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h^^ V • t ®J)je fkBi\ctimW^nmu. Vol. 57; No. 38 WEDXESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1938 W. H THURSTON & SON. Proprictorf Goitre In Grey "Keep well by keeping active" sug- gested Miss Agnes Macphail, M. P., in an address given before a Walk- erton public gathering at the first annual meeting of the Victorian Or- der of Nurses branch held Friday, evening last. "Environment has much to do with our health," and we should not be too conscious of a too healthy body. It was particularly necessary that rural people should have health serv- ice, declared Miss Macphail, advocat- ing the establishment of clinics and thus setting up a preventive work which will save peopje much money as well as suffering and misery. Grey and Bruce County people, said the speaker, are living in an iodine- deficient area and there is much goit- re prevalent. I have urged, repeat- edly, for a survey of this area in this respect and while not being able to secure a proper public survey I have, through a private one, found that 50 per cent of the people in this area are troubled with goitre. U. S. S. No. 15, Proton Grade 9 Marjorie Bates. Grade 8 Vem Corbett, Jacqueline Sims, Laurie Sims. Grade 7 Helen Peavey, Fred Batch- ejor, Patricia Dingwall, Emily Blake, Irene White, Jack Barker, Zella Ly- ons. Grade 6 Edith Blake, Marvelle White, Kenneth Bates, Margaret Blake. Grade 5 Margaret Mills, Henrietta Sims, Cecil Barker, Bert Badgerow. Grade 3 Everette Lockhart, Marion Lyons, Marion Baker. Grade 2 Murray Shaw, Helen Cor- bett, Ruth Lyons. Grade 1 (a) Phyllis Wauchope, Murray Watson. Grade 1 (b) LeRoy White. G. B. Littlejohns, teacher. Minister Detends Radio In Canada (By Miss A. C. Macphail, M. P.) W. A. Tucker, M. P., a Saskatche- wan Liberal, made one of his char- acteristically energetic and meaty speeches. He expressed the appreci- ation of the people of his Province for the aid given them "in the great- est calamity that has ever befallen any province". He thanked espec- ially the farming population, who had helped with the produce of their own lafbour, which showed "a magnifi- cent spirit of Canadian fellowship." In refuting the oft repeated charge that Western farmers and their governments were extravagant, Mr. Tucker made an interesting com- parison, including the following it- ems,, as between Ontario and Sask- atchewan farmers: Motor Cars 65.4 47.7 <1931; much less now) 34.2 20.2 2.8 1.4 $2,262,000 Rock Mills School Grade 8 â€" Laura Porteous, Harold Clarke, Arthur Betts, Phyllis Part- ridge, Eleanor Russell. Grade 7 â€" Hilda Betts, Mansell Atkinson. Grade 6 â€" Jean Phillips, Helen Betts, Vemie Atkinson. Grade 5 â€" Marie Phillips, Edna Shiers, Lily Phillips, Jack Porteous, Harold Betts, Russell Shiers. Grade 3 â€" Edgar Betts, Mabel Chard, Billie Phillips. Grade 2 â€" Dolores Betts, Viva At- kinson, Billy Clarke. Bob Croft. Cliff- ord Fisher. Marion Croft, Billy Phill- ips, Harvey Atkinson. Grade 1 â€" Irene Phillips, Alan Betts, Don Smith, Frank English. Teacherâ€" J. H. Priddle. Telephones 54,1 Radios ._ 21.5 Gas or Electric Light in Homes 16.8 Running Water in Homes 10.4 Consumption of Liquor, 1937 |72,000,000 % Vc Ontario Sask. Many Saskatchewan teachers are paid as low as $300.00 a year, Mr. Tucker said, and he wondered how such teachers could inspire children «.-ith the justice and fairness of an economic system which allowed such salaries while it paid five people in the textile industry an annual income of $97,000 each, from an original in- vestment of $200,000. which had been returned, in addition to the tidy in- come. One can hardly comprehend that the number of people on relief in Saskathchewan this winter is 44.5 per cent of the total population of the Province. Penner. My older girl, 14 years, has graduated from vaudeville and has moved in with her mother. To work out our family situation it is necess- ary to have three radios in our house Otherwise there would be a conflict of interest. However, I will pay those three license fees cheerfully" and I fee] that anyone else who wishes to avoid conflict at home might do likewise." Mr. Howe is a very able man, but he quite apparently doesn't realize the drain which three radio licenses at $2.50 per license would be on the av- erage family. Chas. W. Long Died Suddenly At Maxwell On Thursday afternoon Mr. Charles W. Long suffered a paralytic stroke and soon became unconscious passing away at 5.00 p.m. He was the second son of the late Wesley and Dinah Long and was bom 64 years ago last March on the farm on which he has resided practically all his life. In 1902 he married Miss Annie Wright of Maxwell who survives along with one son George, and two daughters, Our foreign trade, both buying and Beatrice (Mrs. George Priestly) and Y.P.S. Skating Party teversham Reunion Largely Attended Watch Can Be Used As Compass Most people know that a watch makes a first-class compass but they don't know just how to use it as one. Of course, the sun must be shining. Point the hour hand to the sun. and south is then half way between the hour and the figure 12 on the watch. If, for oxampje, it is four o'clock, the figure 2 on the watch is exactly south; or, if it is eight o'clock, then 10 on the watch is south. The Minister of Transport â€" a new name for the Minister of Railways and Canals â€" the Hon. C. D. Howe, very effectively answered the critics of the Canadian Broadcasting Corpor- tion. It had been charged that American commercial programs were given too much time here. The Min- ister stated that the Metropolitan Opera Company, the New York Phil- harmonic Orchestra, the Philadelphia Symphony and the National Broad- j casting Company's orchestra, conduct- ed by the great Toscanini, are not commercial, but are the very best the musical world has to offer. "Since when was music anything but inter- national,'' he asked, and went on to state that the preformers were inter- national and of many countries, as were the compositions given. "So I ask if bringing the music of the Met- ropolitan Opera can be called flood- ing Canada with .American propa- ganda. What nonsense!" There is an exchange arrangement between C. B.C. and the .\nierican companies. In dealing with the difficulties of arranging programs to suit everyone. Mr. Howe told amusingly the storj- of Perth is the leading buttter produc- er among the counties according to stat'.'^tics for 1937 just â- .â- eI('aL;i>d by the Ontario Department of .\griculture. This county produced 5,654,803 lbs. last year, with Bruce and York counties a close second and third. selling, is over two billion dollars, Mr Euler tojd the House; and for the benefit of the Rt. Hon. the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Bennett) the Minister emphasizied the fact that we had a trade balance of $315,000,- 000 in this last year. Canada's export trade increased 23 per cent in 1936, while world trade increased in the same period S^ per cent. We have made trade agree- ments with nearly thirty countries. The agreement with Germany has in- creased our trade with that country almost a hundred per cent, Mr. Euler told the House, and in reply to a question by Mr. Bennett he said that 63 per cent of the purchases made by Germany in Canada must, according to the agreement, be for wheat, as- bftstos, apples, seeds-, lumber, fish meal, salmon, pulpwood and a number of minor articjes. In dealing with the export of nickel Mr. Euler took the ground that only 10 per cent of our export of that metal was used for munition purposes and that, since 10 per cent of the world's supply was produced in other parts of the world, largely in New Caledonia, one of the colonies of France, the prohibition of e.xport on our part would not prevent munition manufacturing. "Even though we discontinued entirely the sale of nick- e\ there would still be sufficient pro- duced in other parts of the world to isuppl^ war needs. Should this country prohibit the export of nickel to Japan, it would still reach that place unless the same prohibition were applied to exports to the United States, Sweden and other countries." It is a heartbreaking proposition, this wishing for peace; indeed, most earnestly desiring it. yet seeing nick- el and other minerals, scrap-iron, lum- ber and what not. going out of this country to aid in the armament race of the nations. One cannot meet truckloads of scrap-iron on the roads without v'sxializing the use to which it may be put. ! It reminds you of the sjogan dur- ing the war: "Business as usual," while human beings were being blown to pieces and hearts broken. Life may stop but profits must not. In vivid contrast, hear the words of an ex-soldier, Mr. Leslie