HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-02-12, Page 4Page 4 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY J2th, 1948
»letter From Germany Describes
Conditions 3 Years After War
Canadian farmers know that washing eggs to
clean, them is not a good practice, as it only helps
to make the eggs go bad more quickly. Instead they
rely upon the cleanliness of nests, and in this way
avoid the penalty under the Canadian egg grading
regulations, which places washed eggs into Grade C,
at a loss of from 12 to 25 cents a dozen less than
Grade A Large.
But this regulation is not nearly as severe as
the penalty which confronts the Irish farmer who
washes his eggs. Back in 1941 the Irish Department
of Agriculture introduced penalties of a fine of $40
for the first offence and an $80 fine and up to
three months* imprisonment, or both, for the second
offence. This drastic Legislation quickly reduced the
quantity of dirty eggs being produced, and curbed
the attempts to wash them. Now dirty eggs received
from Irish producers average less than two per cent
and sometimes less than one per cent.
I
CREDITON
The World’s Day of Prayer
will be observed in the Evan
gelical IT. B, Church on 'Friday,
February 13th at 2:30 o’clock.
All ladies in the community are
urged to be present.
Mrs. Edwin Beaver, who suf
fered a severe nasal hemorrhage
was taken to St. Joseph Hospi
tal in Rondon on Sunday, where,
we are glad to report, she is
improving favourably.
Mrs. Arnold Robertson and
daughter Anne, of London, spent
a few days with the former's
father, Mr. Edwin Braver. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Morlock,
of Galt, spent the week-end with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
Morlock and Mr. and Mrs. H.
Young,
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Fisher
of Peterborough visited over the
week-end with the latter's sis
ter, Mrs. P. Boulianne and Mr.
Boulianne.
Messrs. Eldon and Gerald
Smith spent the week-end in
Detroit and attended the hockey
game.
Mr. Calvin Fahrned of Sarnia
spent the week-end with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs, E, M.
Fahrner.
An official board meeting,
comprising the Brinsley, Shipka
and Crediton appointments, was
held in the United Church on
Friday afternoon. The minister,
Rev. S. W. Hann, was granted
a cost of living bonus, for the
present year; Appreciation was
unanimously expressed of the
valuable service so generously
contributed by Mrs. Hann to the
work in the churches and a let
ter expressing this sentiment
was forwarded to Mrs. Hann,
The Willing Workers’ Class
of the Evangelical U. B. Church
and their teacher, Mrs. Freeman
Morlock and Miss Clara Gaiser,
spent a pleasant wee-end in
Toronto when thew attended the
Ice Follies an the hockey game
on Saturday night. The girls in
the class included Misses Elaine
and Norma Fahrner, Gertrude
and Margaret R a t z, Ruth
Schwartz, Iren Finkbeiner, Eva
Mae and Marion Brown,*- Bernice
Haist.
Ladies’ Aid and W.S.W.S.
The regular meeting of the
Ladies’ Aid and W.S.W.S. of
Zion Church was held in the
school room of the church on
Wednesday evening February 4
with an attendance of eighteen.
The meeting was opened by a
piano prelude by Mrs. E. Fahr-
ner followed by the hymn “I
love to tell the story” and the
scripture lesson was read by
Mrs. Geo. Eilber. A well render
ed duet was sung by Mrs. E,
Wenzel and Mrs. Ezra Faist.
Mrs, II, Young gave a reading
and the fourth chapter of the
study book “Committed unto
us” was presented by Mrs, H.
M. Faist, Mrs. H. Young and
Mrs, E. Wenzel. The hymn “0
Master let me walk with Thee”
was sung and the program clos
ed with the Lord’s prayer re
peated in unison. Mrs. A. Geis
er presided foi' the business
session. Miss Clara Gaiser, Mrs.
H. Young, Mrs. F, W. Morlock
and Miss M. Wein were appoint
ed as a committe for the sale
of baking to be held on Satur
day February 28th at 2 p,m,
The meeting was closed with
the Mizpah benediction.
JET-PROPWB
CHICKS
You'll think you have'em when
you use Dr. Salsbury's RETLO-
SAL as a GrowTH-5TIM<haNT,
Those chfcks redly set up and
grow with REN-O-SAL in their
diet, 10 an easy-to-use drinking-
water medicine—just drop 2. tab
lets in each gallon of water. Use
it right from the start of the
thicks’ lives.
rV-N-O-5AL at a higher dosage
is also effective for preventing
the spread of cecal cpccidip?** in
the flock, Keep it handy for this
purpose.
Hernerden 7, 12,47.
Dear Friends,
Do you remember the ticket
sewed on to a child’s garment a
long time ago in order to bring
joy to others. It is a long time
since that was prepared by the
Red Cross. They were beautiful
pieces which brought a great
deal of joy. Such things we
couldn’t get here for a long
time. In the accompanying letter
I hope to give you a picture of
our present conditions. So you
out there will understand our
circumstances. I am attaching
various stamps for a collector
and would be happy if you
would do the same for me. I
have collected stamps for a long
time but new ones still please
me very much. Thanking you
again for your gift.
With best wishes,
Oskar Bittner,
British Zone,
Deutschland, Germany.
A Day in Germany Three Years
After the Wax*
1st Sun. of Advent 19 47.
