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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1946-09-19, Page 2Bmp* 1 • THE T1MES.APV0CATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19(h, IMS W Cxeter ®imejj=^bbocate ytmftg established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated Movember 1984 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO An independent of the. Village Newspaper devoted to the of Exeter and, Surrounding interests District Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers’ Association: Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division pf 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 OOc I. M. SOUTHCOTT - " PUBLISHER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th, 1946 Time To Clean Up For a good score years and more “interests” of one sort and another have had the Canadian government hy the nose and have led the rest of the citizens about very much as some animals are led about at fall fairs. The control has been by means of cash payments for party funds. Parties tell the rest of us that elections are not won by prayers. How far this sort of thing has gone is only too well known by every in­ formed Canadian. Lately a new element has entered the arena that is likely to prove ex­ tremely inimical to the interests of everyone who believes and follows the ideal of a free, progressive Canada, We refer to the domination of the government by something like bodies of men organized to get what that organization asks for no matter what the remainder of the citizens require. We believe that the govern­ mental ear should be open to the plea of any business. We believe, too, that the ear of the government should listen to the request of any citizen. We believe, too, that the government should formulate its own policy after it has con­ sidered the requests of all the citzens who have expressed their desires. What is needed now is that the government should do some thor­ ough housecleaning and do some independent legislating and law enforcement. This is the time for it to take such action. Canada is ut- terlj' sick of the mess in which we are welter­ ing. the cleaning-up process may involve some head-cracking, but some heads get sense into them by no other means. If the government will act strongly now it can save the day. We see no serious prospect of bloodshed at pres­ ent but no one can forecast what will be the outcome should we follow the policy of delay and appeasement and hope to wriggle out of our predicament at the caprice of some happy chance. « « » » What Next? We have witnessed a strange spectacle recently. A large number of men have refused to act on the government’s suggestion in a situation that is working no end of harm to the commonwealth and that threatens still greater damage in the future. The government had set apart men to treat with all parties concerned and thousands of men refused to follow the St' government’s carefully considered ,lead. What next, we ask? We are well aware that the government is the servant of all the people. We are equally aware that the government is the appointed servant of no special class of the people as opposed to the welfare of all the people. When any individual or any class of the people sets up its will in opposition to the government a condition of affairs exists that must be thought of and spoken of as terrible. Men have been hanged for that very thing. "We ask again has the government failed to show itself equal to the occasion? It seems that its best offices have proven unacceptable. Should the government give way to rulers who can control the situation? We ask, further, has the government found that its present course of action is inadequate, and is it prepared to say that it had no business interfering with the strike situation? Is the government being driv­ en to admitting that its duty is discharged when it preserves law and order for every citizen in the land of the maple and beaver and that it exceeds its authority when it says what wages should be paid or accepted by its citizens. If the government has come to this wise conclus­ ion it should state its findings and assure us that it is through with paternalism that has wrought hardship to all in Canada. * » * * Those Votes Those votes regarding the strikes are not satfsfacto-ry, to the public at least, and the public is seriously interested in those strikes. One day we are told that the strikers voted thus and so on. Another day we are told that only a relatively small proportion of the strik­ ers voted and that the ballot did not express the mind of the strikers. We are not in. a posi-, lion to say how many strikers voted and how many refrained from voting. We say, however, that in a matter so serious as the present strikes, the votes should be taken by the gov­ ernment, the expense to be borne by the par­ ties involved in the strike but under strict gov­ ernment supervision. As things stand this hour the 'public is not sure that the voting of the strikers indicates .the mind of the strikers* Yet the strike leaders go on the assumption that the vote of the strikers is decisive. As things look now, we are approaching a condition in which two or three men can cripple the whole manufacturing and * agricultural and trading life of the commonwealth. If this is not com­ munistic will someone tell us what is? Com­ munism is a bad stick to be tarred with. Let us not forget that it is not far from booze to brick bats. ? « * * Some Tall Forgetting Since the close of the war the western allies have been doing some tall forgetting. These allies did not forget to return hearty thanks for the victory given them by High Heaven. When peace terms were to be arranged there was no supplication offered for guidance for u work so stupendous and so fateful. The armed forces forgot that they were men and soldiers and officers and gentlemen. For this reason things pertaining to their great duties were taken very easily. Peace officers were- in a mellow mood as their actions have abundant­ ly proven. Business men concluded that things were bound to come our way, as they lightly boasted. We know the miserable hobbles that have restricted our pace. Anyone who will take, a half hour to think will see the mess we. are in. Haywire has got hopelessly entangled with our every activity, We have come to the pass where anything may take place. The baby beats the nurse at his sweet will, The part has come to be greater than the whole to so sad an extent that parties heed the behest of government at their sweet will. The trouble now menacing the peace of the world in Greece, and Palestine never would have emerged had all parties to those now grave affairs seen to it that responsibili­ ties were honorably and freely discharged. The inky cataracts issuing from the press regarding the settlement of'world affairs never would have started had governments selected states­ men instead of talkers as then’ representatives. Some people never heed a fire alarm till the fire hose is pointing through their own door­ way. » «• * « We Must Get The Long View Great demands have been made upon both employers and labourers since the final V-Day. Everywhere there was a call for goods- Orders poured in from both foreign and domestic mar­ kets. Many of these orders have gone on unful­ filled but many still invite the attention of of­ fice and bench. The danger that we have not al­ together escaped on the part of all concerned with the filling of these orders is the grabbing for immediate and large returns. Some say that the business management has sought to crowd labour in order that big business profits might accrue. Still others say that labour has seen the present busy times as the opportunity to demand higher wages. Management has con­ tended that it cannot carry on and expand its equipment unless it receives larger profits. Labour finds itself beset by the keen require­ ment of large pay. Hence the strikes that hourly become more menacing. What we require this hour is a more excellent way of doing things than this land ever has known. Management must be kept progressively expanding but fair and liberal in its treatment of all who work for them. Some firms that we might mention have already done this very thing and are now do­ ing that very thing. No one method applies to all firms but the principle of enlightened co­ operation applies everywhere- Selfishness that leads to cutting the rope over close to the neck simply is ruinous. Greed and penny-pinching get neither labour nor management anywhere. The job that is being forged out today must be well done but the job for tomorrow must be pro­ vided. Shortsightedness on the part of labour and management cannot but result in business stagnation. 4 » * « Abused Their Opportunity When tbe national representatives met in Paris to consider the ways and means of secur­ ing a just and lasting peace there was a raucous clamour to have the correspondents of the vari­ ous news agencies admitted to listen to the various discussions. This insistence was made in the interest of keeping suspicion as to what was being done in abeyance. That is, the public desired to hear all that was being said by the various international representatives. Diplom- ac.y was to be open. The day of secret diplomacy was to vanish like the ghosts of the night. The correspondents were admitted. What followed? The same old crop of conjectures and guesses. Men like Mr. Molatov had considerable to say but they bald a great deal in reserve that they did not say. Indeed, we have no difficulty in seeing the quiet smile with which Mr. Molatov covered the faces of the onlooking correspond­ ents. We may be utterly mistaken but we can­ not but believe that the correspondents did not understand what Was going On under their vari­ ous very noses. We do not see how open diplom­ acy is to succeed any more than we can see how business is td be carried on in the open. All cards on the table is a slogan that deceives no one except those who are unfamiliaar with business, either public or private. ^Everyone in his senses keeps something to himself he scarcely tells to any. Only a fool utters all his mind. Speech is silver but silence well practiced is golden. The correspondents at the Paris conference have failed because of a serious and obvious lack of good judgment. . » «• * * Note and Comment Mars is licking, his gory chops and smiling grimly. . ' 10 YEARS ago" Mr. J. Zuber, of Kitchener, has purchased from Mr, Edelstein, of Stratbroy. the Fashion Ladles’ Wear Store in the Frayne block and has already taken possession. Rev, *A, Page and Mr. 