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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-08-20, Page 2Page 2 TfiE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20, 1953 'phi? journal shall always fight for progress, reform and public welfare, neverbe afraid to at­ tack wrong, never belong to any political party, never be satisfied with merely printing news. JASPER Ry Simpkins Jottings By J.M.S. THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20, 1953 (The Christian Science Monitor) There are Americans now living who can remember when legs were used for walking. To those who have seen them used only for climbing in and out of cars this may seem incredible. Yet in some parts of the world even now people are to be found employing them deliberately for striding, sauntering, trudging, loping, or ambling, as mood and occasion suggest, Time, however, no longer marches on; it moves on ball bearings. The latest news is that inventors have proved the feasibility of a “moving sidewalk”, a conveyer belt which reduces the pedestrian to the status of a passenger. We see nothing for it but to banish Shank’s Mare to the country with poor old Dobbin. Passively carried along on the stream of history, urban man must pre­ pare to go forward by coming to a stand­ still. Yet before we turn our memories of brisk walks and casual strolls out to pasture we would issue one warning. If the modern pedestrian allows himself to be pushed around everywhere by the machine, he soon won't have a leg to stand on.* * Old Hammock (The Windsor Daily Star) This is the time of the year when peo­ ple enjoy their lawns, or backyards as old- fashioned folk will call them. It is nice to sit out of an evening—if mosquitoes don’t get too plentiful. And even of an afternoon if shade is to be found. There has been much progress in lawn furniture designing during the past few years. Comfortable chairs and other seating arrangements permit one to loll at ease, physically and otherwise. But amid all this lawn paraphernalia something is lacking which was a feature of most every lawn— namely, a hammock. Slung between two trees, and under the shade of both, it was a nice place to recline even if the feet would be high at one end and the head high at the other, the remainder of the body con­ forming to this unusual position as best it could. It was an enticing place for courting couples. Seated side by side, with their feet dangling over the edge, it was virtually im­ possible to prevent pleasant proximity. The hammock, however, had its dis­ advantages. Usually the laziest member of the family got to it first and stayed the longest—as if he had a life lease on it. Bouquet Upper School Student’s Set New Record Teachers and students of Grade 13 at South Huron District High School last year deserve congratulations on the excellent re­ sults they achieved in the upper school ex­ aminations. As announced last week, only one fail­ ure was recorded in the total of 107 papers written. This constitutes a passing percent­ age of 99.07%. In addition, over 40% of the papers written received first class honors. This record will be one which future senior classes at the local high school will find difficult to better. Well done!* * * * Maclean’s Magazine log Cabins Cradled Greatness Personal Touch This year’s federal election has a^ain proven that the “personal” touch is one of the most powerful influences in vote-getting. Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent has demonstrated this ably in this contest. Most post-election analysts contribute a large part of the Liberal party’s success to the “hu­ man” personality of its leader. The “homey” quality of the French-Canadian’s appear­ ances “caught the imagination” of the peo­ ple, us one writer expressed it. In Huron, too, this element brought re­ sults. During his campaign, Mr. Cardiff ex­ tended himself to call on as many homes in the riding as possible. This effort earned him a lot of votes. It is evident that the Canadian people want representatives of a friendly nature who do their best to get out and meet their fellow citizens. 