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Thursday, January 13, 1938
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EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT
7.00 P.M.
Jack Musgrove, and poem "Let me
live .in a house by the side of. the
road” given by Ted Malone. Blythe
Underwood and Nellie Dinsmore
.sang very sweetly a duet “ .Star of
the East.” Madeline Ritchie favored
with the "Highland Fling” and Mrs.
Norman Wade gave a piano instru
mental “Minuet Al’ Antique” by Pad
erewski, tMr. E. W. Bolton sang a
solo "My Heavenly Mansion”, after
which Ida Ritchie read the origin of
the song "When You and I Were
Young, Maggie,” and Mr, Bolton fav
ored with another solo "I Wonder
How the Old Folks Are At Home”.
The program then closed! with
prayer by Rev. O’Neil and several
musical games were played, after
which lunch.was served.
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The dance on Friday night was not
as largely attended as the sponsors
would have liked, due to not being
advertised, but those who were pres
ent surely did: enjoy the old. time
dancing and music? However there’s
to be another of the same kind on
Thursday, Jan. 20th. This will give
you. an opportunity to be on hand, so
‘keep the date open for an evening of
old time dancing.
Mrs. S. Bricker, of Fordwich, vis
ited with her mother, Mrs, Simson,
and Mr. Simson, on Monday and
Tuesday of this week,,
Miss Beryl Fisher spent the week-
-end at her home’ in Listowel.
Mr. and Mrs. Cloyne Michael visit
ed with the former’s parents in God
erich on Sunday.
Received Sad News
Mrs. Ray McIntyre received the
sad news of the death of her father,
Mr. H. J; Miles,, who died very sud
denly .in. Winnipeg on New Year’s
Day. The sympathy of the commun
ity is extended to Mrs. McIntyre in
■.her sad- bereavement.
The Gorrie Y.P.U. enjoyed a trip
to the home of Mr, and Mrs, H. C.
Sparling on Friday night "when the
members went out from town in a
sleigh load. • The program was in
charge of Misses Velma' Baiers and
Arlene Galbraith and .Mr. Lyle Fitch
who took charge. Miss Arlene Gal
braith gave a very interesting topic
on “Which way shall we go?” Dur
ing the program, Gerald Galbraith
and Miss E. Darie sang a duet “Al
most Persuaded.” Following the pro
gram, the election of officers took
place and resulted as follows:
Hon. Pres.—Rev. F. J. Fydell.
President—Miss Arlene Galbraith.
Vice Pres.—Clarence Sparling. .
2nd Vice Pres.—Russel Ruttan.
Sec.—Miss Dorothy Heinmiller.
Publicity Secretary—(Miss Margar
et Dane.
Treasurer—George Dane.
Pianist—Miss Bernice Day. x
The remainder of the evening' was
spent'in a social time. There were
forty-four present. ■
A dainty lunch was served by the-
hostess, Mrs. Harvey Sparling, Arlene
Galbraith and Harold Robinson.
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WROXETER
No' matter what political views, peo
ple hold of the war in China, they
cannot Qvarlook the urgent need of
thousands of refugee women and
children and wounded men,, believes
Dr. C. Tui (2.)'., An assistant profes
sor of experimental .surgery at New
York University, he at present de
votes much of his time as chairman
of the bureau of medical aid to China.
Japan planned the present campaign
as far back as 1919, lie claims. Invas
ion of his homeland, is only a step in
the program which began with con
quest of Korea, Manchuria and Cen
tral China. Dr. Tui declared that 20
civilians a day were killed in the. bat
tle for Shanghai. To aid the count
less thousands of needy Chinese, Mrs.
C. H. Wang (3), head' of the Chinese
Women’s Relief association, and Miss
Mac-Mae-Sze (1) its secretary,, work
with him in building up a fundi which
is administered in China by Madame
Chiang Kai Shek herself.
cause whatever sign my tongue gave,
it clinched the fact that I was goin^
to die. They kept on then, and when
X tried to get up from the table my
knees started to waver back and forth
and bang against each other,
Then to bed and that started the
ice-packs and chicken soup and jelly
until I felt as if I would- never re
cover. Then every little while that
"pessimist” comes up ■ to see me and
she will sort of size me up, $nd ask
if I feel any better.
