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(JJVedncsday, May 14, 1941 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE Published on Colliiigwood FleBherton, Wednesday of week. Circulation ovr 1,000. I' ici in Canada fii.'JO per year, A .en paid in advance (1.60; in i>. S. A. |2.60 per year, when paid in advance $2.00. F. J. THURSTON. Editor. The Function of An Editor The title "editor" is sometimes mis- ndorstood by newspaper readers, Hot because they want to misunder- (;. i but because they have never fcec-n told just what the functions are of '''.e person who holds this title. An (!.. . o, to explain it briefly, is one who an ; Tintends, revises or prepares lit- erary matter for publication. The ti- tle does not necessarily mean that the policy of the newspaper is set or con- trolled by the editor. The duties of the other editors, city, sport, subur- ban, women's page and others, is sim- ply to carry out the duties prescribed in their particular spheres. For our purpose, however, we must deal with the editor in a little differ- ent light, because in fully 9<K'r of Canada's weekly newspapers, the ed- itor is also the publisher. In other v^ds he fills the dual role of pre r '-g literary matter for publica- tion, and of deciding upon policy as well. We want to deal with the func- tions of an editor from this stand- point. Essentially the editor is a human being, writing and dealing with men, women and children. He may be young or old. lazy or cnergetoic, bold or timid, superficial or deep, queru- lous or constructive, slovenly or bus- iness-like, grasping or generous. He Is certain to he human. He reacts to praise and criticism, to good and evi' in much the same way as th->se who share community life with him. The editor, and this is true of 99 P 4 of al $"Vly editors, recognizes the inher- e Vcency of the cotmtrvside. He 1* till sufficiently old-fashioned to believe with his readers thnt the Ten Commandments nnd the Golden Rule have either been repealed, improver upn or modified bv modern advances The editor is a student of cornmnn ity affairs. He has at his disposa. records of public "reanizations in the community, and it is from hi? study of _ these records that he makes hi editorial comment. He is not easiK swayed hy the Jivsterias which sway nn'l excite and mislead peonlp LiVe the people he serves he use; p* n <l connonsense in his rensonintr. It Is the Editor who decides wha is and not fit to print. It is h i differentiates between news ' "opncanda. It is he who can. r IIP will, give the leadership tha jvo-y energetic community mus ravo. He is not hnrd to get along with, hut he has a code of ethics wh'rh often cause him to refuse bus- fcjfH rather than accept it against Well grounded principles. He is not suner-humnn. H<> is a hard-work- lri) individual doing nn important job In 0U community to the best of his hil'fy. and If at times he fails in his Mt. it must be remembered that he I* like every other human beine in Inn Community, heir to the frailties With which all mankind is endowed. CANADA NEEDS MORE SHEEP At a time when Canada is looking n vain for export markets and etag- gcring under the burden of farm- rnnving surpluses it is startling to earn that out of the 80 million mils of wool used annually in Can- ida only about lit million pounds came from the backs of saeep grown n this country. Here in this climate *oollen goods are a vital necessity, jarments made of this material are <>st hcathful and most comfortable, n spite of that we have been import- ng, largely in the manufactured form upproximately 7 pounds of wool out of pvery 8 pounds. More than that Canadian eonsump- on would probably take care of another 6 million pounds of lamb an- mally. We could not increase lamb narketings freely and carelessly with- out disturbing other branches of the ive stock industry; but statistics in- licate tha sheep husbandry in Can- ada could be enlarged substantially without interfering seriously with attle, swine or poultry. Canada has had approximately the aim' sheep population for half a century, bpt never before was there he same necessity for adapting pro- luction to the inescapable needs of the Canadian people. EDI OR MclNTYRE REC'RIVKS FINE NKWHIWI'BR TROPHY T' Advance tenders congratula- tion t<> Editor Frank Mclntyre of the 'iimlalk HrniM on his winning the T '. Clark Memorial Tropliy for the 1 iund weekly newspaper In tov,,< ( i ill.-trc 1BOO population BII , r;vL Kditor Mclntyre was also lec< ' President of the Ontnrio- */eekJy Newspaper Associa- 'oe anual meeting of which was ">n Hamilton on Friday and lay. Qu< ' tion he)'' Sat war tior diet '0 who hnve been claiming the lould drift toward the East -,t least had whatever sutisfnc- iiy come from seeing the prc- .1 come true. Itl?!! off 30,40,50 , VIGOR, Bibnormal? ipep, vim, vigor, vitality? Tonic Tablets. Oontnlni tlmulr.ntn, oyHtcr clcnii MM t i noi-mit! pm> nftcr 80. 40 or 60. 4 rporlal introductory dze for only / thlt aid to normal pep nnd vim to- For Mia at til good drug itorw. Citizens Aid Needed Tn Canada during* the next six wooks, news of overv description rill be overshadowed hv that of the prfr)arn f 'o" ' -> notnal progress of Cat mil's Tionri 1941. From fnforr '' I.- nt Ottawa, tt fc(><~rne!! PV' * t'-->f ttin T ,nan etm- paien win be '!' ' iVa Mggt eo'-irnnnitv nnHerta'- i 1 1ffnch- (? in the Dnminion of CnnJii'^. The sellinsr of bond* to Inrcrc fO^ninlps and to thr bifrjrpr invest- or ; a professional jr>h. These pro- fe 1 -'' ' hond salesmen will HP nnid for -I i ' -,'ork likelv on a salar" bav> Rince this new Innn ean- riat ^bly bo fully subscribed un- I"? U-ns of thousands of citizens in rno:-s moderate circumstances buy, th'- - e remains to bo done a trememl- ou c selling job by patriotic people wb will work for no enumeration. Th- r payment will be untisfnction in cur "ing out a patriotic work which is j 4Ht an important nfl anything else th<~-- could Ho for their country . IT indreds of thousands of men Wo i 'en and children will take part in whi't may prove to be the dramatic Wp' ' of Canada's war effort. Th-.y <f -nrl solemnly arnund the Tot ) ... h is to be sent to Wins- ton Otiurchill, nml dedicate liem- elv' i anew to the task of providinfr the tools with which the British Emi- fe may finish the job. A man of 78 years .n Gait has been drawing the Old Age pension for seven years bu* now has a job aH wishes to get off the pension list. He can be sure of one thing there will be others ready to take his place. Priceville Holds Sale For British War Victims , The people of Priceville and sur- rounding countryside are planning -in a "Help the Telegram British War Victims' Fund" camtmign on the 24th of May. In the. morning trucks will be aunt all along the concession and sideroada in . the townships adjacent to the village, to gather old tires, rubber, bones, rags, scrap iron and bundles of newspapers and maga- zines that persons will place at their Kates to be picked up. These will be sold as junk to dealers. In the afternoon a huge auction sale will be staged of articles and animals contributed by the commun- ity toward this (worthy cause. Everything offered will be of some use to someone else, and no one will miss a little pig, calf, a few hens or chickens, or an- other article that is given to the committee. They want you to come out and purchase these articles. It will be about the only way you can show your sympathy to those brave, but stricken, people of Britain. There will be pipers in at- tendance as well as amusements in the afternoon. In the evenlnsr, commencjn- sharp at 8 p.m., a mammonth dance will be stage until 11.55 p.m. Good music will be supplied. If you don't dance, come out anyway. There will be plenty of fun and a good time is assured for everybody. If the smoking of a cigarette is a nail in one's coffin then some people ars going to be buried in a lot of hardware. mum -usi 100 PURE PAINT For all outside home paint- ing. Gives greater protec- tion and lasting beauty. F. G. KARSTEDT General Merchant Fkshertoa- Ont. SWINTON PARK Mr. Ken Ferguson of Toronto spent the past week with his mother here. Mr. and Mrs. Jack McMeekin and three sons of Mt. Forest spent Sun- day at the home of Mr. Geo. Haw. Mrs. Delbert Haw and baby spent a few days with relatives at Bay- field. Visitors on Sunda- at the home of Mr. Hugh McMillen were; Mr. and Mrs. Don McMillen and Misses Jes- sie and Isabelle McMilken of To- ronto, also Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Little and babe. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Fressidder and two soldiers from Little Norway vis- ited with friends here over the week end Mrs. Wm. Sackett of Proton Sta- tion spent a' few days with her moth- er, Mrs. Robt. Knox. We are sorry to report Mr. John Aldcorn still very seriously ill. Mrs. Will McMillen of Flesherton is help- ing to nurs her father. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Ferris spent Sunday with Mrs. J. L. Mclntyre In Qundalk. A A D CALLS Canada has reason to count her blessings in these days of trial. . Canada is three thousand miles away from the sound of guns which are devastating Europe. The broad Atlantic Ocean rolls between us and the ruthless savagery of the German Armies. The strongest fleets in the world British, American and Canadian patrol the sea between us and the enemy. We have a great friendly nation, probably the richest and most powerful in the world, at our side. CANADA CAN AFFORD HER SACRIFICES This war is a mechanized war. We have the nickel . . . copper . . . lead . . . zinc and other metals the war industries need. We have access to the iron. We can make the steel. We have the organized industries to fabricate these metals and make the trucks, and tanks, and guns, and planes, and the ships. We have skilled workers and the plants for mass production. Canada has the wheat and the food supplies. Let us count our blessings, and tighten our belts. Canada is rich one of the richest countries per head of popula- tion in the world. Let us lend our strength to the utmost of our power. Our national future depends upon Victory. We must win to live. THERE WILL BE FURTHER CALLS There have been many calls upon the people of this country for money since Canada entered the war at the side of Great Britain. There will be further calls. Let us face the future unafraid. Canada can carry the load. But every Canadian must shoulder his and her share. This is the most critical hour in our history. Let the future historians say of Canada, as they will say of our Mother Country: was their finest hour." - Get under your load. ..and LIFT DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, CANADA