7? # # In The News Has anyone a monster handy? Exeter's public relations committee (if it had one) might pay well for a mysterious, hideous creature. New Hamburg has shown what can be done with a monster. This Western Ontario town has used such a creature to keep its name in the news all summer. According to the many press reports, some horrible anima] has lurked around the waters of the town, perplexing, confusing, frightening and, probably, amusing the citi­ zens. The “monster” has emerged often enough to keep the reports of its existence alive; yet it has kept itself hidden enough to prevent positive identification. Even if this creature has cost the town some worry, it has been well worth expendi­ ture of any kind to the town. It has given New Hamburg some wonderful publicity. „ Perhaps when New Hamburg solves its mystery, it might loan Exeter the “monster” next*year. We can use the publicity too. 50 YEARS AGO At a special meeting of the school board, a motion was made by J, Evans ond H. Huston that the following salaries be paid in the junior department for the ensuing year: No. 3, Miss Vosper, $400; No. 4, Miss Pringle, $300; No. 5, Miss Waldrond, $300; No. 6, Miss Carling, $28'0; No. 7, Miss McCallum, $280; No. 8 Miss S. J. Irwin, $280. Talk about crops and the far­ mers smile, as wheat is turning out from 30 to 40 bushels per acre. Schools in the rural sections opened on Monday, August 17 after the summer vacation. T. M. Cameron, Alex McDon­ ald, Paul Madge, Sam Passmore and George Hawkins, of the Thames Road, left for the Old Country, taking with them some lOOhead of fine cattle. They will spend some time in the “Old Land” and take in some of the sights. The old premises of Molson’s bank were put up at auction but were not sold. The price bid did not come up to the reserve. Only $840 was offered though Mr. John Gill? auctioneer, tried all his blandishments to get $1000. The building cost $4,500. YOU Could Be Killed Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! your timo-nof your life! | On summer motor trips, average daily mileages are likely to be | many times normal daily driving. Accident exposure increases. | There are ways, of course, to reduce this—good car condition, = alert driving, driving “with the traffic”, that is neither too slow nor too i fast, and avoiding peak travel hours whenever possible. I If you are in new country, it is well to remember that the pre- | ponderarice of drivers you. will meet are familiar with the countryside and | not aS interested in the sights as arriving at a destination. | One most important decision is that you adhere to gOod, safe | driving r'ules. Remember at all times, that by far the greatest portion of E your own Safe conduct rests in your own hands. Tlme« Established 1873 Amalgamated 19214 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 Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Mcrrber 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, 1953 — 2,494 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, 83.00 a year United States, in advance, 84.00 a year Single Copies 7f Each J* Melvin Southcott * Publishers * Robert Southcott Iks the TIMES" Go By rubbing liquid, supposed to be radium on the eye to remove a cataract. He collected $412 for the operation. 15 YEARS AGO Mr. William Kress, who has been on the staff of the Canadian Bank of Commerce for the past 11 years, has been appointed ac­ countant of the Wingham branch and with Mrs. Kress and their three children will move there soon. The large frame barn on John Herdman’s grass farm, seventh concession of Usborne, was total­ ly destroyed by fire when struck by lightning. Threshing opera­ tions had been completed a day or so before and grain and hay were destroyed. The Board of Education en­ dorsed the new course of shop work for the boys and domestic science for the girls as outlined by the Department of Education. Intense heat, sultry weather and thunder storms have (pre­ vailed during the past week. In a heavy electrical storm which passed over the area, a number of trees were blown down and corn was flattened in the fields. 25 YEARS AGO Workmen have been repairing the damage to the power house at the river caused by the spring freshets. Cement walls are being put in. The judging of the Home Gar­ dens has been completed. The county was divided into four groups with 99 contestants tak­ ing part. In the southern group the winners were: first, Philip Hern, R.R. 1, Woodham; second, Allen Johns, R.R. 3, Exeter; third, G. Melick, R.R. 3, Zurich, and fourth, L. Hern, R.R. 1, Woodham. Confidence sharks (professing to be optometric specialists, duped a farmer near Exeter out of $412 of hard-earned cash. The strangers called at the house and offered the farmer $12.0'0’ spec­ tacles foi* $3.50. Professing to find something wrong with the farmer's eyes, the agent men­ tioned that there was an eye specialist in his car. The “special­ ist” was called in and prescribed an operation which consisted of IO YEARS AGO Jean Isabel Coates and Gnr, Wilfred G. Munds, RCA, Sussex, N.B., were married in James St. United Church by Rev. A. B. Irwin. Plans are being made for the second donor clinic to be held in James St. United Church early in September sponsored by the Red Cross and Lions Club. William Andrew, well-known resident of Exeter since 1916, died, in Victoria Hospital as the result of a stroke suffered while watching a bowling tournament on the local greens. Three Exeter young men graduated last week in the R.C.- A.F. Murray Moore and Alvin Lindenfield were among the graduates at Air Observer School, Crumlin, and Robert G. Burns graduated as wireless operator air gunner from No. 2 Wireless School, Calgary. The Mobile Recruiting Unit will visit Exeter twice each week. There is a great demand for C category men to replace A 1 men being'taken for over­ seas duty. News From Our NEIGHBORS Clerk Dies Genuine regret throughout the county was expressed Thursday when it was learned that Frede­ rick W. Armstrong, clerk­ treasurer of Perth, had passed away suddenly at his home in Sebfingville following a heart attack suffered in his office at the court house, Stratford, feorn in ElliCe township on January 11, 1889, he was the son of the late Mr, and Mrs. Ro­ bert Armstrong. His father was reeve of Ellice township for many years and also served as county warden, 'the late Mi*. Armstrong attended Stratford Collegiate and Central Business College there and then entered the Sovereign Bank in Stratford, later trans­ ferring to the Stealing Bank in which he served as Monkton manageit Ho lived in Sebringville for 39 years, was appointed Perth county clerk in April 1920 and assumed the treasurer’s duties in 1947 to succeed Robert Hog- gatth. Hb* was the couhty’S third clerk, (Mitchell Advocate) Discuss Sewage C 0 0 n o i 1 discussed problems Connected with sewage. Council­ lor Christie asked if it Would be better to build a complete dis­ posal plant in view of injunctions by residents of Tuckersmith. The mayor said Goderich was dump­ ing raw sewage into the river and lake. The effluent from a partial disposal plant would be much better as it is chlorinated and safe to drink. He said there would be no saving in building the whole plant at once. There was discussion about flooding in Silver Creek. Councillor Christie said that about six weeks ago there had 'been one of the big­ gest floods. Council decided to discuss the whole question with the engineer, ML Graham Reid, on Thursday night. (Seaforth News) Oldest Voter Certainly the oldest person in Hibbert township, and probably the oldest in Hufoii ridihg, who voted in., the federal election on Monday, was Daniel Barry, 99. He voted at the home of Mrs. Kathleen Feeney. Mr, Barry is the father of Bert Barry, of Sea­ forth, and Mrs. John Murphy, of Hibbert. (Huron Expositor) Eat jpi'dfitg A group of small boys from the West Ward With an eye for business this week set up a home-made pop stand On Queen Street ott Tuesday and .Wednes­ day. The lade made a good profit selling their Iced drinks for a Last week I visited one of the ancient tandinarks of rural On­ tario, a relic of pioneer days when log homes dotted the farms and were the cradles of many men who rose to prominence and helped to shape the destinies of this Canada of oyrs. Today these log houses are almost a thing of the past in the more settled parts of what was once known as The King’s Bush. Truly they are be­ ing imitated with logs fashioned at the sawmills or with half logs that add a twentieth century appearance that is a beauty to behold, The log cabin that I visited on the banks of the Aux Sable at Grand Bend is a relic Of the bush days. It carried our thoughts back to the time when pioneers entered the woods and with axe and adze by manual labor hewed and squared the timbers that were to provide home and shelter in a new land. Like the one at Grand Bend many of the earlier homes were built on the side of a river that supplied both water and transportation. The early pioneers, after ac­ quiring the land, usually 100 acres, began' to clear it and con­ vert it into a farm. The first building to be erected was a little log cabin or shanty, rudely constructed of round logs, with the spaces between stuffed with moss or clay. It was merely a makeshift to serve for a few years until a more substantial home could be erected. These homes were built of hewed logs, dove-tailed together at the corners. Squared beams for the ceiling were fitted into the walls. Lumber was used for building the roof and home-made shingles shed the rain. The mam part of the building, as a rule, comprised a living­ room and a couple of bedrooms while a lean-to was added that was used us a kitchen. The up-$tairs was nearly al­ ways one room, a sort of attic which had extra beds if the family was large. The majority were heated by stoves, only the largest haying fire-places. The fact that some of these log houses have stood for almost a century bears evidence to the permanence of the structure. The walls inside the cabin were usually of matched lumber as were the partitions and floors. Later the interiors were plaster­ ed. Lath for the plaster was made by splitting the boards length­ wise and pulling it apart to form cracks for the plaster. Wall paper was added to make a pleas­ ant appearance. Usually the logs were hewed on two sides to a, thickness of from eight to. 12 inches. An. ex­ pert adzeman would trim or square a log to almost perfect smoothness, The expertness of the adzeman was also seen in the dove-tailing of the logs at the corners of the building. They were cut in such a way that they locked together so close as to shed the rainwater, The- cracks between the logs were filled with a coarse white plaster, made in much the same way as mortar is today. The streaked appearance added to its picturesqueness and in the mo­ dern log houses of today are streaked with white paint to give the same effect. In more recent years many log houses, originally erected on wooden blocks, have pad stone or concrete foundations put under them. Some have been covered with matched pine lum­ ber and painted. They resemble a frame house and are much warmer and more substantial. A number of log houses have been purchased and moved to lakeside resorts for summer cot­ tages. With an added porch and a stone fireplace they look very quaint and inviting. Huron County Crop Report Wet weather again delayed harvest operations in the county. Many farmers took advantage of the wet days to refill silos with second cut grass silage. It would appear that a slightly larger acreage is being prepared for fall wheat this year. All crops are making satis­ factory growth more particularly corn, beans and sugar beets, A Smile Or Two... Moron: “When I fall in love it must be the real thing.” Goon: “Not me. When I fall in love it will have to be a woman.” * ♦ * * A very dignified lady brought a defective toaster to a local hardware store. After examina­ tion, the repairman t old her, “You have a short circuit here ma’am.” “Then lengthen it for me, please,” the lady said crisply. * ♦ ♦ * Do you remember the actoi’ who played the part of Lincoln for so long that he actually thought he was Lincoln? He walked, talked, and dressed like Lincoln all the time. One day he was walking down Broadway clothed in the cape and light hat of Lincoln’s period. Someone pointed him out and remarked: “that fellow will never be satis­ fied until he’s assassinated!” time, but it was noticed their sales tapered off Wednesday morning and after,drinking their stock the lads folded their port­ able stand. (St. Marys Journal-Argus) Plunging Prices Farmers are beginning to rea­ lize that the weatherman is slip­ ping -a little in giving them the necessary sunny days to harvest their crops: of course they do not meet with disappointment only bj* disagreeable weather, but also with plunging prices for their grain and other products that helps the farmer to carry on; and many farmers who are scrutinizing the difference in the purchasing power of their dollars, for shelf goods and other commodities of life, are wonder­ ing what the future will 'bring to them. At their expense they^will have to learn that they are liv­ ing in a get-rich-quick atmos­ phere, and if they want to keep pace with the business world, they will have to cut down on providing the over plus of labor; placing themselves on a more equal basis with their business friends. This is not a command, only a passing .thought. (Zurich Herald) Fatally Burned Wednesday night at the farm of Cecil Dowson, near Varna, 18- year-old Harold Dowson was fatally burned, when the tractor With which he had been discing, upset, pinhing the boy beneath the seat. The machine, heated after several houi-s work, burst into flames and before the young man could be released, he was burned severely. (Clinton NewS-Record) Canadiana I By JIM GREENBLAT • Canadiana; Something un­ usual was noted on the farm of W. D. Hume, Hill Head, where at this late date a wild apple tree produced several clusters of bloom, with well formed apples on the remaider of the tree, re­ ports the Lachute, Que., Watch­ man ... In August in 1853 Thomas Welsh and his wife, Mary I-Iendrie, set out with then* little family • of three from Renfrew­ shire, Scotland. On July 26, 1953, 80 descendants gathered at- Lans­ downe Park in Kincardine, Ont., to celebrate the centennial of their arrival, the -clan sitting down to a picnic dinner . . . Mrs. William Keith of the Prevo dis­ trict in Alberta has proof posi­ tive that skunks are worse than coyotes; one of them which they caught, had killed 90 of her chickens ... At Lacombe, Alta., The Globe offers $10 for the “most courteous driver of the week”, to be chosen by the Chief Constable, Joe Colett and his staff . . . Bill Cowan, who has helped produce a million shovels in his half century with the Jones Shovel Co. at Gananoque, Ont., has retired, and was honored by employees and employer .... When Andy Malcomson of Barrie, Ont., took an exhibit of prize pigeons to the Canadian National Exhibition it was his forty-fifth showing without a break .... A racoon got pretty curious at Abbotsford, B.C., but made the mistake of perching atop a pole at the rear of Modern Markets Ltd. and he was shot with a rifle . . . at Steinbach, Man., 12-year- old Josephine Kroeker showed her Aberdeen Angus steer at the Fair and it looked easy; he placed well. Then he was sold and what a change. It took five men to get him on a truck, and as many helped when he was about to be slaughtered; but they had to give up and shoot the animal. Comments the Cariloon editor, “Never underestimate the power of a woman.” ... At Vai d’Or, Que., male parishioners of Bourlamaque church (United) got letters “You are invited to a party at which you will be asked to pour’’;_^but it proved to be cement they had to “pour, .for foundation of new church . . > At D auk er t Motors, Hanover, Ont., thieves broke in and stole— an empty cash register ... A« construction shovel at Prince* George, B.C., cut through a huge piece of ancient ivory belonging once in the dim past to a hairy mammoth which roamed those regions; in perfect condition, th'e heavy pointed curved tusk mea­ sured four- feet in length, and was discovered about 100 feet below the surface. • Farmer’s Advocate: The tradesman’s theory is-—and it is based on experience no doubt— that once consumers are repelled by price tags, the commodity in question must descend to a low price level for too long a time before it wins its why back into favor again. In the meantime the producers mu,st absorb a loss, and more loss, in fact, than Would have ibeen suffered if the price had not previously goxne too high. But that is the "Way of the law Of supply and demand. It may be bad, but it is still better in the long run, than man­ made controls. Wise heads cah manage things very well for a time, only eventually to run into an impass that has to be un­ tangled the cruel way. Editorializing on Canada’s old ‘age pension system, now con­ sistently costing more than the government can get from tiie special taxes which are meant to pay them, The Dauphin, Man., Herald, declares. .“While the Canadian people must pay the whole cost of pensions one way or another, as they pay every bill contracted by the state, the scheme is mow seen to fall short of the contributory principle on which it is based. At the end of May nearly a third of its cost $110 million, had been advanced to the fund by the government without counting any of it as budgetary expenditures. This can­ not go on forever. If this year’s deficit reaches the expected total of $50 million or more, the government may have to decide between raising the taxes for old age security, and trying to cover the deficit of revenue.” • The Vernon News point out the need to impress upon Can­ adians the significance of the first of July. “What do the more than one million new citizens received by this country since the end of the war know of the history, romance and the struggle that is Canada since 1867? Not nearly enough and little or no attempt is made to impart this information except in the formal classrooms. The politician now has no forum as did his kin of old and the mayor is probably out fishing.” • The Maple Creek, Sask. News thinks the eastern firm • which bought the defunct Saskat­ chewan government woolen mill will grow rich out of the enter­ prise, adding: “Governments can­ not compete with private enter­ prise and the sooner they realize this the sooner will the taxpayer be spared the necessity of put­ ting up hard-earned cash to make up the deficits incurred by government-owned industries and businesses.” • High River, Alta., Times: The public has become so im­ pregnated with socialist “philan­ thropies” that politicians of all parties know they cannot win unless they get on the gravy train. Most of them know and fear the results, indeed all of them except the socialists who alone are operating along their declared policy in which the in­ dividual is made to feel obligated to and dependent upon the .government of a welfare state which provides him with sub­ sistence from funds taken out of his own pockets. • Herbert, Sask. Herald: The cause of all the trouble, of course, is neither the 'railroads nor the Board of Transport Com­ missioners, but rather the Royal' Com mission of Transport ation which, a couplb of years ago, conceived the delightfully simple but quite impractical notion that freight shipping charges Should be determined on a straight mil­ age basis, With no regard for the economic dislocation which would result from the adoption of such a scheme.