The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-03-13, Page 2PaO. 2
The, Times -Advocate, March. 13, 1P50
Editorials
This newopaper t+flieves the
right to express, :atm: opinion in
nukeile. contributes to the pro.
press of .the nation and that it
must be exercised freely to ,pre-
serve an improve democratic
.overnment.
Nise Acfjon
In the subdivision question, council is wise to
to take precautions to ensure that any growth to the
town, :particularly on the east side, is done in a man-
sier which will prevent as many difficulties in the
future as possible.
It is wise to demand that the aree is planned
in a comprehensive way, embracing not only the lance
involved -at the moment but the :entire section which
will be affected.
It is also prudent, in our opinion, to deter,
nine before any building permits are issued that
-drainage will not become a costly problem in the
future.
Without question, this area can provide the
town with its finest residential section. E-ery effort
should be made to ensure that it will be a develop-
rnent which exploits all of its advantages.
Neither these opinions nor, we believe, the
actions of Council should be construed or inisunder-
stood as any criticism of the contractor or 13ndowners
involved. The question is simply, that the considera-
tions of the municipality as a Whole and its future
development .rust come before the innnlediate desires
of individuals.
We believe council should, however, take
every step possible to speed up its investigation into
the problem and arrive at its decisions asuickly as
possible, in ail fairness to the persons ink quickly
The
fact that these people are prepared to invest in the
growth and expansion of the town should give their
demands to priority.
A Rerninc/er
The editcr .of a Huron county weekly news-
pape e_ ed in court here last week to apologize
for an citcriaI cerement on the cases arising from
the recent `„tall accident in Zurich,
The ezlizer was criticized for inferring that the
jurdloia1 '_ .els in this county were not performing
the duty rrd for commenting on the charges before
a de !i was reached.
What is the significance of this?
Firstly. it indicates that freedom of the 'press
is a democratic right which involves responsibility.
Fair comment, truth, unprejudicial opinions are re-
quisites provided by law for the proper exercise of
this freedom.
But what is freedom of the press? Essentially,
freedom of speech; the expression of opinion, by the
public. It is basically associated with the right of any
citizen to "speak his mind."
Thus, the court's criticism of the press, which
is the spokesman of the public, should be considered
by every person as a warning concerning his respons-
ibility in connection with his freedom to state. his
opinion. This thought is particularly applicable' in this
• instance,
The editor in this incident—a 'conscientious
person who takes the duties of the position as a
serious responsibility—did. nothing more than reflect
an opinion which is frequently expressed in conversa-
tion by private citizens. Criticism of the law and its
enforcement is common and much of it is much more
irresponsible than the comment in question.
Because of this, this newspaper takes the view
that the court's action last week should not be re-
garded as solely a chastisement of a particular per-
son, editor or newspaper but more so as a reminder
to all of us—whether editors or not—that freedom of
speech carries with it a responsibility for fairness and
-truthfulness which cannot be forgotten or avoided if
we are to preserve it.
Still Far In Lead
Despite the important place which radio and
television have taken in the • advertising field in
recent years, the newspaper is still far and away
the most popular advertising medium in the United
States, according to. reports of the Newspaper Ad-
vertising Executive Association for 1957. We are
quite sure that a similar situation exists in Canada.
The president of the association told the an-
nual meeting in Chicago last week that advertisers
put more of their advertising dollars into newspaper
advertising than into television, radio, magazines and
billboards combined. g
Despite this peak in advertising revenues,
preliminary checks indicated that advertising linage
for the year had declined by about three per cent.
The added income cable from higher linage rates,
increased use of color and sale of more
space. premium
While television and radio have become major
Advertising .media, the newspaper continues as the
leading .media of selling goods and services.
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Fun For E'numerators,
G!asgow 'Linea' !iisha1
This is contributors' week for of my business,'
this column.
We have had several humorous E.asiar Ay Truk
pieces subtttitted to us recently The second story was provided
which we think yo4'11 like, Mayor by Jim Smith of Waterloo Street
R. E. .Pooley furnishes us. with who clipped it from the Glasgow
a clipping of "Moss 1 Gather" Sunday Mall February 1.6. The
column by Graham le. Smith i.1/ headline read; "She shouted
the Winnipeg Tribune. It con- "hello' -- then the fun began."
tains a letter frontan enumera- "Mrs. McDonald and iter
tor for the federal election who daughter started to laugh and
tells about his experiences while laugh. People looked at them.
calling .on people in Winnipeg. And when they heard what had
happened, they had to laugh,.
1=num€r,rtor`s .1 xpericnces too.
McDonald bad boucltt
"My first -experience. as an a small roll of linoleum. Her
enumerator, etttng names and 13 -year-old daughter, Jean was
occupations for the voter's list, carrying it home on her sboul�
itas brought home the truth of der•
that saying about one ltatf o1: the urldenly Mrs. McDonald saw
world not knowOnly it how the other an old neighbour whom site
stall lives, Only it applies to vete hadn't met for years on the
part of the city just as well. other side of the street.
"She shouted 'Iloilo'excited-
ly
"Jean heard the shout. turned 4
round quickly and the lino
slapped her mother smack on
the back of the head.
"The girl's mother cried out
in vain,
"Jean, startled by the ery,
swept round in the other diree-
tion.
Sugar
AllD
Spice
Dispensers By BILL SMILEY
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Something alarming is happe
ing to nee. I'm. rapidly becomin
a longhair, an egg -head, an i
tellectual, And it's all the feel
of my kids.
M * *
Time was when I could co
verse with them by riding then
on my foot, tossing them in th
air, tickling them and blowin
down their necks. They chuckled
1 chuckled back at them, and w
were perfectly happy and it
tune,
n- red. He was right. I let that "01-
g den days" sink in and. I deter-
n- mined, there and then, to bit
t for the encyclopedia and burl
through it every spare minute I
had.
n rf e
n I'm happy to say that it's
e showing results. Just yesterday,
g he threw a loaded one at time:
, "Hey, Dad, what's the longest
e river in the world?" Probably
thought I'd say the Nile or the
Mississippi, which I would have
a few weeks ago. "The Macken -
o zie," I chanted, "tivhicli drains
. from Great Slave Lake more.
Oceathan n2.,''000 miles into the Arctic
Who
Not now. They don't want t
be jogged on my knee any more
They are not content to be
rolled about like puppies. SS he
I poire them in the stomach, they
don't chortle any more. They
give me a look of drilling dis
dein.
* * * *
You should have seen the look
- of reluctant 'admiration spread
accross his face. He tried again:
"Dad, what's a wildebeest?" As
nonchalant as you please, I re-
torted: "Why, any child knows
that a wildebeest is a type of. an-
telope found on the great plains
• of Africa." •
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Now they want to know. Know
what? Know everything. Not
just the ordinary things, like
what time it is, or why they
were called for dinner before it
was ready. What they want to
know is: "Dad, what's the mud-
diest river in the world?" Or:
"Dad, are there really angels
with wings?" 'Or.: "Dad, where
do animals go when they die?"
* * >�
It's all very well to try brush-
ing these queries aside with:
"Not now. I'm busy.. Ask your
mother," But it doesn't work.
She hasn't a clue either, and
sends them back to inc. They'll
follow tie up to the- bathroom
and stand outside the door, hol-
lering: "Dad, what colours do
I mix to get purple?" and "Hey,
Dad, when do you think .the end
of the world will conte?"
In sheer self-defence, I have
been forced to dredge the dregs
of my own scanty knowledge,
and consult, various learned
tomes. As a result, I'm becom-
ing a veritable fount of know-
ledge. I can once again give the
definition of an isthmus. I can
name the seven sas. I know
what a gnu is and where it's
found,
* * * *
And, just in time. My son had
a high opinion of his father's
intelligence when he was about
four, But lately, he was begin-
ning to look at me with the tole-
rance usually reserved for the
village idiot, when he'd ask me
something simple, like "how are
limestone caves formed?" and
I'd look totally blank, then sug-
gest brightly that maybe the
hears dug thein. He'd give me a
look of icy scorn, then explain
patiently that they were formed
by the action of moisture on the
limestone, which formed an acid
and ate away the rock, Or some-
thing. I still haven't got it
straight.
* * * *
The day I decided I had to get
down to brass facts was when he
asked me to explain what the
wings of an airplane do to keen
it up. `Aha!" says I to myself,
"this will shake hint," and I
launched into The Theory of
Flight, which I knew backwards
from my airforce days. Unfor-
tunately, that was some time
ago, and backwards is just
about the .way it came out,
* lir * ,
"N'o, no, Dad " he shook his
head sadly. "Maybe that's httw'
it was in thee, olden days, when
you were a pilot. But it isn't the
wingse that mnve up and dawn.
That's the ailerons," I turned.
A *
)'fell, that shook slim, and he
hasn't had ,the nerve to ask me
a question since. But I still
haven't figured a way to deal
with Kim, 'The answers to her
nuestions are not found in books.
She's interested in things like:
"Dad, do fairies have to brush
their teeth?" O "Dad, is God
.really mad if you rear') 1 swore
today.
