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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-12-02, Page 7Council Affairs Called Off When Reeve Quits Township Business Left in Air After Move to Undo Previous Work Failed o---o—O Anyhow W« W« Connor, Served Long Without Pay O---0—-o Municipal Clerk Gave Many Years But Not on Payroll—Unusual Lines Names in Stanley o---o---o By Harry J. Boyle Stanley Township, lying just south of Goderich Township in the County of Huron, was named after one of the directors of the Canada Land Company-, as were many others, but ■there was little indication of its be­ ing settled until Rev. Mr. Coopei’ settled on lot 33, on the London Rd. In 4833, when Mr. Copper located on lot 33 he concentrated on farm- but that did not stop him from^his ministerial work, and he acted as a spiritual guide in Stanley, Goderich Hay and Tuckersmith ‘Townships. Between 1833 and 1836 those settling along the London road in­ cluded Donald McMullen, David Mc­ Kenzie and Robert Gibson, with John McIntosh on the Tuckersmith side of the road, but 183 6 saw quite an influx of settlers to that point, among them being. Donald McDonald who located on lot 32, near the vil­ lage of Granton which had been named by -Peter Grant. In 1936, Aexander Ross came out from Invernesshire, Scotland, bring­ ing with fa-im four sons. At that time the only settler on the spot where the present village of Brucefield stands was Peter McMullen. There was no house between Granton and Clinton. Toward the interior of the township in 18-36. Daniel Br-uns- den settled in what is known as the Brunsdon line. Mr. Brunsdon was of U. E. Loyalist stock and had been a dispatch bearer in the Canadian militia along the .St. Lawrence in 1812-1815. 90th Milestone Reaching another milestone, David Gantplon celebrated his 90th birth­ day on November 27tlh, A real vet­ eran, he is still hale and hearty and actively engaged in the business of livestock buying every day. This year he has paid to the farmers with­ in a radius of twelve miles a huge amount of money somewhere over the $8,0001 nxank. -Close to. 4,000 hogs have been shipped. 1,300 lambs an<J some 20 calves. He tells interesting stories of his early days in the apple buying business. Fortunes have been lost and reclaimed, and Mr. Cantelon recalls that on three occasions he was flat broke. He was known once as the Huron County apple king. For some time now he has devot­ ed all his time’ to the buying of hogs and lambs and says he has no inten­ tion of retiring, in fact he says his doctor tells .him to carry pn. He was warden of Huron County in 1914. THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE TIDE PURCHASING ABEA XS ♦*I>EPLQRABLY SMALL” The words that head these remarks are from the monthly let­ ter of one of the big banks to describe the .purchasing area of west­ ern Canada, Let u.s see, was not this the area where a decade or so ago pennies were held in contempt and where folk called young men who plodded along in old Ontario anything but good finan­ ciers? This is not said to. hurt the feelings of anyone noi' to grat­ ify one’s desire to say “I told you so.” It is intended as a remind­ er that economic laws are as inexorable as the Jaw of .gravitation. It is still true that if one takes care of the pennies the dollars will equally true that the 'party who wastes his purchasing power “deplorably small” ” limited. take of themselves, It is his pennies soon will find and his credit “deplorably economic law. There is np exception to this * ** • »« BREAKING THE TIIURSDAY, DECEMBER W Low Land Sets People Talking of High Water o---0---0 W' Speculate Upon What Learned Folk Say About Lake Huron of Long! Ago 0-—o--0 Mor© Than aoo Feet Above Modern Levels 0—0—Q Sand and Markings Qf Rock Direct Curious Minds Buck Many Centuries l\[ore“life>> and nutrition in PURITS FLOUR Best for all your Baking VPF237 FIFTY SNOWPLOWS TO KEEP W. O- ROADS OPEN A fleet of fifty snowplows will fight against snow blockades in Western Ontario this year, accord­ ing to plans being made by the On­ tario Department of Highways. ^'en- ders are coming in for about 25 pri­ vately owned plows which will op­ erate under contract from the Gov­ ernment. In addition to these the Department has about an equal num­ hex' of truciks and plows of its own. Two plows will be available in the local residency this week. -Othex’ wintei' preparations by the high­ ways department include the erec­ tion of many miles of snow fence, and the placing also of several thou­ sand tons of sand, to be uesd in combating icy road conditions. Ef­ forts to keep all mainly traveled King's highways in Western Ontario open during the wintei' will be made by the department. I the first was Clerk Without Salary In Stanley Township, the .greater number of the north and south lines have been named after first settlers, or as a result of local feeling. Mc­ Naughton line after John MbNaugh; ton; the road along the lake was named the Sable line as it crossed over the river of that name, The Goschen Line was first .settled by Protestants exclusively and Bablyon line by Catholics in the instance. The first township meeting (held in 1-913 6 at which the clerk was W. W. Connor an office he held for many years without any salary. At the council meeting of 18!66 Dr. Woods, the reeve sent a mes­ sage disclaiming his seat. Prompity a motion' was moved by R. H. Gardner seconded by Thos. Baird, “‘that every and all resolutions passed, moved oi’ seconded by Dr. Woods at this council at its -first Varna meeting, being the first meeting of the pres­ ent current year, be abolished, can­ celed, and have no effect whatever on either the past, present or future proceedings of the council .foY the present and current year.” This motion did not prevail for it was felt to be impracticable to reg­ ulate the past proceedings of any legislative body. A deadlock result­ ed and not. a single motion passed the board, although 20 y<ere moved and seconded. Meeting defeated a motion to adjo-urn and members just departed. There was no meeting from that time till Dr, Woods was re-elect­ ed deputy-reeve at the next meeting, however. The township gave a bonus ot $10,000 to the L. H. & B. Railway and issued debentures to this amount . to aid in construction. The council made substantial improvements to Bayfield harbor, built a hall at Varna and made many improve­ ments to roads and bridges. SLOW DRIVING CHARGE FAILS First charge of “slow-driving” to be heard in Huron County Police Court failed to bring a conviction, Magistrate J. A. Makins after hear­ ing the evidence, telling Argles Lockhart, Goderich Township youth “Don’t do it again—you may go.” ■Chief Fremlin of Clinton said Lockhart drove on the main streets of that town at four miles an hour holding up Sunday evening traffic and causing much tooting of horns. On a charge of stealing a steer from Fred Hogarth, .Stephen Town­ ship, Elmer Keller, Exeter, pleaded not guilty and elected trial by Judge and jury. Bail of -$'500 was fixed, •pending a preliminary hearing one week hence. Charles Weston, Newton Sturgeon James Sturgeon and Earl Sweitzer, Bayfield men, pleaded not guilty to the theft of two overcoats and other wearing apparel from the -Cloakroom of Oddfellow’s Hall, Goderich, dur­ ing a dance November 19, last. The quartette, however, elected summary trial, the date of which was fixed for next Thursday, the Crown not being ready to proceed. MBS. HARRIS BURIED The funeral of Mrs. Oliver Harris who died at Thorndale in her ;6i9th year, was held this afternoon to Bethel Church, Munro. Interment was in Bethel Cemetery. Her Hus­ band, Oliver Harris, was a former reeve of Fullarton Township, and died" six years ago. They lived near Mitchell for many years,, but re­ cently she went to live with a ne­ phew at Thorndale. Dyspepsia Indigestion Stomach Disorders Cause Great Distress Get Rid Of Them By Using A T. MILBURN CO., LTD., PRODUCT CENT A MILE Round Trip Bargain FARES Minimum Fares. 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For Fares, Retutn Limits, Train information, Tickets, consult ‘ Neafefct Agent Bee handbills for domjplete list of destinations T.501A CANADIAN NATIONAL « ... ,,, .jag, -oot v.-ir.-i1-Vi:i;--i .11 (ft LADDER with Britain. When Germany was a -poor country under the leadership of that right merry but highly efficient monarch, Frederick the Great, Britain poured hex* money into German coffers till Germany became one of the great powers of the whole world. This was the making of the ladder, Then under the mighty Kaiser Wilhelm of very unhappy, memory, Germany climbed to a place of domination if not of domineering in world affairs. Under Hitler Britain has been induced to treat Germany with the extreme of consideration. This was the using of the ladder' tp give Germany the balance of -power in Europe. Now that Britain needs help in bringing about stable conditions in the world, Hitler makes demands that Britain cannot accept and retain her self‘respect. This is the breaking of the ladder. And this is the very thing that anyone with eyes in his head looked for. There is no such thing as national gratitude. Germany has not only des­ pised the ladder made possible for ihei' use by Britain, the best friend she ever had and still has in all the world, but she is using that ladder as a club to -beat to death that very friend. ******** That’s what Germany has done IT DOESN’T SEEM RIGHT The powers that be are getting busy about some sort ofzun- employment insurance. Let us look at some agpects of the problem facing- us. There are some citizens who simply cannot work be­ cause of physical and mental limitations. Every instinct of human­ ity urges that these be provided for. There are others who are born into conditions which make education and training for life’s responsibilities an impossibility, as far as homes are concerned. The state must look after all such, or run the risk of increasing criminal clasg.|There are others who- have been overtaken by mis­ fortune of some sort, either through sickness or roguery and who are now in life's seal' and yellow leaf. These must be taken __ of. -Foi' the unfortunate the state has unbounded resources of help and cheer, But what of those who went theii' merry way without thought of the future, who when they had work gave no thought of what the next day might bring and who scoffed af every warning or suggestion that they should read the signs of' the times, who utterly scorned the reminders that the termors of old age and uncertainties of middle life were just a few steps ahead, who1 their whole cake and now turn to the thrifty and the prudent manding the major share of their cake • Most seriously do we ask, where does sympathy come in this improvident class? Quite as seriously do we ask is not severe pinching hunger about the only teacher that will give these happy- gO'-luckies the lesson they need? “But we can’t let people starve!” some one says. The reply is that no one need even approach star­ vation in this country. But folk will need tP work and to- wonk at such jobs as people can give them, and for such wages as the en­ terprise will .stand. Let it not be forgotten that the -Caledonian canal was built by men whose board was pease brose and pease cake 2-1 times a week for a .rarity. When this class fails to find “.work that suits them they should be set to work at fixing up our rivers and streams and doing other'things that will afford them a. bite and a sup and a roof but on such terms as will not bring them into- competition with workmen who are hoeing theii’ own row. This thing of assuring the loafers of the country an easy living is- about the most degrading activity to which a government should lend itself. The, less paternalism we have in Canada the better for Canada and for every one of her citizens. The more that is done for the individual, the less he is likely, to do foi* himself, resulting in his own hurt and the country's weakening. ’ ******** the care the ate de- for By W. H. Johnston in the London Free Press (Stretching along the west side of the County of Huron is an almost level strip of land from six to eight miles wide on the average, though in places it is much narrower. As we travel inward, we find a gentle rise of land until its limit is reached, when a distinct rise of, say, 10' feet is encountered, after which the land stretches away to higher level until met. The first plain first settled in the early days because of easy access to Lake Huron. In these days the lake shore strip was wet and subject to summer frosts, serious drawbacks and some, of the settlers moved farthed east and lo­ cated on the higher level. At presnt there is little difference in the har­ vests reaped on both slopes, as the soil is about the same. In fact, in some of the townships towards the south of the county, better crops ot wheat are grown on the lowei’ slope than farther inland. Inquiring minds often about these slopes. iSome ,said Huron must have covered the lower slope at one time, but there skeptical ones who doubted it. formei' based their thec-ryi on the fact that the^.ridge, dividing the slopes, was composed largely of sand mixed with gravel. They reasoned this deposit is somewhat like what we might ex.pct along the shore of a great lake, but they had to admit the gravel is not much like the sharp grainy gravel found beside the water. That is living; this is dead, and so it was, because the possibly 50,000 years it has been weathered by rain, snow and sunshine. HURON MEDICAL SOCIETY ELECTS NEW OFFICERS Members of the Huron Medical Society has elected officers as fol­ lows; President, Dr. Vokes, of Dun­ gannon; vice-president, Dr. Wallace, of Goderich and Dr, 'G. C.- Jarrett, of Seaforth, secretary-treasurer. FRFF1I l\K.C« BOOK ON HOCKEY the east at this another rise is mentioned was wondered Lake were The Doujbters Convinced iBut one day in the eighties of gravel pit cn con- nine in the town- a stratum of real gravel was uncov- the “MY PEOPLE WILL NOT CONSIDER” .Plain words were spoken at a Kingston luncheon the other day by Professor W. T. Jackman, professor of transportation, University of Toronto, regarding the way the Duff report had been" treated by the authorities of this Dominion. This report had plainly indicat­ ed that effective measures should be employed “to secure the ef­ ficient and economical working” of Canadian railways. This report has gone unheeded. Professor Jackman knows whereof 1m speaks. He stands ready at anytime to defend his position. His statements are matters of record. -Here is what ih-e told his listeners: KINGSTON—-Warning of the Duff Royal Commission five years ago that effective measures must be employed “to secure the effi­ cient and economical working” of Canadian railways heeded, W. (T. Jackman, -Professor of Transportation of Toronto, said here in a recent luncheon address. “Five years have passed since this warning was has gone un- at University given by the Royal Commisison and still the former condition prevail, with end­ less extravagance and the waste of public revenues from taxation on account of the .publicly-owned railways,” he said. “Political forces still exert theii’ influences while Ottawa is in­ different to the Royal Commission’s serious note of warning. “European oi‘ Asiatic conditions may at any; moment precipi­ tate a world catastrophe; large amounts may have to be spent in the Prairie Provinces to restore the drought-stricken areas; contin­ uation of unemployment relief may add its tens of millions to the taxpayers burdens; public works programs, which yield no return on the capital investment, deplete still come. "But, notwitnstanding, Ottawa .gives Railways’ ‘red threat of extravagance,’ 1932-1936, piled -up $260,'000/0’00 of past deficits, exclusive of in­ terest due the Domininon. 'These conditions which may at any time imperil oi’ destroy our financial security, are no figment of imag­ ination as those familiar with Dominion Treasury operations are well aware.” furt'l&r the taxpayers’ in- little .heed to the National which, in the four years, Take C. N. R. Out of Politics Professor Jackman referred to a retaking the Canadian Na­ tional Railways “out of politics.” The reasonable course would be ' to estabish efficient combined operation of the C. N. R. and the Canadian Pacific Railway “by one company, free front political in­ fluences and with rates and services regulated by the Board of Railway Commissioners.” Professor Jac-kman referred to a recent speech here by S. W. Fairweather, director of the C. N, R. Bureau of Economics, said aii attempt was made to “break down the confidence Of people of -Canada in the Canadian National iRailwaysS?* The Facts Are There “In reality,” asserted Professor Jackman, “the -greatest factors tending to- break ’down the -people’s confidence in this enterprise are not wliat people are saying about it, .but the its administration and its financial results.” He said that in the last five years the C, ministered -by four different administrations, under recent conditions of instability of control, especially when political influences dictate these changes of control?” he asked. One of the most potent factors against public honfiden-oe in the railway was “tihe action of parliament at its last session In wiping oft a Urge portion of the railway*® obligation and dissembling its entire financial structure—a piece of political manipulation and finan-cisl I’Tidelily witbonf a parallel.” last century, in a ( cession eight and ship of Ashfield, living lake shore ered and even the doubting ones were convinced. *' What do scientists tell us? Just this: Long ages ago, Lake Huron was much higher than it has been in-the memory of man. In fact, it is claimed it was at least 232 feet 'high­ er than it is today, and therefore covered a much larger area of land. For proof as to its former height they point to the island of iMichi- limaclkimac, in the Mackinac .Strait connecting Lakes Huron and Lake Michigan. On this island we find a rocky) .peak that shows undoubt­ ed evidence of wearing by the action of waves of water. The small hol­ low, horizontal, parallet rings run­ ning round this rocky peak pro­ vide mute confirmation of the teach­ ing of the learned men who have studied the geological changes in North America. (For the last 50 to 60 years, this gravel ridge, running south, has been a blessing to the township roads. 'On the eighth and ninth concessions in Ashfield, the brow of the ridge is about -15 rods west of Finlay’s -Schoolhouse. In 18 65, -on the brow was a small pit, about five square and three feet deep, cut of “which someone had taken a load or two of sand. Children then called it “The Sandhole” and as such it was knowxx for many years. Aftei' a few years, gravel was being placed upon the roads, and much of it was ■taken from this pjit; ,in fact, so much that today the road from the school grounds west is completely excavated, and the .pit is now extend­ ing into the fields Good gravel roads ai'e the result. Farther south in •and Kent, merged to a greater distance inland, and we find a much wider plain of level land, with a scarcity of inland gravel ridges, but the plain is fer­ tile and provides great stretches ot pasture land. on each side, in the vicinity Lambton, Essex the territory was sub- Who the i facts connected with N. R. had been ad- 'Can success be had HARD LUCK FOLLOWS HIM EVERYWHERE Of the several families who this fall left the drought-attacked area of Saskatchewan and settled in these parts all but one have only words of praise for the fertility and beauty resulting from the bountiful Ontario rains. The one person is a tinsmith at Blyth; a tinsmith by trade who spent seven years on a farm in Saskatchewan and saw not enough rain to fill a thimble. He came to Ontario this fail giving up fatming and returning to his trade, and did hot know whet-lifer to laugh or cry when he obtained his first contract. He was unable to work at his job —putting up oavestroiigh—because ■ of a hmy rafiifo.11. Goderich ROYAL WINTER FAIR BREAKS ALL RECORDS In a magnificent pageant in which bands of two regiments, internation­ al army teams, and Royal Canadian Di'agoons took part, the Royal Win­ ter Fair closed its sixteenth and most successful year. * 'Six-horse teams, carrying wagon­ loads of flowers, fruits and grains, represented other sections of the Fair in the display which combined all sections of the Fair. In attendnance the Fair far out­ distanced all previous records. It was estimated by officials that after­ noon crowds were double those of any previous year, and the Horse Show was sold out every night. “We’ve never had a Fail’ in which tb-ere was so much polite interest,” said William Dryden, General Man­ ager, “Outstanding was the interest shown by people not only in the Horse Show, but in the general ex­ hibits. There were crowds in the buildings all through the Fair.” “How to Become a Hockey Star” by that great authority T, P. “Tommy” Gorman, a Great Book profusely illus­ trated and containing many valuable tips on how to play the game. also AUTOGRAPHED PICTURES of GREAT PLAYERS (mounted for framing) Group Montreal “Maroons” Group “les Canadiens” or individual pictures ojC Dave Trottier Johnny Gagnon Herbie Cain Baldy Northcott Wilf. Gude Paul Haynee Russ Blinco “Babe” Siebert Pete Kelly Earl Robinson Aurel Joliat Marty Barry Bob Gracie Walter Buswell Joffre Desilefs Carl Vosb George Mantfaa “Ace” Bailey Gus Marker Stew Evans Frg.nk Boucher Daye Kerr Toe Blake “King” Clancy or any of the most prominent players on the"Maroons" or"LesCanadiens" clubs • Your choice of the above • For a label from a tin of “CROWN BRAND” or “LILY WHITE” Corn Syrup.—Write on the back your name and address and the words “Hoc­ key Book” or the name of the picture you want (one book or picture for each label). Mail label to address below. EDWARDSBURG CROWN BRAND CORN 5YRUP THE FAMOUS ENERGY FOOD The CANADA STARCH COMPANYLXmXted TORONTO F2 HOLD REUNION An enjoyable evening was spent at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Percy Cole on November 22nd, when about forty relatives gathered there. Mrs. Frank' Crich opened the .program with a few words, after which the Pryce family of Winthrop gave a musical number. Mr. Dave Watson made a speech and Miss Hattie Arm­ strong recited. The Shannon family of Walton, gave a selection; Miss Olive Rryce sang and Mrs. Ella Car- bett .gave a reading. The Pryce quar­ tette sang, after which Mrs. W. Rog­ erson read tihe address and Miss El- va Pryce presented Mr. and Mrs. Cole with a gas lamp. Mr. !*Co-le very suitably spoke a few words of thanks and the evening closed with games, cards and lunch. Three Deer and a Bear Three tenderfoot hunters from St- Mary® were responsible f'or the sur­ prise depicted upon the 'faces of Queen Street pedestrians on Satur­ day morning when they coasted down from Overhead Bridge in their well- travelled chariot—-burdened as it was with three large deer and a big black bear. It wasn’t long before the boys, Charles Lang, Aurelius M-oses and Lloyd Hern were sur­ rounded with such a slew of inquir­ ing reporters from the curbstones that they could scarcely maike their* way to the Journal-Argus office to inform this newspaper of their suc­ cess. The boys were in the north coun- along the shores of a lake on French Rivei’ lor tliree weeks after shooting two fine bucks a large doe they were well sat- to Mr?“Hen7r FUxb^'or Zurich ' v J^St one day last week, just as he was; coming out on the pavement from' the Kalbfleisch planing Mills, on his •bicycle ha was knocked down by an ‘ auto driven by Mr. Gordon Block of' town and wfh-o did not notice Mr. Flaxbard till it was too late to stop. The cyclist was knocked to the pavement and sustained some bruis­ es, also a cut in the head which re­ quired several stitches to close. For their own safety every bicycle driv­ ing at night should carry a red light to tjie head as well as a large red reflectox’ which will give the motor­ ist a chance to notice what is ahead of him.—Zurich. Herald. try the and An unfortunate accident happened , f'11^ AN ACCIDENT : One day while Lloyd Hern was sit- : ting in the bush- waiting fox- a deer to come along, he fell asleep only to ■be awakened with a start by a half bear which within, a followed the den had ap- few yards of the where Later FERGUS KITTEN STOOD THE HEAT When a Fergus householder went down to his cellar to fix -his fur­ nace last Friday night, he found a half-grown kitten neai’ the furnace. Enquiries showed .that it belonged to a neighbor and the kitten was taken home. Later in the evening he heard a noise down stairs that sounded like a cat trying franctically to crawl up a hot ail' pipe so he in­ vestigated without finding anything though he felt sure the kitten had found its way into- the cellar again. Later in the night, th-e performance was repeated, again without resuit. At noon on Saturday, he went down to shake the furnace, and an awful row started up, apparently inside the furnace itself. He opened up the door o-f the ash-pit, and out walked the kitten, very ’Warm, smelling slightly scorched and covered with ashes, but still quite able to get around. Between the heat and the lack of air in the ash-pit, it probably lost some of its nine lives__News- Record. ■ •grown black -proached to him. -Lloyd and came to apparently had slept, and his companions returned den and Lloyd armed with matches crawled into the cavern which was beneath the stump of an uprooted tree. At first he could see nothing inside but when he lighted -his sec­ ond match and his eyes became ac­ customed to the g.loom he got the shock of his life. A large full grown beai* was advancing toward him and with one snort blew out the lighted match. Lloyd rolled over backwards from the hole and just as Mr. Bear stuck his head out the doorway one of the othei' boys shot him in the head. This did not finish the bear, which crawled back into his den and refused to come out again, al­ though it could be heard moving around within. The boys were tak­ ing no chances of a mauling party developing and as one stood guard ovex* the entrance the others com­ menced digging another entrance, soon they let daylight into the den and two more shots in the head and body put an end to the earthly struggles of the largest beat’ shot in the north this season. The animal weighed over 400 pounds. •St. Marys Journal-Argus tracks hruin on he to- the Angex* is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it .goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed.—Clar­ endon. FARMERS ATTENTION WE REMOVE DEAD HORSES AND CATTLE Gall us for prompt service. Our Men Wilt Shoot Old and Disabled Animals ONTARIO TALLOW CO. EXETER, Telephone collect—-exeter m ONTARIO .' O