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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-05-20, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, THURSDAY MORNING*, MAY 20th, 1943 Temperance Rally is Held On Thursday evening of last week a. temperance rally was held in Main street United church and a fair representation from town and. the community was present. Mr. J, H, Jones, president of the local branch, occupied the chair, My, W, R. Colli­ ding led in the singing of a number of temperance hymns, with Mrs. Wil­ lard at the piano, Miss Gladys Lnkei‘> of Hensall, rendered a piano solo a«d Mrs. Hess and Mrs, Hedden also of Hensall, sang a duet, The speak-* er of the evening was Rev. Wl A. Beecroft, of Wingham, who delivered a very forceful address, He stated that our hearts are gladdened and our spirits are cheered by the vic­ tories of North Africa. It has been a long‘drawn-out and tough; campaign, Maybe this is the first step toward final triumph. In that spirit of hope­ fulness we meet tonight, During the last war Lloyd George made the statement that there were two battles raging in England, one against the Kaiser and Germany, and the other against strong drink. The latter was the more difficult of the two. This proved to Ibe true. Today we face a much more formidable enemy than (Hitler and the Nazi. I wonder would Lloyd George say the same today. I beieve he wOud. We know we are going to dispose of the Nazi. I wish we were so sure we were going to dispose of this second enemy in one or two or three or four years. What was this public enemy num­ ber one of 25 years ago and which is the same today? It is the liquor traffic. It is a drug. It affects the nerves. It poisons. It creates a con­ stant craving, Dealers in it make money. It represents a vast money power. Money power shapes the world.” It is the breweries who fin­ ance politics; 60% for the victor­ ious parties, 40% for the losers. If they pay the bill they can call the tune. CREDITON A joint meeting of the w.M.S* and W-A. of the United Church was held in the church basement on Thursday of last week. Mrs. R. Hill was leader for the w.M.s. program. A short play, “Asleep or Awake to our New Home Mission Task”, was presented by Mrs, A. King, Mrs. R. Hill, Mrs, L, H. Turner, Mrs. Down, Mrs; F, Clark, and Mrs. S. Hing, Prayers were offered by different members of the group. Mis. J, Mawhinney and Mrs, L. HUI gave readings as part of the W.A, pro­ gram. (Too late for last week.) The May meeting of the Evange­ lical Mission circle was held Mon­ day evening in the church basement. The members of the circle entertain­ ed their mothers and W.M.S. mem­ bers, with the president, Mrs. Law­ rence Wein, presiding. The meeting opened by singing “Faith of Qur Mothers”, Mrs. Earl Haist led in prayer, The roll call was then an­ swered and minutes of the last meet­ ing were read, , The Scripture was read by Mrs. Ross Kreuger, Mrs. Ezra Faist and Miss Nola Faist favoured with a vocal duet, a poem, “A Mother’s Wish”, was given by Mrs, Emmery Fahrner, and a piano solo by Mrs, IM. E. Reuber. An inter­ esting talk was given by the pastor, Rev. M. E. Reuber, and a vocal duet by Mrs. Alvin Finkbeiner and Mrs. H. Fahner. The study book was' read by Miss Verna Cunningham, The meeting closed by singing, “Speed the Light”, and prayer by Mrs, Ar­ thur Amy. Lunch was served by the committee. real trouble was. Continual backaches, getting up nights and constipation came from an inactive liver. Fruit-a-tives quickly made Ker feel fine—no pain, sleeps well, always regular. Buck up YOUR liver With Fruit-a-tivei, Canada’# Largest Selling Liver Tablets. The Bomber Press in Great Britain By Walter It- Leggo After wany false reports of dates of departure for Canada, we were finally given fairly definite word that we would start home on Fri­ day, October 2, We had returned from the west part of England on the previous Sunday and had spent the intervening days in final con­ ferences, last minute visits to fa­ mous places in London, and prepara­ tions for parations officially have no through the ports of embarkation and arrival. On the last Thursday I paid a final visit to St, Paul’s Cathedral and ruins thy Buchannan, looking very smart in her attractive uniform, started passing around American cigarettes, (you can smoke cigarettes but or a pipe in an Ace, was forbidden in not ihut the Jat- the journey. These pre­ included having our notes sealed so that we would trouble In taking them This incidious enemy has a power on our social customs that it had not 25 years ago. -Before many of our young people attend a dance they must have a cocktail party, going .on to the dance at a late hour. Nice homes have a cocktail bar in the basement. Salesmen clinch their sales with a drink. It’s the smart thing to do. This enemy is completely cynical of moral and spiritual value. Yet lives are ruined. What does it care? The war effort is sabotaged. The liqu-oi- traffic cares not. .-That is our enemy. In a recent Victory Loan ad we read “Inertia is our most dangerous enemy; our most deadly enemy”. It has always -caused us to give too little, too late. We have passed many and many a resolution but what did we do? Has inertia clog­ ged our marching feet? Things are happening these days. The war is shaping our world. There is a growing conviction that the liquor traffic is wasteful at a time when 'waste should not be tole­ rated. We can think of a much bet­ ter use for $250,00-0-,000 that is spent on beer. There is nothing more Important than the speach of Prime Minister McKenzie King. It was not alone the conviction but the fact that he, the prime minister, said it. It 'carries more weight than if? the moderator of our church said it. It was the first citizen of this Canada; of ours who said it. It was of tre-; mendous importance. If following his example, every Provincial premier said the same thing; if every city mayor said the same thing and if every township reeve said the same thing we would have taken a mighty step forward. It was a good begin- ing. The picture is changed to Our advantage. Premier Hepburn raised a great “to do” because the treasury would be Out millions of dollars; a gain where we do not appreciate the gain. The liquoi* traffic can mean nothing but a costly liability. I hope we have disabused our minds that we can get rich by selling liquor. I hope we are not gong to let ourselves be intimi- nated any more. W’e know they have not one decent sound argument, nothing but bluff. « Is it possible to break the hold of strong drink oii social customs, ban­ ish it from our homes, our cellars? Instead of saying “(It’s smart, it’s res­ pectable” substitute “This is shame-; ful, this is disgraceful” I asked Mr. Lloyd, of the Huron County Temperance association, if he had anything to suggest, said the speaker. Mr. Lloyd replied, “I think it is time the Huron County' got rid of the 13 beer parlors.” It looks like the right time to do the right thing. It’s, preposterous that they were al­ lowed to exist in the first place. Huron County voted dry time after time again, but Hepburp wanted the revenue, so he planked 13 beer par­ lors in Huron. Would yott think it feasible to start something to arouse the community? In his recent ad­ dress, McKenzie King borrowed a text from the preacliers “Let us put on the whole armor of God” aiid I would add, “And use it” and fight a battle worthy of God’s shining ar­ mor, . .... ’ SHIPKA Miss Nola Sweitzer, R.N., is at present nursing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Trevethick, Credi- ton, where Mrs. Trevethick’s two sisters are very ill. Miss Eloise MeLinchy, of Green­ way, has returned to her home af­ ter assisting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Love. Services on Sunday next will be at the usual hour, preaching at 10.3 0 a.m. and Sunday School fol­ lowing. Mr. Spriggins (gently): “My dear, a man was shot at by a burglar, and his life was saved by a button which the bullet struck.” Mrs. Spriggins: “Well, what of it?” “Nothing, only the button must have ibeen qn.” . 1 ♦ £ £ By means of a new storing pro­ cess, the production of turpentine and resin from pine gum can now be a year-round industry instead of a seasonal one. MEMORIAL SERVICE AT LUCAN FOR SGT. F. C. ZURBRIGG At the United Church in Lucan on Sunday morning the service took the form of a memorial for one of its members who recently met death with the R.C.A.F. in England, Sgt.- Observer Franklin Charles Zur­ brigg. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. C, E. Zurbrigg, of Exeter, who recently moved here from Lucan. The minister was assisted in the service by two members of the Young People’s Union, Miss Shirley Cobleigh and Miss Lorraine Hod­ gins, who read the Scripture and led in prayer respectively. The min­ ister, Rev. W. J. Moores, spoke. The honor roll, on which were inscribed the names of 25 members and adherents of the church who are serving with the armed forecs, two of whom have already made the sup­ reme sacrifice, was unveiled by Ma­ jor H. B. Langford, R.C.A.S.C., and L.AjC1. Woodward, of the R.A.F. Photographic scenes from the bur­ ial service of the late Sgt.-Observer Zurbrigg at CauseWay Head Ceme­ tery, Silloth, England, were placed on the communion table for friends to review. They had recently been sent by the padre who conducted the funeral service. An enlarged photograph of Sgt-Observer Zur­ brigg was dedicated and presented to the church by Miss M. Jeffrey, president of the Y.P.U., and accept­ ed on (behalf of the church and Sunday school by D. Pattison, who represented the Session and Sunday School. ■ Relatives of the Zurbrigg family were present from Exeter, London and Hamilton. Every Classified ad. is an op­ portunity. to at see the Pal- last the the First an ; the station, a train, the had seen in embarkation. automobile took us Then we travelled lhost luxurious one England, to a port At the railway for us gazed on the expanse of which surrounds the shrine. In the afternoon ■! went “The Belle of New York” Coliseum theatre, one of the most beautiful theatres I have ever seen. Walking back to the Strand ace Hotel, where we stayed the few days in London, I found Strand crowded with people, first time I had seen any streets really crowded in England, A fruit store near the hotel, I had noted, was selling peaches for 8 shillings each, and grapes for 16 shillings a pound. Friday .morning we started on a trip during which we were destined to use many forms of transporta­ tion. to on we of station a bus was waiting in which we went to the Airways office. Here our baggage was weighed, our tickets and passports checked, and a light lunch served, after which we got into a launch which took us out to a British Overseas Airways flying boat. When we finally took off, this flying boat was carrying sixty-nine passengers, all their baggage and the crew of eleven. A few hours later, this huge arti­ ficial bird with its heavy load, came down at a transfer point, settling so gently that few of us knew just when we touched the water. This place was in Eire and again our passports were checked. We were only there long enough to send off a few postcards. Then once more we got into a launch which took us to a Sikorsky American Export Ace. It took in all the members of the Bomber Press and a few other passengers. The return journey was consid­ erably slower, but very much more comfortable than the trip over in a bomber. The hostess, Miss Doro- cigars smoking bomber), chewing gum and the est American magazines, Later a hot dinner was served, and soon after the hostess and steward start­ ed making up the berths which were very much like those in a Pullman. Early the next morning the fly­ ing boat came down waters. There wag a and very rough water launch took off our some difficulty. Before we left the transfer point the previous evening, we watched a Pan-American Clipper take off, We arrived in Canadian waters in time to see the same clipper come down beside 'us. For a trip of about two thousand miles over the Atlantic, the two rival planes were only a few minutes apart. After^passing our baggage through the customs, we took taxis to the railway station for the last leg of our journey to our homes. The first thing the most of us bought were some oranges, which we had not seen for nearly seven weeks. In been from What ada was gar, and been learning to do without. And the lights! How strange to see lights at every little hamlet and town the train passed through! Pro­ bably the most depressing thing in Britain is the brilliant lights all the towns, seem so very if this country were not in it. And those were not the only things that gave us an impression almost of un­ concern about the war. The stores were well-stocked and crowded with buyers. Everywhere we missed the feeling of intense determination. We found that ‘Canadians were greatly interetsed in everything over there. We all spent a very busy time answering questions, giving talks, writing articles, and generally trying to 'bring home the picture of things as we found them. If we have been able to show par­ ents that their sons and daughters overseas are well taken care of, that they are active and enthusiastic; if we have inspired workers to greater efforts; if we have made others anxious to practise self-denial as an aid to victory; if we have helped in Canadian Strong wind so that the party with a few hours we had again transported across the ocean one continent to another, and a contrast we found, If Can- was not the Promised Land, it at least flowing with milk, su- ibutter, eggs, matches, soap, nearly everything that we had blackout; here were in the train and in They made the war far away, almost as / entertain troops PARKHILL — The Parkhill branch of the Canadian Red. Cross were hosts to 75 soldiers from Camp Ipperwash. The soldiers marched form Ipperwash and arrived in Park­ hill late in the evening and were bil­ leted over night in the town hall. They marched back to the camp the next morning. The food prepared by the Red Cross was all donated by Parkhill residents. • £ - I W io I Parade at No. 9 At the wings presentation cere­ mony at No. 9 S.F.T.S., Centralia, on Friday afternoon, of last week Air Vice-Marshall R. Leckie, D.S.O., D.S.C., D.F.C., air member for training R.C.A.F. headquarters, Ot­ tawa, presented the wings to .the graduating class. Air Vice-Mar­ shall Leckie was introduced by Group - Captain E. G. Fullerton, The Air Vice-Marshall said that the making of fliers and not the' making of speeches was his busi­ ness. The day was a most impor­ tant one in the lives of the young men graduating. ‘It had been a hard and difficult course. The speak­ er said that he had worked hard all his life and on looking, back he did not think that it had done him any harm. There were two reasons for intensive training. One was to ac­ quire early in their career the habit of hard, work. That is behind you. While you may be finished with burning the midnight oil, your stud­ ies have only started. “I hope you, have succeeded ill laying a founda­ tion on how to acquire knowledge for yourselves,” said the speaker. He believed their -training had been good. He had been overseas and asked the boys to* tell.him. frankly what was the matter with their train­ ing. The boys had said there was nothing lacking* but they did offer some suggestions that had been in­ corporated. The speaker, before the war, had the opportunity of studying the methods of training in Germany, Italy and Japan. In every way, the training wo have given you is superior, said the speaker. It is not -by chaned that we are in­ flicting losses three to one on the enemy and driving the Luftwaffe from the skies, it due to^ three things. iFirst, equipment, wfilch is the best in the worlds second it is clue to the training methods, which have been tested and proven to bo sound, and thii'd, it is due to the men, who have what it takes. To the parents and friends he said that pride was mixed with anxiety in their hearts. If he had liis life to live over again he would do exactly as these boys are doing today. To the graduates he said, “Today you are getting the wings which you will carry into action. No cru­ sader ever went into a more just oi* holy cause.” To the graduates Who will remain at home as in­ structors he pointed out that the air training scheme cannot be run without their aid. Arrangements, however, have been made whereby all will have their turn at overseas service. “Good luck, Godspeed and happy landings,” were his closing remarks. The honor student of the gradu­ ating class, Sgt. R. ,G. (Scott, of To­ ronto, was presented with a silvei* cup by Air-Vice Marshall Leckie. A smart display of precision drill was given by a squad composed of members of the Women’s Division of the R.C.A.F. and music was fur- 1 nished by the station trumpet band. Five Western Ontario men wore ‘ among the graduates Sgt. T. C. Barton, Windsor; Sgt. A. V, Cor- less, Clinton; Sgt. D. R. Garside, St, Thomas; Sgt. E« M. Madsen, Tilbury and Sgt. C. H. Wallace, Chatham-. British Empire men re­ ceiving wings wore Sgt. C. Law- son-’Fancred, R.A.F,, Aldbprough, Boroughibridge, Yorks, Kng., and Sgt. W. Borthwick, Kanacharachee, India. Rarticlpatlng fit the march past during which the ,salute was taken by the air vice-marshal, were 68 members of the tfiiiversity of West­ern Ontario Air Training Corps who have been on course at No, Si S.F.T.S. for several weeks. They paraded tliider the command of Sqdn, Ldr, K, W. Hunten. % Fr J. DELB RID GE, Representative EXETER to reassure Canadians as to the fighting fitness of their forces; if we have created a greater* desire to buy more Victory Bonds to provide the needed sinews of war, the work of the Bomber Press will have been well worth while., Just a few closing words of thanks to all the officers and officials who helped to make our travels so agree­ able, and who spared no effort to meet the slightest wish to see any special activity; also to the editors and readers who have written ex­ pressing their appreciation of the effort to tell them what is going on in Britain. And so we leave our Canadians and others in Britain, with a feel­ ing of confidence that when the time comes, they will acquit them­ selves with glory. As General Mc­ Naughton told us at our last con­ ference with him, “They are hold­ ing the outposts in the defence of Canada.” In Lincoln Cathedra}' there is a chapel dedicated to the heroes of former wars, and under some old battle-scarred flags, held together with netting, I found these words on the wall: “A moth-eaten rag, on a worm-eaten pole, It does not seem likely to stir a man’s soul; ’Tis the deeds that were done, ’neath that moth-eaten rag, When the pole was a staff, and the rag was a flag,” “Did you smile at your troubles as I advised you?” “Yeah, and the boss warned me three times to wipe that silly grin off my face and get to work,” Bray Chick Hatchery Exeter, phone 246 Alvin W. Kerslake, Hensall or N. M. Wiley, Farmers’ Co-op­ erative, Ailsa Craig Do You Suffer From Headaches? It is hard to struggle along with a head that aches and pains all the time. 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