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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1940-07-04, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THl'liSDAY, JULY lib, FRIENDSHIP Acquaintance must -come before friendship. The man who does not cultivate friends and friendship will find hiin- held some day in his old age and, as the shadows lengthen, standing alone like a solitary tree whipped of its leaves and branches. In old age, when the fires of life have nearly burned out and we sit and stare at the ashes of remem­ brance, we need friends and friend­ ship, most of all. Then, it is that mere acquaintances will be too busy with their own problems and their own affairs to be interested in old records and impressions of a by­ gone year. In our youth, we need friends to share with us in active sports that belong exclusively to the young. When we own way in friends tunities without helping When we start in business ourselves, we need friends who pass the word along? Friends want to see us succeed and a boost. When we reach middle need friends to whom we for advice and upon whom lean when life’s tragedies overtake us. Train yourself and those depen­ dent on you for their future to make it a point to persistently friendships. To way to make friends one. start out to make our the world, can tell us of oppor- we would not discover their being interested us. we need who that in ■NtNrMnMMWJR LETTER BOX silk. It has no power of locomotion but is driven by the waves and cur­ rents. If it comes in contact with the body of a man, it burns it, leav­ ing a deep scar. And, if it is lifted out of the water and left exposed to the sun for five minutes, it dissolves. * * * Good breeding consists of con- eealin, selves other g how much jve think of our- i and how little we think of the person. * * * died, and Flo - his dusky - was getting ready for the He bride time when “The Sons and Daughters of I Will Arise” would come to take charge of the sumptuous funeral. Flo picked out her mourning clothes and laid them out on the bed: black shoes, stockings, under­ wear, dress and bonnet. Mandy dropped in to sympathize and to see. Looking over the clothes, she said: “Flo, waffo’ you-all got dis hyeah black underwear?” To which Flo replied: “Child, when Ah mou’ns, Ah mou’ns.” for will who give * * * us we go age can we can cultivate is to be * * * Sign on a sporting goods dow: “Have you started yet? - The fish have.”* * * Coty, head of many great per- factories in France, had a time getting started. When he window: M. fume hard was a poor chemist, he discovered a new mixture of unusual merit, but peddled it in vain to the leading perfume makers. Turning away from his last chance, he dropped an uncorked bottle of his marvelous essence on the floor, which, being wooden readily absorbed it. A few days later, he received a letter from the President of the company saying: “We can no longer refuse to help you. That illus­ trious fluid has made this office a veritable paradise. Come and see us.That was Coty’s start. His adver­ tising only cost him a scent! ♦ * * nocturne merry, they were glad in the moon; They were Walking Brief is the time for dreaming lad, Life is old so soon. They , were merry, they were sad, What are kisses worth? No one but a foolish lad Runs a dream to earth. —Cap Stone* * * PRANKISH PROBLEMS Two trains 92 and 84 feet long re­ spectively, are moving with uniform velocities on parallel tracks. When they move in opposite directions they pass each other in 15 second^, but when they move in the same direction, the faster train passes the slower train in 6 seconds. Find the speed of each train. ('Correct answer will appear this space in our next issue.)* * * “Your son says he doesn’t want to get married.” “Yeh. Just wait till the wrong girl comes along.”• • • What the pearl diver dreads most is the ‘dawl- - a semi-fluid animal about, the size of a man’s hand, with a multiple of tendons about two feet in length, resembling a network of in Another Bad Night Could Get No Rest To the thousands who toss, night after night, on sleepless beds and to Whose eyes slumber will not come. To those who steep in a kind of Way, but whose rest is broken by Bad dreams and nightmares. To those who wake up in the morning as tired as on gbing to bed, we offer in Milburn’s Health and Nerve Pills a remedy to help soothe and calm the nerves and bring them back io a perfect condition, and when this is done there should be no more Sleepless nights due to shat­ tered nerves. ThS T. Milbutn Co^ IM, Toronto, Oa*. DISCOVERY 1 sang a little song, you said, ’Twas much too sad, And begged me for a gayer one To make you glad. So, laughingly, to suit your mood, I touched the springs And tore from them all vestage of Unhappy things. Now you are gone, I sometimes sing Both melodies, I weep or smile with each again None knows — none sees. And you? - I heard you I passed you by, was a wistful song - Which made you - sigh! It humming as the one 'Cinderella Cinders ♦ ♦ ♦ As a Nation Thinketh Which side will win the war? - a question ‘that most every civilized person on the globe has pondered for the year. The human family has passed thru many shadows political - econ­ omical and spiritual. And it has wea­ thered many great wars as well as wide-spread natural destruction. It has never failed to come through these and the scars it has worn as a result of such trying experiences has invariably proved to be fruitful furrows for new growth and ‘greater scientific achievement. We are going through a period of fear, defeatism and pessimism but reasonable optimism and rational thinking will prevail. Each of us knows from personal experience that at times things looked mighty dark and gloomy and it seemed there was no way out. Then, the Divine spark which is the heritage of all mankind asserted itself and we could look ahead and see a silver lining in the clouds. “As a man thinketh, so he is" - can be enlarged to “As a nation thinketh, so it is.” Therefore that side will triumph which has the most confidence and the most faith in its destiny. * * * I Who Says Basso’s Are Modest A cavalry officer offered this story in illustration of the airs and conceit of his branch of the service: A trooper arrived before the hea­ venly gates and found that tilings up there were as fine as he had been led to believe. One of the receiving angels took him in charge and ask­ ed if there was anything in partic­ ular lie wanted. “Yep, I always did like choir mu­ sic,” said the trooper, “get me ten thousand soprano singers.’ ’ “An unusual request,” ed the angel, “but you them. Anything else?” “Ten thousand alto (These were promised.) “And ten thousand tenors,” dered the trooper, “that will be all for the present.” “Well, er - how about bassos?" inquired the angel. “I’ll sing the bass!” was the trooper’s confident reply.* * * “Tain’t ogod fishing to yank the rod every time you feel a nibble.* « * Yes a book on Child Psychology is mighty helpful to all parents — it makes a good paddle.* * * Springtime can do a lot for men with convexity down where the vest begins. comment- shall have singers.” or- * * * Before the readers call me pest I’d better stop and take a rest. —the colonel Good luck to our enlisted boys and men. ******** Most of us are none too proud of our kitchen garden. ******** Our Uncle Sam knows all about our neighbor, Henry.* * _ * * * * * * Better keep a business eye on the furnace and the pipes. ******* * It’s about time to get rested up foi' one's summer vacation, ******** Wages should rise before the prices of essential commodities. lately, the nicest words of tongue or pen are "This is a fine day," **** **** Those heavy wagons with their loads of peas soon will be on our streets.****** Good luck, boys at the training camps, thoughts.* * * You are never out of our * The weeds are at their the birds.* * ♦ * very * * * best. * * * * * There'll be enough to feed * * It must really be interesting these mornings at some of our sum- mer resorts. of * * The fellow who ordered smiles. * his * * ** * Let us keep on plodding, the best of good weather,* * * * * coal early in * * * The rest * * * * June wears the happiest * of ♦ the summer may prove i ♦ There’s one good thing about those hot They keep down the costs of Turkish baths.******* ♦ days of high humidity. ♦ In international affairs there is no such thing as playing the game with a steam roller. The proper use of dynamite is far more effective.