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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-01-23, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES-ADVPCATC Slips that Pass in the Night \ * * * ★ ' * * * Triolet A Black-eyed Susan bowed to me As I was going west; Slender prim, alone stood she-— ‘ A Black-eyed Susan bowed to me Who strolled lonesome o’er the lea. To stay, would that be best For rd© when Black-eyed Susan * bowed As I kept going west? -—Bachelor Barney. * * * Prove Your Worth The average young man wants the boss to increase his wages and then, he„tells 'himself, he will prove that 'he is worth the increase by doing more and better work. This is one of the illusions of youth. Business does not work that way but in the reverse. Let the man prove FIRST that he can do more and better work and the increased earning comes as a natural consequence......prQViding the employer is the right kind. Curious Cynic Cants ....yes, it's true.,...,few men have any aesthetic appreciation; they can’t understarid whether an inter­ pretive dancer is depicting a moon beam or a domesticated lady cow annoyed by hornets. ,„...a new fur coat is often a great help in keeping the ijires of love warm, ....the old-fashioned man who kissed his sweetheart’s hand, didn’t have to watch which one held the , cigarette. ....in telling their age, most wo­ men are shy in more ways than one. ....perhaps Lot's wife was turned to salt because she was too fresh. - * * * Guest Speakers ,One of the problems confronting every Club or. Civic organization is that of obtaining satisfactory guest speakers for all thei'r programs. The work of the Program Chair­ man is not easy and is usually a thankless job. If ’ the speaker is dull and uninteresting — below standard—or, inclined to talk ovei’ time, the- program chairman gets the blame. In fact, all the grief is his and he seldom gets any credit for haying done a good job. So, on behalf of program chairmen everywhere, I want to make a few Suggestions to the , organization each chairman represents. At the conclusion of a talk by a guest speaker, whether it has .been good or bad, before the .meeting ad­ journs, the membership should give the speaker a rising,vote of thanks, Also, plan to have someone, other than an officer of the organiza­ tion,' say a few words in apprecia­ tion for the speaker giving his time and attention to the Club. .Present each speaker with a gift at the conclusion of his talk—- a memento of his^ visit to -your . Club. In place of a gift, or in ad­ dition to the gift, each club should havie a certificate or “diploma’* or scroll printed 1(40 or 50 of them »if the club meets weekly) and pre­ sent one to each speaker or enter­ tainer at the conclusion of the meeting. If the Club can offord it, present the certificate in a frame so the Spteakei’ can hang it in his • office or in his home. Courtesy and expressions „of appreciation cost' little yet mean a lot to most folks even if we know it is routine. So, in addition to xpresenting the guest With a gift Or certificate, write him a letter a day or two after he has "appeared before your club. If yoUr club will adopt a policy of showing a speaker you appreci­ ate Ills efforts, you will attract bet­ ter and better speakers and in •turn improve the attendance of your club because you will have more interesting programs. * ♦. * Most missionaries can explain their religion but can’t., explain their civilization. Bad Blood the Gause When boils start io break Out On .different parts of the body it is an evidence that the blood is loaded up with impurities. Just when you think yoh are rid .of one, another crops up to take its place and prolong your misery. Ail the landing and poulticing you may do will not stop more' coming. Why not give that Old, reliable, (blood purifying medicine SMOfck Blood Bitters a chance to banish the boils? Thousands have used it for this purpose during the past 60 years. Take B.B.B. and get rid of tho bad blood and the boils too. The T. Milbum Co„ Toronto, (tab On a tombstone in Vermont is engraved this epitaph by a widoty, to her departed husband; ‘“Rest in Peace until We Meet Again.’* / From a Tennessee paper: “Loqk out for the Chicken Supper by the ladies, of the (Holiness Church—5Oh will do it.” ; Fro'm a North Dakota paper; “A weak-end hostess, was Mrs. Ay 0. ' Schnell, who entertained 'Saturday afternoon at cards and capejs.” And, ap if that wasn't humiliating enough, the opposition paper print­ ed it this way; *<Mrs, A. C. Schnell entertained the Friday Morning Club at her home last Saturday as well as could .be expected,” —Rhet Oric Telling some pepple to say what they thing is a polite way of telling them to keep their mouth shut. . * * * Answering Curious Cynic .... An ‘old maid’ is one who wishes she wasn’t-—while a ’bachelor maid’ is one who knows when she’s well off. A successful man is one who pos­ sesses brains and money and who married the right woman, A gentleman is a man whom you don’t know very well. Wives of famous men always have the haunting fear that some­ thing will happen to open the pu.br lie’s eves —miss ophelia* * if! Most burning issues generate more heat than light.* * ts Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.* * * The fond mother wrote to her son who was on military service: “I hope that you have jiow learned to get up punctually every morning so that you do not keep the whole battalion waiting for breakfast.” s * * * A still tongue is—mightier than the sword. * * • Pert and Pertinent Everybody 'wants to be the best in the world at something.” . ....with some of us, it seems we aspire to top honors as Champion Grouch, “A will over fifty years old was recently found in‘the family Bible”. ,...rather a religious family^ we’d say. ‘ , “There are 4,216 graduate wo­ men dentists....” ....perhaps this is one reason why we call this the gold-digging age? “A' critic asserts that song 'hits are the result of chance....” ....well, somehow, we’ve always suspected as much. —Oley Okeydoke. ■■ '* * \ 'One of our faults—and we plead guilty to many—Is that our person­ al collection of poetry does not al­ ways include the name of the auth­ or of some of the really fine ones, such as...... . “Waste no tears Upon the blotted record of lost years, . But turn the leaf and smile, oh f smile, to see The fair, white pages that remain for thee. "Prate not of thy repentence, .but achieve. The spark divine dwells in thee; let it grow, That which the unpreaching spirit can achieve The grand and all-creative forces know; They will assist and strengthen as ' the light . , , Lifts up the acorn to the oak-tree’s' 'height. • Thou hast but to resolve and lo! God’s whole Great Universe shall fortify thy soul.” ■ jfs The present American idiom “Nuts to you” meant a rejection of a proposal during the/ medieval ages. The suitor would invite him­ self to supper at the home of the girl lie desired to wed and, If, at the end of the meal, the girl serv­ ed him a plate of nuts, it meant his proposal had been rejected. * * * The bozo I’d like To bury in style ; IS the guy sticks His feet in the aisle. * 4 * Offered as a superb example of impressionistic poetry: A tush of air...... Dripping water.,.... A clank of metal ...... And the old man finished his / SOUP! ‘ * * * An open fee may prove a curse But a protended Mend is worse. The British Navy is not having a walkover. * * * ♦ * * * * We had our January thaw all light, all right I* * * V » * # <#■ Let us not forget that the war is not won by any means. ' * * * * * ♦ * * It is difficult to keep up prices on a falling market, * * * * * ♦ * * Labour, with faith, make an unbeatable combination, * v .*■*■*■* * * They who confer and come away may live to think and talk an­ other day,* * * * * * The best way to keep pipes from freezing in zero weather is to keep them warm.******** Stocktaking is a great process. It tells yoiw all about the money you didn’t make and affords a fellow an opportunity to make some very good resolutions. Ho-hum. * ■*■ * * * • * * THAT OTTAWA CONFERENCE „ They came. They saw. They vanished. £ $ $ $ “ COMMENCING TO WAKE UP Some of the American big cities are building bomb-proof shel­ ters. Against whom is the provision being made? Some time ago we apked against whom the Canadian home guards are being trained. a * * * * * * * KEEP ON KEEPING ON ‘ ' The farmer who stops hog raising or cattle breeding when the price drops and who jumps into the industries again when the price rises, never gets anywhere in particular, except from the frying, pan into the fire, It’S the plodder before whom difficulties vanish like snow from a flowing ditch. -* * * * * * * * A BIT OF JOTNE WORK The Sirois report reminds us that'Canada 'has a history, as Mr. Arthur Ford is pointing out an a series of informing and attractive articles in the London Free Press. In Canada ,we have been content to bump along over our pioneer corduroy'■roadB as far as history goes. Now we are coming of age and looking about us Mr. Ford has pointed out that we really have achieved a good deal, We have made a number of mistakes but we have corrected them good-natur­ edly and plodded right ahead. We have not a very great deal of •history of oui’ own to study, but we’re making history. We have not any of Jacob’s smoothness to boast of but we have vigour and our sons show that they possess both brains and courage. It is a good thing for Mr., Ford to remind us of all this.. Our hope is that he’ll give us an article indicating just what we may undertake in this present houi’ when constitution consideration is unavoidable.• * fc . ; > • ■ ?fe' •• . * . ’A , #• * ' ' IN TIMES LIKE THESE In times when everything seems to have messed itself UP into a sort of picklement, some principles should be kept well, in mind, First, keep your head. That’s what one’s head is for. Next, one is all the better of keeping his mouth shut. Speaking generally, un­ less one is eating, he had better give his vocal organs a holiday. Next, one had bettei’ keep his eye on the road and not forget to pedal. All in all, it is a great time to practise charity and to saw wood. Never was it truer than it is this hour that no one ican tell what a day may 'bring forth. The best men in the big world are looking to see the salvation of the Lord. One man’s judgement is as good as another’s. We may havfe to eat crow and wear old clothes .but we need not lose o<ur manhood. Steady, all, is the spirit and keep on with the day’s work, is the working axiom. Man, proud man, is being humbled, but history has proven that unadulterated . humility and a few days in the dog house have wrought wonders for > the good of men. This paragraph may seem a bit incoherent, but so are the conditions under which it is written. We have little light on our path, hut there is enough to walk in. Clouds and darkness are round about us, but there is light ahead and above us. ■ . . , . ■ « » * ■* * * * Sft THAT OTHER CONFERENCE The farmers of this country have a real grievance in the mat­ ter of government price-pegging. The man who carries the swill knows that he’s not getting enough for his hogs and a the man who deals out the fodder knows that he’s not getting enough for his milk and cream. His toes are pinched and he’s not satisfied to take it lying down. Accordingly a conference of farmers and provincial and federal bigwigs was called to talk the matter over. The bigwigs asked what do .you want. Then followed a long time in which one tried one thing and another another thing. The farmers went home like Cromwell's army on the restoration of Charles, the Second to the English throne, sad and angry. Nothing apparently Was accomp­ lished. One feels that the conference was mismanaged. The farmers should have said, “Relatively, we’re not getting a square deal for our product. We want to be on all fours with the other producers of the Dominion.’’ “How do yOu want relief brought to you?” the statesmen might well have replied. “Here”, is our griev­ ance. We elect you to get us relief. Get it or get out,” would have ’been the fair reply of the farmers. It’s the business of statesmen to correct the general business grievances of those whose franchises they so diligently sought. * * . * • * * * * * - THE PASSING First, we note the passing of Dr. Frank Langford. Many of us knew this fine gentleman and scholar and profited by the fruits of his learning and 'his sound sense in so much that was of real in­ terest to our young people. He has gone from us, leaving behind him memories of bright smiles and kindly words and upright Chris­ tian conduct. We note, too, the taking off of ;Dr., Sirois, one of the chief workers on the Sirois report. Another fine worker and glowing patriot has had the last post sounded in his honour and the Do­ minion is the poorer for his departure. His report on the Canadian Situation,is by no means an instance of love’s labour lost. What he and his fellow-workers accomplished will continue to be one of those reservoirs of information from which the (Dominion and the Empire will draw for many a day to come. Is it not time for the rest of us to practise a little common sense , in our treatment of our public servants and of our professional meh? Take the matter of Dr. Langford as an example. He Was in­ cessantly called upon to give his time -and strength to matters that local ministers and congregations might have attended to them- „ selves, thereby sapping his energies and. depriving the church of the finer and more delicate work in which his trained faculties were so capable Of performing. And now he’s gone, and gone at fifty-eight, when his best was only beginning, Bo much, for short-sightedness and our eagerness to have George do the Work that others could do equally well and grow in usefulness by doing. ******** # THAT CONFERENCE Like Samuel ^Weller’s letter, the federal-provincial conference on the Sirois report came to a sudden pull up., Some folk ask “Why this sudden stoppage?” Did 'not three Or four men of repute and other# associated with them work diligently four years or so, and didn’t they get together a whole lot of information gathered from farmers who would talk and fishermen who were,vocal and some business men who had something on tlieir chests, and didn’t they interview some chambers of commerce and boards of trade and a whole lot of others, never rend of in books or dreamt of in dreams and didn’t they get all this into type-written matter and didn’t they set th6 printing presses roariug to get it all printed in nice volumes that would’ adorn any shelves in the world, and didn’t they see the government send out invitations to every prime minister in the Do­ minion to come to Ottawa to see whht could be done about it all, and didn’t these prime ministers come to good old Bytown through all the snow and wind, and didn’t they meet with their sidekicks' and figurers and writers and didn’t (premier Hepburn make a speech, and didn’t the whole thing go sky high and arc not all the volumes of Information right there for anyone to look at? Why? .Well, all because we have a good system of government that 'would work well If it were well worked and some provinces have not worked that system well. The “Thing” has cost the Dominion .thousands and thousands of dollars, and, of course, you and I and the rest ofj the obscure folks like us, will scramble to get the money therefor. Meanwhile the boy# ate doing Without chewing guin and the girls are doing without candy and the rest of us are doing without cur­ rants hi our buns to buy war stam.ps add London Is burning. So much for oar easy way of electing mon to parliament and so much for parliaments having others do their work* 3TEPHEN COUNCIL The newly-elected council of the Township of Stephen met In the Town Hail, Crediton, on Monday., the 13th of January, 1941 at XI а. m. Present; Reeve Alonzo Mc­ Cann; Deputy-Reeve Roy Rata and Councillors. Arthur J. Amy, Thomas Love and Nelson Schenk. After each member of the council had subscribed to his Declaration of Office, the minutes of the last re* guiar meeting held tne 16th day of December and the special meeting held on the 38th of December were read and adopted on motion of Roy Rata, seconded by Thomas Love The following correspondence was read; 1. Letters from W, H. Goulding, M.P., and the Military Secretary to the Minister of National Defence re­ lative to the motion passed py this Council at the last meeting as to thq Government allowing soldiers on Active Service to have free transportation on the o.N.R. 2. From the District Engineer of Municipal Roads stating that the Department will subsidize the pur­ chase of a snow plow and wing at the usual 50 per cent of the pur­ chase price. 3 From the Assistant Chief En­ gineer of Municipal Roads by Which the Council is ' advised that the Department will recognize a rate of $1,10 pei’ hour for the time the power grader is used for Town­ ship work. This is instead of the $1.05 per hour previously allowed. RATZ-—LOVtE; That the*’ Clerk order copies of the Municipal World for each member of the Council and Clerk and also 425 dog tags. Car­ ried. LOVE—RAT.Z; That IBy-law No. 553 to borrow from the Crediton Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce to, meet current expens­ es, having been read three times, be parsed and signed by the Reeve and ’Clerk and the Seal of the corporation attached thereto. Car­ ried. AMY— SCHENK: That the Col­ lector of taxes having been unable to complete his. collection and re­ turn his roll, is hereby authorized to continue theM levy and collection of the unpaid taxes in the man­ ner and with the power to provide by law for the general levy and col­ lection of taxes and that the roll be finally returned to the Township Treasurer not later than the 1st of March next. Carried. LOVE—AMY: That By-law No 554 to provide for the total 19 41 road expenditure in the township having been read three times be passed and signed by the Reeve and Clerk and the seal of the cor­ poration attached thereto. Car­ ried. (RATZ — SCHENK: That the Reeve and Clerk are authorized to sign the application to the Depart­ ment of Public Highways for the Statutor ySubsidy to be allowed on the expenditure incurred during the past year on Township Roads according to statements and sched­ ules prepared. Carried. RATZ—>LOVE: That a grant of $15.00 be made to The War Mem­ orial Children’s Hospital, /London. Carried. AMY—RATZ: That we purchase an 8 ft. 6 In, V-type snow plow, Model 106 with 12 ft. wing and ne­ cessary attachments from the Do­ minion Road Machinery Co., Ltd., Goderich, for the sum of $850.0'0 which price includes the 8 per cent Government Sales Tax and cost of installation and that the necessary accessories be also bought to properly equip the said plow. Carried. t SCHENK—LOVE: That the fol­ lowing be appointed to their re­ spective offices and a IBy-law be prepared confirming the saihe: Caretaker of Hall, Ernest Guet- tinger, $20 per annum -and $1 ex­ tra for each public meeting or con­ cert when an admission is charged. Salary of Geo. Eilber, Road Super­ intendent, to be 35c per