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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1947-05-29, Page 2THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 29th, 1947 ZJCfjE Cxeter 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 OWN A All Advertising Copy Must be in Our Hands Not Later Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION RATE $2,00 a year, in advance; six months. $1.00 three months 60c I. M. SOUTHOOTT « - PUBLISHER THURSDAY, MAY 29th, 1947 A Good Woman’s Influence On Monday the Queen Mother celebrated her eightieth birthday, In all the wide world there is no more honored woman than Queen Mary. “A thousand claims to reverence joined in her as woman, mother, wife and queen.” She was every inch a queen and is every inch a woman. She never forgot the dignity of her mighty place. She never lowered the standard of the purest living and the most exemplary conduct. Herself adorned by “The white flower of a blameless life,” she frowned upon even the appearance of evil, and yet she was not austere. There ran through the currents of her life the warm blood of a throbbing humanity. The heart of her people and of her sovereign husband safely trusted in her. She was her husband’s right hand in getting his great tasks well done. In times of peace her quiet, kindly humane life was the inspiration of all -who knew her. When the war drums throbbed and Britain’s very existence was threatened her abiding faith and her practical interest in all who suffered nerved her kingdom’s arm. Her price to Britain has been above rubies. India Ever since Britain found herself the dom­ inant force in India she has been nagged by the other great powers. She has been accused of being utterly selfish in her treatment of that wealthy but mysterious land. Britain has done good merchandising in that land, but she has done more. She has done all that could be done to keep India’s teaming population from being at one another’s throats. She has aimed to give each race and creed and tribe and political constituency to work out its destiny unhamper­ ed. She has seen to it that every man within the borders of that land of mystery shall have the opportunity of worshipping at the altar of his choice. She has done all that honesty and good-will could do to give offense to no creed and to no religious sect. She has made serious mistakes in her administration but when she has found out that she had been mistaken her good-will for the population of India has lead her to the remedying of these blunders. Mean­ while the agitator has been abroad who hq.s in­ duced the Hindoo to believe that India’s dis­ abilities would vanish should Britain leave In­ dia to manage her own affairs. xAnd now Britain forecasts that she will leave India to work out her own destiny. Already we see the effect of Britain’s likelihood to leave the Indians to them­ selves. Already India is dividing herself into sections, each one bent on its own devices. Meanwhile the Russian bear with lolling tongue and upraised paw is waiting the moment when he can make India his conquered land. What will become of India during the next few years, no one can foretell. It is earnestly hoped that India will see the folly of hei* present course of action and invite Britain to continue being her friend and guide. « * * « The Uneasiness “Meddle not with them that are given to change,” so said a wise man nearly three thous­ and years ago. And yet change is the order of the times. Conditions are anything but stable. We are well aware that everyone must have a spirit of adventure if he is to preserve health of body and mind. Stagnant water is a menace to human welfare. Where there is not a spirit ever seeking for better things, society suffers all manner of ill. Whole nations have perished because they have not been up and doing. At the same time there is such a thing as the ster­ ility of restlessness. Labor is life. Uneasiness, purposeless change, is hurtful both to body and mind. We regret to sav that this sterile uneasi­ ness has infected a great deal of our present day life. Manx seem altogether unequal to sett­ ling to a serious task that requires patience and endurance, They seem unable or unwilling to take it or to stick it. The result is the misery of fidgets. They cannot see the oatmeal because of un occasional chi}) in the porridge. They are everything by turns, and nothing long. The re­ sult is that they find themselves out of the main current of life in business, social and church life. They are unhappy, complaining, disagree­ able. The cure is a good dose administered by Doctor Necessity, the main ingredient of which is common sense. Youth needs to be set to a good task and kept at it. Too long have we been governed by our likes and dislikes. No community prospers and no individual renders service worth a last year’s bird’s nest when duty dodging becomes characteristic. The call for entertainment reveals an unhealthy state of mind. The delight of adventure and of achieve­ ment is the reward of a task attempted and a task done. The cure for the prevailing uneasi­ ness is on everyone’s door-step. This Difficult Season 1947 has so far proven a very difficult year. Merchants and dealers generally have found purchasing and selling condition diffi­ cult because uncertain. Manufacturers have found it hard to carry oxi because of labor dif­ ficulties and fuel shortage. The markets of the world have been confused. Transportation is difficult because of a shortage of shipping space. Governments are unstable because of new theories of managing world affairs. Pos­ sibly worst of all disturbances has been the unusual weather that has been the lot of a large portion of North America and western Europe. Owing to the cold weather and exces­ sive rains, farmers have been put to it to an unusual degree to get done even a portion of their seeding and planting. And our best in­ formed men as to weather conditions, are un­ able to tell us how long wind and weather are going to contend against the farmers. Some tell us that the present state of the weather will continue for eleven days. Still others fore­ cast that the bad weather -will continue for eleven years. Along with these contrary winds comes the necessity for Canadians to seek new markets. We are now realizing that the Great War has turned things upside down, generally. In any case we are required to put the knife into luxuries and to get down to the work of producing what the world markets require. It is demanded of everyone, whether laborer, manufacturer, business man, professional man or farmer that he become more efficient in his craft, that he attain a higher standard of moral integrity and that he recall the fact that he must fear God and serve his fellow man ■* * * *4> Financial Anxiety Folk in a position to understand the fin­ ancial conditions of the world generally are full of grave anxieties, not to say fears. India is on the verge of civil war and we know what war did to Germany and what havoc war wrought in Britain, Russia and Austria. Every country in Europe found its business life, as a conse­ quence of the war, not only turned upside down but perilously near destroyed. Not only did the war leave a scorched earth in its wake, but it seriously disturbed men’s sense of financial values.. They forgot that things have value only is so far as they satisfy human wants. They failed to see that money is but a medium of exchange and gave their attention to securing the medium of exchange rather than to produc­ ing goods that satisfy wants. Along with this effort to secure money men extended their cred­ it to the breaking point. And now the business world is waking up to the fact that the world needs goods. In their mad race to secure every dollar they could lay their hands upon they have forgotten the necessities of their fellow citi­ zens who have brains less keen and elbows a little softer than those. Nature bestowed upon themselves. They ignored the fact that they are members of society and now the weaker brother’s value to society is rising in judg­ ment against them. It won’t do for us to say that what is going on in the capitals of the world does -not concern us. We said this in 1910 and there followed the war of 1914- 1918. We thought in the same way nt 1928. We know what, came upon us in 1939. No man and no nation lives to itself or dies to itself. It is the .spirit of man, universal man, that gives value to all things. This minute the best men and women living are doing their very utmost to adjust the commodities of the world to hu­ man needs. They shiver in their very boots when they think of what may take place should their efforts fail. They are unanimous in say­ ing that folk should give their best efforts to producing articles on a par value with bread. « # « a Why? Canadians are asking why a large number of Czecho-Slovaks have left Canada to return to their native land. Those returning people have made no complaint regarding the social, political and economic condition under which they lived while in Canada. They came to Can­ ada of theii* own accord and have enjoyed all the advantages enjoyed by free men. They had every prospect of participating in every privi­ lege possessed by Canadians. They profess to have left Europe because conditions there were decidedly unfavorable. Yet they are returning to a situation where settled life is reported to be sadly wanting. Government is unstable. Economic, conditions are disturbed. Something like border warfare continually hangs over that land. We cannot but wonder why those Czecho­ slovakians have taken the step they have in returning to the land of their birth. Have these people been under the influence of some agi­ tator who has blinded them to theii’ best inter­ ests'? What sort of tale will these people tell in Europe? What will be their reaction upon Can­ ada? We should like to hear the whole story of this movement. Along with this Czecho­ slovakian movement comes word that Russia is asking all. Russians in the United States to return to the old country. Why this move? We understand that Russia has plenty of laborers. She is not deficient in population. What can be her object then, in having Russians in the United States return to their native land? Ts she trying to secure skilled labor? Is she trying to have youth trained in American schools mingle, freely with her own younger population ? We. should like to know more about this move on Russia’s part. In any case it is high time for both Canadian and United States govern­ ment to examine carefully the character of the population admitted to their borders. There is a cry on the part of some people to welcome the surplus population of other countries, for­ getting that an undesirable newcomer is sure to prove both a problem and a burden, Bray Chicks have done well for others — why not for you? 100% live delivery guaranteed. Just let me know what you want, BRAY CHICK HATCHERY Phone 246, Exeter Eric Cai’scadden, Manager IO YEARS AGO The Exeter Branch of the Cana­ dian Canners, who in past years have had considerable acreage un­ der contract for peas and corn, have this year increased their ac­ reage for both these products, The Bell Telephone Company- have a gang of men at work recon­ ditioning the lines between Exeter, Crediton and Dashwood, Mr. Roy Tash, manager and staff of the Associated Screen News of Montreal, are at the Masse Family Home, shooting pictures of the family and surroundings. Mr. Cyril Strange left Saturday to take a position with .Jack Ken­ nedy’s Orchestra at Crinnan’s Grove where they will play until July 1st. Following that they go to Port Stanley for the summer. Monday, May 24 th, passed off quietly in town, A number from town took in the races at London. The Exeter Coronation Contest sponsored the last of the weekly draw for prizes on Tuesday evening. Another three hundred and fifty pounds of sugar were given away. The final draw is to be made on Monday, June 7th. Mr. Donald Gladman, B.A., son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Gladman, a recent graduate of Emmanuel Col­ lege, Toronto, who will be ordain­ ed into the ministry of the United Church at the London Conference next week, has been invited to 'be­ come the pastor of the Crediton charge. 15 YEARS AGO / The Tennis Club dance 'in the Exeter Opera House on Friday eve­ ning last was a decided success. The hall was tastefully decorated, the attendance was good and the music by Bill Robinson and his London orchestra was much ap­ preciated. An Exeter old boy in the person of Martin V- Johns?has just been granted the 'degree of Bachelor of Arts by the McMaster University at Hamilton, after a distinguished academic career. Martin is the son of Professor and Mrs. A. E. Johns, formerly of Exeter. Clarence Boyle is carrying his arm in a sling, the result of hav­ ing fractured a small bone in the shoulder while playing ball Friday evening last. The 24th of May passed off quietly in lExeter. The weather was exceptionally fine. In the morning a baseball game was played be­ tween Hensail and Exeter, the for­ mer winning by the score of 11 to 8. The tennis courts were occupied all day. A number went fishing, a number took in the races at Mit­ chell while others were at Grand Sunday, June 1st Will be Shut-In’s Day On Sunday, June 1st, Canada will pay tribute, in a special way, to lier sick and disabled, young and old alike, who are confined through illness oi’ disability to their homes, hospitals or other institutions. This is the Day when the public at large will remember, with visits, letters and gifts, those who are laid aside. These people, the sick and shut-in, are an inspiration to everyone; by theix* ability to meet adversity with cheerfulness, they earn our admir­ ation and regard. But remembrance —< a precious thing in itself—should be a prac­ tical thing. In this connection shut- ins should be generously remember­ ed. Their one desire is to be ac­ cepted as members of the commun­ ity—to feel that they are not for­ gotten. Shut-in's Day is an oppor­ tunity to revive old friendships, to make new friends, and to gain a fullei’ appreciation of their prob­ lems and abilities. Recognition, con­ sideration and affection are as much desired by the shut-ins—and valued more — than by any other group. 'So make June 1st a day of re­ membrance, and then make every Sunday Shut-in’s Day. We would appreciate your help in making Shut-in’s Day more widely observed in 1947 than ever before. SHUT-IN’S DAY ASSOCIATION, Ernest Barker, Secretary, Goderich, Ontario. Don’t Neglect Your Sows Sows need a balanced ration more than any hog on the farin'—and yet they are frequently the most neglected. i They have a two-fold job to do: — develop the unborn litter — maintain theii’ health and body weight They need Proteins, Minerals, Vitamins. Shor-Gain Sow Ration supplies all their requirements. CANN’S MILL LTD. Exeter Whalen A croquet match between the Clinton and Exeter players took place on <R. Gidley’s grounds on Monday last and resulted in favor of the Exeter players by 6 goals to 2. The Queen’s birthday was right royally celebrated in Exeter on Monday last with races. The day was very chilly but despite the cold and threatening aspect an ex­ ceedingly large number turned out. The Exeter Turf Club had control of the day’s proceedings. The pro­ gram consisted of a lacrosse match between Clinton and Exeter teams, resulting in favor of the visiting team by two gogals to one, and foui’ regular events, three trotting and one running race. The Exeter Band furnished music. The frost on Friday night did a great deal of damage to fruit in Western Ontario. Mr. Lewis Schilbe has taken the contract for gathering cream along ■the Philadelphia line for Mr. A. Q. Bobier. F. Beattie, of Clinton, while play­ ing lacrosse here on 'Monday had his right hand severely injured. 21% / / Bend as it was the opening day. Mr. Win. Quinn was in London for the 24th taking part in the track meet at Western University. Two auto loads of young people from town motored to Niagara Falls on Sunday, the apple blossoms being in full bloom. 25 YEARS AGO The services of the second Sun­ day in connection with the Cent­ ralia Church opening were a de­ cided success, large congregations being present at both services. One of the features was the unveiling of the memorial windows. Rev. Mr. Blatchford unveiled the Soldier’s Memorial. Rev. Gordon Butt unveil­ ed a window in memory of his father, Rev. W. H. Butt, a former pastor at Centralia. Rev. J. E. Rey- craft, of Goderich, preached at both services. On Thursday last the ceremony took place of the stone laying of the new Crediton Methodist Church. There was a large attendance. Rev. G. W. Rivers, of I-Iensall, chairman of the district, presided. Rev. Wal­ ter E. Millson, of London, was the principal speaker for the afternoon. The Trustee Board stone was laid by Mr. John Sherritt, ol’ Granton. - The Ladies' Aid stone was laid by Mrs. Mollard, of Exeter. The Sun­ day School stone was laid by Mr. J. M. Souihcott, of Exeter. The choir furnished some splendid music for the occasion. Following the ceremony a very sumptuous re­ past was served by the ladies, In the church shed. The new church will replace the one destroyed by fire on January 1st. The old building on Main Street recently purchased by Mr. C, F. Hooper, has been torn down. Mr, Hooper will erect .a store and resi­ dence on the property. 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