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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-07-12, Page 2„...NNOX$0, WIPE RAVVOgi•iftr • EATINO And Lentio?c sogiontont is used in the homes of tomoirtow ^ because they provide complete comfort along with exceptional economy. The fuel savings of Lennox may surprise you, Cut because the luxury features of Lennox are designed to trim oaks as much as they are to deliver complete comfort, your ”VIrIgA A cid up to 5500 or more, Coal, on, gas and ,eledtric furnaces is choose from, or in combination with summer air con. ditionmp units. Phn" loo complete information And free estimates, Thor ',mimes'. lineteey •.Save20%4nfilet COMpigtO,comfort,ff tOP111,tOrrPPIT? ele.oem.n. n4 f4M WAGS, Lindenfields Limited Phone 2.3S,2361 gxetter loo. 2 The, Times,A„....0 ate.- July 12, 1.942 Editorial . This newspeiper helieeos. the, eight to expreee en opinion. 1n. public contributes to the pregress..ot. -the nation -end thet it trtest be ..exer. cised .freely and without ,preitettice to .preservo and improve .theme, erotic government. Let's look at it We have commented he r e before on the thorough research and study of fluoridation which has revealed the substantial benefits provided in the prevention of tooth decay. Recently the British ministry of health re- ported dramatic results of a .five-year test just completed. One part fluoride to one million parts water was added to the drinking supplies of a London suburb, part of a Welsh county and a Scottish city. On the average, according to the report, the number of decayed or lost teeth diminished by 66. per cent at the age of three, 57 per cent at the age of four, and 50 per cent at the age of five, compared to three control areas, These are most impressive figures -- 66, 57 and 50 per cent. One cannot ignore this significant benefit. This prompts us to suggest again — more strongly than. ever that a study he made of the cost of adding fluoride to our water system. ('an ii he done economically with the various in- dependent sources of supple'' which feed our sys , tem? How much, if any, would it increase our water rates? We urge the PIT to make an investigation and report to the citizens. Meanin fu! names Park. Street. Phooey: Why would council pick this nebulous nomer for the street on the south side of Victoria Park when Norry Street, as was suggested.. would have been so much more appropriate. John Norry, who served as policeman and public works man here for over a quarter of a century, lived and died on. that street. Why could he not have been honored in this small way? Park Street, Phooey: What meaning is there in Park Street? We have some more noncommittal names if council must persist in using them. How about Fence Street., Shady Boulevard, Sunny Avenue, Elm Road, Chicken Terrace, Cloverleaf Crescent, Board Walk, There, are lots of such meaningless names hut why should we even consider them? Earlier councils preserved and honored pio- neer names in the designation of streets. Surely today's councils can do the same. Council might ask the library hoard ---- or some other body, if it is unwilling to prepare a list based on our community history. Let us not have any more Eastern Avenues and Park Streets. They are not, worthy. : • -• • • ,:T••:•,•,'.•,:v"'f':•••••t'i .'310t4....41TnYZ:V.! Su ar and Spice The image chan es The public image of the medical profession, which once was revered as one which put the health and welfare of patients above all other con- siderations, is receiving A drastic revision as a re, stilt of the developments in Saskatchewan. The doctors certainly have a right to object. They can take the case to. the courts. They may practice outside the medicare legislation. But surely they are not, justified in refusing to look after the health needs of the citizens hi -Saskateh- ewa.n. We condemn tactics attributed to such organ- izations as the teamsters -- slashing tires, throw- big bricks through windshields, threatening fami- lies. Even these, however, fail. to reach the propor- tion of irresponsibility displayed by the medical profession in Saskatchewan. Dominion Day The lack of recognition of Dominion Day continues to concern us, Nothing was done in this area to indicate it was our national birthday. Our apathy toward this day is appalling, We have a suggestion which might work. it's obvious that it would be impractical for every town to put on a celebration each year. Let's move it around on a county basis. A county council committee could establish the framework for a celebration to be held in a different town each year. There could be a sports program with com- petitions for county championships in track and field, tugs of war, ball tournaments, band compe- titian, amateur talent contest, fireworks and so on. We'd like to see the proposal discussed at the next county council meeting. This might help These. two stories may help you avoid your next accident: A test made a few years ago proves how wrong the jack-rabbit driver is when he thinks that speeding is a fast way to go anywhere. A famed. Indianapolis Speedway race driver, Cliff Bergere, drove a 15-block course through a city, adhering to all traffic rules. He took glee minutes to travel 15 blocks. Then, with police co-operation, he made the same route, at illegal speeds, and breaking 52 traffic rules in all to "make time". He cut only FOUR, SECONDS off his time! A New York taxi driver who had driven a million miles without, an accident, was asked to give a fifteen-minute talk on safe driving as part of the celebration of his record. "It won't take me any 15 minutes to tell how to avoid accidents," the taxi driver said. "It's simple . . just drive on the theory that, every other driver you see is crazy." WatfROMOLVIttws**1014MAIggt5OVItftlInw.,..• . .-Uvtedve: dispensed by Rill Smiley "it's a rather nasty water hazard," Our first park JOTTINGS 13Y JMS POSITIVtLY have to tie betttl" ~1[b a e U,Le l Published Each Thursday Morning Al Stratford, 6nt. Authorized as Seebnd Class Mail, Pot Ogle* DO% OttoWli and for Payment of Postego in toeh AWAltbS Prank Howe Beattie Shield, 'hest front pAge then. Ada), 9$7; A. V. Nolan Trophy, general extellenets for 'news- A412ttt PAPWrs, pUblished in ontario towns between 1,36(1 and 4,.$06 petpulation, 1958, 1957, 1956; J. George Johnston Trophy, tyoce eraphieel excellence. (Ontario) ' 1959; E. T. ttepherisen Trophy, best front pets e ((enteric), 1956, 1955; Alt.-Canada -Insurance Fecleretioh netionat emfety award, 1953, st , Ad 10 Paid.in•Advante Circulation, Marth 31,, 1061 3,S3 "Vilha,t; thyte, ha,va to be liotne and What tinie *do $U -B5CRIPTION RATES; Canada )4.-00 Per 'Veer; USA BELL LINES by W. W. Hays= your telephone manager ENJOY oUrbook 1.1V1NG WITH AN OUTDOOIk PHONE Every year at this dole we remind our 'readers about the benefits of outdoor telephones , and every Year' more and more customers find out foe themselves hoW tight We are. But then, it's inevitable I guess. The grove ing ft-end to outdoor living doring the eterrente months coupled with the increasing tendency fp iceep in, touch by telephone was hound to create a deitiand fee this type of service. With an outdoor phone you tale receive And make calls right there in your own batkyerdi Whither you're bow prettifying the 0001114e, cooking oiler your borbooue. or Wei relaxing on your patio oe in your favourite garden epot. it will tette the wear and fear of having to Ilan inside on hot eutettinee days to -answer tie* phone. And besides,. you'll get moth more tut of tiles* feletelly telephone visits if they're made frem rho quiet telexed atmosphere of veer eaeden. Why not cell Os al aridly 135s530 And ask About our„portabie telephones witty out. lets -fer petib er gatden? Theynni eaay hoe us to lemon ou'll find the peice is low. Wherever you gb this itMlliteri Chances ere that you'll be neat it public telephone * Whether if's' an incidaY booth, or the farniti,er -outdoor booth, or the_ilandy iriaw Nefalk•Up or. Drive,up variety. When you're travelling you can use then.' to call ahead to Make sure of eCcdnirrlodation or warn the folk's at'your destination you're A little off schedule, 'or greet friends along the ways You'll find nubile telephones a great cons venleete'wherever you are, Use them 4540, ftereatinbete it's Ifolif "Plibtle away from horie," iseeeeefeneateeThe • ...eiellateCelaleelLsiliaaatelea,Lrefiee t Tbt extttr Titrtt.abliotatt /rerate,init,t, to te.treed, "oh, aid I AO yOU• were, ti sight I Melt 4, ViEllorti of course' Times Estebliehed 1473 Advezate Esteblished 1881 Amalgarriated 1924 Exeter has become park con- scious and when the present plans for Riverview Park ma- terialize Exeter should have something to be proud of, AS it is Riverview Park is being utilized ntore and more for picnic purposes and as a playground and swimming pool for the. younger generation. As the .years pass its value will. he more and more apparent and larger numbers of our citizens and visitors will appreciate this fine park. The. first, park in Exeter was Victoria Park on Huron Street, it has been existence for more than 75 years.-Prime movers in the establishment of this park was Samuel Sanders, father of the late S. M. and W. D. Sand- ers, also A. Q, Bobier, a for- mer reeve of the village, They had the foresight to plant the trees and for a time it was used considerably more than it has been in recent, years, r..4,!,r.1!?o.matva,,5s.oNy .NistegA.Wgv41 Your library By MRS, PriS Wee, eeeeeessereateleeteees In High Placu The book "Th 'High Place's" written. by Arthur Hailey, which won the $10,000 Doubleday novel award, is now in your library, It was chosen for serialization in condensed version in MacLean's Magazine and it is among the ten most read books in the To- ronto libraries, It is a book about those who live and struggle "in high places." It is a high tension novel of political turmoil and international survival moving between Ottawa, Vancouver, London and Washington. The novel centres around a coming Act of Union between Canada and the United States and the terms are almost con- cluded when a minor immigra- tion incident—the case of the 20th century man with a country —threatens to bring the Govern- ment of Canada down in ruins, What the author finds in high places is not pleasant, incom- petence abounds but there is also an excessive amount of corruption, ,greed and unscru.p- tdous exercise of power. No one expects politicians to be para- gons of virtue any more than any other cross-section of so- ciety but Mr, Halley has exag- gerated their short comings. Pierre Burton says concerning the book "An extraordinarily readable book—even those whet are infuriated by . its major' Premise will have difficulty in putting it down." Arnold Edinborough, editor of Saturday Night writes "a hook compelling' in ite wisdom as it is gripping in its plot." SO YEARS AGO The. Misses Muriel Nicholson, Myrtle Lawsozi and Pearl Heist, Crediton, were in London Tues- day trying their Muskat ex- aminations in connection with the conservatory of music, The masons have. completed Charles Johns' ties house at. Eliniville and 11 is now ready for the carpenters. Exeter students suceeSsful in the entrance examinations were Anna tell, Annie Dey, Marjorie Ifeeton, Alien AI A c k, Beta Rowe, Marjorie Seldon, Lila nate, Oliver Daels„loe Pal- lick, Melville Gledman, Manton, Carman Powell, Harty Parsems, Maurice Scorer, Mare yin Vineent, and Karl Weiden , hammer. The residence of Mrs. Sarnnel tuckingharii, Hilton Street, was sold at the sale nn Saturday to Mr, George Windsor, 15 YEARS AGO Mist Ilezel Smith, who has operated a beauty shoppe ht teeter for the, pag four years, has sold her butitteee to Miss VITO decker, Petrith. A spectacle -unique in the his- ttlry of Huron Coil* took place. Sunday itt the Frenett Sottitatenf a St. Joseph and Drysdale on the lIThe Water Highway when The blessing of Pope Pelee Xi Was conferred on Me, and Mrs, Onesirrius Magee 'and their .21. children by His TeeettileneY John T. 'Kidd, Bishop London, On Monday morning 'Belli it) iten. reside.nle of town Were. disturbed by the ringing et the fireball, Cars and potpie rushed to the serene Ottleto find the inepetter of the 't"tre Cinder. At one time. there. was a hand- stand in the park and band con- certs were provided by the Exe- ter hand, adding much to the pleasure of music - loving citi- zens as the Exeter band at that time enjoyed an enviable repu- tation as musicians. One of the biggest events to take place in the park, that recall, was a political meeting in 1920 when R. B. Bennett. visit- ed Exeter in support of N. W, Trewartha, of Clinton, Cons servative candidate for the }furs on riding. Mr. Bennett was ac- companied by his sister. A procession preceded the meeting and music was pro. vided by two bands, the Dash- wood Band and the. Clinton Kittle Band. B. M. Francis was reeve. of Exeter at the time and. presided for the meeting. The town was gaily decorated for the occasion, According to a re- port in The Times-Advocate of that meeting Miss Catherine Armstrong presented a bouquet of flowers to Miss Bennett and Master 'Borden Sanders present- ed a bouquet to Mrs. Trewartha. .The Liberal candidate for that election was Thomas MacMil- lan, of Seaforth. While Mr. Mac- Millen was elected with a ma- jority of 310 over Mr. 'rye- wartha., Mr. Bennett was elect- ed prime minister for Canada, succeeding Mr, Mackenzie King. 'Mr. Bennett held the position for one 'term only and was sue- ceeded by Mr, King. For several years (he 'Exeter Sorority provided a supervised playground for the boys and girls in the vicinity of the park, hut this was discontinued a couple of years ago owing In lack of funds, faeireeelta' • . SMILES He had been calling on the gal for about fifteen years. "Let's be serious, Freddie," she told him one evenin g. "We've been going together a long time. Don't you think We ought to get married?" "It's a good idea," he ans. veered, "But who would have either of its?" • A gingery little Grandpa who had just celebrated his golden wedding, was told by a crony: "I heard all the womenfolk at your reception talking about how good you are to your wife." "Well, it's just the last forty Year s," been Grandpa, "that. I've been that way, The first year I was ornery. Once I even raised My hand against her, and then couldn't look her in the lace for a week. By then, I could see a little nut of one eye." 13 YEARS AGO Eeeter'e newest venture in the entertainment field will have its grand opehing Thursday night—a new rolltst skating rink put up by Earl Neil, C01, S. W. Archibald of Lon- don is having the land surveyed foe the 42 new wartime houses tO ,ho erected Exeter, 'Thomas Appleton aged 92 was the oldest Orangeman at ihe Milverton walk oil July 12. Highway 83 between &sorter And the Blue Water Highway is being widened 17 feet On either eide and will require lafl,000 yards of fill, 16 YEARS AGO winners at teetter trio, .high Scheel. are: 'Grade. nine, xatityn Titekees; grede len, loan 1110ineetie grade Kathryn Hunter; grade 12,. Nartcy Tienfert, le. It Buseell remodelling. the front of his store. The tole e'er doorway has been filled in And a new Wrote is now in the centre nr. Hie bui lding. Some 200 tel atiVeS Attended the seventh annual Willed, re. union held Saturday al Jowell'e Greve, Bassfield, Mrs, Alvin Moir was !teeni- er] with a life membership ., in th e Women's It ante. Atte. Mole is immediate e5Ael. !settle dent, of Hurondale, branch. writer§ Aseotiatiort Was paying visit le test the fire figlitieg AppArattle. 11 is eeven eteAret shire the lust Abend 110 veterans were In Noderieh hfI Sunday mottling td , tending a detmibeed eervitee 10 connettiett with Old Herne Week, Supposing your family should lose you? What would their situation be? The fact is, they'd either be ade- quately provided for, or they'd face serious complications — depending upon how expertly your will had been drawn, or if, indeed, you had left any will at all: The drawing of a wilt is a serious matter for all concerned and the use of our Estate Planning Service can effect real savings for your estate, as welt a.5 ensuring your family's welfare. We invite your enquiries. Established. in. Sarnia in 1889, we have .grown .with this community, Your Intsiness in, our hands is made secure by neighbourly; personal service, THE INDUSTRIAL ItiORTGADE & TRUST COMPANY Hsed Write' ictrnie OFncel. Forest, Petrolin Agents Wnllacebvrg, Dresden, Streik/ay lhi.161 a nue of my Grade 12 students is taking off in the morning on a tree f rather envy him. He's heading for Vancouver, on a bicycle ,eal he bas 1n do is pedal through the great loneliness of Northern Ontario. ant • crawl the endless prairies, toil across the Rockies and push the long etretch ihrotigh the vastnese of B He hag a hrand.nen bike, !,in tte raete one army hien- art end a hig supple' of pea" n u t Netter sandwiches, to Num. menre his inurney. Alsn. of course, he has one other thing --a stout heart. When he reaches Vancouver, he will sell his bicycle and set off for the Yukon. He hopes to work there for a year, save a stake, then return home and ea back to school to complete his education. He wants in hr a writer. Thnitsande of Yolin. people havr the genie dreier. hut thet lever rtn enythinc about tf except dream ahnut all the money a ,A root is eupprtsed to make. Tine follow dne.s sewn. thing about it Ile writes all the time—pnems• stories, peva- graphs — struggling heroically with a natural inclination to misspell, lie's going to keep a daily journal nn his trip He could havr chosen no bet. tee method of acquiring the OXprnirnte and material en helpful to a budding writer. There will he 50 stories, a hundred poems, a thousand in- cidents, in the strip of. Canada across which his wheels will roll this summer, I envy him, as T said. Be will grow brown and hard. He will lie beneath the stars and yearn. He will heat. pork and beans beside a mountain stream, And he will meet a thousand interesting people. Some of them will he mean, most of them friendly , He will see a Canada that the passenger on transcontin- ental train or jet liner never sees lie will smell pines and see ripening wheat and feel the sun on his back in the morning, and hear coyotes yapping at night. He will savor the joys of hot food in an empty belly, warmth after ".ern at the hone," con- versation after loneliness, rest after exhaustion. He will mar- vel at sunset nn the prairies and the moon setting fire to A tiny lake. He will encounter hospitality that will enrich him with an abiding faith in human kindness If he's very lucky, he will have the most rewarding ex• oerience of all—he will -get to know himself, This is the most difficolf of all things for me• darn man, who is so seldom alone, with time to think, end feel, and wonder. I think he'll make it. The, fact that he reads and tries to write poetry does not mean that, he's a pantywaist who will be crushed by his first brutal encounter with life. This lad plays a rugged game of football. Last summer, he got as far as Mexico and wound up fighting bush fires in B.C. before returning to school. He's sensitive, but tough. but the important thing is not that he makes it. It is the fact that he is going, atone. We hear so much today about the desire of youth for con- formity and security that it's refreshing to see the evidence refuted, I do agree, that today's youngsters seem to lack a spirit of adventure. But note the word "seern". I don't be- lieve they really lack it. think they are seduced away from it by over - protective —Please turn to page 5 As the "Times" go by H;GHLIGHTS nom THE T•A PILES ii 4 A a