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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1939-11-02, Page 740 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1939 uplicate nthly State n ents We can save you money on Bill and Charge Forms, standard sizes to fit Ledgers, white or colors. It will pay you to see our samples. Also best quality Metal Binged Sec- tional Post Binders and Index The Serf(;s rth News PHONE 84 ATTITUDE OF AMERICANS The following :letter by a former pastor of 1Egniondvife Church was ipulb:lished in a recent issue of the (Aube and Mail; • ".The writer of this article has 'been speeding a few months in the Middle West States, and has interviewed a great many representative men 00 the European situation. The result. -)f ttlese inquiries have -confirmed the 'various "palls" taken by "Gallup," "Fortune" and others. The people of the United State' are determined to stay nut of another European war. The memory -of their participation in the last war, and the economic 'a'ftermat'h is not a particu- larity 'happy one. Apparently they are ;cynically indifferent as ,to .what hap- pened in Poland, or what aright take place in Europe, Three thousand miles of salty, misty ocean dulls their sensibilities: As one man said: "God bless 'the Atlantic Ocean, may she never go dry." This anti -war fear, however, is artificially stimulated or induced by various champions of isol- ation and neutrality who conte all the Way from Detroit to Idaho, and induct cd both "air pilots" and sky pilots." A parody on the London Music 1-iall ditty, ''Phe Siegfried Line," would hardly the acceptable here, However, it might he •written thus: We're going 'to hang nut the 'washing "on your own 'backyard Line." Have you any dirty washing. moth- • er dear? The dry winds blow !from 'Idaho, And eashing fay is here. The Americans would not sina this, ,hecto e singing reaeitts dor') ion, the deeps -1 sentiments anti loyalties of 'the human heart, .ad they arc not really- neutral- Tbe Americans Ins h eve denounced Hitl:r and all his works. They are completely at one in their :,m.lealtna- tion of the -victor" ictar" of a rained War- -saw. and a broken and bleeilin.* Pol- and. They want Britain and France to win, and 'for the most part want. the "amts embargo" lifted One of my friend said: "If the Great War shad lasted only' for two years we would no have been in it; therefore, let us give the Allies all the munition, they -w'an't. If they can't ',1a1 for it,give it to them, .'toy way." 1 asked: 'Can I quote this as a general opinion?" He said Its" He added: "If this war is not settled s000, well all be in it," The British ,people and their des- eendaote constitute a minority of the 1130;000,000 of Americans. It, however. •cannot he obscured or forgotten that. although the majority of Americans trace their racial origins to Continen- tal Europe, they received their dem- ocratic ideals and institutions from the British ,people. Ln other words. 'Grea't Britain is their apiritua'1 hone. \Vheu 'Great Britain and the Mother of Parliaments go _clown, if this un- likely thing should happen—Which God 'forbid—the Maginot Line would utw?ve to the American seaboard of'the Atlantic Ocean. If the 'hastinns of democracy 'fall in Tl'IE SEAFORTH NEWS DU'PLESSIS ROUTED IN QUEBEC ELECTION At Ottawa this week federal Liber- als and Conservatives alike viewed the Liberal landslide in the Quebec election as an emphatic vindication of parliament's decision that Canada should participate in the war against Germany. Government supporters were jubilant at the result, acclaim- ed the defeat of. Premier Duplessis'e Union Nationale government as a victory for Canadian unity and show- ered congratulations on their politic- al doyen. of French-Canada—Justice Minister Lapointe, who led the ted- eral Liberal attack in Quebec. Political opinion generally inter- preted the Liberal wits as a personal triumph far Mr, Lapointe and prob- ably his greatest achievement in 35 years of public fife. This week Liberals under Hon. Ad- elarcl Godbout made ready to take over the administration of Quebec's affairs and to co-operate with the fed- eral government in which foto• of the province's native sons hold 'Mutat- ries,: The will of the pr'ovince's vet ers to go along with Gudbout in his promised 'safe and sane administra- tion' and to buck the stand of war participation of its Federal ministers was expressed in an avalanche 14 votes that sent 88 Liberals to th Legislative Assembly in the ancient capital- Premier 1011011ce DUplesels fnnnd his 'inion Nationale representatien' - i1 when he called a general election 0 11011t11 ago— reduced to 15. 