The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-12-23, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
BRIDE-BLEOT TAKES PLANE
TO WEP OFFICER IN NORTH
WIEBE HOME IS PREPARED
Miss Marthua Locke, young Eng
lish bride-elect, stepped into a Mac
kenzie-Air Service airplane to fly
1,500 miles north to Fort Good Hope
N. W- T. where she will wed Con
stable Ivor Mast of the Royal Cana
dian Mounted Police.
There will be no dances and mo
tion picture shows when she arrives
at Eort Good Hope. “But I’m sure
I shall like it,” said the girl? who
has lived in Regina for nine years.
As the* plane soars northward,
Rev. iH. J. Jennings, Anglican minis
ter, will be picked up at Fort Nor
man, 1,200' miles north of here, to
perform the ceremony at Ford Good
Hope.
Miss Locke has not seen her fi
ance for nearly three years. Their
romance blossomed soon after Miss
Locke arrived in Regina from Eng
land nine years ago.
“It’s no cabin but a real home,
I am told,” said Miss Locke in talk
ing of her future home at Fort .Good
Hope. On one of the river boats
1’ast summer she shipped wicker
furniture and other furnishings to
make the residence “more homey.”
CROMARTY
A Christmas Tree will be held in
the church on Thursday evening,
December '2 3rd, sponsored by the
teachers and officers of the church.
Mr. Ken McKellar, who has spent
about two months in Virginia re
turned homo on Friday.
Mr. Tom. Gillespie called on
friends in the village qlso visited
with other friends.
Mrs. Young, of Avonton, visited
with her aunt Miss Currie on Fri
day last-
On account of the recent mild
weather the roads are in a very
Slippery condition.
Correction and Apology
In "the Times-Advocate last week
the heading on an article in refer
ence to Robert iSnazel of Goderich
was both erroneous and misleading
and we regret the error. The heading
read “Defrauder Missing” and as
Mr. 'Snazel’s trial is still pending
the heading was incorrect. The text
of the article was taken from one
of the daily papers. We understand
that Mr. Snazel returned to Goderich
the week after the sitting of the
court not having known that the
court had been called a week earl
ier than usual.
ARTICLES STOLEN
When W. J. Harvey, of Kippen,
had a winch and steel cable stolen,
he turned detective to get them
back. Instead of calling police, Mr.
■Harvey went in search of the miss
ing articles himself, and ellegedly
located them in London. Then he
reported the matter to provincial
officers, As a result of his report,
Provincial Constable Lyle Ptolemy
conducted a further investigation
and Mayland Nelles, London, ap
peared in county police court, charg
ed with theft.
die pleaded guilty to the charge,
and was remanded one day. Before
pleading, Nelles said; “There was
another fellow in it with me.”
The winch and cable vanished
from a gravel pit on Clark’s side
road.
ARCHIBALD CRONE, 78,
• PASSES AT ST. MARYS ’
Archibald Crone, aged 78. one of
the well-known residents of St.
'Marys, who spent many years in the
employ of the G. Carter firm as a
miller, died at his home after sever
al weeks of illness. He was a na
tive of West Nissouri. He is surviv
ed by his wife.
PICOBAC
MMi PIPE ■■HHHL TOBACCOFOR A MILD,COOL SMOKE 1
Explicit
Young Wife: “I want some lamb,
please.” k
'Butcher: “Yes, ma’am which
part?”
Young Wife: “Oh, the part you
eat mint sauce with.”
Accidents in the home are the chief
cause of injury to human beings.
Improper lighting is largely the
cause of these accidents. Failure
to see the children’s toys strewn on
the floor in the dark, unprotected
stairways, obstacles such as chairs,
tables.and other things out of place,
contribute largely to the injury to
life and limb.
Yuletide Customs
The “Good Old Days” Hud Ways
of Ifheir Own
Turkey’s have always been a
popular item of the orthodox Christ
mas banquet. It is recorded that,
on December 24, 1'7'93, a total of
(1,700 birds were disaptched from
Norwich to London. Some of them
must have arrived late for dinner.
The boar’s head, as a Christmas
dish, is mentioned by Cihaucer, in the
days of our ancestors it was served
up with great ceremony, and at
Windsor Castle the State trumpters
were instructed to “sound a fanfare”
when it left the kitchen.
Pantomine, which has a close con
nection with the festive season, was
introduced into England in 1717,
the first specimen being caller “Har
lequin Sorcerer.”
The nursery legends that after
wards became popular with libret
tists were not drawn upon until a
much later period. A hundred years
before panto-mine was thought of
Ben Johnson wrote a “Christmas
Masque.” This was iplayed in 1)6116,
and one of the characters was call
ed ‘Mine Pie’, A somewhat similar
piece was written by David Garrick
in 1773.
In the “good old days” the singing
of carols was part and ip-arcel of the
recognized Christmas observance in
all well-ordered households. Some
of the earliest had their origin in
folk-lore and legends and thus made
a wide appeal, The singing was ac
companied by dancing. The “waits”,
whop added music to the Christmas
festivities, seem to have gone into
'“the limbo of discontinued customs.
Originially these itinerant musicians
were attached to the Court. With the
passage of years, they held an offic-
al post under the Lord Mayor, and
were provided with a badge, to pre
vent them being “moved on” by the
police.
The custom of giving “Christmas
boxes” is as old as the festival. 'Old
er, in fact, for it existed in the days
of the Druids. Where England is
concerned, Royalty did not disdain
to accept a Christmas'' gift from
loyal subjects. Queen Elizabeth put
her entire household under contri
bution, and it is on record that she
graciously accepted “one pye from
ye head cook, and two rolls of fair
cambric from ye dustman.”
A 'badger, roasted before an open
fire, was the chief dish at a Christ
mas Eve dinner eaten in an ancient
hostilry at Ilchester, 'Somerset. Bad
ger ham as one regarded as a deli
cacy, and Ilchester’s “badger feast,”
as it is called has 'been held every
Christmas for many years past.
Slices were cut from the joints as
they hung before the bar fire. The
guests washed down the badger wibn
strong ale, which should, according
to tradition, be served in horn cups.
Boar’s head, the true Yuletide
dish in 'Britain, is always served at
the Christas Day dinner held annu
ally at Queen’s College, Oxford.
The reason given for the survival of
the custom at 'Oxford is that it com
memorates the escape of a medieval
undergraduate from a wild boar,
undergraduate was walking abroad,
conning his Aristotle, when the boar
rushed at him open-imouthed. With
a loud cry of “Grsecum est,” the
student thrust the volume down the
throat of the monster, which, chok
ed by the tough morsel, then and
there expired. The frills and ihistle-
toe with which the boar’s head was
decorated werfe distributed among
the choristers. The brawn should,
by right, be sent to the King.
At this banquet also strong ale
was practically the only drink to be
served. Under* the injunctions of
the founder the liquor must be brew
ed on the College premises by its
own servants, acting under the sup
ervision of the steward of the week
and the treasurer’s clerk. The gra
vity of the ale could only be indicat
ed by a whole row of “X’s.” It is,
in fact, so potent that it is sipped
as a liquor. Mulled ale, concocted
with cloves, sugar, nutmeg and beat
en egg, and served with dry toast,
was brewed according to a recipe at
least two hundred years old at a
Shrewsbury hotel, where Paganiili,
the violinist, once performed.
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Let’s have a record Christmas.
Trade at home. Your local merchants bear their full share in
keeping the town running.
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The Exeter ground hog was found yesterday by some small boys
on adventure bent, snoring under the counter of a certain merchant
The cute little fellow has been sleeping fpi’ six weeks. Tihe pro
prietor* of the store doesn’t advertise.
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The United States Government announces an $800^000,000
slash in its budget. A cut of $500,0100,000 is announced in relief.
The Republic is commencing to count its 'pennies. Grim, necessity
is a stern school master.
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“No, don’t! Your ear may be found in the ditch with you with
a knife in your ribs,” We aksed one of Ontario's most experienced
police officers about our giving rides to hitch-hikers. The foregoing
was his reply.
HIGHLY NECESSARY
It is a real comfort to a great many 'Canadians to learn that
the Dominion Government is at last doing a little something in the
way of fortifying her Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Tjme and time
and again the Times-Advocate has urged this policy. Indeed,, we
have gone so far as to express our amazement at the silence of many
representatives of the metropolitan press on a matter so urgent. It
was the Duke .of Wellington who said that the foreign office of
Great Britain got its news two days too late. Hence the Iron
Duke’s policy of keeping in close icontact with the bodies in the
realm who got him information while it was hot. It was Nelson
who ascribed the major 'portion of his success to his being prepared
and on the spot at least fifteen minutes before his enemies expected
him. In the matter of preparedness for saving her coast cities as
far as Canada is concerned, the two days of Wellington have been
extended to something like two decades. At last, at a perilously long
last, Canada has come to see that diplomacy does not avail where
airplanes, and guns and mines are the only things that count. It is
still true that Heaven helps men and nations who help themselves.
IJHUBSDAY, 99, 1937
Christmas Bells
I heard the bells pn Christmas Day
Their old familiar parols play,
And wild and sweet
And words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
lAnd thought how as the day had come
The belfries of all Chistendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
Till ringing, singing on its way
The world resolved from day to day.
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
Then peeled the bells more loud and deep';
“God is not dead; nor doth He sleep”
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to me'
—{Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
THESE POINTS
• Light up the dark corners of the home.
• Have switches placed at the entrance to the room,
and at the head of stairs, so your way can be
lighted for you before you take a step info
danger.
• Light the garage light before you venture out
doors.
Out Lighting Service department will gladly check your lighting and
advise how and where improvements can be made. There isno
obligation. Phone ........
LEFT FOR AUSTRALIA
Fred G. Sanderson, M.P., Deputy-
Speaker of the House of Commons,
left 'St. Marys last week for Vancou
ver, B.'C., where he will embark on
the steamship Aorangi of the Cana
dian-Australian line which will sail
for Sidney, Australia, next Wednes
day. As announced a few weeks ago,
Mr. Sanderson and Dr. J. R. Hurtu-
bise, M.P., of Nipissing, are to be the
official representatives of the Do
minion of Canada at the 150th anni
versary celebration of the founding
of Australia, to be held in the State
of New South Whies, They will be
absent three months, On the trip
“down under” the Aorangi is Sche
duled to stop at Honolulu, at Suva
in the Fiji Islands, and at Auckland
New Zealand, landing at Sidney, on
January 15 th. The Empire dele
gates are to be taken on tours of the
Australian Commonwealth as part of
the celebrations.
(fit Marys journal-Angtts)
MAKE EVERY ROOM A AT NIGHT!
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Toacher~—Did your father help
you with this problem?
Willie—-No, I got ia wrong my*
self,
SEEING THE POINT
Away over there in Uncle Sam’s .big country, they have come
to see that a slump or a business recession has really set in. For a ’’"while they spoke of the disturbance in business as a swing ,of the
pendulum or a temporarj’ affair brought about by that strange con
dition the wise call psychology. Now, however, the word has been
passed along that times are a bit heavy, and that something must
be done to get new life into 'business or finance will find themselves
in a serious plight. Mr. Colby M. Chester, Chairman of the Nation
al Association of Manufacturers sees this and is calling for a joint
meeting of the government, laboui’ and industry to see what can be
done about it.
The cause of the recent slump?
The answei’ is not far to seek. Some time ago the word got
around that good times were here. Forthwith people said, this
means that more dollars are moving. We’re going to get all of
them we can. Immediately trade put up prices. Wages low, wage
earners demanded more pay. The wolfish cry of every man for
himself was in nearly every throat. More load was put upon pro
duction without increasing the pulling power. Such an atmos
phere did what it always does—it stifled invention. The dead hand
of greed was laid on the heart of progress. When covetousness comes
in at the dobr, prosperity flies out at the window. Big business
. may as well admit,,4liis fact: Prosperity that has in it the elements
of permanence is the ’outcome of a high moral standard among the
people.
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HITLER’S \VORDS
On the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of the Swabian
Gau (district) of the Nazi >Party, Herr Hitler made a speech at
Augsburg on Sunday afternoon in which, he dealt with the colonial
problem.
He said the great empires of the world had been formed and
were ruled by comparatively small nations. “The British Empire
is supported iby 46,00'0,0'00 Englishmen; the Russian Empire by
6,000,000' white Russians; the French Empire by less than 40,000,-
000-Frenchmen; and the United States by a nucleus of real Amer
icans. )Tihe reason why 8O,'O00,000 Germans in Central Europe live
in cramped economic conditions is due to the fact that during the
centuries when the^great empires were being formed they were busy
with religious and dynastic feuds.” The concentration of national
energy under Nazi leadership ihad led .to Germany’s powerful polit
ical position.
“We shall voice our' demand for living room in colonies more
and more loudly till the world cannot but recognize our claim,” the
Fuhrer continued. “What they do not like to hear mentioned to
day they will get used to in a year’s time. Wihat they refuse to
concede today they will consider in three years’ time; and in another
.three years they will discuss ways and means of settling the prob
lem.”
Our readers will recall that Lord Halifax recently paid a visit
to Hitler to talk over British-German relations. Everything was
pleasant as it should be when distinguished gentlemen meet. How
ever the great ones parted without there getting any furderei* as a
noted man said on a great occasion. At any rate the foregoing
quotation from Hitler’s speech as supplied by the London Times
makes interesting reading. 'The quotation is worth preserving.
Hitler virtually says to Britain, “If you don’t give me my way, I’ll
take it.”
BETTER USE ONE
Seeking a bit of guidance in some matters of finance we sought
the office of the manager of one of our big banks.” please tell me
of a really good book on finance?” we asked.
Like a shot -came the reply, “I think that you have that very
book about your house, somewhere. I mean the Bible. There is
no business book like it for getting down to business fundamentals.”
Somewhat crestfallen but wondering, we found ourselves on
the street. That was in 1908.
Well on December 113th, 1937, Cordell Hull, Secretary of State
for the United States, told the, people of the United States a few
things about that same book. He told the great Republic that the
Bible alone sets out the basic principles that can iguido the world
out of its troubled state. Said he among a number of highly sig
nificant things:
“Time and again we find ourselves defeated in efforts to im
prove conditions within and among nations solely because of the
Spirit which animates human relationships,” he said. “Our most
earnest endeavors often flounder and founder because we fail to find
reliable guidposts in the basic sphere of relations of man to man/’
■Speaking of the manner in which the liberties of the 'people are
being invaded in ohe-way and another he mentioned,
He sees a “drift towards the tyranny of man over man, toward
an abridgement of destruction of human liberty; towards a shack
ling of speech and action and even of individual thpught and con
science.”
As a corrective of present-day evils he recommends a return to
the daily use of the Bible as a living guide post.
>As he proceeded he said that atty nations that failed to Study
the Bible and that any individual 'who neglected its teachings, was
but building on shifting sands. Pte then quoted the 'parable of the
man who built his house bn the sand,
“All sissy talk,” sOihe modern person says. Weil, it was this
same Cordell Hull Who brought japan to his feet making one of the
humblest apologies known to history. A long life time of achieve
ment proves that Mr. Hall knows what he is talking About. There
is no book that clears the brain and stiffens the backbone like this
neglected Book.
They call the present hobble in which the business world is in
a recession. They called the muddle of 1929 a slump. It doesn’t
make the bump one’s nose gets in the dark hurt one whit the less
by calling the experience a contact rather a bump.
ELIMVILLE
Miss Florence Bell, nurse-in-train
ing at Victoria Hospital, was a yis-
itor at her home the first of the
week,
Mr. and Mrs. .Steve Pyne and fam
ily, of Corunna, spent a few days
in the village recently.
Mr. Kenneth Johns was in Water
loo Saturday night. Miss Phyllis
Bierilnig nurse-in-training at the
Kitchener-Watreloo Hospital return
ed with him on Sunday. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Bierling -of Exeter were
also guests at Mr. and Mrs. Johns
on Sunday.
Christmas service was held in the
church last Sunday afternoon. Rev.
Penrose preached a very appropriate
sermon, the choir sang two anthems
and a good number were present.
W. M, S.
(A very enjoyable Christmas meet
ing of the W. M. S. was held Sn
Wednesday, December 15th at the
parsonage. Mrs. R. D. Huntei' was
in charge and had arranged an in
teresting program. The opening
hymn, No. 488, “Come Let Us Sing
of a Wonderful Love” was sung and
several ladies led in short prayer^.
Three Christmas hymns were next
used “While Shepherds Watched
Their Flock by Night”; “O (Little
Town of Bethlehem” and “Silent
Night”. Following this. Mrs. Wes.
Johns, read the Scripture lesson
Matthew 2:/l-ll. The roll call was
answered by twenty-one members,
the subject being a Christmas mes
sage. A lovely piano duet “The
Shepherd’s Song” was given by Mrs.
Well. Skinner and Mrs. Wib. Bat
ten. A poem “A Christmas Legend”
was read by Mrs. Ralph Batten and
Miss Eva Penrose played a violin
solo; Mrs. Ed. Johns sang the verses
■of “There’s Sunshine in My Soul To
day” as an alto solo, all the ladies
joining in the chorus. A very inter
esting talk was given by Mrs. (Rev.)
Penrose “What Does Christmas Mean
to Me” stressing the point that many
of us are failing to bear in mind the
true meaning of Christ’s birthday.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and adopted and some business dealt
with. It was decided to hold a so
cial evening as usual in January at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Johns.
A letter expressing the gratitude of
people of Tompkins district, Saskat
chewan, for the bale of clothing sent
in the fall, was read by Mrs. Pen
rose. Mrs. Wib. Batten read a report
'Gillies-Hicks
I One of the loveliest weddings of
■ the Christmas season was solemn--
' ized at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
.William Hicks, Concession 20, 'Ste
phen, at high noon Saturday, De-
jeember 11, 19 37, when their eldest
t daughter, Ellen Adelle, was united,
i in marriage to Mr. Peter Haskett
Gillies, only son of Mr. and Mrs.
James F. Gillies of East Williams.
The sacred rites were performed
by Rev, J. B. Moore, of Grand Bend
and Greenway United Churches, be
fore an arch of evergreen and Chin
ese lanterns. The bride who was
given in marriage by her father des;
cended the stairs to the strains of
Lohengrin’s wedding march played
. by Ula Ulens of Corbett who was
, beautifully gowned in floorlength
’ purple velvet.
The youthful bride was charming
ly gowned in a floor length white
satin dress fashioned on princess
lines with a brocaded jacket. Mit
tens, white Faille shoes and a ban
deau of orange blossom completed
her costume. Her only ornament
was a brooch of brilliants. 'She car
ried a shower bouquet of Johanna
Hill roses and ferns with white sa
tin streamers. Miss Doris Hicks, her
sister’s bridesmaid, was beautifully
gowned in burnt zennia transparent
velvet with silver accessories. Miss
Ruby iHicks, as maid of honor, wore
rose shot taffeta with igold acces
sories. Little Miss Marion Hicks,
sister of the bride,' acted as* flower
girl and was dressed in pale yel
low silk seersucker. She carried a
silver .basket of carnations and fern.
During the signing of the register
the bride’s sister sang, “I Love You
Truly.”
, Upon their return from their 'hon
eymoon the young couple will take
up residence on the groom’s farm
on No. 7 Highway, East Williams.
Guests were present for the cere
mony from Parkhill, London, Ailsa
Craig and Varna.
Together Then,
Small Boy—Pa!
Father—'What now?
Small Boy — Why didn’t Noah
swat both the flies when he had
such a good chance.
of the Mission Band for this year
This society has raised nearly $25,
The executive meeting of the W. M,
S. is to be held at Mrs. E. .Skin
ner’s on the afternoon of January
4th. The meeting closed with hymn
562 “Day is Dying in the West” and
benediction by Mrs. Ralph Batten.
A sumptuous birthday tea was serv
ed at the close.
Woman’s Association
The W. A. met on Thursday after
noon December 16tb, at the home
of Mrs. Chas. Stephen with sixteen
in attendance. “O Little Town of
Bethlehem” was sung. Mrs. Jno.
Brock who had charge of the meeting
led in prayer all joining in the
Lord’s Prayer. Mrs. Bailey gave a
reading on Christmas. Mrs. Well,
ington iSkinner favored the ladies
with a violin solo. The scripture
lesson was from Luke 2nd chapter
by Mrs. Jno. Brock. A card of
thanks from Mrs. Steve Pyne was
read. “O Come all ye faithful” was
next sung. Business was discussed
Roll call was answered by a Christ
mas verse. Santa Claus visited then and brought the children all gifts of J
candy and the ladies exchanged gifts
A. ten cent tea was served at the
close by those in charge. >
FRIDAY 10 p.m. E.S.T.
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Life A Burden
Work A Drudgery
Tired All The Time?
No Rest Day Or Night?
Is The Medicine You Require
ToHelp Build UpYourStrength
FARMERS - - ATTENTION
WE REMOVE DEAD HORSES AND CATTLE
Call nd for prompt service.
Oiir Men Will Shoot old arid Disabled Animals
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