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®hje fkoi^ttim %hmnce. Vol. 54; No. 5 â- *" c ; WEDNESDAY, iVIAY 29, 1935 W. H. Thurston & Son, Proprietors Effects Of WantoD Waste Of Our Trees Recently there appeared in the Owen Sound Sun-TJimes an article from, the pen of Mr. W. D. Elliot of Owen Soundi in regard to the con- servation of our heritage in the swamp and bush tracts^ of Grey County. Something has to be done and that before long if the water supply is to be conserved. The letter in question is as follows: Wherever I go they are or have been cutting dowai trees. I see evidence of the wanton destruction on every hand; along the main thoroughfares, up and down every concession and on all the back roads, big trees, little trees, stately trees, dwarfed trees, second growth ti-ees, ash ti-ees, balsam trees, maple trees, beech trees, poplar trees, basswood trees, elm trees, hemlock trees, cedar trees. Piles of cordwood litter the back roads. Neat piles of bolts freshly peeled and looking very nice indeed also are seen and piles of logs not so neat. Everything goes. The town sends out a gang on relief. When it gets througii the wood lot it is really heartbreaking to see the mess left behind. If I parked the car and wandered back to the end of a blind trail, what do I see? Behold an ugly, Lower Penalties Now j For Arrears of Taxes ; Changes made in the municipal Act at the last session of the Ontario Leg- islature lessen somewhat the burden upon those in arrears for taxes. The maximum penalty for non-payment of taxes on due date which may be im- posed by by-law is reduced from 5 per cent, to 4 per cent. Penalties upon arrears are now the same for all mun- icipalities, interest to be added at the rate of % of 1 per cent per month (or portion thereof) on all taxes un- paid after Dec. 31st of the year in which the taxes are levied. This re- places the old statutory penalty of a straight ten per cent, added on May 1st. Interest is to be added to the outstanding taxes only and not com- pounded. The maximum discount which may be allowed for pre-pay- ment of taxes is increased from 5 per cent, to 6 per cent, per annum. J. A. Kernahan Feted ^-^^;tIS^S;t Master! M. Wilson New BailifflSt-Johu^^United Church By Osprey Officials The Rome Merih.it The home merchant. Who is he '.' He is the chap who gives you credit and carries your account until you are able to pay him. He is the chap who gives you back your money or makes exchanges when An enjoyable evening was spent by the municipal officials of Osprey Township and their vvifes, when they gathered at the home of Mr. and iMrs. John A Kernahan and presented the former with a gold watch and Mrs. j Kernahan with a silver candle holder, as a token of the high esteem in which they are both heW. Mr. Kernahan has held the office of Treasurer of Osprey Township for thirty years, having been appointed in the autumn of 1904, succeeding the late Joseph Gamey whose death oc- curred at that time, leaving the office vacant. During the following years Mr. Kernahan was most faithful and efficient officer, always ready tO; give his time and talents in the in- terests of the municipality, until com- pelled to give up his duties early this last winter du«j to ill health. Mr. 'Kernahan was taken completely by surprise when presented with the gift and made a suitable reply of thanks to the address on behalf ol i himself and Mrs. Kernahan. Tlie evening wa.s spent in speechmaking and card playing after which lunch was served . you are not satisfied with what you gaping hole eaten into the green tim- j have bought. Snakes eating live pigs, frogs eat- ing poisonous .serpents and a man who has a deadly Mamba sleeping in bed with him were some of the strange things told Lieutenant-Col- onel R. H. Elliott, an expert in snake [ succeeds the late John Wj-ight venom, in a recent lectuite at the ! was the bailiff of the Court foi- a great Institute of Hygiene in London. He number of years. Mr. Mark Wilson of town has le- j (HURCH SERVICES. JUNE 2ND ceived notice of his appointment to ^Qy^g p^ j,i _ •v'j.h.g Spirit and the position of bailiff of the Fifth Tradition of The United Church, Smi- Division Court of the County of Grey| ,ijjy school following with headquarters at Flesnerton He who related how a Mr. Wassenaar, of the Transvaal, had tamed a Mamba, one of the deadliest snakes known, so that it slept at the foot of his bed. Wassenaar used to sleep in a room with 30 other men, and kept the snake unknown to them, taking it out for exercise at night like a Jog. llhroughout tlie yeai-s since the Fifth Division Court was organized there have only been three bailiffs appointed to cany on the work of the Court. First was the iate Fred Arm- strong who served under the late A. a. VanDusen who later resigned to take the office of Clerk of the 3.00 P.M. â€" Church sei-vice at Cey- lon, Sunday .school at 2 o'clock. 7.30 P.M. â€" "Tlie Heritage of The United Church." This will be a lantern service illustrated with Ueautifully colored slides. â€" Don't miss it. Note the change in the hour of the eveing service of This Sunday to enal)le the use of the lantern. Keep in mind the Special Seiwice at 2 P. M. Sunday June 0th com- memorating the Tenth Anniversary Once, when the snake was disturbed | Court and the late John Wright wasj of Union. â€" See posters. during the night, it crept into the bed and hid itself behind Wasdtenaar's bpck. appointed to take his place servmg: -^-^â€" until his death this spring. In his A bee at St. John's United Church appointment Mr. Wilson is the Fourth on Victoria Day resulted in the rais- ber of the swamp. Why are we forced to squander our heritage. What He is the chap who stands behind! the guarantee (and anakes restora-| hand has forced us thus ? When one j tion of all losses that you may sustain sits back to think, he comes to no other conclusion than that we are spending our capital. The depression is forcing Grey County, oh, so re- 200,000 Farm Schedules Are Being Distributed: Dui'inu- the week commencing Ma.v i 27tli, 200,000 Farm Sche<lules wiil| be distributed by the rui-al school! teachers to the farmers in Ontario.! The schedules are for the purpose of i compiling agricultural statistics andi the work is being carried on jointly! by the Gntaiio Deijartment of Edu-! cation, the Ontario Department ol; Agiiculture and the Dominion Bureau' . of Statistics. Every effoi-t is being D-eath came suddenly to Mr. Joseph! Put forth to have each fai-mer in the^ home in Feversham Province fill in a Survey Card giving! bailiff of the local Court and has already assumed the office. The Late Jos. Barber lentlessly. What do those who cut down the trees get for them? Not half what they are worth. Are we making any provision to replace those we take. I see no evidence of it. Are we thinking of the future? Apparen- ly not. I doubt If we ever stop to consider whaf the bush growth of the county means to the countryside as a whole. It is open to question whether, looking at the matter from a long view stand- point, it would not now be advisable to conserve from now on what trees we have left. Those of us who are! you send out of your town for mer- so fortunate as to live in this com-| chkndi| 13 is( aent to strangei.s â€" to munity are too close to the picture to; men who never sPend a dollar here, appreciate our wonderful tree growth. Our eyes are out of focus and we can- not see distinctly, but talk to out- siders who view the picture with un- dimmed eyes and they frankly go into rapture. Science tells us and his- tory backs up the finding that trees' bring moisture. Can we afford to' skin the country, of its woodlots- Can' the county of Grey afford to clean out its swamps? At the present rate of swinging the axe in the swamps in the' county of Grey will be a rarity in 25 years. What then will be the lot of those farms who now have fine' running streams through their places to which their cattle wander at will to slake their thirst on a hot sum! nier's day? That stream will disappear' as surely as the sun ri.ses and sets. What will become of the many fine springs throughout the county? Dry on the goods you buy. j Barber at hif He is the chap whose clerk and; early Monday morning after a few! the information for his farm. Pub-: book-keeper and other employees livej 'lays' illaess. 'Pie lat" Mr. Barber, lication ut' timely crop and live stufk| in your town and spend their moneyj was a life long resident of Osprey j statistics is one of the most important! with you and other home people. ! where he was born in 1861. He 'was| duties imposed upon the Government | He is the chap who pays heavy! a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. | ami is performed primarily in thej taxes to help support home schools' ^-h^''''-'* Barber. He was married in:'"terests of the farming community.! and build your town .streets, and maintain the fire department, the police department, and lighting serv- ice. He is the home merchantâ€" your neighbor â€" your friend â€" your helper in times of npd. Don't you think that you ought to trade with him, and be his friendj A.vlm«r. Jim of Empress, .\lberta, and his helper in his time of need?! Edward cf B. C. Will of P;)rt[and, Don't you know that every dollar; Oi-egcn, Ben of Rocklyn, Emma, Mrs. ' the cards promptly and leturn to theii | Methei'ai of Creemore, Ellon, .Mrs. hical scluiol teacher who will then for- Ford of Niagara. Jane, Mrs. Sheldon '•^'ard Iheni ui th â-  Ontario Department cf Oregan. ! if .Agiiculture. The cards are tab- The funeral took place on Wed- ' "''*''^''- "'"' ""^ '-''^'''""»''*''' 1"'<'P"''«'' ''â- â-  ! nesday at 1 p. m. to Bethal cemetery 1 '"•^'''^''''y "^ Possible and I'eleased tc and was in charge of Mr. Dean who gave a comforting message. The pallbearers were neighbors ol the deceased: Harvey Pedlar, Fred Brown, John Elliott, Edward Mullen. NOT B^)ASTIN(; BUT I AI'OLO(;iZING j Spoi-t fans ill many towns who re- call the old days when they had u; team that was a fam will enjoy th<' following story. A visitor from the city was looking! around the old-world village in com- pany with one of the inhabitants. A lovely place, indeed," he remark- ed. ".And I supj)ose even so small a hamlet can boast of a football team?' The villager grimaced. "No we can't," he said. "We used t-) boast of one; now we apologize for It." ing of the level of the East lawn and the filling in of hollows where the water has lodged. When the grass has grown again there will be mark- ed impiove/nenl in the appearance of the property. The I'lcventh session of the Toronto Coiifeience of The United Church of Canada will meet in Trinity United Church Toronto on Wednesday. June 5th at 2.;iO P. .M. Professor Herb- ert H. Farmer M. A. of Hartford, Theological Seminary wiU be the Con- ference pi-eacher. On -Monday evening June 10th there will be great gather- ing in the Maple Leaf Gardens to celebrate the Tenth .Anniversary of Union. This meeting is arranged by the Conference in Co-operation with the National Committee. and interests of th 1887 to Sak'na Brown who survives,' .T'-e im|!<irl;;ant facts anscertained together with one son and two daugh-i f''"'" "•'« Survey are the acreages ters. Fre<l of Artemesia, Pearl (Mrs.l^c^^'n I-" lirincipal field crops in iu;i5, Jack Smalley of ColUingwood), Nellie. j the numbers of live stock and poultry; ago (Mrs. Will Lawler) of London. .^Vn-i -^n ^^and at June Isl, and the nmnbersi will other son, Wilfred was killed overseas j '••I'-endcd '"i' nuirketing in the next in 1918. He is also survived by six' ^'^ months. This data is used as a brothers and three sisters: George, ' '=asis for pjacVically the entire body of agricultural statistics in Ontario. B'armci's are requested to Adopt A Cbild St. Mary's Guild Officers to men who would a box of matches. not trust vou for GAWLEY GOING WEST -Andi-ew A. Gawley, -'the man with: the steel hands" who is known far and wide and who is a resident of Meafordl ^''""^ "'^''' "'"' '^^^^- Wcldrick. plans leaving the end of this week for Diego, Cal. to join Ripley's Inter- national Pacific Exposition. Gawley will a])peai- in the shows, "Round the World Oddities" for a period of six months. He has been induced to go to San Diego and just recently decided to accept the offer made him. Since coming home from Chicago last year Mv. Gawley has been making steel hands for others and will try and fin- I ish the work lie has started before he goe.«s awey. â€" Mirror. Friends who attended from a dis i tance were: Ben Barber and Mrs i Noble, Rocklyn, Mr. D. Simms from ! Markdale, Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Her- ; on, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Davidson, Toi- ! onto, Mrs. Irwin, Mrs. Develyn, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot J Milton,, .Mrs. i Lawler of London, Mr. and Mrs. Jack ! Smalley and family. Mi-, and Mrs. Jack Conn of Collingwood and Mrs. Jack Bi'own of St. Marvs. up undoubtedly. A human being doesj Down in Kansas not have to be Solomon to figure that skeleton of out. Then we will have to resort to' jug up drilling deep well=, an expensive oper-' ation. And, what do we get when' to we do have the woodlot or the swamp | cleaned up. A piece of land of ques the other day a a pre-historic horse was It had four toes They Have Big Feet i:ewi>|(a|j(jro and iiadio statioius so i 'iiat cverv one may be advised ol changes ill crop acreages or live stock population at the same time. The results are also published in thi. Monthly Crop Report of the Ontario Department of .Agriculture, which is mailed free to an.v individual who re- luests to be placed on the mailing list. TJne cards are tivalcd as abso- lutely confidential and used only in the statistics Branch for the purpose of compiling statistical information by County divisions. The information on individual cards is never divulged to any one. The cards are not used in any way for taxation i)urposes. It is desired that farmers complete the i schedule and return to the school teacher by June 4th. If any farmer does not receive a schedule he should I notify the .Agricultural Brancli. Doni- and card will be mailed to him. No postage is required on letters address- ed to the Dominion Bureau of Stat- istics. Woii^ you adopt a child? This a ".Adopt a Child Week'' as the Hon. Mr. Croll announced soirw time Won't you bo nne of those who give a wee girl or boy or older girl'or boy a home, and give him a chance ? 