"Sure I feel better,” I struggle to
say.
"Well, you better take care of your
self. Are you sure you have your wilt
made?” .
I got mad yesterday and- threw a
book at her, and told her to stay out.
But you can’t win, because she went
back downstairs and told my wife that
I was raving. Then I heard them all
come tip-toeing up the steps and
sneaking in the door."Poor Phil,” I hiard that female
dreadnought whispering to my wife,
"I have to go back tomorrow, and
now I may have to come back to the
funeral.”
Something .tells me that I’m going
to be better when she leaves, and
that there may be a funeral if she ev
er comes back with that chatter of
hers again.
SALEM
authors; now is your chance to casti
gate the critic. His skin is reasonab-
KNOX—In Howick,, on Sunday, Jan- ly thick, and he is not immune to
uary 9tll, 1938, William Knox, in learning from his readers,
his 76th year. The funeral service
was held at his late residence, Lot
34, Con. A., Howick, on Tuesday
afternoon, January 11th, 1938. In
terment in Wroxeter Cemetery.
DIED
Your ver
dict may largely determine his future
indulgence in this strange form of
pastime after the -end of the current
month. And now for a-couple of re
views!
Miss Archibald, of Wroxeter, spent
the week-end with her friend, Miss
Evelyn Stephens. ■ ’ . •
Mrs. Wilford King spent a couple of
days last week with her mother, Mrs.
.Earls, near Wroxeter.
Mr. Joel McGrath speht a few days
last week with his brother in Tor
onto.
AUXILIARY HELD
INTERESTING SESSION
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The regular meeting of the Wo-
mien’s Auxiliary of St. . Stephen’s
'Church, Gorrie, was held Thursday
afternoon last at the residence of
■ Mrs. W. G, King, eighteen attending,
when the work of the afternoon was
piecing a quilt.
The president/ Mrs. Holmes, pre
sided during the devotional period,
which opened with prayer by Rev.
'Q’Neil after which New Year’s reso
lutions and Scripture verses answer
ed the Roll Call and letters were read
and business discussed, (Mrs. Law
rence read a psalm and Mrs. Wilf.
King read Edgar Guest’s poem "Suc
cess for 1938.” .An article On the
Epiphany was read by Mrs. Holmes,
.after which she also gave a . short
paper On "New Year’s Resolutions”
which was interspersed with poems,
.•read by Mrs. O’Neil and Mrs. Geo.
King. Rev. O’Neil led in member’s
■prayer and closing prayers,
which the hostess served lunch.
after
'MUSICAL PROGRAM
HELD BY A.Y.P.A.
The regular A.Y.P.A. meeting of
St. Stephen’s Church, Gorrie, was
held at the home of Mr. arid Mrs.
Norman Wade on Wednesday even
ing of last week , with a fair attend
ance. a .The musical program opened with
hymn "Blest be the tie that binds1’
followed by prayer by Miss Nellie
Dinsmore, vice pros., wtip conducted
the meeting. A Psalm was read by
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Mrs. John Barnard, who has spent
the past week at the home of her mo
ther, Mrs. John Gibson, returned to
her home at Ailsa Craig bn Saturday.
Mrs. Ross, '‘of Gorrie, is ill with
pneumonia at the home »of her dau7
ghter, Mrs. J. J. Allen. Nurse Kaine
of Gorrie, is attending her.
. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Rogers, of De
troit, also Miss Ruth Brown, of How
ick, were week-end visitors at the
home of Mrs. Geo. Paulin.
Miss M. Howe left on Saturday for
Toronto where she will spend some
time with friends.
The annual Vestry meeting of St.
James’ Anglican Church will be held
on Wednesday* evening, Jan. 19th, in
the school-room of the church.
The members of the Girls’ Mission
Circle met on’ Thursday evening of
last week at the home of Miss Hazle-
wood.
Born—On Friday, Jan. 7th, 1938, to
Rev. A* M. and, Mrs. Grant, a son. .
A 'truck-load of young people at
tended the hockey match at Gorrie
on Friday night when Wroxeter met
Gorrie for the second time during the
week! Both games resulted in victor
ies for the Gorrie team.
MrS. B. (Martin accompanied her
daughter, Edythe, to London last
week and spent a few days with
friends. Miss Edythe enrolled as a
student at Bursar Hall.
Mr. ■ George Fischer spent a few
days lasj week with Brussels friends.
Mr. George Harris had his tonsil's
.removed, one day last week. George’s
many friends will be glad to know the
serious condition of his eyes is grad
ually improving.
Miss Beatrice Shearer returned
home the end of last week from Sault
Ste. Marie where she spent an enjoy
able week’s holiday with Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Shearer. •
Three loads of cattle were sent to
market from Wroxeter oh Saturday.
Those shipping werd Messrs. John L.
MacEwen, Thomas McMichael and
David Fortune'.
Mr. Arthur McLaughlin returned to
wdrk at Fordwich after spending the
holiday week with his parents? Mr.
and Mrs. N. T» McLuughiin.
Miss Meta McLaughlin Spent the
week-end with her friend# Miss Gjeor*
gena McMichael at Salem.
We are glad to know Mr. Fred
Kitchen is gradually improving*
The sympathy of the eorrimunity is
extended to Miss Maggid Knox and!
brother in the loss of their brother,
the late Wm. Knox who died early
Sunday morning following a stroke
suffered a few days previous.
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EDWARD VIII AND GERMANY
By Claris Edwin Silcox
Why' Edward Went: by Warre Brad
ley Wells: (Toronto: George J.
MacLeod), Price, $2.75.
■ ’ 11" !
Germany, The Last Four Years: by
Germanicus: (Toronto: Mussons).
Price, $1.50.
A Personal Word
We are entering the third and last
month of this experiment of offering
in the^columns of the papers assoc-•
iated in the Canadian Weekly News-.
papers1 Association these weekly re
views of some of the significant new
books dealing with international and
social problems. We have as yet lit
tle reason to know how widely these
reviews have been used by the mem
ber-newspapers, or whether they have
been favourably received or not.
Some editors have written with grat
ifying enthusiasm; * others have de
murred on the ground that it seemed
like free advertising for the publish
ers. But it would have been strange
if we had reviewed these books and
kCpt the names of the publishers a
dark secret! W.e have also been often
esoteric in our choice of books, de
liberately selecting books for mention
which, we felt sure, would not prob
ably be reviewed in other journals
and because they fitted into the ex
position of the general situation we
were treating, although we knew per
fectly well that few of the books
would ever be* sold just because we
mentioned them’. A reviewer can take
his job seriously or he can act prim
arily as a sales-agent. We have tried
to take our job seriously. So much
by way of defence I
It has not always been easy in the
Why Edward Went
The Duke of Windsor may well
pray to be saved from his friends.
An Englishman, a former London
staff correspondent of the New York
Herald Tribune, has written a book
for publication in the United States
—he could not publish it in England
—in the hope that the information he
offers may find its way back to his
own country. He comes to the de
fence of ex-King Edward VIII
against the combination of clique and
church which seems to have forced
the abdication, and he gets quite nas
ty about the whole situation at times.
Frankly, we see no reason for raking
over the episode of December, 1936,
once again, and we -have promised
ourselves that this will be the last
Edward book we shall read for some
time. Indeed, there are elements in
the book which are perilously close
to sedition, and which will not help
the cause of the Windsors at all—es
pecially in Canada. The abdication,
however regrettable, was necessary,
and all the real friends of the form
er King will not want to make his
position any more difficult by throw
ing dust in the air. Let us think ra
ther of, Edward VIII as he gave his
last farewell address to the Empire
and when he reached a rare elevation
of nobility and sincerity, and to him
no dis-service by attacking those who
had equal responsibilities to fulfil and
who fulfilled them.
We ignore Mr. Wells’ attack on the
church because his quotations from
the book on "Marriage” by Leon
Blum for the translation of which in
to English he is responsible, and his
general discussion on marriage reveal
a man whose standards of marriage
are, it must be said, somewhat ‘fluid’,
and
tion
pile
ized
sight into the meaning of ‘culture’.
We mention only his defence of the
former King against the charge that
he was a fascist. This charge is, in
our opinion, of no importance what
ever arid might never have gained'
headway had it not keen for the be-
do not need to dig so deep in politic
al intrigue, to uncover facts which lie
on the surface. And if so, then there
is only one answer needful. The pol
icy of the British government at this
time was so desperately tortuous and
consisted in such dexterous efforts to
ride several horses at once that it
seems almost incredible that they
should be opposed to any monarch
who tried to make friends with any
country! We dare say that Edward
VIII was trying to conciliate certain
European countries which had grown
.distrustful of Britain, and we grave
ly -doubt if such a step would have
been criticized by his ministers. What
might have happened had his abdica
tion not have been necessary, no one
can tell and the less said about it,
the better. But we do not believe
that Edward VIII was so foolish as
to believe that lie coqld defy his min
isters and establish a dictatorial rule
on the basis of his own personaid
hold on the popular imagination. He
probably did not intend to be a mere
figurehead, he did undoubtedly take
his royal tasks seriously and sought
to rend them efficiently, but he must
have known the nature and strength
of British respect for Parliament. The
accusation that he was a Fascist is so
nonsensical that it need not: be taken
serio-usly. •
PHIL OSIFER
OF LAZY MEADOWS
By Harry J. Boyle.
"I’M SICK ... I THINK”
Miss Reta Cathers Spent a couple
of days last week with her sister, (Mrs,.
Harvey Copeland.
A number of the young people of
this vicinity are taking a course in.
Wingham.
The Mission Circle met last Satur
day at the home of Mrs. John Gowdy.
Messrs. David Fortune and Thom
as McMichael each shipped a carload
of cattle from Wroxeter to Toronto
last Saturday.
Owing to the condition of the roads
the church service was withdrawn
here last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Copeland
spent Sunday with the latter’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cathers.
because his views on the rela-
of religion to the state are, des-
their vehemence, not character
by any remarkable spiritual in
and
for
the
She
Badly Injured When Kicked
By A Horse
Kicked in the head by a horse,
George Schaefer, 52-year-old dray
man, died Friday morning in the
■ Palmerston Hospital. Suffering a
fractured ksull, he was given only a
slight ‘chance for recovery. Schaefer,
employed by the freight department
of the C. N. R., went to the stable.
An hour later, he was found uncon
scious in a stall beside a horse by his
housekeeper, Mrs. Thomas See.
i
xi uas uvi aiwrtj-o uvta m uiv. neaaway naa it not peen tor tne do
course Of a busy life to take the time | haviotir of men like Sir Oswald Mos-
to read the books, even less easy to
go to the trouble of reviewing them.
But if the readers have found these
articles, of some interest, we are sat
isfied and shall feel that love’s lab
ours have not been lost. We Should,
however, be glad to hear directly
from
wish
tions
wish
read
some
But if they have found them stimulat
ing or even interesting, they might
communicate directly with the re
viewer whose address is 37 Bloor St.
West, Toronto, Criticisms and sug
gestions would also be appreciated. A
reviewer does not hesitate to criticize
editors or readers whether they
us to continue
or not. If the
to use them or
them, we shall
more remunerative enterprise.
these disserta-
cdltors do not
the readers to
gladly turn to
mi-
ley who can always be trusted to do
the wrong thing, and the virulence of
certain English journalists who were
desperately opposed to the "fatuous”
foreign policies of Anthony Eden and
in favour of a rapprochement with
Germany and Italy. Mr. Wells
plies that just as Edward VIII, the
so-called Peacemaker, sought a re
alignment of Europe and created the
Triple Entente contrary to the exist
ing British policy, so his grandson
was opposed to the policy of his gov
ernment and sought to establish bet
ter relations with Central European
countries. Ih this, he gave the clique
that supported Eden an opportunity
to force him out.
This may or may not have been tm
important factor in the GUSCj t>ut we
Germany: The Last Four Years
THE BANKER in its issue of Feb
ruary, 1937, published an analysis of
the economic and social situation in
Germany by one who calls himself
Germanicus. He claimed that Ger
many had not achieved what she
claimed to have achieved, and that the
internal condition of the country, es
pecially her agricultural production,
was menacing. He also submitted the
alleged budgets of Herr Sshacht to
some very incisive analysis. The pub-
licntion led. to & rebuttal from the
German Institute of Business Re
search, and now in this volupe we
have the original analysis, the rebut
tal of the German Institute, and the
counter-reply of Germanicus. It is all
very stimulating, especially to an: ec
onomist, and the present uncertain
status of Herr Sshacht lends some
weight to the strictures of German-
icus.
Germanicus is resolutely opposed
to “the constant stream of propa
ganda in favour of credits, for Ger
many”. He says that “the notion that
English money would stem the tide
of Communism from flowing ipto
Germany is .inherently ridiculous.
English money is far more likely to
be used for the creation of poisoh gas
and other delectable . munitions”.
From the standpoint of the investor#
"Germany is a bottomless pit”; it is
difficult for most Englishmen to dis
cover any fundamental differences
between the "principles’ of Commun
ism and Naziism”; and he concludes
that Herr Hitler must reap what he
has sown and his ‘nuisance value’
must be discounted in his own disil
lusioned country and not in the city
of London.
Having last week given much space
to those who plead for Anglo-Ger-
man friendship, we feel that it is on
ly fair to call attention to (he OthQf
part of the picture.
A doctor would have had. a very
lean living, if he had to depend on
the resid'ents of Lazy Meadows for
the past fifty years. We were all the
"pink of condition” as you might say,
with the occasional slight cold or a
little dyspepsia when the sight of
“biled” cabbage was too much, for me.
Now I think I’m sick. It all start
ed when that crabby sister of my
sister’s come down for a visit. She’s
a nervous, little fuss-budget and she
don’t know how to sit still. Every
time she comes, those little eyes just
go darting around the room and she
fixes on something and then she
harps on it for the rest of the time.
Last time she came down here it cost
me for a new stove. She kept talk
ing about the fact that our old stove
was liable to start a fire and she kept
telling Mrs.. Phil about it, until . . .
well I had! to- buy a new stove.
She came ih li-er on- Monday,
I made a, half-heaxtedl greeting
her, with, my fingers crossed all
time that I was talking to her.
sort of squinted. at me .and then
started the attack with, “Do you feel
alright,. Phil?”.
I gasped! at that, swallowed my Ad
am’s apple and, said: “Uh . . me . .
of all .. . Sure, oh sure, I feel good.”
But that started me thinking. My
pipe had a bad taste to it, and then
I remembered what they told me
about a: bad taste in a pipe, and of
how that was a sure sign a person
was getting sick.
I went cut to get some, feed down
for the cattle before, supper, and man
aged1 to chase away a good deal of
the worry that had been in my mind.
No, I wasn’t sick. Just let old "fuss
budget” try and tell me that I’m sick.
We sat down to s-upper and those
gimlet-black eyes darted up at me.
"Have
started
turned
all the
had been playing hide-and-go-seek in
my bones.
“Well, I don’t know . . but there
is sort of a funny feeling in my
chest.”
“It’s just as I thought,” this female
sickness-spreader said, as she pointed
her fork at me, "That’s just the way
my Will went, after he took that cold.
He started having chills and then
pains, and then » . . (sniff) he died,
and without -even making his will. It
was just Fate, I guess, that took him
away from me, I guess . . yes, I guess
(sniff) . . it must have been.”
There was a dead silence in tlie
room and everyone seemed to* turn
their eyes on me. You could almost
hear them thinking, "How much long
er will he last?”* For a.- moment I
thought I was eating putty, and then
it began to sort of seep into my min'd
that I was sick, I thought I had spots
before my eyes. Heavens, that’s what
you got before you died,
"Stick out your tongue,” snapped
fussfeathers,
I did! There was a tegular chorus
of gasps from them all as they saw
my tongue. I w&$! certain tben»; be-
Goderich Hospital Being Sued
Claiming unstated damages for ne
gligence following an operation for
appendicitis John L. Parsons, of God
erich, has caused a writ to be issued
in Supreme Court against Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital, in
which he was a patient in November,,
1937. The plaintiff is a son of G. L.
Parsons, president of the institution
and chairman of the board of govern
ors.
you got any pain, Phil?” I
to swallow something that
tasteless. Then I thought of
sundry aches and pains that
Young Mother: "Nurse, what is the
most difficult thing for a young mo
ther to learn?”
Nurse: "That other people have
perfect children too
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