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THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1945
Those 'Fine Days
We have had a peculiar season. The wet
and the cold combined to get the crops off to
a poor start. We fear that many a field has
suffered damage from weather conditions that;
will lessen its final productivity. Still, there is
a chance for an average harvest. Fields every
where are responding to these fine, sunshiny
days with their fairly cool nights. We have had
no severe windstorms in this region. Corn is
developing. Potatoes are doing well, though
there is a decided shortage of berries and
apples and plums. We are grateful to note that
there is no danger of want in this locality.
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We Look for Results
Large sums are to be spent in giving re
turning fighting folk ever facility for getting
sound training in the trades and sciences where
by these men may win a living in civic life.
With all this we are in full accord. At the same
time we are in duty bound to urge that the ut
most precaution be taken to have these men
reap the best results from the money so spent.
These fine young men will need the right sort
of qualified, inspired and inspiring teachers.
If the soldier student is allowed to spend his
time and his country’s money under leaders
who allow them to serve the Lord in an easy
fashion the young fellows would be a whole
lot better off going on their own power and
learning life’s lessons where a whole lot of us
have learned them in the university of hard
knocks, with that stern old master, Mr. Neces
sity, wielding the hickory stick. Somewhere,
and it may be under difficult circumstances,
these young fellows will get their bumps and
plenty of them just the same as the rest of us
have received our discipline. All any govern
ment can do is to provide an opportunity for
our fine young men. What we demand of our
government is to see that no youth wastes that
opportunity.* * * *
It’s Good Business, at Any Rate
We are fussing a good deal because we can
not get the best cuts of meat. We agree with the
complainers that the man who produces the
meat has as good a right as anyone else to the
choicest cuts thereof. However, let us look at
the situation in this way. Canadians run no risk
of running short of meat. When the whole
scheme is wrought out there will -be found to
be enough for each one of us. Why, then, the
sending of our choicest cuts overseas ? The an
swer is simple. We are trying to establish our
selves on the British' and on other European
markets. Our meat is in active demand this
minute and is likely to be in demand for two
years, at least. What we want the Europeans
to fully realize is that our meat is quite as good
as that of the meat of any country in the world.
If the European meat eaters find that our meat
is quite up* to, if not a little bit ahead of the
meat of other countries, we shall have a market
that will take up every high grade hog the
farmers can produce. This is, indeed, a desir
able objective to hold before Canadian farmers.
City dwellers will gladly assist in winning this
market and winning it to Stay. On the other
hand farmers will be well advised to have a
heart and to supply the Canadian market with
an abundance of poultry products at a fair
price. Canadians will find it hard to go short
on meat for purely patriotic purposes chewing
vigorously on the tough cuts while Europeans
smack their lips on the best meat the Canadian
farm supplies. Iron workers, mill men, railroad
Section men, lumbermen, miners and others en
gaged in heavy work require meat and, a% a
noted doctor once told his patient who was told
to consume less meat, “Don’t forget that chick
en is meat.” If we are to make the best of this
meat situation we must “play up, play up, and
play the game.”
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Holland
Sturdy youngsters, fine women, strong men,
thrift, industry, achievement in art, in com
merce, in manufacturing, in pure religion and
genuine culture occur to us as we think of Hol
land. Every letter from our soldiers who are
now ip that brave little country tell of the fin
est hospitality and downright kindness, parti
cularly to the weak and the unfortunate. These
same letters tell of ruined bridges, desol&ted
cities and mills and canals and of physical
weakness, bodily illness and mental discourage-
meht* Misfortune seems to have folded her
wings and rested on a land that once was one
of the most delightful countries under the shin
ing sun. Be it known, that this desolation and
misery is the work of the Mun whom, some ex
quisite folk are disposed to treat with the ut
most delicacy and tenderness. Everywhere the
Hun went in Holland destruction and disease
and death followed in his wake. All of which
is, reminder that civilisation must give Holland ■
the first place in reparations or sink; in the
human scale forever. Farmers in this good land
and in the United States will do well to remem
ber that the land in Holland has been deluged,
and saturated by the saltiest of water, Farmers
know what that means for the texture and the
fertility of the land. Many a long year must
puss before the land in Holland will have its
old fertility, That ruin working sea ■water must
be pumped behind newmade dykes, The Ger
mans may well be set this task. The people of
Holland require food and clothing and shelter,
Her mills must be rebuilt. Houses arc greatly
needed. The simplest necessities are in demand,
Holland is not complaining. She simply suffers
and does her utmost with the little she has,
Weakened children are pale and weak because
they cannot get those foods that they must have
or be weaklings while this side the sun. Invalids
are dying before their time. No time is to be
lost. Where we are doing one thing for this
distressed country ten things are required.
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Halifax Affair
Halifax has had another misfortune. To her
people we extend our warmest sympathy. That
fine port must be set going again.’While we
say this we should like to say that we are tired
of those miserable disasters. The Harmonic
has been burned. Plane after plane has been
crashing, With disquieting frequency we hear
of some such disaster. Worse than all we say,
“When so much is going on we must look for •
such occurrences “and then forget about the
whole thing.” We cannot but recall the old say
ing: “it was. worse than a disaster; it was a
mistake.” If we could but get capable people
to investigate such occurrences to the very bot
tom we should find that carelessness and in
competence lie at the root of many a disaster.
When carelessness and incompetence bring the
results that they are alleged to have brought
about this last decade, it is time for those in
authority to see that these qualities are suit
ably punished. Canadian citizens are worthy
of a better fate that being blown to-bits or
burned beyond recognition because qpmeone is
lazy and inattentive to his plain dutv. People
are cynically saying that investigations are so
conducted as to conceal misdeeds rather than
to reveal the guilty. Sidestepping and hair
splitting have, u way of covering a multitude of
sins.
» * * *
It Just is Not Sense
This thing of feeding Germans, at the ex
pense of men and women who have given their
sons and daughters in order that what the Ger
mans did to Holland, Belgium and Czecho
slovakia might not be repeated simply does not
make sense. Think for a moment of what is go
ing one in and around Potsdam. The big three
have met there a,t enormous cost to consider
the welfare of the race, including Germany as
well as Poland and Holland, and all the rest
of the nations. J<ever were such precautions
taken as are this minute observed for the pro
tection of Mr. Churchill, Marshall Stalin and
President Truman. Against whom are those pre
cautions taken? Against Scotchmen, Canadians,
Poles, Czechs, Frenchmen, Danes ? Not a bit
of it. Those puards and double guards that Sur
round the peacemakers are there to protect the
world leaders against Germans and their one
time allies. What welcome have the Germans
given the peacemakers ? In fact Germany is
doing everything she can to say that her de
feat was a mere accident, that soon to be *cor-
rected. Yet. we are told, that the Germans are
to be fed as well as our soldiers were fed while
fighting the battles of freedom! And some ex
cuse is given telling us that this is international
law! The reply is that the Germans waged wai
r without law and simple justice is that they be,
treated accordingly. Germany is up to her old
tricks of "Protestations of innocence, threats,
tactlessness and treachery.”
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Never Better
The man we interviewed on this topic is
an experienced meat packer who knows farm
life from A to Z. Said he, "The farmers in Old
.Ontario never had a better opportunity than
they have this minute. The world is crying out
for our products.”
"What do you suggest?” we asked.
"First of all, every one of us must do a
whole lot of study. Each one of us must be a
mastei’ of his craft. The methods of twenty,
of ten, of five or even two years ago will not
meet the case. See what Russia has accomplish
ed by combining thought and action. She is
producing the rarest of strawberries within the
Arctic Circle. The schools and the study of
Denmark almost drive us from the market.
Czechs come here from their schools and beat
the eyes out of a good many of us.”
"But this opportunity?”
"We have it in our boys. The other day I
was attending a meeting where swine judgirig
was going on, Do you know that those boys did
a job of judging that commanded the respect
of the best meat men among us? There’s where
your oppor unity lies. It is right there in our
boys and girls. These youngsters need our best
practical encouragement. They are doing as
good work as the best of us ever dicl. With a
bit of urging and regard and guidance backed
up by sound morality, they’ll lead the world.
The sun shines on no better land than our land.
We haven’t even scratched our possibilities. If
we sit down and. sit rather than rise up and git
for two short years, we’re likely to be beaten
to a frazzle, as wc deserve to be/’
IO YEARS ago
Prcni Saturday, July 27tli, to
Wednesday, July 31st, Exeter is
celebrating a Century of Progress
and holding a Reunion of its Old
Boys and Girjg, The committee have
been working since last September
in preparation for the biggest cele
bration Exeter ever put on.
The finishing touches are now
being put to two cairns at me
south entrance, of Exeter. The
cairns are being built of stone and
are being erected by Mr. Robt. Mc
Clellan, of 'London. Two ornament
al lights will be placed at the top.
"Exeter” is cut on a marble slab
in both cairns.
15 YEARS AGO
Exetei’ was in gay attire with
streamers and fliigs and most of
the places of business decorated
with flags on Wednesday, the oc
casion being the visit of the Hon.
Mr. Bennett, leader of the Opposi
tion, who addressed a large crowd
in Victoria Park on political issues
of the day in support of Mr, Tre
wartha, the Conservative candidate.
Col. Coombes, of Clinton, acted as
chairman,
Miss Marion Bisset is taking the
place of Miss Greta Harness on the
staff of the Bank of Montreal ow
ing to the latter's illness.
Misses Helen Dignan and Mar
jorie Medd, representing the Main
Street Young People’s Society, are
attending the Summer School at
Goderich this week.
Miss Pearl Wood is in Toronto
taking a five week’s course in
music.
25 YEARS AGO
Miss Reta Rowe and Miss Taylor
have successfully passed their
violin examinations at the London
Institute of Musical Art at‘London.
On Sunday afternoon last Mr. J.
M, Southcott, of the James Street
Sunday School was presented with
an electric reading lamp in appre
ciation of his services as superin
tendent.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Treble
moved them household effects to
London Saturday last, where they
will make their future home.
Mr. Jack Swan, of Hensall, has
accepted a position in Windsoi’ and
left last week.
Mr. H. F, Eilber, of Crediton.
has .commenced removing the old
furnaces in the school.
Harvesting has commenced and
there is eVery prospect of this
year’s crop being a bumper one.
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50 YEARS'AGO
The last of Stanley and Dight’s
grain warehouses, at Lucanr were
burned together with three cars of
wheat and three cars of oats. The
building was undoubtedly set on
-fire wilfully by a man who was
seen in the vicinity of the building
a few minutes before the alarm
was given. . o
The pavement on Main Street
has been completed and now pre
sents a splendid appearance. Mr.
Weir, of 'London, was the contrac- .. *tor.
The Hensall Observer iias chang
ed hands, the new proprietor being
Mr. Thos. Neelands, of Wallace
burg.
Paper tires are being manufac
tured for cycles. They are supposed
to last longer than rubber and punc
ture less easily.
Mr. John -Sweitzer started a
large gang of flax pullers last week.
Mr. John Shepherd, reeve of
Tuckersmith, Mr. Robt. Varley and
Mr. John Latta, of Hensall station,
.left Tuesday for Liverpool, Eng
land. Mr. Shepherd took with him
■a carload of sheep and five car
loads of cattle.
Right vs. Wrong
“A knowledge of the relative
rightness or wrongness of an action
has no relation to Conduct or char
acter. People cannot be reformed
by telling them that this action is
right and that one wrong. The
chances are that even the danger
ous -.criminal knows right front
wrong about as well as the aver
age citizen.”—Contributed.
Smiles . . . .
Ruth rode on my cycle car,
Directly back of me,
I hit a 'bump at sixty-five,
And rode on ruth-less-ly.
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A feminine passenger had board
ed the bus after the lights had gone
out. A tall mail standing near her
asked if he could help her find a
strap.
“Thank you/’ she replied,, “but
I have already found one.”
“Then I wonder if you would
mind letting go ot my necktie?’
Boy Friend (on the phone):
"Whatcha doin' Shttidy night?”
"Gotta date?’
"An* next Sattldy night?”
"Gotta date.”
"Anna next Sattldy night?”
"Gotta date?’
"Well twiddle by moustache
woman, doncha ever' take a bath?”
HOGS
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