The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-10-02, Page 2Pa e 2 Thu TimesAdvocate, Octolm 2, 1958
Editorials
This newspaper believes the
right to express on opinion in
public contributes to the prg.
gress of the nation and that it
must he exercised freely •to pre.
serve and improve democratic
government.
A New Attitude
We :commend council's admirable new ap,
• • roach to police protection for the town.
Following the unexpected resignation of •Chief
jReg Taylor, council at a special meeting approved
Xpansion of the force to three full-time men.
Members also indicated they would approve
-...-7tataining for constables, if experienced men could not
:be found,. and that they were prepared to pay higher
wages.
This represents a change toward a more ser-
ious and more practical _approach to the problem of
,police protection—one that has been a long time
..;,,coming. For years. it seems, the town has regarded
police protection as a necessary evil, one that should
- be provided at as little cost as possible.
At the same time, we'11 tip our hat to retiring
▪ Chief Taylor, the man who has had to weather the
....Tough weather created by the former attitude and
•whose- rather drastic action in resigning brought
„about the new one.
Neither this year's council, nor those that pre-
ceded it, is particularly responsible for the condition
whieh has -existed in regard to policing. The root of
the problem has been the public's apathy and dis-
regard for a service which in the final analysis is
one of the most important provided by municipal
government.
Being the head of a police force in a relatively
small community isn't an easy task, Witness the re-
ports of problems being experieneed daily in hund-
• reds of towns across Ontario. Yet Chief Taylor took
over this position six years ago without receiving a
day's training and at the salary of $2.500 a year.
For several years, .Chief Taylor has requested
• third man to strengthen the force but it wasn't
until this year that the additional constable was pro-
vided—and he was a part-time man at that,
• Reports indicate that the chief's resignation
followed one particularly heavy shift of 21 straight
hours on duty. Add 'to this the level of salary — now
$2.000 a year — in comparison to the responsibility;
and the complaints, often aired in public council
meeting before investigation by a body which should
• have supported the force, rather than attempted to
. undermine it; along with the complexities of con-
trolling liquor problems. under the Canada Temper-
ance Act and it isn't difficult to understand the re-
ti2,Tiation. We believe Chief Taylor exercised admir-
. -bble restraint when he announced his decision was
based on "personal reasons," '
•
Reg Taylor has not been a perfect chief con-
stable, by any means. We think he would be the first
to admit that. But we believe he has done a most
creditable. job under the circumstances he has faced
and we. think he deserves recognition from the town
and its officials.
And we hope that his efforts—which have al-
ready brought about a more sensible attitude toward
:7 police protection in the town — will result in a much
improved serviee.
Town council has a difficult job in choosing a
• successor but we feel it is approaching the task in
7' the proper manner. Price should certainly not be the
first consideration, but rather the service provided.
Once selected. we hope council will stand behind its
7... choice and give him the supped and confidence he
needs to do the job successfully,
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Every so often, my wife gets
a bee in her belfry about moving
to the city to live. It's merely a
passing whim, but she has a
whim like Alexander the Great,
so while It lasts. 1 humour her.
* 3, * *
She gets this notion that living
in a small town means getting
into a rut. Same old round: Kids
back to school, with the resulting
chaos; fall fair; annual drama
presentation; rat race of ban-
quets, meetings, fowl suppers;
Christmas looming; long winter
months filled with. bulling through
snow; piano practising and head
colds; spring, and the nightmare
of the Music Festival; summer
and the hordes of visitors; Sep-
tember, the kids are back to
school and away we go again.
*
In my opinion, -this is more like
a merry-go-round than a rut, and
I enjoy Merry-go-rounds, I never
can figure out why she likes the
city, anyway, unless it's because
she met me there and she wants
to 'return, to the scene of the
crime.
* * * *
In the city, of course, people
don't live in a rut like us. They
live in an apartment. They are
alt gay, witty, rich and goodlook-
ing. They don't have any chil-
dren. They all work at fascinat-
ing, creative jobs. They never
have beans on toast at the kitch-
en table, but eat in quaint little
places where the headwaiter is a
character and garlic is used in-
stead of salt, After dinner, they
go to The Theatre. Or they go to
somebody's flat, sit around on
the floor and talk about Life, Art
and Sex.
* * * * *
The Old Girl is a bit vague
about where all the money is
going to come from, for this bo-
hemian life, but I don't squelch
her. "You're right, kidclo," I en-
courge. "Why should we he wast-
ing our lives in comparative ob-
scurity like this, when we could
be scintillating in the salons of
Tronna?"
* *
We agree that I could get a job
teaching school, maybe. All that
money. All those holidays. Go to
Europe every summer. Then 1
explain'that to be a teacher, I'd
have to go to teachers college for
a year. She and the kids could
stay here until I graduate, of
course, and she could probably
get enough piano pupils to sup-
port me in Toronto for a year.
* * *
She doesn't exactly dig this,
"Why couldn't we sell the house,
and your share of the business,
and with all that money, we could,
buy a house in the city and live
for a year without any income?"
she enquires.
*
Then I get down t� brass facts.
