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THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 13th, 1943
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Times established 1873; Advocate established 1881
amalgamated. November 1934
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THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1943
That Threatened Food Shortage
We have been accustomed to thinking that
three square meals per day are our inalienable
right. Whatever folk might come short for
their porridge an’d milk and meat and potatoes
and bread and butter, we were quite sure that
there would be no lack of these good things for
our tables, Well, one day recently they had
but one hundred bags of potatoes for feeding
the whole of Toronto. As for ourselves, we are-
spreading our butter with penurious economy.
The grocer tells us without batting an eyelash
that he cannot get us all we need of young beets
and carrots and lettuce and such good things.
As his stony glare becomes more awe-inspiring
and his voice takes on a savage ferocity, he tells
us that thing's are likely to be worse next year.
And all this is because we did not take a prac
tical interest in the business of the country as
is related to Germany. In anv case it is humb
ling for us to know that in a land oL plenty
grim want is just around the corner. The golf
stick must give way to the hoe handle. The
tennis racket is to be displaced by the weeder.
The pleasure resort is to be superseded by the
garden and the hayfield. The pleasant bower
of ease is being driven out by the hen roost and
the pig sty. The tin lizzy’s happy home is to
become the resting place of bossy.
Is Japan Seeing Things?
Every breeze from the Pacific bears tidings
of Japan’s being poised to strike her enemies
what she hopes is a disabling blow. She is
dreaming very practical dreams of supremacy
in the Pacific, with the American eagle and the
Canadian beaver as prolific contributors to her
military glory and commercial prestige. That
is what it looks like, at any rate. But then,
things may not be what they seem. Japan may
be haunted with the uneasy suspicion that her
spiritual kinsman, Germany, is getting a sound
trimming over there in Africa and Europe. She
may realize that she must strike now or lose all.
If she cannot beat the Allies when aided by the
Axis powers, she may well doubt her success
when she must go it alone. We’ll not be sur
prised if the Japs are commencing to think
about fading stars. We have no illusions on this
subject. Neither has Mr. Churchill nor Presi
dent Roosevelt. We are not playing any game
of possibilities. We do not propose to have
hopes take the place of the causes that lead to
victory. We do not lassoo elephants—we turn
the artillery on them or harness them to do
work.
is no room for boasting, While they are called
upon to fight on, they must keep in mind the
reason for their drawing their sword and to
highly resolve that they are to be constructive
powers in civilization, never forgetting that
vengeance is no part of their duty. It is as true
now as it was true two thousand years ago,
“Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” Allies and
Axis contestants alike are under the observation
of the timeless watchfulness of One who never
fails to give the builder and the destroyer the
reward of his sowing.
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Faint Heart Ne’er Won Fair Lady
The farmers in Old Ontario are having’ a
discouraging season of it. Just as they were
all dressed up for the seeding, the rain came
down in discouraging’ quantities. As the first
week of May drew' to a close, scarcely any
seeding was done., Nearly every field had its
pond of water that told of soil wet away above
the saturation point, Some bold souls had gone
to the fields., only to return to the house with a
story of soggy, rough soil that simply would not
work up into a good seed bed, There was noth
ing for it but to wait and to look to Ottawa to
send out better farming weather conditions,
Even the best regulated thermometers refused
to stay above the fifty degree point for an en
couraging length of time. Old Sol seemed asham
ed of the situation and refused to smile steadily
upon conditions so unfavorable, AU in all, the
season is decidedly backward, though the far
mers still hope that the weather
thought
fourth.
and mend its ways before
will take a
the twenty-
15 YEARS AGO
On. Thursday last while a Bodericfi
truck was standing in front of Dr.
Fletcher’s office, one at the rear tir
es blew out and the loud report was
heard for several blocks. The report
startled many of the citizens in the
’business section and the concussion
shook the buildings. A small piece
of the tire struck a pane of glass in
one of Di\ Fletcher’s office windows
making a hole large enough for a
football to pass through. Ope of the
windows in the Times-Advocate was
also cracked.
The front of the Ford garage was
partly wrecked Friday afternoon
when an oil truck attempting
back through the door, missed
opening* and' struck the side >of
wall, A large pane of glass in
door was byoken and a brick pillar
was nearly knocked out.
The home of Mr. Wiliam Diet?,
one and a quarter' miles north of
Kippen, was destroyed by fire on
Monday morning. The cause of the J
fire was unknown. A call was put]
in for the Hensail fire department.
Hern—Earl—On Wednesday, May
16, Gladys Laurene, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Earl, of Usborne,
to Mr. Harold Mervyn Hern, son of
Mr, Eph. Hern, of Usborne.
Mr, W, J. Beer has just installed
a new machine for riveting
linings in his shop.
to
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brake
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The Morning Light
Few regard with anything approaching
appreciation those letters that .Stalin has
dressed to Poland, in which he tries to unite
Russia and Poland by ties of good will which,
though lighter than air, are stronger than iron.
’These two countries, instead of henceforth be
ing enemies, are to stand side by side in all that
makes for human happiness. There are days
of struggle ahead for both these nations but
they are nations that, henceforth, are to march
towards ever-growing light. Stalin has said to
Poland, “If independence is to be your lot, we
wish it to be the independence of liberty and
not the intolerance of an ever vexatious depen
dence. Or if you prefer the policy of good
neighbourliness, here’s our hand to aid you and
to work with you in that happy capacity.”
Poland has stood for freedom of the mind.
She has been the home of sound scholarship
and of sound political thinking. Russia has in
her all the potentialities of progress in agricul
ture, in manufacture, in science as applied to
life’s necessities. The future welcomes all that
Poland treasured and won from the past. To
gether these nations should make a combina
tion that will work tremendously for the wel
fare of the world.
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A Major Victory
Cheer came to the hearts of Allied states
men and fighting men with the fall of Bizerte
and Tunis. The sucess came after weary months
of waiting and dogged struggle. While the job
in Africa is not completed it looks as if the
beginning of the end of Axis supremacy in Af
rica is about finished. Mussolini is realizing
that the word of Churchill that the Allies would
rend his African Empire to tatters was no idle
Boast, Perhaps, too, Mussolini is reflecting
that his conduct towards Ethiopia is bearing its
logical harvest. As tyrants sow, so they must
inevitably reap. We cannot but wonder if Hit
ler is thinking seriously of Churchill’s word,
that Germany is to be beaten to her knees.
Tokio may be doing some serious thinking. There
are evidences that the mills of the gods are do
ing their awful grinding. For the Allies is it a
time for humility arid grave reflection. There
due
ad-
We
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considerable
sight but we are looking at the struggle a little
more reasonably. We are quite sure by now
that we are at grips with a capable and deter
mined enemy who will take from us the best
we have to offer before he lays down his arms.
We have discovered that if things are to go well
with us on the water we will have to do con
siderably more than sing “Rule, Britannia”.
That in itself is a good thing, so accustomed had
we grown to saying, “Oh, the navy will take care
of that.” Then we’re doing bettei* on the land
because we have, again learried that our men
are not made into first class fighting men by the
gay parade alone, but by actual contact with the
foe on the field of battle. Our American cou
sins have found out that they are not necessarily
victors simply because they are Americans. We
may soon learn that public money voted for the
prosecution of the war is all the better for being
spent for war purposes. War requires equip
ment and can get on quite nicely, quite nicely
indeed, without frills and doodads and frippery.
We may soon recognize this fact and spend our
money only for necessary objects. Along with
these healthy symptoms goes the other fact that
our folk are waking up to the necessity for real
training in the terrible art of war-making. We
have been overlooking this almost self-evident
fact, though Kitchener and Macdonald rested
their whole case on the efficiency and condi
tioning of their soldiers. By so doing they had
the fellahin outrun the Highlanders at Orndur-
man. Very soon we’ll have mastered the ele
mentary
victors in
in war.
principles whereby soldiers become
bat-tie and empires become triumphant
Essential Occupations
Attention is drawn these days to essential
occupations. So far too long ive have been giv
ing time and energy to the caring' for of activi
ties that are not essential to human well being.
In this connection we recall the story of a young
man who was left a limited sum of money by
his father on the condition that he would in
vest it in an industry that was essential to the
community. The young fellow was puzzled and
went to a keen old business man for guidance.
Said the veteran, “People must eat and they
must wear clothes and they must have shelter.
Put your money into one of these lines.” Said
Paul, “Having food and raiment, therewith let
us be content.” Just now there is need of keep
ing the German and Japanese wolves off the
doormat. We may as vTell see the significance
of all this. We have far too many who say,
“Leave the food and clothing' and defence prob
lems to George. We’ll do what we jolly well
please.'” And it is because many are going <heir
own sweet way, a sensible government is saying
that the work needed to be done must be done
and done now by the folk who can do the work,
their liking therefor being a strictly secondary
thing, . We have no time to prattle about
■ veniences. Necessities must be attended to
attended to now. Dunkirk and Dieppe
Pearl Harbor, -while matters of history,
speak. For that reason there are a few
con-
and
and
still
odd
hundred dozen industries that may as well be
set aside till the Allies are victorious. Mean
while the dudes and their sort will have to
throw away the talcum and the smelling salts
arid get into the overalls and the Work dress.
Note and Comment
“Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.”
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The greedy and self-seeking are photo
graphing themselves these great days,
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Experienced farmers tell us that this is not
by any means the first late spring this district
has experienced, with a good harvest following.
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While the Allied forces Were busy in Africa,
the Americans were hot asleep in the Pacific.
Thse busy Yanks manoeuvred themselves into
striking distance of Tokio. Tokio is getting
nearer the anxious seat.
ESTABLISHED
A FINISH FOR EVERY SURFACE
IVO
FOR
SALE
BY
Huron Lumber Co.
Exeter
A, Spencer & Son
Hensail
a ter
morn-
25 YEARS AGO
This section was visited by
rifie wind storm early Friday
ing. It was Quite intense while it
lasted but was apparently only the
tail end of a tornado that swept
over the Northern States. Apparent
ly very little damage was done here.
Mr. John Snell’s barn on Carling
Street narrowly escaped destruction
by fire this week. On Sunday morn
ing C. L. Wilson noticed smoke and
on investigation found a fire had
been smoulderng for some hours and
was just beginning to make head
way. Youngsters playing in the barn
are believed to have started, it.
We understand that Major Wil
liam J. Heaman, who went overseas
with the 16th Huron Battalion, and
was injured in France, is now able
to discard his crutches for a cane.
It is believed he is on his way home
now.
A small house in connection with
Mr. William River’s slaughter house'
was destroyed by fire yesterday
while rendering tallow.
R. N. Creech visited in Brantford
and Oxford a few days last week.
Mr. Herb'^S.outhcott, traveller, has
been spending*14 a
home.
The frost some
was quite severe,
very little damage was caused.
few days at- his
nights last week
but it is believed
50 YEARS AGO
A Lodge of Maccobees was recent
ly organized in Kirkton and now has
25 members.
start
idly.
A
have
Mr. Mclsaac’s house. We hope to see
the town adorned with another nice
brick residence soon.
The busy town of Kirkton is rap
idly on the increase. There has re
cently been added to the business
places, a new barber shop to meet
the long felt wants of the public. A
new tailor shop will soon be ready
to be occupied by Mr. Brien,, also j
a magnificent new
has been erected.
A barn raising occurred
residence of Mr. (Hugh Dove on
day last. Sides were chosen by
William Rush dud Mr. John Moljard
resulting in an easy victory for the
latter raising on wall plates only.
Usborne Council’ have recently el
ected the following pathmasters;
William Down, John .May, S. W.
W'ard, William Kerslake, R. Coates,
Wesley Welsh, William Brownlee,
Leonard Hunter, John Hunter Jr.
C. H. Perkins, William Jacques, Geo.
Andrew, Joshua Johns, Sidney Snell,
J. Ogden, G. Hawkins', J. Rowcliffe,
J. Frayne, Walter Oke. W. Keddy,
John Dew, Andrew Moir, Andy Gib
son, W. Wilson, S. Cudmore, Chas.
Monteith, Thos. Cann, Jas. Glenn,
S. E. Ward, Francis Morley, A. Pen
warden, J. Delbridge, W. Clarke, J.
Nagle, J. Brooks, C. Cann, W. Hanna
W. Moore, Philip Madgd, A. Hod-
gert, W. Wiseman, H. Passmore, J,
Tucker, W. Earl, J. Stewar.t, R. Al
exander, W, Fletcher, Thos. McCur
dy, R. Pringle, R. Gardiner, Silas
Shier, Win, Gilfillan, James Hack
ney.
Mi\ T. F. Boyle, of Centralia, is
now clerking for Mr. James Hislop,
of Cromarty,
On account of the fine weather
last week seeding has made rapid
progress and the farmers are draw
ing to a close.
The lodge has a good
and promises to go ahead rap
gang of masons from Exeter
begun work in Dashwood on
brick dwelling j
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