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W. H. L UERTS.QIY a ,; • cllely. •L. ELLIS
TH RSDAI, OCTOBER 27th, 1949 . -
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:: $'Y'E'�ELEBT B moral of ,,the eighty � . t
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-�-.. •' Federal. tar, On , fuel oils Used for heating
dight by=eleti4ns for the Fe... or bighting. "Thisas. followed iiia-
` il:else� of ,Commons; •.were held on
mediately by a' reduction iii the,
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4
, in Sb
to
fid
• and left party s � � , ..
'MixndaY .. px ice of such orfs. .
In the louse petty well as you
-:•:. • iNe of the elections, were.
New Brunswick,
ueliec# one In
slip of the pen. the . editors
t weeib referred to the monthly
,,las . ,
r one
nt
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and
Taro )
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in, .�,.. , . on.
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have
that
' British„ � �• Iia k
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th � #}
iyq pros e y
,veer
Been mentioned: ' A reader
calls our 'attention' to the mistake
Y
as 'evidence : that he ' •reads this
column. I'Ie' ` points out that the
Union Bank has been- ,out of exist-
ence for over twenty years.
e- • ' •
According to the president of the
National Dairy '''Oeuncil the con-
sumption of ice &ream. in. Canada
has more than doubled: -in the •last
ten years. In' 1939 the, per -capita
consumption was nine -tenths ,of a
gallon. This year it is two gallons.
Old-timers can remember when
there were Only two places in Gode-
rich where ice cream, was sold,'
Ball's and fi�=ian's. Today :there
are dozens of ice cream venders in
the town. In the old days people
made ice cream.at home. It was
the hard way, as anybody wno
six • Liberals or.: 4u.dependents,
vernoeent
fledged, �to support .tile Go ,
a arm` rl ^ held.
-were •elected ••in seats f e 3
by "the Government. ` In New West-
minster,. B.Q., in a field •of hve
• 'candidates, the *�iberal headed:, the
poll, with an independent second,
Ct.tS,h'. third' and Conservative
Court
Interest in this Province. mainly
'has to the Toronto contest; in which
J.. 1[.. Maedonnell , Conservative fin-
-*metal critic.* the last•House who
• Was 'defeated in the general,. elec-
tion, headed the poll, with a Liberal
'second and a C.C.F. nominee third.
ti :stron argument for the Con-
serv'ative• candidate was that the
Apposition was • in• •need of strength-
ening by the election' of a 'man of
the recognized ,ability of Mr. ,Mac-
44011.
ac-
4 i ell. Another factor •was the
removal of the feeling.•prevalent at "turned" the old-style freezers can
the- general election that Tern" testify
to see several . Q; the editorial
writers of tie daily newspapers en-
gaged in a.-•coutroversy on. the I`e-
relive qualities of the old-fashioned
feather -tick,
flaying .nothing to lose, 1 hereby
i -on he
toss my hat in ,the ring t
same very contentious- subjecf:
id
a can•Y s
r t dealb a
.a a.e
There ea
lS, g
both for and against feather:ticks,;
but I should like to go farther back
and talk far a moment or two about..
straw -ticks.
That first night when the tick
was tilled with straw and
rolled
on -to ,the- bed vias. one, to be long
remembered. ',It was, a luonstrous',
ifair..t lked_fu
mac
ou
.si.. at up.and
moun-
tain
were climbingtt u
feel as o ei
Yu
stride
1 a get astride
in or an n to
toelephant.
p
of it. You pobnded.a nest into. it;
and then lay d� rn to sleep. As
usual, You turned just before. going
to sleep -and then •'di.scovered� that
you rolled down perilonslyn close'
to the edge of the bed. -Desperately
esperately
you Clambered back up toy, get on
top once 'more. Then you began
•to feel the gtraw through the tick-
ing. It pricked and you began to
wonder. if it could be possible you
had gathered. in' any of the Insects.,
when you gathered up the' straw.
Soon the straw started balling ftp
in lumps and you began to feel
as if you were sleeping on • clay
lumps that were occasionally pul-
verizing and reforming as you
tossed and rolled.
Gradually the straw tick began
to flatten out. It took unto itself
a shape anti- became through time
as rigid as a board asp the straw
became beatett,,and rolled into a sort �!
of pulp. • Then cane the day when
Mother told us to.gather new straw
for the ticks: We pitched lntd that
job like Indians into a war dance.'
it..,:-wtxs a pleasure. ,to dun • the
cli'liff out of the_ ticks and fill :in,
"With ""tile new •Tong w"heat'- st i W—;"
•until•.the. ticks were like baby, blimps
. and then they were lugged back
into the house and the process
started' all oyeragain. - •
''But I do challenge anybody for
a more luxurious =feeling than --t-
sink into a freshly -tiled feather-
tick. You have a grand feeling of
floating in space, with billowy soft
clouds rolling up on either', side, of
,y'ou . . . �lnd you • feel that you
will enjoy the hest sleep of a 'life-
time. For a while . you lie there
-itr droves---eoirtempiatiou- • ' .thew
'pleasure that is yours. But then
'Lea ";should -not be • placed - in the
:,f►ands.-.:of ;14ir. .Drew. The ' result That :fitber member of.:the .B�ritish,
was , a :substantial increase in the
House of Commons who said that
margin given Mr. Macdonnell over Britain was ruining herself to save,;
•}• .e, very narrow one . held by the
::ConsetTative winner on june nth,
Canadian farmer from bat;1;-
�- - ruptey_ ••is • either •sn-ignorannus •or.
•whose death s' the cause-af the, an insufferable grouch. - Canada
vacancy. , - : has sold wheat to Britain at a price
There were • twexity=three caudi :mays below the market price, and
dates in all .fair the eight seats. has thus saved Britain millions of
�:Liberals had • candidates in all the dollar's. Canada has •made a huge
idings, Conservatives had Candi- lehn•--to Britain._ olid has • given out-
dates -iv -three, and there were two
right another large'amount. gau.:'
C.�3,k', rOgreSees, the rest being adians have sent to Britain gifts of i gradually comes to you ..•,, you
• labor udentsssives•and aVariety of food, clothing, etc:, amounting:to lit
too much luxury to sleeii. • • So
• 'independents. The largest Note
othe> millions: For her own sal
given a. Labor -Pr -egressive was 709 •
:.Talion Britain may haye.to'buy less
'-iii; Montreal riding, evidence. that of Canadian fgodstufEs, but when
, • Label. is not behind -the 'L:P.P.'s.1,
Causes . of the' vacancies .filled on a British ' II.P.� implies that ban-
adian . farmers are waxing • fat on t.
Monday wake death or .appointment Britain's necessities-' die is . -exhibit-
to the, Sensate , or other of&ces of
in, •,g a spirit that,
if ' it were at all
'Inemhers elected in June.. general, would, tend to harden'. the
hearts of` Canadians in 'their -deal-
ings :with ' the Old Country.
. •*•
The Saltford Sage has been read-
ing, the letters in this, paper making
suggestions as to the ---site fbr a
museum and he doesn'-t agree)` With
any of them.. He, points out that
the Dunlop" ;tomb is .on _ Saltford
Heights, and close'by•is where Duni
lop lived (though not , in the I. -oil -Ise
now on *the 'site)•. In the village ,is
the site of the Cost salt well ever
drilled in this • Province. Where
else till,' the County, he asks,' could
-befound...tt mare suitable •.place- for
the :preservation. - 'of 'relics of the
earl' days? ' He might- aist have,
mentioned' that a 'resident , of .the
village... Harry McCreath, has • al
ready at his home several articles
that would make • good '•• museum
�
ces. And, now • we are on •the
subject (and we hope Mr. McCreath
will not :mind our suggesenIga' ) ,
would not Harry's "Time" cotta
be a good • place. for the proposed,
museum, ,with, Harry himself as the
.orator? . Tourists on the Blue
Water Highway could• stop at Salt;
ford 'and .find almostwithin a few
minutes' walk' all the historic places
we huv't mentioned.
you endeayor to flatten oat ,the tick. freeze. • 'In -84turner time the tieking.
,and then Ue down, only t, rindthat seeree te gather all the heat it can
biltor'ing up, gradually of .each with view to •torus ting .yon.
slide You u age ta,..,9 When 'you Andthen:just•abee 'th „tine. you;
of
stretch out Your• arras theY Oeefn! to get accustomed• to it,, and the ticking
be lying on ;a ledge on each side, is ePreading out .evenly, tite good,
f t err have: se ....rated , and wife determines . to • wast' the
The ea h �
'yeu Bud yeurself lying oil a. ,Payer feathers' and bring theist„ back to
,df:'tickiug and the boards or slats their" former state of finflines
of ,the, bed , ,.. or if, you are for- and • it • starts, ail over again,
tanate, it may - be springs of the -•—
., -FIGURE". 'r" OUT
bed.. t . *
This Will: never do. You roll out (St. Thomas Times -Journal)
'to one i e in the bed and piekieg There is . something curious about
�, s.d
up the side of the::tick yo i endeavor the number 37. bl#iltiply it, lin turn,
to spread the feathe out evenly, by % :6, 9, 12, 15, 18; at, -24 and 27;
p `" rolling in and see. what ou•, et. in every
f t 1
1 a n. you �
• n o 3'
� Y u �
Whoop!.
4 d• y
out of bed; and grasping with both case you will and that the ajnswer
n d that ,a tick offers little consists Qt -three figures,.whiCli are
a
h .S �.
d
-� ' c e'.
a ase' ad h
Now,in each d t
•to hold on . tq.. It gives you no alike. e , , .
moral support at ail, except to roll three figures of the multiplied total
- u you roil. out of together ,and you'd get the nueibbr
Qin .. top of you as �
laed. •in :each" case by which 'you raultt
• Then you endeavor to . get ' the plied, . Take a piece of paper and
tick back on the bed. This you may pencil and try,, ;'gout. -
e--
-a.fortunate
O1
lish if t are
ZiCcom•
h - yen'
risen; and titan'. gritting your teeth ,
o "
at last., fall asleep to 'dream f
,. being•:-siietheed-
by .
f nthers from the. sky..
ewex.� of-
•
In cold. rtaattier the ' covers sTide _
around on the ticking and finless:
you vi•tuglly".iinprisdit Yourself .be-
tween - the mattresses , you will
• OIINTON'S NEW ASSES
, ' Clinton• is' 'ou, e of the municipal-
ities in. Huron;-• that' have, „adopted
tie,eounty�seheme of .re -assessment,
r and the figures were given in The
,News -Record last •s'eek. •
The assessment now' inade totals
$1,628,232, compared with 81,06.7,475,
last year's, total. This is an . in
crease of nearly 53 per 'cent. < The
-land ,assessment is almost the same
',as 'last year, $171,689 as against
$168,40. CYn buiitlinn gs "th'e' ` new'
ssessM'ent- 'is .$1,327;0754_ compared.
` with' 8802,640 in' 1948, tin increase
'Of 95 per Bent. BuSi eSS 'assess-
'. xuent is -increased 35 per' cent.
There, has been- considerable
building in Clinton since the war,
though - of course nothing like 65 •
per cent. - of . t' a previous building
in, the tdwn; atilt' the 'building that
has` been going: on 'should and -no
doubt does increase: land' values
throughout the town. • • , However,
While under the new assessment
'laird is valued' at practically -:the
• Same figures as before; the building
' 'sssesSment is up 65 per cent
This is not the way to encourage
` enterprise. Presumably it is in'
`2ceortitince "with the law,� nd if , it
3.s. - the Iaw should be changed.
Aeything that is • taxed tends to
' .. lisappear=-with the ''xceptien, of
land, which of - coarse remains
whether it is taxed 'lir not: Windows
' once "were taxed; people did Without
„tvindesv's'ti s far as they could. When
-
frees office `upon a 'tithe were 'taxed
they were' -cut dont. At : the pre-
-sent" - ahe radio sets are tay:ed,
v, r
creating •4:tendency' to 'dodge the
hex; laouses► stores :lo.d,' father
:bttfldings eatttiot,he hidden, Sv tlhey.
coale „under" the law that. taxes
.."':everything in. -sight. 1t is not .n
"'good law. Land• assessiient sbo'uld
at least keep pace with; bulidib:g
flSSeSstnetit • ,
:EDITO R1AL NOUS
.There are liiiits front Ottawa that
`the radio licensye fee. inbly `be gi�br el-
/te• th ay1t'Si^wal who ,do not oWnerndios,
but it; eetct, inl • 'oui1d• be a 'good
- celiac, .% move, Pedicle grudge pay
1liR ,` the 1'ee wizen : 'they` know, , or
-they w, that others 0-$('4$1
ilring 1t r g .
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above Agnew Surpass Store, •
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girl who is * lannin to • be
'married?
WE HAVE A: FREE' GIFT FOR HER,
We believe that every bride-
- to -be r'should see and hear
about ' our modern cooking
method,that retains the natur-
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Our lovely gift ($4.50 value) •,
is given frge for the privilege.:
of showing her the newly
styled "Wear -Ever" Waterless
cooking utensils, that are not
to be seen in any store.
