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SEAFORTH, Friday, January 7
Auk Closing
The difficulty of reconciling the
desires of merchants and employees
for shorter hours on the one hand
with the necessity' of maintaining an
adequate supply service for the rural
community which depends on it,
long have been recognized. It has
been a problem in Seaforth, as well
as in other centres.
That the problem is two-sided and
tot just a matter of the merchants
in a town deciding to close early or
at their convenience, is pointed out
by "The Printed Word" in a recent
issue, as it tells the parable of one
Canadian town where it was decid-
ed to close on Saturday nights.
"It seems that two or three years
ago," The Printed Word says;
"when customers were kind and
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anx-
bus, these merchants decided they
tt ;weren't going to stay open Saturday
nights any longer, nohow. Farmers
;would just have to come to town in
the daytime, whether or not they
bad to rush right back to milk and
feed the stock and thereby miss the
pleasant late -evening hours meeting'
folk from the other concessions.
"One merchant refused to go
along with the others. He kept his
store open, though business fell off,
because people weren't going to that
town just to shop at one store, and
not a very big store either.
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"The same merchant owns two
ether stores, each in a town not far
away as time is reckoned in these
days of paved roads and decent cars.
And this merchant who, like all good
merchants, has a keen ear for the
music of the cash register at work,
reports that his sales in the two Sat-
urady-night towns went up nicely
week by week and have stayed up,
;while in the town where the merch-
ants 'went modern, Saturday sales
:dropped 'way down. And have stay-
ed down. The town, where of a
Saturday parking space used to be
as scarce as a buggy, became as quiet
as a Sunday in Fergus. Advertising
fell off in the local newspaper. Bank
managers became a little less
smil-
ing. And the merchants among
s• themselves began to wncler who the
heck had the idea in the first place.
"They're all running
ed stores again. On on Saturday
night to serve eotintry people who
want to buy on that night. Put all
ACit 1/1..`1-1,11, yet, for some gf the old
'customers have come to lika shop-
ping In one or other of the town,
And a shopping habit, like the 1E
!often hard to break."
• Perhaps a reorganized and re-
ivitalized Chamber of Commerce
Could be the means tf finding some
happy medium. A medium arrived
at after representatives of the mer-
• chants and employees and of the
rural community had discussed the
,
' problem from every viewpoint.
Cer-
ta1n1y it would be worth the effort,
when it is considered the extent to
which each group is dependent on
the other.
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Id At 45.
Realizing the shortage of farm
, labor that has existed during recent
years, it is hard to imagine that be -
use they are over 45, _many men
ay find it difficult to obtain- em-
it, alt. Yet the problem employ -
t ofacials have been facing for
e time is one based on the re-
lic nee of employers to hire men
ond that age,,
rr view of the farm help shortage
'rololein of the employrnent peo-
robably arises in the main, in
t of 'professional or so called
while collar workers, It may be the
IntOre,gt,roa,tilt of anincreased social
ceneveyOnees the part of large
emPloyers. Pension plans today are
general in not larger companies,
• but partiFlpation beeolnes a matter of
greatly increased *cost, both to the
emPleYer And the employee, if the
latter enters the plan in middle life.
Even though a pension plan is not a
factor, many firms hesitate to em-
ploy a man for a few years, ancl
when necessity arises, let him go
without having made some provision
for his future.
It is unfortunate that such a sit-
uation exists, for there are many
jobs to which this group could bring
special skills and know how—learn-
ed only through experience. As a
group they are sincere and consci-
entious workers, providing a stable
pool of specialized knowledge that
can be of great value to industry
and the community. That there is
a prejudice against the employment
of men of this age should be a mat-
ter of concern and to each commun-
ity one of its special responsibilities.
Perhaps the problem arises be-
cause we regard too frequently the
total of a man's years as being his
age. Some men are old at less than
forty; others are still young at sev-
enty. Would not it be better to base
age on the attitude of the individual
—on his desire and capacity to pro-
duce? In other words, treat each
case On its merits.
One thing is certain. There has
not been any jack of opportunity or
employment for men of 45 and over
on the farms of Huron.
