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The Huron Expositor, 1949-02-04, Page 2SIT hii, hed 180 clean, Editor. .bed Seaforth, Ontario, :ev- rtsday afternoon by McLean Members of Canadian Weekly, %Newspapers Association. subscription rates, $2.00 a year in vat ee; foreign $2.50 a year. Single pies, 5 cents each. Advertising rates on application. Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, February 4 As it is now, Labor Day comes on the first Monday in September, and no natter' what the weather, it _is regarded as not only the end of summer but also of the holiday sea- son. If the holiday was not observ- ed until mid-September, as is being proposed in many United States communities, the Tourist Bureau feels that thousands of tourists from across the border would visit Canada during the additional two weeks, which would be added to the holiday season. September, as a rule, is one of the most pleasant and beautiful months in the year. It may well be that not only Canada but the tourists would benefit by the change. If Mr. Dolan is serious in suggesting a new Labor Day date, he need onlyannounce that opening of school will also be postponed for two weeks. Thou- sands upon thousands of youthful lobbyists from one end of the Domin- ion to the other will flock to the sup- port of his cause.– With this support he is almost certain to win his cam- paign. One Hundred Years When Judge T. M. Costello ad- dressed Huron County Council at the inaugural session earlier last month and congratulated Warden John Armstrong on being the one hundredeth Warden to be elected in the County of Huron, he not only precipitated a discussion as to 'the year in which Huron, as we know it today, was founded, but also direct- ed public attention to the whole busi- ness of municipal affairs and how they have developed through the years. The events leading up to the erec- tion of Huron as a county are dis- Cussed by a correspondent in a recent issue ,of the Goderich Signal -Star, who points out that Judge Costello. was quite correct in referring to the election of Warden Armstrong :„,s being the centennary of the event in Huron County. True, Huron first became an entity in 1841 when the district of Huron was founded and when Dr. William Dunlop was commissioned as War- den by the Government. He held the office until 1847, when , the Act • was changed to provide for the elec- tion of a Warden by council. The first Warden to be elected under the new procedure was Dr. Chalk. Dr. Chalk continued as Warden until 1854, when John Strachan, of Gode- rich, was elected. . However, in 1849 the passage of • the Municipal Act by the Legislature of the old Province of Canada occur- red, and under this Act the District of Huron was dissolved and the united counties of Huron, Bruce and 'Perth erected in its stead. Thus it was not until 1849 that Huron be= came a county. Perth withdrew to become a . separate County in 1853, and Bruce in 1866. During the century municipal gov- ernment, on the whole, has amply justified the faith placed in it by those who a hundred years ago en- visaged the need for a government nearer the people. There have been times when due to apathy on the part of the people, municipal govern- ments were elected or permitted to remain in office that through lack of capacity and vision are anything but a credit to the citizens they re- present. But fortunately these cas- es are rare, and more fortunately still, the voters seem to have the fac- ulty of realizing 'when such situa- tions exist and do not hesitate to take remedial steps. Recently there has been a trend towards that centralization that led our forefathers to establish the mun- icipal system of government a cen- tury ago. But if municipal councils generally accept their responsibili- ties and are awake to the fact that every subsidy, every grant from a central government, lessens their authority, the trend cannot continue to a point where it threatens the ex- istinM; system. Perhaps the greatest factor in the fmccessful operationeof the municipal ,system is the work done by those, in most' chses, anonymous and little ap- preciated officials—the county, town and 'to*nship clerks and treasurers. They are the ones who provide the necessary continuity, work a n d r , litowledge to make possible the ,smooth turning of municipal wheels. 6 Later Labor Dap? Carni ,da, Would, benefit to the ex- t 'fit tarty thil110xts' bf tourist dol - c oh ear cif, the .annual Labor hb idayy'WO postponed: 'Until the ,,>� tis • beat t i ..''' ed b. �� i ile o . �' ` 6lh ti` 'headCarih.dx's � icti1� L N =KS iI of AO N. S "E4.ECTION$'''' Having elections for,the council. held early in our township may be a convenience: Certainly' 'it is handier to go to an election poll on a fine day than it is when the snow is blowing waist -deep on all the concessions and side roads. Yet, I am not in favor of early elections. I prefer the stormy- ones. tormyones. Election day used to be an occa- sion to look forward tp, Our elec- tions were always held on a Mon- day, and Sunday while we toasted our stockinged feet beside the old glowing parlor stove. - . . the thought of the coming election was an incentive for argument. Neigh- bor Higgins used to come plowing through the snow on the first Sun- day in January . - . full of Sight! The tax rate . . . the drain on the east side road - . - the way Jem Cluddy pushed through that by-law about dogs worrying sheep after his Sock had been riddled the township clerk's expense account when he went to a con- vention in Toronto , - - and so on. When the argument was dy- ing down all they had to do was look up the financial statement. The flames of argument would flare again. About five o'clock Neighbor Hig- gins would start talking about go - lag home. He would ponderously knock the ashes out of his pipe and get up from the chair. You could plainly see that with each movement of his body he was rack- ing acking his brain for some excuse to stay and argue a little longer. The repairs to the township hall! . . - Father would rise to the bait and the 'argument would start all over again. Mother would get up from the easy chair in the corner where she was sitting and go to the kitchen. When the sounds of the kitchen fire being stirred started •to come back to the parlor, Higgins would start talking louder as if to cover up the culinary noises. The argu- ment would wax hotter and hatter until finally mother would am I broken. The Clerk would tele- nounce that supper was ready.) phone to the other polling places .With a great show of starting for and the election results figured up home ... our argumentative neigh-. within a space of about two hours bor would finally be persuaded WI . . . and then we faced the trip stay for the evening meal, The ,back home in the teeth of a Janu- discussion on municipal politics ary gale. It was fun, however .. was continued right through until and served to break the monotony the dessert was, finished and the of a long winter. • L erld Languij Spelling tests no longer will raise fears in the breasts of unprepared students if a system proposed by . Mont Follick, Labor Member of Par- liament for Loughsborough, is adopt- ed. The system is so simple its ,in- ventor claims, that children of three readily may learn to read and write. "It's easy;" the man who spent forty-five years creating his own spelling system says. You just have to remember that each letter in the alphabet represents one sound only. Follick tried it out when he intro- duced a bill to the Commons. This is what it looked like: "Ei bil tw set up ei kmitti tw in- trodus ei rashonal spelling sistem uith a viu tw meiking Ingish ei uerld languij and tw elimineit unneceseari drudjeri and ueist ov taim at skwl." However, authorities insisted it be prepared in the orthodox fashion, so he rewrote the preamble. "A bill to set up a committee to introduce) a rational spelling system with a view 'Ito making English a world language and to eliminate un- necessary drudgery and waste of time at school" But, it seems likely pupils will find it necessary to continue to learn to spell- the old familiar way. Mr. Follick's bill was one of 353 pri- vate bills that members wished to introduce, and since only seven could be assured of a hearing, his chances of getting it before the Commons are roughly 50 to 1. • WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: By Harry J, -Boyle chairs pushed out, from the table. Finally it would be closed as we started to chore.. . and Neigh- bor Higgins went home. Mother Nature seemed toialways manage to muster up a blustering snowstorm for election day. The drifts would be slanted from fence to fence . - . a smooth, white bar- rier. Early in the morning the candidate from our concession would have him team out plowing the road. How careful he was on election day not to plug up the laneway of any of his friends! It was said that he carried a broom on that day and he would stop and sweep out the laneways. ' Our voting place was at the Township Hall. The women of the •township didn't spend much time in politics 'in 'those days. The township hall was usually so, filled: with smoke of strong, smelly pipes that one of the fair sex would• have a hard job to survive in the blanket of smoke fog. Many of the older men will re- call the scene in a voting place on election day. A box -stove was kept et a red hot heat all day long. The poll officials usually smoked like demons. The thought of a whole day's pay sitting at tables influenced the most of them to buy several cigars, and it was consider- many of its readers. ed more or less of a duty with Mr. and Mrs. Sohier, of Walton, them to smoke the whole lot. have returned after spending three The candidate's workers' were i kept busy all day hauling in the weeks' holidays with friendsSuncoe. older men to vote. We often won Mr. James Cowan moved into his dered how many of the candidates handsome new 'residence in town who were drawn to the polling this week. ' places ... ever voted for the can- VIr. Jack Scott, of 'Detroit, is dilates who brought them in. Dis visit!ng at the home of his par - taut cousins of the would-be conn- ents, Mr. and Mrs, T. G. Scott. cillors would totter in to the poll- Mr F. Carlin has leased the ing booth. The hour oftension came when the' ballots were being counted. Men with snowy fur coats would sit around on the seats at the back et the ball and listen to the ylronin•g of the voices as the votes were tabulated. So many for so and so . . . and so many for this man . and finally they were counted. The hours of quiet was Early Prize Lists (The Mildmay 'Gazette) The school fair section, of the prize list for the 1049 fail fair has been arranged and at this early date, is ready for circulation to the sehools of the township. This move is one of the most sen- sible we have heard of and the fact that teachers and pupils will know, well in advance, what is to be expected should mean a real improvement in the quantity and calibre of exhibite. • What Will Be the Demand? (The Tilisonburg News) Since the ban on oleomargarine was declar- ed illegal a few weeks ago, we have been hearing -various reports as to the quality and taste of the product. Local :trousewives have been anticipat- ing the day when they could obtain margarine at local markets, and form their own opinions con- cerning it. The question asked by . many now, especially the dairy farmers of Oxford County, is "How much margarine will we eat?" At pres- ent Canadians are the world's third 'larges•t but- ter eaters—at 28 pounds per person—which is nearly three times the American figure—and is surpassed only by New Zealand and Denmark. interesiiis Iterxr Plccod From 'r a Huron Expo pitor of Tw&n ty:five phi Years ,Ago From The Huron E%pesitor February $, 1924 A number of neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Mur- ray gathered on Friday evening to - spend a'social time ,with them be- fore they removed from McKillop. Mr. Murray recently sold his farm on the 2nd concession to Mr. F. T. Fowler. During the evening they were: presented with ..a substantial purse of money. Alvin Young, who is working for Thomas Adams,• Londesbaro, while operating a gasoline engine, had his arm caught in it. Ile was taken to Clinton Public Hospital. Mr. James Archibald has pur- chased the residence of the late Mrs. Taylor on Centre St. Two rinks of curlers, composed of D. Reid, Dr, F. J. 'Bechely, Ross Sproat and R. E. Bright, skip, and R. J. Winter, W. E. Southgate, C. A. Barber and W. Ainent, skip, are in Londea this week playing in a bonspiel in that city. Hydro power was off this week from Monday evening until Wed- nesday afternoon, consequently The Expositor will be late in reaching Peter and the Walt: 1949 Yereion' Goderieh I, riet Collegiiate 1n Qs Saturday Test a, wolf , nNas. o a ing 4 Vice-chairmen tein inaugural bagged in. a rabbit drive in • Hay' Township, near Zurich. Several Grange, ea flet surer, A Township Scott, wn hip ecm, c American , hunters .me over from Detroitand staged a drive rich: 'Qtl}e'r representatives are: for jack rabbits, coupled.with the Town of Goderich, H, .M. Ford,, hope that they might run across T• Armstrong; Goderleb. Piih110 ;the two bears recently reported in. School Board, J. A. •Snider Sep- that township. The wolf was shot orate School 'Board, W, A. Coate' by Peter Butc'hke, who was unser- burst; County of Huron, P. J, Mae- tain at the time whether, he was Ewan; Ashfield, N. Hodges) Col- liked by a dog or a wolf. He will borne, E. Robertson; Goderiob be entitled to a $25 bonus.—Ere- Township, G. Grant; Hallett, A. - ter Times -Advocate. Grange; East Wawanosh, N. Pat - Injures Knee terson; West Wawanesh, • R. I): Munro—Clinton News -Record. Mr: Nelson Wurm, of town, is Departing Members Honored, •able to be out and take a walk up Miss Clare McGowan was host town, after he has nursed an in- to the "Buds of Promise" Sunday lured knee, which he received School class at her home Monday when he fell on the ice. Hismany night, at which time three depart - friends are pleased that he isget- ing members, Misses Marjorie and ting along so well. Zurich Her- Lois Doherty and Mildred Charter aid. were special •, guests of honor. Back To Work Again Games. were . played and the three Mr. John Gellman has returned girls Were each,r presented. witli a to his duties at the Kalbbeisch rpsebud by Miss McGowan. A de - Mills after an absence of several Helenslunelj was '^ served by the weeks, where he had slipped on hostess Blyth Standard. the ice and received a fractured Suffered Fractured Ankle rib among other minor injuries. The many friends of Mr. Sam - His many friends are pleased to uel Gingerich are pleased to see hear of his recovery.—Zurich Her- him able to come to town after his aid• accident, when he received a frac- Friends Tender Farewell Party tured ankle a few weeks ago which In view of his departure for 'Pdrat- happened at the Kalbfleisch Plan - ford where he has already as- ing Mills, where he is an employee. sumedhis responsibilities as pro- We wish Mr. Gingerich continued prietor of a large locked service recovery.—Zurich . Herald. business, friends of Mr. Armand Storm Causes Much Loss Kernick gathered to honour him The windstorm that hit this dis- with a farewell party on Saturday trict last Tuesday night caused night. The residence of Mr. Harry considerable damage in and around McCallum was the scene of a very Wingham. Hydro service was dis- Open To the Citizens (The St. Marys Journal Argus) The question of the rights of the ,public in at- tending meetings of the local council has been raised recently in Barrie in connection with a local ruling which makes' it lawful for the mayor "to order the doors of the council chamber to be closed and when the doors shall be directed to be closed, all persons, 'except the members and clerk, shall retire." The Barrie Examiner took exception to this ruling saying: "When this procedure is carried out at every meeting, it democratic seems to be getting a long vva y from practice. It Wotiid"apfiss r to be Contrary to the ontarid Munici -�a l Alt Which stateei Tire ord- Mari tne'etin o 'eVelrytette:eil Alkali be Olsen and, no persona be e clurett /therefrom except for fru- proper conildet. °( Just A Smile Or Two Mrs. Jones: "Whenever I'm in the dumps, I get a new hat." Mrs. Smith: "I was ,wondering where you got them." • Professor: "What -et the out- standing contribution'' t at chemis- try has given to the veiled?" • Student: "Blondes." - "Yes," said the specialist, as he stood at the bedside of the sick purchasing agent, "I can cure you." "What will it coat?" asked the sick man faintly. "Five hundred dollars." "You'll have to shade your price a little," replied the purchasing agent. "I had a better bid from the undertaker." apartment in the Willis Block, re - happy gathering when an hour or rupted for several hours, but was so was spent socially, after whits,, resumed about 9.30 on Wednesday all those present repaired to the morning. A pole between Tees - Huron Grill, where Mr. Frank water and Wingham was found Gong was host to a sumptuous tut•- partially burned. Many roofs were damaged when the shingles were blown off and several chimneys were knocked down. Those suf- fering the heaviest losses were the greenhouse, where a great amount of glass was broken, a couple of sections of the Western Foundry roof was blown off and the roof of Murray Johnson's garage was con- siderably 'damaged. Signs were blown down, many windows brok- en and several trees were damag- ed.—Wingham. Advance -Times. Businessmen Join Lions Club At the Exeter Lion's Club sup- per meeting Friday evening of last week, the guest speaker was Mr. A. Copland, of Seaforth, who gave an interesting account of the life and habits of the Eskimo in Baffin Land. He described them as liv- ing principally on fish and game and dwelling in igloos made from ice and snow. He spoke of the country as being rich in minerals. Mr. Copland was introduced by Lion Elmer Bell and an expression of appreciation was tendered by Lion R. N. Creech. Three new members who received their initia- tion were Jack Doerr, Fred Dar- ):ing acid �V'orman Walper. Guea • is present ,here Lions W. T. Teal1' and M. A. Reid, of Seaforth, and Allan Hobbs, of Galt. In the ab- sence of the president, second vice - Gordon Grant. Goderich Town- president. E. R. Hopper, presided. ship, was elected chairman of —Exeter Tines -Advocate. key dinner.