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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-06-27, Page 2tr mikaeA v ile•S, Jsant 27 1147 i111 This..newspaper. Iseilevea theright to .express: len n o inn >t opinion in public .asntriltutea to .the pregress of the nation and, that it must htr exercised: fruly to preserve- end improve ftmecratic •Savernmant. 1..ong Overdue. !mprove.reProt; r tection Ith Are . a Organization Organization of ca-ordinated fire protection for this •district is long overdue. We believe farmers have suf- fered and will continue to suffer be. cause protection has nott been planned on an area basis. EXeter.cDiincai's recent `'decision. to communicate with two neighboring townships concerning. the services of its brigade points up the uncertainty that narks the present. situation,. Neither Stephen nor Hay has had an agreement with Exeter ,For fire pro- tection and the town was not certain whether or not its brigade should answer calls for help from ratepayers in these municipalities. To whatextent does this situation exist throughout the district? How many farmers know which brigade is expected to give therm protection? How many know where the alarm should be directed? The brigades themselves have no way of knowing how far their areas of. operation extend. One example of the situation is fnund.in the case of Exeter and Bid dtilph township. The local brigade has • Good Luck -1'hat this community regrets the dt~parture of Dr. E. S. Steiner, V.S., and -I rs. Steiner Is adequately shown by the number of organizations which have honored them. Both have been active in the community and the fare- well tributes they have received have been earned. Dr. Steiner's contributions have been made through his assistance to the agricultural industry and through the various organizations in which he has held, -important posts. Mrs. Steiner has been equally active. iti organization work and her efforts; in forming the Senior Citizens Club ,than' resulted in bringing happi: ness lo many elderly folk. The Times -Advocate must make specialmention of Mrs. Steiner's con- tribution to the community through this newspaper, During the years she was wonien's editor she put °forth con- siderable effort to publicize the work of woren in the community. She co- operated closely with organizations to help tern succeed in various projects. Her •work in getting housewives to share their favorite recipes through her regular column has brought many delicious dishes to neighborhood tables.. We join with the community in wishing the couple good luck. improvements Grand Bend council's program for. f Itprovement- of facilities for tourists at the summer resort has been com- mendable. In co-operation with the resort's promotion committee, council has made progress on the dredging of the harbour. It .as continuing with the de- velopment of the second traffic outlet on the, north side of the village. Seve- ral years • ago it developed extensive parking facilities .at the beach. It is important that the village continue to provide the best accolm iodation possible for iti visitors pare titularly along the beach which is the resort's greatest asset. Among the projects which should be considered by council soon are the construction of comfort stations on the beach, the provision of drinking fountains, benches and walks in the beach area. Despite the fact it is often stolen, water safetyequipment s-bl11ud be provided on the piers. The growing popularity of the esort 'demands these basic services; the patronizing public deserves them. We hope councilcan provide thein, in the .near future, answered two calls to that municipality, and the council has refused payment on both. Obviously the township doesn't r+'slat protection from Exeter but doe's the Bidduiph farmer, five mules away, know not • to call the town brigade? Does he know he should telephone Lucan or some other* brigade? Or does he wait until the officials argue it .out after his barn is blazing? There are eight brigades in the area —r Exeter, Hensall, Grand Bend, Dashwood, 'RCAF Station Centralia, Zurich and Lucan. We believe the area which each is to serve should be defined and maps. showing these areas distributed among brigades, municipal officials, telephone offices and among farmers themselves. We think such a plan would serve a number of useful purposes, it should eliminate present confusion; it will speed the answering of calls; it will avoid unnecessary expense of several brigades answering the sante call. Not the least of the advantages is the fact that it would give each fire chief a definite area of responsibility. He and his brigade could make "a point of becoming familiar with the network of roads, the sources of water supply and other conditions affecting fire pro- tection,' Under a . district plan, too, we think a line of authority should be established so that when two or more brigades are required to fight a blaze their work can be co-ordinated under one man. Under the present system, each brigade fights the fire in its, own. way, We have witnessed officials of two brigades arguing over the method of attack while the fire was blazing away. Within one person in authority, the brigades can be directed , with the greatest effectiveness and speed. None of the foregoing should be cpistrtied as a criticism of the:brigades themselves. Responsibility for it rests on the shoulders of the elected repre- sentatives in rural areas who 'should be responsible for the protection of the ratepayers they represent. The towns and villages should, of course, be prepared to help and we believe they are. The Ontario Fire N irshall's de- partment should also be prepared to assist in the organization of such a plan: No doubt if this department were equested to ' assist, it could render r valuable aid. Essentially, however, . it's the far- vier himself who must agitate for better protection because he is the one who is suffering from •increasingly eavy losses from fire, If farmers don't request improved protection, it's doubt- ul if they will ever pet it. isdon, No man is happy unless he be- lieves he is.--Publius Syrus, 50 B.C. Fashion is what one wears oneself. What is unfashionable is what other • people wear. —Oscar 'Wilde, 1895 Hating people is like burning down. your own house to get rid of a rat, —Harry Emerson Fosdick A comedian• can only last till he either takes •himself serious or- his audience takes him serious: TWill Rogers, 1981 r Let Work Towards • An expanded industrial promo- tion program in Exeter' and in Huron County. • Completion of the Riverview Park development. • A parkin ' lot close to MainStreet. 5 • A town plan for Exeter. • Elimination of the Biddulph dump on No..4 Highway. , 05bt- xt 2ocat "$slid Istablished 1113 '1ma(getnated 1924 Advgeati Esfiblirthisl lI181 Published Each t .. hrrrtidiry Wiorning at, Strafford, Ontario An l'ndepintlont'Newspaper Devctad' tit t- otor o I of pExeter and Diathif t aaN ef the Tew14W14 Authorised of Wend elate Mall, Peat�ffiee De D I+artrttant, Ottawa ► i., MLMBEItt Canti Alieti Weekly' Newspaper Asicfien, Ontario ntiriiWiakly Newspaper Asseciatlin, AOC and Cleat eAh Nows01004. rr/SB C/r AWA R DS: A, v, Nion Tr ophy; general l excellence f i r new i ai- i rs rpublished indntaril towtae between 1,!OOand4s!00 Population, 9srr itb J..,V�isroe,. ,lahniton Trophy, typriiiraph1c111 excellence (Oil. ,i � (aria),. Il;57, E. T'oeSiephensen Trophy fir best freril page E 6 'Ifs 1ii55 ALC I oda ►N +n insuranci Federatiiti ttllNirlat lrafit'Y rlwird, 1953, Oaid.hi.Advance Circulation as of September Stt p r1956-406 . BUasa1tiPtioN itA1'ES (tun Advance).** 'Canada : $L00Pir YON Published'' by 'The Exeter Times-Advacata Lirnit d • Jottings . y Sund:ay School 1Icnics Forty years ago at this ,brae of the year Sunday Schools rti this .area would begin to plan for the ,orae big day ,of 'the year, the Sunday School picnic to be held at .Grand Bend. It was usu- ally held between haying and. harvest as this seemed to be the best tune to suit the farmers. preparations • for the picnic particularly for the scholars from, James Street Sunday School meant the securing of busses to. accommodate fee than 200 scholarsand grown-ups. plana° farmers had their own aceoni. ,niodation but for the ethers eight busses were secured from the livery stables of Exeter, Hensall, Ceotrelia and llash- wood, They were supposed to be on hand about eight o'clock in the morning, for picnics in those days meant an all day affair, the trip taking about three hours. The night before, dishes and utensils were packed at the aiurch.Lemons ilwee squeezed n d stored in inilk cans to pro vide a special Creat of lemonade that was eagerly sought after by .old and young alike. A see., orate wagon was required 'to take along the good things to ea t. Scramble For Dinner In the early, years long tables were provided in what was known, as the Exeter side of Spack- ntan's park, There was aecoin. inodation for the horses. The an- nouncement that dinner was ready heralded a wild scramble for the tables and there was no lack of choice delicacies to meet ' the most fastidious appetite. A number, who had hustled off to the water as soon as they ar- rived, straggled in late for lunch but were well looked after, In the afternoon there would be sports and races on the grounds where the United .Church now stands. Boating and swim- ming were favorite attractions when the lake was calm. Grand- father Southcott lived at the lake and kept row boats that he rented, out at 250 an hour. There was often 'a waiting list for 'the return of the boats and some of the male sex were glad to turn them in after rowing mem- bers of the opposite sex for an hour. I 'recall the time when one young fellow was out in a row boat and lost. one of the oars. With a rather • stiff off -shore breeze the boat drifted out into the lake and it was some time MERRY MENAGERIE before...a warning was: sent to some fishermen who went tothe rescue in a row boat as there were no power boats at that time and they succeeded with ditft. cul y in rescuing the lad; Net Tee Private For swimming trsire was, a bath house on the beach where compartments could be rented for ehanging clothes. The prix. acy was none too. good as there were cracks in :the boards that formed the partitions. Before the days . hat'tbe property north wet taken over b'y Mr. Walker to form Oakwood Park, men without bathing suits went there to swim in the nude. There was always more or less danger especially when the water was rough. In times of rough water, there is today and always has beenthe urge to battle the waves. It is great fun and also quite dangerous as there is a strong undercurrent. A number of years ago I was. 4p i 1!11 * * 111 P 1!! N! 1l 141101,11411114**, Sugar AND Spice DISPENSED BY BILL SMILEY • There's nothing .quite as much fun as a family picnic. The chil- dren have a wonderful time, the parents get away from the daily scramble and relax on the bosom of Mother Nature; and when the rich, full day is ended they head for home, peaceful, tired and happy, each member of the fain- • ily feeling warm and secure in the love of the. 'others. • * * That's the theory, anyway. maybe, in some families, it even works that way. But I've been en a picnic as a child, and as a parent, and they're a pretty rugged business from either angle, the only difference being that when you're a kid, you can take more punishment without caving in. * * * * There's no doubt about it, kids love picnics. You know why? Be- cause it gives them a chance to' push their parents to the brink •By Walt Oisiney Iv;•r.••,.:.. "Come, quick!—I've discovered If. fish mine!" Illtllll4111 ll 11111111111tg1plllllillllp•llllt111IIIIIIIIf i11411111111nlilli,,!!„11111IIIIIIIIO111l11111 As the "TIMES" standing quite close: to the water's edge on ane of those rough days when .a lad standing waist deep in water was .sucked under • and ,there was a road scramblvaine to reach him but all in , For supper it was the same hungry crowdbut there were :more sore muscles from over participation in sports, the :men load enjoyed in younger days and when it came time to start the long trip home, it was with mixed feelings that the loads were xe gathered together. Some were tired, others wanted to stay longer and usually some bus was :quite late in getting started Mit one thigg was certain all were tired and many asleep when the busses finally reached home, They were days gone forever since the automobile has taken the place of the horse but they were d red those long to be remember- ed y who had the prIv- ilege of enjoying them. 1111!!111111eene .,,,,,ia!leme m11elme11111g1,em• of insanity all day, instead of -\ Just at meal times. * When I was a kid, we went on a 'picnic every Sunday, in the summer, My mother loved pic- nics, so we humoured her, Sat- urday night, we let her make the lunch to her heart's content. How she enjoyed standing there in the kitchen at 1 a.m., taking . the shells off the hard-boiled eggs, . weeping merrily over the onion as she .chopped it into the potato salad. *. * Right after church on Sanday, she'd get down to the last hour's labour—a bushel basket full of sandwiches, bananas and choco- late marshmallow cookies, and a two -gallon thermos jug of lemon- ade. We encouraged her by run- ning in from play every five minutes and calling in irrita- tion: "Hey, mom, what's the bold -up? Are we never gonna get going? We wanta get in swimming," * * My dad, whose attitude, toward Nature was exactly similar to that of Nature toward a vacuum, cheering her efforts by sitting in the car and honking the horn, while she scuttled about looking for swimming sults, towels, first- aid kit, wax paper and all the other nonsense women believe is necessary to a picnic. • * * ., After three last-minute trips from the :car for the salt, a sweater and the bal?y's bottle, while Dad Swore under his breath and roared the motor, she'd sett- le back in the front seat of the old. McLaughlin touring, wipe her streaming brow, count us, and gradually ,assume an expression of/triumph that must have been similar to that of the Lord on the seventh day. * * * * At the picnic spot, we . were out of the car like rats leaving a sinking ship, and streaking for the water, before Dad had the motor. shut off. My Mother •—Ple'ase turn to Page 1 ;pm llllOem!!ll111.1!unworn! l lllllllllllllllllll 111,4 News Of Your F LIBRARY. 1 day MRS.;J. M. S., If you are not planning a trip this holiday season why not go adventuring by reading hooks .of otherpeople's adventures? is Go 8 .One such book at Your Library �/ Our Plight, To Adventure ;written by Tay ` 'and Lowell Thomas, Jr. This is an easy- going, entertaining book in which" the authors visit three contin= ents, flying their own plane and combine the fun of a casual pleasure trip with the excite-. meat of discovering new, people and places from Paris down over Africa to the Congo, up to Cairo, over to the Holy Land, to Istanbul, Tehran, across Af- ghanistan, from Karachi to . the • Himalayas and over the Persian Gulf to Arabia, For 11 months the Thomases traveled to remote places in an airplane called "Charlie", With "Charlie's" help they had a ?runnier of extraordinary advert• tures, met a yariety of people and carate to know quite intim. ately a fascinating part of the world, • Om! lllllli11Ot111111I111111/1141111flt1111111H mem!!TIM 1111111iiQ111111p1f111'1 SO' YEARS AGO • Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Grigg, missionaries to India, arrived here on Tuesday to visit the former's father, Mr, William Grigg, They are relieved from duty in the East for several months. The best game of bowls ever played on the grounds took place Tuesday afternoon with Rev. Collins and W. W. Taman as skips, Fifteen ends were played and resulted in a tie 9-9. The players were Clark, Burdon, Davis, and ReV. Collins; Levett, Snell, Blatchford and Taman, Mr. William Beer last week purchased from Mr. G. House his. harness stock and business and will take possession as soon as stock -taking has been com- pleted, • At the meeting of Saints Street League a reception was tendered Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Cole and Dr. and Mrs. Cy V, Roulston'. 25 YEARS AGO Union services for summer months by the , Main St. and James St, United Churches will coinriience next Sunday with. Rev, A, E. Elliott Who comes 10 t Main St. church from Kintore in charge. Mr. and ?irs, A. J. Swe1tzer went .to Detroit tin Saturday' and on Monday moved their fUrn1- ture to their cottage, Beach ,o' Pines where they will reside for the summer. Mr. Bari Russell and his bride returned Monday evening froth their honeymoon spent • id `Toronto, - Meinbers of various institutes mom Crediton, Zurich/ Miran. dale acid Exeter ntet an parish hall of Trivitt Memorial church ,on Friday for annual suatiter trashing. Mrs. A. O,Ehiott was heard a'nveg'r tlfe radi0MondaynC.J;G,C. ight t.eiidoilC;lab.dur• 15' YEARS AGO • The grocery store of Herman Dayman in' the heart of the bus- iness section of Hensall was de- stroyed by, fire following an ex- plosion in a, refrigerator., By order No, 42.60 Milk Con- trol Board • of Ontario' effective Friday, July. 3, five cents shall be collected as a deposit on each milk bottle delivered to any per - Son, The Ekete'r District War Time Committee during the past week mailed ° parcels of comforts to all boys overseas froth Exeter and district. The women Work- ed two afternoons td pack the parcels, each weighing 53 pounds: Richard Etherington, leaves' next week for No. 9'. Air Train- ing School at St. John's Quebec to work as a wireless operator for Dominion Airways. G. C. -Petty and Mrs..Petty, Hensall, observed their ssth wed- ding anniversary on Monday,• . 10 YEARS AGO Dr. R. H. Doyle who has been a medical practioneer here for the past., two years has dis- posed of .his practice and pro - petty to Dr. F.., J. Milner. Rev, 11, J. Mahoney of, Knox Church, Peterboro, is arriving early in June to take over the pastorate .of Main St, church. .Elsie Geiser vas.,, crowned. queen at the Huron Federation of• Agriculture Field Day last Wednesday, Mr, and Mrs, M. 11. Elston, Saintsbury celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on � es - day. Exeter. District ' High School.• have engaged Mr, W. A, Nest of Allendale as a full tithe shon n ,.P sp enlist. Mrs. A. Moir, Mrs. ';" Kirk- land, Mrs. 'Wm. Mord, Mrs L. Bnwcliffe and :Mrs, A. Rundle attended the s0th. anniversary of woolen's institutes celebrated at O.A.C. Guelph on Wednesday, ,Turk 1d', t: In the first paragraph Lowell Thomas Writes; "On a clear cool morning in 11farch 1954 We took off. from the airfield of Toussus- le -Noble in our small .single- engine plane on the first leg of .a flight that turned out to be a fabelous adventure. We were al- ready 3,000 miles froth home and five busy months of preparation were behind us, to fact, we had talked ever, since our marriage hi 19xO about .spine such expedi' • tion," '.Cay and Lowell Thornes telt their story 'the .way 'they fly "Charlie"—together, Tay Thomas met 'her husband through their common "interest" 'in geography. Lowell Thomas is the author,. of the success- ful book "Out Of This World.," .He has partieipated i din 11 ex (- p ,. p ped .. tions Including a trip aroutut South America, a flight around the world, 'photographing trips to South Am •rte e A Afriea :iib .Asia, a , and a trip •with his father to Tibet. he'rlyhoniltses live in Prince* toe, New Jersey, when fheY are home, "Charlie" isstill going streng,. Read this fascinatin advert. tare atory from your.library, ; • eo111111111}�,ItN1Hl11C1►111!I(UI!uuLl1-}.iIIiPIlIUNtllMllSlNl1llIlUlItl,Mt1111►ISI,,glllllll4llA�lA141.11�1,lNAINIMfIIHIA1l11� a Cczrnush, & I e.` it 11 A to. CERTIFIED •PUBLIC 'ACCOUNTANTS H., J. Cornish L,• .F, Cornish D: lMItcheil w. Slide W...L •SucherAt's, 291 DIJNDAS ST, .Dial .24651 LONDON. 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