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THE TIMES -ADVOCATE, :EXETER* ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING*. SEPTEMBER 1, 19515
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THURSDAY MQRN1N0,, SEPTEMBER 1, 1955
#-lensali Attraction
Let's Su pport The
Bean festival
Good Sport
"Take me out to the ball game."
That should be the most popular bal-
lad of the day with district teams engaged
in playoffs. Unfortunately it, isn't.
Crowds at the local ball games have
bee disappointing this summer .and Ws
impossible to understand why. With more
local platers taking pad than ever be-
fore, the entertainment is at its best.
Scores of 2-0, 61, 4-3 indicate the keen
competition being displayed.
Exeter Mohawks and Mitchell Legion-
aires are providing plenty of thrills
their annual rivalry for the Huron -Perth
"C" title. The teams are evenly matched
and the series may go the limit before a
winner is declared.
Zurich Lumber Dings and Dashwood
Tigers supplied their fans with lots of
action in their six -game series, The vic-
tory of the Zurich team was an upset after
the Tigers had staged a nine -game win-
ning streak to capture the Huron -Perth
title.
Fans will congratulate the young
Zurich team for defeating the Tigers
after losing fray four years in a row, but
they will also sympathize with the Dash-
wood team which .has brought consider-
able baseball glory to this district by win-
ning -the Ontario title in 1963 and being
finalists in 1954.
The Lumber Kings will now repre-
fent the Huron -Perth in the Ontario
inals and the league's supporters will be
rooting for their success.
The Race'
' The staging of the Gordon Pirie race
here Wednesday was a successful endeav-
our which involved considerable commun-
ity co-operation. Promoters of the event
must be commended,
Few towns have the opportunity to
play host to a world champion like Gor-
don Pirie and it was impressive to see
how the community worked together to
take advantage of the privilege. The re-
ception given the runner, his competitors,
track officials and spectators, will be re-
membered,
Although Fide" did not set a new re-
cord, he showed the crowd of spectators
the form of a champion runner. His effort-
less' stride, the smooth co-ordination of
his muscles, his surging,burst of speed at
the end provided an impressive athletic
spectacle. It was unfortunate he was not
pressed because, judging from his fresh
condition after the race, he could have
done better.
Preparing for the race meant a lot of
work for various officials. Two of these,
Mayor R. E. Pooley and Recreation Direc-
tor Doug Smith, deserve special mention.
!the mayor spent many hours at the track
getting it into shape andiethe recreation
director looked after many of the myriad
details involved in, staging a race for a
record.
Support it
The Times -Advocate urges all beef
producers in this district to support the
promotion program of their provincial
association which will be introduced in
September.
Through small deductions ,front the
returns of cattle, the ,Association plans to
encodrage the consumption df beef by
Consumers, just as poultry and dairy in-
dustries are promoting'•their products.
The deductions are voluntary but
most producers, who realize the value of
salesmanship in this age, will co-operate
to the fullest exteYit. The plan,,, in prin-
ciple
rimciple at least, is one which will benefit
all Cattlemen.
Judging from the reports of Hensall
Kinsmen, their Ontario Bean Festival on
Labor Day will be one of the outstanding
events of the year in this district. Tete
holiday program is chuck -full of a va-
riety of entertainment.
Following • the initial success this
young club seared with its , first festival
in 1064x, its members tirade plans to en-
large and improve the event this year.
The result is an attraction which should
draw the largest crowd ever seen in the
Hensall Community Park.
Besides, trying to improve the de-
licious bean meal served to those who
'attend the festival, the Kinsmen have add-
ed considerably to the program of the
day, Over 30 floats have• been assured
for the opening parade, which will be the
largest procession seen in. South Huron
for many years. Five bands, including the
amusing* Little German Band from Dun-
dee, army and navy bands from London,
the Brodhagen Brass Band, Bannochburn
Pipe Band and the RCAF Centralia Trum-
pet Band will provide a variety of music
for the parade and during the afternoon.'
That favorite old test of strength
among inen--the tug of war—will be re-
vived at the festival with teams from six
neighboring townships competing. The
Western Ontario Ii o r ;'e shoe Pitching,
Tournament, staged for the first time last
year at Grand Bend, will be held at the
festival with an increased entry.
There'll be commercial displays and
exhibits in the arena and on the grounds,
a midway for children, games for young
and . old and movies. ,
For the evening performance Kins-
men have engaged tete popular CHML
Main Street Jamboree gang frons Hamil-
ton to put on a floor show and •prpvide
music for a dance.. Although not so well
known in this area, the Main Streeters
are well liked in the Toronto district. -
People in South Huron should.*re-
member that the Bean Festival is not' -only
a holiday celebration,. it is also important
as an excellent promotion for one of the
main products of this agricultural .area—
beans. Its purpose is' to help increase the
consumption of beans to expand the mar-
ket for the local product.
The Festival is a community celebra-
tion which merits the support of all of us.
Let's help make it successful by attending
ourselves and urging others to enjoy it
too.
Be Careful
Public support for safety will save
lues and tragedies over the coming Labor
Day weekend, the Hon. James N. Allan,
Minister of Highways, states in a special
pre -holiday appeal. •
"Our great. Labor Day celebration,
the last public holidayof summer, is al-
ways a critical period for accidents," Mr.
Allan points out.
"With both Canada and United
States celebrating this holiday in honour
of Labor, the weekend builds up a'
"huge
combination of accident hazards: Millions,
of .people, are on the 'move, Border traffic
is exceptionally heavy. There is a big
movement of people to and from the Can-
adian National Exhibition. Thousandsand
thousands of vacationers and holidayers
will take advantage of the last weekend.
of summer and be motoring,
"Finally, might after Labor Day
comes the opening of school ana at other
big traffic safety problem, with , some
4,100,000 youngsters going to school for
the first time, along with some 760,.000
other children."
• "Over this coming, -weekend, the pro-
vince faces a big battle against accidents.
Everyone can help by beim safety minded
antl'43y not taking chalices."
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The Controversy in Edi.cation
After reading ^ such books as
"Why Johnny 'Can't Read" and
"So Little for the Mind." it is a
pleasant shock says the Financial
Post to learn from the Dominion
Bureau .of Statistics that tptabli0
library circulation,in in 'Cana'da, in-
creased. 22 percent in two years.
'Between 19.51 and 1963 •th.e
number of volumes owned by 1-.
brarles rose ll ,pereer♦t. In lite.
same period the number of harro-
wers rose from 1.4 million to 1.7'
Zillion. During the two years the
population rose • 5.6 percent but
the book turnover increased, a s
mentioned before, 22 percent,:
Both of the books •mentioned
above are in "Your Library" and
you will want to read them to
keep abreast of the arguments
for and against our Canadian ed-
ucation.
Why .Joluwy Van':t Bead
"Why Johnny Can't Read and
what you can do about it" is .ad-
dressed to thousands of parents
whose normally intelligent young-
sters can't read well enough to do
their school work, It is written
by Dr. Rudolph Flesch, iyhp train-
ed to he a lawyer in his 'native
Vienna. He came to this country"
in 1938 After taking his doctor
of philosophy .,degree at igolum-
bia University he taught ..at New
York. University and contributed
to aHarper's, Liberty and other
magazines. He .wrote •five 'books;
The Art of Plain Talk, The Way
to Write, The .Art 'of Readable
Writing, The Art of Clear Think-
ing and others,
MERRY' MENAGERIE.
'Ar. E`lesch served as consul-
tant on readability for the Mso-
ciated Press and for a large na -
ber of publishers, wades and
educational organizations.
Dr, Flesch tea visited class-
rooms, talked to students, teach-
ers and parents, worked his way
through a mountain of :books and
articles, and exmnined study ma-
terials. Johnny can't read, Er.
Flesch concludes, "for the sim-
ple reason that nobody ever show-
ed him how.
The system of teaching ebii-
gen to read is no longer the tra-
ditional alphabetic phonetlii met-
hod. Since 1925 most pupils have.
been forced to memorize entire
words one after another like 'Chi-
nese characters --a, processwhich
ends in disorderly guesswork.
Failing to• learn °'how to sound
out words letter by letter, the
child never masters the •mechanics
of reading.
Dr. Flesch provides a cure in
this book. It ,contains complete
Material and instructiOns for
teaching children to read at home,
Here ,are step by step .directions
and simple ,phonetic drills; which
can he used for 'beginners: re-
sents
e-s ents who apply these wise and
proven methods can give • their
children invaluable aid,
So Little For The Mind
Tar, Kilda 5leathy, professor
of History at the illhiversity of
Saskatchewan and only woman
member of the Royal 'Commission
on National Development in Art,
Letters and science delivers a
By Walt Disney •
Copyright 1955 •
Watt' Disney Productions2
World Rights Reserved
Oisiributed by King Futures Syndicate.,
"Well, it's a bull fiddle, isn't it?"
As. the
"TIMES"
Go By
50 YEARS AGO
By the use of the witch -hazel -
wand In the hands of Mr. Thomas
Sma1e of lrliinville, the veteran
well -digger,- an excellent - spring
et water ,has been found to which
awell was dug on Farmer Bros.
farms. The proprietors had made
many previous attempts to strike
a spring ,but until Mr. ,Smelt
manipulated the Wand were un-
successful.
Case Howard' is learning the
mercantile (business with. Mr, J..
A, 2tewart.
Misses Tillie Yager, B. Robin-
son, Ethel Bissett and Edith 'San-
• ders are attending the millinery
openings in 'Toronto,
The following were ticketed for
for the West during the week
Daniel 'Sanders, Chester 'Stanlake,
Luther 1'enhale, hlrs. John 'Welsh,
Henry Statham, and Rev. and
Mrs.- Welt) er.
Mr. 'Cantin, proprietor of the
j+bantont City of St. Joseph on the
shore of Lake Huron, in a recent
interview 'with Hon, 'C; IS. Hyman
Succeeded in convincing the Minis-
ter of OESublic Works that the tra-
ding 'facnities 'of the "prosperaus.
city" .was •in danger owing to the
flet that the dock had not been
finished according to contract.
Casually it may be mentioned
that St. Jaseph's ibig boom Is ever
but that is .no 'ireason why the.
anililie money s h 0 a list be
thrown in the lake there as well
as elsewhere,
25 YEARS AGC'
Mr. W. R, *Goulding, Who atten-
ded robe suminer eoursa in .music
at University of Western Ontario,
was Sttec'essful in securing MO sea -
end year's, certificate. Mr, Robert
and Miss Violet I(#anilbrill of Tor-
onto secured theirfirst year.
rMr. and "Mra, it . 1•]. Pie'it rd,
M'rs, 'George aSotithcCrtt and Mr,
Allan Pickard have returned ke-
rne after alt extended trip through
cluebec.
Poliowitl,g a dry aaell° *hid.
lasted eevelt weeks this !seatlatt
was ¥iaited'with it shower On 'Sat.
inlay. 'Mote rain is rieedea,
',bwrierids and neighbors gathe-
red at the home of lbitr, 4WM. /tat-
ter, Tuesday evening as a sari/rise
and presented 1tr. 'and Mrs. Hat-
ter.; atleaatly +nid,Mried, with a, gift,
The Mainatteet Yeung Reap'-
le',s iScitiety. hist gat the 'home dI
Mr, W. G. M0fl ea Tuesday even -
sni•ashing indictment of -modern
education in Canada.
"SO 'Little for the Mind" is a
etudy of Modern edneation in
English speaking ballads, Er.
Neatby's. method.has been to. ;for.
,htulate certain conclusions On
educational, laraetices' and to Sane
c Ric thezuften,
nlusiens with aper
The author's view .05 Modern
education its .it emerge* froth her
study is summed up in the title
""Sb: Little for the iV;ind"
.15 is ibound to be controver-
sial abook. The author examines
!honestly although 'net uncritical -
ay the, claims that are made for
. ,modern policies in education +by
professional educators, .A. `ainst
these Dr. Nearby advances her
arguments for a different op..
proach.
'The result is .an interesting
end important habit perhaps the
most important' book on Canadian
edu at1on_ that has yet )been writ-
•ten.
n,tngu1,11M U Ur1111111rrr
Legion
Corner
by
M. E. Barmier
President
'Comrades, this !baseball is
kind of getting me in a cornEsr
but I couldn't care less, (because
this is one :thing I have been
writing about 'the Way I see it,
OK, the first .question I get is:
"Who are you to see it that
way?" I am just a fan and that
is who that team is playing for.
Withoat us, they haven't any-
thing (much) to play for, So
let's, see' • thein play for the Ex-
eter tans. We all like to see a
winning team. 'If we didn't we
, would be crazy and if it isn't a
winning team, we want to see
a team that is trying hard to
I am not the- only one who
,feels that way, I was talking to
the manager, Jim Fairbairn,
after the 3 -all gaie in Mitchells
and he. said: "We have . one of
the best balanced teams in years.
They go out there to play *but
they don't seem to give a darn
whether they play. ball or not.
and unless they smarten up, Mit-
chell: will put us cut and we are
finished."
Before I get too deeply in-
volved in that subject I. think I
had better change it and tell you
about our . treasurer, Bert, Ost-
land. He and his wife have been
away up at Southampton on a
fishing trip and Bert said they
caught a 14 -pound bass. We still
don't know whether it was Bert
or Olive who did° the tishing,
'Comrades, we leave . a letter
from the Clinton branch and it
reads as follows: "You are cord-
ially,invited-to attend the parade
and dedication of our new Legion
Memorial Hall on. Sunday, Sep-
tember 11. The parade will form
up at the old Public School
grounds, Clinton, at 1:30
Bring your colours, your .A.uxil-
"iary and your band. Berets and
medals will be worn. Our guest
speaker will be Comrade Henry
Harvey, of Ottawa,_ our 'provincial
president. Lunch and refresh-
ments- will 'Xie served in the hall
at the conclusion of the service.
