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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-01-26, Page 34 TlllliSIXlV, JAXVAHY 20, 1U.TOTHE EXETER TiMES-ADVOCATE TODAY! 1 With the setting sun, your hopes of yesterday died out. All right. That was yesterday. Things didn’t materialize the way you dreamed they would. All right, Now—the present houtr-is TODAY, Yesterday hears no relation to it ex­ cept, perhaps, the relation that a nightmare bears. to» the morning af­ ter. Forget all about yesterday. It is dead and buried in the cemetery of time. Today is alive. Are you. Then get busy! Fling from your shoulders the depressing weight of those h'Oipes that haven’t come true. Stand erect. Man, the world is yc-urs! You have just as much claim on its good things on the things you’re longed for and' prayed fcr and worked for—as the other fellcw has. # This hour has been handed to you as a gift from the overflowing store­ house of Eternity. What are you doing with it? Aus-, wer me that. Moping? Growling? For shame! God has favored you with another chance to make good. He has given you TODAY. Prove your apprecia­ tion by making it a steipping-stone to happier, worthier tomorrows!jfj sR H4 The secret of making friends is to know when to stop talking and listen. * * * Wonder how many million gallons of ‘genuine maple syrup’ last year's corn crop yielded.* * * Activity back of a small idea will produce more than inactivity and the undeveloped plans -of the wisest men. * * * A rolling stone may not be moss- backed—but it surely gathers mo­ mentum.* * * Idle youth means indigent matur­ ity.* * * Giving advice and taking it are two different things— “How many cigars do> you smoke a day?” “About ten.” “What do they cost you?” “Twenty cents apiece.” “My, that’s two dollars a day. How long have you been smoking?” “Thirty years.” “Two dollars a day for thirty years is a lot of money.” “Yes, it is.” “Do you see that office building on the corner?” “Yes.” “If you had never smoked in your life, you might own that fine build­ ing.” ' “Do,you snloke?” “No,’ never did.” “Do you own that building?” “No.” “Well, I do.”* * * MY CREED I would be true, for there are those who trust me, I woud be pure, for there are those who care, I would be strong, tor there is much to suffer, I would be brave, for there is much to dare, I would be friend to all, the foe, the friendless, I would -be giving, and forget the gift, I would be humble, for I know my weakness, I would look up— and laugh— and love— and live. ***Walter Harold* * * “Enthusiasm,” says Deane, “is the element of success in everything. It is the light tha’t leads and the strength that lifts men on and up in the great struggle of scientific pur­ suits and of professional labor, It rebs endurance of difficulty and makes a pleasure of duty.” •.* * * YOU AND THE BOSS Of course the boss has many fail­ ings, but credit him with doing his best. He hired you—you may be the whole show—but who guaranteed Worry Saps the Nervous System Worry over business or household duties, sudden shock,, the insane quest for pleasure, the foolish at­ tempt to put a week of normal life into twenty-four hours, feverish over­ activity, the demand for sensational literature are all conductive to the aggravation of wear and tear on the nervous system. If you are tired, listloss, nervous, worried and distressed you will And in Milbuth >s Health and Herve Pills a body building and nerve strength­ ening tonic that Will help to put you on your feet again. The T. Milburn Co., Ltd,, Toronto, Ofct the ’gate.’ There is just one man who can keep raising your pay. Look him square in the eyes and ask him about it—when you shave. Whose job are you after—the man ahead of you cr the one behind? Look out, you may get it. . You are always in business for yourself—it might pay you to give the boss a bargain now and then. $ $ M1 SLEEP AND DISPOSITION A happy disposition is hardly pos­ sible without enough sound sleep, When a child is naughty, cross, rest­ less, or hard to manage, the trouble is probably n'ot that he takes after his Uncle John on the other side of the family, but that he is physically and nervouly tired out, A tired child may be a naughty child. It is unwise and generally useless to try tc< discipline children when they are tired. We should see^that they get sufficient