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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-06-04, Page 2THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1953 : OLD HOME TOWN By STANLEY TIMES ** supreme in this world. Powerful as be, he cannot measure to the force paging nature. •» * 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, JUNE 4, 1953 More To Follow? Goderich Industry We Must Help Nature belched in an ugly mood recent ly when she sent two tornados whirling through Western Ontario. These quick winds were astonishingly destructive. Their fiendish tricks robbed many farmers of the fruits of hard toil. In such cases of disaster, those who were fortunate must help the victims. Per sonal contributions of money and work must be made; government and charitable agen cies must assist. This spirit is the test and strength of Christianity and democracy. Let ns not fail, These storms remind us that man is not he may of ram- More Signs Again this column deplores the lack of adequate road signs to announce the town of Exeter at either end of the town limits on No. 4 highway. There are two small Department of Highways notices just before the entrance, to the municipality but neither is large enough, cither to make the motorist aware that he is entering a moderate-size town or that the speed limit of 30 miles an hour is enforced. In the same vein, it is unfortunate that large promotional billboards advertising the town, have not been erected long before this.**&■K- Junior Farmers' Task (The Meaford Express) Poor rural-urban relations, an old sore, bobbed up twice at the annual provincial conference of the Ontario Junior — Guelph recently. It cropped up press conference. Junior Farmers made the Farmers in again at a point that newspapers devoted more space to consumer price increases than to reduction in price to producers. They believe the newspapers should place more stress on how much it costs the farmer to produce what he sells for the portion of the consumer dollar he gets. The youthful farmers have an argu ment. But it would appear to be their job to provide the facts and figures. They have them. It is up to them to see that they get to the public. Farmers have discussed their grievances for years. But talking them over in Junior Farmers’ meetings and Farm Forums isn't going to advance their cause with any speed. The people they want to hear their story do not attend these gatherngs. Farming, like all other endeavours, is often inclined to look upon its own interests above the common benefit. They point out the big cut processors and the middlemen take off the consumers' dollar but do little to use their great strength to take over the processing and distribution, which could give them much of the profit that falls to these people and, at the same time, bring down the price to the consumer. They do not take advantages of their cooperatives for buying and selling. In many cases the cooperative selling which could be turned to the mutual advantage of producer and consumer, is utilized only for the financial advantage of the producer. There is no doubt about the poor pub lic relations of the vast and important agri cultural industry of Canada. But farmers themselves must assume most of the blame for that. Providence always has had a pen chant for helping those who help themselves. Junior Farmers could do a great good for the industry to which they are dedicat ed by taking on this public relations job. They would be surprised .how many willing people there are on the other side of the fence ready to get together with them and see if something could be arranged whereby the producer would benefit by higher prices for the stuff he sells, and the consumer’s burden be eased by lower prices for the goods he buys. Book Lists Pioneers Of 1887 Congratulations to Goderich for secur- i major industry. Construction of the million-dollar pen factory in the county town is a superlative reward for the efforts of industrial promotion put forth by aggressive citizens. The new plant is a presage of a pro gressive future, for the lakeshore capital of the county. The type of plant is worthy of note. It will be of “convertible design”, a type hitherto not constructed in Canada. Features will be uniform glare-free lighting assured by limiting windows to a narrow vi sion strip around the perimeter of the plant and the installation of modern continuous fluorescent lighting in all the production areas. Ventilation systems and special insula tion techniques will assure working comfort in all weathers. The building will create considerable interest among industrialists. While the new plant is a boon to Gode rich, it is also significant to the whole coun ty. It is the first major industrial develop ment in Huron for many years. It is quite possible this is the first plant of many to come within the county’s borders. We hope so. The nature of the industry is interest ing. It is a non-agriculture manufacturing plant locating in an essentially farming com munity. This development should change the ideas of sceptics who feel the only type of industry which can be attracted here is that associated with agriculture. Goderich has shown the way. The other towns and villages in Huron should follow the example.**** The Coronation Day programs at RCAF Station Centralia and Exeter Community Park Tuesday were impressive and well- organized. The officials concerned are to be congratulated. The cooperation of the surrounding municipalities and the RCAF Station proved very effective on such an occasion. It hoped this cooperation will continue. * # * * is Good Work South Huron Women’s Institutes showed again last week that they are vitally interest ed in the progress of the community and the nation. These industrious women, meeting for their district annual in Hensall, reported ah impressive list of projects they have support ed “For Home and Country” during the year. Groups like these arc backbones in the progress of community betterment. May they continue their work for years to come. **** The Feeder Calf Club, sponsored by the South Huron Agricultural Society, is with out doubt one of the best organizations pro moting improvements in livestock raising in the county. Those who saw the 76 boys who showed their calves at the Hensall Fair on Friday could quickly see the interest and enthusiasm engendered by the project. The results -were impressive and the sponsors of this movement, the directors of the Society, are to be congratulated and en couraged to continue it. **** That's a dandy idea of the Hensail Chamber of Commerce to send a recording of. the Grand Champion of its fiddlers’ con test to Queen Elizabeth. Canadians will remember how much Her Majesty enjoyed folk dancing at a “hard times” party in Ottawa during her tour of the country. We hope she receives the recording in tact and uses it to enjoy a happy jig with Prince Phillip, **** As D, I. Hooper so well expressed in his “Down To Earth” column last week, Huron county farmers will miss the good work of John D. Butler who was recently transferred from his post of assistant agri cultural representative. We, along with the farmers, express thanks to John for his untiring work in the county and wish him the best in his new appointment. Exeter gfotoocate Times Established 1873 * Amalgamated 1924 Advocate Established 1881 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Town of Exeter and District Authorized as Second Class Mali, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CIWNA Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of March, 1952 — 2,534 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, In advance, <18.00 a year United States, in advance, <14.00 a year Single Copies Each Publishers AmimbiK) lUDIT Bureau It m JRCULATM X Melvin Southcott Robert Southcott Go By itllllllllMHIUllllHIIIIIlltilitllllilllllllllllltlllllllllltllllllllllHIIIIliiUill 50 YEARS AGO ■Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Pickard leave next - week for Montreal where they will sail on Wednes day for Europe on the steamer “Canada”. They will spend some time in London, England, and on the continent. They will be abroad about four months. Arrangements have been com pleted for the Huron farmers annual excursion to the Agricul tural College and Experimental Farm at Guelph. Rev. R. J. M. Perkins, of Trivitt Memorial Church, and his bride will be tendered a recep tion in the rectory upon their return from their honeymoon this week. During the storm which struck McGillivray Township this week, a barn belonging to James Doyle was blown from the foundation which has just been placed be neath it by masons. The shed at Mars Hill Church and a barn on the farm of Albert Neil were un roofed. A horse on the same farm was killed by lightning. 