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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-05-12, Page 2lisp X THE. TIMES -ADVOCATE, mum " m ONTARIO THURSDAY .MORNING; MAY 12, 1955 This Journal 'batt always. fight for progress, reform aedpublic welfare, never be afraid to attack wrong• never belong to any politica' Perth, never ba satisfied with merely ,print- Ina news. THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 12, 1955 NMA!l11M IM--nllll1tttlnul21Ap11Mq!!NF„a--igani a union- --pi-2-421-p11---Nimqpgp1q,22261,l3},27g1tPnun,g2l2nym2ull„0nH1p,ugtm-m,gq,ngt4,4u,u4wn4 4 Boos.t Your Town For Industry Worth Working For Here are some eye-opening statistics on the effect of industrial expansion •on a typical com- munity ---let's hope it 'night be Exeter: Suppose the town got a number of email industries and some of .the existing plants ex- panded—enough to add about 100 working people to the population. Small as this .number may be, the impact is terrific. Here's what a hundred new Jobs would mean; 296 more people. 174 more workers employed. • .107 more motor ears sold. A quarter million -more fn bank deposits. A third of a million more for retail sales. More than half a million in more personal income. It will be noted that the increase in work- ers employed Pis a great deal higher than the number of new jabs themselves. The estimates based on 100 basic new working places in industry shows a total of 174 persons employed in the community as a whole. This includes new people in service stations, stores, more profes- sional people, more employment all along the line. Small or large, new industry and existing expansion makes a big impression on the com- munity. It's worth working for—municipally and individually, Be' a friendly booster. Election. Battle Begins With the official nomination. of Toni Pryde by the Progressive Conservatives on -'Phursday night, the provincial election bat- tle in Huron is set. Running against Mr. Pryde, the riding's representative for . over seven years, is the Liberal challenger, Pro- fessor James Scott, of Seaforth. For the first time in recent history of provincial politics in this area, the Huron campaign is being staged on a local as well as provincial basis. Mr, Scott opened fire with an attack on the sitting member by charging the riding has not been receiving its fair share of assistance from the provinc- - fal government. He claims Huron has been an the "short end of the stick from every department of government” but so far. has failed to substantiate the charge with any specific facts. In his reply Thursday night, Mr. Pryde expressed his willingness to be judged on his record during his term of office and out- lined in detail the assistance Huron has re- ceived from the government. The sitting member has challenged his opponent to pro- duce evidence to support his charges. While the outcome of this early ex- change is still in doubt and may remain that way until the public decides on June 9, 'it would appear that the local campaighr.–will be more bitter than those that -have been staged in the past. It is interesting to note the similarity of positions taken by the Huron candidates and their .leaders. Both Mr. Pryde and Prem- ier Frost are resting their cases on their respective achievements. Mr. Scott and Mr. Oliver, the provincial leader of the Liberals, are attacking their opponents on every count. Comparing the platforms of the two parties it appears there is little basic differ- ence in policy except for extent. The Libe- rals claim they can increase the grant pro- gram established by the PC's without raising the taxes. * e Bt• ar The Times -Advocate's policy in the forthcoming- election will be to give as fair and impartial news coverage as possibl6 to the speeches and activities of thecandidates and other spokesmen of their parties. Eecause it is the only newspaper pub- lished inthis particular area, The T -A will not attempt to take sides on its editorial page„ but will confine its remarks here to periodic reviews of the election as the cam paign progresses. In order to give our readers side-by- side comparisons of the platform's of the • candidates and their parties, however, The (Dimes -Advocate will inaugurate a public ser- vice feature on its editorial page in which each side will be given equal opportunity to present its case for election. Starting next ;week, each will. be allotted a maximum space Of eight column inches in every edition prior tothe election. The only stipulations concerningcon- tent and submission in this feature will be: 1. The editors reserve the right to' de- lete any statement of a libelous or defama- tory nature. 