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ATTEND FUNERAL OF MLA—People of
stent of Caven Presbyterian Church Tuesd
Pryde, who died in London Hospital on S
taking the casket from the church.
all walks of life filled auditorium and base-
ay for the funeral service of Thomas L.
unday, Scene above shows the pallbearers
—T -A Photo
PREMIER, CABINET AT SERVICES—Prem
as honorary pallbearers for .the funeral of
body were Huron county council, area mu
This picture was taken at • the mausoleum
ier Frost and .members of his cabinet acted
Tom Pryde Tuesday, Also attending in a
nicipal councils and the Exeter Lions Club.
at Exeter •Cemetery wherd he was buried.
Seek More Co-operation
Towards Town Progress
At the inaugural meeting of
the Exeter town council Mon-
day morning, the first act of
Mayor R. E. Tooley was to call
for a moment's. silence for the
late Thomas Pryde, 14I,L,A.
Mr. Pryde gave much of him-
self to his town and his consti-
tuency during his lifetime and
what he did was done withlove
and affection" said the mayor,
Clerk C, V, Pickard congra-
tulated the former members on
their re-election and welcomed
the new member, Claude Far-
row, Subscribing to the oath of
office were Mayor R. E. Pooley,
Reeve Wm, McKenzie, Deputy -
reeve Chester Mawhinney and
Councillors Ralph Bailey, Ross
Taylor, Glenn Fisher, William
Musser, Murray Greene and Mr,
Farrow,
The meeting was opened_.. with
devotions by Rev. Harold Snell,
"Fours is a worthy job, thank-
less in many respects and sub-
ject to criticism as well as com-
niendation, but if ytt do o
your
duty well, that is your reward"
Said Mr, Snell.
Good Government
Mille our record in 1957 was
• Wh
not spectacular, I feel we gave
the town good government" said
11fayor Palley.
the
o y "Among
things the council will have to
deal With is the re -organization
of the polite department and
the completion of, the Morrison
dam. The
cbuneil should work
towards an increase in output
and expansion of the Canadian
iC,anners, Wisdom Willbe
re -
(jutted 1•0 handle the things that
will come before us," he said.
Reeve Wm, Mckenzie said that
Instead of looking back to past
accomplishrriehts h e believed
we should be looking ahead to
better things, "With the ebst
el services and materials hih-
it to ks as thou
Creasing o g
taxes' cannot be reduced if we
are to keep 'stCp with progress,"
Ire said,
"The Corirniunity Centre 'Board
Will be tup . a.gaitist rnajor e Oman _, in 1958 es the lieatin
Pe. sc,. istd
l5ysttitt just hanging 'Welber,
011e recreational prograftt orte
of the best in the province, yet
the expenses have been going up
each year, I feel. there should
be greater co-operation between
these boards and the council"
said Reeve McKenzie,
Hope For Industry
"With a larger water supply
we hope to attract more indus-
try and that the Canadian Can-
ners will decide to expand. In
town drainage and sewage we
may have to start on a long
range plan, In public works, the
road program started in 1957
should be continued and side-
walk repair and construction in-
creased, said Reeve McKenize,
Refering to the police force,
the reeve said that late in 1957
council decided to advertise for
a third policeman to bring the
force up to the strength of other
towns because the police coin-
inittee was receiving -too many
complaints.
"When we advertised for a
police chief we received no co=
operation from the police or tha
Police
1' or thepress. The Po ice
public
Act does not permit you to de-
mote, fire a policeman with-
out charging him with an offence,
or to hire a police chief 45 years
or over without five years ex -
ii I am led tobe-
lieve
which
lieve may have been done," said
McKenzie, who is a candidate
for the wardership of Huron,
Deputy -reeve Mawhinney said
it wasprivilege a
p ri ilege to serve as
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deputy -reeve for one of the fin-
est towns in Western Ontario.
With. six ]nen in the field for the
wardenship of Huron. County he
felt that Reeve McKenzie stood
a good chance,
The other members of coun-
cil spoke briefly, all of them sta-
ting that it had been a pleasure
to serve the municipality;
The council adjourned to Re -
tiler restaurant. for luncheon,
Afternoon Session
Drains, roads, sidewalks and
hydro lighting came in for con-
siderable discussion during the
afternoon session as did the mat-
ter of uniformity throughout the
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remier Frost, Cabinet Minis ers
in Mourners At Pryde Funeral
The fttneia'1 of .the late Thomas
Pryde, :Huron 141X#A,. who died in
Victoria Hospital, London, on
Sunday, was held Tuesday After -
mien. from Caven Presbyterian
Church, of which he was an
elder for .a n4a:nber of year.
Attending the f u n e r al was
Premier Leslie M. Frost :and
members of his cabinet, together
With a number of private mem-
bers. i4lCntbcrs of Huron, county
council, Exeter council and Ex-
eter Lions Chill attended in a
body and both the auditorium
and the church -parlors were
,'
filled for the Service,
The minister, Rev. Samuel
Kerr, 'paid glowing tribute to .the
sterling character of Mr. Pryde
and of his service to the com-
munity and the riding. Assisting
Mr. Kerr were Rev. Harold
Snell and Rev, A, E. Aldworth,
of Tillsonburg.
Born In Scotland
Mr, Pryde, who was 69, was
born in Largowai•d, Scotland,
and came to Canada in 1910. He
was educated in public and high
schools at Kirkcaldy and tech-
nical school in Toronto.
After working in Toronto. and
London, Mr. Pryde came to Ex-
eter in 1919 and was associated
with the late Walter Cunning-
ham having taken over the
monumental business from W.
D. and James Weekes, Of late
years he has been asso•clated
with his son, Jack,. and estab-
lished branches m Seaforth and
Clinton During his stay in. To.
route he worked as a craftsman
on the iproseat parliament build-
ings,
Mr, Pryde \vas a member of
Lebanon Forest Lodge. AF &
M1 and was a past •district
deputy grand master of the
Order, he was a past district
deputy of the Independent Order
of .Oddfellows; 'past president of
the Exeter -Branch of the Calt-
adian Legion, and a. charter
member of :t;xeter Lions Club.
In 1945, 111r, Pryde contested
the federal scat in the Huron -
Perth riding losing out to the
Liberal candidate, W. H. Gold-
ing. He was elected to represent
Huron in the provincial puha-
mem in a by-election in 1348
following tire death of the late
Dr, Hobbs Taylor and was re-
elected as' a Progressive- Con- •
servative in the general Mee -
tions of 1948, 1951 and 1955.
During the past two years, he
spearheaded a .campaign to per-
suade the :government to con-
struct a hospital for retarded
Children along the, Lake Huron
shore in Huron county,
Mr, Pryde suffered a heart
attack in July of last year while
stowing the lawn and was re -
,moved to Victoria Hospital in
THOMAS PRYDE
.. Year
MLA For
10s
London. He returned home in
September but the following
month he suffered a relapse and
was again removed to hospital.
His first wife, the former
Jennie Beswick, died in 1947,
Surviving are hid:' wife, the
former Mary Bell, and four
sons, E a y m o n d, of Toronto;
Douglas, in Chatham; Jack, of
Exeter, and Robert, •of London;
also -one brother, Jpbn Pryde, of
Windsor, and two brothers in.
Cotlaur.
Interment took plaee in the
E x e ter .cemetery. The pall-
' bearers were Mayor 1i. E.
Pooley, E, D, Pell, Q,C., C. S.
MaeNaughton, Luther J, , ,Pen.
hale, ifarry Strang and Frank
Taylor,
Ontario government officials
who- attended the funeral ineluct.
ed Dana :Porter, provincial tree-
!surer;
rea-!surer; Dr. J, W, Dunlop, mini-
stet of education; .lames Allan,
minister of highways; s'Col, W.
.
Grlesinger, minister of
public
works; .Pr. Mackinnon Phillips,
minister of health, William War -
render, minister of municipal
affairs; W. E. Nickle, minister
•of planning and :development;
Ray Cannell, vice-chairman of
Ontario hydro; Rev. ' W. A.
Downer, speaker of the legisia.
ture; and Col. Hedley Basher,
deputy minister of reform in-
stitutions,
Some 20 private members of
he legislature; including Barry
Allen, Middlesex south; -William
Stewart, Middlsex north; J. Tied
Edwards, Perth; C. E, Janes,
Lambton east, also acted as
honorary' pallbearers.
Mr. Pryde was deputy -whip of
the government party for the
past five years,
, His colleagues in the house
described nisi as a "very :set
eve" member who did consider
able work in the committees of
,agriculture, private bills, lands
and forests and in educatigm,'
..fie was cspecaally. interested In
the latter,
One .ealleague: described f ,
Pryde as "one of •the outstanding•
members in attending- to the xs*-
:sponsibilities of his riding"
"Torn had an excellent steno s •
irmg among officials in every der,
partMent of the 'government, He
He was highly regarded by
cabinet ministers and :Civil ser!
wants alike,"
Another colleague described
him as one of the "favorite"
Members of the house, •
All Ranks Mourn •
Those who attended the fwae,
rat service were not confined to
public officials, People of all•
ranks, many grateful for person-
al services, 'dere among the
mourners. They included active
political friends—as well as op
ponents—and also those who.
were not concerned with politics,
The crowd indicated his popular-
ity with all walks of life.
Although the reouest was made
that no flowers be sent, •there
were many wreaths and bon,
suets, including numerous ones
from organizations. A number
of contributions were sent to
charities in place of flowers.
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Eighty -Second Year
EXETER, ONTARIO, JANUARY 9, 1958
Price Per Copy 10 Cents
Slippery Roads 1r Blanshard Elects
I fan Of Great In.tegrity Cause CrashesNew Councillor
s Tribute To Pryde
Slippery highways were re- •q a
sponsible for accidents in the
district this week.
On Monday, cars driven by
Reg Armstrong and Lawrence Premier Frost paid sincere
Este, both pf Exeter, collided at tribute to Tom Pryde .in a state -
the corner of Andrew and John
streets, Damage was about $300.
Sunday, a car driven by Gord
McTavish, town, slid into a
ment to The Times -Advocate on
Wednesday;
"Thomas Pryde was a man of
great integrity and sound prin-
"His great qualities of heart
and mind endeared hint to his
associates in the House and I
fell privileged to be numbered
among his friends. He was a
man of waren and understanding
parked car, owned by Bev, Hey- ciples, Nowhere was this recog-
'December Mail
wood, on Huron street west, sized more than in his o vii
causing $75 damage. Gordon community of Exeter where, at
Sheathe RCAF Station Centra- various limes, he served on
Iia, and Karl Kowatch, R.R. 2 every local board, and in 1935 -
Zurich, collided a:, the corner of 36 was reeve of that municipal -
Main and James streets Tues-
day. Damage was estimated at
$75.
Friday a car went out of con -
trot on Highway 4, south of Hen -
sail broke off five guard rails
iay. Further recognition 'of his
ability came when the electors
of the Huron riding chose him
in. a by-election in February,
19t8, as their representative of
the legislature and re-elected
and soan:m..the. rust on its• roof, frim in the general elections of
-Please Turn to Page 3 1948, 1951 and 1955.
Voters Not Satisfied
Says Biddulph Victor
The man who caused the first Timothy Toohey, B.R. 3, Lucan,
election in Biddulph Township in. and Raymond Greenlee, who re -
18 years, topped the polls in a l ceived 248 and 24.7 ballots
vote for four council seats Mon- respectively.
day. A one-year councillor, Lorne
Joseph. Haskett, R.R., 1, Lucas, 'Baker, R.R, 1, Lucan, was de -
a newcomer to the political scene i feated with 222 votes. 1•le suc-
h). Biddulph, received. 271 votes ended Maurice McDonald on Lhe
to win a five -man race. council last year,
Three nine-year veterans of I Haskett received his biggest
•council — Harold Wallis, R.R. 1,
Granton; Timothy 'Toohey, R.R.
3, Lucan, and Raymond Green-
lee, R.R. 1, Lucan -- were re-
turned in an election which drew
only one-third of the voters to
the polls.
Haskett, who -owns a 150 -acre
farm near Lucan and has a con-
tract with the Ontario Depart- Austin Hodgins, concession
ment of Highways to sand roads,three was elected. byacclama-
said his victory "proved the Lion to his fourth term as reeve.
ratepayers weren't satisfied with He has been on council since
the old council," 1948.
1 -Ie said ha knew the reason
for the discontent but he declined
to state what it was, ` I'm not returning officer, estimated one -
going to say anything at the third of the eligible voters cast
moment," he told The Times- their ballots..
Advocate.
Haskett stated lie was the only
one who would challenge the
council members, and the results
showed he was right in doing so.
There has not been an election
in Biddulph since 1940.
Three councillors, who won
acclamations in 1949' and have
been returned without opposition
since, won the other three seats.
Harold Wallis, R.R. 1, Granton,
polled 266 votes, five less than
Haskell. Only one vote separated
At Record High
Over 130,000 cards and letters
were handled by the Exeter Post
Office during December, Post-
master Harvey C. Pfaff said
this week,
This is believed Lo be a record
for the 'local office. -
An indication that people are
writing more letters these days
is seen in the report'•that •stamp
sales have increased over $2,000
in the first nine months of 1957
compared to a similar period in
1956.
majority in pollone, his home
poll, which gave him 50 per cent
more votes than the other candi-
dates. He received strong support
in the other five polls.
Raymond Greenlee leis polls
two and three; Timothy Toohey
won poll four, and Harold Wallis
was tops in 5A and 5B.
Clerk Frank Hudson, who was
Area Family's Fifth Boy
New •Year's First Baby
Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Lovie's
New Year baby might have re-
ceive evenn r
d a o en sizes if it
had been a girl,
Nevertheless, the boy, Ran-
dall, James, won 18 assorted
gifts from I;. merchants Exeter z L r aa nts for
ge
being the first child born in
Smith Ifurbii Hospital in '58 and
everyone's happy.
Why would the tender sex
have been favored?
The Lovies, you see, are an
all-male Tamily, The '58 baby's
parents, whose address is R,R.
Where
To
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Announcemtenfa . 13
Church Notices ....., 13'
Coming vg E enls '13
Editorials ... 2
Enferfenmenf ' 13
Fin News 9, 10
ieeminine Facts 7
Hensel( 6, 10
Liman 1
Sports ,.... 3,..t
Went Ads 11
Zut ikh Y,1 4
3 Parkhill, now have five boys
And no girls.Mid its rand �ta-
fi -grandpa-
tents,
t
tents, Mr. and Mrs.. John Lovie,
also of 11.11, 3 Parkhill, havo 11
grandsons but no granddaugh-
ters,
"If ,this baby'had been a girl,
she Would probably be spoiled
by tow," laughed the father.
Phfirst "The hen theyasked me
.l lh t s L tg
was€ 'Is it a girl?' They were
really hoping it would be,"
Mrs, LoVie with a mother's
intuition, says stie knew IL
Would,. be Atiethei° boy, "1 knew
the 'ethers would be disappointed
W
hen they, found out it wasnt
girt but Was SUN a1..ga
we'd have another boy."
tit
The family has no. ''regrets.
They're happy with boys and
they're glad towelcome another.
Mrs. Lovie didn't come to the
hospital until nearly midnight,
New Year's Day, and she thought
the contest had already been
won, "I'd forgotten all about it
until the nurses Cold nit,"
Randy was'born 3:10 a..
on January Andaa.m.Weighed a
healthyeight pounds, six and
three-quarter ounces. Dr
W. G.
Stt ung cotr1 Parkhill, deta
erect
him.
The boy was baby number
1440 Inc � i � ri : hospital, lie
thedsiret. J,
Lovies' fourth child, Bob, was
the seventeenth born in South
Huron. He carlie on February
22, 1953, a month after the hos-
pital was opericd,
The other boys arc lienncth,
16; Doug, 14; and Stanley,. 12.
After having four boys, the
• s
Lovies already had some of the
things donated by IlIxetor mer-
chants. The prizes will go:. to
good use, ho\'iIever, because Mrs,
Lovie is donating thorn in frieiid5
'wlio need tleit.
Mls.Lovie t
he lamer
Ver-
nA 3ulloelr daughter of
John
ullock,'
Youth Faces
Drunk Count
Clare Regier, 17,. one of
three youths involved in a
fatal accident at Zurich De-
cember 22, has been charged
with drunk driving the same
d ay.
Regier was the owner of
the car which struck a tree
on Goshen street, Zurich,
Silvestro Kends, 18, died in
the crash. •
The third youth, Leo Zim-
mer, 17, has been charged
with criminal negligence. The
case will be heard in county
court in the fall.
f
Police allege Regier was
driving the car before Zim-
mer took over, '
, The case against Regier
Will be heard in magistrate's
court here Wednesday, Janu-
ary 13.
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personality, a worthy citizen
and a legislator whose great.
capacity was of invaluable ser-
vice to the province of Ontario.
"I have a very deep sense of
personal loss because of the
passing of this old friend and
advisor upon whom I relied a
very great deal. This same
sense of loss will be very evi-
dent in the Huron community
in which he lived and which he
served so well. Tom Pryde was
interested in the problems of
countless people whom he had
helped in his own quiet way.
His loss will be severely felt by
them but, of course, it will be
most deeply felt by his widow,
Mary, and by his very fine
family to whom we all extend
our deepest sympathy:"
Coldest This Winter
Coldest temperatures of the
winter were recorded during
this past week, according to the
met section at RCAF Station
Centralia.
The .mercury hit one below on
December 4, Second lowest tem-
perature was three above on
Elmer Harlton, R.R. 2, Gran-
ton, was elected by Blanshard
ratepayers Monday to succeed
Ken Hodgins, nine-year .council-
lor, who resigned after moving
out of the township.
Three incumbents -- Wilbur
Bradley, R.R. 2, St. Marys; Lin-
coln White, St. Marys, and Harry
Webber, Woodham — were re-
turned in a five-manrace which
brought only 30 per cent of the
voters to the polls.
Alvin Crago was elected 'to. his
fourth term as reeve, by accla-
mation at the nomination meet.
ing Monday, December 30. .•
Wilbur Bradley, a three-year
councillor, headed the polls with
265 votes, Lincoln White, a
former reeve and councillor for
the past three years, placed sec-
ond with 255 votes, Harry Webber
received 222.
Freeman Arksey, 11.R. 1, Gran-
ton, trailed. with 105 votes.
ArkseyThis, was the first bid for
office by both Harlton and
Bradley led polls one and .five;
White was the winner in four:
Webber captured poll six, and
Harlton topped poll three.
In poll two, Bradley, • White
and Webber received 45 votes
each;
Clerk Norris Webb. R.R. 6, St.
Marys, described the vote as
"very light."'
Rising Cafeteria Loss
Concerns FIS Board
A 53,000 loss in the operation
of SHDHS cafeteria was dis-.I
cussed by the boardat its first
meeting of the year Tuesday
night.
The loss, revealed in the 1957
financial statement, totals 53,-
189.90 compared to $1,559,42 in
1956.
Reasons cited for the increased
deficit is a 10 percent decrease
in the number of meals served
during the year and an increase
in the cost of food,
Secretary - treasurer E.. D.
kY
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:SOUTH' HURON'S MR': ''S1 flsncl It �airros
riot,took his distinction in- stride, Ile \vas
I
with his l'tiotltot and father, and Mrs.
1� 1
the couple's fifth boy. Ile won, a law num
Now Year's 111 this .dist
limit, flint N Wbaby
l
1 tui c alto 1
ut h will his o t
oi:ott atlo a
hveri h Mk,
... , g' .
C. ,.r ..,1'1 Lo -ic fl tt, S Parkhill 1talid is
GiY1,11a 'V r `,y
.by 1,gdter merchants,
kr et :prizes donated iJ 1
Howey revealed that the num-,
ber of meals had declined from
46,494 in 1956 to 42,767 during
the past year.
More students are eating down
town.
Three years ago, when the de-
ficit rose to 53,000, the board
raised the price of meals from
25 to 30 cents. Price has re-
mained at 30 cents 'since,
Along with this problem, the
board is considering the need
for enlarged kitchen facilities
for the cafeteria. Present kit
cher] was designed to provide
for only a portion of the meals
now being served students.
The board had hoped to ex.
tend the kitchen and cafeteria
when the addition was built last
year but found the provincial
government would not pay 2
grant for this type of construe
tion. The board has a $6,000
balance in its capital account,
which represents in part 'saw.
ings affected on the addition.
Larry Snider, Exeter, was re•
elected chairman at the meet.
ing, E. L. Mickle, Hensall, is
vice-chairman and E, D. .Ifowey
was reappointed secretary -trea-
surer,
New member this year is Ted
Geoffrey, Hay, who succeeds
Alex Masse as representative of
the separate school. in Hay,
The board agreed to back ex•
annual highschool
penses of thea
5
i :
music fest v t I s
app172roved pualrchaseno of$1 a
00. lyratal foor
the school band at a cost of
.50,
. forbooks and a
A requisition
i
flower pot for the home cone.
mics 106m was -. passed.
1n. his report, rincipal It, L.
Sturgis said the sludent council
was planning its annual gradua.
lion banquet in the near future
and the dance will b.
At home f e e
Feb,eld around the middle of 1a
rusty,
O eratioih o[ a bus i n Usborne
township has been handicapped
by limited load regulations
placed on a bridge on the fourth
concession. Changes will have
to bo made In the routes it titin
bridge cannot be repaired soon,
George Tinncy was re -named`
attendance officer.
Committees include;
Transportation.. Edward Chati4
hors, • ltoy Morenz, 'J, C, Sillily
lip and Tec] Gpoffrie,
Cann, IC,
'
P]apeity C,•,�i,,. an ,
A. ltAser.
l..
f � ,
It t and W,
Johns
Management W, V. 13. Mae
taros Williaiii Ellerington,
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