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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-12-08, Page 2THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1955 This Journal shall alwaya fight for progress, reform and public welfare, never be afraid to at« tack wrong, never belong to any political party, never be satisfied with merely printing news. Guest Editorial 4-H Progress Huron’s 4-H Achievement Night in Wingham last week leaves little doubt of the tremendous value of this young farmer move­ ment. The fact that 418 boys and girls be­ tween the ages of 12 and 20 completed specialized farm projects under the guid­ ance of experienced leaders shows the wide­ spread effect this program is going to have on the future of agriculture in Huron County, All of these youngsters were shown how to produce better livestock, better poultry and better grain. They “learned by doing"-—by actually starting and conrplet- ing their own project according to the in­ structions of their leaders. It must be realized by many people now that this program is second, in import­ ance only to education itself in the develop­ ment and advancement of this area. The 4-H movement is vital “fertilizer" which will pay increased yields in the farm in­ dustry. Credit for the establishment and opera­ tion of this extensive program is due Huron Agricultural Representatives G. W. Mont­ gomery, Arthur Bolton and the men who came before them including R. G, Bennett, John Butler and Harold Baker. These men extended themselves to make Huron’s pro­ gram one of the best in the province. Also assisting the movement are 71 vol­ unteer club leaders who give of their time and talents to help these young people be­ come better farmers. Agriculture cannot but advance when a youth program of this magnitude flour­ ishes. “Don’t let your Christmas tree, through carelessness, leave you or your family a skeleton for Christinas," warns safety of­ ficers of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. Other don’ts: Don’t forget that fire kills. Don’t leave the Christmas lights burning on the tree when you retire or go out. Don’t set up your tree near an open fireplace. Don’t use candles near your trees. To a Reforestation Division, official, at this time of year, come countless questions about Christmas trees. Typical conversa­ tion : “We set up our tree in the living room a week before Christmas last year and when Santa arrived there were more needles under the tree than on it. It looked more like the hall rack than a Christmas tree.” “That was probably a spruce,’-’ replies the reforestation expert, “and it had prob­ ably been cut three weeks before you bought it. I’ve always tried to get a balsam fir or a pine because the needles hang on ■so much better. If it’s a spruce, we make .sure it has not been cut too long.” “How do yoh tell the difference be­ tween pine, balsam fir and spruce?" # “A pine always has two or more needles in a place on the twig, -while the balsam and spruce occur singly. Balsam needles are flat and will slide between your thumb and forefinger, while spruce are four-sided and tend to roll. Furthermore, the spruce needle is sharp-pointed and prickly while balsam is rounded and more pliable.”. “Do you go out to the country with your children and cut your own tree?" someone asks. “Occasioally—but we always ask our farmer friend's permission and he usually comes, along so We do not cut trees which he is saving for a timber crop. If you help yourself and get caught, you could be charged with theft." “What are the main features you look for in a Christmas tree?" “We generally get a recently cut Scotch pine or balsam fir, five to six feet high, with whorls of branches not over a foot Apart and evenly balanced. When we were in the apartment we found we could buy a tree that Was flat on one side cheaper^ and it fitted into a Cotner much better, But, whatever kind, of tree you buy, be careful— and remember the DONT’S'—for a safe and happy Christmas!" Exeter Cemetery Beauty Spot 1* s This Equipment Is Available FREE Of Charge * © took and school of Huron F.Of A wtsww-x-: a number of friends to celebrate Jottings By J.M.S. well <pas- Jos- her THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, J955 . ... .............. . . ................ . ................,,-,,,.,1,,. ... ...... ...... r——.................- ------------------- --— - ..........................■ As the Result of the Magazine Subscription Campaign ' Conducted Recently Throughout Huron County ’“Let’s give it a nibble — the excitement will keep him from freezing!” at Petawawa. Mr. -and Mrs. Alf Wuerth were in the Lib- Yesterdays” reeve, two councillors and citizens appointed annually, new by-law was passed by council In 1933, by which Board was charged w’i'th-the j Phone Clinton 120; Evenings 473 I J. W. COUNTER, Chairman | Sick Room Equipment Committee = (Transportation and upkeep are borrower’s responsiblity.) TIMES" ludit Rureaw “ or URCUUM s By DOUGLAS RIVERS President, Exeter Businessmen’s Association Christmas shopping time in most famil­ ies brings up the subject “where to shop?". Take for instance your own home town, Exeter. The merchant down the street is more than, just a merchant; he is a neigh­ bor and friend of you and I. You’ll find that his children go to school, church and playgrounds, just the same as yours and mine. When you look around your church you will see him there or 'at social gather­ ings, meetings or. in just plain friendly dis­ cussions any time, any place. When a local theatre group or welfare organization is installed you will find your local merchant a willing- and capable helper at all times. The shop-keepers, store-owners and all businessmen are actually just the same as you. and I. They operate a place of business to make a living and perhaps you work in a lumber mill or I work in a factory to do the same thing. You and I both know that the electrical appliances, groceries, hardware, jewellry, are just as high in quality in our local stores as they are in any city or town re­ gardless of size or location, Remember, when your store-keepers pay their taxes they help pay the community bills just-as much as the average worker, regardless of what he does. In order to have a happy and up-and- coming community everyone has to do his’' or her share. You will find that if you patronize your own town stores that it will help to build an ideal community for both you and I. x So, once again I say treat your mer­ chants in town the way you would want to be treated. Give them your business this month, next month and all the rest of the year and you will find them to be a bettejr friend and community helper than actually realize. Shop at home. Many complimentary remarks are heard from, time to time of the splendid appearance -of the Exeter cemetery. It is one .of- the. beauty spots of Exeter and dates back to the early days of the town. The following information has been taken from a booklet pub­ lished twenty years ago; “In the year 1864, a tract of land, some five acres in extent, ■was acquired for the purpose of a burial ground for the village of Exeter. On December 3, 1864, the first interment took place. The first trustees were Messrs. Thom'as Gidley, A. , Freeman and 'William Sanders. As the necessity arose, the cemetery was extended and later an additional four acres were secured, which were laid out in suitable plots. In the year 1924, the 'Council bought a further nine and three-quarter acres. This gives the extent of the cem­ etery today. In earlier years, the cemetery was known as the Exeter Union Burying Ground and was con­ trolled by a Board of Trustees. This form .of management was continued until it was acquired by the municipality in the year 1903. Since then, it has been known as Exeter Public Ceme­ tery, and today -the management is vested an a Board (composed of the two A the this administration of the cemetery affairs and the responsibility of drafting a complete set of rules and regulations. The management early saw the many advantages of the Perpet­ ual Care plan for caring for the upkeep of plots. They made pro­ vision for this on a voluntary basis in the year 1003 and for this the committee of those days cannot be give# too much credit,When the latest addition was made to the grounds and division six laid out, it was wisely decided that all plots in this new section would be sold only with perpet­ ual cai-e. A few . years later, in 1931, the Hoard decided that with all lots sold or transferred a sufficient sum must be paid to ensure their perpetual upkeep, This fund is invested in auth­ orised securities. The income de­ rived from these securities gives assurance to those who select A new hook has just been ad­ ded to the reference shelves of the Library. It is a speaker’s en­ cyclopedia of stories, quotations and anecdotes written by Jacob Braude,' a judge of the municipal court of -Chicago. Here are Hundreds of the best stories, jokes, proverbs, quota­ tions, philosophies, poems, defi­ nitions and comments by out­ standing people on just 'about every subject imaginable. Every item is informative, '"interesting and amusing. This treasure chest of speak­ ing material is especially useful as a source for illustrative an­ ecdotes. It is invaluable to any­ one who is called upon to make a speech, or just asked to get up and "say a few words.” In its introduction the author wrote “The material in this book did not come into being as the result of any deliberate effort to make a book. Rather it is the product of a natural process this as their last resting place that it will be kdpt in a state o£ beauty and respectability pervnan- entfly. For the convenience of those who use the cetpetery in the win­ ter months, an up-to-date Chapel and Receiving Vault was built in 1930, thoroughly flre-probf ,,and providing ample accommodation for all future needs. This is avail­ able to .plot owners without extra cost. In 19’33, 25 acres of land were purchased to provide an, avail­able supply of sod and top soil for the proper pare of plots," # iminnr ri - -t r ■ .......... ’ ..’ ...... | News Of Your Library By MBS. J.M.S. - accumulation that began back In a-college public speaking course in 1915, There an instructor in­ troduced me to the card file method of collecting material for use in extemporaneous talks. He so impressed on me the value of saltin® away every piece of girist that might sometime be useful that I've been doing it bver since. When I finished: college I had only a few hundred cards in my that than file collection. But today number has grown to more eight thousand.” The material in this could be used at business lunch­ eons, civic functions, Club and Lodge get-togethers, anniversary parties and church meetings, Canadian yesterdays Another new book rany ig "Canadian written by the editor-in-chief of th.e Montreal Gazette, Edgar A. Collard, it is an historical sketch­ book showing patient researich in the byways of Canadian history. Most of the narratives are of, day-before-yesterday, as far back as the middle of the eighteenth century. ■ There are glimpses of Lady Macdonald crossing the Rockies on the cow-catcher of a locomo­ tive, of the outlawed., Louis Riel stealing furtively into Ottawa to sign the member’s ’roll in the. House of Commons, and of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle riding the Athabaska trail. Creative research in libraries and archives has enabled Mr. Col­ lard to call back to vigorous and attractive life these figures out of the past, and to show how rich is the human heritage of our Canadian yesterdays, You will find both of these books in "Your Library.” MERRY MENAGERIE safe­ area Helped by a stern prod from the ty campaign by local policemen, this proved for a period of almost two weeks ■ that it’s possible to eliminate traffic acci­ dents if everyone drives carefully. Starting on November 20 and continu­ ing .through Safe-Driving Day, December 1, South Huron experienced not a single car crash of any proportion. That’s a hearten-” ing achievement. This area has been decreasing its ac­ cident rate for several years pow but never has it been able to boast such a record as this one. -Obviously the thing- to do now is to maintain this safe driving. Considerable credit for the district’s achievement must go to the provincial and town police who have done such an excell­ ent job of checking up on motorists in co­ operation with the new province-wide safe­ ty campaign. There was some criticism that police were too strict in laying charges for minor offences but there can be no doubt in anyone’s mind that this very Strictness has played a large hand in reducing the acci­ dent toll. By getting motorists 'to improve the mechanical condition of their cars and checking their driving, police have made them more aware of the necessity of being safety-conscious. Our major effort now must be to make every day S-D Day. That will be even more difficult with winter months coming on. Skidding and poor vision are the chief enemies of safe driving during the cold sea­ son. The only way to cope with these con­ ditions, outside of mechanical devices, is to slow down. Let's Work Towards • An expanded industrial promotion, program in Exeter and in Huron County. 9 Completion of the Riverview Park development. A business promotion organization Exeter merchants. A parking lot close to Main Stredt. Removal of unsightly dumps in and Biddulph which are visible among. •♦ Exeter from heavily-travelled highways* • A town plan for Exeter. Exeter Aftrocrte Briabltehed 1881 AmalgaMated 1994 Time* Extebliriied 1878 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario A* Indepenflent newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Town of Exeter and Diatriet Authorised m Second 01ms Mail. Post Office Department, Ottawa Member of the Oanad|an Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario Division of the CJWNA Member of the Audit Bureau of ClrcnlatlOM 1888 All-Oanada Insurance Federation National Safety Award 1988 Ontario Safety League Award 1984 Winner of the B. F. Stephenson Memorial Trophy for Beat Front Page Among Ontario Weekly newspapers | |II See Alt Andrus for FURNACES —• EAVESTROUGHING OIL BURNER SALES & SERVICE Phone 719 403 Andrew St., Exeter Clinton Branch No. 140 Of The Canadian Legion HAS AVAILABLE TO THE CITIZENS OF HURON COUNTY A Number Of Hospital Beds And Wheel Chairs 4, 'W' iiiiiiiiiliiiiiiuiiiiuiiuiiitiiiiiiiuTiiialiHiiiiiiiilitiiiiiiitiiiliiiintiiiiuu _____ _ — — . 16 a r n i n & ’the tinsmithing and 50 YEARS AGO plumbing- with Mr. B. W. F. m-rMx__________________ j- BOavers- ha’s received word, thatMilton iC'larke, after spending .g t0 attend apprenticeship two -months in iBelmont, Man., cjiasses this winter in the Wind- returned home to Winchelsea on -sOr_w,a.lkerville Technical School. Wednesday 'and Is now engaged with the firmv'o£ Jones and 'Clai>^ ke. ■Ft is now definitely settled that J. |G. Jones will go to Exeter to carry on the business 'Which has been conducted by Mr, ®. J, Spackman for a number of years. Messrs, 'Coward and ’Bloomfield will carry on the Winchelsea bus­ iness, • Report of 'C r e d i t o n ’Public School for November V—’Edna Park, .Gertie Short, 'Garnet Sweit­ zer IV—(Pearl .Gaiser, Edith Hill Sr. Ill—Elsie Gaiser, Lillian Finkbeiner, Almeda. Finkbeiner, Clara Holtzmann, Harry Trick, Pearl Haist, Matilda Oestricher —Claude Bluett, teacher. The school -concert given un-_________ . der the auspices oif the High has been sattioned for some time School Literary Society in the ' ‘ Opera House was a success in ----------------— .. .. every way, Mr, iS. Martin acted surprised on Monday evening .by as ehairman. The solos by Mr. a____* 2-L ' Fleming, Alice ^Toward and Tom their silver Wedding anniversary, Carling, the recitations by Mary M u f r a y , Ena McPherson, and Beatrice Howey, the instrumen­ tals by 'Elmore Senior and Etta Davis (duet) and Flossie Foss ■ Were all of a first class order. 