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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1963-10-03, Page 4Aeteeleseeseekeeekeee teefeeteeeeeteit;.eci-iEtiee.* EDITQR1AL$ O.VpSt article 'TWO miracles Of fall Deserved recognition BY J. Jr. MGCAULEY, AUSABIA..AUTHORITY FIELD OE FICFI2 Of tho tree, ley the time the leavea are on the ground, the trees are ready to withstand the cold winter months., In the spring, Nature will perform further miracles with the trees. M.ankinciwilire- ping .at the production of flow- ers and new leaves as the hard- woods awake from their long winter's selss" layer. Broad leaves or hardwood trees that. lose their leaves annually are '<dead, 1,101,1s". In losing its leaves, the tree reduces its -moisture losses, It 'nest do this, as low tem., pereteres make it difficult for the tree to .obtain water. The shedding of leaves, then, is ne- cessary tp prevent dehydration CHARLIE i\Ao NA L.)Q HTO.N JOTTINGS BY JMS J. M. Southcott o x The record majorities polled by Hon. C. S. MacNaughton and Hon. William A. Stewart. in Huron and Middlesex North ridings last week provide unmistakable recognition of the outstanding eontribiltions these two men have made to the new Progressive 'Conservative goy- eminent in Ontario, Roth cabinet ministers deserve the solid vote of confidence they received from their ridings and it is gratifying to see that many voters crossed traditional party lines to ex- press appreciation of their efforts. The large increase in the majorities of the two candi- dates had to come from former Liberal sup- porters. This gives more credence to the belief that the old political family ties are breaking up, even in such rural ridings as ours, It is. a good trend, in some respects, too, While the vast majority of the votes giv- en to the victors were expressions of 'approval and encouragement, there is no doubt that some were east in objection to the type of cam- paign waged by the Liberals, principally Mr. Wintermeyer. Ontario has demonstrated again, as it has before, that it does not appreciate villification, innuendo and deprecation of per- sonality, An interesting generalization of the campaign has been made by the Stratford. Bea- con-Herald: "The contrast of the election campaign of this past month has been the contrast be- tween one salesman who offered 10 dimes for a dollar, and another salesman who offered the moon on, a golden platter with Hollywood sound effects. One salesman took the line that the bill of goods he had to sell was nothing wonderful, but fairly good value for the mon- ey; the other salesman took the line that his goods were wonderful and besides that, his An Announcement in the Public Interest Catering to tourists rival's goods were crooked and his rival WAS crooked. "Ontario voters, a cautious and long- headed lot, yesterday preferred the moderate claims to the extreme claims, just as they usual- ly have. In the exceptional mood of the de= pression years, the flamboyance of a Mitchell Hepburn caught the public imagination, and brought success in the elections of 1934 and 1937 to the type of campaign used by Ontario Liberals in 1963. "These are not depression years, and the 'tactics that won for Hepburn did not win for Wintermeyer." In this election, as in some federal .elec- tione, the tragedy has been the landslide de- velopment that 'wipes out effective opposition. This results from an over-emphasis on party leaders to the detriment of local candidates, While 'it is necessary today to create leader and party images, it also has been proven eon- clusiVely that far too much gambling has been done on top-level salesmanship. Parties will soon be convinced, surely, that they must hedge their betting on the leaders with some Stakes on the merits of the local candidates, in order to avoid obliteration in reaction against the former. Prime Minister Roberts' heady majority gives him even greater responsibility to pro- vide the good government of which he already has shown himself capable. It gives him unex- pected problems in that some of the Conserva- tive candidates whom the voters might have been expected to reject have been returned and will have to be dealt with by the prime minister. There are some blemishes on the record which must be corrected and erased. Mr. Robarts„ however, already has shown himself eapabale of running his own show and his impressive victory will give him added strength to 'assert his authority, Briefs Invited on the Subject of the Proposed MEDICAL SERVICES INSURANCE It's worth consideration In the fall of the year, nature performs two leaf miraclesbee fore our very eyes. One of these, the glorious coloring of our hardwood leaves, is the subject of many photographs, songs and Writing. The other, the shedding of these leaves, is not as spec- tacular, but is equally wond- rous. This riot of leaf color dis- played by our broad leaved or deciduous trees is anindication that nutrient activity within the leaves IS slowing down. The production of the green calor°, phyll, a masking color, has stopped, and that which was pre- sent has been destroyed by sun- light, With the disappearance of the chlorophyll (removing the mask), other colors are ex- posed. These under-colors, are caused by the presence of chemical compounds in the leaf which are known as "caroti- noids", There are two carotinoids. One Is orange and is called "carotin" after the carrot, in which it is the main coloring agent. The other is yellow and is called ",xanthophyll". Most of the reds and purples seen in autumn foliage are due to other chemical coloring ag- ents known as "anthocyanins", These form in the cell sap, and contrast sharply with the greens and yellows. They may be pre- sent throughout the growing season, as in beets and some kinds of plants, or they may be 'produced in the autumn as in ripening apple s and some lea- ves. The combination of green, yellow and the colors of the anthocyanins, together with the browns of dying leaf cells, are responsible for most of the autumn colors. As the colorful autumn con- tinues, the leaves eventually die and fall off. Before they do so, a corky layer of cells forms across the base of the leaf stem. This layer will cover the wound which would otherwise be exposed after leaf fall, Gra- dually, cells beyond the corky layer weaken and detach them- selves from it, With the effect of wind, rain and gravity, the leaves fall. The breaking away process is known as "abscission". The weak layer of cells is the ,,ab- During the sixty years that I have been connected with this office I have seen a great many changes take place throughout this part of Western Ontario but the changes that are taking place south of Exeter and in the vicini- ty of Grand Bend would be a revelation to anyone who has not visited this part of Ontario during the past few years. I have marvelled at the chan- ges in the highway at Hayfield and the construction of the bri- dge over the Hayfield river, replacing the narrow bridge that for many years wound around a treacherous curve and over a narrow bridge. The same thing is true about the highway north of Goderich and the new bridge over the Maitland river. The gigantic engineering feat of these two projects together with the tremendous costs stag- ger the imagination and are tri- butes to the men who have had the foresight to see the impor- tance of each venture. The increase of traffic over the Bluewater Highway is evi- dence of the success of the planning that has gone into the district resulting in the promo- tion of the tourist traffic that is the life-blood of Western Ontario. Huron County has never been The Government of Ontario has appointed an Enquiry which: 1. Having regard to the maintenance of the physical and material well-being of the people of Ontario, and the social, economic and health benefits to be achieved through the establishment and operation of a feasible medical services insurance programme, shall . Examine and enquire into, hold meetings for the study and discussion of, receive representations in connection with mat- ters related to, and consonant with, the basic principles, pur- poses and objectives of Bill 163 of the [962-63 session of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario respecting Medical Services Insurance. 2. After due study and consideration, to make recom- mendations and report upon matters enquired into under the terms set out herein as the commissioners see fit to the Prime Minister and Executive Council of Ontario, Notifications of intention to file briefs should be submitted on or before October 11th and actual briefs (25 copies) no later than November 15th to the Secretary. DR, 1. GERALD RAGE? T. C. CLARKC, Secretary Chairman Room 418, 67 College St. Toronto 1 Telephone 365-4024 service. It is to be known as Christ Church, Centralia. The mystery woman, who drowned at Grand Bend August 1'7, was buried at the cemetery there Saturday, her identity still unknown. Exeter Council recently re- ceived a brochure from the town's namesake in California. Much damage was caused at RCAF Station Centralia by a three minute hurricane Friday night. Rooftops of sever al structures were shattered in- cluding the roof of the new of- ficers' mess completed last week. paramount for its industrial development largely because of a lack of adequate transporta- tion which is now being over- come by the motor transports that serve the district and the emphasis at present is to make Western Ontario a tourist at- traction which it is fast be- coming. Supplementing the work of the highways department as men- tioned above are the tremendous strides now being made onleo. 4 Highway between Exeter and London, particularly the five miles now under construction south of Exeter and also the Blue Water Highway at Grand Bend where the main intersec- tion is changing the entire ap- proach to this popular summer resort. During the past few weeks a goodly number of stalwarttrees that marked the approach to Grand Bend from the south and have withstood the elements for more than a hundred years, have fallen in the march of progress. Preparations are well under way for replacing the present bridge Over the Ausable by a four-lane structure that should be in operation late in the sea- son of 1964. Straightening of the highway that leads into GrandBendfrom the east has meant the demoli- tion of several buildings, the most important of which was the Manore service station, The road leads through what has been a successful motore•court and this means the sale or des- truction of several homes and a number of summer cabins. It includes the construction of a new culvert to take care of the spring freshet that annually finds its way into the river. At present time it is difficult to visualize just what is taking place and campers and visitors to Grand Bend next season will no doubt marvel at the engi- neering feat that is now well under way. Straightening of the highway a few miles south of Grand Bend together with a new bridge that was completed this year has made a vast improvement in the approach to Grand Bend the Pinery Park and the Motor Courts that cater to the holiday trade, The latest proposal toward solving the Hay township school question has merit. In the least it deserves some serious considera- tion by the municipalities involved. A department of education official sug- gests that some of the difficulties of the issue might be solved by inviting Hensell to join the township school area, which already includes Zurich. This would put the educational services of the three municipalities under one board, which would operate the schools at both Hen- sail and Zurich. This move is in line with cur- rent agitation toward larger jurisdictions at the elementary school level. The proposal also overcomes the objec- tion of the ratepayers in the east end of Hay township, who have expressed clearly, both by vote and petition, that they do not wish to have their children transported to Zurich. The rea- son for their adamant stand is understandable from the viewpoint of their proximity wo Hen- sail. The amalgamation would permit at least part of the proposed new school facilities to be added to the Hensall school, rather than concentrating all of them at Zurich where there are limitations. It would eliminate partially the problem of overtaxing the Zurich playground and relieve the somewhat dubious move of making an extensive addition to the old por- tion of the Zurich school. There are obvious disadvantages to the proposal. too. One important question is whether Hen- sail would be willing to sacrifice 'the authority it enjoys over its school operation. Hensall would become a minority group in the com- bined jurisdiction, compared to its present autonomy in school affairs. This would be par- tially offset by the obvious financial advantage of joining with Hay township, which benefits from considerable summer Cottage assessment. Conversely, Hay township must consider MARR1ACTE COUNSELOR Gov't hel SAVINGS ACCOUNTS at no cost Ontario's Food Terminal in Toronto is a good example of how government can help agriculture without spending a penny of tax- payers' money, says October's Imperial Oil Review in its special salute to agriculture. The nine-year-old fruit and vegetable terminal is operated as a public utility by act of legislation. It gives farmers a vast array of buyers in one easily-accessible spot, It gives the small grocery store owner 'a place he can "shop" regularly on equal terms with his corn- ace • neen — 'rne ae.mow. ''z"" Are you saving your money where it earns 4% interest? Is chequing allowed on your savings account? "He wants you to wait outside, Mother." Do you get free stamped addressed envelopes to deposit easily by mail? petitors. It gives the consumer fresh, high- quality food 'in a hurry at his corner store, at competitive orices, This unique institution is probably the only self-supporting market in North America with all the facets of wholesaling in one place: regular wholesale warehouses, farmers' mar- ket, cold storage, banana ripening area, vege- table prepackaging rooms and numerous