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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1940-07-11, Page 7•IT Psychology or Prophecy?PERT AND PERTINENT “I am confident almost everyone can learn to drive a car in a few hours.”•—L. . Gibson. —but it takes weeks of patient prac tice to fold a road map into its ori ginal creases. "The natives of England who live along the Thames just love a London fog.” —-we don’t quite know what they see in it. "Every seventh marriage ends in divorce.” —if you are seventh in line at J. P.’s, you might as well go back home and save the alimony. “What is a snood?” - inquires a city cliff dweller. —a snood is a thing page-boy-bob bettes wear that gets caught in the buckle of their wrist watch. Ole Okeydoke. * * * If we put forth as much effort to improve the quality of our work as we do in trying to alibi ourselves for not doing our work properly, our work would be much easier and we would grow both in material wealth as well as in character. * * * Winning Bruce Bruce lives down the street a couple blocks from my house. I pass his place every day so started to make friends with him. Neighbors told me I’d better leave him alone as he was a surly cuss and wouldn’t have anything to do with anyone. They had all failed and so would I. But each morning called out a cheery ‘hello’ to him as I went by and it. wasn’t long before I would see him unbend just a little. So, I kept up my courteous greeting each time I passed and at no time did I try to get ‘familiar.’ The other morning Bruce came down to the gate, and in his surly way greeted me. True, it was more a grunt than a greeting. A few days later, when he was standing by the gate, I paused and talked for a little while and then went on. When I went down the street his morning, I saw Bruce coming towards me. I called out my usual greeting and he bounded beside me wagging his tail. This noon he wait ed for me and walked down the street to my house with me, then, because he seemed to expect it, I asked him in — and now, he and "Par Ticipate” are great friends. It is easy to make friends with man or dogs if you don’t show you are too eager’ and too familiar. —-Par Butser <1 * <1 He had wired his wife that he would be home over the week-end. Going to his train, he found every berth sold out and an old lady weep- ingly telling the conductor that she just had to have some place to sleep because she was tired out and must get to a certain town down the line because of sickness in the family. Not having any berths, the con ductor could do nothing. Finally the kind-hearted salesman stepped up and. told the lady she could have his berth and he would stop over and catch the morning train home — as the evening train carried sleepers only. A few hours later his wife receiv- j ed this startling telegram in which the sleepy telegraph operator had changed one letter: "Gave birth to old lady on0 train - stop - home tomorrow.” $ sf! « Honey Boes in Western Canada Millions of bees are shipped into Canada from California and work all summer making honey — but do not survive the cold winter weather. When winter is over, more col onies are imported. The bee colonies consisting of 5,000 or more bees and one queen to a colony are sealed in separate packages and shipped north by express. One of the largest shipments con sisted of 1,675,000 bees and 335 queens - making 335 colonies. Agonizing Eczema (Salt Rheum) No rest, day or night, for those afflicted with that awful skin dis- ^ase, eczema, or salt rheum as it » commonly called. .The intense burning, itching and Smarting, especially at night, or When the affected part is exposed to strong heat, or hot water, are almost unbeatable, and relief is gladly welcomed. To get rid of eczema it is neces sary to have the blood cleansed by the use of a thoroughly reliable blood medicine such as Burdock Blood Bitters which during the past 60 years has met with great success in relieving such diseases by its blood cleansing and purifying properties. Tho I1. Milburn Co., Ltd,, Toronto, Ont. Ou a large sign to be hung outside the Philadelphia National Conven tion hall, the next President of the United States will be named.”« * # Pondering the Imponderable Civilization - wm are told by Edythe Hamilton - is a much abused word. It stands for a high matter apart from radio, telephone and elec tric lights. It is a matter of im ponderables, of delight in things of the mind, of love, of beauty, of honor, of grace, of courtesy and del icate feeling. Where imponderables are things of first importance, there is the height of civilization.* * « militious The first lady of the state was telling Bridget about the importance of the Governor’s job and the var ious ex-officio duties that went with it - “And Bridget,” she concluded, “he is the head of the State Militia.,f "Now ain’t that grand, mum,” said Bridget, "and no surprise to me at all, at all, mum for it’s a grand man he is now, with a foine malacious look.” * * Ms my baby my baby has red hair but what do i care his eyes are as blue as his daddy’s too so i don’t care if he has red hair. my baby has red hair but why should i care? he has a gurgling coo and he chuckles too so i don’t care if he has red hair. my baby has red hair but i don't care he’ll not be phlegmatic nor dull, though esthetic so i don’a care if he has red hair. his daddy has a red-head to°. Par Agon * Ms Ms When the captain of the volunteer fire department was about to resign, his men banded together and pur chased an elaborate and elegantly engraved horn to present to him at a public meeting in the town hall. The fireman, cnosen to make the presentation practiced his speech for days beforehand. The chief, who had been informed o‘f what was to happen, also practiced his speech of acceptance. They even rehearsed' together and were "letter perfect”: when they mounted the platform in the town hall that fateful night. The throng that confronted them, however, had a disastrous effect on their memory and morale. Holding the horn at arm’s length as though it were a slightly decayed fish, the fireman stalked clumsily across the platform, with a ghastly expression on his face, thrust the thing almost in the open mouth of the captain, and stammered: "W-well, B-bill, here's your horn.” The chief rose with palsied and painful unsteadiness to his feet and gasped: "Hell! It that it?” * Ms Ml WATCH YOUR STEP Most traffic fatalities in cities are pedestrians. Four out of five of whom were at tempting to cross the street between intersections — ‘jay walking'. Pedestrians fatalities at regular traffic intersections - nine out of ten, - are people who do not obey traffic signals. Mi M: Mi A careful girl Is Mary Dunn She never stands Against the sun. Vibrations rule the universe — vi brations of color and of sound can be measured — I wonder how long it will be before science can measure the force and vibrations of a smile.»Mt * PERTINENT PROVERBS "There is no fool - like a woman scorned.” "Time and tide - make light work.’ "A poor excuse - breeds contempt.’ "A still tongue is - mightief than the sword.” "An ounce of prevention - is the best policy.” "Everything comes to him - who takes the bull by the horns.” -—Conclusion Jumper M: M« Ml Answer to Prankish Problem print ed in the last issue: The trains’ speeds are 30 and 50 miles per hour. M: mm Ml Stringing words together To make an ending verse Every time I try it I see to get worse. —-the colonel THE EXETER TIME3-ADVOCATE thcrsoay, jew ij, inio . W.|>...II„I1.. | ........................................ HI— .................................. And now for the slaughter of the weeds. •t »ii >i< * * * * ♦ We haven’t heard much about the Windsors lately. ♦ n* * * * * * * Those roses have succeeded in giving us many a delightful bloom. * * * *♦ ** ♦ Here’s hoping the raspberries berries have done. will do as well by us as the straw- ♦ * * ** *♦ * Country roads have done well this year. The surfacing that blows away so readily, has been fastened down by rain and traffic. Rarely have the roads been as good as they are now, at this time of the year. Engineering skill, aided by enterprising councils, have transformed the roads of this part of the world. Mi Ml * Ml ♦ * ♦ * So much has been said about the way the weatherman has treated us in rain fall that is is due him to say that we greatly appreciate the sunny days he has meted out to this region during the past few days. With the exception of a few places where the grain has been drowned out, -the crops are developing as if bent on making up for lost time and as if appreciative of the necessity for their doing their very best. Mi Mi Mi Mi M‘ M: M: Mi We have some expert flower culturists in this good town. Would it not be well for arrangements to be made to have occasional visits paid by those interested, to those bowers of beauty? The Horticultural Society would be doing well by getting this good work under way. All of us are all the better for cultivating and sharing the fine and beau tiful things of life. Live and learn and share is the way to happiness. ******** Why should not Exeter become a summer resort? The town has the best of good water. It is within easy distance of the finest bath ing facilities. Good golf courses are within easy driving distance. Excellent stores provide the best of food supplies. Good meat, good milk, good butter and cheese are to hand. The town itself is beautiful with excellent churches and good social life. Should not someone take a little pains and see that the advantages of the town as a good place. to spend the summer, be made known. All things including sunshine, come to those who waif. ******** UNBELIEVABLE Word from the best of sources comes that orders have been issued that Red Cross Hospitals are not to paint the red cross on their hospitals or ambulances or other means of helping the sick or wounded, as this symbol of mercy is taken to be the best of targets for the German air gunners. Now how can globe-trotters who told us of the kindly, urbane hospitable Germans ever’ hold up their heads. These people surely went about with closed eyes or were utterly unable to read aright the signs of the times. ******** SUGGESTIVE A great deal is being said of the conduct of the swaggering, in sulting German prisoners of war who were removed from Britain to Canada. Everything that a gentleman is not was exemplified by these degraded rowdies. Let us admit that fact and open our eyes and take steps to meet a foe of that knd. That is the one thing that we are to do. Let us get it into our heads once and for all that Hitler has succeeded in. getting the young men of his country to be lieve that might is the only right, that brutality and lying and treach ery are some of the marks of a man. It is high time that Britain realized that Germany is resolved to crush her by the destruction of her armies and her navy and her air force and the slaughter of her women and children. These brutes teach and practise that the more Britishers are killed, the fewer there will be to feed and clothe and the more supplies there will be for the German war machine. ******** SPADE WORK Two questions confront Britain just now. How did she get into her present predicament? How can she get out of that predicament? The cause is as old as the days when the Hebrew people abandoned their independent mission to the world and sought for alliances with nations whose ideals were lower than their own. Egypt and Babylon proved alike faithless to her in her hour of extremity. Rome -went to pieces when she trusted to other than her own sous to fight her battles and to maintain her prestige. Britain’s own experience for a thousand years has demonstrated that if she required anything to ‘be done she must do it herself, whether in the way of political influ ence or fighting a battle. Yet in face of all this she has been nego tiating about the balance of power and seeking allegiances that have proven utterly valueless. Only the fools and blind fail to see this. The remedy is obvious. Hex- own people, the people of Canada, of Australia, of India, all who live beneath the British flag must be made aware of the present peril and roused to such an effort as they never before put forward lest everything they hold dear vanish from the earth. . The cross road store, the country school and the country church simply must join with every farm home and every place of concourse in the city to obviate a peril every hour becoming more menacing. The Empire is equal to the task. Her danger is that she will try by one device or another to get others to do her work for her. Surely the action of a large foreign concern in refusing to build her war equipment after all arrangements had been made to do so is suf ficient to open the eyes of the most complacent. M: * * * * * Mi M: THAT YOUTH CONGRESS We are not in possession of the Constitution of the Youth Move ment. Indeed, we doubt if there is such a document. This we know. Twenty years or more ago, there was a very widespread and vigorous agitation among the youth of the whole civilized world. This action was particularly obvious in Italy and Germany. Folk who did not see beneath the surface hailed the activity among the young people with unmingled delight. Said they, "Youth knows the toll taken by war and are resolved to see that no more wars drench the world with blood.” What these people did not see was the fine Italian hand of Mussolini, nor were they aware of the subtlety of Hitler. Both of these astute leaders were bent on but one thing namely, the con quest of Britain through having armies of disciplined young men ready to leap at the throat of Britain when the hour came for taking this fiendish step. Meanwhile, these men, aided by Moscow, succeed ed in getting the youth of America pledged to thorough-going Pacifism. This propaganda drove cadet training out of our schools with the hearty approval of well-meaning, but uninformed people of every class. Everyone who could be induced to road it was supplied with literature subversive of Uritish ideals. The beatific nature of Nazism, and Racism and Sovietism were painted with the best effects that the most skilful writers could produce. All the while, parents and High School teachers and University Professors looked on suavely commenting "It’s only youth letting off steam.” At this moment however, we. find that youth has attained manhood and is sorely be wildered at the position to which they have been brought and, late, too late are trying to undo the mischief that has been wrought. Many are heartily ashamed of the way they have been befooled and are get ting into better things. All in charge of youth had better do some serious thinking these days. Few realize the extent of the mischief that has been wrought, STEPHEN COUNCIL The Council of the Township of Stephen met in the Town Hall at Crediton, on Tuesday, the 2nd day of July 1940 at 1 p.m. All members were present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted on motion of Arthur Amy, seconded by Thomas Love. Moved by Thomas Love, seconded by Roy Rutz: That By-law No. 546 to appoint John Stewart a constable for the Township of Stephen for a period of one year without remun eration having been read three times be passed and signed by the Reeve and Clerk and the Seal of the Cor poration attached thereto. Carried. The treasurer submitted his semi annual report of the Township's fi nances and a budget on this year’s expenditure. It was moved by Nelson Schenk, seconded by Thomas Love: That the tax rate for the 1940 general municipal and highway expenditure be 2 mills on the dollar and the grant of Police Villages this year be 1 mill on the dollar according to the assessment of the rateable property of each Police Village. Carried. {Hazelwood Reunion I The family of the late James and ! Elizabeth Hazelwood held their fif- i teenth annual reunion on July 1st in Stratford Park, with an attend ance of 40. After a sumptuous dinner the election of officers took place as follows: president, John Hazel wood, Whalen; secretary, George Hazelwood, Stratford; sports con venor, Rev. T. AV. Hazelwood, Tor onto. The president then addressed •the gathering. Races and contests were as follows: Bo-lo contest, Mrs. A. M. Driver; throwing rolling pin, Mrs. R. Hazelwood; dropping the clothespins into a bottle, Burwash Hazelwood; golf drive, Marion Ha zelwood; married ladies’ golf drive, Mrs. John Hazelwood; married la dies’ shoe kick, Mrs. Fred Pattison; girls' shoe kick, Muriel Hazelwood^ guessing contest, Leonard Thacker,’ The meeting place next year, is the Stratford Park on July 1st. RE UR CITING FOR MIDDLESEX- HURONS STARTED LAST WEEK Lieut. J. L. McKnight Opens Office The following correspondence was read and filed: 1. From Unemployment Relief Branch, Toronto, with reference to relief being granted to Enemy Aliens and Agitators or Sympathizers, 2. From the General Manager of The Haig Farm asking that the Aux Sauble River be cleaned out and notifying the Council of the Town ship of Stephen they "would be held responsible for damage done to their crops by the floods of the river. 3. From the Department of Muni cipal Affairs asking foi’ suggestions to improve the present methods of preparing Municipal Voters’ List and conducting Municipal Elections, Moved by Thomas Love, seconded by Nelson Schenk: That the following Pay Sheet and Vouchers be passed: Pay Roll Number six, $597.37; Cora Gaiser, milk re Jackson $6.- 30; Anna Gill, rent re Jackson $3; Municipal World, supplies 88c.; Canadian Bank of Commerce, cash ing road cheques 80c.; H. K. Eilber, part salary as Clerk and Treasurer, $125,00; Edward Chambers, burying* dog, $1.00. Carried The meeting adjourned to meet again in the Town Tall, Crediton, on Monday, the 5th day of August A.D. 1940, at 1 p.m. Herbert K. Eilber, Twp. Clerk At Seaforth Armouries Recruiting for “D” Co. Middlesex and Huron Regiment of the non permanent militia, commenced’ at the Armouries at Seaforth on Tues day, July 2. Lieut. J. L. McKnight, of Exeter, is in charge. With him are C.Q.M.S. Lionel J. Fortune, Sea forth; Sgt. C. L. Mitchell, London, and Pte. K. W. Vandeburgh, Clin ton. The office is open each day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The regiment, which is command ed by Col. McDonald, London, open ed four recruiting offices last week. They are Seaforth, Goderich, Strath- roy and London. While complete orders had not yet come through, Lieut. McKnight said on Thursday that he expected for the immediate future recruits would be required to report three nights a week. As soon as sufficient recruits had signed up the company would be placed on full time. Recruits will be medically examined but as yet no arrangements have been made to this regard. It is not known whether a medical board will, be set up here or whether recruits ■will be taken to London for examin ation.—'Huron Expositor. INTERNATIONAL RED TAPE THWARTH PLANS OF iA’OAN GIRL TO MARRY DETROITER International red tape on July 4tli thwarted Dan Cupid, and for the second time, the wedding day of Evelyn McFalls. popular Lucan choir singer, and ’Lang De Coursey, o£ Detroit, arrived with the marriage vows still unsaid. Che members of the choir of Holy Trinity Anglican church at Lucan were in the midst of a presentation to the bride-to-be when a telephone message arrived that a United States passport regulation was having the effect of temporarily blocking the marriage. Once before last autumn, the young couple had set a date for their wedding and that time the ser ious illness of the bride’s mother forced postponement. No new date has been set yet. De Coursey, who was born in Lu can, is employed in a Detroit auto mobile plant. He has taken out first citizenship papers in the United States, but because he is hot yet a citizen in full standing, he feared that if he crossed the border into Canada, he might not be able to get back again without a passport. Miss McFalls, is in her early 20’s, is the head operator at the telephone office in Lucan. She is the only daughtei’ of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall McFalls, who live retired in Lucan. The marriage was to have been a quiet one, with only close friends attending. It had been scheduled for Holy Trinity Anglican church on Thursday last. A porch light may be dim and yet have enormous scandal power. 'WWinUTT U|H—MII^NRnr—■. Soreness DEER JUMPS AT CAR, IS KILLED While driving to his home at Con stance on Thursday evening, Leo Stephenson struck and instantly kill ed a young deer which suddenly jumped from the ditch in front of the car.—'Huron Expositor As for the past decade selected delegation of students from United States agricultural v o c a tional schools will attend the Canadian Na tional Exhibition this year. These students from various parts of the neighboring republic are given the trip to the “Ex” as a re-ward for poficiency throughout the year. They are guests of the board and each party is placed in charge of a special representative of the agricultural department who acts as their guide and mentor. YOU’ I I * ri 7 dikapp&jahA from fired muscles under gentle rubbing with Minard’s, th® 60-year-old remedy for muscle strain, stiff or aching joints, sprains, twists and rheumatic pains. Rub the pain away with Minard’s! It’s grease less: has no un pleasant odor; dries quickly. 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