The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-06-17, Page 2THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MORNING, JUNE 17th, 1948
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THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1948
That Rain Making
CDixi*sxX’-Xo licis istiixxixud tlio
and the, destructiveness of the forest fires
in northern portions of the province. Dam
age irrecoverable for half a century has
been done. No one can compute the ex
tent of the interference in building- and in
business generally that has been incurred.
Construction work of every sort has been
hindered and in many instances it is feared
extensive enterprises have been practically
wiped out. What makes the situation all
the more grevious is that the loss is alto
gether unnecessary. Those forces might
well have been got under control at their
very earliest inception, but they were not.
The men whose business it was to master
the fires at the very first simply did not
do their work. Those in control of the
forests were well aware of the danger that
Ims at last overtaken them but were acting
under the spell of the old principle of “Too
few, too slow and too late.” We are not
In a position to say much about it, but there
is a strong suspicion that the making of rain
by the dropping of ice from airplanes had
a good deal to do with the bringing on of
a heavy rain that did a good deal to check
the fires. Now this method of rain-making
was freely discussed many months ago.
Why was it not tried out earlier in the dis
aster? Why was it at least not given a trial?
'Then why were not those in control of the
forests- keener in having men for fire ob
servers who were more alert on the job?
And why are not settlers and tourists and
others in that region not followed'up more
closely and- punished severely for breeches
of the fire laws ? The whole thing requires
a keen looking into at the approaching ses
sion of the provincial parliament and stern
justice should be meted ont to the slackers,
for slackers there are.
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The Provincial Election
Old man Ontario and his stalwart sons
have voted once more and all of us are left
thinking about the ways things have gone.
What is causing the most concern is the
growth in elective power of the C. C. F.
Folk with a skill on figuring tell us that
while there has not been any increase in
the number of votes cast for the C. C. F.
that there has been a notable gain in the
number of members in the provincial legis
lature, indicating the unmistakable skill the
C. C. F. possesses in having their voting
powers being used effectively. This, in it
self, is significant, a feature that the older
parties are not slow to observe. But the
C. C. F. got a great number of votes that
ordinarily are not counted as belonging to
that party. And this vote must be accounted
for. For one thing a great many voters
arc not satisfied with the government’s pol
icy in regard to electricity. The expense of
changing over from the 25 to the 60 cycle
arrangement does not appeal to them. They
are saying that the big-wigs told us that
the 2'5 cycle was alright when it„,was in
stalled. Now they tell us that we were
wrong in so doing. May we not look for
some party to come along to tell us that we
arc all wrong with the 60 cycle arrange
ment oi’ with something else in the outfit?
A further complaint is in regard to the
traffic matters. The tempo of the traffic is
believed to be too high. The increasing
number of traffic accidents is believed to
be in a large degree to improperly con
trolled traffic laws. A third factor that
governments must deal with is the uneasi
ness that has crept into the public mind.
We know that things are bad. A change
may make an improvement. The many are
urging that the few are making big money
but that the prosperity that is benefitting
the. few is working against the welfare of
the many. One workman said the other
day “I am now getting one-fifty per hour
where I formerly got one-fifty per day. yet
I am no better off. The powers that be see
to it that I cannot keep my money.” Some
of these matters are outside the jurisdiction
of the provincial government but the. many
believe that the whole, thing, provincial and
federal, holds together. The. result is that
there is a good deal of blind voting. Th6
public is wailing impatiently for govern
ments, both provincial and federal, that will
give us a steady policy. Tn this impatience
lies the opportunity of the demagogue. Folk
are looking for rulers who will get some
thing done rather than for governments
who are eager to spend without bringing
results in the interests of the manv,
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The New Day
Canada is facing a new day. Only late
ly are we seeing how great a day it may be.
So Jong have we been overshadowed by our
great neighbor to the south’ of us that we
have beensomething like apologetic for our
national life. We have forgotten the great
words of Sir Wilfred Laurier “The twen
tieth century belongs to Canada.” That
great leader was only partially aware of
the potentialities of tire land he loved and
served, but he was sufficiently well aware
of what Canada might become that he gave
his whole life to her advancement. We are
not basing our remarks upon the word of a
visionary but upon the expressed judgment
of Donald Gordon, the great soul of the
war prices board of the last war in one of
its most important aspects and now the
deputy governor of the Bank of Canada.
The figures this unbiased man gives us are.
staggering, The vision he gives us is almost
beyond understanding. He speaks of the
Alberta oil fields and gives us to under
stand that Canada in a very few years will
be. an exporter of gasoline and oil where
now she is dependent of the United States
in this respect. One company in that pro
vince is expending eighty million dollars
for the development of those oil fields of
unestimated capacity. Iron ore has been dis
covered on the Quebec-Labrador borders
in such quantities and quality that Canada
bids soon to be a large exporter of iron
and steel products where, now she is an
importer. Along with these discoveries of
iron goes the fact of our unlimited water
power in those regions waiting only to be
turned into electricity. We have lost tre
mendously in our timber through the re
cent forest fires, but immense quantities
of timber remain for our development.
These are not fancies. Canada already has
done things in a business way that com
mands the respect of the whole world. Last
year capital expenditure totalled two bil
lion, four hundred million dollars, a sum
that passes all understanding. In that year
its gross product was over thirteen billion
dollars. Canadian capital expenditure in
Canada is turning over one-third higher
than even the high rate prevailing to-day
in the United States. These are the words
of Donald Gordon, be it remembererd, de
puty governor of the Banis, of Canada and
Canada’s wartime price director. Canada
is completing an industrial revolution that
began with the industrial mobilization for
war purposes. She is no lonnger a mere pro
ducer of raw materials from farm and mine
and forest and lake and stream, but one of
the world’s mightiest industrial producers.
She is now the fourth industrial nation of
the grand alliance. Peace has meant a surg
ing forward of Canadian industrial activity.
Gross national production rose from five
billion dollars in 1938 to thirteen billion
dollars in 1947. That is an increase in phy
sical volume of more than two-thirds in
nine years. Her hydro electric production
is now the largest per capita in the world
and five times per capita larger than that
of the United Stales. Canada’s potential
powers are five times larger than those of
the United States. Newsprint production in
Canada is four times that of the next larg
est producer, and is more than half of the
world’s total.
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Note and Comment
Now the elections are over we observe
that the old line parlies are doing some real
head scratching.
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With mid-summer exams in full swing
H. S. students are trying desperately to
make, up for lost hours during the early
part of the school year.
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Those few fine showers were just the
thing for farm welfare generally. Then
there has been our freedom from frost, a
condition that has meant a great deal for
this season’s productiveness-.
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The other day we heard a very wise
explanation for the habitual impecuniosity
of our young men, “The unfortunate part
of working for a living is that there are
more places to spend money than to earn
it.”
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Those soldiers detailed to watch and
to fight the floods in British Columbia
have received the best of training for mili
tary service. There has been a good deal of
hard work, some hardship and an abun
dance of fresh air, all. of which work to
gether in the way of making hardy, alert
men. Has the church followed those men
into their novel conditions,
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SO YEARS AGO
Mr. W. W. Harrison, who has
been conducting the steam laun
dry here for some time, moved
his machinery and equipment to
Goderich last week.
The Bijou Comedy Company
closed a week's engagement
here on Saturday night last. The
performance on each occasion
was exceptionally good. All tak
ing part were decidedly clever.
They left Monday morning for
Parkhill.
Speculation as to who was to
be Exeter’s postmaster was set
at rest on Tuesday by Mr. Chris
tie receiving word from Post--
master General Muloek that he
he had been appointed.
.Ed Crocker, who for nearly
four years has been an employ
ee of the Advocate office, has
accepted a similar position in
Toronto,
What might have been a dis
astrous fire occurred in Mr. J.
Pope’s tailor shop at Dashwood
last Thursday afternoon. They
were using a gasoline stove for
heating the irons and the stove,
not appearing to be working
right, was being looked after by
Mr. Pope. The gasolirie fumed
out over on. the blaze and in an
instant the whole shop was a
mass of flames. The alarm was
given and the fire was extin
guished after some work. Sever
al suits of clothes were destroy
ed and damaged.
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pleasant outing -at Grand Bend
oil Friday evening last. Rev.
Mr. Mathers, of Grand Bend,
gave an excellent talk in the
evening.
Rev. J. B. Rhodes, M.A.,
who has been the pastor of Ca
ven Presbyterian Church for the
past four,years, is moving to a
new charge at Cobourg.
25 YEARS AGO
The first political meeting to
be held in Exeter, in connection
with the coming provincial elec
tion, was held in the Opera
House on Thursday afternoon
last by the U.F.0. Mr. W. D.
Sanders acted as chairman. The
first speaker was W. G. Medd.
the U.F.0. candidate. The prin
ciple speaker of the afternoon
was Pion. Manning Doherty,
Minister of Agriculture.
The members of the Lebanon
Forest Lodge, A.F. and A.M. at
tended divine worship in Caven
Presbyterian Church in a body
on Sunday evening last. Rev. G.
M. Chidley, of the Thames Road,
Senior Deacon, occupied the pul
pit and preached a most accep
table sermon.
Mr. John Stacey, of Hensail,
left on Monday last for Goderich
where he has taken a position
as junior with the Sterling
Bank.
Misses Lena and Vera Coates
are taking in the Greyhound ex
cursion from Goderich to De
troit.
15 YEARS AGO
The largest crowd that ever
attended Caven Presbyterian
Church, was present on Sunda|
morning to honor Dr. Margaret
Strang, missionary to the Peacp
River district in Alberta, who iff
home on vacation and who ad
dressed the congregation.- j
The brethren of Lebanon For
est Lodge No, 133, A.F. and
A.M., together with a number
of visitors, paraded to the James
Street Church Sunday evening
for divine worship. D.D.G.M.
Right Wor. Bro. W. H. Gregory,
of Stratford, was present for
the occasion, as was also past
D.D.G.M. Right Wor. Bro. L. R.
Coles, of Hensail. The brethren,
about seventy in number, occu
pied the centre pews of the
church, The pastor, Rev. J. H.
Stainton, preached a most ac
ceptable sermon.
Messrs. James B o w e y and
William Kernick were in Toron
to last week attending the
1.0,0.F. Grand Lodge.
During the past week several
bees have been organized in the
vicinity of Centralia to help
clear away some <of the wreck
age caused by the recent wind
storm.
The C.N.R. Band, of Stratford
gave an outdoor concert in Vic
toria Park Sunday evening and
drew a very large crowd,
The Boy Scouts enjoyed a
10 YEARS AGO
The workmen from London
who have been painting the
water-tower have been working
at a dizzy height as they ply
their brushes from eighty to
eig'hty-five feet off the .ground.
They are painting it an alumin
um color.
Miss Reta Rowe arrived at
Montreal Sunday evening on the
Duchess of Bedford, after a
pleasant visit in England and
Scotland.
Members of the Afternoon
and Evening Auxiliary of the
Main Street United Church met
at the home of Mrs. George Lay-
ton Tuesday evening in honor
of Mrs. A. E. Elliott, who is
leaving for Thamesville. Mrs.
Jaques made the presentation of
two woollen blankets, a quilt
and a bedspread. The Evening
Auxiliary presented her with a
lace tablecloth and rose bowl.
The two guns, relics of the
Great War, which stand in front
of the Public Library, have
been repaired and repainted.
Miss Lorraine Armstrong has
left for Muskoka where she has
accepted a position for the sum
mer.
Messrs. Fred Ellerington, Nel
son Stanlake, Alex Stewart and
Jack Triebner returned home
the forepart of last week after
a motor trip to the Pacific
coast.
Dr. Walter Johns has resigned
from the staff of the Waterloo
University and has accepted a
professorship at the A l'b e r t a
University, Edmonton.
Parents Planning for
Future Expenses
Bank of Montreal
Co-operates in Savings Plan
When Family Allowances were
introduced in Canada, they were
designed to raise the standard
of living in Canada according
to the need of each family.
Wise parents have .used the
money in many ways—for food,
clothing and education. In some
cases parents are depositing the
cheques in a separate account
for the children. .
“Parents who deposit their
Family Allowance cheques at
the B of M tell me the plan has
two main advantages”, said Mr.
Hendry, local ,manager of the
Bank of Montreal. “As their
children grow up, so their bank
accounts grow too—ready mon
ey when the time comes to go
about choosing a .vocation.”
“Another advantage is that
the children take a keen inter
est in watching their Savings
Accounts grow. One youngster
worked out his account .with his
dad and found he’d have over
$6'00 in his Education Account
by the time he reached sixteen.
So he decided to save something
of his own each month and
make the account reach $1,000.
“That type of planning,” add
ed Mr. Hendry, “makes for
good citizenship.” (advt.)
SMILES ....
At. the women’s club’,
“Let’s play a friendly game of
cards.”
“No. Let’s play bridge.”
Teacher: “If I divide a potato
into six parts and then divide
each part into six parts, what
will I have?”
Johnny: “Potato salad.”
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