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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1944
A Remembrance
Calais has fallen to the Allies. This is an
event of special significance to the British,
Many years ao the British held extensive pos
sessions in France. Such names as Agincourt
and Crecy recall deeds of Anglo-Saxon hero
ism as the British rule was extended across
the channel. Then came evil days and one by
one the French possessions in France fell till
Calais was left. In the days of Queen Mary
Stuart this city, too, fell. So deeply did this
loss cut into the British spirits that Queen
Mary said that the name Calais would be found
engraven on her heart. Now Canadians have
won the city and port to the Allies. Old Dame
Fortune works strange changes in human plans.
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The Normal Home
Characteristically, Britain lays her hand on
a very real problem when she reminds all her
citizens that the normal home lies at the very
foundation of her permanence and her strength.
She sees that unless there are babies' there will
be no men. She sees, too, that there should be
far more babies born in normal homes than
there are being born at the present time. Clear
ly and wisely she sees that the empty cradle
is a dark cloud that is liable to burst in storm
and fury upon her national life. What she can
do to prevent this irreparable disaster she is
going to do and to do well. This tremendous
topic is not for prudes unless they are prepared
to take a good sojourn in the good old eye
opening ducking pool. Russia is alive on this
subject. Anglo-Saxon Canada needs a good deal
of waking up on a matter so fundamental. For
some reason we have not been thinking straight
about this matter. Young people need to culti
vate the good old healthy mind and clean mind.
Some men and women need to guard their
speech and to know that the wanton glance
and filthy speech are the signs of a corrupt
nature. To a certain extent this affair is atmos
pheric and should be discussed freely in a
wholesome manner by informed and pure mind
ed folk. In any case the situation must be dealt
with. Experienced people know that there is no
music like a youngster’s laughter and no enter
tainment equal to the self-provided entertain
ment provided by rollicking, growing children.
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Digging In
Word comes that Germany is digging huge
tunnels where her people may dwell by and by
and from which her soldiers may fight these
days. At the same time we are told of distin
guished Germans whose bearing smacks of the
worst in Nazi officialdom, who are scuttling
out of their native land with no end of bag
gage and their pockets filled with German gold.
Those fine folk are spies, we may depend and
propagandists who are getting abroad to buy up
the tongues and the press of the unwary. They
do not act openly. They are undergrounders
and deceivers of the first water. Their big hope
is that they may lay their black hands on the
church and her clergy by the use of the press.
They hope to furnish the clergy, at the barest
nominal dost, with all sorts of cunningly word
ed material designed to persuade the unsuspect
ing but vocal with all manner of stuff calculat
ed to lead Americans to believe that Germans
are a fine people and that it is indecent and
sinful to keep check on a fine people who were
led into this present war much against the
promptings of their tender hearts.
These despoilers intend to return to Ger
many the moment it is safe to do so ajid to rule
the land from their underground tunnels, sup
ported by the public opinion that they have
created in other lands in support of their vici
ous propaganda, The tunnels we have mention
ed must be blown sky high and the propagand
ists familiarized with a piece of substantial
hemp rope.
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Something To Learn
We don’t like Japan’s method of using her
present advantages. On the other hand we can
not but admire the alertness that has made her
the power that she is. China simply plodded on
in the old paths, refusing to wake up to the
world that was thundering past her very doors,
It is Peter McArthur who tells of his experience
in reforesting, an experience that makes clear
er what we are talking about in this connection,
He was just planting trees that lovely week
in spring. Tree after tree was planted. So en
grossed was he in what was going on that he
scarcely lifted his eyes from the ground, till
being a little back-achy, he straightened himself
and looked about, What he saw in forest and
valley was beautiful and satisfying beyond all
fine powers to describe, While’ absorbed in the
future values of what he was doing so well, he
^was missing the loveliness of the present hour.
This is the difference between Mr. McArthur
and China. China has been looking at the ever-
receding past and now her wide-eyed neighbor
is over-running her soil and cities. To get China
well on her feet again, it will cost the lives of
thousands of brave men. Her long centuries
of political and social coma is sure to prove tre
mendously expensi ve.
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Not So Slow
After Dunkirk some thought that Britain’s
glory was in the twilight. If that were tht\case,
it looks' us if it were the twilight that precedes
the dawn. Sober-minded, informed people, in
form us that Britain’s might never was us free
ly admitted as it is this hour. In every part of
the world where her flag has floated her pres
tige is growing. Her drum beat still follows the
sun in its course. Never was she as admired as
she is this hour, Never was she so well loved
as she is at the present time. While her sons
have been fighting, her other sons have been
providing the werewithal for the battle, While
her navies have been dominating the Mediter
ranean and the Indian Ocean and the seven
seas, her engineers have been controlling rivers,
irrigating great tracts of fertile laud and dis
covering wealth in the soil and mine hitherto
undreamed of. Her merchants have risen with
the rising sun and have known no rest till long
past the ending of his hours of labor. Every
humanizing interest has been given due and
enlightened consideration. While her cannons
have been roaring, her factories have been
humming. Britain is not perfect, but her sons
have high ideals and know how to plod and
to wait till those ideals have paved the way for
ideals still higher and nobler and more practic
al.
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That Lynching
Over there in Italy the power% that be
caught a couple of men who offended humanity
by their abominable conduct. The authorities
were, moving in the way of bringing the crimin
als to trial. The populace, not satisfied with the
speed at which grave-faced authority was mov
ing, stormed the jail where the offenders were
incarcerated, and killed one of them. We are
not in sympathy with lynch law, but the Italian
rulers were not slow to see that the law’s delays
are often quite dangerous and had the remain
ing offender dealt with forthwith. We know
the truth in the old adage, “Justice may travel
with a slow foot but she is sure to overtake the
guilty.” We know the danger of precipitance
in the law’s ways of getting things done. On the
other hand there are growing evidences that
people are liable to become impatient when the
courts proceed leisurely when they should act
promptly. Trouble lies that way. We recall a
case of another sort. A United States malcon
tent undertook to blow up some of the locks
of the Welland Canal. He was caught, tried
and in the penitentiary within forty-eight hours.
This prompt action on the part of the Ontario
government and the good sense of the United
States government averted a nasty situation.
Justice must not only be deliberate but prompt.
The sword of justice must never become a lath
painted to look like a sword.
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Steady All!
Steady all was the call when the war broke
out. To those who hear that call it is more im
perative now than it ever was. We are nerved
up like a fightened steed. Old landmarks seem
obliterated. New doors open only to close again
before we have opportunity to see what it on
the other side thereof. Family life seems dis
rupted. Folk are prodigal in the spending of
money. Excitement seems to be the inventive
and power behind all effort. School terms are
shortened and youth is turned out with a form
of education but without its reality. All sorts
of changes are being made in monetary affairs.
Debts involving tens of millions are being as
sumed without a moment’s thought as to where
the money is to come from. A reasonable sense
of values seems to have forsaken the citizens
of every land.
What then? There is but one thing and that
is to steady down to what we know is the right
thing. There are two ways of meeting every
situation, the right and the wrong. In our lRtle
individual spheres we are quite well aware of
what is expected of us. The answer the prophet
gave his troubled people when they asked what
was to be done still holds, “Do justly, love
mercy and wallk humbly with thy God.” Do you
know of a better suggestion than that of the
prophet ? The wise man told the people of his
time when everything seemed to be going to
pieces, "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do
with thy might.’’ Has anyone an improvement
to offer upon words spoken three thousand years
ago and which have proven their values when
men got over their folly and found in their be
wilderment that these words led them to peace
and order. Steady all is the call of this hour.
Every man must be up and doing, The gadabout
is not wanted, Messrs, Little Faith and Much-a
fraid are not needed, Still less do we want to
hear from Mr, Windbag and his son Blusterer,
The path ahead still is rugged and sore, Blood,
sweat and tears are ahead. But we have in us
the blood of victors, In spite of all the wailing
that we are a degenerate lot, wo can fight and
fight well whether the scene of conflict be the
stratosphere, the red soil of the battlefield or
the workshop, the researcher’s laboratory or
the field. But we must be up and at it like the
Guards at Waterloo,
[letter box
The following letter was received
- by Mr. and Mrs. Erank Triebuer
from their son Edward the same
day they received a telegram stat
ing that he had been killed in ac
tion in Belgium on Sept. 18th, 1944.
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Sept. 16, 194 4.
Dear Mother and the rest:—
Just dropping a line in answei
to your letter which I received yes
terday and also Doreen’s of the
day before. I still haven’t received
any parcels or any cigarettes yet,
but I am still getting along OK!
1 am now in Belgium and getting
Closer to the Holland Border. We
can see that by the people wearing
these big wooden shoes and these
big windmills of theirs, The other
day we were the first tank and the
first Canadians in this town of
Bruges and we were almost mobbed.
Yesterday I met a couple of people
that lived in Toronto for 1>8 yearn
and they asked us in and we had
coffee and was it good after having
tea all the time. As we go along
and advance through towns they
shower us with flowers and apples
and pears and also all kinds of
drink it we stop. They almost kill
themselves with joy as we pass
through. They cheer and yell and if
we stop they crowd around the tank
and women kiss us and shake our
hands (and how I hate that). They
crowd the streets as if the King
were passing through. Boy! What
a life!
Last night we slept on the side
of a road beside a barn and house
and the people brought eggs and
milk out to us and also a chicken.
We are having it for dinner in about
half an hour. Yesterday the five
of us ate thirty eggs and another
ten this morning for breakfast. I
never ate so many eggs in all my
life. We are not starving, that is
one thing! The people In Belgium
are so clean that you could eat off
the floors in their houses. We are
in a bit of luck now so you may
see us in a picture before long.
We now have a big newsreel cam
era on our tank and we take war
pictures for the Canadian newsreel
people. So before long they will be
showing them in the shows back
there. The film, is one hundred
feet long. Hope to hear from you
soon. Cheerio for now from
Your loving son,
Edward.
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E. Mae. Squires, Manager
15 YEARS AGO
NOTICE
TO THE HOLDERS
DOMINION of CANADA
4'/,» BONDS
DUE OCTOBER 15, 1944
and
3'/,* BONDS
DUE OCTOBER 15, 1949
(WHICH HAVE BEEN CALLED FOR PAYMENT
AT PAR ON OCTOBER 15, 1944)
The Seirite stores of Exeter, St.
Marys and Stratliroy which have
been owned and operated by Mr,
E. Reed have been sold to the
Chainway Stores with headquarters
in Toronto.
A quiet wedding took place at the
James St. United iChurch parson
age on Wednesday, when Miss Vera
Eileen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Win. H. Coates, was united in mar
riage to Mr. Verne J. Pincombe,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Win. Pincombe,
of Usborne, by Rev. D. McTavish.
After being delayed for a week
waiting for some steel frames, work
was again commenced on the new
post office on Monday. The weather
has been ideal for outdoor work
and Beaver Bros, contractors are
hoping to rush the work without
much further delay.
The Rotary Club of St. Marys
were entertained at a banquet in
the Orange Hall, Woodham. Presi
dent Lome Eedy, of the Rotary
Club, was in the chair. During the
supper hour the Mills Bros. Orches
tra contributed music besides other
solos.
Your holdings of these
issues may be con
verted into Seventh
Victory Loan Bonds
dated November 1,
1944. Bonds of these
issues will be accepted
at a price of 1OO>£%
in payment for Seventh
Victory Bonds. This
conversion may be
arranged during the
Victory Loan with your
Victory Loan salesman,
with your Bank, Trust
or Loan Company from
whom details are
available.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
CHRISTIAN ZIRK
HAY TWP. FARMER, DEES
(Christian Zirk, well-known farm
er of Hay Township, passed away
at his residence on con, 12, on Sun
day, October 8th. He came to Hay
Township when a boy of six and
had reached his 83rd birthday. He
is survived by his wife, formerly
Catherine Bettschen; four daugh
ters, Mrs. Art Gabiel, Hay Town
ship, Mrs. Phil. Cades, Lambeth and
Mrs. Frank Anderson, Wilton Grove
and Lottie at home; six sons, Leon
ard, now at home, after taking part
in the Dieppe raid, Gordon near
Denfield, David, Percy, Toledo,
Roger and Alfred, Vancouver. The
body rested at the T. Harry Hoff
man funeral home in Dashwood,
from where a private funeral took
place on Wednesday conducted by
Rev. C. Heckendorn, with interment
in Zurich Bronson Line Cemetery.
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. G. J. Dow shipped three
loads of horses recently to Ottawa
and Montreal.
The marriage took place at Main
Street parsonage, Exeter, on Wed
nesday, October Sth, of Miss Mary
Elaine, daughter of Fred C. Stew
art,'and William H. Stone, of Us
borne.
Mr. Henry Strang will preach in
Main Street Methodist Church on
Sunday morning.
Fine weather, a big crowd and
a full and complete list of exhibits
of the various kinds made Kirkton
Fair on Thursday and Friday last,
one long to be remembered.
They’re TALKING ABOUT . . . a Ten-Deni Dollar!
50 YEARS AGO
This section was'visited by quite
a flurry of snow on Sunday.
On Monday night last a daring
thief entered Mr. John Loadman’s
livery barn and, after removing Will
Snell’s pants from the head of the
bed where he was sleeping, stole
a purse containing about four dol
lars.
Local bee-keepers report a poor
yield of money this year, and the
price of that commodity has an up
ward tendency. One apiarist had,
this year, a smaller yield from 80
colonies than from 40 colonies last
year. The pool’ yield is owing to the
drought last Summer. »
Mr. A. Hastings, one of Exeter’s
tonsorial artists, is receiving con
gratulations from his many friends
in town. He was married Tuesday
evening to Miss Elveretta Essery,
one of Exeter’s popular young dress
makers.
Mr. Robt. Sanders, who has been
on a. shooting expedition in Dakota
and Manitoba, returned home Sat
urday evening. He brought three
fine wild geese with him,
They speak of it glibly...butwhat does itmean? If means that every pay-day if your
boss paid you in crisp new one-dollar bills
measly ten-cents'worlh of goods zfcr
to a d ollar would shrink to the size of one (kf). That's inflation! So we're lucky in
Canada that price ceilings and other anti-inflationary measures have kept our
dollar value HIGH. In fact, a dollar goes further to-day.. .buys more goods
than the dollar of 1918. Look at these prices, a pound of cocoa today |^| compared to
the
good dollar^ worth to-day. And remember-you protect your dollar value when you refuse
to pay more than the ceiling price...denounce black markets... buy Victory Bondsjg/
..save pay off debfewi
0 each of them would buy only a
All those savings you've made with ten dimes
it was then. The same quality towels ®|3[now, were^^yh8n- Yea, we get a
and help keep the cost of living down!
CREDITON EAST
Mrs. Murray Neil and Beverley
spent Thanksgiving in Stratford.
Miss Mona Baird, of Grand Bend,
spent a few days last week with
her cousins, Betty and Deris Sims.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Baird and
son, of Grand Bend, spent Thanks
giving Day with Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Sima,
Pte Alvin and Mrs, Sims return
ed to their duties in London Sunday
after their honeymoon spent at
Niagara Falls, Walton and here.
Mr. Elmer Weido has returned
home after being in Toronto for a
week owing to trouble in his foot
since hig accident at Zurich some
time ago.
I promise to give my support to keeping the cost |i
of living down. I will buy only what I need. I g
will observe the ceiling whether buying or sell-
iiig goods or services. I will pay off old debts, g
save for the future, invest in Victory Bonds and g
War "Savings Certificates. And I will support ■||
taxes which help lower the cost of living. ||
Smiles . . . .
"I understand your wife came
from a fine old family?” “(Came
is hardly the w.ord—-she brought
it with her,”
Fz/£Z«W£yTHE BREWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO)
to help reveal the dangers that inflation represents for all the people of the Nation.
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