The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-08-11, Page 2Pao :2
THE TIMESADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST*11, 1955
This, Journal *hall always eget for
progresec reform and inaitic welfare,
never be afraid to attack wrong,
never belong to any political party,.
.never be .eatisfled withmerely pratt-
lenew!,
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1955
Conservation
Need Federal Help
To Build Reservoirs
Farmers, waterworks of ficials and
sportsmen are becoming increasingly alarm-
ed over the receding of the water table in
Western Ontario,
This particular summer, with its hot
drought, lias indicated the seriousness of the
situation. Farmers cannot get water for tileir
cattle; towns have had to curtail the. use of
water by houseowners 'because of dwindling
supply, rivers are bone-dry or stinking with
stagnant drainage, sportsmen find fish dead
in still pools.
.As the water table drops, the farm
spring flow will diminish and the subsoil
dry put more and more each year. Some
suggest that over an indefinite period of
time the area could become a dessert like
those ix ,Asia 11/finer and North Africa.
Conservation is`the answer to the prob-
lem and that, in Ontario, is being promoted
Canadian Facts
All the coal mines in Nova Scotia were
once given as a gift to the brother of
George IV—a royal spendthrift who in two
years lost the mines to his creditors..
In the last 50 years the average Canad-
ian farm ,has increased in size from 124 to
279 acres, and in value of land, buildings,
machinery and livestock from $8,000 to $15,-•
000. In just the past 15 years the number of
Canadians employed on farms has decreased
from 1,100,0.00 to about 800,000—while in
the same period the number of Canadians
employed in manufacturing has increased
from 650,000 to more than 1,300,000.
Such are some of the items of informa-
tion contained in the lith annual edition of
Quick Canadian Facts, the pocket annual
of , facts about Canada released this week
by the publishers.
Among the thousands of other facts
about Canada noted in the new book are:
•Only two countries in the world, the
United States and Soviet Russia, have more
miles of railway track than has Canada;
Canadian railways operate 4,818 locomo-
tives, 6,466 passenger cars , and 187,980
freight cars.
Since 1939 the average weekly wage in
Canadian manufacturing plans has increased
from $20.14 to $58.36;
The White House in Washington gained
its name through a series of events, that
started, with the burning of Toronto by
American forces in the War of 1812; in re-
taliation British forces 'captured the U.S.
capital and burned public buildings, includ-
ing the president's residence, which, scarred
by flames, was painted over with white paint
and has been known as the White House
ever since;
This year Canadians will pay about $7
billion in taxes to their federal and provin.c-
ial governments, compared with $800 mil-
lion in 1989;
It is estimated that Canada must hale a
population of 80,000,000 by the year 1975
to meet responsibilities of defense and to
fill a framework of government that is four
times too large for the country.
Curious
The ways of man are curious and cost-
ly. Take water in Western Ontario for an
example.
For years Western Ontario has been
spending millions of dollars trying to get
rid of, water as fast as he can. By building
drains, ditches and channels, the area sends
the water out to the lakes as soon as it falls
front the sky..
Nov the cOuntry's dry. So what is pro-
posed? A water pipeline system from the
Great takes to the communities.
Thus man, who Spent millions to rush
Water into the lakes, must now spend more
millions to pump it inland again.
Think how much cheaper it would have
been if we had let the water take its natural
course in the first place.
by the Ontario Department of Planning and
Development through watershed organiza-
tions such as the Ausable River Conserva-
tion Authority. There are 19 of them
throughout the province.
The program includes the improvement
of forest cover, the slowing -up of topsoil
runoff by new agricultural practices, the
building of large storage reservoirs, eon-
struction of farm ponds, control of pollution
and other significant long-range,activities,
. In its program, the Ausable Authority
has stressed the building of farm ponds
(over 350 have been constructed in the
watershed) and reforestation and has done
an excellent job in promoting. both these
important phases of conservation.
But the Authority has not been able to
tackle any major dams or reservoirs to con-
serve water because it hasn't the funds.
There are a number of natural sites for such
projects throughout the watershed but the
Authority h asn't been able to consider
them because of the excessive cost.
