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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-03-16, Page 2Page 2 /MtMBBRk lUDIT \ Bureau > lr o> f JRCUM.TIQM R.pi.'.j y. s. .ftijjrt O‘i.<> If you habitually emphasize your shortcomings rather than your abi­ lities you create a lot of needless unhappiness for yourself, There is a deeprooted desire in all of us to feel adequate. And if we lose this sense of adequacy we impair our mental health. THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1950 Times Established 1873 Amalgamated November 1934 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 Mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association A Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CAVNA <] Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation C Paid-In-Advance Circulation As Of September 30, 1948 — 2,276 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance. $3.50 a year United States, in advance, $3.00 Single Copies 6 Cents Each - PublishersJ, Melvin Southcott Robert Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1950 That Unemployment Satan still finds mischief for idle hands to do. The best of people degenerate through idleness no matter what the cause of the idleness. The trouble in many cases is that there is not work the year through in certain occupations such as logging and mining, What aggravates the unemployment in such cases is that the man thrown out of work is not qualified to work in any in­ dustry except that in which he is employed for the greater portion of the year. The logger is not ready to practice medicine. The miner is not ready to sell drugs, and so on all down the line. Another puzzling feature is that some employees seem able to stay out of work for long periods of time. The miners’ strike is an example. . Such workmen by dint of paying in sums to a central fund are able to carry on for a long period. Yet these men are supplied with funds from the government, forgetful that the government is able to do so only by taking from someone else in order that the unemployment fund may be sustained. The cure is to persuade the unemployed, in the meantime, to take such jobs as may be found. The pay is sure to be less than that received in the pay envelope, but half a loaf is better than no bread. In the second place, from the time a child knows any­ thing he should be taught to do a variety of things. This is where the farm boy has the advantage over all other boys. In the school the boy should be familiarized with a number of trades so that when he is laid off in manhood from his usual trade, he is in a small way, to say the least, pre­ pared to take up work in some other oc­ cupation.$ « « « To Be Expected is expressed that so many of of older Ontario have spent Surprise the citizens some time in the West. It has been said that to have seen the prairies and to have felt the free air of the West and to have shared in the friendliness of the West is to become its prisoner forever and a day. On the other hand there are many who have gone West, who have seen its diffi­ culties and have realized that a lifetime must be spent before an approach can be made to the advantages of older Ontario. These have turned back and have refused to face an understaking so beset with hard­ ship for themselves and particularly for their children. Many people simply are not adapted to pioneering. When they have made this discovery by actual experience they have done well to return to a situation where they may toil more happily. As a rule those who have found for themselves what is congenial frequently make the best farmers and artisans the older provinces possess. ing a substitute for coal used to a degree that will imperil the coal industry? That there are such substitute that may be made available on comparatively short notice, no one doubts. If the coal industry should de­ cline, what will become of the miners, a class of people not qualified for any occu­ pation but mining? And what of the public? John L. Lewis has proven himself a man wielding more power than any president of the United States in peace time. Has the control of the affairs of the republic passed from the White House to the office of the union leader? Must the public of the United States and Canada look for power and light and heat to the union that may freely snap its fingers in the face of the executive of the United States? Must men like Mr. Lewis be allowed power sufficient to de­ prive length of time of light, heat and power? ❖ * «« * Fortunate Exeter and surrounding territory have been singularly fortunate in the service rendered by the waterworks system, the hydro system, the telephone system and the manner in which roads- have been kept open. Only for a few hours has the hydro service been interrupted. Coal dealers have done fine work in keeping their customers supplied. The work in doing all this has not been easy. The duties of the hydro service and the telephone company have not only been arduous but specially diffi­ cult on account of the snow and ice. The public is grateful. * >ft * * . . . But Still Pryde Of Huron Selections of the best dressed men in the Ontario Legislature by the Press Gal­ lery last week came at an inopportune time for the Huron member. Our Tom Pryde lost his best Scottish tweeds in a fire at the the a continent for any considerable local dry cleaning plant the day before Legislature met. >]« Sft Sft Perplexing Folk interested in the disposal of butter perplexed these days. They believe ❖ THE OLD HOME TOWN By STANLEY Don’t magnify your faults! Everybody’s Business v »■ TEN TtJOAlE- MCHHER HOLDS THE WINNING- HANP//4 THE MOANING C?pr. King Features Syndicate. Inc. World Rights reserved. SO YEARS AGO ” Snow! Snow! Snow! Heaps and heaps of it ,and still more coming at time o.f writing. J. G. Stanbury, wflio has been in partnership with Barrister R. H, .Collins for the past year, will continue the business at the old office over O’Neil’s Bank. Miss Lorraine Hooper left on Monday for London where she will take a course iness College. That the good relief of Ladysmith with great rejoicing goes .without saying. Never was there a more enthusiastic out­ burst of loyalty and patriotism manifested in the history of the town. As soon as the news was received, crowds began to amass, flags were hoisted, bunting was stretched, the church bells set ringing, the fire alarm sounded and the whole town went wild with joy. A half (holiday was .proclaimed by the ReeVe and school -was 'dismissed. .At about three o’clock in the afternoon a grand procession was formed in front of -the Town Hall and .par­ aded Main Street. The procession was made uip of men on horse- | back, among whom was a strik­ ing character of a typical repre­ sentative of John Bull in the person >of gjig much esteemed citizen, Mr.. .Robert Leathorn, who sat on liis charger with the grace and elegance of a Duke. ■gima Jubilee singers gave an ex- I cellent musical entertainment to ■a large attendance in the audit­ orium of James St. Cihurch and they certainly left a pasting im­ pression as one of the finest Jubilee companies ever heard in Exeter. The first robins of the season have been reported. It won’t be long now. . in the .Bus- news of the was received in Exe'ter IO YEARS AGO Fifty years .of continuous act­ ivity was, celebrated on Wednes­ day of last week by the James Street Auxiliary when a Golden. Jubilee supper was .served in the basement of the church and the, golden, color scheme was used in’ decorating the tables. Following the supper a program presided over by the president, Mrs. A. Page, was ‘presented in the audi­ torium of the church. Miss Bessie Hartnoil .gave the history of the organization and Mrs. L. Eedy, of St. Marys, president of the London Conference Branch, was the guest speaker. In keeping .with the coining Easter season. Gerald Smith has very 'beautifully decorated the window of his barber shop. Orediton News. You feel the lack of education is holding you back. Many of the world’s most successful men had little schooling. Many others made up for this lack through wide read­ ing and study. You don’t like the shape of your nose? Perhaps not — but possibly you have a well-shaped head or fine eyes. And neat, care­ fully selected clothes can do won­ ders for your appearance! No matter how many short­ comings you may have, you can discover just as many or more as­ sets within yourself. All you have tp do is add them up. Looking at this total will give new confidence, Remember too that many faults can be minimized or eliminated by one’s own efforts. So take heart! Once you change your ideas about yourself from negative to positive you’ll find you’re harnessed to a power that will take you towards happiness and success! In their annual statements, life in­ surance companies emphasize the positive side of their business by pointing out the fact that the larger share of benefits is paid out to living policyholders. We Specialize In All Kinds Of Motors — Poultry Time Clocks — Waterheaters Thermostats — 'Furnace Controls —•- Fixtures, etc. GARFIELD THOMSON Phone 232 M Exeter -- —— —--------——— ——A Contracts For Malting Barky Call at Office, Lucan, for Information Scott’s Elevator LUCAN, ONTARIO !ft Sft ift Is Revolution On The Way? The coal strike in tlie United States has been settled, we say. But we are careful to add that the settlement is but tempor­ ary. Already folk are seeing loopholes in the agreement signed by the coal operators and the unions. There never was an agree­ ment arrived at that clever men could not break through. Apart from defects in the agreement is the fact that it is impossible to make an agreement that will satisfy all parties. All the governments in America and Europe cannot permanently satisfy the wants of one little child. This fact must never be overlooked. Agreements of the sort we are dealing with do not go to the root of the trouble. The coal workers have a disability that is terrible because of their being deprived of sunlight for so many hours in the day. Further, they are obliged t<> carry on amid dirt that clogs the skin and ruins the lungs and that otherwise snake robust health impossible. No com­ pensation atones for such grievances. Mea­ sures are required to make conditions