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the georgetown herald weaiedfty evening july 2ndt 1941 as we see br j a strut ih tf oltjp of washington do is the orst community that has been asked to reduce their purchases of gasoline 80 bar it b only a request to motorists to reduce their purchases by 20 m other words they are expected to make tour gallons do in place of five during the test war we had gas less sundays and while this has been ad vocated recently from time to time to date we have heard nothing definite elony that line during the last war ire had to dose our places of busi ness on certain days also the idea was to conserve fuel we were told 1 however it was during the winter time and most business places bad to keep a fire on anyway so it was dim cult to see where the saving la fuel ime m one result of the closing idea was that quite a number of people were out of work for those closing days and no oilier employment was suggested take the place of the usual employ ment in the business plaices affected it did seem quite a loss of labor it did bring home to us however the fact that there was a war on although the long casualty lists of the last war brought that fact home to us every day last weeks herald contained the final in a series giving us some in sight into the doings of a modern weekly newspaper we were hoping that the writer would tell us some thing about the yardstick that edi tors use to determine the newsvalue of different articles of news we of- ten wonder how they arrive at the conclusion that a certain article should have a trig headline and be placed on the front page while some other article that to us might seem more important gets hidden in some dark corner take a big divorce case for instance it gets the spotlight and the main actors appear as heroes almost of course it is news alright that may be of interest to some but there are mil lions of happily married couples that really are the salt of the earth and yet they are never mentioned or again the half drunken motorist gets into an accident and he has his pic ture even on the front page while the other thousands of sane drivers who play the game and keep out of trouble are never even mentioned just to round out that interesting series of articles suppose we suggest to some capable editor that he explain the means by which the editorial staff of a modern newspaper arrives at the news value of a certain article we to it would be of interest to a great many readers no doubt you read the first of a series of articles in last weeks herald written by hugh templln of the fer gus newsrecord on the subject the british commonwealth air training plan we are interested in mat series and no doubt most readers are fust of all because of the size and the importance of the air training however we are especially interested in this series of articles because of the fact that we know the writer hugh templln we knew his parents even better and we also knew all of his grandparents quite well hugh while still quite a young man has been writ ing the editorial page of the news- record for over twenty years and the page is perhaps the most often quotea page of any weekly paper in canada besides that he found time some years ago to work for one of the ontario provincial governments he flew in to che town of moosonee to act as re turning officer at the first election that town ever had hugh gets around and he is very uberal with interesting des criptions of those trips as well he was responsible for the publicity that finally won over both the ontario and the pfmmfrr rjovsrnmsoto to tup i on the big dam on the grand river we could go on and on but this wffl give you an idea of his quaufloauons to write this important series of ar ticles hugh has had plenty of op portunities and has been able to take advantage of them may we suggest that you read every one of this series well guarantee that you will enjoy there o two sides to almost every thing isnt there even this hot dry weather for instance it does mate one feel uncomfortable makes perspiration run keeps the pasture down and causes the garden to wilt but on the other hand it is fine wea ther to fight twitch orsss or quack grass as we always call it weve bad quite a ume of it this summer fighting twitch but with this hot spell we think that we have it licked yellow goats beard dangerous perennial yellow goats beard is a dangerous perennial weed that is increasing m ontario the very first plant is a danger signal states john d macleod crops seeds and weeds branch on tario department of agriculture to ronto this weed has a long slender tap root and can be found in blossom now on roadsides railway tracks fence linwt and other waste places it has increased rapidly in recent years chiefly by means of its seed which is spread by means of tufts attached to each seed which are carried long distances by wind the plants have upright stems leaves are keeled long narrow and taperpointed flowers are large yellow and 1u to 3 inches in diameter this weed will not stand cultivation and is seldom seen in a field under crop but it is increasing mpidly on aseas not being cultivated and will be come established in a short time if neglected thorough cultivation hand pulling mowing to prevent seeding spudding of scattered plants and spraying are recommended by mr macleod 1 bit of a scratch pat newberry 45 a london care taker who fell 346 feet through a hole made by a bomb hopes people will top boahering him to get a medical checklap and let