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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-10-26, Page 4•Ph :g .4 7ltg 'rii.ttlee-Advocates October 2bx 1961, Editori.ztIs Welcome ones This. newspepar ,believes. the richt to express en .opinion Jo: puttik. utes� to the pee3reee .of the neeCat and t,rst it. Meet 'be exer, eisMd freely and without preiuelie.e to pres•eree end: ;lrllproye One, Pratt; eevornntent. 'kine ettitrrtiuriiie is happs ton E=.e1 me the Kongskilde Manufacturing t'o. from Deli , :k rhicll i$ establishing its •C'anadran asseinhls plant and dstribrrtiorr centre in the former North Land Hatchery building here. Kongskilde is the first industrial -type eetah-. l shment to come to Exeter in nearly a decade and, for that reason alone. it is a welcome nen' wuer the community, However, there are other* laetnrs which indicate it may hecnme a much more Valu- able addition than earlier reports indicated. Visit of the e'nmpany's executives here last week reveals the :firm, while comparatively you'rg, already has developed impressive markets in the farming communities of most w esters). European countries. 'it is significant that, ®although Kongs- kilde did not begin exporting its products from Denmark until six, years ager, today some three- quarters nf its sales are in the export market. The establishrnent of assembly plants in Western Ger- Many,. Holland and now Canada in the past three years is indicative of its growth. Equally impreesii-e is that the fine's success appears to he based on the promising foundation of quality products incorporating advanced engin- eering benefits for the farmer, rather than on such risky ,short-term development programs as price - cutting :and gimmick- selling which_ characterize too Many of today's rapidly -expanding c'orporati.ons. Another point about the vompany that will 'appeal to local citizens is that it began, and still operates, in a small rural community in Denmark-.•- Kongskilde----from which it derives its name. Kongs- kilde, according to the banish officials, is not un- like Exeter, a fact which. seemed to please the • company executives. l.t is interesting to note that the father of two of the men in leading positions with the company was the schoolmaster in the community and taught many of the present employ- ees in the Danish plant. • While it would be unfair to expect ton much in the way of local development immediately by eethis firm, the suggestion that. manufacturing op'ra• tions may be incorporated here after a few years is an encouraging one. All of these commendable attributes of the firm make it a welcome addition. indeed. C ommun- ity leaders and citizens in general should do every- thing possible to make a friendly and !exorable climate for Kongskilde here, H cardRwcrrkrrtg wives • Exeter Legion Ladies Auxiliary, which cele- brated its tenth anniversary this month. has achiev- ed an impressive record of service in the com- munity. These hard-working veterans' wives make a significant contribution toward the, welfare of hos- pitalized veterans through the donation of birthday and Christmas gifts as well as periodic personal visits to Westminster Hospital with parcels for the inmates. They help sponsor a summer ramp for veterans' children. make donations to all charitable organizations. and render valuable assistance to the Operation of the Red Cross blood. bank here. In addition. the auxiliary encourages higher educational studies among' local high school stu- dents by providing annual scholarships to SHDHS graduates valued at 5250. Through the kitchen facilities which they themselves provided in the Legion hall, the ladies have rendered an important catering service in the community and also made it available to other or- ganizations. for fund-raising projects. The Legion ladies have furnished rooms in efeele Sugar an Some people would like to take all the fun, danger and excitement out of life. Quite a few of them are editors. They are worse than preachers—al- ways scolding attay at us about something, If it isn't highway accidents, it's fire hazards. and if it isn't that, it's boat ing safety. They keep nagging at us to stay alive, but what we want is to five. They're at it again. right now.. They're rewriting Iasi year's editorials about Melting accidents, It's the same old song, The only concession they make to novelty or variety is to stick a new title on it. Last year's warning was called Death. Stalks the Woods. This year it ,might be Hunters Her - vest , Annual Crnp, nr some- thing of the sort. wonder who reads (hose editorials, 1 would lay a small • !Dice bet that the only people mho peruse them are the same ones who read and sha•.:e their heads over the editorials about highway accidents, foolish fires and unnecessary drounines. I hale a mental picture of this reader audience. If is made up of gentle old ladies who have never learned to drive a car, never smoked a cigar in bed, never ridden in anything faster than a rowboat. and never hunted anything wilder than ahusband. This puts. the editors in the sante position as the preachers who gleet away at: sin on Sun das morning to a handful nf the faithful, while all the sin ners are at home in bed re- covering e•cniering from their Saturdas night activities. • * All I can say is that it serves the editors right.. They're try- ing to take all the thrill out Times st is ARC fi'G L p K ext,ttr inin e#41 b titan Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 Published Each Thursday Morning At Strafford, Ont, Atithertred +s. $eitend Crass Mail, post Officer Dgp'I, Ottawa AWARDS Prank "Hower Beattie Shield, bef Front page (Caw ada), 1957; A. se seo t 'Trophy, gort•ral eeeeeence for tiewst papers published in Outer io towns between 1,500 and 4,5Ob population, 1959, 1957, .1956; J. George Johnston trophy, typo= graphical e,cellence (Onfariol, 1957; E, T, Stephenson Trophy, best front page (Ontario), 1956, 195$; AII-Caittada. tisuranee Federation national sefety award, 1953. Paid-in•Advance Cirtuiation, hit r rt 31, 1961 — 3,4.36 I BSCRP/110V RA 1'Ea.' ttlia" ,. •., a v4 • USA tent& �,.Ot'l l�tx. . aawr tl:�a ss.(l(% Remembrq.nce L. it's itunturtutrate that there should arise a split in the community over the observance of Remembrance Day but it is almost inevitable that it should develop. under present conditions. 1 ei^y citizen will be sympathetic to the Legion's stand in its request for a full-day observ- ance in memory of their comrades who have fallen or hear stricken, It is also realistic: that the day ,should be observed in reflection over the principles for which Canada's .armed forces fought during the three recent wars in an effort to rededicate and redirect our activities toward those objectives. however, the lack of unity in observance among communities, not only throughout this area hut in the province and the nation, makes it dif- ficult to enforce proper recognition. While it seems unfortunate to consider commercial interests on such an occasion, it nevertheless is evident that the hituine s community here materially suffers by a full-day observance when ether centres do not adopt the practice, The officers of Exeter branch of the. Canad- Ian Leion are wise to back strongly a movement in regional and provincial Legion circles to •secure le•islation which will make observance more wide- sp ead and uniform, 'l'hey can do so knowing they hate the full support of the comnnunity, including the business men, who have always in the past endorsed their stand. S t As the business men pointed out in their letter to council. their stand this year is not based nn a lack of sympathy or the Legion position but rather the lack of its acceptance.throughout the a.'ea. There is no question but that, if observance of the full holiday becomes general, this commun- ity will be among the first to return to the practice. Color and religion Edmonton Eskimos' Johnna' Bright, writing in the current issue of The United Church Oh- serser, claims that "prejudice, discrimination and condemnation of fellow mankind are directly against the ideals and principles of Christianity." Race relations. the famous football player argues, "involves our system of morals and re- ligious beliefs," He says: "Somehow, somewhere, we must find a way to build up the sagging moral concepts in our society, There exists a dangerous disintegra- tion of Christianity as it is supposed to exist in our society." Bright argues: "If we find elements of pre- judice in our thinking, then we can't deem our- selves as true followers of Christianity, and, in reality, we make a farce of the church." The football player goes on to say: "The elements of prejudice and discrimination exists openly in large quantities of the United States. In Canada the prejudice is more dangerous because it is subtle and hidden." Teach a child that all people are entitled to differences in culture, dress and foods --- the color of skin does not make any difference, the sports- man urges. - "People roust become aware that pride as a ,human being is far more important than race pride or nationality pride," _his Observer article concludes. South. Huron Hospital and the nurses' residence as well as donating equipment. They also have given considerable financial support to the Girl Guide. groups in past years. The Legion ladies deserve a pat on the back from the community on the occasion of their tenth anniversary, Many happy returns; dispensed by Bill Smiley of hunting. It's a damp. dreary. void sport at hest, The only element in it that appeals to the man of sprit is the danger And since there is little danger of being trampled to death by a rabbit. torn to bits by e part- ridge, or smashed to a bloody pulp by the charge of a wild duck. the hunter mut get his kicks. in this country, from the constant attareness that there is probably another hunt- er drawing a head on him at this very moment, We used to satisfy nur an- cient list for blood with u ars. But there's no fun in it any more, no man-to-man combat, nothing hut a monotonous manipulation of slaughteiing- meehinery, As a result, the only way in which e man can as,ure himself of his physical endurance and courage, in this effete age, is to take 10 the wretch; le the fall and pit him- self aieinst the rest of the fel- lows in the red coats, every man for. himself. Let's take a took at this hunter. He may look like a pot- bellied merchant, or a flabby school teacher, or a soft•iowled lawyer, but beneath that dis- guise lurks the adventurer, the real fang -and -claw killer. * * * t This killer bas reverted about 4,000 years, That red -veined nose sniffs the air as cautious- ly as did that of his stalling; ancestor.Behind those bifocals, piercing eyes sweep every inch of around fora range of as much. as a hundred feet. That's not really a shotgun he's carrying, loaded, cocked and pointing at his left foot, It's a boar shear. }le is keyed to an incredible •pitch of pure, cold nerve. He senses d a' a g e r and sudden death all about him, and he revels in it. Who can Mame hint when he hears the grunt• ing cough of a :lion, whirls in one graeoful movement, and fires a 30.30 into a cow With the heaves? Who can scorn him when he snaps 'off a beautiful 200 -yard .Please turn to page 5 t`/ ' ',r? ) hut t Already have something that, ttttteo, the ctz'udgerl out of those dreary household eheres •CHAPEAUX • tosee ©lsei,?ees ht :es Osette te,` .d: "Of course r know r .dont nerd a, new hat, but that's a. silly reason for not buying one?' ' James G. ardiner it was a pleasure for me on Sunday evening to see and lis- ten to the Hon. James C-, Gard- iner, of Glenberg, Sash„ being interviewd on "Close Up" by the CBC, lti.r, Gardiner was born and ran .3d in Usborne Township and during his political career was a frequent visitor to his mother who resided on a farm near Kirkton, Mr, Gardiner spent 44 years in polities and before entering the federal, government at Ottawa as minister of agricul- ture, he was premier of his adopted province of Saskatch- ewan. He contested 14 elections, winning 13 of (hem, He inti- mated that in the election in t+inch he and the Liberal party were defeated it had cost him a tidy sum of money. The major turning point in Mr. Gardiner's career was a clash with the Mu Klux Clan who conducted a campaign against the Catholics and the Jews in the year 1929. in answer to a question that Mr. Gardiner's attitude had at times hurt the feelings of some peonle Mr. Gardiner suggested that in political life this was unavoidable. \Ir. Gardiner was also asked about his feelings when the Hon. L. St, Laurent was chosen following the death of Mr. Kier. He replied that it was an understood fact that an Anglo Saxon premier should he suc- ceeded by a Frenchman. Asked his opinion about the Hon. C. D. Howe Mr. Gardiner said he was one of the ablest businessmen that Canada had produced. Asked about his opinion of Premier Diefen- beker he stated that he had taken his Hart in defeating him four times. "were you on intimate terms to call your associates by their first names?" asked the in- terrogator. "My moteer taught me to respect my elders ani in this age when nearly every- one of all ages call everyone by their first names, T respected my mother's advice", said Mr. Gardiner. Asked what he thought about war Mr. Ge rdiner said there was little difference in the peiloso"hv of our clay than that of past• ages. i'n'il most of the pennle believe in the teach- ings of Jesus Christ there will JOTT!Nt S ger =MS be danger of wa;, The thsng of turning plowshares and trac- tors into guns and, in times of peace, turning armaments into plowshares are going o in ever-increasing measures./ Mr. Gardiner has 50 cows, mostly Shorthorns, together with a few horses on his farm —the farm he had inte;rded for his son, who lost his life in the last war. His son had planned to be a doctor with the hope of establishing a hos- pital on the farm. Your If _..rary / f�� By MILS. JM."S '..:'.tin M'�re tti .'Y. �w`Pn'V:nkw�7.0 :v.iq':.MI: INS ' November 15 to 22 will be Young Canada Book Week to be celebrated all across Can- ada, This year the patron is Hugh MacLennan, well k,tewn Canadian novelist.' Mr. MacLennan has a firm ?relief in the importance of making the best books avail- able to Canadian boys and girls. He -stresses "the books we read when we are young are the most important books we will ever read. They reach us freshly. They enter our *"'ids at a time when our Minds are as open as the prairies were to the first settlers. They can bring the whole world to us, and if the world they bring is a true one, they are almost more valuable than school." So we hope by bringing this week to your attention to stress the importance of children's books in our library. The Great Religious Leaders A Huron County Library book now in your library is a large one dealing with the great re- ligious leaders down through the centuries from Akhenaten, known as "the first individual in history" of the fourteenth century, B.C. to the present time. In this book Dr. Charles Pot- ter, clergyman, lecturer and author, studies the religion of every land, of China, of Indra, of Russia, and analyzes their histories clearly and simply. Whatever the religion he is dis- cussing Dr. Potter looks for —Please turn to page 7 As the "Times" go by HIC-HL!GHIs PROM THE T -A pp es 5O YEARS AGO The thirty-third aimual met- ing of West Huron Teachers As- sociation was held in Exeter Public School Thursday and Friday. The Ladies Aid of the church at Centralia have decided to have a fowl supper on the eve- ning of November 7, The 100F degree team of Hensall came down Tuesday evening andput on the first de- gree in the Exeter lodge. Last meek the local branch of th Jackson Manufacturing Co., received a large consign- ment of cloth from the Old Country. There is shipped away from the factory nearly 2,000 garments each week. Over 1,001) yards of cloth is cut each week and 100,600 yards of thread used. Mr. Gordon Manns, who has been employed as tinsmith with T. Hawkins & Son, left Friday for Brantford where he has ac- eepted a similar position. 30 Y1ARS AGO =Rev. J. U. Robins of Lis- towel United Church and hit choir conducted anniversary services in James St. United Church on Sunday evening, Rev, McTavish and his choir took the service in Listowel, Mr, A, E. Oestrlcher, Dash wood, won a silver tea service presented by T. Eaton & Co for best dairy herd at Zurich fair. Ivir. R. H. Sayers has rev ceived the appointment as man• ager of the Bank of Commerce commencing November 1. Rementhranoe Day being a statutory holiday is proclaimed a public holiday in Exeter by Reeve B. M, Frei -leis, Rev. D. McTavish Wars, in Goderich Monday evening giv leg his lecture "The Meastire of a Man." The Canadian EYpi'ets Offide which .for ).zany 'years has been do Main St„ Will be trans, ferred to the INR "station, Canada covers more than seven per cent of the world's total land area, but has lets than Ours fifths of one per cent of the world's population. 15 YEARS AGO Exeter barbers have increas- ed the price of haircuts from 35 cents to 40 cents. Exeter Municipal Council on Tuesday received • delivery of their new International tractor with snowplow attachment. At a hockey meeting in the town hall last Monday night, Itobert Southcott was elected president; Frank Creech, secre;- tary-treasurer, and C. 'V. Pick- ard, Ross Taylor, Bob l7inney and Irwin Ford, directors. Mr. Percy Dunsford, of High- way 83, Hay Township, has purchased the red brick resi- dence of R. E. Balkwill, An- drew St. Mr. Balkwill is build- ing a new home on John St, Leavitt's Theatre is celebrat- ing the 15th anniversary of the new theatre and the 35th year in the moving picture business .in, Exeter, Rev. Arthur Page and Mrs. Page of Owen Sound were welcomed back to Exeter when Mr. Page preached anniversary services on Sunday. 10 YEARS AGO Exeter council approved the installation of a blinker light at the intersection of Highway 4 and 83 at its meeting Mon= day night. Stan Otten, former popular aocountant at the lace! Bank of Montreal, Was killed it an auto crash near Oakville. The Exeter girls' Intermed- fate basketball throw team of Pat Hopper, Julia Dunlop and Marjorie Taylor set e new record at the WOSSA field meet le London on. Saturday, The s. -new time Was 31.4 sec- ond Mrs, William Deitz, Kippeti, won the $1,000 jackpot at the monster bingo held, in Exeter arena sponsored by Exeter Legion, There Wete 931 itt at- tendance. Mr, and Mts Thames Road, on Tuesday Cele- brated their 6lst wedding an. niversary, Exeter Kinsmen voted Web to the Exeter I'teereational Connell to help finance a year, toned etre rare of :activity for Exeter and district; Children-, o:,,!!4AlAllLLtAtlAUUA�AAI,1.l11i1.14x61,AI,lA4A5t4,1.U!.lXAE1.lAU1t1141L41JA,UFl.U4tU,4!LIIJ4�dJ.IJ,Id.Uh}4t44llA4Mlt!SliI3661AA1t 1 Otnning .Berm CHAr•r.R,E! ACCOU! TAP T5 :Office Hours 9 a.:uk to 5 Pali. !VON ,EI JLO!NG PHONE 16.1 EXETER !,t11r41.rrr 110 144130mmtrttll}mtuopu#t31ytmi AlIUU44t.14:A;ll1 ttAlS4l.ltlAll.liwoumll4rnt,StlUn 64' Hos your historortge kept POto • with the value o your home? rf you 1?averet increased your t3rol e t y insu.'al:e e t� mato: the rise in real estate values over he past few years, you're leaving 7rQ iywide e' .$ to serious fiyancia.1 loss. Don't be under-it';suree Check with 'ut now for the protection yetneed. /4 He Hodgson Ltd. "TUC tN.rSiG7:,:ANtE MEN" W. H. Hodgson M. 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