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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25th, 1945
Wants a Look-in
Russia is not content to allow any nation
to run the affairs of Japan without Russia.
Russia is having a determining voice in what
is going on. Russia does not wish to run things
as far as Japan is concerned but she wants to
know what is proposed for that defeated king
dom and she is practically interested in how
matters of every sort are administered in Japan.
She is not prepared to spend her energy in re
pairing blunders that other nations make in
Japan. She wants to have her hand on both the
whip and reins that now control Japans des
tiny. She has good reason for this attitude. She
has lived alongside Japan for many a weary
year. She has endured Japan’s lunching over
and pinching over in ways far too long not to
be utterly tired of the process. At this juncture,
therefore, she wants to know about boundary
lines and the wealth and man power and all.
the rest concerning Japan. She wants to have
her full share in the “Come hither and go yon
der” of Japan in all her affairs. And Russia is.
quite right in all this. Japan does not in her
soul recognize herself to be defeated. Till this
acknowledgement is practically forthcoming
Russia is seeing to it that she is in a position
to shoot just when Japan is standing,
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Should We Contribute
Ten thousand men over there in Windsor
have been on strike for some considerable time.
By and large the strikers struck of their own
free will. At least, the people of Exeter did not
ask for the strike. Yet we hear that the strikers
asked aid of the provincial government. Next
we heard that the provincial government pass
ed the matter over to the federal authorities.
No matter which, the province or the dominion
does the paying Exeter will bear her share of
the financial burden. On what grounds should
we do so ? Most of the folk in this fine burgh
have enough to do financially to pay their own
shot without furnishing the bacon for the good
folk of Windsor. Had storm or wind or fire put
the Windsor folk up against an empty flour
barrel this village would do its share in the
way of relief. But when the Windsor folk voted
themselves into their present low exchequers
we say let them vote themselves .out of their
disability.
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Get the Thief
We are enduring a disgraceful crime wave.
Again and again we hear of safecracking jobs
and every so often we are shocked by a hold
up of some sort. We hear far too little of the
catching of the thief and far too little of ade
quate punishment being administered to the
law breaker. Indeed, it looks as if we were sett
ling down to the condition of things in which
stealing is to be one of our industries, to be en
couraged by non interference on the part of the
law-enforcers. When an infringent of the law
is spoken of as the novels say we “light a cigar
ette” and that is all there is to it. Our sugges
tion is that there be an appointment of a police
force who catch the thief or lose their job.
When a theft i$ committed or a hold-up takes
place the reasonable thing is. for the police to
get the lawbreaker. “Reports and investiga
tions” may or may not be interesting to the
public. What we want is to see the capture of
the thug or the rowdy and to have him punished
or treated adequately. 4n this connection we
suggest the laying on of the cat-o-nine tails by
a party who knows how. The. cat is greatly
feared* by the criminal class. The jail is not
greatly feared nor heartily disliked in the way
and to the degree the cat is feared and disliked*
Just now we are thinking of the police in rela
tion to crime. The public is looking for men who
will get the thief or the rowdy if he is on
grounds where Canadian law .obtains. The
minister of justice and the attorney general of
this province should take this hint to step lively,
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A Desperate Measure
Britain made a great adventure just the
other day. Well was she aware that unless she
puts forth her utmost strength she must lose
in the world race. l7or business, let us admit
it and act accordingly, is no more enterprise and
competition, but a state of affairs resembling
war. The race is terribly swift and gruelling.
Leisure seems to have departed, The quiet hour
for thinking has gone with the war. With this
in mind, Britain asked her sons to surrender
their individual liberty in order that everyone
of them should serve under the highest grade
specialists in the Empire. The venture is a tre
mendous one, The government of Britain is in
a position to say to one citizen, “Come,” and he
must come at once, and to another, “Go,” and
he will go forthwith without consideration of
liis likes or dislikes or personal preference. His
private judgment now is to be laid aside for
five years at least and the will of the govern
ment is to be supreme. John Smith has given
over his own thoughts and hopes and purposes
to the government. Canadians may well ponder
what has been done in Britain.
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Tightening Up
War is a great disturber. In this respect
it is in the same class as the storm and the
earthquake. It unsettles while the war clouds
gather. It overturns while the battalions and
the navy and the airplanes are abroad. After
the truce bugle has blown it leaves a trail of
misunderstanding and unstrung nerves. We are
now in the third stage of war’s disturbance.
The question is, what is to be done about it?
We mention but .one thing. There is need for
getting down to good solid business methods.
We are required to pay as we go and to get a
receipt when we pay. We need to be on time,
no matter what our engagements. Punctuality
should no longer be the theif of time. Let a man
be punctual and all other things in the business
world will be added to him-. And we are re
quired to be" thorough, whether we ^plow a field,
wrap a parcel or administer drugs, or preach a
sermon. The fact is that -for ten tormenting
years we have let .things go at loose ends. We
know what is required of us but we lack the
moral fortitude to get things done. $
Lots of Stir
Down there in South America they are hav
ing a lively time of it with strikes and revolu
tions and all that sort of thing. *The Dutch
Indies are having the brew and Stew of political
troubles and blood letting. This is all too bad.
We ask every once in a while as the old ladies
used to ask of sickness that may have come to
some unfortunate family, “Is it smittal?” We
hope not. Polk are asking further, “If Holland
can afford a war, does she need our food and
clothing?” If the war has been forced on Hol-
lann, why does the successor to the League of
Nations not soundly box the ears of the trouble
making nation and send that nation to bed on
a bread and water diet? Is the new agreement
for peace that the nations signed with so much
assurance, simply another scrap of paper and.
its degrees and. sanctions as harmless as summer
lightning ? We should look up the world records
long enough and understanding^ enough to see
that the first world war began in a small way,
and be warned in time and act with some spirit.
1O YEARS AGO
About seventy-five of the busi
ness and professional men of Exeter
sat down to a sumptuous chicken
supper in the Trivitt Memorial Par
ish Hall on Friday evening of last
week, the occasion being to honor
Mr. T. S. Woods, manager of the
Bank of ’Montreal, who is retiring
at the end of this month and mov
ing to London, Mr, Woods was pre
sented with a trilight reading lamp.
Mr- J. J. Cox, of the Central
Hotel, has leased the Royal Hotel
at Mitchell from the Public Utilities
Commission of that town, Mr, Cox
is having it remodelled and refur
nished with equipment similar to
that of the Central Hotel. He Ms
also having it fitted up with ladies
and gents beverage rooms.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J, Penhale at
tended convocation exercises at
Western University on Friday eve
ning when their daughter, Miss
Helen, graduated with hey B.A. de
gree.
Mr. William Decker, of Zurich, i
had a successful show season with I
his splendid express team. He at
tended fourteen fairs and in all but
one he carried off first prize. At
Stratford fair the team were placed
second.
15 YEARS AGO
Huron County won the horseshoe
pitching tournament and trophy
against the Middlesex pitchers in
the Dome Rink Tuesday evening in
the third and final game.
At a meeting of the hockey en
thusiasts held Thursday evening of
last week it was decided to enter
two teams in the O.H.A., a junior0
and an intermediate, Officers elect
ed were as follows: Hon. pyes., W.
G. Medd, M.L.A.; pres., ML E.
Middleton; sec.-treas., <S. Reed;
manager, J. A. Traquair; asst,
■manager, N. <S. Eaton; members of
executive, E. R, Hopper, Dr. Dun
lop, Dr. Fletcher, 'A. O. Elliot;
coach of juniors, J. Passmore, Hen
sail; coach of intermediates, M. R.
Complin,
The six Y.P. Societies of Main
Street, James Street, Exeter; Zion
Evangelical, United Church, Credi
tor Brin§ley and Shipka are joint
ly sponsoring a series of four lec
tures to ,be given by professors of
the University of Western 'Ontario
under the Extension Department.
Mr. Herman Hodgson, of Cent
ralia, left last week for Guelph
where he will take a course in the
O.A.C.
25 YEARS AGO
Miss Marjorie Broderick has
taken a position as stenographer
and bookkeeper in the office of Mr,
I. R. Carling.
Exeter High .School held a very
successful field day on Friday last
with Parkhill and Lucan students
taking part. The weather was ideal.
At the conclusion of the sports an
excellent repast^^gs- served by the
Exeter pupils ’dfi' the high school
building and addresses were de
livered by Principal Wethey and
Mrs. McAllister. Prizes were pre
sented later in the Town Hall by
Mrs. Gladman. Trustee Rev. A. LA.
Trumper presided. A picture show
was then put on in Dome Theatre
for the students and their visitors.
Mr. W. W. Taman last week pur
chased the property in which he
has been conducting his tailoring
business from Mr. S. Fitton.
Mr. 'Lloyd Baynham, of the
G.T.R., here, while on his way to
London on the passenger train last
Wednesday morning had . the mis
fortune to get his right hand crush
ed by the slide door on the express
car -with the result that the thumb
was almost severed.
TWO HURT IN PERTH
GRANTON — Herbert Anderson,
age 53, of Science Hill, near St.
Marys, is in St. Joseph’s Hospital,
London, in a serious condition, the
result of a traffic crash on the
Fullarton - Blanshard town line,
about a mile east of No. 23 highway
on Sunday.
He is suffering from serious in
juries to his jaw and chest. His
son, 18-year-old Arnold Anderson,
was treated at the institution for
lacerations to his head, but was
discharged" from there later in the
day, A bad cut on his lip required
a number of stitches to close.
The accident was believed -caused
When a car backing out of a lane
way intercepted the Anderson car,
Which went into the ditch. Dr. F. S.
Kipp, of Granton, ordered the in
jured to hospital*
CAR hits cow
A car driven by Garnet Vanal-
steine, Parkhill, was badly damaged
and a cow owned by Russell Mc
Alpine, district farmer, was badly
injured Saturday night, when the
car struck the animal on No. 7
highway a quarter of a mile west
of Alisa Craig. Police were told Mr.
McAlpine had just let his cattle
front the barn and was informed
by a motorist that they were on the
highway. The accident occurred just
as he was rounding them up. The
lights on the Parkhill car had just
gone out a moment before the
crash. Provincial Traffic Officer
Archie Reilly, of Lucan, invesigated.
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Ryan-McCann
A very pretty wedding was sol
emnized on Saturday, October 20th,
at 10 a.m., in Our Lady of Motint
Carmel church, Mount Carmel,
when Mary Eileen, Reg. N,, daugh
ter of Mr, and Mrs. Alonzo Mc
Cann, became the bride of Thomas
■Gerard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Ryan,. of Mount Carmel. Rev. Er.
J. M. Fogarty performed the cere
mony, assisted by Rev. Fr, V,
Guinan, Windsor, and Rev. IF'r. J,
Fisher, Kitchener. The bride wore
a floor-length gown of white sheer
with finger-tip veil. She carried a
white satin prayer book with rose
bud streamers. Miss Jean McCann,
R.N., of Detroit, sister of the bride,
acted as maid of honor,, wearing a
floor-length gown of blue nett with
shoulder-length veil and carried a
bouquet of .pink roses and white
baby mums. Mr* Michael Ryan as
sisted the groom. The music was
played by Miss Madeline McCann,
sister of the bride. Seventy-eight
guests were served dinner at the
Brenner House, Grand Bend, Dr,
Frank Ryan, of Qhicago, acted as
master of ceremonies. Following
the dinner a reception was held at
the home of the bride's parents,
Out bf town guests were present
from Chicago, Saginaw, Detroit,
Preston, Kitchener, Windsor, Dun
das and Lohdott, The bride travel
led in a tuxedo t blue coat trimmed
with brown beaver with accessories
to match. The bride and groom will
reside dti the groom’s farm east of
Mount Carmel,
50 YEARS AGO
Hensail was thrown into a fervid
state of excitement on Friday eve
ning last when it became known
that the two barns in connection
with Mr. George McEwen’s flax mill
were on fire. The. wind was blow
ing at a rapid rate at the time and
it was thought that the whole town
would go up in smoke. The fire
originated from a lantern which
was accidentally upset in the barn.
The loss to Mr. McEwen was about
$20,000.
Mr. Waite, the practical dyer, of
St. Marys, has moved into the
premises north of Drew’s Hall.
Mr. 'Frank Wright, of Brantford,
has opened out "a blacksmithing
business in John' Mattice’s old stand
at Exeter North.
The anniversary services of the
re-opening of the Caven Presbyter
ian Church were held on Sunday
last. The Rev. E. W. Panton, of St
Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,
Stratford, conducted the services
both morning and evening. On Mon
day night tea was served in the
.basement.
The brickwork of the new addi
tion of the James .Street Methodist
church has been completed.
Smiles . . . .
Mrs. Smith: “Yoiir husband was
•certainly brave to crawl under the
bed to fight that burglar.” Mrs.
Jones; “Yes, but When he crawled
under the bed lie thought the burg
lar was down in the kitchen.”
Husband: “Darling, I have insur
ed my life for $5,000, so that If
anything happens to me you will
be provided for.” Wifey: “How
thoughtful, darling, now you won’t
have to see the doctor every time
you feel sick, wlii you?”
“Mr, Smith,” complained the ‘wo
man to her grbcer, “I sent Johnnie
for two pounds of plums and you
only Sent a pound and a halfA
“My scales are all right, Madam/’
answered the grocer calmly* “Have
you weighed Johnnie?”
WILL YOU
ABOUT THE
FOR this Blue Persian —as for every mem
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ninth life is just as much a matter for purring
as any gone before.
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Dollars you put into Victory Bonds are
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Make the most of this ninth opportunity
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MORE VIC TORY RONDS
HE trail has been a long dark way.
At times it seemed we might not see the day?
But now at last the rising sun is ours
And "with it comes new challenge to our powers.
Was war naught but a game to win by score
And, having won, to cheer, and strive no more?
If that be all for which our men have died
Then we have lied.
now stop to haggle at the cost
we’ll have lost.
O Canada, most favoured of the lands,
Review whereon our right to victory stands? ,
Our vow to free and succour those oppressed—
Provide for those who fought and are distressed,
Who risked without reserve all they could give a
To break our foes that we might freely live,
if we
Then
If we play square with those who fought our fight,
And work with them to shape our world aright)
Postpone our buying things we little need—
Prevent inflation growing through our greed?
Co-operate in peace as well as war
By loaning to our cause a little more
If we keep faith
Then we’ll have
until the job is done
woh.
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