25 YEARS AGO Isaac R. Carling has been pointed King’s Counsellor by Ontario government. Mrs. denly as the result of a heart attack. Rev. Harold Swan, former teacher at Eden and for several years a missionary to China, has been appointed principal of the University of the United Church in Trinidad for two years. Miss Iva Francis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Francis, was united in marriage to Man- for C. Belling, of Detroit, on June 2, at Jefferson Ave. Metho dist Church, Detroit. Farmers along the Road will be required their fences from one feet back from the road before July 15, according to word re ceived from the office of T. R. Patterson, county engineer. ap- the J. H. Grieve died sud- London to move to three Shoebrook James, builder Smallacombe William, tailor Snow John, shoemaker Southcott Charles, dealer Southcott John, pumpmaker Spackman John, baliff Staddon Thomas, shoemaker Tait, Sinclair, dealer Towers James, hotelkeeper Treble John, shoemaker Trick John, blacksmith Vandusen Conrad J., druggist Vauston John, watchmaker Verity & Ross, foundry Vosper George, builder Webster William, blacksmith Welch & Dyer, builders Westcott John, shoemaker Whimstei' Miss Elizabeth, teacher White Stevenson, druggist "...... " ’ hotelkeeper B., M.D. druggist described as a township of Us- I was fortunate recently in re-1 Curtis Henry, cooper ceiving from Miss Meta Salter a volume of Lovell’s Province of Ontario directory containing the names of professional and busi ness men in the cities, towns and villages throughout the province. It was published in January, 1871, two years before Exeter was incorporated as a village and two years before the Exeter Times began publication. Exeter is described as a large and thriving village on both sides or the Sable river, where it crosses the London road, town ships of Usborne and Stephen, county of Huron. It contains several mills worked by water and steam and a cheese factory. The whole country along the road from Goderich is thickly settled and beautifully cultivated, this village being one of the largest in the county off the railway route. A good business is done here in supplying the wants of surrounding farmers and dis posing of their produce. Montreal Telegraph has an office here. Distance from Lucan, a station on the Grand Trunk railway 13 miles, fare 50^; from Clinton 19 miles, from Seaforth 18 miles, fare 75from Goderich 30 miles, Mail daily. Population about i’000. The following is the list names: Acheson, Joseph J. P. Allen Rev. James, Wesleyan Beattie Alexander, dealer Bissett Richard, mason Bissett W. R., tinsmith Boulton Henry C., druggist surveyor Braund Digory, wagonmaker Brawn John, tailor Brawn William H., M.D. Broderick John W., dealer Browning Joseph W., M.D, Bryant Richard, gristmill Carling Isaac, dealer Clapison Rev. J., Wesleyan Cowen Young M.D. , Crocker John-And James, penters Currie Thomas, teacher o£ 15 YEARS AGO The weekly half holidays for the summer months begin this week with business places clos ing at 12 noon. Architect Warren of Hamilton met with members of the Board of Education this week. After considering the proposed plans for the new school, Mr. Warren was instructed to prepare com plete plans to be submitted to the Department of Education, Toronto, for approval. ■Mr. Hugh J. Creech, of the Banting Institute, Toronto, was in Ottawa last week giving a paper on cancer research before the Royal Society. The district meeting of the Horticultural societies of Huron, Grey and Bruce will ■be held in the Exeter arena on June 15. .Local members will compete in a flower show. A number from town attended graduation exercises of the Uni versity of Western Ontario. W. Grafton Cochrane and Rowe Din- ney, of town, and Harold Hemp hill, Hensall, were among the graduates. IO YEARS AGO A wind storm, which came up suddenly on Tuesday afternoon nearly wrecked a straw stacker at Canadian Canners plant. Trees were uprooted and roofs of barns in Stephen Township and Staffa partly destroyed. Local hydro men worked all night to repair the many lines that were broken. An up-to-date restaurant has been opened by Mr. James Grieve in the building he recently pur chased from Mr. Joseph Senior. Mr. Senior will soon open a com pletely remodeled photographic studio on the second floor. Miller Campbell, 24-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Campbell, was seriously injured in London when the tire he was removing from a truck, blew off striking him in the face. He re mained unconscious for 16 days but he is now recovering. News From Our Willing Helpers St. Marys Firemen rushed to the Hall and M’Larkey farms in Downie on Thursday evening soon after the big storm passed. They aided in the rescue of trap ped livestock. About 20 members of the St. Marys Lions Club volunteered for weekend clearing-up work on the farms of Harold Hall, John M’Larkey and Earl Richardson in Downie. Most of the Lions were well sunburned at the end of their stint. (St. Marys Journal-Argus) Auxiliaries’ Mother Funeral service was conducted on Wednesday afternoon, May 27, for Mrs. Margaret Rhynah, Lansing, formerly of Bayfield, who passed away suddenly. Some of her most notable hos pital service came about 1930 when many hospitals were in financial difficulty. She assisted in obtaining' government grants to enable them to carry on, It was then the system of govern ment grants to hospitals, now a regular thing, came into being. Known as the mother of the Women’s Hospital Auxiliaries and Aids Association of Ontario, she served as its president for some 37 years before giving up Office in 1951 to head the na tional council of Women’s Hos pital Auxiliaries Of Canada. She retired from this only last week, at Ottawa. (Clinton Rushed To Aid Of Residents in East Williams realised by the rings on the phone, 'something was amiss as they were- at supper and were able to pick up a few of the alarm signals before the phones went out of order and rushed to the assistance of their neighbors national post a meeting in News-Record) Neighbors and car- Davis Richard, blacksmith Down & Buckingham, black smiths Drew Edred, cabinetmaker Drew Wm., proprietor of hotel Eacrett Eacrett Eacrett Elliott Benjamin V., conveyancer Elston Thomas, proprietor Exeter Hotel Fanson William, Fishburn John, geon Fitton Thomas, ■ Freeman A, D. keepers Gidley, Charles and Samuel, cab inetmakers Gidley Thomas, J.P. Green Cornelius, painter Greenway John, butcher, baker Grigg William, tailor Hamilton C., chemist, druggist Harris John, wagonmaker Harwood George, cabinetmaker Hayes John A., grocer Hilder Henry, gristmill Kenner, Rev. H., Bible Christian Hopkins Mrs. Agnes, milliner Howard James, mason Hyndman John, M.D. Johns David, tinsmith Kenner, Rev. H., Bible Christian Keys, Rev. George, C. of Kidd Charles, mason Kilpatrick Geo., woollen Lewis Alexander, painter Manning Richard, cheese McDonald Wm., carpenter McDonell Miss Susan, teacher McNab James, hub factory Pedler, Geo., melodeon factory Pickard James, dealer Ramsay James, carpenter Rice, Rev. Stephen H., Christian Rollins James, M.D. Rowe Charles, tailor Sanders Abraham, dealer Sanders, John, mason Sanders Richard, carpenter Sanders Samuel, agent Montreal Telegraph Co. Sanders William, postmaster Senior Charles, photographer Charles, saddler George, saddler Michaeel, painter saddler veterinary Drew sur watchmaker , an J., store E. factory factory Bible Wilkins E. J., Winans Henry Wonnacott J., Elimville is village in the borne, county of I-Iuron. Country produce affords the principle trade here. Distant from Lucan, a station on the Grand Trunk railway, 12 miles, Mail tri-week- ly. Population about 100. The names are as follows: Allan Alfred, carpenter Andrews George, wagonmaker Bodie Rev. George, Bible Christ ian Brimmacombe John, shoemaker Chittick John, blacksmith Crocker James, carpenter Davidson Robert, agent for sale of threshing machines Elliot Mrs. Fanny, widow of John, innkeeper Evans Richard, cooper Facie Rev. Alexander, Baptist Hall Charles, carpenter Hall John, builder Hall Samuel, bricklayer Hall Samuel P., schoolteacher and township clerk Hind George and John, carpenters Oliver_ Elijah, farmer Penwarden David, potashmaker Smale Robert, harnessmaker Spicer John, farmer Taylor Henry, postmaster, trader Vale John, farmer Walden Benjamin, M.D. scene to of Ailsa and Son Mayor*sReportlance were soon at the assist Dr. A. E. Letts Craig and T. Stephenson with their ambulance. When Provincial Police officers reached the scene they also car ried many of the injured to the hospitals. (Parkhill Gazette) Killed By Tractor Jack O’Neill Cluff, 38-year-old Bayfield area farmer, was killed Friday afternoon when a tractor overturned on him. The farmer, who would have been 39 on Mon day, was R.R. 2, Line. Huron G. Thompson, Clinton, inquest would be held. The coro ner stated Friday, night that death was due to strangulation by either a portion of the man’s clothing, or a part of the trac tor. Mr. Cluff was found by his wife who about come lieved noon. seeding on his farm on Bayfifeld, The Bayfield County coroner Dr. F. said no Finds English, Scotch Interested In Canada By W. G. COCHRANE This is the first of several articles by W. G. Cochrane, mayor of Exeter, who is en joying an extended tour of the United Kingdom and Europe with his wife. NEIGHBORS gg IIHIIIIIIIIKIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli in the strickened area. When word finally Parkhill hydro was off the siren could not be but Provincial Police reached so that sounded __ Officer Richard Dawson used the siren on his car to attract attention. He, with the two doctors, F. F. Boyes and William Scrimgeour and Laurence Box wih his arnbu- went to locate him 2 p.m., when he failed to home to lunch. It is be- the mishap occurred about (Huron Expositor) To Pour Floor Work is slated to commence this week on a $9,800 floor in Seaforth Community Centre. Chairman of the Community Centre committee, J. E. Keating, said the contractors, Dafoe Met- allicrete Floor Com p a n y, of Lansing, may take about two weeks to complete the pouring of the floor. A concrete base will be poured first, followed by a ground traprrock surface, dark in color. (Huron Expositor) Lions Club Officers Jack Edmunds will be 1953- 54 presient of Mitchell Lions Club. Past president is Dr. Keith McGill. Other officers are: first vice- president., W. C. Thorne; second vice-president, Harold Fisher; third vice-president, Ted .Fowler; secretary, Ken McPherson; treas urer, Clark Moses; tail twister, Sam Cuthbertson; lion tamer, Campbell Hogarth; one yeai’ di rectors, Floyd Wassman, Sam Smyth; two year directors, Ward Gallagher, Charlie Grant. (Mitchell Advocate) UNITED KINGDOM, May 26— Your foreign correspondent, pre sently in Falmouth, Cornwall, begs to report as follows: Travel is not only one of the most broadening experiences but we have found it to be one of the most pleasant imagineable. BOAC offer excellent service from Montreal to Prestwick in Ayrshire, Scotland. As a matter of purely statistical information, the flight takes 12% hours (flying time) at 335 m.p.h. at 21,000 feet. One of the sights is to see elevation and „ into the sun at the aforemention ed speed. At about 3:50 a.m. it was as bright as mid-day. The only thing missing was the “Thunder” which they apparent ly have ’“On The Road to Manda lay”. Scotland, and of course, Ire land, over which we commenced to land, were beautifully green. Glasgow, on the other hand, is somewhat too industrial to be really attractive at any time, let alone seven in the morning. If there is one thing we could write about endlessly it is the scenery. Everywhere it is beauti ful and constantly changing. Our first move was to rent an Austin which I took control of on Sauchiehall St., one of Glas gow’s main thoroughfares. For tunately very few people are in a hurry over here, so my amateur efforts on the wrong side of the road were not too obvious. The first and probably the most beautiful scenery to be en countered was the west side of really unusual a sunrise at this while traveling Loch Lomond. The Scotch have every reason to sing about it. The whole area around Loch Lomond, Loch Lynee and Loch Ness to Inverness is beautifully wooded, quite mountainous and beautiful in a rugged and real sort of way. From Inverness where the municipal buildings are designed in the style of a casstle, to Aberdeen is likewise grand to behold although the forests in the area have suffered considerably from the hurricane of January last. Aberdeen is hos pitable and undoubtedly the cleanest city on either side of the Atlantic. A Scot there gave us some thing free—a travel folder ad vertising trees. We since have visited Edin burgh, Carlisle, York, Chester, Bristol, and parts of Devon and now Cornwall. Everyone in both Scotland and England that we have talked to -is intensely in terested in Canada and all cher ish a secret desire to go out some day. I believe more adver tising in these parts would at tract some excellent people. Food here is generally igood, but of course, limited in quan tity. Service to the tourist, wherever you go, is of the high est order and certainly indicates that we in Canada have a great deal to learn in that field. To Exeter, tomorrow. The gift will be presented at a dinner at the Guildhall, Thursday, May 28, at 7, p.m. Smiles.... Moron: “Can a glass eye see it looks?” Goon: “No, dope, a glass eye made of glass. It can’t see.” Moron: “Even if it’s made of looking glass?” if is Maclean’s Magazine “GLORGE AND I FINALLY COMPROMISED