him get on with his job just a bit of a scratch he the light grew cold and thin tha trees stirred and worried as trees do when nght begins to climb the mountains a dry twig fell a cross bit swung across a lighter space stopped for an instant on the bark of a cedar turned head down and began its angry cry all the frost- powdered dnr of leaves stirred briefly in a raw breath of wind then- was as swiftly stul old tom tensed a little for forty years he had been a woodsman ha knew all the signs something was abroad in this quiet winter forest he had waited two days arid a night and now his waiting was at an end he pulled himself up slightly dropped his hat and rested his left arm upon it the gun came up and was steady the cool palmworn stock and breech were smooth un der the old man s hand its weight gave him the feeling of power and dominance that belongs only to kings for a long interval be made no move then in a sash the crossbill hurled itself to the top of the tree scream ing bark sifted down and far down the slope tom pruitt saw what he had been watching for for forty long hours a car had stopped on the woods road two men got out and walked up the rutty track and presently a third man followed tom was trou bled at that he had not counted on d third man but he lay motion- ess watching the three began climbing the slope stopping at intervals to study the trees one was obviously the onductor of the expedition mak ing gestures calling the attention of the others to the lifting majesty ol the trunks the spread of branches tom pruitt followed this man with a narrowed eye precise and re morseless over the sight of the rest ng rifle they came closer the leader moved ahead turning back at in tervals to direct the gaze of the oth irs upon the lay of the land the absence of underbrush the ease with which this virgin stand could be timbered as though he heard every word tom pruitt knew what this man was saying though their voices reached him only as low mur murs through the forest stillness high in the tree theaubillwss igitated men born to the woods r thought with scorn would have mown enough to look around known oat something watched below the rossbill s tree but these men did lot belong in places of watchful si lences they were outlanders they lad come to rob and because hey had no craft they were bslp- ess very slowly toms long forearm flexed very slowly the muscles of his lean hand his right hand tight ened the drama cams home to virgie morgan at ten o clock when her ears had begun to ache from listen ing for marian a return and wild angers at the stark thoughtlessness of young people to possess her she heard a car stop and sprang to her feet grim faced and re proachful well did they close up all the other places she began sharply but she stopped at the sight of marians white face marians eyes were big and frightened mother she began bry and 1 went to sally gallups this after noon when it stopped raining on the way back wa picked up tom pruitt hes been up there in the woods for days he a out in the car now hes all muddy mother- tom killed a manover on hazel fork the sound virgle morgan made at marians announcement was half groan and half a convulsive ab surd squeak there was horror in it but under that a terrible tragic resignation somehow for days for weeks ev en she bad felt the pressure of this coming thing the unrest and un happy nerve twitching of impend ing change she had decided m the morning in spite of the apparent calm at the mill that now her fore bodings had come true that some thing was beginning in the ruthless inexplicable fashion with which life suddenly shifts to the sinister but even her stout spirit was not braced against such a fierce sccel eration of tempo she stumbled up grayfaced where is her she demanded how do you know he killed a mant killed who marian was steady though her eyea were big and terrified he doesn i know who it was mother he shot somebody the were trying to steal his timber ovei on hazel creek now he wants in to take him over to jail bry and i don t know what to do bry think tom is crazy tfbosale wmtanding staring blankly at the uoor get my coat virgie ordered ill talk to tom we not in a big enough mess ha would have to do a thing like this marian protested it iio ue to talk to him mother he s so ex cited when he tries to talk it doesnt make sense and his teeth chatter bry doesnt want to drive way over to the countyseat tonight couldn t we telephone the sheriff we won telephone anybody i u handle this bring tom in here he didnt kihsanybody tell bry to bring him in i dont believe he ii come in he didn t want us to stop at all he said if we wouldn t take him to jail that hed get out and walk give me that coat lossie ill fetch the old fool in here myself virgle fumbled into the sleeves she was a strong woman but now she felt numb all oyer and her knees were fluid and cold she walked out into the winter dark holding her jaw grimly to keep her teeth from clackinff whats all this tom pru- uht she demanded as she came u0- to tbe silent car standing there in the dark with headlights burning dimly whats all this foolishness tom seemed to heave himself up with an effort his long gsunt body straightened in the shadows his breath hissed over his teeth they was in my timber mis morgan i was watchin for em 1 got one id ought to got them all x would a got all of em but my old gun jammed it hadnt ought to jammed neither i had it cleaned out good them cartridges bryson sold me wasnt no good get down out of there and come into this bouse what business have you got scaring these children to death you ought to be ashamed of yourself no i ain t comin in i got mud on my feet i got to go to jail tbay srasulnsay timber mis morgan i was watchin foe esa i got one mis morgan i shot him but he hadnt no business in there measur- m up my timber nobodys going to take you to any jail this cold night you clean your feet and come along sa beret ive had about all the foolishness i can stand for one day if they want you theyll come after you fast enough shove him out of there bry x m getting out of patience i might muss him up if i let my irish go f after some argument and a minor scuffle tom was half dragged half carried into the house lossie was whitefaced marian frankly crying virgie shut the door firmly much obliged bry you can go on home now i u handle this alone from here on do you want me to telephone or send anybody mrs morgan no cu do the telephoning just go on home and dont talk bry not tonight not to anybody toms sh wrought up there may be some thing to this business and there may not dont calk till we know and then there wont be anything to take back he needs some hot food and s shave and a nights sleep he d die of pneumonia if they stuck him in that cold jafl in the shape hes in if he did do it theyll be look ing for him mrs morgan bry said he ate lunch at jim blah op a bouse he told them he was hunting bear jim will be bound to talk weu he isnt hiding anywhere they can find him easy enough but tve got to take care of him he hasnt got sense enough to take care of hlrp marian stop whimper ing and get some of your fathers old clothes and you make some hot coffee lossie make a lot of coffee giving orders being executive and the matriarch again helped virgie keep her calm but when bry had gone and marian had slipped up stairs and tom pi ft fed and warmed and dressed ome of da vids old clothes lay t eeplng on the couch by the fire virgie dropped into s straight chair and sat gripping the arms letting her spirit tremble and her stout heart shudder with appre hension v she looked up at davids portrait david would have known what to do in a situation like this but davids eyes had caution and judgment in them david had never done any jhing on impulse she could not seek for precedents nothlnguke this had ever happened to david david had been e slight man and toms lean ankle hrusf out m thetlcally frorrrrpair ir david a nlc trousers david soctewouldnoi cover ftom s feet the heels mad little pouches under his instep tht toes were stretched tight they hao made tom dress fed him com polled him to rest as they wtmlr have managed a man in a coma if he heard their voices he mad no sign re had gulped a tew swol lows of food then igii irtng cup and spoon had sunk into slumber re laxed and pitiful hp whs vlr saw an old man a very old man too ild to be tormented david likely would have been able to prevent this affair virgx knew that she had heckled tom too much that she was vaguely blame her motives had been good but so where the motives of all fatu ous blunderers if tom spoke the truth this was real trouble it was murder and murder in any coun try under any circumstances was an ugly business it loosed the law a whirling ma chine that men had contrived to grind the grist of their passions anc bring out of them safety and jus tice but ruthless mechanism ot ancient codes and remorseless pro cedure that could not be stopped after it was set in motion until the pitiful grist was ground one if tom had killed a man there was no earthly way to save him virgie felt herself sickening she knew how useless any of the umeworn de vices would be in toms case he had so he said shot from ambush and deliberately he had said so and no one would be able to alter his story she knew tom he was not mad he would be only too grimly sane he would face the law with the stony silence of the mountain man which had beneath it a sort of terrible distorted pride and a fierce sort of anger that was not heat but cold no one could save him she looked at tils limp hand hang ing to the floor knuckles bard the thumb bent and horny stained with bark and the blue metal of the ole rifle the hand that had rubbed da vid morgan s back and turned his helpless body in the bed and sud denly she turned sick going tc the front door she lung it open an 1 stood there drawing long gasping breaths the black cold of the night the high hollow sky the dogs com ing questiomngly to sniff steadied her she was virgie morgan who had taken a tough job and beaten it she was virgie morgan whom men obeyed and listened to over her head unseen unheard a dark arc between her and the stars wings might threaten the wings of menace for days she had felt their vague threat something was working against her she had to fight the timid thing that crouched and waited felt the swoop of de scent the clipping steel of ruthless talons tom was still sleeping collapsed and defenseless in his exhaustion he would need a warm coat his hat lay on the floor shapeless stained with pitch and sawdust she picked it up and straightened the brim with the flashlight she ax plored a hall closet found an old corduroy woods cost of davids it would be too small but it would have to serve she let the clock mark an other hour before she stirred from her chair then buttoning the sheep skin under ter chin she went out the back door the dogs came rushing but she quieted them with a word the ga rage door creaked slightly but she got it open and she knew how to push her car out and roll it down the sloping drive without a sound she had done it many times when david lay ill tom woke with difficulty stupe fied with sleep and weariness she gave him coffee and whisky she made him put on david s coat end his hat seen from the rear he looked a taller broader david mor gan and vlrgies heart gave a sud den clutching pang where we going tom demand ed hush upt virgie ordered in a whisper come slong the car rolled silently ddwn the steep drive between black hedges of laurel at the road virgie started the engine turned on the lights her plans ware vague in her mind to get tom awaydelay perhaps the man he had shot at was not dead perhaps he had not been hit at all tom was old delay till something was certain alibis would be no use tom would defeat any attempt at alibi there was bry hutton there was jim bishop no hope but to get tom sway delay this was crime compounding a felony she would be involved no matter tom bad stood by her ah his ufa he had had no thought but the mill no thought of himself he had no family no one but her she had to save him somehow all the dark winding mountain roads she knew well every hud died tittle farm every dark shut tered country store at a crossroad with its goggleeyed gasoline pump every man in three counties knew her knew her old car knew tom pruitt she raced the dawn west ward keeping to the dirt roads with tom slumped on the sett beside her now andjthen he dozed jerk ing away dully she had put plenty of whisky in his coffee he was warmed relaxed he asked no ques tions once he said looks like youre takln a mighty long way round mia morgan virgle said with a desperate sternness youre not going to jail tom pruitt you never killed any- bodv are surprised by good friends mrs ed causa qtfted on f their th wedding anntvsnery on tuesday june 17th mr and mrs ed cation were surprised when relatives and neighbours gathered st their home to celebrate with them on the occasion of their silver wed- ding anniversary cards were enjoyed in the first part of the evening follow ing whtch mr harry latdlaw acting as chairman called upon mrs oeorge leslie who read the following address dear clara and edward we your loving relatives have ga thered here tonight uninvited to con gratutate you on having reached this shining milestone in your married life vis your silver wedding anniver sary this is a wonderful achieve ment in a day and generation like this whan you hear of so many ac cidents happening every day to say nothing of separations and divorces on all sides it is marvelous to think that with all your faults shortcomings and besetting sins still the good qualities must have overbalanced these else you would not be here tonight so smil ing and happy it is really remark able when you stop to consider the situation from alt angles it is our wish that you may live to see many more anniversaries and when we call to celebrate your golden wedding may you be surrounded not only by your children but by your grandchildren and greatgrandchild ren too as a little souvenir of this auspicious occasion we would ask you to accept this silver relish dish with all love and good wishes signed mrs d camp bell miss mamie campbell and the leslie family the presentation was made by mrs wlu lyons the chairman then called upon mrs fraser smith who read the fol lowing address june 17 191 dear mr and mrs cation we your neighbours have gathev ed at your home this evening to spend a few hours with you on the occasion of your silver wedding anni versary you mr cation have always lived right in our midst and your bride of twentyfive years ago came to us from an adjoining community yov have both been thoughtful kind neighbours always willing to lend a helping hand we would ask you to accept these gifts as a slight token of our esteem and a remembrance of this happy oc caston may you both as the years pas by and anniversaries come and go en joy good health prosperity and the fellowship of your children and neighbours we pray that gods blessing may rest upon you and that you may live to enjoy many more years of happy wedded lire together signed on behalf of your neigh bour mr and mrs fraser smith mr and mrs will williamson mr and mrs john h mccture mr and mrs melville wanless mr and mrs j b cation mr and mrs wm smith mr and mrs alex morlnney jr mr and mrs harry laldlaw wm and bert lansdell mr and mrs w j taylor the presentation of a table lamp and a box of cigars was made by mrs melville wanless and mr wm williamson mr and mrs cation both thanked their friends warmly for the beautiful gifts lunch was then served which brought the evening to a close the following evening the of alloa euchre club gatxiered at the cation home cards were played and the presentation of a motor rug was made to mr and mrs cation by mr clarence dolson on behalf of the euchre club the cation family presented their parents with a silver comport refreshments brought me happy evening to a close rev f h wase dominion stores atfoint faftm contact man marking a further step in its policy of actively cultivating relations with its growerproducers do stores limited the largest oanadism chain store oigejusfetlon has appointed a permanent contact with farmers in the person of mr bram dees who joined dominion stores staff a few months ago mr dees has spent a lifetime in the merchandising of homegrown fruits and vegetables having begun m grower he knows the growers prob lems from intimate experience de veloping s successful produce business for himself he has acquired a know ledge of retail marketing of fruits and vegetables which qualifies him as an authority in this held his new functions involve regular personal contacts with growers sup plying dominion stores in each of the six districts served by dominion stores stretching from ontario to the eastern seaboard his knowledge of t con sumers wants tastes and preferences wffl be placed at the disposal of grow ers to increase the marketability and the dollar return of shelr products specdffcauy mr dees will assist pro ducers in the effective grading pre paration and packaging of soil pro duce for the retail counter operating from the headquarters of dominion stares in toronto mr d wftl actively represent the grower in the executive councils of the organls- tion keeping the management and merchandising department in touch with current agricultural promems so that helpful action may be taken m the case of crop surpluses shortages or similar emergencies m mfflmnhg mr deer appoint ment j w horsey president of do minion stores limited rmpn the companys conviction that in cultivat ing the interests of the grower it was also serving the interests of me con sumer and eventually of the com pany shareholders hphe idea thetone secti of t population can permanently prosper at theexponse of another esction belongs to the unregretted past said mr homey we haw got to realise that canada cannot progress unless the cultivator prpspershand in hand with the consumer rev f h wase inducted as rector of dunnville church rev f h wase formerly rector of st oeorge s church of england geor was recently inducted as rector of st paul the apostle church dunnville in an impressive service conducted by the lord bishop of nia gara rt rev l w b broughall d clothed in all the beauty and dig nity of the christian church the ser vice was one which made a deep im press on the minds of all who were present led by the choir the bishop and clergy proceeded through tto centre aisle of the church to the chan cel where bishop broughall announc ed his intention of instituting the new rector into the cure of souls in this parish and inducting him into the incumbency thereof following short prayers the incumbent rev f h wase standing before the bishop who was seated at the chancel steps read aloud the declare lions and oaths pre viously taken by him after which the rural dean of haldimand rev p a sawyer of caledonia read the let ters of insltuation and license con firming the appointment to this par ish this done bishop broughall with the incumbent kneeling before him in stituted mr wase into his charge pre senting him with a bible and book of common prayer as rules of conduct following this with his blessing ven archdeacon a c mackintosh next inducted the minister and with the church wardens t o mccutoheon and o e partes proceeded to the font litany desk lectern pulpit and altar the congregation singing the hymn we love the place o god wherein thine honor dwells prior to this mr wase received the keys of the church from mr parkes the rec tor receiving them as the pledge of your recognition of me as your ap pointed minister at the altar the bishop received the incumbent exhorting him to fol low faithfully the various phases of his work in dunnville a charge ac cepted by the rector the sermon was given by very rev r h waterman dean of christs church cathedral hamilton spoke on prayer immediately following the his lordship bishop broughatt spoke briefly commending mr wase to me people of dunnville after the service a brief reception was held in the par ish hall where dainty refreshments were served by the ladies auxiliary mr wase is a native of shropshire england where he received his pubis and secondary school education com ing to canada in 1013 he was associ ated with christ s church cathedral hamilton first as a rnemfaer of the choir then as a teacher and later as superintendent of the sunday school he entered huron college lo and graduated in 1s4 being ordetned a deacon after serving or three years as assistant priest st christ church cathedral hamilton he win to georgetown in 1936 and was trans ferred in 1941 to st james church guelph m the spring of 1932 he married helens bsol wlgmore and they have two children mary fielding wase ag ed eight and david harvey wase aged five in our mail bag 2nd div supply col rjojusjo june 3rd 1941 dear editor and staff it gives me a satisfactory pleasure to have every now and then the local news dropped into my lap to read la spare moments so if ita granted a short hearing td like to edge in a few more words of thanks once again for your efforts m making it posti as i said before the news on arrival is always about three weeks or man behind present conditions but ttw score is evened when it hits your truly ss such has generally been my standing in life it was indeed very much of interest to read of your war efforts c and an concerned and i was also pleased to hear of the mobilisation of our own lome scots i see its still the good outfit that it always was even if h did consist of guys lso oeorge sargent cecil davidson and myself to endeavour to give you news of personal interest would be a useless gesture on my part but i can take a great pleasure in stating that hitter theme sons of oh to be in england in the spring has still to materialise many thanks again for the local edi tion and also an addition of best re gards to namely dick forster brio warnes and harry wood sincerely htjjl ohapun we print attractive whudino invitations i new type iteasoneble priest