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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-01-30, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES«APVOCATE * #•* That Yoririe said it Just about right when he told the world “The Jerries may knock down our buildings but they can’t beat UB«” (February, go a little carefully*. March is right after you. >i< * ♦ * a •Sunday last furnished us with the real thing Ju a snowfall. * » * ♦ M * * Exeter War Time Beard Interlude The one I love sits by my side Sits by my side and listens as I read. Outside o’er mountains high and wide zero-loving tempests the fire-Ht hours re- prairies The wintry, glide, AS one by one r cede ■ in one of mine I hold her hands .And read aloud of WAR in dis* tant lands, , I read to her of times Jong passed away That shine like jewels, majestic. Crusades: • 1 That light up cities crumbling in decay, That out of darkness brings the, (glare of day; Which glare again to greater. dark­ ness fades, ' v I read to her of slaves and of seers, Of injustice, of brutality, of tears. I read to her of dictators and of kings Of Mannerheim, Wpygand, Mac­ kay and Metaxis, I read to her of bravery that springs Of wild fanaticism whose strong­ wings Take in their sweep the false doer trines of the Axis " And, as I read, „ pests rage . As if in rhythm page the gusty tem- with their every jPar Buster * (Ohio) Banner- * * ' The Wadsworth Press takes th® words right but of our mouth whqn they say: “Why doesn’t someone make a list of the ten worst-dressed women and a list of the ten lousiest books?”t* * 4s . a ’ IS Hitler’s Face Red?' A recent episode in the 'Pathfind­ er magazine points out that “Ger­ mans in France who consult a sup­ plement of a (French Dictionary find that the-word ‘Nazi (na-zi)’ • is defined .thus: ‘name boim ’by chiefs or; princes of the Jews who faere settled in France during the middle ages’.’’ . ’ ' -• . * * * * “Look here,” the columnist gasp- , qd to the editor. “I wrote a poem t'o my little boy and began the first verse with these words: “My son. my pigmy coiunterpart’.” “Yes?” .questioned the editor. “Read!’’ the’ columnist irftved;, ..“.see what you compositor did to my "opening line.” .The editor"Tead: “My son, my pig,, my counterpart.” * W . ft Integrity If you would be successful, never stoop from a high order of integ­ rity, for integrity is absolute de- . pendability, and then when you are ready to give .servide—whether it is in the form of goods or advice or skill—you receive the attention integrity demands. . Don’t let personal' feeling enter , business. Stick strictly to the mer­ its of what you are selling whether tangible or intangible, foui’ worst enemy is youi' own disinclination to -do the things, you know, you should, as integrity creates new op­ portunities, you’ll never have to Worry about your oWn success if you truthfully and faithfully ful­ fill yotir duty. * * * * “Tear Jerker” We lift the following bit of path­ os from Lew R. Wallace’s “Cor- ' ner Cupboard”’ column of the Wads­ worth (Ohio) •Banner-I’ress because it is so very much Worth while and we knew you Would want to read it. “While on a visit to the Veter­ inary hospital the other day, I saw a mountain of a man come' in with a small bull dog under his arm. He placed it on the table and ex- plained, “The flbg is IS years old- ' He has had three fits the last week and seems to be partially paralysed in his' hiufl legs.” "The kindly vet suggested the most humane thing to ho was to put the pup but, ‘Just .one shot’; of ,a special serum in a veil and the 'dog is asleep fpr good/ * The big man stroked ’the dog’s head and looked straight opt the window into a cold gray descending dusk. t“He’s an .awful smart dog.,” he said slowly, “fact is, gues® he’s about the best -and truest friend I ever had,” There was a moment of silence . and the big men sighed, “All right, Doc,, if that’s the best way out—and he won’t suffer ” ‘Picking the pup :up, they walked back into the Operating room and I was surprised when they returned otter only a moment’s absence, ‘'Aren’tt.you going to put him out?” I questioned. The Doc looked at me arid there was a moistness about his eyes “Oh, the dog is dead-” So quickly, I thought—what a merciful way to do-it. The big