HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-12-18, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 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.
Grassley for Maclean’s Magazine Jottings By J, M. S.
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1952
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WAiriiL
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S T-A Proud Of Award
Canada Needs
Traffic Safety
Strong
Drive
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Winter Driving
Some helpful hints for hazardous win
ter driving are provided in a pamphlet re
ceived recently:
Can You Stop?
No rule has been arrived at to cover
safe speeds under all conditions. Only the
driver can judge this. But tests have shown
that the control which exists at 50 miles an
hour under ideal conditions can not be
maintained at over 15 miles an hour on ice
or 30 miles an hour on packed snow. With
temperatures at or about freezing, thin
films of water on icy surfaces make road
ways very much more slippery than 20 de
grees. Full chains provide a measure of
safety by increasing traction and reducing
stopping distances on icy or snow-covered
roads.
Getting The Feel Of The Road
One of the most widely recommended
practices is to deliberately skid the vehicle,
at slow speed on a roadway free of other
traffic. A few such attempts tend to give
the driver the feel of the road and his ve
hicle.
Easy Does It
Based on the fact that once traction is
lost it is difficult or ifhpossible to recover,
braking on slippery surfaces should be done
by pumping the brake in sharp jabs (with
the clutch engaged) rather than in one
abrupt-operation. The pumping method will
usually slow and stop a vehicle safely
whereas a single strong application of the
brakes could easily bring about an uncon
trollable skid.
Maintaining control depends first on
preventing skids. An ab/upt change of
speed or direction can start a dangerous
skid by upsetting the frictional grip of the
tires. Too much power applied to the
wheels causes them to spin and immediate
ly traction is reduced by as much as 50 per
cent. Tf a driver becomes stuck in snow,
without chains or special equipment, the
most successful method of getting out is to
feed only moderate power to prevent the
rear wheels from spinning. Usually it is
possible to get the car moving a bit at a
time and by timing the power application,
cause the car to rock back and forth, in
creasing its momentum a little each, time
until the car is freed.
Equipment For Winter
Experienced drivers usually carry a
few items of special winter equipment. Al
though rarely used, it is worth its weight in
gold when needed. They carry chains, wind
shield scraper, shovel, a bag of sand or salt,
and a stout rope.
The equipment on their cars will be in
good order—windshield wipers. defroster
and ignition systems. In their cars you'll
always find a couple of rags and some
newspaper or paper towels to clean up
windshields and headlights.
# # -X- #
Note And Comment
An Exeter man, Orville Mitton, was
credited by The Mitchell Advocate with
rescuing a fellow worker, Melvin Elliot, of
Mitchell, who fell headlong from the new
bridge under construction over the river.
* * * *
We commend the work of volunteer
firemen from South' Huron who are pn the
initial stages of forming an organization to
coordinate and improve the services of the
many brigades in the area. This is a con
structive step and one that will mean in
creased production to the whole district.
* * # *
The Times-Advocate welcomes Mrs. E.
S, Steiner to its staff. Our new women’s
editor is an enthusiastic reporter and com
munity booster two qualities we are sure
will benefit this newspaper. Women and
their organizations will find Mrs. Steiner
cooperative and helpful with their public
relations and we hope they will take ad
vantage of her services. Her new column
of favorite local recipes will be of consider
able interest to the homemakers among our
readers.
The Times-Advocate is proud to win
the national and Ontario awards for traffic
safety campaigns in Canadian weekly news
papers this summer.
The honor, although it came as a sur
prise, is gratifying because, of course, it is
not an easy task to win the top award over
the many good newspapers from coast to
coast who also competed.
We would like to express publicly our
thanks to those persons who assisted us in
our campaign this summer. They were Pro
vincial Constables Elmer Zimmerman and
Cecil Gibbons; Exeter Policemen John Nor
ry and John Cowen; Jack Doerr, photo
grapher; W. Herman Hodgson, insurance
agent; Magistrate Dudley Holmes and H.
Glenn Hayes, Crown Attorney for Huron
County. The assistance of these people was
invaluable.
We are, of course, indebted to the All
Canada Insurance Federation, sponsor of
the contest and donor of the awards. This
association is to be commended for its pro
motion of traffic safety campaigns, which
Canada,with one of the highest accident
rates in the world, sorely needs.
The Times-Advocate’s “Let’s Prevent
Accidents” campaign was rewarding in its
own right because of the effect, however
small, it had in reducing highway accidents
and in making our readers conscious of the
fact that traffic safety is the individual
concern of each of us. We shall continue to
press for greater public attention to the
highway menace, whether or not awards
are offered, because we sincerely believe
something substantial can be done to reduce
traffic casualties.
While we have been rewarded for our
efforts this summer, we realize the minute
ness of our contribution in consideration of
the national problem of motor traffic.. Can
ada, as a whole, has taken an extremely im
mature attitude toward traffic safety. The
nation; its provinces, and .municipalities,
greatly need a co-operative campaign em
bracing governments, private institutions,
press, radio and all communicative med
iums.
Perhaps this is not in the distant fu
ture.
* * ■» *
Popular Arena
Exeter’s artificial ice arena is in full
operation now and it is a delight to see
adults and children enjoying the active re
creation this facility provides.
As the season progresses and the years
go by, we feel there will be no doubt in
the minds of the town’s ratepayers that the.
renovated building and new plant is worth
the municipal expenditure. The arena will
fill a large community need.
To those who have not yet seen the
building, we recommend an early inspec
tion. It is, indeed, another distinction for
the town and district.
To those people who spent many hours
on its construction and renovation—the
members of council and community park
board, the volunteers from town and coun
try and all the interested supporters—goes
a big community “thank you”.
The Bell Telephone Company Limited
completed its changeover from magneto to
common battery system with remarkably
little inconvenience to users of^the service;
The new crankless system is already
showing its distinct advantage over the old
er method. Telephone service is improved
and the elimination of the manual operation
is a relief to all the users.
On behalf of the community, The
Times-Advocate expressed appreciation to
the Bell Telephone Company for providing
this new service.
* • * * *
It would be most pleasant and appro
priate. if arrangements could be made to
use the Trivitt Memorial Church chimes
during this Christmas season. The lovely-
toned bells ringing out the Christmas hymns,
would add a welcome spirit of reverence to
the busy days ahead.
T TW
The Opposition will swing at every pitch
with the election neat;.
ton!
BUT ITS
V THIS YEAR b\JUAT eVUflrs
As the
"TIMES"
Go By
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Marion
Mr. and BUB. nuucri Biuunjuu,
was married to Andrew Camp
bell on December 18, 1902. The
ceremony was performed by
Rev. C. Fletchei’ at the home of
the bride’s parents.
Anniversaryxservices were held'
at James Street Methodist
Church with the pulpit filled by
the Rev. C. W. Brown, B.A.,
B.D., a former pastor.
Rev. J. W. Ten Eyck, rector of
Trivitt Memorial Church for four
years, tendered his resignation
at a special vestry meeting.
Mr. A. E. Fuke has entered
into a partnership with Mr.
Frahk Wood in the butcher
business recently purchased from
Mr. John
YEARS AGO
Monteith, daughter of
Mrs. Robert Monteith,
Manning.
I
15 YEARS AGO
First skating at arena Decexn-
bei’ 16.
Cars were stalled by heavy
snow drifts near Seaforth.
Twenty marooned motorists
found shelter at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Holland until the
roads were opened the following
day.
Two Detroit residents joined
Exeter and district
jack rabbit drive 1
22 rabbits.
Exeter branch of
Legion is planning
afternoon party for the children
of Exetei’ and vicinity at Lea
vitt’s theatre.
hunters in a
which netted
the Canadian
a Saturday
i 1O YEARS AGO
i The Exeter Public School con-
, cert in the arena was attended
;by more than 500.
Tuckey was mar- 1 numbers were directed
YEARS AGO
w.
25
Benson I
ried to Arabelle Louise Hunkin, > Goulding.
December 10, 1927. Ice at Exeter arena
Cyclonic winds unroofed barns coxiditiop. Earliest date for skat
in Thmes Road district. Heavy ing in many years,
losses were suffered by James A large shipment of war sup-
Cottle, John Bray and A. Camp- plies was sent out this week by bell. " - - -
The weather has 'been very
changeable fox' the past few
weeks. At times it is cold and
frosty but now very mild. The
roads are muddy. Shrubs and
trees are in bud and a tree in
Federal Park is about to break
into leaf.
Musical
b W. R.
is ingood
Exeter Red Cross.
, An airport team entered the
I O.H.A. hockey group which includes Seaforth, Exeter, S.F.T.S.
No. 9, Sky Harbour and Clinton
i Radio School.
A fund for war victims of
Exeter, England, this week
reached $253.
News From Our
NEIGHBORS
Approve Drive-in-Theatre
The wheels of Council were
perhaps oiled to theii’ finest de
gree on Tuesday when the Town
Fathers passed a building permit
issued in the name of R.
Marshall, to erect a
theatre in this town. It
a little over two and
hours from the time
council first heard of the special
meeting until the permit had
been
more
really
Chief Norry Served Town Well
I wonder how many police
men, after having served a muni
cipality for
can say
kids in this community,
was a statement made by Chief
Jack Norry who is about to re
tire from his duties and enjoy a
well-earned rest.
I recall the saxne statement
made on many occasions by the
late Kate McFaul, who for years
was secretary of the Board of
Education.
While
free
been
run ;
look
John
usual
cases.
At ... ...........
stolen and was found by a couple
of youngsters who reported the
same to Mr. Norry. “We took
the bicycle to Mr, Norry and lie
went with us to the owner, who
recognized the bicycle as his.
The other guy didn’t give us
anything but Chief gave us a
half dollar to take and treat
ourselves.” I have heard Chief
say that when a youngster does
a good turn it should be recog
nized and I know lie followed
that principle. He has given
more than one lad some good
fatherly advice, pointing out the
error of his ways' and where it
might lead him.
On the otliei’ hand Chief Norry
was stern _ enough and talked
plain when occasion demanded.
“You gol darn birds*’ is a favor
ite expression.
Exeter has been pretty free of
robberies but there have been
some break-ins, We recall when
the Southcott -Bros, store was
robbed. The provincial police
were alerted and detailed around
the district. Provincial McCoy
from Goderich and Chief Norry
struck out east. “We found the
gas pump at Winchelsea had
been broken into and the trail
led to St. Marys, where a car
had been stolen,” said the Chief.
“When we heard that a certain
lad had visited St. Marys, we
followed a “hunch” and much
to the surprise of T. 0. South
cott we were able to return the
goods the same evening.”
It was in 1930 that Mr. Norry
succeeded tlie late Wesley Bis
sett as constable, but previous
to that he served in different
capacities. In 1909 R. G. Seldon
had the contract for laying the
present cement sidewalk on
Main street and also the walks
on the side streets. Mr. Norry
was the superintendent of con
struction. I-Ie also assisted with
the laying of the permanent
twenty-two years,
There are no real bad
That
Exeter lias been fairly
vandalism, there has
odd youngster who has
of the law and as I
of
the
foul
back over the years Chief
Norry has showp an un-
. adeptness in handling most
one time a bicycle was
{Light A Candle
By M. S.
When it
to drains the Chief was
only source of infor-
road on Main Street,
came
about the
mation.
In May,
heart of
belonging
baker
night
damage as there
wind and sparks blew over the
roofs of many stores. Chief
Norry had his face scorched and
the legs of his pants burned off.
According to the Chief the barn
now on the property of Miss
Jones was threatened from the
heat. Watei’ was played on the
barn to keep it from catching
fire, when the owner of the ad
joining butcher shop ran
shouting “Never mind
save my ice house,1
story is told about
Chris Luker was in
the hose crossing the street when
the late Judge L, H. Dickson
came along with his car and
was stopped by Mr. Luker, Mr,
Dickson protested that it would
not do any harm
“Judge oi’ jury, you’re
to cross that line,”
Luker and he didn’t.
The Chief has one
1920, a barn in the
the business section,
to
caught fire during
and threatened
was
w. J. Statham,
the
serious
a high
up
that barn,
1 Another
that fire,
charge of
to cross,
not going
said Mr.
and "'only
L.
drive-in
was just
one-half
that the
approved, proving ,once
that the 19 52 council is
on its toes.
(Clinton News-Record)
waited 8 Korea,
mostly outside in weather a few
degress above zero, for his com
ing, our hearts here tingled with
rride when we read that the
Canadian troops were in charge
of Lieuteant David Hanson, son
of Mrs. Hanson, of town, and
the late Mr. David Hanson. It
■was a grim but proud experience
for this young soldier, who has
been in the
graduation
of Western
service
from the
Ontario.
(Mitchell
Arrives
since his
University
Advocate)
one hobby and that is playing
euchre or five hundred. One of
the rooms at the town hall is
known as the firemen’s room,
Many a game of cards has been
played on a padded table in that
room and no one could laugh
more heartily than the Chief
when getting the better of his
opponents. Years ago I used to
wonder what all the thumping
was that came from that -room
and later -1 found out that the
cards were laid down in no easy
manner. Of later years the games
have been played in the
fellows’ Hall where there
more welcome visitor than
Norry.
Odd
is no
Chief
* * * *
is a gentleman
Prairie, Man.,
remind
in Por
that I
of the
There
tage la
would like to
time when as a clerk for the
late J. A. Stewart, on complet
ing his rounds of delivery he
was unhitching the horse when
it suddenly bolted and ran away
breaking one of the shafts of the
delivery wagon. That was fifty-
two years ago and Herman Prior
is now one of the leading citi
zens of Portage la Prairie and
has served his city in many
^capacities.
Your Minister Speaks
a
Put Christ Back
Into Christmas
By REV. E. W. HEIMRICH
Pastor, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Zurich
It
lie places and billboard appeals
to “Put Christ Back Into Christ
mas” were features of the De-
cember landscape from coast to
coast.
Christ
slogan was spelled out in three-
story high electric lights on top
of the city hall.
Some interests are of course
opposed to the campaign which,
will, no doubt, become wide
spread. Fox’ instance, church
men in Waco, Texas, lost a cam
paign to persuade merchants not
to open the Christmas shopping
season on November 9. That was
too early to festoon the city
with Christmas decorations, they
said. They opposed playing
Christmas carols in the- stores
and streets as a device to put
people in the mood for holiday
buying.
Toronto Controversy
In this same matter, Toronto was recently in tlfe~ news. A re-'”"
quest to place a nativity scene
on the city hall steps was re
fuse by local officials. Said one
City Controller, “The observance
of Christmas belongs to the,
churches and is not a function of
civil government. If all churches
can see that theii’ people cele
brate Christmas properly — and
don’t stock up with liquoi’ ■—■
then everybody will
right”.
There is some truth
the controller said, but
also be said that our democratic
way of life was largely inspired
by Christian teaching that came
from the heart and life and lips
of Christ, and it does not seem
unreasonable to expect a little
co-operation on the part of civic
officials. Very few would be
seeing a nativity scene in such
a prominent place as the steps
of a city hall, and. someone who
may have forgotten might be
reminded of the One who should
be the central figure in Christ
mas. It could happen that some
one would go home sober in
stead of in a drunken stupor.
Such a sight might make the
difference ^between a joyful and
a sad Christmas for some family.
No harm has ever come to any
one who has looked upon Chris;,
as He is revealed in the Gospel,
oi’ in the things that remind men
of Him.
Let us retain everything that
contributes to the joy of the
happy season, but let us not for
get the Christ who alone iriakes
it a holy season. And may He
whose Name
“Wonderful,
Mighty God,
Father, The
bless each heart and home.
’This year in various centres
of the United States a campaign
was launched to rescue Christ
mas from the clutches of com
mercialism. It was only to be
expected that eventually there
would be a reaction to certain
excesses that have beexi evident
for several years.
Individual preacher, s have
tried in vain to get the ear of
the public. It took no prophet to
see that the main purpose of
Christmas was being gradually
lost, namely, to honour the
Christ of Bethlehem, the Savioux’
of the world. Christmas 'cannot
possibly have any real meaning
without Christ. There is no
Christinas without Christ.
Those who advocated a mean
ingful celebration of Christinas
have by no means been kill
joys. They have’ not advocated
that the joys of giving and of
receiving gifts be abolished.Theii’.purpose is well illustrat
ed in a story about a great
paintei’ who painted a picture of
Christ. On the same canvas the
artist painted a small ship. He
put the ship in a corner where
it would not, in his opinion, at
tract any attention. When the
picture was put on exhibition, he
moved incognito among the
audience. To his surprise, the
central figure of what he thought
was his masterpiece was scarcely-
noticed. The viewers commented
about the ship, its lines, the
wonderful detail. When the hall
was- closed for the night, he took
his brush and destroyed the
work of many weeks saying,
have failed. I wanted them
see - the Christ.”
Not To Forget
The National Council
Churches of the United States,
which is backing the campaign
to put “Christ in Christinas”, is
merely asking people not to for
get the central figure. One of
its leaders has said, “The dollar
sign needs to give way to the
manger scene”.
The Christian church, if she
would be true to her mission,
must insist that in all things
Christ be given the pre-emin
ence, and that includes Christ
mas. Such a representative body
as t he .National Council of
Churches, maligned as it has
been in many quarters, has set
before itself a noble task. The
efforts of its leaders have n&i
been fruitless, for it is reported
that instead of a comical parade
staged by department stores,
dozens of cities planned church-
sponsored Christmas parades
with floats depicting Biblical
scenes. Community Christmas
pageants, manger scenes in pub
In Milwaukee the “Put
Back Into Christmas”
Several
heard a
that has
all I can
of liues.
each one
little candle,
world this would be!”
Applying this thought to the
Christmas season, how bright
the world would be if each of
lit a little candle in the life
someone who is lonely or sad
ill as Christmas draws near.
Fox* while there are some
who can hardly wait for the day
to arrive, there are others who
can hardly wait for it to pass.
It can be such a hapy day or it
can be the loneliest one of the
year.
Most of us remember the shut-
ins and lonely ones of our own
circle of friends. But this yeax*
let’s widen the circle to include
at least one other whom we
haven’t thought to put on oui’
lists. Someone, who when they
receive ouu cheery card or com
forting note, will say “I wonder
how she happened to think
about me?” So you see you'll
bring a little of the wonder of
Christmas into that person’s
life.
Let's all remember to light
just one little candle in an un
expected place.
And to those who face Christ
mas ill or discouraged, I’d like
to pass on this little paragraph
which may help you: “It is a
blessed secret, this of living by
the day. Anyone can carry his
burden, however
nightfall. Anyone can
work, howevei’ hard,
day. Anyone can live sweetly,,
patiently, lovingly and purely
’till the sun goes down. And this
is all life evei’ really means to
us—just one little day.”
times lately I
song ovex- the
impresesd me though
remember is a couple
The -last one is, “If
would light just one
” !, what a bright
have
radio
be all
to what
it must
us
of
or “I
to
of
Truck
finall arrived — the great
bright red fire truck for
we
Fire
It
new,
which we have been eagerly
waiting these past few weeks.
