The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-10-28, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVQCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 1954
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THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 1954
Buy An Apple Saturday, October 30
Get Behind This
The safety-education and patrol pro- |
gram which is being organized at the Public j
School is an excellent one. It deserves public
support because it will save children’s lives.
The program, as outlined by the special
representative of the Ontario Safety League.,
promotes knowledge and practice of safety
rules among children as well as providing
protection for them at busy intersections.
Members of the school patrol have the.
authority to report children who break safety
rules and endanger their lives. These child
ren must appear before a friendly school
t-onrt which metes out proper “punishment”
in the form of verse-learning or warnings.
With the co-operation of teachers and
the police, this system can instill in the
minds of children a regard for traffic safety
which will be useful to them for the rest of
theii* live-,. In participating in a .safety court,
the children will experience the operation
of a fundamental institution of democracy.
The system needs more than moral sup
port from adults — they must co-operate too.
If they find themselves at a corner
where the safety patrol is working, they
should abide by the instructions of the mem
ber on duty. They should also practice, safe
ty habits at all times in front of children.
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Although the enthusiasm displayed by
those present at the safety patrol meeting
was encouraging, the absence of town of
ficials was disturbing.
Only one member of the school board
and two members of the town council ap
peared. Elected officials should show more
concern foi- the welfare of town children.
Arena Grant
Council’s $1,500 grant to the Commun
ity Centres Board is the third major contri
bution the town has made to the arena and
park in recent years. It’s hoped this will
be the last.
The original debenture loan of $60,000
proved to be insufficient to provide for all
the changes necessary for the installation of
artificial ice so the town granted a further
sum of $4,000. Even this, however, failed to
get the board’s head above Vater.
There are several considerations which
should be made in connection with this latest
grant.
The board must provide for the opera
tion of the community centres park in sum
mer time, as well as the. arena, and this is
a burden since its revenue does not meet the
cost of its maintenance.
Many of the debts incurred by the board
were for capital expenditures. Its revenue did
meet operating expenses.
On the other hand, the board must plan
to finance, a number of improvements and
repairs to the building each year, as any
private business would have to.
While the majority of ratepayers will
not resent the latest grant, they will expect
a greater attempt on the part of the board
to brighten its financial picture. More and
better promotion will be necessary to pro
duce more revenue and cost must be re
duced.
HUBERT
12-17
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TIMES
Jpttings By J.M.S.
We've Had Some Good Bands
Promote Safety
Establishment of a community safety
council is a good. idea.
I Such a council, composed of the repre
sentatives of community organizations, would
[promote campaigns to emphasize the im
portance of driving and walking safety and
|of keeping motor vehicles in safe condition.
It would also recommend safety measures
to council and assist police in the enforce
ment of traffic laws.
I Exeter needs signs asking motorists to
drive slowly and carefully in town. It needs
Isome clearly defined pedestrian crossing
panes across main street in the business sec
tion.
I These and other safety measures can be
promoted by a community safety council.
An Enviable Record
(Huron Expositor) !
Citizens of Huron County may take ;
pride in the high standing which the County j
holds in financial circles, as revealed by the
price which was received for Huron deben
tures in a recent .sale.
Issued in finance a portion of the new
Court House, the three per cent debentures
tvere sold at 09.61. According to provincial I
officials, the terms were believed to have j
peen the -most advantageous of any obtained ;
py any municipality in Ontario this year.
I Terms such as these do not just happen.
[They come about because of the high regard
In which Huron credit is held by financial
Institutions. And this high regard, in turn.
Flows from the manner in which Huron fin-
Imccs have been managed over the years.
I This enviable result comes about be-
Lau.se of the common sense and objective
Lpproach which members of Huron County
Council have adopted through the years,
Ind is a reflection of the consistent and
Lonsidered guidance which Council has re
ceived from its Treasurer.
I To those in authority who would elimin-
Ite or further reduce the powers of County
pouncils, this Huron experience should be a
Ksson.
Weather Signs
About this time of year, when the duck
hunting fever shows its symptoms, every man
and boy with a shotgun tucked away in the
closet takes an added interest in the weather.
For the sportsman who can’t find room
in his gear for a barometer or who won’t
trust the 300-odd signs the Greeks had for
approaching storms, today’s weather wizards
supply tips that give meaning to that specu
lative gaze skyward.
Here are some signs to watch passed
along by the Continental Casualty Sports
man’s Guide Service.
If all the trees (particularly the maples)
are showing the undersides of their leaves,
look for rain within 21 hours.
Bed sky at night, sailor’s delight' . . .
red sky at morning sailor’s warning! The
same rule applies to rainbows.
When the smoke from your campfire
rises straight and high in a long spiral there’s
good weather ahead. When it rises sluggish
ly, drifts off slowly and settles, get ready
for rain.
Cirrus clouds, or Mare’s tails, the wispy
strings of cloud high in the sky are a sign
of approaching bad weather. If they are
drifting rapidly across the sky, there is like
ly to be a storm within the next 24 hours.
If the clouds float high about sundown
and are tinged with red. prepare for a high
wind to follow.
When the night sky is like black velvet
and the stars seem especially brilliant and
more numerous than usual look for rain or
snow the next day.
Weak Policy
It is difficult to understand the position
of Ontario Labor Minister Charles Daley in
the Dresden situation.
Mr. Daley has refused to persecute
Dresden merchants after they had openly
defied the province’s anti-discrimination leg
islation by refusing to serve Negro custom
ers.
The minister warned, however, that if
further instances occur the government will
not hesitate tof lay charges.
This is a ridiculous position in view of
the merchants’ publicly-expressed determina
tion to continue to refuse service to Negroes.
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50 YEARS AGO
The Purity Manufacturing Co.,
of Welland, who put up toilet
preparations, have moved their
plant to town and will start the
manufacture of their goods under
the, supervision of Willis Powell.
The trustees of S.S. No. 3,
Stephen, have secured the serv
ices of Miss H. Pringle, a former
teacher in the Exeter Public
School, who will commence her
duties as soon as the new school
house is completed.
Mr. Joseph Senior, choir leader
of Caven Presbyterian Church,
was presented with a costly
marble clock by members of the
church in recognition of his
faithfulness in the discharge of
his' duties.
Mr. James Pickard, one of the
veteran businessmen of town and
who, in the pioneer days, was a
leading light and influence here,
died at his home on Sunday.
The entire program of the fort
nightly meeting-
School Literary
Society,
gentlemen. Taking part were Mr.
O’Brien, Dyer Hurdon, Oliver
Graybeil, George Wambold, Har
vey Gardiner, Thomas Quinton,
Roy Farmer, Garfield Hodgert
and Tom Carling.
10 YEARS AGO
Exeter Golf Club held their
final tournament at Oakwood
last week. The weather was ideal
and the course in fine shape.
Rev. J. W. Down, SC-year-old'
veteran of the United Church
ministry, baptized his great-
granddaughter, Diane Elizabeth
McLauchlin, in St. Paul’s United
Church, Bancroft.
The Exeter Lions Club pre
sented a cheque for $2,180 to the
British Children’s War Victims
Fund. Dr. G. F. Roulston, chair
man of the committee made the
presentation to D. D. G. Dalton
Higgs, of St, Thomas, on his
official visit to the club.
Over 2,800 ration books were
distributed to Exeter residents in
the basement of the Public
Library by R. N. Creech and a
corp of volunteer workers.
Mr. A. Brintnell has written
an interesting account of the Ex
eter Band from which we have
taken the following information:
Some forty-five years ago, Ted
Walper stood on the streets of
Exeter, admiring the local band
and. determined some day to be
come a member. That opportun
ity came in 1911, under the
leadership of Edward Treble,
when he was given an alto horn
to practice on. After becoming
prolicient on the alto horn, he
was given an EB brass horn.
Conquering this, he next was
given a baritone horn, and from
there he .went to the trombone,
becoming quite proficient on it
as a soloist.
Samuel Ilanua followed Mr.
Treble as leader of the band, and
Harry Gidley succeeded Mr.
Hanna.
For thirteen years, Mr. Walper
never missed a practice or an
engagement, and during those
years his services were often re
quested by other bands to fill in
tor them.
.Dashwood Band Organized
In 19 22, Mr. Thomas Klumpp,
of Dashwood, organized a banc!,
and Mr. Walper was highly
recommended .by his old band
masters as a capable leader. He
undertook the position and be
fore long Dashwood had a band
to be proud of, I-Ie remained the
leader for thirteen years, and
developed some very fine musi
cians, among them Harry Hoff
man, who succeeded him as
leader, and “Boots” Klumpp, a
clarinet player who could play
almost any instrument. Boots
was with the Tipping Dance Band
for a number of years, and was
one of the leading senior bands
men. Sid Baker, of this band,
became one of the best drummers
and Jim Steinhagen plays the
coronet in different .senior bands.
Maurice Klumpp became an out
standing coronet player.
Re-Organized Exeter Band
In 193 4, Exeter re-organized
its band, and from several appli
cants, selected Mr. Walper as
leader, giving him complete con
trol to select his own players. By
Dcember, he had 3 5 players. By
April, seven outstanding players
had joined the band, bringing the
total to 42. That month, the band
played their first concert at
Leavitt’s Theatre to a capacity
house.
Before long the Exeter Band
was playing at the Western Fair
and in other cities. In 1935, at
the time of the Exeter Old Boys’
Reunion, the band came in for
many complimentary remarks.
’ A band tattoo was staged in (was among
Exeter,
bands
from ‘
st and in.
so
band and its leader, that h<
Mr. Walper a member <
Band Masters’ Association.
From High To Low Pitch
In 1936, the band instruments
went out of tune and the cost of
repairing them was estimated at
$800. The instruments were put
in low pitch. A bass horn costing
$5 50 and eight clarinets costing
$300 were purchased and paid
for by the members of the band.
At that time, Ted had ten coronet
players, among them Stan Smith, Allan Penhate, Bill Stanlake,
Lloyd Cook, .Jack Brintnell, Jim
Francis and Alvin Lindenfield.
Stan, Allan and Alvin got to be
, and among the visiting | bers,
was Prof. Thiel’s l.-M. J ?’“?
Waterloo
ig band.
impressed with
Tli
the
the most faithful mem-
The late Harold Elliott
5 band j played the smallest instrument
’s out-,
iel was
Exeter
ie made
of the
Stan, Allan and Alvin got
good triple-tongue players.
In the clarinet section,
Bill Geddes, Allan Fraser,
Westcott, Boots Klumpp
many others. Harold Whyte de
veloped into one of the best bass
horn players. Pat Skinner became
a trombone soloist. Ted Harness,
Ern Davis and Ed Westcott were
among the older players.
were
Allan
and
of the High
and iScientific
was rendered by the
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. James
quietly celebrated their
wedding anniversary on
her 28,
Rev. John J. Fenton, B.A., of
Southampton, has been
rector of Trivitt
Church.
Mervin Cudmore, of
won the third annual Junior
Royal judging competition at
Clinton, and will be awarded a
free trip to the Royal Winter
Fair.
Eugene Beaver, of the Crediton
Public School, won first prize in
an oratorical contest, under the
direction of the Department of
Agriculture, Clinton. He will
represent Huron County at a
meeting of the Educational Asso
ciation at Guelph,
was “How a Boy
Strong Physically.”
The executive of
of Commerce met with
tors of town and C. B.
discuss the re-opening
Exeter Hospital. The
men present expressed
willingness to co-operate.
Hern
golden
Octo-
appointed
Memorial
Usborne,
His subject
May Become
the Chamber
the doc-
Snell to
of the
medical
their
15 YEARS AGO
The Exeter Horticultural So
ciety and the Lions Club complet
ed the planting of 25 Norway
maple trees on the village streets
and intend to plant as many more
next year. Mr. E. C. Appleton is
supervising the planting.
All records were broken at the
South Huron plowing match, held
on the farm of Percy Stone. Ideal
weather brought out a crowd,
estimated at Over 1,500. Several
Exeter business men competed in
an event for non-farmers for
prizes offered by Reeve Percy
Passmore, of Usborne. Bob Din-
ney placed second, and W. A.
Middleton third.
Herman Scherbath, 29, princi
pal of Ore diton Continuation
School, died in Stratford Gen
eral Hospital Of poliomyletis.
Five carloads of members of
the Exeter band serenaded Bill
Stanlake and Ms bride at their
home in Stephen Township.
Smiles . .. .
<91)6 6-year-old twins were en
tertaining the guest. One of them
a talkative miss, said, “My
brother will make like a rboster
for you for a penny?’
“What does he do?” asked
the guest. “Flap his arms and
crow?”
“Oh, no, he wouldn’t gyp yott
like that! He'll eat a worm?’
in the band and
standing piccalo
In 1939, when,
members left to
country, the Exeter Concert Band
disbanded, which was a heart
break for the leader,
In the spring of 19 40 Mr. Wal
per decided to start all over
again and this time the band
was called the Exeter Citizens’
Band. From 1942 and ’43 more
of the players signed up for
service. Ted filled theii' places
with new recruits hoping to have
a band when the boys returned.
In 1940 or 1947 assisted by
some organizations and the town
council, new uniforms were pur-
was a smart crew
up and down our
became an out-
player.
a number of the
fight for their
chased and it
that marched
Main street.
About that
Lions Club engaged the Waterloo
Band for a concert and Ted. was
honored when Mr. Thiel handed,
him the batton to lead this rem
arkable band.
To-day Exeter is without a band
but it is hoped that before long
it will be reorganized.
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