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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1935-07-12, Page 2AMMON s r� ll NOositor stablished 1860 cP'1ail McLean, Editor. hed at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- ursday afternoon by McLean r Subscription rates, $1.50 a year in dvancp; foreign, $2.00 a year. Single copies, 4 cents each. Advertising rates on application. Members of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, Class "t," Weeklies of Canada, and The Huron County Press Association. SEAFORTH, F.riday,July 12, 1935. A New Political Party Canada is to have a new political party headed by Hon.. H. H. Stevens, one-time member of Premier Ben- , nett's Cabinet, who will have for his chief lieutenants, Warren K. Cook, of Toronto ; Thomas D. Lisson, of Hamilton, and Thomas V. Bell, of Montreal. As yet the party has no name and no headquarters, but in all probabil- ity before this reaches the eyes of our readers, it will have both, along with general platform designed to cap- ture the votes of the electors in the forthcoming general election. • The formation of the new... party came as a great surprise to Ottawa, as' it is only a• few days ago that Mr. • Stevens announced in the House of. Commons that in spite of his resig- nation from the Cabinet and his dif- ferences with the Prime Minister and some of his colleagues, he was still a strong Conservative and a strong supporter' of the Conservative pol- icy and particularly the- high protec- tion part of that policy. However,' the Hon. gentleman seems to• have had a sudden change of mind or heart, and he gives as his reasons for , this change, two main points: The first that, in his opinion, a new p 4rty was absolutely necessary if the Canadian people were to have the op portunity in the coming election of 'voting upon a reform policy. - And second, that the present Gov- ernment's reform policy was totally inadequate and' that (even such as it •was) <there was no sincere intention on the part of the Government of en- forcing it. Mr. Stevens, of course, is a well }mown political figure. In fact, through . the medium of the Price Spreads Investigation', of which he takes to himself all the honor, al- though he was not the first proposer in the House of such an investiga- tion, -he has become a national figure. Unfortunately, however, for the new leader, where he is best known, he is least liked as well as least trust- ed. Being a leader of a new 'party has its advantages of course. Being a new party it has no past records, • and is, therefore, free to make un- limited promise's, without being con- fronted with the fact' that previous promises had never been fulfilled, or even any attempt been made to im- plement such promises. And promising is an' easy thing, particularly for a political party be- fore an election. Perhaps that is why Mr. Stevens has already promis- es( a new heaven and a new earth to the people of Canada if they will only put him in power. But being a new leader with an old record is a very different thing, and not quite so good for the new party. Mr. Stevens will undoubtedly draw voters to himself, but any man, pos- sessing much less ability than he, could head a new party on any pre- text, and do the same thing, particu- larly in times of depression, under • which Canada has been living during the past five years. With the exception of ,Ontario, and there only in the large centres, it is scarcely likely that Mr. Stevens and lig new party will make much • im- pression, while in the country •it is scarcely likely that he will make any impression at: all; Whether in the Conservative party ar out of it, Mr. Stevens is still an crowed high ;protectionist and that ridoi bted1 would be his policy -d h `k eeo•e the next Prhmier, ikeg he Can make will offset that fact in the eyes of agricul- ture. Nor are the new leader's lieuten- ats likely to• be of much assistance to him in the country, if we are to judge by the statement of one of them, Mr. W. K. Cook, who said: "The only interest I have in this new party is from a manufacturer's viewpoint" Crop Expectations Possibly there has never been a time in the agricultural history of the Province when crop expectations exceeded the promise they give at the present time. Haying is on the way and it is a record crop wherever you go. Fall wheat; barley and oats have a won- derful stand and give promise of a wonderful yield. Corn, roots and potatoes and 'ev- erything the land produces, are growing with amazing luxuriousness and any way one looks or -travels the result is the same. There' will be no shortage of feed in Ontario this year. That is one of the farmers' gambles that has now bec'ome•a certainty, and what a"com- fortable feeling it brings to the minds on the land. And what is still better, reports from Western, - Canada and other Provinces, in -he Dominion are just as encouraging. Canada gives every promise, of be- ing a land of great plenty this year. May it be so! And may our bounti- ful crops bring a measure of pros- perity with them. The farmer has waited long and patiently. 'May this be the turning of the tide. 0 Mr. Bennett Will Remain Mr. Bennett will remain as head of the Conservative party and . will lead his forces in the forthcoming general election. That announce- ment was made by the Premier him- self, shortly before the House,;pro- rogued. All Canadians, irrespective of pol- itics, will be 'glad to learn that the Premier's health has' improved suf- ficiently to enable. him to do this, al- though the task he has set himself is an arduous, if not discouraging one. Mr. Stevens' revolt from the party and his forming of a new one, will not, by any means, lighten Mr. Ben- nett's burden as it will have the ef- fect of removing any chance Mr. Bennett had or expected to have of being returned to power. Apparently there could be no re conciliation between the two, how- ever ardently the rank and file of the party desired it. • . Mr. Bennett, at too many times in the past, had done too many things 'for Mr. Stev- ens to overlook his revolt, if not his disloyalty. , And Mr. Stevens on his part—he ha a short memory—could appar- ently see a brighter and more pro- fitable future for himself outside the Conservative party than in it. All of which makes -Mr. Bennett's chances of carrying the country this summer very slim indeed. Under the circumstances one could not blaine Mr. Bennett if he retired. He is a very rich man. He . could have a peerage if he was inclined to those honors. He cold live in this coun- try, in the 'old country, or any coup try he pleased. He has served his party faithfully and at great ex- pense and inconvenience to himself ; if he retired he could do as he pleas- ed. .But, apparently, Mr. Bennett has other views and ambitions. Certain, ly no one can accuse him of being a quitter, and the country will hope that his health will not break under the strain of the corning campaign. WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY. Defenders Of Trees (Baltimore Sun) One is tempted to give a faint anarchistic cheer for Mrs. Lorraine French Brown, of W'ood- stock. Pa., who, pitchfork in hand, did her best to perseade the minions ,of the State Highway De- partment to spare *her shade trees which they were about to cut doywn in the interest of pro- gress and a wider .thoroughfare. While in no way condoning threats of violence we are .great- ly relieved to note that this militant defender of trees obtained an injunction restraining the highway widens from further action until in- vestigation has been made, .. Years Agon Interesting items picked from The Expositor of fifty and twenty-five years ago. SKETCHES FROM A FARM HOUSE KITCHEN From The Huron Expositor of July 17, 1885 Mr. Thomas Ballantyne, of Brus- sels, is the proud proprietor •sf a duck which can lay eggs 7x9 inches. James Walker, 2nd concessidn, L. R. S., is erecting a handsome resi- dence. Mr. F. Goodrich does the mason wiork and Mr. James Sleeth, the carpenter work. A man named Thomas McCann, well known in Stephen Township, and who had gone to Michigan to live, was sun over and killed by a train on June 23rd. Messrs. A. G, Van Egmond and Co, of Egm!ondville, had 'their wares of woollen goods, exhibited at Antwerp, Belgium. ;Early on Saturday morning a large number of friends and well-wishers of Mrs. George . Iabkirk, of Seaforth, left for Bayfield. The object of the party was to celebrate this estimable lady's birthday, Mr. William Mackay has given up his school in McKillop and commenc- ed the study of law in Mr. Holnrsted's office. :We understand that Mr. John Me- n. fillan, of Hullett, has nie•t with a serious loss in the death of his im- ported stallion, "Puzzler." • Messes, Reid & .Nilson have gat in two tons of binder twine and near- ly all of it has been ordered fez this season's harvest. Mr. P. Nevin, of Dublin,' had his certificate ,raised to Grade A at the recent examination at the- Normal School, Ottawa. He has secured a position at a salary of $500 a yea:. M;•. George W'at't, of Oarlock, has lately •put up a very commodious barn, it being 80 feet long and 48 feet wide. There, were, 130 men at the raising. Mr. Riley, of Londes- boro, was the framer. }On Monday, the 6th inst., a per- son who gave his name at Exeter as C. S. Lewis, Toronto, and who said he was buying hides for a New York firm, hired a horse and rig promising to return at night but failed to do so. After some advertising had been done the horse and rig were discovered in London. ' On Monday night a'b'out 9 o'clock, during, a severe storm, the barns of H-enry Rundle, Lot 3, Concession 3, 'Osborne,' were struck by lightning and one barn destroyed with 200bush- els of oats, 50 ,bushels of barley, 3 loads of hay and some -:implements. .About a week ago, as Matthew, son of Mattthelw Clark, of Tuckersmith, war riding a colt, it suddenly reared up .so high it vont backwards and caught the boy's arm and broke it. During the, storm on Monday last, a shed on the farm .of Mr. Robert McCartney, Mill Road, was burned to the 'ground. • From . The Huron Expositor of July 15, 1910 )James Botz, of the llth concession, Grey, had his right arm bro'keri on Tuesday owing to a kick from a horse. The pupils of School No. 8, Hul- lett, recently presented their teacher, Mr. H. Hogg, with a travelling com- panion. Before school closed for the sum- mer holidays, the pupils of Thames Road school presented their teacher, Mr. Go*can, with a beautiful gold watch, as a mark of appreciation, The people e Western Canada are tendering Sir Wilfrid Laurier a very warm reception. Mayor Taylor, of Clinton, has is- sued notices offering $50 reward for information leading to the conviction of the firebug w'ha is apparently op- eratin;; ' in Clinton. Mr. James MtLYlichsrel, the veteran bowler of Seaforth, spent a short time last week as the guest of Mr. A. W. Sloan, of Blyth. As usual he was on the green on Wednesday. • There were 270 tickets sold from the G.T.R„' station at Blyth on the 12th for the celebration at Wing'ham. The villagers of Kippen learned on Tuesday morning of the death of Mr. R. Clegg, railway agent there. The Exeter football team was beat- en by the Farquhar players in a match recently by a score of 9-2. Pryor to leaving his school at Hills - burg, Mr. Ross :MacKay of Tucker-,• smith, was presented with a gold watch, chain and cuff links. Mrs, John Nolan, of Manley, 'net with a painful accident last week when driving a horse on the hay fork. She tripped, and falling over the em- bankment, broke her arm. Professor Clark of Elora has been engaged as organist and °heir leader in the Presbyterian Church, Seaforth. Dr. F. J. Burrows has recently had his stable reconstructed, enlarged and improved. Miss .Cora Geib, of Seaforth, was successful in passing her junior ex- aminations at the Torlon'to Conserva- tory of Music Toronto On June 17th John and Russell Fairbairn, aged 18 and 16, sons of J. F. Fairbairn, of Walsh Station, Cali- fornia, and formerly of Tuckersmith, met with a fearful accident when they °were Interned so badly from hy- dro electric wires that they ,had to have parts of their arms and feet amputated. Fred Page and eons, of Grand Bend, have the cottage for Mr,.South- cott completed. It •ie one of the fin- est in London Park. A large amount of hay was cut and housed last week. Robert 'Holmes, of Leadbury, a former resident of this section, died in Brussels recently. 'Mr. Frank Bassin has rye growing on his farm which measures 7 feet 2 inches. The ahamrpiorfsthip football is stili undecided as when Niagara Falls were at Brumfield on Moiyd,ay night the game resulted in a victory for the Rovers of 44. • No. 1—This Milking Business By Mrs. Paul Doig. One sees a great many articles in the farm magazines—some of which we read and more of which we don't —on the milk business. Sometimes they have to do with the creamery business, more 'often with the cheese factory business, and occasionally' with its distribution as whole milk in the cities and towns. Bat no one ev- er seems to write about the MILKING 'business, and' after all the milk has to be drawn from the clonus first or where woeld the creameries, cheese - factories and milk distributors be? So we are about to write of the busi- ness of putting the separator to- gether, draping it on one hip, hang- ing a couple of milk pails on the other arm, and heading for the barn twice a day, the year round, world without end, to milk anywhere from two to fourteen cows of varying toughrie•ss, fidgetiness, and general orneriness. II think it was the late Peter Mc- Arthur who suggested that the sci- entists get to work and find a way to store up the surplus•. heat exuding from the cows the e hot nights. It is years since Peter made this sug- gestion but I am again bringing it to the attention of the scientists. The Government is always preaching con- servation bf the woodi'ot. This is one way to conserve it, and we hope to see sbmletihing done about it in the near future. iHolwaver, we have discovered a way of keeping our personal temperature within reasonable bounds when milk- ing cows on a hot night. Try >vMsh- ing the face and hands in the water trough after each cow. Try it! No charge for this. No article on the milking business would be complete without some m'en- ti.onvi'being made of flies. •• What the flies will be like by September we do not dare tb think. That is, if• they multiply as fast as the health pamphlets say they do. We have been trying to account foe the nurns ber of flies in the house by blaming the •boys•for leaving the doors open. They defend themselves hotly, "Well, Mum, it isn't open doors (Continued on Page 6) o JUST A SMILE OR TWO "Girls are not what they were five years ago." "Of course not—most of them are at least three years older:" Night club visitor to orchestra leader:' "Will .you play something by re- quest ?„ • "Certainly, sir, what shall we play?". • Bridge!" "I guess I'll make a lawyer of Josh," said Farmer Corntossel. "But your wife wants him.to be a physician." "Yes. He's got to be a profession- al man and we'd want to show our lonfidence in him. And I think it would 'bre a heap safer to take Josh's law than his medicine." • Girl—Half of what, I have heard about her is not fit td repeat. Chum—Never mind the other halfl SUNDAY AFTERNOQN ® • ® (By Isabel Hamilton, Goderic.h, Ont.) - Come, len us sing of a wonderful love, Tender and true, tender and true; Out of the heart :of the Father above, Streaming• to me and to you: Wonderful love, wonderful love Dwells In the heart of the Father above. —R. W'ahnsley. PRAYER Come to my heart, 0 Thou 'wonderful Love! Come and abide, come and abide; Lifting my life till it.rises above Envy and falsehood and pride; . Seeking to be, seeking to be Lowly and humble, a learner of Thee. —R. W'almsley. S. S. LESSON FOR JULY 14, 1935 Lesson Topic—Naomi (A Woman of Faith and Courage). Lesson Passage—Ruth 1:14-224 4:14- '17. Golden Text—Proverbs 31:30. The following is gleaned from "The Representative Women of the Bible" by Dr. George Matheson:—Let us briefly enumerate the circumstances that cluster round this simple Bible' story. The village of Bethlehem is visited by famine. Driven , to des- peration, one of the families resolves to emigrate. It consists of a man, Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and their tivo sons, Mahlon and Chilion. They come into the land of Moab• --a transi- tion which means, much• more than a modern emigratiofrom England to America. England and America.. are divided by the Atlantic; hut Israel and Moab were separated by some- thing to which' the Atlantic is but a 'millpond—a difference in religion. To the Jew there was no land so distant as the land of a fbreigrl worship. He measured all distance by the distance from his God. It was therefore a tremendous voyage which was taken by the family of Bethlehem—a voy- age determined by the whole length and breadth of a universe 'bf mind. In the new and ,heathen land the emigrant family failed to prosper, In a few years Naomi was a widow and, to all appearances, left destitute, for. her sons had married and died, and like their father left nothing but two sorrowing young widow's. Naomi felt that the God of her fathers had de- serted her for her desertion of Hin•i. She must retrieve the. past; she Hast go 'back—(back to the old soil, back 4o the favor of her "God. But she will goo alone. She calls her two daughters-in-law, Ruth and Orpah, to bid them farewell. She tells them of a blank life before her which they cannot share. She releases them from all ties, from all obligations. She points out to them that their whole chance of fortune lies in their remain- ing ;in Moab, She lays special stress Tot the smallness of their matrimonial prospects in the land of Canaan, a- mong a people who hate, foreigners and hold their own caste 'bo be sue 'preme. She even conceals the fact that there is in Bethlehem a rich husbandman who might perhaps help her. She is 'determined that the wi- dlows of h'er two sons Shall respect her ' for no borrowed plumes. Her parting words to 'them are practical- ly these, "Think of me as I am." And now the unexpected happens. Ruth voluntarily elects. to make -•a sacrifice which is not asked. With resolu.tibennhe refuses to quit the side of Naomi. The words in• which the resolve is uttered constitute the most determined, the most decisive, the most unhesitating confession of love in all literature: "Entreat me not to leave .thee, or to return from follow- ing after 'thee: for whither thou go - est, 'I will' go; and where thou lodg- est, I will lodge; thy people 'shall be my people, and thy God any God: where thou die.st, will I 'die, and there will I be 