Mutch, M. P., (Liberal, Winnipeg): "The challenge to leadership was never more clear, more decisive or more urgent. Beginning with the deliber- ations at Versailles and continuing until twlay. the out-moded statesmen of the world have floundered. They have played safe when audacity would have won the day. They have feared Alice (Mrs. L. Seeley) to mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father. One sister Lily, (Mrs. fhos. Beatty) living near Feversham and four brothers. George of Niagara Falls. Albert of Lambton, James and Chester of Feversham also survive. His brother George had been spend- ing the winter at Maxwell and was with him when he was stricken. Mr. Long was held in high esteem by all with whom he came in contact. He was a good neighbour and was ever ready to help in anything for the benefit of the community. In politics he was a conservative all his life. He was a member of the Meth- odist, and later the United. Church at Maxwell. He was a Mason and belonged to Prince Arthur Lodge No. 333, at Flesherton. The flowers were beautiful and consisted of, a pillow from the family; a pillow from brothers and sister; an emblem from the Masonic Lodge; and a sheaf from Maxwell Women's Institute. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon and was large[y attended, the United Church being filled to capacity. His pastor Rev. Mr. Ell- iott had charge of the service at the house, church and grave. Prince -•Vrthur Lodge, of which deceased was a member, attended in large numbers and had charge of the funeral arrangements. They performed tlie last rites to a brother with their beautiful solemn service at the grave. The pallbearers were six of his broth- er Masons, John Stephen. Thos. Phill- ips, Sam .â- Vrnott, Chas. Heron, Roy Fenwick and Jas. Winters. .\mong the friends from a distance who attended the funeral were: D. Field of Owen Sound. Mr. and Mrs. R. Wellar and family of Brampton and Mr. and Mrs. N. Coulter of Creemore. The Y.P.U. and Official Board of St. John's United Church are spons- oring a family skating party in the Flesherton Arena on Wednesday, Feb- ruary 16 which promises to be a most interesting and unique occasion for young and old. A special display of fancy skating by girls of exceptional ability will be the highlight of the evening. This was highly appreciated last year. Another interesting event will be a demonstration of gymnastics, tumb- ling, etc. by Mac Keith and his father Mr. A. Keith. Mac has held the On- tario Open Gymnastic Meet Champ- ionship for three consecutive years and is only excelled by his father. Xi present he is an instructor in the West End and Central Y. M. C. A. Both events alford a rare oppor- tunity for the people of Flesherton and surrounding district to see what really can be done on skates. A prize is offered for the largest fam- ily in attendance. There w^ill be gen- eral skating to music for all. Nearly ninety Feversham old boys and girls met at the Central Y. M. C. A. in Toronto, on Tuesday evening, February » to hold their first re-unioa and organization meeting. -Among the older members who were present were Major Sproule and Mr. Wm. Clinton. Mr. Sproule, who was made honorai-j' president of the new organ- ization, resided on a farm near Fev- ersham over eighty years ago. Mr. Clinton owned a farm on the eighth line and later kept a general store in the village. A new executive was formed and officers are as follows :Honorary Pres- ident, Major C. Sproule; president, Nelson Pedlar; vice-president, Ross Long; treasurer, Mr. Thos. Perigo; secretary. Vema Hudson; ass't sec- retary. Lillian Price. Entertainment committee are: An- drew Morrison, Mary Findlay. May Whiceoak, Merryl Davidson and Will- iam Mclnnes. On the social committee are: Mrs. T. Rice. Mrs. Ross Long, Mrs. Nelson Pedlar, Mr. A. Long, Miss Winnifred McMullen. An advisoi-y cjuncil was named in- cluding Mrs. Jennie Colquette, Mr. Sheldon Heron, Mr. Harvey Perigo, Mr. .-Vndrew Dand and Mr. Albert Long. Verna Hudson, Secretary his family's radio difficulties. He said: "I like almost any kind of I when courage might have swept the music that is played softly, so as not -•â- "•• to interrupt whatever else I am doing. My wife prefers the operatic and symphony concerts. My boys, aged 15 and 12. go for sports broadcasts â€" hockey football, boxing â€" my two â- .