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r IWlSDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1984 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE « ;:r *. THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE t PoblUked on CoUinirwood street. ! Fl««hert«n, Wednesday of eacti t «r»*k. Circulation over lUOO, \ Price in Canada |2.00 per year, 1 wh«n paid in advance fl.50. la i .1). S. A. ^2.60 per year, when paid in advance (2.00. W. H. THURSTON, - - Editor r. J. TUUKSTON, • Amoc Editor EDITORIAL NOTES Sinco the blow-up in C.C.F. ranks last •wet'k. and the firing of the On- tario Council by the president, J. S jWoodsworth, M.P., it mi^ht be quite all ripht if Capt. Elmore Philpott and Miss Macphail would sinp the refrain, "WTio's Afraid of the Bij? Bad Wolf ?" â-  â€" Durham Chronicle. • • • A flag was flown at half mast over B brewery when the last of a few thousand quarts of boor was destroyed by dumping. Such desecration of a time-honored custom of extending honor to the dead! This custom has usually been linked with the passing of some honored personage of the community and its use in the above instance can only be associated with a depraved intellect or one with a de- based sense of humor. • * • We notice discussion on the low salaries paid rural mail carriers, in many cases the money received being very little more than expenses. Tht Durham Chronicle remarks that the couriers may be underpaid, but they are getting what they asked. This is true but we have known of a case when one man was given the mail contract for one dollar less than the former carrier's tender when he was approached and requested to do so. {To keep the rural mail service neai a par with the city delivery they should be given a minimum wage with grades according to the number ot miles travelled each day. Not all tht jEault can l>e laid at the door of the tender.^, but to the system that con- dones the practice, as human nature can be depended upon to undenbid the other fellow. \ Other Paper's f I . Opinions . I t RKDIT SY.STEM A HANDICAP (Marmora Herald) .•^lipping into u local business office a few days ago, we found the owner troiiig over a pile of accounts he was preparing to send out. lie looked up with a strained expression on hi? face and asked if we knew any way to collect accounts. Of course, the answer is not to extend credit to any- one. One of the heaviest overhead charges of retail business of every kind, is the loss in unpaid bills. The chain store has solved this problem by making it a rule when goods leave the store, the money for them is in the till. Perhaps the safest plan is to pay as you go, but sometimes this is a most difficult plan to carry out, as business is constituted today. Never- theless, the credit system is a handi- cap to any business man and sooner or later it will be thrown in the dis- card, by business generally, as hav- ing served its day. Final Hockey Gaines On Friday night of last week a hockey team from Owen Sound called the travelling Milliimairos visited our team on Flesherton ice, and showed US what .speed and endurance really meant. They had no .subs at all, the six boys playing the entire sixty minutes and put up a good game of hockey. It was a wide-open game and a wide- open score and sent our team to the dressing room on the short end of the Bcore by the tune of 10-8, forging ahead in the last few minutes of play. This team brought with them one little chap, a centre player named Sargcant, who is an inspiration tc any team. MUNICIPALITIES SHOULD SHARE (Hanover Post) ,We commented last week on the fact that the Ontario Government is expecting to collect over twenty mil- lion dollars from motorists this year yet they are only going to spend something over eleven million dollars on roads and of this amount tKey will pay out about three and a half million dollars and add the rest to the prov- ince's debt. In other words, they collect twenty million dollars, pay out three and a half million for roads, and use the balance to pay other ex- penses of government. It is interesting to note, therefore, that the Toronto Globe takes up this matter in last Saturday's issue, and suggests that Ontario municipalities have a right to demand that they share in the revenue collected from motorists. It remarks that car o\vn- ers are paying over 40 per cent, of the total provincial revenue, says they arc shouldering an "increasing share of the increasing tax burden made necessary to meet increasing indebted- ness," and comments: "Where does all the money go. Theoretically it is supposed to provide highways foi the use of the motorists from w*.iom it is collected. Actually, it seems to be swallowed up in a monstrous jack- pot into which the hard-pressed gov- ernment may dip to stave off tht consequences of all kinds of spending follies." Discussed Titles For Canadians Monday night however brings a different story as our team met tht Bame aggregation again owing to tht St. Mary's being unable to meet theii engagement on account of a Cit> League game. Tliis time thcj brought a sub with them from tlu Owen Sound Greys. The game was ycry fast despite the poor ice con- dition and Flesherton took them for a merry ride in ten minutes over- time. Tlie score being tied at the end of sixty minutes, a request was acceded to and an overtime period resulted in Flesherton scoriing four goals, which was a demoralizer foi this fast team. This game was played on Markdalt Ice which is a real nice rink and Bccms to suit the play of our boys better than our t>wn rink. This eeems to wind up hockey for thi.'- winter and after the boys return from steing a i)lay-off game of tht Leafs they can we think, hang up their pkatcs. Public School Wins Vandeleur and flesherton public school teams decided on Monday niglit which was the best squad, both hav- ing won a game previously. This interesting game is described by Wes. McCracken, a pupil of the local school as follows: Play-off game between Vandeleui and Flesherton public .schools. Each team had won a game previous to this and Vandeleur came back to play Flesherton and see who v.-ere the winners, and after a hard struggle Flesherton boys beat Vandelei.r with a score of 9-5. In the first period Flesherton got sii goals, LoavcU and Banks getting them, and Vandeleui (lid not succeed in the first period. In the second period Vandeleur got four goals, Bowles 2, Taylor 1 and Fitzsimmons 1. Leavcll scored one also for Flesherton. In the third period Vandeleur got one and Flesherton two. Leavell wa;- the star in the game. In the first period he skated in and drew the Vandeleur goalkeeper out and scored. Leavell got a penally for trippinp: and Stuart got one for arguing with the i-eferee. Curled In Markdale ' The Flegherton rinks skipped by Dr. Murray and ('. N. Richardson iwcre in Markdnle Tuesday evening in an effort to bring back the Cooper Curling shield, but were unsuccessful, Markdale retaining the trophy. Each club has won the shield twice thif< B«a«on, but it appears that for tht summer it wiill rest comfortably In our Hister village. Following is tht list of players and the score by ends: FLESHERTON: MARKDALE; Wright Hamilton tlhapple Robertson Bryce Mclnnis ^Turray, sWp C. Mercer, skip C Mercer .. .„,.. 411 030 Ol.r-1.1 Murray 000 201 loaâ€" 4 Tinder Rojip JRpnn'tt Finning Turney McNabb Richardson, sTt p Campbell, .<>kip Camnboll .... .. 100 412 on 0â€" in Last Curling Schedule The final schedule of curling games of the Flesherton Curling Club was competetl on Monday evening, with the standing as follows: Bryce Turney Ketinedy McTavish Bennett Thurston E. Henry W. Henry Richards l>uncan It is expected that the play-off games will commence at once and a winner docidetl. The weather, how ever, might have something (o say in this regard as the sun's rays are becoming increasingly warm. Mon- day niglit the ice was as kern as it has been all winter. Won Lost 4 1 4 1 4 1 3 2 2 8 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 S 6 Down at Mijimi they're wearing lurkish towel gowns in the ball room. The trend most be for more clothing. The most interesting debate of the Week was on the resolution sponsored by Uumphrey Mitchell, (Labor, East Hamilton). He moved that "In the opinion of this House the Prime Min- ister should refrain from recommend- ing to His Majesty the King, the granting of titles, honors and awards to British subjects resident in Can- ada." Since the House rises at 6 o'clock on Wednesday it was necessary that the debate on the Mitchell resolution should be brief in order that the vote could be taken. Had it not been, the resolution would have been buried foj this session. Several members spoke very briefly, the only speeches of any length being made by the mover ol the resolution and by the Prime Min- ister. Mr. Humphrey Mitchell,, who was in the British Navy from the time ot his youth until after the war and because of that has been pretty woll over the seas, has a rather special dislike of titles. He rttferred to a resolution which I quoted last week asking that the hog-grading act should be amended, "This shows the divers- ity of private members' resolutions as they appear on the Order Paper. One deals with the grading of agri- cultural products and the other, may I say, with the grading of human beings of this country." which state- ment offended the Prime Minister. Mr. /Mitchell said that last session he had a resolution on the Order Pap- er which was an exact replica of that moved in 1919 by Mr. Nickle (Con- servative) who then represented Kingston in the House of Commons. That being so he thought the Prime Minister should not have asked the Sovereign to confer titles without as- certaining whether or not there had been any change in Canadian opinion since 1919. That Canadians were overwhelmingly against tithes was recognized by Sir Robert Borden and Mr. Arthur Meighen and Mr. Mac- kenzie King during the term of each as Prime Minister. ' In 1929, while Mr. Mackenzie King was Prime Minister, the subject ol titles was again submitted to tl^ House and the restoration of titles defeated by 114 to 60. Mr. Mitchell quoted Mr. George Spotton M.P., as having said in 1929: "This question was settled by my party in 1919, and I heard no person in my county or in the Province of Ontario express ;iny desire to return to mediaeval times." Mr. Mitchell thought this year that Mr. Spotton ought to be given credit for being a prophet, at my rate, but I think be must also be aiven credit for courage and sincerity •n tlie subject since he was one of the two Conservatives who this week voted in favor of the resolution. Mr. Mitchell quoted noted British peers. Lord Fisher, late First Lord of the Admiralty, the late Lord Bryce and others, comlomning titles. Lord Bryce in his well-known work "Ameri- can Commonwealth" said: "It ma> .scorn a paradox to obsei-ve that a millionaire has a better and easiei social career open to him in England than in .\merica. Nevertheless there is a sense in which this is true. In .'Xmorica if his private character be bad. if ho be mean or openly immoral or personally vulgar or dishonest, the best society may keep its doors clos- ed against him. In England, great wealth .skilfully employed will more readily force these doors to open. For in England great wealth can, by using the appropriate methods, pract- ically buy rank from those who be- stow it; or by obliging persons whose position enables them to comman-.l fashionable society, can induce them lo stand sponsors for the upstart.' Should people of great wealth wi.sh to perpetuate their name so that it be revered, Mr. Mitchell suggested foll- owing the American practice of sett- ing up foundations such as the Rock- f'ellcr Foundation, the Carncgile P\uindntii>n and the Russell Sage Foundation. The Prime Minister in his reply was, I thought, not happy in his de- fence of his action. He thought Lord Fisher and I/ord Bryce were offended that -SO many others had been honored as well as themselves. in referring to Ci(vil Servants he expressed the belief that after long years of service (during which time they had security and fair salaries) they should be hon- ored by the head of the State. He Ruppoiietl that Mr. Mackenzie King was a very proud man when his Sov- ereign conferred on him the C.M.G. "lie is a different man from myself if he would not be proud of it." In India, the Prime Minister said, men and women often served the State in the hope of titular re>cognition. In literature he referred to I^ord Tenny- ion, but said nothing about Shako .speare, Shelley, Burns, Thackeray and the many, many others who have en- riched British culture. The Prime Minister v><>«*h-T'Ofho(l the idea that titles led to cla's dis- tinctions. One of those honored was a me.s»enger in the Govemor-Gener- als's office fur over thirty years and he, in iMr. Bennett's opinion, because of faithfulness, loyalty and devotion to duty, warranted his receiving the approval of the head of the State. The common allegiance that we owe the Crown is manifested in many ways, one of which ia that the Crown itself, on the advice of its responsible minister, "May recognize the services of its suibjects, whether men or wo- men, who in time of stress and strain spend themselves and their fortunes for their fellows, who do .so unsel- fishly without reward or hope of re- ward, or who render high judicial services or great services as public servants," said the Prime Minister. He closed his address in a frenzy of patriotic sentimenfl, saying: "Upon those grounds this government has made those recommendations and 1 protest against any limitation being imposed by resolution of this house upon any government thus recogniz- ing services whether they ibe on the bench or at the bar, whether they be in the world of science or of social effort, whether they be an improve- ment on slum conditions an which meti and women live or the preservation of child life. Whatever or wherever that service be, whether it be in the house or out of it, I protest against any government beimg deprived of power to recommend that such service to Canada be recogrnized by the crown which is the sign and synubol of oui common allegiance!." Mr. King spoke briefly in support of the Mitchell resolution, and all liberals except Sir Eugene Fiset vot- ed with Mr. King. I spoke for about four minutes, dur- ing which time I said that the doing of a good and unselfish deed is its crrni reward, that the greatest Man who had lived was crucified, but the philosophy of love which He pro- pounded has reached to this day and that Canadians do not want titles. Had the vote not been on party lines, I feel sure the Mitchell motion would have been supported with a big majority. As it was it was de- feated by 18, the smallest Govern- ment majority in this Parliament. The Canadian Legion met in con- vention in Ottawa this week and it is very encouraging to notice that ex- service men are more and more as suming responsibility for the im- provement of economic and social con- ditions and are taking a determined stand for peace. I had the pleasure of having dinner last night with the Chairman of the Legion committee on unemployment, Mr. Grant Mac- Neill of Vancouver, who was for some years secretary of the Veterans' As- sociation, during which time he lived in Ottawa. The Canadian Legion pledges its support to the League of Nations Society in Canada and expresses its belief that ex-service men should give leadership to public opinion in support of all practical principles for the assurance of peace and tleclares as its aim the fostering of peace, goodwill and friendship among all nations. In closing the resolution the Canadian Legion urges the Government of the Dominion of Can- ada, through its representatives at Geneva and elsewhere, to continue to press for an agreement that every nation will immediately abolish the private manufacture of all the prim- ary elements of war. These men who know war in all its terrible as- pects passed no resolutions glorifying it; they passed resolutions condemn- ing it. The veterans marched up to Parlia- ment Hiill in the snow fit men and disabled, a long column of warriors, to pay tribute to their fallen com- rades. Their leaders entered the cloistered silence of the beautiful Memorial Chamber and there in the pivsence of the Speakers of the Sen- ate and Commons, laid a wreath be- fore the Altar. They laid a wreath before the Nurses' Memorial in the New Canada Movement Will Hold Mass Meeting In Flesherton Shortly The New Canada Movement has struck a responsive chord in the youth of rural Ontario. At the pres- ent time there are about 8OO0 people in 18 iWestern Ontario counties fol- lowing the Movement's training courses. What the Movement has already accomplished and what it proposes to do will be outlined at eight consolida- tilon conferences to be held in Bruce and Grey counties during the week of March 25. Donald R. McLean, Kent, one of the founders of the Movement, and Orville J. W. Shugg, Lambton, Diiretrtor of the Advance Team, will be the speaners. These conferences will be held at the following points: Monday, March 26 â€" Durham 8 p.m Wednesday, March 28â€" Padsley 8 p.m Thursday, March 29â€" Kincarding 2.30 p.m. Plans to hold meetings at Flesher- ton, Chatsworth, Wiarton, Port Elgin and Mildmay are also under consid- eration. The consolldattiDn and expansion work proposed for the spring and summer months in the 23 Western Ontario counties which will present a solid "stormed" block at that time, will be discussed at these conferences. Problems which have confronted the units since they were established last Hall of Fame, as a blind bugler sound- ed the Last Post. Total Canadian trade for the 11 months ending with February, 1934 is $913 million as compared with f816 million for the same period of the previous year. Yet in spite of this apparent evidence of returning pros- perity, the numbers on relief in Mont- real, Toronto and Ottawa are much greater than they were a year ago â€"AGNES MACPHAIL House of Commons, Ottawa. March 17th., 1934, fall will be dealt with and the exact rural interest in the Movement de- termined. A picked Big Team of four speak- ers is now proceeding eastward from Toronto through the counties border- ing on Lake Ontario. LADIES' AID CONCERT The Irish in general flocked to the annual St. Patrick supper and social evening given by the Ladies' Aid of St. John's United church on Thursday evening of last week. There waa the usual excellent and bountiful re- past on the tables and full justice was administered the good things. A short program was given after the Btipper and included selections by the male quartette, composed of Messrs. Jas. Robertson, G. Caiams, Dr. Mur- ray and Rev. Scott; duets by Misses Betty Murray and Isobel iMcMuIlea; solos by Masters Alan Chappie and Donald Scott; duet by Misses Marion Miller and Georgina McDonald and readings by Mrs. W. I. Henry and Mrs. E. C. Murray. The evening was a most enjoyable one and the various numbers were in harmony with the occasion. HOW TOSHOE FLY Sometimes a horse becomes very unruly and objects to having a new set of shoes placed on his tootsies. A Flesherton blacksmith has a plan which works perfectly without spend- ing money for a quart or two of chloroform. For the hind feet he simply makes a heavy braid in the tail, ties the end of the taiil and slips the animal's hoof through the loop. After shoeing one hind foot the other is treated likewise â€" and there you are! Likewdse the new shoes. A three-legged horse cannot kick. We were jvist wondering if the manager of the new Central Bank of Canada will have that same strange look in his eye that we notice in other bank managers on certain occasions. WHEN your bosf Is a cxar . . . and he expects you to be two places at the same time . . . and he won't take excuses . â-  . Use your telephone . . . Long Distance will help you do the inripossible. \ The telephone wiU take you to the next town or township or across the continent with equal facility. It's your quick, easy, de- pendable messenger in any emergency. And it's inexpensiveâ€" 100 miles for as little as 30c. See list of rates in the front of your directory. ^.^.^<•^.<.•^<•<••>A•:~>•^•>***<^>*****'*****<'•s~^*<^'^<~>^":•<^•:•♦^^ LARGE TINS SALMON 3 for 25c SODAS 2 LBS. 23c P-Nut Butter 2 LBS. 25c Overalls Good Heavy Materia' $1.50 pr. Why Pay More FOR GROCERIES AND MEATS? try Kennedy's and be convinced A«k for York Peas, Com and To- matoes and you get the best Crape Fruit, 4 for 25c Nice Juicy Oranges, doz 29c Head Lettuce, each 10c New Carrot.s ..10c bunch or 3 for 25c Choice Ripe Tomatoes, lb 20c Ken Kennedy We Deliver in Town Phone 17 MILD Canadian Cheese 18c LB. COFFEE Freshly Ground 39 and 49c Lb. A Fine Assortment of Fancy Cakes ISc LB. Meats •« Fresh and Cured