I show her, with figures, that if
we sold the house and paid off
the mortgage, we'd have enough
lett to pay for getting our furni-
ture to Toronto. If we sold my
equity in the business, we'd have
enough to tip the transport driver
and his assistant,
* * *
But 1 still don't try to discour-
age her "Of course," I pursue,
wash her haid. Next day, at
in the city. Nor would the kids,
But we'd soon get used to that.
You hate getting lunch anyway,
Just think, you'd have a whole
day., all to yourself, every day."
This shakes her. If she had to
go a whole day without running
our lives for us, she'd wind up
needing shock treatment.
"I guess." I go on relentlessly,
"you and the kids would, haVe to
give up the piano. There would
not be room for one its the little
apartment we'd have for the first
few years." At this, her eyes be-
gin to roll around our kitchen,
where these discussions always
take place, and which is about
the size of a city apartment it-
self,
*
"And," I ,continue mercilessly,
"you wouldn't be able to use the
car, as I'd need it to get to ,the
school. But there's no problem
there, with all those buses and
streetcars, You'd soon get used
to climbing on and off a bus with
two big bags of groceries. They
don't deliver in the city, do
they?" She begins to look a bit
thoughtful here.
*
"I think I'd like it fine,' 1 salt
the wound, "I guess a tadpole in
a swamp is just as happy as a
frng of respectable dimensions in
a puddle. And it would be great
for the kids. That Toronto traffic
would certainly smarten them
tlitpfe.. They're too casual about
* * * *
About this time, she decides to'
wash her hair. Next day, at
lunch, I tell the kids we're going
to move to the city. Before they
can even groan with dismay, she
snaps: "Don't be such a dam'
smart-alec".
* *
"Profanity," 1 quote, "is the.
attempt of a lazy and feeble mind -
to express itself forcefully". In
the ensuing fracas, all thoughts
of moving to the city are shelved
for another year, at least.
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News Of Your
LIBRARY
By MRS, J, M. 5,
Many of us have carried a
prejudice against paperback
books — the majority of these
books in the past have been lurid
and cheap and I can remember
if we had one in our possession
we kept it hidden and read it se-
cretly.
Customs change and today the
paperback is quite popular—just
visit a city bookstore and there
are shelves and shelves of them.
We picked up a catalogue of
them recently and every type of
literature was represented in, the
titles and at a price that anyone
can afford.
At the first meeting of the Li-
brary Board for this season the
members voted to purchase
some of these paperbacks and
see how they are received by
our readers and how they stand
up to the usage that they get.
Several other innovations were
planned following the librarian's
report on her recent course in li-
brary work during August which
included visits to other neighbor-
ing libraries.
With very little change the
children's department Can be
quartered in a section more suit-
able and attractive to our young
readers.
New ways of displaying the
hooks will be tried and a more
modern librarian's desk will lie
built and installed. These changes
with a new coat of paint for the
interior will make the library
more attractive and homelike.
Visit your library often and
Jottings ..By
First Uons Club -
Offered Host Of .Prizes
It is twenty years .ago that
the 1•I‘eter Lions -Club was
fanned with Dr. W. E. Weekes
as the first president and _Sandy
Ellett as the first vice.president.
One year later in October the
Lions club held. its second two-
day frolic. in the Exeter Arena.
The attendance at the first
night was between 1200 and 1300
and on the second night between
1700 and 1800. Gamesand amuse-
ments were enjoyed with grocer -
fowl, blankets, etc. given
as prizes. The Exeter band pro-
vided the music for .both eve-
nirgs and Benny Palmer's or-
chestra provided the music for
the (lancing. The proe‘eds for
the tiro nights after all expenses
were paid amounted to 51,857.29.
The main prize for the eve-
ning was a 3200 trip to the
World's Fair at Nev York and
was won by Ray Barker, of
Goderi(!i, Second prize, a radio,
went to Ed Hendrick, of (.'red -
Don: a suit of clothes to 11.
yeimg, of Crediton; a bicycle
to Miss Pearl Wood, Exeter; a
ton of vital to ('has. Fritz, Zur-
iph; set of graniteware to Wattle
Desjardine Grand Bend; wool-
len blanket 10 51r$. Arthur ('8111D -
MI, Exeter; 100 lbs. of sugar to
Scotty Boynham, Centralia; 20
gals. nt. gasoline to Cha, Fritz,
Zurich; electric iron to Mrs.
Archie Davis, Exeter; 35.00
worth of groceries to Cunning-
ham & Pude, Exeter.
In addition to the main draws,
})rizes were given away eneb
night. For several weOks prev-
buts to the ,draw coupons were
given away by the merchants
for 350 in merchandise from the
store issuing the coupon,. the
Lions Club to reimburse the
merchant. On the first night
Mrs, Herb Fahner. of Crediton,
was the winner and she selected
merchandise from the Zwicker
store in Crediton. The second
ifight the winner was Alfred
Junkin,,of Usborne. who seleeted
merchandise from Tuckey Trans-
port.
Six door prizes of 310 each in
merchandise from one of ,the
merchants in Hensall, Zurich,
Centralia.Creditm Grand Bend,
Dashwood and Exeter was given
away each evening. The' winners
the first night were: Hensall,
Ken Drake; Zurich, Mrs. Evelyn
Broderick; Centralia - Crediton,
Mrs. Myrtle Haist, Crediton;
Grand Bend,. Arnold Geiser;
Dashwood, Chas, Dietrich; Exe-
ter. Fred Statton.
On the second night the win-
ners were: Centralia - Crediton,
Gerald Zwicker; Grand Bend,
Ed: Turnbull; Dashwood, ily
Zini 111 er ; Hensall, Norma Cook;
Zurich, Mrs. Het .y Bose; Exe-
ter. Allen Richard.
Reeve W. D. Sanders made the
draw for the tickets the first
night and Miss Velma Webster'
the second night. The admission
was adults 25e, children 10e.
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50 YEARS AGO
S. Johns Sr., new Elimville
merchant, gets possession Octo•
ber 1.
C. Slung, Zurich, lies disposed
of his bakery. restaurant and
dwelling to Josiah Geiger, who
takes possession October .1.
Chief Bissett is chuckling -just
now over last week's work he
and a number of experts put in
on the town gasoline engine
without making it work. As a last
resort the chief changed the
quality of gasolite and it runs
satisfactorily since.
Mr. E. .1. Spackman, of To.
ronto, formerly of Exeter, has
bought a general store business
in Blenheim.
-J. W. Hogarth, president of the
West Fluron Teachers Associa-
tion, received word Thal he had
been appointed to visit England,
Scotland and Wales in the inter-
est of education.
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. George Hay, who has been
interested in the growing of
Dutch sets and. other onions, is
erecting a large .cold storage
plant en Station St.
Miss Marjorie Hunter, R.N.,
who has completed a six -months
post -graduate course in general
medicine, has returned home.
Mr, and Mrs. Mervyn Cudmore
returned Saturday from their
wedding trip in the Muskoka
district.
A wolf was killed not far from
the Boy Scout camp in the Pin-
ery.
An outstanding feature of
Grand Bend School Fair was the
donation of three silver cups by
public minded citizens, Ed.
Straithineyer, Mrs. Eccleston
and Crediton branch of the Cana-
dian Bank of Commerce,
Misses Iva and. Ila Welles,
Miss Laurene Beavers and Ruth
Coilingwood, Exeter, won honors
in music examinations. Mrs.
Robert Gambrill is the teacher.
15 YEARS AGO
Miss Beulah Holt, Grand Bend,
has been awarded the scholar-
ship presented by Victoria llos
pital Women's Auxiliary.
Mrs. C. H. Sanders, Mrs. Jack
Green, Mrs. Albert Traquair,
Mrs. John Ferguson are attend.
Ing the Easter Star convention
in Toronto.
The United Church at Crediton
greeted more than capacity con-
gregations on Sunday when Rev.
Reba Hern,BA, of Varna, occu-
pied the pulpit.
It is permissahle to sell home
made jams and jellies at bazaars
only if the necessary number of
"D" coupons are collected from
the customer.
make it your headquarters for
reference and your reading pleas-
ure.
Under revised regulations the,
value of a "D" coupon is six
fluid ounces of any one of jams,
jellies, marmalades or apple
butter.
Miss Olive Wood is now taking
a course in public health. at To-
ronto University.
10 YEARS AGO
The official opening of William
H. Sweitzer's new howling alleys
was held on Wednesday evening.
A reception was held on Fri-
day evening in Caven Church
for their recently married minis-
ter, Rev, D. R. Sinclair, and his
bride.
An urgent appeal to the hydro
users of Exeter for the conserva-
tion of hydro power is being
made.•
Grand Bend Women's Institute
decided 'to buy and donate a
piano as the Institute's contribu.
tion to the neww town hall.
Red Cross packing day will be
held in .the, Canadian Legion
rooms Friday, October 8.
Keith M. McLean, editor of the
Huron Expositor, died suddenly
Wednesday of last week.
Daylight Saving came to an
end on Sunday. In Exeter the
clocks were .not turned back un-
til Sunday evening.
Mrs. J. Ratcliffe
Dies In Strathroy
Mrs, John Ratcliffe, a former
resident of Thames Road, died
in Strathroy Hospital on Thurs-
day, September 25.
She is survived by her husband,
two daughers, (Violet) Mrs. John
Ford, Weston; (Helen) Mrs.
Maurice 'Ripley, London; two
sons, Russell, Cochrane, and
Alexander (Mack) Strathroy,
The funeral service was held
from the Denning funeral home
on Saturday, September 27, with
interment in Strathroy ceme-
tery.
Mrs. T. Wren
From Scotland •
Rev. J. C. Britton, Northside
United Church, Seaforth, offici-
ated at the funeral service for
Mrs. Thomas Wren, Seaforth,
and formerly of Hibbert Town-
ship, who died in St, Joseph's
Hospital, London, Mrs. Wren was
in her 72nd year,
She was the former Grace
Chalmers, of Perth, Scotland,
and came to this country in
1937, lier husband died ill 1955.
She is survived by a brother,
Robert Chalmers, Scotland. Bur-
ial was made in McTaggart's
Cemetery.
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