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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1946-05-23, Page 22 4 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, SW,. ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 1W T - w Cxeter yim.es established 1873; Advocate established 18SX amalgamated November 133X PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING A.T EXETER, ONTARIO An Independent Newspaper devoted to the interests of the Village of Exeter and Surrounding District * Member of' the Canadian Weekly Newspapers’ Association; Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division pt the CWNA All Advertising Copy Must be in Our Hands Not Later Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION RATE 52,00 a year, in advance; six months, 51.00 three months 60c J. M. SOUTHCOTT * * PUBLISHER THURSDAY, MAY 23rd, 1946 “Turn the Rascals Out” When Russia ’bled under Czarism her choicest spirits said “the Cjcar and all that is his must perish.” No one can tell the horrors of the days when this resolution was carried, out. Lib­ erty lovers told us that no one in Russia upon whom the sun shone or the rain fell, was to go forth to unrequited toil. In the enthusiasm of the new’ day many social and church workers in Anglo-Saxondom pointed with shining eyes to the good things they had in Russia and de- dared that the measures and principles and so­ cial and political practices of that land of mists and shadows should supplant those of England, Canada and the United States. Correspondents and makers of books and magazines exhausted the language of adulation in praises of Russia. We doubt not but that the makers of these liter­ ary articles are deeply sorry that they Avere taken in so completely as they were. Cook’s toured through that strange country. Little by little the “iron curtain” of which Mr. Churchill spoke is being penetrated - or evaded and the world is coming to see that Russia is coming to be the land where only a chosen few’ dare act on their own initiative. For any one to oppose or neglect to servily obey the self-elected few is to bear his back to the bull whip. These rulers talk sweetly of high principles but point a jeer­ ing fingei* to t)ie literature expressing these principles. Meanwhile the rulers go their own cruel, heartless, selfish way. Russia is heading for another revolution and secret plots soon -will-, raise the cry, “Turn the Rascals out.” « « * * Settling Down This locality, like other municipalities, has done what it could to show appreciation, of the devotion of our men on the battlefields of the world. The only regret is that more could not be done. But now the time has come for fighting man and civilian alike to settle down to getting on with the task of rebuilding a shattered world. We are aware that the strain and storm of war has sadly jangled our every nerve. We are con­ scious of something else, however. If we are to keep, our heads above the stormy waters of our time wd’must forget the “tumult and the shout­ ing” and get on with the task of making the crooked straight and of making grow tw'o grains of wheat where formerly there was but one. Everyone knows what can be done in the field, in the store and in the shop; The terrible prob- lem is to get at that thing that should be done and to keep pegging away - till the task is fin-, ished. The first step_ in this task is to steady oneself and to highly resolve that he will not quit till the job is finished. This is harder in the accomplishing than we even dream but there is no escape from it if . we are to escape from being the mere flotsam and jitsam on the tide of existence. At any cost we must be genuinely in earnest about this thing. The war is now a matter of history. What awaits us is the making of new history. The struggle ahead promises to be harder than the war itself. Only- the brave and steady may win in a struggle so desperate. Let us face up to this grim fact. ». «. «- a. Worth Thinking About The Dominion government fearing the ex­ haustion of the soft coal supply, issued an order prohibiting the use of soft coal in certain public buildings, including schools. Certain schools failed to comply with this prohibition, urging that it was not in the public interest to do so. We are not here discussing the wisdom of the government’s making this prohibition nor are we weighing the reasons advanced for the pro­ hibition’s being set aside. We note this, however. Any prohibitive measure to be of any value must have behind it the overwhelming weight of public opinion. Further, before any govern­ ment measure is set aside the best of reasons must be behind that action. In this connection we wish to say that we are opposed to the grow­ ing tendency_for the government to interfere With the conduct of homes and boards and others set iip control of local affairs* Canadians are rich in saving common sdnse and are not at all likely to be improvident or short-sighted in the use of commodities calculated to prevent hunger and the ravages of inclement weather, We may have been careless liv our reading of the papers and our listening in on the radio but we are not aware that heat from soft coal was excluded from: the government offices at Ottawa, neither have we seen plans from Ottawa showing how the fivers of the province are to be directed to producing heat from electricity. Canada will be­ come stronger as she takes positive measures in this direction* We cannot but regret that Cana* di a n rulers, municipal, provincial and federal, ’should have placed their necks under the heel of an autocrat of the John L< Lewis type* < * #■ The Silver Lining We have had so much experience of black clouds, socially, politically and internationally that we give a specially hearty’Welcome to Her­ bert Hoover's intimation that the race does not face mass starvation, Mr« Hoover has d reputa­ tion for making an ordered grove out of a wilder­ ness, Again and again he has’ found a way or made a way through circumstances that baffled the rest of»us. Hence our confidence when he speaks with chastened hopefulness of the pres­ ent food situation, He does not suggest that self­ control to the point of belt tightening should become less than the practice of every citizen in every country and every locality where food may be produced. But he does give us assurance that if all of us heed Nelson's Trafalgar signal there will be enough food to keep together' the soul and body of the most distressed peoples. The job will be a hard one but it can be done. To fail in this effort through slackness is for civilization to lose face in the presence of his­ tory. He and Mrs. Elinor Roosevelt share in this carefully weighed hopefulness. We hope that the gleam of promise will grow, to a perfect noon­ day.» « » The Part Greater Than the Whole The present soft coal strike raises a number of distressing questions. First, has the govern­ ment over-looked the plain necessities of the coal miners ? Have these miners been allowed to labor under conditions more hazardous to life than those of almost any other occupation? Has civilization known of the miners’ plight, mean­ while passing by on, the other side? Has the church over-looked the spiritual life of these people? Has the school failed to lighten up the mind of the miner’s child? If so, civilization has catered to the wind only to bring* on the whirl­ wind, Next, how comes it that John L. Lewis has come to the. position where he can take Uncle Sam by the nose and snap his fingers in the face of the United States Congress ? Has the govern­ ment of the United States come to the unhappy pass where any lodge or union may flout its mandates with impunity? If that be the case, how have the mighty fallen! «■ * * * Special Church Campaigns (Clinton News-Record) Three* of the leading religious denomina­ tions in Canada are planning a .co;ordinated campaign aimed at a financial strengthening and a spiritual awakening of the church at home and abroad. Plans already are under way in Exeter, Clinton and district toward this end. The Anglican Advance-.Appeal has a Dom­ inion objective,, of $4,300,000 and a personal canvass Us being arranged in all parishes from May 12 to May 19. The Presbyterian Church campaign is term­ ed The Presbyterian Advance- for Christ and Peace Offering with an objective" of $2,000,000, for which an every-member canvass will be con­ ducted from May 12'to May 19. - The United Church of Canada has launched a Pension Fund Campaign to raise a minimum of $3,500,000 to place the Fund on a sound actuarial basis, as well as conducting The Crus­ ade for Christ and His Kingdom. Most peqple throw away many dollars that otherwise might be -put to useful purpose. Would such money not be better spent in worth­ while projects such as these in support of the Christian Church ?* 4k * Note and Comment Sixty per cent. of the food is wasted at banquets, the Brandon Sun affirms, and ninety per cent of the oratory. * * ■ * Women can keep a secret as well as men, claims a prominent’ lady. But it takes more of them to do it, states the St. Marys Journal- Argus. We may yet learn that the astronomers know something about what creates weather conditions, They told us some time ago that sun spots were again in evidence and Suggested that those spots indicated a cold spring. ' The Peterboro Examiner points out that while slot machines and pin lihll games are ban­ ned, Ontario householders will soon be forced again to take a chance on the peaches behind the red netting. ° As war criminal after 'war criminal meets his doom we have an exemplification of the truth uttered by a mighty national leader more than two thousand years ago: “Be sure yout sin will find you out,” The mills of the gods still grind exceedingly small. * * * » In our reading of forty or more exchanges we*note that the hew Liquor Act has met an al­ most unanimously favorable comment on the part of the weekly press of Ontario-—and the weekly press usually reflects the opinions and feelings of the people it serves* If Premier Drew has his ear to the ground he may doubt after all, if he were well advised of a demand for freer distribution of alcohol in the province. It does seem a sorry fact that the government looks upon its liquor revenue as gn enabling factor in the expansion of social services, includ­ ing the education of cur diildren**-*ML Torest ' Confederate* and IQ Y^AR? AGO The grain elevator in ciandehoye the property of William Stevenson, was rasied to the ground ^hy fire early Monday morning. Contents of seed corn, seed wheat, fertilizer and flour were all destroyed. The Junior, Intermediate Senior 0.Q.LT. held a Mother and Daughter Banquet in the Church on Friday evening,. The theme of the decorations was “On the Highroad.” While cleaning an oil burner.at the home of Mr* T- Kestlg day of last week, Mr. Harold ner was burned About the face the' burner flared up. Mr. John Campbell, of Hay, for the Massey-Harris Implement Co, in Exeter has purchased the resi­ dence of tha estate of the late Mrs. Allen, Gidley Street, A number of the Exeter members of the LOtQ.F, motored to Bruce- field Sunday evening and attended Divine worship tHtji the Brucefield brethren. *- The Reader Comments *** - Letters i.tp. the editor published -hereunder reiH-esvnt the views, individual persons. We invite pur readers to make psp o£ this colunin. Tues- Skim when agent 15 YEARS AGO On Tuesday night the men of Caven Presbyterian Church served a banquet to the women of the con­ gregation and the latter put on program,' pome one hundred forty attended. Mr. Cha,s, Anderson, agent the. Metropolitan, 'Life Insurance is being transferred from Exeter to Sarnia and will leave Saturday for his new position. The grouping for the Western Lawn Tennis Association has been announced and Exeter is grouped with Stratford, St. Marys ana Lon­ don, The first game is scheduled for Saturday when.. 'Stratford will visit Exeter in the afternoon. The games will include both ladies and gents doubles and singles. Mr, Tiros. ‘Pryde, D.D.G.M., of the Masonic District South Huron, paid his official visit to St. Marys Lodge Monday evening accompanied by several of the brethren. Jones ,& May ‘are having their store redecorated and the grocery department remodelled. & TIE ’EM HP ! .! Tfte dogs in this town have be­ come a pest,. We are asked to plant a garden- to help conserve food for the starving millions in Europe, but why plant a garden with dogs continually tramping over it and digging holes etc. I like dogs but humanity comes first. There has been two notices in last week’s edition prohibiting dogs running at large during the summer months but the warning has been ignored. Be it therefore known that any dogs caught run­ ning on my garden will be destroy­ ed, A Taxpayer. ■ Accept nothing but this outstanding tire that costs no more. Buy now for emergency needs. Order today for future delivery.^ rfcONLY SYNTHETIC TIRE iJ. PROVED ON THE SPEEDWAY 1 AT 100 MILES PfR HOUR tfk / ; NUMBER ig: 'TIRE V .. / ? *. * s s x * ** *• *• ’ 1 I r * Tirestone CAR, TRUCK-TRACTOR TIRES the and for Co. 25 YEARS AGO* ’ ceremony of unveiling the. in honor of those members Bank of ‘Commerce staff who 1 A. O. Elliot Graham Arthur employed ou the switch at tile tele­ phone office here f6r some time, has resigned, the vacancy being filled by­ Miss Etheleen Kay, of town. Mr. R. H. Murphy has withdrawn from the .Dearing agency and the. agency lias been transferred to Mr. Wm. Ward. The tablet of the ___ _ __ _______ ___ __ enlisted in the Great War, took place at the bank ou Thursday af­ ternoon last. Approprite remarks were made by Rev. Trumper, Rev. Foote, Reeve Beavers and Major Heainan. Manager Chapman, occu­ pied the chair. The Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa has leased for a period of two years the. Clinton Flax Mill and will operate it as a Demonstra­ tion Station. , s . Mr. W.< S. Manion passed with honors at the- Ontario College of Pharmacy. ■ ‘ The local Bowling Greens were opened on -Friday night with a game between sides chosen by the presi­ dent and vice-president. Miss Hilda Horton, who has been 50 YEARS AGO The Exeter Bowling Club have secured the Trivitt Memorial Church Rectory lawn for this season and the members are now preparing it to commence practice. The trustees of the James Street Methodist Church have purchased the lot owned ‘by Jos. Davis at the north of the church. The *dweljing will be moved away and new church sheds will be built. Mr. James Purdon who.has been attending the Philadelphia Univer­ sity will continue’his studies with Drs. Rollins and Amos. Dr. Blackwell, of Clinton, has been appointed Veterinary Inspector for the County. The contract for street watering has been awarded to Mr. W. Bice for 8 8 cents per day. Mr. Louis Kraft, of Dashwood, is having his shop painted and it will be occupied by John Holz, the peo­ ple's tailor. The flax company at Zurich have completed the sowing -of the flax. They have about 600 acres.in this year. MEET zone com- LEGIONNAIRES FRQiM HURON GOING TO DOMINION Norman W. Miller, mander of Zone . 10, Canadian Legion, left Friday for Quebec to attend th,e Dominion .convention. He was accompanied by J, K. Cor­ nish, of Brucefield, who will rep-, resent the Clinton branch of the legion. READY MONEY FOR THE GO-AHEAD FARMER... I PAYCASH AND SAVc 4 Although you may be short of ready money, you can now pay cash for that machinery or equipment for which you have waited. Buy for cash—and save, by means of a bank loan. See your nearest BofM manager today. 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