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THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 1950
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That Spring Clean-Up
There’s nothing better either for the
boy or the premises than a good spring
dean-up. We are not recommending the
dose but many of us associate spring with
mother’s favourite—sulphur and molasses.
The boys know that there is nothing that
takes the place of the old swimmin’ hole
for the exterior, even though the modern
mother insists on a good going-over with
laundry soap and hot water and a good ,
coarse, absorbent towel. Those of us who
knew mother’s wisdom in hustling us to the
woodshed with its woodstove and the wash
tub and a big kettle of hot water. No fancy
soap for us in those days but the real
thing in “salt” soap that pierced the tough
est dirt the body e’er accumulated. Mother’
reserved this gentle treatment for the first
week in May when “there was no danger
of frost”. But, oh, the wonderful feeling
after the scrubbing was well and truly
done and the next week’s clothing donned!
Dad saw to it that everything about the
barn and the stables was gone over. The
herds were reduced to the strictly. econo
mical lot. Bills were paid and all the rest
of it. We were in a new world and we
liked it.
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Keeping Up With Circumstances
That tall chimney that has so long
been on good terms with the Exeter Cream
ery is determined still to be a burning and
shining light in the community. For many
a stormy winter night and sultry summer
day it has told all who would look its way
that Exeter is mistress of the art of butter
making. Come war, come peace, this chim
ney had its full share in furnishing the
market with a product that commanded the
respect of dealers and consumers alike. For
many a year it has stood by the farmers
by bringing to the vicinity many a shining
dollar. Lately the graceful chimney has re
solved to make its appearance comply with
its usefulness and has taken to itself a fine
coat of paint on the principle that a good
chimney is worthy of a good coat. Like
many another doer of a good deed, the
chimney’s example has ..been followed by
the rest of the factory. As the chimney
reared its proud head in its spring adorn
ment. the rest of the premises spunked up
and are taking on quite a gala appearance.
What is to be the end of the new spirit
that is moving in the creamery’s physical
appearance, it is hard to Say. But so far
so good, and may the good work continue!
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That Contributory Feature
Some exception has been taken to hav
ing all Canadians reaching the age of sixty-
five put on a pension. There may be some
ground for this objection. But obtaining a
government pension without a means test
is by no means a new thing in this country.
For instance, judges on retirement are not
submitted to a means test. They are not
asked whether they can write a cheque that
will be honoured for one hundred dollars
or for one hundred thousand dollars. They
go on the pension list automatically. Why
should not the shoemaker be treated a->
fairly as the judge? Making good shoes is
as good work as reading lawbooks or law
records any day. The move that the pen
sion or the person hoping for a pension
should contribute to the national pension
fund has a great deal to recommend it. As
we understand it. the proposition is to re
quire the party who contributes to the in
come tax fund to contribute to the pension
fund in proportion to the amount he pays
to the income tax fund. This is eminently
fair. The strong and the successful should
help out the unfortunate or those who have
not skill in acquiring money or revenue
producing property. On the other hand the
young and the lusty must not be encour
aged to think that the government will sup
port them in easy abundance in the days of
the sere and yellow leaf. The government
Would be committing the most egregious
folly were it to undertake to be a sugar
daddy to any of its citizens. The govern
ment cannot give its citizens what it does
not first take from them. The contributory
principle Based on the income tax returns
of the individual citizens has much to re
commend it.
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Splendid!
Our neighbours in Owen Sound have
hit on a way of doing things that com
mends itself. They have provided a room
where the older people of the city may
meet from time to time, where they can
talk and play games or read, or carry on
according to their sweet will. The good
thing is not being overdone, we believe.
We understand that the uplifters are not
running things but that the old people are
free to carry one according to their own
desires. Some of the older men of this vill
age secure a room for the winter months
where they play games, chat and discuss
the affairs of the universe at ’ their own
sweet will or as their desires dictate. Up
lifters are not invited; neither are they
wanted. These gentlemen have earned their
well earned rest and enjoy themselves in
real comfort, Owen Sound has made a wise
move. The older people will enjoy this
room. We only wish that we could furnish
out readers with more details of what our
neighbours in the port town are doing. But
so far, so good.
Time The Tester
He is a venturesome soul who passes
his opinion as the old gives place to the
new, Particularly is this true of agriculture.
Here is an illustration: An Indian ap
proached one of the immense modern plows
as it was turning over the soil where the
buffalo had ranged at will for centuries,
it is believed. The Indian looked on for a
long silence as is the Indian practice, and
said in Indian fashion pointing to the up
turned earth, “Wrong side!” and then
melted away into silence. This incident was
related to show, first, the benighted spirit
of the Indian and. second, the progressive
spirit and conduct of the whiteman. Yet in'
a surprisingly short space of time that up
turned earth was whirled about by the
.strong western winds. The land had become
well nigh valueless. Is this incident fore
doomed to illustrate some of the new
methods of farming that we hear so much
about? Are our fine crops the forerunners
of soil that will serve only to be blown
about or to run to tlie lake ? In any case
the reports *on modern farming do not il
lustrate how farms may grow richer by
rotation of crops rather than poorer. At
present every crop seems to deplete the
soil rather than to enrich it. Are we repeat
ing the mistake of those nations who
robbed themselves by robbing their soil?
“All Safe And Well”
Thousands of people all over civiliza
tion had friends in Winnipeg and the stric
ken area of Manitoba. As the disaster came
to its height and evacuation became the
order of they day, grave fears were felt
as to their safety. Many of the anxious ones
communicated with The Salvation Army
regarding the welfare of their friends. At
once The Army took no rest till the party
asked for was located and sent back the
reply “Safe and well”. To the needy The
Army gave sandwiches and coffee and bed
ding and the best roof and heat available.
“Well done,” the world once again tells
The Army with swelling heart. “Safe and
well”—what a message to send to a dis
tressed friend a thousand miles away,
“When we see anyone in distress we do
not play a parlor organ and sing ‘Rescue
the Perishing’. We get the poor fellow out
of the cold. We bathe him, supply him with
such clean clothes as he needs, give him a
bed and breakfast and fifteen minutes of
hearty Salvation Army prayer meeting and
send him on his way or get him a job if
we possibly can.” The writer heard General
William Booth use these very words. This
fine old gentlemen left this sentiment as a
priceless heritage to his followers as the
present dire circumstances in Manitoba
fully witness.
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The Reason Why
Newspapers are faulted because they
do not publish the names of the losers in
those sweepstake races. For one thing
newspaper space is limited. Papers would
not have room for their usual news items
and for their advertisements were the
names of the losers printed. For another
reason newspapers would give offence to
many fine people by so doing. In the third
place the names of the losers would be so
commonplace that they would not be news.
Losing bets at horse races is quite common.
Few newspapers publish the names of per
sons who do not bite dogs.
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Local gardeners have been eyeing the
plot in the back yard- some with the fur
tive look of a man who knows his wife will
force him at it before long, and many with
a glance of genuine anxiety t<> tear into
the terra firma. IPs not so much a matter
of one’s frame of mind but of the vigor-
ousness of one’s backbone.
THAT GUY'S AROUND AGAIN’
As the-----=—
future
Buggies
now in
50 YEARS AGO
Reeve Bissett and Councillor
Levett left Tuesday evening for
Bowmanville for tlie purpose of
inspecting tlie system used in
that town for watering streets.
Mrs. J. P. Clarke and family
will leave Saturday for Winni
peg, Man., where Mr. Clarke has-
been for some time, and where
they will make their
home.
Buggies! Buggies!
W. H. Parsons has
stock a car load of very fine bug
gies of different styles ana
colors viz: Jump Seats, Mikados,
young men’s buggies, three quar
ter buggies, buggies for old
people and spindle-box buggies
for business men, farmer's sur-
ray, etc. Two doors south of the
Town Hall, Exeter. Largest deal
er in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Spademan left
Saturday to take charge of their
famous resort at Grand Bend.
which they intend to erect a new
and up-to-date service station.
J. J. Knight retired last night
after fifty-one years with the
Canadian National Railways. At
the age of seventeen he entered
the railway service at Exeter as
an apprentice to learn the tele
graph “key”. In 1900 he was
made agent at Exeter and served
as such for twelve, years.
The Silver Jubilee of the acce
ss on to the throne of King-
George and Queen Mary was
fittingly observed with an im
pressive celebration on Monday
morning.
I
15 YEARS AGO
Miss Mildred Walker of the
Institute of Public Health, Lon
don, formerly of Exeter, was
on6 of the recipients of the
King’s medals on Monday.
