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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-11-18, Page 2Page 2 THE EXETER TIMi^^APVQOAT^ THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18 th, 1943 ®t)e €xeter ,Wtne£=$fobocate Times established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1924 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT ENETRR, 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-Quebec Division of the CtVNA All Advertising Copy Must be in Our Hands Not Rater Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2.00 a year, in advance; six months, $1.00 three months 60c J. M. SOUTHCOTT - - PUBLISHER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18th, 1943 They Just Do Not Understand We have heard an amusing story of the way the rulers of this good land, with all their good intentions simply do not “understand". This latest thing is that the powers that be are likely to curtail the manufacture of apple butter be­ cause of the shortage of dairy butter. This story seems too good to be true. However, it is not any more foolish than some other attempts at industrial regulation. The way in which the zoning of butter and cheese making was done was about as foolish as the suggested regula­ tion of apple butter making. When the govern­ ment made its appeal to the butter and cheese makers to conserve on the manner of milk and cream gathering, the desired result was attained in a few days. The milk producers and the manufacturers of the milk and cream knew the requirements of the case and soon found a method that wrought no hardship to anyone but resulted in real good to the war effort. What we must get rid of is the agitator whose sleep is taken away unless he stirs up dust and fog or by some hook or crook makes it harder for folk to get their work done. Still another in­ stance of unfortunate government interference at the suggestion of those who live apart from the conditions they seek to correct was the change made in some of the western provinces rgarding the holidays for youngsters attending school. “Here,” said the uplifters. “is a golden opportunity to send our town and city and village youth to the sunny fields to gather in the harvest. WeTl change the period of holi­ days to the period coinciding with the time of harvest. Then note the procession of the school boys to the harvest fields.” But did the boys hie themselves away to rising at four thirty to romp around after sheaves and for stocking or hauling^in or threshing? Scarcely! And what about the little codgers too young for the wheat field? Ah, they were at home, a general nuis­ ance as far as farm work is concerned and far away from takin’ learnin’ at the only period of their existence when they might make ad­ vance in useful knowledge of the three B’s and the merry tune of the hickory stick of pious if painful memory. There is nothing under the sun quite so funny as a government when it goes on an uplifting rampage. When the govern­ ment makes known what is wanted and allows the farmers to work out their own salvation, everything is likely to go well. When it hugs to its ambitious breast that it can regulate every­ thing from pig’s diet to running a railway it gets into trouble and that continually. * * , * * ’W “I Sat Where They Sat” ' “I sat where they sat.” So said a great ■'Critic and leader of his age nearly three thou­ sand years ago. His doing so qualified him to say something constructive regarding the cir­ cumstances in which he lived. He knew the thoughts and the perplexities and hopes and requirements of the folk whom he so earnestly desired to benefit. And this qualification should characterize the men who sit in judgement on the physical and economic conditions of the men and women and children whose welfare they are to adjudicate upon. And this qualification is one of the things sadly lacking in committees and commissions appointed to determine what is fair and workable in the affairs of the miners and farmers and other workmen of this fair Dominion. Ear too often men, who never lifted a pick or shovel, are appointed to deal with the affairs of the miners. Others, who never made a pound of butter or cheese, are appointed to deal with creamery and butter factories. Other commissions, who never walked the track with shovel or bar, are set apart to deal with rail­ road difficulties. Others, who never drew a furrow nor milked a cow nor fed a chicken* are set apart to deal with the fortunes of farmers. The result is that these men, well read in the law or some kindred subject, advise enactments that do not touch the disability they are requir­ ed to correct. The inevitable result is irrita­ tion and, very likely, a ’worsening of conditions. They rub the sore when they should bring the plaster. And parliament is to blame for this sort of thing. More seat warming members of parliament sit by while the patient, loyal, liberal taxpayers are led from a bad condition to a Worse condition. * ■ & & * $ “All Our Strength and All Our Courage” The toast master at the Lord Mayor's banquet in London told the Empire that “the coming months would require all otty strength and all our courage.” Mr. Winston Churchill told the world on that same occasion that this was no time to slacken effort if the war were to be won. These are awe-inspiring words when uttered by men so eminent and so well informed as to the condition of the world and the task that awaits the Anglo-Saxons. Gratefully do we acknowledge every advance the allies have made in the heartrmiding .struggle for liberty. But while thus we state our gratitude, we see, as never before that downright effort of weary­ ing and wearying nature we never have experi­ enced, awaits every one of us. We may as well lay aside our feelings and become everything that means success in battle. Should our men in airplane or man-of-war or on the plain and morass and mountain falter for one moment, hell will be let loose in every home and market and field. We have not reached the. top of the hill. For us now to stop on the hill difficulty for us would mean to undo everything that has been accomplished at the cost of toil and sweat and blood and tears. It is the devil who would have us enter a fool’s paradise, Each man is on the fighting front and in the King’s Guards. Let us hear Mr. Churchill, our Wellington, in this our Waterloo, cry out, "Up, Guards* and at them.” The sword in our hands must keep what the sword of our comrades has won. # * -x- * A Good Move The manner in which .some of the old tatter­ ed buildings in Exeter are being torn down and rebuilt into other buildings that serve a good purpose, has everything to recommend it, For one thing, the village is well rid of unsightliness and fire traps. On the other hand, the buildings have defective parts removed and are being so constructed as to serve a good use. We confess we like that sort of thing. Indeed, owners of delapidated structures should be given every encouragement to get rid of every building that is not in use. Still we cannot but wonder why these buildings came to take on this down at the heels condition. Once they were full of life. The tide of business ran through them at the flood. Why the cessation of that surge of im­ portant service ? Did tl le old and outgrown re­ fuse to receive the lifeblood of the new day ? Had the owner of the building undertaken what he could not accomplish? Had he failed to do with his might what his hand found to do ? Did he fail to respect the small leak that eventually sinks the great ship ? It was the mighty Lord Salisbury that steadied the world about the be­ ginning of the century with his earthquake rumblings about “Living and dying nations”. Most seriously we ask as the old landmarks dis­ appear from Exeter, what businesses, this hour, are afflicted with the dry rot that no enterprise can withstand? Is the worm at the root of our schools, of our churches, of our homes ? Will some one now in his knickers lead his grand children down Main street and say, “When I was a boy, so-and-so did business there but he—” “Such-and-such a home was there, but it— "Such-and-such a church was there but it—.’’ * * * # Where Will Italy Sit Should the supreme Arbiter of human affairs see fit to give the allies in the present war complete victory, and should there be a meeting of the representatives of all parties concerned in the war, be called to determine the main con­ ditions under which the affairs of the nations are to be carried on, we wonder where Italy is to sit. We have heard it said over and over again that she has acted perfidiously these last years. She proved herself false. “She stabbed France in the back,” high authorities said of her. Will she be seated next Hailee Salassee ? Will she find herself esconsced beside the members of parliament from the Westminster Abbey region, or near those of the workmen of London or will she find herself sitting neai’ the rep­ resentatives of the homes and business places of brave old London that she bombed and burn­ ed ? The leopard does not change his spots ovei night. * x- * * * Note and Comment The new year is on the way. The almanacs are arriving. * * * # Some wideawake farmers are romping about looking for seed for next spring. * # * * In these wage disputes, an ounce of preven­ tion is worth several tons of royal commission. «< * * * Some of those western miners seem to go on the principle "get what you want and nego­ tiate afterwards.” # * * 4 As usual, the hogs are stirring up a lot of trouble. This time it is the price of the porkers that is mixing everything up. * * * * As we study our couponless gasoline ration books, we console ourselves by thinking that this is not a good season for motor driving. * * * 4 As we blow our fingers and practise the milkman's slap, We cast sympathetic thoughts to the’soldiers fighting on the Appenine moun­ tains away over there in sunny Italy, * * # % Old man winter is trying his hand at his time honored craft. Last week he did not pro­ vide ideal conditions for potato picking. Some were said not to enjoy turnip harvesting, * «• * «• Last week provided ideal weather condi­ tions to pack the lunch basket^ put saw and axe over one shoulder and the kettle well filled with hot creamy coffee in the other and hie away to the woodlot and take some helpful exercise cutting the winter’s wood* Little things like dripping trees did not county of course. 15 YEARS AGP Mr. R. N. Rowe has disposed of the M. E. Gardiner residence on Simcoe St., to Mr. Pulleyblank, of Usborne, Mr. and Mrs. Pulieyblank have moved in this week. We wel­ come them to our midst. ■On Sunday evening about 9.30 as Mr. Harry Snell was driving a Ford touring car on Main street near the Metropolitan Hotel he pulled out to pass another car and failed to notice a horse and buggy driven by Mr. Orville Beaver. He applied the brakes and the car skidded, striking the horse and in­ flicting a nasty wound several in­ ches long above the front leg. Miss Dorothy Snell, of St.- Thomas, spent the holidays at her home here. Mr, and Mrs, Archie Davis, of Toronto, spent the holidays with the former’s mother, Mrs, A, S. Davis. The work of putting in new cul­ verts and bridges on the provincial highway between Exeter and Hen­ sail is almost completed, 25 YEARS AGO During the month of October 71 Christinas boxes were shipped to Exeter boys overseas. Each box contained one pair of socks, Christ­ mas cake, canned goods, chocolate bars, gum, etc. Value of each box $4,00; total 284.00. Contributions towards the mailing of boxes will be thankfully received. Kindly hand contributions to Mrs, E. Row- cliffe. Mr. Harry C. Beaver is building a fine residence for Patrick Regan at Mount Garmeu Exeter and Usborne together raised about $300,000, and Stephen about $150,000. Sergeant A. H. Garbrill has been awarded the Military Medal for gallantry on the battle field. He is now in the French-Canadian Hos­ pital slowly recovering from trench fever, after six weeks’ illness. The rabbit shooting season ends on Friday until Christmas week. 50 YEARS AGO A storm on Tuesday last brought the fact vividly to our minds that winter had commenced. Although cold, very little snow fell. Carling Bros, have purchased and placed in their store a handsome Taylor burglar-proof safe. This enterprising firm has turned so much stock in cash of late they are compelled to make extended room for the “bullion”. Mr, R. S. Lang, apple buyer, has shipped over 6,000 barrels of apples from Kerwood, Watford, and Parkhill stations this fall. $ $ |S in a ! the his sav- had Arvida Recreation Centre Officially Opened (Abate) The Recreation Centre at Arvida where the Inauguration Ceremonies were broadcast to the CBC French Network. (Lower left) "The Arvida Quartet”, under the direction of Sylvestre White, who in their first appear­ ance were heard over an entire network. (Centre) private Leclair, whose ambition has been to sing on the air, realizes that: ambition by singing with Allan McIver, a top-name band, on a provincial-wide network. (Lower right) The Slovak Choir, under the guidance of Marie-Louise Tremblay, the only organization of its kind in the Province, made their debut in thia provincial-wide broadcast. At impressive inaugural cere- . monies recently held at Ar­ vida, the new modern recreation centre built by the Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited, was officially handed over to the Ar­ vida Athletic Association, Inc. Designed by Fetherstonhaugh and Durnford, this centre is one of the finest in Canada. It con­ tains an auditorium seating 500, a well-equipped stage and dressing rooms, reading, meeting and game rooms, a restaurant, bowling al­ leys, pool and billiard hall, curling rink and lounge, dressing rooms for hockey teams, and general skating, and a band room all fully equipped. It has a splendid public t address system. Radio or pro­ grammes of records can be played throughout the buildm^ The Arvida Athletic Associa­ tion, Inc., will now operate this community centre in the interests of the several thousand members who for 50c a year enjoy all the privileges of membership. The centre will be the focus for some 70 different community organiza­ tions, such as the Arvida Curling Club, the Arvida Concert Associa­ tion, the Arvida Amateur Drama­ tic Society, the Arvida Bowling Club, etc. Gaston Dufoui- is President of the Arvida Athletic Association. The centre is managed by Stanley Rough, Secretary of the Associa­ tion, and widely known through­ out Canada for his experience in sports and community organiza- A COUNTRY EDITOR SEES WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE . WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS OF CANADA vu JIM GREENBLAT, Editor of the SUN * SWIFT CURRENT SASKATCHEWAN The question is often asked: How many people are in Ottawa now? The 1943 directory gives it as 223,103, and increase of 14,313 in the past year. That is, of course, Greater 'Ottawa. A survey shows, and this is interesting in the light of the housing shortage, that there are 13,973 houses; 2,282 duplexes, 658 triplexes, 837 apartment houses and 723 over them, short. stores with apartments Still they’re thousands ♦ * » else I and might There have been as well get are 124,000 in Canada; The opening ceremonies were broadcast over the French net­ work for one hour, local talent supported by Allan McIver and a top name band. The occasion marked a number of 'firsts’ in Ar­ vida history. It was the first time that the Arvida quartet and the Slovak Choir sang on a provincial network, or for that matter on radio at all. Private Leclair of the local gaiTison realized a long standing ambition to sing on the air and did so splendidly for the first time, with Allan McIver’s band, the entire network as his audience. Marcel Sylvain and Roger Baulu from the CBC announced the programme and interviewed a number of worker® thRoAt< For common ordinary sore throat potatoes anyway. A statement Iat»r issued by Donald Gordon. Board Chairman, indicates that Rush was not a farmer; it wasn’t a farm truck; it was transporting no ffeight or produce; and the magistrate who tried the case and had the evidence, dubbed it “deliberate waste of gas, tires, etc.” The Board has, however, now clarified the order, which is some­ thing that the Rush case helped to do anyway. A new order will allow passengers to be carried in the cab of a truck, provided it is transport­ ing goods, will be persons ship or Ernest H. Elsdon, driller i Vancouver shipyard, came off night shift recently to find room burglarized and all his ings—$2,7 50—stolen. “If I’d the sense to put that cash in a bank, I wouldn’t have lost the $2,750 to a burglar”, he said, “I’d been saving that money to buy a house and all I've got left after months of work it a battered Strong box. I made the mistake, you see, of keeping that money by me instead of putting it in the bank every pay day. Now I’ve got to Start at the beginning again I’m going to stay at driller until I’ve got buy that house. No risks foi* me. From but my job as a the money to more foolish now on I’m letting the bank keep may cash safe. It’s tough luck, when you’re getting on in years, to lose the very thing you’ve been counting on, but what I want to do is to let other people \ profit by my loss. Don’t take any chances—let bank take care of your money then you'll have it safe and for the things you want to when the war’s over.” Smiles . . . . the and SUl’6 buy Something asked about it off my chest, civil service employees 34,00 in Ottawa. One day last week medicine went on mass production in the nation’s capital when the 34,0'0' started stepping before the X- ray camera for tuberculosis survey. It will take 3 months to do the job. Two out of every thousand, it is expected will show unsuspected touches of T.B.Mt * * Highest rating of radio programs in Canada goes to “Soldier’s Wife” the serial by which a happy thought emanated from the Information Branch of the Wartime Prices & Tr'ade Board in Ottawa. It has rated a listening audience of 500,000 and has proven so successful in putting ovei’ necessary information, in addi­ tion to giving splendid eSntertain- men, that other government depart­ ments—I understand—are thinking Of something along the same lines, It’s a homespun program, makes it worth while. * * * Plans are being pushed along for the establishment of five projected health and occupational centres for discharged personnel of the armed forces. According to the Department of Tensions and National Health, these centres will prepare those, who are not fully fit, for employ­ ment. Centres may be at or near Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, London, Ont, and Vancouver; It is hoped to have one ready by next spring. That is planning in the right direc­ tion ifor a problem' which must be faced, which % mess of misunderstanding forth .and trouble people * Exempt from restrictions the use of truck to carry to' and from places of wor- a religious ceremony. * v release, Munitions Minister * In a Howe makes it clear that* ther«> was no arbitrary date set before which no furnaces could be lighted. He points out that, there should be no misunderstanding, only regional weather conditions can determine the length of the heating season, which everyone knows is tied up with our war effort, authorities are cognizant of the necessity of ving the people’s health, too who was blazing mad because a woman came in with a big dog, evi­ dently her pet. She ordered two ice cream cones, one for the dog, the other for her. Refused, she vented her wrath on everything from the government up and down. * i* * Do you know that Canada is now producing 95 per cent of the com­ bined nickel output of the United Nations, 20 per cent of the zinc, 12 B pei’ cent of the copper, 15 per cent of the lead, 75 tos and 2 0 per Our aluminum times that of entire world production of that year. * ♦ ♦ Where does all Canada’s war production go, is something folks might be 30% is Canadian abroad, the United States, per cent of the asbes- cent of tbe mercury, production is now six 1939 and equals the preser- “Don’t be discouraged if Victory Garden didn’t turn hot,” in effect says James Gallagher, head gardener of the Dominion Ex­ perimental Farm in Ottawa. Which means try again. He points out that fall is the best time to dig' the land and by the middle of October all later vegetables should be har­ vested, that at cleared warns roots into the ground because are disease breeders. ♦ * « That some folks don’t give a about the equal distribution of foods was shown in a story in the Ottawa Journal, related by a shopkeeper you’re out so Another point he makes is this time the land should be ■of refuse and burned, against digging leaves He and they hoot 0OR A streetcar passenger was puff­ ing away on a cigarette when the conductor pointed to the “No smok­ ing" sign. “Oh, I see it,” replied the man, “but I cdh’t follow all your rules, For example, the card beside it reads ‘Wear Excelsior Cutsets',” What a can belch and officials alikel That is proven In the recent Rush ease at Toronto where a fine of $80 was imposed oh an alleged farmer for having had his Wife with him as passenger in a farm truck, contrary to Prices Board regulations. 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