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'•r.^ u ®hje gk&i^cxim %hmnu. VOL. 57; x\0. 4 W HDXESDAY, JUNE 30, 1937 l1 THURSTON & SON. Proprietor* V •5 - â- i ")) â- ^ I Celebrate Golden Wedding at Ceylon Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ai'rowsmith of Ceylon celebrated theii' Golden Wed- ding; Anniversary at their howv on Friday of last week and received best wishes I'rom a host of friends. A reception was held in the afternoon at which over 2U0 people attended. Mrs. Will Gibson received me guests at the door, while Misses Florence Mclnnis, Donnah and Peggy Barrett poured tea, assisted by Mrs. Geo. Snell and Mrs. J. S. McMillan. Miss Jean Colt- man and Aileen Morris entertained the guests with musical numbers. Supper was served on the lawn to a- bout forty relatives of the bride and groom of fifty years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Arrowsmith were showered with a large number of beautiful gifts that are greatly prized by the recipients and show in a small way the high esteem in which this couple is held in their community. "Hie groomsman of fifty years ago, Mr. Albert Arrowsmith attended and pres- ented the bride with a gold wrist watch and the groom with a gold ring set with his birth stone. Mr. and Mrs. Arrowsmith were mar- ried 50 years ago on February 9th, 1887, the latter formerly being' Miss Margaret McKinnon of Priceville, the ceremony being performed by the late Rev. Donald McLeod. For the past 18 years they have resided at Ceylon, where they have made many warm friendships by their .crenial hospitality and pleasing personalities. Their daughter, Mrs. Percy Hunt, her hus- band and son. Melville, are residing with them. Those from a distance who attended the celebration on Friday were: Mr. and Mrs. Neil McKinnon of Brampton, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ismond and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ismond of Xorval. Mr. and Mrs. John Ismond of Georgetown, Mr. and Mrs. John Montgomery, Mrs. Harold Hunt, Mr. Stanley Hunt, all of Toronto, Dr. and Mrs. Thos. Mc- Rae of Dundas, Mr. .Albert Arrow- emith of Niagara Falls. Miss Jean Coltman and Miss .Aileen Morris of W'elland, Mrs. John Barrett, Donnah and Peggy of Owen Sound, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Arrowsmith, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Arrowsmith and Billy of Mark- dale, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Yiirs, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lawson and Mr) Alex. Mur- dock of Durham. The orchard beside the home was brilliantly lighted with electric lights and the people gathered from far and wide to enjoy the evening in dancing and social chat, to tht' strains of mus- ic supplied by local musicians.. Mr. and Mrs. Arrowsmith were almost overcome with pleasure at the thoughtfulness and kindness of the coyvmunity. for the many gifts pres- ented on the occasion of their golden anniversary. It is a milestone in their lives that will not soon bo for- gotten. The Cat Came Back Cats are not given credit for any great amount of brains, but one owned by Mr. G. Ij- Welton last week demon- strated that it is endowed with a greater number than is usual. He gave one of his kittles to Ml-. Chas. .McClocklin of Glenelg, covered it with a box, taken to its new home in the back of the car and did not see the light of day from the time it left un- til it was taken from the car. Four days later pussy was found sitting on the doorstep of the hotel none the worse for the nine niile journey to its former home. Either instinct or brains guided it home. IN MEMORIAM MOORE â€" In loving memory of our dear sister, Mrs. Jas. Moore, who passed away on July 1st, 1934. To-day recalls sad memories Of a dear sister gone to rest. And the ones who think of her to-day Are the ones who loved her best. She bade no one a last farewell, Shf said good-bye to none, Tne heavenly gates were opened wid» A loving voice said "Come" And with farewells unspoken She gently entered home. â€" Ever remembered by sisters and brother, Annie, Christine and Jim. Card of Thanks Mrs. Archie Mclnnes and daughters wish to extend their thanks and ap- preciation to their relatives, friends and neighbors for their kindness, sympathy and floral tributes during their sad bereavement Card of Thanks We wish to express our apprecia- tion of the many acts of kindness ex- tended during the long illness of our wife and sister, and for the expres- sions of sympathy in our bereavement on the death of our dear wife and sis- ter. Mrs. F. D. Caij-ns. â€" Husband, Sisters and Brothers. Tn South Rhodesia a piper has been fined for disturbing the peace and we imagine the heather will be afire in Scotland when the story gets noised abroad. Sim Is Now On His Travels West (By Alex. Sim) S. S. Princess Helene; Bay of Fundy. The English Channel and the Bay of Fundy are the two roughest pieces of water in the world I am told; I can v'ouch for the Bay of Fundy. Its tide, which ebbs and flows to a height jf over forty feet is responsible. This tide, the highest in the world, is an amazing phenomena. In the morning boats in Digby were floating at the (locks, the water coming within thret feet of the boat landing. By supper time the same boats were sitting on dry land; the same boat landing, look- ing as grotes(iue as a ski jump in July, was standing over fifty feet above the water. Hundreds of acres of beach lire uncovered when the tide goes out, md such things as clamu and oysters are dug up from the oozy mud. In places long grass, growing on this marsh land, is cut at low tide, and set up on piles to be above water when it comes in. Ever since I hit the Maritimes i have been eating fresh fish. I tola you about my experience with clams. Every place I go I try to get a new type of fish. To-day I had a lobster dinner. The lobster is a big red creature with huge claws, as you re- member in Kingsley's "Water Babies.'' They brought the lobster in toto with nmmings, on a platter. He was arazing at me with a glassy stm-e as much as to say. "So you think you can eat me, you farmer you!"' I asked the waitress how 1 should kill him, but she assured me that had been done. Lobster is delicious, and there is as much difference between canned lobster and fresh as between canned salmon and fresh. But it is a rich food and 1 am now in the Bay of Fundy. That same lobster is do. ing things to me. I am writing this letter to try to forgot the past, and keep my mind off the future. Today I shook the dust of Nova Scotia from my hair. I will spend a lew days in New Brunswick and so oy slow degrees tnrough Quebec to Ontario. I say "dust" deliberately, oecause I have not hat nor cap and since most of the roads are not paveo it is difficult to keep clean. Tho other day I made the best tnne hik. ing that 1 am likly to make, going in one day from .Antigonish to -An- napolis Rcyal, a distance of 365 miles. Of this distance I walked about ten miles and rode in nine different cars. .An affair with two women .At one point two girls picked me up. Boy, oh boy! I thought I must be looking good today, this is the first time a woman has picked me up on this trip. I was soon aware that neither of the girls was quite normal. They had been out all night, did they have fun â€" Whoopee! .And were their heads aching. Qh dear! "You might have known only a drunken woman would pick you up'' a still small voice told me. Boy, what a let down. .After several miraculous escapes with such things that cluttered up the w / as telephone poles and ten-ton trucks, I began to i-ealize I was not on the light highway. After suggesting a number of times that I had a great longing to walk, they let me out. It was four miles in a hot sun back to the highway. There is some risk in pick- ing up a hiker but don't ever think the hiker isn't running a risk too. What do you know about Nova Scotia? Nova Scotia isn't a bit like it seems .'n the map. One of the tragedies of a oig land like Canada is that due to sheer distance, most of us must re- m.iin in ignorance of the other part^ nf the country. .As a result We are iiut of touch with the other fellow's viewpoint, and bad feelings often re- sult. One of my chief purposes m Miis trip is to try to understand the ? I'ifforences. Nova Scotia and the other provinces down hero have a Grey County Tax I Rate Mill Lower One mill lower than 1937, the tax rate for 1^38 m Grey County will be 16 mills on the dollar, it was decided following a heated discussion in Coun- ty Council On Friday morning. Fm- ance Committee Chairman, Austin Ball of Hanover, brought in his by- law asking for an 11-mill rate but I when the question was discussed in I committee of the whole the rate was I cut to 10 mills. The vote for 10 mills was 22 for and 15 against. Ilhe rate is split at 5 mills for general expense, 2^2 mills for edu- cational purposes, and 2'-i mills for county roads. The initial amount at eleven mills specified 6 mills general rate. T^e amount is levied on an assessment of $25,764,375. It was felt by some that with the provincial road debt now settled in full that the reduction was due, although it was also pointed out that the county was required to borrow some $40,000 from the banks last year to carry them through and that it would be a good policy to hold the rate at 11 mills for another couple of years. However on the vote taken the rate .vas reduced to 10 mills for the year. 'Baptist Church Notes The Rev. .A. .A. Scott, Missionary on I furlough frcm India was the special i speaker in the Flesherton and Rock i Mills Baptist Churches last Sunday. j Mr. Harold W. Bickerstaff of the To- j ronto Baptist Brotherhood also took ; part in the services, assisting the Pas- ' tor. Mr. Scott spoke of the great need of the Gospel in India, bringing j to both congregations many instances of the transforming power of tho I Word of God in the lives of many of I the natives. The choir of the Flesh- ! erton church sang very effectively, an I anthem, "He did much for me," which [ was erreatly appreciated. ; TTho Rev. .A. .A. Scott of India and j Mr. Harold W. Bickerstaff of Toronto, ! were eruests at tho Baptist Parsonage last Sunday. i We are glad to report Rev. Mr. .Ash- 'on able to be around at his duties I gain after hi» '.!!ness. .lumuer ol grievances against Qucbe' .inu Untario. They feel first of all -iiai tiiey were pitch forked into Loii- .eueiation. Alter entering Cunfed- jiaiion the Government being dom- .iialed by Ontario and Quebec votes .ney have continually got the short nu ol the hand spike. New England .s their natural market, for there they can sell their fish, coal and potatoes, ivith a short cheap haul by boat. The â-  est 01 Canada does not buy these commodiiies in anj quantity; as a result the natural development of all orovinces is retarded. This is not entirely our fault for the freight rates are prohibitive. .Another thing they do not realize is that this unfair treatment is not the fault of the peo- ple of Ontario and Quebec as a whole, out rather a small group of financiers in Toronto and .Montreal. We, who I'arm in Ontario are also at then mercy. Unfortunately, I cannot go into further detail, but I would sug- gest every loyal Canadian should se- cure a copy of the Royal Commission i Report on the Maritimes from the ; King's Printer. Ottawr The .Annapolis Valley, originally ; settled by French in 1602 is the oldest j settlement north of the Gulf of Mex- ico, in the New World, preceding the .Vla.vflower by some twenty years. When the British captured the terri- tory these French Acadians were torn from thir homes and expelled. Long- fellow's "Evangeline" has immortal- ized this event, and the Valley is known today is the land of Evange line. It is surpassingly beautiful â€" rho homes are mo.