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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-11-26, Page 71 1 4j ern } a ;y� Pogo 4 Tho Tiros -Advocate, Nov*mbar 26, 1959 Brothers debate .CTALCA Editorials 1 This newspaper believes the right to express en opinion in public contributes to the Pre.. gross ef the nation and that it must be exercised freely to pre- serve • and, improve democratic government. Smile awhile If you'd like to have some fun in the city, try greeting strangers on the street in the same fashion you would those in your own town. Just smile and say "hello" to the people yeti meet and watch their reactions. We tried it recently and the results were hilarious. One man dropped his umbrella when he swung around in an effort to recognize us. Two old ladies stared at us in utter amaze- ment, A pretty office girlstuck her nose a little higher in the air and quickened her pace. A middle-aged man exclaimed hurriedly, "Why, hello George!", then rushed on, confused, when he found out we weren't his "George". Others obviously thought we had escaped from one of the city's ° mental health institutions. They raised eyebrows, ,frowned, moved to the other side of the sidewalk, looked at us suspiciously. It didn't take long before we were laughing helplessly to ourselves at the disbelief on the part of those we greeted. That pnly made things worse, of course. OurQonly disappointment was that we weren't able to extract a single smile. The stone faces of our city cousins finally wore us down and we gave up the attempt. But it was fun while it lasted. Don t vote if e e .q� hr In previous elections, some authorities have criticized the slogan, "Vote as you like but vote". They suggested that the simple procedure of placing ,• an "X" on the ballot is not enough; each citizen r_:• should know the issues on which he or she is voting: One writer, in fact, suggested a different slo- s gan along this line: "Don't vote unless you know what you are voting for". 1;;c If this idea• has any merit, it certainly applies t In Monday's vote on the CTA for two reasons: • The first is the obvious confusion resulting 6'from the wording of the ballot. Unless you know how ' the ballot reads and what it means you may find you "=° wi11 vote the opposite way to which you intend. You vote for one of two things: "For the Re- vocation" or "Against the Revocation". Perhaps the easiest way to explain it is that a vote "For the Re- vocation" indicates support of the Ontario Liquor f • Control. Act while a vote "Against the Revocation" t- favors retention of the CTA. The second confusing portion lies in the issue Itself. It; is not entirely a "dry" vs. "wet" campaign '.• and it is' not necessarily a "church" vs. "liquor in- -terests" vote. The distinction is ,important and voters ,%'should know it before they cast their ballots. For some help in this regard) we 'recommend 't. -the reading of the ,summaries of The T -A Debate, t". "Huron Makes A Choice" and the final news stories =;R. of the campaign which appear in this edition. a -' Giving time .^> It's that time of the year again. Shoppers are starting to develop that inner ;.glow as they begin choosing the presents they'll give S -on Christmas day. °'" The giving is a wonderful custom, of course" w , "ee :,:but we'd like to caution our readers again that there's '.nothing to be gained by "giving" their' money to city stores at Christmas time. ' It's not the city store or the out-of-town mer- -, who pays taxes for schools, arenas, parks, ,'police and fire protection and all the other services 71he community enjoys. ``' It's not the city store or the out-of-town mer- rchant who supports the church, the service clubs, 74he hockey teams, the 'women's organizations. • It's not the city store or the out:of-town mer- t•ehants 'vho employ local people and provide work or the f tradesmen, deliver men r �., deliverymen, and • others „;:who perform local services. y., But that's not the only reason you should ;lkeep your dollar at work in your own community. Local stores are offering a wonderful assortment of w^gifts at reasonable prices and, where serivce counts, t -you get that faster and more economically from your w"local merchant, too. ;" Make it a happy community Christmas—she :°,;;at home. p wG a exeter Zimeti=2bilocate Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 181 Amalgamated 1324 *' Also ..,t -Published Each Thursday Morning at Stratford, Ont. s'Authorisad as Secend Class Mail, Pest Office Dept, Ottawa >y- �p. `AWARDS 14. E. Ries Trophy, bast spot noWa picture y�"Canada), Mt; frank Haws Neettis Shield, asst front gaga � ,.1Canada), 1037; A. V. Nolan Trophy, general excelieneit for , newspapers published In Ontario towns between 1,500 steed X4,500 population, 1955, 19S7, .1954; J. Georgi Johnston Trophy, u.^lypogrephical excellence (Ontario), 19St;; E. T. StephinlorY `!,Trophy, bast front pogo,, Ontario), 1956, 1955). A11401011Iwsuranee Federation Miami! safety award, 1953, 4U11SCRIPTtON RATES: Canada $4.08 fir Year; USA SSA w, faid.in•Advanco Circulaatlan, .March 1I, 19.54 =--' 2,2611 OVIAerA01 1 „ `' • •Ti'r rriron makes Q choice ROBERT -- CTA One of four articles in which brothers Robert and Don Southcott argue the issues in the Noy. 30 referendum in Huron and Perth. 4. Summary By DON SOUTHCOTT re7n July 9, 1959, I wrote an editorial outlining my stand on this LCA -CTA question. Here is what T said: "Repeal the CTA? Yes, we're in favor. "We've indicated before we feel this antiquated legislation is no longer held in respect by the majority of citizens, Its provi. sions were designed for condi- tions which existed decades ago. "The CTA has been a laugh- ing stock in recent years, sub- jecting law enforcement offi- cials to ridicule and embarrass- ment. While we support a vote upon, and thereby a rejection of, the CTA, we regret that the commit- tee has •associated itself with brewery interests. Th is will strengthen the argument of those who contend the move is design- ed primarily to promote the sale of alcoholic beverage. "We believe the essential con. sideration is that of providing effective legislation against the misuse of bier and liquor. This, we feel, can best be done by voting in the Ontario LCA. "We find it difficult to justify opposition to a gov't retail out- let, particularly since such stores are already located only a few miles away. Supply in this man- ner, along with the provisions of the LCA, restrict consumption primarily to that in the home, the proper place for it if it is to be done at all. "No liquor or beer licence could be given any commercial establishment without a (further) vote; We see little reason for these in our area." Those were my convictions on July 9. Since then I have studied the acts much more thoroughly, I have dug for many facts, con- sidered dozens of arguments, consultedlawyers, policemen, citizens in all walks of life. With little alteration, my convictions remain the same now, on the eve of the vote. Now, it's your turn to decide. I'd like youto vote my way, naturally, but you have the free- dom to place your "X" where you wish. I ask you sincerely, however, to consider the follow- ing arguments carefully before you enter the polling booth. >F* 1. You get reasonable, effec-• five controls under the, LCA; you have none under the CTA. Some of you seem to ignore this vital point but you must face up to it. The only, penalty provided in the CTA is against bootlegging and it is a weak penalty at that. The LCA is com- plete, thorough, modern legisla- tion providing sound, sane re- strictions on the use of alcohol. Don't take my word for it. Compare the acts in our issue of Nov. 5. Read what the law- yers; heed the experts. 2. You cannot legislate people into sobriety or moderation. This world has had intoxicat- ing drink for 5,000 years, say re- searchers. We shall always have it. We cannot hide our heads in the sand about it. I say -and please read with caution lest you misinterpret me—bring it into the open, le- gally but with- restraint. Face it squarely. Realize its sin is not in its use, but its abuse. Teach your children that. Educate them to what it is—one of the many things in this world which, it used to excess, can be harmful. Don't make it it thrill, a chal- lenge for kids to get sick over it in stinking bootleg joints, in smelly cars behind the dance hall, in hideaway places that promote illicit adventure. 3, We must accept responsibil. ity for establishing law and order. Most of you drink, say the statistics. Then I cannot see how you can morally uphold a pro- hibitionist law, particularly one which places upon you little or no responsibility in the manner of consumption. What you have in LCA is com- parable to a highway traffic act. Yes, you may break it oc- casionally but its restrictions andpenalties restrain you. Those who violate it flagrantly, get Harsh treatment as you agree they should. What you have in CTA corn- pared to a highway network without a traffic act no re- atraints, no penalty, You Would nbt like to drive under those conditions. Why would you drink under them? * a * In asking you to vote my way, I ani asking many of you to vote against your minister and of- ficials of your church, (but hot necessarily against the creed of your church) This I am loathe to do. But there are two essen- tial things I believe they have failed to do and I want to point them out to you. First, they have not investigat- ed the conditions around the dance halls, the