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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.
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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.
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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. ?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Section, FieldJHusbandry Division, ■
Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa.
Extract from Farm News issued by
Publicity arid Extension Division,
Dominion Department, of Agricul*
lure, Ottawa.
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