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The Huron Expositor, 1935-05-17, Page 2:r 1 wCi'f3'4 i{: !•f iq 4 lhdPOO eP'1I 1 McLean, Editor. l hed at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- ursday afternoon by McLean bscription rates, $1.50 a. year in ance; foreign, $2.00 a year. Single copies, 4 cents each. Advertising rates on application. SEAFORTH, Friday, May 17, 1935. Making Too Much Monep Ontario newspapers widely adver- tised the fact recently that the Do- minion Income Tax office in London had received in one cheque the sum of three million dollars, the amount being the sum owing the Government by one company or corporation on its income or earnings during the year which closed on April 30th. The newspapers did not say who the individual, company or corpora- tion was that had made sufficient profits in one year to allow the Gov- ernment to assess and collect three million dollars as its share. Perhaps they did not know. But does it make any difference who the individual or corporation was? Thefact that such an amount was paid in income taxes is proof of the fact that we have in Ontario a man ora group of men who must be in control of a'monopoly of some kind or he or they could not make yearly profits of three million dollars, let alone pay an income tax of such huge proportions. Of course the Government will wel- • come the money; it has•need of every cent of it. At the same time it 'should be pointed out that that three million dollar cheque represented ex- cess profits and that the individual or company who contributed it must be in possession of government favors which are restricting fair competi- tion to the extent of making such profits possible. That in the long run it was from the pockets of the consuming public and not from the coffers of the wealthy corporation that the income cheque came, and that it represented only a part, and a very small part at that, of the amounts the consuming public had contributed by way of ex- cess prices, without which overcharg- ing no such accumulation of profits would have been possible. The thought is a .little more than disquieting that` in these times when -there are thousands of men who, no matter how willing they are, are un- able to make a living, and other thou- sands on the land who for some years have merely been subsisting, there are a few men who through monop- olies, created by tariffs or otherwise, and operating under Government protection, are being allowed to stand the general taxpayers upon their heads and shake the last dollar out of their pockets, in order that they, the few, may make colossal pro - When an individual or a corpora- tion is making profits to the extent that necessitates an income tax of three million dollars, we would' say they are• making too much money— entirely too much. That it was time the Government was taking action to protect the general taxpayers from such individual or such corporation. • The First Appendix Operation Dr. Abraham Groves, who is cred- ited with performing the first opera- tion for the removal of an appendix, died at his home in Fergus an Sun- day last. Dr. Groves, although what might be called a country doctor, was one of the most outstanding physicians and surgeons in Canada and the Dean of the medical profession in Ontario. To him is attributed mud. of the pioneer work in medicine and sur- gery which laid the foundation of Much of the present-day success in those professional fields, and to him ttinanty owes much. Gil r Grovesremoved that lclzx in that far off day in fifty-two years ago, yci eratiOn he.opened prof esSitni, �,u g+s as. • •fir �i' ire+!r�rht dry, And what a held of onve cation that same ope ation an its fellow's has opened up for that mighty army of . oper'atees. And how the unlnitiat= ed general public h a s suffered through li those: conversations. • O. g But in spite of it all, the world owes a debt of gratitude to Dr. Groves. s Premier Bennett Is Returning Premier R. B. Bennett, who as Canada's representative, has been in London, attending the King's Jubi- lee, sailed for home on Friday last, and will, it is expected, be back in Ottawa this week. It will be welcome news to all Can- adians that the Premier's health is much improved. That the heart at- tack which he suffered last spring, has not permanently weakened that organ, although additional care and rest will• be imperative, before his complete recovery will be attained. The Premier's immediate return has loosened a flood of speculation in the Capital. Will he continue to lead his party through the coming elec- tion campaign? If so, will there be a •reconciliation with Mr. H. H. Stevens? ' • If not, who will be his successor? Will he be nominated by Mr. Bennett himself ? Would „the Conservative party, as a whole, stand for Mr. Stevens? Have they anyone who would do better; or as well, in the country? These are only a few of the ques- tions that are agitating Ottawa at the presenttime, and the answers to all of them, undoubtedly, rest in the hands of Mr. Bennett. In the meantime, Parliament will reconvene on May 20th, and the King's Jubilee and birthday honors will not be made public until June. Those two things, perhaps, will have some bearing . on Mr. Bennett's de- cisions. • Killed the Unemplopment Strike Premier Hepburn's personal visit to the Crowland strike area and the firm personal attitude he took in his conversations with the strikers and strike leaders, has done more than anything else to restore the light of reason in the minds of a misled peo- ple. The Premier was very firm, even. very blunt,but he showed a keen willingness ,to hear all complaints and a keen sympathy with the un- fortunate unemployed. With the professional strike lead- ers, the real cause of all the trouble, however, he was adamant. He told them he would not,• nor could not, be bluffed. He told them plainly that work was the only basis on which relief would be considered. If they did not want to work, Government relief would cease there and then. This personal touch and firm stand on the part of the Premier seems to have convinced a large proportion of the unemployed that they had been hearkening unto false gods. That their leaders had taken advant- age of theirunfortunate position and had used them to forward their own particular plans. • At any rate, the strike has been broken. It took courage and plain speaking to accomplish the desired end, and some very plain speaking was overdue. Ontario is willing and able to help provide a living for its people, whe- ther they be of foreign birth or not. But Ontario is neither willing nor able to provide a fat living for even. one discontented foreigner or Com- munist who will not work. To such there has been far too much leniency shown. They have had too long a day. WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY. They' Had Their Nerve (Hespler Herald) Last week we received a "free" reader from the radio comnnission to insert in •the Herald. The radio commission members' drarotti" something like $35,000 a year. They pay huge sums for radio stations and !broadcast a lot of staff that not Many, .eo far as we can find, want tQ listen to. And they pay these "artists." They were responsible, too, ,for jacking up the radio license fees 100 per cent. Just why they/Should ewpeet than the rse apapers, whose business they •affeet adversely, should be willing tte put. their "mi- grants in the paper free of . charge, we canY't gee, (hut it seems like a Manua ental nmbuintt of nerve —What, of eontse, they have been Birthing on. • One:. ptereng items picked Eft •of twenty-five yew ago. From The Huron Expositor of . May 20, 1910 • The average attendance of pupils at the Wngham public sehool for the month of April is 309 out of an en- rolled attendance of 425. .Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Guenther of Dashwood celebrated the 51st anni- »ersary of their marriage on Wed- nesday of last week. M. Ernest Ellison, of Manley, is busy hauling gravel to put a cement foundation under his barn and Mr. Ed. Drager is having the same under his house. ' Mr. J. J. Merner, Zurich, intends erecting a handsome residence in the north end of the village. The work of extending the water mains along Main Street to Huron Street in Exeter is in progress. Mr. George McGonigle of Egmond- ville put a new roof on the Manse in the village this week. Mrs, J. Warwick had the misfor- tune to fall down stairs one day last week and was considerably bruised. •The two log houses, old land marks on the Mill Road, have been torn down and removed. One of the great attractions at the circus held in Seaforth this week was a flying machine. 1'Lr. Robert 'Scott of •Hallett died on Tuesday last. He was an old, useful and respected citizen and had reach- ed the age of 90 years. Mr. John Kaiser of Brucefield met with a painful accident one day last week which laid him off work for a few days. He was shoeing a horse when it reared up and kicked. him on the right arm and in the face, loos- ening a couple of teeth. Mr. George Turner of Brucefield, manager of the Ontario. Flax Mills Co., Ltd., has purchased. a fine motor car. Mr. Alex. Ross, Brucefield, has pur- chased a village lot from Mr. Alex. Mustard and will erect a new resi- dence on it' during the summer. John McKenzie and Clarence Kais- er spent a day in Bayfield this week fishing, bringing home fifty-two. IMr. Oliver Johnston left Clinton last week with a carload of very fine horses for Lloydninster, Sask. This