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gress of the nation end that it
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serve and improyo democratic
government.
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n Able
Servant
Over the years, Huron County has had e.
number of able representatives in the Ontario legis-
. ".lature. Tom Pryde, who died Sunday, ranks with the
-Pest of them.
During his 10 years as a member of the pro-
' Vincial parliament, he brought Many beneMs to this
area. Some of them—such as improved roads—are
quite evident. Many, many others are of the kind that
do not reveal themselves but they are very real.
Few men in public life have been as con-
scientious about their obligations as has Tom Pude.
Working on behalf of municipalities, and private in-
dividuals, he spent countless hours—many more than
*should have been expected of him—attempting to
find, solutions to their problems.
•As a public representative, he was approached
• by many people for advice and assistance. In nume-
rous cases, their problems were outside his respons-
ibility; nevertheless he did his utmost to help them.
Undoubtedly, his devotion to duty helped to
bring about his death.
• His reputation as one of the most sincere,
'd -working and popular members in the legislature
known. It need not be elaborated here.
Nor does it seem necessary for this newspaper
y lengthy tribute to him because his people have
gnized him much more effectively. It is signifi-
cant that his majority increased each• election he
COriteSted; his last triumph in 1955 brought him the
largest majority of his career.
Tom Pryde's most energetic campaign in re-
cent years has been directed at bringing to Huron a
school for retarded children. During the past year,
there was strong evidence that his campaign would
be successful. It is sincerely hoped that in recogni-
tion of his services, the government decides to erect
such a school in his constituency.
Tom Pryde will rest in peace. He has served
his people well.
Need Resolutions
•Extensive efforts to decorate homes and busi-
nesses this Christmas were thwarted to a degree by
.toolish, unthinking pranksters who took some sinister
' delight in stealing and smashing bulbs and other
materials.
This, no doubt, was the work of youths who
didn't have the Christmas spirit.
Their consciences, we trust, sapped some of
the joy out of the holidays. Let's hope they have
, made New Year's resolutions.
Int-kresting Race
Although most elections in this district are
?over, there still is an interesting one coming up.
At least six candidates are in the running for
,the Huron county wardenship and the race promises
',to be a close one.
• Two of the candidates are from this area—
Reeve William McKenzie, Exeter, and Reeve Jack
• Morrissey, Stephen.
Though they both can't win, we wish them
well.
•
it Isn't Tragic
There's going to be more uneinployment this
winter, says the Financial Post, but the situation isn't
tragic. It is very different in kind, degree and sig-
nificance from that experienced during the "great
depression".
There is a broad measure of business health
in the number of people with jobs. Indeed the num-
ber of people without • jobs serves to indicate how
well, until recently, the influx of immigrants matched
the country's immediate absorptive capacity. In the
last 12 months immigrants have been pouring in at
:the very time when Canadian expansion was slowing
down.
Even so, there is nothing tragic about the out-
look. Some temporary difficulty this winter is un-
avoidable; but there need be no fear of widespread
hardship. The temporary hill will offer a chance to
shake out rigidities and inflationary cost increases
resulting from the very tight labor market of 1956.
Some folks go to church just to see who
didn't.
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As I was dressing the morn-
ing after New Year's Day. I
heard a rattle outside the wins
dew and looking out .1 saw the
sidewalk snowplow, skipping a,
long with the - driver gemforta-
bly seated. in a, ciosed-in
Aly mind went hack to the .old
days when a mart trudged pe -
hind a horse-drawn wooden snow-
plow and. .after a heavy fall of
snow it took almost the entire
day to cover all the streets.
The job wasn't nearly as well
done at the time as the horse
had to plow through the ..drifts
first to draw the plow along af-
ter it while the Juan on the Plow -
handles had to struggle to keep
the plow from riding over the
top of the drifts instead of plow-
ing through thern.
Main Street was the first to
be plowed dul; and then the
streets leading to the school. In
case of heavy storm some of the
remote streets would be neg-
lected and the town fathers
usually heard about it in no
certain terms.
terms.
One of the. first men that I
remember to plow the streets
was Richard (Dick) Davis. He
lived on John street and always
kept a fine team of horses. He
had a good strong voice and
used it to good effect if any of
us kids failed to make way as
he approached. He had the. right
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Seems I can't get around to shoUlders to the wheel, and our
doing anything on time. I can't fingers on the public pulse," I
get to bed at a decent hour, or thunder.
get up on time. I can't get my •
storm windows on until after "Nothing to report, Your Wm. -
Christmas. I can't get my , gar- ship," I practise. "There are a
den started until August. So few old cranks who claim their
here I am, late again, wishing sidewalks are murderous, their
everyone a belated Happy New sewers are backing up, their
Year. drinking water is making them
* sick, their garbage hasn't been
My six-year-old daughter is picked up for the month and
fascinated by New Year's "re- they've been marooned since
volutions," to which her brother Christmas because the snowplow
has exposed her for the first hasn't been up their street. But
time. Like all women, she is there's nothing serious, and be-
. sides, they don't pay much
more interested in the cense
quences of wrong -doing than the taxes,"
wrong -doing itself. "What" she r,
wanted to know, "happens if "But don't put that in the pa -
you break your revolution? per," I remember suddenly,
turning to the. reporter •with a
Would God be mad?" Just try
to explain that one in a few one- somewhat sickly smile, Then I
syllable words,
* * practice: viewing with alarm
any suggestion of change, tak-
With a lot of prompting and a ing a firm stand against sin and
few threats, she and her bro. the spending of money; canning
out four-square in favour of Mo-
ther were prevailed upon to make
therhood„ the church, and lower
the same resolution : to love one
another, as the Bible tells us. taxes. When these techniqites
Twenty-four hours after she had have been mastered, I'll be *ell
sworn to "love each another," on the way to becoming •a first -
as Kini put it. she was chasing rate councillor.
Hugh through the house with his *
hockey stick, shrieking: "I hate There's only one other facet of
you, I hate you, you dirtylittle being on council that I still need
brat!"
to polish a bit. That is the ans-
* * *
wer that turneth away wrath, or,
*
Her mother made some resole- in modern parlance, passing the
buck. A ratepayer was complain -
tions, too. She resolved to: stop
yelling at the children; stop let- ing to me the day. 'after I was
ting her ironing pile up; stop elected', about his cellar; which
wearing "these old rags" and was full of Water. Wanted to
buy some new ' elothes; stop let- know what I was going to do
ting me read the paper when about it, as a councillor. I was
I'm supposed to be listening to busy, tired and irritable. "Why
her. A very progressive set of in the heck," I said. only I didn't
resolutions, but I'll bet a fur use the word heck, "should I
coat to a fig leaf the only one worry about your blasted cellar
when my own is full of water?"
she'll make stick is the one about
the clothes.
That stopped him. but he'll pro-
* * bably never vote for me.
Hugh's resolutions were of a
different nature. He resolved to:
stop fighting with Kini (as long
as she does exactly what he
tells her); stop being cheeky
with his mother (as long as she
doesn't try to bliss him around;
stop asking his father for money
(except when he really needs
some, as for a show, skating,
comic books or pop); stop watch-
ing TV so much, (except after
school, before bed -time and on
weekends).
*
I made only two resolutions.
The first was to go on for an -
ether year trying to cope with
my family, house and job with-
out being committed to an in-
stitution. The second was to
stop chain smoking, and get
back to cigarettes. You get sick
of smoking those rusty old
chains.
I'm going to be busy enough
in 1958, without having broken
resolutions bugging me. You
didn't know? Al],•yes, I have
been elevated to the august emi-
nence of the town council, and
it's going to be a full-time job
mustering enough dignity. vir-
tue •and integrity to go with the
position, •
However, if the old saw holds
good, that practice makes pom-
pous, I think I can hold up my
end. I've been practising at
It is better to be minutes late than to arrive home and have memorized a
dead on time. list of platitudes and clinics that
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News Of Your•
LIBRARY
By MRS. J. M. S.
Now that the holiday 'season
is over and the evenings are
long and cold many of our rea-
ders will find more tine for
reading and for exploring the
books in your library.
One book in which many of
our readers will be interested
possibly more because of the
writer than the novel itself.
The 'Stars Make Room
This is the story of a minis-
ter's wife as told by herself, the
story of a pastor who took
charge of the smaller churches
because they thought they could
do more good.
The minister and his wife and
family underwent. many hard-
ships 4aut made -the best of un-
favorable circumstances.
The writer is Nancy Jones,
wife of Rev, Edward Jones, a
native of Credition and brother
of Mr. Cecil Jones of town. They
served in the Staffa and Hickson
pastorates before going to Win-
nepeg. She wrote a previous
book "For Goodness Sake" in
which some of their former mem-
bers recognized themselves al-
though the names were ficti-
would make a ward -heeler wince.
Lious. •
"If our. town is to go ahead, Grand. Bend is mentioned se -
\Are must progress," I roar, veral times but it is purely coin -
thumping the kitchen table, cidental, we hope. •
while the kids listen with de- ,
light. "We've got to get our Sandy Was A Soldier's Boy
noses to the grindstone, our The author of Geordie, David
Another man who looked after
the sidewalks in winter was
Peter Coleman. Peter Coleman
was never married and was a
terrible man to swear, particu-
larly at the horses. However he
kept a fine team and was proud
of them. The last man to do the
snowplowing with a horse was
Hank Green. Hank's snowplow
at one time skidded against a
oPrse, ow
fire hydraat, breaking it off.
liank .stood it up in its place but
a leaking hydrant gave away his
secret,
The .snowstorm oii New Year's.
Day was the first this Aeason
and left the snow drifts in many
places. Up until the end of the
year we :have enjoyed fine fail
Weather that seems to bear out
the .opinion that our climate io
Canada is growing milder.
Another great change since
the advent of motor traffic is
the way the highways are kept
clear. Not only are the main
highways kept open but wadi,
tally all the highways and by-
ways throughout the townships,
With the -school busses bringing
the students to the high school
from over a wide area, every
effort is being made to keep the
roads open.
I imagine I can hear the pre-
sent-day students who ride to-
day in comfortable busses in
years to come telling their chil-
dren of ' the., awful hardships
they had to endure while stand-
ing outside their farm gates or
at road intersections in cold and
freezing weather waiting for the
school bus to come along. I
heard one fellow the other day
telling of the winter in 1933 when
only bar students turned up at
one room in the Exeter school
because, the weather was 33 de-
grees below zero.
Many there are who will re-
member the old pitch -holes that
occurred at frequent intervals
along .almost every road in win-
ter, Gone are the days too when
younaoters had to wait until
freeze-up before they could skate
or play hockey. Likewise have
passed the old-fashioned sleigh -
ride parties that used to prevail
around Christmas and. New
Year's. •
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50 YEARS AGO
Mr. Henry Horton of Tucker -
smith was chosen to contest the
bye -election in South Huron
caused by the death 'of B. B.
Gunn, II,P, •
Messrs. Frank, Joseph, Reg
and Miss Susie Case attended a
party in St. Marys at the home
of their brother, Nelson Case,
on December 27.
Reeve of Zurich for 1908 is P.
Lamont; councillors, John Geig-
er, R. McArthur, Louis' Kalb-
fleisch and J. K. Goetz.
The Exeter Hockey Club elect-
ed 4. N, Creech as president at
a meeting Tuesday evening.
Messrs. Edgar Buswell and
W. H. Butt have resumed their
studies at Toronto Medical -Col-
lege after spending the holidays
with their parents.
Wood -cutting is the order of
the *day' here (Rodgerville).
25 YEARS AGO •
Commissioner Norry was host
to eight :transients at the Town
Hall Monday night, This number
taxed the capacity for accom-
modation,
H. E. Huston was appointed
to the Library Board for three
years and Richard Hunter re-
appointed assessor',
When their pastor, Rev. J. W.
Johnston, slipped on the pave-
ment and was unable to preside
at the church services in Credi-
ton United Church, the con-
gregation assembled and had the
forethought to take up the col-
lection before joining for wor-
ship in the Evangelical Church.
Gail Browning, Warren May,
Ted Boswell, William Wilson,
Borden Sanders and.Orville Law-
son received 'Stout badges on
Friday evening.
George Layton was elected
president of Exeter Men's Union
on Wednesday evening.
15 YEARS AGO
A local Cyclone hockey league
Walker, has created another
lovable character — this time
a Scottish hero, Sandy McBain,
son of Pipe Major Donald Mc -
Bain of the Black Watch regi-
ment. He was never out of nus -
chief. 11 11 wasn't Mits Abigail
Spens' broken window it ' was
vinegar in the toastmaster's
wine cup or a fight with Davie
Muir,
This is a funny and exciting
book, a book to be read and read
again.
Consult your. librarian and
plan your winter's reading.
has been formed comprising
three teams from No. 9 S.F.T.S.
and one from Exeter.
Mr. Harry Fuke, formerly of
Exeter, has been appointed man-
ager of the Canadian Bank of
Commerce at Timmins.
A group of farm people from
S.S. 3 Stephen Township, or-
ganized a farm forum group on
Monday evening with Mrs. Earl
Silent= as secretary,
Deputy District G o v e r.n o r
Sandy Elliot of the Lions Clubs
for Zone 2 paid his official visit
to the Parkhill c]ub.
Miss Doreen Parsons received
her twelfth seal for perfect -at-
tendance at Sunday . School at
James Street United Church.
Doris W e s t c o t t and Dawson
Goulding received ' their tenth
seals.
A national campaign topro-
mote the sale of War Savings
Stamps in Canada got under
way on Meday.
10 YEARS AGO
Hugh Berry, Kirkton, was re-
elected reeve of the Township
of Usborne by a majority of
eight votes.
Jack Hennessey was taken a
position, with the H.E.P.C, and
left Monday for Harrow,
Dr. H. H. Cowen was re-
appointed chairman of 'the • Ex-
eter District High School Board
for 1948.
The Chamber of Commerce
considered the matter of park-
ing in Exeter. J. B. Pryde was
appointed head of a committee
to investigate and make re-
com m enda lions
Dr, J. G. Jose was reelected
reeve of Blanshard Township on
Monday.
Many New Year visitors were
snowbound but were able to
make their home the next day,
SHDHS Graduate
Award Nominee
•
John Hicks, SHDHS graduate
and son of Mr, and Mrs. H. S.
Ilicks, Exeter, has been noini
'Wed for a Rotarian post -gra-
duate fellowship along with nine
other students from Michigan
and Ontario.
A fifth year student in philoso-
phy at IJWO, John's name was
submitted by the Rotary Club
of London. His father was a
member of the club before the
family moved to Exeter.
The nominees were interviewed
at Stratford.
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