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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1949-04-07, Page 2■SPINACH! ■ CALL > We specialize in electric motor repairing. / /MEMBtftA jjprr Bureau “ Of. JRCULATIC Wright Electric Electrical Wiring And Plumbing Contractors' Phone Kirkton 27r3 For Sales and Service on Electric Grain Grinders, Oat Rollers, Milking Machines, Washing Machines, Electric Ranges, Rang- ettes and full line of household appliances. THE T1MES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1949 J. Melvin Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1949 For Pleasure or of the in cer- “TIMES” Go By Advocate Established 1881Tinies Established 1873 Amalgamated November 1921 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario An Independent .Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Village of Exeter and District Authorized as Second Class Mail, Dost Office Department, Ottawa Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association A Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the OWN A vj Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation C Paid-In-Advance Circulation As Of September 30, 1948 — 2,276 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, $2.50 a year*- United States, in advance, $3.00 Single Copies 6 Cents Each - Publishers Robert Southcott c> Futures We are not thinking of the stock mar­ ket, though some people who have specu­ lated on the future prices of commodities have been sadly disappoited. What we have in mind is the growing practice in some quarters of building on present prosperity. There are times when folk do well finan­ cially because they are carried forward on the efforts of others. Some one discovers a mine or an industry and a great many are employed as a consequence. The employees imagine that the good times will last, and live from hand to mouth. Then comes the closing of the mine or the shutting down of the industry with all manner of hardship. Others, particularly young people, see an opportunity of picking up a few dollars and leave school or neglect to spend time in learning a trade. They get a journeyman's wages, by some, good fortune and fail to see that they have been used as one uses a machine. Then comes the time of the lay­ off from work and the employee finds him­ self on the labour market with nothing to offer. He has not learned the trade and is unable to help himeself. His money is gone and his initiative undeveloped. He can make a fair show of doing what he is told to do but he is out of the running when it comes to starting something on his power. Our young people and their parents will be showing some ‘common sense by thinking about this fact. We see a great , many young people getting their wages now who will be almost useless thirty years from , now, because they are not preparing for future usefulness. We have seen big busi­ ness encourage a “hired help’’ to bring his department to the very highest point of usefulness only to discharge the employee and to put a new employee in his place, meanwhile turning the former employee out with no stake and a bundle of expensive habits* The employee has built up the busi­ ness he is leaving but he does not own a nail therein. His future is gloomy enough. « ❖ £ $ This Unemployment This is Fad news that we are getting from time to‘ time, If news of unemploy­ ment came only from Port Arthur and other northern centres we should be in­ clined to believe that the lack of work was largely a seasonal difficulty. But the news comes also from other quarters—indicating that other* factors are at work causing a lack of jobs. We hope that the lack of work is but incidental and accidental. Be as hopeful as we may, we cannot but think that the recovery of European nations is making work scarce in Canada. The war called workers to highly specialized tasks, thus dislocating normal conditions. This was especially true of farming in its var­ ious branches. Farmers were forced to get on with greatly reduced staffs. The mach­ ine displaced labour. Now that the war emergency is a thing of the past, the farm­ er finds himself loaded down with macliin- . rv that makes it difficult fol’ him to take, on as much labour as he found profitable in pre-war times. Further, the war years brought with - them a great advance in wages. Farmers were put to it to pay for the labour they needed. Everywhere men were getting wages undreamed of before. The present day circumstances make em­ ployers hesitant to undertake to pay the fancy prices for their workers that labour has been accustomed to command. Labour is reluctant to accept the wages the would- ' be employers believe they can pay. These and other circumstances work together for the making of unemployment. The times are difficult and patience and hard think­ ing will be required to prevent a situation that must be difficult from becoming dan­ gerous. Opposition Developed Astonishment was keenly felt by a great many when opposition developed in some quarters among the freedom loving nations. The astonishment was all the greater when it was discovered that the op­ position was greatest in the United States, the land of the free. To the bewilderment of many this opposition in the United States was not among the isolationists but amongst others believed to be of the more enlightened class of their citizens. The rea­ son for the opposition was under the guise of the fear that some of the signatories of the pact would involve the other signatories of the pact when there was no sufficient reason for the war. These objectors urged that the council of the pact should first meet before the armed forces of the pact should be called into the struggle. This council call and convening would taka, con­ siderable time. After decision of .the coun­ cil before the United States could fire a single gun, the United States Congress would require to be convened the whole af­ fair would be debated with all the risks of filibustering. Should Congress decide on war there would be elaborate preparations for battle. While all this was going fine the agressor nation would have abundant time to carry out the designs for which they .started. Tlie United States objectors to the pact tell us that should war actually break out they would get out their big stick in defence of liberty., but, under the hamper­ ing conditions we have pointed out. Of a very great truth the terrible lessons last war have not been we IL learned tain quarters. -*r» Bermuda The expansion fever is burning veins of some talking are some who say that the initiative in this proposition comes from Bermuda. The talk is based on the union of Canada and New­ foundland. Would it not be just as well to leave the union with Bermuda. to one side till we see how the union of Canada and Newfoundland is going to work out. New­ foundland and Canada have in their veins a great deal of the same blood and have been nourished on the same traditions. Our literature is the spme. We have exchanged goods for many a day. The foundation principles of our law and religions are the same. Even though we hav^ much in com­ mon each will find it hard to exercise patience and tolerance. Our wisest men are aware of this and dread considerably the period when we must live together and must get on together. The difficulties of getting on with Newfoundland inevitably will be multiplied and deepened in the case of Bermuda. All in all, it is a time to go slowly. Canada is none too densely popu­ lated and for this reason, in spite of good roads and telephone and telegraph and radio, there is a lack of cohesion that will require time to overcome. This difficulty would be greatly increased were Bermuda added to our national problems. At the present time few Canadians know much about the life of the Bermudians. *!* •>»* sjs X? Those Prices Tension is growing between the ulti­ mate consumer and dealers. The consumer is told from time to time of the abundance to be found everywhere in Canada. When he undertakes to buy the staples required for carrying on, he finds that prices are very much on the level of war days. Here and there he finds a levelling off in prices but his dollar does not go appreciably far­ ther than it did some time ago. He reads, on the financial pages of the dailies of a fall in prices in the United States only to find that he must reach the stratosphere be­ fore he can get the goods he needs. The customer is puzzled* He wonders if a rea­ sonable effort is being put forward by manufacturers, importers, and dealers gen­ erally to have prices brought to the level where his small bit of cash will something like purchase the goods he requires. The customers simply looks to the denier to do as he would be done by* Greed, as shown by the practice of extracting the last penny the market will stand, is not the way that leads to prosperity, ♦ * * * Like Pie Crust Both the major parties made brave statements about their doing their best to provide pensions for our citizens who have reached the three score and ten, no means test being required. We suppose that pres­ sure of business has crowded the matter out of reach of consideration. The old peo­ ple will struggle along* We hope it will not be a case that they’ll soon be out of the wav, so why consider their necessities? in the Canadians who are airily of joining up with Bermuda. There Note and Comment Those Newfoundlanders, like our neigh­ bours to the south of us, may be inquiring where Canada is. s£ # That wind storm reminded us of necessity of keeping those dead limbs of the trees. sjr sjs sfc # We wonder if out fuel dealers thinking of having some of that Welsh come this way. And, by the way, is it iiot time that we were hearing about tlie re­ duced price for summer coal? I Hie out are coal 50 YEARS AGO (The Exeter Advocate 1889) W. J. Westcott, who has been conducting a job printing office in town, leaves for Toronto K on Saturday next, where he has accepted a position in the Globe office. Mr. H. N. Anderson, teacher at Hurondale, . left Tuesday to attend the Ontario Educational Association in Toronto. Mi’. H. Bishop and son are having the interior of'the store recently vacated by Mr. G. G. Johnston renovated, preparatory to opening a general dry goods store. Dr. Lockhart visited his brother, T.J. Lockhart, principal of Exeter school, last week. The R. Pickard Co. have had a .new and attractive awning erected in front of their store, on the top of which is painted in large letters “The R. Pickard Co. Mr. John C. Gould, tailor, and son of Mt. 'Ri&hard Gould of this place, has launched out in busi- nes .for li i m s e 1 f, in London, where he has been working for some years. 25 YEARS AGO (The Exeter Times 1924) Miss Viola Hodgert and ftfiss Thelma Taylor have taken posit­ ions as operators phone central. • The Hurondale stitute celebrated niversary of their on Wednesday March 26, at the home of Mrs. H. Strang. Mrs. Mitchell gave a brief summary of the progress made by the Institute in tlie past five years— one interesting feature being that 'the membership had in­ creased from nineteen to fifty- two. The feeling the front of the building a fresh coat of paint. The sugar shanty belonging to Mr, John Glenn was noticed to be on fire shortly after 11 o’clock Monday night. Mr. Glenn with tlie assistance -of neighbors, extinguished the flames with a large quantity of sap that had been gathered for Tuesday’s boiling. Only the roof was dam­ aged. 6 Two dozen neighbors gather­ ed at the hush on the farm of Joshua Johns and cut enough wood to keep the house warm for a year.- Elimville News at the tele- Women’s In- tlie fifth an- organization 'Times’ got the spring on Monday and gave The Reader Comments iiMters to the editor published hereunder represent the views Of individual persons.x XVe invite otir readers to make use’ of tills column. On Saturday evening last a reception was held fo.r Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Ratz at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Haist, when ’ a very ^n joy able evening was spent. Mr. and Mrs. Ratz return­ ed that evening from a wedding trip to Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara J*__ guests were present for the 'oc­ casion sents young Falls. About seventy and many beautiful pre- were presented to the coiiple. —Crediton News 15 YEARS AGO (The Tinies-Advocate 1934) Miss Irene Eierling R.N. left Friday for Montreal where she will take a post-graduate course at tlie Children’s Memorial Hos­ pital. Miss Nettie Keddy is in Tor­ onto attending a convention of the Federated Members of the Women’s Institute as a repre­ sentative from the London dist­ rict. Mr. Stanley Walter, who has with the Bank of Montreal, in Exeter, and for tlie two years in Hensall, has transferred to Hanover duties this been first past been __ .___ assuming his new week. •Mr. Horace Delbridge was in Osliawa last Week and brought home a new Chevrolet car for himself. Mr. Kenneth Stanbury and Miss Helen Stanbury of Toronto, visited with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J, G. Stanbury, over the week-end. •Miss Gladys Kestle, teacher at Coppercliffe, is home for the Easter holidays. ■ IO YEARS AGO (The Times-Advocate 1039) Mr. Cliff Brintnell is this week tearing down the old Crys­ tal Palace at the Exeter Fair Grounds. Mr. William J. White, of Ot­ tawa motored to Exeter Monday to visit with his sister, Miss Matilda White, who for the past nine weeks lias been confined to her bed, having fractured her hip in a fall. Mr. White was tlie. first editor of the Exeter Times’ founded by his. father, the late John White. Mr, Sydney West, of Fergus, visited with liis mother, Mrs. West, for the Easter week-end. Mr, Rowe Dinney of the Royal Bank staff, London, visit­ ed with his parents on Good Friday. „ ■ Mu nro Boats and Mercury Outboard Motors Come in and let us give you more details on these fine boats and motors. *s Service Station Phone 129W Exeter, Ont. CLIFF MOORE, PROP. H. J, CORNISH & CO. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 294 DUNDAS ST. LONDON, ONT. VMM 0 ft M Sell Those Hens Why not sell those hens that are not laying enough to make you a profit? As the market prices vary from time to time., be sure to receive the latest market report by phoning— Riverside Poultry Go. THAMESFORD, ONT. Phone Hensall 80r2 Howard Ferguson, Phone Kintore 17r9 Manager TEUPHOHEBUllDlNG To the Editor , Exeter Times-Advocate The retail ,price Of butter in Exeter dropped from seventy- three cents to sixty-one cents per pound in the course of about one week. The drop <is said to be due to margarine which sells as low as forty cents per pound. People in the creamery business see the farmers around Exeter and other town and cities across Canada bringing their respective creameries one hundred .pounds of cream testing thirty-five per cent butterfat hnd accepting $5.25 for this one hundred pounds of cream, less .than they Would be getting had margarine not been allowed* ' This means that each farmer who markets cream in quantity and quality as described, walks up and down Main Street Exeter With $5.25 less to spend With the merchants of Exeter ,for the things lie needs for Ills family and farm. Multiply this across Ontario for this month of low production .and It means about two hundred thousand dollars per week less the farmers will have to spend. The merchants of Exeter and the farmers sur­ rounding Exeter have built up a very cooperative and friendly spirit one With the other. Will the people who manu­ facture margarine and send most of .the money obtained for it out OT the country for foreign oils cooperate with the towns (people of Exeter the same „way as the farmers surrounding Exeter ,do? Froiti how on the farmers will have less money to help build hospitals and. support other good causes. , —W, G. Medd 100 NEW AND ENLARGED BUILDINGS help provide more and. better telephone service SMILES tNora: „“If you like his attent­ ions, why don’t you marry him?0 Flora: “Because I like his at­ tentions.” ♦ ♦ Ed: “While the moonlight, you— Co-ed: “Yes, Ed: “I f we couldn’t move over. I’m sitting oil a nail?’ * ♦ we’re Sitting in rd like to ask darling?” couldn’t In three short years, despite labour and material shortages, tve have put up 50 now telephone buildings and greatly enlarged 50 others. Altogether we have added 444,000 square feet of space to help in the big expansion and improvement program which is making your telephone service better all the time. Building costs have gone up 45% in these three years. Yet, up io now, despite rising costs on all sides there has been no increase in the basic telephone rates established 22 years ago. Few things give you so much real value at such low cost as your telephone. We’ve broken all records, but there are still orders we haven’t been able to fill. We will keep tight on working and building to make your telephone service a bigger bargain than ever-— to continue to provide more and better service at the lowest possible cost.at tlie lowest possible cost. THE BELL TSLEPHOME e&MFANY OF CANADA ♦fa Have you tried a classified lately?