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The Huron Expositor, 1948-10-01, Page 2Oshet'o, c'Leau, Editor., t fc at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- Sday afternoon .by McLean. Members of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. sceptical rates, $2.00 a year in nee; foreign $2.50 a year. Single ies, 4 cents each. dve>ising rates on application. ,ittlthorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORT I, Friday, October 1st Navy League Tag Day The work that the Navy League of Canada is doing among merchant seamen comes into sharper focus in view of world conditions as they ex. fist today. In its clubs and hostels on both • the east and west coasts, . the Navy League was helpful to more than six hundred thousand merchant seamen in the twelve months of 1947, providing homelike surroundings, in- cluding meals, sleeping accommoda- tion and entertainment. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Navy League of Canada visit the sick and injured seamen in the hospitals and sick bays on our coasts, bringing to them encouragement and supplying them with many extra comforts. This kindly service is also carried on in many inland cities among the men of the navy and merchant navy who are confined in hospitals and con- valescent homes. In order to carry on its many activities on behalf of the men of the sea and the youth of Canada, the Navy League depends upon its mem- bers and well-wishers for the neces- sary financial support. Part of this support comes from the tag days that are held by volunteers in each community. In Seaforth the tag day is .being held ori Saturday, when a generous response from the citizens of this community will help the Navy League to maintain its services. • Scotland and Bagpipes Week by week and year by year many of our long cherished beliefs are being ruthlessly shattered. Now we're told by one, Georgie Henschel, via a BBC overseas broadcast, that most of the world's supply of bag- pipes are made not in Scotland but in Camden Town, London. More- over, they aren't made by an exiled Scot, but by a Cockney family nam- ed Starck, which, three generations ago, started with an order for Queen Victoria's Pipe Major. The Starcks export bagpipes. Recently 68 sets were shipped to Australia. Regarding materials, Miss Hens- chel reports that only the tartan and ribbons come from Scotland. Black- wood comes from West Africa, ivory from the Congo, cane for the reeds from Spain, and the bags are made from English sheepskin. We suppose it won't matter a great deal where bagpipes came from, pro- viding the pipers who play them con- tinue to let us hear their skirling. • Save Electricity Ontario today is faced with the greatest Hydro shortage in its his- tory and one that can have serious effects on industry and employment in every community, large and small. It is useless to argue the reasons that led to the shortage. The short- age is here, and here to stay for at least three years. The problem that faces every consumer of Hydro to- day is to determine how he or she cart reduce consumption to a 'point that disruption of the industry of the Province can be avoided. The prosperity that has led to increased consumption on the part of the av- erage householder has resulted from the - activity in industry If Indus- trial) act^ity ie dtts'ruptod, it will be -telt in every home and every store. y,r�3 consumers in Seaforth use 4 liQOJ)OO ,, kilowatt hours. of >rc'tlr�a�l . lea month, the tajor ty of which is used in the five udr days, Monday through Friday, ach,,week: Any savings that scht 1ders can Ariake during week ierefore .cit aka available so der for .industry. Se or'th, as in wvery other coy m nity, today's elec riled homes more power that 't er ' Ore. thing that, gener .ter heat—a stove, water heater, iron,'- grill, grate or toaster—uses a great deal of power. Here are some ways to 'save power, especially during the daytime hours when industries 'are working at capacity: Turn out all lights not absolutely needed. Use electric stove and other heat- ing elements only for the shortest possible time. If water is heated electrically, be careful not to waste any hot water or to leave the heater on longer than necessary. Operate electric refrigerators at as high a temperature as possible, without spoiling food. Transfer washday to Saturday. Do ironing in the evening. • Speed of Busses The speed at which busses travel on our highway, and particularly through towns, has received unfav- orable comment during recent years. The apparent lack of appreciation on the part of the drivers for the rights of other motorists and pedestrians using the highways is obvious al- most any 'day in the week, as busses travel through Seaforth on No. 8 Highway. The Winnipeg Free Press has the same complaint to make concerning busses operating in that city. At the same time it suggests that the fault may not be entirely that of the bus: "There have been a number of complaints about the speed at which trolley and other transit busses travel in the, city. These huge bus- ses, especially the ten -ton, trolley buses, are pretty formidable looking affairs and owing to the speed at which they accelerate can be more than a little alarming to pedestrians on the street. "But it must be remembered that there was a -good deal of agitation by citizens to get these busses to replace street cars. They have to travel on the designated routes, and they have to make as goofi time as is possible to keep up schedules. Winnipeg's transit service is moving almost dou- ble the number of people now that it did before the war. "There is a 30 -mile an hour speed limit for busses. If the law is being broken it is a matter for police ac- tion. But it is more than likely that the rapid pickup of the trolley busses —four miles an hour per second— and their size gives an illusion of speed that can easily be misjudged. "That is not to deny that 30 miles an hour may be much too fast for heavy busses to travel in many areas. And the Winnipeg Electric Company should continually caution its drivers° to use all possible discretion. But any- one who .has seen busses move in London, or in the larger American cities, will agree that comparatively there is little cause to complain here. "The introduction of proper ped- estrian control in Winnipeg would go a long way toward lessening whatever hazards there are in the operation of busses on the streets. The basis of good traffic control is that both vehicles and pedestrians must be educated to respect one -an- other's rights." WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: ears Ago; interesting Items oke frond, The Huron Etlpasieee Qf °wen- tyfive and Fifty: '4earu `Ayo. From The Huron Exptatetor getober 1+94 The annual field day of :'the Sea- fortb. Collegiate Inextiitute was :field on Wednesday with perfect wea- ther aad keen competitioa in all the events. The boys' sennier o'tam- picnship was won by . gel . Lands - borough; runner-up, Ed. I'laey: jun- ior championship, A.rdell Grainger; runner-up, . Clifford Tows;rd; girls' senior championship, Cora Camp- bell; i;tunior championship., Mary McCowan. In the evening a delight- ful dance was held in ;I3ardno's Hall. PUBLIC OPINION (Ottawa Journal) No one believes, or should believe, that the public itself tan run 'a gov- ernment, or that it should be permit- ted to run it. Men who are excellent as automobile manufacturers, liter- ary critics or 'scientists, often talk nonsense about politics. There ex- ists, however, and to a degree far greater than some politicians imag- ine, a public instinct for what is good in government, and especially for what is democratic in it. The force of that public opinion may be parti- san, spasmodic, simple-minded and external. It is there, nevertheless, a deep-rooted -rooted thing,and d ubli men p d n public can never safely ignore or despise it. A pleasant social time was spent et the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Grieve. 2nd concession of McKie Op, when about 200 friends and neighbors gathered to spend a farewell evening with Mr. and Mrs. Grieve; Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Grieve, Jr-, and their families be- fore the breaking up of the old home. During the evening they were both presented with suitable gifts. Mr. Warren Arent, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ament, of town, has been awarded a scholarship, valued art $100, at the University of Detroit, for the highest standing in the third year course for finance and commerce. On Wednesday evening the choir of First Presbyterian Church met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jeffrey for the purpose of making a Presentation to Mrs. J. G. Mullen nd Mr. H. Livens, choir director nd organist. Mrs. Mullen was pre- sented with a pretty walnut sew- ing table and Mr. H. Livens with a handsome leather club bag. The addresses were read by L. T. De - Lacey and the presentations mane by Miss Edith McKay and Miss Norma Jeffrey. Mr. Frank Sills has purchased the brick residence on John St., of the late William Mulholland and will get immediate possession. Mrs. R. J. Beattie, of Egmond- ville, had the misfortune to slip in her home while carrying a pail of boiling water and badly scald her arms and legs. Dr. F, H. Larkin and Mrs. Larkin entertained the choir of First Pres- byterian Church on Friday even- ing. 'Four rinks of bowlers composed of James Dick, J. MacTavish, C, A. Berber and R. E. Bright, skip; W. Thompson, Ross Sproat, Dr, F. J. Bechely and J. McMillan, skip; A. D. Sutherland,' Frank Sills, E. H. Close and F. Robinson, skip, and Dr. F. J. Burrows, Dr. H. H. Ross, Jack Beattie and W. G. Wil- lis, skip, took in the big bowling tournament at Woodstock on Wed- nesday. Mr. W. A. Crich was in Toronto attending the bakers' convention this week. Joseph Eckert and Finlay Mc- Kercher spent the week in Hamil- ton. "Agrlculeeret fRepreseptetive" The Agricultural Representative called at Lazy Meadows taday, I was engaged in tee goad Red fig*, ionei sport of telling one "belliger- ent Berkshire My general impres-, sion of sows that Wander into a cabbage patch in the Fall amnia. At about the'Most inteneive part of the address I beard a chuckle and looked around to find a well- dressed looking pian leaning over the lane fence with a smile front ear to ear .and a wisp of hay be- tween his teeth. "That's about the best descrip- tion of a Berkshire I've heard," he said, "since our old sow back home upset a barrel of my dad's cured cider," . By Harry 4. Boy e and, with bobbed tails and iierib- lioned mance: Grandfather was of the opinion that all Agricultural Representa- tives Were crazy. He Was therough- ly Convinced that rich men's sons who' were slightly addle -gated and who managed to finagle titieir way through an agricultural college, bought their way into jobs• of that nature. Father had a slightly different opinion. Ile believed that the posi- tion was held by patronage., Hav- ing expressed an opinion at one time that I thought seriously of going into that field, he mumbled something about* the wrong Party being in power for me to ever think of .Re He added, `Besides you know something about practi- cal farming. If you ant to be an Agricultural Representative you have to get your knowledge of farming from a book."' Thus it went from year to year. When in town I would often think of going into the Agricultural Of- fice to enquire about this or that, but the past would rise up, to keep me bank. Here I was talking to one. He didn't appear to be such a bad kind of a fellow. From his talk it was• easy to see that he had slept on straw ticks in his day and pranc- ed around on a freezing cold floor in his bare feet while 'trying to „gain entrance to a pair of cold, stiff overalls many a morning. He knew what it was -like to sit up all night with a sick beast and spray raw linseed oil all over your- self and crawl into bed as the first streaks of dawn came tinging the sky . . . satisfied that your night -long vigil had saved a valuable farm animal. I'm going to call in and see that fellow the next time' I'm in town. There are a )cumber of problems I'd like to get straightened up. On the other hand; he's going to bene- fit because he can always point me out as a horrible example to other farmers• who believed that Ag- ricultural Representatives were "book farmers" 'only. Taking advantage of the oppor- tunity the. abused hog wandered down to slither around in the mud puddle beside the horse trough while I went out to talk to the visi- tor. . "I'm the Agricultural Represent- ative," he said, extending his hand, "and I've been readfag" about Lazy Meadows and dropped in to look it over, if you don't mind." It developed in the conversation that he was of the impression that this farm must be the showplace of the township. I know he expect- ed to find a cindered and gravelled laneway in place of a rutted road- way with a fringe of thistle and dandelions' down the centre. For a while I was rather embarrassed at my own 'misrepresentation, but. after talking to him for a while, ail embarrassment vanished. I discovered something about the Agricultural Representative also. He was a farmer by birth and trai l- ing, who had gone to Agricultural College and had then turned 'to this branch of the service. He lik- ed ited farming, and he didn't have any wild ideas that I naturally associ- ated with his calling. I found for instance that he didn't expect to find the cattle groomed as if they were going to the Winter Fair— or for that matter, he wasn't ex- pecting to find the horses clipped Truce Rolls Over. Three Times Lorne Lamont°, 22t of Exeter; was taken to Victoria Hospital, London, Monday afternoon with undetermined injuriee after his truck skidded three hundred feet across the highway and turned ov- er three times. A wheel of the empty truck, owned by Jas, Walker, Toronto, slipped over the highway ridge onto the shoulder and went out of control when the driver tried to get it bath on the road. The accident happened three miles south of Hensall. The truck was a total wreck, It was Lainont's first day of employment on the highwat• resurfacing project. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance where bis condition is satisfactory. Dr, Fletcher administered first aid. Exeter Times -Advocate. Twelve $100 Bills Vanish in Night Just A Smile Or Two 0 Navy Wife: "When we were first merrier you cmfwy"—J—J— first • married you said I had a shape like a beautiful ship." Husband: "Yeah, but your car- go has shifted." • The railway coach was crowded as a young airman opened the door and asked in a sarcastic voice: "Is this Noah's Ark full?" "No," was the reply from a grumpy army sergeant in the cor- ner. "We still need an ass. Come in." From The Huron Expositor September 30, 1898 Thursday was a quiet day in Sea - forth considering the fact that a vote was in .progress. There was no special effort on either side to get the vote out, and as a conse- quence the vote was not large, There were °only 319 votes polled. The majority in favor of prohibi- tion was 49. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Gillespie, of Cromarty, visited friends in Lis- towel last week. Messrs. Alexander McKellar and Malcolm Parke, of Cromarty, treat- ed themselves by taking in the Grand Trunk excursion to Detroit. Mrs. Duncan Campbell a n d daughter, Miss Jennie, went to Detroit last week to visit relatives, George Anderson, of Stanley, was in town on Friday last. He was accompanied by Mr. A:exan- der Foote, of the Bayfield Road, Stanley. Mr. Foote started out for himself thirty years ago, and this is the first time he has been: home since. He spent the past three years in the Klondike, Miss Ria Brine left last Friday for Chicago where she intends vis- iting for some time. The following students returned to Toronto to their studies at their respective places of learning: S. A. Dickson, Chas. Willis, F. C:ark- son and J. Rae. Mr. John Devereaux is laying down material for the erection of a new bank barn on the Lennon farm on the Huron Road, east of Seaforth. Mr. John Hinchley, of Hullett, has 40 peach trees, all of which he has raised from stones and all bearing fruit this year. Miss Ada, Beattie, daughter of Mr. James Beattie, hays been en- gaged as teacher of the McElroy School in McKillop, Mr. James Ross, of the London Road, has recently sold his heavy draught Canadian bred stallion to Mr. McRoberts, an American deal- er, for a good figure. Mr. Cyrus 'Colosky, of the Bron- son Line, near Zurich, this year had 57 bushels of green plums for which he realized one dollar a bushel. Mrs. D. McIntyre, of town, was an exhibitory at the Staffashow and succeeded in carrying off a ember of prizes for fancy work. - Sambo and Rastus were having their supper. A large fly was buzz- ing around Sambo, and Rastus en- deavored to shoo it away from his friend. "What sort of a fly am dat?" asked Sambo. "Dat's a hoss-fly," reeked Ras- tas. "Dey buzzes round jackasses mos'ly." "Is you inferring Ah's a jack- ass?" "Ah ain't inferring notatin'," re- plied Rastus, "but you can't fool dem hose flies." Huron Federation • Of A•gricultureFarmNews U. S. Recommends Less Wheat For the 1949 wheat crop, the United States Department of Agri- culture has recommended an eight per cent decrease in wheat acre- age in that country. Based on ..an average yield of about 15 bushels an acre on 71.5 million acres, a" total crop of 1.1 billion bushels would be harvested. This would be in line with estimated domestic, export and carry-over needs, the Departmental announcement stat- ed. Wheat acreage in the United States has increased during recent years to meet war and relief needs and the proposed seeding in 1949 seeks to bring adjustment in areas of low production without mater- ially affecting total production. Agricultural officials also point out that a reduction of wheat acre- age will bring about a better bal- ance between soil -conserving and soil -depleting crops and will actu- ally assure higher productivity ov- er a longer period' of years! Farm- ers will be urged. to provide for sufficient summer fallow, and. to begin seeding to grass, land in marginal areas not suitable for sustained Crop production. Other considerations in recoruy mending a decrease are this years carry-over, a probable 1948 crop the second largest in the country's• history, and the possibility of re- duced foreign demand because of improved crops in many importing countries, Science Improves Tomato Juice Not too thin, not too sour, not too pate -tomato juice should be none of these. To improve it, to enable canners to put np juice that has enough body, the right flavour and the bright, red hue of ripe tomatoes, government scientists 'are testing new varieties- of this popular fruit. Of all 'the tomatoes grown by the Horticultural Division of the Central Experimental Farre in Ottawa, fifty varieties have this year been • tested, especially for their use by commercial canning companies, Three pickings have Mr. R. B. Smith, of Goderioh, has beet: made at different stages, of purchased the Hoffman stock here 1 maturity and tele harvest examined and intends continuing business its for yield and type, But thin is the old stand. - only the start of the tents. From Mr. Arch Scoot, of the firm tsF! each .picking of Bach of these 50 varieties, Dominion Department of Agriculture technicians press out the juice. Then, they go to work on it. As Justus Parish is about to They give ft a specific gravity leave the vicinity of Chisellaurst, I test, be see hove t'hiek it is. They: the congregation of the Methodist. Measure ata acridity. They test it Church for shade and- density . of color. rclt assembled 'at his resfdenea of on Friday evening of lest week and: They examine it for presence presented him 'with a hattdsome'm0uld, Thee, fled out haw Much gift and air apprepr•iate address: Vittntfkt it etnetUtIi1. Scott Bros., left on Tuesday on a business trip to Manitoba. The thermometer stood at 90 de- grees .on Main Street on Monday: A visit to the `O sestera Fair at London cost a Colborne Township farmer $1,200. Selling bis crop of flax to a London firm one day last week, the farmer received in pay- ment twelve $100 bilis. Then he went off to the Western Fair. Un- able to secure accommodation in a hotel, because they were filled to capacity with Western Fair visi- tors, he went with an acquaintance to a boarding house where he slept all night. When he woke in . the morning he found his $1,200 had disappeared. On Wednesday after- noon he informed The Signa1Star that he had had no further word about the money he Iost.—Goderich Signal -Star. Stolen Auto Found Dr. D. C. Draper was notified on Saturday afternoon that his car, stolen several weeks ago from his driveway, had been recovered, The stolen car was found some distance off the Lakeshire Highway in a bush near the town of Forest, A farmer of that district apparently made the discovery and notified police. Dr. Draper brought the car home on Sunday night.—Blyth Standard. Express Business Changes Hands ' Following almost 30 years' public service, Mr. Orton Stubbs disposed of his mail and express equipment to Mr. George McNall on Monday. The change became effective on Wednesday. Mr, Stubbs succeed- ed the late William Johnston in the drawing of mail and express in February, 1919, and has continued until the present time when ill health forces his retirement. Dur- ing many of those years he met both the C.P.R. and C.N.R. trains as they made their daily runs through Blyth. He remarked that he can't recall having missed a train. It was not until 1941 that he assumed the express business. Mr. McNeil had been drawitig the freight and express until that time when he entered the armed forces. —Blyth Standard. Purchases Residence Mr. and Mrs. Norman Fielschau- er, of town, have purchased the residence property owned by Mr. Norman Gascho, just opposite St. Boniface R. C. Church, and are busy moving. their household ef- fects therein. We wish them ev- In this work, horticulturists are aided by chemists and bacteriol- ogists and the results of their work are available to everyone in the food processing industry. Their findings enable farmers to grow, and packers to can, a better pro- duct: better tasting, better looking end more nutritious tomato juice. er'y suoesse with good 'health it>, their new hoete.--Zurich Herald. Meets- With Rattler Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hess alt et Mr. and Mrs. Len Rau have just returned from e, pleasure trip en in the Parry Sound District where" they were camping oat the isiandi'. belonging top liar.: Ward l ritz;:.. While on another island and while picking berries, Mr. Rees heard a strange sound, and on investiggt- ing found he was in the vicinity, of a rattle snake, which lie soon located with its rattling, . and he lost no time in getting a long stick and put an end to its existence, , and with the aid of sticks be was able to carry it out and bring it to his home in Zurich, having it well Preserved in alcohol, and has been loaned by the local high schools for zoology 'teaching. Very few people have the privilege of contacting a "rattler" these days, and Albert can feel proud of this diet -friction. But he tells us that' ways all •tee berries he Welted that day.—Zurich Herald. Another Realness Change Mr. Jack Walker has purchased' tate furniture and funeral business' of A. J. Wacker and is now in)- charge. Mr. John E. Heal, wea:bas been with A. J. Walker for some time will continue on._Wingham.J Advance -Times: Sheep Still Have- Place on Farms There is nothing unprofitable about high grade sheep that are properly cared for. The facts speak for themselves, says H. J. Har- grave, Dominion Experimental Sta- tion, Swift Current, Sask. Canada produces only 15 to 20 per cent of the wool that is needed each year for the manufacture of wool- len products. The great part of the wool required has to be im- ported. Canadians annually con- sume 150 pounds of meat per capi- ta and only three per cent.of -this meat is lamb or mutton. Some countries in the world eat well over 100 pounds of Iamb and mut- ton per capita each year, while Canadians eat less than live pounds. It is thus evident that the sheep industry in Canada could be expanded many times before it would become necessary to look for an export market' for the pro- ducts of the industry—assuming the products are of good quality. There are many thousands of acres on farms and ranches in ev- ery part of the country that are primarily suitable for sheep pro- duction. The forage produced in these areas is largely wasted if sheep are not available to process it into useful products. The role of sheep in a long range program of proper land utilization is obvious. A review cif the history of the sheep business, especially during periods• of economic and climatic adversity, shows that sheep have been a. stablizing anchor on a great number of farms and ranches dur- ing such times. It is not beyond the realms of possibility that they, may prove their value in this way in the years to come. There is still a potential use and need for sheep in Canada. Viewed from every angle it ie apparent that .sheep have a basic role in Canadian agriculture—a role that will remain profitable in the fu- ture. aF Farm Lash Income Canadian farmers realized a cath return freft the sale of farm pro ducts •of approthe Lely $974,212,400 during the first six month° ' of this year, according ,to a preliminary (Contiitttetl: circ Page 6) Died in Gley Township There passed away in Grey-- Township reyTownship on Sunday morning, Sept. 12; at her late residence, con- cession 13', Mary McNair, wife of Jelin McNabb, in her 79th year. She was the youngest daughter of the late James McNair and Mary' McTaggart; 15th concession, Grey Township. In January, 1898, she' married John McNabb and had liv- ed continly on the 13th con=- cession ofeeetey. She was a mem- ber of Knox Presbyterian Church, Cranbrook, which she faithfully attended and was held in high esteem by • all who knew her.— Brussels Post. Observe 35th Anniversary Mrs. M. Gibson, of Bryanston, and Mrs. 'M. 'Gardiner, of Farquhar, entert'ained'to a dinner at the home of Mrs. Gibson in honor of their' parents, Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Fletcher, of , Winchelsea, thirty- fifth wedding anniversary. • Guests present were Mr. and Mrs. George Godbolt, of Centralia; Rev. M. H: and Mrs, Elston, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hodgins, Mrs. Fred Davis, Mrs. W. Davis and Ivan, sof Saintsbury; Mrs, Ray Fletcher, Mrs. W. E. Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. C. Fletcher, of Winchelsea; Mr. and Mrs. M. Gardiner, and Marilyn, of Fergus bar; Mrs. John Fletcher, of Exe- ter; Mr. and Mrs. G. Needham and' Mr. and Mrs. L. Gibson, of Bryans- ton.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Cromarty Bby Returns To Pulpit Rev. George Lamont, of Pictoj, N.S., who preaches in Knox Pres- byterian Church on Sunday next, will be heard with exceptional in- terest as his home is around Crom- arty and he attended high school in Mitchell. We feel sure a warm welcome will be accorded him on this occasion—Mitchell Advocate. The Basis of Culture (By R. J. Deachman) (By R. J. Deachman) The Right Hon. Vincent Massey' tinguished few; We already have has written a book. It is entitled, I excellent libraries in all the larg- "On Being Canadian." The cover er centres of the nation. Few is red, lettered in gold- The jacket' countries are better equipped. Our is a symphony in color, if that problem is to make the millions word can be applied to calor as conscious of existing facilities anti well as to sound. It is printed in - the importance of using theme blue, grey and red on a background of white. Hidden among the front pages is a portrait of the author— by Karsh, of course, Beneath the portrait is a facsimile of the signa- ture of the author; on the opposite page, his full name and titles. It is complete in every way, with an excellent index and appended notes. Progress and Confidence It's a good book. I read it care- fully and marked the pages. We do this only when we agree with, or differ from an author. We are flattered when someone expresses opinions in accord with our own, stimulated when they reflect op- posing convictions. Mr. Massey. suggests that Canadians are lack- ing in self-confidence. Certainly we are not lacking in courage. Time after time we have faced the seem- ingly impossible, and despite diffi- culties, won through to the end. When -the Canadian Pacific Rail- way was constructed Canada had a population of less than 'five mil- lion. We had three transcontinen- tal railways lines before we had ten million people. Our southern•' neighbor, the United States, in a country where construction was less difficult, finished its first trans- continental in 1869 when it had. a population of thirty-eight million, We -played our part in two great wars — we were in thein almost from the sound of 'the first gun. True, Canadians do not boast dI past accomplishments; there is lit- tle time for boasting; they are thinking of the great unfinished tasks of tomorrow. Mr. Massey suggests three im- portant needs for the Dominion of Canada: (1) "A National Library.— Na- tional pride°and national efficiency demands it." (2) "A National Gallery — So that our paintings may be proper- ly preserved." (3) A Pdrtrnit Gallery — Where the likeness of all eminent figures in C'anadiafi life could be found." These things have their plate in the life of a nation but we must put 'first things first. Culture is not soinething which can bei bought by the establishment of a stational Iibrary, a national gallery+ or a portrait gallery. Great Insti- tutions of that kind lit Ottawa would serve the purpose of a die - The Basis of Culture From whence comes this strange thing we call "culture." A very wise old friend of mice once sant to me: "Culture had its birth Just out- side the Garden of Eden. Itstart ed wben God kicked- out Adam and Eve—told them to go to work-aud: earn their living." There is pungent truth in that statement. Josh Billings once said, "No man ever took up a musket in defenpe of a boarding house." The primare things of life must be attained before we begin to seek culture. Witlk success comes more reiaure, greater opportunity for cultural development, if and when; we• are in the mood to receive it: Culture, in its broad national sense comes with an ,increase in our cat- pac]ty^ to produce. The National Assets We have spent 75 years in the' dissipation of our natural re- sources. We started with a great estate; we have wasted it. Mitch of our timber is gone. Our forest: fires are a disgrace to the ,nation. Erosion is taking its toll of our farm lands. As a people we hold one great illusion, we feel that the state can provide us with a high- er standard of living• simply by taxing some and paying out the' money to others. There is no great- er folly. Progress comes from in- creased production, not from the redistribution of existing wealth. Business shows us a better way, Industry knows that, in a changing' world it will be called' upon for more and more ,expenditure in' the coming years If it' is to move in' line with technological progress; 3.3 Cents out of every dollar of in- come originating in corporate bug"- nese buss=nese in the United States in 194T was ploughed back into bud/tees; the state ploughs nothing back. Taxes• take a higher toll than divi- dends. The tendency of govern- rnents is to increase the lead of taxation. The • task of each suc- ceeding generation should:' be tie leaVe the world -teener than we- found efound it—richer in capacity to pro- duce, richer in culture; greater int Mir contributions to the welfare or Mankind,. I greatly fear than the suggestions made by the author' Would net acliieve the end,' he !cite 111 viglti , -