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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-03-17, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, MARCH 17th, 1938 Stephen Council Thg cpuncil of the Township of Stephen convened in the Town Hall, Crediton, on Monday, the 7th day of March 1938 at .1 p.m, AU mem­ bers were present, The minutes of the 'previous meeting, were read and adopted. The report of the auditors of t-he Treasurer’s Books for 'the. year end­ ing the 31st of December 1937 was read and accepted on motion of Ed­ mund shapton and seconded by Ed­ ward Lamport, Their fees were or­ dered paid and the clerk was in­ structed to have fifty copies of the report printed for distribution. Moved by Roy Ratz, seconded by Edward Lamport; That the follow­ ing be appointed members of the Township Athletic Field Committee fpr a term of two years; Mrs. F. W. Morlock, Mrs. J. T. Woodall, Sylves­ ter Wuerth, E. K. Fahrner and F. W. Morlocik. Carried. Moved by Roy Ratz, seconded by Thomas Love; That By-law No. 521 to (provide for the salary of the Medical Officer of Health having been read three times be passed and signed by^the Reeve and Clerk and the Seal of the Corporation attach­ ed thereto. Carried. Moved by Edmund Shapton, sec­ onded 'by Edward Lamport: That By Law No. 522 to amend By-law No. 512 fixing the salary of the auditors having been read three times be passed and signed by the Reeve and Clerk and the .Seal of the Corporation attached thereto. Carried. Moved by Edmund Shapton, sec­ onded by Edward Lamport; That time for th© return .of the Tax 'Roll for 1937 be extended to the 23rd inst., at 8 p.m. when a special meet­ ing of itihe Council will be held for the transaction of business. Mr. W. iR. Mountain, Government Relief Inspector,. interviewed the council and tihe matter of adopt­ ing the relief system in this Town­ ship was discussed at some length. It was moved by Roy Ratz, sec­ onded by Thomas Love; That the Township of .Stephen adopt the Re­ lief System, for the year 193 8 as provided 'by the laws of the 'Prov­ ince ahd that each member of the Council act as a Relief Officer. The maxium allowance per week to be 60 "per cent, of the schedule set out in the Campbell Report. 'Carried. Moved by Edward Lamport, sec­ onded by Thomas Love: That the following Pay-fiheets and Orders be paid: Harold Turner, iS.'B. 19, $'6(L80; Harold Turner S.B. 19, $1.00; Har­ old Turner, road 19, $139.9S; Har­ old Turner road 19, $1.00; John Gill road 20, $70.85; Elgin Webb, road 21, $90.66;. Augustus Latta, read 18, $.162.02; Harry Isaac, road 17, $88.36; Placide Desjardine, road 16 $1'8’9.63; M. C. Sweitzer, road 15, $99.94; William Devine, road 14, $191.5'8; Ben McCann road 12, $5,- 88; George Either, Super, salary for January and .February $34.70; Peter Eisenbach, road 25, $19.00; Peter Esenbach, road 25, $13.00; W. J- Stanlake, road 2, $1.80; Stephen Morrison, road 13, $112.05; James Patterson, gravel $>363.35; Exeter Times-Advocate, advertising, $2.40; total $1648.Oh. Orders -—• Exeter Times - Advocate printing $26.49; Wellington Haist, wood for hall $62.00; Lloyd Eng­ land, auditor’s fees $20.00; Daniel Weber, auditor’s fees $20.00; Wa­ terloo Ins. Co., insurance on ball $23.00; Hydro Elec., Power Com., account $3.95; F. J. Wokwire, print­ ing $12.50; Can. Bank of Commerce cashing cheques $1.85; Lloyd Eng­ land, postage, etc. auditors’ notices $2.34; Hay Stationery Co. Ltd., sta­ tionery, $'2.00; Treasurer- Township Hay, relief re Jackson $30.91; E. K. Fahrner, groceries re Haggitt $4.; V. L. Becker, wood re Held $10.75; Chas. Zwicker, groceries re Wag­ horn $4.00; fi. W. Webb, conveyance re Mathers $>3.70; Clayton Lovie ac­ count re Mathers 75c.; Treasurer Co. Huron, hospital accounts, Cliff Hunter $16.60. $32.90 total $49.50. Carried. The Council adjourned for the next meeting to be held on Wed­ nesday, the 23rd of March 1938 at 8 p.m. Next regular meeting to be held in the Town Hall, Crediton on Monday, the 4th day Of April 1938 aat 1 p.m. Herbert K. Eilber, Clerk Mr. Isaac Jackson, of High River Alta., called on his old friends, Mr. and Mrs. W. iH. Johnston, one day last week. Mr. johntson was his teacher nearly fifty years ago. Mr. Jackson has been visiting his mother brothers, sisters and his numerous boyhood friends for tlhe past three months. Mr. Jackson and his sis­ ters and brothers are splendid ex­ amples of what young people can make of themselves in this land of opportunity. Fifty years ago they came to Canada from Ireland, a large family of girls and boys with their parents. iSome of the- chil­ dren were born here. All attended the public school and received a nice start in life. Cutside Of this their only assets were honesty, love of home and a willingness to Work. Because of this latter characteris­ tic they .have succeeded splendidly. Some of them are comparatively wealthy and all are comfortably well off. 0 for thousands more of such immigrants. Kind as Alberta has been to Mr. Jackson he does not forget Ontario bitt still halls it a good land, a land he loves. HEALTHY CHILDREN CHILDREN Ji CHILDREN of all ages thrive on ‘‘CROWN BRAND? CORN SYRUP. They never tire of its delici­ ous flavor and it really is so good for them—so give the children ‘‘CROWN BRAND” everyday. heading physicians pro- nounce ‘‘CROWN BRAND” CORN SYRUP a most satis­ factory carbohydrate to use as a milk modifier in the feeding of tiny infanta and as an energy producing food for growing children. Tuning Up the Old Car Inevitably there comes a time when the old car (has to be turned in and it is something like dispos­ ing of a faitdful dog. The old car has served its owner long and well. It has taken him 'hence and brought him home innumerable times. It has carried ih'is family on tours, on pic­ nics, on Sunday jaunts. It has gone bravely througlhi rain and snow over good roads and bad. Happy and pleasant memories surround this marvel of metal and rubber and some not so happy. Probably it has been hauled by its heels out of a mudhole and nobody finds much enjoyment in changing! a tire in a mosquito infested bush, but these are small items in the record. Its owner agrees that the car is not stylish any more, but his mem­ ory goes back to tihe day when it stood gallantly in the show room, glistening in nickel and paint, the envy of all. Now it is straight where it should be streamlined, high where it .Should have 'been low. Tile owner admits all that, but it seems to him he never will understand an­ other car as well. They had been through so many experiences to­ gether, he knew what the car would do, knew its capabilities and its limitations—never had such uncom­ plaining .service from any human. •There comes a time, however when a new car takes his fancy and he succumbs to temptation. The bld friend is traded in. There takes its 'place a creation with speed in its lines, power in its deep, voice, green and red lights, all the current mir­ acles of automatic engineering. The owner finds it - difficult to be­ lieve that five or six years hence this will be just another old car. M. ML Doyle Dies v M. M. Doyle, for many years a well-known horse buyer and cattle drover in Middlesex & Huron coun­ ties and former resident of Exeter, died on March 10th in 'St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, following a very lengthy illness. He was in his 64th year. Mr. Doyle was-born in Mount Carmel and was widely known in that district. Twenty-two years ago he moved to Flint, Mich., There he conducted a real estate business, in 1931 after he suffered, a stroke he retired returning to Mt. Carmel where he lived until 18 months ago when he moved to London. He was the last surviving member of a family of six sons and six daughters' of the late Michael and Catherine Doyle. His last sister, Mrs. M. D. McConnell, .predecesaed one year- ago. Surviving are his wife, who was formerly Miss Ettie Mae Har- ton; two sons, Rev. Cyril A. Doyle, of (St. Marys Church, London and Eugene A. Doyle, of Elint, Mich.; two daughters, Sister EVerlldis, of St. Joseph’s Community, Toronto and Miss Catherine Doyle, of Lon­ don. The funeral was held Satutda from St. Marya rectory, Lyle street, to fit. Marys Church, where solemn requiem high mass was sung at 9 o’clock. Interment was made in the Roman Catholic Church, Mount Carmel. Stimulate The Sluggish Liver Clean The Coated Tongue Remove Bad Taste In Mouth Sweeten The Breath EDITORIAL Firewood Sawing Record Set Up at Enjoy tea at its best ■ And now, how about the fall wheat? ****** ** March, too, like •other difficulties, will pass. • • • * * • • • How the sup. glitters and gleams <on 'the windows of a fine evening. ******** Better put another patch on the good old flannens. Don’t change ’em. • ***•*•* It was very fine for the Austrian David to stand up to the German Goliath. - • * • » 4 • r As far as 'real business goes, every day is a booster day for Exeter merchants. ***■?*♦** Money will do a lot for Borne people. Then again, some people will do a lot for money. ******** 'Wihat do you think of the new Public School Cirriculum? A good many are perplexed thereby. ******** » Those lovely flowers in the windows of Exeter homes are a joy forever. Thanks for allowing us to see them. The price of fat icattle may be nothing to write home about, but see tihe price of butterfat and eggs and hogs—if you can. * * * ♦ * * ♦ * Among 'the very brightest spots this winter (have been those cheering church services provided by our local ministers and choirs. ******** THE FAILURE He tried to get on by puffing and bluffing FBut went under in a stern world’s roughing. pf ******** J * “The wicked stand in slippery places.” Not always! Solo­ mon evidently didn’t know everything. We heard what one man said who slipped the other morning. He fell into a pool of *dirty water. *••*••** Neither Hitler, nor Stalin nor Mussolini want war. They’re too poor. What they want to do is to bluff some good fat nation that is not prepared for war. They are keen on dancing but slow on paying the fiddler. • «,*•**•• Big finance is a funny thing. Eastern Canada helped Western Canada to make her initial payments on land and on implements and on pioneer outfitting of one kind and another. Now the East must •finish the payments 'for those articles or lose the whole thing— and then some. ♦ * * a A * * ♦ The fate of tlhe <21 Russian plotters against the life of Stalin proves the truth ef the old saying that conspiracy cannot be hid. Some one is sure to spill the beans. Experience has proven that while two may keep a secret that three are not at all likely to do so. A FABLE (Once upon a time, there was a nice little chap who played ■with certain boys, some of whom were very rough in their ways of carrying on. To one of tihiose rough, lads the nice little chap gave an apple to keep him from punching his head. The other1 rough lads found this out and demanded apples from the foolish little fellow. Next the first bully demanded two' apples. Then one day the "'little fellow bashed the nose of his big tormentors. Then he beat up each one of the naughty boys in turn. After that all the rowdies gave him apples with an occasional sugar stick to boot. Of course this has nothing to do with European 'politics. Staffa By J. MacTavish in* London Free Press Everybody in Staffa knew that spring had arrived. (Old Bill? the mail carrier, had ar­ rived from Famuliar, on his way to Dublin, in a sulky instead of the cutter. Archie ihad returned home from an inspection of his traps n»d announced that he had spied two robins in high glee acting as if they were (picking a spot tq start house­ keeping without delay. But to frequenters of the tavern at the foot of the hill was, perhaps the surest sign of all. It was a bill tacked to the barroom wall announc­ ing tih'e springtime sawing match to take place in the yard outside. This was back in the eighties. And throughout an intensely sev­ ere winter the strokes of axes and the swislhi of saws might be heard in all the surrounding woods. Woodcutting was in evidence on every near-by farms—(Bells, But- sens, MiciDougals, Morris, Tuffins, Boyles, Wilsons, Hammonds, Drakes, Wordens, Yoes, Hothams, Barbers, Jefferys, Burns—while Sadler’s saw­ mill buzzed with activity. Occasionally some farmer would hold a sawing bee in order to s'peed up some desired quantity, and of cord wood the grist mill was never lacking an immense supply. 'Climaxing all events', however, iwas the village sawing match where k 1 excitement' waxed intense. 0n the particular day in mind a large! maple log of suitable size rested directly in front of the wea­ ther-beaten hotel sign. By midday persons began to ar­ rive from Exeter, Hensail, Seaforth, Dublin, Mitchell, Fullarton, Cro­ marty; by" one o’clock scores of men had viewed the log, and com­ mented favorably. Many excellent cross-cut saws, their finely set teeth sheathed for protection with narrow strips of wood, glistened in the sunlight. The most popular saws at the time bore in their sides such names as The Racer, The Huron and Thie Lance. ■Just yesterday we hailed a man carrying a cross-cut saw to learn something about it. He said that it was an old-time “Racer” -one of the best saws that 'had ever been made; had been in use for years and years. He didn’t know h'ow long A few of the outstanding sawers who participated in the • Staffa mat'dhi had such names as Gardiner, Pollen, Peart, Butson, Allin, Camp­ bell, McVey, Venner, Boa, Hoggarth1 and two brothers, Bill and Ben Dun- lop who in any class were mighty hard to beat. B'y 2 o’clock everything was ready with Jimmy Oke, of Exeter,' acting in tihe capacity of both refer­ ee and timekeeper. Jimmy was perched upon a large whiskey keg wltih his back resting against the hotel sign post, while this legs beat a tattoo against the side of the bar­ rel. His great corpulent body with its jovial, ruddy face, and his well- known personality, made him es­ pecially well suited to fulfil his al­ lotted, official duties. Juniors Go At It The first race .called for was the junior event. .The first two competitors took positions carefully, holes were dug for secure footholds. The saw was unsheathed; its shining teeth clang­ ed soon as they come in contact with the rough, bark. “AU set! Sure?” questioned Jim­ my. “Then go.” •Much discussion was underway soon as tihe cartwheel slab fell to the ground. If memory serves us as it should, the time taken to make the cut was something like 60 seconds. After the Junior event came the greenlhtorn class, which was immed­ iately followed by what was known as the free-for-all. There were also entries for a light weight competi­ tion which took place before tihe premier match of the day, the heavy­ weight. Heavyweight, Title In this event excitement reached its zenith and in it were the Dunlop 1 brothers. The giant-like men strip­ ped to the waist. Every movement indicated strength. Their muscles showed like knotted cords. Minutes elapsed before they got what they' called sure footing, but finally they were off and were watched most in­ tently by eager, enthusiastic eyes. Speed increased with every “pushi-puU” of the saw; swifter and swifter it seemed to glide; .deeper, and deeper the keen teeth sank sank Spectators were shouting, jostling elbowing, pushing one another for better vantage ground. Jimmy sprang from the keg com­ manding everybody to “stand back! Make room! Give the sawers a chance!” A few seconds later the round slab flopped off with a great whack onto another one, previously cut. i “Forty-eighth seconds fiat,” call­ ed the timekeeper, putting his much- prized stop watch, which was sus­ pended by a massive gold chain, back into his pocket. The time would have been lessen­ ed a second or more had not -one of the brothers' shrieked when the cut was about half-way through; “Sock 'er one!'* IScarcely were the words uttered before, the other brother put the full force of his being into action. The suddenness of this extra spurt with added pressure almost spelled disaster. Perfect control of the saw was lost by a side movement which caused it to buckle witlh a whipping, whinning sound. Nevertheless they lessened the fastest time by several seconds. The wing-up of tihe sawing match by no meanB brought to a close the’ day’s sum of activity. The after­ math extended far into tihe night. The grand finale was enacted in tihe tavern where high revelry was in full swing. This ended one of fitaffa’s out­ standing saw matches. iSuch events are a thing of tihe past, but the scenes (presented and the rivalry apparent, still live fresh in memory. GETS TERM IN JAIL ON 16 FRAUD COUNTS After pleading guilty to three charges involving 16 counts of fraud, Robert Snazel, Goderich, ad­ vertising promoter, was on Thurs­ day sentenced to two months im­ prisonment on each, concurrent. They also have to run concurrent with a six-months term which he is now serving, and which dates back to December 14th. “You have got a lot off your chest,” Magistrate Makins comment­ ed as the accused monotonously pleaded guilty to the long list of of­ fence. The law caught up with Snazel at Exeter last summer, where the succeeded in inducing, a dairy man to indorse his note for $'200 to pro­ mote a community advertising cam­ paign at Clinton through the local newspaper. Instead .Snazel bought hmself a car. The charges to which he pleaded guilty invovled unpaid hotel bills at Brussels and Stratford and small amounts he collected in small towns as deposits on an advertising calendar that never materialized. Misinterpreted “How many; kinds of wood are used in making a match?” asked William. “Two kinds,” 'replied Harriet. “He would and she would.” THE RIGHT SORT When we opened the last issue of The ISt. Marys Journal-Argus, we were shocked 'to see our peace-loving brother giving a .picture of what looked to be something in the line of a “reeking tube” of the twenty-inch gun type or some such form of armament. We knew that our big brother had been to Ottawa on some mission but found it difficult to 'think that he would publish tihe likeness of a cannon he was manufacturing for the Imperial forces, for brother* Eedy is a man of peace. Imagine our relief when we found that the tremendous tube he pictured to his readers was the tall chimney of one of the manufacturers of the good old stone town. A tube lhe pictured to us, indeed and reeking it was but it was reeking with good will and told the story of an industry that has wonderfully promoted the .prosperity of this province and filled many a dinner pail. W?’ !»****■’• U * VERY FINE Captain Anthony Eden, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Great Britain found ihdmself holding divergent views from those held by Premier -Chamberlain. Apparently the views of the two men were irreconcilable. 'Captain Eden resigned, the seemly thing fow him to do. But that was not all. He said to his fellow countrymen, “.Let us give tihe Prime Miniser every chance to carry out his views.” We 'cannot but respect a man who has the self-control and the good sense to act as Captain Eden acted. 'There was no calling of ill names. There was no shouting that tihe Prime Minister was irretrievably wrong and less than a patriot and an honest man. The conduct of these two, men is in accord with the best- traditions not only of Britain but of the (race. Should Mr. Chamberlain find that Captain Eden is right, ibe’ll admit the fact. Should Captain Eden discover that the was wrong, he’ll acknowledge his mistalke. Should either or botihi these statesmen discover that there is a bet­ ter policy for .carrying on than either had thought of hitherto, they will both of them accept that policy and work together fdr the good of Britain. In any case each will esteem the -other as a gentleman. ******** ^nSINTERPRETED The Washington correspondent of tihe New York Times, told a vast audience the other day of a mistake that President Roose­ velt made a short time ago. It Will be remembered that Roose­ velt was returned to office by a huge majority. Roosevelt inter­ preted this vote to meah that the people of the United States ap­ proved of the extraordinary .policy he had followed foih the last few years. Instead, the speaker pointed out, the vote was an ex­ pression of gratitude for *what the President Ihad done in the way of getting the Republic through the terrible years of the dopres- ion. Roosevelt was in >the .ohair, and the people gave him credit for the prosperity of tile country. Roosevelt, however, took the popular vote hs approval of his methods and policies, a very differ­ ent thing. Immediately tihe President started in to kick things about as he had kicked them albout during the previous four years. For instance, the iSupreme Court seemed to be In his Way. Well? die saw nothing for it but to make the Supreme Court his puppet. It was at this point that the TrOsident found out that there is> a dif­ ference between a thankful people and a people who follow a benefactor blindly, Hence tihe Severe snub administered to him. Hence the Series of snubs that have come his way and the waning of his popularity. Even presidents must teatn the difference be­ tween being lucky and being genuinely great. Should Roosevelt live for a few years line’ll find nearly every measure he devised for the rule of his country In a series of emergencies thrown into dis­ card. We cannot hut wonder if we need go fat* afield to see this same thing exemplified in more than one popular idol. Better think this over; .Supermen are rare. NEW HUDSON ,112 COMPANION CAR TO HUDSON Terraplane •HUDSON Six • HUDSON Eight THE NEW "LOWEST PRICED" CAR... AND A HUDSON THROUGH AND THROUGH! .. . with Gov’t tax added $932 anol up • • • ‘HUDSON TempliM. . art ip 'HUDSON Six .... JlUlMtap 'HUDSON B|M . . . .'HIS M l* ♦Wc*»quoted art lor 3-p*m»n got coupes, deUvetwi at TlfoWa Ontario. Full ealoldflue equipment Iih eluded. Loeal delivered price detertntned by addin* delivery chajxt, which Include Ftdw*ttaxw(fr«l*M, Ikcaee ft* arid local tax, II aiiy. AVAILABLE for Cook Bros*, Distributors, Hensail Associate Dealers:- H. 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