•onr-.rr girls like vaudeville. They would have been shocked had they heard the hon. member for Carleton refer to 'Bill' Penner. He would have been told instantly that it was Joe Funeral Chapei DIGNIFIED and SYMPATHETIC PERSONAL SERVICE ; Whethei YOl' WW LESS THAN $100.00 For Complete Funeral or More NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR THE Us;-: OF OUR CHAPEL BATES & MADDOCKS 12 4 Avenue Road, TORONTO Nieht or Oiv Phone: Klngsdme 4 H 14-3456 t^t^tt ******* * ** * ****************** * **************** field. They have eonpromised when there was nothing to gain. The criticism which I make of the govern- ments of the world, including our own, is that none of them really face up to the fact of a changed world. None seems to realize that despite the alarms of war this is the time to strike for peace. "We have heard that there is no peace without honour. Perhays we ought to reverse those words and say there is no honour without peace. Without peace, honour is hollow and meaningless. We have been con temptuous of those who cry peace at any price, failing to realize that without peace price has no sub- stance." He spoke from knowledge. Since I am speaking at the annual meeting of the Victorian Order of Nurses at Walkerton on Friday, Feb- ruary llth, this letter misses Friday. â€"AGNES C. MACPH.ML. Ottawa. February 10th, 1938. Card of Thanks One-Man Curling Rinks Here's one for local curlers to ponder over! According to Dave Dryburgh, sports editor of the Re- gina Leader-Post, a chap up in Cud- worth, V. Strasser by name, boasts that he can cur] as well without any- one holding the broom and without any sweepers. His claim was greet- ed with the same sardonic disdain that has met certain boasts right here in Oxbow in the past. Mr. Strasser was challenged, ami believe it or not. singlehanded he stepped out and trimmed a full rink by a 16-6 score. He threw 96 rocks, and was still going strong at the finish. His nonplussed opponents cracked early in the game and never got the chalk again. Now there's something to think about. We think Mr. Strasser has perhaps got something there. .-Vs Editor Dryburgh points out, Strasser's idea might stir up a rev- olution in curling circles, but it might have its merits. Leads and seconds have been ]ong of the opinion that the skip never gives them the right ice, and that they have worn out fountless brooms coaxing along rocks that skips and thirds have laid down for I too light. Under the Strasser system they no V>nger need pay attention to the skip's broom, and after throwing their rocks they can loaf around the ack and roll cigarettes or slip into the waiting room and join the critics in pulling the skips apart Under i this new method all curlers would have equal status, and n« longer would there be any class distinction between humble leads and seconds and irate skips and haughty thirds. Yes, the broomless game might But Higb School Board Has Real Problem Flesherton High School Board has problem on its hands at the present time to take care of the extra classes needed when school commences next September. It is contemplated to add shop work and household science to the curriculum and to do so two extra rooms will be needed to pro- fide accommodation. One room in the basement could be remodelled for shop work and where the other one will be located is the problem. One way would be to cut down the size ! the nerves. Mr. Thompson was bom of the assembly hall, but this is not ; ^t Brewster's Lake in Osprey town- advisable, due to the fact it is used|,hip. He was married to Miss Alice for recreation purposes and for the | Roy of Eugenia, and besides his convocation of the students at various 'sorrowing widow he leaves to mourn times. [three sons and one daughter, namely, A joint meeting oi the Boaid and^^^eorge. Koy, Claybourn ana Eunice. Mr. Thompson was an only child, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Thomp- Jos. Thompson Dies Mr. Joseph Aaron Thompson died on Friday, February U, at his homo near Maxwell at the age of oi. after a prolonged illness from wasting of the Councils of .\rtemesia and Flesh- erton was held in the school ':>n Fri- day afternoon when the problem of gQ^. lew accommotiation and finance.- was i jhe funeral took place to Feversham explained by Mr. Roy Piper. Chair- 1 p^-^sbyterian Church cemetery on man of the Board. : February 14, with service in the A letter was read from fifty trus- 'chuich at 2.30 o'clock p.m. conducted tees of the boards administering .sec- i,y r^^ McIIroy with Rev. Dean ondary schools in the county of York assisting. requesting that the government as- j -phe pallbearers were Eli Robinson, 6ume the total cost of secondary |ja,„pg McKenzie. John Hudson, Jas. school education. This resolution U,jj^^,„_ Angus McLeod and Fred Furnace Gave Up had been passed by the Board and the 'g^^jg j^y^h sympathy is extended to Councils were urged to pass similiar'^jg bgi ,,aved ones. resolutions. Another alternative to the above suggestions calls for the erection of an addition to the school for the cost of which the Department of Educa- tion would assume 50 per cent. Whatever suggestion is adopted the i-atepayers can be assured that the Board has their best interests at heart and no action will be taken until they are assured that the way out of the difficulty which they choose is the best one. The Hav Market Hay is in fair demand in South- western Ontario and -there is some prospect for exporting second-cut al- falfa hay to United States, .\bout 85 per cent, of the crop is still in the farmers liands. Timothy No.l, tim- othy mixtures and alfalfa are much above requirements in most districts. Prices are as follows: Timothy No. 2, ^. per ton; timothy No. 3. $7 per ton; mixed hay $.'»: alfalfa first cut $7; alfalfa second cut $10 to $lt; wheat straw $5 per ton. The councillors of an adjoining county passed a resolution asking the Department of Highways to give con- sideration to having automobile lic- errses issued for a nine-month period from April 1 to December 31. They claim it wasn't fair to the r'lal res- idents to make them pay a full year's license when they are unable in many cases to use their cars owing to the condition of the roads during the winter months. The lurnace in the public school went out of commission on Friday last. On Saturday, after -^ had cool- d sufficiently it was taken apart and the extent of the damage found. A hurried call to Toronto re- sulted in the front and rear sections of the furnace being brought from the factory on Monday morning and in- stalled that day. School was held on Tuesday as usual. It meant that only one day of school was lost by the pupils, and the Board is to be thanked for the quick repairs and no doubt the pupils would echo these words of Card of Thjuiks Mrs. Chas. Long and family wish to thank their many friends and neighbours for their many acts of kindness shown them in their recent bereavement, also for the beautiful floral offerings. It takes eight minutes for the light of the sun to reach the earth, so we never see the sun where it is, but where it was eight minutes ago. We desire to thank all those who so kindly gave their assist«nce and ' have many points in its favour, sympathy during our bereavement. on the other hand it would probably â€" Mrs. Jos. Thompson and Family, result in deserted waiting rooms. With no skips out there giving ice. AcknowledghiK that non-drinkci-s the fellows who usually hold down the are safer on the roads than those who bench behind the windows would be take alcohol, a leading insurance I (ipprived of al] their fun in not being company in London has annoimced a phlo to ridicule the skips' strategy. 10 per cent, discount in accident in- [(Then again, it's nice to he nble to suranoo to motorists who arc total carry a br<x>m. even if some of us do abstainers. :;nly use it to lean on. St. John's United Church ''Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holineas" FLESHERTON 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. â€" Public Worship. 12 noon â€" Sunday School, Mondayâ€" 8 p.m.. Y.P.S. Fridayâ€" 7 to 9 p.m.. Trail Rangers; S to 10 p.m.. Young Men's Club: 8 p. m.. Choir Practice. CEYLON 1 SO p.m.â€" Sunday School. 2.30 p.m.â€" Public Worship Wednesday â€" 8 p.m.. Choir Pmctlce. Toda' s militarists and Fascists are ruthless in their methods. They are a revival of the type that the world imagined died out centuries ago. BAPTIST CHURCH Kev. Fred Ashton, Minister ERVICES NEXT SUNDAYâ€" 10 a.m.â€" Bible School. 11 a.m. â€" Divine Worship. 7 p.m.â€" Gospel Serriee. 1 ROCK MILLSâ€" 2 pm.â€" Bible School. 3 p.m. â€" Divine Worship. '0 Come; Let us Worship the Lord in His Sanctuarv."