The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-07-02, Page 6Peg, 4
The Times -Advocate, July 2, °1959
Editorials
Thio new•Peper behoves .the
right to impretrs an opinion in
public contributesto the pro,
great of the nation and that it
must be exercised freely to pre-
serve end improve democratic
government.
A royal welcome
This week this district welcomes Queen Eliza-
beth and Prince Philip.
To all of us, the Crown is much more than a
symbol, It is the cornerstone of our government and
our institutions; the touchstone of our freedom. To
it, throughout the years, we .have given homage,
loyalty .and affection in the full measure that it de-
serves.
Now our pride in this great heritage is kindled
• anew. Here, among us, surveying our vast land, our un-
limited opportunity, is the young monarch who wears
this. Crown, wears it with beauty, dignity and a deep
consciousness of its grave responsibilities. Beside her
is a handsome, energetic prince dedicated to the task
of assisting her in the historic role,
She is our Queen; they our Royal Couple. They
epitornize Canada—youthful, promising; maturing in
the wake of a glorious tradition.
Without regard to origin, color or creed, glad-
ly and from the heart, we welcome Elizabeth II. Long
may she reign over Canada.
Sorry,no mills
In its effective endeavour to promote this
province as a "variety vacationland", The Ontario
Department of Travel and Publicity produces many
enticing brochures outlining the attractions offered
to tourists.
A recent publication which many travelling
families will find helpful is one which outlines 22
planned' motor tours in 10 areas of the province.
Specific routes are outlined and points of interest
detailed for the adventuring motorist.
• Unfortunately, however, some of the informa-
tion has not been brought up to date. One tour, for
example, includes Exeter, where the reader is told
he will find flour and flax mills. We did have them,
to be sure, but they've long since disappeared.
The motorist is then urged to continue on No.
83 to `Brewster.';.which is indicated on the map at
the intersection of No. 21 and 83. This spot is more
commonly known. as Port Blake and never, to our
knowledge, was called Brewster, once the name of
the post office at Grand Bend.
The llrochure does give Grand Bend its just
dues, however, terming it "one of Ontario's finest
beach resorts."
An accolade
To the energetic and sacrificing leaders of
numerous youth organizations in this district must
go a sincere expression of gratitude.
Perhaps never before has the Scout organiza-
tion—in all its phases—been so active in providing
such practical and instructional recreation for youths
as it is doing now. Scouts, Cubs, Guides and Brownies
are enjoying this wonderful program to the fullest,
thanks to an enthusiastic band of leaders.
Those responsible for. the Exeter and District
Junior Band deserve special mention, too, because
this group has made remarkable progress in its short
period of operation. It is delighting audiences on
•numerous occasions, receding justified acclaim.
There are other leaders, too, who deserve our
thanks—those active in. playground, CGIT; Sunday
School and similar church groups.
Those outstanding citizens are waging a host
effective fight against juvenile delinquency and pro-
viding, very commendable opportunities for the de-
velopment of character and talent in our youth.
Brief comment
Even, though it does not have a swimming
pool, Exeter is, fortunate in having natural facilities
and an •instructional program for swimming. The fact
that nearly 1,000 Canadians drowned last year il-
lustrates the need for this type of training. Parents
should encourage their children to take advantage
of this service provided by the town and the Kins-
men club.
* * e *
It is encouraging to see the chartered banks
enter, the personal finance field of credit. For many
years this area has been left mainly to finance com-
panies, some of • whom, unfortunately, have charged
exorbitant rates for this service. It is still to be seen,
however, if the banks will make a sincere effort in
this line or whether .their activities will be unduly
restricted by their traditional conservatism: Many
young people have been giventhe impression, un-
warranted as it is, that the bank is the last place
in the world to apply for help.
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Sugar
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Dispensed By BILL SMILEY
That was quite a shaker last
week,• when a horde of CBC
people, big and little, resigned
in a fine frenzy of foot -stamp-
ing. It was as interesting as it
was refreshing. Rather like see-
ing Little Eva putting the boots
to Simon Legree.
* * •
Personally, I think it was the
best thing that has ever happen-
ed to the CBC. The, resulting
furore should mean a thorough
house-cleaning, *long overdue,
Now, don't think I'm going to
launch into an attack on the
CBC. There is already one week-
ly columnist who makes a hob-
by of this. And a well-paid hob-
by I'll bet it is, as his column
is offered free, and you don't
get free columns these days un-
less soniebody is grinding an
axe for somebody in them,
* * *
There is no doubt that the
CBC has gathered to its Freudian.
breast a., number of the bright-
est and most creative minds in
the country, Among them were
those :producers who led the walk-
out the other day. One .must ad-
mire their gumption. In any age,
any situation, many will risk
their .lives for their .ideals. Few
will risk their livelihood.
*
On the other hand, it is equally
apparent that the CBC nurtures
a goodly brood of idiot children,
along with the bright ones. These
may be found anywhere in the
corporation, from the board of
directors down to the girls at
the switchboard. All large public -
supported bodies are equally in-
flicted,
* • *
When Mr. Davidson. Dunton
was the mother of this unwieldy,
precocious and sometimes em-
barassing family, everything
ran, if not like clockwork, at
least as smoothly as a Maw
Kettle' movie. He encouraged
the bright ones, covered upfor
,
the backward ones, and man-
aged to keep neat on the table
by presenting a sturdy front and
ready tongue whenever his em-
ployer -landlord called for a reck-
oning. -
* • i<
His successors have not been
as able, apparently, because the
bright children are staging a
tantrum, and the slow ones are
drooling badly. The result is a
delightful fracas, the second in
a row that. has been staged in
the middle of the Queen's visit
by those wierdies who populate
our home-grown broadcasting
arid television monster.
M
*
If the claims of the resigning
producers are true — that there
has been political pressure
brought to bear on certain 'sensi-
tive portions of the monster's
anatomy — let us have the facts
and have then, smartly. If they
are not true, and the producers
are merely being temperamental,
their resignations should be ac-
cepted and the whole joint closed
clown for the summer.
• * * *
A couple of months without
the CBC would be good for
everybody. It would be better
than medicine for the TV ad-
dicts. Some of them might even
kick the habit, It wouldreveal.
the poverty of the private sta-
tions, if they had no CBC pro-
grammes to flavour the slop they
serve. It wouldgive the culture
vultures of the CBC a chance to
cool down and realize that, out-
side the palisades, they are no
longer, unappreciated genius, but
merely people out of a job, with
the bills piling up.
k ,Z *
That's probably the best solu-
tion: a CBC -less summer. By
the end of August, even the poll-
ticians might be missing the
good old Jarvis St, jezebel. The
enforced holiday would save a
few millions in taxes, Families
would get to know each other.
again. There would be an up-
swing in the national health as
people stopped watching those
crudely late movies and got some
sleep. Even the teenagers might
be so sickened of rock-and-roll
and, cowboy "music" they'd be
ready for something intelligent.
But ]et me make one thing
clear. If the CBC board of direc-
tors decides to accept my sug-
gestion, and shut up shop for
the summer, I want them to get,
their noses to the wheel andbe
ready to swing back in full op-
eration in September.
* ,< *
The CBC can, and does, make
a bollix of a lot of things, but
this would he a sorry country
if the corporation :folded, and.
our national entertainment and
educational programmes ema-
nated from those purveyors of
pap, the private stations.
M * ,,
Over the years, the. CBC has
given us a lot of claptrap. But
it has also provided us with a
lot of stimulating, intelligent
programmes, and some first-rate
entertainment. A good propor-
tion of its stuff is superior to
British or U.S. radio and tele-
vision. And all this on a com-
paratively miserly budget.
* * *
So come back, boys and girls.
All is forgiven. You give us a
pain in the arm at tines, but
we couldn't get along without
you. We won't let those poli-
ticians push. you around. After
all, they work for us, too.
Comments
The Reader
Appreciates help
June 25, 1959
To the editor,
On behalf of The Salvation
Army, we would like to say a
word of thanks to the citizens
of Exeter, Hensall and the serv-
ice personnel of Centralia RCAF
Station for their wonderful re-
sponse to the recent; Red Shield
Appeal. A total of $799,65 was
received from these areas.
Through this generous re-
sponse to our appeal, we will
be able to continue bringing
help and hope to the needy
without distinction of race, creed
or colour.
God bless you.
Yours sincerely, •
George C. King
Captain
Campaign success
To the Editor,
As campaign chairman of the
Exeter anddistrict branch,
Huron unit, Canadian Cancer.
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7,7,77
Jottings By
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An ... sthetist, ext ci.tiv ,
dentists in 129 c_. ass
Last week it was our pleasure
to present a short sketch of two
of the former students of the
Exeter High School who gradu-
ated •from university in 1929.
This week we mention a few
more .of the graduates of that
year..
Dr. Harry Seldon, son of Mr.
R. G, Seldon, graduated from
Queen's University with the. de-
grees of M12,CM. l•te began prac-
tice at Sharbot Lake and In the.
year 1937 he disposed of his prac-
tice and entered as aninterne
at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester,
Minn,, specializing in blood and
anesthesia. Following his intern-
ship he was taken on the per
menant staff and was not long
rising to the lop.
Today ,he is one of the world's
leading men in his profession.
He has visited the leading hos-
pitals of the world, both as con-
sultant and lecturer. A few years
ago he was president of the In-
ternational Anesthesia Society.
He has under him a large staff
of doctors, technicians and
nurses. Two weeks ago he visit-
ed his father in Exeter .after a
trip to Chicago and Clevelaiid.
Mrs. Seldon is the former Lola
Saundercock, of Kingston, also
a graduate of Queens. They have
two children, Marjorie and Tom-
my. Both are interested in the
Presbyterian Church, Harry be-
ing one of the elders.
Dr, Carl Morlock, of Crediton,
who graduated from Western
University, is also one of the
leading doctors of the Mayo
Cline,
Another Exeter boy who has
made good is Grant Sanders,
son of the late S. M. Sanders.
Grant is an investment coun-
selor and business broker with
50 YEARS AGO
Rev. Yelland of Adelaide, who
recently purchased the dwelling
and property of, Mrs. Stancombe,
arrived in town last week and
has become a resident.
Miss Beatrice Wilcox has re-
turned to her home in Elimville
after completing the millinery
season at Jones & Clark.
The new pastor of James St.
church, Rev. Richard Hobbs,
preached his inaugural sermon
on Sunday.
The Presbytery of Huron .held
a .special meeting at Hensall
Tuesday and sustained the call
from Caven Presbyterian church
to Rev. S. F. Sharpe of Alliston,
The Aux Sable bridge at Cred-
iton is being replaced by a new
one.
A disastrous fire broke out in
the machine shop of the Hensall
Foundry and before the fire bri-
gade arrived it was beyond con.
trot and with difficulty was pre-
vented from destroying the ad-
joining shop and saw mill.
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. Eugene Howey has secured
a position on the Mount Foroyst
High School staff teaching Eng-
lish and. History.
Mr. E. R. Sims left on Friday
for Great Bear Lake where he
will be engaged in diamond drill-
ing at one of the mines.
James Handford will observe
his 95th birthday on Friday.
Messrs. Cyril Strange, George
Grant and the latter's , sister,
Mrs. Harry Carey provided a
half-hour broadcast over CFPL
London on Thursday evening.
Miss Nettie Keddy, secretary
of the 1•]urondate WI for many
years was 'presented with a life
membership pin by the presi-
Society, I wish to express niy
sincere appreciation to ali those
who made donations andcon-
tributed in other ways to our
recent fund-raising drive.
