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•ands .Leas 1 d iaW have rer
carped to Detroit after spenduzug their
Christmas vaeatiotn ;with their many
friends in .thttls 1ctnity• They 'were
• • laoenin0P144_by ..Fr'ed lacicart who
his • going Ito spend a well-earned 0,4
with. his
: -daughter, Mrs. Leo Me a
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etitsafriends inDetrot.-::
Miss Mary Ellen Dempsey,
who
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Agent ' holidays With • here father,
Mx.. Prank Dempsey,Phos returned to
Guelph to.;,resume her,-uties
d 04 the
,teaching staff
Tli aronituYipat elections *eat. _,off
•tietly last Mlondayr l as the day
i+w•as-' flue .and'the roads every
avatlablee *&s:.:brought. out, ,
'Vow it's up 'to the:.towinshdp ,fathers;
:to_• rise economy^, undeer.,thheir control•
THROP
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'ilhle election return'*
llgr s bach into, office;
The Sunday Sawa lai�tra
11books. returned. by,
1 schen relopene
O,fier 'the ;hiolitdays,,' wit , - . h•
erg aid
-Iric lee pbaelr td work
M . Yanud . ra '' Pe, cy cLtttle enter
rtdinede their ftaends on Now 'Year s
$ldgs?t, kk
Mr, and Mrs. George Eaton , ailed
ifamily and Mr. and Mrs. Peter. Me-
Lowan. spent New • Year's with ,:Mr.
. Mrs Fester Bennett- Huron Road.
The heavy. ratite efieled ..ithe• creeks
Bandl t rolls °:to overfoowung..An.ot$er
leinter:Vitile lie sailing" along h•
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"Nott only' is ibeao a,."u ;mal,11
crease do utumber,:at p,olii 'o1ders and
i tsttal rose n ,:•ia5force.," ' Mrs'''.
Y.. Smitb..greettilieW.R.n ' Ltfe.
Insurance Offi.dh ' Aasoeiatioau, ., ted+
D'i'rector aan4r General 'Drager, , ".ORS.
`federation Life ciat'itt When in
terview ed.' "but there is a distinct de •
cline ,iti Policy bane and yin surren
dere of eiristin.g polioiles: This is per
haps the• west grlatifyinng feature of:
the :'life hisurance a record fox 1936.
Bout, tr m a national viewPornt,; .it is
equally Significant that new busineaas
fu tihe past year snowed an impmove-
nient d* every branch Final'eeturne
for December have notyet been com-
piled,brut the etotil of new, paid -tor
•bu lees will be InoreciabW ahead of
thatof 193 .. Eight of the eine . prov-
inces show. increases, and it is par -
fl ularly 'pleasing' to note that,. event
in `Alberta where arbitrary interest
and' debt legielation have borne heav-
Ily .upon the hard:'earned savings of
thrifty citizens, insurance sales.. have
abewm 'remarkable increases .'
recent afuontths.. • There 'could be no
• mire striking tribute to the. Security
and stability of lite insurance do the
public •estimation.
=-Dealing with- -the general- improve-- •
mens in Canada and ,with the Week
7e oitomic: pro`bleas feeing' the Domin-
ion; MrSmith .emphasized the' fact
that Canada is primarily' an agricul-
tura,�nntry. "It is 'gr .tifying," he
said,to find that' the 'past year has
seen a marked itiniprovetnent be? 'this
phase of our econameelifeeeprices of
fatin :Products have improved ' sub-
stananally. Wheat is now' command-
ingg the best price in yearand this -
year's. crop, while of less volume, is
estimated to be forty or more mnile
lions in value above the 1835 crop.
