The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-06-14, Page 4'Page 4
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The frustrating, aspect of the perenn ial
problems of dogs at large and bicn, vies on sidewalks
is that so many thousands of words are spoken
about them around the council table and so little
effective action is taken.
Councillor Farrow may have given up. too
easily on the canine, vontrol service offered out of
London. Newspaper reports indicate that. early
Opposition to. the service has been overcome and.
. that it is being used in such centres as Seatortin
igilverton, St. :Nlarys and 'Mitchell. Orand Bend
has made an agreement with other centres to pro-
vide a control service. Such mutual or group al..-
i•angements would seem to be a natural solution.
.The only other move which might be made, and
one which seems to he so obvious that council just
won't consider' it, is to call for applications for
a dog catcher.
Regarding the bikes. the bylaw should be
""h Wended to provide more reasonable and inure
‹ze:Ortforeeable legislation. We believe children should
'.:,:-Se7allowed to ride on the sidewalks providing they
7EgIve pedestrians the right of way. Councillor Del-
'
bridge has an excellent point when he notes that
„no child has ever been killed riding on the side-
while several hate been on the roads, Every
:.precaution must be taken to prevent adults from
n;bting struck by children on bicycles, of course;
ge:nve believe that a more realistic: 'bylaw, coupled
intelligent enforcement of it. can provide
tithat protection in a sensible way.
The complainant at council last week who
—indieated the police were not doing their job un-
fgrtunately was out of order. The council has not
decided yet what, kind of enforcement it wants:
until it does. the police cannot be .expected to Bet.
Sound program
•• We're behind Roads Chairman Ralph Bailey
It and his program to develop more permanent
.e streets. The application of asphalt emulsion and
clops on those roads which will not be affected by
sewerage. and the priming of other streets in pre-
.varation. for a peter surface in the future is a
;positive move toward improvement.
We support, too, Councillor Claude Farrow
and those other members of council who suggest
that a two-year or longer road program be drawn
up to schedule improvements in the most effective
and economical manner. This has been long over-
due.
The improved surfacing and the planned
program is the practical method of solving our
-road problems. particularly the most annoying one
of dust. Because of the new plans and the new
chairman, along with the unseasonably hot weather
which aggravated the problem, the public general-
has been tolerant of the monstrous dust hazard
with which it has had to contend. Council, under-
standably, was not in a position to cope with it
this year; however, another year it does not have
Seldom do we. the public, get an opportune
no, to govern this country of ours. Most of the time
it's done by a handful of people at Ottaw a..
Monday is one of those rare and privileged
occasions-- - they conic about once in every four
years—when we have- our chance to call the tune,
Why would anyone give up this opportutn
ity? How van any thinking citizen say. 'My vote
doesn't matter'?
Each vote is counted. and it's the sum total
of all the individual voles that determines who
mill govern the country for the next. four years.
There's a ballot waiting for you at the poll-
ing booth Monday. It will count. Use it wisely.
Not justified
Some patents have been critical of district
school authorities for ordering students to attend
in a body the brief receptions in this area for
Liberal leader Lester Pearson last Wednesday.
They suggest the officials show partisanship in
such a decision. We don't think the complaint is
justified.
If Prime Minister Diefenbaker came here
during the campaign and the PC officials requested
that the school children can be on hand to greet
him, we imagine the school board would agree.
Although he does in effect remain prime minister
during the campaign, Mr, Diefenbaker nevertheless
would be making his visit in his capacity as the
leader of a party seeking election. The same cour-
tesy, then. should be extended to the leader of
any other recognized political party, Mr. Douglas
and Mr. Thompson included. Lot us not be so
narrow minded about politics that we can't show
respect to those who have been honored with po-
litical leadership, even if we don't agree with the
policies of the particular party.
In addition to this general justification for
school co-operation in. connection with last Wed-
nesday's tour, there remains the fact. of course,
that Mr. Pearson is a distinguished Canadian whose
efforts at the international level have been signifi-
cantly recognized. Let our children see such per-
sons when they have the opportunity.
If there is any criticism in connection with
Mr. Pearson's tour of this area, it is that so few
adults made an effort to hear or see him, There
must be something wrong about our sense of values
when fewer than 100 people gather to hear one of
the nation's top political figures when he comes
to our community,
Although we can't go along with Mr. Pear-
son's program in this campaign, we do suggest he
rates more than a passing nod even from those
who are not prepared to support him,
such valid excuses. Tenders should be called much
earlier in 1.963 in order to permit treatment of
roads as soon as the proper weather arrives, The
public must; have relief from this condition.
Sugar and Spice
dispensed by Bill Smiley
"torlats.
Too much talk
This, tiewsp.ap..er believes tire. right to .express e n opinion In jsublic
.contributes to .the progress of the nation an that it .must be. exit,.
freely .and. without prejudice to ;preserve encl. imorev,e demo.
government.
If does count
"The last time you saved rile fifty percent, we were
in debt for three years."
A 'printer's devil'
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Tom Feeny says
that you can travel
relaxed if you call
ahead for
accommodations.
Let the
telephone
be your
travelling
companion
in trying to decide who was
going to win this election. I
was completely bamboozled by
reading the newspapers and
the political commentators. Do
you know something? Those
birds don't have a clue. After
a lot of hedging, a barrage of
"ifs" and "buts", they invar-
iably conclude that the Govern-
ment kill be returned "with a
reduced majority".
About eight times out of 10
they can't help but be right,
because the Government is al.
ways in the favored position
of the champion taking on the
challenger. And when they are
wrong, it's quickly forgotten
in the general hullabaloo.
These prognosticators are
not something new, They have
been braying like jackasses
over since Confederation. And.
they are just as pompous, just
as insolent and just as often
wrong, today as they were
then. •:
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I discovered this when 1
decided to compare today's
election campaigns with those
of a H half.century ago, and dug
up 'SOine old newspapers for
the ptiepose. I learned some-
thing else — that elections,
like life in general, have be-
come a lot more complicated
and confusing in the past 50.
years. And, like life in gene•
rel, they've lost a lot of their
fun.
Our fathers knew perfectly
well whom they were going to
vote for, and all the speeches
and slanted newspaper stories
wouldn't have budged them an
iota. But that didn't mean
they weren't going to enjoy
every minute of the campaign.
argue the isuses hotly and try
to squeeze a little patronage
out of the local party boss,
even if it amounted to only a
couple of drinks of free whisky.
Politics in those days com-
bined the noise, the unpre.
dictability and the excitement
of an Indian potlatch. an Irish
wake, and a French shivaree.
In every small town, there
was a Grit newspaper on one
side of the street, and down'
the block on the other side, a
Tory newspaper. Thoy vied in
hurling insult, slander and
libel at the opposing party and
each other. They contained
such sprightly remarks as:.
''The editor of our esteemed
contemporary, the Recorder,
has obviously been slavering
at the same trough as some
of the other hogs who swallow
the slop thrown to them by
the gang of thieves eseonced
at Ottawa. His latest editorial
is a masterpiece of misinfor-
mation, plain falsehood, and
downright depravity.'
Around election time, in
those days, every male had
cigar, the women were at
have just been reacting an
article on Sir John r
written in 1037 by W. J. White.
son of John White. who was
owner and publisher of the Exe-
ter Times al the time when Mr,
Willison left his home in Bay-
field and. served for a few' clays
as "printer's devil" in the Exe-
ter Times office,
()wing to the length of the
article I am condensing it by.
1'N:erring to some of the most
interesting points,
The village of Bayfield, south
of Goderieh, has to its credit
the honor of being the birth-
place and playground of one of
Canada's noted authors and a
journalist who became inter-
nationally famous,
"One day in June of the last
century, in the early hours, a
watcher might ha''e seen a boy,
who had reached his eighteenth
year, packing up his belong-
logs and headed for the London.
