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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1945-09-13, Page 2Page 2 THE TJMESrADVQCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13,IMS ****w Cxeter tKnnes^bbocate Times estabUshed 187-3; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1924 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO Ari Independent Newspaper devoted to the interests of the Village of Exeter and Surrounding District Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers’ Association; Member of the Ontarie«Quebec Division of the CWNA All Advertising Copy Must be in Our Hands Not Later Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2.00 a year, in advance; six months, ?1.00 three months 60c JL ML SOUTHCOTT - - PUBLISHER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1945 That Monument We are not carping-, Instead, we have the ■welfare of this Dominion solely at heart. We have seen the roadsides of this country be­ coming steadily more unkempt and in scores of places, dangerous for driving. All over the land we see bridges that should have been re* a placed years ago. Public buildings in practic­ ally every town and village need a serious once over. A patient, loyal, liberal people have taxed themselves to the bone that our fighting men might be supported. Why, then, this word of ornamenting Ottawa at this time, when our burdens are so heavy and when the ornamenta­ tion does not promise to add either to the na­ tional income or to Canadian self-respect? If a monument is to be erected, why not have it in. the form of a research centre, a small centre at first but added to as necessity calls therefor ? The soil of our farms requires m,uch research. Our farmers are beset with diseases that have baffled the farmers so far. Cancer still slays its ten thousands. Every saw mill tells the story of waiting forests that may be corrected by the serious work of the chemist. A better preser­ vative is called for for the wooden portions of buildings and machinery. Our schools and col­ leges are altogether- unequipped. Why then direct our time and means to the ornamental? The day is not far past when the most ornate capital in the world was a poor defence against either Japanese or German hordes. Beauty is a fine thing but it must not be built up at the expense of strength or of what is essential. Britain Britain is As the peace that his cash who has found, it difficult to find meals of a Sunday. We wish to say that Ontario people set a high value upon American tourist travel. We are perplexed to know what to do about it. An explanation or two may help to clear up the matter somewhat, London has a strong Scottish tradition and has a real inclination towards the quiet Sunday, On the particular Sunday men­ tioned the restaurant people, like their fellow citizens, were deep in their devotions. Further, the London people are working doubly hard these times. For this reason employers are an­ xious to give their help the benefit of a restful Sunday. We have a suggestion or two. Should the tourists come as far north as this good town, they would escape the limitations of our subur­ ban sister. Then why should not the mayor and council set up an eating place and themselves do the cooking and waiting the tourists and others requiring meals might be seeking, We are quite sure that our public-spirited brethren of the London Free Press are waiting for an op­ portunity to serve meals of a Sunday. The coun­ cil and the press would make an unbeatable combination to carry out this good work, lie can assure those august bodies that the way to duty is the path- of glory. « « # » Jangled For at least six long years our nerves have been disturbed. For two years before that one day hopes were dupes. The next day fears were liars, Then the tempest broke in fury. For years we had the gravest fears for the issue of the war, All the time we were looking for startling news. And we got plenty of that very thing. Then came the joyous days of rejoicing ovex- the peace. There followed the difficulties of getting ready to deal with the multiplied and compounded villainies of oui’ enemies as exemplified in their treatment of war prison­ ers. And now we have the poverty of overrun nations to alleviate from resources that the. war had exhausted, to say nothing of getting the returned soldiers to working and the per­ plexities of the strikes. “What next?” we ask. “Who knows the answers?” Well, we have put oui’ hands to the tq.sk of building a new world and we have no intention of looking back. Still less do we intend to heed bogey stories or to take after Jack O’ Lantern as he cries lo here! ox’ lo there! We’re going to saw wood and we’re going to hoe our own row, however obscure our toil and however homely may be our fare. We’re not going to “take on.” We’re going to “lay on.” We're going to search our ward­ robes with the, candle till every shivering and berobed suffered in Europe is relieved and every hungry soul suffering from the devil­ doms of the axis powers is given liis bite and sup. We’re going to live on less than ninety cents of every dollar we earn and give the remainder to swelling the fund for getting old We’ll and threshed js.ll ■Garnet McFalls had the jnlsfor- liig collar bona io years ago A new ejepartur® in threshing' took place op the farm of Mk Milo Snell on Friday night last. Being unable to secure a threshing ma­ chine in the daytime Mr, Buell made use of bls hydro lighting sys­ tem and with the aid of several men from town he night with Mr. threshing outfit. Mr. Ray Creech tune to fracture while playing a game of ball at Lucan on Tuesday evening. Mrs, Win, Penrlce, of Exeter, displayed three of her hand-hooked mats at the London Exhibition and she won three first prizes. Dr, Wi Bryce, of Flesherton, Ont., has purchased the dental prac­ tice of Dr. and has block. Quite a front t_,,_ a_______ county veterans parade which was held at Listowel on Sunday after­ noon last. JI. H. Cowen, of Zurich, moved into the Deitz large crowd town attended of veterans the annual 15 YEARS AGO - Mr. E. Severne, of Kingsville, has rented the store formerly oc­ cupied by the Express Company on the east side of Main- Street and busi- Tuesday of this week with an initial attendance of 8$. The staff con* sists of Mr, E. J, Wet hey, Miss Stella Gregory and Miss Verna Me* Laughlin. The automatoc water supply sys­ tem has been installed at the pump­ ing station by the waterworks de­ partment, A serious fire was averted at the G.T.R, station on Friday evening last. Shortly after the train had gone south, Mr, Wpi. Hodgert no­ ticed a blaze opposite the baggage room door, The blaze originiated under the platform but how is a mystery, It was soon brought un* der control. Miss Williams, of Clinton, has returned and resumed her duties with Miss Armstrong as milliner, A quiet wedding took -place on August 25 th, at the Presbyterian Manse, when Rev. Mr, Foote united iu marriage Mr. William J, Melville and Miss Alma Mae Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John T. Wood, of Exeter, Miss eve- they will conduct a shoe repairing ness. Mr. J. M. Southcott and Stella Southcott left Friday ning last for Halifax where are attending the annual convention of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association. Mr, James Francis, of Bright, has taken a position with Mr. E. R. Hopper, where he will earn the undertaking business. ’ Huron Presbytery and Presby- terial both met at Caven Presby­ terian church on Tuesday and a very large representation from all the congregations of the Presbytery attended. Mr. J. R, Hind has sold his fine brick residence on Victoria Street to Mr. Archie Davis who recently moved here from Toronto. 25 YEARS AGO ■Exeter High School re-opened on Outstandingly Good SALAI1A' T E J™ nttonn Smiles . . . . signs, there’s which reads; to be cheated. He was dug out of his wrecked car and carried to the doctor’s house, “I can’t do anything for you,” said Doc. “I’m a veterinar­ ian.” “That’s all right,” .said the patient. ”1 was a ?jackass to think I could go 50 on those tires.” If you believe in one in a, window “Don’t go elsewhere Come here,” Doctor: “Do you ever hear voices without being able to tell who is speaking^oi’ wh'er© the voices come from?” Recruit: “Yes, sir.” Doc* tor: “And when does this occur?” Recruit: “When I answer the tele­ phone.” ■in search some bed from his last, The 50 YEARS AGO Mr. J. N. Howard has made the purchase of an entirely new elec­ tric dynamo and a new set of street lamps to take the place of the old ones. Mr. R. McMurdie was of a horse and rig and clothing that was stolen barn on Saturday night stolen property was found on the roadside near Kippen but no trace of the thief has been found. Mr. Gus Handford left Tuesday for Renfrew where lie will conduct a photograph business, Mrs. Ferguson tand daughters who have been conducting the din­ ing hall at Grand Bend during the summer, have returned to Exeter. Mrs. E. J. "^packman and Mrs. Frank Knight have returned from an extended visit to 'California. Some of our bee men inform that there is no new honey at this year. r Messrs. ’N. D. Hurdon, Dyer and Jas. Sweet, Sr., several days last week out at Port Frank, fishing. They report a good catch. US all G.A, spent '—’-------------- ----- No Happiness in the Home When Mother Is Sick The tired, worn out mother cannot make a happy home if she is sick and worried by the never ending household duties. She gets run down and becomes nervous and irritable, downhearted and discouraged, can’t rest at night, and gets up in the morning feeling as tired as when she went to bed. Women suffering in this way may find in Milbum’s Health and Nerve Pills a remedy with which to help recuperate their health, build up the run down system, and assist them back to health—happiness again. Price 50c a box, 65 pills, at all drug counters. Look for our trade mark a “Red Heart” on the package. The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont, 1 • A "Where’s “Back in Austere under a self-imposed blackout, drums throbbed, John Bull saw box was uncomfoi’tably low', in­ deed empty. He saw his peril and sought to face up to the new situation. He saw that elect­ ric light and gas cost money and, further, that the needless use of electricity and gas meant a loss of money. Hence his blackout. We men­ tion this blackout as a sample of what John Bull is doing in every department of his finan­ cial activity. He is seeing that money spent for anything but necessities is pure waste that leads to defeat and misery. Folk living in this favor­ ed land simply do not realize what the people in the British Isles are undergoing these days and nights. Food is rationed to thp bone. Cloth­ ing is scarce, while fuel is almost out of the question. Meanwhile, the wind blow’s cold from the North Sea. But Britain is free! She is say> ing little about it, but she is resolved to remain .free. Moreover, she is clear-headed as is shown by her declaration that no nation can borrow itself into financial soundness. Credit, unless sustained by production that a good deal more than warrants the borrowing, is a ruinous form •of self-deception. So John Bull and his family are practicing the ancient virtues of thrift economy and the diligent pursuit of business. * * * « Second Time a Hero Bill?” We inquired. the field with the team getting ready for the fall wheat seeding,” was the an­ swer. We were anxious to interview Bill and hied tis to the field. Bill was sweating freely, as were the horses, the day being decidedly warm and humid. “Sorry, I can’t talk to you today, It’s get­ ting to the middle of Steptember and this field must be turned into a seed bed. Dad has been short-handed for a few years and the field re­ quires extra working and conditioning.” We returned to our desk with our chin up. That young fellow is the real sort. He was a hero for a day or so, if junketing and dancing the light fantastic) makes one a hero. He was a sort of nine days’ wonder that lasted for seventy- two hours. Bill regards his life in Europe and his days of being a hero as water that has run under the bridge. Now he’s down to work, Thb little extras his country gave him are in the bank for the next Victory Loam The truth is that he is even more a hero than in the days when lie shelled the Germans. ;i * * * * And There You Are We have just been shown a letter sent to some prominent Londoners. complaining of the lack of restaurant accommodation of a Sunday Morning. The writer of the letter was an Ameri­ can tourist who came to London one Bunday morning# quite recently. Hh tells wearily of calling at one eating place after another only to find closed doOrs or to have the reply that meals are served of a Sunday only to regular guests* Let us say at the outset that our com­ plaining friend is by no means the only party . I * Britain solidly on her financial feet, never’ rest 'till the world is going again prove ourselves worthy of the peace that won at a cost so incalculable. * * # * That New Flag Some parties are talking of making a that is distinctively Canadian. We have no in the world that the folk who are working for the new flag are in any sense disloval to the Union Jack. Were Canadians thinking in this way, the new flag would meet with a stern reckoning. At the same time we profess a loy­ alty to the flag we now possess. We know of no emblem that stands fox- so much as that flag of St. Patrick, St. George and St. Andrew. As history is made in days to come that flag will stand for still more. Further, we believe ■ the time unwisely chosen for changing our na­ tional emblems in any way, shape or form. We are living in days of conciliation. We realize that we must work together unitedly fox* Cana­ dian good and for the good of the Empire. Brit­ ain never has stood higher* in the esteem of the world than she stands at this hour. At the same time she bears an unreckonable burden of debt as a consequence of her stand for freedom. She risked her last dollar and spent her last dollar that freedom should not perish from the earth. Why then irritate anyone who stands right for and with Britain over the emblem that so adequately symbolizes our common ideals, for the cross is the central figure of our present flag, the cross that before the world stands for righteousness and love and for free­ dom for every child of Adam. Sentiment may be as light as the air upon which our flag floats so proudly, but it is stronger than iron as a thousand years of battle and sacrifice have abundantly exemplified. * * * # Japanese Troublemakers There is a class of people in Japan who are treading on ashes but who fail to realize their danger. These men will riot accept defeat. Failing to realize what has taken place and what is before their country, they are resolved to make war# no matter what the cost, The folly and wickedness of such proposed conduct is hateful beyond all telling. They point to an alleged splendid history of two thousand five hundred years but fail to convince the world that that history is a good one and that the conduct of Japan during that period has any­ thing in it that commands the respect of any­ one who looks with an appraising eye upon her conduct. However, if Japan is resolved to in­ vite extinction she may have her will. The Allies are not joking,* * Exeter is visited with starlings. These creatures flag­ idea * enormous flocks of swirl about for a while and then settle in numbers that remind the older peo^de of the flocks of pigeons that formerly devastated the crops »of this section, The pigeon supplied one of the ingredients of a fine pie. The same canriot be said of the star* ling* > XZOU AND COMPANY—you and I that family you work and plan for ! A small boy you’d like to send to College—a little girl who’s going to have "the Very best her old/ Dad can give her!” It*s the most im­ portant thing in the world, isn’t it— planning for their future! And NOW is the time to make sure those plans come true by putting Up a strong, steady fight against inflation! You and all of us must fight for that future by fighting to keep Can­ ada’s dollar sound. Unless we can keep that dollar worth a full dollar, You St Co.—along with the rest of Canada—will face inflation! That’s why, it’s important NOW*—more than ever now—to fight for a dollar that’s worth a dollar* Why NOW especially? Because notv civilian goods ate scarce# and money is plentiful. Now is the time to FIGHT to maintain price con* trols and price ceilings. We must support and urge the support of rationing. We must buy only what we need, and only at fair markets. If we do this, we can make plans for the future as part of a Nation that is economically Sound. If we don’t., we’re going to find some day that our dollar will buy only a quarter’s worth of goods. And that means that dollar is Only worth a quarter. This is inflation! 1 Up to now, Canada’s controls have really worked. We’ve been able to prevent inflation. But we must fight now to keep those controls working, until the supply of civilian goods can come up to t^ie demand! What happened after the last war must not happen again! For the sake of our children, for Our returned soldiers, for ourselves let’s keep up the fight against inflation* Published b))THfi BREWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO) to reveal the- dangers of infldtion. Make this Pledge Today! I pledge myself to do my part in fighting inflation: By observing rationing and avoiding black markets in any shape or form. By tospecting price controls and other anti-inflation measures, and re­ fraining from careless add unneces­ sary buying, I will not buy two where one will do, nor will I buy a "new1’ where an "old” will do. By buylrtjj Vkidry Bands ana War Savings Stamps, supporting tax- f ation and abiding vfy by all such measures which will lower tile cost of living and ^c'eO pdees uta normal level. t