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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1928-12-27, Page 2THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATETHURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1028 School Reports REPORT S. S* NO. 14, STEPHEN The following is the standing for the fall term of the pupils of 8. S. No, 14, Stephen, Centralia School; Jr. IV——Jack Essery 86.43, Scotty Baynham 81.65, Greta Pollard 80.- 61. Jr. HI—Genevieve Kerslake 94.- 88, Clive Thomson 86.91, Stanley Smith 85.75, Helen Smith 77.63, A. Neil 60.27. Sr. I—Kenneth White 88, Fred Baynham 75, Peggy ’White 72. Not taking examinations—-Jean Thompson, Marion Lewis, Frank Hicks, George Le Faive, Eli Le Faive. Dorothea Davison, teacher REPORT OF THE SENIOR ROOM, WINCHELSEA SCHOOL Report of the Senior Room of the Winchelsea public school for the months of November and December Pupils were examined in all subjects Sr. V—Leola. Johns 86, Audrey Prance 80. Jr. V—-‘Margaret Johns 86, Dor­ othy Delbridge 74, Dorothy Bacon 70, Lome McNaughton 69, Sr. IV—Vinetta Routly 82, Greta Fletcher 81, Olive Johns 79, Lome Elford 78, Maizie O'Reilly 77, Rus­ sell Mills 73, Bernice IMiurch 6S, R. Conish 66, Philip Hern 62, Laverne Skinner 60. Jr. IV—Clarence Prance 79, L. Bell 72, Alvin Cooper 52. L. McCulloch, teacher REPORT S. S. NO. 7, STEPHEN Results of the Christmas merit in order of merit. Jr. IV—Evelyn Harlton 66, John Lamport 65.8, Arnold Gaiser 65.2, Lucille Locliner 58.2, Sum Sweitzer 47.4. Sr. Ill—Lorraine Baker G3, Roy Deitrich 60. Jr. HI—-Greets Deitrich 59, Orval Mellin 48. Wray Sweitzer 37. Sr. II—Nola Sweitzer 59, Arthur Gaiser 48. Jr. II—Dorothy Harlton 66, Jean McKenzie 65, Eva Pickering 65, M. Sweitzer 52, Ruth Lamport 50. Sr. I—Ida Sweitzer, Evelyn Clark, Jim Clarke. Jr. I—Iva Pickering, Roy Bayn­ ham. Primer class—Earl Pickering, M. Harlton, Ada Gaiser, Malieda Clark, Ralph Smith. G. Schilbe, teaehei* REPORT S. S. NO. 1, USBORNE Sr. IV—Marjorie Oke 72, Richard Etherington 71. Fern Welsh 69, H. Cudmore 65, Russ Oke 62. Sr. Ill—Alex Stone 72, L. Rey­ nolds 69, Dorothy Welsh 67, Edith Horton 6 6. Paul Boa 58, Elmore Dunn 5 2, Everurd Miller 30. Sr. II—Jack lh>a 68, Marjorie Eth- erington 65. Mabel Gill 64, Ches­ ter Dunn 61, Ray Squires 61, Olive Parsons G'l, James Gill 43. First class—Wilfred Buchanan 79, Gordon Squires 69, Frayne Par­ sons GS. Primer—Grace Heckler, J. Kestle, Billie Kestle, Lawrence Dunn, An­ drew Boa, Bobbie Jeffries. Nellie L? Beker, teacher REPORT S. S. NO. IO, USBORNE REPORT S. S. NO. 2, USBORNE Report otf School Section No. 2, Usborne, for the month of Decem­ ber, 1928. Jr. IV, honors—Loreen Borland 59.6. Pass—Mary Johns 72, Jessie Monteith 69.6, Bert Borland 67.4, Marjorie Stewart 67.3. Below pass—Jean Duncan 58.5, Lloyd Knight 43, Willie Stewart 39. Absent for more than two exam­ inations Ruby Penhale. Sr. Ill, pass—Noreen McNicol 72.7, Russell Passmore 70.2, Wil­ helmine Ferguson, 62.6, Beatrice Knight 62.6, Clifford Allen 61.3, E. Hunkin 60.2. Jr. Ill, pass—Elsie McNicol 71.8, Anna Rhode 6 6.4. Below pass—Billy Coward 49.4. 2nd class, pass—Lester Allen 73.2 Ray Knight 69.7, Mary Borland 64.4 Below pass—Norman Ferguson 48.9. First class—Mary Cottel, Wilfred Hunkin, Wilmer Ferguson, Graham Campbell. Primary class—Marilynn Camp- bell, Mildred Allen, Helen McNaugh­ ton, Lloyd Cottel. A. Baxter, teacher Report of S. S. No. 10, Usborne for the months of November and De­ cember. Names in order of merit. IV Class—Mary Westlake 66. Sr. Ill—Robert Reid 63, Harry Stone 62, Melvin Glanville 5 0, Mary Reid absent. Jr. Ill—Annie McLean 63, Jean­ ette Stone 49, Clara Glanville 43. II class—Elsie Reid, Agnes Fair­ bairn. I class—Freddie Selves, Lome Passmore, Letha Glanville, Gerald Glenn (.equal.) Primer—Helen Morgan. Primer B—John Westlake, Alice Passmore, Elton Fairbairn, Raymond Layton, Dennis Layton. Number on roll 20; average at­ tendance 17.15. Best attendance all year. Annie McLean I. M. Thomson, teacher This would be a better world if the folks in it were as ashamed of having a prejudice as they were of having the itch. * * * * * * * » » When a man bets on a horse he has just as much chance of winning