HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-04-01, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, APRIL 1st, 1037
HER HANDS WERE
All OUTOF SHAPE
In Grip of Rheumatism
for 15 years
Hei’e is a letter which shows the
value of perservering with Kruschen
‘‘For about two years I hardly
went out, it was such .a painful ef
fort to walk owing to. rheumatism
My hands aird feet were, the worst
affected. I was unable to walk’
without a cane. I read so much about
Kruschen, I decided to try it. I was
three months before I felt better,
but I kept on and since theni I have
been fine and never need the cane.
My hands were all out of shape, but
they are almost normal now. Of
course I could not expect to'.get bet
ter all at once, as I had suffered for
15 years before I started on Krus
chen.”—‘Miss A. L. t
Rheumatism is frequently caused
by an excess of uric acid in the
blood. ‘ If you could see how Krus
chen dulls these uric acid, deposits,
then dissolve them away altogether
you would agree that the Kruschen
treatment should bring relief in
cases of rheumatism.
W. C. T. U.
The March meeting -of the W.(C.-
T.U. was held at the home of Mrs.
Henry Anderson. Easter hymns were
sung and. several prayers offered.
Miss Hogarth read the 24th chapter
of iSt. 'Luke in a very expressive
manner. After the business session
the subject of the afternoon ‘‘Nar
cotic Drugs’ was taken up. A nar
cotic may be defined as a substance
that interferes with the functions of
the body through paralyzing to a
certain degree, the nerves and brain
that control this functioning. Used
properly in medicine , and science
these drugs elleviate human suffer
ings and are of’ immense benefit to
mankind. But their improper use
causes untold misery. The habit
brings poverty, pain, physical wreck
age, moral detoriation and social
degradation. One of the most ser
ious facts about the drug habit is
that it is so easily formed. Many
young persons are today facing ruin
ed lives because they started to in
dulge in cocaine, morphine or sim-
iliar drugs. It is absolutely impos
sible to practise this habit in mod
eration. Narcotic drugs will inevit
ably enslave anyone who tampers
with it. Not only is the physical
organism injured by even the use
for a short period of these drugs,
but the addict is obliged to continue
his indulgence or endure suffering
beyond description with the mind
and will both weakened by the ef
fects of the drugs. Opium is made
from the unripe seed of the poppy
and was used centuries before
Christ. Morphine and codeine are
alkaloids derived from oipium. Her
oin is a derivative of morphine.
Orientals smoke opium but on this
continent as in Europe morphine Is
most frequently taken 'by addicts,
either injected under the skin or
in the .form of laudanum taken as a
liquid or pill. Ain addiction to
heroin is one of the worst forms of
the drug habit.
Cocaine is a commonly misused
drug.' It possesses unusual ipotency
in relieving fatigue, but’. after the
period of stimulation, depression
follows, sometimes terminating in a
collapse. Veronal is another sleep
producing drug that should never
be taken except under the advice of
a reputable physician. Dr. J. A.
Faulkner, Minister of Health, pro
posed a bill in the Legislation on
the H5th of March, an amendment
to the Pharmacy Act which would
prohibit the sale of codeine and ver
onal except on a doctor’s iperscript-
ion.
The seriousness of this habit is
seen fro the fact that it has been
estimated by reliable observers that
80 per cent, of drug addicts become
criminals. The cost of narcotic
drugs is extremely high. The user
pays heavily, for his dope. Young
people should be warned that nar
cotic drugs, shorten life, ruin health
undermine mental power and char
acter. No employer will knowingly
take into his employ a drug user
young or old. ’ The April meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs. W.
G. Walker.
A QUIET, WELL CONDUCTED,
CONVENIENT, MODERN 100
ROOM HOTEL—85 WITH BATH
WRITE FOR FOLDER
TAKE A DE LUXE TAXI
FROM DEPOT OR WHARF-25o
McGillivray Pioneer
In the month of March nearly, a
hundred years ago a band of Irish
settlers with their wives and chil
dren drove into the Mooresville vi
cinity in North McGillivray Town"
ship, having travelled from Mark
ham through the forest in lumber
wagons. Included in the party were
Mr. and Mrs. James Darrach, grand
parents of Mrs. ;S. Dempsey, London.
