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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1947-05-22, Page 2THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 22nd, 1947 Cxeter Wanted=£Ibb oca te Times established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1S24 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING ’ AT 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 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 J. M. SOUTHCOTT - - PUBLISHER THURSDAY, MAY 22nd, 1947 Waiting for the Reports The people of Exeter are waiting- anxious­ ly for the report of the company asked to make, a report on the drainage and sewerage system suitable for the village. The people of the Aux Sable valley are waiting for a report as to flood control on that meandering little river. The season is passing. Work should be begun early in the summer if Exeter and the surround­ ing ’townships are to be properly served re­ garding their drainage and flood conditions. Those who are to pay the piper wish to know just what is ahead of them. The municipalities concerned are waiting for public meetings to be called to hear and to discuss the reports of the fact finders. * * * * More Training Needed? We are grieved to hear from time to time of airplane tragedies. We cannot but wonder if a very large percentage might not have been prevented. Have there been defects in the materials or workmanship of those machines? Has the principle of “Oh, I think that will do,” taken the place of “That’s exactly right,” Er­ rors in connection with an airplane in time, materials and human life are costly beyond all telling and must be prevented if possible. ~ * * * The Two Stories Some correspondents are sending word out of Germany that the German people are under­ nourished, insufficiently clad and quite below par generally as far as productive work is con­ cerned. They tell us that the German people are living in conditions of misery, hunger and want. They urge that the western powers come to the aid of the distressed German people forthwith. They urge that unless Germany is relieved at once the Germans will prove dis­ contented and rebellious, and quite unwilling to make the reparations now’ asked of them. We ask our readers what they make of this story. The other story is that the political and social j agitator has been abroad in Germany rousing her population to complain and to obstruct the work of reconstruction in that unhappy land. These agitators are urging the German people to assemble and by every outward means to express their dissatisfaction with the powers •who are doing all they can to make Germany a valuable nation among the other nations of the world. They are acting by their ancient method of complaining, wheedling, threaten­ ing. They overlook the fact that Germany and Germany only is responsible for the present .condition of the German people. Germany held the cup of wrath to the lips of other peoples and now is brazen-faced enough to ask the na­ tions that she robbed and murdered to bear the strokes of the rod she so diligently cut for her own back. Fortunately for Germany and for the world, the leaders in the work of repara­ tions in Germany are sufficiently level-headed not to be deceived by the German clap-trap. They have told the German agitators that if they do not behave themselves they will find themselves swinging from the gallows. They have, told the German people, all and singular, that if they do not work they will not eat. If any Germans oppose the work of reconstruction they will be treated as public enemies, and that fhe allies are in dead earnest in this matter. * * «■ » Bravely Done Every once in awhile we notice our home­ makers busy with hoe and rake and seed pack­ age, planting the more favorable portions of their gardens. Farmers may be seen sowing the more tillable fields of their farms. Well done! Before we know it the gardens will be planted and the farms under crop. It is still true that "Fie that goeth forth and weepeth bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again rejoicing bringing his sheaves with him.” Seed time and harvest do not fail. *» « * * Struggling Along is Hctinoxi tlic jpi’iiicijilc of tlic pioneers who ate and wore what they could not sell. Britain is putting her best foot for­ ward to make and to sell goods that other na­ tions will buy. All of us want good English cloth and leather and steel goods. She is' not using her own manufactured goods for lie* own comfort or even for her own necessities. Like the pioneer she lives in hope of the day when there will he abundance in every pantry and wardrobe. She is bravely trying, like the Scot- ish Cotter, to keep the best things of life be­ fore her citizens and urges them to do without the things of relatively lesser value in order that in due time they may have not only bread and butter but intellectual sustenance as well. She secs clearly that many a hard clay’s dig­ ging and many a hill lie ahead. Difficulty must be crossed before hex' native land is once more Merry England. Her struggle is a desperate one. We mean just that. Her toil is terrible. Food is severely rationed. Fuel is scarce. Gas and electricity, for the ordinary home-maker, are not to be had for several hours in the day. The clothing of a gi'eat portion of hex’ people is not only worn thread bare but patched and re­ patched beyond all our belief. Many of them are actually in rags. Ten years ago it never entered our heads that Britain would be re­ duced to the austerity that is now her lot. In the midst of this grim situation Britain stands before the world toiling, enduring, but self- respecting. It is up to the rest of the world who share her history and her ideals to bless her v it h practical sympathy in her time of struggle and pain.* * * * The Growing Time “Leaves have their time to fall.” Farm crops have their time to grow. There is no pre­ cise limit to this period, but farmers know that if crops are not developed within this somewhat undefined period the results will not be satis­ factory. Just now farmers are fearing that a very considerable portion of the advantageous seeding of some of their field crops is past or is passing. Hence they are looking about for crops that will take the place of those usually sown early in the season. Farmers recognize difficulties in the way of their so doing. One of these is the upsetting of their crop rotation. Another difficulty is interference with the quantity of the coarser grains required for feeding purpose. It is feared "that there will be not only a reduction in the quantity of the feed needed for theii’ livestock but also a low­ ering of the quality of the feed? It is feared, too, that the extra production of cash crops may mean a flooding of the market with these crops. Half a loaf is bettei- than no bread. Far­ mers have faced adverse seeding conditions before and have saved the day for themselves and the community. Farmers may be depended upon to make the best, and a good best, of the present season. * * * * How It Works Communionism persists in proclaiming its merits. Many uninformed people easily are glamorized by the apparent merits of the sys­ tem. It is just as well to note one feature of its working. In Argentine, of which we hear so much, Communism holds both whip and reins and this is what it does for the farmer. It takes his wheat at one hundred and fifty to one hun­ dred and seventy pesos a ton and sells it for four hundred and fifty pesos. Free citizens the world over, will do well to consider this. Under Communism the producer has no con­ trol of what ^lie produces. The government takes everything leaving the farmer and every other trader and worker of any sort or class to struggle along on the dry crusts and bones the government may throw to them. When communism comes in at the door freedom flies out of the window. Hard to Understand “Russia wishes to cooperate with her war­ time allies,” JPremiei' Stalin is reported as say­ ing. This statement was welcomed by America, Great Britain and all the nations associated with them. The statement was in harmony with the statement made by General Marshal and Secretary Bevin that a working peace would be made with Russia before next Yule-tide. But just as the world was breathing easier in the belief that peace was dawning, Russia is­ sues a film representing Britain and the United States as eager and willing to secure an easy peace while Russian soldiers drenched the ground with their blood. The film comes as a sever shock to Britons and to Americans who gave of their best and bravest that victory might be secured over the common enemy. All the world knows what Britain gave and suf­ fered that the enemy might be held in check in the dark days when he was stamping on the freedom of civilezed men. What makes the situation all the more grievous is that Stalin was aware of its construction and of its issu­ ance and even takes a leading part in that film. But let us not be discouraged. By patience and firmness and square dealing we shall yet show the Russians that we have been their friends, that we are now their friends and that we hope to be their friends in coming years. Those Sarnia people — a combination o-f farmers and citizens to regulate unduly high prices — have started something. You cannot control all the people all the time even in the matter of prices. What Other Editors Say . Farmers Lose Rights to Shoot on Own Lands According to press reports the C.C.F. gov­ ernment of the Province of Saskatchewan is introducing a bill to amend the Game and Fisheries Act, which in certain circumstances will prevent a farmer from hunting or fishing on his own land. The effect of the legislation appears to be that in case a farmer puts up signs, “No Shooting or Fishing” his property automatically becomes designated a game sanc­ tuary on which no one, including himself, can hunt or fish without permission of the govern­ ment bureaucracy. The excuse given for the proposed legisla­ tion is that the erection of such signs opens the way for the owner of the property to lease the game privileges to commercial interests and that sort of private enterprise comes under the socialist taboo. If. the case is as stated it is certainly a novel way of circumscribing indi­ vidual liberties. To prevent wild ducks strip­ ping whole fields of wheat farmers better not put up these signs.—The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Ont. IO YEARS AGO Creditoxi Community Clwi'ul So-* ciety presented a concert in Main Street United Church under the auspices of the Exeter Women's In­ stitute on .Friday evening. About seventy voices under the leadership of Mr. W. R. Moulding and Mrs. V. Kestle as accompanist rendered an excellent program. Special numbers were given by Mr. Douglas 0111, tenor soloist, of Grand Bend, and Mr. George Grant, violinist. Mr. Gyle Statham, an Exeter Old Boy, has purchased a drug business in Kingsville, and has already tak­ en possession. The style show sponsored by the Exeter Coronation Contest at Leav­ itt’s theatre on Monday and Tues­ day evenings drew two well-filled houses. In addition to the regular film pictures a style demonstration was staged with Mr. R. Snazel act- iiig- as floor manager. An elaborate display of sports wear, evening gowns, general street wear, dinner costumes and beach apparel was modelled by Misses Grace Strange, Ola Reid, Lulu Lindenfield, Mar­ garet Ellerington. Mrs. Wm. E.ller- ington and Miss Dorothy Davis. Girls’ apparel was modelled by Alta Harvey, Lorraine Atkinson, Marie Melville. Marion Cowen, Anne Marie Rivers and Joan Hop­ per. The wearing apparel was the property of The Exeter Ladies’ Wear, Jones & May and Southcott Bros. 15 YEARS AGO The prize winners in the Con- goleum Rug Contest by Jones & May and Southcott Bros., were an-, nounced on Saturday. The number of the Jones & May rug was 1739 and the nearest guess was regis­ tered by Mrs. V. Pincom.be, of Us- borne, 1729; the number of South- eott Bros, was 1373 and the near­ est guess was that of Miss Audrey Sims, 13 67. Gordon Wright son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wright, of Kippen, has been chosen to represent The On­ tario Agricultural College in St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A., at the Danforth foundation Summer Fellowship. Warren Sanders, son of Mr. and their best and rendered excellent service, They were assisted by Miss Marion Casselman, violin soloist, of Chesterfield, and Miss Margaret Moodie. Miss May Nelson has taken a position in Harvey & Harvey’s north store and Miss Rubv Davis in the main store. Mr. Mauricce Senioi* has returned home from Toronto where he has been studying law at Toronto Uni­ versity. Miss Stella Gregory returned to Brantford oxx Monday to resume her position in the Collegiate there. Mr. A. J. Ford has recently planted out one thousand trees for silk worms, covering five acres. SALSBURY $AL I Mrs, Robt. Sanders, of town, had the misfortune to break a small bone in his right ankle while wrest­ ling with another lad at school on J Friday last. The foot is now in a cast and Warren will be laid up fox* a couple of weeks. Mr, Earl Tapp has completed >hls second year at Pharmacy in Toron­ to. This section was visited by a sev­ ere windstorm, heavy downpour of rain accompanied by hail, on Mon­ day afternoon. In some places the wind assumed cyclonic proportions and considerable damage was done. The worst damage reported was the destruction of a barn belonging to Mr. Samuel McLean, of Lumley. The barn was blown from the wall and completely demolished. 25 YEARS AGO The handsome new Methodist Churoh at Centralia was opened and dedicated on Sunday last and the crowds were so large that hun­ dreds were turned away from both the morning and evening services. Ideal weathei’ conditions favored the occasion. The church was dedi­ cated after the order of the Metho­ dist Church by Rev. J. W. Hibbert, president of the London Confer­ ence. It was presented to the con­ ference 'by Messrs. John Essery and W. R. Elliott. Rev Mr. Hibbert was the preacher foi’ the day. The pas­ tor. Rev. Arthui’ Sinclair, presided. The choir, under the leadership of Mr. Andrew Hicks. M.L.A., were at 50 YEARS AGO About twenty Oddfellows drove to Hensail Sunday last and joined the brethren of that place in cele­ brating theii’ anniversary by at­ tending divine service in St, Paul’s Church. An appropriate and inter­ esting discourse was delivered by Rev. Mr. Mills. Dr. N. R. Kinsman, graduate of the R.C.D.S. and of Toronto Uni­ versity will practise dentistry with his father in Exeter. Mrs. Chas. Abbott has been ap­ pointed buying commissioner for a large firm in Montreal and will make Exeter his headquarters. Mr. I,. Bishop, who recently ac­ cepted a position with a Berlin varnish firm, left on his initial business trip to Winnipeg on Thursday. Judge Doyle has ‘been appointed local master of the supreme court of judicature in Huron. Mr. Fred Bissett had his thumb broken while playing lacrosse on Monday evening. On Tuesday evening fire -broke out in the little frame house owned ■by Mrs. D. Braund, near the bridge, and had gained considerable head­ way before the engines arrived. Mr. Ezerman had been living in the house but he and his family left several weeks ago foi* Berlin, leav­ ing the furniture and other house­ hold effects in the house. The fire started in the woodshed and was doubtless that of incendiary origin. The building was a total wreck. 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