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32.00 'A YEAR -$1.50 IN ADVANCE -50e 'EXTRA TO V2.
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DENTIST ,
, TELEPHONES,. ,
Ofllce , •••• Residence 53J.
• John W. Pattison
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'PHONE '171, WINGHAM, "ONT.
All Tubes Checked, Free
Batteries, 'Tubes, Accessories
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Dr. . Wm. Fowler..
sipiwk.pN
(me!, Hours::
1.00-330 P.M. .' 7.09-43.00- P.M.
Or By 'Appointment 2
'Phone 86., •,
FEED CORN -will' deliver in totl
Iota, at $1.65..„per hundred. -Wesley
Boyle 'Phone Ripley 1,8-r-4.
•FORSAIX-.OhrYaler 52. four-,clotir
sedan. .Good Condition -N /W. Win-
• FARM FOR SALE OR RENT
On tonceision 6, Kinloss. Apply to
11. Lovett, clo, P. Dahmer, R. R. 4;
' -Kincardine.
FOR. SALE -Wagon, _cream Sep-
arator, , of 3 -section Harrows,
nning--Mill,- Set ;‘.$Scalerez---Appts
Sentinel 'Office, or 'Phone
Dungannon •
IING SERVICE -Now Pre-:
do general trucking, prompt
service, rates -:,,reasonable..-
. Armstrong 1, 'Phone '70.
Lueknow.
S,AXAPIIONE FOR SALE -74n' ex-
.441ndition; burnished Silver
OnialP4i#JesSons.lree -46-4urchaserij
Very readonable price. - :Garnet',
Parrier,'.
, HOTEL l3USINESS in foicknow
, for sale, steami heated and . furnished
`747.0410011t;'t :..bathrdoniet-Goodl' cam.;
menial • business. • 'Will.. sell 'cheap.
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- AUCTION 'SALE -of Farm Stock
implements, produce; etc, at Lot 35,
Concession 12, Culross,. on • 'Friday,
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February. 26th at one O'clock; • •
Perry Hodgins, Administrator.
- • Well. Henderson, Auc.
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AUCTION .SALE -Of farin stock
--aMt iiiiplements.at Let: 6,-, Con. 7,
Ashfield, miles *est of Glenn's.
Hill -on-Thursday, March 4th. See
ills for list and terms. '•-;-Johit
Kil-
patrick, 'Prep.; 'Well. Henderson;
NOTICE •
TWe".are open to buy logs delivered
• in our sawmill, yard: We can handle.
beech,, elm, soft maple, .basswood and
Poplar logs. • ' "
'Kindly get in 'touch, with our office
:for deScriptions:-7Good-
measurenient and good grades.
T'HE LUCKNOW TABLE' CO.,14Tli
TENDERS WANTED
Tenders :will • he received by C. •E..
• McDonagh; clerk, Township ' of Ash-
field, until noon March, 8th, for crush-
ing- and haUling: approximately ,6000
ydsgravel; work to &nninence,' not
*liter' than -lune 1st: '
, An accepted cheque for ten pei
cent to accompany' tender: '
c.' MeD„eaagh, Clerk, Liicknow, 3.
• Herb... Curran, Road
.„• ,,Ltieknovv
• TpwNsmp OF •KINLOSS'
Sealed 'tenders will be 'received by
the Undersigned up till •hoOn,,, March
15th; 1937, for the crushing and true-
; Ling of gravel required for the Town-
ship Roadir during -1 1937. • Three: 'or
four 'Setts With not loss • thel,. locio
Yards per Sett. A marked cheque for
for
10% ?; ' accOMPanY , 'all
*tenderiV!rThe lowest Or. any tender
not necessarily accepted. •
,3. R. Lane; Clerk,''R. 2, Holyroed.
itotitivs111P I'sF kINiOSS .
• ;S"ulLdertselgdne, •rd, 11. 1 be
XocoeneivMeilartieti
thei
, .15th; :1937, rex'. atruction of
the Little,Itfcenm ; ti
e
Approximately 7110 feet'ulet.5 t 12.
inch,, and 1300 feet open .drain,.
