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T11E CLINTON-NEWS RECORD
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1931 "Tr ,
RnivaI!ous of ReVekah
What isyourchief delight; what
do you love most? I can tell ,you
what
like ke most, it is girls. Young
slfm, starry-eyed girls, just budding
into womanhood, with all theirlives
ahead of themand the whole world
looking like a fairy land! Nothing
in this world is fairer, sweeter, lov-
lier, than girlhood!
And it is Because I am so interest-
ed in them, because I sympathize
with there 'so completely, knowing
that life is going to teach them so
much; that all their dreams cannot
possibly come true and that in the a-
wakening to that fact there is bound
to come some disillusionment, that
I would like to see them all getting
just
7 aso
a chance for d
g happiness
as possible. And, so 'often, they do
not get that chance, they are allowed
to blight the chance in early youth
by their own folly and inexperience,
when they should be carefully guard-
ed by their mothers until that fool-
ishness of youth is past. Many a
girl, failing into errors in early
youth which have consequences
which last a lifetime, have cause to
bitterly blame their mothers for theft
laxity in not taking better care of
them.
I cannot understand how mothers
can allow their young daughters to
stay out until all hours of the night,
in all sorts of company, not knowing
perhaps in what company - they are
spending the. hours. Surely there
might be some maternal control eve
girls still in their teens. If some
mothers had seen what others quite
by accident witnessed( the other night
in Clinton they might notbe so cozn-
placient about their young daughters
who are out, without proper guard-
ianship, until the small hours of the
morning.
Youth does not know the pitfalls
into, which it is so easy to stumble
butt mothers who have travelled the
road before them know and they
should strive to tide their irres-
ponsible, inexperienced feet over
those perilous paths, and the mother
who fails is making a very poor job
of her business as a mother. The
mothers ofoun ix t
y g da gh ars should
realize that their proper training and
guarding until the silly days of youth
are over and these daughters have
entered into useful and happy wom-
anhood, is the very most important
work they can do. The daughter
who has had an understanding moth-
er; one;o whom she could go in any.
time of it -rouble, and who patiently
and sympathically watched over her,
saving her from many a youthful in-
discretion, has much to be thankful
for and, if she turns out to be a wise
woman, as she is likely to do, she
will bless that mother in after years
for this wise guardianship and will
pass it on to her own young daugh-
ters.
, REBEKAH
How My World Wags
By That Ancient Mariner
DEAN D. HURMDY
' "Budget taxes may undergo some
ebanges." May budge yet from pre-
sent figures.
• # # •
"Hard-hitting Birds Stage Slug-
ging Fest at Expense of Leafs." Na-
ture note, or bedtime story? Neither,
Geraldine; just baseball jargon,
Noise is sometimes dangerous. Ac-
eording to acoustic engineers, the
popping of bags increase the brain -
pressure fourfold. And, we suppose,
popping the question increases the
heart -pressure just as much.
i##s
A motorist crashed when he was
struck in the eye by a huge dragon
fly near Hamiton
To be stuck in the eye
By a huge dragon fly
Or a big darning -needle,
Will make anyone hie
Very oddly -awry.
It most surely indeed'll,
• # • •
Fisherman's Filosofy
Professor Stephen Leacock caught.
the first 'herring of the season at Or-
illia. Preserved in attic salt, it will,
we hope, become immortal, like the
bass that Mr. John Council of Ham-
ilton, helped the professor to fail to
catch. Let us take Counsell together
and see if this can't be arranged.
Somethnes it requires more than
one man to catch more than a whole
fish et one and the same time. Last
week I saw a sign on a fish store in
Saskatoon which read: "All our fish
is caught fresh daily". A singular
statement, but with a plural implica-
tion. The possessive pronoun here.
undoubtedly shows that more than
one person was concerned in the cap-
ture of this fish. Just as Messrs.
Leacock and 'Counsel! might proudly
speak of "our bass" in referring to
that transmogrified creature that be-
came a log when investigated. Of
course if their reference had been to
"our Bass" with a capital "B", we
would know they were speaking of
something more 'ale and 'earty than
a poor fish.
But, think of the humanity of the
statement: "All our fish is caught
fresh daily!" it isn't as if they had
caught just enough of the fish for
their daily needs. A steak now and
then, as a patron demanded it. That
would be positively cruel. And yet,
such seems to be the method in many
restaurants where I have ordered
halibut steak for example. Possibly
they didn't go as far as Orillia for
it, but it seemed strangely probable
at the time,
And so, to catch the entire fish
every day, whether or not' they ex-
pected to be able to use it profitably
in the marts of trade, betokens a fine
humanitarianism that should inspire
us to similar unselfishness.
Therefore I wish to congratulate
Professor Leacock '•upon his first
fruits of the fishing season; which
is pretty darn broad-minded of me,
a rival Izaak, who usually can't pull
anything better than a bone when it
comes to fishing, anid.not even a her-
ringbone, at that.
Professor Leacock is nothing if not
fair as a sportsman and one can see
him, after catching the herring, tak-
ing it up and whispering to it some
of the simpler laws of economies,
such as that of demand and supply,
in justification of •his action, And,
as for the fish, one can readily im-
agine it being convinced by the logic
of the case, and whispering back:
"Right -O, professor! I feel that to
be caught by you is most uplifting
and really good for the shoal",
THE HOLLERDAYS
Gee whiz! I'm glad the hollerdays
khave them
in qozirsize
29-440
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J. B. LAVIS
CLINTON ONTARIO
414,
Is come around aG last.
I thought them last _few days in June
Wiouldever. •'
n gib a -past.
Our
teacher drawed
greata
big
sighh
As school was gittin 'out.
I heard her say, just kinda low;
f`My gracious! I could shout."
Us kids, we yelled, you bet your boots
We mighty neer wet t crazy,
To think that lesson -tunes was done,
And we could just be lazy.
Now, 'epose.' July came 'round and
school
Would keep right on, they said.
We wouldn't call that hollerdays,
But "hollow -days" instead:
-.DEAN D..I-ITJRMDY
Crop Report
Below will be found a brief synop-
sis of telegraphic reports received
last week at the Flead Office of the
Bank of Montreal from its Branches,
'GENERAL
Crop and fodder prospects through-
through-
outh
tePra Provinces Prairie P o nc
vz es havebeen
en
improved by' the recent rainfall,
nevertheless drought has seriously
damaged the crop over large areas
of Saskatchewan and Manitoba and
at best only a very light crop can be
expected in these districts. In Quebec
all crops continue to progress satis-
factorily. Hay cutting has begun in
some sections, indications point to a
heavy crop of good quality. In On-
tario with continued warm weather
and frequent rains all crops have
made excellent progress. In the
Maritime Provinces conditions gener-
ally have been favorable to growth
and all crops are in good condition.
In British Columbia heavy rains have
been general and have caused much
damage to the strawberry crop, and
in lesser degree to the cherry, rasp-
berry and loganberry crops.
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
A bumper crop of fall wheat .is
practically assured. Barley and oats
are heading out heavily. Cutting of
a heavy erop of alfalfa and clover for
feed in general. Canning of peas has
commenced and a good crop is assur-
ed. Early potatoes are in bloom and
promising and root crops generally
are showing satisfactory growth.
Early beans suffered from weevil but
thosd sown later are doing well. An
average crop of strawberries has
been picked. Tree fruits are promis-
ing. The cutworm has been very ao-
tive`in the tobacco fields and a small
percentage of the crop will be•spotty,
otherwise the condition is excellent.
Eighteen Inches of
Expansion
When a man in his car gets on the
Ambassador Bridge and climbs the
approach to the big 363 foot towers
which bend purposely as tempera-
ture lengthens or shortens the gigan-
tic suspension cables—he passes an
expansion joint in the roadway just
under the towers.
This is the point where the span
roadway starts, 1850 feet of it, with
a climb of 17 feet to the centre. This
span hangs entirely by the cables,
and furthermore becomes as much as
18 inches longer at each end, if very
hot weather warms up tho girders
and trusses. That is why the expan-
sion joint has to be crossed as one
enters the central unit of the road -
Way.
In most suspension bridges, engin-
eers have figured truss units with
small regard for the bridge user.
The tower construction has always
included a cross member a. few feet
above the roadway, and a long and
receding vista of cross members a-
bove the roadway at each truss in the
span. In the Ambassador Bridge
this space is openand unobstructed,
and not only that, but the parapet
or railing is of comfortable height,
instead of being a succession of
heavy 'diagonal chords, covered with
wire netting. There is a highsafety
curb just within this parapet,
Canada's Candy Bill
Totals $32,739,425
Canadians eat more candy, on the
average basis, than do residents of
the United States, Canada's per
capita candy consumption for 7,929
showing a steady rise through the
two preceding years, was 1314
pounds, The comparative figure for
the United States was 12.98 pounds.
'Canada's' average for 1929 falls
between those recorded for that year
for the two northern border States.
of Minnesota and Washington, Most
of the other •northern States were
above the average for the United
States as a whole, while practically
•all the southern States were below it.
Thele eircunnstances are viewed es
supporting the belief that candy,
composed, largely of sugar, producer
of heat and energy, is eaten in
greater quantities in the colder re-
gions.
Nearly all the candy eaten in
Canada is manufactured in the Do-
minion. The 1929 production in the
Doi/anion was recorded at 126.913,668
pounds, valued at $82,789,425. To-
tal imports were 6,377,722 pounds of
which the United States furnished
1,140,148 pounds:
Poet Health
Without it you are. miserable, ,Re-
move that aching corn, burning tal-
ions, painful ingrown toe -nail -or ev-
en troublesome wart, now. "THE
CRESS" Four -in -One and you' have
tho safe way. Get a • jar today at
ktovey's Drug Store, Clinton. 25-1.
AN ltCONOM'IyST DOUBTS THE
IlelasPaPc-aa iD
n A'CTaA
n
ada that
are
fond of writing editorials on prohi-
bition in the United States, says Dr,
J. A. Irwin' of .Toronto, _ would do
well to scrutinize the source of their
inspiration and to ponder the words
of Prof. Thos. Nixon Carver, P.•o-
fessor of Economies in Harvard Uni-
versity. Professor Carver is a
trained scholar and, we believe, a
roan of considered thought and tem-
pered speech.
!Speaking in Brooklyn at a dinner
underthe auspices of the New York
State Woman's Enforcement' Com-
mittee, Professor Carver challeng-
ed "anyone anywhere to produce a
single statement of statistical fact
given out by, any wet that anybody
can depend upon„or that has even
the earmarks of truth.”
"I have gone into. all their argu-
ments," he declared, "and I find they
are all misleading or erroneous in
every respect." It was the fallacious
arguments employed by the wets
thatada him d coo e out as
a 'bone
dry' he said. "There is ten times
more fanaticism to the square inch
among wets than among drys," he
declared.
Professor Carver asserted that
"not one of the,evils of liquor drink-
ing has been shown to be as high
statistically since prohibition .as.be-
fore the War. The nation is facing
a crisis more serious than any it has
seen since the antislavery campaign;'•
he declared, and "there is no ques-
tion but that the return of the liquor
trade would injure all other business-
es not connected with the manufac-
ture of liquor."
In this connection it is worthy of
note that the two leading economists
in the two outstanding, if not leading,
universitities of the United States,
Yale and Harvard, are ouspoken pro-
tagonists for _ the prohibition law.
These men, Prof. Irving Fisher ' of
Yale and Prof. Thos. Nixon Carver
of Harvard, were not originally pro-
hibitionists. They are both converts,
and their conversion is due largely tc
the study of the economie facts un-
der prohibition.
A year or two ago, in reply to an
enquiry from Prof. Feldman of Dart-
mouth, Prof. Carver stated, "I do
not know of any thorough student of
the subject who has reached a con-
clusion hostile to prohibition."
Why Lower Teachers'
. Salaries?
In view of rumours from some
places that school trustees are con-
sidering reductions of teachers' sal-
aries in an effort to relieve their
financial burdens it might be well to
direct attention to certain facts.
In an address delivered at the
Ontario Educatioael Association this
year and quoted in the April number
of the Canadian School Journal, In-
spector W. Liddy of Orangeville
shows that in Dufferin County, up to
1922, schools were the heaviest item
of local expense but during the past
eight years, while county taxation
has increased 51 percent, and town-
ship taxation 102 percent, school
taxation has decreased 1 percent, In
the neighboring county Grey, it was
found that municipal expenditure
has increased 71.9 percent while
school expenditure decreased 3 per
cent. It is quite evident from these
figures that our heavy taxation does
not come from schools but from other
sources. Is it fair to lower expendi-
tures for the school, the only civic
institution that has kept expenditure
during the past eight years station•
ary or lowered it and allow ail oth-
ers to Continue their upward flight?
Business and Pro£esionaI men have
frequently stated that the large ma•
jority of those who are meeting ob-
ligations are people on salary. Why
decrease the money in circulation?
Members of other professions are
not lowering their fees. Wily ask
all the sacriice from the members
of the profession who are admitedly
underpaid, whose fees do not begin
to compare with those charged in
other professions but whose worlr it
extolled. as the most important in
any community. Where is the con-
sistency?
Charitable work and unemploy-
ment relief have been liberally sup-
ported by members of the teaching
profession, In many instances a
definite amount is pledged to public
welfare. Why deprive the unemploy-
ed of this source of supply?
