HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-11-07, Page 24' !hit. 2 The Tintee.Adeoceise, .November t 1957
Editorials
Thk newspaper believes .the.
•
richt to .expreo an opinion in
pubflc contrittutos to the
yress, Of. the .notionand that It
must 'be oiercise4 freely to pre,
serve and improve ,democratic
99-VernMentt
. .
i:01 tce Question
".
Decision of town Council to call for applica-
tions for a chief constable should be questioned on
:at least two counts: is this action fair to Chief Con-
AtAble Reg Taylor and, has council the legal authority
.tto demote or dismiss him without declaring, and
w,74Nubstaatiating, reasons for such a move?
" The Times -Advocate believes the town could
-„-,•'UcOnie involved in another unpleasant and embaras-
.4;sing legal hearing if council proceeds with its ap-
parent intention of appointing a new chief.
"71,4' • We strongly urge council to investigate its*
,,sition thoroughly before it takes any further action.
,* • Much of the discussion preceding the decision
ti$ enlarge the police force was held in camera,
*.!,•Diaking it difficult for us to assess council's position,
On the facts made available, however, we have grave
* ...,:4Oubts that the matter is being handled correctly.
Councillor Alvin Pym, chairman of the'police
-"committee, has said that public demand for more
14-..40,lice protection prompted. the decision to enlarge
'Abe force. We believe this to be true. There have
'be'en numerous complaints that the proper protection
Is not being provided and in many cases these have
been justified. The fault, however, may not lie with
the constables but in the lack of them.
With a two-man force, only one constable
,,.c.an be on duty at one time. There are numerous oc-
zIkasions when two men are required. On Saturday
•Atight, for example, it is not possible for a single
▪ ficonstable to supervise a dance, control traffic, check
.;;.the doors of buildings and be available for emergency
calls at the same time.
But why should the force be expanded by
„employing a new chief constable? Has Chief Taylor
7roven negligent •in his duties? Council has often
44tired, complaints over the policing but it has not
pinned them down to any.person; indeed, its state-
ment that a third man is necessary indicates that
the main problem is lack of manpower, which is
..'r,ouncil's own responsibility.
,• Chief Taylor has held his pbsitiOn for 'ready
_live years, A man who has held the confidence of
council for that period deserves an adequate explana-
tion of why his position should be declared vacant.
We believe council has a moral obligation in this
ragarcl.
In addition to moralobligation, however, we
.origly- suspect council has a definite legal obliga-
Alan in this regard under the Ontario regulations.
They provide that no police officer may be dis-
missed or demoted unless he is charged and found
guilty of an offense under the policeman's code.
Perhaps council is prepared to take this step but
there has ben Do indication of it yet.- . •
We believe town council may be heading for
trouble over •this question, Since the appointment
of a new chief has not been made', however, there
is still time to avert it.
500,000 Horses
Figures tell the story, says the Goderich
Signal -Star:
Huron County has, more than half a million
horses less today than it had half a century ago.
Statistics of the Ontario Department of Agriculture
are the authority fax this statement. In 1906 there
were 688,000 horses valued at $116 per head in
contrast to 139,661 horses in 1956 valued at $111
per head. While the number has dropped. by 548,339
i4.50 years the price per head is down only 65.
• 4:,••• The same source shows that oats sold at 34
zits per bushel back. in 1906 whereas in 1956 the
Pike.; of oats was more than double -77 cents per
buShel. Despite the fact that dobbin's main source
44:ppwer, oats, has gone up considerably in the past
59',years, the price of the steed has dropped $5 per
head.
• Other interesting comparative figures show
" the number of chattel mortgages in 'Huron County
in 1956 was 1,465 for a total amount of $2,343,377
in contrast to 840 mortgages in 1954 for a 'total
• amount of $1,530,103.
Fifty year ago there were 1,820 swine raised
in all of Ontario which brought $702 per head. In
1056 number of swine raised in Ontario was 1,548,-
280, bringing $26.14 per head.
Total number of hens and chickens raised in
Huron County in 1956 was 1,620,328 at a total•value
of $1,820,800. Total number of cattle in Huron in
1956 was 165,622 head valued at $17,842,000,
There are many more silch revealing figures
In the book prepared by the Ontario Department of .
Agriculture which is a helpful chart in the progress
Of the agricultural life of Ontario. •
;t5bt• (ext:taXimetiabbotatt
or
Times Established 1813 Advticate- Established 181
Amalgamated 1924
ter D
" Lis"I
"Published Each Thursday MAing at Strafferd, Ont.
Atitherised at. Second MasiMiIl, Pest Office bep't Ottawir
AWARD'S•Frank HOW' 11•10/14 SWAM, 111.01 fent Peee
4'Cotteda), 951) A. V, Helen Trephy) general excellence for
ottittotgaapits published In Oriterio towns Welton 1,500 and
11A1 population, 1951, 1956; J.. George Johnston Trophy,
bootrairaphleal excellence (Ontario), 19511 I« T. Steptotiton
Trothio* best •front peg. (Ortfarie), 19S4, 1955; AlliCariadat
latoritnee FederationncFederation, national safety award, 19S3,
01141;IttfdYittrice Cireulatiorti Marsh 31,, 195/44042
ATESt Carlisle $4.00 Per Year) USA $$.00
44.
The Exeter timos.Advocate Limited
. . . .
A
411111 ii 101 l 1;;;;;1444 l lll l ;;;;;;;;;;11111111111111 l 11 ll 11 l 1 lll 111141;11114 lll 1 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ll 1 l 11111111111111.1111*10
Sugar
AND
• Spice.
DISPENSED BY BILL SMILEY
atm l lllll titlitims0a; llllll l ll maim ll ; ll 1111111111111111111111111111 lllll 1 ll 11 llll lllll 1 ll 1111111111/111111111111 llll 1111/111101111
Every fall about this time, I at the right shade of blue, I go
start calling myself names. Mild- beserk for a day, wrestle with
est of them are such terms as dirty pipes, totter precariously
"lazy, Procrastinating i d i o t". with storm windows, hammer
That makes two of us. My wife on weather-stripping in a bliz-
starts calling me worse than zare, and emerge bleeding,
that about two weeks earlier. swearing, filthy, but triumphant,
Why? Because the cold weather the furnace on and the Old Girl
is here, and I haven't stirred a silenced.
stump to get ready for it. * * *
* * * . This year, I haven't succumb -
Sunday morning, I took a look ed yet. The leaves, half -raked,
out the front window. There was lay under the first snowfall.
small daughter, bundled to the Tatters of last winter's weather -
ears, rolling herself a snowman. stripping wave from the win -
1 looked out the back window, dows. The furnace sits, cold and
There was small son breaking choked with damp ashes, like an
the ice on the rubber swimming- almost extinct monster lurking
pool, which has been sitting in the depths of a bog. With lots
there, full of water, since June. of extra blankets at night, and
* * going. visiting as often as pos-
It happens every year, and sible, we'Ve pulled through this
every year as I climb the ladder far.
with a vast, unwieldy storm • * * *
window clutched in my purple But I'm a the end of my rope.
little hands, I swear a solemn Monday notning, Kim, Who gets
oath, along with a number of up at daylight, and lies around
profane ones, that next year I'll on the floor colouring .h
Jottings By JMS
Hhw
tory Of •Frantiston
Reveals Active Centre
. 1 was asked to -give • short
talk ori the early history of rran-
cistown at the litirondale
mense Institute last friday eVe-
Francis:town, now Uxetar
.Norths was bilSi4I centre
when Exeter was still .M its. tee,
dling clothes. The first settlers
came to this :community in the
early 1830's. In 18.e.3 Mcgon-
nell erected the first saw:mill on
the Mx Sable river on the west
side of Main street, and the fol-
lowing year he erected a flour
mill. 'The land at the river was
low and practically all forest.
Little progress wee. made- during
the .next few years,
In1$38 the first ;awl was
opened in Francistown and the
first post office in .the district
was at Rogerville, a few miles
north, and the mail was Carried
by stage coach. •
The Wolper Hotel
For many years. a large brick
hotel stood on the corner where
Les Gibson now has his garage, -
It was first owned by Abel Wel-
per and many a noisy night was
spent in the barroom. Later it
was run as A temperance house
by 'Leonard McTaggart and af-
terwards by John Morley. Con-
nected to the south of the hotel
was a general store owned ley'
Trick and Currelly and it was
here that Charles Currely, the
famous Egyptian explorer and
the founder. of. the present On-
tario .elpseum in Toronto spent
bis early life.
Blacksmith. Shop
South of the , hotel Diggory
Biaund owned a blacksmith' shop
And Alex McPherson was his
waggon -maker. Mr. Braund built
a large brick house near the
blacksmith shpp and' tilie was
later torn down by Charles spell
and the • material was used in
the. building of three bones down
town. Mr. Braund-was the first
organist of the Bible Christian
chianti- and afterwards of James
St. Methodist church. Mr. Mc-
Pherson became quite famous
as -a taxidermist and had an ex-
cellent display of stuffed birds
and animals which he exhibited
at London and Exeter fairs and
later they were presented to the
Exeter high scheol.
First Stori in Exeter
It was in, 1847 that Isaac Car-'
ling.earne to Exeter and erected
the Bret store smith .of the river,
also a tannery. 1 imagine it was
the. forerunner of thd tannery
that T. McCallum operated•
•
or xears on,the-south bank of
the river where J.Elliott's house
Ilow stands. The McCallum home
WAS on the hill west of the tan -
A
In 1852 James _Pickard arrived
in Exeter .and opened up, a store
down town in the building now
owned by Sandy Elliott, lie also
built a flour mill at the, site •of
the present dam at the river and
the rivalry between :Francis -
town and Exeter began. The
first dam Was built of' wood,
In 1875 the Fenwiek flour mill
WAS erected in Fraucistown. on
the corner now ,occupied by the
rine gas station. There was con-
siderable rivalry between the
Fenwick and Pickard Pp -
pante the • Fenwick null stood
the first Presbyterian :church
and this was later sold to the
Catholic church.
Verity Foundry •
It was in Francistown that W.
H. Verity first began to operate
a foundry, The Verity home is
now occupied. by the victor Ho••
garth 'family. Later. a new foun-
dry running, a block long was
erected on wellington street.
The brick building opposite the
old Metropolitan Hotel was their
main 'office, During the opening
up of Western Canada the Veri-
ty's shipped many carloads of
their famous plows for the new
settlers. They outgrew their loca-
tion and for want of better rail-
road -facilities moved to Brant-
ford taking with them a numberof families.On the south bank of the Aux
Sable a woollen mill was 'first
operated by George and Ralph
Kilpatrick', and afterwards by
John Muir and family.
Both Francistown and Exeter
had their fire brigades and there
w a s great revelry between
them.' The old fire alarm bell.
that stood in front of the Fran-
cistown firehall has been erec-
ted in the Huron „museum at
Goderieb.
The old Flax .Mill
For many .years the old flax -
mill stood on the Lakeroad west..
It was first .owned by Charles
Dorwpod, later by George Kee,
lerinan with .Joseph Davis as
manager, a position he held for "
thirty yeare. The last owner of
- Please Turn to Page 3
do the necessaries in August,. crayons,' in 'her bare feetcame
'
and 'greet the first. cold • wave and jumped into bed wi,. th us
with airy disdain..
* * * * about 7.30. She put one icy little el eleV deee • •
foot in the small of my back. I et, ' -.• -',44
It isn't that I 'simply ignore jumped so far I slipped a disc. ty • , .
warm afternoon in September,
As I stride out. the door on a This weekend, the Boss is going i,„
..3 ".:/
the whole situation. No indeed. * * * *
with my, golf clubs, I realize
ei.t..e4.1!'! 4 :
to be away. When she gets
ef
that .-the ...cellar is half fell of teethe, I'm goipg to have a dandy
, .` , , • - • . . ..
•
ashes, ••.tlie -.pipes aie pregnanti'fire' going in the furnace, every.
window snegle in plaee and ehe • ,, , 4.4. --,,lit j Go By
As the
;..
deeee are Buried under a baby
with .apt, and the storm win- winter's f uel in. That is, of
'course, unless somebody drops
carriage, asserted bedsprings, a around Saturday afternoon and
roll of siding and various boxes
and .baskets full of various
things, in the back'shed.
• *
rove. moment'it casts a pall
over my, sunny countenance.
But, like a maii who has a bad
tooth and knows he's got • to
visit the dentist soon, I cheer
up and 'think: "Oh, well, life is
short Maybe I'll be hit by a
truck before I have to de some-
thing about it." That's what is
knowp. as a mature philosophy,
and it takes years to acquire
it.
„ * * *
I did make one honest effort,
this year. Back about October
1st, .1 determined to hurl myself
into the breach, regardless of
cost, and get things -squared
around. In ohm' words, my wife
said: "When are you going to
get a fire on?" I went, down
and .took 'a look at the fernace.
It was full of ashes and un-
burned coal.
*. *
I gave it a shake, and grates,
coal and ashes fell into the bot-
tom. The grates had lusted
right through in the dripping,
dungeon -like atmosphere of my
"recreatiOn room". I gave the
whole mess one dirty look, call-
ed it one dirty name,- went
straight uptown and purchased
a second-hand space heater, and
haveift been back down there
since.
wants . me to go partridge hunt-
ing.
•
News Of Your
LIBRARY
.m11111111;141 ll 1 ll omit:tut 141 lllll ti llllllll ilisii; lll l 1 ll lll l ;flit llllll lllll
50 YEARS AGO
Shipka has been busy the last
few days. H. Wing made a
, shipment of potatoes and J. D.
Hannan four 'tons of poultry,
two loads of potatoes and one
load of Dutch sets.
As an evidence of the pro -
By MRS. J. M. S.
Young Canada Book Week is
being held this year from Nov-
ember 15 to 22. For the past
nine years a large group of
rnen, and women, who believe
that good books should have a
part in every child'daily life,
have worked together to bring
these books 'to ,those who have
never had them before and to
bring new •books to the chil•
dren who already know the
pleasures of reading.
Miss Margaret Jean Clay, a
&Righter of the manse and Chil-
dren's Librarian of Vittoria Pub -
lie Library, B.C., for 28 years
has been chosen Patroness of
Young Canada's Book Week,
195% 11r •messege in part is:
"The purpese of Young Can-
ada's Book Week is to arouse
and develop in gips and boys
an interest in and a taste for the
best in literature which will last
throughout their lives. This pur.
pose din only be achieved by
providing more good books in
In the weeks since that der, my libraries, in • sehools and in
family has sat huddled in the hoines-and this requires • the
dining room, the only place the co-operation of parents, teach -
oil heater would go, • with the ers, boards of school trustees
rest •of the house closed off, and indeed all adults. It has al.
while I remark jovially that it's ways been a source of horrified
certainly nice to have some heat amazement that so Many Reci-
te take the chill off, and talk ple are indifferent t6 what girls
abut how cold and datnp it was and boys read.
in England dining the war. In many parts of Cenada the
Miblic authorities are building
beautiful. Modern school, build-
ings with the latest equipment
in gymnasiums, home economics
-Please Tern to Page 3
,
* .41
What I do each year,of
course, is sit around waiting
for a miracle to happen. When it
doesn't, Mid eVerybody'e nose is
gress of civilization and the
goodness of the boys in. Exeter,
so few pranks were played on
Hallowe'en that it was hard to
find anything out of gear.
elr. J. A. Etintnell has been
engaged ,to stay as teacher g
S.S. No. 1 Usborne for another
year at a salary 'of $500. '
C a v en Presbyterian Church
held their anniversary services
on Sunday last. The givings
amounted to $110.
