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I I Vage lwo THE HAILEYBURKIAN THE HAILEYBURIAN Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa LEISHMAN & SUTHERLAND PUBLISHERS Issued every Thursday from The Haileyburian Office, Broadway Street, Haileybury SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In Canada--$2.00 per year in advance; In U.S.--$2.50 per year in advance Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Aasn Noted in Passing : 2333 From all appearances Canada 1s going to have an official flag in the near future, the parliamentary committee appointed to study the various designs. have narrowed their choice down to fiye at last accounts. Leading by long odds in the five is the old red ensign which we always considered the national flag, with the coat ot arms replaced by a large maple leaf. This flag got 17 votes by the committee, while' the nearest any other of the five received was four. Then the final choice was postponed, for some reason not readily apparent. We are in hopes the red ensign will finally be adopted, either with a maple leat o1 the old coat of arms. It is a beautiful flag, has old associa tions for senior Canadians at least and would do very nicely as a national emblem, as it did in years gone past. \Ve never could see any reason for its demotion eeeee Perhaps we are too old-fashion- ed, but there is another feature of our national life that dispelases us. We see neither sense nor rea- son in changing the name of our main patriotic holidays from Dominion Day to Canada Day. We have read a lot of opinions on the question, both for and against the change, and we fail to see yet what object can be gain- ed. Anyway, there is one conso- lation: No one has yet suggested doing away with the national holiday, and whether it be Do minion Day or Canada Day, it is usually a fine time of the year for a break in the daily grind. sone And speaking of holidays, the Queen's Birthday that we cele- brated in our younger days as the first let-up in the spring rush is still with us and will arrive to- morrow. It looks at the time of writing as though the weather was going to favor us; the pick- erel season has opened and the trout are supposed to be biting the gardening should be at its height; the ball teams are limber- ing up; there is no war that need worry us very much, so we may all enjoy the "Twenty-Fourth" in the good old-fashioned way. In- cidentally, if some of us decide to include Saturday as well in our "time off" we hope there will be no serious complaints from our readers and customers. The office will remain closed for the two days. r "WHAT'S IN A NAME: | "Love hangs like light about your name As music round the heart!" --Swinburne This instalment will deal with names of people who may trace their family nomenclature back to various classifications of society. In Britain there grew up a very rigid class system. It was ex- tremely difficult to enter a high- er class from a lower one. In the days of King Arthur, his knights were very famous. Mrs. Iris Knight has a name that has come down, no doubt, from the days of chivalry. Iris is a flower name, known to all Lloyd Childs has a name that indicates a person who is marked for knighthood. Aso nof a knight might be marked for knighthood and be trained to carry on in the halls of fame. Herbert Day has a name of three origins. It might be traced to the simple word day, twenty- four hours in duration: From the French, it comes from "douce", meaning sweet. Most probably it-'comes from the German, diener, which means to serve. Herb does not at all resembdle a butler does he? Herbert is an old Anglo- Saxon word from here-beohrt meaning bright army or glory of the army. Sidney Oliver may be a strict and uncompromising man when it comes to enforcing His Majesty's laws, but his name means peace- ful. The olive branch has always stood for peace. Sidney is an old name coming from St. Denis. We have another saint in our midst. Fred Austin's name comes from the great missionary THEIR FIRST CANADIAN RAIL JOURNEY [eR twa in the dining car with their mother, Her cel- lency, The Viscountess Alexander, and then the thrill of a visit to the cab of the giant Canadian National Railways locomotive pulling the Vice- Regal special from Halifax to Ottawa were among the pleasant and, indeed, exciting experiences for the Alexander children during their first two days in Canada. They were. delighted to see grapefruit and bananas, for in- stance, on the dinner menu, both rare commodities in Britain, to say nothing of roast beef, fruit pies and ice cream, On boarding the train the three chil- , dren, Rose, Shane and Brian, discov- ered ¢ well-filled fruit bowl in the dining room of the Governor-Gen- eral's car and soon after received per- mission from their governess to help themselves. The bananas, oranges, pears and apples quickly disappeared and Rose, speaking for herself and two brothers, told the steward that the fruit tasted "marvellous". The photographs show: Top-- Viscountess Alexander and her three children about to have afternoon tea in a C.N.R. dining car. Bottom, left --Brian, 6, is being helped off the big locomotive after inspecting the many instruments in the cab. Bottom, right--Rose, 12, and Shane, 10, sitting in the "driver's seat" of locomotive No, 6201. They thouglt it was fun and hated to leave thi engine cab when the signal was giver for the train to proceed to Ottawa. St. Augustine who Christianized England in the days of King Ethelbert. Fred is short for Frederick, which means peaceful ruler from Freja, goddess of Peace and reich, German word for rule. Florence Hutt's from hudda, a for commons. name comes mediaeval name In éach village there was a space just on thf edge of the fertile land which was used for common pasturage. One person was usually assigned to watch over this area. Hence the name. Florence is of Latin ori- gin, meaning flourishing and pros- perous When you see those two fine lads that look so much alike that you can't tell one from the other as they toddle down Ferguson avenué, you remark that they must.be twins. Yes, they are the iwin sons of Mrs. Betty Mitchell. Mitchell is derived from St Mic- hael, who was the archangel. Or we may go to the Scottish lang- uage to find it' meaning small. - Betty is short for Elizabeth which is a Hebrew word meaning oath. Many people who do a great deal of travelling look to St. Christopher as the patron saint of travellers. I have seen many St. Christopher badges displayed vithin the interior of automohiles it the belief that they would bring safe . journeys. Carman Christie's name means St. Chris topher. Carman is a Latin word for a song or music. In. the eleventh century, a wan dering preacher, Peter the Her- iit, returned from the Holy Land and stirring up fervent people who went in a group to drive the infrdel from the land surrounding the sacred places in the East. Thus -hegan the first of the nine great crusades. ho went on these j; began ; Chose UTMEVS were commonly known as pilgrims. An old name meaning a traveller to place is tog sacred Palmer Cecil Patmer might trace his name to such an origin. Cecil comes from ibe Latin cogcus, meaning blind. Another saint's name is retain- ed in the name of Dr. William Somerville, our local dentist Somerville is an odd spelling for St. Omer. The whole name indi- cates a field outside the village of St. Omer. William is for stead- fastness. I referred earlier to King Ar- thur and his knights of the Round Table. Many and famous were these men. Sir Galahad and Sir launfol were two of the better THURSDAY, MAY 23rd, 1946 lnown ones. Sir Guy or Guron was not quite so famous. Peter Wyatt may trace his name back to this latter-named knight. The Norman equivalent was Guyatt. which quite closely resembles the present English name in many ways. Peter comes from petro-- a rock, and stands for solidness. Haileyburian Want Ads. Will Bring Resuits ae THEPICK QF TOBACCO icobac _-- 4 --ThePick of Tobacco | SCARFE'S FLOOR ENAMEL Made from a high-grade, long oil varnish type vehicle, Scarfe's Floor Enamel withstands constant wear. It flows out evenly and dries to a beautiful high gloss finish. 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And then--an explosion of iridescent beauty as the speckled trout leaps high in search Since the days of Izaak Walton the joys of angling have captured the hearts of many men, and we in Canada have been endowed with a stock of fighting ~ fish unparalleled in the world. But by our very enthusiasm we have endangered the sport we love. Many waters which formerly teemed with fish are now barren. Many species have vanished entirely F Our governments, both Provincial and Federal, have instituted restocking programmes, built fish hatcheries, and passed laws for the protection of game fish, but without wholehearted and active public support, mainly in the observance of daily catch limits, these measures Conservation is not just a doctrine to be preached to hunters and fishermen. ' It is a vital part in the continuance of our national economy, and must, of necessity, fail if its measures do not receive the full support of all Canadian citizens.