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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-12-16, Page 7I THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1037 r GIVE FURNITURE AND MAKE YOUR FAMILY HAPPY THIS CHRISTMAS A Chesterfield Suite will help your family entertain in your home.. In spite of the higher prices we still have 3-Piece Chesterfield Suites as low as $49.00. Several (Suites] to Choose from. ..■iiiiI.i.iii Hi .......... .11 I ■■■■■........... Studio Couches with spring-filled cushions, spring mattress AlL Good Covers $27.50 TO $45.00 Tapestrys and Velours Lamps! Lamps!! Table, Junior, Bridge and Tri-lite Lamps Nearly 100 to choose from We can suit any purse Mother and Dad would appreciate a* Spring Mattress for Christmas We can fit any bed $11.95 TO $39.50 For the Kiddies DOLL CARRIAGES AND ...TABLE & CHAIR SETS Occasional Chair or a Table would fill that empty space in your room We have a very large selection to choose from SMOKERS CEDAR CHESTS BOOKCASES, DESKS, MIRRORS, FANCY CUSHIONS DINNER WAGONS We invite you to visit our store. Maybe we can help solve your Christmas problems. Hopper’s Furniture Store EXETER, ONTARIO We Deliver Anywhere Gifts Delivered Xmas Eve. MORE I £GMaKBj ycHURGAIN poultry SHUR-GAIN EGMAKER WITH HOME­ GROWN GRAINS-A BALANCED MASH Obligations new grow less by trying to evade them. Nothing is so easy as to be enterprising on paper.» « * * * ' * * * Pick a good one, fellow electors, for the approaching municipal elections.»*•**•♦» Those cockerels have their suspicions of the farmer as he sup­ plies that extra feed. *##■*.♦**.* Many (Canadians are sorely puzzled by the European situation. So are a great many European statesmen.- ****** * * Jackie is looking up his handsleigh these snowy days. Millie, is taking out her skates and getting them ground. European merchants are not the only parties profiting by Sino-Chinese war. A number of Canadian traders are busy turning a thrifty penny the same way;******* * The big business flurry of a few weeks ago deceived no busi­ ness man with eyes in his head. HPhe whole thing was a boom bas­ ed on a big guess and brought about “talking things mp.” Its still ed on a big guess and brought, about by “talking things up.” Its still true that there’s no royal road to prosperity. ’ » k r ♦ < John L. (Lewis of the >0. I, O. and William Green, of the A. F. |L. met, said “How do you do,” talked for two days, said “Good 'bye” and. went home. That was all except that the workers were still paying lodge fees. Meanwhile the workers are bringing home the bacon. It has been of incalcuable advantage to Britain and to th® world that she has not .been swayed by tihe wild passion for instant action. That way for the last ten years, destruction lies. Japan and Italy will learn this before another decade passes. The mills of tilie gods grind slowly.« ♦ ♦ < .# * NOT DECEIVED HERE The ups and downs that have occurred recently in commodity prices, and more especially the disturbance in the New York money market, have aroused misgivings as to the 'continuance of that com­ parative prosperity ion which the world was beginning to congratu­ late itself. Those misgivings have not been confined to America, nor, in Europe, to France, troubled.by the problem of stabilizing the franc. In Britain also much concern has been expressed by the omission of tihe Government to make visible preparation for a recurrance of exceptional unemployment. —The Christian Science Monitor ACTION COUNTS While the democratic countries meet and talk the dictatorial powers walk out and take. For instance, Italy has formally ack­ nowledged the puppet state of Manchoukou. Score one for uniting Japan with the Central Powers. Japan reciprocates by formally recognizing Gen Francisco Franco, a something-or-other under the domination of Italy and Germany. The dictatorial and militaristic bloc thus is steadily tightening its grip across every sea and on the throat of every government and business enterprise. Meanwhile, Britain and France and the United 'States grew alarmed, became red in the face, protested, and tihat was all they did. Japan knew them and suited herself. ******** DET US FACE THE FACTS More Drinking1, Morse Deaths 'The two main parties in the Ontario general election offered plans for dealing with the.liquor question, indicating that even the Government is not satisfied with the position. Certainly there is need for reform when the statistician for the Department of High­ ways states that deaths resulting from drunken driving are up 50 per cent, during the past six months. 