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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-08-17, Page 2Page 2 the; times-advocate, exeter, Ontario, Thursday morning, august 17,1950 Exeter ®ime^&tibocate Times Established 1873 Amalgamated November 1934 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 OWNA Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of March 31, 1950 —- SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, $3.50 a year United States, in advance, $3.00 Single Copies 0 Cento Each J. Melvin Southcott Publishers Robert Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1950 Got Out Of Its Place All the world of .science has been hear­ ing a good deal lately about an enormous hole made in the earth near Ungava Bay, near the east coast of the Dominion, The hole is two miles and a half across and we do not know how deep. Researchers in science have been investigating this inden­ tation and inform ordinary mortals that *the hole is of meteoric origin, A few odd tens of thousands, years ago. or thereabout, a meteoric affair hit the region mentioned. Hence the indentation. Now nearly all of us have seen those meteors making their course through the. sky and have wondered about them. Some of the old people said that they were shooting stars. Others told their fellows that they were portents of a death in the neighbourhood. Others said that they were terrible lights that indicat­ ed the approach of war, this placing them in the category of northern lights—“Fear­ ful lights that never beacon save when kings or heroes die”. Lately the big-wigs in science tell us that the meteors are stars that have got out of their place and that they found their way between two other heavenly bodies of enormous size and in­ calculable attractive power. The two “larger heavenly bodies simply tore the smaller body to pieces, so great did the power of . attraction prove. The distraight body was then drawn in its several parts to other heavenly bodies, the earth being one of them. As the portions of the disintegrated body passed through the air they became tremendously heated. Hence • their glowing as they journeyed. A shower of bodies of meteoric origin is not to be desired, our readers may rest assured. On any ease it is a bad thing when either a star or a hu­ man gets out of his place. He is sure to come to some bad end. * * * * There’s A JLimit Our cub reporter wandered away a few miles from home the other day. As he romped about he came upon the busy cor­ ner of one of Ontario’s busy cities. “Why don't you blow your whistle as loudly and clearly and as often as you used to blow it?” the* cub asked the majestic officer on the corner. “We’re tired of babying peo­ ple,” said the officer, lowering his dignity to tell the scribe. “The more v»e baby, the more babying we may do. The traffic law is quite simple, and the more we help peo­ ple to observe them, the more regardless they become. We whistle now only when a traffic regulation is violated . . “Stop!” he whistled and beckoned. “No turn!” **. . . That stupid person saw the sign all right.” “Stop!” he yelled; “the pedestrian has the right-of-way!’ In the minutes the reporter noticed a dozen or so violations of the traffic laws. “They think we are fooled,” the constable growled, “but we t«>!e them and their smartness comes against them. We get them some sweet dav.” “Whv arc not the signs plainer?” the cub persisted. “The signs are plain enough. The cause of the trouble in most Cases is under the driver’s own hat. He’s .stupid, I tell you. Now run along and sell yn.r papers.” * * * Prompt Action Demanded Buyers are sick and tired already of the old wail “There’s a war bn!” when they complain that prices are away above wind tiny should be. The fact is that a great many prices have been advanced without in any way, directly or indirectly, being affected by the war. Prices were ad­ vanced simply because the sellers were aware that war was likelv. A great deal of the price raising was a miserable dodge played on an unsuspecting public. In any case it is high time for the government to inaugurate to real price controls. There is no occasion for the old humbug in the way of price controls that made the ultimate consumer the goat of every interest that had anything to do with the production of goods. In many wavs the old price control simply was an invitation to tack on a price that would bleed white the ultimate con­ sumer. The whole thing was a farce. Every handler of goods should be under the dead certainty that he will be asked why he ad­ vanced his prices. If he cannot show cause for his action he should be asked to return his ill-gotten gains. This can he done by higher-ups who mean business. No govern­ ment is ignorant of how the control of prices may be made and enforced. As it is the rulers'tap the party strong-box and say there’ll be an aching void therein the min­ ute we interfere with those merry gentle- men who supply the funds foi’ this box and that would never do, let the party ridden public suffer as it may. We are a party ridden country and our people delight to have it so. The government can and does enforce the income and other tax laws. It can. if it only will, enforce price controls. «• * * * Those Prices Some prices are at a point for which no sound reason can be given. Already we are hearing the old statement “There’s a war on and we must have more for our goods or our labour”. When asked wliat the war has to do with the advanced price demanded no satisfactory answer is forth­ coming. Ever since the close of the last world war, prices have been rising. Though the war is over, the war is pointed to as the cause of the inflation. The result is that a large class of the population is bled white financially. When the government has been required to fix prices, the prices have been placed at an inflated point that has meant very little. The ultimate con­ sumer remains the scape goat. When crowded to do something effective about the prices, the government first taps the party ballot box and tells the public that it is not sufficiently stupid to drive votes away from the ballot box. Next, the party in power taps the party strong box and says that it will be a dull day for the party when it enacts and enforces legislation that will deplete the party treasury. It is en­ couraging to note that some Canadian banks are doing some real clamping down on the easy credit givers. Some loan com­ panies, are acting on a similar principle. All of which is to the good. The fact remains, however, that till the people as a whole, that is, the government, clamp down in de­ tail upon credits of one form and another, civilization is cutting its own throat. Civil­ ization is party ridden, that is to say it is financially hag ridden. What the end will be is readily seen. There is but one end to a fool’s Paradise. * * * A Notable Gathering Six thousand people gathered in the colisseum in Toronto last week to consider’ what is best for the children and youth not only of North America but for the world. Representatives were there from India, from China, from Africa, from Mexico, from South America, from France and from Germany, and from every country where missionaries of the Christian religion have gone. The best Protestant leaders of Chris­ tian thought were there to share their ex­ perience with their fellow workers. The oc­ casion was the international annual assem­ bly of Sabbath School workers. Groups met thoughout the day to give detailed attention to the various phases of the work being carried on by the Sabbath Schools of the world. No part of Sabbath School work was overlooked. There was no colour line observed and no racial distinctions were even thought of. The central thought was the answer to the old quest, “Sirs, we would see Jesus," The whole gathering was at once inspirational and educational. The gathering is an annual affair and is one of the best wavs to peace and good understanding among the peoples of the earth that one can think of. One Canadian delegate to the assembly tells of sitting with a Korean on one side and a Briton on the other side. Good and only good can come of such gatherings. Last year the gathering was in the southern states. Next year it may be in Scotland or in India. Its scope is world-wide. It began as a small gathering in the 1 SfJOs. Now it is an im­ mense affair with interests in every corner of the globe. # « « * Not Dead Yet Nearly 3,000 men have joined the colours in view of the Korean crisis. There was no compulsion on the part of those. Canadians. They simply proved themselves men of the type who always have been found in the empire when duty called, no matter what the danger. So much for a land that allows its citizens to be governed by their own judgement and to net freely, their conscience and their judgement being their guides. Men who knew the problems of the last war and who fought in the ranks have given themselves freely. The lion’s cubs may he trusted to take up the task they believe, to be in the interest of freedom. H— —-.—.— ——11 Drivers in your age group were involved in 25© Fatal Accidents. Please DRIVE CAREFUUM.in 50 I ' ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS GEO. H. DOUCETT, AUnhtef As the—---- « TIMES* Go By II —— -------------------- ----— ---------------------—« 50 YEARS AGO Herman .Heaman, clerk in Mr. J. A. Stewart’s store and son of Mr. George Heaman, sustained a painful and heavy shock from a live wire in the cellar of the store on Saturday night last. Mr. John Manning has been notified to vacate the premises now occupied by him as a but­ cher shop in order to move the building back to make room for a new brick structure to be built by Messrs. Dickson and Carling for a law office. Mr. Joseph Cobbledick has placed an order for a carload of Turke Red wheat which will be shipped here from Kansas short­ ly, and which he will dispose .of to the farmers for seed purposes. The initial number of the Zur­ ich Herald published by Mr. D. Dyer has been received and it presents a creditable appearance for the first number. f 25 YEARS AGO A number of young ladies from town are camping at Grand Bend for a couple of weeks hav­ ing rented Mr, S. M. Sanders’ cottage. They are being chape­ roned by Miss A. Sanders and Mrs. E. Howald. Among them are Ruby Creech, Tena McCurdy, Irene Stewart, Dorothy Snell, Florence Walter, Ruby Davis, Tftema Taylor and Muriel How­ ald. The stork left a wonderul treasure at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alphenus Holtzmann, of Crediton, on .Monday. It was a pair of lovely twin boys. Of all the mean types of hu­ manity there is probably none worse than the wilful dog poisoner. We have one at work in Exeter and two valuable canines have .fallen victim to his dastardly work. Miss Marie Bell and Miss Ber­ tha Corbett of Hensail have .re­ ceived word from Hay township to attend the council meeting at Zurich where they will receive the scholarships they won at the recent Entrance examina­ tions. » 15 YEARS AGO The pubic library will be clos­ ed for the remainder of the month of August while Mrs. Gidley, the librarian, has her holidays. During this period the interior of the library will be redecoarted. Over six hundred extra copies of the Times-Advocate containing the news of Old Home Week were printed and have all been disposed of. Mr. John Ford, who for over thirty years, has been the care­ taker of the Exeter Cemetery, died suddenly at his home Fri­ day of last week. 1O YEARS AGO At the recent music examina- tin held at the London Centre by the London College of Music, England, Miss Laurene Beavers was awarded the diploma of graduation which . entitles her to append the letters A.L.C.M, to her name. To assist the farmers .with the harvest, high schools will be kept closed until October 1. A squadron of the First Hus­ sars, n 0 n-,p e r in a n e n t active militia is now being recruited in Exeter with headquarters at the Town Hall. . Over twelve hundred people were in attendance at the Frolic and Dance sponsored by the Cen­ tralia War Service Unit at Spruce Grove Thursday evening. CYLINDER ASSEMBLY QVERUOQ DEALERS FROM^COASFTO-€ill Here is the answer to restoring “new engine” power, performance and economy to your car or truck—economically! When your Ford-Monarch Dealer or Mercury-Lincoln-Meteor Dealer installs this Genuine Ford Rebuilt Cylinder Assembly you have the equivalent of a brand-neiu engine . . . yet the cost is lower. Also this Factory-Rebuilt unit is GUARANTEED by Eord of Canada! FORD- MONARCH DEALERS MERCURY- LINCOLN- METEOR DEALERS ... Neighboring News ... Injured Fawn Moved To Sick Children’s Hospital The tiny fawn which Mrs.! Walter Robertson has been car­ ing for during the past few weeks due to a leg injury hade farewell to its adoted surround­ ings on Wednesday, when the game warden, Mr. Harris and a man from Toronto came to take the tiny animal away to some more unfamiliar haunts, this time, the Sick Children’s Hospit­ al, where its presence will no doubt gladden many tiny hearts. Mrs. Robertson' had .become so attached to the animal she re­ gretted seeing it taken awaj. Had she not been a great lover of animals slie would not have given it such tender care. For the first .weeks she was obliged to get up nightly to give it regular feedings from a bottle. (Mitchell Advocate i Old Boys Success Clinton Old Boys’ Reunion for 1950—celebrating the 75th an­ niversary of the incorporation of Clinton as a town—-passed into history of today. For the past five days and nights, and even longer, the old town has been a beehive of preparation and activity for what actually has proved one of the greatest events in the long life of the district, Thousands h a v e passed through these portals and the general accord is that the Old Boys’ Reunion or Old Home Week or whatever one would like to call it, turned out a tre- i 11 mendous success. town never looked better, that it1 seemed to be up and on the go; and that the hospitality extended was all that could be asked for. (Clinton News Record) In Korean War The first St. Marys boy to see service in the present Korean campain is Ordinary Seaman L. F. Parkin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Parkin of William Street, West Ward. His mother, Mrs. Kathe­ rine Parkin received a ships tele­ gram on Saturday last from him to say his ship, HMCS Atha- baskan had arrived in Japan. Since that time according to of­ ficial announcement from Ottawa some of the Canadian ships have been in action with other units of the United Nations fleet along the Koean coast. It is not known ' here whether the Athabaskan was one of these ships. (St. Marys Journal-Argus) Organize New (Tub A movement is on foot for the formation in Goderich of a Jun­ ior Chamber of Commerce. One evening last week a group of young men was addressed by President Allan of the Galt Jun­ ior Chamber of Commerce and it was decided to have a meeting for organization on Monday eve­ ning of next week. This meeting will be at the British Exchange Hotel at 8:30 o’clock. The Signal-Star is informed that the move Is not unconnected with a feeling that the Board of Trade has not shown sufficient activity in industrial promotion. (Goderich Signal-Star) Visitor: “To what do you attribute your great age and good health?" Oldest Inhabitant : “Well, in the first place I got a good start on most people by being born afore these here, germs wuz invented.” If you want a good start and then follow up with efficient performance, just pull in and tell the attendant to fill your tank with the B-A 88 or 98. You’ll find it a treat to use this new gasoline. South End Service RUSS & CHUCK SNELL Exeter Phone 328 Clanging of bells or horns and wliat-have-you at midnight Fri­ day last ushered in five days of wonderful enjoyment and fellow­ ship. Residents were informed by many homecomers that the old Dad: “I never knew what it was to kiss a girl till I met your mother. Will you be able to fell your son the same?” Son: “Sure, but not with such a straight face.”