The Authority raises its funds from
municipalities in the watershed—in other -
words from taxes on real estate. Since this
burden has become excessive enough, it
would be impossible -to add to it the cost of
million dollar dams.
Recognizing this, the province has -
agreed to pay 371/2 percent of the cost of
these projects. This offer is 'made obviously
with the idea of an equal grant from the
federal government. This would mean that
these two major governments would. supply
75 percent of the cost, leaving only one-
quarter to the municipality. So far the fede-
ral government has refused to pay any share
of these conservation measures:
The Ausable Authority, along with
others in the province, is making representa-
tion to Ottawa in the hope that officials
there will change their minds. Unless they
do, any major conservation program is out
of the question.
Go -Getters
•
(St. Marys Journal-Argui)
Bringing new industry to a, town is a
fine art, says an article in the magazine
"Civic Administration" which points out
that "co-operation, sincerity and hard plug-
ging are necessary ingredients to achieve
successful results. But there's another neceit-
sary ingredient. that gives the finishing
touch—imaginative showmanship" says the
C.A.
Mayor Robert M. Simpson, of Arnprior,
Ont., demonstrated his flair for this recently
when- the announcement was made that the
Pfizer organization, rated as the world's
m r
largest producer of antibiotics, would build a
plant there. •
This town of,5,000on the Ottawa River
is better known than many Canadian towns
of its size (or larger) because Bob Simpson
and his fellow councillors and business assoc-
iates see that its name, its facilities and. its
attractions are kept in the limelight. •
Simpson organized a charter plane flight
of his council and. other leading citizens (52
took the trip) to New York to see the main
Pfizer plant there. They took their curling
stones and. played. on the rink at Rockefeller
Centre. They wore their color tartan tams
and. took tams along to present to the top
Pfizer executives. It was ballyhoo, of course,
but created. quite a stir and gave zest to
the whole operation.
Ballyhoo can't do, the whole job of at-
tracting industry. A town must still have
suitable industrial acreage with services,
good streets and housing and street lighting
and public safety, a happy and industrious
population, and all -the other necessities re-
quired by a modern industry seeking a new
homesite.
But ballyhoo (or whatever other name
yOu want to give it) can help a lot; some-
times it's -indispensable.
WS just a .rnatter of not hiding your
light under a bushel—and doing it with im-
agination and verve and sincerity,"
the Cuter Tinuod.abbotate
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• News Of Your Library )°"ing'BYi'm.s.
P.14 your atteud Otte :of the mug.,
ice' concerts in. the Stratford
Shakespearean Festival 1'4
month 'held in the 'Ooneert
at StratteN?
If you dki, you will be par-
tienlarly interested in ,the new
book just arrived in the Exeter
Library entitled "Music In Om-
ada.',
Music In °allude
"Music 140,anada," edited by
Sir Erpest afacMilla,n, Is the first
comprehensive book about meek:
in Canada. .R is edited by Can-
ada's most outetanding musieiae
eind written by leaders in their
respective fields of music. It is
wrlbten at a time when 'Canadians
who are concerned about music
feel that music in Canada is ris-
ing to heights of achievement.
Among the contributors, Hel-
mut Kallmann writes en the hie-
torical background; lVfarius Bar -
beau on folk songs; jean Marie
Beaudet ;on eomposition; Wilfrid
Pelletier on orchestra; sir Ern,.
est MacMillan on choral musie;
Colin Sabiston and 'Pearl IVIcOar-
thy on opera and ballet; Ettore
Mazzoleni on solo -artists; Mar-
cus Adeney ,ou chamber music;
Roy Fenwick on music in the
sohools; Leslie -Bell on popular
music and many others.
"Music in Canada" will render
a two -fold service of great value,
In the first place, the volume will
give its readers a true and com-
prehensive account of .music In
this country from its beginnings.
• In‘this story of ,music in Canada
we find a vivid reflection of
broader 'theme -the growth of
canadien nationality: At first
came the varied threads of mus-
ical tradition. from •other count-
ries, then were these strands
slowly woven into a fabric which
could he looked upon as 'Celled-
ian. Thus the history .of Canad-
ian music ean help to 'deepen our
understanding of Canada itself.
Why Written?
•
Where on one read about
Canadian music? What oppoituna
ities are there !*r musicians in
Canada? Who are the leading
Canadian ,singers, pianists, eon-
ductors and composers.
