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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-11-17, Page 2
* THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1955 This journal, shall always fight far progress, reform and public welfare, never be afraid to at tack wrong, never belong to any political party, never be satisfied with merely printing news. Guest Editorial THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1955 Jottings By J,M.S, The Hurondale Memorial Secret Of Good Government Lies In Choice Of Officials The number has decreased to 32. It’s a fact—there are only 32 shop ping days left until Christmas. It won’t be long. We’d like to remind readers that you’ll profit by shopping early—and by shopping in your home community. By picking your gifts now, you’ll en joy a better selection, a longer time to choose, better service from your local stores, and more time to wrap the pre sents, By shopping at home, you’ll keep •those valuable dollars in the spot where they’ll benefit us all. JThey’ll h;elp build schools, roads, parks and finance many other improvements. Shop early—shop at hoihe. Good News An unsung but hard-working organ ization in Huron County is the Children’s Aid Society which recently held an in formation meeting in Caven Presbyterian Church. From the reports given by the of ficers of this dedicated group, it is evi dent they are performing an enlightened service for the benefit of the youth of this county. The scope of the Society is larger than one might expect. Its program in cludes protection work to keep families together; care of unmarried mothers and adoptions; family court cases and proba tion supervision. Over 350 children come under the supervision of the Children’s Aid Society —some in tlieir own homes, some in re ceiving homes, some in foster homes. The organization spends $32,000 of county taxes to rehabilitate children and their families. There is little doubt that the work of the Society today will be i“eflected in years to come in a continuation of Huron County's low incidence of crime. It's, Being Done The success story of Arnprior, eastern Ontario town with a population of 5,000, should be an inspiration to those who would like to see more industrial promotion in this area. Robert M. Simpson, Mayor of Arn prior, related to a Rotary convention re cently how this town had attracted 11 new industries in five years. He told how Arnprior had emerged from, a dingy, rundown condition into a prosperous, healthy community. "In Arn prior, We realized the basic principle of industrial promotion was selling,” ,the mayor said. “You don’t do any selling by sitting still. You’ve got to get up and knock On doors.” It’s important to get industrialists to inspect your town and talk to citizens, Mayor Simpson said. If they get the right impression, they’re sold. On one occasion a group of 56 Arn prior citizens went to New York to see an industry that was interested in locat ing in Canada. Everybody wore Scots •curling tarns and the group created quite a stir by appearing on TV and radio. The company paid for a big dinner and wound up asking Mayor Simpson to sign a contract whereby the company agreed to build a $5,000,000 plant in Arn prior. The lesson behind the story is that energetic promotion, with the co-opera tion of citizens, can produce industrial expansion. Let’s get at it. an By C. V. PICKARD Clerk-Treasurer Of Exeter This Town of Exeter was incorporat ed as a village in 1872 and as a town in 1951, From 1872 to the present time an nual nominations and elections have been held. Each year civic-minded citizens have offered their services. They have been elected and have given unselfishly of their time and ability while serving on the Town Council or other Boards, The secret of good Municipal Govern ment lies in the ability of the people to select trustworthy and able citizens to act as their officials. The ratepayers of Ex eter have done this. Year after year our Council and Boards have given us good government. Largely as a result of this leadership, Exeter has developed into a town of which we are all proud. Formerly the Municipal administra tion was rather a simple affair. However, as the years have passed, the duties and responsibilities of our elected officials have increased greatly and have become more involved. At the present time mem bers of Council must be prepared to give a good deal of time and thought to their duties. In spite of this, we find busy men and women willing to accept the addition al load of managing the business of the Town as they would their own. Will this unselfish service continue to be given ? We believe that it will be. If it is not, government at the municipal level will disappear and our town affairs will be controlled completely by the de partments at Toronto and Ottawa. This, surely, would be a backward step. With out belittling the good work done by our senior governments, it would seem obvious that an elected group, of our own towns< people,- is in a better position to under stand the wishes and needs of our rate payers. However, if the time comes when we, as individuals, are .not willing to ac cept the responsibilities of self govern ment, whether it be on the municipal, pro vincial or federal level, that right of self government will be taken from us and our government might easily become some form of dictatorship. The allowances paid to our elected officials are small in comparison to the services given. However, there are other benefits. Each member of Council or Board has the personal satisfaction of being of service to his town and fellow citizens. He finds municipal government an interesting, educational and broaden ing experience. He has the opportunity of introducing his personal ideas for the betterment of his town. He benefits from his close association with other .members of Council or Board. His office gives him standing in the community. If he is so minded, he may find that the position he has taken is a stepping stone to a’ place in our Provincial or Federal Governments. It is not possible for all citizens to offer their services as ToWn Council or .Board members. However, it is the duty of all to show an interest in the affairs of our town. Let all our criticisms be con structive. Let us show our appreciation of the services so freely given by our elected officials. Nominations will be held in the Town Hall on the evening of Monday, Novem-' ber 28, from 7:30 to 8:30. It is an im portant date. Let us keep it. Let's Work Towards • An expanded industrial promotion program in Exeter and in Huron County. • Completion of the Riverview Park development. among Exeter from heavily-travelled highways. • A town plan for Exeter. A business promotion organization Exeter merchants. A parking lot close to Main Street. Cleanup of unsightly dumps in and Biddulph which are visible ' i Exeter Advocate BstebUshed 1881 Amalgamated 1924 . Times Established 1878 Published Each Thursday Morning at-Exeter, Ontario - An Independent Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Town of Exeter and District Authorised aS Second Class Mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association <RumAv Member of the Ontario Division of the CWNA Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations —* 1988 All-Canada Insurance Federation National Safety Award 1988 Ontario Safety League Award 1984 Winner of the E. F. Stephenson Memorial Trophy for Best Front Page Among Ontario Weekly Newspapers Paid-in-Advance Circulation as of April 1,1955 — 2,725 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada (In advance) $8.00 per year U.SA. (In advance) $4>0o per year ? Published by The Exeter Times-Advocate Limited iRemembrance Day has come and gone for another year. One of the most interesting memorials .and one that has been copied by many municipalities is the fine memorial at the Hurondale school. •From a history of Hurondale school printed in 1946 we glean the following information. The idea of erecting a memor ial to perpetuate the memory of farmer pupils of Hurondale school was conceived by one of the early pupils, Dr. Peter Strang, who like many more have gone out from Hurondale into the world of af fairs and have brought honor to the little country schoolhouse. The residents of the section appointed a committee of five members to put the plan of Dr. Strang into action., ♦ Mr. Dan Dew was appointed chairman with John Morgan, Jas. Jeckell, Peter Moir and Henry Strang, secretary-treasurer. In response to a canvas not only of the ratepayers but of many former pupils of the school the result was most generous, The committee consulted Weekes Bros., of Exeter, after deciding somewhat as to the form it should take Weekes (Bros, contacted Ital ian sculptors as to design and costs. The sculptors requested a photograph of a Canadian Sold ier in full military uniform. This was secured from Wolseley Bar racks, London, where the 161st Huron Battalion had beep, in training and sent it to Italy and the splendid life-size figure cut in pure white marble as it now stands as a memorial was the re sult. The cost of the figure de livered in Exeter was $250.00 and the cost of the monument com- plete was $700, There were sufficient funds left to erect an ornamental fence in front of the school. The memorial was unveiled by Peter Strang at a public meeting on March 31, 1919, in the name ofof the King of Kings and George V of 'Great Britain. diev. Mr. Trumpet, rector Trivitt Memorial church was the guest speaker for the ceremony. The Hurondale Memorial was unique in that it was the first of of Legion Corner by M. E. Harness President HURONDALE MEMORIAL ■F * fcASBl EMK-bS Ippl*- 'j i *1 '-X. *. i EE her 11, 1945rthe enlarged mem orial was unveiled at a large pub lic gathering. The ceremony was in charge of the Exeter-Hensall Branch of the Canadian Legion, when the Rev. Kenneth McLean, of Caven Church, Exeter, was the guest speaker. Those who. paid the supreme sacrifice in the first World War were John C. Strang, Ernest Neil, Reg. Johnston, ” _ " Wounded in action were Ed ward A. Oke, Harry Dougall. Fred J.ward A. Oke, Fred J, Cann, Ernest T. Oke, Samuel Dougall, Ross Dick, Gordon Holman. In 1942 Alexander D. Strang lost his life at sea, Twenty-four former pupils were among those who enlisted, Day went over its kind erected in Ontario and af terwards the design