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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-03-02, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1950 Cxeter Times Established 1873 Amalgamated November 1021 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 OWN A Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Paid-In-Advance Circulation As Of September 30, 1948 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada, in advance, $2.50 a year United States, in advance, $3.00 Single Copies 0 Cents Each - PublishersJ. Melvin Southcott THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1950 Uncertainties Just as our progressive citizens had their ground dug and hoed and levelled and fertilized and stakes out, and every­ thing ready for melon-planting- next mor­ ning, the weather man cracked down on us with the sharpest weather of the season. We recall our sporting horse race. We had been minds were full of inside once we were backing the race was on but our mind was were basking in the warm June shine. Then came the word the had backed had come fourth or recall our fervour we The but sure told man by a landslide, is that there is nothing more uncertain than • the weather, a We have decided that we had better keep to our woodsawing. We have not mastered the first principles of forecasting. the our For The We sun- we experience at given a tip, information, right hor.se. calm, day horse fifth. We over an election. Again had abundance of inside information, voters were being hurried to the polls our mind was placid. Our man was to win. The wise men knew and had us. Then came, the latest news. Our , had been swept into political oblivion Our present one cretainty ...................O .......... ... horse 1’ace or an election, Working The Cure The St. Thomas Times-Journal has just furnished its readers with a series of in­ teresting’ pictures illustrative of the life of the boys of that city. Evidently the photo­ graphs were, taken of a Saturday morning. One set of pictures shows boys at work in the technical schools, each youngster hard at it getting some special job done. The supervisor is present in spirit at least, as all know how helpless one is in the presence of tools and materials when no guidance is given. The boys here pictured are each pursuing a different line. One boys is busy at basketry. Another is shown building’ a piece of furniture. Still another’ is pictured working’ all work and no play is a dull affair. Along with the work the boys are pictured as tak­ ing their turn at basketball or other games, the supervisor’ giving direction as well a.s individuality to the games. What struck one in these pictures was the happy expression on the youngsters* faces. Already these citizens in the making were tasting the joys of initiative, direction to a known end and the real pleasure of making things and making them well. Evidently the boys were where they were altogether on their own. These hoys may have been representative of but a small portion of the boy popula­ tion of the city hut they are the sort who are noted by men with good jobs. In the meantime, the hoys are as happy as hoys can be and that is saying a good deal for St. Thomas. The Recreation Commission in co-operation with the Board of Education is looking after this fine activity. There is no­ thing of the happy-go-lucky in tin’s enter­ prise. It is a piece of solid work on the part of boy lovers. A great many cities and towns are giving this work a good deal of study. It will be noted that these boys are bring guided in the way of real accomplish­ ment. Wicker work for flower pots and uood leather work is being undertaken. Best of all. those boys are genuinely happy. X! -V $ Those Purely Civil Marriages \ It is contemplated to have purely civil marriages made legal in Ontario. It is eas­ ily understood why such legislation should be thought of. Almost any minister can tell of people asking him to marry them who simply are unfit for marriage. There are the morally corrupt and the physically un­ fit who present themselves for a minister’s services on such occasions. Then there are divorced parties who seek remarriage. The clergyman with an active conscience hesi­ tates to give his services in such cases. There are those, too, who by their practice put themselves outside the pale of church life but who look to the clergy to assist them on the day of marriage, Further, in many instances weddings have come to be little more than big shows whether the marriage takes place in the home or in the church, From all such ceremonies the right thinking clergyman turns away with some­ thing like horror. The grant of civil mar­ riage privileges will obviate all such per­ formances. We expect that judges and magistrates will prove reluctant to do what the clergy regard as unworthy. When we think of it we’ll see that Christianity is part and parcel of the British constitution and seeing this fact, we’ll hesitate to have marriage regarded as a purely civil con­ tract. The situation is a delicate one and we believe the Ontario government Will sheet metal products. Of course, As the- “TIMES* Go By starting these cold winter Give the South End a buzz mind them, j ump- Is your car erratic m mornings? Stop swearing! and they’ll end your worries. THE WORK OF MERCY NEVER “I hope you will pardon my dancing on your feet — I’m a little out of practice.” She: "I don’t your dancing on It’s the continual ing on and off that ag­ gravates me.” Robert Southcott make haste by going slowly in a matter important. An Alarming Situation! The United States has come strange, alarming pass in its labour situa­ tion. Just the other morning we read that John L. Lewis* has ordered his men to go back to work in the coal mines of the re­ public. We cannot but ask who is this man that he has the power to say "Stop work!” and hundreds of thousands of men lay down their tools. Then, by what authority does the command come for these men to return to their jobs Is there a government within the elected government of the Unit­ ed States so powerful that its suggestions and commands are obeyed before the elect­ ed government in Washington? It looks as if the United States were again coming to the place where some strong voice will tell the Americans that the republic is threa­ tened with division against itself and that its stability is threatened. The pass is a most unhappy one and must be dealt with. The issue simply will not down. Yet no one need be surprised that the situation that has seriously affected the life of the re­ public should have arisen. The day is not so very far in the past when the miner’s plight was a serious one. His occupation was of the most hazardous nature even at its best. The dust and the darkness of the mine undermined the worker’s health. The children of the mining district had to struggle against a thousand disabilities. The wages of the workers were of a dis­ gracefully penurious character. And no­ body took pity ori the souls of the workers and their families but allowed them to exist under conditions that bordered on slow death. Governments did precious little to relieve the intolerable situation. The mine owners found themselves dealing, not with a single individual but with a body of men bound together by bonds of common interest. Like all such bodies the miners’ union discovered the man who could and who would most effectually put their claim into a form that would sweep away diffi­ culties and remove disabilities. This leader proved to be John L. Lewis. And many a reform has this strange man brought about that has worked to the advantage of the miners. What he has not succeeded in do­ ing is to have miners and government and mine-owners see that they have a common interest. He has not shown that greed on the part of the miner is precisely the same thing as greed on the part of the mine operators. Nor has he so carried on his work as to have the people of America see that enlightened self-interest must be the principle by which all must be controlled. May the days of the scandalously low wages never return, May we never see again the barbarous deadly conditions that marked the days of early coal mining. More earnestly may we wish that the miners may never push their claims for wages and privileges to the point where coal mining will become an industry of the past. Already the world is seeing the re­ placement of coal as fuel, precisely as in­ dustry saw coal replace wood. All manner of inventions are to the fore and more arc sought for in laboratories that may do bet­ ter than coal ever did. Surely Mr. Lewis sees this. In fact, they are aware of these stern facts. The wonder is that men as clever as he do not see the red light just ahead. Bushing their pleasant advantage may yet prove their ruin. * ❖ $ ❖. # t * Those British Elections is a bold man who attempts to what is ahead of Britain political- He forecast ly. Those quiet Britons have been doing some hard thinking and some definite vot­ ing. So evenly balanced arc those major parties that no one can forecast who 'will be who in the the seats of the mighty. So we’ll wait. In the meantime Canadians have noted who rejoiced and cheered, as first one party was in the lead and then the other. Certain it is that changes of a world­ wide character are abroad, in the mean­ time. Canadians are doing some quiet thinking. at # % Note and Comment The way the landscape looks now, the March lion, or lamb (as the case may be), will "come in” wearing snowshoes. # ij: * ❖ Snow piled along Main Street has been hauled away with a rapidity that is a credit to our village officials and street mainten­ ance men. 50 YEARS AGO The fancy dress carnival in the skating rink ’here on Friday night last cess. I was ,a splendid suc- The Exeter Band was in attendance and rendered several lovely airs. Prizes were awarded as follows: Best dressed lady, first, Miss Ella Heywood; sec< ond, Lorraine Hooper; comic costuihe, first, L. L. Cann; boy’s race, half mile, F. Bawden. Among the ‘‘Old Boys” of Hu­ ron County, who have located in Toronto, and who recently form­ ed an association in that city, known as the “Huron Gid .Boys,” are the following, Adam Case, grocer; Q. A. Case, broker; J. A. Turnbull, clergyman; E. L. Croc­ ker, printer; Roger Crocker, printer; Bruce Dignan, clerk; E. j. Egcrett, printer; J. J. Elliott, student; Ed. Harwood, book­ keeper; F. Oke, clerk; T. A. Russell, teacher; W. ’C. Senior and Chas. Savior, tailors; Chas., Fred and Geo. Southcott, tailors. The gratifying news of the re­ lief of Lady Smith yesterday was received here with great rejoic­ ing. Flags were ,soon floating from every business place town. Cantelon’s store at Hensail, team owned by W. C. Pearce away, broke loose from sleigh and landed up in Methodist Church shed. Mr. Reg. Knight and Mr. dagh Rollins have exchanged properties, Mr. Rollins getting Mr. .Knight’s residence in Exe­ ter ' and Mr. Knight Rollins’ farm south getting Mr. of town. AGO in South End Service RUSS & CHUCK SNELL Exeter Phone 328 by The old advice to "keep your fences mended” should be applied to your relationships with others. Suppose, for instance, that some­ one opposes you in some matter. Probably you will resent his atti­ tude. You may even ridicule his views or "fly off the handle” — even though you realize that in doidg so you are only making matters worse. Whenever this happens, don’t just let matters rest. Try to make amends. Admit that perhaps you were a little hasty in what you said. Admit, too, that the other fellow may have had a case. If you win a dispute or an at­ tempt to get your own way with someone, don’t rub it in. Try to regain his goodwill and do what you can to help him "save face”. But if you should be the loser, don’t hold a grudge. Similarly "fence-mending” is equally necessary when we wrong others or they wrong us. In such cases we should try, by expressing our regrets — or "letting bygones be bygones”, to keep all contacts friendly. Actually, few matters are impor­ tant enough to warrant letting them impair your relationships , with others in any way. * * Your life insurance plans, too, may need mending from time to time. Additions to the family, the needs of growing children, increased liv­ ing costs — these and other changes suggest bringing your life insur­ ance plans up-to-date with today’s needs. 15 YEARS At the annual meeting of the Exeter Library Board jt was re­ ported that 217 new books had been added to the library at a total 'cost of $400. During the same year 674 books were dis­ carded. IMr. Thomas Pryde was appointed chairman for the ensu­ ing year. Three Michigan sportsmen visited in Exeter last week and on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons participated in their first jack rabbit drives. drives were arranged by Fred Kerr, of C'rediton. These men frequently write articles for several outdoor magazines. ■Between 400 and 500 gallons of gasoline poured out .from one of the Supertest storage tanks at the Exetei’ station on Thursday last. A truck used in unloading a car of shingles struck the pipe and broke off the top. The 25 YEARS AGO Goderich hockey team won 0.HA Intermediate championship by defeating Exeter 8-3 in Gode­ rich; 6-3 in Exeter in home and home games. Sarnia H.S. defeated Exetei’ H.S. in a scheduled W.O.S.S.A. hockey game. The score was 4-3 in Exeter, Sarnia winning the round 6 to 4. Mr. and Mrs. William Kernick, of Usborne, celebrated the fifth anniversary of their wedding ,on Wednesday of last week. A sleigh load of members of Caven Ladies Aid drove to the home of Mrs. Ben Makins, Wed-1 William Vale, Hay, won the sec- nesday afternoon and following a meeting were served a delight­ ful supper. While Gordon Heater, of Hay, was delivering some eggs at I). the IO YEARS AGO Scholars from the Blackbush school, iStephen Township, ac­ companied by their teacher, Miss Nicholson, paid a visit to the Times-Advocate printing office Tuesday afternoon where they saw the type being set for the paper and the first part of the paper being printed. William May Avon the gold watch in the Times-Advocate subscription contest, while Mrs. ond prize of $5.00. The premium list of the Exe­ ter Horticultural Society appears in this week’s issue and presents some very attractive premiums. O' Due to the Damage of Telephone Lines Our Kintail Phone Is Out of Operation PLEASE PHONE COLLECT INGERSOLL 449-J-13 OR HENSALL 80-r-2 160 Middlesex Seed Fair Next Week Dr. W. R. Reek, President of the Ontario Agricultural College, will open the Twelfth Annual Middlesex Seed Fair and Food Show, being held In the Manu­ facturers’’ Biiildlhg, Western Fair Grounds, London, on March 6, 8 and 9. The usual fine ex­ hibits of grain, seeds, poultry, eggs, bacon and dairy products, will be placed on March 6, with the Official Opening on the afternoon of March 7. There will be interesting displays by some fifty agricultural, machin­ ery and farm supply firms and. twenty educational displays. The highlights of the pro­ grammes, which should attract wide interest, will include ad- 7, dresses by Dr. W. R. Reek, O.A.C., Guelph; A. B. MacDon­ ald, Co-operative Union of Can­ ada, Ottawa; Wendell Snow, Ex­ perimental Farm, Ridgetown and J. H. Duplan, President, Nation­ al Dairy 'Council, London. Chief interest will doubtless centre on the Quizzes on "Grains, Grasses and Cash Crops”, directed by John A. Stewart, Ailsa Craig; "The Middlesex Soil Building Programme”, directed by W. H. Porter, London, and "Farm Mar­ kets oh 1650”, directed by Wm. A. Stewart, Denfield. Many farm­ ers and farm leaders will appear on the Quiz Panels to answer questions from the directors and audiences. Entertainment features will in­ clude: The Glencoe Pipe Band; the London AU Girl Band; the Lucan Male ‘Choir and Variety Show; the Junior Farmer and Variety Show; recent and other features. The exhibit of growing by the newly organized Middle­ sex Soils Committee, the Seed Judging Competition, the Auction Sale and many new attractions will be of interest to all. Choir films crops lUxT " Am I to take this to mean that you don’t want tobuy anything?" Sbn Of Mount Carrriel Man Dies In Alberta James Christopher Hennessey, son of James Hennessey, Mount Carmel, died in Viking, Alberta. He was an undertaker there. 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