The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-07-29, Page 2THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 29, 1948
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THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 29, 1948
We’re Into It
As if it were not enough to have the
nations over there in Europe scrapping
over the possession of the governing of
Berlin, and not sufficient to have the Jews
and Arabs blowing each other sky high,
if we hail not enough trouble, to keep
those seamen from striking, and as if we.
had not quite a job to keep the coal mov
ing, and as if we were, not puzzled about
the high cost of living, generally, two of
our party leaders have resigned when the
big party conventions are being called to
select their successors. At any rate,, we're
not likely to run sho.rt of excitement for
the next three months. What are we go
ing to do about those conventions? For
one thing both grits and tories are in hon
our bound to select the very best men in
their ranks to send lo their respective
conventions. No man should be too busy
lo neglect attendance at gatherings so
important. The conventions simply must
not be cut and dried affairs. The rank
and file are required to speak* and to Ante
on their own. The high cost of living re
quires consideration. Tile old age pension
situation is to be faced. A major question
before Us now is what part Canada is to
take in relation to the new nationalities
emerging in Europe. Is there to be one
United States of Europe or are there to be
dozens of little states asking the larger
states to swallow them? These questions
should be discussed loyally and the dele
gates given a definite idea of what the
home folk require the convention to do.
These be fate fid months, my masters.
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So There You Are
Though Newfoundland lies within reach
of Arctic currents, the stern and rockbound
island has been having a hot time of it for
a year or so. Three questions were before
the voters: First, was the island to be
content to remain under a. commission gov
ernment of its own as it is at present?
Second, did the colony wish to become one
of the provinces of Canada? Third, did
the 'colony wish to be an entity? Each
elector was free to make his choice. Hear
tily as Canada would welcome these fine
people to march side by side with them in
the working out of the welfare of the race,
Canada did not want union except on the
free overwhelming choice of the islanders.
If the electors decided to go on their own
independent way. no people in the. world
were heartier well wishers in their behalf
than Canadians. The Newfoundlanders
made their own choice. History will tell
the wisdom of their decision.
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A Fine Citizen Passes
Exeter and Huron mourn the passing
of J. W. Morley, K.C., county magistrate
of Huron. As a boy and man Mr. Morley
was greatly loved and warmly esteemed by
those who knew best his good heart and
his upright intentions. He was a good citi
zen. Nothing of interest to his village and
io his county was alien to him. He was a
devout churchman and a genuine friend.
He. was an upright magistrate who heard
each cause brought before him with a judi
cial mind and who rendered his verdicts
in accordance with the law of the land and
after due consideration of the, evidence.
His advice was seriously given and well
worth heeding, as many who knew him ac
knowledge. His influence ever was on the
side of the best things in public and in
private life. We regret his passing as he
was approaching the meridian of his car
eer, We’ll cherish his memory for his fine
personal qualities. This generation has
need of precisely such men as he. Hail
brother, also farewell!
Mr, Brackon Resigns
Canada is sorry that John Brackon
has resigned the .leadership of the Progres
sive-Conservative party. Mr. Brackon had
a fine record as leader in Manitoba. In
that comparatively new province he did
what was greatly needed for the good -of
that fast developing land. Comparatively
few knew the difficulties to which he was
heir in the earlier days of Ins career. All
manner of evil influences inimical to the
welfare of the province were afoot, active
and arrogant, Against these. Mr, Brackon
set his face and by hard work quite clear
ed the whole provincial political air of
tho se degrading influences, As leader in
the Dominion Parliament he had the happy
tgift of getting the members of his party to
do their share in government criticism and
suggestion. HL came to be a no mere one
man party. He has established a good
name that will abide for many a day. Who
is to be his successor is on the knees of
the gods, Whoever that leader may be he
will find a big tusk awaiting his to follow
this quiet, sincere, enlightened man who
has been in this land as one who serves,
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That Gold Standard
'1'he nations invited business trouble
when they went off the gold standard or
thought that they went off the gold stan
dard. For in business, gold is the only
standard. When inflation was introduced,
that is when nations counted their control
of the business market in any other terms
than its relation lo the gold they could
command, they were bluffing their way.
And bluffing always is risky. Sooner or
later the boasting shows its emptiness. This
hour the markets of the world would be
back on tile gold standard again if only
they knew how to reach that happy busi
ness place. Over there in Berlin we are
on the verge of war because some nations,
if not all nations, mussed up their business
in real relation to the amount of gold they
control. Some old fashioned people point
ed out the fatality of forsaking the. gold
standard but the noise of the multitude
prevailed. Canadians wiil need to wake up
in this highly important business. The
sooner bluff in business gives way to sound
financing, the nearer we'll be to sound
business and the farther strife will be. re
moved from our borders.
Disappointment
Last Thursday evening disappointment
was the lot of a great many people. For
one thing the race horse breeders had been
preparing for their meet on Wednesday af
ternoon, All was going well till a heavy
rain put an end to the contests. The races
were to be run off on Thursday evening
when a second heavy rain made a post
ponement inevitable. This is all too bad.
It is no easy matter for the owners to get
their horses in shape for a race. There
is a lot of labour involved in getting the
track and grounds ready for such an event.
When bad weather intervenes it has a way
of making the racing a failure, and it is
likely to spoil the sale of many a valuable
animal. But that is not the worst feature
of the week. Farmers were in the midst
of their fall wheat harvesting. Many fields
were cut and lying on the ground, prepara
tory to hauling to the barn or for thresh
ing. The heavy rain spoiled all arrange
ments. Many farmers were in the last
stages of haying and will find their crops
badly damaged. Along with these condi
tions there were many fields of fall wheat
left to take on the extra day’s ripening
that makes quick and labour saving har
vesting a possibility. The heavy rain will
interfere with the, use of heavy farm ma
chinery. All in all, we should not be sur
prised if the vicinity saw a number of long
faces as the rain kept pouring down. How
ever, “faint heart ne’er won fair lady”.
All we can do is to take heart and get
down to business again. As we bemoan our
hard luck, as we think of it, we do well
to remember those who have been hailed
out. Besides the warm rain unaccompanied
by high wind, will be. just the thing for
corn and roots and the later crops of al
falfa. “Suddenly the worst turns the best
to the brave.”
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Madam is plying her household care
these fine days, doing down necessities
against the stormy but hungry days of the
fast approaching February. Trust the wo
men for making the best of any situation.
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What a busy time that nattghlw light
ning is having up there, in the woods, set
ting fires* to keep those fire wardens busy.
It would never do to blame any of the fires
on the non-watchfulness of the forest guar
dians !
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Funny, isn’t it, aboi.it those crop re
ports? Who sends them in, anyway? Does
some fine young person take a forty mile
spin hither a»nd thither and then send in
an account of grain fields that he has not
examined but only casually looked at from
the road? Or does someone, meet some
farmer on the street or on the road, talk
with him for two minutes, oil up his type
writer and then broadcast a statement
about the agricultural welfare of a. couple
of townships?
ENCORE?
Marcus, In The New York Times
>08
the facilities to give
fast, efficientyou
Tire Service. For
new
® We’ve got the
"know-how” and
BROS. &
Exeter,
phone io®
oat.
50 YEARS AGO
Charles Trevetliick has opened
out a grocery business in con
nection with his flour and feed
store.
Mr.
cepted
in the
Mr.
solicitor, .
ner into business in the person ! Carribean Sea to act as French
of Mr. I. R. Carling, who recent- j interpreter,
ly graduated at G-goode llall, |
Toronto, and the new L_ '
be. known as Dickson & Carling. I
A very heavy rain storm ac- i
eompanied by severe thunder
and lightning passed over this
section on Monday morning last.
The lightning struck the rod.
supporting the vane on the top of Gidley’s Opera House and |
knocked it off and, at the same j
time, Mr. W. H. Levett, who
was standing in front of the
building, received quite a severe
shock.
Mr. King, of London, has ac
cepted a position as moulder at
the Exeter foundry.
The E-xeter lacrosse team suf
fered defeat by the St. Marys
team in a league match here
Tuesday, the score being 5-2
the finish.
Fuss, of Zurich, has ac-
tlie position as foreman
flax mill.
L.H. Dickson, barrister,
etc., has taken a, part-
10 YEARS AGO
Mr, Harold Sturgis, who has
been the principal of the Alvin-
ston School, has accepted a posi
tion on the Exeter High School I to take the place of Miss Marks.
’ Miss Marks recently resigned
her position on the staff to ac- 1 cept a position with a New York
1 firm to go to the islands of the
tires or expert
tire repairs, see us.
701
Mr. Wm. Cook returned Sa-
firm will! turday evening following a visit
England.
Usborne,
Hospital,
morning,
on
at
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. Wes Dearing organized a
picnic for the Trivitt Memorial
choir and, assisted by Messrs.
Isaac Dunsford, -Wm. Taylor and
Jas. Stanlake, motored the choir
to Goderich. After spending se
veral hours there the choir went
to Bayfield where supper was
served. The evening was spent
at Grand Bend.
The Boy Scouts held their an
nual service in Caven Presbyter
ian Church on Sunday morning
last. There was a splendid con
gregation present. Rev. Telford,
of Blyth, Scoutmaster of the
Blyth troop, occupied the pulpit
and preached a very inspiring
sermon. On the platform with
him was Scoutmaster T. Pryde.
The Boy Scouts, along with the
male members of the choir, oc
cupied the choir loft and sang a
very acceptable anthem. A quar-
ette was sung by Tom Pryde,
John Pryde, Kenneth Stanbury
and Roy Batten.
A number of Boy Scouts left
Wednesday for
Farm”, the home of Rev. Jas.
Foote, near Varna.
will be in charge of the camp.
“Bannockburn
Rev. Foote
15 YEARS AGO
On Sunday evening while Miss
Hettie Sweet was returning from
Grand Bend by auto, a stone
flew in the side window of the
oar while passing another auto
on the road. Miss Annie Hand
ford,
back
from
stone
a hole in the back window.
Helen, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Preszcator of Stephen
wandered away from the house
d entered a chicken cooi
_ attacked by a
She was badly scratched
e was cut and shoulder
who was sitting in the
seat, had a narrow escape
a nasty accident as the
grazed her chin and made
and entered
where she was
rooster.
,hcr fat
bruised.
Some
home of Mr. Dan Ziler,
Dashwood, was entered
some valuable papers a
watch were stolen.
Misses Gertrude Francis
dys McLean and Clarence Mc
Lean, returned Tuesday from an
enjoyable trip to Montreal and
on through Quebec to St. Anne
de Beaupre.
Onion pulling has started in
tho district, but owing to the
dry weather the crop is not
much good.
Mr, Wm. Hatter won the prize
for step dancing at the Bayfield
Pavilion last week,
time Saturday night the
near
and
to his native home in
Harry Strang Jr., of
was taken to Victoria
London, on Wednesday
having, suffered a fracture of his
right leg a few inches above the
knee when he was knocked
down by a bull on the farm of
Mr. D. Dew.
Miss Celia Christie, of the
Times-Advocate, left this week
on a trip to Vancouver and Vic
toria. At Vancouver she will at
tend the annual convention of
the Canadian Weekly Newspaper
Association.
Mr. Charles Pearce is taking
a summer course in agriculture
at the O.A.C., Guelph.
Members of the Exeter Bowl
ing Club attended the masquer-
St. Marys
last week.
the annual
jitney held
ade tournament at
Thursday evening of
It was the finale of
masquerade bowling
in connection with the seasonal
activities of the Park’s Lawn
Bowling Club.’ Every -costume
imaginable was displayed. At
twelve o’clock they marched up
and down the central business
section of the town.
Diner: “Do you serve crabs
here?” Waiter: “We serve any
one; sit down.”
* * * *
A worm met another
coming up from the ground and
declared,
and I’d
“Don't be
I’m your
worm
“You’re very beautiful
like to marry you.”
a dope,” was the reply
other end.”
EDGEWOOD
Mr. Allen Westman has re
turned home from the hospital
We hope he will soon be out.
Master
been sick
pendicitis.
Quite a
the community have started cut
ting wheat and barley.
Miss
home
throat.
Mrs.
spent Thursday with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. Rabat.
Gordon Moore has
with an attack of ap-
few of tlie farmers in
Maxine Dunlop
suffering from
Joe Zubal and
13.a
has been
a. strep
daughter
Chester
in Wal-
in West-
CREDITON EAST
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glan-
ville and sons and Mr.
Glanville spent Sunday
ton and Mitchell.
Mr. Leonard Wein is
minster Hospital for a check up.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Wein and
Arliss and Wilmar and Mrs.
Leonard Wein and Marvin spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Law
rence Wein at Turnbull’s Grove
Mrs. Emma Edwards and
daughter, Vera, of Ingersoll, and
Master Gordon Sims, of London,
are holidaying with Mr.
Mrs. Harry Lewis.
Miss Catharine Dinney,
Dashwood, holidayed with
Beverley Neil last week.
and
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