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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-10-12, Page 2tit 71 4 • I port from members of the cabinet, indicating im- . : portant strength at the top. • Locally, of course, he has strong ,backing. - Middlesex East MLA Bill Stewart, ministerwithout portfolio, and Huron MLA Charles MacNaughton are working hard in his behalf, Most/local Con- servatives indicate they will give him 'their votes at the convention. It would be significant to this area, of course, to elect a Western Ontario ma,n as premier. Treasurer James Allen appears to have some cabinet support, too, although his age would indicate that his term at the helm, if he was elect- • ed, would not be a long one. Nevertheless, he has held important portfolios, such as highways, and administered them well, • A number of newspapers have indicated public support for Attorney -General Kelso Roberts, QC, a candidate in the previous election. Mr. • . berts, in, our opinion, has mishandled a number of '• *,iecent cOntroversies over,divorce and crime. While he has staged energetic publicity campaigns to cut down the provincial traffic toll, it mould not appear that he has backed them up by increasing the OPP staff to meet the problem. Nor has he taken ef- fective action toward a long -needed uniform train - ' "' ' M`..,000,1tt'AACZFtg.34V4I'''''t% ; 'ft ;117, 4tt;ir "ttAt.Fitt,,,,t,titt*ftit.ittttlr*toa-473,77—*****1**,**.**4.7,—*Ttatttott,„,:ittiWWT* tt-ttr-1,—,tititiAttt,tttiii*****tfrttrit•otemt*t*Itt,ttivett,,,tro,,,,,rtttnt•,,,,,,,,roog,, t, . • • • — • . • , - , - • to to *tit ..4.** to O., • • 4 • • * OF • .1, • Aft11111ttt , The Tim94VePte, October 1Z 1961 itorials in a name hts newspoper believes the right to express an opinion in pulpit; ontributes to the progress of the netiOn and that it must he exers, isod freely and without prejudice tO Preserye and improve demo,- aticP°vernttlent* _--- •41, s last • It's unfortunate, we think, that town council should chose such an indistinctivename as "East- ern Avenue" to designate one of the new trunk roads through the eastern development ,of the town. The decision to name, the street hadto be. :made at last council meeting, apparently, in order to permit proper description of deeds for lots bop, dering the road. No one, it seemed, had given the. naming much thought, although plans submitted to council at least a year ago indicated these roads would be created in the development. "Eastern Avenue" may be .somewhat de, scriptive in that it is, for now, the most eastern road in the municipality. Yet who knows when the development will spread further east? This is not our point, however, It is that. the name carries nothing distinctive, Earlier coun- cils have, in their wisdom, honored civic -minded leaders in the naming„of streets and it's a ,practice we'd like to see continued, Carling, Sanders, Senior --to name a few—pay tribute to those who have contributed toward the progress of this commuti, The practice should be continued. Council might well request the preparation of a list- of names of those who have served in significant public posts in past years in order to give other new streets a designation which will be of historical value. Leadership The contest for the leadership of the On- tario Progressive Conservative party is an interest- ing, exciting race. There are at least six candi- dates—all of good mettle—to make it so, It's a -tribute to retiring Premier Frost that he should leave his party in such a healthy condition. The favorite at the moment would appear to be Education Minister John Pb Roberts, the mem- ber from London north. He has the greatest, sup - ing program for both provincial and municipal :police. Although he may not be among the top con- tenders for the leadership, Health Minister Matthew Dymond has impressed us. He is a fluent speaker, a rare ability to project himself in a friendly and honest manner to the crowds which he ad- dresses, and he has quietly but efficiently engin- eered a revolutionary change in the work of the department, particularly in the treatment of mental disorder, which is putting Ontario to the forefront in this field. This is evident at the new Ontario hospital being erected in Huron county. Dr. Dy- mond, as he has indicated here on occasion, is not afraid to speak his mind in public, a quality we admire and one which Premier Frost has dis- played with success. Mr. Robarts does not appear to be as im- pressive nor as friendly as. Dr. Dymond on the platform, yet unquestionably he is a man of great ability and an excellent administrator. He, too, is making a revolutionary change in his department, particularly in secondary school education, but the move was a hurried one prompted by federal financial support. It indicated his department was not prepared for what is generally recognized as a long overdue reform. However, it must be ad - enrolled for the Johns mbuIanc ed to teach s .or grades aft 'he children voluntary h t 1 think mos t it beeattse t oPPorttmity,, ported that been 96.3% indicating bsenteeism Fair and a go that is in the se ard author conduct t campaign 4961 th owned stations first T Montre televi COM and le 193 Can do better yet. Five thousand more Canadian homes spared from fire! This is one of the most productive fea- tures of the countrywide fire prevention campaigns over the last three years. The record of dwelling fires: 1958 66,464 , 1959 63,294 1960 (est.) 61,325 In the three years the population increased by nearly one million people, with some 150,000 housing units added each year. There are now more than 4 million homes in the nation. With more people and more homes, an in- crease in home fire frequency might be logically expected. A substantial, progressive decrease is, there- fore, worthy of remark. It is the first of its kind recorded in our modern fire history. Summed up in terms of people living in these homes spared from fire, it is as though a really big town (say of 20,000) went for two years without a single fire. Such a record would be a mark of envy by the entire world. While two years' experience hardly indicates a definite long-term trend, a -plausible explanation" of the decrease is that citizens are "catching on" to the idea that the time to beat fire is before it happens. That inspection of the home for fire hazards, whether by the householder or by the authorized fire fighter, can and will prevent fire from ever starting. Regardless of the decrease there is a som- bre aspect. Three-quarters of all fire deaths occur in home fires. A reduction of about 4% in the fre- quency of dwelling fires in. recent years might be expected to produce a corresponding drop in fire fatalities. • The facts are that 1960 saw an estimated 566 deaths by fire, whereas the 1959 figure was 560, and in 1958 it was only 532. For the victims of .fire, and those whose carelessness cause the tragedy of fire, the battle of fire prevention must be an unending one. , mitted that the minister had not been in his post a great length of time to prepare for the import- ant vocational and technical school program. Perhaps the most significant fact about the race at this moment, is that few of the delegates have committed themselves. This could well mean, as it has at other conventions, that the perform- ance of the candidates before the convention itself will have an important bearing on. the outcome. This could produce the element of surprise which might climax this important political event. q -2I Is 5t16, Kim F*atUI,, Ib 1b4111C. 0114 rithts mervcci• "Well, what do YOU want, Perkins? I fired you last year --remember?" Overseas birthday Less than a month ago I had a birthday. The time has come when I should stop counting birthdays. However at my age I should be mighty thankful that the good Lord has spared ane .so long and rewarded me with a multitude of blessings too numerous to mention, I was going through a scrap book looking for something that might be interesting to the readers of •this column. Five years ago at this time Mrs, Southeott and I were enjoying a trip to Europe along with a number of weekly newspaper people. We were in London on September 18 and were being entertained to a cocktail party at a swank hotel by the British Travel and Holiday Associa- tion. I was asked to convey the thanks of our association to the hosts. Afterwards while speaking to one of •the officials the ques- tion of ages came up and I happened to mention that on the following day I would cel- ebrate my 70th birthday. "This calls for a celebration", said my friend. I protested but to no avail and the chairman called for order and a toast was proposed. It was one of the proudest and happy mo- ments of my life. The following day and to mark the occasion I was pre- sented with 70 English pen- nies (2 cent pieces about the size of the Canadian half dol- lar). Each penny was wrapped in toilet paper and along with the pennies was a note of good wishes in rhyme signed by the 19 members, in our coach. I sfilPthave the *miles and the •'note stowed away in an old sock. One of the pennies was donated by a descendent of the late Charles Dickins. I also have as souvenirs a number of Scottish pepper. mints to remind me of the fact that while on the tour I was dubbed the peppermint king, Our newspaper party sailed. on September 6 from Montreal a- board the Empress of Britain •- -;!,•:1::::'.7;;;•:;;,;i;;A;M"';'.N.;kitlweatItiME;e4;cet.t:OPLOD:15.601193XZWRIttrige,'Sitditl4WittlItAifti;241,MigiVAIIIM411.5.1119:015 .14.01.1nlair9 Sugar and Spice What did you do on Thanks- giving Day this year? I hope you didn't just loll around the house all day, drinking beer, arid watching group of thick - shouldered, thick-skulled young gorillas moving a small, brown dispensed by Bill Smiley JOTTINGS dY JMS for a 45 -clay trip to England, Scotland, France, Belgium, Ger many ,Switzerland and Italy. At Liverpool three busses a- waited to accompany us on the greater part of the trip. We were allotted our seats -but each day we were requireto occupy the seat directly be - bind the one We had the day before, This gave no one a favorite seat on the bus, The first day on the bus I handed out Scotch peppermints and as practically everyone seemed to enjoy them, I kept the. practice up each day on the trip until I was dubbed the "Peppermint King". Other passengers made daily contri-• butions. The Reader Comments Bad example? To the editor: In this issue you will likely be extolling the virtues of the Huron County plowing match. The match was a decided suc- cess. There were contestants from the age of six to 60 taking part, but the most of them were teen-age boys not so much competing as they were trying to improve their skill in plow- ing. The weather was ideal but there was one disgusting blur to mar an. otherwise perfect day—the drinking of liquor on the grounds, not by so-called "young punks" (there were none there), but by a group of important and influential -look- ing men. If a man wants a drink that is his business. I take one and sometimes more than one. Our laws provide times and places for such things; at least they —Please turn to page 5 As the "Times" go by HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE T -A FILES 50 YEARS AGO Another consignment of fish has been placed in the Ausable River at Ailsa Craig. It was two cans of small -mouth bass from the government hatcher- ies. The last consignment was 60,000 pickerel fry. Mr. W. L. Clark, who has had wide experience in dealing with young people, is holding a week of special services in the Methodist churches here. Mr. S. ,Martin has purchased the house and lot of Miss Liz- zie Frayne on James Street formerly occupied by Mr, S. Hardy. Mr. Martin, will move In some time this month. Mr. Wilbur Martin will move his household effects back of the store. Monday, October 30 is Thanksgiving Day. Mr. P. Mclsaac for the Hay Township Telephone Co. ha 45be Exeter Times Establish"ed 1873 Amalgam 0 L Published t.tch. Thursday AUtherlied -Sett:the! Class M .4 'Pttr Wsp AWARDS — Frank Howe Beatt melt)), 19571 A, V. Nolan Troph papers ,ptilslitlied hi Ontario PoPulatIon, 1958, 1951/ 19$6; .1, graphiCil eXtellaie; (Ontario)/ best fretit pejo (Ontario), 19 Federation national safety awa tiitd.tri,Advnte Ctrdurafio SUBUtttiPTION R$ an 15 YEARS AGO The 1946 International Plow- ing Match known as the "Vic- tory Match" is being held at Port Albert airfield and the runways will make excellent parking facilities. Senior girl champion at the Exeter High School, field meet was Lillian Hunter-Duvar; in- termediate was Frances Taylor and junior, Phyllis Taylor. Newsprint took another ad- vance and went up $10 a ton this week. Mr. H. Bierling, who recent- ly purchased the. Christie pro- perty on Main St., is having it repainted. •Mr. Bierling pun - chased the property at auction for $5,050. Mr. Tom Walker, of town, who took up photography as a hobby several months ago, has •decided to open a small studio , at his home on Main St. Mr, Percy Dunsford of High - Way 83 has purchased the fine red brick residence of R, E. Balkwill, Andrew St. 10 YEARS AGO Exeter Chapter No, 222 0ES celebrated its 13th birthday with a friendship night. Tom Pryde accepted a un- animous and unopposed nomin- ation at the ProgKessive. Con- servative meeting in Hensall, At the annual meeting of the Canadian Seed Trade Associa- tion held in Toronto last week, C. S. MacNaughton was elect- ed a director. Mrs. J. W. Hern was the lucky winner of a new radio in the Moffat feature range con- test sponsored by Snelgrove's. Young people numbering close to 600 from nine counties will meet at James Street church this weekend for the 27th amnial thrce-day conven- tion of the London Conference YPLI, Enumerators for the town of Exeter, A. J. Penhale, Noble Seat and Mrs, C, L. Wilson, have almost colnpleted their survey for the provincial elec- tion The Visitor wilt' trying to Make friends With the young son of thehouge as he waited Thr the older sister, "I think I've met all your family except your nide Harry," be -mkt, "What &tot he look like mean wifieh side of the house does he iSoMble?" The little boy considerd, "I guess," he said finally, f`the side with the bay window," 01111.1.11.1WIICIIIWo!lsmnyttilmnitommilitittomuottommottiottotoultttuttimintorotouttotottmutottto, Davigs, Grant, Denning and 13Pnn CHARI WO' P ACcOUNImNTS Office Hours 9 a.n, to 5 p,rn, DEVON BUILDING PHONE 261 EXETER nimintitinitiii ;tinny tininii !multi!! iniinn intim "...and for your petroleum, needs. on the farm, and in, the home, you cannot do better than call George Vriese EXETER PHONE 110 APAIAVS LOOK TO IMPERIAL FOR THE BEST g g ;I i g Minn l 111111411 Collateral Trust Notes PER ANNUM 360DAY TERM Interest Payable Monthly by Cheque Notes can be redeemed at any time on 30 -day written notice to company. For details, Call BRUCE A. LOCKHART, AX 4-6849 Parkhill, Representing THE INDEPENDENT BUSINESSMAN'S CREDIT CORPORATION LIMITED Suite 212, 195 Dundas St. London GE 9-6141 Suite 1100, Royal Bank Building 2 King Street E., Toronto, Ont, EM 24192 llllll llllllll BELL LINES by W. W. Haysom your telephone manager EXPERTS IN TELEPHONE SERVICE Installer Dick McFalls is one of the Bell folk around Ex- eter whose job it is to provide you with the best in telephone service. When you request any changes or ad- ditions to your service, Dick or one of his fellow crafts- men, comes to your home and does the work skilfully and efficiently. We're proud of these men and happy to have them represent us. As a representative of the Bell, Dick is more than an installer—he's an expert in tele- phone service. He knows, for example, that the busy modern housewife finds the kitchen one of the handies places for an extension phone. But more than that, he can advise her on the best location for such a phone, as well as .the most suitable style and colour. He can also suggest the type of phone that would be most suitable for any room, including the bedroom, where a bedside tele- phone brings a feeling of security at night. Say "hello" next flans you see Dick or one of his fellow installers, in your neighbourhood, (You'll know them by their familiar green Bell truck.) Ask them to show you the different colour and styles of phones that are available. They will be glad to talk it over with you. If you wish to order a handy extension phone for your home, simply call us at 124 and we'll be glad to send one of our installers out to see you, • MR, TOM KELLY Mr. Toni te11y recently ap- pointed illatallation and Re- pair Foreman, is located at Clinton, Mr, Xelly is in charge of the Plant forces in the Goclerich territory eonsistin), of Oodrich, Clin- ton, Seaforth, Exeter. Credi. tn, Centralia and Henall. Mr. Kelly, with our company since 1946, comes to our territory from London whera ltths tontewgaioined much eXperiefice to well qualify Mtn Mr his We are glad toweleeine siattio6lin Clinton.