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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-02-03, Page 6THURSDAYr FEBRUARY 3rd, 1U38 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE Sewing is one of the most tiresome of household tasks on the eyes. Sewing on dark material with dark thread, or on light material with light thread, requires lots of light and of the right quality. You may not realize it, but 6 out of every 10 adults suffer from defective vision due in part to eye strain caused by improper lighting earlier in life. Be kind to your eyes. The Use of Potash U. Of The regular monthly W. C. T. meeting was held at the Mrs. Mary K^rs-lake on January 20th with taking charge of the devotional ex­ ercises. After singing and prayer by a number’ of members the president Mrs. Abbott took the ehair. After a brief business session the Clip Sheet for January was taken up. Subject: ‘'Why not Gamble?” Gamb­ ling is an agreement between two parties whereby the transfer of something of value is made depen­ dent upon an uncertain event in such a way- that the gain of one is balanced by the loss of the another. In other words, one has to lose in order for the other to (gain. In the case of the Irish Sweepstakes, (hun­ dreds of thousands have to loss in order t-hat a few may gain. From 1030 to 1935 the Irish Free State Hospital Sweepstakes has taken in from all parts of t-he world over $200,000,000. About amount has gone to or to public 'health How about the other Those who are enriched by stock gambling give no return in value by service or by any commercial pro­ duct. Many a gambler on the stock markets has ruined himself A clever young lawyer County is serving a sentence in Kingston for the los's of $150,- home Thursday Miss Hogarth 1-5 -of this the hospitals expenditures. 4-5’s. THESE POINTS • Provide plenty of light in the sewing room. • Avoid the glare of bare bulbs. • Place an indirect I. E. S. floor lamp just behind the favorite chair. o Light lined shades help improve the lighting. • Avoid contrast in the room by having one or more other lamps to provide general illumination. Our Lighting Service Department will gladly check your lighting and advise how and where improvements can be made. There is no obligation. Phone ........ will go a long way toward solv­ ing your lighting problems. • It is wise economy to keep spare lamps on hand so that there will be no empty sockets and lack of necessary light. • Use bulbs of the proper watt­ age to give plenty of light. • Phone for a carton today. Exeter Public Utilities MAKE EVERY ROOM A AT NIGHT! ( HIGHWAYS BRING TOURISTS About $255,000,000, it is estimat­ ed, was spent by tourists visiting Canada in 1936 and it is .probable that the estimate for 1937 will show an even greater tourist expenditure. Approximately 62.5 per cent, of this expenditure or $159,473,00'0 came from automobile tourists and was thus directly; attributable to the good highways that Canada motor­ ists have built with their tax (Contri­ butions to provincial governments. COUNTY FINANCES IN GOOD SHAPE Report of th© annual audit of Huron County reflects that the -coun­ ty is in the best condition, financial­ ly, in many years. The year 1937 was started with a deficit of $6,223 and ended with a surplus of $8,3 49- The report highly commends officers on their efficiency. TRY KRUSCHEN FREE TRIAL OFFER NOW ON Aak your druggist for the 75c Giant I Package. It contains one* regular ■ bottle and a trial size bottle. Use the ■ trial bottle first and if not satisfied ■ return the regular bottle unopened ■ and the purchase price will be ■ returned. ■ GET YOURS NOW Farm News RAISE YOUR OWN LIVING Whether willing or not the ma­ jority of farmers are now obliged to supply more of their own needs. The following list may provide gestions for further economy: 1. Milk a few good -cows; recommended rations, 2. 'Fatten one pig for every adult members of the family; the meat properly. 3. Kee-p at least 10'0 good : correctly housed and fed, 4. Raise a good garden; from windmill if possible. 5. Plant only cash crops, show little or no surplus. 6. Grow your own stock feed. 7. Butcher fat cows and steers; trade meat with neighbors. 8. Raise your own living-; 1 your roof tight. 9. -Get down to earth and do best you can today, 10. -Drive a horse until you afford to buy gasoline. It is the light, sandy and gravelly soils and muck soils that as a rule are markedly deficient in potash, and on which ‘profitable returns may be expected from the application of this element, The rate of applica­ tion will, of course, depend -on a number of factors, chief among which are the character and fertility of the soil, and the nature of the crops to be grown. For meet grain crops are application of muriate of potash of 50 to 75 pounds per acre will be found sufficient. For clover and alfalfa these amounts might be doubled with profit. For potatoes, roots and leafy crops generally, 100 lbs. of muriate of potash per acre may be -considered an average dress­ ing, but frequently 200 pounds may be profitably used. As a rule it will be found more advantageous to -use potash with forms of nitrogen and phospheric acid than alone and it is always advisable to try out the fer­ tilizer^ on a small scale before mak­ ing large purchases. PREMIUM LIST FOR 1938 Exeter Horticultural Society Choice No. 1 will be delivered for Spring planting and consists of X of the following Hybrid Tea Roses, X of the Polyantha Roses and- 10 Gladiolus Biul:bs, 5 Bagdad (smoky eld rose) and 5 -Charles Di-ckens (ipurple.) These are both judged best .in their color by R» E. Ives, Editor of Gladiolus Gossip in Canadian Horticulture and Home Magazine. .Choice No. 2 will be delivered in the Autumn, the Paperwhite Narcis­ sus for house cultu-re, and* the Hyacinths, Daffodils and Tulips suitable fpr either forcing or bedding, 'The membership fee of $1.00 entitles you to either t'he Spring or Fall choice, or both fpr $2.00. feed two cure hens, The Measurement of Fuel Wood automotive transport SERVES SMALL TOWNS Study of the map of Ontario shows that there *are 2,569 municipalities in. the Province that are not on a railroad . These towns and villages are not all in the northern parts of the (province as might be expected. Many of them are in the older and Well Settled' districts of Southern Ontario. In York County, for in­ stances there are 105 municipalities not served by railways but depen­ dent -on automotive transport. In Wellington there are 60, in Huron 71. MISSING CAR LOCATED ON ROAD NEAR GODERICH Noble Holland, owner of a fox farm situated between Clinton and Seaforth, had a long search before finding his car last weekend. Hol­ land, who is in the habit of leaving Ibis car at the roadway leading to his farmhouse where his daughter can get it to tirive to school at Clinton each morning, arose Friday to find the car missing. Later in the day it was fo’und sitting in a snowbank on No, 8 highway near Goderich by Charles Glow, of Seaforth, driver for a bakery in that town. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL On Tuesday morning Victor, the 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. K- .Hartman of the Goshen Line south, and who has been suffering an at­ tack of pneumonia, was taken to Seaforth Hospital by Dr.- P. J. O*- Bwyer of Zurich.—-Zurich Herald GASOLINE TAX ‘BEVENUE Gasoline consumption for all pur­ poses amounted to 624,144,804, gal­ lons for all Canada in 1936. Ontario accounted for more than 45 per cent, of the total with a consumtion of 282,827,724 gallons. Gasoline tax paid ia the province, at six cents a gallon, yielded $16,049,857 to the provincial treasury which would in­ dicate that approximately 94.5 pet cent, -of the gasoline consumed in Ontario is subject to taxation. and others. froni Huron three year Penitentiary 000 in bonds, the life savings of his wife and two score -of (his fellow citizens which he toad used playing the stock market. |A few persons may be enriched but we never hear anything about the losers. The bell-boy oi’ me­ chanic who gains $10,000 gets a headline in the paper with their pic­ ture but who hears about the thou­ sands who gambled the little they could not afford? A writer in the Manchester Guardian said recently “One page of a London, newspaper for two days sufficed to publish t-he ,ou sheep and” methods names of the winners in the Dublin 1 Sweepstakes. The same space for four and a half years would have been needed to publish the names of t-hose who won nothing. All forms of gambling have an un­ natural attraction to those who most need money, as a short cut to in­ creased possessions. Unfortunately most of those who lose are people wh-o least