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» ^ I m- ?Lhje /ijeslj^rU^n ^ jxiatic^* VOL. 66; NO. 43 FLESHERTON. ONT.. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 2, 19+7 W. H. Thurston & Son, Publishers, Making Of Syrup Has Not Yeft Commenced The weather recently has not been any g<K>d for the maple sugar bush, as there has been any run to speak of for those who have alrsady tapip- ea- Monday and Toaesday oi this week saw a light run. Most oi the farmers have no^t desired to go into the bush T>reaking trails to the trees with the snow so dee^i. It looks as thiough oiur banks of snow on our sttreets will be high enoug'h to allow our EJaster visitors an idea of how much snow we have had this winter. In Appreciation W« wish to express our apprecia- tion to our customers in Flesherton for the s?slendid support accorded us during the years we have conducted the Flesherton Dairy. We hope that our successor will enjoy the same sufpiport as accorded us. â€" J. Thistlewaite & Son. Fleherton, April 1. Has Your Farm Been In Family For 100 Years? Has your family been lOO acres years on the land you own today? If they ha^'e would you please get into touch with Arthur Chard, Clerk of Artemesia Townsihp, and give him the details, together with the date of the original deed- If you live in Osprey Township let C. N. Long, Osiprey Clerk, have the details. The information is desired by the Ontario Historical Society in compiling a list of all farms in Ontario that have been occupied for 100 years by the person who took out the crown deed or his descendants. This interesting information will be valuable for fu- ture reference. No doabt there f.re a number of such farms throughout the surroundy district. And then there is the mouldy old bromide about the Georgia gal whose father was an undertaker and she insisted on telling all her new friends that her father was a south- em planter. > PREMIE! GEORGE DREW will speak on "ONTARIO IS NO! FOR SALE" over Hi* C.B.C Onlorio Trans-Canada Network From 10.30 to 10.45 p.n. MONDAY, APRIL 7th LISTEN TO STATION CBL, Toronto Additional Train Service Easter Sunday, April 6 OWEN SOUND - FLESHERTON - TORONTO Extra trains for Toronto, making all intermediate 8toi>s, will otperate as folloiws : Leav« Owen Sound 6:15 pjn. Leave Fleeherton 7:16 p.m. Arrive West Toronto 10:30 pjn. Arrive Parkdale 10:37 p-aiu Arrive Toronto Union 10:45 p.m. . I For times at intermediate points consult Agents. CANADIAN PACIFIC Re Milk In Flesherton As the Dairy in Fleshertwi has been placed under pasteur- ization, under the supervision of the Ontario Department of Public Health, milk sold in Flesherton must be pasteurized- We have purchased the dairy business from Mr. J,. Thistlewaite & Son. Starting April Isf. your Dairy will sell all pasteurized milk, cream and chocolate mUk. In accordance with the Wartime Prices and Trade Board regulations, the price of milk will be 15 cents per quart, 8 cents per pint. Tickets may be pwchased from the driver. Mr. Cecil ThiBtlewaite will continue with the delivery of your milk. We hope to have your continued patronage and will try to give you the beat in quality and service that is possible. KEN ALEXANDER PROPRIETOR SHELBURNB & DUNDALK DAIRIES Fund Started For Hit-And-Run Victims In a revolutionary move to provide financial recompense to the victims of hit-run drivers. Highways Minister George Doucett moved an amendment to the Highway Traffic Act in the legislature last week, which estab- lishes an "Unsatisfied Judgrments Fund" to be used for payment of claims arising from such accidents. Where a hit-run accident occurs and the identity of the offending driv- er is not determined, the victim or the next of -kin, in cases where there is death, will have the right to sue a government official, probably the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, for damages. The maximum damages which may be claimed in the case o£ one injured party is set at $5,000, and where two or more persons are in- jured, $10,000. There is no provi- sion to cover property damage in this type of accident. The fund wiJl be raised by an extra assessment, not exceeding one dollar, against every driver who takes out an operator's or chauff- eur's license. For this year, how- ever, the necessary monies will be borrowed from the Highway Im- provement Fund. When next year's licenses are issued, the department Eapes to be able to determine what the fee should be, based on its ex- perience this year. Protection will also be afforded motorist and pedestrian