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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1934-08-16, Page 7THURSDAY, AUGLW 16, 1034THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE % EDITORIAL It is proving a good season for corn. * ♦ * ♦ • ♦ * •* A swelled head calls for a stiff neck and a strong hack. * * * * * * * * i Is the beer and wine business going to prove a flop? ♦ * * * * * ♦ * Business men have their own idea of frequenters of alleged “refrehxnent rooms.” TIRE FEATURES Th© farmer who built on having a big erop of hay this season has been badly slipped pp. * ♦ We l-iave just heard * of a * * * * farmer who * threshed 28 bushels of wheat o«K 85 acres, * *** * * ** previously found only in higher- priced tires Now obtainable at an /zeconomy/z price Centre traction tread — Supertwist Cord — the full Goodyear guarantee COME IN AND SEE THE NEW GOODYEAR PATHFINDER F. W, Clark, M. Peariso, Crediton Grand Bend G. F. Penwarden, Centralia ******* We’re getting sick o'f this thing of government 'by Orders in Council rather than (by Acts of Parliament. **«*♦*••* 81 counties out of D15 in Missouri are on government relief. The drought is the 'cause of this calamity. ******** “I agree that there is an extreme trend toward radicalism among the educated.”—Fforello La Guardia, Mayor of New York. ******** , — MISTAKEN — We thought that we elected 90 men to do the business of this province. It seems that less than a dozen are doing, that work. * * *j* * & * * HE WA(S RIGHT When the farmers o-f Saskatchewan with their enormous plows were tearing up the grass the old Indian chief quietly approached them and said solemnly. ‘‘Wrong side up! No. feed!” Of course the Indian was scorned, Well, the government is now moving a starving population away from this very territory. The Indian was right. **** **** HEW REUNION HERE The family of the late Robert Doupe and Ellen Doupe of Kirkton held an enjoyable reunion in Queen Park, Stratford on Civic. Holiday. The day was devoted to races and games followed' by a softball game. Allen Hazelwood and Alvin Hard­ ing were captains o'f the two teams and the winning team was that cap­ tained by Harding. At the supper, whicli was served in. the park, a so­ cial hour was enjoyed and the fol­ lowing officers elected for the com­ ing year: President, Wilfred Doupe; secretary, Miss Eleanor Doupe and treasurer, Mrs. Wm. Harding. HENSA1LL REPEATS INGERSOLL NINE .HENSAlLL, August 9—Hensall de­ feated ingersodl in the third game the Intermediate “B” series between Ingers'oll and Hensall played on the Hensall diamond this afternoon by the.score of 8-2 entitling Hensall to meet Stratford for the group hon­ ors, The first game will be played in Hensall on Wednesday, August 15th at 4 p.m. ■The game was even until the third when Clifford was nidked for five hits allowing four runs and was re­ placed by Beemer who went until the fifth allowing four hits and was replaced by Jordon who finished the game and held Hensall scoreless. Some of the oustanding plays in to­ day’s game were Joynt’s three base hit in the fourth and Johnston’s two base hit in first. McInnis, made a spectacular catch on a line drive over first. . Ingersoll: Daniels rf, Johnston c, Burgess ss,‘ A. Thornton cf. McInnis lb, Hayes If, Dongiswlorth 2b, E. Thornton 3<b, Ciif'tord, Beemer and Jordon p. Hensall: Gas'cho ff, Joynt c; G. Rannie 2b, E. Kerslake lb, Hawkins •If. Tiernan ss, S. Rannie 3rd, Foster cf, Howe p. ■ r=- ..... - ■nil MIK Of MIR- MKt U CI«n IMumliiHMarrCi ■ Rubs out all sorts of muscular pains, checks colds, ends skin blem­ ishes. Keep a bottle Jhandy. ALSO IN SMALLER REGULAR WESTERN FARMERS’ MUTUAL WEATHER INSURANCE CO. OF WOODSTOCK THE LARGEST RESERVE BAL­ ANCE OF ANY CANADIAN MUT­ UAL COMPANY DOING BUSINESS OF THIS KIND IN ONTARIO Amount of Insurance at Risk on December 31st, 1932, $17,880,725) Total Cash ill Bank and Bonds $218,720.62 Rates-— $4.50 per $1,000 for 3 years E. F. KLOPP, ZURICH Agent, 4Iso Dealer in Lightning Rods and all kinds of Fire Inuttrance WHY? We noticed' when the rains came that' the crops on some fields shot ahead by leaps and bounds. On other farms the .change was not 'anything like so noticeable. Why; wag. this, Had some of the farms been well worked and well fertilized while the others had been cared 'for on the hit and miss principle? 'One farmer told us that the best of weather conditions wiill not bring out of land fer­ tility that simply is not' there. If the fertility is not in the field' who is responsible? ******** ‘‘Each night is followed by its day Each storm by fairer weather, While all the works of nature sing Their songs of joy together. Then learn, O heart,, these songs ,of hope! Cease, soul, thiy thankless sorrow; For though the clouds be dark today, The sun will shine tomorrow.”