Coun-
cil to supply tile on tlie.grolUnd. tph-
dere to be "in limpsum, aceontt,.
• panted by tharked, cheque for. i0%
of tender, Plans And 'ipioirliaiietig
• inar he Seen at Cler,k'S Oflide, The
iiwast or any tender not nedessarilY
neePptett.
irOyteod..
, lliam .Lane Ashfidd.
4.4.*01044
itVii'INFP7. '"VAL
imw4am. ..410",. 4644 EIV.41k,
Member ; Of Pioneer Aehfieu:klano
-4Waa FerMer':Oterie Of .The Mu
eiPaYtY And. Lifter Clerk And Tre
surer -Of .Huron Con'i4Y Per •Almoar
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Forty Years.
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' . ,OMEN'S INSTITUTE TO :
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• -'STAGE. AMAT_EHRL. NIGHT
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;Anyone With Entertaining Ability'
ily' Milted To Enter Good Prizes
AWtirded•-,L-,thince' Will 'Polkevi.' As
a; Plana' for .Night.- Are 'Laid.
Lucknow'sS ftrst,eniatenr Contest
.Many former Ashfieldriend
among them being' John Cowan,, ag
8,4; gathered .in Goderich. on Mend
to attend the funeral of Le
and in this way pay their lest resPe
to a prominent native. of the. townsh
and a faithful., and , longtime Pnhl
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servant of the Count?. of Huron.
. Mr,„ Lane ,WaS his 86th year. H
of his eon, Dr. Charles Lane of: D
trek,. with whom he has been makin
his home for the past few years.
Mi. Lane Was a son of . the ' la
Williainl,ane and Mary Andrew Lan
;Pioneer ,aettiers, of the Lanesvill
community in Ashfield. When Willis
grew to young manhood, he taugh
school, for: a few years at KititE0
later. conducting a conveyancing bus
ineas in Dungannon, and served fo
•tinie as .township clerk.
In 1890 he moved' tO doderich npen
his..appOintinerit. as County Clerk, in
-Which-capaciti-• Ire -Terve -tiler -26. years
when he bee-iiine7County ',treasurer,
.continuing in this office for years,
.until. Poor 'health 'caused him to re-
ti1eir1920-i-Sinertheir h-e-littereetr
a. cheerful • sufferer . •in . spite. of..a
ihemnatie affliction.
Mrs; Lane, formerly 14naah,. Stew-
art of Kintail, Passed away several
.years ago. The youngest son, Mait-
land Lane', Was killed • in the Great
Surviving are two ton,',Dr. Charles,
Lane of 'Detroit, and Stewart Lane,
Who 'hit'S a law praCtise'in Vancouver.
Of a 'family • of...:sit,this aister;,--MrS.
iteet4 is the Only surviving
member. '
The funeral service on.konday•was
in Knox Presbyterian Church, con-
ducted by a nephew of the deceased,
IreTtr.-771.,inne,, who . was assisted by
his: brother,. Rev. W. P. LIne,
tY officials bothpast and present, at-
tended. the ;service in :large ninabere,.
several Saint' as flower, bearers.
terment was in :Maitland Cemetery.
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'wilI be held in the Town li,an the
second' week in March, under auspices
a; of the Women's 'Institute.
ed Anyone who can .thing, dance, Play
ay the piano, violin; mouthorgan per any
ne other instrument,-' Or do, impersona-
ct., tions or in anyway entertain, are.
IP come, and in fact,' urged to enter the
je contest. Good prizes Will be awarded
. and further details- and the prize lift
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death occurred nn F1,1day.,;.nt_the,.horn s will` appear in next week's Paper.: „
O - • -All-entrieare-te-he--addressed-tv
e- Mrs. Morgan Henderson, Lucknow•
g A dance will follow the contest,
with the, general admission. of 25e,
te• plus tax,. covering' the entire night's
a entertainment. All contestants arii
e admitted free.
