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Exeter
Times established 18 73;. Advocate established 18S1
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PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING
AT EXETER, ONTARIO
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pf the Village of Exeter and Surrounding
interesia
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THE TltaS-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10th, 1946
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10th, 1946
Must Get Their Man
Crime is becoming ominously common in
Ontario, It is ominous because there are so
many who dare the criminal act. Long ago
society found out that crime does not pay. We
have heard, too., that though justice may travel
with a sore foot she is sure to overtake the
guilty. Yet, in face of this well known fact, the
criminal dares his hideous deeds. Why? We
cannot but believe the criminal acts as lie does
because he looks for a light sentence should he
be overtaken in his offence. Society is only too
prone to see the criminal but to forget his vic
tim. There is the further belief on the part of
the offender that he will not be caught. He sees
his offence as a nine days’ wonder and takes
the risk. Just now there is need of the officer's
getting liis man. If the officer fails he must
know that he does so at the cost of his job. The
officer is society in action. Next, we have need
of a little more of the iron hand in justices and
judges. These men are appointed to administer
the law. At any cost this crime abomination
must be stopped and stopped forthwith.
We Take It In Good Part
An esteemed friend and critic has chided
us gently for speaking complimentarily of what
is known as big business. We can but wish that
vhe had chosen some nice words for us when we
urged our fellow Canadians to support their
local merchants, the men^who do so much for
the life of the community in every one of its
aspects. We cannot get On without the local
merchant. In our own village, for instance., we
wonder what proportion of taxes is paid by
Main Street. Then what of the support of
churches and. various other organizations? Then
we note with gratitude the generosity of Main
Street in keeping up the various benevolent and
other services the community requires. We do
not wish to publish our paper when we fail to
recognize the local dealers who serve us so ac
ceptably and so efficiently. Yet we need the big
fellow. For the most part, he is big because he
can do business in a big way. For anyone to
carry on he must be equal to his job or he’ll
soon exemplify the old saying, “the bigger they
are, the harder they’ll fall.” Hitler exemplifies
this sort of thing. We have seen this sort of
thing going on again arid again. In the business
world as in all life,, we must allow the hands
that can hold the tools to have access to the
tools. In a world as big as this all who can
serve are greatly needed and should be applaud
ed. Just recently it was a big man in big busi
ness who served Canada with outstanding dis
tinction.
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Wouldn’t It Be Nice
There is a good deal of talk about the
; nations meeting through their chosen represen
tatives to discuss the‘affairs of the nations thus
•assembled. It is said that. at such ^conferences
the nations should “put all their cards on the
table.” That is to sav, the nations should at
such conferences tell all about their resources,
all their discoveries and everything else that
the nations may prize. Something the same is
suggested in business, big and little. That is to
.say, the firm should open its bpoks to employees
and others who are interested in the firm’s
affairs. It is urged that in so doing nations will
be kept on friendly terms and that manage
ment in business will get on like a song with
employees. This is interesting. In this connec
tion we recall the story of a king who wished to
be on friendly terms with his neighbors. When
one of these kings sent a delegation to * this
friendly minded king the host showed them all
his gold and silver and armour and, soldiers.
What was the result of this friendly gesture?
Simply this. The visiting king set a high value
on the treasure his delegation saw and forth
with prepared to capture the whole thing. Per
haps there is something suggestive in this as
we face our present financial and international
circumstances, This proposed way of doing
things is the sort of thing that suits people who
like that sort of thing but it smacks with some
people of Pollyanna. The alternative? Straight
dealing on the part of men and nations. When
this way of carrying on fails, the wrong-doer
must be left to take the consequences. In the
• end let people or nations talk as they will the
straight thing alone will, prevail* A man or a
firm or
business
alone*
* ■
a. nation does well to mind
and to Leave other people’s
its own
business
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IPs Up To The Individual
For six good long years and more
been talking about the necessity for
we have
* imion.
Even lotigeie we have been telling ourselves
that we are not responsible for our acts, That
responsibility rest on society? on the govern
ment or on the community we live in or on opr
parents. Then why are we hanging those Ger
man and Japanese war criminals? At any rate
we are dealing with individuals in these trials
and "hanging. A few short years ago many of
i the men who have been hanged and those for
whom the gallow’s noose is being prepared-
would have proudly waved their hats and
shouted. We are delighted to be about what our
beloved Fuehrer wants us, to do or what our
divine emperor requires of us. Mr, Churchill
warned those men of what was coming? but they
only went on their merry way.
We have been saying a good deal about
brave old Britain, But it was John Smith
his wife Edith and their sons Bill and Tom
Bert and their daughters Mary and Hazel
Barbara who were brave, Each of these
his little plot of ground to walk on and
little bit of blue above him and of these he
made use. Let us never forget 'that those Big
Fellows in the army and in the navy and in
business were for the most part as small us any
of us, Just now we can . lay our hand on the
boys who played, with Sir Stafford Cripps,
Those boys founghfc with him, were in mischief
with him. went to school with him. Yet there
he is, one of Britain’s strong men by right of
the' stuff that’s in him. So it’s up to you and
me to save the day for the British Empire. If
we don’t put our stone into her wall, she will
be weaker by that much. If we fail to do our
bit in plowing, in shoeing horses, ' in selling
coats and sugar and bread. Britain wjll fall
down by that much. Strange and wonderful it
is that as we give ourselves freely we help every
other worker. As we individuals fear God and
keep his Commandments, we find ourselves
shoulder together with every other earnest soul
not only in the Empire but in the world.
■» * * *
Mr. Truman’s Speech
We listened in the other evening on Presi
dent Truman’s speech. It was looked for as be
ing a memorable utterance. And such it is likely
to prove. For one thing it indicated that there
is a rift between the administration and the
Senate and Congress. This is all too bad. Like
other civilized countries, the United States this
hour requires unity. It is too soon to Judge Mr,
Truman’s statesmanship but it looks this hour'
as if the President were a much greater man
than the majority of' his critics. Much of his
legislation has been turned back on him, much
to his bewilderment and astonishment. He is,,
finding out that some politicians do not keep
their promises. He is finding, too, that many
.of-the elected representatives do not keep their
attention on the welfare of the Union. Further,
there are men opposed to his policies who are
better at badgering the President than at giving
their country constructive legislation. In this
Mr. Truman is the heir of the experiences of
Washington and Lincoln. Grasshoppers still fill
the air with their important chink, while real
men are concerned only with national, welfare.
Mr. Truman bids fair at present to fill a larger
place in the history of the United States than
will be occupied by any of his opponents.
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Never Greater
Mr. Churchill has been defeated at
polls. The people whom he liad served
whom he had shown the way to. victory, have
decided that another than he should be at the
helm of state. Had Mr. Churchill been as or
dinary men he would have shown that his feel
ings were hurt and that he would no longer
serve the nation that had so cavalierly rejected
him. No one would have been surprised had he
shown jealously of his victorious opponents.
The occasion presented itself when his erstwhile
colleague, but now his opponent, sturdy Bevan,
was stating the policy of the new administra
tion. Mr. Churchill was in the house listening
carefully to what was being said. AU the World
waited for Mr. Churchill to make one of those
devastating speeches of which he is pre-emin
ently capable. Surely, the world said, this is
the time for Mr. Churchill to show his superior
ity to every other man of his day. This was not
to be. Mr. Churchill encouraged and applauded
, the man who had done so much to displace him.
Why? Churchill is an Englishman and a patriot.
As such it Was his duty to do all that in liim
lay to stabilize the government of the men in
power. He. would not allow liis gifts and his
personality to hinder the men who loved Brit
ain and who were doing their best to serve the
needs of a critical hour. Britain’s welfare, and
the needs of the race were far more important
than his personal prestige. It was his now to
decrease, while his opponent increased. Duty
First was Mr. Churchill’s principle and in fol*
lowing that rugged path, he found the truth of
the lines
“Not once or twice in our rough Island's story,
The path of duty has been the way to ^lory.”
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and
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had
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Note and Comment
■ * iIt is just fifty years since a project was
launched in Goderich for the construction of an
electric railway to connect a dozen towns and
villages of the county. It was to be a "belt-line,”
running from Goderich to Nile, Dungannon,
Wingham, Brussels, Seaforth? Brtfcefield and
through Varna and Bayfield back to Goderich.
That was the heyday vpf electric railways? before
automobiles came in to stop construction of new
lines and put established lines out of business.
A few years later the ill-starred West Shore Bail-'
way actually got as far as< construction of a few
miles. Probably it is just as well it never was
finished* for it Would have been unable to com*
pete with automobile traffic and would have be
come a liability. But those were years of ambi*
tious planning—’Goderich Signal-Star.
»
IO YEARS AGO
About two o’clock Wednesday
morning while, Mr, E. R. 'Guenther
Of the Guenther Transport,. Dash
wood, was delivering some goods
at the Edighoffer store in Mitchell
he discovered a would-be robber
in the store. The robber made a
dash and Mr» Guenther gave chase.
He caught the robber after travel-
ling about four blocks. He refused
tn tell his name and waa taken to
Stratford and locked up,
A trial was recently held . in
Sarnia between seven Johns broth
ers, of Us,borne Township and the
John Goodison Thresher Company,
of Sarnia, in which the Johns’
sought the return of $95*0 which
they paid as duty on a tractor they
had bought when there was no duty
on tractors used exclusively on
farms. The judge' gave his, decision
in favor of the Johns brothers.
Mr. R. N. Creech, who fpi’ the
.past thirty years has occupied the
position of Division Court Clerk, is
being retired. Mr. J, H. Grieve is
the new appointee.
Mr. Henry 'Strang, who for the
past 18 years has been the munici
pal clerk of Usbome Township,
has resigned.
Mr. Ray Creech commenced his
new duties aS teacher of S.S. No.
10, Usborne (Lumley) on Monday,
15 YEARS AGO
Two business places in Exeter
were entered sometime during the
early hours of Sunday morning
and considerable merchandise was
stolen, mainly frpm the, general
store of Jones & May while two
guns, three rifles and considerable
ammunition was taken > from the
hardware store of Mr. G. A. Haw
kins. The merchandise was found
on Tuesday in ,a car that had been
abandoned between Russeldale and
Fullarton.
The fire department had a run
to the house of Mr.
on New Year’s Day.
cidentally spilled and
ed but was brought
before much damage
There were no elections in Us-
borne Township or Exeter this year.
The old council is: Reeve, B. M.
Francis: Councillors. H. C. Rivers,
Henry Bierling, J. H. Grieve
David- Rowcliffe,
Rev. E. L.. Vivian, rectoi* of All
Saints Church, Woodstock, has
cepted the* invitation to become
rector of Trivitt Memorial Church,
succeeding Rev. J. J. Fenton, 'who
recently resigned*Miss Vera Essa^y" lias this week
taken over the millinery business
of the late Miss Yelland.
H. W Doerr,
Some oil ac-
became ignit-
uuder control
was done.
James Street W. A.
Elect Officers for 1946
The January • meeting of the
Barnes St. W.A. was held Thursday
afternoon, January eth, with the
1st vice-president, Mrs, T, Coates,
presiding. The meeting was opened
by singing the hymn “A Better Day
is Coming." Mrs. Irwin took the de
votional period. Mr. Irwin then con
ducted the election for a president.
Mrs, T. Coates .consented ip act as
president and Mrs. W. Witmer as
1st vice-president, The .president.
Mrs. Coates, took the chair and
conducted the business as follows:
reports from the different commit
tees; it was decided not to have
groups for 1946 but have ten regu-
lar monthly meetings; an invitation
will be, extended to Mrs, BalJantyne
of. the Ropin Hood Flour Mills to
address us on kitchen short-cuts,
sometime in March. A programme
committ.ee was appointed for the
February meeting. We were favor-'
ed with a solo by Mrs. J, Hodgert
which was enjoyed by all, The meet
ing was closed by singing the hymn,
’’There is Work to do for Jesus,”
and the Mizpah benediction. Hunch
was served.
The officers for 1946 are as fol
lows: Hpn.,1 pres., Mrs. Irwin; pres.,
Mrs. T. Coates; 1st vice-pres., Mrs-
Wes. Witmer; 2nd vice-pres,, Mrs.
Southcptt; 3rd vice-pres.,. Mrs.
McGregor; treasurer, Mrs- R.
assistant treasurer, Mrs. J.
J. M.
J. H.
Motz;
Hendry; secretary, Mrs. H, L. Stur
gis; corresponding secretary, Mrs,
T. Dinney; ass’t corresponding sec.,
Mrs. F. Forrester; pianist, Mrs, E.
G. Harvey; assistant pianist, Mrs.
M. Snell; .parsonage committee,
Mrs. D. A. Anderson, Mrs. G. V.
Pickard; church committee, Mrs.
E. S. .Steiner, Mrs. J. P. Bowey, Mrs.
J. H. Jones; floral committee. Mrs.
Wm Coates, Mrs. N. Ogden, Mrs. E.*
Harness; visiting committee, Mrs,
G. A, Cann, Mrs. J. Hodgert; emer
gency committee, Mrs. (Rev.) Irwin,
iMrs. Fletcher, Mrs. E. Lindenfield;
press reporter, Mrs. S. B. Taylor;
ass’t press reporter, Mrs.’ Kylfc;
auditors, Mrs, A. O. Elliot, Mrs. E.
Buswell.
New'Year’s* visitors with Mr. and
Mrs, A. Hodgert were Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Colquhoun and family, of
Science Hill; Mr. and Mrs. John
Madge, Marion and Keith, of Thames
Road; Mrs. Julia ‘McNichol, of St.
Paul’s; Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Hod
gert and Marjorie, of town.
Quality You’ll Enjoy
Architect Views School
Ml*. S- B. Copp, an architect
fvpm Toronto, was in Exeter on
Thursday last and met several
members of the' Board pf Education
at the school to discuss an additiQii
to the present high school. The
present acepmotfation is being taxed
to the limit and * is inadequate to
meet the demands for new courses
of study now being proposed. The
matter in being fully considered by
the Board and by the Department
of Education. ' ,
Appointed as Delegate,
The regular meeting of the Retail
Farm Equipment Dealers Associa*
tion was held in Beaforth on
January 2, 1946, and. was decided
that Howard Hyde, Hensall Qnt,,
would represent the Huron
Perth Implement Dealers at a
vinciai meeting to he held in
ronto, January 1,6th, It was
decided that the next meeting
be in the form of a banquet to bn
held in Seaforth, February 6 th.
H. J. CORNISH & CO.
Z CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
„ 294 Dundas Street
London, Ont.
and
pro-
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Telephone
Metcalf 3423
' Not to Blaine for
the Childrens Colds
Despite all the mother can do the kiddies will run
out of doors not properly wrapped up; have on too
much clothing; get overheated and, cool off top sud
denly; get their feet wet; kick off the bed clothes, and
do a dozen things the mother cannot help.
Half the battle in treating children’s colds is to give them something
they will like; something they will take without any fuss, and this thejnother
will find in Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup, a remedy used by Canadian
/ mothers, for the past 48 years. ’
Price 35c a bottle; the large family size, about 3 times na much, 60c, at
all drug c6unters. -
The T. Milburn Co,, Limited, Toronto, Ont.
ac-
Drug Company at De-
and
a
J. M. GOODWIN
Manager
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25 YEARS AGO
Mr. Norman Hockey has moved
into his new barber shop and the
Express Company has taken the
premises vacated by Mr., Hockey.
Mr. B. S. Murray, superintendent
of the' Canadian Express Co. for
Western Ontario, was here this
week and transferred the Exeter
Agency from Mr. C. T. Brooks, who
recently resigned, to Mr. Wm. 'Sims,
who has' been appointed agent.
The Municipal Council for the
year is: Reeve, B- W. F. Beavers;
Councillors, W. H. ' Penhale, Jos.
Davis, Jesse Elston and Chas. B'.
Snell; utiities Commission, John R.
Hind. . '
On Monday evening last a goodly
number of members and interested
people attended the opening exer
cises of the Y.P.'C.A. rooms in the
Jackson Block. The program was
preside^ over by Mr. Jos. Harvey
ana addresses were given by Dr.
Trueman, of Toronto, Mr. F. W.
Gladman, Rev. Trumpet’ and Rev.
McAllister.,
Mr. C. H. McAvoy returned Mon
day to resume his duties with the
Park-Davis
troit.
Sorry, Mrs. Stewart-—they’ve hung up. And
after you’ve hurried all the way downstairs,
MORAL: Please be patient if the
party you are calling, like Mrs. Stewart,
doesn’t answer right away. ‘
By waiting at least thirty seconds you
often save yourself a second call.
And you will save your friend the
annoyance of finding no one
on the line.
50
The big
Give the person you,coil,
time to reach the telephone!X ■
YEARS AGO
contest in the municipal
election was fought out, quietly on
Monday. Win. Bowden was elected
reeve and T. B. Carling' was re-
elected, deputy-reeve. The council
lor’s are-W. Treble. John W. Taylor
and C. Snell.
Mr. Bice, of Alisa Craig, has
moved into Mr. Geo. Hodgin's cot
tage on the corner of Carling and
Sanders streets. Mr. Bice is opening
an implement establishment there.
Miss Edith Sanders, milliner,
who has completed .a term at Blyth,
returned home on Monday.
At the last regular meeting of
the Defiance ..Fire Company No, 2, *
the following officers were elected:
Capt. John McLaughlin; 1st Lieut.,"
Silas Handford; 2nd Lieut., Rich.
Farmer; sec.-treas.. D, Spicer: 1st
branchman, Eli Snell; 2nd branch
man. John Rendle; foreman leading
hose, G. Hill; assistant, E, Treble;
suction iioseman, John Ondmore.
Smiles
"Rastus,” asked the contractor,
"do you know what the A, D. on
the cornerstone • of this building
stands for?" "Ah sure do, Boss.
It stands for ‘All PoiieV*
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