"Our minetatl, production hap reach-
ed an annual value of staggering pro
portions, but as yet thee surface has
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Smith, presldent, `Cana -
Alan leife ineurance.; Officers' .As=
sociation.. . '
,surrede fot many yeareeto Dome, of a
continuedStimulation in tilts activity., "t " cafladres exports continue to dee-
peeve,. ' and It is partuculealy reassur-
ing to note that a.gedeultteral product*
comprise- an, ineweeag, proportion of
these. Our importshave also increas
ed, but the balance :of trade . is pre -
ti y- �i minent3a our ia.�vor; ,andeet ape
pears will be' tlhpe most favorable since
1926, i8 not' one••of :the best in our
history:
"The 'cOntifued aotivi1ty in the lum-
bering industry; the' improvement i
the newepriat market, and the most.
favorable tourist traffic seance 1929, all
add to the favorable :picture of the
past year.
'The other side of the picture, how -
'ever, must not' be lost sight of, and
there is no doubt that di
a sturbing
situation has been created by •provin-
oial legislative interference with eon -
tracts,. Legislation which benefits the
debtor at the expense of the creditor,
without regard to the debtor's ability
only been seratchedi, and w'e`. seem as- to pay, is' manifestly unfair.. Finan-
ood Start
In 1937
EXPOSITOR printed forms and Business
Stationery will help you.
Let us . quote Sou on:
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• COUNTER CHECK BOOKS
• LETTERHEADS
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• INVOICES •
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Phone 41 -Replenish Your, Supplies Now.
TUE IIURON EXPOSITOR
MCLEAN BROS., PUBLISHERS.
Established 1860
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pinlx"ht of
btor 'tha.Ifedittra of .tile
tor 'tor has beet, av�erlool#ed, andits
to lie that:Ike rima t i e now over
'when fi inert ng len0ht `,si ould'.'t be
Xieed of thel E
is not !eneii realized ti ..
any action Which ten to weakens i'h*
satFctity of cpnttracts 4 rl of aply iiar'nmm•
fol in 'itself eta. our ,yam, ole economic
strucetae; brut adn'eraet. affects ,th Se
People vale arse least able to heart tli
loss A poMulgr miseoneeption4 exact.
that thhe 1endin clan of thls county
try are a few tvealthy.,findividuals .and+:
'fabulously rti,en° corporations 0110 1st
far from Ate weer, ellhe vasa sums,
Wh.ioh ,lave; berm✓ empl guyed' in Md1�
Mgup thet. Doeninion,e tq. exp1oriugpµr•
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natural resources and In, providing
flue publie araideed,eons_ conveniences
we now Malay; have nee been supplied
tby, thefew' butt: thave;:been 0014.410
by
thousands upon, tbqusaarls of eitbzensa
of modest earning power who,•tbrough
self-saorlfae and the praetice of thrift
and economy, have ; eptrusted their
serves, in meetly cases their whale
=savings; -'tom ,. •in 7nnaanee- .03omp110esy
ban1 a and mortgage end trust com-
paniies, for ineectment.,, In mastcas-
es these savdmgs are .c One small and:
a loss of only a. small part. of them'Is
quite suffiicientt to bring'distress and
anxiety.
"Accordingly, the interests of these
sma11' .creditons, who axe the backbone
of, the „country and who greatly out-
number •the minority of; the debtor
'class, most not be overlooked. 1t'
always..possible to effect adjustment/3'
indeserving cases between creditor
and debtor by conciliation and by
mutual •agreement, and, in the inter-
est integrity
only of preserving our nation-
al and credit ,bet in !presery
ing ntraact • the savings of countless',
investors, this 'policy should be'
followed ' rather, ' ttham,'one that is
moral, unjust and di8orimunatory be-
tween Citizens.
'"Another rather `•iitturbing develop-
ment hats been the growth,.dwripe the
p est year in some ot,, the provinces, .
of a • policy of economic nationalism.
This theory which -is, indirect .eon -
filet with • the spirit that embued the
Fathers of Confederation, must not be
permitted 'to go unchallenged if we
are to continue as a country, wait,
common "interests and ideals. •(f
are to build a nation on the northern
half of thio , North American . contin •
ent,. we.. must stand togetheras one
and not as an aggregation of inde-
pendent countries.
"Some of our provinces are still
facing financial . probll s •ef no little
magnitude, netwiths ding that they
have, pude eernest,`e 4,is': reduce
expenditures and to balance their'bud-
gets,. ; One of thedliticulties• le isthat
these provinces have .spot been suc-
cessful in .obtainieg all the' advant-
ages of the so-called "easy money"
market of to -day... It p has been sug-
gested
uggested that a Royal Commission be.
appointed to investigate the financial
basis .of Confederation; to undertake
an exhaustive survey of ,tare .allocation
of .revenues andof social . and: finan-,
dial responsibility • as between the
Dominion and •the Provinces, and to
examine ways and means whereby ev-
ery Province, without repudiating any
of its obligations, evill be able to ob-
tain the maximum advantage to which
it is entitled of the . existing . ease,
money market—not only for'itself but
also for its Municipalities. If this is
done, I think we will have taken a
long .step in preparing the way for
the removal of many of the difficult;
tie's we now face.
"Each year executives of life insur-
ance companies refer to the unjust -
taxes on. life .dnsurance—a tax on
thrift —but each year find the .situa-
tion unremedied. Were' the public
fully Enlightened on the eircumatanc-
es andmade .tax -conscious•; the 3,500,-
000 life ineerance policyholders in
Canada could very effectively make
their ices heard.
" e stlill have the raiiway'problem,
nue there are other obstacles to a
real revival in international trade. lin
employment, while ' improved, is still
a considerable burden, but, . despite
hese and other problems, the forces
of recovery are 'very much in the
ascendant, and •we Canadians may
look forward to the future with re-
newed confidence and hope.",
MINN 41
WINGHAM
n All One.
ade tO: Mias
quits or Overcoa
Her is a rare opportunity to make' big,
ea gs on the highest grade Suits or Over_.
coa made toyour measure and guarana
teed to fit. Prices are on the pp grade, and.
if you need clothes you will be wise totake
advantage of these extraordinary values.
Cambridge garments , are the "Tops" in.
Better Clothes.
$25 Suits with free extra pants, or $20 with,
one pair pants.
$30 Suitswith free extra pants, or $24 one
pair pants.
$35 Suits with free extra pants, or $23 with
one pair pants.
Suits with free extra pants, or with:
340 $32 `�'
one pair. pants.
All :i1ade. to Measure Overc.oats
20% Discount
' Clerk Does • Strong -•Man• Stunt
Heavy weight lifters and men who
strut their strong man stuff had . bet-
ter watch out or Elgin Coutts will be
stealing their' thunder. Ono ThursdaY
last to shove that he was in the pink
of condition; and to win a little wag-
er on the side, he carried a 98 -lb.
bag ..of flour from the Dominion Store
to Mr. George Lott's home on the
"B" line. The distance is about one
nide flat. The incident happened ov-
er a little joke. Elgin was carrying
a, bag of something or other across
the street and Mr. Lott said if you
carry a bag of flour to my. home .I'11
take it. Same jocular remarks fol-
lowed this and in the etre :Fbgin+ pick -
sed up a bag of flour and headed for
the "B" lin@,•_ He carried 'right along
in his etridle but when he came to the
hiii-4aftere be crossed the McKenzie
bridge those who were 'Watching him
thought now he will feel. Bet not El-
gin', be just increased hie space as it
he were on his way up John Street
to .satiety the inner man. and, much
to the surprise of all, delivered his
load fresh as can be and ready for
more. It is said that he gets his
great sptrenigtth from bis' dailyp dozen
Walking up and down.Jlohn Street hill
and from consistent tprantice. oh the
carnlet... "
tewart Bros., Seafort
BLY`TH
Miss Melba •McElroy, of Welling-
ton High School staff, spent the ,holi-
days with her mother, Mrs. Edith
Bell.•
Mrs. John Petts attendedthe fun-
eral of her uncle, the. late Mr. A. Rob-
inson at Auburn on Thursday.
The Week of Prayer is being ob-
served this week, Monday evening in
United Church in charge of the young
people; Tuesday evening in Presby-.
terian Church, Rev., A. ,A. Maloney
gave the address; Wednesday, 11'ev.
T. W. Mills .gave the address; Thurs-
day evening in Anglican Church with
Rev, R. A. Brook in charge; Rev. A.
A. Maloney in charge of the meeting
Friday night.
The first council meeting of the
New Year was held on. Monday even-
ing with W. G. McNeil, Reeve, and
the following •councillors, William
lelorritt, Jasper Cook, Delost • Taman,
James .Watt, ,Mr. J. H. R. Elliott,
Cleurk, Mr. R. D. Philp, Treasurer.
Mrs. John Cummings
Mrs. John dumplings. died in Clin-
ton Hospital on Tuesday, following
an operation a few days' previous to
her death. Mrs. Cummings was in
poor •health for some menthe. She
was born in Walton 60 years ago and
was a member of the Presbyterian
Church. She is survived by Quer hus-
band, one sore, Ernest, and, one step-
daughter, Aire.. Clifford Stewart, of
Stanley, ore 'sister and two brothers,
Jobe of Saskatchew'axn, and Jtimtes in
the United States, Rev. T. W. Mills,
her ,pastor, was in ehatrge of the ser-
vices, held at lrer (home on Thursday.
Interment in. Union Cemetery.
ZURICH
The, announcement was made Wed-
nesday .morning of the passing of Bro-
ther Andre, founder of St. Joseph's
Shrine of Montreal, a very aged gen-
tleman. He was' known the continent
over as a great miracle hpealerthrough
eraser, was twice in the French Set-
tlement, having on eacli occasion vis-
ited for a week.,at the Cantle home at
Si. Joseph, and during this time vis-
ited many' homes and sick people in.
the Settlement.
On New Year's Eve a farewell par-
ty was held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Egbert Heideman in 'honor of
their. daughter, Martha, who is leav-
ing to train for a nu"ree in the Sarnia
General Hospital, The evening was
spent in progressive bunco, after
which her friends presented her with
a Waterman pen and pencil set. Re-
frtehments were then served,. An-
other presentation was made on San-
day morning when the Sunday school
teachsers and choir presented her with
a yellow gold signet ring. -
Overhaul the Farm Plant
Now is the time for farmers' to pay
attention to their buildings. Slacken
all bands on stave silos; repair any
leaks in the roofs, cheek up on storm
sashes; fit theist, and rept& broken
glaze; cleat; out all trap gullies; thor-
oughly flush drains, clean out .root
cellar ventilators, . fresh air intakes
and foul air outlets in barns, .. stabies,
piggeries and poultry houses; thor-
oughly inspect and overhaul the wa-
ter supply, If a pump servicecheck
up on the valves, if a. pressure supply
see that all pipes and .tanks are pro'•
tected from frost.
A SMILE OR TWO
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Judge—"What have you to say for
yourself?"
Prisoner—"I wish I was in a place„
where there were no traffic cops."
Judge--"Wislh, granted; sixty days."
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During the' first evening of a visit
to fier daughter at Sea Point an old,
womanwho had never (seen the sea
before was found. intently watching
the Robben Island light house. "What
infinite patience sailors have," she ob-
served, noticing what sib ,as no lon-
ger alone.
"Why?" asked her daughter.
"Well," she replied, "the wind Inas
blown that light out 38 times. since
I've been watching, and each time
they relighted it."
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Smai1 boys applied for a job at 'At
• local office.
"Do you smoke?" asked the boss.
"No, sir; but I don't mind having
an ice cream cone!"
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"There goes the banal -leader that
composed music while in bed."
"Goodness, what kind of mimic oalP..•.
that be?"
"Sheet music."
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"What are you so ferious about,
my dear?"
"Mrs. Smith just called me six old
drat!" '•-"
"The beast—you're neat old!"
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Manager—"What's the matter, JotL-
kinls? 'Can't y'ou hole the easterner." ;-
A> ant "1Vo, sir. iii"' • trying MI •
bird ' two shoes • that sdi>'r ., i'hil tit
shine key." Pi•
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