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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-03-30, Page 3THE EXETER TJMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, MARCH 80th, 108» OPPORTUNITY LETTER BOX Excels In Quality The world is full of opportunities hut discernment to perceive, .courage to undertake, and patience to carry through.—are essential qualities that must be developed by each individual before Opportunity can become a. re­ alization and an achievement. What is Opportunity? ‘Many of our brilliant poets haye tried to give ns a definition—each from a different viewpoint, Oddly, enough, each poem under the title ‘‘Opportunity’ has had wide-spread popularity—so much so, that given the first two lines, most peotple can Quote as .least one poem but very few people can Quote more than one. Try yourself. ■“With doubt and dismay you are smitten You think there is no chance for you, son/’ —Berton Braley ■“Master of human destinies am I! Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps ‘wait.’’ —John James Ingalls “There is a tide in the affairs of men Which taken at flood, leads to fortune.” William Shakespeare ■“They do me wrong who say I come no more . When once I knock and fail to find you in/’ —Walter {Malone “So lon'g as men shall be on earth There shall be tasks for them tc do.” —‘Edgar A. Guest* * * ALL in the point of view When the first American round- the-world flyers were in India, the officers of the Royal Welsh (Fusiliers held a banquet in their honor. Ano Linton Well, author of “Bloo'd on the Moon” was also invited, and to1 ward the end of the festivities' was called on for a speech. In telling about it.later, he said: “1 laid it on thick; a rehash of the American revolution, then decades of eternal friendship; hands-across- the-sea stuff, blood is thicker than water stuff. My peroration was punctuated by frequent ‘hear-hears’ but when I had finished, one officer wrinkled his brow and said: “But I say,—just what was the ruddy war between England and America? My word! I never heard of it.’ “It really wasn’t a war, laddie, a brother officer explained, ‘America was a colony then and objected to paying some taxes or something, so one of the Georges—-I’ve forgotten which—sent some soldiers over to collect them. But he soon needed the soldiers for a war with France or somebody and brought ’em back again. Then he was so busy he decided the colonies weren’t worth bothering about and told them they'd have to jolly well stand on their own feet from now on. “The colonists objected to being kicked out of the Empire, and fired on a .few .brighters at Bunker Hill or some place near Chicago, and the King got mad and brought the rest of his troops home. Nothing to it, really!”* * * Appeals of New York World’s Fair officials to move the old Liberty Bell to New York City .for the World’s Fair have fallen on deaf ears in Philadephia, The Mayor of Philadel­ phia will not permit the old bell to be moved again. It is already crack­ ed from top to bottom on one side and caretakers of the historic relic are afraid it will fall apart,if moved again. The famous National Liberty Bell was originally cast in' London, and received in America about the end of August, 17 52. When it arrived it was found to be cracked, so in April 1753, it was recast in Philadelphia. The work was not considered sat­ isfactory so it went again into the melting pot, from which it emerged a perfect bell. It wag iplaced in the .steeple of the noted Philadelphia State House1 in June 1753. It bore the same inscription Which was cast in the original, and on July 4th, 1776, it really did “Proclaim Liberty throughout the land." After sounding its joyous notes upon the birth of American Liberty, the old bell was used only on very particular occasions, and while be­ ing tolled in July Sth, 1835, in mem- Tired Out Before Day Half Over Women Who should bo strong and healthy become weak, run down and worn out, and are unable to attend to their household duties. , Some disease or constitutional dis­ turbance has left its mark m the form of shattered nerves, impover­ ished blood, and an exhausted con­ dition of the entire system. Women will find m Milburn s Health and Nerve Pills the remedy they need to supply food for tho exhausted nerve force, and one that will help them back to sound, per­ fect health again, The T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Oht. ory of Chief Justice Marshall, it cracked and since 1843, has been silent, it is now on view on the first floor of the old State House, or (In­ dependence Hall, as it is now called, 1 at 5th and Chestnut streets in Phil­ adelphia,* * * KEEP ON KEEPJN’ ON If thetday looks gloomy And chances kinder slim, If the situation’s puzzlin’ And prospects are grim, And problems keep pressin' Till hope is nearly gone, Jus’ bristle tup an’ grit your teeth Ajnd keep o n keepin* on. Fumin’ never won a fight An’ frettin’ never pays There ain’t no good’n broodin’ In these pessimistic ways, Smile just kinder cheerful When hope is nearly gone, An’ bristle up an’ grit your teeth And keep bn keepin’ on. There’s no use in growlin’ An’ grumblin’ all the time, When music’s ringin’ everywhere An’ everything’s a rhyme, Jus’ keep a smilin’ cheerful When hope is nearly gone, An’ bristle up an' grit yer teeth And keep on keepin’ on. * * * PRANKISH PROBLEMS Answer to Problem No. 58 appear­ ing in last week’s column: The walk covers an area of 1,324 square feet. Prankish Problem No. 59: The cost of erecting an office building is $100,000 for the first floor, $105,- 000 for the second, $110,0i00 for third etc. Other expenses (lot, plans, excavation, etc.) are $700,- 000. The net annual income is $10,000 for each storey. How high should the building 'be to return the maximum rate of interest on the in­ vestment? (Correct answer will appear In this space in our next issue.)* * * “I thank you for the flowers you sent,” she said And she smiled and blushed and dropped her head? “I’m sorry for the words I spoke last night; Your sending me the flowers prov­ ing you were right, He forgave her.” He forgave her. And they walked and talked be­ neath the bowers, He wondered who had sent her the flowers.* * * When you begin to have confid­ ence in yourfeelf, you have confi­ dence in others.* * * Talent without courage is worth­ less.* .is * We can find something to boast of—with some, it is a chronic ail? ment.* * * Health begets cheerfulness—and cheerfulness begets health. /^* * * UNITY The business Women’s Club of De­ troit, Mich., recently held an Inter- ternational Night Banquet’ - enter­ taining guests from Windsor and several other Canadian Women’s Clubs. At this meeting they intro­ duced an ‘International Anthem’ composed of the first stanzas Of “America” and “God Save the King” and an original third stanza which we know you will like: Two nations 'by the sea, Two nations great and free One Anthem arise, One race of ancient fame, One tongue, one faith, we claim, One God whose glorious name We love and praise. * * * Many a (prosperous business has met an untimely death because it stopped advertising. This fact is Well brought out in an article by Bruce Barton in which he cited the exper­ ience ofc the manufacturers Of “Pear line.” Most of the old-timers can remem­ ber* while Pyle's Pearline was a household word. In 1904, its own­ ers were spending $500,000 a year to advertise it — big money in those days. In 1907, the original head of the business died and the lieirs, thinking them elves more clever than their predecessor, decided tc stop advertising. In 1915, what was left of Pearline was bought by a competing company at a price which has been quoted as only $12,000. . * * * If you like this column, Write and tell me so— Just a post card from you Will keep me on the go. TH® COLONEL We saw Johnny fixin’ up hi spearin’ outfit.******** The oqt-of-doors. is more interesting every day.* # * * * * # » There was music in those melting snows of March. * * * . * • * * * The best thing about house cleaning is to get it done. ****** ** The good, old snow shovel is hoping for a long vacation, ***,***** The best season to get Maple sap is when the sap’s running. ******** The best time to set a hen is when the consarned thing wants to. *.*♦**•** The most important thing to get rid of at house-cleaning time is bunk.******** Winter 1939 leaves us without many of ug regretting his de­ parture. * * * * * * * * It’s easy for a government to balance its budget by increasing taxation.******** Isn’t it a pity when parliamentary leaders spend time on the merest side issues?**««***<* - This is good news that moisture conditions are likely to be satisfactory in our Western Provinces. ‘Spring celebrated her birthday by smiling gently for a few min­ utes and then snuggled back into the lap of winter. ******* * There were two things we liked about March of this year. First it did a minimumof freezing and thawing. Second, it cleared out. ” ******** Yes, indeed, there was gold in that first run of sap. Old farm­ er Grey was ready for those first warm days and now he is smil­ ing. ******** The best way to get spring seeding done is to he ready for it and when suitable weather comes to work like Sam Hill at it till the trick is done. ******** Premier .Hepburn talked good sense the other day when he said if we did not increase our tax income the province would be obliged to stop spending. ******** For the poor, down-trodden people that some journalists re­ present them to be, the Germans are doing:as well in the line of na­ tional aggrandizement as any nation we know. »*♦**««* Some ‘Canadians say that they would join 'Britain in war the moment some aggressor nation started raining bombs on Liverpool or London, Wouldn’t that be a bit late? ******** The Exeter Eligible Maidens had an interesting and exciting debate at their last regular meeting about the proposed new “Swirl'’ style of hair dressing. They concluded that it was quite O.K. to put one’s head out of the window, to allow the forty mile gale to do its worst with one’s hair and then to fasten down the windy effect with a hail' net. The new fashion, they found, was an effort to get back to nature.******** Dur big brothers called that scoundrel who shot five innocent men Tarzan. Another bit of newspaper folly. The minute the name Tarzan was applied to the murderer, every child’s sympathy was enlisted on his side and the hunt for the mankiller was turned into joke. The fact that he killed himself, the best thing he ever did in the interests of society, only added to the glamour of his car­ eer. We pander to lawlessness by making heroes of killers and robbers. ' ’ ’ °* ******* SOON FEEL THE PINCERS As soon as the rest of .Europe and the democratic nations of the world refuse to have truck or trade with the dictating nations, things will begin to move in the right direction. What is feared is that the ring for economic action can not be made complete. Near­ ly always there is some nation that will keep out of the melee in order that 'business profits may be reaped. The dictator powers are counting on this very thing. ******** This cry that the German people are not behind .Hitler simply cannot be heeded. It is the German people who made Hitler what he is. They were a free people who voted him into every ounce of power he now possesses. The German people are neither fools nor blind. They know Hitler’s aims and what he has done. They look upon both with complacency and support him in every move. That is the obvious fact as practical men look at the situation. The talk about the innocent Germans is but so much propaganda issued against a day when Germny will be in the dust once more and greedy'business men plead for the German people in order that their coffers may be filled and another war prepared for. The German people did their sowing. They cannot escape the harvest by play­ ing the innocent. Those who do not believe this will do well to tell us where Hitler got his power if it was not from the German people.♦ * » * * * *. “WHEN THE TIME COMES” One of the speakers in the Legislature, when the debate was in progress regarding the urging of the Federal Parliament to do its sturdy utmost in helping the mother country against aggressor na­ tions, said that Canada must do her best in that line “When the time comes.” So say we all. But is not the time for action right here? Only fools and blind fail to see Germany’s designs on Can­ ada. That move to establish a base in Iceland tells the story. First Iceland than Newfoundland and then . . . These are not the days for thumb rolling and squinting and phrasemaking, but for forth­ right and downright action on the part of both Britain and her sister nations.* * * * * * * * “TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION” These are the words descriptive of Hitler’s leaving Memel, the last of his appropriations to the fatherland. The words came as a mild surprise to us. At least they were in decided contrast to wliat we are accustomed to hear of our own leaders. Lately we have done all we could to broadcast to a smiling world just what our leaders and law officers have been doing and are aiming to do. Our statesmen and our police have rushed to the news columns and the broadcasting station to the nauseating point, We have eagerly looked for our political leaders to tell reporters and all such the latest ideas and purposes entertained. We hear just what the police are doing. “They have been notified &e.” “The police are look­ ing into . . /’ “The police have communicated With &c.” “Such and such a place is &c.” Only the sensation-loving public looks for such talk. Sensible people look for news, not ruinous from any source. What we look for in statesmen and police are results, not talk.******** A SPLENDID IDEA We have not all the facts before us regarding tree-planting in Huron County this summer, a fine move on the part of the county to commemorate this visit of the King and Queen to this land. The way we have it is that each school child is to be presented with five trees suitable for planting, half the cost, of the trees to be borne by the school section and half by the township council. The planting of trees Is altogether to the good. Portions of this exceptionally fine county are coming to be altogether too near being bare of trees. This move in the way of getting our county outstanding for its wooded and useful loveliness is altogether to be commended. Why should not the council of our town take this matter up? Our park and our river basin afford god opportunities In this Hue. Then there is rbom for private enterprise. Why should not each street have its doniinittee to look after a matter that will add immeasur­ ably to the attractiveness of our enterprising municipality. The Ideal council would do well to name provisional chairmen of these eommitteee, The following letter has been re­ ceived -by Caven Presbyterian Sum- day School written by Dr. Margaret Strang Savage acknowledging the splendid Christmas bale sent out by the^school, Dr. Savage’s letters are always read with a great deal of in­ terest. McLennan, Alta.-, Mar. 7, 1939 Dear Caven iChurch and 3. S. Just recently I had a letter from one of the last and most distant families who shared in the Christ­ mas gifts, sent by Caven 'Sunday School. The mother in this home told me they were not able to manage much of a Christmas for the little folks, to their great disappointment. But the S. (School gifts filled the need as if they had been ordered. So they had a happy Christmas after all,; even if it was a few days late. There were no Christmas festivi­ ties at Dixonville this year. We were just reaching the tail end of an epi­ demic of 'Scarlet Fever, and all pub­ lic meetings were discouraged as be­ ing too dangerous. It seemed that all the children must miss the usual fun and community gifts at this sea­ son. And that meant that some of the families would just have no Christmas at all. It was too bad, when we had al­ ways remembered them - even to the very newest baby, for so many years I knew that the Sunday iSchool box­ es were on the way, .hut they might be delayed. They arrived with just three days to spare. But meanwhile I had ransacked the loft at the Dix­ onville manse where odds and ends left over from other years, were stored. And in the collection I had found a gift for nearly every child in the neighborhood. We had to mail them through the Post-office rather than unload them from a sparkling tree, but at least the little ones were not forgotten. . , Then your boxes came — but we had no difficulty placing every one of the gifts. The .good brown coat went to a young mother who had cut up her own winter coat to make clohes for her kiddies. One pair of overshoes just fit a girl who had none at all. A pair of good mitts went to a small boy who hadn't been able to go outside except on very mild days. But the great bulk of the gifts we divided into four parcels and mailed them to distant families whom we have nearly always remembered. I knew every one of them and I know too, that when their kiddies got one gift apiece, the rest would be forgot­ ten little on’es in the neighborhood. I remember one of those families in particular, I was relieving doc­ tor in that district last summer. The mother came in to the office one day. The 'family had lost one of their three work horseg and then a cow that they needed very badly. The .summer was o dry that few people had good gardens. But these folks had — because the mother carried barrels of water every night all summer. She even watered the potatoes. But now the father had to make a payment on his binder. There wasn’t a cent left. They had no salt, no coal oil and only a few pounds of flour left. The mo­ ther had tried this' very day to get a few dollars relief to tide them over till the wheat was threshed. Her request was refused. With angry tears — and in her broken English she told me. “Dey ell me ve should not pay on, binder. Ve should keep dat money to live. Ve not pay - das not right eider — and ve loss binder. Eet ees one mont’ til ve can sell wheat and our wheat all froze. Vat ve do? Dere are five liddle ones. Oh! how I vish I did not ask”!! And that is just one example of the angry, helpless straits to which some of our vaunted national and provincial policies are reducing our struggling people. And what a stan­ dard to hold up to new 'Canadians. “Keep your money — don’t pay your debts!!” I could tell you of a dozen other incidents. One by one, I have watch­ ed some of the most worthy settlers throw up their hands and say "What 3 is the use?” 1 This is their situation. They struggle along trying to keep off re,* lief. There is road work and bridge building going on. They apply for a job. The foreman says “No, we can have only people on relief. No; jobs for anyone else.” So because they must find a few dollars some­ where, these struggling ones go on relief to get a job. And something fine in them dies right there. May God have mercy on a nation that slowly strangles the ambition and independence of its people. That sounds bittei* and pessimistic It is simply the sad and terrible truth. Well, the mother in this story went home with enough money for salt and flour and coal oil till the wheat was sold. 'She has since paid It back in cabbages and sewing. 1938 was a bad year for the Peace River country. The snow went In April, The spring was cold and ter­ ribly dry. No rain came till the end of June. Bush and grass fires rag­ ed everywhere. The country lay un­ der a pall of smoke for many week’s. One man who came originally fipm Usborne Township was burnt ’out completely one day when he was away from home. Even the cat died, it was locked in the cellar. A new barn, seed grain, house, supplies everything went up in smoke. A dozen sawmills in the woods were a complete loss. When the rain did come, the growth was amazing, but it was too late to make more than half a crop. Then the frost struck the wheat in many districts. Wild fruit was scarce and scattered. We had a wonderful fall. No kill­ ing frosts till the end" of September and the winter has not been too se­ vere. But J have nevex- seen so many people in such difficult circum­ stances in all the years, I have been in the Peace River. But they are getting through somehow. I think of one family. The father said. “Well, last year we had tour hundred bushels of wheat and a fair price. This year we nad 180 bush­ els and no price at all to ipay for the work,. I sold two young cattle this fall, got $22.00 for the pair. I guess the kids will have to be sat­ isfied with just one box of apples this winter.” A new baby arrived in the house­ hold. The oldest child is not very strong. But the father has been every day. He hauled wood to ipay store bills, traded work for a horse, went out hunting and brought back enough moose meat to last them for months. There has been no missionary in Dixonville since last September. I was glad to be able to give them voluntary services for some months. They are looking forward to having some one coxne in this summer. They need a leader, so 'badly. I have been away from Dixonville since the end of January, but my heart is still up there among the people whom I still iproudly claim as mine. I hope to .go back to them and to folks in other districts too, in in a widei* shere of usefulness than any I have yet filled, when the way opens. To Haven Church and Sunday School goes the humble hearty thanks of the many little folks and big ones too, who shared in your White Gifts. And my own warmest regards. MARGARET S. SAVAGE TASTE is the mark of an educated man— IMAGINATION, the sign of a pro­ ductive man •— and — EMOTIONAL BALANCE, the tok­ en of a mature man. ZURICH Mr. Gordon Block employed at Kalbfleisch’s mill, had the misfor- tune the other day, while working at the circular saw, to have his rlgjxt hand come into contact with the saw. Sixteen stitches were needed, to close the wound. Mr. David Ducharme has purchas­ ed the dwelling property on Edward St. from Mr- A. W. Feck, of Bayfield and which is now occupied by Mr, S. M. Anderson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ducharme intend moving to the village from the farm next fall. He has rented his farm to his son. Mr, GustaV Bohn has purchased the house and lot in Blake owned by the J. A. Manson estate. He intends fixing up the house and will rent the property. Mr. Allan Miller has purchased the fine farm on the Blue Water Highway south of St. Joseph, from the Andrew Turnbull estate, includ­ ing stock and implements and gets immediate possession. Mrs. Andrew Turnbull will eontixiue to reside on the farm with her daughter, Mrs, Miller. Mr. Emil Hendrick has rented his 120-acre farm on Highway No. '21, south of St, Joseph, to Messrs. Sam and Lloyd Hendrick for a term of five years. Mr. Emil will continue to live on the farm, having reserv­ ed the use of the dwelling, garage, garden and orchard. Mr. John Mousseau, of Grand Bend, has leased his farm, lot 15, concession 5 Hay, to Sherritt Bros., of Stephen Township for the season of 1939, and will use it for pasture lands. Clippings..... GODERICH—Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bradford, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last week and received numerous messages, flow­ ers and gifts. Receiving with the bride and groom of fifty years was the latter’s sister-in-law and three daughters. * * * DLINTON ■—Miss Mary McIntosh died March 22nd in Clinton in her 79th year, after a brief illness of pneumonia. She was born in Goder­ ich in 1860 and lived all hei' life in that locality. » » sfc ST. MARYS — The town council have struck the tax rate at 49.8 mills the same mill rate as last year. * * * GODERICH — Seventy-two deer in one herd were seen nine miles from Goderich on the Colborne- West Wawanosh boundary road. Mr. Mel, Brock, of London, upon sight­ ing them in a farmer’s wheat field stopped his car and counted them twice. Sji LISTOWEL — More than $200.00 worth of jew’elry, mostly watches was stolen when a thief smashed a large plate glass window in the front of L. A. 'Oliver’s jewelry store.