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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1933-09-28, Page 3THURS., SEPT: 28, 1933 < THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD IIIIIIIMeeaaeeaeee .6=e", PAGE I 1{INGNEWS u:IiClar One of the complaints against Jews in Germany is that they. penetrated into every line of business, but we doubt very 1nu if they have gone into the manufacture of swastikas to aell'te the Nazis. eae sezellaese It cannot be pleasant for the Gov- ernor-General to read a despatch from some City or town which he is to visit in which the news is con- veyed to him that the council is eli- vided on the question as to whether any money should be spent in en- tertaining him. It would be far bet- ter nob; to entertain His Excellency at all than to have any public discus- sion about the cost. We imagine he Would prefer to- have no public wel- come rather than know that his vis- it had occasioned a dispute as to whether public money should be spent in doing him the honors due to the representative of His Majesty in Canada. .e sts=o Senator James Murdock ]las really alb complaint against the executive of the Railway Trainmen which Cana- dian trainmen should worry about. He was the Canadian . Vice -President of the International Union, a position he should have given up when he be- came a Senator. In his capacity • as Spokesman for railwaymen he was bound to meet himself; in'his capac- ity as a Senator. 'He was also bound to meet his fellow -Senators in the chamber or in committee and set them wondering as to whether he was speaking or acting in one capac- ity or the other The executive meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, dismis- sed him, thus doing what he should have done voluntarily. They expect- ed too much of hint, no doubt, that being a senator, be would have greater influence. They .expected him to do Or to prevent what neither he nor anyone else in the same position could do or prevent. eaeteuesese A. British delegate told the British Commonwealth Conference that in the event of war between the United , States. and Japan, Canada could not avoid being involved. We do not want to fight But by jingo if we do We'll just take up our weapons And lick the blooming two, C-c11g 'Near where WA live and move and Iwo our being a man recently shot and killed his wife, then shot and kit- opinions that they are willing to die led himself. That .afternoon, Satur• for them or kill those who disagree. day, the evening newspapers had a column and a half about it. On Mon, day the morning, newspapers had a half -column about it. It was a local sensation for' several days. Now the people are talking about other things —the dry weather, poor crops, fall fairs, .the N,R.A., the next world ser- ies •of ball games, and the prospects next winter of our local hockey team. Twenty years ago—any time before the war --it would have created a tremendous sensation and would have been talked about for years in this community. Why the change? Did the war with its daily output of cas- ualties blunt our sense of horror at the taking ee human life? Has the fact that men were slain by the thousands in those four years dimin- ished the value of human life in pub- lic ;estimation ? "We have a picture of Renry Ford knuckling down to the N.R.A." said a Michigan paper. So has General Hugh Johnson. He took it with his code axe, C .A. clergyman deplores that we have not now the spirit of martyrs. It is all right to have that spirit but no one wants martyrs or martyrdom. Several hundred years ago there were many martyrs in England and Scotland but that wase because there was then another spirit as well:— that of inquisition and persecution. It required the spirit of the martyrs to kill the spirit of the persecutors. Both were equally sincere and strong headed, Each was dead sure he was right. It took a long time for men to discover•, as Laurier once put it, that even bad men have rights that good men should respect, and one of these is the right to hold erroneous opinions. teresieme It is a curious thing that there has always been more intolerance about religious beliefs than about anything else. The list of martyrs would be small indeed were it not for the fer- ocity with which people contended for their coon particular ideas of re. ligion., It was not enough to deplore inorthodoxy in others. They had to be made