The Lucknow Sentinel, 1946-05-29, Page 6AGE 6
THE LUCKNQW ' SENTINEL,' LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
You may never eta,
Gas
to U.S. motorists
GO-AHEAD "FARMER GETS
GRIP . ON ELECTRICAL;
FUTURE
Electrical , Improvements *Inane-
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- ed,'mn -Low -Coit- Instalment
Plan.. •
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The go: ahead farmer knows
t the demand for his prodtgts
.in 'peace will be°'just as great' as
they were in war. He, knows, too,
that if he is to play ,his full part
in meting this increaseddemand,
for foodstuffs, his; farm must be
electrically prepared••f?f, it:.
BUSINESS
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Tbinusit lmeney spread's around'. The
garage man, the grocer, tire' farmer;'
everybody .benefits directly •.or
rectly. The tourist industry is profitable
. Business worth protecting; •Especially
• this year when the ::impression American'.
visitors take back with them will influ-
encs Canada's; tourist industry through
all the years to come.
BUREAU
'•CANADIAN�'ttAVEL ,
He knows his farm} must be.
adequately Wired to derive:" full
benefit" from " all the: modern el-
•ectrncal power appliances. He
,knows .: also' that he should • l own"
these devices, so that his produc
tion*' is efficiently cared for. • He;
will concern himself, .too; with
his family's welfare,' by providing'
,them' with the' benefits .of. elect-'
rfcity: in the 'home. ;
The.necessar-y financing for all
Of these '• highly desirable ` im-
provements . is readily available'
through a low-cost instalment
loan at ,the Bank of, Montreal.
The g'o-ahead farmer is!'quick•
Dspartmiat of Tradr, i. Commarei, Ottawa
Junior: Mother, "didn't' you say.
,that baby had your eyes " and
._.`daddy's -.nose?
Mother: Yes,'darling.
Junior:. Now ;he's got: grandpa's
teeth.
to understand also that • asking
for a loan at the. Bank of Mon-
treal is' not' asking a.. favor; , Mr,
.Thompson,:. the" manager, .knows
well the, potentialities of, the 'fut-
ure and_: is anxious and !willing'
to ,help is
go-ahead, farmer to,
get a: grip .on. this future '
THE WEEK
...PARLIAMEN
From E. A. EQbertson, Truce M,P.
OTTAWA=Wkether the farm-
er , in Western Canada is going to
*be placed in the .position. Of sub-
sidizing Nazi Germany was the
WEDNESDAY,, MAY .:29th, 1940
Ashfield Presbyterian WR,M•,S,
The. May meeting of the Ash-,
field W.M.S. rnet. `at the home of
Mrs.: Hector Macl..,ean; Mrs. D. A..
MacLean ' was' ' in charge of ,a
Mother's -'day program prepared
by Mrs. Neil G. MacKenzie. The
opening diymri was 109, prayer
"followed by Mrs. Isabel MaeKen-
holly:ai rJ1-g r• proposition•I zie. The scripture lesson waiv-
which the House of: Commons en by .Mrs. Donald B Mac,Kn:tie;
was confronting as it. adjourned The meditation on same .WS;1 UC
over the week -end.
.For some months past. the Fed-
era) authorities Piave been giving;
Britain and the . Allied', Govern
menta' a special . wheat price of
$1,55 ,per. .. bushel), in place, of
charging ° them ' thea world price
of "$2.18 per 'bushel. It .goes ^with
out saying that the ..:burden of
this ',generosity, fails* wholly ,upon
the Western. ;wheat''' glowers;.
Their compensation for accepting
.the ,$1.55 price while their neigh-
bors to the:south of the invisible
international boundary line were
•receiving -63 ,cents more was -the
government's assurance that their
..wheat was going to:,feed,Canada's
carrirades-in-arriisi in: ,devastated
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Man " "can over -expanded household has endured the "bathroom prob-
lem"; �---.
but, lack of ADEQUATE , ELECTRIC WIRING is d more' subtle •
' irritation. Having to move the chesterfield •to plug in the vacuum' cleaner,
stance, just because. the only,wall. outlet. is back.there... with all .:i..
u o. ,t nd' 'hen.:. there is the new,.
.�._,..,t�1e�lamps: and�the-rad�er.hooked_p,t . _ � .i�►_�._...I! r .. ,
range or water heater yogi would:like to• have if the main wiring would
onlystand the strain. Thar is where the real rub cosies . -when. you :. _.:.. .
can't -use some new, electrical convenience until new wiring is installed
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Many homes are not. wired for modern demands. As more apple ••'
become "available, the-: use, of electricity keeps ,right on
sneer t beeY:. P 9 ..
climbing, and makeshift wiring adjustments lead -to: trouble. ,
That is whyit is so necessary for you 'to insist on adequate wiring.for
your;home, be' it old or new:. Hydro rates have been reduced until they
are now among" the lowest in the world. ,Enjoy full benefit of low-cost
, electrical servants by having your home adequately wired. A good
electrical contractor 'knows, how to'wire, adequdtely, and your local
Hydro will gladly give you information. • '
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if you' are improving or building' a home, ask your Hydro for the book ; •
let, `Adequate Wiring for the Postwar Electric Homes of Canada." ;,
I-...: -—Beautify your community
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THE HYDRO - ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO
by Mrs.• David McMurchy, Tim
roll, call was answered. by narne
Of some woman Mentioned i' -i. the
Bible. The Lord's prayer• was •re-
peated in. unison: Mrs. John;Ross.'
gave 'a • reading entitled "Praise'
:for Mother". Mothers :should' en-
deavour• to set' ;anG examp e .of ,
godliness and piety and exert an •
influence for good in the home at,..
all times: 'Prayer- , followed ' by.
Mrs. Dan'' .MacDonald. Mrs. Dan -
can MacKenzie read a poem on
Mother's •day. The business. period
was taken: by the president, 'Mrs,
Isabel.., MacKenzie, „ after •_:which ' ,
,Lillian and Lois MacLean... aid
Marie Ferguson sang "Star. of the
East".. Glad tidings Prayer was
offered by Mrs:' ,Earl Howes: The
Europe chapter from the study 'book 'on'
Now it developer 'that a
hug . e
read by__ Kenneth Fa rsh A
review. of the glad"tidings 'was
'ei---by--Mrs. • F10-7-im'ps-ori�--A
of,�s :wheat which:,the the lifer of .Robett :'Moffat was
quantity ... thi ,
Prairie growers surrendered at
the $1.55. price is going to feed;
Canada's' former enemies in con-
tinental Germany - the people
whoprecipitated `.itated World -War.: II
With- all its misery. ' and .human
suffering _For. the., United King
cloth has : arranged to ;make 200,-
000 tons of wheat available to
staaiving ,areas of Europe It is
wheat secured , azada
the $1.55 price :Mel': of it— y'
far the largest '. portion will go
to the area of German. occupation
It' •will. be Paid for by: Germany,'
And' the ., assumption+ appeared:; to'
be.; ;;when Parliament adjourned
for 'the : week -end that • it would
-at-the4:55-Vice 'at
which-`the-Ganadian-Government-
had .sold
The situation highlighted; a dei
bate 'in ' the:: Commons ' 'ing in. the
course of ,which -Progressive -Con,
servative speakers had been ` re-
versing --the usual__ government
course - .of telling the Chamber
how liberally Canadi:an :farmers
had been subsidized:: out of ;the
public. treasury.lnstead, the' -Pro_,.
gressive.:Conserv,atives: told for".:. a`
change the extent to which .Ithe
Canadian farmers, -especially ithe
rain _ rowers, on:. the Prairies, had
been called upon. to 'sacrifice in
order to subsidize other `peoples;
Every•.bushel.of wheat sold, for
export at $1'55 .instead. of, at ;the
world •price. 'of '$2,16 represented
a subsidy of 63, cents by the 'Wes-
tern .grower ' to' some consumer
abroad. Every' btishel of , .wheat
sold for domestic use ,at $1.25 per
Bushell ,'rep'resented an additional
ss bsidy of . 30 'Cents • per bushel•
to. ;Canadian consumers. 'A •still•
greater .eleiment of subsidy, into
which • the general: taxpayer en-
terda, ,was present in the price
cents--at-,..Which..Which wheat
was mad :available to millers for
'dornestic use On P of all this
there:.w-as the:16ss of the premium
which Durum wheat had always.
commanded for -use' •in macaroni
-and. s •Pa hetti; 4he==storics-.;in--res
g +
spect , to :oath- - and ` barley were
sirrrilar: -
AAs one-• Progressive--Conserva-
time 'speake4 'in the debate put
.the situation: "In these ' various:
subsidies. the .farmer_.pays a tre-
mendous ,.hidden tax which is
never 'even mentioned and which
does not appear anywhere''.
During the debate the anomoly
between the manner ih Which
retail prices have increased; .dur-.
ing 'the period 'of so-called • price
control'; : without,corresponding
.increase's in 'returns to ''farmers,
Was stressed. '
oem entitled Mothers D'ay was {:
read 'by'., M rs. ' D. A. MacLean. The "
meeting, ''came` to a. close with'
,:
hymn •`315.: and ; the "benediction:
Tae' attendance;' was` thirty.
C REWE
Mr: and , Mrs., a d. Kilpatrick
attended an, Anderson reunion on -
Friday ' at -the Home_ of 7Vtr.: and
Mrs..'D,ennis •Donnelly ,Pinkerton.
and Mrs. ,..James. '•Culbert.:
and Shirley • of. 'Lucknow .spent'
Sunday ' with Mr. ;'and, Mrs; ."Bert,;
Finnigan.
,: ' Mr: and Mrs.-13.o� a ize, of •
Wingham visited on Sunday with.
Crewe friends.
,•.
Mrs. '•Glazier Who ,spent 'the .. `• '
winter in' Guelph is,at:'present •
with:` her 'dat ghter;'<Mrs:` Harvey.
Maize
Mrs , B•ert Tr.eleaueri enter -fan--•
ed. the Members': o'f her, farriily` at '.
a.,_, irthd'ay party for :two of heL:
grandchildren, Dorothy Mile Cur
ran and; Bobby Hunter;. '
Members of the School _ A'rea
Trustees., held.'. their:'meeting at .
-the-hoime-6 'Tzir and -i �, T 1
Durnin::• on Tuesday evening.
'Mr..Homer Pumila .Who spent'
a°. few days with his ':uncle, Or
vill'e Durniri; returned t Lpndon
on Monday.M. -
'' *Ir. andrs. E. Zinn and 'Clar;k '
visited Clinton ' frier'ds an Sun-
Rday.
Judge Russell Treleaven ....of
-Hamilton Who •. presided,., l'•over
court in Goderich',this '•
,ed ,:hiscousins; Bent' Treleaven
and Sam; Kilpatrick 'on TuesdPy.
. son.
"Most items. of meat'', a• Pro-
gressive .• Coriservative ,speaker
told the .Comm ns, . "have risen
froth 50 to 100 percent ,in the.
retail stores, During the sante
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Mr: and.. Mrs. Eugene Ha ,
of East ,Tablas, 1V>ich., is spending ;
the weelr .with her brothel,.
and. ,M'rs.. Kilpatrick and . •other
friends'..:here and in GOC;Crichr
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time beef ;pric'es. has~ e incr'C3se
"frortY `$9: stn``$°1250" r:
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'Agricultural , Minister
Gardiner deriied ; that- th,:rx ,had'.
been-any-such-..increasc5 it retail
prices. "Official .prices':', he said,
were ;the sarne ' today' '. as ' when
ntrol Wa's instituted,
price co.__. .. ,.
'The Progressive Conservatives
retorted that.'they °ere ti.tallt=
.talk-
ing about 7"Official Prices but
about t»e prices actua'IIY cilarge ,
in the stores.
The debate over fat lir t)rices
fiat ended' yet. But:there ;are in
dications that it is nearing a cli-
max which sedrt will blow the
off the price controls• which
government has applied, to 'the e
'farm industry- •withou ontroll�
ing the laborand otl!r costs, irt
eluding Tarin: • inwlemcrlts; .which
the farmer has to pay.