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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-02-26, Page 2Page ?THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, 1953 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, FEBRUARY 26, 1953 Now Flood Victims Need Our Help Farm Improvement Huron County’s sixth annual Seed Fair will be held at Clinton on Friday and Satur­ day, March 6 and 7. The fair is one of the major projects sponsored by the Huron County Branch of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement As­ sociation. Although this organization is perhaps one of the youngest in the county, it is also one of the most important. Conscious of the need of better soil practices, of better seeds, of land conservation and weed control, it is doing a major job in promoting these im­ provements. Last year, for example, the Association sponsored rod row test plots of various types of grain ; co-operated with the county weed inspector to demonstrate brush and weed killing; organized a bus tour to Kent County to inspect better practices there; held a Grassland Day to stimulate interest in pastures; promoted several Twilight Meetings on soil and crop topics; organized a seed drill survey; and other events which helped farmers improve the quantity and quality of their production. The annual seed fair is held, of course, to stimulate interest in better seed. All farmers will benefit from the fair and from all the activities of this young but aggres­ sive farm organization. •» * * * All-Out Effort Trying to catch the mails with The Times-Advocate on Thursday mornings is sometimes a humorous and hazardous exper­ ience. Last Thursday, for example, the papers were coming off the folder in good time. We caught the morning train north and the Centralia delivery with minutes to spare. Then trouble began. The papers became plagued with static electricity which devel­ ops in our cool, damp cellar where Frank Creech prints them in a large press. The sheets stuck to each other and to the ma­ chinery. The crackled defiance when some­ one tried to separate them. Feeding them through the folder became almost an im­ possibility. However, through the persistence of the operators, Robert Southcott and Harry de Vries, enough papers were folded to enable Don Southcott to label those of the sub­ scribers of Dashwood, Hay and Grand Bend. But it was late and we realized we would have to catch the Exeter Coach Lines de­ livery truck either at Hay Post Office or somewhere between Exeter and Dashwood. Meanwhile, publisher J. M. Southcott had rushed back from the Centralia delivery and was ready to make the try to catch the truck. He drove his ear to the front of the office where our wrapper (and linotypist) Bob Nicol was waiting with the bundles. 'Bob delivered one bag to the car, but as he went back to get the other, J.M, pulled away in a cloud of dust, thinking he had the lot. Now our problem was to catch J.M. who was roaring after the truck. Don South­ cott ran out the back door, hoping to locate another car. (He did, but couldn’t find any keys!) Meanwhile, Bob Davis, our linotyp­ ist, returned to the shop from uptown and he was enlisted to take his car to catch the Other mail carriers. In the hurry and excitement nobody told him where to go. Innocently enough, he raced up to the railway station from where, of course, the train, truck and mail had long since departed. He then proceeded to the Hay Post Office but there was no- ‘body in sight. So he returned with the Grand Bend bundle. By this time, everybody was wondering where J.M. was. He had left hours earlier, it seemed. Sometime later, he entered the office ’with a look mixed with success and failure. .He had caught the truck just outside of Dashwood, but, of course, had discovered he hadn’t all the mail. , Even if we didn’t get all the papers de­ livered on time, nobody can say we didn’t ’make an all-out attempt. The victims of the floods and storms in the United Kingdom and north-western Europe need our help. Over 1,000 have, died, a million are homeless, and property damage is immeasur­ able. We in this district who never suffer such devastation and who enjoy prosperity should assist them. Let each of us contribute something to rehabilitate these good citizens of our world. Let us help them in their time of need. Your donation can be left with local banks, The Times-Advocate, Robert M. Mil­ ler’s store, Farquhar, Lome Marshall’s, Kirkton, or Cann’s Mill. Whalen. Donate now. * * «• * Good Spirit Congratulations to Beth Taylor, newly- elected Queen of South Huron District High School; to her five attendants who were also contenders for the crown; to the Stu­ dent Council for its annual "At Home’’. Congratulations to the pupils and teach­ ers of Exeter Public School for their suc­ cessful presentation of the operetta "Tom Sawyer”. These and other school activities which take place during the year are indicative of the good spirit which prevails at our new schools. This spirit extends to the adult com­ munity as well, providing us with a sense of festivity in our otherwise normal life. There is the danger, of course, that too many of these activities will curtail the pre­ sentation of the three “Rs” in our schools and some people will automatically take this pessimistic slant on "school spirit”. But there is little doubt that these ac­ tivities also make school a much happier place for children.—one which they find ex­ citing as well as rewarding. Records will show quite clearly that the present genera­ tion plays far less “hookey” than its pre­ decessors and we have no doubt that this is due in good part to this “frivolity”. We are sure most parents are in favor of these school activities providing, of course, they do not excessively curtail the education of their children. * * * * Good Project The Times-Advocate heartily endorses the plan to develop Riverview Park and the surrounding area into a beautiful pleasure and picnic site. We agree with those who are promoting this scheme that the local grounds can be built into a splendid park. The natural facilities are provided in abundance. Labor, time and some money are all that’s needed to transform the weedy, unsightly area into a place of beauty. There will be some expense in trying to dredge the river bottom above the dam but, according to present plans, this can be kept at a minimum. Aside from this part of the project, several good "clean-up bees” with the pro­ per leadership would go a long way towards developing the area. This newspaper feels certain that there will be many men who will assist in this project by spending several evenings at the park this spring. Now’s a good time to get the project started. * * * * Ready To Assist The Exeter Recreation Council is pre­ pared to assist persons who wish to organ­ ize a group to promote Some type of activ­ ity. That is, of course, its primary function. In attempting to form these groups, however, the council has found there is a definite lack of persons interested in taking the responsibilities of leadership. Because of this, the council has not been able to pro­ vide as much constructive recreation as it would desire. It is also difficult for the council to determine what type of activity is wanted, if any. It plans, therefore, to circulate a questiouaire among the residents of the town to find out what they are interested in. FORK IN THE ROAD TIMES" 50 YEARS AGO Mr. R. E. Pickard has dis­ posed of his store to Messrs. Benuett and Snell, after being in business 31 years. Mr. Pickard will continue to operate his branch stores in Dashwood’ and Hensall. . Mr. T. M. McCallum escaped injury when involved in a train wreck at Whitby while returning from a Royal Templars conven­ tion at Coburg. District farmers met at A. Q. Bobier’s office and entered into a contract for growing sugar beets. Other farmers wishing to enter into the business must signify at once as the seed is imported from Germany. 25 YEARS AGO Bruce, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. V. *Cann, fractured his leg while toboggan­ ing on Frank Taylor’s farm. A two-week .course in food values, menu planning and cook­ ing will be sponsored by the Exeter W.I. in the opera house, with Miss E. Shortreed, Toronto, as instructor. The decision was given to the affirmative in a debate "Re­ solved that women should be >ad- mitted to the ministry” at a party for W.A. members and their families at James Street Church. Miss McKenzie and Miss M. Horton took the affirmative and J. S. Harvey and Dr. G. F. Roulston the negative. Judges were Miss N. Medd, Mrs. J. H. Jones and J. M. Southcott. 15 YEARS AGO S. M. Sanders retired last week the Go By iiiiiiiiitnnniiiiiiiHiiiiiiiniiiiiiiit from the choir of James Street church, having completed 53 years of faithful service under eight choir leaders. At a meeting of the W.I. held at the home of Mrs. H. Kyle, plans were made for an oratori­ cal and music contest in the town hall in March. Mr. and Mrs. William Mor- lock, Stephen township, cele­ brated their golden wedding an­ niversary. They were married by the Rev. George Brown, Febru­ ary 21, 1888. Mr. Foster, London superin­ tendant of parks, gave a talk to Lions Club on shrubs and flowers and the planting and care of trees. IO YEARS AGO Miss Helen Anthony, a teacher on the staff of Ryerson Senior P.S., Hamilton, was elected president of Hamilton Teacher’s Council. Amalgamation of Exeter’s two banks is now completed and business is being carried on in the former Bank of Commerce building. Two twin-engined Anson bomb­ ers from Centralia airport collid­ ed In mid-air over the farm of Henry Rohde, Thames Road. The instructor and pilot of one plane were injured, the second pilot escaped unhurt. F/L Lorne Howey has return­ ed to Canada from Britain and will spend a few days leave with his mother, Mrs. L. F. Howey. Miss Doris Wright, Crediton, and Thomas I. Ellerington were united in marriage by the Rev. M. A Hunt at the rectory of Trivitt Memorial Church. News From Our NEIGHBORS ............................IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIUIUIUIIIII........llllllllianiMllllllllltMtHllllllk Jottings By J.M.S. Canada Increases Steel Output Last week I mentioned some­ thing about the iron ore deposits of Labrador and Ungaya where it is estimated that some 200 million dollars will be spent in development before the ore reached the seaboard. To get out the ore requires a railroad 3G0 miles long, clinging to mountain ridges, running through a 2,250- foot tunnel and crossing steel bridges hundreds of feet in length. When completed, accord­ ing to a booklet by the Northern Electric Company, six or seven 100-car trains a day would carry 60,000 to 70,000 tons of iron to Seven Islands, the metropolis of the north shore. During the week I was per­ using a .publication of the Steel Company of Canada "Stelco Flashes” and the following ar­ ticle shows something of the progress of thip company now in progress principally in Hamil­ ton, Ontario. It Will Never Happen Again Probably never again in the history of Canada will its steel­ making capacity be Increased, at one stroke, by nearly 20 per cent. Yet that is the effect of the $60,000,000 expansion program of the Steel Company of Canada, most of which is in operation, Just what does one-fifth more steel mean to this country? To most people, who buy nails by the pound and tacks by the ounce, a figure like 650,000 tons is not easy to understand. But put it this way—it is enough for 432,000 automobiles. That is 150,000 more autos than all of Canada’s car manufacturers turn­ ed out last year. Or, if you want to go to heavier pieces,think of 186,000 trucks that could be produced from Stelco’s additional steel. Last year all the truck factories in Canada turned out 150,000 units. Stelco’s new furnaces can pour out enough to provide every steel requirement — from beams to pipe to nails—for 165,000 new homes. Last year, in all Canada, about 76,000 houses were built. And if you want just one more figure, 650,000 tons of steel would be enough to add 43,000 freight cars to Canada’s rail­ ways. Even without new furnaces, Canada’s steel output has been climbing. This has been due to a constant p r o g r a m m e of changes, and investment of money in better equipment, to make more efficient use of fur­ naces. Figures just published show that all of the Canadian steel plants produced a record 3,599,- 755 tons of ingots last year, That is more than four percent greater than the previous record of 3,446,125 tons, set in 1951. The first steel from Stelco’s new open hearth furnaces was tapped on December 10, and the process of getting into full pro­ duction has had to be a gradual one. But in December Canada's overall steel production rose to 312,018 tons, up 26,263 tons, or 9 percent, from December, 1951. With a rated capacity of about 1,900,000 tons, Stelco’s Hamil­ ton Works now is in the same class as the big new Fairless works of United States Steel Corporation in New Jersey. And what will 1,900,00Q tons of steel a year produce? It would make ALL of these things: Five lake ships, plus 350 diesel locomotives, plus 5,000 railway freight cars, 10,000 grain combine machines, 20,000 farm tractors, 50,000 trucks, 85,000 housing units, 100,000 household refrigerators, 100,000 washing machines, 140,000 auto­ mobiles, 10,000 large machine tools and 1,000 army tanks. These figures do not mean, that Stelco’s steel will necessar­ ily go into these particular items in the quantities listed. For in­ stance, thousands of tons will be used in the tinned steel cans that bring food to everyone’s table. But it’s an impressive total. The developments that I have mentioned emphasize the need for the St. Lawrence develop­ ment for a cheaper way of trans­ porting the grain of the western provinces to the seaboard and of transporting to the industrial centres the products of the mines from the eastern seaboard and at the same time the de­ velopment of the electrical power* so necessary for future industrial development in Canada. England--As An Exeter Girl Sees It €xeter ®ime£=£lbbocate Hines Established 1878 Amalgamated 1924 Advocate Established 1881 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the ToWri of Exeter and District Authorized as Second Class Mall, 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 ai of March, 1952 —• 2,534, SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, $3.00 a year Vnitcd States, in advance, $4.00 a year Single Cobles 70 Each X Melvin Southcott ■- Publishers ■* Robert Southcott Drill For Oil An oil-drilling crew started Thursday to set up equipment for drilling on the Jamieson farm on the tenth concession of Hul- lett, half a mile west of Londes- boro. The search for oil has gone on intermittently in Hullet Town­ ship for more than 40 years. A drilling operation was carried out about four years ago, seek­ ing oil on the farm of Bert Clark, on the thirteenth concession of Hullett. Drilling on the Clark place was carried down about 1,000 feet, without finding oil. (Clinton News Record) Building Community "Real values are to be had in banding together, swapping ex­ periences and building your com­ munity,” Robert L. Stratton, of London, summarized in a guest address to over GO members of the local Chamber of Commerce at Tuesday night’s dinner meet­ ing in St. Thomas’ Parish I-Iall. The former district manager for the Bell Telephone Company and a director of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, pointed to the expansive movement of Chambers in Canada, "where six years ago there were only 100,” he said, "there are now over 700 banded together for common good.” Danger of Communism While complimentihg the local Chamber in their organization, the former president of the Lon­ don Chamber Of Commerce warned against dangers which could defeat Chamber groups. "The insidious disease of com­ munity legafthy,” resulting in the gaining of power by pressure groups, is caused by a "buck­ passing attitude,” he said. * (Huron Expositor) Discuss Artificial led The continuing mild weather has played havoc with the ice schedule again this year at the local arena, and many who are interested and have worked very hard trying to get ice for hockey and skating here would like to see a meeting called to discuss artificial ice.. They realize it is a big pro­ ject and would need a lot of assistance, but they believe it is the only way it will be possible ot have ice available for the many events which could he staged with certainty regardless of whether the weather remained mild or ’not. (Parkhill Gazette) Barn Destroyed Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the frame barn on the farm of Everett Hardie, south of Cherry Grove schoolhouse, West Nissouri, Wednesday morning. Mr. Hardie was in Wellburn at the time and upon returning home found smoke issuing from the barn.. He succeeded in getting Out his cows, but a number of pigs,'''chickens and a combine could not be saved, although neighbors tried hard to get them out. (St. Marys Journal Argus) Successful Year The mortgage of $5,000 with which Clinton Public Hospital be­ gan the year 1952, has been paid, off completely, and a het profit of over $7,700 is reported for the year just ended. This profit compares favorably With the over $8,900 profit shown in 1951, when it is realized that the Hospital increased salaries to employees by as much as $3,300, and costs of operation have gone up considerably during the past year. Although receipts for 1952 increased by $12,000, expenses increased by $13,000. (Clinton News-Record) Ordinary life insurance is de­ signed particularly to meet the requirement of people who need and are able to pay for mode­ rate or substantial afnounts of insurance. (Helen Sweet, formerly of Exeter, is now in London, Eng­ land, where she works as a stenographer for a large oil company. At the request of The Times-Advocate, she has written of her experiences there). After a very good crossing I disembarked at Liverpool and from there came direct to Lon­ don via boat train. We passed through mostly industrial areas and my first impression of Eng­ land was that of a sea of chim­ ney pots. There seemed to be acres and acres of them, Actual­ ly there wasn’t too much country­ side but I am told the train journey up from Southampton is a distinct contrast and passes through some' beautiful country. The English trains, as you probably know, have much smaller engines than ours at home and the coaches are corri­ dor and compartment style. De­ spite their size they start with­ out the usual jolting of Canad­ ian trains and pick up speed in a matter of seconds. On arrival at any English station one steps from the compartment onto the platform without having to clammer down steps clutching bags in both hands. The starting signal here is not the cry of “Aaah BOARD”, but the shrill whistle of the guard, who occu­ pies a caboose-like compartment at the end of the train known as the guard’s van. Your baggage does not go in a baggage car but is put in this van. If you enter London by rail, as I did, you will be struck first by the complete greyness of the city and again by the myriad of chimney pots. Within a few days of arrival, however, your initial impression of London has changed; it. is no longer a city without colour but has become seemingly a city of “greens”. The numerous parks in the heart of the city are an outlet far the many workers cooped up in of­ fices and factories. Luckily my office is situated on Piccadilly, facing Green Park, which offers a pleasant walk to Buckingham Palace and The Mall. On the other side of The Mall is St. James’ Park where is located the Royal Sanctuary for ducks, swans and pelicans. The far end of St. Janies’ Park leads into the Horse Guards Pa­ rade on Whitehall which is well known to all London visitors. Feed Pigeons And Ducks Every fine day we find the "regulars” feeding the pigeons and ducks in the Park. One day in January we were walking through Green Park when we noticed a middle-aged man just standing in the middle of a walk staring up at the sky. As we approached we noticed he was eating his lunch—what he was looking for we never did find out! London is a mecca for ec­ centrics. In the middle of Janu­ ary you will find one woman wrapped up snugly in a fur coat, mitts, scarf, hat, and snow bo.ots (although there is no snow!) while just behind follows a man wearing no overcoat but just Suit, gloves, bowler and, oh yes, the inevitable rolled umbrella! Another feature of London life (is the "sidewalk musicians”. These may be found outside many of the tube stations, on Piccadilly( outside theatres, or any place where many people pass. They range from the lonely accordian or cornet player to a three- or four-piece band, These "musicians” also sing? 