Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-09-19, Page 7THE EXETER TJMES-ADVOCATE the annual Septem- the spirit of thank­ jubilee year of the been reached. The H. Arn- W. D. Miss L. faithful THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1035 prove a 42 Is Ontario getting fed up on Exhibitions? ✓ Britain has done her very best to avert an unjust war. It’s jest too. bad, but there’s a serious shortage of termaters. • * ♦ • • .•* There are dheerfuller places these days than the average sum­ mer resort.. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 The humble, necessary hog has been the farmer's best business, friend this summer. The man who knocks the banks of Canada is knocking the bot­ tom out of hi^own flour barrel. « • * • • The potato crop in this (part of the province is but average. Apples are not abundant. Peaches are all right. ♦ ♦♦***•* What we’d like to hear Uncle .Sam say to Mussolini some­ thing like this: “Stop it, drat ye, or I’ll sit 'on yer neck, 120,000,- 000 of me!" 99999999 SALADA TEA Mrs. Celebrates 93rd In 1885, Brucefield, Clinton. Gode­ rich and Seaforth formed Huron Presbyterial in First Presbyterian Church, Seaforth. On Tuesday, Sep­ tember 10, 1935, Huron Presbyter­ ial of the W.M.S. of the Presbyter­ ian Church in Canada celebrated her golden jubilee in the same town With representatives from Auburn, Bayfield, Belgrave. Blyth, Clinton. Exeter, Goderich, Hensall and Sea­ forth. Mrs. Robert Eberhart, President, of the W.M.S, of Seaforth, ably ex­ tended, a welcome to visiting societ­ ies, which was, graciously replied to by Mrs. F'. H. Larkin. Toronto, The ' Scripture messages and prayers were given by representatives from Clin­ ton, Exeter Auburn, Hensall and Sea­ forth. A^ quartette, “Has the Lord Called you” was given -to ladies from First Presbyterian Church choir, who also led in the singing of 'hymns. The dinner, served by the Barbara Kirkman Auxiliary was worthy of a jubilee celebration. The pretty golden flowers and gold decorations emphasized the fiftieth anniversary. A wreath of rosemary in memory of those gone to higher service was hung in the centre of the choir loft. From t'he beginning the atmos­ phere of the meeting seemd to ex­ press .more than her Rally, it was fulness that t'he Presbyterial had president, Mrs. D. J. Lane, of Gode­ rich, gave an inspiring message stressing the requisite of sacrificed service if the end. is to be attained in our missionary work. Mrs. Lane paid a tribute ito> Miss H. I. Graham who faithfully served the Presbyterial for twenty-one years in the capacity of recording, corresponding and the press secretary. Greetings from Presbytery were feelingly expressd by the moderator of Huron, Dr. who said the work of t'he had constituted a steady influence and given an inspiration in building up of the church. In t'he afternoon the history Huron Presbyterial was given Miss Graham, as follows: “The Huron pres byterial Society was organized' at Seaforth in 1885 with the following officers: Presi­ dent, Mrs. Thos. Fair. Clinton; 1st Vice-President, Mrs. R. Ure, Gode­ rich; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. R. Lums­ den, Seaforth; secretary, Miss J. An­ derson; treasurer, Mrs. S. G. Mc- Caughey. The Presbyterial then comprised four Auxiliaries—Clinton Brucefield. Goderich and Seaforth, with a total membership of 113, and contributions amounting to $365.56. .Mrs. Colin Fletcher of the Thames Road, a lady of rare gifts and charm­ ing personality, succeeded Mrs. Fair. After giving many years of splendid, service to the society, she was fol­ lowed by Mrs. James Hamilton, of Goderich, who. was also an outstand­ ing figure, in connection with work. Other presidents who con­ tributed much to. the success of t'he society were: Mrs. E. H. Sawers, of Brucefield; Mts. Neil Shaw, Eg- •mondville; Mrs. F. H. Larkin. Sea­ forth; Mrs. E. P. M. Smith, Hensall and Mrs. J. E Hogg, Clinton. The treasurers were Mrs. S- G. Mc- Caughey, Mrs. A. Scott, Seaforth who for eighteen years faithfully dis­ charged, the duties of this office; Mrs. J. C. Greig, who transacted t'he business of the Presbyterial with, great efficiency; Mrs. J. C. Dunlop, Goderich and Mrs. T. Swan Smith, Seaforth, who proved worthy succes­ sors. The Secretaries were: Miss Janet Anderson. Seaforth, who did good work during the pioneer days; Mrs. R. Irwin, of 'Clinton, who occupied the position for a few years most acceptably until she moved to Tor­ onto, when Miss H. Isabel Graham was appointed to carry on the work. After a long term of office Miss Gra­ ham resigned andi Mrs. George Mc­ Donald, of Goderich, took her place. Before t'he ,union in 192'5, the ' Presbyterial was'composed of twen­ ty-four Auiliaries,^5 Y. W. A., one Associate .Society, 1 C.G.LT., and 18 Mission Bands. Only three organiza­ tions, Goderich, Seaforth and Exeter remained' after the union. Hensall soon reorganized: Clinton followed and later minority groups in Bay- field, Blyth and Auburn reorganiz­ ed. The receipts from the Auxiliaries., Young ■Women’s. Auxiliaries and Mis­ sion Bands in Goderich, Seaforth, Exeter, Hensall. Bayfield and Clin­ ton, from July 1925, to December 31st, 1925, amounted to. $1,76'5.58. A bale of clothing, valued at $104.