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WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 25, 1933 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE Published on Collingwood street, Plesherton, Wednesday of each week. Circulation over 1000, 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 W. H. THURSTON, - - Editor f. J, THURSTON, - Assoc Editor RADIO A great deal has yet to be discov- «!-i'd about radio broadoastinK, and iniprovement.s made in it.; control be- fore it lieromes the perfect method of sending abroad programs for in- ,-t ruction and amusement to tht people. iWe have appointed a com- mis5ion to look after it, and this fonimi.«sion has shot up the license from one to two dollars, with a pos- .•^ibility of a further raise. For weak stations .such as sve have in Canada iwo iloli'ars is more than enough foi radio owners to pay. As this business stands to-day it is probable that 00 per cent, of the propraniii listened to come through the hijfh powered stations in the Unit- ed States. Fancy the annoyance ex- perienced when Virginia, St. Louis oi Chicago stations butt in and com- pletely swamp some of our Toronto stations while news of great interest is cominu over the wire. In one in- stance a Toronto station broadcasting news in the morning is completelj wiped off the air by a Chicago station perhaps telling u.s how far the an- nouncer was obliged to walk in ordei to reach his station, how sore liis feet were, then getting off what he call.= jokes or "smart cracks" which only an idiot would perpetrate or laugh »t. The Canadian commission has ord- ered the Judge Rutherford recording-; cut out of the Canadian broadcast. This, while it will partially relieve the air of a nuisance, is futile, be- cause the American stations will con- tinue the dissemination of thcisc re- cordings and Canada is helpless to remedy it. This, however, is only an illustration of what goes on over the air. The commission will have to combine a lot of small Canadian stations and transform them into sev- eral high powered stations before it can justify its existence, and the for- mation of a now department of high .'alaried officials and additional taxa- tion to an already over-burdened I'ountry. The rdio is becoming a cwtly luxury. FJven if these high powered stations are erected this does not guarantee that our air troubles will be over, bo cause it will doubtless mean that American .stations will again step up their power and leave us once more in an "air pocket," as it. were. Sat- isfaction will never be arrived at until an international understanding is ar- rived at and all .stations are placeo on the same plane as to power. EDITORIAL NOTES If this technocracy discussion keeps up much longer we will all go technocrazy! -• * • Who would go to Florida when we can enjoy such weather as we have had recently. • • • Toronto will be in great I'uck ii better times are with us when it comes to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the city in 1934. • • * Last week we chronicled a fine rain- bow in the sky for January. This week a thunderstorm pa^•ied over. Sap has been running and we expect any moment to hear the frogs pipe J!.n. • * • \ Now they tell us we may have better prices for grain before the end of the year. If the prophets could be relied on, and they could include a decided betterment in live stock prices, very many people in this dis- trict would rejoice. • • • Canada led in appointing a woman (Madame Wilson) to the Senate. Now Russia gives first place to a woman of distinction by appointing Madame L Alexandra Kolontay Minister of Swed en. The Russians are not always behind. • * • In view of the prevalence of bai colds, when the weather is unsettle<l the Board of Health gives this safe advice:- If you must show your af- fection, ki«s on the back of the neck; the thrill will be just as great and you will probably avoid disease." In short, the admonition to the ardent one te, "Neck or nothing; safety first." • • • It may be a pre-recjuest to the de- â- valopment of a brand of heroism foi 'fU«r> to undertake unnecessary trips : •T«r dMoIate mountains and deserts. ' but snrely the talents of the men and frotnen who have gone down to death â- ^trying to beat records rould have jMlttmd to some mqre profitable lijtetderBment ' ' • • • boring villages have been indulging in an uni(iue census. They tell us they have ascertained that the de- pression has not been so awful tt many of the denizens as the outcry for relief would suggest. Their census for e.':ample, shows that during l'J32 the peop.e bought 3'J8,300 sticks ol chewing gum, and for this one com- modity paid fi2 1. 589.50. • * • Parliament resumes its sittingii on Monday next. Knowing ones at Ot- tawa are expecting a lively session. Probably the first subjects debated v.ill be the proposed trade arrange- liient.-! with Russia. Premier Ben- nett has said nothing publicly on the subject since his return from Britain, but ho is knov.'n to be pinned for a declaration not very favorable to recanting his former opposition tr. commerce with the Soviet. V • • Our seedmen have issued theij; reg- ular spring catalogues. The receipt of these harbingers of spring has been looked forward to with interest by all those who use seeds for planting, in hope that the price.s woui'd l,e found to have come down to something ( ompatible w"th price.f of farm pro- ducts in general but this hope has been blasted by receipt of these cata- logues. The prices of package seed.-, lemain the same as they have been of recent year.-;, 10c per packet. • * * The United States Farm Board has lost four hundred and fifty million dollars in a marketing experiment â€" a legacy by the Hoover admini-stra- tion to Mr. Roosevelt. Canada's gov- ernment has, it is alleged, been dick- ering in a similar effort to help the wheat trade. How many millions the speculation will co.«t the Can- adian taxpayers has not been reveal- ed. No doubt, the opponent of the government will get after it for an explanation. • • • The Canadian Poultrymen's Assoc- iation have solemnly declared in tavoi of a later date for Thank.sgiving Day definitely fixed for the Sunday (Mon- day?) neare-st November 11. It is held by the hen men that when Thanksgiving is fixed for early fall the poultry is not matured, and the appetite of the public- is not suffic- iently stimulated to be helpful to this over advancing industry. The re- quest is reasonable, and a favorable response from the powers that be, would, we feel assured be gcr.ei'al';' approved. • ♦ • Wlicn it comes to supervising thoit ucrounts, municipal council sonielimcs get trij)ped up. For example, the town council of Chelmsford believed it's clerk's books required che.king and double chocking, so it .spent •?27.'5.!)5 on investigation, oni'y to dis- cover that the town owed the clerk three cents! But this was not the end of the discomfiture of the Sapient municipal .soions. They refused to pay the auditor $G0 as his fee, and called in a government auditor. And another bill has now been lodged foi this second audit, amounting to {>\i)G.- 95 plus $19.00 expenses. There is apparently such a thing as an over- audit, and it is costly. • • • Rear Admiral Sims of the United States addresses these trenchant re- marks to his fellow country-men Wlien wo put our tariff up, thirty other countries followed suit, and world trade was cut in half. Eco- nomic war is sometimes more de- structive than actual war, though it isn't so spectacular and doesn't kill so many people. It is going on all the time, and we're now in a state of actual war. Canada, having join ;'d in the -same mad race to prevent trade, could well lay similar declara- tions to heart. We are all ascertain- ing that when taxes on what we buy are increased wo must put them up. That is, all but the beneficiary of the impostâ€" and that one tax leads to another. KEEP MANGERS CLEAN li An inspection of the mangers ot stables when cows are not doing well might go a long way toward finding out the cause of trouble. Sanitation in mangers and the drinking supply, is in many cases very poor. ,\Vh(-ii ows don't drink as much water as they should, or I'eave a certain amount of meal in the bottom of the mangers, the trouble may generally be laid to the floor of poor sanitation. An in- spection of mangers and drinking cups- would probably show that the cups had become fouled with chaff and spoiled silage, and when left for even a day the water is filthy. It is reas- onable that cows will not drink freely of this water. Anywhere from a quarter of an inch of hard acc^mui'at- ed filth can sometimes be scraped out of the manger. It has a stench which makes the animal quit eating long be- fore it has had enough. Drinking bowls and mangers should be kept clean if the cattle are to flourish. MarclMnts in Sudbury and neigh- When the Dundalk Herald went to press last week, Diin'!alk horseslior pit"h?rs were enioying their favorite ^ame rearby. How's that for Jan- 'inry weather? nsk.i fho Herald. Practical Joke PI aye J On Canadian Farmers (Toronto Mail and Empire) As the facts leak out about the much bally-hooed cattle-oil bartei deal' with Russia it becomes more and mo; e . apparent that certain of oui newspapers have been treating theii rcadeis to a huge practical joke â€" a cruel p'actical jol-:e because the hopes of tens of thousands of farmers and other Canadians havc^ been raised tr. a high i)itcli without there ever hav- ing been any possible chance of thejsc hop..-, being realized. Those behind the much wanted •'(leal" have not been shown to have any particular financial standing or any authority to speak for the Rus- sian Government. Their nebulous 'â- offer, ' if there were anything be- hind it, would mean the substitution of Russian anthracite for British anth- r.ncite in this market. That, ol cour.>sC, would hace involved an ovei breach of the Aiiglo-Canr.dian trade agreement reached at the Ottawa Imperial Conference. P'rom this stand- I'/oint alone the proposition was simp- ly absurd in its conception. Another feature of the scheme put forward by people who do not oven represent Russia is that Canada's (!airy hcrd.s are to be robbed of miieli cows to build up the Soviet dairy herds and so strike a serious blow at the butter and cheese industry oi this Dominion. There is still an other catch. The alleged Russian agents stipulate that Russia should ship pulp to the United States in part payment for these Canadian cattle In other words, the Canadian Gov. ernment would have to be a party tc depriving the hard-pressed Canadiat paper industry of its best market. But we have not yet envisaged the most ridiculous features of the vision- ary Soviet project. The more oi le.ss mysterious Soviet agents behind the "deal" are not only asking the Canadian treasury â€" that is to say the Canadian taxpayer â€" to guarantee $7,000,000 of Soviet bonds. In ad- dition to this large order, Canada wou.d have to guarantee the Soviet syndicate against any failure on the pait of Russia to live up to its part of the bargain. In other words, the illeged Bolshevist agents do not trust their own Government. Incidents llv- it hti' tc Iz repoatci'. tllaLinese agents^ would make r. commission of $000,000 i if the Canadian authorities were mad enough to go in on such a preposter- ous transaction, even if it could be carried out â€" which it could not. The South Sea bubble and the Darien scheme had nothing on this crack- brained adventure. hLjT A HEALTH SERVICE OF THE CANADIAN MEDICAL .SSOCIATION AND LIFE .NSURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA SLEEP THE TRADE WITH RUSSIA Ar..;wering the above The Toronto Star says: An editorial article which must be considered astonishing appeared in the .Mail and Empire on Monday de- scribing the proposed catti'e-hide-oil deal with Russia as a "Cruel Practical Joke Played upon Canadian Farmers." The article is astonishing because nearly every line of it misinformed all who read it. If the proposed deal contained even ten per cent of the objections described by our morning contemporary nobody would have giv- en it consideration and the Bennett government, instead of keeping silent for weeks on the subject, would have declared itsei'f. But it has not done so. It has waited to see if the news- papers can talk the issue down and out. No one can do without sleep. The amount of sleep required varies great- ly, according tc the needs of the in- dividual. Rest in bod, apart from sleep, allows for recuperation, provid ed the person is relaxed and calm, and is not disturbed mentally or phvs- ii'ally. Sleep is a mystery, in that its cause is not known. The fact that severai explanations have been offered is evi- dence that no one theory is fully sat- isfactory. What we do appreciate is the fact that during sleep the mental ard physical wear wsuiting from th*" day's work is repaired, with the result tliat the morning finds the sleeper refreshed. During sleep the body is relaxed, the rate of breathing is decreased, the heart beats arc fewer, blood pressure falls, and there is a general slowing down of body functions. The body is at rest, with the essential func- tions operating at a rate sufficient foi the maintenance of life_ Attention used to be directed to tht position in which it was thought that one should sleep. It is not known that the ordinary healthy sleeper changes his position quite frequently during the night. It does not matter what position is assumed upon going to sleep, for it will be changed many times during the night. It is a mistake to work hard trying to go to sleep. Many persons suffei from insomnia because they go to bed with a firm conviction that they will not sleep. Their worry about not sleeping is the one thing which, moi-i than any other, keeps them awake. If such peijile would go to bed to re- lax and iciilize that it does not matter whether i c not they sleep as long as they rest, they would not need to worry about not sleeping; they would sleep. At this time, attention is directed to the sleeping roiiuirements of school children. During the summer sea- son the regular hour for going to bed i» TT*- 1., ''" forgoiten; later bed-time is the rule, with extra sleep in the moi-ning. If such is the case, it is importantâ€" with the opening of school â€"to get the child back into the old routine. Children require a great deal of sloop, and that means a regu- lar, early bed-time. Sleep cannot bo bought. It is just as iiuich the property of the poor as of the rich. Like fresh air and sun shine, sleep and rests and requisites of good health, and may be had for ttic taking. Health is largely the pro- duct of our habits of life. One good, healthful habit is to secure sufficient rest. Questions concei-ning Health, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College Street, Toron- to, will be answered personally by letter. Meaford Council Meaford has at last elected a coun- cil to carry on its business for 1933. Mayor E. N. (3ooper and Reeve ,W. F. Riley were elected by acclama- tion and on Monday the election foi Deputy-RceVe and councillors took place. Thos. Rundle was elected as Deputy-Reeve over M. E. Ellis by a majority of 750, while the council is composed of F. W. Harding, C. J Alli.;on, Wm. Champ, Reg. Knight Robt. Wright and A. E. Hopkin. The latter is a son-in-law of Mr. Thos. Henry of Springhill. A significant fact in the election was the defeat cf M. Vj. Ellis, who was elected bj, Dejiuty-Reeve three weeks ago and who failed to qualify within twenty- four hours. Mr. Ellis had defeated F. N. Harding, who is now a mem- ber of the council. ded to all fire insurance rates beginm ing March 2, to take care of antici- pated additional and present Provin- cial! and Fedei-al taxation, it wag announced by the Fire Underwriters' A.sociation, in a notice sent out to insurance brokers. The notice was received by all insurance brokers throughout Ontario, it is said, and jtates that this means has been de- cided upon to pass to the insurance buyers a part of th eincrease in tax- es, the circular adding that "in con- veying this decision to their agents, membeiJ of the Association wish to draw special attention to the fact that this surcharge will recoup com- panies for a proportion only of the burden of taxation now imposed upon them." Holdfast Club Meeting Change In Osprey Minutes In the minutes of Osprey council meeting of last week I missed the fcllowing bylaw No. 7. Authorizing the borowing of thirty thousand dol- -ars to meet current expenditures. Also: applications were received from I. A. Davidson and R. Cameron for aujlitor.? in error of assessors. â€" C. N. LONG, Clerk. Euchre and dance in Flesherton on February 2nd. Elias Lemon Passes Mr. Elias Lemon, prominent Owen Sound business man, passed away suddenly Monday evening. He was the head of the wholesale firm of Lemon Bros., which amalgamated with the National Grocers five years ago. He was widely known outside his home city and his death is re- gretted by a large circle of friends CAsTT" FOR YOUR OLD GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM OR DIAMONDS YOU POSSIBLY HAVE SOME OLD RINGS, BROOCHES, TEETH FILL- INGS, ETC., PUT AWAY IN SOME DRAWER, .WHICH YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN. BRING THEM IN AND WE WILL PAY HIGHEST PRICES IN CASH FOR SAME. W. J. W. Armstrong Representing a well established Refining Company BAUER COMBINATION | Shoe & Skate Outfits AT REAL VALUES Girls' and Boys' OutfiU $3.25, $3,65 Ladies' Outfits $3.25, $4.95 Men's Outfits $3.60 and up C. C. M. vSKATES AND OUTFITS AT THE SAME PRICES YOU PAY ANYWHERE ELSE SKATES HOCKEY STICKS PUCKS ETC. | Frank W. Duncan I I irARDWARi-: I INSURANCE RATES TO BE INCREASED A 2 per cent surcharge will bo ad- The holdfast U.F.W.O. club meet- ing will be hei'd at the Park House, Flesherton, on Wednesday, February 8th, at 2 p.m. A representative ot the Co-operative Creamery will ad- dress the meeting. Vi.5itors welcome ANNUAL REPORT - of the - OSPREY MUNICIPAL TELEPHONE SYSTEM For the year ending 1932 COMMISSIONERS G. D. SHORT. Chairman E. HAWTON H. FENWICK, Sec.-Treas. Miles of poles, January 1, 1932 33 Miles of poles, December 31, 1932 36 Net gain in pole mileage for the year 3 Miles of single wire, January 1, 1932 130 Miles of single wire, December 31, 1932 135 Net gain in wire mileage for the year 5 REVENUE Subscribers' levies in 1932 $ 1846 58 Non-subscribers' rentals for 1932, collected 59 50 Non-subscribers' rentals for 1932, uncollected 20 00 Bell Telephone Co., long distance calls 269 07 Miscellaneous receipts 197 68 $ 2392 83 EXPENDITURES • Operators' salaries $ 766 80 Maintenance or repairs â€" wages 416 45 Maintenance or repairs â€" supplies 507 96 Commissioners' salaries ». , 40 50 Secretary-Treasurer's salary 50 00 Other salaries 40 50 Rent, heat and light 80 15 Stationery, printing and postage 52 76 Sundries 245 31 $ 2200 43 Gross income (operating revenue less operatin g expense .... % 192 40 SURPLUS Surplus for year % 192 40 Surplus December 31, 1931 2094 87 Defaulters on taxes 55 28 Surplus December 31st, 1932 | 2342 55 CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT RECEIPTS From Date of By-law for the esUblishment of the System to December 31st, 1931 Proceeds of debentuTes $15053 77 Subscribers in lieu of debenture payments 278 22 From January 1 to December 31, 1932 Proceeds of debentures gg 55 Subscribers in lieu of annual instalments 69 85 $15606 34 DISBURSEMENTS From Date of By-law for the establishment of the System to December Slst, 1931 Expended on plant and equipment $15331 99 Year ending December 31, 1932 Expended on plant and equipment 274 35 $15606 34 ASSETS & LIABILITIES ASSETS Plant and equipment $15606 34 Tools and vehicles cq qq Office furniture and fittings !"..!!!"".".!".! 15 00 Subscribers' levies uncollected in previous years and up to December 31st, 1932 55 2% Rentals uncollected in previous years and up to Derember 31st. 1932 4g ^ Tolls uncollected in previous years and up" to December 31st, 1932 jgj 5^ Material on hand „_ „1 Cash in bank or on hand, or due from Township ZZ. 2287 27 ^ ''â-  â-  ,_„ $18295 48 LIABILITIES Cash payments by subscribers in lieu of ann^al levy $ 348 07 Surplus 2ggg j^ Debenture principal paid to December 31st, 1932 16268 27 $18295 48 CERTIFICATE Wc certify that the annexed statements of Revenue and Expense^ construction account and balance sheet exhibit a true and correci view of the state of the System's affairs as on December SUt, 1932. EMERSON WRIGHT, EDGAR BETTS, Auditors. Dated this Dth d»r of Januj*'" lo'fl.