The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1946-02-28, Page 2"P T tt
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28th, 1946
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powers are the proven servants °f man. So might
it have been with the discovered use of atomic
energy.
In the next place we wonder at the stupid
ity of the mighty in their supposing that the*
secret of atomic energy could be kept. To look
for it being kepf is to seek in men what is more
than human.
In the next? place we ask what would Anglo-
Saxondom have felt and done had. some other
nation discovered atomic energy before the.
knowledge thereof had come to Anglo-Saxon-
dom* Think you that Americans and Canadians
would have been content to leave their possible
enemies in possession of a secret so potential?
In short, till atomic energy demonstrates its
power for serving the race, it is bound to eat
like a cancer at the very vitals of the race. In
stead of being a force that will enable its pos
sessors to crack the whip over its neighbors, it
is bound to be a cause of suspicion, false hopes
and ruin.
Now’s The Day
Lately the civil service in one or other of
its. departments has come under severe review
because of alleged revelations made to a foreign
power. Much fluttering among the dove cootes
of the saints’ rest of the civil service has been_
the order of the day. We are not surprised at
this state of affairs/W^-have gone on the prin
ciple of being as innocent as the dove in all -
things. For this reason it is not to be wondered
at that the foreign spy skilled in all the arts
of hews gathering finds a great many of the
civil service deligthfully easy picking. In addi
tion, the civil service jumps politically when
ever the big fellows pull the string and squeaks
out in genuine mannikin fashion what the gov
ernment ventriloquist puts into his nice little
mouth. Further the aunts and uncles and.cous
ins and. particular friends of the civil servant
follow the lead of the political mannikin. Any
one may guess what follows. Whatever the
cause. Jack Canuck is sick of the whole thing
and is looking for the smooth spot on his shoe.
That the passing spasm of indignation soon
will subside no one doubts. What then?
We propose that folk be admitted to the
civil service on examination. When an applica
tion is made for a position on the civil service
common sense says that he should be examined
for fitness for the position. The record of the
candidate should be looked into ys to morals,
education and general fitness for a post of that
nature.
Aiid by whom should the examination be
made? It should be made by a commission at
least as politically independent as judges of the
higher courts of the Dominion after obtaining
a position with the civil service, the selected
party should be under constant observance as
to his fitness as fudged by his way of carrying
on. Along- with this should go an occasional
examination of the candidate.
Here is the way one young man was chosen
for the British India Medical service. The head
of a Canadian medical college -was approached
for the man needed. Four graduates were pre
sented to the Commission. And the test.. There
was the appearance and the demeanor of the
candidates.. Next there was the matter of man
ners and of deportment. Next, was the culture
of these men. What had they read? What had
they done? What were they interested in? They
were taken out to dinner and quizzed in a skil
ful way about a dozen things. All this was part
of the examination. At last one was favorably
reported upon and still he was under observa
tion, though he was not aware of this fact. The
outcome? This young fellow, still under thirty-
five, endured many of the most" exacting tests
of the last Great War. He had it in him to be
a real army doctor and he has won distinction
accordingly. This case illustrates the principle
that must characterize our civil service if this
good land is to improve in its,, administration.
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Those Thieves
- Away in the east, in Halifax, there;-has been
a’ great deal of thieving going on. We are not
surprised to hear that old fashioned word. It
had almost disappeared from our papers and
from the radio and from our ordinary speech.
A child takes another’s apple or lead pencil.
Youngsters take melons that are not paid for
nor given and we say that he has “swiped the
goods.” A clerk takes funds that are not his
and we describe his act as “misappropriation
of funds,” and so on down the whole line. It is
“not the thing to call a man who takes what
isn’t his’n “a thief.” Not So in the land of the
blue nosers. Those folk who are taking goods
that they have no right to take are called
thieves, They are calling acts by their right
names. They are not talking sweetly of pinch
ing goods. They are not smiling serenely when
black marketing is carried on: They simply
designate such bad actors thieves. We wonder
if the magistrates and judges will support this
plain speaking*
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Woeful Waste Means Woeful Want
Nothing short of satanic was the influence
that directed the discoverers of atomic energy
to devote that mighty force* to destructive pow
er purposes, Edison devoted his„ knowledge of
electricity to lighting the world. Watt directed
the power of steam to producing useful mach
inery and to putting'lake and ocean and river
to new uses, Why was not this principle acted
tin when atomic energy was put into the hands
of men ? To have put the atomic ppwers to serv
ing the. race instead of destroying all that we
mean by civilisation would have solved the
problem of its control. No one now fears steam.
No one dreads electricity. Both these mighty
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They Didn’t Understand
All the world wondered as Mr. Bevan and
Mr. Vishinsky locked horns at the UNO Con
ference lately concluded. Fears were in the air
as these two men argued with bad temper that
threatened to turn the momentous gathering
into a fiasco. What was the cause of the serious
disagreement ? Slowly it has emerged that the
men did not understand each other. Mr, Bevan
represented one spiritual attitude to life. Mr.
Vishinsky represented another, Mr. Bevan is
a working man accustomed to the rough and
tumble of the workingman’s wholesome life and
attitude to life. Mr. Vishinsky is' a lawyer, ac
customed to the fine balances and discriminations
of the more difficult phases of business agree
ments and settlements and partnerships. Further
he knows well the tithing of mint, anise and
cummin of the court room where the keenest
minds are adept at making the worst appear
the better argument. Neither man was up to the
exceedingly difficult task of adjusting inter
national affairs. Vishinsky did not understand
Britain and Mr. Bevan did not understand Rus
sia. The inevitable disagreement followed. One
does not become an international diplomat in
a day. In such work we require superior men
tality. Wide knowledge of all sides of the matter
under discussion, and the highly specialized
personality adapted to that work. It is a wonder
that Mr. Bevan and Mr. Vishinsky got along as
well as they did.
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“I Find The Work Hard”
“Got down to work?” we inquired ovex* the
phone., as our young friend talked with us on
returning from overseas. He had left our shores
to fight the battle of freedom away back in
nineteen thirty-nine. He was tall, muscular, cap
able of a hard day’s ■work on the farm. He now
weighed a good two hundred pounds. He was
fit and sound in wind
home to the old farm
bn the phone.
“So you find the
“Well. Tom and your
work hard?” we asked,
mother have found the
farm work just that and a little more ever since
you left. They did their own and your share
besides.”
It was precisely that way. “We want every
thing going well when Ted comes home/” The
mother had aged by years in appearance and
by two decades in vitality. The brother had
precious nearly gone to the wall. Their toll had
taken on the nature of the slave’s task. Ted had
been home for nearly a month. He had been
heroized and invited to no end of parties. Mean- ’
while his brother and mother had carried on
with veiy little aid from the returned hero.
“.Better get down to business,” we urged,
knowing the family circumstances. Came the
response, “I’ll get to work as soon as I am hard
ened to it!” and the phone interest phaded away.
And this young man on the sunny side of
thirty! How much rebuilding he required ! Where
was his soldier spirit? Where was his Canadian
manhood? Yes, work is hard all right, but we
expect oui* soldier boys to grasp the nettle, aS
the rest of us have done ever since we were able
to lick a spoon.
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Talking Too Much
Polly had but two phrases. There was a dog
in the house whose job was to keep the yard
clear of interlopers and who had often heard
the command, “Sickem.” The family boy had
been tanned occaionally fol- telling tales out of’
school and Polly had heard the yell, “Talking
too much!” Polly was highly proficient in voci
ferating both phrases. One day her mistress
came to the house Only to find Polly under the
kitchen stove with -sadly bedraggled feather,
while her cage wa a complete wreck. “What’s
the matter, Polly?” inquired the sympathetic
mistress. “Talking too much.” “Talking too
much!” came the disconsolate reply. The family
dog it seems, had appeared during the absence
of his mistress and Polly croaked and reiterated,
“Sickem,” The dog did the rest. We wonder if
the big-wigs at Ottawa will read this story?
That telling of what was going on in departments
and that making a mountain of a molehill by the
news spreaders certainly was “talking too
much/' The mental condition of many who are
finding out what it was all about is represented
by Polly’s discomfiture. Russia must be enjoying
a quiet chuekle these days. What about that old
saying that “he is a wise man who minds his
own business and who- leaves other people's
business alone/’
We commend to the Ottawa mmpties of one
degree and another the following counsel of
Robbie Burns?
