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6orya and improve democratic
9 °ye rnment
:Drastic Action
The sudden and rather brutal action of the
new Hensall council in -demanding the resignation of
Clerk-itreasurer Jim Paterson came as a surprise to
us -
An outsider cannot help but ask if a man
',with a record of 30 years to his municipality does
not deserve better treatment?
The situation appears unusual, particularly
because three new members who had yet to sit
• through their first council session were instrumental.
- n securing the resignation. The fact that the reeve
o the .inunicipality .wasn't consulted In such dras-
ticmove is also a point of .enquiry.
We feel it is fortunate for council that it is
not dealing with a position such as that of chief Of
police where charges warranting .suspension must be
detailed and substantiated. at a hearing. Certainly the
facts connected with this dismissal seem at best vague
—the arguments appear to involve considerable gos-
sip and hearsay.
This incident points up the •complete lack of
protection for the holder of the clerk's position. This
municipal servant is at the complete mercy of a
majority- of the members of council.
•- We must be frank in admitting that we don't
have a first hand knowledge of the Hensall situation
and that there may be much more discontent and
.difficulty than that of which we are aware.
The Hensall people, however, are the judge
of this action. They elected the council and it has,
apparentl,y. acted according to the wish to the major-
ity.
We hope. however, that the electorate does
BEI soon a conscience to recognize over a quarter-
century of service in a more fitting manner than
if. has been done this week,
Committee Work
Town council might find it profitable to do
more•work in committees in 1959,
Committee work was pretty well abandoned
during the past year and the operation of council
suffered because of it, in our opinion. •
Decisions were made either by the chairman
• of the committees, without consultation with mem-
bers, or by the council as a whole at its regular
- meeting. The first method leads to friction and
hampers co-operation and the latter takes up con-
. siderable time of all the members;
One councillor was not 'called to a single corn-
- inittee meeting last year, although he was a member
of several important ones.
One major hazard of one-man committees is
- that no member becomes familiar with a department
'before he is called upon* to take it over. •
Good committee work can solve a lot of muni-
cipal problems,
Motorist's Prayer
"Lord, impress upon me the great responsibil-
ity that is mine as I take the wheel of my autmobile.
As I need thy guidance in all things, so now especial-
. .do I. when I have life and death in my hands.
• . "Give me always a deep reverence for and a
d-4gire to protect human life. When I would be care-
; less, remind me of homes where there is sorrow and
loneliness, of the hospitals where broken, suffering
• bodies lie in anguish because someone forgot.
"Write indelibly on my conscience that each
time I take the wheel of my car I am a potential
• (murderer; that in a few careless moments I could
be face to face with dire tragedy for mY own fathily
:* as well 'as for others.
• "Give nie grace to practice the Christian vir-
tues of patience and thoughtfulness at all times, Help
• me to show the same courtesy and kindness to other
motorists that I want to expect from them.
"When others exceed the speed limit or other-
• wise break the law, let me not be tempted to do the
• same. Forgive my stupidity if I ever think it is per-
missible to violate traffic laws so long as do not get
caught.
— -"Remind me often that 1 ani responsible to
• Thee as well as to the state to obey the ordinance
of the highway, and that when I do not I sin against
Thee as well as against my fellow men, even though
.. nobody else may be watchong and no accident may
- result.
"Lord, grant me control of my car and of my-
self at all times. Help me to live lawfully and peace-
ably, to save life and not destroy it; arid so by
example lead others to do the same, Amen."
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"W9uld you give us ari estimate?"
can't see why there's so much
fuss about colour. We adopted
a coal -black baby this Christ-
mas, and already he's as dear to
us as one of our own. Of course,
we didn't stipulate, when we
were looking for him, what co-
lour he was to he, and what reli-
gious denomination, as so raw
would-be parents do. We just
wanted a baby, and we got a
dandy.
* *
The kids aren't bothered by
his colour either. They've wanted
a new baby brother for years,
and they're fascinated by him.
They spend hours looking at
him, playing with him, fetching
him toys and warming his milk.
We had quite a time naming
him. His new parents wanted
something dignified and distin-
guished, like Othello. Various
friends and relatives contributed
all sorts of suitable, if 'unorigi-
nal, monikers. But the name the,
kids chose for him was both ori-
ginal and suitable. So "Play-
boy" he is. And not a bad name
for a seven -weeks -old spaniel
pup, at that.
It. 5 the first dog we've ever
had at Draughty Windows, the
old family manour. And Ws ap-
parent already that he's going
to dominate • the scene. It re-
quires the combined strength,
patience and ingenuity of the en-
tire family to cope with the little
black devil.
* *
His first night in the house
gave us a taste of things to come.
He went to sleep like a baby in
The Reader
Comments
Thanks Citizens
To The Editor:
The board and staff of the
Children's Aid Society of Huron
County would like to extend its
gratitude to the individuals,
churches and organitatons from
all parts of Huron who assisted
the Society in its annual distri-
bution of Christmas gilts to more
than 300 children in this county.
Five organizations contributed
complete family Christnias boxes
including a fowl dinner; 58
churches and organizations don-
ated money, White Gifts, car-
tons of food and clothing; 39 in-
dividuals sent money, dolls,
treats and other gifts.
From the RCAF Station at Cen-
tralia arrived a load of sleds,
tricycles and other toys. On De-
cember 22 the RCAF Station at
Clinton n
entertained 90 "childre
from all corners of the county
to a wonderful party at the sta-
tion. Invitations were arranged
by the Children's Aid, whicif is
grateful to the airforce person-
nel for its generosity; to the
county reeves and mayors, board
members- and individuals who
provided transportation for the
children.
To the ladies who assisted in
wrapping and to the individuals
and the members of provincial
and town police forces who
helped with the delivery, the
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Recolts Religious Life
in Hurons Early :Days
In a recent issue of Western
Ontario. Historical Notes by the
Lawson. Memorial Library, Uni-
versity of 'Western Ontario, Rev.
A. M. Grant, B.A., who
epent 17 years ,of his ministry
M Huron County, describes the
early religious life and .church
organizations in the Hume Tract,
After deacribing the early
church history in G Oderich and
the northern part of the comity
he bas this to say about Exeter
and 1.110 Urr Minding district,
"One of the very few clear-
ings on the road between Lon -
doe and Goderich in 1831 was
at the intersection' of the Lon-
don and Crediton roads. Bore a
number of Devonshire ,1111111i -
grants with their families made
their home. The Rest log house
for the accommodation of travel-
Niirlsl. was built Li William Balk -
Among the „earliest travellers
were Rev. Thomas Whitehead, a
veteran Methodist superintendent,
and Bev. Wililam Proudfool, a
Presbyterian minister of Lan-
don. Naturally each conducted a
.service via his way. It was first
called corners, but the
hitt post office was called
Devon.
The commenity grew in num-
bers and in. business. M1 the
necessary trades were well rep -
•e resented. So also were the Metho-
dist, Presbyterian and .Anglican
denominations, T li e Anglican
rector at Woodstock, in one ef
his trips scouting for bush com-
munities in 1835, was delighted
to find the settlement. This sec-
tor, Rev. William Bettridge, has
left a record of his arrival at
the door of one of the shanties
before breakfast. When he en-
quired of the woman who re-
spondei to hth knock whether
he could have breakfast for his
horse and himself, she replied:
"We will give you the best we
have, sir."
After the children took his
horse and fed it 'freshly grown
grass' he entered the shanty .and
proceeded to warm himself at
a very large log fire, from. the
morning cold, With .V00 anly
curiosity she courtseyed and ex-
claimed:.
''Eh, Sir, are you not a clergy -
an of our church?"
