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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-08-10, Page 2tHE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1950 TEIje Exeter Ones'=^Mjo cate Times Established 1873 Anudgamated November 1934 Advocate Established 1881 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario An Independent Newspaper Devoted to (lie Interests of tlie Village 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 ©WNA Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of March 31, 1950 *— SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, 83.50 a year United States, in Single Copies 6 Cents Each J. Melvin Southcott - Publishers Robert Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1950 ‘^Tighten Up” The machinei'y in a certain factory had not been giving' satisfaction. There was plenty of electricity. The machinery was in. good repair. The material to be wrought up was first class but the results were not satisfactory. The output was away below what was rightfully effected. At last a practical factory man was sent for to look into the situation. The outfit was carefully observed for some little but sufficient time. The inspection ovfer, the man who knew called the business manager into the office and remarked “You need to tighten your belts. Those gears are slack. The floors are disorderly. The men have not the right ex­ pression on their faces. Tighten up every­ where, particularly with yourself.” The change that followed was almost unbeliev­ able. Everywhere there is the same call for tightening up. We have just heard of a public servant who had a brief case con­ taining news of firstrate importance. This case he threw into an unlocked trunk. The trunk was placed on an open, unguarded truck. Sharp eyes were watching. A party hopped merrily onto the truck and as mer­ rily hopped off the truck but with the im­ portant brief case in his possession. Im­ portant information was thus secured by the enemy. Loss of life and treasure was the result, all because some parties had not tightened up in the business methods. The point need not be laboured. The need of the hour is for a general tightening up of our whole way of life. When the story of the present trying days is told, it will be found that our loose, good-natured way of doing things is at the bottom of our trouble over there at Lake Success and in Korea. A job well done is twice done. A job half done is not done at all.* * * * Religious Tolerance The British temperament provides that every man shall have the privilege of wor­ shipping unmolested at the altar of his choice. The law provides that*all citizens shall be protected on their way to and at the place where they decided to hold their public worship. That is quite clear. It is equally clear that men should not make nuisances of themselves for any cause. When a recent dispute regarding this mat­ ter was at its height the writer asked an informed party why the law interfered with those worshippers whom the police had re­ quired to moves on. We are referring to the clash of Jehovah’s Witness with the police. The reply we received was that the police had offered the group a safe and convenient place for holding their meetings. The group had insisted on holding their assembly on the busiest corner of the cor­ poration, much to the inconvenience of the citizens generally who wished to carry on their lawful business. There is common sense in all things and religious groups should be considerate as well as zealous. # v Most Unusual Changeable, dark weather that charac­ terized July has continued into August. While there has been no frost in this region and torrential rains have not come our way, there has been a puzzling absence of sunshine. The thermometer has been around the sixties with an occasional dip towards the top fifties. As a natural con­ sequence the health of the people suffered considerably. Folk are lacking in the vim that usually characterizes them in early harvest days. Rot has appeared among the potatoes and some varieties of corn have been smitten with smut. It is feared that grain kernels are not likely to be at their best, despite an almost extraordinary growth of stem. Unless the weather is tempered, farmers are not looking forward to large yields of grain, Hope never quite dies, so we look forward to a fine warm autumn. # % * * Only Local A hail storm visited a portion of the county immediately south of Exeter. A Commentator remarked that "the visitation was purely local and did not amount to very much”. It was better to have a rela­ tively small area ravaged than to have the crops in a whole province destroyed. But the storm meant a great deal to the region hailed out. The farmer has not the means of repairing the damage done his crops that are open to the trader. His year’s work is in his fields. Another year must pass be­ fore these fields will be in the way of mak­ ing. him any money that really helps. The young fanner who is dependent on those crops to pay his rent or to provide for his payments on his farm is in a tough situa* tion. He may borrow but often his borrow­ ing is his first step in the wrong direction. In most cases the young beginner already has borrowed. Only those who have seen their season’s work beaten out by the hail know what a young farmer feels as he looks out over his largely ruined crops. Sometimes the farmer is insured for wind and hail. The money that he receives from the insurance company is like mana from the skies, but it does not anything like cover all his loss. At any way of looking at the situation the hail that bruises apples, that strips grain to the straw, that pelts turnip and mangle and cabbage leaves to pieces, that strips berry bushes to the bare stalk, is a serious affair that affects a com­ munity far more than appears oxi the sur­ face. Grocer and shoe dealer and hardware merchant and every other business man comes in for a share of the loss. We speak of such occurrences as the hail storm as “purely local”. We are glad that the de­ struction takes in no wider area. At the same time we must not forget ,that the wearer knows best where and hovy much the shoe pinches.* * * * Here At Last Britain and the United States at last are one as the hand, though separate as the fingers. This noble unity is not perfect but it is here in principle. They now stand shoulders together on every purpose cal­ culated to maintain and to promote the freedom of the race. Count him an enemy of man every son of Adam who would put them asunder! This unity has not come about suddenly. It has required the blood of the best and bravest of our western civilization to bring it about. Westerners for many a weary day were not united in the first war. Some well meaning persons declared themselves too proud to fight and misinterpreted George Washington’s warn­ ing to keep clear of European entangle­ ments, Events proved that western l.ibertv could be maintained only by the heartiest co-operation with the western powers. Americans saw that co-operation was not an entanglement but a stepping stone to all the United States held dear. In the Sec­ ond World War, many Americans were hesitant to join hands with their western brothers, till dropping bombs showed that the cause of western Europe was the bul­ wark of American freedom. The battles of the United States were seen to be being fought on European soil and on European waters. For Britain to fail in Europe, it was seen, was for Cazi forces to march up the streets of New York and Washington. When the Russian instigated war broke out in Korea, sorely pressed Britains saw that the strife in Korea was but the first blast of the hurricane of war that Russia was preparing to launch upon the world. Ac­ cordingly Britain fights side by side with her American kin. Thus unit between America and the United States has been achieved not by endless discussions but by facing up to common interests and prompt­ ed by the high necessity of preserving free­ dom for the world, There are no speeches and no Blaring of bands but hard work and clearheadedness. A new day has come. * * * * Face Up To It Canadians must face up to a grim situation. Over there in Korea war has broken that threatens the existence of life as we know it. That is a fact that no in­ formed person denies. The fire now burn­ ing in Korea threatens to spread to every dwelling and factory and store in Canada, Every deed of land, all registered property, all privileges of home and school and social life are under a cloud that may soon burst upon all free countries with fire and shell. Just how all men fit for military service between nineteen and thirty-five years of age are under call for military service. As this article is being read that call is being put into execution. This means that the rest of us will be obliged to carry on the work now in hand and to take on additional services as well. That is part of the situa­ tion. There is no use of talking about mud­ dling through. It may be said that we have got ourselves into the mess. Very well, let us work ourselves out of it. * * * * Congratulations, Clinton! The Times-Advoeate extends congratu­ lations to the Town of Clinton op the suc­ cess of tlieir Old Boys Re-union and also to Editor R. Atkcy for the splendid special edition of The Clinton News-Record to celebrate the occasion. Clintonites will ap­ preciate the many fine reminiscences pre­ sented in picture and story, call... The daily ordering of food for the family meal... The friendly chat, the urgent reminder, the important business decision .., IT'S HARD TO MEASURE THE TRUE VALUE OF ALL T11E THINGS TOUR TELEPHONE DOES FOR YOU, M—— - — —— As the-------- «TIMES” Go By II— — —-— -----------------------« 50 YEARS AGO Miss Elsie McCallum left on 'Saturday to spend the summer vacation at Midland and Allen­ dale. Mr. Thomas Balling of London is now engaged in paving the archway at the Central Hotel. Following our usual custom, the Advocate staff will take its well-earned annual vacation next week. Messrs. .John Taylor, H. Spack- man, James Creech and C. H. Sanders left Tuesday evening for Windsor where they will take the boat "Pittsburg” for the "Soo” 5C' ^25 YEARS AGO Clinton held an Old Boys Re­ union this week. Eleven head of cattle were killed by lightning on the pas­ ture farm of Mr. Dan Oestrichei' on the Lake Road during the thunder storm which passed over the district. Mrs. JanesiSnell of Huron street .celebrated her eighty-fifth birthday on Wednesday of this week. It has been decided to hold free out door moving picture shows in Crediton Athletic field on Saturday evenings for the rest of the summer. The biggest attraction in Exe­ ter during the past week has been the merry-go-round and some half dozen concessions which go with it. The amusements moved to Exeter from Clinton and pitched tent on a lot on the corner of