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\VFnNESDAY, DFX^EMBER IS, 1933 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE t'uliliskcd on CoUingrwood street, f Irsherton, Wednesday of each V -vk, Ciwulation over 1000. f >ca in Canada $2.00 per year, » hen paid in advance $1.50. In ti. S. A. $2^0 per year, when paid in advance $2.00. V H. THURSTON, - - Editor f. i. THURSTON, - Assoc EdiUr THE OLD BOYS' DANCE 0::ly a. few citizens attended the 1'. herton Old Boys' i>aii at the j.,/.v.:l Yorlc hotel in Toronto on Fri t;:iy last. Several reasons entered this apparent neglect, some ol vhi.h were, something like an epi- Ov'iuic of colds which are prevalent l...'io, and motoring was not just a jiliasure on that day. The chief J ca .on, however, seems to be the iic'2lt?ct of somebody to sell tickets ii i -wn for the big- event. Mr. Burton 1 ii'ld, the Toronto Secretary, informs lis '.hat he sent fifty tickets to the locxi secretary. The people in town v.c.e not made acquainted with their r.rrival and the tickets were evidently ihiived, and the Flesherton bulletin \. •.-. wiped off the list. The whole A.ivance staff and their households \; e laid up with severe colds, and i;kt> the Biblical character who had risrried a wife and "could not come." liov.ever, we are pleased to learn that t' â-  affair was a success, financially r." 1 otherwise. RADIO A FARCE Vi'e notice by some of our exchang- tm lliat the press of the country is Li.';;inning to wake up and demand sioiiicthing better in the way of radio ic-.c;':tion. A couple of years ago a coir.jnission was appointed and the rew.-papers and public were asked to t\it!;jld judgment until the Commis- sion had a chance to show us what it ctuld do. This was benevolently ccmi.lied with. But now, after two ;, criri of control, surely the commis- ».ion will itself admit that sufficient time has elapsed in which to give us a p. city good idea of the commission's v/Milh as a controlliag factor in the Capadian rad^o world. O.J of the commission's first acts, V IS •..) lease a weak Toronto station â€" <,:!o './hich few people here attempted tj V. ten to, owing to the noise, which always accompany its broadcasts. We are j'JSt 85 miles from Toronto and I/COJjIo here rarely ever attempt tc li.'-i'jn in on the Commission station. Vvj.rd-or ^nd London used to be good ^la>iâ- )n3 to »isi;cn in on. Their wave k.n;;'h was changed. Now no person can hoar them. Kitchener and Ham- jl'.07i were also good stations with j:i)0 1 programs. Like Windsor they liavc been moved to the vicinity of : iro-'r^ U. S. stations which swallow Ihtrn up body and bones. The other <iay v.e wanted to listen to Premier llcnr.ptt but failed utterly. There li '-T.v only one Canadian station •wcr.b listening to. iWe had an extra tolli'.r taxed on our license, with the l):'y-i-'i e that the service would be im- V-OMil. One of our exchanges sug- jfC'':: 'hat it would be worth another clc'l".:- if the frovemmcnt would dis- } -v.d the iCharleaworth gold brick Black Chapt. Meeting Held Iq Owen Sound The County Black Chapter of Grey, Itoyal Black Knights of Ireland, met i.n Owen Sound on Friday, December 1, for their annual meeting; a good attendance being present from the various preceplories of Grey County. The addition of Thorri)ury preceptory to the County Chapter during the past year being considered a very good wsult of this last years work. Very Wor. Sir Knt. Sutherland, Past County Master of Simcoe, conducted the election and instalation of offic- ers which resulted as follows :- County Master â€" Sir Knt. F. J. Beatty, Feversham. Deputy County Master â€" Sir Knt. P. Straight, Owen Sound. County Chaplain â€" Sir Knt. Jas. McKenzie, Feversham. Couiity Registrar â€" Sir Knt. Nor- man Greonaway, Owen Sound. , County Fin. Registrar â€" Sir Knt. McLean, Owen Sound. Couty Treasurer â€" Sir Knt. E. Wright, Owen Sound. County First Lecturer â€" Sir Knt. E. Brownridge, Feversham. County Second Lecturer â€" Sir Knt. W. J. Lang, Meaford. County First Censor â€" Sir Knt. F. Brown, Feversham. County Second Censor â€" Sir Knt. Goldburg, Meaford. County First Standard Bearer â€" Sir Knt. Milnor, Owen Sound. County Second Standard Bearer â€" Sir Knt. Richards, Owen Sound. County Pursuivant â€" Sir Knt, W. Perffuson, Thornbury. A very hearty luncheon brought to a close this County Black Chapter meeting. LACK OF BILL OF LADING RESULTS IN HUGE LOSSES Records of actual losses by live- stock shippers totalling $28,000.00 through truckers failing to pay foi stock are in the possession of the Weekly Sun, states the Ontario Mark- eting Board. How many thousands of dollars have been lost from un- reported cases is not known but the total would be considerable. The Highways Act now enables every farmer to require a trucker or drover to furnish a bill of lading. This affords the shipper an opportunity to decide to whom his live stock will be sold, assures him he will get his money back, and provides that a full and correct statement of weights and prices paid by the purchase! will be ifturned to the owner. Every shipper of stock by rail is protected by law through the mani- fest or bill of lading which the rail- way is required to issue to him. The Vlaiketing Boaixl suggests shippers to avail thenvselves of the same pro- tection on truck shipments which the Highways Act makes jKissiblc. commission, and wc heartily second the motion. The radio public used to think that probably it was the fault of our radios, but now that we have begun to com- pai-e notes We know differently. THE NEW JUDGE A native of Grey County and "A Man of Parts." Interesting RcminiKences WILL YOU INVEST $L50 IN PROSPERITY? flood limeM. that is, times of normallv nrosperous conditions, are here, waitinii for us to put them to work, industrial and financial leaders tell us so. Hankers tell UH also that savinKs were never as creat. Last yearl .savinKs accounts throughout Canada increased bv millions of dollars. There's where the "good times" condition.s arrâ€" tied un in Saving.H Hanks accounts, when a lot of it should be paid on accounts, and the balance of that in- crea.sp siM'nt in iv>rmal buying; at prevailing low prices would have us well «m the way to normal Kood conditions. Here's How Your $1.50 Worksâ€" You decide to invest '1.50 in prosperityâ€" The best way is to buy somcUiinp that you have been putting off buying, or to pay it on account â€" and if you owe us an account, preferably our account. 1 lerc's what happens â€" That $1.50 is paid out in wages, or we pay an account ; the one who receives it from us buys something he needs or pays an account, until finally you receive your $1.50 back, cither in articles sold, if you are in business, or in wages as your place? of employment receives or- <lers that your $1.50 has Helped create. The Advance has subscriptions in arrears â€" SI. 50 accounts. Each one paid means $1.50 more ;;oing into circulation and helps us pay our bills. LOOK .AT THE T,ARKL TODAY. If you are in arrears, make your investment in prosperity with its. R. E. Knowles, special interviewer for the Toronto Star makes the newly appointed Judge of the High Court of Ontario the theme of a witty and interesting confab. The writer notes that Judge George Franklin McFar- land is a highly accomplished lawyer and King's Counsel: that he has a very accomplished wife and four most attractive children. Then Mr. Knowles conti.-uijs his quizzing of the new judge, by eliciting the fact that His Lordship is a native of your neigh- boring burg Markdale. The inter- viewer queeries:- "Wbn't there be joy in the presence of the angels of Markdale over this appointment?" I asked. "Well, a bit, I reckon; I fancy it will give my old friends there a degrree of satis- faction." I mused a moment, then asked "Is not Markdale associated with the honored name of Dr. Sproule?" Mr. McFarland assured me that it was even so. "Then you and I are compatriots," I said proudly; "I was born near there â€" at 'Maxwell â€" ^that's where my centenary will be celebrated, but it was Dr. Sproule who ushered me into this vale of tears." The new judge struggled with emo- tion for a brief moment or two; "Isn't that remarkable?" he demanded; "why. Dr. Sproule did the same usher- ing for me," whereat we reached out our hands, each to the other, a sacred bond between us now. "(Wouldn't it be wonderful," I broke the silence with, "if that dear old boy actually knows today â€" so many doctors have one immortal to their credit â€" ^but, think of it, us two!" "Some very eminent men have come from that part of Grey county," re- sumed the chiefest of them with judic- ial calm, whereupon I thanked him for the flattering association. At which he added: "Mr. Justice Wright was born up there," which drew from me the proud claim that I had curled one season on the rink of the learned judge. I also added: "I have ever since considered Mr. Justice Wright the most cheerful winner I ever saw on the ice. I know another celebrity," I appended, "who was first launched up there â€" I think Flesherton was the favored spot." "Who?" asked Mr. McFarland. "Our Mr. Clark," I relied; "our own J. T. Clark." "Oh, Joe." wa.3 the irreverent re- sponst â€" "is he one of us then?" "He's the principal one," my loyal heart prompted for reply; "and he tells me Markdale was once called Cornabus ; and that it was a low down Methodist trick â€" ever to change the name, an Irish name. And he says, it was changed in honor of Mr. Mark .\i-mstrong. And the editor-in-chief told me somethinK else." "What" said the judge-elect. "That Dr. Sproule's successor was Matthew Richardson, M.P. of Flesherton. and that he's an uncle of our new judge, yourself. Major Gregory Clark told me, too, that you were second in command in his (Greg's) regiment, the Fourth Canadian Rifles. And I asked him what kind of a soldier you were. And he said 'Judge McFarland was a great soldier.' It is Greg who decorated Rev. Major Pashler, too â€" he loves to award honors, does Greg." And then by way of practical ap- plication, as it were the inquisitor sets out to learn the views of Mr. Justice .McFarland on a couple of burning questions relating to the ad- ministration of justice. "I asked, said Mr. Knowles, if he stood for the abolition of ^rand juries. He stands opposed. I asked his opinion of the dargcr symptoms of our police adopt- inc: the "third degree" method of do- ing Judicial duty. And the unequi- vocal answer came: "I am out and out opposed to it! As we see it in the United States, it practically amount.- to the 'trial by torture' of the middU or dark ages. I have always been suspicious of its aid, evert in the slightest, and I always examine critic- ally any statement from the accused sccui-cd by any such method, or by any approach to it! Not long ago, at Barrie, I was in full accord with the attitude, on this matter, of Mr. Justice Kelly, who was at the great- est pains to be assured that any stJch statement, before being admitted, was voluntary in its nature. I believe that Canadian courts should be vigil- antly on guard against the introduc- tion of any such non-British methods," he concluded. All very interesting to the folk in Grey County, who will now have the satisfaction of having on the Ontario High Court bench another distinguish- e<l son, Mr. Justice William Wright â€" a native of Artemcsia â€" having for some years served the public with much acceptance in the Court which is joined by Mr. Justice McFarland. SCHOOL QUESTIONS ANDANSWEKS 6. If a trustee dismisses a ]anitor, who is doiii« good work according to the Inspector's report, in order to place the person nominating him, can objection taken by the ratepayers force the board to remove the janitoi substituted? â€" H. S. Answer. A single trustee would have no power to dismiss a janitor. On the other hand, the board of trus- tees at a regularly called meeting would have full power to replace one janitor with another. The ratepay- ers have no power in the matter. 7. Question. Is there any action at all in school matters, legal, when done by trustee not given power for his ac- tion in the minutes of the Board at a regular or specially called meeting? â€" X.Y.Z Answer. A trustee has no powers with respect to making appointments or executing' contracts except as di- rected by the board of trustees at a properly called meeting. 8. Question. Can ratepayers ask for Inspector's reports to be read at school meeting (annual) ? â€" ^Trustee. Answer. There is nothing in The Public Schools Act which would re- quire the trustees to read the Inspec- tor's report at the annual school meet- ing, At the same time, a board ol trustees is only doing its duty when it puts forth every effort to answei the questions of ratepayers at the an- nual meeting. 9. Question. Can ratepayers ask for minutes of board during year to be read at annual meeting? â€" ^Trustee Answer. Trustees would decides whether or not to read their minutes at the annual school meeting. Again, every effort should be made to satisfy the ratepayers as to the business which has been transacted duiting the year. 10. Question. Can ratepayers de- mand that all school meetings or board meetings be held at the school so that ratepayers may attend if they wish? Is it legal for board meeting^ to be held in members' home, thus debarring attendance of ratepayers unless in- vited? â€" Ratepayer Answer. The ratepayers have no powers with respect to demanding where and when meetings of trustees shall be held. On the other hand these meetings are regarded as being open to the public. 11. Question. If at next annual meeting trustees, who have either one or two years to run, have not paid their 1933 taxes are they legally in power? â€" J.B.S Answer. Section 136 of The Public •Schools Act, as amended in 1933, states that a person whose taxes for school purposes at the time of elec- tion, or at any time during his term of office as trustee, are overdue and unpaid shall not be eligible to be elect- ed as a trustee or to sit or vote as a member of the board. 12. Question. May a board of trus- tees discontinue the subjects of Man- ual Training and Household Science? May the teachers be told by word of mouth only that their services would be no longer required? .. â€" Ratepayer Answer. IManual Training and Household Science are optional sub- jects of the Courses of Study for the Public and Separate Schools, and a board of trustees would have full power to discontinue the subjects. Since these subjects are placed on the Course of Study by a board of trus- tees on recommendation of the Public School Inspector, it would be well that the Public School Inspector be again consulted before the subjects be dis- continued. Any teacher may be released only in accordance with the terms of the written contract between the teacher and the board. If the teacher is to be released, ther« should b« a rMohi- tion to this effect on the minutes of the board, and the secretary of tht board should notify the teacher in writin;: a:> to the date of his release. PRICEVILLE Keep in mind the Sunday school anniversary and supper to be givn in the Presbyterian church on Decem- ber 20th., when Santa Claus is ex- pected and all the little folkt are ex- pected out, to get a treat; then oi Thursday night, December 21, he will be at St. Columba church. Mr. and Mrs. Bill McKenzie of Dromore spent the week end with their parents here. Messrs. Harry Pedlar, Alex. Knox and Miss Eva Carson of Toronto sptmt the week end with friends hei*. We are pleased to report Mrs. Alex. Carson improving each day and her many friends wish for her a speedy recovery. The nurse. Miss Marjorie McLeod (R.N.) returned home on Sun- day night. Miss Dora Stewart, Ceylon, spent the week end with Miss Mary Stew- art. Mr. and Mrs. Allie McLean and son, Angus, motored to Owen Sound on Thursday. A lot of the children from here are planning to go to Flesherton on Saturday to see Santa Clatis, and hope the day will be fine. Let's decorate for Christmas so that shopping will be a pleasure. Let it be better and greater decora- tions than ever. AUCTION SALE WESLEY FOSTER Lot 120, Con. 5. N. E. T. & S. R. Artemesla will sell by public auction on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1933 Commencing at 1.30 o'clock. Seven- teen pigs 3 months old and one Hol- Atein milch cow. Other animals and articles will be sold at reasonable charges. Terms: Cash. â€" B. H. .WALDEN, Auctioneer. FARM FOB SALE Lot 21, Con. 9, Township of Osprey, County of Grey, containing 105 acres, 75 acres under cultivation, balance pasture and bush; well watered by the Beaver River, which is a good trout stream, and a never failing well. On this farm is a good frame dwell- ing house and barn. This farm is in a good state of cultivation with 30 acres ploughed and 10 acres of sum- mer fallow. This is a first class grain and stock farm and will be sold cheap to close the estate.of the late Sandy McLean. This property is well situated lU miles off highway and 1%, miles from the village of Feversham. Apply to ANGUS MORRISON, Maxwell P.O. JNO. A. HALE, Feversham P. O.. Executors. Saqta Glaus Day FLESHERTON Sat., Dec. 16 Moving pictures in Town Hall will commence at 2 p.m.. that will keep the children entertained with two solid hours of laughter and fun. During the after- noon Santa Claus will appear at the hall and distribute -1. baof of candies and nuts to each boy and girl in at- tendance. CAT AND DOLL SHOW ' ^^ In basement of town hall. Prizes given for the best cats and best dressed dolls. All these exhibits must be placed by 1 p.m. Bring in your pets and dolls. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦<•♦«♦« HOBBY SHOW FOR SCHOOLS To include handicraft, art, writing, collection of stamps, insects, woods, etc. Contest will be between each public school. All entries must be in the town iiall to give time for the arrangement of exhibits and judging. Several cash prizes will be given. Mothers and dads are invited to attend and see the exhibits. A total of R.722 hour.- and 40 min- utes wa<» piled up by 21 aircraft ol the provincial air .service during th 1033 flS'ing ••tarijn *iver Novthem (i-:;iii:>. LAST MINUTE Christmas Suggestions For the Men ap Spedal $L00 Each Bnce. 39c to 75c Lovdy Neck Tiw'zSc tgo |L ♦♦♦»»♦♦♦»»>»»♦♦» JUST ARRIVED We never had a nicer »upply of Oranges, Bananas, Candies, Nuts, Cdety, Lettuce It will certainly pay you to look our goods oyer Last but not least if you smoke try a tin of British Crownâ€" V4 Lb. tin 25c; also a good sized pkg. of Norfolk Planters 15c Pkg. Phone 37 W.G.KENNEDY Flesherton hi • > * * A. A * t » 1 A '•