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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-07-05, Page 2■P«ge 2 The Times-Advocate, July 5, 195<5 Editorials • ” a„.A ii 1- " • i; This newspaper believes the right to express an opinion in public contributes to the progress of the nation and that it must be exercised, freely to preserve and improve democratic government. Proven In Oklahoma Construction Of Small Dams Would Conserve Farm Land Prevented by high costs from constructing several major dams throughout the watershed, The Ausable River Conservation Authority^has turned towards a policy of building a number of small dams to help con trol major spring floods. . The Morrison dam in Usborne township, although still beset by prob lems of governmental red tape, is slat ed to be the first development in the Authority’s new program. If life Mor rison dam proves successful, the Authority will assist in building others throughout the watershed. The wisdom of this policy was recently pointed out in an article in The Reader’s Digest. Excerpts from this article are reproduced here: “Spring floods can be reduced efficiently and economically by build ing a lot of little dams instead of a few big ones. This new method of employing small upstream dams, rather than large dams in the big downstream valleys, has been proved again and again over the past ten years, on both hilly and flat land, in urban and agricultural areas alike. “Big downstream dams are only aji attempt to control already swollen rivers. But trapping water upstream diminishes floods where they start, 'and thus minimizes downstream flood conditions. Besides it’s cheaper to build a string of small dams than one big one. Citing successful results of up stream dams in Oklahoma—in a re gion once plagued by an average of .nine floods a year—the Digest de^ 'scribes the effort to “trap the' rain drops where they fall,” which it states is the essential idea of the new con trol theory. This has been done by planting deep-rooted grasses, terrac ing, contour plowing, and building.’’a network of small earthen dams. Once- abandoned farms in the region are now prospering. Amazing results have also.. been. achieved elsewhere. Wherever the new method’ of “trapping the raindrops”' has been -adopted, not only have floods been averted but, says Reader's Digest, the soil has been improved and crops have increased. More than 1,000 cities and towns in North America had water shortages last summer, according to the article; yet, again this spring, water that should have been held on the land to soak into our vast underground reservoirs was allowed to. wash off, causing damaging floods and running back into the ocean. “When you start a program to catch the raindrops where they fall,” concludes the Di gest, “you subtract water from a po tential flood and put it to good use in your community.” Save Forests Last summer in Ontario, 928 bolts lightning set the forests flaming, .------- ------were Jottings By JLM«S« The / / / Phonograph Praises Action The Brantford Expositor praised Grand Bend for .its action against un- desjreables in. a recent editorial. The Expositor says: “Tbe Lake Huron summer resort • village of ‘Grand Bend has been through some unfortunate and un deserved experiences due to rowdyism • on the part of obstreperous young people. Consequently it is taking steps to end the nuisance. ' “According to the Village Clerk, Mr. Herbert Wainwright, a by-law, has been passed giving the police author1 ity to close up any tourist homes, cabins or motels which fail to keep control of their establishments and their customers. The legislation pro vides for licensing of such places. “It would be unjust to accuse all owners^-of carelessness. Most of them have been as much the victims of hooliganism as any other residents of the community. When the “gang spirit” breaks loose it takes some con trolling, and mob violence is never pretty. “Grand Bend is not the only place to have been plagued by such shenani gans, but it is setting a good example by trying to make sure that there shall be no repetition of the rowdyism. “Sometimes such outbreaks seem to run in cycles or epidemics. There is a great deal of difference in size be tween say Grand Bend and Montreal, but both have experienced some • vicious incidents. To cope with them, whether in village, metropolis or small town, demands an ample police force backed by respectable and responsible public opinion. When the psychologists and sociologists have said their say, there is still only one way to put down mob violence and that is by a still stronger discipline. So let’s not go soft-headed on that score.” of ] „ while 1324 human agencies engaged in the same business, says a statement of the Canadian Forestry Association of Ontario. Campers, enjoying their wood land retreats, let loose 390 fire trage dies th^t cleaned up 91,000 acres of green countryside. Smokers,- unwill ing to devote ten seconds to snuff their lighter tobacco, set the forests ablaze on 298 occasions, with 6400 acres turned to a smoking barrens. . Because of the dual attack of lightning and human recklessness on the public-owned forests of Ontario, tax-paying citizens paid a bill of four million dollars for extra fire-fighting, supplemented by a loss to the pro vincial treasury of $2,700,000 in Crown dries that now are uncollect- . able on the devastated areas. The high fire-fighting costs, says the Forestry Association bulletin, re flected not only the severity and duration of the fire season but the greater efficiency of the Ontario Forest Service which. held timber losses to a third of those incurred in the bad years of 1936 and 1948. " “Every year, Ontario’s treasury of forest resources adds to industrial strength and broader employment. Except for lightning, the iimberlands ’ -would remain evergreen and ever- growing were it hot for the gross negligence of those who enter. the , woods for work or recreation. A minute or two of precaution this sum mer can head off a runaway confla- grationf’ Weeklies Best “Local newspapers — especially those of smaller places—are the real determining factors as to future business.” This is the emphatic statement, in his latest opinion release, of Roger W. Babson, noted economist. , “My advice to advertisers, na tional as well as local, is to spend more money,” Mr. Babson says. “Of course, it is much less work for the national advertiser to get his income from expensive copy in a few magazines of big circulation than to bother with a lot of daily and weekly newspapers. “Let me say, however, that this is a dangerous policy for advertising agencies and also for the national ad vertisers whom they represent. “Remember that the weekly news paper not only is published once a week but also is being read by some one every day.” 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. • A town plan for Exeter. Cxcter Times Established 1873 Amalgamated 1924 Advocate Established 1881 Published Each Thursday Morning at Stratford, Ontario Ah Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Town of Exeter and District Authorized a,* Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa MEMBER; Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association, Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation. |Ut>rr X Bureau > ” ar Z JKCULATTOWS; AWARDS: 1956—A. V. Nolan Trophy, general excellence for newspapers published in Ontario towns between 1,500 and 4,500 population; E. T. Stephenson Trophy for .best front page among Ontario weekly newspapers (also won in 1954). 1953--All Canada Insurance Federation national' safety award; Ontario Safety League award. Paicbin-AdvanCe Circulation as of September 30, 1955—2,734 SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In AdvanceJ-Cartada, $3.00 Per Year; U.S.A. $4.00 Published by The Exefer Times-Advocate Limited. ........ I have been thinking of the many changes that have taken place on Main Street. The changes have con.? about gra dually. Where S. Martin & Son for many years conducted a music store, first selling organs, then e pianos, sewing machines, bicycles, et . there is now a variety store, up-to-date and modern in every way. Before th- Martins acquired the store it ”as a general store owned by J. P. Clarke who moved to the west during the early Manitoba boom days. • Mr. Wilbert Martin who suc ceeded his father sold the store to Mr. George Wright who con ducted a men’s furnishing busi ness. Mr. Wright sold the build ing to Mr. Murray Greene the present owner of the variety store. After disposing of the store, Mr. Wright sold the the merchan dise to Mr. Lloyd Ford who has been operating in the building north of the Town Hall. He has now moved the stock into what was at one time, known as .the ’ Fanson Block, then the Carling Block and now the Southcott Block, opposite the post office. Variety Store' First In the store occupied by Mr, Ford there have been' many changes. As I remember it first it was a variety store operated by Miss Dearing afterwards taken over by J. Willis Pow ell and new lines were added, one in particular, the Edison phonograph. When it was intro-" duced as a sound recording machine it was considered one of the wonders of the world. .The phonograph in all shapes, sizes and prices was as popular in the home as radio and tele* vision are to-day. The machines were cranked by hand and every new record had to be manually changed. Willis kept a great variety of records and prospective buyers came to the store and listened to the records while others fond of music frequented the place to hear popular tunes of that period. School children could be found after school hours in the store and on occasion Mr. Powell made recordings of their voices, He now has in his possession re cordings of numerous persons who have passed away. Sponsored Entertainers One of the outstanding accom plishments of Mr, Powell was when on several occasions he brought to Exeter some of the leading receding artists from New York. Concerts were held in the Opera House and the sing- ing of these artists was com pared with the reproductions from the phonograph to prove that the phonograph record cap tured the true tones of the singer. The bringing of these artists to Exeter was a costly publicity stunt but it paid off in the sale of machines and records. Some of the phonographs were as costly then as T.V’s are to-day. But time a’d conditions change and with the coming of the radio the sale of phonographs fell off. A new avenue for phonograph records developed with the radio and now they are heard over program. The jute box was ori ginated and these ingenuous in- truments attractively construct- ed can be heard recording the latest song hits in every rest?...- rant and many other places where people gather and to-day this is considered big business. Following Mr. Powell, the store was taken over by Wil liam Cook ai I was operated suc cessfully as a grocery store. Mr. Cook was succeeded by Wesley Ryckman and occupied until a year and a half ago when Mr. Ryckman branched out into Rick’s Foodland now operated on the highway just outside the vil lage. For the past year the store has been operated by T. & T. Floor ing which has transferred the , business to Zurich. Studio Closed July 9 to 21 For Renovations PHOTOGRAPHER' 3. Spray County Trees To Control Sawflies f Huron County has found that mothering 667,500 trees has its problems. Insect infestation has become so acute that foresters resorted to aircraft to spray the County forest tracts north of Goderich last weekend. The spraying was done under the supervision of Zone Forester H. H. de Vries. Spraying equip ment was Thought in from St. Thomas and the aircraft was based at Sky Harbor while the work was being carried out. One of the biggest threats to the county forest tracts is the European pine sawfly, but the European pine shoot moth is giving trouble, too. Until these insects can be brought under control, little or no red pine will be used for reforesting in Huron County. The European pine sawfly normally hatches in May, but be cause of a delayed season, the hatching period was later this year. W. E. Steele, reforestation sup ervisor " ~ termed the attacks on forest growth "alarming. "During the hot days early in June, those green worms with black head and black body- stripes developed rapidly and ate so voraciously that they com pletely stripped the mature needled from many Scotch and red pine in plantation?.” In Huron County, the flies have attacked seven tracts, the Shep- pardton, Robertson, Rogers, Collins, Adams, O’Connor and Stingel trac<-. The cost of aircraft spraying is less than that of hand or ground machines when full coverage is required, say offi cials. In early stages, the sawfly may be controlled by using a virus to infect it, making it ill. The, siok insects infect others. It is hoped that this process may result in control of the plague within a few years. As for the European pine shoot moth, spraying doesn’t seem to have much effect on it. But there is a definite increase in the popu lation of the praying mantis, which feeds on a number of in sect pests ,and it is hoped this will be a factor in the control of the moth. (Goderich Signal-Star) Stamp It To Speed It Let Us Supply You With « Rubber Stamps * The Times-AdvOcate Phone 770 Exeter f Huron district, By Walt DisneyMERRY MENAGERIE i Go “Watch it! That wind shifts awful fast!” ’ 50 YEARS AGO Herman Kernick, son of Mr. William Kernick of Thames Road, fell from a scaffold in the barn to the floor, a distance of 16 feet. He, sustained a badly, fractured wrist, two broken ribs and a fractured skull. Rev. J. M. Perkins was pre sented with a gold headed cane, suitably engraved, by the con gregation of Trivitt Memorial Church on his departure for Ingersoll, Miss Mattie Ellis of Hcnsall, who has been teaching school at Harrow, has been engaged to teach in Hcnsall next term. , II. Eilber, M.P.P., of Credilon, is having a cement vault con structed in his office. The young people of Main St. Methodist Church have taken up the game of tennis. They have prepared the ground to the north of the church and purchased the necessary supplies. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. William Lutman, lineman for the Exeter Public Utilities Commission, was suddenly elec trocuted early Wednesday morn- . ing while in the act of repair ing a transformer on Simcoe St !rs. Campbell (nee Nellie Rus- Sell) of Montreal was a visitor of the Thames Road. Jubilee on Sunday. . Miss Gertrude Francis and Gladys McLean let Friday for sparrow Lake where they have secured positions for the sum mer. A new communion set for ad ministering the Sacrament in the seats was used in James St. United Church Sunday morning. The new set was on trial and at the close of the service the con gregation voted to adopt the new, system. J Miss Rubfc Crco.rh is in gfriit. As the 'TIMES ford taking a month’s course in kindergarten work. . * 15 YEARS AGO The frolic at Spruce Grove, sponsored by the Centralia War Service Unit for Red Cross pur poses on Tuesday evening, drew a crowd of over 850 persons with proceeds of over $400. Miss Mary Borland has ac cepted a position as teacher at Hurondale School. Capt. Ryan and several of his men from the District Depot at London were in Exeter Monday recruiting 'for all branches of the service. Lakeview Casino presented Willis Tipping in a highly enter taining program at Grand Bend last .Sunday evening.. . W, G. Cochrane, a graduate of Osgoode Hall, Toronto, who was admitted to the Bar June 19, has opened up a law office in Exeter. 10 YEARS AGO * After having been discontinued for a few years, Decoration Day at the Exeter cemetery was re vived on Sunday. A new tablet has been added to the memorial at West Mc Gillivray which was erected years ago to the men of Vimy and Flanders. The tablet, bear ing the names of those who gave their lives in World War II, was unveiled Sunday. The Exeter Swine Club met at the farm of Harvey Godbolt on Monday evening. Harry . Mathers, who recently opened up a new service station in Exeter North, was severely burned Monday afternoon when flaming gasoline set fire to his clothing. Huron County Council have approved plans for a new court house. building at Goderich at an .. si......... . H Town Topics ‘Holiday visitors in Exeter district included: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Frayne family of Sarnia with Mr. Mrs. Clayton Frayne. Gary Douglas remained for a holidays. Miss Margaret Hoy, R.N., of Stratford; Mrs.- Jim Hoy and Debbie, of Woodstock; Malcolm Hoy and Mrs. Helen Hoy, Avon- ton, with Mr. and- Mrs. Gordon A. Smith, Main Street. Mrs. W. H, Keddy and daugh ter, Beulah, Mrs. Hammel and daughter, Wanda, of Fenton, Mich., with Miss Nettie Keddy. Mrs. P. A., Jacques of London with Miss Margaret Brown. Miss Greta Harness with. Mr. and Mrs. Duke Hall at West port. Sgt. and Mrs. Lloyd Fogelberg, Lloyd and Donna of Sea Island, Vancouver with Mr. and Mrs. Hedley May and Marion. Sgt. Fogelberg ,, is transferred to Hamilton where he reported Monday. Mr, J. A. Christie of Regina, . Miss Jeannp Christie, Mr. and > Mrs. Laverne Christie, Bob and Ronald of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Christie, Harley and David • of London with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Thomson. Mr. Ed Wurm of Markham, with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Kirk of Stoney Creek, Mr. and Mrs, Wib Hawley and Miss Eleanor Haw ley of Hamilton and Miss Mabel Wilson of London with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Walper and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. ~ Shirley and Brenda all of De troit, Mr. and„ Mrs. Ron Simp son of Lucan, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Walper of Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ducharme, Frankie and Cathie, Mr. and Mrs. Don Parsons and David, Mr. Clifford Quance and Mr. Hugh Parsons, with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parsons. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Watts of Hamilton and Mr. and Mrs, A. J. - Fawcett and family of Cale donia with Mrs. M. Finkbeiner and Mr. and Mrs. Garnet 'Ship man. Mr. Wm. Gardiner of Meaford is a patient in South Huron Hos pital. Mrs. Gardiner is- visiting with her sister Mrs. Les Richard and other relatives. She attended the Parsons-Winslade wedding in London on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Jones of Kitchener and the latter’s moth er, Mrs. Nelson of Toronto visit ed over the holiday with Mr. and Mr’s., J. H. Jones at theii" cottage at Grand Bend. Mrs. Wm. Rollins of London spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. Gordon Koch and other rel atives. , ’ Miss, Elly Bakker commenced her duties at the Bank of Mon treal on Tuesday morning. Miss Joan Hopper was suc cessful in completing her fifth year in medicine at the Univer sity of Toronto. She is ihterning at Gowanda hospital, New York. Don Petrie, formerly of Exeter, was also successful in his fifth year and is interning at Guelph hospital. 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