Dear Friends in a Foreign Land,
To give you an idea of the
conditions under which we ex
ist I will do in the following
inspection of
these
Ontario
Copy From
Publicity and Extension Division
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Suits and Coats
ll®kH
MADE TO MEASURE
Fraser, a noted authority on Ladies’ and Men’s Styl
ing, will be at my store All Day
Monday, February 16th, Election Day
Select your Gabardine or Check from cloth lengths
be perfectly tailored in the latest and most becomingand
model for your own particular requirement.
We are happy to announce that we have been se
lected to represent exclusively the firm of Warren K. Cook
in this district. This firm is acknowledged as the most se
lective and highest type clothing designers and makers in
Canada. (Their’s is the exclusive Kenwood Coat.)
With Firth’s, Bond’s and W. K. Cook’s lines you can
a complete range of prices and cloths
and we guarantee perfect fitting.
Ladies and Gentlemen: We invite your
beautiful cloths next Monday.
select
needs
to suit your
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lines. To describe a day here,
you need not to think it is ex
agerated for I could show you
any time through extracts of
papers.
It is time to get up. But it
is very hard for the long time
of scarcities makes itself felt.
The lard and meat has been
wanting so long, which we ■Ger
mans have so long been accus
tomed to. To-day one hundred
fifty grams in one month. You
can imagine if you had to get
along like that. But we have to
get out, because duty and labour
call, First to wash, alas.’ No
soap, toiletries, to keep clean.
The beard grows, but how to
shave it, Rusty blades have been
sharpened ten times. They have
only the shape of the blade,
but with “deadly determination”
we scratch it off. Result, blood
on one's face, towel smeared,
obviously nothing pleasing. As
to cleaning teeth,—yes, we once
had a fine tooth brush, and
when it was worn we bought a
new one. To-day we no longer
know how long the old ones
have been used, and the worst
it still, though, the absence of
soap. Our hands, from daily
work, look like ploughed fields.
Then to dress.
Truly everything is old, laun
dry is so old that it is easily
seen. Mending and darning is
out of question because
can’t
which
with
worst
they go bare legged. But now
with the frost they must put on
last year’s old stocking. Coffee
drinking; it was called formerly
but to-day it is a battle for
daily bread, one or two morsels
of bread, we eat in the morning.
Otherwise we would have none
all week. We therefore prolong
our breakfast. Flour, grain, rye,
oats, barley, or what ever we
can get hold off. Formerly we
could choose, but no longer. The
coffee; black minus milk and
sugar. No! Saccharine we are
also without. There is absolutely
nothing. As soon as her husband
goes to work his wife must run
to get something for the next
meal. It is not long until noon
yet in the morning she doesn’t
know what to make for dinner.
Fantasy and art to-day predo
minate. When the wife returns
more work awaits her. Clean the
house! but with what, no dus
ters, no chamois
no soap to wash,
becoming greyer,
livelong day.
It will likely never get brigh
ter for us. You can't even pick
up a broom. Earlier we took
everything like that for granted
to-day they are impossible to
have. The man provides for his
family as formerly, and what
does he earn. The small rations
we get don’t cost much. But one
is compelled to buy from the
Black Market if one is to live,
and how does the money count
at the Black Market. One hour’s
work equals a'“kippe”. You do
not know what this is it is the
remainder of a cigarette which
is normally discarded. A labour
er works 5 hours for a cigarette.
With this it is to be remember
ed that the wage per hour does
not permit any extras. One
pound of butter costs 25'0—
Exactly a. month and one half
of work. -Can a person still be
interested in work.
When the work was done
years ago a man returned home
to rest. To-day coal “organisie-
ren” and wood also. It is cold
and the family is not to freeze.
Do you know what “organisie-
ren”- means? Attempt to listen
to our radio which clearly ex
plains it. Late in the evening a
short rest follows plus reminis
cing. Before we read the paper,
heard the news or took a walk,
entertained with the neighbours,
to-day it is all is past. The
radio and paper we no longer
believe. What is in? In one Tart
of the world a small group/who
do not understand us tvrack
their brains as to how they can
belittle us. Their stupidity is
unthinkable. Instead qf giving
us something to eat and letting
us live democratically they make
a better job of dictating than
Hitler did. They say this is bet
ter, do they think we are so
stupid. One conference follows
the other, the American propose
the Englishman, the Frenchman,
the Russian spoils everything
and beats everybody
ears. We learned to
Russians and please
will know them some day
Years ago we wrote a letter to
a dear friend before Christmas.
To-day there is no letter paper.
The paper is rationed, Enve
lopes are hunted all over the
best are sent out of the country,
At home only used ones are
sent once, twice and oftener.
Yes, we are artists at this We
are so far that we are accus
tomed to it.
Now Christmas is before the
door. -Maybe you out there know
how it is here. At this time the
preparations were in full swing.
Business places were full of
surprises, Everyone had his
secrets to guard until the feast.
TO-day all is very simple. This
is Christmas 1947, three years
after the war, and the libera
tors promised us 'golden days.
Calcar Bittner,
British Zone,
Germany.
Thousands of readers are in
easy answering distance of your
want-ad
L. V. Hogarth
Phone 266 Exeter
you
get any materials with
to work. The poor women
their thin stockings are
off. Until late" in the fall
for windows,
all is greyer
Drab as the
over
know
the
the
the
rest
too.
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