The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

joined the Association. As yet, take the place of the late president, | ac i: Shunk, wots Sent wos the Church and Sunday provide the Mothers' Day y service to start at 2.30. hoped there will be a g)od- Shendance; especially of mothers, Miss Grace Mountjoy spent the week end with friends in Toronto. Mr. Herb, Swain and Misses Susie and Olive. VanCamp spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Power, of Lindsay. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Woodley of Tyrone, were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. VanCamp. Miss L. Dempsey, a former member of the Continuation School staff spent the week end with friends in the vil- lage. Miss Annie Archer, of Oshawa, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Archer. We are pleased to know that Mr. Geo. Crawford Sr, who has been seriously ill for some time, is grad- ually improving, Mrs. Stanford Swain has returned home after a week's visit with her sister Mrs. Andrew Power, of Lindsay. The meeting of the young people of the United Church on Wednesday evening, the 20th, was in charge of Mr. Herb. Swain. The Bible study and prayer were taken by Miss Lulu Wright, and. the Topic. on "Ottawa" was given by Mr. Fred Thornett. The program isted of a reading by Miss Genevieve Ferguson "Oppor- tunity"; a reading by Mr. Ralph Van- Camp, "The One Way" and a reading by Mr. Arnold Johnston "The Pin and the Needle." The meeting on Wed- nesday evening the 27th, was in charge of Mr. John Venning. Bible Study and prayer were taken by Miss' Olive VanCamp and the Topic "The Opportunity of To-Day" was given by Mr. Harold Swain. The program con- sisted of the following: readings by Misses Lulu Wright and Emma Rut- ledge, and a piano duet by Misses Gladys Newell and Effie Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Power of Lindsay were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Swain, The April meeting of the A.Y.P.A. of St. John's Church was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Archer, on Wednesday evening the 27th, with a splendid attendance of 456 members ts and t d rou-| and visitors. The meeting opened Members of the Com-| With devotional exercises conducted by mittee are John Low, Uxbridge; EL. the president Mr. Wm. Hamilton. A Chapman, Pickering; John Morris, business session followed during which Rama; and Warden, Robt. Somerville, | it Was decided to accept the kind in- the latter by virtue of his office. vitation extended by Rev. Mr. Nind, of Port Perry, to pay a return visit Prince Albert to: their branch on May 16th. The program followed and consisted of a piano solo by Miss Mabel Argue, a Mrs, Rawlinson ia 'enjoying s visit) nS by Mrs, W. Crawford on the with friends in Toronto. Mrs. Strait, of Port Perry, is keeping house for Mr. Bond, 'during the 'absence of Mrs, ment assumes 95 per cent. of the total cost of construction and maintenance, such construction, if any, to be per- formed by manual and horse labor in order .to provide employment for workless men. The reason set forth for this resolution was that the tax-| payers had already reached the limit of their ability to pay. Members of the Roads Committee as well as other members of the Coun- cil, are said to favor the construction of this new pavement in the north end of the county on the ground that prices of labor and material are much lower now than they have been, also that it would furnish about $50,000 in wages for many men who are out of employment. The labor situation is said to be more acute in the county now than it was at the January ses- sion of the council. It is learned that some members who were opposed to any further pavements have changed their minds since January, and may vote in June to give the north more pavement, Need More For Roads. It is understood that the committee now realize that the money voted at the January session for road construec- tion and maintenance this year is far from being sufficient. The open winter played havoc with the roads in the county system, and the month of March with its snow and rain added to that havoc very extensively. Trucks have played their part in the destruc- tion process, and it is feared that if some of the roads are neglected this year, the expenditures in 1933 will have to be the largest for many years in the county. It is also understood that some bridges and culverts in the county which were in the "good enough" list for this year require al- most immediate attention. Lo The purpose of James Blanchard's visit to Whitby was to advocate the construction of new pavement as mentioned. The committee passed the usual instructive address on "The Church of England" by Dr. C. E. Whittaker, and a bird Sontads won by Miss Mahel president has been appointed to} , Young "Telephone". ~ A very interesting and Hdl and a to a Miss Sweetman upon her suctess. a member of 'the nineteen thirty-one "Royal Party" 1 acknowledge with gratitude the opportunity which was given us to enjoy a holiday of four days as guests of the Ontario Depart- nient of Agriculture. In this time of prevalent depression in rural districts there is, never-the-less, one bright ray to enliven the Situation and that is, the continued and remarkable interest which is being taken in people on the farm. Every effort is being made to elevate our ideals and we appreciate the work of the Department of Agri- culture in arranging through our agricultural representatives for institutes, short courses and judging competitions. For our efforts we receive wonderful awards, each of which is, in itself, an advance along educational lines, as in the case of this trip to the Royal Winter Fair which was given to girls, throughout the Province, who had engaged, successfully, in judging competitions. This educational motive was in evidence from the moment of our registration at that renowned hotel, the "Royal York", when each girl was presented with a little pamphlet which will be treasured by the recipient for the beautiful gems of thought which it contains and because it recalls happy days spent with contribu- tors who had been our coaches on various occasions. Our entertainers had secured for our pleasure and profit, such well-known speakers as Dr. Margaret Patterson, Nina Moore Jameison and Dr. Edna Guest. Though speaking from different viewpoints, these ladies brought to our attention one single subject, namely, the privilege and responsibility which was ours as the young womanhood of Ontario. Our hearts burned with a desire to fulfil the lofty ideals set before us in such unforgetable words as:- "Put first things first"; "Do not desecrate the Sab- bath"; "Do not pay somebody to amuse you"; from the lips of Dr. Patterson. "Have a girlhood"; "Talk over your problems with your mother"; "A good name is among your chiefest treasures"; from Nina Moore Jameison. "Make use of the period of depres- sion, which tends to keep you in your homes, to develop the very best qualities that are in you"; from Dr. Edna Guest. Each of of Gi Jaros autographed her name upon our hearts as the "Friend of Girls": We were cordially received and entertained at the Farmers' Co-operative Plant and each girl received a souvenir of her visit at this place. Other places of interest visited were, the Toronto Art Gallery, the Royal Ontario Museum, the large department stores and our fine Parliament Buildings. While many places of interest were included in our program, the chief attraction was the Royal Winter Fair which we attended twice. We were all delighted with the flower exhibit which occupied a prominent place in the coliseum. We saw perfect specimens of practically every kind of cut flower--the centre piece of roses was exquisite. There were fine exhibits in all classes of domestic animals both of the useful types and those which are generally termed "pets". The Government exhibit illustrated well the varied resources of our Dominion. In the evening our party occupied a block of reserved seats where we had an excellent veiw of the horse show and performance in the arena. The parade of prize animals and their white-garbed attendants made a bril- liant spectacle and the performance of the horses in hurdle-jump- ing and musical drill was very thrilling. The Royal Winter Fair is deservedly a high light among Canadian attractions. While I emphasize the educational value of our trip, I feel that the memory of it will always be illumined by many other things which contributed so largely to our comfort and happiness. Among these I would mention the patience and kindness of our chaperones and their genial assistant, Mr. George Putnam. Miss Eadie is really an artist in her work among girls and she constant- ly radiated happiness over the whole party, There were no dull moments in our program. We had a great deal of bright music under the direction of Miss E. M. Collins. At all times throughout our stay, a spirit of comradeship was in evidence. There was a mutual understanding between the girls and a lack of restraint, owing, no doubt, to the similarity of our tastes and interests. As we were farm girls and