The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-02-13, Page 7the EXETER TIMES-APVOCATE OTZTOMX BB. JBtli, 194J,
Why are you weeping, sister?
Why are you sitting alone?
ED ITO BI AL
When a woman is lovely, the world
will fawn,
But not when her beauty and grace
are gone,
When her face is seamed and her
limbs are drawn;
I’ve had my day and I’ve had my
Play,
In my winter of loneliness I must
pay1-—
Now I’m old.
Thelma the Elder
* * *
Like Begets Like
When a man becomes bitter and
;spur and begins to think and feel
that everyone is against him, .he
Will inevitably begin to treat them
in such a manner that they will be.
If he thinks and acts as though
everyone is a friend, unconsciously,
he will so conduct himself that all
will be his friends.
If we put into our relations with
•our .fellowmen a full and overflow
ing measure of cheer and good will,
we may rest assured that even so
will it be returned unto us.
Sincerity is the very foundation
stone of true friendliness. It is also
a human trait that is hard to coun
terfeit, as the sincere, friendly im
pulse comes from the soul of a man
and not from the calculating mind.
Think kindly and friendly thoughts.
If you have a heart and a soul,
why be ashamed of them? Bring
them into the shop, the office and
your daily life.
The hand may be cunning and
the head may contain the brain that
can conceive the most brilliant
thoughts, but every good and wor
thy impulse comes from the heart.
Strengthen your faith in men, think
kindly of them, believe^ that they
ARE your friends, and in the long
run they WILL be,$ * *
Answering Curious Cynic
...you can always tickle a man’s
vanity by calling Him a genius.
.........most married women enjoy a
bit of applesauce if it comes from,
someone else besides .their own hus
bands. . ..
...admire the man of twenty for
his willpower; the man of thirty for
his wit; and, the man of forty for
his judgment.
...real love finds its roots in vir
tue rather than in passion. •
...the men who poke fun at wo
men for .talking about their opera
tions are usually guilty of bragging
about their trips to the dentist.
...few men .propose until they are
certain of the right answer.
—miss ophelia
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Roommate Rhymes
O, had you e’er a roommate
Who possessed the mad desire
To improve the ventilation
When the time comes to retire?
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Deduction
Three college professors enjoy
ing a short vacation up in Northern
Maine, entered the hunting lodge at
the invitation of their guide.
Their attention was ^attracted to
the unusual position of the heat
ing stove.......it was set on posts
about four feet high. One of the
professors immediately commented:
“Now this man has discovered that
the heat radiating from the stove,
strikes the ..roof, and the circula
tion is so quickened that the lodge
is warmed in much less time than
would be required if the stove were
in its regular place on the floor.”
Then', another professor was of
the opinion that the stove was ele
vated above the window in order
that cold and pure air could be had
at night.
The third educator, being of a
practical turn of mind, thought that
the stove was set high ih order that
a good supply of green wood could
be placed beneath it to dry.
After considerable argument and
Another Bad Night
Could Get No Rest
To the thousands who toss, night
after night, on sleepless beds and to
whose eyes slumber will not come.
To those who sleep in a kind of
way, but whoso rest is broken by
bad dream? and nightmares.
To "those who wake up in the
morning as tired M ®a going to bed,
we offer in Milburn’s Health and
Nerve Pills a remedy to help soothe
and calm the nerves and bring them
back to a perfect condition, and
when this is done there should bo no
more sleepless nights due to shat
tered nerves.
Th® T. Milburn Oo., Ltd., Toronto, Ont
discussion, they called ths guide*
and nsked why the stoyp was in.
such a posjtinn.
“WpH,” said 'he, “when I brought
the stove up the river, I lost most
pf the stovepipe overboard, a.a.4 wo
had to set the stove up ao
$s t° have the pipe reach through
the roof.’’* *
Life
Oh, for a faith that will Pftt shrink
Though .pressed by many a foe—>
That Will no,t tremble on the brink
Qf poverty and woe:
That will not murmur nor complain
Beneath the chastening rod;
But in the hour of jgrief and pain
Can lean 'upon its God—•
A faith that shines ..more bright,
[more clear.
When tempests rage without;
That when in danger, knows no
fear,
In darkness, knows no doubt;
A faith that keeps the narrow wa.y'
Till life's last spark is fled;
And with a pure and heavenly ray
Lights up the dying bed.
Lord, give* me such a faith as this,
Apd then, whate’er may come
I taste e’en now the hallowed bliss
Of our Eternal Home.* * *
Enthusiasm
T.he other day when a body of
Marines were embarking for for
eign service, a crowd gathered. In
spired, probably, :by the Japanese
situation, they' started to, cheer. ,
‘‘Who are all those people who are
cheering?” asked a recruit.