—-T. Edgar Jones ******** CAN IT BE DONE The other Sunday night one of o>ur local pulpits urged all right thinking Grits and right thinjking Tories t,o attend their local political caucuses and there so. to exercise their influence that none but the right sort of Grits'or the right sort of Tories would be in a position to ask the votes of the electors on election day. His was an earnest plea for the purifying of politi'cg from within. ‘‘Forget it, my boy ” the clergyman wag 'told. ‘‘There’s an inner circle ini the parties that none but the chosen few ever en­ ter. It is this little band that controls things. At the last min­ ute, just before nomixrafeion, this highly specialized inner group says to the prospective nominee, ‘‘You do this and so and the nomination is yours. Refuse and you go to the discard!” This real power counts on the indifference of the average voter to pub­ lic welfare. Can politics be cleaned from within? If they- can­ not, what’s -ahead? ******** . „ WORK OR DO WITHOUT “Work or do- wjitho-ut relief!” That seems) Ho be the stern word uttered by the provincial government to all those seeiking re­ lief from public bodies. And there is justice in -the decree. The whole relief situation in this province has 'come to be a nuisance. ^Fiolk have asked relief knowing that they have votes. Relief has been .given iknowing that the party offering the relief re­ quires votes. This sort of thing has laid a foul, .parasitic hand on whole municipalities to the hurt of all concerned. It looks as if that sort' of thing is being done away. We hope that is has at .any rate. There is no end o'f work to be done in the wqy of improving local conditions. Weeds require extermination. Trees should be planted.. Shrubbery should be set out. -Streets needs improving. Farms are in need of general repairs, to men­ tion but a few of the things to which the unemployed, may turn their attention with real advantage. Idle- hands should be set at' waiting jobs. ******** SCRAP AND BUILD That <is the motto of the British navy, scrap and .build. And it cannot do otherwise. For the navy to fa'ce the world with equip­ ment that will not prove equal to any emergency that may confront' it is for it to invite defeat. As' soon as any portion of the navy is below par, the only thing to do is t® scrap ft. In it’s ineffect­ iveness it' is .but a war-inviting^eostly luxury ito say the least. Hence the way ,of the uU'senimental Britisher is to send) obsolete equip­ ment to discard. Well, why shouldn’t he? The outfit has served it's day, it cannot be depended upon to meet the new emergencies 'that are sure to present themselves. But the Britisher does not stop at that point. He proceeds t,e build in view of the needs of the hour and, as far as can be an­ ticipated, of the future. All o'f which reminds us of the Iron Duke. London was threatened by a .mob 'and Wellington was asked to fortiiy the 'capital During the suspenc» eager, nervous, .fearful folk sent messengers with haste and terror looking through their eyes inquiring if the conqueror of Napoleon had attended to such And such a critical matter. Calmly came the reply “Done an hour ago!” And so the crisis past without the loss of a single British life. Britain had scrapped and built, as she has been doing the past five years. ******** Is there .not ome way of holding back the! big flow of water that characterizes our streams at certain times of the year? Before the forest's were cleared away, the leaf mulch a'cted as a sponge, thus retaining the moisture. This moisture retention was further helped out Iby the leafy shade and roots of the forests that prevented the wind and the hot rays of the sun from d-nying up the dampness. Now that the forests have been slaughtered, the rain falls on- a smooth surface in vast areas of the country <and when the rain as­ sumes tile proportions iO'f a. downpour it readily finds it way down sloping country to the creelks and ditches and hurries away leaving the countryside comparatively unbenefitted. When the forests were here, the .snow slowly melted therein and sank beneath the mulch and remained there ifom the most part. Now it hurries to the sea as fast as the law of gravitation will allow it. Why should not all who have any control of streams do their little part by trying to retain the streams where they are needed by planting willows and shrubbery, thus retarding the streams? By so doing showers would be greatly encouraged with no end of benefit to the farmers. Let no one be deceived. There Is urgent need for this sort of wonk. Stern necessity is knocking at our very doors. Tlie menace that has wrought, stlch terrible destruction in the great states’ of the union is creeping steadily upon us. Will not our public lhqn put their brains in steep and get' done some, of the Work that' should have been done two.score years ago? “It costs money to do this!” urges a mole-like enconomy. True, true. But it looks like ruin not to get it done. "SALADA" 709 Unvarying Fresh from Quality the Gardens 50 YEARS AGO Mr. A. Gibson, Thames Road, has sold part of Lot 21, N.T.R. to Mr. David Kernick for the sum of $5,- 705. Rev. Mr. Martin, who- has been spending his holidays at the seaside has returned home and occupied the pulpit last Sabbath. Mr. Jas. Swenerton left for Win­ nipeg last week. Gerry-Kenney-At the Methodist parsonage, Crediton, on Auguts 6th, by Rev. John Veale, Mr. Simon Gerry to Miss Mary Jane Kenney, both of the township of McGillivray. 25 YEARS AGO The Exeter Junior Baseball team went to Hensall on Monday and played a game with the boys of that village losing by the score of 8 to 4. Some of the boys went up on the train and it being an hour late the game was d'elayed and only five in­ nings yere played. The pilayers for Exeter, were: Preszcator, Rivers, Hoskins, Acheson, Brintnell, Snell, Edliott, Sweet and Heywood. Hen­ sall, Stacey, Smith, Lovell, Welsh, Hudson, Hoblkirlk, Neeands, Nesbit and Brandt. Mr. Chas. Birney deft Tuesday for Saginaw, Mich., where she will "Visit for a short time. Mrs. Alex McKee, nee Minnie Pumphreys, who was visiting here left Friday to visit her mother at Parkhill. Mr. Andrew Campbell, who has been on a three months’ visit in the West, returned home on Saturday. Mr. Rd. Hawkins, of Le Mars, I., accompanied by his wife and son is visiting liis mother Mrs. W. Haw­kins. Tom Carling and Sandy Bawden left Monday for Fort William going by boat from Sarnia. That means that two of our best ball pitchers are gone. Misg Lily Floody, after a visit with her grandparents, Mr. ana (Mrs. R. Cracker, (last week went to Toronto to visit her mother before return­ ing to her home in Huileybury. LYLE WOODBURN IMPROVING The condition of Lyle Woodburn, 26-year-old McGillivray Township farmer who is in St. Joseph’s Hos­ pital with a fractured skull sustain­ ed when he was kicked by a run­ away horse was reported as improv­ ing. He is in a serious condition yet but hope of his recovery is now held. He was found unconscious in a ditch on the seventh concession of McGillivray Township after his horse had bolted. He was- suffering from a severe head wound where the horse had kicked him. 15 YEARS AGO August 21, 1019 Mr. Elmo Howey left Monday for the West to go into partnership with his brother Melville in the drug business. Mr. Ambrose Cottle has disposed of his factorj’ and cider mill to Mr. Sylvan us Cann. Messrs. Frank S'ims, Alvin Sims, Arthur Mit'cliell, Gordon Oke and Lorne Oke left on Thursday for Crystal City, Man., to help with the Western harvest. Mrs. M. E .Gardiner and Mrs. E. Harness leave this week to visit in Chatham. Essex, Windsor and De­ troit. Dr. Enkhert, of Crediton, has re­ ceived his Ford from the shops in* London, where a speedster body was placed on the chassis. JAMES STREET W. M. S. The regular meeting of the W.M. S. was held on Thursday afternoon in the -church parlors, but as the day was warm it was held on the church lawn. The meeting opened with sing­ ing and tlie Lord’s Prayer in unison The president, Mrs. Christie was in the chair. After the several differ­ ent reports were taken it was de­ cided that Mrs. Stone’s group was to take the program for September After the business was finished- the meeting took the form of a picnic and the sports commenced. The sports committee was the convenors of the groups, Mrs. Thomson, Mrs. Harvey Perkins, Miss Shaipton and Mrs. Stone with the president. The games were keenly contested, sever­ al women. winning in the contests, after which a generous lunch o>£ 'cake and ice cream etc., was served and all reported a very pleasant' time. T TAVE you noticed how all Canada has ■*•■"• taken to Chevrolet—and to Chevrolet’s famous Knee-Action Ride? Again in 1934—just the same as it was in 1933 and ’32 — public demand for Chevrolet cars has sent production to the highest total obtained by any manufacturer! 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