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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8th, 1946
It Has Taken Place
What we feared and what we pointed out
has taken place in regard to LNRRA. The crafty
and the greedy have stolen a great deal of the
supplies given by generous-hearted people foi
the relief of starving people in Europe and
Asia. While a great deal of goods have reached
the needy, sufficient of those goods have found
their way into possession of the rascals to
create a nasty scandal. The call for food and
clothing reached every hearthstone in civiliza
tion and liberal was the response thereto, Uov-
ever, sufficient care was not taken to have the
needed goods reach the starving and the shit er
ing. The modem pirates and bandits saw their
Opportunity and made use of it with satanic
energv. The" liberal and honest folk of civiliza
tion demand that the scoundrels be sought out
and punished up to the limit. No side-stepping
will be excised. If the miscreants are not over
taken and given treatment commensurate with
their moral leprosy, it will be difficult to meet
any such emergency that comes into evidence
in the future. There is grave need that a com
pany of three should superintend all such op-’
erations in the future—efficiency, honesty and
goodwill.*
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A Timely Note
More timely than Mr. King’s call for
prompt and energetic action on the part of
representatives of the tuitions now meeting in
Paris for prompt, energetic action, was Mr.
King's call for all assembled to remember that
they met under the watchful eye of the great,
supreme, final Disposer of all events. Lately
there has been an easy saying, “We’re, a bit
short on religion. We leave all that sort of tiling
to the women and the preachers!” That has
been what has been done practically, not only -
in Europe but nearer home. Yet ships come to
port steered by an Unseen Hand upon the
wheel and an unlooked for port has been reach
ed. Anyone who looks carefully into his own
life and affairs knows something of the work
ing of this principle. In our deeper and finer
moments we rise superior to this way of think
ing and talking but hour by hour we sav “every
man is the architect of his own fortune,” forget
ful that "there is a Divinity that shapes our
ends, rough-hew them as we will.” School boys
a thousand years from now will be told that
Mr. King's remarks were the great event of the
Paris Conference.w «-
’ Rain Needed
Folk with a mind for observing rain fall
tell us that this current season has been the
driest since nineteen twenty-six. We are not in
formed on that point. We greatly fear that the
Season has not been favorable to corn growth.
Not only have frequent showers been lacking
but there has been an absence of warm nights.
On the other hand, there has been an abund
ance of warm sunshiny days that goes far to
make up in excellence of the crop for any lack
of lusciousness in the form of water. The cereal
crops have been splendid in their high average.
Pasture is somewhat lacking, but the water
supply has kept up fairly well. Blight has struck
a good many potato patches but so far the yield
is good both in quantity and in quality.
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That International Conference
We never were much in favor of settling
great issues by conferences. On the face of it,
it looks as if affairs might be settled by rep
resentative men assembling around a council
table. Yet that sort of thing never has got
things really well done. The one cause of this
is the failure to have really representative men
at such gatherings. Usually the men so meeting
are partisans rather than patriots who have
the welfare of the people constantly before
them. Ballot boxes and money bags are so much
in evidence that the throne of justice is well
nigh obscured. Delegates seek the applause
of the prominent people of the homeland rather
than the lasting welfare of mankind,
this we have in attendance the
mongering correspondent scattering
sions and wild guesses to the four
heaven. The result is a I ewildered
Meanwhile the thunders of war become hourly
nearer as men who know better argue and dis
pute over inconsequential points of procedure.
What is needed is a high resolve that these
men shall come to eonelusions that will win the
approval of the patriotic and the honesty let con*
sequences prove what they may be. Were those
delegates possessed of the moral earnestness
the great occasion demands, three days would
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Added to
sensation-
“impres-
wi.ilds of
mankind.
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A Notable Increase
Handlers of dairy products report a de
cided increase in the amount of milk being con
sumed. There has been a decided increase in
the amount of cheese exported. The English
man still likes bread and cheese and the hungry
people of Europe, are not far behind him. There
is,. too, we are told a decided increase in the
amount of milk made into milk powder and into
condensed milk. Perhaps the greatest increase
in milk consumption has been in the amount of
milk used in the unmanufactured state. The
electric cooler has something to do with this,
Not so long ago to be a milk drinker was looked
upon as the sign of weakness. The sturdiest
milk drinker was apologetic for his
Lately better wavs of bundling milk and the
growing knowledge that milk from healthy
cows, handled by healthy milk handlers in a
cleanly manner lias done a great deal to in-
• crease the consumption, of this wholesome bev
erage, And this industry is but in its infancy.
We have
stepping
industry.
sturdiest
practice.
health tv 1
jw
Bottles are badly
needed.
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some spunking up and some lively
of us in this importantright ahead
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Well Done,
2 Reason —new bottle
production slowed by
shortage of materials.
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Premier King
Amid all the mottling and bickering and
consideration of how many angels can dance on
the point of a needle as the council representing
nearly thirty nations sat and rose again and
did little else, Mr. King spoke up for speeding
up the proceedings of the council. This was a
fine thing and we are. quite sure that Mr. King
weighed "his words but that he did not try to
conceal his earnestness. The fact is that the
Big Pour are proving themselves a very small
four when it comes to getting things done,
some tell us that Russia is the obstructing party.
In that ease the duty of the other three of the
big Pour is to state clearly to all the world
what they have found, to sign a declaration
to that effect, to pack their bags and to make
for home. The time for a showdown is long
past. Mr. King's remarks may prove a real air
clearer. Russia may yet learn that no one is
deceived by her tactics. We want to get on with
her. We are averse to war and all its works but
we do not care to be stultified at every turn.
Surely our representatives have been shaving
long enough to realize that international pa
tience with their dilatory ways, is wearing de
cidedly thin. We wonder what Oliver Cromwell
would do under the present circumstances.
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U.S. Gets a Dose of Inflation
The United States Congress has gone hay
wire and has thrown price control out the win
dow > with results already seen in a skyward
rise in prices. The runaway of prices is most
noticeable in connection with foods and rentals,
and now, instead of demands for release from
controls, there is a clamor to put the controls
on again. Rents are said to have gone up by
one-third, and food prices, which enter so
largely into the cost of living, have reacted
quickly to the lifting of ceilings.
Canada is of course influenced by the. blow
up* across the line and unless Congress reverses
its action it will be increasingly difficult to hold
the controls in this country. Wisely, however,
Ottawa declares its intention to continue its
policy of maintaining ceilings as long as they
are needed and to release controls gradually
so that there may be no violent reaction.
Women have been quicker than men to
grasp the relation between controls and the
cost of living, and in this country at least they
have exerted a strong influence in support of the
rulings of the Wartime Prices Board.
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He Returned •
When Mr. King rose to sepak at the Paris
conference, Mr. Molotov and liis salelites
walked out. This was noble way of expressing
disapproval of what Canada had done in the
way of punishing and out-witting Russian spies.
Perhaps Mr. Molotov’s second sight enabled
him to see the grim smile that his action, brought
to the face of Canadian justice. It will be noted
that these contemptuous Russians returned to
hear the translation of Mi-. King’s speech. That,
too, is significant, for Russia does not like this
thing of Canada’s building a line of fortresses
along the. regions of the Arctic Ocean. “Great
oaks from little acorns grow.” Mr. Molotov is
bound to regret his ill-timed and uncalled for
bad manners. Canadians know when they are
snubbed. They are big enough, too, not to be
diverted from a great enterprise by the capers
of a hobbledey.
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^Christendom regards conditions in Pales
tine with horror. For many a century Palestine
was regarded as the Holy Land. For her, some
of the finest blood ever found in human veins
has been poured out in torrents. From her hills
voices have sounded that have stirred the best
in the human heart. Her rivers and her valleys
have inspired the noblest poetry. Her writers
have been the inspiration and the despair of
writers for more than two thousand years. Her
teachers have indicated the way to peace, Hex*
capital city has been called tile City of Peace.
But now I This wondrous country is the home
of strife, of the cruellest murder and the deep
est and darkest treachery. Her conduct threat
ens another Great War. What wise and good
men can do to avert the calamity that seems
ever to be aproaching is being done, Meanwhile
the common people wait and tremble and pray
to the Disposer of events that Me in His wise
providence may make the crooked straight and
bring order out of the direst confusion.
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3 Remedy —Return ac
cumulated empties.
Put them back into
circulation. Check
your basemens today.
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Bring them to nearest
Brewers Retail store or
telephone for pick-up,
Canada to Issue
Pictorial Stamps
A new issue, of pictorial postage
stamps, with emphasis on the bas
ic industries and raw materials of
the Dominion, will be released
September 15 "to replace those is
sued in 1942 and 1943 to depict
the war effort of the people, Post
master General Bertrand announc
ed last Thursday in the Commons.
The new series will be made up
of stamps of the eight, 10, 14, 20,
and 50 and $1 denominations and
a seven-cenj. ajrinail, 10-cent spe
cial delivery and 17-cent air mail
special delivery.
No change will be made in the
present one, two, three, four, and
five-cent small-sized stamps which
carry portraits of the King in
forms
vices.
Colors
The
new stamps are:—
r Eight cents, brown, Eastern Can
adian farm scene in Ontario; 10
cents, olive-green, scene of Great
Bear Lake, site of the first pitch
blende discoveries; 14 cents, dark
brown, hydro-electric station on St.
Maurice River in Quebec; 20 cents,
carbon blue, scene showing a com
bined reaper and harvester on the
prairies; 5 0 cents, green, lumber
ing operations in British Colum
bia; and $1, purple, tile new train-
ferry. dwarfing a small fishing
boat, off Prince Edward Island.
The new air mail stamp, colored
blue, shows Canadian geese in
flight near Sudbury, while the 17-
cent air mail special delivery, vio
let ‘blue, picture a trans-|Atlantic
mail plane flying over ’ Quebec
City.
of the Canadian armed
and .Subjects
colors and subjects of
uui-
ser-
the
DISTRICTS ALLOTTED
HURON HEALTH NURSES
The health and hospital commit
tee of Huron County Council met
in Clinton, and allotted the follow
ing districts to the 'county health
nurses.
Miss Jean Falconer, townships
of Usborne, Stephen, Hay, Stanley
and the villages of Exeter and
Hensail.
Miss Margaret Roberts, town
ships of Tuckersmith, McKillop,
Grey, Morris and the village of
Brussels and the Town of Seafdrth.
Miss Mary Love, townships of
Ashfield, East and West Wawa-
nosh, Turnberry, Howick and the
Town of Wingham.
Miss Maribelle McKenzie,
ships of Colborne, Goderich,
lett, Village of Blyth and the Town
of Clinton.
town-
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M rs. J, Dietrich Dies
.Mrs. Joseph Dietrich, well-known
resident of Mt. Carihel, died on
Thursday, August 1st. She was born
in 'McGillivray1 Township and was
in her 37rd year. The body rested
at her late residence in Mt. Carmel
from where the funeral took place
on Saturday at 9.45 a, in. Requiem
mass wag suhg in the Church of
Our Lady, Mt. Carmel, at lOi a.m.
With interment' in the adjoining
cemetery. Mrs. Dietrich Is survived
by her husband, one daughter, Ann,
and one son, Paul, also her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Corneleus Regan
of Clandeboye, four sisters,
Fergus Ryan, Detroit, Mrs.
•Spafford, of Detroit, Mrs.
Raynham, of clahdeboye, and
Rogan, Clandeboye, also
brothers. Benedict, John and James.
Ma's.
Jack
Fred
Ruth
three
IQ YEARS AGO
Mi*. Clarence McLean, a former
student of the Exeter High School
and a graduate of Western Univer
sity, has been appointed as a dele
gate to the World Youth and Peace
Congress which is to be held at
Geneva, Switzerland, next mouth,
Mr. M'cLean will represent the Lan
don group of the Canadian Youth
Council.
The band tattoo held at the agri
cultural park Wednesday evening of
last week was a splendid success.
Seven bands lined up at the corner
of Huron and Main Street and par
aded to the fair grounds, Mr. W. R,
Goulding acted as chairman and
Reeve Titos. Pryde gave a fine ad
dress.
Messrs, James Bqwey, C. Tanton,
C. Stewart, S. Reid and Chas. Sal
ter motored to Stokes Bay in the
Bruce Peninsula for a fishing trip
Civic Holiday,
Southcott Bros., of Exeter, open- j
ed up their new store in Hensail }
on Saturday with a brand new i
stock. Mt. W- O. 'Goodwin is in
charge.
On Monday afternoon while Mr.
S. J. V. Cann was returning to Exe
ter from near Hillsgreen with a load
of pine stumps on a trailer drawn
by his auto the wood caught fire
and both the wood and trailer were
destroyed as well as a cross-cut saw
that was on the load. The cause of
the fire was unknown.
15 YEARS AGO
Mr. Harry (Lewis, of Delaware,
has 'been engaged as lineman for
tile Public Utilities,
Mr. Stanley Walters, of the local
staff of the Bank of Montreal, has
been transferred to the Hensail
Branch.
Mr. Case Howard, of New York,
who is connected with the foreign
department of the Canadian Bank
of Commerce,- was the Canadian
representative at the unveiling of
the Perry Victory Memorial and
Peace Tablet ,at Ohio on Friday last.
Monday was ’Civic Holiday and
the weather ideal. [A great many of
the citizens spent the day out of
town. Some went to Grand Bend,
others to Goderich to attend the
races while a number were at Mit
chell attending the baseball tourna
ment.
A number of Indians arrived in
Exeter from Muncey last week and
are now pulling flax for the Exeter
Flax Mill. .
Miss Ella Link has disposed of
her millinery establishment in
Hamilton.
Mr. Chas,
his position
and his place
Frank Strange,
Lodder has resigned
at Harvey’s Grocery
is being filled bv Mr.
25 YEARS AGO
Among those leaving on the
Harvest Excursion to the West on
Wednesday are A.’Pvm. R. Williams
W. R. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Jos.
Hawkins.
During the electrical storm which
passed over this section on Satur
day afternoon the Methodist Church
at Centralia was struck by light
ning and 'burned. The two pianos,
the pulpit and- the seating both up
and down stairs were saved. The
walls alone are left standing. Plans
are being made for rebuilding. The
loss is partly covered by insurance.
Mr. John Caldwell, north of Exe
ter, met with a painful accident on
Thursday last. He was working
around the manure spreader and in
some way got his hand caught in
the gearing, mangling it severely.
Mt. E. M. Dignan has purchased
the property of Mr. W. H. Moncur
on William Street. Mr. and
Moncur and son will take un
dence in Toronto.
Mrs.
resi-
50 YEARS AGO
Messrs. Slieere and Evans
secured the contract for building the
granolithic sidewalk in front of the
James Street Methodist ’Church.
The old Drill .Shed was put up
for auction on Saturday last .and
was purchased by Mr. T. Fitton.
Three very severe electrical
storms passed over this vicinity
during the past week. The lightning
and thunder were accompanied by
gales of wind and torrents of rain.
Messrs. G. W. Holman and John
Dauncy left this week for Ottawa
as representatives to the High
Court I.O.F., which meets in that
city.
Mt. Wm. Bagshaw has tendered
his resignation' as school teacher
at S.S. No. 3, Stephen, and intends
taking another high school course.
have
Staffa Institute Plans
To Send Bail to Holland
Staffa Women’s Institute met last
Wednesday at tile home of Mrs.
Harvey Leslie with the president,
Mrs.
The
day,
was
was
would collect donations of clothing
and canned goods or soap for the
bale to be sent to Holland
bring them to
Mrs. James
South 'Perth
held recently
Staffa branch
organized in South Perth district,
and the first meeting took jjlace
at the hoine of Mrs. James Hill in
19 03. Mrs. I-Iill is the last charter
member left.
Mrs. Robert Dalrymple, of Kip
pen, gave a demonstration and dis
play of her artificial flowers. A
reading on preparing potatoes was
given by Mrs, Roy 'McDonald.
Lunch was served after the meet
ing.
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Attention
Growers of Timothy Seed!
CAUTION RE COMBINING
Once again we would point out that combining is a very
unsatisfactory method of harvesting Timothy Seed, unless the
stand is first swathed and allowed to become thoroughly
dried, ’
Almost invariably when Timothy is combined from a
stand it will heat in a matter of hours, because of the pre
sence of the green leaf and stem particles and other foreign
matter. Heating causes impairment of the germination, dis
colors the seed and leaves it with a musty odor and usually
renders the seed valueless.
When combined from a stand the seed should be spread
out thinly on a dry floor in some well-aired space. This should
be done immediately.
Unless the seed has been thoroughly dried it is impos
sible to clean and process it as it clogs the elevators and
spouts of the cleaning mills and proper separation cannot be
made.
Jones, MacNaughton Se
EXETER ONTARIO
Co.
Farmers
i
This is the time of year to kill weeds. For a new harrow plow
see your local dealer — 1 used 8 ft. tractor disc
DAIRY EQUIPMENT —
Cream Separators and Milking Machines
Place Your Orders Early for Fertilizer for Fall Wheat
V. L. Becker and Sons
Sales and Service Phone 60w, Dashwood
1 Help to Those who
Are Past Middle Age
When men and women get past middle age their
energy and activity, in many instances, begin to de
cline, and their general vitality is on the wane.
Little ailments and sicknesses seem harder to
shake oS than formerly, and, here and there, evidences
of a breakdown begin to appear.
Now is the time those wishing tqhelp maintain their health and vigour
should take a course of Milbum’s Health and Nerve Pills.
They help tone up and invigorate the patient by their tonic action on
the system.
Price 50c a box, 65 pills, at all drug counters.
Look for our trade mark a “Red Heart” on the package.
The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto. Ont.
Individual Watering
is no Problem
Cecil Bowman, in the chair,
motto, "A thing done right to-
means less trouble tomorrow’*,
discussed by Mirs. Bowman. It
decided that each member I
and
the August .meeting.
Hill reported on the
Institute convention
in Tavistock. The
was the first to be
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