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The Huron Expositor, 1943-07-30, Page 7• • • V P •f 4 1. R • V rr aXIr' 'C�B�4 TlR I The A.cadetity o1e?Ied its dpors,, Net only Was. there the ono** of—rustic (freshmen disggl'ged! every , morning b!rom f71i's buses', and thirty-five neve Students from eat of the state scat- " tared thrangll 't,h four classes,' but there were thr e uew resident teach- ers and three part time teachers. , It see ned to the older teachers that everything was to he organized anew. The old 'steno 'lbnild ng, fullto the • eaves now, gave forth an almost aud- ible humming. The disorder and un- certainties; of the first• of the term, which usually lasted three or four days, stretched out through the first three or four weeks, full -of mistakes, false starts, failures, although every,- body verybody was extended to the -limit of his powers. But those weeks had more in them than failures. They were J11,10 10, I with promise. For all the reasons in the world Timothy was thankful to have such difficulties, in the opening months of the new term, when Susan and Canby still came once in a while to spend an hour or two in Clifford. People said to each other, said to Canby and Susan, "My! Professor Hulme's got his nose to the grind- stone this fall! With all those new stlhlentsand the new teachers to look out for, a person can't !hardly get a word out of him, about any- thing but tire 'cademy." Once a, strange thought flew into his mind and alighted _for a moment, looking at him. out of alien eyes, the thought that Susan was after all, on- ly a very nice Clifford girl. But, he s-ould make nothing of it and it Sew away at once, back into the' unknown country where it had come. ' The back road on which Eli Kemp had been born and brought upbe- came impassable in winter. He con- sulted Timothy about getting a lodg; THIS WEEK GEORGE will speak over . all Radio Stations THURSDAY, JULY 29,. 8.30 P.M. SATURDAY, JULY 31, 9.00 P.M. SATURDAY, JULY 31, 11.30 P.M. Vote for it -- Strong Ontario Wed., Aug. 4 Mark_. Your Banat for for the PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE into:, his sleeping : the 'slant -Geniis ed room across the (from hall his, stn. dy, and having breakfast with them. Fearing one of Aunt 1.4avin1a's: es*, plosions, Timothy brought of various ways to break the new to her, or to -forewarn 'kart "of breakershead. But in the- end, when Eli brought his new pasteboard suitcase in, thrqugh ' the front door, he Said only;, "Hal q Eli— oh, yes, l remember. This was the day you were to come." And, "Aunt Lavinia, this is Eli Kemp,who's run- ning the new student 'bus service. He's going to use that extra room on the third floor this winter. • Apparently this offhand introduc- tion was the. best. The two strange: ly .assorted housemates settled down with no fireworks under" the same roof. December brought a welter of snow. The town plows. kept only the most necessary thoroughfares open. Eli's buses could not get up the steep back hills, but waited for his ,passengers below: at the" junction of the side roads with the highways. Eli, on his way to bed. in his third - story room, hesitated once in a while as he passed the door of the , study and went in, if Timothy looked up weicomi•ngly, and said, "nave a chair,; Eli." In the first weeks their chat was plain and factual. But as Eli grew used to the house, he sometimes talked about his half formulated hopes for success. "Mr. Hulme, you know ;hose two extra bus trips a day —well, sir, they're turning out pretty nearly. velvet. I ,bet a regular bus line straight across this part of the state weal} make money._ .Real mon- ey." 'One afternoon in January,' Timothy was stopped on . the street 'by Bill Peck, Eli's middle-aged .partner. "Say, Professor Hulme, do you, know that Eli Kemp is somebody—darned 'f he's not! I just bet that kid'it turn out to be one of the money-makers," One evening when they had wan- dered into reminiscences of the'cam- paign—by far the most exciting ev- ent in Eli's life so fax—the boy ask- ed, "§a.y, what kind of a man was that 2r. Wheaton, anyhow?" Timothy told the story of Wheaton's early life —not unlike' -Eli's, he thought, and dew a portrait of Mn Wheaton's character, ending, "A Stone Age man living in the Twentieth 'Century. Just because Mr. Wheaton was extra clev- er at making money, people kept put- ting him in .:positions where his say- so helped decide what pictures! should hang in museums; and what subjects should be taught in schools. It's very bad for a person's character to- be constantly passing judgment on what he doesn't i nderstand. I wonder why —" Timothy went on musingly — "I really do .wonder why •business is so different from everything else mod- ern men do? Why should the man with- a gift for business be the only human who expects to get paid for the use of his brains just all he can extract from the people who can't get along without it?" "But, Mr. Hulme, he can't get more than just so much—competition keeps that down." So bhere was talk, very