'The most important member, of course, is the collector who waves a box or cap soliciting contributions. The Barrow Boys are another unique feature of London. They pick up their produce of fruits, vegetables and flowers from Co­ vent Garden in the early hours of the morning for sale during the day oh the streets through­ out the city. travel ttnder'gi'onnd Each day hundreds of thou- By HELEN SWEET sands of people commute to and from London to work and shop. The major portion travel by the well-known underground system. This system of transportation is the most efficient and safest in existence. The weather does not affect the tube trains which are controlled by an intricate system of traffic lights and, in some stations, one train follows an­ other at one-minute intervals during the rush hours. They are electrically operated on the third rail principle and travel at high speeds. Each train has a driver and guard, the latter is in the car and controls the lighting system, the opening and closing of doors, and signals the driver to start the train. One is greeted at each station with “Lettem off first, please” and then the final chorus of "Hurry along now— Minndors” and the train moves off. Once inside it is possible to appreciate the feelings of a sar­ dine. Each day I say to myself "What does he look like behind ‘The Daily Mirror’, ‘The Times’, or ‘Sketch’ ” for everyone in the train, including standees, is buried in a newspaper. Fares on the underground are payable either by the trip or iby weekly, monthly, three monthly or yearly season tickets. There are automatic vending machines for tickets which saves much time during the rush hours. Few Stop Signs One thing that rather amazed me was the absence of stop signs on the streets in the heart of the city. However, a novel feature here is the Zebra crossing on which a pedestrian may safely cross the main roads as once a pedestrian steps onto one of these crossings the cars must stop. There are heavy fines for viola­ tors. To a Canadian the absence of honking horns in dense traffic is most surprising as the horn here does not seem to be the outlet for impatience. I was surprised to find no wiring in London as all tele­ phone, electricity and other wires are underground. The street lighting too, is unique as it var­ ies from -gas lamps to electric lamps, to carbide lamps. The latter give an amber light which is shadowless. To change a bulb in the electric lamp posts here a ladder is not required. An open­ ing in the post is unlocked, a crank inserted and thfen, by turning, the lamp socket is lowered on a cable to within standing reach and the new bulb exchanged for the old. Transform For Coronation The city of London is being transformed for the coronation. Already tlie parks and main avenues on the coronation route are being built up with Stands and crush rails to accomodate the vast crowds. Westminster Abbey is closed to the public While extensive alterations are being carried out. For the lucky visitors with money, one leading store in Ox­ ford Street is offering window seats for £20 ($60.00). This in­ cludes breakfast, champagne lunch, tea and complete T.V. coverage of the coronation cere­ mony, so that the guests will miss nothing of the day’s page­ antry. One thing I would like to emphasize and that is, the Eng­ lish people 'are not starving. Rationing is still in effect but it is not really as bad as is pic­ tured. Sugar and fats seem to hit most householders the hard­ est but slowly the restrictions are being eased. I don’t know whether you are as confused as I was about the meat ration but I found out that the ration is 1/9 (25^) per per­ son per week. This would buy approximately % lb. of fresh cut beef or lamb. The' bacon ration is separate and is quite adequate. Sausages (mostly stuffed with bread and a minimum of actual meat), tinned meats, meat loaves, fowl and rabbit are not rationed. The quality of the tinned meats is definitely not up to Canadian, standards. Very Monotonous The worst that can be said for English food is that the menu can become very monotonous. My chief complaint is that cus­ tard is served with every dessert whether it is pie, fruit or pud­ ding. It is the one thing I will not miss when I leave England. Through the Guide and Scout Overseas Offices I was invited to an International Guide-Scout Gathering in November. There were about 400 representatives present from practically every country where the Scout Move­ ment exists. The programme was made up as it went along, and most countries participated. Six boys from Kenya and Uganda did an impromptu native dance to rhythm beaten out on cake tins with spoons instead of the usual drums, but the desired effect was obtained. It would be Impossible to tell you all about the programme here—it was long and varied and presented a wonderful opportunity for many nations to join together In a common effort. At New Year’s the Finchley Boy Scouts held an International New Year's Party. Here again was demonstrated tlie fact that people of many races can enjoy a social evening to­ gether without thought of colbr or creed. So far my trip has proved a wonderful experience and I look forward to seeing more of this country and the continent when the weather is better for travel­ ling. Coming and going: Shrimps, common to Canadian costal waters, mature first as males in the first or second year. After one or two seasons as sexually active males, these shrimps change sex. and function as fe­ males for the rest of their lives.