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*FORTH, Friday, August 4, 1944
Reconstruction And
Rehabilitation
Reconstruction and rehabilitation
are things in large measure which
will have to wait the end of the war
before they can be put 'in operation.
• But. unless Canadians in every sec-
tion of the Dominion give muchtime
and thought to them now, so as to
have in readiness some concrete and
• constructive Program to tie in with
plans formulated by the Goverment
• in antieipation of that happy day,
we, as Canadians, will lamentably
• fail. in the payment of the debt we
• ewe the men of our fighting forces
• for standing in the front line be-
tween us and the very real danger
that for so long threatened to engulf
and annihilate us..
• Perhaps that debt can never be
paid hi full. But we can and should
make it our personal business to see
that after peace comes, our country
,
Will be a' better and safer country
• than it has ever hitherto been, and
that our returned men are given ev-
ery consideration and assistance that
lies in our power to in some measure
at least, compensate theM for the
• years they Spent averting the de-
struction and 'disaster that threaten-
• ed bfir country.
• To many, reconstruction and re-
habilitation are looked upon as the
, bUsiiiess of the government. It is.
only to -a limited extent. • No
• government, however liberal, com-
, passionate and anxious it may be,
• can in any way cope successfully,
vittli the \situation after the war,
without the complete co-operation of
• the individual, the local community,
the municipal governments, the
churches, the schools, the lodges and
tl1e. service clubs across Canada.
For that reason the Canadian Red
Cross has accepted the challenge and
has undertaken, through its local or-
ganizations, to • gather suggestions
• which will eventually be -formulated
into .plans and ' programs available
• against the day when •they can be
• put in operation in this country. And
that day is fast approaching.
• In Seaforth the local committee
malted Was Rev. Dr. Hurford, of St.
• Thomas' Church; Rev. Father T. P.
• Hussey, of St. James' Church, and
, Mrs. J. A. Minn, representing the
• local branch of the Red Cross.
• Meeting last week, that committee
drafted plans for the local commun-
• ity that are so outstanding and in-
formative that we publish' them in
• ful1,1 believing that they should be
read and considered by every citizen -
of this town and district:
The Canadian GOvernment Plans
• already formulated: The Federal
Government has made plans for re-
• habilitation benefits for soldiers, sail-
• ors and airmen.
Two booklets are available: ,One, ,
.
"Bak to Civil Life," may be obtain.-
• ed from, the Department of Pensions
•and National Health. The other
booklet is entitled, "The Veterans'
• Land Act, 1942," and deals with the
proVisions for the' returned soldier
who wishes to take up farming. It
• te .be obtained by writing to the
• AsSociate Deputy Minister Depart -
.t -of Pensions and rNational
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be&the forces, Many Will have
e*are1 beyond their years,
WAY wilt be restless andrfeel up-
rooted., These men will need to be
allowed time If they are eventually
to settle down into a regular routine.
3 -To try and assist those who are
seeking to settle down and secure a
home. They may need some assist-
ance in securing a house; seeing that
it is properly decorated and equip-
ped, and even in providing it with
suitable furniture.
• 4 Some will be estranged from
their wives after these years of sep-
aration. Arrangements can be made
to have a select local committee, or a
committee in each local church, ap-
pointed to deal with such cases and
assist them, if advisable, to recon-
ciliation. ,
5 --Those men,who come back with
a mental neurosis (i.e., mental dis-
turbanee), the physical wrecks, as
well as the moral wrecks, will be
cared for and will e referred to
their particular churches, or, if nec-
essary, to a committee appointed by
the local branch of the Red Cross.
6—The local branch of the Red
Cross can see that the pamphlets,
"What Shalt I Do When the War is
Over," "Back To Civil Life" and
"The Veterans' Land Act, 1942," are
in the hands of the men who need
them, and are understood by them.
This can also be done through the
local clergy and the service clubs.• .
7—The churches will be asked to
have gOinmittees to contact the re-
turned.men and to assist them in any
• way they need guidance and help,
especially in the way of finding em-
ployment and in personal problems.
8—The local churches, the service
clubs and the veterans will be asked
to provide for the regular visiting of
war invalids. . .
9—We can ask the veterans of the
last war to. lend their aid and guid-
ance if a Veterans' Club is formed
by returned men from this war, and
to we that good leadership is given.
164 -!-We can see that the English
brides, who may come to the town,
are welcomed, and befriended_
Spit And Polish
In the British House of Commons
last week, G. R. Strauss, a Labor
Member of Parliament, put the fol-
lowing question on the order 'paper
and asked Wan Secretary Sir James
Grigg: "If he will assure the House
that troops serving in Normandy are
not being compelled to polish or
maintain their kit to any excessive
degree."
Apparently Mr. Strauss must feel
that British soldiers •in Normandy
have enough on their hands fighting
General Field Marshal Erwin Rom-
mel's German , army without having
to spend too much time on the nice-
ties of warfare, such as polishing
one's buttons and looking after one's
uniform.
Judging by the pictures one sees
of Gen. Montgomery, however, if the
British Tommy is allowed to follow
his style, he won't have much to '
complain about, as a turtle -necked
sweater and a pair of slacks would
hide all his uniform imperfections.
• On the other hand, if the General's
style 'is all his own, the Labor Mem-
ber will have gained the hearty
backing of the soldier vote at the
next, general election.
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Unimportant ?
According td Mr. Goebbels, the
great German propaganda leader, -
Paris and Berlin, like Cherbourg,
Rome, Naples, Sicily, Libya, and
• Tunisia, will probably.turn out to be
militarily unimportant.
Nazi' Final Weapon
Howard K. Smith, • a newspaper
correspondent, reporting from Bern, ,
Switzerland, has reported the latest
story- which is being, told "by Ger-
-mans who eat' still joke!'•
•('These people 84',"' said Mr.
Smith, "that the only seeret.Weapon
With an save OtriliallY a long
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Pes'Oeit4Or end -
tWenterelVe Years ago.
From The Huron ExpOsitor
August 8, 1919
Mr: James -Sleetb, of Sarnia, sang.
a solo in First Presbyterian Church
on,..Ainaday Wareing to the delight of
the large congregation. .
Mr. A. L. Stone, who has been the
operator at the G.T.R. station here
for some years, has been promoted
to the position of agent at Neewich.
His position here will be filled by\ kr.
Frank Lee, who held a similar posi-
tion here before he enlisted for over-
seas.
Three rinks of bowlers were in
Exeter this week Attending the an-
nual tournament of, that 'club. The
skips were Meesrs. W. G. WiU1a W.
Antent and J. Broderick. ••
A brick platform will shortly be
erected at the G.T.R. station, -which
will be a "great improVement.
Mr. F. L. Willis, Wife and. daughter
of Portage La Prairie and Mr. Roy
Willis, of. Winnipeg, who were on a
motor tip to Seaforth, returned this
week to their Western homes,
The Victory picnic in connection
with St, Thomas' Church Sunday
school was field in Case's Grove on
Wednesday last. The following won
races in the list; Miss Best's class:
Greta Merner, Margaret Case; Miss
Brown's class: Beatrice Merner,, Mil-
dred Johnstone, Josephine Edge; Miss
Edge's class: John Archibald, Walter
Bateman; Miss Pinkney's Class: Bor-
dee Merner,, Mary Archibald, Francis
Case, Jessie Archibald, Helen Mer-
ner; Miss Everatt's class t Leslie
Betenian, George Parke, Leonard
Brown, Clare Merner, H. Jackson, W.
Marriott, H. Dill, Jeesie Archibald,
Marjorie Bickell.
Master Leo Hicknell of Beechwood
is receiving congratulation on his
success in his recent examinations.
Mr. Murray Fisher, son of, Mrs.
Peter Fishee, Stanley, returned home
from overseas this week.
On Saturday. last Lieut. Rose P.
Dougall, of Hensel', - returned from
oVereeas. He was among . the first
to enlist in the nest Battalion, and
one of the last to return. —
Miss Mary Buchanan, of Hensel',
who has beert overseas for several
years, has returned home: She at-
tended the Military. College for spe-
cial training for nurses wbile there.
Wm. Thamer, Walton, who had the
misfortune to have his left' leg, brok-
en at the ankle and a bone in. ,his
foot by a runaway accident.while de-
livering hogs :at the C.P.R. station
at Walton, is now able to get around
on a crutch,." •
Miss Agnee-vificiliehaet of Fargo,
N.D., is a guerit't the home of Mr.
and Mrs. James 'G. McMichael.
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From The Huron Expositor
August 10, 1894
Master Lloyd Hodgins, son of Rev.
Hodgins, of town, who took the high-
est number of, marks among those
who wrote on the public school en-
trance examinations,has just passed
his 12th birthday.
Among those campingin the White
City at Bayfield are Oscar Nell and
Mrs. Neil, A. nantallugh and wife and
Miss Buchanan; T. S. Jackson and
wife; George Cavan, Mrs. D. McIn-
tyre, Geo. E. Henderson. and • family,
Mrs. Buchanan, Miss Waugh, Miss
Mackay, Rev. Mr. Galloway and fam-
ily, WA. and Miss Stephens, Joe and
Grace Stephens, Miss Richardson, of
Chatham and Mr. and Mrs. Jacques
and family.
Miss Josie Buchanan, of Seaforth,
had a. narrow escape front drowning
at Bayfield on Wednesday. She, was
bathing and in some way lost her
balanee. Mr. Banslaugh, who was
nearby, caught her as she 'was going
down and manager to get her ashore.
Mize Eliza Bell; .of S.S. No. 3, Tuck-
ersmith, had the largest number of
marks made by any candidate inethe
county for the public school leaving,
her marks being 916. Mr. Andrew
Scott is the teacher.
•
On Sunday next some twenty-five
members of the London Bicycle Club
are expected at the River Hotel in
Beyfield.
John McBeath aed. Donald Dallas,
of Stanley, have retuened from their
visit to' British Columbia. Mr. Dallas
will return to British 'Columbia where
he is engaged to teach 'school after
the summer 'vacation.
Mr. Charles Aberhart, of Hibbert,
had the misfortuae to break his 'wrist
while working at a •threshieg recent-
ly. The stand on which he was stand-
ing gave way and in endeavoring to
save himself fell heavily oft -his arm,
hereby causing the 'fracture.' ,
Michael Greens who had been
working at 'the Stapleton Salt Works
for some tirae, Wee ,accidentally'kill-
ed between 10 and 11 o'clock last,
Monday evening. lie Wee Moving salt
and 'it 18 surmised that he tripped
and fell backward e to the floor, a die -
twice of several feet.
George Hamiltott, f Cromarty, has
gone ter Stratford, velvet% he hae ao-
eePted a position veith HitatilteriBros.
On Saturday Nat •While• WM.
reereeerit, of, CromartY, Vette threishing
tot Welter arduer bSeine itteens
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HOW IT GROWS
—PHIL OSIFER of maimer
LAZY MEADOWS
Polities are 'beginning ..to simmer
again in this riding. There's been a
few speeches on the' air and the news-
papers are greatly worried about the
C.C.F.• In fact some of. them seem
to think that the C.C.F. people are
just next thing to Nazis. I've been
reading up a little' lately on the dif-
ferent parties., and sort of keeping
IPy judgment to myself. One thing
the C.C.F. has done, and that's put
interest back in politics. In this rid-
ing we used to wake up at election
time, some .of us voted and most of
us forgot about the, whole thing as
soon as the cheering was over.
This is a roundabout way of com-
ing at what I started out to say. I
herd a political speaker make quite
a' talk on rural housing. It seems
the government has become concern-
ed about the poor houses many farm-
ers • are living in. This 'fellow said
we should make this a point in the
next eleetion. Some farm homes are
a disgrace. I guess he's right.
He started me thinking about farm
homes with his speech and on the
way, home from the meeting I was
just putting together the things I've
seen change in farm homes. Just
take the old Leslie place: When I
as a little shaver padding along on
my way to school P. can remember
the old log hotese they had. It was
Leat and trim with 'whitewash and
red window boxes and ivy covering
up the drab back-kitcherie '
Things picked hp- during the first
war and the Lesliesmade a lot ot
money. Peter decided they should
Italie a new house, so he hitched up
and drove into town to hire a con-
tractor to build it for him. Peter
wanted a big house and the contrac-
tor as getting ,paid for the job, ac-
cording to time, labor and material,
so he -built him a big one.
ee lley. Harm 1. Boyle,
They put this house ug on a lino.
where there were rio trees and it was
like a 'castle_ It was square and
white brick with a kitchen, big en-
ough- for the Dionne family to live
in. It perched up on a cement foun-
dation'acing out on the highway.
There was a big veranda on two sides
of it big\ enough to -make a bridge
over the river. It had- fancy' carved
woodwork with gffrgoyles and ,what-
nots and, doo-dads plastered all over
it. There was a turret' in one corner
that looked something -like a silo with
windows tacked. on to a barn.
' Then there was 'the inside. Be-
tween Peter and the contractor they
made it into a sort of nightmare. It
couldn't have been built in a more
unhandy way. .A woman 'would get
tired just walking from the pantry to
the kitchen table: There was a long
hall ',inning from the kitchen in, to
a front hall where the only stairway
was located. Then on each side they
hadtwobig-living .rooms .01n, yeee.
there was a. dining rhom, but you .had
to walk in through this long hall to
get 'to it.