011n In- 'depzutient and one National candidate maple ftp the total of 85 who were counted in after the polls closed. One constituency—Charlevoix-Saguen- ay. votes Nov. 111, Se"en cabinet minister were among government party easuaities. Mr, Duplessis personally succeeded in winttfng his own constituency of Three Rivers. Europe, the :11nencan> will fight for the liberties and 'freedom they Owlish Liberty will not perish trr,tn the earth o long a= the Stars and Stripes fly. They are. therefore, vitally a led in the outcome .,f the present defeat for Britain .tntl 1.rance would lie a defeat leer the Cnit d Stales, We all hold the same ideas and ,diare the same interods. Farther reflection will stake this more evident, +tit 11 toy se' it note, and sav it without he nati'n.! Three tltoasattd year: 111 the hard ..hoot of human experience mach,- that et 1''hat is ;lo um nril.5 history; his - 1.,.y make,: us. \tan does not order or fix his ons destiny: 11.: merely watches things happen. Shan accepts tete iuvitahle fate appointed hal:. • The United States Govern men. have no delusions. Their neutrality lit armed neutrality. 1f LTnele 5•atit does not say ''Nemo ane impart inc. e it ' or "\\'ha da u' meddle 01' that is what elle enemas, and Ire 'Means it to apply to all the Americas 'men e.),nehee to Cape Horn, and front Cape Horn .to 'Ablaska that juts out like a 'haltering -rant into the Asia ..f the World's dictators and disturbers. Rev. A. W. Shepherd. London, Ont. He had bought a very old ear and felt he owned the road. When an- other driver, who he had kept be- hind hint for a mile yelled; "Get yotu• old iron horse out of the way!" he was furious. "Look here!" he cried. pulling up. "I demand an apology!" The other looked pityingly- at the dilapidated car. "You've got £t1" he said. New 1940 Ford V.8 and Mercury 8 Cars 14WANY improvements have been incorporated in the Ford V-8, De- luxe Ford and Mercury8 cars for. 1940. All of the cars have a neer finger-tip gearshift, Sealed Beam headlamps, controlled ventilation, improved riding quality and ad- vaneed exterior and interior styl- ing.Pictured above (top) is the Deluxe Ford V-8 Fordor sedan, an ideal family ear with increased interior roominess end distinctive- ly modern exterior design. There are three Ford V-8 models and five Deluxe Ford body types. The Mer- cury 8 town sedan (bottom) is a four door car of striking beauty. Both front and rear scats hold three persons Comfortably. Five Mercury 8 body types are avail- able with a wide choice of colours. PAGE SEVEN On Saturday. Noi'enlber 11, Canadian dignitaries. me milers of tha Diplomatic Corps and (dawns w,fi gather before the Peace Tower of the Parliament Buildings at Ottawa, to honor Remembrance Day. From Parliament Hill, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will bring to listeners of the National Network, a forty-five minute broadcast of the ceremonies, beginning at 10.45 ant, EST. The above photograph was taken during last year's ceremony. DROP MIDDLE SCHOOL EXAMS IN HIGH SCHOOLS The annual departmental middle school written examinations will be discontinued in Ontario, Hon. Dr. L. X. Simpson, minister of education, an - minuted at Toronto on Friday. 'Middle sternal certificates will be issued nn the reconnnendatinn of prhicipals and teachers of seenniiary graduation eertflrates to these who have completed the work preseibed for the grades of the middle school. Dr. Simpson indicated that at pres- ent a. certificate of middle school standing is required by only a rela- tively small percentage of those can- didates who complete the work of the twiddle -wheel, and that the large ex- pense involved in the conduct of the middle school examinations is scarce- ly- warranted. By reason, however. of the suspen- sion of the middle sehnnl exanlintt- tions, it was considered desirable that ail upper school. candidates ,hoard be required to pass a depart- mental examination before proceed- ing to the universities. normal School:+ or other institutions, The maintenance of the tipper school ex- amination will make it possible to in- trodune such measures as may be re- quited to preserve adequate stand- ards of scholarship throughout this secondary- schools of the province, You The Secrets Good Looks bl� k THE CORRECT WAY TO MAKE-UP There is a right way to make-up. so perhaps you will find these hints timely now that party and dance nights are here again. It is important to thoroughly cleanse your skin, ea ensure this by always washing with a bland olive I `1 soap.. And for your stoke -up, du use the new :pix Minute make-up" method, using Three -Purpose eream and powder, rouge and lipstick to match Cleanse pores and skin thoroughly of all foreign matter by massaging Three -Purpose creast in gently. Re- move all the cream with damp, warm cloth! Then smooth on a little more cream and wipe the fare gently with a damp, cold cloth. This leaves on your skin a fine. thin filar of cream that acts as a powder base without clogging your. pores. If you use eyeshadow, this goes on next. vee very - little, and stroke -it lightly over eyelid, to outward confer of eye. Now lightly smooth rouge over your face with finger-tips, to work foundation cream and mage in evenly. Gettorouely put powder all over ynttr face, not forgetting under your chin, 0100g jaw -line and down the neck. - Apply eyelash cosmetic next. IC you use it. Finally, apply lipstick. n+ only 00 the ()Inside but also a little inside the lips, Press- your lips tight- ly together; your lipstick will took even and smooth on both lips, Write for confidential beauty ad- vice, enclosing four one -cent stamps for fascinating new booklet ou 1301111- ty Care,. ,Address; iiarbara Lynn, Box 76, Station B„ Montreal, que, Want and For Sale ads, 1 week 35c Insects The monthly crop report of the On- tario Dept. of Agriculture says the European corn barer decreased 111 numbers in the counties of Essex. Kent, Lambtc t1, Middlesex, Lincoln. and a few other counties, but in- creased in most of the northern and western counties. There seems to b,. no doubt that the increase 1. correl- ated closely with the much greater amount of moisture received in these' mantle, during the critical months of July and August than in other counties. Nunieroas requests have 11, 4,15 rt•. ceived for methods of treaties; in- sects attacking stored grails. a peei- ally wheat, and there is no doubt that this is one of the big problems at the present time. Froth now on. one of the best methods of treatment is to run the grain through the fanuing mill. If proper size screens are used. the insects can almost ail be separ- ated front the grain, bagged and de- stroyed—tile. Colder the weather the better the results. It would be prolit' able for farmers who have any nI these insects to run 011 their grain through the fanning mill when temp- eratures go down to zero as this quickly eau5es the insects in the grain to become dormant, and, there- fore, unable to esvape from the Chaff -box. HONEY 1N PRESERVING Honey may be tired very ,atisfat" tartly in preserving and in pertain fruits (peaches and plums especially) the flavor is decidedly improved. This is also the ease in c'oneerves consist- ing of a combination of two or more fruits and where spices are included as ht pickles and relishes. Either cold pack or open kettle method may be used when canning with honey but care must be taken to avoid boiling over as honey has a tendency to fnatn when heated. Also the honey should be cooked no longer than necessary slime its delicate tiny or is readily destroyed. General proportions fol' canning: Heavy syrup. 111 c, homy. c. water, hIediinn Syrup, 1 c•. honey. 1 c. water. - Lilit sy cop. eta to 1 c. water. - - Apple Jelly rift up glee 0 apple. alt11, 11 t ire or voting and cool( la r very little wnter until pulpy.. Strait "'nee through jelly bag, measure and hall 21) min, Add 1e the volume of honey estimating from the lneasuretueut of the juice before boiling. Continue to cook until the jellying stage is recall- ed and pour at once into sterile glasses. This ,felly is delicious if a POW bits of stick cinnamon are cook- ed in the apple juice before the honey is added and then strained out. Ginger Pears 2 111. sliced pears 2 ib. honey e. writer _ 1 lemon (rind in thin strips, 15 oz. ginger• -root. in small pioces Sumner together until as thick as marmalade. Seal in sterile jars. Grape Juice Wash ntl'apes thoroughly mai move from at,•m. e'tvtsh with the potato ma,hcr or trait press. Than set the recut, eouttiumk theta into the oven for 1N 1 011 n .11' deg. roes, nr hetet siewee on top of stove to 185 degrees tjust below hoiling1. Drain thrnagh jolly bag. To 4 c. juice allow to c. honey. Max. stated ever night, till sterile rat's, partially seal ;and sterilize 5 min, Seal. ' ' Honey Grape Jam,. 2 baskets grapes 8 c. honey 1 c. water Separate skins and pulp of grapes and cook separately, then sieve pulp and add to skins. Reheat, add honey and water, Let conte to boil and seal in sterile jars. Cucumber Pickles 2 qt, ent'ninbers t !) giinger tt tap, On itan1or, i.' tap. allspice 1 t•p refry Se. „1 c. honey 4 0. vinegar mix spites. vinegar aft 1 boae7. Bring to boli. pear over cucumbers and seal. "\i hat is the use of it all?" said the old meter. leaning his he2:1 sadly against the barn door. Eggs yesterday, chickens today, feather, dusters tomorrow," C. P. R. Promotion The promotion of ti, +.', James. assistant general passenger agent, Canadian Pacific Railway Cant - patty. Montreal to the similar fns. in charge of the Ontario Di,triel, with headquarters at Toronto- his been announced by Geora'' a. Carter, general 1)050000'a: .. of the company. fir. ,Tames .011 seeds tite late i'. B. Andrews Sal takes over his new duties N e. ezia,. leer 1st. Mr. James in his 27yeata,a experience with t•:ler Canadian ?.'- cific Railway- has ,, v'red « wi:a field in Canada and the rata -ad States, ear:?p,.;_.9' ever itereassne ii -n l - tatl..e� end responsibility. D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR 0 3c. s )11r. -...,:a :iz.. Electra .Uaera;gist — Hours—Mon. 1100115 aIle'.);: FOOT CORRECTION by manipulation—San-ray-: man:. - Phcae 23:,• Seaforth, Ont. THE SEAFORTH NEWS