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Music In The Barn
Farmers down Iowa way have in-
stalled radios in their barns and lis-
ten while they work, according to a
news report. Favorite tune during
milking hours is said to be "Home
On the Range," with "Old Oaken
Bucket" running hard on its heels.
The prize winning Holstein herd
at Huron County Home, not to be
outdone by its American sisters, al-
so chews its collective cud to radio
music. According to Dick Jacobs,
capable and genial farm manager, it
wasn't with the thought of pleasing
the Holsteins that a radio was first
introduced into the barn. But once
it was there, the cattle seemed to en-
joy its music, although they have
not indicated any preference for par-
ticular tunes.
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WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY:
THE "DEMOCRATIC" BALLOT
(The Cobourg (Ontario) Sentinel -Star)
In our election.s, in Cobourg, to municipal of-
fice, it is customary to have names on the ballot
in alphabetical order, with the name "Bob Brown'
at the top and probably aBilly West" at the bot-
toni.
With ,an unifltOrtned electorate, in a city or
even in a large town, supposing there are eix te
be elected and there ate feeeteen oeseee
....es on the
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"Ballot: bliq 'dela, unless he is exceptionally
aidebti1 securing votes, like Cabourge own Roy
t Dodge, will be well down at the bottom of the
list. He stands a 90 per cent chance of defeat.
Then, too, there is the psychological. effect upon
the uninformed voter; an idea that the man at
the bottom of the list is not aswell fitted for
office as those who preceded him. Therefore, it
would seem that some other system would be
preferable, to give the chap at the bottom a fair
chance.
It has been suggested that the candidates'
names should be placed on the ballet in order
of qualification. It would eliminate the last min-
ute dark -horse qualifier, who might slip into top
position on a ballot because his name is "Andy
Abbott." Then there is the angle of the last
minute man who slips into the race because he
thinks he has a good, chance over the "du.bious"
ones who have already qualified. This jockey-
ing for position does not improve the municipal
political atandard.
Another suggestion is that the names be run
in a straight line, across a long, banner -like bal-
lot, then the voter would read across instead of
down and no one would appear at the bottom
of the list. Although it takes as much time to
read across, the average person prefers to read
in this manner rather than downward.
If the names radiated around a circular .ballot,
like the spokes of a wheel, no one would be first
and no one last. They would all be equal, as to
Position, like King Arthur and his KnightsiOf
the Remind Table; but most of us would get dizzy/
ping around in a cirele—preeerve ms frdm dizzy
candidates, MO
go to vote."
110Weiter, staid Old voter, who takes his elec-
Akins seriously and who regards all change with
althtddiett, might Make the eatistie rernark:
if the diet:ft:tole are Md'enotzgh o have a Vote,
they slidttid knee' thele eatklidatee before theY
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'"The ,PaOPi. P0044.00 • •
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The question' has Ow been Ne-
ed, "Should small' boys be given,
long Pante." The Pretlein May
seem foolish to some, .bite to fillY
man who led a normal betabciodeon
A tArM it is or tar:10404We traperte
ance. Think back over those days
when the biggest probleraa 1g your
lite included how to eScaRO school
and how to meek icing from a
cake without being detected by'
Mother. '
I can well remember my filet
yearnhig for long pants. Mather
•hadesalvaged. a pair of legs from
father's discarded blue serge .suit
and had tailored me into a pair of
short pants. They looked, well, in
spite of the fact that they were cut
square on the knees and the black
thread stitching was fairly obvious.
But I was proud of them an I
strolled casually dowu the eilde-
walk to see the candy display in,
the window at Murphy's Empor-
ium.
"Hello there, Phil," came in a
tone that could not be mistaken.
It was my "dear, dear" cousin from
the 10th Concession .. , a Mother's
boy with a sneer on his 'face for
everybody he thought didn't have
as much money as his Father. I
iitalked to him, just as civil as pos-
sible . . . but he was wearing long
trousers . . . and they were store -
made at that.
"Mother says I'm quite a little
man now," he said, munching on
candy. I didn't mind hisnot of
-
tering me any candy, but those
long pants made me feet, silly.
What had seemed perfectly right
before, now seemed to be out of
Place. I was ashamed of the short
pants and the space of bare leg
between the top of the black rib-
bed cotton stockings and the gar-
ters that a fellow couldn't quite
conceal. Be had long pants and
I had. short ones and he was just
the same age as I was.
I staged a campaign for Ione
pants. First of all, I asked for
them and was refused. Next, I
refused to go to church or town
0$":Har
wearing MY &hart enee. The t
of father's boot placed Otte, cares
fully on the seat ef MY Pants and
deedelneelied by a 1)9X be wimp,
Changed my (Minions in that re-
gard, however.
The campaign seemed to lack
tact. The next step Was to ea
fully call attention to the boys
wearing the loge version of erou-
eers, At the dinner tate i: would
suddenly remember a certain boy
who had just acquired d suit with
long pants. "Is that so?" Mother
would say, aud., just to add insult
to injury, "He's two -years. and
three months older than you. Good-
ness, in a few More years we'll
have to be bUYing You suits with
long pants." Then, turning to
father elle wetted jay, "It makes
me feel old to fhb* tif how qeick-
ly the childrenagroW up,"
Time, semehow, eased the ,hurt
of wearing short :pants. I grew
teller and the space between ehe
pants and the stocking teas grew
bigger. In winter Uma the goose -
pimples would appear if, you didn't
wear underwear and if you tlid the
combinations would ease up with
the pulling of the stocking garter
and wrinkle down • into' a puffy
bulge.
Then came that day when
Father took me to town. On the
way in he lectured me about' stay-
ing on at school . . . and he told
me about the time when he -gave
up school and of how he missed
the education. We went into Tim
Murphy's store and back in the
clothing corner. There. among the
clothes racks and the pile tif aver -
ails 1 was fitted with a coat and
vest. My heart was stopping andi
starting and tripping . . • and fin-
ally Tim stroked his hanlebars on
his moustache and said, "Long or
short pants, eon?" I didn't dare
say a word. This was my chance
and I couldn't talk . . . and father
looke,d up at me and as soon as
I saw that twinkle in his eye I
knew what he was going to say.
"Long pants, Tim," he said quiet -
like, "t'he boy's growing up, you
know!"
Just A Smile Or Two
A prominent doctor who invar-
iably is asked for free medical ad-
vice wherever he goes finally bit
on the right cure. At a very social
affair, he was cornered by a pest,
who listed a number or imaginary
ailments and asked the doctor's
advice.
"Tell you what," replied the doc,
"strip down to your shoesand let
me examine you."
"Right here, Doc?" asked the
pest in amazement.
"Sure," was the doctor's nifty
reply, "you asked me here."
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Three young veterans skipped in-
to one of the new Ontario seock-
tail lounges. "Coke for me," de-
manded the first one. "Pepsi for
me," ordered the second. "Make
mine milk," said the third. "I'm
doing the -driving."
A Scottish farmer hadfallen in-
to the well. Treading water vig-
orously, he shouted for his wife.
"Hold on!". she cried. "III call
the men from the field."
"Wait a minute," he said. "What
is the time?"
"Eleven -thirty."
"Then bide a wee. I'll swin
roon' till their dinner time."
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The chief constable of a small
home town is also the veterinary
surgeon. One night the telephone
rang and his wife answered.
"Is Mr. Thomas there?" asked
an agitated voice.
"Do you want my husband as a
veterinarian or as constable?"
"Both," came the breathless re-
ply. "We can't get our bulldog to
open his mouth, and thereie a
burglar in it!"
:Huron Federation Of
:AgricultureFarmNews:
Value Field Crops Exceed 1947
First estimate of the value of
the principal crops on Canadian
farms in 1948 is placed at $1,595
million. This figure has only been
exceeded once previously, in '1919
—while values in excess of
million were recorded in only two
years, 1920 and 1947. High prices
were largely responsible for the
enhanced values of production in
each of these years.
The values of current field crop
production in Canada are in strong
contrast wire' the:: seeorded in
the 1930's w1,--
n values (lidggd on
depression prices) ranged from
$432 million in 1931 to 086 million
in 1939. The 1948 figure is about
11 per cent above the revised
gross value for 1947 and some 269
per cent above the low point reach-
ed in 1931. While prices of some
of the chief crops have been lower
during the Current crop year than
in 1947-48, generally sharp increas-
es in the 1948 production of most
craps more than offset reduced
prices„ resenting in the substantial
increase over 1947 in tate! produc-
tion,
Increases in gross value of pro-
duction over 1947 levels have oc-
curred in all provinces except New
Brunswick and Prince Edward Is-
land where the drop in potato
prices seriously affected the total
value of production, particularly in
the former province. The great-
est percentage increases in value
of production took place in On-
tario, Manitoba and Quebec in
that order, excellent 1948 grain
crops being the chief factor re-
sponsible for the improved position
in these provinces. In Alberta and
Saskatchewan, higher wheat crop
valueswere nearly offset by lower
prices for other major crops with
the net result that gross, value of
production in each province in-
creased only one per cent over the
previous year. In Nova Scotia and
British Columbia value increases
of fatlr and five per cent respec-
tively were recorded as between
the two years.
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Spring Wheat Seed
The 1948 production, of seed of
recommended varieties of sprlhg
wheat eligible for registration and
certification constituted an al-tin
Nicer& says the DoluitaiOn. Depart-
ment of AgrieeltUre, Yields based.
on Crop inspection estimates are
plaCedi at 5,7 Million litlithele
This predtteticni wee etilifined •
almost entirely to the Provinces
of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta„ and included seed of the
'well-regarded, stem rust resistant
varieties of Thatcher, Regent, Red-
man, Saunders and Renown, along
with the varieties Garnet, Red
Bobs, Rescue. and Marquis, well
adapted to specific areas where
rust is not considered a hazard to
crop production.
Farmers Shallki take advantage
of the excellent eeeprtunity to
purchase quantities of this. Varie-
tal pure seed .fqr tale in 1949, of
M Mint)/ beet astaneea
local conditions. For further in-
formation, farmers should consult
with local agricultural officials or
communicate with the Field Crop
Commission in the province in
which they reside.
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Export Prospects For Egg&
Where does the poultry industry
go from here? That isa question
asked in a recent issue of the Egg
and Poultry Market Report.
This publicatidn of the Domin-
ion Department of Agriculture says
that the new egg contract with
the United Kingdom will abont
take care of production to August
31 next, and points out that there
is no assurance of any contract
for 1950. In Britain, home produc-
tion -and nearby European supplies
of eggs are both increaaing, but
fortunately the present situation
gives Canada time to look far
other markets. Other than Great
Britain, the United States is, the
largest and nearest market cap-
able of absorbing substantial quan-
tities of high quality eggs. But the
United States market is highly
competitive, and this government
publication Pointsotit-that
difflcul-
tiea :may arise Unless good' judg-
ment ie`used in the introduction to
and sale of eggs on that Market.
Other potential outlets. for Cana-
dian 'eggs were South and Central
Anterica„ Mexico, the West Indies,
PaCifie Islands, Alaska, Belgium
-and Switzerland. -Withuality and
paekaging the best, inerchandleing
poseibilities'are great, as Canadian
Grade 'A' eggs have the if -heat
Uniform qualitte available in ear-
lobe anywhere.
Scientists -Work on Giant Seaweed
New diseetiaties Made by Elest'
tette working ti fieftWeett reseelth
ht Seotlatid are giVItig a teed to
the *dad. Oil their Pregfeee will
(Celitintied On Page 6)
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From The Huron 'EXPOOliOr
4atnlary 110924 ,
Lon Sperling and George Eaten,
of Winthrop, are busy mating tim-
ber' 'foie Me,'Win. TreWeatint, 'Whe
intencta erecting a rime barn this
coming apiang.
