HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1951-03-22, Page 2.PiW 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 1951
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THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 1951
A Fine Public Function
The best farmers of South Huron are
congratulating* the farmers and their friends
of the Hensail region on their maintaining
the annual Seed Fair at its high level of
efficiency, It means a great deal for the
success of grain growing that the finest
seed grown in the district should in this
way be brought to the farmer’s attentions.
The maintenance of the Fair has cost
a great deal in the way of labour, patience
and work. This job, so well done, is grow
ing steadily in the appreciation of genuine
farmers of an ever widening area. We wish
to congratulate the purchasers of the prize
winning grain. Wisely sown on land pro
perly fitted for it, this grain will yield
astonishing results.
We should like to see this enterprising
Fair Board give some careful attention to
the production of potatoes of a good yield
and flavour. At the present time some pot
atoes have fallen down in the matter of
mealiness. This is altogether too bad. Un
less steps are taken immediately to prevent
it there is grave danger that the potato
crop 'will fall away below par.
Careful grading of eggs in appearance
and flavour has done a great deal to save
the egg trade. The same needs to be done
for the potato. The Huron County Seed
Fair is proving to be a real community
builder.
* * * *
Two Men In A Boat
There are a number of men in the
Canadian Cabinet boat who are quite cap
able of making the boat fairly spin over
federal waters. Just now, however, two of
the rowers arc attracting more attention
than all of the other rowers put together.
One of these rowers is the minister of Agri
culture. The other is the minister of Trade
and Commerce. And, by the way, the at
tention these two rowers is securing is not
breaking out into salvos of applause. Nor
do we hear from the other rowers in the
boat many cries like. “Well done, buddies,
you are making the boat hum in the direc
tion of a successful federal general elec
tion”.
What makes the spectacle so interest
ing is that the two rowers are bending and
pulling to have the boat go in opposite dir
ections. They are lashing the water into
foam, but making no progress. The min
ister of Agriculture is cutting figures on
the water that mean to the western farm
ers, “You western farmers have not had a
square wheat deal. That is, you have not
been getting all you should have got for
your wheat. The British Government has
declined to give you that twenty-five cents
extra per bushel for your wheat. You are
only getting about eight cents per bushel.
I am really sorry for you and I am having
the Dominion Government pay you sixty-
five million dollars.
The other rower, the minister of
Trade and Commerce, is spelling out on
the waters, “The British Government has
been fair in this wheat deal, and if the
western farmers did not understand the
bargain they were making the British Gov
ernment understood the bargain and have
lived up to it. The trouble was that the
farmers did not look carefully into the
bargain that was made about their wheat.”
The majority of the rowers in the
boat are winking and nodding regarding
what is to be done with the two bad boys.
Already winks and nods are deepening
into scowls. The onlooking crowd mean
while are ceasing to be merely amused
spectators and are asking, “Has the time
come in Canadian public life when a cer
tain portion of the population having for
some unhappy cause, driven a losing bar
gain that all the rest of us will be obliged
to make up financially for their folly?”
* * * *
The Pinch Is Here
Difficult financial circumstances, es
pecially in the matter of credit, have been
threatening some features of the business
world. The threat is now taking actual
form. For a good many months past bank
ers have been warning their merchandising
friends to be careful of their inventories.
High piling wants to be carefully guarded
against. Merchants were warned to buy
only in view of necessity. Agents and simi
lar salesmen were quietly warned that
credits to themselves and to their custom
ers were likely to be restricted consider
ably. Such restrictions are now being felt.
We are not in the midst of a financial
storm. We hear of no unusual business
failures, There is, however, a decided re
striction, a restriction that is sure to result
in the welfare of commerce generally and
of individuals in particular. There may not
be so much business done in coming months
as there has been in past months, but it
will be better business. Agents may not be
reporting as many sales in coming months
as in past days, but collections will be bet
ter. The business world, like the rest of us,
will need to take the bitter* with the sweet.* * * *
Not So This Year
St. Patrick’s Day, usually celebrated
with mirth and fun and abounding hopeful
ness and overflowing good spirits, passed
soberly enough. Wherever one listened, the
national and international news was de
pressing. The Chinese had boldly refused
to negotiate with the Allies for a settle
ment of the Korean situation and situations
allied therewith. In Korea itself there was
news of hard fighting and of the death in
battle of brave men.
