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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-08-18, Page 2
2 THE. TIME51,AQVO.CATEt• EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 18, MS ' Jottings .By J M.S. Creditc..n Merchants . In 191 Thla Journal shalt always tight for proyresa, reform and, public welfare, never be afraid to attack wrong, never belong to any political party,. never he satisfied with merely print, ino news. THURSDAY MORNING,. AUGUST 18, 1955 Give Him Support Let's Cheer Pir.ie Tc.. New Rscord This community will have its chance to contribute toward sports history on August 24 when the outstanding British runner, Gordon Pirie, attempts to establish a new record for the three-mile distance. The reception the runner receives here 'and the encouragement given by the crowd cannot help but have an effect upon his ef- fort on the'track. With the eyes of the sports world focused on this community, it will be up to us to give Pirie the fullest possible Support when he makes his bid. We can do this by providing a large,. Congratulations The community will join The. Times - !Advocate to extend congratulations to, the graduates of South Huron District High School for their success in the departmental examinations. The passing average of 92.39' percent maintains the high standard which the school has reached in recent years, Although it is not as high as the record 96 percent of last year, it is one of the best averages attained by a ;graduating class of SHDbTS. The success of this year's grads is an- other compliment to Principal H. L. Sturgis and his staff. It' reflects credit, too, on the board which assists in assembling the staff, setting the. policies and providing the facili- ties,. The .results prove wrong those critics who have accused the school of culling its graduate class to boost its. passing percent- age. This year's number of 31 is the largest in the history of the school; it is almost twice as large as last year. It's an unusually pleasant coincidence that the top student of this year's class is Joan Thomson, whom the students elected. their Queen earlier in the year. This achieve- ment climaxes a school career filled with academic, athletic and student council honors. Runner-up Kathryn Kalbfleisch must also be commended for her success. Her marks averaged only .4 percent less than Miss Thomson's. Best wishes to all the graduates. May their futures be as bright as their school achievements. Worthwhile If there is an organization .wishing to make a contribution to encourage the youth of this community, or a family which wishes to leave a legacy to be remembered by, the announcement of upper school results this week 'suggests a deserving award which might be made annually. In many other schools, the student in the graduating class who receives the high- est marks is awarded a substantial monetary reward for his or her achievement. These awards vary from $100 to $500 depending on the size of the school: The Exeter Lions Club for some time has offered encouragement for scholastic achievement by donating $10 each year to the top student in each grade at SHDHS. While the grade 13 winner receives one of these, it will be recognized that this stu- • dent, who is in effect the best one in the school, should receive something more out- standing. Another award could be estab- lished to complement the Lions one. A substantial prize for the winner would not only serve as a stimulant for better work by the students; it would constitute a de- serving reward for achievement and con- tribute toward the cost d further education. They'll Come When the plant of Read's fertilizers ' Ltd. is completed in Stephen township, South Huron will welcome its first new . in- dustry in almost a decade.• It is apparent that this plant will pro- vide a service for the farm community here enthusiastic co-operative crowd for the event, All of us who can should be there to give him our best support. K. R. Thomson, of The Thomson Com- pany Limited, Toronto, who is sponsoring the young runner's visit to Canada, has said that by bringing the runner to this town he is trying to prove "that a small 'community with lots of enthusiasm has sometimes more to offer than a Large impersonal affair." We already know that is true. Let's show Mr. Thomson and the sporting world just how right he is, • Sweat A big pool of voluntary sweat has gone into the construction of the concrete floor in Hensall arena and the men who have con- tributed the toil deserve praise. Hensall Kinsmen:nave, nave, with the help of other volunteers, removed many truck- loads of sand from between the pipes and hauled cement to the arena during their spare hours in the evening and helped pour the cement floor in a big, one -day operation on Monday. Working on a steel -covered arena is a hot job, even when you're paid for it. When it's done for the benefit of the community, it's a sacrifice not many would make. In addition to their work on the floor, Hensall Kinsmen are busy also on their prin- cipal project—the Ontario Bean Festival. By all appearances, this attraction should be much superior to the first one last year which was considered an outstanding suc- cess. Besides being a money-maker, a com- munity entertainer, it's .also a valuable .com- munity promotion. Hensall Kinsmen are proving what a tremendous job young men can do for their community in their spare time. Research Although agriculture is among the world's oldest industries, there is still the widest sort of opportunity,, for the research scientist, reports The Financial Post. On this continent alone, crops are men- aced by no less than 30,000 known diseases. Every time we bring one of these under con- trol, we raise useful production without add- ing one .. square inch to the land under cul- tivation. Meat output in North America, it is conservatively estimated, is cut 10 percent annually • by livestock diseases and para- sites. Mice, rats and insects destroy ,enough grain in the United States to feed 10 million hogs each year or the equivalent of two bil- lion pounds of .pork. And mice, rats and in- sects, unfortunately, do not confine their depredations to the U.S. side of the border. They are just as destructive h Canada. One fourtli`iri all fruits and vegetables grown in Canada and the United States spoil before they reach our dining room tables. besides contributing toward the asssessment and, taxes of the area and providing jobs for a number of men. It will be a definite asset to the district. The Times -Advocate was interested to note that the reason the firm located here was because it realized the outstanding pro- ductiveness of the farmland. It was obvious the officials of this company surveyed the entire -agriculture field before selecting this location. This should serve to bear out The Times Advocate's oft -expressed conviction that' if the story of agriculture production in this area is told and retold industry will be attracted heke. • • If one industry will come here of its own accord and through ,its own investiga tion, there'must be ritany others who can be persuaded to come. IGbe Cxettr Xint¢lgabbocate times Established 1878 Amalgamated 024 Advocate Established 1881 Published Each. Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario • An Independent 'Newspaper Devoted to the Interests Of the Town df Exeter and Dtistrlet Authorized es Second Class Mail, Post Office Depar't'ment, Ottawa Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the •Ontario Division of the CWNA Member' of the Audit Bureau of Circulations 1958 Ail -Canada Insurance Federation National . Safety Award 1058 Ontario Safety League ,Award 1054 Winner of the E: F. Stephenson. Memorial Trophy for Belt Front Page Ahnong Ontario Weekly Newspapers ?aid in Advance Circulation as of April I, 1955 2,725 SUBSORIFT//ON RATES Canada% an advance)' $8.00 per year 10'.9.Ae (ht advance) $400 .per year Published by The Exeter Times-Aelvocate Limited Last week I .referred to An early tissue of the •Crediton Star which began publication In'M.arch, 1911, and as, nay 'mind went back to those 'days. i deviated, from what d intended to write about the merchants and others 'toeing business in Crediton at that time, Only those appearing in the ,Star are mentioned. Among the advertisers were S. Brown, general 'merchant, who conducted a seed house and Stor- age rooms in what was formerly the Royal Hostel 1301ldin,gs, B, Brown, shoe merchant offered men's .shoes from $2.50 t•o $5,00 and women's shoes ,from $ 2.00 to $4.00. Chas. Zwicker advertised e. general line of merchandise' and house furnishings also a spec* sally selected stock of seeds. H. ISweitzer'operated the !Creri- Ston 'Flour Mills, Oats were, trolled and chopping done for •5¢ 'bag.. Jas. Lawson conducted a jewel- lry store. C."Beaver was a furn- iture stare F. W. Clark ran -a aiarness-making shop. J. Ii. 1ioltzmann was a mer- chant tailor with several !employ- ties. 'Smart navy blue suits to order were offered for $14 and smart fancy suits .