There is no obligation to
buy. Only girls that have not
seen our equipment are elig=
ble for the , gift. ,
Send or phone names to
your nearest. distributor.
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Special, yard, $1.68 y
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Floor Coyerint
Gold Seal .Congoleunas in new patterns for
kitchen or living room in 2s>nd 3 yards wide.
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in "`hea .: y and botany wool: Tailor made,
perfect fitting tin in
a large choice
of
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' nd•.,calors _ . •.. ,
shades a :• � -
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4. .lMoss$ednStrandowfhep
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with 'rainbow border border and in ovezoheo'k
fact: ore'
blue, ue
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O o• *9.50 each
Flannelette
White, American superior ,• quality, y�
wide. Regular 45c. Special '
withAutoratic".Neat Regulator
-Herds the heater that 'titovid the' 'Iowan
cost dependable h t that moneyacan buy! -
Se iil•auto1natic, magazine feed. Hoslds IOU lbs,
of coal. --Burns any kind of coal, bituminou(
or',anthracite, coke or briquets. Start a fire but'
once a ear. Your home h WARM every
MORNING when you awaken regardless of
the weather. Heats all day' and night .without
c.i'nelina. •
of 'the' ~ Commis'sion's
su. . •, liers • ' makes it neces-
sar for..all cons•utners to avoid wasting electri-
city. Tile iCommiss on: has advised the municipal
r b
•
systems th t strict compliane •e ulations'
...
respecting the use of ,elecfric-ity is essential. •
Voluntary Conservation .:.;is also a needed.
Homes, industries, and farms can play their full
art by • reducing- the use of • electricity at all
times, 13,44icularly during the hours of maxi-
mum- Use,. from 10 to' 12 in the morning and
4 to 6 - in the afternoon, -
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BROPHEY'S FURNI-
TURE, . Gt "1E /CH
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(Financial Post)
Nova .Scotia •tourist authorities
are to be commended for discourag-
ing the flaunting of American flags.
by, resorts and other .places catering.
to visitors from, the 'Uniited' States.
This sort of- thing' is often *resented'
by the tourists thenyseli•es and it
eertainly does nothing to boost re-
spect for Canada. '
Americans conning into Canada
expect` to find something different
'from their own country, otherwise
they would spend their'vaeations at
benne. 'We •cnn make these people
feel at lirthe and welcome here with-
out trying • to - give thein a cheap
imitation of the American scone.
O,lir tourist authorities Might go
further an i •,'discoitrnge a lot: of
outer imported practices; Um, like
the "Coney Islaxn-d' .atmospheres so
many Can:Mimi. places try to create
during thejoutist season. • '
This sort- of 'thing, only. cheapens
us In ithe eyes • of these visitors. •
They will think that' we ate
ashamed of t ur; elves and oyer way's
:t1it17.1f•'-wex'keep it ,ltp'” tht»' will' he
right lar that conclusion,
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ti Applications Received Through
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ave El ricity t Ali Times.
•. POWER. COMMISSION OF ONTARIO
THE HYDRO�E�E�T�1� .. POWER • •
' `• ",ilia FIti101.1 LIVE
(Ilxeter 'r'irite:f-Advoeate),
Everyone fears that we, are in
or;; a higher test ALliVieg,Here
are fetir rules that. dew gland
philosoplitr says ;guided 1V"'ew Eng-
, •• °" ,�` : laird in the days when the prae.tice'.
ante Ith tot- dbbott , last I.o f extrctoe frugality: alone salted,•.
� r 4ttttot bleat la the iteuso the •t'i.av,..ffr• .his Countr; ineu.' •
of ti el% the budgt prose ted
;ift� • liar hr, Itot, ; which sic Blit
throngli, ell it i:• .txt$' .14610 'Mc
rersl re do AU . -tai*. ten.
oil, n 1t1 40 . <lxigittel.
t two tetakie'tt, .*fid l* Oddi-
r bbott aiihnori&41 flittber 4` olhlii af self•t'ontr• 1.
l'irAt. gat It ttl t to adlosopty
0 the •clean
ectind> Make it- do be p1l11 sem.
ephy ztf the • mother and iter fi1iettrs.
Third ; Weser it ont—fhe lrliltc -
opby ththt there stili 1s life •i r the,
told tlog.`
'• "bt1irtli t Do without tli0 piles,
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