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THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1945
Where Is He?
Folk are wondering regarding the where
abouts of General Montgomery. We have no
positive information on that point. We suggest
that he is not sulking in his tent, though he may
have a very good reason to do so. We are quite
sure that he is not wining or dining, lounge-
lizarding or romancing. We know that good
generals have a way of disappearing for a while,
only to return to visibility with a fine bagful
of tricks. We believe that he did so and shortly
after his taking visible command of his army
a number of the enemy vanished, to be seen no
more. Kitchener looked at the situation he was
confronting, took all the time he required for
consideration and the enemy was simply wiped
out. The Germans would like to locate Mont
gomery. They may see him, one of those fine
days marching at the head of the Allied troops
as they take possession of Berlin.
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That White Flag Incident
As the Russians were marching on Budapest
they sent forward emissaries carrying a white
flag. The Germans murdered the flag bearers.
The Russian reply is that every German residing
ing in Berlin is to be put to death. The slaugh
ter of Germans in that city already is away
beyond all reckoning. We have no sympathy
with the Germans in these two cities. The Ger
mans brought on their own destruction. To
blackhearted treachery those Germans appeal
ed, and the victims of destruction they must
be.
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Good Scouting Needed
The reverse our men on the western Euro
pean front haye suffered caused some of us to
wonder if we have been depending on our air
force to do our scouting to the neglect of the
sort of war so well exemplified by the late
general Baden-Powell. No army is safe, let
alone successfully aggressive, that does not re
gard scouting as basic. Where ignorance of the
enemies resources and of the conditions under
which attack is to be made, is present defeat
is a foregone conclusion. Further, unless scout
ing is special and detailed an army simply can
not do its work. This was conspicuously true
in the American war of revolution. The Imperial
forces in that mighty struggle simply did not
know what they were about. General Washing
ton knew every foot of the land and for that
reason, though greatly ^outclassed in men and
all the other supplies armies require, had the
Imperial forces at his mercy with the result the
World knows about. It was. Baden-Pow'ell, the
scout, who was the eyes of Lord Roberts and
Kitchener in South Africa. It was the thorough
—very thorough scouting of Kitchener that lead
to the empire building battle of Omdurman. It
was because General Montgomery was thor
oughly informed regarding land and men that
"he cleared Rommel and alL his fine equipment
■out of Africa. We(greatly suspect that we have
fallen down on ootdthing the information that
can be obtained only by scouting, various kinds
of scouting, that is, that we haye got ourselves
into the snail's pace activity of the European
war. Scouting is slow, terribly dangerous work.
For it men do not as a rule win dazzling decora
tions, but it is essential to the success of any
army’s work. When scouting is done as it should
be we do not read about an army being “caught
napping”.
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That Piecemeal Criticism
We are quite aware of the necessity for
building up the soil resources of this good prov
ince. Grave writers and speakers tell us of this
necessity. In the same breath, these speakers
and Writers tell us that the work of industry
and agriculture in particular cannot be done in
a piecemeal fashion. Everything must be done
in a “large and general” fashion. As we hear
of this fine way of doing things we are told
of the great things being accomplished two or
three thousand miles away. We are assured
that an individual can do very little to make
things better by putting forth his individual
efforts, The government must “take hold” if
anything worth while is to be accomplished.
