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T• T i.AaaltroaOlt Jon !try 17, 1.957'
Editorials
This newspaper believes. the right to si*press ,en opinion., •
ins public contributes. to the progress. 0 the notion end.
that it must 'b. exercistid• freely to preserve and improve,
democritie :government,
Times Change
Once Trained To Fight T.h, .
Now Trpin Them For Ba HIe
,Before long RCAF Station Cen-
tralia will begin training pilots for a
Country which, not much more than a
decade ago, it trained. other airmen
to fight. It's the type of ironical situa-
tion which brings home the realiza-
tion, how quickly the international
steno changes in these modern tinges..
It's Tight
A banking friend suggests the
following editorial on money. The
thought 'comes from the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, which comments on ;the
American situation. We've changed it
slightly to apply to the Canadian
Scene.
• You hear a lot of talk these days
about something called "tight" money.
What exactly is it?
Tight money is honey which is
hard to borrow and it's that way be-
cause the Bank of Canada wishes it
to be so. For, in the opinion of our
financial experts at Ottawa, we face
one of two things—tight money or in-
fIation.
We all know how inflation knocks
the value ,of the dollar into a cocked
hat, how it produces booms .and what
happens when booms get out of hand.
But when it's difficult to borrow
money, the booms level off, and
reasonable prosperity can be maintain-
ed.
Tight money is created when the
Bank . of Canada raises its discount
rate -the .amount of interest com-
mercial banks must pay to .the central
bank when • they borrow "wholesale"
money' in order to make loans to
customers.
During the past year, the dis-
count -.rate has been raised at least,
six tiriies, and each time it is raised
the colizniereial, banks raise their in-
terest rates to customers. Moreover,
since the commercial banks are re-
quired to pay more for their own
loans, and must keep larger reserves
against their own borrowing, they
have: less money to lend the custom-
ers.
Money is like corn or wheat or
cotton or automobiles or anything
else, It follows the law of supply and
demand. The scarcer it is, the more
it`•costs:
. Perhaps, you're annoyed because
you :can't borrow enough to build that
house you'd like to build. Perhaps you
think- bankers. are being unduly cau-
tious. But iit's better to be momentarily
annoyed thah to lose your shirt in
another big depression, or'have your
savings . wiped out • by inflation,- and
all of its should be grateful that the
Situation is under control. Since tight
money, seems to be the only answer
to continued reasonable prosperity,
let's' accept it. gracefully,
1 ncreases •
Newspapers will have to give
serious consideration to .an increase in
subscription prices as a result of a
new $4.00 per ton increase in news-
print announced recently.
It• was less than a, year ago that a
Similar increase took effect.
Since The Tines -Advocate raised
its subscription price to $3.00 four
years ago, it has absorbedfour major
Increases iri the.. cost of newsprint.
Other .meekly newspapers in the area
have done the same thing in an at-
tempt to keep the higher costs . from
affecting subscribers.
This can't continue forever,
A number of f dailynewspapers,
including The London Free Press,.
raised their rates from $10 to $12 .a
year ago when the last newsprint in-
crease -carie into effect.' The dailies
have raised: their prices more 'quickly
jrhan weeklies since the war ended.
No ones least of all weekly`news-
paper a r'publishers,rlikes 'see the pe , . to t e ,
bf dissernixlatitig public information
:gb lip •brut `there has to be a day .o.
>r:eekoning,
We're referring to the arrival of
pilot trainees from Germany, .expected
in Canada on January 19, As part. of
the NATO program, they'll take
orientation courses at London and
then move to Centralia to learn to
fly here, •
Fifteen years ago, in, August,
1941, RCAF Station Centralia was
established to assist in a program'
aimed at destroying the German air
force and the German nation Hund-
-zeds, of Canadians, and men.from
other Commonwealth : ountries, gradu-
ated from Centralia, to battle the Luft-
waffe in the sky or to. bomb its home-
land.
Germany was subdued and Cen-
• tralia, its mission accomplished, was
shut down. In the meantime, Russia
had developed a mighty .army and it'
soon became apparent that the,free.
world again had to fight for its privi-
leges: Centralia was re -opened, this
time to prepare pilots to fight the red,
menace.
In this new conflict, west Ger-
many has come, to the allies for help
in re-establishing its freedom. And the
allies, conscious of the need for all
the strength it can muster in this
greater, struggle, is arming the German
nation so it will be prepared for
Russian aggression.
Canadians, especially veterans,
will view with misgivings and mixed
feelings the arrival of the young Ger;
man pilot -trainees here. •No doubt,
however, they are relieved to see the
nevi German air force on our side of
the conflict.
,Top Ten
• It's the trend for newspapemeni
to pick the top 10 stories.of their com-
munities during the past.12 months.
We're late with our selection for
1956, but here they are:
1. Huron hog producers' decision
to embark -on an open. market .cam-
paign --the most extensive marketing
step ,yet taken by farmers and one
which will have far-reaching effects
on the. agriculture industry in general
and marketing development:in par-
ticular.
2. Failure to negotiate a contract'
for construction of the Morris'n Dam
-a project, important to both town
and surrounding area, fouled up by
governmental, red tape.
3. Expansion of General Coach
Works of. Canada Ltd.—an expression
of confidence not only in Canada's
future but also, and more important,
in the industrial potential of this agri-
cultural district.
4. The controversy over surgical. '
facilities at South Huron Hospital—a
question which involves fundamental
hospital service in this area.
5: The controversy 'over, and
temporary defeat' of, the McGillivray
central public school proposal—an. is
'sue which will soon be faced by other
rural municipalities in this, district. ..
6. The district's' outstanding sup -
cess in sports—capturing major cham-
pionships in baseball, hockey, basket-
ball, football, volleyball and badmin-
ton.
7, The'school''board's victory in
the selection of a Site for the new pub-
lic school building in' Hensall— a con-
troversy ,in wliich council threatened
the board's supremacy in educational
matters.,
8. The establishment of a new
clump far tketer and the settlement of
triumph
the lawsuit — a taxpayers'p
over an infringement of personal
rights by a municipal corporation, an
illustration of democracy in action.
9 'The cans ' i �n by Grand Bend
Pag. .�'
police,t backed by council, to cleats up
" rowd isle at the summer resort—a-
move which greatly affects the future'
cost of one. of Ontaria% finest playgroulicts.
10. Establishment of Exeter Furni-
ture, ture, first industrial development in
the town in nearly a decade.
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Jottings By J..M.: ,
End Of flinited .Formers:
A Caaa,diatt. Press report front
Toronto last week stated that
the United Farmers of,Ontario
had surrendered their :charter
and bad ,officially .curled their
existence.
It was in 1919 that the UFO
party was .elected in Ontario . on
its -first appeal to. the electorate,
defeating the klearst ,govern-
merit. '
The UFO was formed in 1913
and received its charter in 1914.
Disgruntled with the treatment
v' dun.
the farmers were receiving d.
ing the war years, the ITl! Q
launched itself into provincial
polities and in the election of
October, 1919, they swept the
province, They • were without a
leader in parliament and.select-
ed E. C. Drury, sheriff of Sim -
me County, who afterwards be:
came premier,
In Huron riding, at the UFO
convention that year, three
names were placed in nomina-
tion: Andrew Hicks, of Central -
la; J. N. Ratcliffe, of Usborne
and W. D. Sanders, of Exeter,
President of the association, and
formerly .a conservative. The
voting was 64 far Hicks; 22 for
Ratcliffe and nine for I Sanders.
The sitting member of - the
.legislature was Henry Eilber, of
Crediton, who held the seat for
the Conservatives since 1897. He
had attended 22 sessions of the
legislature and was considered
an authority on' municipal .af-
fairs as he had been clerk of
the Township of Stephen for
many years, It was. said that
Mr. Eilber saw the hand writ-
ing on the wall and decided to
retire from politics.
Mr. Fred Ellerington, of Us
borne was nominated by 'the
Conservatives to contest the
election and John Morgan,. of
Usborne, was selected to carry
the Liberal banner. Mr. Hicks
w a s elected, receiving 3297
votes, Ellerington 2525 and
Mor-
gan 2047.
The reign of the UFO party"
was short lived for in the 1923.
election the party elected only
1.7 candidates, while the Con-
servatives elected 77...0
At the WO convention previ-
ous to the 1923 election, Mr.
Hicks, who disagreed with some.
of the policies of the party, was
, dropped and. W, G. Medd was.
selected as the standard -hearer,
N. W. Trewartha, of Clinton,
MERRY 'MENAGERIE
-was selected as. the Conserva-
tive candidate and la,, F. Mc-;
.Gregor, clerk of Tuckersmith
Township, represented the Lib-
erals. Trewartha was .elected
with 2799 votes, Medd 2363 and
McGrcgbr 1.81$..
Three years later, in. 1,926, the
TJFo again selected Mr. Medd
as their candidate and he was
opposed by 111r; MexNeel), of
Stephen Township, the Conserv-
ative 'candidate. The suggested
Liberal candidate failed to ifydcl9nal-
, iiTewas elected receiving
a :majority of 1670 votes, the re-
turns giving .6010 for Medd. and
4340' for Neeb,
Again in the election of 1929,
Mr, Medd carried the UFO ban-
ner and at this - time was op-
posed by George If, Elliot, of
Clinton, The election was clew"
and in the returns The Times-
Advoeete scored a scoop over
the county papers and the l;,on-
.don and Toronto dailies. We re-
ceived; the ret',rns at The Times,
Advocate office and when the
last reports •came in we printed
a victory Or Medd by ten voles.
Meanivhite' at Clinton where Mr...
Ford was returning officer,
victory 'was conceded for Elliott,
and a victory parade was held
at Clinton and Seaforth. When
the official returns were counted
the vote gave, 11'Iedtt a majority
ta
of 26,Where Clinton had made
'their mistake was in. the voting
at Bayfield. They bad counted
Bayfield • separately and .also. in
T w i l t
the o nsit p Stan.
of cy rt! airs.
James Ballantyne, for years
reeve of Vsborne and warden .of
the County of Huron, wen the.
riding -for the Liberals in the
election ,Tune 19, 1934.
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There are several signs that
.you're getting on a bit, ,One is
when you haveto put -your foot
up on a chair to tie your shoe
laces. Another is the first :time
some living doll saunters past
and all you wonder About is
what's for supper.
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A third sure sympton, of .our- •
se, is when you start: thinking
and saying that. ;everything, has
gone to the dogs since you were
a kid. That's the stage I was at
one night this week. I wasthink-
ing about how we.wet-nurse our
youngsters these days, .and the
more I thought about it, the
more appalled I.became.
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It's true, you know, We feath-
ered their existence until- they
think that's the way life is sup-
posed to be. Then we are horror-
strie'ken when they bump- into
life in the real and make a mess
of the encounter,.
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50; YEARS AGO'
Daisy. billing was elected pres-
ident of the High School Litera-
ry faociety., Miss Stella Gregory
i s ' , viigeypresident; treasurer,
Frank .Clegg; secretary, Lloyd
Davis; journalist:, Beattie Mar-
tin: Leader of Glee Club, Mr,
Fleming:
Prograin committee Room 3,
Maggie •Coward and Toni Car-
ling; Room 2 Irene Handford
and Ivan. Ferguson; loom 1,
Vera RoWe and Jessie Manson,
Mr. A. E Fuke has purchased"
considerable stock in the Ross -
Taylor Company as well as be-
coming an employee of the torn-
pan',
The -annual • meeting of the
South Huron Agricultural Sod..
cry • was held in Brticefield yes-
terday. It is understood this
society now goes out of exist-
ence.
The new eo,uneIl consisting of
ReeveBebiet and Councillors
A. E. Flake, W, d`. Neaman, J. J.
Knight and. W. Johns were sworn
in before Clerk Jos. Senior on
Monday nornifig. - •
IS YEARS AGO
Mt, . T'h'brnas Mitchell celebra-
ted his ,ninetieth ,birthday at the
heme of his Son Albert Mitchell
og Monday.
Mr. William. Coatek was elec•
ted president .of the Exeter Agri.
cultural: Society at the annual
meeting on Tuesday,
Mr. Carnten Canft• oi" U'sborrie
'Wee Out plowing on January 14.
The .enrolttent at the Exeter
High Sehool Was reportedaa 171,
William Ward .,.was ire -elected
president- of the !Exeter 11Certicul=
▪ tore! Soeleti' at the annual meet.
Ing on Friday evening.
Jelin 'C. Snell passed away at
Itis hfimts on humility' following
• A idn; thy 111tliRs.
15 YEARS AGO •
A ;powerful new snowplow be-
loziging to the Ontario,. Depart-
ment of Highways is now locat-
ed at Exeter and is' being opera=
ted by Percy Hewitt. ••
Mr. and 'Mrs.' William Snell
on Sunday celebrated their dia-`
mond Wedding jubilee.
lSliss Mary Johns' who has been
employed�, in London has accept-
ed a position in. Mr.:, L.. W, Glad -
n,
snan s office:
Mr, B. S. Phillips on Tuesday •
observed his 95th• birthday.
t7sborne Township's new snew-
plow was out to Clear 'the roads
for the first time all Monday. ,
Battling against'snow and sub-
zero temperatures Werkmen are
rapidly' pushing to completion
bear Centralia, one. cit the larg-
est air training Schools of its
typein. the Dominion. •
10 YEARS. AGO ,
- Mrw' William Hatter who last
October rounded out 25,yeers in
the dairy ,btisihess• has sold to
Mr. Lee Learn.
Construction of Grand Bend's
$55,000 pier began Tuesday,'
having been delayed by .short•
age of steel Sheet piling.
At the inaugural meeting' of
Exeter High Sthoo1 Board Dt.
H. H. Cowein, was elected 'chair-
n.
A donation Of • $75 was itrade.
1»' the Lions to help start a Teen
Town organization in Exeter.
Exeter district• hasa cobra .ef
'$2,000` 1.n raise', for Chinese re.
lief,
New 'uniforms for the Exeter
Band have arrived, They are
brown wth gold braid,
Gerald Lawson, who is taking
a emfrse in Horology or watch
repairing, visited et his hoot
for the weekend.
Mr. Clinton Sweet ilea cllstyo*
r!d td hili tent in 11815004t6wn•
Ship to M. W. W. Mt tidit with
06/eeadefi in ;4prtl.
•
no excuse for robbing our chil-
dren of their chance to become.
rugged individualists ..by wrap-
ping them in cotton woe'.
•*
We figure that with a 'smatter-
ing of psychology picked up from.
magazine articles, we can save
them from all the anguish we ex-
perienced' as kids, We 1 try to
treat them as intelligent human
beings; That's the first big niis-
take. First thing you know
they're lipping you :all 'over the
place, and'.you have to revert
to treating them for what they
are,— noisy, obstreperous, craf-
ty small animals,
* * *
We. stuff them with orange
juice, milk and cod 'liver oil, so
they'll have good teeth, and stur-
dy little bodies: Then we let them
eat candy until. their ;teeth are
rotten, and crouch in darkened
living -;rooms watching TV until
their eyes' are shot and their
little bodies stunted beyond -re-
covery.
* .* * * ..•
And the way we pamper them
in sports ;is disgusting. Most of
us, for example, learned our
hockey;the hard, but pleasent
way,—on a river or pond we'd
shovelled off ourselves, Eaton's
catalogues for shin -pads, 14 men
to, a . side and the devil take the
small ones if they couldn't look
out for themselves.
But what ,do we, *have today?
The little punks are treated' like
visiting royalty No ,.; changing
their skates by a bonfire at,tbe
edge of the pond IleatediAres-
s.ingrooms. No shoveling •snow.
Free ice time at. the' rink.,
picking. up' sides acid 'Playing tut -
til your long underwear is ding-
ing like an onion skin, No, no'.
Now they have referees, coaches,
managers and benches to sit, on.
And the kids •whd-can't play too
well do a lot of sitting. •Bdcause •
f`we want 'the'teani• to win,now. ,
don't• we fellows?:' ' r ' •
,.* * * ...;
Nowadays the kids axe 'outfit=.-
ted from .head to' ftiehfike real
hockey players, They; make trips
out of town to play other teams.
Somebody buys them a feed
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News Of Your
L I -B
R
ARY
By MRS. J. M. S.,
Mrs. G. A. Hawkins, who has
been secretary treasurer of the
x.ibrary Board for nine years,
has resigned and Mrs. M. L.
Mode is taking her place.
Mrs. R. N. Creech has been
reappointed a member .of the
board for another three. year
term. Mrs. Creech is con'verier
of the book committee and re-
ported
445at books had b enbougl meeting
in 1956 with a value of approx-
imately $880 Of these books
148 were classified as fiction,
128 as noir fiction and 169 as
juvenile•
Books discarded during' the
year totalled 481, and 15 books
had been lost. Mrs. Hilton Laing,
librarian,• reported that there
were 321 adult readers and 230
r
1
9 The highest hest c r
il ina6
juvenile 1 g
eulation was in March and the
lowest in August. The library is
open 173 hours each week for
readers to exchange books.
B6rneo People
Many church groups this year
are studying South EaSt Asia
and the adjacent islands ' and
will •be interested in reading
"Borneo People" written by the
Right Honourable Malcolth Mae -
Donald, who -'was appointed
Governor General. of Malaya
and British Bernet at the .eons
elusion of the Second World War,
In. 1941 Mr, MacDonald was
appointed British High Commis-
sionor to Canada and during his
'stay in this eottntry he wrote
two books, "Down North", the
account of an 8,700 -mile journey
through the Canadian Nerth-
West and "The 13irds of Brew-
ery Creek", a record of a year's
bird -watching„ around •' Ottawa .
Ile is now in ,clew Delhi as Brit-
ish nigh . Coin niissioner to In-
dia.
Lally lit his stay in Bernet)
he became aware of the impact
of tnedern civilizati0ii en these
primitive peoples, of the rapid
Changes through w1 tth they were:
passing and the disintegration
of their 'old way of life, ft's
"tette() 'People lie dramatizes
this disintegration by. the story
of Segura, product of otie cul*
turd thrust too. tapldly lnttll' any'
Other, swipe in neither,
His effecting Co the land "and
its pantile is itnplikit In every.
lite he writes,
bra
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Exeter
YOU'RE
NOT
A GOOD.
DRIVER
IF you DRIVE WHEN TIRED
Driving a car when you are tired is a danger-'
ous highway habit. You cannot drive safely
in modern traffic if your reflexes 'are slow
and. your eyes are half. •closed. If you feel
weary—pull offftITe road and take a rest.
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YOLIA DRIVING HABITS.?
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President
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Vice -President
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Directors
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Win. A. Remitter' Cromarty
11111ton McCurdy ;kit, 1 Kirtkon
Alex J. Rhode R.R. 3 Mitchell
Agents
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