• —Parents who can read —Every (antique lover the handwriting on the knows that nothing will wall must have excep- ever take the place of the tional children. The Glengarry old-fashioned sofa. THE FINEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN ONTARIO YOL. LXn—No. 14 ALEXANDRIA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 3rd, 1953 SINGLE COPY 7c First Steps Taken To Organize Child Saved By Go By Train Not Plane, Nice, But Mice Those Things You Don’t Want If You’re In A Hurry Some women don’t go for live First-AidKnow-How mice, even in pastel shades. But May Be Needed By Dthers Ground Observer Corps In County There was nothing funny about the pretty little colored rodents A 35-year-old Cornwall father had it, and we’re npt trying to get a and the more appealing chicks, laugh out of a tragic situation. But in all the colors of the rainbow, (A FRONT-PAGE EDITORIAL) high praise for a St. John Ambul- Volunteer Observers Enrolled At Meetings there is a story in it, and that story are catching all eyes as they During Spring clean-up time, Alexandria Kinsmen are ance Association first-aid course he must be told. romp in the window of the Ag- asking the house-wife to take stock of those discarded pieces Held In Alexandria And Maxville — took 16 years ago that taught him Called to Margaree, N.S., by the ricultural Office. of furniture, no-longer-used linens, tools, anything that is no To Be Ready For Emergencies artificial respiration. death of a brother, Jim Gallant, They are a new Easter nov- longer needed but may prove worthwhile to someone else. Sunday afternoon the knowledge manager of the Garry Theatre here, elty, on sale by the Kinsmen. A big Community Auction Sale is planned by the Kinsmen, The workings of a Ground Observer Corps, such as are now being set left Dorval by TiC.A. at 8 a.m. Sat- o helped Alcide Vincent of Cornwall, to he held in Glengarry Gardens, Saturday, May 2nd. The ■sip right across Canada to work on a voluntary basis with the R.CA.F. urday, for Sidney, N.S. He Was over save the life of his six-year-old list of donations is well started off with a ear and a lawn- in the air defence of the country, were explained to interested citizens of Sidney shortly after noon but so was mower, and they hope to add to that list, livestock, farm Alexandria and Glen Robertson at a meeting in the High School here, daughter, Margaret, after she fell a heavy fog bank and the plane had Amateur Show Had machinery and a wide variety of items. Local auctioneers into 15 feet of swift-moving St. to continue on to St. John, New- Tuesday night. Observation posts are being organized at these two foundland. are giving their services and the Kinsmen hope the whole Lawrence River water at Hamilton’s points as well as at Dunvegan and Maxjville. A similar meeting was held There Jim spent the night before Many Contestants district will get behind the project, the proceeds of which at Maxville Wednesday night. * Island near Summerstown.^ catching a plane back to Sidney, will go to playground improvements and other community Mying Officer Oliver Benedict was Aded by Leonard M. Fourney, 34, Sunday morning. Again the fog Sixty contestants in 41 numbers service. ' here from the Filter Centre at From Alexandria, Va., a nearby resident, Mr. Vincent res- was blanketting not only Sidney but participated in the big amateur Every attic, cellar, shed or barn has its quota of dust- 'Brockville to give a general outline cued his daughter and applied arti- every other airport in Nova Scotia show sponsored by the Children of gathering leftovers ; articles no longer in use but too valuable of the plan and the duties involved. and New Brunswick. So Jim found ■Mary of Sacred Heart parish in the To Our Alexandria ficial respiration for about 10 min- to throw away. Let the Kinsmen dispose of them for you in He explained that the Corps is de- himself back at his starting point, parish hall, Sunday evening. The a worthwhile cause. signed as a complement to the Air The editor’s mailbag this week utes to revive her. Dorval airport, at 3 p.m. Sunday. show was preceded by a Bean Sup- Force and will be available in any included a postcard from Alex- Mr. and Mrs. Vincent took their He caught the 8 p.m. train out of per from 5 to 8 pm. An estimated peacetime or wartime emergency to andria, Virginia, to Alexandria, two children — Raymond, 9, and Montreal, Sunday night, and finally 300 attended to assure the success act in an observation capacity. The Ont., thoughtfully sent us by Margaret — to Hamilton’s Island reached Sidney at 4 a.m. Tuesday. of the venture. country has been dividedi into filter “Don McKinnon and wife”. Our to fish. After an 80-mile road trip he ar- Because of the large entry list Plan Many Improvements At areas, with Brockville as the heart impression is that the sender is Their car was parked; at the rived at Margaree in time to attend the judging was divided into two ■of this area. This in turn is sub- Donald McKinnon of Feterboro, bridge from No. 2 Highway to the his brother’s funeral, which had classes, for solos and groups. Judges divided into regions with a regional formerly of Aexandria, who is island. The parents were at the been held over for a day in antici- were Raymond Lalomde, Glen Rob- Fair Grounds Before Spring Show supervisor whose duty is to select with the Dominion Department car untangling the results of a pation of his arrival. ertson; Frank McLeister, Paul E. chief observers at strategic points. of Agriculture. ’’backlash” in a line and the chil- We understand T.C.A. took care Viau and Brother Reynald. C. Campbell Fraser is supervisor in Showing a picture of the his- dren were playing at the water’s of all his out-of-pocket expenses, Winners in group classes were: Committee Chairmen Of Kenyon Agricultural this region which covers the nor- toric Aexandria Academy, built edge after having gone for a ride but Jim’s first experience with air 1st, Quartette of Maryvale Abbey Society Meet To Make Plans thern half of the county. The front by George Washington in 1785, in a friend’s motorboat. travel must have convinced him girls; 2nd, Dutch dancers, Anne Mc- For Annual Spring Show In June of Glengarry will be in another the card bears this message: “Raymond came running to the that the race is not always to the Donald and Joan Moffatt, Lochiel; region, we understand. ‘‘Stopping here reminded me car shouting that Margaret had speediest. 3rd, Jean Pierre and Gilles Glaude, Four observation posts are being of good old Alexandria, Glen- fallen into the water”, Mrs. Vincent o North Lancaster, violin and guitar; Meeting at the Borden plant, in Maxville, Wednesday night, chair- set up in this region; at Glen Rob- garry, hence this card from A- said. “Then we saw her floating 4th, Lorraine and Willa McDonald, men of committees of the Kenyon Agricultural Society made plans for ertson, with Paul L. Lacombe as exandria to Alexandria. We are . her head was above the water. singers. many improvements to the grounds to be completed prior to the Spring chief observer; at Aexandria, with returning from a trip to Florida. “Syd (Mr. Vincent) jumped into Many At Funeral Solo classes — 1st, Rachelle Le- Show. ’ Fair dates this year are June 18th, 19th and 20th. Harold Stimson in charge; at Dun- Regards to alL the water, but he can’t swim, and blanc, pianist, of Aexandria, a The entire grounds within the race track are to be tile drained which vegan, under John D. MacLeod, and “Don McKinnon and wife.” couldn’t reach her. Then he started pupil at Maryvale Abbey; 2nd, Leo- for a boat on shore.” Raymond Paiement will allow for more parking space there. Exteriors of all buildings are to at Maxville, under John W. Mac- o pold Bedard, Cornwall, violinist; be painted and another bam for Ewen. A corps of volunteer ob- Mr. Vincent, who had high praise 3rd, Andre Pommier, Aexandria, horse accommodation is to be for the help he received from Leon- The widespread regret and sense servers wfil be enlisted at each post, singer; Lucille Laporte, Aexandria, erected. The arch started last "fall sufficient so that observers will be Was Soloist With ard Fourney, said , he and Mr. of loss in the sudden passing of singer. at the entrance to the fair grounds, available round the clock in an Fourney got the boat into the water Toronto Glengarry Raymond Paiement, 28, of Glen o is to be completed before the Show. emergency. Noted Toronto Choir and each used an oar while they ■ Sandfield, was shown by the large A complete set of new tables is to Flying Officer Benedict outlined went after the girl. attenidianee at his funeral held Folk Meet April 9th be installed in the Show Hall and1 possible occasions when the obser- A member of the Harvey Perrin Apparently Margaret’s heavy Apple Hill Chamber these will be screened in to prevent vation post will be alerted,- when Choir of Toronto for the past few winter clothing kept her afloat for March 23rd to Dalkeith. An executive meeting of the Glen- tampering with exhibits by the pub- a plane is in distress or has crashed several minutes, but she was just The son of Mr.