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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-08-17, Page 2Page 2 The Times,Achiecete, August 17, 1961 Edit rial 4 Wett4eserved This newspaper helleeek the right to express 4,11. VPhlien Pehlic contributes to the prowess of the nation and that It must bo Mee eked freely and witl1944 ProNdico to preserve ,411.4 improve elernee crane 99Yertenent, The tributes wf,hich are being paid to. Prem ;14ier: Frost, following the recent announcement of h.is intention to retire, have been well,earned. He AS done a remarkably excellent job of guiding this ifrovince through one .of its .greatest eras. Most citizens„ regardless ,of their political leanings, will .agree with the statements Blade by 4bney D. Bell, QC, president of the .Ontario .Fro, treSsive Conservative Association, when Premier Erpat'S retirement from the leadership of the party igas announced, Mr. Dell called him 'the outstand, mg premier of this generation in all the provinces. He is head and' shoulders .abieve his fellows, just, „,...,, n; 4-1.,,,— ---1-- — hrown up once in a i! ao its. achnired this lady for her forthright, attitude, When her kids begged for a pet, she'd snap, "Over my dead body!" She stated flatly that pets were stupid, useless and dirty things. Her children were disconsolate, but resigned. It wasn't that she was afraid of animals. I've seen her reach right out and touch a dog, on several occasions, Some pea- ple would have thought she was pushing the beast away, but she always claimed she was patting IL I've seen her, While she sat •chatting with eat - owning friends, scratch a cat's stomach with het foot. Occa- sionally, if the friends left the room to make some •tea, the cat would wind up at the other ay be able to do so ult now to single out Frost administration, uman rights program, ent, the guardianship cessful hospitalization lc of his successful re t� the "human side." t his government's poi - employment practices, preservation of natu- ways, the retention of Dvincial parks — these arnples of humaneness t period. layed the qualities of kindness and modesty, alis himself, with pride, ited the best of the in - m small communities— eration, ter to Mr. Bell, he said as been a great privil. rich has witnessed the Ontario's human and uid rather seem that privilege of enjoying e sotma leadership of - party? New Democratic Party t to the Canadian poli - the party's new leader, already because of his he provincial field. It it will have its effect, an politics, g*, however, to find that. finds itself at the out- group, in this case, t that one of the in- cs in Canada has been parties on contributions funds required to seek 'tat the gov't in power ting obligation to major Its purely fair-minded great problerns which Hurons. 055 p At the end of this month Rev. R. Q. Mac, iiUaa,who has been director of the Huron County Children's Aid Society for a little over a year, leaves to assume the ministry of the Presbyterian Church in Oakville. There is no denying Dr. Mac- 141illan'S great worth as a minister of the Oospel, and the good people of Oakville will certainly gain a fine clergymen. Nevertheless, it is with sincere regret that we see hint leave his present post, child welfare grows more demanding each year, and apparent, ly the available qualified workers became fewer and farther between. Dr. MacMillan brought to the directorship of the Children's Aid Society in this county a long experience in child welfare prob- lems, plus a deep and sympathetic understanding of the children themselves. One might be led to the belief that in this era of great prosperity the number of cases in which children must have protection other than in their own homes would be decreasing, We have always associated child care problems with pay- erty only. Such is not the case. In face, the pros- perous times which leave prevailed in recent years have, probably, added to the burden of re- sponsibility. Couples are marrying at earlier ages, and as a consequence are often ill equipped, men- tally and financially, to assume the attitudes and responsibilities of parenthood. Another factor, of course, is the great num, ber of young mothers who are working, and to some degree, neglecting their families, The pros- perity of which we are so proud has been accom- panied by extremely high cost of living and in many cases mothers simply must work to make ends meet. The day has long since passed when chil- dren who become wards of the CAS can be dumped into a "shelter" and forgotton until they are 16. Studies which have been in progress for years all indicate that such treatment often ac- complishes nothing more than the production of another maladjusted person — and all too often another future inmate of a penal institution. It is persons of Dr. MaeMillan'S calibre who are waging the battle against this most serious of all social diseases—the unwanted child. Hundreds of people in all branches of child and family wel- fare work across the province are devoting their lives to the cause. We feel that Dr. MacMillan will be a hard man to replace. Wingliam Advance -Times democracy must solve before it can truly be called government "of the people, by the people, for the people." The New Democratic Party, despite its ap- pearance of a grass roots organization, certainly does not overcome this obstacle. Its alliance, its formation by, organized labor puts it in a depen- dent position. All its policies and programs — and its legislation, if it ever forms the gov't — will have to be considered in the light, not of the general interest, but of the specified interest of labor unions and their bosses. This leaves us still with the formidable ques- tion: How can a truly democratic party be devel- oped? eeeeeeeeeiiTetfeeeeeeyeeeeeee:.e ee.-"e.r • eeeelieetelesereeteeteereeleterN I Spice id of the room suddenly, but e'd, never admit to kicking About four years ago,some- ng happened. This lady suf- red one of those emotional ack-flips common to the sex, ext thing he knew, she was rnering her husband, and ging that "every boy should ave a dog" and that "we're epriving the kids of a precious xperience." He was rather half-hearted bout the whole thing, as he as no dog -lover, and besides, he was always leery of these sudden enthusiasms, as they invariably cost him a lot of medley, grief or abuse. How- ever, that Christmas there was a coal -black spaniel pup under the tree. He was named Play- boy by the ecstatic children, w He was the epitome of all the evils that accompany small pups. He merely smirked at all efforts to train him, and left his trademark with equal disdain on linoleum, hardwood floor and rug, He howled like a lovesick tomcat every night for weeks, He ate the toes off the lady's new Italian shoes. He had lice, He needed shots. He jumped up on the lady and tore her stockings or scratched her legs. She hated him. 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The pup, very slowly, acquired some sense, a handsome presence, and a personality to match his name. He learned to swim, to run from big dogs, and to snarl at little ones. He accompanied the kids to school. He went shopping with the lady. He called on her husband. at his place of business. Just about the time he was old enough to start going with girls, he was killed by a truck. The kids were inconsolable. The mother suddenly discover- ed that she adored the pup, wept bitterly, and her eyes filled with tears every time his name came up, for months. That was to be the end of pets. It was 'too much to bear. So, last winter, the lady's daughter, taking advantage of a day when her mother was out of town, arrived home with a scrawny little stray kitten. Her dad didn't have the guts to kick the thing out into the snow. She'd counted on this. Her mother didn't either, when she got home. She contented herself with raising general hell and blasting the dad for not getting rid of it. The kitten was named Piper, and he thrived. Once in a while, it crossed the father's mind that the creature might be a girl, but, as usual, he avoided the issue and hoped for the best. Came the spring, One night the father let the young cat out for the usual, and he vanished, though the dad stood there, in his underwear, call- ing, for half an hour. In the morning, kitty turned up, red - eyed and ruffled. For the next couple of weeks, there was a lot. of activity around the house. In the day- time, the little girl defended her pet with a broom against, the white, brindle, black and purple cats who haunted the yard and •seemed to want to fight with Piper. At night, the family felt like a hunting party in the jungle, crouched about the campfire, while the hyenas howled. all around. In a few weeks, the whole thing was obvious. The kids went right on_ calling Piper "he," but it was plain that the boy kitten was a female cat. Guess who was elected to strangle, or drown, the fruits of her labor. Yes, the father steeled himself against com- ing catricide, At this point, a new charac- ter enters our story. The boy In this family had a birthday coining up. The lady, hi an- other of those mental somer, satins, decided they'd sur prise him with a pup. There was a mad scramble. but the pup — a coal -black spaniel — was there on the birthday, and was promptly named Playboy the Second, * * With the advent of the pup, poor old Piper was pushed in- to the background, despite her condition. There was ,some fear that she'd have a miscarriage, out of sheer pique. But they —Please turn to page 5 er$31.*koriAlosysiblorg$6,1nr, offdrizistaniimel. "rho hat la hy Omar, the drer>a Plate Dma the ithoed are by Jae..4, the money *as hy k'red" (306..e /STA rgl f$ yaw Pawn* WI...fa 1$$.. wawa $ight$ re.ma. 815 'Nothing—what are you doing?' Army' wrecks dam Every summer season a number of the summer visitors to Grand Bend become inter- ested in the historic site of Brewster dam, now a part of the Southcott Pines sub -divi- sion, In an article in The Exeter Times -Advocate in 1938 the late W. IL Johnston relates the fol- lowing history: "In 1832 Brewster & Co. bought from the Canada Com- pany a mill site and power privileges therefor on the Aux Sables River. The new propri- etors built a clam at once, and their mill proved to be a sue- cessftit one. One old-timer said at the height of their suc- cess they employed 300 hands. "The damming ef the river proved to be their undoing in the end. The .Aux Sables runs through a fertile plain of al- most level country, but in the 1840's it might almost be classed as swamp lands. The Aux Sables, a sluggish stream, drained it imperfectly, and aft- er Brewster's dam was built the effect would have been disastrous if the country had been closely settled. Land flooded "The water was backed up and large portions of the town- ships of Williams, Biddulph, McGillivray and Stephen were flooded, In the 50's settlers began to locate in the territory affected by the overflow. The mill and their owners became unpopular, and the Canada Company instigated legal pro- ceedings against the company sorne 19 years after granting them the privilege of erecting a dam and mill, and sought damages for the flooding of their lands. The proprietors filed a bill in chancery to refrain the com- pany from taking legal action, and this relief was granted by Chancellor Blake on the prin- ciple of law and justice that 'when a person has stood by seeing an act or has consented to it he shall not use his legal rights in opposition to that per- mission.' Chancellor B 1 a k e, was the father of Samuel and the Honorable Edward Blake, who won a wide reputation for honest interpretation of the law. "Though the proprietors had won their case, they offered to demolish their dam on the pay- ment of compensation by the company, but the latter re- fused. to consider the offer. JOTTINGS BY JMS Crowd destroyed mill "The people settled the mat- ter by organizing a vigilance committee from the flooded area, and a crowd destroyed the dam and mill, and for a long time thereafter there was 110 mill in the vicinity." Dr. Sherwood Fax, former president of the University of Western Ontario, in his book "T Aint Runnire No More" de- scribes t h e destruction of Brewster dam as follows: "So one night after many years of endurance—it was In the early years of 1860's— a diminutive army of peasants was .secretly mustered in the forest. At a given signal it advanced upon the dam and mill. Armed with the unmartial weapons of the backwoods — axe, eanthook, spades, pick, crowbar, and flaming pineknot — in a few minutes the attackers tore the flimsy makeshifts down and set fire to all that remained above water. "The liberated stream dashed through the breaches towards its goal as though exulting in its freedom from eeginienta- lion, Nature was left as the sole arbiter of success or fail- ure in the tilling of the valley lands above. Another improve- ment of man upon Nature had been sent down the river and up in smoke." Today the site of Brewster's dam may be found at the rear of the RC church south 1ef ' Grand Bend, A plaque outlin- ing the history of the dam has been erected on the highway in front of the church by the Grand Bend WI and Aux Sable Conservation Authority. tre..'ffeeeeeleeelletetereeteeleeelleepeerel Your library By MRS. JMS Canadian Law The book "Canadian Law" describes Canadian laws, how they operate and how they af- f.ect the daily .life of every citizen. Starting with the history of how our laws originated and a summary of how they are ad- ministered, Canadian Law con- tinues with a discussion of the legal rights .of the individual. It, then proceeds to an analy- sis of contracts, cheques, notes and drafts; the buying and sell- -Please turn to page 5 As the 11 • Timest go y HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE T -A FILES 50 YEARS AGO Artangements have been made for a double header ball game in town on Labor Day between the Exeter Pirates and. Parkhill Juniors. Mr, B.. E. Pickard left for the West this week to attend to the harvesting, The Exeter School Board an- nounces the, opening of the High School or Continuation Class n September 5 with W, R. Weidenhammer in charge of modern languages, mathe- matics and science, Miss E, M. Robb, English History and Miss M. M, Campbell, com- mercial and junior work. On Sunday evening Rev. S. F. Sharpe of Caven Church preached for the Kirkton Old BoysReunion in the Method- ist church at that place, Mr. J. G. Stanbury secured first, prize for his gladioli at Toronto Exhibition. Mr. Thomas White drives the stage between Exeter and Kirkton, 30 YEARS AGO Mr, Jack Paisley of Chain way Store is holidaying at his home in Orillia. Miss Ruble Creech has been successful in passing. the pri- mary part 1, kindergarteli summer course examinations for teachers held et Stratford centre. Buffalo investors, Oliver Ca, hana and Thomas Laneen, have bought up what is considered one of the finest clay deposits in Canada at St, Joseph for the manufacture of brielte, Mr. Welker of the Oakwood Golf Course has this week opened up a new rustic dining room adjoining the golf club- litise* The cutting off of the thorn - Ing train from the Mirth will effect the attendance at the teeter 'High. School of students frim the north. Mr. E. M. tettante it taking A short COtirSe; at the Goodyear plant, Toronto, 15 YEARS AGO Mr. G. W. Lawson rounds out 21 years with the Bell Tel- ephone Co. in Exeter. The mason work for the walls of the first floor of 'Jones 6: MacNaughton's new seed build- iiig has been completed, Mr. Wilfred Goodwin, Hen. tall merchant, returned Mon- day alter crossing the ocean by plane to visit his mother whom he had not seen for 27 y B. M. Francis' new home has the first coat of plaster on. At the request of the District Military Authorities Exeter Council voted that the Exeter Fire Brigade should answer fire calls from the prison camp southeast of Exeter at $25 per run, The first flood -lit ball park in Hume County was opened in Hensel] Wedriesday evening. 10 YEARS AGO Out of 127 papers written by Grade 13 class of SHDHS there Were only sik failures papers making a, percentage passing of 95.3. The large beige brick front' erected by Lindenfields Limit- ed is almost complete, The south half of the building for' primly housed the old 'post of, li c er, D. and Mrs, H. Cowen, their daughter, Mrs. lack Re)" nolds, and Son, Peter, have re- turned from a five-week trip to Vancouver by car and Froin Owe by boat to Mesita, The Mice•prentifient hotne of James Pickard, one of the pioneers of Eketer, is being torn dowe. It is south Of Snell Bros, Ltd, and will be removed for expansion, Huron County hasti't; leg its last steam engine, Mr. WiItIani II, Smith, erection; has, one in good condition which he pine chased iron) the white Con pane in London in 1919. Tenders and being defied for the demblitict 01 thd ,61d pub1i sth�o1 - 4 41111WV.11.01/0).11MAIMIttit..14,1411AIIIIIIIMMIM11$0/141J.W.41MAIMIAMMIWIM4IIIIIIIIIMMJ.WWIM$1, ' 1 $ P ALF AN rig.tk 4,,,, --, Oil Burner s — r. ..: 40 ANDR.g1IY $1-1, PETER PJ -Ko 719 E. . .,.. f,,,,ommtiomminimmoliummtommtptimmmummounommoulmominimmiimmumin4 Heating, Plumbing, Sheet Metal Work YOU CAN .AFFORD THE BEST IN HOME .HEATING, WITH SHELL'S NEW HEATING...EQUIPMENT FINANCE PLAN! Only 10%. .down ,„ the restio up to 5 years Whether' you're converting your present furnace, or installing a complete new oil heating system, you can pay for it through Shell's new Heating Equipment Finance Plan. You can install the heating equipment of your choice and we will arrange a loan of up to $1,000o for you. You pay only 10% down, and the rest is spread con- veniently over the next 5 years. Why not call us to -day. We will discuss your plans with you and tell you exactly how Shell's Heating Equipment Finance Plan works. And—whatever make of oil burner you buy, the Shell Furnace Oil we supply will give you heating that is clean, even, trouble-free .. it's the best value for your heating dollar. For complete Information on Shell's Heating Equipment finance Plan, call rt Clarke PHONE 80 BELL LINES by W. W. Haysom your. telephone manager Miss Wanda Wilson of. our Goderich office finds she is using the telephone now more than ever before. You probably aren't conscious of it, — but chanelt are you're using your telephone more than you were, say, 10 years ago, How can we tell? Because we're a lot busier here al the telephone company handling your calls. For example, 10' years ago Bell customers made an average of 11,180,000 calls a day. In 1960, we were hand- ling an average of 21,668,000 calls a day throughout our territory — 93% increase! Much of this results from new customers, of course, But quite a bit collies from the fact that you're picking up your phone more often be- cause you can call more people, and more people can call you, We're happy to know your telephone is working harder for you — saving steps, making life easier and more pleasant. The dial cutover for Exeter is progressing, The new building on Carling Street is taking form and more green trucks are making their appearances on Exeter's streets to carry employees and supplies to provide new plant and cables and to replace your present sots_ with dial sets and generally peoviding for the bee day in February 1962. We realize the urgency of having your dial tele - Phone number te use in advertising on calendars, letter, heads and printed forms. If you desiee your now teita- phone nernkier, please call our Business Office, Exeter 124, and you will be provided with it. We thought it might be a good idea to remind folks le Exeter once again about our new FREE Concealed Wiring Service for homes under construction, Our instal- lers will place multi -wire cable between the walk through. mit ii new home provided this service is requested before the walls and partitionare closed in, Then, when the house is completed and the customer has chosen the locatimi, or lecations, for telephone service our installer will locate the hidden Wire with an electronic instrument end connect the telephone, or telephones, with the Wile I g. An inconspicuous plastic face :plate Will be affixed t the value (if his home, For hill informatiem ask your the outlet from the wall and the only wire showing Will the lead to the telephone, Most folks agree that this te w free service is a real been to the home myna end adds t wilder to call Mir BUsiness Office end ask for Concealed Wiring service. „ Rementher, when you're fraVelling tom summer, tever you go, go fire, by phone.