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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1947-10-23, Page 2P«« 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23rd, 1947 Clines established 1873; Advocate established 18$ 1 amalgamated November 1324 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO On Independent Newspaper devoted to the or tne Village of Exetei and surrounding interests District ter but we are quite certain that more depends on the youngs tex1 himself than on any other fac­ tor. An ounce of mother is worth a ton of al­ most any other factor, and we don t mean by "mother’’, home training, but the human nature of the youngster himself. It is difficult to make a bilk purse out of a sow’s car. It it isn t in the boy to up and dust not much can be made of him. If he is fur off from the normal in the way of well doing, he simply has to be eared for. If he | ’ ’ ........... be persists in his erring abnormalities he must segregated. Agricultural « S Member of the Canadian N ewspapers* 4 ssocMAon; of the < Weekly Member Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWNA x * x- * Arthritis an ominous sound. We used Must be Noon on All Advertising Copy Later Than SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 a year, in advance; three months M. SOUTHCOTT4. in Our Hands Not i Tuesdays RATE six months. $1.00 60c , PUBLISHER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23rd, 1947 On the Spot Dr, Taylor in his fine address lust Tuesday before the Huron Presbytery made n statement that is startling. It was to the effect that the rulers of India have intimated to the Christian church that the church must make good in India or get out of India. During the period of test­ ing the Indian people will offer the church every facility within their power to make good the church's claim that it has the remedy lor allay­ ing- sti’ife within the country. Should the church Tail to make good its claim it will be invited to get out of the country. As far as India is con­ cerned the church is squarely on the spot. All the world will note this state of affairs with interest. India is not the only country where the church is asked to make good or to get off the map. A great many folk are saying that we have plenty of church gatherings but that precious little issues therefrom. They point to one man who goes to church regularly and to a second man who does not go to church and tell you that they see little difference in the lives of the two men. 'These .same people urge that unless the church’s work issues in better life and con­ duct than the life seen in the non-church peo­ ple, that the church will need to wake up or abandon hex- high professions. All this is xnter- ■esting. The church need have no diffidence in accepting the challenge of her critics. At the same time she must be out on hex- right of way and be really making good. In this practical age the church cannot shelter herself behind hex­ sanctity. Further, she cannot look for any power visible or invisible to do the work her King and Head expects her to do in her own behalf and in behalf of the race. She is to be. in the world as one who serves. A Real Occasion We were talking to an American about the observance of Thanksgiving Day in the United States. We learned that everybody goes to church in the morning of that day. Church at­ tendance is looked for on the part of everyone. Ordinary workaday duties are laid aside. ■Church attendance over, there is a gathering in the home of one of the relatives where' a splendid dinner is provided. Aftei’ dinner the older people recall the early days of the family and of the settlement. The younger people in­ dulge in games while the children play to their heart’s content. As evening comes on, the fam­ ilies gather and sing folk songs after which the patriarch of the gathering read from the Bible and prays and the gathering disperses refresh­ ed and happy and stronger for the well-spent day. * * x- «• Fed Up The taxpayers of this province arc not sat­ isfied when they hear of the large number of criminals who escape from custody. Even less are they satisfied with the slackness of the police in capturing the escaped felons. There is something plainly wrong when this sort of thing prevails. Those prisoners were caught originally aftei* the police had dealt leniently with them and the public had given them every opportunity to prove themselves good citizens. On their capture authority gave them a fair trial and every opportunity to prove their in­ nocence. Finally those offenders were given -every opportunity to reform and to begin life over again on their being released. In some cases the felon simply remained a felon. On escaping from custody, he was still a criminal enemy to .society. The public is anything but satisfied with the conduct of any institution that cannot, or does not, control the criminals committed to its care, and with any police orginazations that allows itself to be outwitted by the criminal ■class. &•A' Has It Been Overstated? Every once in a while when we have, some unusual outbreak of lawlessness, we hear some judge or some other party or person in a high place, announce with an air of profundity "the -cause lies in the home.” If the, erring one had had a good home, it is declared, the delinquent would not have emerged. It is not for to dispute dicta so solemnly given. At the same. time, we venture to say that this sort of thing has been overworked. Two youngsters from the same home differ as much as a child born in Aus­ tralia differs from a youngster bom in Tipper­ ary, /\11 of u« have heard that there is likely to be a black sheep in every flock. One child in a family turns out a genius while another child emerges as a blockhead or a criminal. All of us have seen the, veriest ragamuffin and local ter­ ror under a school master who knows how to manage a youngster, turn out a geninelv normal citizen. We are not disposed to argue the mat- Arthritis has call the affliction rheumatism, either inflam- oi’ muscular’ when it affected the muscles. ’ go any further in nam­ ing this affliction, for it lias many designations of one sort and combination or other as there were colours in Joseph’s coat. Nor is it oui* prov­ ince to talk of treatment- for this ill. There are a few things that it is our duty to mention. For one thing, tile sufferer is well advised who avoids all alleged cures. The fact that a sufferer re­ covers from this disease aftei’ he has taken a certain treatment does not prove that he has come upon a cure. He may have been lucky. More likely he is one of a class who would* have recovered anyway. Next, the sufferer is wise when he consults his doctor early. Delays in the early treatment are fright­ fully dangerous. Further, the sufferer should not regard himself as inevtiably doomed to dis­ figurement or uselessness. He will be advised to avoid all excesses and we mean just that. But all of us are wise to keep what the Scotch call the "cap o’ the cassie,” We’ll* do more and better work by heeding the New Testament in its exhortation, "let your moderation be known to a,ll men." Whatever treatment is followed every phase thereof needs a strong admixture of common sense. It is encouraging to know that the government of the country, both provincial and federal, is putting- its back into the war against a disease that has more under its sway than any that afflicts mankind in the western world. We are not informed is to the ravages of this malady in the # * to atorv A mere layman must not Busy Commentators on of sufferers 50 YEARS AGO Mr. J. A. Stewart last week liad an acetylene gas plant installed on his premises to light his store. The entire outfit is a perfect piece of mechanism. He has had about 20 lights placed throughout the store. The Basket Social and musical entertainment held in the basement of the Main Street Methodist church Tuesday evening was a great suc­ cess. The program was well re­ ceived and those taking part were: instrumental solo, Miss N. Martin; violin solo, J. Davidson: solo, Jos. Senior; solo, Miss Ida Johns; in­ strumental duet, J. Miss L. Howard: Miss L. Johns. Mr. was chairman. A severe electrical storm,_ .accom­ panied by a heavy fall of rain, pass­ ed over this section Tuesday night. Mr. Matthew Finkbeiner, of Stephen, has his collar bone broken one day last week by being crushed in a stall by a team of horses. Apples $2.00 fruit. during the past week in Huron County per Orient. * * Britain the state of affairs in Britain have a good deal to »ay about the busy­ ness of the British people. Everyone over there is expected to be engaged in some form of pro­ ductive industry. This is altogether to the good. Of course .there are a few lounge lizards, but they are not well thought of. There are a few­ devoted to the miserable sport of degracing but they are in the black -books of self-respecting- folk and so on down the whole line of time­ wasters. The day was when we spoke of "Merry England." That day is past and may not return for a number of years. The activity we refer to is not mere occupation but genuine, produc­ tive industry. There is no resting- on the job, no mere working when there is nothing else to do but real sweating on the job. Britain, whatever crokers may have to say about it, is coming- to the top once more. The coming- is bound to be slow for many a year. * * * * Has Unionism