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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-07-22, Page 2Page 2 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 22nd, 1943 Times established 1873; Advocate established 1881 amalgamated November 1924 - 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 Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWNA All Advertising Copy Must be in Our Hands Not Later Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 a year, in advance; three months RATE six months, $1.00 60c PUBLISHER THURSDAY, JULY 22nd, 1943 It Is Up To The Electors Willy nllly, wt| are in the throes of a provincial election, The record of the candi dates is an open book. No statement as to their achievements in public life or in private life now avails. The men have made their records. It is up to the voters to approve or to disap prove of those records. The character of each man is well known. T he elector t, duty now is to to say which of these men is most to be trusted in the inevitably serious responsibilities that await the members of the next parliament of this province. The question each elector must ask is what has each candidate to offer the pro vince in the way of public service. What has he to offer in the way of law enforcement or more important still, what has he to offer in the way of law improvement ? What has he to say about farming? In this connection the prob lem of soil reclamation will not down What has he to offer in the way of seed im provement? What will he strive for in the way of having the benefits of electricity brought to every farm and what improvements does he propose in the way of increasing the use fulness of electricity for every farm and work shop and business place? What will he under take to get done in the way of reforestration and of forest preservation? What has he to suggest in the way of relieving idle present fuel difficulty? What about .education for every child and youth of the province and what about acceptable and available adult education? What will he undertake in the way of road building and road improvement ? What will he do in the way of research in the interest of • public health? These are but a few of the matters upon which the electorate desires a clear cut statement from the candidates who of their own free will and accord have indicated that they are willing to serve the province. The game of follow my leader is outdated and des pised, we are well aware but we must ask whom our candidates intend to follow, once he enters the legislative halls. A mere me, too, will not meet the occasion of hours so fateful. At any rate, the issue is joined and the electors may as well see that they have but one occa sion, the minute they cast their ballot, to make their minds know for the weal or woe of them selves, of their children and their fellow citi zens. They must act now and till next election hold their peace. The man of independent mind is king of men. The Young People Will Settle All That Much well meant effort is being put forth to get post war conditions arranged. And a great deal of this work is to the good. What seems to be overlooked is the fact that the young people and middleaged people of that day will do the settling. The young people coming home from the air and the sea and the land forces we may rest assured will not be the sort to be run into moulds made and set up by the folk at home. Such young people will be very much disposed to do their own think ing and will be possessed of the vim and the temper of mind to do their own thinking, even •at the risk of making their own mistakes. . Young people always have been that way and the youth trained under the present way of doing things in the various branches of war service are especially openminded and sanely venturesome and independent spirited. Further the letters coming home from the war services tell us of youth who are taking things seriously These letter writers are very much intent upon their present tasks of preparation or of conflict. But what is even more in evidence is the serious nature of the way they are facing up to life generally with its various possibilities and actualities. Such youth is anything but light- minded. $* Let It Loose Citizens are encouraged to believe that sugar is in stock sufficient to relieve the can ning situation, to a considerable degree at least. Should our information be correct} we most re spectfully urge that the powers that be allow householders and others engaged in canning sufficient for the season’s requirements, Suf ficient was not released for the strawberry necessities. Nearly <evei\v garden had a few ex tra quarts that were allowed to go to waste^ simply because' sugar was not to be had for canning. The raspberry crop is on hand soon to be followed by other fruits. The waste will he immense should the required sugar be not’ forthcoming. Should it* be found that stricter * rationing is is ovei’i all .. _ __ „„.... ,v the food is here and should be saved for the winter days. needed after the canning season well and good. In the meantime Not Satisfactory The fuel rationing is not satisfactory. Some time ago the householders of this country were urged to fill lthe eoal bins. This they did. When anthracite coal was scarce last wintei;, many of our citizens helped out the situation by us ing all the soft coal they possibly could, thus lessening their requirements of hard coal, Many of those considerate and patriotic people have some of the coal on hand and are now required to report their holdings. That is to say they are to be penalized for jumping with the govern ment when the hard coal was abundant, Thought and Action The United States and Great Britain have tukl Italy that it is to her interest to get out of the war, She is told that .she will be wise to get from under the thumb of her task mas ter’' and to get on an even keel with hex* friends. This good advice is followed by her undergoing a severe punishment by hex’ advisers. The people cf Italy are plainly told that Mussolini and his fellow bullies and tyrants have duped them thoroughly. Meanwhile Italian towns and cities are being reduced to rubble. Italians have their choice. There are affairs at the flood as far as peace prospects are concerned, They must see that not even Italy can tether that flood tide. We hope that that nation will see the red lights and the green. something' to Craig. Con- the tune of of Mr. and ■r»' both Caldwell, son Caldwell, of London Road 15 YEARS AGO . Beaver ‘Bros., of Crediton, have ■ taken the contract to build the new 1 United Church at Ailsa tract runs $30,000. Russell Mrs. John Nbrth met with an unfortunate ao-; eident on Monday morning when hxs; head was badly battered and he nar- j rawly escaped with riding a harnessed animal threw him A couple of nasty flirted in the head was badly skinned. were required to close the wounds. ‘ The Hydro System in Hensall is being rebuilt. Quite a number of | men are in town this week doing j the job. Owing to the large number . of electric stoves the system-has not been giving very good service dur-j ing the day, j Mr. R. N. Rowe has purchased a- beautiful new Buick funeral car,; The car may be used as an ambn-| lance by removing the double deck in 1 the back. The car is the same as is | being used by the larger firms in' the cities. his life. He was ( hors© when the. over his head. * gashes, were in-: and his cheek ; Several stiches I to choose the services of any of these ten Chartered Banks.•• Bank of Montreal The Bank of Toronto The Canadian Bank of Commerce The Dominion Bank Imperial Bank of Canada The Bank of Noya Scotia The Provincial Bank of Canada The Royal Bank of Canada Banque Canadienne National© Barclays Bank (Canada) That Fuel Situation Most people take little interest in fighting till the .shingles of their own a re fire roof abaze. That principle holds in regard to the fuel situation of the present hour. When the thermometer is nearing the ninety mark, folk will not recognize that the same themometer in less than six months will be registering ten below. At a recent public meeting in this good town, one citizen raised the. question of the fuel shortage only to have the suggestion treat ed, with the solemn dignity of a Quaker meeting. The whole matter was passed' over to George. A recent announcement regarding fuel does not justify this dignified reserve. In some way or other the good folk of this broad land will need to learn that snow is poor kindling and that icicles make pool- fuel and snow noncomforting blankets. Not Satisfactory Lately there has been a move on the part of the powers that be to economize in rubber and gasoline bv making certain drastic changes in the milk and cream routes and patronage of* butter and cheese factories. In many instan ces the changes made are not satisfactory eith er to the factory patrons or the factory manage ment. On papex- the changes may appear plaus ible but when considered, practically rather than theoretically, the changes are not the thing. Anyone familiar with the factory situa tion knows that building up a factory patron age is a difficult job. All sorts of accomodation® and individual preferences enter into the pic ture. Human in this line than in enterprise nature is an even larger factor almost any other line of ____I._. , that affects country life. Only after years of dealing do the producers man 11' unde pear a small matter, but those who are in touch with factories is c C 1*S 111 ll vi 1 v VMWA xm x vn vx1t mc;x.u send their milk and cream to another factory. This point is too obvious to require labouring. Worst of all, as far as saving of rubber and gasoline is concerned, in many instances, the annoying changes simply do not accomplish that desired end. Factories and patrons alike believe that however well intentioned the move has been that the. authorities simply do know the requirements of the workers. -Ji . . and faeturers of milk and cream come to ■standing. To the outsider this may the an ap- the actual business know that this feature re joint stock concerns. Stock hold- f the essance of the business. Further, some in such concerns resent being obliged to mill Note and Comment not Madam has been seen routing old pieces of furniture with an eye to next winter’s fuel supply. Johnny views her actions in this line with a good deal of concern. We may be altogether mistaken, but we think we see fewei’ cigarettes in use than we saw two or three years ago. Cigarettes- are now something like a costly luxury. # sp 7F Some of those bits of brush that we were accustomed to throw to bonfire are taking on value these days. The old country of a cen tury ago knew the value of faggots. (rood natured banter together with serious discussion of public affairs characterizes tfie talk of the little group that sometimes form as our citizens hurry about their usual business. the neat appearance of good town, this season explanation is that now work . former!.v done by * One is struck by the premises of , this of scarce labour. The women are doing the the. man of the house. of bumper gardens, but about the backyard gar- We hear no talk we hear a good deal den that is doing fairly well for the season. There is every reason why those gardens should be well looked after,*$ Every day marks the removal of some con venience from the services we ordinarily took as a matter of course. The good old custom of carrying home what you buy is coming into vogue once again.