2. Should the articles be longer than specified, the editors reserve the right to re- duce them to prescribed length. 3. The editors cannot guarantee publica- tion of articles if they are received after the deadline of 6 p.m. on the Friday preceding each issue; each article which is submitted before the each will be published regard- less of whether or not the other side has sub- mitted properly its article. 4. The editors reserve the right to com- pose and insert headings and sub -headings for the articles. (These are for appearance . sake only.) . Both candidates have been notified of this feature by registered mail. The editors hope our readers will find the articles useful in malting an intelligent choice in the election. 'Gram` Leaves • The resignation of "Gram", Mrs: E. S. Steiner, from The Times -Advocate staff will come as a disappointment to our readers as • , it has to us, Sincerely interested in the activities of the people of this community, particularly those of women, Mrs. Steiner faithfully and conscientiously recorded them for this news- paper. Countless times she exerted herself beyond the scope of her duties to bring to T -A readers the news of the many organiza- tions and events in the district. Friendly, kind and understanding, ' she willingly co-- operated with these groups to help them make a success of .their varied projects. Her recipe column has spread many ex- cellent dishes to the tables of families in the district this newspaper serves. Her host of readers was evident by the enthusiastic re- sponse received by the column. The Times -Advocate has been fortunate to have had her on its staff. Safety Check. . You may be able to save a life by giving your car or truck the safety check sponsored by Exeter Safety Council Friday, May 18. Mechanical faults of traffic vehicles have been responsible for many ftital acci- dents, severe injuries and extensive property damage. These tragedies can be eliminated by periodic inspection of the safety devices on all cars and trucks. Remember, it's a crime to drive a faulty vehicle. But it's not in that spirit that the safety couneil is appealing to you to,have your vehiele checked—it's in the spirit of mutual co-operation t o eliminate t h e country',s worst and most unnecessary killer, •the accident. tl few minutes of your time may prevent a tragedy. It's 'worth it, isn't it? Oe <exaer Xitnrgabbacate 1x4 Established 1878 Amalgamated 1924 Advocate Established Published Each Thursday `Morning at Exeter, Ontario • An independent > 'ewsipapor Devoted to the Interests of the Town of Exeter and District Authorized tial Second Class l ail' fest Office Department, 'Ottawa Member of the Canadian Weeldy Newspaper Association Moaner' of the Ontario Division Of the OWNA Il eMber of the Audit Bureau of Circulations 1053 Al1•Oanada insurance Federation Nattonat Safety Award 19153 Ontario Safety League Award 154 Winner of the E. F. Stephenson Memorial Trophy for Best Front rage Among Ontario Weekly Newspapers Paid-in•A.dvance Circulation as of .April 1, 1954 - 2,547 S17DDSCR1:1 TtO}-: ,RyA TES Canrtcle (in Milano) $3.00 per year -- 'CAL On advance) 84.09 per yea Published by The Exeter 'Dimes+Advocate Limited 1881 MERRY MENAGERIE By Walt :0I>snay w ro ��. _ cr pi) 5.13 Distributed by King features Syndicate. "Just because I'm taller than others, he's insisting un a, fire escape!" 50 YEARS AGO Miss Jean Hawkshaw left for Souris, Man., 'where 'she will make her future home with her brother, W. J. Hawkshaw, who has leased the King Edward Ho- tel there. . At a successful "at home" 'at Exeter High School addresses were .given by Hayvey Gardiner, Rev. Godwin, Rev. William Mar-` tin and P.. Frayne. „Misses• Alice Howard and Edith Montour sang a duet; Miss Maud Taylor, Miss McPherson,, Oliver Graybiel and Dyer Hurdon gave readings; Mr. Fleming sang •a solo and Miss Irene Handford gave an instru- mental number. Mrs. J, A. Rollins, who was born in Centralia and had lived in Exeter for. the past 22 years, died after an illness of several years, A painter, who styled himself as "Hobo Doc", did some artistic painting on the store windows of town last week. Mr. William Mitchell has open- ed up the Cockshutt Implement Warerooms south of A. E. Pym's blacksmith shop and has received a carload of plows and carriages from the works in Brantford. 25 YEARS AGO The. Central Hotel, owned by Mr. C. Lee of London and occu- pied by Mr. E. G. Lowery, • has been purchased by Mr.. Homer Bagshaw. The McDonald block, also owned Eby Mr,,. -Lee, has been purchased by Mr. William Frayne, of Usborne, Miss Alice Hoffman, of Dash- wood, a pupil of Mr. W. R. Gould- ing, won the gold medal as mez- zo soprano soloist at the spring music festival in Stratford. Most of 'the cattle in the dis- trict have been. put out to pas- ture "which is a relief to the farmers as feed was getting low. Exeter's tennis club has been reorganized with M. R. Complin as president; J. M. Soutlicott, vice-president, and T. S. Neale, secretary -treasurer. Miss Elia Maud Dearing and Ernest Willard were. • married in London on May 6 by the Rev. Mr. Walker. A hydro wire leading to Wil- liam Hatter's dairy barn was struck by lightning. Switches and bulbs in the barn were blown out and tattle were brought to their knees by ,the shock. 15 YEARS AGO Mr. H. L. Sturgis, of the high school staff, has purchased the residence of Mr. George Jaques, William 'Street. Mr. Jaques has purchased the residence of Mr. Arthur Jones, Victoria Street. Rev. Samuel Muxworthy, Lon- don, a termer pastor of Main St. Church, died in London in his eighty-first year. Mr. 'William Moodie, for many years superintendent sof Thames Road Sunday School, Was recent- ly presented with a mantle clock ata social evening in the church. Mr. H. S. Walter has this week Wonian who has her Ph.D, dis- Cussing her unmarried state: "It's woken like Me, who know all the answers, who never get a .eked." * * * k "You say you want a divorce on the grounds your husband is •careless about his appearatice?" "Yee, he hasn't shown up in nearly -two years." As the "TIMES” Go Go By removed his shoe repair business from the store north of the Bank of Commerce to the. Frayne block, Miss Helen Olive Salter,` of Ex- eter, and Louis Charles Reeves, of Seaforth, were united in mar- riage by the Rev. Arthur Page on May 11 at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. M. Salter. 10 YEARS AGO, Carey Joyntt _ of Hensel', a former student of Exeter High School, was winner of a gold medal in honor history and re- ceived his B.A. degree at the University of Western Ontario. Jack Kestle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Kestle, Usborne, secured his B.A.. in the honor business administration course. Four generations of one fam- ily were present for the Mother's Day service in Elimville United Church: • They were Mr. William Oke, his dau.ghter, Mrs. . John Brock, her son, Clifton Brock, and his son Johnnie, who was baptized at the service. A communication from Usborne council to the Board of Educa- tion requested that the teaching of`,sbientific agriculture be added to the high school curriculum at least as an optional subject. The board advised 'the council that they . contemplate -the teaching of agriculture as soon as the extra accomodation can be secured. .1 Jottings By J.M.S. New Addition Rec.aiis: History cSinee the opening of the new addition to Vannes Street ignited Mire!). which 'provides a ladies' parlor, a room far the primary depa t ment of the Sunday school ) and a modern, kitchen, that is the admiration of all ladies who visit it, we have been digging up seine - tiling of the .History of the church. In '184-2. a few families had come out from Devonshire and Cornwall, England, to the "Huron Tract” :and had settled in. Usborne township, By 1852 Exeter could boast .of a few houses in the heart of a great forest. The first Bible Chris- tian church was built in ,that year one and a quarter miles east of Exeter. This church was called Ebenezer, A cairn of recent con- struction now marks the spot where some of these `early pion- eers are buried. In 1851 Rev. it,. Burly arrived in Exeter and conducted the first Bible Christfan service -in the home of James Pickard on Main street. Mr, - Pickard was one of the first merchants in Exeter and the large block now owned by Sandy Elliot was built by him. ;The exaot date of this meeting is not certain 'ba't an old Glass