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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1941-12-04, Page 6I' at AND' ENGLAND • i ..: , have --two sons•I give,. �I have —two glory still, may live;. WWI unasked, they, march yr abroad,, - aith in b•our cause, their trust in God. Two sons I have=two sons . who. ' fight . . And, atoms add to England's might; 'With other fathers' sons they stand Behind the Empire's Motherland. Two sons I had—two •. sons I 'gave— `They 'lie .among the nation's brave; Had I: two.more, I know they'd give Their lives, that England still may live.' —W. Garfield -Rees; in Saturday Night ':1 . 4 . . THE CONTROVERSY' in The press' between the "Wets" and' the "Drys" in Teeswater over Abe ' bevel;age room vote is 1.810318 repercussions, The Teeswater, Business Menes As- sociation last week went on record as being opposed to the criticism of the village,. the businessmen, local citizens and various communities in the .campaign being conducted. IT I$ ESTIMATED that .there were probably about three dozen deer, bagged in Greenock during the 8 day open season;-avi►ampy recesses of ' the Township afforded a safe haven for many of the hunted ani- reals and as numerous deer have since been sighted they were by no means nearly exterminated during the open. season, -as::was feared in some quarters..‘ • 101 ittorixow $E tTiNEii , trairmW, ONTARIO StIrro18'P TOUR TOWN It is high tune all of :us paid :more attention to the building up of the small town and less to making the over -grown citylarger; declares the 'Stirling News -Angus: The little town or village is hone—or should be. It needs our support and we are the people who must give it -life and'. 'power if . it is to have either. The big city cares nothing for us, The little town needs us and we need it The` future which lies in the cities is shopworn, lsmoked dirty and unclean. The true future lies -in the -country -and the little' towns: Back thein up and make than grow. When you buy goods or services other than through men who have l' their stake, in your Home town, you. are tearing: down the foundation on hi„ chi, your 'town, .rests by hist that much: . u to , N. k. • I h• ep TiiVBSDAT, DECMMRlR 441), 1041 B. "OF .' M ASSET'S OBER V • BILLION DOLLARS Indicative of the •extent to which,, the Bank of Montreal is participat- ing in Canada's war effort is the large assets figure of $1,046,551,479 shown in the institution's ' annual statement, just issued,—a ' figure which is the highest 'shown in any annual statement of this .124 Year-' old organization. Important increas-• 'es are also found in 'deposits and loans—the former at $923,38'7,889 also constituting a record at the close of ' a • financial year. With high liquid condition, substantial cash re- serves and large holdings of high- grade securities, the report reflects the characteristic strength 'of the bank and gives ample 'evidence of its `_ability to meet the- even • greater demands-, that. may be.' made "upon it as a result of the war. The•statement, • whiell .isfor the twelve; :°months ended October, .31. is set out in its customary "easily, understandable" form, the various iteins of the. • balance ' sheet. being accompanied ' by 044—sanatory nota tions. Commercial loans, including ad-, -vanes to manufacturers; farmers ' merchants and others, have in- creased 'substantially, being 18 per cent above the 1940 figure, In Canada these loans amount to $254,427,000, • , "compared • with $218,759,000 a Year ago; the com- parable • figures for cotrimercial loans abroad' are $21,271,000 ; and $14,801,000. Call loans, both at home and .abroad, show ;a• drop, as was to be expected -- the 1941 figure of $20,041,000 being down by more than four million dollars. A.._si nifioan: t deer-ease-is--to---be= g noted in advances to provincial and municipal governments, . including school districts, which last 'year. s oo a $35;313;0-60. The 1941 figure is $28,964,000. It is believed that the reduction reflects improvement in provincial and municipal govern Ment finances." High Liquidity As a whole, however,' with' the advance in commercial loans, there is a sizeable increase in the bank's loaning business, Notwithstanding this expansion,. the, statement re- flects no impairment in the bank's liquidity, for quickly available re- sources amounting•. to $705,662,000. the equal to 73 per cent of all lia- bilities to the ptiblic. Last year these -assets -amounted -to -$663;t85; 000; equalling' 75 • per ' cent public liabilities. By far the most important item in the bank's -quickly available as- sets is, of cburse, its holdings of government and other bonds and de- bentures. These amount to $498,740,- 000, compared with $461,827;006: a year ago and consist in the main of Dominion Government and high - t r y . �T�0 ,,.c -'fa ' t4-14�;' el -fifties whicfrmature-at'early-dates. =Cash in its -'vaults; and money on de- posit with the Bank of Canada in- creased from $838034,1000 to $92,- 755,000; whichis in keeping „with the enlargement noted in deposits. In Canada, the bank's deposits have: risen from V731;081,000 to,' the record figure of $809,110,000, while abroad • a small increase has also .oc curred,'the 1941 figure of $119,277,- 000 being about a million and a half dollars above the amount shown a year ago. With total assets amounting to $1,046,551,479 and public liabilities standing. at $969,645;608, the..excess of resources over liabilities; which represents the shareholders' ,inter- est in the bank, amounts to $76,- 905,870. 76;905,870. This amount comprises the capital, . the reserve fund, the Pro- fit and Loss" Account. and reserves Pro- fit dividends, over which, all •lia- bilities to the public take .prece- dence. Profits Stationary Profits for the twelve months re- main practically stationary. After making provision for bad and doubt- ful debts and after deducting Dom- inion Government taxes amounting to $2,242,905, the profit figure stands at $3,437.,026, compared with $3,435,- 941 for 1940,,• and is equal to 4.51 per cent on the shareholders' equity, as against 4.5 per cent last year. - After deducting dividend pay- ments of $2,880,000 and • anappro- priation for 'bank premises of • $500,- 000, the balance remaining • stands at $57,026, which added to the a- mount in Profit and Loss Account brings the balance carried forward in this account to $1,153,668. WROTE DEPARTMENT ABOUT .DEAD ANIMALS , Dave McConnell;, Goderich fish dealer, whose indignation was re- cently aroused—and his stomach up- set—by a truck -load if fly ,covered, dead horses'that was parked on Lucknow main street, wrote the De- partment of Healthat Toronto about the matter, pointing, out tothem the dangerof infection by being bitten by these flies. In reply.. Dave received the fol- lowing , letter: Parliament Bldg., Toronto, October 17, Mr. Dave McConnell, Goderich, Ontario. Dear Sir: In acknowledgment of your let- ter of recent date might I say that,' while it is appreciated that flies are on occasion carriers of disease, most of these diseases are those which attack the intestinal tract. To date it has. never, been demonstrat- ed that the bite of any variety of fly commonly found in this coun- try is harmful to man. However, this fact should not justify the care- less handling of dead animals, , Yours sincerely, • J. T. MAI%, a' Chief Medical Officer of Health. A' very suitable R.A.F. slogan now would be "See Naples .and Dive". DESCRIBES "THRILLS", OF TRAIN TRW FROM • 'PORT ELIRDI TO PALIYIERSTON The Port Elgin Times has been compalining bitterly of• the train, service' given. that• tow, i. The writer points out that it . takes longer to get to Palmerston ' bytrain than from Port Elgin to Toronto by mo- tor car. - The Collingwood Enterprise -Bul- letin suggests that it is this motor car travel that is responsible for the service. "After all, a.. railway cannot run on wind". The Port Elgin scribe comes back. with a "play by play" account -•of a train ride from Port Elgin to Pal- merston. Here it . is: . - "'"The. 12.25 To. Palmerston" • "Crave excitement? Then enjoy a thrilling ordeal on ''the, . noon _train from- Port Elgin; the beauty - spot• of Bruce County, to5Painierston. "For the. convenience of travellers we suggestthat they : should arrive at the station at least .tenminutes lite -in- order to be in plenty of time. This will' give both . of you an admirable opportunity of wit- nessing the loading of live stock.. Te a traveller 'who anticipates . this journey with despair this sight Is• a most welcome diversion and it guaranteedto delay , departure for another quarter of an hour. "Before entering the coach, be sure to pause and admire the fine steel_car. that: -carries -the mail- •and the express. "Let it never be said that YOUR railway isn't giving your. letters- ndl parcels -the -ver y -finest- of accomodation ' "When the cattle and hogs are safely, ucked away, a new delight awaits you. Enter the coach and find • a coinfortable seat. Relax in the comfort of the guaranteed no- give seats which were installed as a public service in the early 1890's. Yes, just relax for the 'next four, five or six hours and you will find that the time does not seem long to make the. journey o'f , 'fifty-four miles. ,-. , "Asa convenience to dog . owners who take their pets on this thrilling journey—and who wouldn't want clan's best friend' to have a :holiday jaunt?—we must enforce certain safety regulations. If' your dog: would like to have -.a run during the trip, > e • sure that it runs beside the train and doesn't -deal -ahead -of -the r.. - u your pet. "So, think of yourself, your let- ters, your parcels, your cargo of livestock, your comfort, your pet,. and your speed in . travelling the fifty-four miles:. YOUR -railway, paid for out of your taxes, offers you all this at a moderate price. So step right up and buy , tickets. SONG • IN THE HEART (By-E.R.B., St. Helens) You tell me November is dreary We've had nothing but wind, hail and rain, The birds have 'deserted the. wood- lands Their southern homes to regain. There are days since we saw any sunshine, The moon is not doing her part, , . But the sunshine is bright And there's moonlight at night If there is a song in the heart. This song has a theme most elusive It neither has words or a tune, It's :a sort of elation of spirit As sweet in • November as June. It' sings in the springtime when Na- ture Is . gently pursuing her art, Or when shadows 'are playing O'er tall wheat fields swaying, This whimsical song in the heart. But the heart must be right to re- tain it And pure mist indeed be the life For it sings not where • vice is en- slaving And flees before anger and strife. Sometimes when the shadows have deepened And you travel the way all alone, The sad heart keeps_ calling and calling For the loved "ones it once called its own. But as dawning comes after the - '-darkness ' As lillies from mud bottoms start, So up from the ashes • Hope rises, then flashes Again the sweet song in the heart. THE RECOVERY of Jacob .Schur - ter, -Walkerton merchant, is now expected. Mr. Schucter was danger- ously injured when shot in the chest while hunting deer fin Greenock swamp. trtE NEW ARENA and recreational centre in Kincardine is nearing com- pletion and in a short time it is expected the building . will be of- ficially opened. N. O. Heipel of Pres- ten 'has the general .'construction contract. In spite of the new arena, it is alniost impossible to create any hockey' enthusiasm in Kincardine, even in the juvenile ranks. SEEING OTTAWA (By Hugh MacMillan) • On Tuesday, November llth, 7 visited Ottawa. "See America First" "See Naples and ' Die", are travel slogans we' all,know. Well, I have Seen a lot of Canada at one time or another but this was the first time to see the capital. "See. Ott- awa Last" 'seems to be the best T could • do. But I don't want to see Ottawa and die, rathershould ones tltotto, as a Canadian be, "See Ot tawa and live -for a better Can- ada". • 'Ottawa is a good place for Can- ada's capital. It is -interesting that a small place got the capital •rather than a bigger city like Toronto or Montreal. Really my first impres• Rion Was that the capital is -too big for the city. Like a dog's tail. that is big enough to wag the dog. Any- way it is. nice to . have -the parlia- Ment build ns there in the'.•heart- :7f the city all ready to give a hearty welcome to .any, onewho comes, a- long. The welcome ,to -Canada's capital is not a little of a surprise. Approaching the city via C. N. R. from Montreal-doesntt-give hint • of Anything imposing ahead. The level, fields' could be anywhere in ahun• •fired Canadian countrysides. We us- ually look` for ,a great capital to be located in some "high place". Per, haps that is why. we speak so feel- ingly about "Parliament Hill". There actually is a hill too. At least the Ottawa river banks are high enough at that point to serve' the purpose very well Though not a very high hill ' it is quite sufficient to satisfy our desire for prominence. On .the Aieight', stands', the •• House of Com, mons With -the the hclock tower, and e. Union Jack waving on the top of its heaven -pointing finger.. The 'clock :atrikes every_._quarter_bour to_r.- mind people that the tower still stands. 'If -'they lookup they will see that the flag is still flying. It Ides duty too in waving a welcome to the capital city. Under the clock are the tower. chimes. On. special occasions these. peal out a very special welcome. And freouently they .sing out some of the old songs and hymn's every- body is supposed .to.,, know. On Re- membrance day the chimes added a special note to the capital's atmos- phere. In . the gray, almost weeping, skies of November 11th, they tolled; to the brave of:1914-1918 as wreaths to the known--and—unkunwn 'de d- were laid before the war memorial. Memories of fallen friends freshen- ed as the notes of "Abide with me" warmed the chill November air. TONS OF TURKEY 'DEVOURED IN UNCLE SAM'S TRAINING CAMPS The following clipping was sent us by B. Audrey Parry df Dear- born, Mich., and a• niece of Mrs. John Hodgins 'of Kinlough. It tells an interesting story of how Thanksgiving tables groaned in- Uncle Sam's military training centres. The article is as follows: "The high price of Turkeys this Thanksgiving season, despite the bumper 1941 crop 01 these birds; was partially explained this week by a news release from Fort Custer. It seems that a lot of young 'fellows who most.' likely' would have . eaten chicken, beef "or some other form of heat at home—help ed , to devour many tons of turkey meat Tester - day in Uncle Sami''•s military, training centres. • At Custer alone turkeys . to the . tune of : ten tons were .placed on groaning mess hall tables— together with the following. Two tons of celery and 200 gal- lons of .'olives. Shrimps cocktail using 1200 lbs. of shrimp. • • Gobs of sage dressing and giblet gravy. ' 3,400 pounds .of cranberries, as sauce. Three tons of sweet potatoes. Four tons of mashed potatoes. 4,800 pounds ' of buttered string beans. 5,90 -pounds\ of creamed carrot§ b 5,000pounds ounds ,of salad, lettuce hearts and Russian dressing. Choice of pumpkin and mince pie; a ton. of ' each. - Two ons of fruit cake., 25,000 apples.. 9;000 pounds of bananas. 6,000 pounds of grapes. 2,000 pounds of mixed nuts. 500 pounds of mints. • `800 pounds of coffee used. 500 pounds of cheese. Most interesting place of all . is the House of Commons itself. Here ones sees Canadian democracy in 'action. "It is a good place to . see. Tt stimulates interest in things, Can- adiat�,; It.; should-. stimulate: interest n raisin u' 1 s o t d fi tri_..1re- Can- -- raising -up- ' ^*' :.ice-�zt riieti ria' G'anadigi3 rile: -As. Ca adians, have we lost interest in pol- itics? "It's a dirty : business; let George do it", isn't good enough if the country's goocris to be consid- ered. Canada needs political discus- sion groups • in every concession ,school house if the future, of dem. ocracy • is to be secure. From such groups sight-seeing parties could come un to Ottawa to see things for themselves. This •would stimulate in- terest. To see around with "Sandy" Nich- -lson was a peculiar privilege. It was also interesting to meet other `'nembers cif his ,party, the C.C.F. Conservative and Liberal light on political problems are somewhat like the right and left lights on a motor car. They -show the road all ~night, , but the third party is like the, snot light that looks underneath the others showing up a lot of things the driver ought to know about. Of course Sandy and I went along to the newspaper room to see where they keep The Sentinel. Evidently newspapers are the . eyes and ears of the M.P.'s for gauging public op- inion. Newspapers are well thumb- ed. The newspaper room seemed more tracked• and thumbed than the' library. But;. it is rather hard tc' iudge this point. • One of the members told .me there is a lot of "missionary work" to do artkenci Ottawa. So perhaps he us& his Bible in addition to the news papers. Anyvbay''the good book it not forgotten. On.. seeking -entry tc the special gallery for which 'I hal' a ticket, the door -keeper held me hack saying "Ssshh, just a minute they're savin prayers. You can't net in • yet". ,' ` Before leaving the pity I though I'd have 'a look through the Chateau Laurier C.N.R. Hotel. Sitting in the lobby for a few minutes suggeste;' to me that the place must be fillet' , at present with ' majors. Messenger boys with salmon -can shaped cock- ed hats came through the rotundr 'singing "Major -yoo-hoo", -in a high pitched sing -song that pierced right through the Chateau. buzz. No ' less than six• majors were called durint• my five-minute stay. Outside, on the station platform "red caps" dasher' about looking after the baggage of other "red caps" and all sorts of government officials. If it were •not for these and other signs, the C.N.R Hotel and station would not be se different from anywhere in Can ada. rw STRANGE MURDERS. EVIL IN- TRIGUE, WEIRD REVENGE. "RID- DLE IN RED", by Jonathan Stagge, starts in The American Weekly with this coming Sunday's issue of The Detroit Sunday Times. An Unfor- gettable new novel .,,. illustrated in FULL COLOR ' by the author of "The Table Talks" -and other popu- lar novels. Be sure to get. The De- troit 'Sunday Times this week and every week. - Teeswater, Ont. Mr. Campbell Thompson, Dear Sir: Please find renewal for The . Sen- tinel.. We enjoy reading The Sentinel.- very— entinel..-rvery n uchg.,Have-hadmitw-come MteNat '°-- 40 W t'a'ke .great` inter est' in the photo. `each week. 1 have been able tidentify the majority of them. • • Yours truly, Robert A. McInnes. • Wauchope, Sask. November 2, 1941. Mr. Cam Thompson, ' Lucknow,, Ont. Dear . Sir: Enclosed findsubscription for an other year. You • have made tluite an improvement in The Sentinel, and the 'pictures of the old timers , . are good. Of these who were there before 1899, I have Missed my guess on two, but Joe Grenache was not one, he :was the first I thought of ' when his picture appeared. Those since '99 I do not know, as it will be forty-two years, next March Biome 1 was at. Lucknow. As there has been some mention of old coins in The Sentinel, I Will mention a few I have: one U.S. half cent 1807; one English coin 1740, copper; ; one twenty-five , cent U.S. gold piece •,1852; one fifty -cent U.S. gold piece .1853.; one three -cent U.S.. silver piece 1852; one two -cent cop 'per,, bronze, U.S. 1868; two U. S. large copper cents 1837 and 1854; also coins 'from many different coun- tries, but the daddy of them all for age is a...Rornan Dauarii not coined after 60•A.D. :vf I am sending you a snap of a toad I picked up' in 1905. It is a misfit ' I guess. It has two front arms, from, shoulder and one half arm from el - bow l -bow on right side. No' copyright; so you may use it if you .wish. Yours truly, ? W. D. ' GOOD,-� Box 14 . e Wauchope, Sask. , ' '(Editor's Not --One would have to -seethe snap of this toad to realize, what a freak is really was.) • 57 Schools Closed This Year Fifty-seven small attendance schols, the' largest number affected in any single year, were closed dur- ing) 1941. by the Provincial Depart- ment of Education. Enrolments in the schools closed during the past few months range from one to 14 students. A move' to close -small-at- tendance ' schools has .been under way for many years, although wasn't until 1937 that an active plan for their abandonment was under- taken. Before 1937 the number of schools closed was 46. Since the beginning of that year 208 schools have been closed. CONSUMERS •READ NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING Consumers read a vspaper adver tising°with eager interest because it tells them where, when "and how to buy the things• they want, Many consumers consult no other source for. this information. Because news- paper advertising has the proved ability to mould shopping habits, re- tailers spend $382;000,000 annually for newspaper advertising—for more than for any other kind of sales promotion. iD _Y,. _ __. Ko M Established 1817 s A presentation an easily undue $tandable 9 of the Bank's AL S`I"ATEMENT form l ` _. _a _ ---31st .O:ctobe 194 - RESOURCEs -s4r-f iii its Vaults and Money on -Deposit witnt Bank of Canada'. 92,735;884.41 Notes of and Cheques on Other Bankrc . .. :: ' 38,972,993.05 'Payable in cash on presentation. �' Money on Deposit with. Other.;Banks . • .. .. 54;960,697.77 ' Available On demand or at Sheri notice. Govehnment and.Other Bonds and Debentures 498,740,536.76. Not -exceeding market value. The greater portion consists of Dori:it:ion Government and bi gb•grade •Provincial and Municipal: securities Which,mature at early dates. Mocks' . ". . 183,364.86. lystiti. e3-mlae. . .4-oales-ssocix.-Nes-exceeding-e Call Loans '. : .. 20,041,722.55 4 In Canada l.. . . . . . $ 4,472,437.64 ' Elsewhere . 15,569,284.91 • Payable on demand and secured . by bonds stocks and ,other '•. negotiable collateral of greater valise than ihe•.loans. . ' Bankers-' Acceptances . • .. •. 