is the fifth he has taken West this spring. Andrew Cook, a former resident of Stanley, now sheriff of Regina, Sask., paid a short visit 'last week to his old school and teacher, S. S. No. 1, Stanley. A peculiar accident happened on the farm of Mr. S. Hoggarth, Steph- en Township, one day last week. The cattle were let out to Pasture and were jumping and kicking when one steer jumped into the air and landing on its front feet, broke both its legs. The 33rd Regiment Band has been engaged to play for the 24th of May celebration at Brussels. Mr. Archie 11tidMichael of Howick, near Wroxeter, .sold at Wroxeter, a 16 -months -old steer to J. Hamilton the other day, whieh weighed 1,230 pounds, for which he received seven cents a pound. . flben the :lust tinsura lee policy. was` written?, 'Probably twat, . but in as much as l;he o'Save and Be'Siafie With Life Insurance" campaign of, the life insurance, companies is now in pro- gress, it might be worth while to re- call the beginning of this business in which 3,500,000 :Canadians are to -day investing their savings. The practise of marine insurance seems to have long preceded' insur- ance against fire and upon lives, and probalbly dates from the end of the 14th or beginning of the 15th cen- tury. It is, however, contended on the authority of Livy that traces of the practise may 'be found during, the second Punic Wars'�while other writ- ers ascribe the introduction of., the principle to the Emperor Claudius. Nearer our own day, , there.. are extant rules of Sunday guilds or so- cial corporations of the Anglo Sax- ons, whereby in consideration of cel/Rain. contt-ibutions, the members guarantee each other against loss from fire, water, robbery, orother calamity. Insurance viewed in its commercial aspect, however; seems to have been first undertaken in Fland- ers and it is probable that it was in- • From The Huron Expositor of May 22, 1885 A large drove of pigs, purchased in the surrounding country for the Walton cheese factory, was driven here on Tuesday last. Mr. May, of Stratford, has pur- chased the stock of boots and shoes of Mr. John IMclntyre and will con- tinue the business in the old stand. The Seaforth town band have re- cently procured three new instru- ments, a basso, alto and cornet. A telegram has been received from Australia stating that Messrs. James and William Smillie and their party arrived at Sydney, New South Wales, on the 14th of May. Mr. William Finlayson of Egmond- ville has purchased a lot from Mr. S. Carnochan and is making prepara- tions for erecting a residence there- on. Several of the farmers in this vi= cinity are erecting new bank bans and among others are Me—William Charters, (Mill Road, Tuckersmith, and Mr. Alex. Jamieson, of the Heiron #Load, Hullett. The death of Mr. Walter McMillan took place on Monday morning after an illness of a week. Mr..James F. Elliott has sold his farm on the 4th concession of Tuck- ersmith. to Mr. Anthony Tyndall, of Usborne, for $6,000. The 'farm con- tains 100 acres and is an excelent place. • On Wednesday last a lady living in Tuckersmith extracted .. from her leg a needle which had been in her flesh for years. She does not know how or when it entered' but ,had felt it there for a long time. The citizens of Brussels were so much excited on hearing of the cap- ture of Biel that steam whistles were blown and the bells rung. IMr. W. F. Scott of Brussels has been doing some good work on the Pacific 'Slope in the Caledonian games. At Stockton he took five firsts and two seconds out of eight events. On Saturday afternoon last the new frame of Mr. D. Ur2luhart's saw mull, 'Hensall, was raised and the 'machinery is now being •put in place. The contract for the erection of the new addition of 20 feet to the Methodist Church in Heeeall has been awarded to Mr. W. H. Reynolds. Several of the young fellows of Wroxeter started• for the Northwest on Monday last to act as "subs" for some of the volunteers of the Bruce Battalion. - The largest load of barreli ever seen here 'passe'd• through Zurich to the Mill the other day. It came from Seaforth. ' IMr. F. Riess, carriage maker of Zurich, has recently had patented an invention of his called a 'buggy top lock." Mr. J. B. Foster, also of that place, has invented' an improvement for a tile maebiine which will enable the maker to construct a 'thousand tiles in a'inuch Shorter gine than is faros reglai*'e'di ' ' ted d • into 'h'n'gland.- y' . the Logo !~cau*. in the early (.6th 'century. ' So muc4 for early history of surance. Needless 4o say, life irid'q�,• arse, together with other forms t7 insurance, has made great strides in the intervening ;centuries until to -day one-third of the people of Canada are policyholders in one- or the other of the life, insurance companies operat- ing in the Dominion. The institution of life insurance holds an enviable place in public es- timation. In' the last five years it has paid out .over $800,000i,000 to policyholders and beneficiaries, and of this total more than 75 per cent. has gone to living policyholders. In serving its policyholders, it has not only contributed immensely to indi- vidual welfare but has been a power- ful factor in maintaining national stability. .. As pointed out by Mr. Thomas Bradshaw, there has been distributed each working day, on the average, through the Dominion by the Life In- surance Companies on behalf of those who, in better days, were wise.; en- ough to prepare for the future, more than a half a million dollars. .. y:•,'-`Fc'%'elVe' 4?s.3;in k JUST A SMILE OR TWO An immigrant, newly arrived in the country, hired out to a farmer during ,harvesting season. The first morning the household was up and about before daylight. After break- fast the farmer stated they would cut oats that day; so, taking the lad ,with him he made his way in the darkness to the oatfield. The lad, turning to the farmer, asked what kind of oats they were going to cut, wild oats or tame oats? The ignorance of the, lad kind of riled thefarmer,and he replied:— "Why, you simp,, they're tame oats. What makes you ask?" "Oh;" replied the lad, "I wasn't sure. I was only wondering why we were sneaking up on them in the dark like this for."—Exchange. Beggar—"It isn't that I'm afr;tid to work, ma'am, but there ain't ruuah doing now in my particular line.".. Lady of the House—"Why, what are you?" Beggar—"A window ma'am."—Daily Paper. • • Medicine marches on and no doubt there• will come a time when doctors will have found a cure for everything except human nature.—Toronto Sat- urday Night.• - e Married Man (after examining his friend's new flat) : "Well. I wish .I coirld afford a place like this." Bachelor: "Yes, you married men have better halves; bat we bachelors usually have better quarters." box seeder, Omni Year :Book ,. 'pr,4be•,i'ldi.', or of The Expositor,'' Keay $rt ' I have just' had, ttha privilege 'of 'look'in'g over a copy af, the + eaforth ,ICiollegi.ate Institute A• ,luikrii Year Reek, 'issued in Dedern- Ibex, .,1,934, and I felt 'I would like to , express through your columns a few worsts of conntmendation of the work of those responsible for its publica- tion. It is well executed 'mechanical- ly, is meat interesting and should de a good deal to promote that "school. spirit"which is So ;necessary a part of education.' ' When the previous year's issue ap- peared II thought such a standard of excellency hadi been set it would bo impossible to continue' future nuur- hers on so high a •lane but whoever is in charge as d', e it again, aud.,I therefore conc t that the . prods; can be kept up a ' infinitum." For- ' tunate is the school possessingan alumni who will make - such ell effort. In the 1934.book there is so much of value ib is difficult to particular- ise but I desire to call special atten- tion to the remarks of Prof. G. R. Anderson whose article entitled, "Philosophizing," should be worth to any young reader the price of a good many copies of the year book. Prof. Anderson has spent a life -time as an educationist and he has had the ad- vantage of a training in engineering, a profes,sien that demands of its members the utmost in exactness. Prof. Anderson says that "mistakes are costly and employees and the parb- lic alike have little sympathy for and less patience with the inaccurate and slovenly worker." These words are absolutely true and the present writ- er wishes to endorse them to the full. It is pathetic, to realize how many students our secondary schools turn out who have net had a sound train- ing in accuracy. The fault is not all that of the teachers (though largely sd) for if you wish to make a man rigidly accurate you must start with his 'grandfather. It is not realized how many of the failures in business life are due to the fact that men are not sufficiently exact in their work. Many misfits are due to this lament- able cause. Many otherwise worthy men are• unable to fill important ex- ecutive positions because their think- ing and, their work is slovenly. Many find themselves out of positions at a time when ripe experience should be opening u_p new opportunities because they have never trained themselves to be accurate. Throughout life this shortcoming manifests itself in many ways. .Lt should be the constant aim of parents and teachers to train all young students in habits of exactness. Nothing will repay higher dividends. TORONTO READER. • -SUNDAY AFTERNOON 410 • (By Isabel Hamilton, Goderich, Ont.) • • O Thou, before Whose presence Nought evil may