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armed at a drop of 1,000,000 in
h school enrolment 'since the war
began, three American government
agen•cies have opened a: concerted
drive to get boys and girls back to
school this fall. The aini of the drive
is to keep the nation's boys and girls
of high school age in school until.'
• -they complete their courses.
The biggest concern of the educa-
tional authorities, it is said, are more
• than 5,000,000 1.4 -through -17-year-
olds who had jobs at very high wag-
es this summer and may not want to
, go back to school when the bell rings
• in. September.
On a smaller scale, of course, that
• fairly represents the situation as it
exists in Canada. Besides the thou-
sands of boys who have left school
to enlist in the arined services, there
• are thousands of others who have
taken jobs in war plants and other
commercial concerns, particularly
r during the holiday months.
And, although wages here for this
type of work are not as high as they
are across the border, they are high-
• er than they have ever been in the
• history' of our country. When a boy
in his early teens can get 35, cents an
• lour for mowing a lawn, or other
small jobs, and considerably more in
the war industries, that boy will look
upon school work, without pay, with
• a jaundiced eye. And, unless there is
• considerable parental authority be-,
hind him, he will decide that outside
work compared to school work, is liv-
ing the life of Riley. And he likes
that kind of work, and he likes spend-
• ing the money he earns.
That' situation is very unfortunate
• for the boy's welfare and for the
country's too. Everyone wants Can-
• ada to be a prosperous and'po-werful
nation after the war, but this coun-
try can take its place in world leder-
ship only if its people continue to
• have the "know ,how," and the best
• anti only place to get ready for to-
• morrow is in the schools.
•
•Whp Not Be Pair?
• In its frenzied hatred of Mr. King
and in its desire to do or say any-
• thing that might help to put him out
of power, the Toronto Globe and
• Mail goes to some strange lengths.
• A recent editorial in that paper il-
lustrates the point: -
"There were more than 1,000,000
people on 'relief. Mr. King had wip-
ed his` hands of responsibility for
what were so heartlessly called the
simple unemployed transients. They
were kicked from pillar to post. They,
• had no job. None was provided for
them. And Mr. King was in charge."
Here is another sample of Con-
servative newspaper style: "Ask
• any of the million people who were
on relief for years if Mr. King acted
during the depression as if he had a
heart at all. Ask the old age pen-
sioners. Ask the doctors why 46 per
• cent. of the applieants were rejected
from the armed forces, In the years
• of cluression, action was more urg-
entlf- needed than at the present
• time, but Premier King refused tO do
• anything."
.How far away ;from fact these
• statements are is as well known to
the Conservative papers as it is to
any one trho takes the slightest in- n
• forest in public affairs. The Globe
• and Mail knows that the depression
started with the stock market crash
• in the fall of 1929, and that 'Mr. King
went out of office in the early sum-
mer Of 1930, before the people of
. Canada really knew what depression
&unemployment meant. It knows,
that a much later survey made
he Den:nett Government shOwed
even remotely resembling a
Thi n pole on
:he Glebe and Vail deliberately
• he Liberal GovernMent of
rith,:the 'Conservati' o'v-
inettnd the par-
'atIst tilaviiin?
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, ,anj bgcolr/114611 pOtele$, the
blaine for Widell the 010e, ' ail
now so desperately trying to fasten
•-Girthe shotilders of Mr,
There i$,Qf coUrse, one eXception
Bracken. But the Toronto
paper would get small comfort out
of consulting Mr. Bracken ,because,
• at that time, and indeed until two
years ago, he was a strong supporter
of Mr. King..
Going:a little further into faats,
might be pointed out that one of tlie
best guarantees against another un-
employment problem, similar to that
which confronted Canada in the
• 1930's, is the Dominion •Unemploy-
ment,Insurance Act. But that again
is one of. Mr. King's achievements,
which no doubt, in the eyeS'Orf the
Globe and Mail, only makes matters
worse.
• Some people and papers do throw
reason and restraint to the winds at
election times, but blind unreason-
able hate has never advanced any
_person or cause. Open, severe ;and
even harsh criticism is the right` 6,
every newspaper to use, but the
criticism should be truthful 'and it
Should be fair. -
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Cutting Election Costs
In the British Muse of Commons
a Speaker's conference on electoral
reform, meeting for some time past,
has brought in some recommenda-
tions, which if adopted, will very
materially reduce the expenses of all
seeking a seat in the HoUse 'of Com-
mons.
The conference which was repre-
sentative of all parties, :recommend-
ed reducing the amount now allowed
to be spent at an election from 5,000
(about $22,500) to 750 in large
constituencies, and reducing normal-
sized constituency limits from 1,250
to £525.
The conference also made some
further recommendations: `Contri-
butions to charitable, social or sport-
ing -organizations should be 'depreci-
ated'. • There should be no direct or
indirect payments to party organiz-
ations. •
"Where there are three or more
candidates, the losers should forfeit
• their deposits of 4.150 only if they
7 poll less than one-tenth of the total
votes. At present a poll of less than
one-eighth costs the candidate, his
deposit.,"
It is 'only a few years ago that
election expenses in Britain were any
or zio given quantity and attracted
• little or no interest on the part of
the general public. No •indemnity
was paid to members of piarliarnent
and , the seats were practically own-
ed by titled and other county fam-
ilies, thbe passed down from father
to son for generations.
These families, of course, were
very wealthy and expenses to them
were of no , consideration. Shortly
before the last war, however, a revo-
lutionary change in the composition
of the members of the British House
of Commons, had commenced, and
, that Change today has reachedits
climax. Labor unions were corning'
into prominence, and these unions
wanted representation in the House
and -were willing to put up the money
necessary to gain that end.
Further, the last war so depleted
the fortunes of most of the great
• houses of. Britain, by way of taxes
- and succession duties, that old fam-
ilies were no longer able tq-' afford
the honor of being a mernber of Par-
liament. Their places have largely
been taken by others of lesser. blue
blood and decidedly less able to scat-
ter money at election time.
These labor and other new mem-
• 'bers are, for the most part, far from
• being men of wealth and no doubt
have found that even when backed
by labor and other association funds,
the business of being a member is
getting beyond' their means, and de-:
cidedly so when it comes election
time,. •
POSSibly that. accounts in large
measure for the Speaker's confer-
-ence and its resulting- recommenda-
tions. Like Canada, Britain is fac-
ing an election, if not before the end
of the war, immediately after. And
it intends to -be ready when the time
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We think, tko that' Canada might
greatly' profit by taking a leaf or two
°a f the tritish book en election
101;0 for why' 8hould eleetio
time be the on aidtmly tiffierthit
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From The Huron EXpoalter
Atigust 22, 1919
Mrs. J. L. Dorsey has returned to
het home ie Duluth after visiting
her parents, Mr, and Mr. G. K. Hal-
• lane.
Durieg the severe electric Storm,
which, "teased over thie vicinity on
Sunday evening last a barn belonging
to Mr. John Leary, one mile south of
Hensel', was struck by lightning
and destroyed.
Mr. J. h.-- Reid, of Beg tete
Winnipeg on Saturday. He took the
Nororaite at Sertfia, -and will be
absent for several weeks.
Miss Dora Sherritt has returned to
Iletigalkfrentoversefte, and is 'eating
very Well -indeed.
Mr. A. A. Naylor haa resigned his
Position as Principal of the Seaforth
public school, which he Bias filled- for
the past seven years, to accept a
similar position in the Queen Mary
public satoak at Chatham. It k
‘roomed` Sdlioolrn.,- tin; %la"
salary i $1500 per annaill.
Miss Annie:. Archibald, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Archibald, of
Own, has been engaged as teacher
for S.S. No. 2, Mcleillop, for the eona-
leg year.
Mr. Frank Arnold was -taken to the
Stratford General Hospital on Wed-
nesday suffering an attack of typhoid
fever.
Nine tons- of Eaton's catalogues ar-
rived at the Canadian •Express office
here on Tuesday fOr distribution.
Two rinks of boWlers, composed of
Messrs. J. at Best, W. G. Willis, R.
E. Bright, John MacTavish and Wm.
Ament (skip) attended the Stratford
tournamenton Wednesday. Mr.
Anaene,s rink won second ,prize in
the trophy event.
Mr. H. R. Scott is greatly improv-
ing his residence on Goderich Street
by the erection of a- large verandah.
Mr. Roland Kennedy, who has been
suffering from a severe attack of nep-
monia, is making satisfactory pro-
gress. s:
The home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Johnston, Kippen, was Made happy
last week by the reunion of all the
family. The eldest, Freeborn, came
home from England and was accord -
partied by his sister, Mary,„ a doctor
in St. John County -Hospital, and Al-
bert of' Toronto.
Me. Howard Hays, of ylinen-spent
the holidays with his Parente, Mr.
and Mrs. James Hays. .
Lieut. Harvey Rose and Mrs. Rose:
Who recently returned from overseas,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Beattie.
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From The Huron Expositor
August 240894
The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist Church, Seaforth, held a lawn
eociakat Mr. James Beattie'e resi-
dente on Tuesday evening. The 33rd
Battalion was 'present. • Miss Mary
Williams, of Detroit, sang a so
Which delighted all. • -
Captains Alex Wilson and J. S.
Roberts represented Seaforth at the
Ontatib Rifle Association's shooting
match 'at Toronto.
Scott Bros. intend righting • First.
Presbyterian Church with incandes-
cent electric lights.
Miss Waugh, formerly of Egmond-
ville, came oyer from Bayfield with
a camping party and is now renew-
;ing old friends • in Seafprth.
Miss Stobie, Mise Campbell and
Miss Tieman are in Toronto attend-
ing the millinery openings in the in-
terests of Mr. E. McFauL's establish-
ment.
Mr. William Rae, of-Leadbury, has
been engaged to teach the school in
Section 9, McKillop,, for the remaind-
er Of this •year instead of Mr. Wm.
boig, •
Miss Annie T. Glass, Of Leadbury,
we are pleased to say, has been suc-
cessful in Passing- her • examination
for a second class certificate.
The- friends and acquaintances of
Messrs. James and John Campbell,
son of our old, frieild;" "Mel= Jamie"
and who have been in California for
some time, will be pleased to know
that they are recovering from an at-
tack of malarial fever.
Mr. Nich.ols, of Staffa, has return-
ed from a week's camping near Lake
Sturgeon.
Miss Jessie Naisraith, of Staffa, was
the only one out of a class of eleven
candidates who passed the Leaving
Examination at Mitchell.
Dr. Bird, formerly house surgeon in
the, Toronto General Hospital, was in
town deer' Sunday. He is a- friend of
Dr, Charles Mackay, of town,. and was
the first T-oronte• student to take hot -
'ors at the eounell examinations.
Mr. Ralph Ed' CressWell, son of G,
E. 'Cresswell, Of Tuckeespaith, ie -at
present here vieiting old Mends and'
former aesociateS. Mr. Cretilswell has
been a residenpdof Pitehlb,' Col.
Mr. J. M. Beet, barrister pf this
Own, is away ort, . a. ti-trie up Lakes
dittient and Superior.- _
• The many friendor :vim A. IV
tSciiftikof Thoruton ROL :4ho hat
lieeft seriously m wfti. be' glad to
Matt that she 1 itiaered tut
frhr. 1'gatrci Idrsa.„ a (3re*
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PHIL OSIFER of
LAZY MEADOWS
new MO/
Ranking next to the problem of
"Where will the hired man wash his
feet?"- there is the question of the
"Nightshirt versus Pyjamas."' Re-
cently a conference .of pyjama manu-
facturers was held and they took up
a half day discussing the question of
how they might interest farm people
in wearing pyjamas. Drawing, up a
slate of post -War objectives, they
h"aire adopted a battlecry of ,`'ter'jam-
as For Farmers." •
I am writing this in the hopes of
interesting those who are on the night
'shirt side of the fence. 'We must
mobilize our forces and be .prepared
for these 'well-meaning People. No
doubt -they are only concerned -with
what they consider to be the advant-
ages of the pyjama as a sleeping
gernreet. Certainly no one could -read
into their actions any base motive. It
has long been a sore point with
manufacturers, that when they set
out to better mankind, some unkind
soul starts a cry that they -are con-
cerned only With 'profits.
Mankind in the very early • days
draped his form ina hide of some
kind. Possilez_ he was thinkiegemore
of Warmth and • comfort than he was
of modesty. This developed in time
into a garment resembling the night-
shirt', but as the horse became a
standard method • of conveyance they
settled for, blootners. The sidesaddle
hadn't -been invented then, or else the
bloomers might never have been
thought of. Stockings were, no doubt,
a bit itchy in the summertime, so
they took the elastic out of the knees
and draped the bloaters down until
the i became pants, and from that it
was simply a step to the pants.
• Men of initiative refused to give
up the freedoin of action endowed by
the eightshirt, so they retained it for
sleeping in. Our living 'became more
complicated, however,. and so in step
with the times some bright soul de-
cided we .sholild fiave a coat and
pants' for sleeping 'in, and ,so the py-
jama became a fad. Thej, farmer, re-
taining more of his individitalism
than the majority of people, however,
adhered to the nightshirt . • . and
now they are determined that even
this will be wiped out.
This campaign has been going on
for many years:., They tried ridicule.
Cartoonist pictured sour -faced people
holding candles with long nightshirts
draping their own frames. They've
never stopped to picture bow-legged
men in shrunken pyjamas. They've,
never considered the curse' of elastic
.bands that stretch out of shape. Cer-
tainly a man doesn't look handsome
bolding his pyjama pa.nteup with one
hand, while holding the coat tightly
across his stomach because all the
buttons popped off in the wash.
Why can't they picture -a good-look-
ing, fellow in a nightshirt 'Tor., a
change? Possibly' ate of the more
handsome Hollywood idols, persuaded
of the importance of the cause might.
even pose in a-fnatty drape Model;
Let's takecare, however, that the de-
signer doesn't do us wrotig. It must
be a plain material with ribbons or
thing -um -a -jigs around the neck.
Farmers don't want chokers on their
nightshirts. Let our movement • be
Called "The Society For the Preserva-
tion Of the Nightshirt,'
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Winter Housing of Laying Pullets,
Three main principles are desirable
for the permanent winter housidg
laying pullets; (1) a concrete floor,
(2) at least a quarter of the south
wall glass and a quarter cotton, and
(3) a straw loft above, a platted cell
ing. For Prairie conditions, the walls
of the house should be insulated or
so constructed or banked- with straw
• that the building is practically wind-
proof, particularly on the north and
west, says E. Van Nice of the Domin-
• ion Experimental Station, Scott, Sas-
katchewan.
A conerete floor is desirable for
sanitary reasons as it can be washed
and disinfected more satisfactorily
than a wood or earth floor. • If a lib-
eral quantity of chaff litter is used
and changed as necessary to keep dry,
the concrete floor is satisfactory ev-
en for .winter conditions.
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. Glass' is 'important to admit sun-
light and heat. many houses are too
dark for Winter' conditions, and ehort-
en the day for the laying stock. Spe-
cial glass to admit vitatain D from
the sun is not needed now as, this
vitamin is in the fish oil need 4n- the
feed.
• Cotton provides ventilation without
draft in, windy weather, and in mild
weather some of the cotton may 'be
opened during the day by having the
frame hinged at the top 'Co permit
their oPening to,the ceiling, By this
n
means, additional sunshine and -heat
Is admitted and ventilation is Unprov-
ed.
