The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-02-21, Page 2• Honor founder
Editorials
This newspaper believes the right to express an, opinion
ba public contributes te, .the progress of the nation. and.
that it .must be exercised freely to .preserve .and improva
democratic .aovernm,ent.
Scout Groups In District
Mark. Gol d en Anniversary
This• month the Boy .Scouts of
Canada celebrate the golden annivers-
ary of 'Scouting and at the same time
observe the centennial of Lord Baden-
Pow.ell's birth. The numerous Scout.
organizations throughout this district
will participate in commemorating the
beginning .of this mighty movement
and inaying tribute to its founder.
Exeter citizens will bearticular
ly interested in this occasion because
the town claims the distinction of hav-
ing the first Scout troop in Ontario.
Although the original charter is lost,
provincial records still substantiate
this fact.
During the past half century many
millions of boys have enjoyed the
activities. Today Scouting has the larg-
est meltibership of any youth move-
ment in the world, There are, unfor-
tunately, many millions who, through
no fault of their own, are prevented
from joining. This is particularly ap-
plicable to Eastern countries. But
even in those lands efforts are under-
way to have Scouting established.
To help advance this cause, and
as a form of an international good
turn,. the International Bureau of the
Boy Scouts Association, has established
a fund to be known as the "B -P Cen-
tenary•Fund. " All present and former
members of the organization are in-
vited.to assist. The Canadian portion
'Of the Fund will be kept open until
June 30 and then the proceeds willbe
transferred to the International Bur-
eau.
According to the association's of-
ficers, they estimate that if every
member gives, only 25 cents, the fund
will reach in. Canada .$50,000. That is
an. indication of the immensity of the
organization. According to latest statis-
tics there are over 212,000 in Canada.
Throughout the . world the record
claims sixand one-half million.
The beginning of the movement
did' 'not follow a plan and perhaps
surprised no, one more than its found-
er. 1n ,1908. Robert Baden-Powell, still
- "consiacred a hero after Mafeking dur-
ing the Boer war,published a book,
Best Wishes
Huron County's farm industry
suffers a severe blow ata critical time
Vin. the resignation of G. W. Montgoln
' ry, agricultural representative here
'or five and one-half years.
The contribution he has made to
'she development of Huron's basic in-
lustry is of inestimable value. The
record of achievement during his term
Df office, which was outlined in last
week's paper, speaks for itself in this
regard. The far-reaching and compre-
hensive program which he has initiat-
ed' will bear fruits for many years.
in paying tribute to the retiring
agricultural representative it must be
remembered that he promoted many
of these programs in addition to the
onerous, task he faced in maintaining
the activities already established in
this large county. Few counties in the
province have a larger agricultural
area.
Perhaps Mr. Montgomery's major
Contribution has been the development
of the 4-H program, not only in size
but in quality. . In recent years, Huron
farm youth have won iniportant honors
1. .provincial and national competi-
tionS, indicating that the Huron pro -
graft has reached the point where it
compares favorably with those in more
advanced areas,
Not all of the credit far 4.1I pro-
gress goes to Mr. Montgomery, of
course, because he has had some able
assistants. Nevertheless he was most
active in the program himself and his
was the guiding hand behind its de-
veropment..
It is unfortunate that Huron
should Tose this leader at a time when
farm fortunes have reached a serious
state. Nevertheless Many of the activi-
ties he initiated willhelp farmers
through this trying period.
"Scouting for Boys," which appeared
fortnightly and sold for fourpence a
copy.
It never entered his thoughtsthat
boys throughout Britain would start
forming themselves: into patrols and
calling themselves "Boy Scouts". Al-
most simultaneously the idea caught
in other countries. Within a few weeks
after its first publication, the magazine
found its way to Canada and the ef-
fect was spontaneous. Boys looked for
leaders and soon men were captured
by the book, offered themselves as
Scoutmasters, gathered boys together
and troops were formed.
Through the years the rnoveinent
continued to grow. Few nien today
have not experienced some association
with the Boy Scout organization. Many
of them have been active scooters.
Although every boy cannot be expect-
ed to like this type of activity, it can
truthfully be said that few indeed have
ever regretted their days as Boy
Scouts.
The district •should not let this
occasion pass without paying tribute to
the manyleaders and assistants who
have led the Scout movements in its
various forms throughout the years.
