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WEUNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1933 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE Publuhed on Collingwood street, Plesherton, Wednesday of each week. Cu-culatiun over 1000, Price in Canada $2.00 per year, when paid in advance $1.50. In paid in advance |2.0U. U. S. A. $2.60 per year, when W. H. THURSTON, 1'. J. THURSTON, Assoc. Editor Editor TKMJ'KKANC K KDlCVnON NEULECTED IS When the present Liiiuor Contiol Act was instituted a few years ago in the Province of Ontario we were- â- d ti> l)clifVf that the Kovernment would use part of the proceeds for < ducat ional purposes in ar. effort to !e«a Llie people away from drinkinjf. It was felt that moral suasion would have more effect than prohibition in curtailinfT the use of into.xicatinjr liquor.i. Each year the quantity consumed multiplied, until many millions of dollars were handed over to the government to assist the pro- vincial finances which were in need of considerable aid. Last year there wa.< a reduction in the use of intoxi- cants, but only through the scarcity of ready cash and not through any educational effort on the part of the jrovernnienl. There has been an entire absence of educational propa- ganda to reduce liquor consumption and it is about time the Henry gov- ernment, as an inheritance from the Ferguson administration, should com- mence this important angle of educa- tion and lead the young people to .'hun intoxicants, the excessive use of which is degredation and poverty. ijsued by Sir William Mulock, the Postmaster General in 1S'J8, to com- meinorate the coming of penny post- age, appears to have been premature- ly born and after a puny existence of a few years was put away with the ha.s-beens. Since then we have had many new issues of 'jtanips â€" something like one every yearâ€" but none of them are built for penny postage letter rate. We would like to .see the little fellow who had such u hhort, l)ut merry existence, resur- rected from the dead past. .When, if ever, will the event occur? MIMSTKRIAL SALARIES FARM SALES AND NOTES Auction sales have been more num- erous this spring than for over a year and very fair prices are being 1 ^alized. Over at Hanover three ; ales in that district brought in §2,- • 00 and ii.e best part of it was that ; il but $150 was paid in cash. While : ) much was paid in cash we wonder i iw much was actually paid by the . xrniers out of surplus money from li'.eir own pockets. Was the cash .' oeured from money lenders on their < 'vn notes? It ia not to be wondered I '. that so few notes were issued as 1 -ey could not be discounted at the I links, where formerly they were t::gerly received. This is a natural < itcomc of the low prices for farm I oducts, a'3 the banks cannot afford 1 . take such a great risk with the 1 ople's money and probably be left \.')istling for the money when the ('.".y of reckoning comes. However, \,ith the present bright outlook for a I ^ntinued advance in stock and j)ro- ( ''ce prices farmers' notes should be , '.irc acceptable on the money mark- et. Attention 'has been called to the question of '.educing ministerial sal- aries as a measure of economy in this hour of general deflation and d'^preciation of earning power. The question has been publicly asked, "Why should the mi.ssionary preach- ers have their salaries reduced $-1-50 while the minimum salary for self- supporting churches remains as it was arbitrarily placed at the lime of un- ion?" One correspondent says: "It there is the spirit of brotherhood in the ministry it certainly does not ehow itself respecting salaries." He also might have added, nor in the race for better salaried billets. This is where- human nature creeps in and destroys to a certain extent the value of ad- monition quite meritorious but incc/in- patible with example. Canadian National Has Never Had A Chance EDITORIAL ITEMS POSTCARDS AND POSTAGE r When the Post OtTico Department ised the price om postal card â- ssages from one to. two cents, it actically did away with that meth- ( 1 of communication, with to-day a . 1 >tal card in the mail being a rare I •'ng. We believe the department It mony by regulating the postal c.-i.d out of business, and that it V luld be wise to re-establish it by I nstating the one cent rate. There r. -• Very many times when a short sage would be sent for a cent. re a three-cent letter would not I fonvarded unless very important. . y the way, the Christmas stamp If the people of Canada do not want them the Doukhobors will em- igrate. iWo believ« they can com- mence travelling at once. • • • For the time being President Roose- velt and his Cabinet are apparently convincing the populace that they arc a government that can govern. • * • Now that spring is about to break forth with all its cheering influences and i)romises of the fulfilment of Biblical promises, let us not be too gloomy. "We may be happy â€" and prosperous â€" yet!" * * * Thornbury Maroon baseball team has oiganized for l!'