William and Gidley streets Friday evening last and for three nights they attracted large crowds. being put to the .cairns at the south entrance of Exeter. Exeter had its first and only circus in a number of years when local troopers staged a one-ring (performance on Friday afternoon last in the barn of Rod Ellis. Exeter did itself proud in its Old Boys’ and Girls’ Reunion. Over 1500 persons registered. One of the most impressive and long-to-be-remembered gather- ings was the assembly of former pupils of Miss Vosper at the Exe­ ter School. .A book, beautifully bound in suede leather with "memories” inscribed in gold lettering, filled with cards bear­ ing kind and endearing messages from over 600 former pupils and hand-tooled leather purse con­ taining a cheque for a .handsome sum of money donated by Miss Vesper’s pupils from far and near were presented to Miss Vos­ per by Mrs. Clubine of Toronto (formerly Mary Parsons), Yet telephone service is one of the smallest items in your family budget. And at the same time your telephone brings twice as many telephone1 users within your reach as it did ten years ago. Loday, as always, your telephone is big value. THE ‘BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANAOAgCffla,! » vou seryice to an _____ .. —-----—— 15 YEARS AGO The finishing touches are now IO YEARS AGO Mr. Maurice Quance and son Clifford have a half acre of pota­ toes, the net proceeds from which they are contributing to the .Red 'Cross. During a terrific wind storm accompanied by lightning and tliunder, the barn belonging to Messrs. John and Harold .Hunter of the Hunter Line, Usborne, was blown from its foundation and completely demolished. A new hay loader belonging to Mr. Fred Ellerington, purchased for taking off this season’s crop, rolled over and wrecked. Dr. 0. 0. Misener, of Crediton, has enlisted as an officer with the 24 th Field Ambulance, a branch of the Royal .Canadian Army Medical Corps which is going into barracks at Listowel. TRADE TIRE TROUBLE FOR CAREFREE MOTORING Trade-in your old tires on brand new Goodyears. We’ll buy the unused mileage in your old worn tires. Our plan makes it easy to get the safe, road-gripping traction of big­ mileage Goodyear tires . . ♦ drive in today! SOUTH ENO SERVICE RUSS & CHUCK SNELL—-PHONE: 328-W MORE PEOPLE RIDE ON good/Vear TIRES THAN ON ANY OTHER KIND H. J. CORNISH & CO. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 294 DUNDAS ST. LONDON, ONT. COMING SPORT SHOW .. Neighboring News ... Seaforth Tours Schools The members of Seaforth Pub­ lic School Board are visiting new schools in Strathroy and London on Wednesday to get information relative to a new school for Sea­ forth. No definite steps have yet been taken towards a new school, but it is understood that the Board members are in agreement on a site for the proposed new school at the Buller and Robert Streets subdivision at the west side of Seaforth. It is considered likely that the .property wilt be purchased from the town by the board. (Seaforth News) Transformer Lost During the bad electrical storm Friday night one large transformer was burned out at the Mitchell rural hydro station around two o’clock, It was re­ placed Sunday afternoon by rural hydromen. There were a few smaller troubles due to the week’s storms, also. (Mitchell Advocate) Trap Shoot At Kippen Eleven members of St. Marys Rod and Gun Club attended a trap shoot at Kippen last Friday evening. Competing were mem­ bers of the Kippen, Goderich and Exeter clubs. Clarence Odbert was high man for St. Marys with 22 out of 25. Goderich and Kip­ pen are expected to pay a return visit here on August 4. (St Marys Journal-Argus) Honour Salesman The Mutual Life of Canada has released its Honors List, re­ cognizing Mr. Alex J. Masse of Zurich tor oustanding service to his community in the club year recently closed. He 1ms .again qualified as a member of the Company’s Leaders’ Century Club. (Zurich Herald) Bayfield Fights Erosion » Three years ago a group of Bayfield citizens along with sum­ mer cottage residents, arranged to purchase the pnly open space in the village facing the lake, to preserve it as a park as a ,mem­ orial to the pioneers. A non­ profit organization was formed called the Pioneer Park Associa­ tion, which raised the necessary money. Erosion is cutting into the lake bank seriously ,at the park location and at the annual meet­ ing held recently, it was decided to raise more money to carry out plans drafted by engineers to prevent erosion. (Huron Expositor) COMING COMING COMING COMING U.S. AIR FORCE BAND FLOWER SHOW HORSE $HOW MIDWAY ELECTRONICS SMILES .... A touring American go-getter noticed an old Indian Chief loll­ ing at the door of his wig-wam somewhere out West. "Chief,” remonstrated the go- getter, "why don’t .you get a job in a factory?” "Why?” grunted the chief. "Weil, you could earn a lot of money. Maybe thirty or forty dollars a week.” "Why?” insisted tlie .chief, "Oh, if you worked hard and saved money, you’d soon have a bank account. Wouldn’t you like that?” "Why?” asked the chief, ’‘For Heaven’s sake!” shouted the exasperated go-getter. “With a big bank account you could re­ tire, and then you wouldn’t have to work any more , , , , ” "Not working now,” pointed out the chief. COMING COMING COMING COMING COMING COMING FOREIGN EXHIBI FINE ART DANNY KAYE MUSIC DANCING TRANSPORTATION CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION TORONTO- AUG. ,S- SEPT. 9