4
"Btoware of seeming truth s, that grow on roots of error."-M. Tupper. '------ Ed _ ucat------.Je I FORWAR THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF. THE ORDER OF THE SONS OF TEMPERANCE OF NOVA SCOTIA Vol ume Fifty-six Tempered Tr uths (F. A. Dunlop) Some more about "Govern· ment Contro!.... The trouble with Government Control rests in the stuff our Government is cont rol· ling. Uquor, as a beverage. Is an unqualified evil. Not one thing can be spoken In Its favor. To give any support to Its exls· tence or circulation is taking sides with gross evil. .This may sound a bit extravagant, but is it? Just because our present law has dressed it up, and our pres- ent government. has a monopoly on the sale of It Is no reason why we should accept 1t as less harmful and less inIquitous. So long as alcohol remains an Itoxicant it remains an evil; so long as It remains an evil we are commanded by God to h ate ". Alcoho\ lmpah'S lUall's Reason Alcohol Impairs man's reason- ing faculties temporarily. A sad spectacle Indeed Is a man under the Influence of alcohol. I saw a young man put oU one of our buses recently because he per· sisted In annoying tWO young women_ A few days ago 1 saw an old man subjected to the most abusive langu, .ge by a young man because the elderly man refused to answer some foolish questions asked by the drunk. A few years ago I saw a man Infuriated because a horse whom he ela1mcd to know refus- ed to shake hands 'with him. A man under the influence of al- cohol is capable of every sense- less act from throning his mo- ney Into the ditch to going to sleep on a railroad track, Alcohol Degrades and Dem oraIzes The only Lhing 1 know of that reduces an otherwise fine per· son below the status of an ani- mal is Alcohol. A son has been known to beat up hls own mo- ther; a faUter to abuse his chU- dren; a husband to scandalIze his wife, Women, under the In- fluence of liquor, pel'sist in strip- ping themselves before the pub· lic. One night last summer, my Cocker spaniel forgot her man· ners to the extent of attacking a skunk. When she returned, home she really seemed ashamed of herself. But I have known the victims of Government booze to project themselves into any place from a dance hall to are· ligious meeting without eltheshame or embarrassment. Re· duced to drooling, muttering Idl· ots, they knew no shame untU sobering up time had come. Alcohol, A Killer A few months ago I asked a class or young people in our church to wat.eh Lhe "dailIes" for accounts of accidents and deaths attribuLable to drunken- ness. The list Is a heavy one. We ha.ye no space In thls article for its publication, but the accounts are appalling. II yOU doubt, you have but to wat.eh the papers for a few weeks. car accidents, resulting in deaths. Over indul- gence bringing on heart f ailure. Murders, and manslaughter cas· es, In which liquol' holds a prom· inent place. .Thls province is being outraged by this accursed thing, and \\'e ace. as U nothing can be done about It. Well, little can be done as long as our legis· lators protect it. legaJize It, and promote the sale of it. Would We thus tolerate any other gang who promotes, protects and le- galizes a system of kUling com· parable to what whisky is do· ing? I think not. But here Is the unvarnished lruth, and I challenge any man to successful· ly refute It. The Courts of our Province will bear me up, when 1 S3y, Alcohol is a Killer! Digby, Nova Scotia, Saturday. February 14, 1947 Leiter to Premier and Reply January 16th, 1948. Hon. .Angus L. MacDonald, Premier, Dear Mr. MacDonald: From the press We learn that t he Governmene. of Nova Scotia is contemplaUng a change in the lIquor law'S Of the province to permit the retall sale of alco- holIc beverages. As a special commitlee appointed by the Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance of Nova Scotia, we would like to present to you our protest to any such move. 1. The drink habit h as long been proved to be productive of crlme, auto accidents, domestic troubles, and many other evils which lower tate sLandard CIt good citizenship, 2. An Increase In the outlets and consumption of alcoholic be· verages, and In the drinking hbits of our people with their con· sequent results, you must agree, Is not In the best Interests of our people and province. 3. Experience has shown that freer fadlities for obtaining drink result In increased con· sumptlon. 4. That the effects of drink· ing are not dependent upon who sells the Jlquor, nor where it is sold, but in the fact, that intoxi· cating drinks are, as medlcal science has proved, habit fonn· tng. This eUccI, esPf'(iallv upon the young, would not be lessen· Cd by the retail sale in ta\'ems, beer parlors or hotels. 5, That we have far better al- tractions than booze for the rlsts. There Is much na t ural charm In this prOvince which has been called "The Nova Sea- Uaness of Nova ScoUa", and which we should keep unsspolled as much as possible. 6. Beer parlqrs, taverns and li· censed hotels are far too plentI· ful in many other places, Let us offer something different here in Nova Scotia, Many tou- rists prefer a different atmos· phere from that often found in hotels where liquor Is sold. WhlIe welcoming the tourists, we do not need to have the high· ways fmed with drivers whose brains are dulled, and whose eyes are blurred with alcohol, pur- chased at a local stopping place. 7, The suggested met hOd of "room service" sale in hotels a nd the serving 01 liquor with !peals has been lAo1dely abused when Uied elsewhere. The "rub- ber sand"1ch" which did duty as an excuSe 101' a meal when serving liquor, does not need a place 'on our provlndaJ menus. And in fact, many places have shown they were more anxious to seli liquor than provide ac· commodation or meals. 8. We feel tha t the large sales and increasing consumption of lIquor during the past few years with their attendant results. Which are only partly shown in our public press, must give your Government much concern; and We respectIully request that yOU wUl not take any steps to per· mh the retail sa le in any form, or any increased outlets In the province, believing that. such would be very detrimental to the best interests of our provo ince. Submlited, On behaU of the Grand Division, Sons of Temper· ance of Nova Scotia, REP LY E, R. Nickerson E. l'l orris Committee. January 20th, 19-1.8. Re."ert'Tld Ed, ... ),lorrl& Armdale, Nova Scotia. Reverend and deal' Sir: ]n the absenCe of the Premle:-, I wish to acknowledge your let· ter of January 16th, in which you set forth the views of the Grand DivisIon of the Sonll of Temperance of Nova Scotia with regard to the liquor laws of the Province. 1 am today forwarding a copy of your letter to the Honourable Geot:trey Stevens, who Is Ihe Minister in charge of the admin· istratlon of the Nova Scotia LI- quor Control Act. and I am !lure that he will give careful atten· tlon to the views expressed therein. Yours \'cry truly, A. G. )I clsncl', Private Secretary. For Your Information The mixture 01 alcohol in a blood needs to be only 11lteen one-hundredths of 1 per cent for him legally to be intoxi· cated. That's a rather small lraction, about 1/660. Which means that If the amount of al· cohol In the blood stream Is one drop to 660 of blood that pcr:son Is legally under the Influence of alcohOl (according to the provi. sions 01 the code In cer tain states) and If responsible for an auto accident, or any law viola· tlon, can be prosecuted, as such. The amount of alcohol in a bottle or ordinary 3.2 beer, also in an ounce of whisky, Is about one·haI.f ounce. The amount of A Bad, A Very Bad Se,"up This Measure places our polI- ticians in a very bad light. Wha t can be said of a Governmen: !hat sells a worthless. yea a pos. itlvely harmful product. for good money? Our Government has paid agents who go about check- Ing on products placed on the market to ascertain their true value, possible elements of dan- ger to health. sanitary qualities, etc. The "Pure FOOd Act" Is in' tended to protect the people gainst would be sWindlers. These things are gOOd but they should bloOd In the circulatory system 01 an average weight adult Is :1. bout five quarts. So If only one- half the alcohol In a bottle of beer or a shot of whisky got In· to the blood stream at a given time, the drinker would be "un· der the influence" legally. Due to dilutions and time taken In absorption from the stomach. t he percentage Is not built up that rapidly In the average drin· ker . But let him down tw'o 0:- three and it can't help but hap· pen. The drinker cannot fool arlybody; facts are facts. And In the meantime, with only one drink taken, he Is one dl1nk drunk. extend their uselulness furth er. They should visit our Breweries and GO\'ernment Uquor Stores. Here they should hand down sci· ent1[1c findings On the harmful et:tects of alcoholic bewrages on the brain. the heart, the ne rvous system. In fact, the entire man, spirit, SOUl anel body. We nccd Pl'otf:ction against a Measure that legalizes the sale 01 alcohol- ic beverages, and where are we gOing to geL this protection while the Government operates the Saloons? -The King's H1a:hway. Spiritual Damage Of Dr ink In an address at NashvUle" Tenn ., made to the Nablonal Council on the new approach to the alcohol problem, Dr. George A. UtUe, of Toronto, Canada, said that society Is workin&: at cross·purposes with itself. "Throughout this land, chur- ches have been bullt at great cost and sacrifice, Yet the churches are outnum· bered by 407,000 Ilquor outlets. Nearly valUe that the spiritual agencies are trying to build up, the liquor traUic is tearing down. We assemble sta· tistics about the financial lOSS of drink, arrests, accidents, depend· ents, crime and deaths, but all too Ilttle attention is given to the SPIRITUAL DAMAGE OF DRINK. The modern world Is exposed to three great dangers. Atheistic communism, atomic warfare, and beverage alcohol. We are guarding against com· mUnism and atomic bombs, but we are promoting alcoholism. Government Is sharing in the pro!its, In so doing the nation is sinning against r ight and wrong· Ing Its own soul. It Is neither good social engi· neering nor Christian nation buUding. . Rt>llalon is • buJlder of per· sonallty. Uquor Is a destroyer of per· sonallty. Every morgue has an alcoholiC serial story to tell. . The tragedy Is seen at its worst In the inner damage to personality. Alcohol is 3. brain drug and impairs the control of the mind by which man n orsblps aDd un· fits him for fellowship with the God who Is a Spirit. The standard of values Is low· ered both f or pcrsonal ethics and social conduct. Often a critical attitude devel· ops a persecution complex, when under the tnfluence of liquor; manlc-<'lepression and sadistic characteristics may appear. The consciOUS contact with GOd Is lost. Alcohol all 100 oIten leads to degradIng sin. Conscience Is either deadened or is a constant torturer. The ch1ef symbol of our reli· gion, the Cross, stands for dlscl· plined, sacrifIcial service, and drink leads to degrading self·ln- dulgence. It Js more than an epigram, it is a demonstrated fact that If the churches do not empty t he saloons, t he saloon8 wm deplete the churches-the church and saloon can never be partners, I.hey keep step to dilleren:. drummers. One church has sought to put an end to compromise and In Its highest official court, has agreed to request of Its members: 1. That the lIquor question be regarded as a moral problem. 2. That all church members Yoluntarily be total abstainers. 3. That hos ts and hostesses do not serve liquor soclally .. 4. That no member of the church ,nvest in liquor stopk. 5. That every church member actively engage in temperance education. Is that too high a standard to ask of Christian people? Number Three The Alcohol in Beer, Wine And Whisky Chicago, January-That beer .. wine and whisky are each and a ll alcoholic beverages and are intoxicating, Is discussed in an analysis of these three dri nks. made public by the American Business Men's ' Research Foun- daUon. The Foundation asks this ques- tion: "Is there a difference be- tween the 'friendly glass of beer- or two' and the three or four glasses the drunken driver tes· tlfies he had just before he crashed tnto a car kUling four?" The answer, according to the Foundation, is "None. 'the beer Is the same. Only the quantity and conditions vary." The Foundation stUdy finds that average whisky contains 43 percent of alcohol by volume. while most beer contains but 5 percent of alcohol, but It stated "The IntOxicating effects of 8 ounces of X brand beer, compar- ed lAoith 8 ounces of Y brand "hisky can definitely be estab- lished." A 10 ounce glass of beer contaIns 5 percent of alco- hol by volume, or one·half ounce of alcohol. A cocktail or a high. ball contains the same amount, one-half ounce of alcohol. "Perhaps the most unfortun· ate factor in the use of alcohol", contlnups the Foundation state· ment, ''is the progressIve Inabi· lity of the occasional, and often of the steady drinkel', to tell how a given amount of drinks wIll affect him." "The only ccrtaln fact to be borne In mind In this ,dtuation," says the Foundrttion, "Is that there wlll be progressive lack of mental and OIusculu I.o-ordina· tion ruld self-control. In the case of the motorist. for exam· pie, as the National Safety Council concludes in iLs latest official statistical survey, a driv· er seriously under the InUuence of alcohol is 55 limes as pron2 W have an accident as a sober' dl!\·er." Killer Warns Youth Joseph Bort nyak, n, entering Joliet penltentialY September n, 1947, to serve a lHe term for the slaying of Charles Bl'adlf:' Y, 3. sent this message to young people, tbrouCh .• e oUfce of Warden Frank G. Sa!n of the Cook County, IllinoLs, Jail: "1 would tell young fellows to !otay away from liquor because It can rUin them. 1 started to drink when I was 16. I can trace most of my tl'Ouble<J to drink, and espccla;ly thls one that has sent me away for lUe .. That's what gOt me into trou· ble." ExpressIng deep rt!gret at the crime he committed while un. del' the JnIluence of liquor, he added, "I just hope that some day I will be able to repay them (the JXlrents Of th" oay he klJl· cd) for all the trouble and sor. row I have caused," At the prison, Borinyak said he hopes to study a trade a nd follow it some day. So much for BOltnyak. No re- gret and no apology and no ex· pression of horror has been re· leased to the pub!!c from t he tavern keepers who sold >Urn the liquor as a youth of 16, nor from the trade "'blch gf>CS right on making potential Bortnyaks. in every Part at the land .•

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Page 1: Ed ucat------.Je I FORWAR · Alcohol, A Killer A few months ago I asked a class or young people in our church to wat.eh Lhe "dailIes" for accounts of accidents and deaths attribuLable

"Btoware of seeming truths, that grow on roots of error."-M. Tupper.

'------Ed_ucat------.Je I FORWAR THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF. THE ORDER OF THE SONS OF TEMPERANCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

Volume Fifty-six

Tempered Truths (F. A. Dunlop)

Some more about "Govern· ment Contro!.... The trouble with Government Control rests in the stuff our Government is control· ling. Uquor, as a beverage. Is an unqualified evil. Not one thing can be spoken In Its favor. To give any support to Its exls· tence or circulation is taking sides with gross evil. .This may sound a bit extravagant, but is it? Just because our present law has dressed it up, and our pres­ent government. has a monopoly on the sale of It Is no reason w hy we should accept 1t as less harmful and less inIquitous. So long as alcohol remains an In· toxicant it remains an evil; so long as It remains an evil we are commanded by God to hate

". Alcoho\ lmpah'S lUall 's Reason

Alcohol Impairs man's reason-ing faculties temporarily. A sad spectacle Indeed Is a man under the Influence of alcohol. I saw a young man put oU one of our buses recently because he per· sisted In annoying tWO young women_ A few days ago 1 saw an old man subjected to the most abusive langu, .ge by a young man because the elderly man refused to answer some foolish questions asked by the drunk. A few years ago I saw a man Infuriated because a horse whom he ela1mcd to know refus­ed to shake hands 'with him. A man under the influence of al­cohol is capable of every sense­less act from throning his mo­ney Into the ditch to going to sleep on a railroad track,

Alcoh ol Degrades and Dem oral· Izes

The only Lhing 1 know of that reduces an otherwise fine per· son below the status of an ani­mal is Alcohol. A son has been known to beat up hls own mo­ther; a faUter to abuse his chU­dren; a husband to scandalIze his wife, Women, under the In­fluence of liquor, pel'sist in strip­ping themselves before the pub· lic. One night last summer, my Cocker spaniel forgot her man· ners to the extent of attacking a skunk. When she returned, home she really seemed ashamed of herself. But I have known the victims of Government booze to project themselves into any place from a dance hall to are· ligious meeting without elthet· shame or embarrassment. Re· duced to drooling, muttering Idl· ots, they knew no shame untU sobering up time had come.