simple talk in short words, about competition compared to co-operation. A few days later at breakfast Eli said, "Say, Professor Hulme, . you know that idea of -yours about not just getting all the profit there is for yourself" is a good business plan?" "It's not exactly my idea, Eli. ft's pretty common, nowadays." rp •hy bad Pet Meant to drive ov- � the mountaino. D trui'Y• 'Wham hs slid down the long . straight descent frons the top of "The Wall into 'the Drury valley and, went past the. ' anan, •ker showing that he had Come into Drury township, he still had no in- tention of »toppizig •there. ing. • Timothy bad sugggstOd with h.eaitation, on. -account. of -Aunt T -4v • ONTARIO ELECTIONS 19.43 NOTICE TO PROXY HOLDERS IMPORTANT WING to the delay of Extra -Provincial Active Service Voters overseas in completing and return- ing Proxy appointments to Ontario, special arrange. ments' have been made to protect the franchise of such voters. Special Sittings of Revising Officers will be held its each Electoral District on Tuesday, August 3rd, to receive applications ' from holders of Proxies from ExtrarProvincial Active Service Voters to have their appointments certified. If the appointments are certified by the Revising Officer, they can be presented by the holder to the Deputy Returning Officer in the proper Polling Sub. Division on Election Day and application made for a ballot.., The holder of the Proxy form must be a voter in the same' Electoral District as the Active Service Voter, and must be able 'to vouch for the fact that the Active Service Voter resided in the Electoral District for thirty days prior to his enlistment, or in lieu thereof Must hive him vouched for by a voter who is familiar With the feat - ALEX. C. LEWIS CHIEF ELECTION OFFICIO* ONrARto 10,1 t;1�! at. But he took his foot from the ac- celerator and slowed the car, looking from side''to side, at one white clap, board house after another. He knew now what had brought.hitn there. A longing to see Susan that was des- peration. When he came to a house with a litter of •building ,materials around it and a scaffold up around a half rebuilt chimney, he slipped his clutch, set his brake, stopped the en- gine and got out. • Across a wide stretoh of April -ten- der grass, Susan turned from where she stood under a young apple tree. She held a rake in her hand. She saw him now, she •saw who it was. She dropped her rake and with a cry of passionate, welcome, "Oh, Uncle Tim! Dear, dear Uncle Tim;" she tried to run to him. When he moved to meet` ter, she flung her arms- around his neck, kissing him wltii 'aft r.art,F ', lTltcli ito3v alb �''lr eenadlah 'were. "tAarfit,1 ` his o utiddie age;. eyes ,tanderly' to brit, feelit4g.:*101.fi $ttazl s tui'r<tolt UM/ p,reseu.Te aiullt (bila of heg WOW, en bpd:y lir ret ,her gg, he willed iia eyes, 'he •said.; the'first simple wools that came late 44 neia4--•"We11, Sas- 7 an--,•�w lI o, e H w are u yA �d w An ha is Canby?" ' Canby • was; there!ra , a mmer in one hag, the other ` one outstretched. "Well, 'here yon ars! Susan and .I. were just Saying lbhis very morning that if ._ y didn't gest over this way soon—:, e o fox f what . g a be was say- ing, shaking' Timothy's hand up and down, up and down. "Stay for lunch," cried Susan. "I'll make •a chocolate souffle. Miss Peck showed me just how you like it-" "Come on in Per the love of Mike. and „let me show you What I'm do- ing to the house," said Canby. They went in. through the walls of the house, anywhere, stepping be- tween 'the open uprights, and began to lay a table standing in a „litter of sawdust and, shavings. Canby trans- ferred a pile of flooring boards to make room for the third chair. There he sat, Timothy, sharing the food that Susan had prepared for Canby. "We certainly have missed you all this winter," Susan- told him. A tapping of hammers began at the back of the house. Canby let down the front legs of his ' chair to the floor, leaned across the table and asked seriously, "Say, Uncle Tim, I l `y �bQ11Ke11> ul�" it't liar #4?h:'v7h04As1�?#,,. This `fie the . thl d bmgf4e house.. in,, in lee tbau, a'4+ar k!n•d',cf. a flimsy. to Iii -Wet i —for" �attsan?" ""It" '.4 t lave u. h � 1 I a cr alsoie dtn!e. , d Susan. "All . the same," Canby; aiaitIgggred, "all the sa�?ie! 'There are times when camping out is not ,so hot! To himself Timothy said,, "List yourself' gqi Don't stiffen OP!" To Canby` and Susan he spoke easily, na- turally, "See biers - have an idea, What you young people need. Is one permanent place to go back. to he, tween campings-out. Well, I hardly ever use that old house I bought up on the Orandall Pitch road. Why don't' you go there for your between - tin. es living? It just stands empty. How abotit it?" They .gazed at him, their faces blank, -their eyes wide, and then Can- by cried,' bringing his fist down on the table, "-Why, Uncle Tim,' that's -one swell idea! Susan can -go there when she comes out 'from the hospi- tal in May, and have the nurse with her for a while. Uncle Tim, you're swell!" • Susan leaned across the table and for an instant took Timothy's hand silently in hers with a long beautiful look of gratitude, the deep look that came from her heart. She was thanking him for provid- ing a home for • Canby's child: So } { ..('ygry,� 'y rq I! i int t. •1 ,y 7 it k W�.ki T?'I'T!'d,YV� TS�•iMg 'l� prle.:.o let rl ea e.X: ?ri o uw a a.� dressed ' to ?ii't►•;�g! llea�l�' 1�° ..,_�l'�» E{ola MAX:,�sGril#11 husaital,, to 'tell it";4,1? wa8' t1 eit'e 91'1, ( ''a:, 4was 73h&beniotl}1144 nptae oat • trying'' tcwouldto' for. him.' But lxe cOOld at. He had had no little children and Could not ceSkie that 'a new baby meant being. But when,` -after Susan's return from the hospital,, he first went up to the stone house that had been iiia and Was not now, and first saw +lois namesake in the flesh, he realized that he need give himself no con- cernabout anything he was to say or do. Susan would not notice. She could hear, she could see, nothing but the roll of pink blanket • in the small basket set on the bench under the maple trees. With the baby in her arms, Susan tell into a long, brooding silence. Then, dreamily, "You can't think how nice it is to be back in .the stone house," she told him. "It seems so safe for the baby." "Yes, it is safe," agreed Timothy. r uS a tir ear: g{, , � i }� Y .��fi. ye. �atd �t wouldn''t ,be )raze. ' for I've let it b:..:-;.:::11:ii accepting gro1 rebl1 tonne acceptan'fi" nboaFst kesetitl.erarehd e forward eoliqdk a iaeteno`w, hthae, his 0An of sleep-, the baby lad* bredtlnn(ightr ;. ly, glowing with lite as tike mofinin6 star glows with light, i Timothy sank bahk on. tile" bepeb "Oh, well, what do we a, t1 do every' %. hdainyd b"uthediaeskteod wbhimat. salt lheave;•eybe dreamily fixed on a life`that had'Jush' begun. r t+� ?1A THE END T NA E ER .TAXES A SECURE e • The people of Ontario have much to gain from the Progressive Conservative programme, outlined by the Leader, George Drew, on July 8th after months of consultation with farmers, merchants, drovers and all classes of citizens all over the Province. e• Progressive., Conservative 'Govern:00M on. 1 Establish county committees of Ieading farmers to plan production and distribution of farm products to meet domestic and foreign demands on a profitable basis—to assure for the farmers a fairer share of the national income. 2 Eliminate speculation in livestock by converting stock yards into a province -wide publicly owned service. 3 Relieve farmers and all home owners of one-half the school taxes; 4'•Revise the whole provincial tax system to stimulate horse improvements.and house building.' 5 To provide for every child all the educauon that can be usefully absorbed. ti 6 Introduce - such vocational training in schools as will - imbue farmers' children with pride in and love for agriculture as a basic and honourable 'calling; and fit them to make it in their own life time a more gainful occupation than it has been in the past. 7 Educate the rising generation to earn their own living and make their own way. 8 Improve the hea of children by furnishing them with adequate medical aitld dental care. 9 Increase mothers' allowances and old age pensions. 10 Reduce the cost of electric power to farms and homes. The rural population, which in more senses than one have their feet on the ground, will approve the note of authority and confidence which animates the Progressive Conservative platform. The farmers will welcome theadvent of a strong aggressive administration to Queen's Park—an administration which will employ the. most advanced economic and scientific methods to develop and utilize the agricultural, mining, forest, and other natural resources of the Province, to build up a strong provincial economy, furnish steady employment to men and women and establish social security for all classes. The Progressive Conservative Programme affirms that the moral, spiritual and material welfare of Ontario will be best assured .under British democratic institutions and within the British Commonwealth of Nations and Empire. THE ISSUE IS NOW IN YOUR HANDS.. (1) The Progressive Conservative Candidate—(No Party in the history of this Province ever attracted a more representative group of candidates). The Party is pledged to carry out every commitment given in the Drew 22 -Point Programme. Drew has faith in Ontario, faith in its people, faith lin the future. Only Drew can win. VOTE FOR (2) We want and need a change—vote for a change—but weigh the facts. Don't vote for a. party whose aims you have never studied or who would destroy individual property rights and everything else you hold dear. Drew's programme is clear and sound. Don't cast a vote that will set Ontario back 100 years. Vote to assure George Drew a strong, working majority in the Legislature. Take the 'necessary time off on Wednesday, 4th of August, and mark your ballot for. the Progressive Conservative Candidate. MAKE ONTARIO STRONG -VOTE FOR AND AVOID AN1OTl°IrR COSTLY. ELECTION t'ublisbed by peogresstve tontmrvrillvn tarry'o# Onldrto • r: