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1941-07-10
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Thursday, July 10th., 1941 SILLY DISCUSSION Two keen-minded members of the -Canadian House of Commens had a very silly discussion at the beginning of the Victory Loan campaign. H. R. Jackman asked the Minister of Fin- ance if all the money subscribed for Victory Bonds was going into the war effort, and Mr. Isley explained that it was. Actually, as everyone who gives it a moment's thought knows, it doesn't matter a tinker’s dam whether the Victory Bond money goes into the war effort or whether it is used to pay other costs of. government. If Victory Bond proceeds were used to buy coal to heat postoffices, money now to be used to buy coal to heat postoffices would be available for war purposes. It would be something else again if Mr. Jackman intended to ask Mr. Isley if the government was making every possible economy in non-war expend- iture in order that the maximum am- oun> available from taxation and the sale of Victory Bonds would go into the war effort. But Mr. Jackman did not ask that. He should have~—The Printed Word. PREPARE FOR NEXT YEAR’S PLANTING NOW Seen and shrubs do best when they planted in oh ee soil. If iti is arose to sel a next year, the soil should be prepared this summer. Good deep plowing of case of breaking, it should be back- set and thoroughly worked throughout Sen and 4s rel worked the. labor of planting is greatly reduced and the growth of the trees during the first year will be much faster. WESTERDALE eRe eH He He He Rev. and Mrs. Faweett of Didsbury, made several calls in the district this week. xk & | ® * . Mrs. C. Howlett and son Billy of Calgary, are holidaying with the for- mer’s home folk, Mrs. E. Rowell and family. es « * Mr. and Mrs. John Cowie and son Andrew, and Bob, Kenneth and Stan- ley Elder attended the Calgary Stam- pede on Monday. . . ° ‘Mr, and Mrs. Horace (Morphy, Mrs. A. Morphy and daughter Norma, at- tended the Nazarene Camp meeting in Red Deer the past week. * * * 2 . There was ideal weather for the Ladies’ Aid picnic on Wednesday af- ternoon, July 2nd, and a nice, friendly crowd was on hand for the games and races. The ladies realized $20.00 as proceeds from the stand. ihe ROR oe ee = MOUND NEWS * eRe HE RH KR HK The monthly meeting of the Eagle Valley Girls’ Garden Club was held at the home of Ruby Johnson with nine members, our leader and six visitors attending. The meeting opened by singing “O Canada.” ‘Roll aes was answered by “My Favo- rite Bird.” . Minutes of the last meet- ing were read and approved. It. was decided to have a joint meet- ing at Bergen, with the Bergen Girls’ Classified Ads. LOST—Child’s glasses in the Athletic Park, Olds. Finder please return to Gazette office and receive reward. LOST—One small iron handle between Dawvey’s store and Wong’s. _ Finder return same to Mrs. C. Spar- row, Olds, Alta. lt-c ———_———_—————————————— FOR SALE—Houwuse 18x8 feet on good separator truck; shingle roof. MENNEAR, Sundre,. Alberta. W-ltc _——_$— FOR SALE—Smooth haired Fox Ter- vier Pups. Apply to T. H. NOAD, “28-2tc Phone Ril215, Olds. WANTED—Married couple or house- keeper for farm. Permanent posi- tioni if suitable. Apply to: WILLIAM MUIR, “29-itp Phone R2007, Olds. “TAKEN UP—On the premises of the undersigned, one aged bay filly Shet- ESPER IN, :28-2be : Qids, Ailberta. uarter section of agri- cultural land; fair buildings; good spring, ; all fenced; 17 acres under tion. Price $5.00 cre; terms,. half-cash. JAMES G’ i (Mound, Alberta. take cattle and re Apply to JONES, » 26-tfn. or eee Olds Creamery. WANTED—Young lady would like to get housework for the summer. EDNA FISHER — -29-1tp Bearberry, Alberta. HAIL INSURANCE The recent hailstorm has proved that the HAIL season is here now! Protect your crops against loss in “THE ALBERTA HAIL BOARD. ‘We jhave been appointed an Agent by the “Board and will do our best to see you are satisfied in every way. ‘We have handled Hail Insurance for - ver 25 years. H. A. SAMIS 1 Block south Bank of Montreal. OLDS : ALTA. FENCE PICKETS Royal Lumber nber Yards ae G. A. Smith, Local Agent OLDS : ALBERTA SHINGLES SHINGLES Wall Grade; per bundle___--__-_ 10¢ No. 2 Coast