to recant under torture or die at the stake. With the exper- ience of the ages to guide them, men have ceased to be so cocksure of their What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING Tim LAST DE- CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY? From The News -Record, Sept. 28th, 1892: The Whitehead block will be fin, ished long ere the snow flies. There was a large attendance Mon- day evening at St. Paul's vestry meeting, . . The matter of naming a successor to Rev. W. Craig was the principal business. The Rev, E, W. Hunt of ,Southampton was the unani- mous choice., Mr. John Ransford, the delegate to the Bishop, will inter- vieve His Lordship this week with a view td having the choice ratified, Watts' drug store is undergoing repairs.... Masoh Arthur Cantelon is doing the work. Rev. Rural Dean Craig was given a handsome send-off last week pre- vious to his departure for Petrolia . a purse of $130. Mrs. Jennet Fair died in Clinton last Saturday aged 90 years and six months. . . Postmaster Fair, Miller Pair and Mrs. Thomas Jackson, Sr., are her surviving cbildren. The seventh child and the first daughter of the Emperor and Em- press of Germany was born on Tues, day. We regret to learn that Mr. H. T. ' Ranee is on the sick list. Mr. J. P. Sheppard is on a visit to friends and relatives in the vicinity of Bridger and will take in the Wes- tern Fair at Leedom There were shipped from Clinton 'Grand Trunk Station last week a- bout $4,500 worth of apples for Eng- land, averaging, probably, three doI- 3ars per barrel, ' aersnearee From The New Era, Sept. 29th, 1893: Clinton certainly - had a greater number of distinguished visitors this. Week than ever before. First comes the Premier of the 'Dominion, accom- panied by three 'members of his cabi- net, and' he is followed by the Lieut, Goy_-ernor of the Province of Ontario, accompanied by the Minister of Agri- culture, Hon, Mr. Dryden. The meme bers'of parliament here were: Mr. John McMillan, Dr. Montague and Mr. W. Pridham, the latter being a judge on cattle at the fair. Mr. James Fair shipped a fine ram lamb to a breeder at Bad Axe, Mich., on Friday. Librarian Scott had the misfortune to fall while cleaning some of the library windows and cut his head pretty badly by striking on the cor- ner of a table. The Premier's Visit Although the weather on Tuesday looked threatening and unfavorable it turned out clear and fine and the Conservatives had a beautiful day foe their demonstration. The train from the .east brought in the ministerial party, consisting of the Premier, Sir John Thompson, Hon. G. E. Foster, Minister of Finance; Hon. J. Hag- Bart, Minister of Railways; Hon. N. C. Wallace, •Comptroller of Customs and Dr. Montague, M.P. They were met by the reception committee, con- sisting of Mayor McTaggart, . ex- Mayor Doherty and Messrs, Wm. Jackson and A. M. Todd, and a good crowd of people, and at once proceed- ed to the carriages when, headed by the band they drove to the town hall which was comfortably filled. Mayor McTaggart then read an ad- dress of welcome from the town coun- cil, (Speeches from all the visitors, dinner at the Rattenbury House, an- other gathering in the afternoon and more speeches, before the delegation left on the afternoon train for Strat- ford.) Miss Bessie .Doherty,. daugh- ter of ex Mayor Doherty, presented sir John) Thompson'with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Among the ministerial gentlemen on the plat- form were: Rev. Messrs. Hodgins, Seaforth; Fairlie, Diehl, Holmes and Smyth of Clinton and Henderson of Hensall, Sir John Thompson private - 'ly expressed the opinion that the rier!" until ho had to stop: 'address given aim .by the town of i; SirWilfrid spoke for about err. Clinton was the Most, nicely -worded, hour, covering the same ground as at of any he had received. (Part of an editorial) The Conservative Gathering:---W;e have not the slightest desire to be- little or depreciate the gathering here on Tuesday, in •fact we should rath- er have .seers a much larger crowd and witnessed a great deal more en- thusiasm; and . we feel sorry that such was not the case. Although a person may not see eye to eye with others politically, they may still be liberal enough to wish their oppon- ents 'the ppon-ents'the largest measure of success on an occasion like this. If the Conservatives regard the gathering as a success, the Liberals have no. fault to find, etc., etc, The Huron Central Fair was con- ducted this year under more than ordinarily, favorable eirccumstaneea. . The first thing on Wednesday was the reception of the/ Lieut.-Gov. ernor of Ontario, Hori. G. A. Kirk- patrick.... The distinguished party, consisting of the Lieut -Governor and his wife, Mr. Kirkpatrick, Jr., and Hon. 3, Dryden; Minister of Agri- culture ... proceeded to the town hall. The arch and banners used the day before were still up and flags were conspicuous everywhere. A guard of honor in reghnentals, and ud- der command of Capt. Combe, lined the road to the corner of Huron and Albert streets. When the town hall was reached Mayor McTaggart read an address of welcome. (Another ad- dress was read by Mr. Forrester. from the Hullett Agricultural Soc- iety. Mr. Kirpatrick spoke,, Mr. Dryden spoke, lunch was had at the Rattenbury and tea at W. Jackson's before the pasty left in the after- noon for Berlin.) WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY WAS YOUNG- From OUNGFrom The News -Record, Sept. ,24th, 1908: Dr. Dick Worthington is supplying for Dr. Mitchell of Dublin. Mr. Ernie Twitchell came up from Woodstock to take views of yester- day's political demonstration. Bishop Carmichael of Montreal, who from 1859 to 1868 was rector of St. Paul's church, Clinton, his first charge, died on Monday morning. He was a lovable man and when he was transferred from this parish to a larger field the whole community sorrowed. The stable on Huron street which was rented by Mr. Angus MacLeod was destroyed by fire last evening. There were three horses in the stable; two were rescued but the third perished. The animal was n valuable one and we understand Mr. MacLeod intended exhibiting it at one of the fairs today. Sunday was Rally Day in connote tion with the Sunday School of 'Wes- ley church.... Superintendent Coop- er presided at the school in the af- ternoon, being assisted in the open- ing exercises by Rev. 3. Greene and Mr. H. E. Rorke . ' . Master John, the wee son of Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Heliyar, was baptized as a member of the cradle roll ... Next Sunday an address will be given by Supt. Flemming of the Y.11e.C.A. ' There was a large attendance at the Epworth League anniversary held in Ontario street church on Sunday. Rev. Dr. Cook of Ridgetown was the speaker of the day . .. The Jun, for League has elected its officers for the year as follows: president, Miss Margaret Manning; vice-presi- dents, Lulu Hbwe, Edna Levis, Ethel Bradshaw, Bessie Walker; secretary, Harold iKerr; assistant -seri., :Louise Beaton; treasurer, Mary Jackson; pianists, Grace Walker and Ethel Bradshaw. (Notes regarding visit of 'Premier Laurier 'to Clinton) The inference drawn . .. will be that the Dominion Government has resorted to a campaign of bunting and brass music in order to hide the real issues from the people. The people learned with surprise that the Premier of Canada and a professional Decorator) travel togeth- er, or, to be more exact, that the De- corator goes a clay ahead, hence the lavish and gaudy display oa bunting, banners and other devices. The Premier and the Decorator are a new combination in Canadian poli- tics. The affair was extensively boom, ed, five brass bands were engaged and special trains were run, party feeling and public curiosity were ap- pealed to, and yet the attendance, at a generous estimate, did not exceed 5000 people. Half as many more Were eXpected as this will be the Premier's only appearance in this part of the province and the celebra- tion was intended for Huron, Perth and Bruce. Fully a third of those present were Conservatives. The Tory stalwarts of Stanley, Hullett, Tuckersmith and Goderich township turned out strong'. • As soon as the procession passed the Professional Decorator pulled down his banners and bunting and hurried off to Berlin, where the Premier made his Next appearance. Query: Who pays the Decorator? Candidates McLean, Holmes and Hislop spoke . . Mr. M. C. Cameron was in good form and spoke 'well but by this time the crowd had become impatient to hear tthe Premier and there were tries of "Laurier!,' Lau- Strathroy and elsewhere. . . His claim that he has a pure government caused an amused smile 'to pass over the crowd, which had in mind the ag- gregation •by which he is and has been surrounded. Sir Wilfrid stated that