'Then they put tir. a back kitchee
and woodshed behind that. It would
have made a great place.,to hold an
agricultural exhibition, but as a
farm home, I'm veey doubtful. Peo-
ple used to drive for miles just to
see it,. and the would stand with
then. mouths open and. marvel -at it,
and- many - of them' went home and
built monstrosities like it.
• . •
I think we should do something
about rural housing all right, but let's
not 'rush in and build another routed
of unhandy houses to 'wear our wo-
menfolks out. Farm homes should
be handy and comfortable and not
monuments to man's desire to have
a bigger. castle than his neighbor.
Huron Federation Of
:Agriculture—FarmNews:
Farm Ce -op. Business in, U.S.
recent estimate places the total
valve of farm eroducts marketed
throdgh co-operatives in the U.S. 'in
the 1942-43 marketing period, at $3,-
180,00.0,00. Of this, dairy. products
totalled 950 millions.
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Prairies Produce Much Honey
• Few people • probably realize that
the Prairie Provinces of Canada are
fairly heavy producers of honey. In
194e, the total honey production of
'Canada was 39,4940•00 'pounds. Of
this total, the three Prairie Provinces
produced 13,667,000 poUnds, or just
about one-third. Saskatchewan was
the heaviest of the three, With over
five million pounds, Ontario produc-
ed just over 19 million pounds, or a
little less than one-half the' total for
Canada.
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Floor Price on Winter, Wheat Fixed
Commencing 'August Ise a floor
price on,, Ontario winter wheat went
into effect at $1.25 per bushel f.o.h.
MontrealeNo. 1 grade. That was an-
nounced as a stabilization Measure
by Honourable James Mckinnon,
Trade Minister, in the House elf Coin -
mods recently. The Canadian Wheat
Board is empowered eict buy winter
wheat of No. 1 grade at 'the above
level to support the insAee whete
there is a tendency For "prices • to
drop below the level. The ceiling for
the same wheat ,is $1.0 per littehel
f.o.b. Montreal.
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Patents PoulteY Plueldag Maahlne
• On' behalf of :the -opal:Zed' pollitrY
PrOdUcerirhfNOVA-Seethe' the let .go
Deeartelefit Attletilitire rithe ltkjad. d
by Ae,V.:.,Bantffig, he'eliTelg•
"Agilefiltal4aleteglitteefee Vhie ',pitted
SpOttii.' WOW- eilteleY tho ljOOliffololsist
iikOtootlik tot; oirgs*kit ItiOirffit
can 'obtain plans for the machine
from the Departmeiit for a nominal
fee. About 20' of the machines are
now in use by poultry marketing
groups -in the province.
The Poor Feeding, the Poor
Commenting editorially on the re-
cent address of H. H. Tannata,
Fresi-
dent of the Canadian Federation or
Agriculture, before the annual con,
veritime of the Canadian' ,Society of
Technical. Agriculturist's, the Family
Herald and Weekly star, of Montreal,
supported the 'justice Of Mr. Han-
nam's claim that the 'farmers should
not lie the ones to bear the burden
of supplying proper food at low cost
to low-wage earning groups in the
-cities.
Says the Penally Herald: "If low
food prices; are essential to keep the
poorer city. workers healthy, it Is just
as true that fair food prices are es-
sential to a farnier's existence
Why should farmers, who -have plen-
ty of children of their own, be the
only People to contribute to city milk
fends. Parmeis must and will get
prices Whieheat least, will allow them
to make 'a modest ilV'izig. If those
prices are too high foe low income
city workers,' and soniething has . to
be dale for thene it is the responsi-
bility of the employer or the munk-
pality or the state, eo: snake u the
„difference. It certainly is not the
farmer's." .
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Farm Machinery Pieta Reductions
: . Redtittion in priceOf imported
Theta ineehinery, as, a Meth Of the
Itidget eentleitneetiteitt & the
lation, �fAlftY :and 'War Otell4niej ly111
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Flight Limitenitut MOO*0614; '
Centra p
lite know Creneeeedete•
in the pity oxi OttOsi-t1Fher-bowlier
•seUedron 4'11.-Ntiene.andY., •'iltet- up- "with -
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an- old, schoolmate; • Corperal Andy"
Bierling, who is with the First Hus-
sars, also :in France. letter frOeieFlt. •
Lista. Hicks, was written Ally $th,
'arriving Mily. 22nd. They had e. Copy
of The Pies-Adveeete and read it.
togethere---Exeter Tintes-AdVocate.
