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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1949-03-10, Page 3THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1949 Keep The Engine Qiv Someone asked William ley Jr. why he spent so money on advertising. Wrlg- much They -pointed, out to him that the sales of chewing gum were of mammoth proportion, They also said that everybody knew that he made Spearmint Gum and that if he dropped advertising his product would stay right on top, His, answer is a minor classic of its sort. "Gentlemen/* he said, "why tt\l<e the engine off a train w h e n it is rolling along smoothly or when there is no uphill grade." A darned good answer—-buy gum. , ELJMVILLE Mr. and Mrs, Wellington Skin­ ner and Arleen, of Centralia, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Foster, of St, Marys, visited on Wednesday evening with Mr, and Mrs, Jas. Heywood, the occasion being the birthday of both Mrs. Foster and Mr, Heywood, The Elimvilje Euchre Club meeting was held on Thursday evening, March 3, in the town hall with Mr, Harvey Sparling as host. Prizes, for the evening went to Mrs, Ross Skinner for ladies’ high, Mr. John Kellett for gents’ high, and Miss Ruth Skinner the consolation. This week Mr, and Mrs. Harold Bell will be hosts with a party* at the town hall. Mr. and Mrs. James Heywood visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Foster of St. Marys. Mr, hnd Mrs. Harold Finkbei- ner and Billy of .Shipka visited on Sunday with Nelson Coultis. Sixteen friends were guests to a Notice or before look for* our new by ELLIOT MOSES A Director CANADIAN PLOWMEN ABROAD ONTARIO PLOWMEN’S ASSOCIATION Closing March 15 FOR SIX WOO To open new premises at Exeter South on M a y 1 Thank you for your past patronage. We ward to serving you more efficiently at location, Baby chicks leap ahead with vim and vigor when fed Roe Vitafood Chick Starter. It ensures healthier birds, greater future profits. Made daily, right herfe in Western Ontario, it gives a diet per­ fectly balanced to meet Western Ontario poultry needs. Veteran poultrymen use and recommend . Roe Vitafood Chick Starter. and relatives turkey supper on Saturday evening Merle Sparling. Everyone in the wishes Mrs. Charles Stephen, a patient in Victoria Hospital, a recovery on the road to with Mrs. community speedy health. Mr. Charles Cudmore, Manor, Sask., week with Mr, and Mrs. Wiliam Johns. Mr. Harry Murch, Donna and Launie, of London, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Cooper. .Mr. Ivan Brock, Mr, and Mrs. Minoi’ Dobbs of Glencairn spent a few days with Mr. and Clifton Brock, spent a few days last jdibbert Dairy 4 Spring Grassos protoIns and vitamins are harvostod at thole nutrition peak, dehydrated in minutes, then added to all Roo Vifa- mlxed Foods ... a "green gold" diol bonus for poultry, livestock. ROE FARMS MILLING CO., ATWOOD, ONT o Mrs. Plant Modernized A complete modernization of the Hibbert Co-Operative dairy was reported at the annual meeting of the shareholders. The west end of the dairy building, formerly used only as storage space, has during recent months been rebuilt and refloored; and new churning, pasteurizing, and laboratory equipment has Open installed. H. H. Leslie, manager of the dairy, brought honoi' to the neighborhood recently, it was noted, when he won the butter-making championship at a regional competition in Lon­ don, Ontario. The Hibbert Co-Operative Dairy Association Limited, of Staff a, was organized in 1932 under the leadership of the late A. A. Colquhoun and began op­ eration on July 1, 1,933. The first executive’ was as follows: ‘President,’ Andrew McLachlan; vice-president, William Davis; directors, John Bolton, John Cairns; secretary-treasurer, A. A. Colquhoun. Norman Morrison of Harriston, was manager. . The Staffa Hotel building was remodelled and used as the creamery. On April 16, 1934, H. H. Leslie was engaged as ager and he has held that ion since. At the sixteenth annual ing of the shareholders, recently, A. Brock Monteith, of Stratford, the auditor, presented and reviewed the annual state­ ment. (During 1948, 334,746 pounds of butter were manu­ factured and patrons received $203,852.22. The company paid a bonus of 2-% cents a pound butterfat to all -patrons. A t the directors’ meeting following the annual meeting "W. C. Dow was elected president; Frank Bruce, vice-president; Archie Jeffrey, secretary-treas­ urer; Hugh Dalrymple and Well­ ington Brock, directors; H. H. Leslie, manager; and Miss Hazel Hamilton, bookkeeper. J. I. CASE Tractors and Farm Equipment * V.A.C, Row Crop Tractors. V.A. Standard Tractors. Both these models are equipped with hydraulic lift and all full two plow tractors. S and D Model Tractors. Two and three-plow tractors. —-— All Models Available For Spring Delivery ------- Cultivators for all models. Seven and 8-foot ’Double Disk Harrows, power Control. Two and 3-furrow Plows, 10 and 12-inch bottoms, oil bath lift. Spring Tooth Harrows, pbWer control. Spreaders, tractor drawn. Power Mower, 7-foot, power Control Hay Balers, ties With wire, power unit. Model AG Combines, power Unit. Farm Gear on rubber. —•— Immediate And Spring Delivery K3 Snell Bros. & Co. PHONE 100 EXETER Ed’s Machine Shop rushed back to London for a most unusual purpose, to appear On the BBC television program, Rhys Bacher, Wilbert McFaddin and myself were interviewed. The two boys appeared in their plowing outfits and I donned my Indian costume foi’ the occasion. Those who saw the program remarked that our little part came over well and was received with much interest by the aud­ ience. Needless to say it was an unexpected privilege for us. The next morning, with Mr. Stapleford of Ontario’House, we visited the headquarters of the Hudson’s Bay Company in Lon­ don. Known as the Beaver House, it is said to be one of the most up to date buildings in the world. On entering, we were received by the company’s lead­ ing executives who arranged a tour of the establishment. We were .particularly interest­ ed in the fur department where the raw furs are sold to buyers from all world. The auction arranged with soft seats in an elevated position and will seat 70'0' persons. No furs are in evidence when the sale is in progress, for the buyers have visited the store-rooms previous­ ly and know by numbers furs they wish to purchase. The "Bay” is proud of record of being the oldest ablished firm of its kind in world, and after learning quantity of furs that are sent from Canada annually, we are convinced that the fur trade is still one of Canada’s most im­ portant industries. On our last evenjng in London we were entertained at a farewell dinner at Simpson’s, one of Lon­ don’s fashionable This brought to a weeks of experiences land which will long bered by all of us. Ryhs Bacher has in to say that we .are only a few hours from New York. We have had a wonderful trip, but like most travellers we looking forward to our coming. Homeward Bound Aboard the Queen Mary—-By the time you will be reading this letter the Canadian Plow­ men and I will be home —that is all of us except Wilbert Me- Faddin, the iSalada silver medal­ ist, who decided to remain in England a few extra weeks. We are very glad to relax on board this luxurious linei’ because from the moment we landed ^ in England, nearly six weeks ago, until now we have been con­ stantly on the "go”. The boat trips, going and returning, have given us our only moments ’of leisure—providing one was not seasick. Speaking minds me years ago, timely, A certain ship — scriptions to the magazine lantic Monthly”. He walked up to a passenger, who was leaning over the railing, and said: "Sir, would you like to subscribe to the Atlantic Monthly?” The man replied, "Son, I’m subscribing to the Atlantic daily.” The Queen Mary is a beaut­ iful ship. To me it is like a floating island on which there is everything that one may need t0 live in comfort. I am not going to attempt to describe it because I know last year’s team manager did a good job of that. Instead I shall try to recall the events of our last few days in Britain. After sight-seeing in Northern Ireland we sailed for England where we spent almost a week before our ship sailed. Our first stop was Wolverhampton, ■county Staffordshire, one of the most heavily industrialized areas in the British Isles. The farms in this district also appeared to be jnore prosperous than some othei' sections of England we <had visited. The British Isles possess a beauty quite different from any­ thing our Canadian party had ever seen. The architecture of the buildings, the country-side and even the people vary greatly from one section of >the country to another. Often when driving a short distance we noticed that the scenery would change entire­ ly within a radius of fifty or sixty miles. The farthest point reached on this, our second visit to England was the city of Ludlow near the Welsh border, We saw the re­ mains of the old Castle Ludlow Which was built as a stronghold against t h e invading Welsh people in the days when the Welsh and English were bitter enemies. The battles of that time would appeal' to have been more barbarous than the warfare carried on by the North Ameri­ can Indians against the new settlers. Ludlow Castle is not as well ■preserved as Edinburgh Castle. (Nevertheless it was a wonderful sight to behold, with its walls measuring eight to ten feet thick and the numerous rooms occupying in all about five acres of land. From Ludlow Castle we drove to an old inn known as Whitt­ ington Inn which they say was once owned by Dick Whitting­ ton, Lord Mayor of London, and dates back to the year 1310. Here we enjoyed our first steak dinner since landing in Britain. The following day we journey­ ed back to London where we saw many places of historical interest including Westminister Abbey and St. Paul’s Cathedral. Our visits were hurried, but what impressed us most was the age and grandeur of the numer­ ous buildings throughout the City? Later we took a bus trip through a beautiful part of the country in and around London, terminating at Windsor Castle, Where the King and Queen spend a portion of their time. We were impressed with the magnificence of the Castle. During our tour of the country-side, we had an opport­ unity to Visit the Anglo-Ameri­ can oii Company’s experimental farm located In a fertile agri­ cultural district ' miles outside London. Here scientific tests are conducted on diesel -oils, lubricants, tractor fuels and a host of other petrol­ eum products. We wete Interest­ ed to learn that when Anglo- American bought this farm they didn’t build any hew buildings but simply turned the barns and other farm buildings into laboratories. What was formerly the horse barn is now the recreational building for the staff of over 200. This building has a thatched roof vZhicli Us said to be the largest In Eng­ land. The Anglo people did valuable work for the government during the war years in testing lub­ ricants and fuel for engines and aircraft and now in peacetime they ate continuing their work with the same scientific seat i From the Esso Farm we were we boat of seasickness re- of a story I heard but which is still young fellow on a was selling sub-by auction ovei’ the room is cushioned the its est- the the I man- posit- meet- li eld about sixty restaurants, close four > in the old be remem- just come —Elliot are home- Moses out of “The traps on this A golfer trying to get trap, said,a ■course are very annoying, aren’t they?” Second golfer, trying to putt: ‘'Yes, they are, would you mind closing yours?” Satisfaction In Shoes * Dependable Qualify Proper Honest Value Exeter District’s Most Complete w w w Stock Of Family Footwear PHONE 376 I Our conscientious staff will be pleased to sliow you shoes front well known makers, to satisfy this four- point check, “FOR YOU”. aft /^7/W7Zr