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seventyfirst year of publication wednesday evening march 30th 1938 150 per annum in advance 200to usa keeping her foothold on a slippery world thirtyfour million dollars for defence export power bill has been withdrawn howes transport bill by spectator f ottawa march afith keeping her foothold on a slippery world 1b can adas major task in these day just as it is the task of other nations of the worht one of the lessons which has been inserted in the first grade text books for nations in the past ten days is that national justice and idealism have no place on the- high ways of the world unless they are accompanied by an armed guard it has been a bitter lesson around parliament hin at ottawa the main subject of discussion has been the policy enunciated by mr neville chamberlain prime minister of great britain as the policy believed by the british cabinet to be the most effec tive means of preserving the peace of ttie world and of safeguarding the in terests of the british commonwealth this includes increased armaments no prior guarantee to czechoslo vakia but a firm stand on treaty ob ligations to prance and belgium in case thees countries are the victims of unprovoked aggression there can be no doubt that the bulk of cana dian opinion gives strong moral sup port to these efforts to prevent a world war canadas defence estimates the estimates for national defence have been under discussion in the house of commons mr ian mac kenzie the minister of national de fence supporting the years appro priation of 34 million dollars has again explained to the house that canadas policy has been founded the principle laid down at imperial conferences that the parliaments ot the different members of the com monwealth deride the scope and na ture- of ttielr defence policies nei ther canadas participation or neu trality in case of britain becoming involved in war is automatic can adas action depends on its parlia ment canada similarly had freedom of action in case the league of na tions ordered the imposition of sanc tions this attitude mr mackenzie believed represented the bulk of can adian opinion although different opinions were held by minoritygroups in canada canadas policy was a long range armament plan to preserve canadian neutrality and defend canadian coast lines ports terminals and trade routes from aggression in addition to jtwo new- destroyers increased per sonnel in the air force new planes which would bring the number or modern planes to 103 a survey had been made in canadas industrial plants which could be turned to the t provision ot military stores all branches of the service would under- go longer training periods during the coming year a well equipped air force mr mackenzie said was of primary importance to the protection of canadian territory and waters export of power the refusal of the government of the united states to sanction the im portation of electric power from can ada has knocked the foundation from under this fertile subject of discus sion the dominion governments bill to give into the hands of the domin ion parliament full control of grant ing or withholding export licenses for electric power is going through par liament and will become law but the private blujrhlch was to have been brought in by a sponsor for the ontario hydro electric commis sion for the export of 110000 horse power to new york state has been withdrawn in the circumstances the bill would have been useless mr howes transport bui one of the main features of the bill to create a transport board for canada is a provision to enable the railways to make contracts with cer tain- shippers on a basis of agreed charges water rates between che auantlg and pacific seaboard through the panama canal will also be regu lated the agreed charges plan for the railways which has been adopted successfully in the united kingdom will not be discriminatory mr hone claims as charges will also be avail able to smaller shippers as well as larger and anyone believing he hasnt been fairly treated may bring his case before the transport board i agreed freight rates would help the 1 railways in their competitjldn with trucks mr reid of new westminster objected to the control of shipping be tween the two oceans it would ln- jure british columbia he claimed the bill after being given second reading was referred to committee for thorough detailed examination new high powered radio stations in addition to the new stations in ontario and quebec there would be one in the maritlmes and another in the prairies so that by the beginning of 1909 canada would possess four of the best high powered radio stamons in the british empire mr brocking- ton chairman of the board of gov ernors of the cbc has told the radio parliamentary committee by 1938 canada would have 14 hours dally of the finest entertainment the english language pat was carrying a gun and mike met him at the granary what do you be carrying the gun for pat dont yer know i am a crack shot do you see that pigeon on top of that bufldin just watch t bang and the pigeon fell to the pavement bows tht mite oh now pit the fell tnomh to kill it baujnafad members of the mission circle at tended the thank offering of the georgetown circle friday evening and took part in ttie programme the march meeting of the wmj3 as held at the home of mrs j kirkwood after the- opening devo- tlonals the roll was answered with thoughts on faith which was the theme for march plans were made to hold their thank offering meeting early lh may mrs forman gave a short repprt on christian steward ship the scripture study was in charge of mrs r mcenery mrs a forman gave the topic from the study book the april meeting will be held at mrs b mcenerys rev a o w forman who was confined to his home suffering from a severe cold was able to take charge of the service sunday ashgrove the womens institute march so cial held at the home of mr and mrs geo nurse was a real success ten tables of euchre and five tables of croklnple were played prizes being won by miss l reed and mr t j brownridge in eucnre and by miss betty ruddeli and mr frank wilson in crokinole the hostess with the special committee of mrs n stark mrs r hepburn miss l reed and bird served the refreshments the young people from ballinafad visited here on monday march 21st giving an unusually wellplanned pro gram of great variety one feature was the hymn study in readings and then sung these readings were tak- by misses beta allen florence sinclair edith warne and mr clar ence snow while one of the hymns was sung liwa duet- by misses m sinclair and r shortill another a solo by miss a mcenery three splendid thoughtprovoking addresses were given first one on christian missions by mr t currie second one on democracy by mr donnell and the third one on temperance by miss crossman then an interesting recitation by miss j shortill and a solo by their president mr fred shortill following this a singsong was enjoyed by ail then games and lunch this indeed was a delightful evening spent together mr and mrs n c wrlgglesworth and mr and mrs earl wilson at tended the 46th wedding anniversary of mr and mrs peter d hartley on wednesday evening march 23rd at their home in milton mr and mrs thomas olffen were present at the birthday dinner given in honour of mrs root mclaughlin at bolton on thursday march 24th mr and mrs w j blake of wood- bridge visited with their daughter mrs frank wilson on thursday the young people held their regular meeting on sunday evening with mr ruddeli in the chair the inter esting program was under the direc tion of mrs t olffen the roll call was answered by the name of a canadian artib and a little later miss zeta graham gave an illustrated talk on the same subject miss joy ruddeli favored with a solo a paper on friendship was taken up mrs f ruddeli also a quartette number by misses isabel and edith wriggles- worth and messrs john bird and alec douglas was enjoyed the crokinole held on monday evening was enjoyed- by all we were pleased to see some visitors from hornby mitt and georgetown the ladles prizes were won by mrs p wrlgglesworth and miss joy ruddeli while the mens prizes went to mr wm anderson hornby and mr robert anderson milton the com mittee in charge this time was miss louie reed mrs t olffen and mrs earl wilson milton h f allison has sold his butcher- business to robert peart drover- of eramosa township who will get pos session on monday morning next march 28th reg alkens has been awarded the contract for delivering his majestys mall over rural route no 2 succeed ing george proctor reg will begin his duties on april 1st e w foster principal of milton public school is taking his class to the parliament buildings toronto this afternoon where the students will be met by t a blakelock mff- who will show his guests through the buildings milton hydroelectric commission has received what is generally termed the thirteenth bill which shows a credit on last years business of 282382 a headon collision between two automobiles took place at palermo on thursday last shortly before noon injuring two women mrs wm dur nam of milton passenger in one of the cars received a fractured leg and facial bruises and was removed to hamilton general hospital mrs maude vernon of palermo driver ot ione of the cars was slightly injured the cars collided about a quarter of a mile south of palermo on highway 25 both cars were badly wrecked the driver of the second car was e harrop milton with whom mrs dur- nam was riding mr harrop escaped injury a did james butler palermo i passenger in mrs vernons car champion holste1n banquet most successful haltons annual holsteln breeders and milk producers banquet held in milton on thursday evening last was recordedas the largest and most successful ever held in the county some 300 holtseih enthusiasts were at the banquet table where two sitting were required to- accommodate the crowd rev w j johnston of eglln- ton unitedchurch toronto was ttie guest speaker taking as his subject nail tour thesis to the door- rev johnston lived up to his reputation as one of canadas finest after dinner speakers as he held his large audi- ence spellbound by the eloquence of his delivery and the inspiration of his president- morley watson of tansley who presided paid tribute to the group of halton breeders who year af ter year assisted in keeping halton holstelns before the eyes of the do minion by exhibiting tat the cne breeders exhibiting in 1037 who were introduced were as follows albert hunter john hunter clarence an derson victor ilawrence j l nee- lands sons t l leslie son frank peuetterlo john picket son robinson bros w b somerset a stark son john sheppard and a woodley son dr j b reynolds president of the toronto milk producers association also spoke briefly dealing in particu lar with some of the problems affect ing the whole milk market in to ronto other programme included readings f miss alice gunby solos by mr hugh beaty and the misses anderson and nethercut all of which were en thusiastically received in the opin ion of many the high light of an out standing evening programme was me oneact play the country slicker presented by the merton players this is the play which recently won the halton drama festival and the mem bers of the cast namely miss dlltz and messrs cecil breckon jim breck- ford rogers and norman giles are indeed to be congratulated on the characterization and the artistry with which they made their presentation erin near riot when bill is defeated there was a- near riot at the par liament buildings in toronto yester day when the bill to grant drugiess healers the right to use doctor was defeated the bill was sponsored by thomas a blakelock liberal member for hal ton regarding the incident- the globe and mall this morning said former lieutenantgovernor dr herbert a bruce of ontario nar rowly escaped mobbing yesterday at the hands of infuriated supporters of the osteopaths bill which he had helped to defeat before the private bills committee of the legislature a quarter of an hour earlier leading toronto osteopaths last night deplored the action of ttie angry crowd which took the form of verbal abuse of the slightly built physician and even jostling as he walked along the corridors but while viewing the incident as unfortunate tie spokes man for the osteopaths ventured the opinion that the indignation of their supporters was not without provoca tion salter hoyden kc presented the case of the drugless practloners and daniel w lang kjcm- appeared for the college of physicians and sur geons their two sides of the story appeared to be entirely lost sight of when dr bruce commenced his im passioned appeal and the spectators benches began to voice protest thom as a blakelock llb halton who sponsored the illfated measure wax ed i over its fate when ttie committee rose and privately charged chairman croll with being most un fair in his conduct of proceedings last night mr blakelock was still considering whether he would attempt to make the situation an issue before the house proper william macdonald son of mr and mrs james w king macdonald of belfountaln died in a toronto hos pital on tuesday afternoon march 22nd in his 33rd year despite the inclement weather a occasion and made the drawing for full house attended the concert and the door prise revenue will be used acton fire of unknown origin broke out on sunday evening about b30- in the chute in the extract room at the beardmore co plant here fort unately the blaze was detected and extinguished before it had gained much headway evidence was not lacking that acton folks backed their band when last friday night the town hall was crowded to capacity for the bingo and oldtyme dance bandmaster perrott was introduced to the audience on this dance to erin town hall held under the auspices or erin agricultural so ciety on thursday evening of last week mr o d scott won the lucky number prize an electric clock mr m armstrong erin and mrs spence of toronto each won prizes for the spot light dance robert church 73 of cataract suf fered a severe fracture of his right leg below the knee he was milking cow which kicked over the stool and stepped on his leg or j a l scott had him removed to lord duf- ferin hospital he was later taken to his home the family and friends were shocked at the news of the sudden death of raymond fredrick edroond forance infant son or mr and mrs milton forance or montreal quebec on march 15th mrs forance nee pearl steen andher baby son visited with her mother mrs lavlna steen week previous and the little lad was lrf the best or health advocate to supplement the annual grant from the municipality in financing the band this year bus nicol of acton received serious head injuries in an auto crash last tuesday night on no 7 highway near the cnjt crossing at mount pleasant on the curve in the road his car was allegedly crowded and in order to avoid a collision went on the shoulder and in the ditch there were four occupants ot the car bus and tom nicol bandmaster perrott and s simpson all sus tained minor cuts and were badly shaken up the party was taking bandmaster perrott home to bramp ton following the band rehearsal in acton the other car involved did not stop and there is no clue to its identity following medical treat ment the boys were able to return home the car is rather badly dam aged especially on the right side where it went into the ditch free press short cuts thai dp damage now that spring is here we urge citizens to refrain from cutting com ers we all like sheep have gone astrayv the good book says and we do not have to go far for an illustra tion whether or not other towns have the same difficulty we are not prepared to say but so far as georgetown is concerned children and grownups too seem to have an obsession to take short cuts during the winter with the grtund protected by show such is not so damaging but with spirng here and soft turf roots of thegrass on lawns and boulevards are killed with tramping and the result is that when the grass greens up a path or bare spot is the result why is it that instead of following the road or sidewalk which is proper and law ful the tendency is to cut across peoples lawns and properties- is it habit or jfiscuie idea of saving a few steps surely a little forethought will prevent this no one desires a footpath beaten across the vacant lot but often the trespassing is permitted because the owner does not want to incur the illwill of the rising and risen gener ation or of neighbours sooner or later theowner is going to insist upon his or her rights with the result that the shortcutters will be balled be fore a magistrate a child or grown up has no more right to cross private property without permission than he has to enter a strange house by the front door look into all the rooms and go out the back door such trepasser or cutthecorner addicts can be and should be prosecuted otherwise in due time he or she will come to the conclusion that they have the right to walk and drive wheresoever they like and that one can stop them in tour opinion property owners who have been troubled with this nuisance in the past should assert themselves forth with even at the risk of incurring the disapproval of people who are too lazy to walk around the corner at this season of the year school teachers would be well advised instruct the pupils and students that the streets and roads are to be used not shortcuts over private property or on boulevards and thus leave bare- spot eyesores during the summer children con be taught as a rule but unfortunately it seems impossible to teach grownups after such habits have been formed help make georgetown more beaut iful by refraining trom taking short cuts across lawns and bouleyards return true bill 1 for manslaughter harold mccnir of rocheateiny charged after fatal accident the grand jury at the halton coun ty spring assizes held at milton or monday brought in a true bill against harold mcgulre of rochester ny charged with motor manslaughter the charge followed an automobile accident near burlington dec 4th in which lome tuck a passenger in one of the cars was fatally injured mr justice mctague- presiding said he felt an inspection of county buildi by grand jurors was un necessary as one had been made with in the past six months two undefended divorce cases were dealt with john henderson of bur- hnston was given a decree nisi and custody of his children thomas massey also of burlington granted a nisi judgment shark fishing new west coastsport the spunky trout of the lau- rentlans and the canadian rockies the scrappy bass of northern ontario the huge maa- klnonge at french river have all been put on their mettle by a righting fish new to canadian sportsmen the shark killer of the deep basking sharks have been found in large numbers on the east coast of vancouver island while they seem harmless as far as swimmers are concerned they are a terror on the end of 500 yards of 50pound test una many fishermen hare tried shark fishing with great success a victoria man hcginty matterr son caught the first shark it weighed 596 pounds the record so far is a 987pounder landed by commander may of california equipment is simple and not too expensive and the sport is thrilling beyond imagination when the shark first takes he bait a salmon from six to eight pounds the fisherman thinks he has hooked the bottom then the fun starts with mad rushes and plunges he churns the water into foam he has a nasty habit of turning on the boat and snapping at the line or rolling on it and erertng it with his ffleldce skin yon never know what he will do next about m time yon tfink your back wutbreak or your arms torn qpftjyou work the fish closer s9 the boat it is sui cidal to try to land such a large fish and it is customary to give him a coup de grace with a 3030 rifle it is a grand sport and a new one for canadians but interest is so keen judging by inquiries re ceived by the canadian pacific tourist department at montreal that many canadian and ameri can sportsmen are expected to unite forces in a war on sharks from july to september the thus of year they appear in greatest numbers reforestation in halton elm pine and maple to be planted the following is from the toronto daily star of 28th halton countys longlelayed refor estation program will begin within several weeks according to reeve george gordon of nassagaweya town ship county reforestation committee bead tne projects begins with the purchase of some 400 acres of land on heniagara escarpment jost above milton kim pine and mostly it pie will be planted where you have more timber youll have more water and im ceri talnly ttr favor of reforestation i feel sure that the recreauen of hal- tons swamp lands is just as import ant as reforestation reeve oordon told the star yesterday no matter how many trees are planted i still think that the draining of the swamps that held so much water was a fool ish move large diteffes like canals were dug with the result that the water each spring got away in a big rush causing great damage and loss of soil moisture in the lower part ot the county the water supply is considerably lower of primary importance in haltons conservation program according- to mr oordon is the work done among halton rural ohttdern by j white- lock agricultural representative 1 this encouragement given school children to plant seedlings is a splen did way of deeply interesting them in trees and of creating a sense of the value of a tree hi the youthful mind last year my five children arrived home from school one day eaob with two young trees which they carefully planted many children over halton did likewise and the trees they plant ed are doing well he stated the near obliteration of haltons once extensive tracts of bush is due mostly to lumbering concerns ac cording to a e mcgibbon esquee- lng township even above reforestation plans we should save the bush we have he stated many farmers in wyi are planting trees hi an effort to build up wind breaks the disappearance of trees from this district has caused the spring water which comes from the mountain to drop in ftnt yearly for the past 11 or 12 years there seems to be just the odd pri vate bush left in halton now a law forbidding the cutting of any tree less than six inches wide is considered necessary by m j car ton wellknown farmer near milton to prevent the complete stripping of bush in the county whats the use of ptnnhn young trees if men are allowed to cut them down before they get anywhere asked mr carton reforestation is very nec lack of trees is seri ously affecting our water sources and may be the cause of our drought periods agricultural representative j e wbltelock explained that in the old country a person cutting down a tree must plant two tortts place our trees act as a reservoir hold ing moisture and keeping our creeks and rivers from drying up it is im portant that when a bush has been cut the cattle should be kept off that area to allow for a second growth otherwise the seedlings will not grow he stated members of council met high school board on invitation of the high school board members of town council met with the members of the board last thursday evening those present were chairman c b dayfoot w v grant r b fowls dr watson and rev w o o thompson of the school board and mayor joseph dibbons thos lyons j costigmu and n h brown of the town council the evening was spent in discussing ways and means to comply with the changes in the curriculum of tbe school as required by the department of education no definite action was taken at this meeting but further consideration is being given the matter by the board with a view to meeting the desires of the educational department in all probability new plans and estimates for an addition to tbe school will be submitted to council later on it is the desire of the school board to work with the approval and co operation of tbe town council hi their effort to secure better educa tional faculties for the studentsof georgetown and surrounding com munity legionaires favorable to zone construction members of the major w d sharps post or the canadian legion bramp- ton have expressed themselves favor able to the construction of the pres ent zone in which ttie post is located one suggestion has been made to the effect that posts of brampton streets- ville milton acton georgetown and ofangevtlle be grouped as a zone first suggested at milton tbe reduc tion of the number of posts in the zone has met with general appro no principle commercial traveller if a man has an income of two millions a year what is his pridpal cynic a nub with such an 4v come usually has no principle is it very far to the next village a man who was walking hi the country- asked a roadmender wen taint as tar as all jfaat was the reply it seems furtherti it is but it aint