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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-01-03, Page 8Page 6 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 3, 1932 A tagged rainbow trout was caught recently in Lake Michigan, and it had travelled 400 miles in six months. INSURANCE AUTOMOBILE Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Cq. “World’s Greatest Automobile Mutual” FIRE Slill Owner’s Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Union Insurance Society oi Canton Ltd. CASUALTY Massie and Renwick Ltd. Liability — Plate Glass HOSPITALIZATION Ernest C. Harvey Insurance Agency Phone 47 Exeter » 3(a/)ptj 7 lew TJear! Norwich Resident Dies In Exeter Mrs. Alex Lindsay of Norwich, Ontario, passed away Thursday in her eighty-first year, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ken Lampman, where she and Mr. Lindsay had been staying since September due to Mrs. Lindsay’s illness. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay lived in Norwich for the past thirty years > where Mr. Lindsay was county : constable for a number of years. Previous to this they farmed in j the BurgessviUe district, j Surviving are her husband, one son, Glenn Lindsay, Burgess- jville, and her daughter, (Grace) Mrs. "" I grandchildren and | grandchildren; also one Mrs. Mary Dickson, j Ontario. An elder d a u .g h t er , j (Beatrice) Mrs. Gordon Turner, died i 1 Letters To The Editor Ken L a m p man; five 32 years ago. Huron F of A Defends Resolution To Keep Immigrants Two Years three great sister, Woodstock, HARPLEY Visitors over the holiday son were: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ridley sea- and ■ Jean with Mr. Robt. Desjai’dine. Mr. and Mrs. William Love and family. Mrs. Mary Gill, Mr. and Mrs. William Sturdivan and family of Grand Bend. Mrs. Ellicon Whiting of Centinary with Love. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jimmie of Parkhill. Mrs. George Hodgins and family of Cedar Swamp, Mr. and Mrs, Willis Hotson and family, Grand Bend, with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carruthers. Mr. and Mrs. Langford * Rid- i ley, Parkhill, with Mr. and Mrs. Vern Ridley. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Jones and Randy, Mr. and Mrs, G. Statton of Grand Bend and Miss Barbara Hayter of London with Mr. Mrs. Newton Hayter. Miss Jean Ridley with uncle, Mr. Tom Desjardine. Mr. and Mrs. and family and Mr K. Love and family Mary Gill with Mr. and Mrs. Gill. her a yen Prince Edward Island is province of one city and sev towns. Dixon and Mr. and William Love and Mrs. C. and Mrs. Ed Mr. and and family Mr. Colin and es Two Weeks’ Delivery 20% Off The Following: O’ALLS O’ CO ATS ODD SIZES $59. 980 CFPL JACK BENNETT Here real GOOD VALUE. We’ve saved nearly $3.00 per yard on a purchase of over ‘200 yards of the BEST WORSTED AND SERGE CLOTHS we’ve seen a LONG TIME. Thi,-> saving is passed right on JANUARY. Just let us show you this cloth. You’ll immediately agree - - HERE’S REAL VALUE. SHORTS, LONGS, SLIMS and STOUTS Made to Your Own Particular Figure SMO C KS, S WE A TEES BOMBER JACKETS Taken from Regular Stock Values to $39.00 George Wright who wishes you all a HAPPY, PEACEFUL & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR . all not per any top L onto a farm. Many people have recollections of the roundup that took place at the outset of the last war. I ■ personally saw thousands of people who were rounded up in Canada as aliens because they could not be trusted. If we per­ mit these people from European countries to enter Canada and I travel about as they please we are creating a hazard that will some day deprive us of the li­ berty about but do very little to pro­ tect. the United States raised the ques­ tion of these immigrants coming ! to Canada and slipping across to I the United States. If they are probility this new help will be paid front $1.00 to $1.45 hour when they start work more than they were paid wages when they first come December 12, 1951 To Editor of Exeter Times-Advocate, Dear Sir, Relating to your editorial in the issue of November 29, 1951 entitled “We Disagree”; I have been instructed by the Directors of Huron County Federation of Agriculture to reply to this edi­ torial, pointing out the miscon­ ceptions it raises regarding a re­ solution passed, at our annual meeting in Clinton last Novem­ ber, relating to immigrant la­ bour. During the past two years this question of Immigrant labour and particularly that section of Immigrant labour classed as dis­ placed persons sent to Canada as ; farm labour has been up for dis-1 eussion at practically every, Fed-(e 0 n c e r n e d about them why J There are people brought into y this year who __„.__/ a’ few days on the unsatisfactory to the | farm they were directed to. They ! left and to the best of my know- ' ledge no one knows where they ; are to-day. It is not creating a j hardship to have these people report at least twice a year to [ their nearest employment office. This laxity of ours has caused some concern among some of our new Canadians. They through experience know what can hap­ pen in a country where infiltra­ tion is permitted. We have no desire to have an employee held on one farm dur- ling the two year period. All we j ask is that he remain in agricul­ ture. If he does not report, then who is going to say he has not slipped out of the country like it has has been suggested ear­ lier? We naturalized Canadians are recorded*' every ten years. What 'record is kept of the num­ ber of unnaturalized Canadians within our borders? It would be interesting to know how many of our recent immigrants are re­ corded in the 19 51 census. Mr. A. Y. McLean, M.P., point­ ed out that many of the people coining to Canada today are | coming on their own initiative 4”.......own way. This does not concern our re­ solution. These people come to Canada and enter their chosen profession. They are not direct­ ed to agriculture by anyone and we would be pleased to see even more from came Isles. Perhaps we are too much con­ cerned with the welfare of oth­ ers to take a good look at con­ ditions within our own borders. I have received information on very have our that food Ontario have the liberty the press talks about but there is something else lacking. We can produce enough food to feed these people and thousands of others along with them hut they have not the earning power in their present location to buy the necessities that they should have. Freedom is for those who guard it well. Gordon M. Greig, Sec. Fieldman, Huron County Fed. of Agricul­ ture. ED. NOTE: Our thanks to Mr. Grieg for explaining the Federa­ tion’s stand. We still feel it is unfair to treat these New Can­ adians like men released from our penitentiaries. They should be recognized as citizens, not as farm help, and if, as Mr. Grieg’s letter would imply, they need screening, the screening should be done before they get to this country, not after. We feel the Federation’s trouble lies with the officials of the Department of Immigration and their agents in Europe. It would those who culture one it two. that we talk so much Only a few months ago eration meeting, at county level, i ;....y Provincial level and at National ' There level. There has been a general • Huron County is entirley farmer. Our point of contention is this. During the past few years the’ immigration Department per­ mitted thousands of people from Europe to enter Canada under the pretext that they were people willing to work on farms here in Canada and interested in farm­ ing as an occupation. In many cases these immigrants were car­ penters, lawyers, educated people of many callings who wanted to enter Canada and were willing to come as farm labour in or­ der to get here. No other door to Canada was open for their entry and they used the farming angle as a blind to make good their entry. Having arrived in Canada, un­ able to speak the language or understand the complicated bus­ iness of farming at a glance, they were put out on farms at a wage that we consider adequate, considering the amount of time it took the farmer to educate them to our way of life. The first few months was spent in learning the language and our method of doing things. The first language was sign langu- and financing their a a rl ci 1 1 iy Aitt 4 Oc’lrc’ h n rl +• ho ml, 4 ~ __. feeling that the present system < stayed only is pntirlev nnsatisfaetorv to the knvw Cayen Sunday School Presents Pageant Caven Presbyterian Sunday School held its annual Christmas entertainment Friday evening, December 21. Despite the wea­ ther and considerable sickness, there was a good turnout of both children and adults to en­ joy the programme. The programme took the form of a pageant, “Christmas in Story and Song”, in which all the members of the Sunday School had a part. Martha Coch­ rane and Gordon Strang, as heralds in appropriate costume, introduced the pageant, and with Mrs. H. Laing and Mr. W. G. Cochrane as narrators, various customs associated with the Christmas season were depicted by children of the Sunday School. The Christmas cake was presented by Verla Smith and Marcia McDonald; the Christinas tree by Dennis Cann; holly by Caroline Simpson and Carol Ho­ garth; candles by Donna Ersman and Donna Bridges and the yule log by Billy Mitchell. The child­ ren of the beginners’ class placed stockings around the fireplace. As the Christmas story was narrated, Marilyn Arthur Mitchell Mary and Joseph, Strang and appeared as with Bonny Hogarth as the angel. The only shepherd available for the eve­ ning was Alvin Campbell, while Eugene Kirk, Paul Seldon and Larry Smith acted as the wise­ men. The spirits of Love, Joy, Peace aid Faith were depicted by Gwen Simpson, Patsy John­ son, Phyllis Canp and Janice Neil. Elaine Hogarth, Patsy Bow- den4 Helen Taylor and Bernice Strang, as pages, each read a Christmas legend, and the pro­ gramme was brought to a close by the heralds, Martha and Gor­ don. Christmas carols, sung by e v er y o n e , were interspersed throughout the pageant, follow­ ing which Santa arrived on the scene to distribute gifts and candy to all the children. The church had been decorat­ ed for the occasion by some members of the Circle and C.G.I.T. The pageant was direct­ ed by Mrs. Jim Taylor and Mrs. Norm Stanlake, and the stage properties and costumes were mainly the work of Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Art Whilsmith, Mrs. Gra­ ham Mason, Mrs. Irving Snider accompanied the carol singing on the organ. < Pea Ensilage For Sale $2.00 a ton , JANUARY .7 TO JANUARY 18 — GROWERS JANUARY 21 OPEN TO ALL Monday to Friday — 8:00 a.m, to 5:00 p.m. Saturday — No Delivery Canadian Canners Ltd. Branch 100, Exeter, Ont. - E. J. Green, Local Mgr. Thanks to You Saying thanks to you, as a customer and friend, very pleasant vear-end privilege. As we go into the new year together, we want to know that we appreciate, the business that have entrusted to us and that we' look forward to being increasingly helpful to you in the days ahead. We have endeavoured to merchandise well-known products that we know give you satisfaction and serv­ ice. and this too will be our constant aim. May the coming .year bring to you those things which will afford you and your family the greatest happi­ ness. is a you you age and all new tasks had to be demonstrated. In many cases this indoctrina­ tion was done during the winter months with a view toward the new Canadian ready to take his place when the spring planting season arrived. How often have we found that as soon as the farmer had this helper educated to the point where he was able to take his proper place on the farm that the helper jumped the farmer tutored him while he be­ came accustomed to our Country job and went to work in the city or on some construction job. The and ways of living and as soon as that was completed someone else received the benefit. The best way I know for any­ one else to truely understand this problem is to orient it to your own occupation. Take for an example a Swedish lumber­ jack arrives in Canada saying he is a printer. He is introduced to a local paper in Huron County and after they have spent weeks and even months of time and patience teaching him a few of the complcated tasks that are necessary in a printing business and that can be done by some one with a mechanical interest; he decides to leave and go back to his former occupation as a lumberjack. He leaves just at a time when you have received a big printing job such as the Huron County Year Book. That is the only time when you will be able to understand what the farmer has had to put up with. In many cases people have come to Canada from European countries, that have farmed all their lives. They are in most cases satisfactory employees. In many such cases a farmer has assisted them in becoming esta­ blished on a farm of their own after he was convinced they were good citizens and interested in making farming their occupa­ tion in Canada. These are the kind of people we want for farm help and not the carpenter, the lawyer and the salesman, that was introduced to the farm be­ cause he could not gain entry by any other door. A reference was made in the editorial to our pioneers who settled in this country. Where would this country be to-day if all our pioneers insisted on liv­ ing in old Muddy York, or King­ ston or some of the other early cities. They were truely pioneer. We have vast areas of land today where these people can go and take up land the same as our an­ cestors did, In many cases in Northern Ontario we have set­ tlements of New Canadians that are carving for themselves a new home in a new land. It is more people like these that we would have our immigration depart­ ment bring out to Canada and less of tlie people that look only to the bright lights. In dealing with our request for the people ‘coming to this country as farm help to remain on the farin at least two years, we feel that if these people knew that they have to stay in agriculture for at least two years only those who are agrl- culturaly minded would come and we would receive the quality of farm help that We deserve. Let your hullditig iiidifgfHds bring out their own help If they so desire, but let them educate their new help themselves. In R. E. RUSSELL Phone 109 Exeter of these people coming the place our ancestors from, namely the British reliable authority that we people living in some of provinces here in Canada are not receiving enough to stand a days work on an Farm. These people seem evident that won’t stay in agri­ year, won’t stay in head-line in Saturday’s edi- of a Toronto newspaper “No blood donors, Toronto us”. Reading on we find statement was made by a Blood Donations To The Editor, A tion said fails this wounded Korean veteran in Sun- nybrook hospital. He, along with other patients there ate plan­ ning to attend blood donor clinics as soon as they are able because they are worried by the lack of plasma available for Korea. I attended a clinic in London last week and in the group where I. waited my turn, several were veterans who remarked they had given previously while in the service. During World War 11, Exeter had a well organized Red Cross blood donor clinic. This letter is to find out if any of those who donated at that time or any others would be interested in at­ tending clinics in London dr Stratford if transportation could be arranged. M. W. Steiner. New Brunswick hag a 27-ship dragger fleet, the largest of its kind in Canada. Territorial subdivision in France, corresponding to pro­ vinces in Canada, are called de­ partments. FOR many a farmer the farm is boss . . . it runs him, instead of him running it. Too many farmers underestimate the worth of their time; too few know what they are being paid for their work. Let the B of M help you make a fresh start in ’52 ... so you’ll know exactly what your farm is paying you . . . and which operations are making or losing money for you. Your B of M manager will gladly give you a simple Farm Account Book that will help you run your farm for maximum profit. Call or write for your copy. .There is no obligation. And, when you’ve planned your Fann Improvement Program for ’52, you may find your B of M manager a handy man again — if you need extra money to make those go-ahead plans come true. Whether it’s for installing more electricity or doing some other im­ provement job suitable for winter­ time . . . sowing more seed next spring . . . getting more machinery to speed the busy summer ... or arranging for more heat in the house next fall... you’ll find your B of M manager the matt to see. Have a confidential chat with him soon. He’ll help’ you all he can in ’52. i since 1617 Bank of Montreal Exeter Branch: C. e. SHAW, Manager Crediton Stanch: CHARLES PARKINSON, Manager (Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) Dashwood (Sub-Agency): Open Mon. Wed. & Fri. Hensall Branch: WALTER JARRETT, Manager •Dian