Four o’clock yesterday was te
time and last night firemen
gathered at a St. George street
hydrant for their first period Oi
instensive
operation and
Reg. Carter
Fire Engine
remaining for
Friday night.
(Mitchell Advocate)
Sewer System Expensive
At Seaforth council meeting,
Councillor Daly read the figures
of the estimate of a sewer sys
tem fox* the whole town. The
sewers $315,000, disposal plant
$160,000 and private drain con
nections $67,000, making a total
of $542,500.
The Mayor: “I think every
body is against sewerage at the
present time.”
“If you put down a sewer it
will have to have drainage or it
will fill up with silt,” said Reeve
Sills. (Huron Expositor)
McMaster Wins
Seaforth’s municipal electors,
49.8 per cent of them, turned
out on a wet Wednesday this
week to return D. -E. A. Mc
Master to the town’s mayoralty,
the only municipal •office re
quiring election.
Dr. McMastgr, who command
ed a lead in all polls to total a
95 ballot majority, enters his
third year in Seaforth’s first
municipal office.
The Mayor’s opponent, Alvin
W. Sillery, a member of the
19 52 council, totalled 286 votes
Wednesdy, while the winning
candidate took 381.
(Huron Expositor)
Had Chimney Fire
Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Illsley re
ceived a terrible scare when a
fire started to ’ heat the stove
pipes red hot causing a chimney
fird’ in the basement from an oil
burner. The Zurich Fire Brigade
was summoned and within a
very short time, had the fire
undei’ control. Oui’ brigade de
serves much credit for their
promptness when an alarm is
sent in, and we are grateful for
theii’ willingness to help their
fellowmen, (Zurich Herald)
Police Costs Up
In an announcement from To
ronto released this week, it was
disclosed that in 9 8 towns and
villages where the members of
the Provincial Police Force
serve as constables, the costs for
195,3 will be increased by seve
ral liUnred dollars pei’ constable.
St. Marys has accepted the con
tract, but there was a feeling.in
Council that this vise in policing
costs was getting very hear the
borderline. Another complaint
heard locally was that the raise
was not being adeuqately passed
along aS increases in salaries to
the constables concerned,
(St. Marys Journal-Argus)
Mitchell Boy Parades
While General Eisenhower be
moaned the fact, that Canadian
and other United Nations troops
I
Sills.
instruction in its
use from engineer
of the LaFrance
Company, who is
this purpose until
heavy
do
for
’till
his
one
shall be called
Counsellor, The
The Everlasting
Prince of Peace’’
MERRY MENAGERIE
“Hey, Charlie, watch! An eye in a potato that winks!0
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Huron County
Crop Report
By C. W. :MONTGOMERY
Very little snow has fallen
date and with the open season,
almost a month less stable feed
ing of cattle has been required
this fall. 7
Surprisingly, the nows that
the U.S. Embargo will be lifted
on March 1, has not caused too
much excitement and farmers
seem to be resigned to the fact
that when this does happen, the
price structure Will not
much affected.
A number of loads of
mas trees from Northern
came into the county this week.
be too
Christ-
Ontario
same question the
replied: “It might be
third girl answered: “It
be 22, and it might be
Psychology
The manager was thoroughly
sold on the use of psychology for
selecting personnel,- so he called
in a psychologist to help him
interview three applicants for
secretary.
“What do two and two
make?” the psychologist asked
the first.
“Four,”
swer.
To
second
22.’’
The
might
four.’0
When the girls had left the
room the psychologist turned
triumphantly to the manager,
“There,” lie said, “that’s what
psychology does. The first girl
said the obvious thing. The sec
ond smelled a rdt. The third was
going to have it both ways. Now
■Which girl will you have?”
The manager did not hesitate,
“i’ll take the blonde with the
blue eyes.”