charges made against his offi- cials were always investigated, but his hearers knew that it was'not ne- cessary to go out of Huron foe eve, della to the contrary. They ` have not forgotten that Robert Holmes was elected by 1ia11ot box frauds and that Sir Wilfrid Laurier stifled the investigation its the House of Com- mons. In a witty five-minute speech Mr. W. a. Kerr of Brussels introduced Hon. George •Graham, Minister of Railways. They are 'old 'friendsand brother newspaper men. Mr. Graham's address was the most lengthy and vigorous of the afternoon. A party of school children sang na- tional songs and Messrs. W. Harland Spaulding, Weir, J. MacRea, B. J. Gibbings; A. J. Holloway and R. A. Downs sang. "Canada." The vocal selections received greater applause than the speeches. Five brass bands were engaged for the day so that if the people missed convincing oratory they heard plenty of music, mall of it good mu- sic, too. Bayfield sent over a big carryall full of staunch Liberals, including Dr. Stanbury, Murdock Ross and John Ferguson. The local Liberals were'indefatig- able in making preliminary arrange- ments. Much work devolved upon ... the chairman and secretary, Dr. Shaw and F. R. Hodgens, and they did it web. In addition to Chief Wheatley. and Serjeant Welsh the following were appointed special constables. W. J. Paisley, C. J. Wallis, 3. Copp, 0. Johnson, Ix. O'Donnell, H. Rutledge and A. McLeod. It was a stalwart force. Among the newspaper Wren in town were: Naylor, Lucknow, Nee - lands, Hensall; Kerr, Brussels; White, Exeter. Hon. Mr. Graham is also a member of the press. Thera were large congregations at St. Paul's church both morning and evening last Sunday . .. The preach- er of the day was Mr. John Ransford, who created a very favorable im- pression. Tho most interesting of genies played on the local bowling green this season took piece last week for the local championship between rinks skipped by W. J. Stevenson and J. B. Hoover. The series consists of five 21 -end games, the first two and. fifth being won by Mr. Stevenson. The prize, a handsome trophy, will be presented at an At -Home to be held at the residence of Mr. W. Jack- son some time next month. The members of the rinks were as fol- lows: W. Graham, 3. Hunter, W. J. Nediger, W. 3. Stevenson, skip. R. Graham, 3. Harland, J. Taylor, J. B. Hoover, skip. From The New Era, Sept 24th, 1908: Thanksgiving Day will be held on Monday, Nov. 9th. It has been the custom for many years to hold Thanksgiving on Thursday. This year, however, the different com- mercial travellers' associations of Canada presented petitions to the Government asking that the day be changed from Thursday to Monday. Miss Mabel Flintoff of Stratford formerly of 'Clinton, was married to Mr. Jno. Welsh of Hensall last week. Mr. David Sours has a mammoth blood turnip beet, grown in his own garden, measuring 231-4 inches. Who can beat it? Mr. D. Canteeen who recently made a shipment of Duchess and Astrachan apples to Winnipeg, received a let- ter the other day complimenting him on the excellent way in which they were shipped. The returning officer for South Hu- ron is Mr. A. Mustard, Brucefield. for East Huron Mr. Morton of Wing - hem and for West Huron Mr. James Young of Auburn. An Election Canard: Someone is circulating a story to the effect that R. Holmes is not anxious to win West Huron in the coming election as "he has the position of King's printer in his pocket." This statement is ab- solutely and unqualifiedly untrue— Mr. Holmes 15 certainly as anxious as any candidate can be to redeem the riding and asks the 'support of the electorate in perfectly good faith. LAURIER'S MEETING A Great Success Thousands Listen to Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Cheer Him to The Echo. Clinton Decorated as Never Be- fore. (Clinton was certainly in gala at- tire. Never before has it been so profusely decorated or looked as at- tractive as it did. Flags banners streamers, bunting, Chinese lanterns, ete. were in ;evidence almost every, where, and the deooratiops were cer- tainly creditable. It really looked as if neither pains or expense were spared, as the decoration was on a most liberal scale, being shared by Conservatives as well as Liberals. When the London train arrived with the Premier's priivate car attached an immense crowd at the station gave HON. W. E. RANEY, MEMBER `` OF SUPREME COURT OF ONTARIO