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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-04-26, Page 2Give Generously This Journal shall always fight fur progmi, reform and. public, welfare, never be afraid to at­ tack wrenft, never belong to any political party, hover bft satisfied with merely printing news. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 26 rl956 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 1»S« NOW! Must Work Together To Conquer Cancer Police Action Immediate police action is required on two mounting problems in town: the irresponsible show-off driving of youth­ ful car jockeys and bicycle riding on Sidewalks. “ Citizens have a right to complain about the noisy, reckless driving of youths on town streets at nights, par­ ticularly Saturday evenings. These cars, with their powerful-sounding mufflers, . race around blocks, skidding on gravel and squeeling wheels on pavement in Careless abandon. This reckless driving problem has been growing steadily. Last year it re­ sulted in damage to property and serious inconvenience. It should be checked quickly this Spring before it gets out of hand again. With other duties to perform Saturday . Cancer must be conquered. The toll of this iniquitious disease is appalling:tast year cancer killed 20,000 Can­ adians—an average of almost 55 persons a day. More than two Canadians every hour of the night and day died of cancer. Cancer killed more children between the ages of five and 14 than any other disease. These are facts Canadians can no longer ignore. Practically every person has had a relative or acquaintance af­ flicted by the disease and its disastrous consequences raise fear in us all. There is only one way to get rid of the disease—Canadians must band to­ gether to provide funds for research and education to prevent it. That’s why the appeal for funds in this area is as important as it is across Canada. All parts of the nation must get into the fight. When the canvasser calls, spare what you can.nights, it isn’t possible for the present town force to control this situation ef­ fectively. Council should work out with Police Chief Reg Taylor some means of curtailing the practice. Bicycle riding on sidewalks presents a more difficult problem. The law pro­ hibits such practice but it has been de­ bated in council that it is dangerous for boys and girls to ride on roads in town. Since motorists persist in failing to re­ cognize a bicycle as a vehicle with full rights of the road, riding on crowded and busy Main St. is hazardous. High crowns and gravel on back streets make biking difficult. Consequently, council has not required police to enforce the by-law. But it becomes serious when people get knocked down on sidewalks and ‘ pedestrians are endangered by riders. This situation cannot be tolerated either. There are two alternatives: the pre­ sent regulations must be enforced and. motorists educated to give bicycles full privileges of the road or, if sidewalk riding is permitted, the bicyclists must be made to understand that pedestrians have the right of way. Whichever course is decided upon, steps should be taken right away before the season is advanced. Children at play are particularly vulnerable to street accidents, account­ ing for many of the 15 pedestrian deaths each, week in Canada, according to the All Canada Insurance Federation. Officials of the Federation, which represents more than 200 fire, casualty and insurance companies, said children should be taught the rules of safety from the earliest possible age—both at home and at school. According to safety experts, the best training method is through good ex­ amples set by parents. They recommend the (following precautions: 1. Cross streets only at intersections, and only when signal is green. 2. Always look to right and left be- street, or leaving bus orfore crossing streetcar. 3. Never vehicles. 4. Never or trucks. 5. Watch jump on or off moving play behind parked cars carefully for cars turning corners or coming out of lanes and drive­ ways. .6. Never chase a ball or other toy into -the street, 7. Be most careful crossing streets in wet or slippery weather; cars require -greater stopping distance when roads ate slippery. 8. /When there are no sidewalks, walk facing oncoming traffic; at night cafry a flashlight or some readily-visable white-object. 