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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1946-05-02, Page 2■Pa.gf$ £THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 2nd, 1946 w • Exeter ®imes=&bbocate 1?lines established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1924 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO An Independent Newspaper devoted to the interests of the Village pf Exeter and Surrounding District Member of the Canadian Weekly Neivspapei'S’ Association; Member of the OntariOfQuebec Division of the CWNA All Advertising Copy Must be in Our Hands Not Later Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION RATE ?2,00 a year, in advance; six months, $1.00 three months 60c I. M, SOUTHCOTT - - PUBLISHER THURSDAY, MAY 2nd, 1946 That Uneasiness • Evidently the world is suffering* from that strange malady known as the j itters, W e can­ not define that highly difficult term but we do know something of what is meant by jitters. For instance, that mighty giant, Russia, has emerged as a first-class world power. That she should have so emerged ‘surprises no one more than Russia herself.. Hundreds of millions of her sons for centuries knew nothing else but serfdom in all its various hideous expressions. Now she discovers herself to be in that inter­ esting but perplexing situation in which all the world wonders what Russia will do next. That she has been a leader in awe-inspiring events for the last few years surprises her. The tidal waves of revolution and war have swept her to dizzy heights that fill her with wonderment. In­ stead of being pitied, she finds herself referred to. Her great object is to make herself secure in the midst of her great attainments. To gain this security she feels it necessary to be on ex­ cellent terms with all nations on her border. That is to say she wishes to be in a position to control and to dominate the nations that fail to freely offer her their good-will. And that is just where the “rub” is with other nations. The nations in the same class politically as Russia as far as arms are concerned fear that Russia will gradually infiltrate all the nations on her borders. In this way she will change them from being her allies into nations at her beck and call. And it is this situation that causes the gravest fears in the hearts of Russia*s big broth­ er allies/Some serious-minded people see all manner of dangers under these circumstances. No one sees a great war to be immediately on the horizon but are feeling that anything may take place in the international situation. Every nation is beset by an uneasiness that is cutting the nerve of prosperity. 4? Badly Scotched, But Not Dead Fascism is badly scotched but the evil thing still lives. In sections of Germany and Bavaria crowds of x determined people still burn the swastika. In these regions the Hitler salute still is given. There may not be open rebellion on the" part of such folk but there is a sullenness that bodes ill for internal harmony in some portions of Germany and in certain regions in the Balkans. This is all to the bad. The situa­ tion must be faced if sullenness is not to give place to rioting. Evidentally the work of the occupation forces has not been completed. In some instances it looks as if the occupying forces have not done their work well. It is fear­ ed that the unrepentant Nazis are looking at the occupying forces with something like con­ tempt and are talking of the day when their armies will drive out all foreigners and Ger­ many will be the old fatherland again. It looks as if the victorious allies thought that the Nazi -spirit could be overcome on. the battle-field. Stern events are teaching the Allies that some­ thing like the right sort of schoolmaster must be abroad among the unreconciled Germans •and their sympathizers. Nazism had come to be a life for those who believed therein and that life must be changed before there can be pros­ perity in Germany. The Nazis were bullies who heartily believed in the methods of the bully. By some way or other they must learn better things. Men who have been devotees of Naz­ ism for centuries cannot be transformed over night. Yet transformed they must be in thought, speech and behaviour or they will become the material that some future Hitler will set ablaze all that we confidently believed we had gained by the war. When the war was on, the cry was “Nazism must be defeated. Nothing else mat­ ters!” Lately we have