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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-09-02, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1948 HHje Cxeter ®inu^=^bbocate Times Established 1873 Amalgamated November 1824 Advocate Established 1881 <j Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Village of Exeter and District Authorized as Second Class Mail, Dost Office Department, Ottawa Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the t^WNA Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of September 3Gth, 1947 - 2,214 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, $2.50 a year United States, in advance, $3.00 Single Copies 6 Cents Each J. Melvin Southcott - Publishers Robert Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2 A Dangerous Bit of Fun Over there in Europe they are playing a dangerous game It is something like this. When John Bull’s lion secures a dain­ ty bit of meat, Joseph Stalin proceeds to twist the lion’s tail. Best accounts tell us that the lion is not satisfied with being so treated. When Joseph Stalin’s bear is feast­ ing off a succulent pig someone sets his dog on the bear. It is said by some obser­ vers that the bear does not like the bait­ ing. When the. bear and the lion are enjoy­ ing their inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, someone tries to pluck a few feathers from the. American eagle’s tail. The eagle finds this action disturbing. The whole process may be fun for the onlookers but we fear that the ea- for the onlookers but we fear that the American eagle and the foreign beasties will start something very suddenly and rough-house will follow. If the meddlers were to be the only sufferers in the all too near shindy, it would not be so bad. What we do not like is the thought of the little crosses, row on row. *A* .fen* Why? Beef prices have risen and are threa­ tening to rise still higher. At the time of writing another fact is under our noses. Eight thousand cattle are unsold on the market in Toronto. We thought prices de­ pended upon supply and demand. We under­ stood that when the supply was greater than, the demand the prices would go down. It doesn’t look very much that way in the present instance. Who is holding up the price ? The day may be near when this question will be asked in another way than in mere words. & & 3: -to That Heat Wave The heat wave we have j ust experienc­ ed was an unusually severe heat wave. Thermometers registered from ninety to one. hundred and one degrees. Along with the extreme heat there was a high degree of humidity and scarcely any breeze. In­ sect life became prolific, while all efforts at winning any degree of comfort proved of little, use. Young children and old peo­ ple in feeble health found living conditions difficult. It was small comfort to know that in British Columbia and in the farther north portions of the province there was an abundance of cooler conditions. As hu­ mans sweltered, farm livestock was in mi­ sery and deserted pasture to find respite anywhere it was available. Fruit suffered from premature ripening. Vegetables were unduly hurried to maturity. Beans were, dried up. Apples failed to mature. Corn did well. Second crops of alfalfa and red clover matured though fears were express­ ed that the clover seed suffered in quality from the unusual heat. The heat wave of 1948 will long be remembered. * * # # That Fatal Blunder The county farmer had an unusually fine, crop of wheat. The yield was all that could be desired. There was just one mis­ take. He threshed when the grain was damp. He wanted the money for the wheat, hurried the grain to the elevator, only to have it rejected on account of its overlarge moisture content. Imagine the farmer’s chagrin. He will have no end of difficulty in getting his money out of the crop. Any one who has attempted to dry grain in the bin knows exactly what the farmer has ahead of him. If the grain is not properly dried feeding value will be decidedly lessened. To dry the grain for the elevator means its decided shrinkage both in quantity and in. grading. It seems that there is a wrong way of harvesting grain. Farmers who encountered wet har­ vest weather in the old days used to say it is better for the grain lo rot in the fieJd than in the granary. Perhaps those slow old farmers of the long ago knew some­ thing of their craft. Just now, farmers are haring the best weather for their stock threshing, We need it if the quality of grain is to be maintained. & Neither “Rough” nor “Hard” That now infamous leader of the “beanery gang” has proven neither “tough” nor “hard”. He was in the magistrates court the other day. When confronted with his misdeeds he cried like the sort he is. He was a miserable lawbreaker and like all wilful law breakers showed himself a cow­ ard and very “soft”. He was the real thing in the softie class. He was a hero in no one’s eyes. He ran true to form in the court room by laying the blame for his nasty conduct on someone else. He simply could not take his medicine. What makes the case of this boy all the sadder is that after due examination by doctors and offi­ cers skilled in dealing with folk of that kidney, it lias been concluded that he is unfit to be abroad. He is alleged to be of the incurable type. Will would-be ‘‘toughs” and their parents please take notice of this sad occurrence. » ♦ * ♦ Two Significant Events News came some time ago that what promised to be a bumper harvest in Britain had been greatly damaged by rain and wind storms. The latest word is that the Britishers, regardless of age or sex, simply “went at” the grain and applied every de­ vice known to the British farmer for har­ vesting. Anyone familiar with farm opera­ tions of the earlier days knows exactly what was done. At any rate, those British­ ers stirred up gumption and applied elbow grease and saved the crop and the day. Will the rest of the world’s workers take the hint. Where there's a will there’s a way. The .second event to which attention is drawn is the overthrow of the French go­ vernment because it coddled the demand for higher prices. The people would not stand for this sort of thing and kicked the friends of high prices into limbo. France came perilously near to revolution and the torch. We ask why do not Canadian rulers look .squarely at facts as they are? If the major political parties do not review the present .situation, the people are very near taking things into their own hands. The situation is already intolerable. •5* A Bit Old-fashioned Farmer Jones was putting his grain binder into winter quarters. Before he did so he wished the machines to be gone over and put into satisfactory condition for the next .season’s work. He had invited the lo­ cal agent from whom the binder had been bought to assist in the work of repairs and general overhauling. The agent told the farmer that what he needed was a new bin­ der. “That may be, but if I get a machine it will not be from you. That machine should be in good shape for thirty years to come.” The agent made the repairs and the farmer's prophecy proved correct. May the people of this good land not take a hint from this farmer? Doing so will go a long way towards eradicating our spending ma­ nia, for the prevalent way of slashing and shlushing money and substance about is no­ thing short of a mania. Resented The nine days’ flurry regarding meat prices has subsided. Yet it is rightly known that Ontario housewives are not all satis­ fied with the treatment meted out to them by the meat handling fraternity. One main objection is that while meat prices are high the quality of the meat is anything but sa­ tisfactory. Dear dealers who tell the high­ er-ups that this condition must be remedied and at once receive the unqualified support of the meat purchasing public. For a while the public was told that a war was on and the public submitted. It was willing to put up with a good deal if only justice might prevail. Next the public was told that Bri­ tain was starving and again the public co­ operated. Now the public is told that the United Stales is being supplied with our best meat. Purchasers arc resentful and the meat handlers soon will feel their resent­ ment. The good old-fashioned meat ring can be formed over night and every meat user feel its benefit. Why do not meat handlers from top to bottom sit up and take notice? * & * « Pulling in his Claws The Russian bear has been behaving himself a little more seemly lately. But let no one be deceived, He is a bear and a bear, despite all stories to the contrary, is a nasty animal. Some of the western diplo­ mats* ai’e vociferating a little about having out-witted his bruinship in recent negotia­ tions. Not so. Th* bear has drawn in his claws for a. period in order that he may soon strike harder. Russia behaves best when those, she proposes to overpower are prepared to .shoot just where she is invad­ ing, Dealing with Russia is no lemonade and sugarcoated cake affair. “TELL-TALE LAUNDRY LINE” Carmack, in The Christian Science Monitor As the-------- “TIMES” Go By a ft............. ■ ....' ........... .................. !.........-..... : ■ 50 YEARS AGO Mr. T. Russell, of Usborne, shipped ten head of thorough­ bred cattle to Toronto for the exhibition. A very exciting game of base­ ball was played here on Satur­ day afternoon last between Cre- diton and Exeter teams and re­ sulted in a victory for the visi­ tors by a score of 10-5. B. Gid- ley occupied the box for the home team. Dr. Willoughby left Wednes­ day morning to attend the Me­ thodist Conference in Toronto. Mr. E. Heideman left Satur­ day for Shakespeare where he accepted a position. Mr. J. A. Gregory left Monday evening for Regina where he has- accepted a position in a law of­ fice. The best concert of the season was held in Mr. Spackman’s beautiful park, Grand Bend, on Saturday evening last. The pro­ gram was long and varied, tak­ ing in many choice and interest­ ing selections. The Hazelwood troupe, of Kirkton, was present and also Mr. Thos. McDonald of London, who