The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-08-24, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THinWDAT, AWfflB SMB,. iV»t»
Think of it, harvest Is nearly over for 193'9.
YEARS DON’T COUNT
A big and busy executive told me
the other night that he is attending
night school to master a line of work
that is quite foreign to his business
activities, I asked him why. “Oh,”
he smiled, “we can never know too
much. I’m getting a lot of fun and
recreation out of it; and then, you
know, some day I may need that in
formation.”
Some men build wonderful ma
chines. Others erect beautiful build
ings. A few develop great ideas.
It is the law of nature. It is the
way of the world. All must be work
ing if they would be happy. The
greatest happiness lies in the joy of
accomplisment—of doing things.
Idleness breeds weakness, unhap
piness, discontent and crime.
Do you think your unimportant.
It is of the greatest importance —
to you as an individual and as a cit
izen of the world. Work—for work
is life.
Stop foolin’ round’. You aren’t
here very long at best. YEARS DO
NOT COUNT. That man lives best
who strives hardest to do work that
is worth while. It doesn’t make a de
vil of a olt of difference how long
you've been on earth or how long
you are going to stay. I don’t ima
gine that the Recording Angel is go
ing to ask, “How old are you?” No,
sir. Chances are he’ll look you
squarely in the eyes and demand,
“What did you do down below?”
* * *
It is the unusual that tests our
character or ability.
♦
Temper is an
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“I want some
“How long?”
“How long? I
’em. I want to buy ’em.”
* * *
“Your other Reader” writes to us
suggesting that we remind our read
ers that the World War began Au
gust 1, 1914. Glad to have your
letter; “YOR". You are correct about
the year, however, Austria declared
■ War on Serbia, July 28, 1914, Rus
sia declared war on Germany, Aug
ust 1, and invaded Germany, August
2. France declared war on Ger
many August 3, Belgium on August
4. Germans entered Liege, Belgium
on August 7. Germany first entered
France at Cirey. Great Britain de
clared war, August 4, and landed the
first troops in France, August 16.
The war lasted 4 years, 3 months
and 7 days.
The United States declared war,
April 6, 1917 and was engaged tor
1 year, 7 months and 5 days.
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expensive luxury.
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winter underwear.”
don’t want to rent
THE A B C’S OF ADVERTISING
(Continued)
Individuality increases interest.
Ideas incorporating information, im
parted irresistably, ignore inertia,
identify, incentive, impel increased
impression.
Jeerful, jealous jabbering jeopard
izes judicious judgment. Judiciously
jocose jingles justify juvenile judg
ment.
Kenspeak knack keenly kindles
knowledge.
Loquacious language leaves la
mentable lapses. Laconism lucidly
launched, lends lauditory luster,
leaves lasting learning, literally lo
cates logical leadership.
Meaningless misleading metaphors
materially modify memory-value.
Multiple re-action manifestly means
‘masterly meritorious messages. Mea
sured motives, marvelously move
marketable merchandise.
Newfangled, nonsensical nebulosi
ties, nullify noteworthy needs. Nat
urally neat, normal narrative neces
sitates nurtured notions.
Obstrusively ornate ornamentation
offends. Obscure objectives ob
struct opinions, Originality order
ly outlined overcomes obstacles, of
fers opportunity, obtains orders.
Questionable quality, quixotic quo
tations, queer quotas.
(The third and last of this series
will appear in an early issue,)* * *
Oui’ memory is limited only by our
attentiveness.
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abbreviated
Mary has a little skirt
So-neat, so bright, so airy;
It never shows a speck of dirt,
But it surely does show Mary.* * ♦
A JEST JUSTIFIED
Once upon a time, a man called
a busy business friend to solicit a
'Henry,” said lie,
good qualities if
For one thing
r
on
Those harvesting combines saved a lot of labour.
This good town has very few houses either for sale or rent.»*♦**♦♦♦
We’ll need to take it easy for a few weeks, holidays are just over,* $ * * * * , f -•
If only we had the moral courage to control our business over
head.
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this locality been as full
garnered harvest. The
Johnny is eyeing the growing pumpkins with a good many pleas
ant anticipations,* a < * • a a a
It is just about a year since the world passed through the great
European crisis.
Some firstclass farmers tell us that the pastures are not all that
should be desired,
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The war scare had the advantages of keeping up the price of
poultry and dairy products.
And now for those fine corn and weinex* roasts. There’s noth
ing better than lots of outdoor fun.• * * » 9 • *
Not for many years have the barns of
as they now are of an excellent and well
rest is up to us and our statesmen.
***•»••
Germany gets furiously angry when anothei’ nation does not al
low hex’ to have hex’ whole way. Spoiled boys and nations must learn
the lesson of self-control.
We’d like to hear a good deal more about how well Mary is get
ting on with her music lessons. Canned,music is all very good but it
does not compare with the homemade variety.
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The wideawake politician is assembling the material for the
boiling of the election pot.
the fall fairs.
Bill and Tom are grooming their stuff for
Calves and colts enjoy the process.
The sob sisters, both male and female are holding a festival.
Some prisoners at the Guelph farm escaped only to be quickly captur
ed. The provincial secretary ordered them to be soundly strapped.
And now the sob sisters are in mourning,
cals and such not a thousand miles from
study this incident.* * ♦ *
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♦
There are some young ras-
this good town who should
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PLAYING WITH DEATH
The boy who on a bicycle grabs a cat' or truck to help him on
his way plays with death and death has been a winner for consider
able time. Boys should be told this plain fact and deprived of their
wheels for taking any such foolhardy risks. Boys will be boys, we
know but we hasten to add that six weeks in bed with broken limb
or a lifetime of misery because of a needlessly broken chest is a poor
return for a few minutes fun.
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job for his son.
“the boy has many
I do say it myself,
he is modest.”
“Bob,” said the
“between you and me, what the devil
has he ever
about?”
busy executive,
done to be modest
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ADS—1873 EDAWANT
Boy, to open oysters with refer
ence.
Experienced nurse for bottled baby
An organist and a boy to pump
same.
Salesman, part inside the store and
part outside.
Girl to sew buttons on.
Parner to
Two Hundred
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Interrogatory
Since cradles are obsolete, who
is it that rules the world now.
catch lobsters with
Dollars.
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Department,—
We have just heard of a church that is moving in the right dir
ection. The Ladies’ Association arranged a committee to select topics
which they would discuss among themselves at their regular meetings
One of these topics is suggestive “Is the Farmer’s Overhead too great
and what is to be done about it?” Another topic runs “Where does
the money for our schools come from?” A third topic
builds and pays for our roads?”
“Only a few plain women dealing as best they can in
elementary way with great questions,” someone complains,
grumblers realize that when the plain people think they,'-in the main,
think right. One of these ladies replied to her critics. ’■’We are not
sure that the big wigs have been getting us so very far. What has
the average man been doing in these matters?” Good luck to you
ladies.**<««**♦#
is “Who
a simple
Let such
IN AFTER DAYS
In after days when grasses high
O’ertop the stone where I shall lie,
Though ill or well the world adjust
My slender claim to honored dust
I shall not question or reply.
I shall not see the morning sky;
I shall not hear the night-wind sigh;
I shall be mute, as all men must
In after days!
But yet, now living, fain would I
That someone then should testify
Saying, ‘He held his pen in trust
To art, not serving shame or lust.’
Will none - Then let my memory die
In after days!
Isn’t it queer that the average
man considers himself above
the average.
Your present condition is the
result of past action. Is there
a lesson for the future in that
statement.
—Austin Dobson
While now, dear reader, with due
regard
For time and place and rectitude,
I would most happy be,
To get a card from you
’Twould be a pleasant interlude
And spur me on to try and strive
To make this column more alive.
-the colonel
*
A Scot who had worn the same hat
•for 15 years, decided with a heavy
heart to buy a new one. Going into
the only hat shop in the neighbox-
hood, he said, “Well here I am
.again,”
Worry Saps
The Nervous System
Worry over business or household
.duties, sudden shock, the ^sanG
'quest for pleasure, the foolish at
tempt to put a week of normal life
Into twenty-four hours, feverish ac-
rtvity, the demni for
literature are oil conducive to the
aggravation of wear and tear on tne
nervous system.
If you are tired, UstleSS, nervous,
and worried why not give pirn’s
Health and Nerve Dills .to
lieln nut you on your feet again. TheyPareya body
strengthening tonic containing fl
essential elements for the nervous
system.
(Ph. T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont,
Have you ever notices that it
takes ten failures to make one
success?* * #
SWEDEN
The Swedes have been pioneers in
bringing government home to the
people and keep it there. The Norse
people first planted the seeds of de
mocracy which eventually took root
in America,.
The modern plan of manual train
ing, which has revolutionized our
entire educational system, came from
Sweden.
Formerly, Sweden was the world’s
producer of iron. Swedish iron was
regarded for many centuries as the
finest in the world, because of its
purity. In Northern Sweden there
are whole mountains of iron ore,
which run upwards of 80 per cent,
pure.
Seven centuries ago, the copper
producers of Sweden formed a co
operative institute which is still in
operation and is the oldest industrial
corporation in the world.
One half the area of Sweden is
still covered with forests notwith
standing timber has always been one
of the chief products,
had a strict forestry
years.
Sweden
Berzelius
Linnaeus;
of safety
cream separator; Nobel of dyanmlte
and peece-prize fame; Anders Zorn,
the artist; John and Niles Ericsson,
the inventors, and Lindbergh I
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Perhaps a columnist serves a pur
pose
In the general scheme of things
But what it is I sure don’t know
Except for the smile he brings.
—the colonel
*
has given to
the chemist;
Lundstronx
matches, De
Sweden has
law for 40 0
world,—
botanist,
inventor
Laval of the
the
the
the
SOME ONE MUST SAY IT
A great many parents are thinking of preparing their girls for
some professional career, particularly are they heading their young
sters towards the teaching profession. Let us say that there ys no
profession that offers more opportunities for leaving a drop of good
behind one than does the teaching profession. That in itself is real
inducement for the healthy minded youth to seek to enter its ranks.
Before a parent heads his child in that direction he must see clearly
that only those of abounding physical vigour can bear the burdens
of this profession that drains the last nerve and the last drop of blood
of its practitioners. Next, the teacher is the likely target of every
mudslinger in the neighborhood. Further, the financial demands up
on the teacher’s slim purse are away beyond anything the average
person knows anything at all about. In addition, the profession is
subjected to the whims and caprices of school program makers that
puts steady progress in educational work all but impossible. Par
ents may as well know that the entering of the teaching ranks is
costly in effort and cash out of all proportion to the returns the
profession lias to offer.
$ $ 4*. * #
We have been hearing a great deal about German preparations,
preparations foi’ what? We have understood that these preparations
that have tested German endurance down to the last ounce of sugar
and the last pound of butter have been fox' war. Hitler has laid his
hand upon the last bone and sinew of the manhood and womanhood
of his people in order that they be mighty in battle. But now we
leaxm that we have been mistaken. Hitler is tender-heartd and does
not want any of his people to get hurt in war. He has his people
all trained to swim, but now he doesn’t want them to go near the
water. Well, this thing of Hitler’s tender-heartedness is too thin
to swallow and a little too thick to breathe. When he explains his
blood purges and his treatment of the Jews and his iuvasioix of Czecho
Slovakia, we’ll be able to consider his kindness of heart. We’re not.
in the mind-reading business, but we think that Hitler has seen a
red light ovex’ across the English channel and another red light ovex*
there in France that have had more to do with stopping his advance
to war than has any of the tender feelings of a gentleman. Britaixi is
not decided, A purring tigei' is a tigei' nevertheless. The German
people, we hope, are seeing how neatly this talking leader has de
ceived them. It is likely that Hitler knows something of his awaken
ing country and is now trying to save his face. Who knows but that
this sweetness and light talk that dwells in the bosom of Hitler is
not some German propaganda for which English speakers and writers
are well paid from Berlin. The devil is never quite so dangerous
as when he dresses as axx angel of light. We’re not suspicious, but
we know how Hitlex’ has acted. Once bitten twice slxy.# « * * 41 * * *
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I James Street W. M. S.
The James St. W. M. S. held their
August meeting in the S. S. room on
Thursday afternoon last with a good
attendance. Mrs. Kyle conducted the
business period and Mrs. Page acted
as Recording Secretary in the ab
sence of Mrs. Moise, It was arranged
to ask Mrs. Penwarden to give the
report of the London Conference
Branch meeting at our October meet
ing and several other Auxiliaries are
to he invited to attend.
Mrs. J. M. Southcott
Buswell were appointed a
to make arrangement for
S. Anniversary to be held in October,
Mrs, Horney, the Friendship com
mittee secretary made twelve calls
this month.
Mrs, Anderson and Mrs. Skinner
were appointed to the Finance com
mittee, Mrs. Mantle, who has so ably .
convened this committee, has found
it necessary to retire,
Mrs. Fanson occupied the chair
'for the devotional exercises, Mrs.
Perkins and Mrs, Walker read the
Scripture lessons. Mrs. Anderson of
fered prayer. Miss Mae Snell favor
ed with an accordian solo followed
by a ladies chorus singing “We’ll
Win Them One by One.”
This month, a special Temperance
program was arranged by our Tem
perance Supt., Mrs, W. G. Walkei’
and her committee. The guest speak
er was Mrs, J. C. Gardiner, Kirkton,
who was introduced by Mrs. B.-W.
F. Beavers, who referred to Mrs.
Gardiner’s life as one that has meant
much to our community and to our
province, and while being a very per
sonal friend she was also a great
friend to all and has always been a
great help to the Temperance cause
and Mrs. Beavers deemed it a high
honor to have been chosen to call on
Mrs. Gardiner to speak.
Mrs. Gardiner, who will soon cele
brate her eightieth birthday, held
the rapt attention of the audience
as she told of conditions that exist
because of the influence of beverage
rooms. Mrs. Gardiner spends the
winter months at Ottawa with her
son Hon, Jas. Gardiner, Minister of
Agriculture in the Federal Govern
ment, and has keenly observed the
changed conditions socially, morally
and spiritually with the bringing of
the Government Control Act. Basing
her remarks on the first two chap
ters of the Book of Joel, she divided
her address into three parts, speak
ing first on temperance in the home.
Parents should feel the grave re
sponsibility of practising temperance
in the home, that young people will
go out from our homes prepared to
withstand the temptations that will
confront them, too many homes are
dabbling in home made wine, cider
and light drinks. “Just follow the
lives of young people raised under
these influences.”
And secondly, Temperance in our
church. The speaker told of first
hand knowledge that within our
churches today, we have those offi
cials and members, who are not
strictly temperate, “let us make as
much ado in the service of our Hea
venly King as we did a few weeks
ago in claiming allegiance to our
earthly King and Queen” said the
speaker.
Speaking lastly on Temperance in
dress, Mrs. Gardiner claimed the
mode of dress today was such that
could and does lower the morals of
our young people.
Mrs. T. Coates sang very accept
ably the old temperance song “Where
is My Wandering Boy Tonight”.
Mrs. Kyle,, in behalf of the W. M.
S. thanked Mrs. Gardiner for her
splendid address; also all who had
assisted with the program.
. Miss Peever, who spent some
little time in town in the interests of
the “Upper Canada Tract Society,
spoke very interestingly of this work
which includes a very large distri
bution of free Gospels and Tracts
among Indian Reserves, Lumber
Camps and Colonization Centres and
Libraries to R.C.M.P. Outposts.
and Mrs.
committee
the W, M.
INQUEST INTO DEATH
OF RETIRED FARMER
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FORMER SCHOOL TEACHER
DIES IN TUCKERSMITH
PABKHJLL MAN DIES,
INJURED LAST YEAR
Thomas Gihson Shillinglaw died
in Tuckersmith after an illness of
three years. He was born in Hibbert
Township in i860. He received his
early education at the Seaforth High
School and later graduated from
Toronto University. After teaching
for 42 years, he retired about 14
years ago. In 1885, Mr. Shillinglaw
was married to Janet Wren. Be
side hi.s wife, he is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. W. I. Hargreaves
and Mrs. A. P. Hargreaves, of Tor
onto and Mrs. George Israel at home.
Rev. A- W. Gardiner, of the Eg-
mondville United Church, of which
the deceased was a member, officia
ted at the funeral. Interment was
in McTaggart’s cemetery, Chiselhurst
DAVID MARRIOTT DEAD
David Marriott, died suddenly
a heart attack at his home in the
Klondyke, Bosanquet Township, in
his 72nd year. He is survived by
three daughters, Mrs, John Wilson,
Klondyke; Mrs. Vern Rompkf, of
Thedford; Mrs. Jane East, Clinton;
a son, Jim, of Thedford, also four
brothers, James, Copenhagen, N.Y.;
John, of Shipka; Aiken, of Klon
dyke; Sam, of Vancouver’ and three
sisters, Mrs. William Volk, 16th con
cession; Mrs. Henry Wilson, Arkona;
and Mrs. Fleming Russell, of Bob-
cayeon, Ont. The funeral was held
on Friday at the home of his dau
ghter, Mrs. John Wilson aftre which
burial took place in Grand Bend
cemetery.
from
They say “meet me at the flag
pole” at the Canadian National Ex
hibition. Small wonder either, be
cause the flag-pole is 187 feet high
— incidentally it is made from a
single stick of Douglas fir — and
simply couldnt be missed! So — meet
your friends at the flag-pole this
year — it’s well worth an inspection.
SUGGESTIVE
Over there in Delhi nine men agreed to work for a. tobacco grow
er for 83.50 a day. These same nine men, at a period of their work
that best suited themselves, demanded that their wages be increas
ed to .$4.00 per day, intimidating another worker to ask for the
same increase ih pay as they demanded, on the pain of being beaten
up. The farmer appealed to the county constable who had the nine
strikers replaced by nine other workers, meanwhile, protecting the
worker who had been threatened with personal violence. Further,
the strikers were told to get out of the constable’s jurisdiction and
to stay out.
Yes, this incident is suggestive. When a farmer’s help strikes
why should he not make appeal to authority as the farm in question
appealed. __
not have a similar direct appeal to authority? In
constable saved the day, and he saved it quickly,
This requires a higher order of constabulary,
Is the very thing this country requires. We have
constabulary among the famous Mounties,
ficiency among the London police, .......
same readiness for service In all our police force,
When a_ workman is not treated fairly, why should he
this instance a
surely. And that
this high order of
They have the same ef-
Why should we not have the
---------------x-------------The Delhi incident
should start county councils and the provincial governments think
ing. in incidents such as the one we have just cited, the ordinary
process of law is altogether too slow and too cumbersome to be af
forded the relief required, A great many troublemakers should be
dealt with on the spot,
An inquest jury recently decided’
that heart failure caused the death of
Charles Priestly, 67-year-old retired
farmer of Ailsa Craig, who died in
St. Joseph’s Hospital, London,
July 19. The juorors said no
was to blame, for the death.
Dr. E. Letts, of Ailsa Craig,
Mr. • Priestly was in a critical condi
tion when he was called to see him,
He said the only hope to save his
life was an operation. He brought
the patient to London and consulted
with Dr. Murray Simpson who agreed
an operation was necessary. Dr.
Simpson performed the operation.
At the inquest Dr. Simpson testi
fied “Death was certain without the
operation. It was the only possible
hope, He was in a very precarious
condition before the operation, all
through the operation and after
wards.”
Dr. Gordon Jenson said he gave
the anaesthetic He said the operation
was successful. After Mr. Priestly
had been removed from the table he
took the attack. The doctor said
the man was given artificial respira
tion, oxygen and heart * stimulants
Everything was done to try and save
him.
Dr. P. J. Sweeney was coroner,
Thomas Gibson was acting crown
counsel while Detective Sergt. Mc-
Coltough Investigated the circum
stances.
Joseph Earl Wilson, 61, died nt
his residence in Parkhill after an.
illness of 11 months, Mr. Wilson
was proprietor of Wilson’s Dairy,
He was born in McGillivray Town
ship, In his youth he attended Syl
van United Church and Sunday
School.
He was severely injured in an au
tomobile accident near Guelph in
September, 1938. His death was a
direct result of ‘ that accident. Mrs,
Wilson, who was with him at the
time, escaped serious injury.
Besides his wife he is suryived by
one son, Norman; three brothers,
Perry and William, of Parkhill and
John, of Detroit; and four sisters,
Mrs. Edward May, of Detroit; Mrs,
Carl Colburn, of Saginaw; Mrs, El
mer Pascoe, Parkhill and Mrs. Stan
ley Hilborn, of Thedford.
The funeral was lipid from the
residence at 2 p.m. on Monday, In
terment in Sylvan cemetery. Rev.
W. M. Kitely, of Parkhill United
Church, officiated.
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