'Court 'convictions in Tor- oronto of drunk drivers are also inceased 50 per cent. During the last 40 months nearly 1,0'00 women and girls have been arrested in Toronto for drunkenness. Beer sales in the province this year are up 12 per cent, thus far. All these facts are related to each other. The situation calls loudly for redress and very soon. We made the foregoing clipping and omitted to note the au­ thor. However, the words are so t'rue that we pass them on hoping that the author will not think us discourteous. i • ***•*♦ » THAT HOUSEHOLDERS’ UNION Lately, the housekeepers of ’Toronto have been forming a un­ ion of some sort to keep down the prices of articles 'used in ordin­ ary homemaking. Rising prices, these unionists insist, are not warranted . They believe that some of the price raisers have been saying something like this: “There are more dollars going; let us go get them.’’ Householders believe that many of these dollars are being taken from the household purse without rhyme or reason. Are they- commencing to see that the .consumer is the butt of every financial bit of comercial humbug that clever folk can practice? It’s the consumer who pays the shot every time. It’s the man w'ho pays in the last deal who pays for the whole thing. When con­ sumption of goods ceases, trade dries up. Price raisers will do well to reflect that when consumers realize that they can and will when aroused to, do without a great many things, they’ll practice real merchandising. The consuming public is no longer made, up of “dumb driven cattle.” E’A'lA^A^A^A^AKAKA&AKA'iA't.Cl the best of materials in all Products Smil —I.».|ll!...ll^.l. .........III.. ......................„ ............. . I,, I „ n Chuckles Chocolates . 50c lb. Xmas Candy, Candy Novelties, Fresh Roasted Peanuts, Mixed Nuts Oranges Grapes Oysters We would appreciate your order for Christmas Fruit Bread For Cleanliness, Quality and Service try Middleton’s Phone 52Exeter DIED IN MANITOBA The death of James Fyfe, 96 years of age occurred at his home at 1/62 Berry .Street, Norwood on Wednes­ day, morning November 25 th. He came from Scotland when three years of age with his parents who settled near Exeter, Ontario. There in 18'68 he was married to Elizabeth Moir, who predeceased him September, 1936. In 18,87 he settled in Snow­ flake, Man., where he and his fam- ilyf lived until he retired in 1'911:9 and moved to Norwood, Manitoba, where he resided until his death. Through his interest and activity as a Liberal, a staunch Presbyterian and an Odd­ fellow for 7'0 years, he won the re­ spect of many friends. There are five sons and six daughters alL liv­ ing: Mrs. Margaret Soare, of Saska­ toon; Mrs. W. G. Handford, Winni­ peg; Mrs. Jessie Milne, Chesley, Ont. Mrs. H.„ Dolmage, Chicago; Mrs. Reynolds, Mouse Jaw; Miss Phyllis Fyfe, of Winnipeg; his sons, A. Gor­ don, of Crystal City, jack of Islay, Alta,; Ken, of Aegema, Sask.; Mau­ rice in Australia and Colin in Van­ couver B. C. The Hiawatha Dodge No. 60, took charge of the service. The ministers Rev. N. G. Smith, of Norwood Presbyterian 'Church and Rev. W. Gordon McLean 'of First Presbyterian Church, conducted the service.—Crystal City Courier 4 ALLEGE LUCAN YOUTH USE KNIVE IN FIGHT John Smythe, 23-year-old (Lucan resident, was arrested by provincial police during the week-end over’ the alleged stabbing of another (Lucan youth during a fracas at a dance at the village. 'Charged with wound­ ing, Smythe was released on bail ’of $500. He was ordered to appeal’ be­ fore County Migistrate C. W. Hawk- shaw on,Thursday. Police said that William Ennis was. cut in the arm by a penknife, and Charged that Smythe wielded the knife, Ennis was not seriously hurt. Stimulate The Sluggish Liver Clean The Coated Tongue Remove Bad Taste In Mouth Sweeten The Breath k Yours very truly, ' (Sgd.) Jack Batkin Rural Route Clinton. Shur-Gain EGMAKER Concentrate is a scien­ tific formula combining proteins — minerals and vitaminsWhichyourhens must have to produce more eggs.Use Shur-Gain With your Own grains. Results — more eggs’and lowest possible costs. Feed Division, Canada packers. West Toronto, onr. Dear Sirs: I have fed your ou^hen^lay as well irSrSg thZ9tirte which we have fed it. W feel in using Exceptionally SelAalanoed cononioal cost. EGMAKER For sale by CONCENTRATE 0 $ Canada Packers Ltd., Centralia and Exeter 0 Centralia Farmers, Centralia Harvey Bros*, Exeter2 Mickle &ISon, Hensall A MISERABLE PRACTICE Not so long ago a church’s committee was holding a committee meeting in connection with an anniversary. (Said one of the com­ mittee “Let us tap Mackenzie King with an invitation. If he can’t come, he’ll send us a cheque.” “If you tap him, why not tap M. F. Hepburn? He’s a good sport,” suggested a second. Accordingly the invitations were sent. From one prime min­ ister came a dignified letter with regrets that he could not be pres-< ent on the occasion. From the other came a cheque. About a dozen other public men were similarly “tapped.” Well, the whole practice is a miserable one, particularly when it is carried out by churches. There is neither rhyme nor reason for this unfair solicitation. It belittles the parties asking for the handout and tempts the solicited parties to add the additional sum unfairly demanded to “Expenses.” A church that cannot pay its way without holding up public men should close their doors. Agricultural Societies and similar bodies are in the same boat. ******** A MISUNDERSTANDING Just the other day we overheard a remark that is worth pond­ ering. .A little group was talking about the practical help the East­ ern Provinces (had furnished the dried out areas in Western Canada. Reference was made to the cars of fruit and vegetables and of clothing the East had sent out. Something was said, too, about the work done by the church, in supporting Missions and the sums that had been contributed by Eastern ministers to support their suffering brethren in the dried-out areas. A Western youth was present and commented sofnewhat as follows: “That’s because you have these things. Wihen I see your fine (bank barns and your splendid roads and <,he fine houses you live in and the good things you enjoy, I cannot but wonder tihat you have not done a whole lot more for the West than you have done.” Au old farmer replied: “Young matt, you don’t understand. Those buildings are not all paid for. Those of us who have paid for tihe things you mention are trying hard to get the money back we invested in them. I .know this community pretty well. If the truth were known, you would discover that a- good many of us are pretty hard up. A man’s not well off because he wears glasses or carries a wooden leg. Tihese things are evidences of his necessities. These bank barns are grim necessities. We simply must have them but they come out of our living. They are a part of our overhead that is making farming so difficult to make profitable. Yow’re jumping to conclusions—always a dangerous praotide.’* We Commend this farmer’s remarks to all Canadians. A farmer considers himself well off if he is making ends meet. If at the end of a ten-year period he ban get back in -open sale all he put into his farm premises he regards (himself well off. If, in addition, to this he and his wife receive each one dollar a day in cash he thinks of himself as well off. If in addition he has made five per cent on his investment he thinks .of himself as having the world by the tail. The assistance given the West grew out of good will and sacrifice.* What man would not appreciate one of these COMFORTABLE ROBES Surprise him for Christmas by selecting one from our attractive stock. Prices range from 53*95 AND UP PYJAMAS—Make an appreciative gift. Prced at $2.00. MUFFLERS—Our mufflers are the most attractive we have shown in years* From $1.00 to $2.00 GLOVES— $1.50 to $2.00 HANDKERCHIEFS—Linen, white and with stripes and all colors. From 10c. to 50c. $ Shirts and Ties You will need these—either for your­ self or as gifts. Shirts ift all the new­ est patterns and styles PRICED FROM $1.00 TO $2.00 TIES with beautiful colorings and handsome original designs in attractive boxes 50c. TO $1.00 W. W. TAMAN