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Wednesday, January 26, 1944 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE THE Flasherton Advance Published on Collincwood Street, FlesherUm, Wediwday of each week. iMulation over 1400. Price in Canada J2.0 per year, wkeo paid in advance (1.50; in D. 8. A. 9&JBQ per year, when paid in advance 92.04. F. J. niUK4"I\)N. Editor Federation News (By Clifford Allen, President Grey County Federation of Agriculture) Ct is the avowed policy of the Federation of Agriculture to "keep out of politics." Leaders of ou Ontario Federation have often been heard reasurring their people tha they do not intend to allow the org anization to become political, bu that rather, it should be a pressur agency working on governments when need be, regardless of the pol itical party which might be in powe at the time. Now this is all very good and a it should be, but isn't there a dange of farm people not taking enoug interest in politics? Politics is that which promotes the welfare of the state, the art of government or the administration of public affairs, and it seems that if one is interested in the Federation of Agriculture and its broad social and economic pro- gram that they must also be inter- ested in politics. The Federation has received con- siderable attention from govern- ments recently, but in different cas- es it has failed to make an impress- ion. How can farm people expect to receive desired legislation from gov- ernment* elected from outside their VICTORIA CORNERS The U.C.A.F. wrecking crow from 'renton arrived at Walter Acheson's arm on Wednesday of last week to >repare the double airplane wreckage or removal. On Thursday they were issisted by Messrs. Walter Acheson and George Moore, with their teams ind sleighs, in drawing the wreckage > the large truck situated on the roton sideroad. Thursday afternoon, Jan. 20, the W. A. of Inistioge held their meet- at the home of Mrs. Geo. Moore, with fifteen ladies in attendance. The Business part of the meeting took up all the alloted time and the program was dispensed with. It was decided to hold two social evening in the near future. Miss Anne Stinson was home from Dundalk high school, which was clos- ed for the week owing to a new heat- ing systeip being installed. The election of officers of Inistioge United Church, for th year 1944, took place on Sunday afternoon, Jan. !), following the regular church ser- vice. The church officers are as fol- lows: Elders: R. G. Acheson, W. G. Acheson, John Duncan and Elvin Moore; Stewards: R. G. Acheson, G. Acheson, Kingxley Gwllagrhcr, George Moore, Allen Montgomery and Oscar Patterson; Trustees: Allen Montgom- ery, W. G. Acheson, Walter Nicholls, Elmo Stevens and Oscar Patterson; Auditors: Mrs. Elmo Stevens and Elvin Moore; Organist: Mrs. Elmo Stevens; Asst. Organist: Mrs. George Moore; M. & M. Com.: Marjorie Ste- vens, Joyce Patterson, Ina Acheson and Christena Duncan; Ushers; Geo. Moore, Elvin Moore, Bill Batchelor and R. J. Patterson; Roll Clerk: Mrs. Gordon Acheson; Sec-Treas., John Duncan. The Sunday School officers are as follows; Superintendent, John Dun- can; Asst. Supt.: George Moore; Li- VANDELEUR The Farm Forum met on Monday evening at the home of W. G. Bowles, when there was a good discussion following the broadcast. The balance of the evening was spent in crokinole checks, etc. Mrs. Hutchinson pre- sided and Miss Dawn was recreation convenor. The next meeting will be at the home of H. I. Graham. Miss Carol Andison has returned to Toronto after spending a short time at the home of Lundy Johnston Mrs. Howard Graham attended the supper and presentation, in Markdale Hospital in honor of the bride-to-be, Miss Perle McMaster, Reg.N., and superintendent of the Hospital, on Wednesday of last week. We are pleased) to welcome her to this com- munity. Mrs. H. I. Graham was one of the the hume of Mrs. Harold Hutton, in Murkdale. Freddie Boland was a week end visitor at his home. Freddie is with the R. C. A. P. Mr. Chas. boland held a success- ful auction sale of stock and imple- ments on Tuesday afternoon. George Duncan was the auctioneer. nurses assisting at the blood donors' clinic in Markdale on Thursday of last week. Miss Myrtle Fawcett is visiting at own ranks? Why do farmers in rur- al constituencies continue to elect professional men to represent them? Would we, the Federation, not ac- complish much more if memfcers of our governments were mon or wom- en with their interests in rural life, who think as the Federation think The work of the Federation of Agriculture might be likened to the digging of a canal. If you worn with the same speed from both ends you get finished much sooner than u only working from one end. It i high timr wo farm people got down to business. It is time that we had forgotten whether our fathers and grandfathers supported this politic- al party or that party and vote for our own interests, the interests of agriculture. So far the Federation has pretty much overlooked what thould be a very important phase of its' work, the education of young people. As a result of the last war there is a gap in the age of our present population, and sooner than some of us realize, the responsibilities of this country are going to fall upon tne shoulders of the yourK men and women of to- day. More emphasis should be given to training for public life. We should develop the art of thinking clearly, and expressing ourselves adequately, in public. Yes, as an organization keep out of politics but as individuals, let us become more interested in them. brarian: Russell Acheson; Cradle Roll Supt.: Mrs. Geo. Moore; Scc-Treas., Ruby Copeland; Adult Class Teacher, John Duncan; Aast. Mrs. R. G. Ach- eson; Senior Boys & Girls, Mrs. Elmo Stevens; Asst., Viotta Richardson; Junior Boys & Girlrs, Mrs. Oscar Patterson; Asst., Christena Duncan; Organist, Mrs. Geo. Moore; A^st., Christena Duncan. Mrs. David Winters Passes ROCK MILLS Mr. and Mrs. John Parker of Sau- geen Junction visited a day last week with Mrs. Susan Doupe at the home of Mrs. Wm. Hawkins. Miss Ruby Dobson of Stone's Line spent the week end at her home. Mrs. Klwood Partridge has return- ed home from Heathcot* 1 , where she has been employe'!. We ar pleased to report little Mur- ray B<-tts coming along nicely aftor his recent mi.tforune when Vie wan bitten on the face by a <lo|f. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Mcldrum of Portlaw were recent visitors at the Clark homo. Mr. Edward Croft made a buMnpnit trip tx> Hanover recently and also visited friends in Durham. LAST-MINUTE TIPS ON HEAT-SAVING AN OBLIGING SCOT A Canadian soldier was spending a well-earned leave away uip in Scot- land The train stopped ait very outlandish ntation. The Onnuck lean- ed out of the window and aked the Scots guard (the conductor) if there was time to hop out for * drink. "Maybe ye hae time 1 Ibut I'M no sure. It would b> hotter if I came wi' ye ami then ye 1 could bo certain.' BIngle catches mt sardines some times run a* high as 200,000 pounds. Mrs. Annie Winters passed away at her home on the Fourth Line, O.-pivy Township, on Saturday, Jan. 15th. Although she hud been ailing for some years, her passing came with great shejk to her family and friends, after inly ten days' illness. The late Mrs. Winters was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Mclnnes and was born 72 years ago only one and a half miles from her late home. She was united in marriage on March 13th, 1895, to David Winters, who survives to mourn her passing, together with a family of nine children: Minnie (Mrs. A. J. Perez), Toronto; Myrtle (Mrs. John Hargrave); Sadie (Mrs. R. C. Stew- art), Toronto; Annie (Mrs. H. Pedlar) Fevcrsham; Jeanne (Mrs. W. Lawler) Maxwell; William, Shrigley district; Percy, Colling-wood Gravel; D. A., of Clarksburg, and Clarence, at home. Two brothers and one sister alao are loft to mourn the loss of a dear sister: Hector, 4th Lino, Oaiprcy; Minnip (Mrs. Isaac Lougheed) and Alex., both of Brownlce, Sask. Two broth- ers and two sisters predeceased her. The deceased was an active member of th<> Presbyterian church, later United, of Maxwell, and while health permitted, was seldom missing from the social activities in connection with that church. She had a pleasant dis- u>aition, which won her many friends. Rev. O. W. Holmes, pastor of Mux- voll United Curoh, officiated at the ervlpes, n short service at the house tt 1.30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 17th, mil a public service at the church nt 2. .'50 p.m. Interment was made in the Community Cemetery, Maxwell. The pallbearers wore; Messrs. Wm. icclcy, Ernio Hayes, Oeo. Priestley, Ins. Winters, Jack Mclnnes and Wm. Service. The flower bearers were MX 'rand- children; Gordon Hargravo, Mitchell Winters, Kenneth Winters, Wesley Lnwler, Charlie Podlar, Russell Win- ters, afso Francos Edwards, Donald nlnne and 'Harold Bnvwnridjre. A largo number of floral tributes from friends and relatives urrounded the cMket, among them being tokens of sympathy from Modern Furnace Co., Toronto; Prayor Group, People's Church, Toronto; PoopVs Church and Sunday School, Toronto; Maxwell United Church, and the neighbors. Friends wore present at the funorixl froin Toronto, Collinirwood, Sinpr- hampton, Dnndnlk and Proton. Roll a rug against the door . . . particularly bedroom doors. Even a little crack lea in a lot of cold air \vhn windows are open. For good health keep a cool bedroom and a warm house. A friendly reminder from your 'blue COal' dealer F. W. DUNCAN Hardware FLESHERTON CANADA STANDS HIGH Today Canada stands higher am- ong the nations of the world than before the outbreak of the war. Amid all the internal wranglings, Canadians may well keep this fact in mind. The strain of maintaining th pace of the struggle is splitting this country in several ways, but it is still nominally one country and it is still engaged in the war. Canada is a charter member of the war, one of that small company among the Unit- ed Nations that took up the war's burden of her own free will and has continued all these terrible years, not because she was herself attacked, like Russia and the United States, but because she foresaw an attack was certain to come and went out to meet it for the safety of every Can- adian home. In spite of the blunders this coun- try has made, her good works far outweigh her mistakes Her allies have not always been right in all plans and operations, and" her ene- mies made the vast miscalculation of trying to bring the whole world to heel. In comparison with tse other people who live on the earth today, and in the long view of records of nations, the less than a dozen million Canadians, by early facing disaster, are now seen as contributing greatly in arms and armed men to the vic- tory that begins to appear in stead- ier focus somewhere through the flames and misery ahead. The Printed Word. SALVAGE FROM THE SEA In the pat jewels and bullion and even ivory have been the lure. It may be that mining the sea and river bottoms for metal in the shape of sunken hulls will become a large post-war activity (says the Detroit News). The Russians in the one year of 1936 raised 53 vessels, among them a British sub sunk off Kron- stadt in 1919. With improved salvage methods and an abundance of victims of the present war to be worked on an enterprise essentially romantic even in its quest for prosaic steel, may become a business. The farmers seem to fear that, if the price of pork is not raiaed, too many little pigs will go to market. As the Russians approach the Rumanian frontier, victory is not only in the bag, but is also in the Bug. The human body is able to get along on hree pounds of food and four pounds of water; but it needs 34 pounds of air daily. ADJOURNED TAX SALE TOWNSHIP OF OSPREY The Adjourned Tax Sale of the Township of Osprey will be held in Feversham on Saturday, Feb. 12th, 1944, at 2 o'clock p.m. The Munici- pality now gives notice that it will proceed to buy any of those proper- ties for which the amount of taxes and costs are not offe-ed. C. N. LONG, Treasurer. Two - women were discussing a mutual acquaintance. "She has a very magnetic personality," said one. "She ought to have," said the other, "everything she has on is charged." FARM MECHANICS S hort Course Under the auspices of the Grey County Federation of Agriculture and the Grey County War Committee will be held in Flesherton, Jan. 26-27 from 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. The subjects discussed will be Mower, Binder, Plow ; ; and Tractor adjustments and repairs ; Labour Saving ; ; Devices, and Electrical Equipment. Instructors will be Messrs. Geo. Scott and Geo. Johns- < ; ton, former Rlockmen with the International and ;; Massey-Harris Companies. A. G. Grubbe, Asst, Rep, T. Stewart Cooper, Agric. Rep. XKKK*<KK~X^ ATTENTION Subscribers to The Flesherton Advance i SBNn IN YOUR RRNRWAL. Regular price of $1.50 per year Owing to the serious paper shortage in Canada, this nrociuct has been rationed to all newspaper publishers and users of paper. In order to remain within our quota and allow for new subscribers, and enable us to continue the present subscription rate to bona fide subscribers, it will be encessary to discontinue sending the paper after the issue of February 23, 1944, to those still " After that date your label should read 1944. in arrears. This ruling of the Paper Administrator, i.e. a Paid-up Subscription List, is a fair one under the prevailing conditions. You do not receive your daily newspaper or magazine once it becomes in ar- rears, therefore by official ruling the weekly newspaper is placed on the same basis. We have "played the game" by continuing to siMul the paper past the due date and will be disappointed if those in arrears do not show their appreciation by paying up those arrears immediately and thereby allow us to continue sending The ADVANCE each week and maintain our happy relations of the past. A great many have already responded to our frequent warn- ings that this official ruling would come sooner or later and to them we say "Thank You." For those who have not acted the alternative left will be to remove their names after the issue of February 23rd, 1944, much to our regret. The Flesherton Advance FLESHERTON, ONTARIO ?<>*****$*<>**<^<^sX"^HHXK^<><>^^ < i**%X"MK><fr^*<fr->^XH'C>^