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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1948-04-22, Page 6• 11 BLUE BIBB N TEA • rt.t. • GoDERIca SIGN BA YRE 14) • .13AxrxEl.a), April •210,-.1Sir, and clay of the death at Brantford of Charles Reel. Mr, Roth was 'ben), Bayneld, the .son of the 'ate, Mr. and. ItiValeritine Roth. Leyj. ere as a YOntag man, he 'had liVed BrautfOrci ever s,ince. '„Interment took plae$ At Brantford On, Tuesday in Mount -Hope eemetery. Mr. Roth was in his seventy-sixth, yea.r. Tile local fishermen report large catehes or whitefish and owing. to thei. JewiSh. Feast of the PaSsover next. Week tbe iirices have seared At the V* of last wo.elc the lisuor- men, . were %etting ,sixty cents.' a 4 ound at, the. dock with indicatiPps of tbe priee's going higVer, • • •• POO Ai -PERT 1 ,:.:1‘1rS. LOROy. Obtit...and, pat 1"1i1ii eturned .to their home in the v -fl- » after4,-spendint•4he- Winter in Kitchener. • • : . Mr. Lawrence FoWile *Of ,r;91.149.11., Spent the week -end with IttS. sisters, Misses E, and lit....-roWlie. „. Mr. and Mks. •E. .1Kend4lt and f4Adly,.. of ,Ehnira, 1,vere week -end guests of- Mr. and Airs.:VS% ' R. Jowett, • . ' , __,... . 4' 1‘.1r.•• 'and. Mrs. ...Jack 'Stewart ' Of tlamiltoiti spent the week -end '..at .their :Nine. in the village: - • Mis. Anne Drain of Detreit was the:gues.V of Mrs. E. 1.1„Owarty ever. ••the'. week -end, • . • .„ , ' .r, hud. mf*, E. uo"ara, Airs, N. Heard, . 'Lloyd Ilehrd and .Miss,' PhYlliS Lindsay sPent Sunday,, in ' ,Owen'. Sorind. • . Mr, and Mrs. Stuart Sturgeon. and Miss Jean Sturgeon of Preston Spent the, week -end wit:11 Mr., and Mrs...E., • ' Bturgeon. ,. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Currie wereln London„Over- the Week -.end. • Mr. and. Mrs. J. M. Atkinson of • Detroit Spent the week -end at their home in 'the village. • t _ Mr, and Mrs. Jim' Catneroli of -Toronto :Were at their home on • Blue Water IlighWay South over the week -end. 3Irs . R. H Larsen attended: the annual meeting of the, W,,A. ;of the Angliean . Church. • in ' Lendon last week,- . •„;-. , . Mr. and Sirs. Charles Rogerpi Hamilton arrived lost week to spend **tue season at their cottage, , "Char- .. - • . , _ . Miss.' Beverley York of London spent -the-week-encIT'at-her home in - the village. . - '• . • , • -All concerned Ire ':asked to note that daylight saving' time .begins on Sunday, April •,2t.ith. . Don't forget to _put 'Tout_ clock aheadone. hour on Saturday dolt. All -church ser- yiees; Will be on D.R.T. on -.Syniday. •• Word Was reeeiVed- here on „Mon- . .. _ ,. cHave you renewed your subscrip- tion to T -he Goderieh Signal -Star. -imaiewasnosmatsmizzawra • Music Teachers, —and- • • , 4460 CONSFiVATORY, • OF MUSIC 94: TORONTO ..• • • , . Cr r THE0,4y,-..lan...1 10, IL' and • P.R.A.c,IICAt.-4rAs arragged-'-' :AiTtplications and f.'es must the Conservatory not later tbm _ MAY 1, 1948 15' College Strest, Toronto; 2E 59 ammusaintums -PORTER'S HILL . • . . • PORTER'S, HILL; April' -Sunday, April ..25, -.the . service in • •.Graee, Church' will be at '2.39 .daylight .saying time.' • On- the . -first, ,Sunday 111 May Sunday„Aellool open- ter- -the-iuninferv'uninflis -it •is, hoped ther,e Will-- be -a god at- ten:dance, " • ou, .