The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1949-01-13, Page 2Page 2 THE T1MES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, I HURS lb AY MORNING,’JANUARY 13, 1949
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THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13
Exeter Is Not Hallooing
While other parts of the province have
been snow bound, this region has not had
any severe storms of any sort. Some of the
oldei’ portions of the province have report
ed storms of blizzard severity. Roads have
been closed and all manner of communica
tion'has„ been closed off entirely. This re
gion has had very little high wind. The
thermometer has not gone below zero on
most well behaved temperature indicators.
The only folk who have been unhappy
over the situation have been the fuel deal
ers. The village knows enough about the
weather man’s whims and sudden changes
of humour not to be elated by her present
good fortune. She is going steadly ahead
when her children are not slipping on the
ice, and enjoying the exceptionally fine
weather that has been her lot.
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Why Is This Thus?
When the late president Roosevelt used
to deliver his messages to Congress, the
biggest and most tuneful of hex* bands were
on hand to make sweet harmony for the
occasion. All the major radio stations made
a fine hook-up that all might take in the
momentous deliverance. All the world wait
ed and wondered.
The other day President Truman de
livered his annual message to Congress and
others interested. Yet we did not hear the
echoes of any bands. We heard no loud
cheering. The radios carried on as usual.
No one seemed to know that any thing
special was going on. Why this absence of
blare and untoward excitement? Was it be
cause Mr. Trumah surprised the applaud
ing powers and cut the nerve of American
adulations. We cannot but wonder and ask
why this is thus? Perhaps the whole thing
could be done over again. The world of
public business without cheering and pro
cessions and bands ? Have we fallen on de
generate days ?
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Prompt Action Needed
Exeter has well earned the reputation
for orderliness. Hence the shock that came
to everyone when it was learned that some
parties had broken into the arena and had
meddled with the telephone—an act that
resulted in the Bell Telephone Company’s
taking decisive action. Two other misdeeds
were committed at or about the same time
—a door smashed and some tools stolen
from the furnace room. Such conduct is
not to be overlooked. The workers of this
mischief simply must be hunted out and
dealt with according to our wise laws. Such
misconduct is without excuse. Exeter goes
the limit in providing facilities for educa
tion and must be protected in her efforts.
The arena was not erected, nor is it sup
ported, for the encouragement of lawless
ness.
Of Course They Don’t
Naturally, the Germans do not like to
have the Ruhr internationalized. Of course
not. They want the best resources of coal
and iron of that immense district entirely
at their own disposal (no one having a
word to say as to how those resources are
to be disposed). But, likes and dislikes out
of the question, does it look reasonable, is
it the most ■ elementary of common sense
that the Ruhr should be restored to the
Germans? After their defeat in World War
I, the Germans were given full possession
of their lost possessions. These possessions
were used for but one purpose—the domi
nation of those who had weakly put them
in the position to precipitate World War
II. Were the Germans given the Ruhr, they
would immediately prepare for a third
world war. The leopard spots still are
there. The tiger, let him purr ever so
sweetly, is a tiger still. Those moans and
cries of Germany are but from the chin
out and the rest of us may as well own
the facts. The rest of civilization is not re
vengeful in taking its present action. It is
but the most elementary common sense.
- The Advance
Very proudly a young lady, who start
ed school last September, showed her par
ents fond and dear that she could write
her own name, It was a real achievement
of this fine youngster. Congratulations are
due both her and her parents. Is there any
reason why children of a larger growth
should not cultivate a corresponding de
light in achievement ? We are reading a
good deal these times of the degree to
which companies are making advance in
their business. This is all to the good,
for no company in a useful line of work
makes advance without conferring benefit
on the whole community. What is thought
of in this connection is the systematic ad
vance that every individual should be seek
ing. We recall a family where the boys
were widely separated but who planned to
spend all the first days of the new year at
home, a day spent in comparing notes in
progress or failure. Later on, those young
men declared that the day so spent was
the most useful of all the year. The
thought that each must open his affairs to
the keen but kindly scrutiny of the family
acted as a real spur the whole year
through. The practice is well worth think
ing about. Students find the time spent in
review of their work is invaluable. One of
the ablest teachers in the province said
there were three rules for making advance
in useful knowledge—the first being to re
view, the second being review, and the
third being review. The gold medal farmer
of Canada used to tell his sons and his
neighbours that a farmer should spend half
a day a week going over his farm premises
with his hands in his pockets. Some busi
ness men insist that their managers do the
same sort of thing. The big chiefs have a
fashion of calling their managers before
them for reviews of the work being done.
In nearly every home, in nearly every of
fice there is a good deal of slack to* be
taken up. „
Note and Comment
And now for those seasonal rabbit
hunts. **
The days are growing longer.
The light is growing stronger.
It’s just too bad for Johnny a-nd Mary
that there is not more show and ice for
outdoor skating and tobogganing.
There was a man who boasted he ran
things in his household. He did—the lawn
mower, "the washing machine and the vac
uum cleaner.
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The schools are getting ready for the
three months’ stiff pull for the term end
ing at Easter. And, -by the way, Easter is
a bit late this year.
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Farmer Brown is giving his colony
houses another once over. The hatcheries
are getting ready for their season’s work.
Nothing like peing prepared.
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There is some satisfaction as the new
year gets started in knowing that we have
given ourselves some good advice even if
we are pretty sure that we’ll not act on it.
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That noise you heard in the farmer’s
upstairs in the woodshed was no earth
quake affair. He was simply sorting out
his sap buckets preparatory to his making
a visit to the tinshop. The old fellow had
no intention** of being caught unprepared
when the sap is running.
Sometimes we find ourselves thinking
that our troubles would be over were we
living in California. Just as we assure our
selves on this point we hear of the twenty
million dollar frost that visited that part
of the world and we conclude that a little
snow and ice now and then are not so bad.
We noticed last week that the South
Huron Ministerial Association is against
bingo-gambling and raffle-gambling. Well,
no doubt, everyone has an opinion of his
own, but we think a certain Studebaker
winner in town will be rather hard to con
vince about the "evils” of such practice.
Ke jite
Friends who visit the big cities inform
Us that many of the citizens there do not
keep the snow and ice off their sidewalks.
That is not to be expected when Exeterites
fail to set them an example. We used to
sing about a place where they don’t shovel
snow. We have not met any who wish to
migrate' thither.
Ke 1J4 Ke
When Joe Lduis made l|is last defence
of his boxing crown, he annohneed that he
was quitting the field of fisticuffs for that
of politics. He is into the game of punch
and take it once again. We understand
that he found the practice of politics too
rough for one of his gentle disposition and
general habits. We were afraid all along
he might get hurt.
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Martin in The Houston Chronicle.
SO YEARS AGO
(The Exeter Advocate 1899)
The annual
Stephen and Usborne
tural Society was held in the*1
Town Hall on Wednesday. The
following officers were elected:
president, W. D. .Sanders; 1st
vice-president, W. G. Bissett;
2nd vice-president, Jas. Ballan-
tyne; directors, Silas Stanlake,
K. Coates, C. Fahner, J. JDel-
bridge, ,W. White, E. Christie,
Paul Madge, H. Jones, D. Mc-
Innes.
The play entitled “The Social
Glass” or “Victims of the Bot
tle” was, again produced by
tire Garrick Club on Tuesday
evening last under the auspices
of the Lacrosker-Club.
The shooting match which
took place here on .Friday after
noon last in1 connection with the
Central Hotel, was a 'decided
success bath in point of atten
dance and marksmanship. Fol
lowing are the results: 1st
event, 15 birds: Robert Sanders
12; gid Fairbairn 12; Redpath,
10; Dewar 7, J. P. Evans 12,
J. Dodd 14, James Westcott 13,
Thomas Bissett 12, T. Davey 11
2nd event; 10' birds: T. Hunkin
5, H. F. Eilber 7, J. Hunter 8„
5. Eilber 10, F. Hunkin 7, T.;
Ogden 8, R. B. Samwell 6, S.
Sweet 7, T. VSxfner 9, E. Faist
6, T. Oke G, S. Passmore 6, N-
D. Hurdoii 6.
Miss A. -Smith, who has had
charge of Mr. .E. J. Spackman's
millinery department left for
her home in Seaforth. JMiss Ur
quhart, milliner, left Wednes
day to spent the holidays at
her home in Oshawa. •
Mr. George Zwicker, of Credi
tor left in Monday for Toron
to where he will take a course
at the optical college.
Messrs. R. Handford and T.
Willis, of Centralia, have start
ed a flour and feed store
the old tailor shop.
meeting of the
Agricul-
I
in
25 YEARS AGO
(The Exeter Times 1924)
The elections are over and
W. D. Sanders will grace the
Chief Magistrate’s chair in Exe-
ter for the coming year. Four
candidates were in the field
for the reeveship. For council
lors Messr. Jos. Davis, Eli Coul-
tis and C. F. Hooper polled
large votes.
Mr. S. M. Sanders has resig
ned his position as manager of
the Exeter Canning factoi'y and
will devote his attention to his
new factories at Exeter and
Hensail, Mr. Luther J. Penhale
is taking over the management
of the Canning Factory.
The Exeter junior Hockey
team motored to Seaforth on
Thursday evening last and won
the first game of the season
for the district in the Junior
O.H.A, by the score of 5-2. Exe
ter’s line-up was goal, Walper:
L. defence Hey, R. defence, L
Statham, centre G. Hind, R.
wing Rau, ,L wing Keller, sub..
C. Acheson, *
Last Sunday was promotion
day for the James St. .Sunday
School and many classes were
organized. Mr, J. Hubert Jones
was appointed superintendent.
At -the ahnual meeting of the
Comrades class of James Street
Sunday School a very interest
ing program was given includ
ing a debate on the subject:
“That the influence of women
is greater than the Influence of
men”. The affirmative was up
held by Bev. Donnelly, Mrs. T.
Dinney and Mr. E. shapton. The
negative was defended by Mr.
Wm. Welsh,
and Dr.
decided
tlve.
Mrs. W. Cutbusli
Roulston. The judges
in favor of the nega-
YEARS AGO15
(The Times-Advocate 1934)
Mr. H. T. Rowe, who for the
past nineteen t
engaged in the egg business
along with his coal and gasoline
business* has decided to discon
tinue the handling of eggs and
devote his attention exclusively
to coal and gasoline.Ex-Reeve B, M. Francis tend
ered a banquet to the officials
at the Central Hotel on Friday
evening.
Following the evening service
in James Street United Church
on Sunday last Rev. M. Gordon
the newly inducted minister .at
Caven Presbyterian Church at
tended a “forum” held by the
congregation and received a
warm welcome from the mem
bers.
There have been' a number
of ’ jack rabbit drives in. the
community during the past few
weeks but the largest drive of
the season took place Tuesday
when thirty-five men' from this
vicinity succeeded in bringing
home 128 jacks. Dave Triebner
carried off 'the honors of the
day having’ bagged twelve of
the number.
Miss Blanche Senior, of town,
prima- donna of the San Carlo
Opera Company, was the leading
singer at a musical program
presented at ithe Technical High
auditorium in London.
Thursday last was .Old Tim
er’s Night at the Exeter skating
rink when no one under 21
years of age was allowed on the
There was a particularly
attendance.
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good
1O YEARS AGO
. (The Times-Advocate 1939)
A class of one hundred young
men and women is taking ad
vantage of the instruction offer
ed in the short courses in Agri
culture and Home Economics
being conducted in Dashwood
under the auspices of the On
tario department of Agriculture
Mr. J. C. 'Shearer is in .charge,
assisted by Mr. R. ,M. McKen
zie, in agriculture courses, and
with Miss Alleta Smith and
Miss Eleanor Watt looking af
ter the Home Economics courses
A local committee composed of
Reuben Goetz, Addison Tieman
and Edward Nadiger is active
in contributing to the success
ful carrying on of the project.
The boys meet for classes in
Clayton Pfile’s hall and tile
girls in Tieman’s furniture store
On Monday evening the new
ly elected officers of Lebanon
Forest Lodge A.F. & A.M. No.
133 were duly installed by the
Installing Master E. M. Dignan
together with several of the
past masters. D.D.G.M. Rt. Wor.
Bro. F. J. McLeod, of Ailsa
Craig, was present and compli
mented the officers on the able
manner in which the work wag'-
put on ,
Stacey Bros., proprietors of
the Willow Grove Creamery,
have further, extended their
business activities by purchas
ing the Fullarton Creamery.
They purchased the Mitchell
Creamery and Produce a short
time ago.
Mild, spring like weather has
prevailed' during the past week
with several showers. Mr. Wil-
red * Shapton was out plowing
on Saturday.
ZION
and Mrs. Harold Hern
... , Nor
Brock and family visited
- Mr.
and family, Mr. and Mrs.
man
on -Saturday^ evening with Mr,
and Mrs. Milne Pullen, of
Whalen.
Miss Helen Nixon, of London,
visited over the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs.1 Gerald Hern.
Mr, and Mrs.
and family, of
on Sunday with
Web Jaques.
Mr. and. Mrs.
and family were
-jvith Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
of Thames- Road.
Messrs. Turn Brock,
Sam Bowers
Exeter, visited
Mr. and Mrs.
Everett
Sunday
■Miller
guests
Miller,
Harry
Hern and Lome Johns were in
Guelph during the past week
attending a short course at the
O.A.’C.
M& Charles Ker Slake, Mr,
and Mrs, M. Ryckman and fam
ily, Of Exeter, visited on Tues-
years has been I day with Mr, and Mrs. Harold
a.. ..wr* U.tGlri T4*Air*nHern,
Anna Brock and Harry Hern
were in Toronto on Wednesday
last taking part In the Junior
Farmer’s Provincial convention.
Mr. Frank Brock, of Wincliel-
sea, visited on Thursday with
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Jaques.
v.
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woman patient her age.
“I never tell anyone my
age/’ she answered coy
ly. “But, as a matter of
fact, I’ve just reached
twenty-one.”
"Ind e e d,” said the
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you ?”
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his laundry home, and when his
mother opened it she nearly
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’‘Oh, Mother, be sensible,” her
daughter commiserated; “you
couldn’t expect him to go for
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“I know,” fretted the mother,
“but look, there’s a different
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