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"Wednesday, Nov. 30, 1938. THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE * ♦ ' THE RESHERTON ADVANCE Published on Collingnvood Street, FleshertOB, Wednesday of each week. Circulation over 1,000. Price in Canada |2.00 per year, when paid in advance |1.60; in U. S. A. 92.60 per year, when paid in advance $2.00. F. J. THURSTON, Editor EDITORIAL NOTES Only three more weeks until Santa Claus will pay bis yearly visit and gladden the hearts of little boys «iid girls. On the other hand it is « time when mother and father, in many homes, can ill afford to do much towards making the Christmas «ne of great joy for their little ones. â- While the dreams of many little ones will be realized there will be many whose stockings will be empty on Christmas morning. • • • Seventy million dollars are extract- ed from the pockets of the Canadian taxpayers annually to pay the em- ployees of the Canadian Government. The addition of the costs of adminis- tering provincial and municipal gov- ernments, added to thia federal huge total, constitutes a problem in admin- istration costs in Canada, which should be regarded as staggering, if thoughtful citizens were willing to "visualize its magnitude. â€" >Huntsville Forester. • • • Reeve John A. Davis of Artemesia has excellent prospects of becoming â- the next Warden of Grey County, •succeeding Warden H. A. McCauley of Flesherton. Reeve Davis has been chairman this year of the finance committee of the County Council and Is well qualified for the postion. We "wish him all success in his quest for higher honors. If he receives the "honor we believe he will be the youngest Warden in the history of •Grey County. • • • The small attendance of ratepayers •of both Artemesia township and Flesherton at the nomination meet- ings on Friday is to be regretted. Either the citizens are satisfied with the work of the councillors and have faith in their ability to conduct affairs in a business-like manner or else they are indolent and are not â- caring who is nominated at the meet- ing. One thing that will bring out a large attendance is the prospect of a ^ood tongue lashing for somebody at these yearly meetings. Both Arte- mesia and Flesherton have been blessed with good local governments and not much fault can be found in their work. There is no evidence of graft as in other governments and if so the people would be quick to spot any such actions. Their , answer to such actions would be noticed at "the next nomination day. • • • The question of* fire brigades assisting at fires in other municipal- ities has been a subject of contention in many places during the past few months. The Collingwood Council collects $100 for each fire it attends outside the town limits, while the town of Meaford absolutely forbids the brigade from answering fire calls from outside. The village of Flesh- erton receives $25.00 from Artemesia Council for each fire call it answers anywhere in the township, but the equipment is not to go any further than five miles either aide of the vill- age. The ratepayers in the towns or villages purchased the fire fighting equipment for their own protection and when it is away their own pro- perty is without fire protection of any kind. It would not be fair for any other municipality to use the equip- ment without paying for it, but at the same time it would be hard refuse assistance when the fire might be ex- tinguished with the cnemical, and property saved. We believe that the solution of the difficulty between Flesherton and Artemesia is a good one and satisfactoy to both parties. At The Horse Show By I. H. P. The Govenor General, no doubt, en- joyed the horse show even though tradition required His Excellency to do a lot of things which tradition couldn't get along without. With the exact, measured, traditional tread he walked out on the crimson hall run- ner into the show ring and inspected the long thin scarlet lines of soldiers whose tall furry busby caps threaten- ed at any minute to shut out the expressionless faces beneath. We, knowing nothing of soldiering, would have thought that their faces were more worthy of inspection. But that done^ His Excellency settled down to enjoy the performances of the mag- nificent animals in the ring. We had loyally seen him through the traditional requirements, includ- ing the candid camera flashlights, and could now leave for 'a stroll around the narrow enclosure which separated the bulls from the box seats containing the dowagers and debutantes. •We always liked cows and horses but we had seen lots of them for we had been reared in the country. So with our usual hankering for strange sights, we looked up in the boxes at the dudes and would-be-dukes. They were most amusing. Being first at- tracted by the blazing colors of men in pink coats and immaculate white bow ties, sitting as stolidly as boy babies with bibs on, we became inter- ested. We asked a Chilean horseman in a sombre colored uniform what the pink decorations meant. "No spik Englaise," he said. But we thought by his amused look that he just was- not asking for any international com- plications. Then we asked another fellow in a different uniform but of the same quiet color. "Me Mexican â€" No spik English." Then he said something to the Chilean. They both looked up at the pink patch above them and laughed a little. We sneak- ed away along the narrow circling enclosure until we were stopped by the familiar smoll of cows. We but- tonholed the follow in overalls and pointed to another box. "Member of Hunt Club" he kindly explained then he loosened up a bit more "twenty- nine thousand back taxes going to be sold out at tax sale," he whispered. That pink frocked gentleman was, after all, none other than a big fi- nancial magnate just as we suspect- ed. We felt like a nickel. You can always buttonhole overalls but Gee you got to be careful buttonholing brocade It might contain a general or even a Hunt Club member. We looked up again at the immac- ulate white bow ties separating the silk toppers from the sack cloth and ashes. They must be the ones who had paid their taxes. AVe don't know what sack cloth and ashes look like, but sack cloth and ashes, we pre- sume would be cut in the form <>f men's opera coats for simplicity. We don't know anything for sure. We continue presuming a bit more until we look into the ring at the bulls and the cows and the horses â€" so knowing and intelligent looking. 'What a magnificent sight the buf- faloes on the virgin prairie mus,t have been. Of course there couldn't have been any back taxes owing tu make others jealous. They all went to the picnic together whether it was in the wilds of Wyoming or the North West Territories They didn't have to won-y about trade treaties or what dictators did in Europe, or whether to travel tourist or pullman. They could just hump along, knowing that their leaders would be eating the same food when they arrived, as the rest of the herd. When George McCullagh of the Globe and Mail came out on his beautful hunting horse, with a grin from ear to ear, we were afraid that someone was taking our George for a double ride. George McCullagh has made himself too valuable a Canadian to risk his neck on jumping horses. We remembered nervously our own experience ton a very much wider horse. When it startd to trot we ex- citedly pulled the wrong string and it ran off on the bumpy ground at the side of the road. Right away we got jiggled off its back. "Was George ex- pecting to hang on while his horse jumped over those gates? Oh Hor- rors. We couldn't look until after but there sat George complacently smiling from ear to ear. He must have been out practising in the back pasture without our knowing. We wouldn't have written you this week only we ought ' to tell you if you see George coming down your sideroad on his dandy horse to visit you, you don't need to bother rush- ing down the lane to open the big gate. George's horse will hop over it like nothing and there will be George with a smile from ear to ear. Consulting a dictionary doesn't set- tle an argfument about pronunciation. They still argue about the meaning of the little marks. Cattle Prices Higher There is a wide range in cattle prices just now according to quality YOU CAN BE SURE of top prices for your livestock if you ship to DUNN & LEVACK Ltd. Canada's Leading Livestock Salesmen Union Stock Yards, TORONTO A trial shipment will be convincing Live Stock Report (By Dunn & Levack. Toronto) Over 4,000 cuttle anived for Mon- day's market, about a third of which were stockers and feeders and the balance suitable for the butcher trade. There was a good demand for ail classes and cattle of choice quality sold from 16c to 2(c higher. Some cattle were purchased for shipment to the United States. Choice weighty steers brought from 6.00 to 6.60; fair to good 6.60 to 6.00. In the butcher section choice steers and heifers sold at from 6.60 to 5.76; fair to good 6.00 to 6.60; common to medium 4.26 to 4.76. Choice baby beeves were in good de- mand at from 8.00 to 9.00; medium from 6.00 to 7.60. The stocker trade was active and steady best kind from 4.76 to 6.26; medium from 4.26 to 4.76. The cow trade was active and steady, choice fat cows from 3.76 to 4.00, with a few choice heifery cows up to 4.60; fair to good butcher cows 3.25 to 3.76; common to medium 2.76 to 8.26; canners and cutters 2.36 to 2.66. Choice butcher bulls brought from 4.00 to 4.60; good heavy bolog- nas 3.75 to 4.00; light kind 3.40 to 3.65. The lamb market was active and stronger, choice lambs selling at 8.60, with those of medium to good quality at 8.25. Choice butcher sheep sold from 4.00 to 4.50. Calves were in strong demand with choice from 10.00 to 10.50; fair to good from 8.50 to I 9.50; commn to medium 5.50 to 7.00. The hog market held about steady on Monday with truck deliveries sell- ing from 8.25 to 8.40. The prospects for the balance of the week look steady depending largely upon sup" plies. The present price of hogs is considerably out of line so far as overseas' shipments are concerned and it is only because of a good local trade on the open market that prices are as high as they are, as they usually work lower at this time of year. S' NiVtWO«J%A, KENNEDY'S '^tS for Fresher Groceries Our large turnover enables us to give you fresh groc- eries and vegetables and you are assured if they are fresh we have them. MEATS, Fresh, Cured and Cooked; all reasonably priced MEN! Be Prepared For Colder Weadier We have a complete Fall and Winter line of Men's Clothinff FOR THE CHRISTMAS CAKE WE HAVE A COM- PLETE, FRESH LINE OF EVERYTHING FOR THE CAKE. Don't forget to take home a bag of Robin Hood Flour C. J. KENNEDY PHONE 37 WE BELIVER The suggestion was made at a gath- ering of educationists that the gov- ernment should pay the entire cost of schooling. Now there is an idea worth exploring and the exploration leads to the belief that if the gov- ernment paid the bill it would proceed to take the money firom the people and that is the way school costs and all else are paid now. ROUND TRIP BARGAIN FARES From FLESHERTON December 2-3 to OTTAWA MONTREAL QUEBEC $8.30 * $9.65 113.65 Ste. 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