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'SEAk'ORTH, Friday, November 25
Serve a Useful Purpose
During recent weeks there has
been a tendency on the part of news-
papers in Ontario to suggest that the
day of the County Council is about to
pass, and that it no longer serves a
useful purpose in legislating on be-
alf of the people it represents. The
Canadian "Statesman, of 'Bowman -
vine, is one which thinks County
Councils should be abolished. It says
a county council is "a fifth wheel on
the civic apple cart and could well
be dispensed with." "The cry has
been for years," it adds, "that we are,
over -governed and here is one place
where the paring knife could be used
to advantage to the down -trodden
and over -burdened taxpayer."
The editor of the Bowmanville
weekly is convinced that "the real ad-
ministration in rural and town civic
affairs could' be better and more econ-
omically looked after through the
town and township councils."
It was not long ago that a member
of an Ontario County Council ex-
pressed similar sentiments at a meet-
ing of the council of which he was a
member. While it may be true that
certain economies' would result if
County Councils were to be eliminat-
ed, it does not necessarily follow that
the taxpayers would obtain a greater
return for the taxes they pay. The
County Council, like the town and
township council, is close to the .peo-
ple it represents; it knows their day-
to-day problem and can thus inter-
pret the opinion of and legislate on
behalf of its municipality in a man-
ner open to no other legislative body.
It is quite true that many of the
responsibilities which once belonged
to county councils have been assumed
by the Province, but despite this
there are left to it important fields
for which it, better than any other
body, can be responsible.
Much of the suggestions for a
change in the county council set-up
may well stem from a growing tend-
ency, on the part of county councils
to hesitate to assume its rightful re-
sponsibility. Too frequently its meth-
od of solving a problem is to send a
deputation to Toronto, or to Ottawa,
to seek a grant. And for each grant
it receives, it invariably gives in ex-
change a certain amount of author-
ity which it previously held and
which rightfully belonged to it. '
Counties generally are convenient-
ly sized legislative units and County
Councils, as the administrative bodies
of such units, have a useful duty to
perform. While there undoubtedly
is :a cost to the taxpayer in their
operation, it is very doubtful in the
long run whether transferring the
responsibilities with ,which the coun-
cils are now charged, to some other
agency of government further re-
inoved from the people, would result
in any saving.
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How Far Can Pedsions Go?
Increased welfare benefits are
Something which are approved by
Most citizens. But rarely is consid-
eration given to the extent to which
the economy of a country can sup-
port such a program as is pointed out
by the Printed Word, when it says:
"Everybody would like a pension.
l ientually everyone may get one
Through his job or by saving or by
may of government. But with all
folks' getting older ail the, time there
May come a day when there will not
�e enough younger people Working
rowide the necessities for people
lmng at their, ease. In the• days of
oat
eaiapons for meat were no
the . butcher had no meat
are merely ration tickets.
op
. ls; are healthier , nowadays.
s:
leap
ri?t.:., 'etaiC),I✓'" had `Wn `� a
znan
eases or crutches, Atthe same time,
grandson is not nearly readyto join
the working force of the nation.
What with the desire of Everyone to
become a doctor of philosophy, strong
boys with wheels no longer apply for
jobs. Everyone is retiring at 65, for
he no longer is considered an asset at
desk or bench, and may be cluttering
up the place so that there's no room
for a younger man.
"Thus there is the phenomenon of
people's starting to work later and
quitting earlier. Can the relatively
fewer people producing carry on
their backs the relatively greater
number of people not producing?"
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Principles of Life
In a recent address to the Ameri-
can Bar Association, General of the
Army, Dwight D. Eisenhower, set
forth three "fundamental principles
of American life" which are just as
applicable to Canadians as they are
to our neighbors to the south:
1. Individual freedom is our most
precious possession and is to be
guarded as "the heritage of our peo-
ple."
2. "All our freedoms — personal,
economic, social, political — freedom
to buy, to work, to hire, to bargain,
to save, to vote, to worship, to gather
in a convention or join in mutual
association; all these freedoms are a
single bundle. Each is an indispens-
able part of a single whole. Destruc-
tion of any inevitably leads to the
destruction of all.
3. "Freedom to compete vigorous-
ly among ourselves, accompanied by -
a readiness to co-operate whole-
heartedly for the performance of
community and national functions,
together make our system <the most
productive on earth."
READING ADVERTISEMENTS
(Guelph Mercury)
It can be said that a well-written
advertisement, one that gives prices,
explains why reductions are made,
and deals fairly with the buyer, has
a considerable amount of news value.
The number of those who read the
advertising columns is growing. They
find that it pays. It is one way of
making every cent count in a time
when the family finances are not too
buoyant. If you have not acquired
the habit, do so.
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SHELLING CORN
(Ottawa Journal)
Corn growing is big business to-
day. Machinery handles the process
from plowing all the way through to
picking, husking, shelling and grind-
ing. But there are men who look out
office windows these brown and gray
days and recall that at this season of
year they began turning the one -hole
corn shelled on the farm half a cen-
tury ago.
After corn was shocked, husked
and the ears thrown into the cribs, a
12 -year -older knew that one of his
winter jobs was to keep the bins and
barrels to 'a certain level with shelled
corn. According to the catalogue
the Acme One -Hole Corn Sheller
was an outstanding machine. The
description said: "This sheller is
supplied with heavy balance wheel
and is geared low so that it is easy
to operate. This shelter has a capac-
ity of 8 to 12 bushels of shelled corn
per hour." But a boy on the business
end of the crank never could get to
12 bushels per hour! The ad said:
"The entire shelter is tastefully orna-
mented and handsomely finished,"
but that did not have any helpful in-
fluence on the cranking.
It was an essential Saturday job,
but it could become mighty monoton-
ous. The ears went into .a hole in the _
top; the shelled corn dropped to a tin
tub beneath ; the cobs popped out a
hole in front. Hour by hour the shell-
ing went along; one got the corn
from the crib, shelled it; dropped the
grain in the barrels and tossed the
cobs in the pig pen for the hogs to
harvest any missed kernels. One's
arms and shoulders began to ache; it
seemed as though a fellow never .
would be through. But somehow it
always came out about the same. If
a fellow kept grinding, he would fin-
ish along about half -past two or
three: Then his strength miraculous-
ly revived, as he set out to explore
muskrat holes along the creek banks.
Shelling cern was essential farm rou-
tine but farm . s boytoday`are glad
y
that • aeluner as taken Direr the
On this unustfai diet, for it is only ty+psi At the 1')omiufon t tfieri-
LAZY
STABLE OBSERVATIONS
When I 'finished the cl}ores • to-
day I sat down on the bag Of chop
at the end of the centre:passage
way for a smoke. It's ematrsry to
orders to smoke in the barn, but
there was a pail of water at my
feet and I felt only partially guilty.
Sucbansuch, :the Collie pup, sat
down and watched with hi,6;;head
cocked on side as 1 lit• the Pirie. He
waited for a moment or two, got
up and turned around a couple of
times, yawned and then lay down
with his•muzzle sitting in between
his forepaws ... partly asleep, but
with one eye ready to flick open
at the least sound.
Tabby, our veteran moriser and
kitten -raiser, sneaked do over the
top of the chop -box and began rub-
bing on my sleeve. After •seeing
that I didn't intend to pet her lip,
she sat back disgusted and began
to diligently wash her face: It's
one of the most fascinating experi-
ences in the world, to watch a cat
licking •her paws and then smooth-
ing down her face and as -it seems
removing her breakfast egg
from a silken chin. Fastidious ..
she's as particular as a spinster
who has lived alone for fifty years.
The afternoon is always scratch-
ing time in the Lazy Meadows
stable. The cattle all look grateful
for the rough cedar .posits and wood-
en partitions. Those snags came
in handy where's there's a hard
spot to get at.' Yet; I believe they
would vote unanimously against
the installation of steel fixtures.
After all, who ever heard of
scratching on a smooth surface.
And while the cattle are scratch-
ing themselves, the hens 'here at
Lazy Meadows are scratching up a
little extra feed for themselves and
getting in condition for the long
hatching season that's coming soon.
I like to watch the little pyramids
of chaff that will come trickling
down from a crack in the barn floor
only to settle on the stable floor,
or else land on ,the top of the cat-
tle, They give impatient shrugs
and resume their cud -chewing or
scratching.
The items are quite content to,
let the world go by, so long as
they are allowed to stand around
and eat their heads off. "Big Fel
low," the sorrel, has been peering
in at me between the boards . .
in fact he's looking through a hole
that he chewed there himself. Big
Fellow has been.around Lazy Mea-
dows for a long time. He's a
patient, docile sort of fellow who
is always a friend when ,the chit-
dren want to take him for a ride
or to draw the big 'old-fashioned
cutter for a ride over to the school
house for a ooncert or dance- He
lumbers along, sort of slow com-
pared to the driver, but he's sure
and occasionally if demanded he
can break into a burst of speed fit
to take your breath away.
Buttinsky, our Bolshevist goat,
is trying to get something stirred
up as usual. First of all, he tried
to batter the latch off the calf
pen, so that they could run havoc
among the passageways. I chased
him out of there, and the first thing
I knew he was taunting Redbeard,
the boar who is located at present
in the corner back boxstall, There's
a sort of perverse nature in But-
tinsky that just won't let him leave
well enough alone. No matter how
well you treat him, he's always bid-
ing his time until he can slam you
one from the back. He tries to in-
cite the other members of the Lazy
Meadows stable staff to revolt.whenSometimes he succeeds, and weu
a general insurrection comes along
he slips blithely away from the
scene and tries to get the ones not
engaged in the fray in the heat of
it. He's a born troublemaker, and
I suppose that's why we call him
Buttinsky, our Bolshevist goat.
The afternoon wears on, and we
have to stop our drowsy contem-
plation. Somehow, it always seems
silly to me when I hear people say-
ing that nothing ever happens on
a farm. There's more going, on
sight under your nose than you re
alize. But as Pat said when he
met the skunk: "It's all in the way
you look at it."
• Just A Smile Or Two
Annie: "I've been asked to get
married lots of times."
Willie: "Who asked you?"
Annie: "My mother and father."
•
"Have you ever noticed how a
woman always lowers her voice
when she asks a favor?"
"Yes, and raises it when she
doesn't get it!"
Lawyer (to gorgeous witness) :
"Answer me, yes or no!"
Witness: "My, you're a fast
worker, areal you?"
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Restless youngster (at 3 a.m.):
"Mommy, tell me a story."
Mother: "Hush, dear! Daddy
will be in soon and tell us both
one."
Huron Federation of
Agriculture Farm News
Managing Brood Sows in Winter
The commercial swine breeder
may well consider the brood sow
his most important investment.
The constructive breeder breeds
mainly from gilts, but for the pro-
duction of m&.rket hogs, proven
sows should be retained as long
as they are capable of producing
thrifty litters. Sows should not be
kept through the winter unless they
have previously demonstrated their
ability to produce and raise a large
litter.
After the fall litters are weaned,
in October or November, the sows
should be brought up in condition
for breeding in December or Janu-
ary, says C. G. Hickman, Central
Experimental Farm, Ottawa. A feed
mixture of two parts oats, one part
barley and one part wheat, or one
of equal parts oats and barley, with
addetiona4 protein supplement to
bring 'the protein level of the ration
to 14 per cent, is a basic dry or
pregnant sow ration. Smaller
amounts of barley or wheat may
be fed. The protein supplement
should consist of approximately
half animal protein and half vege-
table protein. Skim milk, butter-
milk, or whey are excellent pro-
tein supplements. One pound of a
mixture of bonemeal and iodized
salt in equal parts to 100 pounds
of the above dry meal mixture will
provide ample amounts of the nec-
essary minerals. Vitamin require-
ments are satisfied by either pro-
viding green hay freely or by in-
cluding five to 15 percent alfalfa
meal in the ration. One pound of
dry feed to 100 pounds of sow per
day is a guide as to how much feed
should be fed. The sows should
not become over -fat.
Housing need not be elaborate.
In winter, dry or pregnant sows
are better outside with cabins for
shelter and lots for exercise. Feed-
ing some distance from the cabins
provides the necessary exercise.
Well drained land is ideal location
for the cabins. Drafts can be pre-
vented and heat retained in rough-
ly built cabins by placing several
together and surrounding all but
the entrances with straw held firm
with a snow fence. The brood sow
being such an important item in
the hog business, deserves the feed
and management that has develop-
ed from many years of research to
make hog raising profitable.
At 20,000 acres, the acreage of
rapeseed sown in Canada in 1949
is only a quarter of the record acre-
age of 80,000 planted in 1948.