.'5;i with great hopes for a winning .reason. Flcsh- crton has a splendid lot of young fellows who could make a real suc- cess of baseball if ihoy would got out and take an interest in the game. This would mean plenty of practice, but with cars available more con- genial company can be found than than on a ball field. « * • Not to bo outdone in their benevol- ence, the Toronto School Board has this year assessed the taxpayers double what was formerly paid to supply an honorarium to their retir- ing chairman. The gift formerly was a silver tea service, but this year, in a burst of generosity, the school solon.s have added an Eastern rug for his mansion, valued at several hund- der dollars. It is so easy to vote other people's money â€" oven in times when very many of the taxpayers find it hard scraping to raise assess- ment. * * • The Canadian people are now asked to reconcile themselves with pre;u'nt- day condition.^ because, though there are hard times, the price of articles which they have to pay for is lower than in former day.-!. Not all, though. When our rulers buy port- raits for dignitaries in the Lieutenant- Governor and Premier class, they have paid much higher prices than form- erly. A portrait of the late retiring A new fuel is being tried out in the nearliy state of Illinois, and motoris' ; there have reached the conclusion that in it they find greater economy than with gasoline. It contains 10 per cent, corn alcohol, and promises to be especially useful to farmers in jiroviding a market for the surplus of a conuiiodi'ly that, in average years, is more plentiful than cai be u.'-.ed as food for man and beasi at a profitable return to the grower. Some there are, however, wim fear that the free sale of the new oil may do harm, as one more substitul-j for the bootlegger to sell aj a cheap .substitute for good whiskeyâ€" all the easier to market because of '.he very ivth tax on "th- • al McCoy.' Given Four Years Colin D. Nadcau, former account- ant in the Bank of Montreal, pleaded guilty in police court at Collingwood on Friday to two charges, one of em- bezzlement of $37,700 and another of forgery. Crown- Attorney F. A. Evans appeared for the Crown, and W. A. Boys, K.C., for Nadeau. Char- acter evidence was submitted by busi- ness firms of Collingwood. Nadeau was sentenced by Magis- trate Hogg to four years in Ports- mouth, on each count, the sentences to run concurrently. In the course of the trial it came out that Nadeau had voluntarily giv- en information as to the money stolen and that ho had made restitution to the extent of $10,000. The forgery consisted of signing the manager's name to returns to head office. ? ••)i^»«!M5»*T*«V*%«t**t**!*«!**!**t*«t»«t**tMt**t*«! ..><~!..^.^.^.^.^.v:H(^.^.>.^.:~M~^.^<^«M~^.^.t«^*.^.:M{..^o«!..:«^•>•>•^•^^ Savings On Papers \\\' announct; the following; clubbing- aifangcmcnts for .sub.scribcrs of The .'\clvancc to receive their home payer and any others I hey may desire, for a period of year, to Canadian points only: The Advance and the Toronto DaiV Star $7.25 The Advance and Toronto Daily Globe 6.25 The Advance and Toronto Mail and Iuni)ire $6.25 Tlu' .\dvance and I'\iniily Herald & Weekly Star $2.40 The .\dvance and tin- Farmers' Sun $3.25 'i'hc Advance and the Canadian Farm $2.50 The Advance and The Canadian Couiiuynian .... $2.50 The Advance and the Farmers' Advocate $2.50 If the paper yon want is not in the above list, we can probably ^et it for you and save you money. These prices are strictly cash in advance. '~~""^~~~~~'~~~ Any of our subscribers anywhere in Canada can take advantage of these prices. Send subscriptions by Post Office or Express Money order to W. H. Thurstom & Son Publishers, The .\(h am e Flesherton Ontario. Lieutenant-Governor cost oVer $5,000 and that of Hon. 0. Howard Fergunon $2,750, whereas formerly pictures of this description cost the people of the Province an average of about $1,000 each. But the solons named here were big men, and perhaps the artists Earnings Could Not PoSsibly required extra paint. Cover Interest Charges On Debt Against Road The Railway Bill has at last had second reading and is in Committee at the moment. If it takes as long to get it through Committee and tliird reading as it took to have the House of Common-a approve of the principle of the Bill, we will be here until summer. Instead of the board of seventeen directors the Canadian Na- tional is to be run. by three trustees, one of the three to be chairman, who will be virtually the czar of the C. N. R. Tile Prime Minister intimated that these three trustees were really the receivers; it is rather astonishing then, that the board is to be self- perpetuating and the set-up cannot be changed without the consent of both Houses of Parliament. The Bill also makes provision for a tribunal the membership of which will be found by one appointment from each railroad and the third, rec- ommendation made by the chairman of the board of railway commission- ers. The Bill requires compulsory co- operation on the part of the C. N. R. Many members, of which I was one, feared that this would at some future time make the Parliament of Can- ada morally responsible for the C. P. R. bonds. The Canadian National has always been loaded down with a back-breaking burden of debt which should have been written off in part when the railroad was purchased by the State. For this reason the C. N. R. has never had a real chance to show what could be done under public ownership. The earnings could not possibly cover the charges against the road. It has suffered also from having people connected with the ad- niinistraMt n who did not and do not believe in public ownei-ship. In speaking briefly -before thiS vote was taken, I said: "The railways arc having a very difficult t.'me because of lack of volume of traffi.', but tiiis bill will not increase the volume. It seems to me that tho railwai' prob- lem is being attacked >n the wrong way. The deflationa:y monstary policy which has been pursued by this administration has had more to do with the lack of volume of traffic than- any other thing. There is not enough money in circulation tc t-n;i',v(' Canadians to OvjT.m^j llu- goods they produce for other goods, v.ith the result that the railways have suffered. Then tariffs also must le considered. While the monetary problem is fundamental and the tariff liroblem is not, it is rather curious that an administration which has done everything possible to obstruct inter- national trade should now be worried because our railroads suffer from lack of volume of business. Not only have tariffs been raised higher and higher, but we have had excise taxes and dumping duties as added obstruc- tions to trade. Is it to be wondered at that we have a railroad problem of gigantic proportions? The ability of the Canadian people to pi'oduce Roods has not lessened; we could have .iust as great a volume of goods and passenger traffic as we ever had. "If this bill should pass our un- employment will be increased; further unemployment will be created among the railway employees and employees in the .'Jtcel industry, the wood-work- ing industry and any others closely associated with railroading. They will then be unable to purchase as much as previously and this will prove but another .step in the process of deflation and the further contraction of the purchasing power of the Can- adian people." Dr. Manion concluded the debate by ivbly and humorously reviewing the speeches in criticism of the bill. Both Liberals and Farmers split their vote. Conservatives and Labor voting solid- ly; the Government for the bill, Labor against it. About Prince Edward Isle Prince Edward Island derived its name from Prince Edward, Duke o£ Kent, father of the late Queen Vic- toi'ia. Its first inhabitants were the Souriquois Indians, who called the island 'Abegweit,' "cradled on the wave." It was discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1534 ajid the French called it Isle de St. Jean (St. John's Island), by which name it was known till 179i), when it received its present name. In Ififia the island was granted to Captain Doublet of tho French navy, as a fishing station, but not until 1719 did actual settlement by the French begin. In 1758 it became a British pos-session. The island was annex- ed to Nova Scotia in 17G3, but in 1769 was given a seimratc govern- ment, the first Governor being Walter Patterson, sent out from England. In 177:i the fiist General Legislative -Assembly, the oldest iri America met in Charlottetown; in 18,")! Responsible Government was granted, and in 1873 the island became a province of the Dominion of Canada. In a room in the old provincial leg- islative building at Charlottetown, a tablet carries the following inscrip- tion: "In the hearts and minds of the delegates who assembled in this room on September fi, 18C-1, was born the Dominion of Canada. Providence being their guide they builded better than ihcy knew." Roosevelt is the man of the hour in the United States. itud, made unwarranted attacks on individuals in that vast throng. "Sure enough, just before reaching the in- ttrsectiion, a Gadette reporter ap- proached one of these plainclothesmen with no other intention than to ask a question. For ar.-swer the officer let fly his fists, hitting the abashed scribe on the point of the jaw. Re- 'criminations â€" /'soci," â€" another blow, near the eye this time." Ar d a;rain the Gazette:- "Two women were standing on tlic corner, the small child of one of i;;em between them. A plaindothesman approaciieu and gave one of the women a treinendous shove that projected her forward about five or six feet. She turned round and .scowled at the fellow. When the other woman holding the child by the hand got abreast of her, the three of them began walkin? slowly away. The plaindothesman frllow- ed, gave the same woman a cjlancing blow on the back of the r.eck with his open hand and sent the child rolling into a snowbank with another mighty shove. The child cried piti- fully, the woman swore volubly. .Soon all three were lost to view, al! three having been pushed from one con- stable to another until lost to sight. Many other similar episodes occurrijd throughout the crowd." "The mounted officers were more judicious in their hand''ng of the crowd. They a-sked the people to keep moving and rode th. ir horses with care, so as not to inju.e anyone. It was these men who restored a measure of good humor to the crowd and their efforts that resulted in its dispersal shortly after.'' Many in the crowd had carried ban- ners and banners also decorated each side ot the hearse bearing the body of the dead Zynchuk. These seem to have driven the plainclothesmen to hysteria. Many of the ministers in the Mon- treal churches based their sermons of the following day on the unhappy incident. The March number of "Ontario Far- mer" contains a most interesting article by James G. Gibson. The title used is 'Where are we heading? Mr. Gibson, a junior farmer, is a graduate of Toronto University and has also had the benefit of eight months study at the London school ol Economics and some months ti'avell- ing on the continent. He i-s now- farming with his father, D. Z. Gib- son, at Caledonia in Haldimand Coun- ty. I would advise anyone interest- ed in farm problems to secure this article; it i-s well worth keeping for reference. Mr. Gibson says: ",We young men from Canada's farms de- mand that we be given as good a chance as anyone else in this country to earn a decent living, or we want to know the reason why. The advice fvom the national leaders that we save our money, Le i-.L'!Kst, pay our debts, work hard an.l !;>.cp quiet, has given us nothing b'.n more debts, lower prices and higher taxes." And on the World Economic Conference:- "It is possible, but not probable, that the Governments ajssembled at London will lift the world out of the ditch and declare a general economic peace. Our main task within Can- ada i-s to see that our burdens are so distributed as to guarantee that every person will bear his or her fair share. It i-s not necessary to remind us that this is not the case at present in our fair Dominion. Farmers, laborers and small business men and the lower- paid salaried people, are carrying the whole load, with most of it falling on farmers and laborers. "While the number of millionaires grows steadily and while the bankers express complete satisfaction with their ten to fifteen peivent dividends, nobody on earth can convince the ordinary man that the burden is being e(iually shared by all. While divi- dends are paid before wages and while the wages of money are greater than the wages of human labor, the ordinary man on the farm or in the factory comes to the conclusion that Canada has become, by some strange process, a coupon-clipper's paradise and a poor man's hell. "Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, where wealth accumulates and men decay." Mr. Gibson goes on to deal with our chief Canadian problems, for which he offers solutions. March 18th, 1933. â€"AGNES MACPHAIL. OSPREYJOUNCIL The municipal council of Osprey met in regular session in the Orange 1!...; at Singhampton on Satui-day, March 18th, with all the members present. After the minutes of preceding meeting were read and confirmed, th« following business was done: Communication.? were dealt with from J. A. Kernahan, re medical at- tention for Jas. Blakey, which was delegated to Mr. Stephen to take what action was necessary; from Dr. Mar- tin, re medical attention to Mrs. Roy Priddle, upon which the Clerk re- ported action already taken; from Ontario Township Association, order- ed fyled. Prices were received on request from The Creemore Star, the Enterprise-Bulletin, Collingwood, and the Flesherton Advance on the 1933 township printing account, which was finally awarded to the Enterprise- Bulletin. By-law No. 10 (1933) was pas-sed appointing poundkeepers, fenceview- ers and sheep valuers, as follows: Poundkeepers â€" John Hargrave, Hy. Jackson, ,Wm. Seeley, Archie Camp- bell, Frank Short, Edgar Dobson, C. A. Edwards, Thos. Brown, Caleb Clay- ton, D. A. McLean. Fenceviewers â€" Jas. Winters, Jaa. Menzies, Stanley Lepard, J. Lough- eed, Louis Kerton, Chas. Long, Jas. Hudson, M. Douglas, Cy. Short, Thos. Neill, Em Davidson, W. J. Mullen, Malcolm Gibson, Archie Mclntyre, Marshall Menzies. Sheep Valuers â€" John Grummett, Roy Fenwick, Chas. Long, Mort. Say- ers, Leonard Cox, Willis Neff, Thos. Bowens, Wm. Norman, Archie Mc- lntyre and Wm. Findlay. By-law No. 11 was passed extend- ing time for payment of taxes until April 20. General accounts ordered paid were: Municipal World suiplies $10.44;' C. M. Heron, stamps, $9.00; Lucas Henry & Lucas, taxed costs on Davidson ac- tion, $193.55. General road accounts passed were: J. McKinnon, snow, $1.60; Hy Thomp- son, $3.10; Herald Pub. Co. stationery S1.20; F. Stinson ?7.00; W. Aldeorn $90.00; Elmer Dynes $18.00; James Fawcett $2.00; H. Melnnis $8.75; tele- phone 50c. Council adjourned to meet at Max- well on Saturday, April 22, at 2 p.m. Open to any subscriber of The Advance Montreal has been aroused over a most unhappy incident which took place recently in that city. A tenant in Montreal'-s foreign quarter had had his leg broken in an industrial acci- dent and due to the deferment in pay- ment of accident insurance had fallen behind in the payment of his rent. Though only two months in arrears, the landlord took action against him, had his furniture seized and the sick man and his family literally turnetl out into the street in zero weather. Among the crowd gathered was one Nick Zynchwk, a Poli.sh Ukrainian, who had formerly been a boarder with the evicted family and who still had some belongings in the house. Zynchuk insisted on gelling his things; a con- stable named Zappa shot him in the liack, with fatal result^!. The funeral took place on the Saturday following, when some twelve thou-iand people tornied a great precession. The police were, out in full force, "'O.tly j apmISSIOn7 Lunch"2^ I)lamclothc-->i)cn, and if the two and a half Column account in the Montreal f Mnrch 13th is to be rved- Gn^ette Dancing in Fraternity Hall FLESHERTON Wed., March 29 at 8:30 p.m. Round Dancing Dorothy Foster's 6-piece Orchestra I: Lunch 25c.. lunch 10c .-Ml lollected at door Old Boys' And Girls' Association Officers The annual meeting of Flesherton Old Boys' and Girls' Association was held in Room 307, Commerce and Transportation Bldg., 159 Bay St., Toronto, Ont. The election of of- ficers resulted in all being re-elected unanimously as follows: Hon. Presidents â€" J. T. Clarke and Dr. E. K. Richardson. President â€" C. E. McTavish 1st Vice-Pres. â€" W. N. Hemphill 2nd Vice-Pres. -:^ Alex. M. Gibson 3rd Vice-Pres. â€" W. B. Fetch Treasurer â€" Dr. F. ,W. Murray Secretary â€" Burton E. Field The meeting also instituted a new feature in the activities of the As- sociation, in creating a Secretary of Publicity, Mr. John Latimer being un- animously elected in that capacity. Toronto was divided into two Sections, the dividing line being Yonge St., and Visiting Committees were appointed whose duty it will be to visit the sick members of the Association. Those WEST â€" J. Latimer, Convener: -Mrs. R. Maddocks, Mrs. A. White, Mrs. A. Houden, A. C. LeGaxd* A. f! X'anDusen. EAST â€" R. J. Brodie, Convener; Mrs. W. P. Leeder. Mrs. B. E. Field, Mrs. (Dr.) Glen Davis, Roy Wallace, James E. Field. Communications were read from Jlr. F. H. W. Hickling, Flesherton, and Mr. A. S. Thui^ston, Thornbuuy, and the secretary was instructed to reply. First Iron Plow The first cast-iron plough was made in Canada more than one hund- red years ago. The distinction ot making that implemeni oelongs to Earastus Parsons, a native of Lisle, Bronie County, New York. In 1824 he moved to Chippawa, Ontario, near Niagara Falls. He was poor, but had an idea that cast-iron ploughs would be more serviceable than thos. of wood and wrought iron, which were then in general use. He gathered together scrap iron, constructed a rude furnace and cast three ploughs, which proved to be models of light- ness and dm-ability. The demand for his ploughs soon became great. In 1827 he died at the age of 38 years. In three years Parsons made a net profit on the sale of his plougrhs of $6,000. DANCE AT MA.XWELL A dance will be held in the Orange Hall, Maxwell, pn Friday, March 24, under the au.?pices of L.O.L. StJG. Dundalk orchestra. Admission 2oc.