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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-06-22, Page 7WHAT IS EFFICIENCY? THE EXETER TIMES-APVOCATE Thursday, June 22nd, 1939 Efficiency is doing tilings — not wishing you could do them - dream ing about them or wondering if you can do them. It is knowing how to apply theory to practice, turning defeat into ex perience and using it to achieve suc cess. It is the ability to mass ones per sonality at any time or place and the elimination, of weakness, regret worry and fear. It is the self-reliance, clothed with modesty, persistence plus politeness, and the hand of steel in the velvet glove. Efficiency is alertness, presence of mind, readiness to adjust one’s self to the unexpected, impinging the ego against the combination of evens - luck, fate, custom and preju dice — until they give way. It is purpose, practice, patience, the measure of a man, the size of his soul, the ability to use ones passions, likes, dislikes, habits, experience, ed ucation, mind, body and heart, and to be used by these things. It is self-mastery, concentration, vision and common sense, and the sum total of all this is in man. Think this over. * * * Denying a fault, doubles it. * ♦ * Richest is he who wants least. . * * * ■Success never hobnobs with an in dolent man.* * * /Wrong actions are the„result of wrong thinking. * * • George Washington said of the flag: “We take the stars from Heav en, the red from our Mother country separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes will go down to posterity representing liber ty." * * s|s TRIBUTE TO THE FLAG “I have seen the glories of art and architecture and of river and mountain. I have seen the sunset on the Jungfrau and the moon rise ovei’ Mont Blanc. But the fairest vision on which these eyes have rested was the flag of my country in a foreign port. Beautiful as a flower to those who love it, terrible as a meteor to those who hate, it is the symbol of the powei’ and the glory and the hon our of One Hundred and Fifty Mil lion of Americans.” —Senator Geo. F. Hoar * * * THE FLAG GOES BY Hats off! Along the street there comes A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums, A flash of color beneath the sky: Hats off! The flag is passing by! Blue and red and white it shines, Over the steep-tipped, ordered lines, Hats off! The colors before us fly; But more than the flag is passing by. Sea-fights and land-fights, grim and great, Fought to make and save the State; Weary marches and sinking ships; Cheers of victory on dying lips; Day^ of plenty and years of peace; March of a strong land’s swift in crease ; Equal, .justice, right and law .Stately honor and reverend awe; Sign of a nation, great and strong, Toward her people from foreign wrong: Pride and glory and honor—all Live in the colors to stand or fall. Hats off! Along the street there comes A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums And loyal hearts are beating high: Hats off! The flag is passing by! —Henry Holcomb Bennett Check Discharges From the Bowels Bowel troubles, although happen* ihg at any time of the year, are more prevalent during the hot sum mer and early fall months. Summer Flu is one of the worst troubles, but diarrliooa, dysentery, colic, cramps and pains in the in testines, Ot any looseness , of the bowels should have immediate at tention. . . . _ . . ,The action, of Dr. Fowler’s Extract Of Wild Strawberry is pleasant, rapid, reliable and effectual m help ing to check the unnatural dis- It has been oh the market for the past 94 years, so why experiment With new and untried remedies? Get “Dr, Fowler’s” and fed safe. TTJio T< MHburft Co., DhL Toronto. Ont. Francis Hopkins, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was a designer of the Stars and Stripes — not Betsy Ross of Philadelphia, Bet sy Ross made the flags by hand ac cording to the Hopkinson Design. Mr. Hokinson designed the first Great Seal of the United States, $ 4: * Every year, there are about one Every year, ther are about Two Million Six Hundred Thousand people united in the holy bonds of matri mony in the United States and four hundred thousand seek the legal process of the divorce court. Wednesday is named after Woden or Wotan, the Anglo-Saxon term of the Scandinavian god, Odin. In a certain village is a pretty and charming widow’ Now, the local min ister, a bachelor, owns a car that often gives him trouble. 'One dark evening while returning to his home, the car stopped dead in a quiet street and the owner decided to walk and send a garage man to fetch the car next day., In the morning, however, before he carried out his intention, he re ceived a call from a friend who said; “My dear chap, you are certainly in wrong now!” ‘“How so?” asked the parson. “Well,” said the friend, “every body in town knows that your car has been standing outside young Mrs. Blank’s house all night!” * * * IF WE KNEW If zwe knew the baby fingers Pressed against the window-pane, Would be cold and stiff tomorrow, Nevei* trouble us again, Would the bright eyes of our darling Catch the frown upon our brow? Would the print of rosy fingers Vex us then as they do now? « « ** PRANKISH PROBLEMS Answer to Prankish Problem No. 70 which appeared in this space last issue: Distance from foot of ladder to wall 21,157 - length of ladder, 28.094. Prankish Problem No. 71: A is a point located on one shore line of a river and B a point opposite on the other shoreline so that A and B- are at right angles to the river. The river is 1000 feet wide and the water flows six miles an hour. If a man can row 5 miles an hour in still water, starting -at A to row across the river, what is the least distance he .can land from B on the opposite shore? (Watch for the correct answer in this column next week.) * * * DAD—Teach your son the value of having an aim - an objective - and sticking to it until he reaches his goal; then, no matter how much or how little schoolbook learning he gets, he will be as successful man and a good citizen. * * * It is a lot easier to deceive your self than the other fellow. * * * We admire modesty in women for the same reason- that we admire courage in men. 5{S Jf? Jjt Nine times out of ten it is easier to do one’s duty than to dodge it. * * * Silence does not always mean con tempt — sometimes, it means ignor ance. * * X: 1)0 YOU KNOW JOSEPH Recently, a New England firm al most three-quarters of a century old, went out of business. Needless to say, the owners did not want to go out of business. What is the explan ation? nLthS ....tSut ....nOa eider,:1 • The answer can be found in the story of Joseph and its sequel; “And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation —• Now there arose up a new king in Egypt, which knew not Joseph.” There is no such thing as an es- stablished business. Too many think otherwise and fail to recognize that the foundation upon which business is built - it’s customers - is a con stantly shifting, changing, unstable thing. For the average manufacturer and wholesaler, there Is only. one rem edy; find every new king who arises in the world of commerce, then get him on your mailing list, that ‘lie may know Joseph’. * * * When you’re feelin’ kinda lonesome And the atmisphere is blue.; When life’s no bed of roses, And folks seem down on you. I know what’s make you happy, An’ chase away the frown —• Read the little ol’ newspaper From your ol’ home town. THE OODONEtr EDITORIALJLari kw A A Aw Jt X*V A* The root crop is coming right along. # * * * * * * We’ve got past another midsummei- day. * * * *- * $ * * The clover fields are putting on their big show, ******** Ontario cows know what to do with good pasture. * * $ * * * * * ' The meadows have improved greatly these past few days. ******** Yes, we escaped the frost, but canny Sandy tells us "we juist did sae.” ******** Well, it was a great relief to have war talk relegated to the second place, * * * * * * * V And here’s hoping for bright days with gentle winds. The ma turing crops need both. ******** What a pity when the supreme courts of the various churches spend time on matters that may be settled locally. * * * * * * * * We’d like some one to publish in a neat little volume the speeches of His Majesty made during his American tour. ******** Is there anything funniei’ than watching a man who doesn’t feel like and w’ho doesn’t know how trying to be chivalrous? * * * * * * * * We doubt the wisdom of relating to the youth of the land how thieves enter places of business and get away with their crime. ******** Laboui' leaders are wise in not encouraging strikes, capital is prudent in not encouraging or provoking strikes these anxious days. ******** There is nothing provocative of war that the dictators and their alliances are leaving undone to have Britain take up arms. It’s a dangerous game to play. Anyone who thinks country ladies have forgotten the gentle art of cooking or have failed in the graces of hospitality surely has not attended the church suppers in this region. ******** The whole police system of this province would be all the better of a thorough revision in the interests of efficiency. For that matter some of the courts would be all the better of a good house cleaning. ******** The fine flow of soul that we have enjoyed for the past few weeks has done us a woi'ld of good. The putting of oui' better con ceptions of things into practice will be wholesome discipline that cannot but result in permanent advantage to ourselves and to thje race. ******** WHICH WON? We know of two men who were notified by a party that he wished a certain bit of business done. One man so informed said “I’ll write you a letter and when! get your answer I’ll take the mat ter up.” The second man said “I’ll be out this morning?” Which man got the business ? * * * * * * * * I CAME, I SAW, I CONQUERED As he wrote the history of one of his wars, Julius Caesar, the Roman Emperor proudly wrote, “I .came, I saw, I conquered.” His was a conquest .of speai’ and sword and arrow. Behind him lay a country desolated in home and in field. Torch and chain had done their worst and a terrible worst it was. George VI, too, may write in his diary concerning his visit to North America “I came, I saw, I conquered.” But behinh him he leaves happy memories and mighty hopes. He found Canadians speaking four score tongues and heirs of a hundred traditions. He left them speaking but one- language, the language of a common loyalty not only to his throne and per son but of real faith in all that the three-cross flag of St. Patrick, and St. Andrew and St. George have done for the race and now contend for in the world. He found his big cousin, Uncle Sam, skeptical of royalty and of all kings and their ways. He left behind 120,000,00 0 people as enthusiastic about him .as the veriest British er who ever heard Big Ben boom deep-throated time to his Empire. Under King George’s wise leadershii) the United States and Great Britain are one and indivisible in their allegiance to dispense the highest blessings that ever descended from heaven to earth. Hand in hand these nations stand for all that makes for peace. Shoulder to shoulder stand if war must come. Is not this an achievement of incomputable value? “I came, I saw, I conquered!” by the grace of God as he by that grace is King and Emperor. Lake Huron U. F. W. 0. The members of the Lake Huron U.F.W.'O. Club met at the home of Miss Gibson, of Brucefield for their June meeting with some 50’ members present. The meeting opened with singing and the Women’s Creed re peated followed by a solo by Mrs. Ted Stanlake accompanied by Mrs. M. Mason on the piano. The roll re sponded to by many interesting items on “The visit of the King and Queen to Canada.” Mrs. Howard Desjar- dine gave a reading entitled “Bom in Canada”. A sing song led by Mrs. Max Turnbull was enjoyed by all of old time favorites. This was fol lowed by a report of the year’s work done by both clubs. Mrs. Colin Love of Grand Bend and Mrs. McQueen of Brucefield. A donation was giv en to each club to be sent to the Youth Congress. The main speaker for the afternoon was Mrs. E. Ander son who gave some very encourag ing thoughts for the farm women to think about; also Mr. Hare, of Wingham, spoke on “Co-Operation with Poultry and Egg Production." A vote of thanks to the speaker and the hostess were given by Mrs. Gar net Patterson and Mrs. Elgin Webb, The meeting was closed by Singing “God Save the King” and a dainty lunch was served by the Brucefield ladies. N. JOHN STANLEY DIES AT HIS HOME IN LUCAN N. John Stanley, for many years a farmer on the 16th concession of London Township died, Thursday, June 15 in Lucan in his 74th year, following three weeks illness. Mr, Stanley was a son of the late James and Mary Stanley. He lived on the farm until a year ago when he went to Lucan. He was for 27 years valuator for- the Grand Valley Wind Insurance Company. Mr. Stan ley was a member of Lucan United Church. Predeceased four year by his wife he is survived by four sons, Wilbert, Ivan and Emerson, London Township and Revington, of Lucan, and one daughter, Miss Marion Stan ley, R.N., at home. There are also two sisters, Mrs. Frank Clark and Mrs. Fred Bowers, of London, and a brother, Wesley, of the 16th conces sion of London Township. There are 13 grandchildren. The funeral was held from the residence of his son Emerson Stan ley lot, 15, concession 16, London Township, on Saturday, Interment was held in St. James’ .cemetery at Clandeboye. He (throwing atones In the water) “I am only a pebble in yonr life.” She; “Then Why not be a little boulder?” 50 YEARS AGO June 27, 188!) Worden - Scott - At the residence of the bride’s parents on the 12th inst., by the Rev. P. Scott, Mr. Jos. Worden, to Elizabeth R., eldest dau ghter of Mr. James Scott, all of Hib bert. Hood - Fisher - At Kippen, on the 20th inst., by Rev, Samuel Atcheson. Mr. Joseph Hood, to Miss Jane Fish er, both of the Township of Stanley. The Lucan • High School Board have bought the site for the school from Mr. Thomas Hall. Messrs. Anderson and Glanville, of Centralia, have returned from the N. W. and speak very highly of it. Mr. George G. Waugh, banker, of Eskridge, Kansas, is visiting his bro ther, W. A. Waugh, of the McDon nell & Waugh, hardware merchants at Hensail. Mr. D. Spicer, the contractor for' the conveyance of Her Majesty's mail between Exeter and St. Marys ■will commence ifis duties July 1st. Mr. Jas. Down is about organizing a Court of the Independent Order of Foresters at Zurich. Miss Dearing, who has been visit ing in Michigan for some months, has returned home. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. Ed. Penhale of the Lake Road had a barn raising on Tuesday. Mrs. McDonald and little son, of Des Moines, Ohio, are visiting with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Snell. On Friday evening last as Mr. F. Wright was returning home he fell on the sidewalk in the alley-way of the Central Hotel and fractured his knee cap in three places. The Exeter ball team played the return game at Fullarton on Friday evening last and brought home the laurels defeating the home team by the score of 4-2. Mr. Jesse Delbridge, of Hamiota, Man., who has been visiting relatives foi’ the last two weeks returned to the West Monday. Mr. T. C. Jones, who was recently removed from the Bank of Com merce here to Thedford has been transferred to the London branch. Messrs. John Glavin, Bazil Sulli van and Vincent Guainan, of Sand wich College are holidaying at their homes in Mt. Carmel. Mr. John Bonthron C.P.R. conduc tor, of Assinaboia, Sask., is visiting with relatives at Lumley. Mrs. Craig Sr., who is over eighty and her two sons, William and John and daughter Hannah, of Hensail, sailed on board an Allan Liner for Ireland where they may remain for some time. 15 YEARS AGO June 26, 1924 The Press Party, who left here on June 9th, according to a cablegram received here on Saturday, arrived at Antwerp on Saturday. All the High School staff teachers have completed their duties for this year and have gone to their respec tive homes: Miss Hale, Gananoque; Miss Ross, Clifford; Miss Dorrance, Seaforth; Mr. McQuarry and Mr. Bowers, Toronto. The bells of Trivitt Memorial rang out their melodies on Sunday last, the first time for many months. The ropes connecting the hammers with the levers for ringing purposes had been broken. These were repaired and Mr. L. Day has consented to look after the bells each Sunday. The Des Moines 'Steel Co., of Chat ham has secured the contract to scrape and paint the the large water tank. Miss Alma Mack, of Montreal, is visiting at her home here. Messrs. R. G. Seldon, J. A. Stewart Geo. E. Anderson and Wm. Rivers were in London this week attending the Thistle Club Scotch Doubles, Mr. John Pryde left Friday for Deer Lake, Newfoundland, where he will join Mr. Wares who preceded him a few weeks ago. Mr. Ronald Witwer left for Sti'at- ford on Monday where he has secur ed a position. Mr. Isaac Salkeld, of near Goder ich, who some years ago married Miss Fanny Bawden, of Exeter, is the proud possessor of a mantle, table and other articles of furniture, made from a walnut tree which he planted 55 years ago on his property. The tree made over a 100 feet of lum ber some boards being 17 inches in width. APPOINTED TO AILSA CRAIG BRINSLEY AND McGILLlVRAY Right Rev. rC. A. Seager, Bishop of Huron has announced the appoint ment of two Huron College graduates to parishes in the Diocese of Huron. Rev. Bruce Martin, of Mount Ham ilton, will go to Ailsa Craig, Brinsley and McGillivray, and Rev. L. J. Pat terson, of Alvinston, will be assistant curate to Rev. A. A. Maloney at Lucknow and Port Albert. Both these appointees were ordained by Bishop Seager in the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Kitchener last Sunday. Salesman: “How much mince meat do you want?” Bride: “About half a pound. And cut it off at nice tender mince.” STEPHEN COUNCIL Special Meeting A special meeting of the Council of the Township of Stephen met in the Town Hall, Crediton, on Satur day evening, the 10th of June, 1939 at 8 p.m. All members were pres ent. The minutes of the last meet in were read and adopted. The Clerk read the following cor respondence 1. From the Department of Health stating that pursuant to an Order in-Council passed the 30th day of May 1939, only pasteurized milk can be sold in the police .Village of Grand Bend after the 30,th day of June 1939. i ’ . 2. From the Canadian) Red ;Ci’QSS Society with reference tb^iStrilju- tion of buttei* voueher’s*t6*'tho?©’ who are on relief. j” | 3. From the QaiAity CI£rk show ing the 1939 Rate !for all1 purposes to be 814,262.87 as compared with 814,212.21 for Iil.38; . .• 4. A copy of Ry-lpw No. 17 19 3 j), passed by the Huroi^ County Council on the 2nd of JUjte |9S9, equalizing the assessments’in the several town ships, towns’ and villages of the County of Huron for the years 1940 to 19 45 inclusive. The assessment of Stephen Township is fixed at $4,- 287,915 compared with the last equalization of 1926 at 82,835,050. Moved by Thomas Love, seconded by Roy Ratz: 'IYhat^ this Council give a grant of $35.90/ to the Trustees of Grand Bend Police jViRag’e to assist them in their dopj ' " Water Highway!ierh to The Blue Association. Carried. Moved by Rby Ratz, seconded by Thomas Love: | Whereas it is understood that the Department ofi Works of Canada is considmdifg the construc tion of a concrete retaining wall of length four hundred feet mortar less running from the inside,. Corner of the timber crib on The^south side of the Harbour of Gi;ahcl Bend; And whereas it is presumed that the de- parment of Public Works will re quire the passing of a resolution by the Township of Stephen whereby the said Township, for the consider ation of 81.00 lawful money agrees to grant to the Department of Public Works the complete rights to con struct such retaining wall, to back fill such area in real’ to conform to the natural ground and to dredge such area as is necessary and to al low free access in perpetuity to the said retaining wall for purposes of maintenance, traffic and such uses as are deemed in the public interest - therefore the Municipality of the Township of Stephen hereby agrees that, ’on consideration of the afore said work being constructed and car ried out, this Municipality does here by quit claim or relinquish to the Crown as represented by the Minis ter of Public Works, any rights which they may have in the lands or property on which the said wall in cluding anchorages is situate or to be built; also back fill such area to the rear to conform to the natural ground and to dredge such area as is necessary and to allow free access in perpetuity to the said retaining wall for the purposes of maintenance traffic and such uses as are deemed in the public interest. Carried. The following tenders were re ceived for widening the road allow ances between lots 5 and 6, conces- sion 4: Edward Fahner .... 20c. a yard Lewis Davey .......... 19c. a yard Leslie Ireland ....... 16c. a yard Moved by Roy Ratz, seconded by » “A BANK WHERE SMALL ACCOUNTS ARE WELCOME” of insurance or for other needs as they arise. If you have not already art account with us you are invited to open one—a deposit of one dollar is sufficient. BANK OF MONTREAL f- FArll.1 ,HEi 1 Hl : JL JEfwlk Ed. Shapton: That the contract fox* moving 200 or more yards of earth for the widening of the road allow ance between lots 5 and 6 (con, 4J be awarded to Leslie Ireland at 16c. a yard. Carried. Moved by Ed. Lamport, seconded by Ed. Shapton: That the following Pay Sheets and Orders be passed: Peter Elsenbach, road 24, $12(1.- 20; Peter Eisenbach, gravel, $11.- 25; Workmen’s Compensation Bd„ one-half of Assessment re Ireland, 84.50; total 8135.95'. Orders: Bert Craig, taking Mrs. Sturgeon to London Hospital $4.50; Bank of Commerce, cashing road cheques $1.20; C. Zwicker, relief for Masfca, $8,00; Treas. Co, Huron, hospitalization re Sturgeon, $31.00; P. V^Grand Bend, grant to Blue Wa- .ter'Wssociation $35.00. Carried. The. Council adjourned to meet again in the Town Hall, Crediton on July 3rd, 1939, at 1 o’clock p.m. H. K. Eilber, Township Clerk ALBRECHT FAMILY PICNIC The first Albrecht family reunion was held Wednesday of last week at Harbour Park, Goderich. The family of the late Adam and Barbara Al brecht, who came from Germany and settled on the 14th concession of Hay Township in Huron County consisted of three daughters and two sons who were altogether for the first time in the last^3' years. These were: Mrs. Geoyge 'Brenner, of Midland, Mich., Mrs. ptenry Volland, of Goderich; Mrs. Louis Schilbe, Zurich; John Albrecht, Zurich and Henry Albrecht of Langton, North Dakota. A pro gram of sports was run off after a picnic supper a ball game was play ed. A QUIET, WELL CONDUCTED, CONVENIENT, MODERN 1OO ROOM HOTEL—-8S WITH BATH WRITE FOR FOLDER TAKE A DE LUXE TAXI FROM DEPOT OR WHARF-250