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4-W>' « UifliMU „UMMUMNiHtMMnNH« THE FI:ESHERTON ADVANCE Wednesday, July 24, 1940 -r SWINTON PARK Mr. flugrh Copeland and son, Alex., 'of Meadowvale spent the week end with friends here.' Miss Jessie McMillan of Toronto is spending her vacation with her par- ents here. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Duncan and fam- ily of Bethel spent Sunday evening with Mrs. J. E. FergTison. Mr. and Mrs. Jack McMeekin of Mt. Forest visited Sunday at the home of George Haw. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Harrison of Brampton spent the_^week end at Mr. Eby Ostrander's. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Savage of Sea- forth visited last week at the homk of Howard Watson. Mr. Fred Knox has been confined to his bed the past week under the doctor's care, with chicken pox and •flu. Mr. Hubert Smith of Toronto spent a few dajrg with friends around the Park. The Ladies' Aid and W.M.S. held their meeting on 'Wednesday at the :home of Mrs. Wm. Hay. A large number of ladies were present and an enjoyable meeting was held. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar McLeod spent Sunday with friends at Ventry. Miss Betty Hincks of Priceville visited her aunt, Mrs. Wm. Hay, for the past week. Send the Advance to a friend. CUTS COSTS tfi ^ CENTRE LINE This was a very hot Monday. The weather the past week was ideal for hay making and everyone is busy. Help is scarce and haying is slow. Mrs. Milne and little son, John, of Toronto have been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. McMaster. Miss Jean Lyons returned home after spending a couple of weeks with friends in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Hoggard of Heathcote and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Little and Melvin of Meaford spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Little. Mr. Mac Cudmore, who has been working in St. Catharines for the past six weeks, spent the week end with his wife here. Miss Gladys and Master Harvey JamieSon of Toronto are holidaying with their co'isins, Garfield and Jean Lyons. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Osborne, John Mrs. Jack Badgerow and Inez and Garfield Lyons spent Sunday with Victor at Camp Borden. Delbert Magee visited with Mrs.. Lyons and family over the week end. Mr. Wm. Collins spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. 'W. Little last week. The Mt. Zion W. A. held their July meeting at the home of Miss Mary Sheardown. There was a good at- tendance. The W. A. decided to hold a raspberry social on August 8th. Th« word for the next roll call "Shepherd." J The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Roy Lyons. Pte. Jack Linton, wiho is training with the air force at Toronto, was home over the week end. EUGENIA lU PAY LESS V9U USE LESS SURER RESULTS CALUMET DOUBLE-ACTING BAKING POWDER WAREHAM Miss Helen Wainwright and Bobby and George Laden of Hamilton are visiting at John Thompson's. Miss Emma Oliver of Priceville has been engaged to teach at Warham for the coming year. Miss Oliver comes highly recommended and a sue- cessful year is anticipated. Miss Lennie Jackson is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jos. McCutcheon. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Acheson and family of Toronto â-  and Miss Viola Cole spent Sunday with the Cole fam. ily here. Miss Eileen Acheson is re- maining for a visit. Visitors on Sunday at the Martin home were; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Croft of Flesherton, Miss Evelyn Campbell, also Mr. and Mrs. Len Duckett and three daughters of Maxwell. Mrs. A. E. Johnson and daughter Agnes of Toronto are holidaying with her mother, Mrs. Wilson, and sisters, Mrs. McMillan and Ms. Jamieson. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Atkinson and son. Glen, Toronto, are holidaying at Mr. Wm. Magee's cottage near the lake, on the 8th linej. Mrs. Saunders and little daughter, Patricia, are holidaying in a cottage near the lake on the 8th line. Mrs. F. Cairns, Douglas and Shir- ley motored to Massie on Wednesday of last week and attended the Hammil re-union and spent a very enjoyable time. Lttle Doreen Smith of Toronto is spending two weeks vacation with the Pui-vis sisters. Recent visitors at the Purvis home were; Mr. and Mrs. Harry John and Doreen, Mrs. Piatt, June Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Byers Mary and George of Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Ab. Long and son, I Murray, of Toronto visited the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Court Smith. Miss Isabel McKee of Toronto spent the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. McKee. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Armstrong of Mount Dennis, Mr. and Mrs. Andr. Armstrong and son, Andrew, of Long Rrsinch also Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baird and son, Earl, of Owen Sound were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Magee and Irva. Mr. and Mrs. Gilliland and daugh- ter Molly of Toronto and Mrs. Gor- don Keller of Markdale were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Magee and family. Litt' Miss Shirley Cairns is hol- idaying with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Por- I teous of the 8th line. We are sorry to report Mrs. John Parson quite ill. Nurse Smith of FeverSham is in a-tstendance^ He* daughter, Mrs. Scilley, of Dundalk is also with her. We hope Mrs. Parson is soon well again. GUARDED ROCK H. M. S, Revenge lies off Gibraltar, Britain's guarded rock-fortress at the entrance to the Mediterranean. Special Train Service CIVIC HOLIDAY Owen Sound - Flesherton Toronto AUGUST 5 Leave Owen Sound 6.15 p.m. Leave Flesherton 7.15 p.m. -Arrive West Toronto 10.40 p.m. Arrive Parkdale 10.50 p.m. Arrive Toronto Union 11.00 p.m. making all stops. NOTE: Regular train due out of Owen Sound 5.10 p.m. is CAN- CELLED on this date. For detailed train schedules and Special Holiday Week-End Fares consult local agents. PRICEVILLE BE RID OF Summer Pests • ODORLESS • WASHABLE • 2-HOUR DRYING Use our HOUSEHOLD and CATTLE SPRAYS SPRAYERS SCREEN DOORS and WINDOWS GALVO GREY SCREEN all widths; for repair- ing your screen doors. • Let an EUREKA LAWN MOWER help care for yotir lawn HOES, RAKES, CULTIVATORS, FORKS FOR THE VARDEN F. W. DUNCAN 'i>E Phone 54 FLESHERTON Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baker and little son, Jack of Tavistock visited over the week end with the former's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Baker. Miss Lucy MacDonald is a visitor with Mrs. 'Well'. Graham and her brother, Neil, and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Dane McGee of Van- (leleur and Mr. J. Harrison of Flesh- oton were visitors at the Baker homo on Sunday. . .^ . Master Malcolm Armstrong of Mt. Dennis is holidaying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Magee. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cameron, Muriel and Joan, of Thornbury and Mr. Bill Kerton of Maxwell visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Porteous. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lawlor, accom- panied by Mr. Bert Wright of Fever- sham, left We<Inesday on a trip to visit friends in Montreal and Joliette, â- Quebec. Pte. Norman Cameron of the 48th Highlanders, Toronto, was a week end visitor with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Magee. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gillespie and Mrs. Hollinger of Toronto were week end visitors at the Jamieson home. Mr. Jack Lascelles of Toronto is holidaying with his friend, Mr. Wes Jamieson. Miss Dorothy Jamieson was home over the week end from summer school. Congratulations are extended to Dorothy on her great success with her Entrance pupils at Feversham. All passed with honors and only one failed, whom Dorothy did not recom- mend for the examination. The W. A. met at the home of Mrs. Court Smith on Thursday afternoon with a good attendance, a number of visitors being present. The meeting opened with a hymn, followed by S<;ripture reading and prayer. Busin- ess items were dealt with and it was decided to have an Ice cream social at the home of Mrs. Ross Smith. The next meeting will be "Grandmothers' Day," in the Society and will be held at the church on .\ugusl 15th. The grandmothers will provide the pro- gram and the "non-grandmothers" the lunch. A program followed: Mrs. Alex. Cameron won the bean guessing contest and received a prize. Jean Smith, Janette Haas, Ken Magee and Douglas Turner sang "There Will Always be An England." Mrs. Cam- eron a reading. The superintendent and officers of the Sunday School have decided to have an ice cryam social at the church. Particulars later. Master Donnie Lavry of Toronto is hnlidaying wifch his cousins, the Purvis ohildren. Mrs. Don Campbell was hostess to the W.M.S. and W.H. Societies on Tuesday afternoon. Miss M. Nichol presided and after singing a hymn Miss Nellie McLean read the Scrip- ture lesson. Mrs. John Nichol led in prayer. Mrs. Neil Cameron gave an interesting paper and Mrs. Bradey Ii"win gave a reading. Considerable businsss was dealt with and the meet- ing closed with prayer. Mrs. Suther- land presided over the W.M.S. and the Scripture lesson was read re- sponsively. A few moments of silent prayer was followed by prayer by Mrs. A. L. Hinicks. Mrs. Jas. Stur- rock gave a reading and Mrs. Suth- erland read a chapter from the study book. The meeting closed with prayer. The August meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. J. A. Nichol. Mrs". Bill Hill of Fergus is visiting her mother, Mrs. H. R. McLean. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hincks and family spent Saturday in Owen Sound. Mr. and Mrs. Alex. McLean return- ed to Toronto after holidaying here. Congratulations to Rev. and Mrs. Muir on the arrival of a baby boy on [Thursday. July 18th. Mr. Roy Langford occupied the pulpit Sunday in St. Columba church and preached a fine sermon. He also i-endeied a lovely solo. Mr. and Mrs. E. Williams and Mrs. W. McLeod and Mr. and Mrs. B. Mc- Kechnie spent a day at Wiarton. PROTON STATION ROCK MILLS We have no idea who did the count- ing, but the Depti-tmcnli of Agricul- ture asserts there are a million trees in the province which have never been spra.ved. Which is another way of sipying that we have a million trees from which there will be poor fruit. Mr. John Williams of Eugenia spent a few days days last week with his daughter, Mrs. Jim Russell and on Saturday, July 20th, celebrated his 82nd birthday. Mr. Williams is still enjoying a 'good measure of health and is quite smart for his ad- vanced years. We join in wishing this esteemed gentleman many happy returns of the day. Mr. Thos. Whitmore of Durham visited Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Newell. Mr. Garth McDowell of Toronto is spending his holidays with his uncle, Mr. J. A. Poster, Sadie and Stewart. Master Ted Ne\vell is holidaying for a fortnight with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Newell. Visitors the pa.st week at the Foster home were: Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Aldcorn and daughter, Yvonne, of Toronto and Mr. and Mrs. B. To- man of Corbetton. Mrs. J. Beard and sons of Owen Sound spent Monday with her hus- band here. People are beginning to grumble about the heat, as the past few da.vs have boen very hot and sultry. TROUBLE IN THE OFFICE The pencil has made a number of pointed remarks about the sponge being soaked all day and the wast* basket's being full. The scissors arc cutting up and the paper weight is Iryiiiir to bold th«m down, while the mucilage is sticking around to aeo that the stamps get a good lickinp- The ink is well, but appears to be bluo when Bill is stuck in the file and the calendar eitpects to get a month off. The blotter has been taking it all in. 'What to do for loss of sleep and appetite in the ca.se of a young man, was answered this way: "Marry the Su that enemy planes won't u.se thorn for landing fields, England is digging up the fairwa.vs on her golf courses. In Canada, this sort rff thinf. ha* been going on f«r vears. Mr. Finnan Irish, who has been very low for over a week, appears to be rallying again. Mr. Irish has been a patient sufferer for years, under the capable nursing of his daughter, Miss Gertrude. His three daughters and son from Toronto visited him last Tuesday. Mrs. Pringle, Mrs. Wilson and daughter. Miss Muriel, of Toronto holidayed last week with their mother, Mrs. Consley, and their sister. Miss Edith Consley. Mrs. Kirkwood and daughter, Joan,' and Miss Ruby Lyons are holidaying this week at the home of their father, Mr. Chas. Lyons. Mrs. Patterson's mother, Mrs. Drain, her aunt, Mrs. Fletcher, and brother are visiting at the home of the minister and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Patterson. Week end guests at the home of Mr. R. G. Acheson were: Mr. Robert Johnson, his wife and two daughters of Rosetown, Sask., Mrs. Russell ."Vchcson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hemphill, her brothei-s. Earl and Elmer, her sister, Miss Dorothy, and t'licnd. Miss Irene Wadsworth, all of Toronto. Mr. a..l Mrs. Russell Irwin and 'frs. Jack Neilson attended the fun- eral at Owen Sound of their sister- in-hiw, Mi's. Robert Neilson. ?c;-.d in vour Renewal Now Summer Time Table Effective Sat., June 29th Leave FLESHERTON To Toronto c 11.50 a.m. b 7.25 p.m. To Owen Sound c 5.50 p.m. d 7.45 p.m. b-Sun & Hoi. ; c-Sat. only d-Fri. only STANDARD TIME Gray Coach Lines FAST SERVICE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT •jf When you let us write your auto- mobile and fire insurance, you not only protect yourself against loss, but you get the quick service provided by us, and by Pilot oflices in other Ontario places, and by Pilot automobile claims service in the United States. ' H. W. KERNAHAN Flesherton, Ont. REPRESENTING 'iJHhii;iill!lVVi Writinn selected risks in â€" Automobile, Fire, Public Liability, and other general insurance. Plate Glass, Burglary, Head Ofllce, Toronto. 1 Tlour Prices ARE DOWN AGAIN. WHY Pay MORE? ROBIN HOOD $7.25 CREAM OF THE WEST $2.75 BINDER TWINE 600 FEET' 110 00 per cwt 650 FEET $11.00 per cwt. ALSO ALL SIZE-S OF ROPE & A. Co-operalive Company, Ltd. FLESHERTON, Ontario I '."asg'-.t?^ "n^^sic."