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* :i r *i 'Jljje /teljtdxrn %tnmiu. Vol. 53; No. 32 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1934 W. H. Thurston & Son, Proprietors EAST MOUNTAIN Mrs. G«o. Harbottle pass«d away at her home on Monday erening ot last week after a prolonged illness Her death was not unexpected. Mrs Harbottle will Jae sadly missed in the vicinity as she was a good friend and neighbor. The funeral took plact to Flesherton cemetery on Wednes- day, Rev. McNeil of Maxwell con- ducting the services at house and grave. Mrs. Harbottle leaves to mourn her loss three sons and one daughter: Ralph, Wm. and James at home and Mrs. Hall of Owen Sound. Mr. Harbottle predeceased her about six years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Hall and daughter, Mrs. Bowerman, of Owen Sound attended the funeral. Some from here attended the Agri- cultural courses in Kimberley. Mrs. M. Stuart and son, Elwood, of Duncan spent last week end with Mr. and Mrs. S. Smart. IMr. and Mrs. C. Thompson and fam- ily visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lougheed of Heathcote. Miss Almeda Weber has returned to her duties in the school here after a recent operation on her foot, al- though she is still walking with crutches. Mrs. C. Thompson taught for two weeks during Miss Weber's aibsence. ROCK MILLS The Sunday school are having a social evening in the church iFriday night, February 9th. A program will be given. Our sincere sympathy is extended to the Blackburn family in their ber- eavement by the death of their dear father, the late John Blackburn. Misses Florence and Marjorie New- ell visited over the week end with their grandparents, Mr. and IMrs. T. Betts. Miss Leila Clark spent the week end with friends in Flesherton. The January meeting of the Ladies' Aid was held at the home of Mrs. B. Field, with a fair attendance of ladies present. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Harry Patton, Flesherton, in February. Miss Edith Betts, Mr. and Mrs. C. Newell and Mr. Jim Pedlar spent Sat- urday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Croft and family. The Durham Furniture Co. have quit buying logs for the season, as they have a fair sized stock in now. Mr. C. Newell is busy getting out timber as he intends building a driv. ing shed the coming summer. A large number from this locality attended th,e Fleshertoa-Chatsworth hockey match in Markdale on Monday evening, when the former won 3-2. PRICEVILLE FAIR HAS ITS ANNUAL MEETING VICTORIA CORNERS Winnifred Talbot has taken a pos- ition in Toronto. Leslie Duncan, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Duncan, has been very ill with pneumonia. Inistioge congregation held their annual meeting on Monday. Mary Cam.eron visited over the week end at her home in Berkeley. Read the Small Advertisements Important Notice FAMILEX SPECIAL DEALS Pr'ceville Correspondence The annual meeting of the -Agricultural Society was held recently in the hotel, with over 20 members present. Minutes of financial state- ment were read; affiliation fee pass- ed to be paid, but no delegate to be sent. The meeting was presidea over by Mrs. D. Campbell, 1st vice pres. Mr. ,W. G. McBride was ap- pointed president as Mr. Garry Whyte after three years work, wished to re- tire; 1st vice pres., H. B. McLean and Mrs. D. Campbell, vice pres. of the ladies department; Robt. Vause, 2nd vice president. Directors are Rev. J. A. Moir, Wm. Meads, Chas. Watson, Henry Tucker, J. P. McMillan, A. J. McVicar, Neil McLean, Wm. J. Mc- Millan. Lady directors, Edna Ferg- uson, Bertha James, Mrs. Wm. Aid- corn, Mrs. Wm. McMillan, Mrs. Wm McBride. Messrs. H. Karstedt and B. Assum were elected auditors. The date of show was set for September 20-21. Mrs. Chas. McKinnon and son, John L., of Toronto are visiting friends in and around Priceville. Miss Margaret McFarlaaa enter- tained a number of friends to an euchre and crokinole party one night recently. (Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hincks Sif To- ronto spent the week end in Priceville and Durham. Mr. Colin McLean spent the week end in Toronto. Don't forget the tea to be held this Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the home ol Mrs. McBride, when all the ladies are cordially invited. The managers would like if all the wood or poles could be brought in by Feb. 14th., to have it cut as soon as possible. Mrs. Jas. Oliver is visiting in To- rontn. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bramston of To- ronto are visiting with her brother, Mr. Elford Walters. On Friday night about 75 friends and neighbors gathered at the home of Mrs. Archie McLean to spend o social everting with her daughter. Alma, t>efore leaving for Mimioo. The L'vening wns spent in music and danc- ing. At an appropriate time .Alma was called fonvard and an address was read and the presentation of a lovely pearl and amber sot was made. .Alma thanked all in a few well chosen words. Lunch was ser\'ed at mid- night and a jolly time was spent by all. The address was read by Mrs. Wilfred Watson and the presentation made by Mrs. Jack McMeekin. EUGENIA .Wedding bella are ringing in this vicinity this week. The annual meeting of the United church congregation was held on Mon- day afternoon. There was a fair attendance, owing to the severe cold weather. The Eugenia north unit of the W. .A., with Mrs. Will. Gordon as captain, is putting on a "pick pocket" social in the basement of the church on Tuesday evening, February 6. We hope the weather is fine for the event. Miss Vernice Fawcett and friend of Toronto are spending a few days with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fawcett. We are sorry to hear of the critical illness of Mr. Jonathan Latimer, for- mer resident of this village, but now living in .Alliston. He was taken to the hospital last week. We hope he is soon on the road to jrecovery. Mrs. Jas. McKenzie of Providence visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Parson one day the past week. Miss Jean Purvis has returned tc her home in Orillia after a visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Purvis. Mr. and Mrs. Bates Fawcett of Kim- berley visited on Sunday with the latter's parents. We are sorry to report little Juno Purvis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Purvis of Toronto, isolated in the hospital with scarlet fever. We hope she is soon well again. In the obituary of the late Mrs. G. Harbottle publisfied last week, it should have read, "Ralph and Jimmie "not married' instead of 'both mar- ried." We are -sorry this error oc- curred. We are pleased to report Mrs. J. Porteous continuing to improve after a severe attack of the cold. She was real pleased with and enjoyed the treat sent recently by the Ladies' .Aid of the United church. TELEPHONE AND MILL Co. ANNUAL MEETINGS T^-.v;^.- CEYLON Having done a very good business during 1933 and owing to the in- creased demand for Faniilex Products, a strictly Canadian Product of super- ior quality; and which are recognized in every home, for their respective usages, I offer two splendid deals for those who would like to take advantage of them. Starting with February 1st, and ending on the 28th, the deals are. namely: 1. For every bottle of Familex Menthol after Shaving Lotion you buy, you will receive a tube of shav- ing cream absolutely free. 2. For every can of Familex Bak- ing Powder you buy, you will also receive a tube of their splendid tooth paste free. Imagine $1.35 worth of products, which costs you only 86c for both deals, which 1 think is saving you money in this time of depression. These deals will be published month ly for your convenience and a Cata- logue will be given to those who have not yet received one, if you will only ask for one. Listen in on Station C.K.A.C. Mon- treal from 12 o'clock noon to 12.30 every Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day. â€"JAMES E. STAFFORD Familex Dealer, Flesherton, Ont. Phone No. lis Why Should Towns Only Pay Post Office Service For some time the question has been discussed why towns and villages should be singled out and made tc pay for post office service, while residents in the rural districts and the cities get mail delivered to theii door free of charge, and we notice where Seaforth town council has pet- itioned the federal government to re- move' this discrimination. The troubk is that townsmen not only have to go to the post office to get their mail but they also have to pay rental foi a box to put it in, though the con- venience of boxes is just as great an aid to the post office staff as it is to the patrons. And, on top of this, we have to pay our share toward the de- livery of mail in the citie's and town- ships. In other words, they "get*' us both coming and going. Of course, it would mean a large increase in expenditure for the post officer de- partment to deliver mail to every- body's door all over Canada, but this argument doesn't alter the fact that they are doing it for two large bodies of people now; though denying this service to the third class. It's time the towns joined in a united protest against the discrimination thus shown. The principle of mail delivery has been adopted and should be extended to include all classes. A start should be made in extending the service un- til it is uniformly carried out. But towns will never get it until they makie their voices heard.