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The Clinton News Record, 1931-07-16, Page 7THE clawroN-N1~1WS RECORD ° to -nen, but we hope our next o' on uai�uus uI Rebah A' Column Prepared Especially for � O Women -- But Not Forbidden to Men But once I pass this way And then -.no more. But once—and' then the silent door Swings •on its hin es--io en — g p s Clasen —And no more. I pass this way 'So while, I may With, all my might I' will essay Sweet comfort and delight 'To all I meet upon the Pilgrim Way 'For no •man travels twice'the great highway That climbs through darkness up to light Through night, "`To Day.` • —John, Oxen'ham. ----t d4frs. Louise C. 14t lriiiney of �laresholm, Alberta, the first woman)' in the British Empire to. be elected to a legislative position„ died at her home •on Friday. arra. '"141elfinney's death was somewhat sudden, as she 'attended the recent World's conven- tion of the WI:C•T,U. in Toronto. She was vice-president of this organiza- tion. She was returned in the gen- eral election of 1917 to the legislat- ure of her home province for the constituency of Claresholm, being the first woman in the British Em- pire to attain that distinction. She was also one of the five Canadian women from Alberta who carried their appeal to the Privy Council 'smiting that women might be adjudg- ed "persons", a. decision -which result- ed in the appointment of the first wo- man to the Canadian senate. Mrs. McKinney was a true pion. 'eel., she blazed the way for others and because of!her courage, the exe •- eise of, her strong pioneering spirit, the way is made a Iittle easier " for those "'who follow after. In parlia- ment 'all Mrs. 'McKinney's energies were concentrated upon legislation for social betterment and to her in- fluence is ascribed' the passing of important social laws. , And now we are going back with a rush to Mid-Vietorian styles, Per- sonally I shall not object if they al- low us to. wear:'skirt's short enough to walk comfortably in, hits -which wil' stay on without the use of 'hatpins, and do not insist on "stays" and bus- tles. Some of the older styles had much t66 commend them. Lacy, fem- inine dress cannot but have its effect in making women more feminine and that is all to the good. W;amen lose much by effecting masculine dress - and manners. They are much more charming when they are their owr 'swe'et, feminine selves. By this I dr not mean that they should, adopt...the eilly artificiality of some fine flies of earlier days, who screamed at the sight of a mouse and fainted whe' anything serious happened and their assistance and services might have been of some use. A woman can be. and should be both womanly and sen- sible,, both useful and ornamental. The ideal woman is every inch a wo- man, would laugh at you if you sug- gested that she would 'enhance her charms by aping men, but she -com- bines with the sweetness of her wo- manliness the strength of character of a well-developed and responsible human being, who assumes her right- ful place in life and does not shirk its responsibilities. Row My World Wags By That Ancient Mariner -DEAN D. HURMDY That aviatrix, Miss Nicholls, had a bad dime of it. " At St. Catharines, a bear broke out of its cage -Rua climbed a Hydro pole. Hydrophobia? "Vancouver police to deport 451' Japanese who entered British Col- nmbie illegally." Nipping the nomads 'from Nippon. "Clarkson man can recognize the presence of water 'by using apple branch." Does riot twig it with the apple of his eye, but with the eye if 'the apple twig. They had to rest the official ther- mometer at the Toronto Observatory the other day. Recording the heat of the dog -days is enough to make any thermometer dog tired. Despatch from Petrolea says "the Magistrate issued a warning to par- ents against allowing children to drive -automobiles under the age of 16." But, due to the modern trade- in system, there ain't any autos not under sweet sixteen. In a Toronto fight following an argument over the pressing of a pair of pants, Steve Suyrbywus war struck on the head with a hammer by John Yovosky, O fella mit de funny foreign names, 1' ow don't you tink it vuz a couple shames Hat you mod mit a. hammer get n- etted, And on de,koko van an odder smited. Mit such a foolishness dant take e chance. 