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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-02-06, Page 8rag. Ms TimosAdvocate, Pehrvary 6, 19 Tribute To Pryde Generous. To Opponents H e Ipfulo Constituents Tice late Tont Pryde's interest in Ilia constituents and, his. painstaking efforts. to help them aOva their Problems were prais- ed ,this week by Stafford Johns - On,. farm columnist of The Stratford Beacon -Herald. Mr. „Ioluiston paid tribute, to • the Huron MP. for the way be treated. his opponents daring his ,campaigns. The Stratfordwriter stated be had never heard Mr. :Pude say any unkind or urt- generotta thing about any politi- cal adversary. The Be.acon-Herald eolumnist wrote that Mr. Pryde's attitude toward •publie service was ex• inp1ary. "If," he ,conclucled, 4.caorne a his WAYS of :doing things in public office has rub- bed off •on other people in publie life, at will be as fine a legacy as any man could leave." The optima fellows: # One of the things we remem- ber about Tom Pryde, is a speech he made at a nomination meeting, in the town hall at Hensel!, some years ago. Tom was nominated as the Conserve-. 'five candidate, to run against Benson Tuekey, the Liberal. Tom was .a former reeve of Ex- eter; Benson was a former • 'reeve of Exeter, and had just. been warden of Huron. Tom T'ryde was in business in Exeter, AS a monument maker; Benson Tuckey was in business in Ex- eter, as a trucker, In the fashion that was thee current in Huron, though it has tended to lapse in recent years, the two candidates spoke from one platform, when the nomina- tion meeting has held at Hen- sall, Anyone who knew only that from the same background, they had arrived on opposite sides of the political fence, might natur- ally have expected fireworks When they opened their cam- paigns with a direct encounter .; in front of the same audience. As nearly as we can remem- ber, what Tom Pryde bad to Say, in the kickoff speecli of his campaign, went about like this: "So far as I am concerned, there will be nothing personal In this campaign. I have always thought of my opponent as being st friend of mine, and that's the way I would like it to stay. Benson Tuckey has been doing Phone 102 for 1 some ;tif illy trucking, and After this election is over, whichevat way it goes, 1 hope he will sail be doles my trucking." ' That Was what he said, and that was what he meant. In an the years we knew him, we did not ever hear Tom Pryde, M publie or private, say an unkuid thing or an ungenerous thing about an political opponent. Thetrouble that did ,not hap- pen, about the mail -boxes in Us. borne township, was ane, ex- ample of the way Tom Pryde viewed his duty as a member of the Legislature, It happened about six years ago, that the Junior Farmer organization in South Huron took on the project •of painting and lettering all the mad -boxes in Usborne township The Junior Farrners, as most people will know, are an organ- ization fostered by the Depart- ment of Agriculture, which . is one of the many arms -of the On- tario government. The planning for the project went forward steadily, with en- couragement and a guiding hand being supplied by people in the Department of Aviculture office in -Clinton. The young farmers, and the farmers' sons, who made up the organization, canvassed every farm in Llsborne, and at -- ranged to buy metal nameplates for every mail -box is Usborne. The metal plates were ordered, and made, at the best price they could get for a quantity order. Everything was ready, finally, for the big bee, in which the Junior Farmers were going to tour every concession line and sideroad in Usborne, paint every mail -box, and put a metal nameplate on each, • ;at that moment the member for • i HAM Jnight have been inelined to, say: -Well, too bad, but there's nothing I can do about it. I don't make these rules, and its none of my inssiness." That was not Tons Pryde's way. He went to Toronto on the Saturday inorning, .and went straight to the lop, He talked to the minister of agrieniture, and talked to the minister of high - I ways. Ile used his own kind of !persuasive diplomacy on both of them, and got both of them to ; agree with him, and with each other. That same day, the orders went out from Toronto to un- ravel the tangle, and on the Monday morning, the Junior Farmers started out, per - ed red tape, to carry through their project, One thing for which Tom Pryde gained a reputation, I among the people who got to know him during his years of public office, was that he did his homework: When people in own riding came to him, ask. ing him to use his influence at • Queen's Park to get a highway 'route changed or school grants I adjusted, or favorable considera- i tion for a pension applicant, his second instinct was to try to help. His first instinct, it usual- ly appeared, was to try to ;under- ' stand. Almost any of the problems which nowadays get brought to ' a member of the Legislature, or !a member of the House of Com- • mons, involve, some understand- ing of a great and complicated web of. laws, rules and reside- ; liens, as well as an understand- ing of the problem itself. Tom Prycle, always seemed to take seriously his responsibility to be a go-between, between the local people of his riding, and the government departments with which their problems might arise. If the subject was one he did not understand, be would apply himself to learn—as quite a few civil servants had occa- sion to discover. There are school inspectors, highways superintendents and other people of that sort, who have clear memories of .having their brains picked by Tom Pryde, when he was equipping'himself with the knowledge he felt he needed to do his job as a member. If it took one hour, or 10 hours, he would stay with it. "That last part, about Ihe regulations cover- ing depreciation allowances—just explain that to me again," he would say, until he was satisfied that he understood. If he had more than usual success in smoothing things out for the people of his riding, part of the reason was in his person. ality, but part of it was that he made the effort to under- stand what needed doing, and how it could be done, • '" Tom Pryde is gone now, after a lengthy illness. 11 some his way of doine At that point in the enterprise, the Ontario Department of High- ways stepped in with a veto. The metal nameplates had lu- minous or reflecting paint on them, to make the names show up at night in the light of auto- mobile headlamps. That, said the Department of Highways, was forbidden on public ,high- ways, and a township road Was a public highway, withinthe meaning of the regulations, The Junior Farmers were caught in the middle. The On- tario government, through one of its arms, was encouraging them to go ahead, and through another of its arms, was order- ing thein to stop. The impasse came to light on a Friday, three days before the painting and signing project was to start. The Junior Farmers seemed to be he possessors of about 500 resit, new metal nameplates, which .at that moment looked! ike so much costly junks A local member of the legis- lature, hearing about such a tangle, might be forgiven' if he pretended not to hear ah,out it, Any one of us, if he had been This Week Jr HARVEY'S TAXI 24-HOUR SERVICE 501111111 lllll 111111111.111001 llllll W11.111111,MMIOMMAft CANADIAN PROPANE GAS ! a APPLIANCES GRATTON & HOTSQN Phone 156 Grand Bend GINGERICW.S,Bae., EATING' ENGINEER. .\106 1061 " 4-1EAT SYSTEMS WE,1NOW \ TWROUGH AND THIZOL1614- lTWI'4i1E:. 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WILLIAM RHODE Per$onal Items Mrs, George Saville, 1VIrs. David Laidlaw, Mrs. Margaret Addison, Mrs. M. Nediger and Mrs. George Beattie of Clinton spent last Tuesday afternoon at the Thames Road manse. Mr. and Mrs. William. Fergu- son attended the funeral of their cousin, the late Mrs. Albert Ferguson of Ilderton, at the Needham Memorial Chapel in London on Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Miller entertained a number of married couples on Friday evening. • Mrs, Robert Mayer returned home front South Huron Hos- pital on Wednesday afternoon and her infant son on Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Miller spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Powe of Centralia. Mr, and Mrs. Antler Pass- more, David, Dennis and Dar- lene were guests on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Merrill. of Clinton, Mr. and Mrs, Robert lien and Linda of Jarvis spent the weekend with Mrs and Mrs. John Selves. Marcia and Mark Shulman of Embro are visiting with their grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. Ernest Pym. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pym, Marcia and Mark Shulman visit- ed on Sunday with Mrs, Norman Knight of •Staforth. Presentation, On Wednesday evening the first social evening of the winter was held in the school with a good crowd in attendance. Mr, and Mrs. Orval Beaver and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bray were in charge for the eveniog. There were 13 tables of euchre in play. Prizes were givee for ladies high to Mrs. James Simp. son; ladies low, Mrs. Glen Stew. art; lone hands and rnen'e high, Robert Simpson; men's icycV Ab vth Passmore, Wayne and T1OSS ilowe favour. ed with musical !lumbers ,ett the violin end piano. Mr, and Mrs. James Ilodgert, who moved 'to Exeter some tittle ago, were called forward, Var. oh/ ,Ttowe read •an address and flay Cottle presented 1Virs. Md - tort with a table Tato and Wayne nowt presented Mr. Hod. gert with a smoking :stand on behalf of those present. The kebruary inting M the 3.M Crab wilt be held next Wed- neStley everting at 8.2.0 ie the *Muth basement. In 19Sd emploYment in the Ca. adian manufaeturing ached a reeord high of 1,364,-1 63, In the year the httltistrY; or Jrlatttials, aid out $4,8 hillien in wages and' alarles, and spnt e $11,7 bed off on other people in public life, it will be as fine a legacy as any man could leave. In Loving Memory Of 'Thomas Pryde, MLA worked with him for many years It was such a ;pleasure. toe. AS fine a Man as ever lived 1 knew him through and through. Tom was 1,114 ,Itincl of :mb.n That drew most people to him And never veered from a t,ask 30 long AS he .could do it, Ile was held in high respect 13y everyone Ivho knew him And be missed by young and .014 He was so friendly to them. Na doubt he will be missed by some Even more than others, Because he was the kind of man Who, classed all men as brothers. The loss that 'we will have to bear Is one that time will cure And we will carry on our task • YOUcan be very .sure. The smile is gone, we won't have that To help us on our way But we will have a memory, You can't take that away, —L. E, Cardiff 'Library At Dashwood Elects New Officers The annual library meeting was Rader; assistant, Barbari Koeh- held last Tuesday in. the Men's Club rooms. The secretary re- ported a balance on hand of $154.46. The librarian reported 12 adult readers and 18 children with a circulation of 1,148 books, A his- tory of the library is to be writ- ten for the W.I. Tweedsmuir book. Officers are: Librarian, Marian ler; chairman, Mrs, L. Schenk; secretary -treasurer, Mrs. M. Tip -- man; town representative, Mr. James Hayter. Other board :members are Mrs, H. Kellerman, Mrs, Howard Klumpp, Mrs, Letta Taylor, Mrs, C. Irwin and Mrs, E. Rader, Auditors are Miss Helen Nadiger and Mrs. Ken Kraft, 'Epiphany Family Night An Epiphany family night was 010,fl llllllllll ll ll noll10 lllll In1W01,111,11110410:111im; llll lllllllll Now On Sale! P uffiers WITH A TWO-YEAR WRITTEN GUARANTEE Goto One Today; unter-Duvar & SONS LTD. Phone 38 Exeter ll IIIM7M1141,11t111111111MIIIMMItIMMIII lllllll t111101111111111111111111111111111111111 llllll 'IMMO held in Zion Lutheran Church last wedoesday with. A good at, tent:lance. • Tito ' StunlaY School -children presented Askif, "Your Missions Around the World." with such Places as Africa, India,. japan. New -guinea And. Formosa rep- resented. The LaUies Md presented skit, "Answering the eat! for Woriters.'t A Min on New ellinsa was shown, A pot luck lunch. followed, Mrs, Ervin Rader and Sharon spent last Thursday At .Grand Bend, with Mrs. Weliwood Gill, Mr. Harry .flayter attended .the -0.'.A, (turkey) ..convention at Hamilton, last week. Mrs. Robert Hayter, Sr„ anti Joanne ACcom• panted him, and spent a fele days with' Mr. And Mrs, Mtn Snyder At Hrantford. Alelab Ride For lopopmeteThe !'et141,1eirb.tearitil'ecle,lhu: °J0111PtSer11; 1fora018.1tet,1411 exrid.Ze ova:rip/ Fri the slay evening. Around '100 were present and reported a good time oven it the horses were mechani. va (,triletor5.). A few thole .adven- tage of skating in the ehureh ntunikr -of W.I. _members and mothers of the 441 girls, Attend. oti Achievement Day at Exeter on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. David 13Aird, ,of London, were Sunday visitors with Mrs. M. Pieter, Mr. and Mrs, Jul Koessel and Yirginia,•of Iansing, Mich., spent ithe Weekend wittr*rs. 1 -Kuntz. irs Koessel s spending soNnieeWte ilnahhts"eha' ve been erected Lon Dashwood zpazp street, and an, eteptrinturmngofigindfPron4StirlfgalUla installed, Mr, and Mrs. Lorne Necker and ariefrai$111yein17, !sat;i1ndo aAylr$, Vernon Sebatz, and, '111r, and. Mrs, rm., [with Mr,. and Mrs, Oscar Miller. Mr. .and Mrs. Sant. Nraft, of Eston, Sask., are. visiting with Miss. Pearl Kraft,Mrs, EUna Hangh and ether relatives. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Becker were Mr. Bill Nirk, Larry and Dertnis,..of Pre- lan, and Mr. Walter 011ey, -of Wa Levitt°, 41, Go Shopping with only a Oent Not even the youngest member of the family would trot off to the corner store and expect to buy any- thing for a cent today. . , But you can go shopping electrically with only a cent. Just look at these electrical appliances and see how much, they do for you for ONE CENT'S worth of electricity at the average domestic cost. e Cook 10 bacon and egg meals for two people Keep food fresh for 17 hours in an electric refrigerator Boil the water for 56 cups of coffee • Toast 52 slices of bread LIVE BETTER ELECTRICALLY the ,safe, clean, modern way 'Exeter Piiblit Utilities Cohimistion PHONE 127 MAIN STREET " 31,63A 0 E Li:a T RICITV DOE • °WARM • National Elictrkat Week Feb. '945 . SO 'MU:OH 0CO.STS S..0.. LITTLE 4