The Wingham Advance, 1922-02-02, Page 4ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH ANNUAL MEETING
REV. DR. PERRIE
Who has been minster of St. Andrew's Presbyterian C
hu
ch for over
a quart.
er o century.
ac en ur
Y.
The annual meeting of St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church was held in the
church on Monday evening and was
marked by. a spirit of unanimity,
heartiness and approval. l
Rev. Dr. Perrie li s been the mini-
more star at Sf. Andrew's
Church c,, fof m
than a quarter of a century, and. if 'he i
is spared long enough his place will
he filled by: no other for the next
twenty-five years. He is also clerk!
of the session. The .other`members
Ken-`.
of the.session are Iasi -a. L.
Ken-
nedy, Dr. Irwin, John Anderson, J.
E. Homuth,Alex
Campbell,bell
,
Robt.
Currie, .
Elliott, E. J. Mitchell,
Peter Gowans, Robert McGee, H. F.
McGee, Andrew Taylor and John
Gray.
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The Board of Managers elected
are Wm. Robertson, T. C. King, W.
H. Rintoul, John W. Hanna, W. A.
Currie, Joseph Pugh, A. L. Posliff,
Norman Fry, Thos. Deans, W. J.
Clark, AlfredCarrr,
D.
Currie, J.
W.
McKibbon, J A. McLean..
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Auditors -H. ' B.' Elliott and R •A.
Currie." •
Treasure -A. 'L "Posliff.'
Choir Leader -F. J. Hill.
Organist—T. McKenzie Smith:'
The following is �a summary of- the
reports presented:.36'menbersWere
added during the year, ` 32 removed,
the total membership at the close of
the year was 433. . The gross receipts
from all sources during the year was
$7276.27.
CULROSS
Ja. Walker. and his
another visited
s
at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Robert
McKague near Wingham.
Miss Montgomery who fell and
broke her thigh while visiting with
her sister, Mrs. Campbell, boundary,
is doing as well as can be expected.
Nurse Killpatriek of Wingham is at-
tending her.
Mr.
, and Mrs. rs Thomas
Gaunt,
of
Whitechurch, Mr.and Mrs.James
McIntosh of Brussels, Miss Annie
11/1clntosh of Kincardine, Mr. and
Mrs. McIntyre of Lucknow, Mr. E.
Churchill and Mr. R. Barrett of
Wingham
attended the
Green—Mc-
c
-
iIltosh wedding on Wednesdaylast.
Messrs, Geo. B. Armstrong and
Alex McDonald, who attended Ot-
tawa Winter Fair returned home, on
Monday. They hada-pleasant trip
and were successful in securing zo
prizes in the various classes. Al-
though he did not secure any first
prizes he had some very strong com-
petition. In one class his animal
stood second to the one which won.
the Grand Championship of the fair.
The annual report, of the Culross
Mutual Fire Insurance Co., has just
been issued and shows the total as-
sets of the company to be $95,94$.22..
Of the $134.28.23 .receipts, collections
amounted to $4,618,71, interest $485.-
24, and the balance in cash on hand.
During the year they paid out six:-
teen
ix=teen claims totalling $,285.80, and
other expenditures were $746.14.
Their annual meeting will be held on,
Saturday, February 11th.
-.. WESTFIELD
The , Westfield Epworth Lea ue are
another mockParliamentghi the
having
basement of the church on Wednesday
evening, February 15th. The bill•is to
permit unrestricted Emigration, After ,
which lunch will be served.
BLUEVALE
in the ;Demember the dance
For-
ester's Hall, Bluevale, on Friday,
Feb. 3rd., 1922. Admission 75 cts.
Good music. Everybody come.
Hotel Not Sold
The original deal for the purchase
of the Queen's hotel, Listowel, from
Mr. J. E. Beohiner, by Mr. Wm. Ir-
win of Ripley, is` "all off". The price
asked was considered too high by
Mr. Irwin, who has' offered a lower
figure not yet accepted. -Listowel
Standard.
THE W!P GH:'tM i11►VPtN(,..E
We are;sory to hear thatthe acci-
dent which recently befell Harold
Doig, when he was struck on the foot
by a falling ' tree, has proved more
serious than at first thought. At
first it was thoughtto be only badly
bruised, but on Saturday the doctor
found that a bone- had been broken
and the limb is now encased in plaster
which will mean an enforced holiday
for the patient for five or six weeks.
At present the injured member is
doing as' well as can be expected.
.11•116, 4111.119011MNOM
BORA*
Hoperoft—In Wroxeter, on Jan. 21st
to Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Hoperoft,
a daughter.
Roane—In Culross, on Jan. 20th, to
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Roane, a
daughter.
—At 'L nhurst Hospital, Clsappel y P , Tor-
" onto, on Thursday, Jan. nth, to
Mr. and Mrs. H.• Chappel, of Dun-
das, Ontario, a son.. Mrs. Chap-
pel was formerly Olive Beemer of
Wingham.
Mrs. HughKing and. 1V1 s. of
- St, Augustine, on Tuesday, January
24th. a daughter.
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VEST—Don't Speculate
,When Buy a Car Invest
n't Spe
culate
than itsengine, axles, springs clutch, transmission,
A car is no better g
bearing or any of its numerous parts. If they are not built' to GIVE service
sou haveto pay, to GET Service. The man who knows nothing of what he
buying seldom; drives a good bargain The time has gone when a dealer
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canue the of ast connections or because he has been a somewhat
prominents prestige past
andget b y with it. The wise motorist of
figure in the industry, y
to -day knows that out of the troublesome years of the past has come the
speccialists who make perfect the engines, the axles, the bearings, then hest
stearin "crevices the best of everything that goes to make the perfect autos
of to -day' Behind every part is the reputation of the manufacturers of the
different parts. Why gamble on a motor car When you can find out before
hand just what is putinto the different nxakett.
a i call itt and let us show you what
Think it over and before purchasing
we have to offer
Ono. 84
Lyceum Theatre.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
EU ENE O'BRIEN
and
'Winnifred Weatoner
who recently became the bride of
WM. S. HART, in
'Is:Life Worth Living?'
by George Weeton
also SNOOK`i! the HUM ANZEE
in
F'YOU'LL. BE SURPRISED"
Matinee Sat, at 3.30,. 10c and 15c,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
MAY ALLISON
in
"Extravagance"
by Ben Ames Williams, and
"Screen Snapshots"
behind the scenes and at home
with famous stars and directors.
Usual prices—U sual performances.
Gray' ort at'ixge;'
FORDYCE
Quite a few from about this locality
attended llurase's ball, held in Lueknow
and report a grand time.
James St. Marie is wearing a broad
smile now, the stork called there one day
last week and left a baby boy.
Charles Leaver and Amelia Leaver
visited at Wm. Champion's on Sunday
last. •
Mr. and Mrs. Havens and family
visited - r Mr Harry Woods' onSunday
last at,
'Mr. C. F. Martin is at present pressing
hay at Mr. O'Malley's.
Mr, and Mrs. St Marie, senior visited
at Mr. James St Marie's for a few- days
late'ly.
If, reports are true Mr. ' Peter Leaver
has sold the Charles Milner farm at St,
Augustine, to the Jefferson Brothers.
Miss Winnie Haines visited at Mr. C.
P. Martin's on Tuesday last.
A few ,in"this locality are engaged put-
ting .in ice for thewinter and are taking
e riverattheloth. bridge and
itfrom th r v., b d
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report it from 55 to 20 inches thick,
Mr. James Dow is at present drawing
elm logs to the St. Helens saw mill.
East Wawanosh Council
The first meeting of thecouncil for
1922 was held on Jan. 9th., with all the
members present haying each subscribed
to the declaration of office, The Reeve
presiding the minutes of last meeting in
1921 were ,read and oprov:ed on motion
of Gillespie and Coultesa. •
The following officers were then ap-
pointed for the current year; I. S. Scott
and John Elliott, auditors; J N. Camp-
bell. member Board of Health; D. S.
Scotx, collector; A. McGowan and R.
Well. sanitary inspector~.-- Regarding,
appointment of assessor it was moved by
Mr Scott, seed by Mr. Stalker that this
appointment be laid ovet till next meeting
and that applications be asked for for
this office. Moved in amendment by Mr
Gillespie seed by Mr. Coulter Mai en m
Wightman be reappointed assessor at his
former salary. Motion carried by vote of
the Reeve. The usual requests for grants
in aid of charitable institutions received
and read. Ten dollars was voted to the
Children's Shelter on motion of Stalker
and Coultes.
Six copies of the Municipal World were
ordered as formerly fpr the council and
clerk It was resolved to memorialize
the Prov. Government asking to have. the
law regarding municipal institutions
amended by changing, Sub see. 1 sec's
53 and 54, Chap 192 R. S 0., to allow
road material to be legally purchased tram
members of township councils, when the
price for same is fixed by township by-law.
Moved by Mr. ,Coultes sec'd by Mr.
Scott that the Reeve and, Clerk he author-
ized to sign and submit to the minister of
Public Works and Highways of Ontario.
the petition of the Corporation of thF Tl?.
of E Wawanosh, showing that in the year
1921 there had been expended upon the
township roads the sum of, $2649.15 and
requesting the statutory grant on that
amount as provided by the Ontario High-
ways Act and amendments thereto- Car
tied.
The following accounts were paid: F.
Anderson extra work on financial state-
ments $15,110; The Times office. printing
financial statement 80 00; THE ADVANCE
office, printing Nominate n bills. ballots,
etc. 12 5 A.
Porterfield,
fi ld'ex e
nse
s of f
Inomination and election 64 0 salary
190.00, postage 15.00: The Municipal
World, Sub' topaper G. M. ElliottEI
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granCto Children's Shelter; 1. 00; Geo
Raithby; refund assessment on Sturdy
drain 4.22; W. ,B • King, refund assess-
ment on Sturdy drain 1.23; Wm. Ruddy
refund assessment on Sturdy drain 27.17.
By -Law No. 1-1922- ratifying the ap-
nt- t towns -111p ;.i
of en oft iii nal � and
p rn• c s By
Law No. 2-1922 appointing the council
r; oad'i;ommissioners were both 'read and
passed, _ .
Council adjourned to meet again onFeb.,,
Monday,Febethat one o'clockg-
A. PORT$RFlrzsr.D, Clerk,
EAST WAWANOSH : '
Mr. Clarence Chamney attended ' the
ball in Wingham on Wednesday night.
Mr. Robert Scott shipped a car load of
cattle Saturday morning for the U. F. 0.
--Miss Laura Robinson of, Wingham
Hospital Staff and Miss Annie Robinson
spent Sunday at the home . of Mr. Wm.
Wightman.
Mr. Souter Taylor of West Wawanosh,
is helping Mr. Geo. Naylor to cut wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Daniels of Brandon.
Man. is. visiting with Mrs. Daniel's par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Nixon.
Mrs. ' Milton Bruce and daughter,
Myrtle' of Belgrave, • was visiting with.
Mrs. Wm. Robinson one day last week.
• Messrs. Thos. and Peter Robinson spent-
last Wednesday with Mr. Geo. Beadle of
Auburn.
essei
Belgra ve
have
evangelistic services ha e
been held at Lucknuw. The pastor was
assisted by several ministers of the dis-
trict. .Rev. J. R. Peters B. A. of this
place being one of them. He assisted
for several days. Mr. Peters: is a fine
sermonizer, thoughtful preacher who puts
material into his sermons far above the
average.
PUBLIC SCHOOL REPORT
The following is the report of T.T. S. S.
No. 13,' Novick and Turnberry, for the
months of Nov. and Dec.
Exam, in Arith., Geog., Spell.... Read.,
Writ,, Hist., and Gram, Total 800,
Honours 450, Pass 360.
Sit. IV—Mary Fitch 479,. Alice Meehan
463.
Exam in Arith., . Geog.. Spell., Read.,.
Writ., Hist. and Lit, Total 450, Honours
337, Pass 270,
SR. ill -Walter Woods 374, Wilfred
lieahan 342. Verne Bennett 293, William
Weir 276, Alvin Fitch 280, George Merit -
ley 230. Wilfred henry 228.
Examined in Lit,, Arab.. Spell., Read.,
writ-. Geog. and Ccmp. Total 550,
Honours 412, Pass 330,
Sze,.
1I -Alex Corrigan 433r
Carl Fitch
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418, Clifford Willits 392, Tena Fitch 386,
Mary Harris 879, Leslie Willits 350,
Johnny Willits 833,, Jack Harris 331,
Kenneth Bennett 330.
Examined in Arith., Spell., Read., and
Writ. notal 250, Honors 188, Pass 150.
Jtt. Il—Alma Fitch 195, Blanche facie
190, Walter Willits 176, Mildred Catchers
158, Willie Woods 133.
Names arranged in order of merit.
I—Edith Weir, Ruth Corrigan,
Robert Bennett,
SR. Patting—Tommy Parker, George.
Harris, Hugh Harris
—L. Fitch, Lida
JR, I RzlttEzt , yle Willits,
Richard Bennett, Freddie Lewis, Arthur
Lewis, Iva Gallaher (absent), Elmer
Gallaher. ;(absent).
A. 14. GRANT, Teacher,
Takert Suddenly Ill
We am sorry to re port that. Mr.Howard. Gray is ill at his home here.
'We wish him a speedy recovery.
THE TOWN YOU LIVE IN
Stand up for it.
Speak in it lnvr,r,
Encourage its industries,
,,Patronize its merchants,
Hurrah ; for the enthusiastic,
Hurrah for the untltusiaetic,
Gee that all is heautifel in it,
Chant praises to the good it pos-
sesses,
THE LORD'S' DAY ACT
A widespread misunderstanding
prevails with respect to the Sunday
business permissible in the above.
Places, A careful consideration of
the Lord's Day Act and a review of
curt decisious Blake clear the fel-
lowing;
Restaurants or hotels may on Sun-
day legally conduct their proper busi-
ness of providing meals or accommo-
dation or both is the ease may be.
These places' may not on Sunday
carry on a merchant's trade whether
conducted by the proprietor, or by
anyone leasing a stand upon the pre-
mises. This means that it would be
illegal 'to sell on Sunday goods to
be taken off the premises and would.
apply to the sale of candies and
other confections, cigars, cigarettes,
newspapers, etc. Ordinary merchants
are not permitted to do business on
Stinday. These places, therefore, 'are
required to refrain en that day from
carrying on the 'Merchant 'part of
their trade. • •
Only . a restaurant proper, that is
a place equipped: -to -give. meals • and
,regularly serving meals during the
week,, may keep open on Sunday -Re-
freshment places,•, not qual'ifytngt as
restaurants as thus defined may, not
legally ' be 'open on the ;Lord's Day,
their business being tinne'cessary.
This ;gonsideration would apply' to
ordinary refreshment stands, .ice
cream parlors, and to. hotel bars..
It has been assumed that since the
repeal of the license laws under,
which hotel bars were closed on fixe.
Lord's Day, these may now be open
on Sunday and that since the license
of standard hotels permits; them to
sell candies, cigars, cigarettes, this
business, whether at the bar or •else- •
where on the premises, may be con-
ducted on Sunday. However, the sale.
of temperance drinks on Sunday is
no more necessary than the sale of
intoxicating drinks and had the sale
of intoxicating drinks on Sunday not
been prohibited by the license system
it would havebeen illegal under the
L'ord's Day Act, and the license to
sell candies, etc., does not carry with
it the privilege of violating the Sun-
day law. No local or provincial or-
dinance can supersede the Lord's
Day Act.
The Sunday b,psiness of drug stores
is limited under the Lord's Day Act
to the sale of drugs;'`ntedicines;,
'
surg-
i dl • dPPliatice necessary for' the re-
lief
•df sickness and• siifferirig' ' A
business in other articles "such as
candies, cigars, cigarettes, tobacco,
kodakts, toilet articles, comes within
the same prohibition imposed, upon
hotels and restaurants.
