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THURSDAY, DECEMMBEIt lSth, 1947
GEO. L. 1 I.LIS
EDITO'`1AL NOTES' .lutilar pusitiutl in St. Paul's cathedral,
•London, Ont.
Gangway for Santy Claus!
,,a, a " a
Uoderich stores may look rather dull
PK OS1FED OF LAZY MEADOWS .11
outside, owing to hydro orders,, but ,
inside they are bright and Clirist111asy,
pig 1 -Miry .1. Boole'
4.
O 0 ° I . GROWING 'L'P
IE all the winter mouths I,usst'ti las \Mrs. Phil and I went in to the village
quickly as December it would 17R' the last Saturday afternoon to do some
end of March by the middle of ,1a 11al:uy shopping,. Patricia Ann and 'Michael
--1f you know what we ineait 1 \vent along;", of , course . . . this being
° >a 0 . , t he t'hristulus •etlson. During the, time
Let's see, there hasi['t been a nt',\ that ,we were browsing around in the
Government 111 „l.'tll'1s tor l\\O \\t'F'k' \arious stores .one thing .. came Very
or se, if we ha\tn't Iuisstd s,tlnetllillg. ,
.Iurciu,y to illy mind. We have u
La Bteil' France 1Lust l,t• 'Cl -1,"i ; 'l,'vy11. ,(lag1,ter vv 114is grow illg 111).'
a r 1 goes, must parents :are thy', sails
1'eople with "a -sweet tooth -:1101 who way. They look upon their ch}ldrtm
ut!t-.'---are 11��t11t•'' tilt ll:itt•1'e'Ilt'e' :i 14'1114 little Moore! than infants, and
hasn't the•a '11'iii'y ey suvt'r th
this year in the•comparutl\,• plenty of 1lloy're' ;,:rddut\ii thttalltirel1di, .e . and \\`111at11
.Chek'ulates 11nd ''11)t'' t•;lnlik's. Samir', the\ take''
tthe next look . . . the child -
Claus \\ill Lavem IutlL'it easier, time ren mray„ ha\t' grown into the .atlitit
this (Christlltas ill Mihir!:; the stocking'. stage and be gone.
ichael.. . . going o11 two . . . was
° 0 « •
• �\M
', ail c• es for Santa ('hetes up ill the
In not 0 te'\w t;oder•icll homes the toy depart:tittnt at Tim Murphy's hen-
C'hristulas season. is made Inure pleas- tial store. He had to cliinb up in
aut by the arrival of some, member the old fellow's lap and pluck at his
of the family after the season of sail- , whis
Inst'kers, u giandbberialthough 'his language is
sh, he' seemed .to make
Mg uu the Great Lakes. 'the sailor it known that there were 'many things'
lads also add to the life of the town he was expecting in his stocking uli
e winter season. They are Christmas morning. Ile:tried to get his In 011 t°ltt' hurry and activity ;Inti
during tilrow on l'.• 'lltitit11tiS Eveili�the chimney
the t?oys.and at one point excitement of I)t'ceml)er,-the real mean- cermet); Witile English children send
very welcome. ' r escaped me -long enough to pull a; iet. of <'llristlmas mlmy be lust t4,r those on this (0111imemt hang lip a stoc'lc
« « . s , , 1 1111111/11 ;1- \\ell as for uclult.s. \\'hat 111 . , a • shoe may be ro0Iily;- but
S\witLh that sent a _ spiral of 'paries
- That war '.in • China between -the into the air and .n' fleck of electric is - t` e -most importIltt-fbinS',-witic11 on, t1 LtL'r_tell it will lint, st.rtt 11 lil:e'�a
trains dashing around like latae}, Want your child to associate. \\'itlt the stocking!