• Friday,last- - the Community • Club held .evehre pa rty_in the scheof. Ten tattles were played. A batqs.et of apples • doaated by Mr . - Warner realized $0 for the'. Club: very ,enjOyabler evening waS spent. Lu_nehwas served. rs--= 151 * •,•;•• -61_455 rn Re0.141.te:thrit;.! • - a( sERY. inter-worn'tattedy . with a • For feirforiiicinCe • For -Durability • For Lasting Satlifaction 1.25 Allowance For Your ' Old Battery - , Regardless of Condition C140ARAN1'EED 2 YEARS' OR MORE , 'yy • There's a Mar Power Battery for Yourtar APPyCATION Select From "" Group" Humber Butch '32-37 • 2M • Buick Chevrolet Call) ' 1M or 1H Chrysler • , 2M DeStito. Dodge - • ,..1M of in FGM,, all 4 1M 01.1H.''' • Ford, '33-39 • - Fold, '40-46' • Husiscin, '34-47 Oldsmobile to 2M , Oldsmobile, '38-46 __2E Phiehotflh tali) 1M Or 111 PooDoe, '39-46 2E • • • 4441.9.141k.* Stud° orter,-23f- StOdebaker, "39-46 1M or 111 WIllys-• --- 40 11* • ' LIST Group Our -• Fcgdpry• Our No, .t,4o. •Type. List • Price *1-M-• 1414 . Heavy Duty $13.95 $ 8.30 1-#A• HAI ler-SerVice 16.25 ..9.98-1..m H-23-• SFper $er't;Ice 19.25 '1.0.7s) 141 N-49 ArinOr. Gloss 219.5 14.85 2-L N,24 Super 'Service 1.6.15 .10.35 - 2.-L!„, 425- Super. SerVice 1925 1135 N-tr Arnior Ginn • • 2125 14:40 . Supoi`Seti'vleo 20:45 24 N-22 • Super Service': 22.93 - 14.15 . N.33 'Wittier , Glass 2$.95 -45,65 2-M .H-27 Super SerVice. 22.0.6 *13.80 2-M-- H-52 Armor , Glass ..7.45 15.40 Super ervi ,244" 14.40 13.45r 2 -FH H-53 Armor Glails 24,95. 15,39 • „CUP!. , P4MPS Brabdn.evi ptheps, taentteat t to or. ,rf I na) . equip:meta,. tit'4. Sitbetantiat rev - Inge. • To' fit poids,. eitevroiets,• DocliO tont)) arid Mrs ost Othe, 2 45 FUEL POMP REPAIR 'KITS Thetie kits cOntiiin "aIl the parts needed to completely overhaul your present sstizettr aded Trump., actiOn ifs eneetiel_ -far slaritat , tet *zoos in, 4 '-• ' .1.929 to l93 •71 thettrolet: ' tater toodeis- .. . .68 Ford; all *ritedelt eall and ,43' Pliernolith. meet ihodeie ".74 to 4:10 atetwr enittr e-Aktf AND TRUCKS' ,AT SIMILAR 114VINGiii 40, , . 4 4. ." • New BACK-UP. LAMPS' All Chrome Miciern, Datigni SIODEL-t•Triple chrOmei plated ob solid bras % body, die -east. , stream- • lilted =hinting bracket. .Identinal to deluxe' car equiproetk----4.. Oka , •It" STANDARD MODEL—eltehtly eteaLler irt size, but has irood appearance -and •-fully „ 'chrome plated. RiumlietL,With bracket/S-7' rof *IMO, ,10111- Atitif*Wrilto—aji-Zeittruitint4k;7.'"Alriis ;AMPS' FOR iViitY.'tiEED• • Bead LampW, s; Sand Tall Laing Mul; Dash, e,•Panit-itit"71'rou • Lamps. soled. Beare Bead La p change -Mier replacernent Units, MXU1ary1ogaid Dryint .7.413OPor Bart Safely! • , , ATEI, 69*' ItTH /rich; 004 101, L. 0ittiliorsloitie 'it AVANT Pfay.'.4The., Mystery comedy. i,"Peek,a-boo;, 'Penny,," Was, played at theArtglican ,church .1141' on -Wednesday ev&ing of lastweek,. and, puttiug it mildly, • WW.11. de, finite.sueceSs.. To say just 'where . , the- plot centred was a guess in itself. The play opens with the Shadowed -and 'mysterious. apPear- ance and disappearance ,of a would- be jewel •thief ; then, as the stage on;they-reverd-a Broad- way play producer .