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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-04-03, Page 6THVH.S1MY, AI-RW »1<I. W«THE EXETER TIMESrADVOCATE sa: *“are Everything Yen Said” COCKERELS If you have the broodei’ space to handle them, don’t forget the profit possibilities in Bray cock erels and capons. They’re bred for size and fast growth’—-and very reason ably priced. Ask for our “Daily Special" price list. Harry Magee, Dcultoro, Ont.— “I got 375 cockerels—aver aged about 4 lbs. at three months.” Mrs, John Bintoul, Clayton, Ont,—"I bought 100 day-old cockerels, and sold 98 at five months averaging' 7 lbs.” Homer Smith, Stanstead, P.O. .—“At four months cockerels dressed 415: lbs. 'The Bray Chick Does the Trick' doesn't speak well enough." CAPONS! Last yeai’ Martin A. Connell, Little Bartibog, N.B., raised a flock of Bray Chicks. In October, Mr. Con nell wrote Bray’s a letter. He said: “Your chicks are everything you said about them." A letter like that shows how Bray Chicks really are “delivering the goods” and standing up to the prac tical farm test and it is only one out of hundreds of similar letters, from #11 parts of the country. Just take a look at these: S. S. Mainse, Iryndhursr, Ont. — “No losses whatever, never had a sick pul let. At six months in 75 per cent pro duction.” ThomiiH Oraui, Sydney, N.S.-—‘‘My Bray hens sure made a record here for con stant laying and large eggs.” Sirs. Douglas Gralmm, Simcoe, Ont. "Lost only two (out of 100). Sold pul lets in first week of July. They started to lay duringr July (March hatch) and in August the eggs were past the pul let stage. September and October prov ed almost too much, for the owners of these wonderful layers! They are still laying well, and such large eggs.” Sirs. Oeorge Boon, Fredericton Jet., N.B. —“My pullets have proven very satis factory . . . started to lay at 4’A months and have laid ever since." 3Irs. G W. Dyer, Bothwell, Ont. “Those New Hampshires I got from you were the lovliest chickens I ever saw—so large and nice. Everyone that saw them said the same thing. Such lovelv large eggs! I don’t wonder at people sending for your chicks year in and year out.” A postcard will bring you full in formation on ,Bray Chicks. Don’t delay—'write today. BRAY CHICK HATCHERY Exeter, phone 246 or John St. N. Hamilton, or Canada Packers, Exeter; Elam W. Shantz, R.2 Hensail; or Alvin W. Kerslake, Hensall, Agents * WOODHAM A play, “Home Ties” will be pre sented in the Orange Hall on Fri day evening, April 4th by the Dra matic Club of Wesley. Come and enjoy a good play. The W.M.S. met Wednesday af ternoon in the basement of the1 Church. Rev. Mr. Rapson, of Kirkton was the guest speaker. The program was in charge of Group No. 4 with Mrs. D. Johnson as convener. A great number of the school children have been laid up with bad colds. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Squire attend ed the trousseau tea of Margaret Leybourne, bride-to-be,. -of Seaforth, on Wednesday afternoon last and they also visited with othei’ friends at Kippen. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Shier, Mr. and 'Mrs. Victor Chatten and Don nie, Gladys and Marion, of London, visited with Mr. and Mrs.. Ralph Denham of Fort Erie for the week end. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Denham Celebrated the birthday -of their little son, who was two years old on that day. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Selves, of Hen- sall, and Mr. and Mrs. John Selves of Thames Road were the guests of Mrs. John .Selves on Sunday last, Mr. and Mrs, Floyd Pridham and family of Pt. Rowan were Sunday visitors with Mr. Mills. Mr. and Mrs. J. and Mrs. Howard daughter Shirley with Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Stone, of Kirkton. CREDITON EAST Mrs. Joseph Bullock visited last week with hex' parents, Ml’, and Mrs. Ike Gower, near Centralia. Mrs. Catharine Motz returned home Saturday aftei’ three weeks’ stay in London with her daughters. Miss Mary Westlake, of Exeter, Miss Irma Ferguson, of Kippen, and Mr. Arnold Kackstetter, of Zur ich, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Motz. Mr." and Mrs. Harold MacDonald, of Exeter, spent the week-end with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs, Sam Baynham. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Glanville, who have spent the last couple of months near Thedford, moved back. to. theii’ home here last week. We are pleased to report that. Mrs. Eldon Merner is recovering from her recent operation and is ex pected home soon. WARNING Corn Growers of Huron Co o---0—o and Mrs.Ray Mr. and Squire and Anderson visited Sunday WHALEN Attacks of the corn-borer re duce yield and feeding value of ensilage com. Infestation of canning com in creases inspection and processing costs and in some cases makes the product unmarketable. The corn-borer control Regula tions will be strictly enforced in 1941. Control measures are being sent to each farmer of South Huron. O--0—o HENSALL and the the Mr. Mr. Jerry Drummond, of the R.C.A.F., of st, Marys, was calling on friends in town on Saturday. Miss Haael Smillie, of Atwood, spent the week-end with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Smillie. Mr. Kenneth Passmore, of the R.C.A.F., Galt, spent the week end with his (parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Passmore, Mrs. Martha Murdoch spent a few days last week visiting with Misses Nora and Flora Betty and Mr, James Petty, Mr. and Mrs. Mae Rosser, of Blen heim were recent visitors with the latter’s parents, Mr, and Mrs, Mil ton Russel. * Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Corey and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Adams and family, Of London, visited with Mr- Mrs, John Coi'foett, Mr, Lloyd Ortwein, of R.C.A.F., in London, spent week-end with his grandparents, and Mrs. J, W. Ortwein. Miss Mary Coleman returned home aftei’ spending a week with hex’ brother-in-law and sister, Mr, and Mrs. Hugh Morenz, at Dashwood. Mr, John Craig, who has been ser iously ill in Bcott Memorial Hospi tal, Seaforth, for several weeks, was able to return to bis home here last week, much improved in health. Honored on Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Smillie were pleasantly surprised at the home of theii’ son, Clarence, on Friday ev ening, when about forty neighbors and friends gathered in honor of theii’ thirty-fifth wedding anniver sary. The home was beautifully decorated in Eastei’ colors. Pro gressive euchre was played and the ladies’ first prize was won by Mrs. I. G. Smillie and the ladies’ conso lation by Mrs. Elgin Routcliffe. The gents’ first prize was won by Mr. John Bell and. the consolation by Mr. Donald Parke. A musical pro gram was followed by a mock wed ding. Mr. and Mrs. 'Smillie received a number of beautiful gifts. Dainty refreshments were served. Early Negro Settlement Attracted Much Attention By Fred Landon The Negro settlement known as Wilbei’force, situated in the pre sent Township of Biddulph, attract ed more attention in the United States and in England during lS30's than any other similar ony, despite the fact that it small, unsuccessful and had a short activity. The attention given to it was due to the pub licity which it received at the hands of prominent abolitionists, Benjamin Lundy, Charles Stuart, and others. Its story was also told at considerable length by Austin Steward who lived in the settle ment for several years. prominent in the early days of the colony were two brothers, Rey. Benjamin Paul and Rev, Nathaniel Paul. Rev, Wilberforce outskirts of is the man Proudfoot made reference in diary on February 9, 1836, stating that the people in the vicinity of Siddall’s Mills were Welsh Baptists, ‘‘the converts of Paul the black man in Biddulph,” Of Benjamin Paul we know little and Austin Steward’s book gives a somewhat unpleasant impression of his activities. Much more is known of Nath aniel Paul. He came to Wilber force from Albany, with his family, probably in 1830. Very quickly he was appointed as an agent of the colony to proceed to England and there raise! money for the establish ment of a training school or col lege for Negro young people. Ho bore with him a let tex* from Sir John Colborne, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, reading as fol- the CP1- was but Benjamin Paul died at and was buried on the the present Lucan. He to whom Rev. William his south than the state of Maryland. He estimated the number of color ed people in Upper Canada, was be tween 600 and 8'00, chiefly to be found around Fort Malden (Am- herstburg), in the Wilberforce settlement or in the region of Lake Simcoe. At were •went their nany Ings by working on road construc tion for the company. A day school was in operation and both adults and children attended school tions pear Were Paul conditions he knew only from hear say, though he was able to give some ^information on the condition of Ne groes in the free states and in Up per Canada. All in all, it would appeal’ that the idea of segregated colonies of Negroes, whether in Upper Canada or elsewhere, was a mistake. Not one that was founded had perman ence, although the Buxton- settle ment or Elgin Association settle ment in Kent County came nearest to this ideal. Wilberforce was a failure almost from the beginning, despite the hard work that was done by Austin Steward and one or two others who were members. Stew ard’s account of the colony, printed some years later, is a lengthy nar rative and presents the picture of a man who made large sacrifices for his own people. In the end he was forced to leave and return to his native state, New York. Wilberforce, he said, <there about 40 families when he there; these had acquired lands from the Canada Com- but supplemented theii’ earn- children attended Sunday Reading over the ques- and answers it would not ap- that the committee members greatly enlightened by what had to tell them. Of slavery BRINSLEY Bride Honored thisComplimenting a bride of week, Miss Helen Dick, a number of neighbors and friends gathered at the home of Miss Dorothy Dougall for a miscellaneous shower. The program commenced with a sing song, with Mrs. Harold Bell at the piano. Phyllis Dougall and Aileen Munn played a piano duet; .Jean Ingram favored with a recitation entitled “Pets". Audrey Elder played 'a piano instrumental and con tests were directed by Misses Doro thy Munn and Dorothy Dougall: A mock wedding concluded the pro gram with the .following taking (part: Misses Mary Coleman and Evelyn Corbett, Mrs. Harold Elder and Mrs. Harold Bell. The bride was the recipient of many beautiful and useful gifts. Refreshments were served. Miss Margaret Billings, of London, was a week-end guest with friends here. W.C.T.U. Meets lows: “Upper Canada, York, 26th July. 1831. The bearer, Mr. Nath. Paul, has for a considerable time offic iated as minister to the people of color, and is now settled in the Township of Biddulph, in the Lon don district. He has employed him self with much success during the last nine months in establishing schools for the people of coloi’ un der his charge; and has acquired the esteem and friendship -of the settlers located in the neighborhood for his good conduct and exertions in the cause of religion and educa tion. “His object, in proceeding to Eng land, being for the purpose of ob taining assistance to enable him to complete the establishment and tn promote the welfare of the families residing in the., blqcks of land pur chased from thp ipanada Company by the people of color who have lately been obliged to sell their pro perty and leave their native coun- deserving of encourage- the benevolent.” subsequent career Paul it is difficult The Bi'insley congregation con gratulates Rev. L. H. and Mrs. Tur ner on the arrival of a baby girl. Miss Verna Cunningham -spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Marwood Prest. The death of Ridley Watson, 12th concession of McGillivray took place at the Strathroy Hospital on the 26th of March. Mr. Watson was a native of McGillivray Township, having resided on the Watson home stead all his life. He is survived by one son, Martin Watson, and two brothers, Thomas of McGillivray and John, of Bossevain, Man., and one sister, Mrs. Hannah Jane Smith, of Lieury. His wife predeceased him in 1925. interment took place in Marr’s Hill Cemetery. ~ Turnei' conducted vices. r The subject of Rev. L. H. Tur ner’s sermon for “Counting the Cost6, hear him. ’The Lieury Young People were entertained by the Young People of Brinsley on' Tuesday night. (Too late for last week) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dickey, Carhduff, ’Sask., were recent visi tors of Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Morley. Mr. Robert Knowles, of St. Marys visited for a few days with Mr. and Mrs. E. (French. Rev, Merriman, of Hastings Coun ty was preaching for a call at the United Church here on Sunday af ternoon last. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Gunning, of Granton were (Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. T. Squire. The many friends of Mrs. Edgar Squire will be pleased to know her condition is favorable following hei’ recent operation in St. Joseph’s Hospital, of Agricultural ’Committee of Huron County Council Ross Jofmston, Corn-borer Inspector, Zurich J. C. Shearer, Agricultural Representative, Clinton m Self “Ah, me," way Is paved The you say,“life's bitter With trials going’s tough; rough; And living’s just a bore!" galore! the people Does Your Food Cause You Distress? The impairment of the stomach is often of serious consequences, for only by properly digested food is the system nourished and sustained. Burdock Bleed Bitters is a re liable remedy for stomach disorders Such as dyspepsia, indigestion, sour stomach, belching of gas, headaches, etc. It helps to stimulate the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, the main factor in digestion, neutralizes acidity, tones dp the lining mem branes of the stomach, and restores the natural, healthy process of digestion. Put your stomach right by taking B.B.B. and see how quickly you will start to enjoy ■y&nit meats free from digestive troubles. The T. Mllijbfni Co., XM,- Toronto, Ont Now listen, friend, the thoughts you send Come back to you—anew1 Your ills are wrought by your own thought! It’s SELF that's ailing you’ Just start today, in earnest way, To work and serve and do; For, as you live, just what you giv< Comes to you as your duel Yes, just put SELF upon the shelf And practise helpfulness; ’ And you will find that folks kind-^- And life’s d grand success1 •—Bombardier are Dandelions Dandelions ate prodigal^—- They early spend their gold, ’Ere the late May flowers appear, Beeome white-haired and old. ‘"•“Par Agon The March of Science PUTTING THE VITAMINS BACK IN FLOUR / At the present time, the people of Britain are faced with endless Aerial bombardment, long hours in air-rqid shelters, lack of sleep, lowered vitality, and consequent susceptibility to disease epidem ics, Aware of the danger, the government recently took a very simple precaution. They ordered , white flour to be fortified with a chemical called thiamin, Hardly an epoch-making event, you say! As a matter of fact, it was an event of the first his torical importance. Foi' the first time, the government of a great country recognized the necessity of supplying vitamins as well as bulk food to the whole popula tion. Thiamin is one of the vita min - bearing constituents of whole-wheat bread. It is not found in white bread, yet lack of it means all the difference be tween vitality and fatigue, be tween courage and despair, be tween fight and flight. The addition of thiamin in ..crystalline form to white bread was made possible only in 1936, whefli i R. R. Williams, a chemist in the Bell Telephone Laborato ries, made thiamin out of coal tar. Now, riboflavin and nicotinic ’ acid, two other essential constit uents of whole-wheat bread, can 1 J*No. 2 of a series ... __ . L, Bell Telephone Company of Canada. also be made in crystals. As a- result, white flour will in future be “supercharged" with vitamins. It will not only contain the chem icals hitherto milled out, but will carry an extra ration to help allay our unsuspected vitamin hunger. The man who made possible the addition of thiamin to white bread, Robert R. Williams, is di rector of chemical research in Bell Telephone Laboratories. His work on vitamins is a spare-time hob by. As a chemist in the United States government laboratories in the Philippine Islands just before the Great War, he was among those who revealed that the dreaded oriental disease, beri beri, is due to a lack of vitamins in polished rice. Unpolished rice, with part of the original bran still clinging to the grain and eaten with it, does contain vita mins. When he joined the Bell Telephone Laboratories at the end of ’the last war, Mr. Williams con tinued his work on vitamins in his spare time. The extraction of thiamin from coal tar is one of a series of successful experiments Which he has completed. It is scientists of this calibre who are constantly engaged in research for the improvement of your; telephone service. prepared by H. G. Owen, "I ? Company of Canada. J The March meeting of the Exeter- Hensall Branch of the W.C.'T.U. was held -on Thursday afternoon in the schoolroom of the United Church with Mrs. Maude Hedden presiding ovei’ the devotional, which opened by singing “Sweet Hour of-Prayer” followed by the Lord’s prayer in unison. The Bible lesson was read by Mrs. Jinks and the devotional was given by Mrs. Brook. Mrs. Christie, Mrs. McQueen, Mrs. Lam- mie, Mrs. Kennedy, and Mrs. Geo. Hess led in sentence prayer. A vo cal duet entitled “Somebody” was sung by Mrs. Eric Kennedy and Mrs. Geo. Hess. Mrs. Grace Harpole accompanied at the piano. After singing “I Love to Tell the Story", Mrs, Chas. Jinks led in prayer. Mrs. Hess then presided and Miss Edna Walsh played a (piano instrumental entitled “The Old Rugged Cross". The topic from the clip sheet en titled “Why and What’s the Need" was taken by Mrs. Brook, Mrs. Saundericock, Mrs. Christie, Mrs. Jinks, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Brown, Miss Coiisitt and Mrs. Hedden. Rev. L. H. funeral ser- next Sunday is Come and the More From Curious Cynic —why is it that most wives chuckle gleefully when their cur rent incubus (friend husband) gets into a traffic jam? —'far too many present-day moth ers’ slippers are worn out on the dance floor instead of the kitchen linoleum. —'men suffex* in silence—but wo-, men like to talk about their suffer ing ever after, .—f.ew women nowadays take a jilting to heart—they take it to court.try, he is ment’ from jOn the Nathaniel pass, judgment. . He was sent England for a specific purpose and poor Negroes raised the money re quired for his passage and other ex penses. Once in England, however’ he appears to have been used by the English abolitionists, then fighting for emancipation of the slaves" in the West Indies, and instead of returning to Canada with the mon ey he collected he remained abroad for three years and only returned to Wilberforce in the spring of 1835. In the accounting which followed, it was revealed that he had received in contributions over $8,000 but that his expenses and salary had more than eaten up this amount, so that the Wilberforce group were actually-in debt to him. While in England he had married an English woman and she returned with him to the colony. Indigna tion against Paul was keen and he soon left the settlement, going to Albany, where he became pastor of a Baptist (congregation and died some time in 1839. Another bro ther Thomas Paul, was a clergy man in Boston. During Nathaniel Paul’s sojourn in England he was associated for a time with William Lloyd Garri son, the great American abolition ist, and the lattei’ borrowed a sum of money from him. This loan Garrison was requested to pay on his return to America into the hands of Arthur Tappan, a New York merchant and philanthropist who had some interest in Wilber force, but Garrison did not pay it and ah acrimonious controversy arose over the matter. Recent writers on 'Garrison and the abolitionist crusade have (con demned this act of Garrison. Pau11, it would seem, was persuaded to let his real mission take second place to the crusade in England and the attention which he received from distinguished people turned his head as similax* attention has turned the heads of other people since. Paul was even called as a witness before the select committee of the House of Comtaons Investi gating the extinction throughout the British and gave his testimony 1882. It appears in the report printed in 1838. in his statement Paul told the committee that lie was borix in Now Hampshire, that he Was a B'aptist missionary and that during the 1820’s he had lived in Albany. New York. He had never been farther The program For the ’, followed by Brook, Miss the Scripture, , “I Am Thine, The Young services will Young People’s Union (Crowded out last week) The Y.P.U. held their regular meeting in the schoolroom of the United Church on Monday even ing *with the president, Miss Rutli Brook, presiding, commenced by singing Beauty of the Earth prayer by Rev. Elva McQueen after which the 0 Lord", was People’s anniversary be held on Sunday, April 27th, and a concert will be held the following evening. Mrs. Clarence Smillie gave the topic on “Canadian Art", il lustrating it by pictures of paintings by famous and well-known artists. The meeting closed by singing “Blest be the Tie that Binds" and the benediction, after which Miss Gladys McKehzie directed contests. R. A. read hymn sung. of Slavery Dominions, on July 11, committee's WIVES-—You can be assured of fidelity on the baft of your so-call ed better-halves as long as you have to remind them to have their hair cut or when they need a shave,