alike from the financial irresponsibile driver who has no insurance- When dam- ages awarded by a court are unool- lectable, maximum payment will be made from the fund, as follows: $3,000 for injury to or death of one person; $10,000 where death or in- jury affects two or more persons; $1,000 in relation to property dam- age. In every case of a court judg ment, the taxed costs of the case may be recovered from the fund by the plaintiff. Mr. Doucett said he was of the opinion that it wiH not be necessary to collect the fee each year in view of the possibility the fund will grow until it is sufficient to cover all anticipated claims in the one year. Last year 1.100,000 motor vehicle drivers were licensed. It may well be argued that the person voluntarily insuring his car sliould not be required t» contributt to this fund, the Htfhways Minister continued, but payment of the pro- posed nominal fee will give this motorist protection against anothei- moto-ist from whom he suffers daan- age and who may be uninsured or not properly insured. Worst Blizzard Of Winter Came Saturday Evening Almost every week end this winter we have have been wracked with snow storms, more or less severe. This past Saturday was no excep- tion- .-^ibout 6:20 Saturday evening one of the wildest blizzards blew up on a moment's notice. .-^ roaring sound was heard in the distance as the storm raced on and very soon oibjects across the sti'eet in town were unable to be seen. The snow swirl- ed in eddies and the buildings shook with the force of the blast. It was estimated that the wind blew at 75 miles an hour at the height of the storm. Many who were in town dur- ing the afternoon were caught in the storm before they reached home and for a few moments they were bewildered by the blasts. The horses would get off the road, plunging ii: the deep snow. In about 20 minutes the â- 'orce of the storm was past, but all evening the snow drifted on the highways, and again they wer^ blocked, N'o. 10 being opened by Sunday afternoon. Work commenced Thursday morn inar last to open the County High- way east from Flesherton, with H. A. MeCauley's plow and a pusher truck to give extra power to hit th^ closely-packed drifts. By Monday night they had reached Rock Mills. desipite the fact that shovellers wer used to dig out the sides and the. iation with the condemned heavj' cuts that were filled with i eluding' the final scene Tells Of Teet Murder Trial 63 Years Ago (By Vandeleur Reporter) We felt sure that sooner or later Vandeleur (the Hub of the Universe) would establish a connection with the world's figure skating champion, Barbara .-^nn Soott of Ottawa, and here it is: Rev. A. H. Scott, grand- father of Barbara .A.nn, was for 10 years from 1878 to 1888, minister oi Knox iChurch, Owen Sound, and in his book '"Ten Years in My First Change,'' gives an interesting ac count of his experiences of that time. In the March 22nd issue ot the Owen Sound Sun-Times appear ed an article on the subject from which we quote the following: "In his book 'Mv. Scott writes of his bar rowing expei-ience in attending a blind man who was conedmned to death. Mr. Scott does not name the man, but the records show that he was Cook Teets, a man from the .south of Grey County, who was con- victed on a murder charge. In the History of Grey County, only two men have been executed and Cook Teets was one of them. He was ex- ecuted on December 5th, 1884. Years after^vard it was said that another party made a death-bed confession of guilt for the murder for which the man was hanged." The article then continues ir. Mr. Scott's own words, a vivid account of his assoc man. in- on the Mere Man Has No Chance CEDARSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. W. A. White. ED. Pastor Service Good Friday. .Aupril 4th. a' S p.m. Subject: "Gethsemane." Text Mark 14 : 32. EASTER SUNIDAY. April 6th. worship at 11 a.m. Subject "The Ehnpty Tomib." Text: Matthew 28:6. Eivening Service at 7:30 p-m. Sub- ject: "Which is Your .\nswer'?" Text: Matthew 27 : 22. We expect to have Dr. 0. Brewton of Toronto at both our Easter Sun- day services. He will render a cor- net solo at each service. We welcome you to come and wor- ship the Lord in the Beauty ot holiness. snow^. The Eugenia road was open- ed on Saturday, but was closed again that night. Feversham received mail Saturday night, the fii-st since the Monday before, when Laurie Sewell, the courier, came via the 8th line b> sleigh and team and picked the mail up at the local office. Some sub- scribers of The Advance wi!l receive last week and this week's issue at the same time. Trains did not i-un on the local C.P.R. line Wednesday morning las+ but the night trains ran on schedule although considerably late. Due tr tfie condition of the road to Ceyl Harold Fawcett was unable to reach Ceylon with his team and the mai^ lay in the station until he was able to pick up the bags Thursday after- noon, after shovellers had opened the long hill for traffic. Tliis w the first since Harold took the mail and express route over 12 years age that he failed to dispatch the mail when the train left the station. This is a record of which he can be protid, as he travelled through some very rough and stonny weather to Keep his record intact. March 24th storm, and Tuesday the lai-ge 4-wheel drive plow from No- 10 Highway started in and reached Wm-. Gibson's farm Tuesday night. RATION COUPON DUE DATES Coupons now valid are sugar-pre- serves S2 to S46, butter B35 tn B 46, Molasses remains on the list of rationed contmodities, one sugar- pre5e:ves coupon being good for two quarts. EASTER FLOWERS Order your Potted Plants. Cut Flowers and Easter Lilies. W. A. Ha'wken Phone 17 FLEHERTON V CENTRAL LOCATION Our convenient location is readily accessible by the city's leading auto- mobilt and street car thoroughfares. Bates and Maddocks > I ^> ..j/M^fMl CHAPEL ik Avenue Rd KI.4344 The Late John J. Benson A native of .\rtemesia Township, John James Benson, husband of the late Emma Parsons Benson, died on Wednesday, Mai-ch 26th, at the resi- der.ce of his daughter, Mrs. .-Albert Snell of Hamilton, following a week's illness. The deceased was a former resident of Owen Sound where he belonged to the Independent Order of Foresters. For 25 years Mr. Benson farmed in Western Canada, prior to going to ITamilton. when he retired five years ago. .-^n adherent of the United Church of Canada, he was in his 74t year at the time of his demise. Mr. Benson is survived by three daughters. Mrs. .\Ibert Snell of Hamilton, Mrs. Mary Glover of Winnipeg and Mrs. C .\. Conn of Detroit, Mich; three sons, Clarence, of .-Vrcherwell. Sask.; John W., of Guernsey, Sask.. and Stanley H., of New Hazelton, B.C.; three brothers. William Benson of Collingwood, Garnet Benson of Edmonton, .-^Ita., and George E. Benson of Hamilton; one sister. Mrs. Cha.s. E. Turner of Flesherton; 15 grandchildMn and six great grandchildren. His wife pre deceased him by two years. The remains rested at the Wods- woi-th & Brown Funeral Home, at Hamilton, w^ere senvice at 3:30 o'clock Friday Interment was made in Ceroetery, Hamilton. scaffold. Cook Teets was a resident of Van deleur and he lost his sight as a result of being hit by a snowball, when a boy at school. The name Teets is to be seen on the Pioneers' Monument in Vandeleur Community Park and the Teets faiinily. of whom there were three or four brothers, resided on the fann now occupied by .-Vngus Bowles, half a mile north of Vandeleur. The Teets family ran a saw mill and furniture factory, which was the centre of activity in the district for many years. Some old bedsteads and other articles made by Teets may occasionally be seen in the homes in the disti-ict. The mill was driven by a huge ovei shot waterivheel. to which the water was conducted in a large overhead flume. However little remains today except the dam across the stream, which is fed from several crystal clear, nevei--failing springs along the east side of the Meaford Road, abou\ 50 rods further west. Cook Teets' cabin stood close to the north spring and some old plum trees and other bushes still mark the spot. Your correspondent has often heard his father tell about the times when Cook Teets was a familiar sight as he went along the road, always ac companied by his faithful seeing-eye dog. The Teets family sold out and left the district soon after the execution. It is a remarkable co- incidence that the two men executed in Grey County were both from .