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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1947-08-28, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVQCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28th, 1947 Cxeter rimes established 1873; Advocate established 1381 amalgamated, Navenwer 1&24 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 I'amu’-lan 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 1. M. SOUTHCOTT - - PUBLISHER THURSDAY, AUGUST 28th, 1947 Jack’s Problem Some fellow with a flair for observing the way Jack Canuck’s cat is jumping tells us that unless business takes a different turn there will be a sudden pullup in about four months. We are short of Yankee dollars and the Yankees insist that we pay for our purchases from Uncle Sam in Yankee dollars. In this mystery Jack may do one of two things. First, he may spend a good deal less for foods desired from the United States. Along with this will go his pro­ ducing an indefinitely lot more goods that Uncle Sam’s family desires enough to pay for in good Yankee dollars. This would be an unpopular course, as Jack Canuck loves to spend and spend and spend. The second course is to bor­ row from Uncle Sam’s swelling money bags. In this way Jack may continue to spend and spend and spend and to boast meanwhile of how well off he is. As proof of his happy financial state he will point to the enormous amount lie is spending. Meanwhile Many Shekels is using his hand by ready reckoning to compute inter­ est on Jack’s loan. Then comes the command from Uncle Sam, “Pay your shot.” Then begins the journey to the wailing wall and Jack won­ dering as he scratches for piestos why times have grown so hard. “Life is real, life is earnest, And its moments slip away, In a manner far too rapid When you have a note to pay.” We Must Produce Canada must produce more of the things the United States wants to buy. We simply can­ not continue buying more from the. United States than we sell to her. That way leads to bankruptcy. Any one can see that. Of course wc may so curtail our buying from our big cousin but that is a second rate way out of the difficulty. Business life thrives on trade. Just now the call is for Canadians to get into the ■way of inventive, creative production. As soon as we have on the market some new thing that will meet a need either real or imaginary we’ll find a demand for that product. The United States people are keen to see a good thing and are ready to spend good dollars to buy it. The inventive, creative production we speak of im­ poverishes no one but enriches all who need it. The various kinds of wheat Canada has given to the world illustrates this point in the agri­ cultural life of the world. Edison’s lamps il­ lustrate this in the mechanical world. We look to our universities and technical schools to take this matter very seriously. Our agricultural fairs and our great exhibitions have a duty in this particular. The governments, township and county, provincial and federal, are called upon to make it worth while for Canadians. Particu­ larly for farmers and their families, to work out this problem. Whatever men dare, they can do. * * * * Better Stop Meddling The late Bishop Fallon put us under an obligation when he warned the world against the ways of the uplifter. His lordship had the meddler in mind. If one will look the world over this minute he will see what the. bishop had in mind. England is where she is because British labour was meddled with. Indonesia and the Balkans are on the verge of war. China is disrupted. India is becoming a writhing mass of war torn humanity, all because of meddlers who will not allow other people to go uninter­ rupted about their own affairs. If those ad­ justers meeting in one place and another were to pack their bags and leave for potato hoeing we arc quite sure things would begin to mend. As we are n$w situated, confusion is becoming worse confounded. The old method of trial and error may smack of the thumb and finger plumbing but it scarcely can be much inferior to the way things are being mismanaged now. 4 » * 4 Not By Games and Food Britain has been aware that she has too many people for her size, Every so often the de­ mand for food has made her painfully aware of this fact. Two wars have brought her an experi­ ence from belt tightening that has set her to do some hard thinking. This minute she could do with a whole lot of substantial grub that would Come in acceptably, A hungry people is a dan­ gerous people, Further, if Britain could feed her people abundantly it would not solve her problem of a surplus population nor would the matter be cleared up by giving the people games. When .Rome attempted to keep her over^popu® kited cities quiet by games and feed, she took the downward path that led to her ruin, The present plan for solving the over-population problem for Britain is to have her able-bodied folk moved to Canada, Her next step is provid- jng equipment for the able-bodied who remain in Britain with proper equipment for production. Canada’s part in the situation is to see to it that the newcomers are Canadianized by setting them to productive labour and providing them with facilities of one needful sort and another for understanding our methods of working and living. The church and the school as well as all employers have a big job ahead of them in this particular and that for a generation or two at least Canadians have a good deal to learn from the newcomers as well ns the newcomers have something to master in the way of fitting in with Canadian conditions. ’ « * « 4 Why? We cannot but wonder about those ad­ vances in the price of butter. When we make inquiries about this disturbing fact we are to!4 that the rise is due to the removal of the gov­ ernment subsidy, That’s queer! As a war emer­ gency measure the people were given a sub­ sidy to help win the war. Of course the ulti­ mate consumer paid the subsidy. When the war was over the subsidy was continued, for what sound reason we cannot tell. After some time the subsidy was removed. The butter people compensated themselves by raising the price of butter. We wonder why they did so as the ulti­ mate consumer is paying the advanced price. ♦ * «• X What Are We Going to Do With Them? Large numbers of laborers are arriving from Europe. Still more laborer.-, are on their way to this good land. What is being done about it? We have seasons when the tobacco and other special crops and seeding and harvesting oc­ casions call for large numbers of helpers, When these seasons pass, we are confronted by a great number of workers who are faced with slack seasons. And it is in these seasons that trouble brews. Agricultural producers pay high wages to men who are not producing. Meanwhile the workers must be fed and clothed and sheltered from our severe climate. Other industries par­ allel the agricultural industry. Canada simply cannot absorb large numbers of newcomers over night,* * * * Threatened Feed Shortage There is little doubt about there being a feed shortage within the. next year, that short­ age showing itself this coming autumn and win­ ter. Seeding conditions in Ontario and Quebec this year are an old story. The Lethbridge Her­ ald told of a shortage in eastern provinces of seventy-five million bushels of those feed grains. The West is not at all likely to be able to make up this shortage, as, the Herald points out, the West will be barely able to supply its own feed, Already there is talk and action regarding the slaughter of breeding animals. We know just what that means for the meat supply for next year. All in all, the outlook for feed and meat is poor enough to satisfy the most pessimistic. We fear that the interests will be putting a naughty finger in the pie in regard to both the feed and the meat situation. What Canada is going to do about supplying Europe with food we are not prepared to say. The weatherman laughs at politicians and their big talk.* * * * Those’ Hot Days We had good harvest weather, too, this week when the thermometer skipped over the ninety mark. This means an undue hurrying of ripening of grain with consequent lightening of the cer­ eals and an overdoing of fruit ripening. The misty mornings with their high temperatures encouraged potato blight. Any who had failed to spray their potatoes may look for a shorten­ ing of the development of the tubers. # « Jfa 7T As the “TIMES* Go By 50 YEJARS AGO The Misses WeWi are attending the millinery openings in Toronto this week. Wilbur Handford and Miss Mary Westaway attended the Photog­ rapher's Convention in London last week. Mr. W. Hawkshaw, Jr., left Wed­ nesday for Medicine Hat, North­ west Territory, io take a position as operator on the Canadian Paci­ fic railway. Dr. Rollins left on Monday last for London, 'England, He intends visiting the hospitals in London for the purpose of further increas­ ing his knowledge. Wes. Snell shipped a carload of cattle to Montreal on Monday. Messrs. Prior and Armstrong ship­ ped a carload of hogs to Ingersoll on Monday, . A tramp umbrella repairer en­ tered the residence of Mr, John Snell, Huron Street, on Friday last and while the occupants were up­ stairs he walked off with an um­ brella and parasol belonging to Mrs. Hooper. Constable Moore soon ran him down and recovered the goods. Varnishes- Paints Enafne I sU Wax 1877 - 70 YEARS OF SERVICE - 1947 fab eu&uf. Su^ace INSIDE AND OUTSIDE — for sale by —1-47 M K 25 YEARS AGO On Saturday evening last the large bank barn of Mr. Thos. Ross, 12th concession of Usborne, was totally destroyed by fire together with the season’s crop of hay and grain, two calves, about seventy hens and the machinery. Mr. Scott was working in the barn when a lantern either exploded or fell over. The flames spread so rapidly that nothing could be done to save any of the contents. The Editor of the Times and his wife motored to Milverton on Fri­ day last and attended the annual meeting of the Perth and Huron District Association, being guests of the President, Mr. Malcolm Mc­ Beth, of the Milverton Sun. At the bowling tournament on Friday evening last Messrs. T. Pryde, E. Harness, and W. Rivers were successful in winning the first prize. Messrs. E. Harvey, W. Sanders and J. G. Cochrane were second. The evaporator in Exeter is proving a boon to farmers of this section as they now have a means of disposing of their surplus ap­ ples. Hensail Council The regular meeting of the vil­ lage council was held in the Coun­ cil Chamber with all members pres­ ent. The minutes of the last regular, also special meeting were read. , Brown and Middleton, that the min­ utes be adopted as read. Carried. T. Kyle reported re the cutting of weeds on private property. Twit- chell and Brown, that the clerk be instructed to add the costs of cut­ ting the weeds on the different pri­ vate properties to the collector’s roll namely G. McEwan Estate, $2.00 and C. Cantelon Estate $4.50. Carried. W. Pfaff appeared re the drain at the corner of No. 4 high­ way and King street, same to be looked into. Correspondence was read as follows: Hept, of Veterans Affairs, Dept, of Planning and De­ velopment, Dept, of Travel and Pub­ licity, Dept, of Highways, Bell Tele­ phone, Dept, of Public Welfare, Em­ pire Brass Mfg., County Clerk, Lions’ Club of Zurich and Bayfield. Village of Exeter, same considered and filed. Bills and accounts were read as follows: E. Little, painting signs, streets, $4.00; Bell Telephone service, hall, 2.75; Drysdale Hard­ ware, supplies, hall, $25.30; Jinks and Parke, supplies, mower, streets 41.80; T. Kyle, salary 73.80; Huron Lumber, supplies, hall 2.80; J. Pfaff, teaming, streets, $6.00; E. Fink, plumbing, hall, 151.95; Hyd­ ro Commission, hydro, hall 8.06; total $316.46. Park and Twitchell, that the bills and accounts as read be paid. Carried. Brown and Parke, that by-laws 15-16-17 be given first and second reading. Carried. Middle­ ton and Twitchell, that by-laws 15- 16-17 be given third and final read­ ing and finally passed. Carried. Twitchell and Brown, that the meet­ ing now adjourn. Carried. A Want Ad will bring an invas­ ion of buyers to your home. No wonder a hen gets discour­ aged. She can never find things where she lays them. o------o “Why did you get a divorce?” “My. wife called me ‘Idiot’.” “That’s not sufficient cause for a divorce.” “Well, you see, it was like this. I came home and found my wife in the arms of the chauffeur, and I said, ‘What’s the meaning of this?’ and she said, 'Can’t you see, you idiot’?” (i——■■■ ............................................................... .........—— — HOW SHALL WE ESCAPE IF WE NEGLECT SO GREAT SALVATION. — Heb. 2 :8. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the, Lord shall be saved. •— Rom. 10:13. Seek ye the Lord while he may be found. — Isa. 55:6. Tune In: PILGRIM’S HOUR 7 - 7.30 E.S.T. Sunday Evenings Local Station — CKLW, Windsor Old-fashioned Revival Hour—rebroadcasts on many station at various times. Chas. E. Fuller P.O. Box 123, Los Angeles 53, California “THIS WORLD NEEDS CHRIST” Note and Comment About all that most of us can do these muddled up days is to keep plodding along. Some farmers report a fair yield of wheat but regret that the kernels have not filled out as desirably as was looked for. * * * » * It has been altogether too hot for the satis­ factory ripening of the tomato crop. At any rate it has been great for the corn. * * * » The pastures for the season have kept up well. As we approach the end of August, the fields are about as green as in early July. 4 * * * And now the financial* pages of the big dailies are speaking of financial failures in the United States. Wc read about those experiences a few years ago. * * * # Johnny and Mary are wishing that the August page of the calendar were not wearing out quite so rapidly. Labour Day comes miser­ ably early in the month. ♦ * * « If Britain really wants more trade why does she not send us more of the goods we urgently want, worsteds and first class cutlery and some of her fine drugs? We ask for these and other things but the dealer shakes his head and tells us that they are not coming through. 4 4 4 4 Did you ever see such queer weather? When the seasons have behaved themselves properly, we have had three days of storm, then three days of fine weather. This year the storm lasted as long as it desired. Then we have been accus­ tomed to three days of rain and this period suc­ ceeded by three days of warm growthy sun­ shine. This year we had a great chunk of wet weather. This period Was followed by a long period of sizzling days and sweltering nights. And we did not do a tiling about it. We just took the weather as it came. We, must do bet­ ter with September, In any case we are grateful that this region has been spared severe storms. 15 YEARS AGO Little Billy Kress, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Kress, met with an unfortunate accident on Mon­ day afternoon when lie ran into the path of a motorist and was knocked to the pavement with the result that his right leg was frac­ tured at the thigh and he received a gash in the forehead and other bruises. Fire broke out in a barber shop at Grand Bend, operated by Robt. McGuire, of Ailsa Craig, early Tuesday evening and only the prompt action of the villagers pre­ vented the fire from spreading. The fire is thought to have started from a coal oil stove. The Exeter Horticultural So­ ciety held a successful flower show in the basement of the Carnegie Library on Saturday last. There was a profusion of bloom that drew forth the admiration of the steady stream of visitors that visit­ ed the place during the afternoon and evening. The judge was Mr. Wm. Hartry, of Seaforth. Mr. W. G. Turnbull has returned home after enjoying a University of Toronto tour for the past two months in Scotland, England, Hol­ land, Belgium, Germany, Switzer­ land, Italy and F.rance. 10 YEARS AGO Mr. Mervin Cudmore has dis­ posed of his 20-acre farm on the Lake Road to Mr.* Thos. Davidson, of Brussels. A large and enthusiastic, gather­ ing of Purina salesmen and dealers from all parts of Ontario met for a noon luncheon and meeting at the Central Hotel on Tuesday. Mr, R. A. Blair, sales manager for the Purina Co. Ltd., acted as chairman. The flower show held iby the Exeter Horticultural Society in the basement of the Carnegie Library on Saturday last proved to be a successful event. There was a splen­ did display of flowers and the judge, Rev. Mr. Brown, of Lucan, complimented the exhibitors on the very high quality. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hay, Doris and Patsy have returned home af­ ter an extended trip to the Pacific Coast and south to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Mr. Borden Sanders, a fourth form pupil at the Exeter PLS., is to be congratulated. He tried nine subjects in the recent examinations and he secured first class honors in all nine. Messrs. Wm, Penhalo and War­ ren May spent a few days at Cleve­ land taking fn the Exposition. Messrs. Jos. and Ray Creech, Robt. Dinney, Gordon Brooks and Art Gaiser spent a few days in Detroit, The old brick and stone power­ house on the river bank opposite the dam has been torn down and the pump-house machinery has I been removed. People sometimes are doing about ask us .what we providing more electricity for Ontario. Many know how dose we are now to using up all our present supply. Since the end of the War, Hydro’s peak toad demand has increased approximately 500,000 horse­ power or more than 25% of the highest wartime demand, and is still mounting. Above is a part, but ohly a part, of the answer. If shows the great power development at Stewartville, on the Madawaska River in Eastern Ontario, which was started many months ago when materials and Idbor were in even shorter supply than now. It will give you 81,000 horsepower Commencing next year. With other Hydro developments being rushed to completion, an added 500,000 horsepower will be available in the next five years. In the meanwhile we must all use Hydro sparingly so there will be ehough id go around, Over 2,000 tons of concrete are poured daily into this Hydro t; dam 200 feet high, half a mile long, v Harnessing Another 81,000 Horsepower for Hydro What are we doing about it?