HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-08-23, Page 2This newspaper believes, the right to express an opinion
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Editorials
Jottings By J.M.S.*
Near Tragedies At Lake
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Need Some Here
Are Canadians Really Jealous
Of Ballyhoo In US Politics?
Honesty
One merchant in Exeter said (with
relief) recently that he’s convinced
people in these parts are honest.
He feels he can speak with
authority because he really tempted
the neighborhood.
The merchant—a hardware man
—put the area to the test by accident
ally leaving a number of high-priced
items out on the Main Street sidewalk
where he displayed them during the
day.
They were still there when he re
turned in the morning.
Worth It?
Now. that the meeting seasonNow that the meeting season is
approaching and organizations are
planning fall programs, it might be
wise to take, a critical look at the
value of time spent in this ever-
growing activity.
There have been many complaints
from Exeter yeople that this town is
over-organized. Having two or three
meetings a night seems to be the
commonplace, rather than the extra
ordinary, for quite a number of
people.
Every time there’s a national
political convention in the United
States, we watch with awe the amount
of interest Canadians take in it.
The interest is graphically illus
trated by the coverage given to the
Democratic convention in Chicago last
week by Canadian newspapers, radio
and TV.
We doubt if any Canadian event
of similar nature ever received half
of the publicity accorded the Demo
crats. We, might even speculate that
the U.S. convention received as much
coverage as the red-hot pipeline de
bate in parliament this summer.
Even provincial dailies dispatch
ed special representatives to Chicago
to cover the antics of Stevenson, Har
riman, Trumap et al.
Despite this interest, Canadians
generally tend to frown on the grand
stand activities of U.S. politics. In
deed, Canadians like t.o ridicule the
ballyhoo,
Why is it?
We suspect Canadians are jealous.
We suspect Canadians 'find in
American politics the colorfulness,
action, and fighting vigor they’d like
to see in their own country.
We wonder if Canadians don’t
long for more of the political spirited
ness ' of John A. MacDonald and
Naturally, ,we don’t expect Can
adians .to admit it because they want
to be different from the neighbours
to the south. They wouldn’t think of
imitating the American friends.
Their politics should be staid,
proper and dignified, to contrast with
the U.S.
But there’s one Canadian who
doesn’t agree.
He’s a university professor, who
startled the recent forum on Canadian
affairs at Lake Couchiching with the
charge that Canada’s political leaders
are too old and its politics are too
boring.
,, He .co mpar e d Prime. Minister
Louis St-. Laurent’s age of 74 with’that
of John A. MacDonald, who" was under
60 at the time .of confederation.
Instead of criticizing American
politics too severely, Canadians might
take a serious look at the state of
their own political backyard.
Opposition parties, both national
ly and provincally, are woefully weak.
Governments, strongly entrenched,
grow , lazy and dictatorial.
In -municipal politics, there just
aren’t enough volunteers to fill the
jobs. It’s frightening to see muncipali-
tiec call two and three nomination
meeings every year in order to get
th : civic posts filled.
Canadians have no reason to
The drowning at Grand Bend
on Sunday, when a young man
of 16 lost his life after jumping,
from a raft during a storm that
lashed the pier, recalls to mind
a couple of near-drownings of
which I was a witness a number
of years ago.
I remember being on the dock
one day when the lake was about
as rough as it was on Sunday.
The spray from the waves dash
ing against the pier rose high
in the air and occasionally a
wave would sweep the dock.
A young man in his middle
teens came running down the
dock and dived head first into
the troubled waters. In the waves
and the undercurrent he was
helpless.
I happened to be near by and
ran for a walking-cane in the
hands of a lady who was on the
dock. Lying flat on the dock I
vividly recall three waves that
passed over and with each wave
the cane in my hand slipped a
little as the voung man held on
to the opposite end. I was joined
by others who helped to rescue
the lad.
Saved From Drowning
I recall another instance when
I am convinced only the hand of
Providence saved me from a
similar fate as the Kitchener
youth.
There were a number of us
young people holidaying at Grand
Bend, There were several young
ladies from London who occupied
a cottage and one of them was
more daring than the others and
was just learning to swim. One
thing I remember was the young
lady jumping from the back of a
boat into the water, surrounded
by several -.iale swimmers. It
was great fun.
Personally I never could swim
very well but the thing that stood
out in my memory through the
years was the day when this
young lady asked me to swim
with her from the beach to a
ladder on the dock, about 20
yards from where we were stand
ing.
We were just about to start
when, seemingly from out of no
where a swimmer emerged-from
the water facing us only a couple
of yards in front. He had dived
off the dock and swam under
water to where we were. •
be here to tell this tale.
Ever since that time when I
gee the waves running high and
ypung and old sporting them
selves by swimming and jump
ing the breakers I think of the,
chances some o? them are tak
ing.
No doubt every reader of this
column will recall instances in
their lives, not necessarily while
swimming, but when motoring,
working of playing, when they
have escaped serious injury and
possibly death only by a mir
acle. I recall one writer saying
that during his lifetime there
were numerous instances where
only by the grace of .God had
his life been saved.
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ladder on the dock. Fortunately
my companion had arrived at the
exact moment and he was a
good swimmer or I would not
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| News Of Your Library |
| By MRS. J.M.S. * 1
Kerry Wood, the outdoorsman
of Red Deer, Alberta, who won
the Governor General’s Award
for juvenile literature for 1955
with his book, the Map-maker, a
biography of David Thompson
and his explorations, has learned
that 50 school libraries in Auck
land, New Zealand, have ordered ’
copies of this book. ■
He began his writing career
at the age of 16 and his articles
and short stories have appeared
in 60 magazines in Canada, Bri
tain, the United States, Australia
and Germany. He had previously
published six other books mostly
on natural history.
There is rapidly growing up
in Canada a boys’ and girls’
literature entitled “Great Stories
of Canada” that should fascinate
young readers. “The Map
Maker” is the second in the
series to win the award for
juvenile literature —• the other
one, won in 1954. was “The Nor’
westers” by Marjorie Wilkins
Campbell.
The Bold Heart
Another book in this series has
just arrived at Your Library.
“The Bold Heart” written by
Josephine Phelan. It wAs pub
lished in April and is the story
of Father - Lacombe, a Courage
ous; merry, spirited, missionaryExeter, according to Recreation BrownDirector Doug'Smith, has over 100 ’ ^eo-g-e box
organizations. Suppose each ‘of these
groups meets an average of twice a
month—that’s 2,400 meetings a year
or about seven meetings a night.
Let’s presume there’s an average
attendance of 20 at these get-togethers
and that they last three hours. If our
multiplication is right, that means,
that 144,000 hours of time were spent
in meetings by the people of 'Exeter
last year,
Was it worth it?
There’s an interesting campaign
bdipg waged by a small-towii editor in
’ Pennsylvania that might be noted
here/
The editor. began a crusade in,
March of this year for the abolition
or' at least a cutback in the countless
organizations in his county.
He noted that on an, average
weekday night there will be from 75
to 100 meetings, classes or social
functions.
“We have nothing against organ
izations,”’ he told his‘readers, “except
they are getting out of hand. There
are just too many of them and prac
tically all meet* at night.”-
He suggested that- some of the
groups might change to noon-day
meetings and hold shorter programs,
while others might meet less frequent
ly, monthly instead of weekly in some
cases’ i ' sneer at the United States ballyhoo,These proposals, he wrote, were ™ •- ------ - - J
offered “in full belief and faith that
fewer meetings in town and more of
them’ at home with the family will do
a great deal to slow down the com
plex whirl of our lives and preserve
the" country we all love.”
The crusader suggested that many
groups might be able to accomplish
just as much with half as man^,meet
ings, and even more, that maybe
some , groups have served their pur
poses and could advantageously dis
band or merge •with others.
“We were amazed at the number
of unsolicited comments agreeing
with us, he reported after his cam
paign, “and we actually had calls
from organizations which definitely de-
, cided to meet less frequently or even
considered disbanding or merging.”
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.
MERRY MENAGERIE
“Pardon my curiosity, but'are you ever troubled with
biting Off more than you can chew?”
This country needs some of it. '
Misunderstanding
The Goderich Signal-Stai’ makes
an unusual ■ comment which might
be representative of misunderstanding
over the recent Grand Bend contro
versy over policing.
The Signal-Star says: “Judging
from press reports, Grand Bend ’has
not got rid of its troubles by putting
itself under the doubtful ^protection of
the Ontario Liquor Control Act.’’
Most Grand Bend residents will
agree that enforcement of the LCA
this summer .is the best remedy the
summer resort has ever had to clean
. up its liquor problem.
When the Ontario Supreme Court
decided that Grand Bend was legally
under LCA and not divided between
LCA and the Canada Temperance Act,
police were able to wage a stronger
campaign against liquor abuses than
ever before. Even church leaders agree
that the enforcement this summer was
the best it has ever been.
In fact, that’s partly what tlie
controversy was about. Some people
thought police enforcement of LCA
was too strict.
As the
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Times Established 1873 Amalgamated 1924 Advocate Established 1881
Published Each Thursday Morning at Stratford, Ontario
An Independent Newspaper Devoted to th* Interests of the Town of Exeter and District
Authorized if Second Class Mail/ Post Office Department/ Ottawa
MEMBER: Canadian Weakly Newspaper Association/ Ontario
Weekly Newspaper Association arid Audit Bureau of Circulation.
AWARDS: 1956—A. V* Nolan Trophy, general excellence for nawapapara publlthoci
in Ontario towns between 1,500 arid 4,500 papulation; E. T. Stephenson Trophy far
best front page among Ontario weekly newspapers (also won In 1954), 1953—All-
Canada Insurance Federation notional safety award; Ontario Safety League award.
Pald-in-Advance Circulation as of September 30, 1955—2,734
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10 YEARS AGO
The large garage of Ward Fritz
in Exeter north is nearing com
pletion.
Peter Fraser -von a scholarship
of $50 and free tuition up to $125
a year for two years for highest
standings in six papers in Grade
XIII examinations.
The amount of prize money for
Exeter Fall Fair has been in
creased from $1,200 to $3,000
this year.
E. W. Brady will open a new
dry cleaning business with Sani-
tone method on September 3.
Ration book No. 6'will be dis
tributed throughout* Canada on
September 9
Misses Helen. Sharon, Maida
Richards, Norma Moir And Mar
garet Rundle are spending this
week at Grand Bend.
Six mem1 ers 'of the Swine
Club sponsored by the Exeter
Agricultural . Society were at
Stratford on Tuesday making a
trip through the Whyte Packing >
Co. plant.
15 YEARS AGO
Misp Agues McPhail, for m^,.y
years member of the Federal
House for Grey, addressed the
members of the Federation of
Agriculture in Usborne Township
in the church shed at Elimville
Wednesday.
Donations of plums and
parties arid sugar will be re-
ceivid’ ht the homes of Mrs. L,
Kyle, Miss L. Jackell or Mrs.
Frank Coates for the making of
jam for overseas.
The Exeter Lions Club are in
terested in securing every piece
of scrap that might be used for
war purposes. Save it.
The governments of the Uni
ted States and Canada have
frozen all stocks of silk in their
respective countries. All avail
able silk Will enceforth be de
voted to war needs.
In addition to the airport now
tinder way four miles from Exe-
ter, a second airport has been
surveyed hear Grand Bend com-
nrising some gOfLAcres..... . .. .
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. Jack Paisley of the Chain
way stores is holidaying at his
home in Orillia.
Miss Rubie Creech has been
successful in passing the .pri
mary part 1 Kindergarten sum
mer Course examinations., for
teachers held at Stratford.
The Huronia Male Chorus un
der the leadership of Mr. W. R.'
Goulding with Mr. Francis Ab
bott as reader provided a pro
gram at Bayfield Monday even
ing. Mr. George 'Grant playCd
two violin numbers, Chas. God
bolt sang a couple of Scotch
songs.Misfies Reta Rowe, Mildred
RowC, Pearl Wood of town;
Olive • Wood Of Toronto, Mary
Horney and Janicfe Hogarth of
London are visiting this, week at
“Robinhood” cottage, Grand
Bend.Huron County Junior Farmers
and Junior , Girls are holding
their annual field day and picnic
at Bayfield Park oil Wednesday.
50 YEARS AGO
School at Centralia reopened
Monday with MiSs Minnie Bob-
tcrill of Clirildn and Miss Maud
Porter of Fullarton <as teachers.
Anniversary service of the
Sunday School of Bethany Metho
dist Church, Thames Road, were
held Sunday and Monday. Rev.
John Potts D.D. 6f Toronto was
the speaker.
The Lucan Irish Nine, one Of
the best teams in Western On
tario. gave +he Cpediton Stars
a trimming in baseball Friday
evening.. Nearly 500 people wit*
hessed the tame.
Tobias Faliner One of Credi
tors best known citizens and!
ote Of Stephen’s first Settlers
passed away on Monday. Sur
viving .are four sons and two
daughters; Charles and Mrs,
Rogers of Michigan, Harry, Ed-
war?., Albert and' Mrs. John
Klumpy of Stephen.
Misses May. snell, Ollie Quance
and Carrie Dyer are. attending milli;i*rv nnonincs iri Toronto......
priest, respected and honored by
his Indian charges and by all
the white men of the Canadian
North West who heard the tales
of his great work.
As a young Oblate missionary,
Father Lacombe went into the
vast Northwest Territory to work
among the Indians: he shared
thejr poverty, their hunger, their
dangers; he nursed them through
plagues of measles and small
pox: .he was peacemaker be
tween tribes and between the
white man and the Indian. His
long lifetime in Canada’s West
saw the end of the buffalo age,
the transfer of the Territories to
Canada, the building of the trans
continental railway, the Riel re
bellion and the swift growth of
white settlements.
Josephine Phelan has drawn,
for her readers a portrait of this
famous western ‘‘blackrobe”, and
his busy eventful life.
More Books To Follow
In preparation in this histori
cal series for young people arfe
‘‘The’ Little Rebel,” -the story of
William Lyon Mackenzie, writ
ten by Margaret Bellasis; “The
True North,” the story of Cap
tain Bepnier by Fairley and Is
rael; “Redcoat Sailpr,” the
story of Sir Howard'Douglas by
R. S. Lambert; “The Selkirk
Settlers,” the Red River Settle
men, by J. W. Chalmers; and
“The Saltwater Men,” the story
of Canada’s Deep-Sea Sailors, by
Joseph Schull.
Watch for and read these Can
adian stories at Your Library.
Permit Plant
In Usborne
Usborne council, meeting on
August 13, agreed to let F. A.
Stonehouse Ltd. set up an as
phalting plant on side road 25-
26 on -concession seven in con
nection with their paving con
tract on Highway 83.
The agreement was made pro
viding the company use only-con
cession 6-7 for loaded trucks, be
responsible for traffic hazards
and the’upkeep of the road. *
Arden Frear, representing the
company, told council that his
firm planned to Use a portion of
' the township road for the asphalt
plant.
F. P. Corbett, O.L.S., of Lucan,
presented his report on the
survey and plan for a municipal
drain on concession one to be
called the Rowcliffe drain. Coun
cil accepted .the report and direc
ted that interested raepayers be
notified that the report would
be read for provisional adoption
at the 'September meeting. The
township of Tuckersmith is to be
.served with a copy of the report.
Council discussed .i request
from the Ausable Conservation
Authority for a description of
fencing requirements in the
.township. Members moved to
'amend by-law No. 6, 1906, regu-
• lating height and description of
lawful fences, in the township
but later to lay the matter over
for further consideration at the
September meeting.
Bill for fire protection from
the town of Mitchell in Kirkton
on January 20 was discussed by
council who authorized it to be
paid.
In business arising out of the
minutes, council was advised
that approval of the additional
$3,000 for the-Morrison Dam bad
not yet’ been received from the
Department of Highways.
Reeve Clayton Smit!; presided
for the meeting and Councillors >
Harold Jeffery, Harold Hern,
Hugh Love and Harold Hunter
were in attendance. Next meet
ing will be September 10.
Predict
Biggest Yet
The dates for Western Fair
London are just arouiid the corn
er, September 16 to 15, and all
Western Ontario can look for
ward to the best and biggest ex
hibition in Western Fair history.
Advance sale tickets are now
on sale and fair officials point
out that only purchasers of ad
vance tickets can participate in
the draw fdr two expensive se
dans on the last night of the Fair,
September 15.
Space in all the building? has
been completely sold out. The
farm machinery exhibit will be
the largest on record.
The Western Ontario Holstein
and Jersey breeders tre again
holding their Championship Shows
at the Fair. The Ontario Shedp
Breeders’ Association will hold a
sheep sale on Thursday, Sep
tember 13. Every inch of barn
space will be occupied by prize
livestock,
Western Fair has more attrac
tions than ever this year, includ
ing tile. 50th year anniversary
celebration of Hydro in the homo
city jn the late Sit Adam Book,
founder of Hydro. London and
Western Ontario Hydro arc go
ing all out with an attractive,
sparkling exhibit you will want
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Two changes Harry Shoubridge is glad to see
“The modern food store is a shopper’s paradise,” says food store owner
Harry Shoubridge. “Self-service has made buying quicker and easier.
New departments, such as frozen foods, have brought a wider choice
of products. Package designs, store arrangements and lighting have all Z
been modernised and vastly improved.”
Another change benefits Mr. Shoubridge and his family in a personal
■way. Nowadays it’s easier to provide financial security for families
because life insurance policies are much more flexible. Never before
has the range of policies and plans been so wide.
Life insurance representatives, too, are trained to give more competent "
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