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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1946-11-21, Page 2Page I THE T1MES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2Ut, 1946 We Cxeter Times established 187$; Advocate established 1881 > amalgamated November 1924 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO In Independent Newspaper devoted to the interests qf the Village of Exeter and Surrounding District Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers’ Association; Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWN A All Advertising Copy Must be in Our Hands Later Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2.00 a yearn in advance; six months, $1.00 three months 60c M. SOUTHCOTT * » PUBLISHERJ. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21st, 1946 AU Is Not Well Russia is having her difficulties with her fin* ances, if all accounts are true. We are not a whit surprised. She has discouraged and pun­ ished thinking. What the overwhelming portion of the Russians do is done under the whip, No matter what a citizen does he does at the com-., mand of someone above him in rank. He is 9. mere tool in the hands of the ruling class. In- ' stead of there being one hundred and eighty million thinkers on behalf of Russian welfare a few do the thinking and the rest are turned into machines and machines that are poorly geared at that, Russia gets her work done by forced labour. Anyone may see where such a way of getting on is sure to take the country. When the thinking faculties are dulled, life soon sinks to a desparately low level. Where any little bit of money one secures is forwith confiscated, business surely, inevitably sinks to its worst. Totalitarianism and Collectivism mean the death of any* nation. For a while, some years ago, a great many people were in ecsta- cies over the way things are done in Russia. Their fondest dream was to associate with people whose system of carrying on smacked of Utopia and the Islands of the blest. A couple of years sojourn in the blessed region and they came home utterly disillusioned and very glad to take the humblest job in Canada or the Unit­ ed States in preference to the very best they could secure in the. land where no life is safe . and liberty never is known. » * * * keepers of the treasures had been, 4uped put of theui by some clever thief, Poland is left lament” ing. A wpnderjpg world wishes to know how the keepers of the treasures were imposed upon so easily, Or is some one lying about it all and waiting for the nine day’s wonder to pass and then to be a few millions, odd, the richer? Of one thing we may be sure, either those-treasures have been destroyed or they are to be had. Sure­ ly our mountjes and the United States F.B.I. will do the jab of finding those treasures. Surely the guilty parties will be overtaken and fittingly punished, But is there a nigger in the woodpile and all that we have been tpld a pipe dream of some sort? The whole thing looks fishy and a bit sensational? a very good yarn to take the place of our old friencLthe sea serpent. It is time for some such story to be abrbad. «■ * * .* Is This The Reason? C n complaining because an article we Was not We can’t get the article, the mercli- us, “Do you know that I am quite those big producers are holding back order to escape the tax.” Is it true ? come to the place where We were had ordered a considerable time ago on hand, ant told sure that goods in Have our producers they bedevil the public in order that they may escape doing their duty by the state? In other ■words, has our government in one or other of its. forms gone so’ far in expenditure and in corresponding taxation that it is encouraging its citizens to stand in the way of the welfare of other citizens. The whole financial situation is in serious need of review, tlireat- Could distin" 10 YEARS AGO A travelling: tea waer' the aro*, pices of the ladies of Mein Street United church was held Friday last and was a decided success, The first visit wad to Canada at the homp of Mrs. W, Martin, then Ire* laud at the home of Mi’s. B. W, F. Heavers, England at the .honi© of Mrs. M. Quauce, Scotland .at the horn© of the Misses Huston and then Unite# States at the home of Mrs- G. Jaques, Each home was tastefully decorated in native cos­ tume. A new sprinkler system as a pro* tection for fire is being installed throughout the Exeter plant of the Canadian Capners, Mr. J, Zulmr and Mrs. Rafter, of Kitchener;, who took over the Fashion Ladies' Wear in Septem­ ber, have closed up shop and de-- parted with the stock oyer • the week-end. • With the” erection of the new * community building on the Exeter •Fair grounds the seventy-five year Old building that- formerly served as an Anglican church in Exeter and which has more recently been used for ,the indoor exhibits at the Exeter Fair, is doomed and will be torn down. The building has car­ ried the rather glorious title of ’‘Crystal ,Palace.” * Mr. Preston Dearing left Tues­ day foy Toronto where he will exhibit ten of his Dorset Horned sheep at the Royal .Winter Fair. Mr. W, F. Abbott, apairist, o is showing a large display of honey at the Royal. .. ----— - Stoneman-Mill The mens© of St. Andrews Pres­ byterian. church, Stratford, was the scene of*a wedding when Rev, es, L, , Walden nutted, in marriage Edna Jean, youngest daughter .of Mr. and Mrs. James Mill of Strat­ ford, to Benson Stoneman, only son of Mr- .and, Mrs. Carl stone­ man, of Hensall. The bride chose a gown’ of white slipper satin, fashioned with a sheer yoke and drop shoulder effect,. The full skirt ended in* a slight train, She ' . . ft double” strand, necklace of cultured pearls. Her fingertip veil fell soft­ ly from a heart-shaped headdress of pleated satin and she carried a ^frower bouquet of red rosea and fern. A reception and wedding dinner was held at Mrs. M. Hamil­ ton’s Tearoom, Stratford. For the wedding trip the couple motored to Montreal and Ottawa, the bride donning a brown gabardine suit with brpwn accessories and a win­ ter white topcoat. wore the bridegroom’s gift, from s ^MSOAHEAD Follow the example of thousands of farmers coast to coast and discuss your credit need for farm improvements with the manager of your nearest BofM. office. Asi or write for ottr folder ■ iiiti “Quiz for a Go-ahead Farmer/’ In I HAnli ‘ Sro i miUM cMuxun . ... .... ............. I I U a retired died in Wednes- his 87 th been ill Those Prices ' We confess a fondess for enterprise. We are by no means the friend of cutting prices. What we do not like is the insane practice of getting the last copper the market will stand. We fail to see the good of the habit of taking the last the customer has simply^ because that practice may be carried out. We believe in following the market but we do not believe in running sales into the ground,. A little investigation will show tens of thousands of people living with the wolf not only on the door mat but actually scratch­ ing holes in the door. When living expenses are met, the workman has not a copper left to pro­ vide for the rainy day, though his roof already has a way of letting in a disturbing amount of starlight* - What will take place when sickness invades the circle or accident overtakes the bread winner., anyone can foresee. In the midst of this insane living we stop to ask, “Who is getting the money Jthe unfortunate worker should have?” Millions are little better off than they were ten years ago. Who has secured their savings. We suggest that labour leaders gener­ ally take a m,ore enlightened view of the possi­ bilities of labour than has been taken- so far. Hitherto the overwhelming emphasis has been placed on wages. Employers have stressed quantity of production. What is very greatly needed in Canada is improvement in the quality of the article turned out for the market. Canada can hold her own only in so far as she presents the world market with an excellent product. When she puts herself forward aS the world’s best producer she will find her wares on an ever expanding market. Other nations will buy from Canada when Canada offers what the market requires. Quality of goods must be the objective of the Canadian producer. Further, the employer must realize in a practical manner that unless his workmen are well fed and well clad and well housed, that the quality of goods the work people produce cannot reach the high standard a competitive market demands. We do not see how this is to be brought about, in this madly whirling .world though we see that ruin is not so far away for a great many unless en­ lightenment takes the place of greed. We are like a cur on a steep slope running full speed ahead with a blind driver whose car is without a brake. M * * .> * That Thieving , It seems that a few centuries ago some people with an artistic bent made up some tapestries in Poland, Thes tapestries were priceless from an Artistic, point of view and of immense value be- cause of the materials used in**their making. It appears, further, that when the last Great War broke out that the Poles who were in- possession of those invaluable treasures saw that Germany was all too eager to seize these treasures, Ac­ cordingly the treasures were removed to Canada for safe keeping, Came the time when Poland wished to have her tapestry treaurcs back, Came the time when Poland asked for those treasures only to be told that the treasures were gone. The. , ■» # * w >• That Terrorism And now the Jews f are alleged to be ening the life of General Montgomery, any act be more unreasonable? This guished. soldier did his simple soldier’s duty in defending the Jews as well as all persons in the Western world, and now the very people he defended threaten his life. How the Jews hope to 'gain anything by a threat so insane it is difficult to understand. The Jews have for centuries made the fundamental mistake of regarding themselves as elected to privilege and not to service. Come what may, this strange people apparently believe they are to dominate the world. All tribes and nations are to pay tribute to the Jew, they boldly assert, 'simply because they are a people of privilege. Reasonable people refuse to accept any such doctrine. Till the Jew realizes the absurdity of his position he must be regarded as the enemy of the race. We regret that this is to be said, but we have no intention of hiding our eyes from the plain facts of the times and of the race. «. .* * * Those U.S, Elections The one thing that is more difficult than forcasting the outcome- of an election is ac­ counting for the outcome of an election. In the United States it looks as if the Republi­ cans were the' winners in the recent contest. Some reasons for. this republican' advance are apparent. The democrats had unbalanced things generally by attempting to regulate men’s con- • duct of business and social procedure “and things generally. If a patch of land were not producing as it should the energies of the gov­ ernment were directed to correcting that defect. Every tree and shrub in the republic was pas­ sed before the administration. Nothing that was of concern to anyone was allowed to pass un­ noticed by a government that seemed to have regarded itself as approaching omniscience. Naturally, sensible people were scunnered of this principle and marked their ballots accord­ ingly. Still others resented the parading the. voice of the dead president in tile- hurly burly of an election contest. Along with these consid­ erations the people saw in the omnipresent meddling of the government with individual and business and social life of the country, an approach to things as they were in Germany and as they are now in Russia. The people saw themselves the dupes and the playthings of government and resolved to have no more of it, not in a panic, and not in any sense herded, to the polls the voters of the republic voted out a government that was failing to give the country the leadership required in such- a perD od as the land was passing through. ‘ -X- <5 Note and Comment /Those traffic lights will 15 YEARS AGO * Messrs. Clarence Down and Mer- vin Cudmore are in Toronto, as members of the Huron Judging team at the Royal Fair. Mr. Ulric Snell, of town, H, Mousseau, J. Johnston Koehler, of Zurich, wer§ Bruce Peninsula last week bagged several fine wild geese. The home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Ryckman was the scene of a de­ lightful banquet given by the los­ ing side in tlie Main Street Mission Circle contest under- the leadership of Miss D. iRyckman. They enter­ tained the winning side, the young men of the. church and also the older members and the former Circle leaders. Dr. Moir, .of Hensall, who for several years has been quietly de­ veloping a country sanatorium es­ pecially for radium treatments has now brought his plans to fruition and is opening an up-fo-date hos­ pital about a mile south of Hensall to be known as the Huron Springs Sanatorium. . On Friday: last while Miss Jean Penhale, accompanied by Misses Viola Skinner, Jean Pilon and Ruth Fras^rrv was driving, going down the hill south of the Aux River, the car crashed through the west side of the bridge carrying away part of the foot bridge and dropped about fifteen feet, turning over in the air and landed top. only County. Winter Messrs, and G. in the and ........... ___ . _J. on its The occupants escaped with minor injuries. 25 YEARS AGC Stephen M. Haines Dies Stephen Milton Haines, Granton district farmer, Victoria Hospital London, day,- November 13 th in year. Mr. Haines ■ had since Saturday. A resident at the the home of , his Haines, Lond'on, since this y^ar, lie formerly Granton. ’ He farmed years and retired in ___ Haines was a native of Woodham. •He was a member of Granton United church, Besides his spn, Armour, he is survived by one sis­ ter, Mrs. Wilson Black,' of Wood­ ham, and a brother Alfred, in Min­ nesota. Interment was in Granton, cemetery Friday afternoon. son, Armour August of i lived near for many 1917. Mr to the electric lights not being in operation Mr. Parsons and Mr. L. Bishop were suspending some lamps from the electric light when in some manner one of the attach­ ments, gave away letting the lamp to the floor. The oil gushed out and soon, ignited but prompt action soon got it under control. Very little damage was done except the charring of one of the seats. J. N. Howard has again the services of Mr. Thos. to run the electric light Mr, secured Brown plant. The fiftieth anniversary of Odd­ fellows in Exeter was fittingly ob­ served on Wednesday evening of last week when Exeter Lodge No. 67 gave an At Home in the Opera House to their members and wives resident Oddfellows and others. The entertainment consisted of ad­ dresses, solos,, orchestra music, a sumptuous supper and progressive euchre. Past D.D.G.M. Bro. J, G. Stanbury occupied the chair. The Nomination for the South Huron Riding of Huron was held in Hensail on. Tuesday, afternoon last. The town hall was packed to overflowing. The nominations took place, the following being the can­ didates: J. J. Merner, of Seaforth, National Liberal Conservative Thos McMillan, of Hullett, Liberal, and William Black, of Tuckersmith, U.F.O. Mr. W. T. Butt on Thursday last was installed Kippen. ‘The James choii" furnished as postmaster at Bank of Montreal l»C|lll Vtorkint, with Canadian} in tvtry walk of lift sinct IS 17 Wake Op And Sing Start The Day Right Do you wake up in the morning full of pep and glad to be alive? Or are you as tired as’when you went to bed? Those who suffer from jumpy nerves, restless­ ness, irritability or a general run-down, condition may need a good tonic to help build up the system. . Milburn’s Health and Nerve Pills have been regarded as such a tonic for more than 50 years. They contain the purest of ingredients and are made under the supervision of experienced chemists and pharmacists. You ’ll find Milburn’s Health and Nerve Pills a real help in stimulat­ ing the nerve cells and improving your general condition. They’re sold at drug counters everywhere so look for the trade mark the (t Red Heart, ’’ Price 50c a box. Tito T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. Street Methodist . . ____ the musical pro­ gram at the fowl supper at Chisel­ hurst Methodist church on Monday evening, Mr. Wm. Sillery lias disposed of his 100 acre farm in Usborne situ­ ated on the Corner of London Road and Thames Road to Mr. Peter Moir, On week through a rear window to the store of Mr. J. W. Powell and carried away a number of articles. Messrs. Herb SoufhcOtt and Harper Rivers returned home on Saturday evening from England. of Usborne. ’ Wednesday night of last thieves made an entrance be just the thing1. Canada by robbingWe’ll never get rich in to pay -Paul. * * * not the cost of carrying on'but what we that makes us poor, as a people. * # V- * That talk of a butter shortage makes bad reading, Someone should speak to bossy about iL . a Peter It’s waste . * Is At it about time that we were getting over •this thing his fellow' of financing by each one exploiting citizen ? * ♦ 46 * as if the parties in the inner circle enjoying a fine joke as radio and big treasures, It looks Were dailies fuss about the wandering Are those old country police professionalized that they cannot or put a crimp In those folk threatening,assas­ sination? There’s need, of some shaking of the dry bones of police work. officials SO catch thieves - 50 YEARS AGO Owing to *a bad smash in the engine at the power house on Mon­ day night the town has SihCe been without eleeftic lights. Burglars gained entrance to Mr. Chas. Snell’s butcher day night and stole and several turkeys. The musical and talnment held in the James Street Methodist church on Tuesday even­ ing wus a decided success and much appreciated by all present. The local talent excelled them­ selves and the addresses by Rev. Bray and Rev, Locke were litter* esting and instructive. Miss. Ui Williams, elocutionist, of Zurich, was the ohly nutside talent, Mr, W. H. Parsons acted as chairman, What might have resulted in a serious conflagration happened at the James St. Methodist church a short time before the entertain­ ment on Tuesday evening', Owing shop On Mon­ half of a pig1 literary enter* ■ ..J V OlSTANll W ptltPHOKl^