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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1951-11-29, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1951 THE WHITE CLIFFS Tunes 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 CWNA 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 Each J, Melvin Southcott - Publishers * THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1951 We Disagree The Times-Advocate heartily disagrees with the Huron County Federation of Agri­ culture which passed a motion at its an­ nual meeting last week that farm help com­ ing to Canada should remain two years in­ stead of one on the farms. Should such an ■ idea become, law it would be a violation of the principles of our democratic country. As A. Y*. McLean, M.P. for Huron- Perth told the meeting, “these people come to Canada of their own free-will trying to escape the conditions of slavery existing in European countries”. To offer them free­ dom in our country and then force them to work in a place not of their own choice for two years is encroaching on a form of the slavery they are escaping. The present arrangement of a one- year contract is strict enough. To extend it another year would just be. a further violation of the rights we enjoy and should expect to extend to those who join us in this country. When our pioneers came to this coun<- try they were under no such obligation and we doubt they would have allowed this condition to last long after they won their right of responsible government. They es­ tablished a principle of equal opportunity for all—one that we have since modified and are attempting to modify further. This move, it would appear, has all the aspects of an effort to get and keep cheap farm labor. While we sympathize with the farmer and his problem of hired help, we do not think this is the proper answer. Forcing an immigrant to stay on one farm two years gives the farmer too much of a chance to take advantage of the new­ comer—pay him low wages and work him hard—reaping the benefits himself. We don't imply that this is being done now but we can certainly see that it could be done if the two-year contract were en­ forced. We further suspect that the present one-year term is stringent enough to make these immigrants want to become independ­ ent on then’ own farms and builds up a feeling of resentment towards Canadians who offer freedom and friendship, yet de­ mand forced labor. No, we are not proud that this move­ ment has been endorsed by Huron county farmers and we hope they will not pursue its objectives. * # Good Showing The people of Huron riding are to be congratulated on the way they exercised their democratic privileges last Thursday. Eighty per cent of the electorate cast bal­ lots—a wonderful contrast to the pitiful 49 per cent which was recorded across the province. The poorest showing in the riding was made by Stephen township, -where 72 per cent of those eligible used their franchise. Even this is creditable beside the provincial •standard. Most democratic municipality was Sea­ forth with 85 per cent. Exeter’ was third with 82. This achievement is indeed a credit, not only to the people themselves, but also to the party workers who gathered the vote in, even to the point of transporting opposition votes to the polls. This is the kind of spirit that keeps a democratic county healthy. No commun­ ist will ever attempt to run in Huron. * * ' * * Post Mortems Most of the political quarterbacks are attributing the Progressive Conservative landslide to the tactics employed by Lib­ eral Leader Walter Thomson and his friendly fellow wind-bag, The Toronto Star. » Certainly this combination did more to harm the Liberal cause than anything Premier Frost and his party did through­ out the campaign. But Thomson and the Star were not entirely to blame for the PC sweep. If «the people didn’t like either Thomson or Frost they might have voted for the CCF which, thank heaven, they did not. It is clear that Mr. Frost can take last week's results as a resounding endorsement of his efficient, good-will government. There is a striking similarity between this provincial election and the last federal election when the Liberals landslided into Ottawa. George Drew, the PC leader, con­ ducted somewhat of a similar campaign to that of Mr. Thomson’s, although, we must admit, it was not quite as bad. Mr. St. Laurent, like Mr. Frost, went smiling around the. country like a fellow who was confident and happy in his work and the people endorsed him emphatically. This certainly marks a trend of the times and it’s a happy trend to behold. Canadians aren’t being hoodwinked by noisy promises, iniquitous denunciations and flamboyant Boastings. They are inter­ ested in sensible, efficient and steadily progressive government. L’nless the opposi­ tion has an intelligent argument and a I practical platform, it cannot expect to re- i eeive any sympathy from the people. It is unfortunate that Mr. Thomson, and before him, Mr. Drew, felt they must attack the government viciously no matter how sound the ground in order to obtain