bootleggers, the beaches in Huron county. I have seen them and se have the pe - Hee. Ttiat'e why I am somewhat amused at my opponents' alarm. ed references at the brawls, teenage drinking and debauchery Which are publicized in LCA areas. Such references are in our favor, not theirs, For these violations; are being prosecuted tinder LCA; tinder CTA they take :.:• ;please turne to page S Sy ROBERT SOUTHCOTT This is the concluding article in this series as Don and I have tried to bring you our interpre- tation of the issues before us. It has not been easy to sit down behind a typewriter and urge my limited talents to make the keys say exactly what I would like them to. However, we do want to thank brother Don for challenging us to do something about our con- victions. I feel strongly that we should be concerned. Can't ignore warnings Editorially one of our Toronto papers said it was time to call a halt. In the interests of the people they serve, the govern- ment should discourage the use of alcohol by enforcing the ban of advertising, by education and by making it harder to get. That Ontario has a liquor problem is evident said' Franklin Russell in the Toronto Star. Without fanfare liquor is becom. Ing increasingly easier to get. Our Premier, Mr. Frost, as we mentioned before, is also concerned. And can you and I ignore what those who have come.to live in Huron have said about their experience under the LCA? • In this series it is the hope that 1 have not appeared to he ton narrow, nor critical. We have saidbefore and w, repeat: again that this is not a question of "wets" and "-rys". These ex- pressions are being used. ,But the question is much deeper than that. We must divorce our views on this vote from the relationship to our own drinking habits. Enforcement If my vote was between the CTA and LCA as enforcement agencies, I would vote for the revocation. I want to be honest and say that:, when it is en- forced, the LCA is better in this respect. But I would like to add this that the CTA is being sub- jected to too many unwarranted attacks. One of these is the slander cast in the direction of our young men and women. It is good to see that they will have rallied their forces before you read this and have stood up to these charges at a meeting in Goderich. A week ago Sunday night we had the opportunity of leading a discussion at a rally of the Huron Presbytery Young People. Ranging in age from 15 to 23, they were asked to discuss, quite frankly, in small groups, amongst themselves the situa- tion as it exists in our county. In. their report they suggested that the young people of today drink more than the general public realizes and that this also is true in Huron. But of the 14 groups none thought that in- creased outlets would make the situation better. On the contrary, it seas the general opinion that it would be quite the reverse. They were asked, too, whether greater enforcement was the answer. Their report was that it would be a deterrent to open drinking but not an answer to reduced consumption or a solu- tion to the problem of minors and alcohol. Enough has been said about bootleggers. We know that the LCA won't improve this condi- tion. In fact, an editorial • 'in the Chatham News states otherwise: "Kent County has more bootleg- gers in a week than Huron in a month. Huron should not vote out the Canada Temperance Act under the delusion that the LCA thecounty will automatically v rid Y of bootleggers, excessive drink. ing and drinking by minors." Simplifying the facts? The pro -CTA people are being accused of oversimplifying the facts about more outlets under the LCA. In fact, it is, being said that this is not an issue. 1 cannot be convinced that a vote "for the revocation" is not a1 the same time a vote for more outlets. And here is why: One town willget a govern. ment liquor store and most likely a brewers' warehbuse Either one will not likely satisfy lottn9s by NS Pioneers in Biddulph served district well During the last two weeks 1 have been reviewing some .of the history of Clandeboye as taken from the Huron County Atlas anal a report by the Women's Institute. In May, 1946, an article appeared in The. Times -Advocate on some of the historic figures of Biddulph Township Written by Jennie Raycraft Lewis, a part of which we .reproduce. "William Hodgins Ryan came to Canada from Ireland in 1835 with his father and settled on Lot 32, Concession 3, (Coursey Line) Biddulph. lie servedwith the Simcoe troop of cavalry dur- ing the rebellion of 1837-38 and was stationed for a time in Lon- don. During a part of the time he was engaged in carrying dis- patches. Ne was married March 17, 1846, to Sarah Lewis of Bid- dulph whose parents settled there about 1835, His eldest son, Rev. Frances