HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-10-16, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16, 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.
’MA-A-AI'
THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16, 1952
Still More Needed
Lions, Legion Campaigns
Help Complete Hospital
Our Recreation
Exeter is over organized. There are tof£
many clubs, societies, church groups, frater
nities and similar organizations. They occu
py too much of every person’s time.
This is a general opinion that exists
but which is not entirely true.
It is perhaps true that there arc too
many organizations of this type, for adults
between the ages of 21 and 60. This opin
ion is often expressed by persons exhaust
ed by the whirl of social activities, meet
ings and welfare work.’ But this opinion
should not be extended to include all the
citizens of the town.
Everyone is not interested in this type
of recreation nor does it include those of
different ages.
What about those people who like
physical activity? Or crafts? What about
the othex- age-groups? The children? The.
older folks in the “second mile” of life ?
These are important citizens too.
The purpose of a recreation council is
to attempt to provide, recreation for every
person in the town. This is not an easy
task nor one that can be accomplished
without considerable study and effort.
At the present time, the. council is con
sidering its program for the coming year
and it welcomes any suggestions from the
citizens.
* * * *
Recently an attempt was made to call
parents together for a meeting to discuss
the reorganization of Boy Scouts and Cubs.
Only two parents attended. Another meet
ing will be held Tuesday, October 28. It
is hoped more parents will be interested.
* # & *
Too often, only children and younger
adults are considered in a recreation pro
gram. Very few provisions are made fox* the
pastime of older folk, yet they have prob
ably more spare time than anyone else.
Some effort should be made to help these
folk spend their sunset happily.
* * * *
The Recreation Council is encouraging
a series of Sunday night musical concerts
for the community. This is something that
quite a few citizens would enjoy aftei’
church. There is plenty of local talent to
provide numerous programs, and. if the
idea is popular, perhaps guest artists could
be engaged for special occasions.
-x- * * *
One Year In Four Wasted In U.S.
(The Peterborough Examiner)
The worst feature of the American
presidential elections, Jfronx the point of
view of an outsider and we venture to say
from the point of view of anxious inter
national leaders, is that they take so long.
The polling lasts only one day; the cam
paigning a year, for it was last January
that the American press, and judging from
it, the American people, began to think and
talk elections, putting into the shade all
other matters of world-wide importance.
'* This is a grievous flaw in the Ameri
can political system or the American peo
ple. How can a nation which is on top of
the world and the leader of the West be
cause of its wealth and power, fittingly ex
ercise that position if it spends one year in
every four on a purely domestic issue likp
naming a President? It is important to the
world who is the American President but
it is far more important that the United
States should not consume a quarter of its,
time electing him. That, it seems to an out
side observer, is the most important fact of
the entire presidential election campaign,
this year, four years ago, and four years
hence.
* * * *
Hockey clubs are being organized jn
neighboring towns and villages for the com
ing season. Exeter should take action soon.
Congratulations to Exeter and Grand
Bend Lions Clubs on their successful fund-
raising campaign for the South Huron Hos
pital. The members* hard work and the
public’s generous cooperation made it poss
ible foi’ the $10,000 objective to be reached.
Exeter Legion members also deserve
credit for their efforts to raise funds for
the hospital. Every donation brings the hos
pital nearer completion.
But more money is needed. Rooms
must be furnished and essential equipment
purchased. The final objective is in sight
but greater efforts must be made to reach
it. Other organizations in the town and
district should accept the challenge and as
sist in this final drive.
Xv * -X-
Warning
The South Huron district has been
warned that their high school has reached
its capacity and, according to estimates,
will need an addition soon.
This will come as a shock to many
who assumed that school needs had been
taken care of for many years to come. It
almost seems impossible that the structure
built only three years ago should now be
inadequate.
However, the facts have been laid
down and the warning issued: the com
munity should prepare itself for the neces
sary action.
The district high school board should
make plans for future needs as soon as
possible and submit them to municipal
councils. The latter should know what is
expected of them fox' future school finances
so they can budget accordingly.
* * * * ‘ *
It’s Out Of Your Pocket
(The Financial Post)
For a country that has never had a
federal government which called itself so
cialist we seem to have drifted pretty far.
