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THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1944
The Paris Muddle
It seems that the French love to muddle
things, though they are among the cleverest
people in the world. They muddled the war
three years ago. Long before .that they muddled
their defences by building a strong protective
fortress that was almost impregnable if attack
ed from the front but which an army on in
vasion bent could, and did walk around. We
wonder if the action of the patriots in Paris
has been another blunder. We have our quiet
thoughts on that subject. We - know that the
Allies issued strict orders to the occupied coun
tries to keep quiet till the Allies were ready
to deliver the smashng blow that would bring
freedom. Did the patriots disregard this advice,
as some call it and undertake to win the glory
of achieving their own liberation? It looks like
it to some people, In any case the news of the
liberation was premature. Then on what author
ity was the news of the liberation of Paris
broadcast? Such a broadcaster should be rele
gated to the ABC class in some fool’s college.
Such broadcasting is almost sure to work a deal
of harm in the business world to say nothing of
domestic life.
* * * *
That New Victory Loan
Canadian taxpayers are asking what the
new Victory Loan is to be expended upon. It
is highly proper that they should have an ade
quate answer to such a query. They have sub
scribed liberally heretofore. Naturally, they
want to know just what is to be done with their
money. Most of the taxpayers have places of
their own requiring every penny they can part
with. All sorts of questions are being asked.
Well do the citizens know that there are dif
ficult times ahead, no matter how soon the vic
tory is won. Some would have liked for the loan
to have been discussed before the breaking up
of Parliament as they do not like the thought
of the country’s spending enormous sums of
money without being consulted. They are sick
and tired of this way of saying to almost any
one who asks “Certainly you may have a few
hundred millions if you wish for it!” Taxpayers
may be told that the new loan is to strengthen
up the state of affairs following the war. But
the war is not over. Further the public wants
to know precisely what is to be done with the
cash. We do not ask for general terms but for
specific instances of expenditure.
* * * a»
’ What is Japan Thinking?
As the impression remains that the war in
.Europe is drawing to a close, we wonder how
Japan is sizing up the situation. We are quite
sure that she is wishing that she had treated
prisoners of war according to the • requirements
of international law. Then she will shiver a
little as she realizes that Russia is likely to join
the Allies against her. As she does so she will
reflect upon her uncalled for aggressive meth
ods in international waters just over there in
the sea between her and Russia. She will re
gret, too, that she has not been a just trader
with the nations who will be deciding her fate.
She may be thinking about the fable of the frog
that wished to be as large as an ox, as she sees
her Pacific Ocean dominions dwindling to the
size of the frog as he expended himself to the
utmost. She will recall the words about “Vault
ing ambition that o’er leaps itself.”
* * * *
It Won’t Work
Some well-meaning people who might be
better occupied are urging that the smaller
nations should have as much influence in the
proposed arrangement for preserving the peace
of the world as the larger nations. This plan
simply will not work. The little fellow is likely
to be the storm breeder under such an arrange
ment. He is likely to presume a good deal. He
is almost sure to curry favor with one of the
big fellows in the way of trade or of privilege
of some sort, When this is done, the fat is in
the fire. Further, the proposed peace preserv
ing body will almost surely be made up of nice
old men in frock coats who will attempt to
settle affairs by exchanging a nice little drink
at the bar and for some others who have out
lived their usefulness as men at home. So far
the men near Washington who are taking it
upon themselves to say what the world is to
do have not proved themselves equal to the tre
mendous task they have invited themselves to
undertake. Just now there is every evidence
that the proceedings likely to be taken to pre
vent another war arc likely to be storm breed
ers. The political heeler is getting ready for a
kilL
Paris Liberated
To the delight of everybody, Paris has been
liberated. Ostensibly .she is ruling herself. In
reality she is in Allied bauds. Though in sub
jection to the Allies, Paris will feel no oppres
sor's heel. She has hud enough of that sort of
thing. And the relief was well conducted. The
great city was allowed to strike the blow that
.snapped her fetters. This was as it should be.
Her sufferings under German domination have
been terrible, but once again she is free, The
better u.ngels of France have been heeded and
once again her sons are battling openly and
whole heartedly for freedom. Her liberators
soon will see to it that she shall take her right
ful place among the nations of the world, even
though for a season she must walk the valley
of obscurity. In any case we look to her to put
her last ounce of strength into the struggle
that now goes on and which may continue for*
many a weary day. Still,, for France, as for the
world, the eastern sky is reddening and we hope
to hear the shouts of those who triumph.
* * * *
News We Long For
Soon we hope to heai- of the conquest of
the bases whence those robots are launched.
If that wished for hour has not already arrived,
we hope for it to come soon, It will be the best
day that Germany has seen for many a weary
ebb and flow of the tide. Every hour she is free
to launch those death missiles, the heavier will
be the load she places on her shoulders and the
deeper will be the stripes that she must receive
at the whipping post of Allied hands. We do
not encourage reprisals but what is to be done
with a foe who revels in the destruction of
homes, of little children without accomplishing
any military objective.
* * * *
From Scratch
When the war is over, the world, generally,
will find things pretty well tousled and ravelled.
Aristocracy of birth will have pretty well dis
appeared. The medical profession will have ad
vanced almost beyond recognition. Merchandis
ing will be a new thing. The schools and uni
versities will find themselves on a new basis
and expected to do new work. Social life will
be a new thing. Happy will be the church and
the business house and the home that recog
nizes that times are different. The old has pass
ed away and new duties and new customs will
be the order.
Our Empire will exemplify this. Our very
best men tell us that she will need to start from
scratch. Her trade will need to be begun all
over again and her prestige as a transportation
country will simply have to be rebuilt. Farmers
and storekeepers and all the schools and
churches cannot escape the serious problems
that await them and our law in all its branches,
particularly in its administration, will find it
self very much in the melting pot. Law can no
longer shelter itself behind its dignity nor can
the church shelter herself behind her sanctity.
All this and ten thousand times more than all
this is as inevitable as the coming sunrise. There
are grave people who tell us that our Empire
is in her twilight. True, but it is the twilight
that precedes the dawn. Effort and faith will
again save the day.
* * * *
A Real Pleasure"
We had the pleasure of an introduction
the other day to a high ranking Russian soldier.
The first thing we noticed about this young
man was his fine physical fitness. Teeth and
arms and chest were about the finest we have
seen for many a moon. The eyes were clear and
every movement was quiet but graceful and sur
prisingly quick. When he spoke his voice was
low. His words were few but effective. There was
no .mistaking his meaning. We remarked on his
quiet voice and his few words. “Russians use
our eves a good deal. They are opened at last
and we do not mean to shut them. We are all
studying. We have not much time to talk. There
is a good deal to be done. Were you to listen
to a crowd of Russians, you would think we were
mumbling. We would not be. We’d be talking
pretty earnestly. You western people are far
noisier than the Russians.” “What about your
food?” we ventured. “We eat to be healthy and
strong. We have so much to do that we must be
as strong as ever we can.” What impressed us
was the constant recurrence of this fine man to
two things that he assured me were characteris
tic of the Russian people—their study of prac
tical matters, chemistry, physics, sociology, poli
tics. We’ll do well to become acquainted with
these people.
* * * *
Pastures Our Hope
Farmers in this immediate vicinity are dis
appointed in their corn crop. The long-continued
drought has been too much for it. The burning
sun rays have well nigh ruined the whole yield.
What farmers earnestly hope to see is a good
deal of rain that will revive the pastures. Good
pasture saved the situation last autumn. The
copious shower Sunday night was much needed
but more are required,
* * * *
Note and Comment
Johnny and Mary are seeing the end of
vacation,
x * * *
Farmers are anxiously awaiting good
showers in order that fail wheat ground may be
prepared.
* * * # ■
It’s great weather for getting odds and
ends of outside work done. We know of no
finer conditions for keeping up one’s subscrip
tion to the local paper,
15 YEARS AGO
Miss Jean Coates, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Alt. Coates, of Us-
borne, was taken ill with an acute
attack of appendicitis and on Sun
day afternoon underwent an opera
tion at Dr. Fletcher’s hospital. Miss
Coates is at present in a critical
condition but her many friends
hope for a speedy recovery,
Messrs. H. O. southcott and Jas.
Morley motored to Toronto Tuesday
to attend the Exhibition.
Four thousand wild horses from
the foothills of Alberta are being
sent to Winnipeg to be slaughtered
and sold as meat to western fur
farmers. The horse flesh sells for
about one cent a pound.
The fine brick home on Main
Street, the residence of the late
Mrs. Wilbert McFalls, has been pur
chased by Mr. Harry Elworthy who
gets possession Oct, 1st. Mr. and
Mrs, Garnet Flynn are moving into
the residence on Laughton Street,
occupied by Mrs. C. C. Filan.
Little Stinson McQueen, who is
in the Toronto General Hospital,
undergoing treatment following his
injury from stepping on a high ten
sion wire at the local power house
last month, is now expected to re
cover. Another operation has been
performed and one leg has been
removed below the knee.
25 YEARS AGO
Percy Dauncey’s barn was com
pletely destroyed by fire on August
21st about 6 o’clock in the evening.
They were just preparing to thresh
and were in the act of backing the
seperator into the barn when a
spark from the engine blew into the
mow and in a minute the barn was
in flames. Mr. Dauncey’s full crop
was burned, also a lot of im
plements. His house fell prey to
flames about a year and a half
previous.
The Exeter High School has
been fortunate in securing the
following highly qualified and com
petent teachers: Mr. E. J. Wethey,
M. A., specialist in mathematics,
who has had many years experience
the last nine of which have been
spent as Principal of Carleton Place
High School; Miss Stella Gregory,
who is the daughter of the late
Thos. Gregory, ex Principal of
Exeter School and Miss Josie Medd,
who so capably filled the position
as Specialist in Art last year.
Miss May Armstrong is attending
the millinery openings in Toronto.
Word has been received that Mr,
Norman Hockey has arrived in Que
bec from overseas and will come on
to Exeter to-day.
50 YEARS AGO
A Grand Bend correspondent
writes, “When is it going to rain?”,
is a common expression of late.
Also the following item, Mr.
McLean’s teams have now finished
drawing logs and those that were
piled on the river bank are being
put in the river for the purpose of
rafting, after which they will be
taken to some American mill.
On Saturday afternoon last the
granary and barn belonging to Mr.
Samuel Hicks on the 2nd. con. of
Usborne was burned to the ground
with the contents including a num
ber of hogs,
Mr. John W. Harrison, the prom
ising young doctor has charge of
Mr. James Jones’ general store at
Winchelsea. Mr. Jones is sojourn
ing at Grand Bend.-
The Electric Light
For some time past the people of
Exeter have been anxiously await
ing the completion of the electric
light system in our town. For the
first time Thursday evening the
current was turned on and was a
pleasing sight indeed. The arc light
shone out most brilliantly and was
really grand considering the first
time of operation. The Main Street
was well illuminated with the ex
ception .of the lengthy space be
tween Bissett’s old stand and Mr.
F. Knight’s grocery store. The in
terval between those two points is
without a doubt too great and could
not reasonably be expected to be lit
from the two lamps. However we
are informed that the council in
tends putting in an extra lamp in
front of Mr, J. A. Stewart’s store if
the light proves satisfactory. The
Change to the people of Exter was
indeed great after being So many
years used the old fashioned street
lamp and consequently a large
number were out to witness its first
appearance. The smaller lights are
not yet in proper running order, al
though they have been tried several
times.
Smiles. . . .
Half and Half!
“Johnny',” said Ms mother, sev
erely, “someone lias taken a big
piece of ginger cake out of th'e pan
try,”
Johnny blushed guiltingly* and
fidgetted around.
“Oli, Johnny,” she exclaimed, “I
didn’t think it was in you!”
“It ain't all/ replied Johnny,
“part of it’s in Elsie/1'
WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE
. weekly newspapers of Canada
yyJIM GREENBLAT, Editor of the SUN
* SWIFT CURRENT EASKATCHEWAN
A COUNTRY EDITOR J
SEES
I Canadians who read weekly
[newspapers are as deeply concern
ed with matters relating to nutri
tion as those who live in teeming
urban centres, and possibly a little
light on the activity and purposes
of the Canadian Council on Nutri
tion might be timely, Nutrition is
definitely tied up with the future
of agriculture and there is hardly a
reader of this column who isn’t
directly or indirectly affected by
this primary industry,
An expansion of Canadian agri
culture is looked for after the war,
and it is believed that its greatest
interests lie in the export market.
Nutritionists emphasize that the
food standards of the world, even
at the best of times, are far below
the level necessary for really good
health. Even in Canada, which has
had one of the highest food stand
ards of any country, consumption
of food per person has risen since
the war. In respect of some foods,
however, it is still well below the
desirable nutritional level.
Here in this connection are a
few pertinent facts. The total
Canadian civilian intake of food
per person per -year was 999.8
pounds in the period 1935-39. It
rose to 1,025.8 pounds in 1941 and
to 1,045.3 pounds in 1942, In 1943
the average total intake was 1,03 8
pounds per civilian. The reduction
was in part due to a poor vegetable
crop and in part to more general
rationing of food.
It was back in 193 6 that the
Canadian delegation to the League
of Nations supported a resolution
urging members of the League to
set up National Nutrition Com
mittees. The Canadian Council was
formed in 1938, followed by an
order-in-council in December, 1942
which more clearly defined its
membership and functions. Each
provincial health department was to
provide one representative, the re
maining 2 5 members to include
scientists, economists, agricultural
experts, teachers and persons con
nected with social welfare and
labour.
It was the function of the Com
mittee “to consider and make re
commendations upon all aspects
of nutrition, including investiga
tions, educational efforts, the rules
of nutrition in terms of specific
foods, and methods of improving
the nutritional status of the people
of Canada.
The Council had a general meet
ing in Ottawa last May, and a few
highlights of that meeting furnish
an insight into the work being
done unostentatiously to better the
health of this Dominion of ours.
The Committee on Food Analysis
for instance, had been conducting
research projects in a number of
laboratories. Its Members had some
interesting findings to report on
the Vitamin C content of vegetables
before and after cooking, and after
standing on a steam table. Their
reports showed that losses of the
vitamin after cooking varied from
5 4 to 91 per cent and that losses
were greater after steaming than
boiling. After two hours on a steam
table most of the Vitamin C was
lost.
Analysis of fresh and dehydrated
vegetables showed that dehydratiou
destroys a considerable proportion
of Vitamin C, sometimes more than
fifty per cent. Its effect on thiamin,
riboflavin and carotene was much
less, in some cases negligible.
The committee on School
Lunches recommended that a Dom
inion-wide school lunch program be
developed, helped by the federal
grant.
Discussion of Canada's Food
Rules resulted in a decision to re
vise them. When the Food Rules
were drawn up before it was decid
ed to recognize the existence of war
shortages in supply and modify the
rules accordingly. This year, how
ever, the revised rules will be based
on known nutritional neds rather
than upon expediency,
A number of resolutions were
passed concerning Canada Approv
ed Flours and Bread, We quote
them because bread is one of the
most important foods.
The Canadian Council of Nutr
ition re-affirms its view that
higher extraction of wheat, such
as used to make Canada Approv
ed W.hite Flour, is a proper step
towards assisting the public in
selection and use of foods for
adequate nutrition.
The Canadian Council of
Nutrition strongly recommends
that all white bread offered for
sale, or offered for use in public
eating -places in Canada, shall be
made with Vitamin B White
Flour (Canada Approved), and
that the ,bread made therefrom
shall conform to the standard
of vitamin B White JBread
(Canada Approved).
The Canadian Council on
Nutrition urges that every en-
courgement be given to making
Canada Approved White Flour
available throughout the country
for household use.
The Canadian Council on
Nutrition considers that at the
present time the addition of
synthetic vitamins to flour and
bread, except under emergency
conditions, is not advisable.
Recognizing the need for inter
national co-operation in the field of
food and agriculture, the Council
requested that two representatives
from a similar organization in the
United States and Great Britian be
invited to become membars of the
Canadian Council. It also asked the
govnment for an annual budget to
further its work It was further re-
ommended that a National Food
Policy be devised and implemented
in harmony with recommendations
laid down by the United Nations
Conference on Food and Agricul
ture; and that the policy be so plan
ned as to assure every Canadian
sufficient food to meet his or her
nutritional requirements
It has now been recognized that
the nutritional necessities of the
people of Canada is a subject that
should be explored more energeti
cally and more fully if we are to
obtain in our future citizens the
maximum of vigor, mental alert
ness and physical well-being that
is possible.
The women of Canada have
shown in the past two years that
they are ready and willing to co
operate in the matter of nutrition,
and many Local Councils of Women
Women’s Institutes, and other or
ganizations of similar nature, have
at one time or another discussed
this subject on the basis of litera
ture and information eminating
from the Canadian Council on
Nutrition. Homemakers realize its
importance to the future, of the
nation.
SHIPKA
Wedding bells were ringing in
our community last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Neeb and Joan
of Pontiac, Mich., spent the week
end at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ira Tetreau and family.
Mrs. L. Fiukbeiner and Mr. Har
old Finkbeiner attended the funer
al of her niece on Tuesday last at
Ailsa Craig.
Miss Jean McKenzie R.N. of Lon
don, is at present holidaying at t'he
home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fink
beiner.
Miss Reta Ratz, nurse at the
Military Hospital at Ottawa, spent
this week-end at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Ratz.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson .Bawden
and two children, of Windsor, are
at present visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ratz.
Mr. Alex Neeb is at present in
the hospital in London*. We hope
for a speedy recovery.
Mr. Sam, Schroeder, of Saskatoon
Sask., and daughter Mrs. Lavina
Moore, of Winnipeg, were visiting
recently at the 'home of Mr. and
Mrs. Isaiah Tetreau and other relat
ives. Mrs. Moore while visiting here
received word that her husband
was rported missing in action in
France.
Farewell Party
On Friday evening last a recep
tion was held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Gaiser, in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gaiser who
were recently married. Lunch was
served and ice cream. All had an
enjoyable evening. Many useful
gifts were received.
Honor Newlyweds
On Wednesday evening last fv
farewell party was held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Kenny who
are leaving our community this
week. A well worded address was
read and they were presented with
two pairs of flannelette blankets
and a table cloth. Mrs. Kenney, on
behalf of herself and family, thank
ed the people for their kindness,
Lunch was served. After singing,
“For they are jolly good fellows,”
and God Save the King, all return
ed home,
... in fact, quite a
serious shortage of bottles
and cartons. However, it
can be overcome if custom
ers return their empties,
in the original containers,
promptly — to the nearest
Brewer’s Retail Store—as
these can be used over and
over again. In this way you
can help us maintain steady
supplies for you.
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