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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-06-01, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THl'RSPAY, JVNB 1st, 108® T' Apple Business of Perth and Huron, Not As of Old Crop Dwindles From Hundreds Thousands of Barrels Once Bought Annually of Ry J, MacTa visit in London Free Press Apples are apples, whether adher ing to branches or when packed in barrels; whether rosy-cheeked North ern Spies or pale-faced, shrivelled up no-account seedlings. And trees that bear them, at least in Hurbn and in Perth, certainly do not produce in reasonable quantity anything approaching what was ob tained back in the '80’s. The reason to us, at least, appears to be quite obvious. Take a drive occasionally during the summer months, say from Seaforth to Goder ich, and along the Blue Water High way, or from Seaforth to Mitchell, then to Exeter by way of the Thames Road or go zigzag in different direc tions across the country, and on al most every farm-site you will see an orchard. In the majority of instances the orchards, have served their day and are relics of by-gone years. Many orchards have long since passed their 50-year mark, but are still bearing fruit. Here and there old trees have been replaced by the younger ones, but young orchards are few and far between. It may be truthfully said that no worthy places on farms have receiv ed, during many years, less careful thought and attention than have the orchards. Of course, there are some out standing exceptions were orchards are maintained and apples sold on a profitable basis, but they only loom up at rare intervals and make the truth of the statement more appar ent. It is seldom that we see or learn about an orchard that has been pro perly pruned or .cared for, while the plowing or fertilizing of the ground seemingly is an unthought of thing. In seeking information anent ap ples, we have gleaned from what should be reliable sources, certain details that carry interest. In the apple kingdom there are more than 2,000 varieties, and from this vast number it is believed that in Ontario there are grown as thin skinned and as fine-flavored fruit as is found anywhere when trees re-I ceive the attention they require. Back in the ’80’s trees bore high grade apples in abundance, even if orchards were neglected and when spraying came in few gave it consid eration. It was not necessary to use some insect destroying solution then because the present-day apple mag got was not playing havoc with the crop. In Huron County they were buy- ers in every town. To name some, there were John Skinner, Mitchell; Cardno & Son, Seaforth; David Can- telon, Clinton; R. Elliott, Goderich, and R. S. Lang, Exeter. There were others perhaps just as deeply con cerned. These men, we have been in formed, bought and sold more than 200,000 barrels of apples in one sea son, whereas now, as nearly as fig ures available show, the annual ship ment from Huron is from 1,000 to 2,000 barrels. Cardno one fall shipped 16,000 barrels from Seaforth alone. During another autumn they handled more than 35,000 barrels procured along the lake shore road, or along what is now named the Blue-Water Highway or in that locality. Information is likewise to the effect that Cantelon shipped more than 100,000 barrels during autumn months. Each barrel was made to hold ap proximately 11 pecks of apples and the price paid Was usually about $1 a barrel, The season for shipping started in September and finished in Novem ber. It was divided into three sec tions, namely, early fall, late fall and winter apples, During picking time boys from the villages and elsewhere were often hired to assist in the work and were usually paid 25 cents a day and part “found,” which meant dinner and supper, And at times these boys handled apples when the wind was raw and snow was on the ground SHE COULD NEITHER WALK NOR SLEEP Arms and Feet Swollen with Rheumatism This woman suffered for many years. Pain sapped her strength until she lost hope of recovery. Many remedies were tried, but nothing broke the grip of her crippling rheu matism. At last her husband per suaded her to try Kruschen Salts:-— “My arms and feet were swollen with rheumatism,” she writes. “1 could not walk nor get regular sleep, and nothing did me any lasting good. I was so hopeless of ever getting better, I lost my good nature entire ly. Then my husband persuaded me to try Kruschen 'Salts. After two weeks I began to feel better. I per severed, and in six weeks, I was do ing housework. Later, I was able to go for a walk. Now I am free from pain and I feel fine.”—(Mrs.) F.W. Rheumatism is commonly caused by deposits of uric acid crystals which lodge in the muscles and joints. Kruschen helps to break up these deposits of troubling crystals and to convert them into a harmless solution, which is removed through the natural channel — the kidneys. Distribution Plan *O YEARS AGO Little Lucan Girl Is Badly Hurt by Shot Joan Stanley, 4, Daughter of Con tractor, in Critical Condition in a London Hospital A “Cough-Cold” Is Dangerous Some people get a nasty cough and do not pay any. attention to. it, saying, “Oh, it will wear away in a short time.” This is a mistake as serious injury may be done, to the bronchial tubes by neglecting the cough. You may get rid of the cough on its inception by using Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup, a remedy that has been on the market for the past 48 years. The T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont. Hit in the chest by a rifle bullet aimed at a bottle by a small boy in a neighboring yard, Joan Stanley, 4- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Revington Stanley, was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital Friday evening in a critical condition. 'Said to be the person who per mitted the boy to shoot promiscuous ly with the rifle, Thomas Harlton, aged 78, of Lucan, was arrested in Lucan on a charge of criminal neg ligence pending outcome of the ac cident and for court appearance on Saturday. The bullet passed through the the child’s chest and lodged near the backbone and it appeared that the spinal cord had been injured. A man had been down at the western outskirts of the village in ! the vicinity of the slaughter house shooting rats with a rifle. Don Rev ington, aged about nine years, of the village, asked the man to shoot the rifle. It is the bottle was set up and the boy attemptey The Stanley child was playing in the near-by yard of her father who is a Lucan contractor. The bullet missing the bottle, struck her. As soon as a doctor could be obtained the child was hurried to hospital. An emergency operation was per formed late Friday night in an effort to relieve paralysis of the child’s lower limbs. Advised later in the night of the shooting, Provincial Constables Ben Milligan and John Fulton, of the London detail, went to Lucan. Fol lowing inquiries there they located Harlton as the owner of the rifle. They took a rifle into seizur’e as the weapon used, and took the aged man to jail in London. for Surplus Butter Plans for the distribution of sur plus butter have been announced by the Dominion Department of Agri culture. The Canadian Red Cross So ciety will be in charge of the distri bution in all provinces of the Do minion and will utilize existing pro vincial relief organizations to carry out the distribution among relief re cipients, and for distribution among those on low incomes, but not on re lief, the Society will seek the aid of charitable organizations and muni cipal authorities. Officials of the Department of Agri culture of the. various scheme. The proposed tion is simple, denominations will be issued, one, two and three pounds respective ly, Each voucher will show to.--- --------- -- -whom and by whom it is issued and ■ yko has been recuperating here has June 6, 1880 James Glavin of the 1st conces sion Biddulph has purchased land in Alma, Mich, and will move thither the coming fall, The contract for carrying Her Ma jesty’s Mails from Exeter to .St. Marys’, has been awarded to Mr. D, Spicer, of Exeter, the amount being $745.00. Miss Lena Clarke, of Butte City, ; California, formerly of Exeter is at present visiting here. Mr. Solomon Manning left on Mon day for the Northwest. Mr, D. Coates’ brother has re turned to England again. Revs. Messrs. Down and Cobble dick, of Haliburton and Guelph are visiting their parents here, Stoneman-Robinson-In Westminis ter on the 23rd ult., ai the residence of the bride’s parents by Rev. J. S. Cook, of Hensall, Mr. J. C. Stone man, Hensail, to Miss Maggie A. Ro binson, of Westminister. Watt-iMills-In Clinton, on the 22nd ult., by the Rev. A. Stewart, M.A., Mr. T, G. Wait, of Oxford, to Miss K. I. Mills daughter of Mr. Thomas Mills, of Stanley. Mossop-Cameron-At the residence of the bride’s mother, 3rd concession Blanshard, May 25th, by Rev. J. Ken ner, Wm. Thomas Mossop Esq., of Windsor, to Miss Emma A. C. Cam- eran. Draper-Vajl-In Exeter, on the 5th inst., at the residence of the bride’s father by the Rev. Jasper Wilson, M.A., Mr. John B. Draper, 'Chatham, to iMiss Sadie, eldest daughter of Mr. John Vail. Halloran-Lam'brook-At the Trivitt Memorial' Church on the 2rd ult., by the Rev. F. S. Robinson, rector, Mr. Dennis Halloran, to Jennie, eldest daughter of flftr. Harry Lambrook, all of Exeter. 25 YEARS AGO June 4, 1914 has expressed appreciation hearty groups co-operation of the assisting in the method of distribu- Vouchers. of three for Mr. ,Bert Gillies has been trans ferred from the Bank of Commerce here to the branch at Cayuga. Mrs. Geo. Grant, of Winnipeg, Man. and Mrs'. R. J. Harris, of tMc- Taggart, Sask., are home visiting their mother, Mr. and Mrs. James Willis, who is ill but slightly im proving. Mr. C. R. Howard, who was with the Molsons Bank at Vancouver and to be allowed reported that on the fence to hit it. Renew Now! WHY I AHEADT'TE-LAP ROOFING AHEAD OF may be exchanged at any retail store by the person only to whom it is is sued, for the amount of butter indi cated on the voucher. The merchant delivering the butter certifies to the amount, the price and the recipient, and the latter signs the voucher ack- knowledging receipt of the quantity stated. These vouchers, when pro perly certified, may be cashed by the merchant at their face value at any branch of any chartered bank in Canada. ' As the basis of distribution among relief recipients differs from that among families on low incomes, two general types of vouchers will be is sued. As families on relief will re ceive this butter in addition to their regular supply it is provided on the vouchers issued to a relief recipient, that for each pound of butter sup plied to him through regular relief channels he may exchange his vouch er for an additional pound. Provision is therefore made foi* the relief re cipient to obtan twice the quantity of butter he normally receives. In the case of low-income families not on relief, however, this stipulation ob viously would not apply and vouch ers are issued for the use of such families which may be exchangd by the holders for their face value in butter without requiring them to purchase a like amount. Vouchers have been sent to the various Provincial .Headquarters of the Canadia* Red Cross Society. joined the Molsons Bank staff here. Mr. Gordon Goetz is to be transfer red. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slumkousky, of Berlin, have been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Esli- Heywood during the past week... # ■ Mr. Frank Durdle, of town has purchased a ten acre fruit and gar den f^fm adjoining the city of St. Thomas. Mr. J. W. Chittick, of the Bank of Commerce staff is taking his holi days and will visit at Teeswater and New York. The south wall of the Commerce building tearing is to be of ex- the Bank which was down of faced up with Manson posed by the Beer building cement. Miss Jessie her position at the Post Office. Miss Minnie Jewell is taking her place. ‘ Elmo Howey of the Bank of Com merce staff is holidaying. 15 YEARS;,AGO June 5, 1924 is THE I/ATE JACOB WEIDO i I rtn M 0 I 1 I I >k ?• IIII 1 T “I needed a new barn roof and I went into the matter very carefully .The annual report of my mutual insurance company showed that last year out of 15 fire losses 7 were caused by flying embers, and 3 by lightning. I talked to my insurance agent and he advised a fire-proof roof above all else so I decided on metal. Metal protects against fire and lightning and also against wind, weather, rot and tipkeep.” I chose Metal and I bought TITE-LAP "'Tite-Lap, to my way of thinking, has all the best features in metal roofing. It is rigid, has maximum provision for hailing, is absolutely weather-tight. I got the Council Standard quality, and the 25 year guarantee that goes with it. And I was glad to learn about the new reduction in coSt because there’s no Sales tax any more.” • Send ridge and rafter measurements for. FREE roofing estimate. Address Dept. 908. 388888% i ■■■ ■■ Eastern Steel Products GUELPH STREET limited Factories also at PRESTON, ONT. <=^-----LL ____ Montreal and Toronto Makers nf E S P. Steel-truss Barns Statitc Nails Jamesway Poultry Equipment fimited citi- died May and ago Earl on months months Waterloo to An aged and highly regarded zen of Zurich, Mr. Jacob Weido, at the home of his son 20th aged 8.2 years, 6 20 days. About three deceased had gone to visit his son Percy, and was there only a short time when he slipped on some ice, fell and fractured his leg up near the hip. The late Mr. Weido was born in Hay Township and for many years farmed on the Lake Road near Dashwood. About 30 years ago moved to Zurich. Sur viving are his two sons, Earl Zurich and Percy of Waterloo. of EMERSON MUNRO BURIED Funeral services were conducted at the family residence, McGillivray Township, for Emerson Munro, who died at Byron. The service was con- lucted by Rev. W. M. Kiteley and in terment was in Parkhill cemetery. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Munro, and foni" brothers, Russell, Cecil, Stewart and Fred Munro. One sister predeceas ed him. Mrs. Higginbottom, of Calgary, .the guest of Mrs. Cl Wares. Mrs. Jas. Wanless left on Friday for her home in Duluth after visa ing for a few weeks with hen mother Mrs. L. Hardy. Mr. Ben O’Neil, a former of Exeter, who at one time ed a private bank in the now occupied by Gladman bury, died at Niagara-on-the-Lake and -was buried at St. James cem etery. Mrs. IMeade, of Bindloss, Alta., and Mrs. W. F. Sands, of Crystal City, Man., are visiting with Mrs. Mollard and Mrs. Baines. Mrs. Mich, is Fletcher Clarke. Mr. F. W. Abbott is enlarging his flower garden on Station street. Miss Edna Jones sailed board the S. will attend School Convention. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Davis, wick, former residents of are leaving Barwick to live Southern States. Mr. Davis the monumental business Mrs. Davis is a sister of Mr. Ed. Willis of town. “ v Mr. John Hunkin lias been award ed the contract for a new bridge on the 4th Concession of Stephen. The enterprising citizens of Grand Bend can now boast of an electric street lighting system, the power being generated at Mr. Brenner’s garage and was switched on” for the first time on Saturday night. resident conduct building & Stan Moultray, of Richmond, visiting her brother Mr. M. and sister Mrs. Thos. Follick and Miss May for Great Britain on S. “Marlock”. the World’s They Sunday of Bar- Exeter, in the was in here. sent the animals went in and found one cornei" did forth, and multiply?” “We can‘t,” sobbed “we’re adders.” Noah, having out of the Ark, two snakes in bitterly. "Why crying you not go asked Noah, the snakes; £STABLISHEP I pxeter WINGHAM MAN ATTEMPTS TO UPSET WILL HORSE AND BUGGY TOPPLED INTO DITCH sal? H. S. WALTER BY A. SPENCER & SON Hensail GODERICH — Claiming lack testamentary capacity on the part the late George Denyer, when he made his will bequeathing his entire estate of $2,000 to the County of Huron, Robert Denyer, Wingham caretaker, has entered a case at In surrogate Court to upset the will. In a previous will, dated Septem ber 27, 193 3, Deyell was named exe cutor and beneficiary. The revoking will was made January 32, 1939. Denyer died on May 1, this year. The late George Denyer entered Huron County Home for the aged in November, 1933, and was placed on old age pension. Early in 19 37 he received ■ a bequest from a brother. He imediately paid back to the gov ernment all he had received in pen sion money and from then on paid his way in the institution, to which he also left his estate. of of Old Boys’ Reuion at Shipka School Former Teachers and Pupils at School and Home Club Meeting An old boys’ and girls’ reunion marked the monthly meeting of the Shipka School and Home Club at which many former teachers and students were in attendance. Miss Ratz, the present teacher, gave an address on “The Old School” dealing with its history from the log build ing days to the present. Exteachers to speak were: Mrs. George Robin son, Wheatley; Mrs. William Mack and Mrs. E. Finkbeiner, Crediton. Addresses were given by B. Cunning ham, Ilderton; James Hodgins, of Greenway; Mrs. William Sherritt, ,S. J. Sweitzer, Miss Sarah Webb, H. Hartion, .Samuel JVebb, William Sweitzer. Mrs. Arthur Webb was chairlady over the program which included many musical1 numbers. Guests were present from Wheatley, Ilderton, Dashwood, Exeter, Crediton Grand Bend, Greenway and Mount Carmel. The present school trus tees are: Albert Gaiser, Herbert Harlton and Matthew Sweitzer. GRANTON WOMAN AND TWO SONS INJURED Injured when the buggy in which they were returning home Sunday night was smashed by a car near Prospect Hill, Mrs. Clara Dykes, 5 2, of R.R. 2, Granton and her two sons, were taken to Victoria Hospit al London, the same night for treat ment. Mrs. Dykes received injury to her left shoulder. Her son Wilber, age 19, suffered a fracture of the lower part of his right leg; another son, George, age 13, has possible fracture of the right shoulder. After receiv ing treatment none of the injured was regarded as seriously hurt. Mrs. Dykes, wife of James Dykes, of the 10th concession Blanshard, a mile and a half northeast of Pros pect Hill, was driving the horse- drawn vehicle. She, with her two sons, were on their way home from Prospect Hill Church about 9 p.m. going northeast on No. 7 highway. A car driven by a Mr. Tomlinson, of St. Marys was also eastbound on the highway. He is reported to have come over the brow of the north hill at Prospect Hill and come suddenly upon the buggy. The car struck the rear of the buggy and crashed into it. The horse broke loose from the buggy and continued on home. Dr. F. S. them pital. Kipp, of Granton, attended and had them removd to hos- PRESENTATION Politician to railroad superintend ent: “Can’t you give my friend a job oh our railroad?” Superintendent: "But he can’t ...... speak English.” 1 and Politician: "Then, give him a job was calling out trains,” was Unable to see the light at rear of a horse-drawn buggy on No. 8 high way, Fred Savage, of Seaforth, drove his car into the vericle and over turned it into the ditch. The car also left the highway. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cronin, occupants of the bug gy, were thrown out, but es caped serious injury . The accident occurred close to the Cronin farm on No. '8, highway, about three east of Seaforth. PARKHILL HAVE FORMED A LION’S CLUB miles A Lions Club, and the following officers and committee chairman were elected: President, H. L. Turn er; Vice-President, F. A. Brewer; Second Vice-President, V. Hamacher Third Vice-President, D. C. Pennin, ton; Secretary, Treasurer, w. Twister, J. A. Lyle Chapman, Hassett, Gordon Gray; chairman, ,M. E. Robinson, Charter Night Arrangement; Dr. W. J. Moon ey, Health and Welfare; James Mas ters, Membership; W. P. Thompson, Civic Improvement and Community Betterment. Stop Drilling Huron Oil Well After drilling to a depth of 3,500 feet the Huron Bruce Oil Co., Ltd., has ceased operations and pulled up stakes on its property north of Clin ton. Drilling has been in progress since November 15 last. The decision to stop drilling was made, it was stated, when granite was struck at the 3,500 foot level. The condition, geologists said, precluded any chance of striking oil, after the drill had passed through a considerable depth of oil shale without results. The drilling, however, early revealed large deposit of salt. The same in terests are now sinking a well in Lambton and will soon start another in the Owen Sound section. M. M. Pennington; A. Jackson; Tail McIntyre; Directors, A. S. Pedlar, M. J. ■Committee “Say, mister,” said the little fel low to a next-door neighbor, “are you the man who gave my brother a dog last week?” “Yes.” “Well, ma says to come and take them all back.” Received- Degree Mr. Hugh MacKinnon, of Zurich, who has been attending Queen’s Uni versity at Kingston for the past five years has received the good news that he was successful in all his ex ams., and has successfully passed his work in the faculty of Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.,) and we join with Hugh’s many Zurich friends in con gratulating him on this achievement. He is now a full-fledged civil engin eer.—Zurich Herald. Workmen are engaged in wiring the Goshen Line United Church in Stanley Township for hydro. Arrange ments are being made for the hold ing of the 70th anniversary of the building of the church. These ser vices are to be held on Sunday, June 18th, and Rev. J. M. Keys, of Nia gara Falls, New York, will be the guest speaker for the day. A book let is being prepared giving a his torical sketch of the early days of that .Church. The engagament is announced of Evelyn Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Payton, of St. Marys, to James Leo, son of Mr. and Elizabeth O’Shea and the late rick O’Shea, of Granton. The ding to take place June 17. Mrs. Pat- wed- Made by a new . CORD A very pleasant evening was spent at the home of Mr, and Mrs. W. J. Dickins, of Saintsbury, when the members of St. Patrick’s church S. School and Girls’ Guild gathered in honor of Mrs. Eldon Calwdell (nee Bessie Muriel Diekins) and spent a social evening and during which she was presented with a lovely silver cream and sugar set and a wool blan- after which the wedding gifts trousseau were shown. Lunch served and an enjoyable time had by all. 1 . s new tread » j U With all their evt wt’oTrt ““ S* Ci,amD- ar and give it Sandy Elliot and Graham Arthur .................. in.,,.,,.,.,—...............i.... ......................... .................................. ket,