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THE TIMES -ADVOCATE, EXETER; ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 195.5
This, journal shall 'always tight tor
progress, reform. and Public welfare,.
never be afraid ta. attack wrong,
never botong to, any political party,
never be aatIsfled with merely Print
too nem!.
THURSDAY MORN4NG, FEBRUARY 10, 1955
Local Showmen
Needed At Fair
Neighborly News
The Ontario and Quebec edition of
"Neighborly News" marked its fifteenth an-
niverSary with a national network broadcast
on. the CBC recently. On this prbgrara, par-
ticular tribute was paid. te the Canadian
weekly newspapers and. Neighborly News,
and their place in the scheme of things.
W. B. Sawdon, editor of. the Sackville
(N,B.) Tribune -Post and President of the
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association,
was one of the three who spoke on the
broadcast along with Gregory Clark and. A.
D. Dunton, the latter who is chairman of the
CBC Board of Governors.
Mr. Sawdon pointed out how Neighbor-
ly News first made its appearance 15 years
ago on a trial basis in one section of Canada.
In the years that have passed, he said, it
has become a coast-to-coast feature, with a
large listening audience. The success of the
program demonstrated, he felt, that the
Canadian people are interested in hearing
about the seemingly ordinary happenings
that are a part of the life of rural Canad-
ians.
One Of Most Popular
. Mr. Dunton mentioned that Neighborly
News had been one of the most consistently
popular features of the CBC programs down
through the years. He said. in part:
"The CBC is just over 18 year old. For
,15 of those 18 years, one of our most con-
.siatently popular programs has been Neigh-
borly News. It is a joint effort of the Can-
adian weekly newspapers and the CBC,an
effort to stress the human side of the news
in an age of controversy and sensationalism,
"I know of no program which has done
more to foster a feeling of kinship between
city ancl country people in Canada. The pro-
gram is a reflection of Canada's weekly
press., and, much of the credit for its success
, goes to the Canadian Weekly Newspapers
Association and its hundreds of members
who gather the news and print it.This news
is the backbone of Neighborly News, the pro-
gram, the basic, ingredient which attracts
city and country listeners alike. Those men,
I think, are like personal friends to those of
us who listen. Certainly none of .us in On-
tario will soon forget the first Neighborly
News commentator, the late Andy Clarke
Greg Clark Talks
The veteran Canadian newsman; Greg-
ory Clark, was the third speaker on the
Neighborly News anniversary program.
Said Greg :---"In the big .cities and
towns there are countless people, young and
old, who are lonely for the little places from
which they came, hungry for the kind of
news that is buried in the thunder and scur-
ry of the metropolis.For 15 years now
Neighborly News hap been the unfailing
comfort and glee of these exiles from God's
,toubtrv.
• V •
Wt must credit Andy Clarke with sett-
,
big the tone of Neighborly News, for he
had an eye for the homely, the wise, the
humorous and the human, long before he
was chosen to speak and edit the radio sur -
Vey of the week's country press. When he
.was news editor of the old Globe, they ran
a joyous little item each day called the
Southeast Corner, which was in the bottom
right-hand corner of the front page. And it
was such stuff as Neighborly News is made
on, something picked out of the daily torrent
of the news which had the veritable country
Seel to it, of tenderness, of surprise, of hu-
man frailty and human kindness ••
"Many readers are disposed to believe
in a free press, provided, of course, they
can still tell the reporters how to write up
'Weddings, funerals and women's club meet-
, into and what ,to print and what to leave
out." Burlington (Iowa) Hawk -eye Gazette,
The soul searching done by the Exeter
Agriculture .Society at 'its annual meeting
last week should continue in 1955 for the
betterment of this year's fair.
President Harry Strang's suggestion to
encourage more local exhibitors deserves
serious consideration by the directors. Dras-
tic measures toward this end might prove
profitable for the Society.
We would like to suggest the establish-
ment of .district championships in the various
sections of the fair. Such honors—accompan-
ied by trophies—could be won only by peo-
ple within the district. These can include
grand. champion a cattle, champion hog,
champion seedman, champion vegetable
grower, champion cook, champion florist,
etc.
Such titles would, of course,
be awarded
in competitions open only to district per-
sons—contests in which the professional
showman who travels from fair to fair is •
excluded. Appropriate monetary rewards
should be given in these competitions.
A shifting ef the einphasis of the fair
to the lines in which this district excels
might also prove profitable. Perhaps the
horse show could be cut to the entertaining
hunters and jumpers, and classes in which
local horsemen can participate and the
sheep show trimmed. to one or two classes.
The money. saved here might be applied to'
hogs and poultry,
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The fall fair should be the showcase of
this district's agricultural achievement. It
cannot be.,as long as we continue to cater to
the professional showmenfrom all over the
province.
Keeping -Pace
Again at this time of year, the record
of the churches of the community is revealed
in the reports of ann.ual meetings. This year,
as in the past, congregations have reviewed.
progress materially and spiritually.
It is a good sign to see these bulwarks
of our community keeping apace with the
times.
Good Move
The Federation campaigns for brucel-
losis control will meet with success in this
area because cattlemen will want to take
advantage of this easy method of eliminating
entirely what can be a destructive and ex-
pensive disease.
• Compulsory vaccination will guarantee
the eradication of brucellosis at nominal
cost... Most cattlemen will co-operate to the
fullest extent; for those who don't, the con-
trol by-law makes it possible that a few can-
not endanger the herds of many.
The Federation is commended for spear-
heading this step.
Finest
Being White 'Cane Week, this gives us
the opportunity to pay .tribute to those peo-
ple who aid our sightless citizens—the people
of the Canadian National Institute for the
Blind.
The many blind persons performing
useful and rewarding services is testimony
to the effectiveness of this orgariization.
With sympathetic understanding, the CNIB
.trains and rehabilitates its handicapped stu-
dents to a new world, lifting them from the
despair of darkness to the hope of useful
activity,
Not only • does the CNIB provide the
blind with the opportunity to enjoy voca-
tion, it also arranges for imaginative 'recrea-
tion. The blind golf, sing, bowl, dance--0-en-
gage 'in countless activities through the or-
ganization.
The outstanding reeord of the CNTB
puts it in the category of one of our finest
sOcial services.
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"TIMES"
Go By
50 YEARS AGO
The new telephone line between
Brinsley and Clandeboye has been
•completed.
South Huron Agricultural So-
ciety elected John Murdoch, pres-
ident; E, Christie and Thomas
Fraser, vice-presidents, Arrange-
ments were made for the Spring
Fair •at trucefield.
At the most elaborate lee car-
nival over held here, Mr. E. W.
Horne, Miss Eva Browning, Mr.
Fred Bawden,... Miss Mable Wal-
ters, Willie Knight and Millie
Hyndman won prizes for the best
costumes. Judges were Joseph
Senior and C. H. Sanders.
Mr, A,' Dow, who has supplied
Exeter residents with milk for a
number of years, has sold the
business to Mr. William Rivers of
the Thames Road. ,
At a meeting of the Board of
Trade, L. H. Dickson reported on
a meeting with St. Marys relative
to the Railway Company seeking
a charter in the House. Exeter
was asked to subscribe $200, to-
wards the expenses of securing
the charteg.
25 YEARS AGO
High School commencement ex-
ercises were held in the Exeter
Opera House. Miss May Sims ob-
tained the highest marks in West.
Huron in the entrance examina-
tions.
Rev. J. M, Coiling, pastor of
Grand Bend I.T_nited Church for
the past four years, has accepted
a call 41 Lambeth United Church.
Rev. D. 1VIcTavish. accepted the
invitation extended to him at the
annual meeting of James Street
United Church to remain as their
pastor for a fifth year.
Mr..Gordon 'Wells, of Windsor,
has accepted a position as mech-
anic with Ulric Snell, of the Huron
garage,
Mr. Gerald Godbolt will repre-
sent Exeter High 'School at the-
W.O.S.S.A. oratorical contest in
Main Street United Church.
15 YEARS AGO
A fire which started in the
angle of two big barns on the
farm of Ed Dundas, McGillivray
township, was brought under con-
trol after hours of fighting by
Lucan and Ailsa Craig firemen?
and nearly 400 who gathered to
assist. Both barns were saved,
Mrs. Pew Webber died in
Vietoria Hospital in her sixtieth
year.
C. L. Robertson, of Sarnia, who
has purchased the business of Mr.
M. Walker, druggist, is moving
his wife and family to Exeter.
Rev. Arthur . Page conducted
the devotional exercises at the in.
augural meeting of the Board of
Education, Declaration of office
was subscribed to by W. H. Dear-
ing, J. N. Willis and W. 3. Smith
.by the town and R. N. Creech and
J. W. Lawson by the county.
Exeter echoed closed Wednes-
day in tribitte to the memory of
Lord Tweedsinuir who *died this
Week.
Dr. W. E. Weekes was named
chairman of the Library Board;
Mrs. R. N. Creech, vice-chairtian
and Mims L. M. Seckell, seeretary...
treasurer.
10 YEARS.AG0
Mr. •and 'Mrs. john Passmore
have receiVed Wordthat their
yotiligeat'Soial P/0 Gerald Pass -
More, is reporte0. Missing and be.
keyed killed in action over enemy
territory in Europe.
The -worst storms of the season
blocked the rinds last week. Ro-
bert and Oswald Crawford of the
rural hydro department made a
nine -mile trek on snowshoes to
repair a hydro break which had
left Usborne township users with-
out power since the previous
night.
Thirty men with snow shoes
cleared four miles of county road
from Brinsley to No. 4 •highway
so Mr. John Corbett could be
taken to Victoria Hospital. County
plows had•broken down and two
teams of horses drew Mr. John
Schenk's car, carrying the sick
man, to the highway.
.Lieut. W. Grafton Cochrane,
with the Canadian Army Over-
seas, has been promoted to Act-
ing Captain.
Major (Miss) H. J. Howe, niece.
of Miss L. M. Jeckell, who recent-
ly returned from England, ad-
dressed the Exeter Lions Club.
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Mr. Martin was reproving his
son Edward, for his frightful
table manners. He was making
very little impression on his six-
year-old heir, however, until he
stated, "I'm afraid you're no-
thing but a little pig; you know
what a pig is?"
"Yes, Daddy?" replied Edward.
"It'a a hog's little boy!"
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Eddie; "How'd Charlie Black
lose the fingers on his right
hand?"
jack: "Put /ein in a horse's
mouth to see how many teeth he
'Well — what happen-
hadEd."die:
ed?"
Jack: "The horse clobed his
moutlf to see how many fingers
Charlie had."
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The city slicker stopped off at
the country store for a soft drink
and saw hundreds and„hundreds
of sacks of sugar stacked to the
ceiling and filling every aisle of
the store.
"You must sell a lot of sugar,"
he remarked to the proprietor.
"Nope," was the reply. Don't
sell hardly any But that salesman
who was here last month was
sure a sugar -selling fool."
Just Sherry
"You can't get drunk on sher-
ry," declared the gracious hos-
tess to a hesitant youth. But she
Is dead wrong. Sherry is definite-
ly an -aleoholic beverage, /t is
Made from the fermentation of
white grapes. After pressing,. the
grapes are "plastered", i.e.
sprinkled with gypsum to aid fie-
nientation. After this process, re-
ducing the 'Sugar content down to
eight or 10 degrees, alcohol, often
in the form of brandy, is added
to bring, the wine 'sego 18 or 20
degrees 01 aleohdlie content. In-
deed, even natural sherry is no
weak sister in the family of sweet
Wines. H e.r e w 1 t h comparative
Strength contained .in Several
kinds of sweet wine: Claret 10.5,
Champagne, 11.0, Sherry (natur-
al) IA, (fortified) 20; Port (na-
tural) 10, (fortified) 22. You
CAN get cIrtink On Marry. Not
many de perhaps, for it is served
in Small doses. But it is ideal as
a "first drink" Vine for yeah.
It le' one of the "innocent" home
cocktail &WO, (adv't)
Jottings By 1MS,
1.te-ms F.rom Jhe First
Advoca es
Wigs. week I have looked up the .swamp; and feeling dry he start- Her cries' for inercy And help at;
e4 for a neighboring village for, tracted the attention of a. man
the pOrheSe of getting something..uaned Edward Harris„ who •oc,
Ao relieve MS thirSt, Which he did,' copies another but which Is sit -
and goon ,became intoxicated. On .uated at home.distaoce. Upon sr-
-his arrival home he began ilius 'rival he found the dopy 'securely
Ing an infant child in a 'shameful faStelled but succeeded in fore -
manner,. whereupon WO wife In- ing 44,n jp,ent7011400e0 tiunrtne tt:1,4317,14b:011.0.0e.
tertered. when. she too became a• and was about to shie14..the -worn.
subject for his brutal passion
first volume of the Exeter Ao-
vacate, issued in 1888, from Which'
1 have copied a number ef
The editor ef the paper was
Thomas Passmore. The subscrip-
tion price was Moo a year.
Messrs. W. -H. Verity 8,s Son
are busy manufacturing an Order.
for 200 of their celebrated plowe
for shipment to Manitoba.
A challenge Sheeting Meta be-
tween 'Messrs. Thos. Bissett and
W. E. Sanders took place on Sat-
urday last for $30 a side and was
won by Mr. aissett, champion :of
Huron COUOtY, who killed fifteen
pigeons ,straight.
Trying to do 'business without.
advertising is like winking at a
woman In the dark—no good.
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The markets:
Wheat, per bus, 800; .barley,
65-68c; oats, 80-830; hay per tan
88-9; 'butteri. per lb., 10-20e; eggs
per des., 11-180; Balt per barrel,
$1.00; potatoes, per bus., 65c;
apples, per bus, 25-400; pork,
per 100 .lbs„ $5,50-6,00.
.Four Young men 'from Zurich
were arrested ,for shooting New
Year's night and taken to aensaii
where they were fined ,from five
to eleven dollars each. Damage
was done to windows. One lady
was sitting by the window when
a rifle ballwhizzed by her and
lodged in a partition. Mr. John
Gill of Exeter assisted in the ar-
rest.
s a result of; indefatigable
industry and keenness of purpose,
Mr, Thos, Gregory, principal of
Exeter Public School, succeeded
in ettablishing a record which
has never been equalled in the
annals of a Public School teacher,
by passing fourteen „pupils for
entrance high school and one be-
ing recommended by the board,
of examiners, at recent Entrance.
Examinations held at Exeter. As
a teacher Mr, .Gregory has many
excellent qualities; 4a amiable and
warm-hearted, yet with firm and
resolute discipline and his well -
merited success will be highly
greeted by his many friends.
A Murderous Attaek
January 12, 1888—One day re-
cently came a story from the
Township of Hay of one of the
worst and most brutal assaults
ever perpetrated in the County of
Huron. The place where this ser-
ious affray happened was in a
hut' in 'Hay swamp, a few miles
West. of Exeter. It appears that
Mr. "X" was engaged in cutting
wood for James Howard, and for
comfort he moved his wife and
family into a small house in the
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He's belpiN !o build houses
• the thousand!
This trick is not as difficult as you may think. In fact, you ,
have probably done it yourself,
Actually, this man is simply mailing a payment on his life '
insurance policy, And the houses he's helping to build are the
result of investments made for him out of that money by his
life insurance company,
1 In the same way, every lifeansurance policyholder renders
many other valuable services to his felloik-citizens, For invest-
ments may also be made for him in ways that help finance
, new roads, schools, waterworks and other important projects.'
So, if you own life insurance, remember—while you're build-
ing security for your family and yourself, yotere also helping to
make Canada a better land to live in!
P.S. from your life insurance
"Invested life insurance dollars earn info ** ** that makes it
possible for you and ydur family to enjoy tke benefits of life
insurance at such /ow cost. If you have any questions about
• how to make life insurance fit your own special needs, give
me a call. I'll be glad to help,youl" '
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Comprising more than 50 Canadian, British and United States Companies
"It is Good Citizenship to own"Life Insurance" '
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In the past insurance companies have helped speed recovery
of many 'disaster -stricken communities by making 6n-the-spc4
settlement of thousands.of claims within a matter of hours.
In Canada, the.insurance business and its thousands of adjusters
and agents stand' ready to lend their aid whenever disaster strikes.
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A LETTER TRANKING ME FOR
THE PERFUME t SAVE
HER Pee CHRISTMAS!
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