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ATX .WIND" INSTRUMENTS ANP DRUMS.'TAUGIP
REHEARSALS WEDNESDAY, 4_ 'p.m., at ' the TOWS'.
HALL. •
A. 'Q. ROBINSON,' Organizer. fi, ad Bandmaster.
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Tieci'et o Hunnnn •Welfare'
By Leliis Milligan itself with' Stalin Khan?
welfare State is a nice name It Dictators -have always claimed
conjures. up a visioxi of people in .to be the savior' of the people; But
there has -never been a benevolent
a perpetual state of wog -all human.; And fillet leve• The dictator
iirstopla Qswtoo�,. be
who could be so void ruthless s get
" feeling as to oppose a movement into power, and in -the last place
in that direction'? Human welfare to iloici. on: to power,' Neither is
has 'been the dret m of prophets there any such thing as .a. benevol-
down through the ages: Even Sere,- ent state in tete sense :that Socialists
zniab, Who sawno hope of it . in represent it. 'They would have us
bi.a own day, had glimpses of a believe that the state can be trans -
time when all would be well in formed• and elevated by legislation
Israel. Civilization itself bas.' been. and scientific planning into an all-
a movement whose objective is wise and, bountiful Providence that
human welfare,• but the progress will assttre employment, welfare
has been slow and localized, and and lifelong security for e''erybody.
it has suffered many ' reverses. It is the old idea -of the 'Millennium
Ironically enough, where- men of —without the Second Coming, . The
high ideals and religious convictions greatest planner Qf ,the Socialist
have attempted to hasten the pro- Millennium, Karl Marx, ignored the
cess, the result has been bloody First Coming, . and, his •disciples
revolution, and -the -last things have have_ - discarded__Christianity alto -
.been worse than the first; In our gether. Hitler and M.ussolini,1 oih
oWn time we have seen the riseof of whom were originally Socialists,
- movelnenta such as Soeialism.,f nd despisd Christianity sed set them -
Fascism, both of which pronnised serves up 'as - gods. . Like i\ebuchad
a new order of human' welfare, but nezzar they strutted aloof and de-
alt that they have brought Ls a 'dared, "Is this not the great Baby=
• new and more terrible disorder of ion that I have built by the power
human warfare. of my might, and for .the honor of
The idea of the welfare state is my majesty?" Like old •Neb, •they
:as old as mankind, and it has gone toe finally bit ,the dust.
by ,other names just as attractive, Communisin, which' is the climp,x
such = as the Golden Age of ' the of Socialism, is being' preached to -
remote past, and the Millennium day, as the great; competitor of and
and the ; Utopiaof the undated alternative to Christianity. And so
fu ire. -The Land of Prester John itis,•for it promises the people far
was an ideal
realm ''said to have More in this . world "than Christian -
been established 'by .* a Christian ity has: to "offer. :The promises are
innnerch Who so _''Valued humility never and never can be fulfilled,,but
, that he discarded the name of ,ging they get real -its in the achievement
'and thought of nothing , but the
welfare .of his people. 'Mar -e& Polo
identified . him with a warlord. who
ruled .over Tartar tribes, and who
was eventually conquered. • by
Genghis LKhan, the Mongolian ' dic-
tator. •whiose Huns 'overran .China draivatic or glorious!»about ;pini.
and .Europe. Is history repeating the dictators of their promises they•
are dispatched by at iek or Slow
Proce$Ses' into the- next world,
iiertif:inly we are All in faVur-df
tluenan
Welfare.,..and that _has• .b�eext
achieved in large u entstire • Vir
Chi. ,loan eiviiizittion in eountries
where the peoj,lle have beea free to
elevate themselves.;, The Canadian,
people have by inii:vidual initiative;
and enterprise built up. a nation'
that 'Ls a, model to tete„•, world in its
provisions for:human welfare. The
secret of that success lies in the'
fact that the •pioneers wily lald the
foundations .of our state, Were=f'L'eb.
.tneit and Women Who. valued ` their
spiritual welfare above . t11•eir .,own
material comforts.. They -raised:
their little Bethel,' and, "altars in
the wilderiress, for Ailey realized
they Were "strangers and pilgrims
on the earth," ands they "endured
as seeing Him who is invisible."
And, only bythe preservation of
that fsaFith- can any people have renal
welfare,
BOA .TOM MAN'
THE SCRMA'GE
By Josepli Lister. Rutledge
The writer of a letter • to the.
editor of the Christian Century uses
an' apt illustration tomake a valu-
able pointy He was,--Aecordfng to
his own description, "a badly dis-
placed person.!', at a luncheon given
to a group• of football cpaches. Dur-
ing an• animated discussion of vari-
ous phases of the game he listened
without too.nuch efrmprehelision.