'Tvuz better to get busy, pressing r pants. REBEKAH Beauty Talks to Men ,For some time we have felt that it was bitterly. unjust to direct all the beauty talks toward the ladies. Many a man who has passed the first blush of youth, whose schoolboy cont,- plexion•has silently folded its tents— or rather, tints --,and stolen away, is secretly yearning for that lost. hey- day of early beauty. Oh, for the time when boyish freckles were delicious- ly dissolving away with the delicate rubble of a firstling beard, fresh reaped! And so on, as the poet says. But, to be practical, let us deal with one of the blemishes that crowd upon the tired business man of mid- dle life. We refer to the displaced chest, With many Wren the chest has a tendency to sink below the waist- line, and is the cause of many pleas- antries from the younger members of the family, who refer to it as "the corporation." Dad usually endures these puerile jokes with stoical calm, but cases have been known, especially at fain• ily swimming parties, where he has become justifiably infuriated with stick light-heartedness, and has push- ed several of the young jokers under the water and drowned them off, This usually has had a salutary ef- fect upon the rest of the progeny, and a noticeable falling -off in volume of fancily waist -line' humor has re. suited. But, alas, the. "corpoetion" remained. One remedial method employed is that of, breathing with the upper part of the lungs only. But the usu- al result is that the lower lungs wither away and have to be ampu- tated. Which is not so good. There are many other remedies, but we may as well be frank and say that they are all equally futile, ex- cept that of stopping eating for six months. And most of us men would rather let our chests slide any old place than do that. It may' be felt that we have not been able to convey a real message of cheer, in this, our first beauty talk ,ream, THURSDAY, JULY 16, .1931, 1- , HO WTIi BA E GT RI O XJ LO GIST CAN • will To a lot better, if and' when we HELP THE MAN. ON THE LAND give it, "The',Strawberry Season is 'beer" 0 Strawberry! I chide Since thou dost not abide Throughout the circling year.: This fact I voice That thou supremest choice Of summer riches, My soul bewitches; Wihy must thou disappear?bewitches,. . If I possessed the -means I'd give a million aeons, Simaieons or bucks To horticultural ducks; The future Luther B'urbanks, And on thein I'd confer thanks, Had they the skill' To make thee bear and bear, Andwith' delight I'd thrill, And discontinue ne'er. 0 Strawberryl • Dean IA Hurmdy: Crop Report Below will• be found a brief syn- opsis of, telegraphic reports received last Thursday at the Head Office of the Bank of •Montreal from its Branches. General In all the Eastern Provinces and also in the far West, crop conditions generally continue .to be highly en- couraging and in some instances ex- ceptionally so, while in the Prairie Provinces general rains have improv- ed conditions, though they have been too late to save crops in many areas of Southern Saskatchewan and Western Manitoba. Since the rains coal weather has been retarding growth on the Prairies. The situa- tion now is that Alberta crops are in favourable condition but back- ward, while in many sections in Southern Saskatchewan and rarest - ern Manitoba it is doubtful if the harvest will yield more than seed and feed. Ifi Quebec crops show good growth. In Ontario ten days of hot weather have been followed by heavy rain and most crops are progressing satisfactorily, with the exception of canning peas. In the Maritime Pro- vinces weather conditions have been ideal, except for lack of moisture in some parts of New Brgnawick. In British Columbia warm, favourable growing weather. prevails. Province of Ontario Fall wheat is filling well and rip- ening rapidly', and cutting will be general within the 'next. week. Bar- ley and eats are well headed out and making excellent growth. Canning peas have been seriously, affected by unfavourable weather conditions and this, with root rot and :aphis, has reduced the yield to such an extent that with the small acreage the pack will be Light. The harvesting of a heavy hay crop is well under way. Corn has made exceptional progress. Early potatoes are yielding well -and other root crops are in a satisfactory condition. While the June drop was heavier than usual, there is a fairly uniform set of apples and the condition at this date is up to aver- age. Tobacco continues to show sat- isfactory growth. • EXETER MAN Is ELECTROCUTED (Experimental Farms Note) In an Experimental Farm system aiming•, above all, to help farmers; improve And. Maintain the, quality of their' products and•'l;o'minimize pre - duction costs;" it is 'evident that the application of the fundamental sciences must form an indispensable feature sof the work. On. every side of farmracti p ice problems a arise " which, have