The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-06-13, Page 2'The Tirnis-Adv04004 June 13, 1957
Editorials
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in :public :contribute* to the proireee of the. nation and
that it must b. exercised freely .to preserve .and improve.
democratic. severnment..
The Peop• le Speak
Surprising• Election Vi.. tory
Shows Faifh In Diefenbaker
Canadian voters showed in, cer-
tain terms Monday they do not con-
sider the Liberal government and its
veteran leaders indispensible,
They indicated, too, they believe
John Diefenbaker can lead this nation.
It will be argued for many weeks
whether the voters cast their ballots
against the Liberal government or for
John Diefenbaker. In our opinion, it
is impossible to do one without the
other, '
Mr. Diefenbaker's victory cannot
be minimized simply as a , protest. It
was just as much a vote of faith in
his ability.
It was .demonstrated in the past
two elections when the Liberals won
overwhelming majorities, that •Canad-
ians will not ,elect opposition candidates
simply for opposition's sake.
The .Diefenbaker sweep was ruth-
less and it clowned many able Hien
who have served Canada well. It's un-
fortunate that some of the more cap-
able leaders must be sacrificed while
mediocre members remain.
Nowhere were the effects more
devastating than in the •two ridings
dose to Huron. The defeats of popular
Bob' McCubbin in West Middlesex and
Finance Minister Walter Harris in
'Grey -Bruce were as stunning as any
across the nation. With due respects to
Congratulations
Persons of all faiths will join in
extending •congratulations to the con-
-. >aregations of C a v en Presbyterian
Church and Trivitt Memorial Anglican
Church on the success of their re-
decoration programs.
Although both churches have some
- Work still to do, they marked comple-
tion of the major portion of their re-
decoration Sunday with' rededication
services.
Visitors who attended the cere-
monies were pleasantly surprised with
the improvements.
Caven church has been decorated
Sri a contemporary fashion which fea-
tures simplicity. Trivitt church, on the
:other 'hand, .has been restored in such
a way as to enhance the original archi-
tecture of the building, which was
modelled somewhat after the cathedral
in Exeter, England.
Bbth congregations may be proud
of their achievements.
Help -
Members of council are still in-
terested -in the development of the
river flats as. a scenic park but they're
too, busy to do much about it.
Men's service organizations are
too much concerned with •other pro-
jects to tackle the park beautification
'plan. •
I Why -not call on the, women?
,, This town has lnany.ladies with
green thumbs who might be happy to
'Tend a hand in landscaping the park.
If they Were promised some help from
the Mien in carrying out the heavy
=work, they might even be persuaded
to`take theroject over.
This suggestion came to us re-
Gently ,when a neighbour said' she'd
have lots of bulbs left over when she
divided her plants this summer and
wondered if she could donate them' to
the park. She felt that if, every gar-
dener dentnted bulbs theres ould soon
be quite a collection for planting at
the ark.. •.
• This Spirit, we feel certain,t pi-
sp 1yp
fies that of the gardeners in town and
we've no doubt they would rally to`
a
the cause if town council made an ap-
peal •Uor help.
We're aware there might be some
arguments among the experts as to
whether a certain type of bulb should
be planted two or three inches under
ground. Nevertheless, we think they
could solve their differences in view
df their community ;objective.
A•xo7ninittee ;of green thunnbs, Mr.
Mayor, might be the answer.
Jot,
1.... L.11.
With elections so much in the
limelight 1 thought it might in-
terest a number of :our readers.
to recall the life of Archibald
Bishop, who for 22 years.r•epre-
• seated the South. Huron, riding
in the provincial legislature. Be
was an the council of Usborne
Township for many years and
Was a warden of the county.
The following obituary of Mr.
Bishop, taken from the Exeter
Times, was loaned to me by his
granddaughter, Mrs. Harper C.
Rivers, the former Helen. Row-
cliffe. There are Huiiierous de-
scendents of the family .in this
community.
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THE LATE
ARCHIBALD BISHOP
Suddenly Stricken 'Down 'While
On. The Road
"Sudden was the shock re-
ceived by the public,when, on
Friday, April 19th, 1901„ it was.
learned that Archibald Bishop,
of Usborne, late M,P.F1., for
South Huron, had been suddenly
stricken with• paralysis while a-
lone in his buggy, driving from
Brucefield. ' '
Mr. Bishop• wag ever alive to
the public interest, especially
that pertaining to the farming
community, and had attended.
the spring show at Brucefield,
on Friday, April 19th, apparent-,
lyhealthin. the enjoyment of good'
While on his way home he
was seized with paralysis, one
side only becoming affected, but
he could not speak. When lis
home was •reached, a distance
of about 12 miles he had driven
alone, his body had become quite
rigid and it was with much dif-
ficulty that he was removed
from the buggy, He remained
conscious until Wednesday, when
he received another stroke,
which totally paralized his body,
in which condition. -he remained
until death gave him a happy
release on Thursday evening,
April 25th.
The late Mr. Bishop was a
native of Edinburgh, Scotland,
and was born at that .place; on
September 6th, 1829. In the year
1849, having the ambition of all
shrewd young men, Mr. Bishop
emigrated to Canada, and for
years resided in Ontario' County,_
Learning of the fertile soil of
Ontario West, he came to Os-
borne township hi 1854, and took
up the lot on which he had. since
lived, and upon which he died.
their opponents, we don't think they
deserve such fate.
In Huron, Mr. Cardiff again proved
to be as astute a politician as this
riding has ever had. On the other hand,.
it can be said for Andrew McLean.
that even in defeat his losses were not
nearly as great as those of other'Libe-
ral candidates, including cabinet mini-
sters.
Fortunately, the campaigns in,this
area were all fought on a high plane
and none -of the candidates need be,
ashamed toface the electors again in
the new contest which will come short-
ly.
Promotion
Revival„ of Exeter Businessmen's
Association has been quite successful
if one can judge' by the number of
members which have joined.
The recent membership drive put
over 100 on the roll. Of all the business-
men contacted, only one declined to
become a member,
This response indicates a definite
and sincere desire on the part of mer-
chants to contribute- towards a pro-
gram to promote and increase trade.
If they get their money's worth this
year, there's no doubt they'll continue
to support the organization. .
A program to promote trade is
important today. With cars, the shop-
per has the choice of 'travelling -to
many communities. There are various
ways in which he can be persuaded to
shop here for his own benefit.
Promotion of trade is also im-
portant since merchants in the farm
areas face the not -so -bright future of
a declining farm population. No doubt,'
after it gets organized the Business-
men's Association will assist town
council in an industrial promotion pro-
gram to provide employment for those
farm, consumers who might otherwise.
be lost because of evolution towards
larger farms,
The businessmen's group hag..
many projects it can' undertake. We.
wish it well.
Times Change
(Goderich Signal Star)
Conditions in Huron County can
change in 50 years and they apparent-
ly have in the past 50 years,
We hardly think that marriage-
able girls are a real scarcity in Huron
County today. Yet that appeared to
be the situation. half a century ago,
according..to a Toronto Star . editorial
reprinted in The Goderich Star during
the spring of 1906. ' '
Said the 51 -year-old Star 'editorial,.
in part: "There is a grand opening for
the Salvation Army to dispose of their
first importation of marriageable Eng-
lish girls en bloc. Just ship them up to
Bruce and Huron counties and the
west and north divisions of Middlesex
county. Unless there is something radi-
cally wrong up that way bachelor
farmers should receive them with 'open
arms and wedding rings, 'Thereare
more bachelors and fewer children in
those areas than in any other district
in old Ontario,' is the rather startling
stitennent made by one of the Farm-
ers' Institute lecturers following a sur-
vey rrlade. Hon. Nelson Monteith,
minister of agriculture, was astonished
when . the matter was brought . to his
attention. The farm lecturer's report
said that one school in Middlesex had
been closed because there was- only
one child of school age in the section."
Let,'s Work Towards
• An expanded industrial promo-
tion program in Exeter and Th. Huron
County.
• Completion of the Riverview
Park development.
• A parking lot close to Main
Street.
• . A town plan for Exeter.
• Elimination of the Biddulph
du&rip on No. 4 Highway.
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' MERRY MENAGERIE
Provided for Family
Ile married Bliss Janet, sec..
and daughter of the.lateRobert
Doig, of Usborne, in the :y.ear.
1882, They worked assiduously:
' and loyally took part in the .pion-
eer work of clearing the farm
in the 5th 'concession, acid as •a
.;result of the frugality, M. Bish-
on had the Happy consolation of
knowing that his family were
all provided for, happy,. and
amply acquitted tobattle with
the world. •
There were few nen more
widely known, or more univer-
sally respected in the Huron
tract than the deceased.. Besides
being an industrious farmer. Mr..
Bishop had held almost all 'the
offices in the gift of the public.
In 1862 he entered municipal'
politics, and was given a seat
at the Board of Usborne Council.
In 1863 he was elected reeve of
the 'township, which position he
most creditably filled until 1874,
during the years 1873 and 1874
being Warden of the county of
Huron.
