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The Huron Expositor, 1940-07-19, Page 5t ... i A• X 19,: 1940 le ir Genuine Wilte. Electric AND TREADLE Sewing Machines Cost Less and Are Better ! GENEROUS ALLOWANCE FOR AN OLD MACHINE Boshart electric PHONE 75 SEAFORTH Small) Down Payment DELIVERS NOW An Airman r ToHisl.Vlother Reprinted from The London, Times of June 18, 1940 - helped to keel . the de • rlou.t>eta ekear fon OW COW/WA Ilia/41 elgoPIT a'II pB' nil !en one 'oceasi,oau our inforraatie wag tositatuaalenutal dm 'saving the lives' oaf the men in a .crippled lighthouse relief ThoUgh in wl11 be difficult for you, you will disappoint ane if you do not at 'lea'st try to accept the facts dispassionately, for I 'aha+11 have done my duty tlo Ole utmost of my ability. No man; can db more, sand no tine oadidrmg himself a 'man could •do leiss, I have always admtned your amaz- ing 'coura'ge in the fade of ooe tinual setbacks,; in the 'way you have given me as good an education cued back- ground as anyone in the country; and atllwaysi kept up 'appearances without ever losing faith in the future. MY death would not mean " that your struggle Lusa, been in vain. Far from it. It means that your saerific:e is as great as mine. These who serve Eingland must erect nothing froth. her; we debase eurs'elves if we re- gard our country as merely a place in which to eat and sleep, History resounds with illustrious names who have given) all, yet their sacrifice has, resulted in the British Empire, where there is a measure of peace, justice and freedom fou' all, and when a .higher standard of civ- •ilizatiom. has evolved, and is, still ev- olding, than anywhere else. But this is not only den -earning our own land. To -day we are faced with tae great- e•st onga.nized challenge to Chi3stian- it.y and civilization that the world has ever seem, and b.00unt myself lucky and ,honored to be the right age and fully trained to, throw my full weight into the scale. For this I .have to thank you. Yet theme is more work for you to do. The home front will J, Turner, Mrs'. Carnochan, Mrs. still ,have to stand united far years Ellis. The picnic next year ie to after the war ,is .wo'n. For all that be held at Harbour Park, Gade- can be said against it, I still main- rich, the third Wednesday of July. tain that this war is, a very good thing; every Individual Is 'having the .chance to give and dare all for his; ZURICH Among the personal belongingeof a young R.A,F, . pilot in a Bomber Squadron who Was recently reported "Missing, believed killed," was a let - tier tie ;his mother—to be sent' to her if .the were killed. "This letter was perhaps the most amazing one I have ever read; simple and direct taeite weeding but splen: did and uplifting in its outlook," says the young officer's station com•nwand- .er. "It wast inevitable t'ha:t. 1 should mead it—in •tract he must have 'intend- ed this, for it was left open in order that I might 'be certain that no pro- hibited information was disclo's'ed. "I sent the lC1tte: to the bereaved mother, and • as•ked her whether I Might -publish it anon,yniously, as I -feel ,its conitep.ts may being comfort to, .other mothers, and that every oue in our country may feel proud to read ,ofe the sentiments which support -'an average. ,a'irmant i,n 'the execution. •of his present aYcluo,us duties, •I have received the mother's penmisston•, and 1 hope'this letter may be read by the greatest possible number of our coun- trym,ea at home and abroad." "Dearest Mother,—Though I feel no prem'onitrfon at all, events. are mov- ing rapidly),. :and I ..have instructed -that ,this letter 'be forwarded ..to, you .should I fail tb return from one of the raids which we shall shortly be called upon, to undertake. You must hoipee.om, for a month, but at the enc) of that time you must accept the fact *that I have handed my task over to the 'extremely ,capable ,hands of my Comrades of the Royal Air Force, as SO many s'pl'endid fellows have already done. First, it will comfort you CO know that my role in this .war has been of greatest.im•portance. Our patrols tar out over the North Sea 'have rich unity (Oomtintied from Page 1) Flag" by the president, $. 