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* "Wednesday, May 31. 1939 THE FLESH EKTON ADVANCE THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE Publithed on Collingwood Street, Flesherton, Wednesday of each week. Circulation over 1,000. Price in Canada $2.00 per year, when paid in advance $1.50; in U. S. A. f2.60 per year^ when paid in advance |2.00. F. J. THUKSTON, Editor. Reception of Royal (Continued From Paife 1) boiiniiiiB: of Kuns, reprosentatives of Canadian forces in dress uniform, niounted escort and so on, l)ut what interested the Menibei-s and Ihi- privil- eged guests was not these, but the yount' man and woman who, witli simple diKiiity, rulu over, but do not ifoveni the vast, sprtadintf, Hriti«h Commonwealth of .Nations. We patk- cd ourselves in as closely as i)os-'bli-, from tht main door down the Hall of Fame, that we mitjht tome close to the KinjT and Queen as thoy were shown to their car by the Prini ^ .Min- ister, Mr. Mackenzie King, aiul the loadi'r of the .Senate, .Monsieur Diui- durand. There was quite a little wait; then, at the far end of the great cor- ridor, we saw them coming. And one said to another, in a flurry, "Do we curtsy, do we bow?" But, almost at once, the whole assembly broke into the most fervent singing of "Gi<d .'lave the King" I have ever heard, and as that lovely creature, the Queen, bow- ed and smiled her way along, every- one forgot to do anything but look. Queen's Beauty Inner I.«veliness It is hard to describe the beauty of the Queen. It is an inner loveliness that radiates. She is warm-hearled and interested in people and sonie- how she transmits her friendliness with even the most regal bow. It is true that her clothes are perfect for her On every occasion. But there :s something more than all thnt; an elu- sive, magnetic quality which breaks down all resistaiic'.', whicn w.ns all hearts. It is this something which causes crowds to exclaim, "The Qui en, the Queen." Trooping the Color Saturday was a packed day: the trooping of the color and the laying of the corner stone of the Supreme Court building in the morning, the Royal garden party at Rideau Hall in the afternoon and the government dinner at Kideau Hall at night. The day was perfect; blue sky, briirht :.un and yet cool air. It was the King's birthday or, at any rate, the day celebrated as such_ and the traditional ceremony of the trooping of the K'ng's color was briliantly carried out. I am no militarist; I never see the hyauty of a colorful uniform without .seeing also the death and havoc of war. But on this lovely Jay, with tliousands and thousands of people covering every available inch of space on Parl- iament Hill, and the red-coated WATCH REPAIRING PRICES REASONABLE E. I. HoUey Liocated at old Methodist Parsonage TORONTO St. FLESHERTON MODERN BEAUTY SALON Work Done in all Branches Henna pack, manicuring, etc. Special care taken with per- manent waves. Prices are Reasonable. Will appreciate your patron- ave; coine and try us. soldiers doing their stuff with precis- ion and grace to the music ol niasskd iiands, it seemed only a good show put i>n lor the King's entertainr.ii nt. 1 nis .Ilea was eiii|ihasii^ed when 1 heard Uiat the King, when not chut'.iiig wiih tile commanding otlieer, hummel the .Ill's as the band played. We had been warned tha. tho.sv; 1 1 ;he invited guests who wished to set he laying ol tne corner stone, which .oliowed almost immediately upon the Hooping of the color, must get tiirough the main gate as quickly as i/ossit)le and walk down Wclliiigt jji SCreet, since there was ho ihaiii-.' ol ears getting through. 'I'he first out was the ^Jpeaker, the Hon. Pierre Cas- -lain, and in fun he jiompously i larch- . il ahead, with .Madame .Oasgi ain, daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul .Marti. i ..nd myself following, down I'u middle il' the street. The crowil, ininsel on cither side, joked with u-, calling out: •poor marching; pick it up there'' and, on Madame Casgrain's side, to her utter confusion: "Isn't she sweet ?'• liut she is. When we got to the iite of the Su- preme Court building, I was delighleil lo find that my seat was only a few I'eet from the stone whii'h was to be "laid;" actually, loweied by p.illeys; so I knew 1 would have a very fine view of the iii'oceediiigs. It was a iimple ceremony. Mr. Mackenz.e Kinjr handed Her Majesty a trowel, which the press called goth gold and -ilver. but which looked silver t" me, with which she spread Liir.ent over the base onto which the great founda- tion stone was lowered by a workman i)perating from above, after v.'hich the Queen tapped the foundation stone with hei' trowel and deelai-ed it well an<l trul>^ laid. Then escorted by the Prime Minis- ter, Her Majesty walked to the sjieaking desk, where a micropluine was concealed, and made her brief but beautifully phrased .'iiid cleaily enunciated speech. It is said that after the speech was hanlei'. to hir she wrote in with pen the sentence: "Perhaps it is not inappropriate that this task should be performed bv a woman, for woman'.s position in civil- ized society has depended upo»i the growth of law." By that brief sent- ence she made herself one v/ith all womankind. Warm Greeting by Royalty 1 heard a great many people talking of the deep emotion they felt on see- ing Their Majesties â€" lump in the throat sort of thing. I thought that the Scotch granite in my nature must be the cause of my lack of emotion. But now a little scene was enacted which touched the wells of my being The Queen came to talk with the three workmen there to assist in the laying of the corner stone; the one aloft of whom I spoke a moment ago, and two others who stood beside her The latter were Scots; ruddy, red headed, obvious Scots'. She shook hands with them and chatted away for a few minutes, with complete friendliness and no touch of conde- siension; then half turned toward the King, who was nearby, and hi came to shake hands and enter intc the conversation. All this time thi workman up above, a French-Can- adian, was looking down sadly. The Queen caught the look and beckDned him down, and when he started down the ladder the crowd chorused: "Hurry up; hurry up." They didn't want him to miss his great moment. But there was no danger; the King and Queen were waiting for him and. 'vhen ne came, greeted him warmly anil talked with him in his native language. It was the democracy and humanity of the scene that touched mo. Five thousand people attended the garden party and five thousand more could have, so far as room in the grounds is concerned. It was a pretty sight; the stretches oc lawn, broken by shrubberies, rockeriea and stately trees, with the ladies' drosses making splashes of color. The men were sombre and correct in morning dress with silk toppers. Fon-i was sei-ved in three large marqae>j with a birthday cakeâ€" the King's birthday cake â€" in each. I was very intero.sted in the birthday cakes and asked i lot of questions about them. Each weigh- «! 300 pounds, was three stories high, topped by a replica of the IiTiperial crown, and was decorated with the rose, the thistle, the shamrock the leek and the maple leaf in white ic- ing. On the huge bottom layer of each cake was a white model of the "Camperdown," the ship on which King George trained as a naval cadet. Fo my delight one of the tiny ships, about 14 inches long, a l.)vely thint. was given to me. Their Majesties walkeil about tlie Kiouiiils, first together 'ind th.-n . i :. aiately, meeting sonie and lic:iiu H.'eii by all. I'art of my |)leasure was spoil- 'd by unthinking peojde who tramjieil iver flower lieils and broke olf hya- cinths and tulipK about to bloom. Such ill manners aiul lack of respeci fur other people's property 1 cannoi understand. Other than the garder damage it was a perfect party Slate Dhiner and Presentation S y^ KENNEDY'S ^O for Fresher Groceries Real Good TEA, per lb. 49c PURE LARD per lb. 10c QUICK QUAKER OATS, Chinaware 31c Unwrapped SOAP, SPECIAL 10 for 23c RINSO, 1 Urge pkg. and 1 reg. 10c size free 25c GARDEN SEEDS OF ALL KINDS PINEAPPLESâ€" All sizes at real bargain prices Real good assortment of MEN'S WORK AND DRESS SHOES at r^al bargain prices. For fresh Fruits and Vegetables â€" We have them all. DON'T FOROKT YOUR COUPONS C. J. KENNEDY PHONE 37 WE liEI.IVER We reluctantly got ourselvej away from it with just enough I'.'ne to dash hiiiiie and get ourselves ready for the dinner; in my case, hardly time iiiough; couldn't find enough hair pins, taxi waiting, fingers all thumbs (jetting acquainted with the new dress putting on "yards" of new gloves. But I arrived in time, almost too e.xcited to see at that moment the beauty of the ({reat ballroom in which the dinner was held. Kverybody was in a flutter, finding their place at the table, even though the elaborate plan was handed to us ill book form on entering. Eight hundred is a big dinner. But at last I find 1 am between Joe Bradette .M.P., of Cochrane, and Dave Spence. M.P., of Toronto, while across are Sir Eugene and Lady Fiset and Mr. and I'ouliot. It was a friendly group and we fell into happy conversation. The half hour which we waited for the Uoyal party passed quickly. It was an unbelievable experience to be eat- ing in the same room with the King and Queen, but it certainly did nothing to dampen the gaiety of the dinner. When Mr. Mackenzie King arose and said that His Majesty wished us to be presented we cheered lustily and sang with vigor "God Save the King." There a a real family feeling at that great dinner. The Royal pai-ty left the ballroom to have their coffee in the drawing room, and then the presentations took place. I was thankful that my turn didn t come until at least halfway through. It was an awful moment when I heard Mr. Pcreira call my name and I knew that the next moment I must curtsy to the king and shake hands at the same time, not an easy feat. But the great moment was made easier by the Prime Minister moving to the King's side and saying: "This is our first woman member." The King said: "Indeed," and smiled. I don't know what I did, but the next moment I was curtsying to the Queen and hearing her say: "How many women are there in the Canadian Parlia- ment?" I heard