headline publicity. This only serves to make public over-emphasize the importance of the leader of the party and to forget the merits of the individual candidates. This, in turn, has resulted in overwhelming and unhealthy government majorities in both the federal and provincial fields. Mr. Drew, the papers and magazines tell us, has learned his lesson. We hope Mr. Thomson will do likewise. Oui’ two- party system of democracy depends on good opposition. Another interesting development is the almost annihilation of the CCF, a party in the socialist movement. There might be two reasons for this. Ontario people have tak­ en the hint from Great Britain, who tried socialism and found it lacking. The poor showing of the CCF certainly marks the end, temporarily at least, of the influence of organized labor. While labor union executives endorsed Mr. Jolliffe's party, the members took on their old independent spirit and voted for the mair or party of their choice. Perhaps they have realized that they cannot form a government of their own but they must become an integral part of a party which will consider people in all walks of life. If so, they are taking a step in the right dir­ ection.* * * * Hometown Friendliness A friend of ours from the city dropped in to see us the other day. On the way to the newspaper ofice he walked through the town’s business section. He was greatly impressed. “Practically everyone on the streets said, ‘good morning’ to me,” he told us. “I like that. People in the city are so busy rushing about their own affairs that they can’t be bothered even to smile let alone give a stranger a friendly ‘hello’!” That started us thinking. We had al­ ways rather taken for granted the friendli­ ness of our hometown and it had never oc­ curred to us that it might be something visitors would be surprised about. We real­ ize now that it is a unique feature of our way of life and a significant characteristic of our smaller Canadian communities. City folk with little knowledge of day- to-day living in towns and villages some­ times comment on the interest small town people take in each others’ affairs. To the uninitiated this might appear to be simply “nosincss”. But anyone acquainted with the facts can tell them that it is something else altogether. In snial communities where the tempo of life is a bit more leisurely than in the cities we can afford to take time to get to know our neighbours, to talk with them about their activities and ours, to watch for a chance to len da hand to the fellow who needs help or to put in a word of en­ couragement when it will do some good. That’s why we say “good morning” to strangers as a matter’ of course. It’s a good thing, too, this business of friendliness and co-operation and looking out for the other fellow. Good for our neighbours and good for us. * * * * Reeve A. W. Kerslake of I-Iensall has never been elected by a vote. His six years at the head of the council have all been through acclamation,* Start, now to do your Christmas shop- I ping. Local stores arc offering a fine gift ! selection now and are incorporating lay- j away plans for the convenience of the buy- > ing public. Buy at home where service is ( friendly and efficient. a —■ M 21c th©_____ “TIMES” Go By fl--—-....................... . .............—' I ......................................................................fl 50 YEARS AGO ■Mr. M. Vincent will assist in the entertainment in No. 5 School House, Usborne, tonight. Mr. F. Woods has-again open­ ed the Packing house and is pre­ pared to pay the highest prices for dressed and live hogs. Cutt­ ings and spare ribs for sale. Mr. and Mrs, Jos. Senior, Mr. and-Mrs. James Grieve, Mr. and Mrs. S. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sanders, Mr. D. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Heywood and Mr. and Mrs. William Fisher attend­ ed the wedding of Mr. J. A. Sau­ ers to Miss Emily Wood at Lon­ don yesterday. Mrs. Mary Ann Mills a vener­ able old lady of Woodham is now in her 114th year. Mrs. Mills and her husband emigrated to Canada in 1857 and settled in Usborne Township. Mr. Mills died two years later. A family of seven children >are still living. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. W.- G. Medd, Progressive Candidate for South Huron was elected Wednesday over Alex Neeb, Conservative candidate. Mr. Fred Heaman, who is at­ tending college at Ann Arbor, Michigan, was home for a few days last week. Rev. A. A. Trumper and Mrs. Trumper who leave this week were tendered a farewell party in the school hall. Mr. Trumper for 10 years has been rector of Tri- vitt Memorial Church. Eugene Howey, taking as the subject of his address, “Recrea­ tion, Its Use and Value,” won an oratorical contest held in Main St. Church. ----------... ——-------------.1. .......................... ....!.... ... ...........\ Saturday Evening Here, There And Elsewhere By Rev. James Anthony, M.A. 15 YEARS AGO The Stitch and Chatter Club of Dashwood celebrated its tenth anniversary of its organization with a hot goose dinner at the Commercial Hotel last Wednes­ day evening. The pumps for Exeter’s new waterworks system arrived on Tuesday from Galt and are now being installed. The band concert in Leavitt’s Theatre, Sunday evening attract­ ed an audience that packed the building. Prof. Thiele of Water­ loo was the guest conductor and spoke very highly of the progress the band had made during the two years they had been organiz­ ed; much credit for which was due to the leader, Mr. Ted Wal- per. IO YEARS AGO Dr. J. W. Browning celebrated his 98th birthday at his office in Exeter on Friday of last week. He never missed a single working day from his office dur­ ing the past year. He is claim­ ed to be Canada’s oldest practis­ ing physician. He is the oldest living graduate of Victoria Uni­ versity, Toronto. Miss Anne Morgan, a gradu­ ate of the Exeter High School, has been awarded the third Cart­ er Scholarship for the County of Huron. Miss Morgan is now at­ tending Normal School in Lon­ don. Mr. and Mrs. John Essery of Centralia celebrate their dia­ mond wedding anniversary, Mon- ! day of next week. Mr. Grafton Cochrane and bride arrived home on Sunday after a pleasant hone ym o o n spent in Montreal. ... Neighboring News .. Creamery Wins Honors Seaforth Creamery brought honors home from the Royal Winter Fair, Toronto, this week. It placed second in the second prize group for June butter, open make class, and prints. The creamery also won first for spe­ cial finish on prints. .Clinton Creamery was second in the second prize group in the June class. Staffa, as well as be­ ing second in the second prize group, was third in the open class, and third in the print class. (Huron Expositor) Special Services On Sunday evening, November. 25th at 7:30 Rt. Rev. A. P. Ma­ honey, Vicar General of London Diocese will dedicate a memorial plaque in St. Boniface Church, Zurich, in honor of the late Fa­ ther Aubrey Lucier. Monsignor Mahoney will also preach on this occasion. (Zurich Herald) Skunk Wears Bottle Over His Nose Here's a true skunk story to top all. On Tuesday morning just before the 6:20 C.N.R. train arrived at the Seaforth station, a skunk was seen near the tracks. His head was firmly stuck in a glass bottle. People at the sta­ tion had plenty of fun watching the strange sight. After the train departed the skunk was nowhere to be seen having run away. (Seaforth News) First Year Earl M. Crosthwaite, druggist, has plastered up his 1952 mem­ bership medallion on his On­ tario College of Pharmacy certi­ ficate. Earl says he has been keeping up his membership since 1919, but this is the first year he has gotten as low as No. 3 meaning he is the third drug­ gist in tho province to forward his money. (St. Marys Jo urn al-Argus) Fowl Mistake Last week this column made mention of the fact that a tur­ key was stolen during the fowl supper which was held in con­ nection with the opening of the Belmore arena. Now the folks out that way are all work­ ed up because the turkey wasn’t stolen after all—just mislaid. In fact they are most heated about the ill-intent with which the story appears to have been start­ ed. Ah well, a bird in the pan’s worth two out the back door— and we’re glad to hear that no one was as mean as the vile rumor suggested. (Wingham Advance-Times) Turkey Winners Mr. Harmon Morton of R.R. 3, Ailsa Craig, is still taking top honors in the turkey competi­ tions. At the Royal Winter Fair he had the grand champion live turkey and also won the silver trophy donated by Mrs. E. H. Marston for the best collection of broad breasted turkeys. (Parkhill Gazette) SHIPKA Mr. Herb I-Iarlton still re­ mains a patient in St. Joseph’s Hospital, London. Quite a number from here at­ tended the bazaai’ and tea in Greenway United Church on Wednesday atferhoon last. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Switzer and Mr. and Mrs. Milt Ratz, visited one day last week with Mr. and Mrs. George Love at Acton. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McLeod of Belleville and Mr. and Mrs. X Sinclair, of Detroit, visited the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lamport and Mr. and Mrs, Har­ ry Sheppard. Healing And Wealing We drink the toast to the royal family, “In health and wealth long may they live”. This is an especially fine toast whose meaning has become obscured. “Health in this connection has a fax’ wider and richer meaning than wholesome, well function­ ing vigorous physical bodily con­ dition. The term includes all that goes with power to improve every moral and mental and spiritual condition, “Wealth too, has a nobler con­ tent than having no end of goods in store. It means the possession of those subtle, mighty qualities that work in every phase of life. In the toast there is no wishing the individual, in whose interest the toast is given mere personal aggrandizement or possession of outward things. The toast is an earnest wish that the person toasted may radiate all those personal quali­ ties that will benefit mankind. We understand all this when we think of the visit of the Princess Elizabeth and hei’ royal husband to this Canadian land, All of us have felt