HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-11-14, Page 2hi `Times•/Advscatlt, Nov r .... t'r 14, 1957.'
Editoriais
This newspaper believtui the
right to .express en opinion in
public .contrlbut,ss to .the ,pro..
gross • of :the nation and; that it
must be exercised freely to pre-
eeryft and improvedemocratic
government.
Fiom..c.PneI•ockeL.;
Among the reforms which the new Conserva•
tiVe government should consider immediately is the
abolition of sales tax on equipment and supplies
purchased by municipal governments.
Every town, village and. township new contri*
butes. 10 percent of the cost of the manufactured
articles it buys to the federal coffers..
Here's an example close to home: Exeter has
K ' purchased $397 worth of tile to put ina new drain
on Albert street, The tile actually cost the town
$436 because council must pay 10 percent to the
manufacturer, who collects thisor or ion
p t , f the
,federal government,
You have the ridiculous situation of one
,government collecting taxess to pay the taxes of an-
other 'government.
The same development occurs at provincial
level. The town pays taxes to Queen's Palk on the
gasoline 'it uses for municipal equipment
To illustrate the absurdity of our taxation
system, we can use the purchase of tile by Exeter
a,,,,to show how the federal government pays its own
taxes, Exeter receives a grant from the provincial
government to help meet the cost of municipal pro-
ject. Let's say part of this grant is used to pay the
10 percent sales tax. But where does the province
get. its -money? Not a small part comes from the
federal government under the dominion -provincial
tax agreements, So it's not improbable to assume
that the grant paid by the federal government to
the Ontario government will be used to pay the
grant to the town of Exeter, which pays the 10 per-
cent sales tax to the federal government.
Ske, Shis, Shim
Recent immigrants from non-English speaking
countries will appreciate this verse, taken from The.
Canadian Weekly Editor, It's entitled: "The Queen's
English." •
We'll begin with box, the plural' is boxes,
But the plural of ox iS oxen, not oxes.
One fowl is of goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of mouse is ,never ineese.;
You may find a lone mouse, or a whole nest of mice,
But the plural of house is houses, not hice,
If the plural of man is always men,
Why shouldn't the plural of pan be called pEn?
If I speak of •a' fgot and you show me two feet,
And if I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth, and a whole set are teeth,
Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beet19
If the singular's this .and the plural these,
Should• the plural of is .ever be kees`e
.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren.,
But though h we mother,
g say y , we never saymethren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he,his
d him,
Ilut imagine the feminine, she shis arid shim.
AnnuaI Problem
(Milton Champion)
This is the season the hunters take to the
fields and farmers take to erecting "no hunting"
signs. The annual event causes some harsh words
from both sidesas the farmer seeks to protect his
animai,S. aricl land and. the hunter seeks some sport.
As most farmers admit,. it Isn't all the hunters
that create the problem but the few problem hunters
who leave gates
open,
n, break down
n f
ences a
n�
abuse
the proartJof thefarmer� that create the difficul-
ties.
:tYsuaily fanner . are is Co-operative if permission. asked' to• hunt through farmsbut' theco-operation
-opexatioli
of the farmer is based on the o
co-operation of the
hunter. .•
Ale farmer reports he 'stopped a.. group of
hunters+'.frort't the city last. -year and asked if they
would object to his entering their home property in
the city, Without permission. Faced >with..this bit of
logic they . gained a new understanding of the
farmer's situation.
Near Dundalk a young farmer lost a register,
ed Shorthorn Cow when an unknown marksman mis-
took the aninial for a deer. The discovery was made
when the cow, which was nursing a calf, failed te.
come tti the barn as usual, ,
There are, of course, a good many" hunters
Who airs' co-operative and understanding ._ about • the
problems involved on the farmers side of hunting,'
It is unfortunate that a few careless hthiters
Annually 'spoil the field for those who appreciate the
problems, pp
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Something very sad is going show to see if Tarzan got away
on across Canada these days. front the crocodiles -who, were
In one small town after another, converging on him last Satur-
the local theatre, once the day. I gothis last six cents
town's f ore ni o s t centre of from my brother, but cooldnl
second-hand sin and sex, vio- raise another sou. Ti's about 30
lance and -valour, excitement years ago, so I guess nothing
and ecstacy, is darkeningits will happen if I admit I swiped
the other four from my mothex s
former bright spot on the main purse, It was the one time the
street, and closing its doors, to show Wasn't worth it. The sun-
stand there in bleak reproach, ofagun got away from the
mute testimony to the havoc crocodiles, and I suffered deep
pangs of remorse for weeks,
that is being wrought on our *
culture by that one -eyed mon-
ster, the television set.
