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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1951-01-11, Page 2Page ? THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 19S1 <ije Exeter "Hases Established 1873 Amalgamated November 1934 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 CWNA Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of March 31, 1950 — 2,329 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, $2.50 a year United States, in advance, $3.00 Single Copies 6 Cents Each J. Melvin Southcott * Publishers Robert Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1951 Can We Learn? That war in Korea is proving an eye opener to western nations. At least it is to be hoped that the war will have that effect. We were sure that all we had to do to send those heathen scuttling to their corners was to send in a few men in tanks to go roving about for a while with a few boys racing about in airplanes. We have found out one or two things. O ne is tliti t those poor be­ nighted heathen know how to prepare for battles, and second, that they know how to do the real thing in fighting when the bat­ tle is once joined. We had persuaded our­ selves that we know all there is about war. Our troops on the run should persuade us that the Chinese know how to fight and that they can and will fight. Our soldiers are as brave and intelligent and as endur­ ing as any the sun ever shone on but it is feared they have not been wisely guided either by governments or by military lead­ ers. The fact is that we have been soundly beaten, Sir Oliver Mowat used to say that the best lawyer is the lawyer who wins most verdicts. The best general is the one who wins victories. “I want a general who will gain me victories,” pleaded Abraham Lincoln. And that is the cry of tens of thousands when they think of our brave, men falling amid the snows and ice and rocks of Korea. How long must we wait for leaders who respect facts with moral fibre in them ? * * » * Better Think About" This Over there in Britain it was hoped that when the coal industry was placed in the hands of the government there would be no end of coal for home consumption in fac­ tories and elsewhere and that the export trade in coal would be greatly increased. But what are the facts ? Britain is facing ‘ a crippling shortage of coal. This shortage is due to the simple fact that the miners will not work. At least they do not produce. The government has besought those miners to get down to business and to produce 20 million tons of coal in a few months. And here is an interesting thing. These miners promise to produce this amount of coal but with this promise is a veiled requirement that they receive an increase of wages. That is the miners are threatening to strike against the business in which they are the owners. The news from the British miners will make interesting reading that is worthy of close study. There is need of enlighten­ ment on socialism. * * * * Some Omissions People in this community are grateful for the welcome the press of the province has given Exeter as the right tight little village became a town. It makes good read­ ing to have those big press brothers recite our virtues and potentialities. We like to look at those fine pictures of what these good men believe to be in store for us. Of course the whole story could not be told, even by our generous critics so it is not to. be wondered at if a few things have been •overlooked. For instance, there has not been suf­ ficient attention paid to the sound sense and the sound character of the men who got things going in this region. Our pioneers were not all saints, particularly were they not saints of the plaster type. Indeed, there were a few mep with an unreasonably keen eye for a dollar and who did not hesitate to; make it, decidedly difficult for their less fortunate fellow citizens to get established in business. Samples of this sort of thing can be only too readily found. But while tins is the case, the men who put Exeter on her feet were men who had a profound respect for the ten commandments. These were men who did the neighbour’s part and who were not mere livers by. Further, these were men who feared God and who kept His commandments. These were men possessed of what that sturdy old country gentleman, Oliver Cromwell, called “vital godliness"’. They believed in churches and supported them and attended them. Indeed^ it has been said of those early days that one of a Sunday evening could go down our main country roads and not see a light in the houses. The people were in Church and the churches were filled. The houses were small but they were homes. The school houses were small but the youngsters Were well taught, even if the hickory stick played a merry tune on the backs of those who did not learn to Spell and to master the multiplication table and the old rule of three. South Huron earned a well deserved reputation for social and moral conduct, legislation and integ­ rity. South Huron built her strength and progress upon sound education, sound morals and hard work. Further, our friends have referred to the good sense of the founders of the com­ munity in selecting this region because the soil is of specially high quality. A farmer, it was said, who could not do well on soil of this community’s quality would starve in a restaurant, These two facts are causing our local well-wishers to wonder if there is not ample reason for the citizens of the com­ munity to do some reflecting. Questions like these are being asked, “What about church attendance?”. As these people look on they cannot but wonder. Then what about the church’s connectional funds, as the Methodist church called them ? Why are we hearing it said so often that the home has become a place where folks eat and sleep and very little more. Then what is be­ ing done to maintain soil fertility? Some­ thing is being done but the effort is not sufficient to prevent soil depletion. Has not the time come of citizens to put more into the soil than they are taking from it. This community was built on sound, charac­ ter and good soil. It is being asked by the community’s best friends if a great deal more should not be undertaken to maintain and to improve both soil and character. What have our municipal leaders to say on this topic? More important still, what are they going to do about it ? * * * * No Outsider Need Apply Julging by present appearances the Koreans do not want outsiders. We may be mistaken but that is the way things are looking just now. Some good souls when the Second World War was winding up, re­ garded it as a part of their affairs to see that all causes and occasions of war were removed from the earth. Hence the forma­ tion of what t is known as the United Na­ tions. History shows the success that has attended this well-meant effort. Asia is re­ solved to have little to do with outsiders who undertake to manage their public busi­ ness. In this they may be mistaken but that is the way Asiatics regard the situation. With a noble charity we had spoken and sung of “lesser breeds without the law”. Leaders in wealthy nations spoke sympa­ thetically of “backword nations”. Aid was offered those nations. We note the conse­ quence of this way of doing things. Perhaps the world never was in all its history in a more topsy turvy state than it is at this beginning of the second half of the twentieth century. Our assumption that we have ways of our own that suit us fairly well is no reason why white people should undertake to persuade other people to learn our ways when they are satisfied that their own are quite as good or even better than our ways. Whether those “lesser breeds without the law” or those “backward” peo­ ples are right or not in asking to let go their ways we are not called upon to de­ cide. In any case those other nations have shown that they have effective ways of showing that they do not care to be inter­ fered with. We are acting wisely when we take notice of a fact so important. There is an old saying that nothing succeeds like success. If the white races, the breeds that have the law, wish to persuade other na­ tions of their superiority they will do well to show by their accomplishments that they have a good thing to offer. We are told that we have been making great strides. Grant­ ed, but which way are those strides taking those who are making them ? It is too bad when our proffers of aid are met with the quiet reply, “No outsiders need apply”. * * * * Should The By-Law Be Amended? Exeter has a by-law that requires the merchants on Main Street to keep their sidewalks cleai’ of such things as snow and ice. It is understood that no such by-law is in existence requiring the residents on other than Main Street to keep their sidewalks clear of snow and ice. Would it not be in the public interest to have a by-law that applies universally throughout the town? That is, each property owner shoull be held responsible for keeping cleai’ the sidewalk in front of his premises. Should the owner fail in this particular the cost of clearing should be charged against the property owner, Some municipalities see that a fine is imposed upon all who fail in their duty of "keeping the sidewalks clear. A very good revenue has come to some municipalities from this source. The fine and the cost of clearing have worked wonders before now. "WALKIE TALKIE" As the-------- “TIMES” Go By ......... ............—..... 50 YEARS AGO (Exeter Advocate) On the eve of his departure for London, Mr. J. H. Holmes, the retiring teacher of .Sharon school, was very pleasantly sur­ prised by the boys and girls of the school and presented with a handsome hymn book by the ’boys and a purse of money by the girls. Mr. Holmes leaves Sharon with very pleasant mem­ ories of the three years spent among the pupils to resume his university course. He will be succeeded by Mr. Will May of Mitchell, son of Mr. W. F. May, principal of Mitchell Collegiate Institute. Reeve W. G. Bissett is con­ fined to his bed with a severe attack of congestion of the lungs. Miss Edna McCallum left on Wednesday morning to attend Cow’s Business College, London. Mr. R. N. Creech, who has been attending Normal School at London, has accepted a school at Oriel in Oxford County. - —■...................——< team were: Goal, Rivers; defen­ se, Baston and Tuckey; centre, C. H. Pollen; wings, F. Abbot and C. Acheson; subs, L. Foote and P. Willard. Babe Siebert, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Siebert, of Zurich, has been elevated to the position of “Clean up player” on the Montreal Maroons. 15 YEARS AGO Mr. Joshua Johns of Elimville has purchased from the estate of the late Alex Dow the ibrick residence occupied by Mr. Rod Ellis. Miss Bernice Caldwell, who has been in training as a nurse in Guelph Hospital, has been successful in passing her exam­ inations and is now entitled to her degree of Registered Nurse. Miss Reba Simmons, nurse-in­ training at Stratford General Hospital, spent New Years at her home here. 25 YEARS AGO It has been said, and justly too, that the London, Huron and Bruce branch of the National Railways is one of the very best paying lines of the system. On a recent Saturday morning, the train was going into London was so crowded that 150 asseng- ers were standing in the baggage car. Members of Exeter hockey 1O YEARS AGO Mrs. William Fraser, whose birthday is January 1, pleasantly celebrated the event with friends. On January 4 Mr. R. D. Hun­ ter of Usborne was out plowing in the field. He stated that it was better plowing than he had experienced at any time in 1940. There were no elections in Exeter, or Stephen and Usborne Townships as all municipal of­ fices have been filled by ac­ clamation. tg| ::: $ important difference ywo arwC erence ^Thances are you have a lot in common with your neigh­ bours. But there is an impor­ tant difference between your plans for the future and theirs. There is something special, for instance, about your plans for retiring. You have your own ideas about how much income you’ll need to live on in your later years. And you also deter­ mine at what age you’ll want to start “taking it easy”. With life insurance you can find security in both of these ways — arranged to fit your own special needs. You have a choice of many different kinds of poli­ cies for different purposes, And the services of trained life un­ derwriters are at your beck and call to help you make that choice wisely. Nothing but Life Insurance gives YOU this control over your future. Likewise, you face different problems in protecting the fam­ ily income in case anything hap­ pens to you. So today — and tomorrow — rely on your own life insurance to meet your own personal needs! The LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES in Canada and their Representatives WORKING FOR NATIONAL PROGRESS . . . 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And, I’m studying to be a doc­ tor.” Former Resident Writes From England Writing from England to tell of the death of his aunt, Mrs. A. Blake, Mr. F. W. Ewington relates the . following remini- sences. “Mr. Blake worked for Mr. Will Sanders (Water Will) but Mrs. Blake used to go to town and worked for Mr. Tom Ache­ son at the Central Hotel and al­ so the Rev. Muxwortliy of the Presbyterian church and Mrs. Seldbn. I was employed by Mr. Alf Walter in his shoe repair shop on the main street. I wish to ex­ tend on my behalf the season’s greetings to my old friends, es­ pecially to Mr. Bill May and Hu­ bert Jones, Joe Bailey, of Win- cheslea, the Triebner family, the boys of the 100th Battery R. A. from Lucan. I was a shoemaker to the 2nd Light A. A. Brigade to which they were attached. Wishing I was back in Exeter, F. W. Ewington. CROMARTY Mr. William Worden was With Mr. Worden Millar for New Years. Mr. Ross McLennan of Sarnia called on some of his school mates on Sunday. Mr. Wilmer Chappel, Gordon Laing, Frank Bruce attended the short course in Guelph last week. Mr. and Mrs. Calder McKaig spent New Years in Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Walker spent the holiday in Exeter with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Cornish. The Houghton family visited in Wingham with Mr. and Mrs. Lein Houghton. Jim and David Chappell spent the holiday in Guelph with their uncle and aunt, Mr. ahd Mrs. D. M. Fischer. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Robert­ son of Listowel visited with his mother, who celebrated her nine­ tieth birthday on Wednesday. We are sorry to report that Mrs. Bruce is not enjoying the best of health. Miss Gladys Mil­ let of London spent the week­ end at her home. ■ ...... ............................... ■ JANUARY '»'m X w Hi 13 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 io ii t2 13 151617 181920 31 22 23 24 25 26 27 38 2930 31 Inventory Time . . . Now while you are taking stock we suggest that you check your printing requirements. We offer you quality workmanship and speedy ser­ vice. 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