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®l)je /ksl)^rltf n 'Mmnu. VOL. 59; NO. 23. FLESHERTON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1939 W. H. THURSTON & SON. Proprietors Remembrance Day Service oa Saturday Arranj^ements ai« completed for the observance of Remeii]Ji>rance Day, when service will be held in Fleeherton on November 11th. As it is under- stood that no service is to be held in Markdale, the Markdale Post of the Canadian Legion is assembling at Flesherton in a body to commemorate the occasion. An invitation is extend- ed to the people of Markdale to at- tend, also all pupils of the nearby schools are invited to join, as the pub- lic and high schools of Flesherton are attending in a body. Service, weather permitting, will be held at the Memorial Park, but should the weather be unfavorable, the ser- vice will be held in the town hall, commencing at 10.45 a.m. A parade from the town hall in Flesherton will be held to the Park, with assembly at the town hall at 10.15 a. m., start of parade 10.30 a.m The service wfll be in charge of the local ministers, with Captain Rev. Stanley Elliott and the ministers of Markdale assisting. Reeve Alfred Down has proclaimed that from 10 in the morning until two in the afternoon be observed as a holiday, and all places of business will be closed. It is expected that Reeve Rusk of Markdale will do the same. The Markdale citizens' band will be in attendance and furnish music for the singing at the service at the park. Programs of order of service are being prepared and will be available at the service. Details of parade will be for- warded to those in charge of the par- lous groups. Individuals wishing to oflFer floral tributes are invited to do so at the appointed time. All Great War Veterans and all members of the militia and the mili- tary school are requested to attend in civies. Banters Gone North The deer hunters from this district left last week for the north country, the season for deer opening on Mon- day of this week. Following are the names of those who are taking in the hunt: Point Au Baril Club: Harry Fisher, Luther Love, Kingsley Gallagher, Ken Hill, Fred Taylor, Prank Taylor, Alex. Hergott, Clayton Betts and Wm. Ardbeg Club: J. 0. Dargavel, Wm. Maxwell. Phillips, Thos. Watson, Howard Wat- son, Dave Wlilliama, Laurie i^etts, Geo. Gillech and Otto Loss of Palm- erston and Otto Koehler of South- ampton. High Falls Club: Albert Sparks, Wilfred Lever, Cecil McTavish, John McKee, George Sled and Gordon McMullen. , Besides the above Mr. Wm, CaswelB left on Saturday with a Seaforth party for their grounds north of Parry Sound. Frank Duncan, G. B. Welton and Ernie Proctor of Eugenia are leaving this week ior Boakview. SHORT COURSE AT FEVERSHAM Agricultural Representative Stew- art Cooper has arranged to conduct one of the Department of Agricul- ture's Short Courses gt Feversham commencing Nov. 20th, and is desirous of having at least twenty-five girls and the same ntunber of boys in each of the classes. Any boy or girl who wishes to take advantage of theae courses should forward their names to C. N. Long, Feversham, at the Mollest poariU* date, m m t» tnant* their enrolment. HOME IMPROVEMENT PRIZES ARE AWAROED Under the auspices of the Wareham Junior Fanners and War -him fi!;ti tute a banquet was held in Wareh.am United Church Wednesday night, the prime object of which was to present the winners in the home improven'tnt contest with their prizes. There was an attendance of sixty and a hearty banquet was enoyed. Cliffort 6. H. Allen, president of the Wareham Jun- ior farmers was toastmaster and called on a number of those present. Among those was Reg. Jeffs, repre- senting the Farmer's Magazine and T. Stewart Cooper Mlarkdale, agtricul- tudal representative for Grey County. In co-operation with Mr. Cooper, Mr. Jeff presented pictures of the prize- winners in the improvement contest throughout Ontario. Osprey Council The Osprey Municipal Council met at Singhampton on Saturday Nov, 4; all the members were present. The minutes and proceedings of the last ' meeting were read and, upon being I found correct, were adopted as read. I Communications were received and i read from the following: the County I Clerk, re indigent hospital cases; from I. H. Perigoe, Toronto, repurchase of the unused part of the 25th sideroad, between the 10th and 12th conces- sions. Mr. Geo. Foster, clerk of the town- ship of Mulmur, waited on the Council and presented an account for relief which that municipality had issued to one of our former residents. By-laws Nos. 10 and 11 were passed authorizing the sale of lot 31, con. 13, to Cicely Freethy, and to authorize the payments of school rates and levies, also telephone and Hydro rates and levies. General accounts ordered paid were; L. Hambly, relief $10. J. Izard,, relief $12; W. Parker' relief $16; E. J. Walters, relief account to Mrs. Ban- nerman $10; Treasurer Township of Mulmur, relief account Wm. Neil $4.14; Treasurer Osprey Agricultural Society, grant $50; G. Mclntyre, sheep claim $9; W. Thomson, sheep claim $7; Treasurer County of Grey, main- tenance of County pupils $171.71; A. Hutohinson, D. Stephens and C. N. Long $5 each for selecting jurors. Council adjourned to meet at Fev- ersham on Friday, Dec. 15th, at 10 o'clock a.m. â€" C. N. Long, Clerk-Treas GREY COUNT COUNCIL MEETS NOVEMBER 15 Scientists say that average men live the longest. That is providing of course they watch their step crossing city streets. The November meeting of Grey county council will open at the county court house, Owen Sound, on Wednes- day, November 15, and will continue for the balance of the week. This Mrill be the fourth and final session of the County Council for the year, and is likely to be a very busy one. Reports on the year's activities will be presen- ted and the work of the session cleared up. It is stated with authority that the British army is being provided vnth socks that will not shrink, and that's more than can be said for many army socks of other days. Equipped to handle the finest service at moderate prices t r Beautiful ^'^ * ^ :Air Conditioned Funeral Chapel •t 124 AVENUE ROAD TORONTO, Ont. RICHARD MADDOCKS. Manager FRED R. MADDOCKS. AawMiat* Member of the Flesherton Old Boys' A Girls' AssocMtion BATES & MADDOCKS Formerly of Flesherton, Ont. 124 Aventie Road, Toronto, Ont KI. 4344 Mrs. Jas. Coriwlt Died Last Week There passed peacefully away at her home in Proton Station, on November 2, 1939, Martha McMillen, beloved wife of the late James H. Corbett. Mr. Corbett predeceased her iij Nov. 1928. The late Mrs. Corbett was bom in New York city on November 4, 1854, when her parents John McMillen and Eliza Hunter were enroute from Ire- land to found a new home in Canada. They settled in Proton Township on the farm now owned by her brother Joseph McMillen, which was then a dense forest. Here Mrs. McMillen shared in the pioneer hardships. Mrs. Corbett was the oldest of a family of six, David, deceased in 1908, James, Joseph, and John of Bethel, and (Elizabeth) Mrs. Bannon, Owen Sound. On November 4th of last year the late Mrs. Corbett was seized with a stroke, which confined her to her bed during the winter months, but in the spring she gradually regained her health, until in September when she was again seized with another stroke, which confined her to bed, and from then she gradually weakened under her afflictions and a worn out frame which had labored unceasingly all through her life for her home and family, which she dearly loved. Mr. and Mrs. Corbett were married in Orangn^eille on Jan. 21, 1873. They settled on the farm adjoining the Mc- Millen' homestead now occupied h J. Nixon. Together they carved a home, afld to them were bom seven children, John M. of Dundalk, Walter C. of Toronto, (Elizabeth) Mrs. James S. Lockhart of Goderich, Herbert of Proton, James E. of Ventry, (Vic- toria (Mrs. John C. McConnell) of Dundalk and Dalton of Priceville. Embued with a fondness for home and family, Mrs. Corbett lived near and dear to those she loved. Sha took a great deal of pleasure in having her friends, who were many, call and share ! in the reminiscing in the pioneer days, which were near and dear to her ; heart. The funeral, which was very largely attended, was held from her late res- idence in Proton Station on Saturaay, Nov. 4th. Service was conducted by the Rev. Edward Baker of MeafoH, a former pastor of the United Chuich, Bethel, of which the deceased wa.s n member. Rev. Gordon of Dundalk assisted. The message, very • ably delivered by the Rev. Baker, was com- forting to her friends, anti a Psalm to the life of the deceased. The pallbearers were four Irom the old Bethel neighborhood and two from Proton Station, namely Fred Greer, Art Quinn, Richard Wraggett, .Vndie-.v Wiltshire, Wesley Dever and Milton Bannon. The flower bearers were : W.J. Talbot of Flesherton. an old school mate, Thomas Wyville, Joseph Parks, George Ludlow, Thomas Ludlow and Prank Robinson. Floral tributes were received from: United Church, Bethel; the McMillens. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Frame, Toronto; Mrs. Jas. Robinson, Proton Station; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Corbett and family; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Corbett; Farmers' Co-Operative store, Dun- dalk; Bryson family. Toronto; and the family of the deceased. Among those from a distance who attended the funeral were: Mrs. Eliz- abeth Bannon, Mrs. Wm. Leffler, of Owen Sound; Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Frame, Mrs. Margaret Graham, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Corbett, Mr. and Mrsf Clifford Corbett and Joyce, Toronto; Mr. Ed. Corbett and Mr. Ernest Bradley, Orangeville; Mr. and Mrs. John Hanna, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Col- gan, Mrs. Jas. Hill and Mrs. Wilfred Bumside, Markdale; Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lockhart and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lockhart, Goderich; and Mr. and Mrs I Bert Rowden of ainton; besides friends from Eugenia^ Flesherton, Dundalk and Ventry. Thos. Hall Passes Thomas Hall, respected pioneer of Dundalk district, died at his home in Dundalk on Saturday morning, on Victoria Avenue Saturday morning within six days of his 90th birthday. He had been almost blind for the past four years and bedfast the greater part of -last year. The deceased was bom at Lloyd- town in King township, York County, on November lOth, 1849. Four years later he came with his parents to Proton Township taking up residence on a farm on Cocession 14, now owned by Joseph Black Later he purchased a lot further along the concession, cleared the timber and established a home. Retiring from active farming 26 years ago, the late Mr. Hall sold his farm to William Fell and moved to Dundalk where he has since made his home. The late Mr. Hall was united in marriage to Hannah Wideman of Eg- remont Township 50 years ago. He is sui-vived by one daughter, Mrs. David Middaugh of London, Ont., and one son, Harry, at home His wife died three years ago last May. The funeral of the late Mr. Hall was held on Monday afternoon, inter- ment being made in the family plot in Flesherton Cemetery. OPEN DEER SEASON IN BRUCE PENINSULA NOV. 13 TO NOV 18 An open season on deer from Nov 13 to Nov 18 inclusive is scheduled for the townships of Amabel, Albemarle, Eastnor, Lindsay and St. Edmunds, all on the Bruce Peninsula the Dept. of Game and Fisheries announced Sat- urday. Use of dogs is prohibited. The open season was declared following representations from the five town^ ships. 1940 LICENSES ./ Numerals an inch larger than those used in the past and a colour scheme rated by scientists as that affording the highest possible visibility will be features of Ontario's 1940 automobile plates, according to an announcement. The new markers are bright yellow in color, with black numerals and letters and are expected to be visible at greater distances and under far less favorable light conditions than those of the cm-rent year. Letters used in registration serial numbers have been left approximately the same size as last year, but the numerals have been made an inch longer- and an eighth of an inch wider. Contrary to last year's practice, when 1939 markers were made available tt) the public in November, 1938, the new license plates will not go on sale before Jan- uary 1st, 1940. WOMEN IN DISTRICT HAVE y NOT SIGNED FOR WAR WORK MAXWELL FOWL SUPPER A fowl supper will be held in St. Mary's Church, Maxwell, on Friday, Nov. 10th. Supper served from 6 to 8 p.m., following which the Whitfield young people will present their play "Here Comes the Prince." Concert at 8.15 p.m. Admission 60c and 26c. CHICKEN FIB SUPPER Mt Zion Church will hold a Chicken Pie Supper on Thursday, Nov. 9th. Sapper served from (5.30 to 8 p.m. A royalty play "Fixing Aunt Fanny" will be presented by Maple Valley Y. P. S. Admission 36c and 20c As yet there have not been any women of Flesherton or district to sign up with Mrs. J. O. Dargavel for the registration of Canadian women for war service work. Some women havo apparently Mt that they have offered to do knitting, sewing -and other war work and there- fore they do not need w sign ancithev forrri, thoiigh this iS a r.iisconeeption. Tl'tre is no connec/.io.i betweon tlie two, and there is nothing binding in signing the registratin.i forms. Some have said that the thintfs they wnuld be willing to do to-day, they may not be in a position to do a year or two .years from now, yet the fact is that 'hey do not commit themselves to any- thing except a voluntary statement that tRey are willing to help Canada in my way possible. They will not be cal- led for service, as would bo the case vith men if consci-iption wer.j in r>ffec* in Canada, and the whole thing is on \ voluntary basis. Women and girls, inging the forms do not place them- selves "in the army," ns ilo the boys who enlist Other towns have had "On or more women sign the register Headquarters have been hoping thnt the register would be complete-! by November 1st, and that by Januar*- 1 the forms would be tabulated ard handed over to the government at Ot- tawa as a guide to the woiianpower that is at their service for war work. BAZAAR AND RUMMAGE SALE The St. John's United Church Ladies' Aid will hold their annual bazaar and rummage sale in the church on Satui-day afternoon, Nov. 26th. Donations requested to be left at Duncan's store or taken to church the day of the basaar. A Ten Cent Tea will be served. 'nterestiog Trip To Parry Sound District The following letter describing % trip into Parry Sound district last month was written for The Advance by Miss Anna Maud Acheson cf Vic- toria Comers: Requested by our correspondent to relate on paper the story of my trip to the north country, I shall endeavor t'j touch some of the highlights of the jGumey. I hope that I miiy be abit t^ thrill some of the readei-s of this 'write up" that, through reading this, they may grasp some of the happi- ness which I thus gained. I have never yet found words to express just the wonderful feeling this trip gave me. Leaving Harkaway on tl.ve bright and cheery morn of Friday, Oct. 6th, about 8.30, Orpha- Hurd, teacher at Harkaway, and "the lady at the wheel" whom I was accompanying, along with a Mai'kdale lady in the person of Mrs. Albert Scott, travelled across to Meaford, the point of the teachers' convention. Commencing on our northern jour- ney, we travelled via CoUingwood, Staynei', Minesing, Midhui-st, Barrie, Orillia, Gravenhurtt, Bala, M-»cTier, Gordon Bay and Parry Sound. We stopped at several of these towns and at Midhurst we drove about the park to view the various products of refor- estry, and also had dinner there. At Parry Sound we turned onto what is known as the MacDougall road and which is a very winding one on which you can make good use of a horn. Around about the vicinity of Hunts- ville v'e left Mrs .Scott, thence back on the main road at Waubamik and then "hard at it" for the next twenty miles, which (brougiit lus into the scenic little town of McKellar at about 6 p.m.. We accomplished our object- ive, approximately 200 miles with no trouble, amid all the splendor and glory of fall. The leaves had taken on their most radiant colors and the further north we went the more beau- tiful they became. Further north they have deeper shades â€" a deep crimson and a maroon shade in particular â€" and, entwined with the evergreens, make a gorgeous showing. Lakes and rocks almost everywhere you look, also add greatly to the beauty. Our residence in McKellar looked out on a lake, both to the front and rear. This town is built in the midst of three lakes. On this main road the rock is so high at one point, that as you come to McKellar from the direc- tion we did, you cannot see the town until you come around this rock. Then right before you lies the pretty little town â€" ^rather a surprise. Sunday afternoon, after having partaken of a large Thanksgiving dinner, a carload of us motored to Parry Sound. We first visited some patients at the large General Hospital, following which we visited the resi- dential district. Fixim Bellvedere Hill we looked out over the Georgian Bay. At the opposite side of the town we found the beautiful grounds and the forestry look-out tower, which Orpha and I, amid the whistling of the wind, braved the climbing of the 100 st'-pn and viewed approximately fifteen miles radius, taking in the sight of the 30,000 islands, Georgian Bay and Parry Sound. In the evening we at- tended church service there. Monday morning six of us left «n a trip which took us over sixty miles further north via Nobel, Ponte au Baril â€" a place I was greatly interest- ed in since reading of several of our local men going there to hunt â€" Britt, Still River, Bedtenon and Ludgate. Road work was in progress on this trip and we passed over road that â- ost $40,000 per mile to constmct. We -?aw several large crushers at work â- rushing rock. We were prepared to eave our car at Kekenon and walk the trail of four miles to Ludgate. However, at Britt we encountered such a heavy rain that we were ad- vised to leave the car there and take the CP.R. train to Pakesley, which is the closed station to Ludgate, but is still the means of a two mile hike. This arrangement we adopted. The conductor of the train we found to be a real pal, got us an order to get off at what is known as the overhead bridge â€" where the two railway lines cross the C.P. on the bridge and the f^.N. below. This afforded us only a short hike across a comer of bush on- to the C.N. track and thus only a dis- tance of about three quarters of a mile to Ludgate, the home of two of Orpha's brothei-s. Ludgate is a C.N.R. centre, is situ- ated on the Key River and is a tourjsl centre, consisting chiefly of cabins, and the store and post office, conduct- No Paper Next The Advance nual holiday m ber 15th, so be issued ne will, howe' for I ,-â-  rotiu A, * .•^(Iv••I Novembei I :e day «rork vCd at of The edneaday, "The Spectator'' On Tuesday afternoon of last week Mr. Misener of Owen Sound brought moving pictures of the Bell Telephone Company to the high school. Several pictures were shown depicting the first telephone built in Bell's homestead in lirsntford in 1874, up to the present lime. This was well illustrated in the "Conquest of Time." Another picture showed how the telephone is u«ed in connecting ocean liners with continents. The telephone is of vital importance to man. By paying only a few cents, you many speak to any part of the world, which was shown in t>'e picture "An Empire Link." Music by the string choir and the explana- tion concerning the various instru- ments was vei-y interesting. FlesVerton girls played their first pnne of indoor basketball on Wed- nesday at Hanover. Although the smooth floor proved a new exper- ience for the girls, the splendid play of the forwards produced a score of 26, the most of these basK >ti being E<ored by Dorothy Watson and Mary Mc.dul.'en. The excellent work of the gua ds, Ruth Tumey, Af na McVicar and Bemice Leavell, prevented a larger score than 51 for Hanover, who had tl.e advantage of playing on fam- iliar ground and also of having a forward whose reach exceeded by fo-r inches, that of our tali • t gnard. iCtep going, Flesherton ( Luck will favor ard work. Plans are under way to 'lave an ii 0001 basketball court arrsngeti at Flffherton. This should nrovi a de- cided advantage in the future, as inclement weather will then not inter- rupt practices. VETERANS, SHUN! All veterans of the Great War are urged to turn out for the Remem- brance Day sei-vice in Flesherton, on Saturday, Nov. 11th. Assemble at the town hall at 10 15. Dress: berets, arm band, medals with one inch of ribbon showing. ed by the Hurd brothers. Ludgate afforded some entirely new a'ul tniill- ing experiences for me, such as sleep- ing in cabins, motor boat riding and cranberry picking. .'V motor being a novelty to me, was taken out Tuesday p.m. and a mile drive down the river brought us to one of the new cabins. The Key River is very attractive, flowing between immense rocks on either side. " Wednesday morning found Orpha and I rummaging the boys' wardrobe and selecting suitable outfits, plus "borrowed" long rubber boots, to go down the river to the cranberry marsh, which this .vear was covered with water and certainly necessitated long robber boots. The cranberries were quite plentiful and of a choice variety. Thui-sday morning, through stretches of poor ro|»d, we travelled back to McKellar. Upon reaching the large Magnetewan bridge, we found it carpeted with large hail stones. On this journey we met both French- Canadians and Indians. Sunday morning, Oct. 15th, we started back for the Harkaway dist- rict. At Couchiching Park at Orillia we viewed the grounds and the won- derful Champlain monument, which is a large structure bearing the large statue of Champlain at the top, Cham- plain and the Indians on the one side, and the .lesuit priest and the Indians on the other. .41 the south side of Orillia we drove around the grounds of the Ontario Hospital. We arrived back at Berleeley about 4.15 p.m. Sunday afternoon, which completed a trip long to be remem- bered. 1 find that the life in the north is absolutely different to ours. Without seeing this country we could not believe that such grandeur of nature ever existed. Thus for anyone who has never seen the north and wishing to take a trip, I certainly would recommend this route.