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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1944-12-07, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-APVOCATJE, EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1944 Times established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1924 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO xa Indepepdent Newspaper devoted to the ot the Village of Exeter and Surrounding interests District Member of the Canadian Newspapers’ Association; of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWNA Weekly Member Many a farmer was found looking* over hU fod­ der supply, while the hardiest citizen looked over his “glannens” as he realized that the tem­ perature was nose diving for the zero mark. The only who rose superior to the tempestuous times was the small boy who wrapped himself above the ears* grabbed his sleigh and set out. bent on genuine pleasure. We are taking seri­ ously the weatherman’s hint and are admitting the soundness of the old saying that the only argument that avails with a wintry wind is to put on one’s overcoat and to make good, friends of the fuel supply men. * * * * All Advertising 1 Eater Than Noon on SUBSCRIPTION J $2.00 a year, in advance; three mouths J. M. SOUTHCOTT Copy Must be in Our Hands Not nu..... Tuesdays RATE six months. $1.00 60c » PUBLISHER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1944 Qld Man Necessity Again Britain finds that she cannot afford to purchase certain commodities from Canada in anything like the quantities she has been pur­ chasing them. Aluminium may be taken as an example of this. In plain words, Britain does not propose to buy commodities »he cannot pay for. At the same time Canadian manufacturers are letting out large numbers of employees. Two thousand five hundred employees are be­ ing let out in the alumnium industry alone. We ask why such people as the aluminium manu­ facturers do not offer the Canadian trade such quantities of aluminium ware as are needed. It may be replied that labor conditions are such that the manufacturers cannot produce, wares at a price Canadian users can afford to pay, We wonder if labor is not disposed to meet this situation at least half way? Does labor think that the present high wages are going to con­ tinue ? The manufacturers are finding out that they cannot get the prices they could obtain ■when the war was at its height. Labor will do well to take this matter into consideration. The money some laborers are demanding simply is not to be bad. Other manufacturers must see that the time has come for a sealing down of prices. "War conditions are not normal conditions for wages or for anything else for that matter. Hank Smith and his wife are looking for fair treatment. Common sense is about to make de­ mands that no orders in council or committees of this or punitv. that industry can overlook with im- * * * * Colonel Ralston expected Colonel Ralston in the to have Federal Many voted “Want of Confidence” Government. For two and a half hours he pointed out in the Canadian House of Commons that the government in which he had till re­ cently been a Cabinet Minister has acted con­ trary to what he regards as being in the in­ terest of the war effort. This done. Colonel Ralston declared that he would vote to sustain the King government in office. Did the Colonel swallow himself? Or did he say to Canadians. “While I am at outs with the present way of doing things, I believe that the best procedure is to lose no time in. getting on with the war and for that reason I am giving them support to be up and getting on with the supreme task of the hour.” We believe that Colonel Ralston sees that no man now in the Federal Cabinet dares or desires to do anything short of getting on with the war up to the last ounce of strength. Most Canadians believe that the slackening of effort on the part of the Cabinet is to hurl the hesitaters and sidesteppers into hideous, ir­ retrievable ruin.** e The Proper Ring Mr. Churchill’s speech delivered on his birthday was one of those events that mark the beginning of an epoch of Britain, and all men of the right kidney are justly proud. While red blood runs in the veins of free men his “blood, sweat and tears” ? forgotten. While the stars run we’ll remember his call he reached three score and Britons had paid and were to pay their way. As only express it, he reminded all and sundry that the Jend-lease activity was an effort on tbe part of nations to save their own skins. It was far cheaper and far easier, not to say far safer, for the nations who rallied around Britain to go on the. lend-lease. principle than to fight the Axis people in Europe, rather than on American ■soil. Let Canadians see to it that they have fought and are now fighting Europe to save their own precious hides. Let us not flatter ourselves into self deception on that point. If this war is to be won it to be won foi* our is lost Canadians will the pistol point. It is high time that we did some lively waking up on this point. If we lose this war, every .Canadian will feel the weight of the German boot, * * He Hasn’t Last Thursday, Old to this region that he friends by sending along the real thing in the way of a storm, To Lake Huron he sent a breeze that informed us of how wise the Cana­ dian government had been in closing lake navi­ gation, There was sufficient snow In the sturdy gale to make motorists think of winterquarters for the car and truck. Anyone who had neglect­ ed to fix up his storm windows spent a night of sincere regret on account of his ’negligence- veins of free speech will not be shine -and waters I to Britain the day ten. He said that going to continue Mr, Churchill can we must realize that it own safety. If the war pay their full share at #■ * Forgotten Man Winter intimated had not forgotten his Two Questions First, what would you have done had you been a member of parliament during the last few days? How would you have voted?. Mem­ bers of parliament are going to be asked how they voted. Indeed, we must have an answer to that question, A good many parliamentarian are commencing to shake a bit at the knees as they face that question. A great many of them are putting their brains in steep to get their answer into pretty words that will prove the best kind of soothing syrup. But what about yourself ? The next question is, “What are you going to do about it on nomination day and on the day you go to the poll? Some talk when the day when you in the form of of us heard you What about the declare yourself crisis was on. are expected to a vote ? * * * Let us keep the chin days. To let the chin fall wicked game. It takes some of living faith to look the w terrible Goebel’s * high these is to play real grit and a deal orld in the face and to let all and sundry know that we are unde­ feated, There is grave reason for us to be seri­ ous, but to be serious need not mean for us to be gloomy. At any cost, let us not allow our private griefs to make it harder for the other fellow. We suggest that each of us secure a real job into which we put all our heart and conscience, that we face each situation as we come to it. that we leave certain kinds of bridge- builciing to His Majesty's Royal Engineers^ and that we give the Golden Rule the dominating place in all we speak and do. .g # * Even more imperative, the mighty Cliur- ehill points out, is that every man, woman and child in the Empire, who can pull a pound ' or lift a rye straw should put his shoulder beside the shouldei- of his fellow citizen‘and get on with the nation’s duty. If we don’t see our duty to lie in the way* of paddling our own canoe, German officers will pull us out of our little canoe and apply our noses to their ‘grindstone, If Canada really desires to go to the bow-wows there is no reason why she should not trot gent­ ly and harmlessly along looking for doles and .subsidies and family allowances. If she would take the upward trail, she must take up the whiteman’s burden and get over the self-indul­ gence that is becoming so terribly’ apparent in places and on the part of men from which bet­ ter things are reasonably expected. We can speak more plainly on this subject, giving book chapter and verse for all we say. For the pres­ ent we content ourself with the belief that a wink is as good as a nod for people with brains. When tbe brains are out should be so regarded. # * 15 YEARS AGO About seventy-five members of the Layman's Association of the Deanery of Huron sat down to a sumptuous banquet in the parish ball of the Trivitt Memorial church on Thursday evening of last week. A hot ehicken supper was served by the Women’s Auxiliary of the church, Caven Presbyterian Church Sun­ day School honored the leader of their 'Orchestra, Mr. Harry Gidley* by presenting