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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-06-05, Page 2THE TIMES-APVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1952 This journal shall always fight for progress, reform and public welfare, never be afraid to at­ tack wrong, never belong to any political party, never be satisfied with merely printing news. I i i. f| i COMPOUND 76 THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1952 An Opportunity Huron Park Bus Service Could Be Profitable Real Education ail the pupils of Usborne sch ) r?- eeiv ‘4 is much education from the Otexwa trip is that displayed by the contestants in the Tinivs-Advoeate’s recent essay contest. Hu* md’*rtaking' was most successful m- d-.* I H»writers were all enthusiastic about the m iny historical and significant sigh's thin s not only in the capital but along the route. From the time they left ’Vin- ehelse x until they returned, they had, 1. would seem, a personal interview wiHi Can ad: m geography and history. Th * Times-Advoeate appreciated • !<--*•**. response by the pupils to the essay eoires* and wishes to thank all the contest­ ants Special congratulations go to M irion Ur?-ry and Jim Carter, the winners. Fo the teachers, pupils, the area school boird ind all those responsible for the trip go yir commendations. We are -iur* Hudr eff »r‘:s were well rewarded. Where? Canadians are watching with mdd in­ terest the presidential primaries in the United States. Since .we cannot participate in these election forerunners, it is only natural that our interest will remain mild. Nevertheless much is at stake in the out­ come of the ballot south of the border. Somewhere, somehow, the democracies must find an outstanding statesman who can Lead them with vigor, firmness and foresight through this wallowing inter­ national mess. The powerful U.S. is in the most advantageous position to produce such -x man. It is not easy to admit that since she birth of government by the common man or democracy in its true and distorted forms the world has been torn by some horrible wars. They have been more destructive and more frequent than other struggles con­ ducted by dictatorial kinds and tyrants. Democracies can produce thousands of first-rate politicians but we must produce more trained statesmen. We must find who can solve, and penetrate the international problems and developments which lead to strife.. Where and how these men can be found is a difficult problem, but we the people must start producing them soon >r, it seems, be doomed to destruction. * * * «- It On The Front Page 'Every week we get a request from some individual or organization to please put this story on the front page where people will see it’. This strikes us as being rather funny,” says The Bolton Enterprise editorially. “You see, the average reader, particularly in a weekly paper, covers the whole paper. As a matter of fact, he usual­ ly glances casually at the front page, turns to the other sections of the paper, and then slowly makes his way back to the front page. You cannot 'bury’ an itepi in a week­ ly because the reader will search it >ut wherever it may be. Frankly, we have always felt that every page in the paper is the front page. It is different in a large city where the world news is generally carried on page one. There the reader interest is focussed on the front page. In a weekly newspaper like The Enterprise every page carries an array of local and interesting items. ;’The front page, of course, is the ‘show window’ of any newspaper. We put many of the newsiest items on the front page, but by no means all of them. It con­ sistently amazes us how stories on the front page ire often missed by some of the read­ ers while some little item sandwiched in one of the inner pages will be read al­ ways. ” | 1'hc advisability of investigating poss- i ibilities of a daily bus service between • RCAF Station Centralia and Exeter has > been mentioned before in these columns k and we feel it is worthy of repetition. ‘ The householders at “Huron Park” ; haw no shopping centre readily accessible I at the present time. To purchase their com­ modities, outside of daily requirements of , food, they must travel by car to some cen- j ire. This is not too convenient for the wife whose husband is at work during the regu­ lar hours of most of tin* stores. A daily bus service with convenient i time-table between Exeter and the station , housing site would probably be appreciated ! by tin* householders. I The initiative for such a program 1 should come from Exeter merchants who j could gain a considerable amount of busi- | ness. If it is possible to acquire a bus fran­ chise between the two points, then a sur- ! vey could be made among the householders to determine what their reaction is and j what times would be most convenient. j To our knowledge, no investigation of ! this service has been made. It is an oppor­ tunity which few communities have and which many would be happy to acquire.^ For this and many other reasons, some ! sort of merchants’ association would be profitable. It need not be as active as a I Chamber of Commerce but it could meet once a month, during business hours if need be, to discuss methods of promotion and service. Retail selling and community services are the backbone of this town and organ­ ized promotion of them should be the main interest of the people who benefit by them. •K- dC* -ft Let Us Decide Once again the annual national meet- : ing of the Canadian Legion has expressed | approval of a compulsory military training- i1 program for Canada, I It is not hard to see why the vets de- ; sire such a program. They, more than anv- j one el.se in the country, realize the catas- 1 trophe of a nation unprepared in the event i of war. A recent survey by the Gallop poll re- ! waled that 58 per cent of the Canadian ’ public were behind them. 1 Most Canadians are aware of the fact that our military force is not very strong'. ■ They are also aware that there’s a real i threat to our civilization. Compulsory mili- > tary training seems like the only fair and < efficient way to meet this threat. ' It must be realized, however, that this j program is an expensive one and that the i money must come from the Canadian pub- j lie. We must sacrifice materially to be pre- • pared. One of the greatest drawbacks is the j unfortunate political wrangle behind coin- I pulsory service, more blatantly called con- I scription. It’s a hot potato parties would sooner drop than eat. Perhaps a solution would be for all parties to agree to present a referendum before the Canadian public at the same time as the federal elections next year. Let the public decide and the politicians abide. I hose Dy-tJections The election of four Progressive-Con­ servatives in six local contests for the House of Commons recently was a protest vote against the present government. The people are not as satisfied with the federal affairs as they were at the last election. Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent should not shrug off these decisions as be­ ing of a purely local nature. They were conducted along a party line and conse­ quently should indicate to the Liberals that a revision of certain policies is being- re­ quested. To the opposition, the by-elections will give encouragement. And they need it. 50 YEARS AGO N. D. Hurdon, L. H. Dickson, A. Walters, C. H. Sanders, Jos. Senior and Richard Davis were appointed a committee to arrange a program for celebrating the declaration of peace and ending of the war in South Africa. Mr. Holstead, the experienced feather cleaner of Goderich is in town to clean and renovate feathers. Henry Eilber of Crediton won the provincial contest for Huron, beating M. Y, McLean, Seaforth, by 53 votes. The Zurich Herald says Mr. Henry Wurm, who is 93 years of age, was out as usual on elec­ tion day to cast his ballot. The Liberals captured 5 0 seats in the province, the Conserva­ tives 47. On Friday, the saw mill of Centralia burned down. Mr. and ■Mrs. Arthur Hedden first noticed the 'blaze. 25 YEARS AGOzPlayers on the Exeter team were: Anderson, L. Tieman, Hinds, Lawson, Pollen, Taylor, Beavers, M. Tieman, Yule and Medd. The flax barn of Messrs. Wil- lert at Dashwood burned down early Wednesday morning. Rev, W. B. Cunningham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cunning­ ham, of Exeter, was ordained to the ministry of the Church of England at a ceremony in Wind­ sor, Rev. Robert Hicks, B.D., of St. Thomas, formerly of Cen­ tralia, was elected president of the London Conference. Teachers at Exeter public school were M. A. Horton, M. E. Goodspeed, Marguerite Pickard, N. Medd, L. Fulton and Mildred M. Rowe. Rev. James Foote, of Caven Presbyterian Church, presided for the special services celebrat­ ing the golden jubilee of the church. Amalgamated 1024Times Established 1873 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 GWNA Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of September 30, 1951 — 2,493 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, a year United States, In advance, $4,00 a year Single Copies 7$ Each J, MeMft Sduthcott * Pubiisheri - Robert Sou thcott Make Farms More Modern Ag-Reps Of Province Urge Modernization of On tar io's farms—from the silo to the farmhouse kitchen—should he j given leadership by the Provinc­ ial Deartment of Agriculture, ! county agricultural representa- i fives covering the province agreed j at Ridgetown recently. ! More Information They thought more information should be available to farmers on economy and efficiency of new farm buildings, and they lecommended a province-wide farmstead improvement project. Nearly 100 agricultural repre­ sentatives, with officials of the branch have been in Ridgetown since Tuesday, for the annual conference of the Agricultural Representative Branch, and the annual meeting of the Agricul­ tural Representatives’ Associa­ tion. Business ended and represent­ atives visited several farms in this district of Ontario before returning home. Officers Frank Q. Dench, of Renfrew, has been elected president of the association, sm-eedin g J. E. Whitelock, Cayuga. T. S. Cooper, Markdale, is vice-president. In a resolution which cites the frequent calls by. farmers for agricultural specialists, the representatives have asked the. Provincial Government to pro­ vide more of these “much need­ ed” services. Agricultural engi­ neers and fruit vegetable experts already are employed kJ' the de­ partment. The “ag-reps” recommended* that copies of basil* plans for farm buildings be made available to farmers, including efficient and economical pole buildings, loose housing for beef cattle, milking parlors and barns, and that advice also be offered in re­ modeling old buildings. Silos More information was request­ ed on adaptability, construction and cost of various types of horizontal silos. Believing that attractive farm­ steads “enhance farming as a vocation, increase pride of ownership, increase farm values, and add to the satisfaction of farm life for young and old,” t h e conference recommended that consideration be given a farmstead improvement project. It suggested information include arrangement of fields, and archi­ tectural ideas for remodeling kitchens and farm homes. Machinery Two ideas were recorded by representatives to help farmers with machinery problems. One suggested a co-operative scheme between the Department of High­ ways and Agriculture to make road machinery available at cost to farmers—-when not otherwise in use—for drainage work. The other recommended study "of machinery pools or depots where farmers could hire certain kinds of high-priced machinery. This is being done on a co-opera­ tive basis in some parts of On­ tario. it was reported. 15 YEARS AGO Mr. Gordon Stonehouse, man­ ager of the Exeter (branch of the Canadian C a nil e r s, h a s been transferred to Aylmer where he will take over that branch. Mr. John Bole, of Waterford, is be­ ing transferred to Exeter. Mr. J. J. Cox, of the Central Hotel, has this week sold out to Mrs. Ann G. Harper, of London. Mr. Kenneth Hockey, who has been conducting the Supertest Gas Station, Main Street, has disposed of his business to Mr. Irwin G. Ford. Mr. Hockey has entered the employ of Mr, E. R. Hopper. On the Crediton baseball team were Win, Kuhn, Motz, Lewis, Fahrner, Haist, Smith, Watson and Wolfe. Rev. R, N. Stewart, Crediton, presided over the sixty-first an­ niversary services of the United Church there. 1O YEARS AGO J. B. Creech, Exeter, and Mae Smith, Zurich, received their B.A. degrees at the University of Western Ontario this week. Elected to the executive at the annual meeting of South Huron W.I. were Mrs. A. Rundle, Exe­ ter, honorary president, Mrs. Glenn MacLean, Kippen: presi­ dent; vice-presidents. Mrs. R. Kestle, of Exeter, Mrs. Menno Oesch, Zurich; secretary-treasur­ er, Mrs. H. Schenk, Crediton. The tender for erecting the pasteurizing plant at the Huron County Home at Clinton has been awarded to tile Huron Lum­ ber Co., Exeter. Mr. R. N. Creech lias resigned his position as treasurer of the Exeter Agricultural Society and Mr. Clark Fisher, secretary, has been appointed in his place. News From. Our NEIGHBORS Suffers Cuts In Tractor Mishap Grant Bisback, McKillop, suf­ fered severe cuts and bruises to his leg when he was pinned against a tree in a tractor mis­ hap Wednesday night. Mr. Bis­ back was getting his tractor out to pull a car out of the mud, and was forced to crank it (be­ cause of starter trouble. The machine was in gear and im­ mediately started, pinning him against a tree. He was removed to iScott Memorial Hospital for treatment. (Huron Expositor) Mud Slingers Must Beware During the baseball game On the Flats on Tuesday evening when the grandstand was crowd­ ed with spectators, some, young lads got the rather stupid idea that the soft clay piled behind the stand would make fine am­ munition to pelt the defenceless spectators with. Several large wads of this mud were thrown and several persons had their suits ruined by the resultant splash. In future, police are go­ ing to take action to clear the small fry out from behind the stands and anyone caught throw­ ing mud will be given, a chance to inspect the inside of the police offices and pay for their sport the hard way. (St Marys Journal-Argus) Hear Defence Talk The Brotherhood of the Evan­ gelical Church held the regular monthly meeting last Thursday evening. A. E. Knight, Chief of Police, city of London, was the speaker and gave an Interesting talk on “The Atomic Warfare and Civilian Defence.” p (Zurich Herald) Board zXpproves School Town Solicitor Frank Fing- land, QC, received word today from the Ontario Municipal Board that the Board has ap­ proved the application of Clin­ ton Town Council for the issue of $310,000 debentures for the construction of a new public school. Mr. Fingland stated that the next step would be for Council to meet and give third reading to the debenture by-law, after which a formal order would be issued by the Municipal Board on payment of the prescribed fee of $310, (Clinton News-Record) Netv Type Sidewalks Bill Battram, local contractor, is busy laying the black top side­ walk on Main Street, South. This cold mix asphalt sidewalk is ex­ pected to cut paving costs in half and make repair work much easier and quicker. The paving over the old sidewalk is laid about one inch thick and about two inches on driveways. Much of the saving in repair work will come from not having to take up and remove the old sidewalk. Instead this is left to give added thickness1 and strength to the finished job. The surface is not as smooth as well-finished cement, but it should make an odequate sur­ face. This is the type of surface laid on most English sidewalks and roads, (Parkhlil Gazette) Co-operation Sought In Survey How many cattle are there in Ontario? How many acres were seeded to feed grains? How much land is used for improved pastures? These and many simi­ lar questions are referred to the Statistics Branch, of the Ontario Department of Agriculture every day. The questions come from government officials, farm organizations and individuals and it is essential that the answers be as nearly correct as possible. However, S. H. H. Symons, Director of the Statistics Branch, points out that the key to obtain­ ing the answers to these ques­ tions is in the hands Of the individual farmers. Any day now farmers all over the Province will be receiving the blue June Survey Schedule. It is sent out by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics in co-operation with the Statistics Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture. Each farmer, who fills out one of these schedules and returns it promptly, will be helping in the important job of obtaining accu­ rate statistics on agricultural production, The individual re­ ports, when grouped, make it possible for the statisticians to estimate acreages, livestock numbers, etc. When a large number of reports are carefully filled out and returned, the statisticians are able to do a better and more accurate jab of making these estimates. For this reason, Mr. Symons urges all farmers to co-operate in this project. He points out that farm groups make considerable use of these figures. For example they are essential when making com­ parisons of the position of agri­ culture with other sections of the economy, as is often done in presentations made by farm organizations. Then too, com­ modity groups, when negotiating price contracts with processors, frequently base their arguments on such statistics. Even indivi- dautls use them when tying to gauge the present and future of the market for an individual commodity. Taking all these factors into consideration, Mr. Symons feels that supplying information, through filling out this question­ naire is in the farmer's own interest. He adds that all the schedules which are returned are kept strictly confidential. They are seen only by the workers in the federal and provincial statis­ tical offices and can be used for no other purpose. Huron County Crop Report By G. W» MONTGOMERY Land sufficiently dried up this past week to allow considerable acreage of corn, soybeans and sugar beets to be planted during the last two or three days. Pas­ ture and more particularly hay mixtures need warmer weather to promote growth. With firmer beef prices, more cattle are being shipped to market than previous­ ly anticipated. The r e c e n 11 y held Huron County Junior Farmers’ Live­ stock Judging Competition was one of the largest on record with a total of 9 6 young people taking part in the judging competition and 100 girls participating in the Homemaking Club Achieve­ ment program held in conjunc­ tion with the judging competi­ tion. SMILES . . . . Bandage-covered Joe lay in the hospital bed and spoke dazedly to his visiting pal: “Wh- wliat happened?” “You absorbed too much and then made a bet you could fly out the window and around the block/' “Why didn't you stop me?” screamed the patient. “Stop you. I had $25 on you.” # * * A mountaineer, seeing his first motorcycle roaring down the road raised his rifle and fired several times. “Did you ‘het the varmint?” called his wife. “Het it but didn't kill it,” cam e the answer. “I can still hear it growlin'—but I sure made it turn thet man loose.” LAFF OF THE WEEK "What's the Most Expensive Thing I Cart Buy tor Two Dollars Down?"’