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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-01-12, Page 2TO Pad: The Tlines»Advocate, January 13, 1901. Talo precautions Tb14 newspaper halieyes the right to eaprsss ati opinion In public contribute* tp the: Rrperegti of the netipnand that it Must be exgra pised frAely And wlthpul :prefudicF tp ,prsseryg and improve deme;. critic government, During 1960 Imre than 600 persons died in fires and a large percentage of these fire vic- tims Were killed in their own homes, according to the . ,;ll Canada insurance Federation. The best way to prevent a fire death in your home is to take every precaution, but if a fire should start, you must act promptly against loss of life and ,excessive property damage, The federation makes these recommendations for safe, ty in . the home: When a fire starts, have everyone leave the house immediately. Da not wait to dress yourself or children; simply wrap yourself in a blanket ora coat. As soon as everyone is: safe, call the fire department. Use a neighbor's telephone to call for help. rather than waiting in your own home, Do not attempt to fight the fire yourself until the fire department has been called: If you have time, close all windows and • doors and turn off the .electricity at the :master .switch. Buy a fire extinguisher for your home (your 'fire department will advise you as to the best : type) and learn how to use it properly, Always leave complete instructions with baby-sitters on what to do in case of fire, Keep exits unobstructed by boxes of furni• lure.. Closer contact Town council should .investigate the possi- bility of improving its call system for the muni- cipal police. The present arrangement not only pan be frustrating but also may be responsible for :crucial delay in time of need. A call to the police office turns on a red. light erected on a post opposite the building. This indicates to police on patrol that someone is try- ing to contact them. With over 1,000 telephones in use in town, however, it's not much help unless the officer knows who is calling. This appears, to some extent at least, to depend upon the co-operation of the telephone operator, Some pf the girls politely ob- lige by referring the calling number to police when they check in. Others, however, have no concern; they don't even bother to determine if a -call is completed. In an emergency, we would presume, the operators would make a special effort. But there must be numerous occasions when. the message for police is important, although not a matter of life and death. Citizens anxious to assist the police or to lodge complaints of immediate situations must find the system annoying and discouraging. • If a car radio is too expensive (we suppose it depends on how much value is placed ori prompt police action), then perhaps an answering service or some other arrangement may be worked out which would be more satisfactory. We feel it's worth investigation. '",r'i'r.J"Mme:7,), °i�3'.des V,g.i: {; 'k'.d. 0.5. ,`M ? ).Vea.`e,?'•.r' Sugar and Spice • Ohe of my Grade. 11 students is intensely interested in un- identified, flying objects, and visitor's from outer space. I think he expected me to scoff wlten he told me about it. On the contrary, I assured him there was nothing ridiculous about such stories, and men- tioned: one such visitor I'd had myself. He spread the word, and next thing .1 knew, all the kids in the class were clamor- ing to hear the story- There was no choice but to read it to them, just as I had put it . down two years ago. Most of you will remember it, but 1 think it bears retelling, if only to prove that you can't tangle with the 'flue, eieventy- seven exam papers, and the January blues andturn out a scintillating column, So here it i$. * * * It was about 10 p.m, My wife was out to a meeting. The kids were off to sleep, I was looking at a picture in the papa r, conclusive evidence that the human race is Tam median, of Miss Jayne Mans- field, modelling a dress cut to prove. that the young ladies' bust is indeed bigger than her butt, br whichever It's sup- posed to be. 1 must admit 1 was enjoying myself, in a dis• gusted sort of way. * * Suddenly I had a nasty feel- ing that someone was reading over my shoulder. 1 whirled around and there he was. Next thing I know, I was up on top of the in ante 1, quavering: "Hoor you?" It wasn't the fact that he was four feet high that start- led me. Nor that he was a peculiar pea-green all over. Nor that he had only one eye, and that of deep purple, set right at the end iii his short, square nose. * * What really shook me, and continued to alarm me throughout the ensuing ex- change, was that he had some- thing that mightily resembled a stock of celery growing out of his navel, and that every few minutes he'd snap off a piece, sprinkle some salt on it, and, shoving it into his mouth, which was, of course, located in his left armpit, crunch hap• pity on it. Then he spoke. At least, I'n, Xbe � ie e �tt� � oc x Times kstabltshed 1873 Advocate Established18111 Amalgamated 1924 1ublished Each Thursday Morning at ,Stratford, Ont. Authorrized as Second Class Mail,, pant Officio Dept, Ottawa A ASOS' -- Frank Howe 18 ettie Shield, best front page (Ceitada), 1957; A, V. Nolan Trophy, general excellence for itewpbper published in Ontario towns between 1,504 and 4,500 population, 1958, 1957', 1956; .1. George, Jahnsfon Trophy, typo. gra Meal excellence (Ontario), .19571 B. T. Stephenson Trophy, best front page (Ontario), 1956, 1955; Ali -Canada Insurance edg,►+atlen national safety award, 1952, Pant- int- Advance Circiuietibn, Sept. 31, 1960 ,--„ 3,391 e,xi.KlutAwowa, w t .;t+.,><.M,:,,,,K.,,:. SUBSCRIPTION 'itAtESt 'dafadb $4.00 Pse Y*ar, usA ;S,oe i'.Did add Ui . 'bbS,. A closer Iook Current criticism over the value of county councils appears at first to be ridiculous. Those who favor abolition of the county system contend that, in carrying out its major responsibility of maintenance of roads, it places too heavy a burden on property.tax. and that such work could be done more efficiently by municipalities and the provincial government,. They also assert that such -other services .as health units, children's aicl societies, library facili» ties, care of the aged plight better be done by municipalities themselves.. . Ina rural county such as Huron, these argu» ments do not appear to have merit, Without taking a close look, it Would seem difficult for each muni• cipality to attempt to provide the services now rendered by the county. The controversy, however, does make one wonder 'how often appraisal of the various forms t of county work is made and by whom. It is, we suppose, taken for granted that the members 02 county councils themselves are the watchdogs of this system, Yet, one wonders if their judgment might he swayedby somee apparent belie - fits they receive by being members of county council with the opportunity of being .elected to committees in which trips and special remunera» tion are involved. While we are not suggesting this is the case, it appears obviously a possibility, If it were so, the honest appraisal then would be left either to the provincial gov't or the municipalities involved. It is quite clear, from numerous investigations recently, that the provinc sal gov't does not consider itself a watchdog of county ,councils nor en evaluator of their services, This attitude is understandable and may indeed be commendable since it is based on the theory that the people, themselves and through their municipal .councils, a're closer to the services provided and in better position to judge them. This leaves, then, the municipal council. In our experience, either because of justified faith or lack of interest and knowledge, such councils give little attention to the work taking place under county supervision, Perhaps the current, criticism of county councils will encourage municipal -officials to take a closer look to ensure that value is being re- ceived for the tax funds spent by the county. • Where's the jack? We note with surprise that the Canadian. Legion,owhich has advocated staunchly th.e reten- tion of the Union Jack in a Canadian flag, has dropped the Jack from its own new crest, design, Instead of the maple leaf appearing on top of the Jack, the leaf now stands predominant on. a white background. The new crest does, however, retain the crown at the top. • Drive at a reasonable speed—you may be late but you'll be alive. Don't speed on the higiirray.-bp r: tient to; day not a patient tomorrow. dispensed by Bill Smiley not sure whether he spoke. He may have used some type of mental telepathy, or thought transference. At any rate, we carried on a conversation, "Don't be alarmed," he soothed. "They told me to find an average Earthman, and you're about as average as they come." Crunch, crunch. "Well thanks," I retorted, try- ing to get some sarcasm into' ,my shaky tremolo. "Thanks very much, I'm sure." "They wondered," he went on rather indifferently, snap- ping off another piece, crunch, crunch, "if there was any point in taking over this third- rate planet, as planned, and trying to do something with the natives. Far as I'm con- cerned., you're not worth the trouble we'd have with you. But 7'm only the chairman of the investigating committee." Crunch, crunch. * * "Hey wait a minute!" 1 pre- tested, albeit faintly. We're not as bad as all that. We may have our little faults, but after all, we're all human and ..." But i stopped talking and shook in my boots when his purple eye turned red and an- gry-looking. * * * "1 -Is rrian, eh?" he snorted. "Oh, you're a, grand lot, you humans. You preach brotherly love, and every 20 Or 30 years you murder each other by mil- lions. You boast of human kindness, but you hold your grain for the right price while millions of humans starve. Your best brains are totally engrossed in making two things — more horrible weep - ons and more money. Your churches are monuments to a lost cause. Your women are greedy shrews. Youwallow in poisons — liquor, nicotine, cof- fee. 'Your heroes are adulter- ous actresses and thick-head- ed athletes ..." * * 1 guess he was getting pretty worked up, because lust then the tap flew off his little point- ed head and smoke poured out. I must have fainted in terror, because my wife came in and found me in front of the fire- place in a deep swoon. When I tried to tell her about it, she went straight to the kitchen and checked the contents of the medicinal bottle of brandy. There wasn't a drop out of it, so -she said it must have been the venison pie and the cream cheese crust that I'd made for dinner. * * * But 1 knew better. 1 stopped trying to convince her, hut I didpermit myself a mirthless 'little chuckle when she wanted to know why I had let the kids drop celery all over the living room, xeivv st busy day z' 1 v 1'Ml, ivnm i' "•' •,•1: •; • - tne., It*nr!<I r%k•- rMrrr,v!. I 1'10 "It must have been something 1 ate." That storm in 1933 Winters in Canada and weather in particular are un- predictable in spite of the warnings and scientific equip Tent on hand to keep us in- formed, However, thereis ,con- siderable advancement as com- pared with the old days of judging the weather by the sunsets, the position of the moon or the thick hides of the furry creatures. About the middle of Febru- ary in 1933 this community was visited with one of. the coldest spells in a number of years according to The Exeter Times - Advocate, The paper states that the ,mercury drop- ped to between 14 and 16 be- low zero. Numerous water pipes throughout the town. were £roz» en and cracked and plumbers were busy in trying to get the various systems in operation. Roads were blocked, but only for a short time. Two snow- plows kept the highways open most of the time, the side roads, however, were closed to motor. traffic, School, at- tendance intown and country was greatly affected and a number of meetings were with- drawn, A hockey team from London motored up and defeated. the Exeter team 11-6. The ice was very keen. Several persons had their noses or cheeks frozen while going comparatively short dis- tances, The :her.ti.ng system in the building of Carling & Morley, now owned by Bell & Laugh- ton, was put out of commis- sion, Mr. Harness, barber, who looked after the heating, turned on the drafts when an JOTTINGS BY JM$ explosion took place, A sec- tion of the furnace had been cracked and water leaked in- to the fire box. Emergency heaters were brought into use. In one of the homes the pipes in a bathroom were frozen and when thawed out the pipes began to leak and before discovered the bath- room was flooded, with water. Dr, Dunlop was called to a home near Dashwood and on returning home got stuck in the drifts. He bad to walk through the storm to Dashwood where he remained for the night, The mail carriers made their regular trips as did the bakers, One of the mail •routes was about 15 miles and the other about 25, The baker's route was some 30 miles and all of thein were covered, by horses. Another item of interest taken from the same paper comes from Biddulph Town- ship: At an auction sale that was being held. in February, 1933, for the payment of town- ship taxes the neighbors de- clined to place any bids, The sale consisted of live stock and while there was a fair crowd present there was no competition and all ,of the stock placed on the block were knocked downto one ,individ- ual, who did the bidding. A fine team. of Percherons,. that might well have brought over one hundred dollars each, were knocked down ..at $5.00 each. Eight cows, some of them splendid milkers, all went at the one price of $5.00 each. Pigs weighing inthe neighborhood of 200 pounds brought from $1.,00 to $3.00 each. The auctioneer was H, A. Stanley, of Lucan, As the "Timet." go by HIG.HLiGHTS FROM THE ;T -A PILES 50 YEARS AGO 10 YEARS AGO At the inaugural meeting of Exeter Council for. 1911.Mr. J. Senior was re -appointed' muni- cipal clerk at a salary of. $200. Mr. Tom Creech has secured the ice at th.e dam and has started cutting it with a gaso- line engine. Crediton has 'a skating rink Made out of one of the old flax mills. They are organizing a Curling, Club and have invited the Exeter club back for a friendly game. Dr. Elizabeth McMaster, 'missionary to India, and one of the clever surgeons of. the foreign field, will speak in Oaven Presbyterian church on Thursday. Mr. Thos. E. Handford who during the past 12 years has paid out nearly one million dollars for 'horses, has sold his business to James Doyle MP of Mount Carmel. The James Street church have engaged the Royal Welsh Ladies' Choir of Cardiff, Wales for February 10. 25 YEARS AGO Messrs. W. 3, Beer and Henry Delbridge left Thurs- day on a motor trip to Flor- ida. His 'Majesty King George V died on 'Monday. Members of the Exeter Gun Club motored to near Luck- now on Tuesday for ,their Weekly jack rabbit drive and brought home with them 66 rabbits. Messrs. Walter Cunningham and Thomas T'ryde were in Toronto attending the annual convention of the Memorial Craftsmen. At a special meeting of the }Iensall village council. on Sat- urday evening Mr. Oliver Fee was appointed constable of the e. villag Reeve Thomas Pryde of Exe- ter, :Reeve George WeStcott of Usborne and Reeve William Sweitzer 62 Stephen are attend- ing Huron County Council. 15 YEARS AGO After 24 years of serviee' as earetaker of Crediton public School, Mr. Ernest GUettinger has resigned, ' Robert Field and Pte Clay. ton Lightfoot of Centralia and Calvert Cutting arrived home front overseas. Sgt, Gordon May, who s lent, his New Year's leave With his parents, Mr, and Mrs. William May, has returned to Ottawa, After nearly 6e 'years of service on the Exeter Fire ;brigade Captain Ed Treble re-, signed at. the annual meeting. When winter set in the Exe- ter' branch of the Canadian Canners had 30 tons of car• tett and 30 tons of red beets Estill in the field. Last week in the springlike weather the crop Was harvested in excel- lent condition, Reeve Shadcliek of 1"lenilell Was elepted warden of Huron County At the January 'CaucuS last Week. At the 1951 inaugural. meet- ing of. the !Municipal Council of Stephencouncil, officially opened by Rev. W. C. Parrott, Mr, Ed Lamport was '•appoint- ect grader operator at 75 cents per hour. William Gossman and his son, Kenneth, toured sunny Florida in an Ancient Model A which served:•as sleeping ac- commodation as well, Miss Clara Vosper, an honor- ed and esteemed teacher of Exeter Public School for 40 years, died at Cite home of her niece in Toronto at the age of 91. Harold Hunter, Usborne, led a discussion on the legislation of marketing turnips at the Ontario Crop Improvement As- sociation in Toronto on Wed- nesday. A miniature village sprang up over night as it were, when about 60 persons' comprised of men, women and children' set up housekeeping in .Lheir port- able cabins on the farm of Mrs. William Bladder on the 4th line of Blanshard. The men are working onthe new hydro line in BIanshard Township, Your library Sy MRS. JMS Antique Collecting Collectors of antiques are sometimes baffled by technical terms, unusual phrases or ref- erences to craftsmen' which appear in books of antiques and auction -sale catalogue. Such terms are readily under- stood by •the conrtoissetir hut there has not been any stand- ard reference book to assist the collect 0r or enthusiast toun- derstand u - derstand their meaning, This handbook of Antique Collecting provides a glossary 'of terms used by collectors, The names of some of the More famous craftsmen, such as cabinet-makers or porcelain decorators, have been included with a brief historieal outline. The book is considered as a work of reference and tri eh. courage • antique enthusiasts further reading, The Complete Book of Rug Braiding A braided rug adds Dolor and charm to any hoose and they can be made easily acid inex- pensively for every room at the house. In this book on rug braiding Mrs, -Feeley, who has taught and lectured many women about braided rugs, gives coni. piece, step-by-step instruetiotts on the teehinttaet of trig braid- ing. She discusses design, the art of dyeing, color harmony, dile ferent Shapes and also ,how to eAr"e for thous and clean braid- ed rites This boob it on 1oail . Croni Huron County Library And Will' be at 7,96uit' library for another Wei tftntiihs, ij ,,tl ll!!!X111,LI,A!LU,11�AJ1,1.!.Qb.(rllfltllf.lA.L1.W.61111LIA1lLl!!!:11.11.t1,!11.U�1iA1.4U ill 141I1 I II R!!IIIIr41111111!IIN,t_ t�}f,U R ►�. 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We appreciate, very sincerely, your past business and friendship and trust we are spared to enjoy the continuance of •both for many years to come. Exeter Motor Sales , Fred 'Dobbs, Prop. PHONE 200 NiGHTS 762W OR 763M ��ennnrnruununnunrminull�6+11u1uu11111111111„rluuuunuuewuutuuuluunllnnlnuunruirnnrn+� BELL LINES by W. W. Haysom your telephone manager Well, January is with us once again. We've a new year to look forward to and many weeks of fine winter weather ahead. Yes, for those who appreciate Canadian winter January is the month toenjoy it. But the weather can sometimes be our enemy! Because of the extreme cold, heating systems are taxed to the utmost, houses become hot and dry and the danger of fire h greatly' increased. Every year at this time fires take a tragic tell of life and property. Irwin Ford, Fire Chief for Ex- eter, would like to take this opportunity to re- mind citizens of the ever. present danger of fire. "Make sure your heating apparatus is working pre. perly," warns the chief. "Also, watch the children. Make sure they don't pet hold of matches or light- ers. Don't leave them alone in the house. 'Child- ren are apt to be curious and they might try to find out haw these things work. It's a good idea to teach them the danger of fire et an early age. And finally, be sure to write down the telephone num- ber of the Fire Department in the front of ybur phone book and make sure everyone, including the baby-sitter.. s re .t • knows where n w i Is. In . the event of fire, phone the Fire Department i!rmediately/•--every second counts!” Did you' 'ever stop to think about the lifetim8 guarantee you get with your telephone? That's right, it's the only appliance in your !tome that gives you. Such; trouble-free Service, Four phone is built .for years of dependable service, On the average, a phone requires repairs less than once every five years. tut When some- thing does happen to affect your service, we fire it fast and at no, extra cast to you, This lifetithe giiarantea is just another reason why your phone is one of today's hest bargains. And make one calla dAy or 1011 --it costs you no more. lt's the only service we know that Cast8 ne more no matter how much you rise it, So rise it ill you like to bring pleasure to .,yourself and others.