11 15 YEARS AGP • Rev, Duncan McTavisfa of Lon­ don was .the special speaker at Thames Road on Sunday morn­ ing—the occasion being the re­ opening of the -church which has been re-decorated. Old motor license plates art to ’be salvaged and the proceeds from the -sale of Which will be used by the Red Cross. ■Exeter and community have 'been battling with the snow- blocked roads foirover a week. A A cablegram was received Wednesday morning from '.Sap­ per Andy Easton that he had ar­ rived safely in in England. Andy 25 YEARS AGO "Evangeline” by Henry Long­ fellow Is being .presented at Mars Theatre this week. A percentage Of the profits of this picture will be divided with the athletic so­ cieties of the (Exeter High School. Noah’s Ark is the special picture for Christmas. A -cablegram was received' from Mr. ThoS. Pry-do on Friday .say­ ing that they had arrived safely at Mr, Pryde’s homo at •Kirkcal­ dy, iScotland. The death of Di*. Rollins at his home m London removed a former old and much esteemed practitioner oCExeter, he (having practised medicine in Creditor and (Exeter. Mr, Harold (Skinner who is 'A resolution requesting protec­ tion for the dairy industry a- gainst imports from .Australia and New Zealand was supported at the annual meeting of Huron County Federation of Agriculture last week at Londesboro. Presented by Mitchell Concen­ trated. Milk Producers Associa,-* tion the resolution urged that ac­ tion be taken to stabilize pre­ sent skim milk prices at no lower thereby is one wo.r»d. necessitating duty against impprtg. The. Federation supported an­ other resolution seekin® compul­ sory vaccination of all heifer cal­ ves between six and nine montbs. Almost 100 per cent reprosbn- 1 tation from the 16- townships in , Hiiron County attended the-an­ nual bafiqiiet. The turnout of 225 ! was one of the best in the his- [ tory of the organization. . Douglas McNeil, of R.R." 6 God­ erich, was elected president to succeed Wilfred Shdrtreed of Walton, w.ho has headed the group <Tor two years. Mr, McNeil • will represent the county on the ; provincial board. Stcplien Man Vice-President ! Winston Shapton, of R.R, 1 Exeter, a past president- of Step­ hen Federation of Agriculture^ ’ was named first vice-president. ’ Warren Zurlbrigg, oif R.R. 2 .Gor- ’ rie, is the' new second vice-presi­ dent. 5 Huron Ag Rep G. W- Mont- '.gomery, who conducted the elec- "'tioh of officers, urged farmers to strengthen their organizations because the proportion of farm­ ers in the nation's population ■has dropped to 14 percent. Guest Speaker Clarence Milli­ gan, of Napanee, a past president of Ontario Federation of Agri­ culture, felt the F.e deration should hire salesmen to market Canadian farm products abroad. He said farmers have been too dependent on the government *o do this job for them. MF. Milligan said farmers must Set up a strohg marketing ..pro­ gram if they are going to bar­ gain for their share of the con­ sumers’ dollar like labor groups do. Wilfred. Shortreed, of Walton, presided. S e er e t a. r y-Fieldman Gordon Greig, of Bluevale, pre­ sented thd annual report. FOR DELIVERY BY CHRISTMAS It's a season for rejoicing - not disappointment! So be sure your parcels and greeting cards are mailed in time. Here are a few simple sugges­ tions to assure that you will be popular on Christ­ mas morning; a MAIL EARLY . DECEMBER 17TH is the final day for local delivery check other dates at your post office. • VOU/i MAIL Mail often through the day — wrap and tie parcels secure­ ly — make sure all mail is addressed clearly, correctly, completely! Write, in block letters, the address — and re­ turn address too — outside and inside parcels. Affix correct postage at all times. • e FIRST CLASS MAU Send greeting cards First Class Mail. They will be eligible for transport by air, and you may enclose a written mes­ sage. “ " - ’ 86 PO I0B »CANADA POST OFFICE IO YEARS AGO A crop Improvement Associ­ ation was Organised in Huron County last Friday. Until Friday HUfoh was one of two bounties in Ontario in which crop Improve­ ment work was hot organized. Mrs, Theresa Sweet, a known resident of Exeter, sed away Oh Sunday in St. eph’s Hospital,. -London In 89 th year.The organist and choir leader of James st, church, Mrs. Wm. Murdoch, was Honored last week by beihg mado the recipient of an electric table lamp. She leaves at -the end of the year to join her husband In Hamilton, Mr. A. L. SnelgroVe who .re­ cently took over the tire and bat­ tery (business from ‘BUI Haskett has moved, to Exeter. Mr, and Mrs. Fred Dobbs and _ . _ _ ...... . family of Salntsbury have moved drinking cups, wall papers, ticker to Exeter Into the residence of tape, blue prints, stock certltl- Mrs. John Hunter, William St. cates and even currency- Germany has- replaced Canada as the second biggest trader With Mexico where buyers want •gains which, In many cases, ada’s high-wages high taxes cy, make Impossible.A * * ♦ Uses of fine paper made In Canadian mills cover a wide ran­ ge, such as catalogues, bibtters, baf- Caft- WHO'S MAD ??\!" *‘Me ? Not on your life! 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