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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-10-19, Page 2THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19, 1950 Sje (Exeter <ime£=$foboeate Ttsnes Established 1873 Ainalgaxnated 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 Maili Post -Office Department, Ottawa 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-Adyance Circulation a,s of March 31, 1950 —■ SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, ip advance, $2.30 a year United States, in Single Copies 6 Cento Each J. Melvin Southcott - Publishers 2,329 advance, $3.00 Robert Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19, 1950 “Only the Rain” Begrimed, exhausted, discouraged, de­ feated, the fire fighters returned from their unequal contest with a big bush fire that was eating up settlers’ homes and villages with their post office and stores and churches and schools. Bor days they had fought the flames only to return worsted as the fire spread and became every hour more destructive. “'Only the rain can save the situation,” the leader commented as he told his men that they need contend no more. That night there came a soaking rain. Perhaps not in years had there been such a precipitation. ‘'Only the rain,” the leader had said, and the rain had proven equal to what was required of it. It is ever this way with man and nature. We speak of conquer­ ing the ocean. Then comes the tidal wave and the proudest vessell afloat is tossed like a cockle shell. We talk of conquering the air. Then comes the hurricane and cities go down like ninepins, No, we will do well to learn to “have more of reverence in us dwell as knowledge grows from more to more”. The farmer is helpless without the sun­ shine and the refreshing rain. We get into .a hu'rry at times. When these periods come let us recall the fire fighter’s remark: “Only the rain”. Our knowledge is decid­ edly incomplete without humility. 5JS * £ * Are We Losing? Thanksgiving for the current year is past. For the most part it was observed in this region as a time of happy home-com­ ings. On the Sunday preceding, churches observed the day by appropriate hymns and fitting scripture readings. t)n Monday, Thanksgiving Day, church services were the exception rather than the rule. Are we wise in even partially missing the signifi­ cance of Thanksgiving Day? A number of years ago church services were in order. Frequently there was an exchange of pul­ pits but the services were of a distinctly religious character. Have we lost something important? Is the reason given that the services would not be largely attended a valid one? If the attendance at such services is small, we cannot but ask the reason. The same line of thought applies to Remembrance Day. Have the churches done the best thing in giving over the observance of this sol­ emn day to any other organization however noble and worthy that organization may be ? Why not have a distinctly religious service in the forenoon, say at 10 o'clock, thus leaving time for dinner and giving the whole afternoon to other modes of ob­ serving this great day? We'll be a better people ami a happier people by openly giv­ ing thanks to Almighty God for His bounties and by reverently remembering the glorious dead who did all that men Could do in order that freedom should not perish from the earth. ip They Have An Idea Word is abroad that the wise men, such as research workers in physics have discovered a method whereby the process of refrigeration may be reversed. We are nut sufficiently learned in such matters to be able to tell our readers just how the job is being done. 'What is talked of is a method whereby heat may be extracted from water and the heat driven into homes when the heat is required. Part of the ap­ paratus. it is talked about, is to be placed in the backyard or the garden and Niagara .set to the task of running the outfit in sin li a way as to give C anadians the bene­ fit of the heat stored in the earth and in reservoirs of one sort and another. Let us not smile too broadly at this proposal; Marconi was thought to be a little “teched”. The reply to the .sceptics of his day is wire­ less and the radio in its various ramifica­ tions. The world surely is moving. We are near the point where we’ll cease to be as­ tonished at anything. « V Fateful Days Fateful, indeed, are these early Octo­ ber days. Fateful are they because the United Nations have invaded Northern Korea. It would have been bad enough had the United States soldiers invaded this ter­ ritory under the auspices of the United States government alone, as they would have done prior to the formation of the United Nations body. Now those soldiers march under the shield of fifty-two united nations, to say the leash All the world waits the issue, This is no war for territory or for increase of power but a struggle to give the people of the whole of Korea the opportunity of making their own laws and of working out their o\vn destiny. In the second place the days are fate­ ful because the Russians have shown some slight disposition to work with the other nations of the world There is but a gleam of light in this respect but the rest of us are glad to have even this tiny ray. so much for the self-control the rest of the nations have exercised during the last few irritating years. There is another matter in this con­ nection that requires attention. The nations, outside the Soviet group have been doing some talking about going forward without Russia. Their doing so have not been ser­ iously proposed, even in the remotest man­ ner. Nations cannot work together unless they be agreed. Let us devoutly hope that Russia is coming to see world affairs in the light western nations see them. Doing so would mean a great deal for all those who desire a just peace to obtain among the nations.# ' v * * , Slow Learners Western nations are learning very slowly that the eastern nations have heads full of first class brains. For instance, the allegedly crack regiments of France took a sound licking last week1 in Indonesia. These fine soldiers got just what they were in for as they walked into the trap set for them by their enemies. The stiff resistance, those northern forces presented should be a broad enough hint for the allies. If a little part of the East, such as North Korea, comparatively, has proven a griev­ ous puzzlement, what would those allies do with China or Russia, or, worse still, with China and Russia combined? Evidently it is high time for the westerners to take off their blinders. Further, is the state of af­ fairs in Indonesia and North Korea an in­ dication that the long looked for struggle between East and West is* about to start if it has not already begun ? A few more blunders and the great tumult will begin. Russia, more eastern than western, by the way. is prepared to take the lead in such a war. Fifty years ago, some of us well remember, the big-wigs in polities and economics and social life, told us with su­ preme assurance, that a war between Ger­ many and Britain was impossible. The im­ possible has taken place. In our sluggard way we say that there never will be a war between East and West. Let us not be too sure about that, A tiny straw sometimes shows the way the stream is running. A cloud the size of a man’s hand sometimes portends the coming storm. Evidently President Trtunan is uneasy about the vast. Wise man that he is, he is taking pains to get first hand information about how things are going. Evidently, too, lie is not satisfied with having go-betweens telling about General MacArthur’s per­ formances. Face to face with this great General, the great President is going to have it out. This is the only sensible pro­ cedure. Mr. Truman will Knot allow anyone to be deceived. We have but won the first round. The United States have won only the first round of the fight. Their Russian opponent still is strong and ready to fight on., Russia’s aim still is the domination of the, world. She may be using the word of peace but her heart is for war. We have listened so often and so long to Russia's words that we are in no mood to heed any­ thing but her deeds and her deeds over a long term of years. The most fateful feat­ ure of the present situation may be that the United Nations m'ay listen while Russia says “peace”. Peace, when there is no peace. We wait for Russia to lay down her arms and to behave herself, * » * « We Wonder AH Canada is agog over the wonderful discoveries in the Province of Alberta. The unexpected has taken place. More wonder­ ful still is the mooted enterprise of the company interested in having the oil pipe­ lined to many parts of eastern Canada. The last word is that line is to be laid to reach Montreal. No one ten years ago even dreamed of such oil development and of such oil and gas transportation. No one dares to forecast what may follow upon a discovery so rich and an enterprise so colossal. PAGE FROM HITLER'S BOOK Will they ever strife© oil in yeor bock yard? As the------ « TIMES” Go By a----------——----------------—--------——— --------- ----------—■ 50 YEARS AGO Sir Wilfred Laurier and other prominent Liberals .will address a mass meeting in Parkhill on Saturday night next. The many admiring friends of our ipopular comic singer Mark Vincent will be pleased to learn that he has been asked by Miss Eva Roblyn of London to (assist at the concert to be given in Gidleys’ Opera House on Friday November the 2. Mack is fast gaining a reputation for his merry ways and no where is he more appreciated than in , his own town. Mr. W. C. Davis of Hensail in­ tends erecting another fine brick block in addition to the one already in the course of erection an-d lias rented it to the Molson Bank for a term of ten years. We learn from contractors who have seen the Architects plans that it will be the finest block in Hens all. 25 YEARS AGO The concert put on by the J. L. Hudsons Co.’s Ladies’ Quart­ ette and the Male Quartette of Detroit in the Jantes Street Un­ ited Church on Friday evening of last week under the auspices of the Centralia Ladies Aid, as among the best t hat has ever been heard in this community. In spite of the fact that a driz­ zling rain fell most of the even­ ing, the large auditorium was filled. Monday was the Golden wed­ ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kestle of town. John G. Walper was fined $25 and costs for .conducting a pool room in Exeter without a licence. Messrs. Harold Turnbull, Wil Allison and Gordon McDonald returned home from the .west. 15 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Woods, man­ ager of the local branch of the Bank of Montreal, is going on leave of absence at the end of this month. Mr. Woods and his daughter, Miss Marion, are mov­ ing to London to reside. Mr. W. H. Moise of Tara has been op- pointed to succeed Mr. Woods. Miss Merna Sims left on Tues­ day for Toronto to take a posi­ tion .which she has accepted there. , Mr. Jack Pryde has left for Quebec where he has secured a position. Over 800 participated in the fowl supper in the large and beautifully decorated church shed at Crediton on Thursday evening. Freinds from Napierville Mich., Windsor, London, St. Thomas, Kitchener and nearby towns and country attended in large num­ bers. 1O YEARS AGO Princess Elizabeth will make her first broadcast next Sunday a five minute message to the chidren of the Empire. Mrs. R. Rowe is having the foundation dug for a new resi­ dence on the Floyd property south boundy of Exeter, Miss Mildred Hicks who is teaching school at Shipka attend­ ed the teachers’ convention in London on Friday of last week. At the Lions" Frolic held in Exeter Arena Thursday and Fri­ day of last week Exeter frozen foods donated a frozen dinner comprising chicken, potatoes, as­ paragus, corn on the cob, straw­ berries and fruit cake. This was won by Les Coates. ... Neighboring News ... Extra Trains I Through Parkhill jExciting the curiosity of peo-l pie along this line of the Caimi diail National Railways Is the large number of long freight trains passing through here. There has been a shortage of box cars for handling Western grain and so C. N. R. officials are rounding up all their freight cars which are in the United States. As soon as a train of these cars, about GO to 75 cars, is collected at Sarnia, they are move^l to Stratford over this line so as not to interfere with the heavy traffic oil busier lines. From Stratford they are routed to the west Another thing noted by people here is the refrigerated express car attached to the passenger train. This car is dropped at Thedford each morning and load­ ed with onions, and picked up again on the return' journey by the afternoon train. Bowling League Started At Grand Bend Alleys A five pin bowlipg league has been formed at Grand Bend with t several district teams entering the competition, there are two teams of six men each entered from Parkhill so far and games will be played Thursday evenings. A meeting of team captains was held last Saturday evening to decide on rules, handicaps, etc. The games will be played on the new alleys in the Chateau Hotel, Grand Bend. It is expected to end the season's play with a banquet and presentation of pris­ es to the winning teams. Parkhill Gazette Ninety-Fourth Birthday Mrs. Mary A. Henderson, a highly respected and life-long resident of the district, celebrated her filth birthday Monday nt the home of her daugher and son-in­ law, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lam­ ont, McKillop. Born in MeKillp Oct. 9, 1850, she was Mary A. Carter before her marriage 72 years ago. While somewhat hard of hearing, Mrs. Henderson con­ tinues to enjoy reading. Her family includes Mrs. Lamont, Mrs. A. Wright and James, Sea­ forth and Mrs. Ella McClure, .of Goderich. Three sons and one daugher are deceased. Huron Expositor New Electric Service Mr. Edgar E. Wuerth, who has been working as an electrician for some years, has now opened UP business for himself, with his store at Crediton, and is open to the public for all kinds of wiring and to do electrical work both at Crediton and Zurich districts. Mr. A. 0. Kalbfleisch is mak­ ing good progress with erecting his new home at the south end of town. The ground around the outside is all nicely filled in. Soon the windows can be put in and then if the winds do blow hard the Interior work can go on just the same. (Zurich Herald) September Quiet Clinton Town Council held its October meeting Wednesday eve­ ning. Chief of Police Leo Kelly read his report for September in­ dicating a very quiet month. Up until September 15, the town treasurer had received from the court of Goderich a total of $138.01, Money received from local persons amounted to $4 in parking fines. Many warnings are being given to the travelling public. (Clinton News-Record) An exciting thought, isn't it? But of course you know the odds are hopelessly against your being that lucky. In fact, you don’t "expect life to hand you even a Very small fortune on a platter. Ch- do you ? Take old-age benefits, for instance. Undoubtedly many older people really need help, But no ovdr all security plan is going1 to provide all the in­ come you and your family will evqr need in the future. Things just aren’t going to be that rosy. Five million Canadians, among whom you are prob­ ably one, want and" expect security and independence in their later years. 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