MIAs -Vero; Crozier end *tee Nora
Godkin, of McKillop, who spent
the Christmas and New Year's
heliektys• at their home, have re.
turned to their school studies at
SThe Year euchre Put en
:Stratford.
V the ladies of the G.W.V.A. Aux-
iliary was a wonderful success in
every way. The prize *inners
were: Miss Brown, ,Mrs. John
Sproat, Mrs. Earl Bell and Arthur
Ament. Mr. George Jackson was.
awarded a prize for being the
hashfut bachelor, while Mrs. Mc -
Cloy was acclaimed ae the most
aggressive of Leap Year exponent
could not reply. The music was,
prowided 'by the Crescent Five and
the militant selection by lair. John
Daly and Mrs. O'Connell. left noth-
ing to be desired,
,Mrs. Arch Scott met with a ser -
Mus accident .on Monday last when
she fell at her home:and fractur-
ed her arm.
Miss Margaret Black is confined
to her home with an attack of
pneumonia. •
Miss Frances Winter, of town,
L» taking a course at the Margaret
Eaton School in, Toronto.
Mr. D. H. Stewart is confined, to
his home with an attack of pleur-
isy.
Mr. J. J. Broderick has received
the contract for the decorations of
the Thames'ville Old. Boys' Reun-
ion.
The following are the election
results in Hullett: For Reeve—
Armstrong 384, Clarke 327; for
Councillors --Adams 441, Barr 154,
Leiper 519, Mag,ridge 455, Sloan
399.
The directors of the McKillop
Telephone System met at the home
of Mr. Charles McGregor at Con-
stance on Saturday for the tran.s-
action of business.
Mr. R. G. Parke, Chief of Sea -
forth Fire Brigade, entertained the
members to ;a dinner at the Com-
mercial Hotel on Monday evening
last, when 25 sat down to an ex-
cellent repast prepared by Mrs.
Dungey. The election of officers
took place as follows; Chief, R.
G. Parke; foreman, J. Cumming;
assistant foreman, Thos, 'John-
stone; treasurer, G. A. Sills; sec-
retary, H. R. Scott. Euchre was
enjoyed after the meeting. Prize
winners were: First, Ross Sproat,
a brass smoker; lone hands, E. J.
Box, an umbrella; consolation, J.
jr.eluff.
Seaforth councill will be as fol-
lows: Mayor, W. H. Golding, (ac-
clamation); Reeve, W. J. Beattie;
Councillefs, G. P. Cardno, W. E.
Chapman, W. A. Crich, G. D.
Haigh, F. D. .Hutchins.on, G. T.
Turnbull. In McKillop F. J. Mc-
Quaid was elected Reeve by ac-
clamation; Councillors. B. Medd,
Ed. Horan, John Dodds, Dan
Regele.
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From The Huron Expositor
January 13, 1899
Mr. Schaeffer, of Kippen, during
the forepart of this week, shipped,
to Toronto a car load of pork and
fowl. Mr. John MacKay was in
charge. •
Mr. W. W. Cooper, Kippen, had
a gang of ten choepete cutting
down 10 acres of bush.
Mr. Wm. Edmunds, foreman of
the finishing department in the
Broadfoot & Box factory, met with
a painful accident on. Tuesday. He
was mixing some ingredients in a
glase bottle, when a piece of glass
at k his h
ruc s and, inflicting a severe
wound which will lay him tip for reeeteeereeelesseeseaeteeeseeeneeseeeee„.._-____
some time.
e
Seaforth Collegiate Institute let-
erary Society held a meeting in
the assembly room on Wednesday.
'Ohriettefas Brought Zero Weather
ellier the first timesthis winter the
temperature dropped to sub -zero
weather, On ,Christraas Eve tiler-
O4OPIPtcra, regiatered eight below,
remaining cold Christraaa Day and
then dropped to 15 'below at night.
Since Oen the weather gradually
moderated and, by Tuesday it was
above, freezing. — Wingham Adt
Veace-Tinme,
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• Burned With Grease
Mrs. Frank Metcalf was centined
to her bed for a few daya this week
because of an unfortunate Christ-
mas Day accident he which she
burned, herself with .hot greas,e.;
Miss Ella Metcalfe, London, spent
Christmas with her mother and re-
mained for a few days because of
her mother's accident — Blyth
Standard.
