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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1951-09-20, Page 2THE TJMES-ADVOCATE, EXETEB, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1951 <ije Cxeter <imes--$fotoocate Times Established 1873 Anmlgumatted 1924 Advocate Established 1881 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Town of Exeter and District Authorised 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 Match 31, 1951 2,396 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, $2.59 a year — United States, in advance, $3.00 Single Copies 8? Each J. Melvin Southcott « Publishers -Robert Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1951 Support Hope The Salvation Army has a saying that the word “hopeless* isn't in God’s diction ary. It also believes that God generally works through human instrumentality. Such a belief often involves Salvation Army of ficers in works of mercy that test com passion to the limit and faith to the utmost. The success, however, that The Salva tion army has had in dealing with the dis* tressed, and the despairing, the defeated and the dissolute, has commended its acti vities to Canadians everywhere. Amwst every Salvation Army officer can provide dramatic stories of blasted lives, impoverished families, stories of crime and tragedy, of mistakes or failures, Most of the stories, fortunately, have a happy ending. In Canada more than one himJwed Salvation Army social service in- stitidi' II--, plus a multitude of various ser vices. help in assuring that “happy ending" to many a sad and sorry tale. Residents of this district will have an opportunity in the current Red Shield Ap peal to help The Salvation Army maintain its good w’orks. Campaign slogan this year is “Hope for the hopeless". By contributing generously to the Appeal, more fortunate Canadians can be almoners of hope and dispensers of courage to their less-fortunate fellows. # * * # Advertising Ever wonder just how far your Times- Advocate goes each week? Far from being restricted to our local trading area, the T-A travels all over the world following people from this commun ity who have sought adventure and happi ness in other places. Following the points of the compass, your paper goes south as far as Victoria, Australia: north to the Yukon Territories; west to the boys in Korea; ea-d to Scotland and Switzerland. In North America the T-A goes to over a dozen of the .states in the U.S.: to Central America and Peru in South Amer ica. Every province of Canada is included on our subscription list. We’re happy to see our publication make its way around the world, telling those who read it ail about what is happen ing in tiiis community. We like to think we're advertising tile district all over the earth. Naturally, our advertising can only he as good as the product it sells. * * * * U.N. And Us A question many people must be ask ing in tb.is age is, “How will we ever achieve international peace?’’. It's a tough question and one that looks particularly bleak right now. Just sit back foi’ a minute and think. What would your answer be? How would youn have Canada get alonif with India, China, Russia. Germany and all the others? Doesn’t it all boil down to the same principal of friendly give and take of everyday life here in our own neighbour hood ? The. people, through their government, would have to treat the other countries just like they individually treat each other. Just like our courts and our laws and our governing bodies in Canada. the nations of the world must administer and enforce T’rganization for compatible living. They must provide relief for unfortun ate people. They must punish the belliger ent. I hey must set standards of conduct. They must work together honestly for a better world. United Nations is the all-important body working for international peace to day. Behind the turbulent and publicized scenes of the main assembly, it is working towards peace through channeling of goods, promoting education in illiterate countries and understanding in others, and providing for relief in destitute parts. These .efforts of U.N. are much over shadowed by the constant cl ashings of communist and noil-communist factions as they attempt to avoid open warfare, The inability to stop the aggressive advance of communism is the U.N.’s worst failure. It .appears that the organization has not enough faith in itself to physically organize against those who would make selfish war against others, This is made evident by the organization of freedom- loving nations under the North Atlantic Treaty. NATO should be a part of U.N.