The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-07-21, Page 2THURSDAY, JULY 21st, 1038
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Shipka, 50 Years Ago
By Ed. Liunport, Deputy Reeve of
Stephen Township
Shipka, located, on the corner of
the 16th concession of the Township
of Stephen, County of Huron, is on
the County road known as the Cred-
itn Road—six and a quarter miles
from Crediton, six and a quarter
miles from Dashwood, twelve miles
from Exeter, eleven miles from Park?
hill, five and a half miles from
Grand Bend.
(Stephen Township has a total area
of 56,988 acres, a population of ,2,
578 people, and contains four police
villages, Centralia, Crediton, Dash
wood and Grand Bend.
The Township officials for 193 8
are: Reeve, Chester Mawhinney; De
puty Reeve, Edward Lamport; coun
cillors, Edmund ;Shapton, Exeter; R.
Ratz, Dashwood; Tom Love, Park
hill; Road Superintendent, George
Eilber, Crediton; Clerk and Treas
urer, H. K. Eilber, Crediton.
Fifty-five years ago Shipka was
called Slabtown, owing to the large
piles of slabs piled around the place
In 187'6 Chas. Eilber, who lived near
Crediton, built a sawmill at Shipka
and operated it for a number of
pears and later sold it to John Par
sons and Norman Buchanan. These
men ran the mill for a number of
years until in 1888 they sold it to
Samuel Sweitzer, who built a flax
mill. In April 1910, these mills
burned, but they were Built again
and later the flax mill was sold to
the Ontario Flax Company, with
headquarters at Belfast, Ireland.
■Later the flax business went bad and
the mill was sold for farm buildings.
To return to Saumel .Sweitzer—he
was a good man for the village of
Shipka. He served in Stephen Twp.
Council for a good many years, also
in the 'County Council. His sons, Wm.
and Mathew, conducted an apple but
ter factory and chopping mill, and
later the mills were burned. The
brothers are both farming near
Shipka today, one north and one
south. William has served seven
teen years in the Stephen Township
Council and in 1935 he was Warden
of the County of Huron.
In 1874 Frederick Heitzman built
a general store at Shipka on the
southwest corner and kept store for
a number of years. He also drew the
mail to. Khiva.
In 1(8(92 Jacob and Henry Keller
man built another general store.
This store is operated today by A.
G. Webb. Henry Kellerman moved
to Michigan and died there. Jacob is
today taking an active part in op
erating a large farm just north of
Shipka.
In 1875 John Ryan built a black
smith shop at Shipka. Chas, Lech
ner is operating the shop today, and
doing a good business.
In 1874 Valentine and John Ratz
came up from Waterloo County and
bought the sawmill one and a half
miles east of Shipka, formerly own-
de by William Fulton. Walter Mc
Dougall was the mill foreman, The
Ratz Brothers bought several hun
dred acres mostly timber land, John
Ratz is etill living and his sons
are farming near Shipka today. Val
entine Ratz served in the Township
Council and then was elected a
member of Parliament and later
was appointed a Senator. He died
several years ago.
Some of the early settlers were
Gaisers, Fink'beiners, Sweitzers.
Keoughs, McPhees, Sharps, Hartions
Pickerings, Keyes. Quite a number
of these people bought their farms
from the Canada Company. In some
cases the third generation are set
tled on these farms today.
A Methodist churcn was built in
1888; it is now a United Church.
There is also a public school at Ship
ka, school section No. 7.
WILMER. A. T. STANLEY
SUCCUMBS AT LUCAN
Wilmer A. T. Stanley, for many
years a farmer on the 16th conces
sion of London Township and for
five years a well-known resident of
Lucan, died Wednesday night at the
home. He had been in ill health
for three years. Mr. Stanley was a
eon of the late James and Mary
Stanley. He lived all his life in Lon
don Township until moving to Lu
can. Here he was for three years
on the high school board and Board
of Education and an active member
of Holy Trinity Church. He was
predeceased by his wife by just two
weeks. Surviving are a son and a
daughter, Frank Stanley and Miss
Edna Stanley of the 16th concession
of London Township; two sisters,
Mrs. Frank Clark and Mrs. Fred
Bowes, both of London and two
brothers, John and Wesley Stanley,
both of London‘Township.
It is far better to live on a desert
island with a one-eyed parrot that
swears, than to live in a marble pal
ace with a woman who pouts.
Passmore Reunion
Guests from Toronto, Hensail, Ex
eter, Kirkton, Russeldale, Mitchell,
Elimville and Thames Road were
present at the Passmore Family Re
union held at Queen’s Park, Strat
ford on Friday afternoon. There
were 56 in attendance. The program
of games and races for young and
old alike was much enjoyed and the
events keenly contested. The officers
and members of the committees re
sponsible for the success of the picnic
were: President, Norman Passmore;
secretary-treasurer, Miss Mary Gar
diner; lunch committee, Mrs. Percy
Passmore, Mrs. John Hackney, Mrs.
William Ryckman, Mrs. C. Frayne,
Mrs. Wm. Jeffery; sports comittee,
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Duncan, Mr.
Mrs. Fletcher Staples, Mr. and Mrs.
Percy Passmore Mr. and Mrs. Garnet
Johns.
Results o.f races, games and other
events on the program: ball game,
captains Lome Passmore and Elmer
Passmore, Lome’s side winning,
score 23-20; races, Children under 5
Helen Passmore, Gordon MaVer, R.
Mary Passmore; boys over 10, Ken
neth Frayne, •John Tookey; girls
over 10, Eilene Johns, Ethelene
Johns, Jean Cann; young ladies’ race
Dorothy Johns, Alice Passmore, Mary
Gardiner; young men’s race, Stanley
Frayne, Kenneth Duncan, Elmer
Passmore; young married ladies’,
Mrs. Robert Mauer, Mrs. Wilbur
Cluff, Mrs. Alvin Passmore; young
married men’s race, Alvin Passmore,
Robert Mauer; married men, Clayton
Frayne, Arthur Gardiner, Gilbert
Duncan; married ladies, Mrs. Clay
ton Frayne, Mrs. John Passmore,
Mrs. Gilbert Duncan; time walking
race, Mrs. Wilbur Cluff, Mrs. Flet
cher Staples, Mrs. Norman Walcom
and Mrs. John Cluff (tie); feeding
the elephants, Mrs. Arthur Gardiner
and Robert Mauer, Mrs. Clayton
Frayne and Fletcher Staples, Mrs.
John Passmore and Norman Pass-
more; candy eating race, Lome Pass-
more Dorothy Johns, Robert Mauer;
pie plate race, Dorothy Johns and
Lome Passmore, Mrs. Robert Maver
and Percy Passmore, Mrs. Alvin
Passmore and Fletcher Staples; old
est lady present, Mrs. Elizabeth Pass-
more, Exeter; oldest gentleman
present, John Cann, Thames Road;
youngest child present, Donald Mav
er, Thames Road.
Little Grant Simpson, of Granton,
broke both bones in his arm while
playing at the bowling green.
THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
WINCHELSEA
Mr. W. IL Batten’s new Preston
steel barn was completed on
Friday night of last week. Mr, Bat
ten gave a monster barn dance which
was thorouhgly enjoyed by old ano
young and on Monday a second
dance was given to a large crowd of
merry makers- Mr. Ken MoNichoi
and his orchestra furnished the
music ip their usual good form with
Bill Hodgert as caller and floor
manager.
Haying has been completed and
wheat harvest is in full swing.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Batten and
Gladys, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Batten
John and Bill visited on Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. E. Willard, of Hensall.
Master Gordon Foster, of §t.
Marys, spent this week with Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Foster.
Misses Kathryn and Joan Batten
are holidaying with Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. Robinson, of St. Marys.
Mr. and Mrs, Harold' Prance and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Pym
and family, of Thedford, visited on
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John
Prance.
The canning peas have all been
harvested in this district, The crop
has been very satisfactory to the
growers, *
Mr. and Mrs, Herman Foster had
a pleasant visit from a number of
friends from Saskatchewan the past
week.
INJURED NEAR NEW HAMBURG
Mrs. W. E. Millson, wife of Rev.
W -E. Millson, of Port Hope, was
injured in an accident east of New
Hamburg on Tuesday night of last
week while on their way to visit
their nephew, Mr. W. G. Millson of
St. Marys. While rounding a curve
the Millson car was struck almost
broadside by another machine and
hurled to the ditch. Mrs. Millson
was removed to Kitchener hospital
suffering from cuts and chest injur
ies. Had their ,car been propelled
much further it would have taken a
35 foot drop into the Nith river. Mr.
Millson’s son Douglas was driving
their car„ at the time of the accident.
St. Marys, Journal-Argus
The engagement is announced of
Helen Elizabeth, daughter of Mr.
and Mrfe. Hugh Norris, of Chisel
hurst to Mr. Alden Leslie Williams,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Williams
of Munro. The marriage to take
place the latter part of July.
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RIRKTQN BALL TEAM
WIN tournament
The St. Marys Firemen, sixteen
strong, dished up a nay of sport
which proved very acceptable to a
crowd of some five hundred people
who gathered on the Flats, The fire
fighters had the fine idea of bring
ing neighborhood ball teams togeth
er for the day to meet in tourna
ment, the winner to receive a prize.
This was done and baseball aggrega
tions from Staffa, Devizes, Kirkton
and St. Marys met to decide the best.
Stone Town citizens witnessed a dis
play of clean sportsmanship and
close-played ball which opened their'
eyes concerning the hard ball units
from the surrounding ham-lots. The
Kirkton team who won the tourna
ment fielded an especially fine bunch
of players despite the absence of Bill
Berry, their first catcher. IStaffa
weren’t quite in it with the other
teams for playing ability, but De
vizes showed the St. Marys “C” team
how to come through in the pinches.
Baseball Tournament
Kirkton and Staffa played the
first game, the former winning by
the substantial score of 13-0. Jack
Davis, pitching for Kirkton, held
Staffa to a single hit.
