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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-07-13, Page 411 0e 4 The Times -Advocate, July 10, 1961 ito:.r. 11 Sound program This newspaper believes: the right to exprefrg ,an opinion in. public: ,rontributee tp the progr}eee of the natio!' pnd ,that tt Jrnpst be .exer, speed freely and without pretuilce to .preserve, pncf improve demo++. entitle government, Although same SHDHS board members: have .expressed concern, we -don't believe there will be any difficulty in "selling" parents the new vocational training program to be offered, in the proposed county composite school at Clinton.. It has been felt that there may be some Stigma attached to vocational training if it is re. gai'ded as a lesser level pf instruction than the current academic courses offered in the present schools. This could happen, we admit, but the safe-. guards which are proposed for the new program practically eliminate the possibility. It has been revealed that the vocational student will be able to proceed to grade 13 to secure qualifications for enrolment at university or college level. This in itself is a veritable guarantee that the training provided in the composite school must be on a comparable level tp that of trio ace- deme schools. However., this is not such an important factor in securing support for the vocational -type training, in our opinion. We believe the public will quickly swing behind any program that will give their children, at any level to which they aspire, more practical training in preparation for employ. anent, This is the big issue—the one which is final. ly being faced after many years of controversy, Certainly the formal academic education is required for our future doctors, lawyers, profes- sional men, of all kinds. But, while these are es. sential, their proportion is far too small to gear our entire educational system to their needs, Latin and different languages, to cite some ex., amples are excellent for these purposes but they serve little usefulness in many other types of employment. Being practical people, Huron county citi- zens will welcome the opportunity to give their children the vocational -type training from which they can derive greater benefit, We commend the school boards, for endorsing the program and for seeking as much facilities as possible for its opera- tion, The move will not be regretted. Feature- spreads The calf scramble, a fair feature which may or may not have originated in Exeter, has de- veloped into a big-time attraction. At least, we notice it's now become an annual feature at the Canadian. National Exhibition. Area residents will recall that Exeter Kins nien first started the scramble—at least the modern version of it—almost 10 years ago in connection with their unique Dominion Day celebrations. It was one of a number of competitions which in - eluded an egg -throwing contest, greased -pole climb- ing, pie -eating etc. From there, it went to Western Fair where it has been sponsored by the Aberdeen Angus b'eed association, along with commercial interests: Now; it's' reached Toronto and the CNE. Whether or not Exeter Kinsmen can claim a.� p ',tm�i°Ji Vm,•' rvv,�'.ttesN'+ 1*! .:':J'AIV.4�lMXv."' ,AFRE .�W .�' ms wrote Sugar and Spice How come they're killing off all the' big fellows this year? ,leirst it was Clark Gable, then Gary Cooper, and now it's Er - zest Hemingway. When indes- truetibles like these are sud- denly mowed, it makes us other old soldiers -of -fortune realize, with a shudder, that even for Us the bell must toll one day. In an, age where men think it's a big adventure to go duck hunting, when they think it's rugged, he-man stuff to cook on their back -yard barbecues these men were our folk heroes. These were the giants who kept us aware that once nen were brave and gallant. How we staggered through the belles with Gable in Gone With the Wind! How we stood up with him to the fury of the vicious Captain Bligh, in Mut- iny on the Bounty! How we gathered the luscious women in droves merely by joining him in quirking an eyebrow, Many a lone and dusty West- ern street we stalked with Gary Cooper, hand poised ready for the draw, eyes darting to the upper windows, where the rifle barrels poked. Many a lonely ranch we rode up to with him, out past a mystery, * * * How often have we strolled with Hemingway the festive streets of a Spanish. town, girls tossing roses to us from balconies: How many times have we sat with him in the great arena, squirting the na- tive wine from the goat -skin into our mouths, as we waited for death in the afternoon, the fanfare of trumpets, the march of the matadors. Don't try to tell me that a lot of cleancut young fellows called Rock and Tab and Rip and Kirk and Dirk are going to fill the boots of Gable and Cooper. Please don't try to tell me that these earnest young men in crew cuts and horn -rimmed glasses, who write as though they had swallowed e diction- ary of psychological terms, are going to oust Hemingway of the clean, stripped prose, the haunt- ing poetry. These were the men who were what all of us wanted. to be — the dead. shots, the migh ty drinkers, the lady-killers, the devil -may- care adventurers. Honest, Mom, I don't want to be just a 'timid. old school tea- cher. I want to have a beauti- ful countess goofy over nae. I want to out -draw the fastest gun in the west. I want to shoot a lion. It's a lot of fun snowing the lawn,' but I'd rather mow down six or eight tattle rust- lers. I like a game of bridge, but my heart yearns for Rus- -elan Roulette. I Inlow I have trouble getting the top off a jar of pickles, but I have a yen ?