hour. Board of Health, Alonzo McCann and Roy Ratz at $18 per annum; sec­ retary of Board, H. K. Eilber, at $15 per annum and $8 extra for attending meetings. Sanitary Im Spectors, Eli Lawson, Clayton Pfilfe ahd W. B. Oliver at 25c per hour. School attendance officers. Eli Lawson for Schools 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 14 and Unions 9 and 13; Clayton Pfile for Schools 6, 7 and 11 and Un­ ions 15 and 16 and U.S.S.S. No. 6; W, B. Oliver for Schools No. 10 and 12 and Unions 8, 17 and 18; all at 25c per hour. Members of Field Committee: Alonzo McCann and Roy Ratz (no salary). Milk In­ spector, Ernest Guettinger at 40 cents per hour. Each of the above to furnish his own transportation. Poundkeepers: B. D. Cook, Hiram Shapton, Royal Gaiser, Michael Ry­ an, William Love, Ezra Webb, Al­ vin Baker, Lome Finkbeiner, Ar­ thur Baker, Solomon Pollock, Hen­ ry Devine, Hilton Ford, William Stade, Garfield Steeper, Lloyd Bro- phey, James Mawhinney, Fence­ viewers: Murray Elliott, John Mor- lock, Leslie Richard, Jacob Ratz, E. G. Kraft, Eli King, W, J. Brown, ffohn Gill, Thomas Isaac. Road Foremen: No, 1, Wellington Bak­ er; No. 2, Rreston Beariug; No, 3, William Rollings; No. 4, Lawrence Hill; No. 5, Andrew Mather#; No. б, Christian Halst; No. WIIM Mack; No. 8, Henry Pfaff; No, »» Albert Rogier; No, Ed t>en- omnie; No. 11, James Clark; No. 12, Wm. Devine; No. 13, Elmer Pickering; No. 14, Dorhe IFInk- beiner; No. 15, W-in, Hudgins; No.. 16, Augustus Latta; No. 17, Hugh Hodgins; No, 18, Hugh Hodgins (S. Boundary); No. 19, J, G. Lovie; No, 20, Elgin Webb; No. 21, Cen­ tralia, Wellington Baker; No, 22, Crediton, W. J. Rowman; No. 23, Dashwood, Dan. Haugh; No. 24, Grand Bend, peter Eisenbaeh; No. 25, Exeter Side Road, Frank Trieb- ner, And that the following shall be the scale of wages to be paid, for general work including anow roads performed on Township Roads dur-' ing the year 1941; Man and- team, 40c per hour; man and 3 horaes, 45c per hour; man alone, 20c per hour; road foreman. 20e per hour. Carried. RATZ AMY; That Voucher sheeVNo, 1 ajhpuntlng to $115,64 and the following accounts be paid: Bank of Commerce, Tax collections, $7L05; Bank of Commerce, cashing road -cheques, $3,65; Prow. Treas­ urer, Insulin account, $1,16; Lu- celle Lochner, conveyance to San, $4,00; Mrs. Roy Ratz, conveyance re Lochner, $1.00> A, Tieman, re­ lief, Jackson, $18,30; E. K. Fahr- ner, relief, Merner, $16,QO; A, Tie- , man relief, Tyler, $1'0’,00; Cora Gaiser, milk, Jackson, $7.44; Pe­ ter Eisenbach, wood, Tyler and Jackson, $15.00; Anna Gill, rent, Jackson, $3,00; Treasurer, County of Huron, hospitalization, Wood- $16.69'; Pay Sheet| No. 1, $115.64; War Memorial Children’s Hospital, grant, $15.00; Municipal World, Subscriptions, $6.00; Total, $303.84. The Council adjourned to meet again in the Town Hall, Crediton, on Monday, the 3rd of February, 1941, at 1 p.m, - H; K, Eilber, Clerk. ley, ftTeacher: “Jimmy, how many days are there in each month?” Jimmy: Thirty days hath September.,,.....,,,, All the rest I can’t remember, The calendar hangs on the wall; Why bother me with this at all? (ti ‘'i- ^1 SWEET CAPORAL THE TIMES-ADVOCATE Counter Check Books made in Canada. They cost no mon? than ordinary books and always give satisfaction. $ TO agents and )e pleased tQ quote you on any styl quantity required. Sec Your Home Printer First ZURICH RED GROSS The Zurich and district branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society held its first annual meeting re-^ cently. During the past year, a total of 3,872 articles were made and forwarded to headquarters. The treasurer reported that since organization, the branches received through subscriptions, donations and funds from other events, ,a to­ tal of $.2,4'01.22, and, during the aame time has spent $1,239 on Wool and other materials and' remitted to divisional headquarters $582, leaving a balance on hand to staft the new year’s work of $574,8'8, The following were elected for the ensuing year; President, E. M, Dagg; vice-pres„ clergymen of th.e district; sec., V, Dinnin; assistant sec,, F. S. Kerr; treas.. Dr. P. j, O’Dwyer asst, treas., Miss Ruby Church; committee conveners, fin- Ml1#. Geo. Farwell; sewing, Miss Matilda- Johnson; secretary of sewing com­ mittee, Mrs. G. Koehler; cutting, Miss A, Datars; surgical supplies, Mrs. O’Dwyer; knitting, Miss Alice Johnson; inspection, Mrs. Louis Prang; shipping, A. Kalbfleisph, ance, Geo. Deichert; work, WHICH® r,,THE PUREST FORM (N WHIC B / TOBACCO CAN BE SMOKED. Scolding Hubby at breakfast is like breaking a Knight's sword be­ fore sending him out to fight for you. "A Bank Whore Small Accounts Are Welcome” Ask for a copy of this booklet.. ♦ it will help solve your farm problems* Exeter ,W. J. FLOYO, EXPBRHBNGED BANKING OHMC!