The line-ups:
iStaffa—Dearing, Brintnell, War
den, Kerslake, Howe, Elliott, Darl
ing, Drake, Harbern.
Kirkton—Bob Rundle, Wm. Smith
K. Omerod, R. Paul, J. Davis, Ross
Marshall, Mac- Howe, Russ Brock
Stan. Howe.
St. Marys Journal-Argus
The engagement is announced of
Bessie Madill, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Colvin Hillen, of Walton, to Mr.
Kenneth Archibald Cowan, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Cowan, Blyth.
The marriage will take place the lat
ter part of July.
The engagement is announced of
Grace Gertrude Ross, daughter of
Mrs. William Alexander Ross, and
the late Mr. Ross, of Kippen, to Mr.
Edgar C. Shank, son of Mr. and Mrs.
S Shunk, of Toronto. The marriage
will take place quietly tihe latter part
of July.
Nothing Else
“I have nothing but praise for the
new vicar,” said a member of the
congregation to- the verger after the
morning service.
“'So I observed when the plate was
taken around,” said the verger.
HENSALL
Lower School Results
Subjects in brackets after names
means the pupils were unsuccessful
in these subjects.
Grade IX—Passed in all subjects.
Donald Buchanan, Roma Chandler,
Margaret Kercher, Howard Love,
Kathleen MacGregor, Norris McEwan
Helen McQueen, Jeanne Pybus, Wm.
Sproat, Florence Schwalm,
Failed in one subject — Blanche
Thomson, (spelling),
Failed in two or more—Gwendolyn
Cooper (General Science) (Spelling);
Mary Goodwin, (General Science)
(Art); Ruth McAllister, (Br. His
tory) (General Science); Ronald
Parker (Mathematics) (Art); B.
Watson, (Br. History, General Sr.,
Mathematics, Geography, Spelling).
Grade X—Passed in all subjects—
James Campbell, Norma Co,ok, Ger
ald Passmore, Jeanette Salmon, Car
ey Joynt.
Failed in two or more subjects—
Williams Higgins, (French) (Latin)
Margaret Tudor, (Arith.) (Geom.).
Keith Buchanan, (Eng. Grammer,
Phys,, Gen, Science, Lit., Com.);
Douglas Sangster,’ (Eng. Gram., Phys
Geom., Lit., Com.); John Tudor,
(Eng. Gram., Phys., Gen. Science,
Geom.
Robert J. Moore, Prin.
(Mrs. Mary Jane Wilson, widow of
the late John McD. Wilson, passed
away recently at the home of her
sister Mrs. Mososp, of’ St. Marys.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson lived for years
on a farm about three miles west of
Hensall on the Zurich road. After
selling their farm they returned to
Hensall and resided until Mr. Wilson
passed away about five years ago.
After his death Mrs. Wilson went to
live with her sister at St. Marys. Mrs
Wilson was a highly esteemed resi
dent -of this community, a devoted
me’mber of the Unitea Church taking
an active part in work of that church
and was’highly respected by all who
knew her,
Mi'. Albert Passmore, of Delhi,, who
was spending his holidays with his
parents Mr. and Mrs. John Pass-
more, had his tonsils removed at Dr.
Moinr’s Hospital last week. He ex
pects to be able to return to his
position at Delhi this week.
Mrs. John Pope has returned to
her home here for the summer
months after spending the last six
months with different members of
her family in Toronto, Preston, Lon
don and Oregon.
New Books at the
Exeter Library
The following books have been
received recently at the Exeter Pub-
lie Library.
Non-Fiction
The German Octopus Wolfe
Colored Spectacles Neven
Goforth of China Goforth
Dick Sheppard By his Friends
Planes. Over 'Canada Sandwell
Robinson of England Drinkwater
Home Gardening Cutting
Juvenile
Book of Tunnels Boff
On Top of the World Leigh
Professor Porky Heaton
Haunted Harbor Westerman
Marvels <of the Air.Spriggs
Romance of Transport Hawks
Heroes of Asgard Keany
Wonderful Adventure Lagerlof
Ho Ming Lewis
China Quest Lewis
Young Fu Lewis
OFIiction
Sunlight Carfrae
We Are Not Alone Hilton
Silver Spurs Seltzer
Run of the Brush Raine
Forbidden River Bindloss
Moonshine Wodehouse-
Under Capricorn Simpson
Raiders of Spanish Grey
Celia Young
West of Apache Seltzer-
Today Is Yours Loring
O Absalom Spring
Wolves of the Chaperall Lehman
Twenty-Four Hours A Day Baldwin
Renew Now!
BOILS—Bad Blood the Cause
Boils are simply an evidence of
the contaminated blood within, com
ing to the surface.
Just when you think you are rid.
of one, another crops up to take its
place and prolong your misery.
All the lancing and poulticing you
do will not stop more coming.
Why not give that old, reliable,,
blood purifying medicine Burdock
Blood Bitters a chance to banish the-
boils? Thousands have used it dur
ing the past 60 years. Take B.B.B.
Get rid of the bad blood and boils;
too.
The T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont.
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