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\o Mr Douglas _ Johnston made a business trip Toronto on Monday last . Rev. C. J. Queen and Mrs Queen who spent a few days with their parents returned home recently. ‘The ~A.Y.P. held â€" their _ semiâ€" monthly meeting in the basement of the church on Wednesday, January 3ist, the president in the chair Rey. Mr Farr opened the meetin® with prayer followed by the scripture reading by James Ferguson. The Rev. Mr. (G. Knobes of _ Lions Mead. brought greetines from Lions Head A.Y.P.A. Rev. Mr. Farr had the main topic of the evenins which he took from the book of ©<. Paul, and left something with each member, which all should try to live up to. A short quizz followed Mr. Farr‘s topic. Miss Helen Lindsay has gone to Dromore where she is engaged for a term. Miss Lenore Davis is engaged at the home of Mr Howard Pinder. The Ladies‘ Guild of St. Paul‘s Church, â€" Egremont held their usual meeting on Friday last at the home of Mrs D. Davis, with a fine attendâ€" ance of ladies. The meeting was opened by reading the Collect for {minquagesima Sunday, by Mrs Wim. CGordon followed by the Lord‘s Prayâ€" er. The reports were read and adopted. ‘The roll call was answered by reading of a verse of scripture. alternately. The ladies spent the afâ€" ternoon in quiltâ€"making. It was deâ€" cided to make preparations for a bazaar in the near future. The meetâ€" was closed with the benediction by the president. Grace was sung after which _ lunch was served by the hostess and assistants. _ The March meetinz will be held at the home of Mrs Arthur Lawrence on March 1st. All ladies welcome. Royaltide Institute will _ hold their monthly meeting on Friday, Feb. 16th, at the home of Mrs Daâ€" vid Davis. The celebration of Holy Communiâ€" on was observed in St. Paul‘s church last Sunday. ALLAN‘S CORNERS IMPORTANT You get good value when ou shop by telephone Luuer : the grocer takes their continued patronâ€" age depends on his good YOUR WAR BONDS ... safe place. We ofter you the safety of a Safety Deposit Box in our vault, which may be used as well for any important papers or small articles of value. The rent for such a box is small. The best way buy Groceries! BANK OF MONTREAL The Road Supt. presented Pay ro!‘ ind Voucher No. 2, amounting to ¢112.78% including Supt‘s. salary of #*0.50,. which was passed and orderâ€" ed paid. The following accounts were passed and ordered paid: Members of Counâ€" cil. meeting to date $12.50; Mrs M. Christie, use of room $2; J. M. Nichâ€" olson. clerk, registering 19 births, 5 marriages, 17 deaths, $10.2%5; Hubert McDougall, auditor, $25; Ewart Alles arditor, $25; Ewart Alles, stat‘y and stamps re audit, 85¢; Mun. World, 7 subs. $7; Mrs Geo E. Stewart, rent re indigent $4.50« Milford Matthews relief (wood) $11.70; B. H. Wiltis, clerk Durham, Eg‘t‘s share Div. Ct. fees $12.80;, Treas. Tp. Chingacousy relief re Geo. Leonard $3.40; Bert Dickson, relief $20 25; Wm. J. Pike, relief $2; Dr T. H. Sneath, medical relief re indigent $10; B. C. Morlock relief $14.99; Don. of Canada Ins. Co., premiums re Treasurer‘s and tax collector‘s bonds, $27.25. of Highways, the petition of the Tp. of Ezremont showing that durâ€" ing the year 1939 there has been exâ€" pended on the Tn Roads the sum of $8054.64 and requesting the statutory grant on that amount. Mr Wm. Aldcorn was appointed a delecate to attend the Good Roads convention to be held in ‘Toronto. The Reeve and Clerk were authorâ€" ized to sign and submit to the Depr Meeting adjourned to meet March ith at 1 p.m. for general business. Jas. M. Nicholson, Clerk The Auditors presented their report on the 1939 accounts which was adâ€" opted as read and 75 copies ordered printed. Bylaw No. 7 was introduced and passed providing for an estimatedâ€"exâ€" penditure on Township Roads in 1940 of $12000, submitting same to the Dist. Engineer for his approval. ‘The bonds of the Tax Collector and Treas. were renewed with the Dom. of Canada General Ins. Co. with preâ€" miums of $11.25 and $16 respectively . Met in Holstein Feb. 5. Members all present. should be kept in a Enciom time and trouâ€" le, too. There‘s no need to wait to get servedâ€"a telephone order gets immediate attention. The small cost of a teleâ€" phone pays for itself EGREMONT COUNCIL | _ There was a larger attendance than |there has been for some time at | Knox on Sunday. Our pastor continâ€" | ued his messs{ze of a week azo on the parable of the Prodigal Son. He spoke on "the empty purse." _ The | young man left home with plenty. | He spent it foolishly, and when he | had spent it all, his friends left him to himself. He even suffered hunger iand was given work to feed the swine, and this was work that no | Jew _ would humble himself to do. Money may be either a curse or 2 blessing. This young man‘s money was his undoing, and the loss of it caused him to return to his father‘s house. The Agricultural Society held their annual meeting a week ago Friday, and reported another successful year. Last year they sponsored a Field Crop competition in Oats; this year it will be in Barley. They also orâ€" ganized a Calf Club for the boys under 16 years of age. Mr. Henry Cowan, has been a member of the Society for 33 years, and a director for 32 consecutive years. He receivâ€" ed a certificate of merit. _ ‘The preâ€" sentation was made by Victor Adams who spoke on the work of Mr. Cowâ€" an and other older Cirectors. Allan Aitken was reâ€"elected president for another year: Stanley Williams, 1st fVice; Allan Nicholson, 2nd Vice. Clarence Fenton resigned as secreâ€" ; tary and Robt. Sim was appolxd , secretary for 1940. Auditors are@W. | Aitken and John Stevenson. 4 with Mr and Mrs McGuire over the week end. Mr. George Childs of Gananoque, was also a guest at the same home over the week end. Our sympathy is extended to the family and relatives of the late Mrs Arthur McDonald who passed away very suddenly at her home in Actor on Friday morning. The deceased was a kind mother and friend. She was born in this neighbornood and spent her early schnol days at No. 1 before she and her mother moved to town, where she spent many years before leaving to reside in Acton. Surely life is uncertain and death is sure. We need to be ready. Mrs W. Aitken spent the weekend in Toronto visiting her daughter Marie. Mr Louis Woodyard spent the week end at home. He looks well in his soldier‘s uniform. Mrs. Woodyard reâ€" turned to Toronto with him Monday _The W.M.S. of the United Church met at the home of Mrs R. F. Mercer on Tuesday, Feb. 6th, with 14 ladies present, the president, Miss E. M. Stevenson in the chair. The bibje reading, Acts 1: 1â€"15, was read b*% Mrs. @nively, who gave a talk on same and led in prayer. Mrs, Mather read a letter received by Home Misâ€" sion Board thanking ladies of misâ€" sionary societiee who sent bales of clothing to Mrs Leonard Sheppard of Meet, Sask. A letter of thanks was sent to Alex. Sim, Lennoxville. Que. for his kindness in printing the W. M.S. programs. _ Elizabeth Aitken read a missionary story on "Needs of vlilage life in India." Mrs. Plume read a story on work of Brotherhood Mevement. Mrs Tilden led in praver after which Mrs Roberts took un the next part of the study book on "Sanâ€" itation and health in India." Mrs. Hostetter invited the ladies to meet at her home for the March meeting Invitation cordially accepted. Miss Stevenson closed with praver. Don‘t foreét the Institute ‘At Home‘ which is to\be held in the Agtricultâ€" vral Hall on‘\Frida.v evening, Feb. 16 The committees are making a specâ€" ial effort to mke this a great sucâ€" cess. It is to be in the form of a Military euchre ‘party. Come and enâ€" joy the evening‘s entertainment. The Institute quilt will be on display. Lunch will be served after program. We spent Monday afternoon with Mrs Wm. Marshall. Mrs. Mountain Sr. and Mrs Arthur Mountain were also present, while the men had a wood bee. The Varney ladies have kindly inâ€" vited the members of Knox W.M.S. to unite with them in the World‘s Day of Prayer service in Varney Mr and Mrs John Marshall visited on Saturday with Mr and Mrs Alex. Calder of Egremont. Mrs. Calder is still quite ill. All the women of the communiffy, are invited to attend the World‘s day |, of Prayer which will bé held on ! Friday, Feb. 9th at 2.30 p.m. in the !" Presbyterian church. | Th Mr Ted Weber of Kimberley spen: the weekend with the McGuire family HOLSTEIN LEADER Mr and Mrs Cecil Mines and chilâ€" Mr Albert Marshall spent the first « # # # % % o_.' of the week In ACtON. LOCAL AND PERSONAL | Mr and Mrs David Marshall spent s s e s s e e_] a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs Irvine Ferguson of Exremont. KNOX CORNERS THE DURHAM REVIEW of the Mr and Mrs Malcolm MacGillivray are both under the Doctor‘s care at | present. They are being cared for by their daughterâ€"indaw, Mrs. Murâ€" ray MacGillivray of Toronto. We sincerely hope to hear of improveâ€" ment in the near future. Mr Wilbert . Schenk, 16th\ Con. entertained the men folk to a fowl supper on Tuesday evening. All reâ€" port an enoyable time. There passed away on Friday at his home on 14th con., an aged and highly esteemed resident of Egre: mont Township in the person of Mr. Allan MacGillivray. The funeral was held on Monday. Interment in Reid‘s cemetery. _ Sympathy is exâ€" tended to his two sons, Roy of Mofâ€" fat and John with whom he made his home, and their families also other relatives. _ It is estimated that the British Nation, during 1938, consumed 895,â€" 000,000 gallons of beer and just aâ€" bout _ 887,000,000 gallonsâ€" of milk. The total expenditure on alcoholic liquors was, just about $1,300,000,â€" 000, according to Mr George B. Wilâ€" son. Mr Wm, Haas, Normanby and sisâ€" ter Miss Adelaide Haas, ‘Toronto, visited their brother, Mr. Alfred Haas on Saturday. The famous Klondike placer fields are still rich enough to produce $2,000,000 worth of gold a year even now, but the mining is conducted by huge dredges operated by hydroâ€" electric power. Mr Menno Schenk, has been a suffere® from sinus trouble but at present is somewpat improved . Messr? wyd Schenk, Alvin Yandt are _ home ‘ after spending _ seven weeks cuttirr," \vood,, in Glenelg tp. Miss Elsie Halliday of Mt. Forest spent the weekend at the parental home. & Best wishes to Mr William Clark and Miss Dorothy Kellish who were married on Monday, February 5th, in Mt. Forest. Mr Clark is a member of the Artillery Division at Listoâ€" wel. Messrs Bruce Halliday and â€" Clarâ€" ence Damm are home from Haliâ€" burton lumber camp. Mr Thos. Newman of Northern Ontario is renewing â€" acquaintances in the community this week. 4 Miss Ethel@Webber is taking a 3 months‘ course at the Domestic Training School ink Preston. A number of the,young people atâ€" tended a dance at the home of Mr. Bert Lewis on Friday evering. WHERE TO T04 ie ) <â€" ag a”“Go guaily p c\““ / & RLYWH‘S CORNERS 1y ". 4 “QT“‘“G.‘O im en ..\Eflv!a ’\ LOW ROUND TRIP FARES Pook! Montreal ........ $16. 95 Boston .... ... 23.95 Chicago .......... 19.50 Calder‘s Drug S‘ore, Phone 3 N .'00/04 " n CV few 0RK YEOVII, TORONTO i day, Mrs. Hunter‘s house, Holstein, from January 19th to 27th inclusive, was the second folk school to be held in This type of adult education is new in America, but in the Scandinavtan countries, it is an accepted form of their educational system and one which is growing in popularity and success. Such a school method is a means of educating the people in a democratic way, to govern their own lives economically and culturally and to bring into our lives as many worthwhile phases 2s possible in the way of music, art, poetry, good readâ€" ing, healthy recreation, the art of working and playing together withâ€" out discord, and a sincere study of more democratic ways to govern ourâ€" selves as individuals and nations. sense of obligation and responsibilâ€" the United Farmers‘ Coâ€"operative Co, ity toward their fellowman. Those Toronto, dealt with Federated Wholeâ€" who press forward, reach the "I Sale. The most vital question in farm will," and this is Personality. This Organization today +s the building up is a growth which may be developâ€" ©f a wholesale capable of servin‘; its ed by anyone. retail agencies effectively. ‘The bigâ€" ‘What is the value of the farm to &est spread today is in the wholesale vor?" was the basis of the remarks business, rather than the retail. The of Mr. T. Cooper, Agricultural Reâ€" building of a large wholesale is imâ€" Saugeen Folk School Dr, Annie Ross, formerly of Macâ€" Donald Institute, and matron of the O.A.C., Guelph, was hostess and her charming personality and varied exâ€" periences lent much to the success of the undertaking. _ Besides those, who dropped in for part, or all, of a day, there were twelve registered members from Flesherton, Ceylon, Blyth, Britton, Mount Forest, Markâ€" dale and Holstein. Each day was begun with morning worship, conducted by the leader. Art Haas, and Dr. Ross. Supper was our conversational meal, and each evâ€" ening a difforent mnember of the group was responsible for the reading of a poem. Every day there were periods of recreation, which included folk dancing, various games, music and community singing, hiking, or skatâ€" ing. There were two Neighbor Nites for the surrounding community. On Sunday, members of the Folk School attended divine services in a bodv and were happy to have several loâ€" cal folk in to dinner and be with us for our own service in the afternoon Stormy weather and bad roads kept Miss Macphail and A. E. Corbett, Asâ€" sociation for Adult Education, from getting to the school, but we apprecâ€" iated having Leonard Harmon, memâ€" ber of the Extension Department of Pickering College, Newmarket, and Vincent Black, Provincial President of the U.F.Y.P.O., drop in unexpecâ€" tedly, and take part in the program. "One of the greatest challenges to young people today is to accept leadâ€" ership and responsibility in rural life," said Mr Black. ‘The challerge of the future is not to make â€" adiustâ€" ments to accept present conditions but rather calls for collectiveand inâ€" telligent action on cur part. Vincent Black also led the studv on credit unions. and stressed the imâ€" portance of the working man havin> control over his own credit . svetem By this means thrift is encouraged by systematie small savings, loan sharks are eliminated. and neanle are trained in methods ‘of business. Money is loaned only to members. controlled by them. ajnd, as a rule loaned at the usual rate, and on terms to suit the borrower. Several discussions were based on cconomic security. Is cultural appreâ€" ciation dependent on security? Some of the decisions reached in discusâ€" sion were that there should be a system of health insurance, a course of economic study in schools, parâ€" taerlarly spricultural «olleges, and '..'Taq thiloveh a policy of selfâ€"assesâ€" ment, we prepare for retirement at the age of sixty, to leave room for the younger. ups. _ If "I am," then "I can," and we develop a sense of power. . It is at this pointâ€" in their personality, that tyrants stop. "I ought" is the next development, bringing a sense of obligation and responsibilâ€" ity toward their fellowman. â€" Those Everyone enjoyed the words of wisdcm and humor from Dr Ross. A friendly talk, "The Growth of Perâ€" sonality" was so popular, she was asked to repeat it. . Personality beâ€" gins with "I am". Jn children, it is the showoff stageâ€"pitiable in grownâ€" What is culture? There was some discussion on this, but it was conâ€" cluded by culling ideas and suggesâ€" tions, that culture is the personal enjoyment that one gets from living. The cultural side of life must be built up with the ecomonic to reach a higher standard of lving, and cultural development and economic security are interdependent. Mr Pentland, Inspector of Public Schools for South Grey, quoted ‘"Where there is no vision, is where the people perish." The change reâ€" garding the" new course of study is in the atfitude of teachers, and the public in general. Repression was the old course, but now the pupils do the work themselves. ‘The need of a health system was stressed. (Described by one of its Members) ‘The Saugeen Folk School, held in presentative for Grey County. study of politics, and bring in speakâ€" ers who are leaders in authority on ing on a unity basis. to run a farm without. There was a splendid collection of reprints from the Aw Gallery, To: ronto, and Art Haas gave a talk on Art Appreciation, with â€" particular reference to the work of Tom ‘Thomâ€" son a Grey County artist. This talk awakened a new sense of values in the beauties we see around us every day .. s Mr Hush Bailey, Predident of the Barrie Coâ€"operative Packers, gave a comradely message one afternoon. "A vision without a task is a dream, but a vision with a task may become a glorious reality." We should nevâ€" er kill anything within ourselves that is an urge to go on. We must let our vision take formâ€"start from something that we know how to do, no matter how small it is, and let the vision develop slowlyâ€"surely. We measure success by the wrong yardstick, and help produce the god we worship. The farmer asks, "What is a County Chamher of Agriculture ?" It is the new answer to the need for farm organ‘zation, and has a mest democratic setâ€"up. lt is threeâ€" fold: (1) The county chamber, which consists of representatives of all orâ€" ganized â€" societies and â€" commodity groups in the county,. All aspects of agriculture are represented which can speahk with one voice for the induetry At a meeting in Mount Forest, sponsored by the U.F.W.O. and the U.F.Y.P.O.., Mr Bailey spoke on "The Lack of Farm Organizaâ€" tion." It is out of date to depend on the law of supply and demand. We are in the midst of cireumâ€" stances where supply must be conâ€" trolled and the demand created. We should form chambers of agriculâ€" ture from our county to the Dominiâ€" Mrs Hubert MacDougall, a sraduâ€" ate nurso living in the vicinity o° Holstein, gave an interesting and inâ€" structive talk on the duties of a Public Health nurse. explaining the beneâ€" fits that would he reaned by an area employing such a service. She als~ demonstrated several practical aids in caring for a sick person in the home . ed out how coâ€"operative principles could attain this objective, and the practice of these simple rules by the common people, would do away with economic autocracy. Gordon McKerracher, Fieldman for on. We are only a consumer in as much as we are a profitable producâ€" er. We, as farmers, have a right to do our own job ourselves. Joe Crutchley, President of the Coâ€" crerative Store in Durham, spoke briefly on the duties of a coâ€"operâ€" ative board, after which members of the folk school dramatized a credi‘ union,. showing effectively how such « system worked. , (2) The Provincial chamber of agriâ€" culture which is made un of all reâ€" presentatives of all county chamâ€" bers, broadening out into the larger field of economic action. (3) The Dominion chamber, with representaâ€" tives from all the provinces, which will be the unified voice of Canadian Agriculture. One of the morning discussions taâ€" ken by the leader, was "From the bottom up." Need was stressed for democratic control by the people, of the economic as well as the political policies of the country. It was pointâ€" Alex. Sim, of Lennoxville, Que., paid the school a very short visit, but gave a good talk on "FPrends in Rural Society." He pointed out thai during the Middle Ages soc:ety wa at a standstill, while toâ€"day we have an active generating structure, with the danger of moving from bad to worse. _ A dynamic society needs direction, and change doesn‘t always mean progress. Commercialization, communication, | mechanization, and centralization of control, are a 1! contributiny factors to this era. We, of rural areas, see this trend in the depopulation of small centres. We are losing out on the things most important to farm lifeâ€"neighâ€" borliness, the trading of work, and social gatherings of one form or another. Elizabeth Aitken gave an exzsellent article on Music Appreciation, showâ€" ing the growth of music, and exâ€" plaining the various emotions exâ€" pressed in different types of music. This was practically applied when she played music on the victrola and asked the class to define the emoâ€" tions appealed to. | == If «â€"» ‘ ‘LUCKY NICHT portant because only through it can the most necessary step be taken â€" should only be satisfied when b“y coopenuve mn“ £o â€"ROXY holson, North Bruce, fresh from the meeting of the Dominion Chamber of Agriculture in Ottawa. He stressed the need of a twoâ€"price policy for \\'u: u-bly presented by Mr W, G, Nicâ€" allow a small exportable percentage of any commodity set the home marâ€" ket, as is now the case. ‘This might be possible by a.levy on all products »«rcwn, which could be used to bonus the export market if it fell below a fair selling price on the bhome marâ€" ket. An agricultural board, truiy representative of the industry, which would be the only source through which our commodities could be plaâ€" ced on the world maiket, was stron>â€" ly advised. ‘This would eliminate the cutâ€"throat competition that frequently goes on between the various commi=â€" gion men selling our products. > © Liomq io amnt eract ie oOF THE SEBASU.: Mr. and Mrs, Thin Man have a baby now! HMere‘s the happiest Thin Man Thrill yet! As the fat litthe felâ€" low in the threeâ€"cornered pants zets all mixed up in his daddy‘s daf#fy detecting ! ‘Another Thin Man‘ Added Varieties was very timely. When a system ceases to serve the majority of the people it passes on and another takâ€" es its place, and rightly so, for soci ety is continually changing. The onâ€" ly permanent thing in the world is change.. _ The Canadian farmer has witnessed â€" revolutionary changes in his industry through production. Eo also, new ways of handling farm commodities must come, and . we should welcome such, providing . we are the masters, not the . servants, of these powers. * â€"of the Kingdom of God, is as wide as the world, an@ as deep as the human heart. . The spirit of coâ€"operation is everywhere implied in the teaching of Christ, providing for the matcrial and spiritual needs of manâ€"not because it was a good idea, but because it was a great ideal. The ideal of unselfish service is the secret of the growth of the coâ€" operative movement, and anything which hasn‘t a foundation of char acter will destroy itself. The Folk £hool primarily is to bring a reâ€"awakening to rural youth. A new consciousness of our personal responsihility to our brother man ~~*‘ » desire to do all in our power ‘~ improve his and our status of livin=. That the Saugeen School acâ€" complished this was made â€" evident by the remark of one of the studâ€" ents. "I can never be the same aâ€" gain." If enough young people could be similarly touched we could re make rural society. THUR., FRID , SAT., FEB. 8, 9, 10 THE BLESSED EVENT back to the Industrial Revolution of 1848, so a discussion on this subject Rev. Mr McEown, of Mount Porâ€" est, led the discussion on "The Reâ€" lation of Religion and Cooperatives." Coâ€"operation and religion are two as pects of the one thing of life, and so must be built togetber. There are three outstanding parts to this .re lationshinp: _ Religion, Idealism, and Personality. _ On the part of man, religion is the recognition of a conâ€" trelling superhuman power. Idealism Leonard Harmon dealt with the theme "Business for profit or . serâ€" vice" and said there were two fields of business for service, public ownâ€" ship, and control of distribution. We have machines today which can produce nine times as much as was produced thirty _ years _ aso, the sources of nower bein« gas and elecâ€" tricity . With all this power, we lack eficiency in distribution, and it is up to us to evolve some sysâ€" tem whereby the greatest number of people may be benefited . Added Varieties Two pays onLly WEDNESDAY & THURS, FEB. 14, 15 Robert Taylor Myrna Loy William Powell TWO DaÂ¥ys onLy MON. & TUES., FEB,. 12th and 13th "A National Policy for Agriculture" When Tomorrow MOUNT FOREST Mr, FEBRUARY STH, 1940 Comes‘ Myrna Loy we can ds in setup Won Firsi P Round from w\ ht Daurkhan Fim: T t« in U bw Durt Of M D lost in Wi took 1 tirst the n« ham be hel VOL. LXII serious @no C thought of all welcome . We Bill Bierwortr Secretary, t« M+ n he he O1 M ((‘unflnu" blic\ Meeti nd, t ¥« and c‘ll‘ of all i8 th W M e PX VAR t l00k M the