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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1945-04-12, Page 2THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, 'EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AERIE 1?, 194S Cxetu* $ime^Bfcijpcate fflmea established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1924 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER,ONTARIO An Independent Newspaper devoted to the interests pf the Village of Exeter and Surrpundirig District Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers’ Association; Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWNA All Advertising Copy Must be In Our Rands Not Eater Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2,00 a year, in advance; six months, $1.00 three months 60c I. M, SOUTHCOTT’ r • PUBLISHER THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1945 We Wonder and Wonder Last week we -had .occasion to visit a num­ ber of well-established firms to whom the buy­ ing public have been accustomed to depend for service. "Everything looks to be going as well as usual ?” we suggested. ‘‘I’m glad you think so J* was the response, ‘‘but do you know that we simply are working ourselves to the limit, the help is so scarce and so hard to keep?” '“You refer to the war situation?" "Only part­ ly." The government has taken on so many things that our girls and other help upon whom we have depended is taken up on the promise of good pay and the prospect of a steady job. We heard this complaint over and over again. The same day we looked over the’ pages of the papers for farm and other sale advertisements. Names of farmers were there whom we were sure a few years ago would keep on farming till the whistle blew. But there were their sale notices by the score in nearly every paper we looked at. What then? First of all, where is the money to come from if those businesses are crowded to the wall and farmers cannot work their land on account of labor shortages ? We have seen no answer to this query. We are told about what is going on in Russia and England to keep things moving. True, but Russians not Canada and Russian conditions are not Canadian con­ ditions. We are not discussing the merits or demerits of the governmental conditions that promise a continuance of the government’s tak­ ing stringently needed help from farm factory and store. We are simply asking where the cash is to come from to pay the folk now taken from food producing activities. Natural reSources Will neither clothe nor feed folk apart'' from the human element that changes soil to food and cotton and wool to clothing and rocks and trees to houses. Coal is comparatively useless till the human element transforms it to fuel. Goods are of no use unless someone merchan­ dises them. Let us do some tall thinking in par­ liament and in every situation where we have designing minds and forming hands. * * * » Those Apples of Gold ■ After the Duke of Marlborough had won imperishable renown by his victories in the Netherlands, he had occasion to meet several of the European leaders to aid in the work of •adjusting conflicting claims. He encountered the inevitable bickerings and jealousies such ^ocdasions involve, On /one notable occasion when the dispute had become seriously acri­ monious, he rose and with such a gesture as only he could make he gave the most irrecon­ cilable disputant a napkin, so gracefully and with such a becoming smile that the whole ir­ ritating circumstance was lost sight of and the parties to the sitting parted the best of friends and further bloodshed was averted. Evidently Mr. Roosevelt is of the same stuff as the illus­ trious Duke. Just as the delegates to the ap­ proaching Security Conference were on the verge of a destructive wrangle about votes at the world influencing meeting Mr. Roosevelt virtually said, "This thing of votes is not of primary importance. My country waives her claim to., anything like superiority of voting power." The rest of the world, by now, ap­ preciates what the President has done. Cen­ turies after this it will be recalled that Mr. Roosevelt proved himself a great man for a great occasion. His apples of golden speech will fill the mouths of the hungry and assuage the sorrows of a starving and bleeding world. * * Alert at the Switch? Canada may hope to win out in the com­ petition growing a little more gruelling every day if her worker power can a little more than match the power of her competitors. We fear that precautions are not being taken to hate our best human element brought to the plough, the saw, the trowel, the yard stick and the counting house. We are well aware of the perils of the war, a struggle that is not over, however jaunty we may be on that subject. We know that our fighting forces simply must be fully maintained till the Hun and the Japanese alike are fully and finally Conquered. To attain that end we know the fighting men must be ade­ quately supplied with all the munitions and re* quirements of Wat and all that is needed for