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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15th, 1948
Not Pulling His Punches
Britain’s most prominent man in
public life, Sir Stafford Cripps, is not
pulling his punches these days. He is tell
ing the miners that they have done a good
job but that they must do better if Bri
tain is not to sink in the scale. He gladly
notes the measure of financial recovery
his country has made but he plainly says
that the recovery will need to be a great
deal fuller. He sees no bower of ease as
his people climb the Hill Difficulty. He
sees also that the recovery made is but a
small percentage of the recovery necessary
to comfortable living. His favorite hymn
has the significant line, “Cast thy dreams
of ease away”. After all, that is the sort
of talk we require. “You look tired/’ a
prominent Canadian remarked to a British
financier. Back came the quiet answer in
the softest English tones in the world:
“We’ve been rather busy, you know.” And
there you are again.
That Falling Off In Cheese
Canada won a commanding place on
the British market for cheese. This place
was won, be it noted, by sheer merit.
Lately, she has been losing that place, not
because the quality of her cheese has been
declining, but because Canadians have
taken to eating cheese. Let it be noted
that the cheese industry blesses him that
makes and him that consumes. We talked
with a prominent local farmer whose farm
tells the story of real Canadian thrift. We
quizzed him about the dairy enterprise.
His reply was that, taking the country
over, the dairy farmers gave unmistakable
evidences of prosperity. The farm build
ings were in good repair, the fields were
fertile, the families were, welL clad? the
schools and churches well supported and
the roads good. The little check from the
factory was a real gold mine. He pointed-
out that not every dairyman was doing
well. On the other hand, he reminded us
that the dairy farmer who attended to his
p’s and q’s, who attended to the feeding
and breeding of his animals and who
watched his sales, was doing very nicely
in a line of business that was stable and
interesting. He pointed out that those who
say that dairy farming is a slavish busi
ness forgot that any business to be. made
successful requires close attention every
•day in the week and in every detail. Wise
Canadians are seeing the importance of
supplying the market with an article that
can be produced profitably and that, the
market is eager to buy. There is a real
future for the dairy industry. We have
every confidence that the farmers will
seize this really golden opportunity in fur
nishing the old country markets with an
abundance of cheese of a high, high
quality.
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Don’t Forget Dobbin
Some of the cities engaged in public
work are finding out that Dobbin furnishes
the right sort of power in a great many
ways. Some of our large business houses
find that for a ten mile or less haul that
.the horse supplies the most economical
power. At the same time, Dobbin must be
smart in his appearance and lively in his
notions. A well stepping horse of good
.appearance commands respect and good
money any day. The horse has not been
consigned to the discard heap by any man
ner of means. More than one farmer of
our acquaintance makes a neat sum every
year by selling one or more smart young
horses. This will be good news for many
a blacksmith for, with the horse goes a
great deal of work for the worker in iron.
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We’d Rather She Didn’t
We hope that Britain may get out of
her present financial hobbles without the
aid of the Marshall Plan. It is an old
principle of economics that it is difficult
to borrow either a nation or an individual
into permanent prosperity. It is as plain
as the nose on anyone’s face that borrow
ings have to be repaid and repaid with
interest. Sane men in Britain see this,
though some shortsighted people even in
that serious minded country are eager to
grab at a dollar even though that dollar
turns into a shackle. He that borrows in
evitably becomes a slave to the lender.
Getting out of her financial troubles on
her own power may be slow but it has in
it the elements of permanancc. Money
earned has a way of breeding more money
And what is belter still, it developes self-
respect and Builds real gray matter into
cone’s constitution. Canada may as well
earn her needed American dollars, She can
do it if she will put her back into the
job. Those waterpowers up there in the
Labrador region and those potential oil
fields in Alberta will aid us in carrying
on. What is needed, in this particular, is
real vim. Before we can blast the rocks
for the minerals, there needs to be some
dynamite in Canadian minds, Borrowing
has a fashion of adding to our crop of
gray hairs.
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Those Benefactors
When we went shopping in war time
and boggled at the prices asked, the man
behind the counter told us that there
was a war on and that we must, all of us,
bear part of the burden of saving freedom.
We went away satisfied that as we paid
the big price we were discharging a pat
riotic duty. We were sons of freedom we
concluded. Later, we learned that the
sellers, from the producer to the consumer,
were well paid for their noble efforts in
behalf of the race. When we figured a
little we realized that it was the consu
mers who were doing the paying. That
big price was paid by the man who con
sumed the goods. The consumer had the
realization that he was the man who paid
while the other fellows got the glory and
the cash. Just now we are told that the
prices are high because “starving Europe”
must be fed, and again the ultimate con
sumer is urged to be patient and patriotic.
Meantime, every man jack who handles
the foods, from the primary producer to
the ultimate consumer, is well, paid for
everything he docs. As these producers
pocket their cash and tell the ultimate
consumer' that it is “too bad things are
as they are”, the ultimate consumer does
the w hole. paying. Let' it he remembered
that those subsidies and bonuses and such
come out of the ultimate consumer’s poc
ket, as prices are set in view of the taxes.
We have heard of an article of food that
for a good long year was bought for for
ty and sold at sixty. The retailer* tells us
that he has to pay the wholesaler “Afore”
for his goods. Yet, a pricking in ,our thumb
tells us that he passes the additional on
to his customer. We cannot but wonder
and wonder these -days. Meanwhile, we are
left bolding the bag, a job that we do not
take kindly to.
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Which Way, Canada?
We have heard all manner of stories
of Canada’s high place in the world mar
kets. We hope that all these stories are
true. We sincerely hope that they are not
mere propaganda. In any case, Canada has
some solid thinking to do. As we see the
situation, Canada is in a position to do
that very kind of thinking to solid pur
pose. For some time those Labrador wilds
are reported as full of iron ore and aboun
ding in water power that may be developed
to advantage for manufacturing purposes.
Alberta ia. reported to have abundant oil
waiting for the driller. Our North Country
abounds in the finest timbers. Why should
not Canada be up and doing in manufac
turing? So far, we have been but nibbling
at our manufacturing possibilites. Our
banks are full of money that is yielding
the pettiest rate of interest. Why not set
this money to work? We may be utterly
mistaken in our proposition but we have
not seen any reason why we should not
make the proposition.
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Note and Comment
Those high prices are very much like
the weather. There is a great deal of dis
cussion about them but no one seems to
be doing anything effective about them.
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They are having a jolly time over
there in Uncle Sam’s country trying to
find who is likely to give the most effec
tive political leadership for the next four
years.
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Why all the fuss about the cost of a
quart of milk when the cost of a quart of
beer is outlandish in comparison ? Why
concentrate our diatribes on the cost of
essential goods and allow luxuries to go
unscathed?
Folk are anxiously inquiring about the
health of Mr. Stalin; Mr. Molotov has been
suggested as his successor. The suggestion
is not received with enthusiasm* People
cherish the idea that the tyrant they know
is not likely to be more oppresive than the
tyrant they don’t know.
1948 or BUST
—Harper in The Birmingham Age-Herald
Letter to the Editor
GRAND BEND, ONT.,
Jan. .5, 194 8
The Editor,
Exeter Times-Advocate,
Exeter, Ont.
Dear Sir:
■May I, through the medium o£
your paper, express to the staff
and pupils of the Exeter District
High School my appreciation of
their literary achievement “The
Ink Spot.” I was particularly in
terested in, and pleased by the
articles by the different mem
bers of the staff. I, for one, feel
and 1 have an idea there must
be many more like me, that I
would like to be much better ac
quainted with the teaching staff.
The discussion “In Our Opin
ion” interested me greatly, es
pecially the part dealing with a
“parent organization.” Whether
or not this was placed there to
invite comment I do not know but I would like to say thM I
Zurich Boy Injures Arm
Jack Haberer, of Zurich, a
student of the Exeter High
School, fractured his arm two
inches above the wrist while the
Zurich junior hockey team was
playing at 'Grand Bend. Dr. P.
J. O’Dwyer, of Zurich, attended
him.
Staffs Man Wins Honors
H. H. Leslie, iStaffa creamery
man, swept the annual pre-con-
vention exhibition of the Dairy
men’s Association of Western
Ontario in an all-round exhibit
of butter, defeating highly re
garded exhibitors from Western
Canada in both specials of finish
and high score. His score was
97.5 out of a possible 100.
think such organization would
undoubtedly be beneficial.
Thank you.
Yours truly,
Edna G. DesJardins
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“TIMES* Go By
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50 YEARS AGO
The concert given under the
auspices of the Exeter Fire De
partment on 'Friday night last
was very • good although the at
tendance was rather slim. The
address delivered by Dr. Rol
lins was well received.
While Mr, Hugh Spademan
was filling a lamp with alcohol
at his home for heating pur
poses, he accidently spilt a
quantity on the carpet and,
when lighting the lamp, the in
flammable fluid ignited. Mr.
Spackman spread a blanket over
the blaze and extinguished the
flames. The blanket was totally
destroyed and the carpet consi
derably damaged.
Mr. Wm. Brooks left Monday
for Michigan where he will at
tend a business college.
Miss Cora Manning left Mon
day for London »where she will
take ia course in the Forest City
Business College.
Miss Nattie Martin left Tues
day to attend the Conservatory
of Music at Toronto.
25 YEARS AGO
The newly organized adult
class of James St. Sunday
School composed chiefly o f
young married people, met at
the home of theii* teacher, Rev.
M. J. Wilson, on Wednesday
evening for the purpose of or
ganizing and spending a social
evening. The class is to be
known by the name of “Com
rades”.
The ’ Young Ladies’ Bible
Glass and the Young Men’s .Bi
ble Class of. the .Tames St. Sun
day School held their annual
banquet and social evening in
the basemnt of the church. The
teachers and officials of the
school were invited guests. Over
one hundred sat down to a very
appetizing menu of oysters, cake
and ice cream.
This section lias experienced
several snow storms during the
past week. The automobiles
have been practically tied up.
15 YEARS AGO
The Young People’s Society
of the James St. United Church
held a very successful banquet
in the parlors of the church on
Thursday evening of last week,
Tables with a seating capacity
of 110 were beautifully decora
ted, A very sumptuous repast
was served by the losing sides
in a redent contest. The Young
People were divided into four
groups: The Samsonites under
Garnet Hicks, the Moabites un
der Gertrude Francis, the Phil-
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WAR SAVINGS
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WARTIME SAVINGS
PEACETIME
BACKLOG.
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ow that your War Savings Certificates are
beginning to pay off, why not keep this'
backlog of security intact. Use this money*
to create a ‘'Fund for the Future” — a
welcome asset in time of opportunity, &
ready resource in time of need.
Here's a way to ensure that*
this money you’ve already saved^
doesn’t slip through your
r1 £ngers. Endorse and mail your -
maturing certificates, as described on the^
back, to Ottawa j.. then, when you receive
your cheque, place it in a B of M Savings*
Account.
listines under Gerald Ford and
the Gideonites under Rubie
Creech. The former group were
the winners.
The Rock Bottom Grocery
Store, which has been operated
for several months by Mr. Har
vey Mitchell, of London, is now
owned by Mr. Cook, of London.
On Friday morning, while R.
Collingwood was making his
rounds with the milk delivery,
liis horse was startled by the
sudden appearance of an auto
and was about to run away. The
driver called to the horse to
stop and it did, suddenly. With
the jolt, the tap in the large
milk can opened and about fif
teen quarts of milk were lost
on the road.
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Godbolt was the scene of
a most enjoyable evening on
Wednesday of last week when
the Huronia Male Chorus mem
bers, with their wives, were
most royally entertained. The
chorus had some twenty con
certs during the year.
Mr. Harvey Pollen of the
Chevrolet Garage is in Toronto
this week taking a welding
course.
10 YEARS AGO
Mr. T. Beverly Acheson, who
has been with the Canadian
Bank of Commerce in Toronto,
has been appointed manager of
the branch at Spadina and Col
lege Streets.
The committee of manage
ment of the Exeter Arema have
purchased >a new sound system
equipment which is being in
stalled by W. J. Beer. The new
system will provide music each
evening for skating and ampli
fiers are being installed in the
gymnasium.
After 43 years as member of
the local fire brigade, during
most of which he acted as sec
retary, Mr. Geo. Anderson last
week tendered his resignation
owing to ill health. Mr. W. E.
Balkwill has been appointed to
take Mr. Anderson’s place as
secretary-treasurer.
The harvesting of ice is now
in full swing and is being
brought from Crediton for the
local dealers.
The official opening of Hen
sail's new skating rink took
place on Wednesday evening. A
big carnival was put on spon
sored by the Hensall Chamber
of Commerce and the Hensall
Council. The Hensall Citizen's
Band Was present.
At caven Church bn Sunday
morning, Mr. Thos. Pryde and
Mr. Wm» Sillery were ordained
as elders.
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\jS***etter still — let the Bank of Montreal take'
care of all redemption details. Just bring*
all your War Savings Certificates to your
nearest B of M branch. As each one comes
due over the next few years, we arrange*
to get the cash for it and credit its full face ,
value (which includes the interest) to your^
account.
Under this arrangement, there’s no need
for you to go to the fuss and bother of’
endorsing each individual certificate — the .
Bank will attend to this for you.
fou’ll find this service will save you time,
trouble and worry. And while yout Sav- +
ings Account is growing — your War
Savings Certificates will be in safekeeping. ’
You’ll be surprised at the low service*
charges, too. • r
backlog of security today is your guaran-
tee that you will get the things you want ’
most tomorrow. Hold on to it — add to it >
— and do a real dollar-building job for the
future.
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We’d like to help you plan this. Just bring «
in your War Savings Certificates now ♦ . ♦
we’ll do the rest.
If you haven't a savings account with us,
we’ll gladly open a special one for you.
Bank, of Montreal
Fxeter Branch: J. L. HENDRY, Manager
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