HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-03-15, Page 2THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER. ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 15, 1956
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__________THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 15, 1956
Lions Campaigns
Jottings By J.M.S,
Deserve Support
The impact of Education Week in
the South Huron district will not be felt
for some time but when it is, it will be
quite noticeable,
We’re referring, of course, to the
action of the South Huron District High
School board in raising the district levy
two mills. The increase from five to seven
mills was approved, perhaps appropriate
ly enough, during Education Week.
The raise is a rather startling one
because it represents a jump of 40 per
cent i» - taxes, However, it does appear
that the board’s action was justified.
The> seven-mill rate will bring in the
high school an additional revenue of
$26,00Q.Spme $7,000 of this will be re
quired for. increased teachers’ salaries.
Another $6,000 will be used to provide
for the operating deficit which was in
curred last year. Transportation and ad
ministration costs will be up $3,000 or
$4,000 because of the increased enrol
ment.
Remainder of the sum is being
raised for contingencies which may crop
up in connection with the building of an
addition to the school. It may be neces
sary, for example, to rent space for class
room until the construction is completed.
However, it should be understood
that none of this year’s levy will be used
to finance capital costs of the addition.
No payments will be made on the de
bentures for this expenditure until 1957.
The board is also anxious to build
up its reserve to reduce the cost of bor
rowing money. The board has had a
balance of over $20,000 which it carried
over from year to year to pay accounts
before it received tax revenue. This
amount has dwindled to $16,000.
Action of the board in raising
teachers’ salaries across the board is one
that had to be taken in view of the ever-
increasing shortage of instructors. The
board’s realistic attitude to this problem
this year will save much of the embarass-
ment and ill-feeling which was created
last year when bargaining was prolonged.
Despite the fact that taxpayers in
this district may not wish to pay salaries
at • their present level, the inadequate
supply of teachers forces the school to
raise its. rates to a position where it will
ba able to compete with the others. We
cannot afford to keep our salaries low
arid take the “bottom of the barrel” as
far as teachers are concerned.
It is estimated the student teachers
who will, be graduating from Ontario
College of Education this spring will
barely fill the gap left by the retirement
of teachers and transfers to other oc
cupations.
This leaves vacant the rapidly in
creasing number of teachers’ desks in
new schools and additions, created by
'larger enrolments.
South Huron taxpayers will feel a
• lieavy jolt from the new high school levy
'but they should bear in mind that for
the past three or four years the district
rate was one of the lowest in Ontario.
At seven mills the board’s levy will be
below the average for the province.
The South Huron District High
School Board has been careful and judic
ious in its spending of public funds in
the past and there is no indication that
it Will not continue this practice.
Good Show
Production of the operetta “Peter
Rabbit” by junior students of Exeter
Public School was, indeed, an outstand
ing Education Week feature.
The directing staff and cast of the
operetta have earned sincere congratula
tions for an excellent production.
There are no more deserving wel
fare organizations than the two for which
Exeter Lions Club are campaigning.
The reputations of the Canadian Red
Cross and the Ontario Society for Crip
pled Children are so well established
they should not need elaboration here.
However, we sometimes take such out
standing service for granted.
The Red Cross objective is slightly
below $6,000,000 this year to finance its
disaster services which are necessary in
times of national emergencies caused by
floods, fires and other means.
Funds for the Red ’Cross will be col
lected in a town-wide blitz this Friday
night. Residents should dig deep when
the canvasser calls.
The Ontario Society for Crippled
Children does a great work among the
handicapped kids of this province. It
must be a rich reward to the hard
working people in this organization to
watch children develop their mal-formed
arms and legs to the point where they
can become useful and healthy citizens.
But this humanitarian effort requires
money and all of us must furnish the
funds to carry it on.
Buy those Easter Seals with a do
nation to the Lions.
The Exeter Lions Club has earned
public appreciation and recognition by
its sponsorship of campaigns. for these
two organizations. Through Lions’ leader
ship, this community makes it contribu
tions to these public services which bene
fit us all.
Rutabaga
Half a decade ago, we rather doubt
that anyone this side of the reference
table in a library could have told what
a rutabaga was. Now ,after a period of
years when the self-styled Rutabaga King
from Blyth has talked rutabaga and ever
more rutabaga—the name is familiar to
even the. smallest toddling tot and the
most aged gray-beard in the county.
Now comes the newest news: the
rutabaga is to be canned. Cooked and
canned and on the grocer’s shelf the
once lowly root promises to become one
of the regular weekend purchases which
finds itself into every grocery basket in
the country. Perhaps even into other
countries.
Now there’s a boon to the hurried
housewife who dashes home to take a
pre-cooked roasting "chicken from a can,
pops it in the oven, tosses on -some pre
cooked peas and potatoes, store-prepared
pickles and cranberry and endives—and
then discovers to her horror that there
is no rutabaga cooked. And her husband
just does not enjoy his fowl without a
generous helping of rutabaga! What to
do? Well, just reach into the grocery
basket for a pre-cooked can of the stuff,
of course.
And it will save “prim Aunt Mary’s”
delicate nose from having to put up with
the odour of that “common vegetable” all
through the afternoon, just to satisfy
“that man’s” whim for rutabaga at fhe
' supper table.
What? You ask what is a rutabaga?
Fie and for shame upon you, if you don’t
know that!—Clinton News-Record.
Let's Work Towards
• 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.
When you are miles away
from home it Is a 'pleasure to
meet someone from the old, home
town. “I like you a whole lot
better down here than I do back
home," said Ulric Snell ope
evening when he and Mrs. Snell,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bell and
Mr. apd Mrs. E. R. Hoipper and
ourselves met at the Bell apart- •
moots for a social evening.
“Why oap’t we have more oif
these informal get-togethers
when we. are home?” said Mrs,
Bell. Too 'busy and too many
other engagements to really en
joy an evening where you let*
your hair dawn and spend the
kind of an evening when you reqjly- have- fun, seemed to be
the opinion.
Mr. and Mi's, Bell and Ann
have since returned home and by
the time this is in print the
others may have arrived or soon
will have.
Meet Mutual Friends
While it is a pleasure to meet
the friends from the old home
town, scarcely a day passes but
you run across someone who
knows someone that you do.
Parked opposite our car at the
motel where we are staying is
a car of the same make with a
[Saskatchewan license. Orv. in
troduced himself to the gentle
man and lady. They were from
'Saskatoon, Sask. On hearing we
were from Exeter, Ontario, they
immediately inquired about Mr,
and Mrs. Bert Francis and
wondered if they were coming
down this year. They had become
acquainted with them at Mount
Dora.
We were at the dog races
Wednesday night when I noticed
Orv. talking to a couple of at
tractive yound
tion not the
However, they
by Dr. George
ton, and Dr.
Listowel, two
Stella and Orv. met them
following night at Tampa.
Yesterday I went to
'‘Orange Blossom 'Cafeteria
my lunch where Mrs. Southcott
and myself often ate four years
ago. After selecting: your food a
negro waiter picks up your tray
and escorts you to a table. During
the rush hours there may 'be
from 20 to 30 standing in line.
To my amazement, $ie game
waiter that looked aftei' us four
years ago came and picked up
my tray and enquired for my
wife. “I never forget a face,”
said the waiter,
H. J, CORNISH & CO.
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
H. J, Cornish, L. F. Cornish, D. Mitchell
294 DUNDAS ST. LONDON, ONT.
ladies, the excep-
yule down here,
were soon joined
Hind, of Walker-
Bill Lawson, of
Exeter Old Boys,
the
the
Legion Corner
By M. E. HARNESS
Once again I ain sorry I didn't
make it in time for last week’s
issue, but we will try to make
it this week, There wasn’t any
thing very interesting that I
knew anyway.
I did apologise for giving you
a wrong date for .the ladies' night.
...There were so many things do
ing that week we had to post
pone it until a week from Friday
night, March 23.♦ ♦ * ♦
'Comrade P o o 1 e y will be
making an appearance on iCKNX-
TV some time soon to tell ithe
viewers what we are doing as far
as the honour roll to be placed in
Huron County courthouse is con
cerned.
I have beep asked several times
how a person will know when the
relative’s name will appear on
an open page, We are going ito
try to draw up a schedule and
recommend the 'county council
publish it with the names that
will appear on
way if you want
name on the honour roll you will
just have to look at .the schedule*
to see when the page with that
name will appear.
If any of you know anyone
that enlisted while'a resident of
Huron county or was born .in
Huron county but enlisted else-
where and you have reason to
believe he or she will be missed,
please, send in their names as
spon as possible,
# ♦ ♦ *
Comrade Larry Snider
some bad luck with the wind
storm on Sunday. His airplane
was upturned by the wind. I
guess it turned over easy enough
but I imagine it will be a lot
harder to get it back right side
up. A lot of people will be lucky
to receive London on their TV
because there are a lot of big
areals down and in pretty bad
shape..
The cribbage tournament last
Wednesday was quite a success
and was enjoyed by .both the fel
lows from Exeter -and Clinton
branches. I think the branches
should visit back and forth more
often.
Your family might lose your
home if you died. Let me toll
you about our Mortgage plan
which, at moderate cost, will,
prevent such a loss ... If you
live to pay off your mortgage,
you will then have a sum of
money for taxes, upkeep or
other purposes, year after
year.
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a schedule and
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Wins Fair Prize
Mr. Don iSouthcott,
iC/o Exeter Times Advocate,
This letter is ito 'advise you
•that the Exeter Times Advocate
"iSpecial Prize—,$5.00 Cash 'Award
to the youngest exhibitor having,
itwo or more exhibits at the Seed
, Fair, was awarded 'to Norman
Cartwright, age 14, of L,ondes-
boro. Lome" 'Hern of Woodham,
age 1'4, had the same number of
entries at the iSeed Fair, but
Norman Ca rtw-right received
more points.
>On the .whole I .believe the first
edition of the Huron County Soil
and (Crop NeWs was well received .
in all (quarters and at this time
I would like to congratjilate you
and the Exeter Times Advocate
on this Very excellent publication
and to say that it was a. real
pleasure to co-operate and Work
with you on this project.
Yours very truly,
G. W. Montgomery
Agricultural Representative
for.. Huron County.
Secretary-Treasurer
Huron County 'Soil and Crop
'Improvement Association.
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T-A
SERVICES
They Still /
Ring the Bell . . .
You’ve probably heard this one
before, but it bears repeating.
The young advertising man
entered the store.
“No”, said the veteran store-
, keeper. “I don’t need to adver
tise. Everybody knows me.”
Another man in the store
spoke up. “That’s a fine old
church across the way. How
long’s it been there?”
“Built when I was a child,”
answered the storekeeper. “Must
be well onto 50 years.”
“That’s curious,” mused the
.stranger. “Everyone must know
of it. I wondei’ why they still
ring the bell?”
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The Exeter
. Times-Advocate
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Business Directory
TIMES”
50 YEARS AGO
“The question has been
over and over, ‘Is Exeter
incorporated as a town
asked
to be
___,_____ __ ... this
year?” We don’t know. We have
the Qualifications. There is no
thing to lose. The taxes would
not be any higher. We (have a
live council—they’re awake and
doing.”
The Stephen hoys and the
Zurich gun club, had another
friendly shoot on Friday last.
Stephen boys came
ious.
Exeter and Lucan
joyed a day’s sport
day. The result was
out victor-
curlers en-
here Tues-
_____________ __ in favor of
Exeter, 54-47. Two rinks played
in the afternoon and two in the
evening..
A meeting' of directors of the
South Huron Agricultural Society
was held . at Blackwell’s Hotel,
Hensall, on Saturday, for the
purpose of arranging a spring
show at Brucefield on April 24.
The .milliners have now com
menced their duties for the sea
son and are preparing for the
openings.
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. T. A. Riussell, ah Exeter
Old. Boy, was elected president
of the Massey-Harris Co. Ltd. in
Toronto last week.
The funeral of the late John
Dixori Spackman, of 'Toronto, son
of Mr. and Mrs. E« J. Spackman,
formerly of Exeter, took place
from the Exeter Depot on Satur
day. The deceased received his
early education ih Exeter and as
a young man studied music in
Germany.
Misses Margaret Johns and
Annie Simmons, nurses-in-traln- ing-at Victoria Hospital, London,
visited at their homes in Exeter
on Saturday. They expected to re
turn the same day, but owing to
the storm they had to stay until
Tuesday.
The remains of the late Mrs.
Thomas Prior, who died in Lon
don, were brought to Exeter for
burial Friday afternoon.
15 YEARS AGO
One of the worst blizzards of
■the year visited this district Mon
day^ All roads were blocked.
Highway No. 4 was opened up
Tuesday.
Mr. Thomas Pryde has taken
over the. interests of his .partner,
Mr. Walter Cunningham, in the
business known as Cunningham
and Pryde.
• A series' of farm meetings is
being (held throughout Huron
County to discuss the creating
of a strong, vigorous and non
political farm organization.
Glenn, McTaVish, who . is taking
a five months’ course at the Galt
Aircraft School, spent the week
end at his home.
printing was the subject of an
illustrated address 'at the Lions’
Supper Club at the Central Hotel.
Mr. Bert Adair, ,a member of the
Ontario Association of Printing
House Craftsmen was speaker.
10 YEARS AGO
Three mote veterans of over
seas service have arrived home.
They are Gnr. Sydney West, Cpl.
Gordon Campbell and Pte. Earl
H. Ffayne.The fair board is now erecting
a new grandstand.
Over one thousand rabbits and
eight foxes were bagged during
the winter by the Thames Road
hunters.Bandsman Gerald E. Skinner
is returning to Exeter aboard the
hospital ship Lady Nelson, which
is expected to dock at Halifax
Thursday. _Mr. B. W. E. Beavers (has pur
chased from J, W. Morley the
brick dwelling now occupied by
Wring’s Cafe, * tPFO Junior Prout returned,
home last week, having received
his discharge.
I LIBRARY I
By MBS. J.M.S.
Owing to flooded conditions at
the Library last Wednesday, the'
board were unable to hold their
regular meeting. It is scheduled
for Wednesday and will have
been held by the .time this ap
pears in print.'
To hockey fans the voice of
Foster Hewitt is a familiar one..
His descriptions of great hockey
games have brought cheer and
life to not -only the keen fans (but
also the shut-ins, the lonely and
the ill. His traditional “He Shoots
He (Scores” has carried both re
joicing and gloom to countless
fans throughout 'Canada, the Uni
ted States and Overseas.
Along Olympic Road
In the teen-age section of
“Your Library” is found a book
written 'by Foster Hewitit entitled
“Along Olympic Road”. It is the
story of a young Ontario boy
growing up, inspired by his ijlol,
Syl Apps, and attracted by pro
fessional sport. He finished his
education, in spite Of attractive
professional offers and finally
goes to Europe to win the Olym
pic pole-vault.
Sir Anthony Eden
Not long ago 'Sir Anthony 'Eden
paid a visit to Canada and was
very much written about and
-photographed for our papers. iSo
you would be interested to know
that there is a biography of iSir
Anthony on the Library shelves.
This timely authoritative1 bio
graphy of Britain’s (Prime Min
ister is both a full length por
trait rand a brilliant narrative of
the making and achievement of a
statesman of world renown..
Mt. 'Campbell Johnson is an
historian With an exact sense of
proportion and a shrewd politi
cal biographer. To* his outstand
ing gifts as a Writer .he brings
the inestimable 'advantage of
having written an Earlier book
on the same subject, That work
Written seventeen years ago
shortly after Anthony Eden’S
histotic resignation from the
Chamberlain Government, earned
world Wide praise including the
commendation of the 'author by
Sir Winston Churchill as “Mr.
Eden’s able biographer.” Ever
since it has been widely quoted
and accepted as the only authora-
tive full length account of Sir
Anthony Eden's career,
*—Please Turn to Page 8
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