MERRY MENAGERIE
of others have peered iu upon
These- questions 4,trcl Iiundrelis BiorroWing Money He 11.i.s
members of the Gauedian.
Council 'ever since its meeption
iu 1.945. One day, e Direeter Of
the ,Council met la his office a
publisher who had been enquir-
ing for a manuscript on the hist-
ory and present status (:)t
in Canada. The Director pointed
to rows and rows of books about
music on his attaly shelves -pot
one of theni was about musics in
Canada. This book is the result
of that meeting.
The choice of editor was 'ob-
vious. Whether ISir Ernest Mac -
'Willett with his heavy ecanmit-
ments would be able to accept
the invitation, was 'another mat-
ter. But Sir Ernest reognised
the need immediately and took
up the challenge.
Bead "Mnsic in Canada" at
your library,
Legion
Corner
by
M. E. Harness
President
Comrade Bert Farmer must
have become a cowboy while iie
was away. I understand he
brought a big 10 -gallon hat home
with him. Bert should make a
good-looking cowboy, .don't you
think fellowe?
* * e *
Comrade Reg McDonald and
myself arrived home Thursday
last to what we think is a pretty
nice part of 'Canada. It may have
been hot here but It sure seemed
a lot more so in Windsor. At
least you could at a cold drink
of good tasting water.
Comrades, you belong to ,the
greatest organization in the
world. It must be, 'when about
1,000 men will alt through four
days of that heat and pull for
their eomrades, the way these
men did. ,We went into the meet-
ings at 9.30 in 'the morning •until
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8.-12 ALTANA'
"Tag, you're iti"
1
As the
"TIMES"
Go By
50 YEARS AGO
Mr. Lloyd P. Jones who has
been the 'efficient organist of the
" Trivia Memorial church for the
past two y'ears has resigned and •
accepted a similar position In the'
Methodist Church, Mitchell.
Two rinks of bowlere, C. B.
Snell, J. G. •Stanbury, W. J. Bea-
man. with W. Taman 'skip; W.
Blatchford, Jos. Davis, W. C.
Hueton with John Muir skip, vis-
ited St, Marys 'Bowling 'Club on
Wednesday and returned victor-
ious. • •
Two bus loads of Main at.
Leaguers were at Grand tend on
Wednesday attending the sum -
school.
The Zurich Herald last week,
imaged ite sixth milestone.
The sewed series of handicap
quoit matehee has •been cOnClud-
ed and 124 Treble wins the aeries.
Mr. 0, Sbuthoott is visiting in
London and t, Thom4S.
Mrs. W. S. iCarlibg and daugh.
ter, Miss Lodes filisees Elizabeth
and Florence °Waling of harm ,and
Aire. nag Elliett Of Norwich left
Tuesday on a trI» de Wm the St.
Lawrence,
15 YEARS.AGO
Mr, .Gterald Fitton only son of
Mr. and Mrs. ;Saleri Pittoe was
drowned. en Wednesday when he
attempted to swim to shore after
a.,forced landing Of his plane
hear Tbrottto.,
The Dxeter branch id the Can-
adian Centlers alter finishing hp
a record 'pea pack hold a picnic
at 'Grand Deed on Sattnalay.
has. Biriley has retired as
Section ,foreman of •the
after 40 years of service. About
sixty of hit employees and their
wives Met to holier hail and pre -
{Anted Mr. and Mrs. Ilirney with
an ,electric rangette. •
the Iixeter Mao°Band, da.
504 1ft their: ettaVil tiits, Metered
a 1: ear'*wiens Mlaagehlh 0(1,1 9 tilt Caredneiwtot" y,1404nVe." 9'471aersw*rerrYw7aneticiheet4"t',;11111.1*INV.111:46114Let6ttraY1Peeqame •that it
called the Crediton Star. Reeent- T Wt. II foal was shano* tri nrn.tr.A1 appeared advisable to :purchase
ly the fifth dame 91 tbar paper " ' "'" a typesetting meanie° called a
was handed into the Times -Ad- linntype I hollowed the money
vocate and it recalls to Memory As 1 Welt baek now an apAz" for the down paYnient and made
a number of Prencieept business, ed At my nerve to' try to bor- nqxbh1y payments for fo a period
men of that day, The polisher raw ills. firstorlve 'hundred dol-, Pf over four years.
The pa Per reminded ,nie of a tallIttYn aiwtears y•Eteaffrosrdwedheltnn9rePirasre
,was F. J. Wickwire. ars 'to Purchase the shares that
number of important events in Mr. White had in the lateinest0 a newspaper press at a bargain
my life, Shortly 'before the Cred. and more than that of :the On- from an English company that
iton Star appeared I had pup. fidence that ^the late Thomas was closing out its business bn
chased Mr. Wickwire's ,interest KairdfOrd had in me and the risk Canada I felt that it was tot,
in the Exeter Them Printing he teOlt to loan me that $500. geed ..to miss, The press we had
Company, Limited and let the age When 'the time came a few Years was in poor condition and I telt
vol,ger5 wI iwthas eirignbfigeoli ,cpalyorg:spufn:dthe: ipan:tileeior to ,r1:11asudei d a: hat ekee "Iota ,utlfraxn09 arIrwas o0t_ 0 ot.nsahavett soonerte00 n,4eatdyor later :eletemr110:43:41,:wn02,
me. it by borrowing on an insurance bad Ito ,go out and buy it would
A couple. of years befopek I had
made my first financial Venture tection, So I borrowed the nataleY and
by purchasing ,frcen Mr, jack I have borrowed a lot of money bought the ,press. 1$ seemed
White, son of Alio founder, his eine° that time and . one of the awfully large at the time, but It
few shares in the incorporated things I learned early was to has sieee proven itself. 11 now
company and this was how I first meet every .financial 'obligation printe one eight column paper,
secured a financial interest in the when •due, particularly never to a Oleg never (areal:110d or at the
Company. miss -a payment of the interest. time. •
Xiecanne, Editor
Later when Mr. Wickwire de-
sired to sever his connection with
s
the company I 'Purchased his in-
terests and it was with seme.mis, .
givings that the directorof the
paper allowed me to operate the
business as editor and manager. .SERVICES
When I first broached the sub-
ject to the president, the date
J. G. Stanbury his words to me
were: "Melve, you may he able^
to run the paper, but at your age
I 'Mgr that the ,publip will not
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noon. Then from 2.30 until five
In the evening.
Our district, District "Q",.was
the best represented of any of
the districts at the oonvention.
We had 138 out of a possible.
141 votes. In other words, only
one braneh failed to send their, 0
proxies.
The district did very well in
getting our past district com-
mander, 'Fred .01Berobt, elected
to first vice-president of the pro-
vineial command. He Is a very
good Legionaire a,nd wi1 do a
lot of good for the Legion lin this
Province and perhaps the Dom-
inion, and it. sure won't do us
any harm to ' have him in our
District.
Vie Legion bas some very
great men at the head of it. Mau
like our Dominion President, the
Very Rev. John 0. Anderson,.
M.C., C.D., D.D.; our. Dom-
inion .first vice-presient George
E. Gleave, M.M., and our pro-
vincial presidents and their ex-
ecutives. We are a strong organ-
ization, so let's help to keep it
strong by- working together to
keep' our own branch strong, be-
-Please tarn to Page 3.
The Reader.'
Comments Business Directpry
Sesseen
How Muth -
Does It Cost
To Make
Money?
•
Newspapers get the biggest
share of the advertising dollar.
Why? Is it because merchants
like to spend money? Is it be-
cause of habit? Far from it!
Businessmen buy advertising.
to get the most ,sales for the
least expenditure like you, also
would do. Businessmen buy. more ,
NEWSPAPER advertising, than
all other media combined because •
newspapers deliver the goods for
far leap unit cost.
And the bigger, more suecess-
ful their business, the greater.
relative share of their funds goes
into low cost newspaper space.
Nothing else comes within • a
Russian mile of newspaper space
for low cost impact.
The Exeter Pme
Times -Advocate
Letters to the editor published
hereunder represent views of In.
divIdual persons. We invite read. • .
era to make use of this column,
BELL & LAUGHTON
BARRIST'ERS; SOLICITORS &
NOTARIES PQIIA10
ELMER D BELL fl•
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The Other Side c. Va* LAUGHTON, 14.L.B.
August 5, 1955
The Editor,
The Exeter'
Dimes-Advocate, •
Exeter, Ont. 6
Dear Sir: •
Your editorial •slap at service
stations ot 'Western Ontario, In
your Italie of August4, and under
the heeding ":Service"; amused
us. •
A few years ago, as a tourist,
we shared your sentiments. Then
We opened a small service station
and lunch room, with adequate
rest rooms; and put up signs to
let the tourist know we had them.
The rest rooms were used,
even to 'the extent of a waiting
line at tirtieS;. but the users who
were also •customers were in a
very .decided minority, That would
net have seemed so important;
but .the variety of ways in which
tourists showed their '.appreciation
of the service. was too much .for
us, For Instance: toilets were
Seldom flushed; quite frequently
they were stuffed with paper
towels, leaving the proper re-
ceptiCal empty. Sink drains were
plugged with cigarette ' !Mils;
taps lett running. The rooms were
Used for °hanging from bathing
suits, leaving a.generous amount
of sand. To maintain clean rest
rooms would require a general
cleaning alter almost every user,
- - Our signs are down.
A. fair percentage of rest room
users also required water itt
their radiators. ,SOme of them
Were quite peeved when they
found we did not have. free air
tor Ithoir tires. Many Of them '
purchased ice cream cones after'
arguritent •and indeoisien among
themselves as to the kinds Of
cones desired. he-one/it canes, as
you datibt know, are a very low
profit itent and .since reading
your editorial„ we have been
trying to, pieture a mechanic in
a email garage wiping his hands
oh a piece Of oily waste, peeper -
MOO to dialing out an ice cream
cone. Or would, you expect hint
to hire SPeciel help for that job?
Then along comas • bite of thee.°
Very rare individuals who uses
the ,rest -room and ,coinplintents
you on the cleanliness of it (two
in five years). Re buys Sonia gas,
You Check his Oil, radiator and
battery, clean .1* windshield„ said
he says "thank you.” Human na-
ture isn't to hail After MI, But
somehow we fust, ean't kelp behig
tt. 111.1.10 PeSelinistie 110 wa trate
the neXt tourist drive in.
By -the -way, are your restronnis
open to the public? Tt hot, why
not? •
tours tincerely,
N, Cowan'
to 'Stream -0y and took part In. the
Old Boys parade.
'Misses T. Ta3rler, Irene Stew-
art and Kathleen .Godbolt are
tamping at Grand Bend.
15 YEARS AGO
High Sehools will be closed un-
til October 3, so that .boys and
girls betweeh 12 and 1'? years
may assist with the harvest.
Mimes; Laurene Beavers, Dor-
othy trraquair, Helen Westeatt,
Iva and Ferrol Fisher, Irene
Sweet, Alma (Etiohard,s and Mary
Van Canit of Exeter, Maida Wein
and Mildred Martene of Dash-
wood, and 'Dorothy and Gertrude •
Rats qf IShipka spent the hoi-
st Grand Bett
The Middlesexaltion Itegiment
who have been recruiting and
drilling In Seaforth twice a Week
baso now opiled a recruiting of-
fice in libteter and Will be open
on Friday and Saturday bights,
The -Exeter District War Tillie
Committee volunteets It Malta -
mice to the registrars for the reg-
istration next Week.
10 YEARS„AGO
&Ira, Keibh Colby (nee Shirley
Penhale) lett ,atutday for Mon-
treal enrOtite to join her husband
-in -Melbourne, Australia.
Ray. A. D. and Mrs, Xrwin
have returned Sterne alter an en-
Joyable trip to Alaska.
Robertson is making
ettenlive alteratioes 10 his drug -
Store and the living apartments
above the store.
linos Gertrude iStewurt has re-
turned to her home after three
and a. half years In. the shell -
filling plant 'at Max.
.14ain Street 'United Church Is
now making preparations for the
eelebeetion Of the (fiftieth .an-
hiversary ef the present church
and the 101at allniversery of the
beginUing et Wesleyan !Method -
him in Eitetea,
Zurich office Wednesday
• _afternoon
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