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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1945-02-22, Page 2Page 2 the timjss^vqcat^ wto qntahiq, Thursday morning, February 22, w Cxeter <imesi=^bbocate Times established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1S24 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT^XETW. ONTARIO An Independent Newspaper devoted to the of the Village of Exeter and Surrounding interests District Member of the Canadian Newspapers’ Association; Weekly Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWNA NotAU AdverUsing Copy Must be in Our Hands fjater Timn Noon on “Tuesdays SUBSCBIPT1ON RATE $2.00 a year, in advance; six mouths, $1.00 three months 60c F, M. SOUTHCOTT - - PUBLISHER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1945 For Instance We are almost sure to have plenty of troubles, not only in winning the war but in getting things going internationally when the .. war is over. Take the case of Poland as an il­ lustration. The wisest statesmen of Britain, of the United States of America and of Russia did the best they could, while within their na­ tive shores, to determine what would be just boundaries for the nations of Europe when the war was over. Having so concluded, these Statesmen met in Vriea to- consult again, in order that every interest of Europe might be justly dealt with. Perhaps never, in the his­ tory of the race, was more earnest thought and wider knowledge brought to bear upon world issues than were made use of by world leaders at this Crimean conference. But what followed? Poland rejected the finding of the conference and all the conference’s work, so far as they Were concerned. What a surprise this action on the part of Poland brought to Mr. Churchill and Mr. Rooseveldt and to Marshall Stalin! Poland virtually says, “We’ll plunge the world into another war unless we can have everything our own way!” A bewildered world looks on in astonishment. We cannot but wonder why Po­ land did not agree to the finding of this mighty conference, knowing that as she justified her claims, they would in all good time be granted to her. She could not reasonably have expected to have her own isolated way. Other nations must be considered, not in the way of their aggrandizement, but in the way of peace. For Poland to have her present demands granted to her is to have an open sore in’ Europe that involves the poisoning the blood stream of the national life of three continents. Further, should the mighty nations meet 'Again"in con­ ference to give .Poland all she asks the floor will’ be open to every nation in'the world to press for its having its own way, no matter what the cost. Poland simply must learn to get on with other nations. When she makes an honest effort so to do she will fihd that world of nations to’be her best friend. To insist on playing the role of trouble maker is the way for" Her to invite Her own destruction. Appall­ ing crimes have been wrought in the name of Beginning Wrong In. our effort to build up Ontario are we begging*,at the wrong centre? Let us not be inis- understood in this connection. Quite as earnest­ ly as any of our contemporaries we desire food and clothing and heat for every one of our sons. Hut while we work for this sort of thing with all our might we ask if the attempt to make our schools something like workshops is not cutting prosperity. No enterprise the folk who guide The greater the man, the Nothing is practical unless it furthers the end aimed at. Activity of any kind deserves to be called practical that furthers the* end aimed at. Many a man has striven for a purpose only to find in winning that encl, he has lost his manhood. We must not overlook this in our educational policy, The school is the place to acquire real culture, a training of the mind that enables the youth to follow his bent, no matter what sort of service he undertakes for humanity. The school is not in any sense a trade shop or a merchandising centre. It is a place, after all, where youth learns to read and to understand what he reads, An inward urge indicates how he can best serve. The youth who is familiar with the best thoughts of the best men and women living and dead has no dif­ ficulty in making good when it comes to mak­ ing a living and to getting on in the world. The experience of Britain for a thousand years ex­ emplifies this. The English youngster was sent to school where he conned liis literature and mathematics under the men who knew and who loved these subjects. They did not scream out information that would have cost millions of human lives and billions upon billions of treas­ ure. Burns’ advice to his young friend, “Ye keep something tae yoursel’ ye'd scarcely tell tae ony,” is not only good jjoetry but sound sense. an annex to our the nerve of our is greater than that enterprise, greater the deed. IO YEARS AGO . The union evangelistic services between the Main Street and James Street churches were well attended during the past week and such hearty approval that being continued for four this week, The wedding Of Irene Reg. N., eldest daughter of Mr, and Mrs. H. Bierling, Exeter, and Ken­ neth Hern Johns, son of Mr, and Mrs. place Wednesday afternoon in the Trivitt Memorial Church, Elxetdr, with Rev, M. A. Hunt, officiating. Messrs, Thps, Pryde, Wesley At- kihson, Fred Dobbs and Sandy El­ liot ’ attended the Windsor Motor show' list week and brought home some new Ford cars. Messrs, W. J- Beer and Gerald Skinner were in London the fore­ part of the week attendind a Kel- vinator convention, Mr. Skinner took a short course in Kelvinator service work. Mr, J. J. Cox, the new proprietor of the Central Hotel, has secured from the council permission erect a large, neon electric sign front of the hotel. It will be one the first of its kind in Exeter. met with they are evenings Johanna Chas, Johns, Usborne, took to in of f » *•X- "X* About Secrecy Some of our big brothers are making moan over the secrecy observed by the Crimean con­ ference. We do not see how such conferences could get anywhere unless such secrecy were observed. To suggest that three men did all the planning at the conference is altogether beside the mark. Each one of the three nego­ tiators was supported by carefully chosen men who were the best informed and the most highly skilled men in the mighty realms they represent­ ed. Further, these big three men will give a full account of what was decided upon at the con­ ference to their respective governments. 15 YEARS AGO The re-opening services of the James Street United Church follow­ ing the redecorating Of the audi­ torium was held on Sunday last. Large congregations were present at both the morning and evening services and the pastor Rev, D, Mc- Tavish delivered two vCry fine ad­ dresses. Chainways are making altera­ tions and additions to their store. Workmen "~at the Huron Garage had a thrilling experience on Wed­ nesday afternoon of last week when Some gasoline caught fire in the repair shop. "It was quickly brought under 'control with the aid of fire extinquishers and there was little damage done. The very mild weather and heavy rains Of these last few days have taken away‘ nearly all the snow. ' Mr. Cr. J. ’Dow has moved back to his farm north of the fair grounds and Mrs. Wm. Pollen has rented the residence on Andrew St. vacated by Mr- Dow. Messrs: Traquair and Linden field haVe completed their contract Of putting the' cornices and metal trimmings for the exterior decora­ tion of the new post office. 1 ' & ing crimes freedom. * «- •»:- Those Homing Chickens a minister? Well, I’m sorry for I “I play nothing but a v was the quiet reply. It was the football' field where this conversation went on, before the game started.-And a dirty play' the first Speaker played, becoming all foe dirtier aS the-minister did not reply in kind. “I’ll take your place, Parson,” Colt, another player suggested. Said he to the dirty player, “You’d slug the preacher, would you? Well, I’ve come back here to pay you back.” And the /debt was ftilly paid with heavy interest for ‘Colt knew how to handle any rowdy in the ■province. At length the dirty one was reduced to helplessness. “Behave yourself, or I'll be back.” The dirty one was a gentleman forth­ with. Now Germany made up her mind to be foul with the smaller nations of Europe. She simply pillaged and robbed till the smaller na­ tions were starving. The be turned. The Germans Information is sound. No She simply took her food man power to make war supplies wherewith to slaughter the rest of the world. She can no longer plunder. That ever-tightening ring of steel that she herself forged, prevents her doing so. She appealed to the sword and now she is perishing by the sword. She cared not a whit whose children Starred provided her own little ones were fed. Now she sits amid her ruined cities and her vanished commerce. Who”pities Her? * * * * Culture of Studies land under the shining sun exemp- outcome of those British schools minds of youth Were lit up by the *if “You're play a dirty game!” gentleman’s game,” • > > table now seems to are starving if our one has robbed her. # Every lifies the Where the „ - - Work of teachers who aimed at the culture to be found only in books. Medicine and law and divinity insist that the student who would enter upon the study of law or medicine or theology must first have a sound foundation of genuinely cultural subjects* Lincoln/ whose birthday we Have recently celebrated/ felt the stirring of a licw lifethat saved the United States for the ‘WofoTaS ’fie fotfnd what bodies had to give him. Th make attempt To make a child, practical before his time, is to dwarf his usefulness all time. lienee the danger we now face drying tip the eultural springs whence flow that is good for humanity. . & “ * * # “The mind's the measure of the man.” “Keep Splashing” For many a miserable day things puzzled thoughtful "'people as they considered what was going on'on the’western front. Some altogether wise heads wondered if the leaders of the Allies were not treating- themselves a good deal too tenderly. At last someone in a high place said it was high time to get something"'done. At any rate the word came for the armies to advance. And what conditions confronted those advanc­ ing soldiers ? We. mention but ’One, namely/ the men advanced waist deep ‘ in mud'and slush. This sort of thing has no tendency towards sweetness of temper, but it does bring victory nearer. When the “officers saw the ’nfen inclined to take things a bit easier, the sharp command was issued “Keep Splashing!” And the com­ mand has been heeded. Our armies are acting like heroes, for heroes they surely are/But’that is not all that is coining of this command. We hear the call this side the Atlantic. We are entering what promises to be the most exact­ ing period of the war. Every day brings us news of some new shortage or of some new difficulty. We don’t like to be held up. for our bacon or for the materials to make our needed clothing. Still, we must keep splashing. Help is becoming scarcer. Building materials soon will be mighty hard to get.. Our cars are about beydnd repair. Fodder is scarce in a great many quarters. Ru­ mors reach us of the falling off of meat "produc­ tion. There is but one thing to do under- the circumstances and that is to “keep splashing.” The party who is not making a stir of one sort or another is a poor affair. The soldiers laugh and sing as hadships are undergone. Every day means that they are getting nearer victory. Their splashing does this, And they’ll splash along till the last swamp ..is passed over and till the last river is crossed provided we do our hearty best at “splashing” right here. -X- How Come? We have been hearing a good deal about the exploits of the Canadian army. We expected the Canadian to act in a manner meriting the highest praise. That they should do so Was taken for granted. Imagine our surprise and indignation when the word got to floating about that the alleged army designated, a Cana­ dian army was made up of a large percentage of British soldiers. We hope to see this state­ ment regarding the composition of the armies contradicted by those who have access to the records, Canadians wish no praise they do not merit. Rather they desire to give credit where credit is due. If British soldiers arc doing the heroic deeds the Canadian fighting men wish them to have the praise earned tinder such ter­ rible circumstances as the of this hour. c <“ •» * # * •x- * western battle fields bit of hum-bugging for of all niischRvous I have foe world believe that the This is a propaganda to Crimea conference originated the proposed boundaries of Poland. Those boundaries were dealt with at least a score of years ago. Further, Will our friends who are mot satisfied with the proposed Rolish ■ boundaries^ suggest a better settlement ? “The Is Critical” Says Canada’s Sugar Administrator “The shortage pf sugar supplies for Canada is getting worse instead of better” said Mr. S. R. Noble, Sugar Administrator, in a recent interview. “The total world supply of sugar is less than the urgent requirements.” “Every sugar beet which can be grown in Canada this year will help the situation” added Mr. Noble. “Full-scale production in Ontario can be a big factor. The plants are able to handle a hundred million pounds refined sugar if the beets are grown.” “40,000 acres of beets will do it. That should be the goal for 1945.” ATTENTION, GROWERS! If you plant a good field of sugar beets you will have done your share in relieving the shortage. Reinember that sugar beets are the one crop with an assured market and a guaranteed floor price, Set Aside a Good Field for Sugar Be~ets! Watch this paper for the date when contracts will be available for sugar beet producers. (Published in the interest of greater wartime sugar production by Canada and Dominion Sugar Company Limited, Chatham and Wallaceburg, Ontario) ■■ n ... •’J The Reader Comments above subject. Why not pool your suggestions for the public benefit? The Times-Advocate welcomes cor­ respondence oh this subject. ' Sit down and write the' Editor' a letter outlining your ideas. ♦ 13 25 YEARS AGO Mr. 'Harper^Rivers has rented a butcher shop in London and takes possession on March 1st. Mr/"W. G. Medd attended the annual ‘ meeting' of the National Dairy Council in Winnipeg last week as representative of the West­ ern Ohtarib Dairymen’s Association Mr. R. G. Seldon was in London last week taking some advanced Masonic work. " Mr. Silas Ried who has been with Heaman’s" Hardware** for the ‘past four years, left last week fol* London to take a position in Cow­ an’s Hardware store. ■ • Reeve Beavers attended a meet­ ing of the MethodiSt Church in London on Tuesday. From there Mi*. Beavers and Councillor Pen- hale will go to'Toronto where they will interview the 'Deputy Minister of Highways regarding the Exeter street pavement. Mr. W. G. Medd has purchased a third interest in the Clinton Creamery and will have charge of the sales handle the Exeter and .1 * GRAND BEND YOUTHS SENTENCED AT GODERICH One of the heaviest sessions _ the police court ‘ at GodCriCh\ for some time was held by Magistrate A. F. Cook on Thursday afternoon of last week. Most’of-the accused Were from' thC vicihity"'of Grind of FOR FIPS OR ^^rolungmtou^wh^^ topic IF' is ‘ Bend and the charges were the re­ sult of investigations made by Con­ stable Westlake of that village, and County ‘ Constable J. Ferguson,’" of 'Exeter' following break-ins at “Sum­ mer cottages and other buildings. Gordon Tiederman, for breaking into the cottage ‘of Miss ' E?* M. Sachse at Grand Bend, an’d the theft of a radio, was sentehced to 'Jail for 30 days, to date “from Feb. 1, and for stealing two ca^es of beer he was sentenced to two weeks in custody, to date back to Jan. 29, when he was first arrested. Foui* years ago he . was -givfen sus­ pended sentence. “Anothe'r case will give you passports to a nice sentence,” the magistrate warned. Sentence Suspended On seven charges of breaking and entering, four of then/ With theft, Carl Carruthers, 18, and Ken­ neth Dawe, Grand' Bend, pleaded guilty. The two had broken into several summer cottages in No­ vember, December and February at Grand Bend, also the Bossenberry hotel and a restaurant in the lage. Frank Donnelly, in asking leniency, stated the youths given the police every assistance. They had been in custody ten days. Asked by the magistrate how it all started, the boys said they couldn't find anything to do. Crown-Attor­ ney Holmes told the court that Dawe had boasted about trying to be “hard-boiled.” Carruthers was given suspended sentence for two years, and told to be in at 11 O’clock every night, and to report to the police once month. Dawe was for one week for Had Deer Out of with Constable J. Ferguson he had 'Searched1 Holt’s premises’ for deer. HO saw the deer's carcass, skinned and dressed, and Holt said he’ had shot it with a .22 rifle, and pro­ duced the rifle. 'The Venisoh 'was seized 'and turned over15 to ’ Game Warden W. Flynn of Mount Surest. Mr. Flynn prosecuted and ^ahked that the gun be confiscated, Magistrate Cook remarked that when a deer is shot out of 'season in an organized county it isf more serious than in the north country where meat is not so plentiful. Letters to the editor published hereunder represent the -views of individual persons. We invite our renders to make use of this column. » " ......................... ................... Th© Editor, Exeter Times-Advocate. AFTER X DAY, WHAT"? " Bost-war planning is a widely discussed -these‘days, necessary for a nation to be prepar­ ed for peace when it does' come. *We should ncit be caught as we were at close of the last war. ' As a comrii'unity,A have we in Exe­ ter taken a ve/y active Step in "this direction? A citizens welcoming committee which already has had a chance to take an active part has been formed,. But what about other post-war plans? Our townfathers may have' 'Exeter’s post-war pro­ gram well in hand, but if so, there seems to be little publicity abou't: it. There are several projects of ma­ jor importance which might be sbgg'ested: ‘Some already have been, such as erecting a new school as a war monument and there has been some discussion of a sewage dispos­ al ‘plan. These would be excellent and necessary improvements and should be looked into thoroughly* so that when the time is appropos we can go ahead immediately. Industrially, Exeter is backward. As yet we can boast of but one in­ dustry of major importance, that of Canadian Canners. Our town should be a splendid location, being Cen­ trally located in a fine agricultural district. Now is the time for oui’ town-fathers to do some intensive promoting for further industrial development. What about garbage collection in Exeter? Shouldn’t we develop Park and wouldn’t a pool, there located, be s asset to the town? What about adequate for physical, social and needs? We must haves more recrea­ tional, educational and cultural advantages than before. Returned men will have a much broader out­ look on life than they had before they left and it will take more satisfy th Cm. And so we could go on and with suggestions’ which might dbnsiddl'ed. ' X Day is fast approaching, Will we, the residents of this district be caught with dur plans down? Iri all these things the community has a gi’dat recpdnsibility. We iriust ex­ pend every effort towards maklhg the home town more beautiful and more attractive, more active, aUd more progressive, a good place to Work in1 and live in. May I request that, you publish this letter and thahk you Very much indeed for youv valuable space contributed to the discussion of this important matter. INTERESTED Editor’s Note—Thia is a topic of vital importance to our community. Many citizens have Ideas oh the department and will products- of Winchelsea Clinton creameries. 50 YEARS AGO Mr. Corneluis Cook, of the Hen- sall Flour mills, met with a very painful and serious accident on Wednesday of last week while en­ gaged in loading flour on a railway car. The accident was caused through the breaking of the .plat­ form connecting the tramway with the car, while pulling in the truck loaded with 1,0'0 0 pounds of flour. The full weight of truck and flour fell on the young man’s leg, break­ ing it at the ankle as well as ser­ iously bruising it. Basswood logs liave been deliv­ ered at the Centralia station, to be shipped to the English markets for broom handles. Mr. chaht, has purchased two lots from ML J. D. Atkinson at the rear of the mill and purposes erecting two fine residences in Hie spring, Mr. W. Ross left for Clinton Tuesday where he has secured a position as book-keeper in the Doh­ erty Organ factory. Mr, J. A. Stewart has purchased two lots on the corner Of John and Andrew streets, also Mr, R, Hicks purchased two lots on the corner of John and Albert streets from Mr. Jas. Davis, Each Will build next Suinmer. We Have Lumber H. Bishop, hardware iner- i ___ jack: -'My Idea of a good wife is a woman who can make good bread.” Jill? “Mv idea of a good husband is a man who can r’a-I&e the dotigh in the hour of knead.” Riverview swimming definite NOW ON HAND also good ct facilities spiritual remanded to sentence. Season to on be i a jail of 4 Charged with the possession deer out of season, Orlando J. Holt, Grand Bend, through his counsel, F. Donnelly, " pleaded guilty. He was’ fined $60 and costs or 30 days in jail. The fine was paid. 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