come in, Yet Who dost iook in mercy Down on this world of sin. O give us noble purpose, To set tiie .sin -bound' free, And Christ -like tender pity To seek the lost for Thee. • S. J. Stone. PRAYER May Thy servants everywhere be diligent in business, fervent in spirit, serving Thee faithfully under the guidance of Thy Holy Spirit. Amen. S. S. LESSON FOR MAY 19, 1935 Lesson Topic—Baptism. Lesson Passage—Matthew 28, 19-20; Acts 8:26-39. Golden Text—Matthew 28:19. fin verses 13-18 of the last chapter of Matthew's gospel we read of the disciples going into Galilee to meet Jesus by appointment. They went in- to Galilee; a long journey to go for one sight of Christ, but it was worth while. They had seen him several times at Jerusalem but this meeting was of all. others the most solemn for had he not promised to meet with them there? They had seen and con- versed with him in private but this was to be a public -and general meet- ing, for he was at this time seen of about five hundred brethren at once" (1 Cor. 15:6). "When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubt- ed." Then Jesus drew near and spoke to them delivering'to them the great charter of his kingdom in the world. He was sending them out as .his ambassadors, and he here gives them their credentials. "All power is given unto ire in heaven and in earth." Let us 'observe from whence he derived this power. He "aid not assume it, or usurp it, but it 'was given him, he was legally entitled to it, and invested in it, by a grant from who is the Fountain of all .be- ing,o and consequently of all power. "He shall be great and shall be call- ed the Son of the Highest;, and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David" (Luke 1:32). - He is Lord of all (Acts.10: 36). They had no reason to_ be ashamed of Christ Icrulrifiied, when they saw him thus glorified. He their King said to them: "Go ye therefore." As an eagle stirs up her nest, flutters over her young to excite them to fly, so Christ stirs up His disciples to dispense themselves over all the world. When Jesus first sent out the apostles they were for-, bidden to go into the way of the Gen- tiles, but now they were sent to all nations. They were to do their ut- most to make the nations Christian nations. Christ the Mediator is s4. - ting up a kingdom in the world, bring the nations to be his subjects; set- ting up a school, bring the nations to his scholars; raising an army for the carrying on .of the war against the power of darkness, enlist the na- tions of the earth under his banner. TLe .gave them instructions for ex- ecuting this commission. They must admit disciples by the rite of bap- tism. "GO into all. nations, preach the' gospel to thein, wof k miracles among them and persuade them to come in thetbselves, and bring their children with thein, into the church of 'Christ, and then admit them and theirs into the church by washing them with 'water!," either dipping them in the water, or by pouring or sprinkling water upon 'them. ('tattthew Henry's Commentary). Acts 8:26-39. A great honor had been placed on Philip—an angel spoke to him direct- ing hini to go ars a journey. In an interesting work by Dr. Goulburn it Is suggested that the message of the angel directing Philip where to go • a c e r 0 iffi an is s h b P d c v may have been God'sanswer to, the thoughts and doubts which . -were se sprinkling up in His rvant's mind. He had dared to run ounter to the common opinion of d vout men in preaching to the tSaniar itans and per- mitting such a bad character as Sim- on Magus to creep 'int the fold. The Lord who watches over His people and sees all their d' culties, comes there to his rescue, d by one of his ministering spiri conveys a message which assure His fainting servant of His approval and of His guidance. Philip was brought'rom Samaria, in the centre of Pale§tine, to the Gaza road leading from Jerus- alem to the coast; and why? Simply in order that he mig t preach the gospel to one sthelitary an, the treas- urer to the Queen of Ethiopians. When Philip sighted the chariot he saw the occupant was busily engaged reading aloud. He was prompted by the' Spirit to approach and speak to him. 'What he said was suggested by what he heardlJ"Understanelest thou what thou readest?" The an- swer was immediate and direct— "How can I, except some man should guide me." On beim i nvited to take the place of teacher,Philip preached unto him Jesus beginn in.g from the Scripture the man ha been reading Philip's teaching fell on prepared soil so that the Ethiopiancame to under- stand' his need of a Saviour and how he must acknowledge Jesus as his all -sufficient Redeemer. He was bap- tized, declaring, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."