-^.rtemesi: Township, both being convicted for the murder of their wife, and both are now believed to have been inno- cent, other parties having later made confessions of guilt. This might be taken as an argument against capi tal punishment on purely circum- stantial evidence, or something. (Durham Chronicle) There's not very much in this m.od> em age for mere man, married a* course, if he and the girl h« has promised to love, honor and otey do not make a go of it. No matter what happens, he's stuck, provided he has the 'money for the pay-off. Froiu the Questions and Anarwer* colunm of a well-known daily we learn that a woman can pick up baf and baggage, leave her home and return to it at her own sweet pleas- ure and th« husband has to take her back. There is only one hitch from the woman's point of view â€" she must not have done anything that would make her liaible for an action for divorce. Again we learn that a woman who leaives her home and 's gone for as long as 21 years, may return under the same conditions. If she haa been declared "legally dead" in the mean- time she can usher herself into the home, oust the other woman and say to her surprised spouse: "Hubby, dear, here I am again. Gimme,' and he has to foiik out and receive her into his arms as though nothing had happened. It is the law! On the other band, a man may get his back up about somethingr, leave home, and if he doesn't send » pay cheque regularly, the police aT» put on his trail and he is returned home in a manner that would make the Prodigal Son's return look ISte a circus parade. More than that, if a woman leaves home and is not heard from in 25 years and her hubby has married another, the poor man can be charg- ed with bigamy, tried fined and in»- prisoned for this "offence." What chance has a man got in this world, anj-^-ay? For the past sev- eral years it has been Ilsley who has been bleeding him of his money, but We opine it's tough when he has to shell out as ^'ell for the woman oX. his choice who scorns his bed and board and returns after a quarter of a century with her hand stu<St out like a waiter in a swank hotel. United Church Notes Rev. A. G. Macpherson, Minister B.A- was held afternoon. Woodland STORE IN FLESHERTON aPEN SATURDAY NIGHTS After remaining closed Saturday •'ig'hts during the winter months, the -tail stores in Flesherton will again cvpen -^poh P"t'irday n).eht. com- Born GORRELL â€" At Mrs. Nuhn's Nursing Home, Flesherton, on Tues- day. .A.pril 1st. 1947, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gorrell, Flesherton. a daugh- ter, Phyllis Marion. MacKIXNONâ€" Mr. and Mrs. Niel .â- ^. MacKinnon (nee Elsie Elizabeth White), announce with pride the birth of their daughter, Janet Eli- zabeth. (8 pounds 3 ounces) Tues- day, March 25th, 1047, at Private Patients' Pawillion, Toronto Western Hospial. Both doing nicely. A HAPPY EASTER TO ALL Good Friday services as followsr 11 a.m. Flesherton, 3 p.m. Inistioge, S p.m. Eugenia. Easter Sunday services as follows: 11 a.m. Flesherton (Communion and reception of new mentoers); 3 pjn. Proton Station; 7:30 p.m. Eugenia. Everyone is urged to help make the seiwices of utmost value and enjoy- ment. The Easter Thankofferin^ will be received for both the local and larger work of the church. "Freely y« have received, â€" freely give." St. John's choir practice will be held Thurstiay evening. April 3rd, at the home of Mh'. and Mrs. Howatd McGee. Send in the names of your Easster visitors. Phone 16^v. Future Events PLAY POSTPONED Due to the condition of the roads, the play to be given in the town hall, Flesherton, Wed., .-Vpril 9th, by Clif- ford talent, has been postponed to Wednesday, May 14th. ••"Cinff thi<: ^â- â-  â-  worrying before of afterward." â-  Vwil 3rd. â-  i<! 9 bud''"*^''" â- *â-  is a method of you spend instead ROCK MILLS BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. W. A. White, ED. Pastor Easter Sunday. .-Vpril 6th. Wor- ship at 3 p-m. Subject: "The Empty Tomb." Text : Matthew 28 : 6. Oh come and let us worship the Lord in the Beauty of ho4iness- NOTICE TO USERS OF MILK AND CREAM IN FLESHERTON The public is hereby notified that on and after Ti'psdav, .A.pril Ist, ' 1947, it will b-^ ""'^wful to sell un- nnsteairized miV '-Tpam in the VilUo^ of F'- ' â-  Sv pnlcr of the Ontnrk) P ' of Health. â€"DR. T. n I' vRK, >LO.H. Village of Flesherton HIGH SCHOOL D.\>CE Murray Simmons Orchestra wiH supply music for the E^ter Danoe in Flesherton High School auditor- um on Wednesday. .'Vpril 2nd. Dan- cing from 9:30 to 1 a.m. Novelty dances, .\dmission: 50c. M.VRKDALE B.\STER DANCE In Markdale Armory on Monday. -Ajpril 7th. Bf'usic by 'Glen Smith and the Merrymakers' from Orangeville- E>an<!inig from 9:30 until 2:00. Re- freshment booth Tickets >1.60 per couple. Proceeds in aid of Marintele Rotary Club Benevolent Fund. M.-H. CENTENNIAL MOTION PICTURES IN M.ARKDALE You are invited to ntto"-! a fsnecial showing of the Ma<!>!pv Wnrri's Cen- forir,i"«i motion niet^urof "' •â- ^o Ro*flry CI 'H Hall in MnrW"'" ->•> Timsday Anril Wh. at ^ n.T". "^^'-^ nictwre is being sponsored by the local M.-H. dealer, W, M. Sutton, MarlcdiJe.