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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-11-25, Page 2
Pane 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 25th, 1943 Cxeter to orate !Tline3 established 1873; .Advocate established 3.881 amalgamated November 1324 PUBLISHED ©ACM THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO Aa Independent Newspaper devoted to the interests of the Village of Exeter and Surrounding District Member of the Canadian Weelily Newspapers’ Association; Member Of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CVVNA Ail 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 25th, 1943 A Red Letter Day We regard Friday of last week as a red let ter day for Exeter and the surrounding country* On that day the local dehydration plant began operations under the most happy circumstances. The equipment of the plant is entirely new and quite up to date In every particular. A good staff of well led workers were on hand and proved equal to all the demands the new work made on them. There were plenty of vegetables ready for processing and ample supplies of cans ready for hermetical sealing to convey the food overseas. Farmers are considering the new situation the dehydration plant has brought to their very doors. In the dehydration they see at least one new opportunity to secure ready cash. The local workers see in the new work an op portunity to secure employment when the work of the canning factory is over for the season. All that is needed is hearty cooperation and a Steady stream of money will come to the work ers and the farmers of this district. •K- & # & The Tragedy One of the tragedies of the world is that the young men fight while the old men make the peace. Only the young men can endure the labours and the terrors of the battlefield. The old men would fall out under circumstances so burdensome. But is it right that the old men should make the peace ? Is it a fact that the older men who stay home know better what the new day requires than do the men who hear the bursting of the shell and see the carts carrying the dead and the wounded from the field of struggle? We are not at all convinced that such is the case. Indeed^ we are convinced that the men who do the terrible work required in the air and on deep waters and on the land know a great many things that men of the office and the arm chair know nothing about. Youth may be inexperienced, but it is quite as true that the child sitting on a giant’s shoulder sees farther than the giant. Wisdom is not a thing born of the past alone, or mainly. It is something that becomes manifest to the race as history is in the making. The nearer the race is to an event, the more clearly will action en able the participator therein to see what needs to be done. Nelson at Trafalgar knew far better what the hour required than did the folk whose only knowledge of sea battles was glean ed from books or blackboards. And now that the dawn of peace is redenning the east, the gray beards will act wisely in giving the young generation the opportunity of negotiating the peace that we believe is in the horizon. History shows that the peace won by the young men very often has been lost by the old men, how ever sage and well intentioned these old men have been. The men who wielded the sword ;should have something to say about the dis posal of what the sword has won. It is the water in the mill race that turns the wheel that grinds the grain that feeds mankind. # # * * r The New Peace Consideration * The allies are pointing out that it is Naziasm that they are warning against rather than the German peo£>le. We confess to some difficulty in seeing the distinction. Perhaps the allies are aiming to utterly defeat the German armed forces. That done, they may be propos ing to take the German people in hand and allow them to develop under allied direction, but without arms that may again threaten the life of free men. Their proposition may be to put schools and local government under obser vation and control, in this way preventing the poison of Naziasm to infect the new life that is bound to come with the avent of new genera tions. Their hope, evidently, is to let Germany have new thoughts, in the confidence that as the Germans think right they’ll act reasonably. In any case, the allies never intended a whole sale massacre of tile German people, though Goebels has played up this notion for all his cunning mind is worth. Even less, did the allies ever think of an enslavement of the German people or of their spoliation in any way. What they have before them, and what they are hold ing before the Germans is freedom to develop according to the ideals of the choicest spirit of the race. No matter how we look at it, the future of Germany bristles with difficulties. Meanwhile, every man has the sublime right to say and act as he thinks best for Germany, with her appauling record, but with her tremendous possibilities for good. Who is equal to the task of saying precisely what course should be tak en? Meanwhile the »race must plod along slow ly, leaving the ape and tiger to die and the rational in the human heart to prevail. Patience, my masters. Keep It Up Whatever we do, we cannot afford to neg lect (,’hristmas. We may find t'hristmas gifts hard to secure, but we simply must remember our absent friend in some way. The simplest remembrance means more than we can esti mate. The wish, the thought, the fact that our friends know that we are thinking of them, all help out in times that are trying* enough, with out overlooking anyone or failing to stir up good thoughts and best feelings by being in ac cord with the life time practice and sentiment of good old Santa Claus. Why That Worried Look? Why that worried look? we inquired of a diligent Sunday school teacher the othei’ Sun day afternoon. We have just been in council, we teachers in this school. We ar4; at our wits* end to know what to do about Christmas. The youngsters will be looking for something. We cannot buy candy. There is no sugar to make cookies or taffy or anything of that sort. Toys are not on the market and even suitable books seem scarce." Better leave all that sort of thing to Santa Claus. He never lets the youngsters down. Our thoughts reverted to the time of sixty years and more ago. There was precious little for Santa Claus to work with those great days. But down there in our heavy woollen sock there was something. There was a fine tasty curly cake. There was a fine ripe, red, rosy apple, Sometimes there was a fine home made fishing line. Sometimes there was a fine wire for snaring rabbits. Best of all, there was jacknife and a gimlet. Santa had not forgotten. And then the joy of the whole day with that knife and gimlet, as we constructed everything from a sleigh or a boat to a threshing machine. Right beside our stocking there might be found a scarf that Santa had made from wool sus piciously like that on the farm but which we were assured came direct from the North Pole and which was manufactured by Santa with us in mind. In any case we’ll trust Santa and the mother and all who love Christmas. Young sters who have not too much already and who have not been told what is not good for them have active imaginations and are the best co operators when it comes to good will and fun. •X* 7V # Not the Correct Thing Allowing Mosely, the leader of the Fascist party in England his freedom is raising the ire of a large proporton of the people of England and of Anglo Saxondoni generally. “Why”, people are asking, “are we pouring out our blood and treasure to defeat Fascism while the authorities in Britain are liberating the leader of the Fascists?" Then why was this Mosely allowed all the comforts that modern life can supply while he was a prisoner, if it is the case that he was allowed such comforts, as the news lines inform us. Why should this enemy of all that right thinking men hold as essential to civilization be allowed to live on the fat of the land while soldiers bleed and die and civilians stint themselves to the limit that the war may be successfully prosecuted? Why should ordinary offenders against the state be obliged to fare on bread and water while an extraodinary of fender is allowed to gorge himself on the finest food and to lie on the softest of couches? * * * * Not So Easy The week just passing into history has taught us that victories are events that are made and not merely to be waited for. Unfortunately for ourselves we had got into the way of think ing that victory’ in the present war was some thing that was coming inevitably. Far too many were saying, “We do not need to concern our selves about the outcome of the war. There are plenty to put their minds into that sort of thing without neglecting our business. George will attend to the axis people.” Germany has given us a taste of what follows that style of think ing and acting. Victory will not be ours till we create the causes that will bring success. We have allowed ourselves in far too great a degree to indulge in speculations and actions that are beside the entire point. Meanwhile our enemies are unbeaten. We are not yet in a posi tion to command the welfare of the world as far as war conditions are concerned. Plainly, the allies must steady themselves. “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall” is as true an admonition now as it was more than two thousand years ago. Equally true is it “That pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.” There is no oc casion for anything like overconfidence. There is great need for belt tightening and for rol ling up sleeves. * * * A Definition Alpunso inquires for the definition of a vacuum. Simple. It’s the place where the coal ought to be ! * # * * Note and Comment Soft coal is not without its advantages, Ask the cleaners, # -X- -X- * Indian Summer sometimes travels with a slow foot, but she rarely disappoints the ex pectant, * * « % It is the party who consumes the coal who pays for the rise in the wages of the coal miners, & * * * And now there is talk of degrading gaso line. We should have preferred a reduction in price, Who gets the big price for the gasoline? 15 YEARS AGO On Monday afternoon two autos collided -on the Main Street just north. of the bridge. Messrs. Her man Gower and Bill Chambers were driving north in C. L. Wilson’s sedan and Mr. Herman Kerniek was coming south in a Ford coupe when the cars collided on the narrow’ stretch of road. It was about 5.30 o’clock in the afternoon, just at dusk when the accident happened and it was snowing at the time blurring the vision. Both cars were somewhat damaged but the occu pants escaped unhurt. •A Chevrolet sedan in which a Mrs. Becker and four children from north of Dashwood. "were returning from Kitchener, overturned into a deep ditch near the Sauble bridge on the Thames Road Monday after noon and the occupants of the car miraculously escaped serious in jury. The car struck some loose gravel and the driver lost control, the car turning into a six foot ditch. The car "was brought to the Huron garage for repairs. Mr. Murray Savage of the Cana dian Bank of Commerce staff was taken ill with influenza Tuesday and left for his home in Seaforth. 25 YEARS AGO A fine deer arrived here by ex press on Saturday, a token of the marksmanship of Mr. Wm. North- cott, who went up north to shoot recently. Mr. Ed. Penhale has disposed of his 10 0-acre farm in the Township of Hay, to Mr. Wm. Wein, of Credi- ton. The price paid was $5000. The directors of the Exeter Ag ricultural Society have been doing some good work on the grounds in the way of levelling and otherwise improving the place. Having taken over the shoe and repair business Mr. Herb Walter has moved his family into the resi dence in connection with the shop, while Mr. Robt. Dinney will move into the premises vacated by Mr. Walter on Huron Street. Miss Clara Vosper, teacher of the Exeter school, is on the sick list at present and her duties are being taken by Miss Lulu Martin. The soldier boys are beginning to come home from the war. Many Canadians are expected to remain in Europe to preserve order. 50 YEARS AGO Mr. Wm. Dearing, Jr. marketed two turkeys in town Tuesday which weighed fifty pounds. The post office department an nounces the issue of a new eight cent registration letter stamp. For merly the public went to the stamp wicket with a three cent stamp and buying a five cent one made the eight cent stamp necessary. Five cent stamps cannot he purchased, and those registering letters will require to purchase the eight cent stamp issued for that purpose. What Ye Editor Getteth .... “Behold! a maiden groweth up and graduateth. And the editor putteth in the paper a swell piece. Yea, a peach of a notice. He teii- eth all about the wisdom of the young woman and her exceeding comeliness. Like unto the roses of Sharon is she, and her gown is played up to beat the band. And the dressmaker getteth two score and ten dollars; the editor gets a note of thanks. (Maybe). And the daughter goeth on a long journey. And the editor throweth himself on the story of the farewell party. It runneth a column 8 point solid. And the fair one remember- eth him from afar with a card. Behold! she returneth and the town falleth down and worshippeth. She picked a husband, and lo! she picketh a lemon! But the editor calleth him one of our promising young men and getteth away with it. And they send unto the editor an invitation to the wedding, but the invitation was printed in a far city. Flowery and long the wedding notice which the editor printeth. The minister getteth his bit. The editor printeth a death no tice, two columns of obituary, three lodge notices, a cubit of poetry, and a card of thanks. And lie forgetteth to read proof on the dead, and it reads, “Gone to Her Last Roasting Place,” And all that are akin to the de ceased jumpeth on the editor with exceeding great jumps. And they pulleth out their ads and cancel- leth their subscriptions and they swing the hammer even unto tho third and fourth generation,”—Tile Valley Echo. Smiles . . . . Wife—Goodness, George this is not our baby. This Is the wrong carriage. Husband-—Quiet. This carriage has rubber tires. Written specially for the weekly newspapers of Canada By Jim Greenblat * * * CAPITAL TID-BITS: When Gail Patrick, Hollywood film star, ar rived in Ottawa to help in the Victory Loan drive, she wore a tailored black kasha woollen suit by Irene, so there , , . The Housing situation is worse here now than ever before, officials say ... In 37 Canadian centres where the Board Registry operates there are 58,723 seeking homes through the Board . . . For the first time since erected in 1875, the bells in St. Patrick's Church on Kent Sreet will be rung by automatic electrical de vice , . . The Overseas Cigarette Pool officials here say 15,030,965 cigarettes were sent to troops over seas in September through this medium alone . . . President Roose velt sent the Governor General a motion picture of the Allied Con ference at Quebec, and it was given first showing to a distinguished company at Government House . . . Prices Board officials say a ship ment of 15 00 tons of paper was sent from Canada for the British Sth Army for use in propaganda work in liberated territories. * * Total cost of the increase in cost of living bonus effective November 15th is estimated at $53,000,00i0'. It will now be $4.60 instead of $4.25, the latter level having been held -since August, 1942. Sub sequent cost increase in living in dex jumped from 117.0 to 118.4 last month. * $ * Canadians are ample savers as indicated by the fact that savings on deposit in Canada’s chartered banks at September 30 last amount ed to $1,998,904,000. Remember, that’s savings alone. * * * An interesting trade angle: be cause of the need of foodstuffs at home, Canada so far this year hasn’t filled quotas allocated under trade agreements with the U.S.A. Under preferred duty arrangements, for instance, we could have sent three million gallons of whole milk, but to Octobei’ 2 had only sent 5,5 85 gallons; out of a quota of 1,5'0 0,00 0 gallons of cream only 702 were shipped. We did better in fish, shipping nearly 13 million pounds out of 15 million; only 1.6 per cent of allotment of 1,500,000 bushels of seed potatoes went. The calendar-yeai- quota for red cedar shingles is 2,506,072 squares with only 44.9 per cent being shipped. We could send 100,000' pieces of silver or black fox furs on a pre ferred rate, but only 45.6 per cent went across the line. We filled our quota of 79 5,000 bushels of wheat for the 12 months beginning May 29. 4= 4s 4c This will interest housewives who like salmon, or will it? Although 200,000 cases of British Columbia’s 19 43 salmon pack may be available for the Canadian market, the great er part will be eaten by other Allied Nations. We will be doubling our 1942 shipments of frozen fish to the United Kingdom, and the entire exportable surplus of dried, bone less and green-salted fish, some 27 million pounds, has been allocated to various countries under a United Nations plan. * 4< 4t The Department of Labour, In commenting on measures taken to alleviate impending shortage of pulpwood and conserve existing stocks, has in preparation a vigor ous programme of waste paper sal vage. Did you knew that many of the pulpwood industry’s products enter into essential war use,—such as shell cases,-—as a substitute for metal. Wood pulp is nitrated into explosives; plastics substitute for metal ill component parts of elect ideal apparatus, radios for the Navy, Army and Air Force Components for land and sea mines, submarine detectors and many other devices are made from pulp wood. Millions of feet of lumber have been released ill the packaging field, and ingeni ous Uses made of paperboard; thus ensuring safe delivery of food, deli cate instruments, clothing, etc,, to the front line, 'Whatever conditions prevail there. From dissolved pulp, synthetic fibres are made for tire cords, fragmentation bombs, self sealing gas tanks. These essentials comprise about 55% of the total pulp .wood consumed by the industry, The balance is used for newsprint paper, of Which Canada’s consump insure... . coNsm-T Confederation Life Association, F. J. DELBRIDGE, Representative EXETER tion is only 3%. A notable contri bution is British Columbia’s aero plane spruce, providing over 7 0'% of total requirements. Agricultural notes: In connection with ranched furs, the government was able to see that additional out lets were available and 10 0 ship ments were made to South Ameri can countries during the past sea son . . . Approximately 103,000 or 6 per cent of the telephones in Canada are operated by rural co operative companies in which there is a total investment of $20,'0i00,000. . . . We are asked to send out the reminder that distributors of milk and manufacturers of dairy products must obtain permission of the Agri cultural Food Board, Ottawa, to purchase milk or cream from any producer from whom they were not buying milk or cream at September 9 th last ... In view of the news that the experimental farm system has developed a sawfly resistant wheat, it is interesting to know that the wheat stem sawfly is a native insect, which has spread from wild grasses to closely allied cultivated plants such as wheat and rye . . . The benefits of experimental work is accepted as a matter of fact by the public; for instance people who enjoy luscious Vedette, Valiant and Veteran peaches from the Okanagan Valley may not realize that they are collecting a dividend from the Ex perimental Station at Vineland, On tario, where these varieties origi nated. * 4* 4< Seeing we now have our first Canadian Minister to 1 Brazil (Jean Desy), it is well to note that Brazil .is making a big contribution to the Allied cause, her mines and indus tries being virtually turned over to war production. To Canada she sends crystal rock, an essential mat erial in the manufacture of optical instruments and stabilizers. * 4< 4: The Dominion Bureau of Statis tics has been making an estimate of the national income. You know your own, but what about Canada’s? In Septemebr it was tagged at $745 million as against $64 6 million in September last year. Total for first nine months of 19 43 was $6,579 million as against $5,515 million same period in 19 42. The advance in national income has been sharp since war started. * * Women in rural communities, as well as those in the cities, stand to benefit from the price ceiling on cabbage, beets, carrots and parsnips. If they have this produce in their root cellars, they are assured a fair price for these vegetables when they or their husbands sell them on the market. A slight increase for stor age costs will be allowed up to next May. In order to help prevent any uncontrolled rise in the price of storeables, the Consumers Branch, W.T.P.T.B., are asking all Canadian women to familiarize themselves with ceiling prices on these vege tables. Reduction in Hydro Rates The Ontario Hydo Electric. Power Commission have standardized the hydro rates of the 12 0 rural power districts in Ontario, the rates to come into effect January 1. Accor ding to Premier Drew this will mean a saving of more than $500, 000 to the Ontario fanners, The commission issued a state ment saying that the 120 present rural power districts would be com bined into one district with a uni form rate, effective next January 1, and that the present service charge to primary producers would be com pletely eliminated while the service charge to other rural consumers would be reduced. The uniform kilowatt-hour rate was announced as follows; Four cents per kilowatt hour for the first block of kilowatt hours; 1.6 cents per kilowatt hour for the second block of kilowatt hours and .75 cents per kilowatt hour for all the remaining monthly consumption. The announcement said that for the standard farm, 60 Kilowatt hours would be charged at the four-cent rate, 180 kilowatt hours at the 1.6-cent rate and all remain ing monthly consumption at .75 cents. Minimum monthly bill was fixed at $1.50 gross with different kilowatt-hour blocks and minimum bills for larger consumers. ■Prompt payment discount for all rural consumers lUs rixed at 101 per cent. “The effect on the monthly bills of the farmer shows a substantial decrease to all except approximate ly three per cent of all farmers served by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission,” said the statement. Summer Cottages Non-farming, or hamlet, rural consumers “will receive a reduction in their bills with the exception of about 2.5 per cent of this class of consumer receiving service.” Chauges in rate .structure were also proposed for commercial light ing service and for service to sum mer cottages, the statement explain ing that the change for cottagers would not reduce their bills but would provide a more convenient basis for billing both for the con sumer and the commission. Coach—You’re doing well son. The way you hit that line and the way you dodge and tackle and worm through them is marvellous. Football Player—It conies easy to me. I used to go with my mother to the bargain sales! WINCHELSEA Mrs. Cliff More and family, of Stratford, spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. John Prance. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Pym and fam ily, of Elimville, visited on .Sunday with Mrs. W. J. Veal. Mr. and Mrs. H. Bailey visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alf. Collier, of Kirkton. Mrs. Murray Gibson, of Denfield, spent a few days the past week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fletcher. Mr. and Mrs. John Prance visit ed on Friday with relatives at Greenway. Mr. and Mi’s. George Davis visit ed on Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hern, of Zion. Presentation A very pleasant evening was spent on Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Prance, the oc casion being their fortieth wedding anniversary. The evening was spent in progressive euchre, after which the bride and groom were presented with a table lamp, Mr. Prance thanked them in a few well chosen words, a .1 To Those Comlesdng liter Sewe illness After many severe illnesses or Serious operations the patient is very often left in tin extremely weak, nervous, run-down condition. To all those convalescents who need some kind of a tonic to stimulate and build up the weakened system, Wo would recommend Milburn’s Health and Nerve Pills to assist them back to health—happiness again* These pills help'supply elements necessary to assist the convalescent in bringing hack bodily strength and vigour. Price 50c a box, 65 pills, at all drug Counters* , Look for our registered trade mark a “lied Heart’* on the package. The T. Milburn Co,, Limited, Toronto, Ont*