Unusual biet For Sheep
Sheep that Iltve on seaweed—theoriginal Grkhey breed—are to be
Round on. North Ronaldshay the
most northerly Isle s Iy 1s1 of the Orkneys:
driven from the shore that they
favour the few small patches of
pasture which are available.
It is not lack of progressiveness
of the Island farmers that drives
the sheep to seaweed. Rather the
reverse; the Island of less than
four square miles is so intensively
cultivated to provide for its two
hundred inhabitants that there is
no room for ordinary sheep rais-
ing. Indeed, to prevent the sheep
from damaging the crops, a stone
dyke between six and eight feet
high extends all around the fore-
shore. At intervals along the wall
are stone ,shelters to protect the
sheep against the exceptionally
'fierce gales that are not infrequent.
The North Ronaldshay sheep is
one of the smallest in the British
Isles, and is, without doubt, one
of the hardiest, state D. E. and
E. M. Tribe who spent some time
on the Island and report their vis-
it in an article in "Scottish Agri
-
culture." The fleece is small and
shows a wastage of nearly one-half
on scouring. Sand anseaweed
contaminate, and salt impregnation
make it inferior to the Shetland
breed, but still the wool is of ex-
cellent quality and said by the
manufacturer to be warmer than
any. As a result of the, diet the
meat is darker than normal, and
has a characteristic flavor.
Only one lamb per ewe is ex-
pected at lambing and the ewe nev-
er has enough milk for more.
Should there be more, the surpris
is killed. Sometimes bottle-feeding
is resorted to, as the ewes are con-
sidered to be bad foster mothers,
and this method of rearing an or-
phan 1a.mb is seldom. attempted.
The animals are very free from
disease and even regulations con-
cerning dipping are relaxed be-
cause it has been found that after
dipping the ewes were often separ-
ated from their lambs.
To quote the writers: 'iThe
animals .are neyer short of food.
In summer, ebb -tides expose acres
of seaweed -covered rocks and in
the winter the storms wash the
plants ashore by the ton. Prob-
ably these are the only sheep in
Scotland that are better fed in win-
ter than in summer. Since their
food becomes available during the
winter storms, ,theyreach ,prime
condition about December andthose slaughtered in the winter
give a fat, well-balanced carcass."
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World butter production in 1948
advanced over the, preceding year,
but was only 75 per cent of .the
pre -wear average.
Quality Potatoes From Muck Soils
'Although potatoes of low cooking
quality are frequently grown on
muck soils, it is quite :possible •to
produce, a crop of excellent cook -
And they seem to like and thrive lits and keeping quality -Ott this soil
at ' ery thigh
tide'swhe
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Then once lived a princess ethereal
• who longed for prince charming
imperial • so she guarded her curves
v and she strengthened her nerves .
by eating each .day whole grain cereal
PINT 0/ N41101MAt MIAMI AND WILPAtI
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago.
From The Huron Expositor
November 21, 1924
The first fall of snow came on
Sunday in .this district.
Messrs. Geo. Castle and Oliver
Goldthorpe, Bayfield, have return-
ed from the North, bringing back
a fawn and a deer.
Me John Grainger, Brucefield,
has purchased the house and lot
formerly owned by Mrs. Douglass.
Mr. Fred Haberer, of the Blind
-Line, near Zurich, had a close call
of being crushed to death the other
day, when his team of horses hitch-
ed to a manure spreader, ran
away. When they started he grab-
bed one of the lines and the horses
turned, pinning him between the
wheel of the spreaderand a post.
It was found that one leg was bad-
ly crushed and one of his arms was
injured.
At a well -attended and enthusi-
astice reorganization meeting of
the Seaforth Hockey Club, held in
the council chamber on Monday
evening, the following officers
were elected: President, R. N. Bis-
sonnette; secretary -treasurer, A.
W. Dick; executive committee: W
J. Duncan, D. L. Reid, H. Johnston;
trainer, W. Hart; coach, Dot Reid.
Mr. John F. McMann has rented
his farm, just east of Seaforth, to
Mr. Dale Nixon, but will retain the
residence.
Mr. Geo. D. Haigh is in Port Row-
an this week duck hunting.
Several carloads of old friends
and neighbors drove to the home
of Edward Ferguson in McKillop
on Wednesday evening where he
and his bride, nee Miss L. J. Mc-
Gregor, had just arrived after their
marriage. A pleasant and enjoy-
able evening was spent by both old
and young.
Mrs. A. R. Campbell, wife of Dr.
Campbell, Hensel]• who has been
visiting at her former home in
Nova Scotia, has returned home.
The large concrete bridge, which
has been under construction at St,
Joseph on the Lake Road, was op-
ened for traffic this week. The
bridge is substantially built and
presents a neat and attractive ap-
pearance. County Engineer T. R.
Patterson was in charge.
At the summer graduation exam-
ination in connection .with Queen
Mary School, Chatham, Carman
Naylor, son or jr. and Mrs. A. A.
Naylor, former principal of Sea -
forth_ public school, made a bril-
liant record for himself and almost
made a clean sweep of the scholar-
ships, winning six out of ten.
Farm Sold .
Mr. George Sloan his disposed
of his, farm to Joseph ,�akpbouic, a
native Czecho-Slovakian, who has
,fust arrived in Canada, and who
will get 'possession immediately
following Mr. Sloan's auction sale
an Nov. 24 and 26. --Blyth Stand-
ard.
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Sells Grocery Business
Mr. William Cook, who for the
past seventeen years has conduct-
ed a grocery business .in Exeter,
has sold out to Mr. Wesley Ryck-
man, of town. Mr. Ryckman, who
has already had experience in the
grocery business, gets possession
early in December.—Exeter Advo -
tate -Times.
Office Has New Front
This week the .carpouters, plas-
terers and bricklayers are busy re-
modelling the front of The Ad-
vance -Times office. When complet-
ed, this up-to-date rug brick front
should present a smart appearance,
eing far removed from the old store
windows which have been most un-
attractive for many years,—Wing-
ham
ears: Wing -
ham Advance -Times.
From The Huron Expositor
November 24, 1899
The choir of First Presbyterian
Church, Seaforth, went to Varna on
Monday night to sing at the tea
meeting at the opening of the new
church there.
A pleasant time was spent at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dat -
ars, Hay Twp., it being the occa-
sion of their fifteenth wedding an-
niversary. The evening was spent
in vocal and • instrumental music,
speeches, etc. They were present-
ed with a beautiful parlor lamp.
Mr. R. Bell, Jr., Hensall, has dis-
posed of his sawmill property to
Mr. Thomas Welsh,
Mr. Richard Pollard, of Leadbury
has erected a beautiful new resi-
dence.
The following Were ticketed to
distant points this week by W.
Somerville: Thos. E. Hays to Chi-
cago; John Burgard to Niagara
Falls, NY.; Duncan McCallum to
Clifford, Mich.; W. Fulton and D.
Rowland to the Sault, and Miss
Murdie to Ogdensburg, N.Y.
Mr. Robert Charters, of the Mill
Road, has a cow with a remark-
able record. She is 10 years old
and has given birth to ten calves,.
all of which are living. Of this
number there were two ,pairs of
twins.
Miss M. Anderson, of Marine
City, Mioh., who came here to at-
tend the wedding of her cousin,
Miss Hattie 'Soole, • is making a
lengthened visit with friends.
Mr. Ed. Cash, of town, has ,shorvn
us an interesting business relic of
bygone days. It was his pass book
with the Canadian Bank of 'Com-
merce for the year 1865. We notice
that Mr. Cash did a banking busi-
ness of about 01,000 a month.
Mr. Robert Bell, of the Seaforth
Foundry, has closed a'contract :for
the construction of a new engine
for the electric light works at Exe-
ter.
A goodly number of the leading
iterary people Met 'last week at
the iMMO of Mr. '°u; I Mril. 11(11.vard
Mcl''aul ices the : purpose of 1.'001'-
01110h*
.'eni'-gani ins 'their Jubilee tite#'ary
01ub.
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itg in'
Brudefi id• lima a ell attended and
the .honorable ilrentletaittspoke
from Rats' I unaber Mill, Wingham,
to a customer in Fergus, ,Along
the line the steering wheel,•broke,.
causing the truck to• iitir .wild'.', It
crossed over a. ditch and throltgg
fenpe into a plowed field where
the wheels on one side sank .into.
the soft earth,'-gatlsixig the ,truck
to turn over. ,Although the cab
was wrecked, Mr. Laidlaw . escaped
injury.---Wingham Advance -Times.
Bowlers Form Bridge Club
The Exeter Ladies Bowling Club
have started a marathon i»;idge
that will continue for the next four
months. There are 68 players, or
17 tables, and each member is ex-
pected to entertain one table dur-
ing the season. The scores will be
kept and a grand prize at the close
of the marathon will be given when
a mixed bridge will be held,—Exe-
ter Advocate -Times.
Arm Ripped By Buzz Saw
Mr. Ezra Fisher, concession 1,
Colborne Township, had the misfor•
tune to have his upper right arm
ripped by a buzz saw on Thursday
morning of last week. He was as-
sisting in buzzing wood at the far•,n
of h's brother, Aaron C. Fisher,
when the accident occurred. He
was driven to Seaforth, where he
received medical attention, and i e -
turned to the home of his brother
the same day. — Goderich
St an
Mark Twentyfifth Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Penhale
celebrated their twenty-fifth wed-
ding anniversary on Tuesday, Nov.
8, at their home on the Bronson
Line, Stephen Twp., with about 35
relatives present. A social evening
was spent in games and for lunch
a three -tiered wedding anniversary
cake decorated the table. Mr, and
Mrs. Penhale were the recipients
of many beautiful gifts, among
which was a chest of silver'from
their family. — Clinton News -Re-
cord.
Farmers Win British Award
At the sixty-third dariy show of
the British Dairy Farmers Associa-
tion in London, England, recently,
a Kitchener packing firm received
a Dominion bacon award for the
second consecutive year. The prize
winning Wiltshires were from the
farms of Nelson Watson, St. Marys,
Harold Parry, Moorefield, Andrey
Morley, R.R. 3, Granton, and. Ceti
Dobson, Kirkton. The carcasses
were reported in excellent condi
tion despite their overseas voyage
—Exeter Advocate -Times.
' Visited Western Provinces
Mr. and Mrs. Gleason Gill have
returnedt from two months,holi-
days in the West, visiting her sis-
ter,, Mrs. Leslie Barnard at Theo-
dore, Sask., and with Ma. Gill's
sister, Mrs. George Shaw, at Bran-
don, Man: They also spent a week
at Neepawa, Man., with his rela-
tives and with Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Gleason at Oanora, Sask. Motoring
out..with (Mr. Leroy^., Burnard, .their -
nephew, they took four days and
enjoyed the Canadian scenery and
long stretches of paved roads. This.
was (their first trip by mptor.—Mit-
ohell Advocate.
Cars Damaged in Collision
Dn Wednesday afternoon while
driving on the Brussels highway,
near Ethel, cars driven by William
Davidson, of town, and Mr. John
McMichael, of Liitowei, -a former
resident of Wingham, were in col-
lision.
ollision. 'Mr. McMichael was thrown
against the windshield and was
rendered unconscious for a short
time. His car was badly damaged.
Mr. Davidson came to this rescue
and Mr. McMichael returned to
Listowel with the wrecker which
was called to the scene of the ac-
cident. He suffered a slight con-
cussion. The front of the David-
son car was also badly damaged.
—Wingham Advance -Times.
Stanley Couple Celebrate.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. McEwen
were the guests of honor at a din-
ner party Sunday on their forty-
fifth anniversary, at the home of
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Stewart 'Middleton.
Among those present were Mr. and
Mrs. 0. L. Paisley, Clinton; Mr.
and Mrs. Will E. Tebbutt, Gode-
rich; C. B. 'Middleton, Stuart Mc-
Ewen and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Anderson, Hensall. Mrs. Middleton
presented her parents with a large
beautifully decorated wedding cake
and their son, Stuart McEwen, pre-
sented them with a walnut chest
containing a complete set of sil-
verware. Mr. and Mrs. McEwen
enjoy very good health and lead
quite active lives. +Clinton News-
Record.
Dogs Fight Wolf
The skin of a wolf shot on the
9th concession of West Wawanosh
half a mile east of the Lucknow
road on Nov. 8 by Donald Cook,
R.R. 1, $elgrave, was brought to
the County building Thursday for
the bounty. A member of the High-
land Light Infantry during World
War II, Donald was outoenjoying a
hunting expedition with his cousin,
Jack Cook, when they heard loud
I squealing in the bush. Running to
1 I the spot they found the wolf had
i his jaws into their hunting hound
-rand had the latter on his back.