Unlike some of the early pioneers
who acquired property on which a
shack had been- erected or in a set
tlement where it was possible to se
cure accommodation at a neighbor’s
house, these.people found it neces
sary to set about at once to construct
a shelter for the night, While wo
men and children remained in the
wagons the men worked away chop
ping off large branches and arrang
ing these in the form of a camp.
Later log cabins were (built. .
■Sugaii making was an important
industry, in this district and also in
the Parklhill area where Mrs. Demp
sey's father purchased his second
farm. Mrs-. Dempsey told Ttye Free
Press about the long shelves form
ed of long planks attached to the
beams of the kitchen ceiling where
large blocks of maple sugar tied in
cloth were stored for the summer.
Large stone crocks some with a ca
pacity of four gallons, were filled
with the maple syrup which in
thickness resembled the corn syrup
of the present day.
“Drowned Land”
Mrs. Dempsey, however, resided
for three years in the Drowned Land
areg,, now t'he celery district, north
of Parkhill. .Here sugar-mak(ing was
unknown. The farms were wooded
with pine, hemlock and cedar. But
in this district new experiences were
encountered daily as settlers visited
the swamps and bows where wild
fowl was plentiful and here wild
cats screeched through the long
night hours.
Across the Aux iSable Rivei* was
the iFrench settlement where many
parties were held.
‘"In the evening we crossed over
on a raft and joined a party, danc
ing until 6 o’clock in the morning,”
hardwood floors, no- rugs, no car
pets, but pure white basswood
floors. Benches made of spit bass
wood logs were arranged along the
wall. Everything was . perfectly
white as ashes were the cleaner of
that day.
“The French were good cooks and
at midnight a basket of port sand
wiches and pots of green tea were
carried around. Black tea was un
kinown at that time. When it first
appeared pioneers refused to drink
it thinking that- it was green tea
dyed arid therefore poisonous.”
The Drowned Lands were noted
far and wide for the superior cran
berries that grew in the bogs. Early
in the morning girls of the neigh
borhood, donning long boots, climb
ed into a light wagon and set off; for
the swamps. On' arriving at the
water’s edge, they tied the horse
and lowered the boat, rowed over
to the cranberry patch where they
picked the .fruit into homemade
boxes.
“There was always a cash market
in Parkhill for* cranberries,” Mrs.
Dempsey told 'The Free Press. ‘Wild
black currants large as gooseber
ries grew along the banks of the
Aux Sable.”
iSt. Patrick would have been a
welcome guest in the Drowned
Lands as snakes infested the district
everywhere.
“We often seen a dozen or more
vzhen out walking and on one oc
casion my husband killed 13,” said
Mrs. Dempsey.
Telling of difficulties experienced
by her grandmother, the London
lady referred to the days when she
walked over 30 miles to-. London
carrying a bag of grain1 along the
blazed trail. In a little kettle
placed on the coals in the fireplace,
she baked a shanty cake for sup
per. This resembled tea biscuit of
the present day.
Mrs. Dempsey also experienced
the thrills of pio-neei* life, burning
stumps and branches all day in the
forest, riding horseback along the
trail, and setting out in a lumber
wagon at 2 a.m. for London return
ing the following morning at 3 a.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey are the par
ents of two daughters and four sons
Mrs. E. P. Aitken, Winnipeg, Man.;
Mrs. E. Martin, London; Morley
Dempsey, (Regina; H. iO. Dempsey,
Alberta; Benjamin Dempsey, Pres
ton and John Dempsey, of Hamilton
—‘London Free Press
MRS. WILLIAM YOUNG,
LUCAN, DIES, AGED 69
Mrs. William Yio-ung died in Lu
can on iSaturday in her 69 th yeaT,
following ah illness of some weeks.
Formerly Susan Kennedy, she was
born on Concession 13, London Twp,
but had lived in Lucan since she was
eight years old. Her husband, Wil
liam YOUng, who survives, is a re
tired railway employee. Also- surviv
ing ate one son Herman, and five
grandchildren, William, Dallas, El
aine, jack and Donna, all of Lucan.
The funeral was held from the C.
Hasket & Son’s funeral home, Mon
day afternoon, with interment in St.
James’ cemetery, 'Clandeboye.
RIAL
(Spring’s on the way. We saw a bunch of .girls out with their
skipping ropes,
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Those snow falls mean that a great deal iof wood found its
way to many a farm yard.
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And once more, farmers cannot be too particular about their
springi seed, particularly about their seed oats’. Seed should be
closely tested for fertility.
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The farmer who was alert in tapping his wood lot has reaped
good returns- for his labour.
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After all, there’s something in the management of a business.
Some people will be well advised to remember this,
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• Well, a whole lot lofi snow has got out of the air. We cannot
but think the snow will do the soil a world of good.
4* * $ st m
Again we ask, “What plans are afoot to catch the tens’ of
thousands of dollars of tourist trade that soon will roll through
this good town?” When a town’s enterprise ceases to be talked
about it is headed away from prosperity.
A manufacturer, believed to 'be fairly well off’ financially ten
days ago inserted the following in the pay-envelope of his employe
es: “Can you afford a five-year holiday? I believe ■ that I can.”
There was some tall thinking done that night.
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We have just heard of an interesting conversation. It actual
ly took place, let us not forget that. “Oh,” said a man who had
borrowed some money. “We’ll not say anything about that payment
this time. Add the payment to the principal and I’ll pay off
the whole thing next year.” “On what do you base your judgment
that you’ll be able to pay a year from now?” The man had no
reply.
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Word from reliable sources comes to us that the Italian sol
diers who have fallen on the /Spanish battlefields give every indica
tion of being under-nourished. The pictures of Mussolini show* no.
evidence of his .having missed one bite of food. Indeed, we hear
stories of his engaging in pretty high life. As long as people place
theii* necks under the heel of1 a dictator there will be someone to
step on them. The people who are under the rule of a dictator
have no one to blame for their servitude but themselves.
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DOING THEIR BEST
“I find that the majority of manufacturers are (doing their
very best to, keep moving along,” a prominent manufacturer- in
Western Ontario told us this week). “Times are better,” he went
on, “but we’re not where we would like to be, by any means. Dur
ing the worst iofi the depression I did all I could to keep my help
busy. We succeeded, though we had to make cuts in wages. I
took the biggest cut myself. How could it be otherwise when 1
was Tunning at a little less than 40 per cent, capacity? We’re
now up to about 60 per cent, capacity and we have restored the cuts
in wages. M,y cut has not been restored. How could it be? I’m
plowing every cent I make into improving my plant, in this way ad
ding to my expenses. I know, for a fact that other manufacturers-
are dqing the same thing. We’re doing our best. . *
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„ PLAY ESSENTIAL
We have a little friend whose parents- live in an apartment.
He was about the most attractive little .fellow we have met in,
many a day. Not so long ago, a baby brother came on the scene.
Our little- friend did not welcome the new- comer. He has become
naughty, as nau-ghty as .he can be in his boyish way. The other day
the parents- took the little chap to a doctor who- has- found the
little fellow altogether normal physically. “What’s the matter?” the
parens asked. Aind the reply?
'“He need to play with other children. Everything, everything,
mind yo-u, depen-ds -on that. Play for him, is as essential, essential
mind ou, as- his food and his clothes. I mean just that. And I’m not
mistaken.”
We .pass this on. Play is a child’s birthright. The child who
does not get his full share of play is heeded for a thwarted life.
Why ignore this fact? Every hour and penny and effort invested
•by parents and school boards and towns ini play facilities for chil
dren will give returns iof 100 per cent. Just now we are thinking
principally of children or pre-school age.
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THE NEW ANGLE
We used to be told’that if we had anything in the way ofi trade
worth while that somebody would find lout about it and want to
buy it. Next we were told that if we had anything worth while
to offer the public that we should advertise our wares by some
means that wiould catch the public eye. This stage has been fol
lowed by another stage that 'is very puzzling. We must now, we
are told, carefully study the public to find out what the public
wants that is good for them and meet that need.
This is a bigger job than appears at first blush. It is easy to
fool the public once by finding out their superficial need and meet
ing that need. To- do this to play the Charlatan, invite lack of
confidence and to be relegated to the humbug class. The perman
ent deceiver inevitably goes to his own place. At the same time
we simply must carry o-ur goods of permanent value to the people
who need them. We- must -know what is wanted. We must have
the goods for this want and deliver the goods. Having done so
we must pass on to the new needs, needs- coming, forward with
every hour in the day. Needs simply do not stay put. Folk and
their needs change every moment thay are alive. Manufacturing
and salesmanship are live men’s- jobs these days. So far we’ve
scarcely got started in supplying human needs.
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TUOKERSMITH DRAIN STATUTE
IS ORDERED QUASHED BY
REFEREE
GODERICH, March 2-2— Because
the Municipal Council of the Town
ship of 'Tuckersmith erred in finally
adopting what is -known as the Sin
clair drainage bylaw, J. A. McNevin,
of Chatham, referee, sitting here to
day ordered the -bylaw quashed. It
was held that sufficient time was
hot allowed for appeals to the coun
ty court judge from the decision of
the court of revision.
H. IG. Meir fqy the township, said
the municipality did not know, or
ever contend that the bylaw had been
finally passed. It was only provis
ional, lie said.
The rereree—‘Well, why are we
here?”
After counsel argument it was or
dered that the bylaw be quashed,
the plaintiffs, J. Tremeor and W.
H. McLaren to- recio-ver half of the
taxed costs and costs to the defen
dant to be charged to the general
funds.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The engagement is announced of
Mary Kathleen, daughter of Mix and
Mrs. A. Morrissey, of Mt. -Carmel,
to Mr. Louis J. Groom, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William T. Groom, of Lon
don. The marriage will take place
early in April.
DEBATE at GRANTON
‘GRANTON—-A debate, “Resolved
that the pioneer women contributed
more to our country than the women
today have,” was sponsored by the
Y. 'P, U. when Grace Lindsay- and
Gordon Rathbum upheld the affir
mative and Jean Mountain and Bill
Stewart supported ’the negative. The
affirmative won.
Two burglars were breaking into
a. house, First Burglar—“We’d
better hop it—-this is the house of
the heavyweight -champion.”
Second Burglar-—-“Ho won’t touch
us. He never fights for less than
$10,000.”
RECORD SUM TO BE
SPENT ON CORONATION
Coronation, in Blay Will ‘Like .$2,"
270,000 Out of Rublic Funds
The ‘Coronation of King George
VI and! Queen Elizabeth in May will
be the costliest affair of its kind in
the history of (Great Britain. It will
take approximately $2,270,000 out
of public funds, according to treas
ury estimates.
In .reality, the Government will
spend about $2,620,000 but $350,-
000 will be returned in the form of
revenue from procession grandstand
seats.
This is a far greater sum than
has been spent on any previous Cor
onation.
Expenses of the royal household
in connection with the Coronation,
including entertainment of -royal and
foreign prominents, are estimated
at $500,000.
Costs of previous -Coronations in
round figures follow:
George IV, in 1821 ........$1,200,000
William IV, in 183-1 ..... 211,000
Victoria, in 1838 ........... 350,000
Edward VII, 1902 ......... 965,000
George V, in 1911 ....... 1,000,000
A million dollars is now being
spent in construction of stands along
the Coronation procession route, in
preparation of Westminster Abbey
for the (Coronation proper and in the
construction of an abbey annex.
Various Government departments
are Ibeing allotted a total of $260,-
000 for entertainment of guests and
visiting contingents: The India of
fice is getting $100,000; and the
admiralty $115,000, to include the
cost of- Coronation naval review.
WORKMAN INJURED
John Snell, of Bluevale, a road
worker, will be in Seaforth -Hospital
for- some time, recovering from -back
and other injuries suffered in an
accident in the northern part of the
county. Riding a win-g of the snow
plow, called out on one >o£ the few
occasions this winter. iShell fell- off
while t'he truck was in motion. The
accident happened north -of Seaforth
SEAFORTH GIVEN
POWER REBATE
Thirteenth Bill Gives Seaforth
$812.83 Credit
SEAFORTH—‘The Public Utility
Commission received its 13th power
bill showing a credit to the commis
sion of $812.83. The 12th bill is
an adjustment on power purchased
during the previous year and -the
statment just received is nearly
dG-uble allowance in 193 6.
CANADIANS AND THEIR INDUSTRIES....AND THEIR BAWK
• • THE FOREST
The forest area of Canada on which there is timber of
merchantable size is larger than the total area of France
and Germany combined; the standing timber on this is
estimated at 274 billion cubic feet. An area of even
greater extent is covered with young growth.
This vast reservoir of wood is the source from which
Canada drew wealth in excess of $110,000,000 in 1934
{the latest figures available') in the form of primary
products such as:
• raw material for sawmills, pulp mills, wood distilla-
, don, charcoal plants;
• logs, pulpwood, bolts, etc., for export,
• firewood, railroad des, posts, poles, fence rails, mining
timbers;
• maple sugar, balsam gum, resin, cascara, tanbark,
moss, etc.
INDUSTRIES • •
The total, value of manufactured products made princi
pally from raw materials of forest origin was $404,435,948.
Forest products in 1936 afforded an excess of exports
over imports—$158,560,000—very important to Canada’s
international trade.
The Bank of Montreal has co-operated with every activ
ity of the forest industries — assisting in every phase of
production and marketing. The Bank has had the priv.
ilege of financing a large share of the export business of
diese industries. Thousands of workers are depositors,
sharing in the safety and facilities of the Bank with their
employing companies.
Some bf the Bank's services most frequently used by em
ployers and employees in the forest trades: Commercial
accounts, foreign cutrency accounts; financing of shipments;
commercial loans and discounts; collections; trade and credit
information, safekeeping of securities; savings accounts; per
sonal loans; money orders; travellers cheques; banking by mail.
BANK OF MONTREAL
"A Bank Where Small Accounts Are Welcome”
Exeter Branch! W. H. MOISE, Manager
MODERN, EXPERIENCED BANKING SERVICE ...THE OUTCOME OF 119 YEARS' SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
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ROUND TRIP RAIL TRAVEL BARGAINS
from EXETER
APRIL 9th and 10th
to CHICAGO
$6.65
Tickets, Return Limits, Train
CANADIAN
BRUCEFIELD BUSINESS
CHANGES HANDS
One of the oldest established- busi
ness houses in Huron County chang
ed hands when W- Scott & Co., of
Brucefield, sold theii* stock and
trade to A. *0. Brandon. Established
in 1857, W. Scott & Co. has been a
household: word in every home thro’-
o-ut the district for many years. Wm.
Scott, the founder, died in 1917, and
at the time of the sale the business
was being conducted by his- grand
son, Ross Scott.
SUGAR BEET, PRODUCTION
569,000 TONS LAST YEAR
(Sugar beets in Canada are grown
under contract between growers and
manufacturers, the matter of price
and acreage being arranged within
the industry. Canadian sugar beet
production in (193 6- is estimated at
56-9,000 tons as compared with
46(5,000 tons in 19 35, an increase of
approximately 22.1 per cent. Al
though Ontario plantings decreased
slightly from 39,500 acres in 1935
to 37,600 acres in 19 3 6, production
was estimated at 3 65,000 tons in
J 936 as compared with 327,000 tons
in 19 35. Alberta plantings in 193 6
exceeded those of 1935 by 4,400 ac
res and production increased (by 47
per cent, to 204,000 tons as compar
ed with 138,000 in 1935.
You Can’t Feel Well
If Your Liver is Sluggish
regular and natural notion of the
TO
Port Huron - $1,45
Flint - - * - $2.80
Durand - * - $3.15
Information, from Agents T203B
NATIONAL
MAGISTRATE APPROVES OF
50-MILE SPEED LIMIT
Opinions expressed in police and
court circles favor the new law of
the Ontario (Legislature amending
the Highway Traffic Act making the
speed limit in this province fifty
miles, rather than thirty-five miles
an hour. The new law comes into
effect May 24th.
Magistrate J. A. Makins' frankly
admitted that the law cannot expect
the driver of a modern automobile
to stay within the present speed
limit. It isn’t the man who is driv
ing fifty miles an hour who is the
menace -on the road, so much/ as the
man who drives recklessly and who
cuts in and takes chances, com
mented Magistrate Makins, who 'has
had wide experience on the bench
in dealing with Highway Traffic Act
cases.
“Everyone drives over the speed
limit and that is one good reason
why it might prove a -good thing to
make it fifty miles an hour,’ he
commented.
Young clergyman in an endeavor
to impress the Bishop; 1 prepared
that sermon in half an hour and
preached it at once, and thought
nothing of it.
Bishop: Indeed, your hearers are
agreed with you, for they also
thought nothing of it.
If your liver becomes lazy, slow
or torpid it holds back the bile so
necessary to move the bowels, and
sets up a state of poisoning in tho
system.
Milburn’s Laxa-Liver Pills quicken
and enliven the liver. Their action
helps to cleanse it from the clogging
impurities; helps to open up a free
flow of stagnant bile and restore a
Is.- All druggists carry them in stock.