The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-12-19, Page 2T
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EcIitcriels
Thio: ntw *p+e.psr ;baliayes: the
right to expreas an opinian In
pubiie catitrlbutes to Out tare*
gran ,of the. nation .and thet it
mutt be exercised freely to pre*
serve and improve democratic
government.
Yuletide Greetings
It 'doesn't happen often but it did occur in ,
;this district at least once this year.
At the McGillivray township nomination, ,after
•most of the ,speech -making was over, one ratepayer
• jumped to his feet to move a vote of thanks to the
reeve, councillorsand school board members who
had served during 1957.
His motion caught some of the more .critical
citizens off guard but they quickly forgot their di£
:ferences and. joined in enthusiastic endorsement of
the idea,
We'll betthis simple gesture made the *nen
fn office feel a little bit prouder, a little bit happier
about spending hours of time trying to conduct
'public business. You could see in their faces the
thought, "maybe somebody appreciates it after all!"
All of us .might well join in that gesture to
1
wards our own representatives particularly at this
..SeasQn:of the year. If you can't say "thank you"
'personally, why not send a Christmas greeting to
* show your appreciation?
t'' Your representatives will appreciate it—and
they deserve it.
Chrisfrnas CARE
If your conscience is bothering, you about the
;commercialism of Christmas—and nearly everyone's
should—there's a simple way to relieve it, partially
at least.
Instead of spending. a couple of extra' bucks
to make your own Christmas more lavish, slip them
into an envelope and address it to, CARE, Ottawa,
Ontario.,
A. dollar contribution to CARE, the inter
]national relief agency, will send a 22 -pound package
;Of food to a hungry fancily overseas...
It• won't buy candies, .toys or turkeys—they
;;'t mil need these things. There are 11 million people
the world who need simple food to live.
Each dollar you send will provide enough
lk powder, cheese, wheat flour and corn meal to
;help feed a family 'of four for a month.
; Wouldn't you feel better this Christmas if you
;knew that somebody who really needed it was shar-
'Ing your Christmas meal?
' That's all .the address you need—CARE, Ot-
`,awa-to send the one greeting that will give you
'the REAL spirit of Christmas,
Sector Success.
Congratulations to the leaders and workers in..
"the' South Huron sector 'program which has just come
to a successful conclusion.
The encouraging results of this religious cam-,
path conducted by eight district congregations are
shown most effectively by the' increases in the bud-
-gets of .the .participating .churches.:"•The estimates of
these 1958 budgets indicate an average gain of 27
percent.: One congregation has set a goal of .60 per-
cent beyond its current annual revenue.
As the leaders of this program are quick, to
point out, this has not been the sole benefit from
;the , Campaign; indeed two churches engaged in the
'prograin only for the educational value. The churches
have found, new leadership, new enthusiasm, new
• dedication—in general, a religious revival which some
believe to surpass that of any evangelistic campaign.
The sector program is unique in that it
• touches every member of the congregations and in-
•volves a large percentage of them in the actual work:
Perhaps •a - greater asset is that it acquaints families
-with, the :complete operation and function of their
religious-, centre. In such 'knowledge, there is great
strength.
It appears the church has found ,a successful
formula for rebuilding its strength and regaining its
influence;.
Election Problem
Early elections are here to stay. There are
few municipalities who leave their -nomination Meet-
ing* until late in December.
1. -Despite the popularity of the early election,
there is still one strong Objection to it. The financial
statement for the year cannot be given in complete
form and ratepayers, therefore, are at some handl-
,cap to judge 'the work of council.
We wonder. if it isn't possible to .amend legisla-
tion to have the fiscal year of the municipality end
before •nomination time.
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If people tried to go at the
swine clip during the rest of the
year asthey do in, the few weeks
before Christmas, the world
would soon be populated by a
race of wild-eyed, twitching ma-
niacs. Even mental institutions
tuned to an era of guided mis-
siles in the hands of misguided
mortals couldn't stand , 'up to
that perpetual -.motion pace much
longer,
* * * *
Why I don't know, but both
work and social activities double,
then triple, at. this time bf year,
• ;just when you need a little ex-
tra time to do that early shop-
ping, laying -away, early mailing
and turkey -Ordering, the adver-
tisements keep hollering at you
to look after.
* * *
At least 'around our house they
do. It used to be bad enough.
hut the kids are growing up and
turning .into the social butter-
flies that all children seem to be-
come nowadays, as soon as they
emerge from the bib and pab-
lum stage.
* * * *
I'll give you a small run-down,
and you'll understand why I'm
not even too sure what xny fam-
ily looks like any more. Take
Saturday. Hugh was to be at the
rink for hockey before I was
but of bed, When I got home at
noon, my wife had been mak-
ing cantly for 'a bazaar -or seine -
thing and it hadn't turned out,
se ;she and 'the kids were eating
it. Santa Clavus parade was at
1;00, so we jitsst had time to run
for it, after I'd done the dishes,
and they'd all got dressed.
* * * * .
As soon as the parade was
over, my wife road to go to a
tea, so I fixed Kim up witha boy-
friend for a couple of hours, be-
fore they went to the late mati-
nee for the town kids. Then 1
had to drive Hugh and five other
boys to their dancing lesson,
three miles. They had to be
picked up in an hour•and dropped
atthe show. My wife came in
then to get some. money for shop-
ping and pick out her Christmas
cards.: Then it was time to get
the kids and get home, In en -
,
n, entire afternoon. I ]tad put in
approximately eight minutes at
tail ' desk, during our busiest
season.
* * * *
By nine p.m.. after gorging on
the delicious dinner I'd whipped
up, the :socialites were all tired
out and retired to bed. I settled
down with a good book for a
little peace. I was .just starting
to get the hvpertension slowed
down to a mild. thudding in the
ears, when there was such a
crash that I thought the Yanks
had finally got their satellite
away and .it !mad drooped through
• my roof. Investigation revealed
that the entire bathroom ceiling
hadfallen in, — . about thirty
square yards of plaster.
* * * *
J didn't think f had remem-
bered some of those wonderful
Celtic cusswords my Dad used to
use when he was down Beller and
thought my Mother couldn't hear
him, but I did. I .almost Added
murder and' blasphemy when
my wife called sleepily, after
I'd been cleaning up mortar,
plaster and dust for half an
hour; . "What iti the world are
you fiddling around in the bath-
room :for, don't you ever knosV
enough to conte to bed?"
Sunday morning early, Kiln,
who is very religious and says
the Graee at meals, started try-
ing to get everybody up so she
wouldn't miss Sunday School. It
was about 7 a.m., but she can't
tell the time too well, and she
swore it was 9:30. I swore, too.
She started to bawl: "You don't
even want me to be a Chris-
tian!" and kept it up, the pitch
rising steadily, until sleep was
impossible.
* * *
That afternoon, while putting
on storm windows, I dropped one
on my foot, which served me
right for doing it on Sunday, But
1 managed to limp around well
enough to get dinner and do the
dishes, while the culture vultures
in the family were doing their
music lessons. About tett p.m.:
1 sat down to write my column
and was found there, head on
the typewriter, sound asleep and
nothing written, at 4 a.rn„ by
the Old Lady, who blasted the for
not getting enough rest,
* * * *
Monday was much the same,
the cosmopolitan crowd in the
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dowel to the dinner I'd prepared, '
Teac er's Departure
Sfiii Remains �°,�'tery
The I01/owing •40Count of Otte
Of the earliest school teacher*
in tilts commtuiity appeared in
the London Free Press written
by Alta -Lind Bodges:
Almost -every .settlement in
'Western Ontario has its ghost
or its mystery and Exeter is no
exception, r
For a number of years, a ham-.
let Just north of Exeter was
knave es Ftancistown -. •just
why, no One seenns to. know, but
Franeistown had one of the first
public :schools in the district
and it was fortunate In securing
a teacher, ;a very learned but
somewhat eccentric school mas-
ter. Ide.is believed to have come
.originally from Scotland 'but' ,of
this no one seems to be abso+
lutely :certain, now, more than
one hundred years later, •. -
Unlike most teachers in those
days, be did not board :around
the section but lived in a Act a:?l
addition at :the back of the
school. He was 'extremely neat,
with a place for everything .and
everything in its place at' all
times, Ile was a stern but fair
disciplinarian and discharged all
his duties to the best of his ,abil-
i
ty and he is said id to have had
more than his share of the lat-
ter,
Ile was very punctual and
every -morning found him at the
door of his school to middle
his pupils and when school closed
he ,stood at the door to bid them.
farewell. Day after day for sev-
eral years, he followed the. same
a. thena morning
practice and 1on
the children arrived at..the
school to find: the door ;locked
and no piaster- waiting to' wel-
come them. It was late in the
year and they waited • for the
teacher's appearance until the
cold drove them homewarll,. •
Parents hurried: -to the .school
and finally .forced the • door.
Everything was in perfect. or*
der in the school and do the
teacher's living nuarters at the
back, but no teacher was to be
seen or indeed ever beard of
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again. No' unusual footprints
led to or from dile , school His
clothing and books. had trot been
tottche . Unitlte Ichabod • Cane,
the vanishing school teacher ;in
the. .Legend of :Sleepy 1•Io11ow,
the master had not been inter-
ested in any of the girls in :the
neighborhood, -
studious, : methodical, law
abiding person with great re-
spect for law and order, be Van-
ished as if the earth had awat-
ItiWed him. Travellers along the
London Road were are in those
days and rarer still at that par-
ticular time of the year, and al,
though the inns along at the.
toad and at London and Gode,
rich were checked, no one had
ever seen a traveller who bore
any resemblance whatever to
the missing schoolmaster.
Fearing : foul play, although
the teacher was never known
to, bay 'any enemies. nor 'was 'a
man of bis nature likely 'to
unake any, the .settlers scoured
the surrounding bushland for
signs of a freshly dug grave but
found none, Had he committed
suicide, he could not possibly
have disposed • of his otvn re-
mains but suicide was very un-
likely as he seemed happy.
enough and Was intensely inter-
ested in his work and pupils and
was highly regarded by all who
knew him. •
No attempt was ever made tin'
obtain his clothing or personal
belongings which were of a
quality Much • better'than the
homespun 'which ' was the usual
attire. in those days. Had he dis-
appeared of his gown accord, it
seems peculiar that he did not
take his clothing with him as a
protection . from the cold as lie
had no • means of transportation
except by foot. Over a hundred
years have elapsed since the
master held. the school door
open and' watched his • charges
file through it for the last time
but the years have brbught no
'solution to the mystery of the
vanished school teacher, nor are
they likely'to do so now, • -
As The
,TIMES';
Go 8y
and waving . fondly to me, their
cheeks stuffed with venison steak,
as I dashed off to a meeting,
apologizing because I hadn't
time to help with the dishes.
,1 * * *
I know of at least ten assorted
Christmas ' concerts, Christmas
parties, bazaars and teas in the
next week or so. The mortgage
on the house' is coining dile. The
taxes aren't paid. This morning
my wife announced she was go-
ing to do the spring cleaning,
so the house would be lovely
for Christmas • -
Tomorrow morning they are
going to get up and find a rote
from their short-order cook, sta-
ting that he has taken a room at
the hotel, and will return to the
bosom. of his family on Christ-
mas Eve,
Principal of Crediton School,
Mr, Claude Bluett, with his. ivife
and family are holidaying ':for.
Christmas vacation in Forest.
Messrs. Roy Farmer and 'E1-
more Senior, students'' bf• Toron-'
03,, are home for the ;holidays., . .
The concert in the basement
of St. Patrick's ,;Chinch, ,Saints -
bury, was '-a cbinplete success.
The proceeds amounted to 613.45.
The Rev. Irl. R. Hicks 1908
Almanac is `ready for edeliver:y
-And contains the. Hicks' weather
forecasts for the year•.
There is• an• agitation, en foot
to securea post office on :Con-
cession 12 .Hibbert to be known
as •Scottford. Farmer's in the
vicinity are four mile's' from a
post office,
The surveyors of the St. Marys
and Western Railway struck the
town on Saturday on their west-
ward journey.. Tiley will enter
the town behind the school, cross
Main street' at the north and
News Of Your from 'there two, lines; one to
Crediton, one to Dashwood.
LIBRARY-.
By MRS. J. M. S.
The author pi A Night to Re-
member - the account of the
Titanic disaster 77 has applied
the, same techniques •in his ae-
count of the. Japanese' attack on
Pearl harbor on Sunday, -De-
cember, 7, 1941 - a day no one
will ever forget,
Day Of Infamy
Based on exhaustive research
and the eyewitness reports of
over 500 participants, the author
gives -a minute -by -minute drama
ef. the great attack; the spies be
hind it; the pilots on the Japan-
de
apanese aircraft carriers; the crews
on the stricken warships;- the
men at the airfields and bases;
the Japanese pilot who captured
an island• singlehandedly when
he could not get back to . his
carrier; the generals, the ,sail-
ors „the housewives and child-
ren responding to the attack
with anger, numbness and mag-
nificent courage..
nay of Infamy is a thrilling
account of how it is to live
through .history and was writ-
ten by Walter Lord,
25 YEARS AGO
Almost nightly at least one
-transient is...accommodated at
the 'Gown Hall. Chief Norry ,pro-
vides food and utensils, in fact:
everything but the cook book, to
cook their own meals.
A reception was held Saturday
evening for. Mr. and. Mrs, Frank
Wildfong, newlyweds.
The Women's Institute are pre-
paring a treat of • randy •to be
sent to the inmates of Huron
Miss Margaret .Penliale. has
been engaged to teach school
near Belmont.' •
Mr.. and: Mrs. Archie Ryckman
recently received from the West
.an autograph quilt with ::the
names of time members of the
-church which they attended near
Moosejaw. before coming to- Ex-
eter. • n
Christmas and New 'Year fall
on Sunday and Monday will be
a holiday.
•
• • 15 YEARS AGO •
The people :of Exeter and dist-
rict have joined , the,. rest of
Canada in , an effort to, raise
$1,000,000 for Russian Relief.' .
Dr. J, W. Browning died peace -
hilly early 'Sunday morning • in
his one-hundredth year.
Members G of the •local ration
board' for Exeter and district
will hold their inaugural meet-
ing on December 30.
Mr. Borden Sanders has com-
pleted his fourth year. in meal-
-cine at the University of West-
ern Ontario, ,
' The- Christmas tree that for a•
number of years 'was .gaily
lighted between the town: hall
is being' Missed this year as a
war conservation measure. .
The sale of Christmas trees
has not been as brisk as in for-
mer years.
Gnr; Reg McDonald of Feta -
wawa is home for Christmas
holidays.
10 YEARS A40 •
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TV watchers Wiio enjoy watch-
ing Front • Page Challenge- will -
recall a
ill-recall'a short time ago that one
of the challengers was the •only
Cana'ian sailors on theMay-'
flower as it made ' its historic
voyage from Plymouth, England,
to the New England shores.
A book describing that trip is
The Voyage of Mayflower .Ii.
On September 6, 1620, rite • 180 -
ton Mayflower set out from
Plymouth to carry 102 Puritans
to safety and freedom in the
New World. After a voyage :of
67 days during which the pas-
sengers had cause to despair for
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Provincial Constable John
Ferguson„ has received 'anew
provincial police car equipped
with a two-way radio.
Santa Claus arrived by air at
RCAF Station Centralia and was
greeted by the entire personnel.
Monday` was the heaviest day
of Christmas mail' when 46 bags
arrived en the morning train.
Mr. Gerald Lawson has dust
completed a course in horology
or watchmaking at the rehabili-
tation school in 'Toronto,
Six of the new wartime houses
are now ready for occupancy.
Lucan's .new water system, 'a
$100,000 project, was • put, into
operation Thursday of last week
when, Reeve Herold Culbert
turned on the :main valve..
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THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF EXETER
HAS EMPOWERED ME TO PROCLAIM .
•
i�oX1I1 Day
Thursday, December 26
A ro
Public Holiday
AND I HEREBY URGE ALL CITIZENS
TO OBSERVE IT AS SCJCH.
May I also remind you to
PriVe Safely
Over The Holidays
R. E. POOLEY, Mayor
Business Directory
ARTHUR FRASER
INCOME TAX .REPORTS
BOOKKEEPING SERVICE
ETC.
Ann 'St., Exeter
Phone Sill
G. A. WEBB, D.C.*
*Doctor of Chiropractic
438 MAIN STREET, EXETER
X -Ray and Laboratory Facilities
Open Eich Weekday :ixeept '
Wednesday
Tues. & Thurs. Evenings 7.9
For Appointment - Phone 606
DR. H. H. COWEN
DENTAL SURGEON
L.0.5., D.D.S.
Main Street Exeter
Closed• Wednesday. Afternoon
PHONE 36
N. L. MARTIN
OPTOMETRIST
Main Street, Exeter
Open Every Weekday
Except Wednesday
For Appointtnlen1 Phone 355
ramie
FRANK TAYLOR
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
For Huron and Middietex
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Sell Your House By, Auction,.,
It's The Best Way,
Phone 138 Exeter
W. G. COCHRANE, B.A,
" ISARRISTER .A 'SOLICITOR
NOTARY PUBLIC
Hensel' Office- Oleern Wednesdey
Afternoons, 2 to 5 p.m.
tXETER PHONE 14
VIC DINNIIV
-Snvintra Investments and
Annuity Certificates
INVESTORS SYNBICATR
of Canada, Limited
INVESTORS MUTUAL
of tinkle Ltd, ,
Belanced Mutual Pond Shares
PHONE lie ZURICH
BELL & LAUGHTON.
BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS &
NOTARIES PUBLIC
ELMER D. BELE, Q.C.
C. V. LAUGHTON, L.L,B,
Zurich Office Tuesday
Afternoon
EXETER • , PHONE 4
DR. J. W. CORBETT
-• L.D.S., D.D.S.
DENTAL. SURGEON
814 Main Street South
Phone 273 • Exeter
Closed Wednesday Afternoons
BOB McNAIR
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
AND VALUATOR
OR '
For Efficient Service. and
Highest Prices
• Phone Collect
Ailsa Craig 6174.2
ALVIN WALPER -
PROVINCIAL
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
For your Sale, large or sir all,.
'courteous and efficient .service
at all times,
"Service that Satisfies" •
PHONE 11! DASHWOOD
USBORNE & HIBBERT
MUTUAL FUZE
INSURANCE COMPANY
Heed Offkee Exeter, Ontario
President
E: 'Clayton Colquhoutt II.If,f
Science Hill
Vita. P.resident
I•Iarty Coates AA. 1 Centralia
Directors
Martin i'eettey R.R. 2 Dublin -
Wm, A. Hamilton Crontarty'
Milton McCurdy R,It, 1 Kitkton
Alex J. Rohde 21.11. '3 Mitchell
Agents
'hos. G. 28allantyne ILA. 1
Woodhat i
Clayton :Harris Mitchell
,Stanley Rocking ' Mitchell
Solicitor
W. G. Cochrantt Exeter
Seeretary.Traasurar
Arthur Prase' Eatetetr
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