roll dated 1854 records the fol- lowing names: James and Eliza Pickard, Richard aid Ann Welsh, James and Fanny Bissett, Rich- ard and Dorothy Handford, Rob- ert and Margaret Frayne, Henry and Elizabeth- Westcott, John and Ann Jones. These evidently con- stitute• the charter members of the present James Street Church.. On February -,24, 1856, the first Bible Christian church in Exeter was dedicated where Clerk 0. V. Pickard has 'his office. The min- ister was John Edwards, who had come to Canada as a missionary In 1939 and conducted 'his first services in a bar -room near Belle- ville. The tavern was later turn- ed into a house -of God. kir. Edwards was a bachelor and -a godly man whose knees, it is reported, were calloused frpan much praying, In his retirement he lived with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. May on the farmnow owned by Hedley May. A Liquor Warehouse This first Bible Christian church later was used as a liquor warehouse by Farmer Bros.; tim- ed into a shoe repair shop oper- ated by the late Alfred Walters and when' the present brick struc- ture was built by. the late J. G. Jones, the frame building was moved to the back of the lot and used as a warehouse until torn down and demolished. About that time the Exeter circuit comprised several preach - A car 'dealer who was having trouble, collecting installments, wrote to a customer: "What would your neighbors think If I repossessed the car?" Two weeks later he received this reply: "All the neighbors think it would be a lousy trick." Money in the bank Millions of Canadians know the'value of a bank. account—the security and comfort it brings, the peace of mind it assures, the enterprise it makes possible. When you keep your money in a chartered bank you know it is safe. And you are dealing with friendly, experienced people, skilled in the management of money and anxious to shire their knowledgewith you. There is a type of account to suit your purpose; some designed to help you accumulate funds, others featuring the convenience of chequing. Your local branch bank provides these and Many other services. It is much•more than a bandy,. safe place to keep money. It is a banking . • service -centre where you' can count on prompt and • courteous attention to all your banking needs. . hag places, namely: Exeter, Beth- esda, Providence, Eden, !Bethel, Centralia Crediton, Dashwood and Mr, Edwards.was assisted bytwo eWebster .iunior ministers, J. and T. Tucker. A number of local preachers .assisted with the, ser- vices. A great tea meeting was heli on the occasion .of•the opening of the Exeter church, the proceeds :amounting to $285.00 The First Parsonage The first. par'bonage .st111 stands on the corner of Huron•and An- drew streets and. is ..occupied.• by Mr, and Mrs, Charles 'Waghorn, In 1862 the population of Exeter had grown and the little chufrch becanud too small, .James Pickard, who furnished a home free of charge to the junior ,ministers, practically guaranteed tha cost of a new building, and Ames Street church was built, • Church' suppers or tea ,in.eetings as they were called,. have ever been popular for entertainment and, money -raising and, on the occasion 4 the dedication of the new .churcli 1,400. ,persons eat down to supper and we have no doubt that Devonshire cream and apple pie formed a part of the. tempting menu. The following year, .186,3, the Bible Christian conference was held in James Street church, The Exeter circuit had grown to 12 preaching places including Hen - sell and Sharon.. 3 ON GUARANTEED O PASS BQQK ACCOUNTS HIGHER RATES ON TERM DEPOSITS THE PREMIER TRUST COMPANY 428 Richmond street, toadoq• Telephone 44716 w T -A SERVICES 01144un,11r1 nut • i. "rCan't t Write An Ad" The Tintes-Advocate is frequently told by persons upon whom they call, "but we'll take some adver- tising space in The T -A if you'll , have someone write the ads, and pick out the pictures for us," they generally add. We'll do Just that! We prepare copy for other advertisers and' we'll gladly do the same for you. No extra charge . . just a. part • of our regular service here at The Exeter770 Times -Advocate immista Only a cbar*red bank afers a full range of banking se vice, including' BANKING BY MAIL Convenient, and saves time. All your routine banking:,atq - be handled in this way. 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