I am happy to report that a
total of $4,194.46 was raised
throughout the district, includ-
ing Hensall, Zurich, Dashwood,
Centralia RCAF, Centralia, Cred-
iton, Hay, Stephen and Usborne.
This amount exceeded our quota
of $3,500 by almost $700.
With this type of co-operation
and assistance, it should not be
long before we are able to con-
quer the grave problem of can-
cer which faces us today,
Yours sincerely,
Ray C. Mills,
on behalf of the branch.
the firm of Morgan, Rogers and
Roberts, lnc., ail Wall St., New
York City. After receiving his
M.A. in economies from the
University o£ Toronto in 1930,
he went to United States where
he has been ever since.
Most of his career has been in
the electronics industry .and Wall
street, although he spent several
years in Minneapolis, Minn. as
assistant to the president of
Archer -Daniels -Midland Company,
a leading oil -seed crusher and
processor of .agriculture prod -
eels.
Ile held responsible positions
with Radio Corporation of Amer-
ica, Philco Corporation, and In-
ternational Telephone and Tele-
graph Corporation.
1n World War II he served in
the United States Air Force for
3i years as executive assistant
to the chief, statistical control
division, Hq. AAF, and also as
chief of .availability scheduling
of military personnel, also at the
Pentagon. He scheduled the en-
tire returnee flow of the AAF
for about a year.
His wife is the former Alyce
Tague, born in New York City.
They have a daughter, ,lo -Ann
who is :a junior in Montclair
High School and a son "Sandy",
three years younger. They reside
at 210 Montclair 4venue, Upper
Montclair, New J rsey.
Lyle Statham and Jean Elder
of liensall, were two graduates
in pharmacy in 1929, Jean with
first class honors and Lyle with
second class. They were mar-
ried and have a flourishing busi-
ness in Kingsville.
Dr. George Hind is now a
practising dentist at Walkerton
and Dr. William Lawson, who
graduated about that time is now
a practising dentist at Listowel.
As the
"TIMES"
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dent, Mrs. Rufus Kettle, at the
June meeting.
Dr. Carl Morlock, who has
been house physician, Victoria
Hospital, London for some time
left for Rochester, Min. to take
post graduate work at the Mayo
Bros. Hospital.
15 YEARS AGO
Misses Laurette Beavers and
Dorothy Traquair havesuccess-
fully passed the examinations
for nurses' registration in the
Province •of Ontario.
Mr. Paul Hess, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Hess of Zurich,
a former student of the Exeter
High School, was called to the
bar at Osgoode Hall, Toronto on
June 16.
Gooseberry jam for overseas
will be made at James St. church
Friday morning.
Misses Shirley Duncan of Us -
borne and Gladys Becker of
Dashwood, students of the Exe-
ter High School, are taking the
short course for school teachers
at the London Normal. School.
M andMrs. Lawrence Wein
Mr. r
and Douglas are moving to Exe-
ter this week.
Exeter held its tenth Blood
Donor Clinic on Friday with 97
donors.
10 YEARS AGO
Dry weather add shortage of
pasture has compelled many
beef cattle farmers to shorten
their feeding programs and move
out their market stock at less
than normal market weights.
Early Monday morning the
'pilot of a helicopter flew low
over the resort area at Port
Franks and sprayed all trees
and vegetation with a fine mist
of spray poisonous to all insect
life. Mosquitos andflies have
been an especial nuisance. re-
cently.
The Exeter bowling rink of
Ken Hockey, Ulric Snell and Lex
McDonaldwon the Sandy Baw-
den trophy in the local Trebles
Tournament Wednesday.
Between four and five thousand
attended the fifth Kirkton Gar-
den Party at the fair grounds
Wednesday night.
Members of. the PUC commis-
sion and the village officially
"christened" the new well and
pumping station in a ceremony
at William Moody's farm three
miles southeast of. Exeter, Thurs-
day afternoon.
As a result of drought condi-
tions the pea crop is R0 he -
low previous years. Forty per
cent has been plowed under,
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