â- 1 "I * <; T^ BL()je fkQi^txim %^mviu. t Vol. 57; No. 44 WEDXESDAR, M.U^CJ [ 30, 193. ' W" H THURSTON & SON, Proprictorf W.M.S. Meeting The Auxiliary of the W.M.S. met in St. John's Church on March 24 with Mi"s. W. Moore in the chair. After announcing the theme, "The World "Wide Church"' and the call to wor- ship hymn, "The Church's One Found- ation'' was sung. The Scripture was read from Acts 2 and Mrs. Cargoe led in prayer. Mrs. Armstrong read "The church in my life'' and Mrs. W. Moore read from '"A new church faces a new day." The first missionary to go to Africa from the Congregational Church in Canada was Rev. Walter Currie who went in 1886. Miss Mac- miUan took the chair. After the reading and signing of the minutes of the last meeting the following heralds reported, Mrs. O. Phillips, India; Mrs. McFadden, China; Mrs. W. Thurston, Korea; Mrs. .4 ."mstrong, Africa; and Mrs. J. A. Hea^-d, Temp- erance. Arrangements were made 1 »• the Easter Thankoffering meeting to be held on April 21st. The committee reported having purchased a book ac- cording to which they are giving a missionary drama. The following are on the lunch committee, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. McDonald, and Mrs. J. S. Mac- millan. It was moved by Mrs. Thurs- ton and seconded by Mrs. Armstrong that the corresponding secretary be instructed to send for 24 programs for the Easter meeting. Mrs. Mitchell's grroup will have charge of the May .meeting. After the collection was taken, envelopes distributed, and a hymn sung Mrs. Thurston closed the meeting with prayer. Visiting In The East We had a pleasant visit on Monday from Mr. and Mrs. George J. Russell of Pendleton, Oregon, who arrived here recently to spend two or three months visiting relatives and old friends in this district. Mr. and Mrs. Russell motored east and made the 2300 miles from Boicly, Oregon, in six days of easy travelling with no unpleasant accidents to mar the trip. When they left for the east the farm- ers had finished their spring seeding and prospects were good for a splend- id crop. It will be a couple of months before the farmers here will have fin- ished seeding, so it can be seen how much farther ahead the farmers are in that district than the farmers in Southern Ontario wihich is consid- erably further south in latitude. Young People's Union Present "Lena Rivers" The play "Lena Rivers'' presented by St. John's United Church Y.P.U. On Friday night last was well attend- ed by the townsfolk and many from the surrounding district. It was a play packed lull of excitement, at times greeted by peals of laughter and times when the more pathetic parts tended to touch the peoples' heai'ts. The charactei's were unus- ually well taken, the talent having been well selected to fit the various parts. The play flowed smoothly along without the usual amount of prompting so frequently in evidence in such amateur plays. The cast of characters was: Lena Rivers, Miss Marion Miller; Grannie Nichols, Miss Betty McLean; John Nichols Living- stone, Grannie's son, Bob Phillips; Caroline Livingstone, his daughter. Miss Ruby Akitt; John Jr. his son, Emoiy Fisher; Henry Graham, Ernie Hutton; Mrs. Graham, Miss Melrose Campbell; Durward Belmont, Mrs. Graham's son,' Bert Broderick; Nancy Skovandyke, Miss Ethel Irwin; Joel Slocum, her nephew, Fred Gorrel; and Uncle Billy, colored servant, Alex Hopkins. Although all the players deserve much credit none deserves more than Miss Alice Armstrong who had the hard and wearisome task of directing the play. The assistance of Miss Laura Pallett and Ted Dixon was also highly appreciated. The hall was filled with an appreciative and- interested audience. Rev. Mr. Serv- ice acted as chairman and introduced the play. The proceeds amounted to $."12.00 which was considered aa very satisfactory. It is the intention of the Y.P.U. to present the play in the neighboring towns in the near fut- ure. Uoited States Does Not Want Shi-rt Hydro Contract Cu Icc-f I) chem on relief and that it was better to have as much of oui' railway equipment as possible made . our shops, even goiiui â- â- ) far a.s to . 1 . â- r i 'J , pate future needs . i'he Minibter of Tianspoit, Mr. Howe, said that there was u "tcriilic lirive'' on to bring about unification (By .Miss \. C. Macphail, M.l'.) , and he Uiouglit that we woiu doing a So we don't e.vport power af tei- nil, Jisservice by having the suuji-ct talked •Mr. Hepburn's dare to the conliiiry! , of in the House. The su-onge^t argu- IN MEMORIAM DOWN â€" In loving memory of Henry Down who passed on to his heavenly home on March 29th, 1935. Fondly and sadly missed by Wife and family. John 3-16 â€" ^"For God so loved the world that he grave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth on him should not perish but have everlast- ing life." IN MEMORIAM MONAGHAN _ In loving mem- ory of Chris. Monaghan who passed away April 6, 1937. Sweet is your memory dear to our hearts, Tho place feat you held there will never depart; All through the years, be they many or few. Will be years of loving remembrance of you. Remembered by wife and children. New S.S. Magazine Plans have been laid for the pro- duction of a 32-page Sunday School Magazine, to be issued quarterly, be- ginning in October of this year, an- nounced Rev. C. H. Dickinson, Book Steward, United Church Publishing House, recently. The purpose of the new publication is to serve Sunday School superintendents, secretaries, treasurers, leaders of music and teachere of both uniform and graded classes. Graded worship materials will be provided, together with in- formation concerning methods ot teaching and organizing. News ot successful projects, plans for mission- ary and temi)erance education, and inspirational educational articles will be carried. This new publication is being launched in response to repeat- ed requests for a Sunday School mag- azine meeting the needs of workers in every department, Mr. Dickinson stated. Dr. J. E. Cochrane Will Be At United Qiurch Sunday Next Sunday Rev. Dr. J. E. Coch- rane, superintendent of missions for Northern Ontario and a personal frioiul of Kev. and Mrs. Service will occupy the pulpit in St. John's United Church this coming Sunday both m»rning and night. Dr. Cochrane is an interesting speaker and draws his material from a groat fund of practical knowledge. No Protestant minister knows the north country with all its devclop- iMcnts, problems and opportunities as does Dr. Cochrane. Do not miss hearing him next Sunday. 'Mf H <« » »*tt*^«****««*»*****«**** * *****»«*»«* » »<i»*» DIGNIFIED and SYMPATHETIC PRU80K.VL SERVICE Whethe: w ynv »>AY LESS THAN $\WMO For Complete Funcrml or Mors NO KXTRA CHARGE FOR THE FSF OF Ol'R CHAPEL BATES & MADDOCKS 1 2 4 Avenue RoAd,*, TORONTO NUrht or Duv Phon«r- KIr.gsdate 4544-8486 You will remember, Mr. Hei>i>urn dared any Ontario member to vote against his application for the exuort. .\nd now none need vote for it. It is amusing. But, in these distuioing and conflicting days, we need a little amusement. .A.t leats we are saved the hum- iliation of seeing a provincially owned hydro electric enterprise become the sales agent for the "power barons" of Quebec. The Secretaiy of State of the Unit- ed States, Cordell Hull, stated the case against transference of power from one nation to another in a state paper to the government of Canada; which, by the way, is the federal gov- ernment. "It is well known," Mr. Hull said, "that successive govern- ments in Canada have traditionally been reluctant to permit the lon^ term erportation of power to the United States. The principal reasons underlying this policy were concisely stated in a letter recently made public from the Prime Minister of Ontario to the Minister of Trade and Com- merce at Ottawa." (Mr. Hull was re- ferring to Mr. Hepburn's formal ap- plication for a license to permit ex- port on Januaiy 21st, 1938, received in the office of the Minister of Trade and Commerce on the afternoon of January 25th. in which he argued the question for and against.) Mr. Hull continued: "The objections as therein stated were as follows: 1. That the exportation of power results in the establishment in the United States of dependent com- munities or industries. 2. That irrespective of the terms of the agreement under which export deliveiy is made the commitments become irrevocable; that is, the de- liveries cannot be suspended or terminated at any later date with- out giving rise to international complications and being regarded as an unfriendly act. 3. That export of power enables industries which otherwise would establish themselves or branches thereof in Canada to handle their Canadian business from factories located in the United States." Then, speaking for himself and his country, Mr. Hull stated: "It must be clear to all who have given thought to the pi'oblem that those reasons which have in the past made the ex- portation of power undesirable from the point of view of Canada have made the importation of power unde- sirable from the point of view of the Unite<l States. ... In the circum- stances, the government of the United States believes it would be failing to discharge its proper obligations if it were to give consent to the importa- tion of liydro electric power, even on t\ temporal y >basis, without simultan- eously providing an equally economi- cal domestic supply to be available when the imported power was with- drawn." An onslaught iwas made by Mr. Slaght, M.P., tho Hepburn lieu;cnant whose job it was to introduce the private Bill asking for the exjiorting license, had tho statoinont l\v thi.' United States not forestfclled it. But. appai-ently, Mr Slaght had the speech ready and didn't intend to wa.-.te it. It was a well delivered, vicious attack on all who would dure to oppo.se the exportation of powv>r. He charifed the opposition with firinine: a cabal with the Conservative ru'ober? in the legislature airainst the i'''it,u-io governnwnt. His .speech aro;-;:Mj re- sMiiment in ail parts of the Ilojse. Who can say that Mr. Kin; hpsn't a gurirdian angel? Here he u?is in n tight comer. His party dix iil.-d on the question. His own posit i-ii not ^tflt. d. The wrath of the Pr- vitr <<r t'w Rrovince imminent. W!u r . -tiid dv:';\ . fh« problem ia diss'lv.ni hy Mr. Kooserelt and Mr. Hull. Wi'l!. perhaptt we had beltt-r Irave the Pi.wpr question for th»> moment t'*ing the words r>f Mr. Lapoinfe. Mini«t-,-v of .Iu.">twer "^ll'« woll that end.s ^dl." The Railway Qatvtiion â- \n inii>romptu tUbsti- ri the rail- i v^riy 'tuition ocviuri-j. when Mr. j Iliiips protested a .*:iiu-«c the i.'Utlir.s< I liown of th« day-< pw wwit in the {(aRadi-in Xationnl »ho|.ii or. »ilti>r- I n.-xtiveTy, laying off a nanib»r of the tvr.ior fmplv>y*e!». id'i'XSr prefiir«>nce t<T «eniority. MrT^t'oer? ary^od that, {if laid off, the c^i^ntry would kr\"" ment in favor of unification of the roads, he said, is the contention that it is impossible for the government to own a railroad and have it oper- ated without political interference. He feared the debate would be taken as political interference. Mr. Woodsworth urged thai-, the jjrofits of the bondholders be cut 'â- ather than the working hours or the jobs of the men in the shops. And, oddly enough, Mr. Deachraan seemed concerned over the cut in the "wages of money.'' He thinks, apparently, that the bondholders have sutfered a greater reduction than the workers, and that a raise in wages is passed on to the farmei-s in the form of in- creased charge against moving goods. In reply to Mr. Deachman's con- tention, I said that farmers tend too much to think that an increase in the laborers' wages means a loss to them, while actually the wages received by the workers are used in a large part to purcliase the eggs, butter, wool, beefsteak, etc., which the farmer has to sell. WTiile, on the other liand, most bondholders already have enough money to buy all of these things which they require. Thus the fairly even spread of purchasing power is the best thing that can happen agriculture. Canada's Defence Policy The defence estimates have been the occasion for a general debate on Canadian foreign policy, still in pro- gress. The amount to be spent this year, as brought down in the esti- mates, is ^4,000,000, with emphasis, pai-ticularly, on the air force. The Hon. Ian Mackenie, Minister of Na- tional Defence, made a lengthy, elo- quent and not too clear speech, in introducing the debate. He claimed that Canada's defence poUcy was three-fold. "Fii-st to support a peace time diplomacy; in the second place to provide a deterrent to aggressive nations and in the third place, in case of hostilities, to be used after the methods of diplomacy have failed." â€" Whatever that means. And, in another place in his speech, he said we were building a Canadian defence policy, first for the preserva- tion of Canadian neutrality and second for the defence of Canadian coastline, ports, and terminals and the "defence of the focal areas of our trade routes in case of necessity." Mr. Mackenzie, again and again, assured the House that Canada did not contemplate sending an army abroad but was prepai-ing only for the defence of our own shores. "In my judgment,'' he said in concluding, "Canada is definitely opposed to ex- traneous commitments of any kind ;ind to any type of extraneous en- tanglements, but public opinion in Canada today is in favor of a national polic.v composed of reasonable meas- ures for the defence of Canada." But by far the best speech on Can- ada's foreign policy was made by Grant MacNeil, C.C.F. member foi Vancouver North. He conUnded that when Grout Biitain is at w â- .'• Canada is at war unless we tjikt definite steps to estahliiih cur aut'iivmy h; extei-nal matters. It was contrai-y to our conception of democrn<y. he said, that foreign policy should be evolved in one of the seven pari:ami>iit..<t i'f the Rritish commonwealth which wa.-- binding on thcni all. And decisions oi" peace and war were made in Loniion, the Parliamant at Ottawa hnvinR nothing to do with it. Such a (.•<>ndi- tion, he said, wae repugnant to niiiny Canadians. Mr. MacXoil said: Wf want com- plete frankness in this matter."' He wns not speaking of an :inti-British policy. He was proud o^ having N-in born in Canada, of Iniing a Rritish iubject and of havijig -icrwd in the Great War. "But this matter can- not be settled in any mawkish .«ontJ- ment. hut only on tho hasi.^ of na- tioTinl interest," It wrmld h^ "sh»><.«r iiMnirpTiftft" for Carmrf.i M ^^v<i sn •y. pcditionary forco ovor*e».-i h» th« uest war. It wonW wreck the dofrnte* of this country and invite reprisal*. .\nd ye*, he prove*!, the machinery •.VI' are hui'dine is a mobile OT-e for OTpr<ipa!» aetiTitied. I will not tleal with my *peoafc an the »i.ibj*it at thi« tim*. Wirthda.T Celrhratian License Ready For A Local Creamery A license has been issued by the government for a creamery in Flesh- erton, and the license has been offered to Messrs. Borinsky and Rapp of the Markdale and Dundalk creameries. These gentlemen have been investi- gating conditions and are inclined to look favorably on it. Both men have been examining the three-storey build- ing owned by Mrs. J. -\. Heard, form- erly used as a wagon and blacksmith shop, on which they have secured an option. The idea is to renovate the building and make of it a pasteuriz- ation plant where the milk can be pasteurized for both the Markdale and Dundalk plants. There has also been some talk of adding a turnip-waxing plant which is a comparatively new industry in Canada. The gentlemen interested are owners of a lot on Col- lingwood street and last year drew gravel to build a creamery, but this has been held up and if the Heard property is acquired it will probably not be necessary to build. The whole question is now under discussion and will not be settled for a few days. However, if Messrs. Rapp and Bor- insky do not care to take up their license it will no doubt be offered to someone else. The village is pretty sure to have its creamery this spring, and The .Advance would certainly wel- come Messrs. Borinsky and Rapp as owners of the plant. Both are enter- prising business men and good cit- izens. Former Residents Of Grey Meet At Detroit Former residents of Grey County, Ontario, and adjoining commuuides -.ved Suiouep ibui.iojui ub iSuipjoq -mb ty at McCollester Hall, corner of Cass and Forest Avenues, Detroit, on Tues- day evening, April 19, 1938. Come and renew old acquaintances; meet new friends and enjoy a pleas- ant evening. Good music â€" entortain- iment â€" refi-esihmenlls. Admission 50 cents. Grey County ex-residents in De- troit should send names of those to whom you wish invitations sent to H. C. Lamb. 808 Murphy Building, Highand Park, Michigan. Officers Oi Fleshertoo Old Boys Association Flesherton Old Boys and Girls ^js- sociation held their annual meeting at the Victoria Hotel on Monday evening March 28th, and elected the foUowinjp officers: President â€" Jojfe Latimer. 1st Vice Pres.â€" J. A. LeGard. '2nd Vice Pres. â€" R. Maddocks. Secretaryâ€" Burton E. Field. Treasurerâ€" Dr. F. W. Murray. Executive Com. â€" Mrs. E. Phillips, Miss Dell Thurston, Mrs. R. Maddocks A. C. LeGard, R. Cornfield, R. Black- burn, Fred LeGard, Mrs. A. Houden, Mrs. O. Clipperton, Alex. M. Gibson, W. B. Fetch, Chas. Crossley, Roy Mc- Cauley, W. H. Allen. The motion pictures presented at the close of the business meeting by the Canadian General Electric Co. were thoroughly enjoyed by the mem- bers present. The undersigned will, health and weather permitting, be in Flesherton on Saturday next, to dis- cuss with the Flesherton committee,! plans to have the Toronto -ALSSOciation^ put on an entertainment of some sort in the near future in Flesherton, in appreciation of the support received from Flesherton in the matter of at:- tendance at the various functions held in Toronto. â€" Burton E. Field, Secty. BACK AT WORK This week the junior editor returns to dutj' after his enforced absence undergoing an operation in Owen Suuiid hospital and recuperating from its effects. We wish to thank the organization that sent us flowers while in the hospital, for the pleasant calls our friends gave us while at our home and for the kind enquiries made as to our health. We also wish es- pecially to publicly express our ap- preciation to Editor A. B. Colgan and his son. Jack, of the Markdale Stand- ard who ably assisted in the publi- cation of The Advance for the past two issues for which we are very grateful. sister, Mrs. W. M. Reany, and niece, Jean Reany, of Southampton visit me for a few days. From Jean's twelve- year-old point of view Parliament was very dull, but she found th« birthday parties and gifts interesting, espec- ially the birthday party, its cake with my name in frosting, seventeen candles for my years in Parliament. (How diplomatic!) and the "sheiks'' who sang, in costume. "Happy birth- day to you." Jean enjoyed the great variety of "eats,'' and then slept like a top. Oh, to be twelve years old I The flowers are still beautiful; h>it nothing is more appreciated than the kind and affectionate letters from my friends in Grey-Bruce. â€"AGNES C. M.^CPHAIL. Ottawa, Saturday, March 26. 19,"??. Feversham Man of Nature Tzikes An Impromptu Dip (By Feversham Correspondent) The Collingwood resident who calls himself the "Man of Nature" may have a rival in this village, only that the Collingwood gentleman took the cold writer plunge on purpose and minus clothing but our young man did not bother to remove his clothes. His dipping v as not premeditated, but was :"orced en him when the rail- ing on Wellington street east bridge, on which he was leaning, suddenly gave way and Murray took a header into a few feet of cold water, where there is a strong current at the pre- sent high water mark. Mr. H. Sammons saw the accident and rushed to give a.ssistance, but Marray is a good swimmer and reached th^ Iwrk without ai^!. Ho gave himself a shake and nished for home and dry clothing and is none the worse for his impromptu swim. March is on the march. â- â- .«-â- â- .*.-«.-•-.«--«-â- •.â- •. â- *-«..*.â- *â- â- *. <- -»- .^ *-.♦..?â- «..,.»â- ♦l < â- ' * )ur ster Suit :: Every Dollar Buys More STYLE Smarter Tailor in g Satisfaction in CLOTHES OF QUALITY "Brajj^ ?ee the nrtT wwel^fii, spccialU' sclc^;u•d^fi#l^^ r-iiiartiio^- i:v\ .>atisfrn:tinn Suits made and tailored to ycur individKial measure from $22.00 up F. H. W. Hickling ; General Merchant Flesherton, Ont. ; ♦â- ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦'(â-º ♦ ♦♦♦♦â- M'» » » l "»»*>» l *t* * * ** 4 4* * * tf **»** • ff i