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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-05-16, Page 2Editorials This newspaper: helloes the right tet express an opinions in public contributes, to the Progress of the nation, one that it must be exerciseci freely to preserve and improve democratic government,. They Benefit Tradesmen Shouid support Municipal Bullding Bylaw Controversy over the building by- law is becoming annual bad habit. We'd like to an. see council settle the issue, Majority of citizens will agree with 7` the town fathers that its wise to have a building standard. And one that is enforced. It's a practical way to pre- vent construction of the type of build- ings that dilapidate quickly and lower values. We can't understand builders' an- tagonistic attitude toward the regula- tions, If they are conscientious trades- men, you'd expect they would welcome professional standards and co-operate with town council to maintain them. Theoretically, the building bylaw should protect the legitimate builder against unscrupulous c o m p e titian which sells inferior construction and at a cheap price. It's been the builders, however, who have bucked council's efforts as Tempting Exeter Lions Club has concocted aninteresting menu for a Victoria Day Celebration next week. We're not sure what to expect from a steer barbecue but it sounds tempting. If the cooks will eat it, we're willing to give it a try. The horse show always holds an attraction for some and there's other entertainment for those who aren't as fond of the equestrian skills, The Times -Advocate believes the juvenile square dancing competition it is sponsoring will be a humorous treat. We expect the public schoo ;,•dancers will surprise and delight their adult viewers. The program includes a pooch show, which is always entertaining. ..•We trust all of the competitors will have ..an official dog tagin case the constabulary decides the occasion would be appropriate to import a pro- fessional .dog catcher. For the evening show, there's a senior square dance competition, a fireworks display and a dance. It should be a good way to cele- brate Victoria Day, School McGillivray Township School Area Board, which remains on non -speaking terms with this newspaper, might be interested to know that we have re- ceived considerable moral support for our suggestion to bring the school problem out in the open, Several township taxpayers have suggested to us that there are more people in favor of providing better facilities for education than perhaps the board suspects. It might be wise for the board to find out how strong this support may be. It must be evident to the mem- bers of the board by now that it will be iinpossible to sell the new school proposal to council, dr anyone else, Until the issue is thoroughly aired. For the past three years, the board has attempted to persuade council to provide funds for construction with- out a vote of the people. The reason, obviously, is because the board feels the ratepayers would defeat the pro- poral, Under these conditions, the rate- payers of McGillivray cannot think otherwise than that the board is• at- tempting to avoid them in its attempts to find a solution. Such art attitude stimulates opposition, Bather than timidity perhaps the board might try boldness. Show the ratepayers what's wrong. with the .schools tell them the problem it is to hire teachers; illustrate how . their children suffer under these conditions, The people will listen. much as anyone. The town fathers little e received ellcouragement from the trade most vitally concerned. Council was wise to admit it could not enforce the bylaw itself. Members attempted to scrutinize construction year, for a but it proved merely a for- mality. Reeve McKenzie must be com- mended for facing the issue and bring- ing the matter to a head at the last council meeting. • The new inspector won't have an easy jab and he'll have to do it fairly and ffectively to achieve success, It's hoped that he can weather the early storm and develop the code to the point • where it is respected and .ap- preciated. If he finds that impossible because of the personal relationships which exist in a small town, then we believe Clerk Pickard has the answer when he advocates a county building inspector. Although there is no legislation which provides for such a position at the moment, it would appear that there might not be too much difficulty in persuading provincial authorities that such an official could serve a use- ful purpose. Changes (Goderich Signal Star) What was originally intended as an idea to save money for taxpayers has boomeranged into the opposite. Some time ago Editor George Ca- dogan of The Durham Chronicle cath paigned against a number of deputy reeves sitting "illegally" on Grey County Council. He claimed that the townships they represented had "pad- ded" voters' lists which raised the number of "owners" to the 1,000 re- quired to entitle the township to a deputy reeve. An anti -campaign follo'wed in Grey County insisting that the wives • of owners and also the farmers' sons be added to the list of owners. This pro- posal was subsequently brought before the Ontario Legislature. It slipped through at the end of the session with- out debate. Now the idea of the .extra "own- ers" is law. It all adds up to the fact that there will be a considerable in- crease in the number of deputy reeves on county councils in'Ontario in 1958. In Huron County, for example, it is expected there will be an additional nine deputy reeves as a result of the new law .They will be from the . town of Seaforth and the'townships of Ash- field, Goderich, Millet, Grey, McKillop, Morris, Stanley and Usborne. It is be- lieved that Huron County Council will have a total of 40 members in 1958, the Iargest number in its history. Ten extra seats are to be install- ed, the extra one being insurance for another possible representative, too. The extra furnishings will cost about $2,500 and the remuneration for the occupants of the new seats 'about $2,000, which will mean an extra cost of about $4,500 for 1958. Feelings are mixed as to the necessity for these extra members. Some county councillors feel it ,is right; others feel it is an unnecessary expense. Some county councillors feel that the number of votes to which a municipality is entitled 1s not rationed out t proper proportions. It is pointed- outthat the town of Goderich has an assessment nine times that of the vil- lage of Blyth, yet Goderich will have four votes to Blyth's one, which is not in proportion to the assessment of the two municipalities. 13 u tone what may, nine extra members will be coining to Huron County Council when the January ses- sion of 1958 sits. This picture will be duplicated across Ontario and tax- payers will be in for another hike itr costs from this angle, tt Cxeter tmtbbotate Times Established 1873 Amalgameted 1924 Advocate Estebiished 1681 Published Each Thursday Morning of Stratford, Ontario An independent Newspaper Devoted to the- Interests of th t Tawn of Exeter and District Authorized es Second Clow Mail, Post Office Departrhent, Ottawa - MEMBER: Comedian 'Weekly Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Asset: etion, ABC end 'Class "A" Newspaper*. AWARDS: As V. Nolan Trophy, :general excellence toe newspaPers published in Ontario (owns between 1,500 and 4,500 population, 1957, 1956; J, 'George Johnston Trophy, typrographicel excellence •L . On- tario), •tario), 1957; E, T. Stephenson Trophy for best front page (Ontario), 1956, 1955; Aii•Canade insurance Federation netiorel safety award', t • "aid-lii.Advsn•ce Circulation AS of Sepfe nhfi,' 30, 1956.2,886 SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In; Advance -� Cayi di $3.00 Per Year: $400 ' Published by The Exetor TiftlbvAdvdsate Limited Jottings � � J.11A,'�, Tales Of The Indians 1 was greatly Interested in. the following story as told by Dr. Charles Currelly, l'..v.ete,r boy, in his autobiography "I Brought the Ages Rrma" a se- ries we have been running for several weeks: "Another old man with whom I used to tally was the Rev. Mr. Wolsey, an l::nglishman who sante out in the early days as a missionary in the Northwest. In 1885 .he used to keep me tas- rinated with his tales of how the Indians used to kill bisons by the hundreds by driving then over .a precipice and leaving most of the carcasses to . decay. He saidthat on one -bunt he saw an Indian from horseback shoot an arrow that went clean through a bison and stuck in the groud on the other side. "Wolsey was with Rev. Geo. McDougall in an early mission that had decisive consequences for Canada. Chancellor l3urwash told .me the following story. After the Oregon trail opened up in 1848 and the American ruffians of the frontier began to go out the plains e Gip ns and shoot Indians for sport, serious trouble began, The hunters and traders of the plains had bad friendly relations with the Indians for years, Now they got steadily worse, The American Indians sent men north into Canada to stir up our In- dians to join in a movement to drive the white man from the plains. A big meeting of our In- dians was held in the foothills and many came from long dis- tances, up to a 'thousand miles, to attend. "McDougall arrived with a long string of ponies and pitched his tent on a stream a short distance above the meeting. He avoided any contact with the Indians until he thought that a decision would have been reached, He then entered the council, where he knew every ehieftan, and said: " Well, m,v brothers, what is your decision?" The spokesman of the council answered That they had decided that as the plains and mountains were theirs, the white man must go --they hoped peacefully. "flow long will you give them to goy" "We thought six months should be enough" said the Indians, "and of course if they will not go, it must mean war." "McDougall answered:. " You are quite right, this is your country, and it is for you to say whether the white man shall be here or not. I promise you that there will be no trouble and I shall, see that the white man MERRY MENAGERIE is gone in the time you set, 1 wonder, however, if you have really considered the situation and realized that you .cannot have the white man's. things without the white Man." The .spokesman answered that he hoped, the nxat- ter had been well considered. McDougall said: "That is en- tirely as l expected, and you are within your rights. This is your country; I have brought with me ponies, and, as time Is short, we must begin now, "Chief" calling hitt by name, "I shall take your blanket, your gun, your tomahawk and your knife. *You can easily rub up ,a stone axe, chip out a flint knife, snake bows and .arrows, and there are plenty* of bison' for you to skin. and replace the blanket. And you, nay friend., I want -yours, and yours,. and yours"—and he Went .around the counvil. "The sppkesmmn then said that perhaps the matter ,had better be talked over some more. Me- Dougall left theta :another day and again entered the council and asked for their decision. The answer was: "Our .people will not give up the white man's things, and we see that we can- not have the white man's things without the white man, so here must be peace between ;is." "In this way ended One of the most important meetings ever held in Canada, and McDougall saved us ,from that horrible Sue - cession of Indian wars that were so serious in the United States. When the Northwest Mounted :Police entered the West, they had the full support of the In. duan chiefs, end we have never had an Indian war," .„,„l11 „.„11111,1111111111.1111 1! I111U11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111!Illlllllllll,.IAIl.IAllllII,IIIIA1f11U1111.,„,„11„IL,, Sugar Air AND Spicee • Spice � DISPENSED BY BILL SMILEY It's not hard, around our house, to tell when it's the month of May. All you have to do is take a look at the Old Battle- axe. Her eyes are wild, her hair is wilder. Her voice has gone up a couple of octaves and so has her temper, Her nails are gnaw- ed, and her nerves• are like the strings of an electric guitar, * * * * It's not her fault. It's jest that every May she getsinvolved in a little more than she can cope with. May Is Music Festival month, May is the month in which trout and golf season commence, May is the month in which she is always up to her ears in a decorating job. And May is the month in which Daylight Saving gets children up an hour too early in the morning and keeps them up an hour too late at night. * * * * Normally, she can run the show around here with all the aplomb of a regimental sergeant - major, tossing out curt com- mands, taking over chaotic sit- uations, and making sure that the troops are fed, rested and wear clean socks. But in May, to shift the locale of the meta - By Wait Disney p 1917 well n„nqq Productions lOV6rtd Rig 11 Re,mes+ "I'm working Highway 101 this season!" 11,1,1111,111111 1111111,111111414411111111411114111111111111111111111111,111111llllllllll/ill,» i,l41#11)lrlllllllll1t1,4411N111Otfilmomte As the "TIMES" • 'Go By tem llllllllrlllllll,llltrrllifilffllill till l it llttlllllllt111111IMI!1111111111 tl 111 lilllttlll,1111,1111111i 11Y1111111Y1111111111tM4414111 50 YEARS AGO .Last year (100G) the number of books in the Exeter Public Library was 4,691 and members were 518. Municipal grant was $115 and the legislative grant $68.43. In addition to remodelling the interior of his confectionery, and lunch parlors Mr. W. J, Statham has installd a new gasoline en- gine to operate his ice cream freezer, The Exeter by-law provides that any one family may allow only one milk cow to run from May 15 to October 15 from 7 a.m. to 7p.in. each day. The Exeter by-law pravidts that any one family may allow only One Milch cow to run from May 18 -to October 18 from 7 a.m. to p.1n, each day. Mr. and Mrs, G. X. Neaman left last evening for Regina where they intend to reside in future, The mason work of the can- ning factory is completed and the greater part of the wood work. 2S YEARS AGO Mr. It. E. Pickard has secured twelve pigioes intending to go In for the raising of :squab pig- eon s. lierb Young of Crediton is preparing to erect a residence this totting summer,. The Tennis Club now have their greunde in good shape and play- ing has conntneitced. Three courts have been provided. The building betupied by the Salvation Arrny is beim tena- vated by the owner, Mrs, 11. Gldley, The horseshoe Miles at the rear of• the Salvation Army hall Have been fixed up and the clunk of the Aloes can be heard tt1- - ntbst any hour of the flay, 15 YEARS AGO Mr. Ted Davies who has been representative for the .Supertest Company has been transferred to London. • Mr. and Mrs, R. N, $owe on Sunday Celebrated the fifty-fifth anniversary of their wedding. Two heavy frosts visited this district Saturday and Sunday nights, May 9 and 10. Japanese labor camp is be- ing located at Eden on the farm of Fred Lilerington. More than 2500 men between ti► agesand 30 Will be called up for compulsory military training from Western Ontario in :June. AC. L. Ziirbrigg gradttale'd as an air Observer from the Fingal Bombing and Gunnery School on Saturday. At the meeting of the Exeter Athletic Committee at the Arena the treasurer 3. B. Creech re- ported that the hockey team had a successful season with $112.30 in the treasury. 10 YEARS AGO Iiuron County Library Associa.. tion held its annual meeting in Kirkton United Church May 7, it is proposed 'to purchase a bookmobile,+ the first of its kind to operate in Ontario. Lightning struck on the farm of Mr, and Mrs. William Gibson during a seVere electrical steno on Tuesday, They were render- ed' unconscious and were re- moved to St.. Joseph's Ifeapital. 1tev. A. B, Irwin who is Coin - Dieting five years at James st, united Church hat accepted a tell tli •aarnla'. Enough lumber far' 100 new ;homes has .been purchased in Northern Ootariti by A. J, Swell- 1<er tff the Eurotl Lumber Cr., phor slightly, the ship loses her rudder, dirty great icebergs loom• up at, ail points of the cam- pa'ss, and the crew becomes mutinous, * * * * He spends eight minutes sulk- ing looking for his music, obey- ing an urgent summons to the bathroom:, and kicking the var- nish off the piano legs, while his mothers' iron control slips rapidly toward dementia prea- cox, —Please tura to Page 3 The Reader Comments Simon's Lament To The Editor: These jtems should be of in- terest to"the people in our town: How about a stop sign at the corner of John, and William street going west into William street? It's, a race track. Cut out all. fires (any kind), Let the garbage collector pick it up, It's paid for. In Hamilton, Ontario, it costs a $10 fine. What happened in Mitchel? Cut down on alt speeders go- ing through town. Wingham has cut down its speed .limit to 20 m.p.h. Our signs say: "No Parking Here To Corner', but cars still park any place. Trailer homes are parked on any street in. town, Why not have a lot for Same? In Clinton and some other towns, they have a .place for mobile homes. They cheapen the street as well as the property. Bicycle riding on the side- walks seems to be the order of the day. Thanks to the town; of Exeter for letting the old timers use the town hall for playing cards in the afternoon—not like Clin- ton, Cent:, where the old timers. have to climb. stair's and go through a back entrance, away from the town hall, wbieh no doubt was built- by the same old timers. It's too bad. To be continued later. S. J. Sweitzer. r1I tart t tttlllllllllll4lllt,ttl,11,t1,I111,11111 dill 11,111) News Of Your LIBRARY By MRS. J. M. S. A vivid aecounk of the attack by • Japanese bombers on the Aircraft Carrier Franklin, fifty miles off the coast of Japan, March 19, 1945 is told in the book: 1 Was Chaplain on The Franklin The Writer, Father O'Callahan, who was the Roman Catholic padre on the carrier, describes lite aboard the ship, the last Mass before action, and the ex- periences of the attack in. which 432 were killed and over 1,000 wounded. It demonstrates that amid all the carnage of modern warfare, there is courage, faith, comradeship and unselfishness. The value of chaplains to bring comfort and help to the wounded and dying was never better shown, This book strips away the glamour of modern warfare and shows it in its stark naked bru- tality, It is a grim reminder of the past and a hopefor never again. * * * * To guard the lite of Sir linin. ston Churchill) day and • night for 20 years was a tough assign, ment, an adventurous one as' told Assignment: Churchill Written by Inspector Walter Henry Thompson, a member of the Special Brandi of Scotland 1' a r d. Through Thompson's watchful eyes we get a picture of the public and private lite of England's greatest statesman. Thompson was with Churchill through the ominous months when Chamberlain saw peace but Churchill saw war. ills job became doubly hard during the Battle (if London because of Churchill's disregard for perso- nal safety, Thermoset was by Churchill's side during the lira, mati'c wartime meeting' q sea with President Roosevelt; he was present M Casablanca, Wi- ts and Teheran: on V.E. Day he pushed Churchill up on the roof of an automobile in oder to Preteet him from the cheering crowds. Itetlred' riow, l'neneetor Therms. film live'; irr Kent with his wife,. 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J, LAMPMAN, Manager: Exeter Area, Ontario Hydro,. /111111111W 11141111111111111111111111111!1111111,Y1111111111SMllllllllllUlllllplHH,llllfllllllfH/Iff,tt,trfl Milli MI11411114 0 Business Directory a ARTHUR FRASER INCOME TAX REPORTS BOOKKEEPING SERVICE ETC. • Ann St., Exeter Phone 504 G. A. WEBB, D.C.* 'Doctor of Chiropractic 438 MAIN STREET, EXETER X -Ray and Laboratory Facilities Open Each Weekday Except Wednesday Tues. & Thurs. Evenings 7.9 For Appointment • Phone 606 DR. H. H. COWEN DENTAL SURGEON L,D.$., D.b.S. Main Street • Exeter, Closed Wednesday Afternoon PHONE 36 N. L. MARTIN OPTOMETRIST Main Street, Exeter Open Avery Weekday Except Wednesday For Appontment Phone 355 FRANK TAYLOR LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex Satisfaction Guaranteed Sell Your douse By Auction, Ws The Best Way. Phone 13R Exeter W. G. COCHRANE, B.A. BARRISTEq Se SOLICITOR NOTARY PUBLic Menial! Office Friday Afternoon EXETER 1 PHON,,1. 4 . VIC DINNIN Sowings Inve`;tments and Annuity Certificates INVESTORS SYNDICATE of Canada, Limited INVESTORS MUTUAL of Canada- Ltd. 11 slatted Mutual Fund Shares •FHoNE i6 Z(JRICH BELL & LAUGHTON BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS & NOTARIES PUBLIC ELMER D. BELL, Q.C. C. V. LAUGHTON, L.L.B. Zurich • Office Wednesday Afternoon Parkhill Thursday Afternoons EXETER PHONE 4 DR. J. W. CORBETT L.D.S., D.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON 814 Mein Street South Phone 273 Exeter Closed Wednesday Afternoons BOB McNAIR LICENCED AUCTIONEER AND VALUATOR For Efficient Service and Highest Prices Phone Collect Ailsa Craig 617-r-2 ALVIN WALPER PROVINCIAL LICENCED AUCTIONEER For your 'Ale, large or small, courteous and efficient service at all times. Service that Satisfies" PHONE 57-r-2 DASHWOOD USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Exeter, 'gntarie President E. Clayton Colrluhoun tilt,. t Science Hilt Vice -President Barry Coatet R.R. 1 Centralia Directors Marlin Feeney R,it, 2 Dublin Win. A. Hamilton Crottrarty Miltof► McCurdy it.11. 1 .i{ir•ktoti Alex 3. Rohde R. . 3 Mitchell Agents Thos. G, Ballantyne It,R. t Woodhaann Clayton Barris lr+titehell Stanley Mocking Mitehetl Solicitor W, G. Cochrane Exeter Secretary -Trois -neer Arthur Fraser Egeler 4 •t h 1j li j r 4 9 tt 1 1 1 4 4