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THURSDAY IVIQRNI1104. FEBRUARY 24,1955
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Town* :Standstill
Let's Campaign •
For Industry
Playoff Time
Hockey playoff time is probably the
most exciting sports season •of the year in
Canada. For no sport attracts as much. at-
tention from the Canadian people as the
national game especially when teamsare
battling for championship honors.
In this area we have top opportunity
to witness the spectacle in one of its better
forms at first hand. Exeter Mohawks and ,
Strathroy Rockets are currently engaged in
an evenly -matched !..ies which promises
plenty of action.
And the traditional rivals, Liman and
Zurich, are also in a close playoff set.
Enjoy yourself at the games as the
teams play for survival in the playoffs. Sup-
port your home club.
Start Now.
Several speakers in the Ontario Legis-
lature have been blasting the automobile
industry for producing more powerful cars
and thereby creating greater traffic hazards.
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We think the criticism is .a bit unfair.
The industry, like any service to the
public, is producing only what the public is
asking for. No one can deny that it has con-
sistently asked for more speed and more
power in its cars. Why blame the auto in-
dustry for that?
If the representatives of the people axe
interested in preventing traffic accidents,
as they should be,let them exercise their own
privileges to pass legislation toward. this end
before complaining to others. They might
fortify the woefully weak Highway Traffic
Act with one which has more biting teeth
in it for offenders and they might give stif-
fer driver examination tests before issuing
licences. The might also provide a larger
budget for provincial policing.
After all, the car can't get inta an acci-
dent by itself. It's the guy behind the wheel
that needs the criticism—not the maker of
the cars.
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• New Calendar?
We've been hearing a lot about a pro -
,posed change in the calendar—and 1955 may
be the year of decision, says the St. Marys
Journal -Argus.
CentUries ago the Egyptians made an
historical contributioin to civilization when
•they replaced the primitive moon calendar
with the scientific sun calendar, a change
that was really revolutionary in its signifi-
cance. The proposed calendar%revision now
before the United Nations is a mild evolu-
tion compared with the Egyptian reform, but
its contribution to Time and its reckoning is
no less significant. With the world made up
'OE many peoples, The World Calendar with
"its universal plan and. purpose will -serve all
groups alike, helping them in their many
:and. varied activities. Significant benefits
resulted from the establishment of Standard
'Time. Even vaster adiantages and greater
benefits will flow from the use of a calendar
that is stable, harmonious and orderly.
In the proposed new World 'Calendar,
which is being studied this year by the
United Nations, the following are the points
of difference
:—
Every year is the sanle:
The quarters are equal: each quarter
has exactly 91 clgys, 18 weeks or 8 months;
the four quarters are identical in fcirm,
Each month has 26 weekdays, plus Sun-
days.
Eaeh year begins on Sunday, 1 January;
each working year begins on Monday, 2
Jantiary.
Each ,quarter begins on Sunday, ends
on Sattirday, °
:The calendar is stabilized and made per-
petual by ending the year with a 865th day
following 00 December each year, This ad-
ditional day is dated "W", which equals 83
Detemberl and called Worldsday, a year-end
world holiday. Leap -year Day is similarly
added at the end of .the second quarter. It
Going all out for industry is the city
of Owen Sound.
Recently the mayor of that city sent out
letters offering as much acreage as desired
for one dollar,. with the stipulation only, that
a factory be builtou the land. An accom-
panying bit of literature attractively out-
lined the advantages of the Owen Sound
location and- among other things offered fix-
ed assessment for a 10 -year period. To cap
the enticing deal, the mayor included a brand
new one dollar bill in his letter for the
company- to purchase the land.
Obviously that's going to the extreme
in industry hunting but it does illustrate
the current competition for plants.
Exeter, unfortunately, is at the other
extremity of industrial promotion. Other than
co-operating with the Huron County body
and printing some brochures, the town has
not had a campaign to attract new industry.
The town has been active in the encourage-,
ment of. expansion of local industry and
this is .an important phase of promotion but•
it is only part of the job.
To keep pace with the growth •of On-
tario, Exeter should Organize a campaign to
get some industry here., Goderich has fotind
its drive successful and iS looking for more.
Other Western Ontario towns are picking
plums off the ripening indu-strial tree through
promotion. Why shouldn't we benefit too ?
Only officials connected with industrial
promotion at present "arethe two members
of council appointed to the county board.
These men ,cannot be expected to -organize
a town campaign—it is much too large a job.
A board comprising representatives of busi-
ness, industry and council should be formed
to direct the promotion.
Necessary in such a campaign is the
education of the citizens of ,the town about
the advantages and opportunities we can
offer industry so they can promote personal-
ly the town. The community's attitude to-
ward industry is sometimes a vital factor
in a company's decision.
We should try to Promote our area to
concerns which can process the agriculture
products we grow in abundance. This type
of industry will aid farmers as well as town -
folk. •
For several years now, Exeter. has not
shown any signs of grOwth. PoPulation fig-
ures have remained fairly constant and. con-
struction has dwindled to a trifle. We need
some industry to provide the meat to .grow
on. •
Let's' go after it.
Excuse Gone
Many armchair meteorologists and wea-
ther pessimists will be unhappy to learn,
that atomic radiation has nothing to do with
storms or seasons.
An international weather expert said
this week no relation between atomic energy
and the weather has been established.
The amateur prophets who explained
away unusual weather phenomena by this
means will now have to find another excuse.
Longer Looks
Pretty soon Canada's weatherraan., i go-
ing to take a longer look ahead, says The
Financial. Post. Instead ef the two-day fore-
cast we are getting now he is going to tell
us what we can expect for almost a week.
The change will be a boon to farmers,
sports promoters and to a great many others •
Whose business or pleasure takes thetn out
of d6ors.
Perhaps even five-day storm warnings
will not be sufficient for the bride to change
the wedding date, but for less definite plans
-it will certainly be handy to know what is
coining. And there should be loopholes for
the poor chap who is always getting collared
for household chores, . Why start beating
carpets, airing blankets oicutting the lawn
unless five full days of sunshine are pre-
mised?
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is likewise dated. "W", which equals 8.1 June,
and called Leapyear Day, another wdrld
holiday in leap years.
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SUGGEST NEW TRAFFIC REGULA.TIONS—Witli highway
death and accident rates soaring in all provinces of Canda,,
authorities everywhere are. considering new traffic regulations
to decrease the apalling toll. One agency, ecommittee from the
Ontario legislature, after examining and studying traffic con-
trol in Canada and the U.S., has made sweeping recommenda-
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tiens some of which may be adopted brir,any provinces. Most
deice' of the suggestipns is that persons unclor 21 be issued
only probationary licenses.' and that persons oyer 21, be re-
quired to take new driving teats from time to time. Some of the
other recommendations are shown on this illustration.
• Press Canadian
Jottings ByLMS.
More About Cantin's Dream
From time to time we have story of his work which, however,
referred to Mr. Narcisse Cantin cannot be seen. Married at 19 'to
and his exploits at St. Joseph. Josephine' Denomme, he lived ,Tor
The following article a.ppeared several years in Buffalo before
in La Presse, a French language settling at St. Joseph from
daily paper printed in. Montreal, where, throughout his life, he
Fifteen years ago there died in succeeded in interesting public
a village situated on the shore of opinion in his projects.
Lake Huron, a French Canadian St. Joseph was then a village
of whom it could be said he was without great importance,' called
50 years before his time because French Settlement. .Cantin, a
from 1892 he had forseen and friend of_Brother Andre and in -
tried -to realize a St. Lawrence spired with a particular devotion
canalization. Ile died without to. St. Joseph, obtained permis-
seeing his ambitions bear fruit, sion from the Roman Catholic
Today his offspring see his Church to use the name for the
dream materializing through city he intended -to establish.
other means. Narcisse Cantin was a giant of
The story of this man is .the a man—six feet tall and 'weighing
•As the
"TIMES"
Go BY
50 YEARS AGO
The Winchelsea Creamery was
sold last week for the sum of
$1,000 to idr. Medd- of Simcoe.
Mr. Medd is going to. commence
operations o,n the cream gather-
ing system,
Messrs. .Farmer Bros. yesterday
had the plate glass placed' in the
front of their store which they
are renovating. It will be occu-
pied next week, by W. C. Huston
with his furniture business.
The railway blockade of last
week was broken on Saturday
night about 10,30, A snowplow
driven by four engines succeeded
in clearing the mass of snow that
had accumulated during the pre-
ceding. day. The freight trains
that had not 'been running on
this line for a week arrived on
Monday.
Miss Carrie Dyer, Miss Ella
Heywood, Miss Dinah Elston, Miss
Ethel Bissett, Miss Tillie Yager,
Miss Victoria Bagslraw and Miss
Hattie White are attending the
millinery openings in Toronto.
25 YEARS AGO
The re -opening services of
Seines St. United Church follow-
ing the redecorating of the aud-
itorium were held on, Sunday.
Thos. Pryde was re-elected
Chairman and H. E. Huston sec-
retary -treasurer at the annual
meeting of the •Library Board.
• Mrs. Harry Gidley was re -appoint-
ed librarian.
Grand Bend Jack Rabbit 'Club
are closing their season with an
oyster supper an dance at the
Lakeview. House on Wednesday.
A story -telling contest was held
in Senior's Hall under the aus-
pices of the Exeter Institute. aVirrg.
J. 11.Browning, who has, spon-
sored these programs, had charge
of the meeting. Among. the win-
ners were: Alta Harvey, Calvin
Heywood, Grant Taylor, Ola Reed,
Gall Browning, Betty Hogarth,
ltobena HUnkin, Eileen Andrew,
john. McTavish and Jeanette Tain-
an.
15 YEARS AGO
Mr. G. A. Cann who recently
purchased the Harvey 33ros. enuil
and.also the residence of Mr. John
Andrew on William Street last
Week moved his family from Dun-
nville 'to Exeter.
Leap year 'birthdays are being
observed by Mr. Frank Taylor
and Mr. William Cook.
Mr. Harold Jeffrey of the 4th
concession of. Usborne has sold
his farm to Mr. Ed Westcobt of
the 2nd conceasion. Mr. Westcott
will get possession in the :spring.
Lying. In bed for over a, year
with a fraotured hip, Miss Mat-
ilda Jane White on Saturday last
celebrated her 85th ibirthday.
,Miss.'White is the second eldest
of the family of the late John and
Mrs. White founder of the Exeter
Times in October 1867. •
Members of. the Seaforth Bad-
minton Club paid a return visit
to the. Exeter Badminton Club
Thlitsday esruhing at the Exeter'
Arena and the home club were
winners on the evening's play by
78 points,
10 YEARS AGO
Two local boys, TPt. 'Sidney
Stire and Jtoy Kirk, Were given
a warm welcome home atter serv-
ing overseas for tour years.
The most successful blood clinic
to be, held in Exeter was held on
Wednesday when donors came in.
by eater, sleigh and on foot, as
the storm of the night before
had. made the roads almost
im-
passa'ble. A total of 209 reported
With 198., donating.
'Seaman Harold Holtzman, who.
foiL,.n.early a year has been with
the 11.'0. N. V. R, is home on a
month's leave, Harold has been
on a Canadian Corvette that has
taken. him on varied anises from
Iceland in. the north to Bermuda,
Trinidad and ,Gibraltar in the
south.
Mr. Preston Dearing of Steph-
en Township was. elected presi-
dent of the ()uteri° •Sheep Breed-
er's AsSodation at the annual
convention •
240 pounds.,
He soon became known as the
man who built St. Joseph. He
constructed a general store, a
sawmill, a 'brick -making factory,
a town hall, a' forge,, and other
buildings. A persuasive man, he
was able to interest financiers in
the future prosperity of St. Jo-
seph„
That prosperity seemed mag-
nificent, for Cantin planned- to
build a canal between !Lakes Erie
and Huron, with outlet at St. Jo-
seph. He obtained from the Fede-
ral Government, in spite of the
local member of Parliament, a
grant' for 85,000 for a dock which
was actually built—first mani-
festation of • the artificial port
Cantin planned.
However, the city was only a
Start in the mind of Cantin, Its
success would attract the atten-
tion of financiers and statesmen
and. induce them to invest their
capital with Cantin so that he
might realize the great dream of
his life—canalize the •St. Law -
relic° and render it navigable
frOm the head of ,the Great Lakes
'to the Atlantic.
Cantin's "first proJe-ct—he had
not yet extended his plan as 'fully
as he finally did—dates from
1896 and concerned constructing
a eanal to- link Lakes Huron and
Erie, thus shortening by 300
miles the distances boats had to
navigate to go through the nat-
ural course of River St. Clair,
Lake St. Clair and the De-
troit River, from Huton to
Erie. That year Cantin asked the
Federal Government for a charter
for a: comIsany he intended to
form to put his projects into exe-
cution. But it was :the time of
railway construction, The Laurier
Government accorded the railway
the preference and Cantin did
not obtain a charter: .
In 1914, the Cantin project was
enlarged to take in the complete
canalizatiod of the St. Lawrence
to a depth of 35 ifeet and it fore-
saw the development of the hydro-
electric power. Toward the latter
development, Cantin founded the
Great Lakes and Atlantic Canal
and Power Company, with capital
of $250,000.
Publications ' in 1 he United
States as well as Canada spoke of
this project:La Presse (Montreal)
—Please turn to Page 3
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He's helping to build houses
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have probably done it yourself.
Actually, thie 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.
In the same way, every life insures's& policyholder renders
many other valuable services to his fellow -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 faffilly and yourself, you're also helping to'
make Canada abetter land to live int
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"Canada"- seems to be
derived from the Indian '
word "Kannata" • , . meaning
ja collection of wigwams! An
interesting fact about our
country Worth remembering!
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