^ttTaTiovei i^ost. The Ceylon congregational meet- ing of the United church has been postponed until Wednesday, January 31st at S p.m. A good attendance is requested. The Ladies' Aid will meet in the church Wednesday, January 31st, at 2 p.m. Mrs. -Archie Sinclair spent the week end in Toronto. Mrs. A. S. Muir is visiting her sisters and other relatives in the city. A pleasant event took place at tht nome of Mr. and Mrs. Donald MvLeod on Monday evening when they cele- brated the 44th anniversary of their wedding. Twenty-two of their friends were treated to a fowl dinner and during the evening an enjoyable social time was spent. Progressive euchre was played with Mrs. George Cairns winner of the ladies' prize and Mr. Frank Cairns winner of tht nun's prize. Best wishes are ex- tended to this estimable couple on this happy occasion with the hope that they will be spared to enjoy many more anniversaries of theii wedding. Time For Farmers To TaJte Stock Feversham Correspondence The annual meeting of the Osprey Fanners' iMilling Co. Ltd., was held in the Orange hall on Tues., Jan. 23. The meeting passed off quietly, but of course the business of the chopp- ing mill has fallen off considerably, owing to less feed being fed. The flour sales have increased and the directors were able to pay a 10' V dividend on shares and have a small amount of cash on hand and a good stock in the mill. The credit book acrounts are still swelling and 1933 credit accounts have swelled several hundred dollars, now having around 12,500 of book accounts. The direct- ors say that they have a good pros- pect of collecting about six or seven hundred dollars of the credit accounts in the near future. The old board of directors were reelected for 1934 vis.. Messrs. F. Spofford, Em. Haw- ton and John Hudson. The annual meeting of the Osprey municipal telephone system was held here on Wed., Jan. 24. There was considerable discussion about the ♦' exti-a the subscribers had to pay than their motion passed at the last an- nual meeting called for, but the com- missioners of this system and the Railway Board of commissioaers a- greed, so we had to pay the f2.00 extra. Then there was quite a dis- cussion over the delinquents in levies, tolls and rentals uncollected up to December 31, 1933, amounting to 1602.92. The subscribers, or a num- ber of them, could not fall in with the commissioners idea of carrying those delinquents, giving them free service and taking the chance of gett- ing even when the delinquents real estate is sold by tax sale by the county. Of course, the collections are made by the Osprey council in with the taxes, so those delinquents possibly are not paying their taxes either, but it was thought that the commissioners could stop carrying those delinquent accounts from year to year as an asset of the system. A. number of the subscribers had the idea that those subscribers who did not pay the levies for maintenance and tolls for messages were not an asset of the system, but a liability. Mr. Fred Pedlar was chairman of the meeting and Mr. C. N. Long, sec- retary. Mr. Wra. Bewll's fine large barn was burned to tiie ground on Satur- day, together with a large amount of grain, hay and straw. There will be a great loss to Mr. Bewell over and above his insurance. The stock was taken out of the stable at the time. Very cold here; 20 below zero on Monday morning. The important work of taking stock and making a plan for farming operations during the coming cron reason should not be delayed anv longer. The farmer who does this will be able to order his fertilizers, spraying material, insecticides, etc., in good time. It will enable him to cut out unprofitable cows, and hens, and oth*r animals, and show him where by better farming methods more adequate fertilization, etc., he can cut the costs of production. Choosing The Breeding Male Where pedigree breeding of poultry is followed, the first choice male should be one that has passed through a breeding season and has shown by the production of his daughters that he has the a-bility to pass on the d-c- srred charcters for the high product- ion of large sized eggs. The second choice should be a cockerel selected for vigour, size arid breed type, from a heavy laying large egg dam ai:d a sire similarly bred, whose daughters the cockerels sisters, have shown their ability for high production. Where pedigree breeding is not followed, it will pay to purchase males such as these. Financial Statement - of the - Osprey Farmers' Milliof Co., Ltd. FROM J.