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THE TIMESADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1955
Jottings, By
Little- Re. ason To Complain
This journal shalt always fight
for progress, reform and atiblie
welfare, never be afraid to at
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*a* wrong, never belong to
any political party, never be
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THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8,1985
Need Promotion
Huron County
Must Progress
Tribute
The farmers'. of Huron County paid
just tribute to Harold Baker, the county's
assistant agriculture representative who
resigned to further his studies in the
United States, at his farewell party Friday
night in Clinton.
The auditorium of the school over-
flowed with well-wishers who were there
to express their appreciation for his ser-
vices during the past two and one-half
years. Organizations in the .county con-
tributed towards farewell gifts .of a came-
ra, wallet and money.
Mr. Baker did an excellent job of
building up and expanding the 6-H pro-
gram in the county started by his pre-
decessor John Butler. He proved himself
an able leader, organizer and speaker.
Because it is one of Canada's most
fertile areas, Huron needs a program of
sound leadership in agriculture. Mr. Baker
has contributed to this program.
Obstacle Course
We're amazed, that some of the mar-
riages in this district survive the first day.
It seems to be the fashion for
"friends" to stink up the honeymoon car
with limburger cheese, to tamper with the
car's motor so it won't run, or to mess up
the couple's travelling clothes—anything
to spoil a happy day for the bride and
groom,.
At one wedding this summer, "bud-
' dies" of the groom locked a ball and chaifti
around his ankle and he had to have it.
sawed off before he could leave.
This type of shenanigan is classed, as
"practical joke" or "fun' . We're begin.
fling to wonder if it doesn't constitute 'an
obstacle course througli which a bride and
groom must run before they can enjoy
martial happiness. The theory must be
if they can survive the obstacle course,
they're ready to. cope with all the bumps
of married life.
Those Excursions
(Stratford Beacon -Herald)
Remember when they used to run
harvester specials from Eastern Canada,
to assist in taking off the bumper grain
crops in Western Canada? When whole
trainloads of men climbed aboard at To-
ronto, and other big centres for a cheap
trip to the West, and a chance to make
good money from stooking and threshing?
That does not seem so long ago, but the
excursions have long since passed into
almost -forgotten history.
"Manitoba has sufficent local' help to
take care of present harvesting demands,"
•Was the gist of a statement recently is-
sued by the Director of Farm. Labor Ser-
vice for that province. Any requests for
help can be filled from local unemployed
ranks, but requests have been few and
far between. However, the demand for •
help varies, and it could be, of course,
that some districts will need aid before
long. For instance, where rains halt har-
vesting operations, the demand is greater,
because a shortened season necessitates a
quick clean-up of swathed grain.
Ineieased mechanization on Prairie
farms, is, of course, the main reason for
the cut in demand for harvesters. At one
time, it took many men to follow the
hinders) set up the stooks, or static the
grain. Threshing time was another period
of big employment, and feeding hungry
harvesting gangs was a tremendous chore
in itself. Combines have changed the pic.4
ture, and the earlier maturing of grain,
has enabled the farmers to save on man-
power. But a lot Of the glamor which used
to be associated. with the harvest in West-
ern Canada went .out when the "machine'
age" took over.
Look around, Huron County.
Look what's happening to the rest of
Ontario— to London, Stratford, Xitchen-
er and other neighboring districts. Look at
the new industries, the expansion of exist-
ing industries and the growth of these
areas.
Look, in comparison, at Huron's
expansion. It hasn't been large.
While the rest of Ontario expands
with Canada's nation -building boom, Hu-
ron remains practically unnoticed, and un-
affected, Our population increase is far
b,elow the provincial average.
But Huron needn't miss oat' on ati-the
growth and expansion that's taking place.
It needs active promotion,
Huron County Industrial Promotion
Board has re -organized its program and is
doing what it can, with its limited re-
sources and personnel, to bring industry
here. The board. has revamped its bro-
chures and has endorsed a plan to send
its officials regularly to Toronto to keep
abreast of industrial developments through
the government offices there.
But the . towns 'and villages and
coun.0 council haven't shown much in-
terest. Few of the municipalities 'in Huron
have gone 'to the trouble of developing, a
plan for growth; few have any definite or
active promotion. programs.
As far as we know, county council
has never considered promotion for in-
dustry. It has never appointed a commit-
tee or board to investigate the develop-
ment of the county.
One municipal official, prominent in
county council, said recently the council
might someday consider assisting in the
promotion program but not until •people
in the county demanded it.. This makes
one wonder if the attitude of today's
municipal officials is not to provide
leadership but merely to do what they are
asked to and no more.
If Huron County is goingto progress,'
instead of standing still, its municipal'
leaders, and its pepple, will have to look
beyond the drains and roads, policing and.
i•elief, to more challenging issues. Their
actions today will determine, the future
of this. county.
Canadian Bacon,
(The Financial Post)
For several years the,quality of Can-
adian hogs has been declining, according
to the current annual report of Canada ,
Packers. Since 1950 the drop has been
particularly sharp. Until then the propor-
tion of "A" hogs in total Canadian mar-
ketings had been running well over 30
per Cent. Today it is clown almost to 25
per cent.
"A" quality hogs are those which
produce the lean type -baconfor which
both the export and domestic market have
long paid a premium price. It was this
quality which built up an enviable inter-
national reputation for Canadian bacon
and it is the only kind we can ever hope
to sell, in competition
It is true that we are not selling to
Great Britain just now. Unfortunately we
have priced ourselves out of the market.
All our current bacon export is going to
the United States.
The average American hog is fed. on
corn and is bigger and fatter than the
best type of Canadian. The baeon from
these bigger and fatter American animals.
fries away to almost nothing when put in
the pan. If we follow the U.S. pattern
we are only going to get the average U.S..
price, less duty and higher freight. 'On
the other hand, if we give the American
consumers lean high quality baton, we
get a premium price which will permit us
to compete on the American market even
with duty and higher freight.
It took Canadian farmers 25-50 years
to develop and produce in volume the
long, lean type of hogs, We Would be
shortsighted if we let that foundation
work erumble.
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The holiday season which we
look forward to With .great expect-
ancy, has come and gone. The
boys and girls have returned to
their studies. A new generation
has toddled off to kindergarten
to learn to work and, play togeth-
er. The harvest is about :couplet-,
ed, The harvest as been 14th
good and bad. Many a promising
looking crop suffered under the
...hot rays of the snit daring one
of the hottest summers In years,
Lack of rain had its withering
effect,
But it was not all bad. "While
the yield in most crops area ate -
low average and the returns will
not the what was hoped for, still
all was not a failure and there
is much to be thankfurilor. ,
Within the past week I have
been talking to a. POliah lady who
spent five years in a German
concentration camp and • after
listening to her story I ,certainly
am convinced that we in Canada
have little reason to complain.
Black Bread And Coffee
"Meals consisted chiefly on
black bread and coffee" said this
lady. "We were fed two meals a,
day. At the evening meal we were
supposed to save\part of our ra-
tions for the morning, but we
were so hungry that we ate it as
soon as we received it and had.
only black coffee for the morn -
Ing. There was no 'butter nor
MERRY MENAGERIE
sugar, the only seasoning was
salt. For noon We., had some sort
of soup, no meat." One vegetable,
this lady tried to explain conyins.,
ed me it was turnip.
The women were forced to
Work at hard labor, such as huild-
Mg roads or in' the hush and
often dropped to the ground !rent
sneer eXhaustion. The stories we
heard Of the atrocities committed
in the concentration camps were
hard to believe and I for one
thought they must be exaggerated
but my informant stated that' the
Women would be lined up and the
guards count out five at a, time
to be marched out to what they
called showers which turned out
to be gas chambers, where they
were gassed and finally dumped
into trenches and burled. Thous-
ands of them perished .that way.
One never knew if your turn
would be next and they, lived in
constant fear from day to day.
Some of the gnards showed a
little sympathy.
Smuggle In Catiteraa
Tiny cameras were' smuggled
into the .camp and pietures were
taken to show what was taking
plaee but It was as much as your
life 'Was worth to be 'caught with
one.
A few days before peace was
signed my friend was released
to the Red Cross and taken to
Sweden where site lived ' for a
number of years 'before coming
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50 YEARS AGO
The Ladies of the Women's In-
stitute of Exeter on Thursiclay
and Friday of last week treated
all those who attended the Flower
Festival and Curio show to a
fine entettainment.
