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W. P. Rennie, Listowe), Mr. wd Mrs. Mel Rennie, Mrs. Warden and Miss Norma Warden, of Corunna, Mich, are suitering from strains and severe bruises and shock.â€"L1stowel Standard. As the result of a serious automobile accident which occurred on the Semis gravel road on Saturday evening, Mrs. On Monday evening the members of the town council met with Mr. Steph- enson, County Engineer, and Mr. Kuhn, representative or the tar-laying com- time when the 30th slderood from the townllne Elderslie and mm to the 4th concession, including Main street, will be resurfaced, the work to be done as m as possible by local menâ€"Ches- ley Enterprise. penny, and discussed the improvements to be mode on Chesley Main street. The work will commence in two week’s Last Sunday morning in Trinity United Church, the Rev. Thomas Snowdon preached on the occasion of his 50th anniversary as a minister in Canada. Mr. Snowdon commenced his career as a preacher in Exclaim com- ing to Canada shortly afterwards, then entering the Methodist Church as a probationer. His first sermon preached in Canada fifty years ago last Sunday morning, was at the Ebenezer appoint- ment of the Rosemount circuit, under the superintendency o! the late Rev. Andrew Armstrong.â€"Mearord Express. Road Work to Commence Shortly lnjuredln Accident Benflnck Pioneer Pan-ea Early Friday morning, July 1, one of Bentinck's most respected pioneer citi- zens was called to the home beyond in the person of Mrs. Alex. Mervyn. Deceased had reached the ripe age of 88 years and 9 months. She had been ailing since last January. since then becoming weaker and weaker till the time of her death. She is survived by Seattle, Wash; James, of Lansing Creek, Yukon Territory; Joseph, of Kaslo. B.C.; George, of Dentinck; Mark, ci Elmwood and Margaret (Mrs. John McNeiel r. oi Atwoodâ€"Hanover Post. Lake Huron or! Bayfleld on Thursday of last week. will be raised. This is the opinion now advanced, athough con- trary to that held earlier in the week by those in charge of the investigation into the condition of the sunken ves- sel. J. E. LaRochelle, of the Federal Department of Pubic Works, was here early this week and made an investiga- tion as to the dredge, which was lo- cated on Saturday. She lies in eighty- two ieet oi water. and the view held is that she would hardly be wyth the Some Interesting lollies Some 01 our young naturalists have discovered a night hawk's nest and two babies. The nest consists of absol- utely nothing. the babies lieing snugly en mp oi the stones by the shore in a tangle oi sweet clover. And when visitors become too inquisitive, the parents just move their babies a few feet and sit tight. The children are flat in shape. resembling a flat water- washed stone. and give little promise of the sky-soaring vibrant prey of the air that hey are destined to become i1 cats and other prey don‘t get them first .â€"-'mombury Review dial-aid. Will Not Babe Sunken Dredge It is unlikely that the government dredge, Q. a: R. No. l. which sank in lest-n for Picnic The annual picnic event of Dundalk Old Boys‘ and Girls’ Association in To- ronto was held in Memorial Park, Dun- daik. on Dominion Day. when nearly one hundred visitors from the city en- joyed the hospitality of the home 10m. A large number from village end community joined in the festivities of the day. There were a few little showers in the afternoon which marred the pleasure alightly. The morning rain in Toronto no doubt detained some from coming who would otherwise have been here. An present, however, seemed to enjoy the reunion and community spir- nut-mum“ In Other Communities Tale. hon Our Exchange. About G.P. R. TIOKITS TO ANY PART OF THE WLD SPECIAL RATES PAGE [0 of raising henâ€"Godcficfi Signal. 1"“ ”m" McFADDEN’S DRUG 8T0 E E"°””"‘"“ ‘“ at ' v- Medicine for LOWE“ Prices CHPR. Tickets - "Rh-0‘ ' 10'0"!” Return .25 man or beast Full Stock of Creams, Powders, Kodaks, Films, Thermos, etc. morning during the. NEW 15c TOILET LINE LINE (Orange Blossom) VACATION\T‘ME struck the home of Mr. Dan McEach- nie of town, but very little damage was done to the building. The bolt struck the chimney, demolishing it, and also ripped a number of shingles from the roof. It travelled down the electric wiring destroying it and the meter. Considerable paper was ripped off in the room directly below the chimney which was destroyed. Mr. and Mrs. McEachnie were sleeping at the time the home was struck, but were awak- ened immediately, and investigated the extent of the damage.â€"F1esherton Ad- Reunion at Metcalfe Rome The eighth annual picnic ”and re- union of the descendants of Squire Thring who came from England and settled near Elora was held at the spa- cious home of Henry Metcalfe on Fri- day with over sixty present. The wea- ther was ideal for an event of this kind. Mr. James Metcalfe of Hanover, and Mrs. Herb. Kennedy of Guelph super- vised the arrangements. one and one-half cents per pound; lemons, five cents per dozen; oranges, five dozen for five cents; sugar, ten pounds for thirty-three cents; potatoes, fifteen pounds for ten cents; cabbage, one cent per pound; celery, three bunches for five cents; apples, eight The election of officers for a two- year term resulted as follows: Presl- dent, Mr. Corey Matthews, Guelph 9 secretary, Mrs. Hugh ’I‘raynor, Hanove Relatives were present from Toronto, Durham, Drayton, Guelph, Carglll and Hanoverâ€"Hanover Post. A former resident of Listowel, now residing in Los Angeles, writing under date of June 26, quotes the following retail prices there as follows: Carrots, beets and turnips, one cent per bunch; apricots, nail cent per pound; plums, six pounds for ten cents; watermelon, pounds for twenty-five cents; butter, twenty cents per pound; eggs, twenty- two cents for best quality; milk, eight cents per quart .-â€"Listowel Banner. Prices in California King‘ 5 Highway contracts entailing the construction of 31.5 miles of con- crete, 22 miles of asphalt, 6 miles of grading and culverts, three bridge pro- Gets Paving Contract jects and 150 miles of surface treat- ment were awarded on Thursday last by Hon. Leopold Macaulay, Minister of Highways. Total estimated cost of the work in- volved will approximate $1,665,000, $900,000 of which will be expended in the employment of labor, and the bal- ance expended in production of ma- terials to be used on the various jobs. As far as this locality is concerned the most important contract or the group is that of paving King’s high- way No. 10 from Melancthon north 6.3 R. H. McGrecor Co. This will mean that the pavement will be run to with- in a mile and a quarter of the highway corner at Dundalk. Much gravel has been spread by Much gravel has been spread by Chas. Moore and his assistants on Highway No. 10 between Victoria Cor- nersoand Dundslk. This road will be the Best examples of the growth of Canada’ s trade hwith the Orient. Forty five years ago the first ship ever to fly the‘,’ use-flag of the Canadian Pacific, a flag that has since found its wa into practically every port in the world, set out from Port Moody, B. C. She was the barque-rigged steamer “Abyssinia” and, such a marvel was she that the modest artist referred to transferred her graceful shape to canvas with painstaking detail. _ Aforgotten artist, too modest to sign his name, and a second-hand dealer form the stljange combinatjon tbafc brogghtfig lightAorge 91 Another artist, chancing upon the picture, imposed it upon a photo- graph of the latest Canadian Pacific ship 1n the Orient trade, the magni- ficent Empress of Japan. They are shown above 1n exact proportion as FORTY-FIVE YEARS OF PROGRESS “The credit of the farmer in On- tario is high,” said Col. Price. “The ”credit of Canada and Ontario is high. Nowithstanding all that has been said, Canada stands like rock. Anyone can criticize. Anyone can come up and throw caution to the winds. Anyone can talk sedition and decry the insti- tutions which Canadians have built on a British foundation. Even children can do that, but in these times whatever the failures, whatever the sporadic dis- honesty that has been made manifest [in certain places Ontario is weather- I ing the storm. PRICE LAUDS FARMERS FOR REFUSAL T0 QUIT (Continued from page 1.) his product, taking advantage of the new ideas and methods of husbandry. “In fact, these are times when the departments of agriculture must de- vote themselves to enabling the farmer to produce at a lower cost, protecting the farmer’s product as it is sent to market, taking all those steps which will reduce the farmer’s cost so that he can survive. This is what has hap- pened in almost every walk of life. It is hard to take, no doubt, but it may be that it will fit us better for the struggle that is at hand and will en- able us to better meet the competition in the new era which is before us.” The new problems confronting farm- ers in marketing their products were dealt with by 001. Price. He expressed pleasure that certain tariff protection had been given so that ”thin cer- tain seasons, there was no competition from foreign products. Farming was a merchandising prOposition and the farmer was now in the same position as the manufacturer. “She has weathered other storms, she has stood for law and order, for the carrying out of business, she has turned her face against fads and frills and easy ways of making money, she has learned a lesson and it has been a severe trial. When we get through on The creation of a cold storage and grading system had greatly benefited the sale of Ontario-grown apples over- seas, Col. Price pointed out as an ex- ample of what could be done by pr0per methods. to a more solid business foundation, when Canada is again steaming ahead, taking full advantage of her great re- sources and creating a new record in world progress, we will be able to say to incoming generations that the farmers of this country, the men who till the soil, the men who are funda- mentally honest, are entitled to a great deal of the credit.” ' Magistrateâ€"“Whatever could you have been thinking or to steal all these sheep.” Accusedâ€"“I don’t know, your wor- ship, I must have been wool gather- kissing?” Sheâ€"“Now, just because 1 allow you to kiss me you needn‘t think you can kiss the whole family.” oiled this; week, the work being sched- uled to Mn on Wednesday.â€"Dunda.lk 9’ ,u‘ THE DURHAM CHRONICLE they wgulq have appeared passing each other on the broad wastes v- vâ€"v - w“.â€" Some idea of the development of .ahippmg in the 45 years may be gained by a com ariaon. The “Ab ma’ waa 363 feet In inches long, 42 1/§ feet wide, ad a tonnage of .376 and a apeed of 15 knota. The “Empress of J apan” ia 670 feet lon , 87 % feet Wide, has a tonnage of 26,000 and, during her record-hm paaaazea hetyeen Vancouver, Victoria, Yokohama, Shanghai, Kong on; and Manila has developed as high as 23 knotsâ€"more than half as fast again. a _L___. _- _.2_ 4.1-.. A- 2.. aa._a. LL- u 1]....4-3-" .3-- .L-finnl‘ (mm of {he Pacific. W D. u w v uuvw . vâ€"wâ€" â€"â€"â€"-â€" 'â€" â€"â€"â€" v .â€" _-__- A‘stragge coincideh'ce' in that the “Abyuiinin” wu chm-tend from W.. G. Pearce, who leter heme the Fairfield Shipbuilding Company winch famous Clyde-me shipyard built the Empress of Jepen two Johnston Tew, Jr., of East Flamboro, son of ex-Warden Johnston Tew, is at the Hamilton General Hospital suf- fering from deep scalp lacerations sus- tained when he fell into the knife of a mower which he was operating. The Kitchener city council on Mon- day night turned down a recommenda- tion of the board of health advising that the corporation appeal from the decision of Magistrate Weir quashing the amendment of the milk bylaw re- quiring dated caps on all bottles of milk sold in the city. Only three mem- bers of council favored the appeal. Gasoline prices drOpped in the Bor- der district around Windsor during the week-end. Standard gas is now selling at 27 cents, a drOp of one cent, and the lower grade is 24 cents. a drop of a cent and a-hali. James Strano, aged 23, of Niagara Falls, and Gordon Lockhard, aged 19, of Queenston, were sentenced to Parts- mouth for ten and five years respective- ly, at Chatham on Monday, for armed robbery of William Hodges, night at- tendant of the Cowley Garage, Til- bury, on the night of June 21. Brandiordites, who spent the week- end at Port Rowan, declare that the fishing there is the best in 35 years. The body of Trevor Jeffries, nine- year-old son and only child of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Jeffries, 72 Park street, Brockville, who had been missing since Saturday, was recovered by grapplers in about 20 feet of water ih the St. Lawrence river Monday evening. Thought to be work of hoboes, fire destroyed the large bank barn of Alex- ander Snider, lot 13, concession 3, Mel- anchton township,. and a driving shed, on Monday morning. An aged man was picked up by a Provincial Constable and lodged in the county jail at Or- angeville as a suspect. Snider estimates his loss at $5,000 with insurance of Canada will meet the Imperial Econ- omic Conference with a list of well over 8,000 items, which it is prepared to admit free of duty from Empire countries. It is felt in Government at Ottawa that, with such a list. this country will be in a position to make a very substantial contribution to the efforts to lower the tariff barriers with- in the Empire. At Sterling, 11]., five passengers, a. stewardess and two pilots escaped ser- ious injury Sunday when a coast-to- coast United Air Lines transport ur- plane struck a high tension wire and Interesting Happenings Briefly Outlined (or the Buy Baden News in Brief beginning of confidence, hope and good, honest work,” was received by the Lon- don public as a conquering hero. A cyclone taking a path of about 1,500 feet and covering a distance of more than six miles through the town- ships of Howard and Oxford, and pass- ing about three miles northeast of Ridgetown, levelled buildings, crops and telephone poles in its path Sunday. For the first time the annual Brit- ish Admiralty contract of a million pounds of corned beef for British naval depots has been awarded a New Zea- land firm. Fourteen persons, eight. of them women, were badly burned on Sunday when a boiler exploded aboard an ex- cursion steamer in the River Spree, in Germany. Empire discussions Opening in Otuwe on Thursday of next week. Immigra- tion is not one of the subjects on the provisional agendn. Hanging pluckfly to their upturned dinghy for two hours on Manny ut- temoon, Junk Gee, son of eat-Mayor J. Howard Gee at Listowel, and act's boy chum from Winnipeg. very mow- ly escaped death in Lake Baron. of! Point Clark, ten miles south of Kin- Two plucky sisters on Monday atta- noon battled a rough-looking thug who attacked them in broad daylight. and fought of! their assailant after throw- ing a sweater over his head and giving him a sound trouncmg. Hon. R. J. Mnnion, Minister of w- ways and Canals. hus been appointed An amazing instance of faith hen]- ing, through which a London woman. reported dying of cancer, has shown muted improvement, is being wutch- ed with intense interest at St. Joseph’s Hospital in that city. While Germany indulged in hot and heavy debate about the Lousanne rep- arations settlement over the week-end. nine persons were killed and scores ser- iously injured in political clashes in various parts of the country. Two streams sent roaring out of their banks by heavy rains, swept through a dozen mining villages near Charles- ton, W. Va., early Monday, causing a death toll estimated at from 12 to no press liaison officer for the Imperial Conference, it was learned at Ottawa Monday. his‘ canoe upset in the Rapxds Des Metres a week ago, was picked up over The body of William A. MacKay. of week-end near Shawinigan Falls. “My. July 14. 1932