man stood staring out the window. Two big tears rolled down his cheeks, (unashamed, he let them trickle down. Slowly he buttoned up his coat, shivered as though the cold fog outside was al­ ready penetrating his warm gar­ ments. At the door he turned, looked us straight in tfe^^yg and said, “By God, J never hated to do anything so before. He was a swell dog!” and with that he was gone.The two vets looked after him for a moment. Then ope of them became suddenly interested in some trivia upon his desk and the other one bent over to fuss with a shoe • lace, that was not untied. It was quite a few seconds before we could all face each other and resume our conversation. But I knew our words were p bit hollow—for in our minds we were following a big, strapping man—Striding down the street with tears in his eyes and ah, such a heavv heart! “ c >ft * * Pert and Pertinent “What i^ more pleasant than a cold shower before breakfast?” —offhand we would answer: ‘‘No cold shower and two extra hours in. bed.” “Freakish feminine headgear is ' the vogue.” t —but they will never suplant the ‘high-hat’. > “A scientist tells us monkeys feel a lasting sense of gratitude.” -Lno - stronger argument .against evolution is necessary. > “According to news reports, wo­ men- are now marrying younger ’than they used to.” —and apparently, much more of­ ten ’ “True ! ___ Christianity is founded on the love of our fellowman.” —not on trying to regulate the other fellow’s morals according to our ’own beliefs, I ■ “Every big venture involves some risk.” —you can’t steal second and keep one foot on first. —Oley Okeydoke* * - * Judge: “So you weren’t doing anything When arrested?” Rastus: “No sab. Ah was jest walking along down de street and singing a little song when dis big Irish policeman came started To beat me up.” Judge: “What were ing?” v ■ ( ■ Rastus: “Just a little song called 'Ireland must be Heaven, cause my . mothab came from theah’,”’ * *. *„ Slips that Pass In the Niglii Chicago Daily News: “WANTED' Widower, retired • business man, desires housekeeper; .prefers white lady without home and good repu­ tation.” Waterloo, down, paper Women Sew for floor Out clothing.” Ohio State Journal story in these words: ed again in fire.” along and you sing- ‘'Iowa babies with- headlined a “Nurse grill- 4 Many a Romance The lives of many young people ara Mad® miserable by th® breaking oat of piihple® oh the face. ’Th® trouble is not so much physi* cal pain, but it is the mental suffer* ing caused by the embarrassing dis­ figurement of the face, which very often make® the sufferer afehamed to go Out in company. Th® quickest Way to get rid of pimples is to improve the general health by a thofoUgfc Cleansing of th® blood Of it® impurities. Burdock Blood Bitter® cleanses and purifies the blood —Getrid of your pimple® by taking B.B.B. The I. iJilburn Oo., Ltd., Toronto, Ont- -Rhet Oric* * Increasing the Output An Irishman went Into a public house and called for a glass of beer. The service was not to Bat’s Satis­ faction, so he quietly asked the publican how many barrels of beer lie sold In a week. “Ten,”’ replied the .publican, *‘I think,” /replied Pat, “if yez stand me to a pint, I could put yez on a plan to a week?’ “Agreed,” handing him to do it?” Pat, taking a ’ big drink -at his new pint, said: “Always fill your glasses to the brim.” * sell eleven barrels in Said the publieap, A pint. “HoW am I * * .* * ■* V * ■* After an earnest discussion, the Eligible maidens -concluded that it is sheer fpjly for a ten thousand fiollar girl to give consideration to a ten cent dude. 0 ******** As We read the story of the folk who met in Ottawa to dis­ cuss the Sirois report, we glanced up at our picture of the Fathers of Confederation, In. Macdonald, George into a deep muse, are illuminating. it we noted the men from Ontario, Sir John A. Brown, Oliver MoWftt. Having Jopked, we fell Comparisons may be odious, but sometimes they * * * * * ♦ * ‘ GLAD TO NOTE IT There are fewer airplane accidents lately among the young men ip training, The public had got thoroughly fed >up on that sort of thing. We had our convictions all along on this matter. When an accident occurs it should be investigated down t.0 the last bolt and the last order and the last bit of instruction. Human lives add airplanes are too expensive for experimental purposes. Adven­ ture is one thing, Foolhardiness and stupidity are quite different matters, ' i* * # * $#■' GOOD TO 0 Exeter merchants do not dread . . .... ... _ JR- - right in with a good stock, well arranged and suited for the needs of just suich days as-these. Their customers who kept right on pat­ ronizing them, find the line of goods offered just the sort of mer­ chandise they require. The newly-opened bridge is drawing a new line of customers who are more than delighted with the facilities Offered for getting in the spring supply of goods. Business re­ sponds to good merchandising, • ***** ^, * * SEE February. Instead, they start t * STILL FURTHER We approve still further Of the'growing tendency to eliminate the parlour element from the officers and men in training. To face a terrible crisis and a terrible financial cost, we have nut a large number of men in -training for strictly military purposes. These purposes require men to follow a strict line of living,, that has noth­ ing to do with parlour capers and dining-room luxuries, The officer or man who does not go according to the military game should ,gef out of the ranks. He will nevei1 be a soldier. In the hour of peril he will be a menace not only to himself but to his unit.,; Things social are all very good, but they’re not war. ;v’ q!******* i A REMINDER The success of the British in North Africa reminds us what an Englishman told us the other day. We were talking about the prac­ tice of boxing among English^ boys. Said he, “Every man on the London police force is a skilled and practised boxer and wrestler. He’s kept right up to it. In my home my father saw to it that every boy in the family was trained in boxing, really trained, mind you. If we quarrelled we were shown the boxing, gloves-and told to go out to the back yard and settle it there, while father "[looked on. We rarely quarrelled. Father told us to go around a block rather than .fight, but if we had to fight to wade in and to do a good job. Our town was not noted for its fights.” * ♦ * ♦ » . * * The library board is securing a splendid lot ’of books. Little by little this community is improving in its taste for reading. Too long some people have thought that the general reader delights in sensational reading matter. The simple fact is that the lighter mental pabulun is not entertaining foi1 any length of time. Publish­ ers are finding this out and are pulping tons and tons of “light stuff’*' for the simple reason that people won’t read it, and, of course, won’t buy it. The best sellers (have a content that sticks to the [mental, ribs. There is no power nor lasting entertainment in froth and fume, literary or otherwise. The sensational book, like the sensational anything else, ultimately proves dull and distasteful. Oui' library board is aware of. this and is putting on our library shelves books that are interesting' because they have something to say and that is said with grace, skill, force and kwith a Style that creates interest. LET US COOPERATE . . That’s a good move on the part of the Attorney-General to en­ list public opinion in behalf of safe driving of automobiles, Every citizen is bound to work with him in a matter so important. It Seems that insurance of one kind and another is not sufficient in this affair, though the insurance of car® for public Safety is a splen­ did arrangement. What we have in mind just now is the enforce­ ment of regulations requiring non-driving when visibility is decided­ ly poor. For instance, when a windshield- is .covered with snow or ice, a moving car is a potential menace, Drivers say thatithey are going slowly when proceeding at ten miles an hour. It must be re- * membered, however, that the average pedestrian does not walk faster than three miles an hour. A horse going ten miles an hour is hitting considerable of a* pace. Why, .then, should a car be al­ lowed to proceed with covered.windshield at ten miles an hour or at any other pace, for that' matter. It adds but little peace to anyone’s quiet moments to realize that he deprived a human ibeing of his •life; especially when that person so deprived, was pursuing his law­ ful business. Even less peace will come to the party, who sees a careless driver out on his deadly Way, and yet leaves hiin unre­ ported, especially when such a -di’iver killed someone some terrible day. T,he pubile will do well to get over its squeamishness and to ‘ stand four square for public safety, Chickens have a way of coming home to roost. Let us not forget that as we sow we reap. / jp * ****** GO A BIT EASILY We are in the warmest sympathy with the 'farmers in their present Struggle for better farm prices and conditions. The far­ mer’s welfare is the good of every other citizen. '’What makes the farmer’s problem desperately hard to sblve at the present juncture is a\ war-torn World that has put nearly everything else out of drder. The whole mechanism of exchange is upset. Nd one knows what to look for next. Manufactured goods and farm products may be sent to the bottom of the sea of, grabbed by some predatory enemy. The purchasing power of the dollar changes over night. No nation knows just when it may pass under the heel of its opponent. No oue can forecast when the war will be ever, ho matter how wishfully we may exercise our minds.. Just now farmers can sell* a little in the United States, a little in Canada and some in Great Britain. Look where they will, they face what threatens to be a glutted market, let them plan and do what they will. A glutted market has no mercy and offers little opportunity. Manufacturers of ordinary lines of goods feel the pinch severely. It’s, net easy for the man with shoes pinching to aid on the advice to be patient, but necessity knews no law, About all that any of nis Mn do now is to get at this terrible disturber, war, and get through with It. ecbhoniically, If We knew we’d be glad to mention it, marlts of certainty upon It, friends, the farmers,' up to now all any of us can do is to saw wood, as good as another’s. Farmers are suffering of any certain way of bringing relief if anyone else shows a way with the well support It In behalf of our best, the last bit of typo we possess. Just One mt|h*s guess is about During the last week or so, sever- ■ al letters and cards have been receiv- ’ ed from the men overseas acknow­ ledging the receipt of parcels of cig-» arettes. Six of these are dated just before Christmas and one late in : November. While they were ; all ordered sent about November 4th. ■ the boys seem to receive them at various times, from four to. seven •weeks after 'their shipment. There may be several reasons for this difference but we sincerely hope that one is not lack of proper ad­ dress, The boys seldom give 'their addresses to us, so we have, to fle*‘ pend on relatives and friends to keep us .constantly informed of any change of address that they may receive from time to time, By ad’ dress we mean the name, the num­ ber, the company, platoon or unit to which they are attached. Know­ ing the above, the Board sends all parcels to the Army Base Post fice, Canada, from where they forwarded to the location various units overseas. However, it seems that parcels sent in October and her have arrived safely, vember gone overseas, and some of these addresses are needed. Acknowledgment of parcels re­ ceived recently are from Bill Ser­ vant, Verne Smith, Jack Brintnell. Chester Cornish, D.' W- Pritchard, Stewart Wright, Lloyd Linden­ field. All State how welcome the parcels are and how very thankful they are to receive them. Mrs. (Rev.) D. W, Collins, for­ merly of Exeter writing from “Bleak House”, Birr, Ont., says: “I had a letter from Patsy (her who was born in Exeter) land dated Dec. 3rd, in told me of the lovely parcel sent her from Exeter, said, “I" ' me feel so " warm inside.” can see how she gift. It was kind and I want to add too. I so often of Of- are the theall Novem- Since No­ several other men have with the Navy at Halifax, They all fexpress appreciation. Stuart says “I am finding Navy life very pleasant. ‘The people of Halifax do. a great deal for the fellows in bar­ racks. The hospitality offered ’is by the people is practically unlim­ ited.” Gail Says: “The parcel was a pleasant surprise, remembrance of which will be stored away with the many memories of rhe happy days I spent in Exeter.”' Since the above was in type the following letter was received: Jan, 9, Somewhere in England. fkfi Villi j W w 1 VW TAKE SALTS 7 daughter, from Eng- which she Christmas She Mother, things like that make '_So you appreciated the and thoughtful my appreciation remember and sometimes live them over again, those ten happy years we lived among you. The happiest years of one’s life, when you have your children with you. Now they are away — Patsy in England, arid Paul in Windsor. So many of Patsy’s letters have gone down at sea—per­ haps her letter of thanks to, you— so I wanted you all to know she re­ ceived the parcel’and’how grateful she was.” Enlisted boys still in Canada have also acknowledged the sweater and socks sent them: Cpl. Gail Browning who. is with the Dental Corps in London, .Pte. Lester Allen at Camp Borden, and Stuart Mair Dear Ladies: May I extend through you my sincere thanks to the Exeter Dis­ trict war Time Committee for the generous ’parcel which reached me in time for Christmas, It made those many years since I lived in Exeter seem not so long and I felt greatly honoured to be remember­ ed as still belonging to you. Ths sweater I was delighted to have— someone was very thoughtful in choosing a blue one—•since this is the very kind we may wear. The food is a great luxury -to the “pan­ try shelf”—hardly a night goes by that coffee isn’t brewing some-, where. The cigarettes, too, were thoughtful—must confess il do smoke. I can imagine the- tremendous amount of work, thought and love that went into the preparation of the overseas boxes. -I -can't ever tell you how much parcels from Canada meant to us. It brought you all a little closer and we felt that we shared most generously in a real Canadian' Christmas. , We had a happy time at the hos­ pital—the lads were marvellous. The wards were decorated and were very gay with -Christmas trees, hol­ ly, streamers, etc. An excellent dinner—turkey, plum pudding and other good things and for each pa­ tient a pair of socks well filled with ‘•comforts.’ The days were so filled with busyness and happiness that there wasn’t any time for lazy- ness—all seemed like a little piece of Canada here in England, We do miss our sparkling snow and bright sunshine, but even the mist and the rain across the hills >has a strange loveliness. • j May I Wish you all a victorious New Year. Again my thanks and appreciation for me i I a pinch that is as good as a phund Kruschen Salts consist of several important mineral salts blended carefully in exactly the right propor­ tions. These salts are highly refined jfthd. their quality is, jthe highest obtainable anywhere hi the worid. Maybe we sacrifice something by giving you the pure mineral salts without adding any flayofiring in­ gredients, But we believe you prefer to have your medicine concentrated in small, compact and easily absorb* ed doses. That’s why you only need take enough Kruschen to cover a dime. It’s the economical way of taking salts, too. Another thing to remember about Krusdien—it doesn’t achieve, its result by irritating or inflaming the colon. It attracts to the colon the moisture which is absolutely essen­ tial if you wish to avoid constipation and achieve easy evacuation. You can get Kruschen from all druggists,. 7fio and 115$. sartMo GRANTON UNITED CHURCH HAS ENCOURAGING. REPORTS The congregation of Granton Un­ ited Church held its annual meet; ing, presided over by Rev, L, C- Harvey and Secretary C. W. Mc­ Roberts. The reports given to the different organizations were cOuraging and in every case an increase over last year. The following ai> the for 1941; Secretary, C. M. erts: treasurer, Victor Stanley; en­ velope steward, Thomas Gunning: M. and M, treasurer, James Hodg­ son:‘elders, w»-B- Nichol, William Bain, Archie Chittick; stewards. Joseph Bryan, John .Bryan, N. Rid* rell. . (Fred . Foster, Morley Wass; Sunday School superintendent, Wil­ liam Bain; representatives to Red Cross, Mrs. R. Rainey, Norman Riddell. on- showed of fibers McRob- PARKHILL—The .Parkhill crea­ mery has shipped two carloads of eggs to Great-Britain, each’car con­ taining 5'00 'Cases. was wo­ 6 Perhaps, right when man stops husband, she’s a widow.” after all, Solomon he said: “When a complaining about I -THE PUREST FORM IN WHICH / TOBACCO CAN BE SMOKEO. your thought of this Christmas. 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