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Canadian Weekly News-spaperAssociation. Member of .Ontario Division, C.W.N.A., Member
u+dit' Bureau, of Circulation's r '.,: Weekly'Circulation of over 3,200 -
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GEC. L- ELLIS, Editor and Publisher.
1111.MSDAY, JANUARY, Z.i'st, 1904
THE M. - PIAY ,
The most in eessive -argument for an in- -any sac'ritic,e they ,Make in serving the public_
.r ese in M.J,'s pay is -that it would bring to—ta+kieg into sec-ount ' ..the 'satisfaction which
inli:ameist,,,,.a better class of`Y •�" It is ' im- is theirs hi the honored position which 'they
t
eSive ln'e.caits'e Parliament '°should have men b ..1 ---and there will nota be anyeClamors r agei zt
'.'.4'''.;hl'gh calibre,' not becau�l'' N'there' is much an•increas u . the y
validity .in the argument. Looking ‘baek over if that ,increase is within reason. Objection
the years, what - do -ewe find? Sir John :Mac- , - can be taken; however, to the manner in .which`"
- ilfrid Laurier both were men the members are going about it:. Instead of
d:onald and S.nr � _ _-. lna�vian�' laced . their. _ os�iti:'on squaxe.ly, 'and
perhaps not exactly poor e `but certainly not_. . p .s
position
of means when they entered ,political life honestly 'before the- electors when they sought
-and they ended their careersin much the same election a few months ago, the" waited until
-condition. Mackenzie King was -anything but they were safely seated and then got together
a wealthy man when he entered Parliament, to help. themselves' to larger ereolumente • It
though during his years as Prime Minister he would have been honorable if, instead;'athey
aerquirea, rather -absent-mindedly, a consider- had let it be known that they would..consider
oble fortunye. And though -there are no statis-:"'themselves justified 'in seeking an increase -in,
a Their chief ar ument now, that a larger
ties on •the subject, it can be said ,�wath• eon pay. g .
Aide -nee that the roll -call of eminent Parhame ,, ;;,salary Would„attract„letter men, falls,;flat,. for
unless th'cy i�esng`iY' `tin a body there is no oppor,,,
tunity for better men to., replace them. They
are there for fife -years and by that time, they
dope, the electors will have. forgotten.'
tariann over the years would reveal more rela-
tively poor .men..:than .wealthy men who made
their mark as leaders in public life. If a man's
goal is wealth, he does not set himself up as a
e;antd•idete for Parliament .';though he may eul-
tivate the acquaintance of M.P.'s with purpose
of profit to himself. On the other hand, if he
its eager._.for a useful and honored career.... in
public life he plunges into it without thought
of monetary gain, and if. he is successfulhe
getting into 'Parliament he is of more use there
than the man of means who gives only: per-
Sunetory\'attention to his' parliamentary -duties.
After all, how many men, once in Parliament,
retire beeause of the "poor pay"4 A'.p:erusal
of the ,list of i953- election expenses submitted
by M.P.'s.an-'publ'ished a feweleys ago, reveals
how anxious most of them were to: get back
again.
Leaders in public life should not be denied,
remuneration to a degree commensurate,. with
Supposing: : the electors should not forget,
and should confront the member seeking re-
election five -years hence with the proposition,
"You said the increase of pay would bring out
better men; if that is so, you should now
retire and let tis choose • a better man,"—with
what indignation that ultimatum ,would be
received!
•
'There is another reason 'why M.P.'s pay
.should not be, unduly high. Parliament votes'
vast .sums ,4),f -,money at every.--esession, and the
less value the -members place upon the money
they tl emselv,es receive the less -they. «:ill be
-inclined to exercise economy in voting money
to others. .A Parliament of penny-pinchers
would not be_ the ideal, but neithe''r do we want
the opp-,isite kind.
aiJ•%•rw
(4,0 may;.:
lr,-L ug' tedexperience, lads � stab w t jw tbaut the ea opera ion
of `` gr. newspapers, of " Cana4a'"the.
Christmas Season would 1'ae1 .m► Leh
that Is..mvital ,to• it as e. festival of:
good will.y� Nowhere is :haat m e
clearly demonstrateyd than iia tie
matters. u ict o _.ern tike ;pat4
Service, l
• l,�,s in:� former, Years,,' bine ,, .Post:.
4 Tice was ..taxed' tib a:ts �utr c st "ui
the season just pa t- to cope w'it a
e: ti Tal wave ofd mail that d+e,
hseavned. ecadusuepdo.z'maatnyinditshetoeadtiadscbruedtceding Christmas Thefooul,
„.;
for the : timely forewarning which -
the newspapers published for 'lig
guidance of • their, readers to mail
early - . • .
In many partsh- of c amain, the
'past Christmas brought they' heavy:,
iest nc},ailings,' theCant dia'n Postal
Service. has ever had,to deal with, •
and it. „is gratifying tn record that'•:
: nugAbliwc aycs-,.oopfercaotuiornse,intheeraerl, yaremaexl-ws never more .harked
eptionses some . congestions'did
occur in. two or three metropolitan
centres where a wholly unpreced=
ented last -minute avalanche de.,
scended on local staffs bringing
about -conditions that -strained their -
powers to • the limit.., In, 'those
places, ,many people' had 'ignored
the counsel °to, mail ..early, holding
back apparently in the belief that
because' of the. success of previous
:mail early campaigns delivery by
Christmas was an -assured thing.
Obviously there could not fail to be
disappointments which -might well
have been averted had the late
mailers' taken the 'advice of those
whose' experience of many years
prompted • it. - •
Our own'ptanning, which extends
over- - many months, the intricate
arrangements made long ' in ad-
vance, the 'checking and` -re -check-
ing, would be of little avail if the
public did not' -work with us. For
that co-operation, the Post Office
staffs• are "'mist grateful 'On :their,
behalf, and-- onm own,
this occasion .'t'o express''iny .warm-
est thanks to the Press and to the
Public at large, and to extend to
all ouir very best wishes for 1954.
Yours sincerely,
W. J. • TURNBULL., -.
Deputy -Postmaster General,
` 'i�• •1.1•,,. }, •.., ..,•. r"•, .• 4•e. L..
Avalanches in E
uro
pe, Withh great loss' f
lives, remind us that Canada is not unique ,.as
"tb.e .lady of .the .snows." And in ,this country
there is seldom a fatal snowfall
* •
If it is not too late, we would suggest to
cenaie-striii artists. as a' reeelution f-or•1.95'4 that.
they publish along with their strips 'an explan-
ation, so we should .'know 'what we ,are ,"sup-
posed• o 'laugh at. If it is a puzzle, we prefer,
the , •cr word kind. ,
* *
A: scandal. 'hi the Provincial Highways De;
• -pertinent appears to be developing, involving
some millions of dollars if published reports -
lire true.. Judgment will be reserved until the
facts are _known. In the meantime the-'resig-
'.nation of the Minister has not been demanded.
It is reassuring to See a police patrol,again
established' in the 'business district. Even if
the ofticcr.on patrol should not have -to. lift a
roger' agaiist,a motorist the fact that he is not
far away is a restraining- infltuence, and when
d is necessary to eIieekg 'a smart aleck driving
"reck-lessly .around the Square ,he is there to
Toronto papers • urge -the , Government to
go ahead with the _deer eieaway without -
'waiting, to: see if Congress „will,, agree, to share
e cost.- '-The' Finanei- 1 Post ---a- Toronto pub-
;,,
Xication-goes, so faras': to send to papers
fthrou.ghout the Province a copy of its, editorial.
-of 1.4Ste- wee'k 'urging Ottawa to "go ,it. alone."
M' art to,' „ca rse;`:will be the chief beneficiary.
+f thetand cares nothing about the
expense --that will be 'sdnaet fig.foe the whole
of Canada to bear. If .Toron o had topay fel-
the
orthe work on the seaway it would be a different
matter.
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"Moon.•'s Eclipse S'et for Monday''. was
�:
th headiu.gof news article ,in one of the
daily papers. Because” -of l�lo.uds the --eclipse
was, not observed' generally in. Western On:
tarib and it. might --:be in order for whoever
"set.” 'it for Monday to try again and "Set"
it for a night on which- there. will be a clear
sky. Those who are interested in such things
will be cousoled for Monday night's disappoint-;
merit by a total eclipse of the sun which is due
On July 30th and wfsieli.:.neez l,ie the last suc'fi-
phenomenon to be visible here an: this century:.
At' least, that is what the astronomers say; • and •
they know, even if'•,they, do not "set," the. oc-
casions for such occurrene
(Canadian 1'ostoffice of6:tia•ls are -said to be
searching.'for the heirs • to a' savings account,
that lraS motthted from .$700 to 0,448 .in 76
years, The .aceoiiret • sees opened in: 1878 by a
mail named. McDonald; and as the writer can-.
not ,claim that lronored� .name he is ncit inter-'
,nested; re is soriething 'remarkable inn tile,;
story,. however, as an illustration' of the- Way
nni NVhich money 'put out at interest piles, up.
If .the $700 had been- invested ::in swine institu-
..t.ionn paying a higher interest rate thari 'the
uch
Pos tonic e -it; Would have accumulatedtoam
,
• •,•,w-.
higher figu e now and heads of families might
do worse than invest, +say, $100 .fpr" each of
their Offspring as a nice bit;of spending -money
for the infant's old age. We hope an heir 'te;'
the $5,448 will be found.
46 Years Ago • j Presbyterian Church prior to . leav-
A new broom went to work when i ing for a new charge at: Elmvale in
tliel . Barrie district: Rev.' Hugh
Jack, , of. Seaforth, was appointed
interim moderator..,.
Town Council held' its first. session
for 1914. Health Officer Dr, A. C.
Hunter told courcil that the town's
water supply needed urgent atten-
tion. .It -was decided that the coun-
cil should meet with the Board of
Trade to make arrangements for
sending a deputation yto Ottawa to
ask for harbor .improvements.
Rev. W. H. Wrighton, -of Kenik
worth, was named resident minis-
ter of the 'Goderich Baptist Church:
Dr. H. 1. Strang, completing 50
years', .in - the.., teaching,..professsion,.
addressed a public meeting called
in theinterests of the Canada
TeMperanee Act in the Temperance.
,fla14.
' This ;year the .federal, go erii-
ment will collect about ten times
itsre-war tax revenue. The pro-
vincial- governments combined will.
collect about five .times, ,their pre-
war total. -
Apparently ,officers of the Mene-
setung Canoe Club didn't like ---to
dance the Tangoe. But people
didn't seem to mind: The club
had an informed dance arid" al-
t -hough there was no "Tangoeing,"
there was not a 'murmur of protest.
A program had been arranged" with
'two tangoes, but when club officers
saw it, they wrote on the prograire
`The Tangoe ,is: strictly forbidden.
25 . Years'`Ag'ti'
J. H. V'.roofrran was elected presi-
dent or the Masonic Temple -Ase
sociatioii-...at.-.the--.•annual_, meeting
of the=rtup: -"Norman McKay' was
named vice-president and George
Gould, secretary -treasurer. The
financial statement, . for - the year
was; presented at the meeting.
An- endowment of $10,000 was
made to.,, Alexandra Marine and"
General Hospital by Miss Louise
M. Trainer, of Chazy, N.Y., to he
Called the 'Matilda Trainer Endow -
inept Fund." The endowment wae
to be used in giving hospital care,
to poor and needy of `Goderich and,
..vicinity. ' . - , . : -
•
Plans for extending facilities -4
the •Goderich Elevator an'id+ "Transit"
Conipany to accommodate
000 more bushels and increas,
loading and 'Shipping facilities by:
41:00 per 'cent. were made at a meet.
ing of shareholders :in .ondon. .Toe
harbor had the largest fleet of
.boats- .in port for --the winter; with -
22 steamers tied up after having
completed the season. .,.
15 Years Ago
Mrs. W. P. Lane was elected
president --of '-the Local Council of
Women at -'the annual meeting ,.a;f'
the group in•maexay Hall. ` Other
officers elected. Were Mrs. A. C.
Calder, Mrs. J. A: Graham, vi€e-
presidents; Miss - I. E. Sh.rmman,
secretary -treasurer;, Mrs.
ditt, press ., secretary.
Reeve'R. t: Turner, o£. Goderieb,
was elected Warden 'of Buren
.County at the Januatyy session oaf
County Council. _ • He succeedee}-.�
'Wilmet Haacke. The oath of- uf-
Rce was administered by' J'udge .x..
]VI: Costello. • .
At an ;organizational meeting at
' Church Jo O'Brien was
St. et x s
P e Joe
.O'Brien
president of the -Catholic.
Youth .Organization," Miss '1'erest.
Delaney was named vice-president,
Miss Doris Plante, secretary :;anti
William Barrow: treasured --„
t r1
f 'pti ono e e
G. x.70 o F
D r d a'
;inspector of civil aviation, spoke
highly ;.of thee progress. ,inadi
by
Harbour airport When ra!;'ad;
dressed the annual ineeting 'of sthe
Goderich Board' of : Trade, :
10. Ye rs Ago ,
George *moat wit
t rued ;nhali m n ` of" '' the local
At; th>e
I..the 'gruff. q''m
Tlie "Mor dale: Standard- recently
made a sit gestion to th _ eltrt eft$..
if that and it s-otti3ds' like
shod one. The, -Standard -noted-
hat,
oted'hat; no `al ion•• meetings .£catured
tlisetxsaians Citi sub jects-of'int'eres't
the- • municipa —the• need for
ri�tdristriies, town ii'in!provements and
'hese •discussioorns brought
ctp
1.14StfOrke that frequrir'ed-a:ntswers,
and the answers brought forth
'good suggestions' Why not,
' re f.suaehl`:..mee
xr eet-ings, in other words?
+:the Stitt ceeit wortid :appear
s4 ohthe' .n.onteres eyhen
-
dnationMeet-
int1eSs to try a
�4► - e d' i>tr u f. wotul t• it?
stimulate In;
:'
Is'us`
r ler.;
with definite opinions are ,forever'
getting steamed op and felling us..
they're . going • to write a•', .letter.
