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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1944-07-13, Page 2THE TJMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1944 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 ,o£ the Canadian Newspapers’ Association; of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWNA Weekly Member All Advertising Copy Must be in Our Hunds Not Later Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 a year, in advance; three months J, M. SOUTHCOTT RATE six months, $1,00 60c PUBLISHER THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1944 Puzzling Some time ago householders could not se­ cure a supply of last The impression given exhausted. J list now that this year’s crop available till last year’s crop is sold out. Our Canadian grown potatoes of this year’s crop are ready for the. market but they are not to be had at the stores. What makes the situation all the more perplexing and annoying is that last 'year’s crop of potatoes are far past their best and families are not relishing them, What is wrong, anyway ?” Surely Canadians are en­ titled to eat the food produced within their own borders, The strawberry crop was muddled and now we are being put about by not being able to procure the best of potatoes, for this year’s crop is of unusually fine quality. * a- * * Heartening Growers are greatly pleased with the har­ vests that have been garnered so far. The hay was a particularly fine crop. The yield was unusually heavy with a quality that was most satisfactory. The potato crop is proving most gratifying, while the factory pea crop is de­ lighting the hearts of the growers. The pas­ ture crop is holding out splendidly. The fall wheat, too, gives every indication of being w'ell over the average in yield and quality. Farmers are dn their job for every working hour. We hear no talk of their working on the six hour day schedule. It’s Dogged That’s Doing It Never has this region found farmers quite as busy as they have been for the past two weeks. The haying has been on with a crop at least twice as heavy as that of any hay crop during the last ten years, with help short to a distressing degree. The women, with fine ism, have given every possible assistance in their power and a good deal beyond physical power. In addition to their long at farm work, the women have had all their household duties to look after. Children have been pressed into service. The hay crop for the most part is now taken care of. The present duty is weeding and caring for the roots and corn. From the hour a plant may be seen till the last glint of the afterglow of sunshine, those hoes are busy. For unless corn and roots are well cultivated and weeded the farmer will have more disappointment than crop when their har­ vesting time arrives. On the heels of the hoe crop is coming the fall wheat harvest and every­ one knows what that means. Every day the farmer is extending the limit of working hours. He is comforted with the thought that his har­ vest is abundant both as to stalk and grain. Meanwhile he’s busy. It’s doggedness that’s winning, not only in Europe, but in Canada. * * * * 1 ** . TX. That Circus Disaster Word has just come that there has been a terrible fire in connection with the Ringling circus. One hundred and fifty-two people have lost their lives in the tragedy, while many more Rave received serious injuries. The word panic appears again. A few men kept their heads, but they were overwhelmed in the excitement. Again we venture to say that all places of amusement and recreation and schools and churches should be under the strictest of supervision. And again we urge that everyone should be encouraged to exercise that king of virtues, self-control. Officers in charge of churches and schools and amusement places of all kinds should be mas­ ters of the art of crowd control. It is the first two minutes or even less that determine the saving of human lives. We hope to report that this essential matter has been attended to by all the local leaders Foresight in this graye matter is a great many times better than hind­ sight. .Precaution is better than broken bodies and wasted lives. * * * * A Stern Reply We ventured not long ago to send a pro­ test to the weatherman telling him of his gross mismanagement of atmospheric conditions. We spoke of the high jinks of the radio just when W wished to hear our nicest ja^z, We reminded him of the lawns that were drying and of the scarcity of water at the kitchen tap. We moan­ ed over the fact that he was not only sending us a whole lol of hot water but that the sun had no mercy on our milk white arms and chests as we bared ourselves for really hard work in the turnip field, We spoke of how madam was depleting our slender purse for talcum and soothing lotions, We pointed out, moreover, year’s crop of potatoes, was that the supply was the householder is told of potatoes will not be hero- with- their hours that our stock of shaving lotion was running perilously low, as we tried hard to keep our cheeks at their usual peaches and cream attrac­ tiveness. Back came the reply, "I can’t please everybody. 1 am pleasing the farmers with their wheat and grain. If you don’t break the stay chains of my temper. I’ll see that every grain in the country is well matured. I’m doing a fine job with the corn. The cabbage is getting into good shape for dehydrating. If only you’ll get busy, you’d forget all about the heat, fur­ ther, the hot weather is healthy. The watering places are doing a land office business and would do better if you’d use your mighty in­ fluence to get the prices of the available quan­ tity of gasoline a * little more reasonable.” * * # Strange Almost uncanny are the vagaries of the weather. Man does his utmost with the soil in the way of cultivation. Then the weatherman will bring an era of frost and the whole well laid scheme is defeated, Governments do their sturdy best to launch an attack upon plant enemies then come tempest and fog and the plans are frustrated. "I tell you it’s the season/’ said one of the best gardeners in the province to me not long ago, "Just now small fruits are endangered if not ruined by the long continued dry spell with its accompanying high tempera­ ture. And there is not a thing we can do about it. Reforestation is not quite' up to giving lief from extremes of heat and cold. At the present time many villages and towns threatened with water shortage. A good many farm wells are getting low, a serious condition as experienced farmers are the first to admit. It is seemly for all of us to go softly. There are a great many things we can do, but control of the weather is fl- not one of them. # ■ . . re- are they do not conduct charges he made on in the statements he Ottawa Must Probe Secession Charge (A Windsor Star Editorial) Vilifying the Hon T. I). Bouchard and firing him as Chairman of the Quebec Hydro Com­ mission does nothing to settle the grave matter he has brought to the. attention of the people, of Canada. The Dominion authorities will be recreant in their duty if an investigation into the the floor of the Senate. Either there is truth has made, or there is none. If they are well founded, then Canada cannot afford to ignore them. The, very existence of this Dominion is threatended by a sinister organization. If, however, the charges are untrue, their recital has brought about a serious situation that should be speedily cleared up. Only thorough investigation can decide, and an investigation should be carried out. Senator Bouchard is not the firebrand agita­ tor type. He is not a sensation-monger, a solid, sane, substantial man who has held important posts in public life. He has, at least until nowr, held the respect of a majority of his compatriots in Quebec. All this being the case, what he says on his responsibility as a Senator of Canada can­ not be lightly brushed aside. His words gave evidence of the possession of certain knowledge of the facts with which he was dealing. Nor is his speech the first intimation the Canadian people have had that a definite seces­ sionist movement is in existence. There have been various evidences of it, and many alarming rumors. Senator Bouchard has simply put the matter more plainly before the country than has ever before 'been done. This is not merely a matter of interprovin­ cial politics. It goes beyond considerations of national unity, that much abused term which crops up so often in discussion of Quebecs re­ lations with the rest of the Dominion. What Senator Bouchard says is that an organization exists that is actually plotting to set up a sep­ arate French state within Canada, taking in Quebec and sections of Ontario. He even names one of the groups which he says is promoting tire movement. Surely Ottawa cannot afford to let this pass without investigation. The Senator has put himself in a precarious position. Fie surely knows this. He has apparent­ ly said all he intends to say at the moment. His sole reply to the attacks on him is a firm challenge to his detractors to prove him wrong. No one has yet attempted to do so. Everyone has confined himself merely to resentful pro­ test, which, of course, does not answer anything. The people of Canada want the facts about this matter. It is the. duty of the Dominion Government to dig them out. * * * * Note and Comment < The lumber shortage is causing a deal of inconvenience. * Think of it! around forty cents fl- a such He is great * & «• a- a Gooseberries' were selling per quart. Robbers are doing some nasty work over there in St, Marys. We are surprised at that. a a * # That is a terrible battle that is being waged on the western front, Apparently Hitler is staking all that he has on. Victory in that quar­ ter. * anxious days for set of suffer fl- a- fl These ate Should the Axis win, one will triumph. Should she then ? financiers, business men defeat, what fl # 4 Some gardeners used tach men Is to scare away marauders simply used the paper for shaving paper and for making ctofls, & pieces < “ the starlings. of paper* at* - ' , The 15 YEARS AGO L. Dalkintynv R. N., of New is visiting among relatives community. R. E. Southmtt, of Morpeth, Miss York, in this Rev. spent the forepart of the week with his mother. Mr. A. E. Buswell, of Lucknow, has purchased the general store goods of Mrs. Ada Yeo Down. What might have proven a more serious accident occured to Mr. Earl Gingerich, of the Goshen Line south, while sitting on the cultiva­ tor and driving the horses in the lane of Mr. Wm. Koehler's farm, suddenly he heard a rifle crack and at 22 ed down. Workman are putting in new cement bridges on highway No. 4 between Exeter and Hensail. Miss Olive Hackney, of Thames Road, has accepted a position in the Toronto General Hosiptal. the cal. the same time a bullet from a entered his hand and follow* index finger about half way I i 25 YEARS AGO Rev. M. J. Wilson, the new pas­ tor, occupied his pulpit in James St. Church on Sunday last, for the first time and was greeted by large congregations, A very quiet wedding was solem­ nized at Thames Road manse on July 2nd, when Agnes V. Alexander was united in holy bonds of matri­ mony to S. George Davis. Rev. Dr. Fletcher officiating. Mr. and Mrs, Wm, Thompson acted as witnesses. The bride was charmingly attired in a dress of pearl-grey crepe-de- chene. Walter Gunning and Earl John­ ston and lady friends spent the 1st, of July in Goderich, Edward Taylor has accepted a position on the staff of the Molsons Bank and is in the office at Cent­ ralia. Misses Stella and Cora Sanders have returned from Stratford where they were taking a course at the Business College. Mrs. S. R. Eachrett and son Reg, of Brantford, and Reg Beavers vis- ited lyiTS TXT A Tithm hu 11 4- THavi quhar W. A. Turnbull at Far- the past week. 50 YEARS AGO John Spacknian has leased the 'Canada Company, the half, lot one, L. R. W. Steph- ig his park to 52 now considered the Mr. from north. en, thus enlargin. acres., It is finest summer resort on the shores of Lake Huron. Mr. Spackman de­ serves credit for the way he is carrying out this enterprise. The locations for the light poles were staked out day, and the poles will be in a few days. Mr. Henry Fink started electric yes ter­ erected a gang of sixty-five flax pullers last Tues­ day and the crop is reported to be a fair average. During the past week the Exeter grist mill has been running until eleven o'clock every night owing to the increased demand for flour, etc. This week they shipped 150 barrels of flour to Port Hood, N. S. and 918 bags to Quebec. They are paying 58 cents for wheat. held Pass Music Exams At the recent examination by the London College of Music, England, the following pupils of Miss Grace Darling A. L. C. M., Clandeboye, were successful. Betty Dobbs, Lucan, Primary Grade SO; Margaret Dobbs, Lucan, Primary Grade 77; Edythe Abbott, Lucan. Primary Grade S3; Douglas Wilson, Clandeboye, Primary Grade 79; Betty Ellwood, Ailsa Craig, Primary Grade 79; Betty Lucan, Elementary Grade ward Dixon, Ailsa Craig, tary Grade 82; Douglas Ailsa Craig, Elementary Grade 84; Morton, Ailsa Craig, Grade 91; Audrey Clandeboye*, Advanced •Catherine Stew- Senior Grade 83; Craig, Higher Mary Carter, Senior Grade to be congrat- Morkin, 85; Ed- Elemen- Morgan, Marion El emen tary Darling, Intermediate 88; art, Ailsa Craig, Mary Dorman, Ailsa Senior Grade 74; Clandeboye. Higher 82; These pupils are ulated on their fine success. Smiles. . . . Patient (recovering from tion) : "Why are all the drawn, doctor?” Doctor: "Well, there’s across the street, and I don’t want you to wake up and think the eration was a failure.” opera­ blinds a fire op­ * * » Hubby: "Darling, haven’t al-I ways given you my salary cheque on the first of every month? "Yes, but you get paid twice bozzler,” never told me a month, you Wife: you etn- 5# 'W sage that one of his School, he "Master, what is manners?” dayIt is told of a after the fashion was questioned: the test of good "It Is being able to put up pleas­ antly with bad ones/’ was the quick reply, How much gasoline was consumed dur­ ing the 54 days of pre-invasion bomb­ ing? ...More than 200,000,000 gallons. How much fuel oil does a battleship take in one refueling? . . . Enough to heat an average houso for 350 years. How much fuel does one armoured division consume in every five miles of advance? . . . 10,000 gallons. How many gallons of petroleum prod­ ucts are required to supply the needs of 500,000 European invasion troops for a week? . . . Over 25,000,000 gallons. Canadian Motorists THE invasion of Europe has thrown a vast and critical burden upon the petroleum resources of the United Nations. In the first eight days of the cam­ paign alone Allied aircraft flew 56,000 sorties. Many thousands of oil-burn­ ing warships and landing barges are shuttling ceaselessly across the Chan­ nel. Tanks, trucks, jeeps, mobile artillery, ambulances, by the thou­ sands, are in action. The driving potver behind all this activity is petroleum — gasoline and fuels drawn from a dwindling crude oil supply. But—there is only so much oil. If existing supplies are to prove adequate, the most stringent economy of gasoline and fuel oil must be prac­ tised here at home. Canada is able to produce only 15% of her own gas and oil needs. The remainder must be imported from the common pool of the United Nations and the bulk of this is shipped here by tankers. Critical manpower is needed to produce our gasoline and oil. Precious lives and precious ships must be risked to deliver it to our shores. Invasions, and the difficulties of supply and transportation are not our only problems. Right here in Canada gas and oil are needed in enormous quantities for vital war purposes. The Commonwealth Air Training Plan has consumed as much as 548,000 gallons in a single day. Canada’s Navy — expanded since war began from 15 ships to 650—consumes over 2,150,000 gallons every week. Army training, war plant operation, food production, essential trucking —all are huge consumers of gasoline and petroleum products. Gasoline is ammunition — ammu­ nition of which we have all too little. To waste a gallon of it is a crime against our fight­ ing men. Answering Your Questions about the Gasoline Shortage of for Apple Growers Ask Aid Against Insects To the Editor of the Times-Advocate: May I through the medium your paper be allowed to ask help as an apple grower? By so. do­ ing I want to give all the other commercial apple growers reached by your paper a chance to appeal for help and co-operation. We have in our midst a very serious enemy which is threatening to ruin our apple crop and there­ fore our business unless we get busy as a group to defeat this enemy. This is no fifth columnist which has shown up since we went to war, although the conditions resulting from war have helped this enemy considerably. This enemy is an insect large numbers in and is none other maggot or railroad the pest that makes streaks through the flesh of apples and thus makes them unattractive and unpalatable, where it does not completely destroy them. Thus it deprives the public of a very attrac­ tive article of food and at the Same time robs us of a living. During the seasoi just passed, 1943. the combined conditions of wet weather, poor spraying and neglected apple and Hawthorn trees in the neighbourhood of commer­ cial orchards permitted this insect to infest 68% of all commercial apple orchards in Ontario. We all know that we can help ourselves and each other by concentrating upon proper spraying, and spraying or destroying trees yards Many claim may be true but they most certain­ ty can be burned Is one of the best war considerably. which breeds in our community than the apple Worm. This is the brown old neglected apple and hawthorns within 500 of commercial orchards, people owning such old trees they cannot be sprayed. This and apple wood fuels we can se- Tin announcement issued by The Department of Munitions and Supply, Honourable C. D. Howe, Minister rap • • § - In these times we have to assume own responsibilities and not use them to off- depend on some law enforcement the shortage of body to protect us. It is t reason that I am asking ' neighbourly help.grower I have for spray after putting­ sprays carefully I find that cure. Therefore in view of the pres-1 ent fuel shortage why not cut down our these old trees and set to some extent coal? As a commercial to pay out big money materials and then on the necessary throughout the season, apple maggot, flies have spread to my orchard. Under such circum­ stances I consider I am not being treated fairly and so I am bringing my problem to the attention of my neighbours because together we can defeat this insect. Unless I can get help from my neighbours, however, ■I can do little or nothing in the line of control. No one would intention­ ally rob his neighbour, but the presence of these old apple trees or unsprayed apple or hawthorn trees over the fence gives exactly the same results as though ihy orchard were raided at night and my crop stolen. They are the cause of apples being useless, thus robbing the pub­ lic of food and me of best results. I know by putting the facts be­ fore you in this way you will help me to help myself. If you help me by cutting down those old trees I have got to put on the right sprays at the right time and control every apple maggot fly on my own prop­ erty too, even in years when my crop is light. for that for your sincerely,Yours Stew. Middleton. President Huron County Fruit Growers Ass’n. You don’t need a little bird to tell you that a Classified Ad brings direct results! We Have Lumber NOW ON HAND also good Cedar Fence Posts ANY SIZE IRON POSTS AND BARB WIRE Place your order for shingles right away—we can supply them. A. J. CLATWORTHY We Deliver Phone 12 Granton Do You Suffer From Headaches? It is hard id struggle along with a head that aches and pains all the time* A headache need hot be ah illness In Itself, but it may be a warning symptom that there is intestinal sluggishness within. . 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