Alcoh ol, A Killer

A few months ago I asked a class or young people in our church to wat.eh Lhe "dailIes" for accounts of accidents and deaths attribuLable to drunken­ness. The list Is a heavy one. We ha.ye no space In thls article for its publication, but the accounts are appalling. II yOU doubt, you have but to wat.eh the papers for a few weeks. car accidents, resulting in deaths. Over indul­gence bringing on heart failure. Murders, and manslaughter cas· es, In which liquol' holds a prom· inent place. .Thls province is being outraged by this accursed thing, and \\'e ace. as U nothing can be done about It. Well, little can be done as long as our legis· lators protect it. legaJize It, and promote the sale of it. Would We thus tolerate any other gang who promotes, protects and le­galizes a system of kUling com· parable to what whisky is do· ing? I think not. But here Is the unvarnished lruth, and I challenge any man to successful· ly refute It. The Courts of our Province will bear me up, when 1 S3y, Alcohol is a Killer!

Digby, Nova Scotia, Saturday. February 14, 1947

Leiter to Premier and Reply January 16th, 1948.

Hon. .Angus L. MacDonald, Premier,

Dear Mr. MacDonald:

From the press We learn that the Governmene. of Nova Scotia is contemplaUng a change in the lIquor law'S Of the province to permit the retall sale of alco­holIc beverages. As a special commitlee appointed by the Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance of Nova Scotia, we would like to present to you our protest to any such move.

1. The drink habit has long been proved to be productive of crlme, auto accidents, domestic troubles, and many other evils which lower tate sLandard CIt good citizenship,

2. An Increase In the outlets and consumption of alcoholic be· verages, and In the drinking ha· bits of our people with their con· sequent results, you must agree, Is not In the best Interests of our people and province.

3. Experience has shown that freer fadlities for obtaining drink result In increased con· sumptlon.

4. That the effects of drink· ing are not dependent upon who sells the Jlquor, nor where it is sold, but in the fact, that intoxi· cating drinks are, as medlcal science has proved, habit fonn· tng. This eUccI, esPf'(iallv upon the young, would not be lessen· Cd by the retail sale in ta\'ems, beer parlors or hotels.

5, That we have far better al­tractions than booze for the tol~' rlsts. There Is much natural charm In this prOvince which has been called "The Nova Sea­Uaness of Nova ScoUa", and which we should keep unsspolled as much as possible.

6. Beer parlqrs, taverns and li· censed hotels are far too plentI· ful in many other places, Let us offer something different here in Nova Scotia, Many tou­rists prefer a different atmos· phere from that often found in hotels where liquor Is sold. WhlIe welcoming the tourists, we do not need to have the high· ways fmed with drivers whose brains are dulled, and whose eyes

are blurred with alcohol, pur­chased at a local stopping place.

7, The suggested methOd of "room service" sale in hotels and the serving 01 liquor with !peals has been lAo1dely abused when Uied elsewhere. The "rub­ber sand"1ch" which did duty as an excuSe 101' a meal when serving liquor, does not need a place 'on our provlndaJ menus. And in fact, many places have shown they were more anxious to seli liquor than provide ac· commodation or meals.

8. We feel that the large sales and increasing consumption of lIquor during the past few years with their attendant results. Which are only partly shown in our public press, must give your Government much concern; and We respectIully request that yOU wUl not take any steps to per· mh the retail sa le in any form, or any increased outlets In the province, believing that. such would be very detrimental to the best interests of our provo ince.

Submlited, On behaU of the Grand Division, Sons of Temper· ance of Nova Scotia,

REP LY

E , R. Nickerson E. l'lorris Committee.

January 20th, 19-1.8. Re."ert'Tld Ed, ... • ),lorrl& Armdale, Nova Scotia. Reverend and deal' Sir:

]n the absenCe of the Premle:-, I wish to acknowledge your let· ter of January 16th, in which you set forth the views of the Grand DivisIon of the Sonll of Temperance of Nova Scotia with regard to the liquor laws of the Province.

1 am today forwarding a copy of your letter to the Honourable Geot:trey Stevens, who Is Ihe Minister in charge of the admin· istratlon of the Nova Scotia LI­quor Control Act. and I am !lure that he will give careful atten· tlon to the views expressed therein.

Yours \'cry truly, A. G. )Iclsncl', Private Secretary.

For Your Information The mixture 01 alcohol in a

~rson's blood needs to be only 11lteen one-hundredths of 1 per cent for him legally to be intoxi· cated. That's a rather small lraction, about 1/660. Which means that If the amount of al· cohol In the blood stream Is one drop to 660 of blood that pcr:son Is legally under the Influence of alcohOl (according to the provi. sions 01 the code In cer tain states) and If responsible fo r an auto accident, or any law viola· tlon, can be prosecuted, as such.

The amount of alcohol in a bottle or ordinary 3.2 beer, also in an ounce of whisky, Is about one·haI.f ounce. T he amount of

A Bad, A Very Bad Se,"up

This Measure places our polI­ticians in a very bad light. What can be said of a Governmen: !hat sells a worthless. yea a pos. itlvely harmful product. for good money? Our Government has paid agents who go about check­Ing on products placed on the market to ascertain their true value, possible elements of dan­ger to health. sanitary qualities, etc. The "Pure FOOd Act" Is in' tended to protect the people a· gainst would be sWindlers. These things are gOOd but they should

bloOd In the circulatory system 01 an average weight adult Is :1.

bout five quarts. So If only one­half the alcohol In a bottle of beer or a shot of whisky got In· to the blood stream at a given time, the drinker would be "un· der the influence" legally. Due to dilutions and time taken In absorption from the stomach. t he percentage Is not built up that rapidly In the average drin· ker. But let him down tw'o 0:­three and it can't help but hap· pen. The drinker cannot fool arlybody; facts are facts. And In the meantime, with only one drink taken, he Is one dl1nk drunk.

extend their uselulness further. They should visit our Breweries and GO\'ernment Uquor Stores. Here they should hand down sci· ent1[1c findings On the harmful et:tects of alcoholic bewrages on the brain. the heart, the nervous system. In fact, the entire man, spirit, SOUl anel body. We nccd Pl'otf:ction against a Measure that legalizes the sale 01 alcohol­ic beverages, and where are we gOing to geL this protection while the Government operates the Saloons?

-The King's H1a:hway.

Spiritual Damage

Of Drink In an address at NashvUle"

Tenn ., made to the Nablonal Council on the new approach to the alcohol problem, Dr . George A. UtUe, of Toronto, Canada, said that society Is workin&: at cross·purposes with itself.

"Throughout this land, chur­ches have been bullt at great cost and sacrifice,

Yet the churches are outnum· bered by 407,000 Ilquor outlets.

Nearly e~ery valUe that the spiritual agencies are trying to build up, the liquor traUic is tearing down. We assemble sta· tistics about the financial lOSS of drink, arrests, accidents, depend· ents, crime and deaths, but all too Ilttle attention is given to the SPIRITUAL DAMAGE OF DRINK.

The modern world Is exposed to three great dangers. Atheistic communism, atomic warfare, and beverage alcohol.

We are guarding against com· mUnism and atomic bombs, but we are promoting alcoholism.

Government Is sharing in the pro!its, In so doing the nation is sinning against r ight and wrong· Ing Its own soul.

It Is neither good social engi· neering nor Christian nation buUding.

. Rt>llalon is • buJlder of per· sonallty.

Uquor Is a destroyer of per· sonallty. Every morgue has an alcoholiC serial story to tell. .

The tragedy Is seen at its worst In the inner damage to personality.

Alcohol is 3. brain drug and impairs the control of the mind by which man n orsblps aDd un· fits him for fellowship with the God who Is a Spirit.

The standard of values Is low· ered both for pcrsonal ethics and social conduct.

Often a critical attitude devel· ops a persecution complex, when under the tnfluence of liquor; manlc-<'lepression and sadistic characteristics may appear.

The consciOUS contact with GOd Is lost.

Alcohol all 100 oIten leads to degradIng s in.

Conscience Is either deadened or is a constant torturer.

The ch1ef symbol of our reli· gion, the Cross, stands for dlscl· plined, sacrifIcial service, and drink leads to degrading self·ln­dulgence.

It Js more than an epigram, it is a demonstrated fact that If the churches do not em pty the saloons, the saloon8 wm deplete the churches-the church and saloon can never be partners, I.hey keep step to dilleren:. drummers.

One church has sought to put an end to compromise and In Its highest official court, has agreed to request of Its members:

1. That the lIquor question be regarded as a moral problem.

2. That all church members Yoluntarily be total abstainers.

3. That hosts and hostesses do not serve liquor soclally ..

4. That no member of the church ,nvest in liquor stopk.

5. That every church member actively engage in temperance education.

Is that too high a standard to ask of Christian people?

Number T hree

The Alcohol in Beer,

Wine And Whisky Chicago, January-That beer ..

wine and whisky are each and a ll alcoholic beverages and are intoxicating, Is discussed in an analysis of these three drinks.

made public by the American Business Men's ' Research Foun­

daUon.

The Foundation asks this ques­tion: "Is there a difference be­tween the 'friendly glass of beer­or two' and the three or four glasses the drunken driver tes· tlfies he had just before he crashed tnto a car kUling four?" The answer, according to the Foundation, is "None. 'the beer Is the same. Only the quantity and conditions vary."

The Foundation stUdy finds that average whisky contains 43 percent of alcohol by volume. while most beer contains but 5 percent of alcohol, but It stated "The IntOxicating effects of 8 ounces of X brand beer, compar­ed lAoith 8 ounces of Y brand "hisky can definitely be estab­lished." A 10 ounce glass of beer contaIns 5 percent of alco­hol by volume, or one·half ounce of alcohol. A cocktail or a high. ball contains the same amount, one-half ounce of alcohol.

"Perhaps the most unfortun· ate factor in the use of alcohol", contlnups the Foundation state· ment, ''is the progressIve Inabi· lity of the occasional, and often of the steady drinkel', to tell how a given amount of drinks wIll affect him."

"The only ccrtaln fact to be borne In mind In this ,dtuation," says the Foundrttion, "Is that there wlll be progressive lack of mental and OIusculu I.o-ordina· tion ruld self-control. In the case of the motorist. for exam· pie, as the National Safety Council concludes in iLs latest official statistical survey, a driv· er seriously u nder the InUuence of alcohol is 55 limes as pron2 W have an accident as a sober' dl!\·er."

Killer Warns Youth Joseph Bortnyak, n, entering

Joliet penltentialY September n, 1947, to serve a lHe term for the slaying of Charles Bl'adlf:'Y, 3. sent this message to young people, tbrouCh ~ .• e oUfce of Warden Frank G. Sa!n of the Cook County, IllinoLs, Jail:

"1 would tell young fellows to !otay away from liquor because It can rUin them. 1 started to drink when I was 16. I can trace most of my tl'Ouble<J to drink, and espccla;ly thls one that has sent me away for lUe .. That's what gOt me into trou· ble."

ExpressIng deep rt!gret at the crime he committed while un. del' the JnIluence of liquor, he added, "I just hope that some day I will be able to repay them (the JXlrents Of th" oay he klJl· cd) for all the trouble and sor. row I have caused,"

At the prison, yt)un~ Borinyak said he hopes to study a trade and follow it some day.

So much for BOltnyak. No re­gret and no apology and no ex· pression of horror has been re· leased to the pub!!c from the tavern keepers who sold >Urn the liquor as a youth of 16, nor from the trade "'blch gf>CS right on making potential Bortnyaks. in every Part at the land . •

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Page 'l\vo FORWARD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1947

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EDITORIAL

HEALTH FACTS

As we prepare this Editorial, we a re in the middle of the "Fourth National Health Week", and before us is a booklet of facts and suggestions Lssued by "The Healtib. League of Canada."

The booklet gives Vltal statistics on births and deaths in Canada for the past 20 years) showing the fight a.gainst diphtheria and other communicable diseases. P asteuriza­tion of milk and its results on health, food nutrition, sor.Jal hygiene, sickness and industry, mental health, tulJerculosis, cancer and r eports of the different health SOCieties, such as the Canadian Red Cross, St. John's Ambulance AssOCiation, Canadian Cancer Society, etc. In the whole of this 20-page, closely printed small type booklet, there is not one word Of reference to the consumption Of alcoholic beverages as a contributory factor to ill health.

The consumptIon of alcoholic beverages Is one at, if not the chief of the co/ntributing causes of physical brea k­downs. Even In the moderate use Of intoxicants there Is g reat physical defects. DrinkIng in moderation is not the solution Of the liquor problem, it is the maitn cause of that problem. The moderate drinker is always a candidate for alcoholism and an easter victim of the many diseases Of the body. A total abstainer is never a victim of alcoholism and has much greater security against disease.

Dr. Max Gruber, presIdent of the Royal Hygien e IIn­stltute, Untversit${ of Munich, says : "It would be contradic­tory to aU the experience of natural science to assume that a poison which injures so obviously in large doses, is entire­ly harmless i!n smaller ones." We cannot draw a line and say, "Up to this point a man is sober, and beyond that he is drunk." Dr. Haven Emerson has said: "When a man has bad one drink, he is one dri'n k drunk; two drinks, he is two drinks drunk, and so on. The first drink has had just as much to do with the man's condition as the last."

Who Drink 10 Excess, and at What Age?

Of 100 mCln admitted to the New York Hospital for alcoholic excess 81 were t here for alcoholism alolne, without any nervous disorder. And of t h ese 81, 63 were college gra­duates seven were physiCians, six were lawyers, and two were ~iters . Sixty-three of the 81 started drinklI1jg b'e[ore they were 21.- Americal J ournal of psychiatry.

The health report has a lot to saJl\ about tuberculosis and the efforts being made to cut dowtn the number of vfc­·Urns. Today We hear a great deal about alcoholism as a 'Ciisease. If alcoholism is a disease, so is tuberculosis, and so Is cancer, but neither tubereulosis nor cancer send men to jail nor cause automobile wrecks, nor corrupt politics, break up homes by cruelty a/nd wilful neglect, nor do they send their victims to mental institutions as drinking does. If alcoholism Is a disease, we ought to treat it as a disease .and try to reduce its incidence.

We le.arn that New Hampshire will spend $30,000 for 'a/n educational program to curb excessive drinking and to aid habitual victims. A poll taken Of clergymen through­out the State found 73% in favour of establishment of spe­cial hospitals for treatment of alcohoUcs. Dr. Frederick Lemere says: "It i~ surprisIng how few of our patients show any major evidence of neurosis whe!n. they have stopped drinking." Dr . Lemere is physician Of Shadel Sanitarium for AlcoholiCS, Seattle, Washington. .

The Census Bureau's report from WashmgtO!n on pa­tients in mental institutions showed that 29 ,876 alcohOliCS, or about one fourth, were among the 96,830 persons com­mitted to psychiatric wards of general hospitals that year, an ilncrease of 759 alcoholiCs over the 24,117 committed the preceding ~(ear. A shocking part of the report was that 4,172 wome"n were committed, or one woman to every five

men. Why does the Health League ~f Canada say nothing about this chief cause of physfcal lmpairment? I s it be­cause Of Governme!nt "Revenue"?

Drinking In Taverns ''Drinking in taverns is a fat;'·

tor in over 90 per cent of our di· vorce cases, aDd the increase in number of divorces is at such

an alarming rate that the pub­lic must view It and treat It lor what it is· How manv times we hear the cry, 'It it Weren't for his getting drunk, he'd be a fine husband.' In a recent

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•••••••••••••••• CHANGE OF EDITOR

Will correspondents remember the name and address of the new EditOr and send all comm· unicatlons, reyorts, etc., to him? Rev. G. E. Levy, D.Th" Wolfville, N . S.

The retiring Editor regrets that he could not continue in that position and do justice to the paper and the work of. his large parish in the City of Hali· fax. We solicit your help, co­operation and prayerful interest in the work of our successor.

)[ealth League of Canada Take

Note

No Alcohol

At Hospital On health grounds, I am a

strict abst;ainer from both to· bacco and alcohol, and for the last tcn years of my residence at the hospltal, no alcohol was used there. It is important to bear in mind that the message of modern science is not so much connected With the evils of dl'un· kenness as the pernidous effects of alcohol on any form of effici· ency, whet.her mental or physi· cal. A campaign agamst alcohol· Ism is as worth while as one a· gainst venereal disease, cancer, or tuberculosis.-J. D. Rolles· ton, M.C" Medical Supt. of t.be Western Hospital, London, from 1926 to 1938.

Temperance means, first, mo· deration in healthful indulgence and, secondly, allstlnence from things dangerous, as the use of intoxicating wlnes.-Xenophon, 300 B.C.

DetroIt Fr~ Press (7·304.7).r "Father Slain, Daughter Is Held," Woman stabbed her fa· ther when a quarrel arOSe over her excessive drinking. She ad· mitted having had a few drinks­earlier in the evening.

Shirley Temple, who recently celebrated a birthday, was very upset to find that the Press had reported the use of intoxicants at her party. She entertained with all sorts of eats, iCe cream and fruit drinks, but NO ALCO· HOL.

Liquor might have defenders. but no defence. Whether or not the world would be vastly bene­fited by a total banishment from it ot all h\toxicating drinks, seems to me not an open ques· tion,- Abraham Lincoln, 1842,

Scottish Concert The Halifax District Council

S. of T. held their annual Scot· tIsh concert in Oxford- St, Hall on Tuesday evening, Jan. 29.

The programme, under tpe di· rection of Sister Mrs. M. G. Baird of Murray Division, was much enjoyed by the large audi· ence present.

The music ot old Scotland llowed in vocal solos and from the violin, piano and bagpipes, A little lassie gracefully did the Highland Fling and the Sw-ord Dance,

Rev. Ian McKinnon of Pine Hill gave an interesting address on BUrns and ScottiSh incidents.

Mrs. (Dr.) Jakeman, always a favorite, gave a reawllg tn her OWn inimitable way.

Bro. W. O. Ainslle, chairman of the District CounCil, presided efficiently, and by the smile seen on his face after the con· cert, the receipts were satlsfac· tory.

test I made, I found that out of 21 cases, the tavern was men· tloned in 20. That's not proju· dice, but fact."-Judge Chester H, Christiansen of Beloit (Wis.) Municipal Court, in Janesville Gazette, January 2, 1946.

Drinking and Driving Prolessor Joslyn Rogers is at-­

tached to t.he Faculty of Chern· istry at the UniverSity of Tor· onto, and is the official consult· ing analyst 101' the Province of Ontario. In this capacity he is almost dally brought into con· tact with thoSe who haVe been the victims of drunken drivers. He is a quite unprejudiced ob· server 01 the vicious effects of alcohol and his words in this reo gard which he uttered recently should be worthy of notice. Here is what he has to sa)':

"ll you could only see the re· sults of excessive drinking as I do In the cases which confront me day by day, yOU, too, would be horrified. The drunken driv· er is one of the greatest curses In the country today and until we can educate people to the use of liquor for the purpose !or whiCh It W'as intended-which is not for driving a car-then our records will continue to be ap­palllng. A drunken driver is nothing more than a dangerous animal at large, as you would agree if you saw the results of some of our road accidents over the course of a week."

Surely this is a statement that the authoritIes would do well to heed. With the increase of au· tomobiles in the post·war world, -the tremendous Increase in drin· king that is taking place, and the rising tol} of accidents, the people of this country must one day riSe in wrath to demand that some legislation be enacted that will curb these accidents. The only thing that wlll do this is a greatly increased penalty for the drunken driver. It is al­together too easy in this coun­try today to klll a human being and then receive only a minor sentence or fine U the driver of the death car has been drinking. II the minimum penalty for kilo ling someone while the driver was under the tnfiuence of li­quor, were 10 years, there are few who would dare risk mixing ulcohol with gasoline. Until &omething like that Is done the; ghastly toll will go on Increas· ing.- Evangelical Christian.

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~ Our Program Poem ~ :: In this space each Issue :: = wtll appear a poem suitable = :: to be used on ~our Division :: :: Programmes. The Editor:: § ~c:i~~ntrlbutlons to § ?IIIIIIIIIIII1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJIIIIIIII~

o ClmISTIANS, VOTE AS

YOU SING

(Mary Starck Kerr)

I heard the ChrIstians singing, In voices loud and clear;

It fllIed my soul with gladness, It sounded so sincere:

"Onward Chris~ian soldlers, MarchIng as to war,

With the Cross of Jesus Going on before,"

I thought of all the evils With which our land Is cursed,

And alcohol was leading-Of all the horde, the worst;

The sIg'lt was most depressln& But, as the Christians sang

Of marching on to warfare, Hope in my bosom sprang.

"We are not divided, All one body we,

One in hope and doctrine, One in charity."

I seemed to see this army Go out, thc foe to smite,

And home return, so joyous, Victorious in the fight.

First Tucsday In November Will be election day;

o Christians, please remember, Vote as you Sing, that day.

o let us all, uniting, Cast votes against our foes­

No longer for old parties Which all OUr plans oppose.

Uniting In our voting, As in our Christian song,

Indeed we'll be an army Of forty million strong;

So we will be victorious Against the liquor trade,

And see that evU vanish, As God leads our crusade.

OB ITUARY A. Kempton Gales

The death of Mr. A. Kempton Gates occurred at the home of Mr. and l\.irs. R. T, MaWhinney on Monday, Dec. 21. In a few months he would have celebrat· ed his eighty-eighth birthday.

Mr. Gare::; was a highly es· teemed resident ot Port Willi· ams. A strong temperance ad· vocate, for many years a memo bel' of "Lily of the VaUey" Di· vision, also a member of the United Baptist Church and a friend to all. A master cooper and farmer, having followed far· ming until his retirement three years ago.

Funeral services were held in the Baptist Church on Friday, conducted by Lic. Arthur Eddy,

He leaves to mourn his loss two daughters, Evelyn Curtis (Mrs. R. T. MaWhinney) and Gertrude Nettie (Mrs. John W. Meisner) of Dover, Fox·Croft, Main~; three sisters, Mrs. Har· riet,. Bezanson and Mrs. French, Port Williams, and Mrs. David Lantz, New Ross; and four bro· thers! SUas, George and Ira ot Port Williams, and NorWOod ot New Ross. Interment was at Oakes Cemetery, Kentvllle· The pall bearers were Irvine Gates, Lloyd Gates, Ivan Lantz, Kemp· ton Lantz, MauriCe MaWhinney and Elmer Lantz. F loral trio butes were many and lovely tes· tifying to the high esteem in which the deceased was held.

Court Scores Father's

Neglect of His Family (Halifax Mall)

"You must be nu ts to buy beer while your five kids are be· ing supported by a \ .... eUare or· ganization," Magistrate R. J. Flinn told a prisoner accused of beating his wUe, when he ap­peared In PoUce Court Satur· day.

The wife told the Magistrate that her husband had at differ· ent times stabbed her, choked her and beaten her, In addition to this, she said, he didn't give her money to buy fOOd tor the children all under six years, and she had to depend on a charit· able institution for necessities.

Friday, his payday, he got $15 and bought a case and one half of beer, but she didn't get any­thing, she stated. The accused denied this saying he bought only one haU dozen beer and loaned three dollars to a lellow prisoner to pay his drunk fine.

"You have to get the cobwcbs cleaned out of your brain," Mr. Flinn told the prisoner and fined him $20 and costs, When the ac· cused asked for time to pay the fine, Mr. Flinn assured him lle would have lots of time, a month in jail, which was the alterna· tlve of the fine.

They're A "Flop"

In Ontario Thurs., Aug. 21, 1947.- There

is no adequate- explanation of course, for the failure of the au· thorities to act in accordance with the expressed will of the people in several parts of Nova Scotia With respect to the sale of alcoholic beverages,

It is interesting, though, to note what has been happening elsewhere In Canada. Without a demand from the peOPle ex· prcssed at the polls, the govern· ment of Ontario instituted cock· tail bars 01' lounges in hotels. The journal of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, ·'Canadi· an Business," In its latest issue, comments:

"Cocktail lounges in Ontario have been a flop, most hotelmen aver. They came too late, wUh prices too high." ,

That's another phase of the business, naturally, but it does concern those private interests which so actively have been see­king the right to dispense cer· tain beverages in Nova Scotia.­Halifax Mail.

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Concord Division

No.5, Centennary Concord Division recently ceo

lebrated its l00th birthday in a quiet manner, which was enjoy· ed by all present but was wor· thy of much more publicity. Bar· rington settled in 1761 by people f~'om New England, has much <If historic interest. Its old "Meeting House" still in good reo J.>alr and use, built in 1766, is the fourth oldest existing Pro· testant place of worship in the .Dominion. There are more de­scendants of the Mayflower's -company here than in any other part of North America. While much of public interest started 1n this township, it is doubtful if anyone action ever had so far reaching an effect as the intro· ductlon of the Order of the Sons of Temperance into Nova Scotia, by a Barrington man, who was the first member In this provo ince.

While the early settlers were, as a rule, Go<Uearing and good Hvlng men, liquor made trouble among them, as It did ev.ery· where.

Trade developed very early with the West Indies among the men who built their own vessels and shipped their fish, bringing back rum and molasses as chief part oj the cargoes.

One merchant had a vessel ar· rival each month from the West Indies whose cargo Included 30 puncheons of rum, which was sold to St. John, and to local purchasers.

It Was not thought out of place for the Deacon In the Church to be one of the largest distribu tors Of liquor.

Local history tells' of a man in the earry 20's who, under the in· fluence of a half gallon ot. rum he had procured, had the notice ot. marriage publiShed between himself and a young lady of whom he was t.ond, wIthout can· suiting the lady. She resented this, broke off the engagement, and marrying another, became the ancestor of a well known family.

A few years later the rejected suitor was apprehended for tak· ing cod leads and sellIng them fOr drink.

A son of one of the grantees of Barrington, with a goOd edu· cation, but appetite for drink, 'k ept school "by spells, where he could board round and get grog."

11tls illustrates some of the local conditions when Rev. Wm. Washington Ashley came to Bar· rington about 1845. There are fuller detalls at his work given in the S. of T. Centennial Book 01 1947, so it need only be said .here that at Milton, Queens Co., h e preached the first temperance sermon given in the Province.

On a visit to the land of his birth In the U.S., he became a member of this new Temperance Order, which was attracting so much attention there, and rE'" .turned with a commission as the first Deputy Most Worthy Patri· arch for Nova Scotia.

On Nov. 17, 1847, he organized the first Division In the Provo ince, Acadia No. 1 in the town of Yarmouth, and in January 1848 he organized at his home place, Concord DIvision No.5, whose charter bears his name and that of two of his sons.

Mr. Ashley was an outstand· ing preacher of his day, five of Ills sons became ministers, and two of his orotheN, making eight ministers ,n onp. family. Another son beeam~ a banker In [;<..ston. One of the clerical Rons wrote several boys' books, based on Hfe on the South Shore, "Tan Pile Jim" being one well known one.

A L.'lrge bundle ot letters W'ri~. ten by Mr. Ashley to one of his sons are still in exIstence and are interesting tor the advice he gave to a young minister, and his comment on events.

The first officers elected and installed In Concord Division

W.P.: Dr. Thos. O. Geddes. W.A.: James Cox.

FORWARD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1947

R.S.: Dr I. K. Wilson. A.R.S.: Richard Ashley. F.S.: John W. Homer, M.P.P. Treasurer; Robert Hogg. Chaplain: Rev. Samuel Mc.~

Keowen. Can.: Rev. S. K. West. A.C.: David Powell IS.: Alex Watson. 0.5. : Samuel Westwood. Of these Officers, Dr. Geddes

(grandfather of T. Geddes Grant weil known business man of Tri· nidad) was physiCian on that shore for 34 years. Dr. I . K. · Wilson was the first of th e three generations of that name who have looked after the health of Barrington people. John W. Ho· mer. the F .s., represented Shel· burne Co., In the House . of As· sembly and is buried in St. Paul's Cemetery near the Sebastopol Monument.

At the organization ot. the Grand Division at Yarmouth on April 22, 1848, James Cox, W.P., was present, and Dr. Geddes was at the second sitting, the first person to be initiated Into the G.D., and at the annual session in October, Dr. I. K. Wilson and Robt. Hogg were Initiated, and Dr. Geddes elected G.W.A., the first representatIve to National Division in Shelburne Co.

A few extracts from the min· utes of this 100 year old Division may be of interest, and for pre· servatlon.

JAN. 19, 1848: At the third meeting Thomas

Coffine was initiated. Mr. Cof· fin represented Shelburne Co., many years in the House of As· sembly, was a colleague of Howe and Johnson, and afterwards he went to the House of Commons at Ottawa. He was Receiver General of Canada in the Mac· Kenzie Cabinet .. With his bro· thers, Capts" William H. and Jas. F.- Coffin, all of whom were members of Concord and of the G. D., they formed the firm of Coffin Bros., whose ships, built at Clyde River, sailed the seven seas during the flourishing days of N. S. shipbulldlng. JAN. 27:

Bro. westWOOd was authorized to get one half cord of wood at the rate of 10/6 pel~ cord, anLl the Treasurer to procure one pound of wax candles for the next meeting, also 2 candlesticks one tray and snuffers. FEB. 23:

Dr. John Schragge was initi'lt· ed. Barrington then had three doctors, all of whom were active members.

The following evening the DI· vision held Its first public meet· ing at which the members cx· plained the principles and ob· jects of the Order. MARCH &:

Edward Ashley (afterwards a banker of Boston) and J. Cole· man Crowell (grandfather of the present Scribe) were inltiat· ed. APRIL 5:

Initiation fees were fixed on a scale according to age, ranging from 10 shillings from those from 18 to 35 years of age, to one pound two shillings and six· pence from thOse of 55 and up· waras.

MAY, 1848: MI'. Kellog, 3. noted temperance

lecturer from the U.S. was brought by the Division to Bar· rington to lecture, and tickets sold to the value of five pounds, twelve shillings. JUNE 7;

F.xtract. RESOLVED, having understood that a quantity of li· quor has been landed in this Township and is now being sold and distributed to the inhabitants by Mr. Michael Wrayton. This Division feels Itself called upon to show its disapproval of both importation and sale of liquors of any alcoholic Idnd, and having a wish and desire to show Mr. Wrayton its evil tendency, in· stead of making a complaint to the legal authorities, we have appointed a committee to wait upon him and remonstrate w1th l}im upon his present course, and also to state to him the sad consequences which always fol· lows Its use In every communi· ty, where its sale Is suffered and further to state that this Dlvi· sian will severally and collective· Iy take every means within their power to put dOWn the sale and punish the offender in every way the law affords."

NOV. 15, 1850: A banquet was tendered by

the Division to Capt .Wm. H. Coffin on the occasion of his marriage. The Toast, as record· ed, was: "TO HIM, May this un· ion prove one of Love, Purity and Fidelity. Mayall the virtues which adorn human nature Ue found centred In his consUl";. Mayall the sweets of domestic bliss flow to him in rich abun· dance. May prosperity attend him in all his efforts, and may he always hOld his espousal with this noble band of Brothers.

THE BRIDE, GOd Bless Her. She has espoused a true Son of Temperance a nd also got a good husband."

Here are some of the subjects used then for debates, "Which was the greater lawgiver, Solon or Lycurgus?" ; "Which would be the greaur privation of the rights 01 Bl'itJsh subjects, Sup­pression of the right of trial by jury, or Suppression of the 11· bertles of the press?" 1834:

Dr. Geddes reports "no open or secret grog shops exist in Barrington."

The fIrst quarterly session of G.D. ever held In Shelburne Co. was at Barrington In July 1859. presided over by Rev. R. Alder Temple, G.W.P. The representa· tives from Concord, the Collins. Crowells, Deanes, Plnkhams, Powells, MacLarens, Atwoods and Westwoods, sound like a roll call of the people of that day in Barrington. .

R. H. Crowell, Postmaster, was Deputy of Concord for many years. As DIstrict Deputy he organized 11 divisions in Ba.r· rlngton DIstrict including Guld· Ing Star No. 235 and Granite No. 255, both now meeting.

In 1866 there were 42 memo bel'S, 27 lady members and $108 in the treasury. Mr. Joseph Watt, another Postmaster, was an active worker fo r many

years. Mrs. Rosanna Kendrick was the first W.P. Edgar H. COffin, still a member of G.D., was on the active Hst 60 years ago.

In 1910 it reported 89 memo bers, and Concord has been in active operation for more than 90 of its 100 years ot. existence.

There is a wealtn at other mao terial, and names which would be of keen interest to Barring· ton people, but we have t.res· passed On the Editor's space largely, although feeling that the Ccntennial of Concord, and the part Barrington played In the institution of the Order, de· served more than passing notice.

Through intensive education and faithful work done by the val10us divisions of this town· shIp, there has been a gOOd stan· dard at. sobriety. .No licenses were ever granted in this town· ship sinCe its settlement In 1761-The issuing of licenses was JOI"'

merly in the hands of the magis· trates, as was enforcement. At the time of the Fenian Raid scare, with much military actio vity, there was incr~ased drink· ing and some Illegal selling. Can· cord Division called a public meeting at the Court House, ad· dressed by Rev. Joseph Coffin, a Methodist Minister and native of Barrington, afterwards G.D. agent for some years. Mr. CoUln in his very forceful way, saId that the Magistrates were a lot of PUTfY HEADS.

They wilted and enforced the law.

Barrington District has always voted dry by large majorltlE'S ar; every plebiscite ever taken there and no Uquor store was ever set up in Shelburne Co. The wr,itcr with many others, attended Can· cord Division for a time-years ago. Probably the good souls who were malnt:llnlng the Dlvi· slon thought they were making little impression On the rather thoughtless lot of teen aged boys and girls who have long ~ince scattered. Yet one recently reo tired as head of a Dominion Goven;.ment branch at Ottawa, another was a doctor on Ena:llsh· African S. S. routes; one was a Supt. of Missions for the M. E. Church in Rhodesia, another, a layman, stumped the State of Ohio for the drys during the 18th amendment campaign, and as far as is known, none were disloyal to the temperance tea· chings given in old Concorn Di· vision.

May the new century of \ ... ork brIng loyal members whose Fi· delity of work shall add new chapters of usefulness to the his· tory of Concord No.5.

Chebucto Division

Holds l OOth Anniver­

sary Banquet Rev. J. W. A. Nicholson urged

Haligonia ns to organize In neigh· borhood groups to both protect and provide for our city in tern· perance and other civic matters, at the l00th anniversary banquet

P age Three

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Band of Hope Corner ................. . The Magic Fiddler

Very many years ago, in the beautiful Island of Sicily, thea lived a Simple, melTy·hearted, 'Sunny lad called Pero. Hls par· ents died, and when but a boy Pero had to seek his own living, and got employment with a mis· erly old farmer, who after three years hard work gave Pero only threepence as wages.

Pero didn't mind, and very soon he was as light·hearted as ever.

One day he met a beggar who said: "I'm starving, give me some money to buy bread."

"You may have' my wages." said Pero, ,·It's ali I have, but I can go back and work three years more."

"You are as kind as you are Simple." said the beggar by v. ay of thanks, but as he spoke he changed into a brIght spirit. "Now," he said, "ask me three things and I will grant them all."

"All rIght," said Pe.a, "please grant me a violln that when I play it wUl make everyone dance, a gun that will never mis;s fire and the gift of speech that no· body can refUse What I ask."

These three request... were granted to Pero, who on his way back to the farm, to test the gun aimed and hit a partridge. T he bird fell. and at that moment the farmer appeared and claim· ed the bird. "It's mine," said Pero, "because I shot it, but you can have It it you dance for it." At once he began to play upon his violin, and the farmcr danc· ed like a madman, until \\ orn out he called to Pero. "Stop, and I'll give you a thousand crowns."

After Pero received the mono ey, the farmer rushed w the magistrate and accused Pero of stealing the thousand crowns. The boy was arrested 8.Od t ried and condemned to be hung. Just

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of the No. 7 Chebucto Dlvbion, Sons of Temperance, last night.

The banquet program began with remark, by the chairman, E. M. Prowse, followed by greet· ings from absent officers of the Grand Division read by Mrs , E. M. ~Prowse and Mrs. D. Moulton .

The Grand Scribe E. R. :,\ icker· son, presented the Chebucto Di· vision with Regallas and jewels from Mrs. M. A. Perron, daugh· ter of the late PatrIck Monaghan. This was followed by Rev. Ni· cholson's address and a solo by 1\lIss Yvonne White, sister of the well known s inger, Portia \\'hite. Mrs. Gordon Baird then eaVe a stirring recitation of ''The High· wayman."

R. R. Winchester, Grand War· thy Patriarch for Nova Scotia, addressed the group and after a solo by Mrs. W. E. Swindelles, the banquet came to an end.

The blrthdav cake was donated by Colonel D. A. Monahan and the flowers by the O. R. Club of the Division.

ANNIVERSARY BANQUET-Pictured above are officers of the Chebucto Division No.7 Sons of Temperance at their l00th Anni· versary banquet held at the Islevllle Street Hall. Seated, left to right: Miss Muriel Hurd, Dr. Louis Thomas, C. B. Cooks, J. D. Monaghan, Mrs. J. W. Sidebottom, Mrs. David Moulton, Mrs. C. B. Cooke; standing, Mrs. A. Dimmock, Mrs. C. Starrett. Mrs. M. Price, Mrs. J. Stephens, E , M. Prowse, J . A. Branscombe, Mrs. A. W. Thomas, Mrs. Eva B. MacLeod, Mrs. E. M. Prowse. <Staff Photo by Crosby. )

Page 4: Ed ucat------.Je I FORWAR · Alcohol, A Killer A few months ago I asked a class or young people in our church to wat.eh Lhe "dailIes" for accounts of accidents and deaths attribuLable

Page Four FORWARD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1947

OUf Extension Fund Our Fund is gradually increasing and is now past the

$200.00 mark. Your Committee realizes the very hard winter we are ex·

periencing is having an adverse effect on meetings and collections. This wHl call for added eHort after conditions become more favor· able.

Wish to congratulate canning Division No. 196, for attalnln!?" the honor or first place on the Honor Roll relatiVe to the $4000.00 Campaign. Also hats off to Loyal Acorn No. 1964 having sent In the full allocation of $52.50 In a lump sum. That's the way to do it, and why not other Divisions do t he same?

Then. too, we received $50.00 from the Halifax Herald which is gratefully ack nowledged as well as a contribution of $10.00 from Dr. H . W. Kirkpatrick.

As I write this column for each Issue of the "Forward" please don't get the Impression that as Chairman of the $4000.00 Fund I do so with a nagging spirit; not so, I am only most anxl· ous to see t he Fund fully subscribed In order that we may ade· q uately carry of t he program planned by Grand Division for this year. The need as you know, is most urgent. Read the article in t he last "Forward" written by a chap w ho sold booze In a Gov· ernment Liquor Store. That shows w hat we are u p against, and is a timely warning.

So . please keep sending in your contributions as early as possible.

HANTS CO. Solid Rock Division .......... $ 1.00

HALIFAX CO. Mayflower Division 7.19 Mrs. Uzzle Downie 2.00 Margaret Neilson 1.00 Halifax Herald ........... 50.00 Dr. H. W. Kirkpatrick,

M.D. .. .... 10.00 KINGS CO. Canning Division ........... 10.00 SHELBURNE EAST Loyal Acorn Division ...... 52.50

Previous Total

TOTAL

Correction :

133.69 . . 80.41

$214.10

In a previous Issue the name of Peter Murray was listed In· stead of Roy Williams, both o( Star·in·the-East Division of Syd· ney. Amount-S1.SO.

Subscription Report

For January 1948 New Subscribers

$l.00-M rs. Manning Mullen; Miss Margaret Murray.

Renewals

$3.00--H. L. Diamond. S2.00--Rev. M. O. Brinton; Ed· win C. MacKinnon; Sidney Burns $}.()O-Rev. F. Sinnott; James Warren; Mrs. E. M. Murray; Mrs. L. A. Gates; Miss M. Aileen Cr_oweU; Mrs Harry Milbury; W. R. Ball; Arthur H. MacKenzie ; Mrs. W. LeBrocq; Mrs. Angus Ferguson; Peter Murray; Mrs. Oliver Brown; Rev. P. A. Fitz· patrick; Chas. W. Holloway; D. A. McQueen; Arthur C. Bruce; Mrs. F. L . Edwards; Mrs. St. Clair Hat.t; col. A. H. Ander­son; Mrs. Walter Stewart; D· D. Kendrick; Percival Rickman; Mrs. Alex MacMillan; J ohn 0'· Donnell; Fred Wallace.

AMERICAN BREWER for Oc· tober 1947 suggests that grain saving should be found, not by the restriction of the use of food materials In making beer, but by cut.ting down fP€d to cattle and hogs; an astounding specl· men of naiv~ phUisUnIsm.

•• ••••• ••••••••• Have You a Copy Yet

of the

Centennial Book or t he Sons or Temperance Or

NO"l' Scotia'! Just issued, It has 130 pages of t he history of the Order In t his Province, and a review of the early days of the movement, in· cluding some Information about your county. Some 80 pictures of nearly aU the Grand Worthy Patriarchs of the past century, w Uh short 0\0. graphy. Full of Interesting facts and in­fOrmation. Every one Interested in the Tern· perance cause In this Province should have a copy. Single copies 30 cents postpaid, or lots of 20 will be sent exprc'!s

~~d ~~~~'s c:o"~l:a~~~nd Scrl~, 324 South Street, Halifax

.......... . 0 ••• •

R OY D. l\OLLER, Chairman $4000.00 Campaign ..

Extension Fund Honor Roll

No. l .~annlng Division, Kings Co.

No. 2.-Loyal Acorn DiviSion, Falls, Shelburne East

Murray Division No.

451; 69th

Anniversary A very interesting and enjoy·

able evening was held on the 69th anniversary of Murray Di· vision at the home of Sister Mrs. Baird, Halifax, on Friday, Fei}, 6· Several distinguished \'Isitors were pl"esent including the Grand Scribe, Bro. E. R. Nickerson, Mrs. Thurlow, P ast Provincial President of the W. C.T .U. The ollicers for the en· suing year were Installed by the Grand Scribe. Addresses were given on the history of Murray Division. A birthday cake made by Sistel' Mrs. J. R. Kimber was cut by the SeniOr members of t.he Division, Mrs. Jakeman, who has been a continuous member for 59 years. The chief officers installed were:

W.P.-Bro. G. M. Robinson . Patron-Sls. J. H. Young. W.A.-Sls. J. R. Kimber Chap.-Sls. C. P. Kaiser. W. Scribe--Sis. A. G. Baird. F Scribe-Sis. F. Payne. Treas.-Bro. E. Morris.

BAND OF HOPE CORNER

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as the hangman was fastening the rope around his neck, Pel'O begged the magistrate to let him play his violin. Pero had the gift of speech and nobody could r~use. With the first notes, everyone began to dance. The lar,mer danced, t he magistrate danced, the hangman danced, ev· erybody danced, and even the cats and dogs danced. The pe0-ple danced the soles off t heir. boots, the animals until t heir legs and tails were weal'ied. No one could help dancing.. They wanted to stop but they could· n't, for Pero sun played, and until he stopped, they must dance.

At last the fat, gouty m3.l;ts· tl'ate, Worn out like everyone else, promised II he stopPed tte should go free. Pero then came down from the scaffOld, and tak· Ing up the thousand crowns, his violin and gun, he returned to his village and liVed happy ever af ter.

Dh, that teetotallers had theSe gifts as Pero had! Sunny smiles !.hat would make everyone dance with sheer happiness; the gun of knowledge that would hit and never miss every time a Temper· ance truth was shot forth; and the gift of speech that would persuade everyone to whom we spoke to sign the temperance pledge and leave the drink alone. -''The Abstainer" (Cardiff,

Wales ) .

The New Calendar tor 1948

Is Now Ready I t features the Yarmouth LJ&ht a noted spot of our south west­ern shore, in colors, and near where "THE LIGIIT OF TEM· PERANCE" was first li t in Nova Scotia . The first 01. t he old temperance societ.1es In British North Amed · ca, the first Division of the S'1tl5 of Temperance In N. S., and the Grand Division were a ll institut­ed near here. "Yet like a lighthouse on a rock. Resisting wind and wave, The Sons of Temperance Order

came, T o rescue and to save. Tbese lights have never onre

gone out, But burned with radiant glow, Since ligh ted hy that little band, One hundred years ago." Price of Calendar, 25 cents each. P ost or express paid. Send orders to t he Grand Scribe.

Mayflower Division, No. 9 /SOliS ot 'J,'f'mperanee

uaUtax, Nova Scot.ta. Meets every T1.Iestlay evening. at

8 :00 o'clock. in Oxford Strec~ United Church Hall, Oxford Street.

Bands ot JIope "s tar" mcets 'rucsday evenings at

7 :00 in the same hall. "North Stor' meets Friday even­

Ings at 7 :00 In Protestant Or­phanage, VeHh Street.

' 'RaJnbow'' mee.. .<'!onda,y even­Ings at 7:01, 11_ Halifax indus­tria.! School.

Visiting Members Welcome at All these Meetings·

MATTATALL fmiERAL HOME 55 Younl' s treet , T ruro

Night Calls and Resiuence, 79 Walker Stt'eet

3177 pnO NES 3178 Also Branches in Dartmoilth and

Halifax

Chebuclo Division, Mo. 7 HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA

No.8. Isleville St. Meets every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. ' 'Primrose'' Band ot Hope, No. 381. Same place Tuesday, at 7 p.m.

Visiting members ot the Order always welcome.

Star of the East Division, No. 61 S:rdneY, N. S,

Meets every T hursday ab 8 p.m. in the TEMPERANCE HALL.

Falmouth St. Tea served at all meetings

Buds ot .PrOmise Band ot Hope meets Thursdays a.t 6: 15 p.rn.

Patron-Sis. Mrs. Dorothy Ste­phenson. Always ready to initiate new

members. Visiting Members welcome at

bOth

Broad Arrow Division, No. 663 Walton , ]lants County, N. S.

Meets every Friday evening at 7 :30, In the TemperanCe Hall.

lValton ArrOws Band or Ilope, No. 583

Meets ev.ery Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock In the Advanced School Room.

Visltinc ~Iembcn are Cordially Welcomed a t aU these l\leetlnrs

Murray Division, No. 451 Sons ot TemPerance HaUfax. Nova. Scotia

Meets 1st and 3Td Wed nesdays ot each month in St. Matt:hia.s Par­ish Hall, corner Compton Ave. and Windsor Strt'l()ts. Visiting member s are COrdIally

welcome.

MODER~, DIGMIffED fUNERAL SE~VI(E

Dartmou1h funeral Home 29 Queen St., Dar tmouth, N. S.

and lIalilax funeral Home, Ltd.

90 Dresden Row, naUfax. N. S. Ambulance Service

Rod O. MacAskiIl. Secretary

Vlolfville Division, No. 112 WoUvine. Nova Scotia

Meets every Monday at 8 :00 p .m. l'etrij)er&nce Hall

• "Amethysb Band ot Hope" meets every Monday at 4 p.m. in the

new DivlslOn Hall, Elm Ave. Vlslt1n:r members are always

welcome.

VICTORY DIVISION, NO. 1138 Sons of Temperance

KINGSTON, NOVA SOOTIA

Meets every Tuesday in Kingston Bible College Academy, a t 8 :15

o'clock, p.m.

New and Visiting Members JI:tvited.

Brunswick Sf. Division, No. 1103 Sons ot Temperance H aUtax, Nova Scotia

meets first Thursday ot each month at 8 p.m. in bhe Lecture Room ot Brunswick St reet United Church . VisIting members cordl-

ally welcome.

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Roval Oak Division l\lIddlt' ton , No\'a. Scotia

Meets every fourth Tuesday 0% each month

Vl"l!Una Members ,Velcome

lily of the Valley Division No. 440

Port Williams., N . S, Meets every Tuesday at 8 p. m.

Temperance Hall Visiting members cordially

welcome Sacred Song Service held fort~

nightly Sunday evenings

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