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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1939-10-26, Page 3'THURS., OCT. 26, 1939 THE CLINTONNEWS-RECORD '77" WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING U THE GAY NINETIES no You Remember What 11 appened During The Last Decade Of The 01d Century? THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, II THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD; OCTOBER 26, 1899 1 OCTOBER 22,' 1914 Mr. John Beacom, who has been so,llll long and intimately connected with Mr. Charles A. McGaw, Toronto, the history of Goderich township; eastern manager of the Western Can leaves this week for London town-. town-! aFlour Mills Company, died; on Ship, where he will ,make his future Saturday last at the borne of his fatlh- acme. 'er, Mr. S. A. McGaw, Winnipeg. The It is stated onwhat is considered' deceased was a cousin of Mr. W. S. R. Holmes and was barn at Gode- very good -authority that the position 4 Collector of Customs hasbeen fill- rice marriage took place in Strut-. ed, or i5' about to , be,•by the ap- for' on Tuesday of Miss Flora,. pomtment of Mr. John Wiseman. If daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John. Park -- ouch is the case the community will! er, formerly of town but:who have raise no protest for Mr. Wiseman has been a' useful citizen. We extend for some.years past resided in -Strut Mil - our congratulations to Mr.. Wiseman ford, to Mr. Roy E. Henry of end our condolence to the unsuccess- vlelr ful applicants. . Thehe Taylor rink, consisting of John Watt, Wm. Grant, John Harland and Mr. D. Cannell has bought the old -Jacob Taylor, yesterday outscored fanning mill works and he is having Seaforth's quartette of trophy win ners, that is to say, J. H. Willis, A. Stobie, J. Taman and E. Bright. The game was played. hi . Seaforth. A life-long resident of Clinton, pas- sed to her reward on Tuesday morn- ing orning in the person of Mrs. Thomas Gibbings whose maiden name was Elizabeth Shipley. Left to mourn: are the building torn down and is offer- ing the timbers for. sale. Mr. D. Cantelon shipped a carload of apples to Roseland, B.C. last week and another to Sweden. They were consigned via Hamburg. Mr. D. A. Forrester stables ninety- eight head of cattle this week to fat - Former Londesboro Boy, Anniversary Speaker REV. T. W. NEAL, D.D. Reif T. W. Neal, D.D., who recently retired as Secretary of the Home Mis- sion council of the United Church of Canada after 45 years in the ministry, will deliver a semen at the anniver- sary services in the Londesboro Unit- ed Church on Sunday, November 5th. Because Londesboro is the home town of Dr. Neal it is expected that a large erewd will assemble in the United church during the anniversary service for few persons in this com- munity are better known or more highly respected than this recently - ten for the British market. This is retired. Secretary of the Home ails - about the number he annually pre- three brothers, Messrs William and sion Council. pares for the beef eaters of Old George Shipley of the Huron Road, In hie youth Mr. Neal worked on England: Mr. Thos. Shipley of town and three the farm of Thomas Mason of Base Mr. John Ward of Varma has start- sisters, Mrs. G. Turner, Tuckersmith, Line and later spent four years in ed to dry his dilatory, so his sleep Mrs. T. Smaliaeombe, St. Catharines the Phoenix Carriage works of John and Ms. Wm. Tiplad of town. Brundson, Londesboro. After moving to Toronto, he had charge, for a time, of the blacksmith shops of David Plews and Company. Dr. Neal received his education at Albert College, Belleville and at Vic- toria University, Toronto. In 1927 the latter educational institute hon- oured him with the degree of Doctor of Divinity. will be rather irregular for a few weeks as the kiln is kept going day and night. Monday was "Flag Day" at the Model School. That is, a brand new Mrs. J. Webster, an old resident of flag on a brand new pole was hoisted Londesboro, died on Monday after as over the school building on that af- long and painful illness. Mrs. Web -i ternoon with all due ceremony. Chair - ter had been a sufferer for .some man Cottle acted as M. C. Rev. S. time and an operation performed by J. Arlin, Dr. Shaw