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f > ®l)je /ksl)^rli.*n ^jrtwntc^* VOL. 66; NO. 42 FLESHERTON. ONT.. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1947 W. H. Thurston & Son, Publishers,, Bride And Groom Feted By Allandftle People A groa^ (xf young people, who" call themselves "The All«ndale Hust- lers", jiaid Sonor to St. Patrick last Saturday, March 16th, with a cele- bration in J*onor of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ritchie (the former Margar- et Pocock of Flesherton) who were recently maiTied. The bride and ?room were serenaded througih the streets of AllandaJe and Barrie, and the gain parade halted at the home of yoimg ooupie, where a party had been planned- A decorated wagon and basket, loaded with many wedd- ing gifts, was drawn into the living room and presented to the young ootaple who, in return, thanked their many friends for the lovely gifts. The evening was happily apent with games, songs, dancing and a boun- tiful lunch. Card of Thanlu I wish to express my sincere lu*»ilfcs â- *« all my friends' and neigh- bora for their kind treats and cards sent to me while I was in hospital. â€" Mrs. Percy Smith. Card of llianks Presentation To Mr. And Mrs. F. JDuncan At St. John's Snow High At Ceylon The closing meeting of St, John's Friendly Hour on Sunday evening, March 23rd, was marked by a pres- entation of a lovely reversitole blan- ket to Mr. and Mrs. Frank JDuncan in aPtpreciation of their faithful and efficient "Iceeping" of the church books. The commiiittee in charge was composed of the Chainman of the Board of Stewards, Mr. Ken. Stewart, the secretary, Mr. Reg. Boyd, and Mr. Geo. MacTavish. The gathering was treated by Mr. H. A. MoCauley to a splendid account of the trip he and Mrs- McCauley made to Florida this winter. A pdano solo by Joan Avis and a hearty sing-song rounded out Bfl enjeyable conclusion for the season of the Friendly Hour gath- erings, held during the winter months. Card of Thanks I wish to express my sincere thanks to all my friend's who havt been so kind to me since my acci- dent, with calls, cards and letters, and to the W. Ii and others foi treats, etc. â€"Mrs. Thos. Beatty I wish to convey my sincere thanks thanks to all my neighbors and other ffiends for their kind help- fulness during my illness in Mark- dale Hospital. â€" Muriel Sayers. Card of Thaidca I wish to thank the Women's In- stitute of Maxwell and my neighbors and friends for their treats and best wishes during my recent illness- â€" T. J. Bemrose. "Look here, waiter! This is sup- posed to Ibe ojreter stew, a'nd I have- n't found a single oyster yet!" "iSir, if you have Irish sterw, would you expect to find an Irishman init?" in Memoriam WYATT â€" In loving memory of our dear father and mother, and sister, Ida Wyatt, who passed away March 12th, 1920. .A.way in the beautiful hills of God, By the valley of rest so fair, Some day, sometime, we know not how soon, We will meet our loved ones there. â€" ^Ever rememibered by the Fam- ily, Sarah, George, Bert and Richard. About a <juarter of a million Brit- ish people raise rabbits, producing at least 130 tonsi of meat weekly, according to a London survey. stidi snaTAuaNG ! KkEPINC CONVEaSATIONS BRIEF is just one of the ways of practicing the master rule for the best telephone ser- vice . . ."Do unto others as you would like them to do to youâ€" and do it first". rOR SIST RISULTS nOM YOUK TILEPHONIl 1. Ka«p calls briaf. 2> Space your' callt. 3. Avoid "listening in". 4. dv* right-of-way (o Mnargancy colli. • • • This tear alone we are spending $3,500,000 so that more farms may have tele- phones with fewer people on each line. THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA The aibove picture shows the snow bank in front of the garage of Mr. Jos. Stautole at Ceylon, during the height of the early March blizzard, when all travel on highways and railways was brought to a complete standstill for ftve days. The tunnel shown was six feet high and the aiverage man could walk upright through it. The drift of snow was so high that Mir. Stauble had to tunnel in order to reach the outside world from his home, which is just west of the garage on the west hill. The people of Ceylon will not soon forget the "big blow." The picture was taken by Geo. Aiimstrong. 