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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-05-01, Page 7THE EXETER T1MES-ADVOCATE Qol Roger (/Joo3 MY LESSON THURSDAY, max l»t> wi Only to rest where He-puts, me;- Only to do His" will; Only to be what He made me, Though I be nothing; ptlll. Never a look beyond me, Out of my little1 sphere; If I could fill anohen, ’• God wo^ld not keep me here. Only to take what He gives me, Meek as a little child; Questioning naught of the reason; Joyful, or reconciled. Only to do what He bids me Patiently, gladly, to-day; Taking no thought for the morrow: Leaning on Him all the way. Only to watch, in the working, Lest I should miss His smile; Only to still earth’s voices; Listening for His the while, Only to look to Him ever; Only to sit at His feet; • All that He sayeth to do it— There shall my Uf® be —submitted by Fr. Schneider.* * *. Nope! An empty mind imply an open mind.* * * The sign of a liar is the generous use of personal pronouns.* * * The professionally pious individ uals who put creed above character and precept above principle will not make many converts to their parti- culai’ brand of bigotry.*- * * No Question About It (but ive doubt it) “And do you love me so much that you would leave home for me?” she asked, her head on his shoulder. “I love you so much,” he answer ed, “that for you I would leave a baseball game in. the ninth inning with the score tied, three men on base, two out and the ‘star’ .bitter up to bat." complete. Nicholas does not —Millie’ Lou7 A Am 014 The following Is a list of Go®* miaows of the Peace clipped from an old issue of the Exeter Times. We do not know the date hut it was in the early days as Exeter is not men-’ tipped, although several of those who are listed resided In Exeter: “A new Commission, of the Peace has Just been issued from the Coun ty of Huron, The following are the names contained therein for this .section; - Hay—‘Robert Brown. Wm. Case, Wm- C'aryjc.ki: Walter Fee, Robert ►Ferguson, Nicholas Foster, P. G» Geiger, X B. Geiger, paniel Hem- macher, Hugh Love, Sr., Thomas Lamb, Duncan McEwen, John- Petty, Wm, Turnbull, Jr„ Wm, Wilson, M. Zell ar, Stephen—Isaac Carling, Henry ■Doyle, Thomas Gidley, Thomas Greenway, 3, Hogarth,, Jacob Hoist, George Lewis, Richard Manning, James Matheson, P, MOBhillips, John Parsons, Richard Sweet, Wm» Sweet, Lewis Stohl, Joseph Tetreau, Thomas Trivitt, John White. Tuckersmith—Robert Bell, James Broadfoot, Jr., Wm, Bell, Henry Chesney, Robert Carhochan, E, Cresswell, James Dallas, John Dpig, Francis Fowler, G, E. Jackson, James Lang, J, Landsborough, H, McMillan, Wm. McMillan, Sproat, C. VanEgmond, Walker. Usborne—Arch. Bishop, Bonthron, Robert Creery, Thomas Case, Robert Dew, Alex. Duncan, James Halls, David Johns, David’ Kirk, George Monteith, James, Nagle, George Samwell, Alex. Smith, David Walker, George Willis. of defence hold itself intact and maintain its fighting front to the same divisions of all-conquering Germans that cut the Maginot line into helpless mole hills, ■ The above interpretation of the Greek battle is not necessarily the true one. All we say is that it is as likely to be true as the more unhappy version of the affair. And what is more, it is the version of peole who know a great- deal more about such things than do you and I. 'One thing is certain,: Winston Churchill did not sound’ particularly surprised or downhearted in his address on Sunday afternoon and what’s good enough for Winston Churchill is good enough for me. * # * .!* * ♦ * ♦ ALMOST FUNNY It seems that some of those Germans detained in ope. of our ■Canadian internment camps were not satisfied to stay in the quar ters provided for them, Accordingly twenty-eight of them sought ways and means of asserting their fundamental rights of life, lib erty and 'the pursuit of happiness. Usually reliable sources, as the radio people put it, inform us that those twenty-eight dissatisfied adherents of Adolph Hitler escaped the good-natured clutches of their indulgent guards. The same authentic sources inform us thai^ the twenty-eight valorous malcontents, on reaching free Canadian air, found themselves well supplied with good “cookin’ ” and such other requirements of physical Well being. The same dependables inform us that when some of the escapers Were overtaken they were1 pone the worse of their inhalation of free Canadian air, The in formers tell us that it was a workman and his Wife who told the of' ficers where to find the light-footed and inventive-brained Germans. And noW Comes the part that seems incredible. If Fibber McGee in MS' robes of office were the narrator we’d not be surprised at what iSj told us. But neither Fibber nor Baron Munchausen are they who teU us that these Germans,, as they planned their exchange of cir cumstances, actually built a railway and four boats to help them to the home of the brave and the land of the free. Little wonder that hearts of Canadians swell with pride as they contemplate the effic iency of their government. It need not be said that the government was not aware of what was going on, for did not a lady journalist or something like that, visit our internment camps and bring back every assurance that things there were going according to the best rules of ’Hoyle? Criticism is of no use, we are told, unless it is suggestive. Well, here is a suggestion which, if carried out, would bring inspiring and hope-reviving results. All German prisoners should be taken care of at the Royal York or the King Edward or the Hotel London. If that course should prove over stringent, we suggest that the ladies from an aged women.'s home be appointed caterers in the in ternment camp with men from corresponding homes doing duty as guards. Evidently- the present guards are plainly no good, and those who appoint them are <of no more use in the service of their country tjian a last year’s bird’s nest in a bass violin. We have been advantaged by an exceptionally fine spring, • ' .* » ' •# • « • » We have lost the battle of Greece. We need not lose the battle of the Atlantic. That we do not do so, there must be lively stepping qn the ©art of all friends and allies, « ♦ * * * > « » WE COMMEND All praise is due the officers who have apprehended those Ger man prisoners who escaped from our internment camp. These ap prehending officers did their simple duty. But what of the officers who allowed the: prisoners to escape? What of the folk* who ap pointed those guards? We want to know all about it. We build pur Canadian woodpiles for some other purpose than hiding Ethiopians, Good-natured slackness is not effective with German prisoners.• * * • • * ♦ * A GALL FOR MEH Toronto is calling for twenty thousand more men. These mem are to be assigned to military duties or the task of rescue workers of all sorts, or the responsibilities of assistant firemen, fire-watchers, or loot preventors or other duties following upon a city’s being at tacked in war, London, Ontario, cannot but follow suit. Exeter and environs may be hard after. These are grim and stern days, my masters, but good Canadians are equal to them.» * * 3* * * * * A CONTRAST •In the present crisis, instead of sulking like a half-spanked five-yqar-old, as has Herbert Hoover, Wendel Wilkie has played not only the sport, and the man, but the real patriot and statesman. Not practising short-sighted benevolence, as Herbert Hoover had done, Mr. Wilkie has seen the danger in which civilization stands and has given up private concerns to see that all possible is done to save all that decent men prize. After all there is a difference be tween the statesman and the disgruntled political office seeker,***.*#*♦» ^ 117th—the foremost regimeht in the world—-always the last on the field .‘and the first to lav’ it.” “No, you’re balled up, Mike,” sdid the other, “that’s not right. Listen to this,” and raising his glass he exclaimed: “Here’s to the gallant 117th, equal to- none.” —Lonesome Rookie Bear Colonel; About 137 miles from here, I own a 50-acre tract of land, and things being as they are, I can't take time off to drive down and see to the'spring planting. How ever, I wrote a letter to the fellow who rents it from me, asking if he had put the land under cultivation. He wrote back that he had sown 45 acres of it toalfalfa and grain.—re serving the other five to put the grain and hay stacks on in the fall. —Absentee Farmer. * * * Curious Cynic Gants —some men are willing to pay their breach of promise suits after they get a second look at her, —Which reminds us that- love is something like eating mushrooms —you never know whether it is tho real thing until it is too late. —a jewelry store in another city advertises “Wedding Rings, ohe- half off”—and it occurred to me how appropriate that slogan fits many married women of today. —the female of the species is more deadly—on the kale. —when she tolerates your decep tions, you can be sure that she too is* guilty of deception. ►—the triangle is often the wreck tangle. —the ojd rhyme now reads, “Mary had a little lamb, she fleeced him white as snow.”/ *■ * * The Men, Who Hold the Line We are iprone to “shower our plaudits ■On someone whose flashy deed Outshines his sterling backers, Whose worth we fail to heed— The exquisite fabric of support, Which texture is as fine And the prime requisite of victory— The men who held,the line. 1 - * » * It is sometimes easier to deceive „ yourself than the other fellow. * * * One way to make your neighbors happy is to move. . j|i • 5k • ah When a man achieves a promin ent place in the field of Literature or Art, he is apt to be Credited with episodes and stories of which he never heard or experienced. Any how, here is one that is credited to Theodore Dreiser: “A woman was going through a ..picture exhibition with her hus band. They came to a picture called , “Saved’, which represented a drip ping Newfoundland dog standing over a dripping and unconscious child that he had’ just rescued from the river flowing in the background. The woman was deeply interested in the picture and after studying it for some minutes, she observed: •ed after dragging that great dog out of the water.” * • * Smile Smiling is such a little thing, It makes life worth the living, It makes the saddest face light up It certainly is worth giving. Victory is consummation Of action nicely planned, Of concentrated skil4 and courage To perform each apt command, And when achievement bares her scroll, Among the names that shine Resplendent for their stellar worth Are the men who held the line. * * * Morning After Once in a dream I caught her— And that’s how things began, Down by the lotus water, Beyond the Hills of Han. ( George George ‘No wonder the poor child faint big Oh, I was more than daring Under the cherry boughs; You should have seen us sharing Our little paper House! , ■We sipped weak- tea and twittered, Her blue Sash came unpinned; The jade pagoda glittered; The old bronze Buddha grinned. IN GREENLAND President Roosevelt is responsible for the word that the Nazis are' in Greenland. When the British authorities were asked regard ing the rumor, they said they were not surprised. Readers of The Exeter Times-Advocate will recall that this paper intimated an ap proach to a vicious triangle, Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland. Let us get’ it into our heads that there is a war on that threatens the liberties and' the lives of Canadians. The time for lip-pursing and pooh-poohing is far, far past. THBX SBB IT Enlightened men in the United 'States are seeing that they have a share and a duty in what is going on in Europe and in Africa and on the Atlantic. Open-eyed United*'States people get tired of hav ing their products sent to Davy Jones’ locker. They don’t grow • or manufacture things for the adornment of the ocean’s briny quar ters, They recognize that it is good business to inform all and sundry that their ships have the right to the highways of the sea, If othei’ nations see fit to interfere with his privileges Uncle Sam does not like it and shows his dislike in an effective fashion. Our .American cousins are seeing to it that it is not only their privilege but their bounden duty to take a victorious part in the present fate ful struggle. ’ ’* * * * * * * OUT1 OUT THE FRILLS If we don’t cut out the frills, Hitler will do that neat IHtle job for us. Party government is the first frill that should go. We need a national government for a national job. Any man on any job who is not making good is another costly frill, whether he is in business or anything else. The dictates of mere fashion are frills of a highly expensive variety, and yet fashion is laying plans this minute to hamstring our war effort. Anything that diverts our energy from war winning is a frill, so far as the emergency of the ■hour is concerned. Not to see this is to play the part of fools and blind men. ,***** *** WARITIS Till this present war is fought to a successful issue, there will be headaches and heartaches and- backaches aplenty. Along with ■these disabilities there is likely to develop a nervous condition that may fittingly be described as waritis. For the most part this malady will affect our choicest spirits, the brave souls who are interested in all that has tb do with the welfare of the Empire and of our na tive land. Yet this need not be. To avoid waritis most of us will need to do two things. The first is td realize that God cares for his own. Aud the second is resolutely to turn our attention to our duty as we see it and to get down to that duty to -the last bit that is in us. “He that believeth will not make haste.” Nothing is to be gained by rushing 'about. Still less will be gained by discussion of war conditions that will take us nowhere. Faith in God and the wisdom of our statesmen and hard work at our job will prove springs of happiness that nd war cloud can obscure and no hurricane of disas ter drive away. “Sudden the worst turns the best to the brave.” ******-** A Message From a Mother Before me on my writing desk is a press clipping of the letter from an airman to his mother that ap peared in June last. May I, as' a mother who has realized the text in its entirety, pay tribute to the fine mind which wrote it. It was pub lished just a few days before we received the courteous but dreaded announcement: “The Air Ministry regrets to inform you that........... during aerial operations, etc.” That message' strikes a staggering blow, regardless of the degree of school ing we may have given ourselves for such an eventuality, and I have been more than glad to accept the sentiment, wisdom and advice ex pressed by this “average airman”, for I believe it represents the deep thoughts of not only our warrior son, but all who so gloriously and willingly contribute their all for the Empire, our freedom, the struggle against, the forces*of evil, and the continuance of Christianity, >It is my hope that because of the Gethsemane through which we are passing in the sacrifice of our son I might contribute some condensed thoughts to other mbthers who be long to and will be, becoming mem bers of the large army of parents when'they, too, receive this message coming from the Air Ministry. From friendly letters received comes this thought: “They shall not grow old, as we that are left I like to think of the miles of skyways they the heights to which’ and now that they have $ <* James F /V sd ON i When your dealer*s store closes Monday, May Sth, NARVO goes' back to its reg ular price for another year. Don't miss this annual opportunity to save. 30 beau tiful Colors to choose from. NARVO flows freely, dries quickly, covers in one coat and is odorless. Made by the Makers of Murphy Paints I 242 1 j I So may God give me a cheery smile, And keep my courage high, Some common sense and confidence, But most of all, a twinkle in piy eye. —Rosita * * * A’ high-bred young puppy from - Skye, Searched long and ino vain for eye; For his mistress- with care (Had just combed his long hair O’er the place where his orb ought to lie. , * * Twists of the Tongue TWO Irish veterans Were remin iscing in a saloon. Both fhad a •slight edge on. Raising his glass, •one of them said: “Here’s to the his s Her almond eyes were dewy Behind her ipainted fan— Doggone last night’s chop suey— I’m not a Chinaman! * * * No Cause to Worry For .many nights he walked the floor with the baby. Finally, one day he became desperate and bought a bottle of soothing syrup. When the wife saw the bottle, she Was more thaii indignant, and questioned him crossly: “Don’t you know that it is vefy dangerous to give a baby anything like that?” '“Don’t Worry,”' answered husband, “I’m not going to give to the baby, I’m going to take mySelf.” the it it Does Your Food Cause You Distress! The 1 impairment of tho stomach i» often of Bcrious ebftscquencesj for only by properly digested food is the system nourished and sustained. 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The Milburn Go.. bld., Toronto, Ont? * *■ * - Bert and Pertinent “It is a fact: that lit ,the fu ture, the British scientists hope to successfully split the atom”—says a writer. —the infinite, of coulee, has al-z reddy been shattered beyohd repair. “Man’s greatest asset is ah IDEA” —“•carried out. “Ooncehtrdtioii, is a mark of ex- ehutive ability.” —and a gbod way to keep In training is to' lose yotifSblf' in the etudy of a road map? “We Stahd back Of every Used ear we sell”—states' an advertise ment. * —well, there is less danger' there than in the front. “BolehC# finds that ‘more and iftOTd men now suffer from nertdhs disorders’—” —that Is what they get for* thank ing -friend wife tn drive the car. —Oley Obey do ke CHURCH LAST SUNDAY MORNING Word had just come that the Germans had entered Athens. We had hoped that it would be otherwise. Those Greeks had fought so valiantly though their big neighbors had preferred a temporarily whole skin to imperishable honour. Those British soldiers, too, had kept British honour bright and cleai* by keeping the promise made to them years ago that British valour would surely come to their aid should they be attacked. But that all seemed to be over, for the foul Nazis had marched into the proud streets o,f Athens and the Swastika floated where the banner of freemen should have trium phantly waved. Times are difficult in the store and on the farm. Anxieties, heavy and biting, are abroad. Men’s hearts are all but failing them. What, then, had the church to say? There we were and, we, too, were anxious. Ah, there were the words of the first number* of praise: “Set thou thy trust upon the Lord, And be thou doing good;” Those two things were there: Trust in Him who is from ever lasting to everlasting, who was before the mountains were born or the valleys were decked in living green1. “Doing good,” we all knew what was meant. It is doing the day’s work with a soiig and a willj and it may be, with a tear, but keeping at the job till it shines with the thoroughness with which it is done. And then it is helping the lame* dog over a stile, pouring in the Oil and wine into the hurts of the wounded, “This untoward generation,” the minister told us he was going to talk about. Not wicked, not the downright, hard ened Wicked were these to whom 'Peter was talking. They' were just those who had not heeded their psalm and had turned their thoughts from God and who had ceased doing good. Yet folk who had done this always stoned their prophets and had crucified Jesus. We saw the meaning Of the psalm and of the text and went home glad that we had not forsaken the assembling of ourselves together. The church once more had accomplished its restoring mission. Too many times within the past few days We have heard re marks about the conduct of the Grecian campaign. “What’s the matter With the ‘British Army?” “Somebody made a terrible blun der," and so on. Give the fellow who makes such remarks half a break and lie is- not long in suggesting that there is also something very badly the matter with the British government, How just a. Word to the man who talks this way: Are you sure, in the light of what has occurred, that Britain and her government were sur prised by what occurred in 'Greece? Bid it ever occur to you that this campaign might be what is known as a delaying action? ’ Bo you happen to realize hoW many crack German divisions Were drawn aWay from England’s front-doorstep? .Do you happen to know any thing about the comparative numbers in Which Germans and British Werfe Tdst lil Greece'? Naturally the compalgn in Greece was a dis appointing surprise to all of US, but supposing Britain knew what the outcome Would be and decided to take a stinging crack at the •Nazis and withdraw her tiny army before they could be overwhelmed. Gould we expect the Motherland to inform us (and the Germans) just what she was about to do so that we would be saved this pain ful sunprise. Looking at the Greek campaign bn the long ahd large it appears to have, in many ways, proved encouraging. It has Indubitably proven the fdct that British equipment and tactics are a match for those of the Nazis when given anything like an even chance. Bear in mind that this is the first time that British and German land forces have fcoaiiy engaged in a war that is now twenty months old and it is heartening in overy way to see a British line grow old.” miles and travel and they climb, been called tb Higher Service, I like. to think that that part of their hu man being which survives this life helps the heavenly hosts in tinting the sunsets and the 'afterglow. It is my belief that death is not the end of everything, but that we pass on to higher planes for service. May I tell you a story that com forted me? The small child had been taken up to heaven, leaving a mother sorrowing tearfully. In the heavenly procession of angels this small child’s candle refused to burn, and she said to her little companions: “I wish my Mummy would not cry So; my -candle will not burn,” So, mothers all, in th<-» eagerness of our warrior sons’ las’ take-off they 6threw to you and to me a torch. Let us hold it high. We will n,ot allow Our tears to. dim the flame, but rather remember their courage is our heritage. We will carry on with heads and chins held high, according to .the Royal request, remembering our sons made the supreme sacrifice while serving in one -of His Majesty’s planes, and at this season let us thank God for the sons he gave us, for they helped prevent the invasion of ’England. There will always be an England. This convincing truth spurs me on. Boat Launched A goodly number of spectators were present at the launching of the new motor boat built by Messrs. Gordon and Stanley Smith, sons of Mr, and Mrs. 0. 0. Smith, half a mile south 'of St. Joseph, these two boys who are very mechanically in clined, deserve great credit in build ing so fine a boat which has a cruis ing speed of around twelve miles per hour, powered with a 5 h.p. eiigine: the craft being 16 feet long and ; five feet in Width. The boys sawed out all the ribs and different parts of the boat, including the propeller add attachments. It certainly is a fine little boat and wilt give the boys muck pleasure in riding the waves of old Lake Huron.—Zurich Herald. Telephone 29 Exeter, Ontario nsua * BRAY CHICKS For Immediate Delivery / * t first glance, it may.hot Zak seem possible for you to order a flock of chicks now, grow them out and get them into the nests in time to cash in on. the high October- November egg prices. But you can IF you start good chicks and start them NOW. We are running all our incu bators at full capacity and are prepared to supply you with chicks at a moment’s no tice—not in just one or two breeds but in any one of a dozen pure breeds and sev eral crosses. 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