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Page Two CONDUCTED BY THE PATHFINDER the ground is be- rlnrwrylinrr anri` dcrful sight. 1 (how boa FROSTED TREES Halcyon Hot Springs, QUlET CORNER SUCCESS Arrow Lakes, B.C ndividual initiative, arnment interference petition in, industry; dividual liberty and! all materialistic en- ,.... bezu1ti1'u1 pl uauu. In another part of the same chapter, after writing of the crops of 1587, M.r. Harrison com- ments: And even as it fareth with our gardens so doeth it with our orchards which were never furnished with so good fruit nor with such var- iety as at this present. For besides that we have most delicate apples, plums, pears, walnuts, l- berts, of sundry sorts, we have no less store of other grood fruits. So that England for these commodities was never better furnished, neither any nation under any clime more plentifully en- dowed with these and other blessings from the most High God who grant us Grace withal to use .the same to His Honor and Glory. ____a, _. .. _.._ of politics, The proudly lift. lovely they bzLckg1'ound bright g1itte1'i11_-g l hillside afar. l \Vrig11L, Gilford, R.R. 1`1'osL-laden I I in thr` .111 Scotland. Snow had fallen and H16 was struggling along a na.rrow `road when he met: a. Highlander. -__...,,_ r_.:-____1 1- ........ -.__ 1-..;-n A Yankee was on 9. walking tour` oyvnnu ..nuu.u~J NNV ..--. .. .. ...... .,. Illene Key was hostess at me junior Homemakers meeting on Sat- urday, Feb. 3. Doris McKay and Dorothy Lees assisted the hostess The next 1mc1`:n\, will ho hold at the 11rv_1;r.- n1` .\I.1rt;1'.:1'.?c P:11't.1'1.-;,c Toronto Tralc Cop: Say you-get 4 3.going-what`s the matter with you?" Polite Driver: I m just ne, thank -iyu. But I think my engine's dead. --.... ..... __ ..-- .-_-- _. __-`,___7.__,.-_ I guess, friend, I sure am lost." `he said. E Mr. Semi-Detach: For goodness `sake, Ethel, stop making that alarm `iclock go off! What's the idea, any-. 1 way?" an-.... n..._-: -r\..A.....\- . st? .....1.. ......I- | Mrs. Semi-Detach; I only want `to make the neighbours think we have a telephone." THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1940. I `I days ? I-\-A.. umgu A ` Pat: Bad, mighty bad, sure; `tie. starvation staring me in the face. Mike: Faith and it can't be very .pleasant for either of you. I . `.......,....._, _.. eminent military authorities believe it may, it is essential that Canada prepare without delay to throw her {run weight into the struggle. A Ivicbory for Hitlerism would mean `bondage and serfdom for the people `of Canada, if indeed they did not ! .u. -nu. uw. ... vv share the frightful fate of poor- ` Poland. Scot: Is there a reward oot for Strive to build a new spirit in the ihearts of men-a new idea1-av dream of a world purged of inter- !national intrigue and diplomatic ,jargon-a world released forever `from the obsession of warfare, in- dustrial strife and international 'strugg1e-a world of justice and fellowship for every man, irrespec- tive of colour, race or creed. {Move In The Right Direction American: Nope. Scot: Well, ye re still lost." |JAI\o .. .... ...-, -.,....., _.- . . _ . ... And, so, in place of economic chaos and universal suffering, would be created 9. Paradise of the Liv- ing. F. E. BURNHAM, ] Briga.dier-General. Mike: Well, Pat, how are you these u-,,_ l\ And love that To cheer the Till day returns. I Proving by day and night |The love of God. dogs, Or dug for rabbits under logs. In general, I am content ;But there s one thing I do resent. ' [My lady calls me Lamb" or Pet" :01` Sweetie Pie. Please don't {or- get :I often hang my !And wish she d Humour 5 My --EsablIahed 1847- Published every Thursday at 123 Dunlap Street, Barrie, Ontario. S. R. Pitts (editor) and H. M. Davies (manager), owners and publishers. A weekly newspaper devoted to the building or a big- ger and better Barrie and to the fostering of closer co-operation between Town and Country. , I Who [For while I cut the cx'u.sty loaf and L g spread the cloth for tea, 'Daintily, on velvet pads, he Iuilows after me. gTopnz eyes and liitod 1m\'.'s implore I me for a scrap; Then he selects :1 Cushioned seat to start. his evening nap. Busily a, coral tongue tidies silken hair,- But, looking too intently, I nd an empty chair! |KLater, dreaming by myself, with al` the household still, An impo1`Lu1mte golden ghost. come= tapping at my sill. Though I throw the sl1ut.ters wide, and peer, and call and call- Just the lonely dark stores in; there's nothing else at all! Walking in the garden before the world's astir, Behind the dewy nmrigolds I hear a joyful purr, And I shut my eyes and see him. graceful and remote. With his proud gold plume :1-waving and the sunlight on his coat. ;--Marjorie Kadow Woodiuff. TO A CAT VVIIO IS ls, even thus, the saints have L___.I xe is a life of silken ease: never scratched plebeian eas chummed with vulgar common .2--- muse, these days, is little golden ghost-- 1 Lxvilight creeps vnlls I feel his prcsen .... -. .,---~,. . The nickel-gobblers, pin tables, slot machines. gambling devices, or whatever you like to call them, that have descended on Barrie like a plague DOG'S LIFE -Inez George Gridley consecrated burns pi1g1'im s night, be prolonged, as -..A.L....:L:.... I....`I:....- head in shame call me by my MISSED lmizmed by the John Murray Gibbon's New World Ballads" now being featured over the CBC in -1 series, choml concerts from Montreal and Toronto will be presented by the Toronto Girls! Choir Friday. February 23. at 7.00 p.m. EST. - _ __ . - .. ._ . . ,_____ ...._, . This choral group is di: ected by Leslie Bell. Director of Music. of the Ontario College of Education, University of Toronto. New World Ballads will also be heard in the United States by the west. coast audience of the Columbia. Broadcasting System. CLOVVES Lost Illusion Eadm Qmrner on Feb. 10. ` Miss Gladys Bonney, of Crown`; `Hill, is visiting Miss I-Ielen Rugmm;.'1 T\/Tr nun Mr..- 1:..,\............_`.__ __.. Emms. 1- .., ..........o H... ;;\.AuL1. a.vu5Auu.n. E Mr. and Mrs. Brownscombe and Claire, of Toronto, and Mrs. Amblex ` of Barrie, spent Sunday at J '_>`i\`|I\\ I Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bidwell and Donna and Don Wright spent`. Sun- day with Mr. and rh/Is. M. Hutchin- son at Edgar. within the past few weeks after having been ci- fectively routed on previous occasions, received a slight setback in an unanimously supported by-law at town council Monday evening. Any machines of this nature which have received legal status, are to be taxed the sum of one hundred dollars per machine. Those that do not comply with the code, which includes all machines returning a pay- oil , will not be tolerated further. Council will not license an illegal article, nor will such be permit- ted to be operated. All of which adds up to the fact that if the by-law is strictly enforced, the slot machine syndicate has been dealt a death blow in Barrie No one will pay a license fee of one hundred doi- lars for a machine on which there is no pay-off. No matter which way the proposition is wrapped up or how carefully camouaged the description by such phrases as games of skill, etc., etc., the operators know that machines are played only by those who are attracted by the elusive odds: Unless the odds factor enters into the transac- tion, and there is a possibility, regardless of how remote, of receiving a large return for a small expenditure, the player might as easily be attract- ed into placing his nickel on a. game of dominoes. Annnrino fn H-up hv-1nm minnre will nnf. hp hm-.. LIHIU piuuuig 1115 IUUKU1 U1]. 8: 53.1115 UL UULLLLHUCD. According to the by-law, minors will not be per- mitted to invest their money in these machines. A penalty is imposed fQr infractions of this rule and the machine is liable to conscation if the ne is not paid. Licenses issued must be attach- ed to the machine for which they are issued. This is an important phrase, because the machines are constantly being changed from one location to another and from one town to another. As the popularity of one type of machine is beginning to wane and players nally awake to the fact that their nickels are disappearing without return, a machine of different style is brought in to whet the appetite afresh. Runrlnv nnnrnfinn nf Hanan moniwinne '30 n..ni-kit mu: upycuu: u.ucau. Sunday operation of these machines is prohibit- ed ,according to the by-law, which is another commendable feature of the regulations. 'T'hl=. far-.1". that thin N|'ini.:f.m'ia1 Aacnr-iafinn nf 12:1 UUIIALLLCLIUGUIC J.Ca.bLuE U1. um J.'Ugu1'd.blU1Lb'. The fact that the Ministerial Association of Bar rie requested the council to take strong action in connection with these machines, and the fact that the council was so unanimous in its condemnation of them as to give the by-law three readings at one sitting--a. feat requiring complete voting ac- cord-1s an indication of the seriousness of the situation and the need for action. "r"`hn I-nL-n'! nl-' fknon I.- w. n n . .... ... .. A1..,...1.. Seach of the Defence of Canada Regulations does not immediately reveal what can be done about it, but one may seriously question whether it is in the public interest for newspapers to pub- lish photographs of the Premier and would-be Premier of Ontario fraternizing and zippurcntly on the best of terms with each other and the world in general. An occasional photograph of this kind does little harm, for there must be some subjects on which the two leaders can agree; but if such photographs are frequently published, the innocent voter becomes disillusioned and begins to wonder whether there is much sincerity behind the verbal attacks the leaders loose on each other in the House or at political meetings. Whpn nnn thinks: nf thn gmnll-town nolitics Of muuwoluu. zulu _LuI: HCUU. 101` action. The tal~:e" of these machines is a. closely guarded secret, which the operators are very zealous in concealing. It would be quite safe to surmise, however, that aside from the moral aspect` of the question, which is foremost in the minds of the Ministerial Association, that Barrie mer- chants will benet to the extent of thousands of dollars each year through the elimination or drastic restriction of these machines. Too many dollars that are already mortgaged to the butcher, the baker, the fuel dealer and others engaged in legitimate pursuits. are nding their way into the well-lined pockets of outside racketeers. While it is true that the individual operator receives a considerable return from the operation of the machine in his establishment, it is but a flea-bite to the sum tot?` cr~`lected from dozens of these nickel-gobblers by the big shot" at the top. 500 To 1" A measure of reassurance to the Allied cause is offered by the recent French announcement that out of 7,300 ships convoyed during the present; war up to January 24, only 15 have been sunk by submarines. "Who any-Haw n(>n0-n.~..u-\o- P`: z--.....-,,,,- vv - v_v auuuuu uica. The earlier statement of Germony's U-boat commander, Rear Admiral Karl Donitz, that the convoy system had been nullied and that it made no difference to U-boats whether an Allied ship was in convoy or alone, is not altogether borne out by facts. The French counter-claim not only is backed by gures, but documents. Winston Churchilrs twice-uttered assertion that the chances against a vessel being sunk while in an Allied convoy are 500 to 1. u5uuLaU a vcaocn. convoy 1.` 'T`hn r-nnnnn hr... uunvuy an: OUU b0 1. The convoy has been peculiarly successful in its long history. Note its use by the Romans to protect grain ships, the British convoys of the Napoleonic wars, and the World War convoy system which transported 88.000 Allied ships with a loss of less than one-half of one per cent. 1 This Father of Confederation had `no doubt what should be done when-` `national issues dcnmndod that a: national view should be taken and: `:1 national policy put, into law. ~ I Latest Nazi theory is that the` English are re:1.11y White Jews. As. the W111` proceeds we are likely to_ hear that they are not even white The Barrie Adrvance :Press _Qj>im'0nS Leiter to the Editor] 1-louse at pounczu rneeungs. When one thinks of the small-town politics thirty years ago, much of the savor seems to have departed from public affairs. Around election time, the lot of the ten-year-old Grit or Tory was hard if he was in the minority in his neigh- borhood. Torn clothes and blackened eyes were common among the younger generation, and were not absent from the political discussions of their elders. A tra.desman s politics would be accepted as evidence of his honesty or dishonesty in his business dealings. The other side never won an election without recourse to bribery, ballot-box stuffing and 8.11 the other shady tricks that one : own side was too honorable to adopt. 121..-m-. 41-unn Ann Ah-1 hnor cl-nv-inc in tho pffnt-.1". ] Time to Retire- The editor of a. western paper was prcsentecl with $500 in gold. Wnex. :1. ue\v:;pupe1' maul gubs that much hu generally quits and lives 1'e1;`n'ed.-- Guelph Mercury. I Feeling the Pinch- I ` The Lord of San Simeon is wob- `bung desperately. Within the last. eight yeaxs the graveyard of news papers has claimed eight, more from` the once powerful Hearst. cha'm.-I The Argonaut. ` The story comes from New York of a prominent broker who lost a million dollars and committed sui- cide. How thankful we should all be that we have not lost a. millior dollars !--Sydney Post-Record. Fags 0: Guns ?-- Silesian soldiers ghting for Hit- fler were told they would have to go without tobacco because it was a. matter of choice between cigar- ettes and guns. You wouldn t like ,to put that to a. vote, Adolf, would `you ?--Guelph Mercury. i [ta.ly s Futu.re--- |u It is quite likely that, in the-g eventual alignment. in this wax 6 Germany and Russia. will be to- k E |gether in the full sense of the terrrl `land Italy will throw her lot in with` i 'Br1tain and France. There can be .( no_ doubt of the wisdom of such 9| step on Italy's pa.rt.-Ga.1t Reportex I, 1 Loving housewives may now stay` 115 minutes later in bed 0 mornings` iinstead of hustling up to squeeze` !hubby s breakfa.st orange juice thenl` ?For the American Medical Associa-', tion reports that fresh orange juice, [loses little of its vitamin C contemi [if kept in a. tightly covered contain ' !er over night in the icebox.--Nealv [o'Hara, in New York Post. I SlC1e W8.S LOO I1UI1UI`iJ.DlB LU 1lLlUpl.:. Even then, one did hear stories to the effect that Borden and Laurier could meet together in supercial amity, but; the candid camera. had not oome along to prove it. One could safely say I betcha. a million dollars it isn't true," and there is no record that such a. bet. was ever paid. Who would risk even a dollar to-day on the existence of genuine antipathy between two opposed poli- ticians? Growing tolerance and the camera have combined to destroy, fundamentalism in party politics, and no new faith has appeared in its stead. The Best Steaks- % Chicago live stock statistics shove: ;that streamlined steers make the` `best steaks. For whereas the grand` champion carload lot of fat; steers` iaveraged 1,437 pounds per anima`! some thirty years ago, the best. there! ils in heavy beef to-day comes froml steers averaging only 1,025 pounds! i-Nea.1 O Hara, in New York Post. 1 I `Nice Bit of News- I Quite a. number of our young men?! went to Alliston to play hockey last` Friday night. The score was in favor of Alliston, but the St.ro=.1d: `boys enjoyed the trip. | I ' ' ` I J The Stroud rink has been kept} `busy this winter by the curling and! ihockey boys, and everyone is enjoy- qmg the skating. I 1 , . I E The euchre and dance last Friday .evening in the hall, put on by the` `|W.I. ladies in aid of the Red Cross,` was largely attended. All report 21' _,_ _ .1 u... - " l ; Mr. Angus Wamica and Mr. Jas.,; fB0oth are very ill. Their xnzmyl 'frien(1s wish them a speedy re-! ,, ,.... ` I Mrs. R. Adams, Mrs. L. S11:l\V and Mr. A. Adams attended the funvx-.11} of the me 1\/us. Goo. Rush in G-alt` lust Tuescluy. Mrs. Rush was form-I erly Martha Admns. sister of the! late Richard Adams, of Baxter. 1 M15 Helen Bush, of Angus, visit-' ed the past week with Mrs. J. I ---- n- ` Mr. W. Rurldick is spending the week end in Toronto. I 3 Miss Olive Sllerring, of Toronto spent Sunday at her home here. f Mrs. Lee, or Allzmdale. visited he: d:1.u::,htcr, 1\/Irs. Stun. Fagnn, last ` Friday. Ancient Commentary On lmpotted Fruits I Bo1'n-To M1`. and Mrs. S. Hmvarrl. Baxter, on Monday, Jun. 29. `.1. daughter. A good crowd att'.en(lec1 the H.a.ppy Hour Club on Thursday night, de- spite the stormy weather. Miss Cameron and Mr. H. Denney wor. `high scores; Mis Leona. Ruddick and Mr. A. Beyer, low scores. Q Don`t forget the Day of Pmyt-1` 01'.-~ `Friday in St. James` United Church `|Ev(-1-yu11e welcome, M Mr. Elmer Denney nt.tonded :1 Potato Growers` meeting on Thurs-. day at the O.A.C., Guelph. | The Orangemen intend holding! another of their regular dances on Friday, Feb. 9, in the Orange Hall STROUDW "E;"X>E{:Zv}.': I What would you do, if you were` king? What would I do, if I were-, king? If I were king, I would: ` m/>'jr< .,._._. m -..L f\ .....1:I:,... Take graft out prot; out of war; I ~n.... |.1:..\. ...._-- ...... l`..-v..u \4\-Av \lA- Establish non-sectarian homes for% orphans, and the children of needy.!s !negligent and irresponsible parentsc Pension artists, sculptors, poets and!` those who work for the moral anr jcultural progress of the world; '1 subsidize bands, choirs and oper-'1 atic ventures to promote community; happiness and culture; In view of the large amount of native fruit available to Caiiadians at the present time, owing to restricted shipping space for exports, the quaint.- ly worded reference to the use of domestic as against imported fruit and plants in England over 300 years ago is pertinent to the present apple marketing problem in Canada. Wririna in hit 'F`.Ii'znhr-`than F`.no`1anr1 in ISR7 .._..... D... vyv._,...... .. ..-........... V`! n..... Grant universal surage to adults ior goodwill and sane mind, and} E`grant employers one extra. vote for} `-`each adult maintained in ful1-t1m` ' employment. r I IV.._..L _._-__-_ 4-_..._,___ _.__.__-;:___ Stop the circulation of lurid and! suggestive magazines. and purge lib-i raries and bookstalls of lthy liter-I ature; u\___L.u_n_ ___. .!.__L...._LJ___ 1.. .._1_....1_| Prohibit sex instruction in schools` and colleges, and leave it to the discretion of parents and physicians: -r_.......... .u....x__u._.. x.. ....1......1... .....: _....- V ----- .. _.. ....--.. ..--... r--, ...--..-.... . Impose discipline in schools and colleges, and educate youth in the value of the better things of life; 'r.__..I__L_ 1.1.- |._\..u. _: __-..1_ ___.a1 Inculcate the habit of work and the dignity of labour; Cancel all minimum wage laws! and give everyone a chance to work' r~_..._ ........ ....1 ....A:-..._...- A... ....:..'u.. A PARADISE OF THE LIVING |""r-`u ------ -- ; { Grant every farmer exemption. lfrom conscation, for debt; or taxes iof his home and ve acres of land; 1-. ,. u._ 4- __ __1,_; 1.- ,u__:..,_ ` Give the farmer what he desire=l_r most, 1.e., a. square deal and to be!` left alone; ' I , . I ' I Tax luxuries and free necessities lfrom all Lmposts and taxes; 1-...-_..;. ..._.1.._:.__|.1_ _1:_.._ ...1.._.t IAUHI. AVLCUJDCLJCLJACKXLA lJULl.L1bAA!7 . "Certes they grow not for us, but for the Arabians and Grecians. And albeit that they may by skill be applied unto our benet, yet to be more skillful in them than in our own is folly; and to use foreign wares when our own may serve the turn is more folly; but to despise our own and magnify above measure the use of them than are sought, and brought from afar is most folly 01 all; for it savourith of ignorance, or at the lens` wise of negligence and is therefore worthy of re- proach. Tn nnnthn:-r nnrf. nf thp gnmn I-hnr\fnI' nffnr .... .- ...-- ....--,_.......... ...--.. .....-.., * Deport; undesirable aliens, and en-' `courage the entry of artists, scient-1 !ists and intellectuals of all nations;` ! Encourage individual [and stop government '}with, and competition ii ..... -._.... :....::..:.:.....1 } Guarantee individual `initiative from mat croachments; '}What 9. beautiful sight from my I window ill see in the morning sunlight, Every tree, every bush, is ju:;' | covered [With snow and hour frost sparkling white. Dy; uLnA-out I I With diamonds so dazzling and bright. HA veritable fairyland picture, I Enchanted, I gaze with delight. L ' ) In the eld is a large maple grow-_ `"5! ` ISO lovely and upright it stands, . 5.In its pure wintry dress all asparklv [No prettier sight in the land. I `Tall, graceful elms their heads, `Well knowing` how A-;.-.z111sL the (ll1'1i ccda1' trees, frost, j\Vl1'1cl1 lluttcrs and floats JILGLACDLLJ5 IJJUULCLII LU. uauauu. Writing in his Elizabethan England in 1587 the Rev. William Harrison says with reference L- the importation of fruits and plants into England from Mediterranean countries: `If` 01-xnn n-voruvy nn+ fruv 111- hut F:-nu lrlan ` -... No sumnlcr could show a more won- ` ,. . . . . ` I isuccvss is mu sum 01` small e1Io1't.s| ' ltcpmlm-(l day in and day out, With never :1 Lhought of frustration With never :1 moment of doubt. \Vl1:1.L.v\'01' your c11c1'ishetl ambition, Begin now Lo make it come true5 Throug,-11 efforts, repeated, untiring Plus 11111.11 in the thing that you the Editor : Thzm `The air is full of THE LOVE OF GOD | I'here is 2. little ower that grows 4-1.`-.. 1___..A. ;.u\.;s, Au a nun... -.vn-- ....W.. with tender golden heart. Despite the snows. `There is a little lamp whose light _--.....1 1.... u\.;u Au u. `nirvana -......,. ..---_- i Friendly and sacred burns .Througl1out the night. I ISO is the mighty faith that In tender loving heart, Despite ea.rt;h s woes. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Lester, of West O1'o.5 spent Sunday at Mr. V. Dicker`s. 1-11...... 77.... an... kn.-tnm~ nf hum