Then one of the coaches turned to
a veteran referee and risked his
opinion,mof -one of the most publi-
cized- players of the -day: • .
"�ye11,' ie referee reptielr,
can say this much. I never had -to
dig him out •of . the • bottom, of a;
:scrimmage.;'- r
Both the referee and �his'hearers.
alit back satisfied that the 'public's
judgment and the player's status
had been' significantly justified.
But had it? That was what the
letter -writer wanted to hnow: He
thought' not, and we think his point
is well taken.: If not,, then a lot
of honest, well-intentioned, sincere
and self-effacing effort Can be writ-
ten off as just so much stupidity.
Of . course it.' is `pleasanter .and
more, sates fyingly dramatic to come
along with ,the final grand gesture
•at d- with,
oneself en' the top of the
and extension-efpower for the clic- } scrimmage. By - itself, however;
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NGLImo'RSE +"S' `BGTilt&Y F'O'R E ORT
Mabel Lugie .Attwell.'s Illustrations' are favorites with •
children all: over the world and at Shelley's Pottery, Stat e
OA Treat, they are now being used toy'decorate sets of
china for children's nurseries. These Sets• are in great
demaild, and orders have been received from •all •over • the
world. including the U.S.A. and Canada. Shelley's crafts -
leen are now working on h'set which' when completed will
be presented for the use of • His Royal Highness Prince
'hailes- in •las nursery, _ at. Clarence House. - -
The ►.11ustratioas are reproduced•on the china by ineau0.
of transfers, and treated when dry. They will •Withstaud
'scratching and rough treatment in washing, 'and . are a
perfectly safe for use, by children. ,
The, photograph show i a' display, of the nursery sets
produced- at the Shelley Pottery, alt decorated with Mabel
Lucie Attwell's familiar child drawings.
IDRIG T=='
ITEWUNION AGREEMENT
The cAllectire-agre-einent betwext:
the Dominion, :Road Machinery Cotn
psuy and the , hourly -rated em-
ployees, ' represented by the Inter-.
national Association-ofiaclliuiste,
was retnewed Jaiy: 2Otli. li,epresent-
atives of local '.lodge No. 18.63 of the
included' Earl. Norman,
'Stephen ' idelesie,, _t ,gorge Sell*•anr,
with .specfui representail,ve �'V'illiam
HuQthroyd '^ �1azaliai • d,-. lT:Suily;
president, and Solu.1. K. Sully, as;
eistant general ,manager,' signed fur
the cowpanY.
Negotiations; leading to the re-
newal of this. agreement were- con-
dueted'In a 'cordial and constructive
manner. Itnpor tan, points,' such as
"huxtor holidays" and the Company's
"nietit promotion' plan," were.;:re-
tained in this new . agreement,' A.
pay increase, of • h,vee .cents= an hour'
for ' all hourly -rated employees be -
canis effective • July .:;4th and a
ltrher.. increase of ,live cents an
,fiqur is -to be made for. these'em-
ployees , cQJlune ug the closest pay
peridd to Dece ber alst, 1950.
'Civic holiday was included as a
paid' holiday, bringing the total
paid 'statutory Holidays : to seven,
Under the terms of the agree-
ment, employees are' not required
to belong to the union unless • they
desire to do so. On the other hand,
hourly -rated„ employees who are not
union members are required to con-
• tribute an amount equal to normal
union dues.
An interesting sj elight, of these
negotiations is the acceitance' ,of
responib-pity on the - art bf the
employees as . evidenced in the fol-
lowing paragraph contained in the
-new agreement:
It
He emerges' muddied and batted
and beaten, .after the- cheering has
Flied away, and hurries back' to his
place„Until opportunity calls 'again.
You can find Plenty --of exa.niples
that fit his case neatly. The letter -
writer had a list of them, and, We
choose another. You might. visual -
Mire him tis a rather •indefinite and
anonymous character. , He berongs
neither' to capital nor to. labor.. He
is neither-,w,iiat We call 'an` indus-
trialist nor, a farmer.. lie ahasn't” the
Wealth, or cointon interest, of 'or r
•ganization to give, him- power
pressure:00p. He belongs in ,that
tato•rs and the .enslavement, .of the this ' -gesture would - have lacked -
people. eo le'By *that time the people
who have survived the revolution
are too stunned, to know what has
happened ...to_ them, and if any
should be so'daring ' as ' to remind
effectiveness:•. But for the Inglor,
icrus unknown at the bottom of the
Scrimmage the bald-earrier,wouldn't
have been .stopped.
It's true, that there . is . nothing
teillight land where, resides the
most forrgptten 'of forgotten, Hien,
the .white-collar worker. He 'is often
to be found at the bottom of the
scrimmage doing his humble best
while the furore mounts. about the
more showy actors. , •
But • .let us •, make no mistake:
While the rules • of the game,
,<i'hether of football or life, remain
as •they are, the mail at the vottem
of the' scrimmage is not a' figure of
failed effort and official scorn, but
,,tine real' hero of the piece—the man'
who does, the biggest jeb and takes
the rnajor part of the jolts. w. .
"This is a bi-lateral agreement
and, in addition to the responsibil
'ity of the Company to discharge its
obligations, under this agreement "t,
'Is agreed:that it i$ also the respon--
ibility of each einployee to be on
the .job regularly, on time, to adhere.
to all Company regulations and to
diseharge any task allotted to. him
promptly, efficiently, and in a Work-.
manlike manner to the best 'of his.
ability."
Ip line, with the progressive think-
ing of, the union and interest of
employees in .increasing production
efficiency the following clause is
cgiioted :
•
',The Union ,agrees to give full
and sincere*-- support to the ern-
pI,, yee-management committee. or
,any other similar -committee which
may lie,P;t,... the objectives of.
which are fbe protnotiop of mutual
vairithopsi
QL.IO Y
CARS FREE
Bus service' from Goderich to Airport throllglont 'the' day
understa.Ading, improved safety, in-
creased efficiency and production of
all employees whether or' not mern-
bers of the Union. •
A review' of the Company activ-
ities during the past year pointed
up the progress made, including the
introduction of the new Champion
"507". grader, which. fills an import-
ant part in the sale of Champion
power, graders. The Champion
-Bates overhead. loade>r-dozer ••••:bas•
also. recently_ been . added -__to_ the
;Champion line, •
One of the -..Most . Imporran. anew'
developments is the Champion Sno-
I31o"- rotary snowplow for farm
tractors, the large demand for
which assures continued growth
end expansion of the, Company dur-
ing the :coming. year.
JOUR:IsTkLISM iN GODERI.0 I
SEVENTY' YEARS AGO
r ntributes the following
to The L.ondou' Free Press: .
On the I.ith of July, 1880, Messrs.
Cathcart afid' Aldrich set up a. new
venture in j•ournalisar called the•
Godoricli ,Reporter, to vig7.
o'ro:usly with its song -established
rival The ,Huron, -Signal. • In its
very, first' number it set the tone of
the forthright ,struggle to which, it
had committed. itself. One of.. its
of inan'y or' its _,Contemporaries.-
was
eunte? poraries. was entitled 4;Peverty" an.zany :ne
follows':
"A few weeks ago we noticed.
paragraph In The, Signal of u sonnei
What uneourteeiia __.nature towe•rJ•
someone in, the vicinity' of • +4xeter,
because be was endeavQnring to
establish himself in •business While .:
lin adversity. •.The •paragtaph was
credited` to The Exeter • Times, • and
er cert' ai l e'ger-
if >i y
. true, that pap
cised a Tack • of less brains tbaxt;
clamed, by that renowned beid ess'
rooster ' on. txliibitiort last winter,
when penning such an article. Theo
Signal, of course, naturally emerge
lug upon idiocracy, republished- the
artiele. It might' be ,said, "Iia reply
however;•'that if poverty was a paw
port to Heaven The Signal man
Gould' have been trundled there 41-1-
a
a wheelbarrow upon a slackwire
with • ease, _quite a few gears agcl!."
Note.—This is the first Mee.
we have heard of "The Goderiebt
Reporter" Evidently ;its life Was
of short .duration,, Evidently, to,;,
relations between The Reporter and
The Signa, seventy years ago. were._
not of the most .cordial nature. •It
was Th Signal, however, whish
sure• ed: •
°If I; rei<use to be your Wife," she
whispered'dramatically, "Will, you
really conimit suicide?"• "`Thkt,"'-lie°
paragraphs illustrates the qualitysaid grandly, "hasy' been musual
riot �t my of its. own •editorials,, hat! proc'e litre."
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Nell:tiled in this group°' is a+ great- alert lon 'et Boots -a=nd,
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