DIED SUNDAY `AT PIIS HOME IN TORONTO • Was Attorney -General in Progressive Government Justice W. E. Raney, of the Sup-. reme Court of Ontario, at one time attorney=general in the 'Ontario U. F. 0. Government of Hon. Drury, died in Toronto on Sunday af- ter a brief illness, Justice Raney, who was 74 yearn .old, suffered a heart attack last June but was; believed to have .recovered almost completely. He became ser, iously ill on Saturday and doctors described his condition as critical al- most' at once: He is survived by his wife and two sons, Fraser and Allan, both of Toronto. The funeral was held on Tuesday. Rev. Dr, George Pidgeon, a personal friend of the jurist for 35 years conducted the service. The illness to which Mr, Justice Raney succumbed forced his retire- ment from judicial duties last May, but doctors hoped at that time the. retirement would be t;nly temporary. The jurist had decided last Friday he would leave for a short holiday. His death removed one of Ontar- io's most ardent temperance workers. Justice Raney managed in his pol- itical career to maintain an indepen- dence which enabled him to sup- port the Conservative party in the general election of 1904 and to sup- port N. W. Rowell, Liberal leader, in 1914 in his "abolish the bar" poi, icy. In 1919, after clearly revealing his attitude on the liquor question, he indorsed Sir William Hearst, Conservative premier, in his contin- uance of the Ontario Temperance Act. Justice Raney became a member of the Drury Government after be had been provided with a seat in the Legislature through an unccn- tested by-election - in East Welling- ton. In the next general election that installed the Conservative Gov- ernment of Hon. G. Howard Fergu- son, Mr. Justice Raney was re-elect, ed and became the leader of the Progressive Opposition group. He resigned his seat in the Legislature when he was appointed to the bench in 1927. Hon. William H. Price, in a tribute to the jurist said: "He made sacrif- ices to attain what he thought would benefit the country, irrespective of what it might do to his personal popularity or the fortunes of his party group. He was a doughty fighter." Hon. William Edgar Raney, B.C. L., ICC., ex-M.L.A., former leader of the Progressive wing of the Opposi- bion in the legislative assembly of the Province of Ontario, justice of the Supreme Couet of Ontario, ec- cupied a prominent place in public affairs for a number of years and was a consistent, courageous fight - him a cordial welcome. Mayor Wil- tse, Reeve Gibbings and Councillors Ford and Taylor, representing the council, entered the car and were in- troduced, with other citizens, when the mayor read an address of wel- come on behalf of the council and citizens. At about 1.30 p.m. the procession was formed on Maria and Victoria street as follows: Highland pipers, men in saddle; 28th band, Perth con- tingent; Mitchell band, East Huron contingent; Wiingham band, South Huron contingent; Zurich band, Bruce contingent; White Dyke band, West Huron eontingent; Clinton band, Sir Wilfred and carriages. Hundreds lined the streets and the procession made its way and as the familiar tea of Sir Wilfrid was re- eognized cheer after cheer was giv- eh him. The carriages contained the Prem- ier, Hon. itfr. Graham, Messrs. Mc- Intyre, M,P., South Perth; V. Ratz, M.P., N. Middlesex; eoltn Tolmie, M. P., N. Bruce; Dr. McDonald, ex -de- puty speaker; C. W. Bowman, M.P.P., N. Bruce; A. Malcolm, ex-M.P.P., S. Bruce; Di. Shaw, chairman, the liberal candidates for the three Hu- rons and invited guests from Bruce, Perth and Huron and Mayor Wiltse and councillors. To save time an address from the Liberals of Huron which was intended to have been read by Mr. Stanbury, was handed :to Sir Wilfrid. Misses Madelon Shaw, daughter of Dr. Shaw, and Doris Hodgens, daughter of F. R. Hodgens, present- ed the Premier with handsome bou- quets and he kissed them both. Wes shall not attempt a summary of the speeches of the Premier and Mr. Graham. Both were grand addresses. Eldrid Archibald, a former Clinton- ian, was one of the reporters present. He represented the Toronto Star. If not the largest crowd ever seen in Clinton, it was certainly one of the largest, and was estimated at from 8000 to 10,000 The Liberals appreciate the help given by many Conservatives and may some day be able to reciprocate when Mr. Bordon becomes premier. Mr, WI Crooks of Goderich town ship was at the station when the Premierarrivgd and made •the re- mark that he had now seen five Do - 01151011' Premiers. er for his convictions under all eir- cumstances. Tal private life he was a, quiet, kindly man. He was born near. Aultaville, Stormont County, Ontario, December 8, 1859, a son of Herman Raney, farrier' and lumber nran, of Huguenot aid United. Empire Loyalist stock. i The Rag,ey farm adjoined the farm en which the late Sir James Whitney was reared, Mr. RaneY's early education was acquired in the log school' house near his home. At the age of 15 he be: came clerk in a village store and at 18 ,he was country school teacher'. Eventually he was an the teaching staff of St. Catharines. Collegiate in- stitute, where he had been a pupil. For a couple of years he was a newspaper reporter in the state of Maine and in Kingston, Ont. He com- menced the practice of law at King- ston in 1892, having graduated from Trinity Universi, and Osgoodeliall as a gold medalist, but it was not long before he transferred his act- ivities to Toronto, (where he had been one of the founders of the Young Men's Liberal Club, while he was studying law. He was long known as a Independent Liberal and it was as such that he lent his aid to bring in the Conservative admin- istration of Sir James Whitney in 1904, while in 1914, as a Rowell Lib- eral candidate, he led a forlorn hope in Southwest Toronto against George II. Gooderham. That was the fam- ous "banish -the -bar" campaign. In the election of 1919 he went to Guelph to assist Sam Carter, 'who was running as an Inclepeedent Lib era), while in his home ,riding of Northwest Toronto he supported the Hearst candidates in appreciation of' the Ontario Temperance Act. The pa liaurentary career of Mr: Raney commenced when the United' Farmers came into power as the result ere that election. When the Drury Government ,was formed ' he was the choice for the portfolio of attorney -general, a seat being found{ for him in the riding of East WelI- ington, where he .was not opposed at the by-election in 1920. In his man-• isterial capacity he set out to abolish. the patronage methods, whieh he de, Glared existed in the department err justice,• and had the enforcement of the Ontario Temperance Act trans- ferred 'from the provincial secretary to himself. Mr. Raney came very much into the limelight through hie vigorous, policy in regard) to the liquor laws. Always a crusader against wrong in any form as he saw' it, he directed his energies chiefly against.ke drink traffic and the evils of race tract. gambling. He had many foes, some - of whom regarded him, as a narrow- minded reformer, but they all had to• Admit that he wase a fighter and a - tireless worker for whom criticism had no terrors. With the downfall of Drury he 1922, My. Raney found himself ini the Opposition benches with a merr, handful of the survivors and early tie 1925 he was elected as leader of whhad me to Pro- gressivate wingcoof thebe Opposition. fought He fought with characteristic energy against the amendment to the Tem- perance Act permitting stronger beer. For many years Mr. Raney was- legal aslegal adviser to the Ontario branch of the Dominion Alliance. He was created King's Council in 1906. WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS 'ARE SAYING 0, HORSE. A journalistie frieud for whom we have much respect, bursts to say: "0 horse, you are a wondrous thing. No born: to honk, no bells to ring. no license buying 'every year, with plates to screw on front and rear. Na spark to miss no gears to strip you start yourself, no clutch to slip no gas bills mounting every day to steal the joy of life away. Your inner tubes are all o.k., and thank heaven they stay that way, Your spark plugs never miss or fuss, your motor never makes us cuss. Your frame is good fer many a mile, your body never changes style; your wants are few and easily met --you've something on the auto yet" We forgive him. --ICollingwood Bulletin. C CAUSE AND EFFECT? Last winter we cut down a whole lot of trees. This summer we've had a number of whirlwinds. So there you are and that's that. —.Exeter Times -Advocate. STANDARDIZE PRICE OF HOGS We hope the time will come when the hog will be as standard a piece of merchandise as a pair of shoes, et hardly seems fair that the raising of pigs is such a gamble while the price of hams and bacon is set by the