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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-06-11, Page 2Page >THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 11, 1953 This journal shall always fight far 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. Her Guiding Light THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 11, 1953 Favored Land Fail To Warn Children Of Traffic Dangers (The Owen Sound Sun-Times) Every few days one reads of a child’s being killed in a traffic accident. Recently, for instance, a Toronto youngster was killed when he crawled beneath a light delivery truck unseen by the driver who, apparently, took every possible precaution before start­ ing off again. Each year many children die »s they dash into the side of a car. or out in front of one, while at play on the streets. While the driver must take a great deal of the responsibility for the safety of child­ ren playing on the street, we would suggest that parents should take a much greater share than they do. No driver wants to kill a child though it must be admitted the manner* in which some drive through city streets would almost leave that statement open to challenge. But most drivers exercise very reasonable care while driving through streets where children play. Many children, however, show such an entire disregard for the dangers from motor traffic that lack of parental cautioning is clearly indicated. It is not an uncommon sight, for instance, to see children dragging along behind horse-drawn delivery rigs. For that matter, some have “graduated” from horse-drawn vehicles to slow-moving motor vehicles. Children, too, frequently dash out onto the roadway, bent on scaring the car drivers. The other day a child was killed when his head was pierced by the door han­ dle of a car. Not a very few young children can be seen toddling back and forth onto busy streets of the city, entirely ignoring the dan­ gers of traffic. It is difficult to believe that the parents of these children are entirely ignorant of such activities. It would seem to be imposs­ ible. We quite realize the many difficulties faced in keeping a constant check on child­ ren. It takes a great deal of time, but it would seem that the time would be well spent.* * * *• They Won't Leave Town (The Financial Post) Big cities, getting bigger. Big cities get­ ting still bigger. When, if ever, will they reach their limits ? How long can they keep on gulping up new industry and more peo­ ple? One of three Canadians lives in a metro­ politan area of over 100,000. One in six lives either in metropolitan Montreal or Tor­ onto. And at least for 1953 the big cities are going to keep right on getting fatter. Ot­ tawa figures say 30% of all investment in manufacturing plants this year will go to 14 centres. Montreal and Toronto by them­ selves will get one out of every sixth dollar which finds its way to manufacturing ex­ pansion. The Kitimats, Leducs, Beaverlodges, Lynn Lakes, Burnt Creeks and Bathhursts get the glitter. But Canada’s development is not just in iron or uranium or oil or electric power. There’s solid development in manu­ facturing. But a good part of that manufac­ turing is in and around our big cities and the bigger the city, the more the growth. If you keep putting 2,000 cars into every street where there were 1,000 before, and five new factories where there were three before, the complications of living be­ come that much more entangled. Investment figures describe a healtlly Canada economically. But it would be a hap­ pier country, with fewer ulcers, trampled' toes, dented fenders—and more smiles—if some of these new plants could find a place for themselves in smaller centres. * * * * Exeter merchants deserve praise for their splendid Coronation decorations. The effects were beautiful. We live in the favored land. That’s what a University of Western Ontario geographer reminded us recently. Professor R. W. Packer said our part of Ontario is agriculturally and industrially head and shoulders above the rest of Canada and indications are it will increase the lead, According to Prof. Packer, geographic factors have produced Western Ontario’s po­ tential: It waits for men to complete the work. The area already has a head start and the future development of the St. Lawrence Seaway can only accelerate the growth. Nearly half of the farms in Ontario are in this district, says the professor, The farms produce 78 percent of all the field products and 70 percent of the vegetables and fruits of Ontario. Western Ontario is favored by main transportation routes with access both east and west, and north and south. It is the in­ dustrial area which can most easily feed it­ self. It has local supplies of hydro-electric power and increasing reserves of natural gas, the geographer states. Once in a while, it is good for us to be reminded of the advantages we have in this section of the county—not, of course, for the simple reason of pride and satisfaction, but for the significant reason of raising our achievement targets to the level of our po­ tential. Perhaps many of us fail to see, in our day-to-day living, all the prospects the dist­ rict affords: perhaps we don’t see the forest for the trees. Fools would we be if we did not take advantages of all the opportunities nature has so generously afforded us. * * • * * Disastrous ? How far can this “live and let live” at­ titude toward Communism go ? Our opinion is that Canada's present policy of freedom