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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1944-03-16, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1944 ®De (Exeter ,®ime£i=$fobocate Times established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1934 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO Newspaper devoted to the interests of Exeter and Surrounding District Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers’ Association; Member uf the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWA Copy Must be in Our Hands Not Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2.00 a year, in advance; six months, 51.00 three months 60c J. M, SOUTHCOTT - - PUBLISHER An Independent of the Village All (Advertising THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1944 Food Stuffs Going to Waste Because Contract Filled There is no market. There is immensely more summed up in those few words than at first ap­ pears on the surface. It means that the wheels of industry that have been supplying that mar­ ket have closed down. It means that whether few or many were required to supply the labor to provide the goods for that market, they are out of employment. It goes much farther than that. The producer of the raw materials has no outlet for his product. Revenues have ceased. Purchasing power that effects all lines of in- dutry have been curtailed. First one line is af­ fected and then another and then another and the ultimate is that in the end everyone has felt the influence. We can look back now at what a nightmare this was in the days of the depres­ sion. The depression was the result of closed markets. Closed markets resulted from a lack of purchasing power, or because production had reached the saturation point. We recall the mountains of wheat that dot­ ted the prairies; of the mountains of minerals dug from the mines and of storehouses of all kinds that were overstocked. It took a war to change all this. From mass production the world has changed to mass destruction. Feverishly labor has been regimented to supply the instru­ ments of war and the channels of industry have been turned to supply everything required to create an efficient fighting force. It could not be otherwise if we are to preserve the democ­ racy we profess to cherish. We are now living in a different world. The world of yesterday has passed and gone forever. Those who long for the return of what they term the good old days are doomed to disap­ pointment. The days of the greatest good to the greatest numbers now lie ahead. The applica­ tion. of the principle of the brotherhood of man as voiced in the Atlantic charter now promises to become a greater force than ever before in the world. Improved labor standards, economic adjustment and social security as enunciated in the Atlantic Charter were not intended alone for western civilization but for the teeming millions of inhabitants the world over. If such be true doomed are the days when one half of the world’s inhabitants go to bed hungry. Doomed are the days when child labor and slave labor eke out an existence and die an early death as thousands have done in the tin mines of the far East, living like blind mice. Never again should there be the destruc­ tion of any food products that are needed to feed the hungry of other nations. With the modern methods of food preservation now avail- aple producers should and could be assured that a market will be found for all that can be pro­ duced. The lend-lease principle now applied to war might well be worked out for economic pur­ poses in times of peace. Asia after the war will be no farther away in hours of transportation than the West was in the days of drought when car-loads of food­ stuffs were shipped from Ontario to alleviate the conditions then existing in the West. This act on the part of Ontario farmers created a bond of friendship of inestimable value and the .sacrifice, if sacrifice it were, did not hurt the Ontario farmer. The thing that prompted this editorial is the fact that today there are thousands of bushels of turnips in this part of Ontario that are going to waste because there is no market. The de­ hydration plant erected in Exeter last year for food preservation has been closed down because the contract has been filled. There should be no limit to such a contract when foodstuff is avail­ able and the necessary help and equipment is available. Dehydrated food will keep for years if necessary. Farmers are being urged to produce to the limit and their market should be guaranteed. To be left with a crop on their hands and not mar­ ket is a pretty disheartening affair that few farmers can afford. If it could be disposed of in no other way it could be labelled a "Gift from Canada" and in the spirit of Christian missions forwarded when the time is opportune to the nations that need it most. Dehydration, it would seem, has wonderful possibilities and should be utilized to the limit, and no farmer should be left holding the bag because the market is closed or the contract filled, 5K # 5)! Canadian Liquor Bill The Globe and Mail is at last scandalised by the huge consumption of liquor in Canada comments the St. Marys Journal-Argus, and de­ clares that the official figures are material for a seyerc moral indictment of the Canadian people, Canada’s liquor bill last year amounted to $250,- 000,000. The Globe points out that in the years when the treasury is hard pressed to finance the national war effort, the Canadian people have seen fit to spend this huge sum yearly for arti­ ficial stimulation through alcohol. There is not much sign here, the Globe remarks, of the self- denial to which millions of Canadians vowed themselves for the winning of the war. This widespread attitude argues a weakness in moral stamina which is strangely out of keeping with the valiant physical courage of our youth and it must be counted a discredit to our civilian popu­ lation. The Globe and Mail believes that only an awakening of the national conscience and a new spirit of self-discipline will bring our national liquor bill within decent bounds. * * * Hydro Development Hydro development in Ontario lias received a great impetus during the war years and the story of its expansion compares favorably with the great undertakings the Dominon of Canada has accomplished for the pursuance of its war effort. The proposed construction of 300 miles of rural lines in Ontario this coming summer is only a drop in the bucket as compared with the mileage required. Considering there are 120 Rural Power districts in Ontario it means only two or three miles to a district if divided up. However, it is a step-up from the 44 miles con­ structed last year. Shortages of labor and mat­ erials are two things that have to be contended with. In 1939 there were three thousand miles of rural lines built. Hydro expansion should be one of the first considerations in the after-war program. * w # * Polymer Plant in Full-Scale Operation Canada has accomplished great things dur­ ing the war years, undertakings that never would have passed the dreamed-of stage in peace times. From a country mainly interested in ag­ ricultural production Canada is taking her place as an industrial nation. The latest contribution is the 48 million dollar Synthetic Rubber plant built at Sarnia in less than a year and a half, now practically completed and in full-scale pro­ duction. To Western Ontario has come the great­ est plant of its kind anywhere in the world. Hats off to the engineers who have brought about this stupendous undertaking several months in advance of the estimate. The Polymer plant extends over 185 acres. * '* * Salmon Quota Soon Disposed Of Canned salmon, the tasty morsel that has provided a quick meal in many a household and- has been the mainstay for sandwiches in many a picnic basket, had a short innings in Exeter on Friday. Several of the larger grocery stores received their quota for the year that day and it needed no advertising to encourage a ready sale. It was all gone in a few hours.. * * * *ft Six Ton Block Busters The latest super-super production is a six ton block-buster now being dropped on special targets in Germany. Bombs that only damage, leaving room to repair, are now being replaced by bombs that completely wipe a factory off the map. If the war runs into another year one can only faintly imagine the extent of death and destruction that lies ahead. Added to 12000 pound explosives are the radio-controlled air­ planes and tanks. Man’s ingenuity knows no bounds but only in wartime is there money enough to allow man full scope to invent and bring into production any and everything that will add to the destruction of an enemy. *: jfe ± W Hospitals Are Grand Institutions Hospitals are grand institutions when you need them but like jails, are to be avoided if at all possible. Ontario has one grand institution that was planned for a hospital but at present is being used as a Technical Training School for the R.C.A.F. Rumors are current that it is soon to be returned to the province to be used for the purpose for which it was erected. Ade­ quate facilities for the care of the sick and the afflicted are among the first charges upon an enlightened and progressive civilization. Ontario still has a long way to go before there are suf­ ficient institutions to give proper and sufficient accommodation for all who need it. But hos­ pitalization is one thing that runs into high fin­ ance both for the state and the individual. Sick­ ness has placed a heavy financial burden oil the backs of a great many families. The proposed health service now being worked out by the Dominion Parliament together with the Health Services Act now being introduced in the provin­ cial legislature to give adequate and satisfactory health services at a minimum cost to the tax­ payer, will no doubt be awaited with much in­ terest. # « & # A Valuable Asset (Listowcl Banner) The war has delivered a hard hit to the newspapers by the loss of employees and by the loss of advertising lineage. Rising costs of operation and declining revenues face many papers. This is not the sole concern of the pub­ lishers, Merchants who view the situation from a long-range standpoint, realize that fact. A town that has lost its newspaper by the end of this war will be in a very bad position to re­ capture and hold its pre-war trading territory in the years which are to follow. Many media contribute to the development of a retail trad­ ing area but the principal one, through its regu­ larity of contacts, is the local newsjmper. 15 YEARS AGO Mr. Luther J. Penhalo who has been mauagei’ of the Exeter Can­ ning Factory for the Dominion Can- nets has been promoted to the splendid position of supervisor of factories for the Dominion Canners west and south from here to Wind­ sor, Mr. Penhale will continue liv­ ing in Exeter for a year at least. His successor at the Exeter factory has not been appointed. Mr. Penhale is receiving the congratulations of , his many friends. Miss Ruby Treble, of Toronto, spent the week-end at the home of her brother, Mr. Ed. Treble, of town. When the ice moved out above the dam at the river on Thursday last it carried with it part of the retaining wall. The mild weather and the rain caused the river to swell and the large sheets of ice above the dam started to move out in a single piece and carried with it about thirty feet of the retaining wall about three feet high. Water for a time covered the electric motor at the power house but there is a gasoline pump at the plant for such emergencies. The damage will cost about 5150.00 to repair. Mr. Arto Delve is at present in Simcoe receiving some instructions at the Canadian Canners machine shop. 25 YEARS AGO The Town Council has purchased a fine bay team for the use of the Corporation this summer. Mr, John Piper has been engaged to handle the team, Mr. Harry Palmer, of Stephen, on Monday delivered a monster pig to Messrs. I. Armstrong & Son for shipment. It weighed 745 lbs. and the price $114.75. This is one of the largest ever sold here, Can you beat it? George E. Eceleston, of London, has let the contract for a two-storey cement pavilion, 15 0 feet by 70 feet, at Grand Bend, which when com­ pleted will be one of the most up- to-date in Ontario. Mr. Ed. Howald D.D.G.P. of this District of Oddfellows Encampments, was in Goderich on Tuesday night, and assisted in re-organizing the Encampment of that town. 50 YEARS AGO The ice banks along the shores of Lake Huron are about all gone. This is the earliest known for years. The fish have commenced to come up the channel in large numbers. On Saturday night last while Messrs. S. Gidley and Arthur Davis were returning from Chiselhurst their light wagon accidently col­ lided with a rig occiwied by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Page when in front of Mr. Chas. Rowe’s residence. All the occupants were thrown from their seats to the ground, but luck­ ily no person seriously hurt. Home from Overseas Pte. Mamie E. .Pridham, of the I Canadian Women’s Army Corps, was one of sixty, who arrived in Lon­ don Sunday from overseas. Pte. Pridham, a former teacher in the Exeter public school, who went overseas seven months ago, was among the first recruits to enlist with the C.W.A.C. -in Military Dis­ trict No. 1. She joined the service 27 months ago. Interviewed on her arrival in London she said: “It’s nice to be back, but I was disap­ pointed when I learned that I was 'due to leave Great Britain. The British are /wonderful people and the CWlAC's enjoy the work they are doing over there.” Pte. Pridham who is among the first CWAC’s from this district to return from over­ seas service, said she had come back to Canada for instructional purposes. She wore the ribbon and maple leaf symbolic of 18 months’ service and service overseas. Smiles . . . . “In days of old the man with powder in his sun, went out to get a deer; but now the dear with pow­ der on her nose goes out to get the man.” Caller: “Well, well, so your name is Janie and you’re five years old. What do you plan doing when you get as big as your mother?” Janie: “Diet." / For almost an hour the fussy woman had been badgering the shop assistant without making a purchase from the many fabrics shown. At last she said-—"After all, 1 want muslin." “You certainly do, madam,” the shop assistant agreed fervently. •• .. "How did the Smith wedding go off?" “Fine, until the parson ask­ ed the bride If she’d obey her hus­ band." "What happened then?” “She replied.' ’Do you think I’m. crazy?" and the groom, who was in a sort of daze, replied, ‘i do’»" ...it changes constantly to meet this country’s changing needs FOR INSTANCE ... Ever wonder where your ration coupons go? The answer is that your grocer takes your sugar, butter and other coupons to his bank, which acts as the govern­ ment’s agent in identifying and accounting for millions of spent coupons. This vast bookkeeping job—known as “Ration Coupon Banking” — is just one of the new, additional assignments which the banks have assumed as part of their wartime service. Another is the payment, on behalf of the government, of cer­ tain subsidies arising out of war­ time price control. Still another is the handling of exchange trans­ actions as agents of the Foreign Exchange Control Board. At the same time the banks have arranged facilities to serve mili­ tary establishments and new war­ industry centres alike. Through loans to industry and agriculture, they have helped to increase the supply of raw mate­ rials, weapons and food. They have acted as issuing agents for approximately $5,700,- 000,000 worth of Victory Bonds and War Savings Certificates, as well as lending direct financial aid to the government through short term loans. ...All this in the face of wide­ spread staff changes resulting from enlistments of 8,360 trained bank employees. The war emergency has proved the readiness and ability of Canada’s banks to adapt their services to new conditions. It has proved, once again, the strength of your banking system, which is providing a firm base of financial service for the greatest economic effort in the nation’s history, and will.with equal resourcefulness meet the challenge of the years ahead. McGillivray Council Council met pursuant to adjourn­ ment. Present; Freeman Hodgins, Reeve David Morley, Deputy Reeve, Harvey Ovens and W. J. Thomson, Councillors. (A. D. Steeper abseut due to illness). The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted. Thomson—Morley: That the fol lowing accounts be paid viz: Provin­ cial treasurer, Insulin patients $14.32 Treasurer, Insulin Patients $14.32; Sidney Morley, Relief for March $10.00; Treasurer, Parkhill Ration Board $5.00. Thomson—Morley: That the Coun­ cil take no action re selling the house on the lot where the garage Is located. Carried. Thomson—Ovens: That the Coun­ cil grant the sum of $5.00 per month to help maintain the Local Ration Board at Parkhill . if the adjoining township also made said grant as of March 1944. Carried. That By-law No. 3 of 19 44 to provide for drainage of Davidson Drain on Townline as per Report of Geo, A. McCubbin O.L.S. be provi­ sionally adopted and the Clerk he instructed to have same printed in pamphlet form together With no­ tices of Court of Revision and as to quash ahd have them delivered to the assessed parties or their les­ sees or mailed to non-resident own­ ers, Carried. Ovens—Morley: That By-law No, 4 of 1944 to provide for drainage of Nichol Drain as per report of Geo. A. McCubbin O.L.S, be provi­ sionally adopted and the Clerk in­ structed to have same printed in pamphlet form together with notifies of Court of Revision and as to quash and have hem delivered to the as­ sessed parties or their lessees or mailed to non-resident owners. 'Car­ ried* Thomson—Morley: That By-law No. 5 of 1944 for the establishment and maintehanee of a Reserve Fund for Post War Work having been read a first and second time be now read a third time and passed. Carried. Thomson'—Morley: That the Coun­ cil extend the* return of the Tax Roll to April 1st, 1944. Carried. Morley—Ovens: That the Gravel Tender be laid over until the April meeting of the Council. Carried. The Council then adjourned to meet on Saturday the 1st day of April 1944 in the Town Hall, West McGillivray at one o’clock p.m. OLIVER AMOS, Clerk. SHIPKA The Ladies Aid held their meet­ ing last Thursday afternoon, March 2nd at the home of Mrs. George Love. Eleven members and three visitors were present. The president Mrs. V. Sharpe presided and the meeting opened with singing hymn “What a Friend We Have In Jesus” The Lord’s prayer was repeated in unison, Mrs. Ross Love read the scripture lesson and the minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. It was decided to pur­ chase new carpets for the church. Committee was appointed for the Easter meeting also a free will of­ fering. The afternoon, was spent in quilting a Red Cross quilt. April meeting will <be held at the home of Mrs, J. Ratz. The meeting closed wth prayer by Rev. L. Turner and lunch was served by the hostess. TUNE IN Old Fashioned Revival Hout 7-8 pan., E.D.S.T. PILGRIMS* HOUR 2-3 p.m. E.D.S.T. Mutual Network SUNDAYS Local Station CKLW WINDSOR CHARLES E. FULLER P.O. Box 123 — Los Angeles Zone 53, California Troublesome Night Coughs Are Hard on the System It’s the cough that sticks; the cough that is hard J? Hie cou8h accompanied by a tickling in the throat that causes the nerve and throat wracHng trouble that keeps you awake At bight. B ... 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