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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-07-15, Page 2Page 2 THE TJMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 15, 1948 Wbe Cxeter Wnes=^bbocate Times Established 1873 Amalgamated November 1921 Advocate Established 1881 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Village of Exeter and District Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWN'A Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of September 30th, 1947 - 2,214 SUBSCRIPTION BATES Canada, in advance, $2.50 a year United States, in advance, $3.00 Single Copies fl Cents Each J. Melvin Southcott •. Publishers Robert Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 15, 1948 Beard Pulling and Tail Piucking For ->eine little time there has been a practice on the part of some editors in the United States and in Great Britain to .see every husk in the Yankee hoe cake and every fh in the British pudding. Every act of international interest in which the two great branches of the Anglo Saxon family liu\e been contending, has been scrutinized with meticulous curiosity in the hope of finding some sinister motive or hidden meaning in the bargaining. When some •fancied grievance has been found, the screams anil howls of the wiseacres and self-appointed critics have made the inter­ national atmosphere hideous with scorn and lamentations. .Ill of this is very much to be . regretted. Fortunately, this noisy out­ cry soon is put in its place and but little Farm is done. At the same time we need to have our minds filled by tile facts of these countries' relations. Anger is easily stirred in times like these when nerves are on edge. The liberties of the race rest on none too stable a foundation at the best. E>ycry day brings word of nations in un­ easy commotion. Already there has been too much blood letting. Both Britain and the United States find that even when unit­ ed they have all they can do to maintain the peace of the world. Should any un­ happy event divide them we should des­ pair of the welfare of the race. For more than a hundred years these nations have fought unitedly on the battle fields of the world. This hour they are the great bas­ tions in the welfare of all that civilization holds dear. Why, then, heed very special cituations with distrust? Why persist in rubbing the sore when we may bring the disaster? Rather should w'e bring together the Stars and Stripes and hold and regard him as an enemy of the race who would put them asunder. "r The Dangerous Game Jews and Arabs are playing a danger­ ous game, both for themselves and for the race. The Jews persist in believing them­ selves the children of Destiny. The part of Destiny these people hold dear is that they arc foreordained by all the powers that be to find a home in Palestine. Independent of all worthiness on their part they be­ lieve that Palestine is their possession. The Arabs have a .similar belief though ex­ pressed in different language. They, too, are the children of Destiny. So there you are. These two peoples are unalterable in their belief that Palestine is there by the highest sanctions. JJoth may be mistaken as we judge affairs but the belief of the Jeiv and the belief of the Arab is there and we may as well count thereon. We see. no change of anything like a perma­ nent agreement while, a singly Jew' and Sin­ gle Arab are left. No negotiation on the part of outsiders will alter the situation by one iota. Before that agreement is reach­ ed, there w’ill be a radical change in both Jew and Arab. What can be looked for is a sort of working agreement whereby Jew’s and Arabs may be kept from each others’ throats. That Price Fixing Apparently some of th'e purchasing parties to the wheat buying have with­ drawn from the pact. Instability in wheat prices is looked for as a consequence. Price fixing has a good deal to be” said for it. If the farmer knows in advance the price he will receive for his product he is in a good position to order his business. But such price regulation, at best, can go but part way and is liable to break down at almost any time. For one thing, should the price be fixed at a profitable figure, farmers as a class naturally will increase their production to a point where the wheat becomes a drug on the market. The. farmer, at this point, has two choices. He may keep his wheat or he may take a low­ er price for it. Wheat, like other crops is uncertain. Drought may cause the grain to become brown and sere. A pest may eat the heart out of the kernels, Prevalence of smut may render the grain useless for good flour making. A general frost may blight the whole country. What can any board do in the presence of such conditions? The catch as catch can method of marketing had its disadvantages but it did not make a business dependent of the farmer. Var­ ious board do some good work but those who trust in them too much arc in grave danger of finding themselves leaning on a slender staff. The Russians at It Again When Russia shut off rail and canal transpiration of goods from the portion of the Berlin population under western control we had our suspicions that things were not as they appeared. We are sure of it now. The western powers protested to Russia that the excluding of their access to Ber­ lin was poor business at best and ought to be .stopped forthwith. It is at this point that the Russian cat got out of the bag. Russia says in effect that she will lift the blockade if the allies