93 YEARS OLD WHEN TAKES FIRST AIRPLANE RIDE Mrs. Jessie Smith, a former resi- dent of Osprey Township and now of iRegina, Siask., had the pleasure of her first aii-plane ride recently, when she was taken into the air by her grandson, R. Kirkwood, who was a warrant officer of the R.C.A.F., while Mrs. Smith was visiting with members of her faimily at 'Vancouver. Mrs. Smith is 93 years of age en- joyed the trip so much that she re- marked "No (more train trips for me." She was able to pick out the automobiles and people on the a;round below, and thought the win- dows must have magnifying proper- ties, as she was able to see so clear- ly. Nine years ago Mrs. Smith was a visitor with Osprey relatives and came from the west with her daugh- ter and stood the trip perfectly. 'Mrs. ISmriBi was formerly Jessie MoLear daughter of the late Hector and Mary McLean and was- born in Osprey Township. She has many re- latives in Osprey, who are pleased to know that she is enjoying such good health. She resides with het daughter, Mrs. W. M. Meaney, 2337 Osier Street. 'We migt just mention here that her mother lived to the aige of 96 years. Highways Again Blocked By Storm On Tuesday The dying winter took another hearty kick at things in general and brought out another real iblizzard that was more than equal to that of three weeks ago. Jim Kinkpatrick the Kimberley mail carrier, came up Tuesday morning, but was unable to leaive town and was forced to remain overnight. All highways were ou". of commission for travel hy 11 a.m. on Tojesday, but the C.P.R. trains aame through on schedule, although the night train was over an houi late. The stom* had a wind velocity reported from 35 miles an hour to gusts of 50 miles an hour that blew the snow into hardpacked banks. The thaw diiring the past week took down the Ibaniks considerably, but the roads could not be widened sufficiently and were easy marks to be iplugged quickly with another heavy blow. Shovellers 'will again be needed to open the highways. The Feversham mail did not arrive Tuesday, as the road was filled ear- ly in the morning. Wednesday mornJngt trains from Oiwen Sound and Toronto were can- celled, due to the fact that water had run over the track in the Owen Sound yards and frozen. A special train was run from Orangeville to Owen Sound and picked up about 75 laborers from the stations along the line, to clear the track at Owen Sound. It is expected that the night trains will 'be operating as usual. The high school pupils who canio in. 'by bus Tuesday imornimg hvere stranded in town and were taken in at the various homes in town. Highway 10 was opened by the Provincial plow at noon this Wed- nesday and left for the south after one o'clock. High School News (THE ASTONISHER Lantern Slides On India At St. John's W.M.S. The W.M.S. of St. John's United Chui-ch met in the church Friday afternoon for their March meeting with Miss Kate Macmillan presiding and who qled in the worship service. Miss Maomillan, assisted by Mrs. HicMing, showed the slides on India and they proved very interesting and instructive. They depicted some of the prominent men and women of India, the bangle man and the prim- itive methods of agriculture follow- ad in that country. They also touch- ed on the work of the Church, the hosipital and the school. The next meeting will be the EJaster Thankoffering to be held ii' the afternoon of Friday, .A.pril 18, when Mrs. W. A. White will be th<' â- uest apeaiker. Described Florida Trip At 'Friendly Hour' Sunday BDJ/l'ORJAL Now that the big snow is over, we can at last open our door and let in Richard- If it had lasted much longer the poor fellow would have frozen to death, just like so many of our Greek and Chinese friends are doing across the sea. When we see che picture of post-war Athens and Chung-iking, we are thankful for the privilege of living in Flesherton or Eojgenia o\ Vancouver, not forgett- ing SpringhUl. The hub of our com- munity is a high school, not an arm- ories, and that genuine school spirit which is so characteristic of our student body, is the main reason we enjoy that privilege of living in a democracy. Teachers excepted, we have never in all our experience heard anyone speak a real unkind word to anyone else in our school. Perhaps that is the reason that we .lo not have to knock on the door of Oipporbunity like Richard and the poor Greeks. That door is already opeiied for us, righi here in F.H.S. GRADE 9 The big stoi-m caused a great many lonely hearts, but since the roaii are open there are quite a few smil- ing faces. Margot .-^nne is especially happy There must have been some banks between Plester's and Goessel's. How does it feel, Gwen, to he held upside down over the school railiiia:? We wish Eleanore would stay nome fro^m those hockey games. Shf is our only support in Georgraphy and now we just sit there and 2"rin at each other. Emily says she studies under the table. She can probably imagine more things under there. What's so interesting at the wooll- en mills these times, Phyllis? We look with soane alarm into the coming summer â€" more liquor, more earsi, more gasoline â€" and prob«»bly more hospital cases. WMMMW^i •t-oo* SJE^E i«i â€" I r-i CENTRAL LOCATION Our convenient location is readily â- ecessibl* by the city's leading auto- mobile and street car thoroughfares. Bates and Maddocks FUNtRAL CHAPEL !24 Avenue Rd. KI.4344 â- Vividly describing the trip he and Mrs. McCauley enjoyed this winter to Florida, Mr. >H. A. McCauley en- tertained a lai-ge gathering in St- John's United Chui-ch Sunday even- ing at the last friendly Hour gath ering. Mr. McCauley related events on the trip south, when they mot- oi-ed to Washington a'ld through the C'aroKnas, where there were large pine forests, and mentioned the beautiful scenery and fine roads. He stated that the negroes do all the work of the white man in the south, and was the moving chap to be found in any place on earth. He mentioned the large orange gi-ovet the oranges being cut from the tree not pulled as we do our apiples. They were picked ripe and shipped north by transport and by non-stop trains Ten days were spent at Taooma Beach, where 160-mile auto races are held, with the cars travelling at 120 miles an hour along the solid beach road. There were two classes in the south, the rich and poor. Miami Beach has been develop, in the past ii5 years and the main street was three lanes of traffic wide with palm trees lining both sides. For five miles huge hotels ranged both sides of the street and the cheapest i-oom for one night was $26. It was only rich people who could stay at those places. Mr. McCauley stated that Florida was second to Texas in cattle raising, and they are raising a breed of Brahma cattle that are drought resisting, having a numip on their backs. He also stated that pig raising was wide spread, the ipigs ranging loose in the streets of many of the villages they passed through. ; Ir. MoCaoile; related seeing a new breed of horse, a walking horse, that had a gait of pacing with thu hind feet and hackney action with the front that was very restful whilo riding. The tail Ibone stood at a; cia>right angle and the tail hair fl""v ed swee(ping downwapd. The hors' for $2300.00. A very beautiful drive was describ- ed around the <Tulf of Mexico where the road ran for over 100 miles with in a few yards of the water. The' returned home through the Missis Bip^pi valley, the big riv«r being very muddy and the lands at the side-- were protected iby dykes to prevent flooding. During the trip Mr. and Mrs. McCauley passed through 17 States, but they would soon?r Vi"' • one oonifT '^ '^'>^aTio. as our c"' Some day Marion is going to be wedged in her seat and she won't get out. Shirley must be worrying, as she is losing weight. We are very sorry to re(port that we have not as yet learned how to behave in the lab. We have hojM atf improving. Betty had a wonderful time in town week ends. Blocked roads was a good excuse! GRADE 13 (By a Student) We'll start off with our teacher*. The Goheens, Mercer and Clement, A bunch of "jolly good fellows," For teachers they were meant. First of our studuents, â€" Jean Oa^ Who came from a Feversham farm Says if she doesnt get married She'll likely be a school "marm.** Then there's Nancy McWilliam, -As a nurse she'll show her skill Trying to do her very best â€" If she cannot cure, shell kill. Then there's Douglas Falconer, No doubt, is quite a scholar, He's clever in his History class, "Bright''' as a silver dollar. Now for Leona Kirkpatrick Who'll someday lead a band. She's one of the finest pianists Youll find in all the land. .-\lso there's Wesley Lawler â€" .4 youth, we must admit. Has been a credit to our school .A.nd continues to be yet. Next there's Janette Hass, .-V girl both cheery and bright, She's thinking of being a teacher, .\nd she's doing perfectly right. Then there's Marge Martin, A dietician she hopes to be; If the food doesn't taste just ri^lit. She'll pitch it out, youll see. And then there's Lois Sparks Who wants to be a dietician, too. If things don't go to suit her There'll be another "stew." Then there's Eleanor William's^ -As a ch,emist she'd like to graduate But according to town gossip She soon will take a mate. Also there is Betty Tucker, Nursing is to be her career, She'll soothe your aches and pains, And hold your hand when death is near. Last, but not least, is Don McLeod, Ministry is to be his art, To ALL the girls in High School He's a perfect "Smash-My-Hart." My paper, it is nearly done, My ink is much the same, Next time I take my pen in hand Perhaps I'll sign my name. W. A. Hawken Phone 17 FLEHERTON buv ohoaner *>â- >•" â-  • the St-x^es and •'' in]>portpd ^ ne>"ir" ^•-orps '1 â- ?<•«. <h<»t wer- [used here 50 years ago. GRADE 10 Mable seems to have an interest in Fourth Form. 'What about it. Bruce '? Stonewall Jackson seems to like 3(pilling ink just before Math, period so that he can miss writing out the propositions. Ruth seems to be pretty sleepy the next morning after a hockey game. Form One must be keeping her out late. Anyone knowing who does it pleases let Grade 10 know- Lost â€" All knowledge of Science, lost somewhere betwen the lab and the "little room." Wanted â€" Pair of size 15 boots with plenty of steel on them. If you have a pair notify Dan MacTavish. This week is hard on all of us, with te Easter examination results being given out. It's against the law of Willie for two girls to fight over one man. You had better be careful, Evelyn might not like it. GRADE 11 EASTER FLOWERS ,, ., , ,„., . . , . Order your Potted Plants, Cut If Jack Milne doesnU stop being -p,^^^^ ^„^, ^^^^^^. Lilies- so energetic hell be jommg the Happy Gang and broadcasting the old plea "Who's got a shirt?" ' The romance of Eleanor and Bob seems to be declining. Perhaps you're too "Wily," Eleanor. EVen though Frances does 'wash her hair in eggs, there is no getting away from it, it's still red! Eleanor, why didn't you decide to miss the bus while Herman was still working on the snow plow? Jack, we hear that you and Lynn< iust love sitting and waiting for the plook to strike eleven. Mrs. Heard I wouldn't allow it! Mr. Taylor, our faithful bus '' er, has plenty to endure. But listen you can put your foot down if you're threatened with a "ifle again- Voi just can't wait all night on Elean' ' and Gayle, We don't mind loaning Irene pins to keeip her P.T. suit together, b' she could economize on time if she would put some buttons on; i would be safer, too. iGRADE 12 The .<vnowfall kept, most of the nohool Wds away, hut all "f t'' teachens were there, >>ven *''" on" '••om otit of town. Mosrt of the pun"'' 'n •'*• • "I'"'' are worrving about fVif>-'r pâ€"â€" «. «i. '^â- "'I'Th ''*np -pprKirt-, .-•'' tf â- 'â-  -^ ^o the "Htbl^ â- â-  Voon a en-' ' ''â- tn chp «*'• " '"â- >i?'i 1 studied hn^ â-  "' nrv fpst. so it was onllof' r\ft Pon' work 9o hard next time, E!kn<m«. Future Events HIGH SCHOOL DANCE Murray Simmons Orchestra wiD supply music for the Easter Deoee in Flesherton High School auditor- urn on Wednesday, April 2nd. Dan- cing from 9:30 to t a-m. Novelty dances. Admission: 50c. SINGHAMPTON DANCE Dance in Hiammill's Hall, Sing- hamipton, on Friday night, March 28th. Music by Grove's ^'iece Or- chestra. Dancing 9 to « Admis- sion: 60c. MARKDALE E3ASTBR DANCE In Markdale Armory on Monday, April Tth. Music by 'Glen Smith and the Merrymakers'^ from Orangeville. Danoimg from 9:30 until 2:00. Re- freshment booth Tickets $li.60 per ooaple. Proceeds in aid of MCarkchile Rotary Club Benevolent Fund. PLAT IN FLESHERTON "Arrival of Kittv" will be present- ed in the Town Hall. Flesherton, on "'â- '-'â- '""'a'', Anril Oth. by members "<â-  '''liTopd Eastern St.nr Chanter, snon'sorpd by Flesherton Eastern S^rir. This 3-act comedy is highly recommended ; don't miss it. AdmiB> sion: 88e and 26c.