11. Wihit- * e; 3'+ ddivg.. "'Tba .oP•C'..'t 'b y' n na` -Cole; a talk ,on "The Crich Vil- lage id i li glan d, ' by Mrs. E. Crich; a violin and guitar number by Vietta Coleman, Francis Coleman and War- ren Whitmore; an accgrclian selec- tion, Helen' ,Brown•; reacting, "My Pio- neer Grandmother," Mrs. .C. O. Mar- tin. 'Greetings, were received by tele- gram from Mrs. Mary Lincoln, of Binghamton, N.Y., who, was not able to be present. The sports •committee had a good roundup of games, the results of which are as follows: Girls under 5, Elizabeth Townsend; boys! •under 5, Jack Cole; girls,, 6 to 8, Itlagaret Cole, Gladys Pepper; boys, 5 to 8, Harold Gibbings, Murray Crich; girls, 8 to 12, Anna Cole, Helen Brown; boys' sack race, 8 to 12, Donald Crich, Her- -bert Black; young ladies' race, Helen Crich, Margaret Crich; young Men's. race, Cliff Pepper, Norman Pepper; lucky spot, Vera Crich; potato peal- ing for married men, J. E. Ball; pa- per bag relay, Alden Crich's side; slipper scramble, Erlin Whitmore, Mrs. G. Elliott; 2nd, Viola Pepper and Cliff Pepper. The report of the nominating com- mittee was read after the supper hour and the officers for next year are : President, Mr. S. H. Whitmore; vice- president, Mrs, F. Townsend; secre- tary, Mrs. Fowler; treasurer, Mr. M. Crich;" program committee, Mrs. H. Crich, Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. E. Crich, Mrs. M, Crich; table committee, Mrs, History As Tree "E 11 It: .FREE SERVICE OLD, DISABLED OR DEAD HORSES OR CATTLE removed promptly and efficiently. Simply phone "COLLECT" to WILLIAM STONE SONS LIMITED 'PHONE 21 INGERSOLL PHONE 219 - - MITCHELL • eer Sales Books are the best Counter Check Books made in Canada. They cost no morethan ordinary books and always give satisfaction. We are agents and will be pleased to quote you on any style or quantity required. See Your Home Printer First principle like the martyrs' of old. How- ever long the time May be, one thing f can never be altered—I shall have lived and died an Englis'h'man, Noth- ing else matters one jot nor can any- thing. ever charge it. You must not grieve flat' me, for if you'really believe in religion and all that it entails that would be hypocrisy that it entails that would be hypocrisy. I have no fear of death; only 'a queer "elation . I. we -111d have it no other way. 'The universe is so vast and 'so ageless that the life of ,one main can only be justified by the measure of his sacrifice. We are -Sent, to this world to acquire a personality and a character to take with us that can never be, taken from us,. Those who just east and sleep, p•nosper and procreate, are no better than' animals; if all their lives they are at peace. I firnily and absolutely believe that evil things are sent into the wlorld. to try ue; they are sent deliberately by our Creator to test our metal be- cause He knows whet is good fcr us. The Bible da full of cases where the easy way' out Tian -been discarded tor morel principles. I count myself fortunate• in that I have seen the whole country and known men of every calling. But with the final test. of war a consider my character fully develoed. Thus at my early age my earthly mission is already fulflied and I am prepared' to die.! with just one regret,. and one only—that I could not devote myself' to making your `dec'li'ning years more happy by being with you; but you will live in peace and freedom and I shall have directly contributed to that, so here again my life will net have been in vain. Your loving Son, ®o.r WINTHROP Mr. E. M. Dagg and family are spending their, vacation at points -in, Eastern Ontario. Mr. Bradley,' of Stratford, is assisting at the bank. Some farmors in this section are still busywiththe hayHoeing crop. p beans and 'harvesting the wheat will he next on the list of work for the busy farmer. . WALTON Dies Suddenly Andrew Calder, prominent Hi kson merchant, and widely' khown re ident' of this community, succumbed at his home about 9.30 o'clock Saturday night, after having suffered a severe stroke when he was• out for a plea- sure drive in the afternoon. He was driving along the 13tih concession of,, East Zorra. accompanied by his wife, when the. first shock overtook him. Fortunately, Mrs. Calder switched off the ignition key, realizing something was • wrong, and the car came to a stop without trouble. Aid was called a.nd Mr. Calder's partner in the gen- eral store, A. C. Parker, rushed to the scene and had Mr. Calder remov- ed to 'his home. During the evening he. suffered another. stroke and he passed away suddenly. Word of the suddeh death of Mr. Calder came as a distinct shock to a wide circle of friends and acquaintances as be had been. in good health . all along. He was a man• possessed of a keen sense of humor and he made friends easily. He had been in the general store bus- iness in Hickson. for more than 22 years and previously operated a creamery at Winthrop. Besides ,his wife there is stu•vivin.g one daughter, Miss Margaret Calder•, of the staff of the Ontario Hospital, Woodstock. Mr. Calcl•er evas a member of the Presby- terian Ohul•ch. The remains were laid to rest in Woodstock cemetery Monday afternoon, following service at Hickson. Jackie Bullard is spending his holi- days with Ken and Don Eaton. liosl; Montgomery spent a few holi- d.ay:s with his uncle,' Mr. Mac Mont- gomery, of Clinton, Rae Holman is spending a few days visiting friends in Monkton and At- wood. Miss Isabel Betties, nurse, was call- ed to Goderich to nurse :her uncle, Mr. Young, who had the misfortune to fall off a load of hay, fracturing bot h wrists and sustaining internal injuries. Mr. Elton Halst and daughter, Bet- ty, spent the week -end with Mrs. Jno. Haist. On Thursday eV -ening last a• very pleasant time was had in the Com- munity-Habl in honor of three of the younig men who have .joined th col- ors. Robert and, Gordon Holland and William Farquitars'on.were each pre- sented with wrist watches from the people of this community. Following the presentation a lunch was served and dancing was enjoyed forseveral hours. EGMONDVILLE ; ' This 4s the story of an astronomer who, to etudry the earl, iicyrnked around himm, instead of up --and founded a new science. Dem;droohnon'o1ogy, they call It: the science of analyzing the growth rings of 'trees, which offer clear records of the 'cldmaate, weather and entomology of the !past and cash new light on human history. 'Peep gnaw well in favorable years, Slowly in years of drought or other hardship. The swing from good years to bad t'naeee a pattern of rings visible do a erose -section through tile trunk. kio'r instance, three good years followed by three years of drought forma three widely separated rings followed by three rings closely pack- ed. The date of the three-year drought !eau be fixed by 'counting from the present year's ring of a growing tree. Say it was 50 years ago. Then somewhere an 'old timber is found that has the same pattern, but this pattern! appears at its outer edge in- stead of 50 rings in .:from the bark. Its earlier gtrowth-rings carry the (Condensed(Condeused file el American Forests er of the etunliP weal found. "When did you log that tract?'" he was asked. And the answer was, "In 1894." Thus Douglass found that 'bY Match- ing ring patterns he could trace his- tory back frtom li'v'ing trees to trees long dead. Where the story left off in one tree he picked it up tine a ettentp, .,In the, timbers of an 'old, cab- in or in ancient logs preserved from decay in swamps or lakes. But even, standing trees carry the story back amazingly far. Living cedars 'have been found in eastern Tennessee which started growing a full oentuuy before Columbus, while California has 'giant sequoias still flourishing after 30 centuries. Thanks to- a special tool which cuts out a smsall'wedge-sfhaped section from bark to center, the rings of these old tim- ers 'can be 'studied without destroy- ing the tree. Three undv'eautties{—Arizona, New Mexico, and Chicago—are now doing research in 'detdrodhron'ology. The Forest ,Service has used It to learn weatiher calendar farther back and about • insects that retard forest reveal othei^ patterns that can be growth, The TVA installed a tree- mratdlved in the !outer