• * Here’s hoping that in his usual health and their very best. ******* Premier Mitchell F. Hempburn soon will be spirits. We need our public men to be at Mountainside, Man. June 17, 1940 “What is so rare as a day in June Then, i£ ever come perfect days — And this has been a perfect day ending with a glorious sunset, and the evening’s calm broken only by the “peexi peep” of a robin in a tall tree-top in the nearby coulee and a catbird’s varied song in the willows by the house, while the moon's shim­ mering light shows behind fleecy clouds. I have just come in from the gar­ den which I visit often these days. The lilac hedge has been gay with bloom now beginning to fade after Friday’s high south wind. Fortun­ ately there has been practically no high wind this spring, and no soil drifting. A ruby throat humming bird which has been busy in the car- agana blossoms now comes to the pretty wild honeysuckle, growing by the door. Later he will visit the nasturtiums when they come in bloom. Wrens gurgle and twitter almost incessantly as they go to and from their little house attached to telephone poles and other posts. Kin birds have a nest in a lidless bird house, fortunately for they keep away the hawk’s which are on the lookout for It has been a late, but on the son with plenty crops are looking good, cannot predict, as so much depends on the distribution of moisture in July. A hot dry wind can set back the best looking crop on the prairie. Last year’s grain crops were ex­ cellent in this district. Summer fal­ low wheat running up to nearly 50 bushels to the acre in some cases and most of it averaging from 35 to 45 bushels, appointing, made. Jumping PEPPER REUNION There was a fine turnout at the park in Stratford on Saturday of the descendants of John and Eliza­ beth Pepper, Fullarton Township and in spite of the cool weather everyone had a good time. The president is John Pepper, Bruce- field, and the members of the com­ mittee, Howard Crich, Seaforth; J. Pepper, of Kippen, George W. Pep­ per, Hensail. The races were as fol­ lows: Children 5 and under, neds given 8, Hannah boys, Don. boys 8 to 12 to 15, Pepper; young ladies’ race, Auleen Pepper, Lois Pepper; young men’s race, Leslie Pepper, Wesley Pepper; married ladies’ race, Mrs. Glen Pep­ per, Mrs. Walter Pepper; married men’s race, Gordon Stewart, Glen Pepper; lucky spot, Margaret Crich and and side and Glen Pepper; banana race, Mrs. Al­ bert Yeo; putting the shot, Rochus Faber; guessing beans in bottle, William Pepper; nail driving con­ est, Mrs. Albert Yeo; youngest per­ son at the gathering, Billy Barrett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edar Barrett, of Seaforth; oldest person, Roger Pep­ per. win- a prize; girls’ race,, 6 to Pepper, Gladys Pepper; McGregor, Fred Pepper; 12, Ray Stewart; girls Eleanor Pepper, Edith ******* Enterprising farmers who looked for a serious shortage of farm labor, now that the season has proven difficult look forward with anxiety to pay day.***** *** 'the Times-Advocate extends a hearty welcome to clergy who have been appointed recently to local charges. Both charges and ministers are to be congratulated.******** We question if there is in the province a busier town than Exeter, tell us that they are so busy that they find it dif- All that we have Some workingmen ficult to be civil, difficulty. met with have oversoine this Scott-Moore chickens. fine spring, a little whole, a good sea- of moisture and But one The home of Mrs. Esther Moore,. Meath Park, Saskatchewan, was the scene of a pretty wedding Tuesday afternoon, June 18 th, when Muriel B. Moore, only daughter of Mrs. Moore and the late W. B. Moore, be­ came the bride of Mr, Thomas Laing Scott, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. James Scott, Cromarty, Ontario, Roses and lilacs decorated the room. The ceremony was performed by ■Rev, R. G, McKay, of Prince Albert. The lovely bride, wearing a gown of ■white crepe sheer with a coronet and veil and carrying a bouquet of mauve sweet peas, white carnations and fern, entered the room at 3.30 o’clock on the arm of her brother, Mr. Hugh Moore, who gave her in marriage. The bride was attended by Mrs. Barbara Everatt, of Prince Albert, who wore a gown of pale green silk point d’esprit over gold figured taffeta. The bridesmaid car­ ried a sheaf of gold snapdragons, tied with green streamers. The groom was attended by Mr. Alex S. McKay, of Prince Albert, a nephew. Little Miss Ella Sinkiewiez, of Meath Park, dressed in white organdy and ^carrying a basket of mixed flowers made a lovely flower girl. The wed­ ding" maroh was played by the groom’s sister, Mrs. R. C. McKay. During t-he signing of the register, Mr. Alex McKay sang “Until.” Fol­ lowing the ceremony a reception was held for about forty intimate friends. The bride’s mother assisted in receiving, wearing a becoming gown of black sheer with lace and a corsage of gold snapdragons. Miss Jean Hyslop and Miss Minnie Wyper assisted in serving the buffet sup­ per. The toast to the bride was pro­ posed by Rev. Mr. McKay and was suitably responded to by the groom. The out-of-town guests were: Miss Edna McLeod, of Toronto, Ontario; Miss Agnes Scott, of Cromarty, Ont.; Rev. and Mrs. R. G. McKay, Mr. A. McKay, Miss Margaret McKay, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Everatt, Miss Ber- niece Everatt, Miss Irene Everatt, Mr. Robert Everatt, all of Prince Albert; Mrs. Frank Farmer, of Can­ wood. Mr. and Mrs. Scott received many beautiul gifts. Following the reception, the bride and groom left amid showers of confetti for a short holiday at Carwin park, Emma Lake The bride chose a smart wine-color-, ed wood suit which she wore under a gray coat with grey accessories for traveling. In a few days Mr. and Mrs. Scott will leave by motor for Elmbank Farm, the groom's home near Cromarty, Ont., where they will reside. James Malcolm; song race, Mr. Mrs. Glenn Pepper; relay race captained by Fred Pepper; bean straw contest, Margaret Crich, But the price was dis­ and no fortunes were * » « put up with the there in Essex ***** not bad enough to fall in this region those people over gleefully telling us that they are having only a normal degree of moisture. 'Oh, well!******** Old Ontario never looked better than it is looking these days. The tourists enjoy every hour as they drive through countryside and thriving village and town amid verdure that is wonderful even for this part of our beautiful Dominion.******** Farmers in this district never scanned the heavens more anxious­ ly then they have scanned them for good weather this season. All signs fail in persistenly wet weather. Meanwhile weeds have grown. Yes, and meanwhile the summer has been passing. Experienced farm- to get ready and to dig the farmer finds the go- As if it were excessive rain and Kent are ers tell us that there is but one thing to do - in whe& the fine weather does come. When ing hard, the rest of us suffer with him.******* IT SPEAKS WELL 'Gratifying, indeed, is it to learn that so many of our Canadian homes are being opened to the refugee children of the war-torn lands, This is done by our people not as a convenience or anything of the sort, but as an act of good will. These little people will be well used and all that Canadian ingenuity and good will can do will be done for these little people who cannot but have sore and lonely hearts. For them, their little world seems gone forever. Homesickness will be inevitable. Their little bodies will have difficulties in adapting themselves to Canadian food and climate, and their "sensibilities will suffer many a jar as they became adapted to our Canadian ways. But the situation must be faced and faced it will be. Our people are ac­ customed to doing difficult and delicate things at the call of duty and under the urge of the finer feelings. The caring for the children will be but another chord binding our country all the closer to the land from whose loins we ourselves have sprung.******** IT IS BETTER TO GO CANNILY The reputation of no public man is safe these days. We cannot keep in mind too religiously that to err is human. The wisest as well as the best of men have erred. In out’ private affairs we have made serious mistakes. What, then is to. be said of public men who have all the cares of the private citizens as well as the affairs of a perplexed world to consider? The part of wisdom is to suspend judgment till we have the greater portion of facts in hand. This is no suggestion that wp are not to expect our public men to serve up to the occasion. These men accepted office on the under­ standing not only that they were to do their best, but that their best would prove equal to the demands of the times. This requirement is a great and exacting one, and when a representative of the people finds that he cannot meet an obligation so high, he has the privilege of stepping down and out and of allowing another to take his place. When a man’s best is not good enough he and his constituency are out of luck and the evil state of affairs must be corrected or incalculable loss is sure to follow.******** RIGHT MUST WIN Goodness is the nature of things and - " - ‘But let us know that there thing as right by itself. Right and wrong are found only Right is not something that may be picked' off the shelf down a sealer of canned strawberries. Right is not some- exists only in one’s head. It is seen and felt in men in never exists apart from men confronting situations. We * Of course right must win. C. 2__ the nature of things must work itself out. is no such ” ‘ ‘ ' in persons, as we take thing that action. It u x,mu meu uuunuuuug suuauuns. vve Britishers honestly hold that we are fighting for right principles, that is for freedom, the condition in which every healthy minded man may do the thing he desires without being molested as he does the thing he deems best for himself and the race. To carry this out situations must be faced and dealt with in blood red earnestness. One situation must be met after the other till the whole job is done. There is no magic about this but down right effort alone will save the day. When victory comes, it will be the result of effort, and that, means the very best effort of every man jack among us. Heaven never helps any but those who help themselves. Heaven helps the men who put their brains in steep and get an extra roll on the shirt sleeves.******** LET US ADMIT IT Our present difficulty in international affairs L largely our own fault. We allowed ourselves to think a great deal about what we should do in international affairs. We failed to look situations squarely in the face. We were critical when we should have been constructive. When the possibility of a war was ever mentioned a great many people said’ “This is a rich’s man’s of a manufacturer’s ramp for money-making. What we failed to see was the danger that was constantly growing more portentous. For some unhappy reason our national life lacked cohesion. Every man was inclined to do what seemed right in his own eyes. He was disposed to call no man master or leader. We’ve got over that to a great extent. We’re seeing that unless we stick together we’ll be stuck up. For a while the advantage rests with the tolalitarain powers. They can act together and act all at once. When the democracies see grim duty to be done they really do that duty with an enthusiasm and a combination of intelligence that cannot be equalled by those who have grown to be yes men. .Canada has been slow to see the gravity of the situation over there in Europe. But she's seeing it now. We’re quite beyond that stage when we expect the other feilow to Win the War for us. We’re pretty well through talking about mud­ dling through and are seeing that we must work according to the best system the best minds can devise. We’ve no alternative but getting on with winning the war. We’re seeing as we never saw before that winning the war is the one thing that must be done. I becoming more not an uncom- deer are numerous and it is mon sight to see one or more feed­ ing in a field; and on the slightest alarm leaping gracefully over a fence into the nearby woods. One of our neighbors has frequently seen a score or more feeding in their corn fields in the winter moonlight and the customs’ house officer at the Peace Garden sometimes sees sever­ al hundreds of them in that neigh­ borhood. Last week when driving along the road we saw two ^beautiful ring­ neck pheasants. These birds might become, more numerous were it not for the severity of our winters. How­ ever where farmers are considerate enough of these lovely birds to scat­ ter grain for them they manage to pull through the winter. Hungarian partridge are much hardier and are becoming more numerous. About two dozen prairie chicken came daily to our yard all last win­ ter and as time wore on they became so fearless that they fed on the path by the kitchen window, a pretty sight. Among some others of our neighbors we protect these birds- as well as the wild ducks and deer, no shooting being allowed on the prem­ ises. Only a few years ago wild ducks were very numerous but recently there have been fears of them be­ coming extinct. “Sport” has not been responsible for this scarcity. Ducks sometimes rear their flocks in places where there is no water for the little birds. So many of the ponds have dried up in these recent years of drought. Disease, too, may have diminished their numbers. But we are glad to see a few more back this spring and as the organization known as the “Ducks Unlimited” continues its work of restoring ponds and making reservoirs in the U. S. and Canada there is no doubt that we shall see them returning in larger numbers each year. Whitewales Lake, a few miles to the north of us was at one time a sportsman’s paradise when the wa­ ters of this shallow lake afforded a resting place for wild geese on their migration to the south. But now the lake is dry or almost so. So time and nature works changes and we sometimes wonder about other changes and say to ourselves “what next.” But we dare not ask ourselves that question these days of terrible hap­ penings and we dread tuning in to hear the latest broadcast. But per­ sistenly memory carries me back to a visit I paid to devastated lands and their beautiful cities destroyed and others deserted by a fine thrifty race of people who have fled before a beast. Several of our finest young men of this and we again, veteran of the .said. “We had a picnic, compared with what is going on over there now!” Such is mechanized warfare I The greatest question arising in our minds now is “What, can we do to protect our own Canada? There has been much talk, but action speaks louder than words. So we carry on our daily tasks hoping, and dreading knitting, sewing, quilting and doing what we can for the Red Cross.” J. W. R. WET WEATHER FAILS TO SPOIL KIPPEN INSTITUTE PICNIC In spite of the disagreeable wea­ ther the Kippen East W. I. held a very successful picnic at Bayfield on Saturday afternoon. A good pro­ gram of races was enjoyed and sev­ eral ball games. Everyone seemed to be having a good time. Hold Meeting The singing of the Institute Ode opened a well-attended meeting which the Kippen East W. I. held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl •Stoneman recently. The Lord’s Pray­ er was then repeated in unison and Mrs. L. Clark gave a paper describing the country of Finland. The roll call, which was the name of a country involved in this war and its capital, was a perfect one. Mrs. H. Cald­ well and Mrs. W. McLean, who were delegates to the district annual meeting held in Hensail a short time ago, gave very good reports. The motto “Life would have little meaning to us without faith in those things which we know in our hearts to be the highest are eventually triumphant,” was prepared by Mrs. Archie Hoggarth and was a very splendid paper. Piano selections by Miss Ethel Clark included these Na­ tional Anthem: “The Star Spangled Banner” for the U.S.A.; “The Mar- sellaise” for France and for Canada, “The Maple Leaf” and “O Canada.” The topic taken by Mrs. R. Simp­ son was a very interesting talk about the ever-changing condition and ev­ ents of the present day and was con­ cluded by a nationad prayer by Mrs. J. Sinclair. Mr. Benson Stoneman then favored with a very fine piano instrumental. The business part of the meeting was arranging for the strawberry social and annual picnic and a short time was spent with the sewing for the refugees. A vote of thanks to the hostess and to those taking part in the program and the singing of, the National Anthem brought this1 meeting to a close. A social time j was enjoyed while lunch was serv* ed. To date the Institute has shipped to Toronto headquarters the fol­ lowing supplies: Socks, 86 pairs and 3 pair to local boys; S scarves, 14 quilts, 248 bandages and slings, 48 sheets. 120 pillow cases. 72 pr. pyjamas, 108 hospital gowns; also a donation of clothing amounting to ten dollars was sent to the Briish children who were evacuaed last fall, and a bale of goods to Finland containing 212 articles. i The Walnut is a very old tree. It has been known for centuries in wes tern Asia - especially in Persia - its supposed native home. Walnuts were known in Palestine when Solomon was king. < lOc WHY PAY MORE Best of all fly killers. Clean, quick, sure, cheap. Ask your Drug­ gist, Grocer or General Store. THE WILSON FLY PAD CO., HAMILTON. ONT. U53 WILLIAM TROTT, RESTDENT OF SEAFORTH SUCCUMBS Your Hurt Visit to TORONTO Hotel Waverley i district are now over there wonder if we shall see them Yesterday a white-haired of the Great War, speaking present struggle in France William Trott, of Seaforth, died on Tuesday afternoon at Seott Mem­ orial Hospital after an illness of several weeks, in his 71st year. Born in Herefordshire. England, he came to this country in 1874 with his par­ ents and was married in T897 to Miss Emma Wright, of MoKillop who predeceased him. Before go- • lug to Seaforth, he was a black­ smith at Hensail. Surviving are two sons, Clifford and Clarence, and. one daugitter, Mrs. William McKay all of Seaforth. The funeral took place from his late residence Thurs­ day with interment in the Maitland* bank cemetery. His pastor, Rev. H V, Workman officiated. 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