With the approach of the hunters,
the wolf let the hound up and the-
'
hei latter was joined by another • dog.
a Collie, leho attacked the wolf and
put it on its back. Donald then
t drew a head with his .22 rifle and
s finished the wolf, he told The Sig -
r nal-Star.—Goderich Signal -Star.
Steering Wheel Broke
Mr. James Laidlaw, of town, ex
perienced an unpleasant thrill las
Wednesday morning when he wa
delivering a truck load of lumbe
The Future of Great
Britain
(By R. J. Deachman)
Great Britain is in trouble—it
would be amazing if she wasn't.
If any other nation in the world,
even the United States, had faced
the same conditions it too would
hear the scars of conflict.
Britain entered. World War I on
August 4, 1914; the United States
followed. on April 6, 1917. World
War II came on September 3, 1939.
The United States entered the war
against Germany, Italy and Japan,
following the sneak attack by Ja-
pan on Pearl Harbor, December 7,
1941.
Nations as well as individuals re-
spond to conditions, In Britain
they could hear the distant rumble
of the guns, enemy planes were
overhead. If the Government of
the United States had declared war
immediately there might have
been, within the nation, violent dif-
ferences of opinion, Britain was
united; she was in the conflict
from the start.
Great War I was supposed to be
a war to end war. Wars do not
end Wars; peace ends war. One
war is a preparation for the next.
World War III is on the way unless
we have the foresight and strength
to prevent it. It will call for wis-
dom and clear thinking. World
War II was a more savage conflict
than World War I. New wars bring
new and more effective weapons,
In former days, so long as Britain
keld command of the seas she was
safe from. Invasion. Now defence
demands control of both sea and
air. The ocean, in both conflicts,
saved the United States from the
direct impact of war. Freedom
from outside attack strengthened
Ame '
r ica's capacity to produce,
In Britain the war was at the
front door. It's hard to work in. a
factory whenbombs are falling
around you. Sometimes men went
bine from work only to find their
homes wrecked, their fatuities bur
ed in the debris, 'Weitunt made
cartridges for machine, gotta: Made
then' for the use of their owiii sells,
The Wounds • 'were deeper than the
k n ow
n the people of Ilritaitl. vlxe9'e
close • to .the. Iinnit of human, endtir-
slice, .
with tie usual el'oauefioe and Blear- 'rhe iihys1iral tia.niit was ttid-
nesa. ,. rileltdeos The area of Great Drip
tain is approximately equal to the
combined area of New York and
Pennsylvania. If the bombs pour-
ed on Britain had been turned on
these two states the damage would
have been tremendous, but their
area is only three per cent of the
total area of the United States.
If this had happened, the remain-
ing areas of the United States
wouldhave come to the relief of
the damaged sections, the shatter-
ed homes would have been rebuilt;
factories would be reconstructed.
No problem of exchange would
arise; New York and Pennsylvania-
are
ennsylvaniaare a part of the United States.
They would be rebuilt better than
ever. Life would go on much as
usual`. They would be more
graves, more broken hearts, but
little of the slow process of re-
covery which developed in the
United Kingdom. Even, at Chris
distance it is not difficult to see
why British recovery lagged.
The world was different after.
World War II. Part of the mark-
ets formerly open to Great Britain.
were lost. The United States and
other countries, their industries,
stimulated by war, had increased!
vastly their capacity to produce.
Tariffs blocked the free movement
of goods; costs of production int
Britain had risen. America, yes,
and Canada, during the war, great
ly increased their plant capacity.
The that burden in the United'-
Kingdom had become almost intol-
erable. At •the present time it is
approximately eight shillings on
the pound, 40 per cent of the na-
tional income. It's .oi tremendous'
Ioad. British industry staggers un-
der it.
For years before the -war indus-
trial progress in Great Britain lag-
ged. Reports made some years ago
show marked differences between
l3ritain and American man-hour'
Capacity to produce. On October
4, 1945, "The Economist," Britain's
leading finanical and economic
joua'nal,,made this statement:
"The ptiblic has in Tecel'it' months
Waked np ter the fact that 'thee
`whole tvealth»oi'eatii g 4ttechtnism"
Of' file British corn uitit • is ibadl .
in deed 'bf A. drasti• tier1iaui, sty
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