Slatted delling and A straw' loft
take eare Of much of- the moistere 15
the air and help ,to Ore.:relit the )Cole
dectioti •of frost on the wails. The
bird ef eontilnie layingnorMallY
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dutg reasonably cad Weather If the
hoii�e ctin be kePtfrott beconittig too
toolit A,. ditIJ'ap,. trottr 1200e' hull-
cates inadeditiqe ventilati6n Or
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1-tO.A' Pie:10# 'AittiOtt• tonat ettet-D•
ineil*Ik. *Ale ti46 '60'6 • tit:* ft tit*
Veilt,14410):lie,i0a1lik0,1iitto, 4.444
11)4ktO 400.!*
to keep dry in severe- winter weather.
British Amazed At What Canada
• Has Done in War
Col. J. G. Robertson, Agricultural
Commissioner for Canada in Great
Mz,ReAberl'?"Wrgaq'ttdC4ctleirli4red te113('"
est cacuinberdwe -atter sew.- the- --
Office pt SetnITIAY 0*.efttag'
:111.1;itrrwy"l47:1,7y4e: :EtlIgel;aayr:1,711.
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measured 16 Matte ii leng,th
cording to Mr. liyatt, Dr: 1ir4by spe-
cializes in garden vegeta-b1 of ah -1
normal dimensions. Be has soxpee
very large onions, and he also hate,
• another cucumber aihinh.).ee It One'
the vines, that threatens to ler 'etaltd,
thstanCe the one mentioned ebeVe iu
size.—Blyth Standard.
• Pails From • Load •
Mr. 'W. C. F. Oestteicher, of Steph-
enl'
TOwn.shiP, had :the misfortune 'to-.
fall from a load of grain the latter
part of last'week when a trip rope -
he was pulling broke and he overbal-
anced and fell from: -the top, of thee. a
load to the barn floor.. He landed orae
his &Made!: and now tarries hie arm.
in a sling. ' The fall was partly brok-
en when he struck his head agabast
something—Exeter Tieneta•Advocate. ,
Fractures Arm
After erprking all night at the Went
Lennis Regier While,
driving one of the hatchery trucks.
Saturday morning fell asleep at the
--Wheel while on his way to Daithwood.
The truck took to the ditch and the
drivers brother, Lee Regiery also an:
employee of Wein Bros., had the ens -
fortune to fracture an 'arm. The trucic
was slightly damaged.—Exeter Advo-
cate -Times.
• Fractured Leg
Miss Maude Brock, of Kincardine,
a former Wit:Than school teacher, re-
cently fell at the Mcleibbon cottage,
Kincardine Beach, and fractured •n.
small bone in her leg. We are pleas-
• ed to state that she is resting com-
fortably ,with the fractured •leg iu •w
cast. —Wingharn AdvanWtimes..
Skunks MakeHome on Lawn
• A family of young skunks have tak-
en up their abode at Rev. J. W. John-
son's home; Bine-Yale:- They are the -
prettiest of' sight playing on the par-
sonage lawn, which they search for.
grubs. They -were turned Out on at
Cold world to fend for themselves a
an early age, as it is supposed theirs
was the mamma killed, at a neighbor-
ing chicken house. Unprejudiced na-
ture students say "skenks are good
creatures to have around, as their -
food is •mainly pests, like bugs and
-beetles,. Chickens' are the last thing
they think of eating when supplies,'
fail. In fact they have 'but one trif-
ling fault which the hypersensitive•
finds annoying—the unfortunate de-
velopment -in the adult of B.O. com-
plex.—Breesels Post.
•. New Store Opened
The' new Dominion store about
which the Advocatg told you a fear
weeks ago, was a hive of industry
thi's -week when a number were en-
gaged in placing, new stock and mov-
ing the present stock -from the form-
er Prueter premises for opening. It.
is understood that this is one cif the
Dcatinioniii most modern stores west.
�fToronto, and must be a source of: • '
pride to the local management and
the owner, Robert Chapman, town.—
Mitchell Advocate;
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A Great Organizer
Word has reached here of the find
war achievements of Majpr J` A. Cro-
zier, in Los Angeles, . Cal. He is a.
cousin of W. W. Burgess, town, past
president and organizer of the,West-
lake' (suburb of Los Angeles) Cham-
ber of Commerce and president of the
-Canadian Club, of California. Recent-.
ly he took a leading part in the West-
lake area war bond drive, he' and his.
staff putting their district over their
quotabyraising over $100,000, whiehL
speaks well for bis orgahizing
Britain who is ,in Canada to consult
ity.—Mitchell Advocate.
with Hon. Janes G. Gardiner, Minis- Purchased Home
ter of Agriculture and officials of the Mr.. Claude H. "Blowes, of Hens.alt.
Agriculture Department, said on hie who has been. engaged- as principal
arrival in Ottawa that the prestige of the Exeter public school, hate
purchased the residence of Mrs,
Charlotte Taylor, Carling St. Mrs-
• Taylor left recently to reside with
her daughter, Mrs. -Mfg -land, 'of' Cai-
gary, Alta. Mr. and Mrs. Blowes and
two children, Claudette and Sandra,
,will move to Exeter in the- near fu-
ture.—Eieter Tin:les-Advocate. ,..
To Provide TransPortatioie
On, Saturday 'evening at 8.36' P.rad.
a meeting was -held in the Zurich Ob.
lie school in the interest of providing.
trans)ortation Jot the high school:
scholars attending high school at Exe-
ter. Zurich Was always badly in need'
of such accommodation for its stua
dente. seeking advanced secondary ed-
ecation.—Zurich Herald.
• Safe Looted at Creamery -
of Canada in Britain was ney,er as
high as now. The people•'of the Bre
tish Wes, he said, are amazed hOw.
Canada with a population of less than
i2 million ba s done so much in. the
war effort. How- the Dominion has
been able. to contribute not only in-
eredibly 'large quantities of essential
food -products Of notably high quality,
tb supPly, armaments and mueitions.
and to maintain hundreds of thou-
sands of menand women in the navy,
army and ,air force, has the British
guessing hard. •.
Col. Robertson said that as a res'ult
of the generotts supplies of bacon at"-
alvieg in Britain from Canada the
British Ministry of Food has-been, en-
abled to increase the weekly ration
by 50 per -cent. or from 4 Ounces to
6 mimes per week. In 1941 Canada
shipped Over 425 eailliete pounds of
bacon to Britain; in 1942, 600 million
pound; """ Th -1943, 6'T5 mullion pOinicis
and this year w141' •ship substantially
more than. it 1943. '
For the second time within six
months the creamery et Centralia be-
lartging to Canada Packers has been,
entered and robbed, Early. Tuesda'».
morning entrance was forted to thee
creamery thrpugh a side door and 'the,
-safe was broken into and between.
.Canacjian been is arriving in Bri- $450 and $500 ii catili Was •stelen.
Th-
tairi in goodiethiditioti but now take e addition tete .thleVeS teeured a book'
fonger to cross the ocean anti bat to of gasoline' coupons 'intended' foe one
lieTheld in cold storage intich longer of the trtteke. A cro'Whir siedge
than .in northal theme Coneecteettly was USed td crack the -fie The theft
British consumers do not 'receive an took plane jest before daybriak and
high: class a produbt at in tithes ef .erag heard b'y some of the neighbor's
pettee... Col, Robertson eXplaitted that who thought the elnploye'eft were at
about 80 Precut. of the iftitish bacoh Weft': It is reported that -there was .
ration Is toad& up'a canadian.,baaan.. an attempted robbery of Siteerwoods
said that Pataidien. 'Oheek€1-':.,Cork at Zurich the same night, but tha
tizinee f be,. he .n tgigoct break-itt. Wag foiled,. A tinnier rob-
thrblightta, Etritait lia"Vhtte. bctittTor took pIsco at • Centralia
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