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gress of the nation and the it
must he exercised 'frity to pra,
serve and improve democratic.
government.
On y one verdict
Voter in Huron and Perth counties gave de-
cisive verdicts in Monday's referendum to repeal the
CTA. The. 63 percent majority recorded in }LIMA
and the overwhelming 73 percent majority th Perth
leave no doubt about the public's desire to discard
the prohibitionist law.
Although there may have been a number who
favored repeal on the basis that it Would provide
outlets for the sale of liquor, the only positive inter-
pretation which can be taken from the verdict is
that the voters desire the more effective controls
provided by the Ontario Liquor Control Act. This
was 'the main issue of the campaign.
The verdict places upon those of us who ad-
voeated repeal a definite responsibility to ensure that
those controls are applied effectively when the LCA.
comes into force. This, it must be recognized, is not
only the duty of our law enforcement personnel but
also that of the public at large, As it has been point-
ed out, a section of the LCA provides protection for
private citizens who disclose information to the police
which leads to prosecution and there can be little
excuse for people refusing to co-operate.
It should be clear that there has been no de-
cision on the question of outlets. While it is true
that retail stores may be provided without a vote,
the solicitor for the board, Col. C. E. Woodrow, point-
ed out before the vote that the board's procedure
is to await a resolution from the municipal council
concerned before consideration is given to the estab-
lishment of any retail outlet. This can only be inter-
preted to mean that the board will not act until a
majority of citizens have indicated approval, through
their elected representatives,
We are confident the Ontario regulations will
provide us with reasonable safeguards and that their
corning into force will assist our communities in
developing a more realistic and honest approhch to
the liquor question. The Ontario law will have its
faults, no doubt, and there will be difficulties, as
there are with any legislation, but it will be an im-
provement. Now that the vote is over, let us all
work to ensure that end.
Congratulations
Congratulations, once again, to those fine
• farmers who have brought national honors •to this
district through their outstanding victories at the
Royal Winter Fair.
Hereford breeder Whitney Coates and son, RR
1 Centralia, climaxed a relatively short purebred
development program by winning grand champion-
ship honors with their three-year-old bull, Old Orch-
ard Lord Vern. This is a significant triurnpR M view
of the popularity of this breed and •the ken' com-
petition; particul: ..ly from wealthy western breeders.
Preston Dearing and s R44 Exeter, con-
tinue to dominate the dorest horned‘hheep section
at the Royal. This year they took every champion-
ship and every first and second in the class despite
increased opposition. This 'is susbtantial proof of
supremacy in the field.
Robert Allen, Brucefield, who captured his
third white bean championship, has effectively de-
monstrated that his spectacular rise was no accident.
He won the title on his first try and has kept it
ever since.
Again, Huron 4-H members and their leaders
deservecommendation for the excellent showing in
the Queen's Guineas class. So do the winners from
Middlesex.
. This area has always considered itself among
the finest farm communities and these champion
farmers are maintaining and extending our reputa-
tion across the nation.
What's a cow?
(Aurora Banner)
You may have a general idea of what a cow
Is, but would your definition or description be as
comprehensive as that of a United States agricultural
attache in New Zealand?
"The cow is a mobile, animated machine,
housed in unprocessed leather. One end is equipped
with a mower, grinder and other standard equipment
including bumpers, headlights, wingflaps and fog-
horn. At the other end is a milk dispenser and insect
repeller.
"Centrally located is a conversion plant con-
sisting of a combination storage and fermentation
vat, three converters in series, and an intricate ar-
rangement of conveyor tubes.
"This machine is also equipped with a central
heating plant, pumping system, and air-conditioning.
"Although mysterious and secret, this plant
is unpatented. It is available in various sizes, colors,
and output capacity, ranging from One to 20 tons
of milk a year."
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Dispensed by BILL SMILEY
The other day a fellow from
the Toronto Star, Ben Rose, was
interviewing me. At least, I
think that's what he was doing.
That's who he said he was, any-
way, and he came down to the
hoese, and we had a beer and
he borrowed some books from
me,
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He asked some questions about
how I got started in the news-
paper business. While sorting
out the confusing answer, an odd
look passed over his face. He
said: "R e a 11 y, then, you've
never had any other job?" I
floundered mentally back through
the past twenty years and had
to admit, somewhat sheepishly:
"By the gollies, I guess you're
right.",I never thought of it that
way.
It was rather a sobering
thought, but I didn't let it bother
me at the time, Tonight, how-
ever, I was reading the Help
Wanted ads in the evening
paper, I do this once in a while,
just to see if anybody wants a
used editor, for a 40 -hour week,
at $10,000 a year. There aren't
many openings.
As I read down the columns,
which pleaded for real estate
salesmen, nurses, pressmen, up-
holsterers, production experts,
The Reader
Comments
Create Utopia?
• I have suberibed to The Times -
Advocate for many years. I have
always had a warm spot in my
heart for the town of Exeter -
that is until I read George
Shaw's letter to the editor.
I must say that I agree with
him, the old guard should be re-
tained. He is a very modest 3nd
unassuming man but I believe
if he was an official he could
single-handedly make Exeter in-
to an utopia.
It goes to show that he is a
community -minded man. He took
over that property 'way out by
the town dump which nobody
else wanted. Be proceeded at
his own expense to have the
dump removed. That was good.
But he would go still further. H
he was mayor, he would move
the better parts of town out a-
round his place. The air is free
out there although it gets rather
hot sometimes. There are no
sewers, There is also more room
there—the town is too crowded
ad the taxes are too high.
He has a way with the dep't
of highways and would have No,
83 closed so that it cbuld be
used as a private promenade.
No. 4 would remain open so peo-
ple could come and go after
having obtained his permission,
:ilia so the whole thing would
be lawful. Should it happen that
anyone would not be Satisfied
with him as• administrator, he
would be very lenient with them
--he would permit them to
leave.
/ can not for the life of me
see what the town of Eketer is
thinking, to let such. a Gem slip
through their fingers. He should
have been nominated and put
on the council,
HILLBILLY
commercial artists, stenographers
and short-order cooks, that re-
mark made by Mr. Rose flew
into the back of my mind like a
bat, and hung there, upside
down, squeaking.
My eyes started to slide down
the list with something akin to
panic, until all I was seeing was
a blur of Aggressive Young
Man, Bricklayer, Coding Clerk,
Mechanics, Middle -Aged Couple,
Stationary Engineer, Junior
Comptometer operator, Female
Receptionist, Good .Appearancc,
and a lot of other things I am
definitely not,
I got hold of myself, slowed
down, and read every ad care-
fully. Do you know the only job,
on three pages, for which I was
qualified? It read: "100 MEN
WANTED. Highest wages paid
to distribute advertising matter.
Paid same day. Phone so-and-
so." That's a job stuffing hand-
bills under doors.
Anyway, it was quite a jolt to
realize that, here I am, nearing
middle age, and the only job
I'm qualified for, if I lost the
one I'm in, is peddling bills with
a bunch of rummies. Now all
this doesn't necessarily mean
you don't have to know anything
to be an editor, Nor does it
mean that all editors would be
useless in any other job. I know
some, 'editors who would make
excellent bartenders. And vice
versa. •
*: ,
Of course, 'it's not entirely
true that I never had another
job. I did work at several
things, for short periods, in be-
tween, sort of, For instance, 1
worked on a passenger steamer
on the Great Lakes, in summer
holidays. There 1 learned to sort
dirty linen, polish brass, wipe up
after the seasick, and shoot
crap. But there doesn't seem to
be much call for this sort of
thing in the Help Wanteds.
Another summer, I worked in
a factory, where I learned
several trades. Like welder's
helper, for example. I used to
pull the welder's dirty great
tanks around for him, on a sort
of e -rt affair. Then I had to sit
and watch them, while he went
off into a building to weld.
There had to be a man watch-
ing the tanks, in case they blew
up, or something. Company rule.
But I don't see any ads looking
for a Welder's Tank Watcher.
Later that summer, they put
Inc to running the freight ele-
vator. I enjoyed that, until the
day I fell asleep at the bottom
Of the elevator shaft and every-
bodyvent home and I was lock-
ed in the plant and had to wait
until the night watchman came
around. about 11 p.m. Scared
the daylights out of him,
Oh, I have a few other skills,
too, that are not to be sneezed
at. In prison camp / picked up
some fancy culinary tricks, and
can still turn out as nice a batch
of turnip ;lain or prune punch
as you'll come across. During a
year in hospital, 1 learned
enough crafts to set myselt ep
in .a Souvenir shop anytime. To
mention only a Couplet oup1e 1 learn-
ed to knit,' and ground out
baby's' soakers like a machine
for a few weeks; I learned
leatherwork, and my wife still
has a vast five:sided receptacle,
Jottings by AS
Popular Khivq. postman
area reeve 15 years
flow many In .Stephoo Town-
ship wilt .eCall the days when
Valentine Hata ‘vs. reeve?
Mr. Raz at one :time- served
AS postmaster at Khiva, He was
.prominent in intinicipal and in-
dustrial .31fairs and for 2..5 years
or more he wes elected reeve
.of the township by .acciametion.
From Khiya, 111.r, data 1neYed
to Parkhill and eventually be-
come .member of parliaMent for
North Middlesex .and finally was
elevated to the Canadian Senate,
He was a son of Jacob Retz.
Khiva, in. the central part of
Stephen -Township, was, a well,
blew), stopping piece at a time
when lumbering' WAS. a major
industry in South Huron,
At one .lime a frame hotel
stood at 4,11e corner of conces-
sion 1 and the Crediton -Grand
Bend road. WHJt thet.lisappear-
once of the hotel many years
Ago what promised to be a thriv.
tug centre, gradually declined:
The hotel was built about 1877
by a blacksmith, Joseph Lawr-
enee,.who used it as a residence.
It was afterwards enlarged by
William Holt and .converted to a
hotel. Iti was the :centre of con-
siderable 'activity with district
mills turning out considerable
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' 50 YEARS AGO
Rev. C. W. Sanders, who has
been the rector at Lucknow for
some years, spent the past week
with his relatives in Exeter on
his way to Brantford to take
charge of St. John's church
there.
The anniversary services of
the Sexsmith church will be held
next Sunday when Rev. Mill -
yard of Hensall will preach at
11 a.m. and Rev. Hobbs of Ex-
eter at 2:30.
Contractor Joseph Lawson fin-
ished the dam Saturday and at
4 o'clock ' closed the gates in
the flume allowing the water to
accumulate in the basin. At 7
o'clock the basin was filled and
the water commenced flowing
over the dam.
Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Follick
celebrated their golden wedding
on Wednesday, December 1.
Should Local Option carry in
Exeter, Stephen, Hay and Hib-
bert, the nearest place available
for those wishing to get liquid.
refreshments will he Grand
Bend unless they like going to
Clandeboye or Lucan.
The postal authorities have
begun a crusade against people
who persist in putting corres-
pondence in newspapers and
parcels.
Anniversary services of the
Bethesda Methodist church were
held last Sunday with sermons
delivered by Rev. Robert Hicks
of Crediton. The Misses Edna
Follick and Alice Howard and
Mr. Herb Southcott assisted with
the music.
25 YEARS AGO
The Bell Telephone , Co. now
have a gang of men scrapping
the overhead system of wires
and poles through the business
section of town.
A deputation of the Exeter
branch of the Canadian Legion;
which I told her was a purse,
and in which she keeps old golf
-
balls, to prove it.
The more I think of it, by
George, the cheerier 1 get. Why
there ate hundreds of things I
can do. I haven't even begun to
touch on some of the more deli-
cate skills I've acquired. Like
hearing spelling lessons, shoot-
ing a fair game of pool, pulling
on kids' rubber boots, making a
good pot of chile, and reading
a boOk while shaving.
certainly glad I had this
little chat with myself tonight.
I was a little , depressed there
for a while, but never again will
I worry about being out of a
job. It shouldn't be any trick at
all to pick up a position where
they want a man who is not just
one of those narrow specialists,
but who is pretty darn expert at
several hundred things. How
many men are there around, for
example, who can name the
wives of Henry VIII, play a ket-
tledruire and fire four
cannon With their eyes
shut?
quantities of lumber. and the
Crediton tile and -brick yards,
operating tc. capacity,
In the 1870's Ktiiva had .a
seint-weekly mail brought in
from Centralia and valentine
Ratz was. thepestmaster with
office in the hotel building. At
one little Mr. Berney Citnnipg-
haM was hotel -keeper adi post
plaster*.
MITI, Ratz, brother of Velem.
tine, was a member of the Raiz
family whe.ernigrAted. from Oer-
many in 1827 .and settled .on the
present site of Water100. ,jAcob
Hate. becarne an outstanding
lumberman in Waterloo county',
In 1876 the Ratz family moved.
to Khiya and built the Hats saw,
mill, a landmark in the Coln.
inunity noted for the huge quan,
Mies of lumber hued out of the.
the farms of Stephen Township
were hong converted from wood,
tots to prosperous farms, Smoke
from the smokestack of the Ratz
mill could be seen for miles,
ft must be twenty years since
the Ratz mill collapsed and as.
appeared with the weight of
linie. Fine farm buildings now
occupied by Roy Rata 'occupy
the site,
As the
"TIMES"
Go By
Dr. Atkinson, Messrs. Pryde,
Hannigan, Cann, Pfaff, Stone
and McArthur, addressed the
council regarding permanent
quarters as a clubhouse,
The invitation committee for
the Old Boys Reunion to be held
in Hensall next July have al-
ready received many names and
expect to mail the invitations
soon.
Mr. T. Ballantyne bought the
farm of the late George Arm.
strong, South Thames Road, in
Usborne, for $3,400.
Mr. W, F. Robinson of the
Provincial Police, one of the
most popular men of the motor-
cycle patrol, has been transfer-
red to Exeter where he will pet-
rol Highway No, 4 from Elgin -
field to Clinton,
15 YEARS AGO
When Alex Howe of Fairfield
school did not return home by
supper time on Thursday about
300 members from No. 9 SFTS
climbed into their warm cloth-
ing and for five and a half hours
searched in the gathering snow-
drifts until word came that he
had been located in London.
F/O George Sangster of Hen -
salt was accorded a reception in
the town hall. He is home from
Europe on a month's leave.
Mr. Albert Mitchell has sold
his 150-aere farm on Concession
3, Biddulph Township, to Carl
Weiberg of Highway No..4, near
Centralia.
Lions Club has been organiz-
ed in Zurich sponsored by Ex-
eter Lions Club.
A twin -engine Anson bomber
from No. 9 SFTS Centralia
crash-landed on the farm of
Charles Miller near Thames
Road church about 6 p.m. Fri-
day.
Dr. A. R. Campbell, who has
carried on a veterinary practise
in Hensall for the past 22 years,
will, close his office this month
and go to Guelph as secretary -
treasurer and Heldman of the
Canadian Guernsey Breeders As-
sociation!
10 YEARS AGO
It was 25 years ago December
4 that the first issue of The
Exeter Times -Advocate came off
the press.
With the opening this week of
Monetta Menard Dine and Dance,
Exeter can boast one of the
finest establishments of its kind.
Several representatives of the
Kinsmen club of London were in
Exeter last Friday evening with
a view to organizing a branch
of the club in Exeter.
Asa Penhale was elected pres-
ident of the South Huron Plow-
men's Association at the annual
meeting.
Professor Pleva of the Uni-
versity -of Western Ontario was
guest speaker at the Minuet
banquet of the Usborne Federa-
tion Of Agriculture.
It has been the finest spell of
weather this community has
eeperienced for some time but
cold weather swept in with a
vengeance accompanied with
plenty of snow.
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