(Ralph Foster) in his hotel room telling. his favor- ite playwriter of a , ;brilliant 'idea he haShad .of bringing in authentic characters to take .part in the- -play they hope to ,prOduce.' These include, a fascinating cowboy' (Fred Crawford). • a ',4dumb" telephone operater--Who is practising klepto- mania Onthe' side (Irene Milne)•, and an Englishschool teacher With an unlimitett-vecrchularrwirose -• ferveseenee of oratorical senorosity" quite astounds them. :This , part is played by Claire Foster. They call in a- famous director -who.' sneers at the . wholeset-up- but gets very much involvedas well, and of CotirSe a -newspaper reporter 'Coutes pry- ing -:for informatien. • Theseparts, are taken, by Harold and 3Iargaret -Adams. The hotel manager. is Frank Rooth, and, 3oe Magas .penny, the hotel----deteetive;--:takes .'considerghte pushing around. The parr -of ' the -playwriter -is:charmingly' acted by Quaid. - , • - • . • $T. HELEN, April , 1.9, Mary AleBain of Teri:into Was a 'recent guest at the , home, of Ndr. • ail& Mrs. d'ordon •Miller and Larry., and Miss Doris Taylor of London and Mr. Murray Taylor of WAnghtim- were week -end with Mr.and Mrs. Chester Taylor. - , and Mrs...AughS McDonald (ferin- erly 'Miss Helen Barbour) Were guests .:,of bonor ata., gathering in • the Community Hall. • After lunch .Allan 2IilIer ,read. an • address of 'eongratelations,aed,good wishes aed. j!,111,,tuktfoittfililin,ma•d.e,-,tec,,,,IireseffttaA•• tion °La 'substantial sniff omoney.- Miss Zona Newton', student nurse at the Sick Children's Hospital, Toron 0. Nva..Lisitor with her'. parents., -Rev. 31.' 0.- and Mrs. Newton. • Mrs. R. J. "Wood's. hals returned home, after spending the , whitey mOnths with -members of her •fam- .11y at Guelnh, Galt and "Dundas. -NEW FARMAC-COUNT BOOK. IS VALUABLE—BUT FREE . ' ---r - - - - — 1•11(,'Ke 1 t',.1 ,ft, fantilwr.. stery ...oi_a mail standing on ' a busy street • &Priv', and offering to sell $1,0 billS, for one dollar: He Inade verY...-few sales, because the passersby were suspicions. • One can ixnagine their. chagrin on learning afterwards that the bills -were- genulae. The lieW -Tann account liook is like that ' $10, Vii -it is genii in e. •Its \Able has titready been attested by many leading farm organizations • and farniers.w,It was desigued by • ti.e Department of National -Revenue' in a sincere etiort to help -farmers -- to save them time, Itrouble and • worry. , ' Thilre are no Strings attached., 'Ihe account book is_ free for the asking. • By -using it, the 'farmer ill no conce.Wable-waf obligates him- self -any more than if he had never seen or used a copy .at all. - - First , and foremost, it provides • f,iiriners vviiii a simple hookkeeping• , system. .A few!' minutes each week will enable him to keep accurate re- cords. These records will show him exactly where he stan1s-7•What pro- greSs his farm is making -Where. he is making or losing money. These records in the farm ac- count book are , numbered to cor- respond exactly with the T,71 tax itittf4.14.1fosAprilnetti***.Aiitligti the farmer inakes Out his tax return for 1948, all he need do" flt transfer the totals froth his account book directly to the form. I -Ie eliminates the need, ef and saves himself the cost of expert help. . • • Equally important to the far•iner, the farm account book Shows him Ute dedtictions he can_inake Tot • exponsm mid fok.dopreelatia. floW ,initelt. ' for eitatiPlb, he cat deduct fro r depreciation on it barn, a tractor. • or a lir of st•venty,five different iterns of coinmon farrn equipment. , • Additional advantageOus features expla inedin_the fa rill, account book are the -three-year Average Plan • .and_ the. Basic Herd. _ Both' are ,otitr(ioq"" 'TDO7-f4xiior';-,ea'.66-tUiii '57"7,iiiir 71S-Tif.787-'eg,fzilr-TriTifirify instances hit, Will he 'tit 'his personal adviiiittige„to, do so, and the farin aedount itook shows him, •howp- lii 6,rief, thd Parin Account took 'and Income Tak, Guide has been de- signed hi a spirit of fair-PlaYmto help; the farmer,. and glve to hhh, itli the benefits to Which he is en- taled by li:tr. He has nothing to loP„e„and everything to an by giving it a ilifrIT114...,,,.. , ° ASHF/01.0 FARM' FIJitelIASE/) Vi . e '.ireforeStation '•coininittee,. of IitiOni.' Oeutt044oatiell bag Author- Ivitti• tlie rstrett#se of a 1,00-tere•farm On 'Mr oth:.poneetmloq :,of Ashile14. township from Ntre, Lau'ra Sting, of Dungasn5m, or 'teforostation •vtirtiaos, .. .• . The enforcement' ofileers ,of tlio . eoittniftteo .teport - they are getting I * km eotoperellon, in 'the: enfortement ' of tho Efuroo,tree entails Wit* from alt Ittnihernlen. ,We being team - captain has its 'responsi-- , '1141ities. But whenyou're rounaing up yoUr teani, 411 you try not to make _too many calls at once? -TI.enlember.some-growa • 'up.,may-•;necd-that-party- in a hurry ; . . Thanks PARTY coaRTEpris.,, Hit LINE TC is, • • "..rutting it into:_piaellee...L.T: onevery- call you m.alit0 la your best -guarantee thit Others will do tlie same for you: • =sic' comPorinogrbit 4SlirraT41,), 0,01fOOV AREA . 'The ABlilleld Area'MuSkeal „Festival' vas . behl in the United n 'Ton ft_erngoi and_ evening Of 0....iciast, 4Pri17.0tti,„ U.nder the, direction of gia maroli Mae- Deaald Of. -14,1c19,0W.Music SUPek- o visor for the area, and under the adjudication of Mr. Clifford kreland Of Teeswater, There were, ninety-- etie lnni'ilrilQe1S,.111.willi; jlteetrt..ts1 a 'being -eligible for...entrYdn,,tht-Gode- rieb...FeStival ..MaY. miss, Mac- 1--).onahj, the area leachers and 'child- ren ue „te be, commended UpOn the excelient Showingat. this, the firsf. area •CertiAcate were, •awarded to the high c4iididates by • Mr. McKay, chairman of'the Board, • at the Close of the eVening:niceting, :The, three 'highest candidates !In •eaeh class Are listed below la b rrier of standing in their class, ,Girl's vocal sole) (7 years -and rinder)-,Qatol Helm, Elaine MNay, Madrism- MacLennan. ' Boy's N'OC111. solo, (7 years and under) -Billie Rhoad, Jimmy Blake, . GeOrge Hackett. - Girl's vocal solo • (0 yearS.' and --under)--liorina.Pentland; Ann Mac- 11: Keep calls brief: 2.,Spote yourZalls. Give right-of-way to emergency calls: \ TNE _BILL,TELEPRON COMPANY OF.CANALsi leillitIllallieterreLlitaima4....114•441111461•11itt• 1Aso_guLs_sUrgy• L.TuRE .0u Monday. Leyening- the -Kictoria. Young,Peepie b` Union heist its regu-__ far -weekly ine.eling. Group singing lethby Harry -Westlake .followed,the biaginess sessien. The, Culture So- ciety had charge of the devotional period, 'Doug. 