Well,, we have seen what has become of some
of those government operated farms in which
some one has been settled, What we have not
iced is that the farm on which some one is to
be Settled often is chosen by some one who has
been unable to make farming a success on his
oWh account. The man who has been “settled”1
on the old farm in many, many ea£es imagines
that his source of income is to issue from the
government chest. He cherishes tills belief till
R rules his whole course of working. The result
is a flat failure^ tn the case of the man with an
eroded farm or some such defect the govern
ment pap fed one is often required to follow
the instructions of someone who may know a
good deal about; surveying or some such occupa
tion, but who simply does not know how to
farm. The same is true of reforestation and
many other farm activities. We know of farm
ers who have taken over farms that were sadly
lacking or handicapped, by defects and who
have won out splendidly. We believe in instruc
tion in farming, but we believe far more in
mother wit and gumption and horse sdVise,
One fanner whom we know well, was as poor
as a church mouse when he and his brave wife
started on a farm with boggy to springy fields
who now has turned the surplus water to water
ing his stock. There is no fear of a water scar
city on that farm. In addition he has as fine a
woodlot as one cares to see. Everything about
that farm is on the upgrade. We asked him
something about his principles. “We have no
theories. All along my wife and I have planned,
often till eleven o’clock at night. Next We put
our muscle to our plans.”
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We’d Like To Hear It Tried
Why do not our radio broadcasters give a
portion of their time to discussing the growth
of freedom before the law? The Anglo-Saxon
love of freedom took form long before William
the Conqueror introduced a new order to our
mother islands, rough shores, and difficult con
ditions. William brought in the Feudal system,
a way of carrying on that gave the people a
measure of safety and justice. Then came the
tricks of King John that brought ou the bul
wark of English liberty, the Magna Charta,
and so on down to the present time. Little by
little, from precedent to precedent, Anglo-
Saxon rights before the law were established.
The story is intensely interesting, and should
be well known. Further, why not take on a dis
cussion of our parliamentary growth, from the
early days till now? Where we have sure in
information widely diffused among a people
such as we have, we may well look for increas-.
ing prosperity and happiness. We are hearing
once more the words of the Great Liberty In-
augurator who told us that man does not live
by bread alone. Where sound usable knowledge
is applied by men of a good conscience, men
will not, and rulers dare not, deal in arbitrary
measures. Hence our suggestions for the popu
lar discussion of how our freedom and our
rights were won
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The Deep Snow
This fine snow fall will bring a deal of
good in its wake. We need not tell our farmer
readers that we are not equipped for such
winter conditions as we are now contending
with. Sleighs, cutters, harness, robes, suitable
clothing are not precisely what the times re
quire. Neither are the average farm horses the
sort that roading and general teaming need.
Still, the snow insures moisture foi* the farm
soil. Almost better still, the snow is filling up
the swamps and the swamps, in turn, will sup
ply of water for the creeks. Just now we are
thinking of the moisture that is almost assured
for syrup and sugar-making. We used to say
that a full sap bucket was sure to be followed
by a small wheat loaf. This season it looks as
if we are to have abundance of moisture for
both grain crops and for syrup. We used to
hear it said, moreover, that a heavy covering
for the land with snow, is as enriching as a
coat of manure. What is hard on the automobile
men, is a picnic for the blacksmith and the
repair man
» * •» *
Winter Conditions on the frontier, with
which the pioneer usually was largely unfami
liar and with which he became acquainted
were hard, always difficult and sometimes
fatal. The forefit threatened the pioneer with
defeat and death. However, the brave and the
strong steadily, if slowly, r conquered. The saw
mill was displacing the old slavish work of the
whipsaw. With the saw mill came better hous
ing and farm buildings. The British and inland
waters were calling for squared timber and
with squared timber came a little terribly need
ed money. The shanties to the north were look
ing to Ontario for meat, especially for pork,
and this pork selling brought in more cash, and
called for better farming. The cheese factory
was doming on the horizon. Better roads the
year through were a necessity and a little money
was being spent for their upkeep. The days
of the pioneer were slowly passing and better
times were dawning.
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Hmmm!
And what did those people do who could
not bake, in those sad days when the state of
the roads scared off the baker?
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Note and Comment
As the day lengthens, the cold strengthens.
* « * *
Encouragingly the veteran soldier remark
ed to us, “Our soldiers do not know the tricks
of those .Germans but General Montgomery will
soon have their hides.”