9. Walk to and from school by the Hockey As the hockey season comes to a close, officials and commentators are taking to task sports organizations in the province for laxity in enforcing the regulations and for inefficient handling of schedules and.playoffs. It’s a good sign in one way—it in­ dicates there is movement afoot to clean up the situation—but it isn’t in another. To the casual fan, who must be per­ suaded to attend these contests to keep the sport out of debt, this squabbling throughout the season must appear nauseating. There’s no doubt both spec­ tators and team' officials have lost in­ terest in the game because of the per­ sistent bickering and controversy. We are not convinced, as some are, that the fault for all hockey problems can be laid at the feet of the W.O.A.A. or the O.H.A. While these officials are not blameless, it should be remembered these men are attempting to carry out the wishes of the various teams operat­ ing within the organizations. Let’s face ft: with few exceptions, teams circumvent and ignore the regula­ tions for the all-important goal of vic­ tory. The feeling among clubs.is to get away with as much as they can without being caught. In addition, the teams de­ mand special favors from their organiza­ tions. How can any sports organizations operate successfully if the people who make it up are not willing to abide by the regulations and trust others to do the same? If this hockey situation is to be cleaned up, it can only be from one source: from the teams themselves. It is they who elect the officers of the as­ sociation; it is they who set the policy; it is they who make or break the organ- . ization. There must be a genuine change in attitude—az sincere desire to operate within the regulations; a reluctance to utter and repeat unproven suspicions and accusations; and a respect for the people who are trying to do a job at the district level. Until team officials stop publicly be­ rating district authorities instead of sav­ ing their complaints for the conference table, the situation will worsen to the detriment of the game. •One of the fascinating dream© of our early life was a trip by train to London on the Loudon, Huron -and Bruce. -Every kid longed for a train* ride. lit was an event in 'his life. Before the days of the motor ear ft was the only means of getting in and out of town. But the days of a train ride in -and out of Exeter will come to a close at the end of (this week when the passengers coach will be dropped owing to a lack of lack of patronage, -On Friday of last week (the students from the Fairfield school were brought to town by laiulto and taken hack (to Centralia by tinin just for the experience and joy of a ride on the train. 'Of the 18 pupils only two had ridden on <a train before. It was in December, 1875 (that the first train .made the run from London to Wingham, -a distance of about 70 miles, The first en­ gines ‘were fired with cordwood which was burned in huge quanti­ ties and was picked up along the way, lit was an added (revenue ;to the farmer who sold the wood although at that itime the price paid was comparatively (small. ■Water for the holler was der­ ived from a large tank that stood a short distance month of the Exe­ ter station. iOn the walls of the May farm, two miles south of Exeter is writ­ ten the date when ithe first (train ran on the line, December 11, 1875. The date on the walls was placed there hy Rev. Mr. Ed­ wards, one of the first Bible Chnistian ministers in -this dis­ trict who made his home with Thomas May and occupied the room from which he could see the train pass. Older residents will recall the time, when tire L.H. & B. did a thriving 'business and ■was .known ais the .butter and egg special, because of the extensive trade in A Fascinating Dream Gone effecting Hensail, No; 4 Highway north and south of Exeter, east of Highway No, 4 and the second conces­ sion of Stephen and Hay north of the Creditor! Road. The time has been arranged to cause the least inconvenience to all customers affected. Jottings By JMS * ill Part Of Exeter Area Weather Permitting The Power Will Be Of Tuesday Morning, May 1 2 a.m, to 5 a.m., D.S.T. farm produce that passed over •the line. It was alt ‘that (time one of ithe best paying -branches of Ithe C.N.R. dn April, 1941, the senvice on the railroad was curtailed mak­ ing its last run from Clinton ito Wingham, cutting off the village© of Londesboro, Blyth, Belgiiave and the 'town of W’ingham. Insitead of two trains a day eacih way, the 'service had’ earlier been reduced to one train a day each way. ‘This gave ithe villages enroulte a limited mail service and ilast year the mail was diver­ ted from the railway and is now being delivered from London by truck. The coming of the railroad in 187'5, was heralded as a great event and meant much in the way of development of the farming area through whicn -jit passed, But because of the limited facilities for shipping provided by ithe rail­ road, industrial expansion did not keep pace with other communi­ ties. It was because of poor rail­ way facilities Ithat (Exeter lost the Verity IPilow .Works wlliich since being transferred to (Brant­ ford, has played an important part In the development of the Massey-Harris Co. in which the Verity© became actively inter­ ested. It was Mr. Per-cy Verity that set up the branches of the Massey-Harris Co. in both the United (States and France. News Of Your Library f By MRS. JAI.S. Mtuny came bo the Library laisit -week 4o view (the books eu display .ail'd Mrs. H. 'Laing, librar­ ian, 'reports- What there were at least forlby reservations fci* these ■books. It was very .gratifying (to the board members. All were intereslted in 'Gover­ nor (General Vincent Massey's 17 ■day, 10,000 mile lairytouT of ice bound. Arctic. To the iCianadian Press lie said “ We no longer question the importance of |the Arctic, Its meaning in ithe tid'd of isbraltegy and in civil aviation is obvious. We are learning more and imore of its 'great economic resources, fou't ino one knows or can guess, what wealth it may conceal.” iSo very timely is the book “The Mysterious North” written by iPierre Berton. The Mysterious North This is the first popular book covering the lemtire ’Canadian Arc­ tic from iblne Yukon to Labrador.' It is a comprehensive account Olf MERRY MENAGERIE “I demand to see my lawyer!! TIMES early exploration, history, geolo­ gy, climate, agriculture, trans­ portation, scenery, personalities, Indians, 'Eskimos and daily life. ' The great open frontier of America is now north, not west. It is just as exciting as the old frontier used to be, although pioneering is done foy bush pilots and military fliers in planes and helicopters rather than by cover­ wagon >and canoe and -although the pioneers are looking for ura­ nium and iron ore and radar sites rather than for land and gold and religious freedom. The gnarled and .ancient world of Labrador and 'Ungave from •wlliich iron ore is already moving toward Buffalo and ''Cleveland is booming so 'is the southern Yukon because of hydro electric . power, Pierre Berton’s association With the Arctic region diabels from the day of ,his birth, July 12, 1920 in Whitehorse, Yukon Ter­ ritory. His family moved to Daw­ son w]ien he was a few months old. He graduated from the Uni­ versity of British Columbia in 1941 but before that he had worked as >a construction—gang laborer and as a member of a thawing crew for the Yukon Con­ solidated' Gold 'Corporation at Middle Dominion Creek in the Yukon Territory. He is now man­ aging editor of Maclean’s Maga­ zine. He is the author of the Royal Family published in 1954. safest route, even if it is the longest. •10. Obey the policeman; he is on - duty to guard your life. 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. 15 YEARS AGO The London, Huron and Bru-ce made' libs last run from 'Clinton to Wingham on iSaturday. It was on December 11, 1875, that the first (train made the run from London ito Wiingiham. Home and 'School Associations of Grand (Bend and B Line spon­ sored a community health meet­ ing in which Dr. R. H. Taylor, M.O.H., pointed out that 92 per cent of parents had signed up in favor of inoculation against diph­ theria and scarlet fever. The Lucan and district .branch of the Red cross sent to the Lon­ don (Red Cross 650 knitted articles between January 1 and March 31. A selection of ithe work done in the .general -shop room of the (Exeter High School was dis­ played in the store window of Beaver’s Hardware. The land surveyed at Fair- field for the location of the new Air Force school comprises 1,0'00 acres and includes the farms of Charles Isaac, Mrs. Hodgins, Lloyd JHodgson, the Robinson ~ " Sandy ■ Hydro Interruption Manager Exeter Area Ontario Hydro FIGURED OUT FOR. YOU * <fje Exeter QumeS ^Lbbocate Ttiwr Batahlished 1878 Amalgamated 1024 Advocate Established 1881 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Town of Exeter and District Authorized as Second Class Mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association <Ru^eau > Member of th© Ontario Division of the OWNA Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations 1958 All*Canada Insurance Federation National Safety Award 1953 Ontario Safety League Award 1954 Winner of the E. F, Stephenson Memorial Trophy for Best Front Page Among Ontario Weekly‘'■'Newspapers farm, Louis Davey and White, 10 YEARS AGO A recreational director ing considered in Exeter, have been several applications. Mr. Harold Wihyite, who <ha3 been employed with the Ontario Hydro power Commission in Ex­ eter since 1928, has been appoint­ ed superintendent of the Lucan office. At (S.S. No. 2 'School in Hay, 14 returned men were (presented with a two-piece collar and chain tie set — G. J. Bieber, R. G, Campbell, G. L. Campbell, H. M. Campbell, W. C. Dunsford, W. E. Grefo, E. J. Grab, A. R. Gould, D. L. Gould, R. E. Keys, C. R. Knight, A. W. Rowe, N. S. Stan- lake arid H. L, Tinney, J. W, Morley, K.C., newly- aippoinlbed magistrate for Huron County presided for the first time at the weekly police court held Thursday afternoon of last week, Is be- T-here iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiBiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiuiimiiiiimtiiitmiiiiimiiiiiiiMHMtiiii / 50 YEARS AGO Hotel Licenses were .granted ■ for ithe ensuing' year >bo James Shaddock, Mansion. House, W. T.' Acheson, (Central; William Bar­ rows, Commercial; C. Wendilahd, Metropolitan iall in Exeter, Wil­ liam Fritz, Grand (Bend, John Mo- Isaac, Cred'iton James Hannan, Shipika, William 'Moffatt, Cen­ tralia. 'Grand Beend has grown into a summer resort of unusual popu­ larity and 'to meet ithe demands of (the thousands of visitors who gather during ithe summer months several fine 'buildings have been erected including; the hotel being built foy Mr. Henry Bossenberry on the site of the old property. Wanted—a good smart girl to learn vest making. Apply to W. Johns. * At the meeting of the W.M^S. of James St. Church at. the home of Mrs. W. G. Bisseitt the ladies presented Mrs, iD. A. Anderson with a 'locket in recognition of her 'services dn ■connection with the society, She with her husband and family leave town Shortly. 25 YEARS AGO Eleven pigs died after being killed or worried foy dogs at Ithe slaughter house of H. C. Rivers. On the eighth and ninth con­ cessions of Usborne Township there are over a thousand acres of land owned by the Hern family. . The Exetei’ Horseshoe Club met on Monday night and organ- . ized for the season of 1931 with Fred Ellerington as president and Wm. Ward, 'secretary-treasurer. Messrs. W. J. Beer and E. Russell are in Toronto attending a convention of De Forest-Onosley radio deMors. The Huronia Male 'Chorus, under the leadership of W. R. Gouldlng, assisted by George Grant, violinist, and Francis Ab­ bott, reader, gave a concert in th© Crediton Town Hhll Wednes­ day evening. List Changes In Traffic Act The Legislature of 'Ontario, during .its recent session, intro­ duced and (passed -a variety of amendments Ito the Highway Traffic Act. iSpeed limits on urban or rural highways, while mot altered at the time, may mow be increased or decreased foy regulations' of the Lieutenant Governor in Coun­ cil. It is understood that changes in permissible speeds will foe in­ troduced only after requirements have been ifwlly investigated through engineering surveys of traffic and highway conditions. "Trailer” 'under an amendment is more fully described so that equipment aiot .normally inten­ ded for the transport of either .goods or .people, such as tar-pots, cement mixers, air compressors, etc., is excluded from the regula­ tions. .The iannips er 80 either the case o.f public vehicles which must continue to display amber lights. The required funebioming of’ hand or "emergency” brakes is' . limited to holding the vehicle on any grade. Endorsement of drivers’ licen­ ces following convictions for of­ fences under (bhe Criminal Code of Canada, is now mandaboiiy. Weight regulations have un­ dergone adjustment. Tandem axle sem-i-trailer n n i lb s previously limited Ito leads of '2'8,000 .pounds may now carry 30,000 pounds. Permissible gross weights of ve­ hicles 'passing over bridges under the conltrol of muncipal authori­ ties, are now the subject of regu­ lation by such authorities. Concerning (the operation of unusually large vehicles used ito tranaporlt heavy machinery, ■transformers, etc., that must operate under special permit and are restricted as- to size, weight, route and (hours of travel, .penal­ ties are how provided for illegal variations of ithe permit terms. (Because o.f unintended inequi­ ties 'arising from the suspension of .both driver’s 'license and ve­ hicle .permit after conviction for impaired or drunk driving, sus- pension now is limited to the li­ cense of the convicted driver. Imprisonment of u.p to '30 days and fines from $25 ltd $100 for the first offence, and imprison­ ment for as‘ much as six months and fines from $100 to $500 for the .Second offence, are now the penalties for operating vehicles whose permits have been sus­ pended or cancelled. For some years, when an Ont­ ario resident failed ito satisfy a judgment arising Out of a motor Vehicle accident in any ether province and in some states, li­ cence. suspension Imposed (by the court of tlhat province or State was iOIso effective in Ontario. The Act has been amended so .that only In the circumstance that the other province or state, has simi­ lar and reciprocal arrangements will suspension imposed else­ where apply in Ontario, 'three front -identiificaltion on vehicles over ‘30 feet inches wide may now be green or amber, except, in Here’s the smart way to make money. Simply invest in 4% Guaranteed Trust Certificates. Here’s what you get: • 4% yearly interest, payable half-yearly • Authorized investment for trust funds • Short term;—5 years For example, $410.18 of your money accumulates to $500.00 in just flye years. Write for the descriptive folder right away. 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MARTIN OPTOMETRIST Main Street, Exeter Open Every Week-day Except Wednesday For Appointment Phone 855 JOHN WARD CHIROPRACTOR & DRUGLESS THERAPIST 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 E:DR. D. J. McKELVIE, D.V^“ VETERINARY SURGEON Phone 99 HensaU - Ontario J. NORMAN COWAN BOOKKEEPING Systems, Service, etc. INCOME TAX RETURNS Dashwood 27-r-13 Sarepta Hay Post Office