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.40.ot For Detractors
We have become annoyed at some people who
est that this newspaper should Continually con-
demn local government for a multitude of sins.
These people suggest, in various degrees of
e
' anger, that all, councils, boards and other local or-
ganizations are composed of hypocrites, selfish glory -
seekers and :outright spongers.
One person recently insisted, in all serious-
ness, that `every councillor gets a personal rakeoff
whenever a big contract is let.
"Why don't you expose thein;" they ask us.
°Tell them how stupid they were to fix that ditch.
:,-rittid spend money on that road," urge the instigators.
-: 'r 1 were the editor, I'd really give 'em hell."
We appreciate advice in this business but some
of the suggestions in this regard are more than we
can bear, We'd like to give these continual .detractors.
the boot.
From our observations, we 'believe strongly
' khat with rare exceptions people who serve in public
office are sincere, honest and well-meaning persons,
° They try to do the best they can for their community.
We don't always agree with what they do nor
do we always think they are the best people for the
job but we do admire the time and toil they spend
tt iroinoting what they think is best for the .com-
inity.
Much, much too often we forget what local
regiment is, It's you and I and everyone else in
community in compact form. "They" 'are "we"
° `=arti1 it's ourselveswe condemn when we criticize
"them".
We'd all get along better if we stopped criti-
eizing ourselves and co-operated a little more.
A most effective appeal in this line appeared
r- i,eptly in The Listening Post, a publication issued
periodically by the Canadian Federation of Mayors
'argil Municipalities. We reproduce it below because
we think it's worth your attention,
JFf 1 Were ,The Gov't.'
: "If I were government and could speak, "I
would grasp you by your coat lapels and talk to you
like this;
"Listen ]lister, here's what I do for you --I
" collect your garbage because it isn't handy to keep
it around the house; I pave your streets so that you
can run downtown in your car, and when it is icy
-Land them, and when it snows 1 plow thein; 1 clean
"t'irenl in the summer and at night I light them; I see
that you get water fit to drink from your spigots;
I keep guard over you and your family and I protect
your property from the guest who'd like to steal the
-sillier teapot off.,yourdining 'room buffet.
' "I fight your battles for you; i see that you
are not charged more than you should pay for the
electric lights .you use or the telephones 'through
which you speak; I see that you: get ten gallons of
-gas` from the pump when you ask far it; I see that
yiilz get pure milk and that there are no . typhoid
germs In the oysters Which you buy; I plant fish in
your favouriteponds and streams for you to catch
arta lie about; I carry letters to the ends of the earth
and I check up on your wife's hairdresser to make
sure that she is physically fit to give her the Latest
'.hair -do'. 1 give you band concerts in the parks, and
L.see that your kids• have a place td skate in the
"winter.
• (`When you smoke in bed or your wife (eves
,tbe iron on, my boys show up to put the fire out. I
.cunt deer .who grow in your woods and I police
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thein to see that they are not wantonly destroyed. 1
.. „educate your children,. and 1 take care of your neigh-
' who lack jobs or the ability to provide for
themselves. I record the facts when you were born
and you never have been and never will be out of
contact with rine until I record your death. All these
things I do for yd'u and a thousand more.
"And what do you do for me? -
"Nothingl Except 'to grumble for about two
N.�.l.
. eks when I send you a bill for what I do and damn
ane 'if you think I've been inefficient or careless in
• "doing the things you want pie to do ar.d which you.
• - >know cost you less when I do thein for you than if
attemtped to do them Lor.. ourselfOccasionally •
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you spend half and hour going down to the voting
booth and marking X's for the men and women you
happen to think will do the most for you. Assbon
as you can you dismiss me from your Mind and turn
to the things ..which interest and amuse yo'u more.
"In the last analysis, 1 am as much entitled to
your attention throughout the year as you are' en-
titled to get what I do for,you athe lowst possible
cost arid without waste or neglect.
possible
gl ct.
"Why can't we get together?"
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September is really something
special, isn't it? It's the one
month of the year when I would
have to be dragged; kicking and
screaming, out of Canada, my
native land,
* * * *
Let the poets rave about
spring. Let them warble of the
awakening of life, the first ten-
• der shoots of green, young
lovers with arms entwined. You
and I know that spring in this
country is strictly for the crows.
We know it as a time of inucldv
feet, sniffling children, winds
that give you an ear -ache and
water in the cellar,
, *
Some fanatics will try to tell
you there's nothing like a Cana-
dian winter, I agree. Brisk, brac-
ing, hearty, they say. The crunch,
of snow, 'The skating parties,
skiing weekends, the roar of the
hockey crowd. Yeah. They neg-
leet to mention the snow up to
your navel when you're hanging
out the clothes, the bucket of
wet ashes banging your shins as
you struggle up from the base-
ment, and trying to scrape the
ice off your windshield with
your fingernails on a sub -zero
morning.
* * * *
"But summer", cry the tourist
folders, "Ah,' in summer,.. Cana-
da is a holiday wonderland, a
' tourist's' paradise`" Sure, sure.
• Ask the' lad Who works in a ma-
chine shop in the city, sans air-
conditioning. Ask the little sten-
ographer in the office building,
who is' so wet all she needs is a
tail to look like a mermaid.
Enquire of the laryner, as he
finishes a 16 -hour day in the
baking stin, if he's enjoying him-
self in this vacationer's heaven.
* * *
September is something ;Ef-
ferent altogether. It holds a rare
combination of peace and excite-
• ment, to my way of thinking.
Peace is a rare commodity
these days, so is doubly wel-
come. September peace is in
the still,. golden days, the sett-
ling into routine after the sutn-
mer scramble, the breathless
blue of the lake, the massive
• brooding green of theforest,
flecked .with its first touches of
tawny orange. Nature is silent,
replete,
• * * *
Excitement is good for us,
too, and September has its own
liveliness. The nip in the air at
night rouses the blood, stirs the
imagination. Life picks up a
swifter rythm. In a small town,
organizations wake from their
summer siesta and make bold
plans. The children, back to
school, are brimming with life,
and not yet bored. Fall fairs,
fowl suppers, the World Series
and football games add their
special flavour.
* * * *
I remember one -September, 1
was 12. I had a job working in
a hot-dog stand in the midway
at the fall e1air: The owner was
nipping at a loaded coke bottle
and about ten p.m, told me to
take over. He said I could have
half the profits, r worked like a
beaver, . and had. about twelve p
dollars in the cash box when he s
reeled in at closing time. 1 h
figured my half weuld make• a 1
down payment on a bike. Be
scooped up the loot, threw mea h
quarter, and when is tried to re -
mind him of his half-share prom-
ise, he.told me to shove off or
he'd give me .such, a thick lip
I wouldn't get lippy with Minn'
again.
* * * .
I • remember one September, I
was 17, in on golden day, I had:
dropped .a pass that lost the
high sehoal rugby game; had my
nose broken in same game; been
given my walking papers by my
best girl. Enough to make any-
body lie en his bed and cry him-
self to sleep. Know what I did?
Went_hoine, at 13 cobs of corn;
went out and shot three games
of pool in which I made $1.50,
and went to a, .country dance,
where I met a devastating .red-
head. -
* * * *
I remember one September.
Our squadron had just landed .at
Lille, France. We couldn't be-
lieve our•good fortune. After Awe
months of rugged living, we
were rubbing, shoulders with a
city, bars, . WOMEN. There was
evdn a. street -car line right to
the airport. Six hours and a
couple of thousand francs later,
a gendarme who spoke a little
fractured English showed us
which street -car to take back to
the field. The cars were lettered
A, B, C, etc. We got on the A -car
and fell asleep.' An hour .later
we climbed off into the black-
out, to find ourselves ten miles
from the airport, broke. Welted
forgotten that the French pro-
nounce E as we .do' A. It took us
half a day to get back to the
squadron, and it took the C.O.
half anhour to chew us into
small, quivering morsels.
* * *' *
I remember one September.
I'd spent 10 days, in a heat
wave, tromping the streets of
Toronto, looking for accommoda-
tion for self and small family.
Those were the'days of the "No
Children Wanted" signs. Finally
I foundone that seemed not bad,
for what we could pay. It had an
old gas stove that went off like
a mortar when lighted. It had an
an ancient icebox in whicha
couple .of -pigmies had obviously
been keeping house for a' year,
with the 'Windows closed. But it
had lots of furniture. The land.,
lady used it for storing furniture
that she couldn't use in her
other apartments. You had to
.climb over. a large table 'to get
into . the bathroom. "Well, here
we art", 1 said heartily, as I
ushered the folks into our first
real home. Myy wife threw one
horror-stricken look a,b o u t,
clutched the baby to her breast,
burst into tear& and fled,
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News. Of Your
LIBRARY
By' MRS.' J. M. s.
News of 'neighboring libraries
s always interesting. This week
eve note that Auburn. Public Li-
brary celebrated its diamond
ubilee with a banquet and appro-
riate program. As, one speaker
aid -"It, proves our forefathers
ad the urge to supply good read -
ng in this 4istrict."
Also lttiss Nellie Beady who
as been librarian at St, Marys
Jluhliee Library is retiring 'after
Whenever I get at loosp .ends.
to find .something that Might he
of interest for my column 1 go
back to the files of The Tinges -
Advocate .and quite frequently 1
get so engrossed nn reading .many
of the items that I almost forget
what I am searching for..
In :September, 1231, during the
years of the depression, Bev. D.
McTavish wrote an article that
interested me. In it he suggested
several ways of preparing for
what he said was likely to'be a
hard winter.
He Writes: 'Vow is the time
to prepare for an emergency,
and not at Christmas time, no
matter what sentimental advan-
tages that season of the year..
may have. Nature leas been
bountiful. A gracious Providence
has provided plenty for all, All
it requires is a little planning
.with the minimum of sacrifice
and no one need be hungry.
"That is my suggestion. Why
not proceed now to store up
nature's bounties for the winter?
The writer knows now of a large
quantity of potatoes to be had
for a little digging and storing.
Farmers have an:abundance of
earn which is likely to be left
on their hands. Someone will vol-
unteer a lead, Let the Women's
Institute put on a canning bee.
Gather up the necessary empties
which are ,waiting to be filled.
Mothers of poor 'homes would be
glad to help . and the whole af-
fair would provide much fun,
perhaps more, than a bridge
party. Tomatoes, beets, etc.
might also be dealt with in a
similar way.
"Orchards are laden with
apples. Surely 10 or 15 barrels
could be had for the picking,
Let us organize a picking gang
some day when the proper time
comes, go out and get these
apples and store them. They will
conte in handy.
"With wheat at the present
low level (40¢ a bushel, oats at
tor) the purchasing of a few
bags having it ground for por-
ridge meal at considerable less
"
cost than prepared breakfast
foods. Even the matter of flout
for baking could be considered,
"Blackbirds have become a
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nuisance in certain Darla of the
town, neeessitating the cutting
out .of some of the trees. Let
this matter be taken up with the
PUC and the necessary cutting
be done without ;delay giving
work to the unemployed awl have
the wood drying ready for use
when the need arrives. Later ill
the season a pig or Iva might
.be purchased, dressed and cured
to be flispensed by some •central.
eoannnittee as need required.
'Vow sir, these are only a few
suggestions which I believe are
worthy of consideration, I know
of influential .citizens who have
volunteered to serve as a commit-
tee for relief. Personally 1 feel
the council should be the folk to
]rake the first move and not a
month from now. One ,,and
now
wisely administered will mean
•]tore than many later on, If ob.
jection be raised to my plan
that it might interfere with trade
my 'answer is this: 'Ask the but-
cher, baker and grocery man
xiow 6and he will tell you lie is
getting more than his share of
demands. My scheme will re-
lieve hint and I am sure he will
be glad to co-operate,
"In the days of the, Great War,
everyone threw themselves heart-
edly into . Red Cross Work and
found a joy in the service. We
were anxious to win the war but
a monster worse than war is
threatening the whole of civiliza-
tion. Exeter is not immune, With.
in its borders as citizens our
first duty lies. The problem is
easy if we attack it in the right
'
way and the . right spirit. Will
we do it?
The suggestion of Mr. McTav-
ish did . not bear fruit wad notate.
ing was done about it. There was
Some real suffering that winter
and employment 'was at a veiy
low ebb.
However, as suggested by Ilir,
McTavish there was an,abundant
apple crop in Huron. Ian Me-
Leod, agricultural representative
for Huron, estimated the crop at
50,000 barrels of No. 1 apples,
with Goderieb, Clinton and Luck -
now the principal shipping points.
Apples at that time were ship-
ped in barrels and that meant
that there was a market for 50,-
000 barrels.
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50 YEARS AGO week for London where be has
The W. A. Gibbs Co, of Hamil-
taken a position with Cairncross
ton will build an apple evapora• and Lawrence Drug Store.
tor in Exeter to employ .35 hands Mr. and Mrs. Alex Baillie (nes
for at least three months of the Bessie Morley, Whalen) left for
year,
their new home in Toronto on.
Rev. D, W. Collins of Trivitt Friday.
Memorial church was in Lan.
Misses Helen Nadiger and Ruth
don Tuesday' in' company with MonKleday
of Stratford
•left on
many other;' clergymen to meet
Monday for Stratford Normal
and welcome the Bishop of Lon- School.
don, Eng., on his visit. • 15 YEARS AGO
Mr. Ardath Rollins had 16 tug- The public are invited to the(
keys killed by the train running official. opening of No. 9 S.F.T.S,
into the flock. on Wednesday, September 23.
Kirkton Fall Fair, Oct. 3 and p
4 will be th'e-best yet. There will Tag Day was held in Exeter on
be a balloon acsension and para- Saturday for the National Insti-
chute jump by Capt, T. Callag, tute of the Blind. $57 was real-
hap of Chicago.
:zed,
The large hotel property' of Miss Ruby Welsh is taking a
St. Joseph , will be sold by pub. course at London Business Col-
lie auction under sheriff sale lege.
on `Saturday, September 28. . Mr. Don Size has resumed his
duties as manager of the Cana-
" 25 YEARS -AGO digin Bank of Commerce after
holidaying at North Bay.
Bandsman L. Battersby of
Manni.iig Pool, Toronto, spent
the.weekend at his home ,here,
LAC Elgin Skinner, Elimville,
is on two weeks leave after. a
course at the, Radio School at
Cl:]ton.
Misses Helen Pfaff and Ella
Jean McGregor 01 town have en-
rolled as students at, the Clinton
School of Commerce. .
10 YEARS AGO
Kenneth Mills, Woodham, won
the Free Press C,k`:F',L. Scholar-.
ship for music,
Those of out readers who have The Huron Lumber ' Company
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followed and enjoyed• the articles celebrated the opening of their,
Adventure With . God written new offices and show rooms on'
by vane Stott in .the Toronto Te- main Street this Week.
legram or the Windsor Star will The hoin.e of the , late David
be'glad to know that. they have ,Tohns is being enlarged 'and re -
been collected and published in modelled by Messrs. ,•hopper
book form. This book is in yoar and Hockey for an. up to date
library. It is a batik that ane funeral home.
Would like to own to read at lei- Dr. and Mrs. W. x'. limiting of
sure or when the occasion war- Luoan celebrated their fiftyfifth
rants, 'wedding , anniversary at their
Billy Grahant in :a foreword to home.
the book writes, "My Adventures, An opening rally for Boy
With God" is good literature. It' Scouts and Cubs will he held in
is a good lesson on. holy one• can the new headquarf•ers (1✓. Har.
be' spiritual without being stuf- vey's store, Main St. North) cYb
-7,::?'lease Turn to 'age 3 Friday evening.
Mr. • J'os. Creech left Monday
for Stratford to attend Normal.
Henry Bierling was elected to
the council to fill the . vacancy
caused by the death of late
Gedrge Williams.
The C.N.R. jigger with Messrs,
Rufus Cutting, Robert and Sid-
ney Sanders was struck by an
auto .at the railway crossing west
of Devon.
Mr. Wallace Seldon left this
17 years of service.
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