The . present leaders, who have strug-
gled persistently for several years to
get the movement back on its feet in
this area after anunfortunate relapse,
deserve our congratulations and stip-
port.
Sorry
We must apologize . to readers for
the jumble of type which appeared in
several stories on the front page of
last week's edition. We turned the
articles into frustrating puzzles rather
than interesting reading.
It's not hard to produce such a
confusion of type, especially- iii the
last minute rush when a deadline Must
be met. Although the n ixups appear
glaring when you read them, they're
not..so.noticeable at a quick inspection
of the page. When you consider. that
thousands of individual lines of type
are handled in the production of a
newspaper,. it's not hard to imagine
how a
few can become jumbled. .
We're not trying to make excuses
We're just .attempting to explain how
such things can happen.
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Bedtime
(The Ottawa Journal) .
In hosts of homes today the
hardest work connected with going to
bed is . pushing a little metal gadget
that lowers the house temperature
from 72 to 65.
Half -a -century ago getting ready
for bed in Winter had the serious at•
,tention the process deserves. At sup-
per time the Countryman recalls
Mother put the soap -stones and smooth
chunks ..of maple in the oven of the
big kitchen"stove. When it got late,
along about $:30, sisters and mother
wrapped the heated Material in layers
of soft flannel rescued from almost -
worn -out flannel nightshirts. Then
by the time father had gone down
cellar for the Northern Spies, to go
with the cookies and milk, a lad knew
there was :a warm spot in his bed for
his hips and one at the foot of the
bed for his toes.
-Pajamas, running pants and
sweatshirts are O.K., and one concedes
that under modern conditions there
are logical' arguments for them. But
it is distressful that modern sophisti=
cates cannot experience the psycho-
logical reassurance that some of us
knew years ago.
In the first place a fellow did not
take of his union suit; that was tom-
fortable and efficient. insulation
Secondly, people wore ' long flannel
nightgowns, and they were long
enough So the iiiaterial could be wrap-
ped around one's toes.
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St. Petersburg is a :great place
for old people. :doubt if. you can
find any _city in the avorld with
more old people than is, found
here during the months .of Jan -
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.MRS. 4, M. S.,
Now that Valentine day is,
over St. Patrick's- Pay March• 17,.
will soon be upon us. In your
brary is a book.
,:''Irish Sagas And Folk Tales"..
A collection of Irish legends
retold by Eileen O'Faolain in
authentic Trish voice. Some of
the stories are told In the very
words of the old cont trymen
from whom they were first
taken,
Bon Voyage
We hear by the grape vine
that a number. of 'people of this
district are plannutg .a trip to
Europe this summer. A book
Don Voyage��written -this year
by Marrijane and Joseph Hayes
tells of the adventures: or mis-
adventures of a family in Eu-
rope. Harry Willard, a .typical
father and husband, relates
with dry good humor the comic
and heart•warming adventures
he and his, family encountered
on art action paeked vacation of
six weeks in Europe,
During their twentyyears of
planning for this trip neither
Harry or his -wife Katie would
have dared to predict that they
would attend a French family
picnic in Normandy, or give a
sister•in-law in marriage at the•
altar of a small French church
or dance in the street on Bastil-
le Day in Paris.
For good measure;- the three
children had some surprising
escapades of their own and the
whole fancily had a rather event-
ful trip to the exotic Riviera,
'All in all here's delight for
readers of all ages in a book that
is both a novel and a travel
book. If ,you don't read it before
you take your trip, at least read
it afterwards. I've enjoyed it
intensely. Read for pleasure
and profit hooks from "Your
Library,"
rMERRY. MENAGERIE
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Verld Rigid Reserved
to be enjoying themselves.
Today 1 was hewn, bowling and
of the members with wlionz I
bowled was a lift; Charles Austin,
of Chatham, who yesterday eel-
ebrated Itis 88th birthday. To-
morrow all members over 80
are to eojoy a dinner ..at one of
.the hotels and to have their pic-
tures taken, Forty three have al-
ready signed up to -be present.
The oldest member among them
is Mr. D. A, Douglas also of
Chatham aged 32.. He was at the
clubhouse this afternoon play-
ing bridge.
By the way the :gentleman
who skipped the rink I was on
this after noon was Mi,- George.
Thompson of 1-iensall. I had
•lunch with gum and his brother,
John, at the Orange Blossom ca-
feteria. There are 333 members
belonging; to the bowlin - club
of which 126. are Canadians, 30
of them being new members
this year.
