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THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 1950
At It Again
The western diplomats and statesmen
are at it again. This time they are taking
a turn with the Chinese. It is rumoured
that the Chinese are waking up to the fact
that the Russians have been making fools
of them, China, for many a weary day, has
been suffering from bitter gnawing hunger,
as far as the overwhelming bulk of her
population is concerned. There has been
little but starvation for body, mind and
spirit.
To people in this agonizing condition
the Communists came with glowing prom
ises that they would feed the hungry, edu
cate the mind and inspire the soul of every
Chinese man, woman and child, provided
only the Chinese would bow the knee to
Communists, which meant in the end stoop
ing low to have Russia fit its galling yoke
upon the Chinese neck. Little by little they
have discovered that when they asked the
Russians for bread they "were given the
Russian Communists icicle. When they
sought the promised Russian fish they were
given the vacant chaff of unfulfilled prom
ises.
Rumour has it, too, that the Chinese
are now turning to the western European
powers whom they foolishly tried to drive
from Asia. A meeting* of Chinese and West
ern European powers is taking place to see
what can be done to correct past blunders
of one sort and another. Indeed, there are
evidences that China and Europe are doing
what they can to promote good-will where
there has been misunderstanding and an
noyance,
Russia cannot be expected to smile
upon this undertaking but that^is no reason
why the good purpose should be abandoned.
Russia will not like to loosen her tighten
ing grip on the Chinese throat, but China
may have in her the stirrings of a new life
that will end one day in her freedom and
in her keeping step with the nations whose
purpose is the welfare of the race. It looks
as if China is resolving to stand with those
who stand right.
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Then And Now
Things are not what they used to be.
Take the matter of building for example.
There was the matter of the drain. Pick
and shovel and wheelbarrow and men with
muscle and good appetites were essential.
Now the drain digging machine is in order.
Then there was the cellar excavating
Horses and the dump scraper were requisi
tioned. Now the top fourteen inches of
earth are removed by the busy bulldozer.
Then follows the mechanical shovel. It
used to be that horses and men and scraper
did the work.
This was a job that required no end
of teamship skill with a man on the scraper
who knew all about taking hold, heaving,
and letting go. When the ground was slip*
pery it was a burden to all taking part.
Now the digging is done in comfort with
fine scorn of ordinarily bad weather con
ditions. In those good days of the long ago
the proprietor leisurely determined on
building after many domestic and street
corner deliberations. After a year or so of
this sort of musing the job was started
when the weather promised to be good and
was probably completed a day or so before
the new year. Now the whole thing is
planned on the way home from the post
office and the house is expected to be
habitable before Johnny has the shoes pol
ished for next Sunday.
Of course this new way of doing costs
money but money is abundant and who
need worry on that score? The lumber in
the new house may be unseasoned and the
doors and window sash may twist and warp
and the floors may “heave” but who cares?
The job was done in a hurry and that’s
about all that matters in this fast moving
electric age. Speed’s the thing—so let us
have lots and lots of it.
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What Is To Come Of It?
Premier Prost has been making some
startling statements regarding the adminis
tration of law, particularly regarding gamb
ling and vice. He states quite boldly that
there is not the co-operation between fed
eral and provincial authorities in such mat
ters that there should be. He says that the
Ontario authorities do not get the support
nf the United States authorities that is to
be looked for, and that is necessary if the
vice mongers and gamblers are to be
cleaned out of the country. He tells the
public that the telegraph and telephone
syslt ls not a^r in
the falter of commu^icatin8' information
that favours the gamblers and their kind.
He calls upon all parties to law administra
tion to be on the hop and to crack down
with a stern hand upon unlawful vice in
every form.
May we add that he will do well to do
some really good housecleaning in the On
tario department of justice? Would it not
.be well for police inspectors and magis
trates and the crown attorneys to be strictly
pn their job? Upon the wise and strict ad
ministration of the law depends much of
the safety of the state. Let us not forget
that all such officers are aware of their
duty. It is the business of the state to see
that this duty is discharged.
Would it not be well to have all such
officers heavily bonded? Further, would it
not be a move in the direction to have all
officers administering our laws appointed
by a non partisan commission? Such offi
cers need not only plenty of muscle and
plenty of brain power but need to be men
of high moral character who fear no man.
Premier Frost has begun a good work. May
his tribe increase, and may voters increase
who will sustain any leader on duty bent.
V
Inexcusable
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest of these is ‘it is but it hadn’t
oughta ben’,” Bret Hart said long ago. His
words, though old, are brought to mind as
we read of the terrible accidents that are
of daily occurrence by air and sea and land.
We know while breath is found in human
nostrils that there will be imperfections in
human conduct. We know equally well that
men who are worth their salt are doing
their level best to abolish such experiences.
We know full well the folly of building a
house only to let it tumble clown simply be
cause we do not exercise the commonest of
common sense. We should not forget that
there is a world of difference between an
accident and a blunder.
Let us admit, in all justice, that many
of those affairs involving loss of life are
blunders for which no excuse can be of
fered. The duties of railroad engineers and
conductors and of sea-going crews are as
plain as pike staff and are perfectly well
known to all the operators. The duties of
telephone operators and telegraphists and
all other parties connected with the dis
charge of those concerns are plain and un
mistakable. Why, then, should they be vio
lated with impunity?
When the last consideration has been
made of the conditions preceding and at
tending those catastrophies, it will be found
that moral conditions lie at the root of the
sad events. The delinquents are morally
wrong. Their mind is not on the job they
are well paid to do. These moral failures
do not put their best attention into the
thing they are doing, Before they got their
best job they were required to show that
they could do their task. After they got
their job they did not" sharply discipline
themselves to do the job they ligd learned
to do at so much cost. They were ruined by
their own superiority complex.
Behind the crews immediately con
cerned is an even larger army of mechanics
who are responsible for the mechanical
condition of the equipment. The failure to
make an accurate test of the quality of
materials making up the machine, results in
a failure miles up in the air or at a crucial
moment on the railroad or on the stormy
waters.
We know the result of such misdoing.
The guide or the engineer has allowed his
vision to become impaired by some indis
cretion in eating or drinking or through
want of rest or from fatigue and the irre
parable takes place. All over our broad
land seniors are telling one another and
telling juniors that eternal vigilance is the
price of safety. Despite all modern research
and ever widening experience, the world
knows of no better advice for anyone.
There is nothing So uncertain as a dead sure
thing. There is not a second for careless
ness till the job is done and well done.
However fleet the hare, he has not won the
race till he passes the goal. The laws of
life are constant and inescapable.
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No longer does there seem to be such
a thing as an “election issue”, or, if there
is, it is discussed in the undertones of racy
gossip. Publicly electors are asked to vote
for men who wish them “Season’s Greet
ings” and “A Happy New Year”. Would it
not be belter, both in the interests of dem
ocracy and the electorate, if men seeking
: public office expressed outrightly their
views on municipal topics?
50 YEARS AGO
One of those events of the
season took place at the resi
dence of Mr. Jacob Sararus of
the Blind Line near Zurich, the
occasion being an old time husk
ing bee. About 40 young people
assembled at his home and after
husking about 150 bushels of
corn indulged in all kinds of
amusements till an early hour in
the morning.
Messrs Duckson and Darlings’
new law office is fast nearing
completion. The lower part is to
be occupied by Mr. A. Hastings
as a Barber Shop and the upper
part by the owners of the build
ing and Dr. D. A. Anderson who
will move therein with his
dentistry.
Mr. Victor French lived here
and lately of the Clinton New
Era has gone to Alberta for the
benefit of his health.
Mr, C.J. Robinson of Dawson
City and Miss Beatrice Robinson
Hamburg are visiting their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Rick Robin
son, south of here.
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. Edward G. Kraft, of
Dashwood, accompanied by his
father, Mr. Henry L. Kraft had
a narrow escape from death on
Saturday when their car dropped
twenty feet over an embankment
into a creek.
Messrs. Maurice Coates, El
more Christie and Frank Par
sons who went on the Harvesters
Expedition, returned home Sat
urday.
The lscal platoon that hah
been training two nights a week
for the past nine weeks under
the command of Major W. J.
Heaman and Sgt-major Gambrill
will finish up this week with a
final inspection by General King
of London.
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15 YEARS AGO
Reeve Thomas Pryde will a-
gain grace the chief magistrates’
chair at the Municipal Council
having been re-elected to the
position by acclamation.
Mr. Roy Creech has been en
gaged to teach the Lumley
school in Usborne following the
Christmas holidays.
Miss Marion Pooley of Win-
chelsea who was awarded the
silver medal for the best essay
written by a secondary school
student in this district in the re
cent provincial wide contest.
A comedy drama "The End of
The Lane" under the auspices of
the Exeter 'Bowling Club and the
Tennis Club is being staged in
Leavitts’ Theatre on Tuesday
and Wednesday December 10
and 11.
IO YEARS AGO
Miss Lenore Norminton of
H e n s a 11 Public School and
Mr. Claude Blowes, her princi-
were the guests of the Exeter
Lions Club at their supper
meeting at the Central Ho
tel Monday evening. Lenore car
ried off the Huron public speak
ing Championship and the Exet
er Lions were delighted to have
her speak before the .club. She
chose as her subject "The Brit
ish Empire.”
The Sub Deb Club held a ban
quet at the Central Hotel pre
vious to the High School dance.
Eight persons appeared before
Magistrate C. W. Hawkslxaw in
police court Friday of last week
and paid out fines of five dol
lars each for failure to take ra
dio licenses.
Plans are about complete and
tender will be called for soon
for the construction of a new
bridge to replace the one col
lapsed in Exeter on Saturday
November 2.
Neighboring News
Has Fingers Lacerated
In Cutting Box
Bruce Malcolm, two year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Dalton
Malcolm, R. R. 2 Dublin, was ta
ken to Stratford General Hos
pital for treatment Saturady af
ter he caught his fingers in the
gear of a cutting box at his par
ents farm. He remained in hos
pital overnight, but returned
home Sunday, Examination Re
vealed that the finger was lac
erated and the nail had to be
removed. (Huron Expositor)
Some Exoltcnt venison
Various hunting parties have
now all returned and brought
along some of the finest venison
that ever graced the table of
anyone, at least we can vouch
for some of it so generously
handed to your -publisher by the
Yungblut Brothers. Anyone that
keeps fingers crossed at venison
just don’t know what the really
good kind lasts like. We are not
telling you how to prepare it,
but we do know what we had
for dinner this Wednesday noon
is just "Tops’*. We are told that
Mr, Lloyd O’Brien was one of
the lucky ones having the
vilege of getting two deer
had several shots at wolves
failed to bring one dawn.
(Zurich Herald)
pri-
and
but
First Baby !
St. Marys Memorial Hospital
heard the cry of the first baby
tills morning when a son (Ken
neth William Grayden) was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Grayden Laing,
R. R. 7, St. Marys, Dr, J. G. joSe
was the attending physician, Mo
ther and baby are doing fine.
(St, Maty Journal-Argus)
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*Stamps
During the past week the local Christmas Seal Com
mittee has sent you your annual sheets of Seals. This
marks the opening of -the campaign in our district
and also is a reminder to you of your part in stamp
ing out this dread disease.
Here’s What Your Contribution
Helped To Do In Huron *
There are at the present time 20 people from Huron
County who are patients in the Beck Memorial Sani-
torium at London.
In 9 months of 1950 there have been 550 free chest
X-rays taken in Huron County.
Drive For
Monday
interested
the canvassers, to the meeting
scheduled for the Town Hall to
start off the campaign for funds
for the Mitchell and District Me
morial Arena. Many of them
were young Junior Farmers who
graciously responded to the re
quest of the executive last week
to carry out the rural canvass.
(Mitchell Advocate)I
Arena
night drew over 200
persons, inclusive of
Site For New School
Under Consideration
When Clinton Public
Board met last week with Chair
man A. F. Cudmore presiding,
G. G. Gardiner, Public School In
spector for South Huron, addres-j sed the Board with reference to1
a new school site which is being
considered by the board.
it is expected that some action
will be taken shortly by the
Board with regard to
chase of this site.
(Clinton News
Allsd Craig Turkeys
Win Again At Winter Fair
Broad Breasted bronze turkeys
raised and exhibited by Mr. and
Mrs. Harmon Morton, Beechnut
Grove Farm, Ailsa Craig, won
throe major awards in the live
turkey classes at the 1950 Royal
Winter Fair.
Morton’s young male turkey
was awarded grand champion of
all turkey exhibited, and was
placed Ill the poultry hall of
fame with the champions of
fowl. It is the third consecutive
year a turkey from this farm has
been grand campion, thus win
ning permanently the silver tro
phy of the Ontario turkey As
sociation. r
School
Record)
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Clinics are now held monthly at Goderich, Wingham,
Seaforth, Exeter and Clinton.
Remember -
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every thing you .contribute to the fight
against Tuberculosis not only helps others — it pro
tects YOU and those in YOUR family*
Contributions May Be Mailed in the Self-Addressed
Envelopes that Came with Your Seals or May Be
Made at the Exeter, Crediton and Dashwood Branches
of the Bank of Montreal,
(Parkhill Gazette)
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