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THURSDAY, AUGUST 3,1944
Wmutoriog
hits Ilf piMiph an- wondering tom
Alluwanct Hill got a, frtr pn*>-<
Ihmujium p.irlinmiut. Only the
w*- lifilmml I** a riulia hrimdcimt
and parhamcntariun
prove that thv
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viitt' in the house he failed
ugnjimt lhe bill. Other mem-
I.t»l* ami
that I fjouly
thriingh thr
night to tore
by a pimmhnrnl I aiimlian
in uhith liv did bis ulnnnl h»
Bill was an nllngvlhur mid* *tralito im imure
when il emm* lu Ito' i.-.- I- ......................
in record his vole
lure t»f pnrhaniriit are in the same Imai. Wv find
imrafhrs prrplevnl and aw all an t-vplannlhm
uf Ila conduct of mviubrre who expressed dr
ridcil opposition Io the act ami >vl failed io re
cord their voir m mmardmirc with their alleged
scntim* uls. Is there nn election trick ahead, in
which all parlies are involved. Thing* are
always what they seem, 'rime uill tell.
What Is The Game?
Il Has unis are surging ahead iu a hat seem*
to date hr he uninterrupted progress against
the Co rmans. Sonic people who talk a* if they
knew say that there is -some sort of secret ar
raugvuu.nl among the. allies that llusnia shall
be the first hi Berlin. By gaining that German
city, Russia will become the dominating force
among the ollies. The to kef i* expressed that
should Russia gain the whip hand in European
affair* she will plainly and unudornedly but
with re freshing frankness say precisely
thing* an to be without consulting
taste* ur wishes in any way, shape or
any degree. Should Germany express
agreement with lhe .Russian decision Russia will
reply: “Von begun this thing without rhyme
or reason uh your side, Wv ll do the finishing. ’
Wf rather like. Ihi* way of looking at the situa
tion. Plain people are sick ami tired of settling
thing* by ronirrvnve That w a* done after the
last great war, lhe stltlemviil being ill reality
a preparation for the appalling welter of blood
and fire we are now passing through. Germany
despised Russia aud proposed to take over Ra*-
man resources without a blow. Her aim w a* to
make herself rich with Russian wealth and strong
iu war and emnmrree by cusluving the Russian
people. Apparently Russia ha* turned the tables,
Sob sister* in trousers to the contrary, it look*
u.s if Russia will settle thing* after the war better
than any other nation under the *un.
*
The Hardest HU
As we fondly wish that the Allies were mak
tug more vapid progress on the Western front,
it is becoming increasingly evident that tier-
many ha* gh vn the allies in that quarter the
hardest war nut to crack that ha* been found
so fur. Well doe* Germany know that should
the Allies win ou the western front the war
is definitely over. However they had some
hard thinking to do about those v ictorious Rus
sian* who are likely soon to be in Berlin. Fur
ther, we must remember that things military
looked very gloomy iu Africa, and that fur many
a spirit try ing day. Finally General Montgomery
was quite ready and the enemy was a* stubble
to hi* sword, lake the inayomty of the Alims,
we devoutly wish the buttles had been fought
in our favor. Iu the meantime we have some
waiting to do a* our brave men endure the her
mw*. of torrential ruins and wallow knee deep
in mud. Well do the Allied armies know that
the .situation is terribly trying. T’here i* nothing
for soldier and civilian alike,, but to strive on in
the quiet confidence of victory, complete and
lasting. The English Channel that girt Bvita.m
with strength, may prove a grave hindrance to
Britain’s getting all the supplies she would tike
tv place in the hands of her soldiers.
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An Important Move
For some time English scholars have been
interesting themselves in the study of what they
call basic English. That this is no fad is evident
when busy men like Mr. ( hurchiU have taken
time to acquire a story of these words that lie
at the very vovt of expressing our thought* iu
a few words that will enable mvu to carry on all
sorts of businv* aiul social and artistic life. T’hc
hope is that the English' language may be *o
treated that other natioxi* having learned these
w ords and their uses may be able tv readily cvm-
nmnicate with u*. It to- hoped, too, that by using
th-ese basic word* that translation from one
language to another m:gv be more readily made.
The effort to a decidely interesting one and we
await developments with a good deal of hope.
(.’arefut people* as- these reconstruction days
appear to be .twxing near, are asking if the
bu-ilde-W should not begin with basic mattere.
That to to say they, the builders should see that
$owxtri&M ftosife live before they attempt to live
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THE TJMfc^AOVOCATC, EXJETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3,1944
fKSS
biKitriously. Wbal am ^w'niiul ihings to hidki
4ual and natfoMhl tin y m asking. WJmt am
Hi** Inpw thnig-'a ht indhiduul wM and rdu«v
LhiuI and Imim'-w -linvs ww must a^k. Wv B*ar
timt w<’ huu* n*>l lukvn jmips to make audt an
iinpurj,. ft l-edv> iu if w*’ bavv town 4‘luttemd
up in onr thinking and iu <nn* way of living.
C'jearly if nn n arv to gel un logvllu r, they nmnt
nnderBand vaih nllitT and thia midrmtanding
vMaU .only whero tln-m it, a fme rxdmjigv of
Hmnglil. if* ne*. the effort in Britain for Baviv
J'.ngh-sh Air,, C liurchiH with his .rhararlen-jlie
ah-rhu'NN has mw.n this and has, gii vn hinmdf to
ihh nrw study, Basjc Knglfah. That is tn say»
Britons ar* s* eking out vomrihing like one
ihtntsand wunU in their viHmtortory that express
the Imsjc things in all forms of life. Hludy Mr.
i hurdiiB's spevhhvs and you will to* struek by
ihe suri’tb> hr bus allniiird in Hsing these one
thousand words. His speeches are wonders of
strength, rlearnes,^ and forth I’ightnrss, Any
bright foreigner has no tlifl'icuiiy in mnsfering
these Ihiuisiind words. Other naiions are likely
to follow suit in acquiring the basic thousand
words in their respective buigunges, Wr must
learn Ihese words. Soon there will hr no need
of iulrrprrlerx at internaliunul cuunril laldes
should peoples generally seek this basic prill
viplr of cummiinlcalinn.
Hund in hand with a Imsie language goes
lhe rurnrst searching fur Basic Religion. Already
mirli a basis Ims hern suggested. Israel marched
not mil) to poHliral and vmmmwvhd freedom
when she ru*r was so lerrible in hntlle or so
successful in all Ihe parts of life limn when she
lived ibis simple tomb* creed. England never was
wiser than when she became the people of one
honk and I Im I book the Bible. In Ibrsr hours of
darkness the men who have ghen us hope amid
growing despair hair been men like Mr. (‘hur-
dull who have elmseu for the worship hour of
lie Empire forces the hymn, *‘O llml, onr help
in ages pasty Dur hope for years to come.” Ber
nard Slmw was near the mark when Im said:
’’The war Ims knocked down a great deal that
should haw been knocked down long ago.” Basie
things ami basic principles must be in our hands
and in mu* hearts as we turn with hope to the
new day. l-nless we begin right we invite new
storm ami earthquake.
9S-
Not Quite Ctoay
Some one with
' ■ $■#
a bout for nosing among
figures Im', told no parent* of tbo vt»*l of edu-
oating our vhildren. The general public in its
tax paying, it H argued, lines not bear its proper
*hare of ihe cost of edueuting il> children. YVe
mav be dullard* in this affair, but we thought
that all ta\pa\ers bote a reasonable part of the
educational burden. We ask our readers to look
over the tax slip that comes to him with such
rcgularil) and to draw hi* own conclusion. In
deed *ome informed people tell u* that it would
be impossible fox* the average parent to give his
children a public school and u high school edu
cation, were it not fur the action of the general
taxpaying eitiAcn. The
for hi* board and keep b\ hi* home duties when
they are well directed. School luxe* are a con
sideruble *um in the payment* of luxe*.
* * *
A Fine Crop
While the corn and potatoes would
been all the better of frequent shower* of
rain, the sugar beet* have been excelling
airragr yvitng*ier pa)*
II
a iv
have
warm
them-
*elvr* in root growth. We have not heard a
*inglv complaint in regard to that wop. Farmers
who have hud time to examine their beet fields,
are delighted with the length of the roots. The
abundant *un*hine, has, it is hoped, developed
the sugar content of the plants. Here’s hoping
that the crop will be something more than a
bumper reward for itx cultivation.
* * * *
Note and Comment
Good, fresh <mb corn, Y-m iw-wv!» * *
Strum is rising from the political culdvoii.
«• •> * *
Fine weather helped the farmers out in the
labor line.* * * ♦
We have a hunch that the Russian bear is
to be added to the Berlin menagerie.w. «■ ?*
Wheat m this district is testing sixty-four
pounds to the bushel. The yield, too, is abundant.
Wheat threshing forty to forty- five bushels
per awe and test sixty four pounds to the bushel.
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It looks as if the harvest were to be over a
couple of weeks on the early side. Now what
are we to do with the rest of the autumn?
* * x x
We’d like to hear more of the music the coal
man makes us he puts the black diamonds where
they will be looked for next December.
«• x ■* «
We’d like to hear a few red hot debates on
political mutters. Discussion makes for political
wisdom. For the past three or four elections
thing have been as tame us, a church quilting,
("onhaleration was not brought about iu this,
easy fashion. Our political candidates would
be brought an edge that would prove beneficial
to the country were they given a few months'
dow nright heckling.
Y x x *
Politic* will be a live topic at the threshings
and silo filling*. 'Rhe farmers of this good coun
try rev doing a whole lot of solid thinking on
public business mattew. We heard a veteran
farmer conning the following:
A wise old owl sat on an vak.
The more he saw the less- lie -spoke,
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why not be tike that wise old bird,?
not
15 YEARS AGO j
Mri Win. J.. ami Earl Rus-
tiriI ld»; mi Monday w a nwtnr trip)
to Nvw York ami WasIHnglQU andt
W1H vlrif at various t>la<w curoutv.
They are equiiipud tor I'ainplug: and.
intend atopjjiim at smn« of rim
rourist I'Minps ou the way. They ex*
pert to he gone about two wedut.
Air. and 'Mr«- J. A. Htewart, Mrs.
Fuke and Htewurt left Jiere on a
motor trip to Niagara dvalb, Buf
falo, Glenn Irih, Watklwi Ohm. They
expert to he away about a week,
Mr, and Mrs. W. W. Taman and
family have moved to dndr cottage
at Grund Bmnl for the month of
Anwuat.
Mr. and Mrs. Bru*’" Blvera motor-
mi to Rofilmsim; N.Y., whore
are spundtog tlmlr holidays.
Wfiltm' Gutbusii urrompaided
tm far as
frimujs.
Mr. and
and Retu
Hobby IHnney nmtared to Lion’s
Head and Tobermory last wook,
Miss Jessie Bmlgert apent the
week end at Hayfield the guest of
Mr. and Mrs, J. G. Ntanlmry,
Mrs. (}, Hm-liry and son Kenneth
are Imlidaylnp. with relatives at.
Lansing, Mich.
Masters Ray and Fairl Fraynu are
holidaying at tlniml Bend with their
grnudmotlmr, Mre. Passmore,
Bwiisvllto io visit
The Reader
Comments
LH4rr*». m (he rditnr nubiUhvd
heremtoor jrejire»rht the vB’vx
M JndityiUoI per#uM», Mr'e invite
<»t»r rriutori* tw wake w*e of this
I'OlUMlIl.
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they
them
with
Mrs It. N, -Howto
and Masi er Bowe
Vera
and
25 YEARS AGO
At |.lm 22ml unntial ronvmitlon
of nnrun t’miuiy Woiihui’h GhrlBt-
inn ’nunperancu Union hold In Whig-
hum, on July :i4tli, Mrs. B. W. F.
Btrnvors, of L’.\eU»r, wim olectort
prealdonL Flu* new unions have
Iman ovgunixed in the county during
the mist year,
Mr. and Airs. 11. G. Bullion and
two sons are on n motor trip to
Kingston leaving Bnturdny,
Miss Hattie Sweet and brother,
Air. Harry Sweet returned Saturday
from a trip to Quebec ■Oily,
motored to Toronto and
bout down to Quebec.
Alisa Florence Trivbner,
cently resigned a.* teacher
No. 3» Stephen has accepted a school
near Florence.
Alain Street Sunday School held
a successful picnic at Grand Bend
on Wednesday of last week.
The Exeter School Board has en
gaged Miss Rrta Rowe and Miss
Medd on the public school staff.
They
look the
who ro
of S. S.
50 YEARS AGO
The report ef Joint Board
Examiners on the result of
primary
shows
eleven
one ,i$ I
ent on
heartily
success.
On F. :J
50U people
tural \l"M
bicycle race-
jof the atte
i number vf I I Browning
rider of the evening.
Andy skewart, of the Bobier
Produce Vo., handed us a duck egg
on Friday last, which measures
7ix9 inches in circumference. It
was among other eggs bought from
M. Williams at Dublin, Ont. This
is the largest duck egg that has yet
come to our notice.
; Mr. Jonathan Kydd. who
been suffering for some time
a very pamful abscess on the
i
i
of
the
examinations for July only
the name of one out of
who wrote at Exeter- that
evoeeh. “Dick” is at pres-
r Advocate's staff and we
on^ratulate him on his
R.
th
■ww~'J'lnit Hospital Question!
The Bender’s Column carried a
letter recently on the subject of a
hospital for Exeter. Iff js quite pos
sible that the question has been in
the minds of a good many citizens
even if yerbal expressions of opin
ions has been withheld. However,
If public discussion of this import
ant 'matter were provided, there
would be less chance of the “Gidley
Bequest" being unceremoniously
turned down. The letter by i<\ w.
Gladman brings forward some im
portant points worth consideration.
Situated as Exeter is, in the
heart of one of Western Ontarlos
finest agricultural districts, we
could visualise the development of
the "Idea" into the "Reality” of a
splendid community hospital prov
iding a service for an ever present
need,
On every t side we hear of post
war plans for a ‘Bettor Community*
What finer tribute In tangible form
could Exeter and district pay to the
fine young men who have gone out
to serve King and Country, with
many making the supreme sacri
fice? ’
What a fine beginning toward
the post-war plans for a
Community’, unless tills
World. After the War* has only been
so much high sounding idealism
and lip-service patriotism to get us
by, until wo could slip back again
to tin* old pre-war days of ‘every
man for himself’.
Lot every cltlxcn consider this
possible project, lest there be vain
regrets In days to come because we
have beau negligent in taking up a
gift., which offers great possibilities
of service to the community.
“0 Canada"
Weekly
Newspapers
Top the List
67% of Rural Mail Boxes
Receive the Local Weekly
I
An advertising manager, on his holidays, ac
companied the local mail man while he de
livered along a rural route,
"1 picked up some valuable pointers of selling
the farm market/’ this ad man writes.
"Judging by this section of the rural community
I would say that the advertiser who wishes to
reach the greatest number of farm readers must
use the local paper. Practically every family
subscribes to this medium and on the day it was
delivered a god many of the farm people were,
out at their boxes to get the mail.
"Inquiries brought the information that
more or less isolated farm folk, almost
out exception, are hungry for local news . . .
"I made a careful count of periodical deliveries
during the fortnight and have drawn up this
table showing the percentages of boxes receiv
ing the publications delivered along the route.
these
wit 11-
e
‘Better
‘Better
51
20
13
i
67% Receive Local Weekly
per cent, of boxes received the first farm paper
per cent, of boxes received the second "farm paper
per cent, of boxes received the small city paper
5 per cent, of boxes received metropolitan dailies
3
A
toYon don’t need a little bird
tell yon that a Classified Ad brings
direct results!
s
LETTER BOX
Camp.
be of interest to
readers to know
lay evening last about
gathered at the agricul-
.g park to witness the
■s. a noticeable feature
mdanee was the large
ladies present. Mr. Will
moved himself the star
has
with
foot,
; underwent an operation on Tuesday
:and is now rapidly improving.
Mr. Wm. Baker. Sr., of 2nd con-
' cession. Stephen, finished cutting
all his grain on Monday last. Vn-
|doubtedly ’?.;■? is the first of the
i season.
reached
at Tor-
we had
is that, dear?”
Corporal won’t let
the
said
potatoes.”
*
the mistress.
Daughter ‘Bill writes that his
Corporal t’uvks a tot of him.”
Mother' * How
“He says the
anyone else peel
* *
“Bvnietime.#.”
“it will be necessary for you to- help
the butler upstairs.”
“I uudersrizid, madam.” replied
the uew mil “when he's had
top many ”
* *. *:
wa.< going
pockets- and
e‘« which
Js’ie asked
one
her
slip
f.
per cent, of boxes received one national magazine”
M’GmLIVKAY TOWNSHIPthe
These facts uncovered by a practical advertis
ing man, will carry more weight with advertis
ing buyers and their cousel than anything the
weekly publishers themselves might say.
Today’s and tomorrow’s rich farm market can
be reached in a friendly, intimate reultful way
by using
Our Victory Garden
of 44
ORD :tw-L
about ten inches through,
iu awhile we would cross a
river, or pass by a long uar-
lake. bordered with spruce
and the odd summer cottage.
Most people have a little garden.
Behind the house, or shed it lies.
And in the soft earth we work.
In the warm spring when it dries.
We work the ground all smooth
and fine,
The seeds, we then do sow.
After that we work around.
And wait for them to grow.
As soon as they show above
ground,
The weeds, are there also..
We put on an old straw hat
And go out and hoe and hoe.
The weeds which never stop
growth.
Keep coming
And we hoe
much.
Our hoes are
When the vegetables are ripe.
We say that they taste fine.
Why shouldn’t they be, for the
den
Was either yours or mine.
In the fall when it is done.
We say Oh! what a chore.
But it was for the best of cause.
Our VICTORY garden of, 44.,
Eel Schroeder Age 13.
Fairfield School.
MAN KILLED IN -PRANCE
their
above the ground,
and hoe and hoe.
worn round.
so
Word has been received of the
I death iu France of Sgmn. Gordon
R, Luther, of the Greenway com
munity. He was wounded on July 10,
resulting fatally the following day.
Gordon was well known through
out this district, and took an active
part in church and community af
fairs. He was a member of the
Greenway United Church, and was,
active in the Young People's Union.
He enlisted in 1942 and went over
seas in March, 1943.
He was. in his 33rd year, only
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Luther,
of McGillivray Township. Early in
’1343 he was married to the former
-Margaret Cluness. Besides his wife
and his parents, he is survived by
two sisters, Myrtle, of Landon, .and
Mrs. Victor Lee, of Barrie.
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A 110779 Gur. J. M. Neil.
A2 C.A.T.C, F A/T Bty. R.C.A.
Petawawa Military
Dear Editor:
I thought it may
you and your many
that since joining the Active Army,
have been stationed here for Basic
and Advanced training.
During my brief stay in London,
II met up with a fine bunch of men.
Some I knew In civilian life and
others you may call pick up friends.
AU of which have been placed in
different stations in the army ser
vices. Some went to Chatham, some
to Camp Borden and there were
nine camo, here to Petawawa.
The trip down here was very in
teresting after we passed through
Smiths Falls. Being as we left Lon
don at seven fifty pan. Wednesday
July 19, darkness soon fell and so
did the rain. There was a very sev
ere rain storm east of Galt,, but
faired off again as we
Toronto.
We had very short stops
onto and Ottawa although
time enough to enjoy a much want
ed breakfast, which l am sure we
all enjoyed.
The scenery along the Ottawa
River certainly is beautiful, spruce
trees even growing in the crevices
of the rocks. A person would really
wonder what they live on. I noticed
some
Once
‘ small
row
trees
We finally arrived at Petawawa
station on Thursday July 20 at 1.30
p.m. and waited a few minutes for
’ our truck to pick us up which
brought us into camp which is
about a mile- from town.
Since being in camp, and getting
around a little. I have been in dif
ferent canteens. The Salvation
Army. Knight of Columbus, our
own dry canteen and also the craft
shop. In each of the canteens there
is a movie projector except our own
, and we see a free movie. There is
also a theatre here where we can go’
if we donT feel like going to the
canteen theatres. The craft shop is
where they make articles of wood
or leather.
I can't tell you much of the drill
ing as yet but there is church ser
vice every Sunday morning which
we all go- to other than those assig
ned to duty.
I hope: this won’t take up too
1 A wifeI husbaud's
[of paper
-Ruth.”
i does this luean.?”
| “that’s a
| Thee the led up the
the Mrs.,
talk, to you,”
I «*.*■*.
I This note was. pinned to an
brella ia a Dayton cafe:
••This belmgs- to a champion-
I fighter lie is coming back.”
| Some time later It was noted that jrucIi space in your paper, t will
the umbrelU was missing- to
place wag another note:
“This, umbrella was picked up by
a champion runner- he is not com- ling. bariK.”
*
through
found a
was memo’d
him: “What
“Oh.*’ he oh’d.
Iierse l played today.”
“». rang and she pick-
svei". “IkvrUtig,” said
••) >ur horse wants to
gar-
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um’
try and drop a few more lines la a
week or so-, so as to keep you all in
step, with tlto activities off camp
life. So iong fop now,
Murray fffell.
Painful, Pus Filled Boils
th Cause of Much Misery
. if you suffer- from: boils you know how sick, and
miserabls they made you feeL
Boils ate- ait outward indication of irapurities to
the system,, and just when you think ynii are rid of
brie another crops up to take its place and prolong
yourmisery. Alithek ‘ ' ’ ' ' * “
coming,.
should purify thu bM* so why, not give
that-old, rsbaoto bleed medicine, Burdock Blood Rifton* w chance to show
what it, wiRdutoEetoto^youget-rid ofthem? ThousaxuU havo rixjdvt fW
thia - purpose’ ftrij* the- paafi. so years.- Why riot you?
Ancing and poulticing you can da W stop W