can afford' to lose. There is a lad in a small Ontario city who last winter spent every cent the earned above his board and a few dollars necessary for clothing, play­ ing the slot machines. He lost prac­ tically every cent he put into them. The most illuminating story ot the comparative costs and gains from slot machines is from Proctor Academy. The head master learned that some of his boys were playing the slot machines. So being a. wise man he went to police headquarters secured a confiscated machine and set it up in the mathematics r.oom. He then had the mathematics structor work ing the law bability, to be machine with boys learned that a player hits the' high percentage hatch as later on, jack-pot''once in 4,00:0 times—at a (hut even the hat e-h ability of eggs is nickel a. throw, t-hat meant it would | being controlled by the feed. Janu- cost about $200 to win $5.00. They j ary chicks will cost more as eggs are learned also that the next highest I higher priced to start with. Then it pay-off was once in 2,000 plays it' cost $100 to win $1. growing public machines as gamble. Many cipal councils be banned though most cities have adopted London at $500 Horse demned as it becomes a degenerate habit. A woman entered a shoe store and remarked concerning bet­ ting. “I’ve been playing every day for the last three weeks and you can’t fool me, I know my horses.” She then ordered shoes for her two children in payment handed to the store keeper a note whic-h read]— The bearer -of this note is entitled to two pairs of children’s shoes at $2 per pair—Signed Public Reliet Headquarters. Gambling is one of our (greatest perils as a nation, and it is spread ing like a contagious disease. We may not ourselves be. on the way to become gambling addicts but are we using our influence against it. The stand against gambling is not a popular one. In little social groups will you not raise your voice against this great evil in our midst? They are slaves- wiho fear to speak, For the fallen and the weak; They are slaves- who will.not choose Hatred, suffering and abuse. Rather than In silence shrink, From the truth that needs- must think; They are slaves who- dare not be In t'he right with two or three. Mrs. B'. W. F. Beavers, Huron Co. Supt,' Moral Education, Physical Health & Heredity, Mother’s meet­ ings, gave a resume of those differ­ ent departments which was most in­ teresting. water which keep the can solid varies considerably, small diameter o£ piling and prom­ common character­ volume of Fuelwood is sold by the cord or by the wgaon box load. A stan­ dard cord is a. pile of wood 4 feet high, 4 feet wide and 8 inches in length, giving a total volume of 128 cubic feet. The amount of wood in a cord Crooked sticks, the sticks, loose inent knots are isti-cs that reduce the solid wood in a cord. It is customary in many localities to sell wood by the short, face or running cord. A short cord of wood is a pile 4 feet high, 8 feet long and 12, 14 or 16 inches in width depend­ ing on the market requirements. A standard cord of 4 foot wood is equal to 4 cords of 12 inch wood or 3 cords of 16 inch wod although'a standard cord will seldom give 4 full cords of 12 inch wood because t'he shorter sticks -pile closer. It Pays To Dip Sheep In discussing the fact of parasites for their control, a Canadian authority gives four good reasons as to why it pays to dip sheep. These are: 1. Shee-p that are free from ticks and lice grow more and better wool. 2. A clean flock requires less feed and is more easily kept in g-ood condition. 3. The lamb crop is stronger, ewes milk better, and lambs grow more rapidly. 4. Parasites are a source of ser­ ious discomfort to sheep. The good - remains in t'he ground year shepherd should be mindful of the comfort of his flock. He also points out that as a re­ sult of dipping the saving in feed and increased weight of lambs and wool may easiljr amount to from 50ic to $1.50 per ewe. The cost ot dipping- under ordinary conditions should not exceed three cents pei’ head. Alfalfa a Valuable Crop Apple growers have found that in order to get sufficient color and ma­ turity for the fruit, it is necesasry to keep the orchard in sod, break­ ing it up six years, best crop Alfalfa in- up a problem involv- of mathematical pro­ solved by playing the bogus money. Winter Brooding- of 'Chicks The poultrymen with proper equip­ ment can handle chicks in mid-win­ ter with as little morality as with The ■ April chicks. He may not get as There is a protest against slot training youth to members of mum- believe they should the High License has six machines a year. race betting is to System, licensed be con- Just a short time left to get in on the Times-Advocate draw for prizes. Sixteen prizes are to be given away on February iDth. First prize $5; five prizes of $2.00 each and ten prizes of $1.00 each. Renew now. One coupon for each year renewed. will take more fuel than with spring brooding. But there is more time for looking after the chicks; there may be less disease and mortality; broilers will catch a high market, and pullets should be laying early in the fall or even in late summer when egg prices are at their peak. Of course, if many started hatching all their chicks in January the 'high­ er prices for broilers and eggs would be wiped -out, and chicks hatched at some other’ season would find the best market. .Brooder houses un­ suited for prolonged zero weather and the ihdgher price for chicks will limit the number going in for January chicks. Nevertheless there shculd be g-ood returns for the few who do, and they can prolong the use of their equipment, as those who have another batch in .the s-pring so as to have pullets coming into production at different seasons. Jan­ uary chicks will go on to range early in the season, or they may be raised indoors until ready for the - laying pen. only at intervals of five or And for this purpose the to use is alfalfa. oeing perennial in nature after year. Its roots penetrate the soil much deeper than those of the apple tree and, therefore, do not consume much of the moisture supply avail­ able to the tree. Furthermore, the roots open up the soil, making it porous, thereby allowing the air to .penetrate the soil, which in turn stimulates bacterial action. ‘The plant is capable of taking nitrogen from the air and storing it in the roots as nitrate fertilizers eariy in the spring, 'to promote ra­ pid growth, and to stimulate blos­ soming. A crop of alfalfa is an ex­ tremely cheap source of nitrate sup­ ply. Alfalfa, being the heaviest yielder of all legume and grass crops,, may be cut twice a year. The cutting which are allowed to remain 'under the trees, make an excellent mul-ch, which weeds conserves moisture and keeps down. IN ST. MARYS Mrs. Minnie M. Gray, wife of the late John N- Gray, died at her home in St. Marys last week. Mrs. Gray has operated a photograph studio m the Stone Town for over forty'years. Mr. Gray died in 1909. iShe is sur­ vived by one son and three daugh­ ters. DIED celebrate golden wedding Mr. and Mrs. Sam. Riddell, of St. Marys, last week elebrated tihieir golden wedding anniversary on Jan­ uary 25tli. Mr. Riddell was a fram­ er and is well known in the district. Until his retirement a few years ago Riddall was head carpenter at Marys Cement Plant. Mr. the st. NAME NEW OFFICERS Field Roots for Horses Turnips and carrots are the most commonly used of field roots as- feed for horses. There is no question aS to t'he value of field roots as- feed for horses, a value which is too little appreciated. Roots are rarely sliced or pulped when fed to horses fur the reason that- the outstanding Virtue in root feeding is the beneficial effect on the teeth and gums resulting from the necessary biting into the whole ■rqot. The principle values of roots in the 1. 2. highly desirable, forming as it does a food in the natural or unchanged form. 3, Assists in ,or increases the digestability of coarse fodders. Benefits the teeth and. gums. Are slightly laxative. Cheapens the ration. Forms a splendid tonic conditioner, ration for horses are: Increase palatability. Form a succulent ■ addition 4. 5. 6. 7.Or Granton library board ihas the following Fred Crouch; treasurer, Mrs. J. officers: secretary, Mrs. S. Foster; are: The elected Chairman, Jean Smibert; ■Coxen; librarian, Other members of the board ■ReV. ,L. Harvey, Mrs. Roy) Powell, Heber McRoberts, Marion Thompson Dr. Kipp, Mrs. W. App, Mrs. C. Webb. There are 1,550 books on the shelves. TAKEN BY DEATH AILSA iCRAlG — Word has been received of the sudden death follow­ ing an operation, of Roy Abbott, -of Regina.' Mr, Abbott, who was in his 29th year, was the eldest son of Mr« and Mrs. Harold Abbott, formerly of this district, but now of Vancouver. Three years ago he joined the R.C. M.P. and since then lias been stat­ ioned at Regina. He is survived by his parents; throe brothers and one sister. He was a grandson of John jAibbott, of Lucan, HYBRID TEA ROSES Mrs, SAM McGREDY (S. McGredy & Son 1929). IScarlet coppery orange, foliage bronze-green. Vigorous and free blooming. One of the most attractive Roses of recent introduction. -Certificate of Merit, N. R. S. Mrs. A. R. BARR-ACLOUGH (,S. McGredy & Son 1926.) Sparkling ear­ mine pink, yellow base. Large full perfect form. Vigorous splendid habit. , MAX KRAUiSE (M. Krause 1930). Reddish orange, large full flowers. Strong erect growth, fine, glossy good foliage. A healthy and. very decorative variety. HYBRID POLYANTHA ROSES * (Polyantha Roses are extremely hardy' and, are seldom opt of bloom, bearing large masses of small flowers, similar to the ramblers, but making compact bushes that are very decorative in beds or borders. ELSE POULSEN (Poulsen 1924). ISemi-diouble, -clear roBe pink, strong upright plant, free-blooming. One of the best and specially re­ commended. KIRSTEN POULSEN (Poulsen 1924.) Single, large flowers, brilliant scarlet. A most effective Rose and particularly fine as a standard.. Highly recommended. GLORIA MUNDI (de Ruyter 192-9). WelFformed clusters in a vivid shade of orange-vermilion. A striking color found in no other rose. These are Van Rossem Roses grown in Holland!, all budded on canina, following th© best English practice, and will be delivered to you- individ­ ually mossed and labelled.) Choice No.2 -Consists of 3 Hyacinths, Gertrude (rosy pink). La Grandesse (snow white) and Bismark (light (porcelain blue. 5 Paperwhite Narcissus. 5 Trumpet Daffodils, King Alfred (rich yellow) and 5 Darwin Tu-lips, Princess Elizabeth (Delicate, punplish rose.) (These are all To-p Size Bulbs, largest procurable.) In addition to the above, each member will be given a surprise pack­ age of Annual Flower .Seeds. Subscriptions and renewals to Canadian Horticulture and Home Mag­ azine will be taken care of at the Society rate of 40c a year 'Special o-rders will be secured for members at discount rates, same to be written on reverse side of premium list in ink. NAME ................................................................................... .............. ADDRESS .....................................................................-........... MRIS. N. J. DORE, President ERNEST C. HJARYEY, 'Sec’y-Treas* BURIED AT STAFF A The -funeral of Thomas Smale was held Sat-u-rday afternoon from his late residence in Seaforth -to Staffa cemetery. Services were conducted by Rev. C. C. Kaine, of Seaforth, and1 Rev. Mr. Gilmour, Staffa. He was born in Bowmanville, S6 years ago, and came to Staffa when a young man. For many years lie farmed and in 1912- went to -th-e west, retiring in 1919 to Seaforth. His wife died in 1930. He is surviv­ ed by five sons, George, Hensail; Edward, Benson, Sask.; Henry M-c- Cord, Sask.; Neil, -Detroit; Frank, ot Seaforth; three daughters, Mrs. Jas. Bagnell, Saskatchewan; Mrs. Basil Dodman, Lucky->• Lake, Sa-sk.; and Mrs. Walter Hayes, Bowman, Man. Renew your subscription before February 19th. Sixteen prizes will be drawn on that day. You ' might win one of them. Relieve Weaks Lame and ■ Aching Backs Be Sure And Get Bean’s A T. MILBURN CO., LTD., PRODUCT HAMILTON, ONTARIO ALL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF VERNON G. CAR DY Of course, when in Montreal, it's th© beautiful Mount Royal Hotel. NIAGARA ROARS ITS MIGHTY WELCOME!! Commanding the finest possible view of the seventh wonder of the world, the beautiful General Brock is also world famous for its sun deck and magnificent Rainbow Deck. Ronald P. Pock, Resident Manager SIX MINUtES FROM THE HEART OF DETROIT 11 One of Canada's really outstanding hotels, the beautiful, modern, 300- room Prince Edward is in the centre of Windsor—-yet by tunnel—only six minutes from Cadillac Square, De­ troit Harry- A. Peters, Jr., Resident Manager IN THE HEART OF ORCHARDS AND INDUSTRY!1 Serving the rich agricultural and in­ dustrial Niagara peninsula, the Royal Connaught's far famed hos­ pitality has become international tradition. H. Alexander MacLennan, Resident Manager I t 11 tmuu I H-luiuu NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO