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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1944
Sickening Horror
Sickening horror filled the breasts of all
humankind on learning that when Germany was
having things all her way in Poland she gather’
ed ten thousand Polanders into one place and
most foully murdered them. The sole reason
given for this murderous act is that Germany
did not want the Polanders to live and so dis
posed of them by the bayonet. The whole situa
tion is too horrible for the healthy mind to con
template, Yet these are the facts. What is even
stranger is the present action of the Polish
government in breaking off negotiations with
Russia who is now taking possession of Poland.
What are those Poles seeking? Do they not see
that till Germany is beaten utterly there is no
such a thing as peace or liberty for Poland.
Russia must have Germany undei* control before
terms may be discussed. Yet Poland will not
join hands with her liberators. Poland should
see by this time that old things for Russia have
passed away. She must see. too, that her Polish
mills cannot grind with water that has run over
the dam,
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Some Things To Learn
Old man Necessity has been at his trade of
school-mastering. Just now he has taught a
great many Britishers that the resources of the
British Empire are not limitless. As the grim
old fellow has driven this lesson through our
somewhat slow-working brains there has been
a good deal of wincing and some snuffling. In
other words those right tight little Islands that
we have been accustimed to call Britain have
discovered that however broad her Atlantean
shoulders, there are loads too great for her. For
one thing., she realizes now as never before that
the moral and spiritual policing of the world
is an appalling task however glorious that task
may be. To Britain's eternal credit, for cent
uries whenever there has been an international
breach of sound morals, Britain has been look
ed to to amend the situation. When a smaller
nation has been bullied, the race has turned to
Britain for intervention and correction. Mean
while the nations that have so far constituted
the British commonwealth of nations have been
seeking independence of the mother land. As
far as possible that independence has been
granted for Britain knows that a tethered sheep
never grows fat. Along with this has gone a
spirit on the part of the independence-seeking
nations that says something like “Britain, you
get into this new scrape that has emerged and
we’ll get into it with you, provided it suits us
so to do.” Just now the nations are thinking
of the Peace Conference to take place once the
war is over. Brave minded statesmen are say
ing to Britain, “You are not putting enough col
lateral into this new way of doing things. Com
pare your little islands with China and Russia
and the United States.” In view of this situa
tion Britain is saying to the other nations, “Join
up with us in a treaty that guarantees your will
ingness to be in trouble when we are in trouble
or when the peace of the world is threatened
or the good of the world is to be promoted.”
What will the answer of Canada be? We can
carry the ideal of independence so far that we
lose our weight when we sit in world council
boards.
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; Courage, Brother
Not within the memory of man has the race
passed through a period like the one that now
embarrasses us. Every morning we ask what
new mischief is afoot. Unbelievable atrocities
are reported daily. The angel of death is abroad.
We almost feel the beating of his wings. What
we need to do is to stop once in a while to make
the advances we have attained. Never were our
sons braver or more sacrificial in their offering
of themselves for freedom. Never were our wo
men more devoted to tasks accustomed and un
familiar. Little by little we are scotching the
foul serpent that ventured to coil in the fair
bosom of democracy. Soon we’ll crush his head.
Only the houses built oxi the sand are tumbling
Only fuse hopes are being disappointed. The red
rain that makes the harvest grow is falling in
awe-inspiring torrents, but the brave who fell
have passed to join the army of the immortals.
They ate not dead. They still rule us from their
urns. The day of the fullness of. liberty has not
yet fully dawned, but it is coming. The life of
faith still triumphs, The honest, strong right
hand does not toil in vain. Well may we lift up
our hearts in good cheer as we redouble our
efforts to drive the workers o£ those unspeak
able horrors into darkness. The better day
comes without observation but it comes, and is
coming this hour and no power of evil or cruel*
ty can pevent its advent,
We Should Think So
Argentine has swung into line with the al
lies. She should have taken this step long, long
ago. The alllies were her friends in trade and
in commerce. In fact, Argentina in a business
way lived at the breast of the allies, though
miserable factions within Argentina obscured
her eyese to this important fact. It looked for
a while as though Argentina were pursuing a
good Lord, good devil, policy that always has
been contemptible in the eyes of God and man.
It looks now as if Hitler and his ill-doing gang
sters were reserving Argentina for a hideout
when German soil became too hot for their clov
en feet. Into the unhappy Argentines German
spies were poured by the ten thousand, to do all
they could to hinder the allies in shipping and
in the transportation of arms. However, Argen
tina has abandoned the run with the hare and
hunt with the hounds policy. It was high time
that she did so. Her self respect and her interest
lay that way.
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Taking Toll
“Look on this picture and on that,” Shake
speare requested his readers. Just now we have
in mind the day President Roosevelt was first
inaugurated President of the United States. His
picture was there on the front page, represent
ing him as happy, alert, forward-looking, con
fident. Near by his picture was that of Hoover,
the man whom he was replacing. Lines- of care,
furrows of anxious thought, the face of a inau
who had been burdened, badgered, tried in the
fire. All this and far more was there in the port
rait of the man who was retiring to private life.
Just this morning we saw the portrait of the
President as he is today. And what a change
has been wrought in that countenance. It is the
face of a man who has carried the sorrows and
borne the criticisms of his people. His mighty
office has taken a terrible toll of his resources
of mind and adventure and enterprise. Lincoln
carried the burdens of state till his strong back
was bent and the fun and exhiliration of living
left him forever, and the cheery leader and the
hopeful citizen became the man of sorrows. AU
of this is inevitable. The burden of the states
man whose aim is the welfare of his people and
of the race is crushing beyond all telling.
* * * *
The Government Program
This is not the time or the place for an
extended analysis of the government program
as outlined in the speech from the throne. That
will come from time to time and as occasion
arises. We’d like to see every Canadian with a
piece of bread and butter in his hand, with a
nice layer of sugar thereon. But while that is
our wish, we are canny enought to ask where
the money is to come from. In the next place,
are young Canadian to grow up with the idea
jn their fine young heads that the government
is to prove the indulgent papa who will see to
it that George never will want whether he works
or loafs. We must think this out for ourselves.
Will that fine young fellow with plenty of
brains and muscle and a fair education be any
better off by being treated in what the English
call, “The poor George way.” ? In any case we
devoutly hope that the government will get on
with the big show advertised in the speech from
the throne. We greatly fear that the whole par
liamentary procedure will be an affair arranged
with an eye to the ballot box in the coming elec
tion.
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Does anyone think that the allies do not
smell a miserable rat when the Germans ap
proach them to talk peace terms? When the
Ameridan. war was at its worst, Southerners ap
proached Mr. Lincoln to discuss peace terms
with him. “I refuse to talk terms with subjects
in arms,” was his reply. Another of his unfor
getable replies to folk who asked him for terms
was “Lay down your arms and behave your
selves.” Till Germany surrenders, all peace talk
is mischievous. Germany must surrender and
cast herself without reserve of any kind upon
her conquerors. The sooner she does so the
better it will be for her. Already she is con
victed of high crimes and treason to mankind
before the bar of humanity. The truth cannot
be found in her.
* * * *
Moving Them Up or Down or Out
There is a signifigant action in the army
just now. Some of the men are being demoted.
They have been under observation for some
time and have proven that they are not equal
to the rank they now hold and are ordered to
step down to a work that they may prove equal
to. Some are being taken out of the armed
forces altogether on the ground of total unfit
ness for military service. Other men are being
promoted, as their achievements show them to
be fitted for greater responsibilities. The high
est ranking officers are not allowed to remain
in their offices once they prove unfit for leader
ship, Colonel Blimp or no Colonel Blimp. The
people are keen and active and aggressive in a
matter so essential to the good of the common
wealth. Mr, Lincoln’s test of fitness for the
army was the winning of victories. Very slowly
the British are applying this same common
sense test. We have heard every once in a while
that there was to be a great move of some sort
only to pass weary weeks in inaction, The pub
lic are being angered and leaders in church and
state arc being told to step lively or else, This
anger is steadily rising. Tax-payers are angered
by fiddle-faddle in high places, Roaring radios
cannot cover up incompetency,
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Note and Coftimeftt
The allies are well aware that he who would
sup with Um devil must have a long spoon,
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AT YOUR . • •
HYDRO SHOP
15 YEARS AGO
The Farquhar Hunt Club along
with a number of Elimville shooters
made a raid on the jack rabbits on
Monday and bagged about SO. The
hunt started at Staffa and contin
ued to the Red Tavern. There were
3 5 in the party.
Miss Dorothy Qrassick was award
ed high marks of distinction in her
graduation exercises last week by
Dr. Smith, examiner for the London
College of Music, England. She was
formerly a pupil of Miss Lamrnie,
of Hensall, but since residing in
Exeter the past three years, has
studied under the tuition of Mrs.
Harrison Gambill, Dorothy attained
her seventeenth birthday only in
December and the 95 per cent mark
standard qualifies her for the Gold
Medal award.
The Bell Telephone Co. has adopt
ed a new scale of rates for' night
calls. The new rates which went in
to effect the first of the month, calls
for a 25 per cent reduction over
day rates for calls between 7 to 8.3 0
p.m. and a 5 0 per cent reduction
over day rates for calls between
8.30 and 4.30 a.m. on station calls.
25 YEARS AGO
The annual meeting of the County
L.O.L. of South Huron, was held in
the local lodge room here on Tues
day last. The attendance was about
as usual. All the old officers were
re-elected for the coming year.
Reeve Beavers extended an invita
tion to the members to celebrate
the next 12th of July in Exeter,
which was considered and it was
decided to hold the celebration here.
On Sunday evening a memorial
service was conducted in .Caven
Presbyterian Church in honor of
Pte. John D. Laing, son of .Mr, and
Mrs. Thos Laing, of Exeter, whose
death in Belgium was mentioned
some weeks ago.
Wm. Gardiner* had a valuable
horse slip on the ice the other day
breaking its legs, and necessitating
it being shot. It happened while lie
was showing it to a buyer.
Mr. Wilbur Martin has purchased
a building lot on the corner of Al
bert and John Streets from Mr. C.
B. Snell and we understand he will
erect a handsome dwelling thereon.
Mr, John Mallett has disposed of
his neat frame dwelling on Huron
Street to Mr. G. W. Davis, manager
of the Exeter branch of the Jackson
Man. Co., and will take possession
shortly.
50 YEARS AGO
If this kind of weather keeps on
much longer, the spring poet will
be budding out, and merchants gen
erally will have some Winter stock
to chrry over.
A horse belonging to Messrs.
Ford Bros, that was standing in
their back yard attached to a sleigh,
ran away on Saturday last and broke
the rig. The horse escaped unhurt.
Messrs. Wood Bros., who, for the
past sixteen years, have successfully
conducted a butcher shop here, en
joying a large and well deserved
trade, have decided to go out of
business—-at least for the present—•
having leased their premises to Mr.
Wes. Snell, of the London Road, for
a term of five years. Mr. Snell has
rented his farm to his brother and
will take possession of the shop
about April 1st, Mr. Snell has had
considerable experience in the' but
cher business and should commanu
a liberal support.
Smiles . « . ,
"So you’re a young man with
both feet on the ground, eh? What
do you do for a living?”
“I take orders from a m’an with
both feet on the desk/’
ANNUAL MEETING
)F GRANTON CHURCH
The annual congregational meet
ing was held in the United. Church
basement on Monday evening with
some fifty present. Rev. M. G«
Cook presided and opened the meet
ing with a worship service, Re
ports from all church organisations
were given and ail were very satis
factory, showing a good balance.
Elijah Earlton was appointed M.
&. M. treasurer. Board of stewards
are Fred Lankin. Delbert Morley,
Mert. Rea, Stuart Keith, Lant Har-
die, J. F. Barthel, N* Bilyea, Thos.
Gunning, Earl Middleton, Carlton
Ridley; members of Session are, W.
Kerslake, G. Harlton, A. Baker, W.
F. Riddell, C. W, McRoberts, M,
Lindsgy, W. B. Nichol, A, Bain,
A. Chittick; plate stewards, Harold
Wallis, J. Bilyea, Max. Bilyea, Wil
mer Harlton, Bill Jones, Garnet and
Vernon Baker; auditors are Harold
Wallis and Jack Bryan. A vote of
appreciation was tendered Rev, Mr.
Cook for his past year's services.
In the year 1943 $3,000 was raised
by the church-—-$800 went to pur
chase of a new organ, leaving a sur
plus for the year of $240. AR or
gan money was donated With a sur
plus of $39 which was turned to the
choir treaurer.
LOOKS AT ■
Ottawa
Written specially
for the weekly newspapers of Canada
By Jim Greenblat
Around the Capital: Canada’s
per capita contribution to the United
Nations war requirements has been
estimated by the government statis
ticians at $174. This compares with
a per capita lend-lease contribution
in the United States of $141 . . . Ex
periments carried on by the Nation
al Research Council on a new hot-
setting plastic glue process for use
in making laminated wood and
fastening all types of wooden
joints are meeting with success . . .
The R.C.A.F. has asked the public
to report stunting and low flying
pilots.
Jfc $
You’ve all heard, of course, that
the Dominion Government will be
paying Canadian hog producers a
premium on quality hogs, $3 for
Grade A selects and' $2 on hogs Bl.
Reasons are to maintain hog pro
duction, allowing negotiation of a
4-year contract with Great Britain
and to show she can depend on
Canada for quality in peace or war.
You know our farmers last year
marketed through inspected packing
plants eleven hogs for every five
they sold before the war, a total of
7,147.546 ( and that’s 120 per cent
over 1938 marketings. The western
provinces accounted for most of the
increased production — marketings
last year being three and a half
times’ that of 1938.
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It is estimated 180,000 employers
will make the new returns required
by the Department of Labour on the
distribution of labor as of January
8, 1944. This return is very neces
sary in connection with manpower
plans. One of the things asked for
is an estimate on the number of em
ployees required next June 30th.
Agriculture, private homes employ
ing domestic servants, and govern
ment departments will not have to
report.ft ft ft
This country’s coal shortage had
folks worried’ about last May but
the outlook has improved. Canadian
coal mines showed a Het increase of
3,122 workers from June to the end
of November. The program to in
crease production returned to the
mines practically every physically
fit ex-miner, Total employment at
all mines at the end of November
was 27,986. Mines in the Maritimes
got 1,100 of tile added miners, the
prairies 1,832 and British Colum
bia 190.
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A study was made of meat used
by 2,050 families in Saint John,
N.B., Montreal alid Vancouver. It
was found the cost of meat amount
ed to 26 per cent of the total food
bill in Saint John, 37 per cent in
Montreal, and 18 par cent in Van-
vouver. On the average meat was
used twice daily in 37 to 47 phr
cent of the families iu the three
cities. About 22 per cent of those
interviewed in Saint John, for in
stance, thought meat could be used
three times per day without Injury.
In Montreal 39 per cent of those
interviewed were of the opinion that
Ah-h-h! The Old Home
Town Paper Looks Good
Many of us have a son, a brother; a husband oi* a friend
at one of the army; navy or air force camps throughout Can
ada or other parts of the world. Chances are that he is kind
of lonesome for some news about the “goin’s on” back home
and there isn’t a better way to let him in on them than send
ing him a weekly copy of The Times-Advocate.
Letters from men in the service show that they appreciate
The Times-Advocate more now than ever ‘before. They read
it from cover to cover.
Let us look aftei’ the mailing and the wrapping. We’ll
pay the postage; too; at no extra cost to you. Regulations
restrict the sending of papers overseas by individuals but
the men in the armed forces may receive the paper regularly
if mailed to them directly from the publisher’s as a regular
if maile.d to them directly from the publishers as a regular
subscriber. You can’t spend $2.00 in any way that will
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Join the Ranks of Many who are Sending Their Boys
The Exeter Times-Advocate
Just like a letter from home
pork was injurious to health and in
Saint John only 18 per cent held
this opinion. Ninety-two per cent
of the housewives in Vancouver
thought meat was ■ as beneficial as
other foods." a ♦ «
Here and there: Because there
will be heavier casualties with .a
second front, Red Cross Blood Don
or Service across Canada want the
quota stepped up from 15,0 00 to
20,000 donations, of blood weekly;
let’s all do our part . . . believe it
or not but the average output of
the farm worker was 8 6 per cent
.greater in 1942 than in 1939 . . .
Between August 1 and December
16, 1943 a total of 163,142,225
bushels of Canadian grain was
moved by water from the Head of
the Great Lakes.
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Orders of interest to agriculture
during the last month included one
establishing price ceiling on horse
meat used as feed by fox farmers
and others; price ceilings on poul
try grit; and an amendment to the
livestock slaughtering order putting
responsibility on buyer as well as
seller of carcass, to see that the
Board’s official stamp is on the car
cass . . . With a view to proper
utilization of surplus milk which
accumulates from time to time the
Agricultural Food Board authorized
milk manufacturers, cheese factor
ies and creameries to purchase milk
from the fluid milk market when
offered.
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Egg cases will be hard to get,
the Department of Agriculture says,
more being required this year than
ever as. the egg objective is 367,-
000,000 dozen, 22 million more
than in 1943. Return the cases un
damaged is the urgent advice.
* * *
There is not likely to be any
wholesale layoffs in our shipyards
because of the decision that ho new
keels for corvettes and frigates will
be laid down in the Dominion this
year. Minesweepers are not affected
and it is thought the yards' have
enough work to keep them going
through 1944. Licking of the sub
marine menace is now being felt.
Our wartime ship building program
gave work to nearly 50,000 men and
women in 21 major yards and 65
smaller ones. In four years of war
more than 500 naval vessels have
been launched. A grand record.
* * *
Interest to farmers, etc: Package,
bees from the Southern states play
a big part in our bee industry; or
ders should be placed early in the
winter otherwise the shippers are
booked up solid. There are about
5,000 bees in a pound, and are ob-"
tained in packages of one, two or
three pounds. Good information is
available in Wartime Pamphlet No.
3 “Package Bees” obtained from
the Agriculture Department, Otta
wa.
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