—Blyth Standard. cantly vacated by Mr. James Cow- an. Mr. F. T. Fowler entertained the pupils of his room at ‘Seaforth Pub- lic School to a toboggan party at his hofre in McKillop ou Wednes- day evening, when all had a thor- oughly enjoyable time, Mrs. Hutchings, daughter of Mr. W. G. McSpadden, of Winthrop, was presented with a •past grand. jewel in the Laurel Rebekah Lodge in Lethbridge, Alta. The sanitary inspector, Charles Little, of McKillop, is being kept 'busy putting„up placards for meas- les. About 35 homes are under quarantine. On Thursday afternoon of last week Mr. Peter Stewart, of Hen- sel]. who had very faithfully and efficiently acted as caretaker of Hensall 'publip school for the past four years, was pleasantly surpris- ed by having a nice presentation made to him by the teachers and scholars in the way of a handsome quarter oak rocker and pipe. "Did the patient take his ,medi- cine religiously?" "No, he swore every time" - Secreaary: "Your wife wants to suss you over the phone." Business Man: " "oke the mes- sage and I'll get it from you later." • Frosh: Were you ever bother- ed by athlete's foot?" Soph: "Just once—when a full- back caught me with. his girl." • Judge: "Will you tell the court what passed between you and your wife during the quarrel?" Defendant: "A flatiron, a roll- ing pin, six plates and a tea kettle." ® Huron Federation of Agriculture Farm News Order Fertilizer Early For 1949 Canada used 672,000 tons' of fertilizer in 1948, and it is esti- mated that 1949 requirements will be about the same. On this basis, supplies of fertilizers in 1949 will be sufficient to meet normal re- quirements. Nitrogen is :still scarce and is the limiting item in increasing pro- duction. I•t is •still under interna - national allocation by I.E.F.C. in Washington and Canada's alloca- tion for 1949 is 27,044 tons. In 1948 the allocation was 26,448 tons. Although Canada exports nitrogen, good faith must be maintained with the I.E.F:C. by not holding for domestic use, more than the tonnage allocated under this' inter- national 'arrangement. Imports of nitrogen solutions from the United States have been reduced and this creates a heavier dem'an'd for sul- phate of ammonia which already is' not too plentiful. It is expected that all phosphates will be imported from the United States and supplies should be ade- quate, barring labor or transpor- tation difficulties. Potash will be imported from the United States and France and 'supplies should meet requirements. The Prairie Provinces use mostly ammonium' phosphate 11 -le and the demand from these provinces now exceeds domestic production, so there is likely to he a shortage of this material. In some of the cash crop areas it is estimated that sales of fer- tilizer may be ten to t'w'elve peri cent below last year. The industry is operating at this 'site', so if there is a last-minute ; 'cavy de- mand, some farmers may find, it difficult to obtain all the fertillze'r they require. To assui' r ,setting their requirements, farmeteshould be prepared to take early'teli+ery —and particularly of atntrionl`um phosphate 11-48. Flax Fibre Waste Has Maby Uses For some years eiiypef'irnental work has been carried en et the Dominion Department bi`. 'Agricul- ture Pilot Flax Mill, Pertfttge la Prairie, Man,, into the •pofisible commercial use of flax fibro eiante. Mr. E. M. 1VIacKay, who is , lir charge of the work, dtiitee that thio 'b aproduet of. oaf.n adapted to four main uses: As paper stock for fine paper manu- facture; as pressed board for structural use; as litter for live- stock and poultry, and as fuel for heating purposes, The paper stock is made from tow, and fine cigar - the retted flax line these short fibres mak ette, currency or land paper. Some 'success has been obtained at the Plant in preparing both insulating and the hard pressed types of structural board resemb- ling masonite in appearance. The specific gravity of the insulating board made from dry ground flax waste has proved' to be relatively high when compared with other in- sulating board at present on the market and used by the building trade. Samples of hard pressed board produced have not been sufficient- ly resistant to moisture penetra- tion to he useful to the building trade. Preliminary experiments in the use of wet ground flax shive for the manufacture of a light in- sulating type board have shown some promise. An excellent litter for poultry and livestock has been produced from the shives which contain the woody core of the flax sums together with the short fibres. Both the retted and unretted flax have been used successfully for this purpose. The shives absorb the moisture readily and maintain a drier covering on the floor of poultry house and livestock stables. Flax shives make a very good fuel for use with large steam and hot water 'boilers, but have not proved adaptable so far, for use with^ 'a. stoker because of their light weight and loose condition for handling. For this reason it has been necessary to hand -fire .large ,boilers when shives are used:. But, naturally the heating value is high because of the oil content of the woody core and fibres. • **.as Aluminmum Keeps Butter Better • From The HUron Expositor February 10, 1899 Mr. W. W. Cooper, of Kippen, who is a great admirer of horse flesh, has purchased from Thomp- son Bros.of the London Road, a driver which for quality, style and speed is pretty hard to beat Miss Addie Archibald, of Sea - forth, accompanied by Mrs. Thos. Dodds, of.. Dakota. ;was the past few days the guest of Mrs, R. B. McLean, at :Kippen. Building' Boom on Main Street Clinton's main business section seems to be undergoing a small building boom. Work is underway in connection with the construction of a two-storey store and apart- ment block, just south of the Roxy Theatre, the , owner being H. J. Sutherland, who also owns the Roxy Theatre, and the general con- tractor being John A. MacDonald, Richmond St. North, London. A building pernlit in the, value of $3,000 has been applied for to town council, and Building Inspector Grant Rath has approved construc- tion. The building will be of cement block construction, with a frontage of 231/2 feet, on Albert St. It is understood that further con- struction work of stores and apart- ments is contemplated in the spring on the vacant lot north of the Roxy Theatre.—Clinton News - Record. Purchases Farm Michael C. Connolly, R.R. 1, Seb- bringville, has• purchased 50 acres on west half lot 10, concession 5, Logan, from the Graham Estate, and will work this land along with his 75 -acre farm, two miles from his recently -acquired property.— Mitchell Advocate. G. Grant -Heads Goderich District Mr. Thomas Cudmore, of hear Lumely, who has gained a wide reputation as a breeder of thor- oughbred stock, has recently dis- posed of two fine bulls. He sold them to Mr. David Wilson, of Hay, near St. Joseph, and to Mr, Alex Campbell, of Hibbert. Monday morning was the coldest of the season, the thermometer registering 14 degrees below zero at 7 o'clock. Miss Helen Dickson, daughter of Mrs. John Dickson, of Roxboro, has recently graduated as a nurse from Harper Hospital, Detroit, winning a gold medal and her diploma. The following have this week had telephones placed in their stores and'offices: Dr. F. J. Burrows, Ad- am Hays, Peter Dill and John Dodds. Down at the grocery,, one of these days, you will get a pound of butter neatly done up in alumi- num,. The aluminum is light -•-• it Weighs no more . than a breath btit it lCpt,the buttersweet loto- (Gent nled an Page t3) eeeeeeeseyeaereeeeesseeeerereeel 1 Mr. NV. D. Stewart, of St Paul, Minnesota, son of Mr. Alex Stew- art, of Seaforth, has been in town visiting his parents and other friends. Mr. Loftus Stark has purchased the stock and business of the late firm of Stark Bros., and will con- tinue it on as formerly, Mr, James Love, of Hillsgreen, had an adventure a few days ago which might have resulted more seriously. He was engaged swamp- ing out log•4 on the farm of Mr. John Cochrane, Parr Line, when the team which he was driving, be- came unmanageable and started to run with a log. ,Mr. Love was thrown onto the log and his clothes became fast for a time, but in some way he got free and, was not ser- iously injured. Mr. David Gadkee, the new pro- prietor of the Red Mill, will be in shape for business next week. With two flour milia in town the grain market has shown a boom. Where Are We Heading? Where We Heading? By Hon. E. C. Drury, in. The Canadian Countryman. There is a good deal of talk, some of it supported by farm or- ganizations, of the necessity in the event of a slump of the Govern- ment fixing floor prices for farm products. in my" opinion, such a course would be foolish in the ex- treme. Agriculturally, Canada is a long, narrow belt of the North Temperate Zone. Our agricultural resources are great, but our range of production is limited. Of those things which we can produce to advantage, we :normally dproduce far more than can be used by our present, or any foreseeable in- cl ease in our population. This be- ing so, prices of Canadian farm products are fixed, and, no matter how we may juggle them around, will continue to 'be fixed, by free competition in the markets of the world—in other words, by the ex- portable surplus. The only way by which floor prices could be sup- ported, would by by direct subsi- dies. To be all all effective, these subsidies ' would necessarily in- volve an enormous