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Unnecessary .Confusion
'There is unnecessary confusion
this year in the matter of returning
to standard time in Ontario.. No
matter what one thinks of the mer-
its of daylight saving time, there is
no reason why the changeover was
not effected at one time.
As is now the case, certain towns
have already reverted; others, in
eluding Seaforth, are changing next
week -end; others are continuing day-
light time until rate in November.
Travel between even neighboring
towns has become so confusing be-
cause of the differences in time that
the patience of many citizens is be-
coming exhausted.
The confusion, of course, arose in
the first place because it was consid-
ered by 'certain centres that con-
tinuing summer time beyond the us-
ual date would assist, in conserving
hydro. But if this was the situation,
why did not the H.E.P.C. inform the
municipalities and ask them to con-
tinue summer time for a stated per-
iod. Instead of this the hydro, while
intimating that little power conser-
vation results from the continued
daylight time, left the matter up in
the air.
Certainly it is the desire of all
municipalities to assist in every way
possible in saving power to avoid the
costly rationing which has been in
effect the past two years. But unless
a clear directive is forthcoming from
the only body that is in full posses-
sion of all the facts—the H.E.P.C.—
it canhardly be expected that the
towns and cities can act in other than
a- confused manner. That is exactly
what has happened this year.
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Increase Not Justified
The suggestion advanced to the
Royal Commission on National De-
velopment in the Arts, Letters and
Sciences by the Canadian Broadcast-
ing
Corporation that the annual
radio license fee be raised to $5.00
per year, will meet with strong pro-
test by radio listeners across Can-
ada. While it may be true, as the
C.B.C. contends, that additional rev-
enue is necessary if the corporation
is to continue its service to Canadian
listeners, the average listener will
wish to be assured that proper use
is being made of the funds already
available to the corporation.
There is in the minds of many lis-
teners, particularly in the rural dis-
tricts, that much of the so-called
frills inherent in the C.B.C. program
are unnecessary, and may be the
cause Ieading to the request for in-
creased fees. It is difficult to under-
stand the need for such things when
there is to the south of us a radio
system privately operated, that pro-
vides the greater proportion of the
radio entertainment consumed by
Canadian listeners.
The answer, of course, is that
while American broadcasting is fin-
anced by advertising revenue, Can-
ada with a much smaller listening
audience has not the revenue, and
the difference must be made up in
some manner—either by Iicenses or
takes. Canada could of course aban-
don all thoughts of providing a Can-
adian program and be satisfied w,ith
;; rhat;comes over the American ir-
vesWe doubt, however, that any
Canadian would desire -such a condi-
tion to exist, even though many pre-
ter the present American programs
to those provided by the C.B.C. •
As the Winnipeg Free Press says:
"it he real question which the cul-
coniMiSsio,tt and Parliament
de0risid r is . how Canada can
as better "radio , 'broadcasting
o should pay the .cost f nvoly-
d de ptfe gQ9d, wOrit.v�hi+ li
the 0.% has done in some Melds,
notably . in the drama, music and
shortwave b; roadeasti ,, it is fair to
say that the Canadian people are not,'..
entirely satisfied with the Canadian
programs they are now receiving
and millions of thein prefer to • listen
to United States' stations. Like oth-
er
th-er media of information and other
art forms, the Canadian radio is at
great disadvantage compared with
that of the United States, simply be-
cause Canada is a smaller and poor-
er country than its neighbor. But
can we do better than we are doing?'
The findings of the Royal Commis-
sion will be awaited with interest.
On them, to a great extent, may de-
pend the future of radio broadcast-
ing in Canada—the extent to which
it will function and the amount it
will cost us. Certainly on the infor-
mation presently available, an in-
crease in license fees is not justified.
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WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY:
VISIT A FALL FAIR
(London Free Press)
City dwellers should make it a
point to take in a few of the near -by
fall fairs. For these exhibitions and
displays are the most enjoyable and
convincing expressions of the rural
spirit, and as for the most part they
are held at a time of brisk, sunny
weather, attendance at them makes
a perfect day in the country. Attend-
ance figures this year at many West-
ern Ontario fairs have broken exist-
ing records, and enthusiasm has
been' apparent in all divisions. City
children learn a great deal from
these country meetings; they see ex-
cellent types of livestock, and they
come in contact with farm life and
farm folk. A visit to a fall fair
should be a "must" in The autumn
program of every urbanite.
