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THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 34, 1955
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eyebrows. Mr. Harris is gradual
ly recovering and hopes are held
out for his recovery. Nothing has
yet been done to Mu'tbart by way
of punishment.”
I have been looking over copies
of the Exeter Advocate printed
in 18'88, the first year Of its pub
lication. Mr. Thomas pasgimore
was the editor and publisher.
Subscription to the paper Ws
$1.QP a year,
Rev. S. F, Robinson was rector
of the Episcopal church; Rev.
J, Graham pastor of James
St. Methodist church; Rev. W.
H. Pascoe was pastor of Main igt.
Chureh and Rev. Wm. Martin was
the minister at Caven Presby
terian Ohtirph.
The following three items ap
peared in the issue of January
12, 1888:
“As a result of indefatigable
industry and keenness of purpose,
•Mr. Thomas Gregory, principal
of Exeter Public School, succeed
ed in establishing a record which
has never been equalled in the
annals of a public school teacher,
jby passing fourteen pupils for
’’entrance high school and one be
ing recommended by the’ board of
examiners, at recent entrance ex
aminations held at Exeter. As a
teacher Mr. Gregory has many
excellent qualities, is amiable and
warm hearted, yet firm and res
olute discipline and his well mer
ited success will
his many friends.
“As the result
accident at Zurich
niglit a number of young fellows
were arrested by Constable Bos-
senberry and taken to Hensall
and. tried before Messrs. Thomas
Buchanan and J, Smillie, J.P.’s
who fined them from five to
eleven dollars including costs.
Considering the damage done to
windows by shooting, and the re-
markable escape of Mrs. C. Lip
part, who was ^sitting inside the
window of her private residence
when a rifle ball whizzed close by
her and lodged itself in the wood
en partition, it is universally ex
pressed that the penalty imposed
upon brigands was far too small,
apd should have been at least
three months in Kingston Pen
itentiary with hard labor. Chief
Gpl, of Exeter assisted in ar
resting the parties.”
“One day recently came a
story from the township of Hay
of one of the worst and most
’brutal assaults ever perpetuated
in the County of Huron. The
place where this serious affray
happened was in a hut in Hay
swam.p, a few miles east of Exe
ter- It appears that George Mut-
t&pt is engaged in cutting wood
for James Howard and for com
fort moved
into a small
Being “dry'
neighboring village for the pur
pose of getting something to re
lieve his thirst, which he did and
soon became intoxicated. On re
turning home he began abusing
an infant child in a shameful
manner, whereupon his tvife in
terfered, when she too became
a subject for his brutal passion.
Her cries for mercy and help at
tracted the attention of a man
named Edward Harris who oc
cupies another hut at some dis
tance away. Upon arrival at Mut
tart’s he found the dooa’ fasten
ed and he forced an entrance
and was about to shield the wom
an from her terrible positflon
when Muttart ran at him and
with an axe dealt him two heavy
blows cutting the forepart of Ins'
head open as far down as
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152Give Time And Talent
To Community Service
By B. W. F. BEAVERS
Former Reeve Of Exeter
Reading the editorial by Mr. C. V.
Pickard, town clerk and treasurer, and
the article on the front page of The
Times-Advocate’s last week’s issue, gives
the incentive to back up these statements
by a few remarks.
Now that the municipal nominations
and elections are close at hand it means
that all loyal and patriotic citizens
should ponder on “personal responsibil
ity”. This applies not only to towns but
to townships as well. Men and women
should give serious thought to "employing
some of their time and talents to com
munity work
So many capable and talented per
sons say “Let some one else do this
work.” Eid this ever win a war? They
are won by blood, sweat and tears. Let
us carry on as asked in the famous poem
written by Jack MaeRea during the first
* great World War. Let us be willing to
share the responsibility to aid in filling
some office for the advancement of our
municipality. Remember Bruce and the
spider.
Men and women in the past have
carried on not for the sake of personnel
gain but from a sense of duty, Our mem
bers of council, P.U.C., School Board,
Library Board and other organizations
are faithful to their oath of office and
gain knowledge that helps them in their
later lives. Now then, will the citizens of
town and country stir themselves to see
that able and caPahle men and women
are nominated to the various offices and
will the nominees be gracious enough to
accept ?
There are many things which need
attention in our town. Two great prob
lems ahead of us are hard surfaced roads
and a sewage system) Many smaller muni
cipalities have practically all of their
main streets hard surfaced, thus prevent
ing the dust nuisance and the everlasting
surfacing with gravel and constant use
of the grader.
Years before we were born, the
early settlers conceived the idea of plans
for streets, roads, schools, churches, etc.
Some persons gave a great deal of time
and thought in planning for these. Last
week we observed Remembrance Day in
honor of those who fought to save our
homes. Should the present generation
not give of their time and talents to make
our community the best it can be, as we
believe there are few communities equal
to ours?
A little time used for consideration
o'f public matters is time well spent and
will pay dividends to those taking part
and to future generations.
Bright Prospects
Those .who saw bright prospects for
jthis year’s Exeter Mohawks hockey club
appear to have their enthusiasm justified.
Mohawks won their first two starts
jjn the WOAA Major Group in impressive
Style last week. The braves handed
Strathroy a 12-3 setback and surmounted
a severe penalty handicap against Gode
rich Sailors to defeat the champions 5-3.
Although it’s early to make any rash
predictions, it looks like this club may
have the potential to take the WOAA
jerown from the perennial winners, Gode
rich, With support from the fans, we
think it can.
The players display an eager team
’spirit which makes them a pleasure to
watch. The club is operating on a strict
basis which puts the onus on the players
• to provide exciting hockey to attract
spectators. This they are doing.
Another improvement in the opera
tion of the club this year is the determin
ation to abide by all the player regula
tions in order to avoid any recurrence
of the legal squabbles which have plaqu-
ed almost all teams in the association for
several years.. Perhaps Exeter’s example
will bring the rest of the clubs in line
voluntarily.
The prospects for a successful year
are bright. To the management of the
club and to Coach Red Loader, we extend
best wishes for a championship season.
his wife and family
hojise in the swamp,
’ he started for a
be
of
on
greeted by
a shooting
Nd Year’s
tihe
ing
The Huron Federation of Agricul
ture Survey, which was distributed to the
7,500 farmers in the county this week, is
a most revealing publication.
Reports of the various officers in
the Federation, from national to town
ship level, indicate the amazingly wide
variety of steps being taken to improve
the condition of the agriculture industry.
The Federation of Agriculture is not
an insignificant discussion group, as
some urban—and rural—folks still be
lieve, The Federation is aft important
business organization vitally affecting
the fortunes of the people who till the
soil. It spends well over $100,000 of
farmers' monejr ip projects designed to
increase the income of the industry. The
Huron County budget alone exceeds $10,-
000.
If you haven’t read this survey close
ly, we suggest that you pick it up soon
and inspect it. It will be profitable read
ing..
The Times-Advocate was pleased to
to co-operate with the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture in the publica
tion of the Survey. The T-A hopes that
the Survey will play at least a small part
in .prompting the activities of the most
important organisation in the county.
MERRY MENAGERIE
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Answered?
Answered your mail lately?
•To be more specific—have you♦To be more specific—have you re
plied to that letter which contained those
colorful blue and yellow seals?
Did yon enclose a check to pay for
those 200 Christmas Seals so that Huron
County can be freed from the dread dis
ease of tuberculosis ? ^
If you read that letter from Mr. F.
E? Madill of Wingham, the president of
Huron County Tuberculosis Association,
you noticed that your donations last year
financed 950 chest X-ray examinations at
Some 57 free clinics. Yes, you helped to
keep nearly 1,000 people free of T.B.
This year your money will be even
more effective, more far-reaching. The
Asociation is planning a mass survey of
all Huron County. That’s a big job—a
Vital job—one that needs your support.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Huron
County was entirely free of tuberculosis?
Your donation will help make it so.
Here’s an encouraging note for farm
ers :
“Watch for higher poultry and dairy
products prices, points out The Financial
Post. Population growth is outstripping
production of eggs, cutting into previously
big surpluses of milk. There is now less
than a 1% production surplus of milk.
This could be wiped out entirely by ex
port sales and increased consumption.
Let's Work Towards
• An expanded industrial promotion
program in Exeter and in Huron County.
• Completion of the Riverview Park
development.
• A business promotion organization
Exeter merchants.among
• A parking lot close to Main Street.
• Cleanup of unsightly dumps in
Exeter and Biddulph which are visible,
from heavily-travelled, highways.
• A town plan for Exeter.
Cleanup of unsightly dumps in
50 YEARS AGO
Dr. J. W. Browning, E. H. Fish,
•T. H. McCallum, Weekes Bros.
Peter Frayne, James Dignan, W.
G. Bissett and S. M. Sanders have
all been in their respective busi
nesses for oever the quarter cen
tury.
A Teacher Training* class has
been formed in town for the bene
fit of Sunday school teachers. The
class will meet every Wednesday
evening in the Reading room in
the Town Hall. The meeting is
interdenominational.
Mr. W. J. Carling with the other
members of the party, who were
hunting deer in Mjiskoka, return
ed last week. Game Was scarce;
however, Mr. Carling succeeded
in bagging one
home together
stories.
Harry Gidley
which he brought
with many good
„ has been engaged
as repairer of all kinds of furni
ture upholstering by W. C. Hus
ton, furniture dealer,
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JRCUUTM
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Pryde and
two youngest boys Douglas and
Bobbie left today for Montreal
where they will board the SB.
Doric sailing for Glasgow where
they will visit their relatives for
two months.
Gerald1 Godbolt of Centralia won
the oratorical contest for .boys
in the semi finals for Huron Pres
bytery Young People's societies at
Wesley Willis church, Clinton oh
Monday evening.
The Anglican players tinder
the direction of Mrs. N. J. Dore
present a comedy in three acts
in the Opera House, Exeter, In
cluded "in the cast Were W. 0.
Davis, T. S. Neale, F. Abbott, M.
R, Complin Miss Mildred Murphy
Mrs, Dote and; Miss Catherine
Woods.
Messrs. Geo. Grant and W, 0.
Davis were in London Saturday
attending the annual banquet and
re-union of the members of the
63rd Overseas Battery held at the
Hotel London,
15 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs; Henry Eilber,
highly esteemed residents of Ore-
diton celebrated itheir sixtieth
wedding anniversary on Saturday
November 23.
A monster musicals in aid of
the Red Cross will be held in
James St. church Exeter, by the
.pupils of Stanley Smith AJT.C.M.
on December 3.
Thirty members of the R.A.F.
now stationed at Port Albert (to
gether with their hosts were (pre
sent in a
Church on
afterwards
the homes
m unity,
The Exeter region as fortunate
in being the centre of an area
Where turnips may be gro'wn to
advantage in yield, in texture and
In flavor. A return of $4,000 with
a .prospect of 'increasing the sum
from year to year to say nothing
of employing 15 men for eight
months out of 12 is a good com
mercial enterprise for one firm
in turnip waxing to develop
Exeter. ’
10 YEARS AGO
Ail government dehydrated ve
getable contracts have been can
celled In full. The Exeter branch
of Canadian 'Canners which has
been dehydrating vegetables for
three seasons is at present work
ing on dehydration of cabbage.
It is estimated there are some
1,500 tons of. cabbage Still with
the farmers and at $12.00 a ton
the loss will be approximately
$18,000.
(Reeve R. E. Shaddlek has been
returned to office as Reeve of
Hensall by acclamation. It will be
his eleventh term of office.
The'South End Quilting Group
met Monday night at .the home
of Mrs. E. Pym to honor one of
its members Mrs. Launce Bat-
tersfoy who Is departing for
Hamilton.
Squadron Leader Alvin Bos-
senborry Grand Bend .has been
awarded the Distinguishes Fly
ing Cross. He received his dis-
ember.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Squire have
moved to Exeter from their farm
iieitr Woodham,
body at James St.
Sunday morning and
were entertained in
of Exeter and com-
Appreciation
This* letter is being written
on. the last day of our stay in Ex
eter,
We have lived in this com
munity - serving the Pentecostal
Assemblies of Canada Church,
Main Bt., for the past year.
We desire by means of this
letter,,to express our gratitude to
the, citizens of Exeter for the
friendliness and cordiality > exten
ded to us, during our stay here.
•Our special thanks to the
eter Times-Advocate, for its
and, unbiased reporting of
activities of our Qhurch.
‘It . is our sincere prayer
the sympathetic relationship be
tween our Church here may be
maintained in the years to come.
We will not soon ..forget our mem
bers, and Board, who made our
Stay very pleasant.
We Shall long remtember our
stay, in Exeter and we say, “iGod
Bless And Keep Yon All”
Rev- and Mrs. K. R. Norcross
Exeter, Nov. 11 19'55.
More On Hogs
R.R. No. 1,
iSebringville, Ontario,
November 18th, 19 55.
The Editor,
Exeter Times Advocate,
Exeter, Ontario.
Dear Sir:
ffn Kitchener’s News - Record
■ November 16 a Perth County hog
producer is attempting to com
pare the ’Canada wheat board
with the Ontario hog co-op. The
wheat board is a buying and sel
ling board, As you know, they
buy grain, store grain an'd- sell
grain. This compulsory hog co-pp
is only a selling agency that can
only sell a hog if they get one
to sell. They are in no position
to buy hogs or store product.
They are not In any position
to sell tomorrow’s hogs today as
some officials thought they could
do, because they are not a buy
ing board.. They sell less than
10% of Ontario’s hogs and run
a check-off institution on over
90% of the hogs because the
packers hand farmers’ settle
ments over to them. Here they
Charge compulsory dues for ser-.
vices they don’t perform. United
Livestock Sale's was likewise’ a
seiling agency and it had to be
written off as flop.
This co-op is no different than
ULS because it is confined to
11 directors responsible only to
themselves. On a recent search
at Toronto I discovered that they
have no members, and that they
have never lived up to their by
laws as contained in their con
stitution. You cannot compare
the wheait .board’s provisions to-
the provisions exercised by this
co-op. There are undesirable
compulsion similarities, but the
Workings within are different.
This co-op has never met the
vote requirement that is requir
ed, to give it proper authoriza
tion.
In the regulations there is a
provision for exemption. When I
applied I was turned down, so
that is proof enough that the
hog officials don’t understand
their own regulations that they
forced upon Ontario. As far as
. I am concerned, ithis co-op is
welcome to operate, but only un
der voluntary plans.
Yours truly,
Theodore Parker
News Of Your i
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J LIBRARY i
By MBS. J.M.S.
Our librarian, Mrs. Hilton
■Laing, reports that she was very
pleased with the number who
came to see the display of .books
for Young 'Canada Book Week
last week.
Mrs. R. D. Jermyn’s room
(headed the list of the pupils who
had the most parents out to see
the display. Each pupil in the
room will receive a membership
card for the coming year and the
room will receive a bock for the
library,
A long sitride forward was tak
en in 1948 when children’s lib*
Marians and book publishers in
Toronto put on a sample “book
Iweek”. From that experiment
grew Young Canada’s Book'Week,
a national event sponsored by
the 'Canadian* Association of
iChiildren’s Librarians. The aim is
that all our children wherever
they -live, whatever their circum
stances, may have easy access to
(the best In children’s literature,
tfsing Your Library
The Royal IBank -of Canada’s
monthly letter ih a recent issue
in which the public library is
discussed has this to say: “It is
generally accepted today that ed
ucation continuing through ilfb
is necessary to our happiness, if
not, indeed, to Our survival. Here
in is a wide opportunity tor
public libraries. Whete, indeed,
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In all his years of railroading, Engineer Phillip Fraser has seen
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JOHN WARD
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Rear of 429 Main St., Exeter
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E.D.S., D.D.S.
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