—(From The Expositor's Bible). • • WORLD MISSIONS From its .'rising over Newfound- land and. Labrador, ers have labored for over a century, the sun never sets on the work of The United' Church 'of Canada. Her ministry is carried on among nearly one-quarter of the Canadian people and among thirty million people in eight foreign missions. • On the day of Pentecost sistteen nationalities heard of the "wonderful works of God." Our missionaries to- day are preaching the Gospel regu- larly in no less than 35 languages. 25 in Canada and 10 in mission field's overseas. On all our mission fields infant churches are growing. The United 'Church of Canada has 7,295 preaching -places. Ours is the church of the countryside, the prairie and the frontier, • as well as of the towns and cities. A misisonary church in spirit and in service. Near- ly 1,000 Anglo-Saxon fields with ov- er 3,000 preaching places receive aid from the Board of Home .Missions. For over half a century our mis- 'sionaries have used boats for travel- ling among the peoples of our At- lantic and Pacific shores. The Unit- ed Church has recently enlarged this Marine service by addi.', two new boats on the Newfoundland coast and by placing a boat on the west coast of Vancouver Island. One of the boats on the British Columbia coast has 196 ports of call. The doctor on the Thomas Crosby treats on an av- erage about 15Q' patients a month. In the work among non -Anglo Sax- on people in 'C'anada we have 31 mis- sion fields; 2 7churches of all nations; 4 hospitals and 3 school homes. A growing work. For example, one church of All Nations has increased in membership among 14 nati'onali, ties .from. 47 to 300 in the last six years. .Canada, once the object of foreign mission activity, has in her turn un- dertaken much Kingdom service ov- erseas. Our Church carries on the work of preaching, teaching, healing and helping in Japan, Korea, Ohina (North, South and West), Oentral India, Angola (Wiest Africa), and Trinidad. where our work - se, w A • Seen in the ECounty Papers Pa Dog Killed By Car On Saturday afternoon W. Clarke's dog was killed when ft was run over by a motor car. The dog was on the street and it dodged,from in front of one car into the path of another and was run over.—Wingham Advance - Times. Sleet Storm Friday The sleet storm here' last Friday which coated the trees and vines and later • in the evening turned to snow, did very little damage in these parts. In some sections, however, the storm was very severe and did considerable damage. From Guelph to Londono seemed to be the area most affectted. —Wingham Advance -Tines. • Accepts Position Mr. William E. Brawley, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brawley, of Grande Valley, formerly of Wingham, and who is one of the graduating class in chemical engineering at Toronto Uni- versity this year, has accepted a posi- tion with the Canadian Kodak Co., Toronto:—Wingham Advance -Times. Underwent Operation We regret to report that Mr. R A. Lloyd underwent an operation in Vic- toria Hospital on Saturday. We are pleased oto announce, however, that he is doing as well as can be expected. —Wingham Advance -Times. - Mrs: W. S. Daniels Injured Mrs. W. J. Daniels, Newgate St., had the misfortune 'to fall as she was getting out of her chair on Monday and broke her hip. Medical assistance was called- and she was immediately removed to thehospital where she is progressing favorably. Her many friends hope for her early recovery from her most unfortunate accident. —Goderich Star. Erb - Gingerich A very happy matrimonal event was celebrated at Breslau, Ont., on April 15th, when Rev. Oscar Burk- holder of the Mennonite Church of that place, united in wedlock, Miss Anna Gingerich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris. Gingerich, of the Bron- son Line, Stanley, to Mr. Emmerson Erb, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris. Erb of the Bronson Line, Hay Township. The happy bridal couple have arrived back home and will reside in this vicinity. The Herald joins the many friends in .extending congratulations. —Zurich Herald. Transferred To N. S. IMr. B, R. Bartow, SSrho for - the past six years, 'has been in charge of the Exeter branch of the Canadian Cannel*, has been transferred to Middleton, N.S., where anew factory is being erected for the packing of apples, pears, corn, etc. Mr. Bartow left nSaturday for his new position. The family will remain in Exeter for a time. lMr. Bartow moved to Exe- ter from Amherstb'ur:g, His many friends here will congratulate him on his promotion and wish him well in his ner'v position. Mr. A. .Stonehouse is at present in charge of the Exeter branch.'---lEreter Times -Advocate, (contiimdrect on Page 8). qt t i , �t ijf�h �l> {3�14t d ri