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THURSDAY^ JUNE 14, 1945
Welcome Sunshine
Just as we were settling* down to something*
like low despair regarding the fate of all grow
ing things, the weather changed from bleak,
windy, almost sunless days, to the best of wea
ther conditions, Gardens and meadows and
pastures and grain fields have had a period of
steady, substantial growth that augurs well for
harvest. Again we are reminded that while
man may cultivate and plant, life and growth
are not in his hand. We are, further, reminded
that we never can count on either the scantiness
nor the abundance of harvest, till all is gathered
in. At the same time we are justified in believ
ing the statement of the old country farmer
who used to tell his neighbours: “A bit of land
is. the most honest thing in all the world. It
always gives returns for all the labour expend
ed on it.”* •» ■» #
We Welcome It
Word comes that the powers that be, both
provincial and federal, are trying to induce
western farmers to give Ontario a labour lift
in the way of supplementing Ontario labour.
We approve the move. Before now Ontario ha»
sent her sons to the western provinces to help
out in emergencies. One good turn deserves
another. Everything is in readiness down here
in this fine old province for producing food
that is going to be sorely needed here, in the
United States and Europe. All that we need
is labor. Horses and machinery are here in
something like abundance, but they are useless
unless properly guided. Nothing but good can
come of having those breezy westerners as
sociate with Old Man Ontario and his sons. If
this move is to be carried out successfully, not
a moment is to be lost. Sugar beets and corn
“and mangles and beans require attention that
should not be held back. The policy of the good
neighbour never was more required than it is
this hour.
Good Will, the Watchword
Every so often we hear that the Big Five
are not seeing eye to eye in the matter of ad
ministration of affairs in Germany. This diver
sity of. outlook is to be expected and, when
carefully treated, is very likely to prove bene
ficial. In the multitude of counsellors there is
likely to be found wisdom. Too much steam
rollering of methods is sure to issue in a color
less policy devoid of , all real worth. The one
thing esential is that the council appointed to
look after the rehabilitation of Germany should
Consider the whole good of Germany, of Eur
ope and of civilization. It is to the injury of all
nations when one nation lags in the human
race. The allied council is required to consider
at every step what the effect of their dealing
with Germany is to be for Germany and for
the world. This enlightened outlook on the part
of the Allies stands in relation to the future
as seeding stands to harvest. Bitterness toward
Germany is to be looked for. Germany’s way
of doing cannot be allowed to dominate the
world. She sowed dragon’s teeth and she must
reap the harvest therefrom. At the same time
we must realize that Germany is here. But yes
terday she Was a mighty nation. She, today,
has tremendous potentialities. What are we to
do about it? Germany was an appalling tyran
ny. Do we wish her to become a festering sore
in the international body? What is best to be
done is a baffling problem requiring the best
thought and conscience of all of the Allied
nations. Little by little, step by step, the prob
lem must be wrought out, inspired always, by
good will among the Allies. The tremendous
job may be done. It may take generations to
accomplish this high task, but better far for
the nations to take time than to plunge the
world into chaos and blood. History has» no
record of any problem so fateful and so dif
ficult as now confronting the Allies in tlieir
relation to the axis powers,
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Difficult •*-
Allies have a perplexing situation confront
ing them in treating the axis powers, particu
larly the axis powers of Germany and Austria.
(For one tiling, the ideals and spiritual history
of the Allies differs almost fundamentally.
Freedom means one thing in the mind of the
Russian but quite a different thing in the moutli
of the Anglo Saxon. Liberty in the mouth of
the one, largely means the opportunity of do
ing whgt one pleases, while in the other liberty
means the privilege of doing wbat is reason
able. in the mouth of one the square deal means
seeing that the conquered folk serve the con
queror’s purposes, while in the mind of the
other it means that the conquered party shall
he so treated that he, shall become a reasonable
straight going and, right doing citizen, On the
other hand the Germans are accustomed to
unquestioning obedience to authority. They
have been humoured by their rulers for so long
a period that they have not seen that they were
heading for destruction. Before anything can
be done for them they will need to be given a
treatment that is a wise mixture of leading
string end self help. This will be a long anil
difficult process for both the conqueror and
the conquered. Germans simply must learn that
they have been beaten and that they are now a
conquered people. That is the first lesson that
every German must learn. The teaching of that
lesson will require a firmness and a patience
beyond all estimating,
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That Heave
Mr. Churchill has again placed "s under
obligation by giving us a great word. Another
“Heave” and the Germans are beaten, he told
us. Know what that word means? Ever attend
ed a barn raising? The mighty barn bent has
been lifted a considerable distance. The master
carpenter has yelled himself hoarse but the
bent will not move. To lower the bent would
mean the "death of a score of men. Then the
carpenter yells, “Hold her! Stop talking! Lis
ten I Brace yourselves! Now, heave 1” and the
bent is in place. So Mr,. Churchill would have
us regard the Avar. The Yankees have, shown
that the trick can be done. The men of the bull
dog breed will not fail, The Japs may soon
learn the might of the Allies’ united efforts.
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That Eastern Muddle
It appears that France insists upon having
her own way out there among the Arabs and
their cousins.' Some time ago she was given a
mandate in Syria and the Levant. This man
date she interpreted to mean that these coun
tries were given her out and out, She had no
right in the world to take this attitude. It
looks as if she saAV an opportunity when Brit
ain and the United States were busy with Jap
an to take a stranglehold on the territories
mandated to her, to shut off Britain’s supply
of oil from the East. Without any warrant for
.'doing so she turned her troops and her explos
ives on the ancient city of Damascus. Hundreds
of Arabs were killed and many more hundreds
of Arabs were wounded by her uncalled for
action. Further the whole Mohammedan world
was on the verge of Avar with Europe and the
United States. And all. this because DeGaulle
had a jingo dream of poAver and glory. In vieAV
of all this Ave cannot but Avonder Avhy France
should be admitted to the council of the nations
that Avhose purpose is to make peace or declare
Avar. France is sadly in need of stabilizing.
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puzzling
All manner of difficulties are sur^ to arise
all over the Avorld from the effort being put
forAvard to rule arid rebuild Germany by divid
ing that country into zones, one zone to be
dominated by each of the five great powers.
Comparisons of administration Avill be made
as to the results of the administration and these
comparisons are sure to prove odious if not
oderiferous. Discontent is sure to follow. The
Germans will be sure to look upon themselves
as pets and all too likely to act like spoiled
children. What is to be done about it?
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Wide-Awake Russia
Word is abroad that Russia has sent to
this continent a body of capable men to pick
up our best scientists in all lines of activity.
She seeks men avIio know the latest and 'best
about plant and animal care and breeding, the
best about mines and mining and the develop-
men of all the soil and the mines produce. They
are. after the best in electrical development of
social and family life. The one thing that they
are required to secure is the best in every line
of activity, finance government and all the rest
of it that can be secured. Brice is not thought
of. The call is for efficiency. While Ave are in
clined to stint our research Avorkers and to
sneer at the man in a Avhite collar .job, Russia
'is doing all she can to secure the best trained
minds and hands the Avorld can furnish. Russia
is very Avide awake. Her people, particularly
her young people, are earnest students.
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IP YBABS AGO
The newly organized hand for
Exeter will soon make their ap
pearance in striking new uniforms
of red coats, blue hats and white
trousers.
The Public utilities Commission
are making progress in changing
over the hjLdro lines from the Main-
street to -tire rear of the stores
throughout the business section,
The Diamond Jubilee of the
Union of the branches of the Presbyterianism into the Presbyterian,
Church in Canada was celebrated
at Caven Presbyterian Church on
Sunday morning, *
The Exeter Tennis Club met fox'
re-organization in the chambers of
the Canadian Bank of Commerce
on Thursday evening of last week.
The following officers were elect
ed: president, Gordon Lamport;
vice-pres., R, Dinney; sec,-treas„
Miss Greta Harness; membership
committee, Win. Wilson, G. Brooks,
Misses Pat Martin and Marlon
Gladman; tournament committee,
W. Kress, N Floody, Jack Doerr,
W. May.
The work of laying the new ce
ment sidewalks on the Main Street
through the business section is
nearing completion. The new walks
are being laid with a rough surface
and are somewhat higher that the
old, A number of new connections
for the waterworks were made be
fore the sidewalks were laid.
15 YEARS AGO
Exeter’s new post office opened
its doors to the public on Thurs
day. It is a red • brick structure on
the Federal Park south of the Can
adian Bank of 'Commerce. Post
master M. W. Pfaff and staff, com
prising Misses Caroline Davis and
Florence West will enter the nev.
government office as government
officials.
Mr. Grant Sanders was success’
ful in passing the requirements of
the University of Toronto and was
admitted to the degree of Master
of Arts.
Three young people from Exetei
on Friday last received their
Bachelor of Arts degree at the
graduation exercises of the Univer
sity of Toronto. They were Mr. Geo.
Beavers, Miss Eleanor Med'd and
Miss Marion Woods.
The Exeter branch of the Can
adian Legion B.E.S.L., was form
ally presented with its charter at
the regular meeting on Thursday
evening of last week. President
Harry Wray and officers and com
rades of the 'London Legion made
the official presentation in the
Town Hall.
Mr. Lorne Tiernan, of Dashwood,
who attends Medical School in
London, received the J. B. Camp
bell Memorial Scholarship in phys
iology.
25 YEARS AGO
When motoring home from town1
on -.Saturd^y^yMtternoon the tear
driven by Mr.’ Skinner of the Win-
chelsea store and another from the
south collided at the corner a mile
south of town, and both cars were
damaged but no person was in
jured.Not in nearly sixty years lias
Exeter been without a livery stable,
and during much of that time has
had three, each of them keeping
as many as ten to twelve horses.
But times have changed and with
the incoming of the automobile
meant the outgoing of the horse
and rig. Mr. Wm. Hodgert, owner
of the last surviving l’ivery outfit,
has decided to sell out owing to
the slackness of business.
The opening bowling match took
place in Exeter on “Friday night
when President Dore and vice-
president Trumper chose sides for
a, three-rink game, the latter win
ning by 10 shots. A number of
bowlers went to Seaforth on Wed
nesday to take part in the Scotch
Double Tourney for the J. J, Mer-
ner trophy, representing the 'Cham
pionship of Huron. Heaman and
Creech won it last year.
Messrs. John ' Coward, James
Cottle, William Coates, John Rowe
and William Kestle went to Goder
ich Tuesday on the jury.
Note and Comment *
Insect pests are clamouring foi* Avarm Avea-
ther.
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Keep the gardens clean arid the cultivators
going*
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The man avIio thrOAvs mud always loses
ground.
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And noAV for a fine Avarm sunshiny sum
mer.
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The ducks have had a field day, so to
speak.
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Lord Hqav ! HaAv! is laughing on the other
side of his mouth.
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The meadows are not likely to fail on ac
count of lack of moisture.
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Russia does not like hornets that do not
stay on their o\vn side of the fence.
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Now that electricity promises to bo lowex
priced, what are you going to do about it?
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And avc did. not have it anything so cold
as our oousins had it in the western states.
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50 YEARS AGO
' The annual meeting of the., Lib
eral-Conservative Association of, the
South Riding of Huron, was held
in Coxworth’s Hii.ll, Hensall> on
Monday afternoon last. The fol
lowing officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Dr. Rollins, of
Exeter, president; 'Geo. Jackson,
of Seaforth, 1st vice-president; E.
C. Coleman, of Seaforth, 2nd vice-
president; L. H. DiiOkson, of Exe
ter, organizer-in-chief; T. B. Car
ling, of Exeter, treasurer; M. J.
White, of Exeter, secretary. -
Thomas Palmer, Jr., has pur
chased an interest in the merchant
tailoring business of Mr. J. Pope,
of Hensail.
A football club.,,has been organ
ized in town to be known as the
“Exeter Stars."
A thief entered OoxWorth’s Hotel
Hensail on Friday night last and
stole five suits of clothes from Mr/
Chas. McDonell’S bedroom. The
door had been left open for one
of the Inmates.
'The (London Conference of the
Methodist Church. opened its ses
sion Thursday at Stratliroy, Dr, W.
Williams, of Mitchell, was elected
president.
Smiles . . . .
A AVomaii ought to buy a new
hat often for the soke of morale.
Every matt will get a good laugh
■out Of it (except her husband),
(Promoter: “i don’t like your
fighter. He’s lazy,” Manager:
“What do you mean?” (Promoter.
“He never gets up 'before the stroke
of ten!"
STEPHEN COUNCIL
Court Of Revision
The Council of the Township of
Stephen met as a Court of Revision
on Saturday, June 2nd,. 194b, at
1 p.ni., to hear and determine ap-
peals against the assessment roll
of the municipality for the year
1945. After each member had sub
scribed to the affidavit the appeals
were heard and disposed of on mo
tion of A. Amy and seconded by
Thos. Love. As there were no new
appeals the Court of Revision was
closed on motion of T, Love and
Ed. Lippert.
The regular monthly meeting of .
the Council of the Township of
Stephen was held in the Council
Chambers, Crediton, on (Saturday,
June 2nd, 1945, at 2 o’clock p.m,
Present: Alonzo McCann, Reeve;
Thomas Love, deputy-reeve, and
Councillors Arthur J. Anxy, Nelson
Schenk and Ed. Lippert. The min
utes of the previous meeting were
read and adopted on motion of
Thos, Love and Nelson Schenk.
Carried.
Moved by Thos. Love and sec
onded by A. Amy: that By-law No.
613 appointing Joseph Ravelie Sr.,
as Constable for the Township of
Stephen be passed. Carried.
Moved by Nelson Schenk and
seconded by Arthur Amy: that By-
Law No. 614 authorizing the
Crediton Rural Telephone System
to erect and maintain, poles, wires |
and cables upon the highways of
the Township be finally passed on
this 2nd day of June, |A,D„ 1945.
Moved by Nelson Schenk and
seconded by Ed. Lippert: that the
Clerk notify the owners of land
affected by the O’Rourke Drain
that July 3rd, 1945,. will be the
last day on which cash payment
will he accepted for the repair of
said Drain.’
Moved by Nelson Schenk and
seconded by Ed. Lippert: that
Chas. Dietrich be paid the sum of
$1450.00 on the Webb Drain and ■Geo. Eilber be paid $5.00 for in-)
spection of said Webb Drain. ’
Moved by T- Love and seconded 1
by Nelson Schenk: that road ac-1
counts for the month of May be
paid as follows: Crediton P.V.
$13.20; Grand Bend P.V,. $103.>00;
snow removal for the Township of
Stephen by County of Huron Snow
Plow for'1944-45 $287.00; gra’ding
and labor $184.09; total $587.29.
Moved by A. Amy, seconded by
T. Love: that the following general
accounts foe paid: Restemeyer &
Miller, relief for Tyler $16.00; G.
A. Love, relief for Vansteenkist
SAFE IN ENGLAND AGAIN
The big Lancasters roar along,
Returning from Germany,
The pilots hum a happy song,
There’s peace now,, the air is free.
Instead, of bombs they carry men.
Allied prisoners of war,
Released from German barbed win
pens,
And flying to Britain’s shore.
Pilots watch for the’fortress Isle
And sing out, “Here’s England,
boys,"
The men look down, and nod and
smile,
No one seems to trust his voice,
In hushed tones one of the young
men
Slowly speaks, “England, England
The White Cliffs of Dover again,
Country lanes, safe in England,"
After months of captivity,
Just think ’twas oiur boys outside
‘Twas our tanks, and our infantry
Rolling by in mighty stride,
The times when I ne’er thought to
see
England again oi’ my home,
Now, we’re flying back and we’re
free, -
Yonder’s an English airdrome.
-—Innes Dalrymple Hey
12.00; Provincial Treasurer, insul
in 3.37; Municipal World, supplies
1.12; Village of Exeter, Twp. share
foi' Ration Board 30.00; Hydro-
Electric Powei’ Com., twp. hall and
council chambers 8.10; John Mc
Ginnis, burying calves 2.00; Alon
zo McCann, mileage to Goderich
and telephone account 6.60; F. W.
Morlock, postage stamps 25/00;
Total,: $104,19.
Council was then adjourned to
meet on Tuesday, July 3rd/ 1945.
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PASTOR ACCEPTS CALL
Rev. P. S. Banes, minister of the
Point Edward United Church for
the past three years, has been ap
pointed to the charge of Nanticoke,
with Balmoral ’ and Cheapside in
the Hamilton Conference of the
United Church, and will assume his
duties there at the end of this
month. Mr. Banes is a farmer resi
dent of Stephen, brother of Mrs.
Geo, Hepburn*
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know of cases where a promising romance nas been
spoiled by those red, white, festering and pus filled
sores on the face.The trouble is not so much physical pain? but the
mental suffering' caused by the embarrassing disfigurement which very
often makes the sufferer ashamed to go out in company.
The quickest way to get rid of pimples is to improve the general health
by a thorough cleansing of the blood.
Burdock Blood Bitters helps to cleanse the blood and with the blood
cleansed the complexion should clear up.
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