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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-04-15, Page 2THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 15, 1954 Jottings By J.M.S JASPER strangers to each other shakes and introductions lowed. One of the gentlemen from Hamilton; one from customs office in London; Page 2 Maclean's Magazine. Whu- a ‘ w: set ii tox.i. vi inch per world? Lie New And St. P.iub doubtless say what lie ones *• X Jr This Journal shall always fiSbt for progress, reform and public welfare, never be afraid to attack wrong, never belong to any political party, never be satisfied with merely print­ ing news. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 15, 1954 DO NOT FEED OR APPROACH 7^EARTO BEARS ^OR OTHER WILD ANIMALS THE PARK SUPERINTENDENT^? Retails Profitable Exeter Visit hast week I mentioned that I ■had met a man in St. Petersburg who told me he had some very pleasant recollections of Exeter. I had gone to the bowling green to bowl and on the green assigned to me were six men, all strangers to each other, Hand- fol- was the au- Enthusiasm at Thursday night’s booster hockey club meeting indicates the team sup­ porters are ready to go "all-out” again next year to build a better team. The spirit of the meeting—-that of be­ ing happy over this year's team but anxious .to improve next year—was commendable. The re-election of the executive was a wise move, assuring an early start on develop­ ment of a better elub for I954-*55. The officials and players of this sea­ son’s Mohawks received the commendation and congratulation thev deserved. The town did receive an improved brand of hockey and this created greater interest than ever before. This year’s Mohawks should be the start of a major hockey development. While this year’s operation was praise­ worthy, it is recognized that there were mis­ takes which can be rectified. It is to the executive’s and the booster elub members' credit that they plan to correct these errors. The operation of the club on a "split the profits” basis, rather than guaranteed pay for players, is the most important im­ provement which has been suggested. It is hoped this will be possible,. We would repeat one consideration which we think should be made seriously by the executive and that is in regard to local talent. Not only should the club be con­ cerned that what intermediate talent there is available be given every chance to benefit by the coaching and superior play but that the upcoming players of juvenile and midget age be included in some type of coaching program. The booster club meeting proved suc­ cessful. The district should be able to look forward to even better hockey next year and many more to follow. ow Major problem confronting the Exeter Mohawk hockey team for another year is that of the league in which they will play. Suggestion has been made that the Cy­ clone league will not be formed next fall and. that the local grouping will be decided by the W.O.A.A. organizational meeting, which is comparatively late in the season. It is evident, by the mess in which the Cyclone league wound up this year, that more serious consideration has to be given to the organization of the league than has been done in the past. Best idea would be to call a meeting of district teams now to mull over the mistakes of the past season and make some tentative plans for next year. Note And Comment The Stratford Beacon-Herald says there is nothing slow about a government which can take money from us taxpayers and then make it look like a gift when they hand it back.«-* * * * Vandalism at the fair grounds is a ser­ ious situation. The damage runs 'into hun­ dreds of dollars. Barents and police should co-operate to punish those responsible and prevent repeti­ tion of the crime. * * * * The two-year contract signed by the local union and Canadian Canners Ltd, in­ dicates that both parties believe the econ­ omy will remain fairly constant until 1956. This agreement between labor and man­ agement should certainly pave the way for increased production at the local plant. The whole community will benefit from thiswhole community will benefit move.* * * * Although Huron’s campaign to ing relief has been turned down clsls are asking the federal and government departments to reconsider. And seek hous- once, offi- provincial By Rev. N. D. .Knox People sometimes ask a surprising ques- ; Why bother about the church when we faced with a world at war? I: is, fair question, but it provokes an- What shall a Christian bother about? Christian way tn face a world ov. shall we drive out the deep- . ex which war is only a symp- eates the heart of the Ffstament has an answer, vrent here today, would the warring nations just aid to the people of his day —that Jesus Christ crucified and risen again is ‘the power of God unto salvation”, and our only hope. The cross of Jesus was Our Blessed Lord's answer—it is the Church's answer. We place the cross on our altars, even wear it as an ornament as a constant reminder that Sacrificial Love is th^.,Christian way to deal with a world at war. But wait I Admitting that we have the right thing in theory, does it work out in practice ? What has the Church been able to do in .these past few generations to bring about peace? Within two generations three major wars, the two so-called Great Wars, and the conflict of the East still unsettled . . . what about this ? Of course, part of the answer is the fact that the Devil also believes. He, too, has his theories but,there seems to be a difference in the manner in which he looks upon them. The Devil never makes the mistake of di­ vorcing faith and practice. What he believes, he puts into practice. Today, unfortunately, we as Christians tend to separate what we profess to believe from what we do. Religion and politics must not mix! "Keep religion out of business”, etc., etc. We could add several such state­ ments which if we take the troubles to ex­ amine are just so much nonsense. It simply amounts to the fact that all along the line we have compromised what we believe with something less than reality. Compromise means always lack of conviction. In .the Church of England Book of Com­ mon Prayer there is a prayer which often forms part of the prayer of consecration. The words are as follows: "We offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy and living sacrifice unto thee.” There is no allowance made for compromise in matters of faith in these words. Why then do men compromise ? Simply because they refuse to accept religion as practical. In some way they look upon the Easter Communion as a sort of mysticism, ineffective but aesthetically pleasing. We re­ fuse to look upon it in the sense of scripture that it is the manifestation of the love of God, to which we must make our response by "offering ourselves, our souls and bodies to be a reasonable, holy, living sacrifice”. If this Easter every Christian were to make his or her Communion in this manner, it could quickly abolish war. Do not blame the Russians, the Ger­ mans or the peoples of the Far East for everything that is wrong. Be honest, and take some of the blame. As a Church we have compromised our faith with the forces of evil. This Easter let each man think ser­ iously by doing those things we profess to believe. God sacrificied Himself; what will our sacrifice be ? Whatever your church, attend it this Easter. Make regular habits of worship and prayer. Put your strength into fulfilling God’s purpose. Whatever you do, do not take the cross out of Easter. ” they should. Restricting housing assistance to those towns of over 5,000 population is completely contradictory to the present trend of de­ centralization which other departments of the government are encouraging. Rather than assist the development of small towns, this housing legislation handi­ caps their growth to the profit of the al­ ready overcrowded cities. Wbe €xeter 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 Mail, Post 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 df September 30, 1953 ‘ 2,474 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada (in advance) $3.00 per year —- U.S.A, (in advance) $4.00 per year Published by The Exeter Times-Advocate Limited •4 kUDIT Bureau JRCUUTId other has been a member of -film Toronto Star staff for over 50 years; one was an American, and the gentleman who has pleasant recollections of Exeter Westman, of Chatham. Noticed Ail Mr. Westman told about 40 years ago he ing for a heavy drill press. One day in reading the advertisements in the Toronto Globe he noticed that a firin had made an assign­ ment in Exeter and that the equipment was being offered for sale by tender. Among the items was the drill press that he had been looking for. “I went to Exeter, met some ‘members of the council and made them an offer for the press" said Mr. Westman. “I was told that it could not be sold separately and that I would have to submit a tender for the lot.” Mr. Westman went home and, while he needed only the press, he submitted a tender and in dtie time received word that his ten­ der had been accepted. He stated that he brought one of his men to Exeter, crated the press and took along what other material he could use. He then called up two scrap dealers in London and they made him an offer for the balance of the material. He told me lie’ cleaned up betweeen five and six thousand dollars for his day’s work. So that was the reason he remembered Exeter * so well. By the way I understand the scrap dealers also made a very handsome profit, •Company Folds The company to which Mr. Westman referred was an Ameri­ can concern that had taken over the Murray foundry for the manufacture of light road-grad­ ing machinery. The town had guaranteed the bonds of the com­ pany to the extent-.of $10,0'00 and shortly after the first war started in 1912 the company had to fold up -and Exeter was Left with the equipment. Some of our readers will re­ member the manager of the com­ pany. He was a Mr.-Hanna, a very genial gentleman, well respected and for a time w-as leader of the Exeter band. The old building, demolished a number of years ago to make room for new homes, has an in­ teresting history and pioneered a great and thriving industry in the city of Brantford, to their great gain and to Exeter’s loss. Verity Plows The Verity Plow Works, now a part of the Massey-Harris Co., had its beginning in Exeter. The w-as a Mr. me that was look- brick building on the corner of Main and Wellington streets, used by Mr. Sylvanus Cann for the making of apple butter, was used as the showroom, while running along the south side of Wellington street was a long wooden building which housed a moulding shop, woodworking and assembly plant. In the early nine­ ties, when Western Canada was opening up, -the Verity. Company received an order from Manitoba for 2500 plows. When the Verity Company left Exeter at the beginning of the century they took with them a number of their employees. For several years after, the foundry was run by Mr. James Murray and part of the building was used as a blacksmith shop. Mr. Murray sold the business to the American company. After the failure of the American company the property Was purchased by Mr. Thomas Cameron, a retired farmer from Usborne who had the building torn down and a dwelling erected on the corner. A good attendance of both men and women heard Dr, Wilfred Shute, heart specialist, London, in the Town Hall, Thursday eve­ ning, April 8. Dr. Shute, who was introduced by Mrs J. Woods, president of Elimville W.I., stated that while doctors knew about coronary thrombosis, there were only four cases of the disease some 50 years ago, and infectious diseases were the biggest cause of death at that time. He expects that in another 50 years, coronary thrombosis will be wiped out. By 1950 heart disease was the leading cause of death, followed by nephritis, and diabetis. Infec­ tious diseases were tenth on the list. Last year, half the deaths occuring in people over 40, were caused by coronary thrombosis. Only two percent of these deaths had any relationship to the pace of modern living. Heart disease is a new con­ dition requiring new treatment. Bed rest is not essential. Doctors can treat for other symptoms and complications but Vitamin E is the only thing which will help heart-disease and it helps eight out of 10 patients. Vitamin E is the essential material in the blood which prevents clotting in­ side the blood vessels, Dr. Shute maintained.- Out of 200 autopsies perform­ ed on white soldiers in Korea, 88 percent showed evidence of arterio sclerosis (hardening of the arteries). Dr. Shute showed several slides pertaining to resulting from poor in the legs and feet been cured by the use E. After a question and answer period, Dr. Shute was thanked by Mrs. William Sims, president of Hurondale W.I. IIIIIIIIIHKIII KHIIIIKtllOtltlttllUlillllllltKKIUllllllllUlllllllllltiilillll Thamesford AGO of timber are start- of the in- an d Parry conditions circulation which had of Vitamin Fuke have butchering Hardy, of Q. Bobier has resumed of his creamery and ‘ “ J. A. Bell, of water, at a the Central Mr. Cliff Brintnell is this week tearing down the old Crys­ tal Palace at the Exeter fair­ grounds.. TIMES Maclean's Magazine Maclean’s Magazine SCOTIA Your Partner in Helping Canada Grow 50 YEARS AGO e Sutherland Innes Com­ pany have closed their plant here owing to the scarcity in the vicinity. They ing up new branches dustry in Sound. Mr. A. operation has engaged Mr. London, a butter maker, to take charge of the factory. Messrs. Wood and disposed of their business to Mr. A. Dashwood. Mr. A. Darling and T. Ogden cut 12 cords of wood in 11 hours. They handled their own wood. Mr. and Mrs. James Walker, of -Devon, were injured when thrown from their buggy as they were returning from church on Sunday. 25 YEARS AGO Five young Exeter men were injured when the car in which they were traveling to Windsor was struck by another car and turned over three times. Garnet McFalls, N. Hannigan, M. Coates, Eli Christie and Harry Bowden were going to Windsor to bring back new cars for Sandy Elliot. Their car was hit near Lambeth by an old model car without brakes, driven by an Indian from M u n c e y Reserve. Mr. McFalls was the only one of the men who was hospitalized. Newly-elected officers of the baseball club are president, L. J. ePnhale; vice-president, Dr. E. Steiner, and secretary-treasurer, James Morley. Enthusiasm is high over the prospect of W.O.- B.A. ball in Exeter this season. Members of the Chamber of Commerce discussed Exeter's pro­ posed new post office, permanent roads on the side streets of town and good drinking banquet held at Hotel. 15 YEARS Mr. Charles Dayman, Usborne, who was taken ill while in town, ■died suddenly in Dr. Fletcher’s office from a heart condition. Mr. and Mrs. James Green celebrated their golden wedding anniversary April 10. During the afternoon they renewed their wedding vows with Rev. D. C. Hill performing the ceremony. Exeter bowlers elected W. H. Moise, president; J. M. South- cott, vice-president, an-d Gordon May, secretary-treasurer. Past Master’s Night was cele­ brated by Lebanon Forest Lodge, A.F. and '’A.M. With only one exception, the officers who occu­ pied the chairs in 1930, exemp­ lified the work of the third de­ gree on two candidates. Smiles Indignant woman to luscious- looking librarian: "Funny you haven’t that book,. My husband said you had everything.” ♦ ♦* * She: "I guess I’m just a babe in the woods.” He; "Honey, meet an old fo­ rest ranger.”* • * ♦ * Singer: How's business at your place? Second Singer; They put the ropes up last night. Singer:-That busy? Second Singer: Nope . so the selves. . just bosses could hang them- ♦ ♦ * * ministers of differentTwo faiths were the best of friends although they often disagreed on religious questions. One day they had been arguing, a little more heatedly than usual, oh some theological point, when ohe of them Said, "That’s all tight. We will just agree to disagree. The thing that counts is that We’re both doing the Lord’s work, yoil in your way and I In tils.” IO YEARS AGO The young people of Caven, Main St. and James St. Churches held an Easter sunrise service at the school grounds at 7 a.m. Miss Vera Decker gave an in­ spiring Easter message. Rev, A. B. Irwin and Rev. N. J, Woods assisted in the service. Breakfast was served at Main St. Church. Ideal weather prevailed for the Heusall stock show Saturday. Mr. W. H. Golding, M.P., spoke. Mr. William Ford has sold his farm in Usborne to Norman Kleinfeldt, of Crediton. The home of Mr. Maurice Coates, of Usborne, was broken into while the family was away and a radio and articles of cloth­ ing stolen. A young Japanese member of a prisoner-of-war- camp in Usborne, was later ar­ rested when, some of the articles were found in* his possession. ’ It’s been a good first year in Exeter. We have many friends to thank — friends who have helped us to ex­ tend to Exeter the kind of partnership that has made The Bank of Nova Scotia a leader among the banks of Canada. Whether you use the Bank for savings, for loans, or for advice and help with your financial affairs, the aim of this partnership is YOUR prosperity. For the Bank can grow only through the growing prosperity of the community it serves. The Bank is also a partner in the future of Can­ ada. It’s resources are at work not only in Exeter and Ontario but also in British .Columbia, in Newfoundland, in countless communities everywhere in Canada. It’s resources are helping to finance the expanding industry and commerce that make Canada greater every year. And this greatness means new wealth for Canadians, new opportunities, a rising standard of living that is almost without rival an the entire world. Whenever you deposit savings or do business with your Bank, you support and share in the Bank’s active contribution to Canadian enterprise.' Feel free to drop in for a chat with your Manager, Mr. H. W. Kelson, at 622 Main Street. His many years of banking experience and all the Bank’s facilities are at your service. Visit him soon. You’ll find him a good man to know,