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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-09-05, Page 7THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1935THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE district bands again TO BE HEARD AT FAIR Those who missed the band music at the Western Fair in recent years, . will be delighted to hear that this ' old-time popular innovation of the (London exhibition has again become a feature, and five bands of the dis trict will give prolonged band con certs on every day of the Fair. The bands featured are, Elgin Regiment al Rand, .St. Thomas; Forest Boys’ Band; Petrolia Citizens’ Band; Mid dlesex Light Infantry Band, Strath- roy; and Fusiliers’ and Veterans Bands of London. ■Speed events, always popular at London, have a further incentive this year with the largest purses ever offered by the Western Fair. In very stock department there is a revival -of interest. Junior Clubs are given special attention with ma jor events, including individual calf competitions, Inter-Club competition Cattle Showmanship competition. Livestock judging competition etc. Women’s and Girls’s Clubs have ad ditional competitions and the Wo men’s Institutes Exhibit and Com petition will play a big part in the 1935 Exhibition. Popular Midway The Rubin and Cherry Shows with their highly entertaining side shows educational many of them, and their wide diversity of rides comes again to London to ■ provide the imidway. The (Grandstand performance is always a feature at London, and a most attrcative program has been arranged this year, featuring a stage %revue which is complete in scenery lighting effects, costumes and with a large cast of singers, dancers anr comedians, many with Broadway re putations. LUCKNOW BRIDE-TO-BE HONORED BY FRIENDS Miss Enola Buswell Recipient of Three Showers Prior to her Marriage 'LUCKNOW—On Monday evening a very pleasant social time was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McKenzie, when Miss Katherine Mc Kenzie entertained in honor of Miss Enola Buswell who is to be married early in September. Games and contests were enjoyed during the parly part of the evening., , Prior to the serving of lunch Master Murray Cameron and Bud Griffith, dressed as a bride and bridegroom, wheeled in a decorated wagon on which were fancy dressed jars of jam and jelly which were presented to the bride- to-be.' A miscellaneous shower and a duster shower have also, been ten dered to Miss Buswell. A number of engineers and sur veyors are working along the shore of Lake Huron at ^present staking cut division lines and marking the water line. A great deal of confus- sion has existed in the past concern ing the rights of property owners along the lake front and it is expect ed that after the present survey is completed the matter will be clear ed up. The engagement is announced of Thelma K., R.N., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Blair, of Lucan, to Walter Nickles, son of Mr. and Mrs Frank Nickles, of Parkhill, the mar riage to take place the middle of September. DASHWOOD S. S. PICNIC HELD AT GRAND BEND The annual picnic of Dashwood Evangelical Sunday School was held at Grand Bend. The result of the sport events was as follows: Running, girls 5 and un der, Shirley Smith, Betty Gaiser; boys, 5 and under, Ray Snell, Grant Wildfong, Robert Haugh; girls 6 to 8, Ruthe Guenther, Jean Gossman; boys, 6 to 8, Jimmy Taylor, George Tieman; girls, 9 to 12, 'Mary Moul ton, Margaret Wein; boys, 9 to 12. Keith Wildfong, Ray Guenther; girls 12 to 15, Eunice Oestricher, Dolores Gossman; boys, 13 to 15, Murray Wolfe, Lome Kleinstiver; girls, ov er 15, Maida Wein, Aldene Eagle- son; wheelbarrow race, boys 15 and under, Gordon Eagleson and Keith Wildfong, Elmer Disjardine and J. Gaiser; three-legged race, boys, 10 and under, Ray Guenther and Jack Gaiser, Elmer Disjardine and Ross Haugh; loop race, 'Garnet Gossman Murray Wolfe; croquet race, Mrs. J Wildfong, Mrs. William .Snell; saw ing race, Mrs. Milton Haugh, Mrs. Henry Eagleson and Mrs. Arthur Haugh, (tie); nail driving, Ezra Bender, Garnet Wildfong; pillow fight, Lloyd Ford; hobble race, Mar- ie Ford, Eileen Disjardine; thread and needle race, Annie Tieman and Lloyd Eagleson, Aldene Eagleson and Alvin Willet; shoe scramble, G Eagleson, Jack Gaiser. Mervyn Tieman was convenor of the sports’ committee. * And now for the "flannens. The early fall flowers are «♦ We’ll need to jack thosesome of horticultural societies. **9 the incompetent holding a plaseof ♦* up ♦ * * * • in the world? Uneasy 'lies the head trust. * * looking their • 99 9 9 9 9 • * 9 9 9 9 When you die will you leave a hole * * Have you seen the prize pumpkin? • ♦ And now ft*’ the school! 