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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-08-26, Page 3BANANAS AT $400 A BUNCH LEMONS SOLI) AT I5ACH SPP BOGS BROUGHT $20.00 Specially Written for this newspaper BY MARGAltET BUTCHER REAPING, E'NG., May 30.—What1 good money. I am told that at a a rush i am living im tp be sure.'. dance the other’ night An auction Every evening spent on the Allot-1 was held in aid of hospital funds* ment, feverishly hoeing and waterin: and ner the bit . .... . . planted some mysterious rows of J«]l was at a dance—and there were don’t-know-what, greatly to my be* ‘ no very wealthy fancy—-where six twently dollars, -before, people money to spend something to spend it on. shopping, even when it isn’t much fun now. the middle of a slight you'll have heard I g with wonderful results, A bunch of planting. The Gardening Barb ‘ bananas fetched four hundred dob is on the sick list just now, so lays, and three lemons were knocked weeds have decided to put in a down for seventy-five dollars each, of overtime. Besides, he has) The story is probably true, for wilderment. However, I listen to gardening talks on the radio and try to pick up some useful tips, Beyond that I can only hope for the best, Happily one can mess about in day light quite late now, and I can till bedtime, which is a help, Allotment is my larder and can’t be any nonsense about it. For all that, three nights ago I managed to squeeze in some fine entertainment, I went off with my doctor friend and his wife to an amateur dramatic show given ajd of a war charity—and tling good show it was too. the most critical creature where acting is concerned, enjoyed every minute of the even ing. I sat in the seats of the mighty . with the M.O, and the Mayor, but such august company did nothing to subdue my howls of laughter at funny bits. Afterwards I had a talk with producer, a delightful woman, told me that all those people engaged in strenuous war-work or in the Services, with very limited time for rehearsals. In spite of that they managed to put in a great deal of thoughtful and clever wo?,k, and there wasn’t a dud among them. The leading man is a local bank manager—and bank managers, be lieve me, are having no easy life just now. That man played as ably as any professional actor I have ever seen. They have a repertoire of five plays and nothing is too much trou ble. Grand folk. work The there in a rat- I am alive hut J the the She are Bombed the Portrait people present, J eggs fetched As I have who have are glad to over said some find by tip- are the Ordinary is possible, We are in dust-up—as now-concerning the matter of ping in the shops, for there still people who want to get pickings if they can. Feeling is pretty strong about it, and no won der. But, taking it all round, things are fair enough, ating aptly much ling.’’ As the G. P., radi- from a sick-bed so “There can’t be everybody’s grumb- philosophy remarked; wrong for When begged to explain this sryptic utterance he added: “^vel.1, if one section of the community DIDN’T complain we should know that somebody was getting preferen tial treatment!’’ Not bad for an in valid, was it? And he’s quite right of course; so long as we British are grizzling in our comfortable way things are fairly ship-shape. Heaven Help Her Nevertheless, I have just heard one remarkable story concerning a certain rather lofty lady. I have met her; she is not a figure of fic tion, even if you may be inclined to think so. When asked to help in the local Wings for Victory af fair she replied, haughtily enough. “I refuse to have anything to do with the war.” You can imagine how the story is going around her village; it will never, never be for gotten, I’m sure. And Heaven help her when she needs friends among her neighbors, that’s all! Such a time will come some day, for it always does, doesn’t it? Every now and then one of these tv Our postmistress “And after I’d had it tells me that she knows one; but ' ‘ ', no Well, well, well! ’ nonsense kind of body who can give There will have as good as she gets any day. “And done to you?” * Our Mayor, too, is the right man in the right place: hard-working and apparently tireless. Some time ago he gave me some sittings for his portrait—busy as he is; but there was sad news for me. No' sooner was the portrait finished peculiar Isolationists bobs up than the Hun blew a hole clean' stagger us all. throught it! expensively framed too!” lamented our postmistress is a straight, His Worship, we can’t have that. to be another portrait one of these ‘ what has the wai’ days, when he can find some more she replied, leaning over the counter, time. And friends tell me that, some fine dayj I shall c_:‘ ‘ ‘ parachutist, the trouble, it seems; no doubt that I must look a very queer object, pedalling along on’ the trusty “Grace” and just com ing over the brow of a hill. . _ strange policeman or Home Guard might be pardoned for making a little mistake. 1 old suit with bulging. | “Your husband is over age; you’ve talking of sketches, candid' S°t »o children mixed up in all this - ■ .... .Your home is intact and you still go ’round on your own silly little affairs. You may well decide to take no notice of the war, I must say.” You’d like our postmistress. Yet these strange people, I am sure, are not nearly so terrible as Any they sound. My notion is that they are just stupid, spiritually-timid folk who have never allowed t’hem- > selves to face up to disagreeable facts. But they are’nt safe from th^ir fears, no matter what line , , ; they take. Fate may catch them waterproof rolled and fast- yet> Liying ag we do. ner0 the saddle; 1 eyeshade: l|on QUr little Isl.and> we know__if I we have any sense—that it’s a —..—j and only foolseasel which, sticking pretend. The reS£ get on with their persists In look facts jn the face squarely . and make good with things as they are. What else can a reasonaoie creature do? certainly be arrested as a My working outfit is and there’s Items: pockets; 1 pr. ancient rubber knee-J boots; 1 ened to enormous pack laden with mater ials, among which is a home-made' Ghance-y~ business; one-legged straight up the hack, looking like a rifle with a cork on the end. So almost anything might happen to me. All the same, I have been able to get a good bit done in my spare time, and a couple of results are to be raffled today at local shows i Bananas at $400 These raffles are a splendid idea, and sometimes they bring in really \ CUT COARSE FOR THE PIPE I It is a there’s no Yet what master? never mind * CUT FINE FOR CIGARETTES f to be free We all feel "B A MODERN « .• . Monthly Batea TORONTO 2> Hot^l Waver ley Shusqta Avb» At Colltob St. RATES SINCMLB - $1.50 to $5.00 DOUBLE ' * $2.50 to $5. Spodnl Weeklj QUIET . . . WELL CONDUCTED . i . CONVENIENTLY LOCATED HOTEL » » « Close to Parliament Buildings, .University1 of Toronto,.Maple Leaf Gardens, # Fashionable Shopping District, Wholesale Houses, Theatres, Churches rd Every Denomination. A. M. Powell, President Prisoner of the Japs 'My lovely friend whose brother was “missing’’ for so long after the Singapore -business has had news at last. He is a prisoner of war. There is a different light in her eyes now I see; but I fancy there was a bit of mis-spelling in the re port which has come through, for all her pals are feverishly search ing maps and what not for the spot where he is said to be. ‘Mrs. ’Arris’ of a place; such pusson.’ She is happy again, and about the spelling. How beautiful it is of the Winter blackout! the better for ‘the let-up. There is no more poking and peeping about in dimly-lit rooms, no more stum bling about in inky roads. Bor all that. I quite agree with our ‘Brains Trust’ visitor who was dead against flood-lighting the countryside after the war. I think it is merely that one wants plenty of light in the right places—-not a kind of general glare. One wants to be able to open a door and switch on the light, instead of having to paw a way across a room (which always seems to be littered with unexpected tables and animated hearth-rugs!) in order to pull and pin curtains over the window, That cheerful day. is coming; nobody can doubt it now. reason for gasoline rationing thousand gallons of gasoline One —five are required to train one R.O.A.U, pilot, This is enough to drive average cat eight times around world. the the <* THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE, THURSDAY MQRNINft 26th, 1943 and Mrs. Alec Hamll- and Mrs, Win. Eagle- Anderson has return- a month’s visit with Glanyille Eij Sims Appleton “The community clearing hnus< ■Times-.Advocate Want Ads/* Mrs. Bussell Pollock, Peter, of London, visi- •a SEES WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE . WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS OF CANADA bu JIM GREENBLAT, Editor of the SUN * SWIFT CURRENT SASKATCHEWAN GREENWAY Don’t forget the religious moving picture “John Stirling’1 presented by Bev, Moorhouse, of Arkona, in the United Church on Monday evening August 30, Mr, and Mrs. Harold Detleft and Bichard, of Detroit, visited last ;week with Mr, and Mrs. Albert Pol lock. Misseg Parkhill, Mr, and Mr. CREDITON EAST Mr,, and Mrs. Art Howald and family, of near London, spenf Sun day with Mr. and Mra. Charles Gian- yille, Mr. and Mrs. Win. Heatherley, of London, Mr. and Mrs., Wm. Horney and Mrs. Arnold Gackstetter, of Kippen, spent Sunday with Mr. ana Mrs. Wm. Mot?. Mrs. Leonard Wein and Marrin spent a few days last week at Grand Bend with Mr. ton, 5. Mrs. Wilson ed home after relatives. Pte. Alvin Sims, of London, spent the week-end at his home here, Miss Gwen Sims has returned to her home in London after holiday ing for two weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H> Lewis Mrs. J. Bullpck and daughter, Helen, spent last Tuesday in Lon don. Mr, aud Mrs. 'Charles and son and Mr, and Mrs. and son and Mr, John spent Friday in London. Mr, and 'Mrs. Wm. Heatherley, of London, last, week purchased thqi house and lot owned by Mr. W'm. Cliffe, of London, with intentions of tearing the house down and re building. “ Mae and Pearl Harris, of spent the week-end with Mrs. Emerson Woodburn- Hay Eagleson, R.C.A.F*, of ■ Galt, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. son, Mr. and Margery and ted on Sunday with Mrs. A. Pollock. Mr. and Mrs, Watson Webster, ; Margery, Nancy and Mack, Mr. and |Mrs. Robert Taylor and Barry, of j Varna, visited on Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Carman Woodburn and other relatives, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. McPherson •and family returned to Toronto on Sunday after spending their Vaca tion at their summer home here, Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Brophey re ceived a telegram on Monday that their son Sgt, A. G, Burton Brophey had arrived safely overseas, The Red Cross Society are having a guilting at the home of Mrs. Gor don Woodburn on Thursday after noon. THE C.W.N.A. CONVENTION This article due to my attendance there will deal briefly with the 24th annual meeting and War Conference of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Digressing this week from Ottawa news, I think is justi fied because what interests weekly newspaper publishers interests read ers of the weekly papers, those folks back home are so closely rooted to the-soil of Canada. Mixing as we did with visiting people, important in the daily news paper field, industrialists, public relations men, even statesmen and politicians. This time more pro/ nounced than ever was their sincere tribute paid on all sides to the place the weekly press has in the Domi nion’s economy—in a personalized and concrete sense. And there was also a humble acknowledgment that the backbone of this Canada of ours is securely fastened with an unbreak able zipper made up of the men and women living and working and rear ing in the highways and byways. You know who I mean: who they mean. So take a bow. The Royal York Hotel in Toronto was a fitting locale for our war vention. From a window high up in this magnificent see the beauty of and in the same of Canada’s war uniforms on the long trains pulling way yard, loaded solidly with grim looking instruments of retributim, tagged for the Axis. A stone’s throw away from that on Lake Ontario, trim sailboats scudding past huge freighters carrying grain, foods, coal, physical armaments of a nation gear ed to a serious war. Editors from all over Canado were gathered. Men, who as Waite* P. Zeller, well known business man characterized in a speech, “I firmly believe that unon you will rest, .in large measure, the final attitude of a .host of Canadians who ponder thp post-war Canada in which they will live.” Representative of all you people, they were there froih British Columbia, and Yukon to Newfound land and Prince Edward Island, from the grain fields of the prairies and the orchards and fisheries of the Maritimes. And it was easy to detect in the eyes of outside visiting per sonalities, big names of Canada, a suspicious nostalgia for the life of d country editor and rural people as a whole, I sat in a room and watched a big name Torontonian listen with awe to the experiences of Fathe* J. E. McGrain© of Lac La Biche, 175 miles north of Edmonton—on the fringe of civilization—-who mini sters to Indians and halfbreeds, lives in and guides a Hospital, rung a weekly newspaper,teaches cadets signalling and loves it all. His sparkling blue eyes and healthy face glow with life, Just a country editor and a great Canadian, At one breakfast I talked with Editor McLeod of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia’. A former bus line organizer, he had been a medical practitioner in Now York State, Yet two years ago took over a weekly and loves if because lie never was so near to Canadian people befor.e ’There was white haired Editor Udall of Boisse- edifice one could a peaceful 'Ontario eyeful a glimpse effort. Hurrying sidewalk below,, through the raij- “■\Vould- he told me. crowd well of Curling, watches the the sea in to battle U-boat there was a han Os- touch with fellows Dragon of Albion, g the warvention. go down to battle pain, Manitoba, over forty years re cording births, deaths and happi ness of his farmer readers, n’t be anything else.’’ Mingling with the known Editor Barrett Newfoundland, who now “men who ships’’ heading maurauders: and across-th e-border like Editor Pete New York, visitin; “Gosh, there’s no difference between us folks,’’, he said to me. “That’s our job now to make the whole world feel the same. The weekly editors heard some thoughtful stuff at their gatherings Talked over ways and means to help for the post war period. Theirs is prepare public opinion and thought a responsibility so vast as to nearly frighten one. Theirs # is a job of tremendous implications, and this was emphasized by Publisher Georgp McCullagh of the Globe • and Mail when he spoke in introducing at ,j banquet that outsized but awe inspir ing figure of a man Donald Gordon, Chairman of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, j Mr. Gordon gave the editors a significant thought, but one they a”e aware of and probably should more lend their pens to. He said the world war front looks promising but our home war front is “far from happy”; that wartime controls are; losing the active public support they received unde- sible defeat, punch lines: with restrictions tending to let selfishness rule their the .stimulus of pos- Here is one of his Many people fed up and controls are Id & Aircrow Needed Now for Immediate Training as PILOTS NAVIGATORS BOMBERS AIR GUNNERS WIRELESS OPERATORS (AIR GUNNERS) MAYBE you’re making bombs or tanks or plane parts or ships—but the real job, the big job today is delivering the stuff right into the heart of enemy country. No job is more essential today than sweeping enemy planes from the skies; than blasting half-made U-boats back into scrap metal. If you’re a fit, young Canadian eager to do your bit, there’s a place for you in aircrew. There are fast training planes and skilled instruc tors waiting to help you get wings and get into the fight more quickly than ever before, And the specialized training you get today as a member of an R.C.A.F. Aircrew will help you take your place in the skyways of tomorrow. Make up your mind to get into the fight now. See your nearest R.C.A.F. Recruiting Centre today. If you are physically fit, mentally alert, over 17y2 and not yet 55, you are eligible for aircrew training. You do not require a High School Education. You can be in uniform at once! Recruiting Centres ore located in the principal cities of Canada. Mobile recruiting units visit smaller centres regularly. judgement, forgetting that ing they not only weaken needed for the knockout our enemies, but risk also fits achievedby their forbearance and co-operation up time.” in so do- the drive blow to the bene- to the present The editors met a figure, Hon. George of Ontario. now prominent Drew, Premier In a speech to them Mr. Drew made, to me, a very sign!- ■ ficant statement in view of the momentous Conference at Quebec. “The best way, (to answer isolation ists) is to prove by our own conduct ■within the British Empire that na tions separated by wide stretches of water can work in successful parr- ! nership either in waic or peace.” They gave us spiritual food for thought too. Rev. Tlios. ,B. Mc- Dormond at an 8.30 a.m. breakfast spoke on “Christian Education Ad vance Movement” We were guests at a luncheon by the Boy Scout® Association. Chief Executive Com missioner John A. Stiles gave one of the most inspiring addresses, asking for further support by the press tu the Scout movement, to keep boost ing, helping the Scout leaders in the towns and villages. Everyone was thrilled because he spoke of Canada’s greatest asset, our kids— the future farmers, business men, cabinet ministers of ‘this nation among nations of the future—when the war drums are stilled. The editors got variety in interest ing personages—jolly sincere Mayo^ i Conboy of Toronto, presenting the traditional keys of the city after the lads had already pocketed them: Eliot Warburton of the British War Information Office, an Anthony Eden in disguise. Prominent publish «r Smith from Australia; John Bracken in person, and among others such good friends of the weekly press as John Mart|n, Ron. Everson, George Johnston, "Frank Prendergast and Cecil Lamont. Something never neglected at +he gatherings were toasts to His Majesty the King and then “The President of the United States.’’ The conven tion sent along an enthusiastic te;«- gram of good wishes, expression of solid support to Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt at Quebec It was a big convention—one of the best attended. Shouldn’t do i* in wartime? -Oh, yes. What these weekly editors got was renewed faith in our country, our allies, the United Nations and our cause. A better vision of what their job' is for Cana da and the world, mitted to you folks worth a lot. And besides, the and Canadian National, hard pressed as facilities are, thought it imp^rr- ant enough to make it possible fo’’ editors from all over Canada to come to this important warvention, an ap preciated gesture. McGillvray Tp. Council Council met pursuant to adjourn* members present, The previous meeting read Cunningham—That fol- All to be trans- out there. It was Canadian Pacific ment. All minutes of and signed. Thomson lowing accounts be paid: Hydro Electric acc’t $4.08; C. Rogers on acc’t of salary as janitor $20; Blood Donors Clinic, Parkhill $5; Ailsa Craig Co-operative, shing les $1.50; Parkhill Gazette, print ing acc’t $11.0C^ Thomson-Morley-—That the Tp. clean out open ditch and wideA road way on N. Bdy. from Arthur Bro- phey’s West' to Mollard line on South side of road and from Dyle Woodburn’s West on N. side of road —Carried. Thomson-Cunningham—That Twp. Council of McGillvray set the tax rate for 1943 at 3?; mills, and that due to Provincial subsidy of one mill we collect 2& mills from the rate payers for Twp. purposes on the assessed property—Carried. The Council adjourned to meet on Saturday, Sept. 4th, at 1 p.m. Oliver Amos, Clerk Painful, Pus Filfed Boils the Cause @f Mueh Msery 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 are rid of one another crops up to take its place and prolong your misery. All the lancing and poulticing you can do may not stop more coming. To help overcome boils you should purify the blood, so why not give that old, reliable blood medicine, Burdock Blood Bitters, a chance to show what it will do in helping you get rid of them? Thousands have used it for this purpose for the past 60 years. Why not you? The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. ISN'T IT THE TRUTH ?By 7i~Jos SEW/NG FOR THE! !SfREDCROSCRs * ffe BIOS ff/T^ CUTE' MCE, HMAFER/AL, TOO. A 7 WHERE D/D S, yp(/GET LT V T> /Lor rOPAyff / TM/S /s l/OST / i, (COL/SEEyAT/O^JJ 7£5! MWPOMWL/RE TH/S SUMMER FROCH! FOR UFA A! P € ■A;'ir I Wlomat tsatb/ll- fBOAED/ / .SZrXY/ ’ COl/LD HELP THE l war th/s wAyroo.fi •s 5 «tr & I li ! FROM OHE OF TOM'S OLD SH/RFS/i ............... 72ZZ ~ME 'MORE ABOHT TH/S W,',V '^/Tl show b you. COME OyER 70 . 7HE y//WDCW.k ■■ ' '< Spiff;'# '//A w f ZZ>£4. ><££ /ZZ 1 I cERTA/nty E>o at. t S«3 w > W DEFEAT INFLATION IN YOUR HOME Inflation ..that’s When prices go skyrocketing up so’s wages can never catch them t t « is caused by a lot of people want ing to buy more things than we can spare the men* machines or material to make—especiallyin wartime. We can help defeat inflation and protect the Price Ceiling by making do with what we have. Besides, the money we don’t spend now wilt buy us better things after the war. JOHN LABATT LIMITED t ————— -------- -■