A teacher is justified in asking
why he should sacrifice a large a -
'mount in order that each person it
the community should save a few
Cents—for this is what the action ,of
a Board accomplishes by reducing a
teaeher's salary.
If a teacher's salary is lowered
it affects not only his present finan-
cial situation but lowers the Super-
annuation allowance on which he
depends for his future, for his whole
life. Do we want more people de-
pendent on public funds?
Teachers at large cannot fail to br
unfavourably impressed with the
"penny-wise and pound foolish" pol-
icy. Experienced teachers have
learned the wisdom of ascertaining
the attitude of a district towards its
schools before locating and the day
of over -supply of teachers is rapidly
pasiing, has practically passed,
Every community has at heart a
pride in its civic institutions. The
schools maintaining a high standard
,of efficiency to ensure the future of
'its youth is the greatest asset in a
community. It should be the last in-
stitution to be sacrificed in a time of
fnancial depression.—Chairman Com-
mittee on Salaries, Federation ofWo-
men Teachers' Assn,, of 'Ontario.
STANLEY
The following: as a report of the
June promotion examitations
held
at S. S. No. 4, north, Stanley.
Jr, 4th to Sr. 4th- b(eith Wiest -
lake, 81, -
Sr. 3rd to Jr.' 4th --Jean Dunn, 69;
Bert Greer, ' 68; Stuart Watson, 65;
Antionette Rau, 60.
Sr. '2nd—Jennie Bunking, 43;
Charlie Bunking, 40.
Jr. and to Sr.2•-Billy Armstrong
Melvin Greer, 84 (equal); Gordon
Westlake, 81; Ethel Watson, 7Q;
liladge Houston, 65; Wilfred Rau, 61.
Pr. to lst--'Andrew Rau, 68;
George FIunking, 67; Ilene Greer,
(absent),
Pr.--SAnthony Rau,
Number on roll, 21; ayerage at-
tendance, 19. --Vino %Herbert, teacher.
The following are the results 'of
the promotion examinations of S. S.
No, 13, Pass 60, honours, 75:
Jr. 4th to Sr. 4th—Mildred Haug,
66; John Keys, 68.
Sr. 8rd to Jr, 4th—Bob Peck, .61.
Jr. 3rd to Sr. 3rd -Dorothy Peck,
67;
ClareMoBr' e
- zd,62.
Sr. 2nd to Jr. 3rd—Sybil Keys, 75;
Gordon Keys, 72; Florence Haug, 68;
Russell Oeseh, 60; Jack Peck, 45.
Jr. 2nd—George Haug.
1st—•Arnold Keys, Kathleen Oesch.
Bruce Keys.
,Pr.—alarold Peck.
—Annie• McTaggart, teacher:
GODERICII TOWNSHIP
Following is the report of S. S. No
4, promotion examinations,
Front sr. 3rd to jr. 4th Joy Lob
(promoted on years work) Isabe
Oakes, 70; Billie W6lliains, 65; Iran
Williams, 64.
From jr. 3rd to sr. 3rd--.11fargar
Lobb (promoted on year's work).
Mary Thompson, 80; Evelin Merrill,
56; (on trial).
e
et winch results from the contraction
TIIE NATIONAL ANTHEM
If we were to ask an andience we
care
not what size, ue if
they knew the
National Anthem they would be al-
most insulted and would reprimand
us for our impertinence;. Neverthe-
less we make' this assertion, that if
you watch an audience closely, about
ninety per cent. do not sing it cor-
rectly. It is just as easy to sing it
correctly as incorrectly. Por in-
stance, we hear them sing, "God save
Our King," all the way through. The
correct form,
"God save Ourracious
g King,
Long live Our noble king; God save
The king. Send him victorious, happy
and glorious; long to reign over us;
God save The king."
You might say it makes no cliffs:
once. Perhaps it is not a serious of-
fence, but why not sing it right?
When the first strains of the anthem
are heard, jump to your feet as if
you meant it and stay there until it
is finished,: Do not be seers look
around for your hat or coat and try-
ing to
beat a hasty Y rotre t
a .
And
sing i t
t�•-- oo- often it sounds like a
dead march, when it is a prayer for
the giving of life,
During this season of garden par*
ties and summer entertainments may
an improvement be :noticed along this
line -Kincardine Review -Reporter
A BACHELOR EDITOR. TO A
BACHELOR PRINCE
The Prince of Wales was thirty-
seven
yearsof, age on Tuesday and I
still refuses to be matrimonially tied.
Attaboy Prince! It's:a. great life.
-=Goderieh Signal,
PAYING GUEST
Wife; "Good gracious, how could
you think of bringing that Mr..Hig-
gins home to dinner when you know
I'm spring cleaning."
Illubby--"Hush, .my dear. He's the
only man I know who can help move
the sideboard Passi Sh
jtfedtk $eMoe
OF THE
pairut A, sniciation
d:dltad'Ry'
C WANT' FLEMINC' M.b. ASSOCIATE SECRETARY
TETANUS
Lockjaw is the name commonly
given to the -disease tetanus. It des-
cribes one of the symptoms of the
dilseasei, the firmly -fixed moutih
of the muscles of the jaw.
Tetanus is one of the communi-
cable diseases, and is caused by a
Jr. 3rd—Donna Lobb, 35; Gertrude germ which usually gains entrance
Bosom. to the body through a wound which
From Jr. 2nd. to Jr. 3rd—+8'oss
Merrill, 66; Alfred Butler, 66; Ray
Stoddart, 58; Harry Oakes, '51 (on
trial.)
First Class—Harry Lobb, Bernice
Lobb, Alice Stoddart, Lillian Churc-
hill.
Primer—Carol Stoddart, Jack Mer-
rill, Marianne Merrill,
--411. E. HEARD, TEACHER
RULLETT TOWNSR1F
The following are the rasults of
the promotion examinations of S. S.
No. 10:
Jr. 4th to Sr. 4th—Stanley Yung-
blutt, 71; Leonard Yungblutt, 68.
Jr. 3rd to Sr. 3rd—Ruth Vodden;
84, (honours); Beth Govier, 76; (hon-
ours); Eleanor Sprung, 74; Pearl
Johnston, 72; Florence Ynngbiutt,
65; below_ pass--Eddfe I•Iunking, 51.
Sr. 2nd to Jr. 3rd—,Rhoda Govier,
83, honours; Joe Bunking.
Sr. lst to Jr. 2nd—John Sprung,
66..
Pr. to Jr. 01st—Anna Mao John-
ston, 84,honours.
Pr.—Vern Yungblutt, Berm ]Mair.
Number on roll, 15.; average at-
tendance, 14.--E. Arnett, teacher.
tears or punctures the tissues.
In many ways, the germ of tetan-
us is unlike most disease germs. It
lives in the intestines of cows, hors-
es and sheep, and is present in the
bowel discharges of these animals.
Consequently, any wound received on
the farm, or any wound contaminat-
ed by dirt, particularly if the dirt
is at all likely to contain manure, is
very apt to contain tetanus germs.
We have stated in other articles
that most disease germs die fairly
quickly outside of the human or ani-
mal body. The tetanus germ is one
of the few exceptions to the general
rule for the reason that it is able to
form spores. The spore is a resis-
tant state into which the germ goes
when conditions for its existence are
unfavorable. In the spore state, it
can lie dormant for long periods of
time. The spore becomes an active
germ again when conditions are a-
gain favorable, such as when it is
introduced into the body by way of
a wound.
For these reasons, earth which was
once been contaminated with manure
Containing tetanus germs will, ifor
years, be dangerous, and will have
power to cause totanns if it gets into
wounds.
Another peculiarity of the tetanus
germ is that it grows best where
there is no air. Wounds which are
favourable to tetanus are those made
by a nail, or other piercing instru-
ment whereby dirt is carried dawn
to the bottom of the wound to a
point which the air does not reach.
We'ean say that in the case of any
wound where dirt is forced under the
skin, there is danger of tetanus.
Every wound, no matter ' how
slight, should be thoroughly cleansed
with soap and water, and then cover-
ed so to keep it clean. Every -
wound where dirt has been driven
under the skin should be treated by
a dotter.
Tetanus can be prevented. Wounds
should be properly cared for, and, in
addition, if they are the type of
wound in which tetanus is at all
likely to occur, tetanus antitoxin
should be given. The tetanus anti-
toxin which your doctor injects bas
the power to neutralize the toxin or
poison which the tetanus germ gives
off and which produces the symp-
toms of the disease and causes death
It is a preventive ..measure and, as
suoh, is most successful. During
the Great War, it was given to every
wounded man, with the result that
tetanus was practically eliminated.
Tetanus antitoxin is also used for
treatment, but once the disease has
developed, the outlook is bad.
Reasonable care of wounds and the
use of tetanus antitoxin will prevent
tetanus.
Questions concerning Health ad-
dressed to the Canadian Medical As-
sociation, 184 College Street, Toron-
to, will be answered personally by
letter,
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