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RELATIVITY OF KNOWLEDGE
(Philos., the doctrine that an indiv-
idual's knowledge of a thing is his con-
ception of it and is independent of the
seal nature of the thing.)
Things are seldom. what they semi,
Knowledge discloses ignorance, Those
statements may sound paradoxical, but
they .are absolutely true, New know-
/edge often barei undreamed-of-ignor-
ance. More knowledge often makes
Man aware of the fact that he really
knew less than he thought he knew.
Much human knowledge is governed
by the yardstick, "Relatively of Know-
ledge". For instance, what does man
Yarrow about the stars?
Stars look like fireflies or meteors.
Scientific discoVeries and larger tele-
scopes present a far different picture.
Many stars are so big that if the earth
and sun were transported, into one of
them, the earth might circle around the
sun at present distance, and always be
submerged more than a hundred mil-
lion miles insside the star. -
Our sun looks like a ball, of fire.
What is it. It is a tremendous globe,
with a mass 330,000 times, and a vol-
ume 1,300,000 -times that of the earth,
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that have been found on earth, and it
is so hot that all of them are gaseous,
The temperature of the sun varies
from 6;000 degrees at the surface to
25,000,000 degrees at the centre, No
wonder the sun's rays are warm, even
on the earth, over 90,000,000 miles
away.
Our moon at night looks almost as
large as the sun and appears to be a
ball of fire too, What is it It is a
satellite or small heavenly body such
as revolves around a planet. Its chem-
ical elements have all congealed form-
ing a solid mass which is always cold
and which only reflects to the earth
borrowed light from the suit. Its mag-
nitude is only about one-forty-ninth of
that of the earth, and its diameter 2,160
miles, but its nearness to the earth,
about 240,000 miles away, creates an
illusion about its size.
The naked eye can see about 3,000
stars winch are from the first to the
sixth magnitude in size. How many
stars are there in our 'universe? Man
may never know the answer to that
question. Thirty-five years ago tele-
scopes had raised the number to
20;000,000 and the larger instruments
of today place the number in billions.
With powerful telescopes today whole
galaxies can be seen that appear no
larger than twenty-first magnitude
stars. Astronomers believe that these
galaxies, no doubt each containing bil-
lions of great stars, •are, so far away
that the light the photograph receives
today has been on the way, at 186,000
miles each second, for something like
500,000,000 years.
Truly, things are seldom what they
eem and knowledge discloses un-
WINGHAM
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MINIMUM WAGE INCREASED
The minimum ,wage fO'r female em-
ployees in Ontario will rise thirty per
cent above the present scale on June
1, Because the cost of living varies
in different districts, the new rates will
operate in three different zones, At
present the rate for experienced female
workers varies, according to zone,
from. $10 to $12,50 per week. After
June 1st,, the minimum wage rates
will be from 818.60 to $16.80 per week,
according to zone,
In Toronto, Ottawa, Barailton, Lon-
don, Windsor, and adjacent areas, Zone
One, the minimum wage is as follows:•
inexperienced employees, for the first
three months, $1.4,50 per week; second
three months, $15,50; and after six
months, $16.80. The maximum work
week is 48 hours, with the normal
work week being 44 or 40 hours a
week, as established by custom, and on
which the rate is based.
The order, issued by the Industry
and Labor Board of the Ontario De-
partment of Labor, is welcome and
timely, because the minimum wage
hitherto in effect was insufficient in
these days of rising prices. These rat-
es are low but vitally essential to pre-
vent unscrupulous employers from tak-
ing 'unfair advantage of the increasing
surplus of females in the labor mar-
ket to drive his, wages still lower. This
protection will safeguard the living
standards of -women in industry.
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TAXES VS PRICES
The high cost of taxation has be-
come a tremendous item in the higher
cost of living and represents a large
proportion -of the high prices the pub-
lic is paying for ffie .goods consumed
in.daily living. Commodities that are
luxuries should bear higher imposts
than necessities, but they have'a defin-
ite place in the national. economy and
their selling price does affect the cost• -
of living to those who use them. The
cigarette taxation is a gOod example.
The National Film Board recently
revealed in a pictorial report on the
Canadian tobacco industry that a dol-
lar and ahalf worth of tobacco seed
will plant 30 acres. The average yield
of flue-cured tobacco in 1946 was re-
ported by the Flue-cured Tobacco
Marketing Association to have been
1,200 pounds per acre; which would
give 36,000 pounds of tobacco from
$1.450 worth of seed.
It takes Via pounds of flue-cured to-
bacco to manufacture 1,000 cigarettes.
