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\ • % I i:hje /k6l)^tlijn Mmnu. Vol. 58; i\o. 52 FLESHERTO.V, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24. 19.i9 VV. fi. THL'RSTOX & SON, Propnetor* The ROYAL VISIT By S. J. DOR.VA.N. C.W„\„A. lUpresentatiTe on the Fresa Pilot Train First Release Covering Visit of Their Majesties to Quebec and Montreal Royal Train, May 18, 1&39. "Having arrived in Quebec, the his- toric old city of early Canada on San- day afternoon, the 14th inst. in order to be present at the conference of accredited press repreaenUtives, on board the Pilot train to accompany the Royal party on their tour of Can- ada and portion of the U.S.A., I had every opportunity to witness the great anxiety which prevailed by reason of the enforced delay in the arrival of the Royal Steamer. To me it was a revelation to drive or walk in the city, which is the most ancient on this con- tinent, and hear the expressions of regret at the enforced delay of Their Majesties; there seemed to be a feel- ing of dismay and many were heard to say "what can it mean" but they spoke French and I had the expres- sion interpreted for me. Once the steamer docked there was a feeling of great relief and the pop- ulace gave vent to great joy; the entire route of procession was throng- ed by cheering lines of jubilant people. It was a grand spectacle at the land- ing dock, when Their Majesties set foot for the first time on Canadian soil. I was present in the Red Cham- ber (Senate) when the address of welcome was read to Their Majesties and a number of presentations made. The ceremony was very dramatic and lacked, in my opinion, the feeling which was pent up in the hearts of all present: this was relieved when a member of the press gang commenced to clap and cheer and it was the sig- nal for a great outburst of applause. The Queen was dressed in a soft pearl grey go^^ trinuned with fur and .. iiiiii'e » ' i lTgi a h aM t H er Majesty was decidedly lovely, very lovely, in fact beyond description. Her gracious bow and simple wave of her left hand brought joy and gladness to thousands oif hearts. At the official luncheon in the Chateau Frontenac at noon, there was a grand spectacle; democratic, yet it had the touch of British splendour which struck a note of pride in all who were favored by an invitation: His Majesty delivered his first speech at this furxtion and dressed in simple Morning attire, he appeared to be a little nervous but his speech was clear and when he spoke in French, the citizens of Quebec were almoat hys- terical with delight for his mastery of the language was perfect. At this function Her Majesty carried a bou- quet of roses and sat at the left of the Prtme Minister, The Right Honor- ourable W. L. Mack^izie King, while His Majesty sat on the right of the Prime Minister. At the Battlefields I had a place within a few feet of the stand wheie the King and Queen reviewed 30,000 school children; it was a soul stirrir.g sight to see that immense crowd cheer and wave small flags ; Their Majesties were evidently deeply moved and the King appeard as wishing to speak to the children after they had ssong the National Anthem and Canada, in both languages, but there was no speech amplifiers arranged. The provincial Banquet at night was another scene of great splendor; words fail to describe the grandeur, it was a credit to the Provincial aathor- ities; the King wore evening clothes while the Queen was dressed in pale pink satin encrusted with gold sequins I and wore magnificent jewels. I On Wednesday night the press party had to occupy the Pilot train which sat along side the Royal train, in order that we might leave ahead of the Royal party, early on Thursday moming. Enroute from Quebec city to Mont- real, it was one long line of cheering citizens, some from the nearby farms and some from farms not so near; in the larger towns and especially Three Rivers, the press train received a tumultuous reception and this bespoke a real acclaim for the train bearing Their Majesties and suite. .A.t Three Rivers I took pictures of crowds of children and people of all ages which I estimated numbered ten thousand, as far as I could see. Montreal was a scene of grandetir the press parly waa driven over the route of the procesaion which was 24 miles in length and teeming