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Wednesday, December 16, 1936 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE I Other Papers' | I . Opinions . | UliFVlNU DANGERS Christmas In The Rockies â-  By kafhorino.tde|tTiori, (Mt. Forest Confodeiale) There are people who will wantonly court danKer, no iiialti'r how much they know about jt, nor how seriously they have been warned. In October an eli^ven year old boy climbed a high tension tower at Pori Colborne and lust his life. There was a danger sign on the lower. A companion called his attention to the i dantfer, neverthiles.s the boy recklu.ss- j ly climbed the tower with fatal result. ' There are thousands of people act- | ing in a similar way every day with regard to all kinds of danger. It is i not more information they need, it ii> ' just common sen-se that they lack. Yet information should be persist- ently supplied so that responsibility may be rightly placed and lives of the intelligent saved. Newspapers by publishing items regarding acridents render a great service to the commun- ity in this re.s[)ect. A pamphlet is to be issued for use in schools point- ing out the hazards of climbing poles or towers, picking up wires, breaking insulators, flying kites and similar dangers. •'Touch not, taste not, handle not," is a well-known admonition of the Old Testament; "Swear not at all," is an equally emphatic one of the New. These, and most commands of the lecalogue are prohibitions, but suggesj affirmatives of ab-stinence and rever- ence. Some educationists KO to the absurd length of saying that the neg- ative form "don't" should not be used by parent or teacher. Nature says "don't" very emphatically when one grasps a hot poker or a live wire. ON BEING OVERGOVERNEI) (Alliston Herald) The cry of being overgoverned being reiterated over and over again by some people is becoming a bit hack- neyed. It is true there are fewer cabinet ministers in Britain than there are thousand.'*, perhaps millions, of men ride to hounds while the number in Canada will not total more than a few hundred. Not that there is any connection but that conditions are different. The people of Canada are content to be governed by various governing bodies and do not react favorably to a few agitators. In the United States there is a national gov- ernment with its two houses, every state has a government, .some with two houses of parliament, every stat^ hasi its counties each of which has it.s governing body and every municipal- ity has a council. In addition there are various educational bodies which function separately. There may be a few sporadic objectors to the multi- pkcity of governing or administrative bodies, but in the main the people of the United Stales like the system and are satisfied with it. It i.s the same in Canada where the opposition ele- ment is not numerous but powerfully noisy. Current Crop Report Reports from most co ities state that livestock went into wuiter i|uar- ters in fairly good conditiori. The shortage of water in Ilalton is regard- ed as a serious problem, as in many other rural district.";. There is little moisture in the ground and niany wells are dry, with many farmor.s finding it necessary to either haul water or drive tkeir livestock to the neighboring creeks. The situation appears increasingly serious this year and a major pUn of reforestation is regarded as necessary to proU-ct the sources of water. Haldimand reports a large (|uantity of hay being shipped to the United States, with the price remaining the same, around |R per ton for alfalfa in the barn. Victoria County reports that fall wheat has had a (rood growth and is now well covered with snow. Many farmers there are short of feed, but this short- age has been lessened greatly by the Rood supply Of fall grass. In Front- enac the shipment of broo<l sows has been quite heavy this fall. Xvw milk cows are in f?ood demand, hut few are being gold. CAUGHT IN WIRE FENCE The deer that inhabit thin section of the country are having quite a diffi- cult time with the wire fences. Last week a fine doe became entanrled In a wire fenc* at F. Rallagher's farm, near Belmore, and in its efforts to free itself, it tore its leg so cruelly that the animal had to he slaughtered to be put out of its misery. Wire fences have trapped <ieveral deer In this locality and on the day this ani- mal wa« trapped, th« Wal deputy fram« warden, Archie Ferguson, of Walkerton, had three calls of the ••me kind.â€"Mlldaiay Oaaette. CUIUS r.\I.\S In the UiMliies! I felt tlirlUeil, excited, us cmr train won ml Its way In iinil out throii^'h the nioiintiilns, IhiiMderlng thrnuiih the crisp, pine si-euled air. Now, we were cliiiiblnn an iilniHsl pri; clpitous tirade, now. sIdwIiih iIowu lor a (laiiKt'rons curve, while every little while as a sIrelcliliiK plain was reached, the steady liand upon the throttle sent the loiiK line of cars speediii;; like an arrow tlirouKli tlie bright Iieceinher sunshine. We were on our way to spend Christ mas with Uncle .lerrj' and Aunt Kiiuiiu. They had sent a hearty Invitation for us to come out, and now we were al- most there. I held my breath at the sheer heaiify of the scene that stretched before our eyes Mountain peaks that seemed to touch the sky. can yons dropping thou sands of feet, lHklâ- ^ covered by glitter Ing thicknesses of lee, vivid green pines, looking llk< giant Christ mas trees, I had never seen, never even vlsiiHllzed anything so beuiitlfiil. A loud shriek from the big whistle, â-  slow crnnehlng and grinding of brakes, and our train came to u stop. L'ncle .lerry, ro.sy and dmiUng, stood waiting upon the platform, giving dail. mother. Helen and myself a true west ern welcome. '•Aunt Kainia Is all excited about your coming." he beamed. A short drive through a wonderlnnd of beauty, and the big S|irawUng rancii house came In sight. Aimt Kimna Stood In the doorway, and u cowboy, who WHS groondng a pouy. looked curl ously St us. I wanted to look around before going Indoors, but tantalizing odors from the kitchen made uie sud- denly realise how hungry I was. All was bustle and excitement, hurry and preparation Even the horses and ponies In the corral seemed excited, us If they sensed soinetbliig in the air The afternooD and evening went by on wlogH. Christinas mornlUK dawned upon a world that looked even lovelier than It had yesterday. A tntlllon Jewels hung on busb and tree, a sky of turquoise stretched Itself across the snowcov- ered mountains and valleys Inside the ranch honse a flre of crackling logs threw its ruddy glow over the living soom. The dining table was spread with tempting foods. Break fast of home-cured ham and sausage, fluffy ttapjacks and .syrup, steaming hot coffee with thick cream. Then a short drive to the little church, an Inspiring taJk by the pastor. _ and the strains of the old and beautiful nirlstinas hymns; neighbors and friends s t op ping IT n cl e .lerry and A u n t K m in a to wish tbein "Merry nirisfnuis." I< a c k again ilirou'ib the clear, Ifosty air, anil la- ter the Illy Christ mas dinner, (ioldoii brown tnrke.v and dressing on a big liliie platter, ii liiiw mound of snowy iiotatoes, native vege tables and lelislii's, teni|itlng pieces of mince and |iuiii|ililii |ile. And best of all. an ii|i|>etlte that only the moiin tidns ran give. A hiiiidred thliiKS to see during ibe afternoon the horses and ponies, the ranrli e(|iilpmeiit, the .silver lox riirni that l'ncle .lerry had Just started, and u special show the cowbdyN put on for our benefit. Kood again In the evening, and af- ter. II happy time around'the tire. The rowho.vs standln)! around the piano, where Helen played the old (Christmas carols, their lust.v voices Joining In the beautiful words. I thought of the beautiful setting outside as they satig : Sll«nl .VlRlit. Holy NIghll All l> calm, all Is brielit, Round yon Virgin Mother aad OhlW Koly Infunt so tsniler and tnlid, Sl««p In heavenly peucn! I Slide outside for a few minutes as they went on to the next lines. A new moon was sending Its silvery light down upon the world n 'utilloti stam added their smaller gleam. Around me I lell the tallil. iiiysteiiocf iiidsi'S of night In the open places, the stirring of unseen, unknown thtnga. My lips and heart Joined In the words that floated out frooi the warm, lampilt room. BlUnl NiBht, Holjr NIshll Shephards quaks at tii« ilahtt Qlorfe* straam from kaavan afar, Haavanljr hosts sln( Allalula; Christ Iha Saviour la bornl 1 hire spent many a happy and meniurabla Chriitmat, but never oD« as wnnderfnl, as nnforK«ttable, as thta t?hrlitmaa apeiit In tb* RocklM. Chriatmas Twaaty Days In Norway the Christmas celebration continues fer 20 days. Garage Mechanics lo Be Licensed A law that has been hanging fire for sonic year.s is to be put into effect after the lirst of January^ when all mechanics employed in gai-ago work must secure a license and give proof that he is a capable and qualified man. The new leKfislation has been brought down by the department of labor of the Ontario Government and penalties are provided for tho.se who do not obey the law. Every motor vehicle repairer with more than five years' experience and less than seven years' experience in the motor vehicle trade at the time such trade became a designated trade and who succes.sfully passed the ex- amination prescribed by the Advisory Committee shall be granted a certifi- cate of qualification on payment of the prescribed fee. The act also makes provision for the issuing of certificates in cases of repair men with more than two years and less than five years of experience. "Every motor mechanic repairer who fails to pass such examination may try further examinations as may be prescribed by the Provincial Ad- visoi-y Committee at the end of a period of one year." This move will prevent any genera) handyman from tacking up a sign in- viting the general public to have cars reconditioned by him whether he is a licensed repair man or not, and should prove a boon to the motorist who knows what it is to have a good motor ruined by the hands of an unskilled mechanic. Barber: "It's a bit thin on top, sir. Have you used our special hair tonic?" Customer (curtly): "Oh, no, that's not the cause." The Bank of Canada has refused Alberta a loan. However, as many individuals know, this is not the first time a bank has acted that way. "Oh, George, I'm sure I can hear a mouse squeaking under the bod." Well' what do you want me to do? Get out and oil it?" He: "What happened when the boss caught you reading a novel instead of doing your work?" She: "I lost my place." Canada cleaned up at the Chicago^ show in wheat, oats, alfalfa and field beans which is a very respectable showing for a year in which the di'y weather was supposed to have wreck- ed all hopes for good crops of any kind. ;, > â€"HAVE YOU RENEWED? •>•:••:♦♦:••;•♦:•♦:••:••:•♦:•• QUiTE SUITABLE The manager of a small dramatic company went raving to his band con- ductor during the rehearsal. 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