We would like you to he our.
guest. We know you,,will enjoy
yourself." So let's get- out- that
one 'Sunday and let everyone
know we have a branch here in:.
Exeter second to hone.
Let's see everyone out at the
Lakediew Casino, 'September 1,
to our big dance. Anyone interest-
ed please contact the first Legion
member you see. IT he . hasn't
tickets keep asking until you
find one that has: Every friend
df the Legion is welcome.
•
ing and presented Lira Lee who
is returning to 'China with two
Biibles.
15 YEARS AGO
!Relatives in Exeter of the bods
who left 'here several weeks ago
with 'the C.A:S.t'. for Great Bri-
tain•ihave received their first mail
since the lads landed in England.
Among them 'were Chester 'Cor-
nish, Verne (Smith, Reginald Tay-
lor and Jack rBrintnell.
About fifteen ,':umbers of the
Exeter Badminton blab enjoyed
a weiner roast a5 Granil Bend
Tuesday evening. The occasion
was in honour 'of Mrs, 'Wm. Rea..
man who leaves next week for
South America, to join her hus-
band
Mr; 4 Lorne Howey of •tawn who •
has been with !Str in!g's Drugstore
in London has been called ;to To-
ronto to begin training as a pilot
with the Royal Canadian Air
Foree•,
Mr. Wth : bButler of London has
just completed twenty years with
the London Street Railway hav-
ing started. August Z6, 1920,
10 YEARS AGC>
There have been a total of 19
clinics itoM in Zanies Street
,church 'basement, Exeter, with a
total' of 2,606 donations, Many
of the donors have received third
slitth and tenth donation !battens.
The ,eltnics were operated ' at a
Oat of aninroxiMately $13.00 per
clinic. The Exeter Village, council
has 'financed all clinics.
'r..Vo 'Carloads fromA t w o o d
were in Exeter Priddy *vetting
last to inspect Exeter's arena.
They were shewn over the boild-
ing ;by Rt, • t1.4, Medd and they
were intteh 1lnpressedl
:Mr, Angus .Mowatt, inspector
of Public d,iibraries for iOntario-
paid his official.visit to Eiteter
On Friday last. He coinpllntented
the Librarian Mrs, iGidley nit the
well .kept appearance of the 'books
lin the shelves and was partieultur.
110 ihnpxe5sed !with ,the number of
Juvenile readers and the seise•-
tion of books for theni.
A reception was held 'N[ondity
even'in'g itt Zion nlrtird'h shed in
honour of So it of the bays /rem
the Township whrr ta'9e .returned
receltbly_ .I r'ti tri 'overseas• -44.0.
Artur Hhettt, Gilt. 'toy Shier•
tient, Grant Taller and Pte. Carl
a'atates.
Add Stone Lifter
To Huron Museums
Herb Weillw never stope eollec-
ting ni u.s.e ti m pieces—and it
doesn't matter what size they are.
Jubt 'this week, for • instance,
he journeyed to' Chatsworth, neat
Owen Sound, -and came back with
a massive Stone and stump 'lifter
that had' come into use about 70
years ago.
At Fair
Mr, Neill, who is curator .tit, the
Huron County Pioneer Museurn
in Goderieh had the massive
machine on display at the Gaderich
Trade 6'air recently. •
Yesterday morning he was Pre-
paring to. take it to the parking
lot outside Goderich Memorial -
Arena Where many df the exhibits
are placed.
The lifter 1s 10 feet wide at the
rear, six feet wide at front, 10 .
feet high and 17 feet long,- ex-•.
,eluding the tonguewhere the
team of horses was hitched, +
The back part of the lifter 1MS
44 foot wheels, In the centre of the
ittachine,',vhere the lifting Is done, •
there _is ;a shaft to which is alt;,
tacked two heavy chains. When
in opel;ptiont, the chains are wrap,
ped around the . stone er stump„
On the Shaft is a large WOodeh.
wheel. A • 5ope is Wetind arotiliC
this wheel and when , the. rope .Is
pulled' he winding wags 'lifts.
the s t ant ox stump Out of the
ground. Then the horses, pull the V •
the lifter., to wherever the article
is to be dumped,
"1 eat 'bafely remember elle e .
these machines," Mr. Neill Said,
'Ink 5 have s can fences' built
from huge stole taken from the
ground by one of these .lifters.,
After the trade fair IS finished,
he plans to dismantle the lifter,,
give it. a good painting slid move
it ;piece by piece into an addition.
bulli'at tiro rent'. of the Museum
titre year. •
please turn 'to page
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