"I know not to what -church
you belong,. but I am a clergy-
• man of the Church of England,"
"The Lord be .praised. Why,
Sir, we . have been here these
two and a half years and we
his new bed. But about 2 a.m.,
I was dredged out of a deep and
honest sleep by the loudest, most
pitiful wailing you've ever heard,
So 1 spent the next two hours
sitting on the kitchenfloor in
my pyjamas, letting him gnaw
my hand, the only 'thing that
would shut him up,
Every time get him settled,
down and start to sneak away,
the little black head would bob
up between the paws on the edge
of his box, the brown eyes would
give me a look of desperate ap-
peal, and the heart-rending. cry-
ing would resume.
e
Three nights of this and 1 was
about reacts, for the boneyard,
My nerves were shot, I was worn
out. 1 was snapping at the kids
'and the Old Lauy. We tried
everything, "Put a ticking alarm
clock in with him" suggested
dog owners: lie promptly
launched the alarm clock with
a full-scale christening. Extra
blankets, warm milk, prolonged
caresses, had no effect, He
wanted company.
s * *
was about ready to start
shooting the nembutal into him,
when somebody suggested try-
ing a hot water 'bottle. I know
how Archimedes felt when he
leapt out of his bath -tub crying
"Eureka," Playboy now sleeps
through, his alarm clock ticking
away and his mother, in the
guise of a hot water halite, under
his fat belly., I, know WI be the
ruination of him, and that -
probably need psychiatric treat-
meit when he finds out that, his
.mother leaks when you bite her,
but for the present, we are both
getting some sleep,
* •
But that's only one department
satisfied. The book says when
he makes a mess, you're, sup-
posed to hold his nose close to it,
say "Nor' in a, firm toire-, then
put him on the paper be's, sup-
posed to use. I have personally
done this at least 84 times but
Playboy apparently hasn't read
the book, He goes right on using
any portion of any floor he feels
like using. He's made Lhe living -
room rug three times, despite
the utmost vigilance,
*
it's a goo'. thing I'm in the
newspaper business. My wife
used to complain because I
brought home so many news-
papers. Now she's crying for
more, and we're gong to have
to step up our press run. It's not
that Playboy uses the papers.
But he likes the game of trying
to find a spot on the floor that
doesn't have a paper spread on
it.
Now, for years I've been bored
to tears by people felling me
about the cute', tricks their dogs
have performed: I've been hones
fled to sae people treating dogs
like children. I've been annoyed
by large dogs with dirty feet
planting the latter firmly on my
trousers. Sodon't think that one
mere small spaniel pup is going
to destroy all those fine anti.
canine prejudices I've built up.
* * * •
But when the fight between
garden lovers and dog owners
gets into full swing next spring,
don't be surprised to reacl. some
stirring editorials about the di-
vine right of dogs to roll in the
tulips.
50 YEARS AGO
Dr. G. F. ROulston was elected
president of James St. Epworth
League, Exeter, with J. M. South-
cott as vice-president.
The Township Council of Hay
has been re-elected ,by acelama-
tionleeeve Peter .Lamont, .coun-
cillors; Robert McArthur, John
Goetz, 'Louis Kalbf1eisch and
John Geiger.
Ann Daman, widow of the
late Elam Butt, Hensall, died
on New Year's Day at the age
of 83. Surviving are five sons
and Imo daughters.
Rev. W. H. Butt, Centralia. is.
holding special services at Eden
and has announced a reception
service next Sunday afternoon.
De. Rutledge, Dashwood, is
now comfortably settled in his
new home east of the 'Evangeli-
cal church,_
Charles Wind, Crediton, who
has buil visiting his .parents
for the holidays, returned to De-
troit accompanied by his sister,
Miss Tillie who will visit in
Detroit for a few *weeks..
Will Essery and Lela Buswell,
Eden, have returned to school
at Lucan after spending the boll -
slays at their respective homes.
25 YEARS AGO
Mr. Waller Johns has returned
to his studies at the University
of Ithica, N.Y., after holidaying
with his parents, Mr, and Mrs.
Charles Johns, Usborne.
Jack Harness, son of Mr, and
Mrs. A. T. Harness was taken
to Children's War Memorial
Hospital, London, where he under-
went a further operation on his
leg which was amputated three
weeks ago.
The largest rabbit drive of
the season took place on Tuea-
day when 35 men nem this cont.
have never heard sir seen a
clergyman in .01 that time.
0n:tidal you stop and do service
for us, Sir? Our children want
baptising. Sir, do stop."
Mr. Bettridge agreed, the news
was soon broadcast through the
settlement and within an hour
all was silent in the neighbor-
hood. The axes ceased to ring,
the women left their chores, and
all flocked to the service in the
to :house. Those for whom .there
was no room inside stood out-
side Mr. Bettridge states there
were ,011e hundred and fifty in
the settlement,
Fallowing the meeting the
people •expressed their earuest
desire for an .Anglican service
regularly and would gladly eon -
tribute thirty or forty pounds a
year towards a clergyman's
salary. They would also build a
ehurch, even though a _clergy-
man could visit only two or
three times a year.
'\\e don't don't want these wander-
ing preachers to come among
us for we don't know who they
are or where they come from.
We want our children taught
sound doctrine." Mr. Bettridge
reported the settlement to Rev.
Benjamin Cronyn in London for
he was nearer to them. The lat-
ter arranged for serVices. Meth-
odists and Presbyterians were
also given occasional services.
Unfortunately for a greater
Devon, a rival community be-
gan to develop on the banks
of the Sauble, three miles to the
north, There James Willis bought
a sawmill, then a grist mill and,
in 1874 a tannery, Slowly Francis -
town, the new hamlet, grew into
another busines, .community.
The business circle widened
and developed toward the higher
ground southward, calling itself
by another Devonshire. name,
Exeter. Its growth became the
death knell of Devon. The wagon
makers, carpenters, blacksmiths,
coopers. brick -makers began to
lose sales, The flour mill and
sawmill ceased their daily hurn.
The grammar school closed. The
worshippers followed the inevi-
table trend toward Exeter.
The Devon Anglicans became
merged in the growing Exeter
congregation which in 1888 ex-
changed its humble sanctuary
for the fine specimen of early
English church architecture
erected at, the expense of the
.grateful Thomas and 'Elizabeth
Tr(iTab
vitt..
e continued next week) •
As I'he
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munity participated.
Mr. Richard Hunter was ap-
pointed assessor at a salary of
$11.5.
Mr. H. T. Rowe, who for the
past 19 years has been in the
egg business along with his coal
and gasoline business has de-
cided to discontinue handling
eggs and carry on with coal and
gasoline. .
Thursday last was old timer's
night at the Exeter skating rink
when no one under 21 years of
age was allowed on the ice. *
15 YEARS AGO
Canada Packers on Wednesday
shipped a car load of Grade A
eggs to Toronto. The eggs will
be used for drying purposes
andshipped overseas.
Mr, J. R. C. Moffatt, formerly
manager of the Bank of Com-
merce, states that his son, Jini,
landetrin Africa last June,
Members of the old and new
council were entertained to a
six o'clock dinner at the Central
Hotel by councillors H. Bierling
and E. M. Dignan.
Dr. Fletcher is remodelling
his hospital. rooms over the of-
fice. •
Samuel Boss who has been
caretaker for Main St, United
church, Exeter for 27 years has
resigned arid was presented with
a purse of money.
10 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. Morley Sanders
and sons have moved to their
new residence in Exeter.
Miss Ella Morlock, Crediton,
left this week for Nova Scotia
whey she will continue her
duties as teacher.
One :hundred employees of the
F: O. Kalbfleisch and San, Ltd.
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• Warning
To Dog Owners
Re: Dog Pound
. Effective Monday, January 12, stray clogs may be
picked up by the police and their helpers and i111 -
pounded at the animal hospital of Dr, R. F. ROelof-
son, Huron street.
If a dog is placed in pound, it will cost the owner
$5.00 to get him out plus rabies vaccination fee if
the owner cannot produce a vaccination certificate.
After five days, one dollar a day extra will be charged
or the dog may be disposed of.
This action has been taken by your council so that
we might properly protect you as we were requested
to do by the Department of Health, We hope that
you won't feel that we are dictatorial in this mat
ter; our only wish is to protect all of you in this
particular time of rabies epidemic:
C. H. MacKENZIE, R. E. POOLEY, .
Chief of Police Mayor
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