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MM<KM«>«» -«&.,> .,.>«. Wecinesday, February 19, 1936 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE -u CEYLON Mrs. A. C. Muir visited her home •t Berkeley last Thursday. Mr. Farquhar Oliver M.P.P. apent the week end at his homo here. Miss Ruth Stewart returned from Hatherton Sunday where she visited the last month with her uncle, Mr. Walter McMaster. Mr. Fred Mc- Master accompanied her home. Sorry to report jMrs. Geo. Snell under the Dr'g carp, the result of the measles. Measles are still quite prevalent here. The Ladies Aid did a quilt at Mrs. J. R. Sinclair's last week and are doiiiK' another on Tuesday. This is one source of revenue for the Aid. The community extends its sym- pathy to the widow and family of the late W. P. Crossley of Flesherton The late Mr. Crossley was for many years the congenial bus driver be- tween Ceylon and Flesherton and had a host of friends in this locality. The Ladies Aid meets at Mrs. Earl McLeod's on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 2 p.m., when the meeting will take the form of a Valentine social. Mrs Gibson, Mrs. Sinclair and Mrs. Genoe having charge. The roll call will be answered by a description of "My first beau," A real jolly afternoon is an- ticipated and all will be made wel- come. Social committee: cake, Mra Genoe, Mrs. Adams; sandwichies, Mrs. Donald McLeod and Mrs. Earl Mc- Leod. iMr. and Mrs. Clarke, Flesherton visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. W. Gibson. Mr. J. C. McMullen, Toronto, spent the week end at his home here. iMr. Will Hemphill, Toronto, was a caller Monday, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hemphill. Mr. Bert Wright, Dundalk, spent the week end with his sister, Mrs. Percy Hemphill. The Valentine party held in the Hall Friday evening was a very en- joyable affair, although the attend- ance was ndt large due to weather conditions, those who did attend had u splendid time. The regular dance will be held Friday of this" week. Messr.s. Milford and Laverne Piper assisted Flesherton Hockey team in iluir game at Dromore on Satind which resulted in a tie. It took the boys seven and a half hours to make the trip there due to the terribly heavy roads. The boys stayed over iiijrht returning Sunday in about 5 hours. Mr. Frank Leavell was dri- ver. Mr. and Mrs. Farquhar Oliver en- tertained the Durham CRA Euchre Clijb recently when a jolly time was -.pent. Repairs arrived Saturday for the Bruce Co. Plough which was held up a( Priceville and by night they had reached Ceylon with the asaistancA of a gang of shovellers and another plow. Mail Courier Stewart got through Monday, the first complete trip in a i week. FEVEKSHAM February SALE of Galvanized Ware N[ckle Plated Tea Kettle, 4 qts., reg. $2.25 $1.69 Galvanized Flaring Pail, 14 qt. Special 47c Round Grey (^ranite Dish Pan, sale price 39c Standard Copper Wa.sh Boiler, reg. $3.25 $2.69 Heavy tin Dairy Pail 10>< qt 2 for 95c Hot Galvanized Wash Tub No. 2 size. Special .... 89c Heavy Galv. 5 gal. Oil Can with tap. Special $1.29 Galvanized Pail, No. 12, each 19c Good quality B. Burner Lantern. Special $1.17 Royal Purple Stock Specific, Hog Tonic, Roup Cure, Poultry Specific, Lice Powder, Royal Purple Calf Meal, Salts and Sulphur. FRANK W. DUNCAN Phone 54 -:- Flesherton, OnL This Blue Mountam village has been pretty well isolated and very quiet for the pa.st month, with cold weather and bad road.s. The mercury very seldom came above 15 degrees and often was 20 below zero, so the people kept as near the fire as possible. Fun and frolic flew wide open on Feb. 17th when a dance was held, .sponsored by L- 0- L. 1085, followed on Tuesday nisht, Feb. the Hth by the married people refusing to be out- done and also held a social evening and dance. The people attending report a good gathering and a good time. The crowd at the married people's dance were composed of mar- ried couples, widowers, widows, bach- elors, bachelor girls, those who were likely to be married this year, yes, and some who would like to be mar- ried, well, its up to you, bachelor girls as this is leap year and you have the privilege of poppintr the question. If .vour dearly beloved should .say "no" why don't forget the silk dress, and perhaps the dress would be worth as much as he, anyway. They tripped the light fantastic toe till the wee sma' hours. Some of the married ladies complained of losing their beauty sleep and feeling a little tire* on Wednefiday morning, but what of it in comparison to the pleasant social time spient. Ithe Pedlar orchestra of Portlaw and some of our local musicians supplied the music. They had ice cream at lunch, too, to keep them cool, seeing that it was about zero weather. Our mail carriers have resumed their routes again after a holiday from Monday until Friday la.st of last week. Jimmy Heitman, who drives the Flesherton route of 14 miles to the C. P. R. Station, sure had some cold stormy trips. The Y. P. .«5. held a social evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James I/ong recently and had games and contests. The Ladie-s' Aid met at Mrs. White- oak's on Thursday of last week. Last week the railroads had it all over the motor vehicles for trans- portation. Some oil companies have decided not to sell gasoline to intoxicated drivers. Well, we never thought it was much of a beverage. THE STORE WITH gERVICB F. T. HILL&CO..Ltd. cnLAOf â- veiuM Markda4«, Ontario OUR BUYING POWER 8AVE8 YOU A LOT OF MONEY February Specials for the Thrifty House Wife EVERY PURCHASE AT HILL'S THIS MONTH WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. I Women's and Children's PURE WOOL HOSE AT 25c A real selection of Women's and Child- ren's Pure Wool and Silk and Wool Hose. All sizes frcnn which to choose and a good range of colors. Extra Special, pair 25c First Showing of LADIES' SPRING HOUSE DRESSES 20 doz. new House Dresses in the best of Prints. Many styles from which to choose. Extra Value, each 97c Special Clearance in LADIES' SILK LINQERIE Vests, bloomers and pantie styles, val- ues up to 59c. February Clearance, per garment 25c Large size IBEX FLANNELETTE BLANKETS at a Real Bargain 100 pairs 12-4 Ibex Hlankcts in white ,uid grey ; the best quality made. Febru- ary Si)ecial, pair $2.39 Git^antic Flannelette Bhnkets 110 pairs Gigantic Flannelette blank- ets, double bed size in both colors, grey and white, t'ebruary Special, oair $1.95 Pure Linen Tea Towelling 17c yard This is an extra good cloth and is real valiit' at 22c a yard. February Special, ])ci- yard 17c GROCERY SPECIALS Jewel Shortening 2 lbs. for 25c Meaford Tomatoes 2^ size 3 for 27c Canned Peas and Corn 3 for 25c Extra quality Japan Rice 5 for 25c Canada Matches, 300 size 3 for 23c Eggo Baking Powder, 1 lb. size 23c White Reans 7 lbs. for 25c Bulk Cocoa 2 lbs. for 23c Fresh Mince Meat, per lb 10c P.&G. ur Pearl White Soap .... 6 for 23c Clarke*'* *^i)aglu'tti and Cheese, 16 oz. ^\7v 2 tor !"<- Many New Members (Continued from Page 1) be expected he dealt largely with the need of the control of currency and with the result that Dr. Riddell, left on his own authority, made the sug- gestion for the oil embargo. Newspapers in Great Britain and indeed throughout the world began calling Dr. Riddell's suggest "Can- ada'.s proposal." It was only then that the Government felt it must clear up the situation by a state- ment which wa.s made by Mr. La- ))ointe. Mr. King stated that the developments since that time had gone to prove the wisdom of the GoveiTinieiit's action in relation to ."sanctions. The two leaders had not discussed credit and quoted the Prime Minister a.s having said during the campaign "once a nation parts with the control of its currency and credit it matters not who maices the nation's laws. U.sury once in control will wreck any nation. Until the control* of the is.'iue of currency and credit is re- stored to the Government and recog- nized as its most con.spicuous and sacred responsibility, all tallc of sov- ereignty and of Parliament and of democracy are idle and futile." The Speech from the Throne does make a direct reference to the in- tention of the Government to bring under its control credit and currency and to make such changes in the ownership and control of the Bank of Canada as may be necessary to give the Government a predominant interest in the ownership as well as effective control of the Bank of Can- ada. Mr. Blacltmore said that if the Government proceeded to carry out such a course they would have the support of the Social Credit group. He pointed out that such a change would be almost reviolutionary, but until accomplished all attempts to deal effectively with unemployment debt, the elimination of war, and for- eign trade would be vain. A professor in Columbia University was quoted by Mr. Blackmore to show that the total debt of the world in the 160O's increased 47 per cent, in the 1700's 466 per cent, in the 1800's, 12,000 per cent and ever >ince debts had increased according to the curve established by the prev- ious tremendous increase. How, he a.skcd, can debt under such a system be paid? He urged the basing of cur- rency and credit on the ability to produce goods And services, and s: we must learn the economics of plenty and forget the economics of scarcity. By far the most arresting speech this session was made by iMr. H. H. Stevens and it received the unusual tribute of perfect attention by all members of the House. The stren^h that wa.s necessary to break from his party and the suffering involved not only in the break but in the fact that he was returned without a follow- ing, showed in the speecSi^ IMr. Stevens spoke with power and auth- ority. He made a plea for the com- mon people, those who work in field, factory and office and took almost as a text a statement by the philos- opher, Kant that democracy should function so as to treat humanity as an end and never as a means. Mr. Stevens pointed out that th« great struggle of today is in the economic field. Political liberty has been won but grreat numbers of people are economic slaves and slav- ery is the denial of democracy. He pointed out that the farmer has noth- ing to say about the price he g^ for his products and the worker no effective voice in the wages he re- ceives for his work. He reminded us that the House of Commons means that the members represent the common people and not special privilege. He believed that a strong attitude against exploitation on the part of the members of tne Commons would do much to improve prices and wages and conditions, even without law, and cited as an example the investigation into the affairs of the Imperial Tobacco Company and the indignation of the members of the Comomns and the people outside when it became known that the prices of tobacco were forced down from .'iOc to 16c or 14c a pound and that at the same time exorbitant bonuses were paid to the executive officers of the Company and excessive pro- fits made. TThe power of public tobacco prices to the former level, tobacca prices to the former level, together with new and fairer arrangre- ments with retailers and much Im- proved working conditions in the fac- tories. "I am not asking for the moment that we fix prices," said Mr. Stevens, "but I am asking Parliament to de- clare as one of the fundamental prin- ciples upon which the. economic strwc- ti'ic of f\jip rofintrv was based that fn'ir pHro« should be paid to the fflfrm^ls . . . Hiid f!\ir woircs to the '''-••"ri'ei's. Mr. St«v<>T>s >>pl!''vpd that by J i â- â- -iiii; tin |)- . ^ 'nif p'lwer of the / I farmers and worker such a demand THE FURROW'S END Gathered about the familiar board, we sat and ate our home-cured bacon â€" a farm family and two guests. .The one guest, a young farmer, with a background very similar to my own; the other, one of the very few young men of a rich family who have con- tributed unselfish efforts to the im- provement of social conditions. When we had eaten, the plates of the two young men stood at contrast for the observant eye. The rich young man had consumed only the choice morsels of his portion, leaving the rest to be discarded. But the farm boy had "licked the platter clean", indeed to have done otherwise would have given him qualms of con- science. There would seem to be much in this simple episode i^hat is justly pro- vocative of thought. Here is the farmer's son reared on a strict con- ception of thrift and industry as car- dinal virtues. So important wer these habits that without them he and his people could not have sur- vived; without them preceding gener- ations could not have built that great monument of domestic and industrial development which is our heritage. On the other hand abundance and lei- sure had been the lot of the rich man's son. As he had been reared, so did he view life; for him to leave a pile of edible food was no "immoral- ity". I do not wish to be suspected of condoning waste in any form, yet I would suggest that the attitude of the farmer's son may have inherent within it certain weaknesses. Aa excessive application of the principle of thrift may be a hindering factor in dealing with the new condition of potential plenty peculiar to this oar time . It may be more desirable for us to learn the judicious use of the world's goods than for ua to think of hoarding them. One of the greatest causes contrib- uting to our recent low price level has been the hesitancy of people to buy because they feared the morrow. More confidence on the part of con- sumers would have done much to maitain industry in a more prosper- ous condition. The tendency for governments to cut salaries and re- lease employees has contributed to the vicious circle of lower income and lower purchasing power as well as has the action of private enterprise. It may be argued with justification that individuals, and even govern- ments (unless it be conceded that certain drastic monetary changes are feasible) are caught in a web of cir- cumstances and forced to reduce ex- penditure Even if this statement be true it does not refute our critic- ism of the inadequacy of "scarcity* conduct in the face of "plenty" sit- uations. We are still handicapped by our attempts to apply a poor man'e thinking and a poor man's institu- tions in a rich man's world. for goods would result as would great- ly improve conditions. In closing he made a moving ap- peal to the new members in the House to remain true to their conscience and their determination to serve the people and not the party and he ex- pressed the belief that if they did so this Parliament would do much to- ward finding solutions for the press- ing problems of this day AGNES MACPHAIL House of Commons, Feb. 14, 1936 Mr. Jos. Lehman C.P.R. sectionman who lost one of his eyes in the ser- vice of the railway, came near losing his life, as did also Mr. Mack Lam- bertus of Walkerton, when the pair engaged with picks and shovels in clearing the railway crossing behind the Wm. Ellis farm on the 20th side road, a few miles north-east of town, looked up in time to see the rotary snowplow zooming down the track almost upon them. Scrambling as fast as they could to the fence, they hard- ly reached their destination when one of the big revolving wings of the plow broke a handle off their pick and came near cutting them down in their flight. As it was, they were thoroughly submerged in the aval- anche of snow which the plow precip- itated over them, and it was with the utmost difficulty that they ferreted their way out and escaped suffocationJ PROTON STATION Three bales of clothing were don- ated by the people of the village and community and sent to a needy fam- ily in the West. The C. P. R. car- ries relief bales free of charge. Mrs Abe Sherson and daughter. Miss Ruth spent a few days in Tor- onto. Mrs. Lome Hodgin has been on the sick list. iMiss Marjorie Stevens spent the week end at the home of her grand- Mrs. Knox of Ceylon visited re- cently with Mr. and Mrs. N. McCan- nell. U. S. S. NO. IE, EUPHRASL\ ^J Fifth class â€" Harold Rawlinge, Laurie Thompbnn. . Sr. 4th â€" Leslie Harbottle. Sr. 3rd â€" Noreen Thompson, Venis Harbottle. Jr. 8rd â€" Elgin Rawlings, Jr. 2nd â€" Lois Thompson, Id* McCulloch, Marie Harbottle. Sr. Pr. â€" Ivan Thompson, Allen McCulloch. Jr. Pr. â€" Emerson Welsh, Bessie Thompson. â€"A. B. IDLE. Teacher. What a grand thaw it will be yihm it comes I -'=?K "I'm Your Watchman! "I'm a telephone, to be sure, and I'm an A-Num- ber-One watchman at the same time. I guard your home against emergencies â€" fire, sudden sickueaa, unwelcome prowl- ers â€" things that can hap- pen in the best of regulated families. .^ .; Let's hope they don't hap- pen to you! But, in case they do, it's always wise to be prepared. ril work for very little, too; only a few cents a day." lUVE YOU A telephone] IN YOVR HOME 7 Our local buainesa office uill gladly supply Ir^or motion. : •¥' 'â- Â»'â- â-  '* •» k f **â- â-  â-  '*;â- " ; . -#. .' » Y