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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-06-17, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, JUNE ITtli, J93T Aged Resident Dies Mr. Z. Jeffery, of Drysdale pass­ ed away at the home of his son Geo. an Saturday, after a lingering ill* ness, as he obtained the age of 92 years.. He was the oldest pioneer settler in the district. A yery bright and cheerful old man for his age, and enjoyed very mu/jli in remines- cing of years gone by. The funeral was held on Monday to St. Peter’s R. C, Church with Rev. Fr. Brisson of .St. Peter’s Seminary, London, •conducting the services. The chil­ dren of the deceased who reside in this district are: John of the 14th con, Hay; Frank, Arthur and Mrs. Gilbert Plante, of Goderich; Mrs. Regis Denomme, Mrs, David Du­ charme and Mrs. Joseph Ducharme, of Hay Township and Mrs, Edward Brisson, of Drysdale. HAS WRECK ON RETIREMENT C. N. R. Engineer James Norwood of .Sarnia who has been at the throt­ tle of the passenger train which, plies between Sarnia and Stratford thro' St. Marys, for the past ten years or more, retired on Saturday night af­ ter forty-five years on the railroad. Ah .his friends waited at the Sarnia station with a band and plans for a big celebration Mr. Norwood was making his last run from St. Marys —a run which he was not destined to complete witlxbut one last twist ■of fate intervening. Just as his train was approaching the Sarnia City limits the engine struck a broken rail and as a result the train was wrecked, two exfpress cars, mail and baggage car were overturned but passenger coach remained upright. Four persons were treated for minor injuries. Mr. Norwood has been in charge of the Sarnia to Stratford passenger train on several occasions when fatal accidents have occurred near St. Marys.—St. Mary Journal- Argus. SIR ROBERT BORDEN, NOTED STATESMAN, DIES Sir Robert Laird Borden, distin­ guished statesman and prime minis* ter of Canada throughout the Great War died on Thursday. He would haye been. 83 years old on June 261 Bedridden for more than a month when he suffered a heart attack, Sir Robert made a gallant fight. Right Honorable ,Sir Robert Laird Borden, K.C., ex-M.P., K.C., M.G., P.C., D.C.'L., L.L.D., was Canada’s wartime prime minister, a distinc­ tion that brought with it burdens of statesmanship greater than had been borne by any of his -predecessors, burdens that did not cease with the end of the war but were carried into the reconstruction period, Sii’ Robert was |prime minister from October 6, 19’11, until July 10, 1920, when he resigned on account , of ill health, and was. succeeded by Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen. Sir Robert had been leader of the Conservative party for more than 19 years, his appointment dating from February 6, 1901, when at R. L. Borden M.P., he succeeded the late Sir Charles Tupper. He was a native of Nova Scotia. CHOIR EXPRESS APPRECIATION A vote of thanks and apprecia­ tion for the work being done by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stewart, choir lead­ er and organist, was moved by Miss Ruth Thompson. This was heartily endorsed by every member of the choir present. The choir of Northside United Church, Seaforth, took the oppor­ tunity of surprising and honoring Miss Maybelle Rands, one of their faithful members, prior to her leav­ ing town to make her home in a new locality. Dr Burrows spoke on be-, .half of the choir. The presentation' of a silver cream and sugar and tray was made by Miss Ruth Thompson. Miss Rands thanked the choir for the gift and good wishes. USE THEIR BANK IN MANY WAYS Employees, as well as employers, find many good uses for their bank. Men and women whose sole or principal income is from salary or wages con­ stitute the large majority of the customers of the Bank of Montreal. They use a wide variety of the Bank’s services as, for example: Personal chequing accounts; savings accounts; personal loans; banking by mail; safekeeping of valuables such as bonds, stock certificates, deeds, insurance policies and jewellery; letters of credit to supply funds as needed when travelling; money orders and travellers cheques. BANK OF MONTREAL ESTABLISHED 1817 • HEAD OFFICE: MONTREAL MODERN, EXPERIENCED BANKING SERVICE •2 • • outcome of 119 years’ successful operation Exeter Branch: W. H. MOISE, Manager M K. 1 RIAL And now, wax’ on weed3. ****** */ * The .lilacs did their stuff. ♦ *.****•♦ The dook isn’t even noos. ******** Just a few more showers, Brother Jupiter Pluvius! ****** ** Saw some potatoes in bloom early this week. And how fine the garden looks after that first hoein’I **** **** Well, they’re married, and that’s about all we can say, ********* How quietly Britiain changed from one Prime Minister to an­ other! **••*••• And the spirea and the snowballs. And now for those fine peonies! *♦• •*• * • Despite fallen. the x'adio announcers,neither Madrid nor Bilbao have •** ** * * We see no teeth. now that the League of Nations failed because it had *** *«* * * And the strawberries came out in fine blossom. By the way, where’s that Jersey cream! ******** We met a newly-fledged medical graduate the other day. He looked at us as if he wished that we had appendicitis. ******** A dry -May and a dripping June Makes the farmer whistle a merry tune. Now that the lilacs and simil-iar plants have done their stuff for this year, why should we not give them a good start next year? ******** Getting one’s degree from a University is considerable of an achievement. Seeing that one’s degree and what it represents wins a living fox’ its possessor* and enables him to give real service to his generation is another a.nd even a more difficult accomplishment. ******** We have just heard of a workingman in one of our large cities who was laid off work because of seasonal 'unemployment. When word came that men should report for duty, he was told that this job had been given to another workman. He was told that he was too old for his job. He was just 43 and a good average workman. ******** A good deal of water .lias flown over the dam* since crop pros­ pects were bettex* than -they are this moment. Fall wheat is looking very well. Cereals are, if anything, above a high average in growth and colour. Corn is well through the ground and .has come up evenly. Some mangles have been scuffled and thinned. Gardexx stuff is looking well. Pastures that suffered somewhat from early grazing have picked up, owing to frequent showers. Meadows have improved quite unexpectedly. Apple trees .have blossomed prolif- ically. Small fruits are making a good showing. ******** IT MAY HAPPEN TO LONDON Guerinica is a city ovei' there in Europe where the war lords are up to their tricks. One party .made up its mind to drop a few bombs oxx that defenceless city, following this up with a scarifying of the city by machine gunfire from the air. All of this was work that fox' downright evil must have caused satan to have turned green with envy. (Such foul behaviox’ was not instigated by him, ■but by men who do things that he never thought of. Well, what those bombers did to Guerinica, folk like them are eagex- to do to London and Edinburgh and New York. And there is but little reason why they should not carry, out their intentions. They would have done so long ago had some well-meaning pepole had their way. There is nothing but eternal vigilance to hold those bombers and that machine gun fire in check. ******** . A WISE DAD “Are you not taking long chances in these difficult days in sending your son out to do the buying?” we inquired ef the head of a big Western Ontario firm. And by the way, the head of this unusually successful firm is about the shrewdest buyer we know anything about. When we quizzed him he replied. “When I started in to do the buying, I made some blunders. I have told nxy boy about my mistakes. He has been in the store with me foi' foui’ years since he left the University. I told him two years ago that I was going to send him out to try his teeth on tlie market and to get ready. He’ll make mistakes, ibut I’d make mistakes if I were doing the buying. I have observed that most men who fail in busi­ ness, fail because they are not good buyers. “You learn to buy by buying on the market.” GUARD THE SMALL STRE/1MS Every praise should be given those who are making surveys of tlxe rivers and larger streams of Ontario with the object of pre­ venting drouth and flood conditions. Every such step is a move in the,right direction. Anyone familiar with areas devastated by the drouth of the past seasons and 'who has noted the damage wrought by last Spring’s flood knows the damage drouth and flood accomplish. Yet tlxe real danger lies in Old Ontario with the unregulated waterflow of the smallex' streams. Should farmers be put into the position of planting these streams thick with willows and similiar bushes, the floods would* be held somewhat in leash till the largei' streams and rivers could take care of the extra water thrown be­ tween theix’ banks. It is the sudden rush of water that usually works the damage. The delay of peak flood conditions for even a few hours would deprive tlxe falling rain and melting snow and ice of tlxe greater part of their terrors. Better still, if high pqak con­ ditions can be prevented damage is not ait all likely to result. When such shrubbery may be planted at the rate of ovex’ '100 pei* hour, it seems a pity that farmers who do such work efficiently. Should not be encouraged to do so. JUVENILE COURT JUDGE Word was received on Tuesday at the .Magistrate’s office that, by an Order-in-Council, Magistrate J. A. Makins of iStratford has been ap­ pointed to the office of Judge of the Juvenile 'Court for Huron Coun­ ty. The appointment, made on the recommendation of the Attorney- General is to take effect immediate­ ly, Magistrate Makins succeeds the late Mag TAKES NEW CHARGE Rev. S. J. Mathers, whose home was in Palmerston before he entered the ministry of the United Church is leaving the pastorate of Bathurst Street United Church, Toronto, to go to St. James-Bond 'Church, also in Toronto. Before going to the Bathurst iStreet church iMr. Mathers had been stationed at Grand Bend. Renew Now! Usborne Council EUmvlUe, June 7th,1937 The Municipal (Council met on this date with ail members present. Minutes of meetings held on May 1 and May J.0 yvere read and* adopted on motion by Berry and- Passmore, Request from A. W. Etherington for assistance in removal of bars in Anderson Drain Outlet, Council passed resolution x-ecommending to Engineer Archibald that suitable compensation for work done Ibe made and that it be provided for as such in his report on this Drain. Clerk was instructed to make suitable arrangements with the En­ gineer re special meeting to consid­ er above report. A recommendation from the Board of Health re payment of M.O.H. by annual salary instead of by. the fee system was considered. Motion by Ballantyne and Cooper that he re­ ceive $100. pei’ annum. Carried. Moved 'by Ballantyne and Pass- more that -acceptance under Part 1 of the Workmen’s Compensation Board. At 3 p.m. the duly advertised Court of Revision of 1937 Assess­ ment roll was declared open and members of the Council subscribed to the necessary oath. All appeals were considered and decisions reach­ ed and the Cleric was instructed to notify property owners on decisions corncernifTg their appeals, Court closed. The Road Superintendent’s Vouch- Gi’ amounting to $508.37 was -con­ sidered and passed on motion by Cooper and Berry. Treasurer’s Report — 193.6 Taxes and penalties $141.87; rebate indig­ ent Hospital account $40.00 . Payments—Rd. Super.’s voucher, $508.37; salai’ies and fees $210.69; Bd. of Health $’62.95; relief $18.90; refund 50 per cent, indigent hospital account to county $20.'0'0; Corona­ tion Day expenses $15.20. Council adjourned to meet on Saturday, July. 3rd at 1 p.m. at the call of the Reeve. A. W. Morgan,. Clerk ENTERS AIR FORCE FOR THREE YEARS Frank Grieve, son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Grieve, of Seaforth, left on Monday fox’ Trenton where he will enter the Royal Air Force. He has signed for a three-year per­ iod and his training will include ground and mechanical work lead­ ing to pilot. Premier Gardiner Speaks at Guelph QUELPH, Ont.—In an aiddress to 600 Holstein-Freisian breeders of this district at the annual field day luncheon at the Ontario Agricultur­ al College, Hon, J. Q. Gardiner, fed­ eral minister of agriculture, declar­ ed something was radically wrong with a system of agriculture which mafle it necessary for people to rent some of the finest farms in the world .for sums like $100 a year. “■Something must be done to re­ habilitate these areas,” said Mr, Gardiner, after he informed the gathering that the numbei* of people in seven Western Ontario Counties outside the cities is 30 per cent, less than in 1881. Dr, G. I. Christie, who introduc­ ed the minister, deprecated the fact that too many fine cattle are being exported to the United States, He contended more good breeding ani­ mals should be kept in Canada to maintain the standard. Commencing the work of the Hol- stein-Freisian Association, Mr. Gar­ diner told .of methods which his de­ partment is adopting in an endea­ vor to improve conditions foi’ export marketing, which he declared was one of three important phases of livestock production. The others were good breeding and good feed, he asserted. (Mr. Gardinei' said he recently vis­ ited England and learned from farmers there what small things govern the export market. One farm­ er in Cheshire had 135 Canadian Holstein cows and he declared that he would not use any others in his dairy herd. However, said Mr. Gardiner, many Canadian dairy cows are slaughter­ ed at the wharf, because they do not come up to English standards. He found that England wants a cow which. may be bred sq as to produce? good beef. Watching a sale of steers in Qlaa*- gow, at which animals averaged $9Q Mr. Gardiner discovered that Scat* tlsh and English farmers do not want steers which have lost part pl an ear. The reason is that the Bri­ tish Government pays a bonus to farmers who take these steers and feed them for three months. They punch each one in the ear so that it cannot be sold for this purpose twice and in the ease of cattle with damaged ears, they might suspect that the farmer had clipped the ear to remove the punch mark. * He had pome to the realization Mr. Gardiner said, that more in­ formation on the requirements of the export market is needed by the Canadian producer. A plan has been developed whereby a group of Canadian Government officials, to­ gether with officials of a western livestock association and a Cana­ dian fruit grower, will sail fox’ Eng­ land on June 18th. “Their jolb will be to inquire into conditions and bring back the in­ formation with them, and make it available to the different organiza­ tions,” said Mr. Gardiner. “Over the next few years, we plan to choose officers of these producing organi­ zations who are coming in contact with the farmers, take them over to England, and let them see foi’ them­ selves what the condition is in this market. Then we plan to finance their activities in Canada, informing the farmers and breeders what they have learned. “We believe, by this method, we can study the British market and give the people' here a knowledge of marketing .conditions, so that you will have in your own midst, a man who has studied these problems.” A Bundle of Nerves Never Free From Headaches Mrs. A. Williams, Alcorn Ave., Toronto, Ont., writes:—“I was in a very weak and run down con­ dition following child birth, and was simply a bundle of nerves. “I could not sleep at night, and was never free from headaches, I tried several medicines, but none of them seemed to do me any good. I decided to try Milburn’s H. & N. Pills. I had only taken two boxes, and I am thankful to say that, to-day, I am feeling better in every way.” The facts of Ford V-8 economy are confirmed by owners’ findings. Clyde Young, Emo, Ont., reports: “My Ford V-8 was driven 3000 miles through most trying conditions—snow-drifts three feet high in Northern Ontario. Gasoline consumption—most of which was at high speed — averaged twenty- two miles to the gallon!” J. L. Sayers, Edmonton, Alberta, writes: “Getting an average of twenty-five miles to the gallon of gasoline.” R. G. Rottluff, Metsqui, B. C., says: “Ou one long trip to Seatlie and back, I averaged 27.2 A MONTH, with reasonable down.payment, buy* Jill any ««« Ford F-fl Car under Trader* Finance wV National Plan. miles per gallon. Better than I’d ex­ pected!” Owner after owner reports 22 to 27 miles on one gallon of gas. You can’t beat a car that combines V- 8 per­ formance with economy like this! See the 1937 Ford V-8 at your near­ est Ford dealer’s. Seat your family in its roomy interior. Drive it . ♦ . make your own tests.