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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1944-02-24, Page 2Page 2 ’TT THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, iWM ONTA RIO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1944 rsssi KIRKTONValuable Woodlots 15 TEARS AGO Times established 1873; .Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1924 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO An Independent Newspaper devoted to the of the Village of Exeter and Surrounding interests District Member of the Canadian Newspapers' Association; Weekly Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CIVNA All Advertising Later Than Noon SUBSCRIPTION 12.00 a year, in advance; three mouths J. ML SOUTHCOTT Copy Must be in Our Hands Not — on Tuesdays RATE six months, $1.00 60c PUBLISHER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1944 Need Greater Than Ever The Canadian Red Cross will make a na­ tional appeal for $10,000,000 in voluntary con­ tributions throughout Canada starting on Feb­ ruary 28. In previous appeals the people of C anada have more than supported the cause and the generous response of the Canadian people in the last appeal showed their opcnheartedness and understanding of the Red Cross work. The Red Cross is an international organiza­ tion and under the Convention of Geneva, is re­ quired to obtain its support by voluntary sub­ scriptions to preserve its rights, privileges and immunities guaranteed under International Law. The national appeal in March was planned with the fullest co-operation of the Dominion Government bo avoid disruption of plans of the National! War Finance Committee. And too, the American Red Cross :s making it> national ap­ peal 'during the same month, making it a con­ tinent-wide campaign. The largest work facing the Red Cross dsssng the current year is supplying food par­ cels fcr Canadian, British and Empire prisoners sf rar in and the Far East. The Society naw has five packing plants in Canada, with a weekly produeiion *of JOCMMJO parcels. Of this ike Canadian Red Cro&s donates 30,000 weekly fer prisoners in Europe, the remainder neins; paid far by the British and Australian Bed. Cr®s» Saeieiies. Provision also has to be made far fcad, drags and other supplies for prisoners in the Far East. These two objectives alone will require $5,300,000 during S944. The work of the Canadian Red Cross has never* been greater, and the need has never been greater. This year, it is hoped, will be victory year. but the work of the Red Cross, does not end with the cessation of hostilities—it contin­ ues wherever there is human suffering.—Mid­ land Free Press. Stick It If you have a job these days you had better hang on to it with both hands By getting right down to business and by making yourself in- dispensible. If you have a business you had better improve it with might and main. You will need that business very badly some of these fine days. If you have friends you had better grapple them to your life with hoops of steel. If you are a youngster going to school, you had better get up those lessons. Trained minds will she greatly in demand before you can turn round. If you are a farm boy, you had better master .chemistry and mechanics. The farmer of the future will need something more than plenty of muscle and a good appetite. If you have a nice little niche in which you can serve and make a living and something more, whatever that honor­ able niche may be, hustle for dear life and en­ large and improve that niche. We say this to our fellow citizens because we hear the tramp of an .army several millions strong who are soon to tread on our heels seeking for our jobs, yes, a rd lor their bread and butter. So stick it and keep moving and stepping lively, * generally. # # if. Sincerity of Purpose One thing that must be credited to On­ tario’s Prime Minister, Gol. Geo. Drew, is a sincerity of purpose. No person could hope to remain long a leader of a government without majority in the house if he did not feel that he had a program in the interests of the people he serves. In politics there are those that no mat­ ter what the legislation, are “agin the govern­ ment.”# * * * Rehabilitation Is Now With Us Rehabilitation and post-war conditions are in the limelight although the going in Italy is not such as to warrant an early collapse o£ the Axis powers. Rome by Chrismas was a predic­ tion when the Allies swept through Sicily and landed on the toe of Italy, But rehabilitation is With us now and the men most needing and deserving of every consideration are those who are returning to our shores in ever increasing numbers, former prisoners of war and casual-* ties who have done their bit and made their sacrifices to be returned to find a place where they can establish a home and earn a livelihood that is the right and heritage of every man, Leading citizens in every municipality should have their brains in sleep. Wonderful, isn’t it? There are woodlots in this community that for over one hundred years has been the source for the fuel necessary to provide the owners of the farms on which the woodlots were situated with warmth during the cold blasts of a hundred winters and to do the