and Rev. Harper spoke briefly and Trustee S. Kemp Dr. Gunn and Mr. McCallum was un- ran up the flag as the pupils saluted successful in saving her life. it in chorus. A ratepayer complains of a gar - An unpleasant incident happened mandising, eow which ate the bulk at Bayfield on Sunday last while a of his winter supply of beets the funeral was coming into. the village other night. (from the Sauble Line and proceeding Mr. George Stewart, who has bean to the Methodist church. An auto in the employ of Mr. William Weir I going in the opposite direction came for some time in Goderich township in contract with the hearse and was was called to Seaforth last week by !thrown into the ditch and the car the illness and death of his father,' somewhat damaged. Whose funeral took place to Clinton Cemetery. George is a good workman)I The farmers in the Varna vicinity and has ploughed twenty acres in ten are getting ready a large amount of days which is very good work these supplies for transport to Europe, short days. Mr. Alex Ostrom returned Monday from a trip to the Owen Sound dist riot. His brother lives near Wiarton and he also met there an old friend he had not seen for twenty-five years when they were chums in the city of Belleville. Miss Dougherty of Mitchell was year with .some 150 ether Canadian the gpest of Mrs. D. A. Forrester entries in the third annual Dominion on Wednesday and Thursday last. Marksmen .22 Sporting Rifle Champ - Me is a graduate of the Toronto ionship Competition—the largest rifle Conservatory . of Music and contents match of its kind ever held in Canada. plates forming a class in Clinton, O.n the entry of the Clinton Rifle A parting gift to St. Janes' church, Club hangs Clinton's hopes for at - Middleton in the form of a silver taining the coveted Dominion Marks- Communion Service was presented to men Challenge Shield, emblematic a! the congregation at a special vestry the .22 calibre sporting rifle team such as oats, potatoes, etc. Everyone seems willing to assist and the dona- tion from there will be a large one. Clinton Team in Rile ' Competition A rifle exam representing the Clinton Rifle Club will compete this meeting on Wednesday last. Mr. C. B. Middleton has been appointed church warden in place of Mr. Beacom. When The Present Century Was Young aI'DMISS MV UNDERWOOD' —BUT NOT $I.00A WEEK Folks in every walk of life prefer an Underwood! ft's standard-- it's tandard—it's visible—it's - AS LIMAS complete! "Universal" model illus. 4' Prated, $65.00 championship of Canada. From the total entry list of over a thousand marksmen representing all sections of the Dominion, nine five -man teams will be declared as provincial champions in, the first round of the match which closes on October 28, and •these teams will. be eligible to compete in the final round at a later date, awarding to an an- nouncement received from the Do. minion Marksmen headquarters in Montreal. Defending the Dominion title foe the second successive year' will be the Sunny Brae Rifle Club of Monc- ton, N.B. This team catapulted from obscurity to national fame in the first year of the nation-wide shooting tournament, under the direction of Rev. G. • S. Beckett, when it turned in a perfect score of 1500 x 1500 to defeat such well-known teams as the "K" Division of the R.C.M.P. at Ed- monton and the Hollies Rifle Club of Winnipeg. Each team member will fire three targets over a 20 -yard range in the opening round, and a trophy will be awarded totheteam from each prov- ince making the highest aggregate score. Individual prizes will be award- ed to the fivle high competitors on each of the winning Provincial and Dominion teams. The pensonnei of the Clinton Rifle Club team is as follows: R. Smith, E. Doucette, J. Peevish, W. Parrish, H. Kingswell, F. VanEgmond and E. Epps. The competition is open.' to teams with a minimum" of five and a maxi mum; of seven men and -or 'women from any rifle club in the country, but only the five high score are counted for the team total. SHOULD GO DEEPER That young Canadian -born German at Goderich who. wanted to fight for Hitler because he thought he was right and shot off his mouth too much! about it, will have a few months to consider what he has got himself into. Nineteen .years of