the better of their com­ ing to our shores. Petty, strife breeding seemed to fall dead at their gracious, healing and help­ ful presence. This royal couple made us glad that we were born British and have chosen to remain Brit­ ish. By a thousand mystic influ­ ences they have enabled us to do our best to keep pace with all that is best in the noble tradi­ tions of the race. We grasp the plow and the hammer and the pen and the yardstick with a stronger hand because our’ chos­ en leaders have exemplified what each of us may do in our own place. On The Trail Some say that the Chinese are inveterate gamblers. Indeed, it is said that gambling is a charac­ teristic of the human race. The excitement of attempting to get something for nothing is too strong for some people, both men and women to resist. Some people gamble for fun and are so con­ stituted that the practise never gets the better' of them. Some who gamble in this way are soon marked and those who make gambling a business wait for the opportunity to despoil them with­ out mercy, for there are those who make gambling a business. Those artists at the game know every wile whereby to trap the innocent who have money to lose. The sordidness of this way of doing is cruel and despicable beyond all description. Those who have seen the vic­ tims stagger to his hungry children and threadbare wife, have no words to describe the pitiful sight. For the professional gambler is almost sure to be utterly heartless and mean to the last degree. Finally the gambler is caught and thrown out to wither away in misery for which there is no remedy. What place on the green earth is more contemptible than the gambler’s den? Those who gamble for fun do well to keep all this in mind. Quebec is making a bold at­ tempt to round up its gamblers. In that province there are sharp and strong teeth in the pro­ vince’s anti-gambling legislation. The, police are told to round up the gamblers or look forthwith, for another job. Judges and magistrates treat those playboys without mercy. In Ontario the police are soon to be told “Go get those gamblers!” Gambler catching is one of the things for which the police are paid and well paid. When the situation is looked at steadily, the cleaning up must begin with the individual who simply must be brought to See that gambling does not pay. Its wages are a wrecked life, ruin­ ed health and the contempt of healthy minded people. The gam­ bler’s fleeting gains are dinned into the ears of every loafer and every school boy and youth. The losses are not mentioned except under the breath. It must nev­ er be forgotten that every dol­ lar the gambler scoops up is taken from someone’s pocket. We have just heard of some people who are thinking of mak­ ing a resort whero those bent on gambling and what usually goes with gambling may go themselves and carry on “in de­ cency”. It such a place should bs found we suggest that the fol­ lowing inscription should be en­ graved over the entrance. “Aban­ don hope all ye who enter here!” Cleaning Up Needed Living as most of us do at some distance from Korea and Iran and Egypt, it is unwise to say very much about what ought to be done. In any case, there is grave room for fearing that there has been considerable mis­ management in conditions that may become serious at any time. Unless we are altogether misin­ formed the Korean prisoners have not been treated as the rules of the nations require. Ugly stories of this sort were rife enough after the two world wars. There is no need to recite these misdeeds at this date. What we learned on this point was heard directly from parties on the field. The Duke of Wellington was confronted With this difficulty, a difficulty that he disposed of in a way that made repitition of the offence extremely unlikely. Just' now we have stories of Al­ lied airplanes flying where they were distinctly offside according to the rules of war. In Iran it is believed the oil situation has not been handled according to just principles. Had the situation been handled for the last fifty years, in a good business manner the situa­ tion would have been different today. Tn Egypt British soldiers have been going laces where their pre­ sence inevitably excited resent­ ment. The laws of good com­ mon sense and of a wise expe­ dience forbad the soldiers’ go­ ing where their going could not but excite enmity. When one is among bubbly jocks there is no occasion for wearing a red suit. Yet this sort of thing has been allowed in Egypt. What is needed is the en­ forcement of discipline. We mud­ dled and remuddled in the South African war till we were on the verge of despair. We got no­ where till Lord Roberts and Kit­ chener cleaned things up in the \horough way they had of do­ ing things. We’ll not be surpris­ ed if some heads fall by the way­ side in both Korea and Egypt. Visitor on farm: “Tell me, which is correct, a hen is sitting or a hen is setting?” Farmer; “I don’t know and I don’t care. My main problem is when she cackles, whether she’s laying or she’s lying.” “Maybe you'll keep your shoes on after this when you eat popcorn."