HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1944-09-28, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-,XDVOCATE, EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1944
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1944
Exeter Fair
Exeter Fair for 1944 has passed into his
tory. This fine fair has maintained its record
for serving the community in a manner that is
highly satisfactory. More than three score years
ago the people of the district set out to have
an agricultural fair that would meet the needs
of the vicinity. Last week’s crowd., estimated
at four thousand, shows that the fair retains
the confidence of the community. Indeed, the
fair has long been looked upon as the great
day of the year. The fair is essentially agricul
tural in its character, Cattle, hogs, poultry,
dairy, all are kept prominently before the pub
lic. What can be done is done by the directors
to have the show both interesting and educat
ive. New ideas are welcomed, considered and,
if believed practicable, are given a fair trial.
At present, a good deal of interest is being tak
en in seed growing. For many miles around
Exeter, seed is brought to this town. We wonder
if the fair cannot do a good deal in the way
of encouraging seed production and selection.
Exeter, too, is doing well in the way of canning
factory products. Just now the waxing of tur
nips is taking a considerable amount of atten
tion. Is it asking too much of the board to look
into the matter of field work in connection with
the Fair? A board that has done so well already
will be able to do still better and in this way
pave the way for continued and deserved suc
cess.
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Those Unions
Labor unions of one sort and another, are
occupying a good deal of attention these troub
lous days. A great many careful thinkers fear
that the unions of this character may. before
long, dictate terms to the government of the da}',
taking a place among the real rulers of the day
far above parliamentary representatives. Be
that as it may, and the people have the say in
that matter, we believe that unions must con
tinue to exercise their vowei* till the occasion
for their existence ceases to exist. We know a
little something of the abominable, unjust con
ditions that brought about their formation. May
we never return to those evil times. What we are
greatly concerned about is the raising of the
level of human ideas regarding the possibilities
and purpose of living. The church and the home
have an inescapable duty in a work so great
and so altogether fundamental. In no sense is
a man a hand. He is far more than an employee.
When the whistle blows the worker, whether
of the white collar class or of the overalls class,
has done something far more than the handling
of tools or the devising of ways and means for
the use of tools. A character has been built as
the hand has used its cunning and the brain has
devised.& & 3K
Will They Feed Those Germans?
Already there are a number of people who
are telling the rest of us what to do with the
German population, once the war is over. One
kind hearted group tells the world that the
German leaders should be transported to an
island near California where the climate is de
lightful and the food good. There this gentry
will have access to radio, to telegraphs and to
telephone, to say nothing of the best of food
prepared by a high grade chef. Still another
group tells us that the Germans have been black
guards and murderers and incendiarists and
thieves because they have not sufficient vita
mins in their systems. Others tell us that all
these devastaters require to make them the
finest fellows in the world is to show them
pathetic pictures displayed to soulful music. And
So on and on and on the sob sisters in trousers
take their way. Our suggestion? Let the Ger
mans stop killing qur folk and get to work grow
ing things and making things, We are. not in
favor of feeding the people who have done as
the Germans have done.
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Russian Diplomacy
Russia told Finland what the terms of inter
national peace were to be on the take them or
leave them principle. Finland accepted them,
though they regarded them as the hardest to
which they had submitted. It looks as if a new
day has dawned in international diplomacy. For
a considerable time it looked as if diplomacy
meant the art of hiding international intentions.
That is to say. the diplomat strove to say any
thing but what he intended to be Carried out.
Diplomats met, representative of different
countries, and smiled and smiled and smiled but
quite failed to say what they really thought or
what they seriously intended to carry out. Mean
while their armies and navies were getting ready
to carry out their countries* teal intention, Rus
sia these days is saying in an outright and down
right manner precisely what she expects and
what she expects to do and what she requires
of her opponents. We may as well count on this
with Russia as long- as Joseph Stalin is at the
head of affairs. Our diplomats may as well take
the Russian hint in time. And Russia is likely
to count heavily in the councils of the nations
in the not distant future. There will be a good
deal of brow gathering as this fact is realized^
There will be those who will undertake to cap
ture Russia’s good will by one subtle device, and
another, They will venture to show Russia just
what she should do. They will try to have Rus
sia believe that other nations know more of
where her welfare lies than she knows serself.
Only by little will they learn that Stalin and
Stalin-trained men know what is for Russia’s
welfare, These men will indulge in quiet Rus
sian laughter as these would-be instructors step
into their well prepared parlor and walk the
neat diplomatic stair set up for Russia’s enter
tainment. When the conferences are over Russia
will simply do what she intended to do while
those who would have deceived hei* will be left
holding the bag while Russia goes on irrigating
her rich soil, developing her mines, bringing
agriculture to a high degree of efficiency and
encouraging her people in a manner of living
that will give them economic security and’ free
dom. While the rest of us have been hooking
up radio systems and holding meetings and de
bating to no end, Russia will be, as she has been,
going after the very things we have known to'
be for our good but which we have been dilator}'
in seriously and practically trying to secure.
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China Complains
China is making moan because the Allies
have not done more for her in her struggle with
Japan. Let it be understood that the Allies have
done a great deal for China. Let it be under
stood, too, that Russia is not at war with Japan.
More clearly, still, let it be known that China
has lived apart from the world for many a long
decade. For whatever the reason, she simply
did not take up the burden of the race in the
effort for advance in medicine, in education,
in social life and improved living standards.
She should not be surprised, therefore, that the
nations who were putting all they possess into
the struggle for advancement should find it
difficult to give her first place now that the
struggle for racial betterment has taken a cru
cial turn. Further, it must not be forgotten that
the Allies have pledged China to do their very
best for her the minute the European dragon’s
head has been severed. The struggle this hour
is terrible, as light once, move contends with
darkness. What aid the Allies can spare China
is being forwarded in ever increasing measure.
China has done wonderfully in this fight and
her heroic efforts will be eventually supported
as soon as the Allies have finished up in Eur
ope.
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Unprepared?
Canadians most devoutly hope that there
is very little, if anything, in the report that
Canadian youth are forwarded to Hie battle
fields of Europe in an unprepared condition.
They are over there to encounter armies of the
most formidable character, both in spirit and
equipment. To send our young men on a mission
of such a grave nature less than prepared in
the most efficient manner is an offence that
can neither be condoned nor overlooked in any
way. The charge is so grave that Canadians can
not rest short of its being most thoroughly in
vestigated. Half done work in the situation
simply will not be excused. It cannot be passed
over with an easy shrug:.“The men responsible
are very busy; blunders are to be looked for
and blame should not be attached to anyone
who is as busy as those leaders are.” We must
have the facts.
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Mr. Churchill is about the busiest man we
.know about. How he gets about and how he
makes his visits to the various places of the
world systematically and consistently count for
so much passes all human comprehension. He
has a way of turning up where least expected.
And when he turns up there is freshness and
effectiveness about him that simply is amazing.
As far as the nations of the world can see there
is not a selfish bone in his body. The welfare of
humanity is his one aim. Though living on “bor
rowed time”, he has the freshness of early
youth, Combined with all this vigour goes a
clarity of judgment and a quickness of judg
ment that for length of testing and long trial
never has been surpassed. Always the statesman,
he has made, speeches that never have been sur
passed in any age. or at any time or place. As
he goes on his fateful missions he is followed
by the prayers and best good wishes of civiliza
tion with a devotion and sympathy that hitherto
never has been approached.
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Note and Comment
If you want to see the real thing in a
strategist watch a canny -Scotch .farmer garner
ing his bean crop.■a . at * • »
The rain of last Thursday was a great thing
for the local Fair. Farmers with beans in the field
would have liked to see the weather continuing*
dry,
* « * *
General Montgomery is having a lively time
of it. First he had a lively and vigorous tussle
with Rommel, the fox of the desert, Now he is
wrestling’ with Corporal Hitler. v
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Turnip ..pitting, mangel gathering, sugar
beet harvesting, bean pulling, apple picking,
fall plowing, fence repairing, potato lifting,
that’s where the lime goes when the weather
man allows it,
15 YEARS AGO
Mr. Wellington Brock had. the
misfortune to fracture his right leg
while plowing out a ditch. Dr, Flet
cher was called and Mr, Brock was
taken to London for an X-ray.
On Friday evening of last- week
a number of friends from Exeter
and Usborne surprised Mr. and Mrs,
Garnet McFalls in their new home
on Huron St, and in the course of a
pleasant evening presented them
with a handsome electric floor lamp
an'd a smoking set- The ladies pro
vided lunch,
Mr. John Payne, son of Mr. and
iMrs. A. J. Payne, of town, who has
been working on a farm near Lon
don had the misfortune to have tops
of the fingers of the left hand badly
crushed in a fertilize!* drill. He is at
present in St. Joseph’s Hospital,
London, receiving treatment,
Among those who have returned
i to Toronto to continue their studies
at the University are Miss Eleanor
Medd, Mr, George Beavers, Mr.
Eugene Howey and Mr. Howard
Dignan. My. Kenneth Stanbury and
and Miss Marie Willis have return
ed to Western University, London.
Mr. Hugh Creech is also leaving to
attend Western.
On Monday evening the members
of the James St. choir were very
pleasantly entertained to a corn
roast at the home of Mr. and Mrs,.
E. J. Shapton. Coffee and lunch
were served afterwards, A vote of
thanks was tendered to Mr. and
Mrs. Shapton by the president.
25 YEARS AGO
R. G. Seldon’s rink of bowlers
won the McGibbon trophy at Sarnia
last Wednesday with four wins and
a plus of 44. The Exeter rink con
sisted of Messrs. Heaman, Fowell,
Taman and Seldon.
The Edison Recital tendered by
J. Willis Powell, Edison Dealer, at
tracted a very large crowd to thq
Opera House on Monday evening.
The evening was a real treat to
music lovers.
At the home of the bride’s par
ents, Exeter, on September 24th, by
Rev. M. Whiting, brother of the
groom, Mr. Earl Whiting, of near
Parkhill, to Miss Ethel May Kestle,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Josiaq
Kestle.
In Detroit, on September 22nd,
William Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs,
Henry Smith, of Hay Township, to
Miss Violet Penhale, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Penhale,
Huron St., Exeter.
Mr. John T. Morgan, of Usborne
Township was selected as Liberal
candidate in the next provincial el
ection and Mr. Andrew Hicks, of
Centralia, was selected U.F.O. can
didate.
Mr. Leon Treble left Monday for
Toronto, where he will enter on a
designing course in arts at the Voc
ational College.
* Mr. E. A. Follock wishes to an
nounce to the public that he has
given up business and is vacating
the premises this week.
Copper is needed for telephone
cable.
But it is also required for shells,
planes, communications equip
ment and other war supplies. This
is true of many another telephone
material, too.
There’s just no alternative. Until
victory, war needs come first.
With reserves of telephone equip
ment at low ebb and almost im
possible to replace, they must be
rigidly conserved. $
To all those applicants who are
still waiting for telephone service,
we can only say that we fully ap
preciate their problem. On our
part we are making maximum use
of existing equipment to serve as
many people as possible.
We shall keep on doing the best
we can with the telephone equip
ment obtainable.
J. F. ROLFE,
Manager.
50 YEARS AGO
It was estimated that 4,5 OQ
people attended the Stephen and
Usborne Agricultural Society fall,
show. Among the merchants exhib
iting were the Murray Foundry;
Jones and Atchison’s, with a full,
line of buggies; Perkins and Martin
organs and sewing machines, James
Grieve, merchant tailor; R.N. Rowq
furniture; John Grigg, with a case
of Japaneses ware; the band fur
nished music.
The following shipments are be
ing made to-day: Mr. Wm. Balkwill
carload of cattle, Prier and Arm
strong, carload of hogs and Henry
Wilbert, earload of lambs.
M’essrs, Jas. Bissett, Geo. Vosper
and Abe Bagshaw started out one
day last week to participate in a
day’s sport and before returning
succeeded in bagging 29 black
squirrels and 2 grey ones.
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The following letter received by
Mrs. W. Martin, of Exeter, in refer
ence to the jam sent from Exeter is
self explanatory.
August 20, 1944
Carlton Park Deaf School
At Ledbury Park,
Ledbury,
Herefordshire.
Dear Mrs. Martin: —
I found a note from you attached
to one of the tins of jam allocated
to this school. In the note you state
that you are anxious to know who
used the jam and what it is like, It
gives me great pleasure to reply to
your note.
This school for deaf children from
3 to 16 years of age was evacuated
to Ledbury from Bristol on account
of the bombing of that city. We are
housed in a. beautiful half-timbered
16th century house, the residence
of Lord and Lady Biddulph. We ex
pect to remain here for the dura
tion of the war, as the school was
bombed at Bristol.
Jam is allocated to the children
from time to time through the
W-V.S.—-and we ate always delight
ed to receive It.
It is exceptionally good and the
children thoroughly enjoy it, As
you probably know the jam ration
in this country is 1 lb. per month,
and that does not last very long
with children, so It a great help to
have the additional supply.
I should like to express my grate
ful thanks to you and to the other
ladies of Exeter for your help to
the children 'in this way,
Yours sincerely,
W« Sharwood,
(Head Mistress).
Pentecostal W. M. S.
The September meeting was held
in the church’ on September 14
with a very good attendance. The
meeting opened with Pres. Mrs. E.
Millar in the chair and there was a
short song service after which Miss
Della PeartTed in prayer. Roll call
was answered by a verse of Scrip
ture on “Obedience.” Minutes of
last meeting were read and adopted.
Business was then taken up and it
wag decided to do some quilts in
near future as we have quite a
number ready to do. Mrs. Ruth
Durand then favoured with a solo,
“When I’ve Gone the Last Mile of
the Way.” Mrs. Eldon Millar then
gave the address for the afternoon.
This being the month for a special
missionary talk, She spoke on “Thq
Assemblies of God’s work in Central
America.” by Bert Evans. She gave
a very descriptive outline of the
work down there; this was followed
by prayer for our missionaries, also
our nation and boys in armed forces
and many other prayer requests.
The chorus was then sung, “When
the Saints go Marching In” after
which Mrs. Harold Kendrick Jr.
closed the meetliig with prayer.
CREDITON EAST
Those from a distance who at
tended the Sims-Dennis nuptials on
Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Sims and son Earl, of London; Mr.
and Mrs. J. Sims and son Charles,
and daughter Clara, of Thedford;
Mr. and Mrs, Alec Hamilton and
son, of Grand Bend; Mrs. J. Baird,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Baird and
son and Mrs, D. Baird and son, all
of Grand Bend; Mr. Porter Dennis
and daughters, Ruth, and Grace, of
Walton; Mrs, S. Spadden and Mrs.
Gordon Wood, of Seaforth,.
Mr, Harold Glanville and son, Of
Manitoulin Island, are visiting the
former’s sons here.
Mrs. Racheal Sims, of Exeter, is
visited her daughter. Mrs. Murray
Neil and Mr, and Mrs, Eli Sims,
Pte. ’Howard and Mrs, Truomner
and son, of London, spent the week-
mid with the former’s father, Mr.
D. Truemtier,
air. M, Ryckman? of Flint, Mich..
sbOnt the week-end here and at
Hensail. Mrs, Rvckman and soft,
who have spent ths past wook with
her mother, Airs. II, Kuhn returned
homo with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Kuhn and
family, of Badon, spoilt Friday and
Saturday with the former’s mother
hero
GRAND BEND
Cpl. Irwin Holt, R.C.A.'F., and
sister, Miss Beulah Holt, R.N., of
St. Thomas, spent the week-end in
Grand Bend
Mrs. M. McAvoy and Miss Annie
Sanders returned to their home in
Exeter on M'onday after a visit with
Mrs. H. 'Gill.
Lieut. R. |C. Clinger, of London,
is visiting with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Clinger,
Mr. Frank Simpkins, of Stratford,
is spending a f,ew days with his
wife at the home of Mrs. B. Bossen-
berry.
Mr. Hoberer and sons, of Zurich,
have erected a new cottage on the
Parkhill side recently.
Mrs. Waddell, of London, spent
the week-end at the home of her
mother, Mrs. B. Bossenberry.
Sgt. Harmon Gill, of Guelph, en
joyed a forty-eight hour leave at
his home here this week-end.
Dr. Robert Ferguson, London,
spent the week-end at his cottage.
The fishermen have been, quite
busy mending their nets and pre
paring to set them for the October
fishing.
The hotels and every cottage,
rooming house and cabins have been
filled to capacity during the holi
day season and now everyone is
enjoying a breathing spell, after
the busy days and weeks.
' Summer gave way to autumn last
week and, though we hated to see
it go, we are looking forward to
those Crisp fall day^ with frosty
briskness and the aroma of burning
leaves competing for supremacy of
the air, The summer days have
been perfect, though cobl evenings
warrant the lighting of home fires.
Let us enjoy these sunny fall days
to the utmost, for it will not be
long till we are looking back on
them frorii a snow covered world,
The first touch of frost has already
come. ’
Mrs. Elizabeth N&gle, of Dublin,
had the misfortune to fall when a
rug slipped, fracturing her hip in
two places. She is being treated in
Stratford General Hospital.
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