“They,” replied a .veteran, “are
the people who are not going.’
* * S?
Confucius Really Did Say—
“The whole end of speech is to be
understood.”
“The only right that any man has
is the right to be decent.”
“No woman can see sin who has
hot known sin.”
“The soul of a good woman is
reflected in the character of her
son.”* * *
The twins had been brought to
,be . christened,, and the minister,
asked the husband: "What names?”
The husband answered: “Steak
and 'Kidney.”
“Oh, Bill,” cried the mother, “It’s
Kate and Sidney.”
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Curious Cynic Cants—
...a reformer is a guy who gave
Eve back her apple.
...a ■ secret is a mortgage on
friendship.
...Solomon’s favorite wife was one
woman in a thousand.
...a conservative is a man too
cowardly to fight and too fat to
run.
...a man is as good as he has to
be; a woman as bad as she dares.
...St. Peter wont look at your
medals, degrees, diplomas, or hon
orary titles........he’ll look at your
scars.# * *
Turning the Rage
The locust ’usually emerges from
its0 seventeen year hideout at night
.......Which is why these pests seem
to appear as if by magic.
A thirty-one pound copper coin
was minted by Sweden in 1659, in
value, it was equal to about one
pound sterling, or $5.20 in Can
adian money.
Sound vibrations travel about ten
times faster through ice than
through air, or, about 11,000 feet
per second.
—Page Turner *■> ♦ *
Port and Pertinent
“When the cat’s away, the mice
will’ play.”
—but maybe the cat isn’t having
such a bad time either.
“Digging into what was once an
cient Babylonia,_ Major C. Leonard
Wooley unearthed evidence that
women used cosmetics in 3,000 B.C.”
...it must have been one of those
original users that we saw at the
show the other evening.
‘‘The Reverend Dr. Blank is a
wonderfully interesting writer...
bringing things home to us that we
nevei* saw before.”
—’just like our laundry man!
“It took 12 people working 42
years and cost $150,000' to compile
the Oxford Dictionary which lists
750,000 English Words.” %
—but they still haven’t, solved
the problem of helping us find the
word unless we know how to spell
it.
—Oley Okeydolte.* * •
Peace
*‘Let us have peace,” the General
cried,
And no one did deride him;
He really meant it for his bride
Of two days stood bbslde him.
Prance had the alternative of dying at the post of honour or of
perishing at the whipping post. She chose the whipping post,
* * * * * ' * *
Mussolini used to deliver his speeches from the mouth of a can*
non, He will be well advised to deliver his present utterances from
mouth of a windbag.* * * * * * * *
THE NE^D
Canada must have a war council representative of the best
minds of the Dominion, whether these practical minds be selected
from the cabinet of the federal government, the cabinets of the
provincial governments, from county councils, from universities,
business offices, or farm or from anywhere there are to be found
men of insight, foresight and practical sense,
♦ .♦ , .♦ * * * * t
PLENTY OF THE ORDINARY
“We have all the ordinary help we need,”, reported one pf the
large government factories last week. We need "skilled labour,” it
was added. “If you don’t get down to business, there’s nothing for
you but the pick and shovel,” we heard a university professor ad
dress a student who was loafing at his studies. “If you’re not
skilled .you’re not wanted anywhere,” is the announcement of the
labour market.»** *•*$**
NOW, ISN’T THAT SPLENDID?
We were making a local call just last week. The lady of the
household said to us, “I want to show you something.” And she
produced a packet of apples. “Isn’t that splendid?” There were
the apples, rosy, beautiful, fragrant. “And where did you get
those beauties?” we asked. “From a local dealer. We always de
pend on him for our fruit.” Exeter merchants always do a little
bettei’ than the best for their customers.
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GOOD READING FOR HITLER
The St. Thomas Times-Journal gives us the following quotation
from Hitler’s book, Mein Kam.pf. We cannot but wonder if Hitler
cuds on it these stirring days; “The British Nation can be counted
on to .carry through to victory any struggle that it once enters upon,
no matter .how long such a struggle may last, or however great the
sacrifice that may be necessary, or whatever means that have to be
employed, and all this even though the actual military equipment at
hand may be utterly inadequate when compared with that of other
nations ”
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THE PASSING OR REV. A. E. ELLIOTT
Exeter sincerely mourns the passing of Rev. A. E. Elliott. Mr.