myself answering, in a natural voice, and felt that my smile was not so frozen, possibly thawed by the warmth of hers, and I was backing, safely enough, the five required steps. Unveiling of National Memorial Sunday morning I awoke and thought: "I can't go to the unveiling of the National Memorial. I've got to broadcast and the script isn't ready and, anyway, twenty years after a war is a silly time to be putting up a national monument. Better to sjiend the money earing for the veterans." So, in that frame of mind, I worked two hours at the broadcast. But the crowds poured past my apartment windows the bands played and I be- fran to think that half a dozen blocks from where 1 sat workinp:, an hi.stor- ical event was about to take place, and I knew that if I could find it there was a reserved place for me. So I set out. This event drew by far thp largest crowd. It is estimated that 100,000 people witnessed the ceremony, from the ground, roofs, window ledges, fire escapes, from every vantage point where a foothold could be secured. It was a solemn, moving service, with the King making the speech. It re- called the awful days of the war, the brave marching away, the thin ranks returning, the sorrow and gnef ; and the years since, with their trials for all of us, but especially for veterans An unspoken prayer for peace could almost he heard. When the King's speech, ending with the sentence: "Without freedom there can he no enduring Pe/ce. and without peace no enduring freedom was concluded and the last hymn lung, followed by "Crod Save *e King " Their Majesties mingled among the veterans for more than half an hour, chatting ""^.^f "^'"t^^jl^"^?- II was an event without P»;eced^"t. The officials were at a loss to know how to handle it. At first they at- tempted to keep an advance guard ahead of them, and the Governor- Generi Slav nearby, but the pressure of the throng prevented, and the only pro- tection Their Majesties had was the affection in the hearts of those who surrounded them, and they needed none other. Lord Tweedsmuir and Mackenzie King were jostled rather badlv gettinR to their cars hut the way" opened before George and Rlikabeth. Push Technique \ By I. H. P, Of the outstanding systems of push technique, as demonstrated within a six by six feet range of vision oppos- ite a gas station along the twenty- eight mile Toronto route of the Royal parade, the cork-screw and wiggle .•â- ystems might have been observed as most efficient. The push technique may have been altogether different in your section. Three little boys from Feversham adopted the wiggle system, no doubt copied from the speckled trout', wiggl- ing through the grass back to the river. They patiently maneuvered here and there among the forest of tired and limp legs until they reached the curb. While congratulating them one victim of the corkscrew system should not be forgotten. After several hours seated on the razor edge of a car bumper or on the painfully sharp joints of a picket fence, certain wrigglers had begun to be a bit jeal- ous of the advantage enjoyed bv a tired little man standing in the third row from the curb. Then the cork- screw system was observed. A deli- cately pointed female shoulder was deftly and unostentatiously inserted from behind the tired little man. It was pointed in the direction of his lapel. Then by persistent ard periodic slight corscrew twists, hohling fast to every hairs-breadth "ained, the fe- male shoulder had reached his best buttons. One last corkscrew twist and the tired little man's eyes were fairly between the scented shoulders of the female, .\fter all that standing! The little man eased back and abandoned the prospect of seeing his King. The big wrinkle down the back of "his coat, like the hair on a scared cat's back, smoothed out. But it did not heal his wound to hear the female say that Heads of Nations should be elected by popular vote instead of inheriting the position. The little man sputtered fiercely, then remembered that he was a gentleman. Although rudely cheat- ed, he would defend his unseen King. "Madam, you have rot the capacity to realize the wisdom or the woman- liness of our late Queen Victoria, who gave us such a succession of oreat and manly British Kings. Not only our present King, but all â€" every one â€" have been the pride of our Empire. Madam, we are thankful that the Court at Windsor, like all our Courts of Justice, are not presided over by strong-arm politicians periodically elected and dependent on a mass whim created by an expensively advertised slogan. They are independent for life to serve according to their oath of office." Within that six by six range, list eners had been, since the Royal landing, reading the highly competit- ive display of laudatory adjectives, which, though worthv a place in our best literature, had not given every reason for the affection displayed. Some one patted the little man's shoulder. Still directing his voice at the female spinal column, Tie asked: "Who else, without th- background and training of generations of Royal- ty, could stand up under the terrific ijlare directed upon the British Throne? And remember. Madam, w-e have no apprehension regarding their successors, either. We learn to love them long before they become our Sovereign." The female shoulders were slump- ing. Perhaps the little man might yet see his King. But he kept on. "Would you like to have the head of your family held up to ridicule and sland- ered at every election time. You wouldn't want to, periodically, trade the one at the head of -"our table, for some one else. That's the way we feel about our King and Queen. Even if British Royalty were to be elected, you couldn't find, in the Empire, a seconder to another nomination. The result wold be an acclamation." Then to the folk around him, he said, "Their Majesties know it is we, the folk who do the work on the farm and the mill hands, who really wel- come them. Their Majesties know that we, the common people, buy the Windsor uniforms. We are proud of the well-dressed ones of our family â€" the big wigs â€" whom we delegate to greet them. The big wigs know how to hold their toppers just right. They can pronounce the big words and will say 'have seen' and not "have saw' even when they are most excited about it all. Even so, we know Their of them, «"!« .t^'". ;'"Xr ';. Majesties would rather talk with al and Prime Minister tried to ^ J^„„ „_„â-  ,^^^ ,^5^^ j^^ ,,;_ .^« ^n WTien I came out from the Chateau Laurier, after broadcasting that same niRht, into that .same square, it was deserted. The Royal train had gone. -AGNES C. MACPHAIU OTTAWA, ONT. Wed., May 24th, 1039. Saturday Specials Chuck Roasts lb. 15c Large Sausage .. 2. lb 25c Side BaCon, by the piece per lb. 27c Bologna 2 lb. 29o Hamburg 2 lbs. 25c Be sure and ask for your coupont with each 25c purchase. R. J. Priestley common people than with the big wigs, but we haven't developed cork- screw technique and not likely ever will." Just then the Royal car shot past. The female was gone, but the Fever- sham kids sure had a swell look. LIBERAL CONVENTION The Liberals of the riding of Grey- Bruce will hold a Convention in the town hall, Durham, at 2 pm. on Thurs- day, June 8th, for the purpose of selecting a candidate to contest the riding at the next Donjinion Election. Three delegates allowed from each polling sub-division. Dr. Blair, M-P-. will give an address â€" Dr. T. H. Sneath president; J. C. McDonald, sec.-treas. HALF HOLIDAYS Phone |7w I I.r.sni KTON AUiaton Thursday Creemore Thursday Drayton Thursday Durham Thursday Dundalk Thursday Erin Wednesday Flesherton Thursday Grand Valley Wednesday Hanover Wednesday Meaford Wednesday Markdale Thursday Mt. Forest Thursday Oringeville Wednesday Owen Sound Wednesday Shelbtirne Thursday Thombury ...*. We<lnesday A Free Trip When you are coming lo town bring your can of cream with you, and deliver it to us, the extra monely we pay for cream delivered to the creamery will, on an average, pay for your gas and oil. The money is paid to you without much delay. Wether you are a steady shipper, or part time, you will receive the same corteous treatment, and the most money for your cream and eggs. Our excellent truck service is at your disposal- We still have ample storage for your meat, whether by the pound or by the box. Call and enquire about this convenience. Creamery open Wednesday and Saturday nights Flesherton Creamery & Produce Co. Phone 66 Chas. Goddard, Manager ^^♦^♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦^'^♦'^♦♦♦J^J^J^*'^*^^ "'&S°H&"" ^â-  '. •! ?: *i m il "I needed a new bam roof and I went into the matter very carefully .The annual report of my mutual insurance company showed that last year out of 15 fire losses 7 were caused by flying embers, and 3 by light- ning. I talked to my insurance agent ana he advised a fire-proof roof aboye all else so I decided on metal. Metal protects against fire and Ugbtning and also against wind, - weather, rot and upkeep." I chose Metal and I bought TITE-LAP "Tite-Lap, to my way of thinlring, has all the beat features in metaJ roonng. It is rigid, has mnyimnt^ provision for nailing, is absolutely weather-tight. I got the Council Standard quality, and the 25 year guarantee that goes with it. And I was glad to learn about the new reduction in cost because there's no sales tax any more." • Send ridge and rafter measurements for' FREE roofing eetimate. Address Dept. 908, Eastern Steel Products GUELPH STREET PRFSTON, ONT. Jrnited Factori Montreal , Poullrv Eqjipi Rieht Enough A rather stout schoolmistress was talking about birds and their habits. "Now," she said, ,'at home I have a canary, and it can do something I cannot do. I wonder if any of you know just what that thing is?" Little Eric raised his hand. "I know, teacher,'' he said. "Take a bath in a saucer." A SMART SCOT In the dressing room of the train the Scot had been boring everyone with tales of the great deeds he had done. "Well, now," said an English- man at last, "suppose ypu can tell us something you citi't do, and bv Jove, I'll undertake to do it mvself." "Thank ye," replied thd Sicot. "I canna pay my railroad fare." D. 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