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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-01-24, Page 2THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 19S2 BIjc Exeter ®ime5=^tibocate Times Established 1873 Amalgamated 1024 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, 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 a? of September 30, 1951 —• 2,493 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, $3,00 a year — United States, in advance, $4.00 a year Single Copies 7f Each J, Melvin Southcott - Publishers - Robert Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1952 Do It Nowl It is gratifying to see that immediate action is being taken to thwart the threat <■>£ a private company buying the pinery land for commercialization. Provincial gov- eminent members and officials are working on legislation to prevent the sale of the property, or at least to prevent its develop­ ment as a private summer resort. Quick action was prompted last week when it was learned that a “Pinery Cor-' po ration Limited” had been formed to gain control of the area. Two members of the legislature from Western Ontario brought cabinet officials into conference and, ac­ cording to their statement, “If all else fails to prevent commercialization of The Pin- I ery, legislation will be introduced into the next session of the Ontario Legislature i leading to expropriation of the property”, ; Should this be done, and we see no reason why it should not be,, then a public park in the pinery is almost definitely as­ sured. From that step on, it will only be a matter of time until the park is pur­ chased and opened up for the use of the Residents of this district should be thankful that others, not nearly as much affected as we. have campaigned. „so ar­ duously and effectively for the pinery park project. There is little doubt that a public park on the lakeshore will profit both fin­ ancially and recreationally our area. To the London Free Press, the London Chamber of Commerce, Dr. G. E, Pleva, E. V. Buchanan, the Ausablc Valley Author­ ity, C. E. Janes and all those who have campaigned so strongly for the project, must go our appreciation. Without their campaign, public opinion certainly would not have been roused to the point where legislation deterrant to the commercializa­ tion of the.area could have been considered when this threat arose. Meanwhile, let us lend as much sup­ port as we can. All local municipal coun­ cils in this area should follow the lead of Hensail and petition for the purchase of the property. We must show the govern­ ment and the other campaigners that we ire whole-heartedly behind their proposal. Let us do it now! * ft ft » Throw It Out We are glad to see a move ah Huron county council to get rid of political in­ fluences in its organization. The first ac­ tion was taken when efforts were made to keep the choice of a warden out of politi­ cal considerations. It is now noted that at least one member of council advocates giv­ ing seniority preference over political af­ filiations when committees are named. Politics has little to do with county­ work. Members of the council are not elect­ ed on a political basis and it wrong that politics should affect the organization of -the body. Goodness knows politics has too many ramifications now. ft ft ft * Must We Bury A newspaper not too far removed from here recently posted an obituary not­ ice for its town’s Chamber of Commerce. It is no longer necessary to do that in Ex­ eter. It would be appropriate, however, to order a tombstone. In most cases, the spirit and attitude of a municipality can be determined by the strength and activity of its Chamber of Commerce. It is not necessarily fair to judge Exeter by that standard because our town has other organizations which are helping to promote progress. Nevertheless, the town is missing a good deal because it lacks the standard promotional organiza­ tion. Elsewhere on this page fin. “Neighbor­ ing News”) you will see a report of the latest meeting of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce. You will read of some of the improvement projects it is attempting and the good it is obviously doing for its com­ munity. You have read before of the amazing sucess of the Lucan Chamber of Commerce which has financed a community centre in­ stalled with artificial ice, You have also read of projects of the Hensail Chamber of Commerce. These organizations are carry­ ing a lot of weight in their municipalities. Some will doubt the need, for a Cham­ ber in Exeter. They will think it super- flous among the many organizations now established, We think it has a place and one that unfortunately has not been filled. A Chamber is needed here to provide a place for merchants to come to agreement on store closing hours, on mutual trade promotion, on town planning, on consumer services, etc. It has been suggested that a Chamber of Commerce could organize a bus service for residents at the housing site at RCAF Centralia. It could certainly' help town council