A recent estimate reveals that approximate
ly two out of every nine Canadians, or al
most 25% of our total population are now
drawing cheques regularly from Ottawa.
By far the biggest group of recipients
are those who qualify for family allow
ances. There are only 10,000 short of two
million in this category now and in a year
theix' payments from Ottawa will run some
where between $325 and $350 millions.
Next are the pensioners, the 670,000
Canadians who have, now reached the age
of 70 and who are automatically entitled
to pension. As well there are almost a
hundred thousand others who are .broke ox'
blind and get special assistance.
Then, of course, there are the men
and women iix the regular civil ^service and
in the armed services and the federal pol
ice. The total is about 275,000.
Add all these groups together and we
get a total of well over three million Can
adians. And these are not the only ones
receiving money from the state. There are
as well, scores of thousands on the payroll
of municipal and provincial governments,
civil servants, police, school teachers and
so on, both active and retired.
Not fox- a moment is it suggested that
these people are an army of drones. A
great many of them are performing most
important services and no modern state can
hope to continue without them. But so far
as the majox' essentials of life are con
cerned they are non-producers. Virtually
none of them contribute anything in the
way of real goods, like food, shelter and
clothing.
* * 4F *
A London chap found lying in a gutter
explained in court that he was a bird
watcher studying night birds. “It sure was
a bird of an explanation, even if it didn’t
go down with the beak,’’ chirps The Chat
ham News. —
TIMES"
50 YEARS AGO
Detective Westcott was called
to Centralia Monday to trace a
lxorse thief. Last week some un-
knowxx persoxx hired a horse and
rig from Mr. Essery’s livery
stable stating he wanted it fox’
the day. The outfit had not been
returned Monday and Mr. Essery
deemed it advisable to secure
the services of a detective.
Mr. D. Rozel, who left here a
few weeks ago to take a situa
tion as nxiller at Sarnia, was
compelled to return to his home
here Monday owing to an attack,
of typhoid fever.
Mr. Enos. Cudxnore, who has
been for some time clerk with
Carling Bros., left Wednesday
for Crystal City, Man., where he
has secured a situation. His
father and sister intend leaving
in the spring.
The Hensail evaporator is
now running with a full staff
of 22 employees. They handle
daily about 25 0 bushels of
apples and ,if the weather is
favourable, will put 12,000 bu
shels through the entire process
before the end of November.
25 YEARS AGO
The Stephen, Exeter and Us-
borne Sunday School Convention
will be held this year in Main
St. Church.
Three peonies, the 'gift of the
Prince of Wales, to commemor
ate Confederation, were received
in Exeter and turned over to the
Horticultural Society foi’ plant
ing. They were planted iix Cen
tral Park Saturday morning.
On Saturday evening, the large
pane of glass in the door of Miss
Yeland’s millinery store was
broken into many pieces when
the door slammed in closings
Mrs. Victor Kestle, of Exeter,
was one of foui' artists taking
part in a recital given at the
home of Mrs. .H. T. N. Reynolds,
Sarepta, Tuesday, October 11.
Mrs. S. B. Crocker, Toronto,
the
Go By
arrived in Exetei’ Saturday and
will spend the winter with her
father, Mr. William Treble.
15 YEARS AGO
A fine carload of fruit and
vegetables was loaded at Cen
tralia Tuesday for shipment to
Alberta where there has been a
serious crop failure. The town
ship council and committee in
charge are grateful to people of
the district for ‘ their generous
response tp a plea made a few
weeks ago.
A choral society was organized
at Crediton with Mr. Lawrence
Wein elected president and Mrs.
W. R. Gouldingoas conductor.
The work of levelling the
ground in the ice space at the
arena was undertaken last week
under the supervision of the
new manager' Mr. Charles Trieb-
ner. The gymnasium is now be
ing used every day by the stu
dents of the Exeter High School.
1O YEARS AGO
When the engines of his train
ing plane 'failed Monday at
noon, a student pilot from No.
9 SFTS, Exeter, made a forced
landing on the farm of Mr. Milo
Snell. The only damage done
was to one of the propellers.
Mr. W. C. Pearce was rushed
to Victoria Hospital late Satur
day evening and early Sunday,
and underwent an operation.
On Wednesday afternoon, the
’large barn of Mr. Melvin King,
Stephen township, was com
pletely destroyed by fire.
Miss Ann Turnbull, R.N., has
returned to New York City
after spending the summer in
town with her mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Turnbull.
Mr. Jack Kestle, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Rufus Kestle, is one
of a group of students from the
University of Western Ontario
which left London Saturay to
help relieve the shortage of har
vest help in Saskatchewan.
News From Our
NEIGHBORS
I Minister Speaks
| One Way Of Life
Is God-Blessed
: By REV, E. M. COOK
= Lucan United Church
Recently I participated in Cen
tenary Services in Troy United
Church near Ridgetown. It was
the eightieth anniversary of the
church building. The anniversary
followed total renovation and
remodelling of the church. There
sat in the congregation an alert
gentleman who, shortly after the
building of the church, helped
liis father plant a row of Nor
way spruce on either side of the
church. Last year two of those
spruce were cut and sawed into
lumber and used in the renova
tion.
I remember living in a cetrain
house in England. My mother
told me I was born there when
we had lived there some years
previously. What stands out in
my memory is an" apple tree
loaded with lovely apples. One
day during the previous occu
pancy of the house mother, while
eating an apple, placed a seed
iix a flowei' pot. This year we all
ate of the fruit of that apple
seed.
In more recent years we
moved into a parsonage which
had been built 28 years previous
ly. It was entirely exposed to the
West, cold in winter, blistering
hot in summer. We planted a
spruce and two maples on that
sTUe. A few years later we passed
that way and there was the
minister’s car beside the house
nicely shaded from the glaring
sun and the hot kitchen also
protected.
Parsonage properties, to a
large extent, are evidence of the
itinerary system. Ministers do
not expect to stay long and
therefore make no provision for
the future. As a rule there are
no fruit trees, or bushes, or
shrubs.
Man suffers mostly from his
own inadequacies,z shortsighted
ness, selfishness and sins. He
says; “Why should I bother?
I’ll get nothing out of it.’’ “Why
should I pay out my money
etc?" “This’ll do my time."
-I remember a man describing
his first visit to England. As
they drrpw near to that old
country he said all the passeng
ers were up on deck full of
curiosity and expectation. Then
as he got a good view of the
buildings and streets he said to
himself: "They built here to
last." A friend of mine said,
amidst the pros and cons of a
discussion on adding to a
church building: “You build for
the future oi' you do not build
at all."
At the heart of the Christian
Faith is the message of the
eternal, the abiding, the Gospel
of the Future as well as the
NOW. We cannot expect the
Church, insofai’ as it is true, or
its _ message, insofar as it is
scriptural, to be popular because
it cuts right across and is con
trary to so much that is natural
to man and is rampant ixx our
day, in our country and in oux'
community. In our natural way
of looking at things we want
things easy and we want them
now. “Big profits and quick re
turns.” “Something foi' nothing.”
When I went to my first job ill
Canada my employer took me
aside and said: “I know how
you have been doing. .Your me
thod was ‘It didn’t matter how
long it took as long as it was
.done well. Here it is different.
It doesn’t matter so much how
it’s done so long as you get over
it. Our seasons are short and
we must get things done in a
hurry.’ ’’
The day of quick and large
fortunes by industry and specu
lation is largely gone but not
the desire as is seen in the
millions that are taking to
gambling. One of our wise men
said: “The most tragic moment
in the life of any individual is
when he sits down to plan how
he may get something for no
thing.”
The law of the universe is
against that way of life, It is
vicious in principle and motive
and its fruits are bitter. Those
who inculcate such ideas in grow
ing and innocent youth are de
stroying true manhood and god
liness at its roots. “The face of
the Lord is against them that do
evil.” “There is a way that
seems right unto a man but the
end thereof is death.” "There
is a way that shineth brighter
and brighter unto the perfect
day.” “The glory of this world
passeth away.” “He that doeth
the will of God abideth forever.”
Practice the one way of life
and you’ll add bitterness to sor
row. Live the othei' way and as
sure as day follows night life
will be increasingly satisfying,
meaingful, God-blessed “To Hinx
that overcometh, will I give of
the hidden manna.”
Huron County
Crop Report
By JOHN D. BUTLER
With good pasture conditions
throughout the county, all cattle
are looking very well.
Silo filling is not yet com
pleted, although it is well on.
I-Ieacy frosts during the week
have'dried corn up considerably.
Sugar beet harvesting is now
well underway iix the southern
.portion of the county.
Most farmers are at fall plow
ing, although the continued dry
weather is making plowing par
ticularly difficult in some sec
tions.
SMILES . . . .
Sandy McMillan, Jim Flannigan
and Ken Larone, while Bob Scott
organized the lunch.
(Seaforth News)
Attends Seal Organization
Mr. Ted C. Haberer was at
London on Monday where he at
tended the district meeting of
the Crippled Children’s Christ
mas Seal campaign, and obtained
much information regarding this
big undertaking. Seals and re
turn letters will soon be sent
out, and the public are again
asked to do theii' bit in helping
this wonderful cause along by
buying Chrisinas Seals. Mr. Ha
berer was the sole representa
tive of Huron County.
(Zurich Herald)
Sue: “I wrote a confession
story once.”
Jean: “Did they publish it?”
Sue: “No, but tlxe editor came
all the way here to see me."' ijc * »Jc *
Mrs. McTavish (looking out
the window) : "Sandy, here
conies company for dinner."
McTavish: “Quick, everybody
run out on the front porch with
a toothpick.”* * * *
Strained Relations
A friend of mine is sad,
His wife went home to her
mother,
The reason he feels bad
Is that she didn’t take her
brother.
Wfje Exeter
Times Established 1873 Amalgamated 1924 Advocate Established 1881
Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario
Au 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 CJWNA
Member of the Audit 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 7# Each #
j. Melvin Southcott • Publishers * Robert Southcott
Kills Deer
While driving home from Wat
ford, George A. Ronson, local
druggist, hit a deer with his car.
The deer was killed and damage
to Mr. Ronson’s car was estimat
ed at $ 175.00. Accompanying
Mr. Ronson was the Rev. A. E.
Silver, of Ailsa Craig, pastor of
Parkhill Baptist Church. Neithei’
man was hurt. J
(Parkhill Gazette)
Slugged By Robbers
In the Bank of Commerce
86,000 robbery staged in Prince
ton Wednesday last week Ron
ald R. Butson, son of Mr. and
Mrs, Roy Butson, Stratford, with
relatives in this community, was
slugged over the head with a
hose full of BB shot and bound
hand and foot by the robbers.
He sustained, no injuries other
than bruises to the forehead and
face. He rolled across the floor
aftei' the bandits had gone and
kicked the phone from the hook.
Although unable to get close to
the mouthpiece he was able to
say "I’ve been robbed*1' intellig
ibly enough for the operator to
sense the trouble,
Mrs. Franklin' Moore, former
ly of town, saw” the two men
emerge from‘the bank across the
street from their grocery store
ad gave police their description.
(Mitchell Advocate)
Organize Hockey *»
At a meeting this week to re
organize St, Marys "Alerts*’
hockey team, Carl Ashton was
n a m e d president - manager to
head the executive committee.
Others will be named to the
executive it is expected. The
"Alerts’* will play in the Inter
mediate Western Ontario Hoc
key Association and the first
try-out will be, held as soon as
ice is available.
(St. Marys Journal-Argus)
Build New Club House
About' 30 members of Huron
Fish and Game Conservation As
sociation met in the new club
house on Monday evening, Octo
ber 6, with C. J. Livermore,
president, in charge.
The club house is built across
the railway tracks at the west
end of town. It is, the intention
of the club to landscape the
eight acres of land connected
with the premises. This should
make an attractive addition to
hitherto rather neglected area
of the towii.
The club arranged foi’ an alL
member bee for Wednesday and
Saturday of this week when all
free laborers will be welcome to
assist in the project under the
direction of capable leadership.
(Clinton News-Record)
Initiate "Frosli’’
At the dance Friday night
there was a large attendance and
all had a good time. When it
came to the time for initiation
there was lots of fun, walking
the ramp, eating cold macaroni,
drinking pop out of a nipple and
proposing. In charge of the
dance were: Doug. Stewart,
LAFF OF THE WEEK
IIow about a little kiss? . . . I’m getting tired of being
engaged in name only.