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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1945-12-20, Page 2“The Helen “Fath- Lena Tree”; THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20th, 1945 Note and Comment ! interests District to the beans Weekly Member the the coun- some situa- tlie Ini“ i i » «■ * * sets out that 5rring times - telling the of brilliance. We and some clergy- do not tuck away year’s work the receive as an ex- I. M. Member of the Canadian Newspapers* Association; of the QntarioQuebec Division of the CWNA Goderich Inter- alone with a and that two » * * ■» We Don’t Like It Hopes were high in every British Exeter Ones^bbocatc Times established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1924 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO An Independent Newspaper devoted to the of the Village of Exeter and Surrounding AU Advertising Copy Must be in Our Hands Not Later Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 a year, in advance; three months SOUTHCOTT Smiles . . . the Dore pre- RATE six months, $1.00 60c PUBLISHER THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTAR IP, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMW&R 20th, 1945 better anti warned the Empire of impending peril. Let us not repeat our fatal blunder of buying peace. Let us deal fairly and stand with everyone who stands right,, but Jet us take off the blinders and know what we are about. Nevertheless, we are going* to get on with the United States. What we dp not like about her in rthe matter under immediate consideration is a small thing in comparison with the thous­ and things in which we see eye to eye with her, We have learned to take the bitter with the sweet and to be glad that we can join hands with her in the rebuilding of a shattered world. * * * .* Now Why? their in Java the Dutch have for a greah many moons, Still that the natives of that region Pussy’s Abroad 4 Yes, gentle reader, the cat’s out of the bag and the Prime Minister of the Dominion has pulled the string and dumped the sack. We'll all breathe easier now. It came about this way. The Prime Minister of the D.C., when recom­ mending the passage of the bill to add a trifle of two thousand dollars to the sessional indem­ nity of the members of parliament and Senate of Canada did so to encourage brilliant men to enter parliamentary life. That is to say, the Prime Minister has been looking over the mem­ bers of parliament and has been saddened by the lack of brilliance of what his, eyes beheld. For once we are agreed with his judgment. He evidently thinks that that additional two thous­ and will bring the brightness of noonday to the drab chamber in which he himself is the most prominent figure. The rest of us must suffer in his opinion from an absence know a few school teachers men and a grocer or two who in their jeans for a whole amount that parliamentarians tra. Luck dogs, those parliamentarians! Ma may now have a new bonnet, the baby a rattle and dad the real thing in an all day sucker as he rummages about in his stocking of a Christmas morning. We have a lot of money in Canada and those grave men in parliament know just what to do with it, an evidence, by the way that while they are not brilliant, according Prime Minister, they know how many make five. Away over been in control word has come have been telling the Dutch to vamoose, to get out, and to get out without staying on the or- der of their going. Why is this thus ? We never ard before of those natives kicking up didoes. They have lived in that part of the world for many a day without attracting attention to them. Some of us with a bent for that sort of thing have drunk their coffee and have smacked our lips thereover. Now they are bristling with warlike threatenings. We have heard of the Dutch and have been lead to believe that they are industrious and honest, as honesty among traders goes. They are reputed to be plain spok­ en as the paying “talking Dutch’* quality. But what about these f Those erstwhile graceful natives . Dutch to get off the map, If the ».tch do not high-tail it for other stamping grounds, the natives will poison them, they say. Poison, in these days? The word has an ugly sound. What lies behind the significant threat ? What ugly thing has been abroad among those natives ? Has there been exploiting? Has there been a covert form of slavery ? Have those Dutch been showing one face in Europe but another tenance in those Dutch Indies ? We wish of our big brothers would clear up this tion. 10 YEARS; AGO A number pf the local hunters «**<?• met at the Exeter Library Wednes- visited on Wednesday of last week day evening of last week and gauged as the Exeter Gun Ulub- ‘ W, Balkwill, jr„ was elected presl* dent with Irwin Ford, secretary and W. Chambers as treasurer. The Gun Club will hold weekly drives throughout the winter for jack rabbits. Mr, W, E, Middleton met with an auto accident Monday. He was motoring on the 2nd concession of Usborne when a dog ran put and in order tP avoid hitting the dog headed for the ditch. The side pf the car struck a wire fence break­ ing the handles off the doors and scratching the body pf the car. The concert put on in Leavitt’s i Theatre Monday evening by the children of Exeter under the aus­ pices of the Canadian Legion drew a packed house. Reeve Thomas Pryde ■welcomed those present and ' paid tribute to Bert Harness who .was chiefly responsible for the pro- gram. iA delightful anniversary dinner was held in the basement of Main Street United Church, Exeter, on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the twenty-fifth birthday of W.M.S., and. to commemorate years of union. CENTRALIA Mrs. Rex Mills, of Wyoming. breast when we learned that the loan from the United States government had been made. We recalled how we had fought together through two world wars. We were sure that together we should wrestle with the mighty problems of rebuilding a shattered world. In this confidence Britain approached the United States for financial aid. The United .States, we recalled, had for two years waxed wealthy at the expense of Britain as she carried within her borders the appalling responsibility of maintaining not only her own freedom but the freedom of the United States. Surely, we thought, the United States will recall our efforts so beneficial to all free men. But what did we find? Simply this. The United States ignored the work Britain had done for two long heartbreaking years and dealt with Britain as keenly as Shylock dealt with his enemies when he sought their undoing most keenly. In the war Britain fought first and hardest and longest only to be repaid by having a debt imposed upon her that smacks of the impossible for repayment. Britain has accepted the terms of the debt but she is resentful that people of her stock and traditions should take advantage of her extremity. We don’t like the action of the United States in this matter and we say so. But that is not the worst feature. The peo- ■ples of the commonwealth of nations compris­ ing the British Empire have missed their op­ portunity of doing something timely and hand­ some. Every parliament as soon as Britain’s ■predicament became known should have come '.forward with assistance that would make the 'sum loaned by the United States look like the price of a penny whistle by comparison. Our delay has been shortsighted to a degree, the fatality of which will require a century to re­ veal. “Hush! Hush!” Again? Her actions prove that the United States is playing the international game on the prin­ ciple of "heads I win, tails you lose.” This is' disappointing and altogether too bad. The United States is sure to find out that at least two can play at that game. The word is abroad that we must not do “anything to irritate the United States,” We agree with that sentiment but we may as well know the other fellow who is dealing with us and have homely wit enough to carry on accordingly. If the United States is not disposed to let us have her friendship except at the cost of the majoi- share of the profit’s finding its way into her coffers, let us see what else we can do. If we must pay by the nose for all good-will shown us, why should not tlie Empire see where else she may trade and catty on exchange. Why should we not cast in our business lot with Russia and China ? The United States is not the only nation that has trade relations with South America. We have done out level best to appease the United States. But we carried out the same policy with Germany, Elfty years ago we said war with Germany Was impossible^ though the wise knew * * «• • * A Splendid Move Word comes that the farmers of this region have organized with the purpose of soil­ improvement. This is one of the things that gives promise of better days for farming ‘and for the whole life of the community. We hope that the county council and the township coun­ cils will get behind this work and push and lift and encourage to the limit of their1 ability. Why should not the local council give prizes for this work ? We are thinking of encouraging the farmer to improve such soil as he has rather than of giving prizes to the farmer who have soil already rich and fertile. Eroded fields should be brought back. Poor soil must be made productive, not by artificial stimulus but by real building in of soil elements that give prom­ ise of permanency. Why not reward the men who show how they have made advance in the good work? Of course, the man who talks or writes on this topic will be required to show what he has accomplished. One farmer express­ ed it in this way, “An ounce of show me is worth a ton of tell me.” We all know just what he means. We hope to hear more of the work of this organization before the world is much old­ er. 46 46 « « That Costly Effort Under threat of Japanese invasion and at enormous cost, a highway was-built to Alaska. Large portions of that highway, for various reasons, are breaking up. There seems little fear of any Japanese invasion. Thanks' to Gen­ eral McArthur and his supporters, the Japs are not hovering over the western coasts of this continent. At one time danger in that quarter was decidedly real. Under the threat from this enemy, a pipe line was built from the Mack­ enzie River Valley to convey crude oil from that quarter. That pipe line is going to pieces and the whole project is likely to be abandoned. All of which reminds us of the costliness of war. More than that investigations now being made by the American government, indicate that had some officials been alert the war with Japan might hove been averted. When costs are being made out it will be found that careless­ ness and postponements are among the costliest things in the world. The one wormy bit of wood in her side cost the sinking of a fine ship in the brave days of old. * * * He Did Not Oblige Grave-faced authority in Windsor decided to remove one of the jail birds of that good city to another jail. The prisoner decided to remain where lie was. He shouted and yowled and howled to his hearts content and to the peeving of authority. He simply would not budge from his place of confinement. We wonder why au­ thority did not try some of the programmes of the radio on the recalcitrant one. Failing that, why did not the gallant officers bring to the cell door one of Ottawa’s parliamentary ora­ tors. Since the brave lads, clad with a little brief authority, could not matbh the loud speaker of the cell, why did they not bring in a couple of ladies with brooms and scrubbing brushes. Had they done so, quite soon order would have reigned. In any case, it seems that Windsor is sadly in need of a new police commission. « «• w * Although Huron County was one of last counties in Ontario to form a Crop provement Association, the enthusiasm exhibit­ ed at the organization meeting in Clinton, augurs well for the future of the body, Every farmer in the county is considered a member of the new Association. 15 YEARS AGO The Anglican players under direction of Mrs. N. J. .. sented their three-act farcial com­ edy, “Blundering Billy,” to appre­ ciative audiences in the Exeter Op­ era House on Wednesday and Thursday evenings of last week. The leading part was taken by Wm. C. Davis and the other1 players were Miss Catherine Woods, H. Sweet­ love, T. S. Neale, M, R. Complin, Mrs. Dore, F. Abbott, Miss Mildred Murphy. Three places of business were broken into in Exeter sometime during the early hours of Thursday morning of last week but the amount of loot that was taken from any one of the places did not amount to a great deal. The places were the hardware store of Traquair and Lindenfield, Melville and Sim­ mons garage and the confection booth of Mr. S. J. V. Cann. Miss Catherine Woods left Fri­ day for London to accept a position with the London Life Insurance Co. Ice has formed on the river above the dam and a number of the young people have enjoyed some outdoor skating. The ice at the rink is just about ready. Messrs. Saxon Fitton, Cecil Walk­ er and Chestei1 Rowe were called to Goderich this week to act as jurors. The curing rented Pickard B10' Jackson Ma will cornmeal ing alleys on the ground floor have been purchased and bowling will be one of the amusements. The partnership heretofore exist­ ing between C. L. Wilson and S. W. Sims as grocers has been dissolved and the business will be continued in the future by Mr. Wilson. Bread has been reduced to twelve cent a loaf in town. The O.H.A. grouping in Western Ontario was announced on Tues­ day. Exeter and i mediate teams are double schedule to be played goals to count. This means Exeter and Goderich will play games in each town. 25 YEARS AGO committee in charge of se- rooms for the Y.M.C.A., has the sout)/*jalf of the James owned by the ie //firing Co., and __ ___-J^X-once decorate and furnish tile interior. The bowl- 50 YEARS AGO An accident which might have re­ sulted in a serious conflagration happened at the Central Hotel’ on Monday night last. It seems a com­ mercial traveller was engaged in the sample room when a friend dropped in and not taking particu­ lar notice sat down on- a drop-leaf table on which rested two hand lamps. The table capsized and the 'two lamps were broken, th^ oil ig­ niting and soon all was in a blaze but luckily after a hard fight and before much damage was done the flames were extinguished. At the recent meeting of Huron County ’Council. Hensall was made a police village. On Friday evening last the band boys were,the invited guests of Mr. and Mrs. ’ J. Senior to an oyster supper. Various games .-were enjoy­ ed during the evening. Wibur Handford, son of Silas Handford, left this week for Ren­ frew where he will serve an ap­ prenticeship at ’photography with his brother ’Gus. The insurance executive called in an adjuster who had just returned from the investigation of a fire and asked what had caused the blaze. “Friction,” the investigator inform­ ed him. “Yes?” asked his boss. “Something rubbing together,?” “That’s right,” agreed the adjust­ er. “A $3,000 insurance policy rub­ bing against a $2,000 house.” The minister Was talking to the oldest inhabitant. “I be 97 years old, sir. And I haven’t an enemy in the world,” said the aged one. “'That is a beautiful thought/” said the clergyman approvingly. “Yes, sir,” was the answer. “I’m thankful to say that I’ve outlived them all.” <•—<0“— “it shys here that primitive men never swore/’ said the critical wife. “Huh,” growled her husband, “with no flat tires, wrong httmbers, radio crooners, income taxes, ceiling prices rationing and black markets in their day, what reason would they have had for using profaiiity?” With Mrs. H, Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Essery and Karen moved last week into Mrs, Connor's residence. Pte. Clayton, Lightfoot, who ar­ rived home from overseas On Thurs­ day of last week is visiting with Mr. and Mrs, Ralph Lightfoot and Mr, and MI’S, Harold Lightfoot. A sacred eontata, “King All Glorious/’ will be presented by the choir in the church on 'Sunday eve­ ning, December 23. The choir will also provide special Christmas mus­ ic at the morning service. Services at 10,30 a.rn, and 7 -p.m. Everyone is. invited to attend these special services, W,M,S. Meeting The W.M.S, held their Christmas meeting in the schoolroom of the church on Tuesday evening of last week. Th.e Christmas Carol Service was carried out as printed in the monthly with Mrs. Cecil Skinner as leader and Mrs, Penwarden at the piano, Passages of scripture were read by different members of the Society. A: solo, “O Little One Lowly’ O Little 'One Holy!” was sung by Mrs. Arthur Hodgins. A review of the Study ■Book taken so far this year was given by Mrs. Arthur McFalls assisted by other members. At the close of the meet­ ing a very dainty lunch was served by the members with Mrs. Andrew and Miss Flossie Davey as Conven­ors, ♦ School Concert The annual Christmas concert of the Centralia School was presented in the school on Thursday evening with a splendid attendance. Mr. Lawrence Wein, /musical instructor at the school, presided at the piano for the Contata “At Castle Christ­ mas”, the remainder of the pro­ gram was put on by the teacher, Mrs. L. Hicks. The following are A Welcome by the Contata, “,At Castle recitation, Audrey ” ’, “The Winnie a song a dia- Mrs. L. ] the numbers. Juniors; a Christmas”; Harrison; an exercise called, Christmas Tree”; song, Field; Junior pupils’ drill; entitled, “The Two Twins” logue, “A Treat for Santa”; a con­ versation between Jason Piper and his girl friend, Matilda; recitation, Chub McCurdy; pageant, ■■ Greatest Gift;” recitation, Lightfoot; a number called, er, the Hero”; recitation, ueua. Flitton; song, Winnie Field; iSenior pupil’s drill; recitations by Maxine Godbolt and Margaret Tasko; “March of the Months” with all the pupils having a part. The 'program was a very fine one and the teacher and pupils deserve praise for such a good evening’s entertainment. (Too late for last week) .Sunday visitors at the home of Exeter District Co-Op Store DADI ETVEm) ill Lm Imm ■ A few additional orders are required to make up a carload. We have a supply of Maple Leaf Anti Freeze Barb Wire and Iron Posts A Few Bags of Potatoes Still on Hand Exeter District Cooperative P. Passmore, Manager Mr. and .Mrs. John Essery were Dr. and Mrs. Heighway and Mr. Harold 'Gibson, of London; Miss Helen Es­ sery, of London; Mrs. Will Essery and Mary Margaret, of Eden; Mrs. Loretta Hicks, Dorothy and Stan­ ley. \ Mr, and Mrs. Steve Tasko and family were in Kitchener over the week-end attending the wedding or Miss Betty Kiss. Mr. and Mrs. Kiss and family were former residents of this community. Mr. and Mrs. John Essery a very pleasant evening at the of their grandchildren, ft Mrs. Joe Creech/ inv Exeter. Woman (to friend, whom she met on the street the other day); “My dear, I haven’t seen you for ages!” Friend: “Oh, I know" I’ve been so busy with one thing and another. I’ve just had my teeth taken out and a gas stove put in.” spent home Patron: “Look here, mister, dered chicken pie and there a single piece of chicken in it." I Waiter: “That’s merely being consistent, sir. We also have cot­ tage cheese, but so far as Ixknow, there’s not a cottage in it.” I Ol1- isn’t Had Another Bad Night? (Wdn’t You &t Any Best ? . j who £oss», night after night, on sleepless beds, io those who sleep in a kind of a way, but whose rest is broken by bad dreams and nightmare, io those who wake up in the morning as tired as when they went to bed, we offer in Milburn’s Health .and er\xrk t°?lc remcdv to help soothe and strengthen the nerves, dreara and SghtaX. Sh°“W b<! “ 'D°re restles5 due bad Price 50c a box, 65 pills, at all drug counters. Look for our registered trade mark a “Red Heart” on the package. The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. Christmas candles will burn brighter this year and Christmas turkeys have a new and special flavour for the thousands of Canadians who will be sitting down to their first Christmas dinner with the family circle complete. And many a childish face will glow in the candlelight because "dad" takes his place at the head of the table again — with his strange tales from Italy, from France, Germany or the Pacific. But even as the candles are lit and the heaped plates go round, Canadians will pause and remember — remember those family groups that will never be complete—those thousands of desolate and homeless in Europe — that great army of children who have been frightened and hurt and starved by a war not of their making. Let us therefore make a solemn resolve never again to allow the powers of darkness — greed, selfishness and mistrust—to put out the candles of Christmas, those brave lights that symbolize the warm love and kindness that came into the world two thousand years ago THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO