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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1946-11-07, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7th, 1946 Cxeter Thues established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1924 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO Jun IndOpendOftt Newspaper devoted to the interests of the yilij^ag0 pt Exeter and Surrounding District Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers’ Association; Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWNA ,tn Advertising Copy Must be in Our Rands Not Eater Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2,00 a year, in advance; six months, $1.00 three months 60c J. M, SOUTHCOTT - - PUBLISHER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7th, 1946 A Fine Bit of Conduct Every credit is due the youth of Exeter for its fine celebration of Hallowe’en. There were a fine number of spirits abroad but they were spirits of the right sort. Our boys and girls hold their own and a little more with the boys and girls of any other community. They can play ball. They can trip the light fantastic with grace. They learn their lessons in school. They know .their share of the best thoughts of the best folks, living .and dead. They know what a Sunday School is for and give us the best of reasons to hope that they will take the place of good citizens when the time for their doing so arrives. Best of all, they are demon­ strating that they know how to behave them­ selves when the time for fun arrives. And all honour to the busy men and women wh^ de­ light in the high spirits of youth and who pro­ vide the ways and means for the expression in a wholesome way of the overflow of youthful exuberance. Why should one be old when he is still young and creep into the jaundice by be­ ing peevish.* * * * Well Done, October October this year was on her good be­ haviour. We have had one of the mildest Oc­ tobers on record, sun spots or no sunspots. Farm work has been well overtaken. Children have played up to then- bent. Madam has out­ done herself raking up leaves and making the air dim with autumn smoke. All sorts of trans­ planting has been done as a mild hint to spring to be timely in her arrival. Verandah chairs have welcomed their summer friends. Winter clothing has continued to enjoy its moth-ball fragrance. Church anniversaries have been well attended. And now we look to November to be merciful. Some one has written about No­ vember whose surly blast makes fields' and forest bare, but these are times marked by change?. November will be* well thought of if she takes pattern by October’s good conduct. & ■» « •» That New Street Machine Again we are reminded of the passing of Dobbin. That new contrivance for snow remov­ al -will displace that fine snow plow that was so welcome after ,a night’s fall of the beautiful, but inconvenient ‘‘beautiful.” But we’ll not for­ get the cheerful tinkle of the merry little bell. Bing a progressive journal, The Times-Advo- cate is asking the men in the seats of the mighty to arrange while opportunity is abundant, to have the streets sanded. These grave and wise men know how essential this work is and have the inventive powers to devise the ways and means of getting this duty done. Further, will these same reverend men see to it that a lawn rolling attachment is prepared to work with the new sidewalk cleaning outfit. » « * «. ... IT W* • r ! ' Disappointing! Disappointment is felt because the nation­ al council meeting in New York is not achiev­ ing as was desired. Let us not forget a great -deal has been done by getting the nations to­ gether to consider matters of common interest. Whatever legislation may or may not issue from the gathering the nations will understand each other as they never have understood each other before. This is a decided gain. Further, the average man is learning that the ballot box looms large in the eyes of most political lead­ ers. It is natural and right that this should be so. What the average citizen is learning is that too many politicians whittle for the good of their constituents from one side of the mouth but whstie for themselves from the other side of their mouth. John Citizen is seeing this ugly fact with startling clearness. And, in his slow way, John Citizen is going to do something about it. Some politicians are rubbibng their eyes at what they are seeing in this respect. Indeed, some politiciaans are looking at the discard heep. If the gathering has done noth­ ing more than to cause a stirrng among the dry bones of the voters of the world, it will have accomplished a great deal, # * * » Not That Way When the Nazis were beaten to their knees a great many well-meaning people who had for­ gotten the lessons of history said that all that was needed to insure peace of the world was for representatives of the nations victorious in the struggle to get together and to devise ways and mean> for so doing. It would be as easy as that, I’he "Allies