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\rt:DNESUAV, MARCH 7, 1984 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE Published on Colhnifwoo<J street, Flesherton, Wednesday of eacli week. Circulation over 1000, Price in Canada |2.00 per year, when paid in advance |1.50. la U. S. A. |2.60 per year, when paid in advance $2.00. W. H. THURSTON, - - Editor F. J. THURSTON, - Assoc. Editor A TWO PARTY FKIHT? This year the life of the present Ontario Provincial Parliament draws to a close and without a doubt there â- will be an election either in the sum- mer or the fall. The number ot roprestntatives have been reduced by a switch in constituencies to conform to the standard of representation by population, which showed a reduction in rural communities, and many of the present members will lose out in the nhuffle and return to private life. The political turmoil has not yet touched South Grey, but there are murmur- rng's in the air about the approaching election. Our present member, F. R. Oliver is the only U.F.O. member in the Leg- islature and apparently he does not intend to continue under the banner of that once powerful party. It ap- pears that he is easting out for the Liberal nomination for this riding judging from his speech of last Wed- nesday in the Legislature. He is reported as saying: "I have carefully and thoroughly read the proposals of the group to my right, put for^vard by my honorable friend from East Wellington, theii policy on highways, on e<lucation, on distribution, on the necessity for a reduction of taxation, and interest charges, for reduction in the cost ot administration, etc., all are policies- that I have advocated and advanced during the eight sessions that I have been in the house, and so I say to my friends this afternoon that if they art called upon to form the next govern- ment I will offer my support to the extent of bringing these reforms into law, believing as I do that they will be the greatest good to the greatest number and I think that I, or anj other independent will be well justified in giving support to these measures.' Whether or not he receives the nom- ination of the Liberal convention i-e- mains to bo seen, but there will likely be other Liberals of long standing out for the nomination. To all ap- pearances there will be a straight party fight between the Liberals and Conservatives with the outcome in doubt. ing. In their excess of appreciation, he points out, people forget that the disease is highly contagious. It is not hereditary, but since it has run in families, peo|ilc have believed that it was inherited. The free use of a handkerchief is strongly advised and in the case of children kissing on the brow instead of on the mouth should l)e insisted on by every mother. It. is reassuring to know that in re- cent years the ravages of tuberculosis ^lave been greatly reduced by medical aid and careful hygene. • • • It is reported from Berlin that a group of German pastors recently called on their congregations to di.-- ohey the "dictatorial rulings" of the new Nazi Reich bishop, declaring: "We recognize but one leader in the Church â€" Jesus Christ. Well for Ger- :iiany and for the world if these state preachers had taken this stand when ordered by the Kaiser, at the start of the Great War, to unconditionally sutpport him and his blood-thirsty associates to lead in the advocacy ot the wholesale slaughter then resolved on. The leadership of the German State Churchmen then was in direct conflict with every Christian tenet The heathen have been quick to not* this. • * « Those who have been telling Can- adians that they must decrease theii crop production if they would obtain living returns for their labor recently expressed hope that grnin prices would be increased if the grasshopp- ers were plentiful next summer. These cheerful counsellors now have brought forward a new hope of aid to their typo of prosperity: they are placing their hopes in the effects of abund- antly cold weather, which, if much longer continued, may greatl.v cur- tail not only the cereal supply but the fruit crop as well. They ap- parently ignore the admonition of the creator to the first parents of the earth to "multiply and replenish the earth" and the blessings generally believed to flow from respect to the instruction. hur A HEALTH SERVICE OF THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ,4SSOCIATION AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA THE TLBERCULIN TEST FRANK ON PRONUNCIATION One of the editorial dictionaries gives the plural of narcissus as "nar- cissuses," while gladiolus gets "gladi- oluses." We tried them over a couple of times, but as the pronunciation Bounds too much like a Scotch and soda, or a train stuck in a snow-drift we intend to stick to the old pronun- ciation of narcissi and gladioli. â€" Dur- ham Chronicle. [Wise old boy! Us too! But with us it brings up painful memories. Those words sound to us too much like the hissing of an old gander mothei used to own. That gander bit us on the nose and pounded us with his wings. Anything that reminds u:- of that old fool gander is taboo, so wc vote with you.] EDITORIAL NOTES France has twenty-seven parties in her parliament. Canada has four â€" two very small â€" but there seems no demand for more. • * • "What have wc to disarm?" asks Mr. Bennett. Well, some of those cuddling motorists, for example. â€" [Toronto Star. But what do the ba- chelor M.P.'s know about these winlei exerciser? • • • The so-called Moderation League is »aid to be positive that the Ontario government will sponsor a new liquor law. intended to increase the sale ot beer in such distrirl.H as may express desire for greater opportunities to drink than i; affordeil by the act now in force. Premier Henry, however seems to be uncertain as to the eourst that may be followed. • • • Toronto bonspiel last week was a Hrreat success, over 300 curlers from all over the province participating. Fle«herton curlem arc young yet, so did not enter the contest, but may well follow the example of Ohatsworth quartette, who carried off the only trophy coming to Grey County. Wc toin with our local curlers in felicitat- ing Basil Ritz and his team, who made a fine win at the Birks-Ellis- Ryric trophy from th* Toronto Strath - conas. • • • A leading doctor rises to counsel tvcryonc inclined to ird.lge in o.h- culatory exercise that there is danger of spreading tuberculosis from kiss- SCHOOL QUESTIONS AND^NSWERS (iuestion â€" Can the trustees over- rule a motion passed by the ratepay- ers at their annual meeting? Answer â€" Section 88 of the Public Schools Act sets forth the duties and powers of trustees. The ratepayers elect the trustees to exercise these duties and powers and the trustees arc- not bound therefore to follow a reso- lution of the ratepayers where tht Resolution would relate to a duty or power given to the Board. It is only reasonable, however, that trustees should carry out as far as possible the wishes of the majority of the ratepayers. Sycli duties ami powers as the on- gagemon and releasing of teachers, the purchasing of fuel for the school, tiie engagement of a caretaker, are entirely duties and powers of a Board of Trustees. (Jueslion â€" What i>owers have rural Boards of Trustees with respect to the appointment and rei:iun,eration of a secretary-trea.surer? Answer â€" Under section 88 (a) of the Public Schools Act it is the duty and power of a Board of Trustees to appoint a secretary and a treasurer or a secretary-treasurer. Under Sec- tion 135 (3) of the Public Schools Act, if a secretary-treasurer be also a trus- tee the compensation to be paid to the secretary-treasurer in this par- tii'Ular case shall be the amount ap- proved at the aniiunl meeting or at a special meeting of the ratepayers. ()ucstion â€" Has an Inspector the authority to punish a pupil while he is making his official visit to a schocd which the pupil is attending? Answer â€" Under Section 1 (1), page 0, of Circuhir No. 5ttB, is set forth the duties and powers of an Inspector and the following regulation is given: "The Inspector, while officially vis- iting n school in his Inspi-ctorale, .'.hall have supreme authority in the .;chool and may direct the teaohei or the pupils in regard to the exer- cises of the school." The growing child comes into con tact with an increasing number of people, and, as a result, he will likely, sooner or later, pick up the germs of tuberculosis. This does not mean that the child will develop the disease wc know as tuberculosis; indeed, we kr.ow that most children do not de- velop this disease. The tuberculin test which was first used by Koch, who discovered the gei-ni of tuberculosis, is a reliable and practical test which shows the presence or absence of tuberculosis germs in the body of the person test- ed. A positive test means that these germs are present; it does not mean the disease, tuberculosis. When a child has a positive test, the question naturally arises as to w'hore germs came from, or more ex- actly, from whom did they come? In the vast majority of children with a positive test, a careful search will reveal an unsuspected case of tuber- culosis among the adults in the home, or who frequently visit the home, with whom the child is often in contact. From the point of view of the child, it is most important that the respon- sible source be discovered. If the child is left in contact with the source, it is practically certain that he will develop the disease. Provided the child is removed from further con^ tact, and attention given to keeping him in good health, with particuiai emphasis on rest and diet, he will most likely, not develop the disease. The value of the tuberculin test lies in the positive test which indicates that someone has given the child the germs of tuberculosis. TJiis "some- or<;" may then be looked for. Be- cause adults appear well, it does not mean that they may not be chronic cases of tuberculosis. The older person with a chronic cough, which ho calls bronchitis, may' be tubercu losis. The tuberculin test is not to be confused with any method of treat- ment. It is simply a test for the presence of tuberculosis germs, that and nothing more. It is not u.sed alone in deciding as to the condition of the child. The doctor making the examination of the child uses the tuberculin test to assist him in estim- ating the health of the child, just as lie uses other tests and the X-ray. Tuberculosis occurs in children. The protection demands that they do not live in ttie home with an active case of tul)erculosis, one who has germs in his or her sputum. This means, in practice, that the ca.se or the children mu.st be removed from the home so as to break the contact. Ofl Parliament Hill With AGNES C. MACPHAIL, M.P. Dog HadJ^ng Walk That <loga will travel long distances to reach their homes was demon- strated on Sunday, when a little Beagle dog owned for a couple of years by Gordon Stuart of town, travelled from Shclbume arriving here Aunday afternoon. The little dog, an excellent rabbit hound, wa.^ sold a couple of weeks ago to fMr. A ,f. Skelton of Shelburne and delivered to him. Sunday afternoon the dog walked into the Stuart home, wet and bedraggled and its feet sore from it? 22 mile walk on the ice and snow. Recognize Themselves In Great War Pictures Considerable interest has been a- rouscd in the official war photographs being published in the Toronto Star, and recently one of the pictures was that of a Flesherton resident, Mr. A. E. Bellamy. The photograph was taken while he was riding on the top of one of the tanks, as the army was advancing in the last push in August of 1018. With him at the time was a friend, Mr. McGregor Leigliton who has visited Emerson in town on various occasions since the war. At present he is residing at Truro, Nova Scotia. Emerson informs us that it was one of the tanks ahead of him in the picture that was struck by a direct hit by a German shell and dis- abled, making it impossible to open its door froM the inside and the men inside were smothering from the fu-mes. He thinks it was (iregory Clark of the Toronto Star who opened the door and allowed the men thoii free'dom. Mr. Lawrence McCrackon of town nlso recognized himself in a picture taken in front of the Toronto city hall in which then Mayor Tommy Church was wishing the men a safe return. Another photo was that ol a tank mired in the inud of Passchen daele in which he and some other boys lived for a couple of weeks. Parliament was a two-ring circus this week with attention pretty well divided between a sp«cial committee set up to investigate into the spread of prices and business practice and the discussion in the House of Com- mons where, banking is the chief in- terest. Startling revelations are being made before the speical committee by pro- fessors who have made special investi- gation of working conditions in cer- tain industries and by chairmen of the Minimum Wage Boards of Ontario and Quebec Even Charles Bishop writing for the Southam press says: 'The conditions are being exposed and they are not healthy." Whether Par- liamentary action will follow the in- vestigation is, of course, not yet known, but in any case the bringing to light of such festering sores in oui economic life will, I think, be ex- tremely beneficial. Gustave Francq, chairman of the Quebec "Minimum Wage Board, said that piece work was at the bottom of much of the trouble in iMontreal and that the Board could control hours of work and wages but it coidd not control piece work as it pro- vided too many opportunities for evas- ion. He stated that sub-contractors in the needle trades in Montreal made boys' pants at 3c a pair, or 35c a doz- en pairs, and from 50c to fl a dozen for men's trousers. He told also of contractors in the Montreal clothing business paying 15c for the making of a woman's dress and of IBO girls working in a biscuit and confectionery plant at from $1.50 to ?6.00 a week. If an attempt was made to enforce the minimum wage law which governs the wages paid girls, they were in some cases dismissed and boys hired at $3,00 a week to replace them. Professor Cassidy of Toronto Uni- versity had spent three months in- vestigating general labor conditions and distribution methods of the men's clothing trade in Quebec and Ontario, particularly in the two largest cities, Montreal and Toronto. He stated that the minimum wage laws in both provinces had been openly flouted with regard to wages, hours and sanitary conditions. And moreover that work- ers were afraid to complain to pro- vincial wage authorities for fear oi losing their jobs. Mr. Cassidy filed with the committee the pay envelope of a girl for 18 weeks in 1933. She had drawn in weekly wages amounts varying tVom SJ.OO to $8.00 and on her pay envelope was the following bit of good advice: "A strong team â€" Your pay envelope and our savings accounts make a strong team that can help you to fin- ancial independence." I should think after she had paid board and clothes, recreation, medical services, (cultural advantages, she would scarcely have anything left over to deposit in the savings account, and it is hardly likely that she ate up iiiany good steaks, eggs or vegetables, or drank many quarts of nourishing milk. At Joliette, Quebec, before the strike four workers were being paid at $2.00 per week, one at $5,00 and one at $7.0C and in one case at Ste. Rose, Quebec, a girl had beer, paid at less than 4c an hour. Even before the depression, Professor Cass- idy, said conditions in men's clothing industry in Canada were unhealthy but since then they have become pro- gressively worse until today they art disastrous. He stated that conditions were much better in union shops that, in non-union .shops and that in To- ronto the unions had agreements with the shops employing 85' 1, to !H) pei cent of the approximately 3,000 work- ers in the men's clothing trade. Such agreements were made with all the larger firms except the T. Eaton Com- pany and the Ontario Boys' Wear. Professor Cassidy classified the "home work shops," or the practice of tht family using two or three_ rooms in their home as workshops, as the worst sort of sweat-shop. He said tht employers complained that large or- ganizations such as the departmental stores with their mass buying powei were responsible for price cutting These employers declared that they would not get the business of tht large buying concerns unless the> met the prices of the low price shops. Mayor O. J. Kerr of Stratford whc had much to do with the strike of tht fur.'-.iture workers in that town ana who is himself a furniture worker told of big buying o;ganizations hold- ing a price club over the Ontario furniture manufacturers, thereby forcing down wages and costa in their zeal for sales and more sales. He stated that it took a four-weeks strike in Stratford furniture shops last September to raise wages enough which before the walk-out were 8c and 10c an hour lior very experienced workers. Mayor Kerr did not use names of persons, but H. H. Stevens chairman of the committee, intimated that names and figures would be pre sented later. Special investigator? will probe the Ontario furniture trade, the clothing industry and others, scanning books and documents foi official facts. Speaking of furniture, I have want- ed some for a long time. I badly need a study to which I can repair to think and study and get over my bouts of temper and so last Saturday in To- ronto I spent some time hunting Southeast Grey furniture and finally got a very nice small book-case, desk chair and a beautiful solid walnut Governor Winthrop desk. The first two were made in Hanover, the desk I am not sure about. When I get my debts paid, but not before, I will add a good studio couch with drop leaf tables on the endj a reading chaii and some knick-knacks. It will be a great relief to the family and the neighbors to hear that they can come into the living room vdiile speeches are being prepared, wwout having their heads snapped off. The legislation' for the incorpora- tion of the Central Bank is before the House. We have wanted a cen- tral ibank very much, but we wagt it to be what its name would imply it is "The Bank of Canada." I like tht name very much but I deeply regr«t that it is to be a privately ownc; corporation with a capitalization oJ five million dollars. Shares are to ije offered to the public at $100 each, with chartered banks as such, barred from holding stock, and no one is allowed to hold more than 50 shares. The Governor, deputy governor and seven directors, are to be chosen in the first place by the government but after that they are to l>e elected by the share-holders. The Bank ol Canada will take over gold now held by the chartered banks and the fin- ance department, at the old rate ot $20.67. It will have the sole right, eventually, td issue notes or currency. The note-issue privilege now enjoyed by the charted banks will gradually be turned over. It is regrettable that the central bank is to be privately owned and that it is not made clear that tht regulating of price levels is its chial duty. We can hardly expect that the national credit will Ibe used to the fullest extent for the purpose ol establishing prosperity and happiness among our people by a privately own- ed bank. Yet, this is just what a central bank should do. It is worth noting that the two countries that have made the most head-way in the last three years are Sweden and Australia and both have publicly owned central banks which have been used as instruments for the regulation of the price level. House of Commons, Ottawa, March 3rd, 1934, â€"AGNES MACPHAIL STRAW AS AN ABSORBENT Straw when used as bedding foi live stock will absorb from two to three times its weight of liquid, and if finely cut will soak up about three times as much liquid as when uncut. Further, the absorptive capacity ot dry sawdust and fine shavings is from two to four times that of ordin- ary straw. The spring poets have not yet madt their appearance. WHEN you think of a friend far away . â-  . and you haven't seen him (or maybe/ her) for weeks . . . and you don't h'ke writing letters . . . ^^...^^ Have a visit by Long Distance . . . it's the next best thing to being together ®For friendly chat or emergency call, the quick, dependable Long Distance telephone is at your service; yoiu personal messenger at trif- ling cost; e.-!sy and pleasant to use. You can talk 100 miles or so for as little as 30c. See list of rates in the front of your directory. ^.^.^**c•♦^•^•^•^•v!"^•v>«^^>****•'*•'"^^'**'*•*•*"****************'''**'''**^ T^e Spring Seed Requirements The world is a comeely to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel. Farmers who desire to assure their seed supply at minimum coit are al- ready taking stock of their spring requirements. Tho.se who have seed of their own will be taking steps to have it properly cleaned and graded before the spring rush. Others, le.is fortunate, will be well advised this vear particularly, to secure what they require as soon as possible, making sure that they are getting varieties which arc most highly recommended for conditions such a? theirs. RED ROSE TEA At the old price 2So Vz LB. DELUXE Jelly Powdiers 6 FOR 25c Ginger Snaps 2 LBS. 19c Toilet Soap FOR 2c Why Pay More FOR GROCERIES AND MEATS? try Kennedy's and be convinced Free Pants Will be given away to every boy 16 years of age or younger, buy- ing his first Tip Top suit. ,Gct in on this boys! Ken Kennedy We Deliver in Town Phone 37 Pork & Beans I 2 FOR 25c I LARGE SIZE ! ?: P-Nut Butter i: 2 LBS. 25c ; ; ORANGES I As large as your head \ \ almost W ^•c DOZ. Meats Fresh and Cured •X »♦• I >♦♦>*>♦ P^^^«<P«<^»««««<^i^^^..Mx»««^«9«>««>«~gMa^-^ »-,,,.