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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1946-01-17, Page 2Rage 2 ih THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17th, 1946 T Cxeter 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 and talk- You gees, each of us has to do his own plannings We are not such geese as to tell the other fellow all we know,1’ “And that’s what puzzles me/’ the cub reporter concluded. Don’t worry/ laddies, It’s ’’been that way for a few centuries and longer,Mt’s your job to tell wliat you see and hear and not to attempt to guide humanity, interest District Weekly Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the OWN A Member of the Cai»xM?ian N ewspapers’ Associavlou; Copy Must be in Our Hands Not. Later Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 a year, in advance; three months 9, M, SOUTHCOTT RATE six ^months, $l,Q0 60c . PUBLISHER THURSDAY, JANUARY 17th, 1946 Great Hour That was a great occasion in Ottawa when u public reception was given to General Eisen­ hower, For one thing it was worth while to see the man who led the allied .armies to victory in the greatest war the world ever has known. And the general was all that we expected, to see. He is a soldier and he looked the part. Such as he exemplify what is made of a man when he possesses inherent quality and takes severe discipline of the right sort. Better still, on that great occasion he demeaned himself as the splendid man he is. “By thy speech shalt thou be justified and by thy speech shalt thou be condemned.” Words are’the ambassadors of the soul. As a man speaks so is he. And the General’s remarks wpre those of a man who knows no fear. He is forthright. He knows his job and does it. He knows what should be said and says it. He knows what is required of a man and lives it. When men look at Mount Eisenhower they will recall the enduring con­ duct and achievements of a man who did his simple duty with a glad lieart and a clear con­ science.» * * * We Looked for Something Better We listened in on the speech made by Clement Atlee, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, at the opening of the world conference for establishing the peace of the world and the insuring of the welfare of the race. The speech was a good one, though by no means a great speech. What we missed was reference to the ’’•work of the man without whose rallying cry and inspiring leadership there would have been . no such gathering. Winston Churchill was not even referred to. The omission of his name on such an occasion simply is unpardonable. In the paper issued shortly before Mr. Atlee made his speech there was a picture of Mr. Churchill leaving Britain for a desperately needed rest. There Mr. Churchill was portrayed, his sturdy shoulders bent and every line of his counten­ ance bespeaking weariness. How those shoul­ ders would have lifted and that countenance shone like the morning had the prime minister -of the country he had served so well, but spoken a kind word in the presence of the representa­ tives of the nation whose liberties he had pre­ served. But such was not to be. Mr. Churchill was left to his quiet thoughts and the world saw once more how the changing world treats . its best friend. A nation ceases to be great when it forgets its heroes. « * * * Those Cellars We are not reflecting in any way upon the personal habits of the householders of the vil­ lage when we tell the public that a great many cellars are wet. On the other hand we are quite ■ sure that the inhabitants of the town are eager to have a sustained campaign launched by the newly elected council to have those cellars made i-dry and kept dry. No one wants a cellar go -damp that furnaces are threatened to be put .-out of commission, while madam has a way of requisitioning the alleged head of the house for making the contents of the cellar available for cooking purposes. What .we suggest is that a regular systematic campaign be inaugurated so that every drain in the village will function at ought and every drain leading from private premises or store be in proper condition to rid the premises of surplus water. Something more is needed than relieving the necessities of an occasional complaintant. The village require­ ments in this connection must be riiet and can . be met, but only at the cost of systematic work under the direction of one who knows how to meet such a situation. No time is to be lost. Workmen and materials for such an undertak­ ing cannot be secured in haste. In its first meet­ ing the council should decide what it to do with a matter so important. * * * ■» $ Puzzled Our cub reporter had just come office after doing his level best to run lot of business meetings he had been to look after. There was a droop to the young fellow’s shoulders and care furrows were on his usually placid forehead, "What’s wrong?” we queried;, for we were sorry for this aspiring laddie. "It’s just this way. I was out on this Job last year. I wished to know what had be­ come of the resolutions passed by those gather­ ings last year, Welk X was told that for the most part the plans then made had all petered out.” "What about the plans you are