Presented With Blue Spruce
A blue spruce tree was given to
the United: Church Sunday School
for their Christmas tree by Nor-.
man Hoover. Twelve years ago his
father, R. J. Hoover, 'brought blue
simuce seed from 'the West and
Planted them on hie farm. This is
one of the trees that grew from
the seed.—iBrusaele Post.
Had Airplane Ride
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McMillan
of Chatham, the former being a
aalesnaan, who mile on Mr. Albert
Hess, of town, flew with their two -
passenger plane over Zurich on
Sunday and landed atthe' St..Jos-
eph Airport. "Mr. Hess recognized
the plane and immediately drove
out to the airport to meet them.
After some persuasion Albert step-
ped into the plane and enjoyed a
ride over Zurich.—Zurich Herald.
Nine Vessels in Winter Fleet
Vessels of the winter fleet at
Goderich harbor number nine. For
the G-oderich. Elevator Co., the
Starbuck, Superior, M.antadoc, Al-
gosoo, Bricoldoc and Scotiadoc are
holding about 1,200,000 bushels of
grain. Purity Flour Mills have
three vessels, Saskadoc, AItadoc
and Fort Willdoc, with approxi-
mately 700,000 bushels of wheat,
making a total of about 1,900,000
bushels of grain afloal—Goderich
Signal -Star.
Hold Housewarming Party
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stamper,
who have built a new house on
their farm on concession 2 of Turn -
berry Township, have recently
moved their household effects to
their new home. To mark the oc-
casion of moving into their new
home, they entertained a number
of friends from concessions 2 and
3, of Morris Township. Prior to
Mrs. Stamper's marriage, she was
Miss Bertha Souch, of Morris. Pro-
gressive euchre was enjoyed. Mrs.
Russell Bone won the highest
score for ladies and Wilfred War-
wick won the gentlemen's prize.—
Brussels Pont.
Pilot's Licenses For Graduates
Four men were granted pilot's
licenses after tests at Sky Harbor
Aid Services over' the week -end.
Mr. Stuart Grant, of the Depart-
ment of Transport, Toronto, took
the tests, Those granted licenses
were Bob Chisholm, Goderich;
Tom Lockridge and Don Haste,
Wingham; Bill Stuart, Mitchell.
They were the first to receive pil-
ot's licenses at Sky Harbor since
groups were graduated during the
war for combat duty overseas. Mr.
Jack Schroeder is the instructor
at Sky Harbor and has been giving
training to about efteen flyers in
the district.—Goderich Signaleatar.
Congratulations For S.S. Board
The annual ratepayers' meeting
of the Goderich Separate School
Board was held on Wednesday eve-
ning when trustees for the coming
year were elected. Mr. E. L. Dean
presided and complimented the
trustees on the splendid work they
had done. Mr. Dean is the oldest
living ex -trustee of the school and.
was on the board at the age of 16.
He 1p:04444r.oni). og 4,1'4!3Eit
nI: t1 Pring 4i094004,2.44,
exPaeVeled • dMitteluellt thd.t".0 M494
had been"depe at sugh:•el.eledera
ate Coat andsaid lee felt that .1M?'"
mem bad AM 'beelase*. e9deafer
generations to Wine, likapt.Nrot
Of thanks wag teneltiOd
tiring board fo hir 4lettala
Work. Trittiteeit':::eteCtddor19'0
are D. M. OBria eneatnitle.
J. Drennan and faara Goderich Signal -Beate ‘•• ee, ,
Wee AVIeeleFeW
Admitted HneOltall
in an uneonso:dus'o.oiniSion' 41, 74-
yoar-oid. Lucknow restdenteitte. T.
Gardner, diedetWer hotire after ad-
rdittance. Gardner, -it Is user -
stood, fell from the top of the 'cel-
lar steps to the basement ot'hts.
borne as a restilt of a weak spell.
He was admitted suffering from,
concussion. Medical au•thoritiee dt-
tributed tbe death to both seizure
and concussion.—Goderich Signal -
Star.
Hold Christmas party -
The Recreation and Welfare
Club of O. Lloyd & Bon Ltd. held
their annual Christmas party in:
the Town Hall .on Thursday. G.
Buchanan ably directed the pro-
gram which included. the singing'
of Christmas/ carets led by F. Cel-
lar; a delightful solo by B. Rea
ledge, and the showing of several
colored -elms. Mr. at. H. Lloyd, in,
his remarks, reported upon the
progresc of the protlesharing andi
retirement fund•and he also thank-
ed, the employees for their co-op-
eration and support during the
past year. Santa Clans made his
ance-yearly appearance to distri-
bute candy among the children andi
to, present Christmas bonuses to,
the employees. A delicious lunclr
dithered a very exejoyable even-
ing.- -Wingham Advance -Times.
Staff Has Christmas Party
The staff of Edighoffer & Son
were' entertained at a gala Chreet-
mas-party at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Edighoffer on Thurs-
day night after store closing time.
Festive decorations including a
Christmas tree made a lovely set-
ting for the event, and court whist
provided. the evening's entertain-,
ment with prizes going to Don
Kempston, Fred Phillips, Alvin
Haines, Vera Ische, E. L. Walther,
Bob Dietz and Mrs. P. Cameron
. -
Mrs. Edighoffer was assisted in
serving a delectable lunch by Mrs..
F. Walker, Mrs. E. L. Walther;
MTS, Yule, Fullerton, and Maxine
and Mary Edighoffer. Included
was a delicious birthday cake with
candles and happy birthday greet -
Inge for Mrs. F. Pearce, •whose
birthday was on that day.—Mit-
chell Advocate.
Patients Receive Treats
Patients at the Riverside Rest
Home were delighted with the re-
membrances received at Christmas'
including boxes of chocolates front -
the Jean Blewett Chapter I.O.D.E.
and boxes of fruit and other good-
ies from . the Friendly and Win -
One Classes of Main St. Sunday
:School. The staff of Hord's store'
also remembered Mr. Hord, whoa
is convalescing there. — Mitchell
Advocate.
Had a Big Day
Mrs. E. Turkheim and children,
Mrs. Ed, Gascho and Mr. johly
Turkheim on Sunday morning left
Zurich and had breakfast at the'
former's daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carr, Strate
fbrd; then motored to Brantford'
for dinner with their daughter and -
son -in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bowden:
then on to Toronto, where they had
supper with another daughter and
sen-ingaw, Mr. and Mrs. Batestone;.
and returned home to Zurich' the
same night, which was quite an:
achievement at this time of year;,
as Toronto district had much more'
enow than we had here, and it re-
quired careful driving,. — Zurich
Herald.
,Mrs, Kirkman ftiet-1a tiring one
a goOuPrOgrani waS rendeied, etlie
sisting of piano .stild by Miss
Kemp and Allan go/emirs; vocal
solo, Melvin Scott, and a recitation
by Reggio Wilson, The recorder
of the ethoee paper was read by
Reba Kerep and Richard. Elliott.
•
Daniel McCurdy, of the Thames
Road, had a successful sawing bee
on Friday afternoon. A number of
men gathered at his farm and, suc-
ceeded in cutting 25 cords of wood.
In the evening dancing was enjoy-
ed with music provided by J.
Brown on the violin.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sproat, of
Tuckersmith, were agreeably sur-
priaed on Thursday evening of last
week when a sleigh load, of the
youth and beauty of Egmondville
arrived and spent a most enjoy-
able social evening.
A large number of farmera of
near Leadbury and Beechwood are
buying and hauling their firewood
from 3. J. Irvine.
Mr. Scott MacLaren, Cromarty,
has returned from Shakespeare,
where he has been visiting friends.
Hallett council commenced their
labors for 1899 on Monday. A
number of neighbors joined' togeth-
er and signed a petition to have
the Ebenezer Church turned into
a schoolhouse and they thought
they would keep a teacher them-
seltres, but at the meeting when
some of them found .otit hely their
teems would be increased:, were not
in fever of the•sehetiae.
At the last session of Court
ShetWood Perest, 'No. 6065, of the
Artelent Order of Porreeters, Sea -
forth, the follevring +brethren were
Metalled in their respective offices
by the installittg officers, Bros. E.
Latimer and E..0. It, and W. Pat-
eiteofi: 0, G. 'Elliott, ,T,P.Osta.; Jae.
Young, C.R.; Waiter S.C.;
treas., Jas. right) S.W.; H. Rob -
Otte S. W. W. Abel, BB.; C.
VanEgmond, 3.11
' Charles ,l'ohnsitOn has 'sold
•his tatin on the doslien Lite' to
Mt, HOMY Heeler, lie' &Mur. laid
ihie feria tetliff, BOA,
Enough of This
(I3y P. B. W., in Winnipeg Free Press)
W@ the getting a little tired of
hearing from varioile Vieititig fire-
men that tahadlith tultute is "ma-
turing," is not .does
not exist, exists in subtle forma
and so on. We are also getting
very tired of the self conscious
emphasis of the Canadian Broad-
casting Corporation on Canadian -
ism. For our money it is all eye-
wash and those who are a party
to it are nonsense brokers on a
large and powerful scale.
The offenders on the culture
business are mostly wandering
Europeans, frustrated university
professors and bad artists. The
two last we will always have with
us Mit is it necessary to suffer for
ever the ponderous inconsequen-
tials of cultural attaches, foreign
office spokesmen (paid) and. An-
glicized Canadians?
Now we are prepared to say
right off that Europe is wonder-
ful, that we owe Europe a great
deal, that we would, not be the
same without her, that we need:
the stimulus of her keen intellects
even If most of them died well
over 100 years ago,
We are prepared to listen to
our faults being enumerated. by
every individual riding on a free
pass from every debilitated gov-
ernment in the World. We do not
mind When they say that we are
a people without a nationality or
When. they come upon us repres-
meting varietal glossy covered mag-
azines from the U.S. and, ask pleas-
antly:
What 13 a Canadian?
We don't 'know either and it
does not .seem very important.
What does Matter, is not that 'we
should earry some tag visible to
the travelling European, but that
We who oecutee these spaces, mark-
ed ifi pink on any reputable map,
be happy itt or -eotlittete
lind •
g.00 to Hire in and an
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, • .
•
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honor to fepreeetite
If the travelling' salaam= or
European culture cannot recog-
nize what makes us tick; if wan-
dering professors of psychology
cannot see us as mature because
we do not grin often enough, if.
various bad artists, most of whom.
seem to live in Toronto, think us
Philistines because we do not ac-
ceptunrortuthneaitre. offerings, then it Is
We would be glad to pleuse-
them. We do our best anyhow.
ceWpte thhea vgeehheearoradityEnogrlisohamhaeldiiaanca-,
as part of the tribute due them:
we have heard Frenchmen, Dutch-
men, exiled ' Canadians, Italians
they
yrsare of
and Spaniards tell us all about theer•
. No deubte
veryear right.wa
We are an ignorant people with'
nothing to offer on the alters of
the intellect. Strange though boa'
we have an appeal to all these
individuals, strange .how many
find it necessary to travel here,
to educate us—and .have the odd
meal; strange how many find in,
this barren land the place to raise
their families and establish their
homes; strange how many come'
here to escape the bedlam of their
Own cultural superiority.
The professors—a 'brand er hu-•
inanity for Whom we have a great'
affection—are among the most'
trenchant of our critics, Yet with.
exceptionwe are the products of'
their minds and, thatigh they may
not be proud of their pupils, shill
ef their own better steltiee.
What little there is Is the mirror -
We are MVOto this sorrow by
the French cultural attache who.
announeed In WihniDeg this -Week
that we are growing ,up culturally.
return. Ms natiOn iS not inalthig,
We that* min and beg to palm
en this titte ,grattlitetis IMAM in
the same progress ,polltically,,