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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1951-11-22, Page 2Paste. 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1951 Exeter Wime£=&ttoocate I’isHes 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, Post Office Department, Ot 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, 1951 — SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, $2.50 a year — United States, in advance, Single Copies Gp Each J, Melvin Southcott - Publishers - THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22, 1951 Well Done The Times-Advoeate congratulates the Huronia Male Chorus and Mrs. H. L. Stur­ gis on the successful music festival which was held in Exeter last week. Although it was the first festival held in the district, it was organized in such a fine manner that it drew praise from Dr. G. Roy Fenwick, adjudicator, and super­ visor of music in Ontario schools, who at­ tends many festivals throughout a year. Events on the program took place ac­ cording to schedule, something which is rarely done these days. There were few hitches in the two-day competitions. One of the highlights of the music festival was the adjudication by Dr. Fen­ wick. His method of handling the children was one of remarkable tact and diplomacy. His light-hearted and spirited remarks on their performances were masterpieces of encouragement. His own enthusiasm for music is enough to inspire the children in their training. It was gratifying, too, to see the keen interest taken by the public in the festival. The auditorium was filled for all the ses­ sions. This certainly shows that the parents are in favour of having annual festivals. Interest in music has certainly taken on greater proportions thanks to the Hur­ onia Choir and Dr. Fenwick. * * * * Night School Not a few will be happy to hear about the night school which is being offered at SHDHS this winter. Twelve courses, both interesting and educational, will be offered to adults in the area. No doubt many residents will want to take advantage of this opportunity to sup­ plement their education or to develop a hobby. To many it will be both a privilege and a pleasure to “go back to school again”. It has often been said by adults that they wished they had taken more advan­ tage of the school when they attended in their early years. Usually, in these years, school is considered a necessary nuisance— an attitude which is indeed regretted later in life. Now, this co-o.perative scheme between the departments of education and agri­ culture and the local high school board, .makes it possible for adults to add to their knowledge for a very minimum fee. This is certainly a commendable undertaking. It is all the more pleasing when one realizes that the night school will give those who have to pay the cost of our new high school building a chance to take ad­ vantage of its marvellous facilities. * •» * -* Helpful On another page of this newspaper, Harry Firth, Boy Scout Commissioner for London and district, writes a letter regret­ ting the fact that there is no longer a troop in Exeter. As he points out Exeter -was the first and always one of the best troops in- the district and it is a shame that Scouting is not being carried on. Mr. Firth suggests some ways in which it could be reorgan­ ized. His letter is a helpful and construct­ ive one and we recommend it to you for reading. * * * * Organization When canning crop growers in the county endorsed the formation of a co­ operative bargaining agent last week, they took another step in organizing themselves to protect and promote their industry. A provincial agent, supported by all the growers, will ensure farmers a strong voice in negotiations for prices and terms of their crops. This is the sort of thing many farmers have been waiting for years to see. It is tbo easy for the processors, who are few in number and well-organized, to have the big hand over the farmers who, individually, nre weak. In the past many farmers have stayed stubbornly independent when it came to farm organization, This attitude has hrut the if industry and allowed the large com­ panies to take advantage of them, These signs dre still prevalent in agri­ cultural areas. There are still some who -do not co-operate with the Federation of Agriculture, an organization for the im­ provement of rural life. ■ It is strange that relatively few at- j tended the canning crop growers meeting. ‘ Actually the actions of these few will bene- I fit greatly all those who seemingly are not * interested. : ______ ___ I WHAT OTHERS SAY I Young Canada Book Week I (Listowel Banner) ! It comes as a shock to discover that, | according to a survey undertaken in the i Exeter area, the average farm home has j less thaiT 25 books and the average rural I high, school boy reads less than five books ; a year. It seems safe enough to assume from i that meagre information that young child- I run on the farms and in the small towns • are not much better off when it comes to i voluntary reading. ’ The situation which we have just ■ scantily outlined is one of the principal i reasons behind the idea of Young Canada ; Book Week which is being observed this I' week. The need for more reading of better- i type books can be so easily met from the j resources of the local library that it is a . shame there is not a wider circulation of j the books. ! Public school teachers-' and high school J teachers are doing what they can to en- i courage active library membership, but it is a slow process without the interested co- ; operation of parents. ' It has been clearly demonstrated that youngsters who read more than the aver- j age number of books get more than the | average number of marks in school tests. I General knowledge is widened in a way that is at the same time pleasant and profitable. Finally, it is only through contact with •good literature that children will be able to decide for themselves what utter trash they have been devouring in the so-called “comic hooks”. Encourage the reading of good books for sane, sensible citizenship. * -'?V * * An Oasis Of Sanity (Wall Street Journal) The stabilizers in Washington are mut­ tering darkly in the direction of the govern- | rnent of Canada. The immediate cause of their displeasure is that Canadian govern­ ment seems disposed not to interfere. However, there are people in Washing­ ton who have been unhappy for some time about the Canadian policy, which is against trying to control prices. The Canadians say they once tried controls and they did not work. So they prefer to stem inflation by balancing their ' budget and restricting credit. Here are dark hints that unless the Canadians run their country according to the Washington idea they may pay for their recalcitrance. There is talk of cutting off supplies and cancelling defence con­ tracts. In fact there are periods when one might wonder whether it is the Canadians or Russians who cause troubles in the world. Obviously if the Canadians want to gain friends and influence people in Wash­ ington the}’' must change their tactics. Sev­ eral courses might be suggested. The Canadians could mismanage them­ selves into a famine. They could blame the United States and intimate to the rest of the world that the United States was no better than Communist Russia, if as good. Then Congress would vote them a big gift. Or the Canadians might persuade about one-third of their people to vote the Communist ticket. That also would cause great perturbation in Washington and there would be a gift to the Canadians. If the Canadians want to be treated real well, then let them honey up to Stalin briefly; let them shoot some citizens of the United States and throw them into jail. Next they must break with Stalin. After that they can get practically anything they want in thi£ country. The Canadians apparently want to stand on their own feet and they have the unique notion that the more critical the time, the greater need for caution and san­ ity. That is not to be tolerated. How can there be an “emergency” if people are go­ ing to act in that fashion? It is complained, finally, that the Can­ adians are not “planning”. We suggest they are. planning. They are planning to keep an oasis of sanity on the North American continent. NEW HORNS-OLD DILEMMA! As the-------- “TIMES" Go By ... ..............-.....-.....-.....- 1 -....1 50 YEARS AGO Mr. Jas. W. Creech after a three month’s visit in the prairie provinces returned home Satur­ day last. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rollins, who have been visiting friends in and around Exeter for some months, left Monday for their home in Killarney, Man. McDonell Bros, of Hensail have purchased a very -handsome span of white Shetland ponies of ex­ ceptional docility, intelligence and speed. The royal train which carried the Duke and Duchess of Corn­ wall on their tour across Cana­ da will be exhibited by the Cana­ dian Pacific Railway at principal cities and towns throughtout Ontario this month. There is a charge of 25 cents to see and in­ spect the train. * Thanksgiving Day Thursday hext, November 2 8. 25 YEARS AGO Dr. H. J. Browning and Dr. W. E. Weekes have completed the inspection of the Exeter High and Public Schools. Mr. Frank Taylor last week purchased a Shetland pony which has been the admiration of the boys and girls of town. Mr. Benson Tuckey of Lon­ don spent the week-end with his parents. The first jack rabbit hunt of the season was staged Tuesday with about 25 shooters going to Elginfield. They returned with 4 2 rabbits. 15 YEARS AGO Mr. Preston Dearing left on Tuesday for Toronto where he will exhibit ten of his Dorset ' ■J - -■ —- — J I J . Saturday Evening Here, There And Elsewhere By Rev. James Anthony, M.A. Horned sheep at the Royal Win­ ter Fair. This will be his first showing at the Royal. Friday the 13th was an un­ lucky day for Eldred Simmons, son of Mr. and -Mrs. Wesley Sim­ mons, a student at the Exeter High School. In playing leap-frog at school he fell and fractured the bone of his left shoulder. With erection of the new com­ munity building on the Exeter Fair grounds the seventy-year- old building that formerly serv­ ed as an Anglican Church in Exeter, and which has been used for the i ndoor exhibits at the Exeter Fair is doomed and will be torn down. The building has carried the rather glorious- title of “Crystal Palace.” Arnold Desjardine of the Blue Water Highway, Grand Bend was shot through the wrist in a shooting accident while deer hunting on Manitoulin island last week. 1O YEARS AGO Reeve Percy Passmore of Us- borne Township was on Tuesday elected warden of Huron Coun­ ty for the unexpired term of the late Jas. Leiper who died in of­ fice. Mr. Fred Forester of Seaforth has been appointed agent at the CNR depot at Exeter. A beautiful -communion table presented by the Women’s Asso­ ciation in memory of the late Mrs. Mary Gidley Elston was de­ dicated at the Main St. United Church Anniversary services. The Exeter Branch of the Red Cross has purchased a baler and a systematic collection of salvage will be made as soon as plans are completed. Mr. and Mrs. William Mawhin- ney moved last week, to their new home in Exeter on Andrew St. ... Neighboring News ... A Little Gravy Left It was a case of “Arhere, oh, where is my little turkey gone” at Wellburn one day recently. The only trouble was the tur­ key was a big one all ready to eat sitting on a big platter on the table. The occupants of the house were out for a while and when they returned all that was left of the turkey was a. little gravy that the turkey “liberators” had spilled on the front step in his or her hasty flight. The Wellburn fowl supper was a success • despite the loss of this fine bird. (St. Marys Journal-Argus) Tractor Trailer ©overturns , A large tractor-trailer failed to negotiate the curve on the Highway at the south corner of town on Monday evening. It went along the ditch and ended up wrapped around a hydro pole. The driver, Bruce Fox, of Thamesville, received' severe cuts and bruises. After first aid was rendered by Dr. F. F. Boyes, he was taken to hospital by Lau­ rence Box. The load of carrots was strewn along the ditch and many passing motorists got in a few free bushels Of carrots. (Parkhill Gazette) Lights Tn Brodhageii A project that had its begin­ ning 2G years ago finally be­ came a reality when street lights were turned on in Brod- hagen Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock. Twenty-six years ago a fund Was started for the installation of" street lights. -Money from plays and dances was put aside but it lay dormant until two years ago, when a petition sign- ed by the majority of ratepayers was placed before the council. Henry Rock, who was cele­ brating his 77th birthday on Fri­ day, was given the honor of closing the switch to turn on the lights. (Huron Expositor) Moved To Zurich Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Weido have moved their-household ef­ fects into their new home which they purchased from Mr. Moses Gerber. We welcome them to Zu­ rich and the many friends are pleased to see Mr. Weido home from Clinton Hospital and wish them health to enjoy their home for time to come. (Zurich Herald) Airwomen Graduate Graduation exercises were held at No.'1 Radar and Communica­ tions School on Friday, Novem­ ber 9, for Communications Per­ formance Checkers (Air) Course 36 and Flying Control Operators Course 38. The graduates of Com PC (A) 3 6 have had a twelve weeks course in basic Radio Theory and the operation of Air Force radio transmitters and receivers. I They will go to flying units, re­ pair depots and overseas units to join previous graduates of the Radio School to assist in “Keep­ ing Them Flying.” (Clinton News Record) What Is Required? Sound policy and vigorous ad­ ministration are the qualities de­ manded of anyone who heads the British government these stress­ ful days. A superman need not be looked for. The greatest of men that history tells us about were flesh and blood. Wise leadership does not belong to special period of any statesman’s existence. William Pitt was Prime Mini­ ster of Great Britain at twenty- three, yet he lead Britain and Europe on the way to safety in a period of darkness and tem­ pest. Joseph Stalin is not exactly a school boy. Youthful vigour has a way of diminishing with the coming of gray hairs but even statesmen need- not allow the grey hairs to get into then’ policies. At this juncture many are inclined to belittle^ Mr. Churchill's Guild Hall speech to attribute his failure to measure up to his famous war speeches to old age. Those who do so will be pro­ fitted by recalling the remarks made upon'his speech in Fulton in which he completely tore the mask from Russian policies and revealed to the World that Rus­ sia is .the inveterate foe of liberty the whole world over. Only a few of the enlightened spirits of the day realized the tremendous job Mr. Churchill had done for the benefit of the whole race. The Guild Hall speech of last week gives proof of being in the same class. His­ tory has a way of reversing a great many of our judgements. The Prime Minister was con­ fronted by a twofold task. The one task was to make the western powers aware of their extreme and immediate danger. Upoi; this task he brought the verdict of history. Gog and Ma­ gog represented those northern hordes that came down upon an­ cient civilization with the com­ bined fury of flood and forest fire. Mr. Churchill sees precis­ ely the same danger for wes­ tern civilization in these per­ plexing times. The second problem that con­ fronted the Prime Minister was to show a possible way out of the mists and treacherous grounds of the economic situation. This he did by showing ’ the United States the reasonableness and the grave necessity for their giving Britain timely aid. He remind­ ed that mighty nation of their mistake in not getting into the Second world war at an earlier date. Had the United States un­ derstood the gravity of the situa­ tion and buckled to with vigour and statesmanship in the puzzl­ ing days of the nineteen thirties, Mr. Churchill believed that the second world war might have been averted. He indicated that timely aid from the United States given to Britain immed­ iately and abundantly will save the threatened dangers of the hour from battle field and ruin­ ed cities and devastated com­ merce. Mr. Churchill’s speech is bound to prove greater and more enlightening than appears at first blush. Tell The Truth And Shame Jhe Devil “Tell the truth and shame the devil,” the greatest Englishman urged his fellow countrymen. Less that heeding this instruction will not meet the need for the present day. For a wearisome time the Korean war has drag­ ged its length. One day we hear of the devastation wrought by the Allies. Almost before we have turned the radio dial we hear that the Allied forces have been forced from some strategic position. One day we hear that the allies have suffered compara­ tively little loss in men and equipment; by nightfall we hear of planes almost without number that have been shot down or severely injured. Meanwhile relatively little has been accomplished on the battle­ field or anywhere else. What is wanted is a plain statement of facts, 'tojuch the same may be said of Iran and Egypt. Again, a good deal is told us of the prosperity of Britain. In the same week we hear of rations cut to the very bone. Mr. Churchill and his govern­ ment are trying to find out the facts. General Eisenhower is bent on a similar mission. Poli­ tically, economically and military conditions seem to be hopelessly muddled. What we don’t know about conditions generally, would fill several libraries. In the physical world there are no disinfectants like fresh air and sun shine. In social con­ ditions, nothing wears like the truth. The greatest cause of the present misery is uncertainty that hampers every effort made for real progess. There seems to be no standing ground. Anoth­ er root cause of, unrest is the eager haste with which disquiet­ ing rumors are spread. Half truths have wings. One set go­ ing they do not rest till they have poisoned a neighbourhood or a nation. Rumours should be tested out with the day and date and the exact measure and weight and the precise circum­ stances of the alleged event. Things As They Are “Tell the truth and shame the devil!” the greatest Englishman urged his fellow countrymen. The advice is sound in every way. In any case the truth will come out and the poor deceiv­ er, however well intentioned, is left despised and lamenting. Just now word is coming out that the allies in Korea are suf­ fering and have suffered heavy losses in equipment and in men. We had been lead to believe that while the communists were being devastated the Allies were es­ caping with comparatively little punishment. The word that came over the radio last week does not bear out the story of light Allied losses. Every night we were giv­ en word that hope was entertain­ ed that an armistice was likely to be agreed upon at almost any time, now it appears that there never was ground for any such anticipations. All of this sort of thing brings torture to many a friends of the soldiers. -We were encouraged to believe that the war in Korea would prove to be something like a. skirmish or two. Our modern arms, it was urged would make shortwork of the enemy. Yet the war drags its weary and terribly costly length from month to month and year to yeart|witliout little prospect of its ending. Business matters at home have been in little better ease. Lately our financers have found' that the yielding for the call for easy money and extended credit has proven a machine and that those who have seized it are likely to be shaken to pieces by it. Now that the inevitable tightening up of* finances is beginning, the thoughtless are waking up from their pipe dreams and find the morning cold and cheerless. The old principals of “pay as you go” —Please turn to page 3 LAFF OF THE WEEK A government crop inspector visited a farm and began asking questions. “Do-you people around here ever have any trouble with insects in your corn?” he in­ quired. “Bals o’ fire, we sure do!” said the farmer. “But we jes fishes,Jem out an’ drinks it any­ how.” "Don't just stand there—throw me down the keyhole!"