'buried; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if oughtbut death part thee and me." It is •the lave of a woman for a woman. ihi'th's is a sacrifice of pee-emdnnent proportions. She gives up everything—her coun- try, her social caste, her home and kindred, her associations of worship and the cherished companionship of her sister-in-law, Orpah, When the two .reached Bethlehem it Was the time of bailey harvest and Ruth gave practical proof of the de- votion she had foe Naomi. She' vir- tually said to Naomi: "Though I dwell wi•t•h yoiu I will be nro burden to you. See! the harvest is ready rc r gleaning; let Hie go and glean in yonder field." Naomi accedes to the request of her daughter-in-law. Little, however, did Naomi know where she was sending her. In her absence that field had been purchased by herr rich kinsman —the man of whom she had refrain- ed from speaking to Ruth and Orpah. Then is' unfolded a genuine love - story. Boaz comes into •the field one morning and salutes the reapers. His eye notices a strange gleaner and he inquires who she is. Be is told; and he realizes the kinship. But he does not tell it to Ruth. He speaks' to her rnd advises her to "Stand fast, by my maidens." And so there is -created between these two a ,strange blend of love. On the one side there .is the spirit of protection; and on the other there is the spirit of .grati.ttrde—a fit emblem of the love of the Divine and the human. Naomi ns overjoyed at the outcome of the sacrifice made for her and in the latter part of to -day's lesson we see how her cup fis full and running Iver. 'She 'becomes the devoted grand- mother—one whose life is restored by service tb a child, wo• is in turn to become a nourishes of her old age. "Naomi is a typical Nona-missippn- e ry , and Ruth is the pattern and prophecy of the success that crowns wise and laving labor." • WORLD MISSIONS :For some reason this' past year, more Shokwa people than usual have come, both 'as out-patients and as in- patients, Certainly the attitude to - yard the hospital, is very friendly and Yet how few ,there are who really 'be- come "changed." Are we as life, changers not faithful to the trust? T'wo in our own town here stand out as bright spots in° the year's work, and are asking for •baptism. One is a man of thirty -fine, laborer, who en- tered the ward about a year ago. He refused for months to have agything to do with the Gospel. Then he sud- denly decided• to learn to read and write and ever since has been a bright witness for his Lord. The wand is a ybung man of twenty-five who works in the local Government office. He learned to read soon after enter- ing the hospital and at once became a keen equirer. He has a very intel- ligent grasp of Christian faith, and is keen to win ,his family, who are already sympathetic. It is inspiring to see the faith of many who have so few advantages. 'O'nly yes'terday..a• wornan of forty was belling use 'she wanted to learn to read, but feared she was too stupid. An older woman standing near said: "Don't you worry, I learned to read. The Holy Spirit will teach you. Just trust Hini and He'll help you." The woman immediately started in to stu dPy. 'Routine work continues with little� change. One department, however; shows increased interest and numbers. A's has been reported in for'nfer years for those who learn to read the Ro- mani'zed 'script while in hospital, either patient or relative, a reward of a copy of the New Testament is of- fered. During the past year, forty were won by men and boys and twelve by girls and women. Several of these also learned. to write the Rwnanized, for which another hook was present- ed. Our thoughts often turn with Ibng- m h a visiotb the n o'hospital, t e fulture.t so very W'e ne Seen in the County Papers Mr. D. 1. Hill Resigns Mr. D. L Hill, who has been a • member of the staff of the Goderieeh Collegiate Institute for some years, has resigng1 to accept the principal- ship of the Listowel Collegiate In- stitute. Mr, Hill was the successful candidate from =long several score of candidates considered by the board ',r • in Listowel and will take over his Lew duties in September.—Goderich Star. Jack Fritzley is Injured By Truck Jack Fritzley, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Fritzley, was seriously injured oar.. Cuesuay evening when he struck the .•ruck driven try Harold Keating at ,he Britannia Road entrance to Agri- cultural Park. Jack was riding his bicycle and Keating was just nearing the gate on the road leading from the park. Apparently Fritzley was try- ing to pass the truck which was, ac- cording to• five different witnesses; - travelling at not more than fire miles: per hour, when his front wheel was deflected by the rise from clic wheel track on the road and he was thrown heavily against the fender of the track, He was rushed to the hospi= +al and it was found that his abdo- men and lower ribs were badly injur- ed, On Thursday morning his p'hyi- cian reported that he had an even chance of- recovery. No charge has Leen laid against Keating who is re- ported to have done what he could in the cirouvnstances. —Goderich Star. Opens Jewelry Repair Shop' Mr. Manta Brothers, whose home i at "Listowel, has opened a jewelry repair shop here,. Mr. Brothers comes here fully equipped to do expert re- pair work. Previous to .00rlring to Brussels he was in, business in Dray-. ton, where he sold out. Before going into I1x sin•ess lir himself, he was with the nationally known Ellis Bros... of Toronto. •Mr. Brothers expects to have a smart Line of jeweli;y in stock in the fall for the early Christmas trade.—Brussels Post, Veteran C.P.R. Agent Retires !Robert Irving, of West Monkton, who has been in the service of the Canadian Pacific: Railway as an agent for forty-one years, retired this week end from service in that company, Fifteen men are retiring from West- ern Ontario, veterans of the C.N.R. and C.P,R. railways, their total of service being 568 years. — Mitchell Advocate, Ripe Tomato Picked From Vise J. M. Litt of Main St. South was feasting last week on potatoes and new beets •from his own garden and this . week Barry Wenger picked a ripe tomato from one of his vines, and expects three more to 'be ready for eating by the end of the week, while many .of us are still wondering how our gardens are going to turn out, or straining our eyes for 'blos- soms on our tomato plants.—Mitchell Advocate. Celebrate Golden Wedding A very pleasant event tank place en Monday evening, June 24, when Moe and Mrs. Chris. W. Johnston, Goderich Township, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at t h e 'home of Mr. anti Mrs. Albert E. Bar - her, Bayfield Road. A wedding dine ner was served at 6 p.m. to bro- thers and sisters of the bride and groom and their wives and husbands. During the evening Mr. Fred Mutcle (piper), and 'Master Robert Morgan (drummer), both of Clinton, enter- tained the many friends with several bagpipe selections and Scotch songs, which were greatly appreciated by the gathering. During these selec- tions Miss Florence So'wer'by favored with the Highland Fling. The grounds were beautifully lig'hte.d with green spotlights and a 'string of colored lights with the Union Jack floating above in the breeze. The gathering dispersed late in the evening.—Clin- • con News -Record. • Presentation On Wednesclay evening, June 26th, the neighblors'met at the home of Mr. James Richnmond, Morris, to welcome the recently married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Torrance Dundas, to their eum- unnni.ty. The evening was spent very pleasantly ie. various games and dancing. Lunch wasserved, after which the following address was read and the ,presentation of a beautiful floor lamp was ma•d.e: Dear Friends: It is with pleasure that we, the mem- bers of your new con muni,ty, have met to -night to 'become acquainted with you and to welcome you into our midst. We realize that friendship is the key to real happiness and as you make your home among us, we wish; •y'ou to know that we, ylour friends, are ready to. turn that key and open the door to many years of joy and success in your nems home. • As a small token of our 'best wishes, we ask you to accept this gift, assuring you that it takes with it our heart- iest congratulations,—ISrg•ned,. Your Friends in Mloaris. About 60• friends from the McGowan" section, East Wawarass'h, held a surprise party at the home of Mr, and Mrs. T. Dundas • on Friday evening, June 28th, taking the place of a miscellaneous shower. The evening was spent in dancing. Mrs. Dundas was a former teacher in that section.—Blyth Standard. a new' building, yet there are real o'b- s't,arclels to avereome. Some of these obstacles bring vividly 'to rrrryyind our Lord's w'ord's, '''An enemy hath'' done thig." But we think of the motto of the Nurses' Association of China, "With God nothing le impossible,' and .trust on. Recently we have ex- perienced the reward of trust. For over a year we had been much in iprayer over a complicated and knotty obstacle which stood very much in the way of the proposed building. To our great delight, just before t'he close bf 193 the solution was found, and altlhouigh it invblesed a little out- - - lay of (money, yet the, whole matter has been satisfactorily settled. "With r God nothing is irnp'ossilble."—Isalbel i!l11>}otlb, R.N., of the South Formosa ' 1 Sts • is I - dl M6 6 * bn.