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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1951-10-18, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER W, 1951 Cxeter Wime^^btoocate rimes Established 1873 Amalgamated 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 Authorized as Second Class Mail, Tost Office Department, Ottawa Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the Hl’KA Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of March 31, 1951 2,396 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, $2.50 a year United States, in advance, $3.00 Single Copies (J£ Each J. Melvin Southcott - Publishers -Robert Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1951 Conservation Watson Porter, editor-in-chief of Tile Farmer’s Advocate, gave editors some ad­ vice on conservation recently. Pointing out that conservation is not a magic product of legislation but “a state of mind, a philosophy,” Mr. Porter felt that the first step in making a conserva­ tion program a reality was the creation of a right kind of public opinion toward con­ servation. “So far,” said Mr. Porter, “how much action has been taken? Very little. Every­ one '.veins to want to wait for something. We want to wait for a provincial election, and when the provincial election is over We might wait for a federal election. In the meantime, tons of productive coal are being carried away, and problems, such as river pollution, water shortages, and in­ creased demands for food are becoming more acute every day. The time for action is not at the next election but now.” Mr. Porter may be absolutely right but it's evident to us that at least in this neighbourhood active steps are being tak­ en. Huron County is promoting reforesta­ tion in cooperation with the townships. Us- borne Township is one of the leaders in Ontario in offering municipal encourage­ ment and financial aid to farmers who wish to reforest then* lands. The Ausable Valley Authority has an energetic reforestation scheme on its books. It will plant thousands of trees in the Hay swamp area next spring in the hopes of better control of the water flow in the river. And a local organization, the South Huron Conservation Club, is also promoting reforestation. This is, we realize, just one aspect of conservation but nevertheless it’s a big step in the general direction. We feel sure that this area will continue to show deep interest in the preservation of the land and will always be one of the leaders in the promotion of conservation. Price Control Not For Farmer “Those few Canadians who are put­ ting pressure on Ottawa in an attempt to revive the wartime price control experi­ ment are no friend of the farmer,” Joseph Lister Rutledge, Chairman of the Canadian Unity Council, pointed out in a statement recently. “Fifty-three per cent of the rise in the official Cost-of-Living Index from 1939 to July of this year is due to increased food prices,” said Mr. Rutledge. “As food prices are a measure of farm earnings it might appear that farmers are profiteering at the expense of other Canadians. However, the fact is that farm prices in the years 1935 • to 1939 on which the Index is based were still at a depression low. Farm earnings at that time were far below the earnings of other Canadians and today the farmer’s wages and 5the food prices that produce them are only in line with the earnings of other groups and prices of other commod­ ities. “Price controls will not roll back in­ dustrial wages,” Mr. Rutledge noted, “and therefore will bring little in the way of general price reductions. The penalties will fall on unprocessed foods, the farmer’s pro­ duct. Should controls be put into effect the government would probably do as it has done b* fore—pay the farmer less than the market value for his wheat so that we may have cheap bread, forbid the farmer to market his cattle anywhere but at ho*me. where the price may be controlled so that we may have cheaper meat. And. as in the past, subsidies will not solve the resulting problem: offsetting lower prices by the higher taxes necessary to provide the sub­ sidies benefit's no one.” •x * * * Convention Delegates We welcome United Church young people from all over London Conference area to our community this week-end. We hope their convention is a success­ ful one and that they enjoy themselves during their stay here. « We must cognratulate the local Young People’s' unions for taking up the challenge of holding such a large convention in a small town. How to house and feed the 600 expected guests must have presented quite a problem to those in charge when they first considered the project. Through the cooperation of residents in the town and surrounding country, the local convention committee has been able to meet accommodation needs. Hundreds of I j young people from other* parties of Ontario I will be staying at the homes of people from ' Centralia to Hensall, We think it’s a splendid idea to have i these young Christians with us and staying ’ in the homes of our community. We feel .sure that both the residents and the guests ■ will enjoy the associations. From the early reports, the conven­ tion is going to be one of the largest and most enthusiastic ever held. That’s an en­ couraging .sign in these times. The church needs the support of youth and it is evi­ dent that this need is recognized because ' its leaders are concentrating more and more on a training and educational pro- ; gram for young Christians. Today, the free nah'ons of the world have the greatest need ever for a strong Christianity. The continual and frustrating i threat of Communism and war could easily j change the nations’ philosophy to a cold j and indifferent outlook. The challenge to ; Christian people is a bold one. The young people who will gather in James Street United Church this week-end are meeting that challenge. Once again, we j earnestly wish them success. ! * * * . * More Than A Tour Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip are making a triumphant tour of Canada. Their reception has been overwhelming and for residents in communities like our own who have little opportunity to see the royal couple, it is gratifying at least to see that our fellow Canadians are giving them a wonderful welcome. This royal tour is very significant. It is not just a friendly visit to this country by our future queen. It has behind it much more. Rapidly the United Kingdom is los­ ing its once-great prestige and influence throughout the world. In its waning day, the people of the U.K. desperately need the sympathy and cooperation of their old colonies. They must keep intact the British Commonwealth, one of the greatest organ­ izations of nations ever formed. Canada is more and more being in­ fluenced by tlie United States and the feel­ ing in Briton must be that Canadians are leaning more and more away from what they once called their homeland. The patriotic spirit to Britain has al­ ways been strong in our-ulder generations, but the younger people have definitely been affected by the great neighbour to our south. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip have come to remind both the young and old of the great obligations wtf have to the British Empire. The success of their tour is dependent upon how much the royal couple can in­ fluence public opinion toward the United Kingdom. «• * * * Cooperation Gratifying to this newspaper is the re­ organization of ,the Exetei* Recreational j Council. As has been said in these columns ! manv times before, we believe this bodv I' can do a tremendous amount of valuable ! work for our community, not only by pro- j moling sports for the younger folk but by 5 providing recreation for older residents as i well.1 i The reformation has come mainly through the efforts of the local Kinsmen , Club whose summer playground project ■ will form part of the recreational program, j The council, we understand, has an ambitious schedule planned and it is ex­ pected action will be taken soon to organ­ ize various activities. 'Phis will be no easy task and it will require considerable effort to get a program running smoothly. ; The greatest need will be, cooperation 1 among the different organizations of the j town from whom«the council will be forced I to call for help from time to time. This i community effort can only be a success ! with the aid and cooperation of these i organizations. We. hope they will give their ■ support generously. A tip from Ottawa on how to enter­ tain a princess: Make her stand for an hour and twenty minutes shaking hands with people she’s never known and will ■ probably never see again. Saturday Evening Here, There And Elsewhere By Rev. James Anthony, M.A. As the “TIMES" Go By 50 YEARS AGO Miss M. Rollins, Miss Olive Westcott, the Misses L. and C. Drinkwater, Miss N. Walters, Miss J, Dow and Miss E. Colwill drove out to Staffa, Friday to spend the evening. Mrs. W. J. Carling and daugh­ ter, Louise, attended the celebra­ tion of the Duke and Duchess of York in London on Saturday. Mr. Gottleib Brown, collector of taxes, is on his rounds at Cre- diton. Get your money ready. One of the saddest accidents that has ever happened in the community was that which took place at the St. Marys crossing on Monday last when Mrs. Rich­ ard Camm met with instant death when the rig in which she was driving was struck by a fast train. She was a member of Sunshine church and choir. Misses Ellen and Janet Brown spent Friday evening in Hensall. ed ’ Missionary from Trinidad made a hurried call on friends in Exeter on Wednesday. On Tuesday evening of this week a Choral Society was or­ ganized at Crediton with Mrs. C. C. Misener as President, .Mr. Gordon Ratz as secretary and Mr. Roy Goulding as conductor. Harry Hoffman, of Dashwood, spent a few days in Toronto last week attending the school of embalming at the Banting Insti­ tute. Miss Lulu Gaiser of McMaster University, Hamilton, spent the week-end at her home in Credi­ ton. ' 25 YEARS AGO The telephone line of the es­ tate of the late Dr. Hyndman has been purchased by Mr. Wil­ liam Frayne of Usborne. There are 106 subscribers on the line. At a meeting of the Cyclone Hockey League on Friday night. J. G. Cochrane, Exeter, was elec­ ted president and L. Penhale, one of the representatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lockwood were in Toronto last week where the former attended a conven­ tion for bakers. 15 YEARS AGO Rev. ‘Harold Swann, a return- IO YEARS AGO Over twelve hundred people were fed at the hot goose supper provided by the ladies of the Evangelical church at Crediton, Thursday evening of last week. Mr. Joseph Senior, retiring clerk of the village of Exeter, was honored at a banquet at the Central Hotel, Thursday evening when he was presented with an engraved pen and pencil set. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Layton left Wednesday by auto for Vic­ toria, B.C., where they will spend the winter. At a gathering of Red Cross workers of Thames Road, Mrs. Alice Cudmore was presented with a beautiful reading lamp prior to moving to her new home in Exeter. J. Alex Martin, an Exeter old boy, has been named deputy­ controller of rubber for the De­ partment of Munitions and Sup­ ply. ... Neighboring News ... Confusion Announcement that Forest’s Nomination Day will be held on November 30, and Municipal el­ ections on December 11, will bring the town in line with many others. The confusion over this date still exists however, and we believe it should be set by eith­ er provincial or federal statute. “ Like Daylight Saving Time, it only leads to hard feelings in some quarters when left to mun­ icipal officials. (Forest Free Press) Plans Progressing For Winter Sports A public meeting was held in the Zurich Town Hall on Friday night, when a good gathering discussed hockey plans for the coming season. Officers elected for the coming season are. ITesi- dent, Ivan Kalbfleisch first vice- president, Milfred Schilbe; se­ cond vice-president, W h i t n e y Brokenshire; secretary treasur­ er, Bill Siebert; directors, Ed. Gascho, Leroy O'Brien, Ivan Yungblut; manager, Herb Turk­ heim; coach, Lennis O’Brien. It was decided to enter a strong contender in the WOAA Interme­ diate B. for the coming season, and fans can expect some real good hockey. Several dances will be held shortly to r'aise money to finance, the team. (Zurich Herald) And Again Western Ontario Badminton Association “B” and "C” leagues ! were re-organized for the com- i ing season at a meeting held in Clinton with R. S. Atkey, Clin­ ton, as president and D. E. Sy­ mons, Clinton, as secretary. dubs represented were Zu­ rich. Bayfield, Clinton RCAF, Stratford and Clinton, while Kin­ cardine and Exeter sent their re­ grets. Team entries must he in the I hands of the secretary not later than October 14, and a schedule meeting will be held October 21, with the league matches getting under way the first week in No­ vember. (Clinton News-Record) October Blackberries Mr. William Murray of Eg- mondville brought to The News Orrice this week a bunch of large blackberries from his garden. This was a second crop, the first having been in July, Mr. Murray states it is very unusual for blackberries to bear as late as October. (Seaforth News) Chimney Work Comes High | A number of citizens, many of them widowed ladies or aged ' home owners, are complaining i bitterly these days about the way they have been allegedly over­ charged for work done on their homes by a group of out-of-town ' specialists who have been operat- ing in the district the - past 'weeks. One North Ward lady ap- I proached by the men with the story that they would inspect her l house chimneys and roof at no cost, later paid $40 to have about an hour’s work carried out; another paid a like sum for 45 minutes’ work by two men. (St. Marys Journal-Argus) Britain's Hobble Britain is in a serious hobble and we may as well own the fact. No amount of flag waving and no amount of recounting the deeds of ancestors obscures the fact that British prestige is anything but what it should be. She has been peremptorily dis­ missed from Iran. The techni­ cians in that country were told to get out of the country and to get out at a date selected by the Iranians. Just now there is a brew and stew in Egypt that sends forth anything but a plea­ sant political aroma. Even worse is Britain’s econo­ mic plight. She simply has nei­ ther the gold nor the dollars that give her a commanding place in the markets of the world. The reason? The answer is that Britain has mismanaged her affairs. She stoned her best govern­ mental leaders out of office. Having done this seven times foolish thing, she voted into power a committee of men, whom she calls a government whose every step has greased the skids leading to the present hobble. This committee said to the people, “You need neither worry nor plan nor labour up to the sweating stage. You have done so long enough. You toiled that you might have the money wherewith to carry on, to pay for your dentistry and your me­ dicine and your roof and your jackets, poor things that you have been, and woi'thy of the tears and pity of all mankind. AU that is over, your government will sugardaddy you to the limit. Take your ease, eat, drink, play and work only when you feel like it.” Two things followed. Ambi­ tion died. There was no incen­ tive to labour or what incentive was left, was so diluted that it failed to' result in action. Second, the inevitable followed. When people saw no good reason for labour their enterprise died and individual deposits fell off at the banks. John Doe saw no reason for having a savings ac­ count. His business fell off. Why be enterprising when that mys­ terious force, the government, was prepared to do everything for him that he had been accus­ tomed to do for himself? Why toil in the mine or factory oi* counting house when he might as well be enjoying unlimited doses of dog races and horse trots? Perish the thought. Such is the merest insight into the British hobble. Those Britishers are having an opportunity to elect men who will show the way to better things. Will they rise to the oc­ casion? We hope so, yet it must not be overlooked that there are millions of people in Britain who are tied by their teeth to their idols and who will vote for the rulers who have given them free food, though even the dullest are seeing that food is becoming scarcer and the gifts of medi­ cine are receding and that all the welfare state aid of which they have been recipients is vanishing into the “scanty tide and stinted draught” condition. The Soft Answer A big brother newspaper says that Dr. Keenlyside showed that he had red blood in his veins when he called Dr. Schatts, the finan­ cial wizard of the Nazis, a “des­ picable soundrel” refused to shake hands with h,im and other­ wise sought to rebuff the distin­ guished friend of the Nazis. We disagree. Keenlyside sim­ ply wasted words and accompli­ shed nothing by so doing. It’s all very well to speak one’s mind as Keenlyside expressed his mjnd but it benefits neither him that speaks nor him that hears. Keenlyside had many examples of the correct procedure in which he failed so badly. When the Duke of Marlbor­ ough, a distinguished ancestor of Mr, Winston Churchill, was at a council table and a distin­ guished party in the gathering behaved badly, the Duke rose gravely and handed him a nap­ kin. The act was done so grace­ fully and so quietly that the dis­ turber of the peace was quite won over. Again, in the days following Waterloo the Duke of Welling­ ton, at another table social ga­ thering was being introduced to one of Napoleon’s marshals. The marshall disdainfully and turned his back on Wellington. “Par­ don” begged the hostess. “It’s quite all right” replied the Duke with his best bow. “I taught him to do that when we were in the peninsula.” And so the mat­ ter closed. Neither the marshal nor the distinguished guests for­ got the Duke’s answer. The ton­ gue proved even mightier than the- sword. Some one should send Keenly­ side a copy of “Emily Post”. Queen Victoria's “We are not amused” is a fine example of the proper method of saying the right thing when a serious oc­ casion obtrudes itself. Mr. Winston Churchill’s ans­ wer to the king is another ex­ ample of saying a thing that is graceful and effective. His Ma­ jesty offered to make Mr, Churchill a Knight of the Garter, just after Mr. Churchill had been defeated at the polls. “Your Majesty,” replied Mr. Churchill, “How can I accept the garter at the hands of the King when the people have just given me the boot?” The Real Thing One of the really cheering features of our present time is the prosperity of what we easily speak of, as the small farmer. We have one of these farmers in mind as we write. He has bought and paid for his 125-acre farm within the last 30 years. We have not seen his bank book but we have every reason to believe that it is fat and rosy and that its heart is sound. This farmer has had his full share of doctor bills. He has good farm machinery of the old fashioned type. When there is need for so doing this farmer hires the heavier machinery. He has a fine herd of cattle from which he sells a dozen or more fat steers every year. He keeps three smart-stepping horses that know exactly what is to be done with the riding plow and the seed drill and the manure spreader. In the-good old sum­ mer time at least one of his fields is abloom with clover. We inquired this harvest how things were going with him. “This is the best year we ever bad. We are all right.” “Who ad­ vises you?” we asked. “I do my own planning. If a farmer can­ not come to his own decisions he’d better get at something else.” This is a good churchman, an obliging neighbour. He can tell you for whom he is going to vote and his word has a good deal to do with the candidate his party is putting forward. Yes, there is a place for the small farmer, even though a certain portion of our population does speak loftily of “doing things in a big way”. Hu ron County * Crop Report By G. W. MONTGOMERY Silo filling, fall plowing and harvesting of the apple crop are the main activities on the farms these days. The harvest of clover seed continues, with yields well above average. Corn for grain purposes is maturing nicely. Large numbers of stockers and feeder cattle are coming into the county from the West."Any reduction to tho trade?"