as the fellow who bets the value of his farm sometimes that he can beat those smooth, oily-tongued promot­ ers who promise fabulous wealth in return for a small investment. REPORT S. S. 14, HAY The following is the report of the Christmas examinations testing the work of November and December of the pupils of S. S. No. 14, Hay. Those marked with an asterisk have been absent for one examination. Honrs 75% and pass 60%. Sr. IV—Francis Anderson 84, S. Crerar 79.9, Edith Dick 72.1*, J. Alexander 68*, Alex. McMurtrie 64. Jr. IV—Gladys Jarrott 7 0, Myrt­ le Thomson 69.8, Beatrice Willert 55.7. Sr. Ill—Vera Ropp 81.3. Jr. Ill—Elgin Johnson 71.7, Bert Thomson 69.8, Doris Alexander 60.5. 2nd class—Margaret McGregor 96, Archie McGregor 89.5, Benson Dick 85.5. 1st class—Alfred Ropp 96, Jerry Johnson 87. Sr. Primer—Irma Ferguson. Jr. Primer—Stuart Dick. Highest mark obtained in Agri­ culture Stewart Crerar 100. Tn memorization Margaret McGregor 100. In Geography Vera Ropp 100. In Arithmetic Stuart Dick 100. In reading Vera Ropp 98. O. J. Finnigan, teacher Here and Tli ere (203) Quebec city’s new grain elevator will be completed in January, it is now thought. All that remains to be done to the 2.000,000 bushel struc­ ture is to complete the three gal­ leries and the marine tower. A Chicago Holstein breeder has made a special offer to B. H. Thom­ son of Braeburn Farm. Boharn, Sas­ katchewan, foi his world champion Holstein cow, Canary Korndyke Alpartra; but representations are being made to the Provincial Gov­ ernment to have this famous ani­ mal retained in the province. ------------------ i “You don't have to sell the idea of game protection and conserva­ tion to sportsmen,” said James W. Stuber, well known sporting writer who attended the recent banquet in Montreal of the Quebec Association for the Protection of Fish and Ga­ me, “The problem is to convince the settler and guide in the back- woods that a surplus of game for the attraction of the hunter means money in their pockets ana a sour­ ce of revenue to many classes in the community.” Suffered for Years With Her Stomach Could Hardly Eat Mrs. H. J. Jardine, Quarryvilla. N.B., writes:—"For years I Buffered with my stomach; could hardly eat, and ielt as if life were not worth living* "A friend advised me to take and since taking three-or four bottles I am now a well woman; ean oat any­ thing, and am strong again, I wish to thank yon for your wonderful medi- efoe.f> Manufactured only by The T, MSV Wra Co., Ltd., Toronto, OnL The Santa Claus team of fairy reindeer must be having an exciting time these days in keeping pace with modern delivery methods, for Christmas presents shipped by Ca­ nadian Pacific Express are being speeded through the clouds by air­ planes. Between Quebec, Mont­ real, New York, Ottawa, and To­ ronto, in the east and Win­ nipeg, Regina, Calgary, and Ed­ monton in the west, airplanes have been busy this season carry­ ing air mail and express matter and many belated shippers have been able to have their presents delivered before Christmas by using the air express service. Vancouver is rolling up its bell bottomed trousers in preparation for the four day Sea Music Festival to take place at the Hotel Vancou­ ver from January 23 to 26. The cheery sea chantys and famous salt water ballads that have been sung by sailors for many centuries will be presented ftt this novel music festival, which promises to be one of the most popular and important events of the season in the west. It will bo preceded by a Yulotide Festival at the Empress Hotel at Victoria when Christmas carols will be sung by well known artists and many quaint old customs will be revived by the players, NOTHING NEW. Pncmmatlv Tire Was Invented m Early as 1845. Many of th© secrets of the Patent Office wore given up when Mr. A. A. Gomme, Librarian of the British Pa­ tent Office, lectured before the Insti­ tute of Patentees at the Oaxton Hall on the material contained in the lib­ rary, says the London Morning Post. The pneumatlv tire, he showed, was invented as early as 1845, but proved unwanted until the arrival of the fast-moving bicycle; the fountain pen waa patented in 1809, but found little acceptance, and roller skates were invented in 1823, but the bad state of the roads prevented their be­ ing appreciated. After referring to these and simi­ lar inventions, Mr. Gomme said: “A keen observer of present-day tenden­ cies in social and industrial affaire might obtain from these old records many ideas, which, reintroduced un­ der more suitable conditions and with all the improvements in construction and detail made possible by tne great­ er resources we have at our disposal to-day, could be put into successful practice with less trouble and at an earlier date than if they had to be thought out ab initio.” To define what could be patented was difficult, but, briefly, any article might be patented that was novel, useful, not illegal, and that was a "'saleable commodity. Thus, it was not possible to patent a system of book­ keeping or a process for disguising cabbage as tobacco. Many valuable discoveries had. never been patented, and Mr. Gomme gave as examples the wheel, the screw, the mariner’s compass, print­ ing, paper, gunpowder and spectacles. A knowledge of the literature in the Patent Office library, he said, would enable the reader to detect the fal­ lacy of such popular notions as that James Watt invented Die steam en­ gine, oi’ George Stephenson the loco­ motive, or Fulton the steamboat, Galileo the telescope, Farady the electro-magnet, or Marconi wireless telegraphy. Careful research would reveal such facts as that the roll-top desk was described in 1772 and safety razors in 1762, while the taximeter went back to the beginning of our era. “There was,” he said, “a loudspeaker in 1671 and a diving bell in 1664, and a telescope in 1702.” “MY BEAUTIFUL FISH!” How Eskimo Swain Conveys Senti­ ments to Maids. North of the Arctic Circle a love­ sick swain makes a big hit with the maid of his choice by serenading with a ballad entitled, “My Girl Is Like a Fish.” That is the name of one of the most, popular of Alaskan Indian love songs, recorded for the fii-st ’time by two members of the faculty of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Dr. Geo. Leighton and Rudolph Thomas are setting down the folk tunes and love songs of the Far North to pre­ serve them for posterity. “The Alaskan Indian youth who sang that song found it impossible to compare the charm of his sweetheart with anything he knew until he re­ called the beauty of the vari-colored fish that inhabit nearby waters, John Fredson, Alaskan Indian, explained. “The girl, of course, recognized the unusual compliment and felt the warmth of her admirer’s love for her.” Fredson, visiting Cincinnati at the home of a former missionary in Alas­ ka, was persuaded to play the un­ recorded Indian folk tunes on his vio­ lin, or to sing them to the accompani­ ment of rhythmic tappings of his bow in simulating drum beats. Dr. Leigh­ ton and Mr. Thomas wrote down the melodies. Fredson wrote a description of each of the songs, none of which con­ tains words, for each singer makes up his own words to suit his particular feelings and the occasion, Names of the tunes include “Down the Yukon,” “Aurora Borealis,” and “Don't Leave Me,” as they were freely translated by Fredson, who is a student at the University of the South, in Tennes­ see. TRANSCONTINENTAL HIGHWAY. Pontchai’train Lake Bridge Last Link In Old Spanish Trail. With the recent dedication of the Pontchartrain bridge across the lake of that name, connecting the city of New Orleans and all of southern Louisiana with the northern part of the state and with Mississippi, a di­ rect, all-year transcontinental high­ way will have been completed, ex­ tending from St. Augustine, Florida, to San Diego, Cal., and thence in Old Mexico. The highway, the old Span­ ish trail, is expected to prove a popu­ lar route for motorists because it is an all-season route. Heretofore the two main draw­ backs to the route were the necessity of crossing five rivers on ferries at Mobile, Ala., and the ferry service on Lake Pontchartrain. These objections have been obviated by the construc­ tion of two of the longest bridges in the world at Mobile and at New Or­ leans. The bridge across Lake Pont­ chartrain, built of concrete, and its construction classed as one of the greatest achievements of modern engineering, is 15.41 miles in length. “Dinna Greet!” An old Scotsman going home at night found a small boy crying in the gutter. “What’s wrong?” he asked. “I've lost a penny,” sobbed the boy. “Weel, dinna greet,” he replied, “here’s a match,” Footprints Footprints, taken- on the lines of our finger-print system, are being used for identifying Oriminals in Cey­ lon, where a great part of the popu­ lation go barefoot. 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A Small Cash Payment Will Place a Rogers in Your Home for New Year’s Ask us to install one of these new 1929 Rogers-Batteryless Models in your home for New Year’s. If it does not perform to your entire satisfaction, return it FREE of all cost. If it does, a small “down” payment makes you the owner and the balance may be arranged on convenient terms. Main St., Exeter, Ont. * Hensail, Ont. Rogers —The World’s Best Radio” Usborne Council The municipal council of the town­ ship of Usborne met as per statute on Saturday, Dec. 15, at the town­ ship hall, Elimville. AU the mem­ bers were present. The minutes of the meeting of Dec. 1st, were read and approved on mutton of Berry— Dew. Correspondence—Note of congrat­ ulations from the Canada Ingot Iron Co. received. Cheque from the Tp. of Fullarton for $215.25 being Ful- larton assessment on the Gardiner Drain Award. The court of revision on the Brock Creek Drain by-law was resumed. After discussion of the Frank Cor­ nish appeal on motion of Skinner— Williams no action was taken, and that the Brock Creek Drain by-law be finally passed.—Carred. Dew—Williams — That Council­ lors Berry and Skinner be authoriz­ ed to secure sufficient snow fence for the township needs after the pro­ per lengths were ascertained.—Car. Skinner—Berry—That the follow­ ing, bills be paid, viz: Treas. Tuck­ ersmith, Usborne’S share of bound­ ary work, $93.98; Treas. Tucker­ smith, Tuckersmith telephone rates $331.51; S. Adamson, Sec. Treas. Blanshard Municipal telephone rates $2357.65; County Treas. 1928 coun­ ty rates $9773.32; County Treas., highway rate $4386.66; A. Doupe, Sec., Treas., grant Kirkton Agr. Soc. $30.00; T. S. Woods, treas., grant Exeter Agric. Soc., $30.00; R. N. Bulteel, Treas., grant Kirkton lib­ rary, $15.00; D. Hazlewood, grant, Kirkton cemetery $50.; TWp Treas., Tp.. portion Copeland D. & W. C.( $5.00; S. Brock, Board of Health in­ spector, $11.10; DaVid Gardiner, 2 sheep killed by dogs, $25.00; Wm. Moodio, hydro inspection and tele­ phone $3.85; S. W. Archibald O.L. K, Engineer’s fees Winchelsea Drain $1 65.00; Jno. Roger O.L.S., Engineer's fees and expenses Gardi­ ner Drain $458.00, ditto Passmore Drain $278,50, ditto Brock Drain U99.00, Engineer’s D. & W. fees S. Shier award $30.00, Engineer’s Ceos and expenses, Copeland Award The Times-Advocate Clubbing List The Tinies-Advocate $2.00 per year; to United States $2.50. yr. 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Usborne, Township portion Black Creek Drain $107.80; Clerk Usborne, Clerk’s fees & by-laws Gar­ diner Drain $95.20; Jas. Ballantyno as Reeve $70.00; Dan Dew salary $60.00; Ben Williams salary $60; Wellington Skinner $60.00; Hugh Berry, salary $60.00; Henry Ford, superin ten dance $21.00, Team work $5.00, ,Tp, Telephoning $3.90, total $29.90; Wm. Moodie, rent County machinery grading $91.00, rent Co. machinery crushing $490.00, gravel from Co. pit $161.10, Culvert work Con. 8, $12.60, total $75 4.70; Rus­ sel Skinner gravel $291.00; Georg® Ferguson gravelling $15.25; Chas.- Stephen, gravelling $1.80; Welling-* ton Batten, ditto $4.20; S. Coward ditching con. 8, $3.90, less 200 til® bought $2.00 total $1.90; F. DeH bridge ditching con. 8, $35.00; I-m O’Reilly, ditching $4.50; Mac, Cor­ nish, ditto $3.00; Fred Wright ditto $2.70; Louis Fletcher, dragging" $5.50; Fred Ford ditto $3.30; Hee* Rowcliffe ditto $3.30; Free. Horn® dragging and gravelling $17.18; J* Bolton, cutting weeds $9.30. Carried Council adjourned to meet al. th® close of nomination on Decembct 31, 1928. Henry Strang. Clerk j •w 1 ■■■■■■ ............................................................................................... ...w.......I ...........