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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-11-22, Page 4Tha TimM-Advoctte, November 22?IwT . iiiiiLii.iJu.niJMip ttr •W This newspaper believes the right to express on opinion In public contributes to the progress of th* nation end that it must be exercised freely to preserve and Improv* democratic government. m I ■ t |O I FI ?! I CxJ 11 I Cl 151 Paris1 Famous Night Club IIAVWML COUTTS HALLMARK Biased Poll? Require Stronger Arguments For Temperance Act Repeal Goderich Jaycees* recent report on the Canada Temperance Act, in which they recommended the forma tion pf a county-wide committee to work for its repeal, is a disappoint ment. The Jaycees set out to undertake an impartial investigation of this con troversial legislation. Unfortunately, they came up with a surprisingly short report which cannot be taken serious ly- Main argument for the repeal of the CTA was found in the results of a/ poll which revealed that over 50 percent of the people in Huron would vote against it. Accuracy of the poll, however, comes under serious doubt since the Jaycees refuse to name the polling organization or'the firm which hired it to make the survey? Under these conditions it is na tural to assume that the poll was financed by a brewery or liquor com pany. What other interest would, .sponsor such a project? " Was this the same poll which was recently described by a weekly pub lisher in Huron County? He objected to the interviewer’s partial approach < Frauds Police Chief Reg Taylor warns local residents to beware of itinerant “tradesmen” who extract exorbitant sums from susceptible householders for repair work. The police chief tells of one elderly woman who paid triple the normal price to have some painting done to her house. As is the custom in such frauds, the so-called “expert” found many repairs which were urgently required. Before the job was completed, the price exceeded $1,500'. The police chief suggests three sensible precautions which can be taken to prevent this type of fraud. Call thev police. When. approached by unknown tradesmen—most of the offenders have records and are well- known to police,forces. A lawyer can be consulted to in spect contracts. Get ■ a bid on the work. from a- local contractor. It’s cheaper. A Mouth? With municipal nominations com ing up this Friday, the following . editorial in the Wiarton Echo is time ly- “This is the time of year when the wet blanket, the thrower of cold water, and the plain community grouch' has a chance to stand up and show whether he is a map or a mouth. “Municipal elections are in the offing. Throughout the year the street corner sages have been criticising their local governments. Now is their chance to run for office and show of what sterling stuff they are made. “Of course, -come nomination day, these community quibblers either won’t be around, or if they are, will not have the courage to stand up and say in public what they grouch about when ever they can get an ear. “Twas ever thus, however, and there will always be, we hope, ’ men with enough courage and desire to serve with their fellows, to run for office.” 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. * and leading questions. The poll taker even advanced arguments for the answer which was desired. This type of poll is not the way to secure the repeal of the CTA. It only strengthens the hand of those who defend the act, $ Those who oppose the CTA need not resort to these tactics. The tem perance act is old-fashioned legisla tion which not only hampers enforce- • ment but protects teen-age drinking and bootlegging. It is the type of legis lation which creates disrespect for the law. The CTA should be repealed or revised. But neither can be accomplish ed if its opponents resort to such un fair methods. Resourceful The Canadian headquarters of the Boy Scout Association recently pub lished the following item of district interest: “When an alert patrol of Gode rich Boy Scouts discovered a bush fire in Algonquin Park, while _ hiking re cently, they took off their trousers and tied the legs to make containers for carrying water from Kerney Lake. to the fire. Deeds like that are common in the Boy Scout organization, long heralded as one of the finest of youth movements. The resourcefulness and competence of Scouts, developed through their activities, is famous throughout the world. Exeter- and other communities in the district who are fortunate enough to have Boy Scout, troops should be grateful to their leaders and the movement for the training they give to local youth. Good Sense ■ (St Marys Journal-Argus) Thte* views- of Magistrate Hollin- ’.rake of Newmarket as published re cently in the Globe & Mail should re ceive a lot of favorable comment. The magistrate declared that “the driving public has lost confidence in the magistrate’s court because of the in discriminate handing out of traffic tickets. He told a safety conference at Queen’s Park that proof of this was in the fact that motorists now prefer .to pay their tickets out of court and look upon a traffic ticket as a nuis ance tax. Of 400 traffic cases which would go through his court on a nor mal day only about 10 of those charged would show up to defend themselves. This indicates, he said,- that the travelling public feels there is no use going to court. “Most drivers are not’ criminals,” he said. “They may have been in attentive for a moment and have lost their sense of courtesy when they got into a motor car but they have not .committed a criminal act.” The tendency to treat motorists as criminals has resulted in the law’s falling into disrepute and this ,it not helped by the advice on the back of a summons that if a motorist wants -to plead guilty all he has to do is send 'his money along, the magistrate added. . .. He said, the motoring public has adopted the attitude of “what’s the use of going to court, they won’t her lieve you anyway?” This is hot what the* courts are for, he declared. “The courts are supposed to ad judicate fearlessly and impartially. They are here to defend the driver.” The Ontario Highway Traffic.Act is a sane, safe code of driving, he said, but the average ihotorist doesn’t appreciate it because of the casual way in which a plea'of guilty is fa cilitated. When magistrates, through the pressure of cases, send motorists away from court ’angry^. nothing has been accomplished . toward making them safe drivers, the magistrate declared. a Recently I mentioned about OUr visit to the Folies Bergere, a famous theatre in Paris. The following evening we attended as a party, the Lido, which is claimed to be one of the moat famous night clubs in the world. It is situated on the Champs-El ysees. Earlier the same day our party was guests of the French government. We visited the gov ernor’s mansion which dates back to the early days of Paris. On the walls were many tapest ries depicting the early history of France and in the rooms was the priceless antique furniture Ind fixtures that marked an early period. At 5.30 in the afternoon we boarded the government yacht’ for a trip on the famous river Seine, a great thoroughfare for trade and commerce, Near the centre of the city, the Seine divides into two streams • and creates an island which is cover ed with fine public buildings. Along its banks amateur artists display their work both on can vas and on the sidewalks. Jn addition to the ride the party was treated to a cocktail party, , At nine o’clock that evening we were due at the Lido for dinner and the evening’s per formance. Everything had been previously arranged even to one- half bottle of champagne per person. As a number of the party were abstainers this meant more than half a bottle for others and I doubt if any of it went to waste. However, the only effect noted was that one of the party became quite happy and had to be walked back to the hotel, a. distance of about two miles. It was the nearest to anyone be ing under the influence of alco hol throughout the entire trip. We had seats close to the plat form and an orchestra provided music during the dinner, a fairly elaborate affair, What it cpst per person for the evening I would like to know. It was. pain less extraction as far as we were concerned as it was in cluded in our budget. At eleven o’clock the platform close to,us was raised and the real performance began. Sing ing and dancing by the girls was interspersed with some clever performances. The lower limbs of the girls were draped in a dark open mesh garment, As we were so close to the heavy make-up on th<? artists it did not add to our appreciation of their beauty. There were two very clever acts. One was an exhibition of fancy skating by a professional couple on a comparatively small sheet of ice. The other was a slight of hand performance that had the crowd guessing and amazed. The artist, after a few tricks, passed among the crowd and returned to the platform and exhibited half a dozen watches taken -by sur prise from persons in the audi ence. We watched him carefully as he took off a man’s tie, an other man’s invisible suspenders and produced a pocket-book tak en from another person, From a gentleman that volunteered as sistance he removed his wrist watch, handed it hack and re peated the trick three times. After having seen the Folie's the second performance did not go over with the same enthusi asm as the first. The perform ance concluded about midnight and to our surprise as we left the building, a long queue was waiting for the second show. S S X 2 IMMIIfllllMlUhlHimiUMHIHIIN DISPENSED BY BILL SMILEY IMV Do you indulge -in the odd dream of suddenly coming into a lot of money? I do, It’s some thing like taking dope. You’re high, wide and dreamy while your at it, but the after-effect is awful. The bored housewife,.- for ex ample, crouched over her iron ing, envisions herself sitting on the deck of a yacht in the Med iterranean, accepting a long, cold drink' fronts a respectful col ored servant, while various tan ned, handsome European males iine up to kiss her hand. * * * ■ , Just as she is thrilling • right up to the shoulders from the* cool, firm lips of that - Italian Count, she looks down and finds firm lips have suddenly become the cold, runny nose of her small child, who is wiping‘it oil the back of mummy’s' hand, M V M M Or maybe the factory worker, standing on the assembly line all day, starts thinking what’j^ he's going to do if that sweep- . stake’ ticket puts him on- the gravy train. In his mind’s eye there appears a picture of him self, lolling in a deckchair on his balcony . overlooking c the swimming pool at the most ex pensive hotel in Apaculco, Mex ico, whife a beautiful Spanish job with a rose in her hair whispers gentle stuff in his. ear. * A A A It’s a downright shock to that fellow’s entire system when he . suddenly realizes that the face so near his own is not the Span- ! MERRY MENAGERIE rr “We only use it during Indian summer! .................................................................................................................................................... As the "TIMES' ....................................................................... 50 YEARS AGO Messrs, Wnj. and Archie Davis attended the 6th annual reun ion of the former’s Battery, the 63rd at Hotel London on Satur- day. . • ’ Rev., W. N. Martin of the Pres byterian church and Rev. A, H. Going of James St. church will., exchange pulpits next Sunday. The wardens of Trivitt Me morial church last week pur chased the two vacant lots sit- • uated on the south-east corner opposite the church. The prop erty was purchased for the pur pose of moving the church sheds thereon. Wm, Russell of Hay township has purchased Mr. Geo. E. Case’s ____ ____ . _____ hundred acre farm situated on president of the Junior Red .... *•—j— . .. Cross on Friday. •_ - Mrs. t Dr, SwCet brought into the office on Monday morning a branch about six inches long on which there were 46 raspberries in various stages of develop* tOe Exeter ®imes>^ijbocate has purchased Mr. Geo. E. Case’s J_ V * * - * J .... i H the London Rd. in the same township. The price paid was $5,700. Mr. J. D. Spackftian who'has been studying music in Germany is now on his way home. He is; bl’ini * ................ whicl . .......... ..... use. ed from a trip to Europe. Mr. M. R. Complin, for nine years manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Exeter, has been transferred to Hamil ton. . ; , 15 YEARS. AGO Miss Ann Morgan, graduate of Exeter High School, has been awarded the third Carter Schol arship for the county of Huron. Dr. J. W. Browning celebrated his. 98th. birthday at his office in Exeter last Friday, Messrs. Wm. Davis and Ted Buswell 6f Sky Harbor Airport, Goderich, spent the weekend at their respective homes. Dorothy Kydd was elected :* ~..l Cross on Friday. •, - Tim** 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 end District Authorized «.* Second Gias* Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa MEMBER; -Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association, Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation, AWARDS: 1956—A.. V. Nolan Trophy, general excellence for newspaper* published tft Ontario town* between 1,500 end 4,500. population; E. T. Stephenson Trophy for beef front page among Ontario weekly newspaper* (also won in 1954). 1953—All* ' Canada Insurance Federation nafienel safety award; Ontario Safety League award, Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of September 30, 1^55-^-2,734 SUBSCRIPTION R>m (in AdmwMWdi $3.00 For Year; U.S.A. $4.00 Published by The Exeter Timep*Advocate Limited inging with him‘-a fine -piano ment. den he had built for his Own - YEARS AGO Jack Kinsman of Cromarty was awarded the King’s Guineas and sold the calf for $4,950 at the Royal Winter Fair; Already 82 memberships have been taken in the Exeter Cham ber of Commerce at their sec ond meeting on November 18. . Elimville Woman’s Missionary Society celebrated the 35th an niversary on November 6, Mrs. L. C, White of Talbotville was guest speaker. Reeve B, W. Turkey of town; Reeve Hugh Berry , of Usborne, Reeve Roy Ratz and deputy reeve Art Amy of Stephen are this week attending county coun cil it Goderich, Judge J, G, Stanbury, former ly of Exeter, celebrated ten yeirs as Lincoln County judge. 25 YEARS AGO Canadian National __ office which for many has been situated on the Ex-The press years . _ ___ ___ ..._ Main Street will be transferred on December 1 to. the C.N.R. station. One of the old landmarks of town has been torn down, it be ing the cupola that has adorn ed the opera House block for many years. Mr. Wm. Andrew has holly* Hocks in bloom, He brought a Couple of fine specimens into the office on November 20. Mr, Alvin Brlntnell who is at tending Goderich Model School spent the weekend it his home. Mr. F. E. Karn manager' Of the Sovereign Bank has return* *T straw boss, murmurings come out in a moose-like bellow that wants to know “what the helleryou standing/ there gawp ing at?” * $ 4 * Even the farmer, a sensible type most of the time, has his weak moments. Like when he starts dreaming that he had a thousand head of cattle, instead pf twenty, and that he sold them all at 40^ a pound, instead of' 17^. Clear as a bell he can see himself and" the old lady head- • ing. down that superhighway in the . new Cadillac-straight for Miami.* * * * It does him no good at all when he awakens and finds that the .Cadillac has suddenly chang ed into a tractor and he’s head ing straight for the ston€ fence, * * * * Long, ago I learned to cufb those dreams, and try to con trol them to a certain extent. Oh, I still take the odd flurry, when I see myself riding a rick sha in Rangoon and scattering silver:dollars to the gaping na tives, . or dropping in on the Prince and Grace at Monaco, in my private plane, • * * * But of late years, especially since we moved into Draughty Windows a few years back, my dream of great wealth takes the same form. In fact, it’s on the verge of getting past a dream and becoming an obsession. 1 4 * * It goes something like this. My wife says, as is her wont: “Ifs freezing in here, when are you going to get those storm windows on, have you ordered the coal yet?” Normally, I just give her a despairing look, and ' answer:, “It’s not so cold, to morrow for sure, no but I in tend to, right away.” « * * * But it’s different in my dream. In it, I fix her with a level stare, then nonchalantly- reach out and-push the bell-button, be side my arm-chair. A man ap- ■ pears and. asks . respectfully: “Yes sir?” I tell him: “John, get those storm windows on. Apd I don’t mean tomorrow, I mean right now. And while ' you’re at it, get the cellar straightened up and order the coal.” He says: “Right away, sir?’ I lean back, light a dollar cigar-' and splash a little morp soda, into my brandy. That’s the dream. « * e e • There are variations on it, de pending on the time of year. Sometimes I order John to get out and get the grass cut, and ’ splash a little more brandy into my soda, but essentially, -it’s the . same dream. ,# ♦ 6 * X All I want, if I suddenly ac quire .great wealth,, is a man • around the house who enjoys be ing a man around the, house, Just someone who 'likes to put ter, to lay linoleum, paint wood work, put handles on drawers when they come off, lay bricks, shovel Snow and coal, put on and take off storm windows, cut grass, trim hedges, dig gardens, and figure out how to get rid of water in the cellar.A A A <■ You can have your yachts, your balconies overlooking the swimming pool, and your Cadil lacs. Just. give me John. ^))„))))>'»))>))ll)))ll)|))l))>)hl,>)l))ltt)))l))))l)l!)|)Ol|),/ f News Of Your I I LIBRARY I K By MRS. J. M. S. Young Canada Book Week, now being observed, is the time when more attention (han ever is con centrated- on books for younger readers', especially with the gift giving season coming on. Visit your library with your family this week and see the chil dren’s books on display in the basement; More and more beau tifully illustrated books are on the market today and in your library. In spite of the contro versy ov.er Johnny’s ability tn read it is a fact that children are ■ reading more than ever before. Circulation of children’s books in libraries and purchases from book stores are going up. We Visited the book display on Tuesday after school hours and both the basement and the actual library were thronged with boy? . and girls looking at and select ing books; Of the hew books we heard quite a number ask Mrs/ Laing “When may we have them?” She assured them that they would be on the library shelves next Monday. ■’ The' Golden Books seemed to be' most popular. The little Gol den Books for the younger set included "the familiar adapted stories of Heidi, Hansel and Gre* tel, Musicians of Bremen, Show White and Jack and the Bean stalk, The big Golden Books in cluded Tom Sawyer, Treasure Is land, Ben Hur Ind Indian Crafts and Lore. Some more of the series “Fa*- —Please Turn To Page 3 - .ish lovely, but the and the tender Christmas Cards The Times-Aclvocate -ttlHmHHIHIUIIIIimiuiHUnUhHIMIHflU'HinilllMHHM'lM X x. HtltWI cents per person books). th?, intermediate magazines, _ the arts, crafts, BOOK WEEK This is ROOK WEEK in Canada and we thought this is a good time to write you about our Public Library* If you are a regular user of the Library there may be nothing new to say except that we are glad,to have been of service to you and hope that we can continue to be so. If you ar? a .newcomer to Exeter or'hay*'just not got the ‘.'Library Habit” you may be interested in these items: ” """ 1, Membership; A registration fee of five . - per year (a small fine for overdue' Book Peperfment*? Books for Children; age; teen age: fiction, non-fiction, Adult fiction; Non-fiction books; good reading in ........... science, travel, religion, history, biography, .poetry, drama and general reference. A standing commitee of your library board selects and. orders about 50 books a month, many of them cur rent best Sellers or^important non-fiction of -world wide or local interest. They represent a wide range of subject matter and appeal to, many: tastes, Connie in and see for yourself how up-to-date we are. • We subscribe to a good variety of magazines for young and old and these may be borrowed like the books. Hours: Afternoons 3 to 5 p.m., Mon., Tues,, Thurs., Fri., Sat,; Evenings, 7 to 9:30 p.m., Mon., Thurs., Sat. X / 3. •4. 5. Exeter Public Library ?V>n„)|)!))|])»l|)l»!!)l)))]1))),1))))»<))j|M)>l)!lti))t<l)l>)l)l»l<ll«t|lt<)fll<»!|tliiiltfi|)|ll!t)tlll»tt<illlltVI<tllH1>l|^ ' 4-TT GUARANTEED TRUST CERTIFICATES 4 jr • short term—3 years • pay 4/2% interest, payable half yearly • Unconditionally guaranteed as to principal’and interest • authorized investment for trust fund* IN i YEARS *500 ACCUMULATES TO *624.60 . R P O R A T ION .Branch Office ■ 1-3 Dunlop St., Barril* THE STERLING TRUSTS c o Head Office: 372 Bay St., Toronto Business Directory VIC DINNIN Savings Investment* and Annuity Certificates INVESTORS SYNDICATE of Canada, Limited . 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HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office; Exeter, Ontario President. Martin Feeney R,R. 2 Dublin Vice-President E, Clayton Colquhoun R.R. 1 Science Hill Directors Harry Coates . R.R. 1 Centralia Wm. A. Hamilton Cromarty Milton McCurdy R,R. 1/Kirkton Alex J. Rhode R.R. 3 Mitchell Agents Thos. G. Ballantyne R.R. 1 Woodham Clayton Harris R,R. 1 Mitchell Stanley Hocking Mitchell Sellclter W. G. Cochrane Exeter Seeretary-Treasurer Arthur Fraser ______ Exeter N. L. MARTIN OPTOMETRIST Main* Street, Exeter -« Open. Every Weekday Except Wdenesday , For Appointment Phone 355 $ JOHN WARD CHIROPRACTIC DRUGLESS THERAPIST Rear of 429 Main St./_' Exeter Phone 348 Closed on Wednesday* DR. J, W. CORBETT L.D.S,, D.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON 814 Main Street South Phon* 27S Exeter Closed Wednesday Afternoon*