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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-10-23, Page 2Page $THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 1952 This journal shall always tight for progress, reform and publie welfare, never be afraid to at­ tach wrong, never belong to any political party, never be satisfied with merely printing news. THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 1952 Respect The Farmer Common Courtesy Helps Communist Campaign (The Ontario Intelligencer, Belleville) Among other things, the prospect of a 1953 Federal election provides Canada’s Communists a tailor-made forum for the biggest propaganda campaign they have had open to them since the hey-day of Canadian-Soviet friendship during the war years. That they will take fullest advantage of it was recently indicated in Toronto., when Tim Buck was nominated as the Labor-Progressive candidate in the consti­ tuency of Toronto-Trinity. It was an occa­ sion for Buck to announce with his usual devious nonchalance that the fortunes of the party are prospering. The Party, he said, will run 80 candidates. The Party’s manifesto was presented as a document that might well delude many a voter, but in it of course was the inevitable joker— indeed the keynote of the Red program. There are such acceptable objectives as a national health scheme, reforestation and several catch-calls designed to attract the devoted supporters of the social wel­ fare state. But the program in its bald Communist objective is disclosed in the blank -which demands “the disentanglement of Canada from all -war alliances such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization”. Actually the Labor-Progressive cam­ paign has no othei* aim than to preach this Kremlin doctrine for the next eight or ten months across the length and breadth of the country. And to make it easier the window-dressing is presented in an “invita­ tion” to all “progressive” Canadians to join hands with them to work for “common causes”. It is typical effrontery on the part of Buck and his crew to presume that they can beguile the Canadian elcctroate into complete forgetfulness of the record. We are supposed to forget that when the Party made its last large-scale campaign with 68 candidates in 1945, one of them found a seat in the Blouse of Commons, only to be removed from there to a cell in the peni­ tentiary as a traitor and a spy. It is one thing for some misguided citi­ zens to be taken in by a Red-front organ­ ization such as the Peace Council. Surely it is something else again to expect that the purposes of the Labor-Progressive Party can be any longer disguised. The .party has been so clearly branded as the Trojan horse of Moscow in Canada that any suc­ cess at the polls in unthinkable. But the exploitation of a Federal elec­ tion campaign as a forum for the phony peace propaganda of the Party will be car­ ried to the very limit.* * * * French Politeness (The Printed Word) A city slicker who prides himself on being at home in the back ranges of Que­ bec province was recently given a ticket for a traffic violation in a small rural French town. So he asked the policeman where he might find the chief of police, naming that official. The policeman, im­ pressed that the city man knew the chief, explained that unfortunately he was out of town, attending the police chiefs’ conven­ tion. The city man did not really know the chief, but had read his name in the local weekly paper and had also read about the convention, so he went on at length about how sorry he was to miss seeing the chief and he returned to Montreal having re­ ceived a warm handshake and profuse apol­ ogies from the policeman. French politeness continued a week or so later when the traffic offender got a very friendly personal lettei- from the chief of police, adding his apologies to those of the policeman for the trouble caused to the visitor from the city. The chief’s letter end­ ed with, “and just send $23.80”, Hunters On Land When guns are barking across the country, the farmer begins to shudder. In all probability, before the season is over, so-called “sportsmen” will have invaded his farm, killed some of his domestic animals, left his gates open, destroyed his fences or started bush or grass fires. It’s no wonder some farmers bai' hunt­ ers from their lands when the game-hungry marksmen act like destructive children. It’s a shame there should be these “sportsmen” around. Most hunters aren’t. They are considerate of the farmer and treat his property and his animals with re­ spect. But there will always be the fewr who spoil it for the many, Every" hunter should observe common courtesy to the land-owner. First he should get the farmer’s permission to hunt on his land. If permission is not granted, the farm­ er’s decision should be respected. The pro­ perty should be treated as if it were the hunter’s own. Gates should be closed. The hunters should be absolutely certain that what they’re shooting at is legitimate game and not farm stock or poultry. The range of ammunition should be taken into con­ sideration. Game laws should not be violat­ ed. The hunter should thank the farmei’ for allowing him on the property. If the hunt Is successful, it should be too much for the hunter to offer the farmei' some of his game. And by all means, the hunter ^should offer to pay for all livestock shot accidentally. If the hunter extends common courtesy to the farmer, he will, in most cases, be well rewarded.* * * * Tough Problem Grand Bend council has had a difficult time with its first assessment of the incor­ porated municipality. Almost 50 ratepayers were dissatisfied with the values placed on tlieir real estate. They appealed to the council, and for the most part, received reasonable considera­ tion. It is a credit to the members that only two will carry the issue to the county judge. The Grand Bend council inherited the "problem when the municipality was incor­ porated last year. Previously, the assess­ ment was made partly by the township of Stephen and partly by Bosanquet. These municipalities used different standards of values and consequently the assessments were unequal. It is apparent that the Grand Bend assessor used these rolls as a basis for the village’s 1953 assessments and attempted to make adjustments which "would make the two lists comparitive. It is obvious this so­ lution is not adequate. It would seem adviseable, therefore, for Grand Bend council next year to have a complete reassessment made on a single standard of values and with' complete dis­ regard for former rolls. Only in this way can the values throughout the village be equalized. Meanwhile, the present council should not be severely criticized for the assess­ ment problem. It is probable that whatever solution was attempted to equalize the two township assessments, it would not have been acceptable to all the ratepayers. It is not an easy thing for men, com- paritively inexperienced in municipal af­ fairs, to cope perfectly with all the prob­ lems that are sprung upon them with in­ corporation. Several years will be required before the adjustments can be made. Grand Bend ratepayers should be will- ling to cooperate with their council, realiz­ ing that their representatives have a diffi­ cult task in the early years of self-govern­ ment. iiiiiiiiiinHiiniiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiii TIMES" 50 YEARS AGO Crediton’s brickmakers have sold nearly all their. brick to a firm of contractors in London. Mr. Samuel Sweitzer, of Ship- ka, has been running his cider mill night and day making cider and apple butter. At a school board meeting, the salary of the teacher was set at $400 for the year. Mr. F. R. Knight returned home Wednesday from the West where he has spent several weeks. Mrs. M. J. White, who dis­ posed of her household effects by Auction Saturday, left Mon­ day for California, where she will join her mother and make her future home. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. Alvin Moir, who operates the threshing" machine, had his right shoulder dislocated Mon­ day evening just as the threshers had finished for the day on the farm of Mr. Andrew Dougall, Usborne. Exeter’s new hospital was of­ ficially opened to the public on Thursday evening last week. The hospital is situated on Main Street across from the old Com­ mercial Hotel building. The building,i which is two- storey brick, has nine large airy rooms besides an operating room which when fitted up will be second to none. Mr. Fred Huxtable, Centralia, who has been in the West for the past two months, has re­ turned home. Mr. and Mrs. William Del- bridge, of Winchelsea, have been enjoying ripe raspberries all.fall, Times Established 1873 Amalgamated 1924 Advocate Established 1881 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Orttario An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the interests of the Town of Exeter rind 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 CWNA 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 70 Each J* Melvin Southcott * Publishers • r Robert Southcott the Go By picking them . several times a week. 15 YEARS AGO Before moving to their new home in Exeter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Strang, of Usborne, were surprised by a number of neigh­ bors and fiends who gathered to express good wishes for their future welfare. Mr. Frank Taylor was over $7,00 0 ahead because of an Irish sweepstake ticket, although the - horse, a favorite to win, ■didn’t finish first. Mr. Taylor sold half interest in the ticket to a New York .man for the above stated amount. He was slated to win close to $100,- 000 as full share on the ticket had the horse placed first. Gordon Squire, aged 17, is in St. Joseph’s Hospital suffering from a wound received when a .22 calibre rifle accidentally dis­ charged. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Squire. IO YEARS AGO The third victory loan drive was opened with a service at the theatre Sunday. Jean Taylor, daughter of Mr. ■and Mrs. Frank Taylor, had the misfortune to fall from the horse she was riding at the Trivitt Church corner when the animal was frightened by an­ other horse. • Melville Simmons narrowly es­ caped serious injury when he rode out into the street and was struck by an oncoming car. On Friday evening last, a number of neighbors gathered at the home of Mrs. Roy Webber, to honor Mrs. Harry Lewis, who is leaving for Lucan shorty/ News From Our NEIGHBORS "Papers And Patriarchs" (This is the script of the Cities Service program heard, over local stations recently, featuring Mr, John T. Allison . and. The Exeter Times-Advocate) Now for the “paper and pat­ riarch” feature of our Cities Service program...............and this evening our salute goes to the town of Exeter, Ontario, sit­ uated some 30 miles due west of Stratford. I didn’t know Exeter was large enough to be a town, Jack. It sure is, Doc. Exeter was in­ corporated as a town in 1950, and now has a population just under 3,000 people. In recent years, it has enjoyed quite an expanding prosperity, and now boasts many new homes and buildings, including a brand new public school and .high school, and a new 3G-bed hospital is just nearing completion. H’rnrn ... I had no idea it was such a flourishing place. Oil, yes . . . Exeter is a decid­ edly enterprising and progressive community. Of course,it was a much smaller place when its first weekly newspaper was es­ tablished, near the close of the last century. You mean it’s had more than one? At least three, to my know­ ledge. The first one, called The Times, was published by the late John White, assisted by his son, Tom. Before very long, however, they had a strong disagreement over politics , . . and Tom start­ ed a paper of his own in com­ petition, but it had a very short life. Later on, another weekly called The Advocate made its appearance , . . but in 1924 the two papers werea malgamated as The Exeter Times - Advocate, which has been edited from that day* to this by J. M. Southcott. Twenty-eight years! That’s quite_a record! Actually, Mr. Southcott’s as­ sociation with - the weekly is a lot more impressive than that. He’s been in the same office for 51 years—starting out as a dollar-a-weelc apprentice ... a 60-hour week, at that! Well, there’s one good thing about starting out like that— there’s lots of scope to better yourself. And Mr. Southcott certainly did. Not only did he establish The Times-Advocate as an im­ portant influence in the Exeter district, and make a financial success of it . . . but his able handling of the paper won him great recognition from other editors and eventually earned for him in 1949 the presidency of the Ontario and Quebec divi­ sion of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association. I judge that would be quite an honor. It is indeed . . . and no one is prouder of it than Mr. South- cott’s two sons, Donald and Ro­ bert, who are currently follow­ ing in their father’s footsteps. Certainly, among the three of them, they are turning out a most attractive a'nd informative publication which enjoys a cir­ culation of almost 3,000 and is highly regarded as one of On­ tario’s better weekly newspapers. Cities Service is pleased to' sal­ ute The Exeter Times-Advocate, and the three members of the Southcott family who publish it! For the second half of our salute, we honor a gentleman who has probably watched with interest every phase of the de­ velopment of Exeter’s weekly press, from its very beginning. Which would mean, I gather, that he is strictly a local boy, You catch on quickly. Jack. Yes, you could certainly call John T. Allison a local boy. He was born on a farm about three miles from Exeter, and lias lived there all of his 89 years. In his younger days he was an excep­ tionally skillful plowman and won many prizes at various plowing competitions, and he also won considerable renown in the region for his thoroughbred Shorthorns, which were his pride and joy. You make it sound as if Mr. Allison has devoted his entire life to farming, And so he has, although he also served as a director of the Usborne & Hibbert Mutual In­ surance Company for*» 12 years. Also, he devoted much of his time to the church . , . serving for many years as elder of the Presbyterian Church and later the United Church which was located on a corner of his farm. Somehow I get the impression that Mr. Allison has remained a bachelor. Right? On the contrary ... he and his wife have enjoyed an excep­ tionally long and happy mar­ riage, celebrating their diamond jubilee two years ago. Yes, Mrs. Allison is still alive, I’m. glad to say, and since both of them are in comparatively good health, they are looking forward to spending much more of their ripe old age together. We of Cities Service certainly extend to them our very best wishes, as we salute the grand old man of Exeter, Ontario, 89-year-old John T. Allison! Like all the patriarchs hon­ ored on this broadcast, Mr. Al­ lison will shortly receive a life­ size charcoal portrait of himself by the well-known Canadian art­ ist, Egbert C. Reed. Residents of the area will be informed of this presentation in an early issue of The Exeter Times-Advocate. SCOTT’S SCRAP BOOK By R. J. SCOTT CARROT, ABIIHHIW. AMMIACEOUS I PLAH< dELLYFISH AWt A*. "E/ESPO'Camp CAM PisYiHdUisH DIFFERENCE BEfWEEJf BRICrtfAHOAPlMUW. f WEdik TlRtf COMIC S4RIP ARl iSTS. AlXy/ Of <Kdr Pic/URE. » Humorous Mories. CARAT, AUHrfaF WEidH-r For. < ■PKEZlOUS SfONKS. ^OW MANY LESS MARRIAGES WERL -Ttox IK YrtEU.S^ IH I<J5I<<IIAH IK 1950? 1,580,000. Cana diens To Blay Word was confirmed Thurs­ day morning by Leo Stephenson, manager of Seaforth Community Centre, that the Montreal Can- adiens of the National Hockey League, will play an exhibtipn game here November 19. Telephone wires have been humming between Montreal and Seaforth for the past few days. Mr. Stephenson came to agree­ ment with the Canadiens’ Dick Irwin on the date earlier this week, but complete details on the exhibtion appearance have yet to be finalized. This will be the first visit of an N.Et.L. Club to Seaforth Community Centre. Officials have indicated that en­ couraging support may -pave the way* for other N.Jl.L. team ap­ pearances here. (Huron Expositor) Mayors Have Bun Almost forced to cancel his chance to go to Carp ‘because of his recent bout with plebitis, Mayor Sid Emery, of town, how­ ever, made the trip and placed fourth in the mayoralty plowing contest. According to the Sentinel-Re­ view, Woodstock, the decision several expert plowmen thought should have gone to Mayor Em­ ery or to Mayor Bernadette Smith, of Woostock. Both how­ ever, placed behind Mayor Allan Lamport, of Torono, the eventual winner, and Mayor Charlotte Whitton, o& Ottawa, who seemed to win many more poihts for their showmanship and inter­ views rather than for their plow­ ing ability. Reporting on it when he get back home, Mr. Emery just said he had a real good time, enjoyed the competition and marvelled at the number of camera and movie shots that were taken of the event. « (jgarkhill Gazette) Bank Tellers Move Tellers at the Zurich Branch of the Bank of Montreal have made a move as designated from headquarters. Mr. Robert Bell, whose home is in DCsboro, and who has been teller in Zurich the past 10 months is shifted to Brampton, while his place is be­ ing taken by Don Shanlian, who comes here from the Crediton Branch, and whose home is in Clinton. (Zurich Herald) Clinton Hockey Coach Bob Draper, who has decided to hang up his skates in so far as a player is concerned, has been chosen coach for the 1952- 53 season. This was the result of a well-attdndecl hockey meet­ ing held in the Legion Hall last Friday evening, Approximately 14 players and interested persons attended, (Clinton News-Record) Successful Shooting Match Geese, ducks and chickens were prizes for those participat­ ing in the first Monkton Lions Club venture, a shooting match held on Thanksgiving, attended by around 500. A refreshment booth also did a good business, the proceeds to be used for civic improvement. (Mitchell Advocate) Canada’s 10 privately owned commercial banks have 3,700 branches throughout the country. LAFF OF THE WEEK I can hardly wait to tell you all the wonderful plaits for the future Mother has for us.