The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-12-09, Page 2Page 2 *THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1948
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THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9
An Exceptional Autumn
This autumn, will go down in history
an exceptionally niilld autumn. Not till
December was there a really killing frost
and even that frost was not a severe one.
There was one little snow flurry in Novem
ber that amounted to very little, as the
snow was away by early noon. While the
rainfall was not heavy it was sufficient for
meadows and farm operations. Roads have
been in unusually good condition. Mer
chants have been the only persons to suffer
as the mild., dry conditions have not stimu
lated the sales of rough weather goods. We
are not heeding the precautions of the
sages who tell us that the mild fall fore
shadow a cold and late spring. We are en
joying the fine days and are glad to hear
the youngsters at their play. The fine wea-
there has meant an exceptionally thorough
cleaning up of farm yards and lanes, and
village gardens, u
" Why Not Here?
We are glad to learn of the success of
some Canadian farmers at the Chicago big
fair. This was to be expected for the land
of the maple produces sons that hold their
heads high in any walk of life they choose
to follow. What is being asked is why more
of the big prizes do not come to this coun
ty and to the counties adjoining? The dist
rict is advantaged with splendid soil that
is capable of producing the best of stock
feed of every variety. The proximity of
large bodies of water insure an even tem
perature. The locality is far enough north
to insure hardiness for grain and pasture,
and to livestock and poultry. A visit to the
concessions and sidelines reveals cattle and
hogs and poultry in the best of condition.
Why not push the natural advantages of
the locality to the point where large prizes
come this way. Of course, there is the
scarceness of farm help that is a decided
handicap in this work. There is the belief
that the labour of preparing farm produce
means considerable risk. Jt is furthex* ar
gued that the prizes offered are not large
enough to encourage competition. There is
the danger, some urge, that the competi
tors do not always receive a square deal.
All the same, and in spite of these and
other objections that might be mentioned,
we should like to see our local men com
peting in some of the large Canadian and
United States fairs. Farmers have a way of
overcoming difficulties.
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This Won’t Do
Canadians have been accustomed to
ship large quantities of potatoes to the
United States. This year, however, oux’
American cousins have been producing
more than enough potatoes to supply their
needs. Naturally, the United States produ
cer failed to see why Canadian potatoes
should be imported, with the result that an
embargo has been placed on the Canadian
potato crop. This promised hardship to
Canadian producers and the government of
Canada undertook to purchase eight million
bushels of the Canadian crop. So far, so
good. The strenuous objection came when
the government proposed to allow their
purchase of potatoes to rot in the field.
Why, it is asked, if there is a surplus of
potatoes, should not the consumer reap the
benefit by putting the crop on the market
at a reduced price? Why should not the
governments short of food of all kinds be
allowed the potatoes for taking them to
the people who so sorely need food? Why
not give Britain a real break in this re
gard? Why not send a fail* portion of the
crop to Greece where something like fa
mine conditions exists? Why should Cana
da stand by doing nothing with her surplus
crop while millions are on the verge, of
starvation ? Canadians have received freely.
Let them give freely. One of the darkest
accusations that can be brought against
any man ox* nation is “I was hungry and
ye gave me no meat”. Let us not forget
that chickens have a way of coming home,
to roost.
Time for Action
We have had no end of talk about old
age pensions. Political’ parties have vied
with each other in this respect. Churches
have spoken of giving theix* church veterans
a bonus that will help out the superan
nates, But as yet action that is really help
ful has been painfully delayed. Meanwhile
the cost of living has mounted steadily, *
The old people are left to struggle along.
These selfrespecting men and women are
not complaining, They are not beggers.
They do not wish to appear in the indigent
class. But their purses are alarmingly emp
ty, Needful things are required for their
winter days, The provision made twenty
years ago for the four score year is tan
talisingly inadequate. These brave old peo
ple who have raised theix* families and who
have done their day’s work can no longex*
toil and spin and gather into coffers. They
are not seen on the streets these chilly
days. Their clothes are over threadbare for
any such adventure abroad. Theii* voice is
not heard in the streets . . . their pride
forbids their discussing their disabilities.
They are in no position to make demands
and refuse to be suppliants. It is time for
those in a position to do so to insist that
justice be done in a matter so imperative.
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Now, Why Not?
Last summer we heard of devastating-
fires in oux* Ontario northland. Yet those
fires did not altogether- destroy the timber
over which the fire raged. With laudable
enterprise companies have done consider
able salvaging of the timber* spared from
the flames. This action on the part of the
lumber companies is to be commended. But
why not go one step farther? Why not sal
vage the timber not suited fox* luxnbei’ mak
ing by cutting it into lengths suitable for
fuel? There is a keen demand for wood
suitable for fuel purposes in this very vil
lage, yet fuel dealers inform us that they
cannot secure a particle of good wood suit
able for cutting into fuel lengths. There
was an effort to secure wood when there
was a crying necessity for coal, but the
price was so high that the dealers could
not make good business of it. We have
come to the time in the business life of
the province when waste must be stopped.
Why not make an effort in this direction
by conserving the fuel supplies of the de
vastated forests ?
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A Hard Crack
Farmers, particularly dairy farmers,
have received a hard crack through the in
fection of their herds by TB. For an ani
mal that has fallen a victim of this dread
disease rarely recovers. Further, the animal
rapidly decreases in value, till finally it is
fit only for fertilizer purposes. No one
wishes to eat the meat of an animal in
fected with this invader and no one wishes
to drink the milk from an infected cow.
The risk is too great in any case, to say
nothing of the feeling of repugnance at the
very thought of using TB infected herds.
The TB test is in the interest of the herds
men. When an animals is detected in its
diseased condition, the government gives
some compensation for the loss of the ani
mal. where an animal killed by disease is
worthless. When a herd goes under the
disease the immediate loss to the farmer is
very heavy. We mention but two instances:
One dairyman found his output of milk re
duced from eight cans pex- day to one can
pel* day. If he did not cleaxx up his farm
premises he was shut off from the dairy
business altogether. We do not know the
nuinbex* of his cows that reacted. Let us
say that the number was twelve. For the
.cows he parted with, he received from $32
io $52 pex- animal. The cows he bought for
replacement cost him from $250 per animal
to $300 per animal. Anyone can see the
loss this farmer suffered from this source
alone. To this loss must be added j;he loss
through losing his business connection. The
second instance is that of a farmer who
lost his entire herd. The monetary loss was
severe. To this must be added the loss of
twenty-five years of diligent work in build
ing up his herd. Would it not be well for
insurance companies and others to devise
financial ways and means for aiding far
mers in this special time of stress?
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Why Not Aid?
Many of our finest Canadians have
been sending boxes of food and other es
sentials to folk in the old land who are
finding the sledding very hard. Why should
these people be hampered in carrying out
theii* good intentions by unreasonably high
postal rates? Surely the postal rates may
be shaved in this case in the interest of
humanity!
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Note and Comment
Did you make a careful study of that
smile on the faces of the merchants who
have a fine stock of goloshes and overcoats
and coal as the radio cracked out that
snow is on the way?
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50 YEARS AGO
(The Advocate, 1908)
Messrs. Jones and Halls, pro
duce merchants, shipped a car
of poultry to Calgary, Alta., one
to Vancouver, B.C., and one to
the “Old Country”.
Sunday's storm was the worst
of the season. Snow began to
fall early in the evening and
with the increasing violence of
the wind when darkness came
on, it was a very wild night.
The Exeter Grist Mill, which
has been conducted by Messrs.
Stewart Brothers and Williams
for the past seven months, has
again changed hands, Mr. Joseph
Cobbledick having purchased a
three-quarter interest in the
business and the Messrs. Stew
art Brothers retiring. The new
firm will be known as Cobble
dick and Williams. This is one
of the most modern and best
equipped grist mills in the pro
vince.
The third anniversary of the
Main Street Methodist Church
was held Sunday and Monday
evening. Dr. Gifford, of Essex,
preached both morning and eve
ning to a delighted audience. Af-
tei’ the tea Monday evening Dr.
Gifford gave his famous lecture
“The Mammoth Cave”.
At the regular meeting of De
fiance Fire Company No. 2, held
Thursday evening last, the fol
lowing officers were elected:
Captain, Samuel Sweet; first
lieutenant, S. Handford; second
lieutenant, William Creech; sec
retary-treasurer, iD. Spicer; first
branchman, Eli Snell; second,
John Rendie; third, Samuel Pop
plestone; fourth, W. Johns; fore
man of L. hose, J. Taylor assis
tant, George Anderson.
Mr. William Bawden has com
pleted a successful course at the
Kingston Commercial College.
25 YEARS AGO
(The Times, 1923)
Rev. W. E. Donnelly gave his
popular lecture on “Marriage,
the Pike’s Peak of Success’,
in James Street Church on Mon
day evening and there was not
a dull moment in the whole en
tertainment. The first part of
the program consisted of musi
cal numbers of a very high or
der and was as follows: Solo by
Mr. F. Taylor, duets by Mrs. G.
Williams and Miss Vera Essery,
Miss Southcott and Miss E. Har
vey; organ solo by the organist,
Mr. R. Goulding; and two an*
thems by the choir. This was
followed by the lecture and it
was certainly one of wit, wisdom
and eloquence of the most
wholesome and delightful char
acter.
The Exeter Juniors are
grouped with Clinton, Seaforth and Milverton ixi the 6.H.A.
The annual shoot under the
auspices of the Hensall Gun
Club, of which Mr. J. Passmore
is manager, was held on Friday
last and was a decided success.
Some good scores were made.
Rev. Prof. Potter, Of Victoria
University, delivered a very elo
quent and forceful sermon along
education lines in James Street
Church on Sunday morning.
Messrs. Harold >Gower and
Emerson Roeszler, of Ctediton,
have returned from the^ west
where they 'helped with the har
vest.
15 YEARS AGO
(The Thnes-Advocate, 1033)
Monday was voting day and
W. D. Sanders was elected. i*eeve
of Exeter by a majority of
twenty-six over B. M. Francis,
who for the past four years has
occupied the chief chair on the
council board. The election was
keenly contested. All the other
members of the various munici
pal bodies were i*e*elected by ac
clamation.
Over eighty officers and work-
— ' ' ——B
ers of the various young people’s
societies of the United Church
in South Huron assembled in the
Main Street United Church on
Friday evening and partook of a
banquet, provided by the Young
People’s Society. The guest spea
ker of the evening was Aubrey
Oldham, of Sarnia, who is the
president of the young people’s
societies in the London Confer
ence. Mr. Oldham delivered an
eloquent address on “Enrich
ment in Life Through Young
People”.
The play “Creepy Crest”, pre
sented in the Opera House on
Thursday and Friday of last
week, drew two good houses.
The presentation was a mystery
play with plenty of thrills and
chills and was the first of its
kind to be .put on by Mrs. N. J.
Dore, who has been responsible
for the presentation of about
twenty plays in Exeter. The
play was undei’ the auspices' of
the A.Y.P.A. of the Trivitt Me
morial Church. The cast of
characters included Mrs. N. J.
Dore, Mildred Murphy, Bernice
Gollings, Florence West, Amelia
Acheson, William Davis, George
Tracy, James W. Morley and
Francis Abbott.
The W.M.S. of the James
Street United 'Church held a
special anniversary thankoffering
on Sunday when Rev-.D. Ridout
of Toronto, editoi’ of the Mis
sionary Record, was the special
speaker foi’ the day. A men’s
choir led the singing.
Exetei* has entered an inter
mediate team in the O.H.A. and
is grouped with Mitchell, Goder
ich, Seaforth, Clinton and New
Hamburg.
IO YEARS AGO
(The Times-Advocate, 1938)
An interesting event of the
season was the Exeter High
S'hool dance/ held Friday evening
of last week in the Exetei’
Arena. In spite of the wet wea
ther, over 350 persons were pre
sent. Benny Palmer’s orchestra
rendered the music in a very
delightful manner and the grand
march led by Miss Abray and
Mr. Fawcett, was enjoyed by all.
During the intermission, a pro
gram was sponsored with Prin
cipal Wethey as chairman.
O. A. Martin took over the
duties of station agent 'Of the
C.N.R. at Exeter on Thursday of
last week. Mr. Martin comes to
Exeter from Southampton.
The McColl - Frontenac Com
pany is making Exeter a distri
buting centre for their gasoline
and oils and are installing two
13,000 gallon tanks at the Exe
ter station. Mr. E. Haist is the
district agent.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Simp
kins, of Sarnia, have purchased
from Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Harper
the interior furnishings of the
Central Hotel and tlie lease of
the buildings.
Mr. Wes Witmer of the Huron
Lum'ber Company on Saturday
last had the- last three fingers of
his l’ight hand gashed when the
hand came in contact with a
saw. Mr. Witmer was using a
rip saw When his hand slid over
the top.
iDuring the early hours of
Monday morning, the large hard
ware store Of Messrs. Bonthron
and Drysdale, at Hensall, Was
broken into through a window
at the back of the store. The
robbers made away with about
$500 Worth of merchandise.
DriverX Licence Examiner:
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Applicant: “Well, if it‘s a wo
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ashes off her cigarette, or re
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at a hat store, or admiring hei*
ring, or-—”
Examiner: Yeah, and if it’s a
man?”
Applicant: “Why he’s usually
waving at a woman,”'
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