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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1946-12-05, Page 2I THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO. THURSDAY MORNING, .DECEMBER 5th, 1946 er i I Cxeter dmes established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1924 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO Independent Newspaper devoted. to the of the Village of Exeter and Surrounding Member Of * the Canadian Newspapers’ Association; Weekly Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWNA Interescq District All Advertising Copy Must be* in Our Hands Not Later Than Noon on -nmsrinvs SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 a year, in advance; three months f. M. SOUTHCOTT i I'nesdays RATE six months, $1.00 60c PUBLISHER THURSDAY, DECEMBER Sth, 1946 Let’s Get Them Going Citizens generally welcome the thought that traffic lights are to be set up to aid us in our street traffic. Let us have them working as soon as possible. Traffic is increasing in vol­ ume. Fogs and mists are becoming denser. Christmas soon will be here with its additional trading with customers from out of town. So let us get those lights shining that all of us may live in safety. X -X- * That Sand We hope that we are wearying no one by asking the council to provide for sanding our streets as sleet and ice and snow make the go­ ing on our sidewalks dangerous. We had a num­ ber of bad accidents last year. We hope that this winter will show a clean sheet in this re­ spect. It is just as well for the council to re- member that hospital costs and medical and nurse bills cost money and that the council may have to pay those bills when they have not taken reasonable precautions to make streets and sidewalks safe for those using them in the way those ly used. without which our modern carpentry is practically impossible, bus supplanted the old blacksmith made nftil and now we are threaten­ ed with the impossibility of procuring the nails so badly neecled for construction work, Even the modern soap that replaced the good old soft soap is becoming scarce. Will madam be forced to make “soft" soap in her own back yard? And we have but given illustrations of ‘ what may became general unless employers and workers alike listen to reason and apply saving common sense to the affairs of life. Wo- are being forced to primitive conditions faster than we think, though1 tens of thousands insist on going their merry but thoughtless way, < f- #■ ' # Imperative Lest we. blunder into further mishaps, there is imperative demand for a thorough investiga­ tion of the cause or causes of the strikes that have, wrought so much havoc with Canadian industry and with Canadian life generally, We have in mind some such investigation as has just been completed in connection with the major war criminals of Europe, The investiga­ tion so urgently required must be carried on unhurriedly and thoroughly and in such a way as to allow the fullest expression of opinion and the furnishing of information on the part of any citizen. We have been drifting along. No sufficient sifting of circumstances has been, carried out. We have allowed ourselves to be satisfied with mere palliatives when cures were demanded. The trial of the war criminals was far more than a mere hearing of evidence and the application of laws already in existence. It issued in a new statement of laws that lie as deep as the motives of men. The trial resulted in a new view of life and not in a tiresome repe­ tition of facts already common knowledge. What is required in connection with strikes is a study of men and events that will reveal the inner essence of human needs and aspirations. The old policy of going down the middle or of study­ ing carefully the parties of the dispute and de­ ciding according to the party having the most money ated, or the most votes can no longer be toler- •streets and sidewalks are legitimate- «• * * * Step Lively, Please big wigs over there in New York as far away from getting anything A Remarkable; Fall November drew to a close, the- natives region ^congratulated thebiSelveS- on the GUMJD YOU* l SIGHT WITH GENERAL ELECTRIC LAMPS CANADIAN . GENERAL EtfCTRIC'A While an old man was fishing in a large creek a stranger accost* ed, him and inquired: “How ar© the fish today, old chap?” “Well;" he drawled- ”1 don’t know dropped’em a line, hut got no re­ ply.” and Prof. Anderton scope to show Ms great‘ ability to play, On Monday-Evening q, fowl supper and program were given in the church with more tbaan 9OiOi people in at­ tendance, The program consisted pl1 vocal selections by the Hensail Quartette, ’■by Miss Cockereh of London, and organ music with prof, Anderton presiding, The Dominion election, on Tues­ day resulted in the 'defeat of the government of Premier .Meighen and the return of the Liberals to power’. Hon Mackenzie King will; be the next premier of Canada. Mr, A, Paul, who has conducted a butchershop here for some time, has disposed of the business to Mr, Frank Wood, who has had charge of the business since Mr. Paul liras been conducting the shop. On Friday evening, last a meeting of many of those" interested in the formation'of a Horticultural Society was 'held in the Library. The fol­ lowing officers were elected: pres., J. S. Harvey; 1st vice., G, IS, How­ ard; 2nd vice, Mrs. Amos; sec- treas., J, G, Stanbury; directors, Mrs. McLeod, Miss .Murray, Mrs. Yeo, Miss Kinsman, B, W, F. Beav­ ers, S J, Hoggar.fh, J, H. Grieve, Dr, Hyndman, W. G, Medd, J, iM, Southcott. Get it from either B. M. Francis or Herman * , Hodgson • •. your friends at Canada Life* Will you accept a Contract TO MAKE YOUR TOMORROWS BRIGHTER? Those are about _ _ done.in the way of establishing world affairs on a sound basis as they were when they first met. Meanwhile the expense of the whole thing is mounting to figures that will about stun us one of those fine days. We thought that the meeting was made up. of the best minds of the whole world. As far as results are concerned any backwoods sewing circle could have made , as satisfactory results in a ten-minute session as these men have accomplished in weeks of wordy warfare. Further, when the meeting con­ cludes all the delegates will have to offer will be suggestions to the various governments rep­ resented. After the gathering dissolves, every phase of their, world will have to be gone over again and may be accepted or rejected at the whim of the politicians of the various govern­ ments. And we know only too well how keenly the members of governments do all they can with an ear to the voices of the voters. « * 49 « Need of Being Specific Every so often we hear of cases of illicit drinking and trading in various commodities. When inquiry is made, of the talkative party he is almost sure to hedge and to talk about what he has heard, scarcely ever of what he has seen, let alone what he could swear to in court. Worse still, parties who declare that they have seen violations of'the laws of the land refuse to take steps to bring the offenders to book. ‘ Talking is one thing for them. Giving evidence Is a horse of another colour. .Police are help- Tess without evidence. For the'most part police ^officers do all that in them lies to keep the •peace. Magistrates and judges respect evidence and meet out even-handed justice in by far.the great majority of cases. But police officers and jaw enforcers are helpless without evidence. i Back to Primitive Conditions? Wb are not thinking.of a* possible recession to cave dwelling as a consequence to the present epidemic of strikes. What we are asking is there going to return to .the time when the economic tmit Of society was the family that ministered to its own wants' with CQinparatiVely small re­ lation- to those outside the family- Farming was dtone.ux7ith machinery or equipment that was almost, altogether made by members of the fam-/ ‘ ily themselves, with \an occasional recourse to the blacksmith. Grain was .ground in the hollowed out stump or between stones fitted in the most primitive’ way for’That purpose. Food Was Caught by trapping or fishing. Water was got from the spring or from the creek. Medicine was secured from barks or roots secured from the woods. Travel was by the oxcart or by foot. Streams and lakes were navigated by the canoe made by* the user, thereof. Are we being forced to such conditions by labor disputes? Some of US recall thd days when the miller or the weaver Was sick or drunk# days when we were obliged to shift for ourselves as best we could. And those times were anything but pleasant# however romantic they appear when told or read about. The choicest spirits of those far-off days got away from them as quickly as they could. In- . conveniences were replaced by conveniences. ■ But are those conveniences now in the hands of «>thers hud not available for our hands to be­ come our shackles? It looks like it’ The modern As of this unusually fine weather. Bouquets- were gather­ ed from the gardens till, the month was on its last lap. Pastures were as green as they were in July. The heavy winter overcoat rested quiet­ ly irt its closet. Gloves and mits were not need­ ed for protection against the cold. We heard of snow falls and of sub-zero weather but con­ gratulated ourselves that we were not as our neighbors. Meanwhile we looked after the coal bin with the firm belief that winter had not forgotten us and that we should see^’well to our ear-muffs and our neckerchiefs. We arq no better than our neighbors and we’ll have our days of surly blasts and swirling snow. * # * * Belated But Essential The Federal Judge of the United States Supreme Court has plainly told John L. Lewis, the American big boss that the American peo­ ple are sick and tired of his medling with the soft coal workers. Hitherto Lewis has been telling the United States what he is going to do and the government -has been weak kneed enough to heed him. It is high time that this sort of thing were stopped. The government must be supreme if democracy is not to vanish. Properly constituted authority must be heeded and never flouted. Lewis and all his kidney must be made to see this. We are weary to ex­ haustion of being at the mercy of high salaried individuals whose sleep is taken away unless they are making ructions of one hateful kind or another. While this style of gentry live on the fattest of the land, their dupes pay the piper and pay well. The United States has been something like miserably weak in this sort of thing. * * * * That Increase in Crime Folk with a passion" for figure gathering have been telling of a rising wave of crime among our younger people. This is bad news, for real prosperity and increase in crime do not go along with enduring prosperity. Natur­ ally the cause of the increase in crime is sought for. Better still# folk’are inquiring with frown­ ing earnestness bow crime may be prevented. In this connection re recall the words of a magistrate to a young deliquent who came be­ fore his bench. Said the magistrate, ‘‘Young man, I am suspending your sentence but on the condition that you stay in at night, that you read good books, get up your lessons and go to Sunday! School, I am going to be your big brother. I require you to come and see me fevery Saturday.*’ There you have it. .Young and old alike must learn to support the homef. There is a place for the judge but the service he renders is not to uSUirp the home. There is a place for the movie, but it is out of place when it dis­ places the reading of good books. There is a time when youth and maiden grow Up, But there is no time when youth or maiden can afford to neglect the Sunday School or omit the sanctities that nourish true religion, We need a whole lot of waking up in these matter's. Everywhere thefe is a tendency to provide one entertainment or another for young people. The result is inevitable, The tendency is to make the young people leanors in society when they should be getting ready to take an ever-increasing share of life’s duties and responsibilities. Life lias a way of coming down with appalling suddenness and heaviness. We Cannot be prepared too carefully for Such a crisis^ IO YEARS AGO On Thursday evening last the flock owners of Fred W. Bray Ltd., Exeter, were tendered a dinner in ■Oaven PresibyteTiXa Church. About 86 attended. Immediately after dinne^ solos were sung ;by Misses ■Marguerite Hogarth and Blanche Senior. Community singing was led by Mr. Eric' Armstrong, formerly of Exeter. Mr, Fred W. Bray, 'Ham­ ilton, then took charge. Slides and moving pictures were .presented. The new pumps for Exeter's new waterworks system have been ‘ stalled at the Frayne springs the hydro line to the pumps been completed. This community has during past few days experienced the cold­ est spell on record for so early in the season. Snow fell over the week­ end blocking some of the roads. The Exeter Gun Club held their first jack rabbit drive Saturday af­ ternoon of last week. Twenty-two ■persons took part in the drive. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. .Layton and Miss Marjorie Medd left this week to spend the .winter in Florida. The zone ' representative of the ■Canadian Legion, Comrade Weber, of Wingham, visited the Exeter Branch on Friday*.evening last and gave an interesting" and instructive address on Legion work. A barbe­ que lunch with hot coffee served at the close. iiv and has tlie were 15 YEARS AGO Mr. Wesley Lamport, who for a number of years has ‘been in charge of the Imperial Oil interests in Ex­ eter has been transferred to Lon­ don. Mr. Rod Ellis will in future, have charge of the Imperial Oil here. ’ The Times-Advocate “Good-Will” Subscription contest was brought •to close on Saturday. The standing of the candidates together with, their awards are as follows: Mi^s Alice Hoffman, Dashwood, 5-piece bedroom suite and mattress; Mrs! ILee Wilson, Exeter, 4-piece bed-\ room suite and mattress; Mrs. W H. Harness, Exeter, 'dining-room suite; Mrs. Wm. Motz, Orediton, Sonora Electric Radio; Mrs. Fred -Bowden, 'Centralia, breakfast set' •Mrs. F. 'Gollings, Farquhar, set of ■dishes; iMi-s, Geo. Davis, Winchel- sea, wrist watch; Mrs. Harry Ford, Elimville, set of silver; Miss Leola Mallard, ‘Shipka, cedar chest; Miss Reta Glavin, Clandeboye, aeropack: Miss Alice Higgins, Hensail, dress­ ing <gown and slippers'.; Miss Agnes IFlairbairn, Kippen, t blanket. The judges were Messrs! Paul Coates, R. N. Creech and Ulric ‘Snell. The Exeter Lumber Go. have tak­ en over the Dashwood ‘Planing Mill having purchased the stock and leased the mill from Mr. Thomas Klumpp. Mr. M. R. Complin, for nine years manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Exeter and secretary of the Exeter Chamber olf ,,Commerce was' pleasantly sur. prised on Friday evening of last week when a number of members of the Chamber Of Commerce met at the bank and .presented M(r. Com­ plin with a handsome club bag on the eve of his departure to Hamil­ ton. .Mr. B. W. F, Beavers read aii address.The carrying of the mail from the^ 7 post office to the Exeter station f has been added to the Dashwooa route and beginning with Decemoer / ■1st, Mr. Hairy Hoffman will be in charge. 50 YEARS AGO The firemen participated in their annual oyster supper last Wednes­ day evening. Mr- F. J. Knight cat­ ered to their wants in his usual efficient manner. The following officers were elected for the next year: Capt., J. MWLaughlin; 1st Lieut., Silas 'Handford; 2nd Lieut., Wm. Creech; 1st Branchman, Eli Snell; <2nd Branchman, J. Rendle; sec.-treas., ' D. Spicer; Foreman Hose, G. Gill; assistant, E. Treble; suction, J. Beer, Miss Emma Young left Friday last for London where she has ac­ cepted a position in the store of Mr. W. Eacrett. Mr. John Willis shipped a car­ load of turnips to Buffalo on Mon­ day. The Fat Stock Show held under the auspices of the South Huron Agricultural Society on Friday last was a success in point of exhibits1 (but the attendance was rather small, Mr. Chas. Godbolt is doing a 'big business in .the poultry line. He has some twenty hands preparing tur­ keys for shipment to British Col­ umbia. Reeve Bawden entertained the Council and officers of the village to an oyster and turkey supper on Tuesday evening. The anniversary of .the opening of the Main ’ Street Methodist church was ‘held on Sunday, The Rev. Wm. MIcDonaghj, of Kings­ ville, preached two eloquent 'dis­ courses. The ladies of the. congrega­ tion served a fowl .supper on Mon­ day evening. __.... .............. . 25 YEARS AGO The new organ has been install­ ed in the James Street Methodist Churfth and was ’dedicated on Sun­ day morning last. After a few in­ troductory remarks the pastor, M, J. Wilson, called on Mrs. James Pickard to remove the covering from the organ, This done, Rev. J.* W. Hibbert, ‘President of the London Conference, read the Oere- mony of dedication and offered grayer. Rev, Hibbert also preached a very appropriate sermon. The hbw Organ is a beautiful instrument built and installed by the Warren Company of Woodstock. It is a magnificent piece of workmanship When you are ready to call it a career and retire, to the side- • lines, will you be able to take life easy? Will you have a comfortable, assured income? Or. will you have to worry about bills and about being dependent on others? Your friend at Canada Life will gladly show you how you can make certain of a regular monthly income from the day you retire for as long as you live. He will show you how the same Canada Life contract guarantees adequate protection for your dependents—and how such a contract can make one dollar do the work of $3,00 in terms of a guaranteed re­ tirement income. Why not call him today? *In Grand Bend—]. Fred TFilson BRIGHTER TOMORROWS FOfr YQU ANO YOURS A young Scotsman went to the telegraph office one morning and wired a proposal of marriage to his sweetheart. After spending the entire day and part of the night waiting, he was finally rewarded by an affirmative reply. “If I were you,” suggested the operator. “I’d think twice before I’d marry a girl who kept me wait ing all day for my answer.”* “Na, Na,” replied the young Scot, “The lass who waits for the night rate is the lass for me.” Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup is a prompt, pleasant and effectual remedy .for coughs, colds, hoarseness, sore throat, bronchitis, spasmodic croup, asthma and bronchial troubles. Safe, effective, inexpensive and dependable, Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup helps to loosen phlegm and mucus, clear the air passages and bring quick relieft for coughs and COlds. , . H ' Get a supply of Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup today. Price 35c a bottle, or the big family size, 60c. The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. 4 You Can Shop With Confidence At This Outstanding Store Ski Caps All colorsf with lugs, 89c to OUR AIM . . . is always to give our Customers real honest value for the money they spend in this store. That’s why this store is always busy, and enjoying an ever increasing volume of trade. Ladies Suits Ladies’ two-piece tailored suits, small sizes only, pleated skirts and mannish coats, all wool tweeds and worsteds. Priced at $25 and $27.50 Junior Boys’ and Girls’ Snow Suits A coverall slack and jacket with elastic web cuffs and bottoms with helmet; warm wool frieze with Kasha cloth, sizes 4, Price lined 5, 6. $5.95 $1.50 For. a Man’s or Boy’s Gift Might We Suggest a * . • Parka Jacket They are more popular than ever and We are selling them faster Ilian eVer before; made from shower-proof Gabardine with interlinings of heavy plaid doeskin J detachable fur-trimmed hoods; in colors of navy, brown, green or sand. Men’s $11.95 ‘ Sheep-lined $17.95 Boy’s $9.95 and $10.95 & MILITARY OXFORDS be fitted with a ipair of all sizes and cuban heels. Be sure to Military Oxfords, widths, arch-fitting This appeal’s to ibe the last ship­ ment of these very populai’ shoes. Price $4.9.5 MEN’S BROWN BROGUES New Arrivals! Strong smart-looking Grain Leather in plain or 'perfor­ ated. itoe. iMade by John Ritchie, sizes 6 to 12. $7.00 and $8.00 pair. SLIPPERS Plenty of Christmas Slippers to choose from and they are always in popular demand • for adults or children. Priced from 49c pair Q S> Men’s Handkerchiefs Ass’t’d colors, mad© in Ireland, Hemmed white . k' Ladies’ Lines up. Dress Pants A hew shipment Of men’s Dress Pants, worsteds and tweeds, With, pleats and zipper, browns hhd other popular patterns. $8.95 and $10.95 T