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WRONG EMPHASIS
(Boston Post)
Students often seem to forget that
their mainur o in goingschool
p p se to
is to receive an education. Sports
activity ishealthful and beneficial,
of course, but it should not be allow-
ed to obscure the real classroom ,ob-
jective. Football, in particular, has
become such a spectacle that it not
hard to understand why some people
think it is the main school project of
the day. High School students in
Hazelton, Penn., who went out on
strike because of the abolition of
football, are a little bit mixed up
when they parade with placards
reading, "No sports—no school."
Sports are still the sideline. Giv-
ing up football is admittedly drastic,
but it is no reason to stop studying.
The best way would be to try to work
out some sort of a compromise, per-
haps staging the sport on a curtailed
basis.
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TOO MUCH OF A GENTLEMAN
(From the Montreal Star)
A brilliant 17th century French-
woman once remarked that no man
is a hero to his valet, and it is true
that great men are often regarded
by those who serve them in a light
different than that thrown upon them
by the public.
An old' Welshman, John James,
now nearing 80 years of age, has
written a book entitled, "The Mem-
oirs of a House Steward," the ,story
of his own life. He began as a foot-
man in one of the famous country
houses of England. He rose to be
house steward for Lord Cowper at
Panshanger. The book contains one
reflection on the life he has observ-
ed which is quoted with approval by
the Manchester Guardian:
"I have always found that the
greater the personage, the more na-
tural he proves to be and that the
nonentities seem to feel obliged to
affect greatness. Indeed, it is very
possible to be too much . of a gentle-
man to be a gentleman at all."
These words apply to a range of
life far wider than the relatively
narrow one of the English upper
class. Few of us perhaps have fail-
ed to note the same kind of thing in
our earn surroundings.
Did yea ever .'Watelll a fleck of
hens? Sit down. 'sane time en the
back' stoop when the 13ens.,;are wan-
dering around the.beak •. kitchen
door. You'll find it astnlrging „as
a three-ring cirque, .As, the Pos-
ters so flagrantly say, there's some-
thing doing every minute!
There's always bound to be an
inquisitive one in the .fieek. Per-
haps, she's the goeetp' of the hen-
house, 'At least she minces along
with dainty steps. setting''4ow,n her
clawed extremities with 'the care
of a boy walking with tender feet
on ciuders, New and again she'll'
stop to peck at something on the
griated . . . always taking care
to look up and watch you at fre-
quent intervals.
Gradually this hen will come
closer to where you're sitting. An
insect on a leaf . - . a glittering
piece of sand . . or a speck of
some kind, will attract 'her. The
head bows quickly and gracefully
and the beak flashes. With
a sideways jerk of her head she'll
peck at it. But in a second the
head is up erect again and one
eye will look you over from head
to foot.
ro
Boy
it up to fill his •ou?n :crop.
of course in. considering the
matter, one has to admit that t+.4e:
rooster may be taking this
giving the hens a few lessons, He;
may be trying tp illustrate to then
a moral sugh as`"Fowl Whoflac',kia•
are entitled to eat. what they find'
.or well, 'some other fowl p]yil-
osophy. . On, the other hand, per-
haps, I shotfildhave' spelled that
"foul" philosophy,
Another interesting thing : to
watch is the marathon contest of.
endurance when yea throw ,a creast
of bread to a number of chickens.
Some swift -footed' 'little hen will
dart in and pull it Mit from under
the very beakof a waddling, lazy
like Buff Orpington. There's all the
difference in speed of a fast' little
torpedo boat and' ei slow -gaited
rolling aircraft 'carrier.
Watch her for an 'hour and she'll
keep on watching you. What is it
that makes a hen so distrustful
of a human being, Perhaps she's
read too many of those continued
love stories that we used to paste
up on the inside of the henhouse
to keep the north wind from blow-
ing in during the wintertime.
