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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-09-11, Page 7jf i ft * * ...ii.."................. . ........ Itert :»n<l FeftluwmtThe Joy of Living The joy of life is living it and doing „ things of worth,, in making bright and fruitful, the barren spots of eavth. In facing odds and mastering them .and rising from defeat, And makin'g true what once was ■ false, anj what was bitter, sweety ‘ For only he knows perfect joy whose little bit of soil Is richer ground than what it Was when he began to toil, —Eutaw * * * •> . If you are .patient with them when they have a problem they do not understand. If you neyer humiliate your child by correcting him in the presence pf his -playmates or before grown­ ups. 'jj If your boy wants his playmates to meet his dad^if you are a ‘‘hero’ to your daughter as well as to your son, , t If you »never punish unjustly- punishing only after yo.u have heard and understood their side of the story. « . If' your boy likes to faave you 1 help him build a kite or work on I an airplane model with him with-) oUt depending on you to do all the Work-—Cleaning that you take a real interest in their diversions .and hobbies, ’ ‘‘ ' 8 If your boy respects you so m.uch; that he never .keeps any sberets from you butilias learned to make you his • confidante, his pal, and delights in talking things 'over with you alone, ‘‘man-to-man’. ’ If you can share your child’s disappointments and griefs under- standingly ,— can appreciate” their viewpoint without trying to ignore •or minimize the crisis—-and can talk it over without moralizing. If you keep the spark of love v and affection for their mother al­ ways burning brightly by showing •them—and her—that you • still re­ spect and love her and are not ashamed to demonstrate It occa- ; sibnally without making it appear ' perfunctory or matter-of-fact, “There are altogether toe many, murders committed in pux* large cities," comments, a newspaper edi­ torially. , ■^-vrell, how many shotlid we have? “All work and no play-—” —means that Jack has turned professional,“A little bait catches aT large fish.” 1 —but you’ve got to have a good■■ .’ ■/ —Oley Qkeydoke if * * * one of the southern states a line, »» *4 ■ —. . A Prayer I pray, good’ Lord, foi’ soul-content; A smile to meet each day’s advent, A heart dependable and true, . A will\ tp fight each battle through. Each day .-I’d rise with, thought serene, - To meet my task with vision keen. And tho’ the sun morn,. Cr ' clouds should I forlorn,■ I pray, good Lord, 'The sun may shine The passing shadows life shallfaring I pray faay leave no lasting sting. ' But merely Reto me better know . 'The meaning of my neighbor’s woe. And As I take my humble way Along the path that Thou dids’t lay,; I would that I mighty gladness lend, A word, a thought, unto a friend. Then when. the final night shall fall, ' .. And close my eyqs upon it all, ■ I pray I leave nor guilt n'or guile, meet / Andtt. ifr THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE* - Support the local agricultural fair .* * ■ * * v 1 si *■ # The rooster has something worth crowing about, | < 9 9' The gasoline situation has passed beyond the amusing stage, ****** */-, *, o t We have Teaped an'abundant harvest of unusually high quality. * Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. . ’I ★ ■* « ♦ ■ « ■ 9 A. Preserve every atom of food available for man or for herd, . 9 ♦ ' * *’ * 9 9 9 .* •I .*■ * *■ * ?■ OWING- Odd bits of hariwss, till recently thought not worth offering at the auction block are being dragged out, wiped clean .of years' of dust accumulation, wired up a bit and set to work. Not a few* farmers are inquiring if there are any harness menders left in the landmnd, when »found, these dignitaries are besought to help nut in getting the togglements into shape for fall work. The good old buggy, the friend of happy days gone by, is being pulled out from its back comer in the driving shed and fitted out with bolts and springs and cushions while the car is looking suspiciously and mourn­ fully for a place for a good long rest,. Indeed, we’R not be surprised if lack and jill are getting . ready to. forsake the gasoline wagon for Dobbin’s chariot. Well, many a fine bit of courting has been done in the old buggy. The blacksmith shop,, long the home of hard work, fun and sound dis- cussion, is taking on airs, The smith may soon be a veritable king among us as his “large and brawny hands” help to make our farm life a prosperous reality. The good old baking board is becoming