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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1940-09-26, Page 6THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATETJHX'BSDAYi SEPT. 2<Hh. USBORNE COUNCIL The Municipal Council of Vs- borne Township met on September 14th. with all the members present. Minutes of August 10 were adopt­ ed as read. Communications were received from the lit pt. of Public Welfare, requesting that Municipalities at­ tempt to curtail administration costs in M: .nicipal Relief, Filed. Notice that, effective August 22. the Province will cease its prevail­ ing form of contributions tn fully employable persons on reli>». male or female, either heads of families or able-bodied dependants. Filed. Request was also received from the Navy League of Canada for fi­ nancial assistance in their ■ atriotic ,vork. necessitated by the war. The council decided that a-”ion would he impossible owing to existing leg­ islation forbidding such assistance. A Drainage petition was presmtt- ed to The Council requesting Drain­ age work on what is now know a< the Glenn-Somerville Award. The Clerk was instructed to notify En­ gineer Archibald to examine the area involved and to bring in a re­ port to the Council at an early date. By resolution the Cotiineil author­ ized the Clerk to levy against the ratepayers affected any a. counts that are now owing the Township for lane gravel, grading, snow’ fence fence-viewing award and tile drain agreements. All such levies to be made upon the current tax roll. By resolution the Council in­ structed the Road Superintendent and Ratepayers that all weed-cut­ ting on the Township roads must be completed by September 21st and that all wedd-eutting accounts for 194o must be presented to the Road Superintendent not later than Oc­ tober 5th, or payment will not be authorized by the council. By-law No. 11, 19.39 was given a third and final reading and pass­ ed in open Council. This By-law- fixed the Rates of Taxation for 19 40 as follow-s. County 5.4 mills, gen­ eral tax rate 1 mill, general school rate 2.2 mills. ! The Treasurer reported receipts for August amounting to $183.29 and the balance of cash at Septem­ ber 1st 194ft, $3,742.41. •Accounts were paid as follows: Road Superintendent .voucher. $326.24’, relief and administration i $15.50; miscellaneous $84.24. j Council adjourned to meet on Oc­ tober 12th at 1 p.m. The Work of the Red Cross September 23 to October 5th are Red Cross days. During tin first year of the war the Canadian Red Cross Society has done a great work.-— 1. Suit over 5.00ft.(too articles for surgical and ho.d. ital use and com­ fort of Canadian soldiers and suf­ fering civilians. 2. Built, equipped and turned ovt r to rhe Canadian government -i Gon-bed hospital in England. Cost $75n.(nin. a. Speni $2.' nil.utiii ifm* materials made into finished supplies by vol- litrt-r workers throughout Canada. 4. Gave $20".ooo in cash and $liHi.<inii worth of food supplies to the British Red Cross and ret len- lished supplies lost in Flanders evac­ uation: $luo.HOi) to the British Navy League for supplies and com­ forts for the men of rhe merchant marine, trawlers, and patrol boats; $lin>.onu to -he French Red Cross early in the war. 5. Sent $5'',ooo worth of food for Canadian prisoners of war. 6. Aided refugees in the invasions of Finland, Poland, the Netherlands Belgium and France. 7. Established hostels and recrea­ tion centre* for Canadian and Al­ lied soldiers and sailors in English and Canadian ports. 8. Carried on regular t tnit'ss in Canada. 9. Me- ever? call l'or wai and disastei relit f An even greater task lies ahead. To cariy on for another year at hast $5.ooo.000 is needed. Tae suffers from the bombing of British cities mu.d be helped to a greater exteni than ever. If you gace $1.00 last year, make P $3.Oft or $5.00 Ibis year. If you gave $5.00 a year ago, give $10.00 this year. If you gave $10.00 be­ fore, make it $25.00 this time. Push your weight. Your weight is your worth to humanity. Do not under estimate your own worth in so great a cause. Read what a British Charity Or­ ganization secretary writes of the work of the Canadian Red Cross fol­ lowing the bombing of Old Lon­ don,— "I cannot think of even inter­ rul. ted rest without asking that you send to the people of Canada an expression of heartfelt gratitude for the goods which, through you, they have sent to the ipeople rendered homeless through the barbarous and wicked raids on civilians. Many shelters were without blankets and had only bread and bully beef. Be­ fore the raids began you had very kindly sent us several thousand blankets and we were able to dis­ tribute these to all our offices in ‘he London boroughs. The people of Canada can never reaize how great a blessing was this first gift, as it enabled us to distribute them among the families rendered home­ less in the first raids. "After two days we were beseig- ed by anxious workers seeking food clothing and blankets. In despair I turned to you as head of Canadian Red Cross in this country. I want the people of Canada to know’ that within two hours you had started delivering lorry-loads of food, cloth­ ing and quilts. These were unload­ ed during terrific air raids and cars took them through raids to the dis­ tricts where need was the greatest. "For two days my colleagues worked like dock laborers, and the Canadian soldiers who delivered your goods worked alongside us and refused to take cover or cease work while German planes zoomed overhead. On arrival in districts, goods were distributed among the homeless and to emergency shelters. "I wish the women of Canada could have seen two incidents. One man whose house had been bombed left his wife and children to seek coverings for them. Given four beautiful quilted blankets, he re­ fused to have them "even tied with string and in 'bending to pick them up he kissed them. In the second instance a child was clad only in the night clothing in which she rush­ ed from her bombed home. Given new clo-thing from your bales, the child’s tears dried and as she clut­ ched her bundle she cried “Look. Mummy, they are all new.” A. W. Morgan. Clerk TOBACCO ACREAGES 25 PER CENT. LESS The total acreage planted to to­ bacco in Canada in 1910 is estimat­ ed at 67.7U0 acres as compared with 91.000 acres in 11*39. This repre­ sents a decrease of 23.090 acres or 25.it per cent. The biggest drop in acreage is shown in the area plant­ ed to flue-cured tobacco in Ontario. About 42,35o acres ar? planted this year in Ontario. 5,520 in Quebec and 4oo acres in British Columbia, makirg a total as 49.270 acres as compared with 68,57o acres in 1939, a reduction of 20,0oft acres or 30 pn cent. Extensive damage from frost in Norfolk County on the night of August 23rd resulted in the destruc­ tion of about 10.000 acres which will cause a still further reduction in the area of flue-cured tobacco to be harvested in Ontario. A decrease of only three per cent, is indicated in Quebec and an increase of nearly 3*i per cent, is shown in British Columbia. The total acreage planted to bur- ley tobacco in 1940 is estimated at 9,736 acres as against 11,200 acres in 1939. a decrease of 1,4 64 acres or 13 per cent. There has also been a sharp reduction in the acreage planted to dark tobacco, the area in Ontario being estimated at less than one-half the 1939 area of 2,650 acres, while the acreage in Quebec, is negligible. A reduction of 6.5 per cent, is shown in the area plant­ ed to cigar leaf in the Northern dis­ trict in Quebec, with 2,590 acres planted.in 1949 compared with 2,- 770 acres in 1939. A decrease of approximately 8 per cent, is indi­ cated in the Southern district where 1,825 acres were planted in 1939. For pipe tobaccos, the acreage of large and medium aromatic varieties increased from 2,681* acres in 1939 to 3,355 acres in 1940 in the North­ ern district, while the acreage of small aromatic pipe types dropped from 900 acres in 1939 to 535 acres in 1940. No change is indicated in the Southern district in the acre­ age of pipe types which are grown commercially on a small scale. THAMES ROAD AND ROYS Among those present at the morning service on Sunday was the Hon. James Gardiner, who spoke I briefly on the work of the Red j Cross. Showers are still the order of the day, but we are still hoping for a dry week. Mrs. Fred Hern, of Bengough, . Sask,, and Mrs. Angus Fox. of Rob- I lin, Man., are visiting their bro­ thel Mrs. Ben Williams. Next Sunday will be Rally Day and the Rev. James Anthony will preach. The Thames Road choir will sing next Sunday at Avonbank Anni­ versary church services. Charivaris are going strong in ‘his community at present. Three on one night means a lot of noise. Death of Mrs. Whitlock There .passed away on Monday, September 16th at St. Thomas Mrs. Peter Whitlock. Mrs. Whitlock’s husband, Peter "Whitlock, died over a year ago. Mrs. Whitlock lived near the Thames Road most of her life. She and her husband had been active workers in all the branches of Church work. She was in her 77th year. The funeral was held from Thames Road Church last Wednesday and interment was made in Exeter cemetery. WINCHELSEA The sympathy of the community is extended to Mr^. Freeman Horne in the bereavement of her mother the late Mrs. P. Whitlock. .Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Denham and family, of Kirk ton, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Batten. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Delbridge and family visited on Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Henry Delbridge of Exeter. Mrs. W. J. Veal and family spent Sunday with friends in the Thames Valley Camp. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. George Davis was as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hagen and Ray, Kitchener; Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Alex­ ander and family of Lumley. Mrs. M. Elford, of Exeter, spent a day last week with her daugh­ ter, Mrs. W. J. Veal. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Delbridge and family of St. Marys, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. Delbridge. Mrs. Harry Mfurch and family, of Elimville, visited on Friday with Mr. and Mrs. George Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Lome Sholdice and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Alexander, of Watford, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Newton Clarke. Renew Now Famous Shorthon Bull Joins Kinsman Bros. Herd SHIPKA Sunday, September 29th, com­ munion service will be held at the United Clnuvh at lO.bj a.m.. Every­ body is invited. Sunday last. September 22nd. Rally Day service was held at 10.30 a.m. at the United church. The story was given by Miss Lila Fink- beiner “Serving Jesus With Glad­ ness. The address was by Rev. Mr. Turner. Rev. and Mrs. Turner sang “Jesus is Knocking at the Door.” The regular meeting of the La­ dies’ Aid will be held Thursday, October 3rd at 8 ip.m. at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Turner, Crediton United parsonage. The annual public school fair was held last Wednesday, Septem­ ber 18th at Grand Bend. A. great many prizes were received by the scholars of S.S. No. 7, Ushorne. Mr. Ray Weldo has left for Lon­ don to attend the Technical School. Mrs. Earl Baker is at present in Victoria Hospital and is getting along nicely. Mrs. N. Clarke has returned home from St. Joseph’s hospital where she was taking treatment for her eyes. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. McKenzie and Mrs. P. McKenzie visited on Sun­ day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Finkbeintr. Mr. C. A. N< il, of Windsor, call­ ed on friends here on Thursday last. Mr. Roy Iiaynham, of the Blue Water Highway kpent Sunday at his home here. 6 MODELS, with built-in fuel-burning heater. FRIGIDAIRE ELECTRIC RANGE Look at These Other Advantages! Porcelain inside as well as out. High-speed broiler. Heavy oven insulation conserves heat. Automatic oven temperature control. Automatic time signal. One-piece all-steel cabinet. including models SNELL BROS. & CO., EXETER MADE BY THE WORLD’S LARGEST MAKERS OF ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS All pure bred live­ stock breeders in Hur­ on County, and partic­ ularly those interested in breeding Shorthorn cattle, will be very in­ terested to learn of the important pur­ chase recently made by Kinsman Bros., of Cromarty, Perth Co. These enterprising breeders of Short- horns purchased from Col. F. H. Deacon & Son. of Unionville, On­ tario, a dark red Shorthorn bull, called “Glenburn Fusilier.*’ This young bull is just slightly over a year old. and has the richest of breeding in his pedigree. He is a son of the famous Bugler’s Guard, known to all breeders of Shorthorn cattle in Canada. The bull purchased by Kinsman Bros., has just come home from the Western Canada Show Circiuit, where he won the Reserve Junior Uham- pionshi,: at Brandon, Calgary and Saskatoon shows. His greatest show yard victory was won at the Cana­ dian National Exhibition, where, in competition with some of the strong- est herds in Canada, he won the Junior Championship and went on to win the Grand Championship. Huron County is fam'ous for the number of purebred Shorthorn herds established within its borders. There arc approximately one. hun­ dred pure breds in this county. This number is only surpassed by one other county in Ontario, The acquis­ ition of this noted hull by a Huron County Shorthorn breeder will add further prestige to Huron County as a Shorthorn centre, “WESTERN” PROVIDES EXTENSION COURSES That Western is in a real sense the University of Western Ontario is evidenced by the fact that for the coming season approximately fifty extension classes are being organ­ ized in seventeen centres through­ out the western part of the Prov­ ince. Nearly 700 students proceed­ ed toward, degrees or Permanent First Class Certificates in such classes last year and it is antici­ pated that at least an equal number will take advantage of these un­ usual opportunities during the cur­ rent year. For some time Exeter has been an important centre for the Uni­ versity and during the coming year two courses will be offered while the town will be visited by one of the regular University staff members from the History Department. This is an unusual feature of 'Western’s extension work as the out-of-town classes are carried on by the same staff members who give the work in the University. Extension stu­ dents, therefore, given the same op­ portunities of personal contacts as are possessed by those who attend the University. During the coming season Cana­ dian History and Modern European History will be offered locally. The Canadian History is a two-credit course covering the story of Canada from French days down to the pres­ ent. The Modern European His­ tory (History 40) begins in the seventeenth century and comes down to the present. This gives the lecturer an excellent opportunity to outline the background and to dis­ cuss the principles of the situation which is so evident in Europe at the [present time. Both -classes begin on Saturday, to those who are seeking a B.A. de­ gree or who wish a Permanent First 'Class Certificate. They are also open to citizens who wish to attend without writing the examin­ ations. For these there is a greatly reduced fee. Boh classes begin on Saturday, September 28, the Canadian History at 10.45 a.m. and the Modern His­ tory at 1 p.m. They meet together on alternate .Saturdays in the High School. 1 GRAND BEND The Misses Huston left for their home this week being the last of the campers for the season. Mr. Bert Clinger who has been on a visit to Pennsylvania, returned home this week. Mr. Clinger was away for a couple of months. Mr. Wally Desjardine has re­ turned home after a week’s holi­ days. Mr. and Mrs. Shelling, of Sarnia, visited .Mrs. Olma Mollard on Tues­ day. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Yeo visited Miss Mary Ceo on Sunday. Miss Eileen Hodgins, of Birr, is visiting with Miss Phyllis Gill at the Lakeview House this week. Miss Irene Gill is visiting in Windsor with her sister Mrs. Noo­ nan. Mrs. Dave Johnston spent last week with friends in Granton. Mrs. Wells, of Exeter, is sound­ ing a few days with her mother Mrs. Etta Baker. YELLOW BIRCH FOR AIRCRAFT11i Yellow birch is finding' increasing '. use in the construction of aircraft, ! Radical changes in the design of! wooden aircraft, introduced in the' past few years, have included the' adoption of plywood coverings for' wings and fuselages, and experience! has shown that Canadian birch is the most suitable woods for the manufacture extremely thin veneers from these plywoods must be built Yellow birch is the most import­ ant commercial hardwood in Can­ ada. Its principal range in this . country lies south of the line drawn, from Michipticoten Harbour on thef eastern side Quebec City, Provinces, diameters of and heights of from 60 to 80 feet, and exceptional specimens may at­ tain a height ThjeAe. i6 na tobacco JUST OLD CHUM ORR — BAKE Summer flowers made the set­ ting in ;St. James’ Anglican church, Parkhill, for the wedding of Miss Wilma Fern, only daughter of Lloyd Baker, of McGillivray, to Robert Grant. Orr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Orr, of East Williams, Rev. F. L. Lewin officiated. The wedding party entered the church to the strains of the Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin, played by Mrs. S. L. Lewin. The .bride was charming in a gown of pink marqusite over taffeta made on long graceful lines* with full skirt, She wore a turban of pink taffeta, a shoulder length veil and a corsage of forget-me-nots The maid of honor, Miss Beulah Whittle, af Saskatoon, was lovely in delphinium chenille blue taffeta. She wore a pink turban with a shoulder ti|:j veil and a corsage of sweet peas. Lome Wyatt, of East Williams, was the best man. A buf­ fet. lunch was served at the home of the bride’s parents. The bride and groom left on a motor trijp to Windsor and Niagara Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Orr will reside in East Wil­ liams. The bride .chose for travel­ ing a black and white ensemble with HOODOOS "When is a lady not a lady—when she’s a Hoodoo. Now, before our feminine readers arise in righteous wrath, let us ex­ plain that when we mention Hoo­ doos, we are getting down to things earthy, that they are not in any way connected with the nether world, witchcraft or voodooism, as their names would suggest. As a matter of fact, they are creations of old Mother Nature herself, works of art, unsullied by the hand of man. Therefore, the comparison, albeit remote perhaps in some opinions, is not in the last derogatory. The Hoodoos under discussion are huge pillars of earth, cut by the constant wearing away of firmly cemented boulder clay and gravel. They have a protective capping boul­ der, balanced on top, which reveals the original slope of the earth. The allusion to their “feminine" appearance comes from the fact that, taken at a glance, a group of Hoodoos, looks for all the world like, a crowd of ladies of the late 1800’s with long, snug fitting coats, and huge, wide-brimmed hats, talking and nodding to each other at a little social gathering. A closer inspection reveals, of course, several distinct differences, the. contrast being, be­ yond the shadow of a doubt, in favor of the “real thing.” Besides being interesting and fan­ tastic sights for tourisits, the(se “demoiselles” are valuable sources of information for geologists con­ cerning the original structure of the landscape. In Canada., there are undoubtedly several “settlements” of Hoodoos, but one particularly good specimen group is to be found in the valley of the Kicking House River in British Columbia. Your Next Visit to TORONTO Try Hotel Waverley Located on Wide Spadina Ave. at College St. Easy Parking Facilities Convenient to Highways Rates Singlo - - $1.50 fo $150 Double i - $2.50 Io $5.00 Four fo Room, $5.00 to $6.00 yellow j of all; of the. which j up. THE WORM TURNED Probably the ardent fisherman is more intimately worms than the bui we’ll wager surprised to learn ! able of emitting an audible sound, and that they have been credited with possessing a surprising amount of intelligence. i Although most worms look alike to us, experts claim there about 800 different species, only 9 0 of which diameter of 36 inches and a ’je. ^ouu^ North America, of 100 feet majority live in the soil, prefer­ ring land containing considerable organic matter and plenty of mois­ ture. They swallow great quanti­ ties of earth and digest the organic matter, churning up the soil and mining it with half decaying leaves and .roots, thus maintaining the fer­ tility of rhe land plant growth. tycjj miner louis, quail lies Avmen , The anatomy of contribute to its suitability for the I esting and is no production of the thinnest of vene.-J quite intriguing by many a lover of ers. j bugs and grubs. Worms have no ’ teeth, no eyes and no feet. Yet they can eat, are sensitive to light and vibrations, and make pretty fair time, all things I Their mouth consists of sucking mechanism with muscles. They crawl by the alternate expansion traction of the muscular circling their bodies, aided by rows oi short, stiff bristles sides. Each earthworm is of Lalte Superior to and in the Maritime Mature trees reach from 20 to 3 0 inches' The heavy 4 4 pounds per cubic foot in an air­ dry condition. In hardness and other mechanical properties it is generally similar to white oak, al­ though it it not quite so tough. It is of uniform texture and works well under tools, qualities which wood is classed among tlie hardwoods, weighing about The expanded rate of aircraft pro­ duction has resulted in an increas­ ed demand, based on a great need, for yellow birch veneer logs. For so exacting ‘a form of utilization only logs of the highest quality can be used, but Canada’s reserves of this valuable Avar material are great and energetic steps are being taken to secure supplies adequate to the needs of the United Kingdom and of Canadian manufacturers. The merits of British Columbia Sitka spruce were recognized during the war of 1914.-18, and Jin the pre­ sent crisis this valuable member of the spruce family is again being us­ ed in large quantifies in the build­ ing of aircraft. Thus Canada is fortunate in having vast resources of the two kinds of woods most suit­ able for a’ircraft construction. INK SPOT DISEASE OF ASPEN (Science Service News) Ink spot disease of aspen poplar is reported to be unusually preva­ lent this year in Northern Ontario. It is caused by a fungus that kills the leaves and forms nearly circu­ lar, blackish spots on them. The spots, usually about one-eighth of an inch in diameter, fall out, leav­ ing clean cut holes in the brown leaves. They rest on the ground through the winter, and serve to spread the disease to the new leaves in the spring, states the Di­ vision of Botany and Plant pathol­ ogy, Science Service, Dominion De­ partment, of Agriculture, Ottawa. The disease is favoured by wet, cool seasons, and may be very abun­ dant one year, yet almost absent the next. It is not considered im­ portant in forest stands, though young trees, when overcrowded may sometimes be killed. Vigorous trees in open sites are not likely to be permanently injured. acquainted with average person, even he will be that they are cap- and stimulating a worm js inter­ doubt considered make • considered, a simple powerful means of and con- rings en- along the born male and female and produces eggs. The young emerge from the egg capsules fully formed and mature in about three or four months. They often occur in such large numbers that they make the surface of the ground appear lumpy and uneven. Besides the “early b.ird,” domestic fowl, toads and moles relish earth­ worms and it is not often that steps must be taken to control worms in the garden. However, if it. is found that they are affecting the root system of plants or marring the ap­ pearance of the lawn, a sprinkling of lime solution has been found very beneficial. Thus we see that no matter how many mechanical contrivances man invents, there will always be a place for the common earthworm in the scheme of things. marked: “This poem will not reach its destination. black accessories. Wh m Jean Baptiste Rousseau wrote his ode'To Posterity, Vol* talre,doubtful of its quality re- Close to the University, Parliament Buildlnos,^ Maple Loaf Gardens, L1e.atp.ea’.. Hospitals, Wholesale Houses, and the Fashionable Retail Shopping District. A» Mi POWell, President Vale Vacation Little Bank roll, we are parted: Truly I am brokenhearted. All the year I worked for you, I was faithful, you were true; Came vacation and a day We two blithely went away To a truly festive spot; I returned - but you did not. Father: “I’m sure our boy did not get his silly ideas from me!” Mother (icily): No, you’ve still got yours complete!” 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 sleep 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 going to bed, we offer in Milbum’s Health and Nerve Fills a remedy to help soothe and calm the nerves and bring them back to a perfect condition, and when thiB is done there should bo no mote sleepless nights due to shat* terCd nCrVeS. Tho T. Milburn Oo^ Ltd., Toronto, Oa*.