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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1964-12-17, Page 2r. • • • S. B. TAYLOR - JEWELLER 421 Main S. Exeter 235-2720 FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS BELL LINES by W. W. Haysom your telephone manager LAST CALL FOR CHRISTMAS! What a surprise for any South Huron family to find a gift-wrapped telephone sitting pertly under the Christmas tree! Whether a useful extension telephone, or a pleasing colour phone to replace an existing black one, this idea is hard to beat for both surpise-value AND practicality! If you've been stymied for something really different for your family or special friends in the South Huron area, there's still time to give us a call at 235- 1551. We'll gift-wrap and deliver the phone of your choice, and arrange to return and connect it after the surprise. Telephones don't grow on Christmas trees, but believe me they look mighty good under theffil ALWAYS THERE TO CALL ON Errand boy 4 . secretary , watchdog , or just a friend—how many roles will your telephone play during the weeks ahead? It's ready day or night to be anything you Want it to be. As an errand boy, your telephone can help simplifyyour shopping, deliver your messages. As secretary, it helps you arrange appoint- ments, get things started, get things done. A 'watchdog that avers]neep s, it adds a feeling of protection around the, household because it's always there to call On--in little emergencies or big ones. And, of course, your telephbne is also a friend you can always count on when you're just plain lonesome or need moral Support: it helps you visit relatives or friends — anywherei in lickety-split time. Whatever uses you want to put your telephone to--errand boy, Secretary, Watchdegor friend, you can count on it alWays being there to call on. MERRY CHRISTMAS! EDITORIALS LETTER TO THE .EDITOR, They haven't kept pace Rule by majority of .minority Dear Sir; In your recent editorial, "Such nonsense Mr. Ross", you leave the impression to your readers that the farmers in general are enjoying as high a standard of living as the aver- age person in the urban cen- tres. In April, 1956, The Exeter Times-Advocate had an edi- torial which noted that because the area centres depend almost entirely upon the support and welfare of agriculture, the prosperity of the basic industry affects us materially; when farm income is hit, so is the town income. Well, Mr. Editor, I think we should maybe inform your read- ers that most farmers come out ONE MAN'S OPINION by John C. Boyn• second best, and the following tables, etc., may be of some help to the community to under- stand why the farmers leave the land. The Canadian Bank of Com- merce reported in 1959 that the achievement of a greater pro- ductivity rise in agriculture than in other industries in the 1946-57 period is unquestion- able. Increased productivity pe r worker in a number of indus- tries in that period is com- pared as follows: Agriculture 51%, mining 28%, construction 10%, transporta- tion 18%, public utilities 15%, finance 37%, service 24%, fish- ing and trapping 32%. The value of the output per worker in agriculture however, lags behind all other Industries. The bank reported the dollar value of products produced per man-hour worked in agriculture was only 580 for 1957, but the value of man-power output of other industries is as follows: Mining $2.78, manufacturing $1.45, construction 810, trans- portation $1.62, public utilities $2.72, trade $1.26, finance $4.39, services $1.89, fishing and trapping $1.35. If we examine the chart in the article by the Farmers Ad- vocate in 1940, "What is par- ity?" we find that during the years 1913-39, there were only 12 years when prices were in favor of agriculture, which is an average parity advantage of a little less than two and one- half per year, while the dis- advantage over the remaining 15 years was a fraction less than five and one-half per year of parity. Admitting that the principle of supply and demand has an influence on prices, Dr. Han- nam said . . . what each far- mer can do, and is practically forced to do to improve his own farm income, is the very thing that causes over supply, and lower prices. Since agriculture products were in abundant sup- ply during the years 1946-57, this therefore left very little bargaining power. This allows the old practice shown in a cartoon in Better Farming in 1955, showing labor and industry on the highway with signs reading "Bargain- ing Strength", and the farmer on the crossroad with a sign reading "Take what the other fellow offers" and "Pay what the other fellow asks for". It was reported by the late Dr. H. H. Hannam in 1961 that the cost of goods and ser- vices purchased by farmers was 33% higher in 1959 than in 1949, but the general price level on production was about the same or slightly below that of 1949. There are many other rea- sons why those farmers that stay on the land need more acres and more credit, but this should do to set your readers wonder- ing. The light of Advent There are losers in every election, and there were more this year than in most. Who are the losers? They are the more than 50% of the electors who failed to cast their bal- lots in the area elections. Through their failure to exercise their privilege and duty to vote, the majority of persons in these communities have morally lost 'their right to air any complaints what- ever over actions taken by the elected candi- dates in performing their duties. Unfortunately perhaps, t h e loss is strictly moral and not legal and in many cases, it's the guy who doesn't vote who later does all the complaining. It's this kind of squeaking wheel that should be refused the grease. It may be the time 'has come for ac- tion against our apathetical and lethargic so- ciety. Perhaps every elected or acclaimed of- ficial should carry a list of those who voted or attended nomination meetings, and only those on the list be extended the courtesy of a sympathetic ear to any complaints or sug- gestions. Under such a scheme, persons in this democratic nation would possibly guard more closely the right for which thousands have died and thousands more are still fighting. Let us trust blood will not have to flow in our streets before the majority accept their duties and uphold the privileges which have been won for them at such high costs. In most fields of endeavour in which competition is a part, there must be losers, And elections are certainly no exception. In the past two weeks there have been elections in several area municipalities .and. naturally there were defeated -candidates. These were men, who, as Exeter Clerk C. V. Pickard so, aptly stated, were interested. enough in their communities to allow their names to stand for these various positions. These were men who expended time, energy and in many cases, money, in an effort to win positions in which they could serve their communities, And by the very fact they did seek election, it was obvious they were willing to expend more time, energy and money to serve in the future. While these men were defeated, they are certainly far from being losers in the true sense of the word. By their efforts and interest they should win the thanks of those persons whom 'they were willing to serve. And for themselves they should also win a sense of pride and satisfaction for their in- terest in the furtherance of our democratic process in giving people 'the opportunity to elect—and not merely choose by default— their public servants. Therefore elections must be an excep- tion to the fact there are losers in most fields of endeavour in which competition is a part? Not so! Not total abolition The next session of Parliament will no doubt see some heated debate if the members are given the opportunity to vote freely on whether or not to abolish capital punishment in Canada. We have no quarrel with the idea of a vote, but we are opposed to writing off capital punishment completely for certain crimes. Those who favor the doing away with this punishment argue that it is not a deter- ent but is savage and inhuman. We believe that some revision of the degree of murder would be better than to do away with the death penalty entirely. Sure- ly the possibility that one may have to pay the supreme sacrifice is a deterent to the premeditated intent to kill. A criminal may be quite prepared to kill a policeman or a bank employee who hinders his attempt at robbery. This is premeditated murder and surely the knowledge that the death penalty may be waiting for them deters them. There Bluebird Diamonds Give her the diamond she's always wanted Yours truly, Peter Deichert, Zurich are also those to consider whose business it is to •kill, those hired •to do a "job". Surely again the death penalty must be some deter- rent to the extension of such "business". Great Britain has already tried aboli- tion of the death penalty and had to reinstate it. Undoubtedly there have been many cases over the years where men would not have shunned cold-blooded, planned murder for gain, had it not been for the possibility that they might find themselves paying the total price for such crime. These instances will never be known, since they never happened and therefore are not recorded. We realize that to oppose abolition of capital punishment we may be called unciv- ilized, but nevertheless we take this position that more closely defining the degree of mur- der would surely be better than total aboli- tion. —Stouffville Tribune PlintliMEIMEEMURNEENESE USE CHRISTMAS SEALS BATT'N AROUND WITH THE EDITOR Don't like to brag . . . BUT All the artificial light at this season can remind us of the One who said "I am the light of the world". He promised us that as we tried to know Him we would have "the light of life." The Psalmists can say, "Thou wilt light my candle, the Lord will enlighten my dark- ness", "For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light we shall see light". Millions of people over the centuries have experienced the enlightenment and direction of God who has been "a lamp unto their feet and a light unto their path". In referring to the life of Da- vid in the Old Testament, George H. Morrison has said, "David had a strange and che- quered life. He had been hunted like a partridge on the hills. He had suffered from the dis- loyalty and death of a son. But as he looked back, what stood out was God's guidance — not the affliction of punishment though punishment had been se- vere; not sorrow though he had drunk very bitter sorrow. What shone out like a star, irradiating the darkness of his night, was the amazing gentle- ness of God's light and direc- tion." If we can overcome our pseudo-sophistication, our pseudo-intellectualism we too can experience the light of God in our daily concerns, our daily cares, our daily decisions. The light of Advent reminds us that we can be enlightened, we can be helped and we can be blessed. As W. H. Burleigh put it so well: "Lead us, 0 Father, in the paths of right. Blindly we stumble when we walk alone Involved in shadows of a dark- ening night Only with thee we journey safe- ly on." There are times when we desperately need light to clarify our confusion; light to trans- form our darkness; light to guide us through. One of these times is when we are choosing what we are going to do with our life. Vo- cational guidance can help us. A knowledge of our interests and our abilities can guide us in making up our minds. A teacher, a parent, an in- terested friend all these can help but ultimately the de- cision is our own. It has become old fashioned to think that this is a time when we should ask for some direction from our God, But old fashioned, outdated, irrele- vant or not I urge young people to experiment with asking for the guidance of God's light, for the direction of God's Spirit as you make this critical de- cision. When we're planning on get- ting married, counsellors can help us. Tests can show us a great deal about our compati- bility etc. Tests and computers can now almost quote odds on marital success or failure. Again, this is a time when we should be asking God to en- lighten us and help us to make the right decision. When children come into our family, we can read books on child care. We can take pre- natal courses — men now sit in on many of these courses as I did with my wife and ten other young couples before our first son was born. We can get the best assistance and advice going — and we should. Someone has said that it's harder to get a license to drive a car than it is to get a license to raise a family. Sure, we need direction from all the sources available to us. But I wonder whether young couples ever ask God to strengthen their ability to love their children? When people grow Older and their physical powers begin to wane, they need to be made aware of the fact that there Is more to life than physical things. Senior citizen groups Can make a tremendous contri- bution to the life of Olderpeople and I have helped organize these groups but older people need a basic assurance which no such club can provide. They too need the light which only a Sound faith provides. One of the key notes of Ad-, Vent is that GOd's light has been earthed, to coin a word. tits light is available to guide us. candles and lights can be Valti4- able Christmas and dtitiStiari SymbolS, They are a toed minder that God is Constantly available as a source of enlight- enment. He is available to guide and direct. G. If you're one of those persons who start reading newspapers and maga- zines from the back, you've already found out in the announcements that the editor is now a father. If you're one of those who start reading from the front, you've already found out too because we mentioned it in the first paragraph of this column. (How's that for some cool calculating from a fellow who isn't supposed to know which end is up for a couple of days?) The newest member of the Batten family, Scott Wellington, weighed in at a hefty eight pounds plus some five and a half ounces, and both he and mother are in excellent shape. Father is doing as well as can be expected. Actually, father came through the entire affair in commendable fashion (his opinion anyway) as he arrived at the hospital with his pants on right, both stockings the same and the shoes on the correct feet. It's not really bragging, though, because anybody who lived at Mrs. Batten's Nursing Hoine for two or three years should have gained some very valuable ex- perience on the bUsineas, and there's no doubt but that being prepared is a major part of the battle. The common pittere of an expectant father impatiently waiting in the hos- pital beside a Well,filled ashtray was in evidence though, but it took help. A couple of friends, with whom we'd watched the hockey game, had Men, aged to burn up all our fags and by the time we learned from the better half that "this may be it", it was toe late to get any smokes. "Fortunately, Dr. Read is one of looks like you," she stated, adding that she didn't want to say so though when wife Kaaren was with us. We agreed it was best not to dampen the wife's enthusiasm when she was still so thrilled over her son. While there's a baby born every few seconds throughout the world, their arrival never fails to stimulate ex- citement among the interested par- ties, and that number grows im- mensely as only nodding acquaint- ances become interested. And what a boon to the economy. Grandmother Pearson will probably come up for some special recognition at the next Bell Telephone share- holders meeting and yours truly may become man-of-the-year with the El Product° firm. Having grandchildren is old hat for Grandmother Batten, but she's busting buttons due to the fact her latest one carries her middle name. But it doesn't take kids long to find out how silly people are does it? Shortly after their arrival, they have people pressing their noses against a window, waving and talking to them. And every baby is cute] Ours really is of course, but he could have two noses and people would still say he was ante. Only original Words we heard came from Scott's uncle in Toronto, who after hearing he was an uncle, wanted to know if he was a "boy uncle" or a "girl uncle". But any way you look at it, there's no more precious gift, but it really is too bad all you people couldn't have as nice a one as ours; those chaps who hasn't taken his col- leagues advice yet, so we not only owe him for delivering Scott, but we'll also have to pay him back for a pack of cigarettes, although we're not sure how he'll explain such an item on the bill if Judy LaMarsh happens to see it. The other part of the nervous fath- er picture was as good as any one could draw. There he was, with his pyjamas under his pants and sweater, hair not combed, unshaven and in his stocking feet. However, it wasn't Batten! It was Bill Pollen, who waited out the final half hour with us after spotting our car at the hospital when he brought his wife to work. It's unquestionably too early to pre- dict a future for our first born, but the very fact he worked all night and didn't emerge untilbrea.kfast is ample proof there's some newspaper ink in his blood. It's also too early to predict who Scott resembles, but unfortunately most of the early viewers say he looks like his old man, which may be based to some extent by the fact his hair growth is noticeably light in some spots. Having a certain amount of eogtism, We never did think it would be such a bad piece of business for any of our offspring resembling their father. However, we had an indication that our opinion may not be shared by every- one. One lady (at least we thought she was) was looking at Scott and stopped us later as we left the hospital. "He 15 YEARS AGO Asa Penhale was elected pre- sident Of the South litironPlOW- men's Association Saturday afternO0n. Community night at Ltidan netted S12,600 for the newttican community Centre now in course of erection. Thureday, December 8 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis brated their 40th -wedding anal., versary With a family dinner at their home iii drediten. The Centralia church choir under the leacterShin Of Mrs. G. Pi Penwarden presented its -cantata "The Chorus in the Skies" before a large Citingit gation. Times Established 1873 Advocate Established I Amalgamated 1924 DANGER' S ROAD ime,s-Abuocafe vte ezefer SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND Member: C.W.N.k., 0.W.N.A., C.C.N.R. and ABC PUBLISHERS: J. M. Southeott, R. M. Southcott EDITOR: 'William Batten Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Depl, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash Paid-in-Advance Circulation, September 30, 1964, 4,063 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $4.00 Pee Year; USA $5.00 50 YEARS AGO Rev, Sharp of Caven church and Rev. Fletcher'Of Thames Head exchanged pulpits Sunday, the occasion being the inspec- tion Of Sunday ReV. D. VJ. Collins of TriVitt Memorial Church left Wednee- day for London to take aetio., pleMentary course at Military School With a view to Obtaining a captain's certificate and going tO, the War as commissioned °Meer., Metart Clifford MCAVOY and Laurie Watson, pharina0 sth. dents, of Toronto returned home for the vacation. MeSSit Percy Banes and Ed Jones Of Crecitton who haVe been at Victoria College' re Mine for the holidays. 25 YEARS AGO The 'Exeter Band will parade Friday night and Will play Christmas carols at different plates along Main street: MISS'S Barbai'a Dinney and Betty Hogarth, of EXerterilkiria Meyers and preta Haberer of Zurith spent the Weekend with Miss Ada Gaiser at Shipka. Mk. S. J. V. Cann and Sting have piirehaSeda120-adre faint known the Galbraith farm near fle.Yfield and, Miring the paSt week, owing to. the mild Weather, they were able to corn- plate the fall plOWIng . Miss Lois Stathant Of has resigned her pbaltien as teacher` -SS '6 'Hey Ind MS accepted a plaCe as teacher on the public school :Stiff at; witid, sof,- lOYEARS Add. BketOr XitietteS bit-tight tioi, nations of clothing and toys to the December Meeting. Thead will be distributed by the public health nurses in the district, John t, Allison, one of the Oldest residents of Usborne Township', died December 2 On the faith On Thames Had Where he was born Over 92 years ago. Forty members of the Senier Citliena Club Met at the parish hall of Tuesday afternoon to Make a recording of blifiStrifaS for Cidtk The newly 'elected"officers of Lebanon VoreSt Lotige.,AV4A114, and Irving Lbtge, Laden were installed at S. Joint Meeting in tketer lodge hall Monday &en- ing.