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THE EXETER TIMES.ADVOCATE THURSDAY, AUGUST 14,, 19&8
TWELVE “IFS”
If you want to be respected, you
must respect yourself and others.
If you want to control others, you
must learn to control yourself.
If you want friends, be friendly.
If you want love, don’t be stingy
with your own love.
If you want justice, be fail' with
■others.
If you want consideration, be con
siderate.
If you want to be great, be simple
and humble, but firm.
If you want courtesy, be courteous.
If you want to be strong, be. quiet
but unafraid.
If you want to keep your character
and reputation above suspicion, keep
.good company or none.
If you want to preserve your hon
esty, keep your conscience alive.
If you want to be 'popular, never
say an unkind word about anyone.
* * *
Tears are more potent than
■promises.
* * *
Neither the successful man nor
the failure tells the real reason for
their position—it is usually a matter
of applied energy or the lack of it.
* * *
■ The Chinese invented gun powder
and printing—-now, they are paying
for both inventions.
* * *
Nature always works for harmony
and balance, that is why most of us
think of some witty or sarcastic re
mark after it is too late to say it.
* * * *
We can’t expect first rate laws if
we continue to elect fourth-rate pol
iticians.
Sts * *
Goode and Powell in their excel
lent book, “What About Advertising”
say: “People do what they want to
do. Man drifts into church during
the second hymn—but seldom miss
es the opening whistle of a football
game. (Duty letters to deserving
cousins languish -for days while a
newly discovered sweetheart gets a
special delivery letter for breakfast.”
* * *
.A hatter in a thriving town stuck
the following notice in his window:
“Our felt hats fit so well that they
are not felt,”
Not to be outdone, the man across
the way produced the following gem
“Our carpets are sold by the yard
but are not worn by the foot.”
* * *
The girl who doesn’t want to take
her husband’s name ie usually not
adverse to taking his alimony later.
* * *
An expert is one who knows more
and more about less and Jess,
* * *
One thing about a boarding house
—unless you are a ’star’ boarder, you
don’t have to ask permission to leave
the house.
* * *
A woman seldom asks advice until
aftei’ she has made the investment.
* *
Even if the Declaration of Inde
pendence did make free speech—it
didn’t make it compulsory.
* *
A Nightmare
Aftei’ reading a book of Similes.
Lovely as a withered rose;
Pallid as a drunkard’s nose;
Gracious as a traffic cop;
Quiet as a barber shop;
Luscious as a grain of rice;
'Graceful as a cow on ice;
Sweet as feline serenades;
Radiant as the Queen of (Spades;
Jovial as a dying monk;
Fragrant as a yearling skunk,
Wealthy as a pauper’s purse
Subtle as this insipid verse.
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prankish Problems
'Correct solution to last week’s
■problem No. 26: Draw a five pointed
star and p.ut a tree at the point where
a line is crossed also at the tip's of
the points. It will give you the ans
wer of 19 trees in 9 rows of 5 each—
Prankish' Problem No. 27: A man
with only $3,000 left $1,000 to his
wife, $1,000 to his son, $1,000 to his
sister; $1,00 0 to- his sister’s son, $1,-
000 to his Mother’s grandson, $1,-
000 to his own Father and Mother
and $1,000 to his wife’s Father and
Mother.
How was this possible?
(Correct answer will be printed
in this space in our next issue.)
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Cruel, Cruel World
Check Discharges from the Bowels
Bowel troubles, although happen
ing at any time of the year, are
most prevalent during the hot sum
mer and early fall months.
When diarrhoea, dysentery, cramps
and pains in the intestines or any
looseness of the bowels occur get a
bottle of Dr. Fowler’s Extract of
Wild Strawberry. Its action is
pleasant, rapid, reliable and effec
tual, and does not leave the bowels
constipated. It has been on the
market for 92 years. You do not
experiment when you use it.
Play safe. Get “Dr. Fowler’s.”
The T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont.
The sun beat mercilessly down on
a man in his shirt sleeves, laboring
in a ditch. An iron-tipped imple
ment wielded by strong sinewy arms
rose and fell ■ regularly in long
sweeping strokes which were abrupt
ly ended by the resisting earth.
Dirt flew as each stroke ascend
ed ,and the hole grew deeper and
deeper. As he sweated, unintelli
gent words escaped him. Suddenly,
he stopped and vigorously wiped
his burning face witn a soiled hand
kerchief. Then, with determination,
written on every linQ of his face, be
THE GOOD
OF THE COUNTRY”
WHEN The Canadian Bank of
Commerce was first organ
ized in 1867 its founders issued this
statement:
"We do not oppose anyone; all we
seek is the good of the country.
Our policy is to benefit our respec
tive localities by employing our
own and the floating capital under
our control, in support of the trade
and industry of the place.
Continuing the policy of its found
ers, this bank’s services are available
for every worthy enterprise.
THE CANADIAN BANK
OF COMMERCE
Established 1867
S. H. LOGAN A. E. ARSCOTT
President General Manager
gripped the handle more firmly and
started again. I
There was a sound of splintering
wood. Furiously the man turned
his sunburned countenance toward a
grinning boy standing nearby -and
shouted:
“Confound it, caddy, bring me
that other mashie!”
♦ * *
Patience is the Mother of Genius
“Results!” exclaimed Edison to
an assistant marveling at the bewil
dering total of his failures—50,000
experiments, for example, before he
succeeded with a new storage bat
tery. “Results?” Why, man I hare
gotten a lot of results—I know sev
eral thousands things that won't
work,”
* * *
The successful chap is the one
who holds on when the average fel
low quits.
* * *
The bigness of a man is best de
monstrated by his ability to do team
work.
* * *
Men fail from lack of application
rather than from lack of opportunity
* * *
iSelf-confidence and concentration
plus advertising makes millionaires,
H! * *
At forty, a man is either a philo
sopher or a capitalist.
* * *
Leadership.
Have you ever noticed that the
"more you do the more you are able
to accomplish? The world’s leaders
have proved this beyond dispute.
They advanced from one peak to an
other, each just a little higher than
the last. It took courage, and faith
and immense patience, but all lead
ers have these in abundance. Pos
sibly that is why they lead.
* * *
Returning the Compliment
At a hotel where I recently spent
the night, this sign is on all the sta
tionery and in every room:
“This hotel is fully equipped
with automatic sprinklers. Sta
tistics show that loss of life has
never’ occurred in a sprinkler-
equipped building. In case of
fire, you may get Wet, but not
burned.”
In the room I was assigned to, a
witty, former ocC'U-pant had .compos
ed the following prayer to fit the cir
cumstances:
“Now I lay me down to sleep,
■Statistics guard my slumber deep;
If L should die, I’m not concerned,
I may get wet but I won’t get
burned!”* * *
A laugh, a jest, and a bit of song,
The typewriter’ clicks,
And the Column is done.
THE 'COLONEL
USBORNE COUNCIL
The Usborne Township Council
met on Saturday, August 6th, at 1
p.m. with the members all' present.
Minutes of July 2nd were approved
on motion by Fisher and Cooper.
Correspondence was received from
the Dept, of Public Welfare re re
lief recipients d'-awing pay from the
Dept, of National Defence and -re
Pensioners who reside with families
on direct relief. From the newly
formed Construction Safety Associa
tion requesting information re Muni
cipal contractors. From the Board
of Review, F.C.A. Act Decision re
joining the Association of Rural
Municipalities was postponed indef
initely.
By-law No. 9, 193 8, to license
local store keepers to peddle dry
goods and groceries within Usborne
Township was given the necessary
readings and finally passed on mo
tion by Cooper and Berry.
Relief Officer Clarke reported
two families on registered relief
with an expenditure for relief sup
plies for’ July of $13.00.
Treasurer’s report of receipts:—
Ont. Govt, relief subsidy $21.95;
lane gravel $51.59; weed chemical
$2.00; tax arrears and penalties
$127.05.
