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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-10-09, Page 2Fogel 2 The Times-Ati ate, October 9 1958. Editorials This newspaper believes the right to express an opinion in public centributes to the pro - gross of the nation and that it must be exercised freely to pre- serve and improve democratic government. • Give Thanks 0 give thanks unto the Lord for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever. , give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth, forever. 0 give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth forever. To him who alone doeth great wonders: for .his mercy endureth forever. To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth forever. : To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth forever. To him that made great lights: • for his mercy endureth forever. The sun to rte by clay: for his mercy endureth forever. • The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth forever. • 0 give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth forever. —Psalm 136: 1-9, 26 Project Overdue Reports that a new post office will be erected In Hensall are encouraging. The project is overdue. Few, if any, businessmen in Hensall operate In such ancient quarters as that provided by the government for postal service there. The govern- . ment should maintain at least as modern facilities as ,.• those provided by private enterprise in any com- munity. Certainly, the postal quarters are far inferior to mot of the Hensall stores. Sharp scissors should be applied- to , the red • tap' e which has hamstrung this project for many years in order. to effect an improvement as soon as possible. Vital Service Often we don't appreciate services we receive until they no longer are provided. This is well illus- trated by Zurich's recent acquisition of a doctor. For two years,' the village has not had a physician and the citizens have suffered through the inconvenience of driving to other centres; the diffi- culty of securing aid in emergency, the problem of re7„ular treatment and examination and the lack of hundreds of services provided by the general prac- titioner. Recognizing the need for action Chamber of Commerce took steps to secure one and was success- ful. To indicate its appreciation for his services, the community staged a reception Wednesday night to which came almost all of the citizens in a heart- warming welcome. Doctors everywhere may well take this gesture as a tribute to their service to ,the community, even though it may be taken for granted by most of their patients who have relied upon them for years. Care of the sick and the injured by qualified physicians certainly is one of the post vital services. in our society. Publicity Please A recent editorial in Grand Bend Holiday out- lines a complaint and a justified one, in our view— regarding the attention given this popular summer resort area by the Ontario Department of Travel and Publicity. Holiday points out that the department, in its publicity designed to attract U.S. and Canadian tour- ists to Ontario vacation centres, all but ignores Grand Bend, Ipperwash, The Pinery and area. In fact, in a recent elaborate portfolio outlining vacation areas, this district is referred to only once and that is only a passing mention.' Although we have not studied all of the litera- lure of the department carefully, the considerable amount which we have noticed has not recognized the southeastern shore of Lake Huron. One realizes that this area does not constitute a large part of the Ontario vacationland nor does it probably rank exceptional billing in the province's campaign. Nevertheless, it is significant in attracting tourists and it does deserve much more recognition than it has received. The legislature members for this area, C. 4Tanes and C. S. MacNaughton, would do the area a service by pressing the point. Zbe dieter tritneabbriCate • Times Established 1873 Advecete Established 1681 g 0% • Amalgamated 1924 Published Each Thursday Morning et Strafford, Ont. Authorlted .18 Second Class Men, Post Office Delp% Ottawas 7 P! W,,,,, 0.1„4, err 4. 1'4 4/ r P A PC 0 tl)tl:Pl'.° 6 • AWARDA Febrile Howe Matti, thiald, beat front pas, • (Canada), 1957t A. V Nolan Tedphy, general excellende foe newspapers ptibiklied in 'Wirth) ibWirs between 1400 it rid 4,500 popeletieer 1958, 1957, 1956; J. George Johnston Trophy, e typographical excellence (Ontario), 1957,' E. T. Stephenion Trophy, best front page (Ontario), 1956, 1955; All.Cartaile • Insurance Federation national Safety eWard, 1953. At tivaticia Circulation, March 31, 1958 3;249 Sitittt fatitiOft RMS t taliatta PM 'Par Year; UM LOG .411 rir :elms:int Syndicate. IN,. World rigbis remved. "I suppose it means nothing to you that 1 brought happiness into the drab lives of five salesgirls!" 01111HUHUUUDHOHHIMIIM01111111111H111111111/11119HUUU111111111HH111111111HH1OHHHHHUHUUHUIHIH11 llllll HU Sugar AN. Spice Dispensed By BILL SMILEY 10111111111111114111111111111011H1141401111111111111111111H1 tttttt 111111111111111111011 lllll 1114111111111111111111H1111111H111111111111 I don't know what you're going to do with yourself on Thanks- giving Day, October 131h. Maybe you're going to get in the final game of golf. Maybe you're going to visit relatives, eat a vast tur- key dinner. and sit around, stul- tified, watching television. May- be you're going to get drunk or married, have a baby lir fall in love. I don't know what you have in mind. * * But I know what Im going to do, I'm going to spend the whole day •being thankful. The golf course, the rainbow trout fishing. the partridge -haunted woods may beckon, but I won't be interested. I'm just going to sit around all day, shaking hands with myself and giving thanks. * * * • Why? Because it's my 140. an- niversery. On October the 13th, fourteen years ago, I was 8,000 feet in. the air. I was young, cocky. slightly scared. I was moving at 220 miles an hour. I had a date with a Belgian girl in Antwerp that night, to look forward to. • * • A few minutes later, a 40 -milli- meter shell, a very hot, very hard chunk of metal about the size of a cucumber, passed through my vehicle about four feet in front of my nose, taking with it certain fairly essential parts of my engine. •,r . * In the deafening silence that followed, I had about sixty sec- onds to commune with myself, and anyone else who was inte- rested., I called on the Lord, •in no uncertain manner. I don't know whether He was interested or not, but a very short time later, I was standing, unharmed, in a ploughed field somewhere in Holland. * •• Of the eight pilots in my flight that day, only one other is alive Six were blown to bits in midair. or hit the ground at a speed of over 500 miles an hour, or were burned to death. * * And that's why I'm going to do a little quiet thanksgiving on October the 13th. I'm going to give thanks that I'm alive. Being alive, you know, is not So bad when you just simmer down and think about it. At times, life seems like nothing. more than a vast series of irritations, mise- ries, troubles and sorrow. But until they can offer me some- thing better, I'm going to enjoy every minute of it, * * * Next Monday, Thanksgiving Day, I'm going to spend a little time thinking about the six who won't be hunting, golfing or eating turkey. Oh, I'm not going to sit around and brood about them., or mourn over their "sacri- fice." They'd be first to snort with disgust if they caught me at any such nonsense. I'll think about 'them fondly, 'and smilingly, 1'11remember all the good times we had: the roar- ing nights in the pubs, the wild escapades, the girls we loved. I'll remember each one as he was, a young careless; laughing pilot, full of the juice of life. • * * Nick the New Zealander, with his strange' and wondrous oaths. Dave, the Canadian, of the poker -faeed humor. "Dingle" Bell, •the very young English. man with the very young mous- tache. Paddy Moran, the argu- ing Irishman. Taffy Evans, the wild, blond Welshman. Jock Fra- ser, the tough, sordonic Scot froni Inverness, * 4, * Not for them the growing older. the teeth going, the hair receding, the body issuing warn- ings of strain, But not for them either the deep delight of a golden autumn day, the satis- faction of raising children, the pleasure and companionship of marriage. * That's why I'll be thinking about them, a little -on Thanks- giving Day, in the midst of my private thanksgiving for being alive and well and having a fam- ily and so many of the good things of life. * 4, And if there's a beaker handy, I'll tip it to their shades with the old toast: "Tough tit, types." And they'll know what I mean. .11111111 lllll 111111111111111 llllllllll 11i1,11111111111,11101111 News Of Your 5 LIBRARY By MRS. .J, M. S. Several government publica- tions have been received by your library which should be of in- terest • to everyone. Canadian Woods Canadian Woods: Their Pro- perties and. Uses. is published by the Forestry Branch under the authority - of Hon. Robert. H. Winters. As the reader of 'this book turns the pages he cannot fail to be impressed with he multifarious uses to which wood is now put, the part it plays in our daily lives and the vital role it occupies in our national eco- nOITIY. It is perhaps not putting it too strongly to say that without wood — wood in plentiful supply and in great variety — life as we know it today would he •impos- sible. The great number of indus- tries considered. in this book stems from and is utterly de- pendent on the green, growing forests of Canada. But these forests have other values al- most as Vital to our way of life. As controllers of run-off and stream flow, as midifiers of cli- mate, as home and shelter of our wild population, as regions of• beauty and tranquillity where .people may relax from the stress of city life, the forests of Can- ada play a part in our life for which there is no substitute, Pro- perly protected against fire, pro- perly managed, properly har- vested their usefulness will never fail, The Government of Canada This book published. by the Queen's Printer, Ottawa, deals the organization of the govern. ment of Canada, Canada 1958 This book is the official hand- book of present conditions and recent progress the. present con- ditions of the Canadian people, their resources, their demotra- tie institutions and way of life. The Arts in Canada Many Canadians will he stn'- -Please Turn To Page 3 Jottings By J.M.S. Recall Early Residents in Tour Of .Community On Sunday afternoon after viewing the ball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Yanks Mrs, Southeott and I decided to take a drive around the town. We wanted' to see a .certain house that was in course of con- struction but before we had MA" eluded we had visited. practically every new house -that has been erec:ed in the past •eoople 'of years. To say that we were sur- prised is stating it mildly. We were agree* surprised to see how many new and up-to-date homes have been erected in every part of the town. Aside from the pleasure I de- rived from ,seeing the new homes, I had many pleasant re- collections of days that have long passed. 1 recalled the days when as a lad 'before entering the Exeter Times- .office as an apprentice I used to deliver the paper to the subscribers .through- out the village assisted by my brother Herbert. He would take one side of the town and I the other. Regularly yain, shine or snow we would hustle off on Thurs- day mornings doing the south end of the town. first and then hack to the office for more pa- pers to do the northern section, The Exeter Advocate also de- livered their paper by carrier boys and there was keen com- petition to see, who would get the papers distributed first. There was one house on Sim- eoe street owned by Miss Par- kinson where we could. usually expect to receive an apple, a cookie or some other treat and. naturally we made sure that Miss Parkinson received the pa- per personally. There .was the Gidley home at the end of Gid - ley street occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Jesse F,Iston. They had a small block dog that usually Showed its teeth and met us with a ferocious look. We were frightened of it and the dog knew it, but we were never bit- ten by it. I recalled trudging up the hill, post the old tannery, up to the McCallum home on the bill, In rpessing the old creamery 1 re- called the days when W. G. Medd conducted a very flourishing bu- siness. Then there was the old home of James Jewell, a brick mason and a staunch Ocicifellow. Opposite was the old home of John W. Taylor, of the Ross - Taylor Manufacturing Company who for years took art active interest in municipal politics and served as councillor and reeve. We visited the new sub -divi- sion north of the river where the Simmons Brothers have erected one new modern home and another is in course of con- struction, This led us past the old Verity home, but in our time it was owned and occupied by Thomas Laing, at one time the apple king of this eommuuity. We also passed through the old. William Bowden property, afterwards owned by Richard Welsh, one time village asses- sor. William Bowden at one time took an active interest in muni- cipal affairs, serving as coun- cillor and reeve. He and Al, Mc- Donnell brought to this commu- nity from England and Scot- land some of the finest horses ever to cross the ocean. It was the descendents of some of these horses that found their way to Manitoba and the west when that country was opening up. Years ago I think I could have told you where everyone lived in the village but on Sunday there was a comparatively few homes that I could tell you who lived in thein. The mention of some of these older names I hope will start a pleasant trend of thought through the minds. of some of our older readers as it has done through mine. .101111H11111101101111111111111HHUU lllll llllll 1101,1111HIUMHUUU1111H11~0111111HufluflUUUHUHUMINUMIW As The "T I AA E S" -Go Buy ,eeellee...**.**.e*.flfluseueeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeen llllllll 1111111111HUHHIIIHIHHHHHHUUM 50 YEARS AGO Alfred 1Viterth, Crediton, is learning the shoemaking busi- ness at B. Brown's. • The Clandeboye Women's In- stitute met on Wednesday at the home of Ira A. C. liodgine with an attendance of 20. Mr. Thos. Cameron, auction- eer, will again commence his monthly sales, • Miss J. J. Allen, eye sight specialist and refractory opti- cian will be at the 'commercial Hotel, Exeter, Saturday, October 24. Mr. John Farmer is this week moving with his family to .Lon- don where they intend to make their future home. • The Detroit -Chicago ball games gave' the Exeter fans a never- ending topic of conversation this week. 4. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. David Roweliffee presi- dent of the Exeter Horticul- tural Society, has this week been delivering premiums of bulbs of tulips and daffodils to mem- hers. Miss Pearl Wood was the solo- ist at the anniversary services in Kippen United church on Sun- day, Mr. ...Reg Beavers has been transferred to the Sarnia branch of the Canadian Bank of Com- merce. Miss Grace Creech and Wil- liam Rolline were married on Wednesday,. October 11 by Rev. J. H. Stainton in the James Street parsonage. Mr. Ed. Lowry who for the past five weeks has been in charge of the Central hotel, will retire at the close of the month. 15 YEARS AGO • The closing of the hotels in Grand Bend owing to the fuel shortage and the rationing of food is being a great inconve- nience to the travelling public. Miss Margaret Brown, a for- mer resident of Exeter, re- cently resigned her position on the staff of Toronto General lioepital and has returned to Exeter, The Exeter Lions Club instead of their regular meeting motored with their wives to Grand Bend and attended the fowl supper in the 'United church shed. Ted Buswell has arrived in Gibraltar for his first opera- tional duties. The fifth victory' loan offi- cially opened at 8 p.m, xonday morning. Rev. W. A, l3eecroft gave the opening address over • CKNX, Wingham. The old livery stable on James St. that has been a landmark since the early days of Exeter has been purchased and is being torn down. 10 YEARS AGO Exeter chapter OES celebrated its tenth anniversary last Mon- day. ' Six brides were received into church Membership' at Thames Road United church on Sunday morning; Mrs. Lorne. Passmore, Mrs, Almer Passmore, Mrs. Donald Kernick, Mrs. Beverley Morgan, Mrs. William Rohcte and Mrs, Edwin Miller. Prizes for the best skating couple at the Ex:4er Roller Rink carnival went to Marion Web- ber and Bill Musser. The Exeter Lions Club, spon- sors of the Lucan Lions Club, held a joint session with the Lucan club on Friday evening. D.D.G. Albert Traquair paid his official visit to Zurich Lions Monday night, • A new railway siding is being built into the new plant of the Exeter Rutabaga Company in Exeter north. 1111111 ll l pi lllll l 1111111111111111111111111/111H1H111111111111111 The Reader Comments l lll num l lll new, llllll Immo ll Suffers Attack Dear Sirs: This is to let you know that am in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, Room 277. I had a heart attack, Come and see me some- time (that's what Mae West said). yours truly, William Gossman, (ia kere traltriti erste:0,1m* *sem rfirttg • Vtiei -dila I data reed your0.rtliiie just het0/4. 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LICENSED AUCTIONEER For your sale, large or small, courteous and efficient service at all times. "Service That Satisfies" PHONE 119 DASHWOOD •,,„n llllll imnimmimmummumimmumwilummilmminamimuummmwmunmimummiw.....kg Visit Your Druggist During . armacy • I IA 1 PRESCRirortf47 I eek Oct 5 to 11 TRY ALL HIS FRIENDLY SERVICES AND WIDE VARIETY OF GOODS . , Your family pharmacist lives in an exacting world to help you insure your comfort and good health. In order to dispense prescriptions, compound drugs and medications, he must have perfect, understanding of his subject. This means constant study to keep abreast of the day-to-day medical pharmaceutical research and dis- covery. Besides dealing in drugs, your independent druggist provides sit:lc-room supplies and a wide variety of goods and services that have made him almost in- dispensible to you and your neighbours. - Make it part of your plans to drop in and visit us during Pharmacy Week, 1",!..147:7717.1.t.71171 lllllll a.. 104. 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