cooking and baking, in many cases for large families, for more than a hundred summers. Such is the case only where the owners of such woodlots have with wisdom and foresight care­ fully husbanded the dwindling supply and were not tempted from monetary considerations to cut down the trees and sell the wood indis­ criminately. * * * $■ No Such Thing as Normalcy In a world at war there is no such thing as normalcy, The home, the office, the factory all^ have their disruptions. Husbands, fathers, sons and daughters find themselves regimented in tasks that would not be of their choosing were it not that democracy and the freedom of civil and religious liberties were at stake, Ra­ tioning has affected the daily routine of the wo­ men in the home, but rationing has proved the greatest good to the greatest numbers. Short­ ages of labor on the farm, and in the workshop has placed added burdens on the older genera­ tion who instead of easing up on their labors are compelled to carry extra burdens. But all this sinks into insignificance when we think of our young men in Italy living in foxholes, slush­ ing in mud knee deep, strafed by gun-fire, wounded and dying on the field of battle. Sup­ port for the Red Cross and blood donations are insignificant in comparison and yet how indif­ ferent many of us seem to be. With the Red Cross drive now on purse-strings might well be loosened. iX & & Blazed Trails There are numerous persons in this com­ munity who could tell of their grandfathers fol­ lowing blazed trails through the woods in order to find their way from hamlet to their clearings in the pioneer days that are not beyond the memory of some of our oldest inhabitants. Lit­ tle did they* dream that not only would the residents of Exeter but of the surrounding town­ ships of Stephen and Usborne in so short a time be bringing in wood for fuel from the north country. The depletion of the forests has been a controversial matter not only as a means foi* the supplying of fuel but for the control of moisture and atmospheric conditions. The recent importation of wood has relieved some harships if not suffering. The coal situa­ tion in Exeter has been little short of serious. There was no coal to be had in Exeter last week except for a car of soft coal which arrived the latter part of the week. * * * * In Peace As In War Governments and particularly the Educa­ tional Departments can learn a lesson from the present set-up for the armed forces. Realizing the need for trained and efficient men and wo­ men for war nothing is left to chance and no expense is spared to fit men and women for the positions that they are best qualified to fill. Along with the medical tests are the intellig­ ence tests to try to determine the ability and the likes and the dislikes of the individual. Never in the history of the world has there been such an attempt to fit a young man for a posi­ tion that he is capable of filling and no expense is spared to give him the training and the edu­ cation to fit him for his job. To say that our young men and women are our greatest assets is an old chestnut but it took a war to give them a chance to be educated and fitted to serve their country. Youth will pay big dividends if this principle is carried on in peace times. * * * * Note and Comment Knowing all the intrigues of a political machine Ex-Premier Hepburn as an indepen­ dent member of the legislature, should be able to make it interesting for all parties in the house and perhaps enlighten the electorate on political machinations. * -x- «• * “My father is a Lion” said a young Sergeant in the airforce in introducing himself. There was a note of pride and respect for his dad and the organization he represents. The moral code of ethics of the Lions and every other service organization is one that every man should be proud to subscribe to. Unfortunately, and I think every member of such organization will agree, the code is not always lived up to. • • T •** • “I’ll be looking for my name in the paper” said a week-end visitor to T^xeter. We have a strong conviction that this is human nature al­ though few will confess it. We must confess oursleves that we are a tegular listener each Sunday morning from 10.05 to 10,20 to Andy Clarke with “Neighborly News” taken from the Canadian Weeklies. To be honest we feel a little vain glory when we hear him refer to an item from the Times-Advocate. Last Sunday he mentioned about the triplet calves born, on the farm of Wesley Johns and son, Perhaps the most quoted paper is the Dundalk Herald edited by Frank McIntyre who has a keen eye for human interest stories, Mr. Chester Cornish,, son of Mri and Mrs. Emerson Cornish, under­ went an operation for chronic ap­ pendicitis at the Exeter Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, We hope for a speedy recovery. In a list of successful candidates in a recent examination conduced by the local division of the Salva­ tion Army are the following, Higher grades, second class, Lillian M. Payne, London, lower* grade, first class, Mary Cann, and Hazel Bloom­ field. Exeter, second class, Lloyd Freckleton, Exeter. Miss Pridham, who has taken a position on the Exeter public school staff, commenced her* new duties on Friday, Miss Pridliam takes the place of Miss N. Medd. The congregation of Caven Pres­ byterian church have been hearing candidates for a call to succeed Rev, J. Foote, who recently left 'for Carle- ton Place. The congregation met Monday evening and decided to de­ fer the call for the hearing of fur­ ther candidates. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. Wilbur Martin was taken I suddenly ill on Monday and is con­ fined to his home, Mr. S. M. Sanders is in Toronto this week on business in connection with the Canning Company, Among the passengers arriving on the Empress of England at Hali­ fax Lance Corp. S. J. Cann, of Exe­ ter, L. R. England of Crediton and W. Hobbs of Cromarty. Messrs. Ed, Howald and R. N. Creech attended an Oddfellows Dis­ trict Meeting in Clinton on Friday evening. The threatened ice famine is now at an end. During the past week the local packers have had their supplies amply filled and the quality is probably up to anything they have ever stored, but the thickness is somewhat thinner. Mr, H. T. Rowe has sold his resi­ dence on Andrew Street to Mr. W. G. Medd of Winchelsea, the pur­ chase price being $3,500. 50 YEARS AGO The merchants of town will hold a meeting in the town hall on Fri­ day evening at 7.30 to discuss mat­ ters in connection with the action of the G. T. R. in which they pur­ pose running a freight train every other day, instead of daily as here­ tofore. Every . person interested should be present. Mr, Jas. Howard left on Monday for Simcoe, Buffalo, N.Y., and other points for the purpose of inspecting the different electric light systems now used in those places. Mr. How­ ard is determined, if the council ac­ cepts his offer, to put in the best possible plant that can be secured. There is no doubt but that Mr.- Howard can produce the power for running a plant much cheaper than any other person and therefore will likely get the contract. Miss Susie Weekes has returned to Pembrooke where she resumes her former charge as Milliner. HURONDALE FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE Community night of Hurondale Federation of Agriculture was held Friday, Feb. 18 th, at Hurondale School. Under chairmanship of Mr. E. Rowcliffe, a splendid program was presented; opened by commu­ nity singing “Land of Hope”—fol­ lowed by reading by Mrs. Lyle Roberts. Musical selections con­ sisted of piano instrumentals by Wanda Tuckey, violin selections by Allan Elston, trio Mrs. A. Dougall, Mrs. M. Dougall and Miss Margaret Dougall. A debate was given by four young people Wanda Tuckey Marjorie Welsh, Harry Dougall and Bill Rowcliffe. The speaker for the evening, Miss ,L. Jeckell, took as an interesting subject, “The Inter­ national Red Cross Society at Geneva, Switzerland.” Messrs. Oscar Tuckey, Carman Cann, Harry Doug­ all, Grant Case and Miss Marjorie Welsh presented a skit. Mrs. Wm. Sillery gave a reading. Misses Aud­ rey Dick and Margaret Dougall took part in a dialogue, “Good-bye.” A duet, “Empire Prayer,” was sung by Mrs. Love and Miss Margaret Dougall. After business conducted by Mr. H. Strang, the National Anthem was sung. Lunch was serv­ ed by the committee in charge. Smiles . . . . No doubt it will be of great inter­ est to a lot of older people of Kirk- ton to hear what this Regina man has to say about an old Kirktonite, quote, “I bring to you today a few reminiscences with regard to, a grand old man, Dr. A, J. Tufts, B.A, B.p. present active pastor of Rosemont and Wascana United Church, con­ gregations. Dr. Tufts does not like all those degrees after his name, a humble servant of the people for more than half a century, as teach­ er and pastor, comes into the cate­ gory of those unsung heroes who aesnrve bouquets while they are living. You will find in the records of his church, that he was the first pastor successfully to demonstrate what union of the churches could dp. Dr, Tufts, a philosopher, had mulled over conditions of the church­ es in the West and was convinced. Union was the solution, he tried it, it worked and today we have the great United Church of Canada, which in a way may be said to have started just west of Regina. Dr, Tufts was an old Kirkton boy, attended St. Marys Collegiate, Toronto University, was ordained at Brandon 1893, and also attended University in other cities, He re­ ceived his three degrees from Mani­ toba. In this his golden jubilee year, he has been feted on several occasions and though he was superannuated in 1932, he has gone back to the ministery and is one of the oldest active pastors of the Church of 'Can­ ada today. He has been honoured by his church on many occasions, being the first chairman of the Re­ gina Presbytery after union. He has served as pastor in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Dr, Tufts is 7 6 years old.” McGillivray twp. council Feb. Sth, 1944 Council met pursuant to adjourn­ ment. All members present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed. Thomson—Morley — That follow­ ing accounts be paid; Wm. McGregon, lamb killed by dogs, $6; W. J, Dixon inspection of McGregon sheep $1.75; Salvation Army, London, grant $5.00; Whet- lan & Co., assessors supplies $22.92; Ontario Association of Rural Muni­ cipalities $5; Hydro acc’t $8'.22: Alex C. Smith, auditor’s fees, '$35.00 Thomson-Steepei’ — That Road Sup’t advertise for tenders for put­ ting 5 0-00 to 6'0'00 yards of gravel on Twp. roads. Tenders to be a flat rate anywhere in the Twp. Gravel to be placed on roads in June, Sept, and Oct. Tenders to be in Supt’s office by 12 o’clock, noon, March 4 th, 19 44, together with marked cheque fo.r $250.—Carried. Oven-Thompson—That grader op­ erator be paid 65c per hour—'Car­ ried. Oven-Steeper—That the Reeve, Road Sup’t and John Thomson at­ tend the Good Roads Convention at Toronto, Feb. 23 and 24—Carried. Ovens-Morley—That Auditor’s re­ port be accepted and the usual num­ ber of copies printed—Carried. Thomson-Steeper—That the En­ gineer’s report on Davidson drain served on the Head of McGillivray by the Clerk of West Williams be accepted—Carried. Thomson-Steeper—That the re­ turn of the tax rolls be extended to March 4 1944—Carried. Thomson-Ovens—That the Clerk be a delegate to the Ontario Asso­ ciation of Rural Municipalities, Feb. 21 and 22—Carried. Thomson-Morley—That the Coun­ cil set aside during the year 1944 the sum of $4,000.00 for the es­ tablishment of a reserve fund under Section 316 of Municipal Act, and that a By-law authorizing the es­ tablishment of the said fund be passed after consultation with the Cliief Engineer—Carried. Thomson-Ovens—That the Coun­ cil adjourn to March 4th, 1944 ex­ cept in case of an emergency—Car­ ried. The Council adjourned to meet on Saturday, March 4th at 1 p.m. Oliver ’Amos, Clerk. “Did you hear about that chap who beat his wife with a golf club,?” “No, how many strokes?” * # At the end o£ the first week away from home on a ’new job, the young husband wrote to liis wife: “Made foreman-—-feather in my cap.” After the second week he wrote: “Made manager—another feather in my cap,” After the third week he wired: “Sacked—send money.” His wife telegraphed back: “tlsc| feathers, Ely home.” HOW YOUR RED GROSS DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SPENT Comforts 'for Armed Forces, Navy, Merchant Marine, Air-Raid. Sufferers and Hospital and Medical Supplies — 32.66 %. Prisoners-of-Wai’ Food Parcels — 37.60%. Ambulances, Mobile Kitchens, Blankets, Hospital atid Medical Supplies, and food sent to Britain — 9, 40%. Building and Equipping Hospital at Tapiow, England —> 2.31%. Grants to Allied Rod Cross So­ cieties and other Service organ!- ations — 7.34%. Warehousing, packing and Ship­ ping at ocean ports and overseas — 3.08%. Disaster and Emergencies, Sun-, dry War Expenditures — 1,28%, Campaign and Publicity — 2.54% Administration —- 3.79%. V&aK-gwtC THRIFTY YOUR INSURANCE It is just as important in wartime as in peace-time that you keep up your life insurance, but it may be harder to do so. If you need cash to pay premiums, do not hesitate to talk over your requirements with the manager of our nearest branch. We make loans also to help pay taxes, to provide for education, to pay doctors’ bills, hospital charges and other emergency, expenses, or to take advantage of business opportunities, Our policy in making personal loans is-to help Canadian citizens — salary-and-wage-earners, professional men and women, business executives — to keep financially fit. The cost is low and our terms are fair: $3.65 per $100—repayable in 12 monthly instalments. Ask for our folder oh Personal Loans BANK OF MONTREAL FOUNDED IN 1817 Up-to-date Banking for Canadian Industry and Workers Exeter Branch: W. J. FLOYD, Manager GOVERNMENT NOTICE NATIONAL WAR LABOUR BOARD Incorporation of Cost of Living Bonus into Wage Rates C. /HE ATTENTION of all employers in Canada, subject to / the Wartime Wages Control Order 1943 (P.C. 9384), is / directed to the provisions of the Order requiring them to establish for each of their occupational classifications, not above the rank of foreman, a single wage rate or range of wage rates as prescribed by the rules set out in Schedule “A” of the Order by adding to the previous authorized single wage rate or previous authorized range of Wage rates the amount of previous authorized cost of living bonus, and that such established single wage rate or range of wage rates shall be effective for the first payroll period beginning on or after February 15, 1944. Employers who may not be paying previous authorized cost of living bonus as required by General Orders of the National War Labour Board, issued under dates of August 4, 1942, and Novem­ ber 3, 1943, pursuant to the provisions of the Wartime Wages Control Order, P.C. 5963, are required to include such amounts of Cost of living bonus in the establishment of wage rates of their employees under P.C. 9384 effective for the first payroll period beginning on or after February 15, 1944, as stated. C. P. McTAGUE, Chairman NATIONAL WAR LABOUR BOARD Ottawa, Canada D-3-44-W Painful, Pus Filled Boils the Cause of Muoh Misery If you Buffer from boila you know how sick and miserable they1 made you feel. Boils are an outward indication of impurities in the system, hnd just When you. think you are rid of One another crops Up io.take its place and prolong your misery. All the lancing and poulticing you Oah do may not stop more coming. 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