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, HELD ."STAG"! PARTY
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Jewel Rebekah Lodge held a "stag"
party. in the I. • Hail, ilnst
Thursday ,evening; when eleven tables
of , men, enjoyed an evening of pro-
gressive euchre, after which u' taSty.
luneli' was served. ,Prize :winners Were'.
Messrs. M. C. Orr, and Cameron Mae;
Donald. - ' •
GOOD WILL DANCE,'
. The. •Liicknow' Fite' Co.'" is holding
a good -will dunce ° this Friday
February 26th,''inthe• Town
lacCartrieyist4rehestriti-r•Genekal,--44--
mission 25e, no' tax. Proceeds ,are for
a popular ' and. deerving y9oung lady
of the village, and' it is hoped they
will be 'liberal, to encourage her on
whit. So far has been aiOng and PP -
hill road to ,recovery. . •
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PLAYS' AND DANCE
. St. Helens', Young People 'eke pre-
senting their two popUlar:plaYs "Hen-
ry's Mail -Order Wife;"" and "That
Rascal 'Pat". in, tire, Orange Hill;
Luc -
know, next Tuesday, March 2, at 8.15
o'clock, under L. 0,-L. nuspices.-
dance Will follow and an all round
entertaining„: evening ean be enjoyed
Lor the small:fee of 25e:
101$T ctuE • DANCE
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Dance in the Town Hall; ,LuCknOw,
o Eridesi-,1' karat 5th, UnderJointl
Club A.tisnictat. Hogan orchestra.
3C PIUS tax.
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IMPORTANT BUSINESS •
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Members Of . Ltieknow. Lodge,. NO.
.are, pepeeiailylttkedto
attend the regular lodge ,ineetine
nextTuesday evening, March "•2nd.
Important btisineao Will dOiltfte ,befpit
'the Meeting .aild;• n fujI attendance
pf menribert i necessary.'
APIUNG .C.j.,EAAANdriA1.4.E.of
Used Pianga. Such well,knOWn riinkeS
as Heintznonno Nordheinier, 1Vittsori ei
Rich Webert, and thers at reason:
able pridea• end ternis,' Writelleintz
Man &. 06,, 242' Litunlits "St,, tendon
for .futhr �. bbliga:
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ions. .
BRILLIANT' STUDENT
At a violi nd -piano recital • in
;Warner Hal,. Lond�n, on Thursday;. -
Francis Buck was awarded his cer-
tificate.haVing received. highest stand -
ink. in. his Class. Francis is a • son ofMr. -and--Mrs-Andrew
Buck (nee
-Ethel-7-Arinitrong) of 'tendon.: He is M
a .,frequent : visitor in 'Lnekrkew.:, A
spends the summers here: with , his r
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17411:skstiAz.FEBIUJARy 25th,
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SCRIPTURE mmoulzATIoN Kilouth DiStrict To
CONTEST _COMMENCES- SHORTLY " "
Varo is ear
A, ,Scripture 'ineinbrizatien conteat •
•Work Expected To Commence Ab
'' • rine-over , Six Miles• Of, Line
for . boys and ,PPb4e
'schools, within. a radius of 10: miles
from LP.clinoW; will"' Open, March :14
and, close ',rune WI:. Will .all the tea
chirp desiring to .haN're their ,sehoOlS
inter .the,:emitlietitrait•.icindiy write
at -once for particulars and for lists
of scripture.. verses to be Memorized,
to Pearl Henderson, IJueknow'; PleaSe
:be aura state the number of copies,.
needed for your school.. The best stu-
dents will, be chosen to eon -mete •at a
public deraenstration. and. prizes will ,
be. awarded to every 'boy or . girl
learning 25 verses and ,over. We hope
that every Seli061 'within, 'this 4 area
out
Be Tf.i, •
Strung. From ,HOYiTuttN9r91
twerity..one hydro contra
eot;
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have been .signed reeidentsi
lough and neighboring farmers,.
and have been:appro.Isrealbythellydi
•ChnimiSaion. Thus it is .considered
that hydr0 this lySetrairc.t-;vi%rckergtatitnu. tilod-irnegeetive"
he
lines 1%epeeted.,to commence' in -Julie
and.104 labor will be used as far as
is' possible.
This area: is' included in the' itipl
,
ey
dixtrict .ho-Wever-i-Tandili-,--therefoic
not be in • charge of the • Lucknow
ComMission., - • • ,. .
The. newer will be carried 'bee
ORGANIZE' TEEEWA'rER. -1,0•DGi
Mr.' L. H. Sander's, Grand Lodge,
organizer of Ontario' ' West, was 'in'
Teeswater on Monday' night, re -or-
f
ganizing: the Orange Lodge in. ' that
twternetinii,t'ilinat'eeind bientts;th
.village, Mr.' Jeffrey, ,a past . master,
which has a membership of about .
was • elected 'master of the new lodge, a
eSioxrdercaonndidmaotnes:,
Mon-
day evening, with 'district officers in
charge: .
from -the redueing station at •Oolyfood'
and will run as farnorth as the Lane
ai:la farina:. The line wifl
otal erose ..seven miles. in length.:
On the Tenth Concession it Will
ex -
end on each side of the Gravel Road
s' far as Wm: :ox's and. John' Col -
well's end' ,on the lgth inn
'Herbert Graham's. ' "
Consumers Must bear the. cest'
taking the lie •from the 'frant-e
-their property. The three consumption
rates, we understand, are 6c, 2c, and
hour. the service 'charge
was recently cut in.
-germdent/Mvi---ba-ia by all who
sign whether''or not they use the
current. T t. 4
of :11(rsolloin!e 'tEuirnhliontiggh 0 nn e hit g.prospects
Juice, .St. Helen's chances • of getting
It, soon at least, don't seem. so bright:
We have been unofficially informed
that enough unite . arernot•asspred to
run the proposed line from. Lucknew
to Whitechurch, via *St. zielerp3, and.
Als9L,..that_Whitechurch-haS-now4een-
able to 'secure enough' prospective
users to. bring the service .from Wing -
In connection with the line IfrOra'
LuCknow to St. Helens, one farmer
ihing--the-prOposed router,andt-Who:
would definitely take . the . Service,
XX.andParentaia,Mrend---Mrsv-.4Win?'
Armstrong,'
,He- is fourteen .year old and is
brilliantviolin student o ss, Nor-
ma Kenney is 'direc-
tor of the Croyn Memorial Orchestra,
which assisted at the recital. ,
:LYCEUM SPECIAL, THIS WEEK
Grace Moore in "The King Steps
Chit". is the' special'. attraction at.'the
-Thrceum Theatre this week -end. In
this' Musical -Comedy, the grandest of
all her pictures, Grace .Moore ,singe
six popular song hits, all by Fritz
Nreisler. Supporting subjects are a.
speeial: .colored -reel and -news:- •
of Kineardirip,. will have 'charge of
Gospel SerVicet • Sunday, ; PebnuarY
48th, in the Orange, Hall." • ' '
"To the Unknown God. Whom there7
fore ye ignorantly:: :worship.Acts
13181 E. STODY-:-.--Every Wedtiee::.
day; at the home of MrPhillip_s
730. . , , '" •
-:-YOUNd•:-PEOPLEEvery- Friday
:evening; Orange.Hall-,730 pit.,•
Lucknow Had Fishing
Club 'Thirty' Years Ago
Sandy Macpherson Was The Presi-
dent According -To"--A Foldef 'A -a: -
flouncing 'rhe Annual Supper
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:,,..fEVkil:410.6!” If. you happento have
ever belonged -,to the Lticknot-and
Pine Fol.1,4S.,.FishingClub you'lLknow villagers, were agreed,. that it was
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•what that meant.. It was the, pass, about . the, most •enjoyable :danee'
ev-
word. in this pio which was a thriv-' ening of . the: Season..
ing organization early in the'" Century
• A fOlder, which we recently rec, eiv-
ed announces ' the annual .SUPPet of• ,A
this Fishing 'Club to beheld in Angus Mr. Thos. Cook, j of 'Huron, ToWn-'
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,MacDonald's• Hotel, on. Monday even- ship; had ••e-YerY narrow' escape froni
irg, December 30th, 1907. being killed in the •graverPit
. The, fnentbets '•were., listed as JameS, ", McTavish's. ' reeently.
lows: ,Hon. PrOs., Nelson Smith; 'Pres. John Ennnerton Was driving a -stake
Sandy .MacPherson; Sec'y.-Treas., P. at the -top of the Pit', when a 16
13. MacLeod. Chaplain, Joseph- Ag- pound sledge hammer ,' slipped, and
new; •Ass't. Chaplain, .Aaron Bennett; fell to .the , pit .
below, hitting Mr. -
Captain, :Alhert.'803iiii.Baidi Angus ,Cook on the head. He. was badly. cut
McKay;. ----MacDonald; " rinirbitifeed-and was placed in • the
Chief Anitiulance Corp.,, D. McCrae; truck and rushed '• for medical. atten:
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Chief Net Carrier, Wm, C. Johnston: tion. •
Aas't. Net Carrier, J. W. Henderson;
.Chief Fish Carrier; E. McKay; Ass't.
Fish •• Carrier; Jas.' ' Fisher; . Chief
.SplaSher, J. W. ;Murray Aset.'
Spla-
sher, Alek, Nicholson. • .. •
: :YL:.:the.fifteen raernbeis,• eight .
them have now passed on. •
As their appointments as. net car-
rier's, splashers,
'ete..•ivonld .indicate;
it Was sticker fishing in the. stream.
along the lake that , the meinbers ,Of
Present ' from Vackaow *ere John
,Cecil Jack Ciii2;terT and
lex MacKenzie of • Langside, 'with
epresentatives• also .attendin
actircallyeVer3rnot'W:17i7kinlOSs
istrict as Well as neighboring lodges
BRUCE. COUNTY' WARDEN; .
.,HONORED IN HOME TOWN
Tare's citizenry and a goodly„ por-
tion .,Of the stirrcnInding district turn.
ed • out en -masse in Tara on Friday
night, to honor, Bruce ::County's ,War-
den ,for 1937; Reeve. C. Roy VanDus-
en
of-Tara:---They crowded into
banquet hall, .nearly 00' Strong:: 'to
payihomage to the first Warden .Tara
has 'provided since 1890 When the late
.4*Oh/i Douglas ••occupied the highest
position in theQounty •
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. Withspeeches an song and e?tcel-•
ent fo9d.:111_4....,gathering....sat4hrough
four and. a -.half :hours q of the :business2
of .doing honor to a native aoand
t mtiet !la:Se been q40.3*it thrjfl. to
he 4uiet. reeve of Tara, publisher of.
he Tara Leader and:one's:of the,:
age's leading 'Citizens to. hear the
raises ' showered :upon° hiniself and.
•is home town by :the.: assembled
*i
guests.:
,ENJOYE0 DANCE'
In our last issue We overlooked
making refetea_Ce• one. Of' the, plea-
sure tid-bits of the 'season,. an invited
donee, under; auspices of • the, Badmin:
ton Club. The. coinniittee in charge
spared. noeffort.Lin;-. decorating the
hall, which offered:a Very attractive
setting for the event, With balloons
and spirals adding novelty, McCart-
npY's Band, 'supplie.d •,inusie and,.‘ all
in all the. large attendance; of 'chiefly
lita,tON MAN UtIRT
INDIAN 109 YEARS ,
• KNOWN To SOME HERE
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Ehiewhere in "this 'issue appears a
icture of Simon .ComMands,
Nippis-
sing reserve Indian, who, On February
4th, celebrated his 109th birthday,
• Ile is not 'a total stranger, here. Mr..
Mark Gardner of Wingham 'and for-
. merly • of • this .-village, has had the
the Club engaged', in, and in 'those 'honor of being 'entertained in !thhi
days there were no autos in -this :vie-. 611 chap's tent, and of 'shaking :hands
inity; temfipin. down to the lake and with hint- •
, back in. The trips then were Made 'Mr, '• W. R. Gardner ..of Cochrane,
behind 'horses,' and there are niany and a former -resident of this. vicinity
amusing- talea. that, Can he told -of upon moving north hadzO home on
these expeditions.
PERMANENT WAVING
work done with *Our neWlY
inatall-
ed Nalurelle MaChine and Paidor
'beyer,
if
Spiral Waves CrOnnignole Wavea
'eatabitiation, WaVeS4.--$3.50 & $5.00
,HAZEi.., Ciij
'Phone ' 13,4% Ltiekatiiv
.6.ttgaltba.„2..4.ti.*Inzatat
the edge of Tke Commando, which
was imnietrafter th'6 „feter.ari
.states he has not yet been approached•
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or canvassed 41 regard' to the matter.,
Magistrate Commended, •
Magistrate Walker deterving. of
the thanks of all tairpaYers ,and care-
ful drivers .of ,autoe for. his deterinin-.
ation. to compel lazy,transiente to
earn, their :living by the sweat of
their,-brows,•and -- drunken -sdrivers of
:cars to keep of the highways
. W.', I. -Meinliershiii Sti!I . .. . ,
1 Continues. To: GrOW,
. Antateur Night At
Arrange Pot.-•.F.eiirtiri Meeting When Four NeW- 1
meobers. wore. Added: k• ' ' ': P
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;With, over sixty members and ,visi; a
tors" present, the February Meeting' fi
of the Women's :Institute : Wad:held ,i.
at-the,-honiejof-L,-Mie.1":• Charles -Steward •
on Friday afternoon. 'Four new naem-
bers were added, which brings the
ineinbership near, the ' hundred. mark.
The roll call ,was ,resp,ondedqo by
'each meinber declaring their ` hobby.
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The motto for the Meeting ' was
'"Whatever you :de, do ,: with., your -, ,,,..‘
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might; • things done: by halves are • m
.never. done :right," with Mrs. R."11.:
Thompson reading a short paper on
'this : Subject . An eiiceptionally fine
tope "Little Thi Worthwhile,"
Worthwhile,"
WfiS, 'Oeiiiird :and re ' bk Mis,Hor.
ase Aitchison. ArleneiJewitt & Verna
the :liOateis and '• ;the direCtors; kre: 7n
Wm: Douglas and Mrs. Harold ,le34,..
the ineting.
test, Rena and c6free were Served by
Norman Wilson. was actoinpailist for
•-`A homemade rolls contest , was of
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Mrs. A. E. Dperiin was, chosen ti
winner in a graceful walking 'con-, 7
won by. Mrs. Wm. Mackenzie and' f
Ste -Ward --s-tineit, solo and Bud Orr., :es
favored with ,a trumpet solo,
itt.'' ' ' .- ' ' • '
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During .the'huainess Period, initial •-•
Plans were made' for . holding an Am- iln
. . , 4,
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titeur ,night. ' . • - •'
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UR ;11101'10-:-QUALITy ,AND 'SERVICE. "
' .Speriiall-1011',.Thi* Week:, Etid
'9.(q.og : LAIrlt,: ' c41cP§. :.• :. ,.';.,!. .i .,.• ; ; :,..;; : ."-, , .. •
, , .140.,
. boucrOisflYTE‘l PER..DOZ, • ....... :', .;'... ; • .. • • -, ! , • ,.,.,. • • ••• ..,. i'glic,
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:SEVERAL' KrzOs op TARTS, PER: nOz.....,;.‘.,.,......:..2
. And ,, A Large Assortment of ' ' - •
.C.O0kIES.,...• SUNS . AND SCONES.,,-. PERI 'Pin; .,,.. ...':. :15c,
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' 0.. I. L.,..Y .1wk AM:1 • Q U. A: L. I T Y. ' BAKERY
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'PHONE 36 . , :LuciNow. , . •
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TICE
-ucknow WATERWORKS .System
All Consumers In Arrears
arc Is
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thout Further. Notice
Factories
ust.140.7c!..e Back ]
IN 30 YEARS, POPULATION HuRoN
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"13;413.--11YDRO RATES SHOULti, RE'
ESTARLIsiii6tw INDUS
T,O.NilltOMPETI1SG. ‘, WITH.. CITIES'
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OS
COUNTY' HAS DECLINED
EquAtIzED TO, PERMIT
TRIES,' STATES NORTH HURON MEMBEIP
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We are, Puttering. With the ,Probleni
of •unemPlb4TYMent74.*0 are, ,not facing.
fundamentals...L.,:Present:--eenditione-
.will:noChe: able to continue. Relief
costs * are.'extremelY, high. There. is tip
great chance of. iniMediata improve -
Ment.• The relief • situation has ,Chan-
ged. only A/4h* during the: 'Pig
year. The tete] cost for .direct relief
(the. anionni ,spent by federal, proVini,
cial and municipal authorities) in pe-
eeMher. 1935was.*7;333,678 • in .1936-
the-tota-was-;7;550,56-&-Expendittire
increase with, general betterment of
business. January' 1937 shows some
-improvement but progress is ' slow.
These figures by no means eover all
the ,cost.. There are pbblic works ex-.
Pe.nditiires' motivated' by the desire'
o give .•employMent'. 'rather than to
meet,. particular nesg!. The total out -
ay constitutes a- gigantic bill for the
eople ofCanada. -
The :coats' of relief constitute only
fraction the loss. The following
ante's' for the Month of. December
936- give isoMe, idea. of the total' num-
bercHaetaedodsf laoodfiu.fanailies ' ' ' '
by farni
dried • Out areas 94307::
, placement schen-ie '•
Heads of
You. have: in these items, alone
ost 275,000. But ,;.if We cut this to
175,000, We have 'an. army 'capable,
if efficiently employed, . of a trernen-
dOus' volume of. Production. ,
In 1926,•'e, normal :year,' production
in Canadian, . initimfaCtiiring ; Per
worker amounted to $6,000. o
-,:iiould-prebably highex today'
if pripeS were at the seine leiel. If
we allow for a :production of only
'half that amount for eaeli laborer,
.would have • productive capacity,
• .
economic lois due, to uneinployment...'
rhe loss every year, is,nrre than the
Tclireet•-fexperditWal
_gov,ernment.
. Yet we 'sit still, talk &indict; .little' •
We. write • and I speak in tennis ,'Of re-
lief and of making work and: of „
Spending money as if that constituted .
the. remedy.:We have to probe deeper.
What are the causes? Where is the
way of escape? .
The real:. trouble lies In the
, - .
'fact that the cost of production
. of -manufactured-,products Is too -
high. Prices . must. 'come down in
order to increase ..purchasing •
, •
' .' Prieet of manufactured , goods.; are
too.' high in., relation . to the , price . Of :
farin.' prodtictS, The result i: is that '
men. are driven off the farms into the
, . ,
cities. Cost.pthibrig.,_ in theacitieSt is4:-
excestiivethe cost. is, passed back, .,
:in the price Of. goods, 'tOthe.inen .Whe .
work on the firms, or 'eniag'e,;in the.. •
basic indirs,tries of.. the -country.
. . • .
. -..-toTt4hee ..ftoarCn°1...Yin.7jolirsde-rni,°;:e:''ill'iralittgk.•..
services... ,. ' . ' • '''' ,
'shwa tower cests., of •goods and '
, . . . , ,
. The burden' Of ' relief today is
' 36;936 great that the cities are striving yvitb.
might and main :to . Shift . the !burden
•fr9ni ;themselves. back ..to the .federal:...
gO'verninent.' If it is placed upon ..the :,..
federal 'keVerninent,-,it ...will . find . its, .
way into the -tits bill thus adding fur-.
tilier..t6; the: almost impossible bur-
dens' of agriculture.: . -... : . ,
Huron `County is one of the... fin"est.
/iOuntieS in, the, . province :of 'Ontarib,,,!-
iI6n ileocitihl,inig.n i'c:path,ceitpy;tit‘Tei,riperedd.oti;e,o; rtthae:i•oe,---
which :surpiiSses.. it. ' The decline .. in .'
the Population of Elnren gounty, tYli:
ical Of the..9tlier. connties dr' Ontario,
reveals . the. paralysis of agrieniture, ,
' over flVe hundred 'Million dolliii!s In 1901'the rural •population of Huron
,
oniii, onr linemPleYed. This is ' a was 44,877;',.. thirty ,yeare later, in
ug estimate, but It give , some 1931, it stood, at 1.,i1.64‘; --,a decline pf
f: ja
asurg; Of tlie -ecoromii: .1 s`: • froin 13,413. Huron County in these 'years
emploYMent. • . , . . ;: . from its, agricultural Population alone
But 'it does not cover th ' entii.e lost what would eonStitute the:, pOPit•
. •
this list whOse productive. capacity- the -urban Papatittiiir 'declined. 11'070 .
s . , There' are 'Others tint, Me lobed, il a6 t, 91 o4n3 ' otof a laf:,a71:6_:,.:0:ddecitlyii:oefan:2h.2171e,.:,
The story ,of..thiroh County relite-
sehts ihe tragedy whiell ,lia happen. ,
ed in every rural eennty' 6f the Pro. .
sttOuLD myrrig HER • ntRE
SOME SATURDAY NIGHT
. • •• • •
Mi sS' .Agliet• Meephail, Lab.,
(Grey -Bruce),
':deleiae*e§tithato in the' 4tetlie:
of COrtiniOna;suggested bagpipes be
Card 'Of Thanks , ••Plflycd to drive OWAY any tnetAY fitin
meg.‘o•esevi Cohrthey, and teiirius, Canadian, tell, ' • ' . A
wish to OkOreki their sincere'thankS A iattaSt: VVitA vOieed"
und. oppreolotion f‘cii•': the 'many kind.
nets riiid. expressiohi,1 'ityinpothk,‘
thontli during the '.,ederit sad bereave. 6 ' '
inent.in the death. of their daughter
• bY "kteid (Lib. 'NOW WeSt.
,
Minister); the 'oilier of Parhairielitt
did net sa vh� slionld beplay* Of
4 - "
tier present conditions, is ektretne-,
liMited.. There- ttro , nearly a Mil:,
dependents of '•those .6n • 'relief.
Many of these Would be at
,.:awn"°115;alti!tvince of, Ontario:. Are we ''tO. Sit, still
con
.ployinent easily Obtaintible.,lieSideS, arid see this g4 on foreVeri
or
i11 many ease§ we have reduced. the *0 to face'the prohlent. and AeOk a ,
'palm of. vvoi.k., and retired many Pet; solution?
,of i.etirenient Merely to provide work
eons:long' before 'north:AI . period ti-lott.,h1:easielit..0;:ghs...eldeftt.:bheo. :?sorit.tfoi ohecnusti
hthera. The hotietiet iridorrie of .fittrir CeaseCt6"te. .proht.able,.beett'ute *.•
the noolitlioh of ClitiadOGA •1086 *4§:, ,000. If. this nation were othraedarattaitd„
oafs
:it'01•664)yit(gIe.i
ti,
duced
'h-;.ag the national iflCOine to it"10tIVIel" haft he torinerty get! ';,.113e.t,tkiidard
the savings CaSt plusplustho ,4a had titi.bliy
6for thing
$5,009;060*(1....111: ali6t*ilee be- of living in
• -
two
eine Measures
'
.1,