him with a beautiful mahogany mantle clock on the oc­ casion of his recent marriage. Mr. Ed. Treble is at present in Victoria Hospital, London, suffering from injury to the right eye, caus­ ed by being struck by a piece of wood while cutting kindling" to light the fire early Tuesday morn­ ing. Exeter has entered a team ip the Junior >O,'H,A. and are being broup- ed "with Clinton. Mitchell and Sea-, forth. The management of the Exe-i ter rink already has a good found­ ation for a sheet of ice. The Ladies’ Aid of the James St. church held a successful bazaar in the Town Hall on Saturday after­ noon, The ladies had a splendid array of needle-work, home-made cooking, candy etc. which was near­ ly all disposed of. Afternoon tea and supper was served. The receipts were about $125.00. Mr. Chas. Salter, butter maker for the Exeter Creamery Company, is to be congratulated on the splen­ did showing he has made during the summer as announced at the Ontario Creameryman’s Convention which was held in Toronto last week The Exeter Creamery was awarded first prize in its class of creameries. The Exeter Picealo Band has been organized under the auspices of the Orange Order with Mr. W. R Goulding as director. 25 YEARS AGO On Saturday night last much damage was done by a fierce wind Storm, A considerable number of - new members are being taken into the local Lodge of Oddfellows. Mr. J. M. Soutlicott attended the Press Association meeting in Tor­ onto last week. A team of horses belonging to Mr. Harry Elworthy, of Usborne, and driven by the hired man, broke away from Harvey’s mill on Mon­ day afternon. The wagon tongue was broken but otherwise the dam­ age was light. A serious fire was averted Sunday morning at the home Mose Faist, Crediton. Giving the shortage of coal the reason, the C Grand Trunk Sunday last cut off a large number of trains. The London, Huron and Bruce is affected and there is now one passenger train each way going south in the morning from 'Wing­ ham to London and back, at night. on of as on a man is dead and * Lake Huron Fishing The Southampton Beacon in its last issue sounded a note that requires considerable study, then action. The Beacon reports that declining catches of fish in Lake Huron over the past few years was capped this season by a record low catch. This created a serious situation for commercial fishermen who work out of our lake , ports The. Beacon says that the fishermen of iheir town did not catch sufficient fish this fall to pay expenses. High prices have been a great aid in keeping this industry going but it now appears that the industry is in a bad way. This is bad new* for the consuming public as wrell as the fishermen. Huron County Council at its last session had a discussion on this subject and made a move to have it corrected. But*the move apparently must be in a much larger area if Lake Huron is to remain a commercial fish­ ing ground.—Wingham Advance-Times. » * •» Note and Comment What was that big fuss at Ottawa all about? Eh, what?* was * * •» not a high wind with 50 YEARS AGO The Exeter School report gives the following enrollment with the teachers: Sr. 5th, No. on roll 37 average attendance 3 2 T. A. Brown­ teacher; Sr. 4tli No. on roll 47, av­ erage attendance 41, Miss Vosper, teacher: Sr. 3rd, No, on roll 56, av­ erage attendance 50, Miss Gregory, teacher; Jr. 3rd, No. on roll 52 av­ erage attendance 44, Miss Gill tea­ cher; Sr. 2nd, No. on roll 63, aver­ age attendance 5 4; Miss Wall’ond, teacher; average teacher; average teacher, entered is 39 4. The total attendance is 341. T, A. Brown, Principal. The Parson Produce Co. shipped a car load of poultry coast on Friday and other load this week. Thefe are now 22 fined in the county jail. Hon. J. C. Patterson has been re­ nominated by the Conservatives of West Huron. No other name was mentioned. Advance council, No. 207, Royal Templars of Temperance, nominat­ ed their officers on Monday evening last week, The following are nom­ inated to fill the offices fOr the next term: Select councillor George Penhale. Vice councillor, R. N. Rowe, Chaplain, R. R. Nelson, trea­ surer, Peter Frayne, financial sec­ retary, M. E. Gill, recording sec­ Annie Vincent; herald A. # * Any way, there that snow fall. It may be ‘ that the Ottawa flock of the Modern Bo-peep came home wagging their tails behind them, but it is also true that a great- many of these tails have strings therein. * * * * The Christmas toys are scarce. Let us make up for their lack by the exercise of motherwit and good will. The shepherds were short on gifts but they had a great Christmas Day, * » The C.P.R. has given the western fanners twelve million dollars to relieve the farmers' seed grain situation. Where is that fellow who said that corporations had neither souls to saved nor bodies to be burned? * Our big friend Jock has lost his flock, And wasn’t sure where to find them; But he left them alone and hoped they’d come L nc, Wagging their tails behind them. So up he took his little crook To search until, he found them. found them indeed for time of sore need, For party lies had bound thrnm He be Centralia, Ontario, 29 November,/44. Mr. J, M. Soutlicott, Proprietor and Editor, '‘Times-Advoeate”, Exeter, Ont. Dear Mr. Soutlicott: Over the period of the past two years you have been very generous with the space you have given us for our “Airport News” through your newspapers. Through the medium of this col­ umn we have found an outlet for several things — writing experience for many of our Airmen and Air­ women, an opportunity to increase interest on the part of our person­ nel in our various recreational and educational activities, as well as a means of informing our friends in neighboring communities of some of the features of this station, We have now commenced upon the task of publishing" a monthly to be known as “No. 9 This will involve increased and work for those given the task of material magazine Flyer”,, responsibility who have been writing up and collecting for the magazine and therefore, we regret our inability to continue our “Airport News” in your columns. The experience we have gained from your advice and assistance in the past will prove invaluable to those who will be .getting out the new magazine, and we wish to thank you sincerely for this and for the space which you have so gener­ ously given us each week in the past, as well as for your patience with us at all times. Cordially yours, E, G. Fullerton. (E, G. Fullerton) Group Captain, Commanding Officer, No. 9 Service Flying Training .School. BY REQUEST When you’re gliding down the high­ way In your coach or limousine, And you see by road or byway, Standing straight and strong and clean, A fellow dressed in Khaki, Or in the Air Force Blue, Just remember that he is wearing That uniform for you. Don’t argue about the danger, If you <st.op and give a lift; He will pay you for that ride, Sir, With his blood and youth—a gift, That you,, my friend Driver, Might appreciate some day, those boys weren’t there in training, And the Nazis had their way. the uniform he is wearing Is proof that he’s no shirker, So brother don’t start swearing, I-Ie’s no ordinary thumb-jerker; Put>your breaks on Mr. Driver. Open up your door And let this fellow know That you’re worth fighting for. THANK YOU, SIR I (Contributed bv an, Airman) I£ o “Father, what’s the difference between a gun and a machine-gun?"' “There’s a big difference. It is just as if I spoke, and then your mother spoke.” Sufferers of Painful SINUS’ Get Quick Relief! ' _ y . .?.’5 -■... ___________.J.11 "'-1 ........ ' I Just a Few Drops Relieve Stuffiness I Make Breathing Easier. . Give You Comfort It s grand how Vicks Va-tro-nol clears congestion from nasal passages—gives sinuses a chance to drain. Results are so good because Va-tro-nol is specialized medication that works right where trouble is—-to re-wf Ifllffi lieve painful congestion and make breathing easier. W1 eLKS Try it—put a few drops up each nos- ■ tril—follow directions in folder. R II ■ N f| I TUCKERSMITH F, QF A. ELECTS NEW OFFICERS of Tucker- Agriculture 20>0., was The annual meeting­ smith Federation of was attended by over Archibald, president, chair, Guest speaker for was Dan Stauffer, president of the United Farmers of Ontario, who spoke on “The Aims of athe Fed­eration of Agriculture/’ Other speakers included E. R, Bond, pres­ ident of Middlesex Federation, who gave a talk on the beef situation, Dr. H. Taylor, M.L.A., Bruce Math­ eson, agricultural representative for Huron County. John Armstrong, of Tuckersmith, talked on the Bean Marketing Scheme. Dr. A. R, Campbell, of Hensall, president of the War Service Com­ mittee, gave the toast to the serv­ icemen, responded to by FO. George Sangster, D.F.C., returnd from over­ seas recently. A. W. Morgan presided for the election of officers which resulted as follows: President, R. Archibald, Tuckersmith; vice-president, Robert McGregor, Kippen; directors, E. B. Goudie, J. Black, Gordon Richard­ son, Janies McIntosh, R. Tyndall, Seaforth; Stan Jackson, Ross For­ rest, W. Bell, Kippen; J. W. Crich, Clinton; Glenn MacLean, Kippen. We Have Lumber NOW ON HAND the Robert in the evening" ACCLAMATION AT LUCAN All civic offices, filled by accla­ mation, are as follows: Reeve, H. M. Corbett; councillors, Hugh F. Stanley, T. C. McFarlane, Gordon Mains, Lome Beatty; hydro commis­ sion, Walker McVey; Board Education, Mrs. Laura Hodgins A. Ashworth, George Taul. JSfcMRRlBflJ 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 MODERN, WELL- CONDUCTED CONVENIENTLY. LOCATED HOTEL MAKE YOUR HOAI HOTEL WAVERLEY IFADINA AVB. «t COLLEGE AT. RATES Slnjfo: 11.50 • $3.50 Dtublt: $2.60 • $7.l WRITS FOR FOLX3KR * WHOLE DAM SlfiHTSEEIHQ WITHIN WALKIH8 DISTANCE Oo ¥©u Suffer From Headaches? It is hard to struggle along with a head that aches and pains all the time. A headache need not be an illness in itself, but it may be a warning symptom that there is intestinal sluggishness wiihin. To help overcome the cause of headache it is , necessary to eliminate the waste matter from tbe system. Burdock Blood Bitters helps to remove the cause of headaches by regulating the digestive and biliary organs, neutralizing acidity, regulating, the constipated bowels and toning up the sluggfeh liver, and when this has been accomplished the headaches should disappear. Get B. B. B. at any drug counter. Price $1.00 a bottle. The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. persons to the Pacific will ship aiir These Chefs Turn Out 75.000 Pies A Tear Sr. 2nd, No. on roll 69 attendance 61 Miss Pringle Sr. 2nd, No. on roll 70, attendance 59, Miss Ried. The total number of names .on the roll for the month rotary, Nelson, guard John Cudmore; sent­ inel, Alfred Sheere, organist Annie Gregory. Another .grain buyer, Mr. Jos. Cobbledick, will be on the Exeter market in the near future. Smiles Doctor: “How is the boy who swallowed the half-dollar?*' Nurse: “No change yet, doctor.” An Aberdonian went to Australia, When he returned three years lat­ er, he found his three brothers, all with beards, at the railway station. “What’s the big idea?” he asked. “Ye kin quite well ye took the razor awa’ wP ye,” was the reply. “Son, why don’t you play circus’: It’s great fun. r„„ . . sawdust rlng- “Rut where would I get the saw­ dust, dad?” “Here’s the saw. Just cut some of tho lengths, sawdust First you make a firewood into iirpiac« And you can have all ths you make.” pASTRY-MAKING being the fine , arc that it is, as any housewife Who has slaved over a hot stove will agree, it should occasion little surprise that as Chief Pastry Chef for the Canadian Pacific Railway’s sleeping and dining car service, the company has agraduate of the Ghent (Belgium) School for Cliefs.. lid is HenryDe Rycke, shown fight, With his four assistants and Some of the pics. So the next time you sit down in a C.P.R. diner and order pic, whether it be chicken, raiSifi, blueberry, apple of what have you, recall that you will be eating- the pastry of Ilonry Do Rycke (pronounced like strikc-cc) who has been a pastry chef in such romantic places as Monte Carlo, Ostend and Holland, to say nothing of Canada. “From Winnipeg to Saint John—to Boston, Quebec City, too— they oat my pies!” Mr. De Rycke tells you with a swoop of & flour- dusted hand. Mr. De Rycke enrolled in the Ghent School in 1012, graduated at the end of three years in time to enlist in the Belgian Army on his 18th birthday. Nothing happened to him in tho war, “I was no hero’’, ho modestly admits: “I cooked’” A keen motorcyclist, Do Rycke travelled extensively in England and on the Continent after the Groat War, camo to Canada in 1928 and liked it so Well he’s never gone back. Right now, in his kitchen, which is, tem­ porarily, one Of the kitchen-cars built years ago for tho Harvesters’ Excur­ sions to Western Canada by tho C.P.R., ho and his four helpers tufh out an average of 250 pies per day. Affectionately known to all the C.P.R.’s Glen Yards people at Montreal as “the pic car” Henry looks forward io the post-war years when he expects he'll bo able to whet the epicure’s appetite with French pastry, curlicues on the cakes, and so on. Meantime, out roll the pies in. M unending stream.