with tens of thousands of cheering masaea with the buildinga jimply grand with deeor- tions. I have been told by an otficial in this city of Montreal that the police department estimates tiie crowd of visitors reached 1,250,000 which, together with the million and a quar- ter of a population, made the recep- tion a grreat spectacle. It was impossible for your repre- sentative to accept any of the assign- ments for Montreal functions as this story from the Royal train had to be prepared and written in order to catch the deadline set by our genial Managing Director, Mr. Clarwiee V. Charters; it is being written in the Mount Royal Hotel press room where a battery of typewriters are going and the sound of fifty bands can he heard in the distance. FL.\SH â€" Their Majesties have just passed the wi.ndow and the cheer- ing is simply deafening; I had a look out to see the procession and the King is wearing the uniform of an .\dmiral of the Fleet, while Her Majesty was dressed in pale blue ensemble with white fox epaulets and small pale blue hat with blue coloreii veil draped around the crown. (This full descrip- tion has been supplied me by a society writer in the press party.) My impression thus far is one of great pride in the British tradition and all that it represents; I looked on the manly face of the King^ a young man with a great responsibility upon his shoulders; he is moat ably supported by one of the most gracious and really lovely yoting women it is possible to imagine; both enshrined in the hearts of their hundreds of millions of subjects. This Royal tour of Canada will solidify the Canadian people and strengthen, if that be necessary, their love and devotion to the Throne ai the Empire. Such dem- onstrations of loyalty and affection as I have witnessed in less than two days m.ak€s me proud to be numbered amongst the 500,000.000 people over which Hia Majesty reigns, and es- pecially to be a Canadian, for this great new land has already demon- strated to th* world since jKsterday morning, that Canada does stand four square behind the British Throne. Holy writ has been fulfilled very definitely. for in the text, I think its 1st Samuel 10: 24, it is written. "And all the people shouted and said God Save the King." ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Essland of Sing- hampton wish to announce the en- gagement of their youngest daughter^ Mary Alma Isobel, to Mr. James Arthur McMuIlen. youngest son of Mrs. David McMullen and the late Mr. McMullen of Feversham. The mar- riage will take place early in June. BORN McDERMII>â€" At Mrs. Nuhr.' Pri- vate Nursing Home. Fleshercjn, on Friday. May 19th, 1939. to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McDermid. the gift of a son. House cleaning and gardening are the orders of the day at present. C0NSIDER.\T10N' FOR HOME TOWN Turning from the city newspaper to the small town press exchanges that come to the editor's desk is like stepp- ing from the slums, full of vice, into an old-fashioned garden, sweet with lavender and thyme and the scent of perennial flowers. The pages of the big dailies are so full of murder, thievery, immorality and selfishness that the better news is obscured by these glaring'shatterings of the ieca- logue. One puts the papers aside with a feeling of depression and heartache that- the world is so fall of terrible and unhappy things. Then picking up the papers that re- cord the happenings of the little towns around us, one gains renewed faith in • >> n > n ii im >ii i iiiti>>*i» >mM i »> ♦ »l l l l *n r .t\. L-r^^ m yâ€" 1 r v> â€" l\ *•â- 'â-  ' ? • •,â€" k : «â-  ;i-::> .. \ 1 Faacnl Ckapd IH6NIFIED .4?n) STMP.iTHETlC PERSON .4L SBRVKB Whctbei YOU PAY LESS THAN $100. For C<M&plete Fsa««l "1 â- ' Hon NO EXTR.