age, his opinions could scarcely have been all his own. The Grown should, goy deeper into, the case ' and find; out what has been going on in his home. On the occasion of Dr. Neal's re- tirement from official leadership, Dr. R. B. aechrane, Secretary of the Board of Home Missions said: "We place on record our deep appreciation of the labours in the Christian min- istry of Rev: T. W. Neal, D.D., who, upon the completion of forty-five years of - active service, the last twenty of which pave been as See- retary of the Toronto Horne Missions Council and its predecessors, retires from active work. "After a series of strong and, ef- fective pastorates, filled with fervent, evangelistic zeal and a wealth of human understanding, Dr. Neal was in 1918, appointed General Secretary of the Methodist Union of Toronto of the Methodist Church, now known as the Toronto Home Missions Council of the United Church of Canada. To this city-wide field of varied respon- sibilities he has brought a well-bal- anced business judgment, a keen in- sight, a kindly tolerant mind and a passion for the underprivileged and needy. A host of friends and well wis'hers will gratefully remember his devoted and loyal service to the church and to the city he loves." The Board of Horne Mission's also expressed deep appreciation of the service rendered to the cause by Dr. Neal on the occasion of his re- tirement. A resolution passed by the Board of Home Missions stated. "That this Board, having learned of the forthcoming retirement of Rev. T. W. Neal, D.D., desires to place on record its high sense of apprecia- tion of the service rendered to the cause of missions during his almost twenty-one years as Secretary of the a look that was serious with an arm Toronto C'liureh Ebtension and Mis- hanging helplessly by his side. cion Union and more recently the Toronto Horne Missions Council. Dr. SEAFORTH. MAN HURT IN Neal entered on his work with a wide TRIPLE COLLISION experience as leader and pastor in Three people suffered minor in.- city n-city churches. He brought a deep juries in an accident on highway No. 7 east of Shakespeare early Friday in which three automobiles were (in- volved. in -volved. The injured were Miss. C. Staples, Stratford; Frank Baker, of means in, city mission work hauls Stratford, and Iani McTavish, Sea - added strength to the Kingdom of forth. God in the city Dr. Neal's loyalty A car driven by Calvin Ployart, to the governing bodies of the United Stratford, ran out of gasoline and the drivter, leaving the car at the side of the road, started to walk to Shake- speare for more gas. A. few minutes later a car, driven. by Frank Baker approached from the east and Baker a committee of the national , profess reduced the speed of his machine m°nal organization- Ti" of Dr. Ms - when he sa.w a truck :approaching from the west and believed there was not sufficient' room for him to pass between the stalled machine and the truck. As he slowed down his oar was struck at the rear by a car driven by Ian McTavish. The Baker car was forced ferward and pushed the stalled Ployart machine in the ditch. HORSES FOR RENT—$1.00 You may rent a horse in: Ottawa for one dollar a month—not old nags but the cream of the crop. Defence Minister Rogers, has authorized the Royal Canadian 'Mounted Police at Roekeliffe to rent their horses to any- one who will, take good care of then and keep them in the best of con- dition. The Mounties, because of ,special war -time duties, are not using their mounts as much as formerly and their time for exercising them is limited. PAGE 3' Early Barn Raising at Brucefield Leader Finishes 'Job With Broken A.rm By W. H. Johnston in London Free Press This description of a barn -raising in the Brucefield '' district in Huron County is condensed from the charm- ing brochure, "Bush Folk," written by, the able and well-known author, Dr. James Grassick, Grand Forks, North Dakota. The hero of the story, Archie, was a man of great strength, :powerful. build, lovable and generous, but diten: went an a spree. After his reformni tion he became a church elder and temperance advocate, trusted and re- spected by all. At a barn raising a great deal de- pended on the good judgment of the leaders in choosing thea men so as to have the sides