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Amos Doupe Celebrates 80th Birthday
A former pupil of the Exeter
High School Writes
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p.m. with all mem-
Minutes of the pre-
were read and adopt-
of Kerslake and Par
A birthday anniversary of more
than usual interest was observed
recently when Amos Doupe, once
famous Western Ontario athlete,
now of St. Marys, and formerly of Kirkton, attained his 80th birth
day. Old-time sports fans will read
ily recall the years when Mr,*poupe
triumphed over competitors from
far and near and brought not a little
fame to his home district. 1
enjoys good health and has
cellent memory and takes
pleasure in recalling some
stirring athletic events in
The Editor,
Times-Advocate,
Exeter, Ontario
Dear Sir:
I have just received a .clipping
from your paper that was enclosed
in a letter from my father and
m-othier, Mi1, and Mrs. John H.
Scott, now living in Toronto. The
clipping was headed "25 Years Ago"
and was a list of the class standing
in the senior third class of that
year. Since I was a member of
that class I have been prompted
to write to you about it,
You will notice that the first
three names in order of standing are
S. -Stanbury, M. Scott and H. Sel
don. If you were to address a let
ter to any of us to-day you would
not be addressing It properly un
less you used the title “Doctor”,
for it is true that we all subsequent
ly graduated in medicine. Stau-
bury and I were graduated in the
same year from the University of
Toronto and Seldon from Queens
University at about the same time.
This strikes me asj unusual en
ough to comment upon. It would
seem to me a remarkably fine re
cord for a class so small. Added
to this I believe Statham is a suc
cessful druggist. You will no
doubt know what has happened to
some of the others. It would not
surprise me if some of them have
done very .well in business or some
other field of endeavour.
Much h’as been said about the in
flux of new blood into cities and
the advantage of beginning one’s
education in country places. The
record of this ’class should at least
prove that Exeter Public School is
"well represented in the professional
life of this country. For those who
are following along after let me say
that it can be {lone. I hope that the
record of the school where I learn
ed my A.B.C.’s will continue to be
just as good in the future as it has
been in the past.
Stanbury has of course been out
standing. I want to take this op
portunity of paying tribute to his
great ability. I am convinced that
jhe had been and will be a great
jeredit to our profession. Seldon, I
believe, is doing very well in, prac
tice or was the last time I heard
about him. I am at present Medi
cal DireCt6r of Ayerst McKenna and
Harrison, Limited,.in Montreal. Oc
casionally I take a whirl at research
and medical teaching as well.
This letter then isv a report of
the progress of one bf the classes of
Exeter School^ I thought it might
be interesting to yom T
•Sincerely yours,
J. Murray Scott,
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M.D.
FORMER LUCAN DRUGGIST
DIES IN STRATFORD
William D. Ferguson, Phm.B.,
died in the 'Stratford General Hos
pital Sunday afternoon. While he
had not enjoyed good health for
some time he had just been ser
iously ill for the past two and a
half weeks. Mr. Ferguson was
born in London, ^Ontario, on De
cember 17, 1878, and was the son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Fer
guson, of Toronto. He was mar
ried 36 years ago to Lydia A. By
ers, of Mitchell. Ke had lived in
Mitchell for the past 22 years, aird
prior tw ---- .
and in Toronto
While in Lucan and Mitchell 'he
in. the drug business.
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to that in Lucan for 1.2 years
in Toronto and Hamilton.
i was
not
but
so lives that his community is proud
of him.
A real man is' one that is
only proud of his community,
Council Meeting
The regular meeting of the
lage Council was held on Monday
evening at 8
hers present,
vious meeting
ed on motion
kins,
R. J. Patterson, tax collector, re
ported having received $2,227.66
since the last meeting, or $3,502.86
to date. Thos, Kyle reported re
King Street as needing to be
cleaned and chips taken off. Jas.
A. Patterson reported re seizure
of the stock scales for taxes, also
enquired about soldiers' belts. Cor*
respondence was then read.
The following accounts were read:
Bonthron and Drysdale, supplies,
hall, $11.6/8'; A Spencer & Son,
supplies, streets, $4,60; Bank of
Montreal, interest, $25.2'0; R.
Middleton,' soldiers’ belts, $8.00;
H. T. Cudmore, gravel, $5.00; J,
A. Patterson, phone calls, 60c; A-
Varley, teaming, 50c; .School Board
current expenses, $1,000.(10; Thos.
Kyle,' salary, $70.00; Hensall Hyd
ro, hall, $8.41; total, $1,133.*99.
Moved by Cameron and Horton that
tl/e foregoing bills and accounts^be
paid. Carried.
On motion of Kerslake and Hor
ton Council adjourned to meet
again November 15th, at 7.30 p.m..
Jas: A. Patterson, Clerk
Red . Cross Notes
’ The Hensall Branch of the Red
Cross acknowledges the receipt
from Kippen East Women’s Insti
tute of another shipment of jam
for overseas, amounting to 347.
lbs. gross weight. Also a shipment
from the Varna Junior^Institute of
144 lbs. All the jam for this sea
son has now been shipped away
and much of it has already gone
overseas. Again we express our
gratitude to the women of this area
for the hearty response to the ap
peal for jam. We had difficulty iu
securing cans just when we want
ed them, but the various districts
have been very patient and good-
natured about the whole thing, and
while we^ regret that there was un
avoidable’ delay in this regard, we
appreciate the determination of the
ladies to see this project through.
Your cooperation and loyalty -have
been praiseworthy.
With great satisfaction v/e report
that the renewals for membership
are -coming in. The letters that we
sent to our people are bearing fruit
and we hope nobody will overlook
this matter' or make it necessary to
organize a canvass for meihbership
renewals. The membership fee is
$1.00. F-or every .renewal a new
dated card is given. We urge all
who have not yet been members to
join at once and help to bear the
burden. S?ee H. O. Lawrence, W. R.
Davidson, Mark Drysdale or Geo.
Hess.
The Canadian Red Cross is ur
gently appealing for blankets. The
response to date has not fulfilled
expectations t through the Province,
Many of th‘e people of Britain face
the cold winter months and the con
stant threat of increased air raids.
Please try to spare a blanket. It
will give comfort when most need
ed. Leave your gifts at the Red
Cross' work rooms and the Red
Cross labels will b'e attached. A con
tribution of $2.0-0 will purchase a
single bed size, wool blanket, aver
aging in weight from 3 to lbs.
Such contributions will Be Sent for
ward to ‘Headquarters .where Such
purchases may be made successfully.
Enquiries are being made about
the annual Red Cross meeting and
election of officers. We expect this
meeting to be held on Monday, De
cember 8 at 8 p.m. in the Town
Hall. To plan for this meeting
there Will be a meeting of the exe
cutive and the finance committee’
on November .24 in the Council
Chamber at 8 p.m.
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He still
i ap, ex-
s much.
of the
, which
he participated a half-century ago.
For a number of years Amos
Doupe was a regular participant in
the Caledonian games held every
year in the major towns of On
tario. The first of these events
usually took place on May 24th
and continued intermittently all
summer. Not only did Mr. Doupe
compete in athletic events all over
this part of Canada, but also in
Detroit, and other American cen
tres. His specialties were running
high jump, running long jump,
running hop, step and jump, pole
vaulting, hurdle race and the 100
yards race. For a time he was
recognized as the professional high
jumper in Canada and his name ap
peared almost daily in the sporting
pages of the (Canadian newspapers.
Amps Doupe competed with and
often triumphed over such noted
athletes as George Gibb, Blenheim;
Sandy Read, Lucan; Archie Scott,
Brussels; J, <P. McMillan, Glencoe;
Ed. Tisdale, Simcoe; E. W. John
son, Toronto; D. M. Sullivan, Bay
City, Michigan, and Thomas Bur
roughs from England;
■Fifty-eight years ago he won the
100-yard dash at Walkerton in 10
seconds and 55 years ago he won
a number of prizes .at the Cal
edonian games in Detroit, but was
defeated in the high jump by’ R.
Dowse, Chicago. At the Caledonian
games held at Wingham shortly
afterwards, he defeated Dowse . in
the high jumps his mark being six1
feet. Dowse was claimed to be the
champion high jumper In the Un
ited States at that time and is recog
nized as one of the most outstand
ing of all American athletes. For
a long time afterwards, Amos
Doupe’s name appeared on hills and
in newspapers as Canada’s chain-,
pion high jumper.
Mr. Doupe never hesitated in
taking part in any sports event in
spite of the fact that he usually
had but little time for training.
Practice, patience and persever
ance made him highly efficient in
this line. He was often engaged in
heavy farm work for weeks prior
to sports events in which he was to
compete and only practised in the
evenings when the day’s work was
done, Mr. Doupe estimates that he
won well over 150 prizes when a
contestant in major sports compe
titions, many of them being firts.
In those times the highest awards
usually amounted to about $10.
Amos Doupe was born on Nov.
2, 1’8:61, on the family homestead
in Usborne Township, Huron
county, about two miles from
Kirkton. He resided there for Vover
75 years, retiring to St, Marys in
April, 19'3 8. His parents, Mr.
Mrs, Henry Dpupe, came from
land in 1849, after a voyage of
weeks in the wooden sailing
"Jessie.”
concession 14, Usborne,
though both had been school teach
ers in the Old Land and unused to
farm work, they 3na.de a finet suc
cess of pioneering in the new coun
try. The home place is now oper
ated ,by William Doupe, a son of
Amos Doupe, ’
For nearly a half century a
member of the Kirkton Fair Board,
Amos Doupe served as secretary
treasurer for nearly 35 years. He
also has been secretary-treasurer of
Group' 8 i(Middlesex, Huron, Perth
and Lambton) of the Ontario Ag
ricultural Societies Association in
recent years.—Stratford Beacon-
Herald.
GBA.NTON w
liWXTO -QFMCmS s
The Red Cross unit held its an
nual meeting with the president,
Fred Crouch,, presiding. The elec
tion of officers for 1942 resulted
as follows: President, Fred Crouchf
vice-president, J. F. Barthel;
treasurer, Robert Rainey; secretary,
Mrs. Roy Powell. Committees ap-
pointed were: Sewing committee,
Mrs. J. Knox, Mrs. fa. Alp; quilts,
Mrs. R. Rainey, Mrs. J. Henderson,
Mrs, R, Kew, Mrs. G- Fewster, Work
done for the year included 73 quilts,;
19 donated from Wesley; 73 articles
of sewing, 554 articles of kitting.
Committees appointed from var
ious organizations are: United
Church, Mrs. R. Rainey, Norman
Riddell; Anglican Church, Mrs. H.
Stanley, c. M. Webb; Wesley, Allan
Langford, Mrs. W.- Eedy; Women’s
Institute, Mrs. C. Gorvitt; Masons,
Robert Rainey; Foresters, H, Stan
ley; Odd Fellows, M. Wass. It was
decided the Red Cross would spon
sor a bingo once a month through
the winter, „
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HlTOi WOTCB TO NAii
NEW WABPEN THIS MONTH
Huron County Council will elect
a warden to succeed the late War
den dames helper at the regular,
session which opens on Tuesday,
■November 18. Unable to agree on
the selection of a successor to Mra.
Leiper as reeve, Hullett Township
Council has called an election, with
nominations November' 24 and the;
election, jf necessary, Monday, De
cember 1.
Councillor John Ferguson has re
signed from the council to con
test the reeveship. Three other
councillors will finish their terms;
which have a year to go.
will therefore be one ballot
reeyeship and another to
vacancy in the council,
There
for the
fill the
TOUR^DAY,! NOV. mu IW4X
Ihk out for
vftim nwm
tt up tight, mw
Year liver i» the largest organ in yowr fyHy
bile to digest foo<l, getj rid of supplle*
.new energy, allow proper.noiMohwri iwsk
your blood. When ypur liver
food decompoaea in your Inksslhm, You fek.
come constipated, slojnach hi dneys can’t
work properly. You feel “rpUen"-—headachy,
backachy, dirzy, dragg# out all the time*
For over 35 year* thousand* have won prompt
relief from these miseries—-with Fruit-a-tim.
So can you now. TryFruit-s-tives—yc-u’Hhe
simply delighted how rjiiicldy you’ll fee! like a
new person, happy and well again. 25c, 50c.
FRUIT-HIVES hsb
■V,
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Webber of Exe
ter; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Braceville,
of Toronto; Mr. Bob Baer, of’ near
Winnipeg, who is now serving in
the Air Force here in Ontario, were
all week-end visitors at the home
Two drivers were talking over
old times. . "What has become of
the grocer who used to give his
customers a cigar or sank of candy
when they paid their bill in full?"
asked one. "What has become of
the customer who used to pay his
bill in full?" replied the other.
BlesSed is "the rrian who can get
money without letting money get
him.
Troublesome Night Coughs
Are Hard on the System
I Vs the cough that sticks; the cough that is hard
to get rid of: the cough accompanied by a tickling in
the throat that causes'the nerve and threat Wracking
trouble that keeps you awakc.at night.
Dr. Wood’s Norway Pme Syrup helps tn relieve
tin's coughing condition by soothing the irritated parts,
loosening the phlegm and stimulating the bronchialthis CvuKHing 'COIlulWW* oy LHU Al live*VULl pail uRJj , . J, ; .loosening the phlegm and stimulating the bronchialk organs, ana When this
is done the troublesome irritating cough may be relieved.
Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup has been Oh the market for the past
48 years. The Trade Mark "3 Pine Trees".
Price 35c a bottle; large family size, about 3 times as much, 60e at ail
drug counters »rho T, Milburn Co., LiftiitcJ, Toronto, Ohl,
and
Ire-
nine
ship
They settled on lot 14,
and al-
Presentation and Farewell
■ A pleasant evening was spent at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Conlin when their neighbors . and
friends gathered to bid them fare
fell before they moved to their new
home at Centralia. The first part
of the evening was spent in cards,
after which Father Fogarty, in a
few well-chosen words, called upon
Mrs. Harvey Dundas, who read the
following address:
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Conlin and Miss
Bernice:
We are gathered here on this oc
casion to extend, to you our very
best wishes for your • future hap
piness in your new home. We are
glad you are not going far.but will
often be with us. We, your neigh
bors a,nd friends, feel that it. is fit
ting that,you should1 carry into the
future years an expression of the.
respect and high esteem which we,
have had for you and your family
‘during the years you have been our1
neighbor and you have been a neigh-
bour in the highest and noblest I c0<;
sense of the word and what that im
plies we are all of us aware. With
you neighborhood was not a mat
ter of geography but of humanity,,
not a question of affinity but of
opportunity/
May God bless you and .yours and
may you have many more happy
years together.
May time pass lightly o’er the corn,-*
ing years
No shade of sadness dim thine eyes
with- tears ;
May each succeeding year, bring
health and happiness,
And when at last old age doth
' come,
Oh, m,ay it bear lio shade of gloom,
But like the closing of a summer
day,
Bring lustre With each parting ray.
Mr. and. Mrs. Conlin, please ac
cept this Normandy clock and Miss
Bernice, this electric lamp.
With love and esteem.
Your Neighbors and Friends
Air. Harry Swartz presented Mr.
and Mrs. Conlin with the clock and
Mrs. Elmer Wilson presented Miss
■Conlin with the electric lamp. Mr.
Conlin thanked the neighbors in
a few well-choSen. words and the
evening closed with a dainty lunch,
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How 'Does Your Label Read? j of Mrs. C. England.—Zurich Herald.
STABILIZATION
OF PRICES AND WAGES
STEPHEN COUNCIL
The Council of tne Township of
Stephen met in the Town Hall, Cre-
diton, on Monday, November 3rd,
1941; at 1 p.m. All members were
present. The minutes of the pre
vious meeting were read and ad
opted on motion of A. J. Amy and
Nelson Schenk.
The following correspondence
was read: *
1. From Department of High
ways regarding sale of gasoline to
operate vehicles, owned by a munici
pality. Filed. . .
2. From Department of Agricul
ture re supply of sodium chlorate
for 1*942 for weed-killing purposes.
Filed.
;3. From- Department of Educa
tion, instructing the Township
Treasurer not to pay the Trustees
of S.’S. No. 10 the taxes levied this
year for the .section until such time
as a qualified teacher .has been en
gaged. Clerk has notified the trus
tees by registered letter.
| 4. From London Structural Steel
_ , regarding sale of steel to
muncipalities which is now governed
by the Steel Controller’s rulings.
Moved by Roy Ratz and seconded
by Thomas LoVe that the Reeve and
Clerk are authorized to sign the
application for Municipal Subsidy
of $2,8818.67 based on the 1941 Re
wised Assessment Roll. Carried.
The Clerk reported he had re
ceived the bond for $4,000.00 in*
favor of the municipality on behalf
of George Ezra Faist, tax collector,
and that he had filed this, bond with
the clerk of the County Court, for
which a receipt had been obtained.
Moved by Thomas Love, second
ed by Arthur Amy that pay sheet
No. 11 amounting to $'309.08 and
the following orders be paid: G. E.
Faist, postage, .$35.0u; Cora Gaiser,
milk, Jackson, '$-7.44; Anna Gill,
rent, Jackson, $3.00; Municipal
World,
Webb,
tralia
$2.10;
$4.50;
eral Insurance Co.,
tax collector’s band,
minion' of Canada General Insurance
Co., premium on burglary insurance
policy, $12.50; A. W. Morgan, clerk,
township of Usborne, fees re Cen
tralia Drain, $30.00; . treasurer,
County of Huron, hospitalization,
Elliott, $41.12; MusSet, $9?63; Mc
Phee, $53.'3B; Kenny, $2.60; total,
>$10'6.'70; Alonzo Mc'Cann, select
ing jufors, $‘4.0'0; H. C. Beaver, Se
lecting jurors, $4.00; 'H. K. Eilber.
selecting jurors, $4.00; V. Schatz,
flour, Jackson, $3.00.
The ’Council adjourned to meet
again in the town hall, Crediton,
on Monday, the 1st day of Decem
ber, 1941, at 1 pan.
I-I. K. Eilber, Twp. Clerk
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Jackson, '$‘7.44;
Jackson, $3.00;
supplies, $16.79; A.
relief, Kenney, $12.00;
Farmers, cement for
George Eilber, making
Dominion of Canada
premium
'$3 O'. 0'0;
G.
Cen-
tile,
tile,
Gen-
on
Do-
WINSTON GRATTAN
Races best mile
AT DURFERIN PARK
A despatch from Toronto
"Another ‘bargain horse’ stepped
into the. spotlight Saturday—-tills
time in the harness world—when
Winston ’ Grattan registered the
be$t time at the opening .of the|
Dufferin autumn and winter meet. I
"Purchased by the venerable Gus
Morrissey of Crediton last spring*
for less than $2*5, Winston Grattan I
was timed. 2; 11%, While Winding
the second heat of the classified1 stop the old gardener getting on with
Pace feature. The best time record-’’Hs job,
ed by the free-for-allers was 2.12%.
Morrissey picked, up a nice wager
ef 8 to 1, as his gelding won the
heat by ten Open lengths."
........—
says
Bombs, aerial machine-gunning
and "dog-fights" overhead did not
Country asks il support
is Wartime Measure
Oportunity does not give
thing for nothing.
some-
When the "all clear" had
sounded his “employer went to speak
to him. "Why didn’t you come in
doors while the raid was on-" he
asked. s
"Oh,vthat’s all right, sir," replied
the old chap cheerfully. "When the
bombs began to drop X took cover in
the greenhouse,”
Two NEW CONTROLS have now
become essential in Canada’s wartime
design fo.r living. These are:
(1) Control of Prices
Commencing November 17,1941, there
may be.no increase in the prices of goods
and services generally unless absolutely
necessary and authorized by the Wartime
Prices and Trade Board.
(2) Control of Wages
No employer, with certain limited excep
tions, may increase the basic wage rates
paid to his employees unless authorized
by a Board on which the Government,
employers and employees are repre
sented. But after February 15,1942, every
. ' employer with the same exceptions, will
be obliged to pay a cost of living bonus
and to adjust this0 bonus every three
months. %
Action Necessary to Stop Inflation
This Government action has been taken to
prevent the inflation we knew in the last war,
and its subsequent depression, unemployment
and suffering.
Every housewife knows that prices are
rising, and rising prices, unless controlled,
will make it more costly and difficult to finance
the war. Rising prices, unchecked, will spread
confusion in industry and trade; will hinder
production and proper distribution of sup
plies; will make the cost of living rise more
rapidly than wages and salaries; will lessen
the value of savings; will result in hardship
for almost everyone, and especially those with
small incomes. And the result of uncontrolled
inflation, after the war, when prices drop, will
again be depression and unemployment.
Prices cannot be controlled without control
of wages. Excess profits are, and will con
tinue to be, under rigid control.
Coverage of Wages Stabilization Order
The Order Is applicable to the following
employers:
1— Every employer normally subject to the
x Industrial Disputes Investigation Act.
2— Every employer engaged in the manufac
ture of munitions of war, or war supplies,
Or the construction of defence projects.
3— Every building trades employer with ten
or more employees.
4— Every other private employer with fifty or
more employees.
The Order does not apply to employers in
agriculture or fishing, or to hospitals, religi
ous, charitable or educational associations
operated on a non-profit basis.
Wage Provisions
Except on written permission of the National
War Labour Board, no employer may increase
his basic wage rates. This permission can
only , be given in cases where the Board has
found the wage rates to be low. Wage rates
which, are unduly high will not have to be
decreased, but in such cases the Board may
order the employer to defer the cost of living
bonus. •
Cost of Living Bonus
Every employer covered by the Order must pay
to all his employees except those above the r ank
of foreman a wartime cost of living bonus.
Effective Noyember 15, each employer already
paying a bonus under PC 7440 of December
16, 1940, shall add to such bonus an amount
based on the rise in the cost of living index
for October 1941, above the index number *
used to determine the current amount of the
bonus.
Effective February 15, 1942, each employer
who has not been paying a cost of living
bonus must begin to pay a bonus based on the
rise in the index between October, 1941,
and-January, 1942, unless ordered by the Board
to base the bonus on the rise in the cost of
living over a longer period.
The bonus is calculated on the following
basis: For each rise of one point in the cost of
living the amount of the bonus shall be 25
cents per week, except for male workers under
21 years of age and female workers, who, if
employed at basic rates of less than $25.00
per week, shall receive a bonus of 1 percent
of their basic wage rates.
These bonuses will be adjusted regularly
every three months.
Administration
The Order will be administered by five
regional Boards utfder the direction of a
National War Labour Board. Labour and
employers will be represented on each of
these Boards. Watch for the announcement of
these Boards to which inquiries Concerning
the application of the Order should be
directed.
Whole-Hearted Support Required
Your Government knows that this policy, as it affects labour, industry, commerce, and
agriculture, demands a degree of restriction to which Canadians are not accustomed,
and is directly a wartime measure. It will demand self-discipline and self-control. It
will need the whole-hearted support of everyone who has the well-being of his fellow
Citizens at heart. But by loyal co-opefation, ^Canadians can have much mote assurance
that the fears, sense of insecurity, tne suffering and profiteering which inflation always
brings, will neither interfere now in the winning of this war, nor in the recovery and
reconstruction of Canada and the Canadian way of living after the war is over*
Issued under the authority of
Hon. N. A. McLARTY,
Minister of Latour