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THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1945
Towards a Better Understanding
The chief importance to be attached to the
approaching conference to be held in the near
future in California will be its helping the
nations of the world to a better understanding
of one another’s problems. It must not be for
gotten in this connection that the conference
is not legislative but largely suggestive. We
may as well look the situation squarely in the
face in this regard. If the meeting of the na
tions results in a good mutual understanding
of one another the trouble and expense will
have been worth while, for international good
will is a world asset that cannot be over-estim
ated. Much will depend upon the atmosphere
the delegates to the Conference bring to the
people and governments represented at the
meeting. Many of us wish that Mr. Churchill
or Mr. Roosevelt might preside at the gather
ing, as either one has the knack of saying the
Tight thing at a critical moment. Their presence,
however, is not to be looked for unless for a
short time, at either the opening or the closing
of the meeting. In any case, we hope that the
conference will be tried.
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Fortunate, Indeed!
Canadians are said to be the best fed
among the Allies. For this we are, we believe,
duly thankful. At the same time we are genuine
ly sorry that shipping facilities foJrbid our
sharing our bounty with our cousins in the
British Isles. All the news of conditions “over
there” lead us to believe that Britons are ra
tioned to about the limit. John Bull has shared
the last ounce he can spare with the overrun
countries and is now finding himself and his
family practicing the art of belt tightening
till the process has become hurtful. As we can,
we must help out our British cousins. The sub
marine menace is not by any means a thing of
the past. A great deal of shipping is now at
the bottom of the sea. When the time comes
every humane instinct requires us to give as we
can to aid the brave people who have given
their all for the cause of freedom.* * * *
That Conference
“Birdies in their nests agree” we used to
be told with a broad hint that what the birdies
did men should do, no matter what the situa
tion. Just now we are insisting that nations
should agree and that war should be no more.
Hence the conference of the nations out there
by the Pacific to devise ways and means of
carrying out this peace-insuring policy. “Let
all the nations be on a level and subject to
identical conditions as regards causes and oc
casions of war. Let big and little have the Same
influence • in everythinhg,” say those hopeful
.that world peace may be insured by treaties
;and similar agreements. It is quite evident that
"Mr. Churchill and Anthony Eden do not believe
in the equality of nations. They are quite out
•on the side of having it understood that “the
Lig three” are to have the major say in mat
ters so tremendous as the declaration of war
and of treating with causes and occasions of
war. Most justly and altogether reasonably
the big three see, that should a war break out,
the blood, sweat and tears of such a condition
will fall on their shoulders. Further, “the big
three” see clearly the danger of a continual
passing of the buck am&ng the lesser nations
as they follow some provocative policy. A na
tion, for instance, morally bound to hold a
provocative nation in check, will “wait and see”
what the other nation will do, or again, a lesser
nation, bent on some disturbing policy, will go
its provocative limit in the expectation that
some nation, with whom a neat but unlawful
agreement has been made, Will not stand idly
by, but at the fortunite minute, will intervene.
War will be the inevitable consequence.
In any case, we sincerely hope that the
Conference will not be a long one. Tn no sense
is the conference legislative. That function
must, remain with the governing bodies of' the
nations of the earth. Ultimately, the power of
peace and war rests in the people. Peace is not
a matter of treaties. We have seen too much
blood poured out by nations wlio have enter
tained this belieL Religion, education, trade,
good social living—these are vital helps. Good
will based on justice, a theoretical and above
all else practical justice based on enlighten
ment. helps on the way to the abolition of war.
We may as well own that we have a long way
to go an cl a deal of hard work to do before
we see even the dawn of peace. Towards that
dawn We must turn our faces and in its light
apply ourselves to the day’s work.
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And where’s that fellow who Said that
watertable in this region was too low ?
Those Emerging Peoples
We have been so engrossed in the Great
War that many of us have not been aware of
what had been going on in the middle east,,
particularly among the Turks and the Moham’-
medans. Yet these people have not oply passed
out of the class of the “darkened” people as
we easily and mistakenly called them, but
these people have achieved a degree of civil
government that places them on a high place
among the best benches of the most advanced
nations in the world. Yet these are the people
who girded themselves for battle against Ger
many when the Hun was eagerly pressing for
ward to the conquest not only of Bgypt but of
India and China, When Germany was on the
eve of clasping the bloody hand of Japan, those
Moslem peoples were ready to come between.
This is a phase of the straggle we have allowed
ourselves to overlook. Let us not forget that
those Moslems are not preparing at this mo
ment to stand still in the arts that not only
break the yoke of slavery but which establish
a nation in those thousand arts that make for
commerce, military presige and education.
While the lesser nations of Europe- are quar
reling the Moslem is building and putting him
self steadily in the forefront of human affairs.
We must make friends of him by square deal
ing. Just now the Moslem is in an uneasy frame
of mind, as the well-informed tell us plainly..
Let us do some lively studying and a good deal
of prompt acting before the situation gets out
of hand. This is anything but a case of think
ing ourselves well off when we are making
our beds on volcanic ashes. We must not repeat
the mistake of nineteen thirty-eight.
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Out Of Turn
Here is a fine story. General Eisenhauer
was aboard a cruiser at a critical time of the
war. He was anxious to secure a better view
of the enemy’s guns and ordered the cruiser’s
captain to draw close to the shore. The cruiser
was almost instanly grounded, and immediately
under the enemy’s guns. Fortunately, a tug got
the war vessel into a zone of safety. The Gen
eral immediately telegraphed Mr. Churchill
telling of his responsibility in the vessel’s being
grounded. He added, “I have learned that a
soldier has no business being on the captain’s
bridge.” So! He is a first-rate man who minds
his own business, provided, always that in ad
dition he leaves other people’s business alone.
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Queer, Isn’t it?
John Citizen read in the paper tlie other
evening that the powers that be were anxious
that he and his fellow citizens should order
their next year’s fuel supply of coal at an early
day. Accordingly he proceeded in a humble
frame of mind to the firm that has chastened
him during the winter, and related what he had
read. The haughty magnate rose in awe-inspir-
„ ing dignity and said, “We (meaning his firm)
have heard nothing of what you say. There was
the same talk a year ago and our customers
sent in orders that we simply could not supply.
The coal simply was not to be had. We’ll do
our best for you.” So there! We wonder why
the coal companies do not show some heart
for the towns and villages. So all the people
worth considering reside,in the big centres? Is
it a part of the fuel people’s policjr to let the
towns and villages shiver while big piles of
fuel are unused in the big centres? It is com-
con sense to ask consumers to get in the fol
lowing season’s coal and, along with this in
struction, to. refuse the fuel whereby reason
able demands may be met.
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These Are Stirring Times
Great times are these, my countrymen. We.
have a fateful war on two continents; Then
there is the San Francisco Conference. The
Federal Parliament is singing its swan song.
There is, too, the Red Cross drive,, and the
Victory Loan Campaign is pulling our coat tails.
As if the good men and true, elected to con
duct provincial affairs were afraid we had not
sufficient to occupy our time and our thought,
we are to have a provincial election these in
teresting times when we are trying to earn our
living by gardening or farming, or wood cut
ting away up on the northern portions of the
province. /Is far as the province is concerned,
an election is likely to be a good thing. The
people arc to decide who is to run the show
down there in Toronto. We cherish the opinion
that the answer will be an answer easily under
stood. We want to get on with business. Those
post war problems are serious and difficult.
Educational matters from the smallest school
to the universities require trimming and to be
set going at a better pace. SoiJ conservation
is demanding new and better consideration.
Research work in every department of our life
calls emperiously for liberty and equipment to
carry on. Roads must be built and in many
cases, rebuilt. Look where one Will, there are
great things to be done, provided we would rise
in the scale and not go the way of the auk and
the dodo. So there’s nothing for us but to get
into the dust of an election. and select a party
to do our ruling without their being everlast
ingly erigaged in counting noses.
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Note and Comment
Got the lawn raked after its long winter
nap ?
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J?ow# why did you leave those flannels
off just because we had a spot df nice weather?
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And what about cooperating with the fuel
men in getting ready for fuel supplies for nekt
winter? The high-ups assure us that fuel will
be decidedly scarce next winter. Surely these
mighty people will work hand, in hand with
the must hartassed local men.
10 YEARS AGO
Exeter is to nave a new system
of street lighting through the busi
ness section q£ the town. Jt was de
cided at the Council meeting on
Monday evening to place a system
of upright standards on both sides
of Main Street from Huron to Gid- ley streets) The local Hydro Com
mission have a surplus of $16,000
on hand and part of this will be
used in making the change.
At a meeting in the Exeter Lib
rary on Wednesday evening an or
ganization’ was set up to revive
lawn bowling In Exeter, For the
past five years there has been no
bowling and the grounds have been
used by the tennis club. Consider
able work was done last fall on the
greens to get them in shape for
this season,
A Shadow Play and a Pageant
were presented in the James Street
Church on Thursday evening tinder
the auspices of the Willing Workers’
Mission Circle. The plays were well
given and much enjoyed by .those
present,
The Brenner House at. Grand
Bend has opened up to a good start
for the season, They are making
some improvements to the new an
nex which will add greatly to the
accommodation for the coming year.
15 YEARS AGO
Mr, R. G. Gilles, an Exeter boy;
and formerly of the Canadian Bank
of Commerce branch here, is in
Exeter this week along with Mr.
Carter, auditing the books of the
local 'branch. This is Mr. Gillies’
first official trip here since he was
appointed to the position.
Rev., Sippel, of Crediton, is con
ducting revival meetings in the
Evangelical church this week. The
interest and attendance is good.
Mr. J, Hey, Jr. of Zurich, has sold
to Mr. H. Rose, a portion of his lot
which adjoins the land owned by
Mr. Rose, where he is building a
service station.
Mr. Ulric Snell of the Huron
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Garage was in Oshawa with several
men last week anp brought home
three new Pontiac cars.
Citizens in this community were
surprised when they awakened on
Monday morning to find that about
ten inches of snow had fallen dur
ing the night and in some places around town fairly large drifts were
piled up. A sleet storm on Tues
day made the walking very dis
agreeable.
Mr. John Willis has purchased
the residence of the late Mrs. K,
Ford on Gidley Street and it will
be occupied by his daughter, Mrs.
w. Lawson.
Dr. A. R, Kinsman, of London,
was in town a couple of days last
week closing up his dental Office
which lie conducted for many years
over Gladman & Stanbury’s office.
ters for the building of Exeter’s
cement roadway were opened by
the Council. The work is to begin
about the 1st Of May and completed,
about the first of August
25 YEARS AGO
Mr, Harry Beaver, of Crediton,
moved onto the farm he recently
bought from Mr, J. W. Lawson on
Monday.
The Forward Movement of the
Evangelical church at Dashwood is
to be launched next week when
services will be held twice each day
except Saturday. These will be in
charge of Rev. Weiner, Field Secre
tary of .the Association, assisted by
local clergymen.
An enthusiastic baseball meeting
was held in Mallett’s Hall, at Credi
ton, last Thursday evening. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Hon.
Pres., Henry Eilber; president, J.
A. McDonald; vice-president, Dan,
Mclsaac; secretary-treasurer; Free
man Morlock; managers "of the
teams, Dr: Eckert and Dan Mclsaac.
The large elm tree which has
stood near the road for time im
memorial on the farm occupied by
(Alsa Penhale, of Stephen, on the
side road leading out from Huron
Street, was felled last week by Mr.
Penhale. It was an old landmark
and stood over 90 feet in height
and the butt measured over six feet
across.
On Monday of this week the ten
50 YEARS5 AGO
A BIG BLAZE
The Main Street Methodist <phurch
Gpes Up in Smoke
On Sunday morning last about a
Quarter to four before the gray of
dawn was visible in the eastern hot-
ison, the town fine bell and the
large bell of the Trivitt Memorial
Church rang out their flid and star
tling clangs, as if possessed of the
intelligence that Morphe.us had laid
hands on Exeter, which Soon arous
ed the citizens from their peaceful
slumbers to witness a most serious
conflagration, the burning of the
Main St, Methodist church which
was built in the year 18'69. The
building when first discovered was
a seething mass, of flames which
poured forth with a fury that gave
no hope of saving the fine struc
ture. The flames lit up the sky with
lurid glare that told the people at
a distance that" the fire devil was
busily at work, The two engines
were soon on the scene and the fire
men got to work in fairly good
time to save the surrounding dwell
ings. There was not much wind
blowing at the time of the fire and
what there was came from the
south-west, but had there been a
stiff breeze it is probable that a
number of other buildings would
have been swept out of existence.
As it was the residence of Capt.
Geo. Kemp was several times fired
by the flying embers. The burning
of the steeple was a picturesque
sight. The fire gradually made its
way down until the steeple was a
mass of flames and was a sight to
behold. .Finally when the supports
gave way the steeple took a sudden
drop and disappeared down through
the tower. The shed on the north
side took fire but was extinguished
before a great deal of damage was
done. There is not the slightest
■doubt but that tire destruction was
caused by the match of an incen
diary who has covered UP bis tracks
ao cleverly that it is, doubtful if ho
will ever be found out and punished
for his crime There was about 20
gallons of coal oil in the shed short
ly before the fire but on examina
tion after, jt was found that all had
been drawn with the exception of
about five gallons. It will be re
membered by our readers that in
October last an attempt was made
to fire the church from the base
ment, but in some unaccountable
manner the fire went out, thus a
doubt is removed as to any other
cause than incendiarism.
Mr, Jas, Willis was about the
first on the scene and he states that
he noticed the window in the south
west corner to be ppen, which
doubtless had been left that way
by the fiend to give vent.
The loss is estimated at about
$9,000.00.
Smiles . . . .
“Teacher makes us raise a hand,"
Said little Donald Root;
“But Fido hasn’t any hands,
So he has to raise a foot,"
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Family Allowances will be paid every month for
every eligible child under 16 years of age. First
cheques will be mailed in July, 1945. Family Allow
ances are being paid to help parents in the care of
• their children, to help pay for medical, dental and
nursing services—for better food, clothing and
shelter, and to assist in equalizing opportunities
for all children.
Registration forms have been mailed to every
family. Fill in your form as soon as received. It is
very simple—only seven questions—and inform
ation is given below to help you complete the form
accurately. Do it right away in the interests of your
children, as cheques can only be mailed to those
eligible families which have completed and re
turned the Registration Form.
If you do not receive a form through the mail;
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the names of your children under
16. Write out the month of birth,
then give day and year. Write
name of place where each child
was born. Complete each line by
stating your relationship to child
and if father and mother are
applying* fill in both “relation
ship” columns.
QUESTION 2. Here th‘e father and
mother must both sign if both are
at home. Then give the address to
which cheques should be.mailed.
PRINT THIS IN BLOCK
TYPE (LIKE THIS) under both
signatures. The mother should
not sign hCr husband’s first name.
She should sign her own first
name, stich as Mrs. Alice, Mary)
Joan, etc.
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QUESTION 3.
If Only one person has signed under question 2, state the reason why the other signature cannot be given. Give details—don’t say Father or Mother
is “away"—state where ana for how long. *
QUESTIONS 4, 5, 6 and 7
on the other side of the form must also be answered either “Yes" or “No”
If the answer is “No" to questions 4, 5 or 6, state, details giving name of
child, or children concerned. In the case of No. 5, if you have any children
under 16 not living with you, list their names, give the reason and the
complete address as to where they can be visited. If the answer to No. 7
is “Yes", give the details required.
INCOME TAX: So that nobody will benefit from both Family Allowances
and a full income tax deduction for their children, the income tax deduc
tions for children will be reduced by the amount received from Family
•'Allowances. Parents, therefore, have the choice of claiming—or not
claiming—Family Allowances. Those uncertain is to whether or hot they
will benefit are advised to apply for the Family Allowance., ,
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