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'Noe 4 The Tirnes-Achfocate, September 7, 1961
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This newspaper, believes the right to eXpreeS a opinion in pUblic
eontributos to the Progress of the Ration and that it must be erer'.
cised freely end without preluelice to preserve and improve demo-
eratie 90Yerf101ant.
About 40. district farmers attended the
Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Assn "Sunrise
Bean Meeting" Thursday morning on Alex MOW-
' gip's. farm near Kippen.
Forty farmers—out, 9f some I,400 growers
In the coUnty:
Perhaps Ws not our place to wonder why
.more area farmers didn't attend. It's not for us
to chastise any who weren't there. Attendance isn't
compulsory.
Frankly, however, we're surprised at the
lack of interest, particularlybecause of the exten
is-
sive research work which being clone on the
growers' behalf. it makes one ask why government
-services expen4 such effort. Those involved must
wonder, too,
Over 200 plots have been established at the
peck farm to determine the levels, types and ap-
plications of fertility which will give the best re-
-turn for the growers' investment. Those who have
made extensive studies in insect and weed control
gave reports on their findings. Attempts being
made to control and contain the Mexican bean
beetle in the Bayfield area were outlined.
It's not as if the work being done isn't
practical. One sincere farmer told us that one single
development resulting from these studies had
made him "thousands of dollars".
We wish we could afford, in our business,
to ignore that type of return, particularly when
the experimentation and ground work is done
without charge.
Who's bragging?
A friend brought into us recently the fol.
lowing two paragraphs, taken from a Canadian
:publication. The message is worth thinking about:
"One of the things we're inclined to gc on
about in this country, is our high standard of liv-
ing, When it comes to cars, television sets, and
overeating, we rate with the best, In other respects,
treeeeeseae '
our answer
We'd like to direct the following thoughts
to SHD]IS students but all our readers are wel-
come to listen in.
Exactly why Are you going back to sebool
next week? It's a goad question to ask yourself,
Is it because your parents want you to? Or
because you can't quit legally until you're 16
Years old? Or because it's a good way to put in
time until you find the right job? Or because the
extra-CUrrienlar activities are fun?
If it's one of these, you're away off base,
brother. You're the only person you're fooling.
Education isn't forced on you to give teach-
ers a job, you know. It's provided, at considerable
expense to your parents and their fellow taxpayers,
to give you an opportunity to do something with
your life.
You can wail all you like about the worth-
lessness of the dangling participle, the square root,
or the conjugation of French verbs—your success
in mastering these things in these limited years
will determine your standing in society for the rest
of your long life.
Consider your position selfishly. From the
practical view—car, clothes, career, contribution,
or however you wish to list your values—taking
advantage of the educational opportunity with
which you are offered is the only 'smart" course.
How well you do at school 'i1i have a direct
bearing on bow well you do after school. It's as
simple as that. There are exceptions, yes, but why
gamble when the odds are stacked against you?
As you return to SHDHS, and all through
your school year, ask yourself the question: Why
am I going to school? The right answer should help
you make important decisions you'll be happy
about 20 years from now,
we're downright underprivileged,
"Consider education; in Russia, 20 people
out of every thousand attend a university. In the
U.S„ it's 15 out of every thousand. But in the land
of the free and the home of the brave? Five per
thousand,"
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Sugar and Spice
Remember, a couple of
weeks ago, I was telling what
a "Wicked place The City has
become? .And of the dreadful
pitfalls into which a steady, re-
liable chap from a small town
can stumble, particularly if
he's at the dangerous age? I
promised to continue the con-
fession of ney wild adventures
that night, in the next week's
column, but I couldn't bring
myself to do it.
After serious -thought, how-
ever, I've decided it's my duty
to reveal the perils and the
purlieus that exists, in the hope
that you may be saved, should
your foot slip from the paths
of righteousness, as mine did.
You'll remember that, torn
by who kieowe what strange
and wayward desires. I had al-
ready been clipped at a honky-
tonk piano joint. And then been
shorn at one of those wicked
foreign movies in which the ac-
tors seem to think sex is fun-
ny, not sinful. as we all know
it is.
Well, I escaped from there,
and had determined to go
straight back to my room and
read a pamphlet called The
Teachers' Superannuation Act,
in. an attempt to put myself
together.
But I fell. It was a warm,
seductive, summer night, re-
member. Just as 1 walked past
this narrow old house, it hap-
pened. The door was open,
young people laughed a n d
talked in the dimly lighted
ball, and from the depths of
the house, faintly, came a
sweet song and the tinkle of s
guitar.
I couldn't help it. I turned
and walked straight in. I
must have thought I was in
another incarnation, as a sailor
on a street in Marseilles or
Shanghai. rather than a staid
thoroughfare in what was not
long ago 111 dullest city in
christendom.
A darkly handsome young
fellow barred my way and
asked me, pleasantly enough,
if I was a member. When I
shook .my head, mouth open, be
suggested I might like' to join.
It could have been the Foreign
Legion, for all 1 cared. Fork-
ing over the modest fee, I al-
most knocked him down as I
hastened through the door, an-
ticipating mystic rites, cabalis-
tie ceremonies, exotic dancing
girls and. if necessary, a pipe
or two of opium.
It was dark inside. On a
small, lighted platform in the
middle of the room, in the cen•
tre of the gloom, stood a very
pretty girl, with deep red hair
and white skin and white teeth
that gleamed as she sang.
Sad songs and love songs and
old songs and funny songs she
sang, picking them out as
daintily and strongly as she
picked out the accompaniment
on her guitar. And that was
my introduction to The Purple
Onion, and the world of folk
music, blues and jazz that
conies to life in The City, when
everything else is going to
sleep.
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On the surface, these clubs
—there are half a dozen of
them in The City now — look
like dens of iniquity. They are
shabby, dimly lit. There is ex-
citing music. and in some,
home-made poetry. They are
full of kids in their early twen-
ties. The atmosphere is inti-
mate. They stay open late,
late.
And yet, it's a curiously in-
nocent world. Let's take a look
at The Purple Onion. First, the
audience, Here, three pretty
Japanese girls listen intently.
Over there, five young fellows
heckle the singer good-natur-
edly, between songs. Near
them, iwo young -married cou-
ples, supping onion soup. A
big, sad -eyed blonde girl sits
gazing into space.
What about the atmosphere?
Well, the wildest drinks served
are . hot . apple .cider . and a
youthful nightmare called coke.
au-lait, which, believe it or not,
is coke and milk, mixed. The
entertainers joke with the aud.
ience, and t here's no smut,
The waitresses smoke on the
job, and demand cash for cof.
fee. A fellow with a beard and
a babe with long black hair
struggle noisily in the tiny kit-
chen,
looking like two people
washing up after a party.
Let's have a chat with that
girl singer, who's just finished
a "set' of songs. There's no
dressing room to retire to, so
she sits down and drinks cof-
fee till she's on again. With
her is a nervous -looking young
fellow, in horn -rimmed spec,
She's Karen James, 21, folk -
singer by choice, Canadian by
residence, Norwegian - Spanish
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ancestry. She's poised, intel-
ligent and knows what she
wants to do. Her ideal of the
gond life would be that of a
strolling singer, wandering
from town to town. But she
The Reader
Comments
Admires town
To the editor,
It has been thirty years
since I first visited Exeter, a
guest of the late William and
Lois Andrew, in their big house
on the corner of William and
Sanders Street, I had just come
home from the 1914-1918 war
and having been born in Ham -
iota, Man., Mr. and Mrs. An-
drew were old friends. I liked
Exeter.
Now I live in Sarnia and I
don't like it. Last night I
noticed the free parking signs
and the drinking fountains. In
Sarnia it is all parking meters
and no drinking fountains.
I couldn't help but admire
the large home of Miss May
Jones and others, too; also a
nice open bowling green and
Dr. Browning's ol,d residence
which has been converted into
an elderly citizen's home. Our
concedes that that i s Impos-
sible for a girl, especially one
with an urban background. So
she's doing research on Cana-
dian folk songs, hopes to be-
come a specialist in them, in-
tends to go on singing, and has
made a record with a U.S.
company.
The bird sitting with her,
who dotes fondly as she talks,
claims he's the only real beat-
nik in The City, because he
works only when he's starving.
At what? He designs surgical,
instruments, has the surgeons
try them out on him, shows the
scars to prove it.
Let's have a word with the -
manager. He's the yOung fel-
low who was at the door, Is
he a night-club operator, a
gambler, a promoter? Not ex-
actly. He's a chartered ac-
countancy student, and - so is
his partner. No beatniks they.
They like folk music, running
the place makes a nice change
from the grind of work, and
they even make a little money
at it
Another youngfellow, with
a little beard, sins while we
—Please turn to page '7
senior citizens go to Petrolia
Twilight Haven.
G. R. Pearson, 70
112 Stuart Ste
Sarnia, Ont,
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"I Yelled Tore!"
War .inconceivable
The annotincement, that Ruesia -
nuclear bomb renews the fears
that a war to end all wars, a
statement that was ierevalent
during the old world wars,
may testartnd: at: Inain a kbey es some nut::
foreseen touch of a trigger that
will inflate the wrath of man -
11. is almost inconceivable
that such a thing will happen
since experience has proven
that no nation that fires the
first shot has profited. The
thought of sucli a thing is too
horrible to imagine.
Anyone who has fought in the
last two wars cannot remotely
picture the destruction that
will follow if nuclear arms are
brought into play,
Must be insensible
I was not involved in either
war yet I saw enough of the
destruction that followed each
war to realize that only a na-
tion that has lost its senses
will provoke another war.
Following the war of 1914-18,
I had the privilege of a trip
to the war-torn battlefields of
Flanders field and many of
the things that I saw still stand
out vividly in my memory —
the destruction in some of the
cities; the well -kept cemeteries
that marked the last resting
place of many Canadians, each
grave decorated with flowers,
cared for by the people of Bel-
gium in appreciation of the
services rendered by the Ca-
nadian army. ,
I well recall taking a picture
of a tombstone that recorded
the death of two sons of the
late Mrs. J. C. Gardiner, of
Usborne, Edwin Lincoln Gar-
diner and Earl Elbert Gardi-
ner, brothers of the Hon, J.
G. Gardiner, former .minister
of agriculture in the Liberal
government. Mrs. Gardiner had
four sons in that war.
German blitz
Five years ago this fall,
Mrs. Southeott and I were
again privileged to visit Eur-
ope and we saw something of
the result of the German blitz
of old London. We were ainazed
at the rapid recovery the city
had made in so short a time
following the second world war.
Likewise in Belgium, we failed
to realize the tremendous job
that had been accomplished in
rebuilding some of the cities
that had suffered tremendous-
ly during the first world war.
When we think of the tremen-
JOTTINGS BY JMS
dos destruction of two of the
important cities of Japan by
the dropping of atomic bombs,
we are horror-stricken 'to think
of what might happen by the
dropping of nuclear bombs any-
where in the world.
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Your library
By MRS. JMS
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John A, Macdonald
Recently Elmer I), Bell,
president of the Ontario 'pa-0-
gressive - Conservative Associa-
tion, in announcing the resigna-
tion of Premier Frost referred
to a speech made while laying
a wreath on the grave of Sir
John A. Macdonald near Kings-
ton.
We were led to review again
that book in your library
"John A. Macdonald, The Old
Chiefton", written by Donald
Creighton, one of our best his-
torians and chairman of the
department of history of the
University of Toronto. A his-
tory of his younger years was
written in the book "The Young
Politidan."
In the years which ended
with Confederation in 1867
John A. Macdonald, the first
Prime Minister, had a vision
of Canada. From that time till
his death in 1891 he worked
at making the dream come
true.
The history of these years
is the story of Canada in a
long and crucial period. We
are the product of that period.
To us the Pacific Scandal, the
building of the Canadian Pa-
cific Railway, the union with
British Columbia, the Red
River troubles and the North-
west Rebellion are history. To
our great grandfathers they
were politics. To John A. Mac-
donald they were great prob-
lems which made him old, and,
in the end, indestructible.
In this book Professor Creigh-
ton explains many things that
were formerly baffling about
Macdonald and his times; the
background of the Fisheries
and Boundaries treaties with
the United States; the founda-
tion of Dominion -Provincial re-
lations, and the conception of
a United Canada,
— Please turr to page 5
As the "Times" go by
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE T -A FILES
innl, Xing Features Syediente,InC.,Warid rights maw&
"Next year let's try going to the same place that thud
guy who rents us this' cottage goes to."
'VD you have an appointment?*
50 YEARS AGO
Four auto loads motored over
to Stratford on Friday after-
noon to take in the political
meeting at which Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, Hon. Geo. P'. Graham
and Hon. Mackenzie Xing
spoke.
Councillor L. Day has erected
an addition to his hot house,
During the past year he was
unable to supply the demand
for plants and flowers.
Messrs. Gladrnan & Staxibury
have arranged to open a per-
manent office in Hensall com-
mencing October 1.
Those who are attending Lon-
don. Normal are Miss Gertrude
Short, Crediton, Edna Taylor,
Winchelsea, Margaret Patton,
Mount Carmel, and Margaret
M. Jarrott, Kippen.
The new telephone directo-
ries of St. Marys, Kirkton and
Exeter lines are being placed
In the hands of 500 subscrib-
ers.
Mr, and Mrs. George Hockey
have Moved from Brantford to
Exeter and George has re-
sumed his old position with W.
j, Beaman's hardware Acne.
30 YEARS AGO
Mr. Albert Spencer, ileneall,
has the foundation ready for
his new home on King Street,
Mr, R. .E, Pooley exhibited
eggs at Toronto Ex, He re-
ceived five firsts and two see -
end prizes.
.
Graduates of Exeter High
School who are attending Lon.
don Normal include Margaret
Penhale, Isobel Russell Dore
-
thy Cann, Beryl Pfaff, Pearl
tido' and Charles Pearce,
The pinery south of Grand
Beed caught fire Sunday and
a swath a Mile wide on: the
east side of the pinery road
swept to within two miles of
Grand Bend,
Culprits have been playing
havoc to the splendid garden
vegetables Which Mr. Robert
Sanders has been preparing for
the ialJ rain
Martin MOrlock woti the
championship for nubile' stedeke
ing at Crediton School Pair,
Itis subject Was "Conservation
of Canadian Forests,"
15 YEARS AGO
Members of the staff of the
Times - Advocate on Monday
collected two cartons of the
insect known as "Walking
Sticks" containing over 100 and
forwarded them to the Bente
ing institute, Toronto, for use
in cancer research.
Mr. W. E. Middleton has sold
his bakery business to Mr, Ed-
ward Dorey of Stouffville. The
new business will be known as
"Mayfair Bakery,"
The first carnival on the new
Grand Bend roller skating rink
was held Saturday evening,
An enrolment of 475 is re-
ported for Exeter schools
265 in the High School and 190
in the Public School,
At the High School the staff
has been increased front eight
to 12.
Min Helen Penhale lett for
Toronto on Sunday where she
will attend Osgoode Hall taking
a course in law.
10 YEARS AGO
Itev, FJ. J. Mahoney bade
farewell to Main Street -United
congregation Sunday morning
having been the pastor for the
past four years,
Starting school for the first
time are 47 young five and
six -year olds registered in the
kindergarten classes of Mrs,'
D. Jermy.n.
Operated by Guenther teens.
tpholisyt
e,Daar.shseoed, seven buses
Will be required to carry 280
pupils to Exeter High School
One of the feet remaining we.
terpoWer piffle in rural Ontario
is Stewed Bell's sawmill in
Hay township Which is now
102 years old,
Canon James is retirinA hav-
ing been rector of Saintsbury
Anglican, Church, St. Paul's
Church Kirkton, and St, Tho-
mas Anglican Church, Gran-
ton for the past ten yeare.
Purchase and reforestation of
934 acres of land in the Hay
S w a p were approved bY
members of the Ausablc Cele.
servation Authority on Men.
day,
Pat tp support Contralie"-A Air Force Day
fty Atiorgiing the show ,on September 9,
SAM S
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