fought together to win the War, The logical thing was for them to work together harmoniously for the preservation of peace. It must be admitted that there was more of the dove in all this than there was of the serpent. During the war it was evident that un­ less the Allies hung together they would hang separately, United action was imperative. It must be immediate. Were the Allies to have long' discussions over the minutest chip in the porridge the Nazis would spear them and that would be that. With victory over the foe at the gates, the nation? settled down to the old game of getting when one hud the power and of keeping all they could nail down, The war had not opened men’s minds to the value of unity of' action. Rather the %tr6ng fellow said “Who dare meddle with me?” and the man of the world said that if there was any meddling to be done the other fellow was free to follow that road to the top of his bent, The simple fact is that the nation? have been meeting again and again while we stay-at-home-folk have been afraid to tune in on the radio or to open the paper lest we learn that war had broken out. At the present writing, agreement among the nations as to the ways and means of preserving the peace of the world seems as far off as ever. Only the doves are satisfied that all is well, The reason for their being sat­ isfied is that they are doves. Under the lead­ ership of Mr. Molotov the Russians are play­ ing a cat and mouse game. One hour they are purring as sweetly as the nicest tabby you ever saw. The next minute they show their relation to the tiger. When we realize that the. Russians are Russians interested in their own good we will get somewhere. When Russia plays horse she has both lines and whip under her control. She’ll play under no other condition. No doc­ ility on our part will change her one iota. That is the simple fact. Further, the western powers have been unfortunate in tlieix* choice of negotiators by comparison with Molotov they are crude affairs. They fight with the club while Molotov wields the rapier. * ■» * * That Disarmament Talk “Don’t look for a fight but when you are up against a bully be sure to get your fist in first.” That’s what dad taught us in the old rough and tumble days. Sweet words are nice to listen to. It is lovely for us to gaze soul- fully into one another’s eyes and to say that we are all brothers. But when we get on the overalls or sit down to the hard work of the office we find that a great many people are trying to get oui’ last dollar out of our jeans. We tried disarmament after the last wax* and came precious near to lose everything dear to the heart of civilized man. Heaven, we found, has a way of helping- those who help them­ selves. When anyone proves himself a nuisance we must be prepared to deal with him. Failing to do so, our enemy will have the fillings in our t.eetli. If the British Empire is to. carry on, there are two things she must do. First, she must prove‘herself true to'the moral and spirit­ ual heritage won for her at terrible cost and then be ready to defend that heritage against all comers. She must be prepared to trade with all who will deal with hex- on just terms. She must be willing to stand with every nation that stands right without meddling or interference. If there is to be disarmament it must begin with the murderers and the burglars. * * * ■» u Those Milk Prices We made some inquiries regarding the price of milk. One consumer who requires five quarts of milk per day said that it was not so irritat­ ing to pay the additional price one. xhorning or one week but when it came to paying the price month in and month out it became a real financial burden. She added that it seemed too bad that just when consumers were persuaded to use more milk, on the grounds that it was the best food for humans, that milk should be advanced in price. “We wonder, she added, if there has been a plan in all this!” Her con­ clusion was that she would continue to reduce the amount of milk she would ask for. When it came to the milk distributor we found that the small distributor was not making as much as would appear at first. Further inquiry brought out the fact that the large distributor was well paid for his work. Even in the case of the large milk handler it was found he needed to heed his p’s and q’s ox- he would come out at the small end af the horn. The milk producers when asked about the cost of milk production told us that the cost Varied from season to' seas­ on and even from day to day. Weather, past­ ure, crops all enter into the price of milk production, to say nothing of the high price of farm labor. “We have to be up on oux- toes all the time or we’ll be badly left,” these milk producers told us. Suppose we find T.B. or Bang’s in our herd? In that way scores of producers have lost nearly their whole herd. It takes years to acquire a good working herd and the risk is considerable at every turn in the business. So there you are, gentle reader. We hope that commission appointed to look into the whole situation will give some light on the subject. Meanwhile the high cost of milk makes it harder for a great many of us. * « « « Note and Comment According to a Toronto engraver, the ear may be more useful than the eye in detecting those counterfeit $‘5 bills, and he recoihmeiids running a suspected bill over the lobe of the ear. Money talks, as we all know, and the counterfeit bill would naturally speak in a falsetto voice.