Neighbours gathered at the
home of Mr. and • Mrs, Nelson
Xestle, Sharon, to bid them
goodbye prior to their departure
for Exeter.
25 YEARS AGO'
•Mr.. F. L. Grieve is ()peeing
up a new drug store in Exeter
in the building north Of J.
Senior's Studio.
A badminton club, is 'being
formed in Exeter having rented
from Mr. William Leavittthe
old moving picture theatre.
Remembrance Day will be a
public holiday in Exeter. '
The. lifting of the embargo by
Great Britain on Canadian cat-
tle is having its effect in this
comniunity. Altogether, 11 ear
loads have been shipped during
the last month. •
The sewing course under the
auspices of the Exeter Women's
Institute, held for two weeks,
concluded with a banquet Free
day evening.
Mr. Albert harness has erect-
edan.ew greenheilie on his
property
• 15 YEARS AGO
Leavitt's Theatre were hosts
three nights last week to the
airforce ladies at No; 9. S.F,T.S,
The members of the local
badminton club presented AC2
Bob Dinney with an identifica-
time bracelet Friday evening,
A memorial service for the
late Alexander D. Strang, radio
operator who lost his life at sea,
was held in Caven Presbyterian
Church on Sunday evening.
Robert Jeffrey has joined the
active service with 'the auxiliary
service corps and is in training
at C'h a t h a ni as a driver -
mechanic with "the R.C.O.C.
Remembrance, Day, November
11, will not be 'observed as a
Public holiday in Canada' this
year.
No. 9 S.F.T.S. Red Cross unit
meets each Wednesday after-
noon in the Library basement,
10 YEARS AGO
The Hon. Farquhar Oliver,
leader of the Liberal party in
the provincial parliapient,. was
•guest of honer at a dinner nieete
ing in the Central Hotel at noon
last Friday. '
Mr. Harry' Parsons, who has
been an employee of the Exeter
Times -Advocate for several
years, leaves this week for
Amherstburg.
A Remembrance Day servici
coupled with the unveiling and
dedication of a Memorial Plague
at the Exeter War Memorial
was held on Sunday.
The thirty-seventh annual con-
ventiOn of . the Exeter, Stephen
and Morns Ontario Religious
Education Council was held in
James Street United Church on
Friday.
Miss Anna Brock won the
speaking cOntest at the Smith
Huron Junior Farmers meeting
on Wednesday •evening. She
spoke on. "This Canada of
Ours,"
Vo't
LeereeejlEL
,
fr
I111,11 /4"1'7:1".
11111111111 111111111111111111Pli. •em.*
1111111111M1111111/11/11111111111 _
11111111111111,1111111/1///&„ -""?.../147 :474/De•loiltir
volidt,*(116 iftwee.ot.,1*4.tattb titdritttiatietb.
thf 1bue having everything on one &�f
designed t� etiVe stele."
41/20***0° 7011
ft Op, trig reitutiS typtlicate, the., Veda tights Mdiveci.
4'He's really drearily. HU hitt mother's good looks and
hit father's flew car,"
"4,4411141,1,1111111111111.111111111.111111111.141111111114101111141,14;;;;;;;flunmwilmmum ;mom m 441',; 114114ijmo
••4
STAPLERS
mociel-s
From $1.45
Tot, 77 and Standard Staples
The Times -Advocate
5'44111011;;;;;;11s1;444e444,14444;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;4141111111! l 1111111 llll 111111141111T111;110g411140141;;111114ttloillillimml,j4
Don't use flimsy shoe boxes - use
• corrugated cardboard cartons..
® Use strong wrapping paper and tie
with strong cord.
U Print name and address clearly,
completely and correctly on front
of parcel IN INK.
ri Put your own name and address
in the front upper left corner; and
inside parcel.
63 Don't guess -.about weight - have
your Post Office weigh parcels.
FOLLOW THESE 5 SUGGESTIONS AND HELP
Pfper 41) &A AIM
CANADA •
POST OFFICE;
1,,,A111111111111111111111111 lllllll 111 lllll llllllllllllll ll 11111111111111111 llll Hit lll lll immi1111111wwwii;;Immilm mu/
For
"The Pick
ThemOfAll", tilisTEE
CALL
Seldon Fuels
Distributors Of
. White Rose Products
• STOVE OIL • DIESEL OIL
• FURNACE OIL • GASOLINE
also
The Best Black Anthracite
• ' ,
See What You Buyl
Disco Coke Now In Stock
Pocahontas and Various Stoker Coals •
Always Available
Seldon Fuels
Phone 90-W or 2
Exeter
a ,
5; 3
lll llll llllllllll lllll Hum.. lllllll llllllll l llllll ll
4
usiness Directory
ARTHUR ERASER
INCOME TAX REPORTS
BOOKKEEPING SERVICE
ETC.
Ann St., Exeter Phone 504
G. A. WEBB, D.C.*
•
4 *Doctor of chiropractic
438 MAIN STREET, EXETER
X -Ray and Laboratory Facilities
Open Rach Weekdi.y Except
Wednesday
Tues. & Thurs. Evenings 7.9
For Appointment - Phone 606
DR. H. H. COVEN
IIENTAL -SURGEON
L.D.S., D.D.S.
Main Street • Exeter
Coed Wednesday Afternoon
PHONE 36
N. L. MARTIN
OPTOMETRIST
Main Street, Exeter
Open Every Weekday
Except Wednesday
For Appointment Phone 355
FRANK TAYLOR
• LICENSED AUCTIONEER
'For Huron, and Middles**
Satisfaction Guaranteed
eI1Your Reuse )3y Auction;
• It's The Best Way.
Phone 138 ROW
W. G. COCHRANE, ILA,
BARRISTER & SOLICITOR
NOTARY PUBLIC
Hensel' Office Open Wednesday
Afternoons,. 2 to 5 p.m.
EXETER, • PHONE 14
VIC DINNIN
Sayings Investments and
Annuity Certificeles
INVESTORS SYNDICATE
Of Canada, Limited
INVESTORS MUTUAL
ef Canada ttd.
Eatanted Mutual Fund Shasi
PHON11.168 ymot
BELL & LAUGHTON •
BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS .&
NOTARIES PUBLIC •
ELMER D. BELL, Q.C.
C. V. LAUGHTON, L.L.B.
Zurich Office Tuesdey
• Afternoon
EXETER PHONE 4
DR. J. W. CORBETT
L.D.S.,• D.D.S.
• DENTAL SURGEON
• 814 Main Street South
Phone 273 Exeter
Closed Wednesday Afternoons
BOB McNAIR
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
AND VALUATOR
For Efficient Service and
Highest Prices
Phone Collect
Atka Craig 6174-2
• ,
'ALVIN 11/ALPER
PROVINCIAL
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
For your sale, lop or small,
courteous • and efficient service
"Service that Satisfies"
PHONE 57442 DASHWOOD
USBORNE & HIBBERT
MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY
Head Office: Exeter; °Mori*
President
E. Clayton Colquhoun H.R. 1
science Hill
Viee-Prislclent
Harry Coates LIt.,1 Centralia.
Director'
Martin .Peehey R.It. 2 bublin
Wni. A. Hamilton -Crot1ort30
Milton McCurdy RA, 1 Xirktbn
Alek J. Rohde It.it, 3 Melte'
Agetitt
Thos. BallagYlle
Woodham
Clayton Harris Mitchell
Stanley Hocking Mitchell
Solicitor
W. 6. Cochrane Exeter
Sec Ws ry,Treaturat
Arthur Fraser hetet
t-
4
4
6
1 •
• I
•••
4.
•,A
A