6,811.15 • Prime drafts' accepted by other banks. , • �j ]r. F . et fa.: OS 6'2 10.59 is :... •unci Lama ,Proviaci2 and i P`� I G"anrer cots, in'duding School Districts .' 28,964,546.45. Commercial and Other Loans . 275,698,972:17 In Canada , . .. . ., $254,427,218.03 ' ' . Elsewhere . .. . . '21;271,754:14 To manufacturers, farmers, merchants and others, on' condiiiosr`. ' • consistent with sound banking. . Ba'�.je , Premises . . • . r• . . 13;900000.00 ' •I wo properties on!yare carried in fie names of bolding con- • ' ponies; the stock: and bonds of these campanili are entirely i.. owned by •the Bank and appearon its.books-as $1.00 in. each care. All other, of the Bank's premises, the -valise of which largely exceeds $13,900,000.00 are included wider this beading. - Real - Estate, and Mortgages on Real Estaie Soldby rhe Bank ` . 947,199.39. Acquired in the courie of the Bank's business and is process . . • of being realized upon. Customers'. Liability under Acceptances and Letters of. Credit :' :. 18,772,428.22 Represents liabilities of customers on accosnt of Letters of Credit `issued and Drafts accepted by the Bank for their account.' • Other Assets not included in.. the Foregoing . . 2;606,322.43 Making Total Resources of . . , , LIABILITIES . $1,046,551,479.25 Due to the Public Deposits ... . . ,.. • I . $928,387,889.51 In Canada f . -. : $800,110,875.52' ' Elsewhere . . 119,271.013.99 Payable on demand or after notice. Notes of the Bank'in Circulation . , . 17,890,850.50 Payable bn• demand. . Acceptances and Letters of Credit Outstanding .18,772428.22 Financial responsibilities• undertaken on behalf of t:us:omen . ' ' (see off -setting' amount in "Resources"). • Other Liabilities . • . . . ' . •. , 4;594,440.73 . hems which 10 not come under the foregoing headings. ' Total Liabilities' to the Public . ' . .. ' 969,645,608.96 To meet which the Bank -has resources as • . indicated above amounting to. .. . 1,046,551,479.251 Leaving an excess of Resources over Liabilities, which represents the Shareholders' interest over which , Inabilities to Ibe Public take precedence. Capital . . , . . • $36,000,000.00, Reserve Fund; Profit & Loss Account . , and Reserves for.Dividends . . 40,905,870.29 $76,90,870.29 ' PROFIT `and LOSS ACCOUNT • Profits for the year ended 31st October,1941, alter making appropriations ` to -Contingent Reserve Fund,'out of which Fundfull provision for tad and Doubtful Debts has been made, and after deducting Dominion Government Taxes' amounting to $2,242,905.10 ;3,437,026.60 Dividends paid or'payable.to Shareholders . $2,880,000.00 Appropriation for Bank. Premises ' 500,000.00 3,380,000.00 ' $ 57,026.60 Balance"of Profit and Loss Account, 3ist October, 1940 m 1'$1,321,642.15 1. Less adjustment of previous years' taxes : . . 225,000.00 1,096,642.13' Balance of Profit and Loss carried forward . ,r.' . . . . $i,153,668.75'' JACKSON DODDS, HUNTLY R. DRUMMOND, G. W. SPINNEY, ' Presided: " Joint General Managers . * , The strength of a' bank is determined, by its history, its policy, its management and the extent a its resources. Por 124 ears the - Montreal as beenf Banka o real h in the ore rout Canadian f ,,,f f af.,.. finance. .. , u to , N. k. • I h• ep TiiVBSDAT, DECMMRlR 441), 1041 B. "OF .' M ASSET'S OBER V • BILLION DOLLARS Indicative of the •extent to which,, the Bank of Montreal is participat- ing in Canada's war effort is the large assets figure of $1,046,551,479 shown in the institution's ' annual statement, just issued,—a ' figure which is the highest 'shown in any annual statement of this .124 Year-' old organization. Important increas-• 'es are also found in 'deposits and loans—the former at $923,38'7,889 also constituting a record at the close of ' a • financial year. With high liquid condition, substantial cash re- serves and large holdings of high- grade securities, the report reflects the characteristic strength 'of the bank and gives ample 'evidence of its `_ability to meet the- even • greater demands-, that. may be.' made "upon it as a result of the war. The•statement, • whiell .isfor the twelve; :°months ended October, .31. is set out in its customary "easily, understandable" form, the various iteins of the. • balance ' sheet. being accompanied ' by 044—sanatory nota tions. Commercial loans, including ad-, -vanes to manufacturers; farmers ' merchants and others, have in- creased 'substantially, being 18 per cent above the 1940 figure, In Canada these loans amount to $254,427,000, • , "compared • with $218,759,000 a Year ago; the com- parable • figures for cotrimercial loans abroad' are $21,271,000 ; and $14,801,000. Call loans, both at home and .abroad, show ;a• drop, as was to be expected -- the 1941 figure of $20,041,000 being down by more than four million dollars. A.._si nifioan: t deer-ease-is--to---be= g noted in advances to provincial and municipal governments, . including school districts, which last 'year. s oo a $35;313;0-60. The 1941 figure is $28,964,000. It is believed that the reduction reflects improvement in provincial and municipal govern Ment finances." High Liquidity As a whole, however,' with' the advance in commercial loans, there is a sizeable increase in the bank's loaning business, Notwithstanding this expansion,. the, statement re- flects no impairment in the bank's liquidity, for quickly available re- sources amounting•. to $705,662,000. the equal to 73 per cent of all lia- bilities to the ptiblic. Last year these -assets -amounted -to -$663;t85; 000; equalling' 75 • per ' cent public liabilities. By far the most important item in the bank's -quickly available as- sets is, of cburse, its holdings of government and other bonds and de- bentures. These amount to $498,740,- 000, compared with $461,827;006: a year ago and consist in the main of Dominion Government and high - t r y . �T�0 ,,.c -'fa ' t4-14�;' el -fifties whicfrmature-at'early-dates. =Cash in its -'vaults; and money on de- posit with the Bank of Canada in- creased from $838034,1000 to $92,- 755,000; whichis in keeping „with the enlargement noted in deposits. In Canada, the bank's deposits have: risen from V731;081,000 to,' the record figure of $809,110,000, while abroad • a small increase has also .oc curred,'the 1941 figure of $119,277,- 000 being about a million and a half dollars above the amount shown a year ago. With total assets amounting to $1,046,551,479 and public liabilities standing. at $969,645;608, the..excess of resources over liabilities; which represents the shareholders' ,inter- est in the bank, amounts to $76,- 905,870. 76;905,870. This amount comprises the capital, . the reserve fund, the Pro- fit and Loss" Account. and reserves Pro- fit dividends, over which, all •lia- bilities to the public take .prece- dence. Profits Stationary Profits for the twelve months re- main practically stationary. After making provision for bad and doubt- ful debts and after deducting Dom- inion Government taxes amounting to $2,242,905, the profit figure stands at $3,437.,026, compared with $3,435,- 941 for 1940,,• and is equal to 4.51 per cent on the shareholders' equity, as against 4.5 per cent last year. - After deducting dividend pay- ments of $2,880,000 and • anappro- priation for 'bank premises of • $500,- 000, the balance remaining • stands at $57,026, which added to the a- mount in Profit and Loss Account brings the balance carried forward in this account to $1,153,668. WROTE DEPARTMENT ABOUT .DEAD ANIMALS , Dave McConnell;, Goderich fish dealer, whose indignation was re- cently aroused—and his stomach up- set—by a truck -load if fly ,covered, dead horses'that was parked on Lucknow main street, wrote the De- partment of Healthat Toronto about the matter, pointing, out tothem the dangerof infection by being bitten by these flies. In reply.. Dave received the fol- lowing , letter: Parliament Bldg., Toronto, October 17, Mr. Dave McConnell, Goderich, Ontario. Dear Sir: In acknowledgment of your let- ter of recent date might I say that,' while it is appreciated that flies are on occasion carriers of disease, most of these diseases are those which attack the intestinal tract. To date it has. never, been demonstrat- ed that the bite of any variety of fly commonly found in this coun- try is harmful to man. However, this fact should not justify the care- less handling of dead animals, , Yours sincerely, • J. T. MAI%, a' Chief Medical Officer of Health. A' very suitable R.A.F. slogan now would be "See Naples .and Dive". DESCRIBES "THRILLS", OF TRAIN TRW FROM • 'PORT ELIRDI TO PALIYIERSTON The Port Elgin Times has been compalining bitterly of• the train, service' given. that• tow, i. The writer points out that it . takes longer to get to Palmerston ' bytrain than from Port Elgin to Toronto by mo- tor car. - The Collingwood Enterprise -Bul- letin suggests that it is this motor car travel that is responsible for the service. "After all, a.. railway cannot run on wind". The Port Elgin scribe comes back. with a "play by play" account -•of a train ride from Port Elgin to Pal- merston. Here it . is: . - "'"The. 12.25 To. Palmerston" • "Crave excitement? Then enjoy a thrilling ordeal on ''the, . noon _train from- Port Elgin; the beauty - spot• of Bruce County, to5Painierston. "For the. convenience of travellers we suggestthat they : should arrive at the station at least .tenminutes lite -in- order to be in plenty of time. This will' give both . of you an admirable opportunity of wit- nessing the loading of live stock.. Te a traveller 'who anticipates . this journey with despair this sight Is• a most welcome diversion and it guaranteedto delay , departure for another quarter of an hour. "Before entering the coach, be sure to pause and admire the fine steel_car. that: -carries -the mail- •and the express. "Let it never be said that YOUR railway isn't giving your. letters- ndl parcels -the -ver y -finest- of accomodation ' "When the cattle and hogs are safely, ucked away, a new delight awaits you. Enter the coach and find • a coinfortable seat. Relax in the comfort of the guaranteed no- give seats which were installed as a public service in the early 1890's. Yes, just relax for the 'next four, five or six hours and you will find that the time does not seem long to make the. journey o'f , 'fifty-four miles. ,-. , "Asa convenience to dog . owners who take their pets on this thrilling journey—and who wouldn't want clan's best friend' to have a :holiday jaunt?—we must enforce certain safety regulations. If' your dog: would like to have -.a run during the trip, > e • sure that it runs beside the train and doesn't -deal -ahead -of -the r.. - u your pet. "So, think of yourself, your let- ters, your parcels, your cargo of livestock, your comfort, your pet,. and your speed in . travelling the fifty-four miles:. YOUR -railway, paid for out of your taxes, offers you all this at a moderate price. So step right up and buy , tickets. SONG • IN THE HEART (By-E.R.B., St. Helens) You tell me November is dreary We've had nothing but wind, hail and rain, The birds have 'deserted the. wood- lands Their southern homes to regain. There are days since we saw any sunshine, The moon is not doing her part, , . But the sunshine is bright And there's moonlight at night If there is a song in the heart. This song has a theme most elusive It neither has words or a tune, It's :a sort of elation of spirit As sweet in • November as June. It' sings in the springtime when Na- ture Is . gently pursuing her art, Or when shadows 'are playing O'er tall wheat fields swaying, This whimsical song in the heart. But the heart must be right to re- tain it And pure mist indeed be the life For it sings not where • vice is en- slaving And flees before anger and strife. Sometimes when the shadows have deepened And you travel the way all alone, The sad heart keeps_ calling and calling For the loved "ones it once called its own. But as dawning comes after the - '-darkness ' As lillies from mud bottoms start, So up from the ashes • Hope rises, then flashes Again the sweet song in the heart. THE RECOVERY of Jacob .Schur - ter, -Walkerton merchant, is now expected. Mr. Schucter was danger- ously injured when shot in the chest while hunting deer fin Greenock swamp. trtE NEW ARENA and recreational centre in Kincardine is nearing com- pletion and in a short time it is expected the building . will be of- ficially opened. N. O. Heipel of Pres- ten 'has the general .'construction contract. In spite of the new arena, it is alniost impossible to create any hockey' enthusiasm in Kincardine, even in the juvenile ranks. SEEING OTTAWA (By Hugh MacMillan) • On Tuesday, November llth, 7 visited Ottawa. "See America First" "See Naples and ' Die", are travel slogans we' all,know. Well, I have Seen a lot of Canada at one time or another but this was the first time to see the capital. "See. Ott- awa Last" 'seems to be the best T could • do. But I don't want to see Ottawa and die, rathershould ones tltotto, as a Canadian be, "See Ot tawa and live -for a better Can- ada". • 'Ottawa is a good place for Can- ada's capital. It is -interesting that a small place got the capital •rather than a bigger city like Toronto or Montreal. Really my first impres• Rion Was that the capital is -too big for the city. Like a dog's tail. that is big enough to wag the dog. Any- way it is. nice to . have -the parlia- Ment build ns there in the'.•heart- :7f the city all ready to give a hearty welcome to .any, onewho comes, a- long. The welcome ,to -Canada's capital is not a little of a surprise. Approaching the city via C. N. R. from Montreal-doesntt-give hint • of Anything imposing ahead. The level, fields' could be anywhere in ahun• •fired Canadian countrysides. We us- ually look` for ,a great capital to be located in some "high place". Per, haps that is why. we speak so feel- ingly about "Parliament Hill". There actually is a hill too. At least the Ottawa river banks are high enough at that point to serve' the purpose very well Though not a very high hill ' it is quite sufficient to satisfy our desire for prominence. On .the Aieight', stands', the •• House of Com, mons With -the the hclock tower, and e. Union Jack waving on the top of its heaven -pointing finger.. The 'clock :atrikes every_._quarter_bour to_r.- mind people that the tower still stands. 'If -'they lookup they will see that the flag is still flying. It Ides duty too in waving a welcome to the capital city. Under the clock are the tower. chimes. On. special occasions these. peal out a very special welcome. And freouently they .sing out some of the old songs and hymn's every- body is supposed .to.,, know. On Re- membrance day the chimes added a special note to the capital's atmos- phere. In . the gray, almost weeping, skies of November 11th, they tolled; to the brave of:1914-1918 as wreaths to the known--and—unkunwn 'de d- were laid before the war memorial. Memories of fallen friends freshen- ed as the notes of "Abide with me" warmed the chill November air. TONS OF TURKEY 'DEVOURED IN UNCLE SAM'S TRAINING CAMPS The following clipping was sent us by B. Audrey Parry df Dear- born, Mich., and a• niece of Mrs. John Hodgins 'of Kinlough. It tells an interesting story of how Thanksgiving tables groaned in- Uncle Sam's military training centres. The article is as follows: "The high price of Turkeys this Thanksgiving season, despite the bumper 1941 crop 01 these birds; was partially explained this week by a news release from Fort Custer. It seems that a lot of young 'fellows who most.' likely' would have . eaten chicken, beef "or some other form of heat at home—help ed , to devour many tons of turkey meat Tester - day in Uncle Sami''•s military, training centres. • At Custer alone turkeys . to the . tune of : ten tons were .placed on groaning mess hall tables— together with the following. Two tons of celery and 200 gal- lons of .'olives. Shrimps cocktail using 1200 lbs. of shrimp. • • Gobs of sage dressing and giblet gravy. ' 3,400 pounds .of cranberries, as sauce. Three tons of sweet potatoes. Four tons of mashed potatoes. 4,800 pounds ' of buttered string beans. 5,90 -pounds\ of creamed carrot§ b 5,000pounds ounds ,of salad, lettuce hearts and Russian dressing. Choice of pumpkin and mince pie; a ton. of ' each. - Two ons of fruit cake., 25,000 apples.. 9;000 pounds of bananas. 6,000 pounds of grapes. 2,000 pounds of mixed nuts. 500 pounds of mints. • `800 pounds of coffee used. 500 pounds of cheese. Most interesting place of all . is the House of Commons itself. Here ones sees Canadian democracy in 'action. "It is a good place to . see. Tt stimulates interest in things, Can- adiat�,; It.; should-. stimulate: interest n raisin u' 1 s o t d fi tri_..1re- Can- -- raising -up- ' ^*' :.ice-�zt riieti ria' G'anadigi3 rile: -As. Ca adians, have we lost interest in pol- itics? "It's a dirty : business; let George do it", isn't good enough if the country's goocris to be consid- ered. Canada needs political discus- sion groups • in every concession ,school house if the future, of dem. ocracy • is to be secure. From such groups sight-seeing parties could come un to Ottawa to see things for themselves. This •would stimulate in- terest. To see around with "Sandy" Nich- -lson was a peculiar privilege. It was also interesting to meet other `'nembers cif his ,party, the C.C.F. Conservative and Liberal light on political problems are somewhat like the right and left lights on a motor car. They -show the road all ~night, , but the third party is like the, snot light that looks underneath the others showing up a lot of things the driver ought to know about. Of course Sandy and I went along to the newspaper room to see where they keep The Sentinel. Evidently newspapers are the . eyes and ears of the M.P.'s for gauging public op- inion. Newspapers are well thumb- ed. The newspaper room seemed more tracked• and thumbed than the' library. But;. it is rather hard tc' iudge this point. • One of the members told .me there is a lot of "missionary work" to do artkenci Ottawa. So perhaps he us& his Bible in addition to the news papers. Anyvbay''the good book it not forgotten. On.. seeking -entry tc the special gallery for which 'I hal' a ticket, the door -keeper held me hack saying "Ssshh, just a minute they're savin prayers. You can't net in • yet". ,' ` Before leaving the pity I though I'd have 'a look through the Chateau Laurier C.N.R. Hotel. Sitting in the lobby for a few minutes suggeste;' to me that the place must be fillet' , at present with ' majors. Messenger boys with salmon -can shaped cock- ed hats came through the rotundr 'singing "Major -yoo-hoo", -in a high pitched sing -song that pierced right through the Chateau. buzz. No ' less than six• majors were called durint• my five-minute stay. Outside, on the station platform "red caps" dasher' about looking after the baggage of other "red caps" and all sorts of government officials. If it were •not for these and other signs, the C.N.R Hotel and station would not be se different from anywhere in Can ada. rw STRANGE MURDERS. EVIL IN- TRIGUE, WEIRD REVENGE. "RID- DLE IN RED", by Jonathan Stagge, starts in The American Weekly with this coming Sunday's issue of The Detroit Sunday Times. An Unfor- gettable new novel .,,. illustrated in FULL COLOR ' by the author of "The Table Talks" -and other popu- lar novels. Be sure to get. The De- troit 'Sunday Times this week and every week. - Teeswater, Ont. Mr. Campbell Thompson, Dear Sir: Please find renewal for The . Sen- tinel.. We enjoy reading The Sentinel.- very— entinel..-rvery n uchg.,Have-hadmitw-come MteNat '°-- 40 W t'a'ke .great` inter est' in the photo. `each week. 1 have been able tidentify the majority of them. • • Yours truly, Robert A. McInnes. • Wauchope, Sask. November 2, 1941. Mr. Cam Thompson, ' Lucknow,, Ont. Dear . Sir: Enclosed findsubscription for an other year. You • have made tluite an improvement in The Sentinel, and the 'pictures of the old timers , . are good. Of these who were there before 1899, I have Missed my guess on two, but Joe Grenache was not one, he :was the first I thought of ' when his picture appeared. Those since '99 I do not know, as it will be forty-two years, next March Biome 1 was at. Lucknow. As there has been some mention of old coins in The Sentinel, I Will mention a few I have: one U.S. half cent 1807; one English coin 1740, copper; ; one twenty-five , cent U.S. gold piece •,1852; one fifty -cent U.S. gold piece .1853.; one three -cent U.S.. silver piece 1852; one two -cent cop 'per,, bronze, U.S. 1868; two U. S. large copper cents 1837 and 1854; also coins 'from many different coun- tries, but the daddy of them all for age is a...Rornan Dauarii not coined after 60•A.D. :vf I am sending you a snap of a toad I picked up' in 1905. It is a misfit ' I guess. It has two front arms, from, shoulder and one half arm from el - bow l -bow on right side. No' copyright; so you may use it if you .wish. Yours truly, ? W. D. ' GOOD,-� Box 14 . e Wauchope, Sask. , ' '(Editor's Not --One would have to -seethe snap of this toad to realize, what a freak is really was.) • 57 Schools Closed This Year Fifty-seven small attendance schols, the' largest number affected in any single year, were closed dur- ing) 1941. by the Provincial Depart- ment of Education. Enrolments in the schools closed during the past few months range from one to 14 students. A move' to close -small-at- tendance ' schools has .been under way for many years, although wasn't until 1937 that an active plan for their abandonment was under- taken. Before 1937 the number of schools closed was 46. Since the beginning of that year 208 schools have been closed. CONSUMERS •READ NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING Consumers read a vspaper adver tising°with eager interest because it tells them where, when "and how to buy the things• they want, Many consumers consult no other source for. this information. Because news- paper advertising has the proved ability to mould shopping habits, re- tailers spend $382;000,000 annually for newspaper advertising—for more than for any other kind of sales promotion. iD