Nationalists. and the Communists I turned to Patricia Ann 'and said, '_')tit of Dece'ltlher'� I, it t14e (11.(o\et\ In our tale of. Santa rtu(�1 his reindeer,
still going on, the Communists viihuing Do Iwo -u want to go up and speak to' in the early morning what Santa has let us utvler let this crowd out the
according to report) and the tin 'a Claus'?' She just withered ane left im his stocking? Is it the ,,t;uu Of hnllic)rtal story of the First Christmas
One day ( 1) g
with a look and said, '.Daddy, really I tbp family opemitl�, gifts -ill tarn around "Dui•, the account of the shepherds and
now." Mrs. thi1,• who seems to have e the tree? 1s • it, the merriment ;n1(1'' the angels' song, the visit, of the wise
more comprehension ;of such - things, ! jokes and genies?is it thug \\ uuderfut hien. theDict}ere of Mary bending over
looked at me in amazement. "Phil," dither which mother cook, and t11111 ; the 11111 Iger cradle of her little son,
she said, "after all, Patricia is getting bird which,,father carves? Yes. ,(111 the baby ,Jesus. 11) pictures and picture
* * « , a little old foil that, don't you think? these•nu'imories have their 1)1;1(4 "in the I books. in a place of humor- for a creche
- I "just -gave up. Later we 'went' pattern for ('hristmas day in 4tnr', itt the hunk'. in many ways a little
Up at Orillia, according to The through the- teddy bears and dolt sec- i homes, hut the reason for Christmas child can be helped."tu -see--in itis bit -
Packet and Times, only 17per cent. tioli, and while the yc?ung man went.. is- that it is- a pirthday, the • Birthday . agimatIon the scene in the stable At
of the eligible voters turned out to through the .'exhibit in great glee, i of the ('lirist Child. As parents let 1;ethlelitl)t,. , The singing of carols i5
municipal election. But Patricia :'inti- didn't stent to• pay much � us never fu o,g;et that. .It\\',� � 1 childhosus od, and tthing vt'l1, tl\hich little li,o}•fotltily girlswrilticlel'igllt
vote -n the P stressed the importance
they didn't have apublic- school issue
attention. I found her later e. whole .'
the voters. _Ona rough through the hook section, The. whole tilt' supreme value of "one,,of the least to ]c.ti�u "Awity in ;t1L111g(�r' or some
to bring outthing was too much for. my curiosity, of these little ones."- As fathers anti., other Christmas- hynttl. ,'
calculation, two-thirds at least of the so I asked her, "Patricia, just what mothers let Its pierce the emphasis 4(1'1 A lu)y or girl Shuttle} know th.tt Many
osaible vote was polled i11 Goderich, do „you _want for. your stocking on the trite signiticunce of Christmas tiny different ctltin,t1ies have given.i us
p ` -% 1- --•� -- -- for our --goys Ind girls. -_ .. Christmas_ songs — 1 t tttce; - Poland,
« « * Christmas Day. Ilitssi,i Cz-ki n:SriTfal iii; Italy, England
The idea of a stocking amused her, \\'p me(>cl.lut\ e no quarrel: -with ith Santa ;
The Liberal Government of Prince but she only} smiled and said, "I would lie has his own special place firmly en- 1111d other nations have all had writers
Edward Island was returned to office like a complete set, of the Books of trtuc•he(1 in our hearts. Who does not who have beetl imoved..by the \vonder•of
last weep with twenty-four supporters Knowledge, daddy, and a wrist watch, enjoy reading aloud "The ',Night before `this story to write songs which have
'Most of the other girls are getting ('hri torus" to. an eager -'child? Par- been sung by a countless 'host. ;The
in a• House of thirty. Progressive Coil -
watches for Christmas this year or enits do. we to stdc,•k . to ('lt�ment glad tidings--' about. which the angels
sei-vatiwes won.'the other sig. The else - fcir their birthdays in the New Moore's d,esuriptiout of Santa iia this sang above the quiet girls of Bethlehem
C.C.F. had sixteen candidates, but all'ear." I poem -as "a right jolly old elf" -unci not to the humble shepherds guarding their
lost their deposits.. Down in the 4 '---I gave up. A: wrist watch at nine ! attempt to drake 1111 otd'lntiry- flesh -and- sheep was for "all -men," and parents
yeitrs of "age seemed a bit' too much. ' blood mortal out of ,esti Nick. _ 011 over the world are eager that their
'iarititnes, it seems, they cling to the, On the other hand,' this sophistication t ' - The Story of Santa children should glimpse sotnething of
two-party idea, with an inclination may wear off when the actual night of \\ lt('tl boys liner girls tome to 'st'houl the wonder and the mystery of God.
towards the Liberals.! Christmas Ewe comes along. 'We'll ;i ;e they will be inter4 ted in the story sending 1115 son to earth in the form
• , « . « * just ''ave to wait and flee. of St. Nicholas, the ..Bishop of Myra. of it helpless baby. At this holy sea -
who_ lived in the fourth; century. Ile son, young and old vwe hear 4 -the call
110w mach of Canada's present dif= l - NOT OF GREAT VALUE was rich ;teal he delighted in giving expressed in len (aid ItaliRrt carol,
ficulties is due to the partial crop I gifts to needy folk, but he did not want "Let us adore the Child this -Christmas-
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1 (Amherstbarg Echo) ;
failure of the past season Good crops The Association of Assessing Officers ' t4) he thilnkecl, fat ii he left gold tide,,
pieces for fitutilit in desperate distress. And ,offer' Him our hearts and souls
in duct with a market for the °fanners' of Ontario has recommended in muni -
products, would go a long way'to solve� At rust the sonic(? of these geuerotts ' beside;
cipalities' other than cities that the was as discuyere(1, and‘
front that Oh: my }tc;tt•t is full of mirth .'.1. . at
the proT7lpnt of ricin;; price'; that keep 1 Court of revision consist of five quali ti t't to this, vwait 1r'pet)ple receive gifts Jesus b,irth."
labor and irfdustry in a state of unrest, tied electors. not members of, the Coun- fl'ttitt t1ttklto\vll ndi)tiori.t. tttey say "`:title Some years ago Mrs. Sidney Webb
do (effort should" be sp;114,11 to preserve cil, who shall be appointed by the Coun- Nicholas (or Santa Claus) ntust.h:lve
the British market for our farmers, cll. Such member§ ma,r he paid 'such ' 1(4'pn here :"
was present at a dinner party, and
remuneration and expenses as the . Like many another 1)erson . in ;t well a young man seated next td her slid :
for it tuts 17eera tlie Mainstay of. (illi- .f' men-citl--rn'rv-hv- hr -law provide. There j loved story, Santa Claus_ h;t in'c'ome "All this talk about feminism is titter
adian agricultural production, and. is every reason to believe the Ontario ;111 international figur(>. " He is still ri)t. There isn't a Woman alive who-
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sithout it Canada would have to re- Legislature will adopt this recommend- -Stint Nicholas in ITol-land -hut in wlnlldn't rather be hehutifnl than
arrange her whole economic set-up, 1 ation.., Frankly. we do not ,think it France he is Bonhomme Noel'or Pere s'li'ver." ,.Quite -true," agi ed Mrs
« * „ will Pr�7\ e of great benefit. \\•bile ill Soule other lands 11e is "'ebb, "but the reason Yor that, you
_ _ ! c;tlled Kris Kringle. The Dutch ch11(1- .504'. Is because so many men are stupid
If Russia •won't agree to oily tliillg, 1 :�IF.'I'IF:RS '.iOT�:v('F;EDF1) Iff rem leave little \\•oo(1.Cu shoes in al neat and so few' are blind." -
. the' other members of the Big Four (girltcoe• Reformer) 1 �e...:,�..
NiiiiiiiilialiiiiINNIMNIMMON
- would be justified in taking strong Judging by. remarks of one 'or.: two -.
