HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-06-24, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JONE 24, 19S4
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THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 24, 1954
Big Program
Lets Celebrate
Dominion
Exonerated
Mrs. Martha Jacobs has been exonerat
ed of any criticism in connection with the, i
housekeeping- or care at the Huron County
Home in Clinton. Reports from the inspector
of Homes for the Aged in the Ontario De
partment of Welfare have gone to the extent
of praising Mrs. Jacobs and her staff’for the
work they are doing,
It is therefore unfortunate that the
charges made by the Goderich officials have
cast aspersions against the people who oper
ate the home.
Many persons were shocked to hear of
the charges which told of filth and neglect
at the home. The reputation of Mrs. Jacobs
and her staff had been such that most Huron
residents were proud of the co'unty home.
They had had no indication that conditions
were not satisfactory before the charges
were made.
The report from the government in
spector said: “Housekeeping conditions
throughout the complete home are con
sidered to be very good. It might be men
tioned that the problem of keeping certain
of the inside rooms on the second floor in
such clean condition is worthy of comment."
The report also stated: “The friendly re
lationship that appears to exist between the
staff and residents would seem to bear out
the observation that the residents received
good care and attention”
Inspectors’ reports for the last five
years have never criticized the work at the
borne. It should be noted, too, that the home
inspectors arrive unannounced so they give
the staff no opportunity to do special work
before they come.
These facts, plus the endorsement of
the staff by the county council committee
and the endorsement of the committee by
the full council, should dispel any doubts
that residents may have about the house
keeping and patient care at the home.
The inspector’s report appears to agree
in some degree with the charges of the Gode
rich men that the facilities were inadequate
and that mentally - handicapped residents
were not segregated from others. The report
notes, however, that the new wing will over
come, to a considerable extent, these diffi
culties.
There might have been some criticism
of the county officials for not building the
new wing sooner. Elected representatives on
the municipal level usually tend to be quite
cautious about making large expenditures
and sometimes delay them until absolutely
necessary. This is because officials are appre
hensive about raising the taxes of the people
they represent.
Although some criticism on this question
may have been justified several years ago,
it does not appear to be now. It does appear
that the new accommodation will be satis
factory and adequate, for the present at
least.
The Goderich officials obviously ranted
before they knew the situation. One of them
admitted that lie was not aware of what
facilities the home would have when the ad
dition was complete yet he insisted they
would not be adequate. However shocked
these men were at the conditions they ob
served, they were not qualified to make their
charges before investigating the considera
tions affecting the situation.
We believe the Goderich men were sin
cere in their attempts to correct what they
Let’s all plan to attend Exeter’s fourth
Dominion Day Celebration next Thursday.
The Kinsmen Club has planned another
entertainment-packed program for Canada’s
birthday. Both afternoon and evening shows
are different from other years and should
be more enjoyable.
Tuffy Truesdell, the alligator’ wrestler’
who almost caught New Hamburg’s “mon
ster” last year, will star in the afternoon
performance. He’ll display his whole family
of alligators and he’ll tussle with some of
the bigger members.
There will also be the Goderich Girls
Band and the Centralia Air Force Band, an
other huge parade and a brand new set of
fun contests that sound more hilarious than
ever.
In the evening, veteran trooper Lee
Paul has arranged another of his great
vaudeville shows. One of the top attractions
will be The Videoettes, famous members of
lhe Toronto Star Concerts.
Bring your family and your friends to
Exeter to celebrate Canada's eighty-seventh
birthday.
Good Project
Hensall Kinsmen Club’s campaign to
safety-tape children's bicycles is the first
organized attempt to promote safety in the
district for several years.
* The Hensall Kinsmen applied the warn
ing tape to over 300 bicycles in that area
and showed the children a film on safety.
The campaign will save many injured limbs
and perhaps lives.
With the increasing toll of traffic acci
dents, it becomes more important than ever
to teach children safety. It becomes more
important, too, to remind adults of the ha
zards and dangers of the road.
If any organization in the area is seek
ing a worthwhile project, the promotion of
safety is one that has inestimable value and
is greatly needed. Every club or group should
try to promote traffic safety, through meet
ings, projects or special events.
Why?
While we disagree with the decision of
the officials of Exeter Legion Mohawks
baseball team to move from “C” division
baseball to “B” division in the Huron-Perth
league, we must admit we see why they did
it.
The move to a higher division means
that the Mohawks can use players from out
side the immediate area. We would have
liked the Mohawks to bring along the young
er Exeter players rather than bring in out
side talent; however, Friday night’s game
convinced us that the other step is wiser, at
least as far as the crowd is concerned.
We were amazed to find that, instead
of encouraging local pitchers in times of dif
ficulty, the fans were hollering for their re
placement.
We’ll never build a homebrew team in
this town if the spectators and the officials
don’t give local boys encouragement.
thought was a foul condition; we believe,
too, that the charges were somewhat ex
aggerated by the press and that they were
not as sensational or as vile as they appeared.
Nevertheless this does not justify the action
of the Goderich officials. They should apolo
gize.
Jottings By J.M.S.
Grigg Family Exeter Pioneers
As the
"TIMES"
Go By
50 YEARS AGO
Miss Margaret Hackney and
Mr. David Gardiner were mar
ried June 22 at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Alexander Hackney. Rev. Colin
Fletcher performed the cere
mony.
Miss Rhoda Squire, of Zion,
and Mr. Henry Westlake, of Far
quhar, were united in marriage
June 19 at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Squire. Rev. Dr. E. Medd,
of Hensall, performed the cere
mony.
Mr. John D. Spackman, who
has spent the past two years
under the tuition of eminent
professors in Germany, is spend
ing a six weeks’ vacation here.
He will return to Germany to
complete his studies.
Miss Maggie Sweet, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sweet,
died suddenly in Detroit where
she had spent the past year. She
was in her twenty-fifth year.
25 YEARS AGO
Councillor E, J. Christie, well-
known busines man of Exeter,
died in Victoria Hospital, Lon
don.
Mr. Gordon Koch, B.A., Strat
ford, has been engaged as science
teacher at Exeter High School,
Mr, Reg Taylor fractured his
left leg during a ball game be
tween the married and single
men.
Mr. George K. Powell, of To-
Smiles ....
“Hock was arrested tor being
a bridge fiend.”
“That’s no reason to arrest a
man.”
“No, but he blows them up.”
* * * *
Diane: What’s the shape of a
kiss?
Danny: I don’t know . . . but
give me one and let’s call it
square.
“Could I see General Blank?”
“I’m sorry, but General Blank
is ill today.”
“What made him ill?”
“Oh, things in general.”
* * * *
“Now, now, Thompson, what’s
this customer's complaint?”
“It’s not a complaint, sir. He
wants two shoes that squeak in
the same key.”
* * * *
Goon: So yer happy ya got a
new twin baby brother, ain’t ya?
Moron; Yeh, now maybe I’ll
get a different part of the chic
ken. I'm tired of always getting
the drumstick.
TO STUDY JUNE 30 ECLIPSE — A great event in the lives
of Canada’s astronomers takes place on June 30 when an
eclipse of the sun will take place. The eclipse, which will
cause a shadow to race at 3,000 miles on hour through the
U.S., Canada and Norway to end at Khartoum, will be studied
by scientists stationed along its path. Of particular interest
will be the huge fingers of exploding gases which leap from
the sun’s surface and are most clearly seen during an eclipse
caused by the moon getting, in the path of the sun’s light rays.
Astronomers and physicists are now seriously seeking informa
tion on the matter of the flying through space^ information
that will be valuable to the first space travellers or station,
ronto, and Rev. Gregory Powell,
D.D., missionary superintendant
of the Congregational Church in
North Dakota and Montana, who
were born on a farm just south
of town, visited here last week,
looking over scenes of their boy
hood and calling on old acquaint
ances.
A fine display of peonies in
the window of Powell’ bazaar
was in charge of Miss Vera
Rowe.
15 YEARS AGO
Exeter’s new high school build
ing was formally opened last
Friday by Dr. G. F. Rogers,
chief high school inspector for
the Department of Education,
Toronto. Chairman of the Board
R. N. Creech, other members of
the board and high school teach
ers received the visitors and ex
plained the new equipment for
home economics and shop class
es.
Lucan village voted on June
14 to permit the opening of a
beverage room there.
At a meeting of the Lions
Club, Mr. Henry, a blind repre
sentative from the C.N.I.B., ad
dressed the members on the
work that is being carried on for
the blind in Canada. ,S.‘ B. Tay
lor was named to represent the
club on a County Board which is
being set up. Mrs. D. A. Ander
son will represent the Women’s
Institute.
The Ladies Lawn Bowling
Club held the first tournament
of the season on the local greens.
First prize winners were Mrs. G.
Roulston, William Rivers, Mrs.
A. Ryckman and W. H. Moise.
IO YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. James Nichol re
ceived official • word that their
son, Tpr. Gordon Nichol, was re
ported • missing in action in
France, June 11.
A tidal wave swept the beach
at Grand Bend on Sunday morn
ing and entered the Ausable
River which rose five feet, sur
rounding the fishermen's shan
ties. Some local fishermen had
difficulty getting in to land.
An invitation has been ex
tended to Rev. H. D. Cameron,
B.A., of Brigden, to become the
minister of Caven Presbyterian
Church.
Five Exeter Boy Scouts spent
the weekend camping at Grand
Bend along the river bank and
had just finished breakfast on
Sunday morning when the tidal
wave swept up the river.
A former Dashwood, man, Er-
vine Mclsaac, was killed when
he touched a live wire while
employed by the Bell Telephone
Company of Windsor.
The Voice
Of Temperance
Some food for thought-facts,
gleaned from here and there:
The sales of brewery products
in Canada for 1952 were nearly
twice the figures of 1942. Ten
carloads of ale, carrying 400,-
000 pints, have been shipped
from a London brewery within
two years, as a gift to Canadians
serving in Korea and Europe.
Carling's Brewery Ltd., sent sec
ond gifts to Canadians serving
in armed forces outside of Can
ada. It was 6.000 bottles of Red
Cap ale for use of H.M.C. ships(
in Korean waters. A representa
tive of the House of Seagram
stated last September that his
firm is spending $2 million an
nually to “secure decorum in the
manufacture, distribution and
consumption” of their product.
Liquor dealers at all levels con
tinue their well-planned efforts
to hide the end product of their
business by glamorous presenta
tion of the first impact of alco
holic beverages on social situa
tions. A significant action, sug
gestive of their concern about
avoiding controversy, was the
sending of a letter withdrawing
scholarships offered to the To
ronto Board of Education. Final
item—A. A. groups in Canada
number approximately 450. These
are only a. small percentage of
the alcoholics we have in Can
ada, about 245,0'00, (adv’t)
The passing of Rev. Ernest
Grigg brings back pleasant re
collections of a long association
with one of the pioneer families
of this fair town of ours.
Before Exeter was incorporat
ed as a village in 1873, William
Grigg conducted a little tailor
shop in what later became known
as Grigg's Stationery Store, now
known as Anderson’s Stationery.
A brass nameplate, “William
Grigg, Tailor,” adorned^the door
for many years after liis decease.
He passed away in 1908 one year
after the death of his wife and
their remains lie ’buried in a
family plot in the Exeter ceme
tery, w
There were several members
of the family, but the ones that
I remember best were John and
Mary Grigg and their niece, Miss
Kate MacFaul. It was only after
1938 when the Rey. Ernest Grigg
returned from Burma where he
had spent the greater part of his
life as a missionary, that I
came to know and appreciate the
sterling character of this devoted
man.
The Grigg Stationery Store,
owned and operated by John
Grigg which, following his death
in 19 25, was run by Miss Mac-
Faul and Miss Mary Grigg, will
be remembered by every student
that passed through the Exeter
school up until the passing of
Miss MacFaul in 1942.
Today the school children are
provided with text books, pen
and ink, pencils and paper, etc.,
but it is not so long ago that
pupils had to provide their own.
The first day of the opening term
in any school year the students
were provided with a list of
books and supplies that they
would require for the term and
were then given the rest of the
day to make the necessary pur
chases.
Armed with these lists, what
might well be called a raid, was
made on the Grigg store where
every preparation had been made
to meet the onslaught of pupils.
Discriminating scholars select
ed their scribblers from a fas
cinating array of colored pic
ture covers. Youngsters and old
er students had the run of the
store and the confidence placed
in the honesty and integrity of
the children by the owners of
the store was not always well
placed.
Miss MacFaul was often heard
to remark that “there were no
bad children. She loved them
all.”
Mr. John Grigg, was for many
years secretary of the Exeter
School Board and was a member
of the choir of Caven Presbyter
ian Church.
In addition to operating the
book and stationery store Mr.
Grigg conducted a wholesale
business. He made frequent trips
throughout the province and did
quite a flourishing trade in
school supplies, books, paper
bags and wrapping paper.
I have printed many an order
for stationery brought in by Mr.
Grigg picked up on his travels.
Mr. Grigg, when occasion de
manded, displayed excellent pen
manship. I recall on several oc
casions he was called on to write
a particular address for some
important occasion, At other
times in recording the minutes
of the School Board I have had
to refer to him for clarification.
Following the resignation of
Mr. Grigg as secretary of, the
School Board the duty was taken
over by Miss MacFaul who filled
the position very creditably at
what now seems a very meagre
salary considering the amount of
work involved.
Not all of the children attend
ing school could afford to pur
chase the books and supplies
necessary for their school work
but Miss MacFaul felt that no
child should be deprived of the
means of an education for lack
of the money to purchase them.
It was recognized by the Board
that where it was impossible -to
collect the money from the par
ents, the Board would foot the
bill.
In 1939,. one year after Rev.
Ernest Grigg returned from Bur
ma, his sister Mary, whose main
duty was the care of the home,
but who also assisted in the
store, passed away and Mr. Grigg
took his place in the store with
Miss MacFaul.
Few men spoke more of the
love and guidance of a divine
creator than did Mr. Grigg. It
was his daily conversation and
happiness seemed to beam from
his countenance.
Every year since returning to
Canada from Burma Mr. Grigg
has conducted special missions in
the United States for the Baptist
Church lasting several weeks at
a time and it was while on simi
lar work that he was taken ill
and passed away.
With the passing of Mr. Grigg
ends the connection of the
Grigg family in Exeter, but the
influence exerted by the family
will long remain.
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