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
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Is Ontario getting fed up on Exhibitions?
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Britain has done her very best to avert an unjust war.
It’s jest too. bad, but there’s a serious shortage of termaters.
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There are dheerfuller places these days than the average sum
mer resort..
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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.
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The potato crop in this (part of the province is but average.
Apples are not abundant. Peaches are all right.
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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!"
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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—
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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?
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“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?
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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.
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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.
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We saw a barn to our
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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!
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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!”
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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.
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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.