Free aff hand* yer story tell
When wi* a bosom crony;
But aye keep sometl^ink tae yerseF
Ye’d scarcely tell tge ony/’
IQ YEARS AGQ
My. J- G. /Stanbury was at Oe-
goode Hall, Toronto, on Monday
and was welcomed within the Rar
and congratulated by Mr* Justice
J. C. Makins, on his appointment
as King’s Counsel,
Mr, Gerald g wicker, of Crediton,
attended a banquet of Upper Cana*
da College Old .Boys at the Royal
York Hotel in Toronto last week,
Struck by the butt of a falling
tree on Friday last, Fred Waghorn
of Crediton, suffered a broken and
badly crushed right foot and, in
juries tp the right leg.
The Highway which has only
been open to traffic for a couple of
days in the past .three weeks was
again opened up on Sunday last
when a large caterpillar plow
working south met another plow
and a (gang of men from London
just south of Centralia.
Messrs. W, J. Beer and Harry
Delbridge returned the latter part
pf last week after a motor trip to
Florida. They spent the greater
part of the time at Miami where
the weather was ideal.
Minister of Labor Expects Adequate
’Help in Production of- Sugar Beets
Hon, Humphrey Mitchell, Minis
ter of Labor, has issued a reassur
ing statement as to labor for
handling the 1H6 sugar beet crop.
There is a possibility- that the Gov
ernment will ask the British Gov
ernment to 'leave working prisioners
of war in this country until after
15 YEARS AGO
An airplane visited Hensall Sat
urday last and nose-dived to the
ground from a distance of about
6 0i0 feet in the air and the two
occupants miraculously escaped ser
ious injury. Russell W. Busch and
Harold W, Dyson, of London, made
the trip ,to Hensall to visit relatives
and <had just taken off 'for the re
turn trip when the mishap occurred
Mr. John E. McDonnell last .week
disposed,of his garage business and
stock in. Hensall to
London. Mr. Boe has
over.
Mr, Percy Vahey,
insepector of poultry,
position
a government
has taken a
with the Hogarth Baby
Chick Hatchery and will take over
.his new duties next week. Mr,
Vahey has rented part of Mr.
Ward’s residence on Main Street,
Mr, Harvey Pollen of the Chev
rolet Garage returned from Oshawa
Saturday where he had been taking
a short course .at the General Mot
ors plant. \
The .W’ong's Cafe has been re
decorated and now presents a very
attractive appearance. A new lin
oleum has been laid , on the floor
and the woodwork has been paint-
and grained.
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. C. B. Snell has disposed
the brick dwelling on Andrew
occupied by Mr. E. J. Wethey,
Principal of the High School, to
Mr. Alex Dow, of town. Mr-. .Snell
has also sold three lots to the rear
of the Digory Braund property,
Exeter north, to Mr. John Kydd.
The flax mill at the north end
of the village has been out of com
mission for several days owing to
the smoke stack having been blown
down.
Miss Verda Rowcliffq who- has
been attending' the London Busin
ess Institute "during the 'past six
months has graduated with honors
and has secured a position with C.
A. Mann & Co., London.
A game of exhibition hockey was
played here on ’ Friday night be
tween Lucknow-Ripley and Exeter-
Zurich teams, the latter winning
by a-score of 13-‘6. The attendance
was not large but the-game was
well worth seeing.
Mr. Fred E'llerington left on
Tuesday for Vancouver with a load
of heavy horses for himself - and
Mr. W. T. ,Col will.
Christian Trick is having ■ some
alterations made to’ the interior of
his shoe store at Crediton.
Mr. W. T. Reynolds, of Hensall
.left on 'Wednesday for Tilsofflburg
where he has secured a good
position.
RUSSELL —■ DUCHARME
The wedding was recently solem
nized at St. Boniface Church, (Zur
ich, Pf Doreen, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. David Ducharme, Zurich, to
Cullen Eayl Russelil, son of Mr, and
Mrs. Thomas Russell, Regent street
London, Rev, Father Lucier offici
ated and bridal music wap played
by Mi’S. Samuel Deitrich, with Mrs.
J. J?.‘ O’Dwyer and Francis. Dietrich
as soloists. Given in marriage by
her father, the bride wo^e a white
sheer %own in floor length with
trimming of self ruffles. Her veil
of delicate illusion fell to the hem
of her gown from a coronet head
dress and she carried deep red
roses. Attendants were Mrs. .Wil*
liam O’Drowski as matron of honojj
in orchid organdie, and Miss, Doris
Charette (Detroit),
in pale blue
matching headdresses and carried
carnations. The bridegroom was at
tended by Cyril Ducharme, Barrie-
field, brother of the bride, and
William O’Drowski, .London. Ushers
were Victor Massey and Byron Du
charme, both of London. A wedding
breakfast was served to 40 guests
at the home of the bride’s parents.
Mrs. Ducharme wore a . gold dresg
with matching accessories and a
shoulderette of pihk roses. On the
evening of the wedding day the
bribe’s parents entertained at a
reception of 20F guests in the Zur
ich Reception Hall, Later Mr. and
Mrs. ..Cullen Earll Russell left to
spend their honeymoon in the -Unit
ed States, the bride travelling in a
black suit with white blouse and
black accessories. They will live 'in
■London on their return.
tho harvest, Jn any event, working
parties of prisoners will he the last
to leave Canada.“Representations "have been made
from agricultural associations, far*
mars who usually cultivate sugar
beets, from the sugar controller
and. operators of sugar factories,’
Mv» Mitchell said. “The fear is that
departure ,of the prisoners will
an adverse effect on. sugar
production,”
’’No. one is, more concerned
the Government in keeping
and sugar beet crops up to a
level, continued Mr.
“Those who have worked hard in
these industries during the war
years may be confident that plan*
ning and co-operation of the labor
department .will be continued dur
ing the transition period and during
years to come,”
“I am confident. labor" will be
available for handling the crops, as
in previous difficult years.”
Mr,. Mitchell said that the quest
ion’ of keeping working prisoners
of war in Canada will be reviewed
at the end of next month and the
of key
Nothing is hard to get if yon use
a Want-to-Buy VTanf Ad,
WHEN IN TORONTO
Moke Y o u r H o m e
possibility of retention
groups of prisoners prevailing.
The Dominion Provincial agricul
tural conference gome weeks ago
fixed sugar beet acreage at 90,000
for all Canada. To achieve this*ob
jective, ,/the acreage for Southwest
ern Ontario will have to be 35,000.
The two sugar plants -at Chatham
and Wallacehur.g are' capable for
handling the production from over
MO.’OOO acres.
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’She gets run down and becomes nervous and
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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
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Ontario Farmers have theSouthwestern
opportunity of taking advantage of these good
prices. The Government asks that the 1946
acreage be double that of 1945. There is a
guaranteed market for every sugar beet that's
grown. ‘
50 YEARS AGO '
Messrs. Bislidp & Son, hardware
dealers, have been appointed agents
for the Cropkei’ Fertilizer and
Chemical Co. of Buffalo, N.Y. This
is an article that is fast becoming
popular among the farmers.
Mrs D. Spicer and Miss Morgan
are. attending the millinery open
ings in 'London. H
Mr. Nelson Morlock left on Mon
day for Washington State, U.S.,
where he has secured a permanent
position as a tailor.
Mr. Rogers, of London, is. here,
at present placing the electric lights
in Mr. Robert Pickard’s new house.
Road Commissionei’ Creech and
Pruner Powell are beautifying the
town by removing dead and dying
trees aud trimming the branches
of the living trees in the park,
Mr. John Hackney while engaged
in cutting straw On the premises of
Mr. Win. Rowcliffe, London Road,
on Thursday last had the misfor
tune of having his-thuihb amputat
ed by the knives of the machine.
• Farmers everywhere are asking, "How about
labour?" Hon. Humphrey Mitchell, Minister of
Labour, gives - you the answer. He says: “I
am-confident that labour" will be made avail
able to put in the crops and for ... harvesting
them.." ,** %
HOW MUCH CAN YOU MAKE
ON AN ACRE OF BEETS?
Farmers also want to know, "How much can I
make on an acre of beets?" Our answer to
.this is: "On an average sugar content and an
average tonnage per .acre, the return is
$122.50 .per acre for beets delivered to the
factory, or $115.00 per acre for beets delivered
at Weigh^ stations." Many farmers did better
than this even in 1945, when the price was
lower. You can do .better this year.
O——- »
He Was so satisfied With the rest
aurant that .lm decided to patronize
it again, the next day, Bui this
time, they served him a much small
er steak than the day previous. He
complained to the manager. “Why,
I was in here yesterday and you '.gave
me a steak fwidb this size for the
same money.” “/Ah,” beamed bhe
manager, "but yesterday you had
a seat right in front of the window.”
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