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News Of Your
LIBRARY
By MRS. J. M. S.
Those of our readers who
enjoy Judith Robinson's column
in one of our daily..papers will
like to read her book, especially
at this election time. It is. en-
titled "This is on the House"
This Is On The House
The greater part of this book
was published as political com-
ment in the Toronto Telegram.
Miss Judith's opinions are pro-
vocative and are given with a'
touch of humour. i
Here is what she writes:
"What has happened to .the
authority of Parliament in the
long years of one-party domina-
tion is worse than conquest; it
is usurpation."
She writes of the Suez &s -
ester, of Canada's international
relations and the battle of the
pipe -line and other controversial
issues
a r *
Fond of adventure? then read
"Bears In My kitchen
This is a funny,'warnn-hearted
story of a girl who married a
ranger not knowing what she
was letting herself in for. The
very first night in their cabin
her husband had to beat off a
couple of nlarattding bears. She
had to master the knack of cook-
ing and baking With a wood
stove, Merger et Merrill, the
author, writes a vivid story full
of action and adventure,
Me Papoose Sitter
Here is another adventure
story of a young man who left
his .mother's home in England
to report for duty as a teacher
on an Ojibway Iridian reserve -
poorer part of the downtown
lodging house and cottage dwel-
ling area) the woman I Was talk-
ing to said: `I put my name
down before but nothing hap-
pened.' When I asked her what
she had expected to happen she
shrugged and said: `HoW do I
know?'
"At another house a man
camne to the door and, when I
tolyl hint we (my companion
and I) were compiling the
voters' list, he said: 'The enly
Part that ever done nee any good
is me -, and I don't need no
vacs.'
"Another titan gave his occu-
pation as garage mechanic which
prompted his wife to yell out:
`He hasn't worked steady for
two years, Put him down as a
drunken bum!' with that he made
a move towards his wife a'td she
ran out the back door. Where-
upon hp closed and locked , it
then said with a grin: 'She'll'be
awful cold by the time she gets
back in.'
"But I'nm still smiling over the
reply I got from the woman in a
neat and spotless cottage, When
I asked her what her husband's
occupation was she replied niat-
ter-offaetly: 'He says it's `tone
And Againl
"The lino was still on her
shoulder - and it struck Mrs.
McDonald full in the face -,-
landing her flat on her back!
"Jean dropped the linoleuin
to help her 'nether to her feet.
"The lino rolled slowly off the
pavement on to the road --just
as a heavy lorry drove past.
The driver braked. But it was
ton late.
"The nice new lino was
crushed and ruined.
"It was then that mother and
slaughter saw the funny side to
it.
"14Irs, Mereorald has n o w
bought new linoleum to replace
the Inst roll.
"IT WILL -BE DELIVERED
BY VAN."
>* * * *
Thank you for the laughs,
gentlemen. ..
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50 YEARS AGO an oyster supper on 'Saturday
The ladies of the Thames Road `might'
church gave an oyster supper nightie
church checker players were
on Monday evening. The roads
in Hensel]. Thursday evening in
were in anything but a goad con - tournament withHensall play-
dltion but a .large . crowd was ens.
present. ,
The Sewing Circle of the WITS
met at the home of the president,
Mrs. I3erbert, to help prepare
the box for the Deaconess Home,
Toronto.
Harry -Ford, Elhnville, attend. -
ed the road superintendent's con-
vention held in London for Mid-
dlesex, Lambton, Elgin and Hu-
ron.
C. ITartleibLuriclt is g7 15 YEARS AGC •
getting
material on. the ground for his Charles Salter of Exeter was
hiock'which he intends building appointed county constable by
this spring. The building will be the police committee of the Coun-
60 feet wide and 82 feet deep ty Council which met in Gode-
and two storeys high. • rich. .
The bachelors and bernediets •Pte. Gerald Cornish of Ipper-
gave another successful assem- wash, LAC Gerald Lawson of
bly in McDonell's Nall on Tues- Aylmer, AC 2 Joseph Creech, St,
day evening. Tony Vita furnished Thomas, AC 2 Bob Dinney, Tor -
tike music, onto, Pte Charlie Stewart, Train -
Mr. T. 1V. Hawkshaw is ieav: ing Centre, London spent fur-
ing with his family for Winnipeg loughs at their respective homes
where he will reside. here,
The Greyhounds captained by
25 YEARS AGO. Will Waghorn won the Junior
Hockey League title over the
Dragons led by Bud P'reszcator:,
the Bluebirds led by Jim Wilson
and the Redwings with Hank El-
lis as captain.
• 10 YEARS AGO.
Thomas Pryde the newly elect-
ed member of the Ontario Legis-
lature from. Huron County re.,
ceived a great welcome as he
took his seat in the house Wed-
nesday.
One of the sensational chap-
ters in medical annals of Onta-
rio was written in Zurich 'when
Ivan Oesch Iost his life and his
mother and sister Were seriously
i11 from Ptomaine poisoning, Dr.
A. , J. MacKinnon had serum
flown from Kansas City to De-
troit and brought to Zurich by
car.
The Men's Brotherhood of
Elimville United church held a
special service on Sunday eve-
ning presenting a biblical drama. Mrs, Ida, M. Sanders, London,
Principal Howard reported for former resident of Exeter was
the Public School an enrollment elected president of the London
of 227. . Women's Progressive-Conserva.
The Exeter Pedro Soeiety.held tine Association,
Mr. and Mrs. Writ. Baker of
tion in Northern Ontario. In •'ad• town celebrated their 60th wed.dition to his teaching duties he ding anniversary on Sunday,
found he was also a dispenser, ' Mr, Arthur Eraser of town has
been appointed secretary-treas.
dyer of the Usborne-Hibbert 1141,1•
tual Fire Insurance Co,
He hed a year of memorable Mr, Irwin Ford has recently
experiences in the company of a completed his new FoodMarket
people wlioM he learned to love on Huron St. aid this week an-
and has writtetl an entertaining pounces the opening,
book about it,
a midwife, a welfare worker,
parish visitor, fill-in ,minister,
and marriage counsellor,
The Lucan'Irish dropped a hard
Borrow and read the books of fought semi final round with II-
your choice froen your library, Berton on Monday night.
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There just have to be
more school
Right now, over 3 million children are registered at elenhentary
and secondary schools ie Canada. During the next 10 years
enrollment will grow to at least 4 million. Accordingly, many
new schools will have to be buit.
The financing of new schools is undertaken by school boards
and municipalities with Provincial Government assistance,
and they usually' issue debentures in order to spread the cost
over a period of years.
Life Insurance Companies have supplied a large part of
these funds and today they hold 25% of all outstanding muni-
cipal bonds in Canada. Thus, part of the money paid by you
in Life Insurance premiums may return to your community
tohelp build schools for your children.
-Such investments contribute to Canada's growth and pro•
gress, important to everyone.
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N. L. MARTIN
OPTOMETRIST
'Main Street, Exeter
Open Every Weekday
Except Wednesday
For Appointment Phone 355
W. G. COCHRANE, B.A,
BARRISTER & 'SOLI.CiTOR
NOTARY PUBLIC
Hensel! .Office Open Wednesday
• Afternoons 2 to 5 p.m.
EXETER PHONE 14
ALVIN WALPER
PROVINCIAL
LICENSED 'AUCTIONEER
For your sale, large er srniallr
courteous and efficient service
at alI Hints.
"Service that Satisfies"
PHONE 119 DASHWOOD
ARTHUR FRASER
INCOME TAX REPORTS
BOOKKEEPING SERVICE
ETC, •
Ann St.; Exeter Phane 504
G. A. WEBS, D.0 *
Doctor of Chiropractic
438 MAIN STREET, EXETER
X -Ray bed Laboratory PaciIities
Open Each Weekday Except.
Wednesday
Tues. & Thurat Evenings 7.4
For Appeirament . Phone 106
DR, H. COWEN
DENTAL SURGEON
Maxi Street • Butter
Cfesed Wedneatlay Aftei'noanf
PHONE It
DR. J. W. CORBETT
L,D.S., D.D.S.
DENTAL SURGEON
'814 Main Street South
Phone 273 Exeter
Closed Wednesday Afternoons
BOB MRN.-4IR
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
AND VALUATOR
For Efficient Service and
highest Prices
Phone 'Coifed •
Ailsa Craig 617.r.2
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Zurich Office Tuesday •
Afternoon
EXiTER PHONE 4
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MUTUAL FIRE
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Head Office Exeter, Ontario
President
I. Ciayteh iColquhoun R.11.
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Alex J. :Rohde fl.Jt. 3'
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Directors
IVXai'titt p'oeitey /tat. 2 IJublie
Robert G. Gardiner
Creel oily
T►lilteil McCurdy R'.:tt 1 kirkton
Tiitiothy 13. Toohey Reit, 3 Lucan
Monts
.fleury Coates ti.R.. I Cehtralia
Clayton HarrisMitchell
Stanley Stocking: Mitchell
sollelisr
W. 0. Cochrane tweet
Seeretiihelms tote r
Arthur Vt'ascr Exetct,
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