Failed? Unionism his done a great deal to improve the conditions of the workingman. It has se­ cured a better place for him to work. Tt has secured better wages for him. It has done not a little to give the workman self-respect. It has enabled him to speak with effectiveness when his rights are witheld or invaded. We can­ not but wonder, however, if unionism has not been'going too far in the postwar period. Has it been in the right in keeping needed food from the tables of the people? Britain was doing her utmost to get on her feet economically. Extra­ ordinary tasks were laid upon her workers. At this period unionism called a strike that re­ duced the workman’s food below the amount needed for sustained effort. Did unionism do right by making the workingman’s con­ dition so difficult? People are drawing their conclusions. Sane men among the unions have their quiet thoughts. We do not say that union­ ism has failed. We do not say that unionism should be abandoned. What we do urge is that unionism should take on activities that will meet the necessities of the * x- x- present day. * On who has the sense Better Hang He is a fortunate man to hang on to a fairly good tiling. That is a true saying but it has a good deal of sense in its few words. We have just heard of a business man who sold his business only to find himelf so out of everything that he had to be commit­ ted to an asylum. We can recount the experi­ ence of a good many who were bitten by the speculative bug who made paying deal after paying deal, who lost everything in the last deal. Some men have done fairly well by specu­ lating. Admittedly they have. Yet we urge our readers to take a quiet moment to make a list of those who have been ruined by speculation. The. list is a surprisingly long one. Paper pros­ perity is a deceptive condition at best. If any­ one has a fairly good thing he had better hang right on to it. Just now the tip regarding "a dead sure thing" is to be avoided as one would avoid the cholera. * * x X- Note and Comment t\ family cannot be raised by remote con­ trol. X- * X- X- That big fall fair pumpkin has not, arrived the editor’s desk. * 4 -X- » And what a Thanksgiving Sunday we had! Then that fine, rain on Thanksgiving Day morn­ ing put the farm land in condition for plowing. at Spackman and instrumental, II. N. Creech are being bought for barrel for good winter YEARS AGO25 Tuesday of this week theOn Exeter Times purchased the Hensail Observer printing plant. The first snow of the on Wednesday but soon ed. The hot fowl supper the ladies of the Trivitt Memorial Church in the Dome Rink on Wed­ nesday evening of last week was a decided success. Following the supper the clioir of the Presbyter­ ian church, Seaforth, put on a musical entertainment of a high order. Caven Presbyterian Church held successful anniversary services on Sunday last. The church was fill­ ed in the morning and the evening service was held in the Trivitt Mem­ orial church. A union choir, com­ posed of members from the differ­ ent choirs of town furnished some splendid music. Rev. C. E. Evans, B.A., of St. Marys, conducted the services and preached two very ex­ cellent sermons. Rev. C. W. Down, of the Saskat­ chewan Conference, was a delegate to General Conference in Toronto. During the past week several im­ portant Sunday School Conventions have been held throughout South Huron, one at Kippen, on at Zion and one at Centralia. Rev. AV. P. Fletcher, B.A., Toronto, was pres­ ent at all conventions and gave inspiring addresses. Mr. W. G. Medd accompanied Mr. Fletcher. season fell disappear­ served by S3 Huron County was well represent­ ed at the Big International Plow­ ing Match, which was held at King­ ston last Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Those plow­ ing in the Senior Classes with horse-drawn plows were Mr. Jas. Hogg, R.R. 5, Seaforth, and Mr. Norman Pocock, R.R, 2, wingham. Those representing the County in the Senior Tractor Classes were Mr. William Rogerson, R.R. 3, Seaforth, Mr. Ken Rogerson, R.R, 3, Seaforth, Mr. Lome Passmore, R.R. 3, Exeter, Mr. Allan Walper, R.R, 3, Parkhill, Mr. - - - - Goderich, Mr. William Coutes, R.R. 3, Brussels, and Mr, Glen Huether, R.R. 3, Brussels.. In the Inter­ County competitions, Mr. John Clark R.R. 5, Goderich and Mr. Art Bell, R.R. 2, Goderich, represented Huron County in the horse-drawn classes, and Mr. Gerald Dustow, R.R. 1, Port Albert, and Mr. Bill Robertson, R.R, 5, Goderich, represented Huron County in the tractor classes. The final results of these two Inter­ County classes for tractors have not as yet been received, but in the horse-drawn class the Huron County team was eighth in standing. On Wednesday, the first day of the open classes at the Internation­ al, Mr. James Hogg, of Seaforth, was second in a class of thirty-two. Mr. George Robertson, of Goderich 5, was fourth in the open Utility Class with tractors and Mr. Lome Passmore, of Exeter, was fourth in the Open Tractor Class with two- furrow plows. On Thursday, Mr. William Rogerson, of Seaforth, was second in the Utility Class for Trac­ tor plowmen. Mr. Allan Walper, R.R. 3, Parkhill, won the Ford Mo­ tor Company Specials, open to com­ petitors using Ford-Ferguson Fordson Tractors. 15 YEARS AGO On Friday evening of last week at the Main Street United Church, the girls of the softball team, to­ gether'with their gentlemen friends, partook of a sumptuous goose sup­ per, which was provided by the girls. There were 32 present. Mr. manager, gave a short ad- Tliose taking part in the pro- were Dorothy Sims, Gladys Medel, dress, gram Ryckmau, Evelyn Grainger, Verduu Wells, Harry Stanlake, Garnet Hicks and Harold McDonald. The remainder of the evening was spent in games conducted by Mr. Medd The Exeter Main six games out of Audrey, little and Mrs. Nelson quhar, had- the misfortune on Mon­ day morning to get the centre fin­ ger of the right hand caught in the cog wheels of a washing machine. It was necessary to amputate the finger at the first joint. Mr. Benson Tuckey, of the Tuck- ey Transport, has purchased from Mr. John Taylor, the Taylor Tire Shop on Main Street, also the resi­ dence on the corner of William and Ann Streets. Miss Ruby Stone, was last week made the recipient of a cheque for ten dollars from the Exeter Board of Education in appreciation of her scholarship attainment at the re­ cent midsummer Departmental Ex­ aminations. Mr. R. G. Seldon is -erecting a new cement building south of the building used as a coal shed. The building will be used for storing salt. Street girls nine. daughter of Hunkin, of won Mr. Far- George Robertson, R.R. CANADA 5, or CROMARTY Mr. Norman Hamilton, of Guelph, formerly of Cromarty, paid a short visit to the neighborhood ed on a number of old ances. Mr. John Scott arrived Friday lxight after couple of weeks with his son Frank where lie assist­ ed in some’ carpenter work. Mrs. Beattie and Miss Mossip, of Varna, accompanied by Mr. Stephen­ son, of Varna, spent Tuesday last with Mrs. S. A. Miller of the vil­ lage. We are all enjoying this beauti­ ful weather to the utmost. Warm days and cool nights and all the beautiful autumn tints on the trees. A walk in the open is very much to be appreciated. Two Horses Die We deeply sympathize with Mr. John Wallace when he lost a fine span of horses. It is thought they got in the corn field and ate too much of the old corn which was spoiling. They died in great suffer­ ing. Three veterinarians were in at­ tendance but nothing could be done for them. and call- acquaint- home on spending a in Carlingford On Monday evening Wor. M. Bro. Robt. Johnston and officers of Maitland Lodge, Goderich, togeth­ er with a number of brethren visit­ ed Lebanon Forest Lodge and ex­ emplified the degree. The corned to the Mas. Bro. W. Ross Coates, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Coates, of Usborne, frac­ tured a bone in his left leg be­ tween the ankle and the knee while playing at the Eden school on Tues­ day. An organization for the playing of volley ball and basket ball by the men of Exeter at the Arena was instituted last Thursday eve­ ning. Officers elected were as fol­ lows: president, Harry Lewis; vice- president, Rev. D. C. Hill; secre­ tary-treasurer, E. Russell. work of the third brethren were wel- Lodge by the Wor. E. Middleton. 10 YEARS AGO Before moving to their home in Exeter Mr. and Mrs. Henry Strang, of Usborne, were surprised by a number of neighbors and friends who gathered at their home to spend a social time together. Dur­ ing the evening an address was read by Mrs. Rufus Kestle and the pre­ sentation of an occasional was made by Mr. Wm. Wood, bets of the Hutondale W.I. same evening, presented Strang with a silver casserole and Miss Kathleen with a blanket. The anniversary of Caven Pres­ byterian church was observed on Sunday last with splendid congre­ gations present for both services. The special speaker for the day was Rev, C. S. Oke, of Knox Church Stratford. Mrs. Milroy, of London, was guest soloist. The work of Levelling the ground in the ice space at the arena was undertaken last week. The work was under the supervision of the I now manager, Mr. Chas. Triebtier. chair Mem- , the Mrs; •y houses, greenhouses, truck gardens. Convenience alone is ... but savings in time and labour will soon pay for installation. Lindenfield’s Hardware Insulation farm. 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