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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-03-07, Page 2Tho Tinos-Advogiete,, March 7,, 1957 Editorials This newspaper believes the right to express an, :opinion in public contributes' to the prsiirisi 0 the nation and that it must be .exercised freely to preserve and improve. democratic. government, • Education Week c..on't Laugh At Schooi '.ekes "; You're Destroyir..y Education In Russian 19,6 per 1,000 of the ppopulatioii •go to ,university, in the U ited States. 15,0per 1000 and in n @ , Canada 4,94 per 1,000. These statistics were given at the national conference on engineering, scientific and technical manpower held in September last. year. They will sur - Fite Many. Canadians.. They indicate that we. are lagging far behind in higher education if numbers are any indication, as indeed they must be, When such disparity as this exists, During Education Week, which we are now observing in Canada, it is appropriate that we be faced. with facts like these. They emphasize the importance of our elementary and secondary school system. For it is in • our public and high school that. stu- dents. of university calibre are de. veloped. If we want More Canadians to go to university, obviously standards of teaching in our schools must be of the -best. There can be no skimping here. One of the great needs in Canada is .more scholarships and bursaries to. enable bright boys and girls who can- not afford to go to university to con- tinue their studies. Another requirement towards im- proving our standard of education is a campaign to combat the attitude -in -the minds. of both students and adults that school is just a place where children spend their time until they - can get out to work. • The ever -popular jokes about (Ms.' like for school are not meant to be Victims Being an alnateur photographer on a newspaper has its hazards. We speak from experience.' Because The Times -Advocate does not have a large enough staff to in- clude a professional photographer, the writer attempts to take them in ad- dition to his other duties. Pictures are mighty important in today's journal- ism so We're happy to do it. But cur inexperience often gets . us'into trouble and creates consider- able embarrassment. Most times, fortunately, the pic- tures turn out but there are always. those occasions (and they're usually the important .ones) when something goes astray and .the negative is blank. We can recall many times when we thought we had a good shot and it turned out to be a dud, • Tothose people who have been the victims of our amateurhoto. - aphy, we extend. sincere apologies: We can assure them we are as dis- appointed as they are, We . hope: our "victims" under- -Stand. Difference Farm readers may be somewhat , eorifused over the apparent difference irl views .expressed in this column and "Down; To ,Earth", the farm feature, over the hog marketingg cam- paign,. ' n the editorial page, The Times Advocateas h given fullsupportto the open market campaign because ' its editor believes this move will benefit farmers, In "Down To Earth," how- ever, ,C luninist D. Ir .Hooper hasfre' quentlycriticized the program and the officers who are organizing it. Some of our readers may wonder Why • this. divergence of opinion ap- !Mara; The answer, probably, is under- stood W. .many but for those who may not, there is h' simple explanation, Because The Times -Advocate be- lieves in freedom of speech, it lets its colmunists .express whatever .opinions they have, regardless of whether or not they agree with our own policy. We believe that if editors do riot grant their writers editorial freedom, . they cannot long expect to enjoy that privilege themselves. taken seriously, Of court% but their constant repetition has led to a serious degradation in the value being placed upon education. Education is a serious matter. Adults, parents and students who scoff at it. whether humorously or not, are doing this nation a disservice. Leeches Two of the most flourishing busi- nesses in this town contribute very little towards it. - We're referring to the two order offices of national department stores whose only objective is to drum up trade for their head offices in Toron- to. We'll admit they're providing employment for a few local persons (and we're not trying to belittle them) but we suspect their local payroll is hardly proportionate to the amount of business being done by the firms. " What else do they contribute? Do they provide any leadership in the community? Do they support any local campaigns for charity? Do they con- tribute to the church? Do they pay taxes to help upkeep our • roads, schools, recreation pro• grams and other municipal services? Do they help the service clubs; Legion branches, fraternal organizations? ' Do they attend the local hockey games, support the Drama Club, buy a pie at the W.I. baking sale, or at- tend the reception and dance for last week's newlyweds? The answers are obvious. Both companies make their contributions to society in Toronto, accompanied by headlines and pictures of $1,000 dol- lar bilis. It's unfortunate this coni- munity can't go to. .Toronto to get some of the benefits. We must apologize to the people who Make their livelihood in these local offices—we don't bear .then any i11 will—but we can't help thinking the companies themselves are leeches in this community. - Can't we find, somewhere a law against leeches? ' Too Valuable (The Owen Sound Sun -Times) Speaking to the Senate Committee on land use in Canada, • Dr. Alfred Leahey, of the Department of Agri. culture, pointed out a fact which has .caused mut h .co 1cern•:in recent years •Southern Ontario, he stated, is one of the richest soil areas in all of Canada. It is suitable for growing the greatest diversity of crops, a. fact which is greatly accentuated by the warm climate enjoyed by that area, which is so 'Ruch more Southerly than, the rest .of Canada. 'Unfortunately, however, most of this rich farmland is being covered by the present industrial development in that -area. Large orchards of trees, which . cannot be grown successfully in any' other , part of the Province, are being cut down to make way for fac tortes and the housing which must accompany such .industrial expansion. Persons visiting the area for the first time for a year or so are shocked to find the large orchards, fields of grapes, etc., that have been cut down, the land covered over with buildings; There can be little doubt that the trend will continue, many more tracts of fine garden land being up for sale due to the high prices received. C1iMate and type of soil available are two of the factors which 'man has' little if any control. Here is a vast garden area where fruits and vege- tables, which otherwise must be ilii,- ported, can be grown in great quanti- ties. Yet it is being lost to the province for building programs, which could take place in many other areas, where land is near marginal and weather nothing like as favorable. itiJt.exeta tititgabbutate 'Pitsea Bifebliiihed 1113 Amalgamated 1134' ,.octets Established 11111 'Publishid Each Thursday Morning at Stratford, Ontario Eiii tndeplittient 'Newspaper DevOtid to: th i Intermits of the Tewin of Exeter and Dlitriet • ,Authorised as Secoftd Cilia Mill, OW Office Department, Ottawa MAW; Canadian Weakly 'N'ewtoitpo'r Association, Ontarla WNNkly Newspapiir Association end Audit Bureau of Circulation. A . D 19Si.d+ . 'W'BE Ss A. 'V. NOW Trephy, i'eitoral excellence for niN+spapara published In 'Otter. tewna 'between 1400 and 4400 population; E.• t. Stephenson Trophy for but ''rant ow among Ontario weakly 'Itewrpapews• (ilao Won in ltS+). 1I43, -A11• Canada tttauranc• Pederatlen national 'ditty award, Ontario Safety Wool award. * IPaiii411•A6411c, Cfi culatiin as of SoR timbir 30, 19,56-4/34 EUI$C*IIaTION RAT1S '(in Advenci)- CtinMda $1.00 Per Year; U.$,A, $4.00 Published by the Exeter 'Thries.Advodate Limiflld 1 tis .Jam-Fackec..: Down South Florida at present is at the height of the holiday season. Ac- commodation is at a premium here and I expect it is the carne in all the other .cenntreSt • I was talking .to .a couple.of ladies on a street car, They ar- rived in the city in the evening Tho Reader r o C ent Exeter, Ontario It5rch 1, 1957 The Exeter Times -Advocate Exeter, Ontario Dear Sirs; Please accept shy, sincere thanks for your contribution to the rizes r p. _. • awarded contestants in the final Spelling Match for - this inspectorate. Your interest in supporting this project is app preelated. I believe that the winners. will be capable representatives for the schools in the area when. they participate in the Zone Competi- tion 4n Stratford next Monday. Yours very truly,. G, J. Goman, Inspector of Public Schools Huron NQ. 3 R,R, No. 8, Dunnville February 27,• 1957 Editor Exeter Times -Advocate, Exeter, Ontario Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find a postal note for the renewal of our sub- scription to the Times -Advocate. I enjoy it so much as it contains so much news of the • Exeter, Lucan and surrounding district. I have been, away from that part of the country for 27 years, but read it with as much enjoyment as ever and get so much news in that way! that I would never get otherwise, ' It is a splendid paper. I was the former Leila Davis who taught ot Eden for ten years before my, marriage.. Yours truly, (Mrs, Warren) Lena M.. Clark MERRY MENAGERIE and hired a taxi driver to try to find accommodation. R end ed by the taxi driver taking them to his ,home for the night,. much to their relief. This .does- n't mean there isno aeeoih Ineria- tion. There Is, as people ares' go- ing, and coating alt the tune but the •diffieulty! is to find It, 1,argest Drug Store The other day E. R. Hopper Tuck and lip W. T uc ey dropped in on .Hie at the Lawn Bowling Club, It was good to see some- one from honkie, The ladies were dein: some shopping at Webb's, the world's largest drug store, which comprises some 46 stores and .bandies almost every line of merchandise including Baso-, line which is sold at 2 'cents Cheaperthan elsewhere. Hair- cuts are 65 cents. They announce that any article advertised by other firms will be sold by,them ten per cent less. However most of the . other' stores must be doing a pretty fair business as the stores seern to be crowded all day.. Just outside the city of St. Petersburg are the gulf beach- es; Pass -a -Grille, Treasure Is- land, Madeira Beach and Red- ington Beach, one continuous stretch of vacation land and reached by several causeways, At the beaches you are in an en- 0111111Mllllgl1111,4n4gnnun441111nnu111l 111114111 qu14I Sug Cl AND - Spice DISPENSED BY'BILL SMILEY Did you read that story in the papers the other day about Lance Reventlow celebrating his 21st birthday? * * * a, In case you didn't, I'll fill you in, Someday you may hatie.. the pleasure of • filling me in, With a shovel. At any rate, Lance is the son of Barbara Hutton, Woolworth ',l eiress,s, . She's .:, gott•= more money than Walter Harris. By Walt Disney ©1957 Wilt Disney Producti6n a WorldRIghth Reserved 7 /0 6 o Q• i o o '4 - o •u. e 11! l 4< o •. c c " o -� ,is Distributed by KiA/ Futures 3-4. �/1t4G•t ?/i5 6? /UN "Lucky we're the outdoor type i". tirely different •atmosphere to what you are in St. Pete. In the city the thousands seek relaxation or amusement. There are plenty of trees and benches ;lint• on the beaches life and sure, roundings are entirely different. There are a few trees and swish. rating, galling and sun bathing are the :principle activities. At-' tractcrl by the white sands the sun is plenty hot: Too .o old For Swimming The gulf is lined with modern motels with private beachesand the few public beaches on a warm day are swarmed with SIM bathers, The water is still chilly enough for comfort, Sun- tanned bodies are everywhere . in evidence,. Sunday afternoon ,l boarded one of the gulf busses for a round 'trip. Sundays are quiet in the ' city, The fare is 70 cents, Thous- ands• • of cars from every tate in the union and a number from Canada crowded the beaches, :as they do in the city and parking everywhere is at a premium. At nearly every motel the '"'no vacancy" sign was out, Today I met a man from Stouffville who, with his wife had spent several weeks at Mi- . ami but after a couple of days in St, Pete he was interested in securing an, apartment here for next winter, u4uWino; u11n111114g411Ung411,1u4!011144ug1141l11111Vy • Lance is her son by her mar- riage to Count Von Haugwitz Reventlow, whom she wed 24 hours after divorcing Prince Al- exis Mdivani, She is now mar- ried to Baron Gottfried von Cramin. Now is • that perfectly clear. * * * * Know what she gave Lance for his 'list birthday? She • him a' brand new, $500,000 hohhe.'., atop a mountain in Beverley Hills. Now, I think she's going to spoil that kid, first thing yeti' know, A couple of. cadillacs, yea... A yacht, maybe. Rut a house that's worth a half a: million' is a bit vulgar. * * * When I read the headline of this story, my first feeling was a touch of envy. But as I got into' the body of 'it, I realized that this fabulous house didn't have,' anything mine didn't. At least nothing to snake me lyse any sleep Over. * * * *. At: first .glance, Lance might seem to have a ,slight edge in , properties. Designed :to- his: spec- . ifications:, ;it is perched• high on, mountain, and is his pride .ands,, joy, Mine, was designed` by: an;.,. eccentric whodrew up the plans• - in collaboration With .Anne • of Green Gables, it.,squats. in the middle of . a flat acre of rutted lawn and cedar hedge gone na -- Please Turn to Page 3 .wow ,111,n4111I111111111411111, 411U1i111114111111111111i11„,, News .Of Your .• • 111i11141i111411t,i111411.l "TIMES" Go By 1/ isn't 1114111111111111111111d411111111111 1 1111111111111111111111111111111I11111II1141111411111111,,1111111111111111141U1111h1111411111ll 11 50 YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO N. M. Cantin, the founder df St. Joseph hasdisposed of his furniture and last week left with his wife and family for Montrc=•: sal to make their future home Mr. J. J. Knight; .station'.n�as' ter, is this week taking mea: surements of the station yard etc, preparatory to putting . in a switch to the canning factory. Mr. W. IL Harvey intends going West in the spring to take up farming, he having resigned. the position df body -keeper at the mill. Miss Jean Welker, Exeter • North, was successful in passing her examinations in .Elocution at tendon last week. Mr. Thomas Willis of Centra- lia bought T. E. Handford's team of spanish mules last .week for a 'fancy figure. 15 YEARS AGO A meeting of sugar beet glo- wers of the Centralia ind Clan- deboye districts was held in Ce t all s ' Co k li Cook's H n ra a on Mara 5. Bert Borland of the R.C'.A.F., is home this week. Mrs. N. J. Dore .and Mrs. M. C. Fletcher ate 'this Week at- tending the Reel Cross conven- tion held at Royal York Hotel, Toronto. AC ti11 Wilson of Belleville spent the weekend with his pa- rents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Wil - Son. W. IL Oestricher, ,of Stephen was, appointed president of the berth -Huron Shorthorn tree - dere Club at the annual meet. ing held Friday In Chilton, The weather turned cold on Monday and by nightfall, the B storm had developed into a Mis- ted, the Worst to visit this See - Wit during tete Winter. lifr. IL i Fettyplece, SS, pub, Ifsher of the Forest Fret Frew died: it his home ini Perest on Staidly. Canadian Chatauqua will be held in Exeter March 29., 30,'21 ;.and. April 1., Mr. L: V. Hogatth was, almost, .;asphyxiated Wednesday 'from carrying a bottle of Black' Leaf. Forty used for disinfecting.. pur- poses in one :of his pockets. Owing to an. outbreak of .colds and influenza the Exeter High and Public Schools have been closed for the remainder of, the week.. Traquair and Lindenficld have purchased a new Fdrd delivery - truck. Messrs. 'W. J. Beer and Ge- rald Skinner were out fishing Saturday afternon and succeed- ed in landing about 30 small fish. This iso a record for March 5. ' Just when, everyone was. get- ting ready for an early spring theeatherman came along and lot loose a storm that buried this section in. the biggest.sn0w drifts of the . Winter. AO YEARS AGO Monday the worst storm of the season struck the district and practically. all business has been tied tip, School busses .are ex-. pected to be running Thursday over parts of. the routes after being tied up for three days, The Hensen Seed Show has been postponed train Marcli 8 to March 15, • One ,of the worst series of traf- idents ever. fie ec to happen in. a p strict• occurred early. this di Mon- day morning when two inert were seriously 'injuredrand seven ears and three trucks.. were .piled: up in a snow .drift .Involved 'w6re Roland Metz, Mahlon Ryckinanr• flared Snifter,. •Sant Bowers, Gordon Farrow and AlIan,Fras- er.... Mr..l�5uerkop SE the National Film toad, London, was in Exe- ter Wednesday afternoon giving. instructions to 19 bis the opera. tion of the Libfas Club new pro- f eotor, ltatioliin of Maple syrup has been lifted for this, season, LIBRARY Bi! MRS. J. M. S. This.f�is Education Week. We have it Wed before in this col- umn feta book "Canadian Ed- ucatiorr , ;,itday”, a collection of essays 'designed to make' avail- able the' opinions of those most directly concerned with the prob- lems of Canadian. education, The, authorsof these essays—teach- ers, principals, professors, di- rectors and . university presi- dents -have pooledoltheir profes- sional resources to bring to the Canadian public a survey 'of of Canadian education as it is today. We cannot refrain on this ed- ucation Week from quoting. .a few excerpts from,* this book. .:S.:. N.. r,'Chant, dean of the Unive} ;;; sity • of British' Columbia, says "Education is much more than • a prepanation for life, it is .,an. essentih1`part of life that separable: from the whole of r a person's • ;development. Because schooling comes during the early stages of life it exerts a pro- found influence over the whole course of one's life and its ef- fect can never be wholly erased. In the final analysis a country's greatness rests upon the worth of its citizens, which in turn de- pends in large part upon the education 'they have received. From this broad standpoint the results of a Canadian education compare favourably with any in the world today," In an' essay on "Elementary ;Education" W, 1). McDougall. professor of education at the University. of Alberta, writes '"The emphasis is not to be al- together ' on information or knowledge for its own sake .but rather that these 'shall enable the child to grow iii Wisdom, to develop useful and valuable skills and wholesome •attitudes and habits, Thus, will the child become a competent and worthy citizen of his contmunity and of the world, In the final and summing-up chapter, 'the author of this sym- posium, Dr. Joseph Katz, proles= ser of education, University ty of .Manitoba, writes "There is a real and clear recognition that :educatibn is a serious business, otic of which regptiires the 'best'' attention of all who would.give Canada' and the world the ind ,of -people who will make the' most of themselves and ot the countryin which they lived i There s .a remarkable aware- .nesse of the value of education on the part of all contented with the problems of education. 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