Prizes were given foy the best
collection of flowers to Mr. Cott-
le, Thames Road; collection of
gladioli, J.G.Stanbury, Dr. Amos;
colleetion of asters, Dr. - Amos;
collection of geraniums, Miss
Wynn, Mrs. Theresa Sweet; flor-
al designs, Mrs. D. H. Ross, Mrs.
Wickwire.
A variety of rare books from
75 to 200 years old comprising
Bibles, Common Prayer, Life of
OliriZt, It tirst cony of Syron were
on display.
'Messrs'. M. G. Howey and Cole-
man Moncur left this week ,for
Toronto tq take courses in the
College of Pharmacy.
The following were ticketed
for the West on Friday: Clinton.
Sweet, Will Frayne, Robt. San-
ders, Win. Towers, Usborne, Ed
Penhale (Hay) Wm. Ford, Step.
hen Roy Horne Exeter north.
'Several Exeterites attended a
pleasant "glide and step" at Park-
hill, Labor Day.
Ma McPherson has commen-
ced the drug lateness with Mr.
W. 3. HoWey.
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. It. 111.'Pooley of Winchelsea
autde a fine showing with his
ens at Torento Exhibition. He
won three firsts, two seconds,
one third aad one fourth.
The Rears and Councillors •al.-
ong With. 'a number of Exeter's
leading citizens were tendered a
complimentary dinner Tuesday
evening by Weng Lee and Wong
Whig, Reeve 8. M. Vraticis
corned the newcomers to town.
Bread has teeit reduced to nine
cents a loaf in Exeter.
MIA Jean 'Shaine, Mias Ruth
Eialkwill and Mies Lulu Linden -
field started Monday to attend
Clinton 431i5ifibS8 '6611ege,
aVlargaret MaeLarett, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. IL Y. MaeLaren
of Bowan, a 0611 of Eieter High
School, has "won ,a scholarship for
Iltinor lVtaitricitlation awarded by
the ilniversity of !Western On-
tario,
Chinese first used iaper at an
unkOWn date. Ey 156 B.C. they
Were making It front the pulp of
the Ntuiherry tree.
15 YEARS AGO
The Exeter-Illensall Branch of
the Canadian Legien are soon to
move into :More permanent guar
ters In the bending they have
purchased front Wm. J. Smith.
The ;building was formerly used
as a printing office Mad was pur-
chased and remodelled. by Mr.
Smith.
Mr. R. L. Mots who for the
past nine 'years 'has conduoted
the' Red And White grocery in
Exeter has disposed of the stock
to Mrs.- C; P. 'Harvey.
Mises Isabel and Helen Anth-
ony returned to Hamilton Mon-
day -.to resume their duties with
the 'Hamilton teaching .staff after
spending the 'holidays with Rev. •
and Mrs. Anthony.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. MacGregor
and daughter Miss Ella jean of
Greenway have moved to Exeter'
into the residenee they recently
purchased from NW I. Cottle,
Ann St.
'Miss Amelia, Acheson the third
generation in the hotel 'business
is the 'new proprietress of 4e.
Central Hotel. Miss Acheson'a
grandfather, the late James Oke
In early days •of Exeter, Was prop-
rietor of the hotel and later his
the late W. T. Ach.-
(mon.
10 YEARS AGO
Mr. Albert Odland has accept-
ed the ,pOSitien as caretaker of
the Ebteter deinetery, etteceediag
the late IC. G. 'Clarke.
Mrs. Muriel Sweet, Douglas and
and Helen oflEstevan, 'Seek. have
moved to Exeter late. one Of Sandy
Elliot's apartaleitte.
Members •,and„,Otticials of Ear.
on "Counify Connell ,with their
families enjoyed a 'picnic at Mr-.
bour Park Wednesday aftertiotin.
Thls WO,S, the first Minna tionic
held in five years as during the
war the tithetion. Was discontin-
ued,
,ldeetnil, Meta` Geiser, Mara
Hannigan., "Trig" Tratinair, Beth
Blunts and :Hank Parsons spent
the weekend at ()rand
.001, Gbrdon .ClUdraOre With the
RCAF at Tor J3ay,Newtound,
land has returned to his IhOme
here Mid is awaiting lilt ',die-
ehatge,
Alt 'old landmark eh Main
Street IS being rated to the ground
to make *tty f�t a there. up-to-
date 'place Of IntSiziesa—the Sand-
ers briek residence tWO doors
South of the 'Central.. lintel that
for years was the home Of MISS
M. Sanders and 'Mal ,C. Walter,
to Canada. 0110has a .dangbter
i5 living to, Roland and looks
forward to the day when she may
be brought to Canada.
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News Of Your
LIBRARY
By MRS. X.M.S.
Apropos of last week's article
"Why Johnny Can't Read and
What You Can do 'About It" an
article appears in the current is -
sae of a 'popular Canadian mag-
azine "Your Child !Doesn't Want
to Read Trash" by Dorothy Sang-
ster in which She writes "For
years Canadian parents have been
• hearing vague )3‘u,t alarming warn-
ing.s about the unhealthy effects
of comic lbook reading OP, their
children. Individual parents had
an idea of the extent to itich
their .own children were addicted
to Comic hooks. But no one knew
what the overall pattern of Can-
adian juveaile reading actually
was.
To remedy this igaorance, the
Committee on Children' a Recrea-
tional Reading in Ontario was
formed. This was organized three
years ago -under the leadership
of the 'Federation gf 'Women
Teachers' Association s Of 'Ontario
-of which we have a 4oca1 organ-
ization. The committee has/been
busy ever since studying and an-
alyzing the result of their sur-
e vey, Their recent report reveals
a shocking state of affairs. 'Child-
ren's reading habits and attitudes
towards books are "far from sat-
isfactory" in 'Ontario. Many teach-
ers state that a hundred percent
of their pupils read comic books
and enjoy them. At some schools
a lively trade in comic books goes
on at recess or after classes. Good
books, on the other hand are
little ln evidence. Teachers re-
port that with some exceptions
children. spend very little time
'we9ding anything ("an hour a
week," "half an hoer a week,"
f'fifteen rainute#5 per week," ran
t
y
p
)
Eic
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n esmtoimreatet:quieting is the
committee's conclusion that child- '
ren shouldn't be 'blamed for this
sad state of affairs. ,Children are
what they have always 'been; In-
discriinate readers ll
who will
cast a'curious eye on ,anything
in print. But where good books
are available, children will read
them and enjoy -them. -
An example of the fact that
children don't want to read trash
was the comment received in the
survey from a young rural teach-
er. He reported that he found
his students totally uninterested
in the books in the 'small school
library -little more than a shelf of
tattered unattractive books. But
the teacher took to leaving books
in ones and twos around the
Casually at Tifst then with
growing' interest the ehildren
picked up the books, opened
them -and soon were asking for
more. • •
If children can so simply be
led to good reading, why ,are the
great majority reading trash?
Six main reasons are suggested
in the report.
1. Teachers Don't Care
True the .survey 'was inaugur-
ated by a group of teachers but
look what happened. To the 20,-
000 questionnaires sent out to
, every school teacher in. the prov-
ince of ,Ontario only 938 replies
came back. One educator eom-
ments "nine hundred replies from
20,000 teachers clearly showssin-
difference."
2. Parents Aren't Interested
"In many eases" saida Guelph
keacher "the good *ork done at
school is undone at home (per-
haps 'unconsciously) by parents
through ignorance or Sack of in-
terest." Many parents read their
children's comic books;themselves.
Asked if they thought economic
conditions were the prime reason
some children haven't any books
of their own, a majority of. teach-
ers voted "no." "Price is no -ob-
ject when they are leonvinced
thing is important -but few par-
ents are convinced books are im-
portant" said a Hamilton teaeh-
er. Others agreed "Parents find
money for other things they :want
-television and movies and candy.
But books are different." A alb-
rarian on the committee makes
a practise of visiting &time and
school meetings where she is still
not used to the sight' of parents
slumped in their seats while she
stands up ia front recommending
books.for their youngsters,
3. School Libraries Are Often
Hopeless
What are rural school librar-
ies like? "Terrible" say teachers.
According to hundreds of an -
ewers frOin all over the province
What many rural schools need
most is a gigantic bocik-burniag.
"Oar books are old, tattered and
torn," one teacher says "child.
ren won't take them home."
Why aren't there ,Mbre interest.
boekt in rural echo01 lib-
raries/
The qUestiOii Ulla down to
Money :and lack of tnoney.
Too many echool libraries have -
ht changed a mite ht the tett
yeara since the War ended nor
are there any plane for ancreaded
facilities,
As for those schools that re.
beive a provincial governnient
grant of a dollar Per year per
Child for recreational reading the
committee was astounded to dis-
cover at the end of the first year
that not all titgrant had ;been
spent, They conclude that .ntany
school authatties do hot accept
the axiom that readiag good
books fa an •efineatiOn in Itself.
But t*6 blessings are available
-u-,Pleage to Page 2
Cor,L egion ner
Br M. E.
HARNESS 3
rtrle:
The dance at the Bend Was a
weeps as far as a good time
was concerned', but we Slip did-
n't have enough :conaradeS Out to
make it pay. It Was ales to see
the guests we had at the dance.
Those who still have money for
tickets they sold are Pelted to
turn it in as soon ai-posaihle.
think we shoul,C extend a
'vote el thanks to a grand fellow,
Eric Mellroy, for the lovely night
we had at the Casino. It was his
generosity that made it possible
.for us to have the dance.
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n't a very good show On Exeter's
part. at looked had When they
here: ttoo gi au pf forthakflohna wt a kmo pwl auye.
were awe*. We had a very good
crowd out and they deserved a
reach ibetter game than they saw.
wasn'tattsIblrtoblrsdeetle4t.r:abailgly°,rgrod
game like the 'Bantams played on
NIr'aatittor4hialiint"14ressewllaspnat cognalin!Ovetor
the fence forIa home run and the
tap Exeter Welter, 'Doug Sillery.
New Eprob,uiergase pTitucertae .pwaaglIteet:
every time he' Caine to bat,
The balr game on Monday was -
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W. G. COCHRANE, B.A.
BARRISTER & SOLICITOR
EXETER, ONTARIO
At Hensall, Friday, 2 to 5 P.M.
DR. H. H. COWEN
L.D.S., D.D.S.
DENTAL SURGEON
Main Street Exeter
Closed Wednesday Afternoon
PHONE 80
R. F. FtEILLY,'D.C.*
G. A. WEBB, D.C.*
*Doctors of Chiropractic
488 MAIN STREET, EXETER
Open Each Week -Day
-Escept Wednesday
For Appointment - Phone 000
N. L. MARTIN
OPTOMETRIST
Main Street, Exeter
Open Every Week -Day
Except Wednesday
For Appointments Phone 8554
- JOHN WARD
CHIROPRACTOR &
DRUGLESS Tin:RAPIST
Rear of 429 Main St., Exeter
Phone 348
Closed On Wednesdays
DR. J. W. CORBETT
L.D.S., D.D.S.
DENTAL SURGEON
814 Main Street South
Phone 278 Exeter
MOBILE SEWAGE
DISPOSAL
Modern EquipMent for Pumping
and Cleaning Cess Poole, Septics,
Catch Basins, Ete,
GRAND BEND PHONE 205
D. J. McKELVIE, D.V.M.
VEZIMINARY SURGEON
Phone 99
Heiman • Ontario
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501 Office: Royal Bank Bldg.
486 ROL: Hattenhary �t,
CLINTON , ONTARIO
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PEOriptatAl•
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Per Yolw bale, large or Mall,
courteous and efficient SerVite at
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Savings Investments and
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PHONE 108 ZURICH
ARTHUR FRASER
INCOME TAX REPORTS
BOOKKEEPING SERVICE Erre.
Ann St., Exeter Phone 604
A. M. HARPER
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
55 South St. Telephone
Goderich 848
Licenced Municipal Auditor
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ELMER D. BELL, Q.C.
EXETER
V. LAUGHTON, L.L.B.
Zurich office Wednesday
afternoon
PHONE 4
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BOOKKEEPING
' Systems, Service, ete.
INCOME TAX RETURNS
Dashwood 40-r-18
Sarepta Hay Post Office
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