setting forward this year?” X asked. "Oh, we do not mean to carry them out when it comes down to .solid earth, But it does us a lot of good to meet is going into the a whole assigned * tfc * Those Dairy Products stock taking has been dairy products. We do that was said regarding - do is to remind our readers that the done lately not eare to them. What * Some regarding repeat all we wish to time is long past for giving this industry some close • attention. The time when condoning an inferior product at the receiving station of either- the creamery or the cheese factory is long past. The inspector is making his rounds both of farm premises and factories. And he is not on a holiday trip. He .is liable to say some things that will stir the dander and to do some things that will affect the pocketbook. He is in an executive mood and folk may as well develop knee action. In this connection we repeat the old saying that a wink is as good as a* nod to a blind horse. IO YEARS AGO Qu Monday evening; the Younf; People’s Guild of Guven Presbyter­ ian Church began the new year with their annual banquet. Miss Lorraine Atkinson, daugh­ ter of Mrs, G. S. Atkinson, is con- • fined to her home suffering froht a fractured leg' sustained while ski­ ing on one of the hills on the bank of the river. The Bunday evening services in' the Main Street United Church was. conducted by members of the Y.P. Society: Mr. Barnes Francis presided’; Two very fine addresses were given. Miss Hazel Smith took as her sub­ ject, "Facing up to Life,” and Mr, Chas. Pearce spoke ’on, "Religion and the Youth," Miss Marjorie Hunter, RSg, N.. had the misfortune to fall down stairs last week at the home of her parents in Usborne. She fractured a bone in the her wrist and wounds. Sandy Elliot are spending Petersburg, Florida, left arm, dislocated suffered two scalD and h, o. sbuthcott' some time at St. * * * Has Given the our American plaining because their sons * Reason cousins are com- serving with the military forces overseas are not being returned ( . more rapidly to the land of hope and glory. Recently President Truman has given the rea­ son for the non-return of those soldiers. The reason is that those men still overseas are need­ ed where they are. It seems that our defeated enemies are not willing to be the good boys and girls we desire them to be. Indeed, specially well informed men believe that those Axis people are still the sort who acted as they did from nineteen eighteen till ninteen thirty-nine. There is little doubt that these Axis people- would do again the same things as their rep­ resentatives are * being hanged for in these dreadful days. We Pollyanned after the first great war and by so doing invited the prison camps and the bombed cities of the second war. The command to cease firing has been given but the war spirit of the Axis people is as ugly as ever and waits but an opportunity to break out again. The allies are not swinging the bull whip but they are seeing to it that the Axis people are given an opportunity to learn better ways. There is a vast difference between firm­ ness and harshness. The Allies are firm and fair. He Many of 15 YEARS AGO Mr. J, Aylmer Christi©, of Lon­ don, son Qf Mr, and Mrs. C. W. Christie, of Stephen, accompanied by Mrs. Christie; left last week for Ottawa to take over the manage­ ment of the Ottawa Branch of the Fuel Saving and Fire Equipment Company. ’Mr. Vernon Tapp has accepted a position with a jarge chick hatch­ ery and is manager of the incubator rooms at a branch in Regina. Mr. Tapp is a former employee of the Hogarth Hatchery in Exeter. _ Mrs. Coombes, -District Command­ er of the Girl Guides and Miss Fraser, captain of the Clinton Girl Guides, were in Exeter Monday evening and enrolled fifteen of the troops of the local Girl Guides in­ cluding Acting Lieutenant, Miss Ruby Creech. * Victor Lutman, son of Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Lutman, received a nasty, gash over the right eye while play­ ing hockey on Saturday. Miss L. M. Jeckell was elected president of the Huron Presbyterian Presbyterial at the annual meeting in Clinton on Tuesday. » * * * Those Leopard Spots Leopards do not change their spots and wolves do not shorten their teeth nor become ■ lambs. We are reminded of these fundamentals of life by the conduct of some Berliners who the other day demanded—demanded, mark you —that certain war films be not shown in Ger­ many. These Germans were sure that they had the right to make this “demand.” They are .the same sort as allowed the prison camps of un­ speakable hideo'usness. At every turn those heirs at law of Hitler and Himmler and Goebels simply will not learn the ways of civilization. Brutes they were and .brutes they remain. They ' seem never to have had, either heart or con­ science. Had Germany won the war the Allies would have been learning the German way- under the influence of the boot and bayonet and bull whip. The struggle of light with dark­ ness is not over and shows no signs of being over while Berliners have the affrontery to act • as those Berliners are alleged to have acted. Let us not deceive ourselves. Ouy enemy is strengthening his grip to strangle civilization. * » * It’s Up to You, John and Mary We are thinking of You, Mr. and Mrs.'John Citizen in connection with the arrest of four youths in connection with the murder of a. citizen in Toronto. You are aghast about the whole story, we know, but you had better be something more than that if conditions are to^ improve. For instance, Mrs. Mary Citizen, where was your sixteen-year-old lassie when that murder was committed? Come, now, own up. Was she out romping about the street in­ viting anything in the way of trouble ?.. -* And John, where was your Alphonso ? Who were his chums and what was his destination? And par­ ents, fond and dear, what sort of book is that your offspring is reading in - the quiet of his room when he should be snoring forty snores a minute? Then John, some youngster steals something from your store. Do you see that is apprehended and dealt with? Remember (Xie that steals and gets away, Will live to steal another day. Further, John, have you a way of "begging off” young lawbreakers of one sort and an* other? If you are up to that sort of thing, you are keeping a rod in pickle for your own back or for your son’s back and, worse still, for your daughter’s back. "I leave all that sort of thing to the Missus/’ X have heard you say. Mistaken you are, John. You can’t escape. There’s a cell yawning for yOur precious one, as surely as you shave your chin. "I’m not a policeman," you urge. You are a citizen and you are much under obligation to see that laws are honored. 25 YEARS AGO Beaver Bros., of Crediton, opened up a new butcher shop on 'Saturday. Last week the firm of . McEwan and Hudson, of Hensail, who for the past two years have been running a garage and repairing automobiles, dissolved partnership*. Mr. McEwan took over Mr. Hudson’s interest in the garage. Mr. Homer Guenther, of Dash­ wood, left on Monday for Forest where he has accepted a position with the Bank of Commerce. The first game* of O.H.A. hockey was played in ifftieter on Tuesday night when the Exeter-Zurich team defeated the Goderich team with a score of 9-1. The Exeter-Zurich players are: goal, Harness, right defence. Hind-marsh; left defence, C. A. Hoffman; centre, C. W. Hoff­ man; right wing, Robinson; left wing, Bertram; spares, L. W. Hoff­ man, Siebert. While watching the game of hockey between Exeter-Zurich and Clinton teams on Friday evening, Bruce Rivers was struck in the head with the puck and sustained a nasty gash. It was an game and ~ ' score ofa he Note and Comment A cheerful soul—-the villager who thorough- enjoys shovelling his sidewalk. •» 4 & Will the change of name from Castle Moun­ tain to Mount Eisenhower make any difference to the rainfall in the western provinces? Borne folk say that the change of name was effected in a wet season, Jy Exeter Boy Heads Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service in Canada Apppintmeut of Dr. W. Stuart able to provide all Canadian hpp- Stanbury, M.B.H., B.A., qs Assist-1 pitals with blood, plasma, and trans­ act National Commissioner an$ I fusion equipment,free of charge, Director of. the new civilian Blood-with the stipulation that it must be Transfusion -Service of the Canadian ; given free of charge to the patient. Red Cross Society to take effect January 1, by Mr. Norman -Q, Urquhart, chair­ man of the National Executive Committee . following a meeting of this committee at Toronto. Dr. ’Stanbury an Exeter Old Boy and a professor in the Schoo} of Medicine, University of Leeds, was seconded to the British Ministry of Health during the war to head up th© blood service in Britain Following the closing Blood Donpr Clinics at the war, the Canadian appointed Dr, Stanbury three-month blood needs in hospitals throughout Canada. This survey which covered 327 hospitals with a total bed capacity of 47,742, revealed that th1© vast majority of Canadian hospitals are without adequate stocks of lijood plasma. or blood serum and that most of the hospitals have had dif­ ficulty jn securing adequate num­ bers of blood donors—hence, un­ necessary loss of life These facts decided the Society’s Central Council to set aside one million dollars in 1946 for the es­ tablishment of a free National Blood Transfusion .Service by the Canadian Red Cross Society, which it is hoped to get underway in the New Year. "The lives of thousands of our fighting men were saved during the war by blood donations and we feel that this great service must- be reconverted to the benefit of our own fellow-citizens in peace No one in Canada, said Mr. Urqu­ hart, "should die for Jack of proper blood transfusion facilities or fo­ lack of blood when our service .i» \ confident that the our wartime blood contributed so mag- 1940, was announced survey i ; of its 662 the end of Red Cross to make a of civilian established. “We ' are majority of donors, who nificently in war, giving more than 2,300,000 donations, will want to contribute their blood to this new- life-giving service.” The Canadian Red Cross will be DOES THE TRICK/1 The complete national service ip Great Britain, which was establish­ ed af, the beginning of the war. operated so successfuly and to such complete satisfaction of hospitals that the Ministry of Health has now decided to continue this national service op a peacetime basis for ordinary civilian hospital require­ ments, Dr, Stanbury' declares. One of the most important uses of blood transfusion^ therapy, he points out, is in treating new-born babies ana mothers who may b* deficient in the Rh blood group factor, a complication which ap­ pears in one opt of every two hun­ dred pregnancies and results in tht» death of the majority of those hab- ies born. "During' the past- two year/* *in Great Britain, despite the shortage of hospital beds, medical and nurs­ ing .personnel, there has been significant fall in mortality rate. This been ascribed, by the Royal Society of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists to the greater availability and use of transfusion service. "We .must also provide adequate transfusibn therapy for industrial and road accidents as well as foi’ pre-operative and post-operative cases in which transfusion is play­ ing an ever-increasing part.. Bray Chicks have done well for others—why not for you? 100% live delivery guaranteed, Just let me know what you want, Bray Chick Hatchery Eric Carscadden, Manager Exeter Hatchery Phone 246 WESLEY SURERUS*■ The funeral of Wesley Surerus, former resident of neai’ Dashwood, who passed away in Detroit, in his 54th year, was held Wednesday of last week from the Hoffman funeral home in Dashwood. Rev, <0. Hecken- dorn, of Zurich Evangelical Church, officiated. -Interment took place in Zurich Bronson Line Cemetery a, tlie maternal decrease has Try our Classifieds—They pay! Do You Suffer ; From Headaches? It is hard to struggle along with a head that aches and pains all the time. A headache need 'not be an illness in itself, but it may be a warning Bymptom that there is intestinal sluggishness within. To help overcome the cause of headache it is necessary to eliminate the waste matter from the system. Burdock Blood Bitters helps to remove the cause of headaches by regulating the digestive and’ biliary organs, neutralizing acidity, regulating the constipated bowels and toning up the sluggish liver, and when this has been accomplished the headaches should disappear. Get B. B. B. at any drug counter. Price $1.00 a bottle. The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. • YEARS AGO Ballantyne, of Usborne, exhibition Exeter-Zurich won with 14-3. z DOMINION SUGAR 50 Mr. Jets. recovering from the effects of a severe accident ..caused by a cow that he was dehorning falling on him. , Mr. Pat Curtin, of Glandeboye, and his men arrived home from Liverpool after a rough voyage. The returns from his shipment of cattle were not what he would have de­ sired. He expects to ship again in the spring. » The Lucan H.S. enrollment is 103 pupils. Thos. Berry, of Hensail, has re­ turned from England -where he went some time ago on his fourth trip last year taking with him a carload of horses each time. , Rev. J. G. Yelland, of Crediton, was very .agreeably surprised when a number Q.f friends of the Eden appointment dropped in at the par- sonagfe and presented him with a quantity of oats and afterwards spent a pleasant evening. A big oyster supper was held in connection with a sparrow hunt by the Patrons of Industry at the home of Robt. Thompson, 2nd concession of Hay; 707 sparrow heads were brought in with E. Middleton aS captain of the winning team. W. Bawden arid T. B. Carling represented Exeter at- the -Huron County Council.* J. Delbridge rep­ resented Usborne; H. Eilber, John Sherritt and Rd. Hicks represented Stephen and G. McEwen, M. Geiger and R. Turnbull represented Hay township. is Smiles Helpful Harry: "Don’t let your wife sweat with an old lawnmower. Get it sharpened." Niti "Don’t you think that Word has a kind of gutteral sound?” Wit: "Now that you mention it, it does sound kind of dirty.” The little black hoy. didn't mind being called "Midnight" by his^ white playmates; but when am other little black boy called him "Midnight" he indignantly ex* cairned: "Yon’s jes' about a qw* ter 'to twelve youse'f.” Here are the production figures.in recent years: 1943 — 19,000,000 pounds 1944 — 38,000,000 pounds 1945 — 44,000,000 pounds 1946—This is the BIG question. As ’44. doubled the ’43 production, ’46 , can double the ’45 production. ONTARIO CAN DO IT The Dominion-Provincial Agricultural Ontario Can Increase the Conference has set a goal of 35,000 acres of Ontario sugar beets for 1946. This gain must be all in the Southwestern counties which are within shipping distance of the beet-sugar factories at Chatham and Wallaceburg. AGAIN IT -IS OP TO ONTARIO TO PRODUCE THE GOODS In 1945, beet-growers in Southwestern Ontarip did a great job. Despite bad weather and shortage of'help, they increased their acreage substantially. In 1946, with the probability of more labour, more mechanization- and the hope of better weather, as well as a good price for the beets, it is expected that Ontario will meet the demand and increase the Canadian and world supply of this vital food. This Company congratulates all sugar-beet growers on a fine job done for themselves •'and for consumers. Growers should be even more successful in 1946. * CANADA AN! COMPANY LIMITED CHATHAM WALLACEBURG