their feeding. We know, too, only too well, that starving Europe must be fed and clothed. In the interest of all the imperious calls for help We are faced with another danger, the increas* Ing difficulty of getting help for the production of machinery to replace the machinery worn out by the hard service demanded of them for the past half dozen years. We Have nothing to say about clerkships, governmental or other- wise, further than to point out food comes be­ fore the keeping of records of food and so on all through our complex mechanism of manu­ facture and the wholesaling and retailing of goods. Yet almost every day we hear of help leaving its productive labor to give itself to some form of record keeping. Unless this sort of thing is checked almost forthwith, we see disaster ahead. If Canada is to do her duty in the present crisis she must have the human aid in her effort to get this great job well done. * * * The Reason Why Some people wonder why Mr. Stalin, has made so much fuss about having Poland repre­ sented at the San Francisco Conference, It should be remembered that Russian comprises several nations, each with its own history and national aspirations. When Mr, Stalin assem­ bled these nations, once the Russian Revolution was accomplished, he insisted that the claims of even the smallest of these nations should be free to state its merits and its hopes. Now that the nations of the world are considering what agreement may be reached whereby the peace of the world may be laid on a foundation suf­ ficiently wide and solid, he sees the need for Poland’s expressing herself freely in the inter­ ests of the world’s welfare^ Hence his claim and contention that Poland should be repre- ssente.d and present among the men who are pooling their best thoughts in the interest of the new day. It has been shown that he who would rule all must first serve. We Resented We were quite peeved to encounter the cold weather of last week. March had behaved so benignly that we were all set for a fine Ap­ ril and the merriest May you ever saw. The older people shook their Reads at what they called onr inexperience, but we assured them that naughty spring weather had gone with bustles and that we were living’ in a new day, not in the horse and buggy times. Then came last Thursday with the thermometer at thirty- two and snow covering the ground. We could neither hinder nor mend the conditions and said something about what cannot be cured may still be endured. Some people put on that smile we fear so greatly while the rest of us just muffled up in our dilapidated February togs and said as little as possible. * * * * Crop Rotation Farmers growing cash crops are wonder­ ing about keeping up their soil fertility. They see dangei- ahead and yet that cash is one of the things that helps out in scores of ways. The suggestion handed out at a farmer’s meeting by Dr. Berkley that the crop rotation be widen- ’ ed to sevdh years is well worth heeding. For-* merly a great many farmers followed the seven year rotation with one season devoted to sum­ mer-fallowing, followed by heavy manuring and fall wheat. It has been found that this practice has a tendency to kill the bacterial life of the soil though this life is restored by the manur­ ing. One farmer reported lately that a visit to some parts of the United States showed him that severe cropping simply impoverished the soil. Hence the saying "severe cropping may feed the father for a while, but it is almost sure to starve the son. Before the United States shut down on the importation of Canadian barley grain farming was the fashion in a great many portions of Ontario. We know the result of this Way of doing on hundreds of farms. The late Simpson Rennie told us that he made his mon­ ey bv grain farming but contrived, largely by rotating his crops to leave his farm in a high state of fertility. We wonder if our municipal­ ities, village and county and township alike, will not give this matter first. hand attention, We have an agricultural committee of the coun­ ty council. We’d like to hear from them on a matter of such immediate importance as crop rotation. * -x- * It Must Be Done The approaching world Conference in the interest of world security simply must succeed. Dark will be the future of the conference if it fails to meet with this resolution in mind. It will be nd occasion for speeches. Still less will it be the lime for the fine points of diplomacy. Tongue in the cheekism will, be altogether out of place. The double tongue will have no place at that council board. The strong nation seek­ ing to bully and the weak nation seeking to wheedle will both be out their native element. The paramount that must be done is the estab- dishment of that good will that never fails to win the last struggle. We have heard of similar conferences at which men were locked in the council chamber till they agreed. The light of day must, be allowed' at every meeting of the gathering. No delegate should be allowed to say things in secret, for the word whispered in the ear, eventually, will «be shouted on the housetop. We look for the conference to give the World measures and principles to which the wise and honest may repair, for the wise and honest are bound to rule the world. * * & Note and Comment Did March borrow fine days from April? « « # * The high wind did some tall tree pruning, # « # # All the world knows that the United States does not need to haggle about her rights. * x- * * Farmer Gray, as the rattling sleet rode on the blast, looked over his hay and chop supply and hoped the weather man might take a thought and mend. 10 YEARS AGO The well drillers at the river are now down to a depth of 400 feet without having struck any quan­ tity of water. Mrs, Ry. Westlake, of Usborpe, has purchased, the residence of the late Mrs. Win. Bawden on Main Street and gets immediate posses­ sion. As Jean and Elaine Stanbury were returning to High School they were met by u number of the young lads from the Fublic School who wound them up in a rope and jerk­ ed them off their feet. Elaine went under striking the back of her head on the hard gravel and Jean fell heavily on top of her, Elaine suf­ fered a slight concussion and shock, Jean lost a portion of two teeth and suffered some cuts and bruises. The Crediton orchestra held their annual election recently which re­ sulted as follows: Leader, Emery Fahner; pres., Everett Fahner; seq.-treas., F. W. Mprlock; librar­ ian, K, Kuhn. Big crowds attended the Minstrel Show put on in the Town Hall, Wednesday and Thursday evenings last by the Hensail Minstrels under the auspices' of the Hensall Chaim- her of Commerce and was directed by Dr, J. G, Smillie while ~ Miss Florence Welsh was the accompan­ ist. 15 YEARS AGO At the regular meeting of the Exetei* Council an application was read from Mr. Emerson Cornish for the position of bell ringing. Re­ ported by the committee as approv-t ed, duties commenced April 1st. A branch -of the Canadian Legion of the British Empife Service Lea­ gue was formed in Exeter on Wed­ nesday evening of last week with a charter membership of 31 ex- servicemen from the district. The following officers were elected: Pres., Dr. G. S, Atkinson; 1st vice- pres., A. R. McKinnon; 2nd vice- pres., 'Alfred GambriU; sec.-treas., M. Pfaff; executive, George Thomp­ son, A. Easton, S. Cann; adjust­ ment officer, Dr. G. S. Atkinson. Mr. Russell Snell had his left hand injured while tearing down the old buildings at the evaporator. The hand was crushed but the bones were not injured. Later he ran a nail through his foot. This section was visited with an­ other snow storm accompanied by cold winds on Monday ’ and the ground was again covered with snow a couple of inches deep. 25 YEARS AGO . On God Friday afternoon a lively shooting match was held at Elim- ville. It was attended by a large number of .-jshooters from Ailsa Craig, Hens.a^, Exeter, Crediton and other/sWi’dilnding places. After the matches the sportsmen retired to the Town Hall where an excellent supper was prepared by the school girls. While mixing some chemicals Thursday evening last an explosion occurred and Fred Heaman lost the top of one finger and a second fin­ ger was also injured considerably. On Thursday afternoon an inter­ esting event took place at the JacK- son factory when the factory em­ ployees presented Mr. Perret with” an address and a signet ring on the eve of his departure for Eng­ land. Miss Emma Heideman read the address and Miss Florrie Din- ney made the presentation. Miss Edna ’Fiollick has accepted a position with Messrs. Jones and May to fill the vacancy caused by the, resignation of .Miss White. Messrs. Soullier and Foote, of London, have rented the repair rooms in connection with the Ford Garage and took possession on Tuesday. Mr. Walter Harness who has been engaged with Messrs. Jones and May, left -Saturday for Kitchen­ er where he has accepted a posi­ tion with the Dominiojn Tire Co. 50 YEARS AGO Mr, James Wright, one of the old and respected merchants of Hensail, has sold out his store and business to' Mr. W. C, Davis. Mr. George Smallacombe has commenced a tailoring establish­ ment in Parkhill. Sugar makers in this vicinity re­ port a very poor run of sap thus far, consequently very little syrup has been made. During the past week workmen under the supervision of Wm. How­ ard have been busily engaged in clearing away tile ruins left by the recent destruction by fire of Main Street Methodist Church, The tow­ er walls were undermined Monday and tumbled to tile ground. Mr. Rich. Quance is erecting a s new stable and driving shed o.n the 'premises he VecOritly purchased from Mr. Farison, Mr. A. R. Kinsman, of Exeter, has just finished his five months* term in the Dental College of On­ tario arid • has been successful in the examination at the close of tile term, There was a fair and enthusias­ tic attendance at the Cricket Club meeting on Friday evening last when the following officers were elected: Hon. pres.. Dr, Lutz; pres., W. G. Blssitt; vice-pres.( E,. E. Ward; sec,, P. ,L. Diskop; treas.> E. Elliot; committee, Dr, Hyndman, Jr., I. R, Carling and C, B. Mars- land, Smiles .. «. Conditional Surrender z “I don’t care what it looks like,” Said the man of the house, 'Tm going to raise a briUfd,” "Well,” sighed, the wife, "only on week days. Then oft Sundays you’ll have to shave,” If you want to build a modern barn or buy new . equipment or electrify your farm or modernize your house ... then have a talk with your bank manager about hit new powers under the Farm Improvement Loans Act. How often have you said “If I could only raise the money!” Well, if you could, what would you do to improve your farm and increase your pro­ duction ? Would you build a modern barn? or buy new machinery? or modernize your house? or electrify your farm? You con raise short term money from your bank; and long term money from other institutions by way of mortgage, But there are some things you would like to do which require loans that are neither long nor short. That is where the banks, operating under the new Farm Improvement Loans Act, can help you. The gap has been filled. “Intermediate” loans at a specially low rate can now be obtained for periods of two or three years—or even longer, in cases up to ten years. So, if you have a project in mind to improve your farm, drop in and talk it over with your IoguI ' bank manager. Ask him what he is now em­ powered to do to help make your farm living more attractive and your work more profitable. He will fell you—and show you—that your bank is just as eager to meet the sound credit needs of the farmer as of the merchant or manufacturer. This Advertisement is Sponsored by your Bank 9001 Letter to the War Time Board Jack Anderson Writes fi’om Malta in Appreciation of Christmas Parcel Dear Mr. Creech: I must apologize for the long de­ lay in thanking you for your Xmas parcel—mainly through my own carelessness in misplacing your card enclosed in the box. The Xmas box arrived two days before Xmas and was in excellent condition and you can imagine how welcome it was for oui’ -Xmas festivities. At the moment I am stationed here in Malta taking an intensive course in RAF Administration, ■duratiejn of three weeks. Since ar­ riving tWo weeks ago I have man­ aged to see a fail’ share of the is­ land and find it very interesting. The bomb damage is slowly being' cleared away but the scars are still all too evident of the terrific pound­ ing Malta did take. The Maltese are very friendly—I suppose they have to be when they are so re­ stricted in space. Jack Wadland, former YMCA Supervisor at No. 9, dropped in at my unit about six weeks ago ana we had a real chat about Exeter and district—Jack remained with me for about three days and show­ ed us a couple of films with his mobile cinema—the first some of my lads had seen for three months. As the RA-F have a very high ap­ preciation Of the Canadian YMCA, of course the conversation soon got into politics and post war plaftiiing. You would be amazed at tile inter­ est taken by the Canadians over­ seas in the future of Canada. I rarely get the opportunity to talk “with Canadians so it was a real treat for me to have Jack for three days. I don’t kriow it yOii would be interested in some of our topics or not-—they apply to all the -mem­ bers of the RC;A:F I have met over here, First Of all, the price celling— this affects every serviceman, So we are all watching very closely -—if inflation does develop as we have seen it In Italy we all visual­ ize our savings going up in Smoke —not a cheery thought. The Gov­ ernment is doing a good job—We only hope they can carry On as they have. Secondly the problem of French Quebec—-and the general, feeling about this seems to be "understand* ing?’ It is the duty of every Can­ adian to try and understand his fellow Canadian, Tho French Can- adians have jbeen there just as long as we have and therefore it calls for understanding and toler­ ance. Many servicemen regret the hot-headed statements being m,ade in some • papers about this problem —they are only widening the rift. We must get together and sort it out. “This sounds like a sermon— excuse me, please, hut it will give you a small idea of the thoughts that occupy our spare moments. Many thanks again for your par­ cel. • Sincerely, Jack Anderson. BRUCEEIELD RESIDENT DIES John Grainger, prominent Bruce- field resident, died in the public hospital at Clinton on Sunday in his 64th year. Mr. Grainger was formerly employed on the railroad but latterly was engaged at Bruce- field. Surviving are his widow, the former Olive Bowey; a son, Ross Grainger, with the Canadian Army in Germany, having been overseas four years; a daughter, Evelyn, on the staff of the, Alexan­dra Marine < Hospital, doderich. The furie'ral took place from the- Brucefield United Church Tuesday with interment in Baird’s CeiriOtery. FOR SALE—Extras are extrava- ■ , gant—sell them through the Classified ads in the Times* Advocate, FOR PIPE OR ROLLING YOUR OWN # ••• v—{ AAKI YOUR HOJM HOTEL WAVERLEY WADINA AVI. 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