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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1947-09-04, Page 2P«ge 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4th, 1947 Exeter ffijnes established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1&24 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER. ONTARIO Aa Independent Newspaper devoted to the Interests of the Village of Exeter and Surrounding District Member of the Ciukp.'Lui Weekly Newspapers* AssociAilon; Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWNA AU 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, SEPTEMBER 4th, 1947 Those Two Bears We are not referring’ to the two energetic and punitive bears metionned in Holy Writ. We are dealing with two bears mentioned by an extensive employer of labor as we discussed the problems sure to arise with those giving work to the newcomers to this country. TV e must not forget that we need those helpers. The new­ comer must get it out of his head that he is here on a holiday jaunt. We wish to buy lus strength and skill. He wishes to sell that strength and skill. Like ourselves, he is a hu­ man being and as humans we must treat each other. We’ll need, both of us. to keep two bears in mind, The first bear is just bear. V e must put up with a good deal for ourselves. We’ll be called upon to put up with a good deal. Both employer and laborer, we mean, must put up with a good deal. Here is where the second bear, Forbear, comes in. These two will help us through many a bad half hour. ♦ # * * Why Not Here? London is justly proud of the success at­ tained by two juvenile bands at the Canadian National* Exhibition. Let it be remembered that those bands are composed of flesh and blood youngsters. They are not mere abstracts. They are boys from homes and schools. Each has a character and a personality of his own. They have the same wavs of acquiring knowledge as have other boys. There is not a “boy wonder’* among them, for which thank Providence. At one time these boys did not know one note from another. The day was when they could not play a single instrument. But here they are creditable band performers who are re­ spected anywhere, age and experience being considered. Why should not Exeter see in the succss of their city cousins what may be done here? We have excellent musical talent in Ex­ eter and in every community in this fine county. Why should not a serious effort be. put forward to develop our latent musical abilities ? In Ex­ eter we have fine pipe organs. In our homes we have high grade pianos. We have some good amateur violinists. Why not organize for real progress in the way of our band and of our choirs? Why not an orchestra? The beginnings in this great work may be small, but the end in view is laudable. What others have done we can do in our own way. We wonder if the Lions Club will give a genuine energetic lead in a matter that means so much for the village and the boys and girls. * % * «• Are We Too Busy? We were talking to a farmer the other Sunday afternoon just before we -went in to church. “There are not many out, today,” he commented. “The farmers are very busy these fine days and are very tired and stay home to rest. I wonder if they are doing right.” We met a big businessman last Friday. “How about the European situation.” we queried. “I don’t know a thing about it. We are so busy waiting on customers that we have no time to think about those things.” < * » * That Trousseau King George is to be commended for deal­ ing as he has with the trousseau of his daugh­ ter. This move was strictly necessary at this time. Britain needs every copper available to be devoted to essential industrial purposes. We are aware that the Londoner dearly loves royal display and that a few odd millions of folk will be disappointed because the royal wedding is not to be a big show. King George has seen the folly of useless expenditure at such a time as this. Further, those hard-headed Yankees who are negotiating with Britain in regard to finances are seeing to it that Britain spends all money loaned for strictly necessary pur­ poses. Our Wonderful Language We sometimes wonder where some of our fine old words have gone. “We hear “yep” and “yop” and,“yaw” and “yas” and “O.K” and “ya bet” but very seldom do we hear the fine old fashioned word “yes.” Where has that word gone? Then there is that other simple little word “no”. We hear “naw” and “nope” and “not on your life,” but “no” we seldom use, with the exception of the bank manager who uses that word in all shapes and forms with all degrees of severity and all manner of inflec­ tions and sliding scales, all of them terrible. He uses “no” because it is shorter and may be changed for “yes” should the millenitim sud­ denly appear on the doorstep. At any rate we*ll do our souls a lot of good by getting these words once more into circulation. Britain’s Austerity Canadians have a decidedly limited con­ ception of the difficult time that Britons are passing through. Clothing is wearing thin and fuel is decidedly scarce and winter b near at hand, British house)* are proverbially known for their cold and dampness at any cold season. They are bound to be worse now. During the war food was severely rationed, At present it is at the bitterly pinching stage. The word “terrible” is used continually, What makes the situation all the worse is luck of hope that the grinding misery of it all soon will be over, When the war was on Mr, Churchill inspired the nation with the rousing thought that vic­ tory would be the result of a supreme, effort. At present the people are not cheered by the thought that in the not too distant future pros­ perity will be the lot of every Britisher, Instead they hear that things are to become steadily worse with no end in sight. Further, the people see in the loans sought that they are binding an increasingly heavy burden on their backs. Along with the misery of their present lot they see extravagance in certain quarters. Some, they are led to believe are like the rich man of the older days, clad in purple and fine linen and faring .sumptuously every day. Irritation and discontent are bound to result. Further, we see people who should be helping by giving of their abundance expecting nothing in return, bar­ gaining with brave old England and exacting the last pound of flesh no matter who does the bleeding. Canadians are well off. Why should they not deal generously with Britain without whose timely aid we might now be licking the boots of German officers. » « * « A Good Education We were discussing a certain weed prob­ lem with a seedsman the other day when he gave us the botanical name of the plant. His doing so was unusual but significant. It opened a window through which we saw the conditions just ahead of us. The merchant will need to know not only his cloth but the history of the cloth. The same holds true of the shoe busi­ ness. A shoe dealer will need to be able to tell his customer something of why he recommends a certain article. And he’ll need to know what he is talking about or suffer the. humiliation of being neatly tripped up and of being passed by as a humbug. And so one all down the line. If one is to get on he’ll be required not only to mind the step but to know where the step is and the material composing the step and where the step leads to. Let not one run away with the idea that this sort of thing can be learned only by what we call experience. Be­ hind the actual handling of goods there simply must be the trained mind and the, skilled vision that tak®s the learner away above and beyond the thumb and finger procedure that has been in vogue too long. We are requiring in our daily living the place, the day, the hour and the exact measure and weight. For the trained mind we are looking to our schools, both our public schools and our high schools. We are anxious to know not only what grade a child is in but what he is winning in that grade. The complaint is too general that our high school graduates and some of our university gradu­ ates cannot add or substract speedily or accur­ ately. while many of them make a sad mess of it when it comes to spelling common words or to writing a good correspondence letter. r. X. Not Wild Mustard Attention has been drawn to the produc­ tion of mustard for commercial purposes. We are informed that the crop Sq produced is not wild Mustard as farmers generally understand that plant. It is related to the wild mustard plant and is a cousin, we understand, of the rape plant. We leave the untangling of this sort of thing to agricultural experts. « * * * Grim Humor While three convicts who escaped unharm­ ed from Kingston penitentiary were being pur­ sued by whole, squads of police officers, the convicts robbed a bank under the noses of the pursuers. It would be..a fine climax to the whole mismanaged affair if the convicts were to enter­ tain the attorney-general and his chief of pol­ ice to afternoon tea. Something equivalent there­ to may yet take place. The convicts are bad ac­ tors but they are clever and just a bit elusive. It puzzles plain people to undertsand how three deft-fingered and light-footed thieves should be able to defy the police resources of a whole province. There’s a loose screw somewhere. Note and Comment What a relief to inhale that pure air at a moderate temperature and suitable, humidity. * # * •» We remained perfectly cool—indeed, quite chilly! We had just secured a blood transfusion from a bank manager. « « « « That fine coating of gray om our presses is not hoar frost. It is a substance applied by our office during our vacation, * * * * Those dark spots on our sidewalks are not spots resulting from the sizzling extracts from our veins owing to the. sizzling sun. ‘ Notice how those wheat fields were gar­ nered? While some ministers were recreationing at camps, others of their brethren were hand­ ling wheat sheaves. * « # * We have no confirmation of the rumor that the carpenters during the hot spell found the nails melting as they attempted to drive them. Sill less is the report sustained that the cement workers found their material melting to maple syrup, ,. By M—----_____----------—“88 SO YEARS AGO The At Home and concert under the auspices of the Lacrosse Club and Band held Friday evening was in every particular a decided suc­ cess. A lengthy program consisting of vocal and instrumental music was carried out. Those taking part were Messrs. Daly and Willis, of Seaforth, vocal; Miss Johns and Miss Hardy, vocal; Miss Hicks and Miss Martin, instrumental; Mr. Jos. Senior, vocal. Ice cream, lemonade and candy were served. Mr. N. D. Hurdon acted as chairman. Miss Edith Sanders, Miss Horn, and Miss Miller are attending the millinery openings at Toronto this week. The town bakers have raised the price of bread from five to six cents a loaf. Robert Sanders left Monday for Manitoba and for a trip to the British Columbia gold fields. The Exeter Lacrosse team drove to Mitchell on Tuesday last and played a game with the Mitchell team