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The Clinton News Record, 1937-09-30, Page 8THURS., SEPT. 30, 19' T. TIDE CL1PI 11.11N, 1111s -'v ,7-;4LtvVays. . ONTARI TORY LEADER 'TAKESLIFE SERIOU LY Mr. Rowe is methodical and doesn't waste words ; "A strong, silent man;' says writer. Writing in The WindsorDaily Star follow- ing the addresses given by the Honourable Earl Rowe, provincial Conservative leader, in western Ontario, Eric Gibbs, staff writer, gives an interesting word picture of the forceful and dynamic Conservative leader. His followers insist he is going to be the next Premier of Ontario, so it's bigh time you met Hon. Earl Rowe. Doesn't Waste Words It doesn't take you long to realize that he's a mighty senors man, who considers conversation merely a method of transmit- ting information to his fellow -man, He doesn't waste words, He just makes a straight statement of fact and when he conies to the end of the sentence he stops eight there, If it weren't such a trite phrase you might be apt to call Hon. Earl Rowe a "strong silent man", In addition to his laconic man- ner, he's got a determined look in his eye and physically, be looks'pretty husky. He is five feet eleven inches tall. He says he bulgeigmuch. pounds. Not.thatlhe bis waistline d thersabout special diets. Takes Outdoor Exercise What probably keeps hintm in good Physical shape is that he gets a good doesn't daesr tt o0 r exercise He deal o f outdoor bother with touching his toes so many times when he gets out o/ bed. Instead he gets a lot of strenuous muscular exer- cise out of driving his harness horses-- but orses—batt more of that later. Trial for His Aides Those who travel with him findthis early rising something of a trial. No matter what time he has gone to bed 10 p.m. or 2 am. —Mr. Rowe is always up and about by 6 or 7 o'clock in the morning. He finds it hard to understand why all these other peo- ple would want to laze about in bed. To illustrate just how tittle sleep he needs itis secretary tells the story of how he motored all night and without a sec- ond's sleep drove in three sulky races during the afternoon. He won the races, too. He's a methodical sort of person He stems to weigh all things carefully, When he smiles it is a bright sunny flash of teatis but he doesn't smile so very often. It isn't that he looks worried, either. It's simply that he regards most subjects in -a serious way. There's nothing of the glib. wise -cracker about him. In his bid for votes he might find it help- ful to say he. was born in an Ontario log cabin. But he makes no effort to conceal the fact that he was born in Hull, Iowa. He Iiasteps to add, however, that his parents were both Canadian and never relinquished their citizenship. Young Earl was just a two-year-old when he accompanied his par- ents to Ontario. The family settled at Newton Robinson, in Simcoe County, 42 miles northwest of Toronto. From a metropolitan standpoint Newton Robinson isn't much of a place— just a cross-roads, in fact. On one corner there's the combined gas station and general store. On another a school- house—believe it or not,�it's both er "little" and "red." The third corner has the church on it. It used to be a Methodist church but now, of course, it's United. His father taught in the little Sunday School for 35 years. His mother sang in the choir for 32 years. Mr, Rowe, himself, is a member. In back of the church there's the Orange Hall, Mr. Rowe belongs to the Order, He is also a member of the Albany Club, To- ronto, but has no other fraternal affiliations. Dad on Fourth Corner There's one of the four corners we haven't accounted for yet That's the one on which Reproduced by permission of The Windsor Daily Star. lives the elder Mr. Rowe. Nearby is his son's farm, comprising about 200 acres. He doesn't go in for onion raising like a certain other farmer you could mention. Mr. Rowe's specialty is horses and livestock. He's got Yorkshire hogs and shorthorn cattle, but what is more im- portant he has 29 thoroughbred losses. Four" of them are heavy Clydesdales; two of them are Hackneys and the rest are standard bred racing horses. For years Mr. Rowe has made his living by raising fine. horses. He's proud of his big stallion, Peter Brewer. The surname is perhaps a little unfortunate in view of Mr, Rowe's pledge to tighten up the liquor laws, but it doesn't seem to worry the Tory leader, because Peter Brewer has sired many a fine horse. His blood runs in the veins of Peter Chilcoot, which is generally rated one of the finest' harness racing horses in the coun- try. Some may hold itis an understatement "one call Peter. Chilcoot of the finest" har- ness racing horses, for it seems he has out - trotted just about every horse in the country. It is -rumored that Mr. Rowe has refused $10,000 for the wonder trotter, -Not Shy on Horses Talk to Mr, Rowe about himself and he is retiring—almost shy. But on the subject of Peter Chilcoot he can really open up arid become almost loquacious. For several years' Mr. Rowe has gone. from county, fair; to county fair with Peter Chilcoot. Precari- ouslyperched on a'"sulky," the possible premier of Ontario has joggled round many a dirt track. With him sulky racing is more than sport—it is also a cash proposition. Like a certain onion -growing statesmanolMr. Rowe believes in a pay-as-you-gopolicy. At least, that's how he has always operated his stables. Every year he has gone after prize money to defray the upkeep costs. His hair is quite gray, grayer than it, per- haps, appears in photographs. It is also fairly cprly, but on top it is getting thin, The result is that he may seem older than you expected. As a matter of fact he's 43. But his face is handsome and compara- tively ruddy tvyouthful. and almostrleathery.s in the a You n ee p expect his eyes to be blue but they are brawn. He doesnt seem to have any decided preferences insofar as colors, clothes or food are concerned. It's impossible to tell you any little stories about his eccentricities, be- cause he apparently hasn't any—unless you call getting up early in the morning an eccen- Welty. on his nose. In one voice t re rac ng en u siesta cheered Earl Rowe and Peter Chilcoot. Though he seems quite happy to have been a livestock breeder and a sulky racer, Mr. Rowe admits that when he was younger he burned with the ambition to become a lawyer. He would have realized that am- bition, too, if his health hadn't become a little shaky about the time he was planning to head for law school. The doctor advised lots of fresh air, so Mr, Rowe became a Farmer litre his Father before him. He also followed in his father's footsteps when he became a Conservative. But he maintains he made the decision by his own free judgment. Mr. Rowe made up bis mind in.1911, when he was 17. The reciprocity question settled his political faith for all time, He distinctly remembers hearing a supporter of the late Sir john A. Macdonald point out that when trade flows east and west it helps build factories and smokestacks in Canada, but when it flows north and south then it helps build factories and smokestacks in the United States. From that time on he decided he would favor a tarif would keep trade flowing eastia policy thata west. It seems that the Dufferin track in Toronto is the Epsom Downs of sultry racing. The best horses, the most skilful drivers and the biggest purses are usually there. The chances are you will also find Mr. Rowe and Peter Chilcoot at Dufferin. Up to July 1 of this year Mr. Rowe did Itis own. driving. But now the pres- sure o/ oratory is too great and he has handed the reins to Clinton Hodgins, a Professional driver, First Elected in 1918 In 1918 he was elected to the cdunty coun- cil. ouncil: In 1923 he entered the provincial field against a U.F.O. candidate during the days of the Drury administration, Mr. Rowe won, though Premier Drury came from the very next riding. Two years later he stepped into the federal field,and here again he was successful. At every election since then he has been returned as M.P. for Dufferin-Sim- coe, increasing his majority each time. Ile gets the title "lion." by virtue of the fact that he is a member of the Canadian Privy Council. He got that way automatic- ally ofthe when he was made a member Bennett Cabinet as minister without port- folio shortly before the last general election, His domestic record is about as long and successful as his political one. He was mar- ried 20 years ago and has three children: Jean, 16; Bill, 13, and Lennox, 8. He thinks the liquor business should be strictly controlled, but, on the other hand, he doesn't believe any government can suc- cessfully legislate what people shall eat or drink. That.is to say he doesn't believe in prohibition. He smokes an occasional cigar or cigarette, His other name is William—William Earl Rowe. He has no nicknames and prefers to be called "Earl" rather than "Mr. Rowe." He calls you by your mo- ment he meets you. Sarnia Victory Mr. Rowe finds sulky racing combines well with politics. For example, at Sarnia the other day Peter Chilcoot pounded to victory with many a voter's money resting Flowers In The Home During Winter Time When the last flowers 'of the late fall have faded away, it is possible to have flowers in the home for sev- eral weeks during the winter months. The cost is nominal and the effort small. Thesebloomscan be provided by bulbs in a largevariety of colour. To get the bulbs to flower success- fully, it is necessary to start them for several weeks in darkness in a cool cellar. The first essential is to. make sure that the bulbs themselvea. are of good quality. A good .plan is to buy them early in the season when they are likely to be more vigorous than those which have ben lying about the store for several weeks. Good bulbs should be firm to the touch; heavy in comparison to their size, DOINGS IN THE SCOUT WORLD Rumanian Scout A Moderil; David A Rumanian Boy Sb out, Constan- tine David's Varaticeanu, ing his fath- er's sheep, . emulated battle when with the lion eagle, swooped fa down to 'carry of lamb. ' As the with t great bird' rose he lamb, the Scout threw `himself upon on it, and af- ter a terrific strugglehad the eagle h good securely tied with Scout knots. In recognition of bravery Scout 17araticeanu receiver a medal' from the Ring of Rumania. . Boy Scouts' "Perpetual £''ire. of Friendship*' ' A thought-provoking feature. at and of good size hecording to their the recent National Jamboree of the variety. Boy Scouts of America at Washing. The bulbs should be potted as soon ton, attended by Scouts from 27 for as they can be obtained from the,sign countries, was a "Perpetual Fire seed store or dealer. -By removing theof Friendship. The fire, which sym- pots from the cellar, after the bulbe!bolized the unity, peace and good - have -taken Toot, a succession al will existing among Boy Scouts blooms can be obtained over a long throughout the world, was lighted+ period,. at intervals of ten days or 1 two weeks. Some bulbs can be grown in water alone, others in prepared peat, and still others in soil. The va rieties that do best in water are Chi nese Sacred Lily, Paper White Nar- cissus, and 'Hyacinths. The first two are grown in bowls and the bulbs are kept in place by small stones. A small piece of charcoal should be placed at the bottom to help keep the water clean, Hyacinths are grown in special glasses, shaped so that the bulbs are held just above water. Prepared fibre compost can be ob- tained from seed firms and it is ready prepared for, use. Its chief advantage over earthis that it is used in fancy watertight - bowls, The fibre should be made slightly moist and a layer laid at the base of the bowl. The in camp appear on another, and on bulbs should be arranged on this with another a Scout bringing food to a starving mother anjl baby. The Ru - spacefilled ine left atththe. topopugo manias Chief Scout, Prince Nicholas, shate aheuld be left at so I and. Ring Carol in Scout uniform ap- that water can be added easily. The I ear on two high value stamps. An - of theer of bulbs usdepethe buonlbs bthe oust 'other series show a Wolf CO sig- nf bbowl, allowed t bulbs other nailing the letter "X" in semaphore, ot a dsof to touch each Daffodils, other 1 two Scouts cooling over a camp fire, or the sides a the bona all gr]and a Scout with pack and staff on , tulips, and hyacinths can be grown the trail. The same series was over - in fibre. The most inexpensive way to grow bulbs is in soil in clay pots. The or- dinary garden soil, if not too heavy, Scout,ea a ries, of 1935, show Girl S can be used. Heavy soil should be last series, land Scout and a Gl G Sea mixed with sand and leaf soil in or- on the 10 leu stamp; Sea Scouts and it porous. matte 4 der toP Bulbs for the outdoor garden land Scouts on the 2 leu, a Scout bug - should be planted in the autumn be- ler on the 1 leu, and a saluting Sea fore the hard frosts come or set in. Scout on the half leu. ick the should be with an impressive ceremony at the opening of the Jamboree, and was kept burning brightly day and night until the close of the camp. AsheS from the fire were then collected and. taken by the American Scout contin- gent to the World Scout Jamboree in Holland, where the fire was rekind- led. Boy Scouts on Postage Stamps Several countries have issued spe- cial Boy Scout postage stamps from time to time, including Holland and Hungary, in connection with interna- tional Scout gatherings held in those countries. Rumania has issued four series, the first in 1931.. Of these the 3 leu stamp pictures the investi- ture of a Tenderfoot Scout. Scouts printed• ' in 1934, the surtax going to- ward the upkeep of the Rumanian Scout Jamboree of that year. The' The depth at wh y j planted depends upon the type of the soil, but an average depth varying from three't.'four times the diameter of the bulb it a good guide. Full directions as to the planting of bulbs, and the most satisfactory va- rieties to grow, and other informa- . ■ . They do not know what to do with are born in order to become godlike, looking forward to a workless e l r t Certainly order are not born to he themselves, They may say that they ,yy.�„1, .■r c�.y.,., ..r pr�S'.°i,S ■Y.'hY.".•.'. ■'■"■'■"'■°■�•a'■' • ■■"a'�"�'% Itheir time. werien trap res have capped a x ,b � g YOUR WORD AND MINE tion will be found in the circular "Growing Bulbs in the House for Winter Bloom" which may be obtain- ed free on application from the Pub- licity and Extension Branch, Domin- ion Department of Agriculture, Ot- tawa. ■ 5 e, Indoors they are rest ess, Most eer ae est—that they are en - 4, and they make others restless. They come deli era sin — e. r want to be going places all the time, I sors against social, civil and divine titled to a period of surcease from and so a good part of every .day is laws. We are more than animals, their accustomed labour. It is quite (Copyright) "■ spent in their motor car. They have I and there is obligation on each of right toto give up ones mono -snaking igh nothing to talk about, except them- ent— but us to be better than animals. There are nations and races that have done little work. Tropical peo- ona is certain to be happier and to have better health of mind, if not ,01- so of body, when one continues to by JOHN C. KIRICWOOD `• selves, their doings and what they i"Yw"+t eiti"d"■"i iNia'L ■ a•INYo .'■°,iti oVa'.',•■`dgr"•■•,yrs,"•°,h°• a"eYs".k'i�:*'w saw and aare trying to sat - worldly One of the queer things in this be freedom from the necessity to all the time, and they g the isfaction out f life. They anosig is theveryeevalent desirera- rk• The sons and rich are not to be enviedrs afThe of their own.ovolition, little oorxibute, rioth- mong Thos whosensibleoof for idle- very x and peas. Those who do not have to work sensible sons�sn lds nte•guseful � work to ling others. the No t] orwelfare Mallh n olress of wife for bread and .butter are actually en- tich persons others. which is " in these vied, whereas they ought to 'be pitied.Idofor their soul's sake, If some man, like Mr. Aberhart, or' I suppose that all of us know per- times. If they did, each would smoke Dr. Townsend, proposes to give all sons who do not have to work in or- from 25 to 50 cigarettes a day. persons aged .90 a pension of $400 or der to have bread and butter. Some The man's wife—those are two chit- $200 a month, then he is acclaimed, inherited wealth. Others have ac Oren, both married -says that if they and he gets 'a huge following. It quired wealth, Some are living "re become grandparents, she' have. Means that millions of persons are tired," on an income derivd from edf those nothing to do with her grandchildren. willing to live on charity, only they their savings. Think of eTheybe These two persons are pathetic; think that it is not charity if the State persons known to' you. maythat is to say, their life is pathetic. P rovfdss the pension. - in their 50's—hale and beauty. What eThey are heavily reliant on othetr'per- Che y Th re are millions of young people he sons for their pleasure. Neither reads are those who work—and w who do not want to work, They would ork when do they do? They rise late. live much inside their homes. They pocks—only newspapers. Neither has there is no necessity for them to toil become crotchety. They have noth- to supply them a hobby. They have no' church con -',fn order to earn their living. There litre their parentsPa ingto do, and so life becomes wears,. , wane sufficient o,- i:ectron—no hobbies—no tasks. They is so much to be door ititt ss world culture, with a monthly alio some, for them. They become drift to enable them to have a mo -ape connected with no, club's or . so- for the world'sbeautification, for tak ly largeersons have no time its peace, r to ad about, to dress well, cult" -- short-tempered, ,exacting x Olin cieties. Busy pof toil, for ,tor car, g fussy, o plc se i They are very la well. hit to give them, anti they find little ing away the drudgery eat well, play'ficult to please in the matter of t e Busy�softenjng the hard lot of the poor and P in their company.nate —that those with Luker was hostess to a millions of men and wo- d• become unsocial. Busy have to I lyfiss Gladys • These are m foo They persons; so poor that they :the unfortunate s and 40's who would . do not want them about. They �, in rder to buy bread and but- enough and to spare can find endless !MI" in her 'honor on Wednesday men in their 30 people walk o plea are not workers. Some savage work—to do something which will tribes are savage because they never benefit others and prevent one from had to really work for food and shel- deteriorating physically, mentally and spiritually. My belief is that all of -us ought to be practising in our busy 'years those employments which we can engage in The rich people , of the world litre ter. When people do not have work hard for the necessities of life, they become indolent, and their indo- lence corrupts them. when we give up our wage -paid work, to spend theft lives in Countries Where We ought tobe getting ready always most people have to work. It is the for the years remaining to us after work performed by others which 6 or so—that we can be happy and gives them their enjoyments and I useful in them. If we leave it off— comforts. 1until we are 60 or so—leave ofef prac- The happiest persons in this world tieing . old -age employments, we make , 1 a sad mistake. HENSALL FRIENDS SHOWER ]BRIDE Complimenting Miss Isabel Saun- dercock, bride -elect of this month, like a private income large enough become very lonely :very selfish t find their'einploynrent. ter and pay thea ren unnecessary•as a er dies seeable. Also,- they are pleasure in associating' •with others o£ red of wealth are wise ty;relatives and friends were presents to make' workpleas Those possess an bywhich wants and necessities 1- apt to become very stingy. Life be- means p like circumstances, when they take up some form of Iahe house was decorated in pink and lied. comes • burdensome, Most certainly, to ment—some work. de- white. A short program was enjoyed are sates useful imp, Y persons wish fervent -' life is not.'enjoyed. These idle Over-workeddaily si ped £or others' good' •or advantage. Leonsfstfng of piano •instrumental by pestle :would happen ric ersons •may live long,. and, the phose of us who are compelled to g ethin of an anvils- Miss Eleanor Fisher; violin selection ly that some m la P further work un- the live the worse ft fe for work for our living ought to rejoice To be doing som better than idle- Mi MEs . Greta Laramie; solo, Mon which would make fu longer y tic sort is 'infinitely them, They want to them. They bode forfeited the rr- rather than complain. Doing some- selfish r than of 'Redden, and contests. pre for necessary forHess—than the there, That is to say, sneer of everybody.tatand sensible per- thing is better than doing nothing. , Those who paint of a dressed clothes doll, went to be served by oIf s. - to be a sowill. saythat they - don't want e may be sadly underpaid, and • our leshy desires. t , and books Miss Isabel clothes c pin doll es to they don't want everybodysons W Y performed to, earn havingriches will make them wox. may be'disagreeable; and we tures, who write poetryDrysdale rich that weakwatriches if may y. • - •' •wealth as a way of other description, who