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* ^7] ,i .: i [ ®J)je /leslj^ricrtt a&twnt^ VOL. 56; NO. 14 Prairie Farming In The Argentine In view of the important position of the Argentine as an agricultural pro- ducer, and bearing in mind that the Argentine farmer uses the most up- to-date farm machinery, which is al- most exclusively imported from Can WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1936 W. M. THURSTON & SON. Proprietors Young Swimmer Wins Gordon Devlin of Toronto captured the Barker Gold Trophy from a field of smart competitors in a two mile swim at the Canadian National Ex- hibition on Saturday evening. Gordon Hydro Negligent In Death, Jury Says Gypsies Robbed Men i Subscription Canvas Meeting With Success An autoload of gypsies came to town Saturday and their visit was at- . . , .â-  â-  ., -'tended by sad though temporary re. luest into the death 0^1^^.^^^ ik__ , â€" , .!.a„ ..„„.»„t»H f, Lightning Pranks In Meaford Home At an inc William Norman McLeod, 47, Niagara Falls, formerly of Ceylon, killed un- 1 have his money blessed and he was is only 16 years of age and won from j der two tons of earth in a eave-in at "^" '^°"^'-^, short when he counted the the best swimmers from the United pallsview on Friday, August 28th, a':"""'^^ ''' ^"^ nunutes later. Immed- States and Canada. He ia a nephew coroner's jury found death due to suf- ada and the United States, a few facts °^ M''- ^^m Stauffer of Fleaherton, focation in the 12-foot ditch. regarding agriculture in the Argen- who with Mrs. Stauffer attended the tine provide an interesting compari- | '"eet. Gordon is well known here as son with farming in Canada. The J ^e has visited his uncle on various Argentine has an average of 48 mil- "^^^^^s'""* ^nd has churned up the lion acres annually under cultivation ' ^^ter in the "old swimming hole" in grain. Of this figure approx- ^ here with his speedy swimming. We imately 20 million acres are in wheat , ^^^ I'leased to note his success and and 15 million acres in corn. The' e-^P'^^t him to win further laurels in remaining 13 million acres are seeded | ^he aquati c sport he loves, in flax, barley, oats, and rye. There _ is an additional 14 million acres nor- 1 AKtlN 1 %J UKjn mally in alfalfa. This total of 62 FROM WALKERTON million acres represents 93.4 per cent. of all land under cultivation in the Argentine and may be compared with an average of 59 million acres under field crops in Canada. The cultivated area of the Argen- tine is almost entirely confined to a compact section of the country which comprises an absolutely flat plain, The four men and the woman who have been held at Walkerton Jail in connection with the entry of the brewer's warehouse in Wiarton re- cently were removed to the Don Jail on Friday night for safe keeping. I'his move followed two jail de- livery scares and the recent reported originally withoi* a tree or shrub of | finding of saws in boots taken in to any kind, known as the Pampas. The land consequently lends itself admir- ably to farming operation on a large scale For the most part the individ- ual farmer grows both wheat and flax OB his farm. In the south and west wheat predominates, with a smaller acreage on some farms in oats and barley. Many of the large farms in the south and west grow only wheat year after year, as there is not suffi- cient rainfall to be well suited to flax, and there is danger too of any early frost. In the central and northern sec- tions, wheat and flax are grown to- gether, and from year to year may be alternated with corn. Again alfalfa is occasionally sown at the expiration of a lease and the farm held by the landlord for grazing. The average operating farm unit in Argentine is between 328 acres for farms growing crop, to an average of 378 to 500 acres for wheat and flax farms. There are, however, more than 16.000 grain farms (representing 43 per cent of the entire acreage in grain, e.vcept corn) of ntore than 450 acres each, while 280 of these farm units have over 2.500 acres each. The Ar- gentine is therefore a very large po- tential consumer of modern-type farm implements and machinery adapted to - large-scale farming operations. one of the four men, The five prisoners now held here are Melville Campbell, Noel Charon, George Maxwell, Adrian Vanderyagt and Marjorie Constable. They are all awaiting trial at the assizes in Walkerton. •'We are also of the opinion the Hydro Power Commission of Ontar- io was negligent in not putting pro- per cribbing or shoring while digging | a ditch of such a depth to protect against a cave-in," the jury added. Coroner G. B. Snyder conducted the investigation and witnesses were ci-oss-examined by Harry MacComb, Crown Attorney. Men working in the ditch near the point of the cave- in said the excavation was 12 feet seven inches deep and there was no cribbing or guard bars placed to pre- vent the earth sliding. The personal canvas mentioned in a j Lightning has been known to play One local man consented to ; f^j....,^,,. edition of The Advance is now j some weird pranks. Probably one of in progre.-': and is being generously ' the most remarkable of these occurT- supported. A full list of contribut- ences took place at Meaford early ors will be furnished as soon as the canva.s is complete. The amounts subscribed to the Memorial Fund to date are as follows: CENTRE LINE The funeral of the late Norman McLeod was held on Monday after- noon of last week, August 31st. In attendance were fellow workmen of the Hydro, representatives of the 4th Battalion, with which he had served overseas, Canadian Legion Post 51, and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Can- adian Legion, who attended the serv- ices in a body, and a host of friends and relatives. Rev. E. A. Chester, pastor of Mor- rison Street United Church officiated and interment was made in Fairview Cemetery. The profusion of beau- tiful blooms banked at the graveside, gave mute testimony of the esteem in which Mr. McLeod was held by his great number of friends. Post 51 of the Canadian Legion and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Canadian Legion foijmed a guard of honor at the home and graveside. Bugler Arthur Hicks sounded the Last Post as the flag- draped casket was borne to its resting place by Ben Tomlinson, W. Syler, H. Connelly M. Thompson and Wm. Simpson. MAIPLE SUGAR AND SYRUP Canada's maple trees are estimated to have yielded maple syrup and sugar to the value of $3,713,781 during the 1936 season, an increase of tion of maple -syrup is placed at 5.4 per cent, over 1935. The produc- 2,022,719 gallons valued at $2,655, 719 and the output of maple sugar is estimated at 9,231,803 pounds valued at $1.05S,062. In 1936 the produc- tion of maple syrup was 2,350,769 gal- lons valued at $2,782,276, while maple sugar production amounted to 6,538,- 960 pounds valued at $740,145. The 1936 season was not quite so favour- able as in 1935 in the Maritime Prov- inces and Ontario because of unusal weather conditions with very little frost in the ground and few night We are getting enough rain now and it has hindered harvesting a good deal, making it very hard to get the grain dry enough to draw it in. Service was not held at Mt. Zion on Sunday as Rev Bushell is away on his holidays. Miss Hazel McMillan spent a couple of days last week with her friend, Gertrude Little. School commenced on Tuesday of last week with Miss McCullough from near Toronto as teacher at Wareham for the coming yaer. Miss Mabel Little and friend from Orangeville attended the Exhibition on Saturday. We are sorry to report the critical illness of Mr. Wm. Taylor. We are glad to see little Evelyn Gallagher able to be out again after having infantile paralysis ^^^ „; ^^^ congregation. Rev. and Mrs, Mr. Edwin Little, Mr. Amos Heslip j „ Qke celebrated their golden *"i,!'"u,"'' a"d Miss Claire Heslip of | ^^^jji^^ anniversary at their home, .._.! ^^ Qi^iy^ Road East, Toronto. The lately informing Constable Murcar, I ! who had just finished ringing the one i o'clock bell, pursuit was taken up in I the constable's car which fortunately I he hail brought with him that day. The gyp.sies were sighted across the Highway, heading towards Mayburne. They were just pulling away after talking t" a man tbey had met on the road. This man was in distress, too, for he had just discovered that the light fingered gypsy lady had picked his pocket of $23 after they had stop- ped and engaged the man in conversa. tion on the pretense of wanting a match. It was a lucky day for the men and a tough one for the gypsies. Con- stable Murcar headed the gypsies off and they were forced to cough up the farmer's money. And, believe it or not, as the gypsy lady was putting the money back in the man's pocket sne snitched 75 cents in silver which she had missed before. She was also forced to return this. The gypsy car was forced to return to town and the lady of the party, who is the most light-fingered indiv- idual this community has seen in a long time, handed back ten bucks she had slipped from the man's roll about fifteen minutes before. The gypsies were then allowed to go on their ne- farious way.â€" Dundalk Herald. Jionday morning during a fierce thunderstorm. Week end visitors at the home of Mrs. Perry Smitii were treated to an experience they had not bargained for. 'SUBSCRIPTIONS I ^' '^•^^ '** '*"-' niorning the first , ,. „„â- â€žâ€ž 1 ' lightning bolt struck. It came down the amounts i-eceived ; "*'' , *= , , . , • , ^i t. j through the chimney and iiit» the Dea- FoUowing are by the committee. Remembrance Day CoUection 1935 $ 22 25;^'"° Patriotic Fund 44 05 Mrs. C. E. McTavish 5 00 j .Audrey .McTavish 5 00 1 Dan McTavish 5 00 Dorothy McTavish 5 00 Stewart McTavish 5 00 C. E. McTavish 5 00 H. A. McCauley 10 00 G. A. McTavish 10 00 F. H. W. Hickling 10 00 F. D. McTavish 5 00 room where Mr. and Mrs. Wood and of the children were sleeping, knocking off a two-foot square of plaster. Then it ran down the wires and tore out the electric meter, com- pletely ruining this instrument. From there it passed down the hallway, smashed a window and shot into the night again. A moment later the current struck again. This time it ripped a hole in the wall of the house, a hole twe feet sciuare and shot into the bedroom where Ernest Woods was sleeping. W. H. Thurston 10 00 flickering above his head. Then it YOUNG PEOPLE'S UNION CHRONICLES The fall and winter programme of the Flesherton Young People's Union opened with a weiner roast at Hoggs Messrs. Robert Embleton, ] Falls on Tuesday night, About 55 ; Mrs. W. Wilcock 10 00 F. G. Karstedt 5 00 J. H. Crosslev 1 00 Jos. Buchanan 10 00 Geo. Richardson, Nwfld 5 00 CIVIC HOLIDAY RE-UNION Tags 32 71 Open .Air Service 34 20 Women's Institute 67 01 Baseball Booth 5 00 Picnic Grant 58 66 $369 83 TORONTO BRANCH From the Toronto branch of the Flesherton Old Boys' and Girls' As- sociation, dove under the bed, ripped the floor- ing loose and went into the kitchen ceiling where it yanked loose the- socket and some more plaster, tore along the wires to' the sink and finally went out through the eave- trough. The experience was stai'tling in the extreme to the family in bed, but there was no fire. The total dam- age is estimated at about $100. KINDS NEWSPAPERS BEST "AD" MEDIUM Value of new.spaper advertising as an efficient method of reaching the J. T. Clarke $10 00 j public, was the basis of an address Burton Field 10 00 delivered to the Sarnia Rotary Glob Controlli-r W. J. Wadsworth .. 5 00 by S. B. Scott, assistant treasurer of Mack Spivins" 5 00 : i,„pj,,.iai oil Limited. Rev. And Mrs. Oke Hold 50th Anniversary Married at Lakeview Farm, Dar- lington, Ont., on Sept. 1, 1886, by Rev. R. Sanderson, at that time pas- young people were present and a very enjoyable time was had by all. Next Tuesday night there will be a grand young people's rally in the church basement at 8 o'clock. The program for the coming months will be openly discussed and the nomin- ation committee will present the slate of officers for the ensuing year. All young people sixteen years and over are cordially invited. Dr. J. G. RusRcll Bates & Maddock Burial Co. Miss Maud Richardson Mr. and Mrs. S. Henderson 5 00; "Before We can make a success of" marketing, we have to make a first- 10 00 class product and keep it up to th«' 1 00 1 mark at all times by the imprOTeâ€" 1 00 ; ment of existing refining methods Anonymous 3 00 i and the discovery of new methods," Mr. and Mrs. John I.iatimer .Anonymous Alan Howden 10 00 j said Mr. Scott. 5 00 1 00 $ 66 00 Clarksburg visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Little. Mr. Arthur Wright is visiting with his uncle at Thornbury. Dr. Robert Morton, wife and family of Pittsburg spent a few days with the doctor's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. .A. Morton. The Mt. Zion W. A. monthly meet- ing was held at the home of Mrs. Ja.*;. Linton this Tuesday. Sunday visitors at the home of Wm. Wright were Mr. and Mrs. Barney Field of Rock Mills, Claude Cunning- ham, Mrs. Robt. Osborne, John and Victor, SHIERâ€" MCDONALD A quiet wedding took place at the United Church parsonage, Flesherton, on Wednesday, September 2, 1936, ,,^ , . ,â-  ^ â-  . J, when Miss Kathleen McDonald of frosts, although in some districts 0^ i^j^rham Ontario there was a good run of sap. â- with syrup of excellent quality. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A. WThewell of Griffin, Sask., announce the engage- ment of their younger daughter, Min- erva Margaret, to Mr. George W. MoiTison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Angus Morrison of Maxwell, the marriage to take place the middle of September. was united in marriage to Mr. Elsmore Shier of Flesherton, Rev. G. R. Service performing the cere- mony. Cut Price on Hair Cuts PARTRIDGE SHOOT BANNED FOR YEAR Hon. Harry C. Nixon, ministei' of game and fisheries has announced that no shooting of partridges would be allowed in Ontarie this fall, in Ti«w of reports that the birds are practical. ly extinct. Mr. Nixon and his deputy, D. J. Taylor, are at present considering al- lowing a general open season for pheasants. Department wardens and overseers are said to be in favor of a general seasen, but it is believed un- likely to be sanctioned. The annual big shoot will be allowed on Pelee Island witli the bag limit cut from six to five birds. As in other years, i* will be sompulsory up»n the Island shooter to take hen birds as weil •• cocks. The civil war in Spain is not the only war going on in the world at the present time. There is a barber's war in Dundalk. Hair cuts have been 35. cents since the first of June. On Monday morning, Aug. 31st, two of the barbers reduced their price to 25 cests. The third barber went five cents better and reduced his price to 20 cents. The saddest people in the community are Scotsmen who got their hair cut last week and paid the high price. â€" Herald. , couple, who are in good health, have lived in many Ontario parsonages. Rev. Oke was a former pastor of St. John's United Church, Flesherton (formerly Methodist) prior to church union. The home was a profusion of flowers and many gifts. Noticeable among these was the basket of fifty roses sent from Glebe Road United Church, where Rev. and Mrs. Oke are active members. R. H. Hamley of Bowmanville, groomsman at the wedding fifty years ago, was present, also R. E. Osborne, brother of Mrs. Oke and Mrs. T. G. Mason, whe were guests. Three sons and two daughters were pre.sent: L. O. Oke. Toronto: W. B. Oke, Thornhill; Rev. C. C. Oke, Sun- dridge; Mrs. W. J. Petty, Toronto; Miss Hazel at home. Livestock Report .Almost .5000 cattle arrived for Tuesday's market, and with a good demand for practically all classes of cattle, prices held steady. Export buyers were active in securing their requirements for shipment to the Old Country, while packers buyers took care of a large number of good butch. CIS and heavy steers. At the close there was about 1000 cattle unsold. Choice heavy steers brought from $5.50 to $6.00; fair to good from $5.00 to $5.40; common and medium $4.25 to $4.75. Choice butcher steers and Germany is now trying to woo France away from Russia. It does not appear, though, as if this strange courtship would end in the usual â- 'and 80 they were married and lived happily ever after" way. "Having obtained a high quality product, the next step is to let the public know what is manufactured and this is done best by using the advertising columns of the news- paper," he said. TORONTO LI>:E NORTH GREY COUNTY SCHOOL FAIR DATES ARE SET CAMP MEETING Announcement of September Camp. The -Aimual 10-Day Camp Meeting beirin.s in the CJospel Worker's Taber- nacle, CLARKSBURG from September 11th to 20th. 19.16 ] Hear this fine singer â€" Rev. Cecil heifers brought from $5.00 to $5.40: | Thomas, of .Millville, N. J. He is a lair to good $4.50 to $4.90; common gifted song leader and soloist. Has A "soft shoulder" is not exactly the sort of skin that ntotorists love to touch. Evidently President Roosevelt ap- preciated a good national neighbor. Bullet-proof ve.»ta are to be dis- carded by the New York police be- cause the thinjfs really are not. Soaie trees ar« iheJdiwar thsir Isav- rs. the crops are b«ing har»*et«l, the fall fairs will seon b« tn ful swing, and, is short It's time to think aboiH the winter's sirpply of «e»l. Following is a list of the dates for Grey County school fairs for 1936: â€" September Hanover at Hanover 12 Artemesia at Flesherton 14 Sullivan at Desboro 15 Derby at Kilsyth 17 Glenelg at Edge Hill 18 South Proton at Cedarville 2i North Proton at Ventry 22 Sydenham at Annan 24 Bentinck at Lamlash 25 Neustadt at Neustadt 26 Osprey at Badjeros 26 St. Vincent at Meaford 28 South Keppel at Shallow bake 29 N. Keppel. Sarawak at Wolseley .. 30 October Markdale at MarWale 2 Csllitigwood r^ Ravenna 3 Euphrasia at Rocklyn 5 Egrsmont at IMstein 7 llie Queen Mary is now the fast- est veMel on the Atlantis service.. Papers in Fsance, Italy and else- wkeso plsase coj^y. Olympis wei«:h» lifting claaipions shouM k« Just tht mea to give arch- •ologisyi a hasid in peeking under and medium $3.75 to $4.25. Baby beeves were in strong demand, choice from $6.75 to $7.50. others lower ac. cording to quality. There was a good enquiry for stockers and feeders. Sel- ected light weights from $3.25 to $3.- 56 and feeders from $3.50 to $4.00. Common stockers ranged from $2.50 to $2.75. Choice fat cows sold at from .$8.00 to $3.25; fair to good from $250 to $2.!'0; common and medium $1.75 to $2.40; cannors and cutters $1.00 to $1.75. The bull trade held steady, choice from $3.00 to $3.25; cominoM S2.50 to $2.75. Supplies of lambs were in keeping with the present demand and the market held steady. A limited num- ber of car-load lambs made $8.26, with truck deliveries $8.00 for choice ewes and bucks at $7.00. Choice butcher sheep sold at $3.50. others at lower prices according to quality. The calf trade was active and strong, choice frosi $8.00 to $8.50; fair to good from $7.00 to $7.75; common and medium $5.50 to $6.50; gra.ss calves $3.25. Hog supplies were very heavy at all centres and prices worked lower. Truck deliveries selling at $0.15. U will depend entirely upon sappliss during the balance ot the week, as to what takes place, if the runs continue heavy, pricsB will likely wosk lower. been in the evangelistic field for fif- teen years About the most persistent ef the old Spaaish customs seems to be the tevolption. After the war is oTer, there ahoald ko a whole flock of n«sr "SiMinish Prisoner" lettess. Rev. E. J. Wilson, of Kingston, Ont. will be one of the Camp Speakers Plan to tie there for the ten days. Four evangelistic services will be held ach day at 1) and 10.30 a.m. and 2.30 and 7.30 p.m. Preceding each preach- ing sermon there will be a short time devoted to prayer, testimony. exhortation or singing. Mr. Rufus Wickens of Kimberley spent the past week with his nephew, Emerson Wickens. Messrs. Clarence Stafford and .-XJIan.- Love spent the past week end at Bala. Miss Marion Stafford, who spent the past couple of months there, returned home with thara. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miles and daugh- ter. Ruthie. of Owen Sound spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. EnienOll- Wickens and Marion. Miss Gertrude Lever spent the past week with her sister in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. W. Reed and two sons of Michigan were the guests ef the Richardson families the pa.st week. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Patton and Miss Marjorie Pedlar spent a day at the home of E. Wickens. Messrs. Fred Brown and Ha«dd Lever were visitors on Sunday wtth Mr and Mrs. J. Wice. Lily Oak. Mrs. Robt. Richardson speni a day with friends in Toronto the past week. For particulars regarding accommo dation or other information, writeâ€" Rev. F. D. Goff. G Clarksburg. There is no more mean act (Jian that of one to taunt .inother with a past mistake. Grasshoppers are reported in soap at Chicago, but what of it? Turkiys W. Dinsmore, ' eat grasshoppers and then we eat ttft Thornbury. turkeys. v .< KI THE FUTiTER.U, THAPEI. A dliinllled, personal funeral service. ATalUbla In all osru W » Torunio and »Hbiirbs at prices to suit the Income of STny lamlto. Spates S: illatitroffes burial Co. FORMSRLT BATES BtTRlAL CO. Fred Maddocks Richard Maddocks Msrr ONB aWXX SOUTH Or DAVENPORT BOAD