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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-08-28, Page 2Pag© 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1952 This journal shall always tight 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, AUGUST 28, 1952 Congratulations Congratulations to Dashwood inter­ mediates for winning the Huron-Perth base­ ball title this year. This is a commendable achievement for a police village team com­ peting in a league which includes other teams from much larger centres. Dashwood fans, who have followed their players ■with enthusiasm, were re­ warded for their interest and encourage­ ment. In return, the fans held a celebra­ tion for the team which indicates the en­ thusiastic sports spirit in the village. No doubt the players will receive other honors from the fans before tht season is over. Meanwhile the team advances into the playoffs and all fans will wish them con­ tinued success. * * «• * Speaking Of Spelling (Christian Science Monitor) In a resent educasional magazeen too skolars point out that, contrary to poppular beleef, speling among American students has improved grately in the passed cen- sliury. But they also point out that “many great writers often misspel words” and that mispelling does not nesesarily prevent understanding. We agree. The Elizabeethans showed a fine sense of independans and individjualism in their spelling. Later came the tirany of the dik- shonerry. Artemus Ward and his fellow- humerists rebelled'in the 19th censhury and acted cute with the alfabet but got a bit tiresome. Bernard Shaw tried more seer- yously to make spelling funkshional and left a lot of munny to promote simplifide Inglish. Yet oui’ children put on the cloke of uniformity and spell the convenshional way even better than their grate-grandparence. Speling improves while inishiative faltres. Where is the spirit of Francis Drake and Daniel Boone? Are we reering a race of men or of rowboats? Coming up is a federal election—and it should be an interesting one. There will be many issues to fight over, ’Whenever this new election is staged, it will be mighty different from the last one. Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent won’t be introducing himself to the people as he did in '18. He will be defending his ad­ ministration ’s record. Opposition Leader George Drew will be fighting a different campaign, too—a different campaign to bring different re­ sults than the last one. Judging from the trends in U.S. poli­ tics, we can expect other changes too. There will be far greater publicity in press and radio about the elections and the lead­ ers. The campaigns will be more intensive and the leaders will make back-breaking tours of the country to reach as many cen­ tres—large and small—as possible. Other top party men will be caught up in this new type of campaign and they’ll be expected to do more speaking, touring and persuading than ever before. . Locally, there’ll be a campaign of special interest. Presumably, two sitting members of the House will battle it out in our new com-, bined constituency. The candidates will have to cover a mueh larger district than they did before and their campaigns will be enlarged. Yes, sir, it’s going to be an interesting- election.* « * * * Your Minister Speaks Your editors regret that the series “Your Minister Speaks” has had to be post­ poned several weeks. Many ministers in the district are taking their annual holidays. In September, however, we hope the series will be resumed and continue for many months. * * * * A Boston police car fell into the street cave-in it was sent to investigate. Then, no doubt, in Windsor Star parlance—it ex­ tended the long arm of the law, took a firm grip on reality, and pulled itself out. IlilllllHHIIIHIinilUIIIUIIIIIIIIIinillllllillilllMHIIIIllllUIIIHIIIIIIIIlIH As the "TIMES" Go By iiiiiitiinniiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiHiiiiiHii 50 YEARS AGO Miss Beatrice Steinback, of Zurich, who was on the Sarnia- Detroit excursion Saturday, was the lucky winner of a beautiful gold brooch, awarded to the largest lady on the train. Messrs. I-Iarvey and Aldington Bossenberry, Ezra Brenner, Har­ mon Gill and Silas Graton, all of Grand Bend, have left for the West. The following were among the number who left Thursday last on the harvest excursion to the West: Miss Clara Sanders, Miss Emma Morgan, Miss Slavin, Thomas and Aza Williams, Henry Taylor, R. S. Johns, Wil­ liam Kerslake, Ross Holland, Thorton Smale, James Dinney, Fred Finkbeiner, Nelson Baker and John Moore. dumping grounds. Both fires were of little consequence • and under control by the time fire­ men reached them. A Reader Speaks The Music Of Silence (By B. MeD) It is good for the human soul, from time to time, to retire to the silence of meditation and to think quietly about life and the wonder thereof, and Death and its mystery and of Eternity, which is the ultimate future. It is an excellent thing for man in the calm serenity of nature to search the secret places of the heart—therein will he discover his real self and the possibilities of his progress by the ways of fortitude, courage and wisdom. Some sage has said, “Knowledge comes, but Wisdom lingers.” The opportunity for medita­ tion and thought comes in vaca­ tion time when the hustle and hurry of the everyday grind is put aside and there are hours to fill with doing the things we like to do when we want to do them. Too often in the surge of living, there is no time for the really important things. Life is richer when some time is devoted to meditation; the thinking^ over the how and the why of things. The ancient Chinese contemplated the stars; You Think the wise mountains men of India, the the Scottish, the lakes and glens; the British poets, the gardens and streams of England and from these meditations came art and literature and science. The Chinese gave the world astronomy; the men of India some of the basic philoso­ phies; Scotland and England, gave to the world the never equalled William Shakespeare, It is well these lazy summer days to rest and think of the meaning of life and of the past, present and future. Our lives would be richer and happier. Look up to the sky, see the wonder and beauty of the clouds, realize the poetry of motion in the flight of birds. Look to the beauty of the sun­ set and the evening star. Look into the deep purple vaulted night, see the great hanging clusters of the stars—the im­ mensity of the universe. Think— then try to be an atheist. It is good for man to stop and think. His life will be richer, his soul closer to the peace of the In­ finite. Let's Prevent This Need Signs, Protection For School Children 25 YEARS AGO Mr. Fred Dawson, of the sev­ enth concession, Usborne, had his collar-bone fractured in three places and three ribs broken Tuesday when he was thrown beneath the wheels of a heavy tractor. Miss Ella O. Morlock, of Crediton, has been awarded a scholarship from the Western University amounting to $440 and tuition. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mor­ lock and her entire high school course, taken at Exeter High School, was an unbroken series of brilliant success. A new storage barn is being erected at the Exeter flax mill to replace the one destroyed by fire some time ago. Volunteer firemen were called out twice this week, once when a basket of asphalt being used in roofing caught fire at the rear of the Carling block and again for a grass fire at the town 15 YEARS AGO Mr. Borden Sanders, an upper school student at Exeter High School, attained an excellent standing in recent examinations. He secured first class honors in all nine subjects he tried. Mr. Mervin Cudmore has sold his 20-acre farm on the lake road to Mr. Thomas Davidson, of Brussels. Byron Desjardine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leasum Desjardine, of Grand Bend, had the misfortune to get his hand caught in a cut­ ting box Sunday morning. His injuries were treated by Dr. Taylor at Dashwopd. W. H. Dearing received nine first awards and two seconds at the flower show held at the Car­ negie Library Saturday last. IO YEARS AGO A cool night Monday was a reminder that summer is on the wane and that fall is not far distant. During the early hours of Tuesday morning, a slight frost visited this community and some of the beans were wilted. A thin layer of ice on some water in a chicken trough was reportfid by Herman Hodgson. • Sixteen-year-old Charlie Cor­ bett, of Lucan, collapsed on the beach at Grand Bend last Friday afternoon after he had tried to rescue his companion. An un­ identified swimmer brought in the girl, Eunice Hennessy, also 16, of Clandeboye, and both the girl and the boy were revived by rescue workers. The Exeter Fund for the con­ tribution from Exeter, Canada, to the bombed victims of Exeter, England, has readier $103. Should sports such as ice skat­ ing, roller skating, minature golf, etc., be permitted on Sun­ day? Mi’. Doug Insley, clerk: I’m inclined to be a bit old fashion­ ed. I think we could do with- long we hurry and fuss and long we hurray and fuss and sweat and I think we can well give our bodies a rest on Sun­ days. Don Charleton, Co-op manager: I think that these other types of amusement mentioned should also be allowed. I see nothing wrong with this type of Sunday amusement. Mrs. Mary Hannigan, home­ maker: In some places of amuse­ ments are allowed open, why not others? But when business places all close up for a day of rest, why not have all places of amusements do the same and have Sunday a day of real re­ laxation of mind and body. B. M. Francis, insura n c e agent: I’m not enthusiastic about Sunday Sports. For an honest opinion, I think that’s one thing that is wrong with the world today, people have for­ gotten Sundays and what they stand for. I feel most people in the town prefer a quiet Sunday. “I used to play the piano in a tavern, but I lost the job.” “How so?” “Somebody stole the rolls.” News From Our NEIGHBORS Over 300 children will run, hop, skip, jump, toddle, walk and play up and down Exeter’s main street next Tuesday to attend the opening of the new school term. Not a few of these energetic and un­ predictable youngsters will cross the busy thoroughfare at Victoria street, unprotect­ ed from the cars and trucks that roar from the north and the south. They’re duly kids, and although mom and dad and teacher have told them to be careful-—they sometimes forget. They haven’t the judgement of older folks and they don’t always see the danger there. It’s up to the adults to minimize that danger—the peril from unmolested speed­ sters who slow down only when they have to—and there’s little to make them think they have to slow down at the school cor­ ner. Two easy steps could be taken that would decrease the danger one hundred percent. One is to place large (and we mean large) painted signs north and south of the corner warning motorists of the crossing. (Last year, movable metal -signs were used. They were displaced, knocked down, multilated until now, they are use­ less.) The second is to provide police protec­ tion at the busy hours. This is a basic pro­ tection for children which taxpayers de­ serve. It should not be hard to implement this service. These are two simple suggestions. Most everyone has talked about them before and we all realize they should be carried out.. If an accident happens, we have no doubts but what they will—and quick! But why wait ? We admit there hasn’t been a serious accident at that corner in recent years. But citizens who live or work near there can tell, of many hair-raising experiences that could easily have been serious. Let’s act now! Urge your councillors and school board members to see that some­ thing’s done soon. (Exeter TOoiea Established 1873 Amalgamated 1084 Advocate Established 1.881 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 CTWNA Member of the Audlft Bureau of Circulation Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of March, 1952 — 2,534 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, $3.00 a year — United States, in advance, $4.00 a year Single Copies Each JL Melvin Southcott - Publishers - Robert Southcott Dismisses Charge John Lavender, 20, Hensall, charged with careless driving after he lost control of his car on Goderich St. July 15, and bounced off two curbs-, clipped a stump and skidded 162 feet before ’ stopping, pleaded guilty before the court. In his own de­ fence, Lavender claimed he was momentarily blinded by the lights of an oncoming car and at the same time swerved to avoid hitting a dog on the road. Hear­ ing his defence, Magistrate Holmes ordered the ease dis­ missed. (Huron Expositor) White Robin A member of the Journal- Argus staff while walking up Church Street South Thursday last saw the white robin which had been reported by church­ goers the previous Sunday. The bird is all white with exception of its breast which is the same color as a normal robin’s-. It is apparenly an offspring of this ■Summer’s hatching. (St. Marys Journal-Argus) Mail Courier Resigns Mr. Bercy Nicholls, mail cour­ ier on R.R. 3, Parkhill, ever since 1328, has resigned his position owing to ill health. Be­ sides being the mailman on this route, Mr. Nibholis carried the mail from here to Grand Bend. During these last few years with the population of The Bend being equal to that of a small city in the summer time, mail for the resort was sent out directly from the local Post Office. Mr. Nicholls will retain his other mail contract, that of hauling the mails to and from the trains. Mr. Nicholls took over R.R. 3 w h e n Robert Cavanaugh re- signed. Mr. Harold Thomson, of Parkhill, has been appointed the mailman for this route now. (Parkhill Gazette) Drivers On Detour Had Better Beware Drivers will have to be care­ ful using the detour through Mitchell during bridge erection. Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Anne Ballantyne of R.R. 3, Exeter, was coming from the south on No. 23 Highway, and, accustom­ ed to the road, did not expect to see any sign at the top of the Eizerman Hill where “Stop” had been placed since her last trip here. As a result she caught the bumper of the Han­ over Transport about to turn east off No. 23 Highway. No damage was done to the trans­ port but her car was damaged about $250 worth. There was another slight crash the same morning with no bad results. (Mitchell Advocate) Rev. H. Leibold Passes The Rev. H. H. Leibold, 83, died on August 15 at his resi­ dence in Sebringville. He was born in Hay Township on De­ cember 2, 1868, and had served in the ministry of the Evangeli­ cal U. B. Churches, retiring at the age of 70, but acting as supply minister. Surviving are his wife, the former Lena Mar­ tin, of Zurich, four daughters, and a son, six grandchildren. The body rested at the Stratford funeral home till Monday when it was takeji to the Sebringville Evangelical Church for service at 3.30 p.m. Interment was- in Sebringville cemetery. The Rev. H. R. Brox, church pastor, of­ ficiated. The funeral was largely attended. (Zurich Herald) RCAF Add $2,000 The fund which is being raised for the installation of an artificial ice plant in the Clinton Lions Arena received a boost with t he receipt of $2000.00 from the personnel of RCAF Station, Clinton. The money was donated from the Station Fund, which consists of the profits from canteens, the station theatre, the miniature golf and driving ranges and other enterprises set up for per­sonnel at no public expense. & According to Clinton Lions Club officials the drive for their $30,000 objective is progressing quite favourably although they are just over the half-way mark. (Clinton News-Record) July Fatalities Worst On Record At 112, Ontario motor vehicle deaths in July were the highest ever recorded for any one month. The previous peak toll was 111 in October 1,9 5 0. The prelimin­ ary July figures show an in­ crease of 42 over June, and of 22 over last July. Of these deaths, seven resulted from ac­ cidents in June, and one woman, died of injuries received in a head-on collision as far back as April 25. Dominion Day, a Tuesday, had three deaths. July 4, when the province played host to thou­ sands of American motorists, ended with five fatalities. The last weekend of the month alone took 21 lives oft Friday, July 25 till midnight on Sunday, July 27. The unofficial tally shows that 26 ped estrains were killed, 43 died in collisions, 2 4 when their vehicles went out of control, six at railroad crossings. Twenty- two children died; 13 were struck by motor vehicles, seven were passengers in automobiles and two were cycling. The black record for July up­ sets the hopeful trend of the year’s fatality statistics. Up to the end of June, seven fewer lives had been lost than in the first half of 1951. The prelimin­ ary July total now brings the death toll to 489 for the first seven months of this year, com­ pared with 474 for the same period last year. Labour Day,, last public holi­ day of the summer and the only summer holiday we share in common with our U. S. neigh­ bors will bring peak traffic onto our highways and the need for greater care than ever among all who drive. It was one of those gatherings where a communist speaker was addressing an audience of the faithful lefts. “Who alone can liberate the masses from capital­ istic slavery?” he demandfid. With one voice the faithful re­ torted, “Stalin!” “And who alone is the champion of the working man?” Again tlie reply, “Stalin!” “And who can make the land bear food and wealth for all?” the orator demanded. Before the faithful could answer a man in the rear shouted out, “God!” “Throw the free enterpriser out,” screamed the enraged speaker. LAFF OF THE WEEK "Do you have to start being domestic so soon?"