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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.
Rumours
■ A newspaper writer who puts on
paper a certain statement must be
prepared to back it up with all the
necessary supporting facts, or, where
a reputation may be in jeopardy, face
a court action for libel.
As a result most newspapers are
reasonably careful that what they say
is the truth.
Some folk, however, in their pri
vate and, indeed, sometimes in their
public capacities, indulge in a- fair
measure of verbal speculation, more
often and more properly called gossip.
. Some of this gossip is not too
harmful; most of it is not malicious
to the point where it might be termed
slander.
But there seems to be in each
community a. number of men and
women who take a particular delight
in retailing rumours about their fel
low citizens, especially those citizens
■ who, by reason of their jobs dr their
responsibilities, are better known.
It is possible that-these perpetual
gossips really believe that there is
some foundation to their rumours and
that, in passing on the information,
they are doing a "public service be
cause the local newspaper would not
“dare to print the facts.”
They might be surprised.
There are very few newspapers
which are riot at all times ready and
willing to print the facts. What they
are riot prepared to do is to give cur
rency to rumors unsupported by
facts.
Indeed we sometimes wonder if
a newspaper might not be performing
a most excellent public service if each
time one of its staff heard one of
these gossips operating at full blast,
it requested the rumor-spreader to
put down what he or she had just
said on paper and put his or her
' name to it. Then, when an investiga
tion was completed, if , the,, rumor
proved innocent, action for libel or
for slander could be initiated.' ; ,
It is the problem of having to
face a continual war of rumors which
keeps many able citizens out of public
office. Indeed elected officials seem
to be extra special targets for the
rumor-monger. And around election
time the rumors seem to fly fastest.
And this spreading of rumors is
not confined to the general citizenry.
It is unfortunately used on occasion
by candidates for public office as a
means of allegedly defeating their op
ponents. And it sometimes does not
end with the election day.
In the last election in Midland,
for example, we heard various reports
that one of the candidates had profit
ed privately from municipal real
estate deals. We heard another candi
date branded as a secret communist
agent.
Even after the election was over
one of the successful candidates was
rumoured to have evaded a municipal
building restriction by taking out a
permit for one location and then con
structing at another.
We venture to suggest that not
one of the persons 'who gave currency
to these rumors has the courage to
stand behind- them in print. Why?-
Well,, for one reason, because they
didn’t really know the facts and,
therefore, were content to pass on po
tential falsehoods by innuendo.
In doing so they did a great dis7
service riot'only to the subject of their
rumor-mongering but to democracy
itself.
We are able to rule ourselves only
when as individual citizens we assume
responsiblity for our own words and
acts.
When you run into a rumor-
- mongerer, you run into a person who
threatens our way of life.
Invite them to put up or shut up.
In so doing you will be perform
ing a most worthwhile service not
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It’s a proud town that has an
active band.
But any town can have too many.
When Exeter’s long-organized
concert band was disbanded several
years ago, Exetei* Legion formed a
pipe and drum band which has repre
sented the town well in festivities
throughout, the district. It’s a strong
enthusiastic organization which im
proves every time it’s on parade,
This spring there was consider
able agitation for the organization o.f
a junior band in town. The idea met
with enthusiasm and organization is
well under way.
There’s also’ a move afoot to re
organize the former- citizens band.
Each of these musical organiza
tions is a. worthy project in itself but
when they come all together, it brings
up the question: how many bands can
a town support?
We’re not trying to dampen en
thusiasm for any of the suggested
bands but perhaps. some caution
should be exerted before fall organiza
tion starts.,
Formation of more bands than the
domunity can support would make it
difficult for all to- survive. •
EDINBURGH, ‘Sept. ,J2-We
have spent today in this city,
the capital of Tom' Pryde’s bon-
nie Scotland, r *' ' 1 .
royally entertained.
We are now eight days away
from home and it seems like a
fortnight.
Friday night aboard the Em
press of Britain was gala night
with toy balloons and paper hats.
We had to turn our watches back
an hour each* evening while on
board. We will gain them back
on the homeward journey.
After a day at Liverpool, we
headed for Glasgow, a distance
of 215 miles. Two hundred miles
in this country, where top speed
is 30 miles an hour and most of
the driving along narrow roads
and sharp curves is somewhat
less, is a real day’s travel.
It seemed funny at first,
driving on the left side of the
road. Cars coming from the op- •
posite way seemed to be coming
right at you. Drivers hug the
left side of the road and the
margin for passing is none too
great.
On our way we passed through
Aintree, Or m shirk, Rufford,
Preston, Barton, Duncombe, Gal-
gate, Lancaster, Kendall to Car-
. lisle where we stopped for lunch.
We stopped for a rest and
stretched in the afternoon at a
motorbus station. We .looked at
the Scotchmen and they looked at
us, wondering which was the
more curious. Our coaches are
labelled “Canadian Newspaper
Party On Tour.” Our party
raided the small confectionery
stand for coffee and sweets and
there held out our English money
for the waitress to take the cor
rect change.
After lunch we passed through
Gretna Green, with its famous
smithy, once used for runaway
marriages. A billboard announ
ces the fact. The. route is through
a hilly part of Clysdale. We stop
ped once for gas and as the heather was fairly thick we all
tumbled out to gather some of it.
We were the envy of those in the
other two busses as they had not
that privilege. After ‘ passing
through Douglas Mill, Hamilton
and Bothwell we wound up at the
Central Hotel in Glasgow.
At 6.30 p:m. we were tendered
a reception by Lord Provost of
Glasgow, the Rt. Hon; Andrew
Hood.
Mr. Hood started as a “devil”
in a weekly newspaper became
a reported and finally an owner.
He spoke of Glasgow as the in
dustrial heart of Scotland. “Can
ada,” he said “has beer; taking
away our engineers and our
tradesmen and now I understand
you are trying to take away one
of our footballers. It's bad
and have been, enough to lose our engineers and
’ ‘ our skilled labor, but we hate to
lose our footballers,” he said.
We were shown through the
city hall with its reception halls,
council chambers and large
paintings.
After arriving late in Glasgow
we had barely time to tidy up
before the reception. Dinner was
late. I had contracted a cold the
last day on ship and was feeling
miserable, so off to bed right
after dinner.
One thing we run across quite
frequently is someone who has
been to Canada or who has rela
tives there. “It’s a fine country”
we have heard on many occa
sions.
ABOARD THE EMPRESS OF
BRITAIN Sept, 8—We have been
‘ sailing ever since 11 a.m. Tues
day. The weather has been excel
lent. For two days there has been
a slight swell and a very gentle
rocking motion.
A few of our party have lost
one or two meals but there has’
been no sickness to speak of.
Most of the ladies fortified them
selves with sea-sick pills. One
of our party who said sea-sick
ness was all in the mind was one
of the first to. skip a few meals.
He was of the male sex.
When I started out I said I
was going to join in all the fun
on board and it has been one
continual round of pleasure.
Horse-racing at 4.30 is a daily
pastime that creates a lot of
fun, There are six races ahd the
bets are two shillings, in English
money and 39 cents in Canadian;
There are six horses (1 to 6) and
the horses are advanced on num
bered blocks. Four or five
, dice are used according to the
race. If two or three numbers
turn up at once’, the horse with
that number advances accord
ingly and usually those holding
that particular .ticket audibly
express satisfaction.
I entered the room when the
racing was half over and placed
my 30 cents, on No. 3 which
paid off sevdn shillings. I had
decided before going in to stay
with No. 3 and to my’ surprise
No. 3 was the winner of the next
race, paying 25 shillings.
Each evening from 8.45 to 9.45
there is bingo and tickets are a
shilling or about 17 cents for
each game. .1 was again getting
beginner’s luck and on one card
was successful, the payoff being • close to eight pounds. I was
handed the money when someone
else piped up so they took away
MERRY MENAGERIE By Walt Disney
“It’s not how you live, friend ~ it’s WHERE!’?'
The editor had the .opportunity
of inspecting progress ’on the St. Law
rence Power Project. during the past
week and its magnitude staggers the
imagination.
It’s a huge engineering task which .
required years of planning and tech
nical know-how. Now, it’s almost one-
half .completed.
Ontario residents can be proud of-
this project because, essentially, it’s •
theirs. While the work is being done
in co-operation with the Power Author
ity of New York, it was the foresight
and initiative of Ontario planners
which got it started.
The seaway project is a tribute to
Ontario architects and a * striking in
dication'of the. progress and develop
ment of this province.
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*
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50 YEARS AGO
At a meeting of Exeter coun
cil, the rate of taxation was set
at 21- mills, Debenture indebted
ness accounts for 4 mills, Schools
for 5 mills, the lown.10 mills and
county, 2 mills.
Attendance at the annual- fair,
sponsored by Stephen and Us-
borne Agricultural Society in
conjunction with 'South Huron
Agricultural Society, broke all
previous records. Gate receipts
amounted to nearly $700 and to
tal gross receipts exceeded
$1,000.
’ Mr. S. M._ Hunter left for Col
lingwood w'here he will take
. charge of the Ontario Steel and
Wire Company’s works. »
• Exeter’s four first-class millen-
ery establishments have been
holding their fall-openings. The
large Gaintsborough hat "
dress W6ai‘, small turbans
sailors predominate.
25 YEARS AGO
Ross, three year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Reg knight had the
misfortune to bfeak his leg when
he fell over their dog which
backed in front of him.
The Rev. -Dr. Laird of Toron
to, treasurer of the United
Church in Canada, was the spe
cial speaker at anniversary serv-
° ices at James St. United Church.
Mr. Thomas deck ell of Detroit,
who over 30 years ago was an
employee of the Exeter Times,
visited Exeter Fair.
Miss Marjorie Medd has left
to resume her studies at Mc
Donald Hall, Guelph. Miss Laura
Clarke of Creditor is also attend-
McDbnad College this year.
Mr, Harry Strang, Jt.r Is at-
tonding O.A.C. at Guelph.
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and
15 YEARS AGO
The congregation of Exeter’s
churches met in James St. Uni
ted Church for a ReconSecfation
service. The offering, for the
Queen’s Canadian Fund, amount
ed to' $47.
Two hundred officers and men
of the Canadian Army Demon
stration Unit stopped in* Exeter
while on a recruiting tour of
Huron County. Reeve B. W.
Tuckey welcomed Major Fel
loes, commanding officer, when
the fifty armoured vehicles stop
ped in front of the town hall.
During the eight months of this
year, Exeter branch of the Red
Cross has completed 616 large
quilts and 50 cot quilts. Red
Cross workers took no holiday
during the summer months.
Over $60 was collected by local
boys and girls on tag day for
the C.N.I.B.
10 YEARS AGO
Ovef 10,000 ration books were
issued in the Exeter district. Mr.
R. N. Creech, who was in Charge
of the distribution here, was as
sistord by a number o£ volun
teer workers, , t
Enrolment at Exeter High
Schcool reached 295, which in
cludes 230. from the rural district
who are being transported by
bus. Erection of the new build
ing, to be used in connection
with the high school,* is,being
held up because of a searcity of
cement. -A half-penny bank token of the
Bank of Upper Canada was found
by Mrs, Nt. McAvoy in her
garden. Date on the coin was
1857. , , , ,W. G. Cochrane was elected)
chairman of Exeter’s RecresUonr
Council at the inaugural meeting7.
R. C. Dinney -is seeretary-trea^
urer* .
the money and brought me back
half of it. That was my only
lucky day, but they have con
tinued to dub me “lucky.”
Following bingo there is danc
ing and I happened in one even
ing to see a number of English
young people dancing in groups
something after the square dance
style. Then it wound up with fol-
low-the-leader. They were hav
ing a grand time.
Young "People On Ship
There are quite a number of
young people on board, many
of them going to Switzerland or
other places on scholarships and
a number of them were recently
married, some on their honey
moon. I noticed a couple while
at afternoon tea comparing their
diamonds and wedding rings.
On our second day out, our
party had a get-together meeting
for a group photograph and de
tails of our itinerary. On Thurs
day, there was a planned tour of
the ship with Commander Will
gate conducting us through the
engine room and it is amazing
the number of units of all • des
cription and the instruments re
quired to keep this floating
palace in motion. The two driv-
shafts are 13 inches in diameter
and extend half the length of the
ship.' Each day 'there is a draw
on the number of miles the ship
will trayel in 24 hours.
After inspecting the engine
room in the morning, we were-
taken to the bridge in the after
noon and shown the navigation
instruments and the many con
trols for almost every conceiv
able emergency.
While in one of the lounges '
a gentleman came up to me and
asked if I was from Exeter. He'
said I looked so much like my
brother Orville with whom he
has had considerable business
dealings. It was a Mr. Brad
shaw of Stratford on his way to
England on a business trip.
We have met quite a number
who have spent part of the
summer with relatives in
Canada and are now returning
to England. One lady was#telling
me she was in Toronto when the
recent severe storm passed over
part of that city. Sitting in a
restaurant in Scarboro, a window
was blown in- and some of the.
glass scattererd over her table.
She was visiting her son. “How .
is he doing in Canada” I asked.
“Very well indeed,” she replied..
“He is married to very fine Can
adian girl and their home has
many of those modern house
keeping conveniences. I am 73
years ’old and ’wanted to see how
he was getting along and now
for the rest of my life I will have
happy recollections of my visit
to Canada.”
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' The common objects of day-to-"
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napkins, gloves,' your breath,
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Why do. people say “God bless
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Measuring is such an every
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up off the ground. All the earliest
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not, though we live as if we did.-
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