Road.
At Brucefield the lad hesitated.
as to whether to go north to
Clinton or south to Exeter,
Every step led him into a
world of which he knew very
little, but in which lay his fu-
ture. He decided to go south,
Along the dusty road, at a
four mile an hour gait, went
the young man. He divested
himself of his coat and vest
and added them to the bundle
he was carrying Mile after mile
his steps carried him,
Just at the noon hour he ar-
rived at Exeter, fle saw a sign
"Printing Office." the home of
the Exeter Times newspaper.
Closing the door of the office
on. his way home to dinner was
the proprietor, Mr. White and
a couple of the employees, fie
asked Mr. White if be could be
given a job. In answer to a
q,iestion he replied [hat he
didn't know a thing, but he was
willing to learn.
Willison was taken on as an
apprentice—otherwise "printer's
devil," A verbal agreement,
which bound the applicant to a
three-year service as appren-
tice, was entered into, the first
year's salary to be $25 with
hoard and lodging, each subse-
quent year to bring a slight in-
crease,
In those days the newspaper
owner generally boarded the
apprentice a' his home. His
duties were to take care of the
fires, clean up the office, wash
up the type and rollers and do
other menial orders, He started
50 YEARS AGO
The work of Miss- Clara Vos-
pear, the entrance class teach-
er, once more shows great suc-
cess, the result of the examina-
tions showing that 16 out of .17
passed.
Dr, E, J, Eacrett, who has
been practising medicine for
tour Ivears in Change Islands,
Newfoundland, is shaking hands
with old .friends in town.
Mr, F. W. Farneombe of Lon-
don was in town this week on
business in connection with the
Alain Street sewer,
The London, Miran and 'Bruce
being re-railed from Clinton
to Wingham, a distance of 24
miles, The rails heretofore in.
Use were made in Barrow, Eng-
land and were put down when
the road was built in 1873.
lion Oestrieher, Crediton, is
kept busy making cement tile
for the township council. There
has been a great demand for
file to repair the numerous
washouts,
Russell May 1188 commenced
his probation as junior pastor
of Bervie Methodist dwelt,
25 YEARS AGO
Dr, William T. joynl, Item-
sall, graduated with first class
honors in dentistry from the
University of Western Ontario.
While working in his garden
Clerk Joseph Senior found a
halfpenny bank token' of the
Bank of Montreal dated 1814.
A band concert is being held
in Victoria Park en Sunday
directed by 'rod Walper.
st, Paul's Anglican Church,
llensall. celebrated its tooth an ,.
niversary on Sunday mid a
garden party on Thursday.
Sir Robert. Borden, prime
minister of. Canada throughout
the war died On Thursday.
Throe perstris lost their lives
when a plane era Shed iii
heat field of Mr. Archie Dew-
ar, about two miles post of
Weodhant about I:50 Monday
morning,
JOTTINGS BY JMS
to work that same afternoon.
One of the Junior members of
the firm fell the lad had literary
merit. Mr. White insisted that
he continue the duties expected
of an apprentice, A day or two
passed the lad showing occa-
sional signs of dislike. He was
given a room in the house of
his employer, facing the gar-
den,
On the morning of the third
day all were seated at the
breakfast table at 6.30 a.m., ex-
cept the apprentice. A visit was
made to his room. R. was va-
cant. The work of the "devil"
was not to his liking and be
took this way of showing it,
The next word that came of
hint was that he was a 'cub'
reporter on a London (Ont.)
paper, Shortly afterwards it
was learned that he was on the
Toronto Globe. This was follow-
ed by the information that he
was promoted to the position
of editor-in-chief, He became a
close friend of Sir 'Wilfrid La lir-
ler and lie wrote the life of that
great statesman,
Later he himself received a
title,
tetfMetW6teera:614tate:WAlif
Your library
By MRS. J.MS
A Nation of Sheep
Two years ago William Led-
erer collaberated with Eugene
.Burdick in writing the hook
"The 'Ugly American" which
quickly put both authors into
international prominence. From
all corners of the country and
from all kinds of people in every
conceivable occupation came
letters asking what the average
American can do ti rectify the
foreign policy of his country,
These questions prompted the
writing of a book by Lederer
"A Nation of Sheep" in which
lie places the responsibility on
the individual. He scolds the
average citizen for not bothering
to be informed about his coun-
try's public business which now
reaches to many remote corners
of the globe.
The author tells us bluntly it
is not safe to remain ignorant
of wha t goes on in distant
places, because our own security
—Please turn to page 7
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Summer is here and with it comes vacation time.
Like most folks in Exeter, you're probably planning to
do some travelling this summer. Remember, the tele•
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end of a long day in a strange town looking for a place
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well. Yes, let the telephone be your travelling companion
this summer and enjoy a happy, relaxed vacation,
Here's a real
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builders
Now' that the building season is in full swing, it
might he a good idea to remind you once again about
our FREIE Concealed Wiring Service for homes under
eonstruction. Our installers will place multi -wire cable
between the walls throughout a new home provided this
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Service,
home looking after the kids,
where they belonged, and the
bars were lined three-deep
with enthusiastic political ex-
perts.
Nobody went around asking
plaintively. ."Well, is there
any real difference between-
the parties?" as they do to-
day. Of course there was a
difference. The Tories tor the
Grits, were ruining the coun-
try and that w as all there was
to it. Everybody knew what the
issues were. • You were either
for Reciprocity or against it,
even though you weren't too
sure what it meant.
Fifty years ago, a speech
was a speech, When you'd
driven 18 miles WI t h. a horse
and buggy to hear it, anything
shorter than an hour and a
half was a personal insult. And
there was nothing naroby-pam-
- Please turn to page 7
As the "Times!' go by
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE T-A FILES
15 YEARS AGO
C. B. Hagey of Fort Erie
was engaged by liensall village
council to prepare preliminary
plans for a waterworks system,
lie is in charge of installing
waterworks at Luean.
Mr. R. B. Williams has sold
out his interest in the Massey.
Harris Sales and Service in
Exeter North. to 'fed Munn.
Preparations are being made
throughout the Township of
mansbard for a celebration to
commem.orate the 100th year of
incorporation of the township on
June 25 at Rannoch.
Alt', Clark Fisher was elected
DDGM for Huron-. at the Grand
Lodge meeting of the :MOE in
Hamilton Wt. week,
Dr, R. II. Doyle, who has
been a medical practitioner in
Exeter for the past two years,
has disposed of his practice to
Dr. F. J, Milner.
The day prior to her wedding
Marion Elliot received word
she had successfully .passed her
RN examinations.
10 YEARS AGO
A. record of 62 children were
enrolled in Exeter P'11, bli e
School kindergarten last week,
This is 15 more than laot year,
Jean Taylor will he . Senior
supervisor. of Exeter Kinsmen
Summor Playground this_ sum.
mei' with four juniorsi
Pickard, Jean ThonisOn, John
Lynn and Don Taylor.
Pride of ifurph Rebekah
Lodge presented the South Hut.
on :Hospital .,,.SSOCiatiOn With
'01040 for 5800 to furnish a
tWO.bed -MOM.
AW 1 Maxine Parsons of nag.
otsvilre, Que„ is oo three weeks'
leave visiting her parents, Mr,
and Mrs. Lloyd Parseea.
Messrs. litibeet .Miller and
Russell Hopeteft OfDashwood
have retuned 'from MYONOWti
where they attended
ante on poultry health and ere
trition,
is, 1, SNt citzer was installed
103243 president of Fleeter Lions
Mb at the last meeting for the
tiasoft Friday night.
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