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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-01-21, Page 2Page 2 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2 kt, 1M3 Cxeter established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1924 PUBLISHED EACH TWHSPAT MOWIW AT EXETER, ONTARIO An independent Newspaper devoted to the interests of the Village of Exeter and Surrounding District Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers’ Association; Member of the Ontario-Quehec Division of the CWNA < * AU Advertising Copy Must be in Our Hands Not Eater Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2.00 a year, in advance; six months, $1.00 three months 60c J. M* SQVTHCOTT * « PUBLISHER THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1943 Not Heeded Prime Minister -Mackenzie King is reported to have sent out a questionnaire asking what lias been done about one ot the speeches he made recently. We are quite sure ot the proper ans­ wer. Not a thing was done about it. Nobody cared a rap what he said. No one expected that anything was intended. No one seriously be­ lieved that anything was intended or expected to be done about it. It was only one more of those radio things, folk said. It was just a little more entertainment. The simple fact is that we are speeehed to death, h e have reports un­ ending. On the other hand we have too little , action. Anyone who has studied the life of Stalin knows just what we mean. While others talked and reported and speechified and dis­ cussed and got themselves before the public Stalin worked and toiled and got things done. The results of his conduct are seen everywhere. Hitler knows the effect of Stalin’s serious hard work. Hitler respects Stalin’s battalions. He does not care the burnt end of a rye straw for the windy effusions of a whole lot of promin­ ent men we might name. What we want in our public men, including prime ministers, is pur­ poseful action that gets results. * # # And Still More Reports We were in the office of a manufacturer this week. The poor soul had a handful of mimeographed papers in his hand. “These," said he in worried tones, are a few of the reports we have to send in to the government. We have twice as much of this sort of thing to do as we had last year. Ninety per cent of it is unneces­ sary.” The public must remember that when a high-up executive is worried in making out “unnecessary" reports he is not driving his brain gray matter in the way of thinking about get­ ting his business making steady progress or in de­ vising measures that will work out creatively in his business. The simple fact is that Canada is loaded to the brim with theory and reporting on things that are but the chips in the porridge. It is higli time that the parliament of this country took a hand in running the affairs of the people. Life is a simple thing unless we make it com­ plex. The men who make the regulations govern­ ing this country are at the present hour too far removed from the folk who are doing its work. And therein lies ninety per cent of our troubles. “Our God is still the God of Might; In deeds, in deeds He takes delight." ! # ❖ « ' A Checkup t We have just heard of a man internation- ■ally known and respected for his personal suc­ cess and his value to society. He has been be­ fore the public for more than fifty years and never once has been spoken .or thought of in less than the most respectful terms. Few men exercise a greater influence than he exerts for the best things in human life. Lately he told the world what he regarded as an important element in his success. Every month he takes a day off to check up on himself. During this day he reviews his methods of work, his read­ ing, the state of his health, his efficiency and his weaknesses and the possibilities of his do­ ing better and attaining higher success. Busy? Surely! Few men have as many engagements as are on his list. Well, there is one of the things he does. The harder he works, the more insis­ tent he is on making this monthly check-up, The late Simpson Rennie, Canadays gold medal far­ mer, advised his brother farmers to spend a half day per week going over their farms with their hands in their pockets. We pass on these sug­ gestions from these highly practical men. The harder a machine works, the better in tune it must be. « # * * The Farm Labour Situation With few exceptions the farmers with whom We have talked assure us that there is a crip­ pling shortage of farm labor. We have heard this complaint for years, but recently the com­ plaint has become grievous. Farmers have work­ ed to the limit themselves and have seen their wives and daughters work beyond the limits of what is reasonable. Everywhere- the evidence points to the fact that the farm has lost its help because the farmer cannot pay the wages that wjll make his work attractive. Naturally, the labourer goes where the best wages are paid for the effort required of him and where he be­ lieves the best living conditions are to be had, Some suggest paying a wage that will put farm labour on an equality with the wages paid else­ where. Still others suggest that farmers arrange working hours that will make the farm labour­ er’s life more attractive* Labour does not like this thing of working like blue murder all day and of doing chores all night. At least we have heard something like that said. What we wish to see is a better understanding between eni- players and employees. The farm help is quite sure, that the farmer is “coining money/1 Jfd ought be become informed on that point. La­ bour* will be well advised to find out all the facts about the financial welfare of his brother who works where he thinks working conditions are so attractive. The man who runs the big store says very little about “raking in the dough” and his employees may not be having the good times they seem to be enjoying, On matters so vital there should be more understanding and less talk, ■*It All Depends on the Neighbor” We are talking about the necessity of far­ mers co-operating in an effort to solve the la­ bour problem. The farmer whom we were talk­ ing to listened respectfully but we noticed a twinkle coming into his eye. After we had ex­ hausted our flow of soul the old fellow* gave a characteristic twist to his anatomy and said as he marched off, “All very fine, young fellow, but that all depends on the neighbor* you’d co­ operate with/* Now what had this “son of the soil with his labour unending” in his mind? Perhaps he was running over a number of things in his experienced brain. We’d like to have had him give free expression to his thoughts, We wonder and wonder and wonder and wonder. 'c Penalizing the Thrifty Our parents encouraged us to believe in thrift. Evidently the government of this country and many business men of the day do not believe as our parents believed. Both the government and the business world seem bent on penalizing those who earn a dollar, live on ninety cents and invest ten cents in some enterprise that means the stability of the commonwealth. For one in­ stance, the government refuses the man who has saved his money the privilege of securing the jfood he needs in paying quantities. The se­ vere rationing of butter is an instance. The ra­ tioning of coal is another instance. The man who has paid his way is no better off than the man 'who ate his whole cake when cakes were abundant. Not only does the government allow the thrifty no advantage in securing his food and clothing and fuel, but it seizes his surplus to spend as it capriciously well pleases. It does not stop there but it demands of him that he put his little all into government loans of one sort or another. The thrifty are required to pay not only their own way, but the way of the hand- to-mouths and the lazy and the self-indulgent. The business world has no more regard for the man who persistently pays his way than it has for the man who gets his goods on credit and allows the one who accommodated him to whistle for his cash, and the louder the dealer whistles- the better he seems to like it. Surely the time has come when the policy of the government and of the business world alike should be to help the worker and the provident. ■“ ■K’ TV* # The Steel Strike Steel workers in Canadian plants have gone on strike for higher wages. It seems that the workers were not satisfied with their wages and sonuT time ago asked the government to inter­ fere on their behalf. The government appointed a body of men to. look into the situation which reported that the stand taken by the men was not warranted, The men were not satisfied with the report, with the resulting strike. Mean­ while Hitler is as busy as ever and his work of subverting all that is held dear by honest men goes on apace. We wonder what the strikers would have said had the company one fine morning this week said, “We ’ close our doors. We refuse to make a jot or tittle of war material!” What would the Allies have said had the companies taken this stand? The strik­ ers refused to invest their labour. The company might have said, “We refuse to invest our mon­ ey and our skill.” There are' at least two sides to this strike situation. Suppose, further, the? company had insisted upon a drastic Or any re­ duction of wages. What would have been said? Would there have been talk about slavery and of men being treated like dumb, driven cattle? Suppose the companies refuse to pay the wages demanded? Will the government step in and take the people’s money to give the steel work­ ers a subsidy ? Suppose the company is carry­ ing on on a precarious margin and the govern­ ment should supplement their small margin by a subsidy? If these workers are to be paid out of the public treasury, where will that sort of thing end ? We wait with interest the results of this situation. Are we approaching a revolu­ tion? If so, who will be the winners and who will benefit? We may as well face up to what is going on. »r Note and Comment So far the crowds at the local arena would’ seem to presage a very successful season. & # * # Have you made your donation to the Rus­ sian Relief Fund? Don’t put it off too long for the need is an urgent one. # * « And then maybe, some of the boys in the Solomons could send the boys in Alaska some coconut bars in exchange for Eskimo pies— Stratford Beacon-Herald. Kipling wasn’t very far out with that little remark about Canada — “Our Lady of the Snows”. However, the last few days have made us just a wee bit doubtful about the “lady*’ part of it. *1* *$• Life is realj life is earnest on the bounding main, and we don’t suppose those sailors on the Murmansk run brave the North Sea perils Just to watch the fjords go by.—-Stratford Beacon- Herald. ’ yowt falacc*' In EVERY city? town and village throughout Canada today there are gaps where once were young men. They heard a call and put on navy blue, khaki, horizon blue, and they have gone, answering a call . . . They are missed — missed not only in their homes but also in the business places which once they filled. They have gone from every institution in Canada; but from none more than from the chartered banks. There is hardly a branch office from coast to coast which is not today the poorer—and the prouder —for those who thus laid down their pens. But every branch manager, as he shook parting hands, had this consolation: he could say to every regular member of the staff of the bank, “We’ll hold your place. It will be waiting for you when you come back. That is a pledge.” So it is the part of those who remain to serve their country in such a way that the promise may be kept: “We’ll hold your place.” There were 14,433 single and married men from 18 to 45 years of age employed by the Chartered Banks at the outbreak of war. 5,053—or 35% of them had joined the armed forces by October 31st, 1942. L B0KI RATES single 51-50 io $3.00 DOUBLE 52-50 to £6.00 Special Weekly Monthly Rates Hotel Waverley SSWKMNA Avi. AT COLLKGK St. A Modern «.. quiet.. 4 WELL CONDUCTED . . . CONVENIENTLY LOCATED HOTEL ... Close to. Parliament Buildings, University of Toronto. Maple Leaf Gardens, . Fashionable Shopping District, Wholesale Houses, Theatres, Churches of Every Denomination. A. M. Powxll, President —v-------- — over the sales department of the Ford business in Exeter from Mr. Milo Snell, who will devote most of his time to his farms. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Ogden, of Fill- in ore, Sask., are visiting relatives in this neighborhood. The passenger service on the Lon­ don, Huron and Bruce has been limited to two trains daily, one go­ ing south in the morning and the other north in the evening. Six children were (baptized in the James Street Methodist Church on Sunday by Rev. Baird. The parents were Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, Mr. and Mrs. George West­ cott, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Westcott, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Heywood, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Heywood and Mr. and Mrs. Clark Fisher. It might be mentioned that six of the parents went to school together and several of them were born on the second line of Usborne. IS YEARS AGO The road to Dashwood is open to auto traffic and Mr. Harry Hoff­ man was able to drive the Dash­ wood bus over the road on Monday for the first time since the recent storm. On Friday evening the High School hockey team visited Park­ hill to play the opening game of the Junior W.0.S.S.A, series and blanked Parkhill 4-0. The Exeter line-up was: goal, Ford; defence, Cook and Howey; centre, Taman; wings, C. Boyle and Tieman; subs, Beavers and Laing. Referee, Har­ ry Snell, Exeter. Following is a school report of S.S. No. 3, Usborne: Bert Gardiner, Florence Brock, Wesley Ballantyne, Gerald Neil, Elsie Heywood, La­ verne Stone, Violet Stone, Evelyn Routly, Jean Ballantyne, Wesley Neil, Beth Ballantyne, Melvin Gar­ diner, Ross Francis, Jessie Heywood, Clifford Scott. Cudmore - Dick — At Btensall Un­ ited Church manse on Thursday, January 5, 1928, Miss Fstheyn Marie Dick* of Hensall, to Gordon Daley Cudmore, of Usborne, by Rev. Ar­ thur Sinclair. 1 25 YEARS AGO Mr. Andrew Campbell lias taken 50 YEARS AGO While proceeding to school on Tuesday morning Richard Creech froze an ear. \ The Mitchell Advocate says an­ other system of electi’ic lights is to be established in their town. What’s the matter with Exeter? IF'ollowing are some of the mar­ kets of 1893: Wheat, per bushel, 61 cents; barley, 30 cents; oats, 26 cents; peas, 50 cents; butter, 18 cents; lard, 10 cents; eggs, 18 cents. We see that only one person vot­ ed in favor of a poor house at the nomination meeting at Crediton on Monday. STEPHEN COUNCIL The newly-elected, council of th0 Township of Stephen met in the town hall, Creditor on Monday, January 11, 1943, at 11 o'clock. Present: Reeve Alonzo McCann; Deputy-Reeve Thomas Love and Councillors Arthur J. Amy, Herman Powe and Nelson Schenk. Rev. L. Turner of the United Church offer* ed prayer, asking that divine guid­ ance be given the new council in the transaction of their business for the year* . , After each member had subscrib­ ed to his declaration of office, the minutes of the meetings held on the 15th and gist of December, 1942 were read and adopted on motion of Arthur J.- Amy, seconded by Nelson Schenk. The reeve, in his inaugural ad­ dress, asked for the hearty coopera­ tion of each member of the board for the year. The application for a subsidy on the road expenditure was discuss­ ed and on motion of Thomas Love, seconded by Herman Powe, the reeve and clerk were authorized to sign the forms and send them to the district municipal engineer. On motion of Nelson Schenk, sec­ onded by Arthur J. Amy, the fol­ lowing officers were appointed: Caretaker of Hall—-E. Guettinger, $25.00 per annum and $1.00 extra for each public meeting or concert when an admission is charged,- Salary of George Eilber as road superintendent was set at 45c per hour, Board of Health—Alonzo McCann and Thomas Love, $8.00 per an­ num. Secretary of Board of Health— H. K. Eilber,. $15.00 and $8.00 ex­ tra for attending meetings. Sanitary Health Inspectors—Eli Lawson, Clayton Pfile and W. B. Oliver, at 25c pel’ hour. School Attendance Officers—Eli Lawson for Schools No, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 14 and Unions 9 and 13. Clay­ ton Pfile for Schools No. 6, 7 and 11 and Unions 15 and 16 and U.S.S.S. No. 6, W. B. Oliver for Schools No. 1-0 and 12 and Unions 8, 17 and 18. —At 25c per hour. Members of Field Committee — Alonzo McCann and Thomas Love. No salary. Milk Inspector—E. Guettinger, 40 cents per hour. (Each of the above officials to pay their own transportation). Poundkeepers—B. D. Cook, Earl Shapton, Royal Gqiser, Michael Ryan, William Love, Ezra Webb, Alvin Baker, Major Baker, Arthur Baker, Solomon Pollock, Henry De­ vine, Hilton Ford, William Stade, W. J. Hodgins, Lloyd Brophey and James Mawhimiey. Fenceviewers — Murray Elliott, John Morlock, Leslie Richard, Ja­ cob Ratz, E. G. Kraft, J. T. Hirtzel, W. J. Brown, John Gill and Thomas Isaac. It was resolved that in future the salary of the reeve be $75.00 per annum and that of deputy-reeve and each councillor $60.00 with an extra allowance of. 5c per mile for special services rendered. It was moved by Thomas Love, seconded by Nelson Schenk that a grant of $15.00 be made to the War Memorial Children’s hospital in London. Carried. The clerk was instructed to in­ sert a notice in the Exeter Times- Advocate asking for applications for the office of assessor to be received by, him up to Feb. 1, 1943 at 1 p.m. Fuel Order No. 58 of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board respecting the maximum price to be charged for fuelwood in central and south­ western Ontario was read and or­ dered filed. G. E. Faist, collector of taxes, made his report as to arrears of the 19 42 taxes and on motion of Nel­ son Schenk, seconded by Arthur Amy, he was appointed and author­ ized to continue the levy and collec­ tion of the unpaid taxes in the man­ ner and with the power provided by law and that the time for the return of his roll to the treasurer be ex­ tended to the 1st of March, 1943. 'George Hepburn and Joseph White interviewed the council as to the possibility of having a road opened between the 2nd and 4th concessions to give the public less mileage to Centralia. The former sideroad has been closed at the time the Centralia Airport was built. The council promised to look into the matter. Moved by Arthur J. Amy, second­ ed by Herman Powe, that pay sheet No. 1 amounting to $184.32 be pass­ ed as well as the following orders: Exeter Times-Advocate, printing ac­ count, $95.92; Restemeyer & Miller, relief, Tyler, $12.00; Superior Mfg. Co., rubber stamps, $2.98; Canad­ ian Bank of Commerce, cashing cheques, 45c.; Canadian Bank of Commerce, tax Collections, $63.05; Dashwood planing mill, repairs for town hail steps, $2-2V;, John Wil* helm, calf killed by clogs, $12.00; M. C. Sweitzer, valuer, $1,50; On­ tario Municipal Board, fees re Den- tralia Drain Deb., $2.00;. H.E.P. Comm.* tax levy re Wheal, $99.27; H.F. Young, account re town hall, $140; election expenses, $140.65; Faist Bros.* account, $1.77; War Memorial Hospital, grant, $15*00. The Council adjourned to meet again in the town hall, Crediton, op Monday, the 1st day of February, 1943, at 1 p.nn H. K. Eilber, Clerk VARNA RED CROSS The annual meeting of the Var­ na Red Cross was held in the town hall, Varna, Monday evening, Jan­ uary 11, with a splendid attendance considering the roads and weather conditions. The secretary, Miss Ra­ chael Johnston, reported that the following list of articles had been sent to headquarters for hospital supplies: Sewing—5 dressing gowns, 27 pneumonia jackets, 75 mothers' gowns, 100 babies’ gowns, 8'0 sur­ gical towels, 9 hospital bed jackets, 25 hospital bed gowns, 45 hot wa­ ter bottle covers, 30 bed pan covers, 26 pairs men’s pyjamas, 100 babies' diapers, 60 sanitary pads, Refugee clothing—141 children’s dresses and panties, 33 quilts and one af- ghan (657 articles). Knitting— For women: 11 ealots, 3 pairs gloves, 16 pairs spekies, 7 sweaters (37 articles); for men: 20 pairs seamen’s boots, 22 pairs seamen’s socks, 41 pairs army socks, 16 scarves, 13 sweaters, 7 pairs mitts. Girls—7 aero caps, 7 pairs gloves (total 133). The Institute handed in to the Red Cross 100 surgical towels, 240 khaki hankies, 1 baby’s layette, 60 pillow cases, 20 sheets, (421 articles). The treasurer reported a most successful year, this organization having raised $1,577,95, which in­ cluded a grant from Huron County of $600.00 and the National War appeal, $606,75. The society for­ warded to Red Cross headquarters $1,125.00 and $25.’00 to jam for Britain, and has a balance on hand of $303.36. The following list of new officers will form the 1943 slate: Honorary president, Mrs. Lee McConnell; pre­ sident, Mrs. George Reid; first vice- president, Mrs. R. M. Peck; second vice-president, Mrs. Alex McConnell; secretary, Miss Rachael Johnston; treasurer, Mrs. George H. Beatty; executive, J. L. McAsh, Elmer Web­ ster, George Reid; program com­ mittee, George H. Beatty, Win. R. Stephenson, Morton Elliott, Lloyd Keys, Henry Aldwinkle, Elgin Mc­ Kinley, Russel Erratt, Miss EdytKe Beatty. HIBBERT COUNCIL The first meeting~of the Hibbert Township council was held on Mon­ day, January 11, pursuant to stat­ ute, with ail members present who subscribed to the necessary declara­ tion of office and assumed their re­ sponsibilities. By-law No. 1, con­ firming the appointment of munici­ pal officers and fixing their salar­ ies was given its third and final reading and passed. The following officials were appointed: Thos. D, Wren, clerk; Roy Burchill, treasur­ er and tax collector; Geo. Coyne, assessor; Thos. Molyneux, truant officer; Andrew McLachlan and Er­ nest Templeman, live stock valua­ tors; R. W. Code, drainage engin­ eer; James Scott, sanitary inspec­ tor; James Morley, township solici­ tor; Lloyd Elliott, caretaker of town­ ship hall; Janies O’Reilly,' weed, in­ spector; Monteith & Monteith, audi­ tors; Dr. Stapleton, Medical Officer of Health. A number of the township rate­ payers who are owners of tractors met the council in regard to the agriculture gas tax and it Was de­ cided to have this matter present­ ed to the Perth County Council. The Tuckersmith Council called on the Hibbert Council in regard to getting their roads plowed with, the Hibbert snow plow and it was de­ cided to cooperate. The following accounts were or­ dered paid: Beacon-Herald, $3.72; D. Gestetner, $21.86; Mrs. Quance, $3,00; Ontario Municipal Assoc., $5.00; Municipal World, $21.44; direct relief, $7.00. Thos. D. Wren, Clerk “George, am I as dear to you as I was before we were married?" “Ah, in those days I didn’t count • the Cost!’*- * * * Parent—"Young man, what do you mean by kissing my daughter in that dark corner?" Young Visi­ tor—-“Well, now that I see her out in the light I wonder myself/’ CREDITON EAST Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Merndr and three children moved to Londoh Saturday where Mr, Merner is em­ ployed. Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Lewis, of Brinsley spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. PL Lewis. Pte, Alvin Sims, of Chatham, spent the week-end at his home here, Mr. tt. Kuhn is confined to his homo With an attack of asthma. ; Follow the Classifieds—they Save •you money. Mother lot to Blame for the Children’s Colds .., Despite all the mother can do the kiddies will run !?r.8 n.ofc W^rly wrapped up; have on too clothing; get overheated and cool off too sud- 4®feet wet; luck off the bed clothes, and do h dozen things the mother cannot help. Ihewwi i1 c0^dst is to Siv0 something wiff find In W1 w e ^jthout any fuss, and this the motherSavior thi.Srta& p,n<! Sytut”a ll3K1 by CaM<li“n all ffiug °counters fan'iIy sizc> fll)oufc 3 tlmeS TheT. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont.