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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-09-04, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES-ADVQCATE Chance Some people are likely* to rot, scarcity thereof. have an abundance of tomatoes they we have sound 'tomatoes, there is a \ In spite.of everything, conditions are favourable for the farmer, ■* . > * A . *> * * * w * * ♦ ■Queer, isn’t it, when we and when > 4 * Once more the citizens of Canada are discussing the strike situation. At the moment the greatest single disturbing factor is the slow-down strike of Nova Scotian miners at Glace Bay in Cape Breton Island. For days these men have been hind­ ering production in the mines; and this at a time when the production of every possible ounce of coal is a dire necessity. , are indolent physi- quick enough men- People who■cally often are Jl„. ...„......... tally. Such was the case with* a workman who was chronically late in coming to work, and one day the foreman took him to task, He’ said: “It’s a funny thing, Jim* Tou’re al­ ways coming in late and Jive next •door to the plant, while Teddy is al­ ways on time, and he lives three miles away!” “There’s nothing funny about it/' Jim replied. ”If he’s a bit late in the morning, he can hurry a bit; but if I’m late, I’m ’ ' $ * n. hurry a bit; he'rp.” t * • One night, as a messenger from the office of an evening paper passing along the locks on hanks q£ the river, he heard sound of someone struggling in water, and he shouted, “Are drowning?” “I am,” replied a feeble voice from the water. “What a pity!” said the lad. con­ solingly. ,-the last ■cheer up, paragraph morning.” was the the the you Skeptical Spoqse The most righteously - indignant man in Hays, Kansas, is a well- known man who' x’ecently returned from a trip to Chicago. He went into the washroom of a hotel where it was necessary to put a penny in to a machine in order to release a paper towel. He pressed a button expecting to get a towel, but instead the front of J;is >coat was sprayed with perfume, When he got home his wife caught a whiff of the sweet odor and hasn’t * spoken since.* * * -<■ to him A Little Wee Pup A little wee pup with his his eyes Owns me for his lord and hi? master; wealth of affection his puppy heart holds mine throughout, joy, or dis­ aster, . I t The Is soul in “You are just too late for edition tonight. But, you’ll have a nice little all to yourself in the —Keeper of the * * * ' / Log Pals When I see a boy who hasn’t a dog, Or a dog that hasn’t a boy— I think of the lot they are missing Of frolic and genuine joy. v Some parents think dogs are a nuis­ ance, ' , Just something to bark and an­ noy— • . They can’t see how badly a boy needs a dog Or how; sadly a dog needs a boy. ■ * * * The'butcher was rather suprised when a slim young woman enter­ ed the shop and asked for 25 pounds of beef. All the same, he cut a joint and put it on the scale. “Will you. take it with you, shall I send it to your house?” .asked. # * “Oh”, prettily, “I don’t want You see the doctor said twenty-five pounds and to see what it looked lump.” off or he * ’ -?► SIOK IT ALL „ complain that papers are saying too much about oil and gasoline control. When the wasters stop endangering na­ tional safety, newspapers will have nothing to say, A word to the wise needs no emphasis. » * * * PLEASE Merchants of this good townaid from theii* customers. Take . .... ........... I, goods, for instance. Were customers to have their orders in by later than ten a.tm, merchants .could sort out orders and have goods delivered punctually, , .* * * .* * * * * SCHOOL’S REOPENING School has reopened, What are we going to do about it? * * * #■ HELP would greatly appreciate a little the matter of the delivery of ? not all ■O’ You .and I, the little men, are fac­ ing a rise in the price of the coal we will have to buy during the coming winter and it was even ru­ mored some time ago that fuel would be hard to Whether or not prove to be true, ing that at the cannot afford to production for the Sake of a few dissatisfied workers. get at any price, these conjectures there is no deny- present time we waste time and He comes at my call, lqt me call’ when I will, And regardless of wind or of, weather He’d trudge uncomplainingly num- 'berless miles5" So long as we traveled together. This little wee pup with his soul in his eyes Takes patiently nil of jny teasing; He wriggles and wrestles and •tumbles and bumps Just happy to know he is pleas- ' ing. ■ . "if I should be weary, he lies at my feet, t Alert but awaiting my pleasure, [His silky ears listening, for word of . release When, he may be gay without measure.. i she murmured, blushing to buy it. I had lost I wanted like in a. —Pewbing * * * ...and then ■ there1 was the bride who complained, *'Oh Mr. Grocer, re­ My little wee pup with his soul in his eyes Barks fiercely at sight of t a stranger, Then glances pr.otectingly at me to _ show How surely he’ll gpard me from ” , danger.' ’ Our compact of friendship perforce must be mute—. ' Alas that it cannot be spoken! But this I well know—but .the little member that cheese you sol’d me yesterday? Did you say it was im­ ported from ported?” wee pup That ‘ -compact will never be broken.. Switzerland.-.-.-or de- . * * • Grit * Do not spend too much time grieving over past mistakes. We all make them and have' something to regret in our past. Tighten your belt. Take deep lungfuls of air. Look the' world squarely in the eye and smile-ybut don’t grin. If the World*'does not smile back at you, there is something' wrong with you—not with the world—for the world is ever ready to take a z man at his face value and trust him .■as long as he does not do anything to betray that trust. Remember' this:' at least one day in every seven is lu'eky. t Do not permit set-backs and discourage­ ments to dominate your waking or sleeping moments. If you find you have been slugged Or tripped— smile; but put up a scrap When • needed. Fight with a a sneer—on your face Win every time. Don't make excuses, scorns the ‘alibi-baby’, explanations after’ it is Yriends don’t need them and your enemies' won’t believe them. Nevhr admit that you are beaten. No man is licked aS iong as he •Can smile.* ’* .* . ... When the roll is called up yonder what’ll we dunk in our Coffee? z smile—not and- you’ll The world Don’t make over*. Your Oh, little wee pup ■ with your soul , in your pyes, How can I deserve your devotion? How can. I live up to the standard. * you set ' ‘ Of friendship and tender devo- ■ tion? s. ‘ . This thing I would whisper* within; ’ your soft, ear— “Forever’a.and aye debtor! I’ve given you given me knowing better.” I’m your. For bread, love!. you but.'you’ve I shall be -B*Y<W. ♦ To the boy or jjirl of fifteen, or sixteen the return to school is a matter of grave Importance, Before he can turn round, he may be forced to business, as dad puts on the colors, or falls on the field of battle. In any case he must realize that his play years are gone forever, and that he must get down to something like a man’s work in a man’s spirit. His man’s job is just a step ahead,* * ♦ ♦ * * * * 1 CAN TAKE. IT*’ A list of t'he many things Canadians are likely to be deprived of was being read the other evening when the lady of the house re­ marked, “We can take it,” >This is the spirit. When brave men and women give .up their lives for liberty, the rest of us surely can give up a few conveniences. Folk, who have toiled a lifetime to have a few comforts are not the sort to hold back when the price of liberty is being considered. These brave souls only wait to be shown their duty, to get that duty heartily discharged. “We can take it!” o- , * * * * * *1 * * GIVE THE FARMER A BREAK .Just pow there is a surplus of wheat in the ‘West. Why should not the government see that that wheat is put at the disposal of the Eastern Farmers? When all is said, the farmer is not getting quite his share* of the large sums of money being Spent just now. Why, then, should he not have the western wheat placed in his bias for feeding purposes? There is an active demand for dairy and poultry products; No finer flavored eggs and poultry meat can be had than that which results from the feeding of wheat. The same may bOxSaid of dairy products.. ******** STILL TAKING IT EASY In spite of all that has been said, many Canadians are taking the War situation exceedingly lightly. Just last Sunday, for instance, an Exeter man driving from Clandeboye to Exeter kept his car at forty miles per hour. He was passed by fifteen >cars. And not a word was said to any of those drivers. Reasonable people are get­ ting tired of that sort of thing. As regards controlling oil supply, we see nothing for it but a stiff rationing system, a rationing that applies to everybody.? Every car owner should ha've his card, that shows consumption of oil and gasoline and mileage. ****'»♦* NOW IN RUINS . w the. pride of Russian skill, has. been blasted noble one hundred and ten,.million dollar . .It was * The Dneiper ' to smithereens. .<■ dam,M_______ This ____ _______ ___________...^__ __ ____ structure gave life and light to tens of millions of workers. __ the keystone to a great industrial arch in the life of an awakening country. No possible estimate could have been set on its value to Russia and to the world. But Russia had tasted liberty and even at the cost of her noblest mechanical structure she sacrificed ‘the very apple of the eye of her new life. .Such is the cost that Germany demands if nations are not to put their necks under her oppressive heel. Gods, and men groaned as Russia put an offering so costly on. the altar of human welfare. *• * * * * * * * . INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT Merchandising is becoming more difficult every day. The government of this Dominion is spending a fortune just at pre­ sent in a ‘ newspaper and radio campaign, „trying to persuade Can­ adians to use less gasoline and to invest more of their savings and earnings in victory loans and the like, The voice of the radio an­ nouncer (carries a note of grieved remonstrance when he pleads with us to cut our fuel consumption in half (very much like a worried moth­ er addressing hei* wayward child­ ren; you know the tone), It can­ not be denied that the curtailment of fuel consumption is necessary and that the use of Canadian pri­ vate funds for the fighting forces must be continued and increased. Not for a single moment do we sug­ gest that these efforts be slackened,1 but surely the authorities are not too blind to see the reason why these appeals do not bear greater fruit. Everything that the hard­ working i man-on-the-street can save in a. month of scrimping is wasted in a few minutes of senseless non- produetion when a strike is called. Many of us have taken the most fatal of all use!” and Mrs. Mi’s. five Rig- to a heart her moth- Fuliarton; Johnston; Harold. of Zurich Men'of 30,40, SO PBP, VIM, VIGOR, Subnormal? Want normal pep, vim, vigor, vitality T .Try Ostrex Tonic Tablets. (Contains tonics, stimulants, oyster elements— aids to normal pep after 30, 40 or 50. Get a special introductory size for only 35^. Try this aid to normal pep and vim today. For sale at all good drug stores. Tffi-'BSBAX, SISPT. -Illi, MM1 OFFICIALS HONOR C. W. HAWKSHAW attitudes—“What’s the —o- of young men who There is « resfoy market now for your surplus WHEAT end RYE STRAB Take advmfooe of this present opportunity. Consu/f your /pee?/ cfeci/er or write promptly to HINOE & DAUGH PAPER CO., TRENTON, ONT. MRS, ROSS JOHNSTON Tim death took place at her home in Blake on Thursday, August it 1st, of a lifelong highly respected rest-' dent in the community in the per-; son of Rebecca Edighoffer, beloved wife of Mr, Ross Johnston, in her 71st year. She was a lifeloiig resi­ dent of Stanley Township, being a daughter of Mrs. Edighoffer and the late Adam Edighoffer, well- known residents of Blake almost since the community’s origin- Mrs, Johnston was of a very nice and mild disposition, much devoted ro her home and family who will indeed greatly miss her. Deceased had been ailing for some time due ■condition. Surviving are er, Mrs. Edighoffer of hei* husband, Mr. Ross two sons, James at home; two daughters, Fred Turner, of Goderich and Minnie Weidp, of London; brothers, Edgar Edighoffer of eon, Mich.; Henry, of the West; George* of Mitchell; Arthur and Ed­ ward Edighoffer, of Zurich; three ■sisters, Mrs, Walker, Mrs. Yule and Mrs. Marshall, of Fullarton. The funeral was held on Saturday and was largely attended. A1 Ser* vice at the home was followed by interment in Bayfield cemetery. Rev. C. B. Heckendorn of the Evan­ gelical church, Zurich, officiated. | Hundreds | should be serving the country in | the armed forces have the same at­ titude. They want to be sure that when they decide to give up' every­ thing for the land of • their birth 1 they are npt going to ‘be asked to walk away and leave their country in the hands of a class of men who care for nothing but their own greed. Can you imagine the black rage that must .choke the heart of a young soldier as he .sits in a dreary Nova Scotian camp and reads of the carryings-on of the miners only a few miles away? o Goodrich HE BULL’S EYE TIRE BARGAINS I I Presentation Made to Retired Mid­ dlesex Magistrate at his Residence ill Lucan. A large group o.f London and Middlesex County officials journey­ ed to Lucan one evening last week to honor C. W. Hawkshaw, pro­ minent resident of that village, and for 30’ years Middlesex County Mag­ istrate. Mr. Hawkshaw retired from the bench earlier this year. Men who had known and respect­ ed Mr. Hawkshaw, some of them for many years, during professional contact while he was a magistrate, constituted the group. They repre­ sented the bench, lawyers, city and provincial police and press. A silver cigarette box, inscribed “C. W» Hawkshaw, Esq,, magistrate for the County of Middlesex from March 31, 1910, to 'January 1941,” was presented, Crown tofney Norman Newton making presentation. Mr. Newton read letters of preciation for Mr. Hawksliaw’s pub­ lic service from Attorney-General Conant, and from Charles ^Macfie. M.L.A., South Middlesex, —----_VL—— In ordinary times we do not be­ lieve in the use of force to settle labor disputes, but these are not ordinary times. The strikes must be settled at once, before any more | of them start, even if a few of these workmen have to be put back into action at the end of a bayonet. If the disruptions are not stopped be­ fore they go further the strikes will spread like a dirty disease. Better sacrifice the help of a few workers now than have the industry of the whole country affected.. Merchandising is becoming more difficult every day. Mer­ chants in mahy cases simply cannot procure the goods they require for their merchandising. The goods simply are not to be had, no matter how ardent the love, and ■ no matter how high the credit, ■ If you ask where the goods vgre, the answer is that Gern^any has them and is refusing to pay for them, eithei* in cash or in goods they promised in exchange. With a delightfully dove-like trustfulness we traded with her only to be treated with Serpent-like cunning. That is the cold fact. „ Little by little our sleepy eyes are being opened and our dull understanding enlightened. In this matter the United ■States are as deep in the mud as we are in the mire. - ******** WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED Laval and his spiritual twin, Maecel Deat, have tasted lead. When the murderous traitor, Laval, felt the bullet, he whined and yelped like the cur he always’has been/n public life. By now, if he still lives, he knows something of the pain he so willingly but so thoughtlessly and heartlessly Inflicted on thousands of others. He is loved by no one. --He has the admiration of no one. He has the sympathy of no one. No good word is spoken of him. If he lives he lives-to prove himself the catspaw of Hitler and his execrable gang. If he passes out “doubly dying he goes down to the vMe dust from when he sprung, unwept, unhonoured and unsung.” Living he’s scorned by all who love honour. Dead, his tomb must be spat upon as the covering of a wilful murderer and conscienceless traitor. #♦**.»* « THEY DESERVE CONSIDERATION There is an overlooked class of citizens Who acutely require consideration. We refer to the folk who have retired from busi­ ness life, owing to age or some such cause. These people have served king and coUnfry as long as they were physically able to do so. They retired in the confidence that they had a modest compe­ tency that is proving inadequate, owing to the rising costs of, living. For such persons to encounter the added costs of living means real hardship, for the most part uncomplainingly borne. Why should not these toilers receive their bread and milk and their meat at a mod­ erate price? These people are not asking for charity,. They prefer death to an action so humiliating. They simply ask for a square deal, now that theii* work is done and they cannot toil any longer. Let it be remembered that while this .class of citizens has borne . __ ______ig ! Is it not within the resources of prac- a situation which is every hour becoming k HERE’S A TUBE THAT CAN g TAKE ITS The Goodrich SEAL-O- MATIC TUBE Seals punc­ tures while you rid e. Ends flat tire grief. hisu amazing stronger tube seals itself -. reduces blowout dan­ gers a aunt* mum. ■For Your Old •* Car. For Your New Car. We Trade. If these miners are underpaid, then let the settlement be made swiftly and work recommenced; if they are receiving sufficient pay, then let them return to work with no more quibbling. And let every miner in the whole outfit sit down and figure out a budget for him­ self and his family in case his pre­ sent wages were cut to the level of a soldier’s pay. Canada—in the name of all that is reasonable, re­ member that we are facing an enemy country that has not lost a single available working hour in eight-years, an enemy that We Can­ not hope to defeat without very' ultimate of production and rifice. To-day’s Terse timid, person Tenet is frightened ......... tfange'r; the, co ward, during danger; the brave man, afterward. The before <?.. Hany a Romance The 'livras oi many young peoplo ■.got msde mifiamble by the breaking- ©Ut 64 phapleS’ on the face. The trouble 80 much, phyri- .©ad bttl it ia the mental BuKer- ing caused by th© embarrassing dis­ figurement of fact) whii& W ■often makes the suffierbr ashamed to go out in company- The quickest way to get rid of pimples IB to improve the general health, by a thorough, cleansing Of the blOOd Of its impurities. (Burdock ‘ Wod (Bitters cleanses yftfi purifies the blood Got rid Of Yout’ pimples by taking B.B.B. Th* T, Milburn Od., Ltd-* Toronto, Ont- * * * - ■ . ■ ■ M0i*e History And .then there was the time ouf Company was supposed to be rest­ ing back of the lines and was as­ signed to the Royal Engineers. In these eight days, we are sure that our Single /Company strung ■an equal amount of wire and dug more .ti-enclies than any entire American regiment did during their sojourn in Fr.ab.ce/ The scene of our achievements was Ttinnelens Camp on the old Broven Road back Of Ypres.' One particularly warm ' day out of a hot eight, We strolled along the edge of the trenCli where the boy? were digging and came to a fire bay which, was occupied by two soldiers standing in about a half­ foot of rain water. Trying to laugh it off, we looked into the trench and remarked casually: “You’re pretty deep, I see you’ve struck water.” “Struck water!” came from one of the boys as he looked up; “that’s sweat/’, * -the sac- MAKE FORGED LANDING, WAIT CALM WEAT&ER and now bears' the added cost of living, they receive no compensating bonus. Is this quite fair? I*- -*--L —*■**-'- ■*-*-"■ -»*■-•- - tical statesmen to relieve more oppressive? * ** do *■♦■**■** THAT BOOING not like to be booed. For a Canadian ----------v„------ GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT ADMISSION TO NORMAL SCHOOL i&E ad- ■Gap Stone Re told me the old, old story And I believed it was true But now that we are married— Any old story will do. ije ilk. The longer you postpone an apol­ ogy, the more difficult It is to word v • ■ .It,« Most public men _ __... _ _____ _Brlme Minister to be booed by Canadian soldiers in Eriglaiid" causes some hard thinking. We wish that the booing .had not taken place. Most sincerely do we wish that there Was no cause for booing. Some folk think .that the whole thing was a bit of something akin to a lark on .the part of the •soldiers. Mr, King presents anything but the appearance of a hero bound for battle strife. Those of us Who saw him In Hxeter sonie years ago recall that it would take consid­ erable labor for him to gird oh his father’s sword. There would be a rise tn the price of leather should he do so. Then Mi’. King was tod long in “striking lie” in his speech. John Collingwood Reid thinks he was, at any rate. Canadian youth are impatient of long speeches. Canadian soldiers aren’t keen on praise till the hurly- burly’s done and the battle’s been lost or won. Mr. King got off on the wrong foot, that’s about all. •There is no material significance in the whole thing. Young Canadians delight In-;?ag£ihg^ and-Mr. King knows and understands. By the way, the Prime* Minister would be ^11 the better of getting him a soap box* hieing him to- Hyde Bark and turning loose his verbal heavy guns. If his .speech did not move under those conditions his audience Would. Few Can­ adian public men would Im any the worse of being brought to an edge by the London heckler, The Minister will accept for mission to Normal School In Sep­ tember, 1941, the application of a candidate, otherwise qualified, who has standing in any eiglit Upper School papers. F-orms of applica­ tion for admission to Normal School may be obtained, on request, from the Deputy Minister of Education, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, —L—V—•— A Cub seaplane made a forced landing in the Aux Sables River harbor at Port Franks one evening last week. The plane belonged to Wesley A. Smith and Gordon Smith, of St. Clair Shores, Mich., who were returning to Detroit from a vaca­ tion at Georgian Bay. They wait­ ed for favorable weather conditions before taking off for Detroit. . - -----_V-----— \ Wagg; “Say! More than one per­ son has been guilty of mutilating the books* I lent them, but my latest experience caps the climax.” Wig: “What was it?” Wagg; I lent Blank my diction­ ary last week, and yesterday he returned it without a word.” Sunoco Service and Garage Phone 200 Eftefer City Giri:/'What is this stuff I’ve, just picked?” He: “Wow! That’s poison ivy!” City girl*. “Well, don’t get so ex* ! Cited. I’m not going ,to eat it.” Robert Barber, 84, of Hibbert Township was injured when struck by a car on the Main Street in Mit­ chell last Thursday afternoon, tie stepped from belijnd a parked car at the curb on the north side of the street into the path of a car driven by Miss Mary MacNicol, of Strat­ ford. Rd was knocked to the pave­ ment and lacerated about the head and face. After receiving treat­ ment in Mitchell he was allowed to proceed to his home. i i «»'1 n