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"asued every Thursday from office of publiâ€" P . d-.hhudmkmcrlmfi. True independence is never afraid of appearâ€" dq-l-t..ltne&.l-uleuh hhhfimm NONâ€"VOTERs _ _A reader of The St. Catharines Stanâ€" dard, who closely observes the politica: scene, came to the conclusion, when he had the figures before him, that there were at least 15,000 nonâ€"voters in Lincoln County on Wedâ€" nesday. He declared that these voters were both Liberal and Conservative, and he was positive that there would be mighty few CXC.F. in the number. 'nmeirsigodreum to think that this observer is right. What does it portend or mean, anyway? Just that an enthusiastic minority can domâ€" inate the situation because of apathy and genâ€" eral public indifference. Every time a good intelligent citizen with a knowledge of afâ€" fairs and with average judgment of condiâ€" tions, fails to record his or her vote, the more power is given to the vote which the fanatic crank, the wild theorist, the enthusiast, casts in the polling booth. > _ $ it just means, in the final analysis, givâ€" mgpowel:toltmofmindwithwhichthe average citizen of sense would no more assoâ€" ciate himself in & business way ~than he would sign a promissory note for the first vagrant who ealled on him. ‘The whole setâ€" upi..gnp(d,htfiuotberpwplodofihem mg, people with an axe to grind, with a "cause" of some kind. Letting such people. as it were, have a proxy. That is not dem cracy at all. * # # *# # The more this nonâ€"voter condition is reâ€" m 410008 MESES AEC CC CC e ocem n wo wl l l viewed, the the case becomes for ” ugwdohA Such a law would b.elm relief on party organizaâ€" tions, and there must be parties, of course. Success of the C.C.F., in large part, can WW gent mass of Grits and Tories, who are letâ€" tin:tlmutmwlth their socialistic stuff, some of is fairly good, most of which would be intolerable in a country of ‘Ar PROPRIATE INTERRUPTION The interruption of â€" reat musical perâ€" :f mfl:':tof "."w an ie the pert of a m::smufilt- When‘ the nenoffiuuolini’lununduiAmuiaan interruption of the Sunday N-B-&S{““’h"“y program was necessary. The uctor of the program was the great Italian, Arturo Tmini' g & _ + The Grimsby Independent free enterprise and initiative. 1t wao VnE se o U 4 0 tL 2 % & artist would never resent, for h~ himself was a victim of Fascism and had ir _ for many years & selfâ€"appointed exile fron: italy. The program interrupted was devoted antirely to 3 ~ C 0 tializn matrint amnoser the works of the Italisn CGiuseppe Verdi. _ _ The number mm.“l in ACF from Verdi‘s operas "The of Destiny," entitied "Peace, Peaco*â€"an echo of the ery that was at that very moment resounding in the streets og.unn'; ud.cthc.ltdhn cities. HOME *~WN PROGRESS Certain towns are reforred to as ‘"proâ€" gvessive" communities. It is a reputation which any city or town can envy. How is that reputation obtgined? A great factor in a progressive comâ€" munity is the existence of a coâ€"operative spirit, a wilhrgneas of people to take hold And work for .whucorod, That usually means the maintenance organizations that promote the public welfare, and get needed m done. % # « ®# .mnmnwflw“fi" JOHN W, GLENDINNING, President. WILEFRED M. LAWSON, Vieeâ€"President $ # # # # 1t was one interruption which {uat great T 2/ N Adturnali#f wan Facts And Fancies J. ORLON LIVI "Lincoin County‘s Leading Weekly" Established 1885 Nights, Sunday, Holidays, 539 mg:n‘yrhm-uuu Frank Fairborn, Jr. evoted antirely to patriot «composer ys, 539 Somewhere in England there‘s a little PUBLISHING _ â€" with thatchâ€"r06feG houses Of ancient reâ€" been worted out elsewhere. The progressive A progreâ€"sive town is proud of maintaining Am‘"mumflm a appearance, and its homes and public places are kept in attractive order, so that the community is admired by visitors. SoUEWHERE IN ENGLAND to getâ€"they were handy, weren‘t they : Something for the kitchen, or the cellar m«&em‘m& What beâ€" comes of these little 1 flnnrm they vanish? They just make room for That can of chemical that would do the work of ten men, that new spray gun, that magic fixâ€"all, if you‘re missing them now, look for them in the news of battleâ€"between the lines, of course, for you don‘t see them among the awards for heroism. In different form they are there, though. _ HANDY! _ The little gadgets that are getting hard Take the one that inflates a rubber lifeâ€" raft for the pilot who has bailed out over the ocean; it‘s just a.small container of gas â€"you ooulg'put it on a kitchen shelf, and it hardly would be noticed. Or take the can of something or other that men adrift in the oeunennpourontothewmn.thstnpzadl and makes a great match of yellow that can be seen by rescuers far above. __'“Mv,,_v_t: mdg I ARE YOU ON TIME? _ Among the annoying people who cause irritation are the folks who are always late. If they are asked to meet for a committoe “‘l" m ob ces a: aapinds D > C conyitntit t meeting at 8 o‘clock, it may be 8.15 before they get there. Some folks figure that the rest of the committee will be late, so they won‘t wacte time waiting for anyone clse. It was one of the merits of the old time schcoi, that it emphasized quite strongly the &adhfi&:nfim The teacher would often show ehildtho.eboolxa.fld say that if he was absent or a black mark would be made against his name, which ;"wwuâ€"Fa‘fim. & 5t w&"‘.’«“&% e i. 3E in ae mot » mand, fandy. marks. Somehow when people get out in life where no record is kept of their punctuality, many THE CENSOR Is HUMAN Auy one who has a member of their family in an offl‘ommhfly wm,w&knonvha*neemorilmd how that officious person interferes with sn EKE 4t H" _ _ Anumntbtenr Kih of them seem to have forgotten these Tut the censor, in spite of our imaginâ€" in{;.him“m’ man or wi .am,mmmmmhr times he is cailed i~> ror'odweoflc'hillifihmh‘m mmmmmumm about to return to his home town on leave, wrote his wife as follows: "Oh, boy, how I miss you. I can hardly wait till I get home. (I hope the censor doesn‘t mind me writing this)." A handful of people are wendin& their To:.{filoltouehuhhmam wm?&nuanmniummhe seen. There in the churchyard, with sanctity A Canadian flyer is borne to his rest. Far‘t:nw.muuhaehchdd- He is cared for with reverence by the vi}â€" Hilhl:ltnlfin:plnehhdwdm And the flowers of England are Planted 'n\oeem;lrdldn‘t. Howgflld * eemorwhhuhom.l_mnom 7 Some people are complained 0f for talkâ€" ing too constantly. There is no l&W in Canâ€" ada requiring anyone to listen to them. o io m n dew, io L m4 : + increased prosperity of the home Just gadgets â€"â€"â€" the housewife has long ;?:unu’witl_: similar aids. Yes, just In fact the censor is looked upon as any > > but an agreeable person and often marks, and learned that it was THE GRIMSBY TNDEPENXNDENXT indy, weren‘t they â€" then, or %O‘: > mo. > §Mem,wm The chiuaren THow life was lived in Upper Canada in the early years of the a rhteen hundreds has been the subject of several successful Canadian novels. ‘Their authors no doubt drew their material from axthentic family records and stories from the days of their greatâ€"grandparents eked out by their own vivid It is of great interest then to find a wellâ€"written book by a keen observer, an Englishman, who spent two and a bhalf years travelling afoot or an borseâ€" back through the settlements of Upper Canada from the Niagara to the Detroit river from early in 1818 to June 1820. e lived for months in several «etâ€" tlements ani recorded his observations and facts and fAgures in 1 book of 300 pages, The traveller and writer was John Howison, Esg. of the Honourable Kast India Company‘s serâ€" vice and in the book‘s preface he says his visit to Upper Canads was for the purpose of investigating its suitableness for British settlers with regard to aoil, climate, living conditions and other useful isâ€" formation. Fourteen of the chapters in the book are devoted to Upper Canada and two added chapters describe a trip through New York state and visit to New York and Philadeiphias. Howisor comments rather caustically on some of the artilers he met in the Wiggara peninsuls. His description of a visit to the village of St. Catherâ€" inc‘s one bhundred and twentyâ€"four years ago makes amusing reading for its citizens of 1943. As his book shows, Howison did a very thorâ€" ough piece of work in a highly interesting way and his advice and information must have proved useâ€" ful to British emigrants. The title of his book is:â€" ‘The book from which the extracts given were taken was published in Edinburgh and London in 1825 and is the third edition so Howison‘s book must have appeared sbortly after his return to the old land in 1820 and must have been in demand. Mr. Howison starts his story of his journey on his arrival by sailing vessel in Montreal. He writes that he was "struck by the neatness of its buildings, the bospitality and molished manners of the people and the air of enterprise and activity that is every where exhibited in it, which appear to particular adâ€" vantage when contrasted with the dullness, gloom and dirtiness of Quebec." of Scottish immigrants, "A seven woeks passage had not divested them of a single nationa‘ .aracterâ€" istic" he notes and tells how the ardour of a French Canadian porter who had picked up a trunk and put it in his cart was damped by the alarmed Highâ€" land owner who, with abusive Gaelic exclamations, made him put it down again. From Montreal io the Glengarry settlement Howison drove over rough roads in a caleche with a talkative Canadian driver. He saw fAclds of buckâ€" Sketches of Upper Canada, Domestic, Local and Characteristic to which are added Practical Details for ‘The information of emigrants of every class and some recollections of the U.S. He witnessed the arriva; in port of a number Pway Back When ROYALCANAD [AN@ALREEORCE By John Howison, Esq. of the Hongurable East India Compang. The RC.A.‘. wants MORE Abl&â€"Bodied Men i..â€"-'gv..flmhlubmh-tâ€" o bomb and blast enemy into vessaditional surâ€" ronder. So, whatever work yox are now doigg, don‘t let idventy~© and glory pass you buy. It‘s yeur great chance. A {ob, in a war factory, is no longer as essential as *qh:&:k.mhnd.mmw can make the grade. Planes and Schools are Ready to Train You Quickly &n_'lhhhlpflnlu-. No more mu“" i;: uhn..* at whre. -fl :l':-mm&“ not : nm 1’:‘2. Frank Fairborn, Jr. HERE‘ for you in the eve hg_‘s_:ovfl:;i:fl:dn;ht RCA.F. planes â€"â€"YÂ¥OU can be a Fighting Airman in Doubleâ€"Quick Time Recruiting Centres are lowaled in the prizcipcl cites of Canada, wheat, red wheat, rye, Indian corn and barley near Lachine. In Glengarry few settlers had cleared more than sixty or seventy acres, the great majority of the houses were one roomed, and of logs and the mammmummmmn the settlers laboured at clearing. Piles of great logs# burned bhere and there. He noted oak trees that he estimated at five or six bundred years old. ‘The soil was a rich leaf mould and he saw two fAclids that had been cropped for twenty years with no loss of mummumnmu writes that be learned a company bhad been incorâ€" porated to build a canal between Montreal and laâ€" chine at a cost of £80,000 and he felt that growing m-wmuu.m.mmn + # From Brockville be continued his westward mnou-mnma-- the road being too bad for travel. Hach batteau had five rowers and a steersman, the passengers and umnflh“hv‘-‘?c on his trip. ‘The voyage was made interesting the mww;mfiu“““ swimming the river in which Indians in canoes with ;Q::;i”lianâ€"i.nhalufl“ meat held on shore. ‘Travellers on batteaux bad to carry their food with them. e anchor in the harbour the great bund> : guns warâ€" ship St. Lewrence which had been by . :*«za and several 60 gun frigates; on the stociks © .re the unâ€" finished bulls of two 74 gun vessels, neve© completed after the peace of 1812 COf the St. Lawrence he writes, "She made us masters of Lake Ontario withâ€" out her firing a single ahot, as the American fleet never ventured out after she was launched." impreas the travelier. "There is nothing the least interesting in the streets or buildings ‘The better class of people, most of them in the mercantile line, live in good style but are not very hospitable." He saw the arrival of several brigades of batâ€" teaux from Montreal full of immigrants and their belongings and remarked that these people had no idea that they could buy the necessities of life in Canada for they had brought from the old land chairs, tables, chests of drawers and other things, the cost of transportation being more than the furniture was worth. John Howison set sail from Kingston for York in the steamer Frontenac, one bhundred and seventy feet long an: thirtyâ€"two feet wide. Two paddle wheels drove her through the water and he writes sbe was buill that length so she might cover three waves and so be prevented from pitching violently in rough weather. His jorney to Muddy York and his description of the new little capital where he stayed only a few y W_thhhnmdhA m"ith. .bl“‘ i The in places will be saying There is one method of backing up the home town that produces big results and eosts nothing, and that is buying your supâ€" plies at home. they should be rationed out on a coupon syâ€" Arriving in Kingston harbour Wowison saw at Kingston and its 500 inhabitants did not greatly "I can remember when horses came with (To be continued) NAVIGATORS Training as y, August 12th, 1948.