The bowling greens adjoin the
shuffleboard club, the largest in
the world with 107 courts and
a membership, of over $000, I
can hear them playing before I
ant dressed. in the morning.
In addition to what they . call
"shuffling" there are Several
large rooms where all kinds of
card games, bridge predontina-,
ting, are played together with
checkers and dominoes. There
is a separate pavilion for chess.
At noon a great many both
men and women enjoy the sand-
wich and •snack at a snack -bat'
on the grounds. operated by the
:blind.
Last Sunday rooming I Wen•
elt cscffvd at thd two, e church
Methodist huch
and after getting Inside found I
had arrived in tame for the, early
morning service at 9:43, much
to my surprise. I bad made a
mistake in the hour. After leay.
ing the church I was passing
the First Baptist church and de-
cided I would:. go inside. It was
their second service, and' the
church was packed for both
services. The minister stated
there were over 1,60Q persons at
Bible class.
In the afternoon I went to see
"The Ten Commandments" at
the Floridian Theatre, a Cecil
de Mille production, just releas-
ed, The story is the life of Moses
and the Hebrew people during
their bondage and flight out of
Egypt., It is one of the most gor-
geous spectacles and exceeds
anything yet produced in motion
pictures. It takes four hours to
run.•
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One of the numerous banes in
the existence of a weekly news-
paper editor in a Small town is
the writing of obituaries, It is,
in fact,: if you'll pardonthe ex-
pression, ja deatdly chore.
It's not that you get . much
trouble from the deceased. He
might have been the type who'd
have raised supreme and merry
stades if you misspelled his name
in the paper, while he was among
the quick; But once he's planted,
he seem8. to have lost interest in
such. trivialities.
It's the trelatives. They come in
several ea' ily classified groups.
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SO YEARS *AGO
Anniversary of Eden Methodist
church Was held on Stinday with
Rev. E, A, rear of Exeter
preaching at the 2:30. service
ant Geo, Stanley , of , Lucan at
7 p.in. •
Messrs. Gladman and Stan.
bury have now: moved down
stairs into. their new offices in,
the :pert of the building former-
ly occupied by Mr. B. S. O'N'eil.
'Last Friday. Messrs A. Wal-
ter and son had a gasoline en-
gine installed ih their shoe store,
It has been attached to some of
the machinery and• will save
handwork.
The Masquerade enol racing
carnival given by the Exeter
Curling Club was a succete,
After special Teachers' and
Artists' course at Toronto Con-
servatory of Music; Mrs. Amy
Johns resumes teaching piano,
Voice, theory and harmony,
15 YEARS AGO
The • pupils of Exeter public
echoed and schools of S,S, NO. 3
Stephen and S.S. No, 5 Usborne
put on a. patriotic concert in
Exeter Opera Honed Tuesday
evening to help the Victory Loan
drive.
The weekly Farm l oruni of
Saintsbur:V was held at the home
Of Mr.. Garnet Isaac.
A signet ring was presented
to 15te, Leland Webber by Alvin
Moir on behalf of the neighbors
of Thames Road at the home of
Mr. and. Mrs,, Will Kereick Se*
turday evening,
Pupils of E teterHigh Scheel
have triprned the 5400 mark in
" ser
War SavingstIfieatee,
Mr. W. O. Cochrane addressed:
Eureter W6rnefl s Institute on the
probleiiia of Willa at the Debra-
ary meeting.
An electric "V" for victory in
red hat. been erected in the
Cenof tra Exeter's Mihir Shreet
and
shows .tip prominently at
25 YEARS AGO
Rev. J. H. Stainton of Picker-,.
ing has, accepted a call_ to be-
eeme pastor of James St. Uni-
ted church succeeding Rev. D,
McTavish who has accepted 'a
call to Port Hope. , •
Fred Elleriilgton Jr. who met
with a serious accident last week
when he fell from a balcony is
making a splendid recovery.
Messrs, W. S. Beer and Earl
Russell are in London attending..,
a Kelvinator convention.
Mr. Charles Pearce of London
Normal was home for the week-
end.
Mrs, John Sanders' celebrated
her ninetieth birthday on Wed-
nesday. A suitable birthday cake
arrived front England.
The Exeter Wometee Institute
held their annual contest'in story
telling, elocution and oratory in
Main. St, church Tuesday even-,
ing. •
10 YEARS .AGO
Don Davies and Pat Doyle
were crowned King and Queen of
hearts at the Exeter High Settee
St, Valentine's Dance Thursday
evening.
