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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-10-21, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1948 ®ije Cxeter tEiniesS ^lbbocate Times Established 1873 Amalgamated November 1921 Advocate Established 1881 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, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWNA Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of September 30th, 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 Southqott - Publishers Robert Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21 The Next Step A good deal of interest was shown in the work done by the Irish ploughmen at the International Ploughing Match held re­ cently at Lindsay. The ploughmen told Canadians that the ploughing in Ireland differs in many noticeable features from the practice followed by Canadian plough­ men. We do not mention these differences in detail. They must be seen to be appre­ ciated. Have we anything to learn from those Irish farmer-, ? In any case we con­ gratulate those in control of the big ploughing match on their bringing to our farmers a demonstration of the work done by ploughing in other lands. Why not ex­ tend this feature of the ploughing matches until Canadians see an exemplification of the best work done by the ploughmen of England, Scotland, France, Holland and Denmark, to say the least, (rood ploughing is one of the foundations of agriculture. Canadians are not only willing to teach others their skill in ploughing, but also are eager to learn from the masters of the craft in other lands. More Riches Being Found “From Greenland’s Icy Mountain” we sing of that strange land far to the north of us. Hardy sailors from northern Europe in launches little larger than many of our river boats braved the terrors of the north Atlantic long before Columbus sailed the southern seas and there founded settle­ ments with names that sound uncouth to those of us accustomed to Anglo-Saxon speech. For ventures this strange, country that they called Greenland remained ob­ scure, hidden as it was by leagues of im­ penetrable ice. Little was known of that strange country except that it was the nursery of mighty icebergs that defied the shipping of the. Atlantic’s proudest fleets. Lately the aeroplane has brought Green­ land nearer to us. And we have found a Greenland as the home of glaciers, but she is also possessed of mountains rich in mi­ nerals immensely useful in the manufacture of articles required not only for aerial navigation but for other highly important wares. Further. Greenland gives promise of being one of the most important outposts set for the denfense of freedom. The aero­ plane and radio soon will make Greenland the common knowledge of every school boy in Canada. # 5$: * * A Serious Loss Nova Scotia is in great danger of los­ ing her apple industry. This is due to two causes: Political relations between Canada and Europe, have seriously interfered with the marketing of Nova Scotia apples. The second cause is that Nova Scotia apple growers have not been producing apples that catch the eye of the buyer, when the quality of the apples has not been suffi­ cient to overcome the defects of appear­ ance. Lately the better growers have been grafting and otherwise caring for their trees in the hope of making their apples attractive to the eye and high grade in cooking quality. However, grave doubts are expressed concerning the success of this effort. It will require years of hard work for the. Nova Scotian apple culturists to develop their apples to the point where they will command the markets of the world. Meanwhile many Ontario farmers are keenly regretting that they did not put their backs into the care of their own orchards. Apple trees were neglected and the packing became so poorly done that Ontario apples- became a drug on the mar­ ket. Just now there is every call for in­ creasing care in improving our wheat, oat and barley crops. A rude jolt from Ameri­ can buyers lately has reminded us that we must be up and onward if our beef cattle are to really hold a commanding place in the more profit-able meat markets. Thanksgiving Canada rejoices in a splendid crop. We have been free from disastrous tem­ pests. Earthquakes have not visited us, So far, war has been kept from us. Prosperity has been in our borders. No epidemic has invaded our land, For these and ten thou­ sand other blessings we praise, God from whom all blessings flow. The war cloud hangs heavily on our political horizons. There is a great deal of unrest in the man­ ufacturing field. Living is very expensive, as necessities are dear away beyond all we hoped for. However, we dare still hope, that, fianilv in matters international will pre- vail, and that reason in these great con­ cerns will prevail over folly. There are a few faint glimmerings of hope that we’ll work away from the unreason that has characterized our business world. May it soon disappear. Life does not consist in business profits and big credits and large sums of money. The recent drouth should teach us thoughtfulness and reverence. « Berlin to the Fore No matter how we try to interest our­ selves in world affairs, Berlin always ob­ trudes herself on our attention. Her fate is the sore thumb of international affairs. For one thing we brought a good deal of our present trouble on ourselves. It will be remembered that when the war was at its most terrible stage Churchill said “Send us the tools and we’ll do the job”. We were not content lo heed his advice. We gave the tools to the Russians, The United States in particular took this course and literally poured munitions and treasure into Russia. The Russians flattered them­ selves that they were the determining force in war winning. All of us cherished the be­ lief that Russia must be pleased and hu­ moured, Meanwhile the United Slates was within a hundred miles of Berlin. President Roosevelt stayed their advance as one way of winning Russian favour. Russia seized the opportunity, captured Berlin and con­ cluded that she had a right to keep what she mistakenly believed her armies had won. Russia was in Berlin because the al­ lies had allowed her there. Russia saw the opportunity of acting upon the old maxim that possession is nine points of the law and has consistently set herself to getting her one time allies out of Berlin altogether, treaty or agreement or otherwise notwith­ standing. Her method of treating her wes­ tern allies in regard to Berlin has been irritating and provocative of ill to an un­ exampled degree. We are aware of no meanness that .she has not practiced. 'When we thought she had practiced the last thing in strife stirring, she finds some new mean thing to do that is unread of in books nor dreamt of in dreams and this she throws in the faces of her best friends whom she now assiduously tries to make into enemies. * This New Era Some years ago, the Exeter Tim.es- Advocate said something about the neces­ sity of forming a federation of the British Empire. Half a century and more before that some of the sanest statesmen andK edu­ cationists of the Empire advocated imperial federation among whom may be mentioned the late Sir Oliver Mowatt, then prime minister of Ontario. Mr. David Smith, lea­ der of the Conservative party in Great Bri­ tain, and Principal G. M. Grant of Queen’s University. The idea has at last taken root and we have a gathering of the prime ministers of the British Commonwealth, of Nations. Only good for the world can come of such a meeting. Those Anglo-Saxon peo­ ples, together with other nations with whom they can carry on, must put their ideals held in common into organic form. They can do so if they but will. This move should have been made a century ago. Had it been seriously undertaken, the world would have been spared the horrors of two world wars. Further, by this time the Unit­ ed States and the British federation would have been working together with a might and effectiveness that would have insured the peace of the world and the welfare of the race. However, it is not too late, even if very late, for them to mend their ways. There are difficulties in the. way of the drawing closer the partners of the British Commonwealth of Nations. But, then, it is the business and the dutv of statesmen to overcome difficulties. What is needed at this moment at the conference of prime ministers is for someone, with the insight of a prophet and the instincts and trained mind of the statesman with world outlook to declare what is the next step, Someone must show those assembled ministers that the race is walking on the hot ashes of a volcano whose eruption threatens all that is dear to man. Those ministers must get down to some practical method of carrying out their plans. We fear that the gathering may issue in a flood of oratory and feast­ ing. Still, it is so much to have those ear­ nest men meet, look into each other’s faces, learn one another’s pressing needs, and to see that despite race and colour that they arc brothers all, for all that. The Coxworth Hotel PROVED O-P-E-N C-E-N-T-E-R Autumn of milk will come in Exeter this year, to a recent order-in- for warm weather that four Seaforth, Ooderieli. schools competed. B H Henderson Com- to appear in Gid- House Thursday, was AGO Dr. F. paid his of- performances merited. Thomas Handford and Elliott, of Centralia, trip to the Old Coun­ them a TREAD OUTPULLS All OTHERS TIRE for tract! 'Or frontwheels . • • «>ade “““Jerateori “nd Jon,'ger wear SUPPING As the “TIMES* Go By 50 YEARS AGO ! _ _______ ____ at Hen-! sail has changed hands and the I George !new proprietor is Mr. Scott, of Sebringville. The Lucan Sun, which has been conducted by Mr. James Irwin, changed hands last week. The new prorietor is Mr. Mc- Phillips, of Toronto. The closing lacrosse contest for the championship of the western district took place at Brampton on Wednesday be­ tween the senior lacrosse teams of Seaforth and Orangeville, re­ sulting in a victory for Orange­ ville by a score of 6-5. The Maud pany, billed ley’s Opera Friday and Saturday nights, not greeted with large au­ diences. However, the size of the audiences was much larger than the Messrs. William are on a try. They took with number of horses. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. Clayton Frayne, Thames Road, had a fine flock of about forty-five ducks and for some time he had been missing them one by one and could not ac­ count for their disappearance. One day recently he discovered that a cow was enjoying a duck dinner, but the discovery was not made until after twenty of his flock had disappeared. Messrs. R. N. Creech, C. Pi­ lon, H. Rivers and W. E. San­ ders are on a week’s shooting expedition in the Bruce penin­ sula. What seems to be some mean spite work has taken place in Usborne Township, during the threshing season. At one place where Mr. Chester Gorvett was threshing, half of a horseshoe was discovered in a sheaf of grain and luckily was found be­ fore it went through the separa­ tor. A short time after on an­ other farm, another part of a horse shoe was discovered undei similar circumstances. While threshing at another place a piece of sulky rake tooth got by the threshers and broke the con­ cave. Miss Margaret Sharp, of Sim­ coe. who is visiting in town, .kindly consented on Monday to give the public school a demon­ stration of the use of the phono­ graph in the teaching of writ­ ing, which was much appreciat- J ed by both staff and scholars. Messrs. A. Wildfong and W. J. Northcutt., of Sexsmith, left on a hunting trip to the high­ lands of Ontario on Monday last. the in has 15 YEARS AGO Mr. Ed Lowry, who for past five years has been charge of the Central Hotel, now decided to retire due to ill health. Tht installation of officers took place in the Exeter Lodge of Oddfellows on Tuesday eve­ ning when D.D.G.M. Bro. James Bowey of the Brucefield Lodge, paid his official visit and with his installing team placed the members i n their respective chairs. The work of installation was put on in a most creditable •manner and Bro. Bowey and his team were highly compli­ mented. Rev. Bert Howard, a represen­ tative from Saskatchewan, ad­ dressed a public meeting in the Main Street United Church on Thursday evening, describing conditions in the dried-out areas of Saskatchewan and making an appeal to the citizens of this community to send relief. Mr. Hy. Jennings Jr. won the field champion cup in the Huron Collegiate sports held recently. The Exeter High School was well represented at 'the annual Huron Amateur ciation meet Mitchell on last and out shields prizes, Exeter, chell, Exeter Athletic. Asso- which was held at Friday afternoon of eight cups and are awarded of them came Clinton, H ens all, IO YEARS District Governor Deans, of Oakville, fieial visit to the Exeter Lions at their supper meeting at the Central Hotel Monday evening. District Deputy Governor Earl Nichols, and Past Deputy Gover­ nor Wm. were also in attendance, treasurer, W. II. Moise, financial statement of frolic, showing that prizes an'd expenses the net returns were Legislation on compulsory pas­ teurization into force according council. Records for October have been broken with the temperature registering over eighty degrees. Mr. S. Winer’s establishment for turnips is a very busy spot. The interior of the large brick building on James Street has been remodelled and new equip­ ment installed for handling the turnips in larger capacity. A waxing room has been fitted up on the second storey. Glintz, of London, in attendance. The gave a the recent after all were paid $1,614.22. A tree in the autumn is a lovely sight. One tree alone can concentrate the beauty of a whole woodland, leaf by leaf, and branch by branch .as one flower can give the essence of a whole garden. For the beau­ ty of the turning woods .is not alone in the scarlet of a maple grove or the sungold glow of a hillside stand of beeches. It is in the subtle change that creeps along the leaves themselves from point to point and vein to vein. A woodland is as in magnitutde at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart. Watch even a single branch outside you are change, a spot, leaf, yellow which has not quite achieved the glow of gl in full color awesome as a forest fire magnitutde at least, tree is like a certain window and. watching the color of One morning there is of yellow on a certain yet gold Another day and the glow may be there. It spreads. The spot becomes a splash of gold, edged perhaps with a Ihin line of scarlet. It creeps down the leal' I between the veins and then j across the veins and the sc arlet I edging widens into a hand and then a border. ' I And meanwhile <>ther le aves • have begun to turn, some3 to blood red beauty.All of the branch, yet not two alike in pattern or coloration, as 4e wood­ I same either And finally it is a branch full of color as the wh land. Thus comes Autumn, leaf and tree by tree, woods become a flung across the hills with its folds and all the colors But pause look and on all the of those leaves already cast adrift and you hold Autumn in your hand. Contributed leaf by Thus hooked they came to hand, beside one tree and you can see autumn hills. Pick up one *■ TRACTOR- TIRES Regardless of soil, you’ll be away ahead ... do more work per hour, on less fuel... with the PROVED Open Center tread of Goodyear Sure-Grip tires. Goodyear’s Open Center tread design makes every lug grip and pull evenly . . . gives you super-traction, even in the Roughest going. Let us tell you why! TR,pLE Mb stands hard wear pleineat r easily- FRED HUXTABLE EXETER, ONTARIO PHONE 153w —Complete Farm Tire Service— Attention 1 Seed Growers We Are Buyers of Timothy, Red Clover, Alfalfa CONSIDER THESE ADVANTAGES: Newest and Best Equipped Plant in Western tario. Seed Picked Up Free Anywhere in Western tario. Highest Cash Prices—Prompt Returns. 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