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THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 3, 1956____________
Good Investment
Music Festival Sponsors
Win Community Tribute
For five years members of Huronia
Male Chorus have been investing time,
effort and funds in a festival to raise
the standard of music in this community.
Judging by this year’s South Huron
Music Festival, that investment is pay
ing rich dividends.
Officials agreed it was the best yet.
Adjudicator Lloyd Queen, whose criti
cisms and encouragement helped to make
the festival the success it was, obviously
was pleased with the calibre of music.
His praise is significant: “Though one
of the new festivals, it compares very
favorably with the best in the province.”
That’s a hefty pat on the backs of those
who are responsible for the event.
On behalf of the community, this
newspaper wishes to express sincere
appreciation to Mrs. H. L. Sturgis and
the officers of the Huronia Male Chorus
for their outstanding efforts. We hope
they can continue to make this import
ant contribution to community life.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Sturgis deserve
special mention for them parts in this
event. Mr. Sturgis received particular
tribute from the adjudicator for his
excellent musical program in the district
high school. Mrs. Sturgis, as directress of
the Huronia Male Chorus, is the guiding
hand behind the organization and opera
tion of the festival.
Special mention should be made,
too, of Mrs. Ron Elford, wife of the
president of the Chorus, who tabulated
all the results of the three-day event in
a most efficient manner.
CTA Problem
Encourage Scouts
Fates aren’t favoring Exeter Boy
Scouts in their bid to reorganize again as
an active troop in world-wide organiza
tion.
Twice now the weather has not co
operated for the troop’s paper drive. On
one former drive, the Scouts found them
selves in a snow blizzard. On Saturday,
it was rain—but the troop, undaunted,
picked up the papers anyway.
(We hope the wet bundles brought
the troop extra revenue because it should
. be worth more to work in the rain.)
However, it was heartening to see so
many householders respond to A the
Scouts’ appeal for rolled, rather than
stacked papers for which the troop re
ceives more returns. The number of
people who took the extra effort to help
the Scouts in this way indicates the re
spect which citizens hold for the organ
ization.
This must be an encouragement to
the leaders.
No Thanks
The following editorial, which ap
peared in the Daily News, Holdenville,
Oklahoma, applies in this area as well.
It’s worth your reading.
A circular letter received by the
editor and we presume by many others,
- advertises a big “saving” on fire and
automobile insurance to which we have
the following reply:
“No, thanks! We shall be obliged to
reject the offer . . , We get reasonable
insurance rates by purchasing our in
surance protection from established, re
putable local agents who are here on
the ground and whose services will be
available should we have a loss against
which we are protected in the standard
insurance policies in our safe. We would
not be obliged to indulge in lengthy cor
respondence with some stranger in Kala
mazoo, or Timbuktu. The local boys
would be on the job, would check and
report the loss, and settlement would
be made without difficulty or quibbling.
“Moreover, the established insurance
agents are our friends and. neighbours.
They help support our schools which two
of my kids attended for about 10 years,
add from which they were graduated;
they help support the churches that pro
vide spiritual stimulation; they help sup
port the police department that protects
tny property against plunder; they help
support the fire department that pro
tects my property against fire; they help
support the city, school district, county
ahd State governments that bestow many
blessings upon me.
“Why should I take my insurance
business from these benefactors, these
frielids, these fellow Citizens and give
it tb some foreign concern that doesn’t
care a tinker’s dam about Our town,
except what profit they can extract from
it?
“The few cents I Would save on
evefy insurance protection I now
have wouldn’t begin to compensate for
> 'the' trouble and inconvenience in event
of a loss. It isn’t Worth the difference.
“Cheap insurance is like any other
eheap commodity; it’s very apt to be
more expensive in the long run.”
The Goderich Junior Chamber of
Commerce should be commended for its
investigation into the merits of the
Canada Temperance Act which controls
the consumption of alcoholic beverages
in Huron county.
According to a recent statement by
the Jaycees’ president, Jack Brady, a
committee is “comparing the various
facets of the C.T.A. and the Ontario
Liquor Control Act and is trying to de
termine, with an open mind, what
changes would take place if the Canada
Temperance Act were repealed and
whether or not these changes would be
beneficial to the community as a whole.”
It would appear that if the group
feels there is a definite advantage in
changing to the Liquor Control Act, it
will petition for a vote on the question
by Huron County residents who have
not had a ballot on beverage control
since 1914.
kThis action by the Jaycees is a
reasonable approach to a controversial
subject. It is a courageous move in face
of the rabid opposition put forth by
church and temperance groups against
any party which tampers with the idea
of repealing the C.T.A. These church
organizations insist the C.T.A. is the best
liquor legislation available.
In. spite of this religious defence for
C.T.A. law enforcement officials of the
county have repeatedly condemned the
act because of its administration prob
lems and have asked Huron citizens to
give them something better to work
with.
It appears to us that Huron County
should give consideration to the requests
of these officials since it is they who
are charged with the responsibility of
enforcing liquor law. In our opinion,
their experience should carry more
weight than the opinions of lay groups.
We are not anxious to see pubs
opened up in Huron towns nor to see
consumption of alcohol increased but we
are not - convinced that repeal of the
C.T.A. will bring about these conditions
as the temperance groups would have
us believe.
We are concerned that there should
exist legislation as ancient and out-of-
date as the Canada Temperance Act
which attracts so much-ridicule and con
tempt and embarasses police and court
officials. This tends to encourage dis
respect for the whole framework of iaw
and its enforcement.
Some day Huron must take a realis
tic attitude toward this problem and re
peal or revise the C.T.A. We cannot
operate under horse and buggy legisla^
tion forever.
Let's Work Towards
• An expanded industrial promo
tion program in Exeter and in Huron
County.
• Completion Of the Riverview Park
development. '
• A business promotion organiza
tion among Exeter merchants.
• A parking lot close to Main
Street.
• Removal of unsightly dumps in
Exeter and Biddulph Which are Visible
from heavily-travelled highways.
• A town plan for Exeter.
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Home Of The Verity Plow
Last week we had (occasion to
mention 'the Verity Plow Works
which originated in Exeter but
•because of poor railway facilities
moved the plant to 'Brantford
whdre i-t was ev^htually amalga
mated with the Mafteey-HhTrte Co.
Mr. Win. Verity, a native of
Yorkshire, England, came to this
eduntry and started a foundry In
(Exeter, -the principle article of
m-aniifabture being a plow which
betome quite famed As 'the Verity
plow.
He had four sons, 'Robert, Wdl-
■liam 'J., Charles F. and Percy E,
all of whotih wore active Th the
(business add each hid -dhhrge of
a certain department.
The foundry was Situated Ion
Wellington street and ran from
Main ito Andrew istreet. The show
room was the brick building on
Main street now owned foy Mr. S.
J. V. Cann.
Demand Increased
With the opening up of Mani
toba and the West there was a
great demand for the Verity pro
duct and one order from Man
itoba was for three thousand
plows. Expansion was necessary
nnd if our iufonination is correct
the Veritys requested a spur line
ifrom the railway 'to the plant
and when the request was not
granted (the Veritys accepted a
tempting offer from (Brantfiord
to move the plant to that city,
That was around (the .year 1890
and when the plant was trans
ferred ito Brantford about twenty
families moved to that city
(them. Among itlhe
R. J. and Michael
Mc.Laughlin, Geo.
Braund, McKay
others-.
The foundry was Ita.ken (over by
the late James Murray and was
operated as .such for a number of
years.
The Verity (home was the large
brick building north of the rivet
in what was 'then called Francis-
town. -It ils now owned and occu
pied by Victor Ho,garth and fam-
Twelve Children In Family
Besides ithe four boys there
were -eight girls in ithe family.
They were members of Main
Street, then Mehodist Church,
Elizabeth (later Mrs. Robert E.
Pickard, (being one of ithe early
Organists and (others were mem
bers of toe choir.
The daughters were Hattie,
(Mrs. George iSouitlhco-tt); Molly,
(Mrs. Hutton) Mattie, (Ws. T.
SB, Carling); Jennie, (Mrs. (’Rev.)
(David Rarnsy; Gertrude, (Mrs.
Fred iBuriieitt); (Edith, wife of
Judge Wm. Gundy, of Windsor;
Militetot, wife of Prof. Braund
of Columbus University Ohio, and
Mrs. Robert Pickard,
Years after the Verity® left
Exeter the business progressed
and was finally amalgamated
With -the Massey-Harris Company
with branches in France and 'the
United States, the 'Veritys playing
■an important part in the develop
ment ahd manragement. Of the
family only one son survives,
Percy E., now 'living in Toronto.
In 19-46 the Massdy-Hafris Co.
at the Verity works jin Brantford
erected a new and modern plant
at a cosit of $1,300,000.
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Interest in Canadian education
today is very much alive—more
so than ever before, ‘paiitly be
cause of mere people to be in
terested and paiitly because of
better means of communication.
However, itfliis interest derives
largely from greatly increased en-
(nolunenlt® and /tremendously in
creased costs. No community
across the Hand ibuit feels- (the im
pact of these two factors.
When to these there is added
an increase an the demand for
more highly trained personnel,
an increase in the amount of
space iand time devoted tto edu
cation questions it 'becomes evi-
den that .this concern is both
sound and significant.‘Very time
ly is a hook o.f essays judt re
ceived at Your Library,
“Canadian Education Today”
These essays in Canadian Edu
cation Today” are designed to
make available to people most
interested, the c o -ns- i d e r e d
opinions of those most directly
concerned with the daily pro
blems of (Canadian education. The
authors of these essays'—‘-teach
ers, principals, professors, super
intendents, directors and 'univer
sity presidents —- have pooled
By MRS. J.M.S. =
their professional resources to
bring to (the Canadian public a
survey of Canadian education (as
it is today. These professional
educators rep reseat Canadian
educational thinking as dit is to
be found from the Atlantic to ithe
Pacific, from the kindergarten
tforougli ithe .university.
Jn ithe first essay “'Education
in a Growling 'Canada” written
■by Antlhur R. M. Lower, professor
of history/ Queen’s University,
Kingston we read “Amlong itlhe
thousand ithings -that education
may foe whether in Canada or
else where, there is one that it
most assuredly always ais and
that is, itlhe initiation, of Ithe young
d-nlto (the customs (of -the tribe. The
“(tribe may be literal tribe, race,
nation, religion or what not; ini
tiation and instruction in its'.cuis-
toms has always been ian’d< always
will be the primary stuff of edu
cation.
What are the customs of the
(tribe? d’o put ithem down alt any
length for any tribe, however
lsimal'l would require a book, but
synoptically they are 'those de
signed to preserve and extend the .
chief matters of tribal concern—
belief, behaviour and self-preser
vation; in other words, religiton,
morals and occupation, These
three, each taken in their widest
sense, give what nnay foe called
the “way of life” or (the culture”.
The final article, which has
the same (title as the book, is
written foy /the editor of the whole
symposium, Dr. Joseph Kate, as
sociate professor of education at
the University of Manitoba. Dr.
Katz 'bhi’nlos that the conflict of
ideas and purposes is 'healthy.
Keep in touch owiith the subject
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As the
TIMES
50 YEARS AGO
Revs. (Martin and Fletcher left
Monday to attend the Synod
meeting osf the Presbyterian
Church.
Mr. Alex Dyer, village assessor,
made his returns of the assess
ment of Exeter to the clerk on
Monday. The population is 1,578.
Mr. Albert Luxton has entered
the office of the Molson’s Bank
as junior.
A rare animal in these parts,
an otter, was caught near Hensall
by an Indian. This week Game
Warden James Beer investigated
and found the fur had been sold
to a man in Seaforth and then to
a New York firm.
Messrs. McCurdy Bros, of Us-
borne Township have on their
fatins four working horses in
good condition of an aggregate
<age of 11'2 years, each 28 years
old.
25 YEARS AGO
J. W. Powell, who for 20
tas conducted the Powell’s
Mr.
Years
Variety Store in Exeter, closed
out his pldce of business the last
day of April.
The new United Church Hymn-
ary arrived in Exeter last week
, and were used for the first time
in James St. Church on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pickard
and little daughter of Frobisher,
’Sask., .arrived in Exeter last
week and will make their future
home with the former's parents,
Mr. and Mrs, R. E. Pickard.