'William Frayne returned Friday last from a trip to the British isles. According to the terms of the will of Mrs. Qrace Hooper, of Exe­ ter, who. passed away recently, the Centralia United Church benefits to the extent of $1,000. During threshing operations Sat­ urday afternoon ‘ on the farm *of Harold Walper, southwest of Dash­ wood, fire started in the straw stack about ten feet from the large barn and through the heroic efforts of the threshermen and the Dash­ wood fire brigade the barn was saved. It is believed that the fire came out of the blower, Mr. K. J. Sims had the misfor­ tune to have his right hand caught in a machine for the making of boxes at the Exeter Canning Fac­ tory in Saturday, The Exeter Band provided the music at London IFair Friday of last week. Dr, W. E. Weekes is in Toronto this week taking a course in medi­ cine at St, Michael’s Hospital, 15 YEARS AGO The farm home of Mrs, Chas. Box on the fourth concession of Stephen Township caught fire Saturday at noon and but for the prompt action of the neighbors would have -been destroyed. Mrs. Box at the time was visiting with her (daughter, Mrs. Frank Taylor, of town. A number of horseshoe players went to Zurich Monday evening for a friendly game with some of the Zurich players and came out on the short end of the count. Mr. R. E. Pooley, of Winchelsea, is to be congratulated on the ex­ cellent showing he made at the To­ ronto Exhibition with' his egg dis­ play. Mr. Pooley carried off five first prizes and two seconds, out of seven entries. The new grain elevator being con­ structed for Messrs. Thompson and Company, of Blenheim, is about completed, The pinery south of Grand Bend caught fire Sunday and a swath a mile wide on .the east side of the Pinery road swept to within two miles of Grand Bend. About 2,0,00 acres of marsh land was .burned over. (A heavy thunderstorm coming up at the time quenched the fire. Main Attractions At the International Even though, at this year’s Inter­ national, there will he the first real display of the newer developments in farm machinery since the War­ time Prices and Trade Board is- suefl the edict restricting the dem­ onstrations of farm machinery, Gid Dobbin 'has definitely not been shoved completely out of the farm­ ing picture, Those who may entertain any such idea that the horse will even­ tually become obsolete as a source of farm power in Canada, and only be found in zoos and museums, are entirely wrong! According to Pro­ fessor Grant McEwan of the Animal Husbandry* ibranch of the University of Saskatchewan, in spite of the advances made during the recent years of farm machinery, the hprse will continue to be useful in 'Cana­ dian agriculture. The wise farmer, says Prof. Mc­ Ewan, will continue to keep a team or two of good horses to 'do the work which can be done cheaper by horsepower than by tractors. The best mares on the farm should be kept producing as big, quiet young mares would shortly command high prices, He thought that the raising of r,ange horses in large bunches, where 'the handling of them was 'difficult should not be encouraged as it was the gentle, farm-raised colt which was in-demand, and read­ ily found a good market. This year’s Internationaal will see 'demonstrations of all the latest in farm machinery and labor-sav­ ing 'devices, and those attending will also see some of the plowing done by power machinery, but there Will also -be a good display of com­ petition-plowing done by the faith­ ful old horse, whose. dependability on tye farm is so well known. Other features of this year’s In­ ternational that will further .prove that the horse is NOT on its way out, are the demonstrations of :horses|hoeing, an art that many people feel is fast becoming one of the lost arts of the world, and the liorse show. At this show you will- see the various types of horses that have proven themselves almost in- dispensible to tlie farmer who has found that the viewpoint held by Prof. McEwan is true; that there are many aspects of the farm work, that can be, and is, done cheaper by horses than by power machinery. GOOD, AIDS BEAUTY^ AND COMFORtJ» JI fr LESS EYE STRAIN LESS SQUINTING FEWER WRINKLES ■=: s they'last longer ... COST THE SAME HYDRO 1500 HOUR LAMPS AND SAVE MONEY BUY THEM AT YOUR HYDRO OFFICE HL.4CI Many who pioneered the county and unany who first saw the light of day there will be taking advantage of the International to visit their home county and renew acquain­ tances that may have been over­ looked during the more recent years. There will be plenty of space for the ■parking of your cars, so you are asked to accept this as an invitation ' front the 'Committee of the 1946 International Plowing Match, to come out to the Port Al­ bert Airfield on October 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th. Everybody will ibe there and you won't want to be lonely . . . come and pay us a visit! 25 YEARS AGO Exeter Fair this year was an­ other success. The attendance, ow­ ing to the unsettled weather, was not as large as it might have been, but the rain held off well. Among the many oiitstanding features of the Fair was tile'' egg demonstration put on by the Government, assisted by C. F. Hooper, of Exeter. Some of the most noteworthy exhibits of the Fair this year were those of M. E. Gardiner, with a most beau­ tifully arranged line of furniture; W. W. Taman, gents’ suitings and furnishings and O. Southcott, store goods. Sometime during one night last week thieves got into the store of W. W. Taman and stole a quantity of’ men’s furnishings. They got in through the cellar window and went out Gie back door. Mr. Allen W. Sceli has again taken a position at the Huron Garage. Messrs. Wes. Snell, George Wil­ liams, Ulric Snell, Harper Rivers and Rev. Brooks, of Crediton, have returned from England, where they went with cattle. Messrs. E. J. Wethey, H. Spack- inan, W. C. Rivers and G. E-. An­ derson won the Friday evening bowling tourney. 50 YEARS AGO The annual Fall Show under the auspices of the Stephen and Us- borne (Agricultural Society, was held here on 'Monday and Tuesday last. A heavy rain fell on Tuesday, the day being very cold, which somewhat marred the attendance. Messrs. H. and W. Smith, Hay, captured several prizes at the To­ ronto and London fairs for their purebred Durham cattle. » t Mr. Geo. Bissett, wlio is buying apples from Mr. R. S. Lang, ship­ ped one carload from Clandeboye, three from Exeter and two from Hensail to Liverpool last week. Messrs. Gi'dley .and Son are'this week moving to their new show rooms in the Opera Block. Mr. and Mrs. John Spackman re­ turned last Week from their fam­ ous summer resort at Grand Bend, reporting that the season has been an exceptionally good one. Smiles . . . . Sales Manager: "What’s this big item on your expense -account?” Salesman; "My ihote.1 bill.” | Sales Manager: "Well, don’t buy ( any more hotels/’ Young Man: "You remind me of a hinge." Young Lady; "How so?’’ Young' Mian: "Something to adore.” Teacher: "Johnny, what is one- fifth of threo-sixteenths?” Johnny: "I don’t know* exactly, miss, but it’s too ‘small to worry about. Mostly Selling An artist confesses heA put ten year’s work into a picture he has just sold, Nirio Of them are said to' have been devoted to soiling it. < No matter whether you are a farmer or not, you’ll find that there is plenty to interest everyone at a plowing match. There will -be many re-unions at this year’s "Victory Match” which is being held at the Port Albert Airfield on the Blue­ water Highway in Huron County. A Pimple Covered Face Kills Many a Romance pie lives of many young people are made miser­ able by the breaking out of pimples, and ypu probably know of cases where a promising romance has been spoiled by those red, white, festering and pus filled sores on the face. The trouble is not so much physical pain, but the mental suffering caused by the embarrassing disfigurement which very oiten makes the sufferer ashamed to go out in company, o The quickest way to get rid of pimples is to improve the general health by a thorough cleansing of the blood. B uwuu* Burdock Blood Bitters helps to cleanse the blood and with the blood cleansed the complexion should clear up. The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. -fr----1 < »l « ti: These Devices Save Farm Labour Among the farm labour saving deyices assembled or invented by the Engineering Section, Field Husbandry Division, Dominion Experimental Farms Service, are many items of auxiliary utility, quite apart from the plans and specifications for heavier farm machinery. For example, full information with detailed plans and specifications may be obtained for making necessary articles for^poultry, such as, a range water unit, self-waterer, feed trough, water fount, mash feeder, feed mixer, range shelter, and a roost and pit. For sheep there are single and double feeders and for hogs there are a hog breeding crate, loading chute, feeding troughs for all sizes of pigs, self-feeder, pig creep, weighing crate, green feed rack, alfalfa feed rack, hog feeding plat­ form, and farrowing pen. Among miscel­ laneous articles are a harrow dumping device, a breeding stall and bull pen for cattle, feed alley cart, home made anvil, wagon jack, fly trap, hag holder, seed treater, potato cutter, potato sorter, handy farmyard cart, and a low slung wagon. As in the case with heavier farm trucks, tractors, and other machinery full information with plans and specifications may be obtained by writing to, or visiting if convenient, the Engineering Sr Section, FieldJHusbandry Division, ■ Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Extract from Farm News issued by Publicity arid Extension Division, Dominion Department, of Agricul* lure, Ottawa. Ki/ « > \ ,, i \ / x ' Ji J ...and the BofM provides ready money to make them Today scores of farm improve­ ments—large’and small — can be undertaken by farmers even though they may n6t .have the ready cash. Follow the example of thousands of farmers across Canada and discuss your credit needs with the manager of your nearest B of M office. Bank of Montreal working with Canadians iii every walk of lif e . since 1817 Exeter Branch: J, L. HENDRY, Manager' Ask of write lot folder "Quiz for a Go-Ahead Farmer.”