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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1947-06-26, Page 2THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 26ft, 1947 ®f)? Cxeter <imes«=^bbo£ate yt it) A a established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1924 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO .Aw 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 I. M. SOUTHCOTT - - PUBLISHER THURSDAY, JUNE 26th, 1947 Vacation Time It is generally agreed that most hard work­ ers can do a year’s work in eleven months, but not in twelve. Some because possessed of un­ usually high vitality appear to get on very well though working continuously. But even in such cases we hear of something snapping in their physical or mental system. These highly en­ dowed persons receive many a warning to go slow.” Finally nature administers a knock-out blow and the excessively hard worker s day is done. Hence the need of a vacation. Farmers, business men, professional men, merchants, all workers find it essential to unbend. They make haste by taking a rest. The body needs to be healed as well as exercised. The mind requires rest and healing as well as a change of interest. That minister was a philosopher as well as an outstanding preacher who said, ‘‘I neither preach nor pray when I am on holidays.” We know of two high-grade professional men who spent a month in the year tramping the roads. They sent their baggage on ahead, but wore non-descript rough clothing and went unshaven from early Monday morning till late Saturday night. They encountered many a wierd but eye- opening experience. They brushed up vigorously against human nature in the raw. At the end of the month they were humbler but wiser men. They had learned a good deal about human nature. We know of a clergyman who had been the underdog in his congregation for a couple of years. When vacation time came after he. had put in three years doing the other fellow’s bark­ ing he secured a job as a street-car conductor. He soon found himself roaring out to passen­ gers, “Get back into the car, step lively now. Here, pay your fare.” When he came back to his church he had no difficulty in saying to a fat deacon, “You should be ashamed of your­ self, sleeping in church,” or to an elder, “Here are the sick and shut-ins on your beat. You will have visited them all by Friday night.” There was now a new lift to his chin and a new ring to his voice. His vacation had put new vim into him, as it will put new vim into every man who works hard enough to deserve a vacation. * * * The Winners We refer to the farmers in Ontario and tdswhere in Canada who have at this date a large proportion of their farms well covered with developing crops'. These farmers are not of the “book” variety. They farm by oppor­ tunity rather than by the calendar. They are not conspicouous at ‘‘conferences” regarding farm processes. Rather they are the sort who work their land as well as they can and who sow good seed thereon as circumstances per­ mit. They give their time and strength to farm methods that have stood the test of time. They are to be found at one of three place—at home, at church or at market. This year these farmers sowed their seed on land prepared as the sea­ son admitted. And now their fields give promise of a fair return. Just now they are doing their utmost to be ready to harvest a crop of clover and alfalfa that promises to be better than the average. Such farmers are well aware that the weather has a veto power upon farm prosper­ ity. Farm books and pamphlets, and lectures are valuable to them only insofar as they sup­ plement seasonal processes. Such farmers make up the welfare of our agricultural life. They are meddled with at the cost of national wel­ fare. « * * * “Our Leaders” We were trying to celebrate our victory over the Nazis by erecting a carillon at the (entrance to the Rainbow Bridge over the Niag­ ara River. On one of these bells words some­ thing like these were engraved, “To our leaders, Churchill and Roosevelt.” Someone noted the names of Churchill and Roosevelt and took serious exception thereto with the result that both names were removed, the reason for the removal being that Churchill and Roosevelt were not our leaders. Now, if Roosevelt and Churchill were not our leaders, who where ? In the darkest hours of the. war who but Chur­ chill rallied and inspired the whole British Em­ pire ? Canada, New Zealand, Australia, even the most remote parts of the Empire felt the throb of his mighty heart and caught the gleam und glow of his prophetic eye. Who but Roose- Veit caught the spirit of the mighty republic over whose destinies he had been called to pre­ side and led them to victory over the most evil forces that ever threatened the liberties of the race ? But now the powers that be have decided that we arc not to recall these great hearts of all time as the carillon peals out its glorious music. We recall the words of the wise old Greek who said, “When Greece forgets her Zeroes she. will cease to be great.” Canada will do well to consider the significance of her act in removing the names of two heroic men from the carillon at the Rainbow Bridge. Let Us Not Forget Church gatherings representative of the major denominations of Canada are over for another year. The coming months .will test the value of such assemblies. What we wish to note at the present time is that the church s real work is not done in her councils, her assemblies and conferences and Mich gatherings, important as such gatherings before now have proven themselves. Her real work is done bv the wo­ man in the kitchen, the man behind the plough, the clerk, the banker, the professional man and the business man and all who toil for the wel­ fare of the race. We sometimes fear that church courts come to their conclusions without giving due consideration to the workers they repre­ sent. It looks as if at times the courts acted in an atmosphere other than that breathed by those who are doing the world’s work. The church court does its best work when it enacts from its members’ point of view, interpreting the life of the church member and adherent in such a way as to enable the church member to take a forward step in the good life. Church courts legislate best when they march forward, shoulder to shoulder, with the men and women and boys and girls in their ranks. ■* * < * Going It Alone Russia is unwilling to work with the west­ ern powers of Europe, and the United States in the rebuilding of devastated Europe. All that humans can do has been done by the western powers and by the United States to have Rus­ sia on all fours with them in the effort to save Europe from financial collapse. Of course Rus­ sia wishes to see the devastated lands revolt and their people fed, but she wishes this done in such a wav that every country in Europe shall be under the paw of the Russian bear, the other nations of the world, meanwhile assenting to the extinguishing of the lights in every window and shop, but the lands dominated by her. The Un­ ited States and the western powers are. heartily sick of this sort of thing and are giving their utlimatum that since Russia is determined not to cooperate with the other powers, the other powers will plow another furrow and leave Russia behind her iron curtain. This policy is being regretfully adopted but it is a policy that looks to be inevitable. Two cannot walk to­ gether unless they be agreed. Patience on the part of the western powers is perilously near the point where it has ceased to be a virtue. -* •¥■ 44- < An Opportunity At its last meeting Huron Presbytery drew attention to what is now the duty and privilege of every Canadian, in meeting the army of dis­ placed persons who are coming to Canada in thousands. It was pointed out that hosts of these newcomers are possessed of the spirit found in our pioneer grandfathers who knew the bane of oppression and something of the blessing of liberty. They are coming to Canada as to the land of hope. They will be sending stories back to Europe as to their treatment in this land. Will they tell of being given work, shelter, of fair treatment? These people have everything to learn of our Canadian ways. They will be strangers in a strange land. We will need to exercise patience with them but they are our future Canadians. Should we have the good sense to play the good neighbor’s part with them they will tell of our fair play in many a friendly letter sent to the lands whence they came. Some of these newcomers will go back to Europe and will tell of their treatment in the land of the Maple and Beaver. What story will we give them to tell? What we do for those newcomers will, have more to do -with creating international relations than we even dream. • M Help the Worker Of course, we mean help the constructive i worker. The intriguing, destructive man or na­ tion whose sleep is taken away unless he para­ lyses the welfare of some man or nation is world nuisance and enemy number one. So President Truman thinks and so General Marshall thinks, and so the United States government believes and intends to act. Both President Truman and General Marshall have told Europe that unless Europeans go to work and so help themselves there will be no further- financial or other aid from the United States. Uncle Sam has no in­ tention of pouring hundreds of billions of dol­ lars into the pockets of the thriftless and shift­ less folk in Europe. Undoubtedly' Europeans are in a tight corner. And undoubtedly Euro­ peans are responsible for the hobble in which they find themselves. They slept in sluggard beds while their enemies stole their liberties. They refused to heed warnings of the present war storm. The stoned the prophets like Mr. Churchill who told them that the walls of their commerce, of their political freedom, and their social, economic and religious liberties were undermined and but waiting the touch of a Hitler to blow European civilization to utter destruction. Mr. Truman and General Marshall see with perfect clearness that Europeans must get down to first principles in all their living before they can be effectually aided. They not only have mouths to be fed and stomaches to be filled but they have minds to be stirred, souls to be lit up and hands to work. Both President Truman and General Marshall have told Euro­ peans till they see stirrings of the European spirit in the way of self help, United States coffers will be tightly hermetically sealed again­ st them, This is not harshness on the part of the United States government but the most elemental common sense. No system of relief or that has to do with the rebuilding of a pri­ vate fortune or a community or a nation or a continent has in it the elements of permanency unless it is based on first principles. 19 YEARS AGO Three persons lost their lives when a plane crashed in a wheat field of Mr. Archie Dewar, about two miles east ot Woodham, about 7:30 Monday morning. Residents of the district heard the roar of the motor and from the clouds eye­ witnesses saw the plane plunge to the earth in one of the worst acci­ dents of its kind in Western On­ tario, The three men, all of Toron­ to. met death instantly. Members of the Lebanon Forest Lodge A.F. and A AL, motored to Centralia Sunday evening and at­ tended Divine Worship in the 'Cen­ tralia United Church where the pastor, Rev, R. N. Stewart, deliv­ ered a very masterly address. The parade was headed by Rt. Wor. Pro. T. Pryde. The fastest mile to be paced over any track in Ontario this year was made at the Exeter races Wednes­ day afternoon when Simcoe Har­ vester, owned by J. T. Payette, of Penetang, made the mile in 2.06%. About eleven hundred persons were present. Mr. E. Coomhes, of the Huron Lumber Co., had the second fing­ er of his right hand crushed while piling lumber Munday morning. It required six stitches to close the wound. Mr. Herman Ness, of Wein Bros. Hatchery, met with a nasty acci­ dent when he full from a wagon at the Exeter dump recently. . He landed on some -'lass and required several stitches t<» close the wounds sustained in his shoulders and hands. 15 YEARS AGO On Thursday m last week a dis- astious fire wiped out a large barn belonging to Mr. W. F. Abbott to­ gether with a large portion of the machinery and supplies used in connection with his large honey business. The work of melting down some wax was in progress and the party in charge had gone from one building to another when an ex­ plosion was reported to have taken place and the interior of the build­ ing was soon a mass of flames. Nothing could be done to combat the blaze. On Sunday evening tlie members of Lebanon iForest Lodge A.F. & A.M. together with a number of visiting brethren attended Divine worship in Trivitt Memorial church and listened to a very excellent, sermon by Rev. G. H. Lightbourne, of Stratford. Miss Mabel Hay has been engag­ ed by Jones & May to fill the va­ cancy of Miss Thelma Taylor. Mr. Jack Paisley, who has been in charge of the Chainway Stores in Exeter, <has been transferred to the Sault Ste. Marie branch. Mr. Lyle Statham, who has been manager of one of the Standard Drug Stores at Brantford, has been transferred to one of the London branches as store manager. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. Fred Kerr, of Crediton,’ car­ ried off further honors at the East­ ern Canada Trap Shoot held in Hamilton last week. He was third in the singles championship event ■breaking 195 out of 200. In the distance handicap Mr. Kerr tied with another shooter for third place. ’ Mr. Geo, Godibolt, of the London Road South, met with an accident on Saturday last at Mr. Camm’s of town. Mr. Godbolt was cutting wood with a gasoline engine and circular saw. He endeavoured to pull off the belt while the engine was in motion and he was drawn in. The engine was on the wagon at the time and Mr, God'bolt struck the wagon just as the belt broke. He received a nasty crack on the jaw and also in the ankle and was stunned for the time. A party of nearly one hundred Junior Farmers from the County of Middlesex traveling in about 20 autos visited Exeter on Tuesday in a town of Huron County. During the electric storm on Friday evening last the lightning burnt out an electric motor at the Exeter Creamery. Mr. Wenborne has resigned his position with the Bank of Com­ merce and will leave the first of next month for Toronto where he has secured another position. 50 YEARS AGO Mr. John Spademan has this sea­ son made many improvements on his beautiful grounds at Grand Bend. New walks have been laid. Mr. Wm. Simpson, of Parkhill, has leased the dining hall at Grand Bend from Mr. John Spademan. Meals and lunches will be served at all hours. An immense crowd of people as­ sembled on Sunday last to join and witness the Jubilee celebration un­ der the Sons of England. A proces­ sion formed at Victoria Park and headed by the Exeter Band and Town Council marched to the Triv­ itt Memorial Church were an ap­ propriate service- was held. Rev. f)r. Willoughby, of the James St. Methodist Church, delivered a very patriotic address followed by Rev. Bray. The collection which was very large is to be devoted to help­ ing the poor of the town. Smiles . . . . The family and their guest had just seated themselves at the table. “Beatty,” said the mother, "why on earth didn't you put a knife and fork at Mr, Green’s place?” “He doesn’t need any, , Mummy," re­ plied Betty. “He said he eats like a horse.*' The Reader Comments Letters tQ the editor published hereunder rcpreMent the view* of Individual persona, We invite our readers to make use of this column. The Editor, The Exeter Times-Advocate. It is hard to understand why our Municipal Council are not follow­ ing the constituted rules of law and order in the matter of having erect­ ed 50 wartime houses in the vil­ lage. Have the people not a common right to talk the matter over with their council on matters involving the expenditure of a sum of $16,000.00 of which later they will he called upon to pay, Is this not a time when good will, and unity should be fostered as our contri­ bution toward a just and enduring peace. The citizens ot* .Exeter and com­ munity, have proved themselves to be fair-minded and generous when called upon to make contributions to the various demands to bring peace and help in a war-torn world. Then why not honor them with con­ fidence in such matters as the war­ time housing proposition, by sub­ mitting a by-law to the ratepayers tor their approval or disapproval, which they have a perfect right to have a say. Are the council not taking a seri­ ous risk in doing business of this kind without the consent of the ratepayers and a positive objection by some, and put in writing and signed and were supposed to go before the Ontario Municipal Board. In the face of it all, the ratepayers have been ignored S. M. Sanders. Woodh am Boy Receives M.A. D egree | Mr. Wendell Camm, of Tweed, younger son of Mr. John F. Camm, of Woodham, received the degree of Master of Arts (with honours) at the convocation held recently at the University of Western Ontario in London. Part of the require­ ments for .his degree were fulfilled by the preparation of a thesis en­ titled, "A History of the Great Western Railway of Canada." This railway running from Niagara Falls to Windsor via Hamilton and London is now part of the Cana­ dian National Railways. It played an important part in the opening up of Southwestern Ontario in the period before 188 0. ☆ 9 of the Woods isKenpra on the north shore of the Lake ... the. holiday centre for hundreds of enthusiastic hunters and fishermen from Manitoba, the United States and the rest of Ontario. From the older parts of the Province, you can reach Kenora by driving the newly-opened Trans­ Canada Highway. Or you can go by boat to the Head *of the Lakes and drive from there. In a hurry? Flan to fly or take the train, For details on routes and accommodation, write to Ontario Holiday, Room 1004, Victory Building, Toronto. TOURIST BUSINESS IS GOOD BUSINESS ...FOR EVERY CITIZEN! We all profit when the tourist comes to our province or country, liven if you have no connection with hotels, oil companies or amusements, their in­ creased businesshelpsyou. They have more money to buy your products or the ones your own cus­ tomer sells. So it’s in your interest to encourage friends from other parts to come and share our Ontario Holidays. There's fun fishing in the Lake of the Woods area. needs fled, t&aut'ta -dzeA/" One of a series of advertisements about 4^/7 Ontario Holidays published in the public interest by John Labatt Limited Rundown Feeling Is Often Caused By Nervous Trouble Strained, tense nerves are often the cause of restless nights. Improper rest, night after night, is quickly followed by loss of appetite, irritability and a tired, run-down condition. For disorders such as these, Milburn’s Health and Nerve Pills are highly beneficial and, once tried, their medicinal value soon becomes apparent by the improved general condition of the health. The iron and other ingredients they contain help to improve the blood content, stimulate the nerve cells, and the appetite, aid digestion, thus helping to promote peaceful sleep. They have helped thousands of others. They should do the same for you. 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