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OEAF0RTH, Friday, September 24
A Family Institution
Under this heading the Fergus
News -Record of last week says:
"The Bownianville Statesman has
been celebrating a unique annivers-
ary, and one worthy of mention by
other papers. For 70 years it has be-
longed to the one family—the James
of Bownianville. The third genera-
tion of that family is now interested
lin the business, though the second
generation still looks after the edi-
torial page.
"Third generations on . Ontario
weekly newspapers are not unique.
There are several well known papers
on which the third generation is
carrying on the family tradition. The
Fergus News -Record is one of them.
But to have the same family in con-
trol for seventy years is not so com-
mon, if, indeed, there is another such
case in the whole Dominion."
There is another such case. The
Huron Expositor at Seaforth has
been under the control of the McLean
family for not only 70, but 80 years.
The paper was purchased by.the late
M. Y. McLean from Ross & Luxton,
hi the late sixties, when Mr. Luxton
left for Winnipeg to found the Win-
nipeg Free Press, and Mr. Ross af-
terwards, Sir George Ross, Premier
of Ontario, left for Toronto to enter
politics•
When Mr. M. Y. McLean died in
1916 he was succeeded as editor by
his son, who with his son, Rre
now actively engaged in the publi-
cation of the paper.
Men have frequently told us how
they envied our position, because we
only had to work one day a week—
publication day. It frequently hap-
pens that the editor of a country
weekly only gets paid for one day in
the week, and no country editor ever
got rich at the business, but there is
a fascination about the work, par-
ticularly so when one is born with
printer's ink in his blood.
In fact it's a good life, although
we have wondered many times if it
was all worth while. What, possibly
does make it so, is because so often it
offers a chance for service to the
town, the district and the country at
large.
We live in a good town, and for
well over 70 years The Expositor
office has been a Landmark on its
main street. Through it flows sooner
or later all that happens in town and
country. We wouldn't be in business
long if we published it all, and some
of what we do publish every week is
often criticized, but we like to think
that a good paper helps materially
in making a good town, and we try
to be just that—a good paper.
Ontario Apples .
The Ontario Department of Agri-
culture has estimated that the apple
crop in Western Ontario will be 507,-
585 barrels.
A lot of apples, no doubt, but there
are many residents in this county
who can remember when Huron
alone produced nearly half this num-
ber. At that time nearly ,every farm
had a bearing orchard, some being
tended for commercial purposes,
but, possibly, the greater number
were for home use.
For several decades, however,
orchards have had so little care and
attention that most have died out
and have never been replaced. In the
hard winter of 1934 hundreds of
acres of orchards were killed out -
light fit this county, and those that
ived have gradually dwindled,
until toddy very few farms grow ev-
e enough .ppies to fill the hamie de -
fact, apple growing is now re-
ed, as
e-e.,as a,zepax'att industry as disw
yet lt: tlae aryl and only those
who; hate xay ale Money, or expect •te
make it out of the applbusiness, are
laying out new orcha ds and care-
fully tending the old xies.
It was not that way in pioneer
days. At that time, and fox a good
many years after, every farmer's
aim was to grow everything he ate
and wore. The farm was a self-con-
tained world, and what couldn't be
produced, .with the exception of tea,
,,.sugar and a few other things, were
done without. .
That was a good day too. But the
present day farmer doesn't see it
that way. He specializes in one thing
or another, and buys the bulk of his
requirements, even his bread, cakes
and pies. Possibly that is why the
farmer is so hard hit when farm
prices take a tumble as they have so
frequently done in the past quarter
century. ,
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Compulsory Motor Vehicle Tests
Because the testing of motor ve-
hicles for mechanical defects on a
voluntary basis has not been success-
ful because of lack of co-operation
on the part of motor owners, twenty-
six States in the Union across the
border, have adopted a compulsory
vehicle testing programme.