$1-5, up. The hardware store now owned by Herb. Young. was at ,that time run by Youpg Bros. H. 'Eilber and Son 'were insurance agents and conveyancers. Dr. .Orme op- erated a drug ;store. Rev. E. H. Bean was pastor of Zion 'Evangelloal church. The morning service was in 'German and the evening in English, Rev, Ro'bt, Hicks was pastor of the Methodist church. Cats were •3'0¢ -a bushel; barley 55¢, wheat 80¢, shorts .$22 a ton, bran $'20, flour $2.40, butter 20¢, eggs 15¢, hay $9 to $10 a ton. From the Meals we glean: Mrs, Dan Sweitzer has return - MERRY MENAGERIE By Walt .Disney ©•Cep9rtighi 15 �• Dattibutcd by. King Fawns Smits te. Walt Disney 'Production World Rlgtlta Rquved "One Consolation; we don't have to o'clock bottle!" • 50 YEARS AGO Mr. Herman Prior of Cypress River, Man., is visiting. with ,his parents M. and. Mrs. Thos 'Prior. Among those who. visited 'Lon - 'don during the ;Old !Boys week were: Miss Anne Sanders, 'Clif- ford McAvoy, Miss Clara Cud - more, Mrs. W. H. Moncur, Mrs. Alex McPherson, 'Dr. and Mrs. Sweet and daughter 'Flossie, . Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Anderson, •Nisi Flossie Jeckeld, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Treble and son, Leon, Mrs. A, E, Puke .and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fisher, Mrs. Josh. Heywood, Mrs. James Hodgson, Mrs. Yager. and `Miss Tillie Yager, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Welsh and daughter, Viola, Mr. and Mrs. mhos. Boyle, Dr. Ramsay, Miss Edna Creeoh, Mrs, •James Creech and daughter, Miss Jessie. • Mrs. John Snell and. daughters Misses Vera and May, Dr, Lutz, Mr,. and Mrs. P. 'Rowclif'e, Mrs. Robt. Dluney, Mrs. 'R. H. 'Collins and 'daughter Katie, Miss !Cate Bonthron, Mrs, John 'Salter, Mes- srs. John W amsley, Wm. Creech, Chas. Lindenfiel•d, Thornton Bak- er, John Mallett, Geo. Ross, Alex Stewart, !Frank Case, Percy' Wood, Dan Reptile, Jas. Grieve, John Enke, Thos. Sweet, Win. New- combe, Fred Walters, !Garvey Acheson and Louis Day. Mr. Paul Madge went to the Old Country Oast week with a large shipment of tine export cat- tle. - 25 YEARS AGO • • Messrs. Walter Cunningham, ¶1ho:s, Pryde, p.ev. B. 'Cunning- ham and rack 1'ryde spent a dew days last week at Piston where the former two attended the Mar- ble Cutter's Convention. Miss !Beulah Holtzman, Cred- iton has been appointed Lang; cage Teacher in the •canadian Ac- ademy at Kobe, Japan. This school is on the same compound as Rev. and Mrs. M. Whiting, ;She Sails train Vancouver August 12. 'A number of young ladies of town are enjoying -a week at grand Bend at (Sum-r4holm cot- tage. Among them are Mrs. W. Herat, 'Mises Ploasie Hunter, Ruble +Creeelt, Janie Hogarth, fleta Rowe, Get tie lr,raneis, Amy Shapton, Dorothy Ryekman, Nene Chambers, jean Penhale and M. Pridhan. Ile'. C. J. and Mrs, •Moorhouse accompanied hy Misses Mabel 'Fel- lick and Marjorie 'Broderick are at present- en a motor trip to Muskoka and other .point. Mr. Wm. iEEreas, ,accountant at the Bank of Commerce, is at present relieving at the- Neustadt branch. 15 YEARS AGK . Ail persons 14 years .and over are required to register 'during National dtegistration week. A reception for'Itev. R. 3. and Mrs. Woods was given under the aueakides of the young people of Main. St. !meted siolutreli Friday give them a two As the "TIMES" Go By e n ng -on e -c me awn. . Early Sunday morning while motoring to Exeter from Grand rend an .automobile -o'a ned Eby Ray 'O'Neil of 'Parkhill crashed th-rough the guard aail at the approach to the bridge at the Devil's Ebbw and dropped -nine to ten feet landing in ,mud fbe side the water. The passengers escaped unhurt. Messrs . Ulric 'Sneltl, Wm. E. Balkwill„and H.• C.- Sou'thcott are h-olidaying on Manitoulin Island. Two. acres` sof land sown to Dutch •Set onions were ploughed ,under, the seed and 'labor being a • complete loss. The seed was sown on rented'property on Gid - ley St. +by Messrs, 'Cecil Jones and 'Chas. Monteith,, the •seed costing •$.17.5. . The abridge at M'CCurdy's on the 'Crediton road is being"wid- •tined. - 10 YEARS AGO Exeter celebrated 'the end of the war by :blowing of sirens, torchlight procession, 'antd. •a pub-. lis drumhead service in the ar- ena. Cpl. • and %Irl. J. $. Creech of Aylmer visited in town this week. Cpl. ;Creech whoalas been an in- structor' at St. Tomas and Ay - liner will have his release short- ly and has accepted a position on the Exeter •11. 1S...staff. Miss Pearl Cann received sev- eral, souvenirs .from her brother, Pte, Brace .'Cann with the R.C.A. M.C. In Holland. - Miss Marie 'Melville was the winner •of -a five d•oilar -prize do- nated by the Lakeview Casino to the one selling the moat tick- ets 'ori the Puppy raffle, proceeds from -which were for -the Red Cross. lack Southcott of Rodney 15 employed at ISoutheott Bros. for the sttnimer menthe. Hat dogs aid hamburgs are included among the casualties of the int-eatlesas day progran► in Canada and +may not' be served at any public 'function -on Tues -4 days or Fridays. aw! Y'Gr'andpop sift plays basobeN, but 9 he always lets so stiff dffsrwardl;.ls- ed ;home -after visiting friends in BnZRalo and Woodstock. Miss love of Springfield 'and Mise..Strathere, of Mohawk; form- er teachers in. our school, were •renewing acquaiatances :in the vii, lase. Albert Morlock,. Herbert blvlber and Ed. Morleck• drove over to Zurich -Sunday with 1Yir. Jos. Taw”, son iu .his new auto. At a baseball meeting H. Eil- ber, M,P.P., was 'elected (honor, aaunt president, vice n president, R, .Sweet; manager, Alonzo Hod- gins; asst. manager, Godfrey Nicholson; treasurer, Mr. Irish; captain, Herb Young. Centralia. passed a 'by-law with- out a dissenting vote to build new cement sidewalks. iT&mes Tom, who saute ,to Hur- on in 1853 died in 'Exeter. on April 24th an his 91st. ,year. Wm. Holt +has moved from Dashwood to Grand Bead 'where he will open a butcher. shop.. News Of Your LIBRARY A short time ago .a young lady remarked in. any presence "i't is my ambition to own a sketch of Emily •Carr's no, matter how small." That remark led ane •to look for more •information about Emily Carr. In the library I Sound a book entitled "'Emily Carr es I Ifnew Tier" written by Carol Pearson; Emily Carr As I Knew Iter ',When I was seven years old" writes Carol Pearson "my' par - eats `moved from Ontario to the West Coast and settled in Vic- toria.. Emily Carr at that time nearly fifty years ago was • giv- ing lessons do •painting and clay modelling. -She lived just around the corner from ups and .nay moth- er arranged for me to take ;both the classes:" - In this way there (began an as- sociation between the little girl and -the••middle aged women who was- later, to aohieve recognition as Canada'sforemost' artist. The association 'endured,. developed and ,strengthened during the twenty-five years that remained of Emily Carr's life. Nine years after the 'artist's death Mrs. (Pearson 'has written her recolleotions -of the Emily Carr -she knew end loved.'.rHer (book is probably the 'bestpontrait of Emily Carr that we shall ever have. A .genius is difficult to write 'about. The absence, since the death of Emily Carr nearly a de- 'cede ago, of -any book of :bio- graphy makes this -evident. But Carol Pearsbn's 'book gives us the inner sense. of .her fi,r Itis is a Work of sentiment—"a little journey into the heart."- •On the jacket of the 'book, a pen and ink •sketch'by Esnilrearr is reproduced. -The frontispiece is from -an 'oil painting in the -col- lection of W. H. and •I•rene Clarke. Praise Also in the Library is a 'book written by Emily Carr "Pause." While studying at the West- minster School in 'Loudon do 1902 Emily Carr so undermined her own 'health by overwork that she was •a .patient at SunhlIl 'Sanator- ium for eighteen months, "Pause" is the story of thisenforced ar- rest in her 'artistic.development: the dreary -San routine, annoying doctors and defoted nurses, the fables and courage of the ,pa- tients. - • . - • Emily Carr's active mind re- belled at San restrictions: "They gave us very little -credit for 'hav- ing, sense at Sumhill. We came here to pause our ordinary ac- tivities. Even thinking was -pro- hibited." Because !the rigid San form- ula—rest, fresh air, good food -- prohibited the excitement -and ex- haustion ithat gowith serious ar- tistic -effort, Emily Carr could not paint, During that's year and a half her -sole .creative medium was a Tittle 'black -covered sketch book which has been preserved among- her effects. O1 the large group of Emily -Carr -manuscripts MOBILE SEWAGE left -unpublished at her . death DISPOSAL "Pause" is the first to be releas- ed iby' her literary executors. It Pumping was a pullet:Mt favorite of the and Cleaning Cess Pools, Septics, author herself and reveals : an Catch Basins, Etc. the brilliance and humanity of GRAND BEND PHONE 205 1 !Mileiellmeenleemi4mensemme vestigate venienlce. this popular u!l,N,nnlnll!!u,lultu,!!!i!!!!!!!!H uHui!l.. _,. lln.MI When Can You Retire? With North American Life R•e- tiren}ent Income you can name your ,own retirement dater and the amount of income you you will receive. You can enjoy your later years if you have made finan- sial provision for them, and it is never ,too soon to start. In- plan now—see me at your con, Harry Hoffman NORTH .AMERICAN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. , A Mutual. Com an All Profits for Policyholders P Y ' PHONE. 70-W ' DASHWOOD, 1 1 5 ,I,tlluu u!„u,u,uuuu, nuu,ptpu T -A SERVICES "1,11 Thank You In the'first six months of 1956, The. Times -Advocate has enjoyed.. the largest volume of job print- ing in its history. We- sincerely appreciate this exp resato n of loyalty and confidence from our old and new customers. Because we have been busy, s it's been difficult to complete all orders on time and still .main- tain oqr standard of quality printing, We must apologize to. those -customers who havehad to wait for their orders but we would rather be late 'than sacri- fice'quality through Baste. When you are ordering print- ing, pleape remember you will re- ceive 'best results if you allow plenty'of time for delivery. Order as early as you can. . The• Exeter Times -Advocate gs Business' Directory R. F.' REILLY, D.C.* G. A. WEBB, D.C.* *Doctors ,of Chiropractic - 488 MAIN STREET, EXETER Open Each Week -Day Except Wednesday For Appointment Phone 606 BELL & LAUGHTON ' BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS NOTARIES PUBLIC ELMER D. BELL, Q.C. C. V. LAUGHTON, L.L.B. Zurich. office Wednesday afternoon EXETER PHONE 4 JOHN WARD CHIROPRACTOR' & • DRUGLESS THERAPIST Rear of 429 Main St., Exeter Phone 348 Gaited t n' Wednesdays DR. J., W. CORBETT • L.D.S., D.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON 814 Main Street South Phone 273 Exeter her earlier work. In her notebook .she had drawn her, companions both human and animal so engagingly and into, , tinted her doings so fully that .the sketch book has been •re- ' produced in a aeri•ee 'of thirty- nine plates set appropriately through the text.. This conjunc- tion -of ,manuscript and dra'w'ings makes Pause: A Sketch Book ung•• &que in :the work of Emily Carr or any other 'Canadian author. Inquire dor these two 'books at "Your Library". Legion Corner b M. D. Harness President—_ Aft last the %ion's ;project is under way, •'as the .most of you already knntkw, 'because you have boon given 'ticket to he sold. lihis Is a very worthy ,project, comrades, and I hope each and everyone sof you will help 'oust as mueh •as you 'eon 11 means that your sons •and'augt•te.rs are going to have a 'butiiding 'to held theft meetings in .abd they will learn at an early stage, to iicok after .such place. • —Please Tura to Page 8 D. J. McKELVIE, D.V.M. VETERINARY SURGEON 1 .Phone 00 Hensall - Ontario RONALD G. McCANN PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Phones — 861 Offices Rayed Bang Bldg. "458 Rei.: Ilattenbnry St.. CLINTON ONTARIO ALVIN WALPER PROVINCIAL LICENCED AUCTIONEER For your sale,• large or smell, Courteous and efficient service at alt times . "Service that . Satisfies" PHONE s7.r-2 DASRWOOD WM. H. SMITH LIIJENCED AUCTIONEER - For. Heron And Middlesex (Special. training assures you Of your property's true value on sale day) Gradelate Of American Anetion College 'erne fleatonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed CIIHD1TON P.O. or PHONE 774 W. G. COCHRANE, B.A. BARRISTER & SOLICITOR EXETER, ONTARIO At Rensall, Friday, 2 to 5 P.M. ARTHUR FRASER INCOME TAX' REPORTS BOOKKEEiPING • SERVICE ETC. Ann St.; Exeter • Phone 504 DR. B. EICKMEIER L.D.S., D.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON Corner Huron and Main Streets PHONE 660 EXETER A. M. HARPER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 55 South . St. Telephone Goderich 843 Licenced Municipal Auditor DR. H. H. COWEN L.D.S., D.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON Main Street Exeter•. Closed Wednesday. Afternoon PHONE 80 N. L. MARTIN OPTOMETRIST Main Street, Exeter Open Every Week -Day Except Wednesday For Appointments Phone 8554 J. ,NORMAN COWAN BOOKKEEPING Systems, Service, etc. INCOME TAX RETURNS Dashwood 40.r-18 ArtraPta Hay Post Office USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Exeter, Ontario President Martin Feenet 'It.R. 2 Dublin Vice -President E. Clayton Colquhoun kite 1 Science Hill Directors Harry Coates R.R. 1 Centralia Wm. A. Hamilton Croinarty, Milton McCurdy 1t,R..1 Kirkton Alex I. Rhode R.It. 1 Mitchell Agent's Those. 0, lallaiityne R.R. 1 Woodham .Clayton Harris Bit, 1, Mitehill Stanley Hocking Miteh011 S&Bettenr W. G. Cochrane Exeter Secretary-Treasurep Arthur Fraser Exeter,