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The Clinton News Record, 1932-12-15, Page 6N E t15 filiPPENING5 Timely the Informationfor � Busy Farmer ( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ) 1 Force Rhubarb For Winter To. have fresh rhubarb for the winter table all one has to do is, to take a portion of a crown from the garden he the late fall (oe trig it' up during the winter), let it freeze s'al- inly, then put it in the cellar where .the temperature is from 50 -to 60 de-' grees Fahrenheit. No earth is re • quired, the rhubarb crowns or sections themselves containing enough stored energy to produce the edible stalks; and for the best color they should be kept in almost total darkness. e=1r Better Marketing Methods Increase Sale of Turnips Charles E. Broughton, member of the Departmental staff, points to the operations ',of the Blackwater Tin -nip Growers' Association, as a striking example of the possibilities for pro- ducers increasing their markets, even in times of depressed trade. This ,co-operative organization has • direct control of some 500 acres of turnips, and the choicest of these are being washed, branded and waxed. As a result of this oeration, an excellent local market has been de- veloped and export possibilities for the future look most encouraging. The association has erected a plant on a cooperative basis and this plant ineludes facilities for storing, wash- ing and grading, thereby placing this group of growers in a position to market a uniform product. Bottled Ontario Honey for British Consumers "Bottling arrangements are rap- idly being completed, and it is ex- pected Ontario bottled and labelled honey will be on the market for re- tail distribution in England, in a large way, about the first of Jan- uary," recently stated P. W. Hodgetts, Secretary Ontario Honey Export As- sociation. "Various bottle designs have been accepted Lor the different sized con- tainers, while a striking series of label designs have been submitted and a final selection is now being sna;ie. It will take a few weeks yet to obtain deliver•,v of bottles but i:in- nnediately the first Consignment comes to hand, packing and distribution will commence. ,`Ontario beekeepers' interests are being adequately .protected as only honey equal to the best, and superior to most brand's, will be placed on the market in bottled containers, Some ten thousand retail stores will be contacted weekly for Ontario honey, through a new distribution arrangement effected by the Ontario 'Marketing Board." (:==t4 Ottawa Fair Winners The Interconnty Live Stock Judg- ing Championship of Eastern Ontar- io was won by Grenville County team at the Ottawa Winter Fair. Eleven teams competed for the Peter White Trophy, which is emblematic of the championship. The runners-tns were from Lennox and Addington County and the others followed in this order: Dundee, Peterborough, Prince Ed- ward, Lanark, Renfrew, Frontetu c. Leeds, Hastings and Northumberland. The Intercounty Seed Judging tit- le went to the Prescott and Russell County team.. Thirteen teams coni, toted in this event for the George Nettleton Challenge Trophy. The Lennox and Addington team was a- gain runner-up with the others fol- lowing in this order: Grenville, Lan- ark,- Leeds, Renfrew, Dundas, Peter. borough, 'Carleton, Prince Edward, I+rontenac, Hastings and Northumnbee- Iand. Treaties Stimulate Market The following excerpt from a statement just issued by the Domin- ion Live Stock Branch, is of special interest at the present time: "The passing of the Bill covering the Uni- ted ,Kingdom-Canada ni-ted,Kingdom-Canada agreement as the •outcome of the Imperial Economic Conference, had a stimulating effect `en the market for various classes of meats in Great Britain. As well, the p raising of the special duty on Free State cattle from 20 per cent. up to 40 percent,, and the loss of the 10 per cent. preference by the Irish c Free State, havebeen bullish factors in the cattle .market, This week at 's Birkenhead steers and heifers were P quickly cleared at advances'averag- ing approxim'ately,'£3 per :head or, at the current rate of exchange, $11,81 per head above last week's sales. There were no .Canadian cattle+on the market, owing to the narrow .margin c existing as! a result of the very ad- verse condition of exchange on sales in the British .market" THURS., DEC. 15, 1932 Of IN•TER.ESTTO FARMERS from a Stephen lady warning the daughter, Louise. The funeral war) public against the entering into an agreement with €4 canvasser who is selling a course of instruction in Hawaiian Music as the work is be- ing misrepresented. The certificate sent to us by the party is not worth the paper it is written on.—Times. Advocate. •tliaSeas held Thursday from herlate home.. Deceased was a staunch member of the United •Church. Interment was made in Brussels Cemetery. BRUSSELS; The death occurred in Brussels of Eliza NeQuarrie' Oli- ver, after a lengthy illness,- in her 61st year. Her husband, the late WINGIZAM: Twenty'. -seven years Robert Oliver, predeceased her by ago Edwin Lewis was appointed two menthe. Sheis survived by one nightwatehman of this town and sines son, Milton,, of Sault Ste. Marie and that •time has served in this Scapa- one daughter, Miss Elva, Reg. N., of ity. Mr. Lewis is in his 78th year Brussels, She was a staunch mnembee and feels that the time has come foil of the Presby'teria'n •church here. The oma younger man to take ever his funeral, private, was held from her os%tion, and he therefore' handed in late residence on ,Saturday, with; his resignation to the Council service at'.2 p.m. Interment in the —Advance -Times; family plot in the Brussels Cemetery. nlMe> C 7L -J AS11FIE'LD: The following will SE'AFORTIH: George Gray of onstitute Ashfield's council foe Mitchell appeared before Magistrate Reid at the •genet in the Town. Hall. Seaforth, on Friday on a Charge of criminal negligence, having, it is al,' leged, smashed into a buggy on Fri- day evening last at the Egmond:ville bridge, containing Mr. and Mrs. Pet- er . Deichert and daughter, of Zurich, The occupants of the buggy, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hildebrand were thrown out but not seriously injured and were taken to the home of F. W. Leisemee. The driver of the ear was given a year on suspended •sentence and sentenced to pay $25 or in default of payment a month in jail, also the cost of the court and damage to the horse and buggy. oseettC—=o• Christmas Market Display Compe- tition For Farmers The Department is making a grant to all regular weekly Producers' - Consumers' Markets as part of a provincial wide effort to increase the demand for home-grown products. Prize money will be awarded for best displays at Christmas market or mar- ket first preceding Christmas. Ex- hibits will be judged as follows: 1. Quality, 70 points; 2. Effective and attractive display (Ontario farm products only), 30 points. The regu- lations are as follows: 1. Open to any bona fide 'farmer or gardener. No entry fee. 2. Displays must be ready for judging not later than 9 a.ni. 3. Only Ontario products to be exhibited, (fruit, vegetables, honey; maple products, dairy products, eggs, meat and poultry). 4. Any or ail farm products may constitute an ext hibit. 5. One exhibit to each farm- er. 6. Products• must be raised or grown by fanner exhibiting. 7. Exs hibit to bo arranged or dressed by', members of family of farmer exhibit- ing. The prize money will be divids ed as follows: 1st, $10; 2nd, $5; 3rd, $3; 4th, $2; ten prizes of $1 each. Each exhibitor is urged to be ready for judging before 9 a.m. and should any article be sold, it is suggested that it be tagged with purchaser's name, and arranged to hold until judging is completed. Each Iocal contest will be under direction of the district agricultural representative. Current Crop Report Dufferin County reports that 20 purebred rams have been purchased by farmers there through the bonus encouragement offered by the Live Stock Branches. Commercial price of potatoes in Dufferin remains around 50c, with frequent inquiry for them. Halton County reports seed growers doing work on exhibits for Regina and that a small clipper mill installed in the local agricultural office last year has been used extensively to suprlement the work of commercial seed mills on show samples when an exhibitor got down to small quanti- ties. Peel County alfalfa seed receiv- ed more favorable publicity when Robt. 3, Shaw, 20 -year-old farmer, won first and Reserve Championship', with his sample of Ontario Variegat- ed Alfalfa seed at the International Hay and Grain Show, Chicago. Peel also had the highest Ontario prize winner in the Timothy class by lams - dell Bros. A. shipment of 60 head of purebred Holsteins was made from Perth County to U. S. A. recently, Ifaldimand County live stock industry has suffered by reason of the dis- contineance of shipments by one of the oldest companies eond'ucting Iive stock drover business there. Ave- rage yields of sugar beets in Kent County are high and will exceed those of 1931. The sugar beet growers of Kent will receive upwards of a mils lion dollars for their 1932 crop. A few of the best fields of soy beans turned out around 30 bushels per acre. The price of buckwheat in Vic -I toria County is reported to be disap- pointing to men who have used it as a cash crop in the last• two years. At the annual Napanee Poultry Fair 'ap- proximately 120 tons of dressed poul- try was marketed. The Lennox and Addington poor did the largest vol- ume of business and during the two days of the fair they received 163,- 597 pounds of dressed poultry. Over 35 per cent. 'ef this tremendous turn- over was graded "M'llkfed," as ,conn ared with only 17 per cent.. in 1981. EXETER: Mr. Joseph Senior,, to 1915, when ill health prevented clerk of the village of Exeter, and him filling the position, The couple are highly esteemed in the locality. :Mrs. Senior, celebrated their forty- fifth wedding anniversary one day last week. Mr. Senior has been clerk • of the Municipality since 1904, with EXhl I R: The Times -Advocate ;the exception of the years from 1910 is in receipt of a communication 1933: Reeve—lffurdoeh Matheson. Council -Wilfrid Fairish, E. G. Zinn, S. Sherwood, WEST WAWANOISli: Elected the following council on Monday: Reeve, W. 3. 'Stewart. Council—Thomas Webster, John McQuillin, Bert Gam- ey, Cairns Aitcheson. 4:=0b BRUSSELS: The death occurred suddenly of Catherine Elizabeth Mc- Tavish, wife of Walter Rose, in her 54th year. Deceased had 'resided hi Brussels for 15 years and in that time her 'cheerful disposition entreated her to a large circle of friends. She is survived by her husband and one County Council (Continued from page 3) this resolution is to be sent to ether Ccunty Councils throughout the Pro- vince and to the local members 'of Parliament." of his duties in this county. Carried. H., T. Edwards, Supt. of the Chils We recommend that no criminal 1 dren's Aid Society, gave a verbal justice accounts be report which covered that given by paid by the the Children's Shelter ,Committee. County Treasurer before they have There are fifteen children in the been go ne before the Criminal Audit shelter ranging in age from 16 and O,Kd. by the committee. Car- years to one year. Mr. Edwards eul- ried' ogized the work of the Lion's Clubs present conditions. Carried. We also recommend that County Constable Thos. Gundry be relieved We further recommend that the on behalf of crippled children. Reeve selection of jurors be allowed four Sweitzer.said no better cause can be days only for selecting jurors at helped than assisting Mr. Edwards. $4.00 per day, Carried. County Engineer Roy Patterson re+ Report on committee re steno- viewed the year's operations, graphy was carried as follows: Road Committee According to your instructions we The County Road Committee re+ have .made enquiry into- the matter of ported that the program of works stenography in connection with the set forth in June has been nearly administration 'of justice, in this completed and it is expected there will county. We were shown the Order be a si'uplus of $1,000 at the end of in Council dated Aug, 11, appointing the years ,Economies have been ef- Miss Edna Wiebb now Mrs. J. 13. Rey- fected in nearly all departments, nolds, court stenographer for the particularly in gravel pits where the county. We were also shown the tar- cost of operating crushers have been iff of fees for court work of this cut nearly 50 per cent chiefly by kind. We were also informed by Mfrs, the installation of draglines. Reynolds that she had appointed Mass Elliott -Gamble moved that a vote Olive Schoenhals as her deputy and of appreciation be given to John Mn. paid her personally for her services. Kenzie for his able and conscientious. Also that Miss Schoenhals' name services at this