evenly matched. Our one occasion Archie and Donald Blue were the captains. Donald was not the match for Archie in strength, but in going aloft he was the acknowl- edged superior of anyorie in the neighborhood. Archie had to be ,on terra firma but there he was. a Sam- son. Thus each had some things en his favor. The sides were now lined up and were as fine a looking lot of men as eater: met at an Olympic contest. Archie, big and powerful at the head of one line and Donald, slimmer but more agile, at the head of the other. With a shout and a hurrah they took their places. But now comes the test of strength, skill and judgment. The plates had to be' put into position and firmly fastened and in this meant victory or defeat. Archie stuck to the ground and gave his commands from there paned. The unity and determination country during your forty years of and sent Peter McCrae and Ian Mc- I of all engaged in the workshops aro teaching and practice. We havle, there - IN TI -IE LETTER BOX BRITISH INDIISTRIES FULLY MOBILIZED Dear Sir: - In sending greetings to Canada at this challenging moment in, our Em- pird's history, may I, es spokesman of the largest association of indust- rialists in the world, add that the at a testimonial dinner given in Cam- resovr•ees of British industry have, moray House at the Ontario Agri - been mobilised to the full, not only cultural College last Wednesday eve-' the production' of the most efficient ning. instruments of defence', but, hardly The dinner, given by the' staff of less vital, for the maintenance of the the Ontario Veterinary , College, normal flow of trade, marked the 40th anniversary of Dr. During the last thee years, acase- Fowler's entry into the veterinary ful survey of industrial facilities has profession, and it was attended by been made by relevant Gongernmenh men prominent in many fields of ac - departments. With the assistance of trill, from all over tflne. pravjnee. Panels' of leading industrialists, pro- All the widespread activity' which duction—controlled and 'co-ordinated ' Dr. Fawley' hr's engaged in during through the Service Ministries—has any Years was discussed by speak. been dovetailed into a gigantic ers who paid tribute to his ability and'. scheme by which rearmament hag' his spenrdid personal qualities, and he proceeded' steadily and efficiently.! was referred to more than once' as The fighting and civil defence forcesCanada's leading veterinarian. Other' have been equipped, vast supplies of countries besides- Canada have hon wheat, other foodstuffs, and essential Orel' Dr. Fowler, and on• many oc- raw' materials have been stored, and rasions; he has been called to the thorough measures have been entre- ,Motherland' to advise said assist on (laced to. protect both the civil aril problems which have arisen. industrial population against danger 1 From London, Toronto and Hamil- frollr the air. I ton carne men and women to join in Despite the magnitude of this j the tribute to Dr. Fowler, and many marshalling of the forces of British who were unable to be present sent industry technicians, research their congratulations and felicitations scientists, and skilled: workers, it is m the form of letters and telegrams. fully realised that the maintenance MI Dr. F. C. Schofield presided at the Britain's export trade is vital, in war dinner, dining which an illuminated no less than in peace. The'Federa- tion of British Industries, for its part, will do all in its power to protect existing overseas co'rmections' and ex- port organisations, and has set up Machinery to ensure that export in - not Ontario Veterinary College, do quiries received by firms not able to not intend to await your demise to, carry them cut can be passed on to express our deep appreciation of the firms able to do so. contributions which you have made to In short, British industry is pre- the veterinary profession of this DR. W. J. R. - FOWLER HONOURED AT TESTIM- ONIAL DINNER Dr. W, T R. Fowler was honored as an outstanding teacher, as a veterinarian of outstanding preemin- ence, and as a man of many parts by Dr. C. D. McGilvray, principal of the Ontario Veterinary College. The address read as follows: "We, the members of the faculty Pherson aloft. Before you could count j sure signs