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Editorials
This riewspeoer believes the
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putlie contributes, :to the pro-
g,ress of the nation and that it
must he exercised, freely to pre.
serve and. impre've _democratic
govern.ment.
To give our readers an interesting change this
Weeks this colu= reprints editorials written by
students for their arum' year book, "The
Ink Spot,"
Driver Training
By MARGARET SANDERS
"More teenagers die in traffic accidents than
:from any other cause. One in three drivers under
:the age of 20 has a serious accident every year."
;.This statement, from the Ontario Safety League in
Toronto, reveals the shocking truth, The league's
'public relations expert, Mr, John E. Ricketts, also
%stated that the pare* were to blame,
Prof. Amos E. Neyhart, rated as America's
'foremost authority on safety behind the wheel, re-
cently addressed himself directly to teenagers. He
said: "Don't let your parents teach you how to drive.
It's Murder!" To support his statement he cited ex-
.amples and figures. Home trained drivers were in
in three tunes as many traffic accidents as
others.
If parents do not teach their children to drive,
who will? For the average teenager the weekly
allowance can't possibly be stretched to cover expert
tiriving instructions. Therefore, -would not driver
education at high school be the ideal solution to this
serious problem? Driver -education at high school,
- though rare in. Canada, cuts accident rate by more
limn half, statistics show. For example, in Massachus-
etts, accidents in which 16- and 17 -year-old students
.were injured dropped from an average of 1,206
-yearly to 642 after the State introduced 'driver train -
Ing in its schools!
Mr. Ricketts also said that 100 lives are being
lost each month in Ontario alone through traffic ac-
cidents and that the toll will mount sharply in the
next year. Massachusetts solved their problem, Let's
••solve ours in the same way.
Past generations have stressed the importance
•-.of the "Three R's". Is it not time to add "5" for
"-"Safety" to our curriculum?
Nuclear Tests
By GERALD HOULAHAN
• Liberal. leader Lester P. Pearsori has suggest-
ed that Canada support an immediate end of nuclear
'weapon tests. According to Mr. Pearson, the Western
Alliance should try using removal of some of its
• air bases ringing Russia as a diplomatic bargaining
lever with. the Communists.
• Mr. Pearson goes •ori to say that with the
-launehing of vehicles into outer space the whole
'picture of military strategy has changed and no
,elefen,se dollar should be spent by the Canadian
Government that "does not fit into this new strategic
picture"..
While this attitude may bring the Liberal Party
-more votes, it seems hard to believe that a man, so
experienced in international affairs as Mr. Pearson,
could truly believe this nonsense. Although everyone
:desires peace, the slogan "peace at all costs" has
long ago proven impractical.
Mr. Pearson should realize by now that the
Soviet leaders have no real desire for peace and
wish only to trick the western nations into dropping
their guard so that a surprise attack may be made.
Once the development of nuclear arms has been sus-
pended by the western powers, the Soviet Union will
-have a free hand to test and improve their own wea-
pons until we are all entirely at their mercy.
If the major powers in the world could agree
ort a plan of disarmament Such as the "open skies"
policy introduced by President Eisenhower of the
United Sstates, the idea would seem more feasible.
This policy would permit aerial inspection of all
countries concerned and preclude the possibilities of
a secret testing spot in one of the powerful nations.
However, Mr, Eisenhower's suggestion was
firmly and definitely rejected by the Soviet leaders
at Geneva. This very action should show the world
that the Soviet Union has no intention of halting
tests. on thermo-nuclear weapons. If we persist in
our demands for a halting of nuclear tests, we are
only asking for a war, A balance of power is heeded
to prevent the outbreak of another war—ori t which
would truly be "a war to end all wars".
Many politicians like to give the impression
that they would do anything to preserve peace. We
wonder if they would adopt the same view after a
few years under Communist domination.
ND woman feels she has a well equipped home
until she has a lot of stuff that's too good to use.
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Maybe I'm getting old. Maybe
I'm just run down. But there's
something wrong. I'm out of
fashion. I'm not following, the
trend. I just can't seem to work
up a good hate toward Ameri-
cans.
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In lave I'm alarmed and dis-
turbed by the querulons, naety,
niggling fulminations of quite a
few Canadians against our old
Meads and neighbours from
south of the border. The obvious
resentment, the carping and cri.
ticism that has been expressed
recently toward the -U.S. is wor-
thy of a jealous Balkan state. It
is not worthy of a proud and in•
dependent nation like Canada,
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Some of our self-etyled "lead-
ing newspapers" show a positive.
ly venomous anti -Americanism
at every opportunity. American
frailties are shouted in bold,
black type. American virtues are
played down.
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What is even more alarming.
to me, is evidence that some of
this poison is being absorbed by
some easily influenced men -in -
the -street; ordinary Joes.
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You know the ones I mean,
They're the people who shook
their heads in amazed respect
when the Russian sputnik went
into orbit, but tittered and.
nudged each other delightedly
when the first American satel-
lites fizzled out.