- 00 was sent to Maple Creek, Sask'. Under the. blessing of God the work has continued successfully since then Those holding t'he position of Pres, since the Union being Mrs. \F. H. Larkin. Mrs. J. C. Greig, Miss Jeclt- beloved Barnett, women the of by the ell and the present president, Mrs. D. J. Lane, all of whom have upheld the traditions of the office. Mrs. T. Swan Smith has capably and con­ scientiously filled the position of treasurer. The secretaries were Miss H. I, Graham, Mrs. Geo. McDonald, Mrs. Rhodes, of Exeter, Mrs. Young of Hensall and Mrs. H, C. Dunlop, Goderich, all of whom were most capable. On August 15. 1925, a 'tea meet­ ing for the purpose of reorganizing the W.M.S. organizations of the non­ concurring churches, was* held in t’he Board room of the Town Hall, ■Clinton, After some discussion it was moved by Mrs. Thomas Camer­ on, Thames Road, amF seconded by Mrs. H. Arnold, Hensall, and unan­ imously agreed to that a Presbyter­ ial should be constituted, and the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. F. H. Larkin. Sea­ forth; vice-presidents, Mrs. J. Foote, of Exeter; Mrs, G. D. McTaggart, of Clinton; Mrs. J. C. Greig, Seaforth; ■secretary, Miss H. I. Gra'ham; treas­ urer, Mrs. T. Bwan Smith; . Home ■Helpers, Mrs. J. Fraser. Bayfield; Y. W. A., Mrs. J. McMurchy, Clin­ ton; Mission Band, Mrs. H. J. Gib­ son, Seaforth; Library and Litera­ ture, Miss Isabel McEwan, Goderich Welcome and Welfare, Mrs. old, Hensall; Supply, Mrs. Fair, Clinton; Glad Tidings, M, jeckell, Exeter. During the past year the women of the Presbyterial have liv­ ed up to the splendid record of the past and have met their allocation of $3,200. It is impossibde in this brief resume to mention the devoted workers, past and present, in the auxiliaries and other branches of the Presbyterial during the past 50 years, many of whom have passed to higher service, but. we weave a wreath of rosemary to t'heir memory and rejoice in the fruit of their la­ bor and the blessed assurance of their eternal reward.” ■Four of the past presidents were present and gave greetings. A let­ ter was read from Mrs. MicL. Smith, a former president. Mrs. Hamilton, of Goderic'h/was the only one pres­ ent who was in the Presbyterial 50 years ago, and she gave a delightful intimate atlk on the development of the work, recalling names of the faithful workers who have gone. She very much regretted the absence of Mrs. Archie Scott, of Ottawa, who worked for 18 years as treasurer. She told of t'he marvellous work of Mrs. Colin Fletcher, of Thames Road who is responsible in a very' great degree for the fifty years of mis­ sionary work in .Huron. 'Mrs. Fletcher died in 1916. A memorial service was 'held for heT; also- a booklet prepared wihich brought $1,000. In conclusion, Mrs. Hamilton said; “Let us go forward, taking as our watchword, “Love one another.” Mrs. F. H. Larkin was the next speaker and everyone was delighted that her restoration to. health was so wonderful. 'She gave a forceful talk, stressing the point of fifty years ico- operating with God. “When convert­ ed, dio. something for God.” She stressed the study of the Bible, say­ ing, “neglected Bibles mean famish­ ed Christians.” Mrs. J. C' Greig, of Seaforth, Who was president in 1928-29-30, said: “Work in the present; plan for the future; fortify with the past.” She emphasized the loyalty of spontane­ ity of every officer and member in Presbyterial; also recalled that Mrs* Redditt. .of Goderich, was appointed to Provincial Board as General In­ terest Secretary, the first from Hur­ on t,0' hold office. Everyone was happy to see Miss Jeckell, who has been so. very ill all summer. She was glad to be pres-, ent and sincerey hoped that Huron Presbyterial would measure up to the standard set by the pioneers. The guest speaker was Mrs. Rit­ chie, of Pt. Edward, no notes, no hesitancy, just Mrs. Ritchie, bring­ ing us in an inimitable voice and style a wonderful lesson simply told. The fiftieth milestone hadi been reached, but remembrance could go back further, back 1'900 years when Jesus walked o.n earth, the founder of missionary work. The women <Who walked with Jesus Christ were the foreTunners of missionary societies. From each df the little band of Wo­ men at the cross, she son to the mothers of mothers establishing toms in t'he homes? giving thanks for ,only the big gifts in life? Are we putting prayer first? So 'from Mary, the mother of Jesus; from Mary her sister; from Salome, from Joanna, from Mary Magdelene, from Martha, home. Can we see Cross for the in missions? Christ died but has risen and given us power to carry the message. brought a les- today. Are the the right cus- Are mothers s!he brought ,a lesson Christ hanging on the world! and not believd Go tell t'he world that TONE UP FLABBY MUSCLES end aches and pains by RUBBING IN— ■J $«lrs A5«nb: Herold F. Rlfchh A Co.. Limited, Toronto 1 Are those nations that are busy talking these days, talking war, sending out messages by the front door but war supplies by their back doors? • ••***• “If the war should spread to Europe,” Mussolini announced with pride and assurance, “I’m prepared!” What was the ground ’Ot his assurance? Who was at the back -of him when he made his announcement? * * * * ** As the Italo-European situation developed to the breaking point, Secretary Hull tapped t'he prospective belligerents’ wrists genty saying, “Naughty! Naughty!” Mamma’s sorry that the.dears are not nice!” It is> not thus that justice is secured. 9 ♦*9 9 9 9 GOOD SIGHT liking the other day. In the yard was* a large strawstack that almost hid the barn. In front of the barn were two large stacks of oats, waiting for the thresher. Around the strawstack were a dozen Ihogs each weighing approximately 200 lbs. A gobbler was strutting about, while about 150 hens were cackling as if life were the greatest privilege in all the world. That farmer is not worrying about his taxes. • * • * A We saw a barn to our 9 « Birthday Taken from the Sun-Times, Meaford “The people of today don’t know what hard times are,” declared Mrs. James Horney, who will celebrate 'her 93 rd birthday on Friday, Sept. 6th, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ern. Kneeshaw, St. Vincent, St. Meaford. If anyone living knows anything about hard times, Mrs. Horney does, though today she jokes and laughs and carries her years lightly. She says she expects to live tq be 100. Mrs. Horney well recalls things that happened over 85 years ago down in Beverley township near the city of Galt. That was her birth­ place in the year 1842. Mrs. Horn­ ey’s parents and their family exper­ ienced many hardships 90 years ago. She remembers early events and dates with remarkable clearness. S'h has decided to* remain the rest of her life with her daughter, Mrs. Kneeslhaw, in Meaford. Her health is of the best, her eyesight good and she does much reading. For many years Mrs. Horney liv­ ed in Goderich, 36 years in all, she says, 16 years in the township of MoKillop and 'five years in Colborne .township. It is 104 years since her parents settled in Canada. Horney’s wedding day all and her husband owned them was five cents. The greatest innovation experienced in all her 93 the electric lights and other electric appliances, claims Mrs. Horney. Boe­ ing very fond of reading she appre­ ciates the electric lights as compared with the old tallow candles they us­ ed to use, and which they were ob­ liged to make when she was a young girl. Mrs. Horney is the last ■member in. a family .of 10 All the others predeceased ago. Her husband died 14 When asked what she thought the Dionne quintuplets, Mrs. Horn­ ey made a quick reply: mine, I would have no; have five babies to look after at one time. Our family was large enough as it was.” Mrs. Annie Lang of Manitoba, the only sister that was left in the fam­ ily besides Mrs. Horney, died seven 1 years ago* at the age of 95 years. Mrs. Horney’s sons and daughters Who are living today are: William in Ow.en .Sound; Mrs. Joseph Carter; Auburn, Ont.; Levi, of BinswoTth, Manitoba; Mrs. John. Philips, of Brighton, Ont,; Edwin of Goderich; Thomas, Brantford, and Mrs. Ernest Kneeshaw, of Meaford. “My Bible is my best friend,” dared Mrs. Horney, and when reading the Bible she scans newspaper. She also does considerable sewing Relating some of the customs and experiences back over 80 years ago, Mrs. Horney told of having to live on nothing but porridge for weeks at a time. Her father would carry a bushel of wheat 3 0 miles to Lon­ don, Ont., and bring back flour. They had to knit their own clothes, spin yarn, make the soap, shoes and slip­ pers. There was never any sickness in. the family an.d Mrs. Homey her­ self boasts that she has never had a headache in all her life. Matches wer.e a thing out of the question, when she was a girl. Her father used, to use a jack-knife strik­ ing it on steel. The sparks would catch fire to a soft piece of wool substance. Many, a time she said they were obliged to walk half a mile to get live coals to light their ttfire with, There were no stoves either but a huge open fireplace at one side of the log cabin. For lights they used a bit of grease in a saucer with a piece of rag in it. There were no lamps and t'he beds they slept in were made of rope and the mattress­ es of straw. The family farmed 50 acres of land, all covered with bush. It was a common thing to go without mon­ ey for months at a time, and to bor­ row moneyi Mrs. Horney says they one could. They made their sugar, about 500 pounds a year, many years they never even white sugar, Brown bread was used. The firrit settlers in the and On Mrs. that she between she has years is SUGGESTIVE! MIGHTY SUGGESTIVE! We were told the other day of a deputation from a large body of the unemployed who approached a candidate for the reeveship of a certain township, saying to 'him, “If you promise to increase the sum allowed us for relief, we’ll elect you.” The candidate replied, “If elected, I’ll do my best to see that every man in the township gets a square deal!” The candidate was defeated. His opponent promised to help the unemployed to a larger amount of cash by the relief route. So there you are! This incident is full of meaning! • « « • s •• • A MODERN HERO We came across a man busy with plow and roller the other day. He will be 7 6 this fall. The brave old chap had been a govern­ ment employee till he was 7-2. He was retired on a modest pension. Just at the time of his retiremnt his son-in-law fell ill with no pros­ pect of ever being able to work, ■yhere yere 5 or 6 grandchildren who were just finding their way to school. The old gentleman saw that unless something was done for the little people that the farm would be sacrificed. Accordingly she stepped forward, rises at 4.45, milks 6 cows, feeds the hens and the hogs and plows an acre and a half every day. Ontario has a .right to be proud of such men. From farms! like these Ontario’s grandeur springs. Asked why he. toils at his age he replied' “to keep little children off the cold charity of the world!” • 999 9 9 NOT FAIR For the last number of years there have been diligent, frugal, self-respecting people who '.have been Saving their money against th day when .they ,wq,uld be old, helpless, economically non-produc­ tive. When t'he days came when the grasshopper is a burden, thes'e people wished to live on the fruit f their toil and to prove a charge on nobody. These folk have paid their debts, have kept churches functioning, icrope growing, schools o<pen, stores supplied with cus­ tomers, have kept smoke rolling out of tall chimneys and courts of justice dealing fairly by every citizen. IFor the most part these citizens have invented their scant savings in government bonds, or they have placed their savings in banks wiho, in turn, have loaned the funds to men who, have used the cash for industrial purposes. In fact the class referred to have made up the great middle class of our citizenry. With what result? Word is abroad that these people are to be penalized 1/y having their very moderate interest rates reduced. Why? In order that the incompetent may use the money that'the deserving have denied themselves to save. The incompetent have eaten their cake as they passed along and now, with the govern­ ment’s full approbation, 'they are saying to the economical, “We have eaten our cake! iNow willy-nilly, we’ll eat yours.” This pro­ cedure simply isi not fair. A country cannot prosper under an act of gross injustice nor by penalizing its thrifty citizens. • «*«««•« THOSE DANISH FARMERS For various reasons, some interested parties are frequently contrasting the lot of the Ontario farmer with that of the Danish farmer, the comparison, in almost every instance, being in favour of 'the Danish farmer. Our readers will be inteested therefore in the following extract from The London Times. As in most cases, this is an Instance for one to be contented at .’home he must go abroad. Ontario farmers, difficult as the sledding is for them many and many a time, are up to their knees in clover in comparison with their fellow craftsmen in other parts of the world. “The immediate object of the agitation which has now obtain­ ed widespread support among Danish farmers is to drive down the krone-sterling exchange rate, at present stabilized at 22.40. So much of their produce is sold in Great Britain that any appreciable lowering of the rate would increase very substantially their incomes in kroner, the currency in which they pay their own current ex­ penses and—what is almost more important—pay interest on a staggering load of debt. The 30,000 farmers who marched last month to> Copenhagen from all parts of Denmark demanded two things from the Government: higher prices for their produce and lower taxes. They threatened direct action if they did not get ef­ fective help. The Danish Government like the Government of every other ao- ricultural country, are searching hard for means to bring about the rise in agricultural prices and the reduction in agricultural Indebt­ edness needed to restore their farmers to prosperity, and the farm­ ers! are becoming impatient over the failure of the Government to provide a remedy for their distress.” The latter portion of the forgoing quotation beginning “The Danish Government” might have been written in any newspaper office in Canada, or in North America, for that matter. surviving children her years years ago of “Not desire for to were obliged to pay as high as 50 per cent, interest, Mrs. Horney was just 17 years old when she was mar­ ried in the year 18*60. She smiled when s'he told of meeting her future husband going to Sunday school one day, when she was 13 yearn of age. They, were later married and lived ’happily together their long lives un­ til Mr. Horney's death. “Those were the happy days when we only 'had a crust of bread in the house,” the fine old lady re­ marked. There was no relief then, you couldn’t borrow off your neigh­ bors. but one bad to get along the best own. For saw al SO' London district were Scotch settled about 2i miles $roni their home. Mrs. Horney identified her­ self with the Sunday school when a very young girl and was a mem­ ber of the Bible Christian Church, and later the United Methodists. There is hardly a day passes that Mr3. Horney does not read her Bible. Mrs. Horney ma^e all t'he clothes for her family until each one in turn was 16 years of age, when they made their own. She spun all the wool, make blankets and in addition she recalls often going out and pull­ ing an acre of peds in, one day-, tak­ ing the children along with her. Speaking oif severe winters, many of them were very cold in the early days, recalls Mris. Horney and t'he snow was always about four feet deep on the level. Mrs. Horney nev­ er liked wearing shoes. In fact she went all summer and fall and on bitter cold days in her bare feet. Many a time, she says, she walked half a mile to milk t'he cow with the ground covered with frost. Nev­ ertheless she was healthy, and so was 'her whole family. When it was time to dig the land it was mostly done by spade, and the seeding done by hand from a small sack thrown over one should­ er. For years she never even tasted a pie or a cake, and says t'hat she attributes a long and healthy life to “plain living.” At Christmas time there was no .Santa Claus in that home, times were Christmas Day her mother some little pork pies or ‘turn-overs’ as she described them. The chil­ dren were delighted to each get a whole one, about t'he size of a sauc­ er. There were no gifts or candies. In one little school house there were two congregations of different denominations. There were neither •cloicks nor watches for years after they came out, Mrs. Horney recalls, and the only way they had to tell the time was by the sun. Mrs. Horney drove 60 miles to London, 'Ont., in a heavy wagon to be mar­ ried. Her wedding dress was made of goat’s ’hair and wool. too hard On made de­ not the brother takes rap in ZURICH SPEEDING CASE GODERICH—An example of true brotherly love was demonstrated in the magistrate’s court here Thurs­ day wihen Floyd Fosher of Zurich, took the “Tap” for his younger brother, Olin, and paid $14.65 after pleading guilty to a charge of speed­ ing. The week previous, Olin, appear­ ing on a hit-and-run charge, told the court his brother was driving the car. At that time Olin was involv­ ed in theft and fraud charges. The accident occurred in Goderich. Thursday ,Floyd told the court he had not been in Goderich on night of the accident, and that had been driving accused’s Floyd paid with a smile. the Olin car. A Wealthy westerner, financial and social leader in his locality, owas asked by a- visitor: “Why do you remain in such a one-horse town?” “Perhaps,” was the modest ans­ wer, “it’s because I happen to be the horse." OncSi (led “Is the pleasure of the next dance to be mine?” asked the persistent beau of a girl who was keen to avoid him, “Yes, entirely.” she replied. You Should Never Neglect Looseness of the Bowels In all cases where the bowels become loose immedi* ate attention should, be given and. the discharge chocked before diarrhoea, dysentery, summer com* plaint or other serious intostinal trouble sets in. To check these unnatural, discharges use Dr, Dowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry, a preparation that has been on the market for the past 90 years, Its action is rapid/ reliable, pleasant and effectual. Beware of imitations. There is only one Fowler’s0. Be sure and got what you ask for and take no Chances.