packer after he has considered carefully the expense of curing, etc. The farmer is entitled to as much consideration as the manufacturer. —Listowel Banner. aesensee CLEAN UP WHOLE MESS Warden Ballantyne has a serious responsibility to discharge in seeing that the investigation of county af, fairs is pressed until the whole nasty mess is cleared up. Until this is done and the rumors in circulation are either substantiated or shown to be baseless, county officials and others will be under a cloud. It is unfair to innocent persons that this cloud should be allowed to remain, and pub- lic interest also calls for a probe to the Iimit,--!Goderich Signal. Gib • WHAT IS THE SECRET? For the year 1932 the House of Refuge at' Clinton made a profit on hogs of $700, What many farmers would Iike to know is how these fig- ures were computed. Most every person who raises hogs in the ordin- ary commercial way could not pos- sibly have made a profit on the price paid for hogs last year. —Wingham Advance .Times, DIDN'T ({NOW HIS DOMINION This was overheard while waiting foi,a street car in Toronto: "I tried to sell him a carload sof potatoes, and he said to me do you know there are twenty-five carloads hereon the rail- way tracks from the States, and I Jaid what States, and he said New Brunswick."—.Kincardine News. HYDRO SHOULD LOOK TO FARMS TO FIND OUTLET FD•R • SURPLiUS POWER. A move that should seem to merit a good deal of consideration by the - Ontario Hydro Commission was ad- vanced at last week's, meeting of the Georgian Bay Hydro Electric Association when it was suggested' that there remains a great undevel- oped outlet for power in the rural: sections of the province. The re- commendation came originally from Mr. John Kalte of the Hanover Pune lie Utilities Commission, of which he has been a member since Hydro was established here in 1918, and who has devoted a great deal of time and ability to the study of Hydro mat- ters. Mr. Kalte submitted that the Om- tario Hydro Commission has a large surplus of power on its hands for which it has been seeking a market: To this end, it has committed itself' to a large expenditure in buying and' installing hot water heaters free of charge. It is also reported that the Hydro has made and is still negotia- ting various deals whereby they carr increase the sale of their power, and' in order to do so, are not only offer- ing power at almost ridiculously low' rates, but are also buying and instal, ling various equipment free of cost to• prospective customers. No fault is found in such arrangements. At the • moment it may appear as if the Hy- dro was unduly beneficent in its pol- icy, but, on the long view, it may well be that they can see where it will pay then to offer these substan- tial inducements. The point now brought up is why- the hythe Hydro is not equally active in seeking to egtend their services tee the rural districts sof the province, thus not only providing a boon to, the farmers but also securing an outlet for surplus power. One of the major drawbacks to the snore gen- eral use of Hydro on the farms is the fact that farmers are required to sign a ,twenty-year contract. They were reluctant to take this hurdler and, as Mr. Kalte pointed out, it is a stumbling -block to the extension of' rural Hydro lines. He feels the term should not be for longer than, five years. In towns, customers need on- ly sign up for one year, and farmers• feel that a 20 year contract is a form of mortgage on their farms• which they hesitate to undertake. --(Hanover Poste essamessee HEAT KILLS CHAMPION PIG Mr. George Douglas' fine, ruddy - haired Tamworth grand champions boar, who had just won the blue rib- bon at the C,N,E., went to London to• win similar honors for his owner. However, the heat and the humidity- proved umidityproved too much, and he passed away - peacefully in his pen at Queen's Park.. The champion was no ordinary pig.. He came from a long line of prize-• winning Tamworths. —Mitchell Advacate.. EXETER: Large congregations attended the harvest thanksgiving - services in Trivitt Memorial Church Sunday. The special preacher at the morning service was the Rev. A. A. Bice rector of All . Saints', London, while in the evening the Ven. Arch-. deacon Scovell, D.D., of Guelph, was the special preacher. The choir, un, der the direction of Arthur Middlee miss and Miss Kate MacFaul, orgati ist, provided a musical program.