— not a .separate body. We mubt -admit that U.N. has achieved some success in getting- nations of the world together in Korea. But Korea is hardly a true test because of the compara tive smallness of its operations. One thing to us is certain. If the U.N, van survive the present conflict, it will bare a substantial chance to achieve inter national peace in the future. It is hoped’ that once the Russian imperialistic block ade i-> removed, the nations of the world, a term which strangely enough includes j <>v and I and all the little fellows that struggle on earth, will be able to prevent subsequent blockades to peace and live happily hereafter. This “happily hereafter” appears to us a dream right now but it is one hope we u.i’.st cling to and work for. It starts, we assv.’mv, at home', where we can practice it on-selves. By organizing and administering our own affairs in the best possible man- r.r*’, whether in local municipality, in coun ty, in province or dominion, we .show a de' finite attempt to peace. As this attitude of the people is transferred to our govern ments it should automatically appear in our international relations. International peace is not something remote from us. It is something of which we have a part. None of us should despair of the efforts of U.N. simply because its headquarters are miles away and its deal ings beyond our scope. It is the best thing that has been found for international co operation. Its success will help us, its fail ure, in all probability, plunge us into war like and ignorant chaos. * * * * Encouragement We hope the utmost of support will be, given to the Huronia Male Chorus in its efforts to sponsor a music festival this fall. It is something’ from which the community will certainly benefit. We take off our hats to this enthusias tic organization. It not only provides us with good musical entertainment in the winter but it is now encouraging the young people to take an interest in what has been wisely called the “language of the world”. An attractive opportunity for an alert mechanical dentist is seen in the announce ment from South Africa that the Arrdvark is the only species of ant-eater which has teeth.# # A research station in Engand has pro duced hats made from peanuts and dried milk. Probably made from the kitchen table after Junior gets through making his bed time snack. WHAT OTHERS SAY Free Ride To Church fOshawa Times J Many persons fail to attend church and Sunday School during the summer months, and many others fail to attend at any time of the year. In some parts of the United States, bus companies have adopted an unusual method of trying to encourage delinquent church goers to attend the ser vices of worship. The Ohio Valley Bus Company has announced that it is going to provide free bus service for people who wish to attend church and have no other means of trans portation. All the passenger has to do on boarding the bus is to tell the driver. “I am going to Sunday School," or "I am go ing to church." Then the trip will not cost the worshipper a cent. The president of the bus company gave this as his reason for the free bus rides to church: “We feel there is a need for people to get back to church--any church. This is our contribution," This is not the only bus company in the United. States rendering this service. It is reported’’ that the residents of Wayncj Fort Gay. Lavalette and other West Vir ginia communities served by bus lines are all receiving this free church ride, every Sunday morning. There is something highly commend able about this idea, and the bus companies which have inaugurated it are to be con gratulated on the desire they have shown to make it easier for many people to attend church services. The plan is one which will doubtless spread. Perhaps it may eventual ly come to Canada, As the----— "TIMES" Go By SS— —— —“— ■ —- E 50 YEARS AGO The tax rate for Exeter for the year 1901 will he 17 mills on the dollar. An automobile owned by Mr. Tisdale, banker, of Clinton, at tracted considerable attention on Main St. Friday last. Halting in front of Mr. H. Bishop’s Hard ware to replenish the supply of gasoline and water a large crowd soon gathered and the horseless carriage was thorouhly inspected. It was- capable of making 20 miles an hour. The price paid by Mr. Tisdale was $1,250. M^jjjrs Robert and Frank Rol lins of Killarney, Man., are here visiting friends and relatives, the guest of their brother, Dr. Rol lins. Their Royal Highness, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, landed in Quebec on Monday and received a royal welcome. Messrs. Bawden and McDon- ell had all their prize winning horses at the Toronto and Lon don Fairs photographed by Mr. Jos euior on Friday last. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. William Davis was in Windsor over the week-end at tending a reunion of the 63rd battery war veterans. Messrs. Williams Brown, Gorden Wells and Fred Brimacoinbe, all form er Exeter boys, also attended. Miss Ruby Creech, of town, and Miss Alice Hoffman, of Dash wood, left this week to attend Stratford Normal School. Mi\ Chas. Acheson, of the Bank of Montreal lias been mov ed to the Market Branch, Lon don. Mr. I’aton, of Kincardine, is relieving him. The Edison company are put ting a new record on the market that will play for forty minutes, twenty minutes on each side. Saturday Evening Here, There And Elsewhere By Rev. Janies Anthony, M.A. 15 YEARS AGO Rev. A. Page and Mr. William Frayne returned Frday last from a trip to the British Isles. The Exeter Band provided the music at London Fair on Friday afternoon last. The band under the leadership of Mr. T. Walper, compromises over thirty mem bers. » The auditorium of the Evange lical church was filled to capa city on Thursday evening last when a record crowd assembled to hear the Traveloque “Hitch- Hiking Around the World,” by the Toll brothers. At the municipal council meet ing, Monday evening the first reading of the by-law to con struct the new, skating rink and gymnasium was read. Mrs. McAvoy and Miss A. L. Sanders returned Thursday from a three week’s visit in Cleveland. While there they took in the Great Lakes Exposition. IO YEARS AGO About 65 friends and neigh bors of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Shap- ton of the third concession of Stephen, gathered at their home on Wednesday night of last week to honor them before leav ing for their home in Eneter. A modern army in minature invaded Exeter Tuesday after noon on a recruiting tour through the county of Huron. Sgt. Pilot Lome Howey, son of Mrs. W. S. Howey, crossed the Atlantic with the convoy which, was met by Prime Minister Win ston Churchill as he returned from the Atlantic Conference with President Roosevelt. W. G. Cochrane won his first case since being “balled to the bar at Goderich this week. Those attending Normal School in London are Miss Greta Web ber and Miss Grace Beckler. ... Neighboring News ... Early Election Change of the annual election date from the first week in Jan uary to the first week in Decem ber, was effected without argu ment by Clinton Town Council at its September meeting in the Council Chamber Monday eve ning. Nominations will be held Fri day, November 23, with election, if necessary, on Monday, Decem ber 3. (Clinton News-Record) Twill Calves Weigh 23, 26 Lbs. While twin calves are not en tirely unusual, it is but rarely that calves weighing but 23 and 26 pounds and but 18 inches high, are born. Yet that is what happened at the farm of Irwin Trewartha, well-known McKillop farmer, Saturday when a Jersey cow gave birth to twins, which together weighed less than 50 pounds. The calves were tended by Mr. Trewartha’s 14-year-old son Ron ald, and appeared to be doing well until Wednesday when one I died. The other, however, is in good shape. (Huron Expositor) Bostmquet Farmers Aid Burned-Out Neighbour Neighbours of Gordon Hamil ton, at Bosanquet Township, whose Implement shed and barn —•containing his season’s crop— burned last week, have come to his aid. Following the $12,000 blaze, ten close neighbours started a campaign to raise funds to help. The fund snowballed as approxi mately 200 township residents contributed a substantia) amount of cash. Some neighbours, who helped Mr. Hamilton build his burn and shed seven years ago, have of fered to help him, erect new buildings when he is ready. The fire, of unknown origin, destroyed 11 pigs, 30 loads of hay and over 200 bushels of wheat grain on the farm which has been in the Hamilton name for 100 years. (Parkhill Gazette) Left For The West Messrs. Albert and Edgar Hoffman, and Edgar Steinbach left last week for Regina, Sask., with the western harvest excur sion, where they intend to re main for several weeks. This is a good experience for the boys. We wish them a safe return home. (Zurich Herald) Huron County Crop Report Heavy rain fall was recorded in most of this county this week Which will considerably delay the harvesting of white beans. There is still considerable acreage of stocked grain to be harvested in the Northern section of the coun ty, The extra moisture, however, will be quite beneficial in after harvest cultivation and in the preparation of fall wheat ground. “Mother,” protested the young est son, “you’ve given Jimmy a bigger helping of the pudding than me!” '' “But honey, he’s a bigger boy than you are.” “Well, gee whizz, he alius Will be at this rate!” Localizing Crime threatened to win the upper hand in the United States. So far had things gon© that the United States Senate appoint ed a strong committee to in vestigate the extent of the fall ing away and to suggest ways and means of getting on an even keel. The committee did its work thoroughly and made a re port that has caused a good deal of comment. In the plainest words the re port stated that if crime is to be discouraged the work must be done .by the home and the local community. In this way the committee but tells the world what all knew before, though society has done very little about it. Society knows the remedy for crime but, in the main, resolutely refuses to apply it. We have read the story of the ; man who at the end of a life of | selfishness awoke in a* place of torment. We are further told that lie asked one to he sent from the dead to warn his brothers to mend their ways or j they, too, would be in the place j of torment. A startling reply was | made to his request, that those , brothers should heed the great teachers of their race. Should. they fail to do so they would1 not wake up though one rose i from the dead. < That warning is being repeat- i ed every day. Unless the home and the community^ look after their own disdoers.^tlie case, is hopeless. It has been well said that one can do little for an egg that wants to be bad. At any rate it is true that little can be done for a youth or a man who once pollutes his moral blood stream. The youngster who breaks the moral fences of his time will keep on m akin g breaches when he is twenty. The last fence broken down may land him at the penetentiary gate, Some of us have witnessed this exploit and it has a nasty look about it. A Broad Hint That Iran mess is full of sug- guestions to anyone who cares co do a little real thinking. For one thing, the incident reminds all of us of the importance of making good bargains. We ques tion if Britain would be in the quandary in which she now finds herself had the bargain relating to Iranian oil been well and soundly made. Had they been made- according to sound busi ness principles, we question if the Iranians would now be in a position to tell the British to move on, It looks as if those hard headed Britishers, while making their bargain for the Iranian oil privileges intention ally left a good deal to lady luck, and lady luck is a fickle jade at best, “Never venture, never win,” we say loftily, but forget that the winning depends upon the knowledge and skill put into the venture. So much for the British side. What of the Iranian side? The oil people were paying the Iranian government a good round sum for the privileges they enjoyed. All went well till the Iranian government heeded the uplifters who whispered to them that they should be receiv ing not a part -but the whole of the revenue coming from the oil industry in its various phases. The Iranian government heeded the wooing of the siren voice and crowded the British oil peo ple to the place where they re fused to be pinched any further. The result was that the rev enue was shut off entirely. The oil fields and the oil works were nationalized but they were a white elephant for the Iranians. The Iranian government seems to think that all they need do is invite technicians to take up the work where the British left off. There are difficulties in the way of their doing so that may work Iran grievous trouble. Meanwhile the Alberta oil wells are gushing for dear life and the year is young. We da not know what the Hudson Bay route may do in the way of car rying oil but it may help to save the day till the St. Lawrence waterway is opened. Formerly Britain would have sent in a dreadnought or two shotted to the muzzle and the Iranians would have been told to come across. Britain does not do things that way just now. Diplomacy is busy at work, Iran may be got into line by other means. “The pen still is might ier than the sword”, Iran may discover that an empty purse teaches humility. The situation is explosive but wonders will be wrought by hard work and pat- tienee. Well Done And Well Earned Informed and thoughtful men who have the welfare of the race at heart felt a sore sinking of the heart as they heard that General Marshall had resigned his. post of Minister of Defence in the government of the United States. There is nothing of the advertiser or of the showman who does great things for the world without being in any sense spectacular, He has done the work of the regular soldier and of the regular statesman so un usually well that lie would have earned long ago the .gratitude of the republic he served. When added to that, lie organ ized and vitalized and ibuilt up the United States army from be ing something like mediocre in equipment, in numbers and ef ficiency to being one of the fin est armies the world ever has known, we have the achievement of a military Hercules. When added to this great accomplish ment, we have his work as statesman and diplomat in China where he demonstrated to the world that China must be re constructed in her ideals, in her methods and in her morale be fore any good purpose is served by pouring money into her cof fers or sustaining her credit, we have the work of another giant in statesmanship. His task in getting the world on its feet financially after the Second World War had nearly wrecked the world of enterprise, simply passes all comprehension. His last accomplishment has been restoring something _ like morale to the United Nations. Future generations when they review world'events of the past 35 years will stand with un covered heads before General Marshal’s mighty deeds. He now goes into retirement, we trust for but a little while. He has told the world that should his services once more be required, they will he laid on his country’s altar. He is far from singing any swan song. Everyone wishes this splendid man a period of well earned rest and enjoyment. LAFF OF THE WEEK