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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-09-22, Page 7
THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE HERE’S PROGRESS, REAL AND .LAS TIN G THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER .2®, 1988 EDITORIAL When you try to do your bit just a little better every day-—that’s pro gress. When you dig a little deeper toe hold vs hen the going’s rough and tough—that’s progress. When you realize that you can’t fall into failure unless you willingly pave the way—that’s progress. When you learn to do by doing and learn to earn by earning—that’s pro gress. When you cut the weeds of care lessness growing in your field of energy—that’s progress. When you can be calm in the face of defeat as you are confident at the approach of victory—that’s progress When you,, divorce ‘maybe’ from your company and join hands with ‘jtcanbedone’—that’s progress. When you can command a ‘no’ when no is needed and demand a ‘yes’ when yes is commanded—that is progress. When you open your mind for proper advice but button your lips on unjust criticism—that’s progress. When you mingle the glow of the midnight oil with the glare of the midday sun to perfect your puzzling problem—that’s progress.* * * Ninety-five percent of the .people act through their emotions rather’ than through the guidance of their reasoning mind. The Yelow Race will never dom inate the White Race until the White Race gets to’o “yellow” to dominate.* * * A wise man never tries to hide his lack of knowledge by a flow of words., * * * You are nearing middle-age when you discover that all your youthful allusions are shattered—or when you can. no longer remember your youthful allusions.♦ * * The pursuit of happiness is guar anteed by the constitution—look up ‘pursuit’ in the dictionary.* * * BE THE BEST OF WHATEVER YOU ARE If you can’t be a pine on the top of a hill Be a scrub in the valley, but be 'The best little scrub by the side of a rill; Be a bush if you can’t be a tree, If you be a bush, be a bit of grass, Some highway home happier make If you can’t be a muskie, then just be a bass, But the liviest, theft just be a bass But the liveliest bass in the lake. We can't all be captain, we’ve got to be crew, There’s something for all of us here. There’s big work to- do and there’s lesser to do, And the task we must do is the near. If you can’t be a highway, then just be a trail, If you can’t be the sun, be a star; It isn’t by size that you win or you fail— Be the best of whatever you are! PRACTICING “All right, where’s the fire?Pull over, I want to talk to you. perhaps it will give your engine time to cool off. What? You weren’t going ■over 15? Say don’t try to be clever. Back in Mudville that will probably fool the cop; but you're in. the city now. Well, how long have you been driving? Ten years! Say, I mean a car, not a mule. Well, a couple of months in drivers’ school will do you good. Pretty fresh guys, you birds. What’s your name? Yes, a card will do, I can read it better than you can tell me. What? Judge Murphy? Well, what do yon know about that? Judge Murphy, eh? Are you the new judge who is to handle all the traffic cases? Well, I’m sure glad to know, you, Judge. I was just letting you hear the line Tired Out Before Day Half Over Womon who should be strong and healthy become weak, run down and Worn Out, and are unable to attend to their household duties. ( Some disease pr constitutional dis turbance has left its mark in the form of shattered nerves, impover ished blood, and an exhausted con dition of the entire system. Women will find in Milburn s Health and Nerve Pills the remedy they need to supply food for the exhausted nerve force, and one that will help them back to sound, per fect health again, Tha T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont, I give these birds who really can’t drive. Of course, I was just fool ing, Judge. Sorry, I kept you. Have a cigar? Some bird slipped it to me, but you can bet he got a ticket anyway. See you in court some day, Judge.”* * ♦ Here is one way to test your loy alty to your job—suppose your boss was out of town and the team was playing at home — would you work that afternoon? * * * Here is one thing less appreciated than- giving advice when it is not asked for—that is to give it when it is asked for, <• • * * No man is licked until he has quit trying.♦ ♦ * “An engineer is said to be a man who knows a great deal about a very little, and goes along knowing more and more about less and less until he finally knows practically every thing abou*- nothing; where as, a salesman, on the other hand, is a man who knows very little about a great deal and keeps knowing less and less about more and more until finally he knows practically nothing about everything.” ***Bill Weiss, Chicago M * $ QUIDNUNC Antiques more than one hundred years old may not be taken out of South Afri„a without a special per mit. The historic monuments commis sion is empowered to prohibit the export of any fossils or archeological treasurers from South Africa. The English shilling was first minted in 1054. It requires from ten to twelve hours to go through the Panama Canal—about three and a half hours of this is taken up in passing thru the locks. The value of candy consumed in the United States is approximately $350,000,000.00 a year. The average per capita consumption is about 11 pounds (troy) per year. Cow’s milk in proper proportion is said to contain ut least 25 dif ferent minerals and to possess near ly one-third of all the known chem ical elements. The only president of the United States whose cabinet remained un changed throughout his entire ad ministration was Zacihary Taylor— 12th President. The Sabbath falls on every day of the week. Monday is the Greek Sabbath; Tuesday, the Persian; Wed nesday, the Assyrian,- Thursday, the Egyptian; 'Friday, the Turkish; Sat urday, the Hebraic; and Sunday, the Christian. The Golden Rule far from being of Christian origin was used cen turies before the birth of Christ by Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Con- fusianism, Toaism, Greek Philosophy and Zoroastrianism. Prayer is no universal in religious worship. The Druses of Syria, for example, who number more than 150,000 regard prayer as an imper tinent interference with the Creator, V * * PRANKISH PROBLEMS Answer to Prankish Problem No. 31 which appeared in this space last week; One candle will be three times sa long as the other in 3 7-11 hours. Prankish Problem No. 32: A man purchases $4.'00 worth of groceries in a store. In paying he gives the proprietor a $10 bill. The proprietor unable to change'this, gets it chang ed at a neighboing store. He then gives the customer $6.00 change and his groceries, and the customer leaves A few minutes later his neighbor comes in and demands his $10.00 back as film bill he changed was counterfeit. The proprietor com plies. How much did the proprietor lose in the transaction? (Can you arrive at the correct so lution before it appears in this space next week.)* * ♦ A happy home is one where every one smiles each day before leaving. * * * ’ Would you be immortal? contin ually strive to develop your mind.• « « Anticipation allows us to see only that which we want to see-—realiza tion shows its fihe othex* side, * * * "What type weeds wilt most eas ily?” “Widow’s weeds. All you have to is to say, ‘Wilt thou’—and they wilt’ * * * Yoxi can write an ehding verse Better far than I, You will be helping tn® a lot If you will only try, THE COILONKL Have you noticed how well oux* store windows are dressed fox* the Exeter Fall Fair. Notice, too, the fine bargains offered these good times.******** That girl dressed like a boy has made the headlines. We have seen hex* in a great many places. We don’t like her dress. We’re old-fashioned, but we think girls never cap be too modest.f * -A Yes, these are dreadful days. We sometimes believe that we feel the beating wings of destiny. We cannot but feel the greatness of the hour, Meanwhile duty calls us to be steady, to be upright, to be kind and to be about our task. In spite of all appearances to the contxary, goodness is the nature of things. Under the guid ance of such a fact, we may well keep on with the day’s work. These troublesome times, too, will pass. ******** WE TREAT THEM” WELL An autoist passing through our town had his car meet with a minor hut annoying accident. He drove into a garage and asked for service. Courteously a car owner, who was in no immediate need of service, gave way and the stranger’s job was under way. Meantime the visitor looked about .him, got his lunch, window shop ped and made a few purchases. By this time his car was serviced. He found that he had been given a real job, not one of the lick-and- a-proxnise variety. “Some town, this," he commented. Courtesy and right treatment in a business way are great town builders.* * ***** * THOSE CHANGING DAYS Of course we'll soon be having some hail and a little snow and a good deal of sleet. Meanwhile the sun is not deserting us alto gether. The clouds are gaining on the faithful old servant, but nearly every day the sun comes out with warmth and healing and simply nonxmands our praise for his appearances. We hope to wel come him every day and sometimes for all day fox' five weeks yet, to say the least. The summer seems to have slipped away from us, but the winter will do the same thing. It’s hard to have many lone some days when one is driven by work. IT WAS NOT A GAME That appalling state of affairs in Europe, the cynics to contrary, has not been a game, but a genuine steeping of wits on the part of E*’ior^’s men, to see what might be accomplished for the good of the world. Some said, “Why don’t they straighten things out?” Well, it’s not easy to make a rocky mountain into a village garden. In our impatience to have things settled we have overlooked the tremendous work that confronted the European statesmen. Mistakes had to be corrected. Wrongs bad to be righted. A new way de manded finding fbr the new day. The whole struggle was not a game but an awe-inspiring effort of builders of a new world.******** NOT A HAT BUT A CROWN $ One of our big city papers speaks of Premier Chamberlain as standing hat in hand before Chancellor Hitler. We do not see it that way. When a hat is worn in a kingly spirit or carried aftei’ royal fashion, it becomes a crown. Eventually it will rule the world. Not while .grasses grow and waters run and red blood runs in the the veins of humanity, will it be forgotten that Britain's Premier did all that becomes a man to preserve the peace of the world with honour. Humanity still stoops to conquer. Right may be-forever on the scaffold, but that scaffold shapes the future. Great men are guided by fundamentals, as was Chamberlain in his visit to Hitler.******** A SLOW LEARNER Had the Leagu£ of Nations really got down to business and had the League been supported at is should have been, there would have been no Ethiopian problem and no Sudeten tragedy. In that case there would have been the appeal to reason rather than to the sword. Not one per cent, -of the folk now living, we venture to say, know the rights and wrongs of the. Sudeten situation, though we have before us dailies and magazines without number. Had the plain man been informed as he might have been, these dreadful days would not have been upon us. Late as it is, many are doing all they can to become informed. ” .. .. - - but that to cleai* of experience, thinking.♦ Humanity refuses to learn in any school Greed and spilling blood are not conducive ******* VERY FINE Our gardeners are cleaning up' for th© winter. This is the sur est way to provide foi' good things next year. One notices ibere and there the busy owner of a horse and plow helping out his neighbors with some fall plowing. The householder supplements this work by some digging, “that nothing may be lost.” 'Fertilizer is being worked in, while every so often ’we notice the thrifty adding some new black earth to the old garden soil. Weed stalks from the gar den fences either are burned or buried, the weeds in this way shar ing the cucumber’s fate. Choice flowers are being taken from the garden, repotted in fresh, fertile earth and placed where they will be ready to liven things for next year. Some folk are selecting a well- drained portion of the garden where they are storing vegetables for the winter. There’s nothing more interesting than the garden.******** THE BUSINESS MAN’S WAY Premier Chamberlain’s personal visit to Chancellor Hitler il lustrates the business man’s way of doing things. An ounce of per sonal interview is worth a ton of correspondence and a whole train load of telephoning. The sooner the world wakes up> to this fact the better. For the last hasf century the rank and file of the busi ness world has befen slipping in this regard. There is nothing that clears up a difficulty like facing a. matter out as one man looks squarely at the other? . Papei’ and wires are all very good in tlxeir way but there is something revealing and sometimes assuring in the glance of the eye and the contour of the face. Conveniences are not to be despised but they nevex* will take the place of direct deal- ‘ing. Pussyfooting is all very well for cats, but it destroys confi dence among men on serious business bent. Man to xnau is the way that wins.******** BETTER TRY This country and this town were made by young people who ventured and who tried. Many of these good folk had tlxe good fortune to be born into large families where the necessities of life were rare enough. For this grim reason the elder brothers and sisters simply had to get out and find something to do. The old rule of root hog or die was inescapable. They simply “had to find something.” Many a weary mile they walked and many a snub was taken as they searched and found the finding hard and scanty. For many a long day they had to be content with food and raim ent. A dollar for the bank oi* for luxury was not to be thought of. But they looked tlxe world in the face and owed no man. They had their honour and their self respect. Aftei’ a score of years they won their Way to a modest competency. What, they did others can accomplish. Only the way of hard ship must not be despised. What Jack and Jill did. John and Mary can accomplish,******** TOWNS AND VILLAGES CAN HELP The other morning a farmer’s help appeared at breakfast bleary-eyed and shaking. His cheeks were puffy and Ills tvhole ap pearance besotted, dissipated. This in a youth well under twenty. He left the farmer’s house the evening previous to his down-and- out condition clear-eyed aiid fit. The night in the neighboring small town had wrought the wreckage, physical and moral The sordid details need not be related. That and othex’ towns sadly need the sort of mopping up that decent but indifferent citizens can supply. If one had gone into that same town the police would have been found smoking ox’ chair- warming or leisurely strolling along streets Where everything Was as quiet as a Sunday School picnic, the stencil holes, meanwhile fleecing and polluting the youth we have spoken of. This young ster should have been caged and afterwards sent home bound over to keep the peace. Will towns and villages, in their own defence, wake Up? ' Huron Presbyterial Meets at Auburn The annual rally nf the' Huron Presbyterial of the Women’s Mis sionary Society of the Presbyterian Church was held ip Auburn on Tues- ut Knox Presbyterian Church. Tlxe Presbytery of Huron convened on the same day and place in the Baptist Church. The morning session was in charge of the Betgrave W. M. S. Mrs. W. J. Geddes read the scripture and a prayer was given by Mrs. O. AndersJon, Mrs. James Hpwitt, of Auburn, Women’s Missionary Society welcomed the visiting societies. Rev. Gordon Peddie, of Clintoxx, Moderator of the Hui’on Presbytery, brought greetings fonx that body. He congratulated the W. M, S. on its wonderful work. Societies were represented by the following number of members: Bly th eight; Belgrave, five; Clinton, five; Exeter, four; Goderich, thirty; God erich Arthur Circle, two; Seaforth, 10; Hensall 12; Seaforth Barbara Kirkman Circle, eight and Auburn 30. The President, Mrs. D. J, Lane, of Goderich, gave an admirable mis sionary address. Among other things she said, “A living experience of the [Lord and His presence is an essen tial element in mission work. Some times we plan and do in our own strength and it is small wonder that we fail in our objective. Our" at titude to our Church and Missionary Society has a great influence upon our neighbor, who may not be so missionary-minded. We forget that your life and mine may be the only Bible some people may read; Fathers and mothers must teach their chil dren to be loyal to their own church Everyone should do mission work.” Mrs. Lane made mention of -Miss E. McKenzie, who is leaving the literary secretary-ship because she is going to Sudbury. “ The report of the treasurer, Mrs. T. Swan Smith, and remarks from the secretaries, indicated that satis factory progress has been made dur- • ing the past eight months of the year. A Mission Band was formed this summer at Blyth. Miss Iris Erry of the Memorial Hospital, at Anik- hut, India, who is at present on fur lough, will address a Mission Band Rally, to be held in Hensall on No- vember 12th. Miss McDonald, ^up- ply secretary, expressed great satis faction in getting the supplies in on time this year aud all the articles asked for supplied. The bales were shipped to the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian School the second week in June. Mrs. A. M. Boyle, student and strangers' secretary, urged the aux iliary secretaries to send the names promptly of all the young people leaving their own town to reside in another place. Miss Eva Summer ville, of Goderich, was appointed lit erature secretary. A decrease of 24 was noted in the circulation of the Glad Tidings. A questionaire in re gard to prayer cards and suitable literature sent from the -Council in Toronto, was discussed. Instructions were given the auxiliaries to find their own speaker for the Thankof fering meeting. Dinner was served by the Auburn Ladies’ Association to one hundred and forty, including members of the Presbytery. Mrs. William Sillei’y, of Exeter, conducted the devotions at the after noon session which opened at two o’clock. An outstanding feature of the rally was a thrilling address by Rev. John Buchanan D.D., who .has spent half a century among the Blxils in India, to which members of the Presbytery listened. Dr. Buchanan’s services were recognized by the King and fihe Government of India, Who honored him with the Kaiser Hind first class gold medai, the jubilee Medal and King George Coronation Medal. Dr. Buchanan is a pleasing speak er with quite a sense of humor. Al though far advanced in age and ob liged to walk with a crutch, this heroic veteran intends returning to India to labor among those who formerly were spoken as “monkeys” “untouchables” and “devil worship pers.” The speaker exhibited the head of a fine large panther from ' the jungle in India, which he shot iu self defense. * Miss Josephine Weir, of Auburn, sang a solo 'and tile following quar tette of Goderich assisted with the program: Mrs. D. J. Lane, Mrs. H. C. Dunlop, Mrs. Fred Saunders and Mrs. Keith Ravell. Dr. Buchanan extended a hearty invitation to all to attend the Pres- byerian Rally to be neld in Midland next June, A resolution was passed convey ing thanks to the Auburn Church Session, the Ladies Association and W. M. and all who helped to make the Rally a success, also to Dr. Bu chanan for his splendid address and a motion of sympathy with Dr. E. A. McMaster and family and the Bar bara Kirkman Auxiliary of which the late Mrs. McMaster was a prom inent member, Pi*ayers were offer-' od by Mrs. Ian McLeod and Mrs. D. McNeil, Clinton; Mrs. A. M. Boyle, Blyth, and Mrs. Edwards, Hensall. The meeting closed with a hymn ' and tlxe benediction ny Dr. Buchan an, a ——"i—- ■ 1 ■' -~~r~r:n77:"~rjr- ,..i: 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 ■------------------------:--------------------------------- ------------------—-- -----------------------, j LETTER NO. 21 Dear Sir: It seems to me that the general need of Canada at the present time is the restoration to the citizenship of Canada of the spirit of indepen dence, In my view there is alto gether too great a dependence on government and belief in its ability to make, something out of nothing, too great a willingness to profit by the results of repudiation and sixni- liar acts, and tod great a willingness to contract debts without considering how the debfe are to ,be repaid. If the Weekly Newspapers Association of Canada can do anything to build up the public morale of the elector ates, Municipal, Provincial and Do minion, I think it would be doing a work of fundamental importance. Again, if something fundamental is not done with regard to a perma nent and sound method of meeting unemployment, we shall be caught unprepared fox* 1941 or before or af ter that date just as we were in 1921 and 1931, There is one subject of secondary importance which demands attention and that is the proper valuation of real property for taxation purposes. In the greater part of Canada assess ment is on a totally unscientific bas is so that assessment is often ex tremely inequitable, in that some people and properties pay more than they should and others pay less than they should. This .aggravates the ef BERMUDAN POTATO IMPORTS Importation of potatoes into Ber muda has been restricted. The Ber muda Importation of Potatoes Act, passed on August 6, 1938, authorizes the Governor in Council on the re commendation of the Board of Agri culture to prohibit the importation of potaotes into the island during- the months of August and September. Mr. and Mrs. James Turner, of Lucan, announce the exxgagaxnent of their only daughter, Gladys Eliza beth, to Clarence L. Davis, youngest son of Mrs, W. J. Davis and the late W. J. Davis of Lucan. The marriage to take place the latter part of Sep tember. WHICH BEST .SELLER I read a book: It impressed me as do— —dirty finger nails, —barnyard odors, —sensuous lips, —greasy restaurants —hard, cold eyes and —sour milk. I read another: It impressed, but this way—• -—red gold autumn days, —snowy tables sparkling with crystal and silver ware, —ocean spray, —bronzed, clear-eyed mas culinity, ■—odor of burning pine in a snapping northeaster, —pink and gold babies, —and soft organ music. ***Par Agon fect of the depression and is an im portant factox* ip. the building up of totals of unpaid taxes. A pro per assessment fox* a municipality is just as important as ft proper rate structure for a utility corporation. It requires just as much study and spec ial training. If something could be done to improve the quality of as sessing in towns, villages and town ship, a great step in advance could have been taken. I do not know of any short cut tn the end of moving some of the tax ation from real estate but to my mind the best method would be a sharing of the provincial revenues with the municipalities. The present Ontar io Government has made a start in this direction. I feel confident, how ever. that municipalities can greatly help real estate by cutting down tax levies as a result of reduced expendi tures. From the national point of view, this is the only way of reduc ing the tax burden, Unfortunately municipalities think rather of in creased revenues than reduced ex penditures or, at least many politi cians and city councils take’’ this view. This idea might be among those which caix be modified, through enlightened public opinion and im proved quality of citizenship. Very sincerely yours, HORACE L, BRITTAIN, Director Citizens’ Research Institute of Canada. ALLISON—ARMITAGE United United parsonage, London, Rev. Duncan McTavislx united in marriage Lola Eileen, younger dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Armi tage, of Lucan,-to Lawrence Allison son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allison of West McGillivray. The bride, who was gowned in dutsy rose, was at tended by Miss Mary Simpson, of Mooresville and Cecil Armitage, the bride’s brother, was best man. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of bride’s parents and later Mr. and Mrs. Allison left on a motor trip. On thesr return they will x’eside in West McGillivray. Every man put his own value on himself—as you judge yourself, so will others judge you. ftMUK* Mum •MAXUa **A BANK WHERE SMALL ACCOUNTS ARE WELCOME” the Bank of Montreal to handle with efficiency and courteous attention to its customers* individual requirements. You are invited to open ah account with this bank. 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