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tutor plant was moved from Palmerston to Guelph, with a business office in Palmerston. Like other things, and people, the Spectator was thought more of when it moved out of town and immediate steps were taken by Palm- erstonians to secure another newspaper. A town were paid for the advertising connected with the last Dominion Government Loan, but we have no doubt, like the latter, the banks earned whatever they were paid. It is a most complicated position we find ourselves in today in Canada, and one that will require a lot of study to correct. We believe the final analysis rests with the people of the country. We shall have to scrap our orgy of pleasure for one of labor, and the nation, like the individual, will find that the road to afl'lu- ence is a hard trail, beset with many pitch- holes, and at times discouraging. Naturally the banks receive something for their work in connection with the issuing of the 35 millions, the newspapers most asuredly finally ending up in the reduction of the wages! CURIOSITY OR BUSINESS? per hour, or week, or whatever it may be. This A writer in the Guelph Mercury asks: “18 directly affects the producers of foodstuffs, it curiosity over the tea cups?” because the for the man with the short pocketbook turns Mount Forest town council passed a resolution from a position of “living” to one of “existing.” instructing the clerk to obtain a list of those The fewer things he can buy is the result of in that town who were on the old age pensions his inability to pay. list. He is much put out over their audacity. There is a market today for all the food- We would be more interested in knowing stuffs grown, but those who want it cannot pay.l why a town Ct’thh should ”0t 331‘ for this in-t We cannot see that the issuing of “money”: formation. We are further 0f the opinion that: by any government can take the place of the? if a good many councils, town and township,’ natural “demand” for produce and manufac-t were better acquainted with this list, it would! tures. Down in the United States the Farmibe much smaller. It would be voluntarily smaller: Board tried to “spike” the price of farm pro-l if some of the pensioners knew the memberS' ucts. What is the result? That same Board has} of their council and the municipality’s officialsl ! in its possession today wheat for which it must! were to be made aware Of the personnel 0ft charge $2.50 per bushel to meet the price they; these pensioners. It may have been curiosity;E paid, plus the elevator and storage chargesâ€"‘ on the part of the Mount Forest council, but: and wheat is less than 50 cents a bushel. I if rightly applied, would be "1031? lucrative! The only hope we can see for the situation Why should not councils, even the municipali-i is to get the business life of this country backt ties, know to whom their taxes were being to as near normal as possible. How to do it paid in the form 0t pensions? we must frankly confess we do not know, but We have also the idea that such a wide- we are firmly convinced that we can never be- spread idea would be received with open arms ; come prosperous by any act of Government by the Pensions Commission, which is trying]: which resorts to the printing press. True, a In every legitimate manner to keep the pensions 5 moderate issue may help ease credit, but, like within bounds, but which is receiving little ore the note you sign in the bank, it will have to no assistance from the municipalities that have! be taken up some time. to t°°t the bill. ' that are manufactured has fallen off, and as hours, and this, in turn, leads to reduced pay, finally ending up in the reduction of the wages per hour, or week, or whatever it may be. This directly affects the producers of foodstuffs, for the man with the short pocketbook turns from a position of “living” to one of “existing.” The fewer things he can buy is the result of : his inability to pay. be financed. The trouble is that the money is not evenly distributed. The demand for things money would improve prices. Prices in farm products, or manufactured articles, are govern- ed by the demand there is for these commodiâ€" ties. '-' '7'. 7"" v’v ' TI N ”m, with the Truth.â€"WATSO . REDISTRIBU 0 IN GREY AND BRUCE It is rumored that the counties [of Grey and -% Bruce will have only three federal seats in- , Thursday, December 1’ 1932 stead of four in the redistribution which will W naturally fellow the taking 0f the decennial ~ census. Already speculation is rife as to what FALSE PRICES IMPOSSIBLE . . The issuing of some 35 millions of currency course m". be pursued by the Conservatives, b the Ottawa Government is being criticised the party m power. Naturally, they “’1" 1001‘» bzcause the issue is not large enough and the! after their own interests. If any other party wasll . ’ . ' 't 1 d ' ° , - statement has been made that while it Will help 11: its" I won d O likeWise Nothing wrong I the banks, and possibly ease credit, it is too, ' , . . small to improve prices. Granted that the is- .l are ifilord£fitlgi zzptfiign;id(i’;e: :1}: Br “:3 sue was 70 millions, or 150 millions, would not’l‘t, If , all th t + g '0 :03: the same thing be true? Personally, we do not'l a mu eing sm er an. a .he time 0 . e believe that the issuing of any amount of ‘ last census, and the has“ 0f representation money would improve prices Prices in farm being based on the population of Quebec, which products, or manufactured articles, are govern- always has 65 members, It 13 not Wlthin the ed by the demand there is for these commodi- power Of any government to do otherWise. :I‘his ties is compulsory under the powers of the British Canada is not short on mnnnv 1mm. in! North America Act. Whosoever is afraid of submitting any question, civil or religious, to the test of free discussion, is more in love with his own opinion than with the Truthâ€"WATSON. PAGE 4 GIVING UP THE GHOST of work, only to find their reports shelved, or criticized by members of the council, who have no information on the subject under discussion. councils) what they are paying and to whom it is being paid. No deserving case need fear. It is only the gyppers, the hi-jackers, and the pensions “bootleggers” who have anything to lose. spread idea would be received with open arms by the Pensions Commission, which is trying in every legitimate manner to keep the pensions within bounds, but which is receiving little or no assistance from the municipalities that have to foot the bill. ' streets all the time, neither can he have a whole- There is no reason in the world why Palm- erston should not have a newspaper, but if current reports are true, the citizens of that pl ace will have to show more interest than in the past if they wish one to continue. UN N ECESSARY DISCUSSION THE DURHAM CHRONICLE ant. The result is that a man who risks his life to effect a robber’s undoing iinds that instead of the advertised $5,000, he probably gets $752.98 or a similar and, possibly smaller amount.” This $752.98 the Free Press talks about is approximately, 15 per cent. on the 85000 and our humble opinion is that anyone who can‘ either s'mineleworkeforawfullydamluchi The London Free Press points out the fa!- lacy of anyone attempting to win the $5, 000 re- ward ofi‘ered by the Canadian Bankers Associa- tion, notice of which is posted in all banks for the capture of bank robbers. As the Free Press the Hydro System land if the critics gain con- trol? Personally, we would much rather have cent hydro, than a Commission of critics and a five-cent hydro. The critics may complain of high-handedness, but our personal concern is “How much does it cost 7” No one has yet made the charge that the Commission is incompetent, or complained of its inability to supply the Province of Ontario with the cheapest electric power in the world. The Fergus News-Record boasts that it sells nothing but Made-in-Canada Christmas cards. That’s better than the Chronicle can say. We don’t sell any. We used to, but the competition got so keen that we gracefully retired two or three years ago. Up here in Durham the drug, jewellery and other stores, the church societies, and numerous house-to-house canvassers are all “as thick as fleas on a dog.” but this might be' changed to read, “as thick as Christmas card vendors in Durham." advantage of these conditions to politically capitalize themselves, and spend their time products. Neither one of them can be improv- ed by injecting politics. was at the bank. He called on the Chronicle and the editor was also at the bank. Arranging loans or explaining overdrafts? asks Hugh. Both, dear fellow. The Chronicle man, to keep down the dr‘fts of winter was trying to work up an overdraft at the bank so that he could pay the coal man. It is significant that our coal bill is not yet paid. More significant to us is we saw the coal dealer and the bailiff sizing up our car the other day. It’s a tough life. I In a recent pleasure trip through this sec- tion, Hugh Templin of the Fergus News-Record says he called at Mount Forest and the editor A newspaper heading says that Mitchell F. Hepburn, M.P., Ontario Liberal leader, has “challenged the Ontario Government to go to the country.” Nothing new under the sun, said Solomon. With nothing to lose and everything to gain, an Opposition leader can challenge a Government to do most anything. ‘An exchange advertises a theatrical pro~ duction to appear shortly as a “heart-griping” drama. No thanks, we don’t want those things. We have gripes enough in another portion of our anatomy without contracting gripes of the A Toronto school inspector says that too much time is spent in our public schools teach- ing arithmetic. N o doubt he considers that “8 times 8 is 88” is not so important as “If he hadn’t of came I would of went after him." An Akron, Ohio, photographer, The earth's ctcumterence is said to be shrinking. Perhaps 1;; mph“ count. This reduction was made pos- sible by the Dominion and Provincial Governments paying during the past year 90 per cent. of the levy instead of cently, which compared with â€"ZIO on the roll at the end of 1929. shows that. in three years the list has practically doubled and this in spite of the 153 cancellations by death and otherwise since the Act came into force in the ‘spring of 1929. treasury monthly, the ratepayers pay directly $350 per month on thls ac-l DURHAM Old Age Pontoon In Bruce The fact that there are 413 active pensioners in Bruce, as reported re- ing was that the provincial body is dominated by the large centres, hence the smaller centres receive little, or no consideration. Through an organiz- ation, such as proposed, their voice might possibly be heard. But the Grey county councillors would have none of it. Will their opposition mean the death of the movement or will those behind it persist andâ€"finally succeed-â€"Coll- ingwood Enterprise-Bulletin. Let Us Quote On Your Next Order Side line and that the newly created body would be telling the members how to run the council. It was a. fool- ish argument inasmuch as the county council would still be the elected body and at the same time a reflection on cently, there appeared to be fear that in time the county body might be a lother truck companies use when they Iwant to make deliveries. We see the trucks belonging to the Goodale Com- pany of Hamilton using this lane, and showing some consideration for Mann motoristsâ€"Fergus News-Record. plenty of Chief ’s ire, parked in the middle of the Fergus main street for about ten min- utes, while the drivers unloaded some EMS for Carroll’s store. Them ms thch Ont Dir-tab! Maybe we had better borrow Walk- er-ton’s Chief of Police for a few days. On Friday, at one o’clock a truck and Will They Try, Try Again? Over in Grey County through a meet- Lg held at Clarksburg a move was 0mm PAPERS’ ommousi belonging to the Chesley 00m- farther ahead. but the driver behind this same County a county municipal '-â€"m8h River Alta mmhfldgesonmunlapuboun- (lulu whloh. ln 1905 and later, were pal councilsâ€"drew in pay last you $714.10, end in 1932 thelr aervloes will not cost the County a greater amount. ‘ It would appear that the people at Bruce. with a. capoble 0nd most con- scientious engineer and road super- intendent and a supervlslng committee composed of able men, have reason for satisfaction.â€"Walkerton Telescope. The Variety Store Give Stationu-y fancy boxes at 25c, 30¢ “1 ac Ladies’ Boxed Handkerchiefs at 15c, 25c and 394: pa- Inc. See our Hand Embroidered Hund- kerchlefs at. .. .. .5c not Boxed Christmas Cards }0 in 9, _box, with envelopes Committee Spend you will find something to square to be rally clever. He mu never be deceptive or Junta-faced. The mere accumulation of money does not mean that a man is elevenâ€"Shem the Insull brothers. But than four Inn brought themselves to the lowest level: wdmm'eduuthouewhowereu- scoutedwiththem.” That's an easy problem it you just take a look at our display. We have a gift for everybody. and Wammmflhmewfl! one othisoolleuuutheotherdly. thecoutreremd:“lwmmthhtor What are you MEARMW .. with oversight of bridge. m the money drawn by the mam- 0‘ the County Road and 3mm the going to give this Christmas? “MLWLW of too much