was copied in scores of towns, villages and municipalities. In 1945 at the close of World War ;II, the community again sought to honor itihe heroism and sacrifice of those who had re sponded to their country’s call, by having the memorial remodel led and their names inscribed thereon. On Remembrance Day, Novem- MERRY MENAGERIE By Walt Difney As the Go By "TIMES Frankly, I think he’s sorry he caught it!” 50 YEARS AGO Mr.. Thos. E. Handford on Mon day shipped two cars of horses to the West. During the season ■between 700 and 800 horses have .passed through Mr. Handford’s ■greater number of to the West. Johnston has taken at the 'Central Tele- hands the them going •Miss Ila a position ■phone office as "Hello Girl”. Miss (Ethel Dow has. resigned her situation at Carling Bros, owing to ill health. Mr. R. 'S. Lang disposed of liis fine brick dwelling, Exeter North, on Friday last to Mr. Thos. Ker- nick, 2nd concession of Tucker smith. The price paid |was $15'00. The Literary Society of Credi- ton met at >Mr. Win. Lewis’ home on Friday evening. The follow ing .program was rendered: piano duett, Misses Vivian and Ella Beaver, paper on Lord 'Strath cona by Mrs. Carrie Kuhn, piano solo Mjss Myrtle Clark and an address on "Marconi and Wire less Telegraphy” by Mr. <0. Bluett, vocal solo by Miss Beulah Beaver and piano solo by Mr. Herb ’Eillber. 25 YEARS AGO The diamond Jubilee services of Main Street United Church on Sunday were highly successful. Mr. .Tack Gambrill motored to Flora and Fergus on Sunday to commence his new duties on the Fergus News-Record. Miss L. M. Jeckell gave on in teresting travel talk on her trip to Alaska at the Trivitt Memo rial A.Y.P.A. on Monday evening. For ever a week this section has experienced (wonderful weath er. The days have been bright and -mild with no frost at night. Quite a number have enjoyed ©laying golf on the Oakwood course. Santa Claus passed through Exeter Saturday morning on the •tr, H. and IB, hound for London, itiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiHiiiiiniiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiHitiiiiiiiH V 15 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 21, Exe ter’s grand old man and Canada’s oldest practitioner, Dr. J. W. Browning is celebrating his 'nine ty-seventh birthday. Miss Lenore Norminton of the Hensail Public School and her principal, Mr. Claude Blowes, were guests of the Exeter Lions Club supper meeting. Lenore carried off the Huron County public speaking championship in the senior class and gave her talk to the Lions. Good friends of the War Time Committee (who have never made a cahvass,) have subscribed to the War charities Fund about $800. This fund is used for com forts for the men of the fighting branches of the Canadian forces overseas and in Canada. Every soldier has been supplied with sweater and socks and all the boys overseas have repeatedly been Sent -cigarettes and tobacco. During the past week each one of these meh have been sent a Christmas parcel—on which the postage Was $19.90. 10 YEARS AGO A choir of sixty voices from Talbot Street Baptist church Lon don under the direction of W. R< G o u 1 d i n g, former organist and leader of James St. choir, pre sented a musical entertainment in that church on Friday evening. A number of German prisoners Of war who have been located Kin a camp at’ Eden ate to be allowed, their parole for the Winter and will be employed by some of the farmers. Major F. J1. Milner Who has been with the Canadian Army MediCal Corps has decided to lo cate in Exeter1.Sanders. * McKenzie—On Sat urday November 17 at Chalmers United Church, Windsor. Miss Jean McKenzie, Only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Finkbelner, to Dr. Charles Borden Sandeis sen of Mrs. Sanders, London and the late Charles H. Zanders. iRemembrance Day went over very well. We had .a good many comrades out on parade especial ly when you considei’ there were 13 members in the band. Many thanks to all those who were out on parade with us. It was a cold, miserable day and those who went out showed a lot of spunk and respect for those whom we were remembering that day.♦ ♦ * ♦ Well that young .fellow did it again! By that, I mean, Com rade F,red Wells. He sold 60i per cent of all the poppies sold this year. He usually sells the biggest percentage but I think he did even better this year. He must get better with practice and that he has had a lot of. I can’t tell you just how many years he has been at it but I know it is a great many. Many thanks to the Girl Guides for the good they did again this year. * * * * The Remembrance Day quet was very good this We of the Exeter branch of the Canadian Legion are very lucky to have such a wonderful Ladies’ Auxiliary. Boy! Can those girls ever prepare a banquet! It is just like the guest speaker said "The cocks can do the crowing, but it takes the hens to 'produce.” I think everyone thoroughly en joyed their meal because a num ber of them have remarked how good it was. The guest speaker, Rev. Ostle of Chesley was a fine speaker and very interesting. He spoke on the wanderings of a sky pilot. He served as a chaplain in the Imperial Army 'and .served more fronts and travelled further than- any -other man in the army that I have heard of. He fold us there were more chaplains killed than any other men jn comparison. Of the 15 original padres he started out with, 11 of them were killed. I couldn’t begin to-tell you every place he travelled but he sure got around and. I think everyone enjoyed his address. The program of the banquet went off very well with comrade Andy Bierling handling very cap ably the opening and closing cer emonies. Comrade Rev. Knox said grace and Comrade Len Mc- Knight toasted her Majesty, the Queen. ■Comrade Rev. Rapson intro duced the guest speaker and Comrade Bert Borland thanked him and presented him with a gift. Comrade Reg McDonald had the honour of thanking the ladies for the lovely meal and Comrade ’ president Joan Harness replied. Yours truly welcomed the guests among whom were Lions pres ident Benson Tuckey; Kinsman president, Sheldon Wein; Reeve of Usborne, Verne Pincombe and Reeve of Stephen, John Morris sey, .Reeve of Hay and warden of Huron County, and all 'the members of the town council ex cept .two.* * * * I would especially like to thank the other ministers who took part in the service as well as the choir and organist of . the Main St. United Church. They really did a "lot to make our Remem brance Day ceremony >a success. Some others who helped to make a splendid parade were the of ficers and men of .RCAF Station,, Centralia. They should /be con gratulated on their band and the smart flight of men they had out. work ban- yeair. I News Of Your I LIBRARY By MRS. J.M.S. Young Canada Book Week Young Canada Book Week now being celebrated at " Library.” The purpose of children’s Reading Committee in promoting this celebration is to promote the reading of good books as ail antidote to crime comics and other publications that are passed out Indiscrimin ately in the guise Of reading for pleasure or entertainment. Another purpose is to adults aware of the fine fen’s books available and .. __ mind adults of the Important place good books have in a child’s life. Lillian M. Smith, the librarian who founded the boy’s and girl’s department at the Toronto Cen tral Library is the patroness for this year’s Young Canada’s Book Week. Miss Smith offers the sug gestion "Read, to — and with — —Please turn to Page 9 is YOur the make child- to rc- Saint Nick promises a present for Canadian this year: an estimated wishes to announce the appointment of • CREDITON As Authorized Dealer For Master Feeds Now Carrying A Full Line Of Feeds Hog Producers Inquire About Our Hog Feeding Contracts No Interest — No Carrying Charges PHONE CREDITON 31W M SERVICES Boom welcome retailers increase in Yule sales of more than five per cent over 1954, writes Don ald Gordon in The Financial Post. To get your share of this sales boom, advertise EACH WEEK from now until Christmas in The Exeter Times-Advocate Business Directory ARTHUR FRASER INCOME TAX REPORTS BOOKKEEPING SERVICE ETC. Ann St., Exeter ' Phone 504 W. G. COCHRANE, B.A. BARRISTER & SOLICITOR EXETER, ONTARIO At Hensall, Friday, 2 to 5 P.M. DR. H. H. COWEN L.D.S., D.D.S. • DENTAL SURGEON Main Street Exeter Closed Wednesday Afternoon PHONE 36 R. F. REILLY, D.C.* G. A. WEBB, D.C * ♦Doctors of Chiropractic 438 MAIN STREET, EXETER Open Each Week-day Except Wednesday r Appointment - Plibne 606 N. L. MARTIN OPTOMETRIST Main Street, Exeter Open Every Week-day Except Wednesday For Appointment - Phone 606 JOHN WARD CHIROPRACTOR & , DRUGLESS THERAPIST Rear of 429 Main St., Exeter Phone 348 Closed On Wednesdays DR* J. W. CORBETT L.D.S., D.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON 814 Main Street South Phone 278 Exeter DR. D. J. McKELVIE, D.V.M. VETERINARY SURGEON Phone 09 Hensall • Ontario WM. H* SMITH LICENCED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex Special training assures you Of your property’s true value oh sale day) Graduate of American Auction College Terms Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed CREDITON P.O* or PHONE 77-W VIC DINNIN Savings Investments and Annuity Certificates INVESTORS SYNDICATE Of Canada, Limited INVESTORS MUTUAL of Canada Ltd. Balanced Mutual Fund Shares PHONE 168 ZURICH A. M. HARPER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 55 South St'. Telephone Goderich 843 Licenced Municipal Auditor BELL & LAUGHTON BARRISTERS, SOLCITORS & NOTARIES PUBLIC ELMER D. 'BELL, Q.C. C. V. LAUGHTON, L.L.B. Zurich office Wednesday afternoon EXETER PHONE 4 J. NORMAN COWAN BOOKKEEPING Systems, Service, etc. INCOME TAX RETURNS (Dashwood 27-T-13 Sarepta Hay Post Office ALVIN WALPER PROVINCIAL LICENCED AUCTIONEER - For your sale, large dr smhil, courteous and .efficient service at all times ‘‘Service that Satisfies” 7 PHONE 57-r-2 DASHWOOD USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office: Exeter, Ontario President Martin Feeney R.R. 2 Dublin Vice-President E. Clayton Colquhoun R.R. 1 Science Hill Directors Harry Coates . R.R. 1 dentralla Wm. A. Hampton Cromarty Milton McCurdy R.R. 1 Kirkion Alex J. Rhode R.R. t Mitchell Agents Thos* G. Ballantyne R.R. 1 Woodham Olaytdn Harris R.R. Mitchell Stanley Hocking Mitchell Solicitor W. G. COchrane Exeter Seortary-Treaaurer Arthur Fraser Exeter