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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!
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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.
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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 ?
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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.
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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
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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.
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“jyfost devastating commentary on the
stupidity of man,” says the Kiwanis Maga
zine, “is that history does repeat itself.”
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“ ‘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.
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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.
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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
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