9 And now f-Qjr the school! 9 909 » • » That grate fire is just the thing. « ♦ • * « Thrip is no irespecter to be learning. * Our Exeter merchants they are offering the best 9 ♦ of prime * • ministers as Ontario is alleged « are a little* heard of advantageous- ♦ ♦ ♦ * * of the times in the way bargains. 9 The apple crop promises to be somewhat gratifying this year. It is a thousand pities so many of the apple trees are dead. A good average harvest with a decided leaning towards the bountiful side. Here's h-oping that the early frosts will keep away. *•**•**• FOR YEAR-ROUND FITNESS Andrews^ LIVER SALT • Jr read Small Tin 35c, Large Tin 80c, Extra Large Bottle75o Scott & Turner Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng. D»stnt>ut«d »n Canada by MoGUlivray Broe. Limited, Toronto. 51 Main Door College of Arts The College of Arts it located in the center of a group of aca demic buildings and occupies a campus of more than two hundred and sixty acres; one of the most, beautiful university sites in Canada. The phenomenal growth of the University of Western Ontario is a tribute to the loyalty and in telligence of the people of this province; but in these distressful days education as a process in civilization and educational insti tutions everywhere are being attacked. This is the result of a misunderstanding. Read the follow ing quotation from a work called the ’’Tax Systems of the World” issued by the Tax Research Foun dation: "The four primary econo mic facts of a society are doubtless area, population, wealth and in come. Wealth and income would seem to be merely materialistic measures, but such is far from being the case. They reflect the intellectual and moral characteris tics of a population. The greater the intelligence and education, the greater the sobriety, the greater the industry, the greater the respect for the rights of others, etc., the greater is society’s Wealth and income.” Prospective students for* the y Winter session are notified that Monday, Sept. 23 rd is registration day for all freshmen. Senior students from London register on Saturday, and non-residents on Tuesday. Lectures begin on Wed nesday, September 25th. There is a penalty for late registration. For information concerning courses, scholarships, matriculation requirements, apply to—- UNIVERSITY WESTERN ONTARIO LONDON—CANADA 72 Fullarton Flower Show The following are the prize win ners of the iFullarton Horticultural Society Flower Show held recently at Roys Church. , Aster, 3 one color, Mrs. H. Clarke aster, 6, assorted, Mrs. H. Clarke; ■asters, 1, curled, Mrs. N. Heal, Mr. Gollings; asters, 3 curled one color Mrs. H. 'Clarke; asters, 6, curled as sorted, Mr. Gollings, Mrs. H. Clarke; Balsams, 3, Mrs. Gallop, Mrs. Ha- gelstein; Cosmos, 6, double, Mrs Gallop; Cosmos, 6, single, Mrs. Mor gan; Clarkia, 2, Mrs. 'Morgan, Mrs. H. Clarke; Calendula, .8, Mrs. N. Heal, Mrs. Morgan;- Dahlia, 1 show Mrs. Drown, Mrs. Gallop; Dahlia, 6 pom-pom, Mrs. C. Drown; Delphin ium, 1, iF. Gollings; Delphinium, 6 F. Gollings, Mrs. H. Clarke; Geran ium, 4, double, Mrs. H. Clarke, Mrs. Gallop; Geranium, 4, single, Mrs. Morgan, 'Mrs. N. Heal; Gaillardia, 6 Mrs. C. Drown, Mrs. Morgan; Glad ioli, 1, named, Mrs. Drown, Mrs. Cul len; Gladioli, 3, named, Mrs. Mor gan, Mi’s, Gollings; Gladioli, 3 alike named, Mrs. Hagelstein, Mrs. Drown Gladioli, 6, alike named, Mrs. Mor gan, Mrs. Gallop; Gladioli, collection of nine, Mrs. Morgan, F. Gollings; Larkspur, 1, Mrs. N. Heal, Mrs. Gal lop; Larkspur, 6, Mrs. H. Clarke. Mrs. 'Gallop; Marigolds, 6, French Mrs. A. J. Gettler; Nasturtium, 12 Mrs. C. Drown, Mrs. Clarke; Poppies 6, single, Mrs. H. Clarke; Pinks, 8, Mrs. H. Clarke, Mrs. Hagelstein; Petui’nias, 6, double, F. iGollings; Petunias, 6, single, Mrs. H. Clarke,. Mrs. Morgan; ,pansy, 1, Mrs. N. Heal Mrs. Drown; Pansy, 8, Mrs. N. Heal Mrs. Drown; Sweet Peas, 12, Mrs. Drown, Mrs. Hagelstein; Scablosa, 6 Mrs. Heal, Mrs. Drown; Salpiglossis, 6, Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Drown; Snap dragon, 16, Mrs. Heal, Mrs. Gallop; Sunflower, 1, Mrs. H. Clarke, Mrs. Cullen; Strawflowers, 6, Mrs. H. Clarke, Mrs. 'Gall-op; .Rose, 1, Mrs, Gollings; Roses, 6, Mrs. C. Drown; Verbena, 6, Mrs. R. Reed, Mrs. N. Heal; Zinnia, 1 straight, Mrs. H. Hagelstein, Mrs. Morgan; Zinnia, -6 straight, Mrs. Morgan, Mr^. A. J.' Gettler; Zinnia, 1, curled, Mrs. Heal Mrs. GallOip; Zinnias, 6, curled Mrs. Heal, Mrs. Gallop; Zinnias, 12, .pom pom, Mrs. Drown, Mrs. A. J. Gettler Phlox c-ol. annuals, Mrs. H. Clarke; Phlox, col. perennials, Mrs. Morgan. Mrs. Drown; Coll, of annuals, 12, Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. iGallop; haiid bouquet, Mrs. N. Heal, Mrs. Gallop; basket O-t cut flowers, Mrs, Drown; 2 Tuberous Begonia, Mrs. R. Reed; 1 Gloxinia, Mrs. W. Carbert; odd plant, Mrs. W. Carbert; odd cut flower, F. Gollings, Mrs. Gallop; basket of asters, Mrs. H. Clarke; basket of Zinnias, Mrs. A. J. Gettler; basket of ten Gladioli, Mrs. Drown Mrs. Morgan; dining Tooim table bouquet, Mrs. Gallop, Mrs. R, Reed; living room table bouquet, 'Mrs, Gal lop; basket of 8, Delphinium, Mr.' Golilngs; special yard square, Mrs. Drown; .School Calendula, tCarling- ford, Fullarton. A CHANGE Will Alberta be changing her letters from S. -S. to S O S. ** ****** BEWILDERING Funny to see some people who cannot stand up -for iprayers on Sunday prancing about or standing for hours to see the parents of the quintuplets. ******** GRIM The cat is out of the bag. That king driving at 50-55 miles per hour looked away from his wheel. Result? A dead queen, children motherless and a nation plunged into deepest griet and no end of expense. However, the laws of nature iplay no favorites. *** ***** If Britain is compelled to lower her flag just now at the com mand of European bullies, it will be due directly to the domination of folk who talked when they should have been pulling weeds or scrubbing floors. Had this gentry had their way they now would be scullery maids in German kitchens oir polishing the boots of Ger man goose-steppers. It’s time for Britishers to wake up. ******** PERPLEXING One cabinet minister says to the trekkers, “God bless you! Come again in such numbers that no government can afford to ‘re fuse your demands!” Another cabinet minister says something like this: “Go to- that much-to-be-avoided place said to be charac terized by extremes of temperature.” Plain folk are chortling ®r bewildeired or disgusted depending upon their intelligence. Mean while wise Old Man Ontario wonders and wonders and wonders. *»9«9<99 A citizen of an investigating turn of mind brought a curious insect to our attention the other day. We sent the insect to a body of the learned for investigation. Word to the following effect was returned to us. “This species is found only in the backward local ities of towns. It builds its nest in the doorway of some store where it remains undisturbed for weeks on end. (For full development, such as the specimen you submit exemplies the insect must not come near human influence or be disturbed f'o'r several months by the proximity of a dollar. It is never found except on the premises of merchants who do not advertise.” * *«*•••* A MUDDLE That kidnap case of which Western Ontario has heard so much, does not make 'Canadians proud of the way such matters are hand led. We venturd to say something about this sort of thing when the kidnapping took iplace. The worst features of the whole situ ation is that'.the innocent have suffered and suffered needlessly and- shamefully and without compensation. Those parties who did the “positive identifying” have little reason to proud of themselves. We’d like to- know the whole story of hqw they came to be so unan imously wrong. ‘Then what about the ewspapers who so flaunting- ly announced that the whole thing was to be cleared up “in a few hours?”" Then who talked to the newspaper men? Then why that appalling silence and nerve racking secrecy with which it was an nounced that there soon would be “startling developments?” Were the istuation not so grave the whole procedure would make a side- . splitter for a funny show. • * * * • * *. * AT LAST All the world wondered last Friday evening as radios announc ed that British and United iStates commercial interests of such tre-i mendous extent and wealth had united for the development of a large portion of Ethiopia, in this way saying to Italy “If fight you must, you must wage war in the face of financial interests that can bankrupt you and all your friends.” Mussolini was spoken of by the radio announcers as stunned by the challenge that had so sud denly, unexpectedly, menacingly stepped before him. The chancel oris of the world stood by in silent amazement. Civilization, be wildered, asked “What next? (Have Britain and the United States at last learned that their interests are one and that what affected the one disturbd or built up the other?” Has the open sore been cured at last, the sore that has meant so- much hurt to these two mighty nations and to the world? In days when even the radio' seems to bring news with two slow a foot, who can tell? In any case he is an enemy of the race who would keep asunder those whom God would unite for the welfare of every son of Adam. ******** THINK OF THIS I recall a fine passage in a novel I read a long time ago, “Con cerning Isabel Carnaby.” It runs like this: “The teaching of mod ern philosophy is that what is done is done, and what wo have written we have written, and that there is no' atonement fo'r the deed once accomplished, and iio- washing out of the handwriting against us. But I have not so learned Christ.” ' “Then do you believe that What is done can ever be undone?” asked Paul. "Surely that is impossible.” * “I do not wish to prophesy smooth things,” 'replied Ms’ father, "nor to sprinkle the way of life with rose-water. I know that if a man breaks the Iws of nature he will be punished to the uttermost, for there is no foregiveness in nature. I know that if a man breaks the laws of society he will find neither remission nor mercy, for there is no foregiveness In society; but I believe that if a man breaks the laws of God his transgression can be taken away as though it had never been, for ‘there is foregivnesS with Thee that Thon may- est be feared? ”, ‘ "It is a grand gospel that you preach, father, and seems al most too good to be true?’ ‘ "Nothing is too good to be true; the true is the best of every thing.” ’ A ITJCY Nothing eats up. a man and bls few dollars like a bit of land upon which he leans for a living but which he does not know how to manage. We were lead to this conclusion the other day as we were driven slowly along a road running through a one-time excellent farming district that had fallen into the hands of the speculators- This parasite had divided the land into lots of from one to six acres in size. (Next he had done the most thorough, job in the world of advertising and had pocketed, as a 'result, the savings of dozens of people who were hit by the hard times. These people had vis ions of poultry or gardening or flower->production success. In scores of instances, these unfortunates, before the passing of five years, had been stripped of their meagre savings and were obliged to apply for relief, These unwary folk had been awrned of what as ahead. In face of plain speech they listened to the voice of the high-priced salesman and went to poverty as the ox goes to the slaughter. No man has any business with land unless he knows two things—how to manage the land and the vagaries of the market. We expect that no one will heed this article as we are but an obscure country editor. All the same, we know what we are talking about. The bereft and the discouraged have told us of their mifortune. This is but another »page of "the short and simple annals of the poor,” ««*9999« OUT IN THE FIELDS “The little cares that fretted me, I lost them yesterday *' Among the fields above the sea, \ Among the winds at play; , j , Among the lowing of the herds, > < The rustling of the trees, Among the singing of the birds, ; The humming of the bees. 1 t 'J “The foolish fears of what might, be,J ] I cast them all away Among the clove'r-scented 'grass, Among the new-mown hay; Among the husking of the corn, Where drowsy poppies nod, Where ill thoughts die and good are born, Out in the fields with God.” —Elizabeth Barrett Browning LOG HOMES PLAIN BUT BUILT TO ENDURE ABE RELICS OF BUSH DAYS Many cf the Pioneer Buildings Still Serving Useful Purposes—Skill Required in Their Construction (By “Recorder”) Those who. travel about the rural districts of Western Ontario often see the quaint log house and other landmarks-of an earlier day. The old hewel log farmhouse was at one time to be seen on almost every farm in Old Ontario and is still a fa miliar object in nearly every part of the .province. It would be hard to find anything more full o,f charm and quaintness than one of these fine old buildings and when we see one our thoughts are immediately carried back to those days when our forefathers converted a wilderness into a garden spot. When a pioneer came to Ontario he purchased a bush lot, usually 100 acres and began to clear the land and convert it into a farm. When he had a small space cleared he erect ed a little log cabin or shanty, which was rudely constructed of small round .logs. The roof was covered with clap-boards or basswood trough and the spaces between the logs were stuffed with moss or clay. This was merely a makeshift erected to serve for a few years and was not intend ed to be the permanent home of the family. When they had plenty of land cleared and sufficient money ahead they built the hewed log- farmhouse a permanent dwelling, and which was the real home of the pioneers of Old Ontario. In many cases these houses are still occupied after hav ing been in use for 60 or 70 years, and even longer. In spite of theiT great age they are usually found to be in good condition. On most Orf the farms they have been replaced with frame or brick residences However, on a gre at many places where more modern dwellings have has been preserved and put to good use as a garage, workshop, wood shed, .poultry-house or henhouse This is one of the main reasons that they are still to be seen on so many Ontario farms. Nevertheless, many families have also preserved them for reasons purely sentimental. It would be a difficult thing to find a warmer or a more .permanent home than the hewed log farmhouse. These buildings, when properly cared for are capable of lasting for generations as they were built o.f the very best materials. They were constructed in various sizes, such as 16 ft. by 24 ft 20 ft. by 30 ft., etc. and some o.f them' had stone foundations. The majority of them stood on huge oak blocks, which were buried in the ground; the top of the blocks being slightly above the level of the earth. 'Only a few had cellars stone or log milkhouses being built instead. The Interior The average log house consisted of a large living-room and two bed rooms adjoining. The upstairs was nearly always one room, a sort of attic, which held extra beds if the family was large. The majority of them were heated by stoves, only the largest having fireplaces. All log houses had kitchens, which were gen erally of frame and built in the form of a lean-to. Some of them were peaked r-oofs buildings and nearly as large as the houses to which they were attached. The inside walls were of matched pine lumber, the wall 'paper beihg put on .over this. The floors, 'partitions and ceilings were also of matched lumber. However, it is the great logs themselves that are the m-ost .inter esting thing about these structures. Thejr were hewed from trees cut on the farm and were of pak, rock elm or red beech. In parts of the'pro- vincs where sueh timber is found they were of .pine, cedar or tamarack The logs were cut long enough t-o go the whole length or width of the house, except where there were doors and windows. They were usually hewed .on to sides and were sized down to whatever thickness the own er wished the walls to be. This var ied from eight "tig 12 inches. Thus a hewed log was often three times in breadt’ what it was in thickness. All hewing, cutting, etc., was done by axes as saws were not very common in the early days. All the logs we're dove-tailed (duff-tailed) at the ends, and when put together in this way they could not come apart at the corners of the house.The dove-tails were cut in such a way that they locked togeth.br and also shed the rainwater. The dove-tailing was very skilful work and was always done by an- exper ienced axeman. The cracks between the logs were filled with a coarse white plaster, which was made in much the same way that mortar is manufactured at the present time This plastering gave the house a streaked appearance, that added greatly to its picturesqueness. The gable-ends were of pine lumber or lapsiding and the roofs were covered with cedar shingles. On some of the earlier buildings the shingles were carefully handmade, cut from blocks of cedar. In more recent yeaTs many log i houses have had concrete founda tions put under them and have been sided over wit matched pine lumber and painted. They now resemble a frame house, but are much warmer and more substantial. Others have been stuccoed and even brick ven eered. ■Some owners of these buildings have painted the logs with creosote to insure their preservation, and some have even hewed new logs and used them to replace old one that- had become rotten. During the .past decade or so a number of people have purchased old farmhouses and have erected them at lakeside re sorts for summer cottages. -.They serve this purpose well and look very antique, especially when a rus tic porch and stone chimney are added. .Some of the greatest men in our country were born in log houses, and it is hoped that in the future rural people of Ontario will see that some -of the best of these and other land marks will be ip'reserved. The var ious organizations which are now taking steps in this direction, are well worthy of our help. Boss—You are 20 minutes late again. Don’t you know what time we start work at this factory? New Employee—No, sir. They’re al ways at it when I get here. 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