\NUARY 1st, 1933, TO DECDMBER 31st, 1933 RECEIPTS Cash on hand, per last audit | 523 97 Sales by miller 6989 51 Chopping by miller „ 1382 08 Miscellanet>us account 86 85 Received on notes 12 50 I 8988 92 EXPENDITURES Miller's wages , $ 983 00 Assistant miller's wages 450 50 Postage, stationery, excise and exchanger 63 31 Wheat account ; 3415 87 Barley, oats, etc 1069 17 Telephone account and hall rent 23 34 Insurance 135 00 Municipal tax 146 70 Statutory fee, corporation and profit tax 148 33 Repairs to mill _ 161 19 Freight and express 226 08 Dividend No. 21 675 00 Paid on Dividend No. 20 15 00 General account 121 52 Bag account 318 29 Trucking and teaming 270 91 Worlunen's Compensation 20 OO Directors' and .Auditors' salaries 75 OO Secretary-Treasurer, salary 325 00 Balance on hand 345 71 â-  . $ 8988 92 GRIS-nNG ACCOUNT 3J,325 lbs. flour exchanged for wheat. ''^' ~ ' • " " .' ASSETS & LIABILITIES T 'â-  ASSETS Stock in mill December 31st, 1933, (estimated) $ 2539 50 Outstanding accounts ~ 2469 32 Notes and interest receivable 377 05 Cash on hand ~ 345 71 MiU and real estate 9800 OO f 15531 58 LL\BILITIES Dividend on 1 share on No. 20 Dividend ? 3 00 Dividend on 2 shares on No. 21 Dividend 5 00 Assets over Liabilities 15523 58 $15531 5S Capital stock of Company $ SOOO 00 Unsold Stock $ 1200 00 Paid up Capital Stock % 6800 00 We, the undersigned .Auditors cf the Osprey Farmers Milling C-o., Limited, certify that wg have examined the books of the Company for the year 1933 and compared the vouchers for receipts and expen- ditures with the Treasurer's books and find them to be correct Showing a balance on hand and in the bank on Dec. 31, 1933, $345.71. Mrs. M.-VRTH.A McGIRR, J. A. DA\^DSO^^ Auditors. ♦♦ ♦ «l i > » » » »»» .. >.>^»»»»<,,jl,»^»^^^.j,^>.j,,j.^^ ^ 4 ^^jgH ^ J J t t ^ »»< K '<~^ BATES BURIAL CO'Y 124 Avenue Road Toronto DISTINCTIVE FUNERAL SERVICE .AT REAS0N-A3LE PMCES PHONES: XIGHT OR DAYâ€" Klngsdale 4344â€"3456 Modern Private Chapel J. W. Bates Fred Maddocks Richard Maddocks, Managei) Formerly of Flesherton REDUCED FREIGHT RATE The dumb Dora asks what is the matter with the banks of Newfound- land that the country has gone bank- rupt. Patty Pitts of Courtland, Kan., opened a can of tomatoes and found a ring in it. After looking up the proper chapter in our book on "How To Be a Detective" we have concluded that some person must have dropped it when canning the tomatoes. An important reduction in freight rates on certain export cattle from feeder points in Eastern Canada to Montreal, St. John and Halifax, is announced in advices to the Ontario Marketing Board. The reduction applies only to cattle in transit, that is cattle to which the railways had previously carried to the feeder points. The rate will be cut in half and will mean a saving to the farmer shipping for example, from a point in Ontario to St. John or Halifax, of approximately $30 a carload. United States has placed a tax ot $2 per gallon on whiskey and ex- pects a revenue of $600,000,000 a vear. John Barleycorn has always ccen pictured in the dual role of the person who ruined homes and at the same time saved the national trea- sury. WANTED Old Qbld and Sihrer Highest prices paid for Rings. Broaches. Teeth. Chains. Caff Links. Watch Cases, Etc. No waiting â€" Tested, weighed and paid in five minutes. No piece too small, none too big. W. J. W. ARMSTRONG JEWELLKR & WATCHM.VKER Flesherton, Ont Three hundred tons of sand will be taken from a pit near Brantford and placet! on the icy highways. If it were all piled in one heap in the middle of the road it would not stop some of our drivers. Insurance of all Sorts Phone 87. Thornburv. and HI call Stan. THURSTON 1 " The House ot Quality " Specials this week 2 LB. JAR. MINCE ME-\T 24c GOLD MED.\L JELLY POWDERS, 4 for 23c RED ROSE TEA, R. L., y2 Lb 25c GOLD MEDAL COFFEE, Vi Lb 23c FLOUR BR-\N SHORTS OAT AND BARLEY CHOPS WESTERN OATS Full Line Purina Chows JAS . A. STEWART FLESHERTON