HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-07-22, Page 2Page £THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 22, 1954
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never be afraid to attack wrong,
never belong to any political party,
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ing news.
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 22, 1954
Let's Prevent Accidents
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Jottings By J.M.S,
High Board Fences Common
OBEY TRAFFIC RULES — Too many people still feel that you can break the rules of the
road as long as you aren’t caught. That's not so. Traffic laws are for your own protection.
They protect vou, and your family and friends. Obey the rules of the road, be courteous and
careful at all times. “Motor manners” are essential. When you practice them, you are driv
ing safely. When you neglect them, you may threaten someone’s life or limb.
As the
"TIMES"
Go By
Why The Delay
On Pinery Park?
50 YEARS AGO
Miss Margaret V. White was
married to Mr, Francis J, Wick
wire, journalist, formerly of
Leamington, at the home of her
mother. Mrs. John White. Rev.
H, Graham, of Wellburn, cousin
of the bride, performed the cere
mony.
Farmers in some sections of the
locality complain that while crops
look splendid, on close inspection
they find considerable of the
wheat is rusty and will hardly be
of any value even for feeding
purposes.
steel stacker collapsed. Mr, Chas.
Waghorn, who was on top of the
stack, jumped to one side and a
portion of the track grazed his
shoulder. In falling the track
broke a hydro line short circuit
ing the steel track and the iron
kettles that convey the cans to
and from the cooker. Bob Burns,
16, received a shock of 550 volts
when he touched one of the ket
tles, but suffered no serious in
jury.
Buckwheat on the farm of
William Gruhl, Fullarton, was
found to have been touched with
frost on July 17.
To Housewives
When an unknown salesman calls at
your door, be tough on him. Demand to see
his credentials and his peddler's licence.
Make sure be is an accredited representative
before you hear his spiel.
You are not being rude, as you might
think you are. You are protecting yourself
against a racket that blossoms at this time
of year—door-to-door theft in the form of
selling..
The legitimate salesman will not be
affronted by your demands because he will
he anxious to prove that he is trustworthy.
On the other hand, the phoney salesman will
be caught before he can do any harm.
Recently at Hensail and at Clinton a
magazine salesman collected money by tell
ing a fictitious story and pleading physical
disability. He was apprehended but not be
fore he had fooled almost a dozen persons.
It does not pay to deal with strangers
who do not produce credentials, especially
when you can get almost every service off
ered by these peddlers at stores in your
home town.
Support
The campaign by the Sarnia Junior
Chamber of Commerce to have the Ontario
government pave the “Nineteen Forgotten
Miles” along the Blue Water highway is one
that deserves support.
The famous scenic route comes down
from Southampton along Lake Huron for
about 100 miles. Then, instead of continuing
down the lake until it reaches the border-
crossing centre of Sarnia, the road swings
off to Forest and down to No. 7,
Because the tourist industry means so
much to Ontario and because our attractions
must be continually improved to meet the
competition of other areas, the paving of
this road is an essential investment.
The road would certainly bring in mil
lions of dollars of revenue to more than
compensate for its expenditure,
The Wiarton Echo is “perennially
amazed at what the taxpayers of this county
will endure without a word of protest. We
are convinced that if the government said
we Were all to pay a small tax for breath
ing the air, which of course belongs to the
government, there would be little protest be
yond the normal muttering.”
It is surprising that the Ontario govern
ment has not taken action to purchase the
Pinery for a public park, Equally surprising
is the recent urging of C. E.- “Zeb” Janes,
Conservative MLA for Lambton West, to
Premier Frost to “hurry up” the move to
buy the land.
That residents of Western Ontario are
inxious to have the land preserved there can
be no doubt. Meetings of the Ausable Au
thority, which have included representatives
from the entire area, have wholeheartedly
endorsed the project and requested urgent
government action.
Many observers predicted that negotia
tions for the land would start this spring
after a new Parks Act was passed allowing
the government to expropriate such areas.
Unfortunately these predictions have not
come true. Nor has the government dropped
the slightest hint that it is now working on
the Pinery project.
Why should there be such delay and
such silence about this proposal?
Rev. C. W. Brown, former
pastor of James St. Church, in
vited his congregation in Mitchell
to worship on the church lawn
last Sunday evening. An orches
tra from the town band assisted
the choir with the music.
Maurice, youngest son of Mr.
Richard Quance, while playing at
the station, ascended a long lad
der placed against the storehouse
and when near the top fell, the
ladder falling with . him. Both
bones in his right arm between
the wrist and elbow were broken
and he received serious bruises.
Alex McFalls, 89-year-old base
ball fan of Lucan, was knocked
to the ground by an outfielder
chasing a high foul fly at an
exhibition game at Lucan. He
was taken to Victoria • Hospital
where he was found to have a
broken arm and shoulder injur
ies.
I do not know what made me
think of fences but there was a
day when high board fences
seemed to be the rule rather than
the exception in Exeter. During
the early years of the century
many of- the residents bad a
barn and kept one or two cows
and. sojne pigs. Tjie cows were
allowed to run the streets at
large. To protect the property
fences were erected anil in many
cases they were high-board fences
with no cracks between,
Practically all of them have
disappeared but there still re
mains one very close to Main
street. It is on the property of
Miss May Jones. The original
fence ran along North street with
two high-board gates at the west
end, The fence continued along
the adjoining property. When
the fence was replaced a number
of years ago an L-sliape was add
ed enclosing part of the proper
ty.
School Grounds Enclosed
Many will remember when the
old school grounds were entirely
enclosed with a fence at least six
feet high. Entrance to the
grounds was made through two
turn-stiles. The girls' playground
was to the south of the school
and was separated from the boys
by fences. Likewise the public
school children’s playground was
separated from the high school
grounds by a fence. With outdoor
toilets on either ground the high-
board fence was considered a
necessity.
, There was a combination of
three toilets on each ground de
scribed by Chic Sale as two-
holers, and at recess there was
always a mad rush by the stu
dents.
One of the more recent liigh-
board fences to disappear was
the one that enclosed the garden
of the late Edward Treble. An
other encircled all but the front
of the Carling property. Inside
the Carling grounds was a beau
tiful flower graden in which the
late Isaac Carling too a great de
light but few of the blooms were
ever-seen by the public.
One fence that stands out in
memory was erected on Main
street where the Chevrolet gar
age is located. It hid from view
as well as protected the public
from falling into an open ditch
that ran across, the village.
Pranks Are Played
The old Molsons Bank which
was later taken over by the Bank
of Montreal was located in the
building now occupied by the
Dinney funeral home, N. Dyer
Hurdon wat the manager and
th‘e family lived in part of the
building. A high fence surround
ed the property and many were
the tricks of devilment perpet
rated by the Hurdon lads from
behind tliat^ fence.
The late E. A. Follick conduct
ed a bake shop and restaurant
where the pool-room is now lo
cated and on the lot north there
was a board fence that connect
ed the property with the Senior
photographic studio. The latter
was a high frame building and
was one of the early hotels erect
ed in Exeter.
If a former resident of Exeter
reads this article he will remem
ber as a lad hiding with others
behind a high-board fence on a
Hallowe’en night and squirting
—
Smiles ....
water from a sump-pump gup on
passers-by.
The high-board fences gradual-1
ly disappeared and picket fences
end the more ornate fence was
substituted but these too have
gradually disappeared until at
the present time there is hardly
a fence in the town-
(Contributed)
While searching through old records at
Trivitt Memorial Church, the rector, Rev.
Norman Knox found a curious note: “The
Brethren will please remain seated while the
congregation passes out.”
With a smile he remarked: “I think we
had better change that. I'm rather concerned
to see that we do our bit towards restora
tion, rather than ‘passing out’ as the result
< f one service."
25 YEARS AGO
Rev. Ernest and Mrs.
missionaries to Burma, who have
been, on furlough for a year, will
sail bn August 2 for their former
field of labor.
Mrs. William Elford, Usborne,
was stung by wasps while pick
ing berries and was in serious
condition for a time.
Scholarships at Exeter High
School were awarded to Bernice
Gollings, Adeline Stone and Stu
art Horton of Form I and Kath
leen Strang, Joe Creech and Ruby
Stone of Form II.
Miss Anna Willard and
liam Maurice Coates were
ried in London on July 19.
A. 0. Elliot, Ford dealer, has
purchased the garage business of
Fred Fairbairn of Zurich and has
put Mr. E. E. Wuerth in charge.
In a recent issue of The London Free
Press, Editor-in-Chief Arthur R. Ford tells
this story of a farm custom:
“Last year when in Bayfield on our
holidays we were driving along a road be
tween Bayfield and Zurich when we were
surprised to read on a big red barn on a
prosperous looking farm the words in huge
letters ‘Oliver McClinchey & Girls’. One is
accustomed to see often in Western Ontario
the name of the farmei" and his sons, but
this was the first time we ever saw the
daughters included.
“However, Mr. McClinchey will have to
change his sign. The last of his daughters
was married last Saturday at Zurich arid a
wedding supper was held. at the New Ritz
Hotel, Bayfield.”
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1O YEARS AGO
Reeve B. W. Tuclcey attended
meeting in Goderich of the
to in-
a
newly-formed committee
augurate a health plan for Huron
county.| Carl Hewitt. 16, suffered ser-
: ious injuries at the canning fac-
Grigg,; lory when he fell through the
shoot to the stack and from there
fell about 50 feet to the ground.
Mr. Samuel Jory of Stephen
(ownship has sold his 100-acre
farm to Mr. Harold Fahner, of
Crediton.
Mrs. Robert S. Wright (nee
Lillian Kestle) has received word
from Ottawa that her husband,
Pte. Robert Wright, 21, was kill
ed in action in Normandy July 8,
Francis, Farquhar, well-known
Hensail barber, died suddenly of
a heart attack.
■Staff Serg. Eugene H. Beaver,
who has been taking an instruct
or’s course at Petawawa, was
presented with a commando knife
for obtaining the highest stand
ing in the class.
Wil
mar-
15 YEARS AGO
Two employees of the canning
factory had a narrow escape
from serious injury when a large
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A crowd of small boys hung
around the entrance to a theatre
trying to get a glimpse of the
stage show inside.
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the ticket seller and said: “Let
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away,
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was used in a Peruvian high-
voltage power line, installed at
altitudes of from 13,000 to
15,000 feet—the world’s highest,
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