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WEDNKSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1932 Till-: KMCSIll'.RTON Ain'AXCH THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE I Published on CuUingwocxI street, Fieshcrton, Wednesday of each week. Circulation over lOOO, Price in Canada $2.00 per year, when paid in advance |1.50. In paid in advance $2.00. U. S. A. $2.50 per year, when thi.f district has bocn hard hit b> the rot and are Leint; brought in to I consumers from outside point:!. W. H. THUUSTON, F. J. THURSTON, Editor Assoc. Editor AWAY WITH THE ACCIDENT TKO-MOTOKS One of our cxchanKCs has some timely comment in a recent issue on the danger of the deep ditch along- side highways. Every week, it states deaths can be traced to this cause. Another significant con.sideration ar- ises from the fact that the danger will increase with the increase in the speed at which cars travel. Cars are now driven at spt>eds that would have been thought highly dangerous only a few years ago. If the <lrivfr travel- ling at high speed should happen to lose control for an instant there is bound to be disa.sters so long as mot- orists are confronted with the ever present menace of the deep ditch only a few short feet from the roadway. . â€" Orangevillc Sun. There is common sense in the above criticisims, and not before time, is Tuesday morning we received a cu'j when the fire department took ;he chemical engine up the street past our office. However, it was on its way to receive a new charge of chamical. Don't bring on your fires just becai'se it is ready for use. * * * This i.i fire prevention week. Ic is fire prevention week with us all the year round. Millions of dollars aie lost by fire in Canada every year, almost all through the carelessness of individuals. We can all help the good work of prevention â€" all but the incendiaries. * • • The Ontario Hydro Electric Com- mission is paying a large amount of i money each year on bonds allegedly I sold in the United States. All bonds issued are said to contain the infor. mat'nn that the interest is payable in either Canada or United States funds. It seems strange that this rider would be included on the bonds old in Canada, as it lays the Com- mission open to greater expenditures than would otherwise be the case. it now mdicated, that improvement i.- • ,^ • . , . , , 1 .1 » â-  ..ownership in Onario, but when the has been resolved on, and that m all , ,. . , , , ... â-  ,u f f , .i,„ I"^"P'C pay the financial houses seem work on highways in the future the!' • i u .. .u • i i Parliament Meets To Ratify Trade Treaties The weather man treated Parlia- ment shabbily. Instead of pro-vid- ing a golden Autumn day for the opening, lie asnt a steady downpour of lain which dampened the opening festivities considerably. Not nearly so many people a.s usual attended, due undoubtedly in pari to the rain lii't also in part, I should think, to the unseasonable time of the opening, folici.ving '.losqjy on the heelw of the great social events held during the Imperial Economic Conference. The King's speech, or as it is more often called in Canada, the speech from the Throne, was read, as usual, by the King's personal representative, the Governor General, the Earl of B(;5.!boroug:i. The speech stated tliat Parliament was called at this time to ratify the agreements made at thi? Imperial Economic Conference and to consider the report on Rail- ways and the St. Lawrence Water- way pro.iect. The revision of the Bank Act, which was expected for this session, is to be postponed until Coupons owned by subscribers of the I "':'"-. year in view_ of the expected Hydro bonds in Canada arc shipping these coupons to United States points and receiving the premium on the United States funds. This is not a square deal to public shoulder of the road is to be doubled in width â€" ten feet instead of five â€" and that the dit:h is to be correspon- dingly removed back from the pave- ment. No doubt, the strong criticism of the pres.«i, voiced by the public de- mand, will result in similar improve- ment on every highway. Too bad that these improvements and a foot path for pedestrians were not furnish- ed when the modern highways were laid out. Change will now be costly to the taxpayer. TAXES:- THE PUBLIC PAY Speaking at the South Huron nom- ination meeting, George Spotton, M.P., said the taxes were only as high as the municipal and town authorities made them. "Not one cent of your direct taxation is spent by the Ontario or the dominion government," de- clared Mr. Spotton. But the Barrio Examiner thinks it is rather sur- prising to hear a member of parlia- ment making public statements which are so palpably untrue. The income tax is all expended by the dominion government; likewi.-e the sales tax which in many cases is paid directly by the purchasers, the radio tax, cer- tain excise taxes and several others. In the provincial field we have the ga-oline tax; also highways expendi- tures and old age pensions, part ot which are paid directly l)y the people through municipal tax bills. Several more might be mentioned, but the Barrie paper thinks these are suffi- cient to 'show the absurdity of Mr. Spotton's' attempt to absolve federal and provincial governments from all responsibility for direct taxation. Sequel: Mr. Spotton's candidate was defeated by over 2,000 majority. EDITORIAL ITEMS There were fewer fatalities fri»n road automobiles this summer than last; fewer autos used the roads. • • • Fleshenton village council, like oth- er municipalities, have refused to pay the interest claim received from the Hydro Commission. • • • Forty-one teachers, attending the convention at Flesherton last week, arrived in cars. Tell it not to the salary-reducing trustees! Mayhap, however, indulgent parents set ui> the time-saving vehicles, • • • r).'j5,2!»8 passes were given out to railway employees and their dop«nd- cnts in V.l.iO. If they had not received the passes no doubt they would have been like other jieople and travelled by motor car. • t * In the Alliston district farmers arc being paid at the rate of $1.10 per' for potatoes bagged in 15 pound lot.;, which "ocs to show that a specially prepared article will bring a premium on the market. The potato crop in to consider that they are entitled to their pound of flesh. • • • Electors in South Huron are shown, by the full returns nov/ ascertained, to have gone to the poles in unusually la^ge numbers, thereby setting a good example to voters in other :onstitucncies many of them â€" even in the intelligent County of Grey â€" being in the habit of abstaining from going to the polls on election day, for some frivolous excuse or no ex- cuse at all. The official return of the South Huron contest shows that including 45 spoiled ballots the total vote was 12,148, compared with 14,- 4.30 names on the voters' lists, which included, of course, the usual quota of duplicates, the names of dead persons and sick people. The Con- servative vote was .'),057 and that of the Liberal 7,04G, or l!)8il majority. Each party has its own explanation of the increased Liberal vote. It certainly cannot be said that the "stay at homes" did it. * * * A few days ago the King and Queen celebrated a notevi'orthy anni- versary of a joyous event at Balmor- al, their Scottish home â€" their betroth- al. It was in September, 1892, that Queen Victoria, on her usual visit to the Highlands, announced her consent to the engagement to the Duke oi York to Princess Mary of Teck. The year before, the sympathy of the whole empire went out to the young Princess, when she was bereaved of her fiance, the FJuke of Clarence, shortly after he and his younger brother. Prince George, had made a visit to Canada. There was general approval of the Prin.c s May's sec- ond choice, and it was f jll warranted, for her marriage to the Sailor Prince has been a very happy one. The Royal pair have endeared themselves to the populace, and have reared a fme family, u.icful in their day and generation. Conference being year. From the DRUNKEN DRIVER .1 AILED World Economic held within the point of view of the financial re- formers the delay is an advantage since it gives more time to create public opinion in favor of financial reform. But on the other hand, it 'jxtends the great privileges which the banks enioy, enabling these financial institutions to further burden the people with debt and to 'continue low commodity prices by their deClation- "â- â€¢y policy. The .speech stated: "The problem of unemplcyment ccntinujcls to re- ceive the active attention of my Min- ijters. Under the powers granted them at the last session of Parlia- ment, they have been able to develop further, in co-operation with prov- inces and municipalities a scheme of direct relief to be put into operation Juring the autumn and winter months to the extent required by prevailing conditions. Plans for the re-estab- lishment of the unemployed in various parts of the country are in prepara- tion and will become operative as soon as, in the opinion of my Minist- ers, the public expenditure incident thereto will be productive of com- mensurate benefits." In order to appreciate the following paragraph to the full it is necessary to understand that while the Gover- nor General reads the speech- from the Throne, he does not write it; it is written under the direction of the Prime Minister. "I rejoice that the wisdom of your steadfast policy ol retrenchment and aonstructive devel- opment, which has ameliorated the hardships of Canadians and maintain- ed the enviable financial position of this country, is still more fully mani- fest with approaching prosperity. The strength of our financial structure, the resourcefulness of agriculture and the integrity of industry has enabled us to take quick and profitable ad- vantage of improved conditions." Edward Trempe, aged about ."iS years, was arrwted by Prov. Officer McClevis on Saturday last on the highway bctv.een W^alkerton and Han- over, and ronianiled to the Walker- ton jail on the accusation of being' vf.port of the Duff Commission on On Friday the House of Commons met for an hour or more. The Prime Minister jrave an explanatory speech outlining his plans for this, the first section of the third regular session of the seventeenth Parliament, which we gather will be .^hort. The speech froni the Throne is to be considered Monday and Tuesday. On Wednes- day the Treaties will be introduced :ind will, until ratified, occupy the whole attention of Parliament, after which debate on the speech from the Throne will be continued. The Re- distribution Bill will be introduced referred to a Committee and the Telephone: 78 Emerson J. Bennett Furniture - Funeral Service Hon. Grndunt" of Ontario School of Emhalminf; & Funeral D rcrting OUR SERVKES ARE REND- ERED AT VERY MODERATE CHARGES. Limousine Hearse Superior Ambulance Service drunk while in charge ol! a car. It Hecnis that Constables McCJevis and Archie Ferguson were on theli way down from Wiarton with two prisoners when they met a ear a jhort piece out of Walkerton that had a flat tire and was :'.ig-7.agging badly on the road. The officers turned around with their prisoners and struck after the wobbly auto, which they overtook a half mile further on. By that time the de- flated front tube had left the car and lak( n to the fence, where it was recovered. After beinif arrested and remand- ed to the Walkerton jail for evni Sunday, the driver of the car ap- peared befoi-e Magistrate Walker on Monda.v afternoon and ploaded not guilty to a drunken driving charge, but was convicted. As Trempe is a returned man of Flesherton, dr»wing a pension and in poor health, the court gave him tlie minimum penalty of seven ilays in the Walkerton jail. It also re- ommended that his driver's licerse be temporarily, if not permanently cancelled by the Hept., as the Court felt tha\ he shouldn't be at the wheel (>f a car. Crown Attorney Frcpb-)- • iiroFC['ut«»(< i:i tlie a. ion and Law. 'i .Alex. J. >:.Nab dffc 1:1.(1 the i. â-  'u ci'..- Wftlkc.'ton '.'« I . While it was not all that she had hoped for. she felt some advance had L>cen made when the delegates to- gether 'aid: "The 'time has come when all nations of the world must adopt substantial and comprehensive measures of disarmament. The Con- ference [irmly determines to achieve a first decisive step involving a sub- stantial 1 eduction of armaments to be applied r.!ike to land, naval and air ai'i'naments." I think it is a; curate to say that the large and distinguished audience who listened to Dr. Woolley felt that it was not enough to have, the Dis- arament Conference, after six months of effort, say that they believed in disarmament; we felt that should have been the case tne first day of the conference and the end of a half- year' would have seen them well on with their task. Dr. Neilson, Presi- dent of Smith College, voiced this feeling. 'T have been much inter- ested in Dr. Woolley's account of what happened at Geneva, I have been illuminated by her description of its atmosphere and processes, I have been somewhat cheered by her .•cnclusions as to its result. I was willing to be cheered â€" I needed cheer- ingâ€"and I am somewhat cheered. 1 wish the resolution had been more definite. We have had so many dis- appointments from formulae and re- solutions that seemed full of promise and added little progress that it has been hard to keep hopeful. I am willing to suppose that those who were on the spot and saw the difri- culty of getting even that resolution through are better able to judge of its value and possible effect than we who observed it at long range, but, I do feel first of all that the pace is slower than the world can afford." This statement was greeted with a stoi-m of applause. "The situations in Germany and Manchuria, to take only two points, are enough to show us the danger in this slowness. While Conferences in Geneva move on a little bit each time, other forces are moving much more rapidly and we are reaWy in danger, in imminent danger, of bloodshed in Europe today." Dr. Neilson blamed his own coun- try, the United States, for not taking part in the World Court and the League of Nations. He used strong words in giving his opinion of the United States Senate and its foreign affairs Committee; but, he pointed cut, the electorate were responsible for the committee. "They do not know v/hat they are doing; they are stupid, they are ignorant," he claimed. "Why did we send them there ? Why do we let them stay there?" The one hopeful thin^ was the increased think- ing by the people caused by adversity. Bad times are opening men's minds. ".\s more and more people have less and less to lose, they are less and loss afraid of ideas. This is the time to make hay while the sun is I'nder a cloud," Dr. Neilson concluded, â€"AGNES C. MACPHAIL. House of Commons, Ottawa. October 8th. 1932. LARGE PINE CONE CROP BEING GATHER .\T ANGUS STATION 32,000 Bushels of Pine Cones Expected â€" Crop at Tree Seed Station Gath- ered All Over Province. â€" Probably ,$3,000 Paid Out Locally for Cones. â€" Fin- est Crop in Years Railways will be tabled, but neither will be considered further until the House re-assembles in the winter. It is planned to make the announce- ment of the Treaties simultaneou.s!y thioughout the Empire. Four o'- c.'.ock, Eastern Standard Time is the exact time at which the Prime Min- ister of Canada will announce to the Commons and the country the terms of Canada's treaties with Great Brit- ain, the Irish Free -State, South .\fr;,a and .Southern Rhodesia. » Just before Parliament opened 1 was privileged, in company with three Toronto women, to attend a week-end conference on international relations at Smith College, No>thainpton, Ma.s- lachusetts. I was especially inter- sste<l in the rt{port of |Dr. Mary F^mma Woolley, the only won-,.-in mem- b;r of the American Delegation to the Di.'armament Conference. We were privileged to hear her firs! speech on the work of the Conference It was an able, humorous utterance, we were indeed given a view of the Conference and the personalities par- ticipating in it. Dr. Woolley spoke very highly of Arthur Henderr.^m, the .'1 -,•.,.,..,, ; ;,,, ,,;^ 1 ,j, ,,g liopjFjJ of the rosult and spent some tim; on the resolution with which the six rncinths oi Conference conclud;:!. volunteered to show us around. We found in him a most entertaining host We went through the storage build- ings, some of which are three stories high. Here we saw over twenty thousand bushels of pine cones. These cones are purcha.sed from the pickers who were paid $1..50 per bushel for them until Sept. 25th, when the price is dropped to $1.00 owing to the big crop available. The cones are siread over the floors and on racks to a depth of about 15 incho'.. These must be turned daily to prevent heating. The threshing process is carried on in the main building in which is the office, under- ground vaults, etc. The seed of red pine is about the size of a kernel of wheat. Only a few seeds are in each cone, and extraction is done by heating the cones to 140 degrees in large drums which are occasionally revolved. When the cone is dried and heated it opens up, allowing the seed to escape. The drums are re- volved several times, the seed falling into hoppers from which it is bagged and afterwards cleaned and then stor- ed in glass jars holding about twenty- five pounds each. A bushel of cones yields from one-half to three-quarters of a pound of seed. At present the seed has a commercial value of §8 to ?10 per pound. A few years ago it sold at $21 a pound. The seed storage room is a vault eleven feet under the ground. The vault is kept at a regular temperature of 55 de- grees and is both fire and moisture proof. There is row afler row of jars of seed. Red and white pine, white spruce, red and white cedar etc. Each jar is valued at $200 to $300, so a visitor can almost imagine he is in the Canadian mint at Ottawa. We were told that a recent shipment had been made, amounting to $13,000. Many Details Kept As might be expected a complete recording system is kept. Every jar is tested for germination and labelled. This test is made in the hothouse where 100 seeds from each container is placed on moist paper with a glass tumbler over them. The percentage is then a guaranteed germination test. Where Seed is Sold The seed is sold to nurseries all over. Some are Government nurs- eries such as the plant at Midhurst while again others may be private. The seed, of course is sold subject to this guarantee. This seed is sown just like onion seed in frames and afterwards transplanted. When the little plants or trees become six or eight inches high they are distributed (free) to who-so-ever will plant and care for them. Gathering Pine Cones The gathering of cones some years is quite profitable. This year there is a bumper crop. The work of course is dangerous as it is necessary to climb the trees. For this reason it is best to locate trees in a clearing which tend to branch well and not run to height.. To gather cones or tree seed of any kind it is necessary to get a permit and instructions from the Department of Forestry at To- icnlo. Payment is in cash when delivered at the plant at Angus. The cone gathering season is in this sec- tion from August 25th to Sept. 20th. This n-.ay vary. At all events the con::; must not be too green nor yet be ripe enough to have already open- ed and the seed lost. Any person contemplating gathering should first of all get circulars which contain all instructions. The cones are sold by the measured bushel. Besides the pine cones there is a demand for Balsam seed. Hemlock, Tamarac, Spruce, White Ash, Sugar Maple, Red Oak, Butter Nut, Hickory and Wal- nut. Employment 'Gven Besides the vast number of men and boys who are making good wages gathering cones the plant an Angus gives employment to aboiJt twenty men. Owing to the very large crop this year the Angus station expects • to receive 32,000 bushels of cones. The handling of this amount, threshing, testing, etc., will take nearly a year, or until next season's crop (if any) b-tarts to come in. Of the 32,000 bushels that will be handled this sea- son some 3,000 bushels were purchas- ed locally, amounting to over $4,000 in value. The reforestration of waste land is as yet only in its infancy. Much can be learned by any one interested by visiting either a nursery or a seed extraction plant such as the one at Angus. Mr. A. H. Richardson, chief forester for Ontario, has a summer home at Angus and either he or the superintendent, Mr. Willoughby, will be found to be only too willing to give interesting facts and informa- tion. â€" Creemore Star. WILD CANARY TAKING LESSONS An interesting sidelight upon na- ture in relation to bird life, is being provided at the home of Mrs. Ray, 22 Pegley Street, Chatham. Mrs. Ray is the possessor of a canary which is one of the sweetest singers in this part of the country. In the summer she takes the precaution to leave the cage out-of-doors, and this concession is especially appreciated by this val- uable pet, who shows his enthusiasm by increasing his song. Recently however, he has been joined by a vis- itor. A wild canary attracted by his song, has taken to paying the impris- oned singer a visit daily, and he reg- ularly takes up a friendly position on top of the cage and joins in the song. When both birds are giving their daily duet the attractiveness of the music is increased. The tame bird is by far the better singer, but his les- sons are being followed attentively by his wild and free companion. â€" St. Marys Journal-Agus. Dundalk town council joins the pro- testing municipalities who refuse to pay the Hydro exchange on monies' borrowed in the Unitel Stages. In short, they declare that all such in/ posts should be met out of the Ont- ario Hydro eleven million dollar reserve. ^ O W E N S O U N D, O N T. '^^'O t A representative of The Star re- cently visited the tree seed plant at the village of A»ngus and was very much impressed with the activities beins carried on at this rather novel industry. As there are possibly very few people familiar with the indus- try of procuring and caring for tree roed, we will endeavor to give our readers a brief outline of the busi- ness. The tree seed station at .Angus is r.ituated alongside the C.N.R. line just cast of the station. Altogether the l)i:ildings and grounds eover about five acres and directly opposite is the very fine community park which has already bccome^quite popular as a centre for sports and picnics, etc. The Tree Seed Station is a Provincial Government industry and has been in operation at Angus for nine years, and previously in a small way at Camp Borden. As might bo expect- ed the grounds are beautifully kept. Flowers in artistically arranged beds are everywhere. Among them arc about hai*' an acre of Dahlias of lead- ing varieticc which alone are worth a special visit to see. A flowing well supplies water for some well aj"rang- eil pools in which the water plant.s, good fish, f-tc, are kept. The two dwellings used by the officials and the half dozen buildings used for the indu-stry are all tastily surrounded with flower beds, vegetable gardens, and other appointments to make the setting as picturesque as one could wish. Pn OHV arrival v.-c found the £a-i;r- irtcrdont, Mr. H. R. Willoughby (whi by the way in .in old Mulmur boy) in ths offic3. Ve-y courtcausly h CUT FLOWERS GIFT BOUQUETS WEDDING FLOWERS FUNERAL DESIGNS LANDSCAPE GARDENING PERENNIALS aiul SHRUBS Place your order with otir Flesherton representative W. A. 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