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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1934-04-05, Page 3r THE EXETER TIMES-ADVpCATE CLINTON FEE is the latest Huron Coun- war on police And Still Plays a Little Golf How many of us, when we are 82, will be the equal in health and ac­ tivity of this vigorous old Scottish engineer? in a letter he says,1:— “I arrived here from Scotland, on the 7th April, 1870. I am over 82 years old. I drive my Ford cars- 40 miles over hills and dales- to a fac­ tory, and can still play a little golf. I have taken the little dose of Krus- chen Salts in my cup of coffee every m’orning for some years, andi I be­ lieve it is keeping me in good -health and enabling me to keep on working at the factory as an engineer,”— L. A. Whether you are still in your ‘teens or past your prime, it is- neither too early n-or too late to start on the “little daily dose.” Just a tiny, taste­ less pinch of Krus-chen Salts in your morning cup of tea or coffee! They ensure internal cleanliness, and. keep the blood-stream pure. New and refreshed blood is sent coursing to every fibre of your being. Rheuma­ tism, headaches, indigestion and backache all pass you by. Clinton ty town to declare dogs. A by-law is in preparation, and; will be submitted at the next meeting, fixing the license at a high figure. The license for these dogs now is $'20i at Exeter and $10 in Bly th. Legal advice is that Councils can -discriminate in the mattei* dog licenses, according to breed. THE LATE S. N. SHIER Mention was made last week the sudden and unexpected death former well-known RAISES LICENSE ON “POLICE” DOGS THURSDAY, APRIL 5th, 1034 4* of sweetour **** make poor combination fora ** peas * ♦ * No, we did not plant * * last Friday. * of of * «* • Never measure your maple syrup till you have it. * • East winds and cloudy -days maple syrup making. * * * * SPLENDID TRIBUTE TO FATHER OF EXETER MERCHANTS The London Free Press on Sat­ urday contained an account of the early history of S. iS. No. 26, London Township, now known as Devizes. It contained a splendid tribute to the late William F. May, of Mitchell and father of Messrs. William and Fred May, of town. The school at one time had 120' pupils and now the enrolment is . only about one-fifth of that number. The reference to Mr. May is as follows: The best known and remembered of all the “2 6” teachers was the late William Fisher May, who taught here for several years shortly after the brick school was built. Mr. Maly was born on a farm in Usborne Township, about two miles south of Exeter, and spent the best years of his life in the teaching pro­ fession. He later had schools at Parkhill and London. He died in 1919 in his 63rd year and is surviv­ ed by two sons-, William, and Fred May, who are well-known merchants of Exeter. Through Mr. May’s ef­ forts a beautiful row of maple trees were planted around the -school-yard These trees are now full grown and add greatly to the appearance and value of the school property. It was during Mr. May’s period of tuition that the attendance at the school reached its highest point. At this time there were as high as- 120 on the roll and the average daily at­ tendance was. seldom less than 90. Some of those, whose names were on the roll, were full-grown young men who attended school for the winter months only. To maintain order in such a crowd was a rather difficult task, but Mr. May did his best and after half a century his name is still a house-hold word throughout the section. Never mind, Good Friday of -Good Friday of 193 4. 1933 was much gloomier than the * * * ** * * * Transient is just another name for a tramp, applied, in local­ ities where folk have more money than gray matter. ******** 3000— 3 Watcli the Thermometer Itise ■2500— Q </> UNITS in Domestic Gas Syndicate CL will advance in price April 7th, 1934 from 2000—>■u _ EE tz z ----$1.00 to $1.50 par value $2.50 -(500— 2 H Ot DON’T DELAY send in your order TO-DAY O a.for 10 or more units at $1.00 per unit, before ......-CL o the price advances, or write for further iooo—1“ Ul information ■500— ■J H Z DOMESTIG GAS SYNDIGATE o a GO King St. East TORONTO, ONT. a native of Usborne was born on the 15, con. 14, near S. N. Shier, Kirkton resident which occurred in his store Bryanston, early Saturday morning. Mr. Shier, who. had been apparently in his usual good health, suddenly expired from an attack, of heart ailment, years of age. Mr. Shier was Township and homestead, lot Kirkton, being a son of the late Nicholas and Jemima Shier, fine old pioneers- of the district. Mr. Shier farmed the old homestead for many years and was a well-known and highly respected figure in the com­ munity. Modest, reliable, industrious genial and kind-hearted he was a fine type of citizen and made many friends. He was always an interested and active worker in Church, and Sunday School and at one time was' leader of the choir. He was a mem­ ber of the Kirkton Fail’ Board. He belonged to Bryanston Masonic Lodge. About twenty years ago Mr. and Mrs. .Shier spent a short period of four or five years in St- Marys. Cal­ gary and Toronto. They turned to the farm where sided until when Mr. son Lloyd, business at Surviving are his. widow, formerly Nellie Vickers, of Kirkton who with the family have the -deepest sym­ pathy of the community in their sad loss. Three sons and two daughters-: Mrs. Myers, of Stratford; Mrs. Roberts of Houston, Texas; Howard well-known baseball pitcher on the homestead near Kinkiton; Ira of Houston, Texas and Lloyd Bryan­ ston. Surviving brothers, and sisters are: E. N. -Shier, Kirkton; Mrs-. Frank Prid'ham, Russeldale; Jesse Shier, -Crandall, Man.; Mrs-. James Kirk, of St. Paul, Minn.; Mrs. Thos. Waghorn, Brocfcville. Ont. A short .service was held at home at Bryanston on Sunday the remains, were then taken to old homestead, Usborne, where funeral was held on Tuesday after­ noon. Rev. Mr. Lewis-, pastor of Kirkton United. Church, conducted the service which included* the sing­ ing of a favorite number by Mrs. Will Urquhart. All the children were home for their father’s funeral. The pall-bearers were: Reuben and Al­ bert Shier, Walter Hazelwood, James Stephen, Wm. Urquhart, Clifford Hudson (Bryanston. Following the service interment whs” made in Kirk­ ton Union Cemetery. then ire- they re­ half ago youngest a year and a Shier and his bought a general store Bryanston. the and the the Motors may ruin our young folk, but there are youngsters who ruin motors. For "SPRINGTIME APPETITES RlGHT now, when everybody’s tired of monotonous win­ ter foods, cfamge to crispness! Try a bowl of crisp Kellogg’s Corn Flakes with milk or cream, for break­ fast. See how keen and fit you feel. Kellogg’s are rich in energy — easy to digest. Ideal for the children’s supper. Always oven-fresh and flavor- perfect — kept so by the heat-sealed inner WAXTITE bag. Made by Kellogg in London, Ontario It’s astonishing how many folk have lost that quality goes there’s nothing left. * * ** * * ‘The folk who tanged to March have had their wish. * * * * see * the snow * * ♦ Politicians are diligently seeking for jumpy nerves of their -constituents. We common sense. ****** their selfrespect. When * continue till the last of ♦ something to quiet the suggest their using a little -* * country. To all who feel(Samuel Insull is a man without a like following up his principles we suggest the reading and heeding of these words. “Everyone that heareth these sayings of Mine and doeth them not shall be likened unto a foolish man that built his house upon the sand.” Note that word “everyone.” ******** We are of the opinion thac me really testing times for business are the times immediately ahead of us. We are in no way deceiv- ' ed by the present business and governmental ballyhoo. We cherish­ ed the hope that Canadian statesment would have avoided the fi­ nancial blunders of their American cousins. We are just now cud- ding on the old saying, “Blessed is he that expecteth nothing for lie shall not be disappointed.” We see a repetition of the folly that preceded the disaster of 1929. These big expenditures on the part of the government are but a continuance of the disastrous pol­ icy of discounting the future. C. G. I. T. Meeting The regular meeting of the C. G. I. T. was held at the home of Mrs. W. R, Goulding in the form of a geographical social on Monday even­ ing. Each girl was to represent a country. After the business part of the meeting the evening was- spent in contests- pretaining to geography. The winners -of the prizes were: Al­ mira Brintnell, Mary Van Camp, An­ nie Cox, Lorraine Armstrong, Hazel Snell, Evelyn Lawson, Barabar Din- ney, Irene Van Camp. This was fol­ lowed by refreshments. Belva Fisher moved a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs. Goulding and1 this was- seconded by Marion Walper. Tne next meeting will be held at the home of Kathleen Lawson. NEW ROADS TO COST FIVE MILLIONS ******** of he to HOPEFUL While many of our best citizens regard the bill proposing to- make the sale of beer and wine an easier matter in the province, as a backward step, there is no occasion for thinking that the cause of temperance is- not advancing. One has but to review the state of affairs when Toronto became a city and to compare that condition with what is now obtaining to see the real advance that has been made. Things, in this particular are much better than they were 2>0i years ago,, bad as they are now. The fact is that the present measure never would have got past in the Toronto house had temperance sentiment been translated effectively into action. People who voted against liquor’s illegal sale in far too many instances were reluctant to give evidence in ■court that the law had been or was being violated. In such matters there was a deal of squinting that was subversive of the temperance legislation that had been -secured at the cost of serious and long-con­ tinued effort. Citizens who voted for temperance legislation fail­ ed when it came to giving that legislation practical support. That is the simple fact. Out of this apathy has come the proposed ■change in the law. Legislators found themselves confronted on the one hand by an active, aggressive body in favour of the increas1- ed liberty in the sale of liquor and on- the other handi by a very real but comparatively inactive body of citizens who were opposed, to such liberty. What the legislators thought and did in the situ­ ation is now a matter people is plain. of hisory. >The lesson, for the temperance ******** NOT THAT WAY in it the elements of permanancy is of slow growth. Indeed so slow is the growth that some thoughtful people have a way of saying that no progress is being made at all, while others are heard saying that matters are growing worse. These reflections come to our mind as we note the changed at­ titude of so many people towards Mr. Roosevelt, the President of the United IS-tates. Just about -one year ago he was hailed as the ■deliverer of his country. Many declared that he had done more in a few weeks than had been accomplished in the interests- of the re­ public by years of toil by his predecessors. He was hailed as pos­ sessing some white magic that v, as to make A/merica altogether new. As a deliverer he quite overshadowed Moses. ■Well, he has been given, recently, a severe snubbing and folk who hailed him with wild and unconsidered acclaim are now con­ demning him with equally unconsidered denunciation. The simple fact is- that President Roosevelt has done a great deal for his coun­ try. In a manner and to a degree that deserves the heartiest ap­ probation, he has given his countrymen courage, the very thing that they needed most. Furher, he has set them to work. No one ven­ tures to -say that the president has been selfish in any way or to any degree as he has striven to give his native land the forward step and- the upward glance and devotion to the task of the moment. He has shown every citizen over whose destines he has been appointed to preside, that what is ahead of them is not the gulf of despair, but the cape of good hope. He accomplished something and h-e is getting his people to trying and that in itself is a very great deal. Reasonable folk wish him and his people well in these soul-trying days. The tumult and the shouting about the president may be dying down but liis countrymen are a worki with brain and hand. Progres that has Hon. Leo. Macaulay, Minister Highways has announced that was calling contracts estimated cost approximately $5.0010,000. The work in all includes- approximately 175 miles of surfaces of various kinds. He 'is also undertaking the grading and drainage of 124 miles of recently assumed highway. He fur­ ther states, that the Department hopes during the summer to elimin­ ate deep ditches along the highway over approximately 150 miles, spec­ ial care being given to the very heavily gravelled roads where the ditch has been considered a menace. It is estimated the number of men- to be employed will be 2(5,000. The Department is stipulating that a fair living wage be paid to labour­ ers, truck drivers and other engaged in this work. The grading mentioned above in­ cludes a considerable portion of the Blue Water Highway, one section which runs through the Pinery Goderich and another south Sarnia. THE LATE MRS. BECHLER of to to 21st 2 months and diabetes when set in which two sons: Mrs. Mich; Sask.; Ill. ; Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. H. W. IM. Si- There passed away on March at Manson, Iowa, Magdalena Gascho . wife of the late Joel Bechler at the home of her son, Chris. Bechler at the age of 72 years, 9 days. She suffered from other complications proved fatal, though all that loving hands could do was done for her. She passed peacefully away on the same date her husband died -.seven years ago. (She leaves to mourn her loss nine daughters and W. Lockhart, Flint, (Smith, Prudhomme, H. Birky, iStanford, Hamather, Pigeon, Mich.; mon Liturller, Manson, la.; Mr-s. C. Erb., Zurich, Ont.; Mrs. H. Eichel­ berger, Hopedale, Ill; Mrs. -C, Eich­ elberger, Hebron, Ind.; -Moses Bech­ ler, Exeter, Ont.; Mrs. L. Eichel­ berger, Pryor, Okla.; 'Chris. Beckler, Manson. Also five brothers and four sisters, forty-six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren and1 a host] of relatives and friends. Mr. Moses Bechler, funeral. of Usborne attended the Don’t ed from fall into the fire to be the smoke. say- Dr. Ferguson Passes Dr. Robert Y. Ferguson prominent Pontiac physician and surgeon and lor many years active in public life of the municipality, died of heart disease on Tuesday last at his home in Pontiac. He had been in ill health for a long time but it had not interfered with his practice and he had been in his office as usual up to a week ago. Dr. Ferguson was a member of the Pontiac Board of Education at the time several of the city’s- princi­ pal schools were built including the Pontiac High School and the Elmer R. Webster School. During the con­ struction he served as a member of the committee on buildings and grounds and personally inspected the work and made many suggestions from time to time for the improve­ ment of the buildings. He was one of the most active members of the board the city has ever had. Unusually interested in all mat­ ters of civic betterment, Dr. Fergus­ on served on the nine man commis­ sion that drew the present city char­ ter. He was particularly interested in the sections of the charter that set up the health regulations. He had always taken an active part in all civic projects ana especially to those that effected the Pontiac Gen­ eral Hospital or health matters. At the time Oakland County pass­ ed the first $1,000,000 bond issue for good roads- Dr. Ferguson took the position that gravel roads would not stand up under the traffic require­ ments of the main arteries- of travel in the county. He urged that con­ crete pavements be laid from the first. His judgment was later vin­ dicated when the gravel roadls built with the first bond money voted by the county were later replaced by concrete. Born in Hensall Ontario, 63 years ago Dr. Ferguson was the son of Ro­ bert Ferguson and Elizabeth Hood Ferguson. He was educated in Can­ adian schools and graduated from the Detroit College of Medicine in the class of 1896. He began practice immediately and for 3 8 years- had been actively engaged in the medical practice in Pontiac. Ha went to Pon­ tiac from Caledonia, Minn. Dr. Fergu-son married Miss1 Eda A Gould', who survives, together with two children; Robert Gould Ferguson of Pontiac and Mrs. Dor­ othy Hitchcock Rotting of Watkins Lake. There are four grandchildren Mrs. Marion Snell, -of London, is a sister. The doctor was- a member of the First Presbyterian Church. He Was also an active member of the Oakland ^County Medical Society and of the Detroit Academy of Surgery. AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT Mr. A. A. (Morrison, vice-president of the Clinton Knitting Company, came up from London, Monday of last week to visit the plant and when near the factory he had the misfor­ tune to slip on some ice and. soft snow fracturing his left arm below the elbow. Two watermelons cannot be held under one arm. Was Seriously Troubled With Boils All Over Body FOR CRISPNESS For the past 55 years MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THE T. MILBURN CO., Limited Toronto, <tat. CORN FLAKES J- OVEN-FRESH • 0 FLAVOR-PERFECT O EARLY MORNING OF MARCH 24th, 1034 The March wind bellows the curtain A mist hangs heavy outside, There’s a drip, drip, drip from an icicle’s tip On it’s way to. the ocean’s tide. I hear the trill of the cardinal, High up in the tree-top above As he sings to his mate in the lilac Of his joy in the mystery of love. Frank W. K. Tom Mr. D. Stein, Leduc, Alta., writes! “I had serious trouble with boils. My arms, legs, neck, in fact, my • whole body broke out v.th theta. I tried salves, ointments, poultices and many different medicines, but they did not help me, Then I tried Burdock Blood Bitters and Was surprised at the results. I only took two bottles and the boils disappeared and I have never been troubled with them since."