'Webster ..aciing as chairman. Mrs. Ewan liossrEi-elyn Breckow and ..Joyce- Breckow gate fine .paperi5- oft-eulture,lefloWed W- an open discussion.. • It was -pointed out that of the many line- arfs, music, literature and • education ranked highly, and were within. -reach of the -a Ve ftl ge --Terson. ..It wd's •fatd „ that i.chlIdren acquire a definite knowledge:- not only. of these Ablef.,*arts but of other's -of . • • -744. - • ..rostower, • Kay, Pamela Taman. , Boy's, vocal sole (9 years and milder) Douglas, Amp', .. Ernie Magoffin, Eldon Lannan. . • • Girls vbeal solo (11 years and 'under) - Betty 'Rutledge, • Lois 'Webster, Carol Gardner. - Boy's vocal selo (11 years 'and under) -John Wlm, Billie - Rivett, Tommy Fow10'.' • • . ' vocal, solo (14 years and mder) Nornm-Sherwood„ Joan Rivett, Maureen Vassella. • • - Bo'Y's vocalsolo (14' years and Under) Douglas -Reid, Bill Mc - earthy, I)daald _ Glenn. . . • Duet (14' years '`Yind under) -- Norma Sherwood and Mary Young; Edna Itivett and Douglas Reid; Leslie Hallam and Donna Lannan. eqttal;IMPortance. , 'Kindness, re-. -pect. and thenghtfultiess ',were onl a few obtaine* through early train-, ieg-in the hoines, enabling, the in-' cli_v_klitail.te take his place in ctU Jzuecl.tsociety.-. -This •---Part---of-4he- Meeting 'closed .With the 111.1Zp1liT benediction. • • •• • .; • •• „, Tie Union, has • decided- to dis-. :eentinue thetelloN-Ohip services dur," ing the' -summer. These ot-to• gethers have been. _inspiring .And proved .a -popular Source of .recrea, tion . (Iarin„,o. the Winter Months, They will he resumed in the. fall. THE,LOSSLFROML..SPRINO •• FLOODS Kitahaner---Water-loo•- Read) The fact that Western Ontario lias ngerOusly,.„. • denuded of „foreits is aeconntable in great Part for .the rapid runoff - of., water from melting snow and spring rains. Frost had,pepetrated-the gronnd to an aS.Val•Aleidayina.,;-,the-Se4erely-;.cold un- \\-inter.Pkobaldy that lessened- the absorptive capacity .of the soil and so porewater- found its way Into the' streamS.,'''.. Great thiekire's'''' -tf the ice in the rivers.,alse aggravated lioed .'conditiOns. ..,.-When- one ,eon - shiers the amount Of damage Vansed by erosion eacp.:.sprieg. it 'technics ,apparent how great is the. 'loss of good -.soil which is carrieeto :the. lakes. 1'n Is .comprehensive Ton - servation • programs are undertaken with the active support of tile„pro-' j:jncial- _and -2-Federa1 -G overunients; Western ( nitario. "nay become. BB. uthenvara -desert. The-flootMof the last few • days emp1os10/4the. need for correctise iheasures-On a large -scale. • • One Sunday morning the 'pahtor of a. congregation noticed that, an 'Old -face had_reappeared Among hi,s flock and after the sermon welcomed the supposedly repentant Nick - slider: "This is the first time you've ,been to, ehurch.: leng he said. 'I'm glad , to ged you." "Ah done -had to conie. -An needs strengthenin'. I'se. got a job, white- washin' ,a chicken .coop an' buildinl a fencrouxid 41,4Yfiteriner4114ntaliP • • '-'",Ai;:i1.•?'"•;•••, ieffrfrOAS ,,,,, F,-47Atatvgir" , rtent•VA , ?4% 4.4,4.4,4. • 4.c4 s't ,Syru• -Vrep Cgoorwnd foBrr::t.-:rurer6::; sr the:. doctor recOmmends Crown`Brand Corn Syrup as. part of my diet. BUT—why tie it down to me? viaab.Psut..411S-YY°1/9.tlairC)791V• rira0d4 nig? o 'sweetener? And 4whi-o not mention hoW 'cleliciou's Is with pancakes., cereals'and hot waffles? Yots ,can't Icid ma, mom. Crown brand Com Syup.I.i* •J 1••• 10°••?1•'p,;•4:,, •••,"/ good for all of Us, 1, • 111, 0,110 tmv DsbttR6 MOWN PRAM rOz. yeas* clocto_ •tecoikunc.,niled .the%use of crowd Brand. CrOril Syrup „ 'at a malaria*, carbohydrate acting' foglyttie-re4latipts4 *RAND :SYUP 4hto kaostfeagrari OCIedI Cora Skit& CANADA SrARG1 COMPANY 1,IMITED MONTRFAL OROWO• AleX: ;.'1141111111g is commencing the ereetion of ne*Pin'ning Mill at - •- • • , The „Toiviiship Council of Stanley nuS'voted, -POO to the Bayileld 'lire delnlirtment. towards the Cost of 'a neW .engine. . . •The faruflOn the littSe three miles north of • Clinten, ewned bY the late Qliver 3. jerVis has been &old. to Layyrence Stephenson,, pf -the Miro/ road, „r4-.". Clinton's se•werage sYsteM, which hai been under'. constructio1.. for nenr13,7 tWo years,' letto*r oper- 'ation, Very ,few buildings have had cennections, Yet; 4.10'sieft)if and MrS, Wai."•ren fl. May have Moved. froin • 'Seaford' ••to Exeter and Mr. May has jelned the firm of Jones & May, 'Exeter .i'mer- ehants. ken Huieser, . sixteen-year-oid Egmondville boy, Was' thrown to the ground froth a loa.d' ;ot hay When the ,tea th he was driving ran away and :the wagon passed over him. He waS taken, to the Seaforth hes:' Pital with • undetermined injuries. Mrs:4,, M. 'McMillan, Sea - forth, ▪ have received word by cable Of the safety. Of their -son, '3Iiles 111cAllilap; at Bagota,' Columbia, where destructive riots occurred re- cently. Mr. McMillan • is on,...the staff Of Tropical..011-bo. at 'Pigott'. Wednesday, April 21st, was the • ninetSr-sixth birthdaY anniversary of Daniel Smith, ,urich. The old' g•entlenTan is the 'father of Chester L. Smith, Publisher -of- The 'Zurieh Herald; andLaxiatherson-is-Glaryton 0. •Smith, proprietor •of the Peace Grove Farni on the Blue Water •HighWay south of St. Joseph. . Mr: and Mrs. Coates of .Exeter c'elebrirted their.golden wed: ding anniversary on Aprir Gth. Be- fore moving to Exeter they +farmed in Usberne township arid Mr. Coates was a. meniber- of the Township Council for- many years and reeve for four years. There are two sons zinir two. daughters. Of Goderieh, township, died en April Gth in his seventy,SeVenth .year. His Wife predeteaSed hirci ;and surviving, are Orie son, Tem- - on the. -hbane- Stead, and three daughters, Mrs. Al-. fred Scotelimer„. 'Hamilton; ,Mrs.• William, Barber, St; Thomas,: and, Miss Wanda, of, the' IncOme,--Tax- penartment,j,,ondon_ Luckno* Business • ,111eti Elect Officers • At • the ,annual meeting of the Lucknow Business -Men's Association officers were -elected as follows: -President,TE:. lini:die; secretary- reaSurer, Harold. Ritchie executive,. thWelra.'Wes. lingo'''. T., MacMillan,A. E. .31cEini and ii..Porteens. Pepper-LDalryinple • . At tlfe Brncefield„ Utmuse, -on April. 10th-. Rev. E. R:•Stanzvay performed. the • ' Marriage -ceremony uniting Helen Grace. daughter of W. 11 Dalrymple. Brumfield, and RaY- mon'd Pepper, son of Mr. and, Mrs. 'John_ }I':Zepper. Stanley township. The -cm:11)1e will make their hemp on the' 2iad concessithi of Stanley. s ,TROrtga,Vt.tir attaw4; Xpril 20-7-;Cew 1104/narks n• the number ofpoliayhelderS, amount • liteinauranethrforeeAnd figments o policyholders were „ attained 1)y . 4'etropo1itaii We insurance ComPany ji Canad,a during 194/, Glen. J, spa,bri, ,a the company's Canadian, •Perations,-Imiloanced ‘coneurrently Vith the publishing of MetrePelitan'a annual.statement„ ' • • „ - • The' nutriber polloy4olders 'Canada at the end of 19471114 2,340,000, $11ewi1g tilaf fl,PPTPxin11401Y one Out ,Of ve Canadianis a 1‘4',etropelitan fiblicyhelder, -TI e", amount' - -life -•insurarree that 't.keY held 'vitas sg,0,83,391,707 eororaire'd ,w;ith $1,937,785,40 9lu 1946. T, 1947 state - Tent shows'that '58% of this. total "isel%c(w-tyed inliyctu• sOoridtiiinarporilopyohlioeichrool;.d;prsd, 11%'"bY Groan pelicyholders. • The illriP111# paid-fOr insurance issued during 1947 was $209;634,649, g OfigliTeanadiaWniliclahusicnateSrsiedin' Mfoertere°Pb°16yita'onn'de •the two -billion mark for the 1.•ist time IA its 7,5 years of operating h Qanada: Payments,to Canadian pelidActlders and their beneficiaries last year ammint, ed to $36,222,913 in death claims; matured pelicies, dividends and other payments, Payments were made at.the rate of $343.61 a rainilte of each business day, and of the total Amount 69% was paid to living,policyholders, In this • connection' -Mr. Spalm pointed out that the total amount that Metropolitan has paid -to Canadiane since it entered Canada in 1872, plus thi,t amount now invested in Can'ada, exceeds the total premiums received from Canadians by more than_ )end of -1947' • arnoutOd- Metrepolitanl totarinvestm' :nts in to $4$0,303,977: Of this al:hi:cunt, 51% s in Dominionof CanadaJ3onds. Since the close of the war Metropolitan's new investments have gone increasingly te belp Meet the needs of industry and the- community?. just as they were loinbefore the • • At the 'end of 1947, Metropolitan's asetsfor its entire operations in Canada- and the United -States stood it S8,548,422,601: 'These asSets,of xhich $3,876 -92l,624 were in Canadian Indnited,Statea,government bonds, -were held 1 -to adstire Itilfilment obligations .to policyholders, bene- ficiaries, and other a amounting to $8,04_8,865,24, with general . snr ph; ;fonds amounting to_.$499,557,356 which 4resented abont six percent Of the, company's obligations. • Chieflir because of the- decline in the ate of -interest earne& on investments; Metropolitan is revising dividend scales ,t7r- , 4 TXTUA.SDAZ Anti,to 104-8 ,ttn-r..- • •MOH aterr3 srAnN r5.0cOn4 Vice-Tresideng in charge of the Canadian Head Ofre, who. .-ijvii-oly.tgat the -total-, amdunt the. Metropolitan Life has pai‘l, -tot- Canadians since -it erRered Canadec 1872,plus the amount now ;in-- vested- in Canada, exceeds the total premiums received froet Cana- dians by more than MO6,000,000. • for Ordinary and Induatrial This involves a redualon in dividends manfcases. In`gpite of this, however, the amount reserved for dividends te policyholders payable •in 1948 wag' $141,215,117 which is anew high total _for_the-companyi-This-is--due-mainly- to the increase in the amount of . business in force, Of this amount, Ordinary policyholders will 'receive $64,907,117, Industrial .policyholdera $45,655,000; group policyholders .(excluding accident .and health) - $22,725,009, and Accident and Health policyholders $7,928,000. Including the declaration for .1948; •Metropolitan wilI. have paid to policyholders in.the „form of.dividends a total of $2,54,$45,836. As Metropolitan's business in „ 'Canada,..as well us in the Unitdd States,. o eh - •• high_ whits, •sii the. company's efforts to improve health. ' have continued at their peak. In . Canada during1,947, a, total of 234,835„ nursing• -visits sured tinder Metropolitan Industrial, Intermediate and Group policies. In addition, the compa,nr.took , part in 54 Canadian health,'campaigns, and 0%0,500,00 painphlets on health and, safety Were distributed. . . . — *Kw ' • Cc • METROPOLITAN LIFEINSURANCE COMPANY. Your Local --Representative EBB M. ROSS Qualified- nieniber of the OrdinaiY Leaders Cluh.. 'j.7x THE _ ERS TI CCOUNT BOOK OLIBLE 'SAVES YOU TIME—You NVIi1 find" that a few minutes i week' keeps your_ TUfltBOOk up -to -;date.- The first 15 -p-ages of your dew Farm Account Rook tell a straight story about what is required from farmers. . Your problems are. dealt .wish in question,and_answer form ancLan„ index , refers you quickly to the section you want. The pages and columns for accounts are numbered to correspond with the items on the Income Tax ' Return form itself. You can makeanaccurate record of all farm dealings - as you go. alongI You Haven'tReceived • Your: Coriii_Gei it Now, FREE At youR POST'. OFFICE advantage of the lowest possible tax and it may be datedback to, • 1946. These are direct MOney- saving advantages entirely to our . benefit. ' OTiki:HRE"6561"klaRAGE6 , 110111(1 -Every. Punier legally is en. You can't lose if you take tided to deductions for a wide Advantage of this. Two things .• 'variety fif expenses.-- Your Farm are .necesSary to average your Account Book has, 12 pagesde! income over tire three:, year period voted to tOlumns•for*these,, You -ending December 31, 1948tirst_ armed ofitertts'-whichtither.. MOVICISVEtaj wise yo naight &Eget. Deprecia, ON TIME -that is, by April 30,, • 'non, a big factor, is !covered on•75 - 1948.. Theri when you .file your nanjed 'articles in coramon farm 1048 -return in 1949 . you May •use. make appiicaion to average your incoine-for 1946-19474948. Thii. You, are_ shown ho,W to .establish averging .8f income cotidntie ye.ar sd'ahat-inarlf.ye-ar'yOEFFor — a Three -Yea Average of your -re- taxed Only on the average of eaCli: • turns. This latter gives- yOu the three year period. " , REMEMBER —"HALF CULTIVATED 'LAND 'YIELDS A. • POOR CROP -HALF KEPT ACCOUNTS GIVE POOR RESULTS TOO • , "IACI,•• • Last year: 'Canadian farMers-and there are nearly a million -Of them -- produced over -42,000,0600 in faith' produce.of.all kinds. No other- single'industry approaches agctIture° in vOlmile cf piio-ductlon. And as• • in, eery other buSiness-,--eVen* the smallest -every farmer -Inuit file art. .. account of his transactions with the 'Department of National Ilevenue qualify for the troiiy taX xeraptionS bo , • ' ' • • it.',E..P.',ARTOEN.T.OF' NATPONAL.REVENUE 4.• „ •