rings of timbers ring department for the light dt could' even odder. Here is the perfect, in- throw on •ra.ln'fall and therefore on 'disputable record of climate. dash building. Oldmatologists, trying to master long-range weather fore- casting, learn'from, trees a host of facts otherwise unavailable. And arehraeologists use the science to date .main and study prehistoric population movements. Here, for in- stance, is one bit of American his- tory the trees have helped them to chronicle. Seventy miles of High- way 66, out •from the. little town of Thoreai , New ]tLexieo, you Will come has 'been no change in the amount. of . to desolate Chaco Caa>,yon, treeless precipi'tatdon for at least 650 years. I and grotesquely -sculptured by wind Tthe trees- record droughts of centur' and sand. ° You can dnive for miles ies ago, longer and • drier than any- ! and never meet '! human being. `'Yet thingthis generation has known; but vastruined pueblos suggest that ;let those droughts were always followed' least 100,00Q people once lived here; by plemtifirl (rainfall.! that this lonelycanyon was then The demdmachronolagists have, dis-probably themost populous area wish- ' covered also that a drought affecting, in our borda's•. all parts of the country probably has .Archaeologists used to think that it never occurred, There was a drought was ages ago when these people flour - in the Middle West in 1675, but it i'shed. But the trees save now c•or- whas very- wet in the Northwest that' rected! them. Timbers 'preserved in year and about nonnial in the South -'..the ruins tell us that the Chaco was west. Just before the Revolution,,: booming' when William the Conq:yeior 1772-1774tethe Middle West was parch- invaded England in 10,;., and was ed again and the Northwest was ra-; probably ininaGited until the middle Cher dry, but two of those three years of. the 12th century. Then, the re= were -splendid growing years in the oord shows, these great pueblos w';re Southwest. abandoned. And from this record we learn that in srpite of recent drought and dust our climate is not changing. We could establish. this. In no other way. De- tailed weather Deports in the U, S. go back 'hardly more than 50 years. But tihe .calendar 4f oaks in the Mid- dle West has ,been carried to 1536 A.D.; the ponderosa Pine calendar of the Northwest to 1268. Studying such evidence, scientists learn that there The Egmondville• W.M.S. met in the vestry ofthe church on T'hurs'day, July 11-th, with the president, Mrs. Gardiner, in the chair. The meeting opened by singing a hymn and prayer by the president. Mrs. James Allan acted as secretary andwas appointed assistant secretary to Mrs. A. Moore on motion by Mrs. Nott and Mrs'. McMillan. The minutes of else last tweeting Were read and adopted. Roll call was nes.plonde,d to by 11 mem bers: The treasurer, Mrr. McMillan, gave the treasurer's report. It was requested that a letter be •sent to Mrs. A. and Mrs,. J. Mod'eiiand,who are s'eill confined to Kitchener .hospi- tal. The study book was ably taken by Miss label Cameron and Miss Margaret Charters. The worship ser- vice, was, conducted by .Mrs. James "Allan, a•soisted by Mrs'. Watson, Mrs. McQuarrie and Mrs. Nbbt. Mrs. Allan closed the worship by prayer. The, meeting' closed by 'singing a hymn and 'prayer by the president. . THE HURON EXPOSITOR Seaforth, Ontario t00% BUY WAR 'SAVINGS STAMPS te- a;: Tested Recipes SUMMER DESSERTS Learing Ends aturday Night J��1y 20th. Father of this science of dendro Why? After study of the tree rec- chronology is Andrew Ellicot Doug- cords, Douglas's is satisfied that a lass,' au astronomer, Vermont -born crime against trees made the aban- but transplanted to.. the University if donment necessary. Forest origin Arizona. A student of sunspots, he ally grew tq the edge of the Chaco. wee hampered by lack of records go- Ceiling poles and supports used by in'g back to earlier centuries. One 'day the. Indians were of pine. This pine he had a hunch: "w rinr k—tI must 'have been; close at hand when trees?" The steps hl his reasoning the Indians built their pueblos, for were these: Sunspots are a sign of they had no beasts of burden. To - violent solar disturbances, which are day the nearest pine forests are 60 known to affect earth's weather.' miles away. Trees are the ,oldest living plants.; • So large a population must have Thus trees might furnish a record of used great.•quantities of wood; and the weather cycle,' and therefore of ''hence the forests were gradually de- stroyed. As the tree border receded sunspot cycles centuries' ago. So Douglass set to "work ,en tre moisture no longer was 'held in . the rings, and in. 1904, 'he discovered the ground. The rains,, rushing off with principle which wae. to make a soh: force, cut a precipitous gash en0^e of what might have been just a' through the canyon. Aman -made de- brigrht idea. He was measuring rings s'el'f intruded where field's had been of trees freshly out near Flagstaff. -And nman departed. That's the story Twenrty-one years in from the bark,' of Chaco as translated from tree doe indicating the year 1883, he found a entente. It has modern overtones. group of thinr•4itgs. On a weathered.' Its translator, Andrew Douglass stump he recognized the same rims; founder of dend'rechronology, is now but they were only 11 years in from' 72, and technically retired. But that the bark. This, be reasoned, inddcat doesn't mean a thing. Ile_ works ed that .the tree had been cut in 1894. !harder than ever in pursuit of what - Nice detective work, if true. The own ever new knowledge the tree rings may reveal • In• the morning when it is cool 1S the time for getting the dessert ready tor dinner and Co put it away in the refrigerator to chill and bring it, cold and delicious, to the table t, the last minute. The following testd recipes aro suggested by the Consumer Sec- tion, Marketing Service,. Dominion Department of Agriculture:. Rhubarb Tapioca •3 cups stewed rhubarb 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 --cup gquick tapioca 1/a teas•poon salt Heat rhubarb., sugar and salt in d'oubl'e boiler. Add tapioca and cook 15 minutes or until tranaparenta, stir - ling frequently. Child and pile light- ly in sherbet glasses for serving. JUST. ASMILE .OR :TWO "What's our fare?" as'ke'd the ard- ent lover after eloping in a taxi. "Oh, 'that's all right," the taxi driv- er anerwered ; "her father paid for that in advance!" • Two "oncomos" were doing ,the art gallery. • ..They paueed- before a mas- terpiece with the id.entifying placard, "13y Sargent." The three -striper turned to his dou- bl•e-chevroned buddy and whispered: "Why, it isn't even the.:. work of a first-class private!" • • A lawyer was asked by a woman friend what was the difference be- tween 'a solicitor and a barrister. "Precisely .the 'same." he replied, "as between a crocodile and an alligator." • U'"rchdn: "Porter, can I help you?"' "You? How could you help me?" Urchin: "'Well, I could • do the groaning when you carry the trunks." • Asked Macpherson: "What did' Tam's wife get the jail for?" "For rocking Tam tae sleep," re- plied Macpherson. "Bait they canna jail a wife for that." "Ye should 'hae seen the rock!" • • Friend: "Of the two apartments we looked at, the other one seemed match the better. Why did you choose this one?" Mrs. •Freishwed: one they forbid all • On hie return home from a school picnic Tommy's mother questioned him. "Was your teacher the with the class?" "Yes," answered Tommy. "My, your teacher must. have her bands •full!„ "Ob, no," said Tommy, ried OUT own lunches'." • "I get wonderful recipes over the 'Phe manager of an .Aherdeen firm called the bookkeeper into ,his office, "Macpherston," he said, "the ac- countant is leaving and I'm gaun tae gie you this job." The young bookkeepe'r's face lit up with expectation. "Thank you, sir," he replied. "And What will any salary be now?" ... Mr. Leonard. Sparks., of Dodela.nd, Sask., and Mr. Neil. Sparks, of De- troit, called on their cousin, Mr. Jodin Aitcheson, last. week. It is 30 years. since Mr, A.itcheson had. seen Mr. Leonard Sparlie:• They are ,home to visit ; their father, 'Ma Alex Sparks, of Hensel], who has been very ill, but is progressing favorably. The community was shocked when woad came of the passing away of Mr. Andrew Calder, of Hickson, from a stroke last Friday night. The late Andrew Calder operated a butter fac- tory 'here for several years and was widely known throughout the neigh- borhood. He closed his factory here in 1918 and purchased a general store rn Hickeon., where he has resided ev- er since, He leaves his wife and daughter, Margaret'. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to those that are left to mourn the loss of a loving husband, father and brother. The more haste, ever the worst speed.—C ltu rehi 11. - Goodness' le the only investmlent that never fails:—Thoreau. Ignorance is, hold, and knowledge reserved .—T he cydi dies, "Sell! In 'this cooking!" only "we The mianager „shook his head. - "The . same as - you're gettin', but yell' iia e a hat -peg to yerself now," h,e repiiedi. • Hotel 'Guest (phoning down at 2 a.m. for third time) : "Say, are you the night clerk?" Clerk: • "Yes; - what's now?" Guest: know." one had car - biting "That's what I'd you. like to • Mrs'. Grimm: "So you have a situ- ation with my friend, Mrs. Long, Mary. Did you tell' her you had. been with me for only two months?" Mary: "Yes, ma'am, and she saki that if I could stay with you- for two months that was a good enough refer- ence for her!" • Lady Politician: "What without a mother?" ' . Malo Voice in Audience: baby," • • Mrs. Brown's colored cook went home every night the moment she had washed the dinner dishes, and often forgot to come back in time to prepare breakfast the next morning. Mrs. Brown: • "Sara, every time You fail to come to get breakfast, I Shalt take off a quarter from your wages." Sara silently oon'sented, and the next few morntingis she did -not appear unitil 10 o'clock. Mrs. Brown (comrplaind,ng) : "Sara, look here! 1 had to fix breakfast again this morning!" Stara. (indignantly) : pa.yin' .you for it?" • Sign in ,a Texas restaurant: "If our steak is too tough for you. get out, this is no place for weaklings." • Those w,ho 'set out tb use the same methodis at all ti'm'es and with all people will find that they have great- ly miscalculated. is home "Your ammimmimmin Dozens of additional Warm Weather Specials have been added to those on our Big Sale Billo Every article in the store is Reduced. Remetither! Sale Ends Saturday Night. STEWART BROS. SEAFORTH more or less dart. The calla lily begonia will utterly refuse , to thrive When given the treatment which other begonias demand_ And if thinis true of plants, it is even truer of people. Otte difficulty with many ,peoples is that they utter- ly fail to adapt themselves' to , the reeds of the imdieiduarl case, ass Change . of method is an absolute necessity to success; Nature refuses to submit to our dictates. "Weil, ain't I • Learn from your not , cry over the. Where the offence is, let the great axe fall- . mistakes tut do Persuasion tips Inds tongue whets e'er he :talks. Poverty is the stepmother of gen- ius.—H. W. Shaw. No mind or soul was ever bri arced by devotion to duty: Neiitrher side is guiltless' if its ad= versary is the •judge. 8 Kind words are the music of the world. That only is desgraee which is de - Served. . Statesmen see dangers mskscown ria• . observers. Genuine piety is the spring of peace of mind.^ Dead and Disabled Animals REMOVED PROMPTLY PHONE COLLECT: SEAFORTH 15 EXETER 235 DARLING AND CO. OF CANADA, LTD. • The gardener who persists in, wa- tering his gloxinias just as he does his roses will discover to his disgust that, while the gloxinias will bud; freely, the buds will rot. .and there will be no blossoms as they will not stand water. And what 'will shit a plaint at one time when growing free- ly will nait writ it and'ther whom. it Is Regarding ar P arking TOWN OF SEAFORTH. Victoria Park will be lighted aria available for parking on Saturday nights for the balance of the Summer. Shoppers and visitors are welcome to use these parking facilities and avoid congestion on Main Street. Police will supervise a•- far as possible, but motorists are requested to lock their cars, as the municipality will not be responsible for any missing articles. PROPERTY COMMITTEE F. S. Sills, Chairman.