Road and bridge expenditures
amounting to $767.64 were approv
ed and ordered paid on motion by
Berry and Hodgert.
Miscellaneous expenditures, ex
clusive of R. & B. totalling $76.38
were authorized on a motion by
Hodgert and Fisher.
Tlie Council adjourned to meet
On Saturday, September 2, at 1 p.m.
A. W. Morgan, Clerk
WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION
STATEMENT
The accidents reported to The
IVorkmen’s Compensation Board dur
ing the month of July numbered
4,993, as compared with 5,206 dur
ing Jhne, and 6,763 during July a
year ago. The benefits awarded
amounted to $48)8,989.27, of which
$406,680.21 was for compensation
and $82,309.06 wa< fdi’ medical aid.
The accidents reported to date this
year number 34,235 as compared
with 37,994 during the corresponding
period of 1937, and the benefits
awarded amount to $3,682,237.54, as
compared with $3,509,940.(21 for
the same period last year.
L«RIAL
It’s been great weather for the corn.
* * * * # • * *
So far the Russian bear blinks steadily at the rising smn.
* * * * * * * *
It’s just too bad, but the long shadows come too early in the
day.
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Perhaps the Russian thistle may yet outbloom the Japanese
chrysanthemum.
* *******
Yes, indeed, a wideawake family doctor is about your best
friend.
* g y • ♦ •
Wheat is low-priced but there are good returns for hogs and
dairy and poultry products.
***** ***
The showers were just the thing for the farmer’s meadow seed
ing. And that’s a very great deal.
******* *
Note carefully the replies given these days when you ask why
the price of bread does not come down.
We have at least an average grain crop. The corn is coming
along amazingly. The pastures are excellent.
********
John Thrift has the major portion of his plowing done for his
fall wheat sowing. The same wise old fellow has about conquered
the sow thistle.
********
Cleaning out the farm and garden yards apd fences is a
high class method of keeping down insect and other pests. It’s a
wise town that insists on clean and sanitary backyards.
********
If the New York big-wigs did confine their welcome to Corri
gan to punctilious politeness, the common people knew and honor
ed the flyer.
Lots and lots of people believe that big business does not
carry on just for the love of its working people. That old bluff is
about played out.
********
Farmers have counted on their wheat as a cash crop. When
they cannot get at least a dollar per bushel therefor it looks as if
they must stop growing it. What then, for the farmer and for the
Commonwealth. The farmer must have money or go out of business.
What then?
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WHERE HE FOUND IT
H’llo, Bub” we inquired the other day of a youngster who had
sported a brand new suit, “Where’d you get the clothes.” “Pickin’
taters and tramin’ straw!” was the quick reply.
A GRAVE MISTAKE
Our big brother, The London Free Press, a model of accuracy
in the choice of words, speaks of the dreaded Russo-Japanese war
as a dog fight. ‘Tut! tut!’ yo.u mean a bear garden, of course.
********
■So they’ve pegged wheat at 80. Ontario farmers will have dif
ficulty producing wheat satisfactorily at any such price. Why peg
prices any way? Isn’t it a good rule to follow the market and for
all concerned to practice the best judgement they possess? The
laws of finance are uniform as the law of gravity.- In some re-
. spects the farmer’s business is about the most precarious in the
world. But it is business and comes under the laws of business.
The government is but a committee elected to transact the affairs
of the whole country. Things are as they are and will be what they
will be. So why meddle or deceive ourselves.
* * * * *.* * *
WHY?
' We have just been talking to a preacher who was asked to take
some W'Orlc in a big church the other very hot Sunday. As he
waited in the vestry he was accosted by a burly old gentleman who
asked about the hymns to be sung.- He then called for the lead
er of the service of praise. “What special music have you for the
service today?” he inquired. “Nothing special, Mr. Brown, There
will only be a few out.” “Well, replied the burly old man, “You’re
paid to give us a good service. We pay for the extras. These
people who’ll be in church this morning will not be able to get away
' for a holiday. They deserve as good service as they get any day
of the year. Now you get the singers or travel.” We wonder if
church officials see the point. People who attend church in swel
tering weather come for a little help.
** ******
IN MERRIE ENGLAND
A young Englishman told us the other day of a letter received
from hie father. The letter related that English farmers were
thinking of quitting growing turnips for the reason that labor could
not be secured for the hoeing. The son told us of his last visit to
the old country during a very rainy season. A barley field 'had
been left in the field long past the time when the grain should have
been hauled in on account of the heavy rains. One Saturday, about
11 o’clock, the farmer and his teams took to the field to garner the
grain that proved to be just ready. At 12 o’clock, when the foun
dry whistles blew, the wagons were about three quarters loaded.
Immediately the workman dropped their tools against the hearty
protest of the farmer who pointed the threatened ruin to his crop.-
All agrument was of no avail, the men simply quit work. They
knew that the farmer was helpless. Should the harvest not be
gathered in there was the dole. The comment of the letter writer
was “I don’t know what things are coming to over here. Men are
downright lazy.”
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A SUGGESTION
Mothers are complaining of the carrying on of young people
in the partially secluded portions of our public high-ways. We have
no intention of relating sordid details of the capers of these young
people, though the details may be learned if anyone will but take
the miserable pains of looking. Why not send a live photographer
who knows hOw to get to these places and have him bring in photos
of what he sees and give an occasional page in the daily papers pub
lishing the pictures. In the interests of decency such a procedure
is not quite practicable as the law now stands, but in the interests
of morality the law should wink a bit at such publicity. The very
fact that so-and-so was photographed at Such-and-Buch well known
resorts should be sufficient, especially when the parties are hailed
before the beiich on a vagrancy charge. At any rate we’ve given
the hint. The resorters will be well advised to learn how much
has been done in the way of such photographing. This is just a
hint.
11. 1 !!J!"JiJi»i i''»Ji,i( i i.i 11,
The army worm is best fought at the stage of Ms existence
when farmers are not aware of his presence.
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O IT GAN RE DONE
We have been accustomed so long to hearing that crime hires
the best skill to defend it in its evil ramifications that we have -come
to take the statement for fact. It is time that we disabused our
minds of any such notion, Witness what Hoover, the chief gov
ernment man of the U. S„ has been doing, and the accomplishments
of Thomas Dewey, the amazing anti-crime prosecutor for New York.
These men have brains and conscience. They have not driven
crime to cover. They have caught the criminals and what is bet
ter still, they have seen that the criminals were punished. The foes
of criminals have made the mistakes of lacking in radicalism.
Crime can be rooted out, if the people so wish. A criminal is no
hero but a miserable affair who should be got rid of. And this
c&n be done when the bench and the officers are capable and in
earnest.
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AN IMPORTANT MISSION
Lord Runciman has been sent by Britain to see if some satis
factory arrangement cannot be made for -Czechoslovakia and the
rest of Europe. His duty, as we understand it, is to investigate
conditions in Czechoslovakia and to inquix’e regarding her rghts and
the claims, if any, that any other nation may have upon her, The
investigator is to really look into things first hand. When he re- ,
ports, adjustments are to be made, if there is just cause for such
adjustment. Britain does not intend to go it blind in this critical
situation. Hitherto, diplomacy has been something very like a
game of political chess with the destiny of men and nations for
pawns. At last diplomats are seeing that diplomacy deals
must deal with conditions economic, social and moral. Only as
these complicated conditions are known and understood can there
be any healthy attitudes of nations the one to the other.
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IT’S THE OVERHEAD
About the biggest friend the race could find this hour is the
party who will show us how we can reduce our overhead. Consider
the baker and the butcher for an instance. ^Formerly the baker
produced his bread and offered it for sale in hie window. Later
he offered to convey the bread to his customer’s door. This he did,
using a basket. Next he secured a cart. But cart and horse and
driver must be paid for. Then followed the bread wagon and the
baker sought the farmer’s home. Now we have the motor outfit
with three or four wagons serving the same concession lines. Then
there’s the butcher with his elaborate outfit. The farmer formerly
built his own roads, carted his stuff to market or saw that it walk
ed there if walking were the way that portion of his produce got
about. But now? Scot my! All of which has to be paid for. Yes,
indeed, it’s overhead that makes hard sledding, for a whole lot of
us. Who’ll show us the way out? Talk about Watt and Stephen
son if you will but there’s a place among the immortals for the
party who shows the world out of the maze of overhead. Mean
while, the men of independent mind has small regard for the Jones
fraternity.
■------------------------------------------------------------- ---- -------
Making Canada
A Better Place in Which to Live and Work
A Series of Letters From Distinguished Canadians on Vital
Problems Affecting the Future Welfare of Canada
Specially Written for Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
and Addressed to the President, George W. James, of Bowmanville
• LETTER NO. 15
Dear Mr. Editor:
Your inquiry how can weekly
newspapers best help to “Make Can
ada a Better Place in which to Live
and Work” is most timely. The same
problems must be in everybody’s
mind. I feel sure that the 700 weekly
newspapers can helix solve them. My
suggestions are:
(1) Print the policy or platform
of your paper in a conspicuous place
each week—-Keeping banging away
at the measures you advocate. The
human mind is supposed to get
things easily. I believe this is an er
ror,
(2) Abraham Lincoln read more
Country Weeklies than any public
man. He knew and liked the com
mon sense of country people. Country
people are just as sensible today.
Encourage them to write their opin
ions on current events—publish the
letters either with or without their
names according as they are confi
dential or not.
('3) Stress “Self Reliance” as a
strong human attribute. Print stor
ies of people who endure hardships
and triumph over them instead of
going on relief where someone else
has to struggle for them. True stor
ies of this kind furnish heroines in
the same home with good material
to hand to the gentry of respectable
loafers that is growing at a great
rate.
(4) In respect to country and city
people—entreat them to have a ten
der regard one for the other—try
to influence industry to establish
itself in smaller centres rather than
in the very large cities—commend a
broader view-point in looking at
matters that pertain to the various
provinces. If the people of Canada
are persuaded to divide against one
another it will be a great pity.
(5) When are we going to wake
up to the tax situation? Mr. Carlisle
and others ate putting it plainly,
Can’t the weekly papers do anything?
Sir Wilfred Laurier told us we could
have a railway of our own and the
“sum-total” cost would be $1’3,000,-
000. The deficit Is now $50,000,000
—'Every year. If a woman were
talked into buying a set of kitchen
ware for $13,00 and she found that
it put her $50.00 a year in debt—
what would she do? She would fig
ure a simple way out,, wouldn’t she?
Governments and individuals are
living beyond their means. Maliy are
not balancing their budgets. This
encourage dishonesty. Many are buy
ing things and promising to pay.
They do ot keep their promises. They
make liars of themselves with the
baker, butcher and grocer. Can the
weekly newsapars stem the tide?
HAROLD M. GULLY
Do^your readers realize there are
28,000 governing bodies of one kind
and another In Canada—when are
the citizens going to cut the num
ber down? Can you help do it?
(6) There is a great gap between
the extremely wealthy and the very
poor. Providing both are honest,
this gap should be narrowed. It can
be accomplished by serious social
study, gradual reforms and reason
able legislation. Can you help?
(7) Every man and woman in
Canada should be made to behave
-—The Law is one way. The other
is the Press. People fear publicity
more than they fear the devil, You
can help immeasurably by pubish-
ing the names of persons who con
duct themselves in a ceritable way
no matter in what pursuit—You >can
help still more by publishing any
truthful facts concerning maligners
—cheats—thieves—liars—hypocrites
•—loafers — dead-beats and piussy-
fobters.
Most sincerely,
HAROLD M. GULLY,
Vice-President
SilVerwoods Toronto Dairy Lt«L