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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1946-01-24, Page 21 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24th, 1946 Cxeter ICmits/ObotatE rimes established 1379; Advocate established 18X1 nmai^aiuaiM November 1934 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AT EXETER, ONTARIO An Independent Newspaper devoted to the pt the village of Exeter and Surrounding to Interests District Member of the Canadian Newspapers' Association; of the Ontario-Quebec Division of th© CWNA Weekly Member AR Advertising Copy Musi be in Our Hands Not- Later Than Noon on Tuesdays SUBSCRIPTION $3.00 a year, in advance; three months M, SOUTHCOTTI, RATE six mouths, $1.60 60© - PUBLISHER THURSDAY, JANUARY 24th, 1946 What Becomes of Him? Exeter schools have beexx most happily free of unpleasant ‘‘incidents/’ Teachex*s have had full control of the students, though there is room for- improvement. However, when the teacher has become aware of unixleasant situa­ tions, the misbelievers have been brought to time and that without delay, Still, we ask, what becomes of the youngster who is suspended from classes? We are not aware of any such incident occurring locally. Here is one with which we are acquainted that took place in an­ other school. This youth had not been up to the standard either in behaviour Pi* in lessons. Over and over again the significance of his report card had been ignored. Notes to the parents • fond and dear had been ignored. At last the „ truant officer called on the parents with the business-like request fox* them to meet the teachex* alxd the principal at the school. “What’s the matter with Alphonso?” asked the parents.. “He’s a general nuisance. He’s not learning. He takes up time that we should be giving to the workers. Take him out of here. The whole class room is suffering because of the undue propor­ tion of time we spend on him.” “What are we to do?” asked the parents. “Teach him to be­ have and to do as he is told.” So there you are. The teacher and the principal saw the point. That obstreperous youngster* was robbing the whole class -room and working harm to the whole community. No teacher should be re­ quired to wear’himself out with the nuisance youngster. By so doing she proves herself an enemy of society. It is high time that this coun­ try realized that the school is the handmaid of the. home and not its substitute. School boards are due to take up this phase of community life. <4 * . •» *■ Russia Russia is not bent on talk these great days. She takes delight in deeds. She was not in a ..hurry to sit in at the big international confer­ ence in London. Sage and bitter experience „has taught her the futility of the deluge of talk and side-stepping that is almost sure to characterize, such gatherings. Accordingly, she kept her best men solving Russian problems. By so doing she hoped to be ready when the time for action ar­ rived. Russia wants her own and prepares to get her ownjby having what it takes to get her own. Little by little the rest of us will see this and~ cultivate our powers to meet situations as they rise. “I love a rooster fox* two things/’ said an American philosopher. "First, 1 like the crow that is in him and next I love the spurs that are on him to back up his crow with/' For ourselves we like a sword with a bright blade and a keen edge. At the same time we like the' sword to have a sout back to make the weapon effective. Russia thinks the same as we think in this matter. « Not Getting Us Much “Furderer” We have listened to those farm broadcasts with a good deal of interest. The opportunity afforded by the radio in this respect is a splen­ did one that does not seem to get the results desired. That’s the.way we see it. For one thing the broadcast sounds very like a very old- tashioned dialogue that ended by a moral com­ ing in, wagging a croppled tail. We may be un­ charitable, but the talks savour of men who have a theory to scatter to the four corners of tlie Dominion rather than of a sincere effort of experience to aid the average fellow who •finds tilings going slowly and who would wel­ come a bit of information that would help him in the day by day effort, to get on. And be it known, it is that plodding fellow who has paid for his farm and who is improving it, and & little more than pays his way, who is the coun­ try’s backbone and brain. Burns knew a man of the soil who was a plodder and sang of his work, “From scenes like these old Scotia’s grandeur springs.