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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-12-09, Page 2Page 3 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNINQ, DECEMBER 9th, 1943 Exeter <imeg=$fobocate Times established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1934. PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO An Independent of the Village Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers’ Association; Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWNA Newspaper devoted to the of Exeter and Surrounding interests. District All Advertising Copy Must be in Our Hands Not Eater Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION RATE $3,00 a year, in advance; six months, $1.00 three months 60c J. M. SOUTHCOTT - « PUBLISHER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9th, 1943 Not The Same Here Considerable finger pointing* has been done lately by some good people in favor of Russia’s form of government. We are reminded that Russia has accomplished in fifteen years what it has taken folks on this continent more than one hundred years to establish. Why not, it is urged let us do things the Russian way? First, let us say, that we join with all reasonable people in applauding Russia’s ac­ complishments. Their work as engineers, as soldiers in manufacturing and in ridding their populace of illiteracy is away beyond our poor power to praise. They have done what no one ever dreamed they could do. In the next place, we express our willingness to learn from them. We would emulate their physical endurance. We admire their unity and their tenacity in a great enterprise. We would step with them in every effort they make to bring in better times in all that aids human welfare. We welcome them as what amounts to a new force in the world. But while we do all this and a great deal more that need not here be set forth, we wish to draw attention to the fact that the history of Russia as we know it is different from the history of the Anglo-Saxon race. Our authen­ tic history antedates the history of the Roman conquest of Britain. It emerges from the mists and shadows of the days of King Alfred. It comes splendidly into the sunlight in the times .of Magna Charta. Ours has been the story for more than two thousand years of free enter­ prise and the untrammeled expression of the human spirit. Russia has not this advantage. Hers is a story of oppression and repression of the average man, while with us the call to the average man, whether he be noble or working­ man, is for him to give himself freely for the welfare of the race. We have demanded that every* man among us shall have the opportunity to eat the bread his hands have earned. We have consistently seen to it that the laborer shall have his hire. Russians, on the other hand, have not had any such freedom of action nor have they been rewarded for their toil. Only recently has the average citizen in Russia been able to eat his bread with gladness. The Rus­ sian has been accustomed to go when he was told to go and to come when he was required to do so. The Russian has the spirit that en­ ables him to be controlled in mass action. We are familliar only with individual freedom of action. We have called no man master for nearly one thousand years. We freely elect our rulers for a definite period. If we have not government of the people by the people and for the people the fault is altogether our own. We /have neither the Russian history nor the Russian ..atmosphere. We are the best of neighbors, but • their ways are not our ways nor are their . thoughts regarding life and conduct our thoughts. ‘The life that flourishes on Russian soil gives no •promise of flourishing under the shadow of the maple. * * Caution, Please Hard-hearted, indeed, must be the man who is not touched by the state of the oppressed peoples of Europe. Short-sighted must be he who does not see that these victims of the foul­ est oppression that ever visited humanity must be clad and fed and housed and established in the self-respecting life to which we are accus­ tomed. These peoples must be set agoing once more, or the loss the race has suffered by their enslavement will pass unredeemed. What we do not urge is that these pqople should be brought in large numbers to this land till .pro­ vision has been made for them, not only in the way of trades and farming but in atmosphere. These people do not know our ways. We do not understanl their ways. Their being integ­ rated in this land is a problem whose difficulty cannot be measured, But these people do know the land from which they have been exiled. They are familiar with its climate, its language, its churches and its schools. Our plea is thaf it is the best of business for Canada as well as for the oppressed of Europe, to re-establish them on European soil. Surely these people have lost enough years now without their being enouraged to lose more years by attempting to root them in Canadian soil. # % % x Look To The Farm, Please The problem tve are facing should the war be overj is the feeding of the peole of Europe, for at least two years, Daring that period the governments of Europe will not be idle by any mannet of means. The farmers across the At­ lantic know their craft and given fair seasons, soon will produce food in abundance. Mean- whiel those who are employel in manufacturing industries will need to remember that there is a limit soon reached for manufactured goods, such as textiles and machinery, The demand for both these commodities and their kind will be keen, but the market therefor soon will be filled. Further Canada is not the only country that will be manufacturing. While this is go­ ing forward, Canadians will do well to look to the soil, for the soil has been sorely taxed since the war began. That soil must be rebuilt and farming must be put on a better basis. We will show our wisdom by rooting our national life a little more deepv in the soil, 0 ■ '♦v ’X* . T& At It Again Sob-sisters in trousers are up to their old tricks. Their mischief now takes the form that the allies should offer the German people peace on “reasonable” terms, Now, what have you to say about that? The Germans, not the Hitler­ ites nor the Nazis nor any party in Germany forced war upon the allies on purely German terms .For a good quarter century German mothers' and fathers and farmers and shop­ keepers and all the rest of German blood rep­ resentative of a cross section of Germany, had been taught and willingly believed and fondly cherished the consciousness that the Germans were born to be overlords of creation and that this overlordship was to be won and practiced at any cost. We know what followed. We know what is going on. Sober, firsthand facts show the German abominations beyond all reason. And now we hear the cookoo note of our offer­ ing peace to those murderous creatures on terms that the Germans may consider as “reasonable”. Isn’t such prattle weakmindedness gone to seed? Our suggestion is that those who talk in this way should take a look at what Germany did to Coventry. If possible those softhearted ones whose heads are softer* even than their hearts, should look over a Russian village once Ger­ mans have entered it. * * * * Moseley Bernard Shaw quite properly rebukes us for making so much bother over the release of Mosley. We are quite sure that the nasty crea­ ture Moseley would be all the better penned up. We object to his being treated as a government pet while in prison. He does not deserve an hour’s freedom. He’s a miserable creature at best. That’s Why we agree with the caustic- tongued Mr. Shaw that the best thing to do with him is to. let him out with liberty to say his say. When he’s abroad folk can see him and laugh at him. When he’s allowed to say what lie wants to say, people will quickly learn what folly he entertains under his hat. Should he take to talking treason, we know what to do with trai­ tors. Should he take to conspiring against the state, we still know what the gallows is for. When lie’s out the higher he holds his head the plainer folk can see his ears.* * * * The Consumer Pays When we read or hear that a body of strikers get an extra sum in their pay envelopes, we do well to see that it is the consumer who pays. Th same is true of subsidies and of all those special sums allowed by the government for the production of goods. Special classes of consumer may pay indirectly, but he pays, never­ theless. The peculiar thing about it is that the party who gets the bonus or the extra pay, has his full share in the paying. It all looks ’very much like the simple soul who imagined that he was getting rich by handling a lot of money, though he was but taking money out of one pocket and putting it into another. Just now the process of getting the cash from one pocket to the other is a little, longer than in the case of the innocent party we have referred to. We are on the way to inflation with all its attend­ ant horrors as fast as ever we can go. We grab all we can, only to see that we are making for inefficiency when the day of trouble comes, as come it surely will, unless we mend our pres­ ent foolish financial practice. In any case, it is the consumer who does the paying. That fact shouid be as obtrusive just now as a sore thumb. Plain But Timely Evidently that plain but much embarrassed old gentleman, John Bull, has been doing some plain talking to the business men of Canada. For instance, that fine old fellow with the half plug hat has been asked to give Canada special consideration in the way of taking her pork. The right merry old fellow has said, “You see, I simply must trade with the peole who trade with me. Further,■'my dear friend, we must take from you what our people prefer to buy. Some way or other, for some cause or other, our peo­ ple like Danish bacon. It’s just like that, don’t you know.” And there Canada is as far as the business world is concerned. She can’t play the game of trade on the principle of heads I win, tails yon lose. No more can she expect Britain to trade with us simply because we like her and she likes us. It’s a matter of our supplying her with something that she wants and of taking from her something we need. It is still true that a fair exchange is no robbery, If we trade with Britain in the hog line we simply must supply her merchants with a line of pork that the British customers will buy in preference to any other pork in the world. The sooner we see this the sooner we’ll put away the tin cup and take to the cash box, John Bull has spoken, -x- * # * Note and Comment We wonder who started that rumor that big news was just about to break? We do not know anything about the party who got the talk go­ ing, We do know that the talk caused many an anxious heart and many a worried home, 15 YEARS AGO Jack, 3-year-old son, of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wescott, of Usborne, underwent an operation at Dr. Flecker’s hospital for an acute at­ tack of appendicitis. Mrs. W. W. Tainan returned Tuesday from Sarnia where she was called owing ito the illness and death of her brother-in-law, the late Win. T. Goodison. The Ford Motor Company of Canada announce the appointment of A. 0. Elliott as its representa­ tive in this territory. Warden J, J, Hayes, of Goderich, formerly of Mt. Ca/mel was pre­ sented with a gold-headed cane at the Huron County Council meeting, Mr. Albert iFahrner’s fine new residence on the outskirts of Credi- ton is nearing completion. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. Bert Clark has purchased the property of Mr, Henry Dayman on the corner of James and Albert streets. At the Toronto Live Stock show Mr. Andrew Hicks, of Centralia, got fitfh place for an Aberdeen steer in a class of 24. Mr. R. D. Hunter sold an 11 month’s old white calf for 29c a lb. The market report Quoted fall wheat at $2,10 a bus,, aots 75, barley 9 6c, creamery butter 55c, new laid eggs 60c, potatoes 1.35 to 1.75, hogs 17.75. Mrs, B. W. F. Beavers was In Toronto last week attending the provincial convention of the W.C. T.U. . Mr. Chas, "Northcott, who has spent the summer in the west ar­ rived home for the winter. 50 YEARS AGO Ed. Willis, who served his appren­ ticeship as barber with Mr. A. Has­ tings, has opened out a restaurant and barber shop in Zurich. Miss Edith Gould, while pleasure riding on Saturday, lost a gold watch in the snow. Uncle Tom’s Cabin appeared in the Opera House Friday evening. Messrs. A. W. Robinson and L. H. Dickinson were in Toronto this week consulting counsel regarding the litigation likely to arise in con­ nection with the work of cutting and dredging at Grand Bend.. Friday and Saturday were poultry days in town. During the two days Mr, A. Q. Bobier received over 46,000 pounds and paid out nearly $4.0'00 for same. A few more en­ terprising men in town like Mr. A, Q. would make things lively. On Friday a painful accident hap­ pened to Wesley Veal, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Veal, of Exeter north. He and his brother were engaged in. cutting wood in Mr. J. Gould’s swamp, Hay, when the axe slipped and cut four toes off his right foot. Miss Mary Ann Tapp is quite ill at her home. About eight o’clock Tuesday eve­ ning fire was discovered by James Walter in the furniture wareroom of Mr. Samuel Gidley in the Odd­ fellow’s Block. The yell of “fire” brought a number to the scene but the bell rope on the fire bell being out of order some time elapsed be­ fore the people were aware that a serious conflagration was in process. However No. 2 and No. 1 fire- engines were soon on the spot, but it was not before all the furniture, undertaking supplies, picture mould­ ings, tools and in fact almost every­ thing was destroyed. Considerable damage was done to the Oddfellows paraphernalia and furniture in the upper storey. Ontario Hospital Monument to Democratic Way of Life 24 Hours a Day for 68 Years The eerie shriek of the siren sank to a low* moan as the ambulance braked to a quick stop beside the crowd collected around the crumpled heap by the roadside, Tender hands lifted onto the stretcher wlmt had been a happy care-free youngster but a few short minutes before. The doors closed and the car glided swiftly away with its burden of pain, bound for the Hospital for Sick Chil­ dren—that splendid institution which for 68 years has waged unceasing war against accident, sickness, dis­ ease and death, Ready for Any Emergency The Hospital stands ready at all times to meet any emergency. Acci­ dent cases are not the only ones which must have prompt attention, Children With deformed backs and limbs, defective eyesight, rare dis­ eases and physical disabilities must have prompt help too. Neglect may mean permanent disfigurement, de­ formity or chronic disease. While fourteen days is the average each public ward patient is treated, a large number are inmates for weeks, some for months and a few receive treatment over a period of years. Many are problem cases, sent there because of the world-wide reputa­ tion earned by the doctors whQ' don­ ate their time and talents without stint in the service of suffering little ones. Cause for Pride Though the Hospital for Sick Chil­ dren is situated in the City of To­ ronto, it belongs essentially to all the people of Ontario because it wel­ comes children from every part of the Province who are in need of medical aid or hospital care. No exceptions are ever made. There are no barriers of race or creed. Children of parents from every walk of life find sanctuary. Those who can pay, do so gladly. Those who cannot are never turned away. The people of Ontario may well feel proud of this institution— this living monument to our demo­ cratic way of life. Some idea of the immense value and wide scope of the Hospital’s work may be formed from the fact that during the past year alone, over 9,045 sick and crippled children wex’6 given treatment in the public wards, while in the Out-patient aepartment over 60.427 visits were recordea. say “Merry Christmas” with the Head Your Chrismas Gift List With a Subscription to The Times-Advocate Not just one gift but 52, one’s that are always new. The last copy will be just as welcome, just as thrilling, just as interesting as the very first—and it is a whole family • gift. MRS. R. R. COPELAND Smiles . . . . “Your husband has just been run over by an automobile.” “Good heavens, and he had the only list of the things We sent to the laundry last Monday!” * * * Two farmers of the old school stood at the corner of the street in a large town the other day when a lady passed by dressed in the height of fashion. “There, John,” said one, “what’s think of that, lad, eh?” John eyed her for a full minute, and then said: “Ay, Will, it’s bad ground that takes so much top-dressing,” Fair Share After their first tiff, the young husband said sadly: “Have you forgotten that you pro­ mised to obey when we were mar­ ried?” “No?' retorted his wife, with & gleam in her eye; “but there's time enough for that when I see some of the worldly goods with which you promised to endow me.” Second to None Because the operating costs of the Hospital are among the lowest in North America for institutions of a similar type, and because of the high quality of the services and medical assistance provided, the Hospital for Sick Children is recognized in the hospital world as outstanding, in efficiency. There are over eighty physicians and surgeons on the staff, all of them leading specialists in child ailments. These men give their services free to the public ward patients. Not Self Supporting The Hospital is not self supporting and the reason for this is not hard to find. Less than 5 % of the patients are able to pay the full cost of their care. The other 95% are the public ward cases who occupy 414 of the 432 beds in the Hospital at all times. The cost of providing hospital care for each publis ward patient is about $1.50 per day more than the combin­ ed income from the patient (or the patient’s municipality) plus the government grant. As a result of this, each year the Hospital faces a deficit amounting to many thou­ sands of dollars. This year this de­ ficit is greater than ever before mainly due to conditions created by the war, Sympathetic Public Lends a Hand Were it not for the generosity of sympathetic and understanding peo­ ple, business organizations, societies, clubs, etc., the scope and work of the Hospital could not be maintained on its present scale. Each year about this time a province-wide appeal is made fox4 financial help to meet the annual deficit. This year over $125.0'00 must be raised. Because, of the fact that patients are admitted from every part of the province, the Hospital does not share in Toronto’s United Welfare Fund.' Therefore, it makes its own appeal. It does so, confident in the knowledge that a generous and understanding people will come to the aid of little children who de-* pend on them for a chance for health*—a chance to take their j)lace in the years to come as members of a prosperous and industrious society. No canvassers are employed by the Hospital, so send your gift direct to the Appeal Secretary ,the Hospital for Sick 'Children, 67 College street, Toronto 2. OF ST. MARYS DIES Mrs. Robert R, Copeland, of St. Marys, died on Friday, Decembex4 3rd, on her 82nd birthday at hex* residence on Queen street west, after a long illness. She was the formin Drusilla Doupe and was born in Blanshard her parents, Mr. and Mrs, William Doupe, being pioneers. On her marriage 60 years ago to tlxe late Robert Copeland she moved to Usborne township where she lived fox* 4 0 years before making St. Marys her home. Her husband predeceased hex* by seven years. A member or the United Church, Mrs. Copeland was at one tixne president of the Women’s Auxiliary in Kirkton, where she also taught in the Sunday school. She was active in the Wo­ men’s Missionary Society after com­ ing to St .Marys. She leaves five sons, Earl and Gordon, Windsor; Arnold, of Usborne; Oscar, of Lon­ don; and Elgin, of Paris; two daugh­ ters, Mrs. E. Stone, of Kirkton, and Mrs. W. D. Bayne, of St. Marys; two brothers, Joshua and Absalom Do*upe, of Vancouver; two sisters, Mrs. Dorcas Copeland, of Woodham, and Mrs. Sam Switzer, of Kirkton. The body rested at the residence- un­ til Monday morning when it was takexx to the L. A. Ball funeral chaoel. The service was held ar i o’clock . Rev. W E. Aidworth, or St. Marys, officiated. Interment followed in Kirkton Union Cemetery. MRS. SARAH HODGINS DIES IN BLANSHARD TOWNSHIP Mrs. Sarah Hodgins, widow of Richard Hodgins, died Thursday at the home of her son, Richard E. Hodgins, Blanshard Township. She was in her 94th year. Born in Biddulph Township, daughter of the late Dennis and Kathleen Carty, she had lived xnost of her life in Biddulph and the Granton district. For 2 6 years she lived near Grand Bend. She was a membei* of St. Thomas An­ glican Church, Granton, and active in work of the church for many years. She is survived by foux* sons, Henry, Biddulph; Richard E., and Hubert, Blanshard; Ekron T., Woodstock; two daughters, Mrs. J. W. Mark, Winnipeg; Mrs. E. Harlton, Granton; 21 grandchild­ ren and 19 great- grandchildren. The body rested at the home of hex* son, Richard E. Hodgins, Blan­ shard Township, where funeral ser­ vices was held Saturday at 2.30 p.m. Rev. Canon James officiated and burial was in St. James’ Ceme­ tery, Clandeboye. A boy had fallen into a river and the kind old lady stopped until he was safely on the bank. “How did you come to fall in?” she aslcqd "I didn’t come to fall in,” he said, “I came to fish. Tell ’Em | If you want to Sell ’Em! YOUR VOICE . . . Reaches Only Those Who Happen to be Listening at a Particular Time. ^OUR SIGNBOARD . . . Attracts Only Those Who Happen to Pass it . . . and Happen to Read it When They do! 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