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EXPORT OF POWER
The Ontario Hydro Commission
has made formal application to Ot
tawa, for exporting of electrical en
ergy. According to recent news re
leased from Ottawa there is little
likelihood of Ontario and Quebec be
ing granted this privilege.
We are not in a position to discuss
the technical attitude of t|ie case but
taking a layman’s attitude, we can see
no reason why surplus power should
not be sold in the United States if
proper safeguards are placed m such
contarcts so that if this power is re
quired at home it will become avail
able.
According to Hon. W. L. Houck,
Vice-Chairman of the Ontario Hydro
Commission, any reasonable possibil
ity of a power shortage has been el
iminated by contracts recently enter-
• ed into with the Quebec companies.
These contracts are very similar to
those which were repudiated with the
exception that the price per horse
power is less which, it is estimated,
will save the power users of Ontario
$80,000,000 throughout the life of the
contracts,
Apparently there is about 120,000
horsepower that is available for ex
port and it can be sold at a profit
in the United States. If we have
' power for sale that is not required
at home it would seem to us it would
be good business to sell it and thus
lessen the load of the power consum
ers in Ontario. As we stated prev
iously the contracts should be made
so that if we need this power it will
be released for home consumption.
We are always anxious to sell out-
V, Side our country anything that we
produce in greater quantities than is
necessary for home use. We cannot
understand why power should be an
exception.
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FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
Hon, J. L. Ralston, speaking be
fore the Supreme Court at Ottawa,
voiced the fear that Canada may line
Norway’s minister to the U.S. pre
sented Sonja Henle, skating star,
with the Order of St. Olav for her
sports achievements recently.
SOCIALISTS OBJECT
To George Bonnet, who has been
called by President Lebrun to form
a new French government, and solve
a financial crisis,
up with the dictatorship countries of
Europe and Asia in forsaking democ
racy if the Provincial Legislatures
were permitted to interfere W’ith the
freedom of the press.
It has always been a British cus
tom that the press be free and we be-
| iieve that freedom of the press and
I freedom of speech have done much
5 to keep the English-speaking nations
of the -world’ safe for democracy. If
a paper goes too far with their view’s
’ or misrepresents a person or party
; the courts can quickly, adjust such
’ matters. If a person becomes careless
with their talk in a similar manner,
! the courts once more can do their
| duty.
I To curtail either the press or the
’ individual is a dangerous practice and
will lead to greater trouble than leav-
, ing things as they are. The press of'
Canada has been noted for its careful
journalism, true, mistakes have been
made but errors at times are sure to
creep in when humans are involved.
But a curtailed press would give un
scrupulous leaders a power for pro
paganda that they should not enjoy.
The law as it stands regarding pub
lishing appears satisfactory for our
country. We can see no reason for
| changing it.
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? Days are getting longer.
Col. G. A. Drew says the League
of Nations need not be dead. He sug
gested a new alliance with teeth in
it. It will take some dentist to do
that job in this world of so many;
different ideas.
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When we see successive French
Governments fall we are happy that
j we have a more consistent form of
I politics in our country.
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The present slump is called Reces
sion, the last one was called Depres-
Ision. We hope that it -will not be ne-
| cessarv to find a third word of that
1 kind for many years. J
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Sir William Mulock celebrated his
94th birthday Wednesday. This em
inent jurist has the good wishes of
all.
4s &
Loretta Girls’ Academy was des
troyed by flames. The Fire (Marshall's
department blames a half-smoked cig
arette for the conflagration. It is be
lieved that one of the students to av
oid being caught smoking, tossed a
cigarette down a paper-chute. It was-
a very foolish thing to do but is quite
ture to nature, after all.
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A gun battery is being established
in Stanley Park, Vancouver, to pro
tect the harbor. B.C. residents will
be able to sleep peacefully at nights,
that is, providing the guns do not
start barking.
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There has not been a death at Al
ton since August Sth, 1936. They are
very fortunate indeed.
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Former Premier Mustapha Nahas
Pasha, of Egypt, is suing a youth who
attempted to assassinate him last No
vember, for five cents. Wonder how
lie figured on the amount.
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The number of accidents that have
happened to new7 high-powered aero
planes of late is appalling. Science
has much to do before these large
ships of the air are as safe as they
should bq for general use.
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A New York firm sent out a check
for $9,000,15 in mistake for a $15.00
account. Boy, it would be a thrill just
to see that one.
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DISTRICT
Bad Shoulder Dislocation
Joseph (Moran, who has been em
ployed at Schwalm’s sawmill for some
time, is. suffering with a badly dislo
cated shoulder. He claims that he
sustaine'd an injury to his shoulder
while engaged in work at the mill;
but the full extent of the accident did
not beocme apparent until he slipped
and fell on the ice at the rink a couple
of nights later, when dislocation of
the shoulder became complete, and a
part of the shoulder bone was broken.
—Mildmay Gazette.
Woman Remanded on Liquor Charge
Appearing in magistrate’s court
Mrs. Martha Bailey, Ritz Hotel, Bay-
field, pleaded not guilty to a charge
of having liquor in other than a pri
vate dwelling and was remanded on
$1,000 bail to appear one week hence.
Police walked into her hotel on
Christmas Eve and seized beer with
which they* allege Mrs. Bailey was
treating friends.
To Hold Carnival
The annual carnival in aid of the
Seaforth Liong Club Milk Fund will
be held this year on Friday evening,
Jan. 28. Chairman J. E. Keating and
his committee are busy arranging a
program.
Got Hand in Wringer
Anna, the six-vear-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tschirhart, met
with a painful accident. While her
mother, who had been putting the
washing through an electric wringer
and left the machine running as she
turned aside for a spell, the little girl
approached the contraption and in no
time had her hand between the .rollers
and was rending the air with agoniz
ed screams. While no fractures were
discovered, the crushed wing "was suf
ficiently injured to put it out of com
mission for a time.;—Walkerton Her
ald-Times.
THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES
MILLION DOLLAR “SHAME”
When Marian Shadley, 16, was giv
en a liquor certificate as a contest
prize, her father sued for $1,000,000
for the “shame and humiliation” she
suffered.
participated, he endeavoured to turn
on a rough corner of ice „and fell. Un
able to rise because of the pain, he
was helped from the ice. Dr. H. O.
Lough, of Tiverton, was called and
had him removed to Kincardine Hos
pital where examination revealed a
triple fracture. He was taken to Vic
toria Hospital, London, for further
treatment.—-Kincardine News.
Run-Away Victim Suffers Injuries
The many friends of James Ballagli
hope to hear of his speedy recovery,
suffering severe pain from strained
ligaments and a badly bruised leg as
the result of an accident. He was
working on Mr. B. Thacker’s farm,
when the team of horses he was driv
ing took fright, and ran away, crowd
ing the sleigh against a wood-pile,
and throwing James from the sleigh,
leaving him in a helpless condition.
The horses took to .the road and head
ed for the home barn of Mr. W-.J.
Ballagh.—Teeswater News.
Heads Goderich Agricultural Society'
Hugh Hill, Cqlborne Township
Guernsey breeder, was re-elected as
re-elected president of the Goderich
Agricultural Society in annual session
and Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept.
20 and 21, were fixed as this year’s
show dates.
Amberley’s Grand; Old Man Passes
Peter Shiells, oldest resident of this
district, died Friday at his home at
Amberley in his 101st year. Death
followed an illness of several weeks.
Until a few weeks ago Mr. Shiells en
joyed fairly good health and met his
friends with whom he delighted to re
call earlier days in Huron Township,
where he had resided since 1862.
Born in Kirkcoldy, Fifeshire, Scot
land on April 12, 1837, he spent his
boyhood there, conning' to Canada in
1857. **A carpenter by trade he work
ed at Welland and Thorold, then by
oxcart and sailing boat he came to
Point Clark in Huron Township in
1859 to help build the lighthouse
there. The next few years of his life. 1
he spent in the United States and was
In New Orleans at the time of, the
Civil war. From this place he nar
rowly escaped alive, being mistaken
for a northern spy. Back in Canad,
he met and married Grace Lachlan in
1862. She died nearly 25 years ago.
On his 98th birthday Mr. Shiells took
his first airplane ride. With his dau
ghter, Grace, he made his home on
the Huron County side of the bound
ary at Amberley.
chairman of the committee in charge.
—Seaforth Huron Expositor,
Goderich Clerk Suffers
Heart Attack
Shortly after lie had returned to his
office from lunch in his usual health
Friday afternoon, Jp. L. Knox, God
erich Town Clerk for the past twen
ty-five years, was stricken with a
heart seizure. Dr. W. F. Gallow was
called and the stricken man removed
to his home, where he is under care
of nurses. “Mr, Knox had a narrow
escape,” Dr, Gallow said. “He is im
proved somewhat. He will be laid up
for at least a month and must have
complete rest and quiet.”
PHIL OSIFER
OF LAZY MEADOWS
“ANIMAL FOLKS”
Winter time is a time of content
ment for the different animals down
here at Lazy Meadows. With snow
coming down in a steady streak and
the fence-posts beginning to get. cov
ered' up, I like to go down to the
stable and just sort of poke along in
the passageways.
Annabelle, the original old grey
mare, is nuzzling around in the man
ger, and hinting in a quite broad, way
that some rolled oats would be ac
ceptable. She whinnies a little, nudg
es up and puckers at my smock' sleeve
and I weaken and thrown her in a
handful. . ,
Suchansuch, the collie pup gambols
along and rolls ground in the hay that
I have put down for the stock. Tab
by, our old cat, from the security of
a cross-beam, spits down at the dog
and they keep on exchanging' very
uncomplimentary remarks abdut each
other. Of course, they don’t mean
much by it, and when feeding time
comes, both will eat from the one
bowl, but they want to keep up the
tradition that there is hostility be
tween the dog and cat race.
Biddy, the red hen, is up on the
barn floor, industrustiously scratching
to keep down her waist-line. Every
so often you will find' that a little
heap of chaff and dust comes cascad
ing down to land on your hat or go
slithering down the back of your
neck.
, Jessie, that’s the cow with the-
crumpled horn, is having quite a job
scratching up against the side of the
stall. She looks up at me with a real
expression of thanks for that new
cedar post that I put in. It has a
couple of snags on it that seem to
hit the right spot.
Everywhere in the stable you can
hear jaws munching a way and cuds
being chewed industriously. It’s warm
in here with just a little snow drifting
in around the gunny-sacks that I have
shoved into the places where wind
ows were broken out. I sit down on
the bag of chop over beside the chop
bin and, contrary to rules and regu
lations of the Fire Marshall, I light
up the old pipe, taking care that the
burnt match is clipped into the pail
of water before I throw it away.
You know there’s something about
farming that a man can’t help but
like. There’s plenty of work to be
done . . . but yoo don’t have any one
of those efficiency experts standing
over you all the time, neither do you
have to keep production up on a
steady line. Old Tabby meanders
downs the length of the passageway
on that beam and’ comes hopping in
to my lap to get her fur all stroked
back into place. She purrs in a really
contented way and archs her back up
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Thursday, January 20, 193t
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0 Your favourite dealer can. get you a variety of
Dried or Pickled Canadian Fish, the flavour of which
is as tasty and as perfect as though you had caught
them yourself and promptly popped them into the
pan.
They can be served in various appetizing ways ...
Dried Fish such as Cod, Haddock, Hake, Cusk and
Pollock, and Pickled Fish such as Herring, Mackerel
and Alewives can be brought to your table as new
dishes... that the family will like.
Serve Canadian Fish more often. Make "Any Day A
Fish Day”. Your dealer can secure Dried or Pickled
Erb. for you no matter how far you live from open
water . . . with every bit of its goodness retained
for you. And, by the way.,. you’ll find it pleasingly
econpmical.
Department of Fisheries,
Ottawa.
Please send me your free 52-page Booklet "Any
Day A Pish Day’’, containing 100 delightful and
economical Pish Recipes.
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DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES,
OTTAWA.
ANY DAY A FISH DAY
to get an itchy spot taken care of.
Now, we have a certain gentleman
down here with a cantankerous nat
ure. We call him “Buttinsky” because
every time you hear a loud slam, and
a noise like a cannon exploding, you
can almost bet youf life that it’s him,
foiled again and butting up against
the side- of the passage.
Sure enough, .Ethiopia has come
poking in to see if he* can't stir up
some life in’ the contented residents
of the stable and lie gets a whole lot
of action. Ethiopia is the little black
rooster with the conceited attitude
and.an abality to get almost every-''
one into a bad humor.
Buttinsky, the billy-goat, was sleep
ing away on a pile of straw and the
rooster went by him. I suppose he
stirred Up a certain amount of dust
that tickled our friend’s nostrils 1 . .
and he made a flying leap. The leap
resulted in his upsetting the pulper
i and landing on his head in the root
house, A regular landslide of turnips
came pouring down on him. He got
up . . . rolled around for a while on
the turnips and rage was just peering
from those eyes of his. He made an
other charge at the rooster and then
smacked himself up against the walk
I chased Ethiopia back outside
where he belonged and everything
settled back to normal. Buttinsky
stood there with his .nostrils in a sort
of quivering, defiant way. Sir Tim
othy bellowed a couple of times as if
he would like to challenge the winner
to a duel . , and then after that ev
erything settled back to its normal
life*
The old Berkshire g/unts in a con
tented way as she finds a bit more
chop that she overlooked in the
through . . and the wind swirls down
across the barnyard, and life goes OM
as usual down here at Lazy Meadows.
HYDRO LAMPS Taking Course in Artillery
Five members of the 97th Battery
of the Royal Canadian Artillery,
which has headquarters in Walkerton,
left for Kingston where they will take
the non-commissioned officers’ course
in the School of Artillery in that east
ern city.
Letter Carried by Ill-Fated Airship
An Interesting piece of mail was
received by Mr. Jack Reynolds on
January 6th from New Zealand. The
letter was brought to Ameroca on the
giant “Samoan Clipper” and it bears
a cachet showing that the trip was
the inaugural one of line. The coyer
now becomes unique on account of
the unfortunate crash of the slipper
ship on Tuesday of last week.—Kin
cardine News.
Lions Sponsor Juvenile League
Seaforth Lions Club will sponsor a
juvenile team in the Lions League,
comprising Goderich, Clinton, Mitch
ell and Seaforth. H. E. Smith will be
Five Generations Active arid Well
When a son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Sheppard in the Groves
Memorial hospital in Fergus, the child
’ became the youngest member of an
unbroken chain of five generations,
all living in Wellington county, with
in a dozen miles of Fergus, and, Ste
phen Boulding of Arthur became a
great-great-grandfather — a rare dis*
ti nction.—Fcr gu s News -Record.
Fractured Knee from Fall
On Rough Ice
In one of the strangest accidents
of the year Kenneth Graham, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Graham, Kincar
dine, sustained ,a fractured knee.
Skating at Underwood prior to a hoc
key match in which he was to have
Scottish Curlers Arrive to Meet Canadian Rinks
LOW ROUHD TRIP
■ RAIL FARES.
Follow summer to its all-year
home. Thrill to golf under blue
skies, relax on warm, sands*
For a winter vacation or a
longer stay, there is never a
dull moment* And living costs
are very moderate*
Choose your own route* Fares
apply direct or via the Canadian
Rockies, Vancouver and Vic
toria to San Francisco id one
or both directions.
FULL INFORMATION
AS TO ROUND TRIP
• STANDARD FARE
• TOURIST FARE
• COACH FARE
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vjpheso bonneted Scotsmen pho-
1 togtaphed in the lounge Of
the Canadian Pacific liner Du
chess of Bedford on arrival at
Halifax New Year’s Eve are mem
bers of the party of curlers who
have come to Canada to meet
Canadian adherents of "the roar
in’ game” in many cities ahd
towns of the Dominion* They are
all members of the Royal Cale
donia Club'* Captain William
Henderson is seated third from
the left of the group.
During a two months1 tour they
Will visit Saint John, N.B., Sher
brooke, Quebec, Three Rivers,
Shawinigan Falls, Montreal, Otta
wa, Sharbot Lake, Kingston, Fort
Hope* Lindsay, Peterboro, Cult,
P6t™it. 5°?^ Welland, Hamil
ton, Medobte, Fort William, Wir.-
ShfA?68 S’ Pa]safy* Banff, Ed*
Saskatoon* Sudbury
TJmmhis, Swastika,
Ate’ Suf/a^t Vtlca,
Albany, Boston and Portland.
116 Juehoss of Bodford
on February 25* c