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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-08-07, Page 6Wvrsday, mwbt » mi OUR MONEY SAV ^THRIFTY Q MOTORISTS TAKE / t A TIP 1 YOUR TIRE COSTS 20% WITH B E. GOODRICH SILVERTOWNS THE EXETER. TIMES-APVQCATE J****! waslto- w Informed folk tell us that wa must have more gasoline it we are to win the war. These same people are asking Canadians to reduce their gasoline 'consumption by a very considerable amount. Indeed, the amount of reduction suggested is fifty per cent. Some Canadians are, responding and are sorry that they cannot do more to win the fight for freedom. A further suggestion offered for the conservation of gasoline is that motorists keep their speed limit be low forty miles per hour. Many motorists have responded to this suggestion and are driving not only as little a® possible, but they are driving sanely and economically. But what of the others who do as they please in regard to the mileage travelled and the rate at which they drive. These ‘people make their own convenience aud their own pleasure the standard of conduct. They do what is right in their own eyes and boast of their freedom to do so. Public opinion will take care of such drivers and of such car owners. . They are not well spoken of by the people whose opinion is worth respecting. Sabotage is mentioned when their conduct is discussed;. It is said by people of excellent judgment that such wasters are emptying that, last tankful of oil or gasoline upon which the winning of the war may well depend. Meanwhile honourable men are trying a little harder-to show that when duty calls, as call it does in this matter of gasoline and oil conservation, that they will try harder and harder still to show that Canadians are fair-minded and patriotic, and self-denying. TTT Crop Report NEW INNER TUBE SEALS ITS OWN PUNCTURES See This Goodrich SEAL-O-MATIC Sunoco Service & Garage Phone 200 Exeter HARPLEY Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Mellin and Misses Lois and Shirley Mellin, of Detroit, visited over the week-end with Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Carruth ers and other friends. Miss Mabel McLeod spent Sunday Mrs. Bay- Love PtIB! • afternoon with her sister, Lightfoot, at Credjton, Miss Audrey Harrison, of field, visited With Miss Betty on Tuesday. Miss Helen Gilders and Mr. Rob ert Marriage, of Delaware, spent the week-end* with Mr, and Mrs. Robert Murray, ' Mr. and Mrs. Ross Love and family and Miss Maud Hodgins spent Sunday with Mrs. Clarence Hardy, of Lucan, Mr. spent Verne summer wade a without the St. to -Ot- and Mrs. Ed. Stewardson Sunday with Mr, and Mrs, Ridley. ZION Life Goes on Happily Enough in Britain; Get Used Even to Bombs I “Could Hold Out LUie This for 20 Veal’s,” Writes Clergyman Thank- • ing' West Loi-ne Women for Gar ments Sent for Cliildren. in Shel ters. ", The British Women’s, Club, of West Lome, active in sending par- . cels of clothing to be distributed among British children, has grate ful acknowledgment from. Canon J. R. Lumb, writing from a rectory in the south of England. Canon Lumb, writing to Mrs. ■•William Horner, secretary of the West Lome Club, says, in part: “Let me thank you and your members .must gratefully and warm ly for your goodness in sending these splendid parcels of clothing. We have 1,500 children in the-Caves’ shelter,, most of them from poor homes, and we can make use of every bit of iclothing that is given to us. This, will be especially so in the com ing winter, for clothing is becoming scarcer through rationings and there is the same difficulty about wool for knitting. I think your members would like to know that the children are well cared for in the shelter, where they are in-warmth and light; and we have splendid medical ser vices with a doctbr and nurses al ways in attendance. In fact, we had an unexpected birth in the shelter recently and the medical staff was able to see that all was well. I am always, afraid that you kind friends in the Dominion may think that life is harder for us than it really is. Human nature is a funny thing, and mercifully very adap table. Bombs and the gun-barrages sounded very dreadful at first, but yo’u get used to them and’life goes, oil very happily, even in London,' where the suffering has been great. None, so; far as I know, suffers from food shortage. The rations don*t allow for luxuries or over-eating. But there is plenty of bread, milk and margarine, apd just enough meat and we could hold out like this for 20 years if we had to. The shelterers here are not our own people, but poor people from the suburbs of ,:South London, who come out to us each, night by train and bus. Community Life “They are wonderfully hkppy in the shelter, though we have some times had as many as 1-4,'000. I have never known a place where there are so few quarrels or un happinesses of any kind. We have three canteens for them, a cin ema, a barber shop where many of the women get their,weekly shingle or perm; a tobacco shop and' a church which they use very well. They come in just before black-out, have a cup of tea and something to eat and settle down for the night in their bunks. “I think we are all very happy about the future of the war and I hope that you are equally confi dent. The World has never in human history such open unabashed wickedness as against which we are fighting, the forces of decency and goodness in the world are not going to let such wickedness triumph. “Once more, thank you all very much indeed for your gifts and sympathy behind them.” i seen and that and the So Homey Picnic The Horney family reunion held at Grand Bend on Civic Holi day with about 6'0 present, The eld est member was C. W. Christie and the) youngest was William Grant Wejstlake, son of Mr, and Mrs. The was Mr, Usborne. contested, and Summer Complaint Few people, especially children, gecape on attack of summer com plaint during the hot weather* Summer complaint begins with, a profuse diarrhcea very often accom panied by vomiting ahd purging. The matter excreted froin the stomach Ims A bilious appearance, and that from the bowels watery, whitish, ill-smelling, or even odorless. When the Children show any Sigh of looseness of the bowels the mother should administer a few doses of X>r* BowlePs Extract of Wild 'Straw’* berry so as to bring quick relief. This medicine has been oh the market for the past 94 years. Re fuse substitutes. They may be dangerous. Get Fowler’s’’ and feel safe’. 'Th# ®* Milburn Co., JM, Toronto, Ont. Westlake, son of Wm. Westlake, of sports were keenly enjoyed by all, after which a hearty supper was served in the-casino hall. Sports resulted as follows: Children under 12, Glen Morden, Doreen Morden, Shirley Horney; young la dies* race, Mary Westlake; young men’s race, Ernest Horney; mar ried ladies* race, Mrs, Squire Herd man^ marrlbd men's race, William Thomson and William Westlake; kicking the slipper, Mrs. Squire Herdman, Carman Herdman; feed ing the elephant, Mr. and Mrs. Squire Herdman, Mary Horney and Verne Christie; peanut race, Mary Westlake and Amos Herdman; time race, Irma Ferguson, Amos Herd- man; finding the balloon, Mrs, Squire Herdman; egg race, Mary Westlake, Amos Herdman. Members were present from Exo-* ter, Hensallj: London, Toronto, Ridgeway, Crediton, Elimville,- Kip* pen and Guelph* Wm. J. Statham, past president, presided for the election of officers for the ensuing year and it was decided to hold the picnic at Grand Bend next year* I A-l baby CHICKSleafless much-branched stems bear ing numerous clusters of flower heads on the naked branches, The flowers are about one inch, across and usually closed by noon. The leaves are long with irregular edges spread across the ground. • The roots are thick and go down deep. That is why it is necessary to plow deep with a sharp share so that all roots will, be cut off well below the crown* Thorough cul tivation should follow at regular intervals using wide shares which overlap in the cultivator, Culti-! vation and a short rotation of crops will control this weed. Chicory can be eradicated 100 per cent with chemicals at costs which are not prohibitive. This method is recommended where cultivation is not possible. Mr, MacLeod ad vises consultation with your nea> est Agricultural Representative, or Weed Inspector regarding, use 'of chemicals. Write the Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, for pamphlet “Weed Eradication by Chemicals,” It is free of charge, Due to length of , root, Chicory cannot be pulled by hand. Scat tered plants should be spudded .off well ’ “ Burred blocks, White Rocks, Whit© Jersey Black .Giants, New Hampshire Reds Write or JPhone for Brices ‘a, H. SWITZER HATCHERY Phone 38-3 Granton, Ont* General Excessive heat, with below-aver- age precipitation, has caused a fur ther decline ip..crop qcmditlcms in the Frairie provinces, in Manito ba, Suutheast Saskatchewan, Squth- west Alberta, the Peace River coun try and scattered isolated districts, prospects continue favorable, but elsewhere immediate and copious raind are required to prevent further decline and in some districts fail ure. In some districts of Saskatch ewan and Alberta, a feed shortage is feared. ............. . local hail losses In Southern Sas katchewan saw-fly infestation is Southern sections of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and the damage may be considerable. Spgar beets in Alberta and Manitoba are progres sing satisfactorily. In Quebec Pro vince, heavy rains during the past week have proved beneficial and crops generally have made rapid Pro gress, There is now sufficient mois ture in nearly all sections, i and ttfe outlook is favorable. In On tario, further heavy irains have greatly improved the outlook for late field crops, pastures an’d sec ond growth clovers, A fairly sat isfactory fall wheat- crop is being harvested. In the Maritime Pro vinces, crops continue to make satis factory progress and average yields are generally indicated. There is ample moisture and warm, dry weather would now be beneficial, In British Columbia, excessively hot, dry weather throughout the Province has;, adversely affected crops. Treq fruits are maturing rapidly, with’ indicated yield of apples 70 per cent of average, peaches and plums 100 per cent, and prunes and cots 110 per cent. Vegetable are making good progress, average yields indicated. Control of Chickory Chicory is fast becoming one the most objectionable of the per ennial weeds found in Ontario, says John D. MacLeod, Crops, Seeds and (Weeds Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture, Toronto. Intrbduc- ed from Europe years ago, it was grown to a limited extent as a cul-» tiyated plant foi\ its roots which were ground and mixed with coffee. To-day it is ‘one of the,, most troublesome weeds to be found on roadsides, fence lines, vacant lots and occasionally in cultivated fields. ■Chicory is bright blue in color-, has There have been some and Central Alberta, A reported in No,60, below the crown, WINCHELSEA this New Nazi Trick A • new guise to worm service, secrets from unsuspecting wives and mothers has been adopted by enemy agents in England, Posing as insur ance agents, they offer policies for sons and husbands in the forces, and demand details of regiments, units, and stations, stressing the policy ia not valid without these details, Wide-awake housewives of a Lon don suburb supplied the first .clue in this new form of trickery, A young insurance agent who was too- pressing in his inquiries,, aroused their suspicions, and they telephon ed Scotland Yard. Detectives went to work, and now more investiga tions into this menace are being made throughout the country. oWe’ve heard many stories of English children, who were spend ing their ‘vacation* in America in well-sejected homes, But there are a few older folks too who are guests of Americans for the duration, x A friend with a social conscience, hearing that a group of refugees, would be brought to a near-by church, got into her car and rushed to the spot, Soon a £ruck appear ed, laden with people. Clinging together on the edge of the crowd! were an old man and an old woman, So she asked, them: “Would you two- like to coine home with me?” After a hasty consultation, they said they’d be delighted, them home1, gave them a good .meal, and But old and the would my friend be good enough to answer one question? Of course she would. So the little old lady asked: “Well, then, please tell me who IS the old man With whom I’m supposed to share the guest room?” Threshing is* in full swing in community. Mr. Bobby Mr, family, end with Mrs. Mr,, and Mrs. Gordon Delbridge and family of St. Marys visited o.n Sunday with Mr. and Batten. Mr. and Mrs. James Sunday with Mr, and Horne, Mrs. visited ler, of Sunday visitors with Mr. Mrs. John France were Mr. Mrs. Harold Prance and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Pym and fam ily, of Thedford, Mr. and Mrs. Clar-* ence Prance of London. ^Misses Ella Francis, - -Marion, Irene and Dorothy Pooley *are spend ing a week at their cottage at Turn bull’s Grove. andand Mrs,, R. E. Pooley spent Sunday in Fordwich. and Mfs. Harry Murch and of London, spent the week- Geo, Delbridge. and other American cities on the - Upper Lakes, and to facilitate ship-, meats, a harbor was to be provided at St. Joseph, This was where the enterprise got into the realm of controversy,, and of politics. Cantin optimistically estimated that, for an expenditure of $5,000 by the Federal Public Works Be- partment, ;gt. Joseph could be Pro vided with a harbor with 10 feet of water; though it was also claim ed for the (community as a resort that a man could, quarter-mile into the lake swimming, Cantin, accompanied by Joseph parish priest, went tawa to explain the immigration scheme, and it was already under way when the harbor project came up. The request for $5,OOP for harbor works at St. Joseph aropsed a storm in' Parliament." John Sher ritt, the Conservative member for North Middlesex, led the' fight against th’e project, charging it was purely visionary. < The minister of public works re solutely championed the enterprise. “We are paying large sums for people from Russia and Poland,” he said, “and I thought it would be a good thing to bring a few French Canadians to invade Ontario.” Ac cording to his statement, some 25 families from Chicago had already settled , in the new community; though the opposition disputed this. The money seems to have been voted, and a pier far out into the alake was actually constructed. There the harbor project began and ended. Meanwhile, Cantin had gone ah'ead with his ambitious schemes. A Montreal, syndicate Leaded by a man named Vallee, who had helped finance many big undertakings, pro vided funds for the summer hotel, which was already two years under construction when the harbor vote came up, It was planned to; make the hotel the most attractive in the province. The building was large and, for the times, thoroughly mod ern; the interior finish was of un usually high quality; and what fur niture was actually installed was of a costly and luxurious type. The city was planned—at least on paper. In fact, foundations were laid for public buildings and struc tures of importance, and a sort of civic centre was designed. Streets were laid out and surveys made. The brickyard wa.s Actually launch ed, but the hotel seems . to have been its chief patron; ,and*the vision of lake, craft loading countless bri<?k at St. Joseph harbor for transpor tation Io Chicago remained a dream. The sawmill never materialized, probably because the country had .already been pretty well denuded of timber. , ; People along the Huron shore were, from the first, skeptical as to ' the success of the enterprise. Rival ^towns looked at it askance. At the time -of the parliamentary discus sion on the harbor grant, The Brus sels Post that “St. Joseph,- needs a'harbor as badly pockets.” fought the project so strenuously in Parliament, essayed’the role of pro phet, when he declared: “The time is' coming when the hotel will be torn down and the bricks used by this farmers of the township for theii’ bank barns.”' That was in 1902. Eighteen years Were to elapse before the pre diction came true. A difficulty, of course, was the lack of transportation. , With .the harbor unfinished, no lake, craft bearing summer fesorters from the American side of the Upper Lakes, ever docked at St. Joseph. A little later, J. W. MOyeS launched a scheme for an electrical railroad along the Huron shore; but, instead of winning to completion and bring ing in tourists, the project ended in catastrophe and left the Huron municipalities a burden .of debt., The day of the motor car had come; but the. day of pavements was still in the future whei/ the owners- of the hotel, weary of waiting for an influx of tourist traffic which had no way of getting there/ -sold the building to a wrecking concern which scrapped the structure and disposed of the material. That was early in 1920. Within the next few years, Ontario launch ed a highway program, which was destined to make the tourist trAf-* fice a huge and growing source of revenue and which might even have put St, Joseph on the map and > j William Brock returned home on Friday after spending the week-end with Mr. and, Mrs. Hec tor, Taylor, of Exeter. Miss. Laurene Hern spent Tues day and Wednesday at her home, The Zion W.M.S, will hold their monthly ,meeting at Zion Church on Thursday, August 7, The Wo men’s Missionary Societies of Wood ham, Elimville and Zion East will be entertained at this meeting. The guest speaker will be Mrs. Campion. Mr. and Mrs. John Earl anl Gladys of Seaforth, Mr.' and Mrs. James Squires, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Earl. Mr. and Mrs. Woodstock’ on the Mr. funeral of W. Pullen. Ross Hern were at Monday attending- Mrs. Hern’s father, CANTIN’S AjMBITIOUS SCHEME SCORE OF YEARS TOO EARLY By Victor Lauriston in the London Free Press Twenty-one years ago there took place the demolition of -one of the most picturesque landmarks on the Huron shore—the huge summer ho-, tel which marked the site of Nar cisse Cantin*s dream * city of St. Joseph. Throughout the late winter, spring and,summer of 1920, numerous trucks and farm teams were busily engaged in hauling bricks and tim ber from St. Joseph to the nearest shipping point. For the 'post-war boom was at its height, building material was expensive, and the famous summer., hotel contained an immense amount of -building ma terial -of the very best quality. For nearly a quarter of a cen tury previous, the -big summer ho tel, completed but never fully fur nished or occupied, had stood as a conspicuous landmark on the Hur on* shore hear the hamlet of Zurich. The abode only of birds and bats, it was still a thing of interest, lending glamor to an almost non-existent community, and in its latter days many tourists took the lake shore route—-now the Blue Water High way—in order to see it. Narcisse Cantin’s dream origin in the latter years of century, about the time the Government came into power, tin was a. French-Canadian and his powers of persuasion were great, and greater still Was liis own faith in his vision. , The project had, indeed, elements of plausibility. The chief difficulty was that it canie 20> years too soon. As a summer resort, in the era of unrestricted motoring, St. Joseph might very well have been a sue*, cess. Cantin seems to have been at tracted to the spot by the fact that the surrounding district had been Settled, more han 40- years earlier, by French Canadians from Quebec. A movement for the repatriation to Quebec of French Canadians who had emigrated to the eastern states was under way. Cantin’s scheme was to bring French Canadian fam ilies from Chicago to settle at St. Joseph. The place had certain advantages as a summer resort. There was an excellent beach, and the surround ings, though not as picturesque as in the established summer resort communities of Goderich and Bay* field, were very pleasant. In. addi tion to a summer resort, Cantin planned to make St. Joseph an in dustrial community. Me intended to start with two basic Industries,, . . . a brickyard and a sawmill. The out* ' made the big hotel a paying enter* put was to be marketed to Chicago prise, caustically commented as a goose needs side And John Sherritt, who d; Mrs.zW. F..I apri- crops with of Horne spent Mrs.F.. V. W. F. Batten on Sunday with Cromarty. and Mrs. Gladys S.Mil- and and She took A showed ,them to a guest room, a few moments later, the little lady appeared, very ’humble most grateful she was for all attentions she # had had, but had its the last Laurier Can- . Shoe Consumption A billion dollars worth of shoes, 400,000,00'0 pairs, are purchased annually by the American public. It is the highest per capita con sumption of shoes in the world: three to every person. » A woman who fasted for sixty^wo- days . ‘ To prove that Stunt could (.be ’ % done,^ ‘ . From hundreds of Scotsmen .had letters of And proposals -praise, from seventy-one. THAT COUNTS I MASSEY-HARRIS COMPANY LIMITED V 'H 1 5 E R V I C E AR M , O F....T ;H Ci H A?iH: M i ACRES A DAY There is perhaps no better illustration of co-ope/ation between an industry and the people it serves than that of the implement industry and farming. ■ Its inception was the^maldng available to other farmers the tools which orie ingenious farmer developed fo.lighten his own labors and enable him to accomplish, more in the always-foo-shori seasons* Its support by farmers to the point Which has enabled the building of organiza tions financially Strong enough and technically equipped to cqrry on large scale experihientai engineering has increased its efficiency and usefulness to the benefit of every farmer* In the inclement engineer, the farmer has had a partner ever intent on finding ■? easier and more profitable ways of doing the jobs he has to do. The co-operation Of the implement maker, in this respect, has transformed farming and made farm life pleasanter and more profitable —a co-oberation that really taunts* V