HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-05-02, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
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RICE
KRISPIES
Exeter Hydro Free
of Debt
Joins Lengthening List of Munici
palities
50 YEARS AGO
May 7, 1885
Rev. Mr. Dickson who has been
at the sea shore since Christmas, re
turned home on (Saturday evening
last and occupied his pulpit on Sab
bath morning.
Mr. Westlake has returned home
from Toronto where he has been
studying medicine. We are- glad to hear of his success in passing his se-1
cond year's examination creditably.
Mr, John Gill, telegraph operator
at London, spent Sunday in town.
John says he is not satisfied with
the government for sending, troops
to*the North West.over an uncom
pleted railway, causing them to suf
fer from the cold and fatigue and
that he is going to kick,
On Saturday afternoon last' while
Mr, Henry Wren, of Usborne, was
working on the new grist mill at
Kirkton. he missed his footing and
fell a fistance of about 26 feet
breaking an arm and leg and receiv
ing internal injuries.
Mr. L. L, Hooper, of this place
who has been attending the Victoria
Medical College at Toronto, and who
successfully passed his final examin
ations at Toronto, left on Saturday
morning for London, England and
Edinburgh.
We received last week a piece 'of
maple sugar from Mr. Byron Francis
of Poplar Point, Manitoba, formerly
of Usborne township. |The sugar is
lighter in color than that manufac
tured here but has a similar taste.
It was made on the banks of the As-
siniboine River about thirty-five
miles from Winnipeg.
25 YEARS AGO
May 5. 1910
Mr. Al. Bissett went fo Brantford
on Monday to take a position with
the Verity Company.
Mr. W. J. Statham had a new
bake shop erected this week. It is
of brick and right up-to-date in every
particular.
Miss Fanny Bawden is in Toronto
this week attending the Missionary
Convention.
Mr. R. N. Talyor and his sister
Mrs. W. T. England left on Tuesday
for Calgary to reside.
Mr. E. O. Jones, who recently mov
ed from 'Clandeboye to (London, call
ed on friends here Monday.
Mr. V. Manning, of Vancouver,
B. C., who has been attending Mc
Gill University at‘ Montreal, is this
week visiting his uncle. Mr. Richard
Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lea thorn, of
Ingersoll, were here on Thursday of
last week Visiting the former’s father)
Mr. Robert Leathorn.
Mrs. W. O. Miller and little son
Gregory left this morning for their
future home in Winnipeg after hav
ing spent the past two months 'in
Toronto and Exeter.
Mr. and Mr, John Ross, who have
been on an extended tour through
different parts of Europe spent the
past week as guests of the latter’s
sister, Mrs. T. Holland, leaving on
Tuesday morning for their home in
Edmonton, Alta.
EDITORIAL
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The closed hand never receives.
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Those old folk of twenty are so funny!
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These are great days for the farm dog,
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Here’s hoping for an early abundant pasture!
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Some people wear their heads just to keep their ears apart.
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Any dub can get on when the season's good and the going easy,
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When fortune knocks one should be at home to open the door.
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Let’s talk this town upward—not downward, forward and not
backwards!
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Parliament used to be a governing body. Lately it's coming
to be a mixing and meddling body,
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In spite of all that we have been able to do about it, the
weatherman has kept us a bit short of rain this season.
Seeding pretty well closed up last week. The seed has been 1
got into the ground in fine condition. The Saturday and Monday
rains will mean much.
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WONDERING
A whole lot of members of Parliament are wondering what they
did last winter. A whole lot of people are asking what these fel
lows did to earn their money and a lot of their business-like wives
are asking what they did with their money.
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We were talking to' one of those curious chaps from the uni
versity the other day. This man’s particular work is to look after
nature in a good many of her moods and tendancies. Of course
the subject of rainfall came under discussion and we eagerly await
ed his decision. “In regard to the amount of precipitation this
particular season I can tell you very little,” he illuminated us.
But those who look into such matters as best they can tell us that
seasons run in cycles. These fellows hint that we are in one
of the dry cycles just now. Suppose we change the subject.
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Over 1,800 New Rural Users of
Power LUCK
With $1'7,857 in liquid hydro as
sets entered upon provincial records,
and only $8,071 total hydro liabili
ties, Exeter has joined the lengthen
ing list of hydro municipalities whidh
are now considered to ibe out o'£ debt
in respect of their hydro undertak
ings.
The total of Exeter’s hydro re
serves and surplus, as entered in the
latest municipal hydro report, is
$87,987, comprised as follows: re
serve for equity in hydro system,
$25,838; depreciation on local plant
$10,515; other reserves, $85; de
bentures paid $1>2,797 and operating
surplus $37,987.
Exeter now has 560 hydro con
sumers as compared with 260 in
1917; horsepower used last year* av
eraged 398 as compared with 123 in
1917; total revenue were $23,503
last year as compared with but $9,-
466 in 1917; lighting revenues were
$16,53'5 as compared with $3,814 in
1917; kilowatt hours sold for light
ing in Exeter last year were 617,392
as compared with 46,676 in '1917;
and. plant capital is now valued at
$51,600 as compared with $18,978
in 1917.
With 2.5 and 3.4 cents per kilo
watt hour domestic and commercial
lighting rates last year, Exeter
lighting consumers enjoyed an aver
age lighting rate of 2.68 cents per
kilowatt hour. This compares with
a rate of 8.17 cents in 1917 and is
about' halif the rate payable to priv-,
ate power concerns even in larger
United States. The difference be
tween hydro rates and those opera
tive in United States centres would
add between $40,000,000 and $50,-
000,000 annually to. Ontario’s elec
tricity bills.
>Over 1,800 new rural Ontario
hydro users were added to the peo
ple’s power system last year. Con
tinuing its efforts to extend the ‘boon
of cheap electricity into rural homes
and farms, the Ontario Commission
again this year has experts out dis
cussing hydro with intereted farm
ers and; farm housewives. Special
rural rates with free power for cer
tain electrical utensils, are being of-
(fered by the Povincial Hydro in an
effort’ to. get rural Ontario more gen-
erouslly “hitched up with hydro.”
The “luck” that I believe in
Is that which comes with work;
And no one ever finds it
Who’s content to wish and shirk.
The men the world calls’ “luoky”
Will tell you, every one,
That success comes not with wishing
But by hard work, bravely done!
—Eben E. Rexford
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MR®. NOAH STEBBINS
Mre. Noah Stebbins, formerly
Miss Margaret Desjardine, died at
her home in -Grand Bend after an
illness of about three weeks. She
was in her 59th year and was widely
known, having kept a boarding
'house for summer visitors there.
She is survived by her husband,
a son, Ira, of Grand Bend, a brother
Zachariah Desjardine, of Zurich and
two grandchildren.
The funeral was held Thursday
afternoon from the residence with
Rev. T. Wilkie of the Gospel Hall,
officiating. Interment was made in
Grand Bend cemetery.
Cedar Chests
AND NEW FURNITURE
Also furniture remodelled to- order.
We take orders for all kinds of ca
binet work for kitchens, etc at the
DASHWOOD PLANING MILL
15 YEARS AGO
May 8. 1920
Mr. J. A> McDonald, for* several
years accountant at the Exeter
branch of the Bank of Commerce
and latterly manager at Crediton
and who has been transferred to
Lashburn, Sask., was on Tuesday
evening presented with a Masonic
ring by a number of his old friends
who met at the home of Mr. T. H.
Newell for that purpose.
George Hind has taken a position
with the Molsons Bank as junior.
Mr. W. J. Beer is having a garage
erected at the rear of 'his business
premises on James Street..
Mrs. Ericson, of Fargo, N. D., and
Miss Crocker, of Buffalo, are visit
ing Mrs. W. G. Bissett.
Mr. Aldsworth, of Los Angeles,
who has been away from Exeter for
24 years is visiting his father Mr.
Cicero Aidworth and other relatives.
A new G.T.R. station is to be erect
ed at Clandeboye to replace the one
destroyed by fire last year.
Miss Florence Forbes and Mr. B.
W. Ware, of London, spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Chapman.
Mrs. Lee and little daughter Ma
rne and little niece Miss Velma Quaill
of Seaforth, spent a few days dur
ing the week with Mrs. Lee’s parents
Mr. and Mrs. George Easterbrook, ,
CROMARTY
(Crowded out last week.)
The farmers are busy at this seas
on getting in the seed and the Fall
Wheat in this part' is in a fair con
dition.
Mr. and Mrs. Reid iSr, spent the
Easter holidays in Toronto visiting
with their family. They were accom
panied on tlieir trip with Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew McLellan of the village
■A joint' meeting of the three con
gregations was held in 'Cromarty
Presbyterian Church on Friday even
ing. Namely, Staffa United and the
Anglican Church .Staffa and Cromar
ty. Special music was rendered for
the occasion. Captain Innis of the
Salvation Army at London was the
speaker.
Mr. Hugh Norris of the village
moved this week into Mr. George
Wilson’S house in the village, west
north main street.
Rev. Mr. Reidie took the services
in the United church at Hensall on
Thursday evening.
Miss Marie Scott of the village Is
at present visiting friends in Monc
ton.
Mrs. Alex McKellar, who has been
under the doctor’s care for some time
is keeping much better.
Mrs. Robinson, of Stratford is tit
present visiting in the village,
NOT THAT WAY
This word of the rioting in different parts of Canada makes
very bad reading. A great many of the irowdies are taking ad
vantage of the times to proclaim themselves sufferers from short
age of food. In particular and sad cases, there is shortage of
food. But we have heard of no cases where the shortage has been
sufficiently .pa'inful to warrant rioting. Indeed, many of the un
unemployed are fed better than the workers. For one thing, it is
not British to allow fellow citizens to suffer through want of food
or clothing or shelter. Our traditions run the other way. “The
welfare of His Majesty’s subjects is the first concern of His
Majesty’s government.” In the second place, Britishers do not
take kindly to demands when requests and in order. In the third
place, Britishers know what to do with men who substitute stone
throwing and firebuilding for the appeal to reason. In the fourth
place, Britishers simply will not submit’ to the dictates of Com
munists. No matter how they may disguise their mischievous
appeals. For communism is never so dangerous as when it makes
catspaws of some very good Canadians. These disorders in Crow
land and Vancouver have gone quite far enough. Indeed had
prompt action been taken before the riots started the whole trouble
would have been averted. Some magistrates and police officers
need to be stepping lively. Canada is a land of law and order.
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SOMETHING WRONG
We have just heard of something queer. We often do that,
however. But this is what we have heard last. A woman who
has foi’ five years contributed liberally to the relief of the unem
ployed broke her wrist. She asked for a maid to help her out,
but not a soul offered services though the wages offered would have
been a little more than up to the standard. “We haven’t a single
maid to offer you!” was the word.
“How‘ come?” inquired the woman in need of help.
“Those girls on relief are not up to such work. Any girl who
can do a maid’s work can get all sorts of work. The better she is at
her work the better the pay she gets. Yes, and by and by she is
almost sure to pick up a husband of the right sort.”
“But these girls I have been helping?”
“They oan work at Algebra and' puzzle out some Geometry and
tinkle a bit on the piano and play bridge to no end. They can
dance divinely but when it comes to’ housework they are good for
nothing. Why should those girls stain their fingers by peeling po
tatoes and roughen their fingernails by dusting and scrubbing or
have tired backs by making beds and washing clothes when they
can have every want supplied by applying for government relief?
The Other Side
But here’s another story. In one of our villages a barber had
a son who went to school along with the other lads. However,
when school was over the youngster was bundled off to a farmer’s
premises. Here he made himself useful in a boy’s way, but in a
real boy’s way. This till the boy was 15. At this polint the
father died. “You’ll have to look after the family, now,” were the
father’s last words. And the youngster is doing that very thing,
in a little while he’ll own a farm of his own. Meanwhile, thou
sands of youngsters, who had even better chances than he ever
enjoyed are on relief. .The cause? Why the difference? This
boy’s father had sense. The other parets bad no sense at all. Neither had they self-respect. x
Really Funny
And here’ something more than sets one laughing:
■One of our larger congregations found itself bereft of its min
ister, At least that is the word the churches use under such cir
cumstances. A committee was appointed to look into the matter.
Said the chairman of the committee: “Gentlemen, what sort of man
are we to look for?” Now the fun begins. “He must” the commit
tee agreed be no more than 40. If he is 30 or less, all the bettor,
He must be a good after dinner speaker, a real mixer, a good
dresser and at least a fair singer. Above all else ho must be will
ing to come for $2,000,” and that in a city congregation. Along
with these qualification a Scotch member of the committee insist
ed that he should be “strong on finance for we’re $2'5,000 in debt'
and money’s hard to get!”
But that is not all. The committee was swamped with appli
cations for this much-envied position. It surely is a great world.
THURSDAY, MAY 1935
BROWN LABEL - 33< >/2 lb.
ORANGE PEKOE - 40 '2 lb.
Lighted School Fires for $4.00 a Year
(By Mrs. A. E. Oestricher)
During 1859 S. S. No. 8, Hay Twp.
vas formed and half an acre of land
was purchased from lot 6, conces
sion 12, then owned by Jacob Schlu
ter for $10 for the purpose of build
ing a log school house.' It was situat
ed 1% miles north of Dashwood,
then known as Freidsburg. David
Bean was appointed first secretary
treasurer and at the end of that year
there was a balance in the treasury
of 28 cents. /Five teachers taught
in the log school, 1859 Samuel Bean,
18'6'6 Dan Bean, 1868’ T. Rollins,
Miss Janet McArthur and in 1879 Richard Whiting.
Market conditions have changed
decidedly since 1865 when 13%
cords of wood was bought from David
Bean at 50 cents a cord and in 19315
hard maple wood was purchased for
$22 a cord. The janitor in the early
days was paid $11.50 for cleaning
the school and $4 per annum for
lighting the fires, while the present
janitor gets $65.
The log school house did duty for
13 years, when in 1872 on account
of the attendance of about 150 pu
pils, it was found necessary to build
a new and larger school. Another
half acre of land was purchased from
Jacob Weber, who still owns the ad
joining farm and Sam. -Rennie took
the contract to build a one-room
■frame school and furnish it witli
hand-made wooden benches for the
sum of $600. 1
Pupils from Dashwood in both Hay
and Stephen Townships attended No.
8 school and all non-resident pupils
were charged 25 cents per month un
less Stephen council. would allow
them to pay their taxes to this sec
tion. In 18 68 the amount collected
from these non-resident pupils was
$110.70. Later in 1888 the fee was
raised to 50 cents. Nine years later
a school was built in the village of
1 Dashwood and the section lines were
changed. All non-resident pupils
were then excluded from the school
This section now contains about
3,400 acres and has an assessment
of $145,200.
The (first secretary-treasurer of
the new school was Philip Schwalzer
From 1873 to 1894 Joseph .Snell was
the principal and assistant teachers
were hired when necessary. Often
an older pupil was' put in charge of
the smaller classes to teach the three
R’s. There were 21 assistants under
Joseph Snell.
After the Dashwood school was
built the attendance dropped to 30
so that only one teacher was neces
sary. In 1923 the interior was re
modelled and redecorated.
The salary paid the teacher in
1900 was $22'5 per annum and from
that time it gradually increased un
til it reached the peak in 1920 when
Addison Tieman received $1,175 per
year. Since then it has gradually
decreased to the present salary of
$625.
The present enrolment including
a class entering, ’at Easter is 36
which certainly indicates a prosper
ous community since the school is
1% miles from the village of Dash
wood which has a three-room public
school.
The following have served as se
cretary-treasurers since the forma
tion of the section, 76 years ago:
David Bean, Isaac Bean, Noah Fried,
Philip Schweizer, Joseph Snell, Ja
cob Rader, Fred Schroeder, John
Voelker, Henry Truemner, Otto Mill
er, Edmund Walper and Arthur We
ber.
BUYS LUCAN MILL
The Lucan Flour Mill which for
many years was operated by the Lu
can Milling Co. and which closed
down about five years ago has been
sold by S. C. Ghown to Mr. W. A.
McGowan, of Durham, who intends
to move to the village of Lucan and
to have the mill open for business
by July 1st.
FAREWELL PARTY
The congregation of St. George’s
church. Goderich, held a farewell
party in honour of Rev. J. H. N. Mills
wife ‘family in the Parish hall on
Wednesday night. On behalf of the
men of the congregation Mr. Mills
was presented wtih a handsome suit
case by Ex-Sheriff R. G. Reynolds
and R. C. Whately. Miss Salkeld,
president of the Chuirchwomen’s
Guild and Miss Ada Burritt present
ed Mrs. Mills with a solid walnut,
dinner wagon, a silver entree dish
and a set of exquisite table linen.
HURON PEOPLE PREFER GIRLS
GODERICH—Huron County folk
desiring to adopt children do not dis
criminate between blondes and bru
nettes, but they insist on girls. Of
a total of five applications received
by the Children’s Aid Society, here,
all five asked for girls. There are 16
in the Shelter.
DEES IN MANCHURIA
There .passed away on Wednesday
last one of Mithell’s most highly
esteemed residents in the peron of
Joseph E. Gorforth in Iris 75th year.
Deceased had been sick with pleur
isy -for ten days. Thirty-five years
ago he was engaged by the T. S. Ford
Department -Store, where he had
been ever since. Besides his widow
■he is survived by one daughter a son
and two brothers, Dr. Jonathan Go
forth, the missionary prophet of
Manchuria and Mr. Robert Goforth,
of Fularton.
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