lost sight of this imperi­ ous call though Nazism still lives and has the power to poison the minds of German youth. •This is an evil that must be confronted now. There is no time to waste in dealing with this situation. Informed people tell us that the dan­ ger is becoming even more threatening. » * * * Not Big School Boys U.N.O. has shown the world that the maj­ ority of its members are.not big school boys. Recently one of the members has done some­ thing that looks like sulking when it could not have everything its own way. It reminds one of a big school boy who is “struck out’* before he can make first base. We have seen this boy throw down his bat and bluster off the field declaring that the rules of the game should not apply in his case. Only in the case of U.N.O. two nations have been a bit peppery. Further, the majority of the U.N.O. members refused to let any one nation dominate its activities. UdSkO,,. in one aspect of its work, is arhitrative. It is for this organization to determine the rights of a dispute between two nations when the dis­ pute has been properly drawn to the organisa­ tion’s attention. Very properly U.N.O, has said when any nation complains to it, that complaint .must be considered regardless of what party makes the complaint and regardless of what nation asks that, complaint to be withdrawn. When a dispute come before the U.N.Q, in a regular manner* U.N.O, insist that the whole matter must be cleared up. In other words U.N.O. is not playing a game nor does it regard any complaint brought to its attention as a mere incident but as a matter that involves the welfare of nations. It is not content to have any nation register what it regards as a justifiable grievance only to have that same nation have the power to withdraw its complaint. All the world breathed more easily when the Russian- Iran complaint was dealt with in a judicious and dignified manner. Assurance of confined peace seemed one step nearer, * * * * Let Us Come Clean A perplexed world has been trying with great earnestness nearly every device known to man to get rid of Avar and oppression and law­ lessness, generally. U.N.O. and the Security Council are at their wits’ end to pour sufficient oil on the dark and wrathful international seas only to find that when one set of breakers has been safely passed that another set of breakers is almost sure to emerge. Just now, Ontario people are confused regarding the meat situ­ ation. At least two sets of explanations are put forward to alia}*- the troubled minds of meat­ dealers and meat-consumers. One set tells that the dealers are greedy and eager to take ad­ vantage of the meat producers and the meat consumers. Others talking in this way lay the blame on the Black Market. A second explana­ tion is that the difficulty with the meat is seas­ onal and Avill disappear in a feAV weeks. Other business perplexities Avill occur to the minds of our readers. No matter whether the present perplexity has to do with politics or business or social life the reason is for the strife is one and the same, and that reason is the unhealthy condition of men’s thoughts and feelings and ambitions. Look where one will, he is surprised to note the amount of grasping and greediness and lawlessness to be found nearly everywhere. No farmer would be content to put in a water filtering and a Avater cleaning outfit when hogs are continually walloAving in the sourse of his watei* supply. No city or toAvn or village Avould dream of supplying every water faucet in the corporation with a device for detecting poisons while gangs are loose poisoning the springs and every cannel through which Avater reaches the consumer. Both farmers and corporation would see to it first of all that the source of supply is kept clean and wholesome. We may be asked to apologize for making observations so simple and obvious. Yet the fact remains that the evils of the time grow out of corrupt, distorted, pois­ oned human nature. The Rt. Hon. Alexander McKenzie, at one time prime minister of Can­ ada, said to a group of friends when they Avere discussing with him some of the miserable con­ ditions of his day, “I have found out for myself that the heart of man is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked.” When the last Great War was at its height, Mr. Churchill re­ ferred to Hitler as “that wicked man.” Notice that Avord “Avicked.” Wickedness, England’s great prime’ minister pointed out, Avas the pois­ onous tap root that drenched civilization in blood, SAveat and tears. He did not 'refer to stupid treaties or* bad international dealings but to Avickedness. Behind a great many' strikes and behind black marketing lies Avickedness. Again Ave may smile at a statement so simple and so obvious but men have been known to smile when caught by the SAvift rapids that were Soon to carry them over the cataract. What is to be done about it? John Citizen and his neighbors as Avell as judges and Cabinet Ministers must see and practically observe the saying, “To fear God and keep His command­ ments is the whole duty of man.” No tree flour­ ishes Avhen eaten out by a worm at the root. The destruction of that tree is inevitable. For more than four thousand years history has proven that no nation prospers unless the moral life of the people is clean. * * -x- * This Is Your War Health authorities say that the fear of can­ cel’ is more difficult to0combat than the disease itself. This startling statement is made of a disease that is curable in a majority of cases if it is diagnosed and treated early enough. Yet cancer kills more people than any other cause except diseases of the heart, and is on the in­ crease in Ontario. This year, unless something is done, 7,000 men and 7,000 women in Canada Avill die of cancer. Something can be done, and will be done to fight cancer—-if you make it yoiir Avar. During this month, a Avar against cancer is being Avaged all over Canada and the United States. Ontario’s battle is being carried on by the Ontario Cancer Treatment and research Foundation. You are asked to assist the Fqundation in raising a mini­ mum of $2,000,000. You may be helping to save yourself, or someone you love, for one out of every six to eight persons uoav living must ex­ pect to die of cancer, Contributions may be made through any bank or at the Stratford Cancer Campaign Headquarters, 10 Downie St,, Stratford. * # # * Sour news item: Nearly half a million tons less sugar will be available for distribution in 1946 among the countries under the Combined Food Board. IO YEARS AGO Headed by n newly-formed Odd* fellow’s band, the members of the I.O.Q.F., together Avith a number of visiting brethren from Hensail, Brucefield, Lucan and London par­ aded to the Trivitt Memorial Church Sunday evening where they listened to a splendid sermon by the rector, Rev, m, A. Hunt. There were about one hundred persons in the parade marshalled by Bro. W- W. Taman. Mr, J, N. 14. McGinn, or Toronto, has been transferred to the local staff of the Bank of Montreal, He succeeds Mr. Reg. Woodruff recently resigned,During the early hours of day morning thieves broke a doAV in the Supertest service tiop operated by Kenneth Hockey. They secured a key to the gasoline pumps and removed about tAventy gallons of gas. (Nothing else was taken from the station, Also thieves 'broke into Winer Bros, garage by forcing their way through a back door and then through an­ other door into the office. They pried the lock from the office desk and ransacked all the drawers, Evi­ dently they were in search of ey only as nothing Avas taken the building, The Hensall Citizen’s Band engaged Mr. R. Eiknieir, of Zurich, as Bandmaster to take the place of Mr. N, Battersby, leader who has gone reside. AV11O Fri- Win- sta- mon- from have former band to Exeter to AGO15 YEARS On Monday evening about forty members of St. Paul’s A.Y.P.jA., of Clinton, motored down and were royally entertained by the mem­ bers of the Trivitt Memorial branch of the A.Y.P.A. in the Par­ ish Hall. The Sunday School of the James Street United Church held anniver­ sary the fair The was Kincardine. services on Sunday. In spite of inclement weather there Avere congregations during the day. special speaker for tlie day Rev. E. W. Jewitt, B.A., of Mr. Walter McNichol, of ’Far­ quhar, was heard over the radio from CJGO, ILpndou, during’ .the Monday night Club Hour when he played three numbers on the -violin, accompanied on the piano by his daughter, Miss Doreen. Mr. Harry Cole Is in Toronto taking a short course at the Can­ ada Radio College. Messrs. W. J. Bear and E. Rus­ sell are in Toronto attending a con­ vention of De'l?orest-Crosby radio dealers being held at the Royal York Hotel. A severe snowstorm visited this section on Sunday and almost as­ sumed the proportions of a 'blizzard in the evening. Highway No, 4 be­ tween Centralia and Hensail was blocked in several places during;, the night. Pay for fam oaf 7 of fair INCREASED EARNINGS 25 YEARS AGO Fire, which apparently started in George Brock’s blacksmith shop in Hensall on Tuesday evening, <’ stroyed the shop and T. Murdoch’s livery barn, and the Avood shop of Colin Hudson. The buildings Avere of frame structure and OAvned by Mr. Murdoch. “ Over one hundred members of Exeter Lodge No. 67 I.O.O.F., and visiting brethren from Hensall and other places attended Divine Service in Main Street Methodist Church on Sunday evening and heard a very appropriate sermon by Rev. W. G. H. McAlister. They were marshalled by Past. Grand Taman, The musical entertainment given by the Askin Street Methodist Church Choir, of London, Tn James Street Methodist Church on Wed­ nesday evening last undei* the aus­ pices of the Y.P.C.A., was a rare musical treat and thoroughly en­ joyed by the large audience. Miss Hazel Lang has sition with Southcott Jory having resigned. Mr. T. AV. Parlmer, taken Bros., de- go-ahead IV AD49 shop at Dashwood. of Hensail, has sold his confectionery and gro­ cery business to Mr. Donaldson, of TeesAvater. Messrs. Restemeyer and Klein- stiver are this week opening a new./ hardware store in P. Mclsaac’s] If you want to increase your income by buying more cattle, the Bof M will be glad to finance the purchase, and you can pay back your loan out of your regular milk cheques. See your nearest BofM manager today. Ask or write for folder “Quiz for1 a Go-ahead Farmer.” Bank of Montreal Working with Canadians tn every walk of life since 1817 50 YEARS AGO Messrs. R. Ferguson and J. W, Harrison, who have been studying medicine in Detroit, passed their final examination with honors. Dr. Harrison will leave shortly for Ohio where he will engage in prac­ tice. ■Mr. John Spackman is again on his famous summer resort at 'Grand Bend making preparations for the coming season. He reports that everything is in excellent condition. A charity concert Avas held in DreAV’s Opera House Monday night under the auspices of the Royal Templars of Temperance. |A. large /lumber Avere in attendance. Mr. J. P. Clarke occupied the chair. The program consisted of speeches, readings, recitations, songs, duets, trios, quartettes and instrumentals. The Rev. E. W. Hunt, who has been in charge of the Triyitt Mem­ orial Church during years, preached his mon oil Sunday last. The sittings of the Court were held in the Town Hall here on Friday last with His Honor Judge Doyle presiding, Hoffman Bros, have their new factory running at Dashwood and are prepared to turn out all kinds of building material in the carpen­ ter line, They are also handling a fine stock of furniture, the past two farewell ser- Fifth Division Bridget Me- Mr. Robert Scotland and and Pte. BAKER—McQUEEN The marriage of Queen, daughter of McQueen of Stirling, the late Mrs. McQueen, Bruce Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baker, Zurich, Avas solem­ nized recently in Scotland. The bridegroom is still serving overseas. LABOUR PICTURE BRIGHTENS FARMERS CAN NOW PLANT A FULL ACRBASE WITH ASSURANCE Southwestern Ontario farmers have everything in their ' favour for a maximum planting of sugar beets this spring, including the highest prices in twenty-six years, a guaranteed market, very favourable weather and now, encouragement that— LAROUJ? WILL BE AVAILABLE BECAUSE PRISONERS OF WAR will again be quartered in handy camps in the beet growing areas. These men are experienced field workers returning for their third year in our sugar beet fields. Their aid produced over five million pounds of sugar last year. They should be able to do more this year. / MECHANIZA TION of field work will be speeded this year by the appearance of a greater number of improved precision planters, harvesters and field loaders. Segmented seed will be* planted on 95% of the acreage, reducing the work of thinning by one-third. OFFICES ,are established by the Sugar Company at locations listed below to recruit skilled beet workers who had left the beet aieas for wartime factory employment, and also to register inexperienced men for training. WINDSOR — at Ottawa and Langlois (Supertest Station) NIAGARA FALLS — at Fei’ry and Main (Barr’s former store) DELHI — at the Stoddard Hotel (Temporarily) WELLAND — Hungarian Hall (Temporarily) . THE OVER-ALL PICTURE IS BEST SINCE 1940 SO CASH IN ON BEETS THIS YEAR BY PUNTING A MAXIMUM CROP Published in the interest of greater production of sugar by the CANADA AND DOMINION SUGAR COMPANY LIMITED CHATHAM WALLACEBURG No. 6