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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-07-06, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 6, 1950 <fje Cxeter tEimes=^bbocate ■Times Established 1873 Amalgamated November 1931 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 OWN A Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of March 31, 1950 — SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, $3.50 a year United States, in advance, $3.00 Single Copies 6 Cents Each J. Melvin Southcott - Publishers Robert Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 6, 1950 Sordid Some citizens applauded the 'astuteness of the man who robbed a bank and who., as he fled from his pursuers, killed two citizens bent on his capture. For some time this killer eluded the pursuers and citi­ zens looked at the struggle between the lone killer and thief with something like admiration as he defied the forces of law and order. For a while the thief and mur­ derer was looked upon as something of a hero. But what are the facts? The outlaw stole a large sum of money that he was obliged to drop. The stolen money did the thief no good. Next, the murderer killed at least one of the finest young men the countryside possessed. Next the killer be­ came a fugitive self-deprived of all that civilization prizes. Next, he was obliged to surrender, his arms and his legs mosquito bitten, handcuffed and taken to prison. What a mess the young man made of his life! The whole situation, as far as the young man is concerned, is sordid and re­ pulsive to the last degree. Walking chalk may be prosaic but it is not sordid. Taking what wasn’t his to take, simply got him the muzzles of shotguns, the points of revolvers, an empty stomach, insect bites and a bed in a jail cell. It is high time that a whole lot of lawbreakers took the time and got it into their heads that while justice travels •with a slow foot she is sure to overtake the guilty. Crime is a soulless monster” that devours him that commits it. This is as sure as death. * * * * Wondering Why Have our readers been wondering why the coal dealers are not throwing their bonnets over the town hall in their excite­ ment to have their customers lay in a year’s supply of coal? The wonder is a perfectly legitimate one. The salesmen, when asked for coke and coal, have a way of saying this season in mournful tones that they don’t know when the fuel will be along. The topic seems to be a puzzling one for them. Some people tell us that the coal strike is the root cause of our present scarcitj'. The strike may have something to do with our puzzlement. On the other hand there is a grave possibility that the bottom may have fallen out of the hands of the fellows among the topnotch coal men. Oil and gas are being used extensively for fuel, and there-abouts a nimble nigger may be detected. Some folk who have been bor­ ing neat holes in the industrial curtain see smart men doing their utmost to get a corner on coal through a subtle manipula­ tion of the oil and gas industries. The writer would need to be a considerably smarter man than he is to set forth the de­ tails of this nice move in the business world. At the same time, he wishes to have those who can do so, to study the fuel situation with a good deal of attention. Even if their customers are asleep regard­ ing this matter, the topnotch fuel people are very wide awake. There are a number of holes in this forty-foot fuel ladder. « The Man And The Hour Trouble fell upon civilization like a bolt from the blue. No one suspected that the peace of civilization would be threat­ ened in Korea*. Yet that has been the case. The unlooked for has taken place as it took place in 1914 and 1939. North Korea Sprang upon south Korea in a way that re­ minded us of Pearl Harbour. The North Korean forces captured the capital of South Korea to the consternation of all western observers. Every indication ap­ peared that the Communists, the real force in North Korea, would have everything their own way. General MacArthur, the mighty leader of the western powers, saw that something must be done and done at once if rivers of blood were not to be spilled. Without waiting a single minute he took air flight to the battle ground and did what could be done to put steam into such forces as the south Koreans possessed. Reisistance stiffened somewhat. But the southern forces -were not equal to the occa­ sion. At once General MacArthur returned to Japan to notify the western powers of the perils of the hour. At once the great powers heeded his call. Men and equipment immediately were on their way to his aid. Had MacArthur delayed for one day in rallying the western powers no one can estimate what would have followed. The General was quick to think and prompt and strong to act. No one can tell just now how the struggle is to go, whether the fight is to be long or short but General MacArthur so far has proven himself the man of the hour. As President Lincoln told General Grant, MacArthur is assured that he will be sustained in his effort to hang on with a bull dog grip and to chew and choke all he can.