HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-10-06, Page 2THE TIMES -ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY . QRNING,; •OOTOEER 0, 1955
This Journal shall' always. fight
for progress, reform and public
welfare, never be afraid. to at.
tack wrong, never betong• to
any political ,party, never be
satisfied with merely ,printing
news,
THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1955
I am pleased to have this opportunity to pay a
tribute to. our Canadian newspapers on the occasion of "National'
Newspaper Week",
The successful functioning of our democratic
system 'depends in large measure on. the extent to which Canadian
citizens are aware of the issues with which their elected repre-
sentatives at all levels of government are faced. Those who have
the responsibility of presenting those issues to their readers are
playing -an, essential part in the democratic process for a free,
responsible press helps to create a well-informed public opinion.
I should like to mention in particular the important
role of the weekly press of.this .cotintry which serves one-third of
Canada's population. In many areas remote from our 'cities the
Weeklies constitute the principal source of news for their readers
who depend greatly on them to'keep informed of public affairs.
I feel "confident that'the vast majority of Canadians
would wish to join witll me in extending sincere appreciation to
our newspapers in Canada for providing us with local, national
and international newsand in wishing them continued success in
theirimportant work.
Ottawa,
1 9 5 5.
'-i)(haer,f-pod
Prime Minister.
You Make The News
It's Your
National Newspaper. Week is a good.
time to remind you that this is your news-
paper and it's you who makesthe news
• it tells.
Yes, each and everyone of • you forms
the basis of all the news that goes into
• The T -A. What you do, what you think
from day to day is reflected in your coni -
Annuity newspaper.
' Our columns report your activities
'from the time you come into this world
until the sad day of your departure .. .
and often we may tell our readers about
you after you're.. gone.
Yes the history, the progress, the
achievements of you and your community
are the substance .of this newspaper. And
The T -A tries to assist with that develop-
ment—through its columns all sections of
the population work together towards
success.
Your newspaper is here to 'provide
the essential public service of communica-
tion with all its powers. We want you to
continue to use it for the. betterment of
all.
Visit US
The. Times -Advocate hopes you'll ac-
cept its invitation to attend our Open
house this Saturday night. The event will
nark National Newspaper Week.
You'll be taken on a complete tour of
the plant to see how your newspaper is
produced from typewritten words to final
printing. You'll see linotypes in action,
hand. -fed. and automatic presses in opera-
tion—the entire process of .reproduction,
The q »A will also have some treats
in store for youin the form `of refresh-
nxents and favors. •We do hope you'll at-
tend.
*
In the reeent Better Newspapers
tompetition of the Canadian Weekly
Newspaper As s e c i a t i o n, The Times-
• ,Advocate placed eighth in its class of
newspapers in the 2;000 to 8,000 circula-
tionbracket.
While The T -A .was not ,a prize-
winner, it was happy to place among the
top ten of all the newspapers in Canada
lar this division. Credit for this achieve-
ment goes to all members of the staff, our
correspondents, contributors and adver-
tisers..
,Newspaper
Small But Big
Canada's weekly, twice -weekly, and
tri -weekly papers are now read each week
by 2,392,400 families, a market three
times as big as Toronto and Montreal com-
bined.
And 'those newspapers in 1954 car-
ried nearly eight and a half million dol-
lars of local advertising, and just under
one million dollars of classifieds.
This is not unusual either when one
realizes that Canada's weekly newspapers
are read regularly and thoroughly by an
average of 85% of the families in the
markets in which they are published. It
is questionable ifthereis any other' ad-
vertising medium which can even ap-
proach such a density of coverage.
The circulations of weekly news-
papers in this country have been steadily
climbing . too, The number of weeklies
serving 2,000 homes or more has increased
by one-third in the past decade, and there
'are many weekly, twice -weekly, and tri-
weekly .papers which serve more ' homes
than n the smaller dailies.
Weekly journalism has been a grow-
ing factor in both the editorial and adver-
tising life of Canada and the staff of this
newspaper is, on the occasion of National
Newspaper Week, proud to .be listed
among the 5,000 Canadians who earn their
livelihood=writing for and printing weekly
newspapers.
Prevent Fires
The town• colmein, yout,volunteer fire
brigade, the P.U.C. and insurance agents
band togther this week to ask you to help
prevent fires...
A thorough cheek to eliminate haz-
ards around your house, garage, farm or
business 'may save you thousands of dol-
lars and save lives. It's well worth the
time spent to remove the conditions which
might start a 'tragic blaze: -
Let's check our own fire -handling
habits too. Let's make sure out cigarettes
and our matches are out before we leave
them; Idt's be certain the matches are out
of reach of children; let's keep our flam-
mable liquids in a safe place.
"Don't Give,Pire A Place To Start."
Jottings By J.M.S.
OId Picture Recalls , Pioneers
.Few if any, 'ii11 recall this
scene which was- taken on May
24, 1887, 68 years ago, There
are those, however, who will re
call to memory the buildings
which for years after the picture.
was taken stood on the west side
of 'Main Street. We are indebted
for the picture to Mr. F ra n ;k
"Bob" Taylor. A notation on the
back of the picture :states that
Premier Frost
Praises -Press
Toronto, 'Ontario,
August 25th, 19155
'It Is a distinct pleasure for me
to associate with 'National News-
paper Week" and have this op-
portunity to remind our people
of the vital services rendered by
the press of this •country.
Freedom of expression: is not
just a word in Canada and the,.
present generation should be
thankful for this to its newspa-.
pets. Throughout . our history,
they have made up the vanguard
of progress and they still play the
same part today. Nothing like the
existence of a numerous and tree
press can better guarantee free-
dom of expression and assure the
free flow of information without
which true progress is .impossible.
We should therefore be con-
cerned with the welfare of the
press. We should be particularly
concerned at the present time
with the survival of the small lo-
cal papers which .give expression
to the varied spiritual, cultural
and political life of our steelier
communities, A true national life
dyes not mean absorption in one
mass with .standardized eustoms
and a .minimum •of opinions; uni-
ty should never mean uniformity.
In the name of the people of
the grand Province of Ontario,
I am pleased to express my ap-
preciation of our daily and week-
ly 'pres's, and to wish our news-
papers continued success in their
mission of .civilization.
Leslie M. Prost,
Prime Minister of Ontario.
- Legion
Corner
by
M. E. Harness
President
mnYnuuunnntit •
As you know by now, I mis-
sed Legion Corners last week. i
really don't have a very good ex -
ease to offer either so I guess I
o had better Jttst apologize and let
it go at that.
This week I really had to
scratch for something to write
about, while last week I did have
a few interesting items but then
you have probably all heard about
them by now. I would still like
to congratulate, .Comrade Fred
Darling on the good showing he
has made at the fairs with his
mare.
* * * *
I understand that Comrades
Norm and Carey Norry have turn-
ed cowboy. .Carey told .me she
and Norm were out rounding up
a .bull .last Sunday night, I don't
know the complete story on it
but I imagine Carey can tell the
details to anyone wishing to
know more about it.
* * * *
•
iAs some .of you saw on Tues-
day .night, the band is all decked
'out in smart new uniforms. We
have a band that we can be proud
of. They not only play well for
the trine they have. been at it
but they .also look like a band,
Anyoine .wishing to learn to
play• the pipes or drums should
contact'' Cpl. 1;10yd Llndenfield
Or Sgt. Bili Chamberti. If it. is
the pines your wish, the corporal
is your man; the .drums are the
sergeant's department.
* * * *
There is a district ineeting Jit
Owen Sound on October 16 and
if there are enough members in-
terested in going we will take a
bus. The band will be going any-
way but it wouldbe tilde to have
a good following for them. Any-
ene wishing to go, let Comrade
i:teg McDonald or myself know
as soon as possible,
•
the man standing on the float
was • Samuel Sweet; the one .sit-
ting was Harry .Buckingham and
''inside was Alfred Walter,
At the time the picture was
taken Manton Bros. had a gene-
ral store to the .right or north
of the building, bearing their
name. A doorway to the second
storey is shown and beside it C..
Eaerett conducted a harness and
boot and .shoe'sliiop. In the same
building was the private bank-
ing business of B. S. .O'Neil, now
the office. of Barrister W. G.
Cochrane. Above him was the
dental office of Dr. Kinsman,
J. A. Stewart succeeded by'
Southcott Bros. and the store is
new operated by Gould and' Jory.
The frame ,Ibuilding north of
Renton iBros, was a flour and
feed store owned by John 'MdIn-
'ils and later owned .by George-
Hyndman.
Printing And Novelty Shop
The middle frame building
was one of the .first printing of-
fices in :Exeter combined with a
novelty shop run by Dan Dyer,
The third frame .building was a
millinery ,shop owned by •Miss
Crocker, .
The frame holdings were torn
down to .make' way tior the Bank
of Montreal, now the Public Utie
lity .building; 'When the Canadian
Bank. of Commerce debided to
close out its branch in Exeter the
Bank lof Montreal took o'er their
building and moved .their office
to the east side of the street. The
three --storey. •building, at the 'left
of the picture was the drugstore
and office of Dr. J, W. Browning,
the mention of whose name will
bring back pleasant memories
to many of our older readers,
North of 'Dr. Browning's 'was ,a
hardware store and south 'was •a
general 'store operated by Jr P.'
Clarke, who•on .selling out moved
to .the West. The store ;for many
years was ownekby S. -Martin &
Son and is 'now to e c u p i e d Iby
George Wright. The top two sto-
ries 'were removed from the Mar-
tin building and a second storey
was added to the hardware by T,
Hawkins & ''Som. '
The holiday float was reminis-
centof pioneer - days when log
houses were build and (oxen used -
by the early settlers.._
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* FAVORS
* REFRESHMENTS
Everyone Welcorne
* CELEBRATING NATIONAL
NEWSPAPER WEEK—OCT6BER
f TO 8, 1955
11.
"What's Going On
Exeter"
Can you picture what life in your town would be like without a weekly newspaper?
You'd have nothing to keep you up to date on happenings right in your own neighbourhood.
If you had 'something to •sell, you'd have to go out and look for a buyer. If you needed to buy-
,
uy, something, you'd have to look all ovettown fail it.
Your neighbours could harry, have children, or even die, without you hearing about it until much later.
Council could pass a by-law affecting you and you might never hear of it.
Plans for worthwhile community projects might never get started for lack o f nevus and stipport.
And how Nvciuld you keep up with the fortunes of the hockey ,team or the baseball club
Fortunately, your town has a weekly newspaper, a source of local information hat
no other kind of publication can replace. •
Over the years, Canadian weekly editors have lent their support unstintingly to ina a good;
con uinitycause. This year, for the first time, they arecelebratingNational Weekly Newsx ; er
Week, and Imperial Oil is glad to participate in paying tribute to your weekly .newspaper
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