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Jottings By J.M.S.
Report From Sunny Florida
THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1956
Federation Campaign
More Courtesy
In a recent speech at the annual
convention of the Ontario Federation of
Anglers and Hunters in Hamilton, Hon.
Clare E. Mapledoram, Ontario minister
of lands and forest, spoke >f the conflict
between sportsmen and the farmers on
whose land they hunt and fish. More and
more farmers are posting their property
and putting up “No Trespassing” signs,
especially in the more heavily-settled
areas, and at the present rate of progress
it seems likely that the whole of south
ern Ontario will eventually become a
posted area closed to hunters and fisher
men.
As Mr. Mapledoram says, the march
of progress has caught up with the old
tradition of hunting and fishing wherever
there is game to be found. In the early
days, when game was more plentiful,
sportsmen who trespassed on the farmer’s
land consisted-mostly of people from the
neighboring town, whom the farmer
knew and whom he could trust to be
have in a fitting manner while hunting
on his land. In those days, most farmers
had little objection to people hunting or-
fishing on their land, for besides being
neighbors, the majority of hunters were
true sportsmen who knew how to con
duct themselves in the field.
When people from the city began to
hunt and fish on the farmer’s land, the
old easy going traditions went by the
board. Farmers began to find their
fences down, their gates left open, and
their fields trampled. People they did
not even know began swarming over
their land, leaving a trail of destruction
and empty beer bottles. They reacted
quite naturally by nailing up “No Tres
passing” signs along their fences.
Farmers are ordinarily easy enough
people to get along with. Most of them
have no objection to sportsmen hunting
or fishing on their property, and if per
mission is asked, it is more often than
not granted. Behind every “No Tres
passing” sign, there is probably a story
of destruction or neglect which has led
to the sign being posted, and as long as'
such is the case, sportsmen have only
themselves to blame if their areas of
recreation* are continually being cur
tailed.
To the problem posed by Mr. Maple
doram, of a continually contracting rec
reational area in Southern Ontario, there
is one answer, and it is an answer which
each individual sportsman has in his po-’
session. If every sportsman were to use
care, courtesy and common sense in his
relations with the man on whose ground
he is hunting, there would be far more
land available oh which to hunt.
Critics
* Publishing a paper is no picnic. If
we print jokes, people say we are silly;
if we don’t they say we are too serious.
If we stick to the office all day, we
ought to be out hunting interesting things
to write; if we go out and try to hustle
we ought to be on the job at the office.
If we don’t accept contributions, we
don’t appreciate genius; if we print them,
the paper is full of junk.
If we edit the other fellow’s story
we are too critical; if we don’t we’re
asleep. If we clip things from other
papers we’re too lazy to write them; if
we don’t we’re stuck with our own stuff.
Now like as not some guy will say
we swiped this from some other paper.
We did.
—Star Valley Independent (Afton)
Wyo.
This week marks the highlight of
Ontario Federation of Agriculture’s cam
paign for “safer driving on rural roads.”
This is Rural Safe-Driving Week.
Huron Federation, like 41 other
county groups, observed the occasion
Monday night with a “Safe Driving Rally”.
Those who attended heard an OPP Con
stable talk on road hazards, saw safety
films and watched presentation of checks
to farm groups who won prizes for best
essays in the county’s safety suggestion
contest.
We like the clever essay submitted
by an East Wawanosh Forum which won
the county competition. It read:
“Mechanical deficients cause many ,
car accidents. We’ suggest special atten
tion be given the nut behind the steering
wheel.
“It should be selected with care,
written examinations preferably to insure
a good sound nut. It should be kept pol
ished by contact with rules and regula
tions. It should be kept in repair by the
oils of care and courtesy and common
sense.
“It should be kept in good shape
by regular medical check-ups. It should
never become tight. It should be removed
if it proves itself to become unsatisfac
tory.”
The second prize winner was writ
ten by the Whitechurch Forum.
“Whitechurch Farm Forum considers
the greatest single hazard to rural safe
driving in this community is carelessness.
We see drivers ignoring stop signs, 30
mile zones, railroad crossings, slippery
roads, giving improper or no signals, not
dimming lights and failing to show com
mon courtesy.
“To help overcome these accidents:
First, enforce driver’s tests before issu
ing permits; second, continuous radio and
television warnings, re safe driving and
teach this to children as pedestrians in
the schools; third, safe driving taught to
our high school pupils as the teen-age
accident rate is very high; fourth, have
cars equipped with proper signal devices;
fifth, have bicycles and pedestrians forc
ed to carry reflectors or wear white
clothing at night; sixth, more rigid law
enforcement.”
Recently, Lloyd Jasper, of Mildmay,
president of the Ontario Federation, re
leased some important facts about safe
driving in rural areas. We think they’re
worth repeating here:
“Responsible farm citizens can no
longer ignore the fact that’ almost two-
thirds of the accidents in Ontario occur
in the rural areas,” Mr. Jasper said. “It
is shocking to realize that in 1954 a total
of 783 persons, or two a day, were killed
in accidents in the rural areas of Ontario,
and property damage arising out of these
accidents exceeded $16 million. These
figures do not take in account those who
were disabled, those who were kept from
earning a normal living, and the stagger
ing medical costs which this involved. ”
“The Ontario Federation of Agricul
ture”, Mr. Jasper stated, “is duty bound
to offer its co-operation with the provinc
ial government and other responsible
bodies, not only in the rural areas, but in
all of Ontario are pared down from the
figures which I have noted.”
Let's Work Towards
e An expanded industrial promo
tion program in Exeter and in Huron
County.
• Completion of the Riverview Park
development.
• A business promotion organiza
tion among Exeter merchants.
• A parking lot close to 'Main
Street•’ Removal of unsightly dumps in
Exeter and Biddulph which are visible
from heavily-travelled highways.
• A town plan for Exeter.
As we bask in -the sunshine of
midsummer weather here in St.
Petersburg it is hard to realise
that winter ‘is having its fling
back home-
While you are enjoying hockey
at home, down here the Phillies
and the Yanks have started their
spring training. Yesterday we
stopped to see the Kids and the
Cubs play softball. The teams
are made up of old-time players
over 75 years of age, Pat Duffy,
who >was 81 yesterday celebrated
his birthday by elcuting a home
run. The Pells and the Gujls,
players over 50, play one day
and the Kids and the Cubs the
next,
•Ontario and Michigan are run
ning a close race for having the
most tourists in iSt. .Petersburg
from any of the other states.
Met Canadian Couples
’At the Bay Terrace Motel where
we are staying there are five
Canadian couples. When we men
tioned that we were from Exeter,
Ontario we were asked if we
knew Wallace Seldon,
ried a cousin of mine,
■he said.
Orv.^ran across a __ „__
Naughton who enquired abput
his nephew, Charles. We were
pleased to do a little bragging
about both of these boys.
While bowling the other day
I was matched against a Mr.
Thompson from Chatham and the
same afternoon met his brother,
John, from Hensail.
’On Central Ave., Orv and Stella
bumped into Mr. and Mrs. James
IBreen from Grand Bend and we
all had supper together. Yester
day with Breens we went to Sun
shine Park to see the ponies run
and we landed up at a swank
Garden Restaurant out on the
beaches.
St. Pete is a friendly city and
you talk to any one you meet.
Parking space is at a premium
down hope and you sometimes
take a bus instead of driving a
car. While sitting beside an elder
ly gentlema’n, he told Orv he was
84 and having the most enjoy
able time of his life. While stay
ing at a hotel he watched -the
lady receptionist for a couple of
weeks and then he asked her to
marry him and she did.
Grand Bend Man Marries
Many a match is made down
here on the green benches that
line all the important business
streets. In fact I learned that a
Grand Bend gentleman well up
in years secured a bride that way,
- They tell of a gentleman sit-
ting on, one of the benches with
a lady beside him when another
lady came up and th« first lady
;»told the other lady to go away
“I saw 'him first” she said. “Well
I saw him fifty years ago and
married him” the other retorted.
Yon see a lot of flashing jew
ellery down here, hut anyone
looking to marry a woman for
her money might well get a big
Surprise. In going through one
of the stores we noticed a group
of women packed around one of
the counters and wonderiqg what
it was all about we investigated
and found it was a one dollar
bargain counter for flashing cos
tume jewellery that make the
ladies look sometimes pretty,
sometimes ridiculous.
Two Motorists Are Killed
Every Day In Rural Ontario
Ona In Four Of These. Accidents
Happens On Thu Farmer's Doorstep
“He mar-
Fine boy”
Legion Corner
By M. E. HARNESS
. 1
Last year nearly 800 persons were killed in motor mis
haps outside urban areas. One in every four such accidents
in rural Ontario .oecurred-at a rural intersection, or farm
lane eonpeetiion, witfli a major highway.