Speakers at the recent Board of Trade , � f �� ind '�
measures (short of war) to establish i '
meeting. there is still some agitation
'Peace conditions` in Europe and give the 1 for the introduction of parking meters /j
� n Over a' in
people .,an opportunity of settling $own in Simcoe, Thee Reformer is still of the
•to the restoration of something like ` opinion that parking meters are not
�• i needed and are not wanted in this `' Sourness'io :the stomac..h,'biiiousness, heartburn,
normal life. In the present • unsettled ( headaches, belching or other temporary disturbances
1 country ity. nSd der - is essentially a
state of things there is a great oppor- country town and derives a large share ° are often caused by over -indulgence. In such cases
turtity for the rise of a dictator or of its business patronage from the ( Burdock Blood Bitters, should Give quick relief.
cnrrotinding rural districts. We think
dictators in one or more of the dewast- Burdock Blood Bitters a
ated countries who would rouse the it is a mistake that visiting ,shoppers
should he asked to pay,for the'_ privilege
people against foreign influence and ! of parking on our downtown streets.
revive in Worse •fornt. than ' ever the
nationalism that. cursed E'lrope, and j "THE: WISE THING"
HONORABLE
the world, after the first Great War. (Detroit I rer> Tress t
After so ninny years, of war and -the a'aret (la 's eimhargio on. the import:l1ion
°' aftermath of war, the common people ; from the T=nite(l States of attt(lmobiles
of Eltrope may in desperation reach :Ind` many ntber clisp)ens;IP 1e •Pro(lncts is 2 ra e� t .-. tDg 401,gtta' n�a-�'' " ' °vg• T ° 'gt,ata to
a temporary (V`Vi(•(' to 1'nll,eh\'(' its 1 0+
nut for any solution of their problems,
dwindling siipi)ly- of (1011;trs for e s *
•
n+) matter how ill advised :old (longer= •enti:ll pi toles. t 1'HIS
�in the p)ositnn of the "•
ST P4 AS
a « o cit:lit °\who is running, ler) t bill at the Grp?
Tltt death of • J. G. Lethbridge, thhridg e, irhich store which he hasn't the honey in • a
pocket to pay. Two courses are (rp0n I iv -ive'R.:..A,......occi•trre(1 '11 itis ltonle :at. Glencoe on can t;o. fiirthc r into
to him: either h4
• a undavy at the age of ninety-two years, "e b'1d or he (';(11 ,refrltin from buying;
recalls trip period of the Farmers' ! more 1bing t lip can do without until he
r ,' bus ti t' money tn�Tt��l,l\' for them.
• Government of •Ontario. In l,tl,t Mr. \1t}lung b the ernhnrgo \viii hit some
Lethbridge. preciously- a Liberal, was .\mr'rieun r'xPortprs, ('unnd;l has done
sleeted to. the L4'gislat(11•4' front \Cyst the wise rind honorable 11(dri
s Ft(➢r 1 nreirnts �➢>lnD; o p a
RealMeaning . of 1.!i rrni
syCmvars
FR IP eHICKENS RETURN RN TO
ONTARIO " - '.
1[•(. deseribliag the range of the prairie
chicken, bir(1I books tell of the gradual
trek northwestward over the Canadian
plains of this diminishing species, and
Ladd, "formerly in Ontario." '4
re-
vision is indicated. A specimen in the
'Ro a1 Ontario Museum o Zoology was
forme dead by a railway worker fifty
miles' northwest of Fort Williams in
1929, first evidence that the true
prairie chicken' or a)innated grouse was
brick in the Province after an absence
Of ivany years. About 1932 they were
reported on Manitoltlin Island, welcome
if?vaders from the Michigan Mainland
where numerous colonies are found.
Since then they,appear to become per-
manent settlers oil, the Island, and' to
_date they are known to be present at
about thirty different points. So deep
i the interest: in this recurrence of the
prairie chicken - in Ontario that the
i)epartment of Lands and Forests leas
('ollinlissiolled Jatllf?S L. Millie, ornith-
ologist of the 'Royal Ontario. Muselttu,
to, take a ceiig)Us of, the birds armor, rei,)d t
on the pt, sibillties for eventually aecur-
,ing 1)reedIItg stac). for introduction to
other 'areas of the Province. Because
U1<' the great. value of these game birds
and the fact that their numbers have
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decreased deplorably in years pat,;,
they are legally ° protected, and this
protection will be rigidly • enforced until
all danger that they will share the fate
of the now extinct heath hen has beera
removed. v ,
An, Excellent
Cough ' ` edcrne
Dr. Woou's Norway. Pine Syrup is aaquicic and
pleasant remedy for - toughs, colds, sorer throat,
spasmodic croup, asthlua tuid bronchial troubles.
Pleasant tasting, safe an d effective,
e,iDr, W' owls
Norway Pine Syrup takers hold
helps to loosen t11pp1tlegtu and mucus, soottle the irritated membranes,
stimulatethe bronchial organs and clear the air pal:;sage:;. a`
I)r. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup has beeit a popular' family • remedy
for nearly 50 years. On sale at all drug counters.
The T. Milburn Co.. Limited, Toronto. Out.
Nationalists - the next. if there were
any gate receipts one might suspect
they were keeping it -going by agree-
ment.
L . ispure vegetable
compound for min9r-•4iisurders of the stomach, liver, and bowels. It
stimulates the action of the stomach and digestive 'organs thus improving
digestion, and elimination'.
You'll find B.B.B. on sale itt drug )-cu,uters, everywhere.. Accept no
'substitutes. Specify Burdock Itlood Bitters. -y
Tha T wilier', Co . I,(;n)t.>ei. 't'r,ronto. Ont,
Middlesex as a ,;Member of the United
Farmers party which'took office in that
year. `hen the F'armers' Government.
led by Mr. Drury was defeated in 1923
Mr. Lethbridge remained .in the Legis-
lature, for some years, finally retiring
• from public life because of impaired
health., There was a disagreement in
the ranks of the 'United Farmers over
the question of "broadening out,"
Prethier Drury desiring to bring in As
atrppportera men who were not members'
of the United I! ermers organizaticin,
while the Morrison element clung to
the narrower idea of a strietly
farmers' party. Mr. Lethbridge sup-
ported. Mr. , Drury in his -desire to
secure •ta broader basis for the party.
rittiallly, the I'J°P.°. dropped out of the
picture as a 1)olitica1' fora'`. Mr. Leth.
bridge's son, George Lethbridge, war
for come yearn organist Of Knox
chtirOb. Gooler1e'b, and lo now. in it
HAS WORKED °WELT.
(Winnipeg Free Press)
Mr. M. J. Coldwell, national lender
of the C.G.F., unburdened himself of
some ' thoughts on free enterprise at
Fairview, Alta. Ile said : ".Free enter-
prise is an attritctive theory, but it
just does not work. It promises secur-
ity find freedom to all and leaves every-
thing but profits to •chance." Me. Cold -
well as usual is a. little right and a
lot wrong. Ile is right when he says
"Free enterpriae ih nn attractive
theory,".and hopelessly wrong when he
says it just does not work." Mr.
'oldwell happens to be talking about
the only theory which really has
worked,,, which has raised a good Dart
of the world to a standard of living
never reaehed before and which now
offers hope to millions all over the
globe. This eouwtry and this continent
are proof, positive of the prartiealitg � , � L 'OI+r
of free enterprise. If ` Mr. Coldweil - °•
can point to any place where hirtopar-�ILfi�°Y'.
denial. brand of economies liia€t t�or d
half as well, then We mildht be rea149.0
to .listeta
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Facts to date° show that consumption ..of electricity
has beensomewhat reduced by, modified ration-
ing and voluntary : savings. • The Commission
-appreciates the efort ' fof all r. s in this con -
o consumers met d
ne-ctions But results .are still short of being enough.
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Electricity costs so little in°this province that people.
have long been accustomed"to using it lavishly.
For example, your porch light left burning when
not needed is .wasting electricity.'Ask yourself
honestly: erre you doing' all you can to help relieve
this situation? .
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