By it every registered motor own-
er in the State has to have his auto
examined and pass a State inspec-
tion, in most cases, twice a year. That
may seem a pretty harsh law to
many, if not most vehicle owners.
But the killings on the highways by
motor vehicles are pretty drastic too,
and it was entirely because the auth-
orities had to do something to cut
down the appalling number of deaths
on the highways that these States
adopted this ruling.
The United States National Safety
Council figures show that nearly one-
fifth of all traffic accidents were be-
ing caused by faulty vehicles.
Most of the States had tried out
the "voluntary testing" scheme in
trying to find a solution. But the ex-
perience there was the same as here
when anything of that nature has
been tried. People who were trying
to get by with old and other vehicles
which were not in good mechanical
order, never went near the voluntary
testing -out places..
Ontario highway authorities do
make a checkup on motor drivers
who are repeatedly involved in motor
accidents. But what about the very
large number of faulty motors,
which checks by traffic police have
shown, are still being operated every
day on our highways?
Ontario has come to the place
where no scheme for safety purpos-
es can be called too drastic, if it cuts
down the appalling loss of life on our
public highways.
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CANADA'S AID TO RECOVERY
(The Pontiac, Michigan, Daily Press)
A report by the Ottawa government to the
United Nations reveals Canada has shouldered
an impressive share of the burden of aid to war
torn nations.
Her national income and population consider-
ed, the Dominion's contribution to post-war re-
habilitation is truly remarkable.
Looming large among these contributions is
the $1,250,000,000 loan to the United Kingdom.
Additional loans totalled $600,000,000.
They aided eight other countries.
The total of Canadian relief grants is equally
noteworthy. Federal appropriations for that pur-
pose amount to $18,000,000. A like sum has been
contributed by voluntary Canadian relief organ-
izations in oast and supplies, between January,
1947, and April, 1948. Since the outbreak of the
war, the report estimates, voluntary relief gifts
by Canadians have reached $100,000,000 in value.
If the Dominions efforts to speed world re-
covery had stopped there, they still would quai,ify
Canada as a leader in that field. But our north-
ern neighbors have expanded their no -operation
to that end by taking the lead in the movement
to solve the problem of Europe's millions of dis-
placed persons.
Her D.P. quota was set at 30,000.
Most of them already have been admitted.
In this sphere of activity the Canadian record
outshines that of our own country. The legisla-
tion Congress enacted to permit admission of
D.P.'s is so conflicting in phraseology and re-
strictive in terms as to hold the flow of displac-
ed persons into this country to a mere trickle.
Canada has not been able to achieve all this
without severe economic strain. One result has
been an acute shortage of dollars needed to bal-
ance the difference between Dominion imports
from and exports to the United States. This has
forced the Ottawa government to impose, tem-
porary restrictions on imports from the U.S.
which, happily, are helping to relieve the dollar
sbortage.
When it is remembered that the Dominion's'
population of approximately 18,000,000 is not ap-
preciably larger than that of New York State,
the magnitude of Canada's achievement becomes
more than ever apparent.
Canadians have every right to be proud of
this record.
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Boys often assume the,djgnity of
old men. This happens of course
when they are strictly -adhering to
the rules. When there's 'skuldug-
gery afoot I am certain that they
forsake the dignity. This profound
statement has been caused in the
main because of something- that
happened last Sunday.
It was'a hot 'September Sunday.
I was •half asleep on the fiat rack
on the wagon behind the barn.
There was a little hay in it, and I
was playing possum because my
wife's talkative cousin was,: up at
the house. I heard voices and tip-
ped my hat just ever so slightly
to try and get a look without be-
ing seen.
About seven or eight boys were
standing on the gangway. There
was a long deliberation going on
and the red-headed • McIntosh boy
seemed to be the leader of the
gang. I edged over on the rack
just a trifle to try and hear what
was going on. It seemed as I list-
ened as if they had r# major prob-
lem on their hands. In fact, it
took me a little while to get the
drift of their conversation.
"Let's see now, when do we have
to be home by. What about you,
Joe?" "Gosh! My folks will raise
heck if I'm late for supper." An-
other voice popped up and said, "L
gotta do some of the chores." One
lad said, "Well, gosh! the rept of
us can stay out." The leader said,
"That's okay, but we made up to
have this thing amongst all of us.
It don't seem fair for us to have
it after those guys are gone." O,ne
of the boys who seemed to be talk-
ing for the two who had to get
home by suppertime, spoke up and
said, "Look, it's okay. We'll all.
By Harry d. Boyle
have a swan and, after that Joe
ani me will go Koine and you fel-
lows, can have the boil."
The McIntosh boy held up his
hand and said, "Now; look here!'
Let's get this thing organized. We
gotta permission trona Phil here
to fish anything, we want back in
the river, but I don't know what
about the corn. We'll have to ask
him. Then we gotta figure out a
way how we can get Joe an Bill
here for the boil. Let's sit down."
They sat down on the rocks that
have been piled along the edge of
the gangway and started "figur-
ing," I presume. I raised' Up from
the rack and said, Well, boys, I
might be able to help you.". They'
jumped and everybody looked sur-
prised. The McIntosh boy said,
"We would like to get some corn
from your patch and boil it down•
along the river." I -nodded, ,taking
time to think it out and keep in
the mood of the gathering. "Let's,
see now," I said finally; "you're
welcome to the corn, although it
may be a bit hard now. I want
you to make certain that you keep
the fire on the rocks down there
because it has been pretty dry and
it wouldn't take much to start a
fire. As far as Bill and Joe are
are concerned, why don't you fish,
get the corn ready and then duck
up and do the chores for Joe. His
folks are away anyhow. P11 call
Bill's father and ask him if he can
stay at our place for a born boil."
The boys all looked happy and
then turned to the McIntosh boy.
He said in a dignified way, "Gosh!
Thanks a .lot." The boys turned
and started down the laneway.
Finally, enthusiasm overtook them
and they started to run for the
corn patch.
Just A Smile Or Two
Teacher: "Junior, what is the
first thing your father says on corn-
ing to the table?"
Junior: "He says, cGo slow on
the butter, kids!! I don't know
where the next pound is coming
from'."
Money may be the husk of many,
things, hut not the kernel. It
brings you food, but not appetite;
medicine,but not health; acquaint-
ances, but not friends; servants,
but not faithfulness; days of joy,
but not peace or happiness.—Hen-
rik Ibsen.
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Night fell and the tworamps
began to look around for a place
to sleep.
"What yer going to use for a pil-
low?" asked Willie.
'This bit of drain -pipe," said.
Tim.
"Drain -pipe," echoed his compan-
ion. "Won't that be a bit hard?"
"Course not," said Tim. "I'm
going to stuff it with some straw,"
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New Hospital Patient: "Say,
doctor, I asked that nurse to put a
hot-water bottle on my feet and
she stuck up her nose and walked
away."
Doctor: "What else could you
expect? That was the head nurse."
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A client remarked to his solici-
tor: "You are writing my bill on
very rough paper, sir."
"Never mind," was the reply, "it.
has to be filed before it comes in-
to court."
: Huron Federation Of
AgricultureFarmNews
Breeding Stock For U.S.A.
During the year ended June 30,
1948, about 42.5 thousand. pure-
bred domestic animals were im-
ported duty free into the United
States for breeding purposes, ex-
ceeding the 1947 figures by more
than six thousand. Of this number
34.4 thousand were cattle, predom-
inantly Holstein Friesians; 4.3
thousand were sheep, more than
half of them Suffolk; 2.8 thousand
were swine, mostly Yorkshires;
and 260 were breeding horses.
Quick Transformation
Recently a 175 -acre farm at Jef-
ferson, Maryland, U.S.A., was com-
pietely transformed by 500 men
and 150 machines in eight hours
in a demonstration attended by ,an
estimated 50 thousand people.
Labor and materials were donated
and activities included grading,
terracing, contour -plowing,. liming
and fertilizing the fields, erection
of a new dairy barn, painting and
remodelling the house, installation
of new fences, building new farm
roads and constructing a fish pond.
With these operations the value of
the formerly uneconomic and im-
poverished farm was increased by
an estimated $20,000.
Knowing Weeds Helps Eradication
Soon winter will be here and all
vegetable growth will be checked.
The interesting question arises as
to what becomes of the various
weeds at that time. What pro-
vision is made for their survival
and renewal in the following year?
If' this is known, says G. A. El-
liott, Associate Chief, Plant Pro-
ducts Division, Dominion Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Ottawa, suit-
able methods may be taken to at-
tack and exterminate them.
Weeds are commonly classified
as annual, biennials and perennials
with winter annuals as a conveni-
ent, though not very scientific fur-
ther distinction. An annual weed
may be a winter annual when it
starts in the fall and is fortunate
in its location or in the season;
or it may be regularly a winter
annual a little further south.
An annual is, a wood that germ-
inates in the spring or early sum-
mer, grows and ,reproduces before
winter, dying naturally whey.,
caught by autumn frosts. Its prog-
eny, the seed, is safely- tucked
away within seed coats capable of
withstanding winter's adversities.
The importance of the seed is at-
tested by its abundance, as com-
pared with other Weeds. If the
seed can be induced to germinate
before winter, or if it can be start-
ed early, enough in the spring,
either frost or the preparation for
spring 1401,11 crops' will destroy it
while young.
Biennial weeds uaually start.
growth early enough in the sum-
mer to provide themselves with a
stout tap root, and a strong rosette
of leaves lying on the ground to
carry them through the winter and
furnish reserve food for the flower
stem which is quickly pushed up
in the second year. A broad
sheared cultivator is the best im-
plement for eradicating them.
Perennial weeds, while reproduc-
ing by seed, maintain themselves
year to year by their strong root
systems, which may be creeping,
like those of Canada and perennial
sow thistles, or short and fleshy
as with docks and dandelion. No
simple operation in fall or spring
will suffice to exterminate the
average perennial. Summer fallow-
ing and cultivation are usually
quite effective. Enough should be
known of the special life history
of each weed to guide in the pro-
per methods of, eradicating them.
Mixed Fertilizers
In the trade year 1946-47 a total
of 657,282 tons of all fertilizers
was used in Canada according to
the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
Of this total, 561,464 tons were mix-
tures. It is interesting that of the
total tonnage of mixed fertilizers
used, 60 per cent was of two
grades; 176,647 tons of 2-12-6 grade
-and 164,986 tons of 4-8-10 grade.
The 2-12.6 is by far the most popu-
lar fertilizer for grain and , farm
crops and the 4-8-10 is the potato
and garden crop fertilizer. Other
countries may be using more nitro-
gen for these crops, but so far
"Canada has not found this to be
necessary.
There is now relatively little or-
ganic nitrogen used for fertilizer
purposes. Small amounts are sup-
plied in some tabaccd fertilizers,
and a relatively small tonnage of
bone meal, tankage and blood is
sold mainly to florists and for use
in backyard gardens.
Canadian exports of notrogen un-
der •International Emergency Food
Council allocations during the year
ended June 30, 1948, are estimated
at 132,422 tons as compared with
the total domestic consumption of
27,01)0 tons.
Big Rye, FIagx Crops
The combined output of fall and
spring rye for Canada from the
1948 crop is estimated by the Dom-
inion, Bureau of Statistics at mid-
August to be 26.3 million bushels,
nearly double that of 1947. The
Canadian rye crop as currently es-
timated is exceeded only by the
1922 crop which reached 32.4 mil-
lion bushels.
A near -record 1048 Canadian flax-
seed crop of 18 million bushels
from 1.9 million seeded. acres • is
Mee forecast. Last year the out-
turn
utturn was 12.2 million bushels, while
the largest liaxeeed crop .previous-
ly harvested in Canada was one Of
26,1 railtion,bus'hets In 1912.
bars Agoxie
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron expositor of Twen-
,t,y: lve and Fifty, Years Ago,
Moves"HoUse To urich
141r. Bryce Mack had a house
moved to the village last week ow
the southwest part of town and oc-
cupied it soon after the moving.
There is an acute shortage of hous-
es in Zurich, as more new homes
would relieve this very much.—,
Zurich Herald.
Welcome Party
A very lovely time was enjoyed
at the home of Mrs. Herb Krueger
when she entertained the wives of
the staff of the Zurich Bakery in
honor of the new bride, Mrs. Hub-
ert Schroeder, whose husband is a
member of the staff. They will oc-
cupy an apartment in the Krueg-
er home. ° We welcome this young
couple, and wish them much hap-
piness and success on their life's
journey together.—Zurich Herald.
Partridge Crashes Store Window
An unusual incident occurred
last Thursday morning when a
par•trid,ge made a wild dash down
Main Street and came to grief as
it crashed against the plate glass
window in the front of the Stan-
dard office building. Town Fore-
man John Staples was crossing tne
street just north of the post office
when the birde flying at top'speed,
missed him by the narrowest of
margins. In a second it met its
doom as it crashed the plate glass
wdnd,ow. It died a few moments
later in the arms of our town fore-
man.—Blyth Standard.
Won Washing Machine
Mr. Jim Gibson, 9th Line of Mor-
ris, was the lucky winner of the
beautiful Co-op electric washer
that was raffled by the Blyth Agri-
cultural Society. The draw was
made at the fair concert Thursday
night.—Blyth Standard.
A Beautiful Catch of Trout
The $nest catch of trout of the
season was brought to our atten-
tion on Tuesday afternoon by Mr.
Robert Chalmers. Bob made no
bones about where he caught them
—in the Blyth Creek. Nicely tuck-
ed in-line in a box he had 16 fine
trout. The largest measured over
11 inches; eight of them measured
over 10 inches, and the smallest
just under eight inches. Bob was
hurrying home to 'get the frying
pan on the stove. He informed us
that the trout season ended the
next day — Wednesday. — Blyth
Standard.
Minister Gets New Charge
Rev• I. D. McIver, minister of
Cranbrook•and Ethel Presbyterian
churches, will conclude his service
to these congregations at the end
of September. Rev. I. 'McIver is
to go to the Presbytery of Brock-
ville, where he will minister to the
Presbyterian congregations at Win-
chester and Winchester Springs.—
Brussels, Post.
Represents Church
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Pearce are
leaving Friday for Vancouver,
where Mr. Pearce will be .a com-
missioner to the General Council
of the United Church, which meets
from Sept. 21 to 28. They leave
Toronto for Vancouver by a spe-
cial train. While in British Colum-
bia they will visit with Dr. J. E.
and Mrs. Whiting, the latter being
a daughter, and their son, Ellis.—
Exeter 'Times -Advocate.
R.C.A.F. Sports Attracts Big Crowd
Ideal weather conditions favored,
a very large attendance at the an-
nual sports day of R.C.A,F. Station,
Clinton, Wednesday morning, af-
ternoon and evening. In addition to
From The Huron Expositor
September 28, 1923 -
Work has commenced, on the.
south pier at Bayfield, under the
supervision of Mr. M, Ross.
.On Friday night of last week,
the residents of Hensall were
startled between the hours of ,11
and 12 by the dire. alarm. It was
discovered that the dwelling of Mr.
T. Drummond, on Richmond St.,
was on fire. The roof of both the
dwelling and the shed adjoining
were badly damaged.
Miss Jean Murdoch, of Bruce -
field, has purchased a fine new
Mason & Risch piano from a Strat-
ford firm.