Among 'the graduates from Vic
toria Hospital who received their
diplomas at the graduation exer
cises Monday evening were Misses
Helen Hicks, Kathleen Hearnan,
Ina Jaques and Margaret Johns.
Exeter will be divided into
two divisions for making the
forthcoming census, the enum
erators being W. J. Carling and
Bert Harness.
15 YEARS AGO
The Library Board is compil
ing a scrapbock for the library
of all the local items of interest
occurring during the past 20
months of war.
The work of flooring Exeter’s
new bridge is now in progress.
Mrs. L. Kyle Was re-elected
president of Exeter Women's In
stitute. During the year the In
stitute has made 4i28 lbs. of jam
and 11 sweaters and many other,
articles for the 'Red Cross.
Dr. J. G. Dunlop has been ap
pointed coroner for Huron
County.
Tto acres of -the canning fac
tory’s property ton the east side*
of Exeter were planted last week
Tyitih L080 jiear trees of the Keef
er variety. Last year, 10 acres of
asparagus beds were set out on
the property north of the factory.
io Years ago
Titote yv-hose names will be
placed Oh the hOndr roll in Ste-
phOn Tdwnslrijp who paid ’ the
supreme sacrifice are Ward Pfafif,
Addison pollock, Dennis Collihs,
Xtoald E. Hicks, Gerald W,
Schroeder, Kenneth J. White,
Raymond Weiberg, Harold L.
Mater, Edward C. Triebner, Allan
F. Penh ale, Clifford W. Hicks,
Harold T. Brown and Thomas
(Ryan.
Rev. H. J. iSnell was elected
ohairman Of Huron Presbytery.
A reception for returned men
was held at Lamport’s Coffee
Shoppe on Friday evening. Those
.attending were Pte. Gerald Skin
ner, F/O Stewart Fuke> Pte. Ray
iSnell, LAC t>. Graham Mason,
Gpl. Fred L U x t o n , Pte.EaM
Frayne, Capt. J. L. McKnight,
Ptes, Bert and, Rd. Piton add Pte.
Everett (Pollen.
Congratulations first this week
to the three iScoutis . who com
pleted laill their second ..'Class re
quirements) and were presented
with their badges tait 'Monday’s
meeting.
These boys are -Merlin McLean,
Bob Harvey and Eddie (Rioelofs
and they are the first second class
badge earners- that (Exeter (has
seen for a number lot years.
We certainly are proud of them
and hope to see ithem continue
their 'good work in 'Scouting.
(Saturday’s Paper Drive was a
rather wet chore but <a number
®f the boys showed up and gath-
jered the damp bundles. We wiiSh
to thank the folks who put out
their paper as the money attained
by these drives is what keeps
the .Scouts and Cubs operating.
With our outdoor program
quickly 'rolling around we shall
be needing rather a large supply
of sports equipment so you see
how important the paper is to
us.
'Saturday morning’s tree plant
ing excursion was rather poorly
attended but we did plant 15 05*'
trees which we are confident will
grow quite healthy.
This coming iSatutday, of
course, is the rally at Clinton 'and
once again. I attention ■that we
would like ito see as many visitors
as possible. It is at Clinton Town.
Park commencing at 2.00 pm.
and Will laslt until 'approximately
4.30 pm.
We shhll ibe practicing for .the
coinpetition events idlmost every
night this week ahd so (hope to
give (Exeter fair representation.
‘''Saturday evening about 7.00
a few of us shall be taken (off -on
the troop’s first overnight hike,
returning about 10.30-11.00 on
Sunday. AU Scouts will not be
'attending as only toe 'leader fe
able to go ibuit we ishall foe having
more such hikes as the year pro
gresses.
On -this ihike -fohe .hatdeSt work
ing iScodts Will foe atttodlng, and
I hope the felliowis who don’t get
to go will not be too disappointed.
(We’ll take a' moment here to
welcome (Bob Woods dfoid Grant
Skinner to the troop These boys
hdve both just boon Invested tod
we certainly wish them good
Seto ting.;
So Dorig— “iScohiter Terry”
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Vancouver, iB.C.
Gnahum received his engineer
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