Blyth` Church Vestry.,
The annual Vestry. Meeting ' of
Trinity Church, Blyth, •was, held on
Monday night. The Church War-
dens presented the annual ^ report
which showed the finances of the
church' ill a . satisfactory ._ condition.
The Rector, -Rev. Mr. Hawkins, re-
ported the ' Missionary Apportion-
mentallfully paid and that the at-
tendance at;., the church ' services has
increased, and that each department
of church work is prospering. The
A. Y. P. A. had recently been reor-
ganized. The following officers of
the church were then elected.. War-.
dens, G. F. McTaggartand George
Potter; Lay Representative to Synod,
Frank Metcalf; alternate representa-
tive, Geo. Potter; Vestry. Clerk, F.
Metcalf; Sidesman, R. H. Robinson,,
Chas. McClelland, R. J. Powell, Chas.
Potter and Frank Metcalf. A hearty
vote of thanks was tendered the
Church Wardens, the Ladies' Guild
and the officers of the Sunday School
for their faithful work.
-Cleaning Up Cemetery
The Teeswater '& Culross. Cemet-
ery Corporation held their annual
meeting yesterday. This , is the first
meeting since 29191 and • all the di-
rectors appointed at that time were
again elected as follows: For three
years, D. Ferguson and T. McDon-
ald; for two years, K. McKenzie and
W. H. Arkell; for one year, Win.
Little and G.H. Linklater; ' Rola,
Keith is the Secretary -Treasurer.
When the question was raised as
to what should be done toward put-
ting the grounds in good. shape
there were many suggestions offered
and a review of what other cemeter-
ies were doing in . the country was
mentioned, but the suggestion that
seemed to meet the approval of the
meeting was that the Board should
go ahead in the spring and have the
ground and plots leveled off. There
is a little over $500 .in the treasury
and it was suggested that the own-
ers of the plots be assessed to assist
and this with what is on hand should
complete the work.
A Bill has been presented in. the
Provincial House and has already
been read a second time, and if itis.
passed, the law will compel all Cem-
eteries to have weeds and brush cut,
and a permanent fence put around
theme
There are many plots in the old
cemetery that the owners' where-
abouts are not known or who is in-
terested he inthem,
and there are
other plots that those who are inter-
ested in them would be glad to pay
some one to look after them.
The Board will ascertain what
powers they have to pass by-laws
and it is expected that sooner or lat-
er every plot.. will be assessed for
maintaining it in proper shape and
their share of the upkeep of the cem-
etery as a whole.••—Teeswater News.
Forty ShortYears
Ago
Potatoes in Jan. 1822, were quote'
at 5o to 52 :cents a bushel; butter 17'
to 59 cents, eggs 18 to 20 cents, wood
$2,75 to $3.o a cord, wheat $5.25 to
S1.32, turkeys roc to -$1.50, geese- 5oc
to 6oc and chickens per pair 25 to
4o cents, ducks 25 to 3o cents, hay
I•
zz.00 to 16,00 hides to _ cents'
pork $7.5o to 8 oo. 7 7 ,
A meeting of the shareholders of
the Wroxeter salt, well was held to
decide whether to give up or to go
ahead and it was decided unanimous-
ly to continue drilling, A depth of
1430 feet had been reached.
Mr. W. F. VanStone, the Brussels
miller, had shipped- 500> sacks of his.
celebrated finer to Glasgow.
A Serious Runaway
While driving home from Lefcknow
on Saturday evening, Mr. Archie
Andersonof Helens, met with a
nderso St. Hees
serious accident. Part of the harness
broke and his driver became unman-
ageable and bolted. His . daughter
Miss Fanny jumped and was very
seriously injured. Mr. Anderson,
thinking to quiet the animal held with
it until lie was thrown out at a
bridge.. Reeve Naylor of West Wa-
wanosh, seeing the runaway coming
up behind him, pulled his' cutter over
to the side, an act which probably
saved his life for the shaftsglided by
his head in an instant and all were
overturned. Mr. Naylor had to hold
both horses until help arrived, Mr.