sleep. * * * PRANKISH PROBLEMS Answer to Prankish Problem No. 49 which appeared hi last week’s column: 15 apples distributed as follows; Farmer’s wife 8 Farmer 4 Daughter 2 Young man 1 Problem No. 50c A man entered a store to make a- purchase. He found a suitable hat, and a Pair of shoes, each priced the same. Con­ cluding to- buy the nat, he tendered a check in payment, but by mistake the cashiei’ paid dollars for the cents and cents for the dollars, called for by the check. The man promptly added '15 cents to the change receiv­ ed and also- bought tile shoes. What the amount of the check? (Correct answer will appear in this space next‘week.) * * * QUIDNUNC James VI of Scotland became James I of England when the two kingdoms were united in 1603. Milk is a food that is in wide gen­ eral use, and one about which new things are being learned almost daily. Did you know that milk is a source of nearly 25 different miner­ als? That it contains strontium, vanadium, rubidium and titanium? The average milk supply usually con­ tains nearly one-third of all the known mineral elements. Did you know that the entire Bible contains 3,566,480 letters—and Tzra 7:21, contains twenty-five of the twenty-six letters of the English al­ phabet? The record for hammer throwing is <193 ft. 7 and a half inches, made by Erwin Blask at Stockholm, Swe­ den. Corn contains about 50 percent starch while rice contains about 7-2 percent. The longest railroad tunnel in the United States is 7.79 miles long. It is located in the State of Washington near Cascade—about 100 miles east of Seattle. Oepidus was the first historian to solve the riddle or purpose cf the Sphinx. Valpariso, the capital of Chile in South America means “Vale of Para­ dise.” Zenith means the place in heavens that is directly overhead so we come to think of it as the greatest height the opposite direction—the heavens directly under where is standing is Nadir. A successful rebellion is called a revolution. The Philippines will not achieve complete independence until 1946. Sts * * “Here’s my bill,” said the surgeon “Wish you would pay $100 down and then, $25 a week.” “Sounds like buying an automo­ bile,” remarked the patient. “I am,” replied the surgeon. Wm. Wrigley was talking to a group of railroad men. Said one of them: “Mr. Wrigley, your product must be so well known that you do not have to advertise it. Do you think it really pays to keep on spending a Million Dollars or more a year for advertising your business” Mr, Wrigley replied: “I will ans­ wer that question with another. This train is running along very smooth­ ly now. Does it really pay to keep on pulling it with a locomotive?” Advertising is the POWER that keeps business moving-—and don’t forget that it is easier to keep busi­ ness moving than it is to start in again after you have stopped adver­ tising.* * * Sing a song of six pence, But never tell a lie Golumning has its recompense And IPs mostly rather dry. THE COLONEL Candlemas Day is almost here. ******** A very nice winter, for the most part. ******* * The man or firm that trades on the fear of war is the enemy of the race, as well as of sound business. ******** Exeter Eligible Maidens had an exciting debate at their last meeting regarding the hair; should it be worn up or down. The meeting broke up in disorder. ******** The guy who builds an airplane Excites a lot of talk; But the gink who wins our plaudits Is the bloke who sands his walk. ******** The Dilatory Bachelors are holding a public auction of their Christmas donations of ties, mufflers and slippers. Their stock of pant patches and mending warn is running low. The public are •urged to give the auction a liberal patronage. iic at THOSE ANNUAL MEETINGS January is a month of annual meetings of one sort and another It is a pleasure to note that in this part of the province the progress these meetings indicate. “This year we have not only held our own but we have made a little advance” is a remark frequently heard at such gatherings. Local insurance companies, .churches, municipal bodies and fair boards are in this class.*******,* A MISERABLE PRACTICE Word comes that some disgruntled folk over there in Old Lon­ don are resorting to the miserable, murderous practice of attempting to kill public men with bombs. This practice is cowardly and wick­ ed and anti-social in the extreme. It has no reason in the world to’ support it. It does harm in every way. There is but one thing and that is to suppress it with as little publicity as possible. The radio and the press have a duty in this respect. Bombers are notorious pub­ licity hunters. When gentry of this sort are seized quickly, given a short but unadvertised trial and hurried away to obscurity theii’ im­ itators take the hint and seek for other occupation.******** A HEALTHY SIGN JFolk who complain that the church is not giving the leadership she should and sustain their contention by pointing out the fine work done by various organizations other than the church should remem­ ber that the church does her best work by pioneering. She finds out where work in the interest of the race is to be done and starts right in getting that woXk done. When the enterprise catches the atten­ tion of folk outside her ranks and who start in to get the job done, the church does more pioneer work of this sort and so on. Her cri­ tics, meanwhile should give her credit for enterprise and her mem­ bers may well feel encouraged by the knowledge that she has been a leader, a discoverer and a healer of the world’s wounds, to say nothing of hex* initiative in everything that is good. The Church is a spring, not a tank.******** 50 YEARS AGO January QJ, i889 The open winter it playing havoc with business. Merchants are com­ plaining loudly of the trade being dull and the sale cf winter goods have not been within fifty per cent, as good as last year. During the high wind which pre­ vailed on Monday, a chimney on Mr. Geo. Bowden’s residence took fire and the roof and upper selling was destroyed. Mr. P. Bowden druggist, who has recently been managing a drug store in Woodstock spent a few days in town last week. Mr. Bawdeix has pur­ chased. a drug store in Ridgetown and left on Monday to take charge of the same. Mr. Will Hyndman an Exeter boy, has started in the livery business in Regina. Mr. Wm. Stanlake, of Sand Beach Michigan, who has been visiting his father in Stephen returned home on Monday. Messrs. Sweet and D. Tait captured most of the prizes at the Carnival at Lucan last week. Mr, Wm. Morrison and family leave in a few days for Owen Sound where they will locate. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ross returned to Exeter Sunday on their return from Noca Scotia to- Winnipeg. •On Monday last J. E. Hayes reeve of McKillop was elected warden of Huron County. The newly elected council of Ste­ phen met on Monday: C. Prouty was reappointed Clerk and C. (Christie assessor: C. Brown, Ttreasurer and S. Brown and II. Dcyie auditors. The Hay Council met on Monday pursuant to statute: S. Fester was appointed clerk: D. S Forest and R. R. Johnston, auditors. M, Ziller, treasurer; W. Caldwell, assessor; I-I. Lipphardt, collector; Mrs. Reinhardt, caretaker, of hall. The members elect of the Municipal Council of Usborne met at the Twp. Hall Monday. Present, T. M. Kay, reeve and Messrs. J. .Halls, W. Kydd, J. 'Shier and T. Cameron, councillors G. W. Holman was appointed clerk at a salary of $100; Thos. Coates, Treasurer at $60; Thos. Heywood, assessor at $45; iGeo. Rutherford and S. Martin auditors at a salary of $5.00. The Board of Health be composed of Reeve, Clerk, Messrs. 'U Hhnter, D. McInnis and C. Mon­ teith and Dr. Irving he Medical Health Officer at a day when on duty. 25 YEARS AGO January J 911 Messrs, w. J. Heaman, W. W. Ta­ man, Nelson Sne-.no and G. E. An­ dersen went to London Wednesday to take part in the Curlers’ Bonspiel. In the Winter Dairy Exhibition at Stratford last week Mr. John H. Scott, -of Exeter, won first prize in the 56 pound box butter exhibit. Mr. I. C. Goodhand, of Corbett, was fifth. Mrs. Jas. -Sweet had the misfortune to break her arm at the wrist when she slipped and fell on the road. Mr. Victor Snell, of the London, oad South is justly proud of his fine barn which has just been completed. Mrs. Wm. Fletcher returnel Tues­ day from Sterling, Mich,, where she had been called owing to the illness of hex- father. Mi’. James Walker, who recently passed the Model School examnatioji at Clinton has accepted a situation as teacher at Swastika, New Ontario. Di". E. J. Eacrett, who has been taking a course in medicine in Lon­ don, England, visited with his sistei’ Mrs. Moses, Sixnpson, of Mooresville, before leaving for the West where he will locate. The Exeter Agricultural Society held their annual meeting last week. The treasurer’s report showed total receipts of $12'12.63 leaving a bal­ ance of $79.08. The debt the society had been reduced $200. The election of officers resulted as follows: Pres., Ed. Christie; 1st Vice-President, J. Moir; 2nd Vice-Pres., W. D. Sanders; Directors, John Delbrxdge, J. Allison P. Coates, B. Williams, J. Jeckell, T. Hunkin, Wm. Russell, G. Penhale, W. R. Elliott; Auditors, C. H. Sand­ ers and Jas. Beer. The first hockey xnatches Of the town league took place in the rink In the -first game the Clerks proved too much for the I.O.O.'F. trimming them 5-0. In the second game there was a battle royal between the bank­ ers and High School the former win­ ning by a score of 3-2. The players were: I.D.O.F. Clerks Ed. Dignan goal T. Elliott F. .Bawden point E. Torrance Harold Bissett made a capable re­ feree for both, games. O. Atkinson Cover S. Elliott W. Bradt 4 Rover J. Elliott F. Boyle left G. Htirdon M. Southcott Centre W. Fuke W. Statham right G. Pickard Bankers School T. Jones Goal T Penhale C. Dyer Point E. Southcott A. Pickard Cover C. Wood R. Locke Rover B.Quackenbush H, Herrington left IL parsons W. Snell Centre Stewart & Senior D. Ross right Pickard 15 YEARS AGO January S4, 1921 Messrs. R. MaeKenzie fy Son, who have conducted a general store busi­ ness in Exeter North for the past few years have disposed of the store and business to Mr, Henry Bierling, In the first of heme O. H. A, hock­ ey games between 'Clinton and Exe­ ter the hoxne team went down to de­ feat 6-2. Exeter players were: Goal Walper; defense, Hey and Statham; forwards, Rau and 'O’Brien; centre, Hind; subs., Brokenshire and Keller, Mrs. Wm, Fanson, of Winnipeg* is here visiting among relatives the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Sam, Sweet. Mrs. Andrew Gibson, of the Thames Road fell cn the ice outsile her home and broke her left arm above the wrist. Mr. W. A. Turnbull, who last sum- mei’ moved to Exetex- from Usborne. has been appointed a county repre­ sentative for three years on the Exe­ ter Board of Education in the place of Mr. W. G. Medd whose term expir­ ed this year. On January 18th a number of friends and neighbors gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hicks in honor of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. During the course of the evening Mr. William Kydd read an address and they were presented with a case of silver. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rivers after a visit of several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rivers left on IF’riday for theii’ home in Edson, Alta. It would be an easy matter to es­ cape the proposed tax by betting. * * * Worry over past mistakes paves the way to- future failure. A GOOD SORT As cne of our Christmas gifts we received a neat little package that filled us with delight. When the depression hit this country a young friend was stripped not only of most of her money but of her parents as well. She is not a particularly physically vigorous person nor is she endowed with those social graces that make get­ ting cn comparatively easy for some people. In fact she looked very much like a young person entitled to- relief if any person in the town were so entitled. But that was not her style. In her dark day she recalled that she could make candy of one sort and another. To this work she turned herself using such means as lay at hex’ hand. Little by little her sales grew. At last she fitted up the basement of her little home for this purpose. Today she is doing a really fine little business. Her candy is of the high class variety and sells as fast as she can turn it out. On relief? Nothing doing!*»**#*★* STILL ANOTHER CASE This little womaxx lost hex' husband as well as a great part of her money. She too, looked to be headed fox- reief. That, however, was not hex’ way. Slxe remembered that in the old prosperous days her buns and a special sort of cake had won high praise. To the making of these she turned her hand with all her might. No goods of this sort in that town compared with hers for excellence. Well, she is making a very nice living. She is anything but hard up and as happy in hex* well won independence as the day is long, This year hex’ Christmas trade afid hex* holiday business was a genuine success. She looks the whole world in the face, she owes no one a penny while the bank manager tells us that she has a sung little savings account. These two are cases come to our attentioxi quite by accident. Will relief committees please note that what these .go-getters have done axx odd ten thouand relief .guzzlers may do with profit.* ****** * TOO HUGH TALK The province has been shocked by the series of robbery outrages that have been carried out in Toronto. Every decent citizen knows that this state of affairs is a disgrace to the capital city of this pro­ vince. There has been culpable slackness in a number of places. But of that we have little to say except that Toronto is in honour bound to see that the thieves are caught and brought to strict jus­ tice. What we have to say in particular 'On this occasion is that there has been far too much talk about what the police are doing. “The police are doing this or that or they are working on this or that clue oi’ suspect this oi’ that.” All of which is very much to the bad. Either the reports are untrue or they should not get outside police circles. What the public is interested in is the preservation of the peace or the catching and condign punishment of its violators. The police officer who “talks” should be drummed off the force. The newspaper that does guessing amout matters so serious should be vigorously censored till it learns that giving out information that aids the criminal is a practice that cannot be tolerated. Radio, broad­ casting of the efforts police 'Officers are putting forward to capture a criminal is not in the public interest. We need bo do some tight­ ening up in affairs so serious. Ms M* ❖ Mi Mi WHAT IS PROGRESS Progress and change are likely to be too very different things. We hear a good deal about the horse-and-buggy days and usually, the horse and buggy days are referred to with something of a sneer. Yet 11’ one looks about him he will find that this district made many Of its best advances during that despised period. Not only" is this the case, but a .great deal of this country’s permanent welfare was brought in in the days of the ox cart. In any case an ox cart well used is a great sight better concern than an auto abused. The fact that we can do many things more quickly than we could do them 25 years ago does not mean that we do them with more profit. The fact that a man |s obliged to wear expensive spectacles does not iiwstii th tit 116 is bottev worker tli till wliGii his ftonmil The using of expensive house-keeping equipment does not mean that the users have bettei’ health or are more useful than in the days when the household equipment was more primitive. The using Of expensive equipment in the shop or on the farm is no evidence of prosperity. Progress is a matter of the spirit, of the mind, of the attitude to life of adaptation to surroundings rathei' than equipment tools heeded for getting work done. Yet. one is surprised every so often to find how simple are the tools with which the enlightened spirit and the trained hand can accomplish outstanding results. The little red school house has given to the world many of her best men; men who have put to shame the men who "passed through” the university. Women with the meagerest equipment have provided meals that have created appetite under the ribs of death. Folk who are everlastingly reforming this aud that win bo well advised to keep these things in mind. The progressive souls are those who make the best use of the means at hand before setting out for “fresh fields and pastures new.” G. W. LAWSON Manager. 4m st HELLO ^as just ho T°«’dca«P’ ® there ever •> isnCCrZVOioeZ™®'e"'i’Cn W Welco^ a*ay te^phoQe he/2 Q V len feel ffratef ^°Unces i are peon/?7 therG and prove I •ons DistbyL, And Jim says: "Only 65 ♦ People who use Long Distance service are always surprised how little it really costs. Ranking with smaller budget items like movies, cigarettes, laundry and shoe repairs, Long Distance telephone calls don’t toueh your pocketbook seriously-—but do always touch your heart. . . . It costs so little* to give pleasure by LONG DISTANCE ♦Jrnt’s eaW only 65c and it travelled more titan 300 miles. Ry usiiig low Night Rates applying, as ittillf all day Sunday—and placittg “Anyone” calls—you t«n talk a long, lang way—for just<very little.