They're going . ''.
dp"e'iir- up' the whole
ble-tbet .. for all.to see, They
'seldom- do: • W -e -doubt if they even
get as far as "Dear Sir:" We can
only y c elu
on de that writing -,must
be a lot harder,.. than :talking. , Or
perhaps 'people just 'k ave a na-
tural aversion to smiling their
nainie • to, anything—even a letter
to e editor.
the . ,t
ar.
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•CAI 'ADIAN QUIZ --
ievr ,�
1. Which has the -greater area, 'Yen -
'waver or Prince Edward Island?.
2:How• many • Canadians now -have
sone , form of hospital , or mediea>l
irnsuranc ��
3. Canada's population grows 'how
much each Year thi"oughenatural;
inerease—that'. is, the excess, ;taf
births ,over deaths? ,
;rho' built the.i first fort, rere ' Oti
neiw1 •sfands deli,
aatde^dn^,Can tdi i
acs';iue of Bob.k
A'S -the Mine
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SALTFORD 'CLUB, MB—din .-
OFFTOER$ AT MEETING
Ladies. `of' e4i;!m" tiler W.A. were
hostesses; • to Saltfor';d Community
Club,•„for-,t efx,.,ann�ual turkey din-
ner ' on Thursda , of last'week.
About 25 members arid friends sat
down to .e sumptuous dinner.
The • long table was
attrac
tiv
e
with a'beautif1 centre arrange-
ment
of :flowers arid fern, candles,
silver• stars, and ,plane cards, carry
ing out the color scheme.
After the dinner hour, the ladies
of
Wt.- club gathered", found a
cosi". e. The" president,'Mrs.
Montgomery resided over the
meeting. The roll. call was Ian -
mated and some new members 'en-
rolled. The oficers.Lgave splendid
reports -of last year's . activities,.
and all agreed 1953 had been a
sucees �1' year.
sfu .
• After a• 'ote of appreciation was
read to `Mrs.'llontgomery, for her
unt-irrrx efforts for the past year,:
Vr^s. `mal h ,ewell took the chair
,161,7f1.1e Minn'o "cf6cers.for,l9S4 -
'i h t'es ted s, follcows: Pres&
r.�• ..., f»ean; 'vice-piresit-
a jl secret y,;M `s,.
re rr asltfrer M'rs. Shard of Ifo tit
hr t► tl i'Vlrer ;Mrs ; r4t IR#ttga?t fl meetiin
+eo ttcc�.�M�rs.. There'; was e.:
MATTER. OF LOOK •
He: "You, seem to look shorter
in that bathing suit?" .
She: ' "No° it's just that you men
look longer:" + ,
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at the Fee Supper meeting of tite'.
*rm. ' Street Evening Aarxiliery
held:- in the church on Monday
evening
• After an enjoyable supper,- the
regular . meeting • washeld; and
.opened by._rthe_devotional period,
conducted by Mrs. A: O. Pearson,
who ,used the theme "Beginning
AA,ggain." The, Scripture lesson was
read by Miss J. Saunders, followed
by a reading by Mrs. J. ,MeLeod on
Quentin _Matsys, a Flemish artist.
Reports of the secretary , and
treasurer were .read and adopted.
Annual reports' were given by' the
various secretaries. Rev: H. Dick-
inson gave a short address and ,in-
.;atalled the,' officers for 1954:
The new 'president,. Mrs.(: D.-
J'
Aberhart then took, the `chair, along
with Mrs: -J. McLeod, gecre'tary, and.
Miss D. Westbrook, : treasurer.
79 .HAMILTON STREET
PHONE 466
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123 ONTARIO"''STREET
STRATFORD
take charge of .the Su lnY: morn-
ing : nursery class for one ninth
each., Committees were:linedup
for the annual ValenW1e tea, bake
sale and candy table Tto •-be••-•hel. in
•the church on Wednesday, Febru-
ary 10. •
A feotion was 'made that -a spec-
ial film be ordered for ,this year's -
Easter Tharik-offeringmeeting, to
be used in piaee-• of an outside
speaker,- as is , the usual custom,
Several hymns Were. sung, with
'Mrs. J. Walls at the piano. 'The
meeting was closed by repeating
.unison the benediction.
LAID:,'SANDED
FINISHED
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purchase: --'hat's .y. h' we e sugtest' you
visit your Nash dealer and take a
"10 -Mile Comparison Trip" before
you decideon any car.
Just ten miles at. the'wheel will ,
prove conclusively that•'you get more •
for your motor -car dollar when you
buy a Nash Airflyte. More 'in
comfort i_ More in safety/ More` in r r
all-around performartce,z econorny
aid value! Yes, get positive proof --
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