expenditure— hundreds of millions of dollars. There is only one place the money could come from—the taxpayer. Governments• have no money of their own. They can only give away what they take from the peo- ple in taxes. • The already paralyz- ing burden of taxation would be increased. In the end, directly or indirectly, it is probable that a large part of this burden would come back on the shoulders of the farmers themselves. For these and other reasons, I don't:believe in the policy of floor prices for farm products. In a free economy, the only way by which prices can safely be governed is by the unhampered operation of the law of supply and demand, In fact, this is the very essence of any free economy. The most dare gerbils activity in which the gov- ernment of any democracy can en- gage, is to attempt 'an arbitrary diatri'bution of th®, wealth of the community. That -Way lies dema- gegy, Iletreaucracy(,, anrtocracy, lel the end, I think, totalitarianism. Canadian farmers would, do well to keep away from that path. Canada, the fact hi, has' gone al- together too far along that path atreedy"to the detriment of the Canadian farmer. Protective tar- iffs have operated to raise the prices . , of manufaetured goods •atove. their natural travel, have in fact placed a.. °'iitcr". Under „these 'pitoe . Cotll�tsb n -kble izibn "unixtt security" attie legalized d rinsed shop have; !bad( the Same ef- h feet ea *ogee. Sberter hark n ur e, The young people of the town had a most pleasant dance in Card - no's Hall on Friday evening last, at, the At -Home given by the So- cial Twelve. Mr. George Murdie, oqf McKillop, has been addressing Farmer's In- stitute meetings at Fordwich and Ethel during the past week. Mr, John Swan, of Brucefield, last Saturday purchased from Mr. William Berry .that celebrated reg- istered'buil, "slay t; Speculator," it is with feelM s of sincere re- gret that many citizens- learned of the death. of M1 0,:: 1Cdnlloch. Mise ogee:too taug tt, ndorgarten i*lass iii Sea`hoi:bli 4'odpple of, y'aa.Y'e ago and endeared 'h�grslelf to ait `who made her adtlua;intawee. Mr, and Mrs. W. S. Itinson left i irittoti old Tifesdey far their 'home id ,�Sarp[ tory, TVaivitobS, enforced by law, have limited pro:- duction ro-duction and created a monopoly scarcity of all urban goods and 'ser- vices. A dozen other regulations- have egulationshave had the same effect. Arti- ficially, and very substantially, by these regulations, the , rewards of the urban part of the economy) have been raised above their ma- terial level. All this has operated at the ex- pense of the Canadian farmer. The price of farm products, set, as of necessity they are, in the export markets, have not been correspond- ingly increased. In fact, they have been very, 'substantially decreased below •their natural level, for the simple reason that on their way to market, they must pass through and be serviced by, the artificially enhanced urban economy. ,In late years, too, by sales negotiated by Governments, certain farm .pro- ducts have been sold abroad at considerably less than their natur- al competitive .price. Canadian wheat, cheese and bacon have been sold to Britain at less than com- petitive prices, on the promise, which obviously cannot he •fulfill- ed, abet when the depression comes, England will take these pro- ducts at more than competitive prices. I have never heard a farm- er complain about supplying food to hard-pressed Britain at less than all that could be got. • It is well to remember, however, that these ar- rangements have worked not only to the benefit of war -ruined Bri- tain, but to the benefit, as well, of pros,penous Canadian urban con- sumers who certainly have shown no disposition't'o take less than all they can get for their own goods and services. By means of all these artificial regulations farmers have received less dollars for their products than they otherwise , would, .and when they come to spend their dollars for necessary urban goods and services, they must pay mere than they otherwise would. There bas been a good. deal of talk about farmers not paying their share of the income tax. In reality, and for many decades, farmers' 'have been, paying an in- come-and-outgo ncome-and-outgo tax, enforced by the above-mee tioned Government regulations, for the benefit of the urban part of the economy. 'While , it is impossible to compute with any accuracy the amount of this tax, it is safe to say that it Is more than, a third, and may easily be a .half. 'of the value of gross farm' production. Until this tax is re- moved, it would seem almost ani Impertinence to even mention in-- (Continued n-(C'ontinued on Page 8)