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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-04-17, Page 2P*ge 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 17, 1952 Exeter ®ime$=$foVocate Clunes Established 1873 Amalgamated 192-1 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 OWNA Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-in-Advance Circulation as 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 7£ Each J. Melvin Southcott » Publishers - Robert Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 17, 1952 off the years— accumu- Just A Chance Federal Finance Minister Douglas Ab­ bott announced last week he believes in the old maxim that a change is as good as a rest., He changed the federal taxes but he didn’t give taxpayers much of a rest. The luxury taxes—the headliner ones -—came down but that old drudgery, per­ sonal income tax, went up. He reduced income taxes six per cent -—a pleasant note—but he added a Social Security levy which will more than make up the other saving—an unpleasant note. He cut down taxes on cigarettes, household appliances, cars and other lux­ uries— i most magnanimous gesture on his part especially when you consider the in­ creased income taxes will leave us with less money to buy them with. Mr. Abbott predicts that the new taxes will give him a surplus of $9,000,000. Last year, he predicted he’d have $30,000,000 left over. He got over $356,000,000. over 10 times as much. Now Canadians arc happy to endorse the government’s “pay as you go’’ plan and they are happy also to see the government whittle the national debt down. But to do it in chunks of $356,000,000 a year, is a bit unfair. Surely we don’t have to pay $11 billion debt in the next few after all it’s taken us 85 years to late it. Oh, well, election year will be coming soon. (Important Decision Ontario producers of eggs and poultry will make an important decision this week on whether the proposed scheme for mar­ keting their produce is wise or not. Two issues will be decided on. The first concerns the establishment of an egg marketing board to set up a fund by a deduction of one cent per dozen on any eggs sold through registered grad­ ing stations. Promoters of the scheme say this fund can be used to sustain a higher floor price than the government will adopt, and it will insure egg producers against a serious price drop at a time of over-supply. A condition of the vote provides that the proposal will not come into effect un­ til at least two other surplus producing provinces have established similar pro­ grams and a national marketing board is set up. The second scheme will give authority for the board to deduct one-tenth of a cent per pound on poultry meat to provide for establishment of an organization to nego­ tiate control and conditions of sale of poultry meat but not buying surplus meat. These two issues, should they receive the approval of the producers and be im­ plemented, will mean an important change in the industry and everyone interested and eligible should vote Thursday, Friday or Saturday. * * # * Finish The Job ‘ Let’s finish the job” is the appeal of the South Huron Hospital Association in announcing the final drive for donations for the hospital. Nearly $50,000 is needed to complete and fully equip a building which is the most essential to any community and one which South Huron has always lacked. The appeal is an urgent call for action to people of this community who will bene­ fit from a local hospital. To answer the plea will mean a sacri­ fice on the part of all of us. But it’s a sac­ rifice we can well afford. It’s the sign of a good community that will erect a suitable building to care for its sick. It shows that the people in this community arc responsible for those among them who need facilities for medical at­ tention. It shows them to be loyal, faithful and interested in the future of their neigh­ borhood. The need has been stressed before but it’s worth repeating. 1. South Huron County is presently without available hospital facilities closer than London. 2. Approximately 13,000 persons are resident in the area which the proposed hospital would serve with the summer population of nearby Grand Bend doubling this figure. 3. In the north part of the county, hospitals are located in four centres—Gode­ rich, Wingham, Clinton and Seaforth, t. Residents of South Huron are and I have been paying taxes for the capital and maintenance costs of these four hospitals - without enjoying any of the benefits, j 5. London hospitals and, in fact, hos- , pitals everywhere are becoming more and • more overcrowded, increasing the imme- | diate need for hospital facilities within the I district. ‘ Come on, South Huron, the challenge j is here. Let’s meet it. • Why not send a cheque now? Make it I payable to the South Huron Hospital As~ i socintion and mail it to R. N. Creech. ! treasurer, Exeter. I * * * * ; Neighbors Still Count i (Farmer’s Magazine) ' Many Canadian farmers have had lit- I tie success in attempting to solve their i labor problems with European immigrants. I And yet many immigrants of good farming stock have adapted themselves to Canadian farm life, set up farms, of their own and proved to -be as good farmers and as good neighbors as native born Canadians. And when misfortune strikes them they are just as readily accorded the good­ will which is characteristic of Canadian rural life. A York county farmer, an immigrant from France, has been made well aware of this. Former member of the Free French and an active fighter with that under­ ground movement, in his first few months in this country he won the confidence of his new country folk to such an extent that he was enabled to get enough money to begin farming on his own. On his new farm near Sutton, he proved a good neighbor and a good farmer. He won the respect of bis community. He established a hefd of purebred swine, built it to sufficient size to begin actively sell­ ing breeding stock, and then this winter saw his hopes dissolved in the flames of his burning barn. His barn and stock were destroyed. But he isn’t suffering his loss alone. Neighbors have laid plans for the framing of a new barn. At one meeting we attend­ ed of a county farm group, nearly $250 was voluntarily donated and 10 bushels of seed oats, and two sows were promised for spring, to help this determined Frenchman, now Canadian. It’s the natural thing among farmers to help their neighbors, and in doing it to give little thought to the birthplace or the language of the one in need. We can’t help but admire every such incident.* * * * Not Sale To Leave This (Montreal Star) There is a startling lesson for Canada in the constitutional crisis now unfolding in South Africa. There the courts have de­ clared ultra vires an act passed by Parlia­ ment on the ground that it did not carry by the two-thirds majority decreed as ne­ cessary when entrenched clauses of the ‘'colored” voters and it was a group of these latter which brought the court action. What action Dr. Malan’s government is going to take no one knows, but it is a simple fact that there is no constitutional process which protects the entrenched clauses involved. All that Dr. Malan has to do therefore is to pass legislation by a sim­ ple majority and the entrenched clauses of the South African constitution can be swept out of existence. The parallel with Canada thus be­ comes startling, for the procedure to amend the British North America Act is legally as simple and unprotected as that involved in the amendment of the South Africa Act. We too have not yet worked out a complete process of amendment, though Prime Minister St. Laurent and his Minister of Justice, Mr. Garson, have been hard at work on it in collaboration with the provinces. The South African constitu­ tion suggests that it is not safe to leave matters as they are. A newspaper item says London, Strat­ ford, Kitchener and Waterloo officials will get together to discuss .a proposal to pipe water east from Lake Huron, Certainly local communities will be interested in such, a project and should follow the develop­ ments closely. a----------------------------------------------a As the—— "TIMES" Go By «■■■ i— - — —■ 50 YEARS AGO Mr, and Mrs. E. R. Bissett were honoured by 100 persons before their departure for Cry­ stal City, Manitoba. Among the officers elected for Trivitt Memorial Church were: R. B. Samuel, S. Sweet, P. Row- cliffe, A. Q. Bobbier, C. H. San­ ders, N. D. Hurdon, E. Elliott, George Harton, Joseph Davis, Thomas Sanders, Adam Case, D. Mill, J. Hawkins, John Hawk- sliaw, A. G. Dyer, F. J. Knight, J. Smallacombe, George Davis, and George Atkinson. Mr. William Yager, who has for some time been engaged with Mr. A. Hastings, as barber, left Monday evening for Willow City, Dakota, where he has ac­ cepted a similar and lucrative position. Mr. Henry Cann has resigned his position at the Hodgins House, Hensail, and has accepted a .position as mason with Mr. George Heaman, of Exeter. The following students were among the first division of the Crediton public school: Edna Pack, Pearl Gaiser, William Oestricher, Edith Hill, Carry Wein, Herbert Fahrner, Everett Haist, Emmery Fahrner, Charlie Gower. 25 YEARS AGO Messrs. C u n n i n g h a m and Pryde have recently installed some of the most modern equip­ ment for the cutting and letter­ ing of cemetery memorials. Jdie Hogarth Chick Hatchery is installing a new 47,000 in­ cubator this week. In the final intercollegiate softball games for championship played at Toronto university last Wednesday, two Exeter students were in the line-up. W. Lawson played with the senior dental team and George Beavers played with the Victoria College team. Twenty-five farmers in Us- borne township have signed up for hydro power and about eight miles of line will be built the coming summer to Thames Road, Elimville and Winchelsea, 15 YEARS AGO Mr. Harry Hoffman, of Dash­ wood, winner of four gold med­ als, has been selected as one of 24 Canadian singers who will take part in the musical'-service in Westminster Abbey on Coro­ nation day. Miss Margaret Taman, who will graduate this year from Western University has been one of five to be chosen for the Honor Society in view of the ex­ cellent work she has done throughout the year in the in­ terests of the university. Mr. W. C. Allison commenced his ney duties with Mr. T. H. Rowe on Monday. Mr. Colby, the storekeeper at Cromarty for the past three years, has sold the business to Mr. McDonald, Brussels, the change to take effect immediate­ ly. 1O YEARS AGO Fine weather is being anxious­ ly awaited to put the finishing touches to the Centralia airport. The buildings are in the last stages of construction. Members of the Exeter Bowl­ ing Club executive were:., J. R. C. Moffatt, W. G. Medd, George Layton, T. O. Southcott, J. L. Hembly, R. N. Creech and D. C, Size. Mr. William Preszcator, of Stephen, has sold his farm to Mr. Samuel Jory. On Tuesday, Mr. Preszcator and family moved to the farm of Mr. Ralph Willis, of Stephen. Mr. Sandy Elliot has pur­ chased from the estate of the late Thornton Baker, the busi­ ness (property on Main Street formerly occupied by Mr. Baker. Rev. A. B. Irwin of Owen Sound occupied the .pulpit at James Street United Church on Sunday. Rev. Mr. Page was at Owen Sound. ... Neighboring News ... N e w Indus try ? Excitement has been running high in Parkhill ever since the first Gazettes reached the Post Office last week. Mayoi’ S. M. Emery has been very much interested in securing new industry for Parkhill since taking office and he had a lead towards a firm starting up in a new location. Naturally, one of the first questions is whether there is a sufficient source of manpower, in this case, women. Within two hours of The Gazette being placed in the Post Office there were replies to the advertisement •and at the present time there is a list of over 4 0 names. At press time we have heard no more facts about the new industry but we believe there are sufficient people ready to accept work here and that Mr. Emery has a strong talking point when he again meets with the officials of the company. (Parkhill Gazette) Child Has Arm Caught In Wringer Freddie Vock, 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Vock, sustained a badly lacerated right arm when it was caught in the wringer of the washing machine on Monday morning. X-ray in Stratford Hospital revealed no broken bones. (Mitchell Advocate) Purchase I>roperty Two interesting real estate deals were completed in Zurich over April 1, in which Mr, Ivan Kalbfleisch purchased from Mr, Reg. Ullsley the farm just im­ mediately west of Zurich on the north side of the road, formerly owned by Egbert Heideman, be­ ing West half Lot 21, Concession 11, Hay Township. We under­ stand Mr. Kalbfleisch wishes to sub-divide part of the land into building lots. Then Mr. Illsley has purchased the residential property along with the land of Mr. C. C. McEachern in the south-east corner of town, known as the old .Haberei’ home. Mr. Illsley, however does not get possession of the dwelling as long as Mr. McEachern requires it, while he will have the use of the land and the buildings at the rear where he will operate his Workshop in the art of pic­ ture framing. (Zurich Herald) Install Parking Meters Parking meters in reduced numbers are to be installed on Queen and Water Streets, St. Marys, according to the decision of the town council at a regular session on Monday night, when a by-law authorizing into a con­ tract with a meter company was given its necessary three read­ ings and’passed. Another by-law making the enforcement of one- hour paid parking legal was given two readings and is now before the Ontario Municipal Board for approval. (St. Marys Journal-Argus) McGregor: “What’s the *idea of a (band of mourning on your left leg, Jock?” Jock: “My mither passed away.” McGregor: “But why on your leg instead of your sleeve?” Jock: “She was my step- mither.” Staffa Experiment Something Sound In Adult Education By LILLIAN COLLIER GREY | (Condensed from “A mature mind is something no person is born with. We know our minds have to go through different stages of growth and development, and because this is true there are certain things we are not ready or able to learn until we’re in the adult group. That's why we think every community needs some planned program of adult education.” The young married man who spoke those words was voicing the opinion of a group of people who have been highly successful in the Staffa Community Work­ ship, which is a new experiment in adult education in Ontario’s Perth County. Not a Short Course, not a Folk School, but a combination of the two, with perhaps a little something more thrown in—that is the Staffa project. When you ask, “How did you ‘happen to create this kind of a pattern?”, you are told, “It just sort of grew”. Other explana­ tions follow, such as, “Bert Day­ nard (the minister, you know) really worked it up.” “Well, there had been that three-day Community School in Mitchell— and the two-day Zone Farm For­ um conference in the county. Both of those got us thinking.” Who Did The Ground Work? An interested participant in the two early ventures had been the Rev. Bert Daynard, the Unit­ ed Church clergyman at Staffa. An observer of the Workshop points out, “The personality of the Rev. Bert Daynard must not be overlooked in this develop­ ment. He has been the prime mover behind the scenes, and his indomitable belief in people’s ability to grow in knowledge and understanding has been the vital force of the Staffa Workshop.” Bert Daynard, with characteris­ tic modesty, ignores the part he played and says, “The Work­ shop could never have been without the training received in Farm Forums. It was there we learned the thrill of group dis­ cussion and activity. Nor could the Workshop have been with­ out the moral support, wisdom and guidance of, the London Branch of Community Programs and the Stratford office of the Department of Agriculture.” Varied Groups Work Together The School, which got under way the first week in January, 1949, was sponsored by the Hib­ bert Township Farm Forums, the township Federation of Agri­ culture, and two departments of the Ontario Government. Financ­ ing was not so great a problem as might be supposed. Most of the speakers were provided by the Government departments named, with a few coming from Western Ontario University or some other n’ot too far distant source. The Federation paid the rent for the hall, and the collec­ tion which were taken at the evening sessions were generous enough to look after the other, modest expenses. To plan the project, a com­ mittee was set up, consisting of two representatives from each of the four Forums in the town­ ship, with the president and sec­ retary of Hibbert Federation act­ ing ex officio, The Forums were asked to suggest the topics they would like to see included in the program. No “Sugar Coated Education” It was almost inevitable that the topic for the first morning sessions should be, “The Com- Farmer’s Magazine) 1 munity”. Two or three people from each neighborhood were asked to discuss the history and needs of the community. The questions with which the group ended up were searching ones— “What is necessary for an abun­ dant life?”, “What does loving God mean?”, “What does loving your neighbor mean?”. For- the evening sessions, speakers were brought in to speak on general subjects. Those chosen that first year were, “The Soil”, “Rules of the Road”, “The World Food Situation”, “Law and its Enforcement”. The final evening session ended with a community dance and lunch, which more than two hundred people attended. “We had. the best time we’d had in years,” one middle-aged woman said. While there were evening ses­ sion each night throughout the first season, these have since been whittled down to three. It was found that five nights in a row were pretty strenuous, and added to that was the difficulty of obtaining so many good speakers. Even in that first year, one of the surprising things about the Workshop was how willingly and naturally the people took to study and discussion. Many more people turned out to discuss “The Community” than appeared for the afternoon session on ad­ justing binders and mowers. And each successive year this has held good, there being more de­ mand for more and more study. And what were the subjects which the Staffa fojk wanted to study? The second season, the morning sessions were devoted to these five topics: Devalua­ tion .and its Implications, The Future of the Farm Family, Why Farming Is Worthwhile, Efficiency and Management on the Farm, and Father and Son Agreements and related topics. In the afternoons, the men had instruction on “Control of Ani­ mal Diseases” and “Farm Ac­ counts”, while the women had a> course in First Aid and Home Nursing. That year, a judge was invited to come in the evening and speak on Law, and a labor official came another night and spoke on “Labor's View”. “Good, Tough Subject Matter” By this time, Staffa people were ready for good, tough sub­ ject matter as may be seen by the list of morning topics: Is the Party System Out of Date?, What Do Other Democracies Of­ fer?, Provincial-Federal Govern­ ment: Are They Pulling Us Apart?, Is the County Council Necessary? The final morning was open for free discussion, and we’ll venture to say there was plenty of it. The men learned something about Animal Nutrition and Silage this past season, and the women spent the afternoons on various crafts. One evening topic was, “Planned Production,” another “The Place of the Senate”. The second season, the group themselves took more respons­ ibility. More people came, from farther away. Each year, the subjects under discussion grew meatier and weightier, until now the group is wondering if next season a university extension course in some subject such as Economics might be possible. A Well Informed Community The number of people who at­ tended the Workshop usually varied from twenty to one hun­ dred, with many more turning —Please turn to Page 3 LAFF OF THE WEEK ... So it shouldn't be hard for an intelligent man like you to see why I can't possibly let you have any money with all of those bills and my mother-in-law moving in on me and . .