grant her certain con­ cessions. That is, Russia is promising to be good if and when the western allies re­ ward her for so doing. Should the allies refuse to comply with the request of Rus­ sia she will oil up her broadcasting outfit and tell the people of Berlin what oppres­ sors those westerners are. Should the al­ lies comply with the Russian request, Rus­ sia will ask for still more concessions. She will say. “Our new demands are quite as reasonable as those you conceded to us.” And Russia pushes her plans by sheer bluff and manuoevre. It is high time that the allies did some sharp treading on Russian toes. So far Russia has been taking the lead. There is a fear that Russia’s feelings will be hurt. She hasn’t sensibilities. Like all bullies, she is a coward at heart. # & n5 Self-destructive Those inflated prices are. working out their own destruction. For a considerable time there was the call to have more pa­ per money in circulation. The result was that people were expected to pay more money for the articles they required. Put thiA thing another way, people commenced using their credit. This sort of thing went on nationally as well as individually. Many said, ‘‘I can’t pay for this thing but I’ll give my note.” The peculiar thing about this note giving was that the date on which the note was due was concealed. It was, however, what we used to call a demand note or something like an l.O.U. Let it be known that a number of old fashioned folk have seen through this thing and are not stretching their credit. They have learned from the experience of the business world after the first World War. Accordingly they are and have been shunning those high prices. They are practising two things. First they ar.e doing without every­ thing but necessities and these necessities they are making out of odds and ends that hitherto have been neglected. The back garden is no longer a fad but a source of revenue. That garden is being cultivated with a purpose. Those spare hours are be­ ing invested therein. Those who can work but who are no longer able for a hard day’s work are resolutely doing what they can. Daughter is finding the value of the sew­ ing machine. Son is finding his way to real jobs. He is turning into a worker ra­ ther than a sport. In other words, there is a turning of the. financial and social wheel to the Scottish economy with respect for the garden and the needle, and shears. Scotland’s care for,the cultivated field and the w’cll tended flock of sheep and the well-bred cattle made the countryside, well to do. This same economy asserted itself in the education of the family to the de­ gree that youth were found leaders in every enterprise, Small potatoes one may urge? Not a bit of it. Quality is not- measured by the tape line alone. Big noise and big figures arc not the measure of prosperity. The one. who is out for a great stroke of business only finds that his credit shrinks suddenly and irrecoverably. * st: * Sjt Outmanouvered The western power# are no match for the Russians when it comes to political manouvering. The British labour govern­ ment and the United States avhe dawdled along with Russia allowing Russia to set the pace, in Berlin particularly. The re­ sult is that it was a dark day for tl>e Al­ lies when the British voters were seized with a political spasm that left Anthony Eden out of ruling powers. Britons said “give us a labour government and our i roubles with Russia and the business world will be over. They are learning now that it fares ill when folly drives the national band wagon. <4 Sj4 # # Strawberries proved a good crop. And now Ibe raspberries are. promising well by us. CAN AMERICA BE DEPENDED UPON? Fitzpatrick, in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. «TIMES» Go By !!----:---------------_-----------------—————------E 50 YEARS AGO This year the Orangemen of the district of South Huron cele­ brated the 12tli of July at the Village of Hensail. There were upwards of 3,000 people from different, parts of the district in attendance and some 25 colors represented. The procession was formed at 2:30 p.m. and was led by the band of the 33rd Batta­ lion of Volunteers and the Park­ hill Brass Band. The County Master, Mr. John Scarlett, Mar­ shalls F. Davis and A Nevin, all three mounted on white horses, the Lady Blue, the three fife and drum bands, the 2,000 bril­ liantly uniformed brethren with flying banners presented a most attractive scene. Speeches were delivered by the local clergy and the Rev. Hodgins, of Seaforth, and Rev. William McDonagh, of Stratford. The heavy frost on Sunday night last did considerable da­ mage. The vegetables suffered the most. Mr. A. Q. Bobier has had a boiler house erected at the crea­ mery and a new boiler placed therein. Wilbur Cudmore left on Mon­ day for Harrow where he has accepted a position with Messrs. Straith & Manning. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Cobbledick left Tuesday on a pleasure trip to Montreal. 25 YEARS AGO The local Orangemen together with a number of citizens at­ tended the 12th of July celebra­ tion at Stratford. Workmen are making progress in transforming the vacant post office site into a playground. The excavation has been filled in and the ground is being worked up and levelled. Mr. Mervin Camm has resign­ ed his position at Cole’s drug store and has accepted a simi­ lar position in London. Bett’s Bakery have installed a bread mixer and will now be able to supply the public with more and better bread. On Monday Mr. Norman Hoc­ key, barber, has the misfortune to cut one of his fingers with a razor and it required. several stitches to close the wound. On Tuesday of last week Mr. C. W. Christie, of Stephen, met with a nasty accident. He was riding a bicycle to attend a meeting of school trustees when he struck some gravel and was thrown off. He suffered a dis­ location of the right elbow and a fracture. 15 YEARS AGO A raspberry supper was held on the lawn of the Trivitt Me­ morial Church on Friday eve­ ning last and was a very suc­ cessful affair.- The supper was followed by a splendid program. Rev. Hunt occupied the chair. A men’s style parade was given as was also a mock silent movie with captions read from the side of the stage. Messrs. Geo. W. Lawson, Al­ bert Traquair, Thos. Pryde and W. W. Taman motored to St. Catharines on Wednesday morn­ ing to attend the Masonic Grand Lodge. The judging of the school gar­ dens took place on Saturday last with Messrs. Geo. Mawson and Wm. Ward acting as judges. The winners were Bobby Eller- ington, Stewart Fuke, Orville Snell. The price of bread has ad­ vanced to eight cents in Exeter. IO YEARS AGO Mr. Cecil Laing, who has been employed with the Wickwire Press, left last week for Erin where he has secured a position with the Erin Advocate. Mr. Theo. Walper, leader of the Exeter Band, attended a Band Master’s Convention at Sarnia on Saturday. Mrs. McKenzie, of Shelburne, has purchased the Rattenbury Hotel at Clinton. Nelson Squire, of Woodham, suffered the fracture of two ver­ tebrae in his neck when he fell from a load of hay Saturday af­ ternoon. The load tipped and Mr. Squire was thrown over a fence, lighting on his head. Haying in the district is about completed. Mr. Harold Flynn has taken a position at the Wishing Well Pop Works at London. The Exeter and C r e d i t o n L.O.L. celebrated the 12th of July in Stratford. Mr. R. N. Rowe, Misses Vera and Reta Rowe and Bob Dinney left on Monday on a motor trip to Hangar. Pa. Six boys from Exeter attended the Boys Camp near Goderich last week. Those attending were Jack Sweet, Richard Pilon, Ellis Pearce, Rano • Robinson, Walter Sims and Harold Elliot. News of Interest to Huron County Farmers By W. On Wednesday, July 7th, G E. Nelson former Assistant Agri­ cultural Representative foi’ Hur­ on, and his pretty bride, formerly Dorothy McIntyre, R. N., of Clinton, upon their ret-urn from their .honeymoon in North­ ern Ontario, were guests of hon­ our at a reception held in the Town Hall, Clinton. The happy couple were presented with sew era! gifts by the County Warden Hugh Berry, Bert Lobb, Presi­ dent of Huron Federation, and Mayor McMurray, of Clinton. Russell T. Bolton, Past Presi­ dent of Huron Federation, acted as chairman for the even­ ing. Those present enjoyed a splendid concert by local talent and an enjoyable evening was rounded out by a dance to the music of Ken Wilbee’s Orches­ tra, Huron wishes the popular young couple every happiness and prosperity. Clinton Junior Farmers are V. Roy holding a Weiner Roast at Bay- field on Wednesday evening, July 14 th. Huron County farmers, to date, have failed to take their quota of shares in the proposed Co-operative Automobile .Insur­ ance Association. We can’t ex- pect to have this service by wishful thinking. Before Insur­ ance can be written, it will be necessary to raise the necessary reserve capital. Don’t let Huron County down. In the past, several affiliated organizations in the County Fed­ eration of Agriculture, have failed to send a director repres­ enting their organization, • to County directors’ meetings. Ih order that both organizations may derive mutual benefit from this affiliation, it. is necessary that appointed directors attend all directors’ meetings. Let’s all work together for the future of I the Industry. I Our Investment Department has prepared a memorandum for the guidance of our Officers on IMPERIAL OIL and INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM rights and exchanges A copy will gladly be furnished on request. Write to John D. Wilson, Trust Officer, who is in your district from time to time. '"V'ANADA'IkUST Company Main Branch — Dundas & Clarence — London, Ont. We Sell Them ! ® We do not keep good feeds, WE SELL THEM. High quality Co-op feeds made, from cleaned grain. We can also supply you with whole grain, cleaned for your feeding purposes. Consult your mill manager for your wants and prices. j ® We still have a supply of No. 2 and No. 3 good - quality Shingles, some. Barbed Wire, and some ' Fence. There is a good supply of Hog Fence. . Fence a piece of ground and turn this sows and . pigs out to pasture. We have a supply of Trial ’ Steel Posts. j ® We have a fair supply of Insecticides, Sprays, quantity of 50% D.D.T. Some 24D. Now is the i time to kill the weeds and bugs.I i © One bundle (4 sq.) Granary Lining, one roll of Corugated Asbestos Paper, Cello Glass for hen i house and barn windows. For sellers of whole ' milk, we have Milk Strainers and Co-op Filter I Discs. ] ® Co-op Milking Machines, Co-op Electric Fencers, l Co-op Hot-Shot Batteries, I ® Jiffy Fence. Fixers. Come in and see them. Fix I that broken wire in a jiffy, i ® We, have a few 600-16 Car Tires that we would j like, to’1 dispose of. If you bring your own contain- l er we will give one gallon of Co-op top quality ; motor oil with every tire purchase. i > — BUY FROM — EXETER DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE Mill 287j — Phones — Office 287w