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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1935-10-10, Page 7NOW KJIMATSS PRO, •? Eastern Steel Products limited ■ PRESTON ONT num.'s AS\i>Ar Montreal £. Toronto By E. X. HQFDS. * U 1 « ? values fn Metal Roofing, Ex­ clusive patented features Kuarantee and .easy' applica­ tion. For new roofe or re-roofing. Send ridge, and rafter lengthB, for' free •’Council 'Stan- 1 dard forgreat- eat durability. Two (Tea THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10th, 1935 THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL ■ e . $; A <p‘‘ “T PAGE FIVE "v The Western Political Muddle <? WHITECHURCH KIN LOSS TEAM PRESENTED WITH SOFTBALL TROPH1 j •.............. Always a good place to Shop Featuring a Big Selling Fine Ready-to-Wear. COATS MILLINERY DRESSES AVON KNITTED SUITS of J .. / ft, , . Every Article a Top Notcher - ' Ladies? Men! Visit KING’S Show Rooms and be convinced it is the best place_tq shop. KING BROS. WINGHAM ■ ■ ' ' <■;... CHURCHNOTES Presbyterian Guild Presbyterian Guild- , Opened by llymn W. Scripture reading was read by Miss Maudie Fishier, followed by the, Lord's prayer. Mr; and Mrs. Aitchisbn sang a pleasing d!uet. Readings by Grace McPherson and- Isohel Jamieson, violin selection by -iVATr d'.-Little,' atrcompairiVd"by" Rex: Ostrander. The topic “How’ Should ^-—"a^ChriStiam^ read by Miss Marion MacDonald; a piaiio duet-by Miss Madeline Me-, Morran and Mrs. McKendrick. A committee, Mr; H. Aitchison. and , -Jack Fisher, for transportation to the Business Rally at Molesworth on Friday was elected. Miss! Grace Mc­ Pherson was chosen as delegate from , Lucknow Guild. Closed by singing Hymn 461, after which Rev. C. ,H. MacDonald closed with, prayer. . U nited -Church _____-1 The United Church W. M.S,. was ^heldAnrthe-S^^pm^on^W-ednesdayg The Editor of the Sentinel sug­ gested to me that I furnish his read­ ers ^i.th a brief resume of the bqsic principles of Social Credit as ex- ; pounded fyy Mr. Aberhart, the new premier of Alberta. ' Since jthis is a function of o^well versed- in the, theory of Social Cre- , dit,. it. is quite’ ; beyond my power to ■ adequately deal with such a s,ubjec'tv . : .:.I Jtgvd never claimed to be ah ec-'1: ’ mnqmist, l am' just an .ordinary, citi­ zen ofi a .sprightly west’ern-^ity, one. ■who ^flight .be „met- without comment by anyone in any Canadian, town. I have, however, beenA ap interested, spectator of the evolution of pro­ gressive thought, and this is an' ex­ ercise which gives food for reflection, gives wisdom to the] perspective, and' . W^Jc.h..4nellow,s.. the experiences of- the. past. As a brief suggestion,. I might^ say that the theory of “SOeial Cre- , -dit"- -has for its'- foundatwn:" certain teachings of. Major Dougms^ an able British economist of. a new school "Of thought. This theory, has not been yet accepted in capitalistic centres nor by those who believe that cap­ italism is here as an abiding insti­ tution. ■ ■ lhere lire few who’ will gaipsay kii.e _lact that under capitalism—mrih— Kind has solved the- question of in­ dustrial production. If this were all that was needed to assure the pep-- ple.S of the., countries „of' the world, chat foodj clothing and shelter with “a -reasonable extra for amusements amd'diriC'rinat’ibfiar culture, then the peoples :ofthe world should be sup­ remely happy. Never in the history of mankind- perhaps, have the mil­ lions of the world’s population been so sufficiently provided with the wherewithal tn Jive. Never ^perhaps has there been a time, when there J^.ajr._mdreL^jealthLas..r.epresenteA^ food, clothing arid shelter per capita than.pt the present time,—yet in the midst of this abrindhhc'eT' there is misery and want and suffering. ’"And Why? Have not the problems of industry been solved? Is it riec-. cssary to enumerate.. the short cuts co eiticiency winch ^science has de­ vised1 in maer. to adequately provide "rof-4he"^eeds-~of“the~pedp-le7?" W?hy7 men should-' there be wqpt? Why . s hould^o ne^in’an^a’nd-his^flami’ly’^ cqirie increasingly rich, have an abundance of this world's goods far beyond its requirements and his neighbor and his family be left to starve or to live in want by.the,way­ side? . io answer these questions;, stu­ dents oi economics, nave wracked uieir uranis to. devise a method whereby .tins wealtri can be equitably, aiscrwucea .to all, and with unfair­ ness co none. As a result, Major jjpugias has spent a lifetime almost us a studexrt of tnis. hew- system .viu clr.p r. u:poses'.' 