Another lesson in conceit is the
appearance of the rooster. Strut-
ting so proudly with a ruffled
neckpiece and a bristling set of
tail feathers, he'll march around•
shepherding the patient 'hens in
and around the,awn. "Tchga . . .
Tchga" . His all sounds out
and the hens comrunning, Sure
enough, he's found a morsel of
food .. • and they rally round, The
favorite wives bristle with jeal-
ousy to see which one 'he'll award
it to . . . but generally he picks
The- little hen will dart along
like a water snake on the smooth
surface of the Maitland River.
Thinking that she has 'otttgaited
all her' rivals she'll stop to enjoy
her morsel. Just about the time
that . she has laid it down care-
fully and sneaked a peck along the
side . . . a White Leghorn, white
and.swift, .will 'bear down ... snap
it up and set off. By this time the
slower members of the flock will
have caught up to the party and
they will set off in a dogged and
determined way after the one car;
rying the crust.
This game', of "drop the crust"
will keep 'up for ages. Weaving
hack and forth across the back-
yard, one of the fleetest -footed
members of the flock will finally
pick it up and set off for the barn.
The strange collection will gener-
ally disappear under a bunch of
burdocks at the end of the barn
or else slip into the square
hole in the henhouse doer, and an-
other sideshow of the appeadance
hag been concluded.
For general amusement on the
farm, an hour watching a flock of
hens has few rivals.
44/.44..44k Amb
Just A Smile Or Two
"My daughter wants a fast cam-
era film."
"Regular or Verifast?"
"What's the difference?"
"The Verifast is much faster
than the Regular, but' sixpence
dearer."
"Give me the Regular. My
daughter has plenty of time."
11
dapper Dan had a pretty plan •
or living to be arhold old man
• but milk and greed:s, had no
place in his dreams • and be died
;;i:: youth in spite'. of his scheves
,5IP6ATMINT Of NATIONAL HEWN AND WILIA""
The guide was showing a group
of soldiers a small memorial pil-
lar on Bunker Hill It stood about
a foot high.
"Here is the place where many
brave men fell," he said.
"I wouldn't doubt it," piped one
of the soldiers. "I darn near broke
my neck on it myself!"
Huron Federation of ,
Agriculture Farm News
Serious Loss
As much as 30 per' cent of pullet
eggs are lost on the range, accord-
ing to the ._• Marketing Service of
the Dominion Department of Agri-
culture. This 'is a loss, the Service
declares, the poultry industry can-
not afford.
It used to be that pullets—timid
creatures that like to hide away
their first nests—were housed be-
fore they began to lay. Now things
have changed. With earlier hatch-
ing they may be laying two months
or more before being housed. The
Service advises provision of out-
door nests near range shelters.
"It's hard enough to get eggs."
the Service states. "Their care and
conservation is important. Any
loss of eggs, the end product; is
deplorable."
Increased Wheat Exports Reported
Canada exported more wheat and
wheat flour in the crop year end-
ing July 31 than she did in the
preceding year, according to an
article in the latest issue of The
Current Review of Agricultural
Conditions in Canada, published• by
the Economics Division, Marketing
Service, Dominion Department of
Agriculture.
Preliminary estimates indicate
that Canada's 1948-49 exports 'of
wheat and wheat flour amounted
to 231,600,000 bushels, an increase
of 36,600,000 over the 1947-48 el-
tal. But it is still a long way from
the all-time record for Canadian
wheat exports, set in the 1928-29
crop year, when the total reached
407,600,000 bushels.
The United Kingdom continues
to be Canada's chief outlet for
wheat and wheat flour exports, re-
ceiving approximately 66 per cent
of the .1948-49 total. Other import-
ant purchasers of Canadian wheat
as grain in 1948-49 were India, Brit-
ish South Africa, Switzerland and
Belgium. More than 30 crown col-
onies and foreign countries ac-
counted for the balance, with in-
dividual totals ranging from a few
bushels to more than a million: '
In addition to the shipments to
the United Kingdom, exports of
wheat flour to the equivalent of
at least one million bushels of
wheat were made to each of,, the
following: Phillipine Islands, Syria,
Trinidad and Tobago, Italy, Ven-
ezuela,
enezuela, Jamaica and' Newfoundland
prior to union with Canada.
