Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-03-05, Page 7W. wei- breathe not have it for the do you They will make inter- # * now.* * heavy of it.To* with We just don’t phone, “Sorry, but duration.” War, my friend? Or how much if voice that says over the tele­ No, we’ll W your couxitry’s air? think of the ■care? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE WAR? (By G. L. fTced, Squadron Leader R.C.A4i\) Courtesy of The Biytlx Standard Jean Stephens and Miss Jaques, of Woodham, visit- week with Miss Ula Ulens. J. Carruthers is holding a # Hr What do YOU think of the War, my friend? Just what does it mean to YOU? What difference does it really make to. the things you feel and do? Does this Tragedy of Nations make your heart feel sick axxd sore— Or can you forget it listening to the afternoon's baseball score? Does a concentration camp mean more to you than a movie reel? Or because you haven’t been in one yet, have its victims no appeal? How much do you think they would give—if they could!—to What do /you really think of the care War, my friend? In your heart,do youWhat do you really What happens (so long as hours over there? Are Coventry . . . Rottexdaxp . . . Belgrade . . . names that you vaguely recognize—0 " Or does something within you demand redress for their bloody sac­ rifice? - Does the sight of a uniform nxean no more than the rank that it’s wearer bears? Or are you inspired to befriend the man who for you and your Free- t dom dares? How long would your liberties last were it not for his self-dedication grim? What do you think of the War, my friend? And what are you1 doing fox* him? YOUR welfare's assured) to your ueigh- What do you think of the War, my friend1? Has it ever come, home ■to youThat the price of your Peace iS a debt that you owe—and that pay­ ment is overdue? Are. you ready to settle, with sweat and fears, so that Freedom may still"survive? Dr are you coxxtent to let other meix die just so long as you stay alive? . Do you want to live on in a world that’s peen won by a sacrifice you have not shared? And will you be able to meet the eyes of the men who have nothing spared? Do you honestly feel you are one of the Many who owe so much to so IFew?What do YOU tliink of the War, my friend? And WHAT are yon going to DO? I » i and Mr, meeting owing to will be was wea- held WOODHAM The W.M.S. met in the basement o the church on Wednesday af­ ternoon. Private Laverne Rodd, of Lxstow- el, visited recently with his par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgax* Rodd. Mr. and Mrs. Law, of London, ■were week-end visitors, with Mr. and Mrs. W. Shiex' Mrs. Victor Chatten. The comnxunity postponed last week ther conditions and Friday evening, March- 6th. Mrs. Whitfield Switzer visited recently at Sudbury with her daugh­ ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ginn and on hex’ return trip spent a while in Toronto With anothex’ daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Louth. The local Red Cross sent the fol­ lowing articles for January and February: fl large quilts, 15 crib quilts, 86 dresses and panty suits for girls of 12 years, 30 mothers’ nightgoWns.v^ „air„.force* turtle- neck sweaters, 1 paix* ah’ force gloves, 30 pairs army socks, units for boys 8 years old as follows: 10 jackets, 10 shirts, 10 pairs of pants, 10 sweaters, 10 pairs of socks. A fux* mat was donated and sent to head­ quarters with the other articles. CREDITON EAST Pte Steve Glanville, of London, spent the week’ with his wife and son here. Mr. and Mrs. Win. Heatherly, of London spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Wxn. iMotz. ■Mr. and Mrs. «IFtank Taylor and ■daughters, of Exeter spent Sunday with Mrs. Wilson Anderson. Mr. Sam Baynham spent a couple of4 days in Toronto last week. The ladies in this district guilted another quilt fox* the Red Cross the home of Mrs. Aaron Wein Wednesday of last week. •L.’A.C. C. J. 0’iGrady, formerly Ottawa and now at .Clinton, Jack Anderson, R.A.F. spent? Saturday at the home of Mrs. Wilson Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. John Sims and son, Charlps, and daughter, iMfs. Ralph Romphy and Madelaine all of Thed­ ford spent the week-end here with , Mrs. Job Sixns and other relatives. We are sorry to report the illness ■of Mat Sims who is confined to his bed with a heart’ condition, wish him a speedy recovery. Mr. Wm. Motz and MX*. Eli off work at the air­ injuries returned to at on of and of Clinton We Sims t . Who have been port owing to work Monday. Mr, Howard secured spent the week-end at his home here. THE EXETER T1MES-ADV0CATE March The seed annuals have come at last. » # * * * * • Better preserve those seed annuals. esting reading ten years from *■ ♦ * like that we’re out * ♦ M DON’T FORGET sending those boxes to our nice little bottle well filled to do so. Those boys need matches, are allowed to enclose tliem, fruit you cau and don't overlook a nice .parcel of butter tlxe figs and dates and those nice things that go into small space. Those homemade cookies full of lots add lots of fruit will taste like a million dollars. Keep right on forget to pack in a law will allow you post master if you men overseas. Don’t with matches, if the Ask the Pack in all the Pack in 4 * '■ * fc * •* “PUT YOUR BACKS that barn raising * < INTO IT” A particularly heavy bent was The men had lifted till the flush of their strength The framer called a halt. He braced the bent and At his call the men took Every xxxan was at the pikes or holding the chains. ~ ........' ‘"Now! of minutes the joy of We recall to" be erected, was exhausted, had the men rest for a few minutes, their places. L,... ...r Not a pound was lifted till the framer gave a great call Put youi* backs into it. Yo heave!” and in a couple the bent was in place and the sweating men full of accomplishment. “Put your backs into it.’1 That’s the very cry we this minute iii church, in business and above all else, tional life. The people need heartening and comforting church’s work to do that very thing. x ming despite opposition, in a thousand forms, won. The Victory Loan must be put over,” and you and all the rest of us must put oux’ backs into the job, ■we don’t, well, ’_____' consequences. must heed in our na- It’s the Business must be kept hum- The wax* m'ust be That’s the nation’s job ' ' • • * '). if we need neither prophet nox* prophet’s son to tell the BRINSLEY ; L. H. Turner occupied on Sunday, preaching a series of sermons on “The Excellent Life”. The choir 'Love Lifted the the Rev. pulpit last of More J rendered a number, Me.” Mr. and all smiles. Rev, L. tures. Nbrthland” in the Monday evening. A nuxnber from the High School 'Commencement in Lucaxi on Thursday and Friday evenings. Last Saturday evening, while J. L. Amos, Joe, Ernest and- Carl Trevethick were working with the teaxxx on the ice of the -Aux Sable river the ice suddenly gave way, precipitating both horses into about 7 feet of water. With the help of a long rope and some chains the horses were finally extricated, but apparently' none the’Worse for tlxeir cold bath. Mrs. Elmo Morgan are It’s a daughter. H. Turner showed pic- “Tales and Trails of the basement on here attended BRUCE E. SIMPSON NATIVE OF MOORESITLLE DIES Bruce E. Simpson, for 11 years axx euxployee of Taylox’ Electric Com­ pany, London, died suddenly Friday afternoon after a heart attack. He had suffered a similar attack on Thursday night. In his 40th year, Mr. Sixnpson lived in Kipp’s iLane, north of the city, ixx London Town­ ship. Born near Mooresville, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Simpson. Surviving besides his widow, the forxner-Grace Shafford, i are a daughter, Marie, and three | sons, James Robert and Donnie, all j at home, and two sisters, Mrs. J. Co- hoon, of Birr, and Mr.s. L. C. Boyle, of Moosp Jaw. The funeral was | held Monday afternoon from the C. Haskett and Sons funeral home, Lu- caii with services at St* James church, Clandeboye. Interment was made ixx St. James cemetery. V I Truemiiei’ WHO has employment in London ~---- FIRST TO EXCEED VICTORY LOAN QUOTA HURON COUNTYIN tofirst two municipalities their quotas in the Victory reported Monday. Goderich He had just come from meeting at which the The exceed Loan campaign They were the Village of Brussels and the Township of Goderich. Reeve Robert Bowman, of Brussels, reported the achievement at noon, and ex-Warden Haacke brought in the glad tidings from township, a council township fathers sanctioned tlxd in­ vestment of a '$1,00’0 surplus in bonds. Monday night’s Hui’on County figure stood at $1,192,200, over $600,000 short of the objective. County 'Chairman Parsons admit­ ted that a tough job lies ahead. The figure does not include $140,- 000 specials. Wo those who toss, night after night, on sleepless beds. To those who sleep in a kind of a way, but whose rest is broken by bad dreams and nightmare, To those who whke up in the morning as tired as when they went to bed, we offer in Milburn’s Health and GowWii’t Mny Rest ? NorVe Tills a- tonic remedy to help soothe and strengthen the nerves. When this is done there shoxild be nd mere restless nights due to bad dreams^ and nightmares. » Price 60c a box, 65 pills, at all drug counters. Look for out registered trade mark a "Red Heart’* on the package. Tha T, Milburn Co., LiniiMd, Toronto, Ont « • $ ■ W * * ■* * ■ THEY CALL ragged, with tables stripped to the barest necessities*, .JU __|....... have thrown all they have into the support of the army. More thaix a million of-tliem starving, and three tixnes that many wasted with hunger, the Greeks have kept back no crust, nor one drop of blood or treasure that their -men may give all that men have to offer for freedom. Those Greeks call to every man and woman among Us to support the strugglers for freedom. China, wasted with five years of struggle, raises hex’ bleeding head to call to every child of civilizatioxx to put forward the supreme sacri­ fice that government of the people by the people for the people shall not .perish from the earth. What will be. the response of Canada to the call of these weeping Rachels as they plead fox’ the children of every son of Adam? Our young xnen are offering their blood. Oup maidens are giving of theix* strength and endur­ ance. Wlxat will the rest of us do with our cash as the Victory Loan. Every stroke of the clock brings nearer the hour when we shall forevei* be free and independent or place our necks beneath tlxe yoke of tlxe conqueror fox’ ten thousand years, paxx are* mustering dare do no less. Shoeless, the Russians army. Investment of means. Ask for the their supreme and fiercest V * * * * ♦ * ’ NOT A GIFT Victory Loan is not a gift Hitler and Ja- onslauglit. We by any mannerin _ _ any sound business man what is the safest invest­ ment one can make these days and he will tell you that putting one’s money into the Victory Loan is positively the best method of 'using one’s money. Here and there there may be a bettex* way of using one’s cash, but such investments are hard to find. Anyone who Will put >a thousand dollars into the Loan and leave the money there till maturity, meanwhile steadily investing tlxe interest ixx government bonds will have a surprise coming to him that will bring a thrill of ’financial satisfaction to one in hardly axxy othex* way. Said one man who twenty years ago made a sixnilai* invest- _• xnent-to- the -one folk.are..now invited to make, “I .Winced at making ■the investment. I was getting four pex* cent then. At the end of the first year I had forty dollars intereset. I scraxnbled hard to make the forty dollars one hundred dollars and invested in a hund­ red dollax* bond . I kept on in this way for twenty years. I just shut my eyes and kept on till’ the ternx expired. I now know the ’ meaning of the Jew’s remark, ‘The man who invented interest slouch.’.” Bettex* take this thing into consideration, gentle This is a pointex- in the way of sound finance. tf ♦ M W * ♦ # THOSE MISTAKES we pass through the darkest hours in the history of the Empire we cannot but recall terrible mistakes made by all First we were mistaken in withdrawing or in conn- was no reader. As British her citizens, . . tenancing the withdrawal of troops from Germany after the last war. By so doing we allowed our ancient and inveterate enemy to rearm. Along with this we scrapped oux* ships and starved our army, per­ mitting the Germans to arm meanwhile. We sold our steel and cop­ per to Japan, thus providing her' with the’ material that now falls in showers of .death upon oux* best and bravest. All the while we tried to appease .the dragon by providing him with the tender flesh of oux* childhood, saying sweetly we must be on good terms with our neighbours and show the heathen an example of sweet charity. We made the xnistake of holding Russia coldly at arm’s length and regarding her as a stiff pumpkin among the nations that could not withstand the German fury and in top-lofty self-sufficiency patron­ ized China. We did not know, we Said. Well, we know now. We trusted ixx the British and tlxe American navy. Pearl Harbour and tlxe fate of the Prince of Wakes and the Repulse tell their own story. We thought Singapore practically invulnerable. She fell in less than three weeks before tlxe army we simperingly called tlxe “little yellow nien”. These are a few of oux* mistakes. The duty of the hour? In 'Canada the first requirement is to get rid of the leaders who are strangled thexnselves and who are throttling their, native laiid’by their ineffeciency. Nothing short of a national government consisting of efficient men, whether in the parliament or out of it. Unless 'this step is taken, nothing else ■counts. The Victory Loan xnust be made and when made it must not be taken as anything short of the agony of the whole of the people to get on with the war. The Canadian beaver >has it ixx him to gnaw down every enemy of tlxe commonwealth, but this good Work he cannot do while party politics are hamstringing every effort , he puts forth. The worst of all .possible mistakes is’ to let things drift as they are now. * :!i M> » ' * * Xt Where are we going? Sailors who have been in the storm for some time, have a way of takixxg their bearings occasionally. • So it is with the allies ixx the present struggle. Amid falling bombs and ruined cities and sinking ships they have stopped to ask what the war is all about, The answei’ is unmisthbable. The allies do not look to gain one • foot of territory. They seek no man’s captivity or servitude. They wish to lay no restraining hand on any humanizing enterprise. They seek no good that they do not wish to have others share with tlxenx on equal terms. They assert no racial superiority. They covet xio man’s gold. They seek thdt every man ‘Upon whom thd sun shines and tlxe rain falls shall receive the due reward of his labor and enterprise. They desire that every man shall go about his' work requiring only that no man and no nation shall prove himself a nuisaxicc. Moreover the allies have shown for a thousand years that their influence is dominant; races of every color and men of every creed have had the blessed gift of freedom and the in- estihxable privilege of making tlxeix’ own xnistakes. Little by little ■the oppressed people of Germany and Italy are learning that victory for tlxe allies insures theix’ welfare. The lesson is slow in the learn­ ing, Hitler and Mussolini ahd the war lords of Japan have taught their underlings that the welfare of Germany and Italy and Japan lies' in the way of tlie mailed fist and the iroix heel. They have been taught that the ideal man is the one with adaxnant elbows who forces -tlxe weaker man over tlxe cliff into the boiling sea. They would have their dupes believe that ,tlxe fine and beautiful things of life are but a scum upon the cesspool of existence. Little by little the average German and Italian and Japanese is coming to see that the tyrant who oppresses the foreigner will, should his immed­ iate purpose be accomplished, turn his vicious forces upon the weaker of his own land, till finally there will remain none but the victorious brutes who batten upon the hearts and lifeblood of their own kith and kin, Tyranny is self-exterminating, Hence the new vision slowly coming to the countries now seemingly in .the saddle but soon to be trodden under foot of the very cavalry that now promises to lead them to victory. When the German ■people and the Italians see that the allies are their friends they will soon make short shrift for the men who have received them to their ruiu. WINCHELSEA Mrs. W. J. Veal visited Friday) with her mother, Mrs. M. Elf ord, Exeter, the occasion being Mrs. El-! ford’s eightieth birthday. | Mr. and Mrs. Huyace Delbridge and family visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cooper, of Elim ville. Mr. and Mrs. Harry March and family, of London, and Mr, and ily, of St. Marys, visited on with Mrs. Geo. Delbridge, , Misses Wilma Veal and Batten ’ visited Thui'sday with Miss Norma Fletcher. Mr« and Mrs. James Kirkland and, Malcolm, of Thames ‘Road, visited on Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Gep. j X)avis, j The sympathy of the community j is extended to Mrs. ” ” received word this the death of her sister in England. Mr. and Mrs. John Prance spent Tuesday with the latter’s mother, Mrs, Bullock, of Greenway. Mrs. Gep. Brock, pf Zion, spent Tuesday with Miss Ethel for Chatham, ed a position. Gladys! evening 1 GREENWAY Miss vio.a Vurts, of London, spent the week-end with her par­ ents, Mr, and Mrs, Chas. Curts. Miss Loren e ed last Mrs, ten cent tea in the Parish Hall on Thursday evening. Everybody come. Mr. Pawsoxi Woodburn, of spent the week-end H. Bailey, who( past week ofi I4 II Mrs. W, F. Batten. Pooley left Saturday where she has seeur- SH I FKA Mr. Wm, Mellin, Sr., is at sent very ill. Miss Marie Butler, of Windsor, is at present at the home of her grandfather, Mr. L, Schroeder. ■ A meeting of the Victory Loan campaign was held, iu the United chxirch on Monday evening last. Dr, R. H. Taylor, of Dashwood, was the speaker. Miss Ada Gaiser, of Exeter, spent the week-end at her home here. Seals and diplomas were present­ ed to 13 members of the Sunday School on Sunday last. Turnex* gave which “Faith sung. Miss Ruth visiting with The Y.P.S. pre- i Rev. L, H, a abort talk, after of our Fathers” was Gordon Delbridge and fam-j Sunday. ronto, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Wood­ burn. The Red Cross Society held a. quilting in the parish hall on Thurs-. day afternoon and quilted three quilts. The Red Cross Society will hold their monthly meeting on Monday evening, March 9th, in the Corbett School. , ■ Mr. Raymond Pollock, Grant and Jack, of Kerrwood, visited on Sun­ day with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Pollock. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Wood­ bum, and Leona, visited on Sun­ day with Mr. and Mrs. E, Harris, of Brinsley, Mrs. Arthur* Brophey spent a few days last week with Mrs. Robert Belling and infant daughter’, of Grand Bend. A social evening was held by the families of the school section south of Greenway last Thursday evening. All report a good time, Mrs. Elzax* Mousseau and Marilyn of Kippen and Mrs. Rufus Turn­ bull, of Grand. Bend, visited a few days last week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Brown. KIPPEN FARMER DIES George E. Thomson, for years a prominent farmex* of Kip­ pen died;,Friday of last week at the Scoff Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, in his 74th year, in Kippexx since the former Ida Kippen. beside the’ widow are Samuel, at home; three Albert Alexander Parsons, both 'of Elmer Keys, of Stanley town- and one sister, Mrs. J. Moodie, A (private funeral many He had resided his marriage to Surviving two eons, daughters, and MJrs. Seaforth; Has a Cold Relieve Misery Improved Vicks IVay Mathers, you will welcome W;S5’ i relief from misery that? comps With a "VapoRub Massage/’ With this more thorough treat­ ment, the poultice-and-vapor action of Vicks VapoRub more effectively penetrates irritatedair, passages with soothing medicinal vapors...STIMULATES chest and back like a warming poultice dr plaster,,,STARTS RELIEVING misery right away? Results delight even old friends Of VapoRub, TQ GET a “VapoRub Massage” with all its benefits—massage VapoRub for 3 minutes on IM­ PORTANT RIB-AREA OF BACK as well as throat and chest — spread a thick igygr on chest, cover with a warmed cloth. BE SURE to use genuine, time-tested \VICKS VAPORUB. ZION A quilting was held at the home of Mrs. Warren Brock on Thursday. Two quilts were guilted, one for the Red Cross and hue missionary quilt, Mr, and Mrs. iRoss Hern visited on Monday last, with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kerslake of Exeter. (Marjorie Earl spent .several days .last week with hey sister Mrs.JH.oW- ard Kerslake of Exeter, Laurene Hern spent’ Sunday afternoon at her home. The March meeting of the Zion W.M.S, will be held at the home of Mrs. Harold Hern on Thursday, March 5th at 2,30 p.m. meet- United and in- Hensall Kenny is at present her sister in Zurich, held a social evening at the home ,of Mr. and Mrs. Bakei* on Tuesday evening last. John Hender-; Allan Johnson McBride were appointed ,.Everything comes to him that . . —goes aftex* the things that other (people are sitting down waiting for. M. WWW;?!®? KIPPEN The annual congregational ing of St. Andrew’s United church Kippen, was held, son, John Sinclair, and Ed. board of managers. R. J. Cooper and L. Meilis were named auditors. Rev. Mr. Grant, tlxe minister, was 'chairman. Mrs. Fred Mrs. ship, of Brucefield. service was held from the late re­ sidence Saturday at 2 p.m. Rev. Mr. Grant, of St. Andrew’s church, Kippen, officiated terment took place in the Union cemetery. SMI1 & Wk JIlli l|yIF ITTiis’- RATES »L5O /to ’2-50 ft’OCM No other country in the world is better equipped than Canada to produce, with minimum manpower, the prodigious quantities of foodstuffs required by an Empire at war. Equipment bought to do more work in less time and at less cost during the years of drouth and depression has taken on greater importance now that our war-time program in men and munitions has created a shortage of labor and materials. The importance of farm equipment has been recognized by the highest material priority rating for civilian goods, yet even with this preference — so great is the manufacturing program for war purposes—-it may not be possible to meet the demand for farm equipment this year. It will be necessary, therefore, to take extra good care of your present equipment. Check it over to see thdt it is in good working order. Replace damaged or worn-out parts now. Use your machines carefully, paying par­ ticular attention to frequent and thorough lubrication of working parts. If it is essential that you have a new machine, it is to your interest to place your order as early as possible. Through its extensive network Of branches and local dealers, the Massey- Harris organization is prepared and equipped to give that prompt, reliable service depended upon by generation after generation of Canadian farmers since the pioneer days. Never before Was modern farming equipment so im­ portant—your local Massey-Harris dealer is ready to help you keep your equipment in good working Order. fireproof ► HOTELS comomra LOCATED tASY FAQUTE5 Site ■s? Vr* I H * • * ’ , ft - watt