other facilities. Times Established 1872 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 calte xefer nivesAkluocafe These are some of the advantages of saving your money at BRITISH MORTGAGE St TRUST. Then, too, all the BRITISH MORTGAGE offices are open longer, Wise savers put their money in a BRITISH MORTGAGE account. SERVING CANADA'S REST FARMLAND Member: C.W.N.A., O.W.N.A., c,C.N,R. and ABC DO you ? Since 1877 Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, OM, Authorized as Second Class Mail, Port Office Dap% Ottawa, and for Parribrit Of Postage in Cash Paid-in-Advance circulation, Marth 31, 1963-4,928 8U88dRiPTiditi itATt: Canada 44.00 Per yearl USA $5,00 50 YEARS AGO Mr. D. A. Ross, who has been associated with John W. Taylor in the planing mill business for the past 40 years, died Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Dyer Hurdon and the latter's parents of Buf- falo came here Saturday in their touring car and spent Sunday with N, D. Hurdon, Rev. D. W. Collins preached harvest thanksgiving services at Ailsa Craig, Brinsley and Christ Church in McGillivray on Sunday. The Exeter Evaporator is now prepared to take all the apples that may be brought In at 40 cents per hundred for good winter peelers. 25 YEARS AGO R. H. Amos of London has completed decorating the United Church at Kirkton. This church was built 50 years ago and the golden anniversary will be held soon, Rev. Ernest Grigg, a native of Exeter, who for 45 years has been a missionary in Burma, arrived home Saturday and is at Present visiting his sister, Miss Mary Grigg and niece, Miss K. Mr. W. R. Goulding is adding two rooms to the front of his residence on Main St, The Exeter WI will meet at the home of Mrs. (Rev) D, C, Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 27 when Inspector Beacom of Goderich will speak on the new course of study, 15 YEARS AGO William Sweitzer's new howl- ing alleys were officially open- ed last Wednesday eve n in g. Reeve 13, W. Tuckey spoke and Thos. Pryde MLA cut the rib- bon. Peter Fraser, Don Southcott$ Stewart mcnride and Douglas Cook have returned to the Uni- versity of Western Ontario to resume their studies. Miss:a-, tricia Hay is starting her first term at OCV00 Grand Bend WI voted to pur- chase a piano as their coetria bettors to the new town hail in the village. Cann's Mill has Won second place In a Shur-Gain feed con- test and as a. result Mr. 0, A. Cahn along With Other Winners is enjoying a four day trip through the state of New York, lb YEARS AGO The pioneer church Which was moved from IVIeGilliVeitY to Centralia and completely re- tioVated was reopened at aspen- lal service Wednesday evening with ttt, ttev, 0, 8. Luton, Bishop of Miro conducting the BRITISH MORTGACE, 6 lephone 235.0580y TRUST SLrBarrett, Manager, .Tug niinute, sir , • Im afraid you have the wrong idea, . • ONTARIO if its substantial financial contribution to the operation of schools outside its boundaries is offset by the advantages to be gained. Certain- ly one of the latter would be that Hensall, as does Zurich now, would contribute toward transportation costs for township children. The kindergarten class operated at Hen- stall is another consideration. Village parents will want it continued, but can its benefits be extended to township children on a half-day basis? Since a gymtorium is considered de- sirable, would two have to be erected—one at Hensall, as well as one at Zurich? Probably the biggest hurdle is the de- sire of at least some Hay ratepayers to have a school in the township itself. One of council's strong arguments against the Zurich addition was that Hay property owners should not be asked to contribute toward construction in an- other municipality. This would 'apply, even more so, if Hensall were to join the area. This, however, would appear to be more a consideration of pride and prejudice than one in the best interest 'of all concerned. Un- der 'this proposal, Hay would remain the domi- nant municipality in the system and the juris- diction, presumably would remain in its name, giving it the recognition 'the township desires. There are two other offsetting factors: one is the problem, if a township school was built, of transporting children from Zurich to a rural location, which would appear to be an unwarranted expense; the other is that of eliminating the danger of overbuilding in the township where, according to economists, the population will decline in future years because of the growth in the size of farms. Obviously, the department's proposal does not answer all the problems, 'but then neither do any of the other solutions suggested to date. The answer is to 'select the alternative with the least disadvantages.