��je Cuter Zirrret-�bbocatt Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 Published Eath Thursday Mortiirig At Strafford, Ont, Authorized as Second Class Mail, Pod Office Dap't Ottawa p, AWARDS.--. crank f trees Beattie Shield, best (tont page (dart. ache), 1957; A, V. Nolan Troph lexcellence for news papers published in 'Ontario towns betweon 1,500 anrf 4,500 population', 1950, 1957, 1956; .1, .George Johnston Trophy, typo. gr"ephical excellence-(Ofltar`io), 1957 1'', T. Stephenson Ttophy, best front page (Ontario), 1956, 1955; Ail -Canada Insurance Poderet-ion national safety owerd, 1953, Paid• n•Advence Circulation, March 31, 1961 - 3,436 St185CI 1131/614 ROES: Canada $4.00 Fier Veer; USA tw5.04 first at scene What should you doif you are .the first at the .scene of a traffic Brash? The Ontario Safety League quotes these extracts frQ I a recent article by E. D, Fales, ,rr, You're driving home from a trip when the fellow ahead brakes. There's a scream of tires. He smacks a culvert with a Sickening sound, then flips over, Dead silence. You're what the police call the "first ,on the scene." What do you do now? Your first instinct is to run to the car and start hauling; people out. Don't, Highway rescue experts estimate that $O percent of the people hurt in ears are pulled out by frantic rescuers— and many are made worse, or seven killed. What to do first.—Park your car far enough away from the crash scene to protect it, and `then take a: second to think. What are the conditions at the scene? What else can happen? It is often far more important to "protect the scene" than to go at once to the inured, Flag down the first cars, have the drivers pull off the read and ask- them to warn and slow traffic. Dealing with the victims.—As soon as you can get to the wreck, turn off the ignition to pre- vent fire, If the victims of the .crash are hurt at all, leave them in their car until trainedhelp comes, Don't .twist, turnor move then. If they are lying in the road, leave them there and take steps to guard them from traffic. Two doctors told us: We often see people die who could have been saved if they ,had not been moved by volunteers.", How to get the police.—Hail passing .cars and send thein in opposite directions to find tele• phones and call police. If people are pinned. --Often accident vic- tims, otherwise unhurt, appear to be trapped when they are merely heldby a foot twisted under a seat. Crawl in and gently release the foot. What about lifting cars?—"Thousands of people get hurt all over again because motorists try to lift cars, find they can't and let the cars fall back," said one police veteran. "Don't attempt to lift a car until you have eight or ten strong nien." What about fire?—About one car in seven catches fire in a crash. But if fire doesn't start right away, you can relax a bit, for it rarely starts afterwards. While waiting for the ambulance,—.If you are skilled at first aid you may find youcan render some assistance. If not, do these things: • Put coats or blankets over the injured to keep them warm. • Talk to the injured; say help is coming. Never tell them anyone else has been killed or is badly hurt. "We even hold their hands," a rescue man told me. "A firm handgrip seems to give them courage." credit for the feature is debatable but at least it proves that small communities don't always copy ideas from the larger ones—sornetitnes it's the other way around. max" ^. `a'' 5'Irl`. 0fiapIMMILVA: ZERMEM SO:..MIa` 7}' ;;: «, s ? dispensed by Bill Smiley to bend horseshoes with one hand. 1 suppose a lot of you women will think this is immature. But the truth, however bitter, is that you just haven't been able to tame the wild man that Turks in every male breast. You think we're just sitting there, half asleep, watching television, don't you? Well, next time there's a showdown on the screen, observe the grim set of our jaws, see the fingers of our gun hands curl. Keep an eye on our eye- brows next time Sophia. Loren heaves into view. They'llbe so quizzical you could hang a water pail on them. Note the way our eyes nar- row, next time we're out in the boat as they peer into the distance, seeing things you've never dreamed of. And look out for that little, dangerous smile that barely curls the corner of our mouth, at the next meeting of. the -- Please turn to page 5 10-2, 4_79694,, ring P' srnd.d.4 lac, world eggs re tinea: Tawe sign of a long, cold winter." • rea/''� 17 Tai. Kia>; NleF Ssgltir.,lr. la. N merit righ4+ �'+�'rI1,L r "Try to keep his spirits up. No peed to tell turn 1 dented iys.:fender when I e4tered the_.. driveway." Oil Springs museum Last week T had the pleas- ure of a visit to the oil museum of Canada at on Springs in Lambton County, the site of the first commercial oil well in North America, This museum was opened in 1958 at a centennial celebra- tion and since that time there have .been many visitors, a number of them from distant countries where 011 is the prin- cipal source of income. A cu- rator is in charge and on busy days an assistant is on hand to help conduct the visitors through the building where the many exhibits are explained. On the grounds adjoining the building is a replica of the first oil well, dug by hand and lined with brick much the same as nien today digs for water, hauling the clay to the top by a windlass. • It was hu 1857 that James Miller Williams developed the first commercial oil well in North America and was the first person to distill coal oil from crude oil. At that time coal oil was of far more im- portance than gasoline. It was in 1862 that the first gusher in North America was brought in. The story is told that the gentleman who brought in the first gusher had about reached his end financi- ally and pleaded for extra time. The following day the gusher came in andthe oil filled black creek till it ran like a river. The next import- ant mportant step was to cap the well. The ,area was 14 miles from the nearest railroad. Every- thing had to be transported by barrel withhorses and oxen. Wyoming was the first 'shipping point. Early records state that as many as 500 teams would leave Oil springs withthree or four barrels of oil on a stone boat, both horses and oxen being used. Making of barrels became a major industry. In the museum the barrels and. the tools for making them were on exhibition. Among the exhibits in the museum were replicas of the small lamps as referred to in Bible times using animal fats and oils. Next were the tallow JOTTINGS iY ,IMS candles and the method of making them, One of the first street standards used in Oil City with an oil lamp on top was on exhibition. It reminded me of the oil lames that were used to light the streets of Exeter, Mr. James Creech, who used to attend eo the lamps, car- ried a small ladder to fill the lamps and clean the lamp glasses eaeh morning and then light them in the evening, Lamps used by miners and also by the railroads were on exhibition, The early crude tools and piping used in drilling were fashioned in the blacksmith's shop and were on exhibition, together with a model used in refining the oil up until the 1920's. While the museum was built primarily to portray the devel- opment evel- opment of the oil industry. there is anexcellent collection of authentic objects of early pioneer days together with some treasures gathered' from many parts of the world. As the oil wells around, Oil Springs and. Petrone were the first to be developed in North America the oil men from this district became quite famous and as oil was discovered in foreign countries the services of these men became in great demandand they assisted in developing the major oil fields of the world. The oil industry is greatly indebted to those men. In the centre of the museum is a rare collection of souve- nirs that these early oil men brought home with them. There are a number of wells still in operation and it is be. lieved that there is a large reservoir still untapped. We were informed that new dril- ling is to be commenced. Walking through a field with his girl, Frank saw a bull charging toward them. He grab- bed his girl and beat a hasty retreat. "Why, Frank dear," she said when they reached safety, "I thought you told me you'd face death for naee' "I would," he replied, "but that bull wasn't dead." As the "Times" go by HIGiHLIGHTS FROM THE r•A FILES 50 YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO Mr. William Geiger of Hen- Mr. and Mrs. George Rether sail has been successful inpas- and. two sons have moved to sing his medical examinations Exeter from London and have and is now a full-fledged M.D. taken over the restaurant busi- Miss Ila 'Johnston is clerk- ness recently purchased from }fig for Mr. J. A. Stewart. Gordon Lamport. On Thursday Rev. D. W, Col- Mr, Wes Witmer picked his lins and Toni Penliale left first ripe tomato en July 11. Grand Bend in. Mr. Collin's Orangemen from Huron,1VIid.- new motor boat for Sarna, dlesex, Perth and Bruce coup- F'ties celebrated for the first From there it was shipped to time the Soo -where Mr. Collins is ine since the war with 5,000 spending his vacation. people attending in Blyth. Clarence Pickard who has About 400 people from Staf- heen attending Brantford Col. fa, Cromarty and the southend of Ribbert Twp attended a legiate and Miss Ruth Hooper Community reception in Staffa who has been attending London Hall Friday night for Collegiate were both success1V Ir. and Int in. Obtaining their Normal a Britishn Norrri Mrs. Newts, School Entrance. a British war bride, arrived•in Mr. T. E. Handford alongCanada recently to join her husband. with several of his class con- At the meeting of the mem- ducted the Sunday evening bers of the Exeter Board of service at 'Grand Ben d. 1ducation and the reeves and LauriMessres. Loneyn gave Heywood, and. Jresborne, Spresentativestephen and H'from Hensallay, Watsoaddresses Messrs. Clarence Heywood, Thursday evening it Was de- Gordon Taylor and Laurie Wei,- cided to petition the Depart - sail sang. nient of Education for permits The Bend has been alive with sion to inaugurate atranspor- autos dhis summer. Over 50 Lotion system beginning in were counted there in one day. September, Last Sunday eight young men came on motor cytles. 30 YEARS AGO 10 YEARS AGO Miss jean Petrie was chosen the &et Beauty Queen at the Miss Ruby Finkbeiner, Cre• Kinsmen's Dominion Day cele. diton, has obtained her ACCi2 br.•ation in Exeter. She drew in music at the age of 18 the, lucky.ticket naming Fred years. Miss Addileen Geiser is Wilson, Grand Bend ,as the her teacher. winner of the 1951 Chev coach. Mr. Peter Kraft, Dashwood, celebrated his 95th birthday on Tuesday at, the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Rader, Over 3,000, the largest crowd ever to attend an Exeter race Meet went borne dieeppelethd when rain :Forced cancellation of rile event after five thrilling heats were run, Over 200 attended the sixth Wilted reunion at Canatara Perk, Sarhia, ori Saturday, Ally7. Mr; Fred Cole, w`ho for the past seven. and -a Half years has conducted a jewellry heti. ness which he took over. from James Lawson, Itas' tli pond of the business to Jy M, Stith to the Itensalt bt•tilidli, of Beelingtoh, The Iltirnt County` Ceiiticil The first niayor of I;CAIi' has voted $56 towards a scliol. Centralia housing Area, Sgt- arshrp fora county boy enter. Major J 13, Toy and his new ba •• the Uiitarie Agricultural t riniltil are 'btiser eitgAilleing• the t:rriiege, eieWv intfnicitial � i( -uta, Mr. Robert Gar» brill and Miss Violet Ganibrill are 3n London taking a course in or- chestra intisic. This le the first time the cotn`se has been given at Western University. The Canadian Canners eiil- pldyees picnic will he held at Grand Bend on Saturday, July 15, The open air mission festival field on the Lutheran Church grounds, Deshwbod Oft Seeday was Well attended, the congre- gation congre- eothaheVis40at each three she'd Mir., Stantey Walters of the local branch of the Bank of Montreal has been transferred ,,,,mItUwllmintnommtittoinuoto.1111oonAlL!! um,,,,,glnx1w1nA1 wo11mItd6Ul m,,,l,,,, .FPR COMFORT AL! YiwAR ROUNip "MARE it LINpENFIELDS LTD. YOUR .H.EADQUARTERa k~QR. WARM AIR HEATING AIR QNPITIQNING ,.. Qtr. BURNERS SHEET METAL WORK We are an Associate Member of the National Warn; Air Heating and Air conditioning Association of Canada - PHONE 10.1 FREE ESTIMATES: EXETER 1Nt,N111,,/41n1,1t11m11m1111t1 11111111,itl,tltil ltl It Ultra. , The good fight for better health, longer life In the fight against dis- ease, your registered pharmacist works side by side with your doctor, You can trust hien to fill your Rx with the utmost precision. BELL LINES by W. W. Haysom your, telephone manager Maureen Tiedemeit is one of our Exeter operators who is ready to summon doctors, police, fire. men—every kind of emergency help—and 'calm the excited .caller at the same time. Bell operators were credited with helping `to save many lives last year. Folks called the operator because they were sick, the house was on fire, they needed the police or for a host of other reasons that signalled SOS to "The Voice with the Smile." Our operators are con- tinually alert for emergency calls. If an incoherent voice comes on the line, it may be that of a sick or nearly unconscious person. In case of emergency you. need only call the operator. But you'll help the operator in any emergency if you'll stay On the line long enough for her to get all the information. She can do a more efficient job if you're given all the details, Once considered a luxury item, the telephone has become such an integral part of daily living that you can scarcely go any. Where nowadays without finding the familiar phone virtually within arm's reach. Apart from the more obvious places such as offices, stores, street corners, public waiting rooms and, of course, the modern home with one or more extension telephones in convenient locations, there are some locations for telephones that might sur. prise you. Phones for automobiles, for instance, have been available for some time. Business men find them useful for keeping in constant touch with their home offices or customers. A great number of commercial vehicles also have Telephones for similar reasons: Re. cently, an experiment in dialing calls from an aircraft was conducted in British Columbia, Eventually tele- phones may be used on Canadian airliners in much the same way they are now being used in some parts of the U.S.A. In Japan, they have been ekperitnenting With telephones en trains, This has proved to popular that They new plan to expand this service. But the Iateet word oti telephone service for travellers concerns tele- phones on buses, A bus company in the U.S. offers this service to its customer's: If present plans are realized we may see the "same thing in Canada. Going on vacation? Relueniber, the telephone Can help make your trip a real success. By phoning ahead you can be assured of adequate accommodation et the end of a long day's drive. And don't forget to Call the ;folks at your destination to let them know when you'll be arriving, specially if you've been delayed It will add to their peace of Mind and save you the necessity of rush. ing to snake up time. And at the end of the trip, whati about , a reassuring tall back home to let them know you've arrived safely+ Enjoy worry -free tiaVel this sum• Met. M the saying gees,. "Wherever yott go, go first b)' telephone.'' Have a happy vacation.