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®1)^ /ksljMixn A^ttanc^, Vol. 59; No. 1 FLESHERTON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE?" 1939 Donald McMillao Wob Last W«!k'$ Prize Priceville district come in the fore in tlie weekly draw last week when two neighbors annexed prizes. Donald McKinnon of the South Line was the first prize winner of five dollars, while j â€" - F«rt„eran.p witn bv second prize and two dollars went to brother, Mr. George D. Boyd, operat A. N. Boyd Dies Mrs. W. Boyd received word last week of the death of her brother-in- law, Mr. Andrew Nelson Boyd, which occurred at Saskatoon, Sask., on Monday of last week, following an operation the Thursday previous. He had been in partnership with his THURSTON & SON, Proprietor! Trustees -Ratepayers Teacher Resigned 'Session of P^rliainont Holding Coflvention Mrs. John Hargrave of Rock Mills. Three one dollar prizes went to Mrs. Wallace Fisher of the 4th line, P. R. Oliver of the South Line and Mr. Gor- don Irwin, south of Flesherton. The prizes were well divided up into the various districts this week. The Flesherton Creamery gave addi- tional awards of ^0.38, as the last three were fortunate enough to have taken cream to the creamery that day. Mrs. Fisher received $3.53 extra, F. R Oliver $12.52 and Gordon Irwin $4.33! The proprietors of the creamery are forced to change the regulations on their weekly prize to the first two prize winners, in place of the five who would be drawn. This week The Advance will give a six months' sub- scription to any of the names drawn, provided their subscription is paid in advance when the draw is made. This mg as Boyd Brothers, dealers in auto- mobiles and automobile accessories at North Battleford and in 1922 deceased moved to Saskatoon and opened up a branch there of Boyd Brothers. The late Mr. Boyd was born in 1877 near Mt. Forest and left for the West in 1903 and saw the country around North Battleford grow from its in- fancy to the flourishing community it now is. He is survived by two sisters Mrs. C. Patterson of Kincaid and Mrs. W. J. Challenger of Saskatoon, and two brothers, R. J. Boyd of Saskatoon and George D. Boyd of Saskattoon. ' Mr. Ernest Hutton of the High School staff tendered his resignation This Saturday the Grey County : *° '^'-' ^"^^'^ "" Wednesday of Jast Branch of the Ontario Educational ^^"^''- ^^'- Hutton has taught His- Association, Trustees' and Ratepay- ^°^'^ ^"'^ English in a number of ers' department will hold their annu- ! ^°''""»' Fi'ench throughout the school al meeting, in the town hall, Flesher- ' ^""^ Physical training to the boys, and ton, with both morning and afternoon ' ^^^ '"-''^" ** member of the staff for sessions. The convention will be a ! ^^^ ^^^^ *^" years. He has taught very interesting one, as there are special speakers for the occasion and demonstrations of school work and musical numbers as taught in the schools will be given. Guest speakers for the convention will be Miss Agnes C. Macphail, M.P., who will talk on "Education for Liv- ing and Mr. M. A. Campbell, secre- tary-treasurer of the of the Ontario Association of Trustees and Rate- payers, will give an illustrated talk j "Observations of Schools in Denmark ST. MARY'S GUILD The annual meeting of St. Mary's Guild, Maxwell, was held at the home of Mrs. Geo. Lawlor on May 25th. _ After the business of the past year prize will be in effect for the nights was finished the existing executive ftf .Tnno 7fl. or. J 1/1*1, ,,. -. _ 1 of June 7th and 14th. BAN POTATO SALE IN 90-POUND BAG Alteration in the standard size of bags in which potatoes are packed for sale was announced recently by the Dominion department of agriculture. The 80-pound and 90-pound bags, which have been in extensive use, particularly in Eastern Canada, will be abolished after July 1 and the only legal weights after that date for potatoes packed in cotton, jute or mesh bags for sale will be 100, 75, 50 25 and 15 pounds. Weights for po- tatoes prepacked in paper bags are 10 and 15 pounds. The department said there were many advantages attached to the change. "For example, the difference between 75 and 100-pound bags and between 50 and 75 will be readily apparent. Under the old system this was not so easy. When 80 and 90- pound bags were being simultaneously offered for sale, the buyer was likely to be confused, if not misled." IN MEMORIAM McMULLIN â€" In loving memory of our dear husband and father, Alex. McMullin, who passed away June 5th, 1938. Sweet to remember, a father so dear, Tho' at)sent from us yet very near; Unseen by the world, he stands 'by our side And whispers "My dear ,ones, death cannot divide. We do not know the pain he bore. We did not see him die. We only know he passed away And never said good-bye. â€"Sadly ipissed by Wife and Family. resigned, being Mrs. Geo. Lawlor, president; Mrs. M. McGirr, secretary; Mrs. Geo. Burk, treasurer. Then fol- lowed the appointing of a new execu- tive as follows: President â€" Mrs. Ed. Seeley. Secretary â€" Mrs. Gould. Treasurer â€" Mrs. Jas. Leggatt. After the appointment and other business was completed the Guild made a presentation to Mrs. J. A. Kernahan, and the following address was made: Dear Mrs. Kernahan â€" We, the members of St. Mary's Guild, Max- well, have in the past enjoyed the pleasure of your company and work in our church work. We certainly have missed you since your departure from us on moving to Flesherton, and we are very glad to have you with us today. We ask you to accept this electric lamp, not for its intrinsic value, but as a remembrance of the pleasant times we have spent together. We hope you may enjoy good health and find happiness in your new home, and we hope that you will find it convenient to be with us whenever possible. â€" Signed, Mrs. Geo. Lawlor Mrs. Ed. Seeley. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Charles Graham of Kimberley announce the engagement of their daughter, Elsie, to Mr. Rob- ert Phillips, only son of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Phillips of Flesherton, the marriage to take place early in June. I Scotland and Ontario." Miss Madge Lucas of Markdale, teacher of music in Artemesia township schools, will supervise a school chorus and several other numbers by the pupils and will talk on the value of music in the schools. Another interesting number will be selections by the newly organ- ized Flesherton junior band, to show how students can learn practical band music in a short time. The band has only been in existence for six weeks and the progress they have made has been remarkable. Other demonstra- tions will be given by Miss Alice Heard and Miss Laura Pallett of the Flesherton High School staff, the for- mer speaking on "Some Aspects of the Art Course," and the latter "Health in the High School," both lectures being illustrated. The morning session will commence at 10.30 a.m., when devotional exer- cises will be conducted by Rev. F. G. Ashton. Resolutions will be received by F. E. Abercrombie, Vice-Pres of the Association, following which there will be a general discussion and elec- tion of officers. A basket picnic will be held in Memorial Park. Bring your basket. Reeve Alfred Down will deliver the address of welcome when the after- noon session convenes at 1.30 and Mr. Robert Ferguson of Thornbury will give the President's address. At this session the teachers from the High School will give their demonstrations. Miss Macphail will speak and the junior band will give a number. Mr. Campbell will also give his talk and discussion will follow and questions answered. The public is cordialy invited to attend these sessions and all trustees are urged to attend both sessions, as they will be very interesting and will show the progress made in the new course of education. class in Sunday school, took the service in St. John's United church on several occasions and has been act- ive in sports in the town. His resig- nation from the staff is to be regrett- ed as he has been a good teacher and popular with the students. Mr. Hut- ton is not at present decided whether or not he will take another .school. He may return to University to enter advanced studies. The best wishes of a host of friends are extended to Mr. Hutton for future success. Finisiiea ^^turda) (By Agnes C. Macphail. .M.P.) We are glad. We, the Commoneis are glad for two reasons. First, the session is over; Parliament has pro- rogued. The fourth session of the eighteenth Parliament has passed into history. It was a long grind, start- ing on the 12th of January and last- ing until the 3rd of June; almost five inonth.s, with only four days recess at Easter and one day for the Royal visit. To make matters worse, we sat three times a day since the 'uth of May, from eleven in the morning un- til eleven at night. We are accused of doing nothing, but we worked hard at it. Mrs. N. Hoslrawser i>iea Uo r SALE OF BAKING AN» PLAY AT fEVERSH>»M, JULY 12 The Ladies' Aid of Ptversh;-.m will hold a sale of aprons and baking in the Orange Hall on Monday afternoon, June 12th, followed by a 3-act play at 8 p.m., entitled "Deacon Dubbs," given under the auspices of the Clarksburg A.Y.P.U. Admisison to thei play: adults 25c, Children l«c. I A little girl was carrying home some eggs, and dropped them. "Did you break any ? " asked the mother. "No," said the child, "but the shells came off some of them." "AUNT SUSIE SHOOTS THE WORKS'" will be presented by Durham Y.P.S. in the Agricmltural Hall PRICEVILLE ! Friday, June 9th, 1939 uilder the auspices of St. Andrew's Wm. H. Hales Died Saturday, Aged 74 Death came suddenly on Saturday afternoon to William Harmon Hales at the Grey County Home at Mark- dale. While he had not been enjoying good health for some time his condi- tion was not considered to be serious. He went to Markdale two weeks ago and last week took a weak spell, death coming on Saturday, caused from heart trouble. The late William Hales was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hales, and was born near Saugeen Junction 74 years ago, and resided on the same faim all his life. He was unmarried. He was of a very friendly disposition and was highly regarded by a host of friends. He was an ad- herent of St. John's United church and when able was a regular attend- ant. He was a member of L.O.L. No. 244, Proton Station. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon with service at the home of his nephew, Mr. Leonard McArthur. Priceville. Rev. A. R. Muir of St. Columba United church, Priceville, conducted the service at the house and cemetery. The service was under the auspices of the Orange Order. The pallbearers were Messrs. T. J. Fisher, F. Duncan, Thos. White, Ed. Stinson, John Neilson and W. Dever. Those who attended the funeral from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. Dave Riley, Mrs. Jane Riley and son. Will, of .4.11iston and Rev. H. E. and Mrs. Wright of Brucefield. PRICEVILLE W. I. Walking On Highways Young People's Society. Admission: 26c and 15c. ADMISSION: - - 25c and 15c Pedestrians on the roads and high- ways of the province often cause motorists a fright by their apparent indifference to traffic, whether slow or speedy. The rule for persons walking on the highwa.vs should be to walk towanls approaching traffic, always on the left side of the rOad. Then there i.s no I danger of being overtaken by traffic. I to be injured thereby, and during the { hours of darkness they always have sufficient warning by the vision from Fwieral Chapel DIGNIFIED AND SYMPATHETIC PERSONAL SERVICE Whethei f YOU PAY LESS TEAS |100.00 For Complete Fnneiml ! More I a distance of approaching cars. Mso. I it is just a step off the pavement I should that step be necessary, without having to look around, as would bo required were they on the other side of the road. If pedestrians always walked on the left side of the road, there would sel- dom be an accident to report involv- ing them. It is the rule of the roaH in some sections and a common sense method and wortky of universal adoption. The I'egular monthly meeting of the Women's Institute was held at the I home of Mrs. Bell on Thursda.v, June 1st, with a good attendance and Mrs. Moody presiding. It was decided to send delegates to the District annual convention at Ravenna on .June 15th. Mrs. Elmer Watson, Miss Mary Mc- Eachern. Mrs. Momly and Mrs. Thos. Carrie were appointed as a "Sunshine Committee" for 1939. It was also decided to hold the July meeting in the form of a picnic at HaiTison Park. Owen Sound. The convenor for agri- culture, Mrs. Moody, gavo a splendid paper on agriculture and a contest "Thp Farmer's Love Letter" was won by Mi.ss Mary McEachci'n. .Mrs. Bell gave an instrumental. The meeting closed with the National .A.nthem. -V dainty lunch was served by the hostess and her assistants. I And, second, the Commons won over the Senate in the dispute about the Bill instituting the Mortgage Bank. After the Commons had passed the Bill, it was sent to the Senate, where they hashed it all to pieces, taking out altogether that