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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-01-08, Page 2ences was an effort slans will see in this that Russia has been see in this insensate force that will unite THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8th, 1948 Times established 1873; amalgamated PUBLISHED EACH Advocate established 1881 November 1924 THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO to “Stop Russia”. Rus- slogan a challenge to all striving for. Anyone can cry to “Stop Russia” a Russia and her satellites &n Independent Newspaper devoted to the of the Village of Exeter and Surrounding Interests District Member of the Canadian Newspapers’ Association; of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWNA Weekly Member All Advertising Copy Must be in Our Hands Not Later Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION $2,00 a year, in advance; three months I. M. SOUTHCOTT RATE six months, $1.00 60c PUBLISHER THURSDAY, JANUARY 8th, 1948 We’ve Been Wondering of our farmers was talking to us week. We were discussing that steer for a fancy price at The Royal Win- We were suggesting that he should One just this that sold ter Fair, go in for that sort of thing. His reply was that we hear of the successful in such under­ takings but not of those who fail. He told us that the steer under discussion did not produce such beef as the public cares to buy. It was over finished. “Buyers do not care for blubber when they want honest to goodness beef,” he continued. “Such stuff would cost us our beef market at home and abroad.” he added. “So this is what we are coming to in the beef market,” we mused. The animal that wins the prize at the fair is a poor affair on the table. There’s something wrong, some­ where. The fairs are alleged to be the friends of the general public. It seems that they are becoming the friends of some individual far­ mers but are of little use to either the general farmer or to the folk who seek for beef that stands up well under knife and fork and pal­ ate. The worst feature is that the boy farmers and the youth of the farm are being given the wrong slant on their occupation. * * * * Not So Funny We recall this old ryhme: The fox jumped up one moonlit night, The stars were shining and bright; “O ho!” said the fox, “t’is a very To go to yonder town.” ' The poem tells of the disaster all things fine night that over­ took sly Reynard. There are those who go into raptures over Brer fox and Peter rabbit and the graceful limbs and elf-like stature of the deer, but who are indifferent to the rav­ ages wrought by these creatures.* * * He Can Still Live There has been a good deal of talk to the effect that the small farmer, we mean the farmer who runs a hundred acre farm or so, is to be crowded out of financial success. We are told that farming to pay must be con­ ducted on a large scale with no end of power machinery and high-bred ♦ stock and all that goes with farming in a big way. It seems to us that we have heard something to this effect before. As youngsters, we stood in barefoot wonder at the farmers who “Got everything”. We used to stand in awe as we saw their big herds walk off to the spring market and still the wonder grew at the days and days occu­ pied in the threshing of their grain. But later on, we became aware of debts that were clos­ ing in around the big farmer and saw him take his solitary and unapplauded way to smaller premises that he was obliged to buy on credit. Along side of the enterprising far­ mer there was another farmer who plodded Along in a small way, never buying what he Jhadn’t the money to pay for, and selling re­ gularly a few steers in good flesh, some cream .and butter and the eggs from one hundred and fifty hens. As he got the chance to buy better feed in exchange for feed grown on his own farm, he did so. When the time came for leaving the old farm he had plenty for his •old age, although no one counted him in the , Yanks of the highly prosperous. Such men’s names never make the headlines in social events but they support schools and churches and build good roads and keep Canadian life sweet and here and is glad of it. wholesome. The small farmer is going to stay right here, and we’re We do * * * * We Don’t Want It not want an Arab-Jewish War. That war would be bad enough in itself. The war Would not and could notz*be confined be­ tween these two mighty nations. The war would be sure to extend to the whole world. That spreading is one of the horrors of such a war. Yet the drift towards such a war has been steady. At first it was a man’s hand, now it is an ominous storm, cloud. While the strife in Palestine was beginning to show itself in Woody action, the rest of the nations spent no time in talking about peace on earth,—“ignor­ ing the causes in the ea >t that make peace impossible. The United Nations Were doing all they could to show their competency. The pic­ ture is a sorry one.* * * # “Stop Russia!** New and dangerous is this slogan of “Stop Russia”. It requires ho statesman to forecast the effect that this slogan will have on Russia, We Can hear the Russians saying that the cat is O”t of the bag. They will he tolling one , j., » * Y X, ■* **■ *■ tit- If? as nothing has united them since the last Ger­ man invasion. Is the situation another illustra­ tion of freedom of the press gone mad? Does it savour of the incapacity of the present Bri­ tish government to really govern? We do not doubt the rulers but administer motives of the Empire’s present we cannot admit their capacity to international affairs, * * * * Those Firearms and again we hear of serious acci­ dents following upon the improper use of fire­ arms. And yet people seem determined not to learn. First of all, everyone should know the deadly nature of firearms. These weapons are made to kill, no firearm is a toy. No child should be allowed access to such a weapon. Imitation firearins prepare a child’s mind to use the deadly sort. If he is accustomed to using the imitation variety it is but a step to the use of the deadly article. Yet strange to say, the youngster with the toy weapon thinks it the rarest fun to “scare” come one. In the case of firearms the very appearance of evil is Again to be shunned. «■ * * * The Man For The Job of course that the average man get us out of our present finan- He’s We mean the man tois cial muddle. The men who do business in a large way are not the only ones who put hob­ bles on our financial times. The average men who have ignored the laws of prosperity and who have allied themselves to indulge in ex­ travagances have their share in our financial mess. The man who bought forty pounds of butter when his requiremnts would have been met with the buying of five pounds, did his full share to bring about the present unreasonable price of butter. The man who did not see that his clothes had given him full service before he bought a new suit is in the same class and so on. all through our economic life. The stay- at-home voter has his share in incapacity in government so now it is up to the average man to get back what has been lost. He can do so by the practice of the homely virtues of thrift, wise spending and self control and the practice of ordinary common sense. * * * * The Right Note President Truman struck the right note when he said that though the nations had not realized all their hopes in regard to The Unit­ ed Nations’ movement, the movement could not and must not be abandoned. To go that way is to go the way of despair. Slowly we are awakening to the fact that the aim of the United Nations is not something that can be taken from a shelf or from some council cham­ ber. It is sojnethfng that must be made as we go along and wrought out as we go along. It is a case of “It is the permanent that changes.” Peace with justice is the one permanent ele­ ment. What makes for that peace must be de­ termined with evolving circumstances. The purpose of the United Nations is no buckram affair. It is something as vital as life itself. In the very nature of things, it must change as men grow and think and plan and execute. It is something that varies as men develop. What suits one year may not suit another year. But throughout all the changes, liberty must dominate, though men’s conceptions of what liberty is must vary. The new wine will ever be bursting the old wineskins. What we greatly need in our negotiators is a determina­ tion to get something going. The constitution for the bodies responsible for the enforcing and development of peace will take form as the years pass. At It Again Russia still is setting her face against get­ ting on with the western powers. She will play the game of concilliation with but one rule: “Heads I win, tails you lose.” She has anoth­ er rule that dominates twenty-four hours in the day: “Let him get who has the power and the day.” Her one good point is that she is consitant. From her determination to dominate Europe and the world she never deviates. Her last caper with France reveals her policy even more plainly than anything she has clone hitherto. She caught France standing on the edge of the precipiece of national ruin then did all she could to push her ovei* precipice. She courted France in order she might ruin her. Having won France’s fidence she applied the whip and the bludgeon. What Russia ~ ~ do up * «• and that that con- “TIMES AGO a elected majority and keen one. over of w One s Your Car six the Victim of Compliment your holiday visitors by phoning the news to the Times- Advocate. attend- Baker’s Exeter, Pellets, Cream Hog- Beet regular Roll r supplies. Feeds, Dairy Ration Concentrates, Raw Linseed Oil. and Cane Molasses in bulk or by the barrel. Co-Op Electric washing machine. Roofing of different kinds and many other farm Grit, Feeding Oil, Poultry supplies, 2 top quality elec­ tric Brooders, Go By 50 YEARS AGO The first carnival of the season held took was Band principal event of the was the two-mile race, were awarded as follows: costume, Lome Cann fancy W. A, Westcott; Two-mile Fred Hawkshaw, Allen Myers. There has been a change in the firm of Messrs. Elliott & El­ iott. Mr. F. W. Gladman, of Peter- boro, has become a partner, In future the firm will be known as Elliott & Gladman. , The municipal -contest for Reeve on Monday between T, B. Carling and A. Q. Bobier caused consider­ able excitement. Mr. Carling ,was elected by a majority of twenty- three. Miss Edith Sanders, of Blyth and Miss Lillian Welsh, of Leam­ ington, have returned home after completing the millinery season. The municipal contest for the Reeveship in .Usborne in Monday last between Thos. Hawkins John Delbridge was Mr. Hawkins was Mr. Delbridge by a forty-nine. the Exeter skating rink and Exeter The evening Prizes comic dress, race, in place New Year’s night largely attended. The was in attendance, event of two-mil e as 25 YEARS local hockey league of has been formed to play a of games. There will be teams from the town and from the country. They will the names of High School, Midgets, cap- Alerts, captain, C. A teams series three three go by captain, W. Lawson; tain, E, Wells; , . ... .. D'avis; Stars, captain, V. Pincombe Maple Leaves, captain, L. Hill; Rovers, captain, E. Preszcator. A new cafe has been opened in Exeter in the building south of Lawson’s jewellery store and form­ erly occupied by Miss Armstrong. The building has been fitted up in a very attractive style and is in charge of two Chinamen. Mr. Theodore Grey, of London, has been engaged as organist of James St. Methodist Church. •Mr. Silas McFalls, of the Mol- sons Bank staff, St. Marys, has been transferred to the branch ,of that bank at Centralia. Mr. Milton Hodgert has opened up a new barber shop in the building south of Russell’s black­ smith On John north, gloves on her hands in some manner they caught fire from the kitchen stove Her hands and arms were burned. shop. Saturday last when Mrs. Ford, of the London Road was cleaning a pair of .with gasolene and had them badly 15 YEARS AGO Teddy Wilson had the misfort­ une to fall from a bicycle Thursday evening pf last and sustained a fracture of bones of the right arm just the wrist. At House week ladies lowing on Main Street, There was money but a compact, a silver pencil and several small articles were missing. An unsuccessful attempt was made over the week-end to enter the jewellery store of Mr. Fred Rabetliedge. The would-be thieves had cut the wire in the screen door but were foiled in their at­ tempt to break the lock. An interesting record in con­ nection with the chimes of the Trivitt Memorial church has been revised by Mr. L. Day, IS.r. The record gives the date of inaugaura- the rules the pic- a The the ,dance in th,e on week 'both above Opera in Thursday evening of last one of the Exeter young missed her purse. The fol­ morning it was .picked up Main but no GRAND BEND One of those things that happen but seldom do was much enjoyed by Mrs. Walter Statton, who was a Sunday School teacher at the former Presbyterian church of a class of teenage boys. Two of them, one still at Grand Bend, the other out in Sask, but not too far to remember the teacher with a most beautiful table electric lamp. Needless to say Mrs. Stattoii not only shed a Xew tears of joy but loves her grand present from the Boys, as she still calls them. •Quite a number of villagers were caught away from home in vthe New Year storm. Besides experi­ ence and excitement, all are fine. Mr, Sol Pollock, Mr. Eric McIl­ roy and Mr. Robt. Pollock, who are still in Victoria Hospital, are getting along very well. We hope to see them out soon. Mr, and Mrs- W. Baker ed the funeral of Mr. aunt, Mrs. McCullagh, of also Mrs. N. Baker, who lives with her son Wm. and sister of Mrs, McCullagh. The sympathy of the community is extended to them. The winter that set in a few weeks ago is still .with us but the boys are still keeping the out door skating rink in good shape. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston have a gang of men working on j;heir new home and are getting along fine. Mrs. Anna Brenner is getting along fine aftei' falling down the stairs breaking her leg. Mrs. K. Statton is visiting this week in Sarnia with her brothers, . Mr. and Mrs. Mansell Mason visited in London on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Patton. Mrs. Roy Scott and son, of Sar­ nia, were week-end visitors with her mother. Mrs. Sarah Patterson. 8TH LINE BLANSHARD ' New Years visitors in the com­ munity were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hodgins and Jimmie, of Granton, Mr. and Mrs. Orval Langford and John, of Sainstbury, Mr. and Mrs. Mowat Driver and Jean, of Science Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thacker Orrie and Elizabeth with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pattison. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Facey, Beth and Lorna, of Belton, with Mr. and Mrs. Gladwyn Hooper. Mr. John Rinn, Howard and Bill, of Baseline, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hopkins, of Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Jones, Bill and Ross, of. Glendale, with Mr. and Mrs. Fred’ Thomson. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Danard and Paul, of St. Marys, and -Mr. Alonza Knowles with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Knox. i -Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Spence alid- Elaine, of Metropolitan, and -Mrs. Arthur family, of .Exeter, Melville Hern, of Mrs. Gerald Hern Zion, Miss Marion London, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ben­ der, of Dashwood, with Mr. Harvey Parkinson and family. Mr. Andrew Molloy, of Anderson with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hern. New Years visitors away were as follows: ' Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mills, Carl, Leonard, Shirley, David and Doug-, las with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mills of Glendale. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Carter, Norina and Donnie with Mr. and Mrs. Will Hodgson of Granton. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Langford and 'Shirley and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Langford and family, of Clande- boye, were 'Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Langford. Mr. Bobby Thomson, of Toronto, and Miss Barton, of Toronto, spent the week-end with the former’s mother, Mi's. Jack Thomson. The sympathy of the community goes out to Mr. Fred Lankin in the loss Kerslake Mr. and Zion, Mr. and baby, Parkinson, Mr. and Mrs. and of of % ■of a loving- mother. HARPLEY John Ridley visited over the The ideal supplementary feed for your Poultry is Pellets. Highly recommended for greater production, We have on hand a supply of Blatchforcfs Lay Pellets and Quacker Super-Green Pellets. Keep in mind our top quality Co-Op feeds. We also have Blatchford’s Calf Meal, Calf Quacker Calf Meal and Pellets, Five Roses and of the West flour. BUY FROM Office 287w Phones —- Co-Operative MUI 287J Every car suffers from “N I” (No Inspection) if it isn’t regularly looked after. Don’t let your car be neglected in this way because you’ll more than pay up for it in the end with costly repair bills. If you haven’t relieved the the pain on yourself and your family bus . . . bring it in to us for prompt relief of trouble. GRAHAM ARTHUR Your Texaco Service Station 1 i I Immediate Removal of Dead or Disabled HORSES, CATTLE CALVES, SHEEP, HOGS t Colds has been a popular EXETER 235; SEAFORTH 15; LONDON, Fairmont 2207. on Guaranteed Trust Certificates ISSUED for any amount.... for a term of five years. r. guaranteed both as to principal and interest .... Interest cheques mailed to reach holders on due date, or, at holder’s option, may be al­ lowed to accumulate at compound in­ terest. An ideal investment for individuals, com­ panies; authorized by law for cemetery boards, executors and other trustees. Mr. ■week-end with friends near Detroit. Mr. Glen Hayteu has secured a job at the Grading Station in Parkhill. New Years guests at the home of Mr. Wm. Love were Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Love, of Thedford, Mrs. Mary Gill and Mr. and .Mrs. Edward Gill and family, of Grand Bend, Mr. and Mrs. Ellison Whiting .and family, of Centenary, and Mr. and Mrs. Colin Love and sons, Jerry and Glen. tion and the history of chimes together with the and regulations concerning bell ringers. It also contains tures of the late Thos. Trivitt, large bell and the church, record is in a frame. Several Boy Scouts were seated with their buttons THE STERLING TRUSTSJpre- and badges at the regular meeting of the troop on Friday evening. Among those who have ,now re­ ceived their badges are Warren May, Gail Browning, Ted Buswell, Wm. Wilson, Borden Sanders Orville Lawson. Main .Street'! Mission Circle a contest during last yeai’ Violet Gambrill and Dorothy as were team The girls met at the Marjorie Pearce and were served with there Patsy salad Layton served the dessert of lemon and pumpkin pie and coffee. The girls then went home of Dorothy Rydkman .games were played and popcorn served. would woke has done with France she rest of civilization. France soon.■K- * •» * That Festing Place A divided Germany is Europe’s sore. Until that land is healed there can be no peace for the world. Hitler’s boast that if Germany failed in the struggle to dominate civilization, she would pull down Europe with her, had a deal of truth in it. We know of no wonder drug that is at all likely to work a cure for a war-torn world. Political discus­ sions as to ways and means of curing Ger­ many of her diseases have failed miserably. No social advances can do what political me­ dicines have been unable to accomplish. More than anything else, Germany needs a better heart and -a right spirit. Cromwell saved de­ mocracy for Europe. Wesley saved freedom for England. No change less radical than the changes these men wrought can save Germa­ ny. Peace can come only if right feeling and right thinking and right conduct prevail. Ger­ many with the none too open and s held • with Sims Side losing captains. Dorothy Sims the winners. The gave a progressive dinner, bomb of soup and crackers. From they went to .the home of Martin where a meat and course was served. Mrs. Goo. course and to the where candy A 1 i y Jbl ’s disease is in her very soul. # -x- * * 'orly seven’s ‘good enough* will not do >rly eight’s requirements, AGO elections 1O YEARS In the municipal Monday, Writ D. Sanders was turned as reeve .of Exeter with a majority of 82 over W. J. rrajw Benson W, utkey, F. A. May, E. on re- M. Dignan and Tl. O. Southcott .are the new council. The defeated councillor was Wm. J. Smith. Robert Mester’s Beach-O-Pines, just Bend, was totally fire Tuesday, A furniture were removed by neigh­ bors. The owner lives in Detroit and .had visited the cottage leaving the previous evening. It is believ­ ed the fire was caused by the high winds blowing down the chimney into the fireplace, scattering the sparks. Members of the James Street Mission Circle enjoyed a sleigh ride party last Wednesday .eve­ ning when Miss Helen Finkbeindr entertained the girls at her home west of Crediton. Mr. G. IS. Howard, local repre­ sentative of the Standard Life In­ surance Company, succeeded in Winning the Valuable prize offered in competition to the agent in ,the territory extending from Kitchener to Windsor Who wrote the great" est volume of business during the fall term, cottage in the south of Grand destroyed by few pieces of CORPORATION Sterling Tower, Toronto 36 Years in Business Coughs Require Attention D?he immediate use of Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup relieves spasms of coughing, helps to cut phlegm and mucus, open the air passages and soothe the irritation, Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup contains no harmful ingredients nor habit-forming drugs. 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