Elliot was well known and highly esteemed in this region as a high-
minded and chivalrous Christian gentleman. His. earnestness in
his calling was never questioned. His' gift of song was devoted to
the highest purposes. Presbytery and conference set a high value
upon this gift so freely and acceptably used. His work in the local
ministerial association was of a high order. His fine paper on the
Oxford movement will not soon be forgotten by those .privileged to
listen to it. To Mrs. Elliott and family 'Exeter extends ..the sincerest
sympathy. . , •'*♦****,*»
Yes, sir, that North End bridge is working finely. Our friends
Who stayed right with the good old town till it made its appearance
are delighted to make use thereof. Merchants, school children,
outside workers, church people, visitors, everybody is glad the fine
structure is in place. And what a view the bridge affords of the
work progressing steadily every day on the permanent structure.
Health and weather permitting, the new structure will be there in all
its usefulness and attractiveness before the sun gets tired of us and
betakes himself to other parts of the astral domain. If our poetry
mill were equal to the task we’d celebrate this occasion in lovely
rhyme and rhythm. Our merchants are doing that for us by pro
viding bargains that warm the cockles of our trading hearts.
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DIFFICULT
Preachers and editors are in a difficult position in this good
British Empire. If they point out the imminent danger in which
the Empire stands these fateful days, they are called gloom mon
gers and all manners of stripes are laid on them. If they talk of
certain victory, they are doing their bit to lessen desperately needed
war effort. Nevertheless those of them who are worth their salt are
saying that should we fail to do ohr level best without shirking and
without mental reserve of any sort, the Empire, and that means
Canada, is due for a desperate .trimming. The alleged citizen who
is at ease in Zion and who persists in doing what is right in his own
eyes, regardless of the perils and possibilities of the hour is a pub
lic enemy.
WHAT TRAINING DOES
Canadian youth under the discipline qf real British officers are
exemplifying what genuine physical and mental training will ac
complish. At present, these young men can endure hardness that
would have all but killed them when they entered the army. Little
by little they have been brought to a degree of physical and mental
perfection that is the wonder of all who hear about them. They
are as .lively as trout, as swift as the eagle and as daring as lions.
Their eyes are clear, the hands are strong and their minds clear
and alert. Old friends scarcely recognize them, so changed for the
better are these fine young fellows. Let no youth begrudge the
four mnoths he will spend in army training. The investment so
made will give returns of a handred-fold in self-control and general
fitness. • 4********
A WARNING
■When doctors disagree, the undertaker generally is called in
to decide. France knows the meaning of this old saw. Her politi
cal doctors scrapped and scrapped 'until the Maginot line crumpled
up like burnt rye straw. They scrapped again till Hitler hand-picked
theii’ 'Country’s rulers. She’s scrapping now. Party advantage is
uppermost in the minds of her ruling classes and Hitler is saying to
one of her leaders, go, and he goeth and to another, come, and he
cometh. In their dissensions, the French are eluding the jailer only
to fall into the hands of the hangman.
.In Canada, too, we have the tongue-in-the-cheek politician who
is bedevilling everything he touches. ’ Anyone with an inch above
his eyebrow sees this. The man in the” office, in the store, in the
field and in the byre is aware that there is something wrong. He
can’t say where the evil lies, but he knows that his country is limp
ing where it should be leaping. Yes, the .plain, taxpaying citizen,
is painfully aware -that for some unhappy reason he cannot trans
late his powers and his good intentions into solid benefit to the
state. He looks across the sea at the plight of France, and wonders
and Wonders..********
FINKYFANKYISM
This malady broke out not so long ago in one of our big uni
versities. A couple of score of alleged students were brought before
austere authorities for this offence. Said authority, “You folk are
not down to business. You dabble in this and that but you are not
getting on with the job you are sent here to do. You are loafing.
You are nuisances where were should be inspirers. You waste the
time of your teachers and thereby rob real students. You are tak
ing public money and wasting private funds. So quit your finky-
fankyism or get out.” This is a free translation of the language
used to these dandies whose whole value to society consists in put
ting on style and the dog and all that sort of hocuspocus,
The cure for this affliction? Prevention is about the only
thing, It begins in the home. When it first appears the hairbrush
should be Used. A softheaded dad is the main source of this hate
ful eruptive disorder, For that reason he should get the first dose
of the hairbrush and he should get it hard and often. The school
master is the next in order for treatment of this eruptive disorder.
Failing the schoolmaster, the constable with a boot with a stiff sqle
comes right along. Afterwards come the bailiff and the turnkey..
The clay pf tlie potter’s field generally affects the cure. The com
monwealth that $ds Itself of finkyfankyism and its ramifications
will have -all good things social, economical, political 'and moral and
religious added Unto it.
THOSE BRAVE WOBPS
Those were .brave words uttered by the matron of London from
the wreck of her home, to Wendel Wilkie, “Tell yow people w.e van
take it.” They have the tang of the words, “She hath done what
she could.” Women like that, breed only warriors and heroes, And
those were great words of Sir Edward Peacock, director of the Bank
of England on his arrival in New York on his. supremely important
financial mission. Referring to the threatened invasion of England
he said, *‘We beat them, when we were unprepared* We’ll beat them
again, now that we are prepared.” <Quite as great words are those
that come from Mr. Churchill. “We’ll fight them on the sea, We’ll
fight them on our shores. We’ll fight them in the air. We’ll fight them from the streets of our towns and cities. We’ll fight them
from our moors and hills. We’ll fight them from the other nations
of the Empire, We’ll fight' them till we heat them,” Greatest of
all are the words, “God |,s pur refuge and our strength, a very pre
sent hhlp in time of trouble.” When every hour brings additional tightness of heart, this Empire turns to God for help, In dependence
upon Him and upon her own efforts and those of her allies and her
generous friends, she faces days; that threaten to wring her with
ers with steadfast faith and a ready hand.
t &
LET US KEEP OUR HEADS
Wp are Hying in trying times. We are also living in perplex
ing times. (Farmers are staggered b.y the conditions confronting
them. Prices for thpir products are low and no one seems to know
how to remedy that condition. The conditions pf exchange and of
merchandising, generally, are, jarred loose. Nor does anyone see
the remedy that will set things agoipg happily in the world of ex
change. The voice of the demagogue is heard on every street arid
on every concession line and sideroad and in every counting house.
The church’s trumpet is none too loud or clear.
The louder the, clamour becomes, the more important it is that
each of us should keep his head. Every man kUPWS what step he
may take next and he knows very well that that is the step for him
to take. This is a very different thing from talking monotonously.
It is a very different thing from following the wiH-d’-the-wisps the
gabsters so noisily point out to us, Just now, we’ll do well to heed
the orders issued to the police force of a gregt city, “Remember,
your mouths are for eating with, mostly.” '.Tbe bobbies remember
ed and cleaned up the city. “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do
With thy might,” was the word -spoken to a nation in the trough.♦ # * + 4 * *
ABE THERE TOO MANY LEADERS?
The Times-Advocate is the friend of every organization whose
purpose it is to relieve the victims of the appalling strife over there
in the fortress islands that now guard the freedom of the world.
While we say this without evasion or mental reservation of any sort
whatsoever, we ask if there is not grave danger that the effort to
win the Wai' be divided and so become ineffectual. Just now the
agonizing call of the Empire is for money to provide weapons where
with to destroy our enemies. Is there danger that we bind up th«
wounds of an hundred while a thousand are being killed because
our defenders lack airplanes and guns? Britain needs with a poig
nancy beyond all telling, clouds and clouds of airplanes and miles
and miles of tanks and war munitions mountains high. There is
the primary requirement that must be met or the German heel will
crush the fair neck of .every Canadian maiden. Hitler laughs w-hen
he hears of our giving ourselves to secondary activities, however
noble these activities may be, when there is an imperative first call
for war equipment. Let no one deceive himself. When oppression-
comes in at the door, freedom and her children are thrown out
through the window.
Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate; ’
Still achieving, still pursuing—
Learn to labour and to wait.”
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CANADA HAS NEED K>F IHM
There is a fluttering in the political dovecotes of Ottawa. The
dullest among the bigwigs in that region are waking up and read
ing the handwriting on the wall. The facing both ways, good God,
good devil politician, is taking note of the stiff sole on the boot
of public opinion. Hence the commotion and the scurrying to and
fro. Hence, too, the appalling effort on the part of some folk in
the capital to win in the miserable gaipe of saving the face. Hence,
too, the realization that some politicians must take to the back
door and the discard.
The reason? The reason for the shaking that we hope will
result in a shake-up is the growing belief that some of the splendid
men who have been called from private life and enterprise to give
the government the benefit of their special abilities and special ex
perience have been hampered by the wily politician who sees noth
ing in the Empire’s agony but an opportunity to feather his political
nest. How well founded this conviction, may be. is better known to the folk in 'Ottawa than to anybody else. s In any case Canada is
badly disturbed.
The Times-Advocate already has suggested -the complete and
radical re-organization of the Dominion Cabinet. We here urge the
getting into that cabinet of one who has it in him to’ do more than
any other one man to save the situation for the Dominion. We
mean the Honourable W. F. Nickle of Kingston, Ont. No one
doubts Mr. Nickle’s ability. No one quite as well as he can catch
the public ear and rouse the public conscience and send aleaping the
patriotic blood. He’s a good lawyer. He’s a sound businessman.
He’s familiar with public life. He sees clearly the need of the
hour. Best of all, he’s built up .arpund a conscience. To keep him
out of public life at this hour is an offence against the race. Can
ada has need of him.
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USBQBNE council
The Municipal Council pf Usborne
Township met on February 8, w||h
gli the msmbfiljg present. Mjppfps
of Jqnuury 1.3th, were read and ad
opted, t
Correspondence wgS read gnd ifjl-
ed.
By-law No. 1, 1941. confirming
appointments and fixing salaries In
l?4i was given thp third yeadipg
qnd was finally passed on motion
by Hodgert and Cooper,
By-law No, 2, 1941, appropriat
ing the sum of $7,000 for yoad ex
penditure was also given third read
ing and passed on motion of Berry
and Hodgert and the Clerk was in
structed to submit two copies to the
Department of Highways for ap
proval.
Letting of contracts for power
fox* crushing and trucking was dis
cussed but action was deferred.
The Council inspected the Bonds
of the collector and treasurer, as
required by the Department of
Municipal Affairs and decided that
the bonds are adequate.
The committee on improvement to
the Township Hall reported that
the tender for wiring had been Jpt
tp Wellington Skinner and that the
floor was being laid by the young
men in the vicinity.
,The Clerk was instructed to pre
pare by-laws for submission to the.
Council, providing authority for
making a levy on S^cott Drain No. 1,
and the Aux Sable Drain, amount
ing to $101.13 and a cash balance of
$4,369.15. ~
The following accounts were ap
proved for payment: Road Voucher,
$40.0'0'; Relief and Administration,
$34.52; Pens for Soldiers, $64.80;
Expense re stray steer, $13.'00;
telephone collection fees, $24.53;
Indigents, $25.35; Miscellaneous,
$42.60.
Re snow removal on tjie Town
ship Roads, Harold -Cudmore, advis
ed the Council that he now has a
plow and caterpillar tractor. T.he
' Council agreed to engage him, pro
vided his equipment proves satis
factory, on trial.
Council adjourned to meet on
March 8, 1941.
A. W. Morgan, Clerk.
Raised in Reno
“C’mon, Jimmy, me and Freddy
are gonna play poppa and mama.
D’ya wanta be the little boy?”
“Naw, let me be the lawyer.”
Mt * #
•The two-party system is still in
vogue in Europe: the Dictator and
the Spectator.
Caven Congregational Circle
' The regular monthly meeting of
the Caven Congregational Circle
was held at the home of Mrs. H.
White with a good attendance. The
meeting opened with hymn 419.
The Scripture was then taken by
Mrs. White followed by prayer.
Hymn 484 was then sung and the
roll call was answered by your fa
vorite house work. Roll call for
next month will be your grand
mother’s maiden name. The min
utes of the last meeting were read
and business discussed after which
the .following committees were ap
pointed: Envelopes, Mrs. Dow, Miss
Hatter; Sick and Shut-in, Mrs. Rus
sell, Mrs. Mitchell; lunch, Mrs. Rus
sell, Miss Hatter, Miss Coward;
program, Mrs. Dow, M.rs. Mason;
hostess, Mrs. Dow. The ladies’
were then favored with a very en
joyable program. Miss Jeckell
gave a reading; Mrs. Cochrane a
piano instrumental. A chapter
from the Sky Pilot was read by Mrs.
Sillery and Mrs. Moir gave a read
ing. All were very much enjoyed.
Mrs. Moir gave a vote of thanks to
those taking part in the program,
and also to the hostess. The, meet
ing closed with the National An
them, after which lunch was serv
ed.
NEVE—-TUBKHElMj
The marriage of Ruth Louise,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. E. Turk
heim Of Zurich to Arthur Fleming
Nevfe, son of Dr. J. L. Neve, Spring
field, Ohio, took place quietly at
Trinity Lutheran Church in Lon
don, on Friday, January 31st. Ger
trude Turkheim of Toronto was
the bride’s only attendant. Egbert
William Neidig of Detroit acted as
best man. After the young couple
return from their honeymoon to
Ohio and Chicago, they will take up
their residence at Royal Dak, Mich,
6,686,907
17,249/139
173/512,329
$640,255,615
53,401,865
ITEMS FROM THE 1940 ANNUAL STATEMENT
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New Business Placed
Payments to Policyholders
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Assets * - -
Surplus, Contingency
Reserve and Capital
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C. V. PICKARD, Representative
Exeter, Ont.
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