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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-04-02, Page 7nwcuss NEW TYPE OF ROAD THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE The following poem was written by Mr. Esli Heywood, who is at pres-1 ent seriously ill in hospital at Lon- i don, It was printed in the Times- Advocate in 1929. Birds are singing everywhere, The sun is shining bright, Winter’s biting frosts are gone, Boys are flying kites. Earth ihas lost its coat of snow It's colorful and everything For on the field the green grass shows • Telling us again ’tis spring. The mighty oak sways to and fro, In stateliness and pride, The weeping willow turns and smiles With branches ever spreading wide The maple in the- woodland grove, Exudes it’s sap; and everything E’en forest trees shoot forth their leaves All telling us again ’tis spring. In piercing tones the Eagle screams, From out the blue ethereal sky With great command he wings the] zones, ' j He knows the season is drawing nigh, IAnd far beyond the cloudlet’s rim I The skylark soars upon its wing Trilling notes of loudest praise Telling us again 'tis spring. Road stabilisation, a comparative­ ly new type of road construction in which clay and calcium chloride, asphaltic oils or common salt are [ mixed with gravel surfacing, was an ! important topic at ings in London, Township road for District No. 2, and Huron were holding their ninth annual township road conference and they were naturally interested in the new type of road. Nearly 10 road superintendents and county and township officers and officials were present for the opening day of the two-day conference which con­ tinued the following day. District Engineer E. Eden presided. T. R. Patterson, Huron County engineer presented the paper on “Road Stabilization” and told of the work in building about 40 miles of .this type of road in Huron County. (For this type ofi road fine, heavy clay with calcium mon salt is mixed bind ..the road. It pavement” summer offers an ideal road. EDIT0HI the county build- superintendents Elgin, Middlesex, “near in 'the chloride or com- with gravel to is described as a and particularly The Cost Patterson explained that theMr. cost .was ab.out $200 a mile for clay and mixing, while the cost of salt oi' calcium chloride varied accord- Raked the lawn ******** Sown any' lettuse and onions? ******** |How welcome those early flowers, ****** « * Better an open mind than an open mouth. ******** Sympathy is wasted when expended on yourself. ******** And how the near-sick welcome the Spring days! ******** Sales come easy to those who worki hard at them. • >> w 9 ♦ 9 * What’s that you said about the devastating rabbits? 1 ******** It’s too bad when the rising generation sleeps late. ******** The most elusive thing in the world—the nimble dollar. ******** A wise man is known by the number of tales he doesn’t tell. ******** A Royal Commission is an ad, for a more competent govern­ment. "SALAD TJ1XHSDAY, Al-BIL 2nd, 1030 i JESUS INVITES ALL PEOPLE Salada Orange Pekoe Blend has by far the finest flavour Sunday, April 5—Luke 14. Golden Text Come; for all things are now ready, —Luke 14; 17b. The daffodil pops up it,s head, In yel ow, brown and gold; The crovus too is peeping through, The first its blossoms to unfold. While in the distant woodlands, The wild flowers now begin To germinate from bulb and root They’re telling us again ’tis spring. Oh. come, thou spring, in all thy haste, Most welcome season of the year, For all the seasons come and go, But thou dost bring us greatest cheer; The cattle on a thousand hills, The deer upon the plain; The fishes in the mighty deep, All tell us spring has come again. Then tell me spring with balmy air, Amidst the zephers blowing, And violets blue with purple .hue, With fragrant scent still flowing. Art thou a God-sent messenger, Inspiring all and everything, And is thy beauty rich and rare, Just telling us again ’tis spring. All praise to Him, whom praise belongs, In all the creative world, Of man and beast and flower and field, To. Him the glory be unfurled; He sendeth forth the sun and rain, And all the seasons doth He bring He makes the corn and wheat to grow, For He is the only Living Spring. ----------1—.— MRS. A. LANGFORD PASSES ing to mixture. He added that in ! Huron County the salt road has been rried out but has not been down i long enough to give a proper test, j County Engineer Charles Talbot, I of Middlesex County, also comment- > ed on the new type of road. Briefly he defended the Middlesex County ‘ policy of building 45 miles of good pavements a few yars ago. “It is true we have a debt of 1 $7 80,000, but we have good roads and they were a good investnjjsjit.1 We could have assessed for them, j but I think we were wiser to borrow These roads are standing up and will not go to pieces. j “But1 we can’t spend $16,000 a I mile on roads now or until we are' I out of the depression. I don’t know | when that will be. The capitalists have our money and are not going I to give it b^ck- till they have to. So Middlesex will have to try some sta­ bilized road. Remember it is not a pavement. It is a cheap road but it will stand up and give good ser­ vice. I don’t ‘know whether it will stand up in spring. It can be dissolv­ ed in water. But I don’t think it will improve many gravel roads. We need some stabilized roads around London. We have some roads -go­ ing to pieces and filling houses with dust and these should be stabilized. It will cost less for our roads if we stabilize some of our gravel roads.” Mr. Talbot said. * * * ** * * Now that we have once more learned to walk, why should weforget? * * ♦ ** * ** Treat that overcoat with great respect. It may “do” another winter. ******** What more welcome at this time of year than the south wind and the sunshine. * 9 9 9 •• iSt. Marys .has a tax rate of nearly 5 0 mills. Where do the tax payers get the money? ******** Cautious Bandy says that he cannot boil sap by fuel consumed by his bubble buggy. You may judge what a man would do with wealth by the use .he makes of his time. It’s safer to fight ten rounds with Joe Lewis than to drink two with Old Man Hootch. A popular question nowdays is as to what the coming religion will be. But the comina religion i* already he.e. dome one" has been keen j enough to pomt out that Christianity i is il.e world know, I is the i Christianity I out tl.r i The ii. j the B.b.c j the Lord ..u.u io Noah, “Come thou and all tay a<,t ..e into the ark” Gen. 17:1. It wab God’s invitation to Noah and h.s . Ca ' <• j was about to i m the flood. 1 the Bible the I peated over and over again; ' let him that is athirst come.” Then, I ‘it die very end of Revealtion, the ..aiming religion the ha:- over known or ever will bti.u. ..e the invitation ‘come* greatest characteristic ot The yerb ‘come’ a the entire- Bible. ■st time the >Vuid occurs in invitation is when Another command: “Go out into th-*’ highways and hedges and com­ pel them to come in, that My house, may be filled;” The word ‘compel’ is not to be understood literally, for God forces no one to accept salva­ tion. But ‘compel has the sense of urging, pleading, entreating. So the great missionary Paul said: “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ as fhough God did beseech you to us; we pray you in Christ’s stead be ye reconciled to God” (2 or. 5:20). ' po who bow to be excused when. God invites them to accept eternal life will be taken at their word; God will excuse them for all eternity from coming into His presence. The Lord Jesus made this plain when He concluded His parable with the words; ’’For I say unto you, Thatrings j none o° those men which were bid- , den shall taste of My supper.” Eternal life is God's free gift, to be received only as a gift, without money and without price. But, hav­ ing received God’s great gift of His Son as our Saviour, it costs some- xamily tu be saved, as ; thing, it .costs everything, to become ... judgment upon sin His disciple and really* follow Him. strike the whole world In the last .chapter of invitation ‘come’ is re- “And Adelaide Walker, widow of Xlex ander Langford, formerly of the 10th concession, Biddulph, passed away at the residence of her daugher, Mrs. D. J. Burns, Goderich, in her 80th year. She was born at Kin­ cardine, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Walker. Mrs. Langford was a member of St. George’s Angli­ can .church. Her husband died 25 years ago and Mrs. Langford came to Goderich five years ago. iShe is survived by three daugh­ ters and three sons. Th'ey are Mrs. E. H. Bladder, fit. Marys; Mrs. D. J. Burns, Goderich; Mrs. T. Lingard Stratford; Rev. C. Langford, Dut­ ton; Percy, of Toronto; Herbert of Lucan. There are 24 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The eldest son, Everett, paid the su­ preme sacrifice in the Great War,' and three other sons and three daughters predeceased her. The funeral took place on Thurs­ day with interment in Birr Cemetery south of Lucan. FIRE NARROWLY AVERTED Mr. Alvin Workman, who resides on the town line, Stanley, 1 1-2 miles from Kippen, had a close call Sunday from having his house burn­ ed. In some way or other a spark from the chimney fell on the roof which immediate set fire to the shingles. Fortunately a neighbor happened to be passing-and saw.the roof on fire. He at once notified Mr. Workman and with the aid of a ladder and buckets of water the fire was soon extinguished and only a small portion of the roof was burn­ ed. SURFACED HIGHWAYS There are 94,000 miles of sur­ faced highways in Canada, exclu­ sive of, streets in cities, towns and incorporated villages. The mileage has doubled since 192'5. The cost is enormous. In 193 4 alone the con­ struction and maintenance account was $67,000,000. A spectacular part of the program is, of course, the Transcanada High­ way, not yet completed, and in this connection the name of Doolittle should be remembered as is Maca­ dam in association with the type of road surface that bears his name. Dr. Perry E. Doolittle, of Toron­ to, has been called the “Father of Transcanada Highway”. He died over two years ago at the age of 72. He was a remarkable man. When he was seven he became the proud possessor of a home-made bicycle. Later he made a wooden bicycle, the rear wheel being 18 inches in diameter and the front one 48 inches. They had steel tires. The backbone was a piece of gas pipe. He built another from a musket barrel and he imported tires from England. On this wheel he made a successful debut in racing and between 18SI and 1890 he won many trophies, including a Cana­ dian championship. He built what is believed to have been Canada’s first motor-.cycle. He raised the first Canadian Good Roads Funds. We know a merchant who made a nice little fortune by selling goods at a profit. ******** The youth who would rise with the sun must not sit up late with a daughter. ******** “Not seldom the sternest tragedies of life are occasioned by success.”—Rufus IM. Jones ******** That Labatt case grows a little funnier day every day. Let’s see how much has it cost the country? ******** Would those Royal commissions be so numerous or' so costly were they paid out of the salaries of the members of parliament? Losing Something “I’m going into hospital for an oper­ ation on Friday.” "Good luck, old boy. Hope every­ thing comes out all right.” FEASTER w Between all points in Canada JF “SINGLE FARE AND ONE-TENTH” for the round W— Good in coaches only. JF .......... A“SINGLE FARE AND ONE-THIRD” for the rou/l trip-- Good in sleeping aifd parlor carsg JF (plus the regular seaW berth charjie) Good going any time Thur: p.m. Monday April 13th ■- April 9th,jf’til 2.00 !>•■■■. iviuuuaj Return Iiripit leaving destination up to midnight Tuesday Aprilfldth, 1936. IN ADDITION THE REGULAmWEEK-l ONE-QUARTER” Wl -------- _ _____-E|fb “FARE AND IH BE INJfFFECT. . jfr... ... ...... ............. . Special Limit for Students and TcaenMfo oLFaticntiotfal Institutions I on surrender of Cnnridhm Passen^fl^Hsociation Certificate. I Minimum Special Fare—Adults 50c. Children 25c. For fares af»d further infer motion apply io Railway Ticket Agents CANADIAN NATIONAL We know a farmer who made a neat sum of money out of his sugar bush this year. He tapped the trees when the sap was rising. ******** YES, INDEED! , It is very easy to preach hatred of the foreigner. But it is very difficult to get an understanding of one’s own people, to criticize them and improve them. . . . And everywhere there are heaps of patriots who make profitable^ business out of their patriotism. Thomas G. Masaryk ******** “Although Town 'Clerk and Relief Officer J. W. White has re­ ceived applications for a considerable number of district farmers for men to fill positions as farm workers, and despite the fact that there are some 40 able-bodied men on relief in St. Marlys, only one of these men has acceptd a job in the country. This condition was disclosed at a recent meeting of the Town Council when there was some discussion on the means to be taken to combat this apparent dislike,of farming on the part of relief recipients. The Relief Com­ mittee, backed up by the rest of the Town Council has already given notice to all those on relief here that they will be expected to fend for themselves after May 1st, but this apparently has had little ef­ fect .so far. It is pointed out by one member of the- Council that at least sixty per cent, of the men on relief here were born and raised on farms and approximately that proportion were engaged ih farming up until the past few years, all of which would seem to indicate that it is not lack of agricultural experience which is the stumbling block. —St. Marys Journal-Argus This plain statement of fact gives occasion for a great' deal, of .serious thought. In our earnest desire to see that no man, woman or child went hungry or cold, we made diligent search for all who might fall into any of these ranks. We even went so far as to ap­ point persons whose duty it was to look up and to look after the destitute or the near-destitute. In some cities parties appointed to this work saw that their own bread and butter depended upon their having a goodly number to look after and pursued their duties with a zeal that made it difficult for the tax-payer to bring forward the cash. Lately, a change has come over our way of doing things. The loafer has been given shortshrift. The quotation wo have- just given tells its own story. Softheadedness never works anyone any good. fr *»»»♦*** MUCH NEEDED Recently the department of Social Service and Evangelism of the United Church of Canada issued a pamphlet entitled “Christian­ izing the Social 'Order.” The church was asked to give this docu­ ment consideration, For the most part the pamphlet suffered the fate of the majority of such, documents, It was not read. Readers for the most part simply passed it up. One official remarked, “I read the pamphlet but I could not make much out of it. I could not get its meaning. What I did understand I did not agree with.” However, the Session of St. .Marys United Church gave the mat­ ter six months serious study with the result that it has issued a pamphlet in which it gives some wholesome criticism' of the church’s document. To know the value of the Session’s finding its docu­ ment should be read throughout. However two or three points ill the criticism should be noted. •First, the Session points out that the document criticized fails to draw adequate attention to the church’s work, the proclamation of the redemptive work of God in Jesus Christ. Second, the church’s document is unfair when it speaks of a “debased civilization” and very properly asks from what civiliza­ tion is debased. Even a superficial reading of the history of the British people reveals the fact the condition of the people is steadily improving. Third, quite properly, too, the Session draws attention to the mistaken notion that the weath of the commonwealth is in the hands of a few folks. Deposits in the banks, sums paid in for life insurance, shares held in our great corporations all tell a different story. We welcome the work of the St. Marys Session as the dawn of the day when the rank and file of the chufch are making their opin-* ions known and felt. Only as individual churches make their thinks ing known will there be progress in the church. When the people think they, in the main, think right. i I Lord Jesus Christ says, “Surely, I , ciples. I come quickly.” s^onds: sus.” ing’ religion. So our lesson title, :: Jesus invites All People” is another expression of this coming religion. “All” means universal. And the word ‘universal.’ ' is a popular one in religious par- ; lance. We hear a good deal about “the universal fatherhood of God” ' and “the universal brotherhood of man.” But we must stop just here, ' for the Bible knows nothing of any I such universal fatherhood or broth- i erhood The Bible plainly [ that God is not the Father of I men, but only of those who choose j to become His .children by faith in j His Son as their Saviour. It shows that there is no such thing as any universal spiritual brotherhood of man for such brotherhood exisly only among those who have chosen to be come “all one in Jesus Christ.” The Gospel is universal in its in­ vitation. God is universal in His in­ vitation to all men to come unto Him and be saved. “Look unto Me,” God says, “and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else” (Isa. 45:22). “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” John 3:16 The invitation is universal. But the response to this universal invita­ tion is sadly limited. The parable told by the Lord Jesus in this lesson makes that lamentably plain. A certain man prepared a great banquet, and sent out a great many invitations. Then when the time for the feast came he sent his servant to those who had already received the invitations, “Come, ready.” There And did come? Here is the startling fact: “And they all with one consent be­ gan to make excuse.” One man had just “bought a piece of land,” and must needs go I and see it. “I pray thee have me ' excused,” he sent word. Another had bought five yoke of oxen and must try them out: “I pray thee have me excused.” Another had just married a wife, “and therefore I cannot come.” Yes, the Lord Jesus “invites all people,” and very few accept His invitation. Yet He invites men to a great feast of good things, for both now and hereafter, for time and eternity. The servant made his report, and the 'master of the house, was angry. He told his servant to go out quick­ ly into the streets and lanes of the city “and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.” iThis was done—and they accepted the invitation. “Yet there is room,” reported the servant. i The Lord went on and made this very plain. We must be willing to turn away, if necessary, from father and mother, and wife and children, brothers and sisters, even from our own life, if we would be His dis- And the Church re- i The cross is the sign of death and : “Even so, come, Lord Je- J the place of death. The Lord Jesus Yes, Christianity is the ‘com-t Christ went to the cross bearing the death-penalty of our sins, that we. ■ might have His life, the only eter­ nal life. We must die unto sin and self, by accepting His death in our stead. Why “And whosoever not bear his cross, and come Me, cannot by My disciple.” I doth after UPSHALL—ELGIE took shows all with this message, for all things are now is the word ‘come’ again, they all with one accord A pretty spring wedding place in St. Andrew’s United church, Kippen, when Margaret Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Mrs. Robert T. Elgie and the late Mr. Elgie, was united in marriage to Joseph H. D. Upshall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Upshall, all of Kippen. The pastor, Rev. E. iF. Chandler officated, and the church was nicely decorated with ferns and spring flowers. The bride, beautifully gowned in white satin, with bridal veil and bouquet of Oph­ elia roses, was escorted 'to the altar by her .cousin, Mr. Robert Elgie, of Toronto. Miss Helen Upshall, sister of the groom', as maid of honor, and the Misses Doroth Elgie and Dorothy Blair, of Toronto, cousins of the bride, as bridesmaids, were charm­ ingly dressed in pastel frocks of yel­ low, green and pink triple sheer crepe with hats to match. They car­ ried bouquets of sweet peas. Mr. Robert D. Elgie, brothel' of the bride, was the groom’s attendant, and the ushers were Mr. Robert B. Elgie, of Toronto; and Mr. Robert Upshall, of Kippen. Following the ceremony the guests were at Maple Plain Farm, the the bride’s mother, where was served. Mr. and Mrs. left on a motor trip to the border cities, the bride travelling in a navy tailored suit with accessories to match. On their return they will reside at Friendship Farm, Kippen, Ontario. received home of supper Upshall QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY TO BE CELEBRATED MAY 25th child- 11)36. which the se- > on it But if Leap Year may give, eligible bach­ elors a headache, but school ren are thankful it came in It gives them a holiday out of they would have been cheated days followed in the ordinary quence. Last year May 24 was Friday. Ordinarily this year would have been a Saturday. : that one day in February brought the Queen’s birthday to Sunday and the educational authorities have an­ nounced the official holiday on Mon­ day, May 25th, Never a Thought Pat (looking in a greengrocer’s window) “Those are mighty big oranges, Mike.” Mike: “Yes, it wouldn’t take many to make a dozen.” If The Liver Is Sluggish Watch Out Fo^ Trouble Ono of^tho principal functions of the lR$r is the formation of bile whidr substance is so essential in jjlmng digestion and promoting ab­ sorption of nutritive substance de- quontly liable to attack by certain. r disorders and diseases. Neglect of liver trouble is danger­ ous and if diseased leads to serious disturbances of the body. Take Milburn’s Laxa-Liver Fills for that Bluggish liver. <3