In reviewing the livestock .situa'-
tion, the publication notes that
marketinga as well as exports of
cattle continue to be lighter in
1949 than during comparable per-
iods in 1948. The resulting smaller
supplies of beef on the domestic
market, together with small do-
mestic supplies of other meats,
and continued high levels of con-
sumer income, have meant strong
prides for cattle.
Respected slaughterings of cattle
during the 'first seven months 'of
1949 amounted ' to +429,000 head as
compared with 724,000 during the
same period in -1948. Slaughteringa
in v 4Sstern Canada were five per
dent below those' of 1948 while hi
Eastern Canada the 1949 kill to
date was almost seven per cent
above that of 1948.
Exports- of cattle to the United
States during the January to June
period amounted to 147,000 head
in 1949, or about double the ex-
ports for the same period of 1948.
Exports of dressed beef during the
first seven months of 1949 were
28.000,000 pounds, as compared
with 42,000,000 pounds during the
same seven-month period in 1948.
Years, Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron` Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago.
InetaIle Now Sinn•
'Mr:' Graver Clare, proprietor of
rile Commercial Motel, has install-
ed a bright new neon sign in front
Of •the 'building. It slrolrid not only
attract the public, to the use of his
modern hotel service, but adds a
touch of brightness to 'the main
thoroughfare.—Blyth Standard,
Accepts University Position
Arthur Campbell, former physi-
cal instructor in Exeter, 'recently
completed a post -graduate course
at the Sanford University in Cali
fornix, and has accepted a ppsition
"with the University of Fort Wil-
liam at a lucrative salary.—Exeter
Times -Advocate.
20 -Pound Puff Ball
From The Huron Expositor
September 26; 1924
Mr; James Dale, Mullett, has had
Mr. Hopper of Seaforth drilling a
well. He struck an abundant sup-
ply of water at 98 feet.
Mr. Leo Stephenson, Constance,
has started operations for the
building of a blacksmith shop. He
has secured the services of Joseph,
Pinkney, Stratford.,,
F;re of an unknown origin on
Saturday morning about 1 o'clock
cone letely destroyed the fine barn
and drive shed on the farm of Mr.
Char:es Dolmage, on the 7th con-
cession of McKillop.
A pleasing event occurred at the
residence of Mrs. M. Dalton, North.
Victoria St., when a number of the
intimate friends of Miss Dalton and
Mr. Harry Howe assembled' on the
evening of their marriage and
showered them with a number of
kitchen utensils. Mr. George Is-
rael sang, "Love Crowns All," and
there were addresses ..by C.. G.
Thompson, G. P. Dobson, F. T. Cud -
more, J. B. Innis and Jas. Stewart.
Mrs. Jonathan Goforth, one of
the most consecrated missionaries
in Ronan, 'China, addressed the
annual thankoffering meeting in
Egmondville Church on Sunday.
Special music was furnished by
the choir, assisted by Rev. W. D.
MacDonald and Mrs. Neil Shaw.
The following have been ap-
pointed returning officers for the
coming plebiscite vote on Oct. 23
for the Counties of Huron and
Perth: Centre Huron, Geo. McKee,
McKillop; South Huron, Robt, Hig-
gins; Hensall; North Huron, Wm.
Mole, Auburn; North Perth, Thos.
Magwood, Stratford; South Perth,
Joseph Walkolm, St, Marys.
Mr. John Cronin, who recently
sold his farm near St. Columban,
is moving his family into Seaforth
this week.
Miss Mary 'O'Rourke, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O'Rourke,
of Beechwood, left this week for
Brescia Hall, London. She is a
graduate' of Dublin continuation
school and won the Brescia Hall
scholarship, valued at $150.
Perfect weather, a large attend-
ance and a good show sums up
the annual fall fair of the Seaforth
Agricultural Society. Among the
special exhibits were a display of
radio accessories made by Scott
Ferguson, McKillop, and a display
of pianos and musical instruments
by J. J. Hugill. The Seaforth Band
provided a musical program sec-
ond to nine.
Total hog marketings in Canada
during the period January to July
have declined markedly from 1948
levels. In Western Canada • the
large reductions, which character-
ized hog markets' early fn the year
have continued. In Eastern Can-
ada on the other hand, weekly
slaughterings in 1949 began early
in July to exceed those of compar-
able weeks' in 1948.
There were 2,100,000 hogs slaugh-
tered under inspection during the
first seven months of 1949 as com-
pared with 2,900,000 during the
same period in 1948, and 2,400,000
in the same period in 1947. The
average warm dressed weight of
the inspected slaughter was, how-
ever, about five pounds higher dur-
ing the first seven months of 1949
as compared with 1948, but about
the same as in 1947.
Inspected slaughterings of sheep
and lambs have continued the
decline which commenced in 1946,
but exports of live sheep and
lambs to the United States duripg
the first seven months of 1949
totalled 25,000 head, as compared
with 1,300 head in 1948. In addi-
tion, there were about 1,500,000
pounds of dressed mutton and
Iamb exported in the 1949 period.
Turning to the dairy products
position, the Review says that
Canadian milk production in the
first five months of the' year has
shown a gradual increase over the
unusually low production of 1948.
For the period of January to
May, 1949, production was .234,000,-
000 pounds greater than in 1948,
an increase of. four per cent. Pre-
sent indications are that this rate
of increase' will be maintained and
expanded as the season progress-
es and that 1949 production will
likely equal the 17,200,000,000
pounds of milk produced, in 1947.
Creamery butter production, be-
tween January and July, was 1.3
per cent below that of the same
period . in 1948. This may be part-
ly explained by the present rela-
tively unfavorable price ratio be-
tween butter and cheese.
The experts say that one pound.
of butter is the equivalent of just
over two pounds of cheese, both
on a whole milk and butterfat bas-
is. When the wholesale price of
butter fails to double the whole-
aale price of eheene„ milk that
would normally go into butter
tends to be diverted to cheese .pro-
duction. That is the situation that
seems to have developed' so far
this year, but there is no indica-
tion of just how tong it will 'last.
Cattle may be seriously injured
by Swallowing small pieces of met-
al left around the stalls or fields.
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of ..theiFQep trrl et le .. for ' fleyexai`.
yea,*a,,Godei;ich s'igaai-Stas,'•
New Hogsee Progressing Rapidly
The 'two: ue'w dirvejliug' ., tela
southern ectrerlrity',.sf Queen St.,
being built 'by IVesevs, Viral/444n
Bainton and George Bulford, are
progressing rapidlYeand attracting
the adnairigg eye of, many residents
and, passersby. The completion of:
these two dwellings; will add, much
to the appearance of the town as
one apProaches it from the eolith.
Mr. Radford and Mr, Bainter are -
to he commended for their indus-
try. 'tae understand' that both hous-
es will be modern to the last de-
tail.— Blyth Standard.
Following up the 16 -pound puff
ball reported by Mrs. L. Scrim-
geour and displayed in 'The Stand-
ard window last week -end, Lloyd
Glousher reports that he found a
similar specimen on Saturday that
weighed 20 pound's. Many fine gar-
dens are in»evidence this year, and
on Friday while digging his car-
rots, George Lawrence unearthed
a huge carrot -that tipped the scales
at 33'4 pounds.—Blyth Standard.
Injures Hand in Culiting Box
While helping with silo filling
at Orval McPhee's farm, Ed. Wil-
son, West Wawanosh Township
farmer, had his left hand badly
injured in the cutting box. He
was rushed to Alexandra Hospital,
Goderich, where it was found the
first finger was severed, the second
finger crushed, and cords in the
other fingers torn. The hand also
is badly crushed,—Clinton News -
Record.
