The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1944-10-19, Page 2®j)e
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1944
Good To See
A good sight it was, We had the privilege
of returning to a farm with which we were
somewhat familiar before the war. We confess
a little nervousness as we entered the familiar
gate, assured as we were by so many that farms
had gone to the dogs since Hitlerism took on
a war dance, As we drove up to the farm
house we noticed that the lane was in good
The fields looked
yeai.
there
Y» ia.-> 4U JJIJUQ order- The farm yard and buildings were in the
same gratifying condition. Tl.v J. just as fields should look at this time of
In fact, we saw improvements here and ____
that told the story of successful effort to keep
things taking the upward turn. At last we cametilings talcing the upward turn. At last we came
to the neat farm orchard. Here was where we
saw a sight that gives delight to any farm lover.
Every tree had been sprayed. The pruning was
done in the best fashion. The fall apples were
past their best, but the winter apples were ap
proaching their last stage of maturity. The
spies were reel and of a good size. The green
ings were full of their natural color. Pointing
to tree after tree the proprietor told of the
crops yielded. “How do yon contrive to get so
much done to this orchard without neglecting
the rest of the farm?” we inquired. “Just by
keeping at it!” came the answer. One has to be
ready for the jobs to be done. Then when the
opportunity offers itself, we get down to busi
ness.” This farmer never attempted to do any
fancy farming in the way of stock or grain or
anything else. A high average yield of saleable
farm products has been his aim. He does not
expect a bumper yield in any line every year.
He finds that good mixed farming generally
yields a satisfactory result in sufficient amount
to have satisfactory profit from his farm lab
ors. He talks about small yields, but when the
year ends, he is quite as far ahead as neigh
bors who talk of doing things in a large way.
“While my profits arc not large,” he tells us,
“so far I have avoided heavy losses. Of course
we all have our set-backs,” he sagely comment
ed.
Another Winter At It
The military command of the Allies is now
telling us, by implication, at least, that we are
in for another winter’s war. A couple of months
ago we were told that the war was likely to
be over in three weeks. All sorts of hopes were
built on this extravagant guess. “It would have
been over when we hoped—” the prognostica
tors are telling us. We need men and we need
equipment, those prophets told us. We sent
them men and we supplied the equipment and
still we are not making anything like the prog
ress we hoped for. Why is this thus ? Are our
leaders not capable of forming judgements?
General Smuts tells us that the hardest and
bitterest fighting is the fighting yet to be done
and Smuts is anything- but a tyro in things
military. It is all very fine for a few gentlemen
who have nothing to do but to take a leisurely
holiday talking about what is still on the knees
of the gods, meanwhile spending a lot of money
needed for other purposes, but what is needed
above all else is the winning of the war, and our
energies are divided on that point. Till the war
is over we clearly see, all talk of post war con
ditions is almost sure to be idle. Wolves do not
turn into lambs over night. Indeed the wolf ,
likes the lambs to meet in well fed conference
in order that he may make comparisons and
then pick off the one that suits him best.
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No Word For It
We have thought hard, very hard, indeed,
for a word to express our satisfaction with our
storekeepers for their enterprise in fixing up
their store fronts. Pleasing, satisfactory, at
tractive, painstaking, good to see, brightening,
smart, are some of the words that have come
to us. We have carefully studied the work done
by these store decorators. At last we have de
cided that the work is in every way commend
able.
“A little painting now and then is prac
ticed by the wisest men.”
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We Wonder
We cannot but wonder what Stalin is think
ing about these fine days. Of one thing we are
sure and that is he is appraising his fellow con-
fetters. We are pretty sure that that stout man
with the strong hands and Very deep laugh,
when he laughs at all, is doing a great share
of the thinking while those at the council table
with him arc doing the talking. Of another
thing we are pretty sure and that is that when
Stalin has made up his mind to a course of ac
tion, that the course is the thing he will pur-
THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING,
sue. We see too^ that he does not take kindly to
playing the other fellow’s fiddle, let alone- on
a borrowed fiddle with which he is not fully
acquainted. Let no one deceive himself on this
point. The head of the table is where Stalin
sits, it has been that way for some little timv.
T ' ■*' x—, we may be assured, that old dogs
take kindly to new tricks,
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Where the Fun Came In
were talking to a young fellow a few
Is is true,
do not we may be assured, that old
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weeks ago about his work. “Everybody likea
you,” we congratulated. “But,” said he, “that
fine old gentleman ‘Everybody* does not pay
me my wages. I’m not a bit satisfied. Aly foot
is itching pretty badly.” That same young party
has been promoted twice and every time with
a decided increase in pay, “You can finish
your days in that position,” we again congratu
lated. “I haven’t looked on this as being mwy
graveyard,” he replied. Well, that young fel
low has already made changes that indicate
anothei’ promotion before long, “How does he
do it?” you ask. The answer is a simple one,
He attends to business, meanwhile leaving other
people’s business severely alone. Business men
take kindly to this man.
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We Like This
“Exeter is a fine place to shop,” we were
told by a housekeeper who is move than twenty
’ “ ” ' We tried and tried to I
; week but |
miles' from this office. “
get <
we could not make - . .
visiting our friends in Exeter and were
experience
our shopping list filled up last ....
_ ... ’ n successful job. We were
“ T-.A. making
moan about our shopping experience. “Try our
stores," was the reply. We tried. We got every
thing we wanted and at a satisfactory price,
We have found out something. We are neither
boosters nor pushers but we are glad to pass
this good word along, Anyone in doubt about
the satisfactoriness of our dealers should make
experiment and compare notes of our shopping
facilities with the offerings of almost any other
town in this good province.
We’d Like To See
We wonder* if the council will turn the vil
lage dog loose on us if we make a suggestion.
We’ll try, and hope that our friends will sup
port us under difficulties and care tenderly for
our mangled remains. Why not get rid of those
waterholes on our sidewalks? We lose our repu
tation for urbanity when we have polished our
shoes to the utmost only to find ourself flouir-
dering in a pool of the wettest water imagin
able.
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Little by little Britain and her allies are
forming an ever-narrowing ring of steel about
their German foes. Sometimes the welding is
spectacular and we wonder what victory is com
ing next. But for the most it is the slow steady,
advance of the skilled boxer who inch by inch
drives his opponent into a corner where he deals
the knockout blow. Every hour the allies are
becoming more menacing. The struggle may be
longer that we hoped for some little time ago,
but the issue .seems inevitable. Those wily Ger
man tactics may be the handcuffs that will bind
her in dungeons from which there is no escape
except by a reformed life.
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We heard
other day.
forums,
miles or so away
an interesting farm story the
Last, winter, at one of the farm
forums, word cajne of a farmer who a hundred
miles or so away, made an outstanding success
of farming in a special line. Four men in the
group, as soon as the drive of last spring’s
work was over, resolved to visit the farm they
had heard so favorably about. The young farm
ers were not content with their load. They
wished to have an experienced farmer accom
pany them. They picked up such a farmer and
he was delighted and surprised with the farm
visited. On coming home, they arranged to
meet at the home of the experienced farmer
who accompanied them. Details w<
and the young men were ready to
vestment. “That man has done 1 ____,
perience remarked. “But did you notice the
lay of his land, and did you notice that his
differs from our soil? We had better have vuc
government do the experimenting for this local
ity.” “Look here!” continued Experience, “Did
you notice what he told us about his methods?”
And Experience pointed out practices on the
visited farm that could be applied without ad
ditional cost, on the farms of the visitors. Re
sults have proven satisfactory. “I have found
it good practice,” Experience added, "to try
to do a little better what Dean already do fair
ly well.” Youth full of hope and buoyancy plus
sympathetic experience, makes a fine combina
tion.
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Note and Comment
Elections must be in the offing. We saw a
politician throwing a few straws in the air to
see the way the wind blows. Still another was
watching the cat to discover the way she was
jumping.
work was over.
It is fine to
overseas. What
fighting line to
and from town
■yellwishers ?
r men in the
—- spring’s
were gone into
-j make an in
wonders,” Ex-
soil
the
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get word from the brave laddies
must it be to the men in the
get word, from the home folks
and the rest who are sincere
those Russians lived on cab-
onion sandwiches. It appears
’parted from
We thought
bage soup and ...............
that those politicians in Moscow departed trom
this wholesome fare. Only schoolteachers and
preachers can afford to live as Stalin, Esq., and
his cronie, Mr. Churchill, have been dining
lately, Russians, not so long ago, dined on
tallow candles and point.
15 YEARS AGO
The Erie Qas Station opened to
the public Saturday morning on the
site of the old blacksmith shop
south of the Carnegie Library,.
Members of the Exeter lodge of
Oddfellows motored to Brucefieid
where they were royally entertained
by the Brueefield brethren.
The building owned by the 1.0,-
O.F., and formerly occupied by Mrs.
Yeo-Dawn, i$ being partitioned and
divided into two. The south half
will be occupied by the Canadian
Express Co.
The culverts and bridges on High’
way No. 4, south of Exeter, are all
being replaced and widened pre
paratory to the new pavement,
25 YEARS AGO
An immense number of electors
attended the nomination meeting
in Hensail on Monday. Three can- (didates who were duly nominated
were Fred A, Ellerington, Conser
vative; Andrew. Hicks, U.F.O.; John
Morgan, Liberal.
Mrs. R. G. Seldon and Mastej
Wallace have returned from a visit
to Kingston.
Mr. E. M. Francis, Massey-Harris
agent, will move shortly into the
building south of the Central Hotel,
he having purchased the property.
The objective for Huron in the
coming Victory Loan campaign has
been set at $3,700,000.
A very pleasant gathering of
ladies took place at the home of
-Mr. and Mrs/William Penhale, the
occasion being a surprise to their
daughter, Mrs. Smith, in tendering
her a kitchen shower. The evening
was pleasantly spent and the guest
of honor received many useful ar
ticles.
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50 YEARS AGO
Mr B, Aubrey shipped a carload
of horses from here on Tuesday, and
also one from Lucan.
Mr, Louis Day has moved into
his new brick residence on Simcoe
Street, also Mr. Chas. Snell has
moved into his new house on the
same street
Several of our town sports went
out to Grand Bend on Saturday
last in search of deer, but it was
“deer me” before they returned,
having secured no game and all
were very tired.
A meeting of the Stephen and
Usborne Agricultural Society was
held in the Metropolitan Hotel on
Tuesday when matters were ar
ranged for payment of prizes and
for the adjustment of all out stand
ing accounts and other matters of
importance
Hay Council
The Council of the Township of
Hay met in the Town Hall, Zurich,
on October 2, 1’944 at 2.00 p.m.
After the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting several
items of correspondence were dealt
with, and the following motidus
were then dealt with.
That the drainage petition pre
sented by Bruce Tuckey and signed
by nine interested persons be
cepted and that the Clerk be au
thorized to notify the County Engineer.
That a by-law be drawn up
pointing the Township (Clerk
Treasurer to make out the tax
tices and that .taxes be paid at me
Bank of Montreal, Zurich, Hensail
and Exeter.
•That the Council of the Township
of Hay donate a pair of small pigs
or three War Savings Certificates
to the South Huron Junior Field
Meet to be held in Zurich on ’Wed
nesday, October 11th.
That'' the request by Mr. A. G.
Edighoffer to be refunded his Tele
phone rate from Jaii. 1 to Oct. 1,
1944, be refused due to the failure
to have phone disconnected, prior
to Oct. 1, 1944.
That the auditors Monteith &
Monteith, chartered accountants of
Stratford, Ont., be again appointed
as auditors for Hay Township for
1944 providing that extra assistance
be given to the Township Treasurer
throughout the year and that they
charge a rate for auditing all the
Hay Township School Section Books
in proportion to other School Sec
tions audited.
That accounts covering payments
on Township roads, Hay Telephone
System, relief and general accounts
be passed as per">oucher:
Hay Township Roads—Johnston
& Kalbfleisch $8.91;. J. A. Williams
C. $3; F. (C. Kalbfleisch $6.17; Co.
of Huron $70.50; Sam Dietz $3.50;
M. G. Dietz $189.25; Tom Welsh
$30.72; Win. F. Jennison $84.48,
Glenn Dietz $63.00; Stewart Black-
well $1.80; Ed. Stive $6; Elgin Wei
gand $8; Ed. Erb $6.60; Albert
Geddes $3.15. Total $4iS'5.08.
Relief—John Suplat $22.10; M.
Denomlne $25.00. Total $47.10.
Hay Mun. Telephone System —
Lloyd Hodgson $25.04; C. C. Pil
grim $5; Victor Fuller $5; Harry Hoffman $189.16; Harry Hess
$62.84; Northern Electric $241.61;
Harry Hess 235.65; Harry Hoff
man $235.65;, Bell Tel. lO'o. $194.51;
Coll. Oust, and Excise $408,43. Tot
al $1602.85.
Hay Twp. General Accounts —
Ontario Municipal Board $2; ProV,
Treasurer $8.05; Johnston & Kalb-
ifleisch $5674; Herb Block $22.25;
John McBride $160,24; Hy. Law
rence $249.60. Total $507.84.That the meeting be adjourned to
meet again on Monday November 6,
at 2.00 p.m.
Sittiles . . . .
ac-
ap-
and
no
th e
Mother; “You were a very tidy
boy not to throw your orange pool
on the floor of the bus. Where did
you put It?” johnny: “in the poo.it-
et of the man next to me.” ’
It OCTOBER 19, 19-14
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Life.”
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| The second in a series of advertisements to inform the people
!■ of. Canada of plans to re-establish men and| women of the
armed. forces, To get full details, save and read every
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OTHER ASSISTANCE AFTER DISCHARGE
The Canadian re-establishment program gives dischargee^
members of the services assistance under a wide variety
of measures during the period when they are deciding
their future as civilians.
THE WAR SERVICE GRATUITYThis became lay at the last session of Parliament, and provides, after discharge, monthly
payments to those honorably discharged, who enlisted for service anywhere, and to those who
saw service in the Aleutian Islands, for their period of service there. It provides a basic gratuity
of $7.50 for each 30 days’ service in the Western Hemisphere and $15-00 for each 30 days' service
overseas. A supplementary gratuity of seven days’ pay and allowances, with Canadian sub
sistence allowance, is paid for each six months' overseas service. Service in Greenland, Iceland,
the Aleutian Islands and any other theatre of war is overseas service. Other places in the
Western Hemisphere are not. Aircrew, flying outside the Canadian waters,'or stationed outside
Canada or the United States, and Naval personnel in sea-going ships of war are regarded as
on overseas service.Monthly payments not exceeding monthly pay and allowances last received will start
after January 1, 1945, unless the Act is proclaimed earlier.
RE-ESTABLISHMENT CREDITA re-establishment credit, equal to the basic gratuity shown above, and not including the
supplementary one is available in the 10 years following discharge for constructive purposes
such as purchase of a hqme, business, furniture or tools, or payment of premiums under Govern
ment life insurance. It can also be used for modernizing or repairing a home, foe working capital
of a business and other similar purposes. The re-establishment credit is reduced by any grants
paid while training or continuing education, or by grants paid under the Veterans’ Land Act.
Training, education and Veterans’ Land Act grants cannot be paid if the re-establishment credit
is used, unless an adjustment is made. ,
AT DISCHARGEAt discharge every man and woman is advised of the re-establishment program, is given
a complete medical and dental examination, and may receive free treatment for any condition
shown by the examination, in the year following discharge. They are allowed to retain one
uniform and certain other service clothing. All discharged since August 1, 1944, receive a
$100 civilian clothing allowance and if they have 183 days’ service and receive an honorable
discharge, a rehabilitation grant of 30 days’ pay and one month’s dependents allowance. They
also receive a railway warrant to their home or place of enlistment.
AFTER DISCHARGEService personnel seeking employment apply through Employment and Selective Service,
but in many offices they will find Veterans’ Welfare Officers and other specially trained staff
ready to assist them. Veterans who wish to return to their former civilian positions are entitled
to reinstatement in that position, if the job still exists, if they are capable of filling it, and if
application is made within three months of discharge. Under the law of Canada every ex-service
man or woman with overseas service, or disability pensioners, receive preference in Civil Service
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★ SEND THIS ADVERTISEMENT TO SOME MAN OR WOMAN OVERSEAS.
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The Minister of Finance of the Dominion of Canada
offers for sale
$1,300,000,000
Seventh
VICTORY LOAN
Dated and bearing interest from 1st November 1944, and offered in two
maturities, the choice of which is optional with the purchaser, as follows:
L7 years and 3 months
3% BONDS
DUE 1st FEBRUARY 1962
Callable in or after 1959Intel est payable 1st February and August
„ DenominationsS50, ?100. $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $25,000, $100,000
ISSUE PRICE: 100%
L7 years and 3 months c Four-year
1%% BONDS
DUE 1st NOVEMBER 1948
Non-callable to maturity
Interest payable 1st May arid November
Denominations
$1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $25,000, $100,000
ISSUE PRICE: 100%
. to finance expenditures for war purposes
•r, 1944, and will close Ori or about 11th November, 1944
CONVERSION OFFERF olders Dominion of Canada 4%% Bonds due 15th October 1944 and Dominion
a . Bonds due 15th October 1949 called for payment at 100% on
ik* i Ct° mi may tender their bonds for bonds of one or both maturities of
1S' °mn Jaw ^oriversion value of the 4^% and bonds so tendered will be
of their par value the resulting adjustment to be paid in cash
The cash proceeds of this loan will be Used by the Government
The lists will open on 23rd Octobei
......................■ — —«Applications for these bonds may be made through any Victory Loan Salesman, any
Branch in Canada of any Chartered Bank, any authorized Savings Bank, Trust
Or Loan Company, from whom copies of the official prospectus and
application form may be obtained.
Department of Finance
October* 1944