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Madame’ is now exhausting the resources
of her culinary art to dispose of the holiday
left-overs. Some ladies in Europe are hot trou
bled in that way,
< « # «
We are not in the confidence of the inner
circle of any political party, but just looking
v.n and noting who is talking with whoihj there
i.-r '■ und of going among the mulberry trees.
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[ The Old - The New
We have bid the old year a final
good-bye and a New Year has been
ushered in and it has come to us
again, the same as in former years,
right on schedule-—this, another
New Year, ' But this time it has
Cpme into a different 'world, torn
and . bleeding, distraught and ari-
xlous for the morrow. But it’s a
; brave New Year just the same—
.for men and women face it with
courage ami with a determination
to remain free in. a free world.
As we face the duties and oc
cupations before us, we are Remind
ed thpt it’s our world, after Mj,
and that its destiny is wholly jp
our hands—in. the hands of the
least of us, for none can shirk his
duty and his privilege, while they
are so clearly set before him.
It’s a One World, as never be
fore, But it is not a big enough
world in which to hold a single
human being enslaved. Nor is it
big enough to house hate.
Within the shadow of the event
that celebrated the birth of the
Prince of Peace, we enter this new
born year, and our prayei* is that
before another of these sacred
celebrations, may peace come per
manently to this war-torn world. A
just and lasting peace in which
human values shall be appraised
above all others, and security to the
humblest, in the minds of all those
who formulate that peace.
It is such a temptation to lose
heart, to become embittered, or to
complain, during these trying and
testing days, but all this is swept
from our minds as we think of those
who are giving of theii’ life-blood
to keep this a free world.
And so this newborn year is a
call to courage, to all the faith
that is within us, and a challenge
to prove the right of ownership to
the precious heritage of “life, liber
ty and the pursuit of happiness”
bequeathed to us by our forefath
ers.
We can each do our share in
making this a “brave New Year.”
One constant effort, on the part
of each one of us, must be to defeat
defeat within ourselves.
Perhaps that is suggestive of
what should comprise the “one in
creasing purpose” within our minds
as the rays of this newborn year
shine upon us. ILet us keep the
home fires ■ burning and gladden
the hearts of those who are near
and dear to us., at home and abroad. —Contributes^ f'
WHITE -MAN CRAZY!
To illustrate the destructive ef
fects of erosion and the need for
measures of soil conservation, an
Oklahoma farm paper published
two pictures, one showing a dilap
idated farm houfie, the othei* a field
badly gullied and washed out. The
paper offered prizes for the best
essays suggested by the pictures.
First prize went to a Cherokee
Indian who wrote:
“Both pictures show white man
crazy. Make big tepee. Plow hill.
Water wash. Wind blow soil, grass
all gone. Papoose too. No chuck-
away. No pig, no corn, no hay, no
cow, no pony. Indian no plow land.
Keep grass. Buffalo eat grass. Iiidian
eat buffalo. Hide make tepee, moc
casins too. Indian no make terrace.
No build dam. No give a dam. All
time eat. -No hunt job. No hitch-hike.
No ask relief. Great Spirit make
grass. Indian ho waste hhything.
White man much crazy.”
Smiles .
IO YEARS AGO
Mr. 0. V, Pickard was in London
last week attending the annual con
vention of the Underwriters Assq-
ciation, A banquet was held at the
Hotel London,
When Mrs. Chris. Luker had just
come from the cellar leaving the
trap dooi' open she missed her foot
ing and fell through the opening,
Fortunately her injuries, while
painful, are not considered serious,
The death of Mrs, William Baw-
den, whpse funeral took place in
Exeter on Monday, noty makds
Caven Presbyterian Sunday School
the legatees of an estate left by
Mrs. Bawden's sister, Miss Willis.
A bad accident happened to Mr.
Albert Etherington, of Usborne
Township on Saturday evening
unloading horses in front of Dr.
Campbell’s residence„on Main street
in Henfiall. He had brought a riiim-
ber of horses to Hepsall on his
truck and after unloading one, he
again went to the back of the truck
and was kicked in the face by one
of the animals. He was „ picked up
in an unconscious condition, His
face whs badly cut but he was able
to be removed to his home where
he is still in a serious condition.
On Thursday of last week a
heavy snowstorm visited this sec
tion. Roads in the country were
blocked and made travelling diffi
cult even with horses. The weather
turned soft towards the week-end
and thaws and light rains have re
moved a greater portion of the
snow,
15 YEARS AGO
The choir of the James Street
church were treated to a surprise
following choir practice on Thurs
day evening of last week. The -\vives
land husbands of the choir members
prepared a splendid luncheon which
was served immediately after prac-
tice.
Messrs. Garnet Heywood and
Samuel Ross have the contract for
decorating the new Post Office.
Mr. S. Grant Sanders, who has
been salesman in the Radio Depart
ment of the T. Eaton Co., has been
promoted to an executive position
in the Systems Department. He is
taking a post-graduate course for
the degree of M.A.
Messrs. Howard Dignan, Eugene
Howey and Verne Roulston have
returned to their studies in Toron
to after holidaying at theii* homes
here.
Mr. B. M. Francis is in London
attending a convention of the ILife
Underwriters Association.
January has been almost a con
tinual thaw.
Mrs. Rufus Kestle, teacher of a
class of girls in the James Street
Sunday School, very pleasantly en
tertained her class at her home on
Friday evening last.
I
Precise Aunt (trying to amusd
Annie, who hds come to , spend the
day): “Oh, See pussy washing her
face.”
Infant (with scorn): “She’s not
Washing her face; she’s washing
Her feet and Wiping theni on* her
face.”
Lawyer: “Then you admit you
struck the defendant With malice
aforethought?” Defendant (indig
nantly) : “You can’t mix me up like
that. I’ve told you twice I hit him
with a brick, and on purpose. There
Wasn’t no mallet nor nothin’ of the
kind abut it—just a .plain brick
like any gentleman would use.”
25 YEARS AGO
Major Hearn an has been appoint
ed Musketry instructor of the 33rd
Huron Regiment.
In the first of the schedule of
local hockey games the Clerks de
feated the Oddfellows on New Year’s
Eve, score of 10-6.
Mr. A. F. Hess has sold his in
terest in the Zurich Herald to his
p'aftnbr, .Mr. C. L. Smith.
Mr. Maurice Brenner, of 'Grand
Bend, has an ice cutting machine
in operation on the pond there.
Miss Cora Sanders left Monday
morning to resume her studies at
the Stratford Business College.
Mr. H. O. Southcott, traveller
who has been visiting his mother
here, left for Toronto Friday to re
sume his duties.
Miss Regan experienced a nasty
fall at the rink one night last week
Land Suffered a riristy cut on her
face'.
Miss Stella Gregory very hospit
ably entertained the James St. choir
and the muSic committee of that
church along with a few other
friends on Friday evening' last at
her home. The members of the choir
came in; costume. A bounteous, de
lectable lunch was served.
On December 31St, at Asken St.
church, London, Miss Evelyn May-
Weston, of St. Marys, was united
in marriage to Mr. Herman Edison
Powe, of Centralia.
Then there was the modern wait
er who was drafted, given some
quick training and transported over
seas.
He Was assigned to an anti-air-
draft battalion in Italy. While they
were being attacked by Nazi bomb
ers, the captain called for the
waiter-soldier and said: “Rush
down to the supply depot and bring
me some 26 min. shells.”
“Yes, sir,” he replied, walked
away, and returned with 16 riiin.
shells.
“But I ordered 20 mm. shells and
you brought 16 mm.,” the captain
.reminded him.
' “Yes, shy’ shrugged the waiter-
soldier. “But you gotta realize
there’s a war going on.”
50 YEARS AGO
The fire brigade have unanimous
ly chosen John McLaughlin as their
captain in place of James Weekes
who was appointed Chief by the
Council.
A most elegant piece of marble
workmanship was on exhibition in
Mr. Jos. Senior’s window last week.
It was in the form of a cupid and
Was designed by Mr. W. X). Weekes.
Mr. G. W. Holman has gone into
the life insurance business having
been appointed general agent for
the Federal Life, of Hamilton, for
Huron County.
Mr. Jas. Abbott has accepted a
position in McCosh’s general store,
Lucan.
The annual SL.O.L, district meet
ing oi Lidduiph was held in Lucan
on Tuesdaywith about 78 delegates
from the different lodges in attend
ance, It was decided to hold the next
annual meeting in Centralia.
Weekly
Newspapers
Top the List
67% of Rural Mail Boxes
Receive the Local Weekly
An advertising manager, on his holidays, ac
companied the local mail man while he de
livered along a rural route,
“I 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
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
with-
were
51 per cent, of boxes received the first farm paper
20 per cent, of boxes received the second farm paper
13 per cent, of boxes received the small city paper
5 per cent, of boxes received metropolitan dailies
3 per cent, of boxes received one national magazine
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
A meeting of the South Huron
Farmers’ Institute was held in the
Town Hall on Wednesday. The
meeting was both profitable and
instructive to farmers.
During the past week S. A. Pople-
stone, D.D.G.M., of Huron District
No. 15, has installed the Oddfel
lows lodges in Seaforth, Goderich,
Brucefield and Hensail. This dis
trict has greatly increased in mem
bers and Oddfellowship is making
rapid progress.
ELIMVILLE
(Intended for last Week)
Mr. and Mrs. Newman Baker, of
Wellburn, were Sunday visitors at
Mr. H. Ford’s.
Mr. Jim Sinclair spent’the holi
days with his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. Sinclair, in Woodham.
The members of the choir en
joyed a very pleasant social eve
ning at Mr. Kenneth Johns’ Tues
day night of last week.
Mrs. Ed. Johns, Mr. and Mrs.
Maynard M'argison, of Exeter, were
visitors on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Delmar Skinner.
Sgt Clarence Ford, of Jarvis,
spent New Year’s leave at his home.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Johns, Misses
Dorothy, Ethelene and Eilene Johns,
Mr. and Mrs, Gilbert Johns and
Grace were New Year’s guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Long, of At-
Wood.
■Congratulations to Mr, and Mrs.
Allen Johns on the arrival of a
baby daughter last Saturday; also
to Cpl. and Mirs. W. H. Dickey on
the arrival of a daughter early New
Year’s morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Routly and
family spent New Year’s at Mr.
Garnet McFalls.
Miss Florence Bell, R.N., of To
ronto, was a New Year’s visitor
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. Bell and other relatives.
Mr. arid Mrs. Harry Cole and
Marie Were New Year’s guests of
Mr. and iVTrs. flerb Henderson and
family, of Mt. PleSsant.
BABBIT IIUNTEft BLAMED
A hunter returning from a jack
rabbit drive was blamed for a dis
ruption in telephone service at
Dashwood on New Year’s Day.
Service was cut, officials said, by
a shot from a shotgun piercing the
main cable feeding the Dashwood
exchange, which is operated by the
Hay Municipal Telephone System.
The cable is a 200-pair one serving
between 50 and 100 circuits, lo
cated at the .main .intersection of
Dashwood, about lOIOi feet from the
phone office. However, the effic
ient lineman, Mr. T. H. Hoffman
soon had the necessary repairs
made regardless of the bad weathei*
conditions.-T-Zurich Herald.
We’ll bet that time and again
Hitler wishes he had that old paint
job back again.
When men and women get past middle age their
energy and activity, in many instances, begin to de
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Little ailments and sicknesses seem harder to
shake off than formerly, and, here arid there, evidences
of A breakdown Begin to Appear,
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