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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-03-21, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, MARCH 01st, 1935 INSTITUTE FOR BLAND AIDS MANY AWLICTHD PERSONS IN ONTARIO History and development in work for the blind of Western Ontario is one of conscientious effort on the part io£ public-minded citizens an« organizations, and progress made has encouraged greater activity and wider interest. Not only have many blind or partly blind citizens been given the opportunity of taking tneir place again in the productive field of industry, hut prevention ©if blind­ ness has been raised to an impor­ tant meriting the interest of botn government and people. Possibly the greatest factor in this progressive development has been an intangible one, the giving of hope to those who. otherwise might have reason to believe their usefulness was permanently impaired. The blind citizen how he is encouraged to heip himself and, in helping himself, give new ihope to slmilianly afflicted per­ sons. In great measure this pro­ gress is due to one organizations, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. In 1911'7, Capt. E. A. Baker was instrumental in forming the Cana­ dian National Institute ifor the Blind with headquarters at Toronto. As time went on the interest in the blind increased, with results that in 1920 the one large territory off the C.N.I.B. was divided into districts. IThe work progressed rapidly and blind persons were sobn acquainted with the advantages to be derived from the various 'branches of services established by the Institute for the purpose of working out a solution to thefr problems. Torday 70-per cent, of the blind population, are receiving benefits from this famous Institution. Braille books a’re loaned to all those wino desire to. read after receiving in­ structions from ’teachers who are specially tained and employed for this work by the C.N.I.B. Others are employed in broom factories, willow shops', garment factories, business and news stands and. many other lines of specialized employ­ ment. Many .blind persons are taught the art of chair caning, bas­ ket making, weaving, net making, leather craft, knitting, rubber mat making, etc. A majority of blind made tproduets are made in the honies of blind people. These are shipped to a central warehouse where they are painted and 'placed on the mar­ ket through normal channels of trade. ■ RaW materials for these products are supplied at a minimum price to enable the worker to1- earn a wide margin of pofit, Those of the sightless who' are unemployed oi’ unemployable and in receipt of municipal relief are given supplementary assistance in the form of cash by the Institute wherever circumstances justify the practice. Personal and miscellaneous services including free radio license, free theatre pass, social entertainment, clothing, etc., are also- conducted under the Institute’s supervision. ‘With a view to prevent the con­ stantly increasing number of blind people, the Canadian. National Insti­ tute for the Blind is conducting a broad Prevention of Blindness pro­ gram throughout the country. To prevent the loss -of sight and con­ serve vision the Institute arranges for medical and surgical treatments, glasses, etc., to those who- are desti­ tute. In the County of Huron 29 blind persons are registered With tlie Canadian National Institute for tne Blind and 19 of these have been as­ sisted. This valuable service to our communities is supported by the Provincial Government and County Councils to- the extent of about 50 per cent. Remaining funds neces­ sary are secured through the co-op­ eration of imen’s and women’s or­ ganizations and private citizens. The Women’s Institute always eager and interested in the welfare of our less fortunate citizens 'has devoted a great deal .of time to- the study of the work conducted .by the Institute for the .blind and has- found the cause to be deserving of the utmost support of our more fortunate citi­ zens who in the near future will be given an opportunity to- share in this valuable service. Many would be cowards if they had nerve enough. We don’t know what the world is coming to but wish it would come too, says the Brandon )Sun. .Flap jacks and maple syrup! Life’s all Tight! ******** ■' Is the eld hen off yet? Ther fall fair’ll soon be here’ * * * * * * * * Balmy days have come again, at least some such days have come. ******** Haw high’s yer noa termateris and yer salvy and yer pert- uneyers? ******** Thanks be, there’s little scarcity of food in these parts for' man or woman or boys or girls. **♦*•»*•* ’’’To hi,m that knoweth not the port to which he is bound, p.o>, wind can be favorable; neither can he who has not yet determined at what mark he is to shoot direct his arrow aright.” ***** *** After hearing the remarks of Prime Minister Jas G. Gardiner regarding “the next year crop” of his province our poet startled us with the following; Hope (Springs eternal in the Western breast—> That land never is but is always to be blest. ******** THE BUILDER We were greatly interested the other evening in hearing what a veteran farmer had to say about the rural homes of many parts of Ontario. He pointed out that the early settler in Ontario was a refuge from oppression in European countries. He came here' because he had no home and because he saw in the forests of this province the reasonable prospect of having a home of his own and a competency in his old age. Every stroke of his axe meant an approximation to that end. Hence the worthy pride he had in the house he himself built and the farm buildings that ihe himself constructed. When the log shanty gave place to the more com­ modious structure, the better class of farmers proceeded to adorn, their farm homes by planting shrubbery and treee and otherwise making their farm premises, attractive, The speaker pointed out that a few farmers continue this practice. He regretted that the practice that did ao much to make rural Ontario lovely had fallen into abeyance. Many folk who formerly spent hours in adding to the attractiveness of their homes now were on the road' in their cars, leaving the farm, to look after itself. All thia was to the bad, he believed, for, according to his. judgement, unless a farmer made his home his centre of interest, the commercial side of his enter­ prise soon would fall by the wayside. All of this is worth thinking about. The dollar is not the end- aill and the be-all of farming. iStill less is the opera or the movie. But all that to one side, will it not be well to heed this farmer whose observations extend over1 a period of more than sixty years? We have heard a good deal about balanced rations, and of cam­ paigns against orchard and animal pests and a good deal about pure seed necessities. All of which is to the good. Why not give a good deal of time to the consideration of the things that make farm life beautiful and the countryside beautiful? To accomplish this end requires earnest thought and earnest work. We have this to say, however, that when the interest is taken and the work is done that it yields in self-respect and mental satisfaction and good round dollars an hundredfold return on the investment of cash, thought and labour. **•«*- »«* IRELAND IN THE SPRING As St Patrick’s Day, 1935, passes into history we pass on to our readers the following delightful poem. We recall not only the ■cry of the Irish peasant girl “God save auld Ireland!” though a thousand miles from green Erin and the heartfelt wish of paddy, “If I live till I die and God knows whether I will or not, Oi’ll visit the auld sod before I lave Philamadelphia!” Oh, far away in Ireland now The soft spring breezes blow, From dewy-spangled bough to bough < The birds fly to and fro; With .chirp and trill the air they fill, Ah, me, how sweet they sing! The world is glad and music-mad In Ireland in the spring. Oh, far away, in Ireland there \ The laughing streamlets flow Through the verdant valleys where the fair Sweet-scented hawthorns grow; And every breeze that stirs in trees Is sure a shower to fling Of blossoms white as snow at night In Ireland in the spring. (Oh far away in Ireland rise The distant mountain peaks, And many a raptured eye descries The Galtees and the Reeks; What varied hues of misty blues On slope and summit cling, What shine and shade in glen and glade In Ireland in the spring. Oh, far away in Ireland, I Am fain to be today Beneath the tender Irish sky; Where once I used to stray; The livelong year I’m happy here Until the robins sing; Ah, then I sigh for wings to fly To Ireland in the spring. —Denis McCarthy in the Catholic Record HENSALL SCHOOL REPORTS Report of the Hensall Public School for January and February ROOM III Sr. IV—Jack Bell 80; Elva Mc­ Queen 78; Goldie Cross 75; Pearl Harpole 72; Keith Buchanan 72; Mary Clark 72; Alice Pfaff 70; Bar­ bara ’Shepherd 68; Douglas .gangster 68; Nellie Fee 64; Elgin Johnson 64. Jr. IV—Lorna Zuefle 80; Norma Cook 79; Russel Hedden 78; Carey Joynt 74; Jim Campbell 76; Gerald Passmore 76; Max Hudson 69; Jas, Alexander 6.6; Lloyd Brock 163; Billy Higgins 62; Blanche Thomp­ son 59; George Sangster 37*. Sr. Ill—'Howard Love 73; Ronald Parker 69; Cecil Kipfer 64; Laird Hudson 64; Audrey Twitchell 62; Ray Foster 62; .Shirley Twitchell 56*; Garnet Allen 50; Iva Allen 44*. (*) missed examinations. C. H. Blowea ROOM II Sr, III—Harold Koehler 79; Mor­ ris McEwen 74; June Saundercock 68; Mary Goodwin 63; Margaret Dell 56; Madeline vanlandeghem 56 Jr, ill-—Marlon Drummond 80; Robert Cameron 7-6; Margaret gang­ ster 75; Emily Hoskin 71; Jack Shepherd 70; Jessie Paisley 69; D. joynt 68; Preston Lemmon 66; iReta Bell 64; Marion paisley 62; Carl Dators 61; Hobart Hess 37; Robert Sangster >55; Ross Green 49. Sr. II—Ross Kennedy 73; Robert Nicol 62; Lois McLaren 62; Job Marks 61; Shirley iF'airburn 58; Jas. Sangster 57; Raymond Higgins 55; Gordon 'Campbell 54; James Clark 52; Donald Williard 50; John Beer 48; Mildred Brock 47; Howard Smale 40. M. A. Ellis ROOM I Jr.. II—Marion Mac-Laven. 82; B. Hoskins 75; Donald Boll and Mona Hedden 74; George Otterbein 69; ROnald Stephens 65; Alvin .Smale 64; A, McEwen 3; jack Drysdale 63. Sr. I—Donald Shepherd 73; Ron­ ald Bell 71; Gloria Twitchell 68; Bobby Cook 56. Sr. Pr.-—Catherimy Hamilton 85; Mac Zuefle 84; Marion Green 72; Mabel Fairburn 71; .Shirley Wolffe 70; Helen Wolffe 69; Harold Beu 68. Jr, Pr. lAi.—Norma Sangster 87; Marion Sangster 81; Annie Vanlan- degheim 80; Ruth Hess 80; Mina McEwen 79; Patsy McDonald 78; Mervyn Stephen 77; Sandy McAr­ thur 7i6, Jr. Pr, B'—Donna McEwen 77; George Beer 75; Douglas cook 69; Alma Bell 6.8, Miss Beryl Pfaff COULD NOT SEW A BUTTON ON Her Hands Were Helpless with Rheumatism At one time she thought she would lose the use of her right hand. But “a blessing”—-in the form of Kruschen Salts—-put her right again. “I was sure in a bad state,” ehe writeB. “In fact, I could not do my housework, I was so bad with rheu­ matism in. my arms and hands. I could not sleep at nights, and I thought I would lose the use of my right hand. I could not hold any­ thing, nor could I sew a button on. My arm would go dead, I was advis­ ed to try Kruschen, and inside of three weeks I found such a change. I have kept on taking it, and now I sleep all night—thanks to Krus- chen’s help and relief.”—(Mrs.) J. H, Two of the ingredients of Krus­ chen Salts have the power of dissolv­ ing uric acid crysals, which are re­ sponsible for rheumatic agony. Other ingredients of these salts assist Na-j ture to expel these dissolved crystals through the natural channel. OPEN SESQN FOR MUSKRAT, 1935—SOUTHERN ONTARIO Announcement is made by the de­ partment of Game and Fisheries, Toronto, of particulars of the open season for the trapping of muskrats in the Southern portion of the Pro­ vince of Ontario during. 1935, as follows: Huron—'From the 25th day of March, 1935, to the 25th day of April, 1935, inclusive. Middlesex and Lambton—'From the 18th day of March, 1935, to the 15th day of April, 1935, inclusive. The period during which 1934-35 Resident Trappers’ Licenses (South­ ern section) are valid, has also from extended up to and including April 30th, 1935, to. provide for the trap­ ping of muskrats during this open season. Edwardsburg ronwN no Aiun I KU nil UKANU j—wruu ii uu LU KN 3TKUr I "THE FAMOUS ENERGY FOOD* A product of The CANADA STARCH CO,, Limited *2* J DIED IN MITCHELL Death claimed a well-known citi­ zen of Mitchell in the person of Mrs. /Samuel Wilson. IFormerly Jane .’Lang. 'She was born in Motherwell 82 years ago. The surviving rela­ tives are three brothers and one sister, MRS, WM, TAYLOR The funeral of Mrs. William Tay­ lor, who passed away on (Sunday March 10th, was held from her home Varna Road, on Tuesday. Mrs. Tay­ lor’s maiden name was Emma Daw­ son, being born 62 years ago on the Babylon Line. Ten children and her husband survive MOTHERS’ ALLOWANCE BOARD NAMED Members of the Huron. Mothers’ Allowance Board have been recently appointed by the Ontario Govern­ ment as follows: J. M, Roberta, Go­ derich; A. T. Cooper, Clinton; Laura M. Jeckell, Exeter; Frank R. How- son, Wingham. Any of the members will gladly give information regarding this im­ portant work and applications for an allowance should be sent to the Secretary, Mr. A. T, Cooper. BREAKS 1IXP While on his way home Friday evening, councillor John J. Broder­ ick slipped on the ice in front of the residence of Mr. C. P. (Sills, Seaforth and fractured his hip. Mr. John Currie saw Mr. Broderick lying on the sidewalk and carried him to his home. A doctor was called and he was later removed to S'cott Memorial Hospital.—.Huron Expositor. Look After Your Kidneys If You Value Your Health The duty of the kidneys is to act as filters to purify the blood of its impurities. That is the great work the kidneys do. They filter the blood. Do you think, then, it is possible to be healthy unless the kidneys do their work thoroughly. Doan’s Kidney Pills help the kidneys flush off the poisonous impurities, cleansing out the kidneys, bladder and urinary passages, and make their action natural and regular. CANADAS onfy BODIES aW OF STEEL ! "Crlff Durability and safety ride with you Terraplane De Luxe Coach $980 Retail at Factory,* Tilbury, Ontario (Rear Wheel Shields extra) Steel All Around You ... Sides, Floor and the First Steel Roof! In 1935 there is one subject, at least, on which every automobile engineer agrees—steel bodies, for greatest strength, greatest durability, great­ est safety! Steel—more steel! But when you look at 1935 cars you find only one manufacturer who gives you bodies all of steel. Hudson, in the new Hudsons and Terraplanes! You want complete protection in your car. You get it in the 1935 Hudsons and Terraplanes. No compromise here! Front and back of steel* Floor of steel. Sides of steel. Steel doors, steel pillars, steel bulkhead in front—and the first steel roof—sound-deadened, solid, permanent* Not a single bit of wood in any structural part. HUDSON MOTORS OF CANADA HVDSON <,.d And how these cars do go! How they keep on going! Visit any Hudson and Terraplane dealer’s showroom and try this new motoring experience* THE ELECTRIC HAND Easier,saferdriving—faster,smoother shifting, with both hands always on xFSX the wheel. An exclusive feature, f iA standard on Hudson Custom Eights; MIA optional (for small amount extra) \ J—a / on all other 1935 Hudsons and NjBJr Terraplanes. AND LOOK AT THE RETAIL PRICES! ■gt ■■ u? f°f Hudson-built Terra- Wk ■ ■ * ■ plane (88 or 100 horsepower) , . , g M Hudson Six S10S5 and up (93 or• ■ ■ WO horsepower)... Hudson Eight ■ ■ > H ■ SI 130 and up )113 or 124 horse- U * power).*Prices quoted are retail at factory. Tilbury, Ontario, includ­ ing full factory equipment, spare wheel and tire, all taxes paid, freight and license only extra. 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