* * * * From Scenes Like These We heard of a farmer who this week pass­ ed lus. ninety-first birthday. This fine old man takes his axe every day and accompanies his sons to the woods where the young men dre cutting logs for the manufacturers and wood for the farm needs and for sale. Incidentally, those, logs are bringing a fine price and that wood' is selling for & fine penny. Some people tell us that it is too had to have a man of ninety* one topping trees and piling brush these wintry days. Let such talkers visit the home of this veteran arid’ they will learn that the oldg on tie­ man simply can’t be restrained from the work he is doing. In the summer you will find him ; going up and down the fences of the farm ex- terminating weeds. or doing some other work of real value to the farm. This is u fine illus­ tration of th© maxim, “Labor is life/* a maxim that sorely needs heeding these days, * * * * Amusing When Not Discouraging Away over there in the land we used know as Persia, they have a problem involving the interests not only of the Persians but of the United States and Russia and Britain- With what looks to plain people as common, sense these Persians wish to refer the matter to the big wigs now in Sessioxi over there in London. The Persians seem to be saying, “Now that the international doctors are all together in solemn conclave, let them try their ’skill on settling this question that may result in worlds war over •night/' The doctors seem to be replying, “We’re too busy theorizing to give time to getting the work done for which we were appointed. We’re’ out to make up a document, not to settle dis-* putes/’ Now isn’t that the biggest joke of the past few years? We earnestly hope that the aetioxx of this big council in this matter is not prophetic of what awaits the world in coming days.* * « * , " The Thick End of the Wedge We have been driving the thick end of the wedge first as far as the packing houses and meat processing firms are concerned. Men who have been receiving big wages on account of the stern necessity of war and who have been accustomed to life full of interest and stir have been returned to work that is monotonous, and compared with ’the wages received from the government, underpaid. The men simply are not ready fox* the new situation forced upon them by the necessity of making a living. They are no longer youngsters but men with families, They have not been brought gradually to the new conditions that are now theirs. Their sur­ roundings are new and in many instances, fax* from attractive as anyone may see. The stan­ dard of living is one to \vhich they ancl their families have been unaccustomed fox* five years. They are hampered at every turn. Their mus­ cles ache day and night. The old recreation is not to be had. Theii* life has become drab, un­ interesting, uninspired. The rest follows. They believe that the boss and the government and society generally do not care a rap fox* theii* welfare. Hence the pitiable effort to get out of the slough by the mistaken strike route, foi* labour, too, has been driving the thick end of the wedge.' Patiexxce, understanding, good sense will meet the situation. Time, the mighty healex*, must be taken. Like Rome, society cannot be built in a day. . « «• * * When the Cow Goes Dry We recall the days when we had a "family cow. She provided the youngsters with the finest of milk. There, was some cream, too, fox* dad’s and mothei*’s tea. Neighbors came with their pails and secured a faix* proportion for their youngsters and fox* the family tea. Oc­ casionally there was some cream that was care­ fully made into butter. In fact that cow was a domestic and community institution. Then came the day when the cow went dry. No more milk was to be had. That cow came to life during the last few years, only on this occasion hex* milk took the form of profits and wages. The demand for her product has increased, tremen­ dously of late. But the modern cow like the one we had in our barn, is likely to dry Up and the cry will be abroad, unless things mend soon, that the cow has gone dry. There will be no mote wages, simply because employers great and small, have no cash to turn into wages/ We k can cite lots and lots of instances where men are closing up business simply because* they cannot furnish the wages asked. The cow has gone dry and that’s that and it does not mean maybe. We have been able to get under the skin of some employers and of folk who have money invested who tell us that they . ting. They have reached the limit or the limit. The cow has gone dry. & & W Need to Buck Up ’ We have just heard of a business ar© quit- are ileal* man who ^assigned a job to some workmen at a good rate of pay. These men were left to their own sense of honor as to diligence and general good sense. The result? The job cost twice as much as it should.- have cost. We can produce the particu­ lars .when properly called upon to do so. We mention this case as indicative of a condition of affairs sadly in need of correction. This, country needs to buck up. We know precisely what is meant by that senteh.ee. The slogan is abroad, “Let every man get as much as he can . for as little as possible/' The strain of the war years seems to have dulled, ohr conscience and. our common sense. It needs neither prophet nor prophet's son, to tell the outcome pf this sort of thing. When greed is at the helm and down­ right selfish, conscienceless meanness does the stoking, we know where the ship is soon to find herself.< * ■» * That Rest Room Every so often softie ivell informed people tell us that this village requires a rest room. As surely as this topic- is brought up yre know what will be done about it, The whole thing will end in talk. Meanwhile tile necessity for the restroom becomes more acute, If the present accommodation is not*, what it should be, it should be made what it should be. If the ac­ commodation cannot be brought up to the stan- d*atdj a new outfit, lock,-stock and barrel should be provided. This thing can be done and it must be done. The community will be behind the council in a matter so important. There are dif­ ficulties in the way but our council has the stuff in them that clears up difficulties. IO YEARS AGO Messrs. W. J. Baer and H'y, Del- bridge left Thursday on a motor trip to Florida, His Majesty, King 'George the Fifth, 4ied -on Monday. Members of the Exeter Gun Club motored to near Lucknow Tuesday for their weekly jack rabbit drive and brought home with them 66 rabbits, The club have .beep selling the jacks to a firm in Toronto, . At the Division Court in Exeter on Monday, Judge T, M< Costello spoke In very- complimentary terms of the splendid efficient service rendered by Mr, R. C. Creech dur­ ing the thirty years that he £.ad been clerk of the court. Messrs, Walter Cunningham and Tiros, pryde are. in Toronto attend­ ing the annual' convention of Mem­ orial Craftsmen. They were accom­ panied by Mr. Ray Pryde. At a special meeting of the Hen­ sail village council held on Satur­ day 'evening Mr. George Fee was appointed constable of the village. The euchre held in the Town Hall Wednesday evening under the auspices of the Exeter Concert Band was well patronized, Mrs. Wm, Smith, Exetei* North, won the ladies’ high prize, the ton, The Reader Comments Letters to the editor published hereunder represent the view's of individual persons, We invite . our readers to nmke use of this column.' Frank Taylor, .gent’s' high and Gordon Apple- lone hands. 15 YEARS AGO Op Thursday evening la®t a pro­ gressive crokinole party was held in 'the James Street United Church under the auspices of the Mission Circle. ' Mrs. E, Stone was winner foi' ladies and Mr. Earl Russell for men. A pretty wedding took place in Usborne on Saturday, January 17th at the homie of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Si J. Pym, when their daughter, Lena May, was united in marriage to Janies B. Kirkland, also of Usborne. The ceremony was performed , by Rev. L. C. White, of Elimville. I Three checker players from Exe­ ter motored to Lucan Thursday' evening and took part in a checker tournament. The honors of the ev­ ening were won by Mr. Rogers, oi Mitchell. On Monday -evening an interest­ ing illustrated lecture was given in the James Strpet United Church by Rev. R. J. Brown under the aus­ pices of the Y.P.S. The pictures started from British Columbia with a .trip through the Alaskan Glac­ iers to the Yukon which proved very instructive. An instrumental by Miss Lydia Stewart and a solo by Miss R'eta Rowe were enjoyed. Exeter 'Tjines-AldvQcate Published An Erroneous Report in the Issue Of Jan. 17th, 1946 Mr, Smith, as referred to, met the Village* Council on behalf of the Ratepayers, He does not, nor did he question the right of ^Boards to carry a surplus. The Ratepayers and -Mr. (Smith do, and did question the right of a Committee (Arena, in this instance) to invest 'Public funds derived from the (proceeds of a Municipal enter­ prise, without -.proper authority. The Exeter Council, at Mr, Smith’s request, instructed Mr. C. V. iPick- ard, Village CleTk, to accompany Mr, Smith to the Bank, and there to make the Bonds in" question avail­ able to him, that he might secure therefrom any and all the informa­ tion as requested from the 'Council, appertaining to the said Bonds. Will the Editor please attend such meetings if interested, and obtain first hand information before pub­ lishing, W. J. (Smith. Usborne Council 1 2 For only P/g cents per word you can For Quick Results Yes sir! 1 insert a wapt ad in the Times-Advocate Classified Directory. Aquaint yourself with the many services they render regularly all it costs you! / ClasSified Ads such as Fox* Sale, For Rent, Wanted etc. are 114 cents per word for the first insertion arid 1 cent per word for succeeding insertions, If replies are to be delivered to the Times- Advocate office an extra charge of 10 cents is added. Classifieds are accepted up until noon on Wednesday ■ . - r -Phone 31 w 25 YEARS AGO . At the opening meeting of the County Counciletlm Liberals select­ ed Reeve Peter Do'ig, of Howick, as the warden for the coming year. Mr. Harry Fuke, teller at the Bank of Commerce, has been trans­ ferred to the head office in Toronto Messrs. Thos. Welsh and Ernest Collingwood have leased the old power house on Main Btrpet "and are opening up a laundry there. Mr. Walter Cunningham while engaged at the marble works on Friday last had the misfortune of having his leg rather badly crushed by a large stone. He will be laid off duty for several days. Messrs. Fred Ellerington, of town, and William Colwill, of Cen­ tralia, accompanied a shipment of cattle to New York on Wednesday of this week. 50 YEARS AGO Mr. Duncan McFarlane, of Hen­ sail, is getting a lot of fine brick delivei^ed for the erection of his new dwelling in the spring. The grain merchant, R. F. Hicks, of Centralia, has bought a flouring mill and store house at Norwich and will move there at once. His brother, Andrew, will take charge of the business here. klr. Samuel Sweet is having the. material drawn for the erection of i his new residence on Edward Street I Several members of the Canadian [ Order of Foresters attended an oystei* supper in Hensail on Tues­ day evening. The first grand carnival of the season was held on the skating rink on Mondaj’- night last. The atten­ dance was exceedingly large. The following were awarded prizes: ladies’ fancy costume, Mrs. Philips', Miss Wright; gent’s comic costume, John Leatliorn; boy's race, ’John Spackman, Harry Smith; & mile race, Frank Willis,. John Snell. The Municipal Council of Usborne Township met in the inaugural session on Monday, January 14, at 11 o’clock a.m. The members were all present and signed the Declara­ tion of Office 'before the Clerk as follows: Reeve, Hugh Berry; coun­ cillors, Wellington Brock, Gilbert .Duncan, William Ellerington and Oscar Tuckey. Minutes of Decem­ ber 15, 1945 were adopted on the motion by Councillors Duncan and Ellerington. Correspondence: E, V. Radbourne, Grey County Assessor, re District meeting for Assessors. Clerk to reply that the Assessor from Usborne will attend. Ontario Good Roads Association, re membership. < Ontario (Municipal Association re membership. Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities, re mem'bership. ■ Moved by Duncan and Brock til at this Township join these associa­ tions ; carried. 'Township of Hay; initiating Mun­ icipality on the Tuckey Drain; a copy of ithe Engineer’s report, re­ ceived January 5, 1946. The report was read and it was moved Tuckey and Ellerington that report be provisionally adopted day and that the Clerk have necessary copies printed and livered and that a Court of Revision on this drain be .held on (February 9,, 1946, at ’3 o'clock p.m.; carried. Department of Planning and De­ velopment, request for information on proposed construction. Department of Highways, re 19 46 Election and Appointments. J. D. Adams, Ltd., request for names of Council and Officials. Department of Highways, approp­ riation By-law forms. County of Huron, re hospitaliza­ tion." Exeter Times-Advocate, account to date. The Appropriation By-Law, No. 1-19 46, providing for. an estimated expenditure on the roads and bridges of Usborne Township of $15,000 was read three times and fjnally passed on motion by Eller­ ington and Tuckey. Money By-Law by the to- tlre de­ The works welfare committee had decided to form a band, and those wishing to join were instructed to complete a form, giving name, de­ partment and instrument preferred, and deposit in a box at the lodge. In due course the welfare official collected the forms and, after clas­ sifying them went to interview the blacksmith. “I see you would like to Join" the band, and would prefer a cornet,” he said. “Have you any particular qualifications?” “No,” said the blacksmith, “but I’d like to learn, and I could put in a good .bit pf practice.” “The funny thing is/’^said tlie official, “that I have forty names here and you are the only one who wants to play tho cornet. All the others have asked for the big drum?’ “Weil, don’t spoil your band for me,” said the biacksmith: “Give me a drum as well!0 No. 2-19 46, authorizing the Treas­ urer and reeve to borrow on behalf of the Township at the Bank of Montreal, Exeter, a sum or sums, not exceeding $25,000, was likewise passed on motion -by Duncan and Brock. Authority was granted the Reeve and Clerk to sign on behalf of the Municipality an application for sub­ sidy on the 19 45 expenditures on Township Roads on motion by Tuckey and Ellerington. (Grants of $1'0.00 each were made to the Queen Alexandra Sanatorium and to the War Memorial Children’s Hospital, London, on motion Brock and Duncan.■■■■■■■: On motion by Ellerington Tuckey, authority was granted to time and mileage receive 5'0 cents per hour and 10 cents for each mile actually and necessarily trav­ elled. All the officials of >the Township for 1945 were reappointed fox* 1946, as set out ixx the minutes of Janu­ ary 8, 1945 with the exception of G. W. 'Keddy, pound keeper, now moved from the Municipality; !Robt. Jeffery wqs appointed in his place. The Treasurer reported that: arrears of taxes in Usborne Town- by ship consist of: Dec. 31st, 1945, 1943 1944 1945 and - the Clerk to secure all necessary Munic­ ipal supplies, 10 copies of the Municipal World and also, all neces­ sary Gestetner The matter County rates February 9th. tendent was authorized to purchase 6 steel culverts, 12” by- 30 ft. Moved by Brock and Duncan that the Clerk notify Frayne Bros. B lan shard tern, the Telephone System, _ Bell Telephone, and the where they are building lines making alterations that we them to negotiate with W. J. Rout- ly, Township Road (Superintendent; carried. The following scale of salaries was adopted: Reeve, $125; coun­ cillors, . $100 each, with no allow­ ances for special meetings; 'Clerk, $500; Treasurer,- $175; Medical Officer, $100; Assessor, $135; Collector, $100; and caretaker $25; allowances of 59 cents per hour and 10 cents (per mile .were provided •for the Sanitary Inspector, Live­ stock Valuator, (School Attendance Officer, Livestock pasturing Officer, Weed Inspector, and Fence "Viewers; Scale of Wages; Road Superintend­ ent 50 cents per hour, while em­ ployed; all other labour, 45 cents; team labour; 60 cents; mowers used in weed-cutting, 15 cents; all machines to be used at the owner’s risk; also that all officials, entitled supplies as required, of pre.-payment of Was deferred until The road superin- . _ .__the Municipal Telephone Bys- JTuckerSmith ^Municipal - , ~ b Hydro Commission that or ask ....$ 372.78 661.42 .... 1,040.39 $ 2,074.59 Dec 31, 1945 • Total Balance of Cash as at $2,334.36. • Bills and accounts current necessary expenditure for snow removal and other current ex­ penses were passed and5 Orders drawn on t'he Treasurer foi* payment of same. Council agreed to meet regularly on the second Saturday of each month at 1 o’clock p.m. • Council adjourned to meet Feb. 9th, at 1 p.im. A, W. Morgan, 'Clerk. covering the WHEN IN TORONTO Make Your Homo LOCATED on wida SPA DINA AVE. A,' College Street . . . RATES . . . Single $3.50-$3.50 Double $2.50- $7.00 Write 'or Folder We Advise Early Reservation A WHOLE DAY’S SIGHT-SEEING WJTHIN WALKING DISTANCE A. M. POWELL. Prosidont ■lii s V* MATifVn nnn xtYrr'J - EiBoniiowdr Phdto by Canadian Army JNAMEll rUK IKE : Mount Eisenhower is the new name given this peak in the Canadian Rockies, between Banff and Lake Louise in Alberta, to honor General of the Army, Dwight D. Eisenhower, formerly supreme commander of tho Allied Armies in Europe and now chief Of Staff of the United States Army. The announcement changing the name from Castle Mountain Was made by Prime Minister Mackenzie King at a Canadian Club luncheon in* Ottawa where tho famous American soldier Was guest speaker. Resemblance to a giant medieval keep gave the first name .to the oight-milo long mountain which towers 9,380 feet above sea level. Formations "easily identified as turrets, bastions and battloments riso over 4,000 feet from tho valley floor. Back in tho eighties there was a short-lived mining camp at tho base of the mountain while during the First Great War a large internment camp was there.