) ibose hig white cîtids ]ooked lovelier and fluffier thar) evr. A sliglit huirbuleoice off Ireland and we were advised ho fasten otîr seat helts for no obvins reason whicb disposed of any possibility of gehing any sleep sinre by "Manvprs-" ime going cash ai we wrre, it started ta hum daylight around 12:45 a.rn.-a very short nighh. Ah 2:20 a.m., wvP wre ad- vised that %we werr. passing over Shannon, Ireland -1 which was tightl.y wrapped n fogz which gives rise In hhe observation (safe ai, this distance) hhat most Irishman art' born and raised in a fog1 fromn which tbey seldomn es- Ca pe. Laher tht' fog raisord and the fields of England (and Irelpnd 1 gîîess) were a sight tIa behold. Tht' field,, follnwing hlle contours of ]and and encompassed by hedges were of every shape and size and the countryside a panorama of beatity as a great patehworlç quili un- folde cI. Soon over a Cloud hididen North Sen aond aur firsh sigbt of Holland the sancty beach- es, line after line of bot- houses gleaming in the suni. Sont in10Sehipol Airport (6 arn. Toronto, 11:00 a.rn. Holland) at Amsterdam. Sarne of the righis siriking me as unusual. Saw four Dutch windmills. Ahi bouses have tIle roomns, the hordes of bicycles-and scooters and smiall cars going bell lient n every direction wiib very frw stop signs or lights. The bicycles wiih two wheels in front and on(, behind carry- ing big Ioads oif everything imaginable. The sound of American music fromn the radin ahi day, Elvis PresleY ah the local movie bouse and American T.V. stories - the international nature of Am- sterdam. WCl oui of space. Dag and br'sh wishes, Corie and Harvey. We miss our Statesman NAME OMITTEI) 249 Brookr Axer., Toronto 12, Ont. Ileair Mr. lamer: IJ\vant ho than k vomi on bebaîf of hhe 6th LUne girls' basebail tearn af 1915 on hhe coverage yoi gave of oxmr 50 years anniversary picnic held in Orono Park. Aug. 14 iii. It max- seemi rathet- an in- siguificani affair ta ithe gen- emal public, but ta wve nid gais il w s samet hi n g special. I amn sorrY to repart onte enror that seeroed ta con- tinually crop up in aIl the reporh ing. I mentiour-d il, ho you n au Mr. Youngmnan ai hhe pic- ohc and it was supposed ta hav-e been alhered. To bath pictures the' gîi wbo stood second from the' right in the back row w-as Ida Rutbven, 00W Mrs. Camnpbell Duthie from Hart- ney, Manitoba. She was not meniioned beiow e ilhe r pictune. I do ont knnw whai cati hi, dane ta rechify il 00w hîii I've been called by s0 many people about it that I feel we hav-e Tel ber down. Sincerely, Gertie Spicer. Editor's Nohe : Deepest apologies ho Mrs. Duthie for omnitting ber namne twice. Tht' gremnlins ibat plague ,uiq nmust bave been working ove rt ime. Sorne drivprs who at-e imn- tated by other cars following dangernslY close behind give an unofficiai "'keen back!' sig- nal, reports the' Ontario Safety League. Without slackening speed they tap the brake pedal lightly with the lefi foot. This produces a series of flashes framn the' brake light to %warn the' tailgaier that h.ta nearness la unwelcome, EDITORIAL COMMENT About Time for Some Action! Sugar AGED I{ONEYMOONERS Tbings are rather ai sixes and s.evens around bere today. lt's Second Honeymaon lime, and the Old Balîleaxe and I are flying around in a tizzy aI preparation. The flad that we'Il have an 18- year-old son along for part oI the' haneymoon trip won't slow us down. He can find a girl of bis awn. The main thing is ta gel out af town for a whihe. This business of running a summner botel with the' iowest rates on the' con- tinent can prove tnying. The' clientele bas been of the hîghest class, but the wbole enterprise has its drawbacks. Not only do the guests expect you to stay up ail night with them, but their chiidren, who happen to be your nieces, nephews and other smnall buddies, ex- pect you to be on deck at 7 a.m. ta tell them: where the' ceneal is; how you turn on the' lawn sprinkler; "Are we poing swiniming soon, Uncie Bill?"; and why Daddy was so grouchy when they tried to wake him. And there are ather thin gs. NexI y<-ar rni going ta buy barbecue ebarcoal by the carhoad, I've cooked so rnany steaks and hamburgers I can't look a steer in the face. The manager o! the local booze emporium told me the other day b&'d give me a summer Job nexi year, because I'rn in there every day anyway. I'xe slepi on a chesierfield in the living room, a couch in my study, a matiress on the attie floor, and balf-reclîning lawn chair, but 1 baven't been in my own bed in a month. Oh weil, it's ail part of the' game, and we enjay having them. However, I do tbink it's a bit mucb wben they start making reservations for next year, and assurîng us thcy'll recornmend the' place toalal their frien.ds, because of the' low rates, excellent cuisine, fret' drinks, and nightly entertainment (no caver charge) . At any rate, wilh nobody booked for Ibis week, aur wedding anniversary coming up, and daughter safely off ta Travelling through Ontario ern- phasizes the point that, the horse is becorning a rarity, and that makes old timers, such as your scribe, have a twinge of nostalgia, especialiy anyone who has handied, lived with, and bas affection for, the gee-gee. As a resu]t of the decrease in the equine population, a colorful figure of by-gone days has disappeared - the wiiy horse trader. This gent was in a special class by himself: he neyer went to college, rarely to high school, usual- ]y limited to the lower grades of publie school but, he had a rare cambination of keen business ability, charm of per- sonality, excellent knowledge of horses, the abiiity to lie like a trooper, a re- tentive rnemory, plus intimate know- ledge of human psychology that no school could ever teach him. One such, cornes ta mind. His formai schooling had been very limited. He ]ived alone. Ife "got" religion! Now, a horsetrader wvas alwavs warth keeping an eye 01n, but how do you wateh one who spouts religion'?*1ITis particular humbug would corne jLtst at rneal time, knowing that, the unwrittcn lavv of hospitalitv would fedbis horse, and himsclf. As we seated ourselves around the table, be would, without prompting, say quite a long grace. Then, the moment he had finished gobbling up the groceries, would fail on his knees and offer up a long, unintelligible prayer, during which trne, it was bard to keep the kids quiet. The final step in this comedy of errors was when the hypocritical old sinner would skin the hide off bis host in a horse deal right in the latter's own- barnyard. There were others, with different techniques, but aiming for the one final goal - to unload a blernished horse' on sorne "sueker" while obtaining a better one, for thernselves. Wbile your scribe could neet'be classed as an ouit and out "hoss-trader," his garnbling instincts involved bim in a fe w deals that sbarpened his wit which, somnetirnes, seemed to be dearly bought. Let me elucidatc'! Wben 1 moved to Pontyponi, f rom Toronto, 1 took along a gelding named Tommy, who cost fil ty bucks because he was getting on in years, and had a bad case of "side-splints" that kept his and Spic i By Bill Smileye camp with enougli clothes ta go la Europe, and a bag' of fruit, candy and coakies she could scarcely lift, we're getting ready for The Trip. First leg of The Trip will be up the Great Lakes, and 1 quote from the folder, " . . . long, lazy, brilliant days -.cool nights witb stars swinging Iow . . . sky-blue waters . . . etc." Actually, we'l have oniy one and .1 haif of those long, lazy days, but twft of those star-swinging nights. It'll nain. lIl1 give odds. Eight to one. We're going on a passenger steam- er known as Hugh's Boat. Il used ta belong ta a steamer service fine, but since son Hugh obtained a job this summer as Entertainrnent Steward, it has becorne known far and wide as Hfugh's Boat. After aIl, he bas a pretty important position. He's lisled on the' directory o! feature services wiih the Barber, Handv Shop and Motion Pic- tures. I've promised ta belp him enter- tain the passengers by rendening my famous version o! a drunk singing, "f Belong Iae Glasgie." lie was reluctant ta impose on my goad nature, but I brusbed aside bis repeated protests. His moiber bas premised not ta e-mbarrass bim by telling bim, in front o! the passengers, thal be needs a shoe- shine, that he's not playing thal piece in the rigbt key, that he lef t bis roomn in a mess last tirne he was home, or that it's high lime he was in hed. Second leg of The Trip wiiI he by car, aroîînd the top of the Lakes. We've lef t nothing to chance. V've borrowed sleeping bags f roin our music teacher, a tent fnom, our minister, and money fromn our bank manager. We bave at road map. Jt's an oidish one, 19541, but wiîy worry about that! Wcll, bon voyage, atnd if you'il excuse mie now, lil gel out in the' back yard and have another Practice go at putting up the preacher s lent. It's a pretty rehigious lent, I ex- pect.1 Every lime I get it up, it sinks to ils knees in an attitude of prayer. StCorner for CPoet*'ýý THE CENTENNIAL FAIR -(Blacksock - Aug. 28, 1965) A hundned vears! a long, long tims, But only a 'leaf on tht' vine of lime. It's no use crying or laughing one's lIfe away, W~e've aIl had a bad andi a goodi day. The' way is long, but let's look back Acrass the' combine ta the' aid hay-rack, Across the' sophistication arounti us today, To when la have Fun was a garne ta play, Across tht' auîomatic tbis andi that To tht' butter-cbunn, an oId feathered bat, What do we finti? Just lots of things Patience, Hfope, and puIied heurt. strings, The pagt is but a stepping stonie On which la chimb, zone by zone. And now, my Iniends, the beards have grown, Seeds aI immonlality have been sown, A Hundred Years! God take my hand - Let's Keep Faith wîth the Centennial saved That wil l all grain by grain In the hour-glass of lime corne sun or rain Andi as long as a friend pours a cup aI tea, We're ont' step dloser to Eternity. -Marion Ford frcnt feet clown to a shuffle instead of a long stride. After two years, I traded himn to a farmer for a four-year-old ipre who was sa balky she wouldn't pull 8 tting hen off a nest. Two years litshe was so good that, 1 was able palm her off on the "relîgious" horse trader for a hundred bucks cash. He only kept her for two weeks then, traded her to a farmer for a pony-clyde. Ihis farmer kept her for a month, then traded her to me for an eighteen year old gelding that had one eye, and was about as balky as they corne. Ini this "trade"%ý had to give a yearling heifer ta boot. I had obtained the heifer in a former trade with another farmer, thus. A chap had a blind, aged, trotting mare that, ho traded to me for one and a haîf cords of green birch fuel wood. Then, I traded the' mare to a farmer for two srnall vearling calves and twenty pounds of fresh side park, the heifer was one of those yearlings. In another deai, a farmer had ta give me twenty-fîve dollars, instead of which, ho gave me an "order" on an- other farmer whorn, he claimed, owod him that amount. 1, duly presented the "order" whicb was ack nowledged but again, no cash being available, I took trade -- a seventeen year aId, sway- backed gelding, plus three deforrned runts of pigs. On yet another occasion, 1 traded a two year old gelding toaa "trader" for an aged gelding, a three- teated cow, whicb turned ouIta have on]y two good teats when she "fresh- enied," plus a ten dollar bill. The new- born caif was profit. in this part of Canlada, the horse- trader seerns ta bc a part of aur colorful history that belongs ta the past. We rnourn his passing, as we rernember him solemnly swearing that, his n1ag was "honest as the' sun," when ail the tirne he knew that the brute was broken winded, balky, and spavlned. MaYbc, we shotild have elected some of tem ta Parliarnent, wbere IlievY would have heen in their right niche, outwitting their counterparts of othier countries in deals for variaus cernmodities. Tbey migbt have been mucli better than somne of the wel] e.ducatedi "bench- warmers" that are there, now. &Io Jungman 's Column In the Dim » and MkDistant Past From the Statesman Files jbtt#inn