accustomed to planning and serv- ing meals, it was no small part of our enjoyment to have them served to us so temptingly. It would have been a pleasure to us to take home a picture of our party as we stood around the dining tables and sang, "Be present at our table, Lord." An unexpected feature on our program was the visit to the Royal York of Their Excellencies, Lord and Lady Besshorough, whom we viewed from the galleries as they passed into the ball- room. We were a very loyal party of girls. How often did our two hundred and sixty glasses ring together as we drank to the health of His Majesty the King! After four days crowded with interest, our program came to an end on the morning of the Twenty-third of November. We were disbanded in the same orderly manner in which the whole affair had been conducted. What varied impressions the different events had made on the girls could only be known by hearing their recital to the home folks, but I am sure that the strangest impres- sion received by each girl was that conveyed by the little verse on | the frontispiece of "The Rural Debutante" -- "No matter how narrow your limits Go forth and maek them broad; You are everyone, the daughter or son, Crown prince or princess of God." SCUGOG ber of friends were entertained to a . The Women's Association will en- Feogréssive quale party. The Win-| yo tain their friends next Tuesday ners were Mrs. Carl elaughlin and afternoon, May 10th, at the home of Mr. O'Connell. A dainty lunch was} yr ang Mys, J. L. Sweetman. Hope > : bd happy evening | ooo everyone there. The contest hands and ey Cy ety) on the fruit cake will be continued. i 2nd singing. or He's a lly It is hope there will he enough guesses Se er on the table. In the evening a num- $1.50 per year iri advance Sec.-Treas. -- Walter = Hood; Score- keeper--Ray Milner; Umpire, Luzerne 'Sweetman. The boys wish to thank all their friends who helped to make the euchre and dance a success. Pro- ceeds $18.50, which will be used for buying supplies for the team. We wish them in the ing sea- Miss Irene Barker left on Friday last for London, Ont. where she ex- pects to stay for some time. Congratulations to Mr. David Luery Road Superintendent. Mr. Will Timmins returned last visiting with friends and relatives for some time. The recent report that he was visiting in Pickering was an error. "Cyclone Sally" was a great success --well given to an appreciative au- di We regret that the play hap- son. Messrs. Alton Mark, Luzerne Sweet- man and Geo, Hood, attended the Soft- ball League meeting held in Brooklin United Church on Monday evening to make final arrangements. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Nott and family of Port Perry, were guests of her sister Mrs. C. L. Fralick, on Sunday. Mr. H. Fitchett and sister, of Man- chester, were Sunday guests of Mr. and-Mrs. H. Fralick. Mr. and Mrs. P. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. M. Williams, of Whitby, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wil- liams, on Sunday. The Head and Centre school boys played the first baseball game of the season on Thursday evening. The Centre boys were winners by 17-10. The next game will be on Friday evening. Mr. Wilmot Mark of Valentia, was the guest of his niece Mrs. O. Jeffrey, one day last week and called on a number of other friends. Our assessor says this is the first year on record that there were no deaths to put on the roll, Mr. Fred Schell called on every family to have them sign a petition to send to Ottawa as a protest against the stopping of catching mudecats, We hope they succeed. Mr. and Mrs. A. Brunt, Mona and Carl, and her sister Miss Grace Mark, of Enniskillen, were guests of their sister Mrs, O. Jeffrey, on Sunday. Mr. Glen Hood visited his friend Mr, Milton Demara on Sunday, Misses Blanche and Olive Schell, of Port Perry, visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Schell over the week end. Rev. Mr, Elford visited relatives in Uxbridge one day last week. Miss Tillie Lee is spending a few weeks with Miss Reta Graham. Mr. and Mrs. S. Sweetman and baby, and Miss Aileen Sweetman, visited in Uxbridge one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. Demara, Grace and Glen, and Miss Zella Hope, visited with Mr. and Mrs. E. Lee and family at Utica on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Ashton, June, Orval and Miss Dalton, of Enniskillen, visited their daughter Mrs. S. Rod- man, and called on their friends Mr. and Mrs. O. Jeffrey, on Sunday. Miss Reta Milner and cousin Miss Jean Crooks, of Toronto, were week end guests of her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Milner. Mrs. F. Turley, of Toronto visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. Dodsley, one day recently. Miss Fern Randall is visiting her parents at Whitevale, Sweetman, last Sunday. Mr. Glen Elford, of Toronto, visited his parents recently. motored to Newtonville on Tuesday to attend the Presbytery meeting. The farmers are getting along with their seeding since the weather is more favorable. The correspondent would be glad to receive any news items of interest to anyone and everyone, Myrtle Station Mr. and Mrs. Henry, of Orono, were visitors of her aunt Mrs. Beacock, on Sunday, Mrs. Henry was a daughter of the late General John Hughes. Mr. Gordon Pilkey, of Queen's Uni- versity, Kingston, spent a few days last week at his home here. Miss Evelyn Massey left last Thurs- day at midnight, on the first lap of her long journey, setting sail on Fri- day for England, where she intends spending some time at her home.' Mr. and Mrs, Harry Austin were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. Luery, | on Sunday. .Mr. Jas. Stuart spent Tast Tuesday and Wednesday with Toronto friends. . Mr, and Mrs, F. C. Harrison and ;| son Gordon visited with Toronto] ad ow WO 3. and Mrs. Will J. Cook, Mrs. J. Mr. and Mrs.-C. Graham and child- ren were guests of Mr, and Mrs, J. A. Rev. Mr. Elford and Mr. W. Milner pened to be of the same caste as our good neighbours of Ashburn and Chalk Lake had been giving in the villages on the west of us. If such had not been the case, I am sure we would have had a larger crowd. But never mind, Seagrave, we all enjoyed your play. "Willie" was a "knock- out", and each character did credit to their part. Last Tuesday evening the Prospect Young Peope's Society journeyed to our church and gave us a delightful programme. After the usual open- ing exercises, the president, Mr. L. Diamond, took the chair. Mr, Jack Stevens sang a solo accompanied by banjo; a violin duet by the Misses Niddery; solo by George Larkin; community singing by all, followed by a delightful song by the three Misses Niddery, Miss. Jean McClintock Messrs. Fred and Jack Stevens and Geo. Larkin. Then a humorous reci- tation by Miss Marion Holtby con- cluded the programme. After the closing hymn, our president, Miss Vance, took charge of the games, and contests, after which our society served a nice lunch with coffee, and all enjoyed a social time together. Come again Prospeet, UTICA Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith (nee Nora Spencer) on April 21st, 1932, a son--(Btewart Albert). Born to Mr. and Mrs. Graden Taylor (nee Gladys Day) on April 30th, 1932, a son. A quiet wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ballard, on Saturday, April 30th, 1932, when their eldest daughter Evaleen was united in marriage to Eldred, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Catherwood. The bride was attired in white crepe and veil and attended by her sister, Hazel, who wore pale green. The groom was supported by his brother, Delbert. The ceremony took place under an arch of evergreens by the Rev. Jos. Denny, in the midst of about forty guests. After the wedding sup- per the bride and groom left for To- ronto, Mr. E. Spragg and Audrey, of Shel- borne, with Mr. and Mrs. H. Gibner, .| on Sunday. Mr. E. Skerratt had the misfortune to have all his geese stolen while away one night last week. The address given by Mr. West of Ashburn, in the United Church, last Sunday, was much appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Bennett with Mr. and Mrs. C W. Lakey, on Sunday. Sorry to see such a small crowd at the play in Memory Hall, on Friday night. The Ladies Aid of the United Church, will hold a social evening at the home of Mrs. A. Reynolds, on Wednesday, May 11th. Everybody come. Glad to see Mr. and Mrs. Jas. E. Mitchell and family out of quarantine. The Blue Bird Club will present their play "Headstrong Jean" at Rose- ville, on Friday night, May 13th. Miss Rheba Christie home from Brooklin over the week end. A number from here attended the Manchester W. A. at the home of Mrs. A. E. Spencer, on Thursday. Mr. Robert Stevens is very ill at the home of Mr. John Christie. CLAIMS DAMAGES TO FARM, CROPS, THROUGH BAD SEED. A civil action of unusual interest, particularly to farmers, was com- menced before His Honor Judge J. E. Thompson in County Court, on Friday, when Edgar Dure, of the township of Mara, and ex-warden of Ontario County, brought action against the Brechin Milling Company, of Brechin, Ont., for damages to his farm, loss of crop, loss in possible sales of farm products, etc., amount- ing to $2,000. It was alleged that the defendant company sold him, through Malcolm McNab, their manager at that time, in the spring of 1930, two bushels of red clover seed, represented on his appointment as West Whitby" week from Toronto where he had been Dickson and Miss Ruby Cook motored to be, it was further alleged, of first .| to Toronto on Thursday last. class quality, but which Mr, Dure claims proved to contain a quantity of seed identified later by seed experts | as field pepper grass, a dary ob- noxious 'weed, which grew up-with the red clover and destroyed the crop as {well as causing plaintiff other damages. The court heard the evidence of the witnesses for the plaintiff, these included several seed experts from Toronto and Ottawa, and at five o'clock the hearing was adjourned un- til May 26th, when witnesses for the defence will be heard. The plaintiff was in the box for nearly three hours, being subjected to a severe cross- examination by defendant's counsel, Mr. Harvey, of Orillia. Plaintiffs Claim 2 Plaintiff stated that he was a life long farmer of Mara, owning two farms. In the spring of 1930 he bought from the Brechin Milling Company, of which he is a shareholder and former director, two bushels of red clover seed: Mr, McNab, the salesman, he claimed, over the telephone and at the mill represented the seed to be first class. He examined it, and it looked to be good. Later in the season, when harvesting his oats, he noticed that the clover grown from the seed. was coming along fine, but in April of 1931 he observed a strange weed in the clover shooting ahead of it, some 4 or 5 inches taller and some of it having as high as 25 stems, with two seeds in each pod. He called in Mr. Thomp- son, the township weed inspector, who examined the weed and said that he had never seen it before and could not identify it. Mr. McLean, a weed ex- pert of Richmond Hill, and W. M. Croskery, County Agricultural repre- sentative, also inspected the clover field, but could not identify the weed. Previous to this he had notified the Brechin Milling Company of the ap- pearance of the weed. The Company's president, Mr. Dure alleged, looked at the field, said it was a mess and re- marked that he would claim plenty of damages. Later he sent a sample of the seed to the Department at Ottawa and got back a certificate to the effect that it contained a portion of red clover seed and the rest of it being weeds. Mr. Dure sued for the loss of 12 tons of hay worth $8 a ton, which had to be cut before maturity and (continued on page four) PREPARATIONS FOR QUINTE CONFERENCE ARE BEING MADE Over 400 Delegates Expected to At- tend Conference of United Church in Lindsay. Preparations are being made for the holding of the annual Bay of Quinte Conference of the United Church, in the First United Church, Lindsay, during the first week in June. The first meeting of repre- sentatives of the two United churches in Lindsay was held Tuesday night when the following representatives of Conference were present: Rev, G. C. R. McQuade, of Oshawa, See- retary; Rev. R. T. Richards, of Port Perry, Treasurer; and Mr. Ross Strike. barrister, of Bowmanville who is president of the Conference Lay- men's Association. Dr. H. Irvine was appointed Chair- man of the General Committee. 6 It is expected that the gathering will be the largest Conference assembly held in years, with over 400 dele- gates present. Plans were made for a canvass of the homes of the two churches, to arrange for billets. It was noted with real appreciation, that several families connected with other churches of the town have already volunteered the hospitality of their homes in the entertainment of visitors to the Con- ference. Ladies of First United Church will cater to the monster Laymen"s ban- quet, which it is anticipated will be attended by between 500 and 600 men, and will be held in the Ar- mouries. Ladies of Queen Street United Church have kindly cooper- ated and will serve meals every day of the Conference, and are planning to look after at least 125 at each sitting. Secretary of Conference, Rey. Mr. McQuade, stated that the speakers at Conference would be outstanding men, including Bishop O'Connell, of New York, Rev. Dr. Pidgeon and others. Some 25 committees will be required iy the church, while the Conference sessions will be held in the auditorium. There will be specially arranged musical programs. 3 Many details of arrangement were explained and the Sommitst +2 set to work immedia --Wal