uneasy, while the rolling pin of many and invaluable uses is taking on an aWe-inspiring dignity before which mighty men have been known to quail. But such revivals mean the downfall of tyranny, now that we have bad time to think about it, So welcome the day when the land discovers the great simplicities that are lying at the very foundation of our welfare, 9 , ? * ■» . *** « . Though a price is set of all he surveys. • - *. ■ on *. big heath, the pig is quite lord monarch ♦ * * * ♦ CHANGING SCHOOL BOOKS of no reactionary policy in our school work. are. English and therefore stupid/ (Her Augriff August 23rd, IMO.) “Three? days later Goebbels was. boasting, perhaps with greater rash* ness, “Neither Germany nor Russia can he broken by any power on earth as long as they are allies.’ (German broadcast to Eire August 26th, 1340). ’ In working man, • who had been, pay­ ing his mite into the Old Ase Pen­ sion Fund at Washington became alarmed; at the report, that the mop­ ey he had deposited for the inevit­ able rainy day had been used other purposes. , ’ So he went to the first federal fice he could find4 and expressed fears, He was told that they were- groundless; that for every dollar, taken out of the _ security fund, a government bond had been deposit­ ed to take its1 place, , But the Workman could not un­ derstand the intricacies of such ; financial management,^ and. insist-’ J ed that 'the money he had paid should be put back. The officials, one by one, took him., in hahd but,; with little effect. Finally, the assistant administra­ tor tried his hand, and aftei’ a long explanation, some inkling of ’the Situation seemed to -be dawning On the worried man’s mind. Much en­ couraged, ' the official said: “You understand now, how if is, don’t ■ you?’’. * l“I think I do?’ replied the man, “It's like this? when my baby wakes up at night and wants someAmilk, I give him a milk ticket." - ■ If honesty is a ‘isn’t honesty. Answering One reason why some men dis­ like church weddings is because the bride usually .gets all the at­ tention and sympathy. ‘ . The silent man is usually one who can’t think of a snappy comeback. Never >Iet a fool kiss you-r-’and never let a kiss fool you, - Even back in Cleopatra’s day, th- Cry of fail’ maids Was- “Egypt me”. We need warm, weather to ripen the tomatoes and to mature Other garden stuff. * * ' **• * *♦ to :)f- his / % & should fill, the make the day that by Thy art within my heart. the Future with a smile. -H. C. Churchman1 * ** Not Doing Such a Bad as. a Fiitlier If........ child .likes to .crawl into bed With you in-the early, morning hours just tp be neai’ you—-and you like to have him come to you. ‘ If youf-youngsters like to get up early - enough'—without being urg- ,ed—;to-eat breakfast With Dad. If you can - treat each child im­ partially, realizing that each child, is. an individual hnd has a distinct and definite personality-—and you do not try to make them conform too closely to your ideal, to a ‘pattern’. If you can correct dhildish er­ rors qt infractions of the rules without raising your voice or losing your temper. " s You Are Job If. your Does Your Food Cause You Distress? The impairment 'Of the stomach ia often of serious consequences^ for Only by properly digested food m the ■system nourished and sustained. Burdock Blood Bitters 10 a re- ' liable remedy for Stomach disorders finch as dyspepsia indigestion, Sour .stomach, belching of gas, headaches, It helps to stimulate tho secretion ■of saliva and gastric juice,' the main factor in digestion, neutralizes acidity, tones Up the Ruing mem- . branes Of the Stomach, and, restores •the natural, healthy process of dlIhit1ynur stomach right; by1 taking ? B.B.B. and seo how quickly you.will td enjoy fxoo front .digestive troubles. The T. Milburn Oo4 Ltd., Toronto, Ont matter of policy, .it * *'■ Gurions Cynic .0 along the Nite ♦ ® Where Men —miss Ophelia are Men and it‘had been, all 'week. I had town while the- garage did 'sOrne tinkering on So I decided.to, pass the visiting the barber shop It was one of- It was Saturday, dry, hot and dusty, to stop oyer a Couple of hours in a Wyoming mechanic my car. time by .and get’a shave.,’ those shops that has a bathroom and shower for ^customers. v While I was in the chair and the barber, started in to lather my face,, a man came in the door and asked, the barber: “Have you fgot a piece •of .sandpaper?” ' And the barber replied: “Yes, but you &an’t take a bath now—some­ one’s in the shbWei> ’ ; «. —Tad the Tourist•S, .* * The following note was received by a rural school teacher from the mother , of one of her pupils,: “Dear Teacher—My John is; getting all peeked and thin. He Says he can’t get no blood out of his vittles from you always a-bagging at Jiim ■ about ' his manners. Now . I want to tell you fay kids don’t need any teacher to leai'n them? manners. If you had ever et at our'house and knowed how refined their pa is, you would be ashamed. ' I have lived with their tpa for 20 years and never ohge have I seed that man put his knife in the butter'4without licking* It to first. I -don’t want to complain you again?'- -—Lydia Get the good old garden year. It faay be a necessity. ♦ ♦ •' into ♦ * the best I possible shape for next »9 ' ■* ■* please with, their ehtert^ininentFolk inclined to be hard to he all the better of garrisoning for a year in Iceland, * ♦'■«, * ♦ * * . * For real peace of mind we commend you to the editor material comes in a day lat^ and when it is within ah hour of ing u.p’* time. WOUld Whose “clos- .*♦*,♦***♦ English housewives have "ways of their own of carrying, on. They are. resentful when anyone tells them just, how‘they ought to manage their tables. „ Conservative aS they -pre, however, they respect old man Necessity and bow to his decisions. In fact tliesel excellent ladies have devised new ways of doing things and find that the simple ways of carrying on are better than the more elabor­ ate practices of pre-war times. They are taking to the new >condi-, tipns and liking them. Not one rose is fading in their lovely cheeks because of the simple food they are able to secure and the new dishes they make up from old-time foods. Necessity plus woman’s invention work wonders in food and clothingr fetter get used to that way, of doing things, • * • » • * » * Ever try it out? •£> IN POLAND v* Over there in Poland, when the Germans want any labour,.. . theyysimply take it. The German police go along the streets. of Poland, eye a likely looking person, seize him and thrust him into a covered cart and take him off to some place where he is set td work, without his having anything to say about it,. There is no guarantee of good food, of suitable clothing or df normal health con-, dition's of any kiifU. Freedom shreiked and fell with the German in­ vaders. So much for the German way. This is truth learned ’dir­ ectly from the land where these abominations are practised. 'WHAT WE HEAR'AND SEE We have just heard of a wofaan whose husband and two .sons are in the war... She, herself, is earning her' Way-fay dding the hardest sort of work. That is what we have heard. Now for what’ we see. Every day we ;see scores of folk burning gasblin'p while tltey should be walking or driving a horse or riding a bicycle, Thei’e are scores of others who drive at a wasteful speed and still others whose cars waste gasoline with every turn of their wheels. Yet gasoline is what helps preserve our human liberties and the wasted gasoline may mean that the brave woman of whom we have Written may never see s^ns or husband again. »♦■*.*•* * * * ' NO hallooing "Editors and broadcasters hayfe done their best to extract every sunbeam possible from the war cucumber. It has been a hard job many a time. Just now their difficult task is to keep people who trust them from, overestimating good news that seems to come from .time’ to time. There is no occasion foi’ hallooing. There is still less occasion for anything approaching complacency. The difficulties-ahead are enormous. Gel’many is anything but beaten. There is no occasion for stating the features qf her strength. The • time1' has npt come to ,say- anything of her weaknesses. There is no. reason why we should boast of our own powers. Comparatively few know. anything of matters so important. The only thing of which' we are certain' is that^the last iota of our fighting and manu­ facturing power is gravely needed. Let us slog alpng.. .' ‘ijc: . ' '' jt THAT MISERABLE MINORITY On .an occasion Edward Blake Was compelled to express'” his opinion on a certain, body that systematically opposed, a fine project by incessant vocal clamours as.; “an insignificant and detestable minority”. We wonder what that eminent jurist would say of the .minority who so wantonly Waste gasoline when gasoline is the life­ line of the nation? Every day these wastrels and .public enemies r,ace through this .town as if they had a license to do so. Canadians qre a self-respecting if not always thoughtful people. They dO nob 'take kindly to regimentation. But war is inconsiderate and requires extraordinary measures. If we can ’but exercise selfr ’ control vre may avoid the day when our .car Will be stopped and We will be asked to Show- reasons that will satisfy the committee of public safety why we should be using our cars On that special occasion. . ' . ' ; * * * * *. * * ® THOSE We are In favour — --r.. HL-. Unless our schools are constantly moving forward to better things, there is no bright day ahead for the Province. We jure all out for adequate equipment. No workman can get far without tools, Child­ ren, too, must be taught the use of tools. But when we say this we say even more strongly that the teacher is the centre of all school work. The teacher must be a living spring, no mere tank of dead information. The teapher to be worth anything must be a living voice, hot a mere echo of anyone- or of any hook, A dis< cerning American said’, “The ideal university is a log with Mark Hopkins on one end and an interested student on the other end?’ The teacher, jto be worth anything, must be at once inspired and im spiring. Professor Dupuis, of Queen’s, in his small mechanical laboratory, with its painfully, meagre equipment most of which he had manufactured himself from rude materjals and with scanty tools, turned out some of the finest engineers, electrical and mech­ anical, that this continent ever knew. With lead pencil and scrib-- bling book and five cent ruler and square and compasses, he built- mechanical devices that still astonish the mechanical World. Pro­ fessor Cappon, with the aid of a scant jozen books, inspired thou­ sands of students to find in the best literature the noblest interpre­ tation of life. New 'books are fine, but finer still is the teacher who can, and who does, lighten up the mind of th$ pupil. Socrates and Euclid were not supported by an elaborate series of text books, but they saved the world for true thought'and‘ fine achievement. We hope that Premier Hepburn will look not only into the textbook situation, but also ipto the teaching profession, not only in its sound learning features, but also into its power to1 take youth by , the hand to lead him to his best effort and his noblest aspirations. There is great need, tremendously urgent need, of his doing this * very thing and doing it forthwith. • « « * 9 WHAT THE PUBLIC LOOKS FOR • Banks cannot live without the public, They are in the common­ wealth as those who serve. This article deals with some of the things the public looks for when they approach the bank. “I remember my own first approach to a bank with a ’cheque. I was a youngster of about twelve and entered the bank with a good deal of anxiety. I inquired what I was to do, just as I entered the office with, to me, its awe-inspiring screens and queer-looking wickets'. A very dignified gentleman told me to “Present your cheque to the teller.” A teller? What sort of person must that 'be? I was puzzled, but I did as I was directed. “You will need to, en­ dorse this cheque and you will need to have someone identify you. Identify? Things were w-orse than ever. “Is there anyone in town whp.knows you?” I mentioned so and so and so anti so. “Their identification is not satisfactory/’ and my cheque was pushed across to me; I left the” bank bewildered. Could I not get my money. I told a business man whom I knew of my perplexity. He had a bad word about the stupidity of some young men and said, “I’ll see to that”” ‘ and he went with 'me to the bank and the ex­ perience ended happily, but I had my opinion of banks. Now had that great man, the “teller” but come out of his cage and been a.bit human, * ' ’ Well, the other day I was in the corridor ,of one of our big ■banks when an old man came in and stood, looking about him. The manager came out .to meet him. Said the old man in a quavering voice, “I wonder if my>money is^still here? You said you’d keep it. for me. It’s all I -have to live on.” “Please take this seat' and I’ll • look; after it.” And the manager did that very thing. “Yes, itls here,” was. his answer. • “If you like, no one can get it unless you order it and I know about it.” The old man turned, to me after - the busy manager left, and said, “I’ve done business here for sixty years. I hope they’ll' see me through.” Yes, indeed, the public ^expects the two tilings these* incidents . represent. They wish to make, through the bank, acquaintance with' the business world, whether it is a child making his first bow or the agent of a mighty government looking for a lqan to f carry on a world war. Of it may be a young farmer or a merchant who wishes to borrow money to carry on his affairs. H6 asks for nioney. In reality, he wants help, guidance and in his own way, but as simply as I asked what to do with my cheque, that applicant looks to the bank to help him on his way to prosperity. If the representative of the bank is open-eyed and in earnest about " his work he • can give the' guidance asked or assure the applicant that the guidance may be secured. No employee of a bank should be allowed to contact the pub­ lic till he has .this blessed power of giving consideration to every­ one who compliments the bank by crossing its threshhold. To the ■ customer, the bank is always something of a place to be entered with reverence. Then there is the instance of the fine old gentleman of. whom I have spoken. The public looks to the bank as a safe place to do - , business. That old man longed for a-sense of security. He wished to be sure that, the bank would not fail him. Ana that is “what - all who deal with the bank look for. They want no milk and water deals. They^do not Wish any mayba this or maybe that. They expect the bank to. do what it promises to do. The public may haggle and* dodge on occasion but. they ‘require the bank to go straight ahead without any peradventure. The public does not ex­ pect either omniscience or omnipotence, but ibdoes look for relia­ bility and for consideration. I Germany’s Vulnerability at.- Sea “There are now .two sides to th® war on shipping. The equation of Germany versus Bi’itain no longer equals power replenished by laud, versus power replenished by . sea. Continental Europe has never had. railways enough or waggons enough to maintain itself b$!- land alone. This hard fact does hot change be­ cause Hitler is temporarily master, and the ironical outcome of his suc­ cess op. land Is to make him more dependent on the sea. “The events of the past few months have increased his depen­ dence upon sea transport, “First, the R.A.F. hammering by day and night at his inland com­ munications has forced his traffic outwards into coastal waters, “Second, his adventure in Libya must be maintained by sea. “Lastly, his war against Russia is demanding every waggon on which he can lay his hands. “So his freighters must chance it in the Mediterranean and in the coastal waters of Northern Europe. . “The allied 'navies and air forces have pounced upon this new weak­ ness. Figures prove that they are exploiting it fully. In five weeks, from July 10 -to August 16, 13 per cent of all Axis losses since the out­ break of the war were suffered to shipping. The Axis can ill afford to lose shipping at such a pace. Its merchant navy is smaller than ours, and the strain on them is propor­ tionately much greater than the corresponding strain on allied ship­ ping resources. “Where the British Empire at the outbreak of the war possessed 21,434,000- tons of merchant ship­ ping, Germany and Italy .combined only possessed 7,941,000 tons. “What is more, the Axis is at a disadvantage in the matter of re­ placement, Hitler and Mussolini' have not immense resources like the shipyards of the United States and the Dominions at their disposal. The maximum pre-war. shipbuilding capacity of Hitler-controlled Eur­ ope may thousand Germany about half, Holland, France, Swe- i den and Denmark the bulk of the . I remainder. Even if all these ship­ yards were building at pre-war ca- ■ •pacity losses more, world shipyards of Axis Europe are on the visiting list of the British Navy, the Russian Air Force and the Royal Air Force.” be put dt fifteen hundred tons per annum, of which and Italy contributed they couldn’t repair- the Axis at the present rate. What is the -Shipyards of the new can work in safety, While the -V- The newcomer knocked ,,at the pearly gates and St Peter—or one of his assistants, asked: “Who’s there?” “It is I,” answered the crown-and harp aspirant. “Well, get out—go away — we don’t want no more school teachers. * * * * if ♦ * * .* * . .. . The new corporal was company headquarters the task of" helping % the Captain make out routine reports. When he Came to one where Private Perkins, a member of his own company, had suffered an accident by having a heavy jack-hammer fly off the handle and fall With considerable Weight and force on his foot,, he got the name, date and time filled in all right but was puzzled when, he came to tlte space on the form headed by “Remarks”, So he saluted and ask­ ed the Captain; “Sir, -should I put in yours or Perkins’? ' —-Whistle Listener * * * ■» Which reminds us of1 the fellow Who stepped up to the Ticket Win­ dow and said* “Give me a found trip ticket?’ & “Where to, please?” “Why, back here of course?’ assigned to and given A FALSE GOD' False gods are nothings, no matter what form they may assume. Take the false god of progress at whose shrine humanity has been Worshipping so ardently- for a century or so. We .have assumed that when humanity was energetic that there was but one way for . men to move, and that way was forward.. Development, We thought, was in the nature of things. If we sowed liberally we MSouId not but ' reap abundantly. We resolutely closed’our eyes to the lessons of hist&ry that clearly taught .that humanity has encountered terrible Uhd long-lasting eclipses. Whole civilizations have not only been hindered.’but wiped out’ entirely, Great fertile areas have been turned into1 deserts. History muses pensively over the attempts of proud men clad- with a little brief authority. Weni be none the worse of budding on these facts noW that so many things are in the balance, We’ll' do well to get rid of our false gods and to look squarely at some very wholesome facts. ' # * £ if, 4< * « J Through the thoughfulness GETTING DOWN'TO IT Many Informed folk believe* that’ the -Great War is but begin­ ning. Britain evidently thinks that way. For one thing,she has learned that there is no use sending insufficient numbers of men underequl-pped td meet superior numbers, adequately trained and properly supplied with war munitions. She-has learned, too, that she must put her whole badk into this struggle, depending upon her own sons and daughters and upon the mercy of God, meanwhile accepting with heartiness and the utmost goodwill, the timely aid offered her by friendly nations. Her Britain and her allies tlte war is but beginning or, at most, entering upon a second and terrible stage. It is a little early to say much about the invasion of Europe by the allies, but that move seams to be under contem­ plation, The- cost in spirit, in materials, in men, is beyond all com­ putation, .But wo cannot make terms with an armed Germany. To do so Is but to add might to the whirlpool threatening to engulf us. It is neck or nothing for us. That fact will not down, The serpent of Na^iism fahst bo killed, not ftteroly scotched. i Through the thoughiuliiess of ■one of our renders we have before us an intensely, .interesting little pamphlet Which is captioned “Talk­ ing Points”, The information it /Contains is in the form of a series .ofj excerpts from dispatches- cabled by the British Ministry of Informa­ tion in London to the Empire, The facts are hot presented ih the form of propaganda, but are merely sta­ tistics and comparisons which it is well for Canadians to read and absorb. The passing of®one year, from the first to the second anni­ versaries of the outbreak of the war, has served to prove Dr. Goeb­ bels, Hitler’s Minister of Propagan­ da, the worlds most, ridiculous brag­ gart and liar. May we quote from "Talking Points”: German home broadcast, Septem­ ber 3rd, 1940—“It is quite out of the question that air flights should take place over the Channel, as English fighters never venture be­ yond their own coastline?’ “With the rout of the Italian fleet and the Italian armies in North Af­ rica we can afford to recall that a year ago Goebbels was boasting, “The strategical importanoo of the m to to conquest -of British Somaliland lies the removal of the British threat Abyssinia? (German broadcast Africa August 4th, 1940) “Or again: “The British have lost all control of the Mediterranean since even with thq use of very powerful forces they are send a convoy through, rica Italy's position is voui’able in every respect of Britain. Operations have demon­ strated the superior organisation and morale of the Italians, ’■who cannot be stopped by any obstacle,* (Munchener Neueste Nachrichteh September 6th, 1940). “While we proudly welcome home our Prime Minister, who has sailed both ways across the Atlantic in the safe keeping of the, British Navy, we smile to think on September 4t.h, j 1940, the Not Labour Minister, Dr. Ley, was telling his people that 'Germany has erected an impene­ trable wall around the British Isles, and won’t let a fly through? The Germans to-day are* counting their losses in Russia by the hund­ reds of thousands. Only a year ago the German Radio was celebrating the anniversary of,Hitler’s pact of eternal friendship with Russia, ‘And if any hopes arise that sooner or later tension might .occur between Germany and Russia, 'those hopes unable to In Af- more fa­ than that Facilities Highways - $1.59 Io UO . S2.50lo$5.CS No one is borne wise. 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