* * * * The Root Cause All the world is asking how the pres­ ent trouble came about in Korea. As is usually the case, the trouble is not of yes­ terday nor will it be cured by tomorrow. To begin with the country is a very old one. It existed long before our ancestors worshipped sticks and stones in German forests. But as far as we can learn, the people of that hermit kingdom had no pro­ phetic voice that reminded them of the deeper and better qualities in their nature. They had no Moses to teach the principles of government and of true religion. They had no sweet song like David, who was at once master of sword and harp. They had no Isaiah who raised the. question, “Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread?” They had not the story of Zazarene nor did they know anything of the interpretation of life by Paul. They simply struggled alo'ng with the dim light of nature without a Plato to show them what was to be seen in that mild glow. Later on Japan awoke from her long sleep. In the early days of this century Japan saw that Korea might easily become a country with a dagger pointed at her heart and annexed her as a preventive measure. Meanwhile Christian missionaries had visited the country and the world was hopeful that better days had come to the country that suffered so long from self­ isolation. But these hopes were disappoint­ ed. Japan was not a life developer unless that life contributed directly and power­ fully to her own welfare. Then can the Second World War and Japan was no longer even her own mistress. Korea was divided into Northern and Southern Korea and the little country became the prey of the Communists. Those who know some­ thing of the country inform us that the whole land is a mass of intrigue, no one knowing whom to follow nor how to get on with his contemporaries. The situation is exceedingly difficult. It will take the wisest statesmanship the world possesses and many a long year to get the land on its feet.* * * * A Term Ended Boys and girls are happy in the thought of school let out. It is natural and right that they should be so. For some of an older growth, the ending of the school term means the taking up of something like life work. School has been a part of life. The new duties are a continuation of what already has been going on. After all, life is a school in which the race is learn­ ing every day. The youngsters will find life a good deal harder as they square away to new occupations. They will have to fetch and carry for themselves instead of having others wait on them. They will be required to learn in the school of self­ teaching, and the school will not be easy. Instead of having things planned for them they will be obliged to learn the golden lesson of what their feet are for. This will be their lot provided their parents do not make milly coddles of them, Of course the youngster who has just been graduated may learn the ways of the loafer and prove himself a leaner when he should be a sup­ porter. He may continue to be a spender when he should be an earner. He may con­ tinue to seek ways and means of spending a half dollar instead of practising the thrift that gets dollars out of elbow grease at a worthwhile job. By so doing he will pre­ pare himself for being known as “old So- and-So’s son”. It won’t take much brains for him to do so. Dad may put up the means and furnish the paint for the prim­ rose road but the young thing will waken with a jolt as somebody feeds him smql through the steel bars. Every school grad­ uate this minute is standing at the cross­ roads # * x- Shortage If any of your friends has had to be rushed to a London hospital lately, he . probably had difficulty in securing a room. Remember that the South Huron Hospital can do much to relieve congested conditions in the city and provide better and faster service for you in time of accident. The hospital fund is short by $30,900, Won’t you help? Send a donation to R. N, ( reeeb, Exeter, today. LOVER'S LEAP As the------- - “TIMES* Go By ———------———.........—————--------—ffl 50 YEARS AGO Mr. Heaman of London has arrived here at Grand Bend and is putting up a fine cottage on the London grounds. Mr. Charles Southcott of To­ ronto has purchased two hund­ red acres of land here at Grand Bend and is erecting a fine cot­ tage thereon. The Rev. Selton of Centralia, lately -purchased a fine phaeton in London. Strawberries are selling for be­ tween 7 and 10 cents a box. Mrs. (Dr.) Rollins is camping at Grand Bend, also Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Senior. Miss Edith Beer, after spend­ ing the millinery season at Zur­ ich has returned home. ^25 YEARS AGO Mr. George Jeffery, Usborne, had a successful barn raising on Monday, erecting the framework of and “L” shaped barn on a cement foundation to replace the one destroyed by fire. Never in its history did that portion of Hibbert having Crom­ arty for its centre experience 3 days of such pleasurable excite­ ment as on Saturday, Sunday last. The section celebrated the diamond jubilee of the church and the 105th year of settlement. Lovers of flowers will do well to spend an hour at Central Park and get acquainted with the beautiful flowers and shrubs that have made such a beauty spot of the grounds. The new pipe organ fof the Lutheran Church, Dashwood, has arrived and is being installed this week. Home Week. Anna Brock had the misfor- tue to fall while at the Brock picnic at Springbank two weeks ago. An examination revealed a bone in the arm had been frac­ tured. The McColl-Frontenac service station, which is being built on the property south on Main St., recently purchased from Mrs. E. Willis, is being pushed ahead rapidly. The students of Hurondale school together with their pa­ rents and residents of the section very pleasantly surprised their teacher, Miss Dorothy Manning, at the cliool Monday afternoon. They presented her with a half dozen sherbit glasses. The sec­ tion presented her with a bridge lamp and a wicker flower stand. The town hall has received a new coat of paint. It presents a very striking appearance with background of yellow, trimmed with green. 15 YEARS AGO Nineteen hundred invitations went out from the office of the Publicity Manager on Wednesday afternoon to heads of families in all parts of the world. This is estimated to represent some 7000 people invited to Exeter’s Old 1O YEARS AGO Rev. James and Mrs. Anthony moved to their home in Exeter last week from Motherwell. Mr. H. C. Carey, who has been associated with Mr. Garnet Flynn in the barber business, has pur­ chased a business of his own in Glencoe and will take possession on July 11. The Exeter Band, under the leadership of Ted Walper, gave a band concert at the Casino, Grand Bend, Sunday evening last. A large crowd was present and a collection of over $25 is being turned over to the Red Cross. Miss Hazel Woodall left Fri­ day for Wigwassan, Muskoka, where she wrill spend the sum­ mer. Miss Reta Rowe left Tuesday for the Agricultural College, Guelph, where she will attend a summer course in nutrition as a representative from the Exeter District Red Cross, SNELL BROS. & CO. EXETER PHONE 100 Your Dominion Tire Dealer The best place OVEN DRESSED — FRESH FROZEN This Is the Season for Fried Chicken Exeter Fink’s Ford’s Scholl’s Meat Market, Hensail, or Chambers & Darling Beaupre’s General Store Harvey’s Grocery Locker Meat Market Food Market Silvercrest Poultry Farm Phone 171-r-14 Exeter M ft r» SELL THOSE NON-PRODUCING BIRDS — Call RIVERSIDE POULTRY CO. Howard Ferguson, Manager Hensall 680-r-2 17-r-9 Kintore Gill Family Picnic At Ipperwash Beach Seventy-five descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gill gathered at Government Park, Ipperwash, for their sixth annual reunion. Guests were present from Grand Betid, Thedford, Parkhill and Forest. During the afternoon Mrs. Wil­ lard Forbes and Mrs. Gordon Brown conducted the sports. ’The winners were: Girls (2-5), Pauline O’Rourke, Onalee Gill; boys and girls (fi­ ll)), June Augustine, Gerald Love; boys and girls (11-14), Wilson Augustine, Keith Gill; married ladies, Mrs. J. B. Wil­ son; married men, Ellison Whit­ ing; men’s race, William- Love. Relays, Mrs. Colin Love, Mrs. Carl Wilson, Eddie Gill and Douglas Gill; oldest person pres­ ent, Mrs. Mary Gill; youngest baby, Bobbie, son of Mr, and Mrs. J. B. Wison; couple mar­ ried the longest, Mr. and Mrs. John Gill; largest family present, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald O’Rourke; car with largest load, Mr. and Mrs. Ellison Whiting; couple weighing the most, Mr. and Mrs. Art Baker. Douglas Gill conducted the business program. Officers elect­ ed were; Pres., Douglas Gill, of Grand Bend; vice-prds., Eddie Gill, of Grand Bend; sec-treas., Mrs. Fern Love, parkhill; sports committee, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Gill, Mr. and Mrs. Wellwood Gill, Mr. and Mrs. W’illis Gill. The reunion will* be held next year on the last Saturday in June at the same place. We Specialize In All Kinds Of Motors — Poultry Time Clocks — Waterheaters Thermostats — Furnace Controls — Fixtures, etc. GARFIELD THOMSON Phone 232 M Exeter ft Exeter Radio & Electric “Well I See that you ahcl youf auto­ matic lawn mOwer are hard at work?' The Voice Of Temperance * * . . Highways Minister Doucett re­ ports an all-time high of 67 traf­ fic fatalities for the month of May. He promises that the gov­ ernment will get tough with drunken drivers. The Highway Traffic Act will be amended to provide stiffer penalties for drunk driving. Mr. Doucett should know that it Is the drink­ ing driver who is a greater men­ ace on the highway. He is rash and impulsive and takes the deadly chance and at the same time his muscular relations have been slowed down. Any drinking whatever effects the precision and judgement necessary for safe driving. With increase of drink­ ing the prospect is not good for decrease of murder on the high­ way, unless the police are auth­ orized to subject all suspects to blood tests, (adv’t.) » 9 © PHONE 187-W Electric Wiring House and Car Radio Repair Large and Small Appliances Lighting Fixtures DON JOLLY „lt Safety For Your Valuables At A Cent Or Two A Day Have you ever considered what a number of valuable posses­ sions you own that call for special protection? Bonds, leases, in­ surance policies, important family papers, jewellery and other objects of personal value—you can store all these in a Safety De­ posit Box in the vault of the Bank of Montreal for only a cent or two a day. , If you are keeping essential documents or valuables in drawers and closets at home, where they can he found by thieves or fire, weigh up this modest expense against the value of such protection. You’ll take the trip out of town or spend the evening away from home with an easier mind, when the things you cannot afford to lose are locked away In your own Safety Deposit Box. So pay a visit tomorrow to the Exeter branch of the B of M, and see Luke Hall, the accountant, The key to your Safety Deposit Box Is waiting for you. > . (advt.)