1 u T uinrigh~TS~TnetiTOtfy pfesidpntfTa.rs1, Rathwell, ' Miss C. Hamilton read the Scripture, ' lesson. Mrs. WJi P. Reed led in pray- ■ er: Mrs.. Aylmer Ackert contributed a pleasing solo,, accompanied by Mrs. Newton “Speak Just a Word for Jesus.’- Miss. Dorothy Douglas gave a very, inspiring talk on her work in Formosa.. She described the >great work done in the Women's and , Girls’ Schools. She also told us some interesting stories about some of the converts. A hearty vote of thanks was given Miss Douglas after which asocial half hour was spent. Furlough 'Nears End Y. W. A. Makes Presentation Miss Dorothy Douglas was. sur­ prised-on Friday evening, when the members of the Y. W. A. Jnet at her . home for a social evening and “ presented her with a quilt and soap shower. Miss Douglas thanked the society for their kind thoughts of hei. Miss Douglas leaves shortly for Tamsui, Formosa, .where she is principal of the girls’ training school. I -Presbyterian W. M. S. - . The regular Meeting of the Pres­ byterian W. M.S. was held recently The president,’ Mrs. C. H. MacDon­ ald conducted the devotional,' period. Final arrangements were Made for the Thankoffering meeting held Wednesday evening, October 9 th, Miss Dorothy - Douglas being the special speaker. Mrs. A. P. Stewart read the 91st Psalm. The Bible study • ’ was prepared by Mrs.' John Jamie­ son and was read by Miss Wilena Chesnut: Mrs, Robert Andrew gave the topic “A day-in Forriiosa”; this was followed by a solo , by Mrs. Hor- a^L Aiftchisori; Miss Dean McLeod gav£~n tal|c on Leper work and, leper Colonies in the, foreign fields-. The meeting closed with the. singing of a hymn and the Lord’s prayer. “ United Church Y. P. S. ' The Y. P. S. had art excellent de­ votional program with Miss Kerry, the •..Christian Fellowship leader ■ in charge. The topic, was taken from rthe verse-“Jesus increased in wisdOM in stature and in favor with God and main.’*. >Readings in this cdhnection were given as. follows, firstly “m wisdom or intellectually” by. Stewart Collyer arid Bob McKensie; secondly .“in Stature or physically ” by Eva Greer; thirdly “in ’ favor with God or -spiritually”, by Ted" Burwell; fourthly< “in favor with man dr soc­ ially?* , by Gladys Hodgins. . Duets were given by Margaret MacCallum ’’ and Jean McMillan.; and by Margaret Ritchie and Eunice ., Mewtori. The Meeting closed with a ‘ hymn and brayer by president Alex Smith. A recreational .period that followed Was enjoyed by all. . ‘ I 1 ■ c-zV good^Tfhay beciiected.wifli~fhe mini-'' mum of-cost. The old system evi­ dently has failed. The old; yardstick of economic measurements has be­ come inadequate to the needs of the hour.. Something different must be devised,] if the lace is- to survive.' This is the promise i of those who nave given the subject earnest and11 intensive .thought. They claim that m these new times of unprecidented speed and unhampered development, a new .measuring rod must be pro­ vided. Social Credit is said io be one of the most efficient yet devised^ • Forty years ago the speed on the highway was” limited to 'less than twenty miles per hour. Today it has increased to 60. Miles are no more to us than inches were to- our an­ cestor^.-• ’The yard - stick of huntian achievement has /been lengthened until’ things, regarded as impossible yesterday become, commonplace to­ day. ■ ■ Is it not reasonable to suppose that all fields of endeavour should show the same rate of progress? Why should finance and' the field of k credit so lamentably fail in provid­ ing the. means of distribution ?, Is it not reasonable to • suppose that ; in this field for some reason or another progress is more tardy, that it has failed to keep step with the require­ ments Af the day. ■’ .' In Western Canada we .have been handicapped to ah unfortunate ex­ tent. Our major ptoductibn is confin­ ed to abort t two commodities; wheat and meat. Thete are other and un­ limited ijespur.c.es,.‘.Such as coal for which there’ is but»a very limited market, and the - industries are yet in their'infancy, but the great agri- •• Cultural resources have been widely developed, and at the present mo-' ment the industry is in a rathbr desperate’ position. One of our difficulties is that wheat is a seasonal commodity. Facilities have been provided for the handling' of millions of bushels. Financial in­ stitution s have extended their facili­ ties to felicitate the rapid handling of the grhin when it reaches the market. For thiq service the farmer is charged it, W^uld . seem, a price out of all proportion to the service rendered. In other words, interest and handling charged s'b eat intd-the profits’that when the farmer balances his’ books at the Ohd of the' fiscal year bis credit l)as been Over-drawn, he finds himself in greater difficulty than the year proceeding. . Out dependence upon advances from the financial institution was logical,' but the overhead to be charged therefore to the farmers was more (in most ihstanfees than the traffic would boar. TritereSt and syp- orchargos overshadow the whole deal. /Rankruptcy, inevitable* was tbe re- , suit. Then another factor which is not’ understood generally in the east is the invasion of the products of ink dustry a few years ago. About ’the year 1925 the farme^of the jwvest found himself in the. -limelightof importance. He was cajoled, into be­ lieving that his production, possibil­ ities were well nigh .unlimited,' and that, as a consequence his credit was unbounded. The world demanded pro-, ^ductiPin' and". i’^'w^Rpto~ provide the food for starving population. The wpst was invaded by an army, of high-powered salesmen who flooded the country with almost everything, on the ^deferred pay­ ment’ plan. Automobiles, agricultur­ al machinery, stocks, bonds—every­ thing imaginable and many things never before sold tp...an .agricultural: community were dumped upon an ’Unsuspecting arid gullible public. Few there .were who thought of the day :of reckoning;. - “The''i‘esult' was inevitable^—The point of saturation was finally rea­ ched.,, and the whole country from Winnipeg to the foothills^ of the Rocky Mountains found itself owing, more money than can be liquidated, in a hqndred years< It suddenly awak­ ened to find itself fyopelesSly'’invblved in debt, private, municipal and oth­ erwise;; and when-the depression hat the country, thousands.; of honest farmers found, themselves bankrupt, many of them giying up, repudiating debts., broken hearted, disillusioned, . With, all this, in mind was it npt -logical—that—someone “ should"^look“ about for a remedy ?. The factions which represented capital would have driven the , homesteader from his land if provincial legislation had not provided for his protection. Large areas were threatened with depopu­ lation/ thousands .of farmers Were ^threatened”With^^^“bankruptcy/ phupef- "ism;“"business'-'men~'toor~~-~"-“---“'""“‘~’“~ . It was these things which mdde men of vision make earnest investi­ gations into the workings of finance, and to propose means for the airiel- i,oration of < the misery of the people. i'he results have to some extent justified the labor;., ■ Men of . keerir mind and of altruistic balance like Mr. Aberhart- gave earnest flieed- - to - the problem and in the ’ Course of. time -gaye^ the ^vgrldJbhe-..hene.fi.t^of- their knowledge, In social credit is. recognized a workable premise which it is said, if given the opportunity will banish poverty in the midst, of. plenty, will give the man in the street and on the farm an oppor­ tunity to think and act for himself, will, give him an independence which heretofore has. been, denied. One of the first things Mr. Aber- fiart recognizes is the necessity for purchasing, power to.be placed in the hands of the consumer. Without this, -ind ustr-y -must- langui sh,—d Windle; and- eventually die. To put purchasing 0tt1^CQStLtb==__________ _— the individual and_the 4tate, that is interest free, is the object of the I movement; Whether this is possible 1 depends apparently on the confidence ' the people, have in the scheme and the co-operation of all factions of 1 the community. Until quite’ recently,- it has been- said that gold, must be the standard of value in the exchange of commod- j ities; that the dollar must bear a certain relation to gold in the issue, of currency, and so this / with’ the pussyfooting of the three older parties, that scarcely any Of tfieir candidates get a respectable’ hearing any longer. There are those who .believe that but few ’candidates of the old line parties „can--be elected where a social -credit candidate is in the field. This indicates more than anything else, perhaps, the state of mind . of the jeitjzenfy of the. west. A revolu­ tion, mental and psychological has taken place and is growing, i. / inothing short of a complete rooting .out’ of the incipient "causes of th,e trouble with which our' country is .beset ■ will satisfy. Promises in a political , ca'mpaig'h are rio more., eff­ ective.- .The sort of. refojjtn suggested. ;and—enacte,d - - th e-4asL - pa r-lta-me n t? at Ottawa will nbt suffice. There must ^be h deeper digging, a wider , sweeping, ra more sincere arid, down­ right effort to get atv the,root of the trouble . if the country is to be sav­ ed _ from communism, oy if Confed­ eration's to survive. . In . the meantime., social credit js„’ gauging ground in the west. AL , ready candidates are"’Seihg pushed into the federal .fight,. The Prime Minister and Mr. King are both be- .ing" opposed by candidates of —this ; party, and it is believed by many that both, these men will be compell­ ed to seek election elsewhere. This seems, to be the result of a psychological, "revolt against the con­ tinuance of the old order. Thousands of. people in the last' election ’.voted. ! not necessarily, for' Social Credit as 7 such, Jbut they found ii impossible to . support’ ’ the ’'^ratforins^ of the old parties, so they, voted . for something which would guarantee^ a'.change, ho ■ matter what. . ‘ j "In . the, coming' election a similar, 1,„ ............. „„ Cia Condition will doubtless prevail. In, closeL tb; the pulsg of the situation, -fact“H>h'e~dssues a‘re 'so deeply co’n- can but guess at the probable out- fusing the . average citizen- and poli- come. The > political : situation was tciap is left in dpuLt as to the ulti- never more greatly clouded.- It mate outepme. That the west de- seems that it's-every man for him- ouk; ne sits on uie ena oi a suid- . mands a change is a fact, that it; is self and may the devil catch the marine arid holds its nosh while it ' out to co.mpell so far as possible laggard. • ° ' dives. Mr. and Mrs. Johri Craig spent Sunday with tier brother, Mi*, and Mrs. George Coulter of Morris. Mrs. Straiighan of Goderich is visiting her daughter* Mrs/ Jas^ Laidlaw. ’ ... Miss Simpsqn and Mrs. Wm. Sim- psrin of Detroit are visiting the lat­ ter’s par'prits, Mr/; and Mrs. George . Mrs, .Craig and Miss Little of London, visited recently with , Mrs, John Falcon,pr, and she accompanied them home arid, visited relative^ in •London* and t Thamesford. Mr. and Mrs. John' Falconer , and - r"Mt"Tester' Falconer and Mrs. Cecil Falconer motored ; to London. • last Tuesday and 'attended the funeral of their cousin, Mrs. Young. Preparatory service will be ' held . in the Presbyterian church. Friday.- at 8 p.m; and ’ communion will be held on Sunday at 11 a.m. Rally day service was held tin the Presbyterian / church last Sunday.^' ’.. Mr, Jas. Weir of London spent the; week-end . with his mother, Mrs. Fred Davison. . Mrs. Eli Jacques attended the funeral of her sister Mrs. George Taylor of Wingham on Monday of this wqek. Mrs. Taylor suffered a stroke a .short time ago. She was a fotmer resident of this comniupity and many old friends attended the .funeral. ‘ ' andGarton. Kincardine, Huron and Kinloss Softbalk League successfully. con« eluded its first year activities witlj, ' a largely attended banquet in St, John’s Church, Bervie, .on Thursday at which C. F. Hewitt, donor of ttyt league trophy, presented it,to Hap. old Thompson, manager of Kinloss team, which won the championship of the five-team loop. ReV. F. C. > Me? ". Ritchie presided over the gathering which was address,ed'‘by the team leaders, Harold Thompson, Kinloss; Angus McLeod, Bervie; William St a-, tters, ^Kinlpugh; ’ Norman Clinton Mifiarton and William . Arnold^Afr-^ mow; Rev. Georgy Simpson, Armow, Milton Alexander, W. R. Robinson ' Bert McLean, F. R. Davies,. Rev, Fr.; O’Shaughnessy, Riversdale; V. W Fisk; Neil McDonald. . Dungannon Fair Next Thursday to that a change shall come is also true. No one, even those whose fingers are i ,. Have you- had steady employment under Mr. Bennett’s Government? gospel Meetings Young People’s Friday evening at -the-.Orange- Halli will be in charge of Mary Carter, for Lucknow’s part of the program, and Mr, Merle Can- telon for Wingham. The attendance last Friday evening was. very en- “coijraging. On Sunday evening at 8.15 the usual services in charge of Mr; Low- ey. Message from Abts 16th chapter 31st verse. “What, must I do to be saved?” t > During the fall and coming winter,^, doors , will open at 7.30 p.m. . and bjiildihg~will be well- heated. We extend a hearty invitation all who can, to be present. Blik: My fathers -in the army He’s, brave. ...__"■ '... • —___— Stik: My father’s ip the navy. He’s braver^ • , Blik: What does he do? » ’ Stik: He sits on the end of a sub- . , We have had five years of Bennett rule. Again Mr. Bennett is- making promises __ MORE I’R^lMlSES AMUSE YOU when you know that only a vgyy small—per-___. eentage of those made by the'Conservative leader has been fulfilled. ' ' ’ . . ‘ STATISTICS CONFUSE YOU when, the Conservatives manipulate figures to suit their ends; riot to show a true picture or conditions. ■ ■ . ... „ • ■■ ’ ' • ' ’ . ** "*'*•, -' . ' * ‘ ' '• i • • ' ■ ’ . ,; ( YOU BE THE JUDGE. Ask yourself if Mr.. Bennett has carried out- his prom­ ises, or Mrv Stevens’ those he made in 1930 qr those made by the Conservative ♦ speakers in Bruce it be the standard 1 of currency, and so this idea has: been carried out in the Bank Act of Canada. But. those who have inves­ tigated, and the statistics of the business of the' Dominion, seem’ to berir out this contention, show that over ninety percent of the internal business .of Canada.. is done without any relation to gold;-. rather it is done through bank entries and thru the issue of checks, drafts and bills of exchange. / ’ ‘ What then would prevent the gov­ ernment taking over the business now done by the banks and operate with a minimum of cost, and in the ^interest of the people as a" whole? This is the question of the hour, and it is conceivable that in the very near fyture banking!'as we un­ derstand it today, that is institutions for the handling of credit, for private gain will pass away .and a cheaper and more equitable method of ex­ change devised.- ; ' . Whether (Social Credit, in Alberta is a panacea for the ills from which the country Suffers, , remains to be seen". /The turn over in the last pro-, vinciai election "would seem to be largely psychological. ‘Hyro in the west we have become “so impatient • Have you had an increase in salary under Mr. Btennett’s Government? Has the cost of Jiving been reduced to the same extent as your wages have z been lowered under Mr. Bennett’s Government? - . Have yofi lost your home, farm, car, savings or business under Mr. Bennett’s Government? , I \ ■^^^fe\W®^^'siness shown a ^profit uni^r Mr. Bennett’s Goyernmeiit? ,. Have your t^xe^ been redded under 'Mr. Bennett’s Government? What is the value of your ’property, stocks or business now and what was.it before 1930? , ‘ ~ , Bennett’s record includes an increase of 1,200,000 more people on relief, also an increase from 612 millionaires in 1930 to 1,312 in 1935. f After you have answered the eight questions and read the above statement do you think ‘Bennett saved Canada, or did Bennett save the Big Man? I > FOR JOBS AND LIVING WAGES <0 Vote Liberal and Get Action ..zjjg Published by North Huron Liberal Assdciation.