-^tly frame, nainted white. ' In June I came just after thg i blossoms. The well-kept lawns, the ' very old elms, the flowers, shrubs and ' fine homes were something I will no« ' forget. Apple growing is tho chi<>. I industry. I am now looking forwar-' 1 t-n seeing the Okanogan Valley ir I British Columbia. Back to Ontaric In a week or so I will be^ back in Ontario, making preparations to go West. Needless to say T am anxious â- â- o hear from those who ai"e reading these letter"!. T can write longer or shorter letters, what sort of an ac- count you are most interested in? I wo)ild particularly likp Vo hoar from â-  the Wo.ijt. which might help me nlan •11 v itinernrv. Write to your editor, he will forward it to me. Special Jubilee Services Wiped The Debt From Church St. Johns United Church was fill- ed at both services on Sunday, bring- ing a clima.\ to the splendid sei-vices in connection with the diamond jub- ilee of the erection of the present ed- ifice of wor.ship. Many were home from distant points each Simday and their presence helped in a great mea- sure to the success of the event. Rev. J. S. I. Wilson of Oshawa preached two fine sermons on Sunday and his large congregations were delighted to hear him again, his first visit back since he left the charge in 1905. mov- ing from here to .Markdale. Special music was supplied by Mi". Jas. .Milne of Owen Sound, who gave splendid solos both morning and evening. His contributions were well received. A (juartette from Toronto composed of Dr. R. H. Henderson, Dr. E. K. Rich- ardson, Dr. F. W. Murray and Mrs. R. H. Henderson, gave a number in the morning and two in the evening service, Mrs. Henderson's place being taken at the evening service by Mr. George Cairns. .All have given of their talent to the church congregation in past years and it was a treat to have them back again and add their messages of song to the inspired ad- liresses by the visiting minister. Rev. F. .Ashton assisted in the evening ser- vice and brought greeting from the Flesherton Baptist congregation. Mr. Service informed the large audience that Rev. Mr. .Ashton had kindly of- fered to attend to his parish demands if his services were required during the month of July. This offer he had most gratefully accepted. Letter.^ of congratulations and best wishes were received from former ministers and members of the congregation and were read by the pastor. Rev. G. R. Service. During the course of his remarks, Rev, Mr. Service paid » high tribute to the organist, Mrs. Blackburn, for her faithful and efficient services dur- ing a number of vears past. He also spoke words of high praise for •he- members of his Session for thei'- hearty co-o|H'ration in his activities. When he eaii'e to Flesherton a year ago the membership of the church was 161.' Since then the membership ha.'- been added to by 44 on profession of faith. 25 by letter and U reinstate- ments, making the total membership to-day 251. -A special appeal was made at the lour services of the diamond jubilee for extra donations to wipe out the debt of §385 which was against the church. All collections from the ser- vices the two Sundays amounted to $531.01. with an added amount of a- bout $90, the net receipts from the gar«l*;n parly on Thursday. During tl ' ,vear Rev. Service and his Board have been able to clear the church of •I debt of over S500 besides taking -•are of the current expenses to date, a most creditable showing by the congregation. Dr. F. W. Murray of Toronto was instrumental in raising SI 60 of the above amount by dona- tions from Toronto friends. Dr. Mur- ray received the thanks of the Board for his wonderful efforts. .Among those from a distance who .itlended St. John's United Church on ..Sunday were; Mr. and Mrs. Frank . aiiDusen and Grace, Mr. and Mrs. F. \iVakeiield and little son, Mix Web- fer. Dr. E. K. Richardson, Mrs. Chas. 'hillips. Dr. F. W. Murray and son lim. Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Henderson lod son. Eric. Mr. W. Hemphill, Mrs. 'i. C, Murray, Miss Elizabeth .Arm- strong, Mr. and Mrs. Burton E. Field, Mr. and Mrs. R. Maddocks and Mrs. Bates, Dr. Glen and Mrs. Davis, Mr. ^aspar Pproule, all of Tbronto, Mr. ind Mrs. W Tlol'jrson and daughter. Barbara, and Mr. and Mrs. H. S. White, all of Islington. Mrs. F. U. Cairns Dr. D. B. Jamieson Died Un Friday Conservative Choice ,Uter an extended lUnes, Mrs. i Di. u- B. ^Brad) Jaraieson of Dur- Fiank Cairnj pa.ssed away at the 'Ito- Ilium was chosen by the Libi;ral-Con- ronto General Hospital on Friday | >eivative Convention to lead that moinmg, June 25th, where she has j party to victory at the ne.xt Provincial been for .-some time past. The late , '•â- lection. Mr. A. E. Colgan, editor .Mrs. Cairns had bee,, in failing healtb :ol the Markdale Standard, was also m for over a year, and her death was ! tiie running for the position. Others not unexpected. ; nominated as candidates were: H. A. The deceased was in her oOth year ] -^l^^'auley. Reeve of Flesherton; Aus- at the time oi her passing, and had ' tin E. Bell, Reeve of Hanover; H. W. been a resident of Ceylon tor many ; Ivernahan, candidate in the last elec- years. Her maiden name was Agnes ] """â-  confined at his home in Flesher- Anne (N'ess) Collinson, and sh* was t"" through illness, and Frank Saw- the daughter of the late .Mr. and Mrs. V-'''. i»-incipui of .Markdale high school, Gibson Collinson, natives of Aberdeen, >>"' ^ill withdiew and gave their sup- near Durham, and more recently at cort to either Dr. Jamieson or Mr. (_-yyl(,n [Colgan. the former winning in close Nineteen vears ago she was unit- , """"ting, ed in marriage to Mr. Frank Cairns 1 ^he convention was held in the of Cevlon, who survives to mourn her ; l^«"ham skating rink, the auditorium loss. There is no family. t *»*^'"K' well filled with delegates and Besides her sorrowing husband, she | "thers from the riding. Miss Agnesi is survived b. several brotheis and I ^'"'l'*'"''' ^'P- ^^'''s P»-esent, but only sisters: Thoma. l-ollinson. and Joseph ^^ "" interested spectator as she wish- Collinson of Scobev, Montana and | '"^ ^« hear the address of Hon. Earle Alexander Collinson of New Glasgow. I '^"^^''' Ontario leader of the Con&erva- Wash., who were unable to be present I ^'^'"^ P»">'- H""- M»'- R^^e S&ve a at the funeral and Frank Collinson. I â„¢"^'"'-' 'uldress and predicted a vic- of Ceylon; James Collinson of Toron- 1 '°'">' ^"'- ^he Conser^•ative party at to and Misses Jean and Sybil Collin- -^on of Vancouver were all present at the funeral. One other sister. Bessie. -Mrs. B. Balfour of St. Catherines, passed awa.v several years ago. The funeial took place on Sunday afternoon with service at her late res- idence at 2 p.m.. Rev. C. 0. Pherril. Anglican minister of Markdale. having eharge at the house and cemetery and srave a message of comfort to the sor- rowing relatives. Interment took place in Flesherton Cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. Roy Piper. Isaac Snell, Jas. W, McMullen, S. McLeoij, K. Stewart and H. Lever. .Among those from a distance who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. .lamie Collinson Miss Jean Dur- iravel, Dr. and Mrs. L. Patterson. Mr. S. M. McLeod, all of Toronto. .Mr. and Mrs. .Alex. McDonald, Misses Bessie the next election. A large number of Flesherton citi- zens attended the convention. Flesherton Public School June PruHiulions Senior Kuom Sr. 3rd to 4th â€" Diana Goldsbor- jugn tH), Jean Duncan tH), Jean Loucks (H), Jean .McTavish (H), Dalton Pocock, .Marjorie Newell, Doris Loucks, Edna Doupe. Bob Bfenkn. Margaret Thompson. •Jr. :ird to Sr. 3rd â€" Earle Thurs- ton (H). Ruth Leavell, .Arlene Tay- lor, led -McCracken, Carman Loucks, Stanley McClean, Florence Pocock, Evi.son Wilson. Jr. Room Flesherton Those promoted on liercentage ob- t.uiied <lui ing the year: To Jr. :?rd â€" Margaret Turnev, Ken nnd Marjory Cairns, all of W eston. j ,;,.„,., [.-^i^., -n,,,,,,,,.,,,,,, j^^„ jj^. Mis. .Alex. Mitchell and Betty of Ham- \ d-jidjen ilton. Mrs. Robt. Rnthven and Mr. and ; ,â- â€ž -^,.' .,„j _ Helen Brown. Gordon Mrs. Frank Ruthven of Clarksburir; j -lynj,,. .Mr. Jack Cairns of Meaford, and Mr B. W Balfour of St. Catherines, â- ^1 NDAI.K .!,>*. FLESHERTON 23 To Jr. 2nd â€" Evelyn .MqTavish, I'd Batiks, Eva Doupe. Eileen .Mc- Clean. Other promotions are as follows: r.i Jr. :!r<l â€" Genevieve .Milne (H), Marjorie Brackenbur>' (H), Mary i.anks. Jack McDonald. To Sr. 2nd â€" Gordon Dungey (H), Diimlalk defeated Flesherton girls in a weird four inning League game in Flesherton Tuesday evening by the â- ^core of :!8-23. It was a free-hitting Velma Sewell, Shirley Marriott, Mar-^ affair, but Flesherton made the most 'nrie Curran. Donald Brown. Jim -.•irors. and there were plenty on both Hamilton. Allies. It was the third loss by the To Jr. 2nd _ Ruth Marriott. Bob local girls in the schedule. j Turney. Norman Dungey. Edmund I Thompson. Elma Talbot. UNITED CHIRCH NOTES To First Cla.xs â€" Eleanor Will- |;ims (H>. Lois .-Sparks (Ht, \'erna Rev. G. R. and .Mrs. Service left this' ''^"'â- '^^ 'HV Gloria Ball ^H). Bruce week oil their holidays for the month j Thurston (U). Colleen McCutcheon. of July. Rev. Thos. Laidlaw of To- j ^arion Stauffcr, Shirley McCracken, ronto. who superannuated last yeari^''"'' Smi^h, Rob Long. Fran'; Taylor. [rom the Stouffville charge will be the, â€" - Holiday preacher. Th.'re will be th* regular services in Flesherton, morii ing at 11 and evening at 7; Ceylon a. 2 p...i. Note the change in the hoift at Ceylon. ENGAGEMENT Hitler says that Germany does not want war "either toda.v. tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow." But what about the rest of the week? that kept hi audience in good humor. He had perfect order throughout and -is cl an. fun-aiakir.g- entcLUiinment was hen -tily encored. The net pro- ceeds of the day are expected to br ver :V.'0.00. -Mr. and Mrs. Angus .MacCannell of Swinton Park announce the engage- ment of their youngest daughter, Ef- fie Luella, to Mr. John Hamilton Cald- ••r, .-ion of .Mr. and .Mrs. .Alex. Calder, liolstein. The marriage is to tak« place early in Julv. Mr, Walter .Akitt was elected pres- dent of the Ontario Checker .Associa- jn at the annual meeting last week, ^Valter is one of the best checker l-iayers in Ontario and we congratu- late him on his responsible position nith the association Thursday afternoon the annual com- bined garuen party and picnic was held in Memorial Park, when a large crowd attended and took part in the large list of sports provided. Splendid prizes were donated by the businesii men of town and wholesale houses and tho competition for these was spirited. Supper was provided at tables in the curling rink and tho refreshment booth did a rushing business. In the evening a softball game was olayed between Durham and Flesher- ton frirls, resulting in a win for the visitors by a substantial margin. This was followed by selections by the Dun- I dnlk-Honeywood band. Ralph Gord- on of Toronto gave a splendid concert 1 ^ I i TBB FUNERAL CHAPEL. A dignified, person.il funeral service. Avalli-blp In all parts of . Toronto and suburbs at prices to suit tlie inrom. of every f.nml!;. iPiites! Sc i^la^tsocks JBunal Co. FORMERLY BATES BUIUAX. CO. Fred Maddocks Richard iMaddncks. Mgr. Kl 41 14 -3456 124 AVEME ROAD ONE BLOCB SOOTH OF DAVENPORT ROAD ' • â€"- ' . ' â€"^= a- a