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~s4i$>4. ~ -.;.' -. r 4 * ~PAGE FOURTEEN W.ekly Review To Spank or Not to Spank By LEWIS MILLICAN Twa teen-aged boys, who were recentiy convicted in Ontario of steallng 22 pints of beer from ai local hotel were put on suspend- ed sentence ith an order ta their fathers that they administer 10 strokes with a lath ta their erring offspring. The fathers at first re- fusèd ta carry out the order but latqr agreed ta do s0 and avoid paying a fine for defying the court. There are wide differences of opinion as ta the effectiveness of corporal punishment but the chief 'objection seems ta be on humanitarian grounds. In the1 old, days it was carried ta the ex- treme in flogging at the public whipping post and confinement in the stoeks, and schaol-masters freely and strenuously adminis- tered the rod ta preserve disci- pline. Doctor Samuel Johnson, re- ferring ta his aid school-master, said, "He beat me wcll," and ad- mittcd lie was lazy and would never have learned anything if he had nat been spanked into atten-i tion ta his studies. Indiscriminate1 and cruel whipping on the part1 of parents or school-mastcrs is ta be candemned, but it is still true that if parents do flot chastise and discipline their childien the warld will do it more drastically in later years. Disobedience was the "original sin" of our first parents, and it has been inherited by their chil- dren. Every child is more or less of a littie rebel, and some are so perverse that they seF rnto take a delight in disobedience. Like Mistress, Mary, they go by the rules of cantrary and will do the very opposite ta what they are laid. Such0 childgen are strong willed and o'ften very shrewd and intelligent, but if they are not checked they become stupid and a nuisance ta their parents and everybady else. The fault often lies in a division af authority be- tween the parents, when the child play ane off against the other. This accurs particularly in the case of an aniy child, for where there are many children in a family the parents have ta distri- bute their affection and have no time to pamper the perversitv of one. I speak as a member of a large family. and the father af four. Parents, of course, are not en- tirely responsible lar how their1 children turn out. As Mr. Micaw- ber wisely remarked: "A'ccidents will occur in the best-regulai-d1 FI .1 -e. families; and in families flot regu- 1 lated by that pervadinginlec t which sancitifies while it enhances -the influence of Woman, in the lofty character of Wife-andthey must be expected with confidence and borne with phîlosaph!-.' Micawber bimself was somewbat of an accident, and he took his duties as busband and father wvith a toa easy-gaing philosophy. He professed ta adore his long-suf fer- ing wife, and he gave 'samre sound advice ta bis san, who profited by it in after years. Dickens blamed bis parents for not giving hlm a higher educa- tian and for sending hîm ta work in a blacking factary. But there was a strang strain of pride in him, and if he had been sent ta Oxford be might have turned out a snob, and the world wauld have lost a great navelist and social reformer. Dickens was thrown out on the world at an early age and m&de ta shift for himself, as hie depicted in David Capperfield. In contrast, hie depicted Steerforth, the liber- tige, as the pampered soli of wealtby parents. Copperfiéld was the victim of parental negleet, and Steerforth of parental indul- gence. The twa characters repre- sent the extremes of Lirth and parentage, and the moral of the story is one af parental responsi- bility. There is a happy medium in the bringing up af childrcn, but the strictest discpline is ta be preferred ta over-indulgence. The refusai of those fathers ta admînister a spanking ta their lawless sans would seem ta mndi- cate that they bad neglected that duty in the first place. But spank- ing is flot enough, and there should be little necessity for ;t where parents are united in a sense of respansibility for the moral and s1piritual training of the children they bring inta the warid. How many fathers or mothers ta- day put their children ta bed, teach tbem ta say their prayers and sing 'Naw the day is over," as aur parents did in the ald days? The scientific unity whiche ists between God and man m, be wrought out in life-practi and God's will must be univi sally donc.-Mary Baker Edd, For bath he that sanctifieth a tbey who are sanctified are of one: for wbicb cause (Jesus) is nat ashamned ta c them brethren.-Hebrews 2:11 ex [cE rei y, al hi ca ENFIELI! Mr. and Mrs. Harold Evans, Battle Creek, Mich., Mrs. S. Tapp and Mrs.- E. Martin, Toronto, with Mrs. W. 4. Ormiston. Mr. and Mrs. J. Minturn and Jon, Osham~a, at J Stark's. Rev. W. C. Smith, Mrs. Thomp- son, Miss Applekin, Port Perry. at H. Smith's. Mr and Mrs. H. Smith attended the funeral of Mr. W. Mulien, To- ronto Wm. Stinsan, Detroit, with Mrs. H. and Norman Stinson. Rev. W. C. Smith, Port Perry, excbanged pulpits with aur pas- tar Sunday. He made a stirring appeal for support thraugh giving tov.ard aur M. and M. Fund. BURKETON Mrs. H. Larmer was hostess ta theW.A. on Sept. 15. We extend sincere sympathy ta the resnective familles of the late Mrs John Sanderson, Tyrone, Mr. William Van Camp, Black- stack and Mrs. William Crawford, Blackstock. Mrs. Orvilie Greer bas been ill. We wish b'er a speedy recovcry. A daughter, Diane Marguerite, was born ta Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Avery, Sept. 4 in Bowmanville. Con gratul at ions! Mr. and Mrs. Howard Abbott and family, Ms. C. Gatcheli and Tom, Bowmanville, with Mrs. J. Gatchell. Mrs. J. Carter, Isabel and Fred were in Toronto. Mr. and M~rs. J. -Breck in King- stan. ZION Mr. and Mis. Lea Moffatt and Paul, Mr. and Myrs. Tam Abbott and sons, Mr. and Mrs. L. Me- Kenna, Mr. Clyde Abbott, Osha- wva, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Abbott, Ottawa, at Perey Davidson's. Misses Patricia and Loraine Killen, Toronto, at Robert Kil-1 .Len's. Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Glaspel, Alan and Marilyn, Mrs. F. B. Glaspel at Niagara Falls. Mrs Hans Geissberger and Mary at A. Eyman's, Whitby. Mrs. F. B. Glaspel at Ivor Ger- ry's, Toronto, for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Coverly and sans, Ebenezer, at Wes Cam- eron's Mr. Joe Gachter, Jellico, at Hans Geissbcrger's for the wcek- end. Mr. and Mrs. Ivor Gerry, To- rantto, at Mrs. F. B. Glaspel's. Mr Norman Irvine is imprav- ing in Oshawa General Hospital after baving a blaod dlot in bis lung and pneumonia. We wisb him a speedy recovery. Miss Doîcen Trevail was bostess for an aluminum kitcbenware sbhowcr for Miss Gloria Atkins an Monday evening. Miss Ruby Gifford, Toronto, spent a week at Tracy Glaspel's. Mrs. Wes Cameron at Mrs. Del- bert Flintoff's, Kedron. 11£1171T1 VI Mr and Mrs. Charlie Martir Vancouver, B.C., bave beer guests o! his sister Mrs. K. Win terburn. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Plough. man, Port Perry, visited Mr. anc Mrs. S. Williams and Miss Evi Williams. Miss Bertha Armour, Oshawa visited ber parents on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Elliott Mary and Barbara, -Bowmanvilie visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Chap. man. Mrs. John Rogers bas returned from Wawa where she spent sev- eral weeks with Mr. Rogers whc xvas employed there for several mon ths. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Allun anc Sheila, Oshawa, Mr. and Mrs. Gil- bei-t Wilkinîson, Toronto, at C. E. Haro's. Mrs. Arthur LovelI, Dexter, Mich., visited ber brothers San band Percy Dewell. Mr. and Mvrs. Harry Milis, Patsy and Peter, Mvontreal, bave retUrned ;Iome after balidaying with Mr. and Mrs. Theron Mount. j oy. Mr. and Mrs. Theron Mountjay with Mf and Mrs. 'Wm. Jessup. bakefield. Mr. and Mrs. b. Clemens, Ronnie and Barry with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Clemens, Bowman- ville. Mrs Gea. Edgar, Mrs. Garnet Tubb and Gary, Courtice, witb Mrs. H. Wilcox. Mrs. W. W. Horn with M1Is. Catharine Jacob, Port Hope. Mrs E. H. Cale bas returned from visiting friends in Toronto and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Flary, Niag- ara. Sympathy is extendedto Mrs. D. Flintoff, Oshawa, in the sud- den Passig of ber husband- Friends from here attended the funeral. The lovelv showers bave been much appreciated. Sunday was showery al day and the ramn wil 0e a great benefit in many ways. Mr. and Mrs. Harland Truli are noxw living in the home for- nemlv owned by Mrs. Bessie Rabbins, a~nd w%,ich they pur- chasei some time ago-in the north end cf village. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrèd Greena- wav are on a trip ta the coast. -Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Ciemens attended the Rundle-Humphrey wedding io Bowmanville on Sat- urday. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Luke visi- ted ber brother, Mr. Gordon Salt- eir, Oshawa, and Mrs. Salter at Victoria Hospital, bondon, on Sunday where they have been receiving care ýsince August when in.îured in a motor accident in that district. Rally Day was observed at Sun. day«. The prioted program witb the théme, -He Shaîl bave Do- minion" wLs followed. The story -Sunda -v Scbool in the Home" was presentcd by Miss Dorothy Adamson in a pleasing mannét- A vocal daet by Mrs. Jim Smales ind Mrs. Howard Millson, a hymo by the primary class and a selec- Modern Design DEALER FOR Case Farm Machinery- Fires DeLaval Milkers and Separators Beatty Bros. Stable Equipment 91 King St. W. MEMBER 0F O.R.F.E.D.A. The Famous "GQUEBEC'" (SIDE OVEN) "#ROYAL ESCORT', - Trouble Free estone Tires Phone 497 a m $70.00 m a $163.00 Top of Hcavy Cast Steel, Large fleservoir, Porcelain Flîîished Exterior, Porcelain Back Shelf. - 78"x44" wide, 4-9',lds. siRENOWN"O Coal Sloves Are Nol Plentiful- See These Today [The- Radio Shep WV'HONE 573 BOWMANVIILLE .38 RING ST.1 - - w - $99.00 e ýil e E.' tion by a number of girls, accom- panied by Fay Reynolds, added toa the interest of the, program. Script4re passages were rea d, by Harold Salson. Ted Kersey âpOke a few words in keeplng with the, occasYn. BLÂCKSTIOCIC Mrs.. E. P.. Wood, Toronto, visit- ed here with former friends. Mr. T. A. Beacock, Weybourne, Sask., is visiting friends here. Mr. Beacock is on bis way home. after touring the British IsIes for two manths Mr. andl Mrs. Mervin Graham-i and Grace with relatives in Fenelon Falls.J Miss Marion Hombly, Wnni- peg, with Mrs. Fred Bailey and other friends. Mr. Grant Fergusan bas return- ed ta Toronto ta begin bis course Mr.' and Mrs. Murray Thomp. son, Mount Albcrt, spent thý weekend at their home in oui villa ge, the former praperty o: the late Mrs. L. P. Graham. Once again we offer heartiesi congratulations ta aur grand oic gentleman, Mr. Sam Jeffery, whc celebrates bis 9lst birtbday or Sept. 21. He is very active and keenly interested in ail the eventi af the community. Rev. C. W. Hutton and Mrs, Hutton apened their homE Thursday afternoon and evening for a reception, inviting the mepI. bers of the Cartwrigbt Circuit and other friends. Eighty-six guestý called and enjayed the good will extended by aur new minister and bis graciaus wife. The living raom, dining raom and study wcre galy decked with Fali Flowers. The ladies who poured tea were Mrs. Kenneth Samelîs, Nestletan, Mrs. Marwood McKee, Cadmus, Mrs. Roy Ferguson and Mrs. Norman Mountjoy, Black- stock. The ladies who served the dainty refrcshments wcre Mrs. Stan Ral*n, Mrs. Roy Snooks, Mrs. Percy Collins, Mrs. Harold Martyn, Mrs. J. W. Pearse, Mrs. H. T. Sayweil, Mrs. Hector Short- ridgc and Mrs Gilbert Marlow. Mrs. Leith Byers and Mrs. Cecil Hill were also tea-room assistants. Our community was shocked and saddened this past weekend wben twa deaths accurred. On Saturday morning William Van Camp passed away suddenly, al- thougb in 111 health for quite a whiie, the end was very unexpect- ed. We extend sincere sympathy ta bis widow and four daughtcrs, bis mather and 'brothers and sis- ters. On Sunday afternoon Mrs. William Crawford passed away. She had been very ili lately. We extend aur sincere sympathy ta Mr. and Mrs. Harold Crawford. Mrs. R. B. Harrison gave a very tbaught-prov,pkinga and inspiring address, taking for ber subject "The Christian's Commission" at the Sept. meeting of the W.M.S. whicb was held at the home o! Mrs. C. Hill Mrs. Roy Ferguson had charge of the meeting in the a-bsence of the President. Mrs. J. A. Johnston spoke on "Faitb, Hope and Love, Mrs. Norman Mountjoy gave an article an Temperance. Tea and cookies, served by the hostess and group in charge, brougbt ta a close a vcry splendid meeting. 1- Four Bucks dFor Prosperity By Joseph Lister Rutledge Seemingly nothing will disabus( Lius o! the belief in a reservoir ai 'wcalth that, judiciously sprec about, would laod us all on "Easy Street" with al aur responsibili: d ties looked aftcr with the- leasi 1- passible outlay o! personal effort 0 That is the basis of aur *'Soak thE îRich' thinking or if we dislike thal phrase ,our aimn ta "share thE wealtb." In the face of every ar- -gument wc stiil believe in this great and valuable pool o! wealth. Sa firm is aur belief that it bard- ly seems worth wbile ta argue against it. But let us be impracti cal and try. Let us take the year 1946 asa basis for argument, because the figures are final and because it represented perhaps the height of aur prosperity. bet us put the *wealty-the owners o! this po of wealth-as ail those wbo had a taxable incarne o! over $25,000 in tha t year. There werc 2,484 isuch happy indîviduals. Their to- -tal income was $113 million,a tidy and comfortable figure. But t the "Soakiog of the rich" was ai. ready well under way. Forgetting al about provincial, local and ail forms o! hidden taxation, the Federal goveromeot immediately took 58f% of their earnings in in- came tax. In other words, the wealthy wbo rcpresented less than ane in evcry thausand o! the taKpayers paid ane out of every ten dollars o! callected incorne tax. Even sa, tbey had more ieft than mosMo! us. O! course they also do more. We expect them ta be the heavy contributors toward aIl gaod works. But w-e sametimes target that, in the main tbey are the men who keep iodustry's \vheels turniog ta provide cm- ploymeot for you and me. Tbey are the leaders, the planners. They keep things moving, and moving forward. That's why they earn mare than the average of us, for no one pays management for doing nothing any more than they pay workers for flot working. But suppose we forget therie ab- vious facts and join with the other *'Soak the Richers". -Suppose we taxed these people the full 100e, so that they bad no incame at aIl. That would give us another $47 million to split up among tbe twelve million of us. We would ail bave exactly $3.95 apiece. Sa let's figure it that way-$3.95 in return for the initiative, the drive, the eothusiasm the vision that produced so much of the pro.qperit ' we eojoy; that provid- cd five million jobs where. as late as 1940 there were scarcely bal! as many. bet's "Saak the Rich" and get a!most four dollars in retirn for the loss o! present pros-. perity. (Ottawa Journal) The Canadian Statesman, of Bowmanville, bas a tboughtful editori;al dcploring thc trend ta- wards bigh municipal taxes-and deploring, equally the "band-out" practice in the relationship o! the province and the municipalities. It is quite clear, thaugb, that if it were not for the systern o! grants by which the Gavernment of On- tario meets part o! the cost of education and other local services half the municipalities in Ontar'i would be bankrupt and the others would be in a sorry financial pligbt. In our haphazard tax system, wbich badly needs overhauiing, municipal gavernments wcre as- signcd certain simple functions and, ta meet casts, the right ta tax real estate. The thcory was that the revenue largely would be spent oa services of benefit ta real estate-water, sewcrs, street improvements, street lighting and s0 on. That systeni worked reasonably well for a long time. Local tax ,rates were low, munidipahities needed and receivcd lifte in the way of grants, and gavernment on this level in the main was hon- est and competent. Latterly, bowever, things have changed-tbe case o! Bowman- ville, cited by the Statesman, prob- ahly is typical. Tbree years aga its public de'bt stood at lcss than $100,000 and the tax rate was 36 milis. Today the debt is haîf a million and the tax rate is 53 milîs. But tfie town oeeds a new source of water, a new school, a new bospital, new pavements, and the Statesman says these will raise the debenture debt ta a million- an obligation ta be borne by 4,500 people. The fact is, of course, that we have came ta expect a quality of public service wbich makes it quite passible for real estate ta carry thc whole municipal bur- den. We bave set up such high î'nd expeosive standards in cdu- cation, in health and welfare ser- vices in ctreet maintenance, in p4pblic buildings, ail this whil1ý wages and salaries are soaring, that if the local taxpayer did flot have belp àbe would sink without a trace. T he remedy bas been found, or at lc-ýst relief bas been found, in grants from the provin- cial treasury, and this bas been accampaoied by a degree of pro- vincial econtrol over municipal affairs whichi the Bowmanville paper finds objectionable but .vhich cannot be avoided in this sys tem. What is required, it is obviaus, and as the Statesman says, is "a broad readjustment in this coun- try of the wbole scVemc of respon- sible, representative.government." The.municipalities now pay for services neyer contemplated as municipal responsibilities (or as bhe proper field o! any gavero- nent) when aur outdated tax sys- cem was devised, and they cannot lo this without help from a mare affluent treasury. It would be far better if the spheres of govcrn-j nents could be mare sbarply de- ficd and inunicipalities given tax sources that would relieve tbem f the necessity o! acccpting grants. 1 The M;iky Way completely encircles the world. Failure is often that early moro- ing bour o! darkness wbich pro- ceeds the àawning o! the day o! success.-Leigh Mitchell Hodges. Every failure is a step ta suc- cess; evcry detection o! what isý false directs toward what is truc; every trial exhausts some tempt- ,ng form o! crror.-William Wbewell.1 1 1 Whai Others 1Say (Barrie Exalnfir), It.dtartèdwith -a lady fxoqn the Evangelinecountry, Atr'severàl seamons of samnpling Onitario ap- pies, ishe had rel«ctantly declded ,they were bettef-fr eal g o baking tha any$ing produced in lher -native-biliwièk. Aifd then chimed in 'someone even more prejuiliced, Wlho declared that des- vte the paper-wrappings, the Britbb.iColüumbi&-. apples weren't ý1,p to thé good' aid Ontario pro- duet. j>a n Itis 'demonstrated, ~as Mr. King would say, that initional unity is difficul< to achieve in a land as broad as Canada. ,1If one readg the newspalpers there. may ha e -been noticed re- cently» the sage, judgment of ex- pertsAthat the Ontario Northern Spy is- better flavored than applies -to similar býreed produced else- where. That's a suspicion long held by native Ontarians, mast of whom, refused to be worried be- cause the Okanagan groWters do such a gaod job of packing and marketing. Ontario seemed ta think that as barrels and -baskets were good enough in grandpa's day, flewfangled boxes were sup- erfluous. And run-a'mine pack. ing. with bad 'uns at the bottom, were ail rîght. But it seems a new day bas dawned. A box (!) of Ontario apples recently appeared in a c41lar. Every apple was large, every one red. everyý one .was sound. Every spy was a regular pippin. Every bite made an eas- ier day for the dactor. If such is the future af the Ontaria apple, neither British Calumbian nar Nova Scotian can rest an laurels fashioned in apple orchards. It may be asstumed that if Frank Burns of the Kentville <N. S.) Advertiser and ye editors of Kelawna, Penticton and Vernon in the Okanagan Valley start a pincersmovement on Ontario, the daughty Gearge James of the Bowmanville Statesman will re- taliate with sucfi lethal weapons as windfalls fram Durham or- chards. That is, if Durham by that time is not tao busy battling the editars » in the Georgian Bay regian, where they say they grow apples that are apples, or arguing about that area alang Lake Erie where the slightly milder climate is claimed ta be a/help ta an or- chard. Quebec may also have a word ta say. Fuller. ýe ir )f 3t d 0 n ci e 9 d ir 9 Lake of Bays jLUotou8 Color When The. Leaivs Tuin Any -night now, from his sum- mer's retreat, that hardy elf, Jack Frost, will came foth to frolic through the hardwood forests in the clear light of an autumnal moon and touch the leaves with bis magic wand ta change their' summer dress of green into a kal- eidoscope of riotous colour. Sa does Nature bid farewell ta summer-With a flaming pageant that fiaunis the efforts of mère man ta duplicate, and which can only be imitated on canvas in oils ,ind water colours; neyer in words. At no other time of the year is a great part of Ontario so truly.. beautiful as during this brief mid- autumnal intervai when the for- ests flame inta colour. And no- where within the Province will be found a mare vivid dispiay than that throughout the Lake of Bays district. Here, at this time of the year, is encauntered Na- ture's artistry at its finest. Inter- mingling with the green of the pines, hemlocks, spruce'and ce- dar, are the yellaws and browns of the poplar and beeches, the scarlet, crimsan and purple of the birches, maples and oaks; ail blending into one -breath-taking rainbow. Wards do nat exist ta further describe this climax of Nature&s masterpiece. Even those oius and water calours fail ta do it justice. Nat until one has climbed ta the crest of a bihl and let his -eyes wander aver the valieys and his of calaur, slightly dimmed by an envelaping haze, or drifted in a canoe alang the shore of a lake where the waters reflect the flaming farest rising abave it, can he truly picture the magic'Jack Frost creates. Great as is the appeal.the Lake af Bays balds forth as a vacation- land, it is surpassed in naturai beauty by the autumnal spectacle that is the wizardry of the elf, Jack Frast. beas te ~tryalt- on 1 in, ine atbcn ee Fall-Winter finds .;9- è our exciting, more - for - your - money fashions. We've a widely varled assortment basic ta dance dresses . echoing every important new style of the season. AI! thrif t priced. Do your shop- ping now while the selec- tion is large. P!IONE 836 - 48 Klng SL W. BOWMANVILLE The farm woodlot has proved over and or again to be a good investmnent, and wherver. pos- sible every fermer should have his owný re-afforestation or con- servation plan. Most frers have an area of rough or strong land thatwould praduce more revenue as a wood- lot, if properly cared for, than as rough pasture. It is on record that one farmer who followed good woodlot practice, and who kept records of everything re- moved, found that the land in bush was producing sufficient re- venue to pay the rent of the farm. In the managenment of a wood- lot, it is important ta observe one or two things. Cattle should nat be allowed ta graze in the bush, r~~i *6/ -~ - 1....... TEE CAJIADIAN STATI~MAW Rn MAMVTg.?.1! ~d'rA uu~i - - - -----.. -- -. -q.--. -.. c ~ TI1U.II~UAT. 55I'T. 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LOANS BUY 10,000 TRACTORS Ncarly twice as much was bar- rowed by Canadian-farmers under provisions o! the Farmn Improve- ments Loans Act in the first six months o! 1949 as in the simîlar period of 1948. The semi-annual repart of the operations under the Act show total loans ta June 30, of $18 million - an increase of 45 per cent. The greatest part of the bar- rowing was ta finance the pur- chase o! farm machinery and. equipment. Over 10,000 tractors were purchased, for which $11 million was borrowed and truck and ather agriculturali mplement purchases were financed tbrough the Act ta the extent of $5 mil- lion. Farm buildings and repairs ac- caunted for $960,000 of the maney borrowed; $309,7 13 was used for brushing and clearing over 36,000 acres in new agriculturai arcas: and $72,000 for the installation of farm electric systems. For the past four years farmers [n the west bave used tbe facilit- les of the Farm Improvement Loans Act to a much greater ex- Lent than farmers in the east. But the report indicates an in- teresting swing-over in this re- spect. Loans in the first six rnonths of 1949 in Ontario increas- ed 68 per cent; in Quebcc, 132 per cent; and in the Maritime Provinces, 99 per cent; wbile those n the Prairie Provinces only in- creased by 31 per cent. Loans are made ta farmers througb cbartered banks in Can- ada and are guaranteed in pqrt by the Goveroment. The Act aims at assisting the average farm - er and pravidos credit under term s and conditions which are conven- cnt and suitabie ta bis needs and a the part of the country in wbich he lives. ý ngland's sea power came into being with the defeat o! the Span- [bh Armada. Let friendship creep gently ta aheight; if it rushes ta it, it may ;on run itsei! out of brcatb.- 1 a I a E a i. t 12 b n a SI 1 WHY CIVIC TAXES ARE HIGH 1 PFONE 836 49 King St, W. BOWMANVELLE THE CAXADUN STATESMAN. BO'wbL&Iqvnýtz. ONTAlitn wm»vm4mAqp amima dký» &-.- le HAMPT(IM There's MORE To ouevu