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u the wonder woodwhittling wow j little man what now caught in a storm without ue proper pro tection v just a he might be if hu insurance isnt ready for that rainy day dqnt let fire wind storm accident or other peril dunk you financial ly call on ua for adrquute insurance today elmer c thompson insurance service f krwr e c thompun john b barbpb mill strret phone 110 skinny men women gain 5 101 lbs mtbwftajta vicar wi nun r twfat alatlp ajnhr fcai la of uw tua baiur mlkac butma- t 1 ivlmu lirtfnraliki mrk bl4 iairw m fcataa a haaaj fin mmttfc i anaarmaiamtt hi a kr bupaa lkaa i law tmi a 14 moa vltaa oaj ajnol t a to la a lam mat ad fc iwil arwftic fam lllk n w ataa trv uaautaa tjaua ttmua utllu tea- awa ali ukt tdoa pmaamto uata 4j ai 4 onantau to tar by gwendoline p clarke in the family herald campueuvlte u a lovely who village in hslton county ontario but k has more than beautiful scefi- ry to attract attention it has an octogenarian for whom hobbles be gan at 801 most visitors drive through the village slowly to enjoy the woo ded slopes and so in driving slowly many s person has noticed snd been attracted by this odd signboard over the double door of an otherwise ordinary looking shed here is what the signboard says jotit l lloulledjle wonder wood whittling wow oironlc knocker snd wood butcher anything inside the timber limit yes this not if t tells you some of the things that john rout ledge can dobut it dexsnt till you that hu wui 8j in dccimbfr and that for the past three yours be haj been doing decorative uoud carving as a tujbby a wondtr wood curving wyw describe john it exactly knot n to muny in the village ua uiu it john uikic john hai bt en pretty busy must of lils lift in just i urn in if m u ing but when he got to bo bo he figured he iniil take u bit of lime out for a ftw houbles wood carving was ont of uic things ho had always wanted to do he didti t know of anyone who could uuch him so he bought an instruction book and a set of tools und wmt to work now in a big glass case over tin feci high and iecially made for the purpose john rout ledge has on display a wonderful collection of his own carvings interesting odd orlglnat and artistic tills col lection was exhibited at the 1030 fair and attracted considerable at u ntion outstanding among th articles in the cabinet la a three dhnt nslonal ptiturc of the interior of a country kitchtn inset in a carved cedsr frame the furnishings the fire ploct the logs on the hearth even the oien casement window are oil done in relief carvlnif a in ignlflct nt piece of work and almost incredible that with ordin victoria skating club guelph presents ice follies of 1952 cuelph memorial gardens friday saturday march 28 29 evenings at 8 i 5 saturday matinee 2pm tickets on sale at memorial gardens box office mali or phone orders accepted eveninua 1 50 1 25 1 00 children 75c matinee adults 1 00 children 50c increased costs mean more insurance protection needed make sure you are fully insured walter t evans co insurance real estate travel ita the service that counts the new dodge is here see it at lincoln motors and body repair dodge desoto sales service zs n r- j wesleyan street beside odd fellows hllll jphone 464 sry hand tools so much detail could be ffouftedsuad carved from s plain piece of bass wood board there are also two extraordinary walking sticks in this collection one is cherry wood inlaid with iv ory on the handle below the handle tt is carved to represent a rattle snake twining itself around the stick the other cane has s ballin s cage design carved below the a s most intricate piece bf work the wood is a combination of sumach black cherry and maple knot untie john derlare pt would no take 100 for that tk rhrre are vases of basswood hi open carvjug a copy of an 18th century mauu1 board badshelvcs u picture of a pair of fighting cocks done in chip vafvtng and ano ther of a wholt fish on a platter there are virtues ot flowers carv ed in relief and thin pulnud 1 h re is also a colli ei ion of puzzles und wooden blocks for children all this bcoutlful carving would be a credit anyone but to think it is the first attmipt of as ot loi nar lun is almost incredible and ull tone with a jack knift a western runt hers knife and u set of five mull carving tools uncle johns workshop is a two art or t y building with his uilglnal lluohrd at tht front ii hii bee n the local handyman fur years und can do uln ost anything from build in if btrdhouse to saw t ttltig und filing and all with hand tools lfi only concession to our modern g is tlie use of cleetrlc light he has many original slog in one of them is you break em i fix cm lit is also un udtyit at sign bourd mint 1 nil tht moat commonly used dour to unuk johns workshop is at tin baik lit re you find somt mort of his unitjut work painted right on tlu door itse if sims filed to a finbih handsaws mid hand saws cross cuts and otht r mwi 1 ittlt saw und big navts cool mwi uitd out of hiek iluck and untl bucks ire kiwi ind i let saws drag and draghards hoi low backs and hump bucks still buiks and con tbaiks doutik tooth ind toothless it libera and hu t rs kthole und otht rs what lup you tot tht door opt m on to tht f lrt floor which is usttl mainly for sh r iitg lumber a fllkht of stairs it jiii to the workshop irojer ift u until john can uiually be round at his bt nch surroundeti by tools of cur description all neatly arranged and in perfect condition most of fhem are ovo forty yoars old uncle john claims they are the best set of hind tools in north america john koutlcdhc is a clem shnen well built rugged looking man you might take him to be around 70 he is of rnglhh descent but was born in kent county ontario in 1868 the son of a firmer as a young man he was apprcn tired to a good carpenter ari zona later he worked in partner ship with a first class cabinet mak cr he moved to campbell villc about twenty one years ago whatever job he is doing john routledgc jiuls all he has into it he is never satkftcd until he is sure his work is the best he can do he wonts it at nearly perfect as possible his aim is not only to improve on the other fellow s work but also on his own to do cacii job a little better ttuin tht one before uncle john u a well read mnn- astl well versed in the aftairs of the day ills philosophy of life is kindly and sound and he is a lru ted friend to those who seek hu help und counsel as might be ex pec ted he has n delightful sense of humour asked how many hours a day he upends at his bench he replied with a twinkle in his tye well now us hard to say sometimes only an hour or two sometimes all day i work til 1 m tired and then i quit maybe the hardest work uncle john ever page s wednesday enjog liarch 10 1953 the geoegetowm wawsy georgian bay cruise ship tilf k h nohgoma will soon start its third season on the 1 000 mile host cruise on jcorgtan hay the si mary a itlver and whltef ish llay cruuc leave from owen sound anrl include a complete five day trip and cheaper week end excursions the john it llarber travel agency which books cruises locally announces the new season in an advertisement in this issue many georgetown eople have enjoyed the trip these past two seasons ii s simple when ou know how and thsis ihe in the commerce booklet felling you the facts you need to know shout handling youf own money ttbi handy purse sjic booklet gives you tips on tjtyylftu endorse your cheaucs cichsngeoa cheques current snd joint bank sc counts whsf to do if you lose s cheque or bank book and tips on travelling funds all this information snd more is ready for quick snd easy reference in it t simple when youxnow how i ask for your copy at your local branch or write to frances terry head office the canadian bank of commerco toronto the canadian bank of commerce the commerce did was last year when he posed for a wellknown artut who was pais ing through the xillige and mis attracted by his unusual ntgn uncle john isn t used to sitting still whatever his working hours of one thing there can be little doubt john i itoutlixlgc is most cer tainly n wow i wonder -wood- whutllng wow percy reed maintains dairy industry contacts by gordon slsson in the reg inn leader post almost everyone connected with agriculture in 3askatchcwan knows percy reed during his more than 30 years of service with the saskatchewan de partment of agriculture the gonial wtttjr jri trkontjlo personality oi hnrdw3rking figure made him an unforgettable figure in agricultural circles throughout all parts of the province percy rood retlsed as provincial in the service of the dairy divi sion mr reed travelled thousands oi mlca of saskatchewan roads visiting creameries and dairy farms to discuss their problems iris ex pert knowledge of dairying his na- ural ability to understand and fiet along with people and his fine sense rhumour made mm popular whw present time there are 11 diiry cilf clubs among the rurjl youth of this province while saskatchewan dilry coni- mlvfioner percy iteetl addressed farm meetings in ill parts of the province and he has hpoken to dairy conventions in ilrltish columbia alberta saskatchewan manitobi and ontario hit shirp wit and nb ility to rhyme oft on appropriate vcric to suit any occasion have made him a popular speaker nt any meeting mr reed was born and raised on a dairy rarm a mile and a hnlf south of georgetown this 8th line farm is now owned by thomas glften he formed for a few years and after a wo year oursc received his dip loma from the ont agricultural college guelph in 1003 in ldoo he attended the guelph dairy school in the spring of 1013 he was at tracted by the magnetism of adven- dairy production was comparatively small und a good deal of the work of the dairy department was tho promotion of greater dairy iproduc- itlon as production increased the finding of outside markets became essential and improvement of the quality of the finished dairy pro duct became an important task of the dairy division to write history since his retirement mr reed his taken a couple of summer jobs and has devoted his winter hours to thank you jobs to rotary and to masonry and to vlsltlnff dairy meetings and conventions in tho four western provinces the saskatchewan dairy associa tion has asked him to write a his tory of saskatchewan dairying in the summers ot 1050 and 1051 he did inspection work for tho in- tcrprovlncial pipeline company al ong tho 60foot right of way of the ever he wont durlns his term with tho dairy division ho utw ihe tremendous increase in production from a boro domestic supply to a groat surplus dairy commissioner in 1047 but his hehas seen the development of keen interest in the welfare of tho quality to the point where saskat- cry o west yountf man whlcht ho aioymrthwn enthusiastically velced throuflhout settlement with the formers for stir- dairy industry in western canada is as strong as ever during his 33 years of active ser- vlco to the dairy industry in sas katchewan in addition to being dairy commissioner for 20 years bcting deputy minister ot agtlcul- turo for 10 years and secretary ot the saskatchewan dairy- association for 38 years he achieved an hon ored place in the history of can adian dairying and won himself ehewan dairy products ore omontf the best in the world ho has been a director of tho reklna exhibition board for the past 38 years and as chairman oi the junior activities committee hat directed 1 the progam of the farm boys and farm girls camps he was connected with the organlra- tlonof the first dairy oalf club in 1037 in the moose jaw district since then he has taken a keen in- hoat of friends throughout canada tereat in junior club work at the the east at that time was carrying yountf men bv the thousands to ward the prairie west soon after arriving in reglna h was recognised that ho had an ad vanced knowledge of dairying and he was oppolntwir dai l with the dairy branched tho sas katchewan department of agricul ture in 1014 after working as a dairy inspec tor for a few yean mr reed took a creamery course at iowa state college amos iowa in the winter of1017 end 1018 f in september 1018 he was ap pointed provincial dairy cornmib- loner in ttoose days saskatchewan face da done- in laying tho pipeline hje came to an agreement with tho farmer and wrote a check for tho amount of loss on the spot farmers like this way of doing bu siness x jslr reed la a shrlner a member of the agricultural institute of can ada the saskatchewan institute of agrologlsta the alberta saskatche wan and manitoba dairy associa tions th saskatchewan light hor breeders association begin rotary club the board of trade and the mens carta dlanclub and hets a director- of the vmca ka advertising payal try hi