make beau- en Glennn and pes beautifully ' decorated butter would be unneces-hke.Tomkms. may often wish for wca (.. who give themselves up Brough bread• and-n l ifnr perks, l - •necessity to eard resented the contents to sary, They lust want riches for tl I met two persons,—.man. of escape from the-neces i y Recently d butter. But we are to benevolence, who teach they are , basket dewed et the c contained n many themselves. .Hundreds of thousands I and wd.wThey nothingewuseful in bread' n . useful articles in ivory and nedenkit, Irish sweepstake tic s their really Fortunate if' we have'work to I incomparably haPP1esociety those o£ persons buy P this world.. are well past that theyin and work which we must. do, Work 1 are deadweights on. eq and con-agchear Those who ;assisted were hots every year, hoping i Theyare comfortable evelyido, tribute nothing to the fore will' wins.fortune, and so get away- kith rear,i necessaryif we are to develop a. kit - circumstances. They go` South every I, s all is said enees at work For malting' this world Mrs. HannahwMurray, Miorkman, nn a Sang - turn in the summer they re- sound character, and when'better and happier one. iss Beryl Pfaff, Winter; an ster, Gladys McKenzie and Trine Ilog- to their own home, or go, to a rand done, it is character which counts a turnarch Mc Expositor. Northern holiday resort. They are in this life, We are not born into laud those who are g r idle daily for 365 days every year. this world to have a 'soft time. We I cannot app evening. Between thirty-five and for - from' the necessity to work. The very worst misfortune which ,could happen a man or woman would - e CUIL u � ■ I SERMON TO VACATIONERS • seeks The photographer, fairly close, took care to focus on the child, not on the distant scene. Exposure 1/100 second at f.8 on a fair day. vTIS year when you go on your 1 vacation, resolve to come back with better snapshots than you did a year ago. - Determine to take more care with your lens stops, your shutter speeds and your focusing. Decide that be- fore you take a picture you will give thought to the .light conditional whether, the day is hazy, dull or very dull; whether a midday sun is shining, from a clear sky or the less intense early morning or late after- noon sun; whether the light is in- creased by reflections from expanses of water or sand; whether your .Sub- , ject is in average shade or deep shade; whether under any of these conditions you are photographing nearby objects or a distant scene. Say you will consider these) things each time and carefully adjust your camera to fit; them. Make up your Mind that you will think also about the composition of each picture, that it shall have merit because of its pictorial' qualities and that in each scene showing human' or other beings there shall be story- telling interest. Declare thatyou ou will bring back from this year's vacation no more out -of -focus pictures' nor underet posed or overexposed ones, nor pie-. tures blurred by camera movement; of those lifeless pioturea of it. persons just posing, nor "secedes" as 'void of noticeable feature as an army blanket, nor any more conglomera- tions of meaningless composition shot at random for no good pictorial reason.. Such pictures are, as you know, products of no ambition to make the best out of the possibili- ties of a person's camera, the Alm Im uses and of himself'as a photog- rapher. lin terms - of entertainingt eye -de- lighting, emotion -stirring and photo- graphically excellent pictures, these possibilities' are unlimited, and on vacations, whether you head for the'. ocean, mountain, lake, river, even the prairie or the desert, the oppor- tunities, for real pictures are Un- limited. Do: make up your mind this time tq think before you shoot. Special supplication: If you haye never used a color filter, treat your- self to two or three of different types, or at least one average fluter such.. as the it -2,, and experiment with them before yob Start. Filters bring in clouds distinctly, e through haze, combat too bright re- flections from water or sea sand. Like deftly placed cosmetics on mi lady's face, deftly used filters en- hance beauty. Learn to use them. You will be surprised and delighted with the results. John van Guilder no more