The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1949-07-14, Page 2THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 14, 1949
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THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 14, 1949
Those Holidays
’ School vacation is passing . . , We won
der what is being done about it? A few
years ago the boy who was fortunate
enough to be born on the farm had no idle
hours on his hands. There were the fence
corners to mow, rake and to coil. There
were turnips to feed and hay to tramp and
grain heads to gather. The cattle were to
be watered and the wood and water to be
provided for the kitchen. These were a few
of the things he was required to look after.
We say he was required to do these things.
He was not let off with being expected to
attend to these duties. When time began to
appear to be hanging heavily on his hands
he was turned loose, on the weeds fn the
growing grain and any other part of the
farm premises. As a rule he was tired
enough to sleep soundly and hungry enough
to eat heartily. When vacation days were
over he was weighed to see what advance
he had made in healthy growth. When the
growth was satisfactory a new suit of
clothes was provided, helped out by a new
pair of shoes. When the entrance examina
tion was passed he was expected to be
quite a boy capable of licking his weight in
wildcats. If there was nothing pressing on
the farm, he might attend the annual Sun
day School picnic, though such indulgences
were looked upon as dissipating'. We know
of a family of six where this way of living
was carried out to the letter. The three
sons now own farms and are going strong.
The three girls are all of them earning
large salaries. They stepped lively when
they were youngsters. Their knee action is
high and strong. The family that lived on
the. adjoining farm loafed and had a good
time during vacation. They are still loafing
but they are not having a good time. They
are know as Old So-And-So’s boys.
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'Those European Money Talks
Most of us are utterly confused over ,
the money situation. Delegates from the
United Kingdom, the United States and
Canada are holding a conference just now.
Britain is short of United States dollars.
The United States urges the United King
dom to cheapen its money in terms of the
United States dollar. This would mean that
the prices in Britain would drop. This in
turn would lower the price of Britain’s
goods and the United States vV’buld buy
those goods and the United States dollars
would increase in Britain. This in due
course would compel the British manufac
turer to produce at a lower cost with the
result that there would be less money in
the pay envelope of the British workman
with resulting hardship for the workman.
Meanwhile the workman would be likely to
go on strike and the whole scheme would
be knocked in the head and Britain would
be left lamenting and impoverished. Just
now the seasman’s strikes are to the fore
with the whiphandle as the strikers make
it impossible for the manufacturers to se
cure raw materials for their factories. La-
boar has overshot itself and is in real dan
ger of imperishing the Kingdom and of
scuttling its own dinner pail. Employers
have not an unlimited supply of money to
pay their help. That supply of cash must
be secured, for the most part, from day
to day. Apparently labour’s leaders have
have overlooked this fact Further^ to
cheapen the pound is only to defer the evil
day of disaster. Further still, Britain will
only make her business situation the more
difficult if labour refuses to work. There
is no prosperity in idle wheels or in ships
tied up at the dock. It was fondly hoped
that a labour government in Britain would
solve labour ^difficulties. Tt seems that the
hope was a vain one.
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What’s The Diff?
Trices are rising, but who cares? The
simple soul, who for three score and ten
years earned a dollar and lived on ninety
cents haw become wearied to the exhaus- :
tion point in protesting against the absurd ■
Way business is being -carried on. They are :
worn out to the point where they don’t
care. The manipulators of prices have them
down and are laughing hilariously at the
struggles of their victims. The government
doesn't care and the passers-on of prices
don’t care. Just a few moons ago the gov
ernment got itself into a lather about the
prices, appointed a commission inquiry,
heard the report and now simply says
“Whafs the diff? Let things go*” Churches
are scarcely three-parts filled—“What’s the
diff?” church leaders and church ir.'-nbers |
say. We had a Consumers’ League*to look ,
after the -costs of living. Letters were sent |
out and that is about all there is to it. Bri
tain is threatened with financial strangula
tion, but'- what’s the difference? The chap
ter of uncalled for accidents is enlarging,
but what’s the difference? It looks as if it
were nobody’s business. Just let things
slide,' we say; why worry, you’ll get we.ll
licked if you try to correct anything. If
anyone ventures to make an appeal in be
half of law and order or if he expects folk
to keep their word he is dubbed a crab and
, <1 sc tin d may as well leave the coun*
try. We all know that this indifference is
more deadly than earthquake and pesti
lence and war combined but still we say
“Oh? What’s the diff? We’re getting three
squares just as they did before the fire
and brimstone feff on Sodom and Gomor
rah and in the days when Noah was enter
ing the ark.” We add in fine, cultivated
tones, “I don't care whose children cry so
long as my children laugh.” Who is willing
to turn his hand that this sort of thing may
be done away with and that we may once
again breathe fresh air from God’s own
meadows ?
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These Accidents
July I and July 4 brought a rising toll
of deadly accidents. We say accidents but
we would be nearer the truth if we spoke
of deadly carelessness. Persons drive cars
who havq not sufficient experience to war
rant their faking charge of a wheel? Still
others drive without having their mind on
their job. And others venture into the
water without being- in fit condition to
withstand the pressure. Officers seem to be
unduly lenient with speeding drivers. Coast
guards are not sufficiently watchful. Gaso
line and coal oil are carelessly handled.
Dog days are here and nerves are on edge.
Thinking is difficult and things are done
or are neglected to be done that make
fatalities inevitable. So let us get a new
grip on ourselves and when danger is near
let us keep out of the way. A few minutes
waiting is a good deal better than a few
weeks in the hospital, or in jail. A person
that is killed is likely to stay dead for a
long time.
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Note and Comment
Good luck follows on good manage
ment.
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The farmer whose pasture fails early
in July should see a red light.
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A nation is made neither rich nor
strong by manipulating its currency.
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Those evening breezes from the noble
Aux Sables proved as refreshing as usual,
* * & *
Wherever one turns in this good village
he is confronted by a new house in the
process of erection.
$s &
Robins, this year, were compelled to
wear spectacles in order to harvest their
cherry crop.
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The report that the ladies of the vill
age were boiling their tea kettles on the
sidewalks is believed to be somewhat ex
aggerated.* * * *■
We understand the Alberta govern
ment is putting some restrictions on the
oil of that province. What are those re
strictions and who is profiting thereby?
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A few English sparrows are reported to
have entered into a conspiracy with the
robins. The robins have been hired, it is
alleged, by the sparrows to hold up the
screens from the raspberry canes while the
sparrows capture the berries.
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Will anyone tell what is to become of
that twelve millions, plus, pounds of butter
now in storage and will someone tell us
why the butter remains at its present
price? The consumer is not profiting by
the storage, as far as the homemaker sees.
It is to be hoped that the crops do not
heed all those things that are being said
about them. Should they do so they’d not
know how to be good, bad or indifferent.
Canny Angus was heard saying in his
best Doric: “I fertilize my land nil I can
and I work it ns well ns I cam I usually
have a fair crop.”
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50 YEARS AGO
(The Exeter Advocate 1899)
Exeter witnessed an imposing
pageant yesterday when the two
hundred and ninth anniversary
of the Battle of the ,Boyne was
celebrated. Early in the morning
the crowd began to assemble and
drum and fife could be heard in.
all directions as the v a r i o u s'
lodges gathered from every
quarter. The town was beauti
fully decorated, every store being.
embellished with flags and bunt
ing of various colors and the
street presented a very lovely
appearance with five .beautiful
arches. The weather was all that
could be desired to add to the
day's enjoyment. All the hotels
and eating places were well filled
by crowds of eager people
awaiting to supply the innerman.
About one o'clock the procession
formed on the recreation grounds
marched south, .then east to
Huron Street, thence up to Main
to the school grounds.
Upon the ’platform were seated
D. M. Jermyn G.O.M., Ontario
West, County Minister Scarlett,
of Leadbury, District Master
Lewis, Creditor, Rev. Stout,
Kirkton. Rev. Salton, Centralia,
Rev, Thomas, Lucan, Revds.
Brown and Martin, Exeter, M. Y.
McLean, ex-MkP.'P., Seaforth,
Reeve Spackman, and others.
Investigating a drunken brawl,
reported at Grand Bend recently,
officers Pellow and Whiteside
discovered one dozen bottles of
whiskey and thirty-five .dozen
bottles of 9 % beer buried in the
sand.
15 YEARS AGO
(The Times-Advocate 1934)
Ideal weather added the final
touch to crown with success <the
celebration of S.S. No. 14. Stan
ley Township, the erection in
of their present brick school
house and of the building in
1(864 of its log predecessor.
W. H. Johnston, of Exeter,
teacher from 19i00 to 1920 acted
as the chairman. Mr. Johnston
had seventeen years without a
failure in entrance examinations.
Creditoil East village trustees
have placed a 9 o’clock curfew
on all children of the age of ,12
or under.
A new clubhouse and IS new
cottages have been built at the
Beach O’ Pines.
Mr, James Handford, cele
brated his ninety-fifth birthdtiy
on Friday of last week.
25 YEARS AGO
(The Exeter Times 1924)
The village council passed a
by-law authorizing the apolnt-
ment of a pound and a pound
keeper for Exeter.
On Wednesday afternoon last,
hundreds of .people assembled at
the Thames Road Park to take
part in the opening exercises. Ad
dresses were given by Mr. Stan-
bury and Mr. Cameron and a
prayer offered by Rev. D. Fletch*
e?.
Quite a number of local
Orangemen attended the walk in
Goderich on the 12th.
Mr. Thomas Meilis, of Hensail,
who had carried on the black
smithing business there for over
forty years died last week.
1O YEARS AGO
(The Times-Advocate 1939)
A .brilliant meteor like a ball
of fire flashed over this section
about 8:45 Tuesday evening. It
streaked through the sky and
residents of the district who saw
it seemed to think it fell only a
short distance from them.
Exeter’s n§w auxiliary .well,
sunk on the roadway near Mr.
W. F. Abbott’s is now being used
to meet the demand for water
during the hot weather.
The Ford Garage, Martin’s
Music Store ana Hawkin's Hard
ware were entered and thieves
stole about twelve dollars.
A Logan township boy, Wil
liam Longeway, 15, drowned at
Grand Bend last Sunday when he
attempted to swim the river.
Mr. Aljoe Sanders is now wait
ing for good luck to come his
way with a vengeance. The other
day he picked 28 four and five-
leaved clovers.
English Admire Canadian Cattle
R. Gordon Bennett, Clinton,
agricultural representative for
Huron county, has received a
letter from j. A. Carroll, super
intendent of Agricultural Societ
ies for Ontario, enclosing Um
following extract from a two-
column article appearing in the
June 18 issue of The Times, of
London, England:
“At Clinton, In Huron county,
the International Federation of
Agricultural Producers delegates
made a visit to the local spring
fair. The town band turned out
to welcome us and there was a
truly magnificent show of cattle
“Niftiest milldhg machine Pye
seen hereabouts, Mr. Simpkins.”
paraded in the ring.
“Around Clinton, the farmers
have more beef Shorthorns of
high quality than could be found
tn any English district and they
also .have some good Hereford
and Aberdeen-Angus cattle and
Clydesdale horses. It was a
pleasure to an English farmer
accustomed to seeing dairy cattle
everywhere, to find th e beet
breeds of Britain being carried
on so well in Ontario.
“In Canadian eyes the ideal
Shorthorn is rather stronger in
the bone than the type that has
become fashionable in Scotland
to meet the South American de
mand; too fashionable .perhaps
for our own needs ana those of
the other countries where weight
counts as much as early matur
ity.”
SMILES ...
It was pouring. Two men who
had quarelled- went out in the
rain to settle their differences;
They fought until one got the
other on his back and held him
there.
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and the reply was, “No.”
After a time, the question was
repeated, but tgain the reply was
“No?
“Then,” said the other, “will
you get on top for a while and
let me get under? I’m getting
soaked!”
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