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They're the people who repeat
with relish the latest joke about
President Eisenhotver's golf, but
view with equanimity the fact
that a recent prime minister of
Canada had a much more ridicu-
lous pastime — attending spiri-
tualitstic seaces.
'They're the birds who contemp-
tuously dismiss Mr. Dulles as a
dunderhead, but themselves
wouldn't know a foreign policy
from a French gendarme.
They're the same people who
point with dismay at racial strife
in the deep south, but think Can-
ada's Indians "should be kept
on the reserves, where they
belong,''
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Fortunately, these maggots in
the vast, careless, but, sound
hearted body of the Canadian
people, these moles burrowing
in the darkner. of their own pre-
judices, are 'negligible. Perhaps
they are even useful, if they
cause their fellotv-Canadians to
take a good look at their neigh.
bours, the Americans,
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Don't tell me the Yanks are
always talking about winning the
war and didn't fight until they
were attacked, I trained and
flew with them—boys who came
north to join -our air force while
their country was still at peace.
Jim Cowey from Timms City,
killed in a Spitfire in Italy.
Ralph Horton. from Indiana,
burned and crippled when his
plane crashed, Little Schwartz
from Brooklyn, too small for a
pilot, killed in a rear -gunner's
turret, And hundreds more.
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Don't nag me about American
military bases in our far north.
If a wolf pack is sniffing around
my back door, and I have no
gun, and my neighbour comes
over with his, Pm not going le
,slatn the door in his face,
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Dispensed �y BILL SMILEY
Don't bother me with bogeys
about our economy being depen-
dent on theirs. It won't be long
until their economy is dependent
on our natural resources. And if
they weren't pouring capital into
our country to develop those re-
sources, we'd all be going around
in our figurative bare feet.
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Don't expect me to get into a
tizzy about their culture over-
whelming ours. Not. when they
flock in their thousands to our
Stratford Festival. Not when Ed
Sullivan has to come over and
borrow Wayne and Schuster to.
keep his TV show rolling. -
Oh, they're not perfect, Just
like any next-door neighbours,
they have their faults. I. hear
that over in the States, for ex-
ample, they go to the movies,
play golf and even drink, beer
on Sundays. 1 don't know why
they couldn't be like us Cana-
dians: twice to church on Sun-
day, and the rest of the day
spent in prayer and meditation,
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They tell Me that across the
line they worship the almighty
dollar. Not like us Canadian. We
don't worship it. We just chase
it, with might and main, most
of our waking hours,
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When it comes to neighbours,
maybe you prefer the Liberians,
or the Turks, or the Chinese,
But I'll settle for a border lined
with friendly, decent Yanks,
thanks,
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News Of Your
LIBRARY
By MRS. J. M. S.
Frequently we are told of the
benefits of honey in the every-
day diet of people old and young.
A book in your library enlarges
on this theme. It is entitled
Honey And Your Health
This book includes all the facts
which science has discovered
about the virtues and uses of
honey. It also gives much &stole
ical data which the editor, Dr.
B. F. Beck, collected from, the
ancients who loved honey and
made many very strange uses of
it.
In the preface to the original
edition of the book the late Dr.
Beck writes: "For 60 centuries
honey was man's only sweetener.
Upon the intrusion of 'refined'
sugars honey declined in use and
this disregard of honey is a
grave. and lamentable error of
the preemie generation and a sad
reflection on its intelligence. It
is almost unbelievable that such
an ideal nourishing food is al-
most missing from our tables,"
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The White Witch
Elizabeth Goudge is well known
for her historical novels and
stories of the English country.
side. In her new book she mixes
history, witch -craft, gypsy lore
and homey descriptions of seven.
teenth century English country
life.
The period is the Civil War
between King and Parliament
and the writer's sympathies are
evidently with the Xing.
Set in an Oxfordshire village
War Thwarted Efforts.
To Estabtish Industry
The other day we got into a
cliscuton about industry for
Exeter and reference was made
to the Exeter Manufacturing
Company whichwas established
in Exeter 45 years ago but lasted
yt lac a es o Aa ruagteut; et! l
y3f shortt ianti ae.
timber of business 111CA held a
meeting in the town hall to
dimes, taking over the Murray
Foundry by the J. B. Foote
Foundry Co., of Fredericton,
Ohio. manufacturers of road
machinery such as drags, grad-
er& cast iron tiling and con-
crete block, brick and tile ma-
ehiners ; also bells for farms,
fire departments, churches and
echoole.
The proposal was a loaa from
the town of $10,004 with a fixed
assessment of $2,500, repayable
$1,000 a yeae after the second
year.
A resolution was passed that
the council go ahead with nego-
tiation. The same month a dep-
utation comprising Reeve W. J.
Beaman, Councillor M. M. Doyle
and G. P. Connor visited the
foundry at Fredericton and
brought back a favorable re-
port. A by-law to loan the com-
pany $10.000 was prepared by
the council and a public meet-
ing was held to discuss the mat-
ter. A representative of the corn-
Pany was present and after hear-
ing his proposition a number of
prominent citizens spoke in
favor of the venture.
In October the by.law was sub.
/ratted to the -ratepayers and
was carried 322 for the' by-law
and only 21 against, demonstrate
ing according to a press report
"a spirit of progressiveness that
spells greater prosperity and
better things for Exeter."
Mr. C. S. Hanna became the
manager of the nes; plant and
also :associated with the plant
was W. J. Murray. Mr. Hanna
wae for a time leader ef the
Exeter band.
The company had been, mo op.
enation less than a year when
the first great war broke out
affecting labor and supplies
which had its effect upon the
company and after a few years
it folded up, the town coming
into possession ofsthe tools and
equipment in lieu ofthe lean.
The site of the company was
that of the: Verity Plow Works
on Wellington street east of
Main Street, and previously
owned by ...lames Murray.
The machinery and equipment
was advertised for sale by ten-,
der. A gentleman: from Chatham
was interested in a certain.Pleco
of :equipment which he offered
to purchase from .the council
but the council refused to sell
any part of the equipment. Two
bids were made for the entire
.equipment, one from the above
and the other from the Wexler
Brothers, junk dealers in Exe-
ter at that time. The gentle-
man froin Chatham was award-
ed the tender and after secur-
ing the equipment he was after
sold the remainder to the Wex-
ler Bros, at a neat profit of ten
thousand dollars.
I have met the gentleman in
Florida on several different or.
easions and each time I have
mentioned Exeter he has told
me the same story,
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50 YEARS AGO
Rev A. H. Going pastor of
.Tames Street church Exeter was
elected president of the London
Conference which is meeting 'in
his church.
W. H. Butt 3r., Centralia., has
passed his first year in medical
lai°oAs
lliiiediey.igng.ia1-, her home here re -
Brown who has been
turned to Harpers Hospital, De-
troit to resume her duties as
nurse.
The town seems quiet after the
conference and the silk hat and
broadcloth are missed upon the
streets.
The annual meeting of the
Women's iestitute will be held
at Senior's Hall on Friday, June
12. Mrs. T. A. Amos is presi-
dent and Mrs. A. L. Hastings,
secretary.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coates,
London were here this week at-
tending the funeral of the late
William Gould.
2$ YEARS AGO
A terrific wind and electric
storm passed over this commu-
nity about 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning wrecking barns uproot.
ing trees and putting hydro and
telephone lines out of commis-
sion,
Verne L. Boutston who hag
been in the employ of Tamblyn
Drug Co. Windsor, plans to open
a drug store at Simcoe.
Miss Ruby Stone has won the
Board of Governor's.Scholarship
for her first year Honor Science
at the University of Western On.
thrice
Wednesday afternoon was the
beginning of the weekly half holi-
days in Exeter for the summer
months.
Miss Amelia Acheson has en-
gaged with Mr, 3. Senior photo-
grapher, for the summer.
Rev. J. B. Rhodes of Caven
Presbyterian church bas ac-
cepted a call to Cobourg.
15 YEARS AGO
The Lions Club have two lots
in town planted to potatoes; four
and a half acres in wax beans
and three acres in sugar beets.
L. Cpl, We Ryckman and
Tpr. Mah1n Ityckman who have
been stationed at Dundurn, Sask.
have been transferred to Camp -
Borden,
it follows the fortunes of the
Haslewood family and those in-
tirnately connected with it, The
writer is at her best in descrip.
tions of gardens and the English
scenery, not th tales of battles.
Visit your library fer mfiforina
tion and for reacting entertain.
merit,
Pte. Gordon May and Sgt. Mel
Hackett of Ipperwash Camp
spent the weekend at their homes
in town.
Mr. K. 3, Sims has resigned
his position at the Canadian Can-
ners after 19 years service.
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Teller
have moved to Parkhill where
Mr.ITelfer. was transferred after
the closing of the Canadian Bank
of Commerce in Crediton,
10 YEARS AGO
Rebekah Lodge celebrated its
first birthday Wednesday eve-
ning.
Aviation e newest and greatest
discovery — jet compulsion —
will be on display Saturday al
R.C.A.F, Station Centralia.
Mr. Ted Pooley recently
shipped 150 turkey eggs by air
to England — they arrived in
perfect condition.
Mr. Eric Carscadden was ap-
pointed assessor by the Exeter
council at their meeting Monday
night,
Mr, Eric Heywood and his wife
arrived in Exeter the beginning
of the week. Eric for nine months
has been with the navy stationed
in Ireland.
Mr. H. L. Sturgis was. elected
president of the Lions Club for
1948-49. -
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All Dog query
To The Editor:
I am a citizen of this town and
own a dog, for which I buy a tag
every year. Yet I notice clogs
funning along the street with last
year's tag ori. Do these belong
to privileged citizens?
Don't you think everyone who
owns p. dog should be treated
alike' and have to purchase a
tag?
When 1 was youeg, the assessor
tvould ask you if you owned a
dog and, if you did, it would go
on your taxes. Now 1 think that
is a fair way to do it.
1 would say it would be the
same principle as half of the car
owners having 1958 licences on
their cars, and the other half
driving with last year's plates
on.
Let's have all dogs with tags
or no tags at all.
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