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From The Huron Expositor
September 22, 1899 _
Escapes Inferno on Noronic
A brother of a Walton' man was•
aboard ,the ill fated luxury liner
Noronic when a disastrous fire
swept the vessel early Saturday
morning at a Toronto dock. Steph-
en Glutzen, employed on the Nor-
onic, was asleep in his bunk when
the fire llt'oke out. He was arous-
ed by the- ship's alarm and hur-
riedly grabbing some 'belongings
made 'his way to safety. Mi'. Glut-
zen received a burn on one of his
hands. He is a brother of Alex
Glutzen, Walton. Alex and 'two sons.
left for Toronto after the news at'
the tragedy was received.—Brus-
sels Post.
Fractured Arm and Ribs
Mrs. Walter Smillie, first conces-
sion of Morris, is a patient in the
Wingham General Hospital, suffer-
ing a fractured left` arm and some
broken ribs, the result of a fall.
She had been gathering eggs in the
upper storey of the barn and fell to
the cement floor below, a distance
of about eight feet. The arm is in
a cast, but expects to return to her
home in a few days.—Wingham Ad-
vance -Times.
Sank Opens Dashwood Office
Saturday was open house at the
'Bank of Montreal's new office at
Dashwpod and many residents in
the district visited during the af-
ternoon and evening. The bank op-
ened officially on Mo day under
Manager C. W. Parkinson. The new
office will be open every Monday,
Wednesday. and Friday from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Members of the staff
include C. W. Pratt, Mrs. D. J. Rid-
ley and Mr. B. F. Spereman.—Exe-
ter Times -Advocate.
Presentation To Newly -Weds
A number of members of the
staff of Alexandra Hospital met at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Johrston, Hamilton St., on Tues-
day evening to offer congratula-
tions on their recent marriage. Dur-
ing the evening the presentation
of an end table was made to the
couple, and a sing -song was enjoy-
ed. Lunch was served later, Mfs.
Johnston is the former Elizabeth
Pitblado, who has been a member
The following were ticketed but
of town to distant points by W. R.
Somerville: Mrs. Wm. Archibold,
Egmondville, to Fessenden, N.D.;
Andrew Dodds, McKillop, to De-
troit; Mrs. Fowler and Miss Clark,
Huron Rd., to Nottawa, Muskoka;
Chas. Ritchie, Walton, to Dobbing-
ton, Mich.; Miss Town to Buffalo;
Mrs. May and family, of Beech-
wood, to Chicago.
This season has been a particu-
larly busy one with the contrac-
tors. Among the residences erect-
ed in town were: Frame, James
Beattie and James Scott, while. J.
C. Greig and I. V. Fear had brick
residences erected. George Dor-
ranee, McKillop, and Robt. Leath-
erland, Tuckersmith, have also
built new homes.
Mr. Win. McLeod, who has been
in the office of W. N. Watson for
a number of years, has gone to
London, where he has secured a
good position with Hobbs' Hard-
ware as pookkeeper.
'Mr. John Decker, 9th concession
of Hay, near Zurich, has sold his
handsome driving team to Premier
Greenway, of Manitoba, for the
snug sum of $350.
Mr. Robt. Smillie, of the London
Road, near Brucefield, exhibited his
imported Clydesdale colt at the
Western Fair in London, and suc-
ceeded in', securing first prize in
his class for best horse, any age,
on the grounds.
Rey. Colin Fletcher, the popular
and -able pastor of Thames Road
Presbyterian Church, has retufned
from a trip to the Old Country.
We are pleased to be able to
state that all arrangements have
been satisfactorily completed be-
tween the tow'h council and Robert
Bell, Jr., of the Seaforth Foundry.
,Mn Bell will have his full force of
Workmen here in a few weeks.
Mr. Oliver Bissonette it building,
,a. large block of 'stores in St. Jos-
eph:
Itbe sports. of .Brucefleld are now
'out shooting and Mr. Snider sue -
deeded' in securing two large,
cranes and also some fine .part"
ridge.
Mr. T. A, Russell, son of Mr.
Thos. Russell, Thames Road, 'has
a pleasant trip in prospective. ate
is a member of the 48th Highland-
ers and' the regiment is booked for
New York, to take part in the re -
caption celebration in honor of
Admiral Dewey, Of Manilla fame.
Sloop and Seaplane Seek Refuge
A 30 -foot sloop, the "Shagbark,"
Detroit, put into Bayfield harbor
on Monday, and docked until the
storm had blown. out on Wednes-
day. Aboard were Robert Morris,.
Midland, Mich.; Tom Donnelly,
Pittsburf, Pa., and Charles Bayer,.
Detroit, all law students at the
University of Michigan, Ann. Ar-
bor. They had been on a cruise
on Lake Huron and Georgian,Bay.
Leaving Killarney the previous Fri-
day they had been in Goderich that.
morning and thought -that they
could ride the storm, but were
forced to seek shelter at Bayfield.
A seaplane also sought refuge in
Bayfield harbor on Monday. Aboard
were Mr. Douglas and Mr. Winning -
ton, Huntsville, who stayed at the
new Ritz Hotel until the following
Wednesday before continuing their
flight 'to Cleveland --Clinton News -
Record.
Surprise Party on Anniversary
A delightful surprise was accord-
ed Mr. and Mrs. Amos Thiel on.
Saturday evening when thirty rel-
atives and friend's assembled at
tl•eir home to extend good wishes
on their 30th wedding annivers-
ary. Cards and music with Mrs.
Lloyd Pauli at the piano provided
entertainment. Mrs Thiel was pre-
sented with a two strand pearl
necklace and her husband with a
mother-of-pearl jack knife and silk
sock's,, the latter expressing their
thanks. As well, there was another
surprise gift, a big turkey . ready
for the bountiful supper served, at
which a three-storey wedding cake
decorated the table. The cake was
the gift of Mr. Thiel's sister, Mrs.
Albert Robinson. The happy event,
planned by their son, Bill and his
wife, was attended by guests from
FuJ;larton, Logan and Mitchell.--
Mitchell
itchell.—Mitchell Advocate.
Parliament Is Womanless
(By Maud Ferguson, in The Winnipeg Free Press)
Canadian enthusiasm for the fair I who has been active 'in, public af-
sex on the election platform, al- fairs and political life for twenty
ways lukewarm, hit a new low this' five years.
year. Canada's Parliament 'opened"
on September 15 without a single
woman member.
The political "girls" in Federal
politics have acquitted themselves
well in the past. Agnes Macphail,
Ontario; Martha ;Black, Yukon;
Cora Casselman, Alberta; Dorise
Neilsen and Gladys Strum, bof)1 of
Saskatchewan, have been good
working members, unspectacular
perhaps, except for witty, hard-hit-
ting Agnes Macphail, but conscien-
tious. Even the men who disagree
bitterly with their politics will give
them that.
But for the first time since Miss
Macphail was sent to Ottawa in
1921, there will be no woman in
the House of 'Commons this year.
What is the matter? Who is to
blame for this state of affairs?
The average woman questioned,
if she has an opinion at all, says:
"Men don't give the women back-
ing," However, the women, active
in the political arena, qualiy that.
"Wait a minute," they say, "men
don't back women in politics—but
neither do women."
No one has' the answer to this,
unless it is that Canadian women
fundamentally prefer the tradition-
al role 'of the rats -called, weaker
sex.
Miss Macphail, who sat in the
Commons for fourteen years and
is now on the C.C.F. benches of
the Ontario Legislature says: "I
don't know why more aren't more
politically -minded. It may be that
most women are interested only
In homes, ' children, dress, social
life, the arts, etc. I cannot under-
stand such an attitude. I was, al=
ways interested in public affairs;
read editorials in my, late teens
"Nothing," he said firmly. "The.
women I have, sat with in the Com-
mons have been good members."
"All right," I said, "that's fine..
Then, why was it that your party
(Liberal) `nominated only one wo-
man in this year's federal elec-
tion?"
"That's easy," he replied. "More
women weren't nominated because
they don't get .votes. Many men
don't vote for them .and neither
do the women. The girl who ran
for us in Toronto polled a lot of
votes, but in a Liberal landslide
she didn't get in. It is almost cer-
tain that, had she been a man, she
would have been elected."
'Our business is winning elec=