In many cases farmers were in no way involved; in.
more cases farm drivers probably were innocent victims of
careless (highway motorists. But farmers ap'd their families
died in -some of these smash-ups. Farm' vehicles were1 de
stroyed. And directly ar indirectly Ontario’s farm popuiatipn
pays a share of the tremendous cost *tihat motor accidents
annually inflict in this province.
/Safety is everybody's business, everybody’s responsibil
ity.
The farmer has a major stake in the safety of rural
roads 'Whether ,ftliey are familiar township routes, regularly
travelled county roads, or our provincial super highways.
■Death and injury lurk at every intersection,
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is marking
Rural Safe Driving Week on February 20 to 25th. May I
urge'every farmer and farm family in this province 'to give
their attention and active suport to the occasion. During
this week-—and every week—drive so an accident won t be
yours.
Mr. Mac-z Comrade Ted Pooley and I at
tended another meeting with the
other branches of the county in
connection with the furnishing of
the chapel at Huron County court
house.
All .the eleven branches except
one were there last Friday night.
Each branch was supplied with
a letter of explanation and a
'blueprint of the chapel,
The drawings show the table
3’ 6” hfgh, 3’ liO'S” wide and
’2’ 1£” deep. The top will be taper
ed towards the centre with a
wood and plate glass on top in
which the memorial book will be
enclosed.
MPrV MENAGERIE By Walt Disney
As the
Has everyone noticed the dif
ference in sizes of the Legionary
for this month? Everyone ’ will
get the Legionary if they pay
their dues. This won’t be news
to our branch though, because
we have sent the Legionary to all
paid up members. But that was
n’t the case in all branches; some
didn’t get it because it was up to
the branch or the members to
pay for it. Now, -however, the
Legionary Is included in the Dom
inion per capita dues.
We have only a membership
of elose to 200. This is only about
■half of the ex-servicemen in "this
■area. So if any of you people
.know of any ex-servicemen who
-are interested in joining the Le
gion tell them to get in touch
with ‘the president and get an
■ application form. Membership
dues plus Dominion and provin
cial per capita dues are only $5.00
per year and there is no other
•organization .from which the in
dividual receives so much for so
little.
* # * ii«
The Exeter branch has come a
long way since it was first form
ed. I don’t know just how many
•were in the original charter but
there are nearly 200 now and
there is no reason why it should
n’t be more. I don’t mean the old-
er members shouldn’t be .congrat
ulated because without them the
branch may never have been form
ed to start with and, they also
have an awful good record for
this or any other branch to fol
low.
,1 don’t know lxow the plans
for the new building are progres
sing but I lxeax- they had a meet
ing at Comrade Cliff Brintnell’s
•house last week, As I stated be
fore, this (Cliff will have things
cracking as fast as possible and
you comrades had better be ready
to go to work when flie starts
. building.
Hon. F. S. Thomas,
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE,
Province of Ontario.
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50 YEARS AGO
■On Saturday Mr. S. M. Sanders
purchased
Janies St.
ling, the
$2,000.
Mir. T. E. Handford shipped a
carload of horses to iBrandon, al
so one to Winnipeg on Tuesday.
Postmaster ’Christie has this
week remedied the long felt want
of enlarging the floor space of
the post office for the accomo
dation of the public. The counter
and other fixtures which have
been so long used for a confec
tionery have been removed and
the space occupied thereby will
afford' the increased accomoda
tion.
Mr. McClean is in the village
(Greddton) for the purpose of
installing-an acetylene gas plant.
Mr. W. J. Heaman last week
received a certificate of qualifi
cation as captain in the ‘Canadian
Militia.
25 YEARS AGO
Miss Margaret Taman and
don Greb of Main St. and
Mildred Hicks of Centralia __
provincial honors in the recent
temperance study course.
Mr.. Wm. Abbott and son,
Francis, were in Toronto last
week attending a beekeeper’s
convention at the Royal York
hotel.
The Canadian Canners con
tracted with the farmers for
several hundred acres of peas
and corn on Monday,
The three act play “Paying
the Fiddler” under auspices of
James St. Y.PML was presented
to a large audience. Those taking
parts were Miss Ruble Creech,
Silas Reed, Miss Reta Rowe,
Frank Strange, Utah Clarke. Ila
Hunter, Garnet Hicks and Gerald
Ford.
About 150 students and x-
students of ExJeter High School
held a masquerade party in the
Opera Htitise Wednesday evening.
Costume prizes were won by
Grace Strange as Japanese girl
and Homer Tinney as an old
woman.
that fine residence on
from Mrs. R. H. Col-
consideration being
Gor-
Miss
won
15 YEARS AGO
The fancy dress carnival at the
Exeter arena on Friday evening
was a successful event. Awards
for the best dressed couple went
to Eileen and Grace iSnell as
- drum majors; best skating trio—
Marion Gowen, Barbara Harness
and Marjorie Welsh; -clowns,
Grant and Kenneth Cudmbre.
Marjorie May gave a demonstra
tion of fancy skating.
Miss L. M. Jeckell addressed
the February- meeting of the Exe
ter Women’s Institute on “Duties
■and Opportunities of Canadian
Women”.
Mrs. Peter Frayne celebrated
flier 84th birthday on Wednesday.
.Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lindenfield
were surprised Friday evening
when a number of friends gather
ed at their home in honor of
their thirtieth wedding anniver
sary.
Mr. E. G. Beacom inspector of
Schools for South Huron stressed
the shortage of teachers in a re
port to County Council. It was
even more acute than last year
he stated.
10 YEARS AGO
The Exeter Bowling Club have
decided on the erection of a new
clubhouse.
The first civic reception spon
sored by the reeve and council
of Hensail for returned personnel
was held in the Town Hall Friday
evening, Thirty four personnel
Were present. Each of the veter
ans was presented with a vouchor
worth $20 for the purchase of a
club bag.At S.S. No. 7, Zion Usborne
a community night was held to
welcome home Sam Bowers, Geo
rge Webber, John Tomlinson
and Mrs. Margaret Shark (nee
Margaret jaqties.)
Mr. J. H. Jbnes has purchased
from Josiah Kestle the fine brick
residence on John Street east
The residence Wiil be occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. Ghas. McNaugh
ton. , .Dr. j*. G. Dunlop spoke to Fair
field Farm Forum meeting With
Shiiikh farm fbrtim eh the sub
ject of Cancer on Monday eteii-
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Democracy In World Politics
iContinuing with Canadiana
from last week we must recom
mend Lester Pearson’s “Demo
cracy in World Politics” Can
ada’s .Secretary of iState sets forth
the problems facing democracy
in the world today g.nd indicates
how they might be solved.
Of this book, J. V. McAree in
a recent issue of the Globe and
Mail wrote “.So far as we are
concerned the Canadian Book of
the Year was written by the Can
adian Man of the Year—it is a
book that should be in the library,
of every thinking Canadian: and
it would4 do a lot of good if the
unthinking Canadians could read
it too.
None Of It Came Easy
All will want to read “None
of It Game Easy” the story of a
- native of ' Usborne Township,
James Garfield Gardiner, who has
been Canada's ...Minister of Agri
culture f-or the past twenty years.
The book was written -by
Nathaniel Benson; a native of
Toronto, with considerable ex
perience in writing and in acade
mic work as Well as in the ad->
Vertising fields. It ‘is hot easy
to write a biographical study of
a man still active in politics with
out being accused of exaggera-
' tihg"either his good or his lesser
qualities.
The Gardiner story tells with
■a wealth of detail the career of
an indomitable Ontario farm hoy
who used the tool of an edu
cation obtained step by Step, the
hard way, to rise to a country
school teacher, to high school
principal and political leader, to
Provirfcial Premier, and lastly to
a position of national eminency
as Canada's Minister of Agricul
ture.
Farmer, humanitarian, spokes
man of the wheatlands and friend
Of Laurier, Mackenzie King, Sir
Winstbn Churchill, Prime Min
ister St. J&aurent—James Gardin
er’s story from 1883 to 1955 Is
one that every reader will en
joy.
“None of It Camo Easy” traces
the progress of a courageous
young Canadian Who fought hard
est wlieti the odds were against
him—here Is the story of one
tit Canada's most notable leaders
who wont West at 17 and grew
tip -with the country.
Read these books written by
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Except Wednesday
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• . Main Street, Exeter
Open Every Week-day
Except Wednesday
For Appointment Phone 355
JOHN WARD
- CHIROPRAOTOR &
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Rear of 429 Main St,, Exeter
Phone 348
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814 Main Street South
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Martin Feeney R.R. 2 Dublin
Vice-President
E. Clayton Colquhouti R.R. 1
Science Hill
Directors
Harry Coates
A, Hamilton
Milton MCCttrdy R.R. 1
Alex J, Rhode R.R. 8
R.R. 1 CentralfB^
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W. G. Cochrane Exeter
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