that ultimate victomy will 20 they were up the bent with a be ours. chain, attached to the end of a plate Yours faithfully, between them and with Archie's Guy Locock, Director. "Heavo-he" up it went on the beams. Donald roared out, "Angus Mc- Ewen and. Roy Cameron follow me," QUEBEC POLICE CRACK DOWN and in a twinkling they were aloft. ON DUPLESSIS JOKE They were not so agile as their leader and a little time was last before his Provincial police at Montreal seiz- "Heavo-he" was heard, but when it came the sturdy heavy set men on the ground were ready and, up the plate glided, slid along the beams and was ready to be lifted on the tennons as soon as Archie's. It was a criti- cal time! Each cast a glance at the other and redoubled their efforts to win. At this juncture a heavy brace got loosened on Archie's side and was failing. Underneath was Wee Johnne.. Archie„ with a spring like a, cata- mount,' seized and threw him out of danger, but the brace struck Archie's arm and snapped it like a pipestem. Donald Blue and hie men were straining every nerve and using every art known to the business, for he had been a framer himself. His plate went cheek into position a full minute before Archie's, butbeingaloft he could not attend to details. One of the braces under the plate was not in place. This was a bad error as the plate had to be lifted .sufficiently to get the brace into place. It was quickly done, but as bhe plate went into place a second time, Archie's men had driven their last pin. "Hurrah for Archie," rent the air as the men dropped and scrambled like so many cats from their positions. onto the frame. They barely reached the ground when "Hurrah for Don- ald" was heard. It was a close race, but •Archie had it. Donald felt the defeat keenly, especially since it was due to his lack of oversight of the braces. But with a bound he was at Archie's side and extended his hand to offer congratulations, expecting to get the hearty grasp that from Archie's great brawny paw was like the grip of a vice. Instead he met passion for the under -privileged, and the zeel to inspire fellow -workers in difficult situations. His keen business judgment and ability to interest men Church was shown in two difficult transitiot periods; first, when by an arrangement with the Missionary and Maintenance Committee, he withheld appeals for his work through local pulpits, and secondly, when the City 1Vlissiomn 'anion consented to, change the terms of its charter and enter upon, moredirect co-operation with the Board of Home Missions. "We offer our waren assurances of love and pray that he may long be spared to make available to us the riches of • his wide experience." FOR ALL THIS WE FIGHT "We are fighting for more than democracy. We are fighting for the liberties of the individual, the right to live freely. We are fighting for morality, for the religion in which we have been brought up. We are fighting for human decencie,s and there never was a war entered into with a more solemn .purpose. How- ever long and desperate the struggle may be, we are not going to flinch, and we are going to win." -Lord Tweedsmuir,, fore, gathered together a few of your mlany friends to joiii us on this happy occasion of presenting you with this testimonial. "We, your colleagues, who have worked beside you for, these many years, are proud of the honors con- ferred upon you. any other countries than our own. "We, know and respect' you as an ed 100,000 printed copies of a cartoon able administrator, teacher and bearing the likeness of Adolf Hitler, pioneer in the field of veterinary Josef Stalin, and, when folded, Prem- ier Maurice Duplessis. Col. P. A. Piuze, provincial police chief, said the seizure was made in man, the printing establishment of the "It is to our genial colleague that Canadian Printing and Lithoed in the we offer our sincere congratulations building where Premier Dupless;s on this fortieth anniversary of his ase was scheduled to deliver a politica: soeiation with the college. Our wish address. for you is that you may live to enjoy The raid was made under the pro- many more years filled with same vincial padlock law, which forbids happy activity." dissemination of Comtnunist props- Dr. Fowler in reply deprecated ganda. The leaflet bearing the ear- what he had done, "You have baffled toon came within. the scope of the rise. I never had any idea that I was law because of the picture of Stalin. surgery, but we esteem you most highly for those qualities which dis- tinguished you as a friend and gentle - ITALY'S SCHOOLS OPEN .IN MILITARY STRIDE The opening of the school year, which in most nations is a matter of purely educational importance, in Italy takes on an entirely military aspect. This was evident front the imposing celebration on Oct: 16 at- tended by Signor Mussolini as the central figure. The Piazza di Siena was crowded with 1,390,000 of Italy's youth, who on this day moved one rank upward within the Pasty. The Piazza, instead of being full of school satohels, was a mass of uni- forms. Children and teachers were allin uniforms as the Sons and Daughters, of the Wolf, the Balilla, the Young Fascisti, , the Fighting Fascisti, and Fascist Women, lustily sang Fascist songs and hymns before their leader. DR. HARVEY BRISTOW GAINS FELLOWSHIP The following is taken from the Monroe (Mich.) Evening Times and refers to a former Seaforth boy: "A third Green county surgeon will become a fellow of the American Col- lege of Surgeons in. Philadelphia, Oct. 16, when Dr. J. H. Bristow, Monroe, formally receives his F.A. C.S., it became known here today. Qualifying preparations for this die. tinction, covers a long period of time and a wide range of recorded exper- ience ,the candidate for the fellowship offering 100 case histories of his practice, which must be approved by tow's assoeiates in the Monroe clinic. have the fellowships. Dr. W. B. Gnagi, Jr., who gained his in 1936, and Dr. Nathan, E. Bean, who releiv- ed him in 1938. Dr. and Mrs. 'Bristow plan to leave for Philadelphia Oct. 13._ They will also go on to New York city, planning a ten-day absence. WEIGHTLIFTERS DO THEIR STUFF Joyce Day of Owen Sound has in- vented a weightlifting machine that has proved popular with .some of the huskies of the district. A club has been formed and numbers some dozen, members. Last week' some 75 men tried their skill on the lift, one of whom was Geo. Rouse of Wiarton, who raised a total of 2,000 pounds. Jas. Rerrifield of Rocklyn lifted 45 pounds more, and Cochmane Noble of Shallow Lake performed a lift of 2,195. pounds. ",HURCH DIRECTORY THE BAPTIST CHURCH, Rev. A. E. Silver, Paster- n astor11 a.m. Sunday School 7 p.m. -Evening Wcrship ST. PAUL'S CHURCH Rev. A. H. ,O'Neil, B.A., B.D. 10 a.m.—Sunday School 11 a.m. Morning Prayer. 7 pan.—Evening Prayer. THE SALVATION ARMY Capt. McDowell 11 am,—Worship, Service 3 p.m.—Sunday Sehool 7 pan,—Evening Worship ONTARIO STREET UNITED, Rev. G. G. Burton, M.A., B.Di. 2.30 p.m.—Sunday School.. 11 am,—Divine Worship 9.80 a.ni. Turner's Church, Ser- vice and . Sunday School 7 p.m. Evening Worshiiip. WESLEY-WILLIS UNITEIa Rev. Andrew Lane, B.A., B.Di 11 a.m.—Divine Worship 7 p.m.—Evening Worship.. Sunday School at conclusion, of: morning service. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH' Rev. Gordon Peddie, B.A. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Worship Service at Bayfield' 2 p.m.—Sunday School, Bayfield_ CLINTON MISSION W. J. Cowherd, Supt. Services: Monday 8 p.m. Young People Thursday 8 p.m. Prayer Meeting Sundays 11 a.m. Sunday School 3 p.m. Fellowship Meeting 8 p.m. Evangelistic Service. Elections HOW ABOUT IT? We understand that many munici- palities are this year, planning, or at least hoping to eliminate possible Municipal elections, in view of pres- ent Dominion -wide efforts to assist in every way possible, the effort be- ing put forth to defeat the world- wide aims of Nazi Germany. We understand that Hon. David Croll,. now Private David C'ro11, Mayor of Windsor, is advlocating this policy for his home town. We think the idea would be a. doing as much as you_ say." hsrt splendid indication of co-operation an he had done, whether teaching stud- - the part of the different .municipal'' n. ents, judging horses, or carrying oities and should receive due cansid eratkat. other manifold duties, he said, he had done for the pleasure he had taken in doing it. SOUTH HURON PLOW- ING MATCH • The annual plowng match of the South Huron plowmen was held Fri- day on, the farm of Percy Stone, a half utile east of Thames Road Church. All records far attendance were broken, the largest list of en- trants competed and excellent plow- ing was shown. Plowmen from a wide radius participated. About 1,800 spectators were present. In the open class, H. Carter, of St. Marys, repeated his triumph after the provincial match. The competi- tion for novices, sponsored by Reeve Percy Passmore, of Usboime, created lots of amusement when Exeter busi- ness men and others produced Wow- ing that in some cases seemed to include cultivation, as one farmer aptly .remarked. Iris all, Mr. Stone has 18 acres well Wowed for him as a result of the competition- Fourteen tractors were in competition. Frank H. Bell, of St. Paul's, was judge. Reeve J. Leiper, of Hulled; Reeve Hawke, of Gode- rich, ex -warden of ITuron,:and Reeve G. Faegen of Colborne township, were present and each plowed a furrow. RATHER SUSPICIOUS Last week therewas a 'persistent rumor that a man on; the peninsula had shipped a barrel of apples' to Germany and suspicious officers had opened the barrel and found in the bottom plans . of the Ontario Hydro System, and that the shipper had been attested. Apparently the :rumor had no foundation. " A. local nit -wit says it was just a barrel of spies. LAW OFFICE OPENED Mr. Ian MacLean, of Seaforth, has moved into the apartment" over. Mr. T. C. Joyn't's dry goods, store at Hensel), and has opened a law office. Mr. MacLean, is, a son of Mr. Keith MacLean, Seaforth. It ds not what amen eat but what they digest that makes them strong; not what they gain but what they save that makes them rich; not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned; and mot what we preach, but what we practice that makes us Christians. These are the great but common teuths, often for- gotten by the glutton, the spendthrift; the bookworm and the hypocrite. Baron. In view of the need for funds on the part of Red Cross Societies, arta our own local organization is no• ex-• ception., is it not possible that money expended on elections, even though. it be comparatively small in a .muni- cipality such as we reside in, could: be better expended along these lines.. If every municipal body would donate even half the cost of an election to their nearest Red Cross Society, it is. surprising how much the sum total would amount to. This eliminating of elections would not necessarily mean that there would or could not, be any changes in a municipal body. It would simply mean that parties interested, or as- pirants to municipal bodies. could get, together and talk things over. No doubt all difficulties, could be ironed out, at least for this year, and then we would suggest that a donation in. comparison to election coats, be do- nated, preferably for Red Cross, work. -Blyth Standard, CIVIC ELECTIONS A movement is on foot to hevle no civic elections in London this year and to have all municipal bodies re- turned automatic -Ay without a poll:. The reason given is one of economy, but we have a suspicion that some of the aldermen are not overlooking the fact that the number of aldermen is. to be reduced from three to two and obviously some aldermen will be left at home. Ziher•e is considerable argument for lengtheningthe term of the mayor and the aldermen. With a one-year term they are hardly seated in the horse shoe before they are facing an- other election.' Members of the City- Council ityCouncil always have their eyes on. the ballot boxes. But it is thorough- ly undemocratic to return; all of the civic bodies without even the form- ality of an election. The principle• is all wrong and the saving would be email. If the electors want to return•. the various municipal bodies by ace clamation, all :well and good., The only iirecedesit we know for such action is, the •extending of the term of Parliament during the last was. This situation is different. Parliament and the Cabinet were responsible for carrying on the war. An election would have interfered' with Canada's war effort; it would' have thrown the whole country into' a turmoil. There is no parallel be-. tween the City, ;Council and the Can- adian Parliament. However, it is Fiery doubtful whether the City Council has any legal right, to take •action in any case,—London Free, Press..