a direet bearing upon •bacteria and their as-, tivities, Thus in a soil supporting a crop 01 alfalfa, in a heap of manure in a^silo of corn, in a gallon of milk, in ra `tank. of retting flax, in a colony of bees, or a"comb of honey; .and in the Water ef' a farm• Weil the, quality. or the products concerned is. "depeu in some cases almost wholly dap dent, inion the presence and:activi of bacteria and ::`related micro The proper, carrying out of stud n the most diversified Aliases farm production requires the 'act coopera'ti'on of the bacteriologist, that this application may be of finite effect upon the pocket, -;book the man on the land may be jud from the scope of the bacteriologi work, of the Dominion Experime Fauns, , For the dairyman present-day onamic conditions have made quar of age impor n ever, a whet is. one a fluid milk a manufactured products, quality the product consumed is limited the quality .of the raw product e ing from our farms. Per the dab man it is important, to make ev drop of milk count' these days, and milk quality' is pre-eminently a b terial consideration, it is the duty the bacteriologist to seedy ways a means of eimproving and maintains quality and to minimize cost of pi duction. be to ask those •firms . and corpora- mit. ,i, P t S Government r o e nm v enc sale, and the tions whose capital is not impaired, coma- the claim that the people than through -operating la s g s es to allocate, Canada aro" drinking: less liquor from reserves or otherwise, a fund in 1914 sufficient to employ these idle work -The first plea emphasizes a rhe ers. In a hypothetical 'case, a cam- stay change of front. In all the pro; pany pays .six per cent. in -dividends vines .of Canada the argument which to shareholders and puts aivay .$75,- carried Government sale was that it 000 to profit and loss. If the dividend was a "better temperance law." were reduced to. four per "cent,, the Now the argument is' that it is prat, - management would have a surplus tically necessary to Government of $115,000, which would;: employ- 7f " ance. A similar argument m men for a year. The+'question,'nat- easily legitimatize opium dens, e urally, arises: Would the prodget of this labor be' wasted? The answer.:. is: Probably not, for if many thous ands 'of unemployed were put to work on such a •basis their regular pay envelopes would lead to a, greatly' •enlarged demand far many kinds of goods: se- It is perfectly clear that any re- ef auction �ioui ; n ourdrinking h ' ab s i • ' habits a no �. G c rte to Coveenn?ent sale, since under' ite regime there has been steady and ccs- almost invariable•- increase in con- eumption of all, cases of liquor. The reduction is due in part to experience of prohibition; to its educative el - foots, to the growth of sports- and other amusements, and possibly in fin -some part to the increase of cost, Wit The consumption of wine has been te. • enormously increased and same ere inclined to look upon. this as an out- standing gain for temperance. A year ago, the Quebec Liquor Com- mission boasted"that in five years its. sales of spirits had increased only 37 per Dent., while its .sales of wines had 'increased 125 per,• ' cent, Its /most recent report reveals the faet that, in the year covered, increase of epnsumption of spirits exceeded::the increase ref the consumption of'wine. Moreover, a careful calculation, bas, - ed on the alcoholic content of various liquors sold, reveals the fact that the amount of ahsolute alcohol in the liq- uors sold by the Quebec Commission has in six years increased over 60 percent. In the long run, it is the quantity of alcohol a nation consumes rather than the manner of consump- tion that affects most seriouely its well-being. The year 1921 marks the begin- ning of Government sale in Canada,. It has now extended to eight pro- vinces. In 1920, there were operat- ing in Canada 4 distilleries and 57 breweries, ostensibly for export. There axe now (1931) 28 distilleries and 86 breweries, In 1920 the joint capital ,of distilleries and brewerbea was $49,267,442. In 1928, it had reached the total of $128,427,789. These facts show the period of Government sale as anything but a temperance regime. Toronto, July 8, 1931. • dent, But it' is objected, this would be at ens the expense of .the shareholder' a ties donation, in short. Yes, looked at bd. :from one angle this is true. But les' looked' at-Yroni `another Nagle unpao- of dilative' capital would ;have at least ive been converted into Partially produc and tive capital;` By "productive" is de- :meant producing goods to be sold and of show in their . distribution same god margin of profit. It the speculation eel .turned out well the mass of share- ntal .holders of the various companies concerned would ultimately, gain. A basic steel product shipped to an - es other plant already employing 200 ity steady, workers would cause'. the se- condary plant to employ a number or of additional- workers. Increased of production would thus, in its progress by towards the finished article, create co new activity in half a dozen other rY- plants.. " eta Tire only gamble is -the consumer, If he does not need he will not buy, ac But, as has been said, the unemployed °f put to work will become consumers. nd The plan thus proposed is really ng tantamount to an extension of the 'O credit system for the immediate pur- pose of reinvigorating the entire ae business field. Instead of donating o - money as a gift, the wealthy- indi- vidual—who is steadily growing less g wealthy subscribes work to be em- s_ .played productively, Even the mer- uld chant may be asked to cut -his own m- profits from six per cent to four per at cent., or teem three per cent, to one ss per cent,, so that the money, he loses d, immdiately will be converted into ad - ss ded capital to restore the reduced pro- d.. fits, and perhaps improve them in n the end. st If a great bank, or insurance com- es pany, or business concern wants to g combine local patriotism with good ps, business, let its directors—confident g of the future—oommence the erection e of that large projected head office or • other building. When will materials of and labor be cheaper than now? nn Suppose a street block of 50 houses o is canvassed as an off -shoot of this 1,- general plan, and the following anal- ysis is obtained: Five residents are an ready to have their houses repainted; of two want hardwood floors but hest- - tate to risk the eapital at this thine; one Will pay for an extra room; an- e other requires shingling; three or four will pay for regular floor -clean - an ing, window -washing, etc. The , re- in mainder consent to expend from $20 - to $200 each to finance some int- - provement, That block has jumped into the active relief column, Each householder orders his improvement or service and pays for it, This is a list et suggestions which have come to this office and which are passed ,on to our readers in the hope that they will set some people gifted with the capacity for lead- ership thinking' and acting. Much can be achieved by eq -operation. Sel- dom has there been more need for united -action than there is to -day in the face of what will, undoubtedly, be a hard Winter—even though the foundations have already been laid for better times next year, and even though the processes of recovery already begin to be apparent, The crop producer likewise h reason to be interested in bacteri 1 ogical research. In working the a he is tilling a 'living thing, .teemin with countless minute organism without which his plants wou These soil 'bacteria co prise some of the farmer's be friends which the bacteriologist just getting to know and understan and to train to greater usefulne for the crop grower. An outatan ing example of the direct applicatio of the vrark of the soil'bacteriologi is the use of culture of special typ of bacteria capable of providin nitrogen for growing legume ' cro and thus sparing or ' even enriehin the soil in addition to improving th crop. The use of such bacteria hs resulted in .a much wider use leguminous crops, and the additi of the cultures has often meant th difference between sueeess and fai ure. In other phases of soil Werk such as the study of manures a their effect, and the develepement bacteriological methods ger deter mining the fertilizer needs of soils the bacteriologist aims to serve' th farmer in a practical way. The 'beekeeper must depend up the bacteriologist for improving h knowledge of the most Serious diseas es affecting his bees: 'Moreover hon ey, like most other foodstuffs, ir subjeot to serious spoilage and the bacteriologist has been and is find. ing out why and how it spoils and how to keep it from spoiling, Problems of farm sanitation, was er supply and sewage disposal en - age the attention of the bac-tenet- gist. Analyses and advice on such questions form part of the work of the Experimental Farms and is or much direct concern to the health of the farmer, his family and his lives tock. One 'can truly say that wherever the farmer turns his attention and ueh mare than he realizes him - If, bacteria affect the outcome of is labour and tend to influence the 'educe It the work of the bac- erielogist to study the organisms parate the beneficial from the armful, encourage the the group d suppress the ,other, and in so ing endeavour to prove himself a. orker foe the interest of the man on e land,-tA. G. Lochhead, Dominion grictilturaI Bacteriologist. 0 A shadow of gloom was Cast over the community early Wednesday afternoon when it was learned that Mr, William Lotman, lineman for s the Exeter Public Utilities Com- mission, had been suddenly electro- cuted while in the act of repairing m a transformer in front of Mr. Wm. se Rivers, on Simeoe street. Mr. Let- h man, with his assistant, Elmer Reed- pi er, had made . some repairs to the te in the 'morning and a''se noon it was reported that the trans h former fuse had blown oat. M4. an Lutman was in the act of climbing do the hydro pole and had not left the w th. A ground, .simply putting , his arm around the pole when he received the shock that resulted in his death. There is a wire on either side of the Pole connected with the transform- ers and the ground and •in some man- ner one of thein had become short circuited.—Exeter Times -Advocate, Magnificent Mountain Scenery The Canadian Rockies provide incomparable scenery. Here areshown just a few of the peaks Seen by the Canadian Weekly Newspaper editors. Inset is the Chateau :Lake Louise, of the Canadian Pacific Railway, one of the most popular and famous mountain resorts in the world, I ...m.a...- - SOME SUGGESTIONS • ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT Editorial from The Mail & Empire While governments and municipal- ities are preparing to deal with 'un- employment for another season, we make bold to put forward `certain suggestions which have come to us, Sd' far as Toronto and Oataiio are concerned, the situation need not — and should not—be met by ,the free distribution of money. Money thus handed out is mostly, unproductive, There . is the further argument that charity is detestable to worthy peo- ple. In certain percentages of cases there will be no ether recourse, but, as far as possible, work should be provided for those who can work, In this connection it may be said that there are two classes of the un- employed, There are the unemployed for whom there is no work, and there are those who are unemployed be- muse they are unable to make con- tact with possibly available jobs. It has 'been suggested that the first thing, therefore; is to list and classify the unemployed. This re- gister should separate the workless into the various evens to which they belong. This will he no inoonsidee- able undertaking, and •11 will be of little use unless ie is carried out on careful tines. But such a survey, once :.obtained, besides proving of use to thousands of iudividuals, would provevery valuable as a general •bas is of policy. finis undertaking should be under the direction of profession- al experts, and a group of wealthy people should be prevailed upon to finance it. Suppose the survey shows that there are, say, 3,000 steel workers idle in the Toronto district. It is proposed that the neiet step shoulc' THE BAR, PROHIBITION AND GOVERNMENT SALE by A, J. Irwin Certain newspaper correspondents in Ottawa, notably Mi. Chas. Lynch and Mr. V. M. Kipp, bave been fur- nishing the press of the . United States and of Canada with some very taking propaganda in support of liq- uor control. The mater'ial has ap- peared in contributed articles, and Parents cannot rely upon the ap. has been the subject of very favor- pearance of the child to guide them able editorials, with regard to his need for sleep, There are two main features 'in The thin, over -active child who never their ease. The first, that •our Gov- says he is tired, who is always on the ernments are making large profits go and wholooks bright and wide -a - To establish the claim that it is "a better temperance law," the writ- ers must forget all about the prohib- ition period and go back to the days of the bar; that is the major cons tention. The claim that (Govern- ment sale, from the point ,of view of temperance, is. s'bperi,or to our par- tial prohibition laws . is quite for- gotten. There :are two, concealed errors in their statements. The first is that in the total liquor bill for the Do- minion, estimated at $130,000,000, they do not' include beer sales by private interests in four 'provinces, which raises the' total to $193,000,- 000. From the., point of view of cost to the consumer and of competition with more necessary trades, it means little to whom the money -ultimately goes, It is an expenditure that from the consumers' point of view is needless, and from the community point of view represents less labor, less capital per ultimate receip"ts..thar almost any other- line, The second' error is in the arrival at a per capita basis for 1914. Prior to 1922, non, potable liquors and pot- able liquors were !bulked, so that any calculation on the basis available is necessarily erroneous and shows an inflated figure for consumption for the earlier years. This vitiates the comparison of 1930 with 1914 or any year prior to 1922. Allowing the figures of these Or - respondents to stand, but inserting the figures for 1922, we have the fallowing:= -•- 1914 1922 Spir- 1930 gals, gals. gals. its 8,488,163 2,040,514 3,036,755 Malt Liq- uor 58,140,859 38,022,238 62,100,2 Wines 1,000,000 803,027 7,341,4 The estimated population in 19 was 8,936,000; in 1930, 9,965,000. P capita consumption for the .thr years cited on this basis is in g Ions as follows: • gats. gals. g Spirits 1.108 .22 .8 Malt Liquor 7,658 4.254 6.2 Wines .138 .089 .7 25 41 22 er ee al- church was artistically decorated with flowers, At the close of the ser - Is. vice, Rev. C. and Mrs. Cumming and 04 Zdlss .Cumming received the congre- 31 gation. A dainty lunch was served 36 in the school rooms of the church. WALTON; The induction of . Rev. Charles Cuinmang, newly -appointed minister of Duff's United Church, Walton, and formerly of Ailsa Craig, was held on Thursday evtning, A large number of the congregatior was present, Rev. Mfr, Johnston of Landesboro acted as master of cere- monies. Rev. Dr. Mortimer of Au- burn addressed the minister. Rev. Mr. Weir of Blyth addressed the congregation and Rev. Mr. Bremner of Brucefield led in prayer. The tell& S'elvice OF THE, (Somalian a'i, ebtrat Aft/dation CRANT•PCEMINC Veitad•bp' Y NI.A. •••• ASSOCIATE SECRETARY BEI) -TIME The body works in a rythm of ac tivity and rest. The heart which i apparently never at rest does, in fact rest momentarily between ea,* be We require periods of rest and relax ation, and the most complete rest that secured during sleep. Individuals differ and no hard an fast rule can be, laid down as to th exact amount of sleep that is requir ed by all. Some require more slee than others; children, particular) need a great deal; As know that a large number of persons would enjoy a greater meas- ure of health, would de etter work and would feel better it they had more rest. ',Too many starve their bodies of the time that is 'necessary for rest in order that they may have more -time for work or play. Failure to secure sufficient rest is particularly serious during childhood. Lack of rest is one of the chief caus- es of malnutrition. The child who does not have sufficient rest is not able to digest his food properly and so his nutrition suffers because he does not rest enough. e at. is d e P y, wake at any hour is the very child who is in urgent need of rest. He is burning the Candle at both ends, and his general health and well-being will suffer because of his lack of needed rest, During the summer, children are often allowed to stay up late with the result that they do not get the a- mount of rest they require. Sleeping late in the morning does not snake up for going to bed late in the evening. The necessary hours of sleep in a room with open windows are: Age Hairs of Sieep 5-6 13 6-8 12 8-10 11'/� 10-12 12-14 1011 11=16 10 Children who are not strong, who are not gaining regularly in weight, need extra rest. They should lie down for one hour at least after the noon ureal. They may not sleep but the rest which they get while lysing .down s almost as good as sleep. Rest, fresh air, play, and the use of milk, fruits and green vegetables make children stong and keep them well, Questions concerning Health ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As. sociation, 184 College Street, Toron- to, will be answered personalty by letter. It's, cheaper to & than to patch Any roof that has to be patched will eventually have to be replaced. Why not save the cost of repairs by getting a weather - tight, fire - safe and colourful Brantford Roof NOW? There are over 100 different colour harmonies from which. =to. choose. ARO there are types of Brantford Roofs which can be laid. directly over your old shingles—an economy of money, • tittle and muss. Ask your dealer Tow little . a Brantford Ropf costs. He'll give you. an estimate FREE antf�t Rams Brantford Rooting Company, Limited, Head Office aid Factory: Brantford, Ont. Branch'Olfees,and Warehouses: Toralnto, Winnipeg, Montreal, Halifax, Saint John, N.B., and St, John's, Nfld, 'ASI For Sale By: CLINTON HARDWARE AND FURNITURE CO