---Goderich Signal-Star, IQ YEARS AGQ iAt a meeting of tho Municipal Council Monday evening the by-law was passed ^thoi’taing the reeve and clerk to sign a contract tor the erection of a municipal building opposite, the Exeter School. The work is to be proceeded with at once. The contractors are H, Q. Hipel & Co., of Preston. - With ah audience that packed the large auditorium, James Street "United Church welcomed a former pastor, Rev, D. McTavish for the .anniversary services on Bunday. Miss Merna (Sims has accepted a position in the offices of Messrs Gladman & Stanbury. 'D.D.G.M, Chas. Salter, of the and bis installing officersI.O.O.F.j Uuu UB ***»*«>♦*♦**« together With the first degree. team of the \ Seaforth lod^e Wednesday evening. Anne I";, 1 "* 1''r” and Mrs, A, Exeter lodge visited tlxe Morgan, daughter of Mr. W. Morgan, S.S. No. HURONDALE W. I. The Hurondale Women’s Insti­ tute held their October nxeeting at the home of Mrs. Garnet Johns with an attendance of thirty, and with Mrs. JCernick presiding. The xxxeet- ing opened with the Institute Ode, followed by the Roll Call and the business. The Institute voted $45 for the adoption and cax'e of a Euro- peaxx child and also intend holding a Bazaar and Cooking Bale in Exe- ter at the end of November. After the. business, Mi’s. C. Cann presided for the program consisting'of com­ munity singing led by Mrs. R. Jeff­ rey, Current events were given /by Mrs., Wm, Johns and Mrs. Elford and a 'Piano solo hy Mrs, P, Johns, Mrs, Strang and Mrs. Moir gave a demonstratioxx on Salad Making which proved very instructive. Three .different salads were made and tlxe ladies sampled these salads at the lunch which was sewed by ’ ihe hostess and hex' committee. The10 Usborne, won the spelling con-j -- . , test at the. annual public speaking t November meeting will be held at and spelling i------ ... ' Saturday last, .Mr, Wm. Cook, of the Rock Bottom Grocery Store in town, has recently purchased the'grocery and meat business in Hensail from A. E. Wuerth and will open for busi­ ness shortly. match held at Clinton ] the home of Mrs. Case, 15 YEARS AGO Mr. R. H. Sayers, who has been in charge of the Exeter Branch of the 'Canadian Bank of 'Commerce since the first of June, has received the appointment as manager of this branch. Hallowe'en passed off quietly in town. There were very few pranks played and little damage done to property. A number of parties were held. Messrs. Calvert and Bill' Cham­ bers, Joe Kernick and Irwin Ford are in the Bruce Peninsula this week -duck shooting.- An enthusiastic meeting of hock­ ey fans was held in Mr. E, R. Hop­ per’s furniture store Thursday eve­ ning of last week with a large number present. It was decided to enter a team in the iixtermediate series of the O.H.'MA. The officers elected were as follows: president, Albert Traquair; vice-president, Sandy Elliott; secretary-treasurer, Geo. Tracy; ’ executive, ‘Dr. Dunlop, Dr. (Fletcher, W. E. Middleton, E. R. Hopper, .Silas Reid and D. A. Gordon. 'Clarence Pickard will man­ age the team this year. A splendid concert was 'given in the Exeter f evening by ; artists undei- Phyllis Gray, the A.Y.P.A. Church. Mir. L. V. arth Baby Chick Hatchery, accom­ panied by his father, Mr. S. J. Hog­ arth, left Friday last -with a truck load of pullets and apples for South Porcupine, New Ontario. This is the longest trip Mr. Hogarth taken to deliver his orders. 'fa-,. <—~ 25 YEARS AGO Miss Anne L. Sanders has cepted a position in Waterloo left on Thursday last. Dr. and Mirs. .Lindsay, who have been in England for several months where the doctoi’ took a post grad­ uate course in medicine, have re­ turned home. Mr. N. P. Warrener has opened a butcher shop in the store in the Murdock Block, Hensail. A shooting match was giyen 'by Thos. Routley on his farm,. London Road South, on Monday. A nice ■crowd was present. Mr. Fred Hun­ kin acted as referee. Sides wer.e chosen by Mr. John Hunkin and Mr. Thos. Routley, the former win­ ning ‘by five birds. Following are the scores: John-' Hunkin 8, Fred Kerr 10, L. Johns 5, A. Hackney 7, J. Stanlake 4, R. Hodgson 3, J. Shenk 4, total 41; Thos. Routley 6, A. Steele 9, Wilfred Johns 2, Jack- son Woods 3, T. Heywood 5, G. Flynn 5, C. Well' 6, total 36.. A big crowd attended Elimville Church fowl supper on Monday night. The musical program. was 'given by the James Street choir of Exetei* assisted by Mr. M. R. Rennie and Mr. Goodwin, .of Exeter. Messrs. Wm. Skelton and Herb Cross, after spending several months in the West, returned to town Tuesday evening. Opera House Monday a number of London • the direction of Miss , under the auspices of . of Trivitt Memorial Hogarth, of the c.Hog- 50 YEARS AGO Mr. James Dennis, who for sev­ eral years has- been conducting the carriage shop foi' Mi’. Henry Jones, has severed his connection and has started 'business in the same line in the premises on Main Street re­ cently vacated by Mr. D. Spicer. The initial meeting of the Exeter Curling Club was held iix the Town Hall on Wednesday evening last. The following officers were elected: B. S. ‘ ' Dr. J. Muir, Chap.: treas. Hyndman, J. R. BOulton and N. (D. Hurdon was appointed to wait upon the proprietors of the rink to ar­ range for securing the Mr. A. Stewart left for Trail Creek, B.G., a Cai' load of Boblet. The agency been cancelled regulation, and smaller towns Jiave been abolished Mf. Henry Roeses, Of Dashwood, has sold his cider mill. He will re­ tain possession till the close of this season, He has already made ever 40.00(0 gallons Of cider this and the rush still continues. Parent’s Night at No. 10 Hay A very enjoyable evening was spent on' Friday at S.S. TO- Hay when the parent’s and guests were entertained by the pupils under direction of the teacher, Mrs. P. A. Ferguson, ©avid Ingram ,was Chairman over the program and after a few brief remarks the en­ tire school sang “God Bless Our Canada” “Land of Spain” “Hun­ ter’s Horn” and “Fairies”. Recita­ tions were given by Grade 1 pup­ ils; a group pf songs were sung by Juniors, “Little Boy Blue” and “Little Bo-Peep”. .Shirley Coleman gave a story- entitled “The Wee Wee Woman”. This was followed by a group of songs, “Plink, Plink Plink”, “A Message” and “Do You Know” Announcements were made Education Week and Oux- Program by Jeaxx Mousseau; Health Report by Marion Tinney; Crafts by Betty Armstrong and Ray Ingram, ing games entitled “Looby and “The Noble Duke of were done by Grades )lf to play entitled .“William Tell” was introduced by Louise Hyde and I presented by the Senior pupils. I Mrs. R. Simpson was the guest speaker and gave aix .excellent ad­ dress on “Arts” displaying some work done by her pupils of S.S. 1, Tuckersmith. Betty Armstrong and Shirley 'Chapman took up the collection. A Hallowe’en - costume parade concluded the program and Mr. Albert Shirray was called up­ on to name the pupils in costume. Rev. Sanderson led in community­ singing with Mrs. Charles Forrest accompanist. The closing song was “The Land -.of Glad Tomorrows”. Refreshments were served and social hour enjoyed by all. Sing- Loo” York” 4. A An Excellent Medicine An excellent medicine I That's how many cold Sufferers describe Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup, a quick and pleasant remedy for coughs, colds, sore throat, spasmodic croup, asthma and bronchial troubles. Pleasant tasting, safe and,effective, Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup takes hold almost instant!^. It helps to loosen the phlegm and mucus, soothe the irritated membranes, stimulate the bronchial organs and clear the air passages. ? Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup has been a popular family remedy for nearly 50 years. Get a supply today and be prepared to combat coughs and colds. Price 35c a bottle; the large family size 60c, on sale at all drug counters. The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. One more can be one too many 1(----Xvr 'j W L Even Hydro cannot always find immediate room for one more consumer. O'Neil, 'honorary president; A. Rollins, president; John Vice-president; Rev. H. Btay, A. Jones, sec.; N. D, Hurdon, .'A committee of Dr. H. K. •apples ice. on Saturday in charge of for Mr. A. for the C.P.R. has here. This is a hew all officers in the Boss; "“Get out! You're Employee; “Fired! I thought slaves were sold!” Present demands for Hydro power taxes existing facilities to the utmost. This is due to ever-increasing use of low-cost Hydro service plus necessarily restricted Hydro construction during and since the War. Shortage of materials and equip­ ment makes it impossible to speedily accomplish expansion long since planned. Lines and transformers now serving any one district can carry just so much power. Wherever that capacity is being completely used by present consumers, addition of new customers could be made only at the expanse of service to the old, Until new materials for extensions are obtainable. This condition applies in city, town and country. Everything possible is being done to overcome it. New equipment is being installed as fast as it becomes available. Your Hydro Commission trusts and believes you will recognize the facts; and assist, by your patient co-operation, in the orderly restoration of the prompt service that your Hydro always strives to maintain. fired! always Season In the meantime, let your Hydro know as early as possible of any planned substantial increase in your power needs, and use this low­ cost servant wisely* THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO i