HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1944-06-15, Page 2>ag<? 2 THE T1MES-ADVOCATE, EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 15, 1944
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THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1944
Figure It For Yourself
Many are asking how long the war will
last. We refer all such inquiries to the map
of Europe, Let them note how far the Allies
have penetrated the continent. Next, let them
compare this distance with the distance to Ber
lin. Next, let them take pains to consider the
distance the Allies are required to convey
troops and munitions -with the distance the
Axis folk are required to convey their war re
quirements, Further, it is well to call to mind
that the Axis forces are fighting for their
homes and with their backs to the wall. We
may as well count on hard battles long drawn
out with the results held in a quivering balance.
I.et all and singular, both government folk and
private citizens get into a serious frame of
mind forthwith. Again we must call on our
people to give themselves to the spirit of sup
plication and petition and to cultivate every
quality that gives manly courage and power
to work hard and long, and to endure sacrifice
that cuts deep. In any case we do well to recall
the words of King George: “The struggle will
be long and hard,” and the words of the Gover
nor of Michigan: “This is no time for light
ness.”
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Can’t We Do Better
As we shiver and tremble at the thought
of coal scarcity the Dean of Canterbury tells
us that Russia is increasing her coal produc
tion by eighty per cent. We complain that the
lower grades of coal do not satisfactorily meet
our fuel needs. In view of this we ask what
our scientists have been doing these last twenty
years and where have been the brains and con
sciences of our furnace and stove manufac
turers. Then what has our government been
doing that it has not appointed her scientists
to the job of solving'• this only too obvious
problem ? Then what about the big “interests”
generally going under the name of capitalists ?
What queer sort of opiates has been used to
drug our leaders ? The citizens of this fine
country are gradually, very gradually getting
their eyes opened. The powers that be will be
■well advised to read history, both past and up-
to-date, and to take warning. Progress gives
many a warning and then she administers a
knock-out-blow to the selfish and the unheed
ing.
Exeter Schools and Vocational Guidance
Vocational guidance simply means helping
the pupil and his parents find out what he can
•do best and to the advantage of himself and
the community. We used to say quite airily:
■“Time enough for that sort of thing when the
youngster has finished High School or the
University.” Or we said: “The duck will find
the water and the eagle the air.” What is aim
ed at now is to find the bent of the youngster
for there is another old saying that has stood
the test of time, viz: “As the twig is bent so
is the tree inclined.” We are not waiting these
days till the youngster has graduated, but we
are studying his bent between the ages of
seven and ten. That statement will cause head
scratching and lip pursing in some quarters.
Let it be noted that many of the acutest men
and women in the business world are all out
for this new way of schooling. We simply ask
what Exeter is doing about this highly interest
ing matter that lias so much to do with the
destiny of our boys and girls and of this fine
community where so many excellent boys and
girls are to be found. Changes are being made
on the teaching staff. Are those changes in ac
cord with the spirit of this really progressive
age? A line to the Educational Department
will bring news as to how the new move may
be taken. Delays are dangerous.
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The Call to Prayer
“More things/’ said the Empire’s greatest
Englishman, “are wrought by prayer1 than this
world dreams of.” Our attention is drawn to
his utterance by the call to prayer by the rulers
of the land when the invasion of Western
Europe was undertaken. We are reminded in
this connection of the saying that men. ought
always to pray and not to faint, We are fur-
her reminded of the declaration: “The effec
tual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much.” We recall the prayer of the Covenant
ers while fleeing before their; murderers who
were becalmed on the shores of a lake with
their would-be slaughterers in close pursuit,
“Oh, for a puff of wind/’ they breathed to God.
We recall the man who was drowning who
cried out: “Lord, save me, I perish 1” Surgeons
and doctors tell of cures that cannot be ac
counted for under the ordinary rules of medi
cal science. Strange things have taken place on
battlefields that have made experienced war
riors stop and wonder. This holds true of busi
ness. The great, final powers of the universe
are not physical but spiritual, Power still
abides with the humble and the lowly* The
Great Eternal has not been pushed from His
throne. He is not shoved about. He is unaf
fected by the vagaries of evil men. But let us
ever remember that He is no mere make-weight
for human destiny.
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What Now?
What now? We need not ask: “What
next?” The invasion, is on and what a circum
stance it is! The world has seen nothing like
it. It is the struggle of light with darkness, The
earthquake and the tornado and the volcano
are locked in fury. There is no precedent to
guide us. Never more than now was it truer
that no man knows what a day or an hour may
bring forth.
What then, is the best thing to do ? First
of all., the right thing is to renew our faith
in God who will surely see the faithful to a
happy issue. Next, duty must be done. He who
gives us our daily bread will not allow us to
blunder along if we but acknowledge Him in
all our ways. We live by moments. Yesterday
is numbered with the days that were before
the flood. Tomorrow is unknown. But we have
the present and in it we may act with hope
within and God o’erhead.
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An Essential Bit of Work
Horrible, indeed, was the disaster that over
took the Hamilton dance hall when many were
killed, a large number critically injured and
scores of others subjected to minor injuries.
With the cause of the fire we are not at present
acquainted. No doubt the city took all the or
dinary precautions to see that the hall was fit
for the purpose for which it was used. What we
are suggesting is that Exeter authorities should
have the schools and churches of the town in
structed as to proper conduct when one is caught
in a situation similar to that which overtook the
young people in the Hamilton dance hall. We
have heard some of this instruction given ancl
can speak of the value of every suggestion. In
such emergencies as confronted the young peo
ple of Hamilton, we are. well aware that the
main thing is to keep one’s head. But it is still
true that eternal vigilance is the only way to
safety in public buildings,
•Kr ‘Sir
Note and Comment
The fall wheat is heading out.
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And now., brother coal dealer, send that
fuel right along.
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The early haying weather in this district
has been none too favorable.
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Did you observe that new method now in
use for repairing the breaks in cement roads?
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Congratulations to the home possessors
who have succeeded in keeping their lawns
well trimmed and their gardens in good shape.
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We hear a great deal about crops these
days. We’ll know more about them next Octo
ber* than we know now, and what we will know
then will give a better basis for calculating
our wealth than we now possess. What’s that
old saying about counting chickens before they
are hatched?
What Other Editors Say
Times Have Changed &
(The Huron Expositor)
A black squirrel is a beautiful little wild
animal, and the authorities are right in pro
tecting his life. But the black squirrel of today
is neither so wild nor so innocent in his new
abode in the towns, to which he has come in
droves in recent years, as he was in his natural
abode in other days,
Times have changed, and the black squir
rel, under protection in the towns, has increas
ed to such numbers that he is no longer an
innocent little wild animal, but a destructive
little pest, with not too much fear of human
beings.
That has become pretty much the situation
here. And we notice that a similar situation
would appear to have arisen in some parts of
our neighbors’ property to the south. At any
rate a Chicago judge has upheld the right of
man to shoot squirrels on his suburban lot,
“where his grandfather had shot deer,”
No doubt our own grandfathers shot deer,
as well as squirrels, right where many of our
towns and villages are situated today, but a-
gain things have changed. What was a safe
pastime in the open spaces of a few generations
ago, has become something else again today,
because towns have grown up in those open
spaces. And in a town a mail can not swing
a gun about with any degree of safety to his
neighbors,
Perhaps the ban on shooting in towns,
even squirrels, will never be lifted, but if not
some other means will have to be resorted to
soon, as far as black squirrels are concerned.
^ace Sake /
' .... Pitch in/
help!
Hay will be ready to cut within
the next week or two. It is an
abundant crop—one of the heavi
est in years.
Help is needed immediately
to save the hay crop
Offer your services today to the
Farm Commando Brigade in your
town or city.
The need is urgent right now.
TUNE IN
’HELP
WANTED”
A C.B.C. presentation produced with the co
operation of the Ontario Farm Service Force
EVERY FRIDAY 7.30 P.M.
C.B.C. NETWORK
Starting from April 7th
"lend a hand"on the farms
Every citizen of Ontario must face the
unpleasant fact that Canada’s stockpile
of grains, dairy products and vegetables
... of which we had a great surplus
four years ago ... is almost exhausted.
For four years, Canada has been a “store
house of food” for her Allies. She must
continue to fulfil heavy obligations to
them. But the surpluses in the store
house are gone. They must be replen
ished. Otherwise, Canadians on the
Fighting Fronts . . . and at home . . .
are likely to be faced with the prospect
of short foo*d rations.
THIS YEAR the crops on Ontario
Farms give promise of the heaviest
yields of grain, hay, vegetables and fruit
in years.
BUT THEY MUST BE HARVESTED
AND SAVED . . . AND THIS IN
SPITE OF THE MOST ACUTE
SHORTAGE OF FARM WORKERS
IN OUR HISTORY.
EVERYONE MUST HELP!
d | a | The Farm Commando Brigades, the Holiday Brigades, Business
S INI Men’s Groups, Service Club Groups, Neighbourhood Groups, or
one of many other organizations, that are preparing to help. For three years such
organizations have supplied thousands of volunteers to Save Food for Victory.
This Year Many Thousands More Volunteers Are Needed.
Register your name, by mail or in person, with your nearest Selective Service
Office, or with any of the Groups listed above which operate in your town or
city, or with The Ontario Farm Service Force, Parliament Buildings, Toronto,
or with your nearest Agricultural Representative. For Peace Sake —PITCH IN!
Lend a Hand on the Farm.
PLEDGE YOUR SERVICES NOW
NION-PROVIh4CIAL COMMITTf LABOUR
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15 YEARS AGO
Sunday morning did con-
damage to the second
the Bank of Commerce
leav-
first.
last
resi-
Fire on
siderabie
storey of
building. The fire was discovered
by Mr. W. A. Elliott, teller, who
sleeps in the rooms above the bank.
The fire originated in the closet
off the bathroom. The firemen were
soon on the scene and had the fire
under control. The bank was just
recently redecorated and several
hundred dollars had been spent on
the building,
Rev. Walter Jones, the popular
rector of Trivitt Memorial Church
has accepted the rectorship of the
parish of Millbank and Milverton
and will in all probability be
ing Exeter about August the
On Wednesday evening of
week fire destroyed the brick
dence on the farm of Messrs. Thos.
and Henry Yearly, 11th concession
of Stephen, together with part of
the contents, The loss was partly
covered with insurance.
Miss Anna McKenzie has resigned
her position on the Exeter High
School staff and has accepted a
similar position at Carlton Place
at the salary of $2100.
At the graduation exercises at
Alma College, St. Thomas, Miss
Helen Anthony, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. Anthony, secured a spec
ial diploma for
work.
Mrs. William
an operation at
tai, London, and is improving aS
well as can be expected.
Mr, Eugene Howey conducted the
services on the Creditoil circuit
last Sunday in the absence of Rev,
E.
advanced university
Melville underwent
St. Joseph’s Hospl-
s,Hlscocks,
25 YEARS AGO
the London Conference
in London, Rev, E. Medd
and
At
week
stationed at Main Street
Rev. Martin J, Wilson at James
Street.
Among the Exeter boys to arrive
home from overseas the latter part
of last week: Pte, E. H. McAvoy,
Sgt. L. G. Hogarth, Pte. J. N. Wil
lis, Pte. R. B. Walker, Cpl. E. L.
Tuckey, # Cpl.
Parsons,
Exeter
district
Council.
While
was driving home from town he
struck by an auto driven by Wm.
Andrew while turning a corner at
Huron Street. There was Consider
able damage to the buggy.
Mavis, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Spencer, was pain
fully burned when a lighted match
caught her clothing on fire. The
mother quickly smothered the
flames but not before One side and
arm was blistered severely.
During a thunder and lightning
storm on Thursday afternoon Robt.
Sillery, of Usborne, lost a barn by
fire on his 50-acre farm.
Miss Gladys Ford, nurse of Sar
nia, who recently underwent an
operation for appendicitis, arrived
home Friday to recuperate.
Mr; James Frayne, of James St.
church and Mr; Charles Tuckey of
Main Street church attended the
conference of the Methodist church
in Goderich aS lay delegates. I
Gnr,
was
by
E. W. Munn,
Reg. Knight,
made a High
the Huron
School
County
Harold Hunter, of Usborim
50 YEARS
The following were
of the Exeter Public
principal, T.
Per, vuugvij, jYiiaa vrui,
Walrond and Miss Pringle,
number of names on the roll
415; average attendance 345,
A serious accideftt occurred
Staffa on Monday at W. Colqu-
houn’s barn raising when Mr, Will
Campbell nearly lost his life, Onu
of the plates broke and struck Mr,
AGO
the members
School staff:
A. Brown; Miss
Miss Gregory, Miss GUI
Vos-
Miso
The
was
near
Campbell on the head which knock
ed him off the building, falling
over 25 feet. He was unconscious
when picked up but there were no
serious injuries.
The new Methodist Church at
Granton is to be opened on the 24th
of June.
Will Browning visited Sarnia on
Sunday last and on his return Mon
day succeeded in making a century
of miles in the time necessary to
be eligible for membership in the
wheel men’s association.
Messrs. Geo. Penhale, T. H, Mc
Callum, Miss M. A. Down and Mrs.
J. N. Howard are attending the
district meeting of the Royal Temp-
of Temperance at Wingham.
Dashwood item says that there
certain young man in Exeter
often comes this way and who
We Have Lumber
NOW ON HAND
also good
IRON POSTS AND BARB WIRE
Place your order for shingles right
away—we can supply them.
lars
A
is a
who
is not very choice in his speech or
manner, who will, some of these
fine days, get his “gib” slapped.
Smiles.
A. J. CLATWORTHY
We Deliver
Phone 12 Granton
Iff
F°BDM0TELS
Girl of eleven, asked what a pen
insula was and what was a gulf, re
plied: “A peninsula is a piece of
land with,, three sides of water. A
gulf is three sides of land With one
piece of water.”
A Help to Those Who
Are Past Middle Age
When men and women get past middle age their
energy and activity, in many instances, begin to de
cline, ahd their general Vitality is on the wane.
Little. ailments and sicknesses seem harder to
shake off than formerly, and, here and there, evidences
of a breakdown begin to appear.
Now is the time those Wishing to help maintain their health and vigour
should take a course of Milburn’s Health and NorVe Pills. , ,
They help tone up and invigorate the patient by then? tome action on
the system,
Price 50c a box, 65 pills, at all drug counters.
Look for OUr trade mark a “Red Heart” on the package.
, Tho T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto. Ont.
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