HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-04-15, Page 2Page 2 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 15th, 1943
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THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1943
Rationing by Rumour
Every once in a -while the patient homemaker
hears that so much sugar is to be allowed for
this or for that household purpose. Equally of
ten she hears by some publicity agent or other,
that a different allowance is assigned. What is
she to do under circumstances so changeful?
Surely she should be relieved of such confusion.
Before the present moon goes where all old
moons go, those in authority should give clear
statement as to what sugar these real friends of
the commonwealth are to be allowed for can
ning and other domestic purposes.
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Better Judgement Needed
Some regulations have been published telling
housewives how much sugar is to be allowed for
canning purposes of various fruits.
, Experienced housekeepers say with consider
able plainness that the amount of sugar allowed
simply is not adequate and that if the directions
are followed the fruit so canned will not keep.
We greatly fear that the parties issuing the can
ning directions are strangers to the everyday
practices of well regulated kitchens, and the
more’s the pity. We have no criticism to offer
those learned persons who lecture the common
people on the affairs’ of everyday life, but can
not refrain from saying that in many instances
they simply do not know what they are talking
about. The theory lias a way of hunting in the
north while the salmon is running in the south.
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Get Rid of Luxury
Working men are glad to endure real hard
ness in a good cause, provided they are sure that
others in the commonwealth are in the same boat
with them. What they most properly resent is
their bearing hardship while others are rolling
in luxury. Just now they suspect that a large
number of men are getting large salaries and do
ing very little while they, who do the work, are
receiving wages that barely meet the severest
standards of living. They- resent being obliged
to go to work by seven o’clock while masters
leisurely ride to alleged work at ten. They rebel
against being required to carry on in quarters
that merely get by, so dark and dusty are they,
while their bosses walk on soft carpets in rooms
that smack of the refinements of luxury. They
know that all this sort of thing is anything but
fair. These working men know very well that
there are officials whose work is priceless. They
know also that a whole lot of the luxury bat-
teners are party hangers-on whose only value is
their contribution to the ballot box.
members
perils of
idle?
Surely our
of parliament see all this. Seeing the
the situation, why do they stand by
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Better Make Them•Y
“ Parents, fond and dear, complain that there is
■a scarcity of toys. That simply is too had, as
children require toys aS they require fresh air.
However the lack of ready made toys is a bles
sing in disguise, when it drives dad and mother
and Johnny and Mary to make the family toys.
We recall our own experiences in this line. In
those days toys were not in abundance on every
shop shelf. Thei'e was nothing for it but to make
our own. We were allowed the use of the family
jack knife and the family gimlet and some "lap
ping cord/’ There were odds and ends of boards
and shingles on the premises and of these we
could make such use as we might. We made our
own wagon and plow and threshing machine.
There simply was nothing in sight that we did
not manufacture. From all this serious occupa
tion we derived no end of amusement and some
skill in the use of tools, to say nothing of the
priceless knowledge that if we whittled away
from our person we would not cut ourselves-. We
are not aware of any serious liminations being
placed upon either our growth or our liajipiness
by making our own playthings. The present day
parent may well lift up his heart. As he and
Johnny work together over that new boat or
that modern tricycle, they’ll come to know and
to understand each other.
Those Potatoes
Those of us who recall the last war know the
misery existing when something like potato
famine conditions prevailed. Accustomed as
most of us are to the abundance of this invalu
able tuber Crop) we are likely this year to con
tinue our wasteful habits in dealing with pota-
toes remaining from last year’s crop. All of
which is completely to the bad. Already fears
are entertained of a shortage, even for the pres-
ent season. Dealers- are none too certain of being
able to secure their usual supplies from the east
ern provinces and other sources of supply* even
for seed purposes. Transportation difficulties
are a stern reality. Hence the genuine necessity
of making the best possible use of every potato
on hand, whether that tuber be large or small,
The potato patches are not planted and it is sev
eral months before the local field will be able
to meet the local needs, One again we remind
all who are interested, that trucking of vegetab
les is bound to suffer severe liminations.
That; Butter Rationing
Parents who pay a good deal of attention to
the feeding of their chillren are concerned about
the shortage of butter. There is no spread that
takes the place of butter, Other fats simply do
not take the place of butter, especially in a
child’s diet, Occasionally we hear rumours that
some ill doing folk are keeping' large quantities
of butter in storage. We do not like any such
way of doing. Butter has a way of deteriorating
in food value even when kept under the best
known conditions. Little thought is required to
show the disaster following upon attempting to
keep butter under such conditions as the boot
legger is likely to have at his control. At any
rate, the children require butter and should have
all of it they need, A severe dose of the lash is
the penalty that should await the butter hoarder.
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The Long, Hard Grind
We’re a people given to jumping to conclu
sions. Just now we are quite sure that we have
the Axis powers on the run because we have
gained a partial victory in North Africa and be
cause we have been dropping bombs on some
' European cities. Again we are talking of what
we’ll do when the war is over. Already we see
the soldiers returning and facing all the difficul
ties of living. Meanwhile we quite forget that
the first thing in making hare soup is to catch
the hare. In reality, we have but one problem
and that is the winning of the war, and the at
tainment of that goal involves a long, painful
grind that will wring the withers of every soul
under the Allied banners. Why try to deceive
ourselves on that point? Surely labour sees this
fact. Capital cannot be ignorant of a matter so
patent. Even the wasters and the wastrels and
the wassailers cannot be blind to the perils
around us and ahead of us. The ordeal is bound
to be gruelling but the ordeal must not and can
not be escaped. The race is so hot that no one
dare stop to tie his shoe strings,
at* at* al*
That Boys’ Community Club
We have just heard that the boys of from
fifteen to seventeen years of age who live over
there in the bright and tight town of St. Marys
have formed a community club that they are run
ning on their own. We like this. These sturdy
youths claim that they want some place to go
where they meet one another and have a good
time after the fashion of boys of that age. We
understand that the starting of the club has been
well received by their dads and the other right-
minded citizens of that progressive centre. What
we hope is that the old folk do not horn in and
by so doing spoil the whole fine undertaking.
And that is what is sure to follow if these enter
prising young people allow themselves to be
coddled and patronized by the oldei’ people who,
be it said, have not done so much after all in
keeping things humming. What these oldsters
must learn is that the world has moved on since
they were fifteen. These young people should
be encouraged to show their own paces and not
to be hobbled by ways and fashions that the pro
gressive world has long sinqe outgrown. We
want to see what these adventurers see and what
they hope to obtain by a severe testing of the
working of their own gray matter. The biggest
enemy of that club is the well-intentioned
meddler who simply does not know nor under
stand.
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Note and Comment
The weatherman has done most of the Apr.il-
fooling this year.
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At least these recurrent snowfalls should
tend to lengthen the syrup-making season.
$ # $
Canada’s Reserve Army is campaigning for
recruits. Their slogan—“If you can’t go Active,
go Reserve”.*
The record of General Montgomery’s suc
cess so far would seem to
man to be watched. He
some effective methods of
of the desert.
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15 YEARS AC5Q
Mr. and Mrs, Charles Prout and
family, of Detroit, have moved onto
the farm on. the London road south
recently purchased from J. Luker.
The truck containing the furniture
became stuck in the mud near
Mooresville and the household ef
fects had to be reloaded into wagons.
Mr, Roy Parsons, of Usborne is
moving ontp his father’s farm on the
London Road south.
Mr. Harold Fisher, who recently
completed a course at the Agricul
tural College, Guelph, has taken a
position as butter-maker in a cream
ery neai* Simcoe.
The Canadian Bank of Commerce
is improving the interior of the
building by redecorating the walls.
Mr, James Taylor has taken a
position at the Exeter Creamery.
Miss Ruth Moorhouse and -Miss
V. Mooney returned to Alma College,
St. Thomas, Monday after spending
the Easter holidays at their homes
here.
Mr. Melville Hern, of Zion, has
purchased the 80-acre farm from
Mr, Dap O’Mara which adjoins his
Hern now has 205
Johns, of Elimville,
bruises on the head
I
SEAFORTH NATIVE
DIES OVERSEAS
own farm. Mr
acres.
Mr. Charles
received nasty
and body when kicked by a horse.
Mr. Johns was picking up a horse
collar behind the horses when one
kicked at him.
YEARS AGO
Misses Irene and Madeline Stewart
returned on Saturday to their home
in London*
Mr. William Abbott, of Clande-
boye, last week moved to town and
is occupying the house he recently
purchased on Victoria Street.
Mr, Mark Brokenshire, of Dash
wood, has disposed of.his confection
ery business to Thomas Klumpp. x
Prior to their leaving for London,
Mr. and Mrs. George Geddes were
presented with a pair of beautiful
leather chairs. The presentation was
made by Mr, Jos. Northcott and the
address read by Mr. John Campbell.
The engagement is announced of
Ethel Hunkin, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Htinkin, to Mr. John
Selves, of Lumley, the marriage to
take place on May 1.
Howard Hunter, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. D. Hunter, had his left arm
put, out of joint while playing at
scho.61 on Friday.
Mr. William Gossman of Dash
wood on Tuesday answered the
of his King and ’Country.
call
50 YEARS AGO
large culvert on Ann Street,
conducted the water in the
is receiving a much needed
The
which
creek,
cleaning out and many of the old
timbers are being replaced.
People in the vicinity '
prised to see two or three
snow on the ground on
morning.
Masons are rushing the
the foundation of the Bobier Produce
Companys’ refrigerator and packing
house.
The site for the new creamery is
being put in shape for operations.
were sur-
inches of
Saturday
work on
“How about a game of golf to
morrow?”
“Sorry, it is the kid’s day off,
and I gotta take care of the maid.”
STEPHEN COUNCIL
The Council of the Township of
Stephen met in the Town Hall,
Crediton, on Monday, the 5th day of
April 1943 at 1 p.m. All members
were present, The minutes of the
previous (meeting were read and
adopted, on motion of Arthur Amy,
seconded by Thomas Love.
The report of T. A. Wiseman of
Kirkton, auditor of the books of
the municipality was read and adopt
ed on motion of Arthur Amy, second
ed by Nelson Schenk and the clerk
was instructed to have the usual
number of the reports printed.
On motion of Thomas Love, sec
onded by Herman Powe, the treasur
er was instructed to open an ac
count in the Parkhill Branch of the
Canadian Bank of Commerce in the
name of the municipality in order
to give better accomodation to the
public residing in the western part
Of the township. The usual resolution
of authorization relating to the
treasurer’s duties as required by the
bank was ,also passed in the said
motion.
A letter was read from the ’Chief
Municipal Engineer stating that the
Department of Highways approves a
net expenditure of $10,000 for the
year on roads in the municipality.
From the Department of Munici
pal Affairs that the province will
again pay a one mill subsidy on the
total municipal rateable assessment
for the current year.
Moved by Arthur Amy, seconded
by Herman Powe that road sheet
No. 4 amounting to $377.49 and the
following orders be passed: Peter
Eisenbach, -wood, Tyler, $8.00; Ver
non Schatz, groceries, Tyler, $12.00
Municipal World, supplies, $1.58;
T. A, Wiseman, auditor’s fees,
$60.00; G. E. ‘F'aist, bal. salary as
collector and postage $68.75; Treas.
Co. Huron, hospitalization, Basker
ville, $10.50; Restemeyer •& Miller,
groceries, Tyler, $12.00; C.N.R., ex
press on assessment rolls and car
tage, .55c; Bank of Commerce, trans
fer of township
$1.25; Bank of
tory Bond, ,50c.
The Council
again in the Town Hall,
on Monday, the 3rd day of May at
1 p.m.
money to
Montreal,
Carried.
adjourned
Parkhill,
reg. Vic
to meet
Crediton,
H. K. Eilber, ’Clerk.
Captain J. W. A, Greig, R.C.A.
M.'C., a -native of Seaforth, Ont,, died
Tuesday, April 6th, in a hospital
somewhere in England.
Captain Greig was a son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Greig of Seaforth,
Ont,, and graduated in medicine
from the University of Toronto. Dr.
Greig went to
October, 1939,
He joined the
in June 1941,
last October.
His widow, the former Miss Mar
garet Dunn of Port Colborne, Ont,,
resides here with her two children,
resides in Bridgewater with her
two children, Teddy, seven, and
Gillian, three.
Bridgewater N.S. in
to practice medicine.
Army Medical Corps
and went overseas
of Convenient
dee
/ Hotel Woverley \
Spamma Ave. at Collegs St.
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CAMERA ORDERED
At the quarterly meeting of the
County Police Committee the pur
chase of a finger print camera was
approved. Other business was con
fined to the* reviewing of con
stables’ reports and the passing of
accounts.
fall of
for our
indicate that he is a
has certainly found
the foxsmoking out
We wonder if that relatively heavy
snow last week was not the very thing
fall wheat and small seeds required to settle
them down for a good season’s growth. Heavy
crops of wheat and legumes would prove of de
cided advantage this year.
What Other Editors Say
New Family Car
(Detroit Free Press)
Captured German jeep has two engines and
two wheels for front and back driving. Local
auto designers are already working on a post
war model as a family car to eliminate back
seat arguments,
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Simple Realism
(St. Catharines Standard)
The complaint about the Americans bomb
ing Paris, by Marshal Petain, was sourly receiv
ed in the United States. If Frenchmen have
to be killed making maohnes which will kill
Americans and British, it just has to be done.
That is the realistic view.
GOOD GOING
LONDON — An airgraph letter
written in Canada on a Tuesday
was delivered at its destination in
London on the following Thursday.
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ODE TO ROBIN REDBREAST
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A welcome home, I tell you true,
Have missed you all the winter
through.
Preempt your summer rendezvous,
Need to build your nest anew,
This will take a week or two.
A wee bit early, you appear,
Everything still brown and- sear.
Days Will soon be bright and clear.
So you have no need to fear.
I-Iear you in the leafless tree,
Where you are I cannot see.
While you sing so merrily,
Love to hear you pipe so gay,
At set of sun, and. break of day,
You fill the country-side With
cheer,
All the while
Yofir songs
clear,
And ring in
Please stay
sear
Then come
Be sure we
To guard
nest
Wo hope you all return to sing,.
Your cheerful - lays another spring,
It surely ,makes the jdy-belis ring,
To hear and see you on the wing.
By J. W. Down, V.D.M.
that you are here,
are ever* sweet and
echoes far and near,
with us till autumn
for sure another year,
all will do our best,
and shield your cosy
Provide Now
for
Future Buying
Some day you will
be able to make
those improve
ments you ate plan-
ning, buy new
household appli
ances, and get the
latest and best in
equipment. In the
meantime build up
your capital by buy
ing Victory Bonds
and War Savings
Certificates — it’s
the best'wily to help
your country and
help yourself.
Nothing is more irksome than to be
held-up or delayed in a busy season. Seed
ing, haying, or harvesting are jobs that a
man wants to keep at and get done as soon
as possible,
The timely help of convenient service is a
mighty important factor in cutting down
lost time when spare parts or machine service
is required. In these days when farmers are
being called upon to do more with less help •
it means a great deal to be able to telephone
or call upon a local dealer and get what is
wanted quickly and surely.
Established and organized to meet this ever
present need of agriculture for quick service
contact, the Massey-Harris Organization of
branches, distributing centres, and local
dealers has been geared to wartime needs.
For complete machine overhauls and for
prompt parts service, get iri touch with your
local Massey-Harris dealer.
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