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The TimM’Advocat*/ September 13, 1956
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Trade Fair Welcome Addition
Exeter Fall Fair gets bigger every truly a community affair,
year. The main fair, of course, has
Welcome addition to the annual many other outstanding features to
exhibition this year is a Tuesday night
Trade Fail*.
Success of the trade show is al
ready indicated by the fact that less
than one week'after it was announced,
the entire display space in the arena
was taken by commercial and indust
rial exhibitors.
This new feature has been’ organ
ized by A. J. Sweitzer, an energetic
supporter of the fair and a past presi
dent -of the sponsoring society. It’s a
welcome addition because it will give
local industry and district retailers a
chance to show off their products.
What’s more, the combination of a
trade fair and a farm fair is ideal be
cause it gives both sections of the
community a view of each other. It
helps to make the annual exhibition
Drivers in this community should
be reminded about the school bus
legislation at this time of year.
Section 41B of the Highway Traf
fic Act makes it an offence to pass a
stopped school, bus.
When a motorist overtakes a
school bus which is marked on the
rear ‘School Bus Do Not Pass When
Stopped* and red, rear, flashing lights
are operating, and is stopped upon a
highway outside a city, town, or vil
lage for the purpose of receiving or
discharging school children, he should
stoj) his vehicle and shall not proceed
until*the school bus resumes motion
or the driver of the bus signals him
to proceed, or the flashing signals are
no longer actuated. ' .
make it attractive to district people.
It should draw a good crowd.
Fair officials, however, are some
what concerned about the decreasing
, number of local exhibitors, This is an
unfortunate trend because, after all,
the main purpose of the fair' is to dis- ”
play local products, local livestock and
local handicrafts. It should not be just
another stopover for the professional
showman.
There’s still lots of time for dis
trict farmers, gardeners, florists,
housewives and hobbyists to prepare
exhibits for the fair competitions. The
prizes are worthwhile and the com
petition’s fun. Why not enter into the
spirit of the community fair by pre
paring an exhibit now?
We hope the ladies are planning
to compete for Gram’s Trophy, the
award inaugurated this yehr by The
Times-Advocate for the champion
cook of the fair. This first year,
especially, we’d like to see a keen
contest for the kitchen honors. '
We’ll see you at the fair.
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Better Pay
At a recent meeting of Canadian
INSPECT SHIP’S PRINT SHOP—When the group of more than 60 of Canada’s
weekly newspaper editors sailed on the Empress of Britain from Montreal recently
for a tour of the United Kingdom, they found that, even at sea, thejr were not far
from a printing shop. Some of the editors are shown above examining the ship’s
press, which prints a daily newspaper, the Empress of News, and turns out many other
printing jobs, such as menus, required by a ship at sea. Deft to right above are: H.
McCormick, Monitor, Montreal; F. W. Beattie, Spectator, Annapolis Royal, N.S.; F. P.
. Galbraith, Advocate, Red Deer, Alta.; R. G. Shearer, News Tribune, Blenheim; and
C. H. Nolan, Tribune, Stouffville, Ont. Among the party are Mr. and Mrs. J. M. South-
cott ' (CP Photo)
Jottings By J.M.S.
Recently, a ■ U.S. town lost
chance for thriving prosperity because
of its shabby, unpainted appearance
and ! apparent lack of progress. The •
town council had interested an auto
mobile manufacturing,firm in a town
site for a multi-milion dollar assembly^
plant which would have employed
3,500 people. The real estate scout for
the automotive firm admitted later
that one of his company’s reasons for
rejecting the site was that many of
the town’s properties had not been
painted for 25 years!
It would • be interesting to know -
how many Canadian communities. are
guilty of having lost badly-needed in
dustries because of such a needless
reason. There is no doubt that most
Canadian centres are anxious to at
tract industry. The more industries,
tlje more employment opportunities
tliere are for its citizens. The local per
capita tax load is usually reduced.
More money pours intq the coffers of
local businesses which in turn may
expand their premises and staffs.
Industry of course takes- several
factors mto consideration before final
ly resolving where to locate. Is there
a good water and power supply? Is
the labor supply adquate? Are there
suitable schools and churches? Several
other factors ar.e studied.
Suppose several communities-pos-*
sess equally suitable facilities, which
one, will be chosen as an industrial
site? ' '
As a veteran real estate scout
from one large Canadian firm, put it:
“Considering all . other things are
equal, we would undoubtedly give the
nod to the tidy, well-painted and land-
i
rf. •
civic officials, a university professor
suggested that mayors’ salaries in
larger centres should be at least
$25,000 a year.
The professor argued it would be
more encoiiomical in’the long run to
pay more for civic officials' and get
better men who can afford to spend
more time on the job. If you pay well,
you can expect a good job’. If the man
doesn’t produce, you can throw him
out.
We go along with that idea.
Not, of course, that we think the'
mayor of Exeter should receive
$25,000—that’s twice as much as the
town’s road budget. But he should get
more than the $350 Mayor R. E,
Pooley will receive at the end of this
year.
Being the town’s chief magistrate,
its principal architect for progress
and development, its supervisor of ad
ministration and its official represent
ative at social functions should be *.
wohh at least $500. Indeed, taxpayers scaped location. We believe the (citi-
might find their money well spent if zens ,such ‘a place are industrious,
the stipend were raised to $1,000. ■ conscientious, and possess pride m
their community. We feel they would
make good employees and fine neigh
bours.”
the stipend were raised to $1,000.
Rest of the members of council
get $250 a year, which puzzles us,
Shouldn't the reeve and deputy-redve,
who are supposed to shoulder heavier
responsibilities, get more? And what
about the chairmen of more important
and time-consuming committees such
as roads and drains? Their tasks re
quire more experience arid more ef
fort than others.
In any case, the $250 stipend for
councillors may not be too far out
of'line but it doesn’t seem to be at
tracting many candidates. Maybe it
Should be raised too.
Don’t get us wrong, we’re not
trying to squander the taxpayers’-
money. But it’s like the professor says;
if you pay them more you can expect
more—or kick them out.
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 ExeteT.
Bije Exeter
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ABOARD THE EMPRESS OF
BRITAIN, Sept. 4—Mrs. South-
cott and I arrived in Montreal
tills morning after an all-night,
ride from London and, after
breakfast' at the C.N.R. station,
we took a taxi to the S.S, Em
press of Britain.
The dock’ was a busy spot with
about. 1,000 passengers arriving
to board the ship, accompanied
by about as many friends who
■ stood on the dock to witness the
departure. Colored paper stream
ers were thrown from the deck
to friends below, forming a con
tact one with the other.
We located our cabin on “B”
deck and as we are travelling
tourists class we are agreeably
surprised at the* luxurious acco
modation, which left little to be
desired. We are about the centre
of the boat with a porthole look
ing out on the St, Lawrence,
in having their time and places
allotted for meals ahead of time.
Others were not so fortunate as •
there seemed to be several hun
dred lined up shortly after board
ing the boat making their re-
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another line-up reserving deck
chairs at $3.00 each. You make
your choice of what part of the
deck you prefer.
About the middle of the after
noon, tea was served in the
lounges and on deck. At 5 p.m.
there was a practice Boat
Muster, at which all passengers
were required to don their life
belts and assemble at their
muster stations on the Promen
ade Deck. Life boats were low
ered in full view and instructions
given in case any emergency
arose.
The’trip down to St Lawrence
was magnificent. Just now in
view is a Roman Catholic church
with two large steeples com- '
manding the landscape. The
weather is. everything that could
be desired. The river is like a
mill pond.
The few hours, that we have
been on. board have been most
enjoyable. 'We were more than
delighted to find a lovely basket .
of flowers in our stateroom sent
from .loved. ones back home.
1 News Of Your I
I LIBRARY I
By MRS. S. M. LAING
Faintly a bell rings, the sound
muffled by- distance. A spire
among far off trees indicates
the settlement.. We cross the
Thames River and by 'devious
turnings arrive at the' spot where
empty mission buildings-church,
house, schools and barns -sleep
among the locust- trees facing
the river.
The church door, ajar, reveals
in the autumn gloom a few dusty
benches, an organ, a pulpit, a
scattering of leaflets. Suddenly
the bell clangs loudly and we find
a mischievous Indian boy tug
ging the short rdpe at the top
of'the narrow stairs. This young
ster is an offspring of the Al-
gonkian tribes from New. Eng-
land', New York, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Ohio who were
• gathered together two centuries
ago into the fold of Christ by a
few fearless Moravian Mission
aries of the Cross. He is an heir
of the Lenni Lenape who ac
cepted Christian precepts.
Centuries ago the Lenni Le
nape Indians peopled the western
portion of the American contin
ent as part of the great Algon-
kian Nation of thirty-six tribes.
For some reason the Lenape set
out toward the Rising Sun. To
gether with the Iroquois they
fought their way east .and came
to rest finally along the main
waterways that run from the Al
leghenies to the sea. The Iro
quois settled in the land border
ing the Great Lakes while the
Lenape .took possession of the
rivers and valleys, of what is now
eastern Pennsylvania, New Jer
sey, New York and Delaware.
So begins the book entitled
"Wilderness Christians" by Mrs.
Elma E. Gray of London, On
tario. This book is a backward
glance into what was ope of the
continent’s noblest enterprises-
the Moravian Mission to the Del
aware Indians,
Those courageous Missionaries
began their work in Pennsylvan
ia in the mid-eighteenth century,
and th^y led the Delawares, dis
possessed by the, white plan’s
advancing civilization to Ohio, to ,
Michigan and finally to the
Thames Rivet in Canada, whefe
they built the once flourishing
community of Fairfield near
Chatham, Ontario.
One paragraph which especially
captured my interest reads like
this: “Taking ‘the cars’ (train)
at Bothwell one golden Septem
ber day the Vogler family em
barked on a pleasant trip to new
ly settled Clinton, north of Lon*
don, to see their daughter Sarah,
They want first to Detroit where
they boarded the steamer •
‘Ploughboy’ for Goderich, across-
Lake Huron, and finished their 1
journey by stage to Clinton,” »
Do not forgot to ask for >
i^hrieltan^1"1 11-ia J
This new addition to the Can
adian Pacific Steamship line is
truly a floating- palace with
swimming pool, luxurious loun
ges, ' game rooms, a children’s
play room, two large dining BB... — „
rooms (one first class). In addi- * sGrvations> for meals, There was
tion to the 1,000 or more passen
gers, there are about 600 in the
crew.
There are about 70 in our
C.W.N.A. party and we are being
well looked after by Mr. Neal
Wiseman, general passenger
agent of the C.P.R., Montreal.
Just before .dinner, our party
was presented with silver Maple
Leaf pins, through Frank Pren
dergast, with the good wishes of
the Imperial Oil Ltd. This is our
means of identification, We were
lined up for a group photograph
by the company’s staff photo
grapher, •
Our company was forturnate
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50 YEARS AGO ■
Mr. Charles Birney is now the
• possessor of an old make of
violin which today is very, rare,
It is over 200 years old and was
lef(; to him by an old friend in
Windsor who died recently. Mr. w-- Birney is fond of the violin and tim village. He has rented the
plays well himself. nnR< mnidmff whmii
A game of tennis, consisting
of five sets, was played on Labor
Day between those who have
been practicing on Mr. R, N.
Rowe’s lawn and those from the
Maih St. Church court. The lat
ter were victorious by a score of
3 to 2.
Miss BOrtha Snell has accepted
h position on the Advocate staff.
Tom Carling’s young hound
“Mike” whs killed by a work
train going north when he under
took to beat the train from one
crossing to another.
Large congregations attended
anniversary services at Trivitt
Memorial Church. The Rev. ,H.
T. S. Boyle of Wibgham
ducted the services.
25 YEARS AGO
Rfev. Ezra Hear, former ......
later of Exeter and father of
Mrs. W. S, Howey, died at the
home of his son ill Toronto.
Miss Evelyn Howard has been
appointed to the High School
staff bringing the number of
teachers to six.
Clinton’s softball team won the
Ecelegton trophy When they took
both games of the playoff from
the Exeter team.
The largest family reunion of
the Crediton community was
held on Labor Day when mem
bers erf the Halst family gather
ed in the Evangelical church
shed from many points in On*
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YEARS AGO
V. Pickard has been
clerk and treasurer of
COn-
min
old post office building which
will be fitted up for- an office.
Mr. A. J. Sweitzer, local con
tractor, has been appointed new
manager of the Huron Lumber
Company. He succeeds Mr. Dave
Gordon who has- accepted a Civil
Service position with the R.C.A.F,
Hev. H. L. Jennings of Exeter
has been appointed rector of-
Thedford, Arkona and Kettle
Point parishes of the Anglican
church.
Women’s Institute of Exeter
has shipped 432 pounds of jam
through the Exeter Red Cross.
It was made at the home of Mrs.
L. Kyle.
10.YEAR5 AGO
•A tragic accident oh the farm
of George Stephenson, Parr Line,
took ‘the lives, of Charles Steph
enson and his six year old-grand
son when a concrete wall, which
was being rebuilt, ■collapsed and
burled them beneath the wreck
age.Miss Helen Pcnhale left for
Toronto whefe she will attend
Osgoode Hall taking a course in
law.
The garage of Graham Arthur
was looted in the early hours Of
Sunday ahd a number of articles
were stolen.
- Mrs. Calvin Heywood, an En*
glish war bride and Mrs, Ger*
aid Campbell, a war bride from
Scotland, were guests at events
held in their honor, *
The Hon. T, U Kennedy, Min*
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