* * * * *
I read the other day that the
theatre had been closed in my
old home town, and it gave me
quite a pang, like learning of
the death of .a boyhood friend,
still in his best .years, For some
of the most formative days of
my life, that theatre ,drew me
into its black maw With the
awsesome ease of a whale yawn
ing to let one, small herring
swim inside.
* * a ,
As a small boy, I wept, shiver-
ed with, fear, screamed With
laughter and almost died of
suspense, in that theatre. In its
thrilling, darkened interior, I
chased Indiana with Tont Mix,
Jell desperately 'in love, for the
first of many times, With Mar-
lene Dietrich (then not even a
Mother, let alone a grand-
mother), and thundered through
the jungle on the back of Tan -
tor the Elephant, with Terzan.
I feriiember the first time I
.was allowed to go at night, The
picture was Lilac `rime, t Was
eighty the !occasion was special
and I was ineffably thrilled to
be sitting in the .gallery with' my
big brother. I remember the
first talking picture; Whoopee,
with EddieCantor. What an
experience) the. .music •ran in
my head for Weeks.
* * * * *
l remember going • to every
matinee i Could manage. Money
was scarce in thobe days, and
raising a dine was harder for
a kid than rafting a dollar now,
sometimes t took me a solid
lour to Wheedle the sum out of
my kid brother, an industrious
type who had a. newspaper
fouls, I always• owed him about
$1.83, • and he'd fight to keep
the amount front growing, but
the call of "the Show" Was so
strong on nte•that I had super-
human powers of persuasion,
and could have talked my way
past St. Peter under its influ-
ence,
* s * * 4
There was • a matinee Monday,
Wednesday% and Saturday, in
those days, and it taxed my in-
genuity to make •all three, but
I seldom •missed. If /` couldn't
find any empt r •beer bottles to
sell, and my brother Was attain.
ant in refusal, I'd lift tip my
pal Egg Slegg, , an equally
ardent aficionado of the silent
Screen, but one with a 4it11'
more nioney. If he had only -one
dime, We'd buy one ticket, aria
bath try to sqqueeze .past George
Hume, the tleket4aker. He knew
What we were doing, and if be
was in a good . mood,, let us
both • in,
* .,5. *' *
One' titre,' I Was tompleteiy
stymied. 1 had to go to she
A Wonderful part of my cuitur-
al education in those days,
though I didn't realize it at the
time, was the music instilled in
ane at the show, when they were
still running silent pictures.
Down in the pit, watching the
picture and matching its every
mod with consummate skill on
the piano, sat.Lornie Noonan.
How he could 'make you sweat.
as the wheels 'started coming
off the stage coach, How he
could make you weep with bot,
salty tears at a touching minu-
end,
on-
entl•
* * * >* •
My: wife is still astonished,
knowing I have • no musical
education, when I whistle: for
her the entire Overture. to Wil-
liam T'e11, R'achinaninoff's Pre.,
lude in' G Minor, or Liebes-
traum. 1; don't know 'what 'They
are, of course; •hut I' ztevea iss
a notes I: learned thein at the/
show, while the , heroine . was
cliff -hanging, or the villain Was'
trying to talk her into a crafty
weekeftd in the city,
* * * *
This went on for. Years. l::" was'
alternate) ik love
Y with some
movie star, breaking bones try-
ing to emulate one•of the heroes,
Or lying awake nights in Sheer
panic after seeing a good mur
der story. Wit lots of strangling,
My parents got 'Winged and for-
bade me to go to the: shoW: I
went anyway, in the face of
threats, pleas "and demands. I.
probably got a dozen complexes
outlowof it, but I don't. Orm. any
snore queer than 'the next -fel= •
,
*. * `# ' *
During the teens, the theatre •
Was •a different, but equally
thrilling place. In its comforta.
ing darkness, the most timid soy
Would find the courage to reach;
Shyly for the hand of his gir`1
and sit there, clutching it fierce-
ly until both their 'paws Were
Slippery with sweat.
****.
And if the girl whose hand I
Jottings By Jil>
Recalls Early Reviva!
Which Cha
nged Lives
A Spiritual Life lrlission. spon•
sored by the Huron Presbytery
of the United Church was held
during the past week in James
Street Church. It was one of
four such missions held in the
Presbytery during the past
month.
The special preacher for the
mission in Exeter was the Rev,
Dr, B. V. Farris, director of
evangelism for the illethodist
Church in the U.S.A.
Song services were held each
evening conducted by Rev. C.
D. Daniel, of Hensall, with LaW-
rence Wein at the organ sup-
ported by a massed choir. Rev.
and Mrs, Ostrum, of Wingham,
provided special musical num-
bers each .evening. Lay mem-
bers from the different churches
hi South Huron acted as greet-
ers, and ushers.
Dr. Farris in a quiet, un-
emotional Manner, inspired his
listeners with his 'messages and,
no doubt, much good will result
from his ministrations.
The mission recalls to my
mind some of the great revivals
that took place in James Street
Church when it was under the
Methodists and previous to that
the Bible Christian Church.
One of the most outstanding
revivals was Beed just after the
turn of the century *With Revs,
Crossley and Hunter conducting
the services. The services at-
tracted large eongregations
right frons the start and at the
close of the campaign the large
auditorium would not accommo-
date the : number who sought
admission, In addition to placing
chairs in. the aisles, additional
chairs were placed in the choir
loft.
The services .often started off
with a testimonial meeting and
a series of prayers from the lay
members of the church and
there Were Many Saintly Souls:
who offered up fervent prayers
or who gave testlinonY to the
blessings they hadreeeiVed.
Such servi es, along with , the.
class meetings held each .Sun*
day morning following the .ser-
vice, passed away With the
passing of the Methodist church.
Cottage meetings supplement:
ed the regular meetings .and
special meetings for men and
likewise for women were ,held
S u n d a y afternoons in Main
Street church;
Hell fire and damnation Was
interjected into the sermons
and the theme song led by Mr,
Crossley was. "Never for him
.shall the hinges turn on the
nearly gates And the golden,"
However there Were some
splendid results that grew out
of those sepviees. There was :tt
complete change in the lives of.
many, .Some who had tiever been
known to attend church, became
ardent church workers, Some
gave . up their tobacco. Others
gave up liquor, Several young.
men dedicated their liyes to the
Christian ministry and haVe
given splendid leadership in the
church.. One such Was the Rev.,
John Walker, who for years
was a missionary in Clint.
At these Services Mr.'rhomas
Handford, a horse dealer, was
converted and Started .a young
men's bible chess in Main street
church that exerteda treinendh
ous influence un the young men
of that day and it was from
this class that- three young men
entered the ministry, Mr1 Hand-
ford aiding them In Their fin,
andel obligations.
-Special emphasis Were also
made for financial contributions
with an extra special appeal at.
the close and as I remember it,
the remuneration to the even-
geli.sts Was quite liberal, -
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Go By
A mass meeting .Ides held in
the Opera Reuse,: i lxeter, ad-
dressed by. Andrew Broder,
M.P., pundas; Dt•, Chisholm,
M:P., Winghani; B, B. ' Gunn,
M.P.,. Seafoith, anis Henry Eit-
her, M.P.P., Crediton,
• 4 local :farrier :said that the
tanning factory and the evapor-
ator, were Elie two: best. Indus-
trick:* that could •have been
'i,sheal Qin •Exete ; from a
fa
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e s:. n o'n .
d i 1s we
s Apples A
m x a.._.p .t PP
scll,f6r' 100 and 15¢' .a bag now
being, 35¢ .. to 600.: "•
Misses Winnie .and , Martha
Carling have been ' engaged to
teach two of the rooms, in, the
Dashwood Public School for
1908. They.
are at present. at-
tending" Model School in Gode
rich.
The Ladies' GUi1d of Trivitt
Memorial Chureh•will hold -their
bazaar on Friday, 17ecember 6.
The contractor for Centralia
School,though pledged by con-
tract. to have the building com-
pleted by December 20, has not
yet laid a single brick. -
25. YEARS AGO
Messrs. Gerald Godbolt, Cen-
tralia,' Roward Hyde, Kippen,
and ,Frank Strange, Exeter, are
candidates for the Boys'•'•Parlia-
ment of Ontario, Which meets in
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