\ CHARGE FOR THE USE OP OUR CHAPEL BATES & MADDOCKS 124 Avenue Road, TORONTO Night or Day Thon* Klngsdalc 4344-845» life. Here are set forth only that which uplifts the community â€" the act- ivities of the business men. the church items, the happy social gatherings of the people the marriages, births and deaths, farmers' items and all the thousand and one daily occurrences that make up the simple annals of the great common people. Junior Band Has increased Repertoire This young band oi n;.;,5:o;iias al- ready are capable of playing ten or twelve numbers very nicely, including a snappy march. They are very int- erested in their band an^i are i^astr :. greet new members into their midst. Espcially are the girls encouraged to r. Girls make good players, con- trary to the general belief tluvt force and plenty of wind are essential to play band instruments- Th-.? best and latest methods are taught, which call for aa easy and effective method of ptayinsf. X ticket selling campaiKTt if abost to be taonehed for the first bwad eoBcert the end of June, which if »aee«ssful will enable the band to buy uniforms, etc. Here is y'->ur op- p<irtuBity. so don't let it pa«s- Re-| member practices at the Fraternal I Hall each Monday, Werfnes.-!^- ^-\\ Friday after school. Take -^ past and hear the band or. better still go in and watch. Little has been heard recently of efforts to bring p««c« in Palestine, but the situation is that the Arabs oppose any extension of privileges for the Jews, and the Jews feel exactly the same about anything being done on behalf of the .\rabs. IN MEMORIA^f H.XNLEY â€" In loving m<?miTy of Wm, C. Hanley. who departeii this life May 20th. 19«. â€" Ever rewembered by Wife aad Family. I Thousand Voiced loyalt) lo British Ihrone iviooday Ontario and Toronto took King George \1 and Queen Elizabeth t.) their heart* on Monday when they paid a visit to the Ontario capital. Crowds of enthusiastic citizens waited hours at strategic points to see them as they left the train or gathered at the Parliament buildings and then for lunch at Hart House, a short distance away. The twenty-eight rnUea route taken by the R-iyal couple during the day. was lined with the excited popu- lace and they passed between cheer- ing thousands as they moved along. It was a wonderful and colorful sight and most of those who attended were not at all sorry that they had braved the hardships encountered to see their King and Queen. .^ the editor was with the Grey and Sbncoe Foresters we were not privileged to travel around through the streets and view the wonderful decorations, but we did have two excellent views as they went past our regiment. Scores of special trains were run into Toronto from a distance of over a hundred miles so that children and others could attend. While we were on Fleet St. in the afterni;on five long carloads of child- ren were seen going towards Exhibi- tion Park which was visited by the King and Quei.i in the afternoon. This was in addition to those who were at Riverdale Park. RaiTi fell steadily during the night but the morning dawned dull and for- bidding and it was hoped that wet weather would not continue through the day. This hope was realizeti as the day wore on. The air was warm but not hot, the stm kept behind the clouds, making it an ideal day for such a huge gathering. Most of tile attention of the people was directed a: the Queen and many remarks were heard on aU sides of tile ravishing beauty and queenly ap- pearance of Her Majesty. Her man- â-  ner of greeting and cheery smile went to the heaits of the peopLe as nothing else cooid. The trip of the King and Queen through Canada wU. no doubt cement those bonds of Empire that in no other way could be possible. To many the King and Queen were but a myth, read about but never seen, but now everyone has a mental picture of their living presence and so they have a feeling of a closer touch to the • British throne. George Vl is King of Canada as well as of the Empire. The Grey and Simcoe Foresters joir. _. other regiments in Untng the strtecs and in the morning were sta- tioned on University .Avenue, just north of the armouries. They took up their positions at ^ a.m, and it was a long vait until the procession came along atter 11 o'clork. .An interesting event took place while waiting on the arrival of the Royal party when the quintuplets passed by with the protec- tion of the Provincial Police. They were almost past before they were recognized, many of the soldiers and bystanders not realizing they had gone. Shortly before the procession came into view the roars of the crowd r.? heard as the Royal party r.ii.ciicil down Yonge street and almost immediately that crowd mshed for University .Avenue to have ano ther view as they went north again. Before that the crowd was very thin, and for a time- it looked as if the warning of the police department had its effect and the people did not come down into the city. Tike erwwd was not as large as we eexpecte*!. It was a lorely sight to look d.jwn the .-VvOBM' •nd see the straight Knes of BiiiKtiamer. i-:)me to the present arm* as the Royal coople apprafte&cd, preceded by a traap of the Royal CmamdSaai Dra- frooBS, foQowvd by another treop eight abreast. .\s the Royal car appToach«d %Dd flashed past as we stood at the present, her ravishing beauty and pleasing smile were noted. The King had his head tamed at the time, but the Queen was waving and smiling towards the crowd on the east side of the street. Twenty minotes later the militia formed up again and marched back to the Exhibition Park where they were quartered ia tihe Cv^fsvmm. 'n ".h^ af^'^rr-'-^F th<» tro««o »c»»'^ B»«d Fl*et St. on both sides and this time we had an excellent view «f both as tftey were on the last lap ot their ap- pe«r«M* ig Teetwto as ti»«T were lc«Tti«ir by tbe Roy*! train as soon *s titfv arrivwl at tike rni-^n Stati«t. fietT-five minntes Me. Tlins was dne t« tk«r men gxte»ded se-jcmnt at tb« Queen Had Weary Feet Ancient Fireplace treci ABd True A large number of human interest | stories appeared in the Toronto papers in regard to the King and Queen and | many of their gracious acts and man- | nerisms were duly recorded. But one | that we failed to see mentioned in any j dispatch was seen by several Flesher- i ton people who were watching from a window in a down-town building aa the Royal couple were preparing to leave the city in the evening. The arduous day was felt by the Queen ' and in the last ride she kicked off \ her shoes and rode in the car to the â-  station shoeless. Many on the stree's and sidelines would have been deligfht- j ed to have done the same thing, but ' convention forbad. It all goes to show \ that the Queen was not above the aches and pains experienced by thous- ' ands of her cheering subjects. Jos. Wright Won last Week's Draw Mr. Jos. Wright of Maxwell won the first prize and $.5,110 in the second liraw on Wednesday night last in con- nection with the Flesherton business men's profit sharing plan. Miss Laura Pedlar of R- R. 3, Flesherton. took the second prize of $2.0<.), while BusseC Johnson of Springhill. Ken Stewart of the west backluae and Howard McGee of Vandeleur were awarded prizes of Sl.lW each. Each of the winners re- ceived the iiew silver dollar in their winnings. This draw is made each Wednesday night from coupor^s given away fre* by the Flesherton business men. ti. their patrons. When you purctiase any twenty-five cent article or any amount above that, be sure and ask for your coupon so trat you may taki^ advantage of these prizes given away each week. Somebody is sure to be luclcy and you have as much chance as she next fellow. Be in town Wednes- liays and if your name is called be there to receive your reward. Shop in Flesherton Wednesday nights. Mr. Ken, Stewart received an extra award when he brought a can of cream to the creamery Wednesday night and received S2.44 cents more than the same amount of his cream cheque. In the previous draw two of the lucky winners had brought cream in that day. HALF HOLIDAYS Thursday Wednesday Thursday Thursday â€" Th'orsday Thursday Wednesday Thursday -Afliston .Arthur Creemore Drayton Durham Dundalk Erin - Flesherton Grand Valley _ W»dnesday Hanover We<inesday Meaford Wednesday i Marfcdale Thursday; Mt. Forest Thursday I Orangeville _. Wednesday ' Owen Sound Wednesday ; Shel'bume Thursday j Thornburv Wetinesdayi Christie St. muitary hospital, where they were scheduled to remain for only five minutes. They received generous applause for their thoughtfuiness in having a more extended visit. One thousand boys and girls from South Grey travelled to Toronto on a sptjcial train of ten cars, arrived at Riverdale Park an hoar before the King and Queen came along. XSl the children had an excellent View of Their Majesties when they passed within fifteen feet of the assembly from South Grey, and who were stand- i ing in the car so that the children j would have a better chance to see then as they passed along, .\hout 46.090 children were in the Park and with adults it -was estimated ttiat the crowd would reach the 200.040 mark. It was an exerted bond of cyidrcB wh<i greeted she King and Queen with the youthful voices rising in a cre- seado of sound as the ear moved aloac- Many exclamations were heani from the your.gsters on the beauty «f tlM Qaeeo. The special train was arraoired by Inspector Pertb-.i tn whom must gt> coosidenAie ercdit ttet no children were tost and â- Â» xcidBuHn nafTed uie dsy. kmtm^ tW vest tiukst is tte tUs reu's o d e w rti aS ng. '*!%» uye^ti.' to 9^ «• Iwrt year'i ^Lij^ ^'..I'otnea D«ans, editor oi the vk'umen s page in XXx Owen Soozid c:ua-iimes^ writes on a land mark oa â- JiA iawantou lairm, a mile and a naif north of Flesherton, as foUowa: lOe landuariLs of Grey County are perishing. One of the few remaining and noblest of bearing is the greax stone fireplace on the Calbek home- stead, standing on a crest alosgaide nighway 10, between tne village of Maricdaie and Flesherton. Tncign el- ected long ago if native stone, put to- gether with rugged architecture, ir: breasts the wind of today without a ttemor. It reminds ua of Cariyle'a father who was a stone masoa ami r his wails stood true and needed no rebuilding. Carlyle's prayer wa-^; ""Let me write my book »« he built his houses." Mr. and Mrs. George Calbek were a young Irish couple who came to .Arte- mesia Township about S3 years ago. This was likely long before the Town- ship received its pieturesrjue name, after .A.rtetnis, the Greek Diana. The survey of .A.rtemeaia was cot com- pleted unril 1849 and lB.50. The To- ronto and Sydenham road extended from the north-west to Jie south-east comers of the townships and there were three concessions laid out ca each side of it. The Iota were num- bered from north to south and were principally 50-acre Iota. Every alter- nate lot was a "^ree grant" to settlers with an option to purchase the a-ijoin- ing lot from the crown. The grait lots were first laid out and appor- tioned to actual settlers. Mr. and Mrs. Calbek. whose farm, stiU in the hands of their descen-iants after nearly a century, grew to 130 acres,. likely drew the first 50 from the crown and purchased the additional land. They were among the very first settlers to penetrate this part fff Grey, which originally grew one of the finest forests of elm and maple. Warmth and Light The ancient fireplace stands be- neath the spruces which once whis- pered above the cosy log home. The foundation, still remains with the heavy logs in good conditioo. Stoves were unknown in the sylvan worJd of .A.rtemesia in the days when the great open fireplace was built in an end waU of the log shanty. Weekly or oftener, no doubt, the fireplace re- ceived the big back-log and regularly smaller contributions from • he im- mense woodyard all about as the pioneer felled the trees, creating a iaie oasis of sunsiiine. and made way for furrows to succeed the forest, the t'treplace warmed the home, pro- vided facility for cooking th,} simple meals and gave forth "light at eventide.'' Though the hands and personalities of the young Irish couple, who came out to claim a heritage in the new world and to build the fireplace anil gather around its blaze with their ciuldren. are less than shadows now. the symbol remains. Today it towers against the sky. twen- ty feet or more, stone upwi stone. The base is appr«ximately seven feet wide ir,d the open hearth between four and five. The stone forms a fine curve above where the flames once curled and straight as an arrow above rears the chimney. FiMurth Generation The old Calbek farm, wiiich was founded before the day when the pioneer Brownlee stumbled upon th« great cataract, later named Eogenm Falls, and before the days when bmb gathered at the foot to pan fo* "gold,"* is owned today by a grandson. Rt:beTt Swanton. of Washington. U.S.A., and a great grandson. George Swamtoa. tflls its fields and lives in a comfort- able home nearby. .Another grandson. William Swanton. lives on neighbor- ing concession. Mrs. J. W. Davis, mother of the Warden of Grey Coun- ty, who pas.'wd away last Ao^ust, was a yra nddath ter. Card of Tb«nks We wish to thank oar friends and neighb'jrs for their many acts of Irindaewa darinc kh* Qhiesss of cor wifie aad miMmt ami f cyr sywpatky exteadcd to vb ia a«r bereavement. â€" ^Leonard Latimer and Family. A farmer so«th Mtldmay complains tkat tlw itas task of hs car has been drained twi>ce withm the past SMath. TW barring took piac* la 1d» «mm garage. â- "iwiii