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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1944
How Will The War End
Most of u.s have hoped that the war will
end by the total surrender of Germany. That
is, we expect that the struggle will continue in
full force up to a definite date. After that date,
we have hoped that the war will be all over.
From that special day we had hoped that arms
would be laid down and nations would, as far
as the present struggle is concerned, study war
no more. Lately, however, many informed people
are thinking otherwise. They expect that Ger
many must be beaten piece meal. Foi’ many
long.
carry on something like a .sniping contest, fight
ing now from the forests, now from hei* caves,
now from dugouts or From any place from which
she can continue the work she delights in, the
spilling of innocent blood. Whatever Germany
will do, we are told she simply will not submit
to her enemies whom she has so cruelly and
unnecessarily offended and slaughtered up to
the limit of her ability. Such an outlook is
horrible to think of but the Allies are ready
for such tactics. They talk of resorting to secret
practices. If Germany should resolve to be un
reasonable the Allies know what to do with her.
In any case the war must be continued till the
enemy can no longer hurt nor destroy. We are
not inclined to the belief that Germany will
ask for her own destruction. She is too greedy
for that sort of thing. She knows that cities are
not built in a day. and cities cost money. She
knows that fertile fields are costly and she is
eager to win her living and the wealth of other
nations by cultivating field and forest and mine
and fisheries. She is keen on having the wheels
of industry, turning within her borders. She
knows or she will soon learn the way war has of
devastating everything that is good. So far she
knows in a direct, practical way, but one thing
about war's destructiveness. She has been but
a spectator for many a long decade of the work
done by war’s blood and iron. She is now to
drink the bitter draught she has forced to the
tongue of the innocent. Our belief is that Ger
many will not take kindly to the drinking, but
swallow the hot wine of war she must, let the
drinking require one month or a century. The
Allies have no intention of
whine or to sneak out of the
she has prepared for her own
* # ■ # #
a
weary year, it is thought, Germany will
soundly trounced, If a sound thrashing will not
meet the occasion the bully must lose his iden
tity. Hence the folly of all this talk about sup
eriority of men or nations, Tyre and Sidon are
of no account save as warning to the rest of the
world. Babylon thought that she could dictate
terms to the whole creation. Today there is none
so poor as to do her homage. Spain is in much
the same bout. Mussolini has been well trimmed,
Hitler is using resin .where it is most needed,
Men are persons, not things. Sublime inpertin
ence it surely is to elevate one’s self to a place
of fancied superiority when it is true all
time “That all are needed by each one,
» # # *
That Murder
Not so very far from these parts a yvoman
has been murdered. That is the common belief
at least. Should it be the fact that murder has
k&en committed we are extremely anxious that
the murderer should be tracked down and giv
en a fair trial and dealt with according to law*.
We cannot afford to have it said that a woman
while in her own house and alone should be
murdered in cold blood. Such an act belongs
to savagery at its lowest and worst, This al
leged crime stands out as crying for being dealt
with up to the limit of Canadian resources. It
is not a mere nine days’ wonder, It is a deed
that stands out in blazing features against the
brow of the Canadian heavens. Those whose
business it is to look after an act so heinous
must not do less that the utmost that can be
done to clear up the whole situation and inform*
the public as to all the facts. We cannot toler
ate any cloud of suspicion to rest on this al
leged occurrence. Such deeds prepare the
for events so awful that
about them.
the
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‘.ft
i
15 YEARS AGO
A heavy windstorm lasting a few
minutes visited this section Monday
evening and did some damage
around town. The conveyor at the
Exeter Canning Factory was blown
down doing damage to the extent of
about $150.04) and some trees were
damaged .in that district.
Some time between Saturday
night $nd Sunday morning thieves
broke into the gent’s furnishing
store of W. W. Taman and carried
off between two and three hundred
dollars worth of goods. Among the
articles stolen were two new suits
of clothes, taken from the work
room. The thieves pried their way
into the front part of the building
and stole a couple of trench coats
and a rubber, raincoat, also quite a
number of shirts which were taken
from a display case, several boxes
of underwear and quite a 'number
ol’ ties. The thieves entered
store
the cellar and came up into
workroom through a trap door.
Messrs, Carling and Morley, of
Exeter, have purchased the law
practice of the late Wm, MacDiar-
mid, of this village and have opened
up a branch office in the rooms
occupied by him in the Oddfellows
Block.
the
through a rear window into
the
allowing her to
whichjudgment
undoing.
Terms?France and the Peace
France is talking about sitting in on
terms with the nations who are expected
range the peace terms. We confess that we do
, not see why France should be put on all fours
with the nations who have fought the whole
.Wearisome duration of the war. France failed
■'to be ready to meet the German foe. She sur
rendered weakly, as we think, when the guns
invaded her soil. To her foe she gave over her
fields and shops and cities and roads and
bridges while the Allies fought and bled and
saw their cities utterly wasted. We value highly
what France has done lately, but she fought
only when the Allies made it safe for her to do
so. She had no Dunkirk. She. had no Coventry.
Her sons died at no Dieppe. The old law must
hold for her as it holds for mankind, "Whatso
ever a man soweth that shall he also reap."
France will be given a fair chance at any con
ference for the settling of world affairs but
she must be prepared to be recognized only
far as she has served. In all such cases it
deeds that count.
equal
to ar-
as
is
Those Post War Arrangements
What all healthy minded men desire
peace in which they may work out their own
reasonable plans. They do not wish for doles
or for anything that looks like a dole. At the
same time they are willing to have other men
share opportunities on equal terms with them
selves. They draw the line at the place where
the other fellow* makes a nuisance of hirqself.
The same holds true of nations. The principle
is so simple that we almost apologize for men
tioning it, When we think of it, however, we
are only too well aware that there are a whole
lot of men and; nations who fail to observe this
principle. When the principle is not observed
trouble begins, Further, most people like io get
value for what they have to .offer on the mar
ket, The big bully in school who pounces on the
smaller boy’s apple or sugar tart excites bad
feeling and is likely to find himself ganged up
on by the smaller fry. He soon learns his les
son, There is»no use attempting to make detailed
rules for such occasions, The boys attend to
that quite satisfactorily. The same holds for
the wider sphere of international life. States*
' men ate only too prone, just now, to forget this
simpcl principle. The bullying nation must be
is
M-'i
way/
no one cares to think
* *
Conference
We would like to know the names of the
persons who have gven out before the proper
time, what Mr. Roosevelt and Air. Churchill
discussed at the Quebec conference. Words are
not essential to giving a lead in news matters.
A question may be asked and a brow may be
raised that gives the impression or the answer
that the occasion seems to call for. We cannot
but wonder why the meeting of Mr. Roosevelt
and Mr. Churchill was announced at all. If the
things these mighty men discussed, were a sec
ret, why herald the meeting? The meeting hav
ing taken place, why should any of those ac
companying the leaders be
tercourse with the
shape or form?
*
That Quebec
general
allowed to hold in
public in any way,
**
The
I’armers who
meanwhile encouraging in their breasts a good
yeast of enterprise have every reason to regard'
the future hopefully. The demand for every
thing the soil can produce is sure to be' keen.
At the same time the. greenhorn at agriculture
had better’ look to his ways and think twice at
least before rushing into an enterprise that will
cat, him up unless he is a good deal stronger
than circumstances. Farming has its ups and
downs and the farmer who cannot overcome
lean years is almost surg to turn his eyes to the
auction sale route. Folk who have the farm
fever had better take a day off and consider
what farmers passed through in the years fol
lowing nineteen eighteen.
* * * *
Mr. Stalin’s Reply
Mr. Stalin’s reply to the invitation extend
ed him, from Quebec, to sit in with Mr. Roose
velt and Mr. Churchill at the Quebec Confer
ence will not soon be forgotten. It amounted
to this, “I’m busy getting things done. I have
no time to talk with you." If the chiefs of the
Quebec conference wished Mr. Stalin to sit in
with them, why did they not arrange for meet
ing him Tong before they set foot on American
soil? If they knew that he could not be expect
ed to sit in with them because Russia is riot at
war with Japan, why did they invite him under
circumstances which they well knew would com
pel him to refuse their invitation to the confer
ence? Well do these men know that Mr. Stalin
is no dealer in empty courtesies. The
thing will stand a good deal of clearing up.
* 4 * *
Outlook
are
Good
content to plod along
in their breasts a good
Note and Comment
whole
The rains have been a fair start in the way
of getting the soil ready for fall plowing.
* * * ■st-
Bean harvesters are finding it necessary
to step lively in getting in tlieir crop.
* « * *
Those fine rains are working wonders for
the pasture and fruit and late garden crops.
* * * 4
The new Duplessis Cabinet of Quebec has
num-
in
of
twenty-one members, an unprecedented
her. It is suggested that Mr. Duplessis took
this large number so that he might be sure
having,at least some good men about him.
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Perhaps the Germans have a deep plot
ruin Britain by surrendering in such large num
bers that the British will starve themselves to
feed their captives, The task of providing food
for hundreds of thousands
man soldiers must present a tremendous prob
lem.
to
of surrendered Ger-
** * *
Have the western powers been giving Stalin
a reluctant welcome to tlwir confabs regarding
international affairs? Stalin is a man of deeds.
He knows something of the ways of diplomats.
Just mow he is considering what he can do on
his own account. He is no mere figurehead, He
does first and confers afterwards.
and * Thos
Possession to be
Fowell, Taman
to Sarnia Wed-
a bowling
*
R. N.
0
J. F. ROLFE,
Manager.
went over-
Battalion
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. James Weekes, wh
many years has been conducting a
marble works here with his brother
the late W. D, Weekes, last week
disposed of the business to Messrs.
Waltei* Cunningham
Pryde, of London,
given January 1st.
Messrs. Seldon,
and Heaman went
nesday to take part in
tourney.
Pte. Bert Rivers, who
seas with , the Huron
returned on Thursday last.
The automobile shed of Mr. Rd".
Hicks, of the 3rd. concession of
Usborne, was totally destroyed by
fire on Thursday night last togeth
er with his-buggy, cutter and other
articles. The fire is supposed to
have originated from a hot box on
the automobile.
Howard, son of Mr. and' Mrs. R.
D. Hunter, of Usborne, while assist
ing in working
hand caught in
severely crushed
was so injured
amputated.
Messrs. W. J. Heaman and
Seaforth on Friday
to ’’play the final
, J. Merner Trophey,
the Scotch Double
of Huron County,
a .grinder, got . his
the machine and
The second finger
that it had to be
Creech were in
afternoon last
game for the .J.
emblematic of
Championship ,
and won by a score of 10 to 9.
Canadian Soldiers
Win High Praise
The following letter in praise of
the work of the Canadians overseas
has been received by Mrs. Evelyn
J. Johns, of London. Her husband
is a former Elimville boy and a
brother of Mrs. Fred Cole, of Exeter.
Mrs. Evelyn J. Johns,
392A Richmond St.,
LONDON, Ontario.
Dear Madam:
Recently B-65731, Pte. Johns J.
N., was part of a Special Detach-
/ment from 2 ’Canadian Tank Troops
Workshop which was engaged on a
very difficult and arduous assign
ment.
A certain planned attack of thv
Canadian Army was contingent upon
,the completion of this job in 7 days,
when the most optimistic Staff es
timate was that 10 days would be
required. By working from dawn
to dark under the most trying cir
cumstances the job was completed
by this Detachment in 41 days. The
use of these vehicles made possible
the Canadian break-through on 8
August 44.
I thought you would be pleased
and happy to know that the General
Officer Commanding caused this
Detachment to be thanked and con
gratulated on behalf of the Cana
dian Army for their remarkable
achievement.
G. A. Wiggan, Major,
„ Officer ’Commanding,
2 Cdn Tk TpS Wksp, RCEME
WARM SOLD
Mrs. C. Zirk, of the Bronson line,
sold her fine 133 acre farm to her
youngest son, Leonard, who gets
immediate possession. Leonard has
recently returned from- overseas,
whore he was in active service In
France, being one of the fortunate
soldiers who escaped from* the fate
ful Dieppe Raid of two years ago.
He is also .honorably discharged
from the services,—Zurich Herald.
Smiles < .. .
A gentleman in a telephone booth
saw a girVs name> "Mabel,** 'and
a telephone number after It, mark
ed on the wall. Xie called Mabel
and a voice said: "Hereafter, eave
your nickels and buy bonds/*
Copper, rubber and other telephone
materials continue to flow overseas in military
communications equipment as well as in the
form of ammunition, weapons, airCraft . . •
During one brief air battle, for example, this
fighter plane’s guns may spit enough copper
to build several miles of telephone line.
War needs both at home and abroad must
come first. Extensions to present telephone
equipment are strictly limited. Fullest pos
sible use must be made of existing equipment.
To those applicants who have been unable to
obtain telephone service, we offer our regrets—’
arid our thanks for their ready understanding
of why their requests have had to-be denied.
• Buy War Savings Stamp!
and Certificates Regularly.
the pick of tobacco
It DOES taste
good in a pipe
BLOOD PLASMA FLOWN TO
FRANCE ON D-DAY,
DROPPED BY ’CHUTE
Blood plasma was so important
to treatment of Normandy invasion
casualties that it was sent to France
hy ’plane and dropped by parachute
to the clearing stations for the
wounded, it is revealed by Russell
T. Kelley, chairman for the Ontario
Committee of the Red Cross Blood
Donor Service.
Mr., Kelley calls this sending of
blood serum to France "one of the
greatest accomplishments on the
opening day of the invasion” and
stresses the present urgent need for
more blood to treat the growing
numbers of casualties.
"Thousands of our wounded men
are being (brought back,to
by airplane," he explains,
means a greatly increased
on our supply. In 10 days
alone a full week’s supply from
Canada was used. It is necessary that
our 30
tario and our
carry
There
are to
bring
and loved ones in Canada.
"All who have been donors in the
past ate urgently requested to con
tinue and new donors are asked to
register at their nearest clinic, Let
It not be said that any member of
our armed services died when a
transfusion would* (have saved his
life .. and th$ blood plasma was not
available."
England
"which
demand
in Italy
permanent clinics in On-
seven mobile units
dtt to their full capacity,
must be no letedown, if -we
save the lives of our men and
them back to their families
General
as per
Drains
& Son
30.00:
■ John Bren-
Brokenshire
W. Coupons
48.00; J.
Wrn. Consitt
10.00; Sarah
M. Deitrich
2.00; Wm.
General Accounts —
ner 20.00; H. W.
233.78; A F. Hess,
40.69; Wm. Watson
Richardson 15.00;
5.00; Wm. Reichert
Coleman . 6.0 0; Mrs.
4.00; Wm. Grenier
Decker 6.00; Bert Klopp 13.00);
Wm. Jennison 8.00; Bank of Mont
real 30.55; Hay Stationery 344.27;
Fred Regier 14.00; J. iB. Forrest
10.00; F. & D. Hagen $6.00; Mrs.
M. Stephan 10.00; Wm.. Leibold
6.00; II. H. Neeb 8.00; James Green
6.00; Geo. Clausius 5.00: Total
$851.29.
The meeting adjourned to meet
again on.Monday, October 2nd, 1944
2at
Co. 8.81; W. F. JenniSon
do. 180.40; do 972.80; Tom.
65.GO; Rob Adams 7.35;
Hay Council
The .Council of the Township of
Hay met In the Town Hall, Zurich,
on Tuesday, September 5th, 1944,
at two o’clock, p.m. The following
business was then transacted:
That the Clerk be authorized to
prepare a by-law to the effect that
commencing on December 16th, 1944
the Township will not accept any
prepayment of taxes.
That accounts covering payments
on Township Roads, Hay Mupicipal
Tel. System, Relief and
Township Accounts be passed
voucher.
Hay Tp. Roads—Hay Tp.
$767.0'0'; F. C. Kalbfleisclx
7.34; M. G. Dietz, 11.48; do
'do 136.33; do 132.98; C. Passmore
375.40; C. Passmore 459.54; Emer
son Erb 1.57; Arnold Merner 5.60;
H, W. Brokenshire 5.00; Dom. Road,
Mach.
44.00;
Welsh
Clare Geiger 5.90; Sam Ropp 18.2(8;
C. Aid worth 2.40; Nick Foster 7.00;
Dennis Ducharms 6.4 0; Harold Rad
er 1.40; Adelbert Smith 2.40'; Wm.
Watson 20.15; Ed. Stelck 10.50;
Jacob Ortwein 1.60; Albert Hoff
man 4.00; Glenn Dietz 91.50. Total
3382.73
Hay Municipal Tel. System — H.
G. Hess .235.65; I-I. W. Brokenshire
130.90; T. H. Hoffman 235.68; Bell
Tel, Go, 948.92; Northern Electric
56.11; Dan Oswald 32.00; H, G,
Hess 174.74; Hay .Stationery 58.23.
Total $1872.20,
Hay Township Relief-—John Sup-
lat 22.10; M. Denomme 25.00. To
tal $47.10.
p.m.
H. W. Brokenshire, Clerk.
George Armstrong, Reeve.
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