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government.
Yuletide Sprit
How's YOUR Christmas spirit?
Were you one of the ones who stole a Christ -
Inas tree from a nearby farm which was supposed to
have been sold by Scouts to help finance their worth-
tyhile activities', imagine stealing a Christmas tree
•tc promote the season of "peace and goorwill"l
How's YOUR Christmas spirit?
Were you the fellow who last year gave his
Iron a rifle and allowed him Christmas afternoon to
Eliot every animal and bird in, sight?
How's YOUR Christmas spirit?
You weren't the fellow who, seeing a church
choir singing carols around a Christmas tree, said:
''You never know what the churches are going to
do next. They are now trying to bring religion into
Christmas."?
Brother, how's YOUR Christmas spirit?
Join SCSBHHH'
This newspaper would like 'to launch a cam-
paign to restore the good looks of jolly old St. Nick.
Poor Santa! He's so overworked he certainly
doesn't look his best these days. We've seen him at
:a number of district partie3 and sometimes his ap-
pearance could only disillusion the youngsters who
eagerly await him.
His pitiful face! Sometimes it never changes
expression. You'd almost think he was wearing a
Cheap mask,
And his clothes are getting pretty old and
dingy, too. It's time he ordered new suits from his
• tailoring elves.
Let's not destroy the wonderful image of
Santa with cheap. frightening imitations. Won't you
join us in this "SCSBHHH" campaign? Santa Claus
should be healthy, human and happy.
"I keep thinking Z've. forgotten something."
Wouldn't it be funto be Santa
Claus jgst for a day and give
everyone the gifts they really,
- truly wanted, regardless of cost
or convenience?
• * * *
What would you do if you had
such a power thrust upon you?
Would you heap your favourite
people wth mink coats, Cadil-
lees and automatic dishwashers?
IL you did, of course, the magic
wouldn't last, and on Christmas
morning, all thefabulous pre-
sents would vanish, just after
they'd been unwrapped. And you'd
be as popular as a socialist in
the Senate,
* * * *
Because, you see, those aren't
the things that people really,
truly want. And the Santa Claus
wand would only work for, really
truly gifts, not just things they'd
like for the sake of vanity or
comfort or prestige.
* * * *
I know some of the presents
I'd bestow. To childless couples
who wanted children very badly,
I'd give not one, but four 'of the
fattest, prettiest, pinkest, wet-
test babies you ever saw, two
boys and a brace of girls, And
I'd throw in a large bottle of
trangillizers and a pair of strait-
jackets.
* * e *
Good Move In Hay
Farmers. in Hay who are not included in the
watershed of the Ausable Authority (and that in -
eludes about two-thirds in the township) should give
serious thought to the proposal that they take action
to ha ye their land included in the conservation. area.
By becoming part of the Authority,, farmers in
this section could take advantage of such services
as financial' and engineering assistance in the con-
struction of farm ponds, generous help in reforesta-
tio.n, and in gully erosion and parks and recreation
services..
The latter two particularly apply to the west
end of Hay because of the big `chasms caused by
erosion and the recreational area along the lake -
shore. (That there is interest in this recreational area
is evident in 'the Zurich Chamber of Commerce at-
tempts to ,have the township cquncil• assist in the
development of beach facilities at St. Joseph.)
Under the present organization, about one-
half of the township is included in the Authority.
However, since this half includes the sparsely -popu-
lated swamp area in the east, only about one-third of
the farmers are represented,
There is some case to be made for those who
argue that present conditions are unfair to the west-
ern half since the township council contributes its
annual assessment to the Authority out.of the general
levy. This means that the two-thirds of the farmers
who are not receiving the benefits of the. Authority
are paying the majority of the conservation levy.
in fairness, however, it should be pointed out
that the inclusion of the western half would prob-
ably at least double the Authority levy on the town.
Ship (now about $500).
And those who want to join the Authority
Should remember that they would be contributing to `i
a regional conservation program and that they must
be prepared to contribute to projects in other sec-
tions of the watershed. In other words, they should
not attempt to join the Authority with the purely
selfish motive that they twill gain more benefits for
their own immediate area than they will contribute
in funds. The Ausable Authority, in its 12 year his-
tory; has been remarkably successful in avoiding
petty bickering over sectional interests in the" pro-
motion of general conservation improvements over
the entire area,
Nevertheless', while the process involved in
becoming part of the watershed is somewhat compli-
cated, we feel the farmers inthe west of Hayy would
be well advised to give this move their attention.
The first logical step would appear to be the circula-
tion of a petition among the farmers of that area.
urging the township council to take action,
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To all children, rd grant a
set of parents who would ans-
wer all. their questions patiently,
read stories every night at bed-
time, go sliding on the hill with
them, pay• endless games with
them not make them eat any-
thing they didn't like, hug them
when they Were hurt or troubled,
love them always, and whale the
tar out of them when they needed
it. ,
* * * *
On Christmas morning, I'd pre-
sent to all old people a three -
months reprieve from all their
ailments, aches and pains. I'd
give. them " a good appetite and
a rare fine set of new teeth to
go with it. I'd give them love
and kisses in large, measure
from a veritable host of grand-
children. And I'd throw in a
round-trip plane ticket to Flo-
rida, paid -in -advance reserva-
tions at a posh. Miami hotel,
and a fat cheque to let them
play the races, get married again
or do whatever else they wanted,
while they were spending the
winter down there,
* ., * *
To • all clergymen, whatever
colour of their cloth, I'd give a
speeial Christmas p r e s e n t.
They'd get a churchpacked to
the door with people who sang
lustily, listened attentively,
prayed humbly, gave bounteous-
ly, and continued to do all these
in like measure during the re-
mainder of the parson's tenure.
*' * * *
All mothers of large families
would get something simple but
.acceptable for Christmas. I'd pro-
vide them withfamilies who ap-
preciated all the work they chid,
praised their cooking, told them,
once in a while they looked nice,
wiped their feet whenthey came
in, did the dishes frequently 'and
paid them a little attention on
other occasions than Mother's
Day. And I'd throw in the full-
time services of a cracking good
housekeeper, and pay her salary
fora year,
* , !► • *
On, Christmas Eve, I would
give all merchants cash regis-
ters so stuffed with currency
they could not close them, And
Sugar
AND
Spice
Dispensed By BILL SMILEY
then I'd give them an irresistible
impulse to take a big hunk of
their net profit and spend it on
somebody who needed it, fo-
reign missions or retarded chil-
dren or something.
* * * *
What would I leave tinder the
tree for the farmers? You
guessed it, Caleb. I'd grant them
•a whole year of exactly the kind
of weather they wanted, regard-
less of the comfort or conve-
nience of the rest of us. Of
course, I'd have to find them
something else 'to bellyache
about, but they could probably
fall back on the complaint that
all those ,tremendous crops were
taking a lot out of the land.
* * *
All amateur golfers would be
donated one season in which
they sliced not, nor did they
book, but plastered every drive
230 yards down the gut. All ang-
lers would be given one year in
which they were smarter. than
the fish. All weekly 'editors would
be given one week in which
there were no mistakes in the
paper,
* * * , *
All wives' would be given one
year's absence from the boring,
insensitive, callous, stingy, inat-
tentive cretins they are. married
to, All husbands would receive
a similar parole from the nag-,
ging, complaining, spendthrift,
overbearing harridans they are
married to.
4 * * *
There, I don't think I'veleft
anybody oat. 'But if I have, just
drop me a line at the South
Pole. I'm sort of a left-handed,
or southpole Santa Claus.
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News Of Your
LIBRARY
By MRS. J. M. 5.
A book in which our readers
will be interested has just ar-
rived at your library.
William "Tiger", Dunlop
"Tiger" Dunlop is a legendary
figure' in South -Western Ontario,
known as doctor, soldier, colo-
nizer, drinker, politician, 'liter-
ary celebrity and author of the
'most remarkable will in Canad-
ian history.
Curiosity and the appeal of
Dunlop's personality have led
the author of this book, Carl
Klinck, to gather from a multi-
tude of sources this selection of
essays by Dunlop and elicit about Dun-
lop, He is, for many, nothing
more thana pioneer of Gode-
rich, whose claim .. to literary
distinction are based. upon hear-
say. JoheWilson of Black*ood's
Edinburgh Magazine described
Dunlop in 1832 as "a backwoods-
man who can handle a pen as
well as a hatchet". The hatchet
has indeed been busy. but Dun-
lop's friends had good reasons°
to recall his accpmplishments
with the quill.
The book contains his last will
which for more than a hundred
years since his death in 1848
has been widely circulated, His
caustic and libelous descriptions
of itis relatives in his will really
belong. 'to the whimsical litera-
ture of family, pride and affec-
tion,
Although he• often looked like
a hear or an Indian, Dunlop in
practice and by example, en-
couraged taste and learning, a
By JAS ,
PiOneer Petc, r Frayne
Another Town B.uiid. er
A few of us the .ogler day so that he could- have a eye on
were talking About some of the me and keep .me from talking.
early businessmen of Exeter and Mr. Frayne was rarely absent
Fa record of their lives would from Itis post of duty. Also on
make interesting reading. One Thursday evenings, no matter
such man was the late Peter how busy he might be, he was•
rayrte, a regular attendant at the mid -
Mr. Frayne was born' in Us- week prayer service.
borne Township, son of the late During the active years of his
Robert • and Margaret Frayne, life he bad a record for punetu.
As a young man he learned the ahty that few could equal. Sum.
harness -making in Londen and mer or winter he was always.
in 1848 at the .age of 24 he re- at his place of business at seven
turned to Exeter and started in o'clock in the morning. For the
business for himself. At- that first year and a half after start -
time there were five harness ing in. business in Exeter he lived
shops in Exeter and there were with his parents on the third
only three brick buildings on concession of Usborne and al.
Main Street, though he crossed the fields to
When he retired in October, his work he never failed to turn
• X921, his sho.k was a frame build- the key in the lock by 7 a.m..
ing that was taken os;er as the, This trait he (tarried with him
Exeter hydro 'office and now in alt .activities, During his years
owned by James Fairbairn. Some, as a school trustee he was late
where along the line the build- only once, and that 'was through
ing was transformed from frame a misunderstanding. a
to brick and greatly enlarged. Mr, Frayne was married in
One of the apprentices who London on. October 23, 1878, to
learned his trade with Mr. Elizabeth Johnston and in 1928
Frayne was the late William J. they celebrated their golden Tubi-
Beer end E. Maurice (Nance, lee. Following their marriage
the only harness -maker nbw do- Mr. and Mrs. Frayne lived in a
ing business in Exeter worked lean-to at the rear of' the shop,
with him for a time. and,then moved to Carling Street.
For eighteen years Mr. Frayne He built the fine brick home
was a valued member of the on Andrew Street which he sold
Exeter School Trustees and to J. G. Stanbtu'y, now owned
twelve of those he served as by William J. Smith. They also
.chairman, }le had an enviable"lived "in the hone on Andrew
reputation for honesty and in- Street now occupied by Charles
tegrity and commanded the re- Allison and in their reclining
spect of all 'who knew him. years they lived in a home on
Mr. Frayne was a staunch pit- Albert Street where in May, 1929
lax in what wak then James St. Mr. Frayne passed away at the
Methodist Church, For thirty age of 79' Five years previous
years he was the recording to his death he suffered a para-
steward and for seventeen years lytic stroke from which he only
he was superintendent of the partially recovered,
Sunday School, I must have been Mrs. Frayne passed away in
one of the bad boys for I recall 1951. Of a family of four daugh-
en one occasion being called to ters and one son, only one is still
the front to sit beside Mr. Frayne living, Mrs, S. W. Jory, of town:
As the
"TIMES"
Go By
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•50 YEARS AGO
The girls and boys of Room 5
of Exeter Public School had a
pleasant• surprise in store for
their teacher, Miss Elsie McCal-
lum, who is leaving to take a
position in London. The surprise
was the gift of a gold monogram
hat pin.
• The Exeter Canning and Pre-
serving Co, is now ready to close
contracts with farmers for the
growing of peas, corn and toma-
toes for the season of. 1909,
Addison Surerus and Barbara
Gascho, both of Con, 14, Hay,
were. quietly married in _Exeter
last week. •
Miss Ida McFalls, who has been
organist of Lucan •Presbyterian
church, was ,married to Cam-
bridge W. Hawkshaw, reeve of
the village on Wednesday after-
noon.
Miss Ida Armstrong has been
engaged to teach in S.S. No, 4
Stephen (Sharon).
Misses .Lois Birney and Ber-
tha Ma'ck and Wesley Dayman
returned this week from Chat-
ham Busjness College.
25 YEARS AGO
Christmas is almost here and
the elements were so variable
that whether it will be green or
white we cannot tell.
' In an exciting game of hockey
the Crediton Leafs marked their
first game of the, season when
they outscored Grand Bend 7-5
at the Brenner arena Thursday
night.
There was a time when the
Main St, of Exeter was lined
with posts" to which horses were
tied when driven to town. One
by one these posts have disap-
peared and only a few are left:
During the winter more •horses
are driven and there s a short-
age of posts.
gentlemanly outlook, hatred of
dullness and humbug, distrust of
sentimentalitiy, respect for the
constitution of man and' a huge
delight in activity and people,
His story shows how the life
and letters of the Old World
came to the New, What. he was
and did and wrote in India, Scot-
land, and England helps to ex-
plain the founding of literature
in the Canadas. •
Read about this man who
pioneered in giving roots to mas-
culine provocative writing in
Canadian soil.
For your holiday reading visit
your library.
Miss Hazel Smith who has
completed her course in 'Beauty
Culture' in Listowel will open an
up-to-date Beauty Parlor on
January 2.
Mrs. . W, C. Cann of Crystal
City has joined, Mr. Cann and
daughter in their new home
here.
The Ladies Guild of the Tri -
vitt Memorial church served a
hot oyster supper in the dining
room of the Central hotel on Sat-
urday evening,
15 YEARS AGO
Owing to the flu epidemic tfie
Christmas supper and entertain-
ment of Main Street S.S. planned
for this Thursday, has been post-
poned.
Mr, Tom Kay has sold his
farm on the Thames Road 'to Mr,
A, Gardiner, Toni and his mo-
ther moved to London.
Mr. and Mrs. John Peart cele-
brated their .59th wedding anni-
versary on Thursday, Decem-
ber 9.
LAC Orville Snell who recent-
ly completed his course at St.
Catherines has been posted • to
Moncton, N.I.
Pte., Allan Fraser is now with
the Canadian forces in Italy.
Emersdn. Cornish is again in'
charge of the arena for the
winter.
10 YEARS AGO
An all -day show marked the
opening of Valentine Becker's
n e w International Harvester
building at Dashwood on Tues-
day.
Over 900 public school chil-
dren were entertained at Lea-
vitt's theatre Saturday morning
and afternoon.
Ontario's first turnip club for
Junior Farmers held its Achieve-
ment Day meeting in Exeter on
Monday night,
'Applications for water service
in Hensall were slow in coming
in although the water should be
ready for use next week. •
The auditorium of the Trivilt
Memorial church is being re-
decorated andit is expected that
the re -opening will take place
January 23,
The unusually mild weather
for this season of the year has
not been conducive to the best
of health.
The municipal council and the
town officials were treated to a
fowl super at the Avalon Res-
taurant Wednesday evening by
Reeve B. W, Tuckey.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF EXETER
HAS ElIPOWERED .ME TO PROCLAIM
Boxing ,Day
Friday, December 26
A
Public Holiday
AND I HEREBY URGE ALL CITIZENS
TO OBSERVE IT AS SUCH
May I also remind you to
Drive Safely
Over The Holidays
R. E, POOLEY, 11layor
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