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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-07-10, Page 2THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1»3! 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 THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1952 A Pat On The Back For Huron Farmers Of Service To Readers fhat the threat of inflation in Canada is stiil very real is the opinion of those who speak with authority in such matters. i'he fad there are still strikes uid threes of strikes despite falling retail prices, falling industrial production, and the. highest industrial wages in our history, mi’e it apparent that the economic author- iti is ire correct in their appraisal, ?■ is helpful, therefore, that The Steel Company of Canada. Limited, should have eh is *;t this time to publish in Ontario Xv s-d-dy newspapers a series of advertise- iv ws dealing with current economic prob­ lems These advertisements have nothing to do wph the steel industry as such. They are designed Io give Canadians a better under- Htindmg of the economic forces which gov­ ern vir way of life. i? is evidence of the constructive trend of business thinking that this largest of Cana la’s steel producers should have under­ taken this form of public service at this critical time in our history. * * «• * Weill Well! Oher than saying “Well! Well’", wo m ike no comment on this editorial which appeared recently in a U.S. newspaper, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Generalizing about other people is a very human, if unfortunate, characteristic for iny nation. Many Americans have shuid irdized ideas about the French or the Chinese, and since this nation has become a lead in the world, it should be worth­ while to know what others think of us, true or false, good or bad. In commenting on this business of making word pictures of nationalities, Dr. Albert E. Wiggam quotes from a United Nations survey of eight nations. Words commonly used to describe the Russians were : domineering, cruel, backward, hard­ working. As for Americans, the Germans and Kalians consider us hard-working and g.’.nerons. but to this the French add the word domineering and the British and Aus­ tralians the word conceited. Naturally Americans would not like to be considered domineering, with the Rus- | sians, or conceited, by ourselves. And we I might be surprised to find that nobody I listed us first as peace-loving. We could i say that it is unscientific to generalize about whole peoples, or to give them attri­ butes of their governments. We could say that, the UN survey is not definitive. And all this would be true. Yet a better answer to such opinions, where held, would be a look in the mirror once in a while. Then Americans would be in ire certain to step lightly in other lands, to boi.->t less, and to talk more of our hope for peice than of the prospect of war. ff other peoples knew us better, we would, be more sure of ourselves. i * * -x- Note And Commeimt Weeklies On Top Did you know that of straight ‘'local news’ matter in a 11-page edition of a newspaper such as The Times-Adv mate, the editor publishes only about one-third fewer lines than the metropolitan daily in a b'2-pagv edition. All of which may ac­ count for the relatively higher readership of both news and advertising in the week­ ly pr-ss. Let’s Cooperate Town council is going to considerable trouble to clean up the local dump. The lhiiSrt if debris has all been levelled off by a bulldozer and covered with dirt. Now that it presents a more presentable view, citizens should help keep it that way by using discretion when dumping their refuse. Okay, you Huron County farmers-—- give yourselves a hearty pat on the back. You make up the richest county in the province of Ontario with respect to agri­ cultural worth. And across the whole Do­ minion, Huron ranks in fourth spot. This information comes from the 1951 census. The total value for livestock, poultry and bees in Ontario is $(538,828,281'. Huron county accounts for $36,278,773 of that total. In second place is Grey, Middlesex is third and Perth fourth. Huron, the census shows, has the most cattle, hens and chickens. Of the county’s total, more than $30,000,000 represents cattle, hens and chickens. Its cattle alone is valued at $28,671,381 or 132,632 beasts on 5.11-1 farms. The county has 1,1'2 6,109 hens and chickens of 1.27(5 farms valued at $2,078,- 769. Perth county won first place for swine but Huron ran a close second with 113,295 on 1,382 farms valued at $1,270,11'0. Huron county farmers can be justly proud of this wnnderful record and we in the towns and villages are happy to ex­ tend to you our heartiest congratulations. We are proud just to be associated with you. Huron county may not be the best ad­ vertised, not the best organized, nor the most advanced county in the province but when it comes to the most important thing —production——Huron county farmers show the rest of ’em the way. Keep up the good work, farmers of Huron county. * * * * Evidence There’s lots of evidence of the need for the South Huron Hospital now being constructed. For an example, read this re­ port which appeared recently in The Lon­ don Free Press: At a time when hospital occupancy usually drops off, London’s hospitals re­ ported continued crowded conditions, with a record June patient list. At Victoria, highest daily figure dur­ ing the month was 603, seven short of cap­ acity. This is 57 more than last June. The average occupancy was 556 com­ pared with 518 last year, and in War Memorial Chilldren’s Hospital alone, the average was 107 last month compared with 71. 'Phe hospital's waiting list on the last day of June was 119. ' At St. Joseph’s Hospital highest daily occupancy was 396 although normal cap­ acity is 363. Previous June the high daily figure was 373. Average occupancy was 371, com­ pared to 334 a year ago. Hospital occupancy normally drops off with vacation time, officials said, but so far there has been only a slight decrease. * * * See This! A beautiful summer cottage has just been completed at Grand Bend—for a very worthy purpose. It’s the Lions Clubs’ dream home that will be owned by some lucky contributor to the South Huron Hos­ pital Building Fund. Exeter and Grand Bend Lions are sponsoring this project to raise money for the hospital. The cottage has been built mostly by volunteer labor and the furnish­ ings and materials bought for cost price. Now their big job is to get hundreds of one dollar donations from all parts of the country to make a sizeable contribution to the hospital. Residents’ of the town and district can help in this community project by telling their friends about this grand summer home and inviting them to visit it. The cot­ tage, located in SouthcotUPines, just south of the Bend, is open for inspection on weekends an'd everyone is welcome. ’HEH. HEH! THAT'S WHAT THEY THINK!' ■As the "TIMES" Go By muinHtinimiiHiiuiiMiiinjmiiiiiiUHiHmiiiiiimiiimimumiiiiiHUtH 50 YEARS AGO During the severe electrical storm Monday, Messrs. J. Hynd­ man and Sam'l Adair had a narrow escape. They were put­ ting up hay fork rods in Mr. John McDonald’s barn, conces­ sion 15/ McGillivray, when light­ ning struck the rods and both sustained severe shock. The Latter Day Saint preach­ ers are still holding forth in their large tent north of the town hall. Representatives of the London Sarsaparilla Co., gave open-air concerts on Huron Street Thurs­ day and Friday nights. Owing to the unruly conduct of a number of the boys, they decamped ra­ ther sooner than they intended. 25 YEAkS AGO Mr. Ben Case met with a nasty accident Monday afternoon while drawing hay on his farm north of Exeter. He was on top of the load and was pulling at the grip­ rope whui it broke and he lost his balance and fell to the barn floor. Promoted to senior fourth (grade eight) at Exeter Public School were: Ruth Fraser, Edith Clysdale, Florence Stewart Adeline Stone, Marjorie Comp­ lin, Marguerite Cann, Lucy Pom­ fret, Margaret Taman, Tom El- lerington. Billie Burke, Kenneth Hockey. Ray Creech, Helen Heywood, Norah McInnis, Rowe Dinney, Lois McDonald, Jean Ross, Doro­ thy Luker, Doreen Caldwell, Marshall Dearing Howard Kers- lake, Billie Chambers, Jack Stan- bury, Helen Salter, C h e s te r Cornish, Helen W a 1 p e r, Eva Pearce, Edith Kestle, Vera Kes- tle, Viola Hodgson, Mervin Sims, Eileen Snell, Dorothy Walper, Jean Pilon, Hugh Walper. 15 YEARS AGO On Tuesday evening juste be­ fore six o’clock as Mr. William Andrew was cleaning up the street in front of the Times-Ad- vocate, he swept up what he thought was some rubbish and was iu the act of dumping it in­ to his cart when he stopped to examine it. He found two one huriSred dollar bills and some bills of a smaller denomination. The money was identified and returned to its owner. Among teachers attending summer school at the University of Western Ontario are Joseph Creech, Margaret Penhale, Doro­ thy Camm, Ruth Kleinstiver, Addie G a i s e r and Lawrence Wein. Mrs. Archie Ryckman and daughter Dorothy, Reg. N., re­ turned the beginning of the week from a trip to Saskatche­ wan. Mr. G. 0. Koch has purchased Miss Ida Cottle’s brick residence on Ann Street. IO YEARS AGO Irwin Ford, of Exeter, dived into Grand Bend waters Sunday to save his six-year-old daugh­ ter, Mary Ann from drowning after she fell from the cement pier into the river. Some 20 women worked from morning until eleven at night in the kitchen of James Street Church Thursday making jam to be sent overseas with the Red Cross. Over a quarter of a ton of jam was put in cans, ready to be labeled and sent to headquar­ ters. Monday was the hottest day of the year. The temperature re­ gistered 9 0 degrees. Hews From Our NEIGHBORS Fire Is Major Hazard During Holiday Trips School's out! And it's July again. People are beginning to leave towns and cities on sum­ mer vacations planned months ago. Many will be seeking the cool green fastnesses of On­ tario’s far-flung forest and lake­ land areas. In these recreation, lands, many own or will rent summer cottages or go camping. It is of the utmost importance that every visitor to Ontario’s forest and rcreation lands carry with them a healthy and ever­ present respect for fire, Ontario’s fire districts extend north and northwestly from a line roughly drawn from Arn- prior on the Ottawa River to Midland on Georgian Bay. Sum­ mer visitors t{o areas above this line are remined that a burning permit is required from a De­ partment of Lands and Forests ranger before fires may be light­ ed for any purpose other than for cooking or warmth. Heavy fines will be paid by those appre­ hended for* disregarding this law, which is an important part of the Forest Fires Prevention Act of Ontario. More than this, if a .fire should be proved to be the re­ sult of indifference to the regu­ lations of to negligence or care­ lessness, the cost of extinguish­ ing the fire may also be charged to the person or persons respon­ sible. According to reports from northern forest districts, visitors from cities and towns in South­ ern Ontario are often thought­ lessly careless, especially as to the safe disposal of cigarette butts, matches, pipe ashes and campfires. All should be dead out before being abandoned. The habit of tossing cigarette butts fro m automobiles and truck windows can, according to forest protection officials, be dis­ astrous along woodland roads. On many occasions, this has too often resulted in fires that have destroyed thousands of green forest acres for years to come and caused extensive damage to valuable timberlands. All vehi­ cles should have ash trays . . . which should be used. As summer cottages and camp­ ing sites are cleaned up after a winter’s absence, well-meaning summer visitors too often pile trash and debris out under the trees and ignite it, never realiz­ ing the danger in which they place their summer homes and their neighbour’s as well. In summer heat, accumula­ tions of pine and spruce needles and dried hardwood leaves on the forest floor become as in­ flammable as gunpowder. One cagrant spark can ignite such debris. Fanned by a sudden breeze even a small fire, unat­ tended, or set in a unsafe place, can spread and become a con­ flagration capable of sweeping away cottages, camp sites and everything else that makes sum­ mer resorts holiday rendevous. 'Summer camps and cottages have little receational value when surrounded by blackened stumps and burned-out waste­ lands. Every precaution must be taken by forest visitors at all times to prevent even the smal­ lest fires from getting out of control. This is particularly im­ portant during high hazard per­ iods when there has been little rain for a number of days and the humidity is low. Huron County Crop Report By G. W. MONTGOMERY A fairly general rain last Suu- day morning followed by two lighter rains has helped the pas­ tures, grain and cash crops con­ siderably in the county. In the sections that did not receive this rain, crops are still faring badly because of the severe dry wea­ ther. Green pea harvest is now on in the county with the crop coming quicker than the viner­ ies can handle it. Average yields are running around a ton of har­ vested- peas to the acre and on the lower fields, yields of up to 1 and one half tons of harvest­ ed peas per acre have been re­ ported. Fall wheat is maturing quite rapidly and some of the higher fields are almost ripe enough to cut. Proof Positive “I want to buy some invisible hairnets for my wife,” the timid little man told the salesgirl. “Okay,” the girl replied, “here you are. That will be two dol­ lars, please.” The little man cleared his throat and asked, “Pardon me, but are you sure these hairnets are absolutely invisible?” “Are they invisible?” snorted the clerk. “Mister, I’ve been sell­ ing them all morning and we’ve been out of them for two weeks! ” By STANLEYU 4 Fattnf OfficeTHE OLD HOME TOWN Cxeter ®fme£=&trtiocat£ Times Established 1878 Amalgamated 1924 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 OWN A Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of March, 1952 2,534 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance,■ $3.(90 a year *— United States, in advance, $4,99 a yea? Single Copies 7# Each J. Melvin Soutbcott - PubiisWi • Robert Soutbcotlt Scull Fracture In. Fall From Mow While assisting with the hay­ ing on Tuesday, James Delaney, son of Mr. James Delaney, Dub­ lin, was critically injured. While in the mow, a pole struck him, knocking him out of the now and landing on his head. He re­ ceived a fractured skull and a broken jaw-bone, and was re­ moved to Scott Memorial Hospi­ tal for treatment. (Huron Expositor) New Doctor Arrives Dr. and Mrs. St. Pierre and two children of London have moved into the spacious resi­ dence formerly owned by the Siebert Family and are getting nicely settled. Dr. St. Pierre has been practicing since his arrival In Zurich. We wish them every success in their chosen profes­ sion as Doctor for mankind and hope they will feel at home in this community. (Zurich Herald) Record Bass Fishing As Season Opens Here The best catches in years were reported by local anglers Who took advantage of the opening day of the bass season on Dom­ inion Day, Tuesday. One visiting fisherman brought back one weighing almost three and a halt pounds. An unusually large crowd of fisherman thronged the banks of the Maitland River from an early hour in the morning. More than 40 small boatloads of an­ glers were counted at one time. (Goderich Signal-Star) I Dies After Accident George Francis Nairn, well known farmer of lot 21, conces­ sion 4, Blansliard Towship, died in St. Joseph’s Hospital, London about 8 p.m. Monday following injuries received while he was driving a tractor on his farm about 5:30 the same day. M.r Nairn was drawing in hay with a. tractor and wagon. He had un­ coupled the tractor after enter­ ing the barn deck, but somehow or other the machine carried him through the rear doors dropping a distance of several feet to the yard and pinning the driver Under the heavy machine. In the barn with Mr. Nairn was a ne­ phew, James Nairn, of Toronto, age 13, who ran to the house for help. A doctor was called at once and Mr. Nairn’s son Frank was notified and succeeded in re­ leasing his father from under the tractor. The injured man was taken to the hospital in a local ambulance. (St. Marys Journal-Argus) In the living room the little girl practised on her violin, while in the other room, her little sister enjoyed the company of her dog. The solemn mutt bent his flappy ear to the music and began to howl dismally In rhythm with its rather wild un­ certain measures. The younger sister endured the combination of violin and dog as long as she could then called to her sister and said, “For goodness sake, can’t you play something the dog doesn't know?” LAFF OF THE WEEK getting late, Hubert . . » you'd better hit me Goodnight and go home "