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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-04-10, Page 2Iola 2 T" e Times -Advocate, April 10, 1950 E1iitQr4aS Tis newspaper. believes the right to express an opinion in. public contrilutesto thaa pro• press of the nation and that it must be :exercised, freely to •pre- serve and improve democratic overnmp.nt. . ire Comes Anothe r Having just come through one inlerestin q election campaign. Huron voters will be treated to another --•-a provincial by-election to fill the seat left 'vacant by the late Tom Pryde, This new contest will have several side lea - .' tures which should make. it just a, exciting as the one just completed. Both Conservatives and Liberals will pick new Candidates and the nominations themselves will prob- ably provide keen races. It's rumoured that there are at least six igen after the Conservative nomina- tion and it may develop that the Grits will have several serious contenders. . In addition. the new leader of the Ontario Liberal party will be elected this 111011th and he will be expected to join the fray in this by-eleetion. Who- ever it may be, a new face at the helm of the pro- vincial Grit organization will attract interest. Since this by-election, and the other three which will be held at the same time, are undoubtedly public opinion testers for the Frost government. it's expected that the Premier himself, along with other big guns in the provincial cabinet, will be available for major rallies during the campaign. We look forward to the contest with anticipa- tion. Wasn'I Fooled With one election over and another in the of- fing, the following tale seems appropriate, We re- ceived it on good authority. Apparently a local couple were at odds over the election. The wife, who was much more vocal in her political enthusiasm, tried for weeks to con- vert her quiet -spoken spouse to her side without success. Finally on the day before the voting, she attemtped her final stratagem on behalf of her party. It would be silly, she told her husband, for them to cancel each other's vote. Why not agree not to go to the polls and let the platter drop? After some persuasion, she extracted a promise from him after she herself had indicated she didn't intend to vote. Slyly, on voting day about an hour before the polls closed, she slipped clown to the station to give her candidate the advantage she had worked so hard to gain. Her •husband was just coining out. Moral: Always cast your ballot. Encouragement In case the cry over t.nenlployment and re- cession during the federal election has given you a pessimistic outlook on the coming year, figures pub- lished in the current Bank of Montreal's Business Review should be encouraging. "The over-all reduction in capital investment this year is expected to be 2.3 per cent compared with 1957, a higher level had been expected," the review says. "This forecast expects capital expenditures in primary industry to be down 17.6 per cent ove" 1957 end those in manufacturing to be down 20 per cent, But to offset these major reductions in business in- vestment, it is expected that expenditures on hous- ing. religious, educational and hospital facilities and .public works will increase considerably." Summarizing, the B of • M review says: "the indications are that expenditures on new plant, .equipment and housing will provide a strong sup- port to the Canadian economy in the year ahead." No reason to panic. * * •* * * - * Clothing manufacturers are reported to be seeking a term to use instead of "stout" or "portly". How about "fat"?. -Hamilton Spectator. In Ahoskie, N.C., the town firemen were : is- sued new plastic rain pants, inside which was a tag reading: "Do not use near heat.. ---Chatham News. Toronto has been having a record crime wave. And just at a time when transit officials are dis- cussing an extension to the city's underground System—Woodstock Sentinel -Review. In the days of our youth we are presumed to Sow our wild oats, but as age creeps oil we .feel the corns more than the oats.—St. Catharines Standard. The glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time you fall. ---Chinese Proverb. Xfje exeterTim04(bbpcate Times .Established 1873 Advocate Esfabliiehed 18111 • Amalgamated 1924 neon, 00, U t.o.ss Published iwach Thursday Morning at Stratford, Ont. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Offite Dep't, Ottawa A:1."tiAROS�- . Fronk HoweBeattie Shield, best front Page (Gametal, 1157; A, V. Nolali Trophy, general excellence fat' newspapers published in Ontario towns between 1,500 and 4,500-apopulatiee, '1'05$, 1957, 1956; 3, Dabrge J13hn9ton -Trophy, typographical extdlttnce (Ontal ihi, 1951; E, T. Etophe isdti Trophy, beef front page (Ont•arieel, 1956, 19,$5; ,AIi4anada Inau'rarce Pederatian national safety award, M. 53 P'ititl'in'Ativence Circulation, Sept, 30, 100 3,1501 $U8SCRI14T10111 R 1"t s: Banda $4.04 Pte. Y att USA $5.014 -Publigitti by The Exeter Tit tes.Ad ovale thnitt4 ▪ e ' MERRY MENAOER Cy Wait .Phhr y "Drat: That doggone kid beat us to them again!" ,1111111111111111111111111-1114111111111111111111111111,t1/111tH/,i1lt/Yfltt4f414,f If1111110.14111/11111114/llllllt1111111,1/111111111111 by December 1823 there was a t y'r*. t sleigh track open from London to Clinton, Jottings. BY LMS, Sleigh Track, Tc,vern;s Ope. ed Up This Area In one of the issues of the Centralia Coronet, published by RCAF Station Cenralia, Mrs. Wilfrc't Macy. of Crediton, tells the early history of this Coiti- munity: The first settlers coming to this eomoaunity had a choice .of two routes. One was by the Huron, Road. now No. 8 High- way, first traversed in the spring of 1827 from the town- ship of Wilmot on the easterly boundary of the Huron District to Lake 'Ruron by Tiger Dunlop and his axemen. By December of the next year a sleigh track had been opened and taverns were being erected along this road. The other route was by London and north on the Proof Line Road, now No. 4 Highway. In 1829 a survey was started to connect the Huron Road with the Proof Line Road, The result was a road running south from the present site of Clinton and Sugar AND Spice Dispensed By RILL, SMILEY 11111,1/,t111lltiltltlllttl Ullt111111(11111411111t1111141111111111111111111111111111111111!11111111111111111114111111111111IIt111111111P11 i11y daughter asked me a ques- tion that had me stumped, the other evening. I'd just finished telling her a bed -time story about Munkle•Ltnkle-lanky, the great-grandfather of all the mon- keys in the jungle, and one of her favorite characters. a * * • * * The old ape had just put a herd of wild elephants to rout, by spitting thumbtacks among the.rit, from his perch in the Big- gest Tree in the Jungle. Kim thought the story was about aver- age, and condescended to utter a couple of amused snorts when I reeled around the room, holding one foot in the air and howling With pain, as 1 made like a wild elephant which had stepped on a thumb -tack. * 5, * , Then she poppet) her question, which, as usual, had, no connec- tion whatever with anything that was going on. 1 was just tuck- ing her in, when she turned the big orbs 'on me, and asked: "Daddy, if there's a Mother's Day and a Father's Day, why isn't there a Children's Day?" ,, * * * I tried to laugh it off, and told her every day was Children's Day, around our house. After she was asleep, though, when I was sitting downstairs .trying to pick out the choice parts in Pey- ton Place without reading the whole, lousy novel, I got think- ing about it. • * * • * The more I pondered, the more I was convinced there should be a Children's Day, After all, children are pretty important. If there were no children, there wouldn't be any mothers or fathers. If there were no mothers and fathers, there'd be no Mother's Day and Father's Day. t4 t If those two n reg annual farces were abolished, our retail mer- chants would be teetering on the brink of ruin. See where logic can lead you? * * * Gradually, as I considered it, the cruelty and thoughtlessness of the whole thing ate into my soul like iron. The pore little kids. We give up all our peace on earth for them, work our heads to the hone, sacrifice and slave for them, but we're too selfish to give the most im- portant people in the world— Our Children—one single, crura, by little day of their. own. * * * * "By George" I said to myself was getting pretty worked up) -'.'it's inhuman! Abominable! What kind .of callous brutes are we, anyway?" Right there and then, I resolved that I'd be the founder, of international, non -de- nominational Children's Day. I'd be famous, like the old skirt who invented Mother's Day. I'M not a child, but she wasn't a mother, and look what a rat - race slie started, . * . ,,, ..