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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-08-15, Page 2le, ?.iA,ci 100: Aligelet I 1951 Editorials Thl* nOWsittaPer "beilsecte th. right to expeese en -opinion In.pubUceontribotee to the progress of ehs nation and. that it MVO t exereised, freelyto. 'peteerve and. Improve itimocratig ;government, Not Just A Story Lesson To Be Learned From Inquest Hearing •OffiCial purpose of an inquest into a traffic death is to determine the "when, where and by what means" the victim met his fate. For a number of years it was used only in cases where there was doubt about the cause of an accident or where the blame should be attached. Now, under orders from Ontario's Attorney -Gene- ral Kelso Roberts, there lutist be a public hearing into every fatality. Among the reasons for Mr. Ro- berts" decree is that inquests serve to bring more forcibly to public attention the seriousness of the traffic toll. the reasons for it and the problems.faced - in curbing it. Because it is their duty to inform, newspapers are morally obligated to assist the attorney general in his cam- peign. Reports of inquests must be presented m the public interest, • :Last week's report in. The Time -- Advocate of the death of a London youth following a night -long party at Grand Bend was presented In this spirit But 141 it serve the purpose for which it was printed? • The processes of law enforcement will take care of the punishment pro- videa for what negligence or carelesa- riess that can be proven, Society's ob- ligatione, however, extend beyond law enforceraent, restricted as it le by ita own complexities. There is more involved in the eventleading up to this death than the law can deal with; the problem, inherently, is tot the one. wherein , rests sole respousibilty for the ac- cident but for the ciremnstanees which created it. The story of this accidea must serve as more than a Source of Woe- mation or of sordid entertainment that some will derive from it, It must serve as a warning, a lesson from which a moral can be learned, a etiniu- lant toward preventative action. Youth can benefit by this accident if the mistakes that were -made are realized; adults can gain a little more insight into their reaponsibilities, too, .The facts revealed in this inquest should not serve as just the basia for a newspaper story. • Safety Program (The Cornwall Standard Freeholder) - Years ago there was little clanger involved:in farming. Horses might run away once in a while, or people might fall while working about haymows and „buildings, But the eyerepresent danger Report presented by inodern machinery just wasn't there. (olten. Enterprise) Today the situation has changed a great deal, The potential. danger of 'Report of a probleni faced by a correctly operated farm rna.chinery is famous Canadian newspaper editor perhaps riot especially great, but the bas recalled similar situations met by liurnen element makes it a serious many other newspapermen, both onopr blem. • dailies and weeklies. That's why we. How can three or four young enjoyed this editorial in the Bolton , *people be kept from riding on a Etree- terpise. —tog; for instance? Perhaps they could nr you . had followed the_neWse..bei. but only if their seniors and they paper reports of the Royal Commis- themselves recognize the danger of sloes hearing into the Peterborough habit. There are many other dangerous Police situation you will- have seen practices associated with farm trac- how the publisher of The Peter- tors that make the possibility of a borough Examine r, Mr. Robertson team of elderly farm horses running • Davies, gaveevidence recently.- away seem like a mild affair. "It is not for us to delve into the' The key to the problem., accord - intricacies of the evidence, nor the ing to many workers who have studied reason for the inquiry being held at the subject, is avoiding the feeling of ell, but what did seem interesting— contempt for danger that comes over from a newspaper standpoint, was the anyone who works closely with any 'fact that somebody as prominent as machine for a long time. In industry Midge had endeavored -to influence there, are generally safety engineers Mr. Davies as to how his editorials who are charged with the duty of Should be written. It was suggested keeping men alive to their danger. that The Peterborough Examiner There is nothing much done in this should "get behind" the City of Peter- line among farmers, ' borough Police Department and that One hesitates to recommend still "favourable" editorials should be writ- another farm organization, for there ten , accordingly. This is interesting are enough of 'them now. But farm from .a journalistic point of view ----and safety is growing in importance and -e particularly.when. the man in question could well be a continuing special .. was no/other than Robertson Davies, interest for one or more of those now in existence. As rural life becomes a sort of industrial activity, it will' have to use the methods ,of industry, adapt- ed to its needs to save life and limb. Workmen's compensation applied to farmers was a forward. step, but it is • not a substitute for a sound safety program. Jottings By ,LMS. Atlantic City Of Canada 'White et Grend Beed hevi, hard many cowl/m441Y re- marks about the Grand Bend Holiday. a newsy little paper, published weekly •durine the moethe •of July and August; ed, ited by Don Hawkes, ehird,year etuclent at Ryerson Iestitiste, Toy ronto: and printed •by the Exeter Times -Advocate. Interesting item appear each week in The Holiday •and the paper is well supported by ad- vertsements. is a very diffe- rent piece at promotion to what appeared fifty years age, tblr- big the horse and buggy days. I happened to run egress a small booklet that was printed by the Exeter Times in 1307. It con- tained seen e views showing thee beach, the river, .a road through the'Pinery. and a taicture of the old Woodbine • Hotel, a frame building that was demolished to make room for the present EON- eenberry Hotel. The preamble to the picture reads: "Grand Bend •is rapidly becoreleg the Atlantic City of Canada and is situated on the Aux Bauble river where that elver makes its majestic sweep into Lake Huron. A forest of pine, spruce and oak margins the lake, with numerous 'cottages, quaint, cosy and pleasant, Wilt in the woods adjaeent to the lake, The fishing in the lake and river s exeelleet and the sandy beech unstupasseci, pleasaotnese. "The scenery around Grand Bend is of the most beautiful, high bluffs, eloping uniformle, the river winding peacetully. -"There is a daily service of stages from Exeter and Parkkill. These stages meet he mei mg and evening trains and a couple of hours ride through the beet agyieultural section of Canada, briegs you to Grand Bend where YOU can throw you business cares to the winds arid enjoy the balmy breezes of Lake Nur- * on. "The village of Grand Bend •is just east of the settlement of. "A trip up, the) old river bed is worth while. The rulno..of the okt,dant er�. atill there. The buildieg, of the. :dam- eaused aA overflow of water on thoeeands of acres of land along.the levee and it was with sndignetion that settlers whose property was be- ing, flooded wit eked it one night. The surrounding country beautiful indeed with inane' Pic- turesque drives. The Dasbwodd Livery, owned by Goonthent announces A 50 -cent bus fere each way between Grand Bend end Exeter, IL Hoff- man, driver. The Hotel Imperial advertises rates from $6 to $8 per week. FretrElsie operated ,eteam, merrY•geercurid, Among the, other advertisers were Mt. Tiedeman. ,baker and cenfectlor vrt L. Ravelle, .general mew - chant; Wm. T. Attlee, .general merchant; Hamilten Bros, saw mifl Mrs. Gill, refreshment cottages and contains good ho- tels and comfortable boarding houses, where all borne eomforts may be had on reasonable terms. "The Dominion Government has built a large pier at the mouth of the river, extending several hundred feet into the lake. "Walking along the beach the bathing -house is reached. The beach is ideal for bathers, clean and free from .pitfalls and en- tangling weeds. stantii. A. Mallard, eerittnisigell- er, drewn and marriage liceneer issued; W. B. Oiver, contractor and builder; M. /Ren- ner, accommodation for un' mer boarders;, Ezra Brennee, Manager, Wm. Fritz, proprietor of the. Brenner Hotel, rates $1.00 per day. Wm. Leavitt owned the park and =ducted the Lakes view boarding house. The park was fitted with tables for pie - Welters and aecommodation for horses. What a difference to what I saw last Sunday as 1 lock a shed, trip among the cottages. Most of the cottages are built on a. forty foot lot and there are very few vacant lots. The beach and every street was lined with cars. Space was at a premium, both in Grand 13encl and eller- where through the Pinery road,, for picnickers tO enjoy thav inneh. 