attract industry’ and establish a municipal plan. It could revive interest in municipal affairs and assist council in mak­ ing major decisions. Must we bui\v a potential bearer of fruit ? * * * ft Alcohol Education (Midland Free Press-Herald) The present Ontario government has made no secret of its intention to initiate, as soon as possible, a broad program of alcohol education. David Archibald, its re­ search director in the field, is already’ re­ portedly at work assembling the basic facts. Why should not that program of edu­ cation, as well as including text books and classes in the primary and secondary schools and universities, be aimed at adult minds through an extensive and continuous program of press and periodical advertis­ ing, appearing only’ in those publications which are printed in the province of On­ tario ? ’ The money for such an adult education program is there. If as little as two percent of the government’s revenues from alcoholic indulgence were used to tell of the dangers of over-indulgence, it would be a sound in­ vestment which would win support from all thinking editors. That there is need for an immediate attack on the adult front is also undeniable. The sole obstacle appears to be the availability’ of proper educational material. Here, too, we believe there is sufficient for an intelligent beginning. Writing of a school textbook may’ require long-term, comprehensive analysis. But Mr. Archibald and his associates have enough facts now before them to start and to continue adult education through advertising. The Ontario prime minister who in­ itiates such a program will indeed be, in the finest sense, a man of lasting distinc­ tion. * ft * ft Easier On The Bumps “You Frenchmen with your flowing manners do not impress me a great deal. It looks to me as if they were so much hot air,” said an American to Marshal Focli when he visited this country after the First World War. “Perhaps so, perhaps so,” replied the urbane marshal, “but you have noticed that pneumatic tires, though they’ are filled with nothing but air, are able to pass -over the bumps in the road with comparative ease. So it is with good manners; though they are only possibly hot air, they’ enable us to pass over the rough places in life with­ out undue joltings.” —Lee Barfield ft «• ft -» Clipped Comments More than half the hunters in Ontario last fall came back with a deer, according to the Department of Lands and Forests. “What sometimes seems more remarkable is that more than half the hunters came back,” comments The Sault Ste. Marie Star. ft ft ft “jyfost devastating commentary on the stupidity of man,” says the Kiwanis Maga­ zine, “is that history does repeat itself.” * ft * *. # “ ‘Reading maketh a man full’—but if he doesn’t exercise considerable discrimina­ tion in selecting his reading matter these days, all he will be full of is baloney,” chortles The Kitchener Record. ft * ft ft This being presidential election year in the United States, Canadians are bound to feel the results of some of the wind storms down there, according to The Stratford Beacon-Herald. ft # ft * Fable retailed by The Galt Reporter: Once there was a woman who looked at the magazine advertisements, and still felt satisfied with her own kitchen. ■STILL DEPENDING ON WAR ELEPHANTS! 50 YEARS AGO Considerable excitement pre­ vailed here over the poisoning of a number of valuable dogs on Saturday night last, the result of which many high-priced and valuable canines have passed into dogdom. Among the losers were: Mr.^'N. D. Hurdon, Mr, Jas. Jeckell, Mr. Jas. Gould, Mr. S. Fitton. Ye annual meetyug and sel- ectione for ye good and trusted mene to sit in High office for ye year, 1902, in ye Ancient and Honourable Order of ye Isaak Walton Club of ye villiage of Exeter was held on ye second day of the yeare. Ye members were in goolye number-masters J. Muir, N. D, Hurdon, H. Sparkman, R. H, Samuel, I. R. Carling, 0. • H. Sanders, A. Walter, F. Knight, Jos. Davis and U Cunningham with Ye Medical practitioner, J. A. Rolling. 25 YEARS AGO Friends throughout this com­ munity were deeply grieved to learn of the death of former Us­ borne councillor, Joseph Haw­ kins, who passed away at his home on Huron Street. Mr. Allen Jeckell, of Dawson City, Yukon, is visiting at the home of his brother, Mr. James Jeckell. It is 27 years since Mr. Jeckell was last here and he notes many changes. Members of Exeter and Dash­ wood hockey teams were: Exe­ ter—goal, Moir; defence, Tuc- key and Batson; centre, Pollen; wings, Snell and Pollen; alts., Bowden and Creech. Dashwood — goal, Zimmerman; defence, Tieman; centre, Eve- land; wings, Haist and Gaiser; alts., Gaiser and Wein. The Pickard store on Main street which has been closed since the removal of Jackson Mrg. Co., several years ago, is now to be opened up as a sales room for McLaughlin-Buick and Pontiac cars. The business will be operated by Mr. Ulric Snell. 