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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-04-13, Page 2Page £THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1930 Cxeter Times Established 1873 Amalgmiiated November 1924 Advocate Established 1881 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario Axi Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the 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 CWNA Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-In-Advance Circulation As Of September 30, 1948 ,—< 2,276 subscription bates ' Canada, in advance, $2,50 a year United States, in advance, $3,00 Single Copies 6 Cents Each J. Melvin Southcott - Publishers Robert Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1950 Decentralization Of Printing (The Midland Free Press) There are few persons who place more importance on the role of weekly news-* papers in informing and educating the gen eral public than do the provincial legis lators who hail from points outside the big cities. The average member of the Ontario Legislature reads the weekly newspapers from his constituency regularly and thor oughly. They are his tap roo-t to the elec tors and they are a reasonably reliable one. To no small degree, moreover, these same newspapers carry on an adult educa tion program, without charge to the pro vince, in matters of agriculture, conserva tion and other broad programs which are sponsored by the Provincial Government. When provincial government printing orders are to be placed or an advertising campaign conceived, however, it too often happens that these same weekly news papers are overlooked. The fault is largely their own. They have, unlike their big city’ sisters and the farm journals, been content to sell them selves solely on the basis of merit and without any organized and centralized pres sure. That sort of thing just doesn’t pay off these days. Anyone who wishes to get recognition from government must present his- claims efficiently and regularly. Weekly n e w s p a p e r publishers and small town printers would be amazed at the amount of sympathy for* their case among the average members of the pro vincial house. We were chatting over this question the other day with several MLAs from southwestern Ontario and found that, without any urging at all from the publish ers in their district, they were thinking of making an approach to the government, that is to their own Cabinet ministers, on behalf of a greater decentralization of government printing. These same members were also sympathetic toward a greater in vestment of government advertising funds in the weekly newspapers of Ontario. The only thing which was impeding their sponsorship of this cause was the lack of edequate information as to just exactly what the newspapers themselves wanted. Our elected members of parliament from the rural constituencies of Ontario are just as alarmed as are the majority of the weekly newspaper publishers at the concentration of population and business in the large metropolitan centres. They want to do something individually and collective ly to halt this trend. They believe that something can and should be done. But, unless they have the co-operation of the individuals in these non-metropolitan areas, their hands are tied. # v & About Secrets Complaints have been made because state secrets are not kept. The wonder is not that such secrets are not kept but that they are kept as well as they are. At the same time, it must be said that state sec rets must be kept. It must be remembered that people are apt to mistake shrewd guesses for information. A keen corres pondent makes a keen guess, adding to his guess the words “We are informed from what usually is regarded as a reliable source” and the damage is done. A wink, a nod. a lifting of the eye, before now, have done no end of damage. Newspapers are keen for information. They have a live ly sense of the value of a “scoop”. But the newspapers do all they can to sift the words their correspondents furnish them. Over and over again newspapers have thrown away a good story because they have deemed that silence was in the in terest of the public. There are the sensa tion mongers who do no end of damage to the public and to individuals. They arc treated with contempt by reputable news papers and scorned by all men of sense. At the same time governments must ever keep in mind to whom they speak, and how* and when and where. Our enemies, and we have plenty of them, are keen to know our business. The man who does not keep busi ness secrets, whether of private business or government’s, has no business being loose. & 'sX * # Paying The Riper Discussion in parliament leads the public to believe that some of our ocean flying is being done at the public expense. There is no need for going into the ins and .outs of this enterprise but we cannot won der about the wisdom of doing this sort of thing. Are our air transportation people to be treated on any other basis than that* of sound business ? If any individual or a com pany undertakes to do business on the open seas, are they to be guarded against loss by the government? We do not believe that- such is the practice of governments. Why should air companies be given money when they are in no sense a government project? # £ $ Why Not Take The Constructive Tack? Almost every gathering and almost every magazine has someone who tells about the atomic bomb and worse still, about the hydrogen bomb. This agitation has grown out of the gross unpreparedness in which the nations found themselves on the outbreak of the first world war. We had refused to regard war in the early years of the present century, as even tinged with the remotest degree of actuality. Much the same in preparedness marked the con dition of the western nations in fhe days preceding the second war. Hence the de termination not to be caught napping a third time. Most people are all out for pre paredness. But are those most sincerely in terested in maintaining peace following out the right method of carrying out their good intentions? Are literary weapons the best method of insuring peace? It must be re membered that the main weapon used by the present enemies of peace is the promise of abundant prosperity. Russia and com munism promise, the nations every form of outward good. Every table under their care is promised to be well spread. Clothing is toabe abundant. The housing is to be some thing more than adequate. The plea is a strong one and cannot be disregarded. Why should not the western nations meet the Russians and Communism on theii* own ground by harnessing atomic energy to our industries? As things now are, the securing of an energy for business and manufactur ing purposes is a major item of expense. The history of trade has been the story of harnessing powers so that they could be adapted to useful purposes. Steam was passed by as wasted till it was bound in by iron bands. The ocean was found to unite nations instead of separating them. Electricity was unthought of as a friend of the race till its way became understood and made an agent of public and private life. Why, therefore, should we not seek to apply this mysterious atomic power to our living as we have applied the waterfall and steam and electricity? Who will be the James Watt or the Thomas Edison or the. Graham Bell of the atomic energy? When the free nations of the world become pros perous Communism will have4been shorn of much of its appeal. The invincible strategy is to overcome evil with good. age >> & A Reserve Would Serve Well No one would lose much sleep if Exeter had a substantial money reserve that could be devoted to road rebuilding, for the rebuilding of roads is what is re quired rather than a mere tinkering at road repairs. Surrounding municipalities are in the same position. The rain and snow of the last few weeks have played hob with our highways. The need of drainage is everywhere apparent. A good job of road building is twice done. A half job of road building is no job at all. Half done road work is a deception and a waste. Exeter had very good roads that were well main tained. However, they were not quite good enough to stand up under this spring’s con ditions* The fact that we are better off than most of our neighbours is poor com fort. Our reeve and liis aidermen have some work cut out for them in getting our roads into good condition, Traffic is increasing in Exeter, we are glad to say, but we must spend our pennies accordingly. Note and Comment We have had a wonderful spring open- Spring is here. We are listening once more to the merry music of the trowel and saw and hammer. To have kept one’s boulevard in good shape only to have a truck driver put his truck over it when the ground is at its worst is not the surest way to fill one’s bosum with sweetness and delight. ft v” 60 LBS. HURON brand SEED ZWICKER SEED GO. • ■ - “ limited....... CREDITON, ONTARIO CANADA o I ... I - 9 Alfalfa ® Timothy ’ • Sweet Clovers • Permanent Pasture Mixtures e Alsike ® Red Clover e Clover Mixtures © Grasses Zwicker Seed Co. Ltd. PHONE 3-W CREDITON We Wish To Thank «TIMES» Go By 11“ —— ' —■ our many customers that helped us while we were without a telephone. Our service has now been re paired and would appreciate your calling when ready to sell poultry. 50 YEARS AGO Our burg (fit. Joseph) is now beginning to put on its boom garments again and we expect that the • time is not far distant when we can be supplied with every convenience and luxury that modern hotels and' stores, can supply. Mr. Valley of Mont real purposes starting a first- class hotel here in the near1 future. Miss Edith Beer left Monday last for Zurich where she has accepted a position as head mil liner for Mr. Preeter. The Exeter Woollen Mills started operations this week after being shut down for some time. A large and happy gathering assembled on Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rowe to celebrate the fiftieth .anniversary of their wed ding day. There were present eleven children. ’ ■■■■ ■ 25 YEARS AGO After fifteen years of splendid missionary endeavor in West China, Rev. Alfred and Mrs. Johns are returning home with their five children for their sec ond furlough. Mrs. Burkhart, of 'Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Davis, of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs;' Clifton Davis, of London, attended the funeral of their grandfather, Charles Steinhagen Sr., of Dash wood. Easter was on April 12. Seeding operations are under way and if the fine weather continues, some will finish up this week. William Hatter had the mis- ) fortune to break one of his little toes when a wagon wheel ranI over his foot. 15 YEARS AGO Stuart Prouty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Prouty, of Stephen, won the $5.00' prize offered by the Exeter Cid Boy’s and Girl's Association for the best poem on the Reunion, written by a student ‘Of Exeter High .School. After fourteen years of faitlir ful service as principal of the Exeter Public School', Mr. G. S. Howard tendered his resignation to the Board of Education at their meeting Monday evening. A Farmer’s .Club for the Exe ter district was organized at a meeting in Senior’s Hall Thurs day evening. IMr. Ed. Shapton was elected president and M. Cudmore secretary-treasurer. IO YEARS AGO Miss Margaret Melville, who has been attending Commercial School at Clinton has taken a position in the office of Canada Packers. The Elimville (Home and School Club met Monday evening at the school, Rev. Hunt, of Exe ter, gave the address. The Exeter branch of the Can adian Legion, who have occupied rooms over Ed. Lindenfield’s Hardware Store, . have vacated the rooms and Mr. Lindenfield will have these .rooms filled up as an apartment. At the regular meeting of the Exeter Women’s Institute, Mrs. Gidley, librarian, gave a ,talk on the library as an educational factor and the classification of books and magazines. RIVERSIDE POULTRY CO. , Howard Ferguson, Manager Hensall 80-r-2 17-r-9 Kintore -------------------—-------■--------------------------------------.---.----£ The Model A Of 1950 Ford’s 4-Cylinder, 4-Door PREFECT Lowest Priced English Car on the Canadian Market Only $1,295 Delivered in Exeter SEE AND DRIVE IT AT > larry Snider Motors Your Ford & Monarch Dealer PHONE 64-W EXETER Your Future Hangs On The Dairy Cow The Department of Agricul ture, in its desire to promote a better use of food as well .as a beter use of land, is resuming through its Consumers* Section and other departmental agen cies, former peacetime activities in getting Canadian people bet ter acquainted with home pro duced foods. During the next two months, dairy products, which logically form part of a national program of conservation—'from soils to men-—»will be featured through out the country Here are a few facts which any producer or con sumer should keep in mindt—- (1) Dairy products are basic products; in .any health program, in any daily diet, they command priority, whether It be for child ren or adults. (2) Dairy industry in Canada is perhaps the best guarantee of stability for the large majority of our farming population-—the cow is the home market for grasses and grasses ate a “mist ’ in soil conservation. “Transfer Jenkins to Some other department until after the cold season is over?* (3) Canadians are inclined to take for granted the abundance of our dairy products and use them loosely whereas we should take advantage of those abun dant supplies to bring pur diet into a better balance and im prove our standard of living. (4) For the same amount of money, the consumer cannot get the same essentials from other foods as those supplied by dairy products—calories in butter and protein in milk are cheaper than in .most other farm products. (5) Butter itself takes almost half of our milk production and constitutes one of the best chan nels—in some cases the only channel —- through .which milk produced from small farms locat ed far from consuming centres can be marketed. (6) Cheese is a high protein food, the consumption of which could be increased if our popula tion had a better knowledge of this product—our .average con-, sumption is 4 or 5 pounds a year whereas it is between 15 and 20 pounds in such countries as Denmark and iSwitzerland. There are only a few among many reasons which justify the Department fostering a mo.ve- ment for1 a more thorough know ledge of dairy products on the part of the consumers us well as of the producers themselves* Road 4 Machinery Men At Goderich School A representative group of road machinery operators and town ship officials, army and air force personel, concerned with main tenance of road building equip ment, attended the annual three- day service school held (by Do minion Road Machinery Company at Goderich last week. Visiting road machinery opera tors and dealers were guests of the company at a banquet in the (Goderich pavilion. Everyone knows that Dominion Textile Company Limited setts fine cotton products. But we buy things too. We’re customers of other Canadians right across the country* As a company we purchase lumber, paper, corn and potato starches, chemicals, transportation services and a hundred and one other items from different parts of Canada. And the 12,500 employees in our plants, drawing among the highest textile wages in’the world, spend many millions of dollars a year on flour from prairie wheat, meat from Alberta cattle, fish from both Atlantic and Pacific coasts, homes made with the use o£ B.C. lumber and outfitted with furnishings and appliances from all provinces and other goods and services provided by fellow-Canadians. DOMINION TEXTILE COMPANY LIMITED MANUFACTURERS OF o.ft PRODUCTS