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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-05-07, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 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. NATIONAL HOSPITAL DAY MAY I? THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1953 Liquor Vote Grand Bend residents will decide on June 25 whether* they wish to legalize the sale of alcoholic beverages or not, A liquor vote in this area will cause more than ordinary controversy because of the ever-prevalent debate over the Canada Temperance, Act which prevails in Huron County. The situation at Grand Bend is slightly different from that in most areas of Huron County, however. Liquor has been a problem in the summer resort for many years, both under* the CTA and the LOA. Liquor is al­ ways evident even if there has been no legal sale of it. Some of the Grand Bend residents be­ lieve it would be better to allow tourists to purchase liquor in an orderly and legal fa­ shion than to have them sneak it into the summer resort. They feel the liquor problem could not he worse and might be better, if the sale were legalized. Others, however, believe the liquor sit­ uation may worsen if the sale is legalized. The more liquor, they contend, the more corruption will result. It is interesting to note that only three people who claim Grand Bend as their home (i.e., not the summer residents) may vote on the issue. Those who can vote are deter­ mined by the provincial voting list. This leaves the matter squarely upon the shoulders of the Grand Bend people. The rest of us will be watching for the out­ come of their decision with interest. * * * «• Covering Councils (The Weekly Editor) Resolutions passed recently by Simcoe town council and Norfolk county council give newspaper reporters permission to re­ port discussions and deliberations in com- mittee-of-the-whole sessions of both councils. This action was taken following the presentation of a brief by Dick Pearce, news editor of The Simcoe Reformer, asking coun­ cils to open the way for complete coverage of meetings. Quoting from an opinion of The Muni­ cipal World, he explained that the press had the right to report committee-of-the-whole which is "purely a device to have the mayor or other presiding officer leave the chair so that a committee chairman may preside and bylaws or committee reports may be dealt with in detail while the rules of debate arc relaxed”. Also, he pointed out that much of the reasoning behind council decisions was ad­ vanced during committee-of-the-whole dis­ cussion but never made available to the ratepayers through the press because coun­ cils, by custom, barred the press from tak­ ing notes or reporting committee-of-the- whole. He felt that the public would be bet­ ter served by a change in procedure grant­ ing permission for full coverage. The majority of the members of Simcoe town council and Norfolk county council voted in favor of the news editor’s sugges­ tion, no dissenting opinions being expressed. Councillors asked only that the press use dis­ cretion when personalities became involved or when any council proposal, in the opin­ ion of reporters, might be jeopardized by a premature report in the press. Although still in the "try-out” stage, the new procedure has worked satisfactorily in the opinion of several councillors who Were asked to comment on the changeover. The danger of closed meetings being held, as authorized by the Municipal Act, seems remote at the present time. In ad-* dressing both councils, Mr, Pearce Suggested that they continue with the old committee- of-the-whole system if they thought that closed meetings would result from the pro­ posed new procedure. Ask any mother — she’ll tell you the most precious Mother’s Day gifts are free! We know of many families who give mother* a wonderful Mother’s Day present; breakfast in bed. We beard of a little girl who deter­ mined to give her mummy a scruinptuous gift: she made up a poem! Then there were the three married daughters who came to mother’s bright and early on the Saturday before Her Day and cleaned the house from top to bottom. One of them even darned dad’s socks!'" A busy son took time out to write his mom a ten-page letter telling her everything he’d been doing. A teen-age youngster had the grass all cut, the screens on, his shoes cleaned, and his own room really ship-shape! Another family took mother on a picnic and for once they let her pick out the spot where she wanted to eat. John came home for a visit. Mary called from Toronto. These are the best presents ever! So, along with that little token of af­ fection, don’t forget to give your mom some­ thing that’s free—something that’s from the heart as well as from the pocketbook. Because that’s tile kind of thing mom stands for, isn't it? * * * « Hospital Day Observing National Hospital Day on Tuesday, May 12, will be a new experience for residents of this district. This special day has never meant much to us before but now, with our new hospital, it takes on a great deal of significance. It’s easy to take the South Huron Hos­ pital for granted as a big, beautiful build­ ing you probably have helped erect. It's not until you take a sick or injured person to youi* community hospital that you begin to appreciate it. Once that’s happened, the hospital assumes a new, vital importance to you. Every community has its share of peo­ ple who, for years, will have no really dir­ ect contact with their local hospital—then suddenly are dependent upon it for help. In an emergency, in an hour of crisis —people turn to the hospital—and’ rightly so. For hospitals exist to take care of the sick and injured in their hours of need. The hospital family—that group of doctors, nurses and other personnel who work to­ gether as a team—combine their training and talents to provide the best care and treatment possible. Appreciate your hospital — support it when you can. Visit.it this coming Tuesday. Let the “team” show you how it’s prepared to help you in time of crisis. And let’s get into the “spirit” of hos­ pital day—the type of spirit that will be displayed in other hospital districts. It’s a custom for the folks in the area to visit the hospital and bring a small, material dona­ tion to assist the hospital in its operation. They bring food, canned goods, fruit, tow­ els, linens, soap—-anything that the hospital can use. It’s a worthy practice—and one we can proudly adopt. * * * * Commendable It’s encouraging to see the enthusiasm of Exeter north residents to provide a play­ ground for the children in that area. These efforts are commendable. We question, however, whether such a public park .should remain in the hands of individuals. While the Queen’s Park Associa­ tion feels the town may neglect the park, it is nevertheless true that a grdup of individ­ uals may be more easily persuaded to dis­ pose of a collectively-owned property than an official municipal body. In any case, the movement is a pro­ gressive one and we wish it success. As the "TIMES" Go By 50 YEARS AGO Mr. George Campbell, of St. Joseph’s, a caller at the Times office, reported prospects were brightening up there and the possibility of a canal between that place and some point on Lake Erie is probable' in the near future. Some large capital­ ists are behind the scheme and surveys are being made. New weigh scales have been installed on the market square at the town hall. Friday last was Arbor day and some scholars cleaned up the yard and planted flowers while others played ball and other games, Mexican silver dollars are in circulation in different parts of Ontario, brought in by specula­ tors. As the money is only worth 49 cents, persons taking it at the same value as the Ameri­ can silver dollar, will lose 51 cents in the transaction. play “The Brixton Burglary” to a large audience in the Opera House. Mrs. N. J. Dore directed the play. 15 YEARS AGO Mr. Warren, Hamilton archi­ tect, interviewed the Board of Education about the proposed new school building. The Board moved to have him submit plans. At the Huron-Perth baseball league meeting held in Hensall, 12 teams, i n c 1 u d i n ,g Exeter, entered the league for the com­ ing season. J. A. Traquair is building an addition at the rear of his hard­ ware store to be used for stor­ age. Mrs. William Shepherd, daugh­ ter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Glad­ man, died suddenly in London in her thirty-third year. Kihoot’ Drove Them Crazy The Thnes-Advocate Is in the progress of a face-lifting job and this brought about a conversation of the important changes that have taken place on Exeter’s Main Street. I wonder liow many will recall the days when a veterinary office stood on the corner where the Exeter Library now stands. On the other corner south was an old blacksmith shop, Both were fairly busy spots, as Exeter in those days was the centre of a flourishing horse trade. Dr. Tennant was the first that I remember to occupy the build­ ing, followed by Dr, Ramsay and lastly by Dr. Houze. The building was torn down in 1913 to make way for the new library. Practical jokes were a common occurrence in those days and there is one good story that comes out of the vet’s office. In the corner of the small building was a round iron stove. The day was cold and a tramp had dropped in and >vas standing by the stove to get warm. Dr. Ram­ say was mixing some medicine in a mortar. One of the lads from the blacksmith shop secured a large firecracker, lit it and slid it unnoticed inside the door. It went off with a large bang. The stove was shaken, the pipes fell down and soot got into the mix­ ing bowl. Ramsay blamed the stranger and with the toe of his boot hustled him out of the building while opposite the street the boys were having a great laugh. Behind the veterinary office lived Joseph Bawden and along beside the Bawden house was a high board fence. Mr. Bawden used to raise and fatten pigs. The lads used to play tricks on him and one day placed what we called “kihoot” on one of the hogs. To place a fe>v drops on a hairy animal sent them pearly wild and the hog went off on a rampage and it was several hours before it could be captured. At another time a hog was being treated in the blacksmith shop then owned by Dave Rus­ sell. Mr. Russell was holding the animal down by the front feet when a few drops of the kihopt were placed on the animal., It threw Mr. Russell off taking with it the seat of his pants. On -May 24 during a Cali- thumpian procession Mr, Robert SHJery had’ a goat hitched to a small cart when a few drops of kihoot were placed on the ani­ mal. The animal turned on Mr. Sillery, bunted him and jumped with its front feet on his shoulders. On another occasion, Mr, Kirk in Exeter North, who used to peddle fish with a cart and a donkey, had, stopped off a>t the Metropolitan Hotel when some of the kihoot was placed on the animal. First its ears started flapping and then its heels start­ ed flying and fish were scattered from the hotel to the river, These are but a few of the incidents. There were a number of others over the years. The first owner of the black­ smith shop that I remember was James Russell. He sold out to Abe Pym who went West, after selling out to Dave Russell. The last owner was W, G. Simmons who returned to Exeter after spending several years in the West. The blacksmith shop was replaced by the Erio Oil service station which was later acquired by Supertest and enlarged. Remember the horse cards that that used to decorate the walls of every blacksmith shop? We used to print these for a dollar and a half and give a free notice pf the route in the paper, South of the blacksmith shop was a pump-making shop owned by W i 11 ia m Trevethick. Mr. Trevethick introduced the first gasoline lamp into Exeter, Jt was a new era in store lighting and was considered a great improve­ ment with its bright light. Dr. Cowen's building now stands on ■the site. The Trevethick family moved to (Manitoba, settling at Melport. The next building was the lmr- ness-shop of the late Peter Frayne. Mr. Frayne was not a big man but he wielded quite an influence in the community. At first the family lived at the rear of the shop and as the family increased took up residence on Carling street. Finally Mr. Frayne 'built the large brick resi­ dence now occupied by William Smith, For years Mr. Frayne was the recording steward of James Street Methodist Church, now the United Church, and superintend­ ent of the Sunday School. To keep order in the school he would occasionally invite a rest­ less pupil to sit on the platform beside him. The last one I re­ member was myself. He passed away in 19 29 and I succeeded him as superintendent of the school, The Exeter Library was erect­ ed in 1914, the first sod 'being turned in July of that year. The mason was Peter Bawden and the carpenter, Caleb Heywood. Its proper name should be The Car­ negie institute as most of the money for the building was do­ nated from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. Huron MPs Discuss Farm Problems 25 YEARS AGO Rev. G. M. Chidley, pastor of Thames Road United Church, has received and accepted a call to Watford United Church. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ryckman, of Moosejaw, Sask., who with their five children, have been visiting Mrs. Ryckman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Venner, of Chiselhurst, have rented the residence of James McFalls on Andrew street and will make their hpme in Exeter. Miss M. E. Brown recently re­ turned to her position at Toron­ to General Hospital after spend­ ing four months in California in company with Miss L. M. Jeckell and Mrs. Howe. The Young People of the Anglican Church presented a IO YEARS AGO Milo Snell, prominent business man, of Exeter, passed away after an illness of two months. The Lions Club have rented 4% acres from Mr. Van Camp, Huron street, and will grow string beans for the canning factory. Frequent rains have kept the farmers off the land. Compari- tively few acres have been sown. April went out and May was ushered in with a slight snow storm. Canadian Canners' new build­ ing is progressing rapidly though unfavorable weather has caused some delay. Huron County Library Associa­ tion met in the Exeter Public Library. Victor Kestle, chairman of the local board, welcomed the visitors. .HHUiiiKniiitiruiiiilriiiiiniitiMiiiiitoiiiiiniiiiiinininiiiiKiiHniiitiiiiiinii News From Our NEIGHBORS I.A.miHUIKIIIIIIIIlHlIllllillllllllllllKlllllinillllhKlllhll.ltlnilllllll'liniKllI TKfje Cxeter Sime5=^tl)bocate Times Established 1878 Amalgamated 1024 Advocate Established 1881 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Ail independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Town of Exeter1 And District Authorized m Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the OntariO-Qttebec Division of the OWNA 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 7f Each X Melvin Southeast - Publishers - Robert Southcdtt Installed New Whistle Have you noticed lately of the improved sound of the whistle blown by engineer I-Ierb at the Kalbfleisch Mills every morning, noon and evening. Well, Herb tells us this new one with its mellow voice and lovely tone was imported from the U.S.A, at a considerable outlay of funds. But it sure has a lovely tone, and Herb gives it a bit longer pull on the string instead of the former short toot. It greatly helps us to determine just when that meal time rolls around. (Zurich Herald) Daly Is A Wit The straight-faced witticisms of Tim Daly, valued trainer of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey club, mixed with a measure of practical playing advice to add an enjoyable garnish to the tur­ key dinner set in honor of Sea­ forth Juniors by the Lions Club Monday night in St. Thomas’ Parish Hall. ' As guest speaker Mr. Daly compared sport, particularly hoc­ key, of today With the games of 50 years ago. His informative chat with Liori members and their guests, the O.H.A, Junior *B' group champions, was liberal1* ly sprinkled with the dry humOi* Which has become the popular trainer’s trademark. (Huron Expositor) Chosen F0r Blsley Team Sid Thompson, local station agent has been notified that he has been selected as a member of the 1653 Canadian Rifle Team which will go to Blsley, England this summer to represent Canada in the annual Bisley matches. The team will sail from Mont* real On the liner ^A&cnnia” oh June II* add arrive back at Montreal on July 31; The team is composed of the 18 available men who posted the highest aggregate scores at the annual Canadian matches at Ot­ tawa last August, and this year is made up from shooters from coast to coast. Three other On­ tario men secured places on the team, one each from Toronto, Hamilton and Kingston. (Parkhill Gazette) To Study At Oxford Charles Hanly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hervin Hanly, Clinton, has been awarded a National Wood­ row Wilson Fellowship. This award makes possible one year at Oxford University; England, where Charles has already gain­ ed admittance to Corpus Christi. He Will continue there his studies in philosophy, politics and econo­ mics. This talented student has been attending University of Toronto since his graduation from Clin­ ton District Collegiate in the spring of 1949* While attend­ ing CDCI he was an outstanding student, ahd as well Starred in basketball, track and field. He captained the CDCI Cadet Corps during his graduation year, when CDCI placed second in a .group of 19 schools with an average of 84.2. The year ibefore that Charles was nominated to The Free Press Leaders’ Club. (Clinton News-Record) Blanket Of Marbles A blanket of “marbles” fairly coveted the sidewalk at the Vic­ toria bridge yesterday afternoon When a marble cahuy machine was knocked over and resulting crash hurled the loaded con­ tents far and wide, The machine had been standlhg in front of the billiard hall next to the bridge, (St. Marys JOurnal-Argus) Demand Fair Return - McLean Farmers in Huron-Perth de­ mand that their net return is maintained at a level comparable to that being received in other industries and by other classes, Andrew Y. McLean, MP for this district, told the House of Com­ mons Thursday. That did not mean, he said, that fanners in his riding were looking for a hand-out. “How­ ever, they do look for and are entittled to receive from govern­ ment that support necessary to protect them from factors over which they have no control, such as weather and disease. “The success of Canadian agriculture,” the Seaforth pub­ lisher said, “must continue to be based on the vision and vigor of the individual farmer, coupled with an enlightened program of assistance made available to him by government. This combina­ tion will continue to have the effect of providing stability and, overcoming those unknowns which for so many years in the past have beset agriculture.” “In contributing as he has done to the economy of the dis­ trict, the farmer at the same time has increased the value of his farm plant and the stock which he owns. During the per­ iod 1931 to 1951 the value of livestock on Huron farms in­ creased from $7,473,000 to $36,- 278,000 or five times as much. During the same period, the value of livestock across Can­ ada increased less than four times. The situation at the time of the last census was that the County stood first in the Pro­ vince with respect to its agri­ cultural worth. “The farmers in Huron-Perth quite properly are concerned that an equitable balance be maintained between the return which they receive for their pro­ duce and the cost of the pro­ ducts which must be purchased. There is, of course, a demand oil the part of the consumer of food products for lower prices, and this is only natural. Unfortunate­ ly, however, the consumer in de­ manding lower prices sometimes tends to place the entire blame for the cost of food on the prim­ ary producer. In doing so, the consumer forgets that, included in the price of the food he buys is an increasingly higher cost of grading, of packaging, of hand­ ling, of transportation. “It is possible that on occa­ sions the pure mechanics of dis­ tribution are considered as the end, rather than as a means to the end of putting food on the table of the consumer. It seems to me that this whole matter of the distribution and handling of food products Could be explored quite profitably with the thought that practices or regulations may be found that have outlived tlieir usefulness and which are only contributing to higher retail costs. “It may well be that a study of handling and distribution costs could result in eliminating utiiieceseary costs add thereby making possible ah increased rC- turh to the farmer. “Much has been said Concern­ ing markets for agricultural pro­ ducts which, it has been sug­ gested, have disappeared. Refer­ ences of this nature are difficult to understand, when it is rea­ lised that Canada’S export of agricultural products to more than 166 countries reached an all-time high of $1,213,665,860 in 1952. The situation is hot that markets have been lost, but father that emphasis has been placed on those markets that are in a position to return the high­ est possible price to the Canad­ ian farmer. “One of the major factors in ensuring that the farm product continues to have profitable markets is the extent to which domestic demands . are increas­ ing. “All this indicates, I think, that the future of agriculture is not something about which we need be despondent. At the same time, there can be no grounds for complacency. “Farmers insist, that in the application of support legisla­ tion, a realistic approach be taken with respect to the amount of the support which is estab­ lished, bearing in mind the pre- valing cost of production and also with respect to the selection of the products for which sup­ port is provided. “At the same time, I feel that farmers appreciate that support, at too high a level or at a level which has inherent in it a large element of profit, is but an in­ vitation ultimately to some measure of control and, in the end, can be of no lasting benefit to the agriculture industry.” - Cardiff Raps Hog Handling Elston Cardiff, MP for North Huron, criticized 'the govern­ ment’s handling of floor prices for hogs, in the House of Com­ mons last week. He said the Ottawa announce­ ment, three months ahead of time, that the floor price for hogs was to be reduced three cents had been responsible for the marketing of a lot of brood sows which should not have been sold. After the price was lowered to the 23-cent floor, the market took care of it from there on, and inside of two months had risen not only to the previous 26-cent level but had gone above that and now was 28 or 29 cents per pound. Caused Situation Because of that, the hog popu­ lation had been reduced below what it should have been. Had it not been for the policy of the Government, the situation never would have developed as it did in January and February 'to the point that packers could not find enough hogs to process. Mr. Cardiff said the Govern­ ment's program might have been intentional because of a year-end surplus of pork. He thought the minister should take ho.g pro­ ducers into his confidence and not leave them to “gdess and flounder* arouhd” not knowing what change Was coming next in Federal policy. Mr. Cardiff said beef producers had taken a severe loss. There had been a straight 10-cent drop when the American embargo had been placed against Canadian shipments at the time of the foot and mouth disease out­ break. Young Fanner Hit The member said he was not so concerned about those who had been established in the beef-producing business for some time and had had a chance to make some money two or three years previously. But he was alarmed, he said, about the plight of the young farmer just getting established and who had placed all his capi­ tal into cattle and then found himself in difficulties as a re­ sult of the beef slump. The Huron MP said more at­ tention should have peen paid to the amount of money charged for beef on the block as well as the price the farmers were get­ ting. Retail Prices High Butchers were charging too much for the cuts they sold over* the counter at a time when they were able to buy cows for 12 and 15 cents a pound. The beef floor price of 26 cents a pound had not worked out as a floor so much as a ceiling so far as the packers were concerned. On few occa­ sions did the packers pay more than the 26-cent level, he held. Butchers and packers made a lot more money out of the beef floor price than did the farmer, said Mr. Cardiff. He blamed the Federal Gov­ ernment for the loss of United Kingdom markets for Canada's agricultural products. Britain, he believed, would have been a major purchaser of Canadian dairy products if it had had the dollars with which to buy them. He thought the Government should be held re­ sponsible because' it had not ad­ vanced any policy that would make dollars available to the U.K. Mr. Cardiff said he hoped the federal government would scan the markets of the world to find greater outlets for dairy1 pro­ ducts. For some years there had been no market for Canadian cheese with the result there was a surplus on hand now. A visitor at the golf club teed Up for the first hole, made a wild swing and completely missed the ball. “It’s a good thing I found out at the start,” he said. “This course is at least two inches lower than the course I usually play.” “How long did you say you’ve been looking for apartment?”