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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-04-01, Page 2Page 2 TOB EXETER WES-ADVOCATE, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL Ut, 1943 w Exeter Wie£=$fobcote Times established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 19.24 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO An Independent Newspaper devoted to the interests of the Village of Exeter and Surrounding District* Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers’ Association; Member of the OntariOfQnebec Division of the CWNA All Advertising Copy Must be in Our Hands Not Eater Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2.00 a year, in advance; six months, $1.00 three months 60c J. M. SOUTHCOTT - - PUBLISHER THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1943 Scarcely Cricket No man for a century and more has done quite as much for the British Empire and for the good of the world as has Winston Churchill. No one can estimate the weight of the load he lias carried, No one can tell what would follow should he relinquish his mighty office. His greatest reward has been the joy of serving. That alone has been the recompense he has re­ ceived for his Herculean work. Yet just now he is being hampered by the. effort of some people to belittle his efforts by suggesting that he should do a great deal more. Reluctantly we say that Madame Chiang Kai-Shek has joined the premier’s critics by saying that Britain should be doing a great deal more in behalf of China. Let us see. What would happen had Mr. Churchill thinned down the defence of the British Isles or had weakened the forces in North Africa? What would be the case for China and the Allies had he fallen down on lessening the U-boat menace? What would have followed had he done one whit less in prepar­ ing for an invasion of Europe? Further, what has China done in the way of getting troops or airplanes or battleships of one sort or another to the Atlantic or the Pacific ? What treasure has she poured into the general war chest? Can the Churchill critics not see the magnitude of the effort the United States is putting forward in the Pacific, and the might Britain is showing in India and Burma? Why, then, scourge the sweating shoulders of the toiling British prime minister? Would it not be better for the critics to steady the swinging tightrope over the gorge as Churchill carries across the raging torrent all that is dear to the heart of civilized and Chris­ tian men? Why urge him to lean a little more this way or that way or to move a little faster when he is doing all that mortal man can do and far more than should be expected of any man? * # We May as Well Get Into the Collar We, Allies, might as well get into the collar as far as this war is concerned. Serious possi­ bilities are on the horizon. The good old blun­ der of waiting for something to turn up must not be continued. This thing of planning and working in the way of individual war graft had better be abandoned. It is not what Smith and •Brown and Jones get out of the war that will •count} but what X and Y and Z put into the war that amounts to anything. .Some will read this nnd wink one eye and put the tongue into the <cheek and chuckle as they say, “Patriotism is a good thing, but give me the cash that the war js circulating. If the war continues for a couple mf years I’ll be on Easy Street.” These para- •sites .quite forget that should the war continue ■'for two years there made be no Easy Street for ■the grafters to get onto. We have called for the ^government to forget the ballot box till the war "is over and won by the Allies. We call for indi­ viduals to do the same sort of thing. n' *$* *5* bring there not only tremendous military power but a knowledge of affairs and of human needs that must command respect. We have been accustomed to make a joke of John Chinaman and to think of him as cap­ able only of work of the most mediocre mental requirements. In all this we have been utterly mistaken. The Chinese are migthy warrors. They have carried out the greatest of construc­ tion works. They have made outstanding ad­ vances in science. They have tried out the most advanced science of government. They are physically strong and enduring. Within the last decade they have made marches that would have taken them twice across the American continent, amid hardships that Napoleon knew nothing about. They are a nation of students, of builders, of merchants and rulers, Mean­ while, Europe and Asia are seeking alliances with them, The nation is seething with a new life and looking for a leader that will give them unity. They, too, will command and deserve re­ spect in international council chambers. Little wonder that our best statesmen are going to Russia and to China in view of the teeming problems of the new day. Where once we saw but one difficulty, statesmen now see an hund­ red. Good men see that no mistakes can be af­ forded and for that reason are reluctant to make promises or to offer suggestions. We realize that we must look for the new light the new day surely will bring with it.* * * * The Small Man and the Loan Ottawa is dividing this country, financially, into two classes, the .small man and the man who is not small, financially, of course. Ottawa, too, is telling us that the next loan is to be fin­ anced by the small man. This sounds interest­ ing and those of us who are small may as well speak out in meeting regarding the conditions under which we are likely to get on with the loaning. First of all, we got our little bit of cash by drops, the way. we get the sap for our maple syrup. Our savings have come about very gradually. In other words, we have practised thrift. In the next place, we have a way of part­ ing with our cash only for necessary things. We shun extravagance as bubbly jock shuns a red bonnet. We small people believe that the sup­ port of the war is a necessary thing and we’re prepared to put all we have into its prosecution, because we believe that if the war is lost every­ thing goes with it. But we do not believe that all of the war expenditure, or expenditure made under the pretence of the war support is even the picture of the ghost.of a war necessity. * * * * Those Laid-Off Men Just the other day we heard of a few hund­ red men being laid off at a certain manufactur­ ing plant. In the same news item we heard that the government was asked to look into the situa­ tion. Investigation revealed the fact that the men were not heeded, owing to increased efficiency in the plant. Fortunately, there is no lack of jobs. The farm and the woods and the mines are calling loudly for help. These hundreds of men are the very folk wanted. A COUNTRY EDITOR SEES WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE y WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS OF CANAPA vu JIM GREENBLAT, Editor of tho SUN ' SWIFT CURRENT SASKATCHEWAN THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK "Price ceiling, squeezes, control,” That all sounded brackish and puzzling to me. Most likely it does to you, So I talked with Economist Kenneth W. Taylor, secretary of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, seated in his ordinary lookr ing office, and me gazing directly out at the Peace Tower in Parlia­ ment Hill, (Since this article was first written, '- Mr. Taylor has been appointed Foods Administrator successor to Hon. J, G. Taggart.) I had learned about the necessity of a check ph strong inflationary forces which in wartime; that 1939, to April 1, of living index had to 107.7, due to de- as the day before are inevitable from Aug. 1, 1941, our cost risen from 100 preciation of the Canadian dollar, higher taxation, increase in hitherto low farm prices; that Canada had put a ceiling price on goods and ser­ vices, on wage increases and intro­ duced the cost of living bonus, and that, as a result, from Nov. 1, 19 41, to Nov. 1, 1942, our index only rose 2.3 points, from 115.4 to 117.7, while in the same period in the United States it had jumped -9.7 points. And in the last war with on­ ly a quarter of the present resources What Other Editors Say (Port Elgin Times) Have a Thought for the Merchant Don’t take it out on the merchant if he in­ sists on making you live up to the law. Some per­ sons resent the fact that they must have an empty tube to turn in before they can purchase tooth paste or shaving cream. Then, there are those who feel that they should be able to get. tea, sugar, coffee and gasoline whether they pro­ duce coupons or not. Why should a merchant be asked to break the law? He didn’t make it—and he runs the risk of having his place of business closed if he violates the law. The public should co-oper­ ate willingly—if they don’t like the regulations they should protest to the government and not to the dealer. # * # # SUN POWER BROUGHT NEARER Well, how about coffee? difference in consumption with us would be saving two shiploads only, but with the Americans, who con-, snme more, it would amount to 40 shiploads saving, but then the board feels we cannqjt treat our con­ sumers any better than the Ameri­ cans. Then I hitched up my galluses, started asking about prices and lor opined 1 ficulty in : whole milk aboiit beef? said, with three alternatives because the American market "ran away fast”. They could either hold rigid­ ly to the price ceiling, which meant that most of the cattle would go to with very little, left for housewife; the price up to the American means the ceiling down; or—and this -hold the price agricultural problems, and IMr, Tay- there was plenty of dif- reconciling beef, butter products, etc. Wi®ll» how ! They were faced, he devoted to production of war mater- band, ials the Canadian 20.1 points. „ Out of a maze give you merely figures, because I, too, hate statis­ tics; > they sometimes frighten the ■ordinary man. index hopped up of information I these few meaty Price Control in Brief normal trade battle yet. will .become shorter, functioning of . . . but, re- against infla_ The supply of Dr. Charles Abbott, of the Smithsonian Institute, demonstrates the solar power machine, at the convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This newest sun-harnesser—the fifth in the line of solar engines constructed by Dr. Abbott—eliminates most of the serious defects of the earlier models and brings closer the era when man will be able to harness the vast energy of the sun to do his work, (Acme Photo) SUGAR BEETSthe U.S.A, the Canadian could be put level, which would break they decided to do- in Canada and control exports. The price was put up a little, too, at the same time. He admitted frankly there was a difference of opinion "within” for a while and it got a little out of but, "remember this, the western cattle growers will prob­ ably get in 19 43 the best average price since 19 20.” Food Demands. Strain Resources And has a for a It’s Production That Counts Over and over again we hear about “com­ forts” for this and that party or person. Let us get rid of Shat somewhat smug word and get down to the solid work of providing necessities for the fighting men. Further, there is a de­ mand for help on the farm. This work is not of the nicey-nice sort but the work that results in well-milked cows, well-planted gardens and properly cared-for poultry and for well-cut wood. Mama may think that Alphonse the elegant and Angelica the exquisite are not fit­ ted for such work. They had better go into reverse. In the plainest of English and in the most iriiperative tones we say to everyone that there is the near prospect of a food shortage and of a fuel want, a want we repeat and not a mere scarcity. # # # sfc Good Has Come of It All this discussion of post-war conditions has done a great deal of good insofar as it has •compelled a great many of us to give the other fellow’s country considerable consideration. We have been accustomed to think of Kussia as a country .swept by winds and hail and drifting snow, with only a few occasoinal big cities to relieve the prevailing monotony. We have found out that all this is a huge mistake, Those plains and villages as well as the cities, are inhabited by people of fine physique, high mentality and capable of practising the arts of peace and war with an efficiency that makes the rest of us lift our hats in rqspect and wonder. In that land we have been accustomed to think of as inhab­ ited by dullards, we have discovered the finest literary folk, the best of farmers and engineers the world knows anything about these stirring days. When these people sib in with other na­ tions at the council boards Of the world, they’ll# Note and Comment Too bad the fine skating had such a sudden, pull up.* * * * Here’s hoping the farmers’ sales will .be well patronized. ♦ Keep the youngsters in school. Keep a good book on the read. * * * # There’s nothing better for the cure of ”dys- pepsy” than garden-digging. n* One of the best summer resorts this sum­ mer will be the back garden. Well, that old overcoat may do for another winter. Better an old coat than no* coat at all. >:« « * Too bad that so much of the maple syrup season should have passed without the old time frolics, * -x- * * Dick and Dobbin are viewing those length­ ening days with an interest that is not all pleas­ urable, sjf # s& * That new maple syrup is laden with the best of sweetness, May the farmers make plenty of it that we may sup our porridge with something like the old time relish. ^»! '5' A great many complain that when a notable visits this country that it is said of him, “He may visit Ottawa before returning home.” We wonder if that is due to its being difficult to know where Ottawa is to be found on Some oc­ casions, "What can I tell them in a nut­ shell, Mr. Taylor?” I asked, and he replied, "In our first year we main­ tained stability of prices with a minimum of evasion and interfer­ ence with industry and member the tion isn’t won civilian goods operating costs' Will rise as trained manpower for civilian industry be­ comes scarcer and turnover of goods lower. This is all, of course, a direct indication of our country’s war effort.” Much simpler to under­ stand, isn’t it? So gather around in back of the drug store or out in the barn and hear a little more. Mr. Taylor explained that as manufacturers’ and other costs creep up slowly, labor became rest­ less and other maladjustments slip­ ped in, civilian production had to be streamlined to save metals, time, etc. Then the emphasis shifted to problems of supply as Singapore and the Dutch East Indies fell 'and the submarine warfare, he warned will ■be seriously reflected in the supply of civilian goods for the summer of 1943. By urging of the board before­ hand, Mr. Taylor said, coupled with the good sense of business men, quite a good supply of raw materials including wool and such commodities had been laid in, though we were caught short on rubber. Then we reached the point where, while not actually acute, we saw a short­ age of limited supplies, With buoy­ ant pressure, increased purchasing power, etc. and presto: first thing we knew we had -rationing starting with sugar, tea and coffee. Sugar Shortage Explained Here’s something will interest you. Out of a normal consumption annually of 500,000 tons of sugar we imported 400,000, growing the difference in Canada, half of It in Alberta. With shipping acute Can­ ada agreed through British-Ameri­ can arrangement to forego sugar to save 100,'000 tons ping yearly; later things worse and we (agreed to another 50,000 of shipping space. That’s why, folks, you’re getting less sugar, of course we could grow more in Alberta, say; it’s a profitable ’ crop, but remember freight rate costs and suppose you had to move it out to Winnipeg you. would have to meet a normally low­ er price structure. Could naturally, but only ,by use subsidies. enough of ship- became lop off (This is the fifth ill a be done, of heavy series of Small Daughter: "What is ali­ mony, Mother?” Mother (former Wife of insurance agent): "Alimony is a man’s cash surrender value, dear.” * * * “It’s hot the school I’m complain- ing about,” said the small boy who had been called td Interview the headmaster, "it’s the priilCiDal of the thing.” Generally the demand for food is straining our resources, he pointed out. There is a heavier demand overseas; the U.S. is sending more to (Russia, less to Britain; all our salmon pack is going to the Mother Country, besides milk products, canned meats and what not. on top of it all agriculture labor problem. We came back to meat minute and he explained that our beef shortage in the east is rela­ tive—not basic—as compared to the West. The industrial eastern workingman is -making more money, eating more meat; wants it. The shortage on pork supply is “deliber­ ate” and the result is a greatly in­ creased demand for beef; much pork is going overseas, but (and he inter­ jected) “if the Department of Agri­ culture’s progress is realized, 8 million hogs will be the figure for 1943.” Some bacon, some pork­ chops! I got back to economics in asking how the ceiling benefits the farmer. It does, he says, in a number of ways. For instance the ceiling on feeds and fertilizers is below Am­ erican prices; on wire fencing, etc., where available. "You konw,” he mused, “a short time ago I was out at the farm where my son was working, and I was shown an old stack of bills and I noticed that the farmer paid $7'd at ton for midd­ lings back in 1918-19. Today the same thing is $31 at ton.” Maldistribution Avoided in Goods etc. not not Price ceiling, the Board holds as preventing equitable distribution coming from uncontrollable scarc­ ity of goods. The fear that business cannot operate under rigidity of the set-up he thinks groundless. A 'lot of the trouble is not price control but in .businesses such as those which handle automobiles, That’s easy to see through. Total war, he holds, is achieved until all resources necessary to 'satisfy the minimum of essential needs of the civilian popu­ lation is devoted to war production. He argues that we must accept this all in the proper spirit, because strong inflationary forces tend to produce stronger deflationary trends when the country’s economy is re­ converted to peace-time production. It would bring mass unemployment, much less demand for farm products and low price levels.. And, "The ser­ ious problem of post-war will not all be eliminated by prevention of in­ flation, but it will certainly faci­ litate the solutions and help stop any prolonged post-war depression.” I hope you’re not weary of pon­ derous economics. There’s some­ thing brighter coming next week, I hope, articles by Mr. Greenblat.) Movie Actress: "I want to get a divorce.” Lawyer: “For What reason?” Actress: "Dear me, do you have to have a reason?” * $ * Performer: "I certainly object to going on right after that monkey act.” Circus Master: "You’re right. They may think it’s an encore.” 15 YEARS AGO Mr. H. S. Walter has purchased the boot and shoe stock and shoe repairing machinery of the late Mr, A. Rumford and is preparing to move it to his store across the road. Mr. Charles Hodgert, of the Bank of Montreal staff has been trans­ ferred to Lucknow. The boy’s hobby falx’ conducted by Southcott Bros, has brought out a magnificent display of articles. Prizes for boys under nine were awarded to John Collingwood and Norris Webb, Grand Bend. Prizes for boys from 9 to 13 went to James Brintnell, Verne Smith, Lome Howey, Billie Walter, Harry Kestle, and Harry Hern, of Wfoodham, and Leonard Desjardine, Grand Bend. Miss Mary Cann, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Cann was struck and run over by an auto on Monday while going across the road to their place of business. She was injured above the eye, her -chest was bruised and one leg injured. Mr. and Mrs. A. Camm, who re­ cently disposed of their residence on Main Street to Mr. Clarise - Snell, moved their household effects to St.- Catharines on Monday. Miss Kathleen Heamen, nurse-in­ training at a Cleveland hospital, is beets in Ontario in 1942 averaged visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Heaman. A RECORD PRICE Not since the boom year of 1920 have sugar beet prices looked so promising as in this season of 1943. Both Dominion and Ontario Gov­ ernments are granting substantial assistance to encourage beet grow­ ing. All the benefit of this assis­ tance goes to the growers, either through the contract prices or dir­ ect by Provincial Treasury payment. The Dominion Government has reduced the excise tax on beet su­ gar by 50c per hundred pounds and the Ontario Government has promis­ ed a direct payment to 19 43 grow­ ers of sugar beets for factory pro­ cessing of 5 5c per ton. This makes the leading features of 1943 beet prices as follows: Seven dollars and seventy-five cents guaranteed minimum price; $10.00 for 16 per cent sugar con­ tent and $5.75 sugar return. The above prices are for delivery of beets at an operating factory. Weigh station or direct car deliver­ ies, 75c per ton less. With just an average yield per acre of ten tons the gross returns to growers can reach $92.50 to $100.00 per acre. Factory sugar 25 YEARS AGO Two of the classes of the Crediton Evangelical Church met to do honor and pay respect to Mr. Emmery Fahrner, who reported for military duty on Tuesday. He was presented with a Testament and a wrist watch. Mr. and Mrs. 'Clinton Sweet have returned from their honeymoon trip to Detroit and are now preparing to take up residence-on their fine farm in' Usborne. Mr. S. M. Sanders is at Grimsby this week on business. Mr. Ulric Snell is home from Lon­ don, having completed his three months’ course in the Business Col­ lege. A shooting match was held at the home of Mr. F. Triebner and son on Good Friday afternoon. Sides were chosen by Mr. Yearly, of Crediton and W. E. Sanders, of Exeter. Mr. Fred Kerr furnished the boys with ammunition. Chris Dinney was given praise for his rapid loading of the traps. Following are the contestants: W. E. Sanders, T. Yearley, Chris Dinney, J. Hirtzel, Hugo Schenk, F. Triebner, F. Kerr, J. Hunkin. Wes Tom a yield of 11.8 tons per acre over the whole beet growing area. With .such a yield, gross returns to grow­ ers in $118.00 Even farmers handle beets. 1 country and the cash returns come in very useful at tax-paying time. 1943 can run $109.00 to • per acre. with farm labour scarce, i with growing families can a small acreage of sugar To do so is a service to their BRINGING 500 JAPS EAST FOR SUGAR BEET HARVEST second experiment in -bringing from the Wtest for the sugar harvest is announced by Sefec- Service Director Arthur Mac- Horne, William Northcott, Harrison, Albert Fahrner. The mence A 50 YEARS AGO Exeter saw mill will operating in a few days newspaper has just A Japs beet tive Namara who said that "all spring” representatives of his department and of the Ontario sugar beet in­ dustry have been working on a plan I to bring Japanese from British Col­ umbia to assist in harvesting the sugar beet crop in Western Ontario, and that such a plan now has been drawn up. Providing the Japanese are wil­ ling to make the trip, approximately 500 of them will be brought east for the harvesting, Mr. MacNamara said. 'Only obstacle to the carrying out of the plan has been the ques­ tion whether the workers wpuld'be willing to come from the coast to Western Ontario. com , a comic and puzzles been gazet- in Ontario. been started in London, which is printed on a postal card. The first number has four illustrations tragedy, a few jokes and some advertising. Mr. Fred Elliott has ted as a Notary Public After a weary existence of seven months the St* Mary’s leader has ceased publication and retired from the journalistic field for good. The editor admits that St. Marys pre­ sents no field for a third paper. AIRMAN HONORED (Gordon Kleinfeldt, of Hibbert son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Klein­ feldt, and a graduate of the Dublin Continuation School, enlisted in the R.C.A.F. and left last week for Ed­ monton, Alta., where he is 10 be stationed. Prior to enlisting he was engaged in the office department of the Goodrich Rubber Company in Kitchener for one year. A presenta­ tion was held at the home of his parents when a group of neighbors and friends gathered to say farewell to him, Painful, Pus Filled Boats the Cause of fell -Misery If you suffer from boils you know how sick and miserable they made you feel. Boils are an outward indication of impurities in the system, and just when you think you ate fid of one another crops up to.take its place and prolong yottr misery* All the lancing and poulticing you can do may not stop more coming,... Lo help overcome boils, you should purify the blood, So why not give that old, reliable blood medicine. Burdock Blood Bittern, a chance to show what it Will do in helping you got rid of them? Thousands have used it for this purpose for tho past GO years, Why hot, you? Tlio T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont.