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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-06-06, Page 10Th* Tllsrft•Adv0o, +June 0;, 19$7 Editorials This newspaper ,bell:w a the right to OXPriSS An opinion in public .Contributes to the progress of the nationend that it:mwat be exercised freely to preserve and improve dsmoeratic p.rornment.. Remember The Crosses You're Not Currying The Torch if You Don'! Cast Your Ballot Perhaps the most important Ines- sage in this week's newspaper is con- tamed in an ,advertisement on another Page. it's an appeal from the Exeter branch of the Canadian Legion to all persons who. are eligible to exercise :their franchise, The veterans quite properly point ,out that 100,000 Canadians, in our generation alone, paid the supreme sacrifice for, essentially, the right to vote to elect our own government. Some of those who did pay that price might be understandably dis- illusioned to learn that less than one- half the people in this area exercised that privilege in the last election. The Canadians who don't take the Feat Huron County performed a com- mendable feat in 1956—it lowered its. traffic toll. ' Huron was one of the few areas in Ontario to reduce its accident rate. Crashes in the province as a whole jumped from 63,000 to 71,000. Middle- sex rose from 2,430 to 2,805. and both Perth and Larnbton .showed slight in- creases. Huron's total number of accidents dropped from 451 to 420. While the decrease isn't much, it's significant when transformed into figures of lives and injuries saved. There were eight less people killed in 1956 than there were in the pre- vious year in Huron. The number of injuries dropped from 194 to• 149. Even if that's all the benefit that accrued from safer driving, it's suf- ficient uf-f icient reward to snake the effort very much worthwhile. If every motorist makes a con- cientious, attempt to drive more safe- 1y,: the. results can prove most gratify- ing. The 1956 statistics reveal these iinteresting facts: t Speed too fast for road or traffic conditions caused more accidents than any other single factor. Failure to yield right of way was the second most frequent offence and driving off the highways was third. The greatest number of accidents occurred between five and six p.m. on Saturday. Extreme fatigue accounted for al- most as many accidents as alcohol. Fractured skull was the most fre- quent cause of traffic deaths.. The most number of accidents oc- curred at street intersections but al- most as many occurred on the straight highways. It doesn't pay to hit and run. Of 20,900 who tried this trick last year, 18,700 were arrested. Free Press (The Peterborough. Examiner) One of the few newspapers which tan claim to have successfully sued a municipal body for libel must. be Le Progress of Chambly (PQ). Following x series of critical articles on the town's mayor, • Chambly Council order- ed the paper "to explain itself -to the satisfaction of ;the' Council" and warn- ed, .chats if such an explanation were not given, the Council would order all groups • and individuals with which it was' .associated to stop advertising in !e paper, Stich an order, besides being out }the f.. province P o vi nee of a municipal council, Wtts''a.fiagrant attempt to control com- mei t in Le Progress, It is heartening that such In ' attempt was not success- ft11 and that the court upheld not only. Le Progress' right to comment freely, 'brut . that newspapers,. while pursuing an honest `function of criticism and C:oiklment,. can be protected Chum de- famata0n under the cloak of municipal privilege.. .The importance of a press, free to '4 p re orand comment �t s cannot possibly be underrated. time and trouble to vote on Monday must have a disturbed conscience when they realize their failure to carry the torch, It's not just a matter of voting either: Exercising one's franchise in a democracy .should entail careful con- sideration of issues and platforms, candidates' qualifications and records of service. Take time — now to consider what you've read and heard about the election. Discuss it with your neigh- bours. Make your own decision. And on election day, remember the crosses , .. , row on row, • RCAF Day . RCAF Station Centralia and its personnel have become so much a part of this community that the tendency develops among local residents to take the air force base for granted. Because the presence of airmen is a normal sight and the sound of air- craft a familiar one, we're inclined to .forget the role the station is playing in the establishment and maintenance of Canada's first line of defence: It's fortunate, therefore, that Air Force Day is observed once a year to remind us, as well as all Canadians, of the job the RCAF is doing for us. We need to be reminded that Cen- tralia is a key station in the defence program of the nation' — indeed for many of the. nations of the North At- lantic — for here are trained the pilots upon whom 'may depend the destiny of the free world. We need to be reminded that Centralia's important . role makes it one of Canada's busiest air stations on which upwards to 750 takeoffs and landings occur during a normal train- ing day and that this station provides aircraft for the training of other per- sonnel at nearby stations which do not have facilities to handle planes. We should realize again that here is an institution of a size which com- pares with the largest factories in any of Canada's major cities; •that on the station :are men in positions more re- sponsiple than those of presidents and vice-presidents of large corporations; that it harbours men who teach sub- jects as difficult and technical as those at university level. We should remember too, that this station houses men who are sin- cerely dedicated to the honorable, im- portant and difficult task of maintain, ing a vital armed service in time of a dangerous peace. While all of us who attend Cen- tralia's show -this Saturday will look for the spectacular, the breathtaking and the entertaining, let's remember that the importance of Centralia is not contained in any of these; it'sfound in the reliable Chipmunk training planes, the unglorified •classrooms, the in- structors who don't wear supersonic flying suits, the mechanics who repair the engines and frames, and many other unspectacular but vital . person- nel and machines. 'Let us civilians pay tribute to our neighbours in uniform by appreciating their year -rotund efforts on ,Air Force.. Day, Manager ' (The Port Elgin Times) A unique plan to engage a full time farm manager to offer Bruce County farmers service in keeping records :.:arid interpreting results from their .analysis is being considered by the agricultural office, y "1 have .no hesitation ` in saying that the average Bruce County farmer could realize 11,000 more incomep er' year from such a plan," an official said. Participating farmers would pay an annual $25 fee for a thrice -yearly visit from this manager. e 1LJt exeter lir e abbOeate ' Ihttre iliitabllshed 1673 Ansaleametsid 1924 Advocate Established 1181 Published Eaeh Thursday Morning at Stratford, Ontario An Iiidipendant NeWSPaper Devoted fo the interests of the Town of Exeter and. District thorited as Second Clara Marl, Pest Office Depirtmont, Oftawa MEMBLiR, Canidian Weekly Newspaper. Assotiitionr Ontario Weekly Newspaper' Association, ABC and Class "A9 Nawspeperi. AWARDS: A, V. Nolan trophy, seniiraI excellence for nowspeperii published In Onferie towns between 1,500 and 4,500 pepuiatien, 1957, 1956; .1George Jeh,$tenTrPhYr fyPregrephitsI excellence (On. 1957; E. T. Sfephithion Trophy for best front papa (Ontario), 1956, MS; lnturance Federation national safety award, 1953. Paiskti•Astvonee Circulation as of SeFitembs0 30, 1W -2,W SUBSCRIPTION ISATIS (ht Advanco Canada , • +i.AY $4. #1 bd Per Yoarr Published by '(Ctrs til.tsl` ifinlsvAdvaeafe. Liretifid lgtt ngs By J,M,�. For Th: Sake Of Vater, We were back to take a l .k. at the Work that is being done on the second concession of Us. borne where the contr.c.t has been 1ettobuild >r am across the Ausable river, Thins height of the dam is to be sonte.., thirty i feet and.s designed to hold 155 acre-feet of water, .covering some 72 acres, The object of the dein. Is to control the warier dring the spring goods and also to pro- vide an enmergency supply of water for the town of F xeter. The demand for water had stead- fly increased with modern de. velopntents, Homes, with indoor plumbing, account for a great deal hi the increase of water consumption. k;xeter's chief industry, the canning factory, has taxed the capacity of the local system dux'. ing the rush season, and with- out a greater supply of good water further expansion of the factory is impossible. It was not many years • ago that private wells provided most of the water for home consump- tion and excellent water it was For fire fighting, underground tanks were placed at strategic locations around the town and rains provided them with the necessary water, The• first water installations was for fire-fighters only with hydrants throughout the town. Water was piped from the river to the standpipe at the rear of the town hall. It was in 1934.35 that search was made for a supply of spring •water suitable for drinking pur- poses. Test holes were sunk in many localities but the final de= cision was to trap the springs just east of Exeter on the Aus- able and pipe the water by gra- vity to the. pump house on the south side of the river at the dam. and also build an adjacent reser- voir for emergent purposes. With -the increased demand for more water many additional test holes have been sunk with more or less success. In Exe- ter there are two wells used as auxiliary, These wells will' pro- vide a good supply for from four to six weeks and then allowed to rest until a fresh supply is re- plenished. An excellent well was dis-- covered at the gravel pit of the Moody farm in Usborne and this well now supplies about 325 gal- lons a minute. One of the main reasons for establishing the RCAF station at Centralia was the discovery, MERRY'MENAGERIE of a sufficient sitppIy of water on the property, however-, with. the building of the new bottles. Iv the airforce personnel, a greater supply of water was needed and a new source was .dis- covered between iCirkton and. Wo.odhanm and the water piped .in. Test boles have been sunk in the vicinity of Hensall with. fair results but not pf sufficient sup - Ply to warrant the .eicpense of piping it in to Exeter, The last resort was to join the .4usable Conservation Authority in providing for flood control of the river and also for a supply of water to meet the needs.of the tow foryears n Y ar to co e m .Anew lake will be formed in Usborne east of the dant, - _Z,gp,t .II. InIP1111 nlll l llt,wyPtltnnitgrlN Sugar i,cr w rs'— i The land has been purchased .and the work of construction is n ow well under way. Tons of e arth have already been moved to cake way ;for the new dam, Before the water may be used for drinking or domestic pur- poses a filtering system will have to be installed,` Speculation :has been rife :as to the possibilities of swimming, fishing or picnic sites at the new lake. This is improbable as the Authprlty has assisted in pro- viding swimming facilities by cleansing out the silt above the present dam in Exeter and the town has provided the picnic grounds, The new lake it is hoped will provide a bird sanctuary and possibly attract migrating fowl, urr,uanutntu.tuwou tmnnueturnwwtruwnumnnu„, AND E. S. Steiner, V.S. - r Spice �.,tttiniuw.ntitwtwwewwt, u.unu„eriot+ruouawutrnurntnurr u►.uu�glura+rtrrutrrrruurrre�tteteuwtrA.ttetnrrlru4* s Ann ounccent lx avi�h to announce that ” have sold my Veter- inary Practice I'a ac � e to Dr. W. B, Coxon and lir, O. L. Leitch, of Zurich,who will take .over on June 13. I would like to take this opportunity to- thank my clients who have given me their patronage for over 30 years. Your loyal support has been sincerely p Y appreciated. For my successors, I request your continued patronage, Dr: Coxon, Who has had 20 years practical experience, .entered into partnership with Dr; Leitch e five ve eyears ago. These well-known Y..terinarians are equipped with two-way radios in each of their •auto, mobiles and they also ,maintain a .modern shall ani- mal hospital and have modern equipment for per- forming small and large animal surgery. Until plans are completed for opening an office in Exeter, they may be reached by telephoning 96 at Zurich, „All my accounts are now due and any not paid by July 1 will be placed for . collection, ' ' THANK YOU, DISPENSED BY BiLL SMILEY arunuwnmmwuronunrn,f1urunnnurtruuunnunnuunmill uunnnnntnuunn,uuWn,rwnnaut nrn,t, If all the hours that people in small towns waste going to meetings could be given back to them at the tail end of their lives, we'd all live to be a hun- dred. Acrid if all the money rail, ed by small-town 'organizations in the last fifty years was piled in a heap, ,we could all quit work, and just lie around and get fat for ten years or so. * ,F *. Women who are a week be- hind in their ironing, a month behind in their sewing, will spend a whole forenoon baking over a hot stove, sling out some cold scraps' of lunch to the family, and dash, off to the bake sale, where their beautiful pies, cakes and tarts are sold at less than cost. Triumphantly, they total up the proceeds, which figure out to $47 net, for about 60 ' hours' labour and $50 worth of ingredients, "A real good bake sale," they proclaim, * * Men are just as foolish. Busi- nessmen who will announce, without even being asked, that time is money, will squander it.• recklessly in work for the lodge or service club, ,They'll spend hours devising original means of raising infinitesimal sums by dint of prodigious labours. By Walt Disney 0 �e. h c rtrnsa Wale D,"aev p•oduttienl 6.3 X'bred Rights Rocned .,seer ,,;r,,, "Coo-coo:--coo•coo:" untnnt nnunuttttinnstlnnntintnnnt,ttns„tnn,nnttisttlist As the "TIMES" Go By ,Hltn,attl naris(uittiWulf ttttttittatta,tltlttnttttt is lett parts ntt ttttttiltllllt 50 YEARS AGO Two North -Enders were fined four dollars each last week for allowing more than one cow to run at large. Decoration. Day was held on Thursday afternoon. The lodges . headed by the band paraded to the cemetery. Places of busi- ness were closed ..from 1 to 4 p.m.. London Conference will meet in Exeter ih 1908. F Company 33rd Regiment left Tuesday for Carling Heights, London for their annual train.- ing. Lieut.Heanran And Sergt- Major of Exeter were in cum- maid. Queen's Hotel, Hensall was burned to the ground early Thursday ntorning� Local option came le force here on May 1 and Mr, Bite who had it lease of the hotel till November 1905 lead a sale and Loved but,. 25 YEARS AGO Rev, C. J. and Mrs, Moor - house were honored by .Main St. congregation en their depart- ure for litusseta after five years serving the mein St, pas- torate, , Reeves R. 111. Francis, Reeve J. .Ballantyne of Usborne and Reeve Wm, Sweitzer and deputy reeve lly. Bayed of Stephen are in Attendance at Huron. County Council at' Godetich,• Tn the opening lesgue game the newly organized Exeter ball team defeated the Rental' or. anization by the score ge f o dt to S. A new fire siren electrically °petaled was tried but in Exe- ter Friday et' last week. The couneil is considering the Our. chest 'Of genie. Miss Nettie ,.'getldv was re- elected president of South Bur. nit Wel', at tl16 mute meeting Ifl ZUricli Town Hall. 15 YEARS AGO. ldr. It. N. Creech has resign- ed his position as treasurer of the Exeter Agricultural Society and Clark Fisher has ben tip- : pointed' b take his place: Miss Mary Van Camp who is employed with the Civil -Service at Ottawa left Saturday for a vacation trip to British Colum- bia. Among the recent recruits with the RCAF at London are Lloyd Reynolds, Usboiine, How- ard Klumpp, Dat;h.wood, Jack Pryde and Eldred ' Simmons, Exeter. . Decoration Day at the Exeter cemetery has been cancelled for the duration ,of the war. Huron Lumber Co, have been given the contract to erect a new pasteurizing plant St the Huron County Horne, Clinton. The new Service Flying Train- ing School at Centralia is being opened neat month,. A spur rail- way line into the airport is nearly completed. 1.0 YEARS AGO Bev, A. M. bunt, after a suc- cessful ministry of fifteen' years • With their $97, the women buy new drapesfor the parsonage which clash hideously with the wallpaper, send flowers to peo- ple who are dying and couldn't care less, or ship shoes to shift- less Africans who would be much happier .barefoot, With the $64 they raised at their bingo, the men will sponsor a ball or hock- ey team composed of spoiled little ingrates who have to be pleaded with to practice, called for before every game, and fed after it., •. * • Cause of all this nonsense, of course, is the false premise that the first thing an organization must do is justify its existence by doing good works. And the only way to accomplish good works is by raising funds. And the only way to raise funds is to have meetings, drag people out to them, and turn these peo- ple loose on all the other peo- ple with some kind of gimmick for extracting money from them, o .* * * Sad part- of. the 'whole busil ness is that, in any community you name, the wealthiest man could raise the same amount of money as all the organizations combined, in about four seconds, total labour consisting of sign- ing his name on a cheque. Even sadder is the fact that this never happens, because the wealthiest man didn't get that way by do- ing such foolish, things. * * * Perhaps it's just as well. What • in the . world would we do with all those evenings in our lives,' if we didn't have `meetings to bustle off to? You can spend only so much time rooted to a chair in front of the TV set, without turning into a drooling idiot. You can stand only so many evenings listening to the old Trouble and Strife explain- ing what's wrong with your char- acter. * • • *, • • No, there's something exhiliar- ating about meetings. You grum- ble about going, try to sneak out of them, but once you're there 'you're glad you went. Especially if there's a free lunch afterwards. * * • 0. Meetings are a good safety valve for a lot -of 'people, You can usually tell what their home life is like from the, way they behave at the meeting. The madamechairman who, can lay out a fund-raising campaign with the bold, brilliant strokes of a .Napoleon is the one whose children are the worst brats in town, whose husband is a ne- glected -looking specimen, whose housekeeping would make a Zu- lu wife shudder. * * * * . The little man at the meeting who pounds the table, argues with everybody, leaps up to make amendments to the motion and threatens to resign if it isn't done his way, is the fellow Whose only contribution to the conver- sation when he's at home is: "Yes, dear," * * * * Then there's the bird who agrees with everybody,, and is too chicken to vote if it comes to a showdown. Not to mention the exasperated secretary, who is trying to put into English a motion from the floor after six interruptions, four amendments and several revisions of the ori gional wording and idea. * • * * At most meetings, a familiar figure is the harassed young ma. tion. She arrives A little breath- less and plenty irritable, hat slightly askew, lipstick looking as though she'd put it: on with her elbow. She has just finished wrestling a couple of kids off to. becl, and stacking a big heap of ditty dishes in the sink. She's fed up with meetings and organ- izations and for two pins would quit. * * * * Rut ,she gets sort of caught up in the plans for the tea, or the Bating parity or the concert, nd takes vigorous part in the date. It's net Until she's home at her senses return and she ealizes with horror .that she's remised to sell ten tickets, Ake fear .vies an 1 me hal , p d help decorate �* e: * * - It would be interesting to ex. mine some more of the types en at meetings, but 1 have to nd this column and go to. a Meet - g. I m Second Vice -President the Society for the Prevenw one et' Kindness to Over-Privi. ad 'Children, We have to raise me money so we e*tt have °bidet printed urging people MOP not beating their tint. ren. in Exeter as rector of Trivia a Memorial church delivered his d farewell, sermon on Sunday acid th moved to Mitchell this week, The crop situation. throughout pr the district is considered quite b Serious. There are numerous tl farmers throughout that have. not sown one kernel of spring grain, An old timer soya he doesn't remember when rein a fell continuously for 36 hours as se E did Sunday and Monday. Council on Monday night :. ap- in proved preliminary Pians tot a of new E titer District Ni b Seheet. ti Rev. A. 11. Iraqi'', Xtev, N, .I, g Woods, Rev, C.. W. t nwrt and So M"r,. W. G. :Medd are attending b London conference in Chatha:tft tto Hilt week. •szv• HOW TO BUILD, A BETTER NEST EGGI r Your nest egg'will grow faster when you invest in Sterling Trust Guaranteed Trust Certificates. They pay you 43/4% . interest per annum, pay- able half yearly ... they're authorized invest- ment for trust funds . 4 . and, they're for a short term of '5 years. That means •$395.40 accumulates to #500.00 in S years. Ask for our booklet. 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