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Editorials
This •newsp*per believes the .right to express an opinion.
in. •public contributes. So the progress of the taction and.
Chet it must be exercised freely to preserve and improve.
democratic government.
`limy Centres Debate
Corie c Overtor.
� e 1 -lours
.Evident Across Province
There's nothing unusual about the
difference -of opinion among Exeter
Merchants over Friday and :Saturday
night, opening.
Such arguments have been .going
an for 'months' in other centres. .Store
hours have- become one of the most
unsettled items •on municipal -agendas.
Slaughter
(rhe Simcoe Reformer)
A totalof 1,180 persons were
,
killed and 8,626 injured in motor
accidents on the highways of Ontario
• during the year 1956.
These figures are given officially,
together with some very enlightening,
if not startling, statistics in an annual
siunmary by the Motor Vehicles
• Branch, Ontario Department of High-
ways•
Actually the toll of dead .and in-
jured .last year did not increase out
of proportion to the figures for 1955,
when the rapid increase in number of
tnotor vehicles is considered.
In 1955 there were 1,111 persons
killed on the highways and 26,246 in-
jured, but the number of motor ve-
hicles registered in the province that
year was 1,617,853, compared with
1,710,231 vehicles in 1956.
Iia; a breakdown of light conditions
at the time of all accidents, it is re-
vealed that 40,925 accidents took place
in daylight, 2,172 at dusk and 27,270
after dark. Hence, well over 50 per
cent of the accidents occurred during
daylight hours.
In the case of fatal accidents, just
50 per cent took place after dark, as
shown by these figures: Daylight 455;
dusk 49; dark 504.
Again, the records show that of
all accidents, 40,149 took place on a
dry.laighway, compared with 15,651 on
a wet surface, 6,356 :on a snowy sur-
• face;.and 8,964 on an„icy surface. Thus
more:than.50 per cent of the accidents
were:not only in daylight but on a dry
surfaced highway.
Another astonishing fact is that
more than 20 per cent of the ,accidents
took place on a straight road. The
• largest number, 18,288, occurred at
street intersections, but those on a
straight road were in second place
with 16,237 accidents. A total of 12,669
took place between street intersections.
The three-month period, October,
November and December, was the
worst for highway accidents, account-
ing for 21,275. But close behind came
the period, comprising July, August
and September, with 18,389 accidents.
Summarizing, we find the astound-
ing fact that upwards of 50 per cent
of highway accidents. took place in
daylight hours, that more than 50 per
cent occurred on a dry highway, that
over -20 per cent occurred on a'straight
road and that the summer months ac-
counted for at least 25 per cent of the
crashes.
A breakdown of the days of the
week on which accidents occurred
shows .that Saturday was the worst,
with 15,203, followed by, Sunday with
11,254 and Friday with 11,243. These
three days accounted for well over 50
• per cent of the accidents, indicating
that the dense weekend traffic has a
bearing on the awful toll:
By principal age groups, the driv-
ers involved in these accidents were:
18 to 24 years, 31,054; 25 to 40 years,
51,672; 41 to 54 years, 21,475. These
age groups thus accounted for 104,000
of. the 120,000 drivers involved in ac-
cidents—Experienced drivers were
largely responsible, as 26,672 had been
driving from one to four years and
83,344 had been driving five years or
more, the two categories accounting
for. more than 90 per cent of the
crashes.
The ghastly toll of young life
taken by the highway carnage is re-
vealed in the following analysis of age
groups of those who met death on our
highways bast year. Four .years And
A recent survey published in a
marketing magazine indicated that
Thursday night opening is becoming
more popular in Ontario and so is all -
day Monday closing. Changes every-
where are being hotly debated, the
survey revealed.
The swing toward Friday bight
opening in this area has not been as
popular as expected. Many like Friday
night shopping but there is still a large
group which prefers Saturday night
with its social as well as commercial
appeal.
Seaforth and Mitchell both tried
Friday night openings but soon switch-
ed back to Saturday night. St. Marys,
which has been Friday night for four
years, says it's only a matter of time
until all towns will be changing to
Friday night and suggests Mitchell and
Seaforth are only "prolonging the
agony." Clinton remains open Friday
nights.
Hensall was the first centre to
open both Friday and Saturday nights
and it also introduced all-d'ay Monday
closing. •
Reviewing their hours last week,.
Exeter merchants voted by the narrow
margin of 21719 in favor of returning
to . Saturday night. Opinion was so
divided . on the issue that it seemed
only natural that most of the stores
would open two nights ta accommodate
both types of customers.
It seerns unfortunate that, the two -
night opening should come about be-
cause it is hardly necessary. Neverthe-
less it appears the only' way store
hours will be settled' is by trial and
error.
Let's hope .a permanent decision
can be made soon.
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Picnic
For the'next six weeks, `The Times -
Advocate will continue its -pictorial
series on "Where To Picnic " •
Objective of dais" snnrnek feature
is -to show readers there are many
pleasant spots in this area which they
may enjoy. It's not necessary to -travel
hundreds of miles to find an excellent
picnic site.
We hope you'll follow the series
week by week to learn of these neigh-
boring beauty spots: We 'also hope
you'll take time to enjoy a family out-
ing from time to time. It's a pleasant
way to spend a summer afternoon.
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Interesting
A very interesting session of
Canada's Parliament is looming up,
interesting both for the connoisseur of
political tactics and for everyone con-
cerned about- the impact on all of us
of economic and fiscal policies which
may evolve, says The Financial Post.
So far as the economic outlook is
concerned, no new policies introduced
at Ottawa are likely to have drastic or
disturbing effects on Canadian busi-
ness. In spite of many things said on
the hustings in the heat of battle, a
close look at the plain arithmetic of
the nation's housekeeping is pretty
sure to convince the new regime that
radical change is neither feasible nor
necessary.
Moreover, the purely politicalas-
pect of the situation, meaning the kind
of party manoeuvring or teamwork to
expected, suggests a need for modera-
tion.
under, 46; five to 14 years, 125; 15 to
35 years, 479; 36 to 54 years, 236; 55
to 64 years, 119; 65 years and over,
174,
Human negligence and driving ir-
responsibility continue to play too im-
portant a role in the use of Ontario
highways. The 'black record is con-
tinuing during 1957 and it will become
increasingly worse unless more in-
tensive police surveillance and more
stringent penalties for traffic Offend-
ers become the rule.
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Jottings By J.M.S.
ciub Boasts Tropi.i
It is 50 year ago this month
that the first lawn bowling •rinks
from Exeter took part in the
Western Ontario Lawn Bowling
Tournament at Londo,t. The rinks
comprised W. H. L evett, L
Carling, L. H. Dickson and W.
J,C. B
Beaman, skip;ev. CoE,llinJ. s ChrandistieW,.
B. 3nel1, ..
W. Taman, skip. Both rinks lost
their first ;game and in the con-
solation, event Taman's rink
won its first game and lost the
second,
After reading this item in the
Exeter Advocate I called in R.
G. Seldon, who for 40 years was
one of the best-known bowlers
in Western Ontario.
E was in 1911 that the present
bowling greens were opened with
R. N. Creech as secretary, a
position he held for almost 20
years. He was succeeded by the
late George Anderson.
Won Ontario Titles
In that year Mr. Seldon and
W, W. Taman won the Ontario
Doubles championship at Ham-
ilton, and u later years Mr.
Seldon, Mr, Creech, Dr. Jeff
Wood, of London, and Dr. Art
Smith, of Dorchester, won the
Ontario Rinks championship, al-
so at Hamilton.
Known as the Big Four, Wally
Clarke, J. A, Stewart, W, W,
Tainan and R. G. Seldon, were
regular competitors in all the
neighboring tournaments and
were winners of many prizes.
Tournaments in those days
usually lasted three or four days
and the tournaments held in
Exeter each year were among
the largest in the district. Few
bowling clubs . could boast of
better .greens than the Exeter
greens, a reputation they' have
held ever since. •
• "I recall one tournament in
London that lasted from Mon-
day morning until something
after two a.m. the following -Sat-
urday," said Mr. Seldon. There
were 111 rinks competing,
After talking to Mr. Seldon,
I went to the bowling club house
to view the trophies the club bas
on exhibition, several of them
won by Mr. Creech and W. .7.
Heaman and donated to the club
by Mr, Creech. Heaman and
Creech had the distinction of
winning three trophies in one
year, two of them at one tourna-
ment. They won the open tourna-
ment at Seaforth and also the
trophy for Huron bowlers. They
won the .J, J. Merner, M.P.,
'MERRY MENAGERIE
®lass
Welt Diseey Froducttpns
A.Vedd Ate sts Rtsers•ed
trophy in 1919,. 1920 and 1924
and as three -time winners he -
came permanent possessors.
Revived. After War
There was a ,slumpin bowling
in the late thirties and the
grounds were taken over by the
Exeter Tennis Club. In 1946. bowl-
ing was revived and a joint
stock company formed to take
over the greens. Additional prop-
erty was acquired and a ne\iv
club house erected, Ulric Snell
was the president and W. G,
Cochrane, secretary - treasurer,
Fon, a number of years )3, M.
Yxaneis held the latter positi011.
Two, ,main tournamen s have
been :held in Exeter each year.
with Bulo.va watches and suits
as the nam prizes. This year
the Bulova watches were won by
Ken Hockey and thyself, The Tip
Top tournament is being held
this Wednesday.
In 1953 Wes Ryckinan, Russ
Snell, Ken Hockey and yours
truly won the trophy for the sec
end event at the WOBA, in Loa-,
don. In 1955 the same rink was
runjers-up in the main event at
the WOBA. Next week we re-
turn for. the fifth year.
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Sugar
AND
Spice
DISPENSED BY RILL SMILEY
Wouldn't it be awful,,if all the
people you' invited to "drop in
and see us if you're up our way,"
took you up on it? The resulting
chaos insociety would be indes-
cribable, but appalling.
* * * *
You know how it is. You're at
a, wedding or something in the
city. During the post -nuptial con-
viviality, you get to chatting with
some cousins of the bride, a nice
couple you never met before,
They're charmng, and so are yowl,
You'd love to see some more of
them, because they think you're
so charming and witty. So you
insist firmly that they come and
see you. Your wife has that queer
look that means it's time to 'go,
so before you do, you make your
new chums pick a weekend to
visit you, right there and then,
*
Then some Friday evening,
you're mowing the lawn and
sweating like a horse. Youl have
your shirt off. You're unshaven.
Your wive has a coldsore on her
lip .and has just given herself a
home permanent. Your kids
have dirty shirts and runny
noses. And a big car pulls up.
at the house, The stranger
climbs out, and his wife and
three kids climb out after him.
* * * *
"Well, here we are," he grins
happily. "Better late t h a n
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For the first time inthe • his- Mrs. Ed Christie observed her
tory of the Exeter Bowling Club 93rd' birthday on Monday.
Members- of the club have taken Mr. and"'Mrs. Harry Hoqffman,.
part in the big tournament at Dashwood, were serenad, 1, by
London. 'Two rinks went down the Dashwood Memorial Band on
skipped. by Messrs. W. W. Taman their return from their honey
and W. J, Heaman: moon.
The canning factory• was set Messrs. Allan Steeper and
in operation Tuesday afternoon Johnnie Pickering of Greenway,
last for the first time, home on leave, were presented
The new Centralia school trus: with fountain pens by •a gather-
tees,Messrs. Sam Davis, Sidney ung of friends on Sunday eve -
Davis and Andrew Hicks are ning.
busy looking up a site for the Seaman Russell. Passmore, Ha:
new school to be built in the lifax, is visiting with his parents,
fall. Mr, and Mrs. Norman Pass-
Miss Edna Foliick took first more Thames Road,
class honors forpriniary vocal
at the London Conservatory of It is now unlawful to throw
• music, She is a pupil of Miss away collapsible tubes old
Amy Johns, toothpaste tubes should be turn-
A record shipment of cattle to ed in to any drugstore.
Europe was made on Monday by Premier William Aberhardt- of
Mr. Gus Coughlin when 12 car. Alberta addressed the congrega-
loads were .sent from Exeter and itiOn of the Presbyterian church,
Centralia Stations. Seaforth, Sunday evening,
25 YEARS AGO 10 YEARS AGO
At an enthusiastic convention 'p'xeter's newes•t venture in the
of Liberals which packed the. entertainment field will have its
Hensall '.town Hall Monday of grand opening tonight the new
ternoonSeaforth. Williawasm chose+I.,n Golding
candidaofte Earl roller Neiskatingl, rink put up by Mr.
for South Huron for the Federal Exeter Band has been engaged
seat trade Vacant by the death to play at the Teeswater fair on
of Thomas McMillen, He will re-
tire immediately from the Pro
vindal area,
The Exeter Women's Institute
wilt be hold a picnic at Spring-'
bank On Wednesday July 27,
Old copy of the Exeter.
Times of deteber 11177 states that
there was shipped from the Exe-
ter station fromThursday
Thomas `Appleton aged 02 was
the oldest orangeman at the Mil.
verton walk on July 12,
A number Of farmers in the
Chiselhurst area had their entire
crops wiped. Out Sunday in One of
the worst hail storms in this see -
tion.
Tuesday 10,860 bushels of wheat, Approval has been received
400 barrels flbur, 290 kegs of front Ottawa to proceed with. the '
butter, 159 sheep 70 hogs, 10 construction Of 25 war`tim`e hen.
tons and 2 ears oil1uinber. ° see in Lucatt known as Luton
"The Exeter Tennis, Team vis"`- project No, 1.
fed St. Thomas on Saturday and Rev, Ernest Grigg was honored
played', a tAurnanaent; game of by friends before his departuret W",O,T.A. .Exeter players .frons Exeter, lie was presented
`were successful In every event.. with a. traveling set alio wtash,
never." You▪ 've never seen the
man before in your life. There's
a squeal from. the Old Girl and
you hear her running upstairs,
The kids come over and stand
beside you, wiping their noses
with the backs of- their hands.
They stare at the strange kids,
who stare back with interest,
*. *
It hits you like a hydrogen
bomb. This is that lush you were
talking to, at the wedding, about
a month ago, and his silly, baby -
faced wife with- the high-pitched
giggle, "Heb, Heh," you say and .
book about for your wife, who is
peering with horror from behind
the curtain in .the bedroom win-
dow. Your kids are helping the
other kids • in with their bags.
* * * *
As you take thein i.,to the
house, you hear a faint flapping
of wings. That's your golf game
or fishing expedition flying sut
the window. But it's not al"itil
you are' sitting down and have
_offered them a cigarette and
called him George and had hini
tell you his name is Ernie, that
the full impact is felt, with the •
dreadful realization that these
nyurps are actually going to be
here for the weekend,
* * * *
After a bit, while your wife is
weeping hot, salty tears of pure
rage, still upstairs, you offer
them a cold drink. They accept
eagerly. You find your stock con-
sists of one-half consumed bottle
of orange crush sitting on the
kitchen table, with a fly in it,
two-thirds of a bottle of stale
beer that's been sitting in the
frig for three days, opened, and
one warns bottle of 'soda water,
left over from -Christmas. So you
send the kids up to the corner
for some cold pop, and sit around
grinning. at your ,guests in ami-
able agony.• •
*•* *
Your wife cones down, a. bit
red -eyed, but looking pretty fair,
She'd done something to her hair,
Tht coldsore is buried under a
quarter -inch of makeup. She's
smiling 1 with fierce gaiety and
says what a lovely surprise to
have them drop in. And when she
walks past you to make a pot of
tea, she throws you a look that
would have curdled the blood of
Attila the Hun.
* * * *
With. a faint glimmering of
hope, You ask Ernie if he likes
to golf or fish. "Never could•see
much in it," says Ernie, and your
•heart hits your feels, Ernie; It
.turns out, is a curler, • and he
spends 40 minutes of a warm
summer evening telling you
about•the trophy his team would
have won last February, if one
of the boys haddena hadda noff
night.
* * * *
In the meantime, your wife is
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News Of Your
LIBRARY
By MRS. J. M. S.
In a book recently'acquirdd by
your library the hobby of deco-
rating with pods and cones is
described `and the author says
that collecting material to work
with is half .the fun.
So possibly while on holidays
you would like to be on the look-
out for pods, seeds, cones and
many unusual materials.. The
process of drying, preserving and
storing your -collection is careful-
.ly explained, The whole family
can be enlisted to help and these
excursions can be instructive a's
well.
, The author says it is not neces-
sary to travel Sar, "In :lust one
small gardenoor along a short.
stretch of road, you will find
fascinating materials if you
watch for them,"
Decorating with pods and cones
is a simple and inexpensive .hob-
by that gives a new appreciation
of the world around. Learn all
about it in this book
Decorating with Pods and Cones
* * * a
The author of the popular
"Anna and the Indians pub-
lished in 1955, has written fin-
other exciting true adventure in
the Canadian North.
Frances and the Crees
Fr.anees Pickell renounced a
promising .musical eareei' to he.
conte the bride of Dr. Fred Ste.
veils, a young missionary in the
North-West Territories, time-
customed to primitive conditions
and hardships Mrs: Stevens dist
played a courageous interest in
her husbands Work even: to'i"ac-
ing danger by starvatidn and hos.
tile Indians when they visited
bands that had never before seen
a white woman; or been visited
by a missionary.
litre is a true ,story of adven-
tin'e r your holiday reading, r
1`the librarian of your
library for more interesting
hooka,, _
Notice to .Proprietors o
Children's Boarding ffornes
The Children's Boarding Hopes Act, 1957, passed et
the last Seeeion of the Onterw l,egiela.ture, clime ixital
force on July let, 1957,
This Act requires that any premises in which ave or
more children are lodged, boarded or cared for shall be
registered. The requirement does not apply to institu-.
4 -ions registered, liceneed er supervised p under other
provincial f tStatutes
uor Departments,.
oc
areproprietor of a boarding home for
children, you should neve your preimaea isstered.
Application forme and information are :available from
the Registrar of .Children's Boarding Bones,
Department of Public Welfare, Parliament .Suildinge,
Toronto.
Your co-operation will enable the Department to
complete the initial regiettation with a minimum
of delay,,
ONTARIO DEPARTMENT
OF PUBUC WELFARE.
Lerls p, cad`s, O.C,, lemel Ieed,
Minister. Deputy Mielstet
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Warn in g
Re: Magazine
Subscription Salesmen
The Exeter Branch of the Canadian Legion
wishes to advise district residents that it has NOT
• given approval to any salesmen to sell new or re-
newal subscriptions for magazines under the Legion
name iii this territory.
If any such salesmen call on• a householder in
this area, the Exeter Branch would appreciate it if
the householder would notify the undersigned by
telephone immediately.
The policehave been notified of this situation
and are prepared to take action against offenders. •
Signed,
HARRY HOLTZMAN
President of Exeter Legion
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