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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1949-01-06, Page 2Page 2 THE T1MES-ADV0CATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6, 1949 Exeter Wime^=^ffibocate Times Established 1873 Amalgamated November 1034 Advocate Established 1881 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ontario An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Village of Exeter and 'District Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department) Ottawa Member of the Canadian "Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario-Quebec Division of the CWNA Member of the Audit Bureau pf Circulation, » Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of September 3Gth, 1947 - 2,214 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, $2.50 a year • United States, in advance, $3.00 , Single Copies 0 Cents Each m J. Melvin Southcott - Publishers Robert Southcott H THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6 They’re Turning the Trick While Canadians were deploring the difficulties of farming, Britain was over­ coming those difficulties. We mourned the trek away from the farm .to the city. Bri­ tain so improved rural conditions that 1,500,000 moved voluntarily from the city to the farm. That slow-going old conserva­ tive country has more tractors per popula-* tion than any other country in the world. They have 800,000 more cattle than they had last year, with 15,000,000 more head of poultry. This year their potato produc­ tion was the greatest in British history. Tractor building is now one of Britain’s major industries. These are but a few of the high spots in British industry/" The,conquest of the sleeping sickness that destroys man and beast with headlong ruin over there in Africa is revolutionizing the meat business. The British market bids fair to be well supplied with all agricul­ tural products John Bull needs. M V 5# Leave Them at Home The best place for air rifles is under dad’s lock and key. Tor instance, the other day a youngster with a rifle took a pot shot at a truck tire and hit the mark. He also found a policeman’s hand on his shoul­ der and was given an interview with a magistrate who fined him and sentenced him to pay all damages. The youth’s father very wisely is compelling the young­ ster' of sixteen to make up the sums out of his allowance. We wish that the dad had been touched up somewhat. Rifles of any sort are highly dangerous concerns. A Severe Jolt That long-established firm of Greed,. Grab and Hold got a severe jolt the other day in Toronto. It seems that some time ago a news boy, while on his bicycle sell­ ing- his wares, had the bad fortune to col­ lide with a street car. The bike was badly damaged and the boy pretty badly broken up, requiring a term in the hospital. His competitors in business resolved to earn sufficient money by doing extra services to repair the damaged wheel. So hard did those six youngsters work that in two ■weeks they had collected enough to pur­ chase a new bicycle*'and to re-establish their competitor in business. The young business laddie is now selling his papers much as -usual. The fine thing about it is that the idea of helping their rival ori­ ginated with the boys themselves. Not so bad for young Canada. The Difference When the Arctic seas proved too strong for Sir John Franklin and Henry Hudsoii, there was nothing for these brave adventurers and hardy explorers but a grave amid the icebergs. Last month when twelve adventurers were marooned on a seven thousand feet mountain in Greenland, the aerial and naval forces of' a continent were engaged in their successful rescue. Within a month of their being isolated these men were back in comfortable quar­ ters having partaken of the real thing in the line of a Christmas dinner while mar­ ooned, The world is moving along. 