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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-02-27, Page 7THE EXETER TJME&WVOmTE A JLeote» Message *4** < “If will he terribly when the snowsays manfacturing pt munitions,in the good sermons to people who M, A. Hunt are * * * Dobbin and ©ester ♦. wearing an I-told-you-so expression. .* .* * « * # again the ©enten Season eom.ee with its gracious for a closer walk with God. To those who will its voluntary discipline, ©ent affords a special 4 *> * * * * # 4 # # 4 * 4. *■ What a fme time we have had for snow-shoeing'. Where's that -chap who starts going.” There's not much use preaching have to walk home over icy streets. , * * * * * Just as we had- praised February for his good conduct, wall, he up and acted as he did with us last week. * 4 4 • 4 4 4* The youngsters did not mind the storm, but were off to school ° as if it were mid-June. That makes us hopeful, ¥ * * * . t it daylight saving win help let ps have it right away, » * 4 * Answering Curious Cynic mw a great number of men are called materialists who never man­ age to acquire much materiSL —.most married men think they would be rich if they had remained single, —•it’s a lucky wife who does not fade before her husband gets rich. —the path to Paradise or Purga­ tory is strewn with rose petals, rice and old shops, —you can tell a road hog even in a talkie temple—his elbows occu­ py both arms of the seat. n * 4 ♦. A Deacon* was going to Chicago on business and while there was to purchase a new sign which was to "be hung up in front of the church advertising a new religious move­ ment. He copied the motto and dimensions of the sign, but went to Chicago and left the paper in kis coat at home. When he dis­ covered this, he wired his wife: ■‘<Send motto and dimensions.” An hour later, a message 'came -over the wire and the young lady clerk who had just returned from lunch and knew nothing of the pre­ vious wire, fainted. The message she had just read was: “Unto us a child is born, 6 feet long and 2 feet wide ”* * * As a rule, the man who thinks he is a big shot, is only a small bore,* If you Would the foundation your ladder.* In his early ... _ . Abraham Lincoln had a hard ■struggle to keep his head above water, but he took his difficulties with good humor. On one occasion he remarked: “Circumstances alter cases, but I wish I could get hold of some cases that would alter my circumstances.”* * ♦ The big heart of Abraham Lincoln made it hard for him to refuse fa­ vors, even to the undeserving. Once when he was asked to furnish a let­ ter of recommendation for a young braggart, with whom he had only slight acquaintance, .110 “picked up his pen and wrote: “The bearer of est, industrious, highly capable.” ♦ * climb, look well to on which you set * « days as a lawyer, this letter is hon- intelligent, and A. Lincoln, added ’ this postAnd then he -script: , “I know the above to be true, be­ cause he told me. so himself.” . A.L. * * * Pert and Pertinent most of THURSDAY, W, mb* 104X If, there were no luxuries, there would he no poor, Character Witness It has been said that a man’s reputation is what people -think about 'him* and that his character Is what he is when alone, This makes it pretty hard to check up on a man's character; for even a congressman would know that it’s impracticable if not im­ possible for a man to be alone and have some pne there to check up on him at one and the same time. But there is one time when a man’s character is pretty well open for examination—when he's order­ ing a meal in a restaurant. If a man has any distinctly evil traits, they’re pretty sure to come to the surface when something about the meal or the service dis­ pleases. Or, even if these are per­ fectly satisfactory but the nincom­ poop is intent on showing his smallness in spite of everything. Occasionally a waiter or waitress is found who makes no attempt to please him and lets the patron know how little his existence means to him; hut this is comparatively rare. When a man takes apparent delight in crabbing about every­ thing and nothing -Until a waitress is either defiant or ready to cry, .you can feel pretty sure that he would treat you the same way if misfortune should ever give him the handle end of the whip. Barring an occasional fit of petu­ lance, the man who delights in ‘‘bawling out’ trusted with sions of life. waiters is not to be the bigger commis- X ?? 1 “Unmarried men commit ■our crimes.” . —but are not told about often. “Psychologists tell us that ‘pity’ is the shortest way to a woman’s love.” —and® all along,, we’ve sort of ’felt it was a plentiful and generous use of ‘flattery’, •“Professors tell us that excessive use of salt lowers human intelli­ gence.” —still, it is a good practice to use iu plentifully art much that the professors tell us. “When a man reaches fifty, he ■should forget how old lie is.” • —alid until he does, he should forget ihow young he is. “An Eskimo brought into this country on a Sight-seeing tour de- . scribed the American girl as “Onna- nutziak”. —this leaves only the ‘onna and the ‘ziak’ to be explained.* says Impudent without inten- them so —The IMP * 4 * Slips that Pass in the Night From Wabasha ((Minn.) Herald: “For sale—A violin, by a young man in good condition, except for a loose peg in' the head.” London (England Times: “His face was a striking one, and even without his clothes, people would have turned to look at him.” East Coast Shipping Record: “Al­ lee ---------------has b6en engaged as stewardess and social hostess aboard . the S.S. Alexandria, which sails to­ morrow. Before leaving port, she will have her barnacles scraped.” * * * Most of those who say they want to get out of the matrimonial ‘fry­ ing pan’ merely want to change pans. MS ifc * They say the most zwho use th$ fewest Words. 4 ♦ * A Valentine is Kindness .» There is a’seed of kindness : In every human heart, Sometimes not germinated To do its rightful part. Some kindness is like mustard • In growth so manifold, The end of its beginning Must e’er remain untold. hi And where’s the guy who said that there was no possibility of electric power shortage in this good province? » * * * <• « * > The North End temporary bridge looks calmly and serviceably on as its superior daily advances toward completion. *******At The federal cabinet can well spare some of its members. These weaklings and muddlers should be replaced by really capable leaders, * H * * 4s •* * .istft So the women are told to get ready for positions in the indus-. trial world. What will the rest of us do now? - We must have some one work for us.- * * * » « * The Dilatory Bachelors, after a keen debate, came to the con­ clusion that winter is actually here. They heard with consternation that the old North End Bridge collapsed last November. * * * * * # « £* Let’s keep our eye on politicians who would so manipulate our money that those who borrow will be able to discharge their mone­ tary obligations by paying less than’ one hundred cents on the dol­ lar. We do not increase* the number of bushels in the granary by cutting a slice off the bushel measure or by monkeying with the weights, of the scale. ♦. * * ♦ * V * » NOT SO SLOW Those who complain that Britain is constitutionally slow in action will do well to note what she did last week in Singapore. That timely stroke was one of the most effective military moves in all military history. The arrival of those troops and the appearance of the air squadrons and the navy will have results’ away beyond all telling. If Britain has no forces in Greece it is not her fault but on account of the dilatoriness of her ally. * * <t- Ml * 4* * ** Every person with a steady income should do his utmost to buy wax* certificates and to aid in every way he can. by his dollars and- his coppers. The need for so doing is Very greatw* Apart from that altogether, the investment is a sound one. Many a man who has lived to see the seer and yellow leaf of life with a modest compe* tency will tell you that he has come to this experience by saving • small sums when he was earning. These accumulated savings have been his real comfort. There are scores and scores of folk who ■have counted on making money in chunks who have come to keen­ est disappointment. They have found that a business that has pros­ pered for years, owing to some unknown cause, such as -a change in fashions or the removal of-a trade route, has disappeared almost in a night. If they were not wise enough to save regularly in their . palmy days, old age has found them disillusioned and bitter, and conning the words of Burns, “Age and want, an ill-matched pair.” But in any case, the country needs the money and the money must ■be had or all is lost. M: M> * * * * # * ■** * “A flirtation/’ Irma, “is attention tion.”4> * In an argument, is always wrong.♦ * * the angry man * Flattery costs nothing, yet most •of us pay deafly for it. Many a Romance Th» lives of may young people ar® made iaiaorablc by the breaking out of pimple® on the face. The trouble- is not so much physi­ cal pain, but It hl the mental suffer­ ing caused by the embarrassing dis­ figurement of the face which very often makes the sufferer ashamed to go out in company. The quickest way to get rid of pimples is to improve the general health by a thorough cleansing of thO blood di its Impurities, Burdock Yftoocl Bittera cleanses and purifies the blood— Get rid of your pimples by inking B.B.B, The T. IWIfrmu Go., Ltd., Trttottto, Ont. A Valentine is kindness, Arrayed in' party dress It is so very eager Its message to express. It asks fol’ kind approval— And* when the eyes grow bright It has done well and planted A seed of pure delight. —Nellie Patterson* * s To Penner Pete: Whatever else that I may do I’ll not come running back to you. I may know sleepless nights and such, But that won’t hurt me Very jmuch. With all my heart, dear, I may yearn To-lipid you close, yet I Can learn To do without you, I suppose Just how and wlien' the good Lord knows. Oh, no, I Shan’t come back to yon, Unless, of course, you ask me to. —Your Dream Girl 4: Don’t You Wit Youf Foot lit it, Either A Wealthy woung man -called at the undertaker’s and identified a corpse 'as his father ders for an elabdrate burial, as he was leaving, he took a last look and observed that the lower jaw had .fallen, exposing a set of false teeth, and exclaimed, “That’s net my father!”—-and cancelled the drder for the funeral before leav­ ing. The undertaker, somewhat dis­ mayed at losing the profitable busi- nesS,. took the body out of the iliahd- some coffin, placed it on a bare slab, and remarked: *‘If you’d kept your mouth shut, you’d class fuiiorai.’* —-Grewsome ’ & * * The ehrohlc giver of has the most need of it. He gave or- Jiist got a first-4 Apparition. free advlee TELLING TALES President Roosevelt has been telling the world that someone has -been telling tales about the United States’ transportation of airplanes. That is, someone has been revealing military or some such secrets to persons who had no business possessing them. We’re not a bit surprised that the President should have found it neces­ sary to say something like this, as tale-telling has come to be abom­ inably common. There’s nothing for governments to do but to stop this practice. When the last war was on the British government put on the censorship. At a meeting of the powers that -be one news-’ paperman smiled sweetly and said; “I have an item that I have got past the censors and I’ll publish it?’ Kitchener was present and remarked, calling the newspaperman by name; “If you publish that item you’ll never publish anything else.” The item was not pub­ lished. There’s a way of stopping tale-telling and it should be begun at home. There is blit one duty now and that is ,to win the To that end we must devote all we have or be pre- “WINNING THE PEACE” Sir Norman Angell, a distinguished Britisher, now Touring Can­ ada, tells us that while we won the last world war, that We lost the peace, it is not clear why he -uses the word “we” in this connec­ tion as we have good reason to believe that Germany had the major share of the blame for precipitating ^the present world catas­ trophe. The same high authority warns us against losing the peace that is to follow the present strife. Let us heed his warning. As we do so let us not forget that the peace devoutly hoped for has not yet been won, present war. pared to lose everything we hold dear. What can We do, in the meatime, to make the peace we strive for just and ‘lasting? Here is a suggestion. Let ns be Up and doing for those German prisoners committed to our guardianship. We do not hint that these prisoners should be pampered in any way or in any degree. They are to be watched. They are not to be entrust­ ed With any information regarding this country or the Empire Wheth­ er that information be political or military. Every communication they attempt to send out of Canada is to be strictly censored. These men are our enemies, caught while doing their best to destroy our Empire. Their one desire is the triumph of’ Germany. Yet our guardianship while strict and our control of our enemies absolute, it may be humane and enlightened. The church has a message for these men. The state has afi Obligation to these prisoners. The church may well send her chosen men into those prison camps to show the men the way to bettor things. The state may well employ these men in doing some necessary work for the country and the Empire. Idle men are dangerous men. Ideals and hard work make men. Treated in this way these Germans cannot but grove our best friends When the peace is Won and secured by sufficient guarantees. We suggest this principle in the conviction that light always con­ quers darkness. The -press may well bo informed as to what is going on in the prison camps, This is a very different thing from giving news­ mongers free access to these places. The press may be trusted. I Once invitation undertake opportunity for the enrichment of the spiritual life. The seriousness of the present world condition demands that we weigh more carefully than ever before the value of the Church in its relation to our Christian life. The Church is without ,a doubt facing both a crisis and a great challenge, Many people are seriously questioning the outcome of the present struggle and the church needs all the powers at its command so that it may give a more effective spiritual leadership, The part it can play at the moment and in the .recon­ struction period which is to follow this dreadful war will depend to a large extent upon those serious-minded men and women who, by keeping well informed, have been able to maintain a proper spiritual balance. ©ent affords a splendid opportunity of renewing our allegiance to Christ and His Church, '“Draw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to you,” ' Teacher Shortage Acute, Huron Council Is Told E, C, Beacom, inspector of public schools of South Huron, gave a com­ prehensive report of the progress of education before Huron County Council at its recent session The number of schools in opera­ tion during the fall term, he said, shows a decrease, due to the closing of U.S.S. No. 10, Hullett and God erich, where only three pupils were enrolled. There are now 77 rural and five urban schools in operation, employing 116 teachers, 86 In tb^ rural and 30 in the turban schools The staff of Exeter public school was reduced from six to five teach­ ers, due to decrease in the enrol- ment- Teacher Shortage Acute Mr. Beacom stressed that tim shortage of teachers has become even more acute than last year, and stated that it is now impos­ sible to secure qualified teachers, other than married women, who have left the profession, and, in a number of instances, are now tak­ ing schools. These, he felt, would, be available in sufficient numbers to prevent the closing of any schools due to the lack of a teachier. As the number of students at Normal Schools is below the average of for­ mer years, the present shortage will not he relieved during the cur­ rent year, but may eVen be accentu­ ated. -Salaries in rural schools show an increase, the average being $772 as compared with $750 in 1939. The lowest salary paid in rural schools A in is $65P‘ and the highest $1,0,50. few increases have been made urban schools. I’' , IS THAT CHAP IN THE MIRROR REAIM YOU? A mirror qan’t lie. If your eyes are muddy in the whites ami m the irises and your tongue’s coated as well, then you’re not the man you used to be. But there are other symptoms. Food doesn’t interest you. r Little things get on YOW nerves. You fall asleep when you should be awake. You try to get out of visiting friends py going to the movies. Worse, you are too tired for your job. You’re not lazy^you ju$t canft get going* What’s the cause? your blood­ stream isn’t clear. '©here are torins in it, Poisonous waste is in your system, Get nd of it. Kruschen is the thing for that. There are several mineral salts in Kruschen, balanced th exact propor­ tions to assist the organs of evacua­ tion to get rid of waste matter every day, Kruschen is more than a laxa­ tive, It is a diuretic as well—helps to flush the kidneys and at the Same time keep the colon moist, so that action is easy and gentie. A pinch of Kruschen every morning is all you need. Kruschen costs only 25c or 75c, at all druggists. Good health for Jess than a cent a day, .a****-.uwauuuu w i boards, No. 14, Tuckersmith and had taken advan- Decrease in Enrolment The total enrolment in all schools was 2,849, a decrease of 55 over the previous year. To date, mo re­ fugee children from thfe British Isles have been enrolled in the In­ spectorate. That a . great many could be accommodated is apparent in the rural schools. In spite of the severe winter and large -amount of snow, the attend­ ance was particularly good and the children deserving of much credit. The high percentage of 91.99 was reached, representing the best record for some years. Tuck- ersmith Was the leading ' township with 92.3 with Usborne closO be­ hind with 92.11 per cent. Hullett was the only one with a record less than 90 per cent., having 89.-04 per cent. Exeter led the urban schools with 94.9 per cent, closely followed by Clinton with 94.55. Last year 78 pupils, 15 in the rural schools and -63 in the urban, attended every school day. Grants Show Decrease The total and general legislativa and -county grants received" by all schools was $21,166,76, a decrease of over $2,0 8'3 over the former year. The grant paid by the coun­ ty on new equipment and improve­ ments made’ by rural boards was $2,795.12 to increase of $284 over 1989. Mr. Beacom pointed out that gen­ eral school grants are based on the county assessment, and the in­ crease recently made in the assess­ ment of several inunicipalities for county purposes, is going to have the effect of reducing the school grants to school boards in those municipalities. This was especial­ ly true this year in the case of the Town of Goderich, where the school grant was $1,000 less than the pre­ vious year. The increase in the local assessment of Usbortte Town­ ship made in 1939, had also the effect of somewhat lowering the grants to the schools there as the higher the assessment, the lower the grants? Special grants id boards for the teaching of such subjects US agri- culture, music, manual training, hums economics and for fifth class­ es represented substantial amounts; the total grant for agriculture be* ing $1,271, some rural schools re­ ceiving as high as $3 6. All such grants were withdrawn in 1940 as an economic measure. School Grounds Improved School grounds generally had been much improved by keeping grass cut, planting flowers, shrubs and painting the fence posts, a great deal of work being done by the children. Three school Stanley, No- 2, No. 10, Stanley, tage of transportation grants, used to convey pupils to secondary schools. Hydro Installation Urged A fair amount of improvements had been made in the accommoda­ tions. Mr. Beacom urged the in­ stallation of hydro wherever pos­ sible. Teachers have been encouraged during the year to promote activ­ ities of a patriotic nature to in­ culcate a realization of the ad­ vantages of living in a country where there are still democratic in­ stitutions. Flags have been plac­ ed on the walls of every classroom and saluting the flag and peldging allegiance to it are a part of the opening exercises in most schools.- Junior Red Cross Active Junior Red Cross Societies have been organized in every; school and the sale of War Savings Stamps encouraged to the extent that to the end of November pupils have purchased ' approximately $3,200 worth of stamps, half of this total being bought by the children of Goderich Public (Schools, pupils also Navy week lection for ized $200. THE LATE MRS. CHAS. LOCHNER Mrs. Charles Lochner, who pass­ ed away at her residence in Shipka, and whose death was announced in the Times-Advocate last week, was in her 70th year. Her husband pre­ deceased her three months, She had resided in Shipka for the past 50 years, moving there from Crediton. She was a member of the United Church at Shipka, Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. George Fen­ ton, Mauch Chunk, Pa.; Mrs. Ernest Carrothers, London; Mrs. George Baynham, Centralia, and Lucille, at home; five sons, Harry, Wind­ sor; Ernest, Inwood; Charles and Jack, of London, and William, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Cave, McConnell, Sask., and Mrs. Ira Bice, Lucan; five brothers, Jack Sheardown, Samuel, Wren and El­ mer Sheardown, all of Goderich and George Sheardown, Hamiota, Man. Funeral services took place from the residence with interment In Grand Bend cemetery. Clinton did well, buying $722. was observed and a eol- the Navy League real- Twelve concerts raised $400 which was given to various branches of the Red Cross. In these concerts, the value of teaching of music was exemplified. There were 284 candidates, at the High School Entrance as compared with 336 the previous year. Boys to Work on Farms J “Provision is being made this year to free boys now in entrance classes for work on the farms, af­ ter the Easter vacation if their help is needed by parents or others-. This privilege is being extended under certain conditions, one of which is that good school work must be done by the Easter vaca­ tion and an examination passed at that time. To those who are suc­ cessful on this examination and who are employed on the farms for at least eight weeks during the spring term, High School Entrance certificates will he issued next July. This same privilege is being extend­ ed to the boys in secondary schools and should be of great value in many instances in relieving the shortage of farm help that would seem inevit­ able.” School Fadi’S Creditable The School Fairs held were most creditable. The Teachers’ Conven­ tion Was held as usual, one day in- London and the other in Hensall. “intimation has recently been re­ ceived from the Department of Ed­ ucation,” the speaker stated, “that the" holding of Teachers-’ conven­ tions is to be suspended for the dura­ tion of the war, owing to the neces­ sity of accelerating the rate of pre­ senting the school subjects to senior classes.” A vote of thanks to the speak­ er sponsored by Reeves Scott and Gamble was heartily endorsed, ,The ’bird called the stork Is a Valuable bird; He inhabits the resident , districts He doesn’t sing tunes Nor yi»id n'r1*r Hut he helps nut the Vital statistics! A healthy, hungry, fast-growing chick eats only 2 pounds of Roe ' Vitafood Chick Starter in its first 6 weeks! Why take any chances with your 1941 chicks, when so little of this complete, farm-proven feed will ensure life and vigor? It’s made fresh daily—is always fresh when you get it. Give your baby chicks Roe Vita- food Chick Starter, the tested food which means so much to their fast growth, future health and egg-laying ability. See your Roe Feeds dealer next time you’re in town. Ask for the free Roe booklet on raising chicks for profit. 1 j •w CHICK STARtER Sold by: J. A. TRAQUAtR, Exoter W. R. DAVIDSON, Hensah HAROLD KELLERMAN Dashwood K McNaughton Kirkton