The following 'Seaforth students
left on Monday to attend London
Normal School: Gladys McPhee,
Anna. Haugh, Mary Bell, Mary
Laing, Edna Campbell, Garnet Sil-
lery and Clayton Martin.
Mr. T. E. Hays returned on Fri-
day evening from a two months'
trip to the Western Provinces.
Miss Grace Scarlett underwent
an operation in Seaforth Hospital
on Wednesday last. She is making
a good recovery and was removed
to her home in McKillop,
Mr. Harry Pierce, who for sev-
eral years has been with Stewart
Bros. here, left on Monday for
Saginaw, Mich., where he has ac-
cepted the position of manager of
the linen department in a large
departmental store.
Mr. Russell Bristow, of Toronto,
is spending a few holidays at his
home here.
'Miss Leila Best left on Monday
to accept a position on the staff of
Collingwood Collegiate Institute.
Harvey Burrows, E. Merner, R.
Bristow and Archie Hays left this
week for Toronto to resume their
studies at the Dental College.
During the violent thunderstorm
of Thursday night last, the fine
bank barn of Mr. L . Fulton, 21/2
miles south of Cromarty, was
struck by lightning and completely
destroyed with the season's crop
and a number of pigs.
Messrs. James and John Ballan-
tyne, of the south boundary, Hib-
bert, left on Friday on a trip to
Scotland.
Mr. A. D. McKellar, Cromarty,
lost a valuable horse last week
from indigestion.
Seaforth is planning an Old
Boys' Reunion for August, 1924,
and the executive is as follows:
Honorary president, Dr. Charles
MacKay; honorary vice-president,
Geo. A. Sills; president, William
Ament; let vice-pres., M. Erode -
rich; 2nd vice-pres., A. A. McLen-
nan; treasurer, R. M. Jones; sec-
retary, A. D. Sutherland; finance
committee, Chas. Aberhart, L. T.
DeLacey, J. G. Mullen; printing
and publicity, John MacTavish,
John McKenzie, K. M. McLean;
decoration, Ed. Mole, Dave Reid,
Charles Stewart; transportation,
Harry Stewart, F. G. Neelin, M.
McKellar.
Miss Dorothy Wilson, leaves on
Friday to attend the University of
Toronto.
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From The Huron Expositor
September 30, 1898
Mr. Geo. Taylor, of Kippen, has
sold a number of good .stockers to
Mr. Geo. Dale, Hullett,
Hinchley Bros., Seaforth, have
just completed the erection of a
very efficient, simple and inexpen-
sive waterworks plant on the dairy
farm of Mr. James Cowan, adjoin-
ing town.
At the Clinton Show last week,
Mr. Robert Govenlock, of McKil-
lop, obtained 20 prizes in fruit out
of 26 entries.
F. Ilolmstead, W. K. Pearek, W.
O. Reid and James Scott paid a
visit to the City of St. Joseph's
on Saturday last.
Mr. Pullen, of the Dominion Bank
staff, who has been quite ill at the
Queen's Hotel, is recovering.
While in town the other day, Mr.
Robert Charters, of Tuckersmith,
dropped his pocketbook from his
pocket. Fortunately it fell into the
hands of an honest man, who
promptly returned it to him,
Mr. Geo. Turnbull, of Hay, has
sold his farm, being lot 28, L.R.E.,
to his nephew, Mr. Thos. Turnbull,
for $5,100. The farm contains 120
acres, has good buildings, and, is
in first-class shape in every way.
Mr. Goldie Graham, of Brucefield',
who was in the Old Country with
a load; of cattle, has returned
home. He had a good passage both
ways and made a satisfactory sale
of his stock. He also took a trip
through Ireland.
Rev. Mr. Westman came up from
Biddulph on his wheel to Leadbury,
a distance of 40 miles, for the pur-
pose of being present at the Bethel
tea meeting. A pleasant time was
spent and Walton choir and a quar-
tette, composed of Miss Alice Dun-
das, Miss Emma J. Forbes and
Messrs, Westman and Forbes, ren-
dered a selection in good style. A
duet by Miss Dora Kinney and
Miss Alice Dundas was highly ap-
preciated.
Mr. Alex Ross, Leadbury, has
had his residence painted, and Mr.
J. Stenzel also had his house •paint-
ed. Both Jobs were performed by
Lloyd. and Hingston, of Seaforth,
which is sufficient proof that the
work was well done.
Miss Kinsey, of Toronto, has op-
ened a millinery shop in the Kidd
Block, Seaforth.
Mr. John Tough, of Bayfield, re-
cently .,,purchased from Mr. R.
Bailey that desirable property on
Chinfqu Street, where is now in
course of erection a fine new
house.
Miss Nellie McNab has been ap-
pointed a delegate from First Pres-
byterian -Church to attend the Pro-
vincial Convention of Christian,
Endeavour Societies, to be .held in
Hamilton On Oct. 10, 11 and 12.
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The modern home is one In
Which a switch operates every-
thing but the children.
the personnel of the stat ou and'
their wiye,0 and families, ixtany of
the general public were do hand'
for a big day of . activity.. `Excel-
lent prizes were awarded the win-
ners in the various events which
were run off on the Sports field,
across the highway from the $ca-
tion, Tragic and, field eliminations
and finals took place during the
morning and afternoon, and in the
latter part of the afternoon there
were swimming couteats in the
pool. A feature was, a final W.U.
A.A. Intermediate 'B' softball
match in the evening, B,.C,A.F, de-
feating Baden 14-7. A show took
place in the Station theatrq and a
corn roast, bonfire and sing -song:
at the swimming pool concluded.
the day's festivities. - 'Clinton
News -Record.
In Accident
Mr. and Mrs. R. Renauf and Mrs..
Sam Sweitzer and baby, while
travelling from here to Toronto,
met with an accident on the high-
way. Mrs. Renauf had a bone in
her leg broken near the ankle. Mr.
Renauf escaped injury. Mrs. Sam
Sweitzer and baby received a sev-
ere shaking' up. They were able to
proceed with their journey to Tim-
mins to visit with Mrs: Sweitzer's
mother for a few weeks. Mr. and
Mrs. Renauf stayed 'in Toronto,
where Mrs. Renauf had the leg put.
in a cast and returned‘to Exeter a.
week later where Dr, Dunlop had
the leg X-rayed and reset the cast..
—Exeter Times -Advocate.
Awarded Contract
The contract has beep awarded'
to Earl Westbrook for alterations.,"
and an addition to the former
Lloyd building on West Street,
:now owned by the Public Utilities
Commission. Besides the remodel-
ling for office purposes, an addition
to accommodate four trucks is to -
be constructed on the Waterloo St.
side of the building.--Goderich Sig-
nal -Star.
Kinsmen Club Elects Officers
The Kinsmen entered the new
club year with a dinner meeting
at the Park House on Friday eve-
ning
vening last. Chief business of the
evening was the installatiod of the
new executive, which was conduct-
ed by Deputy Governor Don Pat-,
terson, of Hanover. The officer&
for the coming year are: President,.
W. McGrath; vice-president, Jos.
O'Brien; secretary, R. Bellamy; as-
sistant secretary and registrar,
Ross Pennington; treasurer, Gor-
don Bannister; directors, Past
President S. H. Shenton, W. Dol-
by, John MacDonald. The Club has
already raised sufficient funds to
complete its project of equipping
a nursery at Alexandra Hospital
and will engage in a new under-
taking, not yet determined, for the
year now begun.—Goderich Signal -
Star.
Five Girls Baptized
A baptismal service was held i
James Street United 'Churc
Sunday morning last
babies, all girls
Rev. H. J. Snell. The
garet Elizabeth, daughter of Mr:
and Mrs. Andrew Snelgrove; Hel-
en Louise, daughter of Mr. and'
Mrs. Harry Cole; Jane Adele,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert.
Southcott; Marjory Ellen, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Ferch;
Carolyn Dianne, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Farrow. — Exe-
ter Times -Advocate.
"The Hungry Sheep Look
n
1.
(Reprinted from The Tweed News,
by Lewis Milligan)
When Macbeth asked the physi-
cian attending his wife, "Canst
thou minister to a mind diseased?"
he posed a question which should
be addressed to the churches to-
day. It is said that there are more
people in hospitals and other in-
stitutions suffering from emotion-
al diseases than there are in hos-
pitals suffering from physical ill-
nesses. And it is probably true
that there are more people outside
of institutions who suffer from em-
otional impairments than physical
disorders.
This condition constitutes a chal-
lenge to the churches. The Foun-
der of Christianity is referred to
as "The Great Physician," but Ile
was primarily the physician of
men's souls. He told'His followers
to "seek ye first the kingdom of
God, and all these things shall be
added unto you." He repeatedly
declared that His Kingdom was a
spiritual one — "The Kingdom of
heaven is within you."
The churches have lost the pow-
er of spiritual healing because too
many ministers have reversed the
gospel of their Master and are
seeking first a material kingdom.
They have been trying to turn the
gospel into a system of economics
and have abandoned the doctrine
of immortality and Heaven in the
hereafter for a socialist Utopia
here and now—or as soon as they
can elect a socialist government.
They are not concerned with the
fact that most of us will be dead
before the C.C.F. politicians and
professorscan put their plans for
a heaven on earth into operation.
By that time a new generation will
arise with ideas of its own and
will want to be free to learn the
lessons of life at first hand. Young
people resent the dictation of their
elders. They want to work out
their own salvation, and there is
no room for that in the straight-
jacket of a ready-made Utopia.
T
preach
sys-
tem socialism isisa tof put Christ
below the level of Karl Marx,
who did propound some concrete
ideas for economic reconstruction.
Christ's attitude to the socialists
of His day is set forth in the fol-
lowing Passage:
"And one of" the Company said
unto Ildni, "Master, speak 20 my
brother that he divide the in-
heritance with me." And He said'
unto him, "Man, who made me a
judge or a divider over you?'.
And He said unto him, "Take
heed and beware of covetous-
ness: for a man's life consist'ettr
not in the abundance of things•
which he possesseth."
Then followed the parables' of the
man who decided to pull down his
barns and build greater, so that he,
could enjoy the little Utopia he had
planned for himself and his friends.
He was branded as a "fool," and it
would be no less foolish for Cana-
dians to pull down their present
national structure on the presump-
tion that they can build a better
one in which they could live hap-
pily ever after.
The preacher who substitutes so-
cialism for the gospel is not only,
misrepresenting Christianity, but
is holding out false hopes of a
heaven in this life to mortal be-
ings. Here we have no continuing
city, but we seek one to come,'
said St. Paul, and it is as true for
Christians today as when it was
first uttered. Nothing short of im-
mortality can satisfy the yearnings
and aspirations of the human soul,
and until preachers are obedient to
the heavenly vision and authori-
tatively declare the gospel or
Eternal Life their preaching will
be in vain and the churches will
be empty. "Where there is no vi-
sion the people perish," and they
are perishing from spiritual star-
vation.
"The hungrey sheep look up and
are not fed,
But swol'n with wind, and the rank
mist they draw,
Rot inwardly, and foul contagion:'
spread;
Beside what the grim wolf with
privy paw
Daily devours apace, and nothing'
said;
But that two-handed . engine at the'
door
Stands ready to smite once, and'
smite no more."
Milton wrote that against the
ecclesiastics and poets of hip day
who had no spiritual message for
the people. "Milton, thou shouldst
be living at this hour," for we have
lost that "inward happiness" that
Comes With a consciousness of im-
Mortality. We have forfeited, the
vision of the Eternal for an econ-
omle .plan and,political mirage.
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