furnished music on the bag pipes. A large number was in attendance and appreciat­ ed the efforts of the talent very much. ■ Sox to tie the round in the In­ termediate O.B.A. play-offs. The game was won in the last inning when Hensall broke a 7 all tie. Another splendid piece 0 f work in the development of Riverside Park has been under­ taken this week. Twenty - four men, under the leadership of B. W. F. Beavers, met at the park Monday afternoon with three teams of horses and succeeded in hauling and building up about one hundred feet of stone em­ bankment on the south side of the river. A number of steps leading down to the river were cemented in. The work is under the auspices of the Exeter Wo­ men’s Institute which has under­ taken to make many improve­ ments at the park. About four o’clock in the afternoon tbe la­ dies were on hand with lemon­ ade and sandwiches much to the delight of the workers. 25 YEARS AGQ Hundreds of acres of what has been almost waste land will be reclaimed for agricultural pur-1 poses by the dredging of the Aux Sables River from Grand Bend to Port Frank. Already three miles of the work is com­ pleted and it is expected that the work will be completed this fall. The scheme has been under­ taken by the Canada Sand Co. A speeding event of interest to local horsemen was held on the race course on Wednesday after­ noon of last week and, although the event was not advertised, it | attracted a fair number of spec- I tators. Several in town are train- I ing horses for the fall speed events. Mr. Victor Hogarth, of Ste­ phen Twp., who has made a spe­ cialty of raising chickens, has accepted a position to run a chic­ ken ranch for Silverwood, of London, next year. The registration in the Exeter High School has reached a new high. The Board has found it ne­ cessary to add a sixth room and engage a sixth teacher. The basement of the public library has been secured for the primary room. Four young men of the Main Street Sunday School gave ad­ dresses in Main Street United Church on Sunday morning last in the absence of the pastor who is on vacation. The young men were Maurice Ford, Howard Dig- nan, Bruce Medd -and Lyle Stat­ ham. The theme of their dis­ courses was “Life Investment,” and they gave excellent ad­ dresses that were greatly appre­ ciated by the congregation. Mr. C. E. Tuckey was in charge of the service. IO YEARS AGO The main entrance to the James Street United Church has been redecorated and will be opened next Sunday after being closed for three weeks. The walls have been repainted and the floors and woodwork scrap­ ed and varnished and it now presents a most attractive ap­ pearance. New doors have been added replacing the old ones that have done duty for over seventy-five years. The doors are of British Columbia cedar and decorative hinges add to the ap­ pearance. The Lucan Irish Nine won the Huron - Perth Intermediate “B” baseball honors by defeating Clinton, winners of the north section in two straight games. The Exeter Concert Band, un­ der the leadership of Mr. Ted Walper, gave a band concert at the Casino, Grand Bend, Sunday evening. There was a large crowd present and the various numbers were well presented. Ian McLeod, of Clinton, agri­ cultural representative for Hur­ on County for .the last nine years, has been transferred to Northumberland County. Mr. Mc­ Leod, whose new headquarters will be at Brighton, Will be succeeded by James Sheerer, who has been principal of the Kemptville Agricultural College for the last four years. SMILES . . . . He was the final speaker at a banquet. Speakers before him had droned on interminably. The audience was • bored almost to tears. The toastmaster an­ nounced, “Wilton fcackaye, the famous actor, will give you his address.” Lackaye rose and said: Gen­ tlemen, my address is the Lambs Club, New York.” Then he sat down. The applause was tremen­ dous. Mrs. Alice Thompson Mrs. Allee A. Baldwin Thomp­ son, 83, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. Webb, London. Her husband was the late Albert Thompson, The body rested at the M. 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One of the shoots pene­ trated the cheek, piercing a nas­ ty hole. The wound was dressed by Dr, Fletcher and It took two stitches on the outside and one on the inside to close the open­ ing. Before the largest crowd that ever witnessed a ball game in this community, Heiisall Black Caps won from the Sarnia Red A young man. who was in a hospital all bandaged up, was visited by a minister. “You’ll soon be all right,” said the minister, “just keep smiling.” “I'll never smile again,” the patient replied. , • “Nonsense,” said the minister “It's no nonsense,” the pa­ tient insisted, “I got this way because I smiled at another fellow's girl.” “Good gracious, how terrible” exclaimed the professor as ,he finished reading the note left behind by his daughter who had run away. “Whatever is the matter, dear?" asked his wife, concerned at his obvious distress. 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