Mr. Lorne Oke of Canadian
Canners left Monday for Gene-
va :N.Y, to attend a convention
of field erop and read ,nice of
the Canners.
Mr; Jack Doerr of Mitchell
who is taking a course le photo-
graphy at the Rehabilitation
school in Toronto Was in Exeter
Saturday looking, for .a loeation
for. _ a studio.
Mr, and Mrs. David Bruce of
Cromarty celebrated their go1..
den wedding anniversary' on
Monthly.
toy Scouts and Girl ` Guides
of Exeter and Grand Bend at�
tended service in a body al
James St, 'United chtireli.
Mr, and Mrs. yoga ?assMo're,
Hering have received free( eta.
'R
taw* .C,A,ir. operational wings
awarded post•huntibusly to .thele'
son 1t'/o,, Gerald Patentee..,
There's the kind Who write the
obituary themselves and want it
printed exactly as submitted, in-
cluding all grammatical mis-
takes, errors in spelling and a
half column of names of those
who sent flowers.
* * *
In direst contrast are the re-
latives who don't know how old
the deceased was, what his inid-
dle name was, how` long he
spent out West that time, or
just when the funeral will be.
They are also the type who tell
you the names of five of the pall-
bearers but can never remem-
ber who the other one is.
* * * *
Then there are the ones who
think the obituary should be on
the front page, containing the
entire text of the preacher's bu-
rial service, and the somewhat
startling information that the
deceased was a popular citizen,
beloved by all the community.
This is hard to swallow, when
you, and they, know perfectly
well that he was a crusty old
curmudgeon, whose only claim
to fame is that he still had the
first nickel he ever made. •
* * *
On top 'of all this, obituaries,
as currently written, are lucre-
dibly dull. Clothing the exciting
and'celourful life of a man or
woman in the drab and hackney
ed phrases 'of obituarial writing
is as Criminal as it would be 10
muffle Marilyn Monroe ' in a
Mother Hubbard.
*
Can't you visualize Uncle
George who had a rich, full life,
and died full, but not rich, sit-
ting there, on .the coal scuttle in
the next world, reading the as-
sembly of dull dates,, the dreary
list of "survivors who. mourned
his passing", and the white lies
of. the preacher, that .are con-
tained
ontained in his last appearance in
the newspapers? He'd be burn-
ed up, colloquially speaking.
Yet that is the content of the
average obit. •
* * *
Does it tell of the time he fell
in love with a girl in Rio de Jan-
eiro, at the age of nineteen, and
almost died of a broken .heart,
for about three .weeks, when they
were separated by the machina-
tions of her parents, who prac-
tically had to use a crowbar to
effect the separation. Not a ,
word.
* * * *
Is there even a passing refer-
ence to the fact that in his youth,
he was the terror of the coun-
try dances • for miles around,
fighting every farmer lad who
would do battle, and kissing eve-
ry girl who wouldn't tattle? •
Not a syllable.
* * *
Does it mention the time he
got drunk with the boys one
night, absorbed a lot of bad ad-
vice from them, came home and
told his wife there's be no more
nonsense about who was head of
the house, and she, weighing 98
pounds soaking wet, practically
took him apart? Not a whisper.
*" * * *
Nor does it say a word about
the way he worked 16 hours a
day to look after his own family
and that of his neighbour, when
the latter was. taken away to
the sanatorium for a year. Or the
time he shot his young brother
.in the leg, out hunting, and car-
ried him four miles home,
through the snow, without ever
stopping for, a rest. You see *hat
I mean? Look back through
your own life. It couldn't pos-
sibly be as dull as your :obitu-
ary will be, now could it?
* * * *
Well, I'i`i not just criticising
for fun. I have soinethii,g con
structive iii mind. Lawyers and
trust companies are always try-
ing to get people to make a will.
fra'le
It Saves tl�eni a
loco trouble,
I n $ fatten on the
CVO though they f
resultant chaos if there is rio
will and the family starts fight-
ing over the' loot,
* * * *
t suggest, and quite seriously,
that everyone write his own obi*
teary. It's the only chance itiost
of us will ever have to go out
in a blaze of glory. For one day,
the day the paper came out, eve-
rybody .would be talking .about
urs,
• * '* *
Aid they wouldn't be mutter.
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