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guru. guru`-x-- -ru ......._.- Established 1864 _A weekly newspaper devoted to the lnfefests at the '.lov_vn of Barrie and the surrounding country. issued at the Post Office Square, Barrie, every Thufsdas. The Barrie Examiner is a member of The Canadian Week- ly `Newspapers Association and of Ciass A Weeklies.` of Canada. J. A. MacI.aren,~Editnr. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Ar , ere in Canada, $2.00 a year; in` ` ted States, $2.50 a year, pay- able in advance. Single copies, 5 cents. Subscribers wishing to dis- continue paper at expiration of per- iod paid for are expected to notify this office before date of expiry. May I wish ynu ;. `|ful_ Merry Chx'islm:u: Figured Fax Some lirhipkgbouts IH`:| CII|)il`S of 'l'|u- |`I.\` 4, n1 all nvw.-: (II`:II(`l'S : (Com/rmIn.J `Brut I ~ '1' Hub Six lur :1 I-lumny. U50- uml Nuw Y(`:II'. has many Ho whu IIIE I` II-I4 Ill II IA` IIIVIJ flail` III \ll||VII`; {A good player must have the will to win." ` S id Harold Cotton. former hockey star. in addressing the members of the Barrie Lions Club the other day. The speaker was. of course. referring to the playing of hockey. but his words have a much wide: application and are particularly appropriate as applied to the i esent war. No hockey game was ever won E players who went into the game half- nnl-klu and viatnn-0 in tin: nrnaant on-nnvrln was wlu. To xviu dub` 1-L.-u' Tlll-I (mm: A annd nl-xunr nxnci hnun fhn nvil) on unln " THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1939 . THE BARRIE EXAMINERT `LB Wllhl WCIIU ll-III) IIIIC ECIIIIC llKIII' Sr, and victoty in the present struggle EDITORIAL can not be achieved unless every ounce of energy and resource are put. into the fight. nun- _.:II 4.. ...x._ :..-.._|..a.... ....u....Ilx.1n nun-at this .3 tries. uanvaug u-nu .u....-vunvx. |nA.\; rm- ..-..- - --:2 The will to win involves sacrifice, and sailors and airmen of Britain and France, but also by the entire populations of those coun- The evacuation of women and children this A is being exemplified, not only by the soldiers. ` from large cities and the billeting of them in " .institutions and private homes in country dis- tricts have imposed untold inconvenience and hardship upon thousands of civilians. The resources of capital and labor have been largely diverted from the production of peace time necessities and luxuries into the produc- tion or munitions and fighting equipment. As one English writer put it: We shall be de- prived or some of the food, clothing. houses. 3 factories, motor-cars, cosmetics and enter- tainments which we might have got. That is the real cost, the real sacrifice, and we shall i bear it now. Posterity will not provide us : with a single b_ullet. We have got to sacrifice something now to get the bullet now." n-u._i .. X.` 'l"IuIL.\lun uvunpunnnnnb nu; vv uu buy vnnv ux.-nu... -. That is the spirit which prevails in Britain today--the spirit of the will to win. Are we in Canada possessed by this will to win. or is our war effort controlled by a comfortable confidence that Britain can not lose? The war has only just begun, and there is a dang- er that in our remoteness from the first stag- es of the conflict we may be over-confident. The naval battle off Montevideo brought the war nearer to our shores, and_ while we are proud of the indomitable fighting spirit of the British Navy that put the Graf Spec to -l flight and to destruction by its own crew. the very presence of that powerful German battleship in American waters is a warning One has only to think of the dismay that * would have fallen upon the hearts of the Canadian and the American people alike if that battle had gone the other way and those British cruisers had been overwhelmed by the mightier German battleship. What would become of our freedom as a nation it two or three of such German floating fortresses were to control our shores on the Atlantic?` It was only the fighting skill and the fighting will to win 01' the men of the British Navy that saved us from such a menace. -u'l'I.. I..- n\ ........J .....,...L........... .-. ..n....-.. ........~A- L- THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT Christmas is especially 2. festive season for children, and it is the one season in the year when we older folk can revert to the simple joys of childhood without feeling silly. If you want to catch the spirit of Christmas, stoop to the little ones and enter into their glee-ful anticipation of the visit of that jolly and generous olcl fellow, Santa Claus. Tnnlr infn Hm nno`r-\r and hnnnv faces of hlldh DGVCLA U0 IIUIII auvu u. IIICLIUIUC. i I To be a good sportsman, a person must be I a good loser," said Hamid Cotton, and the 1 men of the British Navy have proved in re- . cent weeks that they are good sportsmen. Their losses have been great, but they have ` played the game and have not lost the will to win. They played the game when they let the valuable liner Bremen go rather than `violate the rules of civilized warfare. They might even have been justified in torpedolng ` the liner without warning, in view of the mer- ciless sinking ol` the Athenia and scores of other merchant ships by the German U-boats and floating mines. But to imitate a crim- inal is to lower oneself to his level. The will that wins in the end is the will that plays the game. Muthal goodwill among the natipng is es-I sential to the fulfidment of the herald ange}s' song of Peace on Earth. " ' I It is significant that the two nations whose| governments. have tried to destroy the influ- ence of Christianity are those who are the ag- gressors in the present. wars. Russia has recentiy been celebrating the eightieth anniversary of the publication of|4 Du'Win's Origin. of Species". But Darwin`s men was that human beings descended from j ;_1_.g.pe`,nop gie bear. ' ` | Christmas comes but once :1 year, and when it comes it brings good cheer". runs the old rhyme. But there can be no cheer without cheerful people. so cheer up. everybody! All the balloon barrages, anti-aircraft guns vi and pursuit; planes won`t. prevent old Santa ` Claus from carrying out a successful air raid on the homes of Great Britain on` Christmas} Eve. , Achilles and Ajax were two mighty Greek` warriors who dared the Trojans to the wall atl the siege of Troy. They are said to have been swift of foot". and the British cruisers bear- ing those names certainly lived up to tlmt reputation. ---">--- rr1\-.\ rI........I.... rm... ..A..,_..I-- AIA_A -`~- The Brandon Sun remarks that :1 girl may wear a golf suit and never play golf. or wear :1 bathing suit and never go into the water.| but when she puts on a. wedding gown she- means business. Quito true. even if she is merely :1 model at a fashion show. Prime Minister Eamon do Valera told av] convention of the Fianna Fail party lastl week that his goigernment did not intend to resort to force to bring about the union of Ulster and Eire. The Irish are notable for their keen some of humor. but then Mr. do Valera is not :1 native Irishman. I The roporL of the work of the Barrie Branch of the (Tanudian Red Cross Society. for me past five years. which appears in this issue, is an impressive one. In is largely ii peace-time story. yet it should be read by ` everyone interested in the war-Lime activities of this organization. The ladies and gentle- men who have devoted so much time and er- fort to this work have made an important contribution to the community life and are deserving of the hearty thanks of the citizens.` and generous Ulu LCHUW, ouuuu uwsue. Look into the eager and happy faces of the younger gehera.tion.~-the children in the home, boys and girls, youths and maidens go- ing to and from school. They live in a very different world from that in which we adults think we live in. Catch their care-free spirit, ~~--what is there to care about. anyway? It is we and not the children who live in :1 world of make-believe. Most of the things we wr_-r- _ ry about never happen. n-My in ihn (rm:-n1.n,Qt. ROIITCP of unhaxmincss. Reeve J. R. Lawrence of Creeinorc. chair- man of the committee on Legislation. in :1 let- ter in this issue replies to the charge of Reeve Cunnim:.h-.un that the resolution re two-year term for municipal councils was passed with- out the greater part of the council being :1- ware it was going through. Mr. Lawrence very definitely denies that such was the case. thus removing the reflection of inattention by the councillors. In defending the Govern- ment's arbitrary forcing of the two-year term . upon the municipalities. Mr. Lawrence com- ..pletely ignores the chief objection to the l A proposed measure. the taking from the mun- icipnlities of a right that belongs to them and I further centralizing authority at Queen's Park. EDITORIAL NOTES . Not only must we bring forth the effort to crush Hitlerism and the . German war machine. but we must Peace on Earth, Goodwill toward Men~-will we be able to say these by next. Christmas, or the Christmas Canada, partly on us. you and me. I 1 `be thinking of how a new and better i ` order is to be secured afterwards. after? That will depend partly on Canada's steadi-ly expanding posi-` t I u ~ tion in the Commonwealth entitles her to play a far larger part in shap- ing the next peace settlement than ` the last one. But she can only speak l with a clear voice if she prep:n~es]` herself by a thorough discussion ofi _ the issues. I I-(run In vn_nn|-ihlich nnur-n -nu! nun. IHC lSlI(.`S. '4 How to re-c-slublish peace and cre- ate :1 new order in the world. even in Europe, with :III_ the t;en'itorial| and economic adjustments neces- sary`? It is :1 tremendous and buf- fling problem. Let us thereforci break it down and take it. in stages.| 1 \l7lnl In nun uiws in Ohio: u... ~11 IJ|\,uI\ u uuwn Lulu |.uI\v.. u. ntu5\..`. I 1. What. is our aim in this wart ; To make sure that it, can't happen!; again." isn't it`? This means that; we have got to do something wilhi Germany -different from the lnstl tilnn" |lllHL'. 1 t either hold Germany in check or ` the end be cured. ` 2. What did we do last time? We , completely smmehed Ge-rm:my's :ie- 1 cnmplice Austria-Hungary. but left`v the real culprit virtually intuet.. Immed her money to rebuild helm industries better man our n\vn.' withdrew our troops and cnnt'ided our safety to :1 delmling society. Ob- viously we are not going; to do that again. And here is where disagree- ment begins and the roads part. Some say break up Germany. If we leave it to the French, this may be what will happen. and whn cnuld really blame them? Others my build up :1 new order which will into which the Germans can be fit- ted and through which they can in '1 unit. u-rnnnc krunnunr vurunn I ll'lL` CHCI DC CllI'C(l. is 3. Both groups. however. agree 1 that Austria-Hungary should be put i together again. whether as a cou.nt.- 1 erwei;,',ht to Germany in the Euro- pean balance or the beginning of a new order. If anything emerges from the next peace settlement a i Central European Federation. com- prising at least Austria. Czechoslo- ` vakia and Hungary seems bound to. No doubt a little compulsion on the part. of Britain and France will be neeessar_v to or;.{ani'/.e it over the` petty squabbles of the various ra- cial groups concerned. But as for the argument. that these people eouldn`t get along. certainly they never quarrelled as much when they` were together as they have sinee_ they parted. We would see again. as we did before that. Limited under a central government controllintz Iforeign policy. armed forces and tariffs. their quarrels would sink to about the same seriousness as those {between the provinces` of Canada. 3 deplorable but never 1.:0in:.t as far In: war 11:: \var. i] 4. Supposing Austria. Czeehns_Lo- ` vakia and Hungary were bmughti, mg.-`ether. what is to be (lune with I Poland and the Baltic States? A ' Poland as big and rambunctious asl' she was before this war would up- set things by trying to run the showzl that danger would not be so great ' with the smaller and more chasten- ed Poland which is likely to be re-l created. Poland has an old andif wvarm friendship with Hungary. and ` her agriculture would provide the ` balance needed for Czech and Aus-. ,trian industry. Her experience of [precarious existence wedged in be- _.tween the German and Russian gi-_` jams ought to make her receptive to the idea. As for the Baltic States. ` they would probably be best group- ed with the Scandinavian countries. l with whom they have old assoeia-I tions and whnm they trust morc-I th'an they-_ do Poland. ` 5 `Ralknn fodorritinngumr-9' nnxti man may-_ do rolpna. 5. Balkan federdtinxomc ncxtfl in line after Central European fed- eration. Four of the Balkan nu- "Hons. Rnumnnia. Yugoslavia. Greece 4 and Turkey have been working tn- gethor quite closely for yours, and very small concessions would gain Bulgnrizfs adhesion. But this grmu)-i` ing would have :1 great economic, weakness: it would be wholly ugrur-' inn. A custnms union with the CL'll- ; trul European Foderutim1 wnuldi l;u`gcl_\' overcome this difficulty. however. and would be the first, step in bringing the twu group`: In-` gothcr into one big Dunubln Fed-i t`l`.'\Yllll\ Run -\H 1115: 1-nninn H-.< -1.. g(`L|'l\'I' IHLU NHL` D1,`: llilHUC|I7l1 l`L'U'[| ermiun. But all this region has :2]-u xvnys represented one of the chic! fl markets of heavily iI1dllSIl`||li7(`d}f Germany. Should she not then b'_*! `included in the federation? Well u-n -n-n unv fiulnnn chin u--..- ....a 1. .~` `ry ELDOLIL l1I;:VL'1' xxuppcu. Fear is the greatest. source of unhappiness. and fear is a form of make~beli<:ve. Fear is the source and the cause of the world's trou- bles at the present time. Let. us then cast out. this bogy of fear and let in the joyfu} spirit. of Ch1'ist.masl.id0! Unless ye become ... n `HO-Hn I-ham vn nnn nnt. nnmr the K'mu'~- lI`('ll|UL'(J HI (DU KL'UUL'illlUIl. we are nut fighting this war jll put Germany at the head 0! 3 1 Middle Eurnpvun l -`cdvrution! yet if the peace s-moment r.-. [ut."\'id4` an ocnnumic vxistnm :1... 'm manam. .\.`..\1.. ..r rui. .;< 6 if Germany is In be iH(`llId(`d.!F hon certainly France must bv Lwti This would not be st difficult. For; if there arc those in I-`rancc who bo- | A have in u Curthngininn pence withm Germany this time. there are nisnq. tnrmy who have long espoused 1l\`.:] federal idea and the French cm-hi (1 mum on the cooperation of fhii`, old friends the Poles. Czechs. Yllgn-;} siavs and Ruuntztitiuns to foil .tn_\'iL. German attempt at domination. Thiszs ' very remark. howvvor. indicates the} trouble with such .1 gmupimzr it : wuuid tend tn split mm two oppns-1 . int: carnps. | 7 Y1 urnttld nnnd Rritnin with knr I [)H.`\'llll` ill] k'CUllUHlll.' l'Xl.\'l.`H{'l' mo 70 million prrplo nl Gcrnu tmy urv promptly going In Lhrmselvvs an-)..hcr Hitler an-: .` an ulcvr in the bnciy uf the Cu: .-..\ im: mumps. I 7, It would need Britain. with her spirit of mnmromise and her im- partial feelimzs tow:ird.< the Eul`opu- an peoples. It would need her for, her financial power and ability. And` it would need her for her colonies which. with the Belgian. Dutch. French and Portuguese would be re- quired to round out the European " Federation with :1 large colonial do- main. to provide raw materials and; opportunity for development work. - but most of all a place for restlesu 1 spirits and over-crowded peoples to . migrate to. It would also need Bri- tain`s colonial experience. ll. If Britain and her enlnnin: mix. Ea:I,:1c-ic: Ea_:In[l"1:er;'ce The Peace S-et-t-I; meht, But Only If We Get Busy Thinking About What We Are Aiming For. On Federations, Large and Small. PE-AGE. 9N..E.{`RTH 'Wi||son Woodside's Weekly War Commentary (HHS l'0lIJlLlZ1l CXDCFICDCC. u. If Britain and her colonies we're l( H D"| `'5 \vu1{.}A CLOSED `nu In . .~...-nnclv I`.-ll ;:re:u.1s And u }s nut SDIFIL O1 Ul1I'1Sl.nl'd..Sl.luL': ulucaa yc uc\.uu..x, as a little child, ye can not enter the King- dom of Heaven." Christnmas is :1 little bit 01' heaven, and in order to enter it we must re- ` capture the simple and cheerful faith 01' our early years. . _--0___. in this European Federation. what of the Duminions and India? They .1ng wholly` with Europe. 9. Wouldn't there be -.1 great dan- m:r- nf ihic rnvnnctrumh-Id. unified hardly consider their future as ly- ` 9. Woman 1 were De great uan-- get` of this reconstructed. unied and powerful Old World entering into competition with the New` ` World ? Could there really be peace ~ on earth unless at least the United 'lStates were within the federation? ilAnd if the States were in. could ' South America be left nut? And ' what about Japan. China and Rus- ? slut Can they be woven at the ilpresent stage into our new Western _ liworld? Does the sound basis in ` `common interests and cultural val-" `lites exist`! Can we cooperate with `|Russia`. Can we mix living stand- : ' ards so far apart as ours and Ja- ' p:m's`.` is there any eneoum1.:ement ` from history to believe that federal` I -`{union of the \vhole, wide world is -|possible in one step`? H II\ -~n..1:o:,.(." .. ...:`... m...` nnnn ......o..,... ....- ....,,. 10. Pu1itics. :1 wise man once isuid. is the art ul` what is |)ns.~:ib1c." !We shall have to buck up :1 bit. Let. Hts f)rnl'it by the experience of the v League at Nutinns. which has found it, impossible to cooperate with the military (tietntm'ship.< Jupnn. Ger- "mnny. Italy and Rtlssizt. Suppn.-:in;,{ V we started this time with just the - countries which are like-minded. ',den1ucmtic and pru;.v,ressive enough to see the need uf union. In Eurnpe 1` it would be (`IIULILUI In unite Britain. I~`r:mm--, the Scundinuvizm <.-uuntrie. the Central l.ui'upe:m nntinns, Hul- lund. Belgium amrt Swit'/.erlund to secure order. It` Germany didn't come in latter. the union could at, least see that she didn't eumbine I with Russia. Such :1 grnu[)im.5 is by V I-\n nnn-unu un inunneui ililv nI'it:iiII ` United States. [10 me neeu ()1 Llnltnl. In iuurnpe `it iF'I':It'l(_`(-`, Ithe |enme no means an impnssibility. Britain and France are juined so closely now. militarily and economically. that it would be almost easier to isepurute and personally. I stay t.oget.her utter the war than to j don't. ` think they will: and the Sc:mdinuv- ` iun states have :1 strong brotherly fcelimz and are joined with Belgium and I-Inllzmd in the so-L-:i1lc(t OsIn" eemmmic group, \ 11. European order might be m:iint.:Iined by such :1 union. but hardly world nrder. For that it would be necessary to have Uh: The task of '.vinnin;.-, '|I\ hnr lulu mu-I1 nntr-unnt.nnr.nt" m:um.:nnon u_v sucn :1 umun, uul. her into such xm vntum.:I.-m<-nt." might R(`(`ll`l !'(`(h)llhl,:ll)](` in fiI(`l.` uf lh: r 1:-;:.y,).-_(-r:nlorl uvc-r.\'irm tn uu1. y-1`r`.pnx1;II1(l:I." I"m`uxn:1l,(*ly. hz;\'.'vv- Cl`. nn Amt-riczm wrilvr`. C|.x:`L-ncn Strcil. for lung _vo;ur.<: the New York THTICS cru'L'L-. ul. Cc,-x.c\'::. hn-*. ` brought out :1 plan cu}!'- "Uni:-n ..\7.\u/" urhir-h has In-nn um! I':`. (<- UIVUURHL ULH El ])lilll L'lll}"(l UllII'l| -i\'nw." which has been wiL.e.y dis- C.i.<>'od in the U.S.. 1'01` _i'.I such in fe(.|ei:1t.i0n of me l`Iui'-moan dci-..L- 1:\.r.e.s', the Brisii Commmi\-.'e;.it.h 11.1`! the United St-:v.~:. This is III-`I`(_` than :1 pipe dream. if any feasible frznnework for :1 worlrl order (`xists '.v`.(!;iy. this is it. The Bl`ii.l>'h Coin- mnn-weuith wou`.(i~ form the b1`i<`1.:e between Europe and the world; |C:r.u(l:1 the bridts i3t='_~.\'v,:i BFILIIII and the United $\(xll.`~`2 Vim United St.':i'cs between `he lll1") and South _ :\I*:oric.'I: and (11:11 I l)L\\`(`f`f`. the un- '|um _nnd the Oricn.. `I _ -nu . . .1 .-~ 1 ETWENTY y. `lo! Mount . l: the . I {EV1'o.\:iL'o), :1 ,frnm the hr L-laklblkll .)U|l';. ,ilI ,n~ccntl_v fell from I Hmreycd buildin_-.5 in `out mulling :1 drup 1 :- V U V ' AI/FHOUGH beavers cannot (`limb they sometimes cut trees as high us. foight feet frum the ground. Thcy do Hhis by standing on lap nf . 1_dritts. l 1 _ :`1 -~. ;~. I '\` `o3 '1 `FIVE YEARS is .~'pm1t in [h Istugc by the giant st.u;,v b~ !F.ngl;md. During this time` `to a length of Lhroe inc-ho.<. I No Q U ROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE I Here we go `round the Christmas tree! f is the refrain of an old English song and ` dance which usually preceded the distribu- tion of gifts to the children in the Old Coun- try. That refrain might have been used as M the title of a pamphlet report on The Christ- mas Tree in Canada," issued by the Domin- . ion Government. The report goes all round the subject in a very informative and inter- esting manner. We are told that the Christ- mas tree was little known in England prior to the niarriagc oi Queen Victoria to Prince Albert in 1840. since which time it has stead- ily gained in popularity throughout the Eng- iish-speaking world. To the children espe- cially the Christmas tree is emblematic of. the happy spirit of gift-giving and of good- will, and the report says: So great. indeed, is its emotional and inspirational value that the maintenance of the custom may well be worth some sacrifice from the material and conservational standpoint." nu..- x...-...-..-..-.u-I Gvnrln in ("1-irictrnnc trnnc in ,. i N glN PANAM.-\ any pvrsnn found :;:u1IL\v' of knlling :1 dog or cut is (mod .e.9_1 on EIN KORFA do,-.:.< are r.1L~'od for fund. ` the l;Ir\.'ul beetle nf nn .0 .n-Hum Ah , I A}4.ANDAl.lI l .0. MISSED 1 '[`o Editor of The Barrie Ex:nmi-1(~r} _. uv___u_u u :..A......_. .~.. nu uuu.un uu -nu. lJuA|I\. ..u..-nu. n.- Dear Sir: Wnuld it interest `be. people of Allnndulc :nb0ul the jnur-I ney of their mail`! I 'l"nrlnv ihn mnil hns: nvr-Iv-flnwnrl . ney ()1 H1011` mun: 1 Today the mail box nverflowed, lwhut :1 poor substitute for a posh; `office! The packages that were pin 0 I on top of the red box took :1 notion` to full off. A passer-by kindly pick- ed them up and put them back on again, Then Mr. Postman came along and his bag was filled to overflow- : ing with the parcels. Therefore he; r had no room for greeting cards. etc .1 I and when he opened the door, out: ' they come. to lzmd on the street in; the dirt. Three men helped pick} them up and throw them on thei seat-of his car or wherever they` might land. Thin rlnps nnt nnlv nnnlv in th:-I Hllglll HIIIQ. ' This does not only npply tn the! Christmas rush, but different times the mail has fallen to the street. I'm 5 sure our mail did not have to be `picked off the sidewalk when we |h:,id our own pust-office. MR9. FRI-`.n I.()Wl~`. mm our uwn pusl-()nlCL'. MRS. FRED LOWE 31 Essa Road Allnndulc. L ,_&, ____._.Q,___.__ '|.E(us1.A'rIoN CHAIRMAN | ANSWERS mu. CUNNINGIIAM To the Editor. Barrie Examiner. nnI||~ Ci.-. Vl\In.. In;-.... .4` {kn IAII-. LU LIIL' IIUILUY. .Dill`I'IL' E4XUHlH|l`l, Dear Sir'---Y0ur Issue of the 14th instant curriccl :1 letter over the szignuturo of the Reeve of /\lii>`tnn_` in which he L-riticizc.s' the I.cgisl:t-l tion Committee of the County, Council. of which I have the plen- suru of biting the chairman. I . t 1 r... hie |nn...- hn I'lIr||l'\` 1.. um I,.-: conservation-ar stzuiupuiut. The increased trade in Christmas trees in recent years has given rise to apprehension in the minds of many people lezst permanent damage should be done to our forests in sup- plying the demand. On this point. the re- port is reassuring and comforting: "As a conservation measure, many people would ban the use of Christmas trees; but in view of all the facts this idea of conservation seems extreme and even illogical. The sought-after Christmas tree is the bushy, open-grown spe- cimen found in pasture land or neglected fields. It is oi` no great height: if it were very tall it could not be used as a Christmas tree. Owing to its many branches the trunk. small as it is. is full of knots and usable only for ' fence posts or fuel or some similar rough pur- pose. and is hence of little commercial value." (`nnon.r~Hnn nrnrliinnv-c nrn Qfli tn ha P)(Y11 f.- BULK? U1 IJIIIIIH |[lL' Ullllllllltlll. In his lulu-r he H-I"_ur.~; to tho 1.:-- = gislution Coxmnittco as one of thul smaller cumnmittccs of the County} |Council. v . 1 ....'..L. Il\ nlxinl ....o nun chip ....m,I 'LULUlCll. I wish to point out that this cum- mittco is not a small om-, bvimg compost-(1 of 22 Int-mb(:r.< out Jr :1 full Council of 46 members und ulsu is the fifth largest c0mmil.1.u(.' or the twelve cuxnmiltccs. of the County Council. | u.. ..L.,. ...o,... n...o ..1M,.m ..n um! \.ULlHl.'U. I` He also .states that almost all the! Council were opposed to the rt-sn- lution. but had he sat in on this committee, of which he is a, mem- ber_ and listenecl tn the discussion, he wnuld have had the int'urmatiun1 first hand. The County Clerk. when. presenting this communication to} apt.-n Cotuleil. dew attention to the nature of it as he said he cnn.side1'<-d I it one of the important pieces of cai'n-spondexlce. N l`lm Lt-rrikl.-Minn (`nmu-nittr-in mi-1 nn . lCUl'l'('h|)UlIUUIICU. I l`ln.- LL-gi'slati0n Committcv met on . the raising of the Finance Commii-'1 {cc and the membcn: sitting them.` in most canes being members ulm of H10 l.cgislm.iun Cummitlt.-0, ro- tuim-tl Uu-ir .\`o:1t.s' so that ow-r 50 |)L'l` 01-111, of lhv (~nmmillm- vvc-rv pI'v. nr mu-lhird 0| th<- m(-m- bars of Council. Tu state that not 10 pm` cont. of the Cuuncil km.-w . them to hold out fnn\vm' I`. iv :-Hi entirely 1*e::1i7.:1lJ1epi.zn. I think. (null C.'1nud:.| could play am impnrnnll pnrl in its creation. 1 .j._____...?_.__j._ A. A. SMITII Su II! n Managwr. 5 l\(Il-'. (1ll|H.\"l`\l:\S falls on \lnnl;|_\` this _\r;|r, spu-vial lms rut:-a ull Lung l)i.~lum-- u'I~pI|nlw c-alls will hr in u-fl`:-rt all day Sunday and \|nmluy: that is. <-ominuouzsl)` from T p.m. h'ulurdn}'. f)H't-nnher 23rd tu4..'%0 nan. '|`m-.~lu_\'. [)1-cc-nlhcr 30111. 57?; huurs straight! For speedier ac-rvim-, m- smggc-.~l you place your puyw. auiu lb ucu\.,L: U1. ALLULC LUIIAIIILILACDA Ilium. Canadian producers are said to be e;:port- 4 ing almost 6.000.000 Christmas trees. over 99 I per cent of which go to the United States. ; lnaxdditlon it is est.imate.C1 S118!-iabouzt JMIOJUO, ; are marketed in Canada. The report states ` that an area of less than 200 square miles would be sufficient to produce such a harvest annually. and it adds: This is insignificant in conipnrison with the area of farm wood- lots alone. which amounts to almcxst 50.000 square niiles. And behind this. again. lie the . vast emwu timberslunds with their as yet. i almost untapped Christmas tree possibilities." l\A.n-..nn.n~ uvn c\|-n vnlrl fhnf Rn:-net nnfhnr- L-;.1|.|-:1-xnn `IX 'r{n: 1')-n`. IKUHI IHU HICKS. `Tho Lop,i. Committee is composed of, I believe, able men and legal men. who have a keen l '\.<(-nsv of their duty and would not 3 I \ _x :hovu nor have not "shoved" I through any legislation that comes before 1h('lT1_ without. careful con-H sidorution. This particular Bulletint No. 15 of the Department of Mllhi-I cipzll Affairs. on tho cxtt-hsiun oft? I the term of municipal office wusi t.':'Jl`Lftliiy :~`ltl(tiC(t in the committee; 1 and the third clnusv. whereby that . Lit-utt-nnnt-Govt-rnor is empowered to (-`Xlt`l`l(i tvrxns of office in any year t _"l`.ir 21 further yum`. was .~t1'uck out.` ,!'lh(- lirral two ('l:lt1.\`o.~`. making th(,-i _ `t(`l`l1l two y(.'Zll`.`~` only. were incorp- ur::tt~rl in tho report to the Council. _ On tho [)l`t.`.\`t`lllzll.itJn of tl1is,rv- ._.|port 1:) the Council the County V ]Clm'k mad cvt.-ry clause in it and ,it was pusseci by Council without`! _ ha, dizsenting voice. I ,. . l"hi~: n'Irti(-nlzir tirnv nI:l\' tho n]:1(E('l | ?--~----:-- -~------ `what they were voting f()I`_iS far} `ifrmn the facts I Wk." I .. 1.:-\ f`...y....H0nn in . (J, (IIESUKILIIIEI VUICU. ' . I'hi:< [nrticulur time was the plum- |l0 off:-r any (ll.)jl'L'UU[) and not wait !unlil the pm-.~.s' hud aired its Vic-ws: iuncl then attack thu committee. : nu . ...., rV,,,_.A,.rI,\. __`...u~\-u\\`._.. .` `~`_-`_ _<- . _ _ "You know, I think you'd he sat er in the next room. Mrs. 1-Iuw- - thorne. If you remember. the government broadcast an appeal to people not to congregate in large numhers." --I-Iumnrist Tho members of the County Coun- : cil are (he rupn,-sunlaltivvs in whom` [the municipaxlitit-s have shown their faith und Luis is L-xp1'c.~.scd in the ;,;vL-at majority u[ the municipalities by the 1'L'pcatL`d return of the same reprcsentntives your after year. rrL_: |....:.... `L... `nnnnu. nu... ........... ...\. ........ :.. .....n.... 52"". l 'Ihi.~ being the case in peace time,` -why not make this in part true in} `this war-time. by extending the of- |fice for two years and mereby s:1v- iing the nuce:s:4ary expenses of the` lcltrction cusL~.<'. rrmu m.m.. ..m..m um ulnnu` Hm .,_. _..-, ,-,.. I ' (`l(.'L'U-'31] C()SL.`5. This move would be along tho.` ;lim-s advocated by your correspnn-` I ident as regards reduction of Grand Juries and Pcli J1u'oI':-'. I Let us lnuk :11 Lin.-. things on an. rquul l)1|.`~i5 and rt-m(>n1|J-r lo J.'.iVt" Hw nllwr 1'vll.>w <:rv(lil for :1 cnn-[ . :|.. ....|.o ..- u..... dlIl'll`.` ilH(I l'L'lH -ILHUII`. Lhu.~`c on an Liivt` enn- 1:-'lru<'tiv- 1h (;r two. I 'H'lIl|kil1},`_' _ynu_ Mr. Etlilm`. for vul- luuljlv .\p:I1'l~ in _vuux' pz_1pcr. . I I Vuurs sincvrcly, . n 1 ..nnnvu/u-.v _. .. -o..-.. Is your su|)s:(~riptinn 1mid'. _- BIHIUQU LALJEI-L|J]IL'u \-ILA Idbulata lvltc yvounwn-nvnua. Moreover. we are told that forest author- ities l.hz'0ug`houL Canada reel that the cut- ting of t.r(`os for (`llrlstnlas is proper and ju.~'m'lublv. (`.on.svrvuLlon," says the report. "does not. consist. in ubstmning from use. but rather in l".1\'0ring' full use, wisely regulated." Cutting the tops of large trees is condemned. as also is the lmcking down of all the trees ln an unm and -.1l'lvrw:1rd selecting only those that are mu1'keLul)lc. It is said that the de- mand for (`.m-ixtnms trees can be met. by thin- nlngs from vxlstixlg; woods. by trees cut in clearlug bush land, and by Chrismms t!`(`(` plalxtauozls. 'I`he rvport `.1150 suggests stand- nrdlzed grading and co-opcmtlvv market.'mg. According to vustoms returns. exports of Can- adlan Cl11'lstn1:1s Lrvvs in 1938 were valued at $43-L299. Ila:-O zvrxlvnn-r\n\nu\| b nhn usnninua nf mm`. 0111.. us .\.._, J. R. I..I\WRENCI-I. DH`. H5. 1939. (`auxin Tom I 4.090.000 dollars is the annual cost for the collection of refuse in Lun- .don. O | 170.000 \vords were ponnvd on :1 lposlul card by :1 BL-l;4i:m. O i2,l00 hours is thv :|vur.'u,'(- running Hifu of an :lUl()lnnl)ll(', :10:-nr(lim.{ In |(:xp(.-rls. 0 l(i37 Vicmrin Cmss(-s \v.-rv :uw.'n`(l:,-(I iin the yr.-:u'5 19H to 1928. 0 J45 mice xvcrc killed in me slrnw lxtinclc by :1 furmt-r :11 Sulnnn-rlu-rr_\'. }Susl<. O ll pi-rccnl_ of all p('l`.\'Hn.\' lullod Ill traffic acL'i(lL'nL.~;, in l:n';.{1- <'iliv.~', un- ])(`(l(`SlI`l:lHS. O 40 pcmnns urc zxvvr.-ugxrl fur l'\'(`l`_\' cnnnrn miln nl' (Irv lzuml on Hu- `IV persons il['U i|V(`l'.'l}.', sqlmrc mile of dry l(':H`lh. 111 percent. of the ;n`(-u wutcr. 2nd l;nmo.s'l F`rum:h-.~:p. Hun ulnrltl ix` T\/T:n|1I't-:n| Gnu Ii|I`).',('.\l I` l'('H( the wnrld is Mum. . The Chrisl.mns spirit may or may `not be embodied in 4: gift or a card. VIVI. , I`IL._t,.;_.., . C`._ ' I..... ...... .. iuu ux. u.---.n-nu. n. . ,,... . The Christmas Spirit h wziys uf (`X[)l`('S.\'iHL{ itm-IE. has it will find one nf tho \ . , n u, I, u, A small pnckvl book is just us ucnpnble us The wi mite". if used the same. ... _.,...n . .. ..:m :. .. I-..-.l `Anna n \v|A| uuu -r I A ru. ._ |l.`\.'lI \.IIL' -`IIIIIIL. A Christmas curd or girl is n hol- low sham, except ns :1 symbol of |Cu()(l Will". Chrislm:l.~` the y('.'nr's fin:-xl hu|i- Iday when flnvurt-cl with ('hx'i. if<.'elin;.'_ and ucliun. and is u gum! lime to mnko use of .Im-.s'u.s' l'(`l11il\(l 'I`. that Thv pun!` yr h:u\*<\ nI\v::y.~: wilh ivnn " U "I\J`l.9U0. Most government reports are matter-ob fact. and proxy affairs. but this one, prepared by J. R. Dickson. begins and finishes in tune with the spirit of the season. It conciudest "The Christmas tree is a symbol of all that is best in our spiritual nzniires. We may. therefore. welcome its ever-increasing use. cherish the message of goodwill that it brings. and leave to the good sense and enlightened seli-lntercst of our people the future guid- amcc of the (tmistni-as tree industry along soiuicl Jud proper lino;-.~'.."