In Europe, Russia had announced that
she had gone the limit in tlies preparation
of ways and means for the larger consider
ation of relations between East and West.
On the other hand the western powers de
clared that they did not see their way to
conceding one point more, to Russia. So
there were three situations that caused the
heart to drop.
With us in Canada, there were, grave
fears that misunderstandings with Britain
; over the wheat situation would lead to ser-
j ions difficulties in international trade. Fur-
’ tlier. the Canadian business world was put
I to it by the restrictions imposed upon
• credit.
j In the United. States there was the dis-
j lurking news that President Truman was
j not fulfilling all the hope that had been
i placed in him on his election to the presi
dency. Locally, the weather was bleak and
miserable without much hope being offered
the maple syrup makers. Hopes of an early
spring were quietly dimming.
• All in all the week-end was depress-
; ing. But we have seen dark times pass e’er
j this. As the Scotch have -it, “We must
' buckle too”. Suddenly the worst turns the
j best to the brave.
! * # * *
j We Wonder
! There is a persistent rumour that there
is a plot to overthrow Stalin. Surprise need
not be felt if there is some slight element
of fact at the bottom of the rumour. Stalin
' came to his present preeminence by viol
ence. What is more to be looked for is the
i formation of some force now hidden away
< in secret places where, the Russian police
| are not likely to detect it. This movement
' will be as shadowy as the mist from Rus
sian forest and as dark as Russian mines
but it will be none the less mighty.
Again, let Stalin do what he will, he
cannot guard himself against conspiracy
among even liis most intimate followers.
Something like this took place in the over
throw of the Czarist regime.
In any case the Russian rule bids fair
to go the way of all tyrannies, that it is
almost sure to break to pieces under its
own weight. The very nature of the uni
verse fights out against the Russian way
of doing things. The Russian problem may
solve itself.
* * * *
A Real Help
The prospect of the Ontario govern
ment’s aiding the parents of the province
who have children in grades frome one to
eight to the extent of three dollars for the
purchase of school books will be generally
■welcomed. This sum may not cover all the
expense of school supplies but it is a help.
It does not deprive a parent but it helps
in that good work. The government’s ac
tion does not come under the category of
spoonfeeding the youngsters but it goes
some way along the line of insuring every,
child in the province a good education.
Parents have a way of being grateful for
mercies, however small.* * 4 *
In Case You’re Interested
On the ratio of assessment per capita,
• Huron County rates second highest in the.
province of Ontario. The county of York,
near Toronto, is the highest with $1,490 as
sessment per capita, Huron next, with $1,-
206, and Middlesex third With $1,182. Only
nine counties out of 43 in the province have
more than $1,000 assessment per person.
Winter and Spring have been contest
ing each other’s supremacy this last month
—with Winter, like an angry woman, want
ing the last word!
’Ptay ball with usr
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50 YEARS AGO
Our village (Crediton) fathers
have purchased the lot formerly
owned by John Dietz, and are
are now preparing plans and
specifications for the erection of
a fire hall this spring.
Wesley Luker of Centralia lias
secured the agency for “The
Beautiful Life of the Queen”,-
published by the World Publish
ing Co. Guelph. This book has
the advantage over others as it
was partly written by the Queen
herself.
Ed. Stewart has commenced
an-apprenticeship to learn carri
age building with Mr. William
Kuntz.
A new four dollar note will be
issued shortly by the Depart
ment of Finance.
Mr. Andrew Dempsey and
family leave this week for their
new home in Toronto.
25 YEARS AGO
•Mr. Trueman Elliott has sold
his residence on Main St. to Mr.
Roy Webber who gets possession
in April.
Mr. Rd. Coates, of Usborne,
has disposed of his fine 200 acre
farm at Eden to Mr. Earl Whit
ing of Parkhill.
Messrs R. Goulding and Frank
Sheere leave to-day for Toronto
to hear the Mendelssohn choir at
Massey hall.
Mr. Bert Gillespie is holiday
ing in Buffalo.
IO YEARS AGO
Miss Dorothy Green has re
ceived word that she was suc
cessful in passing her higher
local examination in elocution
of the London Trinity college of
education. She obtained the high
est standing of any pupil in On
tario.
Ernest Wells, Laverne Wells
and Andrew Bierling, three em
ployees of Jones and May have
signed up for active Service with
the First Hussars.
Mr. Ray Creech, of Forest
spent the week-end at his home
here. He has been appointed
Superintendent of the Canadian
Canners branch at Forest.
Jack Moise, of Blenhein, ac
companied the Blenheim H. S.
hockey team to Exeter Saturday
afternoon to play against his
old school mates on the Exeter
IT. S. team. The visitors- emerg
ed with a one goal lead.
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Munro Boy Presides
To Erie Roger, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest C. Roger, Munro,
went the honor of being selected
to act as president this year of
the 27tli College Royal at the
Ontario Agricultural College.
Guelph, a student enterprise
known as the showwindow of
the college. (Mitchell Advocate)
Principal Resigns
W. I. Carroll, principal of Mit
chell High School for the past
27 years tendered his resigna
tion to the Mitchell District
High School Board at their meet
ing last Wednesday night, to be
come effective at the end of
June. There were four teachers
on the staff when he came to
town in 1924 and to-day there
are nine teachers imparting
knowledge to a student body
that .has increased to 235.
Through these years Mr. Car
roll has instructed in science and
agriculture. (Mitchell Advocate)
First Casualty
Clinton suffered its first cas
ualty in the Korean War,. Lance
Corporal Ross MacKay Colqu-
houn, 20 son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. W. Colquhoun, 239 15th Ave.
Calgary, Alta., formerly of Clin
ton.
L/Cpl. Colquhoun was listed
in the fourth casualty list of the
Korean War issued at Ottawa
Monday night as being wounded.
This list brought to 17 the num
ber reported dead, and to 46
the number reported wounded,
as well as five injured in battle
accidents. (Clinton News-Record)
Last of Concert Series
The fourth and last program
of the series of concerts at the
Seaforth District High School,
sponsored by the Ontario Depart
ment of Education, was held
last Thursday evening. There
was only an average attendance
at the concert.
The artists included John
Coveart, piano; Macey Cadesky,
viola; Selma JetmundsOn, sop
rano, and Henry Bialuski, bari
tone. (Huron Expositor)
Cut Glass at Seaforth
A craft new to Seaforth, that
of glass cutting is being carried
on by 'Mr, H. Mlnett who is now
making his home with Mr, and
Mrs, E. L. Box. He came from
England in . 1901 after serving
7 years apprenticeship in rich
cut glass work. I-Ie was the first
glass cutter to come direct from
England to Canada and was en
gaged by the old firm of Gowans
Kent Co. who operated the first
cut glass factory in Canada.
(Seaforth News)
Mail Carrier Retires
Twenty years ago this- month,
Mr. Alfred Mitcheltree was ap
pointed mail courier on R.R. 2,
Parkhill, and during that time
has gained a most enviable re
putation for friendliness and
goodwill among all the people—
young children to the grown-ups
—along the route.
His willingness- to do a favor
for anyone—if a boxholder had
some mail coming that could
not be put into the box in bad
weather, he would deliver it to
the house to prevent harm by
the weather; this and countless
other acts of fhoughfulness made
him one of the most popular
men ever to deliver His Ma
jesty’s mail.
On the eve of his retirement,
owing to ill health, the people
along R.R. 2 presented Mr. Mit
cheltree with a purse of money.
The presentation was made by
three of the boxholders at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Brown, Parkhill.
(Parkhill Gazette)
SMILES . . . .
Lieutenant (in a rage): “Who
told you to put flower on the
Colonel’s desk?”
Orderly: “The Colonel, sir.”
H< * * *
“Sam do you know how to
make your pants last?”
“Sure—make the coat and
vest first.”* * * *
Political Speaker: “I’m pleas
ed to see this dense crowd here
to-night.”
Voice from rear of auditorium!
“Don’t be too pleased. We ain’t
all dense,”* * * *
A Scotch Professor was talk
ing to a chemistry class, “Now
boys,” lie said, "When I’ve drop
ped this silevr coin into this acid
will it disOlve?” “No” Replied a
smart boy, "Because if it did
you wouldn’t drop it In,”
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