Council, and on the should not appear in county accounts County Road Commission.. under administration of justice as re- The question of certifying re- ceiving pay unless as the Deputy counts for indigents in hospitals Court stenographer. l'Xrs. Reynolds caused some discussion. The rennin - also informed us that she is Matron oration of the corn -borer inspector and of Huron County Jail. „From the the certification of his accounts. caus- information received to date, we feel ed many questions. Reeve Smith ask - the rate of pay for these services ed on whose authority was the bill should be materially lowered during paid and the warden said it was on this time of depression,mid-further his. that the remuneration should come In the lest minute the subject ,of from the steno source as the appoint- mileage was introduced by Reeve nment. Wie Tees/emend that this Scott and after discussion Mfr. Rader Council invite other counties to fern asked that the question be considered in making a request to the Ontario by the January session, Legislature to give local autotnony to the counties in this province regard- By-laws- ing these appointments. We ream- By - law N'o. 17 confirming the mend • that the incoming Council take payment of grants and expenditures, up the matter that all stenographers was adopted. for county should be appointed by BY Iaw Na. 18, repealing By-law by-law. No. 5, of 1930, appointing Thomas Gundry, Sr,, of Goderich, a special Another clause asking that the officer to enforce the Liquor Control stenographer in the Engineer's office Act of the province of Ontario, was be required to combine her duties carried, effective December 81, 1932. with the stenographic work in the .Compliments of the season following cleric's office was struck out as it the presentation of a fine -gold head- was shown that the work of the ed cane to Warden Rader, featured former required all her time. the closing session on Friday atm.- Deputation From Town noon. The address to the warden Mayor C. C Lea headed a depute- was read by Reeve Owen Geiger, and tion from Goderich, the membersel the persentation made by Reeve Med which spoke in protest on the recent 'ashen of Bade' x action '01 the Depaztment to do away Warden Rader expressed his ap- er with training schools in smaller Itos- woulprecdtron of the gift and said he petals. Ilis Worship in raking the would never forget the hearty co-op. Council to goenreoard as being a- oration he had received from, "the gainst this, introduced Mr. G. L. Par- chosen people of this eourityof sons, President of the Goderich Hos.which Ile was proud to'be a ratepayer pita' Assoeiation and Dr. Martin, a and warden Reeve Elliott was asked to take member of the medical staff. The Council went on record as the chair for the presentation. Fol• f strongly disapproving of the action o01 this a number of the 'members of the Provincial 'Government' in or- theconn made short speeches. War - daring the discontinuance of a traits- Three cheers s and a tiger for War- ing school in small hospitals that have lived up previously in every way to all government regulations regards ing same. A motion to this effect was sponsored by Reeves .Graigie and Smith after hearing the deputation from Goderich: The motion further stated "We feel that this will act as a 'real hardship to rural communi- ties, and greatly increase the cost s.4' conducting these hospitals, if not en- tirely their :discontinuance, which, we are sorry tosay, appears' to us will be the ultittt to result if this legis- theyy should he paid for the gravel taken. Reeve Me•Kibbon moved that $125 be paid as "mere than that a- mount has been wasted discussing it," Finally the report was adopted. Reports of Committees` The report of the House of Res Alga Committee was carried as fol- lows: There are at present 91 iii- mates in the House. During the year utero were ijeurteest deaths. During visits to the Iloue, the com- mittee was well pleased the way the inmates were eared for and are proud of this institution. The County Property Committee's report which was carried, told of visits to the jail ' when the eleven prisoners and the jail were found in good condition; recommended a new filing cabinet for the registry office but that it be left to the incoming council; recommended a new fence around the Registry Office; a new flag. for Court House. The second report was taken clause by clause. The report read. Re the motion of Messrs. Scott and Stewart: That the road west of Bel- grave be added to the County Road System, this road was included in By- law No. 20, 1930, of the County of Huron to be added to the systetnl and notice has just been received from the Department of Highways that the only county roads.apptoved to date are the road to Auburn Stets tion and the road between Comes,' sions 8 and 9, Turnberry. 'Carried. Re motion of Messrs. Haulm and Sweitzer: That the •county pay foe gravel taken from. the Bentniller Road, the Commission of a. former year offered 3125.00 in full settle- ment of all claims against the land, and we recommend that a similar of- fer be made, without prejudice. Car- ried. Reeve Wright asked the Warden's opinion on sending of delegates to the Ontario Agricultural Advisory meeting in Toronto, with the Hon. Ti L. Kennedy, Minister of Agriculture. The Warden gave a verbal report on this meeting which he felt was help; ful, but the January meeting 0) Council, would be the proper time to make appointment of delegate t'a Toronto. Motions Geiger -Ballantyne: That a conA of the report of the Special Commit, tee re Criminal Justice account be sent to each member 'of the Legisia- tore in Huron. and to the Govern- ment of Ontario. Carried. Archibald -Beaver: That the Legi. Stature he requested to amend the Weed Control Act to have the weeds on the road allowance on all roads cut be the same roads as the adjacent lands, as this council considers the present system to be inefficient and expensive. Carried. Smith -Matheson: That the chair- man of each pay committee present to this Council a report of the a- mounts of the pay sheet of committee during the year. Carried. Wright -Cardiff; That the Canada and Dominion Sugar Co. of Wallace - burg and Chatham., also the St. Law- rence Co. cf Montreal, be asked to start a sugar factory in Huron Coun- ty Carried. Scott -Francis: That By-law 5.-1930. appointing Thomas Gundry, Sr., spe- cial officer for Huron County, under the Liquor Control Act of Ontario be repealed. Carried, Haaeke-Goldthorpe: That any per- son int Huron County wishing to run foxes with dogs be allowed to do so by getting a proper permit. Carried. Treasurer Reports Gordon Young, Treasurer of Hu- ron, in giving his report Thursday morning, said the financial standing of the county was good. Instead of carryig over outstanding notes of 385,000 in the general account, it was hoped to reduce that amount by half. The County Highways' ac, count will balance when the govern- ment subsidy is received in March, The total receipts in Provincial High- ways' account were $44,303.47; the total payment, $63,923.71, leaving a deficit of 319,614.76. Payments , in the general aceount showed for eleven months: The ad- ministeation of justice, 317,778.88; county home, $18,068.06; schools, $48,163.60; municipal government, 35.895.59; county property, 33,135.28; Children's Shelter, 32,880.83; Mothers Allowance, 39.562.50; jail, $3,761.38; lfcspitals, 54,703.48; grants, 31,290.00; interest and exchange, general, 38,- 642.79; county roads, 33,941.50; print- ing, 3823.18; Division Court, water, light, telephone, etc., 31,200; Old Age Pensions, 312,022.01. Ian bfeteod, Agricultural Repres sentative of Huron, addressed the of God council. He .had held 94 meetings den Rader, and the singing Save the Bing and Auld Lang Syne during the year with an attendance elosed the Thursday session of the of n,617, The sum of county as had ben - 1932 Huron County Council, been received in the as a u3 in the purchase of pure bred hor- ses.There had been dipped 1,003 sheep and several parasite experi- ments were made and about 3,600 animals .treated., The total hogs shipped the past year was 80,448; the County pay for the gravel taken last year, 60,598, showing about 331-3 from the Benntiller Road. •Reeve per cent. increase. Many experi- Haacke declared there was no doubt ments in culling poultry were ear- Goderich,Township•owned the gravel tied out. The. benefit in the use of pit, read'minutes of previous County fertilizer was shown., Some 172,377 ration remains in effect, A Dopy of Council ,• meetings and maintained trees had been brought inttoi the ,court -,l Friday Morning The. Friday morning session was largely taken up with discussion on the report of the Good Roads Coln - mission, which recommended that try free ,of charge for reforestrati'on, Sixtyorchards .were examined foe disease in apples and not one found free from certain affecticsi. The unfinished report of the Ad- visoty Committee was taken. Clause eight had been struck out, re the gold standard. Support Resolution The Legislative Committee aggreed to the resolution from the Elgin 'County Council against the abolition Of County 'Councils of Ontarid, as is confusion in people's minds in they are doing good work, which was regard to it. endorsed by the Council. An expansion of national currency to correspond to an increase in na- tional wealth ought not to .be nailed` inflation—indeed, unless' such in- crease in currency is forthconning, deflation and failing prices result. In a Land 'af Plenty, a land of bursting elevators and overstocked' warehouses, we find much unem- ployment, factories idling .and an impoverished agriculture. The gross annual revenue of Canadian fanners dropped by at least one billion dol- lars in the last four years. Farm- ers' debts remained fixed in -benne of dollars, which means that farm- ers must sell from two to three • times as much produce now to pay their indebtedness as was the case three years ago. Their cost of liv- ing and production has fallen ;but slightly. The continuance of such conditions will drive the agricultural - industry into bankruptcy and Cana- dians into as yet unknown suffer- ing. The lack of farm purchasing power is the direct cause of business stagnation, the rising tide of unem- ployment, and the huge deficits of - governments, which are resulting in general business paralysis. Something must be done, and that quickly, which will enable Cana- dians to use the wealth they possess —and that "something" in my opin- ion is the issuing' of .money by the Federal Giovernment against geode and services, without interest, in quantities sufficient to trove goods and absorb services. Such action would: Automatically increase the prices of exportable farm products., Enable fanners to pay their debts with dollars nearer in purchasing • power to those which they borrowed seine years back. Enable farmers to buy goods on 1 the market, start factories running and thus absorb the unemployed. Lower' the expenditures of govern- ments for relief of unemployment. Increase the real revenues of governments. Ease railway problems through an increasing volume of traffic. Stimulate exports and revitalize the West, with accruing benefits/ to Eastern Canada. Place Canadian farmers more on a parity* with their chief competitors in Australia and South America. It would not:— Impair Canadian credit abroad, since Australia has been able to fin- ance in London at 31-2 per cent. with her currency tar below the pound sterling. Prevent refunding debts in New York, which involves only a change in our American creditors, Prevent meeting interest charges in New York, as these can be made AGNES McPHIAIL, M.i ,, IIIXPLAINS "INFLATION;" 13 THE 'ONLY WOMAN MEMBER OF PAR- LIAMENT AN AUTHORITY ON ,FINANCE? Editor News -Record; Dear Editor: The inflation of" currency is a much talked of subject thesedays; it, has entered the realm of ` practical politics. Efforts are being made to frighten people by the use of the word "inflation" and, there Regarding the communications from the C. p.. R, and C. N. R. in connection with cattle guards on rail- ways the committee concurred in the action of the County 'Council in ses- sion refusing acquiesence in same, The committee also endorsed the resolution of the Board of Trade of Prince Edward 'County to recommend to the Provincial and Dominion Gov- ernments that until the remuneration for labor in urban 'and' rural districts is in harmony, that unemployment relief be considered entirely as a local mattes.. The committee also concurred in the communication of the Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, affecting indigent patients, in hospi- tals. The report was adopted in Council DOINGS IN THE SCOUT WORLD Scents Head Local Relief At Duncan, B.C., the local winter relief work was organized under the initiative of the local Stout leaders, Plans included a surplus vegetable and fruit survey carried out by. Rover Scouts and eoieetion and repair of clothing by Rangers and Girl Guides. bb Peace Park Opening Features Boys A colourful feature of the opening this summer of the Waterton -Glacier Peace Park on the Alberta -Montana border was provided by a group of 24 Canadian and American King and Eagle Scouts, bearing their respec- tive flags. Repetition of their res- pective Socut obligations also was included in the ceremonies. e-ar 480 Acre Estate For U. S. Scouts A magnificent New Jersey estate of 480 acres has been presented tq the Boy Scouts of America by Mrs, Jacob H. Schiff, as a memorial to her sen, Mortimer L. Schiff, the late President of the American Scout or- ganization, The estate will be .rade a national training centre for Scout - ars similar to Gilwell Park, England, Santa Claus' Chain of Workshops Santa Claus branch workshops op- erated by Scouts and Girl Guides in all parts of Canada are again at work reconditioning broken and dis- carded toys and dolls, to help fill Old St. Nick's bag at Christmas. Last year a coast-to-coast chain of 155 in gold or goods. Cause the test of living to rise as shops provided gifts for fully 75,000 needy children, including many on farms in the west, Baden-Pawe11 has called such work "Happifying." t Drownings and Rescues The up -curve of drownings dur- ing the present year was reflected in a recent report of the Medal Board of the Boy Scouts Association. The report cites 10 Scouts for rescues made at serious risk and 11 for sav- ing from drowning with less risk, A Rover Scout was Credited with a swimming rescue of three persons, and a 10 year old Wolf Cub with saving two other small boys who had broken through ice in the spring, Water rescue is part of Scout train. HOG SHIPMENTS Report of hog shipments for the month ending Oct. 31, 1932: Clinton—Total bogs, 499; seltjet bacon, 204; bacon, 250; butchers, 39; heavies, 2. Auburn—Total hogs, 375; select bacon, 1.28; bacon, 227; 'butchers, 19. Hensall-GTotal hogs, 291; select bacon, 100; bacon, 162; butchers, 29; heavies, 4; lights and feeders, 1. Huron Co. Locals—Total hogs, 3319; select bacon, 052; bacon, 2070; butchers, 199; heavies, 42; extra heavies, 2; lights and feeders, 27. Eamon County—Total hogs, 6794; select bacon, 2024; bacon, 3995; but- chers, 577; heavies, 63; extra hea- vies, 4; lights and feeders, 63. IMAGINATION Young Husbanri—iDo you know, my dear, there's )siomlething wrong with the take: It doesn't taste right.,, Young' Bride! (triumphantly) -- "That is all your imagination, for it says in my new cookery 'book that it is delicious." quickly as the prices of basic com- modities, and would give at the same time greater security of em- ployment and increased personal res Venues. The economic strain has reached ' the breaking point. The Government can relieve the strain. Will it do it? Yours sincerely, Toronto, --Agnes Macphail.% December 12th, 1932. ACCIDENTS AND COMPENSATION During November there were 3,227 accidents repotted tc The Workmen's Compensation Board, a decrease of ' 115 from the number reported during • October. The total accidents report- ed for November is the smallest number in more than ten years. The fatal accidents numbered 18, as corn - pared with 32 in October. The total benefits awarded amount,- ed mounted to 3449,162.63, of which 3389,409.- 31 was for compensation and 359,- 753.32 was for medical aid. This brings the total number of accidents reported to date this year to 38,510, me compared with 48,806 for the same period of 1931, and the benefits awarded amount to., 34,696,- 936.15, as compared with 35,537,656.- 54 for the ,corresponding period - wf ' 1931. A HELPFUL II/NT An employer who believed in sup -- porting all efforts to introduce a new spirit into industry had called his men together •to place before them his plans for bettering work- ing conditions, "New whenever . I' enter the workshop,' he said, "I want to see every man cheerfully performing his task, and therefore• I invite you to place in this box any - suggest -inns as to how that can be • brought about." ,A fery days later he opened the box and took out a slip of paper on which was written —"Take the rubber 'heel's off your - shoes,"