'ijc *2’ 4* * Those Wells and Their Supply Water is expected to be flowing through from the new wells. It is expected to be flowing through the taps by next spring or summer. The old wells are servo­ ing their turn and have given the district a supply of as good water as can be found anywhere. All of which recalls some of the his­ tory of wells in this district. About the first thing the settler sought for was a con­ venient supply of good water. For this rea­ son he frequently built his house neat a creek. Later on he dug a well. Frequently he was required to dig but a short distance to find the water sought for. Later, he found that he must dig deeper. Even by so doing he found that his supply of water did not keep up. The next resort was the drilled well. In some districts he drilled into the rock before he came upon the needed water. To his surprise in some cases even this supply failed him to a certain de­ gree, if not altogether. This region is sup­ plied by wells that are not drilled into the rock, but into the earth. Some times such wells fail and all manner of inconvenience follows. To prevent such inconvenience the local public utilities commission has been sinking new wells. It is interesting to know that the water from all such wells comes from the surface of" the earth. When the earth becomes filled with water above the point of saturation it seeps away and forms streams of varying sizes underneath the ground. Sometimes such streams find a cavity that holds a -considerable amount of water, the supply of which is kept up by the inflow of streams running under­ neath the ground, The public utilities peo­ ple are delighted when they find such a considerable supply of water fed by streams that keep up the supply. Engineers are put to it to determine when the driller has come upon a satisfactory water pocket. When the pocket does not keep the pumps busy, there is nothing for it but to seek a new supply. Man is a great meddler with the surface of the earth. He gets control of certain amounts of water and diverts it to satisfy his own needs. In this way water is kept from the pockets we have referred to and whole districts are inconvenienced. This region is learning a little about this sort of thing these stirring times. ❖ « * « Good Luck, Gentlemen! Everyone wishes the new council the best of luck. A stiff job awaits every mem­ ber. Things move quickly these times and no councillor will have time to stop to tie his shoe strings. The village has been for­ tunate in having a succession of councillors who have given time and thought to the welfare of the ratepayers. Their reward has consisted mainly in the satisfaction of seeing’ the village prosper. There is a good deal of sidewalk re­ pair required. New walks are waiting to be built. There is the ever present problem of drainage and sewage disposal to be con­ sidered andt prepared for and perhaps be­ gun. The ever lowering water bed has to be thought of. Car parking arrangements must be made so that out-of-town shop­ pers will have the preference of parking space. New industries are needed. But the new council is made up of open-eyed men who will bring forward the measures and the work that are most needed. We wish them luck aS they don their new thinking caps. 5c ❖ # 4s Living and Dying Villages An occasional visitor to the village was commending Exeter for being in the thrifty condition that is so apparent. We asked him what he had in mind. He said this vil­ lage provides about everything one re­ quires. “You have good doctors. Your mer- cants supply you with almost anything you require—groceries and dry goods and hard­ ware and fancy articles. Flowers and furni­ ture are here when you want them. When you go.into a place of business, whether it be the bank or a tailor shop, you are wait­ ed on promptly. The merchants and others have their price and do not waste time haggling. The offices of the village are well kept. They arc orderly and clean. I am sorry to say that this is not true of a great many other villages, who have fallen into down-at-the-heel practices* Some of the offices in other places have plaster off the wall and 'loose paper. Then the build­ ings have not been painted on the outside* All this makes for shabbiness. Appearances count, especially when backed up by goods and services.” These afe not the words of the writer but the substance of the remarks of the visitor* We can improve . . . for a village, like an individual that has done well, can do better still. If Exeter does not steadily improve, she will find skids greased under her taking her the wrong way. Sic # Note and Comment c Old Man Winter came in in goocj. hum- ouv* We welcome his snowy majesty but hope he’ll not outstay his welcome. * ap ss Was that “biggest turkey”1 just a little too big for comfortable dining room pur­ poses* X* $ n* *1$ Now why do doctors send