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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-10-09, Page 7I 1 * A.» THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE ■ b. The land is getting into good condition for the fall plowing matches.* rC * * ** * * * I The Loudest About Business Are Those Who Don’t Advertise I v *Mr. Merchant—did’ you ever thihk to yourself, ’’Why should people buy at my store?” > . Do you offer any inducement to bring customers in? Do you tell people of the service you render, quality of goods you sell and the conveniences of shopping at your store? If you do not make an effort to attract customers, why cry the blues? _ \ Do Your Advertising in the TIM ES-ADVOCATE BECAUSE IT GOES INTO SO MANY HOMES EACH WEEK The Influence of a Newspaper It is unlikely that the vast in- 1 fluence of the newspaper on the life > of the community in which it is pub­ lished is realized by any great number of its readers. They look to it for the news of the community; . they consult it for dates and hours -of meetings of all kinds—-church, business, fraternal organizations, college lectures, schq.pl entertain­ ments, agricultural 'developments, and all gatherings. 1 « They depend upon it to keep them Informed of special bargains in the mercantile establishments. They also expect it to give them enter­ tainment and take their minds off the sordid news of the wars. -Subscribers may criticize some of the features?,, of their., newspapers when they forget that it is printed for the entire public, and not for this group or that, and that its pur- I pose is to give ail elements in the community a feeling that it is their newspaper and interested in all of them, oi' they laud its broad principles and the services it ren­ ders their town.. But they ’seldom - take time in a busy world to real­ ize fully the enormous influence the newspaper exerts in the lives and opinions of its readers who make up the greater part Of the popula­ tion of the region In which it is published. The newspaper touches all phases ■of the life of the people in and out •of the home. By its frank .publica­ tion of local news, of all kinds, not whitewashing Unpleasant facts but -stating them clearly that readers may familiarize themselves with them and use the’ weight of their individual and collective influence in voicing disapproval and effect- untold, part in fl giving them much publicity in its' columns. It works hard for welfare enterprise and through its news columns and its editorial page is of vast assistance in- persuading citi­ zens to lend their support to these important community efforts. The newspaper seeks to come-, near its readers and the place it •holds in their .estimation is evi-. denced by the rush to ge.t ‘the paper’ first when the paper ‘comes off the press. Father oi* mother or children hasten to find that which interests them most, whether it be Local or provincial or national po­ litical happenings, society notes, in­ formation on lio.me-making and housekeeping, agricultural news, or whatever.,, One paper is ’scarcely enough for"'a family ‘of' eager read- 'ers. ’ And all the while the. newspaper is quietly exerting its influence on the community, boosting what it Ijnows will.be for the benefit, present and future; condemning what is bound to work for its decadence. . The good newspaper honestly . tries- to use what it knows must be its power’ in the community for the •'contin­ ual improvement of that commun­ ity in all departments of its normal life. No thoughtful person can deny, the power of the press noi' the pare it plays in making local/history, and no one can wisely make of that power. -V- light Think of it J We’re well into untouched by frost, *,».♦* October and the tomato vines are .*.»*• In this war, Russia first surprised us. Then she -astonished us. She may prove the saviour of the word’s liberties. ******* .*■ Where did all those vitamins come from, anyway? Has Hitler been overdone ox* underdone, or something, in this respect? * * * * . * * * * Word comes that Hitler is quite peeved. The world series is taking more time of some people than his devilment over there in Europe. We may look for a blood purge. ♦ * * * ' * * * * And how those beeves are taking on flesh and how the milk flow is creeping up and how the turnips are growing. This is a* great country and this has been a fine season. Let us improve every minute. ***** *** We're looking for Hitler to take to, the tall timbers. Padre Hill is preparing a broadside of invincible Gaelic for his benefit. The Gaelic failing, the big bully will be pulverized under <a bombardment of Hebrew roots. Something’s bound to be doing. ******** These fine rains and this mild weather are doing this part of the dominion a World of good. They are giving the fall wheat the best of. good starts, they are renewing the pasture lands and the orchards and softening the soil for the fall plowing. Everything pertaining to country life is doing' better since those rains fell, • ♦* **»** “THEY’RE DOING THE WORK BETTER» An English inspector whose duty it is to look carefully into the work done by.the girls who have supplanted male workers in the 'necessitous conditions of war, is reported to have said “These girls are doing the work better than it was done by the males whom they replaced.^’ That is a highly significant statement. Then men and youths will need to do some lively stepping. * * * *.* * * * CARTER CORNISH The marriage took place on Wed­ nesday, Sept. 10th at two o'clock in the afternoon at 'Thornloe Unit­ ed 'Church, pf Millie Irene, young­ est daughter of the late Samuel and. Melissa Cornish, of Thornloe, for­ merly Qf Usborne Twp., to Peter Rjchar^ Cartel', youngest son of the late James and Emily Carter, of New Liskoard. The Rev. R, Dingwall, officiated. The church was nicely decorated with mixed flowers and potted’ plants. The bridal couple entered the church and took tlieir places before the altar, while Mr. Thomas Peckover played the wedding march. The bride was attired in a gown of light navy sheer crepe with yoke and bodice trimmed with white embroidery, with shoes and hat of matching blue and white gloves. She wore a locket and chain, the gift of the groom, and carried a white Bible with streamers of white ribbon caught with flowers, Miss Emily Cornish, sister of the bride attended her sister and wore a gown of light navy crepe, trim­ med with white applique fern braid with hat and shoes of matching blue. The groom was assisted by his brother, Mr. Thomas Carter, of New Liskeard. After the cere­ mony the bride and groom left the church amid a shower of confetti,, the wedding party then motoring to Latchford, where pictures were tak­ en of the bride and groom and friends and relatives. The recep­ tion was held at the groom’s home. Mrs. D. Harrison wias hostess, as­ sisted by Miss Dorothy Stewart and Miss Lena Moore, at the wedding supper where about forty relatiyes and friends of the bride and groom gathered to wish .the bridal couple a long life of health and happiness. Many beautiful 'and useful gifts were received. '’iMr. ’and Mrs. Car­ ter will make their home in Latch­ ford. Before You Insure Consult V'/ How long would it take you to 5ave $5,000? SUPPOSING you wanted to leave ypur estate $5,000 in cash, how long would it take you to save it— Five years or Fifty? Do you realize that for a small, regu* lar saving you can create an immediate cash estate of $5,000 for the use of your family when you pass on? How else could you guarantee them $5,000? , " THE GERMAN WAY I Word comes that -a million and a half of peace-loving, indust­ rious Croats who desire nothing but the privilege of attending to their own affairs but who resent the senseless domination of their affairs have been notified by their German conquerors that unless they bow the knee in utter subjection to Hitlei’ and his gansters they must disappear. Disappear. That is these people are to be bayonet­ ed, shot,'stripped, and incinerated, the isolationists meanwhile smiling approval. Men with red blood in * * * * their veins take another * * * * COMPLACENCYCONGEALED IN T.he Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada the Dominion that the folk of this country are congealed •placency as regards their interest in morals -and spiritual and their interest in national affairs, worth thinking about, of sticky fly paper. comes to action.. and who led the way. No time like the present. Let’s hear what you suggest that We should do. our next step, Mr. Moderator? i * * « -V- course. For his gallantry a Scottish sol­ dier was given a decoration. A week or so later a pal asked him, “And what does the wife think of your medal?” “She doesna’ ken yet,” was the reply. “It’s'no my turn to write.” Confederation. Life HEAD OFFICE AsSOClatiOU TORONTO F. J. DELBRIDGE, Representative EXETER ing reform, it has an though often unrecognized * such -reform. The newspaper upholds ligious and educational causes by i. all re- Stubborn Cases of Constipation Those who' keep a mass of impurity pent up in their bodies, •day after day, instead of having it removed aS nature intended, at least once in every twenty-four hours, in­ variably suffer from constipation. The use of cheap, harsh purgatives will never get yOu any where as they only aggravate the troublo and in­ jure the delicate mucous lining of the bowels, and ate very liable to cause piles. 'if constipated take Milburn’si Laxa-LiVer. Pills and have a natural movement of the bowels. They do not gripe, weaken and sicken as many laxatives rid. Tho T. Milburn Co.,-' Ltd., Toronto, Ont. com- Club W1NCHELSEA Quitq a ’ number from this munity attended the Lions Frolic held in Exeter on Thursday and Friday riights of last week. Mt. and ‘Mrs. Wes. Archer, of near London, visited oh Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Batten. Mr. and -Mrs. H. Bailey spent Sun­ day with Mr, and Mrs. Alf Collier, of Kirkton. , ’ • Mrs. F1.. V. Horne and Kathleen spent one day last week with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Horne. •We are glad to report R. D. Hunter is able to a time each day. Mr. and Mrs. Horace and boys visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cooper, of Elim- ville. . Mx. Harold arid Miss Jean Davis and Mr.'Lloyd Hern visited on .Sun­ day with Miss Wilma McCurdy,. of Kirkton. Mr. and- Mrs. Gordon Ddlbridge and family, of St. Marys, visited on Sunday with Mrs. Geo. Delbridge. Mr. and Mrs. Goldwin Glenn and baby, of' Brinsley, visited on Tues­ day with Mit. and Mrs. Sherwood Brock. that Mrs. be up for Delbridge,, < t f IltamaisiZUl has told in com- matters That word ‘congealed’ is ft makes one think of a frozen fly on a sheet Such a fly does not -amount to much when it We have heard of a parson who pointed to heaven Mr. Moderator. Wihat should be * « ■ * * ' 8 JUST THE TIME the year to prepare oneself against One can quite “cold” malady. •This is the best time of marching in step with? a large regiment of colds, easily make his system a nursery for every sort of ■We heard an eminent specialist talking about all this to one'of this patients. “How can I brace up Johnny against those horrid colds?” the fond; mother asked of the man of science?' “By having him not make a- fool of himself. Ordinary prudence in eating and clothing will do theytrick.” But who will take pains these'days to -practise ordinary prudence? That’s asking too much of human nature. “We lawyers make our living out of the follies of people,” a leader of the Canadian bar informed the writer. -So there you are. * ******* , YOU’D BETTER HAD Yes, you had bettei* look over those places where draughts carry in a whdle lot of cold air. Jack Frost thinks it rare fun to get astride a north wind and to romp around your cellai' as he enjoys his pranks. And you had better get in all the coal you’ll need and . so avoid listening to the cold, harsh -unpitying voice of your dealer as he tells you: “'Coal’s turble skeerce. We jist can’t git it. An’ it’s dusprit dear. Can’t ya put on more close and eat your taters and sich raw? We’re hevin’ an’ awful time. Sorry! toodle-oo” And the good old furnace should be gone all over from cellar to garret, so to say. And the storm windows should get in place. And —ho-hum. Winter’s on the way. A * * « * * * * * THAT INSTRUCTIONAL CLASS That instructional class in plowing held on the farm of Mr. Roland Williams, though not largely attended, was of rare interest. The, day was deceivingly fine, as there was lots of sunshine, but a cold wind that got right through to the wrong side of our few garments. Everybody present was there to learn, to teach, to share his experience and to .help forward the foundation work o,f good farming. Rarely have we seen a more interested group of men. Over and over again we heard men say, “Well, I’ve learned a whole lot today.” An editor did not know that there is as much to plowing as these practical men pointed .out. A plow is the product of a . highly developed handicraft, while a good plowman is a workman that ranks high with the best of artists in any occupation under the sun.* ******* IT’S REALLY HERE “We can let you have only an ounce and seven eighths of gaso­ line,” the Service station man tells you these fine days as you pro­ ceed to the filling station and pompously yoddle “fill ’er up!” <‘We can’t get it from the supply house. The railroads can’t supply the oars for transportation and John Bull' requires the gasoline for keeping Jerry’ on the jump. You meekly drop your proud glance, get out of the bus and push the nice old cai* liomejvards over ’hill and dale; saying” something nice about ttie war provokers and all their ways. And then we may soon be supping our porridge and Soup and oux* preserves With wooden spoons. Wedding rings soon may be made from stubs of horseshoe nails, metal is getting so scarce. Fritzie is asking for such trifles’ad old steel and iron and we’re the folk to,give him plenty of it ifx the right time and the right place. * * * * * «* * * A REAL TRijlAT-—AND GOOD DOLLARS Wb haff the treat. We did not get the dollars. ___ romping about for news we fell upon the local apple buttery, There we saw the primest apples, the victims of the recent wind stortm ground into pulp and 'the cidex4 squeezed out of them by a process of which, our sainted grandfather never dreamed. We looked at’ the \apples after they had been quartered and cored and trimmed to hygienic perfection and we looked upon the cider, clean and ap­ petizing. Wo were constrained to taste the fluid and found it just the thing in its rich, uhfermpnted 'Condition, Ove?' there was a kettle of apple bulp being boiled In elder, the apple nuip being filled out with choice nuntrikin. And here was the finished product, a fine food and fit to create an appetite under the ribs of skeleton death himself,^ What a food and what an opportunity for orchard- ................ ‘ ‘ Bettei4 think about all apples, the "better the apple get the dollars. As we were lets to defeat tile ravages of old man Horens, this, brother farmers. The better the butter. WHAT WE SAW There’s no such thing as getting the news by sitting in one’s office. The editor must get out where things are being done, or ■ what is quite pitiful, he must go where things are being neglected if he is to get his weekly grist. As we drove over a road we had not traversed for a few years, we noted the making of a culvert that used to prove insufficient for the spring and fall high water, into a 'bridge that was three times as wide as the culvert. Along the same highway we noted the preparations for widening the road, for better traffic by winter and summer. The farmers, you see, must have access to_the markets twelve months in the year. We missed our way to our destination and inquired at a farm house. ' In a few words we were set right. “What lovely apples those are,” we com­ plimented the lady of the house as we noticed some find fruit on the verandah. trees. thought some one might need them, whste.” What wonders of courtesy ladies are! “You’re very busy this time of my ljusband and myself for this big farm. “Two are in such and such professions, me umer m iue wax, and the fine old lady’s eyes took on a wistfulness and a 'hopefulness that augurs well for the future of Canada. “Why don’t you hire some of your neighbors?” we continued. “They’re situated just as ,we are,” and we thought we heard a sigh laden with loneliness. ’ Next we came upon a farmer busy with his potato digging. All hands and the cook were at the job. 'Over there under a fine tree the baby was sleeping while fatlier and mother and a couple of youngsters, one seven and the other five were busy at the pick­ ing up, while the dog| between squirrel chasings, stood efficient guard over the youngster. “It’s time to quit and. call it a day.” an­ nounced the farmer. “Go .for the cows,” and Rover gave up his serious work for the ordinary task of bringing up the cows. Next, we called upon a poultryman who was feeding the fowl. Evei'y feeding trough was wiped, out before an ounce of feed was placed therein. No feeding from the litter of the poultry house or from the trodden ground for these fine birds. The water troughs were not only emptied of all stale water, but they were scoured and wiped, before water was ^placed in them. “We fight disease •by keeping everything as clean as possible,” said the poultryman. But the glimmering landscape was fading on the Sight and there was nothing fox* it but to return to.the office, thinking many things about the farmers’ enterprise and toil and achievements. “They're windfalls. The storm blew them off the Will you take some with you? We picked them up. We We did not wish them to go to and good manners those farm SWIM WOMEN’S GROUP HOLDS REGULAR MEETING The Women’s Association of the United Church met Thursday after­ noon at the home of Mrs. A. Smale. ♦The president, Mrs. L. Worden, was in the chair and Miss Donis Smale was .at the piano. Mrs. L. Worden read the scripture and Miss Doris Smale and Leona Faw­ cett favored with a vocal duet. The ladies made and donated a quilt for the Red Cross. Lunch was the year.” “Yes, there are but ” “jVhat about the boys?” The other is pt the war,” •15 YEARS AGO Rapid progress is being made on the new residence of Mr. M. R. Ransford, being-built on Welling­ ton Street. The building is to be a large one-storey stucco finish. The S. Sanders Manufacturing Co., have reopened their factory in Hensail in the Petty Block and are manufacturing their well-known brand of boys’ clothing. , ’ Mr. -Milo Snell lost a valuable horse on Sunday. It was one of a matched team and Mr. Snell refus­ ed $175 for it on the previous Thursday. Mr. R. holidaying sumed ^his duties as manager -of the Bank of Commerce -on Friday, ^Mr. D. M. Schutz, who was reliev­ ing here returned to Hamilton. Mr. J. Maurice Senior, of To­ ronto, spent the week-end at his home here. Miss Blanche Senior, who has been visiting in Toronto, returned home with Two carloads of from town motored , Wednesday morning day with Mr. land Mrs. Thos. Coates. Complin, who has been for several .weeks, re- him. - ■ ■• young people to St. Thomas to spend the 25 YEARS AGO served by the hostess. Mr. and Mrs. H. Mannon, Mit­ chell, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dal­ ton, Spokane, Wash., visited with Mr. and Mrs. William Jeffery. Mr. and Mrs. A. Jeffery and Mr. and Mrs. William Jeffery vis­ ited in London with Mrs. C. McVey. Mrs. T. Drown has gone to live With liff in A. her daughter, Mrs, Pos- Stratford. -V- How Does Your Label Read? The framework of the Main Street Church shed was erected last Fri­ day and the building will soon he completed. Mr. Bert Clarke has moved from. William Street to John Street. On Monday morning M<\ Cecil Skinner, son of the late Samuel Skinner, sustained a heavy loss by fire when his two fine barns on the 3rd concession of Usborne were burned to the ground. Three years’ wheat in the granary, valued at $1500 and all his other crops were lost. Insurance amounted to^ $2400' which loss. Last ry, of prietor can. Mr. Latimer Grieve, of Toronto, spent the week-end at liis home here. will not nearly cover the week Mr. Bruce BOsseirber- Grand Bend, became pro­ of the Central Hotel, Lu- I ESTABLISHED Varnishes • PaintsF a s s « *•* ■ • ’*- - a m i Ena rhe Is ‘Wax FI NISH FOR EVE RY SURFACE sale H. S. WALTER ' A. SPENCER & SON Hensail