The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1940-01-11, Page 6'JMICRSDAX. .1AXIAHY *1«>, 1M°THE; EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
Field Peas Valuable
January 9, 1890
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I 50 YEARS AGO
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book-Upshall-On New Years Djiy,
by’ the Rev, Mr. Steel, of Kirkton,
Mij. Enos Cook, of Yarmouth Cen
tre!, to Miss Lottie, second daughter
of I Mr. Geo. Upshall Esq., of Win-
chfelsea.
J\Ioir-Thompson-Ou January 1st
at‘the residence of the bride's bro
ther, Mr. W. W. Thompson, Crom
arty, by Rev. P. Scott, Mr. James
Mqir, of Enniskillen, to Miss Becky
Thompson, daughter of the late
Whiter Thompson, of McGillivray.
Potter-Johnston - On Christmas
Ddy by the Rev. P. W. Jones, at
thp residence of the bride’s par
ents, Miss Mary Jane Johnston, to
Mr. iStephen Potter, all of McGilliv-
ray.
»Duffin-Taylor-On New Years Day
by Rev. P. W. Jones, at the resi
dence of the bride’s parents, Ste-
phjen Township, Miss Rebecca, third
daughter of Mr. Robert Taylor, to
ML Samuel Duffin, West Missouri.
^Kerr-Wilson-On New Years at the
bride’s parental home, Stephen Tp.,
m(ss Jennie, daughter of Mr. Jas.
T.| Wilson, to Mr. C. F. Kerr, Hast
ings County, by the Rev. Mr. Kerr,
urfcle of the groom, assisted by
R4v. .P W. Jones, pastor of the
bijde.
’Morley-Williams-On January 1st,
by Rev. W. Baker at the residence
ofjthe bride’s father, Mr. John Mor
ley to Miss Melissa J. "Williams, all
of! McGillivray Township.
(Stephen and Usborne branch Ag
ricultural Society on Friday elected
the following- members: H. Eilber,
W{- E. Hueston, Stephen; Jno, Wil
lis, Hay; D. McInnis, Jas. Ballan-
tyne, Jas. Delbridge, John Hunter,
Usborne;
President,
dent, Jas.
R. Davis, Geo. Bawden,
E. Christie; vice-presi-
Westcott,-
in Bacon Production
Field peas as a protein supple
ment are worth twice as much as
barley or oats, and are, therefore,
highly prized in the feeding of pigs
and dairy stock, states the Domin
ion Cerealist, Dr. L. H. Newman.
From time immemorial, they have
occupied a prominent place in the
diet of man, being used chiefly in
the making of soup. It is for the
latter purpose that field.peas are
now grown to an appreciable ex
tent. The difficulty experienced in
harvesting the crop has been in the
principal reason why it has not been
grown more generally. These diffi
culties, however, are being over
come in some sections by growing
peas and oats together in a mixture
and either separating the two after
they are threshed or grinding them
together and mixing with certain
other feeds. Being a leguminous
crop, peas add nitrogen to the soil
and also greatly improve its physi
cal condition.
Of the peas produced in Canada
today, over 70 per cent are grown
in Ontario. Over half of the crop,
however, is produced in eight coun
ties of the province. A comparison
of the market value of the differ
ent field crops in Ontario shows that
the value per acre of field peas is
second only to that of fall wheat,
and then only in years when the
price of wheat is high in compari
son with the peas. In 1937, the
average value of an acre of peas was
estimated
fall wheat
acre value
was given
$16.87.
an acre value of $25.74 compared
with fall wheat at $14.9-3, oats at
$10.27 and barley at $12.50.
spite of the harvesting
experienced, therefore,
per acre obtained from
this crop can be grown
more than compensates
tra trouble.
From 1842 up to 1
time, there were two distinct trends
in pea production, the gradual rise
in acreage until the peak was reach
ed in 1898, and a steady decline
from that date to the present time.
Today, the acreage devoted to peas
is only one-third of that of 1914. In
districts where good boiling peas
can be produced and satisfactory
fields obtained, the pea crop can
still be regarded as one of the best
cash crops, and farmers who are
favorably situated would do well to
give the growing of this crop, in
1940, special consideration. Smilar-
ly, sowing peas with oats to produce
a richer meal might also merit at
tention, in some sections at least.
The demand for peas recently has,
very keen and the price high,
is liable to be scarce, there-
unless action is taken to
it at a very early date.
as, spent a few days last week with
her sister Mrs. Freeman Horne.
Mr. and Mrs. John prance and
family spent -New Years Day with
the latter’s mother Mrs.
of Greenway.