Thus $1450 worth of seed in 1946 pro-
duced the,equivalent of 14,400,000 cig-
arettes, or 720,000 standard 33-cent
packages, with a retail value of 1237,-
600. From $1.50 to $237,600.00 Is an
astounding mark-up and it would mark
incredible inefficiency in any other in-
dustry.,
However, of each $237,600 paid by
the consumer for the thirty acre har-
vest, may $57,600, or eight cents a pac-
kage, was retained by the industry,
and over 75 per cent, or $180,000, of
the mark-up goes for taxes, The in-
dustry paid the farmers' costs for rais-
ing, .harvesting and curing the tobac-
co, the costs of processing. manufac-1
wring, packaging and distributing,
and the other expenses and profits of
the manufacturers, wholesalers anti re-
tailers, Over three-quarters of the
cost of each and every cigarette goes
into taxes. Similaly, but to a smaller
degree, a considerable part of the price
of each and every commodity goes into
direct or indirect taxes. Taxes have a
tremendous bearing on the cost of div-
ing.
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FROM 100 MILES UP
An automatic camera in a V-2 fired
up at White Sands Proving Gi:ound in
New Mexico, Unit&I States, on March
7th., made a picture of the Southwes-
tern United States from a record
height of 1000 miles, It took several
clays' search of mountain and mesa ,to
recover the part of the rocket contain-
ing the film. The area shown meas-
ures 250 by 900 miles, about one-thous-
andth of the surface of the earth. The
24 lb. bag
75c
picture shows, quite clearly such ident-
ifying features as the San Pedro, Santa
Cruz, Gila and .Colorado Rivers, in
Southwestern United States; and the
Gulf of California, Lower California
Peninsula and the Pacific Ocean Coast
of Northwestern Mexico.
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It will soon be picnic time again.
There are many pretty picnic spots
near Wingham, and perhapS one of the
best-known and most beautiful is the
one beside the Maitland River near the
10th Line Bridge in East Wawanosh.
There the seating is ideal in every way
with good grounds, beside the clear-
flowing stream, with pretty scenes up
and down the river, a wooded back-
ground for exploration and shade, and
a picturesque, hilly surrounding coun-
try, •
WESTFIELD
• Mr, and Mrs.. Norman McDowell
visited on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Deans of Wingham.
Misses Dorothy and Robert ,McVit-
tie of 'Goderich, spent the week-end
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
McVittie.
Mr. Ebner Horne of Windsor, spent
the week-end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Horne.
Mr, Ronald Taylor left on Wednes-
day to jojin his ship at Port Colborne.
Mrs. Kenneth Campbell visited last
week with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Spei-
gleburg of Kitchener.
The Mission Band met on Sunday
with 19 present. Lorna Buchanan led
the meeting and also read the Scripture
lesson. The Study Book was taken
by Mrs. Chas, Smith, "On India". A
reading was given by Johnny Bitch-
anan. A story was told by Mrs. Nor-
man McDowell. The Easter Thank-
Offering was received,
;Messrs. Elvin and Eddie Taylor,
Misses Norma and Eileen Taylor, Mrs.
Harvey McDowell were London vis-
itors on Thursday,
A number of ladies of the vicinity
attended the Trousseau Tea at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Walsh on
Thursday afternoon in honour of Miss
Eileen Walsh of Wingham.
Mrs. Jasper DifcBrien who has been
caring for her sister, Mrs. A. Horne,
who has been sick for sonic weeks, was
called to tier home at Goderich on
Monday owing to the illness of her
husband, Mr. Marien,
Mrs. Fred Cook returned home on
Friday from Hamilton, after spending
several weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Albert Nethery.
TURNBERRY COUNCIL
The minutes of the Council Meeting
held in Bluevale on March 17th., 1947.
Members all present.
Moved by Powell and Fischer that
the minutes of past meeting and Court
of Revision on Assessment Roll the
adopted as read. Carried.
The following letters were received
and read: Can, Aid to China, Toronto;
Geo, W..Armstrong, Exeter; Wingham
General Hospital, Wingham; Dept. of
Agriculture, Clinton; Dept. of Munici-
pal Affairs, Toronto,
Moved by King and Fischer that we
extend the gravel contract of 1946 with
Farrish and Willis at 60c Per yard,-
Carried,
Moved by King and Fischer that By-Law No. 7, 1947 be passed ap-pointing T. Ed. Poivell, Assessor at a salary of $150.00.
Moved by King and Powell that N.
G. Underwood be appointed to Wing-
ham General Hospital Board for the
Township of Turnberry for op year.
Carried,
The following accounts were paid:
Mack Bros, error in taxes, 1946, $4.67;
C, MacLean, premium on Bond,
$8.00; W. R. Cruikshank, $3.80, expert,
set 80c, postage 3,00; R. J, Lowell,
acct,, $18.33; Prov. Treat, Insulin, $7.82; A. Erskine, arrear ,taxes, $23.06; A. H. Erskine, Hospital Mrs.