* - ' > New and More Pensions It has been suggested that there should be n pension for those who persist in operating the other man’s business; and trying to raise the other fellow’s family. They have worked tire lessly for years without any remuneration. These banks are constituted under the Bank Act— an act of the Parliament of Canada. They compete with each other for your business. This makes for fair and efficient operation and for quality of service. Enterprises and individuals may go to any or all of them to deposit money, obtain loans and transact any other banking business. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. William Kuntz of town is hav- j ing his old paint, shop remodelled in- , to a blacksmith shop. The front wall is being built of cement blocks and when completed will add much to the appearance of the place. We un derstand the old blacksmith shop is to be torn down. Warden W, R Elliott and a special committee appointed for that pur pose recently purchased a Children’s Shelter for Huron 'County’s Child ren’s Aid Society. The property pur chased was a brick residence in | Goderich, owned by P. J. Ryan. The price was $2400.00. | Saturday, Sunday and Monday ! were very hot days in town. On 1 Sunday the thermometer registered {96 in the shade and 112 degrees in the sun, | The following boys who have! 1 signed up for overseas from the 1st | (Depot Battalion W.O.R. London,] spent from Thursday till Monday at! 1 their respective homes prior to leav- {ing are, Privates Archie W. Morgan, iWilliam Kernick and Peter McNauga- i ton. Security and privacy are two fundamentals which the Cana dian people have always de manded of “their banks. They maintain more than 4,350,000 deposit accounts, knowing that their money is available when they want it. In thousands of daily. contacts with bank man agers and staffs, they know that their private affairs will be held strictly confidential. . In every sense of the word, the banks are servants df the people. Lord Macmillan wrote in the Royal Commission report of 193 3: “The mechanism of finance is a delicate one; the confidence upon which it is based is a slow growth, but it may be destroyed over-night, and those to whom is entrusted responsibility for the ivel- fare of the people must proceed with caution in the adoption of changes/* In any of more than 3,000 branches and sub-agencies of the Chartered Banks across Canada you can entrust your savings and discuss your financial affairs with assurance that privacy will be maintained. T H E A R T’E R EW Blanshard Council I The council of Blanshard I regular session at Rannock. was a full attendance. A complaint was received ing cattle running at • township roads causing ence to livestock owners by reasonMr. A. J. McDonell on Monday 0£ gateways being interfered with purchased a high class show mare, The clerk wag directed t0 draw the from Mr. W111. Northcott, Hay, for I attention of the offender to the by- a handsome figure. She is consider- > law prohibiting cattle running at ed one of the best mares seen in large Qn township roads> th show rings of this country. - A complaint was registered The Exeter Voters’ List, which I againg|, the Qwner of a yacant have just come off the press, show. farm on which weeds were grow- that there are O54 persons entitled}n The clerk Wag directed t9 to vote at elections to Legislative notify the owneV) who ig abgent Assembly and also at Municipal elec- frQm tlle farm> to degtroy the w^dg tions. There are 59 persons to vote | before if becom'es necessary for the I weed inspector to order t<he weeds ! exit and having cost charged against j the land as taxes. j A letter was received from Car- I man Switzer, lot 6, concession 7, The Exeter Cricket team drove to j advising the council of tbe state of St. Marys on Tuesday and played a: disrepair of the Morphy Municipal friendly game with the team of that J Drain and requesting that the drain place, resulting in a victory for Ex- ■ be repaired. Councilors Tufts, Ar- eter by one wicket and four runs. j tliur, Irwin and Jose were appointed Fire broke out in the splendid1 to note the condition of the drain bank barn belonging to Mr. John ! and report. Council resolved to pro Dunlop, on lot 21, con. 11, Hibbert, ! Ceed with repairs. ................... The Barnett Municipal Drain ds in need of repair and the council was notified of the condition. Action is to be taken to make necessary repairs. The Stone Municipal Drain is also in a state of disrepair. The Council resolved to let a contract for clean- The clerk Struthers a view 10 repairs on. | at Municipal elections only; and . persons to act as jurors. 50 YEARS AGO shortly after 10 o’clock Moday even ing. When first noticed it was be yond control and the barn which contained a quanity of hay, thresh ing machine, binder, four horses and other stock was completely des troyed. Many farmers in the vicinity are cutting their fall wheat and report it to be a very good crop. The machinery in the new grist mill is nearly all placed and will be (completed the latter part of next i week. It is one of the best equipped ' mills in the country. I inmet There regard- large on inconveni- ing the open portion, was intruded to brothers, securing drains. Edgar ____ „ ... ! for increase in salary because of' ;additional work on assessment ; throughout the township, was re fused by resolution of Arthur and Ruthig. Resolution was passed on motion ’J of Irwin and Tufts that ratepayers ’ .be paid 2B cents per rod for two . . .vuuu.xig of weeds, the payment tottsta#d“!',d £“r. ",’e be made -upon approval ot road North Middlesex riding in the forth-1 coming Provincial election. Mr. Patrick was selected as candidate ating convention of Middlesex Progressive Association in Lucan, Wednesday, at! which T. R. Dent, of Woodstock, president of the Western Ontario Progressive Conservative Associa tion and newly-nominated candidate for the Oxford riding was the special speaker, T. L. PATRICK NAMED J IN NORTH MIDDLESEX Thomas L. Patrick, of Ilderton, internationally-known sheep breeder and exporter, will carry the Prog- battin Smiles . . . . Diner—-Waiter, chicken away, it tough it seems to stone. Waiter—-Nothing that, sir, GORDON S. WALDEN, 23, DIED IN HOSPITAL Funeral services were held Fri day for Gordon S. Walden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orley S, Walden, con cession 6, Bosanquet Township, who died suddenly in Victoria Hospital Loudon, of meningitis, in his 24th year. Rev. United ed the Born had lived there all his life. -Four years ago he was married to the former Doris Lockrey, also of anquet. He is survived by widow; his parents; a sister, Bar bara; two brothers, Harold, ~ onto; William, at home. D. G. L. Mercer, of the Church, Thedford, conduct services. in Bosanqufit Township, he Bos- his Tor- •’i write Atwood, with a tender for Stacey’s appeal to council CUT COARSE FOR THE PIPE CUT FINE FOR CIGARETTES Goes to Africa Among the Canadian nurses who have gone to the Mediterranean area, in connection with the in vasion of Sicily, is Lieut. Patsy Collins, daughter of the late Canon and Mrs. Collins, formerly of Exeter. It is surmised that nursing head quarters will be in North Africa for the present. NOTICE TO LANDLORDS Whenever you make a new lease, or renew a lease, whether in writing or an oral agree ment, involving a change of tenant, a change in rental, or a change in the services or accommodation to be supplied, You are required, at the same time, by Order No. 108 of The Wartime Prices and Trade Board, to give the tenant a signed statement, using a printed form (R.C. 40) supplied by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. This statement must show the max imum rental for the accommodation con cerned, and other information prescribed. You are also required, within ten days, to forward a signed copy of this statement to the nearest Regional Rentals Administra tion Office. Penalties are provided for failure to comply with this Order. I superintendent. The Jirst cutting {is to be made not later than July unanimously ] 24> secoud cutting not later than at a nomm-jg temb the North A Conservative from izer, the pressed in the resolution in regard to gravel* contract, .Sim Ireland, Grand Bend, meets with the ap proval of the department for sub sidy purposes. The contract is for 3,000 cubic yards to complete 1942 contract at 55 cents pel’ cubic yard and approximately 5,000 cubic yards at 58 cents pur cubic yard, A pay list to the amount of $199.11 was authorized paid, A number of appeals against the decision of the Court of Revision about assessment roll were receiv ed. These have been forwarded to Judge James L, Killoran for fur** : they consideration. \ Council adjourned to meet Bannock: on Monday, August 3, j 8.30 b.m. J ■ communication was received J. W. Ludgate, district organ municipal roads, advising that action of the council as ex- These forms are available at all offices of The Wartime Prices and Trade Board. Rentals Administration * please take this IS* actually so f bo made out ofi strange Its a Plymouth iioek. heard about the drowned in Loch * “You’ve Scots who mond?” r “No.” ______________ “Very sad. Bach bet sixpence he! could stay under watef longer than Want Ads—-Tins little fellows with 1 the other!” the pulling power. ► THE WARTIME PRICES AND TRADE BOAR at at A Help to Those Who Are Past Middle Age When men and women get past middle age their energy and activity, -in many instances, begin to de cline, and their general vitality is On the Wane. Little ailments and sicknesses seem harder to shake off than formerly, and, here and there, evidences of a breakdown begin to appear, Now is the time those wishing to help maintain their health and vigour should take a course of Milburn’s Health and Nerve Pills.. They help tone up and invigorate the patient by their tonic action on the system. Price 50c a box, 65 pills, at all drug counters. Look for OUr trade mark a “Red Heart” oh the package. Tho T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto. Ont. .. *