Mission Band
Bullock
Query and Reply
Ry Page Turner
(All Radio and Reprint Rights Re
served.) »
CHRXSTMAS AT THE COUNTY
1103 IE ATTENTION!
25 YEARS AGO
January 14, 1915
Mr. F. A. May, who for a num
ber of years has been the vice- presi
dent of the Couch & Schneider Co.
has resigned and is leaving town to
go into business in Exeter.—Mit
chell Advocate.
The first carnival of the season
was held Friday evening. Messrs. G.
Anderson, N. Sheere and J. Chit
tick were judges. Prizes won were:
English nursing sister, Marjory Hep
burn; Red Cross nurse, Miss Hardy;
Miss Rivers; girl’s comic costume,
Miss Sharp, Miss Hotham; boys’ co
mic, T. Elliott; Turko costume, W.
Manson, E. Harvey; half mile race,
M. Senior and B. Rivers.
Fred Mallett has enlisted with
the. third contingent.
D.D.G.M. McKay, of Hensail, with
his installing team installed the fol
lowing officers at the Oddfellows:
I.P.G., Bro. W. Martin; N.G., Bro.
Wt Bradt; V.G., J. M. .Southcott;
R.S:, R. N. Creech; F.S., W. Johns;
Treasurer, E . M. Dignan; War. L.
Wilson; Con., Frank Boyle; O.G.,
Orville Southcott: I.G., Frank Trieb-
ner; R.S.N.G., W. J. Murray; R.S.-
W,G., Ed. Howald;' R.S.V.G., |Frank
Sheere; L.S.V.G., T. Johns; R.S.S.,
Alex Stewart; L.S.S., Asa Penhale;
Chap.,
L.S.S.
C. McLeod.
15 YEARS AGO
January 8,
general store of Mr.
of Kirkton,
1925
J. C.
together with
The
Moore,
dwelling apartments and barn were
totally destroyed by- fire on Friday
morning.
A five team hockey league has
been formed in town with the fol
lowing teams and captains: Alerts,
E. -Willard; Tigers, W. Shapton; H.
School, L. Tieman; Shieks, V. Har
ness; Stars, N. Norry.
The young men of Exeter, who
are attending colleges and have re
turned after the holidays are: Wm.
Lawson and Geo. Hind to Toronto
Dental; Maurice Harvey and Stuart
■Stanbury, to Toronto University;
Mervin Camm to Pharmacy; James
Morley, Osgoode Hall, Toronto; B.
Medd, O.A.C., Guelph; Borden Cun
ningham, Huron College, London
arid Elmer Christie to London Nor
mal.
The Exeter O.li.A. intermediate
team won the first game of the ser
ies against St. Marys with a 4-3
score: Line-ups: St. Marys, goal,
Sims; l.d. Truer;, r.d.. Mitchell; c.
Ruch; l.w. D, Louch; rjw. W. Louch
subs., Zimerinraan and Smith.
Exeter: goal, Cqok; l.d. M. Hey;
r.d. iLeroy -O’Brien; c. Shaddick; l.w.
H. Wells; r.w. L. Statham; subs., L.
O’Brien and H. Hogarth.
The school teache'rs who have
spent the holidays here have re
turned to their duties: Mr. R. Par
sons to Erieau; Miss Vera Jones to
Delhi; Miss Gladys Harvey to Tara;
Miss Lillian Walker to Toronto;
Miss Dorothy Kuntz to Essex; Miss
Imo Sweet to Putnam; Miss Mar
guerite Kuntz to Clandeboye.
The farmer was in an unusually
pensive mood, and his wife offered
him a penny for his thoughts. ‘T was
wondering, my dear,” he said, “what
epitaph I should put on your tomb
stone."
As his wife was in excellent health
she naturally
thoughtfulness,
she replied. ‘
the AbovoV*
resented the undtiP
“Oh, that's easy,”
Simply put ,‘Wlfe of I
been
Seed
fore,
cure
se-
4
at $21.28 while that of
was given as $37.03. The
of oats for the same year
as $13.71 and barley at
In 193i8, peas were given
In
difficulties
the returns
peas where
successfully
for this ex
the present
parsM fora In which
tobccca c«» b« »»okcd"
on
WINCHELSEA
for last week)
school meeting-
held on Wednesday,
with a good attend-
Mr. Wm. Johns was
of
The Friendly Workers’
Band held their Christmas
at the home of Miss Dorothy Pool
ey on December 2'Stli, ana enter
tained the Mission Circle members
The meeting opened with hymn 295
followed by the Lord’s Prayer in
unison. The Scripture was read by
Grace Liuck. A recitation was
given by Dorothy Pooley. Hymn 55.
A solo by Marion Murch and an in
strumental by .Leona Pym was also
given. Roll call was answered by
21 members. Minutes of the last
meeting was read and adopted. The
business was then dealt with. Read
ing by Wilma Veal; solo by Annie
Elford; recitation by Betty Bailey.
Marion Miners favored the Band
with a reading,. Duet by Gladys and
Kathryn Batten; Mrs. Mair an in
teresting reading; duet, Murray and
Wanda Stephen; recitation by Betty
Mair. Hymn 312. Mrs. Mair clos
ed the meeting with prayer. A ten
cent tea was then served to all.
Mission
meeting
Query: Can you tell me which is
(he oldest Drug Store in America?
Reply: Miller’s Drug Store iif
Winchester, Virginia. It was estab
lished in 1764 and has been in the
same family for five generations.
The present owner is C. G. Miller —
I am sure he will be glad to give
you further details.
Query: Which occupation gives
employment to the mosf people: Ag
riculture, Manufacturing or Mining
Reply: The total1’' number of
people employed in gainful occupa
tion in the United States is approxi
mately 48,163,000. Of this number,
13,790,000 are employed in Manu
facturing or mechanical industries;
10,24'2,000 in Fanning and Agricul
ture; only about 983,000 are em
ployed in mining of all minerals;
9,9 63,000 are employed in Trade
and Transportation; Clerical Ser
vice, 3,935,000; Domestic and Per
sonal Service, 5,448,000; Profes
sional Service, 3,110,000.
Qu<‘i*y: What are Goniatites?
Reply: Goniatites are fossil
mains of small spiral shell fish
usually found in Devonian and Car
boniferous Limestone.
Query: What is a Diplacantlius?
Reply: A fish, now extinct, we
know them only by fossil remains
found in Old Red Sandstone.
Query: How long did Abraham
Lincoln serve as President?
Reply: From 1861 to 1865
was assassinated on
April, 1865.
Query: What is
between a Tornado,
Hurricane and a Simoon?
Reply: A tornado is a violent
whirling wind - a small cyclone us
ually accompanied by severe thun
der and lightning and torrents of
rain. A typhoon is a violent whirl
wind occurring in the China Seas. A
hurricane is a heavy windstorm or
violent gale, characterized by sud
den changing of the wind. A si
moon is a hot, dry, dust-laden wind
that blows occasionally in
and Syria,
storms in
the ‘Dust
moons.
Query: Tn what year did George
Washington die?
Reply: He died December 14th,
1799, two years after he left the
Presidency. He was 67 years old.
Crate of
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Make money during the Fall and
Winter months by selling
HARDY CANADIAN NURSERY
STOCK
Exclusive Territory for
Salesman. Handsome
Outfit Supplied
Largest list of Fruit and Orna
mental Stock, Etc., grown in
Canada. Now is the time to or--
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STONE & WELLINGTON
THE OLD RELIABLE
FONTHILL NURSERIES
Established 1837
Enjoyed I>y the Inmates
The aged folk at the County
Home were able to enjoy the festive
season to the full through the kind
ness of the matron and staff and
the generosity of organizations and
individuals who made contributions.
Among the gifts received were the
following:
Women’s Institute, Londesboro,
—- Candy, Oranges, Cookies.
Women’s Institute, Exeter -— Or
anges and Candy.
Lions Club, Seaforth — Crate of
oranges,; boxes of grapes; tobacco
and candy.
Clinton Lions Club
oranges.
C, B. Middleton — Two bushels
of McIntosh apples.
W. S. R. Holmes — Five-pound
box of chocolates,
M, J. Agnew — Tobacco.
In addition to these splendid
tributions which are gratefully
nowledged the County Home com-
mitte did their share in seeing that
a plentiful supply of Christmas
fowl was available. One hundred
and eighty-four pounds of turkey
along with all the trimmings were
consumed by the one hundred in
mates. The home had a festive ap
pearance with all
decorations and no
Christmas trees.
The “boys and
Jacobs calls them
forward to Chistmas and were not
disappointed. “We had a lovely
time and I just love getting things
ready for them. Added to that I
have a splendid staff, We all work
ed together and I can tell you we
really had a wonderfud time.” with
a statement like that one can read
ily understand why Mrs. Jacobs is
such a popular matron. — Clinton
News-Record.
TORONTO 2, ONT
MORBES —- DRYSDALECarnival
Although the weather was unfa
vorable, there was a good attend
ance at the Carnival on Saturday
night and everybody enjoyed them
selves. The following prizes were
given: Ladies’ fancy costume, Mrs.
Harold Bell, Miss Ethel Pooley;
girl’s fancy costume, Wanda Ste
phen, Marion Murch; gent’s comic
costume, Norman Ensinger, Lloyd
Hern; boy’s comic costume, Murray
Stephen, Ross Veal. Races, young
women, Ethel Pooley, Mrs. Harold
Bell; girls 14-10, Jean Stevens, G.
Brock; girls 10 and under, Kathryn
Batten, Marion Murch; young men,
Lloyd Bell. Philip Hern; boys 18
to 14, John Miners, Emerson Pen-
hale; boys 10 and under, Murray
Stephen; oldest skater, Mrs. John
Brock; youngest skatfer, Dorothy
Pooley. The door prizes, Mr. Harold
Bell and Mr. Philip Johns.
A quiet event took place when
Miss Ethel Drysdale, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drysdale, of
Sandusky, Mich., was united in mar
riage to Mr. Harold Forbes, Mar
lette, Mich., on Saturday, Decem
ber 23rd. After the ceremony the
happy young couple motored to the
home of the bride’s aunt, Miss Jem
ima Johnston, of Zurich, where a
delicious fowl dinner awaited them.
After spending^ a few days in the
vicinity, they returned, on their way
home, motoring to other places of
interest. —Zurich Herald
on
Audrey Flet-
Woodstock, visited
with Miss
Mrs.
New
Tlios.
Years
Allen, Farqu-
witli Mr. and
the 'Christmas
less than eight
(Too late
The annual
S. S. No. 6 was
December 27 th
ance present,
elected chairman of the meeting.
Quite satisfactory reports were
given by the trustees and the audi
tors reported a substantial balance.
Mr. W. F. Batten was elected as
trustee replacing .Mr. Joe Bailey
whose term expired and Mr. George
Davis was elected auditor.
Mr. Allen Elson and Miss Blanche
Bruce, of
Thursday
cher.
Mr. and
har, spent
Mrs. Walker Kerslake.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fletcher and
Marjorie, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Flet
cher and family and the Misses
Greta and Audrey Fletcher spent
New Years with Mr. and Mrs. John
Fletcher of Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hunter, of
Newmarket, spent Saturday even
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Del-
bridge.
Mrs. W. J. Veal and family, Mr.
Lome Elford visited on New Years
Day with Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Elford
of Elimville.
Mr. and
New Years
bridge.
Mr. and
family visited with Mr. and
R. E. Pooley on New Years.
Mrs. W. J. Veal and family, Mr.
Lome Elford spent New Years ev
ening with Mr. and Mrs. P. Murch
of Elimville.
xVIr. and Mrs. Jack Delbridge and
Kevin. Mr. and Hrs. Howard Hunt
er spent New Years with Mr. and
Mrs. R. D. Hunter.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Batten and
Gladys, and Mr. Alf. Brooks visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. George Davis on
New Years Day.
Miss Joy Whitlock, of St. Thom-
Mrs. Geo. Bailey spent
Day with Mr, Chas.Del-
Mrs. R. W. Batten and
Mrs.
schools in Middlesex
an average daily at-
10 or fewer students,
official report. While
FEW PUPILS IN 36
MIDDLESEX SCHOOLS
Thirty-six
County have
tendance of
according to
the school place is not made known,
nor the district, the statistics of the
department of education show that
.two schools have an average atten
dance of four students, four with
five students, two with six, six with
seven, four with eight, nine with
nine and nine with ten each.
girls” as Mrs.
eagerly looked
he
the 14th of
the difference
a Typhoon, ,.a
100 FEET OF BARN
ROOF COLLAPSED
Backache-Kidneys
Arabia
Some sand and dust
the American deserts and
Bowl’ are referred to si-
Scientists claim that a man’s cycle
of life will soon be increa’sed to 10 8
years. This will be a great boon to
the installment business.
Early Monday evening about one
hundred feet of the roof of H. T.
Thomson’s barn, on Victoria street,
collapsed. During Sunday and Mon
day’s storm the snow piled up on
the roof. The weight was too much
for a portion of the roof and it fell
in. The barn was 272 feet in length
The front and rear portions were
not damaged and Mr. Thomson al
ready has men busy fixing up the
barn. The portion that fell in will
be discarded and the building short
ened to 150 feet. Under the part that
fell was a T. Field & Co. truck, but
was very little damaged.
—Wingham Advance-Times
Most people fail to recognize the
seriousness of a bad back.
The stitches, twitches, and twinges
ate. bad enough and cause great suf
fering, but back of the backache
and the cause of it' all is the dis
ordered kidneys crying out a warn
ing through the back.
A pain in the back is the kidneys ’
cry for help. Go to their assistance.
Get a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills.
A remedy for backache and sick
kidneys.
“Doan’s” are put up in an
oblong grey box with our trade
mark a ” Maple Leaf” on the
wrapper.
Refuse substitutes. Get ‘ ‘ Doan’s. ’ ’
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