Donald H. Cale

1908 - 1977  (69 years)

• Name	Donald H. Cale
  Born	1908	, British Columbia, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Historic Building	1940	27 Arthur Street S., Elmira, Ontario   [3]
  Recording	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Enid Wintisch interviewing Donald Cale Track 1
  	Park of a series consists of 40 oral histories conducted by a committee in the former Town of Elmira. The project began in 1974 when Abner Martin, Manager at the Canada Trust had a dream that people were being interviewed about the history of Elmira. Abner told his dream to Harry Wintsch and Harry got his wife, Enid involved. The committee included Mary Anne Kirkness, Elmira Library Supervisor; Abner Martin; Enid Wintsch; and Bob Huschka, Elmira High School history teacher. the interviews were conducted by Enid Wintsch, Lorene Bosomworth, Ruth Moldenhauer, Harry Wintsch, Bertha Thompson, Art Gorman, Joanne Venton, and Pat Weber. The project was funded in partnership between Canada Trust and the Township of Woolwich and continued until 1983.
  Recording	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Enid Wintisch interviewing Donald Cale Track 2
  	Park of a series consists of 40 oral histories conducted by a committee in the former Town of Elmira. The project began in 1974 when Abner Martin, Manager at the Canada Trust had a dream that people were being interviewed about the history of Elmira. Abner told his dream to Harry Wintsch and Harry got his wife, Enid involved. The committee included Mary Anne Kirkness, Elmira Library Supervisor; Abner Martin; Enid Wintsch; and Bob Huschka, Elmira High School history teacher. the interviews were conducted by Enid Wintsch, Lorene Bosomworth, Ruth Moldenhauer, Harry Wintsch, Bertha Thompson, Art Gorman, Joanne Venton, and Pat Weber. The project was funded in partnership between Canada Trust and the Township of Woolwich and continued until 1983.
  Name	Don Cale
  Occupation	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	druggist
  Residence	1977	101 Arthur St. S., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-8388
  Died	23 Apr 1977	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I8388	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Ernest Baynes Cale,   b. 2 Oct 1871, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Apr 1947, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Lily May Ullyot,   b. 22 Jun 1877, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Nov 1922, New Westminster, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 45 years)
  Married	22 May 1900	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F31476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gertrude Kathryn "Kathryn" Hamacher,   b. 5 Jul 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Oct 1967  (Age 56 years)
  Married	1937  [3]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F23494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Don Cale Retires Drug store's 54-year history comes to end by Shirley Crane The closing of Cale's Rexall Drugs this past weekend marked another milestone on Arthur Street for the business had been established fifty-four years ago and progressed through many changes. The original owner of the store was Arthur A. Ullyot, son of a former Elmira physician, Henry Ullyot. Arthur graduated as a pharmacist in 1903 from the University of Toronto. He served his apprenticeship with George Bingham, a Toronto pharmacist whose store stood at 100 Yonge street. Bingham's store had the original soda fountain and ice cream business. Young Arthur Ullyot made soda and became very knowledgeable about soda fountains. He began to sell soda fountains for J. J. McLaughlin who became the head of Canada Dry (J. J. McLaughlin was a brother to Sam who founded the McLaughlin automotive business in Oshawa.) Arthur Ullyot was later involved in several businesses in Elmira, Trenton, Toronto and other locations, before he decided to return to Elmira in 1921 and resume his profession of pharmacy. A year earlier he had purchased the original fixtures from Bingham's drug store, and it was Don Cale who cleaned off these fixtures and polished the beautiful mahogany. Don's mother, Lily May, was a sister to Arthur Ullyott. She had married and was living in British Columbia when she died in 1922. Don came to live with his aunt and uncle in Elmira. He went to school here, worked in his uncle's store and graduated as a pharmacist from the University of Toronto in 1932. His apprenticeship had been served with his uncle, and he also spent a year with Liggett's in Toronto. Don worked for ten dollars a week and board, until his uncle died in 1934. He and his aunt then ran the business as a partnership. In 1950 he bought out his aunt. Several years later the decision was made to change the name of the business to Cale's. It was shortly after that his aunt died. The original store had been located where Dreisinger's funeral chapel now stands. [In 2010, Shoppers Drug Mart is at the location: 7/9 Arthur Street North.] The front of that store was moved and is now the front of the Elmira Music Centre on Church street east. The business was moved to its present location in 1940. [In 2010, approximately 27 Arthur Street South: Read's Decorating Centre.] For many years the drug store was also the only stationery store in town. Don handled text books, note books, refills, inks, and all kinds of writing papers. That part of the business was given up when a stationery and book store was established in town, but Don never got around to removing the word "stationery" from the store's sign and logo. In 1937, Don married Kathryn Hamacher of Waterloo. They had three children, Julia, now Mrs. Robert Morton of North Bay, Gordon of Chetwynd, B.C. and Thomas, of Douglas Point. Don has a grandson and two granddaughters, Julia's children. Don had been giving considerable thought to retirement, but a serious illness last month made the decision promptly for him. The huge desk where Don wrote up drug store business for so many years has been moved to the hall in his large old home on Arthur street south. He needs it there for there are still some details to be finished after closing his business. The prescription files have been sold to Cook's Pharmacy who also bought those lovely, antique mahogany fixtures. Elmira Independent, Feb. 26, 1975 _________________________________ CALE, Donald H. Ph.MB Saturday, April 23, 1977, at the K-W Hospital, aged 68 years of 101 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Beloved husband of the late Kathryn Hamacher; dear father of Mrs. Robert (Julia) Morton of North Bay, Gordon and Thomas of Ripley Ontario; fiancé of Rita Bittorf of Elmira. Also survived by three grandchildren. Brother of Mrs. Gladys Gardiner of Aurora, one brother, predeceased him. He operated the Rexall Drugstore in Elmira for a number of years and retired in 1975. Friends called at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlour until Tuesday noon when removal was made to Trinity United Church for funeral service at 2 p.m. Interment in the Elmira cemetery. Elmira Signet 28 Apr 1977

  
  

• Sources

  [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. Donald H. Cale/ 1908 - 1977/ His Wife/ Kathryn G. Hamacher/ 1911 - 1967 [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Donald H. Cale - 28 Apr 1977. [S992] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Independent, Don Cale Retires- Drug store's 54-year history comes to end - Feb. 26, 1975. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), 24 May 1900 p. 1, col. 4. Married: At Elmira, May 22nd, Mr. Cale, of Toronto to Miss Lily Ullyot, youngest daughter of Dr. Ullyot of Elmira.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1908 - , British Columbia, Canada Historic Building - 1940 - 27 Arthur Street S., Elmira, Ontario Recording - Enid Wintisch interviewing Donald Cale Track 1 - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Recording - Enid Wintisch interviewing Donald Cale Track 2 - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - druggist - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1977 - 101 Arthur St. S., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Apr 1977 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth