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THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 3rd, 1948
Which Way Britain?
Britain has come to the crossroads.
Which way is she. to take ? By a struggle
of more than two thousand years she came
to the position where she was the prophet
and the moral police force of the world.
She proved herself the friend of freedom.
Her word was as good as her bond. Then
came her weakening by her giving herself
to pleasure. She exchanged the Christian
Sabbath for a week-end and with the loss
of the Christian Sabbath, everything was
on the downgrade. There followed her ter
rible struggle, in two world wars. This was
succeeded by her financial impoverishment.
Many of her old ideas were still obtained
though the majority of her people turned
from the rugged maxim of '‘Heaven helps
those who help themselves”, to the softer
cry “He is a wise person who hangs on
by another’s skirts and who seeks his pros
perity in another’s efforts”. We may as well
face this fact. Just now, Britain is faced
with two possibilities. First, she still has
the opportunity of being the core of a
commonwealth of nations. She may invite
all who were assoiated with her in
the days when she swept the seas and
her word was profoundly and practi
cally respected by every nation’s capital.
She may become the centre of imperial
federation based in the ten commandments
and the sermon on the mount and on the
Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights. While
doing so, he ear may be open to the offers
of every nation that holds common ideals
with her. There may be difficulties in the
way of accomplishing an ideal so lofty but
it is the duty of statesmen to deal with
and to overcome difficulties. On the other
hand, Britain may give over her idea of
being herself a nation and become a nation
among other nations forming the body
known as the United Sates of Western Eu
rope. That is, she may give up a unity
based on moral soundness and intellectual
freedom and moral and spiritual integrity
for a motive based oh the sinking sands
and fickle notions of the passing moment.
We wonder if Britain will take this pre
carious course ? Does she prize the warring
factional forces of Europe above the vir
ility and stability of Canada and New Zea
land and Australia? These hours are tre
mendously fateful. The selfseeker in pub
lic life must be replaced by a people’s
free choice by men of understanding and
with gifts of leadership. The narrow thet-
orist in Britain and elsewhere must give
way to the men of understanding and
who are gifted with the power of taking
occasion by the hand. The men who built
the empire did this very thing. The men
who "will save the empire can do no less.
Is Britain to build on the experience of hei
best citizens or is she to follow the will o’
the wisp of idle experimentation and of
venturing upon plans that always, have
proven disastrous ?
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Stoning the Prophets
On an occasion, Baroness Rothchild re
marked with sorrow to Lady Aberdeen
that the sin of the Hebrew people was
stoning their prophots. She might well have
added that the stoning of prophets is the
deep offence of the race. The United States
took so little care of Abraham Lincoln that
they permitted his assasination. England
allowed Winston Churchill to be ignomini
ously kicked out of office. And now, South
Africa has done all that it can to relegate
Jan Christian Smuts to ignominious dis
card. It has been ever thus. The race re
fuses to bear the yoke of clean adminis
tration. It prefers the lazy way, and eon-
tents itself with the “lightly preferred and
the easy, ungrudged praise”. Rather than
bear the burdens and the discipline of free
men they choose the shackles of slaves
provided only the shackles be decorated
from the flesh pots of Egypt. South
Africa has refused the whiteman’s burden
and is determined to take the road that
leads to misery, the road of isolationism.
At this critical moment we can think of
no greater disaster to South Africa or to
civilization than the blunder of defeating
Smuts at the recent election.
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The Time for Growth
Farmers and gardeners are anxious
these days regarding the development of
the grain and. garden products. So far, the
season has been decidely of the cool vari
ety. A great deal of seed and garden stuff
started off well but for a considerable
time the growth was almost imperceptible.
Many observers tell us that from the time
of planting to harvesting, the growth
should be .steady and uniform. Seeds and
plant life have a certain time for growth.
If that period of growth is impeded the
chances are against a really good harvest.
Such conditions are not to be had for the
most part. Hence the search for seed and
plant that will best meet average condi
tions. We do not like mediocrity in any
thing, but as natural conditions obtain we
must count on being confronted by aver
age conditions. So far this season we have
had conditions under normal, as far as
plant life is concerned. We need warm
days and nights to make the bacterial and
insect life abundant. Without such friends
the gardener and the farmer cannot get
the best results.
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Slavery Again
We have no wish to be sensationalists.
But, while we say this, we wish to put our
whole influence against the satanic prac
tice of traffic in babies. We are not aware
that this sale of flesh and blood has in
vaded our countryside but, if it has, we
wish to utter our heartiest condemnation
of all that leads to this infernal business.
We. have come to treat unmarried mother
hood as being something of a joke. In so
far as we do so, we are on the road to
the blackest ruin. The unmarried mother
and the unmarried father are sorely in
need of the wisest treatment. The black
guard, either male or female, is a black
guard and must be so regarded if we are
to preserve the commonwealth. The un
wanted child, on the other hand, is a ward
of society and must be given, the best care
and protection. We are not going into de
tails in this matter of unwanted children,
though we know what we are talking
about. When it comes to the sale of child
ren we have nothing to say in its favour.
In no upnsc is* a child a chattie to be
bought and sold as a baboon or a ground
hog may be trafficked in. The parties to
such a nefarious traffic have sunk to about
the lowest depth of hideous degradation.
For the adults in this abominable traffic,
we have nothing but condemnation. For
the baby, we have nothing but the. tender-
est regard. They are entitled to our wis
est and best nurture and care. Anyone who
sells a child neither fears God nor regards
man. For some of the unfortunate mothers
in such distressing incidents, we have a
great deal of sympathy. It is just possible
that they are victims of beastly men who
deserve the lash. In no sense are they
heroes. Having stepped aside once, they
have guilty knowledge that is very likely
to make them foes of decency. Before so-
iety puts them into circulation with decent
people, they need a long disciplinary so
journ in the wilderness. This is a decent
man’s country.
Overleapt Herself
Russia made up, her mind to dominate
Czecho-Slovakia. She saw in that fine
country a menace to her selfish policy.
She discerned that if the thoughts and
ideas of Czecho-Slovakia were to triumph
that her Russian plans were doomed. Ac
cordingly, she resorted to every craft
know to man to destroy liberty in Czecho
slovakia. By every art known to man she
set out to befool Czecho-Slovakia. There
was nothing in the way of subtlety, in
the way of beclouding Czecho-Slovakian
thought to which she did not resort. Then
the fine country fell to Russian methods
and freedom shrieked. But the mistress of
many wiles overshot herSelf and Russia is
soon to find that her triumph is but an
empty affair. After all, Russia photograph
ed herself before the world by her enslave
ment of Czecho-Slovakia. All the world
now fears Russia bearing gifts. Not for a
century will Russia have again the confi
dence of selfrespecting nations. The Rus
sian bear is' still a bear no matter what
her smiles, no matter what her blandish
ments. At last, Secretary Marshal of the
United States has spoken more definitely
and decisely than we have written.
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Note and Comment
A dry May and a drop in June
Makes the farmer whistle a merry tunc.
"
We hope for a reduction in the cost of
living but we are not counting on any re
duction till 1952.
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And now the warm weather has come;
we hope that we’ll have showers and warm
weather till the crops are wc4I matured.
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50 YeJiRS AGO
The inagural lacrosse match
of the season was played on the
grounds here Tuesday evening
last between the Seaforth and
home team, resulting in a vic
tory for the former by a score
of 5 to 1.
A new engine, to be used for
forcing water into the supply
tank, was placed in the pump
house near the G.T.R. ’’ bridge'
this week.
Will McLaughlin left last
week for Brantford where he
lias accepted a position with the
Waterous Engine Co.
Mr. Chris Zuefle, of Shipka,
has accepted a position as en
gineer with Messrs. Ross
’Taylor.
Messrs. Walter Bolen
Charles "Wilson, of Parkhill
f rented the dining hall and
eery at Grand Bend, to which
they are adding a bakery.
The trustees of the Lucan
Methodist Church have arranged
to make extensive improvements
to the church.
On Wednesday night, the gro
cery store of Mr. W. C. Davis,
of Hensail, was Visited by burg
lars, who took what little change
there happened to
till, the
small.
Norman
time has
H. Dickinson in his office duties
left Monday for Brantford where
he has accepted a
assistant
ity Plow
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amount
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concession of Stephen was blown
from its foundation and smash
ed into kindling wood, Consider
able damage was done on the
farm of Lloyd Hodgson. A prac
tically new ,barn, belonging to
Mrs. Hector Mitchell, was com
pletely destroyed. South of Cen
tralia those suffering from the
storm were George Hicks, Jas.
Oke, Wm. Gibson, Wm. Colwell,
Milton Mitchell and Andrew
Hicks. North
big red barn
was flattened.
and
and
have
gro-
be left in the
being very
Creech,
been assisting Mr.
who for some
L.
bookkeeper
Works.
YEARS
of Crediton the
of Henry. Ilalst
A large bank
barn of John Falirner was de
molished. An orchard farm of
Mr. Wm. Bowman was a mass
of twisted and broken trees.
Henry Schenk had a barn partly
unroofed and a kitchen blown
in. Those losing roofs were Gott
lieb Falirner, Albert Fahrner,
Chris Haist and Esli Heywood.
Several homes in Crediton East
were damaged by singles torn
off a‘nd chimneys blown down. A
barn belonging to Albert Scott,
near Farquhar, was flattened.
The roof on the Exeter canning
factory warehouse was blown
completely off. The rain came
down in sheets and part of the
time was accompanied by large
hail and severe wind. There was
heavy lightning and thunder.
Kenneth Stanbury, B.A., has
I passed his final examination at law - - - —school in Toronto.
position as
at the Ver-
AGO25
The reports for the University
of Western Ontario, London,
were published last week. Stu
dents from this district are Mr.
Melville F. Gladman,
gree, and second class
History and Political i
Miss Margaret Strang, 1
honors in first year
Science, B.A., M.D.;
Walker, second class honors
English, History and French.
The W.C.T.U. held a very suc
cessful parlor meeting in the
schoolroom of the Main Street
Methodist Church on Friday
ning last. Hensail Union
present and assisted with
program together with two
ies who have been educated at
the Brantford Institute for the
Blind
much
wire,
chair,
dress of welcome.
Mr. Earl H. Davidson, of
tario Boy Scouts’ Headquarters,
Toronto, visited Exeter
on Monday night.
Miss Blanche Senior is
ronto where she has a
engagement to sing at the Hip
podrome in the musical novelty
“A Sprig of Heather”.
There was very little stir in
Exeter on May 24th. The wea
ther was fine and ideal for mo
toring. Quite a numbei’ took in
the celebration at Crediton and
a number went to Grand Bend.
The local bowling greens
opened for the season on
24th when a tournament
held. The greens were in
shape.
B.A. de
honors in
Economy;
first class
• General
Miss Jean
in
eve-
was
the
lad-
and whose selections were
Wick-
the
ad-
appreciated. Mrs.
the president, occupied
Miss Murray gave the
On-
Troop
in To-
week’s
were
May
was
fine
15 YEARS AGO
Numerous barns in the vicini
ty of Centralia and Crediton
were totally wrecked by a terri
fic wind and electric storm
which passed over the communi
ty about ten o’clock Wednesday
morning. Trees were uprooted hl
all directions. Hydro and tele
phone lines were put out of com
mission. The fine bank barn of
Mr. Alfred Hodgins, of Stephen
Twp., was completely demolish
ed. The large bank barn of W.
R. Elliott, just east of Centralia
was completely wrecked. The
barn of ■William Bowden, third
10 YEARS AGO
number of brethern from
I.O.O.F. lodge at Brussels
A
the
visited the Exeter lodge Tuesday
evening and presented the Ex
eter lodge with a travelling gav
el. N. G. Bro. B. M. Francis re
ceived the gavel on behalf of
the lodge. It will be held in Ex
eter for
turn will be passed on to the
Wingham lodge.
The Brotherhood of Mainten
ance of Way Union, Wingham,
recently presented Mr. George
Flynn, section foreman, of town,
with an engraved ipen, in honor
of his being twenty five years a
member of the union.
Exeter was well represented
at a well attended Zone Legion
rally held in the Town Hall,
Wingham, on Friday night. The
guest Speaker, Lt. Col. H. R.
Alley, president of the Ontario
Command, delivered .a stirring
address.
The Huron Cohnty Council is
this week meeting "in Goderich.
Reeve W. D. Sanders, of town;
Reeve C. Mawhinney and Depu
ty-Reeve E. Lamport, of Steph
en, and Reeve P. Passmore, of
Usborne, are in attendance.
Architect Warren, of Hamil
ton, met the members of the
Exeter Board of Education in
special session Tuesday evening
and after considering the pro
posed plans for the new school
in Exeter, Mr. Warren was in
structed to prepare complete
plans and details to be submit
ted to the Department of Edu
cation, Toronto, for approval.3
a short time and in
SMILES . . . .
Doctor; This is a very sad
case—your wife’s mind is com
pletely gone.’’
Husband: “I’:
— she’s been giving me
of it every day for
years.”
m not surprised
a piece
fifteen
He was a peculiarly
sant person, and when
the local cattle show made him
self unpopular by his loudly ex
pressed claims to superior know
ledge. He was especially insult
ing to old Sam Potts.
"Pali,” he said sneeringly,
“you know nothing about pigs,
you don’t. Why, my father rais
ed the biggest pig ever raised
in these ’ere parts.”
“Aye,” retorted old Sam quiet
ly, “and the noisiest.”
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