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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-06-08, Page 2Page 2?'THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1950 Wfre Cxeter <ime£=$fofoocate Times Established 1873 Amalgamated November 1924 Advocate Established 1881 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, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the OWNA Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paldrin-Advance Circulation as of March 31, 1950 — SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, $2.50 a year United States, in Single Copies 6 Cents Each Robert SouthcottJ. Melvin Southcott «■ Publishers THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1950 Those Marching German Youths That news about those Western Ger­ man youths who are busy marching from time to time in the interest of Communism, another way of saying- in the interest of Soviet Russia, makes very bad reading-. When things were being- settled, at the con­ clusion of the second world war, Germany was divided into eastern Germany, under the control of Russia, and western Germany under the control of the western allies. Some German youths in western Germany have not been content to stay at home in westrn Germany but have been crossing- the border into eastern Germany, in this way indicating that they were friendly to Com­ munism and to Russia. The action -of these youths indicates that the youth of western Germany, or a large portion of them, at least, are unfriendly to western ideals. This is symptomatic of Germany’s determination to win back her old predominance, Russia reads this symptom and it is encouraging what the symptom indicates. All this was to be expected. The allies proceeded on .a wrong principle from the moment the war was over. It was perfectly clear from the start that the German way of thinking must be changed. The school master was needed even more than the soldier and the policeman if Germany wrere to be held in check. A new outlook was required for every German. Treaties were all very good but Germans have a way of regarding treaties as scraps of paper. Every German, particularly every German youth, needed to be rid of this false notion. The German should have been made to see that the soldier must give place to the farmer 'and the mechanic and the professional man. The youth of Germany should have been encouraged to work and to plan and to serve in civil life. Even more important was it that the youth of Germany should see that living by the handout method would take them but a little way. Instead the method adopted for treating western Germany has resulted in thousands of youths being fed at the breast of Commun­ ism. As it was in the early days of -Hitler, those western German youths are under training that -will fit them to be communis­ tic, that is to say, Russian soldiers prepared to tread on the necks of their best friends. Let no one be deceived. * * * * That Tight Corner • Canada and every citizen in Canada is in a tight corner. There is fool a-plenty for the most part. The housing problem is still bad enough but it is not a major problem. People are better clad than they were forty or even twenty years ago. The land is ad­ vantaged with good schools and churches. The tight corner is a lack of ideas that are being wrought out. Jack and Mary in far too many instances have no plan over which they sweat and dig. Dad and mother pre­ vented that by providing everything the young darlings cry for. As one fond parent expressed it, “I have saved up a good deal. Jack and Mary may as well have it now as later on.” And so Jack in liis business does not toil and Mary in the new home does not spin. One is a bird of the air and the other is a lily in the field of life. Our stories are not read unless they deal with some imaginary situation and thrill, as only the misleading story can thrill. In the big field of the national life our government leaders, the men the citizens have voted to be our leaders, are busy spoon-feeding the people with their own ideas when they are not hogtieing them with their own money. Rarely do we meet a man who is bubbling hot with some plan that he really desires to make one of the possessions of himself, his family and his neighbours. The big thing with far too many people is not get­ ting at the job, but asking what is to be done after tile day’s work is finished, if the work is finished at all. Rarely do we inert the man who can answer the question “What is all this for?” as you point to all that he so fussily has in hand. To,, many of us are like the bear who crossed the mountain to see what he could see, who •when he crossed the mountain saw only the other side of the mountain. The dog tiring himself by chasing his tail is a philosopher by comparison, Neither bear nor mountain is steadily aiming at getting any further. Stay-at-home folk may have homely wiS but*they are getting something done. Britain, France and Italy are getting' nowhere in comparison with the smaller nations, such as Holland, Denmark and Sweden. Those big nations have stirred up a lot of dust but they will leave behind them very little in the way of stores and factories and well tilled fields when the dust settles. For many a long day those big­ nations erected large buildings only to see them torn to pieces by shell and torch. Why? Simply because those people failed to sTveat out the answer to the question what purpose actuated them in putting up those great structures. “Far called our navies melt away” sang Kipling during the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Melt away those navies surely did mean it was to the scrap heap and not to making the seas safe for men to use as channels of trade. We are busy enough but we are not seeing to it that the outcome of our hurry­ ing, anxious hours is resulting in men and women who have something of the spirit of the Scottish home of which Burns sang so exquisitely. For the cottar’s home was a real home. It was no ideal seen only bv some poet with his eye in frenzy rolling. While Scotland produced such homes she was in very deed beloved at home and re­ vered abroad. In this home Burns yearned “some useful plan or book to make or to sing a song at least”. His yearning was ful­ filled. When our western powers yearn as Burns yearned Europe’s iron curtain is Sure to fall. Till westerners so yearn their fine plans ahd their desparate tail chasing can­ not but lead them into confusion worse confounded. * * * * That Deceptive White Collar “So you envy me my white collar ? You think these holidays and early hours are a fine thing!” Such was the reply a town man made to his old friend from the farm. “If you looked a little closer you’d see an iron collai- under this white one. If you looked over my mail you’d see words like ’these: ‘You simply must find a way to sell more goods. You are occupying a good place and we expect you to do a little bet­ ter every month. It’s your balance -sheet that counts.’ So you see I am not the free man you think I am.” We wish that a number of our young people would think this conversation over. Many a salaried man or a man who has a job at the counter or at the bench or on the ladder or driving the plow looks with ill-concealed envy on the man with the white collar job whereas he should be look­ ing well to his present advantages and making the best of them. Here is a story of a Czech who came to this country about thirty years ago. He got as far as Mont­ real. The first year he made two thousand dollars. The second year he made three thousand six hnudred dollars. The fourth year he bought twenty-five acres. In two years he owned one hundred acres. Now he owns nearly two hundred acres. His wife works with him in the field and the barn. “But it costs a lot to live?” we quer­ ied. “Things dear? We do not buy.” “What about help?” “My wife and I do the work.” This man had just bought a new car. He and his wife are better dressed every year. “We can’t pay we can’t buy.” So there he is. He’ll soon have a white collar but there will be no iron collar under it. He believes in -working for himself. He has no desire to sweat in the other fellow’s interest, meanwhile neglecting his own welfare. * * * * Betting And Gambling Some people bet on races and other events “simply to add interest to the occa­ sion,” they tell you. The statement does not carry conviction with it. For the most part people bet in order to get something for nothing. The man who needs to support his word with a bet would do well to make himself reliable and to form the habit of speaking the truth. Gambling has nothing to commend it. It is a practice in which the feav seek to win at the expense of the many. It is a heartless practice that works steadily against the gambler himself and all associated with him. This summer the church in her many of her official gather­ ings has again held out the red light in the face of those who bet and of those who gamble. Any who practice either betting or gambling do so at their peril and in the fave of the fully considered warning of many of the choicest spirits of the country. The warning has been given once more and the wist* null heed it. « * Sound And Fury Apparently all that talk about improv­ ing the local parking situation was as valueless as the sweepings off the street in contention. We notice that the white lines have been painted on in almost the same place of years past. If your bonds and other securities are valuable enough to keep, they’re yaluable enough to rrf/^keep. Especially when ’a B of M Safety Deposit Box costs you so little. For less than two cents a day you can protect your bonds, other securities and valuables not only from fire, but from theft and loss, too. Rent a Safety Deposit Box at your nearest B of M branch today. As the--------- « TIMES” Go By B1"......................................................................... ................................... 50 YEARS AGO , Our teacher, R. E. Buswell,, attended the Teacher’s Conven­ tion at 'Goderich on Friday and Saturday.—Eden News. Mr. L. Robinson wheeled home from London Sunday and return­ ed the same day. Our burg is well fixed for bikes, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Brown ride Crescents, while Miss Ethel has a Dominion. Leslie Robinson and sister ride the Eclipse and Ed. Powell an American wheel. —Winchelsea News. The 'Issac Walton Fishing Club met on Monday and .drove to Grand Bend for an afternoon’s outing, and report the largest catch in the history of the club. At the meeting of the Liberal Conservative Association held in the Town Hall Monday evening, the following officers were elect­ ed—President, Dr. Rollins; vice- president, L. H. Dickson, .Secre­ tary-Treasurer, T. B. Carling. 15 YEARS AGO On Tuesday evening between five and six o’clock a twisting wind of cyclonic force wrecked buildings and trees and left de­ struction and heavy damage in its wake, just a few miles south­ east of here. The buildings on the farm of Mr. George Wright were destroyed. A mile and a quarter south of Winchelsea the bank barn of Mr. Jack Johns was levelled to the .ground. Miss ’Margaret^ Martin, nurse- in- training at the Hamilton Hos- pitad, will graduate on Wednes­ day, June 5. Mr. Beverley B a r t o w, who, with his family, left last week for Middleton, N.S., was tender­ ed a farewell banquet at the Central ‘Hotel Monday evening. He was presented with a hand­ some fitted travelling case. Mr. Joseph Creech of town has been appointed principal of the Exeter Public School. H Bank, of Montreal Exeter Branch: C. E. SHAW, Manager Bashwood (Sub-Agency): Open Mon., Wed. & Fri. Hensail Branch: JOHN IRVIN, Manager WORKING WITH CANADIANS IN EVERY WALK OF LIFE SINCEs^oJR V* 25 YEARS AGO Mr. E. S. Steiner,VS, of Ber­ gen, N.Y., was in Exeter .a few days and has decided to open up a practice here. He has rented one of Mr. C. B. Snell’s houses on Anne St. Next Sunday will be an unique date in the iMethodist Church, Hensail, as it marks the last Sunday of its existence as a Methodist denomination. During the thunderstorm Mon­ day afternoon, Dan McCurdy, of Stephen, had a horse killed by lightning. Several trees were blown down by the wind. Mr. W. C, Keddy and sisters Misses Hanna and Nettie Keddy left Tuesday for the West. IO YEARS AGO Mr. James ,P. Bowey is this week moving into the building on Main St. formerely. occupied by H. S. Walter. The first application of oil has been applied on Huron Street, the first step toward a perma­ nent road. Thursday, June 13 will be celebrated as the birthday of King George and has been pro­ claimed a holiday by the Domin­ ion Government. The Red Cross has sent out an urgent call for wool blankets. These .will be packed for ship­ ment Friday afternoon. Mr. C. V. Pickard was elected president of the Exeter Lions Club at the regular meeting in the Hotel Bossenberry Monday evening. CONTINENTAL’S POLIO PROTECTION For Your Entire Family! including all unmarried children from three months to eighteen years of age. Pays Up to $5,000 for Each Member of Your Family ONLY $10.00 For 2 Years Automatically covers en­ tire family. Individuals at half cost. No age limit. includes Transportation, Drugs, Hos­ pitalization, medicines, iron lung and other equipment. Services of Physicians, Osteopaths or Physiotherapists, Nurses.7 Clark Fisher, Agent R.R. 3, Exeter Phone 176-r-4 M ........... ■.....................................—.............. ......... .............—................■» GARDINER APPROVES FUND "The farsighted action by the Dairy Farmers of Canada in es­ tablishing a fund for .the purpose of keeping before the Canadian public the relative values and high quality of Canada’s dairy­ products is in my opinion one of the most commendable steps which has been taken by any far m e r s organization in this country”, said Rt. Hon. .Janies G. Gardiner, minister of agri­ culture stated, today. Inauguration of a policy in which a vent-a-pound butterfat or the milk equivalent would be set aside during tlie month of June for an active campaign to keep the public more fully informed i on the merits of dairy products, was announced recently by the producers organization, "Dairy Farmers of Canada". “This determined move to meet some of the difficulties facing the dairy industry deserves the full support of every pro­ ducer and will, I fool sure, have a far-reaching and beneficial ef­ fect on producers and consumers alike,” Mr. Gardiner declared. 11 “To the consumer, it -will help I in pointing up the fact that a prosperous national economy is impossible without a prosperous agriculture in which the dairy industry plays such an important role. "To the producer it brings the 'realization of his share in the responsibility of merchandizing it." "A modest lead in the direc­ tion of merchandizing dairy pro­ ducts was given recently by the federal department of agricul­ ture and I feel highly gratified that the producers themselves have shown a determination to accept their share of this re­ sponsibility", Mr, Gardiner em­ phasized. HARVEST HAY EARLY It pays to cut hay- early, for as the plants mature, fibrous, in- digestable materials develop and the proportion of protein de­ creases. The proof of this is seen in the superior performance and growth of animals'on early sea­ son pasture. Authorities have proved that the to'tal" digestible material de­ creases by three per cent as rfed clover plants mature from full bloom, and even more serious, digestible protein decreases 35 per cent. With timothy, the con­ dition is even worse, and total digestible material decreases by 5.8 per cent and digestible pro­ tein by 42 pex’ cent as the plants mature from full head to past full bloom. Weather records gatherd over 36 years at the Experimental Farm at Napan, N.S., show that the average temperature in July is a degree warmer than in Au­ gust and that July has six per cent more sunshine and 16 per cent less rainfall than August. This is contrary to common be­ lief that as the summer advances, the weather becomes more fa­ vourable for making hay. What does happen, says E. T. Goring, agronomist at the Farm, is that as the season advances and the plants m a t u r e, they become woody and dry and are easier to cure even in less favourable weather. But they have lost a large part of their feeding value. This is a serious loss that no former can afford, Mr. Goring points out. It can be avoided by cutting the hay crop early, when the plants are at their best, when the digestible nutrients are at their peak and the proportion of protein is high. Made into hay or silage at this time, a nutrit­ ious high-protein home-grown feed is obtained. 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