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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-02-25, Page 2s *■ Page 2 Exeter Times established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1924 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO An Independent Newspaper devoted to the of the Village of Exeter and Surrounding Member of the Canadian Newspapers’ Association; of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWNA THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25th, 1943 Everywhere there will be recession of nearly everything that makes foi’ material comfort and progress. We may as well face up to the possi bilities that the Prime Minister sees to lie in wait for the land he serves, In a few months we may expect to feel the pinch of war, an exper ience this fair land has not undergone for more than a hundred years, 1 interests District yveekly Member All Advertising Copy Must bp in Our Hands Not Later Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 a year, in advance; three months J. M. SOUTHCOTT Tuesdays RATE six months, $1.00 60c PUBLISHER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1943 Those Biting Days It was eighteen'feelow in this good town not so long ago. A great deal of the time the wind lias bit like a whiplash and the snow has swirl ed and -whirled with a vindictiveness that has tried the nerve and the temper. Fuel has been decidedly short, but we have had food and shel ter and clothing. But out there, in Russia, the temperature has been lower, the winds fiercer and the Russian soldiers have not had where to lay their heads. Bravely have they fought and bravely have many of them died, not for Russia alone^ but for us, for you and me. No one can estimate what those Russians have endured, so let us not forget them but give a little more than we are able. Let us keep on asking what would have been oui’ lot had the Russians chos en to have gone in with Germany or had they chosen to stand by on the other side. That re lief fund is worthy of our best efforts. ❖ # ' =? * It Is Just Too Bad We ai?e very sorry that the American forces should have been the forces to suffer the severe allied reverse recently sustained in North Af rica. The American soldiers were not exper ienced in the severe warfare to which they were Subjected and inexperienced soldiers had a small chance against the seasoned German veterans. Men become soldiers not in the gay parades but on the terrible field of battle. There is one thing that cheers us and that is the ability of our American cousins to learn. There has been a deal of thinking going on in those shrewd Yankee noddles this last two weeks, the results of which we’ll see one of these fine days. Wash ington is full of hard brain cudgeling. Some sharp questioning is going on near President Roosevelt. The wires between Washington and North Africa are not exactly freezing, though it is winter weather. Africa before now has been the graveyard of military reputations. We are making ; _ prove the garden whence spring. It is about 1 in evidence. Our Hearts Bleed for All Such We have just been talking to an English man regarding the wax* over there in London, “1 have just had word that three of my relatives were killed in a recent bombing raid on London, A fourth was blown from a house and killed?’ We have nothing to say in circumstances so terrible. But here we can send a kindly wish and a good thought, He who made the heart can send comfort. * * * « They Simply Haven’t It Complaint has been made that the house keepers of the commonwealth have not been sup plying the government with fat oi' grease saved from the kitchen. Where are the housekeepers to secure the fat asked for when the supply pf butter is seriously lessened and the supply of meat is limited? In the average kitchen, the last ounce of fat is requisitioned. In the houses where good housekeeping was practised there never was any waste of fat. Ordinary common sense saw to that, * That Dairy Butter We are glad to hear that the farmers have been getting out that old churn and have been making butter. This may be all to the good. We are interested in hearing that many store keepers are reluctant to buy that butter. The storekeepers tell us that their recollection of buttermaking in the old days is that the buttex* made on the farm was not of a uniform quality and for this reason led to all ness difficulties. The farmers on end that the cream oi’ milk to the factories and resolved to thing, that is to make the cream into butter on the farm premises. When the roads become passable the cream will find its way to the crea mery once dealers and manner of busi- found. for weeks could not be got do the next best a guess that the same continent will i great achievements time for such plants to be more, much to the satisfaction of consumers. * x- A Welcome Visitor sunniest and warmest day of last week we came upon the Exeter woodchuck as he trundled' his barrow down the warmest part of Main Street. He expressed his regrets that head lettuce continues scarce and that new car rots were not more abundant. However, the storekeepers had managed to give him some thing like a decentish lot of the good things he required. He informed us that the canning factory is making contracts for a good season’s work. He is well informed as to where the best producers are likely to sow their crops. He is hopeful of a somewhat early spring, though the nearest he came to a definite state ment on this important subject was the reliable statement “Perhaps an early spring and perhaps not." Having given utterance to this senten tious prophecy he ambled off to his winter quar ters to take another rest for a short time. On the «• -x 15 YEARS AGO jory—-McLaren—-At the James Street United Church parsonage op February 29, Ruth Vivian, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jory, of Stephen, to Mr, Keith Simpson Mc Laren, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McLaren, of Cromarty, by Rev, p. McTavjsh. Mr. W. A, Patrick, teller of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, has been transferred to Crediton, and Mr. J. B< Hembly, of Midland, takes Mr. Patricks' place here. Messrs, Percy McFalls and Thos, Yellow left last Thursday for gary, Alberta, Architect Murray, or London the Building Committee of Mt***, Cal- met the James Street Church and is furnish ing plans for renovation of the base ment and the ipstaletion of a new heating system. Mickle—-Welsh—At the home of the bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. T. Welsh, 'H’ensall, on February 25 Miss Dorothy Welsh, to Mr. Laird Ernest Mickle, son of Mr, and Mrs. George T. Mickle, of Ridgetown, by Rev. Sinclair, Mr, O, C. Pilon, who has recently .disposed of his garage here, has secured an excellent position with the Chrysler Motor Co. having been appointed distributor for Chrysler cars throughout Western Ontario. 25 YEARS AGO The Dominion Government i s making provision for a registration o f all xnale and female persons over sixteen years of age. Emanuel Beavei’ who has enlistedi with the St.Thomas contingent, was home over the week-end and expects to go overseas next week. Everett Fahner left for London yesterday to report for duty with the Canadian Army. He was present ed with a pocket testament by the Crediton C.I.C. before leaving. Mr. Wallace Fisher, a former Ex eter boy, who has been manager of the Marmora Branch of the Domin ion Bank of Commerce has been transferred to one of the Montreal branches. The week-end thaw was followed on Monday by a heavy rain and in turn by a rip-roaring blizzard. The Food Controller’s regulations are changed to make the meatless days Wednesdays and Fridays in stead of Tuesdays and Fridays. Miss Ella B. (Link returned Satur day from a six week’s visit in Phila delphia, New YdMf and Atlantic Gity. ■e With Bill and Slim and a lot pf other linemen in uniform, it’s up to us old-timers to keep telephone lines working. And that means we have to keep on the job, too. Not just routine maintenance, either, but emergency calls at all hours and in all weather--usually bad! "My wife and I figure eating right is part of my job and she sees to it that I and the whole family get lots of the milk and greens and other foods they tell us we need to keep away from T Not Time? We hear a good deal about the necessity for preparing for something like adequate food production. And there is necessity for such, a step. Unless the workers of a the country are so organized that every one who can work at food production actually works thereat, we may look for a decided shortage of the means of liv ing. Let no one blink that fact. Our soberest and most informed farmers see the dangei’ that lies ahead in the remaining months of the year. What, then, are the councils of this town and of the adjoining townships doing in a situation that -promises to prove critical? We ask, have these responsible men put their resources of exper ience together in the effort to ascertain what practical thing may be attempted. Last year the folk in the town showed their willingness to help as best they could. For the most part, the effort was not organized. We suggest that the municipal councils meet, consider where help is most needed and do what can be done to sup ply that need for manpower available. Do the stores of the town, for instance, need to be running full blast all day during the exacting hours of seeding time? The really trying hours of seedtime do not extend over three weeks. The hoeing period for beets and corn and roots is not a long one. The same may be said of the realty busy time of harvest. But farmers know where the shpe pinches in such matters. What is needed is a statement of what is wanted and an effort made to meet that requirement. There must be planning and this is the time of the year to get’a good deal of that planning done. Town folk should make known the approximate hours they can devote to food production, the days on which they are free for field work. The town ship councils should make known what labour “ 1 tvay con*- can Is It they teqnire. There are difficulties in the of such an arrangement but we have every fidtence that the manhood of this region overcome these difficulties. We’d Better Sit Up and Take Notice The other day, in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister took occasion to warn the people of Canada against the fond hope that the war would be over in a few months. We may be sure that the Prime Minister did not speak lightly on a subject so grave. Should he be right, what then ? The prolonged war will mean a lessening of food production. It will mean « decreasing amount of fuel. Everything that has to do with new implements and the erection and repair of buildings will decrease. Hard times will come hourly nearer. Doctors will be scarce. Churches will be bereft of their pastors. ¥ A Few Suggestions We make no claim to originality in what we are about to say but we believe in what follows as hints for the strenuous times that are with us and that are sure to bear down more and. more heavily as the months pass. First of all, “Eat It Up”. Go in for the practice of a clean plate. Scottish universities cultivated theology and a great many other good things on a little oatmeal. Dr. Bruce, our for mer lieutenant-governor, recommends “the hale- some as about the best dish in the world for jun- ior and his dad and his mama. So eatf‘ it up. Next, “Wear It Out”. You’d better. Patch upon hole is economy and good sense. Madam Fashion should have no place in our households; Then “Make It Do”, You simply cannot get a whole lot of things you’d like to have. The time has come when we must make the choice tween doodads and liberty. Further, “Do Without”. The goods have been accustomed to have simply are not available. Your dealer simply cannot get those goods. All those fine things we had become ac customed to are not to be had. So do without. "Go to Church”. You’ll need the consola tions of religion as times become more grievous. Last of all, “Work Like All Possessed”. That way lies victory. To do less than our best is to invite chains and slavery,. This suggestion does not mean maybe.* * 50 YEARS AGO The People’s Flour and Feed Store conducted by R. S. Richardson has changed hands. The new prop rietors are Rollins and Williams. Messrs. Doupe and 'Co., of Kirk ton have disposed of their .stock, house, store and premises to Messrs. Shier and Marshall. Miss Kate Dinney, who has been visiting in and around Exeter, re turned to Oshawa last week. Crediton is to have two new brid ges across the river, one a mile and a quarter south and the other two miles and a .half north of "the village. The 'bridges will be over 10'0 long. NO FAT AMOUNTS TOO SMALL TO BE SALVAGED be- J'OU feet deal- Drive for fats and saves her kitchen and turns them in Note and Comment Canadian housewives, meat ers, renderers and soap manufactur ers are all the “men behind the guns” these days, particularly in the National Salvage bones. The housewife fats and greases to the meat dealer or salvage depot in the vicinity. Housewives on the farms bring their accumulation with them when they go into town to do ■the shopping. No amount is too small to save says National Salvage. If every housewife will remember that as little as one tablespoon each day will add up to approximately one pound a month, this fat saving drive will be a sucecss. They should also remember that the fats and campaign is not just a spurt It is to be sustained for the tion. bones drive, dura- And, we suppose, they’ll soon be rationing snow shovels. * Oh well* if our attempts to pronounce those Russian names do increase our dentist bills., the looking up of the places they stand for rubs us up on oui’ geography and assures us that there are a number of important places we knew nothing about. ¥ * $ $ Eighteen below at daylight and eight below at noon, well that’s some winter weather. And now where is tjjat guy who said we were going to have a mild, open winter? * * ■» Yes. and the story of places like Siberia' informs us regarding the long story of splendid people to attain the privileges of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Whole quarters of the globe that We have laxity thought of as back ward and idle and indifferent to things that make men> have proven to be in reality, hives of industry. APPROVE PEAN TO SEND JAP FAMILIES EAST trans-VANCOUVER—A plan to for some 600- Japanese families to the Prairie, and Ontraio sugar beet farms has been approved by the Federal Government aiid representa tives of the industry have started canvassing Japanese workers, an of ficial of the British Columbia Secur ity1 Commission said recently* The plah is on a voluntary basis and no compulsion will bo used in acquiring Workers, the offieidls said/ About 3 ,'060 meti, women and child ren, evacuated from the coast to in terior British Columbia towns last year, will be affected. Representatives of the Alberta Sugar iBeet Growers* Association estimated recently about 300 famil ies would be required III Southern Alberta. CANADA’S FOOD RULES serving of tomatoes one-half pint. Chib one pint. And some MILK —Adults: dren: more than cheese. FRUITS-One ______ _ daily, or of a citrus fruit, or of tonrato or citrus fruit juices, and one serving of other fruits, fresh, canned, or dried, VEGETABLES—(in addition to potatoes, of which you need one serving daily)—Two servings daily of vegetables, preferably leafy green, or yellow, and frequently raw. CEREALS and BREADS—One serving of a whole grain cereal and four to six slices of Canada-approved bread, brown or white. MEAT, FISH, EGGS, etc. -One serving a day of meat, fish, or meat substitutes. Liver, heart, or kidney once a week. Eggs, at least three or four weekly. PLUS OTHER FOODS YOU WISHa so itoo- PUBLISHED IN SUPPORT OF CANADA’S OFFICIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMME foods they tell us we need to keep away colds and sickness. " My wife’s got a copy of Canada’s Food Rules tacked up on 'the kitchen wall-^- says they help to keep her on the right track — and inside the budget, when she’s planning meals.” Wk- ROY’S CHURCH RAISES SPLENDID SUM FOR . RUSSIAN, CHINESE FUNDS aRoy’s United Church has made splendid contribution to the Russian and Chinese Relief Funds. Canvas sers have been busy in that com munity and succeeded in raising the splendid sum of $193.50. Of this amount they sent $128.50 to the Russian 'Fund and $65 to the Chin ese Fund, the latter portion being ear-marked for that purpose. As well the 'W.M.S. of Roy’s Church gave $20 worth of clothing. Follow ing are the contributions: J. G. Scott ............................! John Park .............'................. Sandy Park ......................... Wesley Russell ..................... Bert Russell ........................... Earl S. .Dow ........................... Mary F. Scott ........................ Harold Pridham ................... Simon Dow ............................ Walter Marshall ................... John Dalrymple ..................... Clifford Dow ......................... Wilson Tremeer ................... Mrs. P. Parsons .................... Dune Colquhoun .............•...... Thomas Colquhoun ................ Harvey Dow ........ « John Morgan ..................... Alex Gordon Dow ............. Edward Hocking .........*..... . John Dow ...».......,.......-....... Campbell Dow :............. W. J. Dow ............................. A. Christie .............. ........ Nellie Miller .......................... John McLean ........................ Mervin Nairn ........................ A. MCDOUgald ................. . H. McPhail ............. ..... Mac LainOnd ............... Jim Balfouy ..... .............. . Mrs. A. Hackney .......... Charlie Coward ................... David Hackney .................... John Hackney ...................... Ab Hey ..... ........................ Murray Christie Henry Aldrich Hugh Dalrymple .................. Ndrman Christie Miss McLean Fred Johns and Mrs. Ernest Dow ............. . Hoy DOW Stanley BoW «.».«»« Donald McKinnon James Dalrymple . 4.00 •2.00 5.00 2.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 1.05 2.00 1.00 2.00 10.00 10.00 4.00 5.00 1.00 2.00 .50 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 .50 10.00 1.36 1.00 2.00 .25 1.00 1.85 5,00 3.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 6.00 1.00 1.00 6.00 2.00 *1 5.00 10.00 , 7.00 1.00 1,00 2.00 j ONTARIO BUTTER OUTPUT K AA A. Luxton ..... John Hocking 5.00 Mary Robertson ................... 5.00 Stanley Hocking ................. 10.00 Elmer Dow ......................... 2.00 Sterling Graham ................. 7.00 Mrs. A. Christie ................. 10.001 Norman Christie ............... 5.00 BROADCASTS TO BE HIGHER THAN EAST YEAR RESUMED AT CKNX Mr.Through the kindness of Cruicksliank, the National War Fin ance Committee has been able to procure the period immediately fol lowing the newscast from 7 to 7.15 p.m. for their broadcasts. The programme next Friday will be put on by a group of pupils from Clinton Public School and for Fri day, March 5th, Mrs. Mina Howard and a group of pupils from Belgrave School will present their programme. These schools both have very suc cessful records in the sale of War Savings Stamps, and promise very interesting programmes. The slogan for every Canadian should be “If you don’t need it, don’t buy it?’ The money can be better employed in War Savings Stamps and Victory Bonds for the duration of the war. All you are asked to do is to postpone your buying until the war is over. Fatal Subtraction “Daddy, a man’s wife is the bet ter half, isn’t she?” “Wfell son, they are frequently referred to as such?’ “Then if a man married twice, there wouldn’t be much of him left would there?” Monthly report of- the Ontario De partment of Agriculture gives pro duction of creamery butter in ’ the , province for January at 4,261,900 pounds, up from 4,259,100 pounds in the same month last year. Re vised figures for 1942 production of creamery butter in Ontario show output against before 1940. butter on hand in factories through out the province on February 1 amounted to 1,958,400 pounds, up from 1,789,100 pounds the month before, but considerable below the- 3,401,800 pounds held a year ago. was 80,867,000 pounds, 86,242,8'50 pounds the year and 87,278,149 pounds in The quantity ‘ of creamery A MODERN ... Monthly Rates Hotel Waver ley Smumna Avx. at Collzob St. RATES SINGLE - >1.50 to DOUBLE - |X5O to $6.00 Special Weekly QUIET . . . WILL CONDUCTED * . . CONVENIENTLY LOCATED HOTEL . . . Cloeo to Parliament Buildings, University of Toronto, Maple Leaf Gardens, t Fnahionabla Shopping District, Wholesale Houses, Theatres, Churches of Every Denomination. I A. M. Powklu President Had Another Bad Hight? Couldn’t You Get Any Rest? To those who toss, night after night, on sleepless beds. To those who sleep in a kind of & Way, but whose rest is broken by bad dreams and nightmare. 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