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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-09-10, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1953 This journal shall always fight for progress, reform and public welfare, never be afraid to at­ tach wrong, never belong to any political party, never be satisfied with merely printing news. THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1953 Adults Too School Bell Calls All To School Make It A Habit Most people who read this newspaper or any other realize the value of advertising and the benefits buyers reap by reading them. There are still some folks, however, who miss countless opportunities and fail to dis­ cover the many new and improved products simply because they fail to read the “com­ mercials” of the newspaper. The wise buyer can save many dollars by making it a habit to scan the ads. Both in the display columns and in the classifieds each week, legitimate bargains and signifi­ cant announcements are made every week. In addition, the folks who read ads find out about new products and improved mer­ chandise which assist the homemaker or the family to make its work easier and better. Advertising makes a great contribution toward our standard of living—it helps to lower costs of merchandise, it helps to pro­ mote better and improved products, it stim­ ulates the type of competition which makes this country great. Don't miss any opportunities—read-the ads every week. w # w # Be A Booster Did you give your town a boost last week? Did you commend it to visitors or relatives from other places ? This booster-consciousness is one of the big fundamentals in any campaign to attract- industry, according to experts in this field. A citizen’s enthusiasm for his town impresses and interests industrial leaders who may be looking for a site for their new factory or plant. Don’t forget to mention to your out-of- town friends about our schools, our hospital, our arena, our parks, the excellent condition of our town and our other assets. Be a community booster — you may bring to your town a profitable industry. * * -x- * Mitchell Welcomes Golfers The Mitchell Advocate, noting that Ex­ eter has a number of golf enthusiasts, invites these sports to visits its links. The Advocate says Mitchell’s golf course was able to weather the gale of a dearth of players during the war when other “bourses failed and now has its colors ^ying. \ The school bell’s rung—and over 2,000 pupils in this area are back in their seats of learning again. For adults, school opening marks the end of the summer season and the beginning of fall. It brings to an end the light festiv­ ities of holidays and weekends and people subside to a more regular and less strenuous routine. Perhaps school opening is a symbol of something new to adults, as it is to children. The older folk can say, too, that they are entering another new year of study—another term in a different type of school, exper­ ience. They can reflect, too, on what they have learned in past years and how they can better themselves in the future from their experience. Basically, we’re all students no matter what age. And when the school bell rings again in the fall, adults and children return to another year of learning. 4 * * * Plan To Exhibit Now that the farm busy season is al­ most over—the crops and produce are har­ vested—it’s time for the fair. The annual fair should be the showcase of the district’s achievements during the past year. Best samples of the summer’s crop, specimens of-the livestock in the district, the handicraft of the ladies and the displays of skill should be on exhibition for everyone to see and be proud of. The fair should stimulate competition among people of the district to produce bet­ ter goods and improve the standard of the products. , A fair is not successful just because of its amusements—although it’s natural to ex­ pect lots of fun at the fair. A fair’s measure of success should be based upon the number of entries and quality of goods produced. Every farmer and his wife should make an effort to display some of their produce at the fair. That’s the way they can deter­ mine how their results compare with others. Unfortunately, apathy on the part of man}' have allowed some exhibitors to carry away the prizes year after year. Sometimes these winners are just folk who make it a-* point to get everything they can on display, regardless of the quality, because they know they can take advantage of the fact that few others exhibit. If everybody exhibited at the fair, this situation would not exist. There are two weeks left to prepare ex­ hibits for the fair. Why not get yours ready now ? i Maclean's Magazine Iri ’l ■' VTv * T Jottings By J.M.S, 'Reflector' Second Exeter Paper .fltlllllWaiiy^llllllllllltlllllllllllllllillllllllllll ........HUI................ .............................. /YOU Could Be Killed your Hmo-not your life! The knowledge of when to stop has long been regarded as the mark of a true artist. Applied to road travel the criterion loses nothing. One warm summer afternoon a man was driving to a nearby city. At a main highway intersection, the familiar sign, “Stop, Through High­ way”, was there with its warning. Perhaps our driver had ignored the sign in the past. Perhaps this was his first offence. In any event it was his last. As he swept across the main road he was struck broadside by another car. The reports do not mention whether our driver died instantly, but they do tell of grim irony. His car was driven by the impact into a tele­ phone pole, breaking the phone connection to the only nearby house, and causing a great delay in summoning aid. Highway sigs are “Signs of Life”. Regard them and live. ^■HHHiiMHiHiiuHiiiiiHiHiiiHiHitiiiiniiiiii t ■ a >■■■ t ■ ti> a iii 111 ■ i ■ 111111 it )i 11 ■ ■ t ■ ii liaaii 1111 ■■ in ■ i ■ 11 <« i> 111 ■ 1111 f i«■ ■ n > 1111 I >1111111 < ■ ti i ii 111 ti> ii 11 ii 11 ■ 11111111111 ini 11 ii ■ 11 ii 111 ■ ■ Exeter ®ime5=^tJbocate Time* Established 1878 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 aa Second Class Mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the OWN A Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-*n-AdvanCe Circulation as of March, 1953 — 2,494 < SUBSCRIPTION BATES Canada, in advance, $8.00 a year United States, in advance, |4.00 a year Single Copies 70 Each J, Melvin Southcott * Publishers • Robert Southcott TIMES" 50 YEARS AGO Miss Laura M. Jeckell of Hay and Mr. Frank Sweet, Exeter, are among the teachers now in training at the Model School, Goderich. Mr. William Bawden, who has been to England on a purchas­ ing trip, returned home bringing 10 thoroughbred stallions of the Clyde, Hackney and Shire spec­ ies. Wet weather prevented a large number from attending the la­ crosse match played at the rec­ reation grounds between Clinton and Exeter which resulted in a 7-4 win for Clinton. Miss Carrie Dyer has accepted a position as milliner with the T. Eaton Co., Toronto. The Times has entered upon its thirty-first year. Ever since its inauguration, it has been published by the same family al­ though there have been some changes in the personnel of its management. Mr. J. Stacey, of Sodom, is do­ ing a big business with his new threshing machine, having thresh­ ed for five farmers in one day. 25 YEARS AGO Miss Mary Sanders, who has been telegraph operator since the death of her father, the late Samuel Sanders, has resigned her position. Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Fahner and family of Crediton met with a serious automobile accident at Elginfield on Labor Day when their car was struck broadside by a Michigan car. Mrs. Fahner was most seriously injured while Mr. Fahner and sons, six and eight, received minor cuts and bruises. The baby escaped in­ jury. The other driver was ar­ rested for reckless driving. The' contract for building the two-room addition to the school has been awarded to Clarence Heywood. Plumbing and heating contracts went to a London man. The Department of Health, Ottawa, in a communication re­ ceived by Clerk Joseph Senior, stated that a new water supply for domestic use as well as for fire protection is greatly needed, and asked that the matter be dis­ cussed at the next meeting of the council. the Go By 15 YEARS AGO Mr, Harold Kitchen of Lon­ don, W.G.P. of the order of the Eastern Star, visited Exeter for the purpose of organizing a chap­ ter. Plans were made for the institution of Exeter Chapter 222 on September 16. Mrs. Ida M. Sanders and Mr. Ed. Dignan were elected Worthy Matron and Patron. Cornelius O'Brien, 74, of Cen­ tralia escaped drowning when his car plunged 30 feet down an em­ bankment and into the river near Parkhill but died from his in­ juries six hours later in St. Joseph’s Hospital. School re-opened Tuesday with an enrolment of 183 in the High School and 211 in the Pub­ lic School. Miss Willa Culbert of Lucan saved the life of Joseph Car­ ruthers, 42, of Parkhill when she pulled him through the rear window of his ditched and blaz­ ing automobile near Centralia. A few hours later Miss Culbert’s sister Eva was seriously injured in an automobile accident north of London. Fred Ramsey, who occupied the rear seat of the car with her, was killed. The driver and his companion were not seriously injured, IO YEARS AGO ■Ground has been broken for the erection of a new. dehydra­ tion plant for the processing of fruits and vegetables at the Exe­ ter branch of Canadian Canners. A crop of 1,975 pounds of po­ tatoes and over 10 tons of waxed beans was harvested from the Lion’s Club’s victory garden, net­ ting a profit of $560. Britian Sanders, graduate of Exeter High School, has been awarded a scholarship in Biology by the University of Western Ontario and he will enroll for the fall term. An impressive service of inter­ cession and thanksgiving, held in response to the proclamation of His Majesty King George, at­ tracted a capacity congregation to Trivitt Church Sunday morn­ ing. A parade under command of Group Captain E. G. Fullarton preceded the service and R.C.A.F. Padre F/L R. Moynan was the speaker and assisted the Rector, Rev. M. A. Hunt with the ser­ vice. News From Our NEIGHBORS . .................................................................................................... . Run Over By Truck Carl Dalton, year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dalton of Hul- lett, is in Scott Memorial Hospital after falling under the wheels of his father’s truck Tuesday after­ noon. As the truck was being backed out of the farm yard at their home west of Winthrop, the boy went around the back of the truck. Though a wheel apparently went over his chest, he miracul­ ously escaped any serious injury and will be confined to hospital only two or three days with the cuts and bruises he received. (Seaforth News). Injured In Accident Mrs. Alice Mustard, who re­ sides near Varna on the Bayfield road, was admitted to Clinton Hospital recently with back in­ juries, bruises and shock follow-^ ing a truck-tractor accident on their farm near Varna. The mo­ ther of four children was driving the tractor into the barn, towing a trailer loaded with 160 bushels of grain, She was thrown off and injured when the tractor came in contact with the truck. (Zurich Herald) Wheat Competition Middlesex County is to be in­ cluded for a 60-Bushei Winter Wheat Cltib Competition for 1953- 54, sponsored by the Maple Leaf Milling Company, Toronto, and under the supervision of the On­ tario Department Of Agriculture. Contestants are to have a min­ imum of five acres of wheat. Seed to be used must be regis­ tered grades of Dawson’s Golden Chaff, Dawbul, Cornell 1595 or Genesee. It is hoped that there will be a good entry in this com­ petition, formerly known as the 50-Bushel Winter Wheat Club. (Parkhill Gazette) Begin Operation The end of the week should see the pilot plant of the Durisol Materials Ltd. beginning the manufacture here of a building material that will be used in ceil­ ings, partitions, floors or as roof sheeting. Made from chemically treated shavings and cement, it has splendid accoustical proper­ ties, very high insulating Value and is immune to burn and mois­ ture. Devised in Switzerland, it was introduced into this country by architect Walter Zuppinger, who began the experimental unit on the Queen Elizabeth Way about one year ago. Its saleability has merited expansion and the com­ pany recently purchased the for­ mer Riverside Silk Mills for this purpose. (Mitchell Advocate) Graduates At Centralia Flight Cadet John W. Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wil­ son, St. Marys, is graduating to­ day (September 3) at No. 1 Fly­ ing Training School at Centralia. Flight Cadet Wilson is at present enrolled at the University of Western Ontario and is a mem­ ber of the University Reserve Training Plan of the tt.C.A.F. lie is now achieving an ambition to be a pilot and officer in the R.C.A.F. (St. Marys Joutnal- Argtts) School Problem Seaforth Public School Boatd has two schools, and one of them I have just been perusing a copy of The Exeter Reflector dated January 17, 1883, owned and edited by George Moir. Jt has been loaned to us by Mrs, Rufus Kestle, who found it last week when she took an old picture out of a picture frame. The Reflector was the forerunner of The Exe­ ter Advocate.. It was founded in 1877 four years after the Exeter Times was founded by the late John White. The advertisements contain many familiar names and a few that are new to me. Among them are James Pickard who among other things advertises passimen- taries. Will someone enlighten me on those articles? S- C. Her­ sey advertises groceries and liquors at ten per cent under the usual prices. Samwell & Pickard advertise the biggest sale in Exeter. J. P. Clarke in his ad­ vertisement of new goods for fall and winter features celluloid collars and cuffs. I V^ell remem­ ber the celluloid collar that was easily cleaned but usually left a ring of dirt around the neck. William Drew, undertaker and cabinet maker, shows a picture of “the best hearse in the country.’’ Ranton Bros, advertise a full line of holiday goods. Robert Hicks announces that he has just opened a jewellry store opposite the James Pickard store. John Bell operated a bake­ ry, confectionery store and .gro­ cery and sold cigars at two foi' 5 cents. The Exeter Salt Works Co. advertisement brings back memories of the old salt well that was operated west of the railway tracks near the station. Salt for the land and for the table was made in large quanti­ ties and was teamed away in wagon loads. Charles Snell, Sr,, was the issuer of marriage licenses, sold insurance and was an ocean steamship agent. A. Cottel ran a steam cider mill two blocks west of the Ilawkshaw Hotel and turned out fork and shovel handles in his turning factory. John Brawn was a fune­ ral conductor and cabinetmaker. His specialty was bedroom suits from $23 up. “Water white” kerosine oil is advertised by Bis­ sett Bros., hardware merchants. John Treble conducted a boot and shoe store and a liarness- malcing establishment. He an­ nounced that he had just secured a Mr. Brooks, one of the best collar-makers in the province. The making of horse collars was a trade in itself and like harness­ making is practically a lost art. Two of my uncles were profes­ sional collar-makers. Uncle Ro­ bert Southcott, who was raised on a farm in Stephen Township, worked for many years as a collar-maker for J. Darch, of London, and Uncle Frank, who now frequently visits in Exeter, was a collar-maker in Winnipeg until he retired a number of years ago. In those days a stage coach' ran between Exeter and St. Marys and one thing that strikes me as rather odd in the paper is the fact that St. Marys mer­ chants have almost as many and almost as big advertisements as do the Exeter merchants. Among the St. Marys advertisers are White & Co., Alexander Beattie & Co., C. W. Copeland, Fred Sharp, Wilson the Jeweller, Wat­ son the undertaker, William AnT drews, Jeweller; Fred Sharp, ticket agent for the Grand Trunk; James Chalmers, Jr., hardware. Among the professional adver­ tisers were Dr. J. W. Browning, Dr. Cowen, Dr. H. Kinsman, den­ tist; Dr. Irving, of Kirkton; Dr. Nasmith, of Crediton; H. W. Hall, barrister; Glinn Elliott, real estate agent; B. V. Elliot, solicitor, On the front page of the paper there was general news with patent medicine readers be­ tween each item, but not an item of local interest. The Hay Town­ ship Farmer’s Mutual Fire In­ surance Company held their an­ nual meeting at Zurich and Henry Eilber, of Crediton, was re-elect­ ed manager, secretary and trea­ surer. The company showed a balance of $171.65 and premium notes amounting to $35,309.92. Fire losses amounted to $695.60. William Baker, who was de­ feated by 11 votes ip the contest for seepnd deputy-reeve of the township of Stephen, applied for a recount. R. H, Collins, law student in H. W. Hall's law office, left on. Tuesday afternoon to take part in the political campaign now going on in Kent County. The young people of Eketer were preparing to present a “Mock Trial”. A Sunday School enter­ tainment had proved a great success, the proceeds being about $130. The Thames Road Presby­ terian Church anniversary tea­ meeting was a great success with about 5<00 people present. Rev. W. S. Pascoe was pastor of the Bible Christian Church; Rev. G, N. A. F. T. Dickson, pastor the the Methodist church; Rev. W. Martin, pastor of the Presbyterian church and Rev. E. J. Robinson, incumbent of the Episcopal church. Butter was 15 to 18 cents a pound; eggs 21 cents a dozen; potatoes and apples 50 to 60 cents a bushel. One item that recalled old times was oatmeal, per barrel, $3.2[5. There is an old saying that Scotchmen were raised on the Bible and oatmeal. Oatmeal by the barrel is a far cry from the breakfast foods that today are put up in fancy packages that catch*, the eye but dig deep into the high cost of living. In talking with a manufacturer frpm England recently he said the thing that surprised him in this coutry was the high cost of packaging goods. The containers in which some of the breakfast foods come costs more than the contents. I well remember as a lad mother purchased a large gunny­ sack of oatmeal. It was usually my job in the morning to cook a fair-sized preserving-kettle half full of porridge as we, were a family of seven. With milk and brown sugar or perhaps a treat with maple syrup, a tummy-full of porridge in the morning was nourishment for a good half day’s work. Before the'bag was emptied, however, mice had found that oatmeal was good for more than just people. Letter To Editor 1 Cheritau Ave., y Cheritau Manor, Apartment 115, Toronto 12. To the Editor of The Exeter Times-Advocate; Dear Sir: The editorial page article on Memories of Grand Bend was most interesting as I spent happy holidays there at different times. One incident in particular I re­ call was that of Joe Grant being rescued from drowning by Orville Southcott when he dived off the dock. I am enclosing an item which might interest you. ■I have a copy (almost in tat­ ters) of an annual return sent in from Military District No. 6, Up­ per Canada, 5 th Battalion of Huron Militia, Headquarters Mc­ Gillivray, which included the names of the following officers: Lt. Col. William Carter Major James Blair Major John Bennett Capt. James Craig Capt. Isaac Carling Lieut. William Balkwill Capt. Henry Macklin Capt. James Maguire Lieut. Thomas I-Iodgson Ensign William Maguire ■ Capt. James Marr Lieut. Gilbert Carter Lieut. John Drummond This military return was evi­ dently a rough copy kept for himself when Lieut. Col. William Cartel' sent in his resignation which was accepted on November 29, 1860. Lt. Col. William Carter’s com­ mission was granted by Sir George Arthur, Knight Comman­ der of Royal Hanoverian, Guelph, Lieut. Governor of U.C., Major General commanding Her Majes­ ty’s forces therein, etc., .an En­ sign, on February 19, 1838, and receiving his commission on Jan­ uary 20, 1841. Signed by His Ex­ cellency Richard Bullock, Adju­ tant General of Militia. Yours truly, (Miss) Eva E. Carter. Huron County Crop Report By G. W. MONTGOMERY The extreme hot, dry weather which has been ideal for the completion of the grain harvest and storing of excellent quality second-cut hay, has caused severe damage to the cultivated crops. Th© corn crop is drying up, white beans are being harvested two or three weeks earlier than usual and soybeans and sugar beets ate making little growth. Pastures are drying up and dairy operators report a substan­ tial dectease in the milk flow. The first turnips were shipped from the Blyth area with the growers receiving 50 cents per bushel at the field, is proving itself a problem. With all work—except land­ scaping and some minot odcls and ends—completed on the gleaming heW public school, which Will come alive with youthful occu­ pants next Tuesday, the Board is faced with the problem of dis­ posal of the old school in such a manner as will meet favor among the ratepayers, the De­ partment of Education, and the Board members themselves. (The Huron Expositor) Canadiana I By JIM GREENBLAT | Canadian; Thomas Sugg, 108, voted at St. John’s, Nfld,, on August 10 and said that he is in excellent health and looking for­ ward to celebrating his next birthday . . . High River, Alta., was unique in one respect at the election, for horses were used to. transport voters . . . The Times bemoaned the fact that elections have lost their color and the Rodeo Association got busy and hitched up a pair of pintos for the job . . . Garden-minded Mr. and Mrs. Eric Hopkins of Vernon, B.C., have raised a passion flow­ er, thought to be a rarity in that climate; raised it from seed, too . . . N. Skidmore at Portage la Prairie, Man., raised a freak cob of corn shaped just like a wo­ man’s hand . . . Two-column head on the front page of Wadena (Sask) News, “Creamery smell aired at council meeting” . . . Two Bradner, B.C., men, Toni Drummond arid Stan Stewart, landed a 237-pound sturgeon in the Fraser River after a 90-min- ute fight . . . The Most Rev. Al­ bert Lemenager, Bishop-elect of Yarmouth, N.S., will be conse­ crated August 31 in the largest wooden church in North America, St. Mary’s, Digby County . . . Mrs. Wesley Wyalds of Bervie, Ont., was watching dancers at Kincardine pavilion and got quite a surprise when suddenly a run­ away car from the grade pinned her to the wall; no one in car hurt and neither was Mrs. Wylds, it was disclosed at hospital-. . . Mimi James of Westview, B.C., was awakened in the night by pounding and noises downstairs; husband Art went down burglar­ bent, and discovered it was a headless fish he had put in the frige, a ling-cod; it had splat­ tered blood all over the other food in the frige . . . Advertise­ ment in Lacombe, Alta., Globe: wanted to sell — Seismograph truck, fully equipped with ancil­ lary equipment, worth about $25,- 000; will sell cheap for salvage; .truck and equipment may be seen in 20 feet of water at bottom of Gull Lake. ★ Cranbrook (B.C.) Courier: Proof of who pays for the wel­ fare state was provided by Justice Minister Garson at Winnipeg, who points out that over two- thirds of the taxable income of Canadians is earned by people getting less than $4,000 a year, while over four-fifths is earned by people with incomes of $6,000 a year or less. He rightly con­ cluded: “There is no country in the world today in which there are heavy social welfare expendi­ tures, which does not have to impose upon its citizens in the medium and low income brackets a heavy load of taxation,” Referring to the Korean war and the United Nations ac­ tion, the Cochrane (Ont.) North­ land ,Post says: “. . . the action just halted (and it .may be hoped, concluded) therefore ranks among the great pioneer .achievements of the human race.” Maclean's Magazine Maclean's Magazine “That note you sent home to my father — I lost it in the fight I had with a kid who said you’re not the prettiest teacher in school.”