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Clinton News-Record, 1962-10-04, Page 4irst Scholarship at -Page 4,-,Clinton Octofmr .4f 190 , •. •. . . . .• •. . ,„.r Don.or .0 ,Sir Ernest Cooper, D.L. Funeral Address Tribute to Sir Ernest Respected and Beloved (By the Rt. Rev. Bishop P. M. Herbert, KCVO, DD, given in Holy Trinity, Prince Consort Road, London, S.W. 7, near Sir Ernest's home) Clinton Prepared ,hy His Nephew Broadcast. to Employee her Director's Death The following are exerpts from a broadcast prepared by Sir rnest's nephew, Willis C. Cooper, for broadcast to the staff of Gillette Industries Ltd. following the death of Sir Ernest. It included of course, the details covered in the obituary pub lished by The Times, and reproduced on this page. bie great integrity created a perSenallty of which Pile WAS. Instantly aware. It Was not always easy for other less en, dowed with his gifts to match the standards which Sir Ernest set for himself, Intolerant of mediocrity, he could be very critical, but -he was always .dust. His whole make-up commanded the respect of all with whom he came in contact ,.and even of those with whom he some- times :came into conflict. He gained both position and 'power from which; when they are tem- pered and directed with regard to one's fellow beings, there emerges a man of the stature of Sir Ernest Cooper, "To-day, we mourn the pass- ing of one of the pioneers of our business who brought hon- our and credit to both the land of 'his birth and the land of 'his adoption, His name, which is indelibly inscribed in the annals of our Company, will forever be remembered with affection and esteem. "To his widow, Lady Cooper, to his daughter, Mrs. Ruther- ford, and to all the other mem, bers of the family we extend our deepest sympathy." 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DALYRMPLE and 'SON0 Brucelieldt 4 TEST DRIVE•TIEST D ST DRIVE AW4.1..rAr From the Advanced Thinking at 18 Winners of COQ Scholarship Set Up By .Sir 'Ernest In 1945 There is always one great difficulty in fulfilling such a task as I ani called upon to do today that is the very simple fact that no man can know any other man completely. Who knows the feeling of a man save the spirit of man that is inherent in him. That is to say, he had hidden depths and, as I know of Sir Ernest, hid- den heights that were beyond our understanding, but I do not see my part today as• one of dissecting character or tell- ing a life story, rather to gather up, it may be in simple words; some of those thoughts that are in the hearts of all of us as we gather here. Quite simply, we have come here today to pay a sincere tribute to one whom we knew and respected and loved—for the better we knew him the more we loved him, and in sad- ness though in gratitude we say to him "Fare you well, God be with you in that new and fuller life into which you have gone, leaving us behind", Like most of us, there were three different sides to his life. There was •his public life of business interests and public service — eminently successful and important — for that let books of reference speak. It is enough to say that in his chosen lines of work no one ever work- ed harder or more conscien- tiously or more entirely unself- seeking. His Knighthood was but a small recognition of the The establishment Of the Sir Ernest Cooper Scholarship at the Clinton District Collegiate Institute was done in 1945, fol- lowing a visit to his home town by Sir Ernest Cooper, This was •the first scholarship at cpci, and 'for a long time was the only one, With an award of $50 made to the top student in the •graduating Grade 13 class each year, thd scholar- ship set a goal of achievement, toward which students worked. Following is a list of the students who have received the part he played in the business world and in public life. And then of his life at home. I have no right to intrude on the private and the sacred, :but I do not think anyone could have known Sir Ernest without realising how much his home background' meant to him. Especially, I suppose, in latter years when strength declined and vitality grew less he seem- ed to sink back thankfully into that atmosphere of understand, ing and to find comfort and strength living his life again in those about him. How proud he was of the part his grandson played in University and Olym- pic sport. I think that grandson will never forget to make what return he can for the old man's trust and love. And, lastly, there was his life of relaxation amongst his many friends. Here, I, and many of you, knew him best, He played a great part in Free- masonry, particularly in what "The Times" obituary notice called "The Chief Executive Office of English Freemasonry" and I suppose that in the Mas- onic world it is true to say that there were few who were more respected and probably none better known and better loved. He was one who by his straightforward simplicity call- ed out the best in others. Up- right a man in whom there is no guile; and so his friendship was a very precious thing and we who have had it will always remain thankful for it. Something very good has passed from our sight, but it was not granted to us in vain. Behind all this there is his broad background. For 50 years or more his home was here in England—in London, Here was centred most, but by no means all, of his business interests. Here were his many\ personal friends, but never for one mom- ent did he forget to be thankful that he was Canadian. His dearest Masonic home was in the Canada Lodge for 50 years. He gave himself un- Sir Ernest Cooper Scholarship. during tO, 18 yes-rS it has been awarded.: 1945—Doris MCEWen 1946—Margaret Tamblyn Londesboro 1.947-4-DonglaS McDonald 1948—,Trixie Forsyth 1949--Charles Hanly. 1950—William Andrews 1951—Phyllis Hanly 1952,—Robert Love 1953—Diana Speaight 1954—Shirley Procter 1955—john, McDougall, Blyth 1956—Robert Galbraith 1957—John Roorda 1958—Gordon Tebbutt 1959—Eugene Bender, RR 1, Zurich 1960—Arlyne Powell,. AA 1, Aubtirn- 1961.—David Cooper, Kippen 1962—Bonnie Hamilton. stintingly in time and service in the war years to the Beaver Club for Canadian Servicemen. And with that sense of humour so characteristic of him, I think he always had a half sardonic kick for 'us, his friends, because we had not the privilege of being Canadian, With that he has passed to his rest. Ultimately, the Bible said, riches are without honour. Riches, not only in the sense of money, for after all what does that matter when life com- es to an end, but riches of happy memories, of great gifts devoted to good ends, or secure and simple faith in the mercy and the love of God, and of honour. Of honour 'that was his due, not merely the bonour of public recognition, but what surely he valued much more, the honour of those who knew and• loved him and were proud to call him friend. Of one who died many years ago, a friend of mine, it was said "He made belief in good- ness easier for other men"— let this be his epitaph too, 0 Unit Two of UCW At Wesley-Willis In order to avoid a meeting on the Thanksgiving holiday, the October meeting of Unit 2, Wesley-Willis UCW is to be changed from its' regular Mon- day evening to Tuesday, Octo- ber 9 at 8.30 p.m. „, Units four and three will meet at their reguar times, Tuesday and Thursday after- noons respectively at 2.30 Both these units will use a verse on Thanksgiving to an- swer roll call. All three meetings will 'be held in the Ladies' Parlour of the church Sir Ernest cooper (The Times, London, England, SePtPlrb.Pr Sir Ernest Cooper, formerly Chairman and managing direc- tor of Gillette Industries Ltd,, died yesterday at the age of 85, Born in Clinton, Ontario, Canada, on June 10, 1877, Ern- est Herbert Cooper, graduated at Tel-onto University in 1900 and came to London in 1908 as the representative of a silv- er plating company Who were exhibiting at the Franco-I3ritish Exhibition. He carried with him a letter to the London offide of the AutoStrop Safety Razor Company Ltd. which was not enjoying great success. This contact resulted in his deciding to join AutoStrop, and for two years he acted as its secretary, in 1910 he was appointed man- aging director, an office he held until 1931 when AutoStrop merged with Gillette and Coop- er became chairman and man- aging director of Gillette Indus- tries Ltd. — a new company formed to amalgamate Gillette and AutoStrop interests. His close friend, H. L. Claisse, was elected joint managing director with him in 1937 and they were associated in this part- nership until Claisse's death in 1944. Sir Ernest was elected a vice- president and director of the Gillette Company in Boston in 1931, offices which he held for many years. Relinquishing the managing directorship of Gil- lette Industries Limited in 1946, Sir Ernest continued as chair- man until 1958 when he retired from that office while remain- ing a director of the London company up to the time of his death. Cooper served with 198th Battalion Canadian Buffs in the First World War and when World War II saw the trans- ference of most of Gillette pro- duction to munitions Lord Beav- erbrook, as Minister of Aircraft Production, sought him out to help with the dispersal of air- craft factories to points which would minimize the danger from enemy raids. Having suc- cessfully accomplished this task, Sir Ernest was appointed In- dustrial Adviser to the Govern- ment of Northern Ireland and after serving in that capacity for two years he became Direc- tor of Information Services for Northern Ireland in London un- til 1946. For his services dur- ing that period he was created a Knight Bachelor in the New Year's Honours List of 1944, Sir Ernest 'always maintained a great interest in Canadian affairs. In the early part of the last war he served on Lord Bennett's London Advisory Committee of the Canadian Red "I have the very sad duty to inform you, that Sir Ernest Cooper, D.L., passed peacefully away last Friday afternoon at his London home in his 86th year. "By his death the Company loses not just its •oldest employee but the architect of so much that we survey with pride to- day. Sir Ernest has been an Cross, also on the Canadian YMCA Committee under whose auspices the Beaver Club, in. which. Sir Ernest took a great interest, was established in London as a "home-from-home" for Canadian Forces during World War II. He was chairman of the Junior Carlton Club for several years. An ardent Freemason, he was for 13 years the Chief Executive Officer' of English Freemasonry. In 1947 he was appointed as Deputy' Lieutenant of the County of Middlesex. Cooper was twice married and had one daughter. * Surviving is his widow, Lady Cooper, his daughter, Mrs. Col- in Rutherford; a grandson, Mr. David Rutherford and two sis- ters, Mrs. M. A. Gauer, 212 N. Helena, Anaheim, California, U.S.A. and Mrs, Gordon Stru- thers, 48 St. .Andrews Gardens, Toronto, and a nephew, Willis C. Cooper, chairman of Gillette Industries Limited, Gillette, Corner, Great West Road, Isle- worth, Middlesex, England, integral part of our history and his name will forever be associ- ated with the building of our business here in the United Kingdom and throughout the Eastern Hemisphere. fic "Starting his business career With AutoStrop in a backwater in Oxford Street in 1908 with a handful of people, thence to City Road until 1938, Sir Ern- est fulfilled one of his greatest dreams when he and Mr. Claisse and a staff of 900 people moved to Gillette Corner in 1936. * "So much for his career, but what of the man? The author of a recently published History refers to Sir Ernest as follows: "He brought with him from Canada the chisel of a liberal education at Toronto Univer- sity. Those who came in con- tact with him both inside and outside the business quickly realized that he possessed re- markable gifts of ability and leadership. 'He is a great man' was often on the lips of those who knew him longest and best and there could have been no more convincing appraisal by his contemporaries. Sir Ernest • projected his personality into the whole organization and en- gendered those qualities in his associates." "Sir ErnesVs quick percep- tion, his ability' to size up a situation speedily and accur- ately, his sense of humeur and