5 Sugar AN 4A ••••(&..14.4,1 Spice 1:31$PpAap BY BILL,SMILEY It seems to me that a lot of the joy has gone out of summer vit., tage life, with the introduction of hyriro„runting water and ether symbol's of progress, * * • Twenty or .thirty years ago, the car and, head for the cottage Kuno Finking water. from tna as soon as scbool was out. The well. The farmer was an s eISHING TACKLE- 14 EQUIPMENT — Bseits Rode, Reels, I ,fidw„„....„„,.....................,„„„„.......,„„„mn—fimm. 1 I -Cornish, Mit4hell et Co,- • CERTIFIED PUBLIC AcCQUNTANT$ H. J. Cornish Is, F. Cornish D. Mitehell. I Xs let, Vette IN, II+ Suchard / s 'I• 291 DUNDAS ST4 Dial 2.2651 LONDON, ONT, 1 , immiummtiwooltwwww,ommioutinwilimuthomounnomomonmomimmismwmiomitmoo.F. 1,..,,,,,nnomotto,,,,,,,mminnineutwomoumammmumffiliummum,,,,,,,,,wrmismumisimmi,1 4 1 ?` 1 I a a a F. a Ersmanrs .Bakery.. 71 a i . / I a I t Closed For ., Holiday. s: I I . ,• 4i*licttoutuctlictolatmompitiscrocettcmcmcmcistmectmcctipicilcolcmcitticitittitittimititioniMMUMMittilA wyk111111111111111111111114k1IIMMIMlik011111{111kklItfiltilkilklIktillmillilkikkikkiktmikkumktmktmomilmitict2 X g August 26 to August' 31 Inclusive a5 Then he'd walk .over to the neigh - hour's, and join him in a pipe and cold, one. • . After supper, while mother was f was doing, the dishes, he'd take - the water pail' and the kids„ and - Father would. Pack the family in walk ocvier to the farm to old draw • car Would be laded down like a friencl„f not an amusing Chaste- Minnow Tra s Selection • ROLLIE.S . Sports 6t Cyte Your Lareest.Sporting Goods Dealer Thka $W. Of London Bicycles 39,95 Rawieigh, Robin Hood, Viscount' f„ and CCM prairie schooner. He'd have ter; A ter a ehat fibout the win- e PILargeeNets. 3 three or four bloWouts on the ter s happenings, ed round up HUNTING EQUIPMENT Winchester, itenlington, Savage, way. Mother, under pretence of the kids arid take them, back to Steihens, Mossburg, If&R, Marlin arid Cooey• Guns* Shelly GRAND BEND I getting the children out of ear- tIle eettaP, at daalc4 Then held an Ammunition for Most Makes Of Guns, shot et the profanity, would take light the fireplace arid. sit there I the bushes, where they would all o er emove s ivers, made sent therri in to kiss Father good- e smoking, with dignity. while e OEN ALL YEAR them all ewer •the -fence and into Mother d out pi,iarn,as aed, nighties, „eon a iX Simple Rules The cottage was juet that, not I a palatial summer home. TodaYe 4141'4' •P do their trickle. , . everybody wash their foot, dug llll klictummittomnitmlitikksHiliktillkikikkifiquckktkitiltittucittklickkiinstillkettimititimillifilk * * it would be called a shack. Tbe , kids 'would be out of the ear and Later, thee might sit and chat ther would be airinbedding, doing, or the old friends in the / • I racing arouricl like rabbits. 1V10- quietly abont things. that' needed next cottage might. drop in for a cleaning lamps and getting a: ire started and some suppex on, a shack They retired early and sleet well. Next mornieg, evhile Mother • ther would walk around the giving it a kick here and there. * Fa- game of hearts and a cup of tea. •I'MERRY MENAGERIE By Walt Disney ee!Seegeel 0, rugged, Canadian individualist if there ever was one. An outstanding personality, an author -playwright, and certainly the type of publisher that is needed in much greater .quantities in this growing country a ours. "Nevertheless, it is the part about publisher being _asked to change his editorial attitude which is mere in• however, and while a request of this kind might be justified (if you want to look at it like that) the newes. . papermari is more than justified in A local insurance agent eentri. turning such a request down flat. butes this one to our columns: "On this- same page some pointed Definition -of a small tow.n: Whbre 00M/tents' have appeared -regarding everyone•knows' what everyone else is the freedom of the presst and it as- doing but reads the local newspaper• this same freedom which is the very to find out if they've been caught at Definition basis of tb.e life we live. The a.l.ter- it. native Is a controlled press, with' rie : Let s VVOr Towards free expression and even though some' cities and 'countries seem to have al - Most -a sensational license in allowing * An expanded industrial promo - their newspaper to say what they like, Aron program iii Exeter and in Huron this is preferable to any kind of rogue County - • lation. • Completioe of the Riverview "Whether it be weekly or daily Park deveiopinerit journal must be able to function • A parking lot close to Male freely, and it is doubtful if there were Street. many newspapermen iri Canada who • A town plan for Exeter. did riot have their own little chuelele . • Elimination of the Iliddulph abottt the Peterborough ineiderit° dump on No. 4 Higlivvay, ttlie. xtter titnes.tatstiotte . .. . . 11... ketablithe* 1413 * Ameigainated 1,24 Adviceis teleblished 11' Published Each Thursday Morninf at Stratford,. Ontario An ledeeerttlitit Newels/Mee Doweled to the InterestOf thi ToWit ef *miter end Diaries Autharlaad sir Second Clete Malt, Peet Office Depertmonf, Ottawa MEMSERt Cenettien Weekly Newspaper Asseeiellons Ontario oel I. b Weekly Newspaper. Associations Atte and Class "A" Newspapers * AWAROSI Al .t.. Nolen Trophy, general eXtellettee ter rieWSPaPerli oublished in °Mori* fowne between 1,500 and 000 populettor., 15S1). J. Gebrfte sohnotort Tiletty, tyeoeraphieel *eminence (Ore 10$/s 0, T. Stephenson Ttophy far beat -front page (Onfitrie)p 04/1.0 1954, 10$$; AII.CeeedeInsurance Federation 'national safety award, 1953, • " • ' ' • Peicl.itt.Advanet Circulalliin is of March 3i 195? 3,042 itiaSettlitTION lit Ativelice1,... Canada $1.00 Per Yeero4 $4,00 by The Exeter Tittlits.Advocati 15'17 TICait bisito szollxtlens 41-1•4 )voidaigho 14141414 "Ali itfU take is a littleAvcoorka,gvi wbeellsictisingo: ' • ' ittkilittkrokimtki, lll l tOktkItakkttkktilskstwkitikitimulticiktititkikaottelltkloktimircitIrklefklik!ffikkrivOkftrikkktkikklikk As the • . tttttt 50'YEARS AGO • ,1 5' YEARS AGO Messrs, Ed Treble and Gee. Red leather tering filled seats Anderson took in the 'orest City are being Metalled at Leavitt'S Quoiting Club's meta ,on Mon- theatre. • day. A. Victor Sanders who has been , Meg'. organistdhas of mbeeelne cent'. learning the drug bosinesi with bathed church tosucceed the late W. S. Cole during the past year has accepted a position in Lon- don. ' Misses Vary Mack and Vera Rowe lmorning for London Wth here ey enter On a course in the Forest City. Buee ness College.' Gaderich Collegiate Institute is having an ex-studente' runic on August 22 and 23. %lite a eumber accidente are reported frets driving hor- ses being frightened at an auto on the road. Mr. Norman Kiddy and bride have just returned from a honey - MOM% trip to the Soo. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. Wni, Snellduring the past week shipped two car. loads of tattle to the Old Country market. Mr. Jos, Kernick, -Osborne, gave A barn dance to the neigh- bors oe Friday eveciing to the new barn just completed to re- place the tele destroyed by fire. Ex The eter Women's Institute will give three prizek for the best parade and' drill given by any school In'South "fifth at the Bxeter Pair Alm It, • Keetle, Wt. A. tuns Mist Hata Solve, Mamie Pridham and Ruble Creech tett-tied the Normal toullen Itt Stratford ob, Tuesdar. Players on the tatter Girls' Softball teA.Pct Agatha OlititbA 011 TLItIdAY Wet* (Hite Lawslett, Msy Sinter, Ruth Belk - well, Bernice Caldwell, Gladys 11.yekroan, Zdith Xestie, Hilda Sires, Derteit Caldwell'arid leen Snits. 4 was getting sorted out, Father would get some ice. This was always a big deal for the kids. cottage, Each winter the far - Father roared orders, the kids The ice -house was behind the . •••t mer put some ,ice in, While t111111' scraped away sawdust until that 1\ FOR SAVING MONEY ON YOUR CLOTHES thrilling moment when the ie • appeared, then, with much grunting, and the odd oath, Fee ther would dig out a big chunk, • wash it off, and sta or with • it to the icebox,' looking as thougll. he'd just conquered Rome when he finally got it wedged ,in. * • * * Then came the launching df the boat. Father pulled it ouv from • under the cottage and kicked it once or twice, Next there'd be a (teat family effort as it was hauled, shoved end bullied down, to the lake, with the use of rol- lers. It had to soak for a day.. There was, always a great search for 'the oars, nobody rerhember ing where they had been left last year. Mother, always produced • them from the itellouse or the ., rafters.• —Please Turn'to Page 3: L • 1-CIfte"vladY 2,Cleanasoon as pos., es sib(' ;After stainine. • 31 Leave all stains alone except those requiring ••• .10 1 emergency treatment. I 111.1.! 4, Clean before storaie. i'' • , S. Buy wisely, ask ques- . sure. •WRYS tions, read labels, be i • 6.• Ch00311 a good clean- I - ... WE PICKUP 11. DEIVER " Phone 33 I Mid-iTown Cleaner • • EXETER 01 ilitotwiricimilimitimmtiifflitnifittlitt*Itrnmem**omintiluil'ilmitiolcinfCCAcccitticlitcutitclIMIIIIII Perk Odorless Cleaning " 230 WILLIAM ST. , 10) :,,cc it muall oci **Cimut i tun WOW mi it; 0., I News Of Your LIBRARY By MRS. J. M. S. Your library offers suggestions •• for your holiday reading,- That Kelly Family This is a dramatic story of the • Philadelphia Kellys including Walter C. Kelly, the beloved. "Virginia Judge". of vaudeville days; Jack Kelly, who was the first American to win an, Olym- pie sculling thampionshm; his only son, Kell, who has folloWed in his father's footsteps by wiri- ning scores of sculling medals and champloriships; and 'Grace Kelly, one of the most famous 1110Vie stars who climaxed het' breath -taking career by becom- ing the Princess of Monaco. The book is a beirt-warreing Mrs, N, Dore. saga of a remarkable family who areMernbeearsnapof attheThFairmstesirkiPaslalerYs • as ambitions, sportsmanship, represent high principles as well for 1" weeks, ' courage, twiner arid clean liv- Tlee lted Cross is asking for ing, f4 old spectacle frames. ' My Felt' Lade A Home Hoepitallty Club t111 -b k 'f r n tlee der the Exeter Peri Oros Stench . e . . , hat beeri formed with Mrs. 'D. A. starring bit itex,•61.1reaartiri‘slyi ancedusicutiath Andersen..at the head, 'Andrews which was adapted Mr, It Sturgis Is in Ltmdcm from GeOrge Bernard Shaw's War Time Prices • and Tradeli0 talLthnousiy. hailed, as raticnithg witty plays in yeare, lt, was i, YEARS AGO written by Allan Jay Lerner and 0 • is spoken by Brooks Atkinsop, of The hottest spell of the year The New York Tirnes, as one of 1441vieited f)htario dering the the best musicals of the ceritury, where he le employed with the I'' ) gmalion age which the critics Board in, Connection with food One of the most beautiful eu past fete days. With the thermos The Bic Chief hider registering around 00 de- The Big Chief Of the Profiles grets, citizens have been swa, is a Carladiana, a saga of the teringTenriw0 iiethl: 117gtz;nized ell0Pte Ceciadiaii West, the Rid Hebe1-. boil, the building of the Oahe, of Seta Sigma Phi held W10 diati Pacific Railway, and the net roast at Pott Blake, Tuesday influx nt settlers bringing frobe ten as well as prosperity. txoter, Melvin /1Ig Chief is rather Lacombe , GaiSer, Shipita and Glen MeTg- who brought Christianity to the vish, London, are holidaying at Cite and Sledded Inelialle, end. Grand. settled ther feuds Arid taught /4 Mr. and Mrs, P. W. Clark, there to liveittpeace, Creditot, rettitiled home Oh Fri- He. was One Of the greatest day after spending the Month of MI0160010 of the Canadian. atuy,,At sundedge, =IVIeekokie West, and Ids travels in E astern Aeo/adtiutelaeYel)efeebreeIdeilai°fr Kwiap$: • CtIgaecititla Odittf Pletierir:ticItot01) el 60 kd financial assistance Mader him eeii Eilet Womerele Inetitifte, ktmesh the world over. Te read Itteve Tuckey and tOtIft' thie toreettil biography le en atm- vv, c, coathhe okna intrto o onyboo, Sweitter on Thursday JOinett * rtpresentetives ot several ipa Mies th A IO nille tour of tilt teaks that -appeal to your „Aux Sable Watetehed, by the Oti- •interest.ore found on tbe sheiveS e tarso .Department. ot riAtining. oYeuf'Llbtary. usiness Directory ARTHUR FRASER INCOME TAX REPORTS BOOKKEEPING SERVICE • ETC. Ann St, Exeter Phone' 504 . G. A. WEBB, D.C.* *Doctor el Chiropractic 434 MAIN STREET, EXETER X -Ray and Laboratory Facilities Open Each Weekday Except . • Wednesday, Tues.; 8, Thurs. Er/entries 7-9 For Appointment - Phone 606 • DR. H. H. COWEN DENTAL. SURGEON LAS., D.D.S., Main Street • ' Exeter Closed Wednesday Afternoon PHONE 36 N. L. MARTIN .• OPTOMETRIST Main Streit, Emitter . Open Evity Weekday Except Wednesday For Appontrnent Phan* 355 FRANK TAYLOR LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron And ‘Middlosta Sa ti %faction Guaranteed Sell Your Blouse By AuctiOn, it's The Best 'Way. • Phone 134 Exeter s. • • - • W. O. COCHRANE, B.A. 000Mo & SOLICItOtt NOTARY imuisue ' HesilI cifflo Pr10-ey Afternoon EXC1141 PHONE 14 BELL & LAUGHTON BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS 0i • NOTARIES pusLto ELMER D. 'BELL, (et. C. V. 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