of speech and freedom of organization for the communists is disast­ rous. We’re cutting our own throats. Recently we were flabbergasted to learn that the reds control the country’s vital uranium industry. The Saskatchewan Labor Relations Board announced that it was certifying the Communist-led International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers in two of the province’s uranium mines. The federal gov­ ernment admitted it would have to install the same Red union as bargaining agent at the government-owned Eldorado mines. The union is also entrenched in other vital in­ dustries. This union was expelled from the Can­ adian Congress of Labor in 1949 because its policy was “consistently directed toward achievement of the program and purposes of the Communist Party”. Harvey Murphy, one of the union’s top strategists, is an avowed Communist who was trained at Moscow’s Lenin Institute. These facts hit home the folly of our ways. It’s time we changed our attitude. * * * * Persuade Him ? We see the mayors’ class in the Inter­ national Plowing Match is developing into a keen contest this year. Toronto Mayor Al­ lan Lamport will defend his championship against his favorite rival, Mayor Charlotte Whitton of Ottawa, and other chief magis­ trates. Exeter’s mayor, W. G. Cochrane, cur­ rently on a trip to England and Europe, won’t be thinking about plowing contests now but perhaps when he comes home we could persuade him to enter the match to represent South Huron. It might take quite a bit of coaching to turn a lawyer into a plow-jockey but per­ haps some of you expert plowmen in the area might volunteer your services. The match won’t take place until October 6 so he has lots of time to practice. * * * * It takes the British to show Hollywood how to put on an extravaganza! Windsor Star Jottings By J.M.S. ELIZABETH. IT. I952T Veterans Organized In 1930 Last week I reprinted a list of those wh'o were ’ doing business in Exeter and Elimville in the year 1871 as taken from a Lovell Directory. I had intended to follow this up with a further list from the surrounding muni­ cipalities as I believe it would make interesting reading. How­ ever, at the Exeter Legion Coro­ nation banquet, Andy “Scotty” Easton gave a very interesting history of the Legion and I think it is timely to comment on his remarks and to leave for a fu­ ture article the names from the directory. Scotty told us that is was on April 3, 1930, following the first Great War that an organization meeting was called in the Exeter Town Hall by Harry Wray, an organization officer from the London branch of the Great War Veterans Association. After Lis­ tening to Mr. Wary they decided to organize a branch and 30 members signed the application and selected a slate of officers. The following month the Exeter Branch received its charter and the officers were duly installed by a degree team from London. The late Dr. Atkinson was the first president and M. W. Pfaff was the secretary-treasurer, an office he held until December 1935. The first six meetings of the association were held in the Exeter Town Hall and in Novem­ ber 1930 they rented rooms in the top storey of the Frayne Block. On assuming new quarters the president warned that there was to be no unseemly conduct and this was strictly adhered to according to Mr. Easton. In an attempt to raise money, the first of the bingo games by which the Legion have helped to finance most of their undertakings, was held and the returns netted $1.50 one month; $2.40' another time and once they went 10$ in the red. In 1930 the Legioh transferred their quarters to the rooms over the Lindenfield Store, the main floor being then occupied by E. R. Hopper's furniture store, taking a lease for three years at $100 a year. At the expiration of the lease they were for a short time without a home. At the October meeting in 1940 they purchased the building on Main Street, now the north part of Lindenfield's hardware, for the sum of $4500. This they re­ modelled and made into very comfortable quarters, using the ground floor for bingo and the top floor for recreation. Bingoes were held every Saturday night. They were well patronized and proved a financial success. Three and a half years later at their first “ladies’ night” they were able to burn the mortgage. Guest speaker that evening was Zone Commander Norman Miller, of Goderich. In 1931 the Legion was trans­ ferred ffrom the London zone to Zone 10 which included all branches in Huron and that year grants were received from the various municipalities as follows: Exeter $40; Usborne $15; Ste­ phen and Hay $5 each. In 1932 the charter of the Great War Veterans’ Association was transferred to the Exeter- Hensall Branch of the Canadian Legion, B.E.S.L. No 167 together with the funds amounting to $106.20. In 1944 the Legion rented the old Opera House for $600 a year and held a public dance every Saturday night securing an or­ chestra from London. The mem­ bers were on hand on all occa­ sions giving freely of their time to keep the dances respectable and add to their treasury. How­ ever, as is often the case with public dances, the management occasionally ran into trouble with offenders who brought liquor in their cars and imbibed too freely. On one occasion one of the offenders was locked up for the night in the town “cooler”. During the early years the Legion had splendid support from the HenSall Legionaires, outstanding among them was' the late William Stone, who only missed one meeting in several years, Sidney McArthur and Scotty McDougall also gave QHje Exeter <imes-^lJbocate Ttmem Established 1873 Amalgamated 1924 Advocate Established 1881 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario AU independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Town of Exeter And District Authorized as Second Class Mail, Test Office Department, Ottawa Member Of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member Of the Ontario-Quebec Division Of the CWNA Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of March, 1952 2,534 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, In advance, 83.00 A year — United States, In Advance, 84.00 a year Single Copies Tj Each X Melvin Southcott « Publisher* » Robert Southcott ‘He doesn’t heed glasses. What he needs is a haircut!’1* splendid assistance and loyal support. In 1945 Hensall decided to form a branch of their own and now have splendid quarters and are d^ing excellent welfare work in that community. With the increase in member­ ship from the Second World War and having gained the confidence and co-operation of the public and added to their financial po­ sition the Legion with courage and confidence launched a most ambitious program of building the present two-storey building which Lt. Col. Welsh, provincial secretary, announced last week as the finest Legion building he had seen with one exception and that was in one of the large cities. The building, estimated at $50,000 was built in 1950-51 by considerable free labor both in planning and labour by the mem­ bers themselves. A grant of $5000 was made by the town of Exeter and Usborne contributed $500 and Hay $200. The biggest source of revenue has come from the bingo games where in recent times prizes up to $1000 have been awarded. The Legion have also been very igenerons in spon­ soring bingoes for numerous worthy causes. The latest project sponsored by the Legion and assisted by the Lions and Kinsmen clubs is the laying of a trap rock floor in the Exeter Arena at a cost of $8,580, “This community has been good to us and now it is up to us to do something for the lommunity” said one of the members. While the Legion is flourish­ ing at the present time it lias not always had easy sailing and in the early stages had difficulty in securing officers to carry on but it is to the credit of some of the old timers who igave un- Stintingly of their time and used excellent judgment in the man­ ner in which all Ventures were carried out. Among them were M. W. Pfaff, already mentioned; Scotty Easton, who served over­ seas in two wars, and who w^s secretary from December 1935 to March 1940 and again from June 1945 to January 1949; Ken Clarke, Who was secretary from January 1940 to June 1945. William Chambers Was appointed secretary in 1949 and the office is now held by Stahley Frayne. Among the presidents were Thomas iPryde, Sidney McAfthur, W. E. Middleton, Sam Dougall, R. E. Pooley, now a member of the provincial command, Beg. knight, Bert Borland,- Bert Gat­ land, Fred Darling, Harvey Pfaff and the present incumbent, Ver­ non Heywood. Of the 15 charter members five have passed to the Great Beyond, Dr, Atkinson, A. H. Gambrill, H. Bagshaw, Hillery Horton and J. G, Cochrane. Doctor: “This is a very sad case. I much regret to tell you that your wife’s mind is com­ pletely gone.” , Husband: “I’m not surprised doctor. She’s been giving me a piece of it every day for the past ten years.” 50 YEARS AGO Several farmers report fall wheat headed out and prospects are good for a fine crop. A challenge quoit match was held here on Friday evening be­ tween E. Treble, G. Walker, C. Stewart and J. Newcombe. A large crowd watched the contest which resulted in victory for the two last named gentlemen. Score was as follows: Treble 26, Wal­ ker ?9, total 55; Stewart 32, Newcombe 29, total 61. A re­ turn match will be played next week. The general abundance of rain showers this week has brought gladness to the whole of West­ ern Ontario. The strawberry and grain crops which were suffer­ ing from the hot, dry weather are now revived by the refresh­ ing rain. James Horton, son of William Horton, Usborne, who recently graduated from the School of Science, Toronto, has been notif­ ied that he has been nominated as second fellow in chemistry, 25 YEARS AGO Ratepayers of the village will be called upon next week to cast their ballots as to whether they are in favor of issuing deben­ tures to the amount of $20,000 spread over a 25-year period, to buy a site and build a new four- room school for public' school purposes. The annual meeting of the South Huron District Women’s Institutes was held at the home of Mr. Charles Keddy, Huron- dale. About 60 delegates were present from the Crediton, Zur­ ich, Exeter, Seaforth and Huron- dale branches. W. T. Colwlll, Centralia, ship­ ped two car loads of extra choice cattle to Toronto for which he received the top price of 11 cents a pound. Mr. A. Edgar Thompson, Us­ borne, who recently secured his B.A. and fourth year in chemis­ try, minerology and geology, has been awarded the Coleman gold medal by the senate of the Uni­ versity. 15 YEARS AGO Hugh J. Creech, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Creech will have the degree of Doctor of Philoso­ phy conferred, on him by the University of Toronto this week. Dr. Creech, a graduate of Exe­ ter High’' School, secured hi3 B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Western Ontario, graduating in chemistry and now receives the highest degree ip the gift of the University. As a result of his research at the Banting institute, Dr. Creech has been awarded a Fellowship which allows him to continue his work on cancer' producing chemi­ cals at Harvard University for the next two years. Newspaper publishers from On­ tario and Quebec held their an­ nual convention in Toronto last week. On Friday and Saturday, J. M. and Mrs. Southcott accom­ panied a party of 100 to Tim­ mins and Kirkland Lake where they visited the Hollinger Mines and were shown the.- underground workings 3800' feet below the surface. Rev. A. E. Elliott, minister of Main St. United Church for the past six years, has been stationed at Thamesville and Rev. R. C. Copeland, of Thames- Ville, will be the new pastor at Main St. as decided by the draft­ ing committee of London Con­ ference. IO YEARS AGO Mr. K. J. Sims has resigned his position at Canadian Can- ners after being employed there for nearly 19 years. L/Cpl. Wes Ryckman and Tpr. Mahlon Ryckman, who have been stationed at Dundurn, Sask., have been transferred to Camp Borden and ' visited at their home here on 48 hour leave. Harold L. Brown, Crediton, received his commission as Pilot Officer at the age of 19. He was the youngest (graduate in his class at No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School at Dafoe, Sask, He was a former student at Exe­ ter High School. Mrs, Thomas Acheson, a life long and highly esteemed resi­ dent of Exeter, died in Victoria Hospital, London, in her seventy­ fifth year. S. B. Taylor was elected presi­ dent of the Lions Club at a recent meeting. J. A. Traquair, E. R. Hopper and Dr. H. H. Cowen are the newly-elected vice- presidents. Dr. J. G. Dunlop announced preparations are com­ plete for a Blood Donors Clinic in James St. United Church. News From Our NEIGHBORS Clean Up Debris Work parties from several places, some as far away as Exe­ ter, St. Marys, London, dhd even to Kitchener and Elmira, have from time to time showed up at the places which "had to be clean­ ed up after the tornado in East Williams and London Townships and great progress has been made With this work. Locally, labor parties were organized by the Parkliill Lions Club to aid with the clean-Up in East Wil­ liams and those in West Wil­ liams that were destroyed. Young and old alike joined in the task and this work will con­ tinue until all the fields are cleared so that agricultural ac­ tivities may be resumed and all debris cleared from the sites of buildings so that rebuilding can be started. (Parkhill Gazette) Wire Waterloo Two boating enthusiasts who braved the flooded waters of the Thames up as far as Mitchell on Sunday met with a little trouble on the way back downstream. A Wire stretched across the river, which they had successfully passed going upstream, proved to be their Waterloo. Fortunately they were able to get their boat ashore aS well as themselves and returned to St. Marys at a later hour via road. (St. Marys Journal-Argus) Missionary Wounded Word has been received in Canada of the wounding in For­ mosa of Dr. George W. MacKay ahd his daughter Isabel. Dr. MacKay is known to many Sea­ forth people, being a cousin Of the late Dr. Charles MacKay and the late Mrs. T. A. G. Gor­ don, and had visited here. A press report says: “By some unexplained freak of violence in the land lib served so long and devotedly, Di*. George W. MacKay has been wounded by gunmen ih the Can­ adian Presbyterian mission at Taipeh, capital of Formosa. His daughter Isabel also suffered a gunshot wound and is a hospital patieht. Latest word received in TOroiitO is that Dr. MacKay’s Condition is 'satisfactory'. (Seaforth News) Two Elizabeths Arrive Two youhg ladies bdrn in Clinton Public Hospital oh Tues­ day, June 2, Will bear the name of Elizabeth in honor of Her Majesty QUeeh Elizabeth II. Joan Elizabeth is the ddughteor of -Mr, and Mrs. Douglas Clow, Albert street, clintoh. Judith Elizabeth is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Morris Riddell, Blyth, (Clinton News-Record) Junior ‘Ji’ Hockey Junior ‘B’ hockey will again be played in Seaforth next fall and winter, it was decided at a meeting of Seaforth Athletic Association Monday night. Under the same sponsorship and man­ agement, the Seaforth Baldwins, 1952-53 group champions, will be coached by “Farmer” McFad­ den and managed by John Bald­ win. At the same meeting members concluded plans for Wednesday night’s opening baseball game in Seaforth. A diamond has been marked out at the Lions Park. Coach of the local club is Gor­ don Muir, and James T. Scott is manager. (Huron Expositor) Glittering Coach The Advocate made special mention of the golden Coronation coach that would appear in the Coronation caravan parade. And it was beautiful. Sponsored by the Mitchell Agricultural Society they chose a lovely and vivid personality to grace it as queen, Mrs. Walter MacDougald, of Ful- larton, the former Marion Saw­ yer, of Mount Pleasant. It was drawn by four spirited horses, drivers being their owners, Wil­ liam and Oliver Bannerman, of •Monkton. Bill Lockhart tells us that it was fashioned from a sleigh hearse, over 150 years old, given him by a Mr. Barrie, from Mid­ land, who thought (in this snow belt) he could make use of it. Our winters have become milder and it was never Utilized. Little did the man Who made the gift ever dream that it would (present Such a glittering appearance in a Coronation day parade. (Mitchell Advocate)