around those recipes for rich pies and Cakes and pud­ dings just as a festive season is on hand? # We’re wondering if our local clothiiig dealers arc practicing sitting cross-legged preparatory to their siege of remodelling their winter clothing into Uie fashion that will take the eye and bring in bawbees next fall and early Winter. •’LET’S SHOUT 10UD FOR PEACE SO THEY CAN’T HEAR THE GUNS QF OUR CHINESE COMRADES” Candido, Milan. SO YEARS AGO (The Exeter Advocate 1899) The contest for County Coun­ cillors in Huron District ,No. 4, consisting of the townships of Usborne and Stephen and Exe­ ter and held in connection with municipal elections, -resulted in the return of both the old members, Dr. Rollins and Mr. Mclnnes over Mr. John Del- bridge. The municipal contest here on Monday was fought with considerable enthusiasm, and de­ termination. The day was all that could be desired and from the time the poll opened ,to that of the close the continual and speedy driving . of horses was in evidence. The -tussle be­ tween Mr. HJ Spackman and Mr. W. G Bissett for the Reeve­ ship was indeed a close contest Mr. Spackman being elected by only six of a .majority. The Councillors are Messrs. I. Arm­ strong, j. Evans, J. W. Taylor and John Muir. The school board is J. Senior, .R. N. Rowe and D. Spicer. Messrs. Stewart Bros, have severed their connections with the Exeter Grist Mill and Mr. Cobbledick has assumed control Mr. A. E. Rennie, who has been conducting the implement agency for fhg. Frost & Wood Co. fdr the *psst ‘three years, has been' appointed general ag­ ent for the firm with his'head­ quarters ht Toronto,. He will I be succeeded by Mr. Thompson. The election contest in Us- borne Township resulted in the old members being re-elected. Dignan; treasurer, V. Wor. Bro. W. W. Taman; secretary, Wor. Bro. R. N-. Creech; Director of Ceremonies, Rt. Wor. Bro. T. Pryde; Sr.D., Bro. W. A. Skel­ ton; Jr.D., Bro. S. Reed; I.G., Bro. C. Morlock,- Sr.S., Bro. H. Pollen; Jr.-S., Bro. C. Mawhin*- ney; Tyler, Bro, S. Sweet. • On Tuesday evening Rev. S. Moore Gordon, the new minis- / ter of- Caven Presbyterian 'Church, arrived from Cooks- town. . 25 YEARS AGO (The Exeter Times 1924) The old council in Usborne was returned by acclamation: Reeve, ,Wm. Coates; Councillors Jas. Ballantyne, Fred Stewart, Wellington Skinner and5 John Hannah. The newly elected officers of Lebanon Forest Lodge A.F. & A.M. were installed on Thurs­ day evening of. last week, by V. Wor. Bro. M. E.‘ JEacrett. The officers are as follows: W.M., IT. Bagshaw; I.P.M., J. M. Southcott; S.W., J. G. Stanbury, J.W., G. M. Chidley; secretary, R. N. Creech; treasurer, C.' H. Sanders; Sr.D., Thos. Pryde; Jr. D., W. FrayneJ I.G., H. O. Southcott; Tyler, S. Sweet; Sr. S. , J. Pryde; jr.S., G. Thomson Nominations were held, in Exeter Monday and a. long list of candidates were placed in nomination for the different of­ fices. They are: for ROeve, ,F. A. Ellerington, B. M. Francis, W. D. Sanders and C. B. 'Snell; for councillors, Eli Coultis, JOs. Davis, Rd. Davis, Win. J. Gillespie, C. F. Hooper and J. M. Southcott; for Board of Education, W. IT, Dearing, Jesse Elston, A. E. Fuke, J. JI. Grieve, J* -S. Harvey and Thos. Pryde. H* E. Huston was re­ elected to the Public Utilities Commission. ■Mr. John Jacob and wife left last week for Clinton where they will take charge of the Huron County Home. IO YEARS AGO (The Tiuies-Advocate 1939) Mr. IT. T. Rowe, who for the past 24 years has been in business in Exeter is retiring and has disposed of his busin­ ess to his son-in-law, Mr. W. C. Allison. During the past ■ few years Mr. Rowe has been handling Scranton coal and British American gasoline and oil products. Twenty-four years ago Mr. Rowe entered a part­ nership to take over the pro­ duce business of Mr. W. H. Levett. At that time they hand­ led considerable butter and eggs. The New Years dance held at the Exeter Arena Friday eve­ ning of last week was well at­ tended considering the weather. A snow storm came up .in the afternoon and the country road§* were blocked * to motor traffic. Benny 'Palmer’s orchestra 'pro­ vided the music. Noisemakers, novelties and .prizes were dis­ tributed and everyone reported a jolly time. Snowstorms, sleet, fog and rain have ' featured the weather during the past week. 4 The old Crystal Palace at the Exeter Fail’ * grounds has been sold to Mr. Cliff ..Brintnell who will ‘ have it torn down and removed. Mr. T. D. Wren has sold his business in Hensall to Mr. Hen­ derson, of Glencoe. Her (at prom): "Wait right here for me, Bill, while I go powder my nose.’’ Her (three dances later): “Been waiting long?” Him: “No, but I’ve been look­ ing all over for you to give you your compact.” Notice re — 1948 — CONTRACTED GROWERS $2.00 a Ton NON- GRQWERS $3.00 a Ton Stack Open January 10 to 15 TO CONTRACTED GROWERS ONLY AFTER THIS DATE OPEN TO ALL Canadian Canners - Brandi 100 - E. J. Green, Manager H —------- ------—; —...................... ■ of the Ottawa Journal will speak Thursday Night JAN. 6™ ON THE SUBJECT "The Nation’s Business” CBL 7.45 p.m. tr *' r 1 Progressive Conservative Party I 2-8R DEAD OB ALIVE! We will pay for old, disabled or dead COWS $5.00 ea. - HORSES $5.00 ea. HOGS $1.50 per cwt. All according to size and condition Phone, COLLECT, for prompt, courteous service EXETER 287 INGERSOLL 21 15 YEARS AGO (The Timcs-Advocatc 1934) A very impressive service was held in James Street Unit­ ed Church on Sunday morning conducted by three divinity students, Mr. Earl Christie, Mr* Stuart East and Mr. Don Glad­ man. The service was in charge Of Mr, Earl Christie, .Mr* East outlined some of the conditions in Saskatchewan. Mr, Gladman took the sermon and delivered a very thoughtful and appealing message. Miss Hazel Smith’s Beauty Shoppe Opened tor business on Wednesday of this week. On Wednesday of last week the newly elected officers of Lebanon Forest Lodge A.F, & A.M* No. 138 were duly instal­ led by the installing master V, Wor, Bro. W* W. Taman as­ sisted by Wor. Bro, E, M. Big­ han.’The officers are as follows W,M„ Wor, Bro. Chas, Sdlter; LP.Mo Wor, Bro. George W« Lawson? Sr.W„ Bro, M. W, Pfaff; Jr.w., Bro, W, E, Mid­ dleton; Chap./Wor. Bro, E. M* A New Year’s Message The year 1948 has joined the parade of past years, During 1948 we have had our joys and' our sorrows, our successes and our disappointments* The year 1948 will be dead and gone, a matter of history and record. The new year has been ushered in and we shall face the unknown, We should be grateful that we live in a land’ where there is plenty/and where We can live in a degree of safety. At the same time we regret that there is so much crime and loss. We also regret that a lot happened in the past twelve months which need not have happened. It did so only because we permitted it to happen. The year 1949 has turned the corner. We cannot, look into the crystal ball and find out what 1949 has in store for us. We can, however, enter the new year with a faith that light is stronger than darkness, that goodness is more powerful than evil. However, hope springs eternal in the human breast and* while there is life* there is hope. And so the world faces the new year with the fervent hope and pray­ er that 1949 will be a better year than the unlamented de­ parted one. God is still 6n Ills throne and in spite of man’s failures all will yet be right with the World* The mills of God grind slowly Ibul they grind ex­ ceedingly sure. —A. L. 8. (contributed) WILLIAM STONE SONS LTD. INGERSOLL, ONTARIO AN ALLCANADIAN FIRM, ESTABLISHED 1870 Sell with Confidence Highest Prices Paid for Live Poultry of All Kinds Weigh on the farmer’s scales at his door. Phone Kintore 17r9 Collect Riverside Poultry Co. Howard Ferguson, Manager THAMESFORD ONTARIO Phone Kintore l‘.Tr9 or Hensall 80r2 ■ .............................................-............................................... -..........'................................ M Don’t Ignore a tagh or Cold! Pleasant tasting, safe and effective Dr. Wood’s Norway "Pine Syrup takes hold almost instantly. It helps loosen phlegm and mucus, soothes irritated membranes, stimu­ lates bronchial organs and clears air passages. Dr. Wood’s Norway Fine Syrup contains no harmful ingredients nor habit forming drugs. Safe for adults and children. Sold everywhere* “Ask for it to-day.” Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup Having received from Ills tai­ lor a bill and a note reading: “Please remit by return—51st notice?’' Stoney Broke replied: “Dear Sir—I do not remember ordering a suit suCh as ydll mention, If I did order it you certainly never mado It for nip. jf you did make It i never got it* Furthermore if I got It I must have paid for it* And it I didn’t, i can1’t»”