15 YEARS AGO Officers elected to the Exeter Horticultural Society were; Pres. G., S. Howard; vice-presidents, Wm. Ward, J. M. Southcott; directors, J. W. Powell, Miss L. M. Jeckell, Dr. G. F. Roulston, Mrs, B. W. F. Beavers, Mrs, T. Dinney. Exeter’s new municipal rink was the sixth in the history of the town. The first was the old fashioned open kind and was operated upwards of sixty years ago by James Weekes and Sam­ uel Sweet. The second was in the old drill hall at the fair grounds. About fifty years ago, the late Richard Davis erected a building on Union Street. Roller skates were used in the summer and in the winter, sawdust was placed on the boards and a surface of ice was made for skating. The late Peter Bawden about thirty years ago had the fourth rink. It was on Laughall street and provision was made for curl­ ing. In 1912, the dome rink was erected on Main street by' Wil­ iam Leavitt. 1O YEARS AGO The Exeter-Hensall Branch of the Canadian Legion paid honor to one of the faithful members of the branch in the person of Flying Officer Tom Pryde, home- on a week-end leave from Tor­ onto, where he is interviewing officer at the RCAF recruiting depot. Veteran Pete Willard fired the goal that gave the home team a 3-2 win over Usborne township in the opening game of the Cyclone league. .Members of the teams were: Exeter — Goal, Ford; defence, Creech, Ryckman; centre, Moore; wings, Stire and Lawson; subs, MacDonald, Willard, Dinney and Pickett. Usborne—Goal, Messenger; de­ fence, Rintoul, Nicholson; cen­ tre, Duncan; wings, Pasmore and Kestle; subs, Coward, K. Hern, P. Hern, Hodgert, Ste- hens, Morse. ... Neighboring News ... Zurich C of C The first meeting of 1952 was held on Tuesday, .January 15, at the town hall with twenty-one members present and at which new members Pat Hess and’ Ted Steidbach were welcomed. The president gave a resume of projects adopted last year to he completed in the near future, including the erection of street signs, Shop in Zurich week; Blinker light for the four high­ way corners and the establish­ ment of a park for Zurich. Also mentioned, was the pro­ posed future program to stimlate the Voters’ interest and partici­ pation in Municipal affairs, their responsibilities to and apprecia­ tion of the voluntary efforts of the Council members. (Zurich Herald) Skating Debut Wearing a tiny pair of tube skates Mary Jane Walt, daugh­ ter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Walt, town, made her debut at Mitchell and District’s new Mem­ orial Arena last week. The wee tot, wearing a cute pink outfit, charmed everyone as she did a really good job of mastering the art of skating. We believe she could very well be called the youngest young lady to appear on a local rink, since she only marked her second birthday on December 19. Looks as if she will follow the footsteps of her mother and dad, both of whom are ardent sports fans, and par­ticipants as well. Her mother is the former Leah Walther of Mit­ chell. (Mitchell Advocate) Tragedy Twice Tragedy struck twice at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Murray, Egniondville, on Tues­ day. As a result, both Mr. and Mrs. Murray are in Scott Mem­ orial Hospital, the former with a heart attack, the latter with a fractured shoulder. Mr. Murray, who has been suffering from a heart condition for some time, suffered a fur­ ther attack and was about to be taken to the hospital for treat­ ment. His Wife was packing a bag for him and preparing for the trip, when in some manner she fell and fractured her shoul­ der. (Huron Expositor) Ottawa-Bound A deputation will go, to Ot­ tawa shortly to interview the Federal authorities with regard to the erection of 150 additional housing units in Clinton. A resolution, passed at Mon­ day evening’s Town Council meeting, read as follows: "That this Council wishes that a delegation be appointed by the Mayor to contact the var­ ious members of Parliment as quickly as possible and arrange for a delegation to visit Ottawa in connection with our housing application when an appointment can be arranged.” (Clinton News-Record) In 1941 eight Canadian cities had populations in excess of 100*- 000; in 1951 the number had in­ creased to thirteen Saturday Evening Here, There And Elsewhere By Rev. James Anthony, M.A. Mb Churchill, The Reconciler Mr. Churchill's mission to North America was to take an important part in the reconcilia­ tion of the three great branches of the Anglo Saxon race, the British, the United States and the Canadian. And he has sue-, ceded to a degree that has sim­ ply been amazing. There was need of just such a quality in his healing that is difficult to describe. For one thing, Mr. Churchill bears with­ out abuse the old name of gen­ tleman. Let it be remembered that there is a fine quality in that word “gentle” that we must discover before we can begin to understand Mr. Churchill and< the work he has done and is car­ rying on. Mr. Churchill possesses the finest qualities found in the best soldiers of the Sir Philip Sydney type. His cheek does not blanch in the thickest of the fight on the hardest battlefield, Yet his deportment is the best when de­ licate occasions require the uni­ que word and the gentle touch. He is selfrespecting but he never puts • his feelings above other men’s rights not his rights before other men’s feelings. In the momentous discussions that he has just passed through there was no suggestion of sup­ eriority on his part. When ask­ ed his opinion on some import­ ant international guestion, his answer was forthright. “You know as much about that as we know. What do you think we should do about it?”, brought out the best thought to the in­ terview. It lead to an intimate discus­ sion of great questions by com­ rades n a great cause, for all knew that this gentle spoken man was one of the greatest ini ternational forces the world has ever known. Mr. Churchill is proud that he is an Englishman and cherishes the best traditions of English­ men, living and dead. But these he prizes because of their worth to every child of Adam. His speech in Ottawa was' a wonder in its restraint. A misused word might have driven the war dagger into some nation’s heart. But he used no such word. For him to have in­ dulged in prophecy -as to the ac­ tion that any nation under the threat of the war clouds with war rumblings, might ‘have en­ gendered false hopes or false fears, but he permitted no such indulgence. Mr. Churchill knows well the Ten Commandements and their deep significance for the weal of the race, but in this great speeches his eye was cast to­ wards Mount Olivet rather than towards Mount Sinai. The closing paragraph of his utterance should be memorized by every Saxon, “May the years of this peacemaker and recon­ ciler be long upon the land. Which? “A rich man, a poor man, a begger man, a thief.” Not so long ago youngsters were stood up by their friends and had their buttons counted to the fore­ going rhyme, in this way the, youngster’s future occupation was laid on the knees of the fates and the young fellow’s future eagerly watched. Was he going to be a Wilfred Laurier or a Morley Punclion or a Jesse Janies or a Vanderbelt or a General Grant or a Dr. Osler. We recall a school superinten­ dent, the late John Taylor, who had a way of leaving a schooli room he inspected with words something like these “which of you is going to be a Florence Nightingale or a John A. Mac­ Donald or a Sir Oliver Mowat? It’s up to you.” And who knows what ambL tions were stirred in boys and girls and parents by these words. Here is another case. The boy was just fifteen and his father and mother were sitting in the kitchen with the fire burning brightly. The son was preparing for the next day in the High School. One by one the lessons were finished and the son turned to the father with "Dad, what is all this going to add up to?” The; father sensed that an ultimatum had been started. “What do you want it all to come to?” "A doctor?” came the firm reply. “Then a doctor it is”, said the father. For that home the deci­ sion was fateful and momentous. For seven years the struggle went, on, l’or a struggle breath­ taking, almost heartbreaking itj was. Then came the proud day of graduation. Then the long army service and now the son is the head of a fine medical insti­ tution and has the respect of the province. That school boy saw many of the open doors before him but made a choice. The father saw the road the son had chosen and settled his mind accordingly. The result was a real achieve­ ment. We still hear the rhyme, "Rich man, poor man, begger- raan thief,” and wonder if the youth has made his choice. The shuttles are flying and the web is being woven. What is the pat­ tern of the garment? The Wrong Time Word has just come in of a town in Quebec that had made provision for fire fighting. There was nothing wanting in the line of water supply. For three hund­ red and sixty-four days of the year, water and fire-fighting equipment were adequate for any emergency. Then came the fatal three hundred and sixty-fiftli day when a fire broke out. The fire fighting .equipment was properly and promptly laid but not water responded. There was something wrong with the hydrant. The fire raged merrily oiu The firemen and the citizens ‘did their best with buckets but the fire had its; merry way. There had been but one over­ sight and the fine town was threatened with extinction. So there you are. Eternal vigilance still is the price of safety. The saying is an Old one but it is well to heed it. Advance Is Slow Wonder is felt that the two nations, Russia and China, who contribute least to the welfare of the race should have the pow­ er of controlling the fortunes of the world. Western nations have no desire to adopt either the Chinese or the Russian standard of life. -•The West has done all that it can to discover the best in the way of living. Russia and China have not seen their w.ay to adapt­ ing themselves to the way ofi carrying on what seems to satis­ fy Russia or China. Both of those countries seem to have de­ cided to be onlookers on world —Please turn to page 3 LAFF OF THE WEEK "What'll you take to forget about this 'Malted-Milk- Anonymous-Club', Gilder?”