Farm Sold'
Mr. •Samuel jory, of the 2nd con-
.cessdop. of Stepleen Township., hes
sold his 1O& -ace farm to Mr. Harold
Fahner, of Crediton. Mr. Fahner gets
possession November lse. -- Exeter
Tinees-Adiocaties,,
• Bakery Changes Hands
Mr. Frank Hollyman has told his
bakeshop; in Blyth to Mr. Groome,
Loadon, and will move into the house
formerly owned by the late Misses
Forsythe. Mr. Hollyman will be re-
membered by many in Clinton, as he
was baker for Mr. HarrrBareliff for -
some time.—Clinton News-Rtoord.
Called- To the Navy
IVIeesre. -,Tadri'Watson and Bill Pol-
lerd received their notice to report to
London this week; Both boys signed
• PP in the Royal Canadian Navy seve
eral weeks ago, and have been await-
ing their call.—Blyth Standard.
Lucky Winner At Beigrave Draw
Miss Olive McGill was the lucky
winner of the calf raffled last Thurs-
day night at the anneal frolic a the
Belgrave Red Cross. Due to the lack
of stabling facilities and hay, Miss
McGill seized the first opportunity
Presented to her, and tuned the calf
into cash. Ms. Harvey Black, of East
Wawanosh, purchased the calf for the
sum of $60.—Blyth Standard.
Shaken Up „in 'Runaway
While operating a ' mower on his.
brother John's farm on Monday, Me.
Albert Sanderson, received a bad shak-
ing up when the team walked into a
swarm of bees. The bees immediate-
ly
resented the intrusion, and, at-
tacking the horses, almost drove
them into a frenzy. They broke wild- •
ly out of -Mr. Sanderson's grasp, Mitt
during, the wild ride he was, fortun- • • •- •
ately, thrown clear of the mower, with. , • -
the result that he received only a' bad
shaking up. The mower was a com-
plete wreck. Mr. Sanderson le able
to be about, his woeleerigain. „Werth
btan:dard:
,Falls From Ladder '
What might havebeen' a more ser-:
ieus accident when, Mn. Joseph Fos-
ter was helping to put a hooparound.
a. tank at the, Kalbfielgehe mill, when
the ladder on, which he was standing
gave --'ay and Mr. Foster fell to the
"groend. Fortunately he received only
a bruised .wrist and /am injured leg,.
hut no bones were broken. His many.
friends are glad to see him able tce
be ,on the street again.—Zurich
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„Had" Eye Operation e.
• Mr. William Willianeson, under'
went an operation for the removal of
a cataract froth her right eye in
Kit-
chener -Waterloo Hospital on Friday -
We are happy to report that tbe op-
eration was successful and that She
is progressieg. splerididly.--Winghatne
Advance -Times. •
Received Cap At Stratford Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hutcheson at-
tended the capping service at the
Stratford General' Hospital on •Satur-
day afternoon, when their. daughter,:
Grace, received her caps a nurpe-ine
training.—Wingham Advance -Times.
op,
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Purebred Jerseys Sold
The sale of the pure bred Jersey
herd of the late Edward Lawson, of
-No: 8 highway, Goderich Township,
attracted a large number Of interest-
ed livestock men on Wednesday of
Iasi week, end the twenty head were
all sold at fair prices. The lergeet
buyers' were L. A. Burkhardt, of Kit-
chener, and W. M. Henry & Son, of
Blyth. ' Other buyers were frorn,Wa-
terloo, Perth and Huron gounties.
Five or six farm horses 6,1sa were
sold and brought_good preces.--Gtele-
rich Signal -Star.
Grocery- Changes Hands
The Norman geocery., corner of the,
Square and Hamilton. Street, has been
purchased by Mr. D. 3. Allin, of, To-
ronte, Who will take possessiem on.
August 3rd. Mr. Allin has hadagro-
eery business in Toronto, but life in
the city was not altogether to his lik-
ing, and on a visit to Goderich he.
was favorably impressed audedecided
to go into business here. He bait
rented the house on East Street
which has 'just 'been vacated by Rev.
D. J. Lane, and will occupy, it at once -
with his wife and family. Since Mr.
Norman left slat Menthe ago to jeer
the Navy, the business' has been. eon -
ducted successfre by -Mrs. IsTorrefan.
—C4oderieh *Sitn`l-Ster.
.Boy --Scouts on laleyalS Hike
•• A party of Boy Scouts from Pt.
linton, Ohio," called at Graad tend
one del last weett-Ntilfile on abieyele
bike through this pert, of Ontario.
There Were twelve in the party, nine
add three leaderis, With A. Pr;
Sett01.0,),* e44tgo. : The were Settied-
9,-*61060i0 otatiti 'Bend bY"' the
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