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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16th, 1947
That Storm
For weeks the hardy folk of Tobermory
and some similar villages in Quebec were cut
off from- the rest of the world by snow and ice
storms. We do a whole lot of grousing when
our hydro is cut off even for a few hours. When
the butcher and baker and candlestick maker
do not come quickly at our call, our bristles
rise. But what would we do if we had to go for
a couple of weeks or a month without those
services we count on as ours by something like
provision divine. One matron gave the answer
“I just set out to get caught up with my work,”
she said. When asked about bread she told the
world she baked her own bread. And there you
have it. Hardy folk were able to look after
themselves. The women could bake and mend
anc| sew. The men could take an axe and saw
and hie them to the woods to get up the win
ter's fuel supply. And we’ll warrant that those
people were none the worse of their brief peri-
iod of isolation, thanks to being children of
parents who taught them the elements of look
ing after themselves. For these and other reas
ons, we commend the work of the Girl Guides
and the Canadian Girls in Training and of the
Boy Scouts, provided always, that those organ
izations are wisely lead. Every girl should be
able to do a job at mending and baking. Every
boy should know how to swing an axe and drive
an auger and take a fair turn at elementary
carpentry and soil management. We know
plenty of instances where such knowledge saved
lives. And the home is the best place to acquire
such knowledge and such training. Further, it
is just as well to make provision for the days
when the storm king holds full sway. We have
known such periods.
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That Bilbo Incident
It seems that Senator Bilbo, at one time a
mighty force in United States politics has been
up to corrupt practices that have sickened his
fellow senators to the point where they decided
to close the door of the senate chamber upon
him. Should he be guilty of corrupt practice the
senate does well to send him home. The Ameri
can government can afford to get on without
him. It cannot afford to try to get on with such
as he. We hope that a whole lot of other people
'in public life will take the hint and do some
house cleaning. What we should like to see
practised in our Canadian parliament is the
looking a submarginal parliamentary represen
tative squarely in the eye, taking him by the
coat collar, escorting him to the door of the
House and telling him “You arc of no use here.
High tail it for home.”
We Like Their Spirit
Every so often we hear of serious accidents
in airplane travel. Naturally one would say that
the surest way to escape such untoward ac
cidents is. to prohibit all airplane activity. Some
people act on that principle in other things.
There were not a few accidents when we began
. travel by ox team. Still the ox was compelled
to yield his maned shoulder to the yoke. More
-accidents occurred when the horse was im-
pressed info service. The ’ British parliament
spent hours of anxious debate over the dangers
of having an automobile travelling over the
country at the frightful speed of twelve miles
an hour. Should a cow be in the road of such
a monster, what then? But in all ages we Have
hardy souls who look upon danger and difficulty
as the way to achievement and service. So with
our hardy-souled aviators.
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Why No Word From Scotland?
We hear a good deal about the distress in
England because of a lack of food. And every
word that we receive, confirms all that we have
heard hitherto. But no such word comes from
Scotland. We are sure that Scotland is having
her troubles as well as England. Is the natural
Scotch reserve now keeping her lips closed? Or
has she learned to endure hardness ? She learn
ed with having oatmeal therewith to be content
ed, At any rate, we have no broadcasts from
Edinburgh or Aberdeen. And when we are on
this subject we note that no broadcasts of hard
ships come from Cork or Belfast. We most- sin
cerely hope that Ireland is escaping the rigours
of these trying days. Wo should like to add that
shipping scarcity is making it difficult for us
to come to the aid of our distressed mother land,
In addition to the scarcity of food, terrible
Storms have ravished the country and eoast lines.
Governments and churches and service clubs
and fraternal organisations are in duty bound
to help out our' motherland in her time of strain.
We have British blood in onr veins and we have
British sense of the fitness of things. Why
shouldn’t Eexter and Huron county do a bit of
real work in helping out our own kith and kin
in the hour of their sore and prolonged trial?
A Fine Job
That snow plow purchased by the village
council for removing the snow from the side
walks is doing a capital job, The sidewalk is
plowed out the whole width of the walk. The
plow moves along at a good pace and leaves
the. sidewalks in prime condition for the school
children and for those who are bent on getting
to work at an early hour. Those who are bent
on profiting by experience are sweeping the
sidewalks to the bone as soon after the passing
of the snow plow as possible. Those walks show
that the snow the plow cannot remove is almost
sure to become a mass of the smoothest ice one
ever knew with coming of rain or the advent
of mild weather. Our village fathers are think
ing of a plan to overcome this condition as soon
as it arrives,
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Shortsighted?
Every Canadian was glad to learn that the
Canadian farmer was likely to receive a consid
erable increase price for his bacon. The farmer
works hard for his living and the competency
he hopes for as the result of his economical way
of living. But is it a good policy to wring the
last penny possible out of Great Britain ? Let us
recall that the day was not far in the past when
we wondered how Britain was likely to come out
of her struggle with the greatest war machine
the world ever had seen. Well did we all know
that with the defeat of Britain went the loss of
the much coveted British market. Britain was
not defeated. She had once proven herself the
victorious champion of all that freemen prize.
With her escape from the clutches of her dire
foes went her commercial supremacy She had
thrown all her wealth into the struggle for
freedom and with the loss of her wealth came
the endangering of her market. Let it be clearly
seen that she is struggling t0 maintain her mar
ket as heroically as ever she agonized to win
the war. Only those familiar with her present
lot arc aware of how Britain is practicing every
austerity and every self denying economy to
get her market once more on a world command
ing basis. Britain has her trade enemies as well
as her military foes. Only fools and blind fail
to recognize this terrible fact.
Why, .then, exact the last penny that we can
by bargaining squeeze out of her? Will any
Canadian tell us how sorry would be the plight
of Canadians were Britain to fail in her present
struggle for her markets ? Is it not in the in
terest of every Canadia nto see to it that Brit
ain’s people are well fed as they toil in factory
and mine and on the sea? Britain is paying the
big price she is for our bacon under something
like duress. Every dollar so be it seen, is taken
from resources sorely needed to build up British
industry and trade. We cannot but ask if we
are pursuing a shortsighted policy by asking of
Britain to pay us more for our bacon when the
price now being paid is a fairly good sum? Are
we picking up a penny only to miss the pound
that is sure to be ours when Britain is once
more on her feet?
* «■ * *
’ Truman
President Truman is growing into and with
his mighty office, by dint of hard work and
saving common sense. For a while it looked as
if he were burdened with an office for which
he was not born. That dismal prospect is van
ishing. He stood up squarely, toe to toe, with
Lewis and juggled him squarely to the ropes.
We are quite sure that he has the stuff in him
to repeat the exploit. Lately he lias stood up
to the nations of the world and told them that
he has no intention of so weakening the arma
ments of the United States that other nations,
great or small, will be likely to attack her. Any
nation that attempts to pluck feathers from
the tail of the American eagle may as well be
prepared to fight. The United States, accord
ing to her president, is bent on peace but should
any other nation make rough house, Uncle Sam
will get his fist in first. The United States is
prepared not only to look strong but ready and
willing to - act strong. In this course she is
avoiding the folly of allowing other nations to
practice tail twisting to the top of their bent.
All this is plain common sense on the part of
President Truman Perhaps those troublesome
agitators within the American borders will take
notice that the executive is brave enough and
bold enough to tell them that he can make a
rough house quicker than any other citizen of
tile republic. Decent folk are heartily sick of
everlasting appeasement. No government can
afford to temporize or negotiate with, defiant
subjects. There is room for argument in a free
country. There is time for compromis'e in the
way of well based freedom. There is no room
for threatening or bullying. Defiance of govern
ment has no place among a free people. Presi
dent Truman Jatelj’’ has shown himself to have
■ real presidential timber in his make-up,
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It has been explained that our suggestion
to have Exeter streets sanded would muss up
the houses of the village. To those unused to
such strenous exercise as shaking their rubbers
before entering the house, the difficulty raised
by the complaint is unsunnountable.
10 YEARS AGO
Exeter’s new arena and . gym”
nasium now awaits only a few
minor touches before being x’eady
tfor opening.
Mr. Harry Greason, of Kirkton.
has accepted a position as mechanic
at the Chevrolet Garage.
Mi’. Glen McKnight, of Clinton,
has taken over the Massey-Harris
agency here.
Reeves W. D. Sanders, of town,'
Geo. Westcott, of Usborne, Chestei’
Mawhinney, of Stephen, and deputy
reeve Ed. Lamport, of iStephen, are
in Goderich this week attending
County Council,
Mr. N. Floody, of the Bank ol'
Commerce staff, has been trans
ferred from Exeter to the Ottawa
and Gladstone branch at Windsor,
Mr. Gordon May, -of town, has been
added to the local staff as junior.
Mr. Ted Walper attended the
Band Masters’ Convention a,t Water
loo and was accompanied down by
Messrs, Ted Harness, Harold Whyte
and Jack Walper, of Grand Bend.
15 YEARS AGO
The teachers and officers of the
James .Street Sunday School were
pleasantly entertained at the home
of Mr. and Mrs, S. B. Taylor on
Tuesday evening. Following a short
'business session .progressive crokin-
ole was enjoyed (followed by a
maple taffy party and refreshments.
Miss Lydia Stewart won the first
prize in crokinole and Mrs. J. M.
Southcott was awarded the prize
for sitting in the lucky chair.
There have been many evidence^
of the unusual weather for this
season of the year during the past
week. There were several heavy
downpours of rain; the grass is
beginning to grow; some -of the soft
maple trees are heavy in bud as are
some of the lilacs.
Mr. John McDougall from Bruce
County has taken the place of Jas.
Vincent on the section staff of the
C.N.R. at Hensail. Mr. Vincent was
transferred to Granton.
25 YEARS AGO
The first annual commencement
of the Exeter High School was held
in the Exeter Opera House on Fri
day evening last with Mr. F. W.
Gladman as chairman. The chief
speaker was ‘Col. Walter J. Brown,
of Western University. The follow
ing program was given; piano duet,
Misses Mabel Johns and Helen
Dignan; recitation. Miss Verna
Walker; violin solo, Mr. Kenneth
■Stanbury; piano solo, Miss A. Mar
garet Gladman. The presentation of
certificates and diplomas were made
by Mr. E. J. Wethey.
On Wedntsdaiy of this week Mr.
T. H. Newell, the Gray 'Dort dis
tributor, opened his fine new sh.ow
room in Stratford.
Mr. Gerald Fitton, of Toronto,
■has purchased ‘a?’drugstore business
in London.
Mr. H. Rowcli'ffe was successful
in securing seven prizes with seven
birds recently shown at the St.
Thomas poultry show.
50 YEARS AGO
The first carnival in the Exeter
skating rink was held on Friday
night and was a marked success
A goodly number were present.
Following are the prize winners:
graceful skating, lady and gent,
Miss Weekes and Fred Bissett Miss
Christie and R. Creech; boy’s race,
Fred Hawkshaw, Percy Browning;
two mile race, Fred Hawkshaw; E.
Cook; gent’s comic costume, Fred
Hawkshaw. Allen Myers, . Lorne
Cann; best dressed lady, Miss iMaud
Hicks, Miss L. Dennis.
Reeve A. Q. Bobier was elected
as a director of the Dominion
Creameries Association at a con
vention held in St. Marys last week.
Mr. H. Parsons has been appoint
ed night watchman at 80 cents a
night.
Miss Smith lias completed an
other millinery season for Mr. E.
J. Spackman and returned to her
home in Seaforth. Miss Urquhart,
milliner for Mr. J. A. 'Stewart, is
spending her vacation in Wood-
stock.
Messrs. John Willis, Henry Wil-
lert and John Wood each shipped
a carload of cattle to 'Montreal on
Thursday. Messrs. Bawden and
■McDonell shipped a carload of ex
cellent horses to Liverpool on Mon
day. Mr. Bawden accompanied
them.
Mr. Wm. Browning left Tuesday
fou Montreal to further his studies
in medicine. ,
Hurondaie W. I.
Mrs. Archie Morgan entertained
the ladies of the Hurondaie Wo>
men’s Institute on Dec. 27th. Mrs.
W. Kernick, president, occupied
the chair and opened the meeting
by the singing of the ode and re
peating the Lord’s Prayer, Roll
call “A childhood memory of
Christmas” was answered by many
amusing incidents. Letters of
thanks were read from Mr. Charles
Keddy, Mrs. A. Hicks, Mrs.- Elgin
Rowcliffe ahd from the Associated
Women of the World, London,
England for a gift of food, A pic
ture was shown and information
read on the 14 year old Czech bdy
the Institute has adopted for a 3-
month period. The Christmas pro
gram was in charge of Miss Reta
Oke and opened with carol singing.
Miss Margaret Rundle read a
Christmas story “Why the Chimes
Rang.”, Miss Eileen Jeffery render
ed a piano solo. Mrs. Batten, in a
very moving portrayal, gave the
book review of “The Robe” by
Lloyd Douglas. The meeting closed
with “The King” after which a
dainty Christmas lunch was served
The January meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs, Alvin Moir,
The Battle of the Prints
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“On Sale—Twenty-five Pieces of
Print.”
Although peace-loving by nature
women have always been willing to
fight for the things they cherish.
Joan of Arc is an outstanding ex
ample. Our pioneer grandmothers
fought by their husbands’ sides to
protect their homes. Women the
world over have fought and -are
still fighting to obtain the fran
chise. The women of Exeter and
district have fought for five yards
of print. Being also economical by
nature they spend no vast sums on
mighty armaments, and weapons but
use the tools at hand—hair, teeth,
elbows, fingernails, knees and feet.
We are proud of the high degree of
proficiency with which our women
used some of these tools.
Since the conclusion of the two
world wars we have often heard
the thought expressed that* no one
really wins -a war. Even the victor
has had to pay so high a (price in
lines, morality, material things, etc,,
that he also is a loser. So it was
in. our smaller battle. One lady,
emerging flushed from the fray -and
clutching to her bosom .five yards
of print was heard to remark, “It
isn’t worth it!”
To the victors the thirteenth will
no longer be an unlucky date. To
the losers it will remain so. What
could be worse than after having
hurried with the weekly wash, gob
bled one’s dinner, left the dirty
dishes in the sink, rushed to South
cott Bros, store, pushed through the
doorway, elbowed one’s way through
the crowd, had one’s pet corn
tramped on (there was an east wind
blowing), had one’s hand within an
inch of a most desirable piece of
print to have it whisked away to
be seen no more forever? But no,
next summer we hope to see that
pic .of print transformed into a
dress and possibly looking very fad
ed!
As Canadians, we are proud of
the fact that the world over we are
now officially recognized as being
Canadians. But we have been Brit
ish too long to change our spots
over night. We still retain that
characteristic expressed in “What
we have, we hold.’’ This spirit was
very manifest during the “Battle
of the Prints.” But then, when one
can't weai* largo patterns, and is
fortunate eonugh to find a piece of
red-checked print and has held it
and waited patiently for a clerk,
why should one surrender it to ah
enemy who suddenly and forcefully
makes an attack from the rear? It
is certainly not to he expected of
one who has been a “Britisher.”
Most of us humans are never en
tirely satisfied with our lot, This
is to our credit since it urges us
to press on, to improve ourselves
or to acquire something bettes than
that which we already possess. The
print sale furnished a striking ex
ample of this, One woman, having
fought valiantly and well, had se
cured her spoils, 'Other and more
desirable spoils were brought out.
She immediately became dissatisfied
with her lot and was both willing
and. eager to enter the fray a second
time to trade hey spoils for other
and better. Of such fibre are the
women of Exeter, worthy of our
town!
What sort of women answer the
call to the battle for prints? A
group that proves conclusively that
we live in a democratic country—■
rich women, poor women, tall wo
men, short women, fat women, thin
women, country women, town wo
men, sad women, happy women,
Liberals and Conservatives, Angli
cans and Presbyterians. The Pied
Piper would have been proud to lead
them;
But what of the clerks, those in
rharge of operations? A noble band
of cheerful, hurrying, accommodat
ing people! We will .admit that as
the battle continued they became
slightly dishevelled. One “extra”
found it necessary to discontinue
“Operations Measuring” for a time
to retrieve a bobby pin. They came
through the fray with a greater de
termination to expend all their ef
forts in the cause* of (peace.
How true it is that “although
we have won the war we have yet
to win the peace.”
Does Your Battery
Stay Charged?
Winter driving is very hard on your
battery, You’ll save yourself plenty
of annoyance by having it tested,
and charged, if necessary, with the
new Exide Charger,
Don’t neglect your generator and
regulator. They, too, should toe
checked for winter driving.
South End
Service Station
Russ and Chuck Snell Phono 328
MOST MOTHERS DO THIS
HasA&id
AT BEDTIME rub
throat, chest, back
with VapoRub. Re
lief-bringing action
starts rightaway...
WORKS FOR HOURS
while child sleeps.-
Often by morning
most distress of
the cold is eased.
Best-known home remedy
you can use to relieve
distress of children’s colds is
comforting Vicks VapoRub.
Even while you rub it on,
VapoRub starts to work to
ease distress...and it keeps
on working during the night.
No wonder most mothers do
this when a®.
cold strikes, U
Tonight, try > VapoRub^
Receives Letter
From Thankful Greek
The following letter was receiv
ed recently from Greece by Miss
Ardys McFalls.
Miss Ardys McFalls,
Exetir, Ontario
Canada.
13t'h November, 1946
Dear unknown friend,
You would be perhaps astonished
receiving this letter by -a person
quite unknown to you, from Greece.
This letter comes in reply to your
letter, which I found in youi* fine
present you were so kind enough to
sent us.
I assure you, that your present
helped us in our bad circumstances
and we find no words to express
to you, our thanks and appreciation
to persons living very far abroad,
who never forget us. The people of
Greece are obliged to people .of Can
ada for all what they done during
the war and after.
Here in Athens I am a member
of Hellenic-American Association
(Youth’s .Section) and I love very
much Canada which with the moth
er England has done the best for
the common cause and humanity.
I wish in the future to have a
regular correspondence with you
and I hope that in this way our
acquaintance will 'be (better.
Hoping that I will heai’ from
you, again in the near future, I am.
Very sincerely yours,
Manthos B. Teriakidis
21 Ag’hiag Paraskevis Str,
Chalandrion, Athens, Greece.
Neighbours Help to
Repair Buildings
Fighting .a defensive battle
against the weather to minimize
their losses from the destructive
Hibbert tornado of iDec. 12, Hibbert
farmers, neai’ Dublin, whose barns
and outbuildings were damaged by
the storm are now beginning to
make headway against the ob
stacles of nature and of man-made
scarcities.
At the farm of John Malcolm,
'bridegroom of 1946 who saw the
roof lifted off his barn in a matter
of seconds, leaving his first crop
exposed to the winter, relatives and
neighbors have helped iput a new
roof on the barn, which was com
pleted early last week. The major
part of the roofing job was com
pleted in the bitter cold of Jan. 3
and 4, when volunteer helpers .put
in two long 'days of painful labor
with frostmipped fingers, high on
the exposed roof of the barn,
Elmore Kleinfeldt, who lost the
roof of his barn, the rear part of
his brick house, and an outbuilding
used to pen hogs, is making good
(progress on the reroofing of his
barn, with the help of Russel Roney,
Harold Kleinfeldt, and Earl Elliott.
The weather was relatively mild
at times, but evon so all 'four were
thoroughly stiff and chilled When
■they climbed down long ladders
after a day’s carpentering on top
of 'the barn.
The Want AOS are »<»»»
liiciit.-*— Use them.,
January Clearance
IN THE STORE OF SUPER VALUES
To-morrow, Friday, we have miraculous bargains in store
for you! Hundreds if items—-new shipments of Spring lines
and broken Christmas lines, but all terrific values in these
times of shortages and
Leather
easin or
75 rising prices.
6 only Blue Harris 'Type Tweed
SUITS
Sizes 37, 38, 40, 42
Pleated trousers, slide fastener
fronts—see these and try them on.
Regular $39.50
Thurs< Fri., and Sat., only $29.50
zlll Wool Ladies’
SUITS
for now or Spring. Genuinely fine
values, variety of shades.
$10.00 off regular price
Men’s and Boys’
OVERCOATS
No slight reduction—a genuine ac
tual cut in these much wanted
cloths—Fleeces, Meltons, Tweeds.
$45.00 - $37.50 - 35.00
$10.00 off their marked price.
SPRING TOPCOATS
Regular $24.75 to $35.00
less $10.00
— SALE —-
30 pairs of Men’s regular $5.00
Brown Calf
OXFORDS
or Rubber Heel in moc-
brogue styles. These go
in this sale event at
$3.95 only
Kiddies’
SNOW SUITS
Made of wool frieze, 1 piece
Kashier lined with hoods,
sizes 2 to 6. Regular $6.95
$3.95 only
HATS
Men’s Fine Fur Felts in
Blues, Greys and Browns—
the famous Fashion Hat.
Regular $6.5,01
$4.95
Others at $2.95
Girls’ Ski Pants — $3.69
House Slippers — 98c
Regular $1.50 and $1.35
Blankets, large sizes, $5.95
Cotton Hose — 25c
Men’s Dress Pants, $3.95 up
Work Pants — $2.39
Hoys’ School Pants, double
seats, longs $3.69
Boy’s Breeks $2.69 to $3.50
Men’s Ski-Caps — 98c
Men's Lined Mitts — 98c
Work Sox — 69c
Dress Sok, 35c, 3 pr. $1.00
Warm Work Shirts $1.35
Men’s Odd Trousers
Tweeds and Plains, with
pleats and zippers.
Regular $10.50
$6.95
— SHOP EARLY —
Here is something to think about!
Just arrived—Our New Spring 'Girls’
LOAFERS and OXFORDS
in Browns and Blacks
These new lines go right in the sale
. at $2.05
These are, as you will see, $4*00
values. /Stock up now. They’ll 'be
higher. Sizes 3 to 9.
Our new quotas of Kiddies’
SKIP-ALONGS
are in.
Brown and Black Shoes, sizes 4-1 Oi
Brown
and
Cushion
Ladies'
Ladies1
50
and
and Black Oxfords, 4-l<0tS
and 11-3
Child’s White Hi-Shoes,
'Welted Sole Shoes in fine
■calf.
Sample Shoes, small sizes.
.100 pairs.
small size Rubbers, 25c pr.
pairs Men’s all rubber
LUMBERMANS
2-buCklo OVERSHOES
War Assets
98c
GEORGE WRIGHT
CLOTHING and SHOES