The McCall-Frontenac Qil Co.,
of Toronto, have purchased the
corner property of Mrs. E. Wil
lis, Main St. South of Exeter, on
1O YEARS AGO
The world’s greatest battle,
described as a battle such as the
world has never seen before, is
now raging in iBelgium, Holland
and France.
Snell Bros. & Co. have re
modelled their office and stock
room.
Mr. William Moodie, who for
many years was superintendent
of Thames Road United Church
Sunday School, was recently pre
sented with a beautiful mantle
clock during the course of a
social evening.
Mr. J. C. Vidt of the Exeter
his staff were at Guelph Wednes
day attending the first Ontario
Conference of Locker Service
operators at the O.A.C.
Rev. Grigg Tells Of
Years Spent In "Burma
A quiet-spoken man with mem
ories of half a lifetime in the
Far East recalled; how the first
white medical missionary in Up
per Burma won the confidence
of the natives with a bucket of
disinfectant and a brush accord
ing to the London Free Press.
The Rev. Ernest Grigg, 168
Kent street, his face still tanned
from 45 years under the tropic
al sun, smiled as he related how
the successful cure of one pat
ient helped Dr. Arthur Hender
son establish one of the first
missionary hospitals in Upper
Burma.
“Dr. Henderson was the first
white medical missionary in that
part of the world,” Mr. Grigg, a
former Baptist missionary him
self, recalled.
“Few natives visited his first
surgery until one day the doctor
was called outside to treat the
largest patient of his career—a
bull elephant. The animal had
been apparently injured in a
fight and had a four-foot gash
in its side.
“Dr. Henderson accepted it as a
challenge, mixed a bucket of dis
infectant, got a brush and went
to work. The elephant, highly
prized by its owner, recovered
and hews of tlie doctor's cure
spread like wildfire.
“With that one cure,” Mr.
Brigg continued, “medical mis
sionary work in that area was
established. The delighted owner
of the elephant gave the doctor
teak wood to build a hospital
and an orphanage, and patients,
including more sick elephants,
came from far and wide.”
Mr. Grigg, reluctant at first to
tell of his own contributions to
the missionary work in Burma,
will be 87 years old next month.
A native of Exeter, he was or
dained in 1892 when he was 29,
at Perth. Ho went to Burma
after two years as pastor of
Perth Baptist Church, his first
and only charge lit Canada.
He was sent to the Far East
by the American Baptist Foreign
Mission Society and while in
Burma spent teu years in Ran
goon, the capital, and served at
Arakan, Mandalay and Sagaing.
During the country's rainy sea
son, June to October, Burma has
about 17 feet of rain, Mr. Grigg
said. Leprosy, black water fever
and malaria as common among
Burma’s 17% million people, Mr.
Grigg said. He was stricken with
malaria three times himself.
“Majority of the natives are
Buddhists but during the time I
was there there were about 135,-
000 communicant members, 3
missionary hospitals, 13 dispen
saries and eight or nine mission
schools,” Mr. Grigg said.
Mr. Grigg’s wife, who accom
panied him to Burma, died there
15 years ago. He returned to
Canada in 1938 and since that
time has lectured to church
groups throughout Ontario and
in many parts of the U,S.
A resident of London for the
last two years, Mr. Grigg was
guest of Mr, and Mrs. W. R.
Gonlding, 763 Maitland street.
In spite of his years, Mr. Grigg
is still active, still likes to travel
and intends to continue lecturing
on missionary work.
SMILES . ■ . .
Margaret: “Is it true that wo
men live longer than men?”
Bill: “I believe so, especially
widows.”
The Voice
Of Temperance . „ » .
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can’t be effected until there is, a
pressure of public opinion. It is
also an axiom that there is no
thing like the facts to determine
public opinion. In the matter of
the use of beverage alcohol the
facts are getting into the public
mind. They are reported in every
newspaper. They are seen on
every highway. They are seen
In and outside every beverage
room. They ate sordid and tragic
facts. It is inevitable that in
course of time public opinion
will be moulded by the facts and
will j udge beverage alcohol to
be the harmful and destruct
ive agent that it is. The Huron
Temeperauce Federation has a
confidence that the pressure of
this informed public opinion will
yet bring about many much need
ed temperance reforms, (adv’t)
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