Abram, $64.25; Rev. A. Nimmo, $25.00
Aid to China; R. A. Powell, Good
Roads, $30.00; ',' V. Fischer, $80.00,
Good Roads; P. J. King, $30.00, Good
Roads; T. Ed, Powell, $50.00, Asses-
sor 1947,
(Roads)---Robt, Breen, $3,90; T.
Wright, 3.05; P. Levvis,• 19.80; rP. Ed.
Powell, 2.25; D. Qibbs, 5;00; C. Stokes
8,20; R, /460 11,25; C. Moffatt 2,25;
W. nogg 6.75; J. Walker, 8,75; M.
Marshall 8.00; C. Sewers 16,50; It.
Dunhill 28,20; R. Wiliam 220,50; 3,
Willetts, 48.50; A, Sprott! 3.00;
Sproal 2,00;•11. Holmes, 8.00; P, Holm
es 1,60; 5. Moir 1.60; itiXortison,
26.65; H. Moffat, 69.00; W. B. Cruilc-
shank 10.05; N. Ross, 6.25; L. Hen-
ning, 12.70; R. Henning; 5.20; Jack
McBurney, 7.20; J. Downie, 14.00;
Fred Lewis, 10.70; 0. Galloway, 6.40;
S. Dennis, 5.25; T. Ed. Powell, 2.80;
E. Elliott, 2.00; R. Breen, 6.75.
Moved by Underwood and Powell
that we adijourn •to meet at Bluevale
on Monday, 8th day of April, 1947, at
1 p.m. Carried.
W. R, Crttikshaak, W. H. Woods,
Clerk. Reeve.
Wool Growers' Organization
WOOL
Ship Collect to .
Our Registered Warehouse No, I
WESTON, ONTARIO
Careful Weighing
Reliable Grading
Obtain sacks and twine from
Geo. Haldenby, Holyrood
or direct from '
CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE
WOOL GROWERS LIMITED
217 oBay Street, Toronto, Canada
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ELECTRIC IRONS, TOASTERS, ETC.
Complete new line of LAWN MOWERS and
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Full line of DR. HESS PRODUCTS
SEE D. RAE & SON re full line of
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Specials This Week
DORMEYER' FOOD MIXERS '$34.75
ELECTRIC TEA KETTLE $14.00
SILEX STEAM IRON $21.50
PACKARD ELECTRIC RAZORS $24.50
SUNBEAM SHAVEMASTERS $24.75
3 Service Kitchenette
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No.1 Ontario
Potatoes 15 lb. pk. 30 75 lb. bag $L43
No. 1 Canadian DUTCH SETS,lb, 15e
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Cheddar House 16 oz, toll
Baby Cheese , .39e
McLaren's Products
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Peanut Butter -39e
16 02, `jar
Queen Olives - 49c
9 OS, jar
Stuffed Olives _39e
Mild Ciutadian.
No. 1 COOKING ONIONS.. 3 lbs. 23c CHEESE, III, ..33e
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Meaty PRUNES, lb. ....21c
Burford 20 oz.
PEACHES, 20 oz. tin .21c
Florida 48 oz.
Grapefruit JUICE 25c
Clark's ' 10 oz, tins,
MUSHROOM SOUP 2 15c
Kellogg's 8 oz. pkg.
CORN FLAKES 3 pkgs. 25c
Five Roses 7 lb. bag
FLOUR 25c
Early Morning.
COFFEE, 1 lb. bag -35e
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Canada Durham Argo 16 oz. pkg
CORN STARCH, 2 pkgs. 21c
All Brands 28 oz.
SAUERKRAUT, 2 tins 27c
Lynn Valley Frankford
20 oz. 24-can
PEAS, 2 - 19e Case $2.25
Aylmer Shoe-String 20 oz.
BEETS . - , 2 tins 23c
First Grade
BUTTER, lb. , . , .44c
McCormick's " 6 ox, pkg.
SODAS „ 2 pkgs. 23c
Haven
SARDINES, tin , •. , .10c
Choice 28 oz. Clark's 2 1/4 oz. tin
TOMATOES . . 2 tins 29c MEAT SPREADS, 2 15c
We'know .4. being team
captain has its responsiT,
bilities. But when you're
rounding up your team,
will you try not to make
too many calls at once?
Remember-some grown-
up may need that party
line in a hurry . Thanks
a lot
PARTY LINE
COURTESY IS
CATCH LNG...
Putting it• into practice
on every call your make
is your best guaiantee
that others will do the
same for you.
Keep calls brief.
2. Space your calls.
3. Give right-of:way
to Urgent-calls.
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