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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1951-06-07, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 1951 Exeter <mie$=&iib£Ote Times Established 1«73 Amalgamated November J 924 Advocate Established J.881. Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario f An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Village of Exeter and District Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa ■*s Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWNA Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of March 31, 1950 — 2,329 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, $2.50 a year United States, in advance, $3.00 Single Copies 0 Cents Each J. Melvin Southcott - Publishers Robert Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 1951........-...—--- , ■ — A Solid Pat Here's a pat on the back for Women’s Institutes in this district. These hard working ladies from South Huron raised more than $8,000 for welfare work last year. That is a job well done. It represents a lot of baking sales, euchre parties and lots of other money­ raising projects that required enormous quantities of hard work- and all voluntary. These ladies helped finance community' centres, the South Huron hospital, Child­ ren’s Aid Society. Children’s Hospital and n any other worthwhile enterprises. Besides this financial support, the eig’ r branches in South Huron haw ac- con yli-died many* other creifitable achieve­ ments—like promoting friendship, eitixen- shi” , health and vducatioln. They keep themselves posted on cur­ rent ewnts. They' learn crafts. They spon­ sor girls’ clubs and promote better farm living. They' dig up and preserve local history. While these accomplishments are not as tangible as dollars in the bank, they are ju.st as important in life. It is easy to see that women no longer confine themselves to their homes. They're out to help improve the e« ununity and soeivty as a whole. Well done, you industrious women 1* * * * * A Bright Hue? 'I he Financial -Post says “there’s a brighter hue to the manpower picture”. The paper somewhat comforts the businessman who is afraid that war enlist­ ments will curtail labour supply to a dangerous point. And what is one of the main reasons for this happy' outlook? Well, say's the Post, “the trek from farm to city seems to be starting again”. “In the last 12 months, 97,000 have left the farm, reducing the agricultural force to 815,000.” Just how bright a picture is that, we’d like to know. We’ll bet none of the farmers around will be happy' to hear about this wonderful “trek”. It’s the .same sort of “trek”, according to the Post, that took place during the war. It’s the same sort of “trek” that put a terrible strain on farmers to produce the nation’s food during the war. It forced them to get urban help to hoe their sugar beets, fork their bales, help them harvest. (Mi no! Not that again! We’d just like to see some chubby, little industrialist tell a local farmer that his Iifbour situation is OK—he’s hiring a lot of farm men, We can just see him walking away, wiping the mud from his'-eye. # * * Highest Heroism Dutch veteran Wilhelm Koele deserves an award for the bravery and courage he displayed when he pulled two fliers from their burning plane last Tuesday. The young Dutchman was responsible for saving one, if not two, lives. The heroic deed was done in the face of immediate dangerous. Koele, a mines specialist in the last war, knew there was every possibility' that a gasoline tank would explode while lie was removing the airmen to safety. Had that tank exploded, Koele and the men he was trying to save would have never survived. 'Ibis risk of life to save others is of the highest form of bravery. Koele came to Canada a little over a year ago. He must remain five years in all before he becomes a bona fidt citizen. Yet he has already shown that lie is worthy of taking Lis place among Canadians. We are sure that the R.C.A.F. will re­ cognize the bravery* of this man. We hope that they will apply* for some civilian award for him so that he will have tangible thanks for his deed. There is the Dow award, sponsored by a brewery# which brings with it a $100 government bond. While this is a form of recognition, one can hardly say that it re­ presents the thanks of Canadians as a nation. There is, too# the George Medal or Cross#' awarded by the King to citizens of the commonwealth for exceptional bravery. However# the fact that. Koele is not a citizen of the commonwealth may make him ineligible, for thi>> honour. Whatever the case. Koele should be told in .some concrete way* that Canadians appreciate hit, heroism. 9 We must give credit where it is due. * *5C- •K* Let’s Save A War How many worlds are there in this battered old globe we live in? ’Wendell Wilkie said there was one. Now I. Norman ►Smith, associate editor of the Ottawa Journal, says there are three. And what lie says i> pretty’ convincing too. Smith, who recently’ visited Indian as a Canadian delegate to one of these long- name international organizations, is beating his drums foi* more enlightened thinking'on starving Asia. The way Smith sees it there’s the democratic world, the communist-controlled empire and “a mixed lot of countries so desperate from poverty and'so fatigued by' conflict that they’ll take whatever offers most”, Those are the three worlds and the last one is tremendously’ important to us simply because we don’t want communism to devour it. Here’s what the Ottawa writers says: “Those Asians may* listen to Communist promises, as did the Chinese. And so would you. “If you had slept last night in a gutter in Calcutta; or if your family were all jammed into a refugee camp in Karachi so that your stomachs were sick from stench; or if your husband was stricken with mal­ aria or tuberculosis and there was neither doctor, nor medicine or bed; or if half the people in your province had died of famine . . . would you close your ears and heart to a Communist promise ? “Neither will the people of India or Japan or China or Indo-China or Burma, or Indonesia or Pakistan or Tibet.” That’s sound reasoning, isn’t it? Let’s read on., “.Surely the basic fact behind the world’s unrest today' is that ‘we’ have so much and others have so little. Oh ves# there is also the plotting mind of the Krem­ lin. But .its monstrous policy' feeds on un­ rest and discontent and it will continue to do so. Human misery, oppression, slavery'— when these pressures are absent Communism is seen to offer nothing but annihilation of the individual.” The answer to all this, of course, is that if "we get rid of the misery, oppression and slavery we’ll get rid of the dirty ground the Communist pest feeds on. Now Smith quotes Lester Pearson. Canada’s Minister of External Affairs, who say's ‘Within the measure of its resources C anada should, I think, do its part to help . . . promote human welfares and hence to ensure peace’. “Well, that’s clear enough,” say's Mr. Smith. “But what are we doing? It seems that something stands between Mr. Pear­ son’s pleadings and his deeds. The cabinet, perhaps ? Or the Canadian people ? Or both?” Canada will give $25 million in the first year to the Colombo Plan—that’s the plan to save Asia from Communism by' helping to give $21 million. Can’t we Canadians who complain about the terrible cost of cars yet buy' more and more each year, give a little more to help these fellow’ citizens of the world. This is not just generosity' on our part. It’s’ an easy way to stop Communism in these poverty-stricken countries'. Much easier than sending our men over there to risk their lives in war. We think Mr. Smith’s on the right track and, if all Canadians would agree, maybe we could avoid a little war now and again. It would mean less smoking and drink­ ing for us, but we could afford that, couldn’t we ? «• «• ?:■ * District municipal authorities will wel­ come Premier Frost’s announcement that a committee will study* municipal problems with a view to readjusting grants. Premier Frost indicated that a new schedule of grants will be. minus the strings^ He won’t say anything definite, however, until his committee has studied the problem. Now the question is asked: Just how* long will it take, this committee to make its decisions. Municipalities need help right now*, They can’t wait for three or four vears. ■ PRAYER RUG As the-------- “TIMES* Go By 50 YEARS AGO Mr. R. Carling, barrister, left on Friday evening last for a three week’s holiday trip to New York. ® Miss Ida Taman and Miss Gidley after spending a few days In towji returned to their home in Blyth on Monday. Mr. George Trott, the photo­ grapher at Crediton, is busy taking views and photos. Messrs. Albert- Mitchell and Edgar Buswell of Eden visited friends at the “Stone Town” last week-end. A company is being formed in Goderich styled the Maitland River Power co. They propose to harness the Maitland River and will develop a minimum flow to 852 horse power which they will dispose of to Goderich manu­ facturers. 25 YEARS AGO Honorable James Gardiner, pre­ mier of ’ Saskatchewan, visited his parents at Kirkton during the past week. On race day an auto ran into Mr. Luther Reynold’s horse on Main street, knocking it down and hurting it badly. Mr. William Davis is taking in the Greyhound excursion from Goderich to Detroit this week. Mr. George Hawkins has mov­ ed into his new residence on Wil­ liam street. At the medal contest at Main Street Church the medal win­ ners were Miss Helen Dignan, vo­ cal; Eric Nairn, elocution; money prizes for the best essays were won by Gordon Fowler, Ella Mor- lock, Martin Johns, Muriel Kay, Ruby Stone, Howard Kerslake, and Ruby Pomfret. 15 YEARS AGO ■Mr. Gordon Grep, who has * been successful in passing with first class honors the honor course in mathematics and phy­ sics at the University of Western Ontario has been awarded the. University medal in mathema­ tics. Miss Dorothy Ryckman grad­ uated from the Victoria Hospital school of nurses in London on Wednesday of last week. The birthday of King Edward VIII will be celebrated as a holt-, day on June 23. We extend congratulations to Miss Catherine Peters who was successful in winning lier B.A. from Western University. Skinner-Snell—In 'James St. Church on Wednesday, June 3. Miss Mabel Snell, daughter of Mrs. Snell and, the late J. C. Snell to Mr. Harold Skinner, son of Mrs. Skinner and the late Samuel Skinner, all of Exeter, by Rev. A. Page. 1O YEARS AGO A very impressive ceremony was held Sunday evening in Tri- vitt Memorial Church when the three hundred and fifty Boy Scouts, Cubs, Girl Guides and Brownies in a district rally at­ tended Divine Service. An impressive ceremony mark­ ed the hoisting of the Victory Loan Flag at the Town Hall, Monday morning and the open­ ing of the War Loan campaign in Exeter. The Women’s Institute of this* district in conjunction with the Red Cross will again sponsor the making of jam for the soldiers overseas. Radio Officer Alex Strang of the British Merchant Navy is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Strang after an absence of three years. Sunday next will 'be observed in the churches as a National Day of Prayer. ... Neighboring News ... Graduates In Arts J. Grant Mills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mills, Woodham, will be among the graduates in Arts at the University of Western On­ tario Convocation on Saturday Grant will enter his second year Medicine next Fall, having com­ pleted the BA degree part of his course. He leaves next week for Camp Borden where he is taking Reserve Army training in the Medical Corps. (St. Marys Journal Argus) Ausable Authority To Hear Committee Reports A full meeting of the Ausable River Authority will be called, probably in June, to hear first reports of six advisory boards ap­ pointed to lay preliminary plans for extensive work upstream ac­ cording to G. C. Henderson, sec­ retary, Tli© ^dvisovy IjOcirtls ap* pointed at the last meeting* to study recommendations made in. the authority’s 1949 report. They will report on proposed projects from reforestation and flood con­ trol, to farm ponds and parks. , Date of the meeting will be ar­ ranged With A. H. Richardson, chief conservation engineer, De­ partment of Planning and De­ velopment. (Parkhill Gazette) Baptismal Font Gift of grandchildren and great grandchildren of the late Gottfried and Mrs. Oestreiclier, a beautiful baptismal font was re­ ceived and dedicated by the pas­ tor recently, present to repre­ sent the donors were Cafl and Glenna- Oestrechef, also the child­ ren of the Rev. J. M. Oestrfcher Ruth of Toronto, a,nd Dorothy and John of OllfforS, Ont. One infant, another child, and a family of five were the first to receive the Sacrament of Bap­ tism at the new font. A number of babies were dedicated in Bap­ tism on Mother’s Day. This lat­ est gift added to the Chancel of Calvary Church is one of a num­ ber of gifts that have beautified the church and enhanced the services of worship. The minis­ ter of the church, Rev. H. Getz received" a pleasant surprise when on the occasion of the annual congregational meeting, he was presented with a handsome gold wrist watch by his people as a memento of his ordination as an elder, at the annual Conference, in his home town, Pembroke, Ont. (Zurich Herald) The Voice Of Temperance A big business firm holds* a Weekly„luncheon for its sales staff. Everybody drinks except George. His friend Fred asks him “Why?” “Because I’ve seen too much of 'the harm it does”, George answers. He, adds that he always’remembers the advice his father gave him. “George if you want to succeed in any walk of life, keep your head up, your brain clear and your feet square on the ground. Fred was the first to ask George if he might sit beside him because he really did not want to drink. It was not long before George and Fred were joined by others, till there was one entire table and every man at that table said “No thank you”, when the drinks were going around. Men need not act like sheep. Advt. Saturday Evening Here, There And Elsewhere By Rev, James It Must Be Stopped Citizens may well be alarmed as those bank robberies are coming to .this vicinity. Alarm is not the last stage of this miser­ able business. Those thieves simply must be caught and dealt with. By far the great majority of citizens are honest people who put forth an honest effort to earn their daily bread and to provide for old age. Unfortunat­ ely there are some who do de­ liberately set themselves to steal­ ing the earnings of other people. This element, organized so­ ciety demands must be caught and punished. Our government cannot say too strongly to the police, “The robbers are doing abominable work. Get them or we’ll see that we get men who can catcji the thieves.” While society is protecting it- Jself there are some things that society can do on its own behalf. For one thing crime need not he glorified by 'Calling the misdoers soft names. A robber is a thief of about the meanest sort and should be so spoken of. There is nothing heroic about him. He swoops in upon unpro­ tected men and women and de­ mands the surrender of cash or of goods on the pain of death. What he secures is stolen pro­ perty. It is not his. Why glam­ ourize his stolen goods by the name of loot or some such name. Then why should the thieves be aided by publishing the efforts made to capture them? The press, and radio serve no good purpose by telling of the areas that are being watched. Thieves can read and listen. Futher, why should monetary institutions leave large sums of money where the thieves can get at it readily? Thieves work in secret. Why should society make., it easy for the thief to carry on his cowardly work? Futher, why publish the am­ ount stolen? When certain folk hear that ten thousand dollars was secured in a few minutes! they are tempted to run the risk of punishment in the getting of the large sums so conveniently awaiting results of cunning and boldness. Thieves should be taught that a lifetime on the government stone pile and a place in the chain gang and practise of the lock step are the inevitable con­ sequences of their contemptible activity. i Anything May Take Place In Iran All the facts are not out about the Teheran situation. Informa-, tion is out that the British have certain oil interests in that an­ cient country but we do not know the conditions on which the oil interests were granted. Still another fact is out in the open to the effect that the government of Teheran is confiscating those, interests. Britain is not satis­ fied to have her do so and is; doing something in the way of enforcing her requests for the Teheran government to keep its hands off the situation by send-, ing in military powers. All of which causes sober minded men to do, some wonder-i ing. • The reason 'for this per­ plexity is plain., The British people (owned certain interests in Britain. The British government took those interests into its own control using the dignified word “nationalize” to describe the pro­ cess. * • When the Teheran government? does yery much , the same thing in Teheran with property claim-; ed by British subjects, the British government takes action that may start a third world war. These 'be strange times. What is right in Britain cannot be wrong in Teheran, some very fine peop­ le believe. SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK Anthony, M.A. Still At It Uncertainly still clouds mat­ ters in Korea. New conditions are reported with every radio broad cast, The terrible war pen­ dulum swings to one side, then the other. Meanwhile the' slaugh­ ter goes on and the treasure pours out in a cataract. One thing seems to be be­ coming clearer and that is the wisdom of confining the con­ flict to Korea. Were the U. N, to enter China proper, the Chinese if defeated, simply would move farther inland and the war area would spread and spread without limit. The Chinese hordes would have more space in which to as­ semble and the war would widen its borders every day. As things have been the Chinese have giv-> en no indication that they are willing to negotiate a peace. For a considerable time they would have us believe that the Chinese soldiers in Korea were something like soldiers of' for­ tune for whose conduct the Chin-, ese government was in no way responsible. That Chinese claim lias been utterly exploded. Russia maintained a clam-like silence as to her hand in the sit­ uation. Little by little will be seen the paw of the Russian bear. His war tactics and his war mechanics will be seen to have direct relation to what his dupes are doing in Korea, Further, it will »eepn be evi­ dent to all that the Korean hurlyburly is a screen intended to blind the western powers to Russia’s’designs on Iran a source of oil that Russia realizes she must have. The oil line is her life line and the oil of Iran must be secured in the Russian indirect, intriguing 'manner. Once in a while we are given the idea that some effort on the part of China and Russia is be­ ing made to stop the war in Korea. This cessation of hostili­ ties in Korea may be depended upon to be a preliminary to Rus­ sia’s more energetic persecution of hostilities in Iran. This being the case, the world will a blood­ ier struggle than has marked the strife in Korea. The hope is that the United Nations will win so completely in Korea that Russia will give up the conflict in Iran. A Grave Danger Reference is here made to the danger accompanying the driving of the tractor. While many a youngster escapes unhurt from driving the farm tractor, numer­ ous accidents to children while driving the tractor are reported, An unlooked for hard lump in the field or an unexpectedly sharp turn of the driver’s wheel and the tractor is on its side with serious accident or evenj death tq the little driver. Further, the ipratice of driv­ ing -the tractor along the road at full speed invites grave danger or even death. The fast driving of the tractor through the town or the village constitutes a men­ ace and should be so regarded and so treated. \ The day is not far distant, and may be here already, when a mere child is killed or injured while driving a tractor will lead to a serious action in court. Trac­ tor owners will be wise to take notice. Familiarity with moving machinery is very likely to lead to carelessness with the most ex­ perienced. With children, such, familiarity frequently invites death. , Holidays Holidays promote the world’s work. One can get his job done by working six days in the week when he can’t keep on getting his work done by working seven days in the week. ^Barbers find that a razoi' used continuously loses its keeness. -—Please turn to Page 3 By R. J. SCOH . Is winter. LA.Y1H4 of Well* BRED AMERICAN HENS NEARLY 014 A PAR WK4 SUMMER LAYING ? A common. (harden snail cah pull a load9 ' fifty Uimes Us own weight* SCRAPS’^ IK dRC.UMFER.EHCE. AT H’S base will Yield ABOUT 6/660 POUNDS 6E camphor— ww more Weel COSTS LESS, Pound for. Pound THAN MAHY KINDS of WOOD,