*, * Since then, I've given it a lot of thought, acid I' think I have the details pretty well: ironed out. I'm anticipating a little trouble with a few old-fashioned mothers and fathers, hut I think the vast majority of modern, progressive doves -- uh, I mean parents -- will be with me. * * * * We want 1.o make it a red- letter day. Something the chil- dren will to e 1 k forward to with n fiendish delight. And the parents with tindistinguished fear and trembling, First thing to do, of course, is to get up herore then in the morning. This may renuire .stay- ing up all night, but it'll be worth it, because you see, we'll he giving them breakfast in bed. They're to have- anything they want for breakfast, even if dt' a bag of jellybeans. t= * * * And that sort of sets tet: pat- tern for the day. The kids are to have, and do, absolutely any- thing they want. They've been saying for weeks that it's far too hot to wear a jacket and hat,. O.K. Let them go out in their bare heads and feet, even if you have to nurse them for a week, afterwards. School is out. as are lessons and practice of all kinds. If they want to go picking pussy -willows in the swamp, let them. If they come home mud to the eye -balls, greet. then, cheerily. * * * * • Answer all their questions immediately and exhaustively. None of this grunting: "Ask your father." Keep thinking up new things for them to•do and eat. Let them watch TV as long as they like, acid in the evening, send thein off to the movies. When they get home, give then, a little henzedrine and keep them up all night, reading stories to them. * * * a The more I think of it, the more wonderful the. idea seems. It would be sheer hell for the parents, but I think one treat- ment would be enough. I have- n't had the nerve to set the date for the first one, However, I think we can set it tentatively, for some time in the year the Social Credit party takes over the government of Canada. Pair enough? 1111th 111111111111111111111111111111111flll 111 111 11/l 11 1111111/1/w News Of Your LIBRARY By MRS. J. M. S. • Some of our readers • heard Mrs. Margaret Blair Johnstone epeak at. the Canadian Club in London about three weeks ago. She has writtcnatin only of her life not only as a, Con- gregational minister but as a wife and mother. Tliis book in your library is entitled When God Says "No" or Faith's Starting Point Here is a vital and warm story of a young girl who, from her early years with her parents, picked up three talismans: Hold On!, Don't. Run!, and One Step More! She planned to '•e - come a school teacher but for very human reasons she became an ordained Congregational min- ister although her father and brothers were Methodist preach- ers, • She first started with a strug- gling parish in a metropolitan city, moving to an experimental post in a rural community and then to a typical New England charge. Each new experience and problem, domestic as well as ecclesiastical,. has helped Mrs. Johnstone understand herself and others in ways that have brought ger closer to being able to serve her parishioners with faith and courage.. Through hu- --Please Turn to Page 5 London Road Rev. Proudfoot in hie diary, written in February 134 year•: ago, describes his journey over this road. Leaving London in the morning with a .sleigh and two horses, he and a companion and a driver had their noon meal at William McConnell's Tavern near Elginficld and be- tween seven and eight o'clock that evening they reached Mc- Connell's Tavern (owned by a son of William McConnell) where they had supper and spent the night. This tavern was ordered built by the Canada Company to accommodate travellers and was located on the Osborne side near where the London Road crosses the Ausable River (Ex- eter North). Rev. P r o u d f o o t says of the inn: "It is the most wretched place I have ever put a night in. The lugs are not well. built, the interstices are very carelessly .filled in and the wind finds its way between the logs and the door did not fit by at least three or four inches," Describing the country, he says: "There is a general in- dication of excellent soil, trees being chiefly maple, elm, some oak, ironwood • and black ash. From the black settlement (be- tween Lucan and the Little Au - sable) there is no dwelling with the exception of one about a erected by James Willis who is reputed to have arrived its 1832 anile distant: front cConnell's." This no doubt was the shanty and taken up land an the Os- borne side. lie also states that tea! Canada Convene. had driven in anile posts which were a great com- fort to. travellers in this .dre,ary region, The road is :out stralght as a line for many nines. In despribing the clwpllings al; ar• London and Goderich, he says; "They are simple shanties art rvlaielt may Live those who are tired with hard labour. but houses having fewer conven- iences 1 have never seen," First Settlers The 'first comers took up land along the London Road in 1833 where the original surveys were laid out with ranges of 1.00 acres on either side, In 1839 a main read was constructed along the b o u n d a r y between Hay and Stephen including a bridge over the Ausable River costing 505 pounds. In the 1840's the present Blue Water Highway, was opnn- ed up and. London Road was partly planked. Thus the town- ship was gradually being open- ed up for settlers. In the 1840's the Canada Com- pany began a system of leases whereby the. Immigrants could lease the land for 10 years with the option of buying, and by 1854 much of the land, with the exception of the 'swamp areas, had been taken up. The first "post village" in the township of Stephen. was opened at Devon on September 6, 1852, at the junction of the Crediton Road and No. 4 :Highway. Most of the settlers were from .Devon- shire, England, , .and the little settlement was .gained after their home county, Here also was lo- cated a store, hotel and church, One report states that there were two churches built, about 1847, one Anglican and the other Methodist, One church was on: the corner where Chaffe's Seri vice Station is now located; across the road to the east was the hotel and stables and on the southwest corner was the Post Office and store, Joseph Quick was the first postmaster, The mail was first carried by John Rattenbury of Clinton. His bro- ther Isaac had a government contract to take the mail from. London to Goderich. When the weather and roads were good he —Please Turn to Page 5 It1,111,tellle11th,ltftt111111111111111111111111111111111111111111114t111tllttl tt11.1llt,ttlt 1,„Itlull, 011ltlllll 1,l11111111111111tlllll As The „TIMES" Go By tltt,tl„L/HH,1101,111NIN14, t,tttN tart ( Ittttllllpl111141 1111th t ttlltt11111,11111,111111111111111„1111111, 11 qtly (❑11111,111111 50 YEARS AGO The population of T•luron in 1897 was 61,228; in 1905 it was 56,381; in 1906, 56,401 and in 1907, 54,872. A decrease during the decade o.( 6,356 is shown; no doubt the exodus to the west is largely.respensible. Miss Mary Mack has received her .diploma from the Business College, London., Mr.. Laurie Hagan who has been learning the drug business for some Months . with. W. S. 13owey, left for Williston, North Dakota to live with his brother, F, Wickwire was elected presi- dent of Main Street Epworth League on Tuesday evening; Le- roy Coultis, secretary, W. W, Taman, treasurer and Miss E. Foliick . and Miss W. Howard, pianists, ' - • Maple syrup is so plentiful this year that the price has drop-, ped front $1.25 a gallon to 804. • 25 YEARS AGO Gerald Skinner was the lucky winner of a thair given away 'at G. A. Hawkins' hardware store. The coupon was drawn by William Wareing, night watch- man. A debate "R.esolved that capi- tal punishment should be abol- ished” will be held by the Y.P.S. of James St. united Church. Debaters are Dr. Weekes and J. A. Christie vs. Dr. 'Rouiston and S. M. Southcott. :Che Swift Canadian Packing Co. have opened up for business in the old post office building, making this a station for eel - lection of eggs, cream and poul- try. The Exeter Opera House was filled to capaeity on Saturday afternoon last to heair Miss Ag- nes McPhail. and William Irvine who spoke in the interests of the C.C.F. tinder the auspiees of the !'names Road Farmer's flub. There will he air exhibit of fancy guilts at the town hall on April 22, 15 YEARS AGO The congregations of Brinsley, Shipka and Crediton met on. Sunday morning in the latter church to unveil the honor' rolls of ,each church, C. V. Pickard, local secretary of the Ration Board, is having a busy time, with the requests for sugar for canning, Sixty-one nurses, the largest number in the history, of the school, will graduate from. Vic- toria Hospital School of Nursing on Friday; among them were Betty Hogarth and Dorothy Tra- quair of Exeter. The Exeter C,G.I.'T, girls have gathered 250 pounds of fats for explosives. The Ration Administration 0.r the Wartime Prices and Trade Board has declared a sugar "dividend" for use with garden rhubarb. Colonel George Drew will pay a visit to South Huron Monday and Tuesday and will be the guest of Dr. H. Taylor, Dash- wood. 10 YEARS AGO Mr. B. W. F. Beavers, has re- tired as secretary of the Os- borne and Hibbert Mutual 'Fire Insurance Com p a n y after 19 years in that position. Mr. Norman Walper has just completed a dealer traini ng course in a four-day Conference sponsored by McColl-Frontenac Oil Co, Mr. Warren May of Seaforth has joined the firm of Jones & May. • Ross Houghton has taken over his new duties as postmaster at Crom a rty. Pupils of Winchelsea school were taken on a tour of Loddon by their teacher, Mr, }Terve)/ Sparling, and six of the district ladies on Monday. 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