part which related to the reduction of debt on urban pro- perty. The Commons refused to ac- cept the mutilated Bill. They agreed to some of the minor amendments but I not the major one, cutting the urban people out of the benefits of the Bill. Mr. Cahan was the only member who supported the action of the Senate. The Government called for a division which resulted in Mr. Cahan voting on one side and every other member on the other. The Bill was returned to the Senate and concurrence in the Commons' view requested, and to our surprise, granted. For once, the Commons won; too often goo<l legis- lation has been thrown out or mangled beyond recognition by the Senate. The prorogation was a long-drawn- out process. It started at three p.m. and wasn't concluded until a quarter to eleven on Saturday. The M.P.'s were called to the Chamber again and again. But, finally, at ten o'clock we met to await the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, who came to call us to the Senate, where the Deputy Governor-General, Chief Ju.stice Duff, supported on either side by the .\cting Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Ernest Lapointe, and the leader of the gov- ernment forces in the Senate, Senator Dandurand, carried out the closing ceremonies. The galleries were filled and the officers' uniforms were as brilliant as ever, but there were few Senators in their places and the Commoners wen? a tired looking lot. The only hum- orous touch occurred just as we wen turning away from the bar, when om- member called to another: "Go and tell Gerry he can stop talking." The Bren Gun Committee was dying on its feet. Ordinarily a committee report? to the House, and the House deals with its report, but in the case of the Bren gun, those opposed to the con- tract did not want it to be white- washed in a report, even though it were never dealt with, and the gov- ernment did not wish to start the argument on it all over again by mov- ing the adoption of the report. So the only thing to do was to let it talk itself to death. This it proceeded to do with Gerry McGeer the main talker. Somebody had to kaep going until prorogation. Alter only a short illness death came to Mrs. Norman Hostrawser of tile Suutn Line, Artemesia, in the -Markdale hospital on Friday after- noon of last week. She had been Ul for only a week with the 'flu which turned to pneumonia. Deceased was in lier oOth year. The late Mrs. Hostrawser, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Peterson, was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Peterson, and was born in Amaranth township 49 years ago. She was married to Mr. Norman Hostrawser and they resided near Shelburne for a number of years, com- ing to .Artemesia township in 1931. Besides her sorrowing husband she leaves two children Ileen (Mrs. Mur- ray Famell) of the South Line, Arte- mesia, and Carman of Bui-wash, Ont. She also leaves three brothers and two* sisters, Mrs. Robt. Stevenson of To- ronto, Mrs. Clifford Reid of Shelburne, -Albert and Harold Peterson of Shel- burne and John Peterson of Amar- anth. She was a member of the United Church. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon and was largely attended by a wide circle of friends, who conveyed their sympathy by their attendance. The service was conducted by Rev. Dunlop of Laurel. Interment was made in Shelburne cemetery. .The s.vmpathy of their friends in this district is tendered to Mr. Hos- trawser in the great loss he has sus- tained in the loss of his partner. Selveral New Members Have Joined Junior Band Several new members have been wel- comed into the junior band just lately. We are glad to see the increased in- terest shown everywhere and we hope that more music-loving parents will be persuaded to give their boy or girl a chance to enter this vand. Hear the band at the Trustees' and Ratepayers' ronvention in the town hall this Sat- urday afternoon. order that the benefits of the Act may be passed on to him â€" the property owner. Individual mortgagees (the fellow who lends the money) could form some co-operative arrangement among themselves which would enable them to come within the provisions of the Act. They could then lower the prin- cipal owed them to eighty per cent of tha present appraised value, forgive all arrears of interest in excess of two years and lower the interest rate for the future to five per cent, and yet: receive one half of the loss thus in^ curred. Badjeros District Softball LIBERAL CONVENTION NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR THE USE OF OUR CHAPEL BATES & MADDOCKS 124 Avenue Road, TORONTO Niffht or Day 'Phone KIngsdale 4344-845e The Liberals of the riding of Grey- Bruce will hold a Cotivention 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 Dominion 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. Singhampton .... 3 1 Dunedin g Mclntyre 3 i Redickfille t i Maxwell i j Badjeros 2 Feversham 2 1 1 4 4 3 2 1 Last Week's Scores: Redickville U, Maxwell 8 McTntyre 15. Badjeros Dunedin 6, Peversham 5 Singhampton 15, Badjeros 5 Maxwell 17, Mclntj-re 8 Singhampton 6, Redickville 4 Well there's one thing to be thank- ful for. Canada's crop of silk hats came out at a time when tomatoes were off the market. An old-timer is a fellow who re- members he could buy a pound of steak for a dime, but forgets he had to work an hour to earn the dime. Future Gaines: June 8 â€" Badjeros at Peversham. June 8â€" Singhampton at Redickville, June 9..â€" Mclntyre at Badjeros. June 12â€" Redickville at Dunedin. June 12â€" Maxwell at Feversham. June 1.3 â€" Badjeros at Singhampton. Jnne 14 â€" Dunedin at Mclntyre. For more than four years, the Dominion of Canada has been the leader in the world's production of platinum, replacing Russia in 19.34. Tlu' Central .Mortgage Bank is set up under practically the same man- agement as the Bank of Canada, to take care of one half of the losses sustained by mortgage companies which write down the princi|)al of mortgages on farms, and on urban homes valued at seven thousand doll- ars or less, to uighty per cent of the appraised value and which forgive all arrears of interest in excess of two .voars and agree to charge only five per cent. Any mortgage company which bo- comes a member of th» Mortgage Bank will receive in payment from it, up to one-half of the losses it sus- tains, twenty year bonds bearing interest at three per cent. The whole i^cheme is voluntary and mortgage companies do not need to come within the provisions of it unless they wish. The unfortunate thing is that a farmer or householder whose mort- gage is held by an individual does not come within the Act. This reimburs- ing of the creditor by the government of one half of the loss sustained should have operated under the Far- mers' Creditors Arrangement Act. It would have .saved many a retired farmer or retired business man or their widows from undue loss. .\ny unduly burdened property owner, who.s> mortgage is held by a com- pany, should urge that it become a member of the Mortgage Bank, ir A new class of agricultural fair is being instituted, to be called Junior B Fairs. The grant to them will be something less than the $1,800 given to Cla.ss B fairs. When the estimates were before the House, I asked Mr. Gardiner. Minister of .Agriculture: "Has the Minister seen fit to recom- mend that Owen S«und be considered a Class B. fair." to which he replied: "I cannot say that that has been ac- cepted, but provision is made in the supplementaries for what we are terming this year Junior B fairs. The full amouBt will not be paid to these fairs but an amount is being set aside to take care of them this year." The amount to be .spent for com- pensation for animals slaughtered In combatting tuberculosiss has been greatly increased, since it was found that United States regulations pre- vented stock emtering thers from Canada unless it had been tested for T. B., with the one exception of cattle I entering for immediate slaughter. A considerable portion of the increased money will be spent in the province of Ontario, the cattle owner receiving: two-thirds of the value wn to a maxi- mum on grades of $60. and on pure- breds of $150.00. There was a good deal of talk over the expperiment of putting chilled beef on the British market. Appar- ently the quality was greatly praised by British buyers. Mr. Matthew, one of the oldest beef salesmen on the Smithfield market is quoted as hav- ing said: "Nothing superior to the Canadian consignment has ever been seen on the Smithfield market in my memory." And another buyer said he had never seen such wonderful beef so skillfully dressed. The short sides sold from six shillings to six shillings (continued on page 4)