Ryan, was an Anglican Church minister and was sta- tioned for a time in Exeter. Mr, Ryan was collector, asses- sor or reeve for 14 years con- tinuously and was for ten or twelve years deputy reeve or reeve of London Township and later served as reeve of Bid. dulph Township. His total number of years in the service of both townships was 39 years, a record which was broken by only one other member of Biddulph council, Mr. W. D. Stanley. Mr. Ryan built a hotel at El- ginfield in 1855 and was pro- prietor for many years. He was noted far and wide for his gen- erous hospitality. On many oc- casions he arose from his bed at night to assist and administer to the wants of some poor be- lated traveller. After selling his hotel he retired to Biddulph where he died in 1908 in his 90th. year. John Atkinson John At k i n so n, commonly known as "Long John" came to Biddulph from Ireland in .1837 and settled on Lot 16, Conces- sion 4. He served in the ,rebel lion of 1837.38 under Col. Rad- cliffe and was stationed in Lon- don and Adelaide village. At one time he belonged to the British regular army. In 1866 he volun- teered for service in the Fenian Raids. In 1840 he married a cousin, lielen Atkinson. Inthe same Year he took the census and as- sessed the township. In payment for those duties and taking the papers to London he received 18s 4p„ approximately 82.00. He was also appointed School Com- missioner in 1842. He died in 1884. ;He was properly regarded as one of Biddulph's most popu- lar and ablest citizens. Biddulph Township contains about 39,000 acres (exclusive of the village of Lucan) and was at one time part of the Huron Tract. One of the directors of the Canada Company was John Bidd,ulph from whom .the town- ship derived its name. In 1865 when Robert H. O'Neil was reeve the Township of Bid• dulph and McGillivray were sep- arated from Huron and annexed to Middlesex. Mr. O'Neil. remain- ed in that office until 1872 when Lucan was established as an in- corporated village. There was a diversity of opinion as to whether James or Adam Hodgins was the first white settler. They both came from Tipperary, Ireland and set- tled on the Coursey Line. James became Colonel in the Huron militia. In the rebellion of 1837-38 be commanded the sixth Battalion of Huron regi. ment. His son John, who for many years served on the town- ship council, was also a member of the same regiment. Adam Hodgins came from Ire- land in 1831 and was a member of the party that was engaged in the first survey of the Huron Tract. These early pioneers cut down the forest and built for them- selves log cabins on the Coursey Line. They endured all the priva- tions of those early pioneer days. As the "TIMES" Go 8y It..1, ..:Xl'.ftfd S4..q`A,S. .:..?.2F..-%i:.i^:w`a l<'fi:w»:4°� r•.�A..n'.'i. �..T •.R a+.Y/b ;vr�.'�.ii,.:.. �:.A; f.:3t t. 50 YEARS AGO Arrangements are being made for a grand concert in the Opera House on Friday, November 26 when Douglas Stanbury, the 10 - year -old boy singer of Toronto will take part. A new brick chimney has been erected at the creamery, A vote is to be taken on the establishment of a branch of the Jackson Manufacturing Co. of Clinton in Exeter. The Pickard because some of us like our beer and others our harder beverages. Then the people in the neighboring town will. ap- pear before its council and re- quest it to ask for a liquor store, too, because they believe the town is losing business to the neighboring town that has outlets. • "Nonsense you say!" Well, read this from an ad in last week's Clinton News -Record where a group Is already plan- ning a second vote: "Repeal of the CTA will per- mit government liquor stores, brewers' retail stores and Le- gion club licenses in all other towns in Huron and Perth, sub- ject to the 'approval of the Liquor Control Board and the Liquor Licence Board. This will isolate Clinton and put our merchants at a great disadvan- tage in relationship to neigh- bouring communities." The wedge! So we have a liquor store, a brewers' warehouse or both. Perhaps you will argue that this is much better t r the n it is now in Huron. You could be right, but as one man who admitted his pleasure in moderate drink- ing said "1f we had outlets that are more convenient I know I would be buying more". Is that a fair statement? • This will continue for several years and our thinking then will be changed. We've accepted the outlets. Our "more progres- sive" neighbors now have voted on further outlets. It's time for 115 to get in "on the business" and we're off again for another vote. —Please turn to page 5 "Xt certainly was A successful party . » they've tom+ filainmg abed it thrte blocks aWa.yt building can be rented for $800 per year. Mr. and Mrs. W. Essery of Centralia are able to be about now after a long seige of typhoid fever. Mr. Norinan Cook, Hensell was in Lucan last week starting up the electric light plant in that village. The funeral of. the late Mrs. Thomas Coates took place from her late residence, Con. 3 Us - borne Thursday afternoon and was attended by persons occupy- ing over 100 carriages. 25 YEARS AGO There will be a lot of tooting in Exeter for the new few weeks as 22 new band members secur- ed their horns on Tuesday. Dr. J. W. Browning observed his ninety-first birthday last Wednesday. Mrs. John Spacek left last week for her former home in Czechoslovakia to visit her mo- ther and other relatives. Thursday was a school holiday in honor of the marriage of the Duke of Kent ' and Princess Marina. About 25 Boy Scouts of Exeter toured the Iondon exchange of the Bell Telephone Co. Thomas Pryde, David Row- cliffe, Birtle Francis and W. D. Sanders were non. inated for reeve of Exeter on Friday. 15 YEARS AGO Miss Reta Rowe was installed as Worthy Matron and E. M. Dignan as Worthy Peron of Exeter Chapter OES. Rev. Kenneth MacL n was inducted as the new minister of Caven Presbyterian Church last Friday evening. The Exeter and District Co- operative will open their new warehouse on Friday, December 1. Sgt. Harold Drake, of Staffa, was a victim of a plane accident at Hagersville in which he was instantly killed. A military fune- ral was held Saturday from the home of his parents, Mr. and ?drs, Kenneth Drake. E. Shaddiek and Fred Smallacombe qualified for the office of reeve of Hensel), In order to comply with the new government r!gulations for a 48-hour week the sleres will remain closed the -first two Wednesday afternoons in Decem- ber, 10 YEARS AGO 'Ile new office for the police that is being built of white brick to the north of the front entrance of the town hall is nearing completion, Mrs, William Middleton and Mr. Fred Pcnwarden were in. stalled as worthy matron and worthy patron of Exeter Chap- ter No, 222 OI'S. Mr, and Mrs, 'K. J. Lampm'an returned after holidaying for a month in Bermuda. Mr. and Mrs. James Lawson and Mr. and Mrs. William Mar tyn of town eelebrated a double golden wedding jubilee on Tues. day. The proceeds fromethe Junior rarmers fall dance amounted to $GO and is being donatr.cl to the South 141116n hospital Fund. , Mr. rd 'Ch:'ambers was re. appointed trustee for rixeter Disti'iet Digit School Thr a term Af two years by Stephen eoun- eil, i0V1111111111111111It111rI044111M1141W11.flonto/IIrr11llomig1,o11111111111nr11d1111rIMmN1111111M.14r,11.utolimi, • ,LAMIITON COUNTY Join The Miorch A► ainst..MD ' November 23 to 28 • GRAND BEND .AREA MARCHER$;. VILLAGE FIREMEN Give to conquer Muscular Dystrophy, the 100q fatal disease attacking 20,0Q0 patients. in Canada, 70% ,of whom are children, Be generous. /1MOM 111111111111111111111111111!}11111111111,11111„111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111rI11111111111111r11.1111111E Boy Scout Christmas Trees ON SALE SOON AT HuronLumber Co. PHONE 48 Main Street EXETER s»: This minister of labour is a man!" No temperamental storm window can defeat this family minister of labour. Leaving the difficult jobs to the pro. fessionals, he looks after smaller repair jobs in his home, himself. He's a determined fellow who aims at keeping his family expenditures well within his income at all times. The Minister of Labour at Ottawa requires millions of dollars to meet departmental expenditures, each year ... and his department is only one of many. Money for all departments of government comes through the Minister of Finance who gets it largely in taxes from Canadians such as you. When more money, is spent than is collected in taxes, government must borrow from you . , or else create new money. The creation• of new money is one factor that leads to inflation .. which means your dollar buys less and. less. Tlie government has been spending more than yotl have been paying in taxes. To narrow the gap between income and expenditures, new taxes have been imposed. The next step should be to .reduce expenditures, or at least hold the line. Undertaking new commitments — adding new welfare or other services will only make) it that much more difficult to pay our way. Tell your M.P. at Ottawa that since you are trying to save, you expect government to do the same. You also help when you save more by means of life insurance, savings deposits, and the purchase of govern• meet bonds. Your savings help to create a SOUND dollar; and this, in turn, helps to create job security for you and more jobs for other Canadians. A SOUND DOLLAR MEANS A BETTER LIFE FOR YOU GGIVE YOUR ACTIVE SUPPORT To THE FIGHT AGAINST 1NFLAT * a PUbLIG SE*VICE MESSAGE'WM THE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES tui CANAng