Anderson's harness and cutter are a
total gloss. Both Mr. Anderson and
his daughter are in a serious condi-
tion.
Lloyd� says:
George s� s:
"The taking of risk is characterized as
a virtue in the capitalist, but a vice in the
salary carr-er." The contrary of this
vice is thrift-- Can you show any better
form of thrift than Life Insurance.
A 25 year Endowment with the Mania
Life at age 30 means a saving of 39.55 an
nually per thousand of Insurance carried,
and will assure comfort to aged person
who may soon be dependent upon you.
Make 1922 a year of thrift, and begin by
taking an Endowment with
The Mutual Life Assurance Co.
of Canada.,
A. Cosens; W. T. Booth, Representatives
Wingham, Ont.
Best D. Le & W
Scranton C o al
IN ALL SIZES -------
Cannell for fireplaces, Smithieg,
Soft Coal and Charcoal.
n dressed and
Lumber of all kinds,
undressed, Hard and Soft Wood,
Slab" Wood and Cedar always on
hand, Shingles, Lath, Hardwood,
Flooring, Sash, Doors and Mould-
ings on hand or made to order on
shortest notice. Beaver and Fibre
Board, prepared roofing and toof-
big and roofing paint.
Office and Platiiu Mill, Jose-
,, '
phineStadjoining G.T R.staion,
We give careful, interested at-
tention to all orders, and we make
deliveries promptly.
4--t,
MacLean Lumber
Co.and Coal
Thursday,' ,Feb, 2nd 1922
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MARRIED
Thackabery - Lambkin At the
Manse, Listowel,, on Friday, Jan-
uary loth, 1922, by Rev: Mr. Nich-
oll, : Berclella Mae daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. Win. Lambkin second
con., Howick, to Norman J. Thacka-
berry, also of the second con., for-
merly of Clarkesbtirg,.
Green—Mcintosh---At the home of
the brides' mother, Miss Aleatha
May McIntosh, to - Mr, Alvin A,
Green, both of Culross. RevDun-
can McTavish of Salem Methodist
Church performed: tlu- ceremony.
WINajiA:M hiARI U'I'S
(Correct up till Wednesday noon)
Butter. ., 28 to 84
1W •s ... . , 40 'to. 45
SI' �,
Hogs, livetvt lglit 10 50 to 10 75
Cream to 04
Sr'
en's . Blue Serge Suit Sale, Thurs.
day, Friday and Saturday
I
Just._30 Suits ' t o Sell
Manufacturer
s clearance of finest quality blue
t 1
latest style and d
best trim-
h very Y at_
serge,a
fit► mingc every suit guaranteed to give the best o.t
X satisfaction, flop re tlarval
e of t1es
esuits. is $35.00
ig
to 40.00, on sale now for
2 5 0
_ tt11t �
' . u lit all wodi fancy
Also 15 suits , of fine q 'a y y
tweed, latest models, choice patterns.
✓
Sale
Price $22.75
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You Should Buy at Wingham
In an editorial under the heading
"You and Your Wife," the British
•
Whig presented a series of cogent
reasons why the people of its own
town "should do all their buying .in
Kingston: As these reasons are just
as applicable to-Wingham and Wing -
ham folks as in Kingston, we re-
print with the Whig's editorialw th the
requisite alterations:—
Let's suppose you are a business
man.. You have something to sell,
You do not think it is fair for your
neighbors, who want what youhave
to sell, to send to distant cities for
these things, And you are right. You
know that it pays to buy at home,
Does your wife do ail her buying. in
Wingham? Does she help -Wingham
business and therefore your business.
by buying what she needs in Wing -
ham?
Let's suppose you are an employed
man. You know'that employment is
increased as the business of Wing -
ham is increased. If you and your
wife' buy in Wingham everything
both you and your children need, the
tendency is to increase the business
of Wingham, and therefore to in-
crease the number of employers who
look fm- your service. Let's suppose
you were a: stockholder, . office or em-
ployee of a bank. You know that
the more money that is put into cir-
culation in Wingham the , more
money spent in Wingham, the more
business the banks will do. Do you
and your family buy what you need
in Wingham?
Whateverr are ou whether it be
Y
minister, doctor, lawyer, laboring.
man, clerk, investor, capitalist, it
makes no difference. If your interest
is in Wingham it is to your benefit
that Wingham folk do their buying
in Winglam. This is merely simple
arithmetic, If we all buy out of
townwe have'
ahalf-town.
o If
w
one-
tenth
of us buy out of town, wwe
Y lack
ten per cent, of being the town we
ought to be.
All of this comes with special
force right at this time because this
is the very time when doing your
spending at home is most needed. A
Irian or woman hi Wingham who.
thinks business conditions could be
improved and then buys several hun-
dred miles away that which could
just as well be bought right here at
home is not helping Wingham at all.
The 'money that could increase the
circulation of money here, that could
pump the life blood of ,business fast,
er, is sent away and is gone for good.
Spent here, it is turned, over and over
getting into many pockets, making
things easier for everybody. Spent
away from home,' it does no good for
Wingham, spent in Wingham it does
not stop its usefulness with that one
spending.
NO EASY PROT'OSIT ON
In its leading editorial ' article in
last,week.'fi issue'' tlie Central Canad-
ian
ana -
ian of Carleton. Place, Ontario, re-
ferring to its entering upon its forty
seventh year .of publication goes- ott`
to say. ---
It was only a few years ago
when a country newspaper could
be started with an investment of
anywhere frons one to too thous •
and dollars. To -day this is com-
pletely changed pee nothing less
than about tento fifteen thous-
and dollars will equip a country
newspaper office in order that it
may with any degree of success
compete with its rivals. In the
former , days• all the type was
set by hand. To -day a linotype
sosts from $3,200 to .$5,2oo;'.. .a
press which was formerly - worth
$boo to $80o cannot now be
type
$2, oo,is trebled in
5
ho
s
lit 'f r less than ug es h 2 o s,00 too
labor costa 'three to four tiirte'4
as much as even in 5919.. the year
the war started. These' increas-
ed' costs makes the problem of
successfully conducting a news-
paper a very `serious one, and in a
large measure accounts for the
amalgamation of many of - our
newspapers. In fact there have
been quite a few newspapers
which have been compelled to
go out of. business altogether ow-
ing to the great expense involved
in country newspaperdom.
And yet. in the face of these condi-
tions and these facts we actually find
men of usally sound judgment_ on
other matters, giving a sympathetic
hearing to the frantic appealsof
some irresponsible party who—feels
the Lord has, called him to under-
take
ndertake to 'do, under present' conditions,
with other people's money, what he
has failed to do inw 1e years a twhen
l S
conditions were favorable, with his
own.
With printer's so scarce and wages
so high that the publisher has to send
a paper for from ten to twenty years
to pay one man a week's wages; with
a reduction in the price of newsprint
foe
of but
z. cents a year an
9�a on
y
8 column
Paper B page paper, and
with postage doubled at New 'Y ear's
there is no class of industry on the
face of the earth at the present time
so hard hit as the newspaper publish-
er save the farmer, And the farmer
enjoyed war prices during the war
while newspapers were published at
a loss throughout the entire four
years of the war.
Can't Please 'em No Hovr
tl
"Getting out a high class family Jour-
nal," " i
says an editor, s new picnic. If I
print jokes, people say I am silly, :if 'I
don't, they. say I ' alit too serious. If I
publish orginal matter, they say i lack
variety. If.I publish things from other
papers, they;say I brim too lazy to write.
If 1 don't go to church, they say I am a
heathen, If I do go, I am a hypocrite.
If I stay hi the office, I ought to be rust..
for mews: If I go Mut, I .bin, lust ate
tending to business, it the office., .1f .1.
wer,
a old clothes, I ant careless. 1f wear°
ttew nlothes, tlmy are not paid for,' What
it •a poor editor to do, •anyway? • Eike as
net, someone Will say f a'tviPed Chia from
an exchange, i3 i did,"
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