The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-06-17, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1954
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never be afraid to attack wrong,
never belong to any political party,
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THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1954
Prevent Accidents
Need Protectior
At Clandeboye
Enthusiast
Few men devoted themselves to their
tasks with such enthusiasm and industry as
did the late Rev. Ernest Grigg who died
last week while attending a church conven
tion in Michigan.
Rev. Grigg served as a missionary in
Burma for 45 years, spreading the gospel
with unbounded zeal. He returned to Exeter,
his birthplace, to retire in 1938 and his en
thusiasm was displayed hundreds of times
as he lectured to the church groups of the
area.
There will be few who will forget his
quick smile, his pleasant voice and the ener
getic deliverances of bis faith.
, An excellent suggestion for traffic safe-
' ty comes from our Clandeboye correspond-
j ent, Mrs. 0. Paton.
Disturbed by the number of accidents
that occur at the sharp turns on No. 4 High
way at Clandeboye, Mrs, Paton suggests
larger signs with reflectors to warn motorists
of the hazards.
Although there are the usual curve signs
at Clandeboye, they do not give sufficient
w arning to the driver who is not aware of
the situation. Larger signs that would make
drivers more conscious of the dangers are
needed.
As Mrs. Paton suggests, there have been
too many accidents at Clandeboye in recent
years. It is time the Department of High
ways remedied the situation.
Reserve
(’‘The Rural Scence,” Midland, Ont.)
If the farmers of Canada are alive to
their own best interests, they will abandon
all attempts to obtain economic security
through market controls, price controls, crop
controls or any other controls that would
deprive them of the control of their own
business; and will concentrate their efforts
on fighting for the right to provide their
own security, by building up reserves during
their prosperous years to carry them through
the lean years that are sure to follow.
The thing, about all others, that makes
farming attractive to the average man is the
riglit the farmer enjoys to manage his own
business, to reap the fruits of his own toil
and to maintain the productivity of his farm
by reinvesting in it the wealth he extracts
from it. He knows that if he takes good care
of his farm in his working years, he will
not need to worry about what will become
of him in his declining years.
Most farms in Canada -were developed
from their wild state by the investment of
capital produced on the land itself. But the
present system of taxing income makes it all
but impossible to develop a new farm in that
way today, for it gives the Government first
claim to all the farm produces after paying
operating expenses.
Government itself could not take a piece
of wild land and develojj it into a well-
equipped and well-stocked farm, creating the
ncessary capital out of the land’s own pro
duction. Nor could it take over a well-kept
and well-equipped farm and keep it solvent-
over a long period without putting in new
capital from time to time.
This being the case, Governments
should not be allowed to skim off the cream
of the earnings of all our farms in the years
when they have earnings, and thus reduce
the farmers to the necessity of seeking
Government assistance whenever their crops
or the markets fail them.
Joseph in Egypt taxed the farmers out
of all their surplus grain during the years
of plenty, and when the years of famine
came he sold his grain back to them at fam
ine prices. He sold it for cash while their
money lasted, then he took their cattle, then
their land and finally he took the farmers
themselves and made them his slaves, all in
exchange for the food that he had taken
from them as taxes.
We don’t want any such taxation as
that in Canada. But our income tax is dan
gerously like it. The principle is the same;
the difference is only a matter of degree.
Many .Canadian farmers produced crops
at a loss during the depression years while
their farms and equipment deteriorated for
want of the means to maintain them. But
they stuck to it, in the hope that some day
the good years would return and they would
be able to recover their losses.
But when the good years did return the
income-tax collector stepped in with de
mands that made recovery of losses imposs
ible; and during the seemingly prosperous
years we have recently been enjoying, farm
ers are finding themselves unable to put
their farms into shape, or to build up re
serves that will enable them to face another
depression.
Our contention is that nothing the
Government can give the farms in the way
of social security can compensate them for
the handicap of a taxation system that de
prives them of the ability to build up re
serves against the future needs of their
farms.
Thank You
Again The Times-Advocate has been
honored with awards in newspaper com
petitions. Again the publishers would like to
remind readers that these achievements are
made possible by the co-operation of many
people, not by the efforts of a few.
Considered in the judging for these
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all those who co-operate with us to put out
this newspaper every week.
Our thanks to you all.
Parking
Despite the many attempts that have
been made to solve the problem, Exeter’s
parking congestion remains.
Sometimes, however, we think that town
council and local businessmen forget that
the problem exists. Nothing has been done
to help the parking situation since one side
of the street was switched to parallel instead
of angle parking.
It’s true that people are used to the
congestion on Saturday nights and busy days
and they put up with it. But we’re sure
they’d be a lot happier and better served if
steps were taken to make their parking
easier.
Acquisition of a parking lot is one of
the primary considerations toward a solu
tion. The co-operation of merchants and em
ployees in keeping their cars and trucks off
the main street is also essential.
Both the council and businessmen have
suggested other ideas that would help the
parking problem.
These should be kept in mind so they
can be implemented when opportunities
occur.
Who's Perfect?
(Mildmay Gazette)
One of the unfortunate things about
smaller towns is the tendency on the part of
many of their inhabitants to adopt a super
critical attitude toward their.jieighbors. Peo
ple do this in the city, too, but usually one
doesn’t know as many people and conse
quently the field is more limited. Many peo
ple construe this criticism as friendly in
terest, but sometimes we have our doubts.
Especially when so many people seem to
show more interest in their neighbors' faults
than in their virtues, which are often ne
glected entirely.
Much of such criticism stems from the
fact that the people who are criticised are
in some way “different”. Any departure
from the accepted form is bound to meet
with disapproval from many of those who
apparently think that everyone should be
alike.
Personally, we like to see a bit of in
dividuality in folks. And it gripes us some
what when super-critical people make re
marks about others just because their tastes
in any given subject happen to be different.
What folks in small towns need to learn is
what people the world over need to learn.
Namely, that because your neighbor is dif
ferent, it doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s
crazy. The crazy one might well be yourself.
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Jottings By J.M.S.
TIMES"
Go By
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50 YEARS AGO
A number of citizens are com
plaining of the misconduct of
several small boys who nightly
dress up in all manner of hid
eous costumes and disturb the
quiet of the homes by continuous
ringing of doorbells. They are
rudely molesting young ladies
who are out enjoying a walk
these lovely summer evenings. We
hope parents will assist the po
lice in this matter.
Mr. James Dignan reports the
loss of a full clothesline of fine
whitewear. Previously someone
helped themselves to 18 jars of
choice fruit from his cellar. «
Mr. Stephen Powell has pur
chased an incubator and is going
into the poultry business on a.
more extensive scale. He now has
a hatch of 120 chicks out of 185
eggs, 50 of which were unfertile.
25 YEARS AGO
Rev. Walter Jones, rector of
Trivitt Memorial Church, has ac
cepted the rectorship of the par
ish of Millbank and Milverton
and will be leaving Exeter about
August 1.
The tie-breaking football game
between the Old Country lads and
Canadians, played on the farm
of Roy Fletcher, was won by the
Old Country lads 2-0. R. D. Hun
ter was referee.
This community has beeu
sweltering in the heat this week
with the thermometer registering
90°.
Fire did considerable dam
age to the Bank of Commerce
building on Sunday morning. It
was discovered by W. A. Elliott,
teller who sleeps above the bank.
The fire originated in a closet off
the bathroom. Several firemen
were almost overcome by the
dense smoke.
15 YEARS AGO
presentation was made to
Eva Penrose by the Elim-
Mission Circle prior to her
A
Miss
ville
moving to Exeter.
Mrs. A. Walker, of Exeter, was
elected District President of
South Huron Women's Institutes
The Voice
Of Temperance
“Anything the school can do
to contribute to social easement
will help to offset adolescent
drinking.” This is one of the
many profound truths found in
“A Teacher's Manual for Alco
hol Education,” authorized for
use In Grades 10 and 11 of our
Ontario High Schools. Give the
pupils opportunities to feel im
portant. Satisfy their gregarious
instinct by promoting social af
fairs . . . Above all teach them
social aiid recreational skills like
dancing and co-educational games
so that they will not need au
alcoholic crutch to become so
cially acceptable. A good omen
for the future of Canada is the
way in which ALL School child
ren are being taught recreational
skills and the art of playing to
gether. Another hopeful sign is
the large number of recreation
al centres springing up all over
the country, catering to all ages
and both sexes, with leaders
trained in physical education,
recreation and the social sciences
—to teach people to be sociable
without resort to alcoholic beve
rages.” The final statement in
this excellent manual is a pro
phecy. “When this movement
reaches full proportion, present
day drinking places will look aS
out of date as the bld-fashioned
saloon, and liquor will have no
place Iti social conformity.”
(advjt)
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Who Knows?
Mr. Editor:
I went walking around the
fair ground recently and had
quite a surprise. At the east end
is a pair of goal posts. I’ll pay
$1 to see the first soccer football
game,
Recently at Wembley Stadium,
London, Eng., 100,000 people
gathered to see the English cup
final. Incidently, so strong is the
religious background in the old
land, that huge throngs sang the
hymn, “Abide With Me, Fast
Falls The Even Tide.”
Another thought came to me.
In this neat, sweet little park by
the river dam, on Sunday eve
nings, could we have a church
service to the glory of God? I
think a number of citizens who
stay in town will welcome this
idea, To open one's mouth wide
and exercise the lungs would be
quite a tonic. There may be some
musicians among us who would
contribute their talent and aid.
Please, don’t all speak at once,
but, citizens and others may we
hear from you?
F. W. Whilsmith
Centralia Boy Starts Town
at their annual convention in
Kippen United Church.
Provincial Police report swamps
and bushlands in Middlesex
County contain a large number
of deer. One herd of 14 was sight
ed near Ilderton.
A large limb was blown from
a chestnut tree in front of Mrs.
J. G. Jones' home on Sunday and
Master Jim Tanton, who was out
walking with his father, narrow
ly escaped being hit.
This week Mr. H. S. Walter
repaired a pair of work boots
made by his father, the late Al
fred Walters, 25 years ago. The
shoes, worn by Mr. Harry Del-
bridge on the farm, were resoled
and given a new pair of heels
will see still more service.
and
1O YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lindenfield
received word that their son, F/O
Alvin E. Lindenfield, had been
killed in action June 7, the day
following D Day.
The building which has been
occupied by the Public Utilities
Commission was sold by tender
to Clarence Fairbairn, dealer in
eggs and poultry.
Four Exeter lads have secured
summer employment on the S.S.
Noronic and will sail the Great
Lakes. They are Peter Ellis, Don
ald Davies, Dawson Goulding and
Don Gamble.
Fairfield Farm Forum under
took as a project the cleaning up
and beautifying of the cemetery.
Trees have been trimmed and
tombstones straightened. Gordon
Wilson, convenor of the commit
tee, organized two bees,. to help
with the work.
I have before me a copy of the
Melville Advance, of Melville,
Sask., which contains an inter
view with William Hepburn,
formerly of Centralia, brother of
Mr. George Hepburn, of Stephen
Township, and Mrs. George West
cott, of town, from which we
glean the following*:
Bill, who is now in his
seventy-fifth year, went west- at
the age of 19 and drove a dray
for Parsons Produce at Brandon,
Man,, for the magnificent sum
of $35 -a month and paid $20 a
month for his board. In the fall
of 1899 he went harvesting and
during that winter worked for
the Ogilvie Milling Co. at Car
berry, Man. At the age of 20 he
was sent by that company to
handle their elevator at Domin
ion City where he bought grain
for six years.
His next job was as telegraph
er with the C.P.R. He worked as
checker of construction material
for the Canadian Pacific at Por
tage la Prairie and at Gregg,
Man., he was the first operator
on the line west of Winnipeg.
Fourteen months later he was
transferred to the end of the
steel
call
days
In
ried
the GTP and he and
started the first restaurant in
Melville, Sask., where the rail
way had arrived the previous
November.
When he arrived in Melville it
was still a skeleton track with
no ballast.
hauled was ties, ties and more
ties,” said Bill.
“Going into the restaurant
business in those days meant
putting up a building first. We
threw up a one-storey place with
a -tarpaper roof. Shortage of
lumber caught us and for quite a
at St. Lazarre. He was on
24 hours a day and seven
a week at $60 a
March, 1908, Bill
and resigned his
month. '
was mar-
job with
his wife
while the kitchen, at the back
of the building, was in a tent.”
The Hepburns were in the
restaurant and baking business
for a long time. In 1919 with
John Atkey, Bill constructed
what is now known as the Cameo
Block. They operated a confec
tionery and tea room there until
1929.
Among the many Hepburn
“firsts” was their son Melville—
the first boy in the town. Three
more boys and three daughters
make up the family.
Football was played every
night across from their restau
rant where the Waverley Hotel
stands today. Hockey was played
on a slough ‘north of the town.
When the Melville Millionaires
won the Allen Cup finals in 1915
Bill was one of their most ardent
fans.
Melville boomed so fast in
19i0-8 and 1909 that property was
being traded, away out of town
and while soipe made easy money
in speculation others nearly lost
their
In
start
back
got a
Pool,
years
and moved back to Melville.
For recreation in the winter
Bill is an ardent,
one of
members
During a
spieling
prizes, but the one he values the
most is a gold watch won at
Rocansville.
Last year Bill returned to Cen
tralia to visit with his brother
George and other relatives. As
his borther’s farm adjoins the
R.C.A.F. station Bill got quite a
thrill by lying on his back and
watching the planes circle over-,
head. “Saved a lot of neck-'
stretching that way,” he said.
Bill’s father was a sectionman
at Centralia and while hanging
around the Centralia station Bill
actually taught himself how to
operate the telegrapher’s key
which stood him in good stead
when he went west.
curler being
Melville's most active
of the curling club,
half a century of bon-
Bill has won many
Smiles .
shirt.
1919 after the crash at the
of the depression Bill went
to the grain buying and
spot at Waldron with the
He stayed there for 18
at which time he retired
Stern Judge: I sentence you to
10 years at hard labor.
Prisoner: Your Honor! I'll
never last the 10 years out.
Stern Judge: That's all right,
do as much as you can.
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