The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-04-16, Page 4e.
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Editorials
This ostwspipor believes the
right to leapt's.; on opinion in
public contribute; to the pro -
gross of the nation andthat it
must be exercised freely to pre-
serve and Improve democratic
government,
Thank you, Aylmer
The Times -Advocate joins :the -community in
celebrating "Aylmer Appreciation Week" from, April
16 to 23.
All of us are grateful that Canadian Canners
Ltd. has .decided to open its plant here for the com-
14,g. season to pack peas and corn.
• This type of plant is one which benefits this
community twofold—it buys its raw products from
our farmers and it provides employment for men
and women. in our area. We should, therefore, sup.
port and encourage this operation to the fullest ex,
tent.
We're relieved, in this announcement, to learn
that the substantial investment the town made in the
construction of the Morrison Dam to provide water
for the canning plant has not been in vain. The com-
pany has requested further assistance from the town.
in regard to sewage and deodorants for the plant
and these services should quite properly be provided.
for the plant which, it is assumed, will continue to
operate here for some time in the future. •
• By all means, let us show appreciation to this
company and support it in its efforts to beat com-
petition with a superior product at a comparable
price
Letus all get behind "Aylmer Appreciation
Week"—this week and every week throughout the
year.
Let's strike back
Cancer strikes intV0 out of every three Can-
adian homes.
It kills 22,000 Canadians every year, many of
them needlessly. It takes the lives of 400 children,
between one and 14 years.
Cancer is one of the most serious health prob-
lems we must face. It can be successfully solved only
through concentrated effort in research and educa-
tion.
Each of us will have an opportunity this month
to donate toward the cancer campaign:Let is not fail
to contribute to this most worthy cause to hasten the
day the disease will be cured.
And it is equally important that we learn the
seven danger signals of cancer in order to recognize
the symptoms at an early date when the disease can
be cured. This is our most powerful weapon in the
fight at the moment.
Fight cancer with a check . . . and a checkup.
Which direction?
Exeter's housenumbering system has proven
-to be a time -saving convenience since it .was .estab-
lished a number of years ago. However, it can be
misleading unless it's properly used.
Every address should have a direction to it—
either east, west, north or south. For example, the
address should be 39 Gidley St. W., rather than
simply 39 Gidley St., which leave doubt as to which
side of Main St. the residence is on.
To understand the system, citizens should
know the dividing lines. All east And west streets
divide at Main St. and all north and west streets
divide at the river.
it would. be \veil to remember that consistent
use of the direction with the street number will save
valuable time, particularly in time of emergencies
when seconds count.
A cola town?
This may sound like sour grapes, since it is
critical of a competitive. advertising medium, but we
question the propriety of the extensive use of soft
drink advertising signs on buildings.
This district hasn't reached the extreme seen
in some tourist, areas where the buildings appear to
be made of wallboard supplied by Pepsi-Cola, Coca•
Cola, Canadt Dry, Kist and many others.
We do notice, however, that on the main street
and on the side streets, too, some of the businesses
appear to be but a minor department of the soft
drink industry, according to the signs they hang.
Even our public refreshment booth at River-
view Park appears to be claimed by the bottlers.
Now no one can blame the bottler for attempt-
ing to get advertising as cheaply as possible, nor
the owner of the building either, for that matter.
Butlet's draw the line, please.
Either that, or change the name of the town
to that of a soft drink in order to make at least
some of the signs legitimate.
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"Oh, hello , . hanging a picture."
For the past couple of weeks,
the majority of Canadian wo-
men have gone through a bar-
rassing, bewildering experience.
Night after night, they have
wheedled, coaxed and threaten-
ed, trying to get small boys and
grandfathers to bed at a decent
hour.
Night after night they have
received only faraway, uncom-
prehending stares from their
husbands, and received these
only when they shoved the night-
ly TV snack into their hands.
Night after night, they have gone
to bed nerves twanging, ear-
drums still aching from the
penetrating, recoils chant of
Canada's favourite hockey an-
nouncer,
* *
But hold, ladies. Reck naught
of the scowls of young Wilber,
the snarls of Grandpa. Don't be
fazed by the utter nothingness
of your bitter half. Bear with
them. NIIL playoff time is to
them what Paris is to a middle-
aged teacher of French, what
Stratford is to the large lady
who helped paint the scenery
for the Mudville drama festival.
* *
Stanley Cup time is a wonder-
ful. spring tonic. It is Alice in
Wonderland and Peter Pan for
the males of your family, from
eight to eighty. Where you see
only a lot of large young men
rushing at each. other, they see
a ballet- *Where you see, only
brutality and bloodshed; they see
the drama pf a bullring. When
you shudder at the bestial roar
of the arena :mob, they are thrill-
ing to the skill and gallantry of
the gladiators.
* * *
You see, girls, hockey at its
best is poetry in motion, music
in flight. An NHL goalie has all
the grace and delicacy of a tore-
ador. Rocket Richard, with the
puck on his stick, is like no
one more than Captain Ahab,
harpoon poised for a bullet -like
thrust at Moby Dick.
*
Maybe we • don't think about
these comparisons, as we sit on
the edge of our chairs, watching
the Leafs and Canadiens battle
it out, but we're aware of them.
It's a national disease, pretty
well restricted to the male
species, and it makes the so-
called -"fever" of the World
Series or the Grey Cup game
look like a mild case of the
sniffles, in comparison.
*
How did we get this way?
Well, it's a little embarrassing
to explain, But nine boys out of
10- in this country. are" exposed.
tar hockey ear15, in 'life. And
eight out of 10 of them have, at
one time or another, had a
desperate desire to become a
truly great _hockey player. The
urge might have lasted five
years or five minutes, but it. was
so powerful it hurt while it last-
ed.
* *
And about 90 per cent of us
know perfectly well that if it
hadn't been for' sheer bad ruck
or bad nianagemeet, we'd have
made .the NHL Some of us were
too heavy, some too light. Some
were a little slow, others could
not hoist the puck, Some start-
ed to smoke, others to go with
girls. 71 was just some lousy
break like that that kept us out
of the big time.
«
tut even knowing this, we're
not envious. We watch the best
Sugar
AND
Spice
Dispensed by BILL SMILEY
players in the world • with ;the
complacent camaraderie of, a
movie extra watching.the stars
at work, with the friendly con-
cern of a burlesque stripper
watching a prima ballerina. We
sit there as they flash about the
ice and muse; "There, but for
the fact that I always went over
on Ply ankles, go I",
* *
When I was a kid, my Dad
used to tell me of his' hockey
career. As a young man, he
was secretary of the Shawville
Pontiacs. One of his ?jobs was
lining up teams and sleighs for
out of town games. About 20 -
years after he left, the great
Frankie Finnigan, and another
10 years after that, the mighty
Murph Chamberlain, both top
pros, came out of Shawville. To
hear Dad tell it, the three of
them used to ride the same
sleigh to games in Renfrew, 40
years before,
• *
During my own hockey ca-
reer, in the days. iNten, we wore
Eaton's catalogue for one shin -
pad, Simpson's for the other, I
played in the same kids' league
as, Les Douglas. Ten years later
he was a pro In the AHL, up to
Detroit Red Wings. I still think
it was only the fact that he
could skate six or eight times
faster than 1. could, that made
him outdistance me in our
hockey careers.
* *
Go through any family and
you'll find they have some .great
hockey traditions like. this. That
fat .fellow watching TV once
scored the winning goal with
eight seconds.-to..at, if .they had-
dena called tfr back for •offside.
That old gentleman in the rocker
remembers the time Howie Mor-
enz came to town, when he was
still an amateur, and he'd have
seen him play, if he haddena
been working in the bush that
winter. That youngster gnawing
his nails in front of the set, why
he was the third highest scorer
on the third best team .in the
Squirts league this very .winter.
* * . . •
Oh. it may -all %Childish
to you wonien:Iiiit „it's part of
the simple. strong; poetic herit-
age of the Canadian male. Have
patience. The plague wanes in
a few weeks. And you'll get your
own back, and your innings at
the TV set, when the Royal Visit
starts.
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News Of Your
LIBRARY.
By MRS. J. M. S. .
One Canadian in eight is a
borrower at a public library.
One Canadian in three has not
read a book in over a year.
So wake up and live.
That is the slogan for Canadian
Library Week which began on
Sunday and runs through until
Saturday.
This webk is devoted to the im-
portance of reading in Canadian
life and to the importance of
libraries of all kinds — public,
school and in private hon -ie.
Librarian Mrs. H. Laing re-
ported the circulation of 17,232
boOks last year. The children of
Exeter have shown a keen in-
terest, in the books made avail-
able for them at the library. A
total circulation of 7,964 was re-
- Please turn to Page 5
Jottings by :MS
District ..school teacher
wrote history, poetry
1 bave Just run across a book-
let called "Rural. Rhymes of
Love and Friendship" published
by William It. Johnston, .13Neter,
to celebrate his eighty-third
birthday. MaY 27, 1941. lie died
November 14, 1.942.
-
Bros. Milling Company, a posi-
tion he held for eight years, re-
tiring in 1928.
Mr. Johnston was an active
man during his long life. Reared
on a farm, he was a son of
Ashfield township pioneers,
Mr. Johnston will be remem
Henry Johnston and Mary (Set. -
Son) Johnston. The fainilY moved
to Huron County from York
County in 1861 and settled .on a
• *- farm where Mr. Johnston grew
up in the woods and attended
FiniaV'S $0001 (SS 9, Ashfield)
Afterwards known as Cheri y
s , .
. ,0, ,Grove School.
, . At the age of 14, Mr. Johns-
' ton decided to learn the cheese. .Johns-
/ Years (1873-77) he was employed
i , making business and for four
.,t! either as an apprentice or maker
•,• .at the factories in Dungannon,
.--• ,,« in Ashfield; at Donegal in Elma
,,,' l• . ' Township, Perth County; and.
,- in the Watford Union factory,
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Lambton County.
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WILLIAM H, JOHNSTON
bered by many as a school teach-
er. For 20 years, be was secre-
tary -treasurer of the West. Huron
Teachers' Association. In 1920
he retired after teaching for 20
years in Stanley township and
moved to Exeter where he be-
came bookkeeper for the Harvey
l .. •
50 YEARS AGO
Mr. Harry Rendle leaves Mon-
day for Spokane to resiae.
That teachers are becoming
scarce is evidenced by the fact
that the trustees of S.S. No, 5
Usborne received. only one ap-
plication to fill the vacancy.
Miss Al. E, Brown 'who has
been taking a course in nursing
at 'Harper's Hospital, Detroit,
passed her final examination
lat' week.
Dr. Kinsman and Dr. Rottiston
announce theifoffices will be
closed April. 28 to May 1 while
they attend the dental conven-
tion. •
Although he was successful in
eheesemaking, Mr, Johnston's
parents were desirous that his
education be continued and, as .
a result, he returned to school,
graduated from the Goderich
Collegiate and eventually secured
a teacher's certificate, In 1880,
he commenced teaching and for
the next forty years was actively
and successfully engaged in this
occupation, He first taught for
eight years in his own school,
then in SS 2, Hay for 12 'ears
and finally in SS 14, Stanley
where he was in charge for 20
,ears. These schools always had
a large attendance in those days
and part of Mr. Johnston's duties
was to instruct the fifth classes
of young men and women,
Mr. Johnston was. actively as-
sociated with the work of the
Methodist and, later, the United
Church, being a lay -clergyman
for more than 60 years and a
—Please turn to Page 5
As the
"T I M E S"
Go by
Tom Carling arrived home
Wednesday from Queen's Uni-
versity, Kingston.
Mr. A. H. Musgrave, ex -prin-
cipal of Wingharn High School
and now Conservative member
for North Huron in the Ontario
Legislature has been engaged to
teach the room in the Exeter
High School made vacant by Miss
Stella Gregory who has leave of
absence until midsummer.
-,Mr. .Henry Blerling who was
recently married , at Dashwood
has moved into Mr. James Wil-
son's residence, Exeter North.
Wheat at $1.15 looks good to
the man who has to sell while
the fellow who has sold feels sad.
Local dealers look to see it soar
still higher.
25 YEARS AGO
At the Hensall Spring show
Mrs. H. McGregor of • Tucker -
smith represented "Miss Hen-
sall" in • the afternoon and was
detected. by Miss Helen Walker
of Hensall winning the $2 prize,
Mrs. Russell Broderick a:Med in
the. same capacity in the evening
and was captured by Miss Mar-
ga rel. 'McQueen.
Mr, Wellington Brock, Zion,
has hired for the coming year on
a farm at Dorchester.
A public meeting of time rate-
payers of the village of Exeter
will be held in the Town Hall on
Friday when D, H. ;Fleming,
water works engineer, Toronto,
will be on hand to give a report
and estimate to furnish domes-
tic water supply for the town.
When SS No. 4 opened on Mon-
day some new pupils were ad-
ded to the number in school,
about 40, the largest for a few
years.
The Bell Telephone Company
plans to spend $15,000 at Exeter
this summer, r e -building the
entire exchange, removing the
. . • .-
poles and overhead wires from
business streets.
15 YEARS AGO
Dr. and Mrs, D. A, Anderson
on Tuesday observed the fiftieth
anniversary of their wedding.
Ass't Scoutmaster Don Tra-
quair and Patrol Leaders 13111
Weekes, Jim Whyte, Donald Eas-
ton and Don Southcott were in
Clinton Wednesday and Thurs-
day attending a leaders' confe•
rence.
"Put Victory First" is the slo-
gan for the sixth Victory Loan
campaign, the organization for
which` is now complete.
The hydro was installed in•
Thames Road School during Eas-
ter holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A, Reaman
and daughter Carol of Columbia,
S.A., arrived in town for a three
months vacation.
The purple martins have ar-
rived in town,
The ladies of Hensall WI and
the War Service r:ommittee will
ship 50 boxes -to the Hensel boys
who are serving overseas.
10 YEARS AGO
Ai a meeting in Mitchell Elgin
McKinley, farmer of Stanley
Township was selected to carry
t h e Progressive - Conservative
banner for the riding of Huron -
Perth in the next federal elec-
tion.
Ushering in a new era for
Hensall Bell telephone users, a
common battery exchange was
cut into service replacing the.
magneto exchange that served
the communit# for years.
The Exeter Chamber of Com-
merce did a *good piece of work
when it turned down a proposi-
tion to sell stock for the estab-
lishment of a factory in Exeter
for making electric freezers.
Two men tubo were trying to in-
terest the people of 'Exeter were
convicted of laking thousands of
dollars from ,the people of Wa-
terloo county.
Mr. C. .links, Hensall, who has
been in the implement business
for the past 30 years has sold out
his partner, William Park,
A former Hensel). pastor, Rev.
W. A. 'Young of Fergus has been
appointed chaplain and lecturer
of the Ontario A'griculture Col-
lege, Guelph.
Principle H. L. Sturgis and
Mt. .4. Dixon of the Exeter Dis-
Het High School together with
Iwo students, Evelyn Desjardine
and Charles Cowen attended
OEA convention. in Toronto.
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Aylmer
We hope they enjoy
successful pea
and corn packs this
summer,
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Transports Ltd.
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