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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-02-08, Page 2Paoss 2 Th0 Times-Advocate .February 8 1962 Editorials In every crowd This newspaper :believes the right to .expre.aa, .an -opinion in ,ptslelic contritautes. to th.e.preeress. of the nation and that it must. lae'.ex.ers cised, freely .And without -.prejudice: ..to preserve and Improve demo. :erotic government. Peace research Deputy-Reeve Farrow said it knowingly: "There's one in every crowd." lie said it with a laugh because he, too. several years ago had asked. much the same question as did Councillor Wooden. And he had, received much the same reply Wooden, innocently we presume, had en- quired rf council ever received any reports from the four or five delegates it sends to the good roads convention each year. Imagine giving a re- port on a convention' Good heavens. councillor— and you've been a member of the recreation com- mittee, too. Some day someone will ask this question: After so many. many municipal officials have for so many, many years attended so many, many good road conventions, why is it that so many, many municipalities have so many, many poor streets? Said Councillor Bailey, who made a name for himself as chairman of roads several years ago: `It's not worth sending anyone." Mr. Bailey, you see, has the queer idea that a qualified engineer knows more about roads than all the good road COriventionorS put together. There's one in every crowd. It's too bad there aren't a few more. -reedom I s guard Ann Lander, 17-year-old high school student, recently won the Advertising Federation of Amer- ica's Editorial Contest. Here in part, is what she wrote, as printed in Marketing: "Advertising gives us freedom of knowledge. Every public means of communication is supported by the advertising it sells. "Without the several thousand trade pub- lications which cover individual segments of our industrial fields, manufacturers would not know of new machinery and techniques available, re- tailers might never learn of new products avail- able for their stores, and doctors would have to leave their patients and return to medical school to keep abreast of modern medical research. "Without radio and television, we would be ,unable to hear the voices of our national leaders., During . a political campaign, the men for whom we vote can become as familial' to us as our families and we choose our candidates confidently, because we know them—thanks to advertising media. "Without newspapers and magazines we would have no knowledge of important events which take place half-a-block or half-a-continent from our homes. Newspapers, often sold for less than the cost of the paper and ink, can give us facts from all over the world in a matter of hours, Magazines, published at a more leisurely pace, but still supported by their advertising pages, can utilize their staffs and freelance writers to find the long-range trends or to explore subjects which v,;111 interest and teach their readers. "Advertising has been strongly criticized, and sometimes weakly defended. Perhaps the greatest commentary on advertising as a force for democracy is that there is no advertising industry behind the Iron Curtain. "Dictators have much to hide—and nothing to , advertise." This novel approach to preventing war, 'the Canadian Peace Research Institute, is an interest- ing development which merits consideration. Dr. Norman Alcock, a nuclear scientist who became disturbed about the weapons being creat- ed by his fellows, believes that scientific methods can be applied to preventing war, just as they have solved. other .problems. His imaginative presentation has attracted support from many prominent Canadians, a nuni- ber of whom have donated their fallout shelter budgets toward the cause. ('urrently, there is con- siderable enthusiasm in a campaign to raise four million dollars for the research program. There's still hope. Our support Its not often we agree with the Canadian Temperance Federation but we support in prin- ciple one of its recent solutions aimed at punish- ing the drinking driver who endangers lives, The federation requests revision of the criminal code to require all drivers involved in a serious accident to take a blood test. It would also incorporate into the code reg- ulations whereby certain percentages of alcohol in. the blood would be accepted as evidence of impair- ment. The resolution asks provincial governments "to act the 'implied consent' law or regulation for all those applying for a licence to drive a car and for purposes of the above that all drivers involved in a serious accident be required to take such a test as soon as possible. ". , . the time has arrived," the resolution. continues, "when our gevernments should act to balance the right of the public to be free from the harm caused by those who drink and drive, with the right of the drinking driver to refuse to give evidence against himself." We believe in the right of the individual to drink but we also believe he cannot abuse 'that right by threatening the lives of others, particular- ly on the highway. Too many drinking drivers are not brought to justice; they are protected under the present system. We fail to understand why they should be. Praise is scarce A good point is made by the Municipal World when it suggests that newspaper editors— like other citizens—too often condemn and too seldom laud municipal leaders. Points out the World; ". . Newspapers are self-appointed watch- dogs of public funds and when they find mis- appropriation, they should expose it. At the same time it is rare indeed to find newspapers congratu- lating police forces, school boards, municipal of- ficers or anyone else in public life for a job well done „ . It is human to be quick to condemn and chary with praise, but editors and editorial writers Who are interested in the welfare of their muni- cipalities should encourage the better administrat- ors as often as they condemn the poorer ones," Amen, :•%''.2;:t • : Sugar and Spice • • dispensed by Bill Smiley 11,172 W1r:d right; mei ve Thank You P I wish to express my sincere thanks to our many customers and friends for their patronage during the past years when we had the pleasure of your business inExeter' and the surrounding area. As I have now officially disposed of my business to Mr. Lloyd ,Cushman, I mrchally ask your con- tinued patronage for our successor. W. H. "BUD"" PRESZCATO.R .AND FAMILY .(Formerly of Mid-Town ,Cleaners? sesS,Sie:O.S.SSvess. ..teSiliSSS!:SSSis sOSS„ ..tSSSSAMSMSSij . •1 11111.; r ,i i i .0 i iii .0.011.1110111. 01111.1111.1.1. .......... 1:1,,,s4SS,S64SS: Tile (Exeter Time5abilorate Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 Published Each Thursday Morning At Stratford, Ont, Authorizod as Second Class Mail, Past Office Dep't, Ottawa and for Payment of Postage in cash AWARDS Frank Howe Seettio Shield, best front patio (don. ada). KV; A. V, Nolan Trophy, general excellence for news, papers published in Ontario. towns between 1,50 and 4,5(R) population, 1958, 1957, 1956A, J. George Johnston Trophy. typo, graphical excellence (Ontario), )957; E. Ty gtoPhenton Tebphy'r best front pogo (Ontario), 1956, 195.5; All-Canada ItitUranie PederatiOtt national safety award, 1953. Paid,irt,Advahee CircutatiOn, Sept, 30, 1961 3,505 SUBSCRIPTION RATES; Canada Per Year; USA WA • •6014, • • 'MOM S..#411411. isr . The first blood clinic 4 '.1'm afraid the labor costs are going to run a 'bit more than we estimated," Just some random thoughts this week, I'm ton depressed to write a regular column. It's been snowing for 22 days, the temperature is 12 below, and some, sadist has sent me a copy of the Miami Herald. The Old Lady is down with the 'flu and as genial as a cobra. My old aching back is hack, and ach- ing. So here goes. * * I'm a staunch supporter of ro- yalty, but go along with the British press in the latest verbal spanking it has gison to 'Princess Margaret and young Tony whats-his-name. II was had enough lo lake off for a Caribbean holiday, leaving be- hind not only a two-months-old baby hut sonic 50 million half. frozen. browned-off Britons who couldn't. afford the trip. But when Tony. came back with his usually well-slicked hair converted to a mass of curls by a permanent, it was enough to make a fellow go "Ugh" Do you know something I'm sick and tired of? I'm sick and. tired of reading articles about the enlightened new leaders of Black Africa, fighting to free their down-trodden black bro- thers. From what I can gather, many of these enlightened lead- ers are pure thugs, whose first act when they gain autho- rity is to purge all opposition. Somehow, newsreels of skulls being cracked by clubs, even though the skulls are black and the arms swinging the clubs are just as black, don't fit into my ideas of free- dom and democracy. Or do two blacks make a white, these days? * * Speaking of democracy, the Present picture of pre-election bribery in Canada is a pretty one, as the three major par- ties dangle. old-age-pension in- creases of varying amounts. I wonder how concerned they NV WIC) he about a pension in- crease if nobody over 70 had a vote? As far as old-age pensions go, I'm a raving socialist, I'd increase the pension and lower the age limit, But I can't quite stomach the sudden interest in the old folk when there's an election in the offing. Perhaps the old system of a dollar and a drink of whisky for a vote w .s more honest. * * * Across the land, teachers' federations and school trustees are squaring off for their an- nual bout of name - calling. What is at stake in the bat- tle? Higher standards of edu-, cation? Better schools and equipment? Hotter lunches? Norse, just money. As a taxpayer, I wish those teachers would come to their senses, and realize that, they are supposed to be dedicated, sort of like ministers, and stop wanting to be as well paid as other professional peo- ple, If we increase their sala- ries, mark my words, they will only get big ideas, and go out and spend every cent of them. As a teacher, I can only add that. money isn't everything. But until I have everything. and the prospect is dim—I'll take some of that money for the time being, * * * Don't ever let your kids start taking music lessons, Not. if you ever want to hear some home-made music. There are three taking piano lessons in my family. The Other day, while I was shovelling snow, I figured out that they have more than 20 years of music lessons among them. And do YOU know that there's not one. of them who can sit down and play a tune if you ask for it? They've either just finished a piece and have "forgotten it," or they're just "getting up" a new piece and can't play it yet. Buy your kid a mouth or- gan. About domestic pets. You can have them, and if there weren't ladies present I'd tell you exactly what you could do with them. We have a smart cat and a dumb dog, and be. tween them, they're cutting deep into my allotted span. Recently, the cat went off and lived in sin for a few clays, creating anguish in the home. Saturday, the front doorbell rang, A • little girl stood there, crying. "Your clog stole my 'mitt." He'd snatched it and run. I spent the next twenty minutes wallowing about the back yard, in snow up to my navel, while that mutt danced, just out of reach, the mitt in his mouth, I fin- ally fell flat on my face and he laughed so hard he dropped the mitt and I was able to grab it. * * * There. 1 feel so much het• ter after these 'ill-tempered re- marks (hat i think make pot of tea and take some to the Old Girl, who's wheezing for attention in the next room. 50 YEARS AGO -J, Elgin Tom, inspector of schools in West Huron, an. nounced to County Council that every school in the inspecto- rate had a library and the 104 libraries contain 12,114 vol- umes valued at. $3,680 Miss 011ie Quance left on Monday for the millinery open- ings in London and Toronto, She will have charge of J. A, Stewart's millinery department this season, Workmen are busy taking down the Mansion House and the contractors will commence to rebuild as soon as weather permits. Workmen are engaged in re- novating W. W. Taman's tailor shop. U.esides other iMprove- ments a plate glass window will be put In, Mr. Frank Woods has sold his butcher business to William Rivers. Fred Kerr, Crediton, at- tended the brickmakers' con- vention in Toronto last week. 25 YEARS AGO Dr. Eugene Tientah, Dash. wood left, on Monday to take his new position in Halifax where he will enter a soldiers hoSpital, Miss la, M. Jeckell, seereta. 1T-treasurer of the Public Li, brary toard, requested coup. oil for a grant of $959 for 1937 paid quarterly. The Rogan Citizens band gave a sacred concert in the Town,Ilan Sunday afternoon. Rev, . A. Voting WAS chair, 11.0v, 1, 8. Moore, Oratld Bend, left Sunda y evening tor' 'Toronto where lie eXpeetS to hear the Rev, Dr, Stanley Jones of India speak. Miss Annie Simmons and Miss EIVA COpOlatid, RI% gra, duates of Victoria.Hospital, motored to Albany, .V. Where they have accepted, Miss Helen Penhale has faltenPosititan fit Hid law OIC fice of hitieS Morley. JOTTINGS BY JMS Prout, Harold. White, Alvin Pym, James Miller, Lloyd Hodgson, Don Palliate, Lorne Elford, Alb er t Etherington, Edgar Cuclmore, 5, B„ Taylor, Harry Strang, Philip Hern, Ross Bern, Morris Bern, Gar- net Johns, Everard Miller, George Davis, Harry MUM, Roy Rat's, Thomas Lamport, Roy Schenk, Milne Pullen, -Wit- liens Cutting, Don. Case, James Smith, Rollie Williams, Wit- liana Allison, Simon Sweitzer, Wallace Seldon, William Floyd, Douglas Harness, Sheldon Wein, Frank -Creech, Ken Hoc- key, I W. Morley, E, Buswell, Gordon Appleton, Archie Web- ber, Russ Snell, C, V, Pic- kard, Frank Wildfong, Tom Coates, Philip Johns, William. Parker, Harvey Pollen, Ross Taylor, Arnold Cann, Glenn Hunter, Bruce Tuckey, Fred Dobbs, Stan. Green, John Cut- ting, Dalton 'Heywood, Pastor E. Clemens, Rev. N, Woods, Ray Waghorn and Roy Gould- in g. kksszastS.SsIssesisges,sems:SNAGFV4sFSsa•••.; Your library By MRS. JMS urtg.tingoramvu.v..wstusg.41--;:w......,;1: Ken Watson on Curling To improve your curling technique borrow from your library and read. Ken Watson's book on "Curling." Ken Wat- son is known as "Mr. Curler" and is qualified to- both teach and curl. Well illustrated, the book covers the fundamentals of the game in great detail.. Selected Highland Tales For more'than 25 years Mas- Donald Robertson has been ga- thering material at first hand from the local story-tellers of the Scottish. Highlands and Is- lands. Every corner seems to have some ancient tale. dr le- gend but the story-tellers are becoming scarce. Robertson h a s assembled this selection and published it this year tinder the headings, Haunted Houses, Witchcraft, :Fairies, Monsters and miscel- laneous tales. Apart from the fascination of the stories them- selves they add much to the — Please turn to page 5 15 YEARS AGO Bert Borland left Sunday for Indiana to take 'a short course in servicing Studebaker cars. Mrs, Mary Brock of town celebrated her 91st birthday On Tuesday. Miss Myrtle. Reeder -is enter- ing Woodstock General HOspi- tat in training for a nurse. Mr, Neil Jones left for Tor- onto this week to take a. course in electronics at the Re- habilitation School there. Crowning one of the most successful years in Masonic history in Exeter was a cere- tunny Monday evening when 12 out of 14 new members were presented with their Master Mason aprons, Mr. Andrew Easton, a vete- ran of two wars, who has been employed with W. C. has purchased from Mrs, .Itock the 100-acre farm on Lot 8 con 4 Usborne, The farm for many years was owned by the late Robert. Kydd, 10 YEARS AGO Mr. T. Harry II o f f till a n. Dashwood, one of four singers from Ontario chosen to Sing at the Coronation in ,1937 sang•two favorite hymns of the late King at the memorial service held in Calvary Church, Sunday, with Rev, J, If, Getz as min, inter, Lion Club members collected over $1,300 in a house-te,hottse canvas Of Exeter raise funds for CNIB towards the building of a new service Centre. in `Western Ontario, Officers at RCAF Station Centralia swore allegiance to 'Queen Elizabeth on Itriday Shortly after she was Mt' Claimed Sovereign by a 'Calla , daft, preclatatinn. Mayor W, k3 Cochrane, cal- led a special meeting of the council Th. u r ski a y night at which meinfiers subscribed to the bath of allegiance to Queen Elizabeth it, Murray DaWaeti and Pdggy IteWelitrd senior Oublio speaking honors at SIMMS Wednesday ATTENTION: All Stoves and Room Heaters ! ff you're not the fireball you used to be, you should be using Shell Stove Oil, Super refined Shell Stove Oil burns with a clean, hot, smokeless flame. Shell Stove Oil is recommended by leading manufacturers of stoves and room heaters. Ask your owner to order for you to-day. ART CLARKE PHONE SO EXETER IF your house is looking its age — or older you may find it hard to be enthusiastic about welcom- ing guests into your home. Best way to fix it — so you will really want to take your turn entertaining the bridge club or- social group — is to have your house put shipshape by means of a low-cost Home Improvement Loan from the B of M. Home Improvement Loans at the 13 of lvi cover just about all kinds of home repairs and improve- ments — and that goes for flats and multiple dwellings, too, whether you live in them or notl NOW'S THE TIME to become happily house-proud once more. It's the slack season for many trades, so, with a loan from the B of M, you'll get the job done when you Want it, how you want it and at a price you can afford , to pay, Why not talk it over with the llANIC people at your neighbourhood branch r0 aArn 404' NM of "MY BANK" right away7 BANK OF MONTREAL eetoaeai 9e/Nt 6404 Exetet Branch: CHARLES SI`v11141-1, Manager Centralia (Sub-Ageney)t (Open Tuesday, Thursday and on Metal/ 4.50- 0 pan.) Crediton (Seb•Ageney): (Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday) brand send Branch: DONALD ROBVRTSON, Manager Dashwood (Sub,Agency); Open Mon., Wed. Hensel( Branch: KENNETH' CHR ISTI AN, Manager f.ncen tACK STP.ACY, Martaget 'Zurich Branch: 10I-IN SANNISTER, Manager WORKING CANANANS IN EVER? WALK OF E tta SINCE 1817 roir.“1 J "Shea' at finishing school, but I think he before the is," The following account of Exeter's first Red Cross blood clinic is taken from the Times- Advocate of July II, 1943 The arrangements for the first Canadian Red Cross Mo- bile Blood Donors Clinic which was held in Exeter ThiirsclaY morning left nothing to be de- sired according to Mrs, Pitt, Reg Nurse, superintendent of the clinic, The clinic was held in • the basement of the James St. United Church, It was -spon- sored by the local. Red Cross unit, of which Mrs, Ida M, Sanders is the president, by the Exeter Lions ClUb under the presidency of Dr. Dunlop with the, municipal council tak- ing care of the expenses, Out of 65 persons registered, 60 reported and of these 54 donated blood. Many of the donors were from the ,sur- rounding communities. There were eight improvised beds with four doctors and 12 registered nurses in charge, The doctors were Dr. Steer, of Hansall; Fit. Lieut Burke, of the SFTS, Centralia; Dr, J. G. Dunlop and Dr. M. C. Fletcher of Exeter. Mrs. W. E. Weekes, con- venor of the registered nur- ses, was assisted by the fol- lowing: . Nursing Sister. Camp- bell, of No, 9, SFTS,; Mrs. Harry Cole, Mrs. Dunlop, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Grieves, Mrs. Lownds, Mrs. Garnet McEalls, Mrs. W. D. Sanders, Mrs. Lloyd Taylor, Mrs. Winslow and Mrs. Gerald Zwicker. Mrs. Ida ii11. Sanders and Mr. H. 0. Southcott greeted the donors at the door. Mrs. Ver- non Heywood was the record- ing secretary assisted by Miss L, M„Ieckell. and. Mrs: M. A. Hunt. The donors were afterwards 'served with tea or coffee, toast, marmalade or jam, Mrs, E. Green was convenor of the refreshments, assisted by representatives of the various churches and the Eastern Star Order as follows: Mrs. Robert Crawford, Mrs, Ed. Irwin, Mrs.. McGregor, Mrs. Kyle, Miss L. Huston, Mrs. K. Fuke, Mrs. Chas'. Mason, Mrs. John Fer- guson, Mrs. Cecil Stewart, Mrs, A, Tra.quair and Mrs. R. Nestle, The names of the donors were as follows: William Eue rington, H. Kerslake, Charles As the "Times" go by HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE T.A FILES 1.