Possessing a clear, intelligent
insight, Mr. Bishop was urged to
enter politics, and in 1873 enter
ed the Legislature as Liberal
representative for South • Huron
which riding. he continued to
represent until 1894, when he re-
tired. During his career in par-
liament, deceased, although a
staunch supporter of his party,
was popular with both :sides of
the house, and had many warm
friends in the rank and file of
the Conservative party. -
Faithful. Teacher
Deceased was a member of
the Thames Road Presbyterian
church since its inception, and
for years an Elder, and was al-
ways identified with any work.
for the advancement of the
church, He was a teacher in the
Sunday School, and if at home,
was at his post, and it is said he
never missed a .Supclay but he
was with his class.
- The Surviving members. of the
family are his widow and ,five
daughters as follows: Mrs. Thom-
as Cameron, Mrs. Henry Ander-
son, Mrs, ,Toho Rowcliffe, Mrs.
J. Morgan, .all of Usborne, also
Miss Victoria at home.
The funeral took place on Sat-
urday afternoon from his late
residence. There was a large at,
tendance of friends at the house,
while the vehicles in the cortege
numbered over 20o. The service
at the house was conducted by
Rev. W. Martin, B.D, of Exe-
ter; Rev, J• S. Henderson, of
Hensall and his pastor, ,Rev. C.
Fletcher, of Thames Road church
each speaking in terms of warm
tribute of the fine qualities of
the deceased, after which the
remains, were taken to Rodger-
vine cemetery for interment.
The pallbearers were Messrs.
R. B. McLean, Kippen; Wm.
Bell, Hensel,; Thos. M,, Case,
Jas. Hackney, Alex Dunean, and
James Monteith, all of Usborne.
Mrs. Bishop died March 10.
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• Every year about this time, a
battle of unequalled fury is
fought between garden lovers
and dog owners, It is brief but
bitter, By the middle of July
it's all over for another year,
and harassed town councillors
can slump back into ' their nor-
•finale state of summer stultifica-
tion.
But while it rages, it makes
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50 YEARS AGO
A copy of the Exeter Flying
Post of Exeter England was re-
ceived by the clerk Jos Senior,
It contains lengthy mention of
the exchange of flags and quoted
the history received from Exe-
ter. ,•
the. i.O:F. excursion to the
Falls' will be the most. popular
of the season.
Messrs. W. IL Lovett and R.
' G. Selelon were in Toronto attend-
ing a meeting of the Canadian
Retail Coal Association
Main -Street Epworth League
scored a success on Monday eve-
ning in their entertainment, given
by the Swiss Bell Ringers in the
Opera ,douse.
Joseph Hawkins, Elimville, :re-
turned Saturday fkom Goderich
where lie had been attending
sessions .of.
the .Comity Council.
15 YEARS AGO
Fifty-five. Japanese lads froln
British Columbia arrived at :Cell.
tralia Station in a special car
on. Thursday to work in the su-
gar beet fields of winch there
are 1200 acres in this district.'
Answering the urgent call for
help if the sugar beet crop is to
be saved, 45' of the 'business men
of Exeter went out Monday eve-
nil g to block and this in the
Beide.
Dr. Stuart 'Sunbury has been
made as member of the Order
of the British Empire in the re-
cent Ring's birthday henors, ler
exceptional services in ottani-
zing blood transfusion units in
Yorkshire',. Eng, •
Miss bores Harvey Was a• Mem-
ber ;of the nurses graduating
class at. Victoria Hospital, Long
don en Tuteday.
Members of the, R.C.A.`. at
Centralia a -port who have been
corn rig to Exeter for their teals
new have their own illus hall
fitted for the prepkratloa df
meals.
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. Valentine Becker, Dash-
wnod, has taken over the Mc-
Cormick -Deering shop formerly
occupied by the late N. Weltin,
Mr. Reg Beavers of the Can-
adian Bank of Commerce staff
at Fort Erie is on bis vacation.
The Main Street girls' soft-
ball team defeated Dungannon
12-0 Saturday. Mn the Exeter
were Doreen Caldwell and Olive
Lawson Alternating as pitcher
and centre • fielder; Mae Sims.
catcher; Ruth Balkwill, first;
B. Caldwell, second; Vera Kestle
third; Gladys Ryckman, S.S.;
Ilene Cornish, lf. and ,Irene Sims,
right field.
Howie grown strawberries are
making their appe rance at
25 cents per box.
The" Cann reunion , was held
on Saturday at the home of 111r,
and Mrs. Benson Wil_iams.
YEARS AGO
Fifth annual .field. `clay of the
Huron . County Federation .of
Agriculture is. being hatld in, Exe-
ter Cotnnttinity Park on Wed-
nesday:
Main Sreet Unite Church
has extended a tall b Rev. %I.
Mahoney of Itnox chu :ch, Peter.
boro 10 become the' inister for
next year.
Peter Fraser, first year stu-
dent at the tliriversit, of West-
ern ,Ontario, haS bee' awarded
the Huron Couomy chelarship
for the highest Men,
Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Lampert,
who have spent the inter at
Port Alberni, onVane oyer Is•
landayd egoretu.rned to. EXete . ,a few
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The Township .ef B ahshard
arere arin for as c ebration
on Jtiiriep25 to comment rate the
300th year of the hie rpbratien
of the; township.
C, n. Hage' .was c qa rd by
.1.1 nSaf village •e'oithci1 last
e
week to prepare 14 bs for le.
gstalling. 'waterworks A the . vil.
1age,
ham, and the Battle of Waterloo
look like . a series of Sunday
School picnics. Each year, the
campaign adopts a predictable
pattern. First volley is always
fired by the garden-flowerbed
crowd.
* * * *
They get up petitions, They
corner councillors. They demand
protection. They make furious
phone calls to the mayor. They
drag all their neighbors in to
look at the ravaged flowerbeds.
They talk darkly of shotguns,
poison and vigilantes commit-
tees'.
* * * * *
For a while, the dog owners
lie low, They are truly sorry
that Rover chose to roll in the
tulip bed. They put their backs
to the 'wind and hope the storm
will blow over: But when neigh-
bors start pelting old Prince with
boulders, and exaggerating,dam
age to. their Sickly gardens be
gondall reason, their hackies
start torise. * ,. -
Thereis still hope of avoiding
uncivil war. Cooler heads talk
of compromise, such as tying
dogs up for a month, or building
fences around flowerbeds. This
is all that is needed, of course,
to fan the. flames. Dog owners
mutter. rebellion. Garden lovers.
demand action.
-* * * *
Finally, wishing they were all
on a month's. leave of absence
members of ,the town council.
are driven by pressure to en-
force the by-law that says dogs
must be tied up all summer.
Garden -lovers rejoice openly.
Dog lovers, as one, rally to the
• cause, and advance to the fray
with a fury that passeth .under-
standing.
* • * *
'Not my dog they ain't gonna
tie up!" says Joe McAirdale
with a ferocity that bodes ill for
the first one of "they" who
comes along with a piece of
rope. "Undemocratic! Inhuman!
Man's Best Friend!", volley his
cohorts.
* * * *
"Should- be shot, every last
mongrel of them" growls Paul
Petunia. Wanton Destruction!
Right of Property! Menace to
Civilization!`" thunder his fellow-
inembers of the Gardeners'
Guard.
* *. a *
I used to be an amused and
scornful spectator of this annual
asininity. But not any more, No
more fence -sitting for fine. "I'm
just • as rabid as the next one.
This year,. I decided to fix my
lawn., This consisted .01 filling
the coulees left by the coal truck,
and planting fresh grass seed,
A minor . job, by all accounts.
* * * * 1
First, I got the fill, Earl Jones
asked me how many yards of
,.topsoil I wanted. 1 didii't have a
clue how much a yard was, so
I said five or six. One day a vast
truck arrived and dumped on
my lawn' a pile of dirt about the
size of the Taj Mahal.
* * * *
It took me between trout fish-
ing trips, five weeks and four
days tb get rid 01 that mountain.
Finally .I started going' around
to the neighbtore and wheedling
thein • into carrying'boxes and
bags of it away: All 'spread at
last, I raked it, rolled it, levelled
it, raked again, scattered' seed:
roiled again, scratched it and
watered it, according to the in -
strutting of various people.
* * * *
That last' night, I went to bed
with a Wonderful sense of a-
chievement, h'irst thing in , the
morning, I hustled but to look
with pride at the green :fuzz of
the first, tender blades. What do
yeu think I sawfi' Twenty-eight
bloody robins eaurltering around,'
eating my, grass seed, with Alt
the disdain -of a fat dowager
Picking over the canapes at a
toektail party,
No self-respeetin6 dog would
be naught digging in the barren
wastes of my lawn, 11 tit if any"'
body Wants to start 'a. petitlen
deiiiandin g that the thwt fathers
tie up all reties (rete May to
September, they ran figure Oil
my name at the top of the list.
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Thank.You
El ectArs Of
Huron
To all those who as-
sisted in my campaign
and Supported me at
the 'polls, I convey my
sincere appreciation.
I will continue to rep-
resent everyone in
Huron constituency in
the future the same
as I have iii the past,
L. E. CARDIFF
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