for the miners when they are out of the pits so healthful that they will in a measure make up for the limitations and dangers of the mine. The miner’s spirit must not be allowed to shrivel and his body to be ruined. By all the laws of humanity, the government is bound to see that a matter of such prime importance is not allowed to become a mere side issue. The dark, hid­ eous, deadly cloud of coal dust now hang­ ing over the mine, and the miner’s home must be removed. Greater things have been done. And what of the operators ? What about the investments in this industry? What of the future of their industry? Has the recent strike so alarmed the public that they are seeking ways and means of liav- are that the weight of the evidence signifies that the government has a surplus of but­ ter of which it is eager to dispose. The public has been given ’to understand that this surplus of butter is placed before the storekeepers to dispose of at a certain price. If the ultimate consumers have not bought this butter by a certain date, the government will take the butter off their hands at a price that will insure no loss to the trade. The public is asking if it is to eat butter that lias passed its highest value and at which John Public is inclined to do a good deal of sniffing and considerable grumbling. Next, the public is asking what is to be done with the butter that remains unsold after tile date mentioned. Is it to be reserved for the tables of cabinet minis­ ters and the cold storage people? Canad­ ians do not take kindly to butter that has "gone stale1’. If this butter is passed on to the army and navy, newspapers will make interesting reading. The storekeeper who passes on stale butter to his customers is liable to hear language. Marked Advance associate governments with deep died scheming and secretiveness are having their intelligence questioned these days. The Canadian government is delight­ fully open in regard to its affairs. For in­ stance, a short time ago it had some radium in its possession. So truthful was the eminent of the citizens of this good and of Ottawa in particular, that it the radium where the boys got at it played with it after genuine boy fashion. Further, for a considerable time past when its an of in our rulers deal with our possible sivc enemies who may take the notion to muss up our good land. No doubt this open- hearted way of treating others is based on the idea that if you trust people enough they will pay you back in kind. There is a good deal of the dove in this way of do­ ing things but the land would be none the worse of a little more of the serpent. Our present way of doing something is dovelike enough to suit the most exacting. A Folk who gov- land left and inventors and research workers devise airplane of unusual speed and power flight, it immediately informs the public the trustful, guileless manner in which aggres- 25 YEARS AGO During the first electric storm of the season, the bank barn on the pasture farm of Sherwood Hunter, on townline between Us- borne and Biddulph townships, was struck by lightning and totally destroyed. , Nelson Vale, aged 42, an em­ ployee at the Exeter flax mill, died from blood poisoning. He removed a flax sliver from his hand with a knife and blood poison set in. Thos. Acheson last week pur­ chased the fine .red brick house of D. Mack, Main St., for $5,500. * When disaster strikes somewhere in Canada, your ears may not hedr the prayers for help. But listen in your heart and you’ll hear the voices of the little children, homeless and afraid, the voices of the mothers, heart-broken and weary. They are calling to you! ... And today, on their behalf, the Canadian Red Cross appeals to you for urgently needed funds to carry on the work of mercy in disaster-stricken areas.. .to provide Free Blood Transfusion Service ... to support your Red Cross Veterans1 Services and Outpost Hospitals . . . to maintain and extend many other humanitarian activities. Give generously, from your heart. And give today! ■ them in the Odd Fellows when Kenneth Hodgins, rang o r, introduced Boy Sonny Brethren, Mr, and G. Knapp, and Johnny 15 YEARS AGO “First, I would recommend that your Wife learn how to make light* er biscuits.” * Shorty Grant and his band played for the pre-lenten dance in the .City Hall, St. Marys, ’on Monday night. The crowd, one of the largest of the season, was highly ’complimentary to Exeter’s orchestra, A Maggie .and Jiggs •Supper of corned beef and cabbage was given in C a V 6 n Presbyterian Church on Wednesday , evening of last week. On Monday evening the Vir- Granton Lodge Meets Members of the Canadian Order of Foresters lodge treat­ ed their wives ,and family to an oyster supper held in the United Church school room. Latei’ a program, was present­ ed to “ Hall chief Head, Mrs. Mixer, all of London. The Lodge .will conclude the winter season with a children’s night, April This year the need is urgent for $5,000,000 to carry out the work you expect your Red Cross to do J’/te irorl: of merejf never ends William Pybtis, Treasurer f ( i t t * i v f it > > / > •» y v » t » r f 1 r Y t * r » » » * + ♦ if f V t t