Cedar; per bundle $1.06 No. 1 Coast Cedar; per bundle $1.32 Our common Spruce Lumber is now dry and ready for your building re- quirements: Royal Lumber nber Yards Ltd. OLDS ALBERTA “Men of 30, 40, 50 PEP, VIM, VIGOR, Subnormal? ‘Went normal pep, vim, vigor, vitality? ay Ostrex Tonic Tablets. . Contains tonics, stimulants, oyster elements— aids to normal pep after 30, 40 or 50. Get a special introductory size for only me te this aid to normal pep and vim y. For sale at all good drug stores. Don’t Say Rwtenrenl Say “Ralph’s Royal Coffee Shop” ALL WHITE HELP Garden Club. Arra 1ts were made for trans-. portation to the Field Day which takes place at the Olds School of ‘Agriculture on August the 8th. Miss Richards gave an interesting talk.on the preparations of salads. A. T. Kemp then gave a few points on the growing and storing of vegetables. An “Advertisement. Cantest? was won A delicious lunch was served by our hostess, Miss Ruby Johnson, assisted by Mary Boychuk. * * * . Mr. aiid Mrs. K. R. Thomson of Olds were Sunday visitors at M. E. Dibble’s. cs. 8 © © The community picnic date has been changed to Wednesday, July 23rd, and the place is at the hall. * © © © 8 ® James Graham hag purchased a new Maytag washer, so another washboard in the Valley will go into the discard. Roy Bowman is working in May- bank’s drug store, as the first step on the way to, becoming & pharmacist. * Mrs. Ray Anderson had the bad luck to fall down the , and was laid up for @ few. days | as | @ result. We sheets our ectajletuladione to the bride and groom, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Siegfred. se & * ‘Mr. and Mrs. Ant Pendle of Calgary, visited’ on Sunday with Mr. Pendle’s sisters, _Mesdames—Niddrie and J. 8. Brown. ™ . . * * . Little Jackie Alderdyce is staying with his grandmother, Mrs. Don Mar- tin, while his mother is enjoying the Stampede in Calgary. s s * * . There will. be a work day at the cemetery on Monday, July 14ith. Every- one interested is. asked to be there by eleven o’clock, and the ladies are to bring lunch: * * The refugee sewing club have turn- ed in thirty-nine finished garments to the Salvation Army at Olds. The Per- manent which was raffled for the ben- efit of the sewing club, was won by Mrs. Don Martin. * 8 - Mrs. Walter. Bates has been ill in bed, but is much better at this writ- in Calgary, where she had been ope- Ont., where they had been while Mr. ‘ord at Camp Borden. All the friends of Bob were glad to. hear change from the hot sunshine, as long as there was no rain to cause muddy roads. Roll call was answered by “An Am- using Incident,” which b: forth some. very comic situations, all the way from rolling. under a barb wire fence to escape from a bull and com- ing through minus some nécessary clo- thing, to operating a. passenger eleva- tor in a hotel and getting stuck bet- ween floors. An apple contest was won by Mrs. Williams, and the raffles by Mrs. J. R. Anderson and Mrs. Farquharson. A pean: hunt was very interesting and brought its own reward. ’ | The Olds West W. I. constituency conference will be held -in Eagle Val- ley hall on Thurday, July 24th, with Eagle Vailey, Eagle Hill and Valeview branches as hostesses. Each branch is asked to provide lunch and necessary | ‘ silverware for all members or friends attending from that branch. Coffee. and tea will be furnished. Dinner to >cesin at 11:30 sharp. All entries for ‘he handicraft exhibit to be in by 12. yclock, as none can be accepted later. | | Mrs. McKenzie of Knee Hill Va'ley, ‘he new director for District No. 3, Dinner & Supper Specials will be present and will speak. seen eee eeesie ee ee te eee & *) * THE EAGLE HILL RRR HH HH HS Mrs. Bloss is expected bank home from Trail ohis week. ‘Mr, and Mre. Tom Scarrott have Mrs. Webb returned to Eagle Hill from Innisfail last week. We are glad to see she is much improved in health. * *. * . * Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kjorsvik of Trail, B. C., arrived in our district last week to visit with relatives here. * * * s * and grounds in readiness for the pic- nic this week. * * * s On Monday night friends met to tender a farewell party to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Snow, who leave this week end for Seattle. We wish them every. success in their new venture. * * * * . * Mrs. Calvin Holt and children leave this week for their home at Lacombe. Mrs. Holt’s mother, Mrs. J. Ware, will accompany her home for a. visit. * * * * * * Jim Graves, Gaylon Ronneberg and several others left at 5.00 o'clock Mon- day morning to see the Stampede par- ade in Calgary. . . es uw oe Church services were held at the ‘The local C. C. gen and other we: tog: ether peeves ot Bui July 25th. Everybody welcome, ff. ¢ * We are very glad to hear Mrs. Albin Johnson is signs of improve- ment since she was given a blood trans- fusion in Calgary. * * # 8 ‘The local W. Zs was etitértained at . cen Sees St ks Dehies hone in the Mound district. All report a most wonderful time. | The Hagie ‘tft Go-Operative: plexlc held at the co-operative grounds on Friday, July 4th drew a huge crowd. A picnic lunch. at 12.30 was followed by © OLDS GAZETTE eee SHH KKH HK - WATERSIDE - Re RHR Hee RH KR HK (Last week’s items) Mr. and Mrs. Dole and daughter and son are spending their holiday at High River. * * ° * e » Miss Jenny Whiteford was brides- maid recently to her friend, Miss Olga Sonjle, at Banff. ‘Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs, Eric Hodgson (a former Waterside teacher) on his new position of Inspector of Mr. ond “Mrs. ‘Roland Bennett (are visiting with Mrs. B Ss Mrs? W. W. Forster: Mr. Bennett is recuperating after en operation. 2 . * . . . ‘Twenty-five ladies enjoyed them- selves at a shower given m honor of Miss Margaret Young, an account of which was given in last week's issue. * CJ . ‘The two Davidson families attended . Robert dance was held on * Monday night, 30th, in aid of Junior Red Cross ieee There was a good attendance by our friends from the surrounding > . * . * * s “An enjoyable school picnic was held at the. Riverside picnic grounds last Monday, June 30th, when novel games and contests caused lots of fun. Home made ice cream, sandwiches, oranges, nuts and cakes ‘were provided by the parents and the teacher. (This week’s news items) tac. Eddie Davidson passed through t@ Edmonton on Friday from Mani- * . Mr. and Mrs. Ben ‘Nichol and family of Calgary, were recent visitors at the home of Mx Mr. Nicholson’s father. ‘John Armstrong gathered a painful injury on Saturday when he was kick- ed in the face and chest by a- colt. He was taken to the hospital in Olds, where we hope, he will. soon recover. s . ball agmes. James River defeated Pine View boys 16-11. The James River @ good, ‘old-fashioned picnic are Bring your lunch s s s The Glamis W. I. held their July | Meeting at the home of Mrs. L. Saun- } ders on July 3rd, with twelve members /and three visitors present. Mrs. Duff ‘ acted as assistant hostess. R. T. T. was on the care of sheep and washing of fleeces. Mrs. J. French demonstrated how wool was carded on a machine, and Mrs. J. Sutton “brought samples of home-spun wool. Mrs. Duff gave a contest which was ; won by Mrs. Alma Harper. The roll call was answered by a _ Tiddle.. Clippings were read as cur-. ‘rent events. The August meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. J. Thomson. ‘All members are asked to keep in ‘mind the constituency convention on | eee, Juy 24th, at Eagle Valley JAMES RIVER BRIDGE Land enjoy the fun. eee eee HER He HE * - SUNDRE NEWS A community club was organized on Burke; the object being to raise money | for the the air-raid victims: Four tables of whist were enjoyed by all and the proceeds amounted to $4.00. It was decided that the money be ‘ets. $2.85 and an additional. sum of $1.00 was donated by Mr. A. Dean, making a total of $3.85. On June 14th, Mrs. N. T. Hagen en- tertained with court whist and the for the Mrs. A. Dean donated $1.00 in advance for the month of July. | HARMATTAN ” cc On Thursday, July 3rd, the Harmat | tan Girls’ Garden Club held their reg- ular monthly meeting at the hall. | The meeting» was opened by singing “O Canada,” a ee girls answered the roll call by «their favorite -flower. , Minutes of the: oe meeting were ‘read and accepted. | The president..Jeannine Grenier, was no: present, neither was the vice-pre- sident, Mary Herbert,.so Dorothy Stur- rock was elected to act. as chairman. The folowing interesting topics were given: “Cabbage and Caulflower,” by: Doreen Armstrong; “How to Use the Cabbage,” by Hazel Sturrock; and ‘Disease and Insect Pests, by Dor- | othy Nelson. Miss Richards gave a very instruct- ive talk on salads. Mr: A. T. Kemp spoke on “Gardening,” followed by a short talk by Mr. Grafton. The meeting was closed by singing “God Save the King.” Games and lunch brought a very enjoyable evening to a close. RRR ER ee ee! May 2nd at the home of Mrs. F. N.j rt The James River hall was the scene a daitice on | | Pickett thanked those present for the Pleasant surprise. The evening concluded by singing “For They Are Jolly Good Felicws.” Garrington & White Creek “The Garrington-White Creek: sewing . Mondey on Wednesday, July 16th, in aid of the refugee work. . * * Mr. and Mrs. H. Annttagé and two daughters. Joan and Carrol, arrived to- day (Thursday) to spend a few days Mrs. ’s parents and Mrs. of live stock should see ‘ owners 'to it that shade is provided. | This is ¥ | Which are necessary ee te nilmaring. If natural shade is not available, stock. | 510 were women. Nearly 75 men and , women stayed for the full week, while ‘ others remained for two, three or four The official opening on Monday night was a high-light of the week’s activi- ties. The Hon. Wm. Aberhart, Pre- mfer of Alberta, officially opened ‘the programme, and the Hon. D. B, Mac- Millan spoke briefly. Guest speakers who took part in the programme were Hon. J. G. Taggart, chairman, Cana- dian Bacon Boardj*Dr. J. C. Berry, Department of Animal Husbandry. University of British Columbia; W.-D. Albright, of Beaverlodge; Dr. Oakley, Calgary; Mrs. R. Proctor, Edmonton; and members of the staff of the Fac- ulty of the University of Alberta and Officials of the Dominion and Alberta Departments of Agriculture. The evening programmes, consisting of lectures on popular topics and mo- tion pictures, were well attended. Those attending “Farm and Home Week” ap- preciated the instruction given and the opportunity to enjoy a short holi- day. “Farm and Home Week” has become one of the main summer events for-rural peopie, and Miss Shirley Anderson in the| Baptist ch Calgary, on Syne: 28th. NO TINTING TONIGHT The suggestion that women tint their legs rather than wear silken hosiery j een eee: gained few converts in Canada. lere males are perpetually amazed at the resistance of the fair sex to winter’s blasts with only the protection of a sheer pair of stockings men were to rely only on pure color. We are reminded of the. story of the playful undergraduates who stole the rubbers of the absent-minded profes- sor, Upon the toe of each rubber was Re-Shingle "Telephone 44 but would be even more amazed if wo- j} feet become pering ere returned fo thelr usual: piace to be donned by the professor when his tecture was over. Rain, of course, removed the soot and left the wearer of the rub- - bers in the unhappy position of parad- ing the campus in his bare tootsies quite unaware of the display he was making Personally we can view without alarm an ankle in. silk, wool or cotton but. we shudder to think of the way Jupe Pluvius would run away with the op- painted a life-like human foot with | portunity that tinted legs would offer. all the ungraceful features to wha —The Word. Printed HRN ICICI NIIEIIERERE RENNIN SOIR NNN NSO DSBS ICRC NCNONISNONNNENCNONC INS Your Roof — With Hail-Resisting Cedar Shingles — . Craig’s Lumber Yard Olds, Alberta NEW CROP Producers | DELIVERIES Why Worry? Consult our agent now regarding your 1941 permits, and all other marketing problems GENERAL Washer ( models. Priced from ELECTRIC] ‘and, finally on energy, be- Upright it-Flo inder-type cleaners. Mice one tae ee A G-E Washer is an all- "round saver. First, on clothes, because. its wash- ing action is so gentle. Then, on money, because it costs so little to operate causea G-E does all the hard work. Come in, today. See its many features. If you live beyond the power line we will be glad to show you the G-E Gasoline-Engine Washers. Our budget terms make either so easy to own CANADA Ew-tat MADE IN Builders’ Hdwe. Poole Hdwe, Bowden. — FOR SALE BY — OLDS Beer Hardware H. E. Oke, Didsbury
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