resulting in a tie 1-1. R. N. Creech received a large and painful gash in the back of the head. 25 YEARS AGO . The Exeter Junior softball team are winners of their group in the N.W.B.A. They defeated Lucan Friday night. The Exeter Evaporator, which was recently purchased by A. D. Klopp, is being fitted up with.mod­ ern machinery and when completed will be one of the finest of the kind in Western Ontario. It is being equipped throughout with power machines of the latest type and oil burners will furnish the heat for the drying kilns. The capacity of the factory is 700 bushels of apples a day. Miss Fear, of Blyth, has returned to town and resumed her position as milliner with Miss Armstrong. Miss Cowan, of Atwood, has resum­ ed her position as milliner with Miss Yelland, Miss McDonald, who recently sold her millinery business in town to Miss A. Yelland, has purchased a similar business in Clinton. Miss Emalie Hogarth and Gladys Harvey succeeded in passing their summer course examinations in ag­ riculture at the O.A.C., Guelph. Mr. Wm. Waal has disposed of his property on Huron street con­ sisting of house and ten acres of land to Mr. Jas. A. VanCamp, of London. 15 YEARS AGO Mr. Ernest Willard has been awarded the contract for the carry­ ing of the mail over Rural Route No. 3 Exeter. Mr. Willard’ takes the place of the late J. Harding. A most unusual accident happen­ ed when Ed. Kraft was using his threshing outfit on Mason's farm near Dashwood. His own horse came too close and his tail caught in the belt. The horse was lifted off his feet and thrown against the pulley breaking the shaft. The horse was uninjured. Miss Ruby Stone, of the Exeter High School is to be congratulated on winning a scholarship awarded by the Western University. Several of the Exeter horseshoe pitchers paid a friendly visit to Kirkton Friday evening and in a match with the Kirkton players, were successful in winning by 60 points. On Wednesday afternoon last the James St. choir held their annual outing in the form of a picnic in the orchard of Mr. W. T. Quinn, of Usborne. The weather was ideal. A soft ball game started the sports with E. Lindenfield and Frank Sheere as captains. A bountiful supper was served. The Hensail ball team eliminated Strathroy in the O.B.A.A. play-offs. The play-off was held at Ailsa Craig. 10 YEARS AGO Mr. Keith McLean, of the Huron Expositor, Seaforth, has been ap­ pointed returning officer for Huron for the coming provincial election. Mr. Ben Case, of the highway north of Exeter, • was unloading grain iato the barn Tuesday eve­ ning. He was in the act of tighten­ ing a chain when it broke. Mr. Case lost his balance and toppled to the floor below, landing on his head and shoulder. He was removed to Victoria Hospital, London, where an X-ray revealed eight bones in the neck had been fractured. Claudette Biowes, daughter of Mr. Claude Blowes, principal of the Hensa.il public school, had her face bitten by a bulldog Thursday after­ noon when she attempted to pet. the animal. The dog grabbed her cheek and the wound required twelve stitches to close. Mrs. J. M. Southcott, MissWs'Celia Christie, Marjorie Delbridge, Helen Finkbeiner and Irene VanCamp are this week attending the Summer school for leaders of the United Church W.M.S. of the London Con­ ference being held at Alma College, St, Thomas. James Ballantyne, who for the past three and a half years has rep­ resented Huron In the Ontario Leg­ islature, was again the choice at a Liberal convention held in Hon- Lamport Reunion One hundred and twenty people registered at the 15th Lamport Re­ union held at Poplar Hill on Sept. 1st. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Lamport and their committee had a splen­ did line of sports after which the president, Gordon McNair of Den- field, acted as chairman for a pro­ gram comprised of a sing-song led by Mrs. G. Grundy, of Strathroy: solos by Marion Stanley and Billy Grundy; duets by Donna Stanley and Grant McLellan, Mrs. G. Grun­ dy and Esther Grundy; Mr, Donald McLellan favored with several se­ lections on the bag pipes; the Grundy children, of Strathroy, sang a chorus; Mr. Jos. Woodall, of Crediton, led in prayer and a few minutes silence was observed for six members who has passed away during the year, Greetings from distant members were read. The election of officers resulted as fol­ lows; President, James Mawhinney, of Dashwood; vice-president, Gor­ don Grundy, of Strathroy; treas., Mrs. Jos. Woodall, of Crediton; sec’y, Mrs. M. McDonald, Ailsa Craig; program committee, Mr. and Mrs. A. Brokenshire, London; sports committee, Mr. and Mrs. H. Shepherd, Dashwood; table com­ mittee, Mrs. Stanley, Mrs. McLel­ lan, Mrs. Noyes. Members were present from London, Kippen, Ex­ eter, Dashwood, Centralia, Crediton, Denfield, Strathroy, Brown City, Mich., Detroit, Long Beach, Cal., Mt, Clemens, Kirkton, Watford. Mr. Albert King, of Crediton, was the oldest person present, being in his 84th year. Judy Lamport was the youngest member present. Mr. and Mrs. G. Grundy, of Strathroy, had the largest family on the grounds. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Vaug­ han coming from 'Long Beach, Cal., won the prize for coming the long­ est distance. It was decided to hold the reunion at Poplar Hill on Labor Day 1948. A lump of lime placed on a board in the furnace will absorb summer moisture and prevent rust and cor­ rosion. sail Town Hall Wednesday after­ noon. Dr. Shaw, of Clinton, occupied the chair. 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