'Hie Children's .\id Society of Owen Sound and Grey County have some complete! fine children for adoption, also ci-hor older chiUven for jilaceniont in free f<i.'-ter homes. â- U\)n't you take one? If we have not the child you wish we shall try and get such a child from another Children's Aid Society foi vou. While our Society feels they h.:"e a v.ery bright, attractive shelter, whert the children are very happy and well cared for, they realize that each child needs a home of his own and a i father and mother to love and care ' for him. ; Tlien, too. the local Children's Aid ; Society have several children for , whom they would like to find fiej , homes for the holiday months. Won't you take a child and give him )r her a chance and bring plea- sure arid joy into your home. j â€"A. ". TROUT, Supt. ! Owen Sound, May 28th. The Guild of St. Mary's Anglican Church, Maxwell, met on Thursday, May IGth. at the home of Mrs. Geo. Lawlor. with a fair attendance. The meeting opened by the singing of the hymn "Blei^t be the Tie that Binds" and the repeating of the Lord's Prayer and the reading of Psalm 32. As this was the annual meeting the officers for the ensuing year were then elected, resulting as follows: Presidentsâ€" Mrs. W. H. Hall. \'iLe-r'iesident â€" iMvs. W. Seeley. Secretaryâ€" Mrs. R. S. McGin-. Tieasurer â€" Mrs. G. H. Burke. Organist â€" Mrs. R. Priestly. .-\fter the election of officers the newly elected president Mrs. Hail took the chair for 'he balance of the meeting. A hearty vote of thanks was then tendered to the retiring presid.'nt, Mrs. Geo. Lawlor, for her twelve years "f faithful service. Mrs. Lawlor replied in a few well chosen words. It was decided to hold their anr\ual garden party on Thur.sday, June 20, The meeting was then closed with prayer, after which a dainty lunch was serve*l b.v the host- ! ess. The next meeting will be hela at the home of Mrs. R. Londry. IN MEMORIAM ; Feet in .Now Zealand, on the average I aie broader than those of the average; inion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa indicati Canadian. The New Zealander, it is a mg that in those early days they ha-I; claimed, is athletic from childhood, scratch for a living. j ihe children leading outdoor lives â€" â€" throughout the year, and go barefoot- tionable value which may have'dif-l which we read are taking place in the! "'^ * "'''•'^' '''^'*' °^ ^'"-' ^''"'â- - ^"'' ^^'"^ ficulty in returning enough to its' United States at the present time, it! I"'-''*''"" ^''''^''' '"^ts are preferred. New owner to cover taxes and overhead.! not being my contention that these' ^''^'^'«' ''"" freciuent rains throughout Would it not be part of wisdom for' can be said entirely to deforestation.! *-'"â- ' ^^^^'- 'â- 'â- '^'^^^ '^''"''•'^ "-^ '"^'^^ the our township council whenever a piece but I think it must be admitted that: <-'liinate somewhat damp. The peopl of swamp comes up for taxes to put the drainage of everything that could! •^^'^''^ver do not wear goloshes or rub- it into the name of the township and hang on. Hold it for all time as a water reservoir. The time is not far distant when we will need all the water .reservoirs the county can obtain. Why not reserve right now some of these swamps for that very purpose ? Instea<l of dmining them it is my be drained is a large factor in the deplorable condition in the Midwestern United States and part of Western Canada. Let us, I pray you, with these recent exmples before us e.xerci.se a modicum of foresightedness and stay the hand of the drainage expert. Surely with these gi-ievous results climate somewhat damp, ho I bers, but go in for heavier soles on their boots and shoes. English terns in shoes pi-edominate. pat- Card of Thanks contention that we should hold them close by and which have happened in present state as feeders for our within our own memories we need no spring and streams, otherwise we will' other guiding hand. Therefore, my find ourselves in the not distant fu ture exceedingly short of those two excellent assets. We do not have to go into ancient histoiy to ascertain the ill effects of slaughtering our trees, but if one is so inclined, he can readily inform him- self of the disa.'itrous results in China, Asia Minor, Palestine and North Af- rica, to mention some of them. Wit- ness, however, the effects in the Un- ited States where the Government is spending: millions to try and bring back what the hand of man destro.ved in many places. We do not by kny means, I am sure, wish to lay our country open to the winds, sun and erosion to the extent that we will have â- to contend with the disastrous storms plea goes forth, save our swamp.s as feeders for our springs and streams, Let us also take a vow that, where the land is largely of rocky nature and from which we take a tree, theron we will plant two te take its place. Let us not overlook the fact that a bush lot will never do will if cattle are continually pastured therein. It would ap]>€ar that the small undergrowth has to bo given a chance to come up in order that the trees may flourish. Trees alwa.ys have been and always will be man's best friend. Without them our country becomes a desert. A good man leaveth an inheritance unto his children's children. Yours truly, W. D. ELLIOT Mr. John Badgerow wishes to thank the niiany frilends in (Toronto and home community and also the Ladies" .A.ssociatioiis of Mount Zion and Rock Mills churches for all their kindness to his wife during her long illness in the lloronto General Hospital. DANCE will be held in the Orange Hall I'ROTON ST.VTION Friday, June 7th under the auspices of the Hockey Club Dance to commence at 9 p.m. Dorothy Foster and Blackburn Orchestra ADMlSvSTOX: Gentlemen 26c; Ladies 15c Ladies with lunch admitted fl'ce. Generally Approved Notice has been received by offi- cials of the Mother's Pensions Board that hereafter mothei-s with one child will be entitled to receive the pen.-^ion allowance. This in another prom- ised reform that has been fulfilled and will be greeted with general a))- inoval. Many times in the past mothers have had to sacrifice the care that was necessary to the youngest child when the other children reached the age of sixteen and were not yet earning or of any assistance in main- taining the home. Yd with one child was just as necessary to main- tain the home and give the attention The new rule is genorall.v approved. Record For Goslings What we consider a record for the raising .if geese was bi'ought to our notice this week. Mrs. Robt. Mc- Master of town set ;il goose eggs under the goose and hens. Out of this number 28 were hatched and all ars lioing fine. The goose brought out all lier eggs while the usually reli- able hen.s were the ones to fall down on the job. L^sually goo.se egg-s are hard to hatch, some this year only having a few hatch from several set- tings. I GENOE â€" In loving memory of our dear wife and mother, Mts. Thos. I CTonoe, who passed away. May 23rd, lii;!4. In oui- home she is fondly rememberd, Sweet memories cling to her name, Those who loved her in life sincerely. Still love her in death just the same. â€"HUSBAND .AND FAJHILY When John Buchan comes to Can- ada he will do .so as Lord Tweeds- muir, and quite frankly we do not think that is much of an -improve- ment on the pain wholesome-sound- ing name, John Buchan. House Roof Burned Sparks from a burning chimney set fire to the roof of Mr. John McKech- nic's hoMK,', two miles west of Price- viUe, on Monday morning. Quick work by the family and timely aid ol neighbors finally had the fire under control. Half the house roof was destroye<l by the flames. The fire started about twenty minutes after the chimney had burned itself out, apparently from a spark. IN MEMORIAM BL.AKELY â€" In loving memory ot our dear mother. Hamiah M. Blak- el.v, who died May 31, 1926. Gone from us but not foiigotten. Never will thy memory fade. Sweetest thoughts shall ever linger, Round the spot where thou art laid, â€" Sadly missed by sons and daughters Card of Thanks Mr. and Mrs. John McKechnie and family of Priceville desire to expi-ess their Bincere thanks to the many friends and neighbors for their quick and willing assistance in saving theii home from complete destruction by fire on Monday morning. Someone is always trying to take the joy out of fishing. Pessimists j S say the mosquitoes are going to make I S themselves felt earlier than usual this ' Y year. In other words, of imiiending j i probes the mosquitoes would seem to X have the inside track. •^"VV^«v~v:••^•^•^•^.>•>•^•:~^<«:..^•:•<..:•.:..^<.•:~:«:":~:~:"X«>•^•:~:~:~:~^^^ Bates & Maddocks Burial Co. Formerly Bates Burial Co. 124 Avenue Rd., Toronto DISTINCTIVE FUNERAL SERVICE .-\.T MODER.ATE COST PHONES: Night or Day â€" KIngsdale 4344â€" a-t.'ie Funeral Chapel W. Bates Fred .Maddocks, .Assoc. Richard Maddocks, Manager Formerly of Flesherton V ^l^»^*<H,l»J^**l*»l9*^'l<^*'^**'^**'^»4l^