HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1947-07-24, Page 1Seventy-Fourth Year
Excellent Programme Features
Kirkton Annual Garden Party
Exeter Races One of Best
Meets Run This Season
It was estimated that 2,500 per
sons attended the annual garden
party at Kirkton Wednesday eve
ning of last week sponsored by the
Kirkton Community Association.!
The weather was ideal and the
large crowd enjoyed one of the fin
est programs ever put on in the
district, Loud speakers carried the
entertainment to all parts of the
grounds. Booths provided refresh
ments and were kept busy all eve
ning.
The feature of the evening was
the amateur contest in vocal num
bers, instrumental and comedy.
Twenty-seven participated with Leon
Paul conducting the contest. Roy
Goulding, of London, was the judge.
The winners were: vocal, Roy Mc
Kay; instrumental, Beverley Brown;
comedy, Donald Perkin; special,
Gwendolyn Stephen and Betty Bick-
ell.
The program started early in the
evening with a girl’s softball game
between the much-tooted Stratford
Kroehlers and the London Saphires
but the latter team proved no
match for the fast Stratford nine,
the game ending 10-0.
An all-star program with profes
sional talent from London followed
the amateur contest and lasted well
after midnight. Bern Conway was
master of ceremonies. Those taking
part were: The Tonettes, tap dan
cers; Jack McLean, impersonator;
The Barnas, cowboy songs; iStan.
Young, xylophone; the Four Cliord-
ers, Barber Shop quartette; Jeanne
Harris, soloist; Hazel Bell, soloist;
Clare Rouse, the one-man band;
Len Burt, Alice IDunbar, comedy
singing; Bill Conway, tap dancer;
Roy Head magician. Johnny Downs
orchestra provided music through
out.
Dr. Campbell, chairman of the
community committee, addressed a
few words of welcome.
The work of redecorating the
interior of the post office is al
most completed. The walls are in
a two tone green and the ceiling
white and presents a very appeal-,
ling appearance. The work is be
ing done by McLean and Kennedy.
Women’s
Canvas Shoes
At Reduced Prices
Colors: White, Biege, Brown, Black and Red
Regular price 2.95
Now on sale at $2.25 pair
Women’s House Sh oes
Hamburg' brand, made in canvas and in
leather, one-strap style or oxfords
at $1.40 to $1.95 pair
Women’s White Shoes
All white and white with tan trim, smart
styles at medium prices.
Men’s Brown and Black Oxfords
Good quality goodyear welt soles at $5.95
to $8.00 pair. Also cheaper lines from $3.95
to $5.50’ pair.
Men’s and Boys’ Farm Boots
Good stock farm boots, made with panco
or leather soles.
Rubber Boots
All sizes Men’s Rubber Boots in stock.
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M en’s Summer Suits
Grey and fawn stripe pattern'—a
good suit for warm weather. Also
a few pairs of men’s summer trous
ers at $7.50 pair.
Men’s and Boys’
fOveralls
All sizes now in stock. Overalls
are scarce. Get yours while all sizes
are available.
M en’s Straw Hats
For best wear—a few sizes still
in stock. Reduced to $1.95 each.
Young Men’s
Sport Coats
A variety of colors—all on sale at
reduced prices.
Pure Linen Towelling
17 inch and 24 inch
79c, 95c and $1.00 a yard
Homespun Bedspreads
Size 87 x 105
at $6.50
Monarch Knitting Yarn
We have just received 60 boxes of
Monarch Knitting yarn, 3-ply—one
of the best wearing yarns we know
of—in twelve good shades.
2 oz. balls at 40c pei* ball
Special Values for Thursday, Friday & Saturday
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies
Extra value ............................. 2 pkgs. 23c
Benson’s Cornstarch
Top quality ................... 2 pkgs| 23c
Choice Quality Tomato Juice
Several brands, 20 oz. tins ....... each 10c
French’s Mustard
Hot Dan Spoon free, 6 oz. jars ... each 11c
Fearman’s Soap Powder
Finely ground white soap ... per lb. 21c
Yellow Laundry Soap
Made in U.S.A., good supply, per bar 10c
St. Williams Peach Jam
Very good value, 24 oz. jars ... each 34c
California Lima Beans
Small size, cook quickly ....... per lb. 20c
Phone 32 JOneS & May
Hurt in Smash-Up
Alex 'Ellis, who delivers for the
various stores in town, is making
his deliveries minus the top of his
delivery van, He was returning
from Seaforth Wednesday evening
of last week accompanied by Doug
las Harness and about a mile and
a half north of Exeter while reach
ing for a cigarette lighter on the
dash of the car, the car headed for
the ditch. He quickly turned it in
one direction and then another and
the car finally rolled over smashing
the top. Alex received a nasty gash
above the eye and Douglas an ab
rasion of the leg. Both were treat
ed by Dr. Milner and several suters
were required to close the wounds.
Exeter Boy on Micmac
Aids Injured Seamen
Russel Passmore, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Passmore, of
town, who is with the Royal Can
adian Navy, was one of the sea
man aboard the 2,000 ton des
troyer Micmac when it collided
with the 10,000 ton freighter Yar
mouth Centre at the entrance to
the Halifax Harbor Wednesday of
last week. Six of the Royal Can
adian Navy personnel were killed;
16 were injured and 5 were re
ported missing, Russel was one of
those who escaped injury and he
assisted the other members of the
crew in caring for the dead and
the injured. The destroyer and
the freighter collided in a dense
fog. The Micmac had just complet
ed her steaming trials prior to her
second commissioning and was re
turning to port. The Yarmouth
Centre was outbound for New
York. The force of the impact did
relatively little damage and caus
ed no casualties aboard the tough
sided freighteiv-but pushed up the
deck structure of the thin-skinned
built for speed destroyer for 5 0
feet like an accorian. The Captain
of the destroyer gave great credit
to the seaman for their heroic ef
forts at rescue work.
EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 24th, 1947
EXETE'R’S WARTIME HOUSES-—Typical of th r fifty wartime houses to be erected in Exeter is
the two-bedroom house shown above. Roads are being built and foundations put in ready for the
construction. Three and four-bedroom houses are al.->o being erected.
Contract Awarded
Henry Lawrence and Sons, of
Zurich, have been awarded the con
tract to supply filling for the new
bridge being .built west of Exeter.
The contract calls for 150,000 yards
of earth.
Sponsor Campaign
Several merchants recently ap
proached the Times-Advocate to
run a series of advertisements pn
the importance and advantages of
shopping at home. In this week’s
issue the first of these appears on
page seven sponsored by ten of .the
local merchants. It is hoped to run
this series monthly with the co-op
eration of the other business firms
in town.
Your
Superior
Store
Build More Houses, Extend Walk,
Paint Town Hall, Decrees Council
The Municipal Council of the
Village of Exeter met in the Town
Hall with Reeve Tuckey and Coun
cillors Allison, Caldwell and Sweit
zer present.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting of July 7th were read and
adopted on the motion of Council
lors Sweitzer and Allison.
'Communications were read and
dealt with as follows:
(Department of Travel and Pub
licity, re tourist camps. Filed.
Earl MacLaren, re snowploughs.
Filed.
County of Huron, re hospitaliza
tion. Filed.
County of Huron, re hospitaliza
tion. Filed.
Wartime -Housing Ltd., re appli
cations for houses. Filed.
Recreational Council, re dis
bursement of grant. Laid over to
next meeting.
A petition was received from the
required number of ratepayers ask
ing for a continuance of the side
walk on South Victoria St. from
Carling to William.
The petition was granted on the
motion of Councillors Allison and
Sweitzer. The sidewalk to be laid
as soon as material is available.
It was moved and seconded by
Councillors Sweitzer and Caldwell
that we supply eight more lots to
Wartime Housing Ltd. so as to
bring the total number of houses
up to fifty. Approximately six to
be placed on west side of Marl
borough and three on west Carling.
The clerk to notify Wartime Hous
ing Ltd.
Tenders for Wein Drain were
opened.
It was moved and seconded by
Councillors Sweitzer and Allison
that we accept the tender’ of Chas.
Dietrich for work required on Wein
Drain for the sum of $1000.00.
The application of A. Snelgrove
for permit to build a house. on the
East side of Andrew St. was'grant
ed on the motion of Councillors Al-
lisov. and Caldwell.
It was moved and seconded by
Councillors Allison and Caldwell
that the rate charged local organ
izations for man and power mower
be $2.00 per hour.
The detailed offer of P. R. Dur
and to paint and paper rooms in
the Town Hall for the sum of
$313.68 was accepted on the motion
of Councillors Sweitzer and Allison.
The following accounts were read
and ordered paid on the motion of
Councillors Sweitzer and Caldwell.
A. H. Campbell, telegram and car
riage, windbreakers $1.60; County
of Huron, hospitalization 50.60;
Four Persons Injured as
Three Vehicles Collide
/Four persons were injured in a
car-truck collision one mile north
of Clandeboye Thursday morning
of last week. A car driven by Ralph
C. Smith, 80 Duchess avenue, Lon
don, was in collision with one driv
en by Neil McRann, of R.R. 1,
Clandeboye. Smith suffered a lac
erated lip. A passenger in his car,
Miss Jean Canning, of Waunee,
Ohio, received facial bruises and
an injured left leg. Passengers with
McRann were William Gladysoliuk,
31, who suffered a possible frac
tured right arm and Mrs. Carl
O’Neil, an injury to her left arm.
After the two cars hit, the Smith
car bounced into a Hanover Trans
port truck, which left the highway,
crashed through a fence, and stop
ped in an adjoining field. It was
driven by Arthur Griffiths, of Clin
ton, with Gordon Harkness, also of
Clinton, as helper. Both escaped
injury,
Ed. Lindenfield, shovels, etc. 3.25;
Bell Telephone, J. Norry 2.05; A.
O. Elliot, gas, oil and labor on
truck 3.62; John H. McGregor,
^clearing fence on Housing property
8.50; Simon Greb, clearing fence
on Housing property 8.50; John
Stire, drains and garbage 74.4 6;
Gerald Cornish, road ma4nt., gar
bage 51.8 3; Wm. Laverty, road
maint. and garbage 21.30; Edgar
Mawhinney, road maint. 52.72;
Walter Penrose, road maint. and
garbage 3 6.9 3; iRueben Mclnnes,
road maint. 9.00; Richard Davis,
cleaning streets 39.60; Sidney Stire,
garbage collection 4.74.
All motions were carried. Ad
journment on the motion of Coun
cillor Caldwell. *
C. V. Pickard, Clerk.
Half Ton of Hay Falls
Injuring Parr Line Fa rmer
Harry Fuss, a resident of Parr
Line, five miles west of Hensall, is
in Clinton Public Hospital suffer
ing injuries received Saturday
when a freak accident sent a half
ton of hay crashing onto him from
a 3 0-foot height.
The injured man was standing
on the barn floor loading hay into
the mow. Having forked the 1,0'00
pound load into the carrier, he
proceeded to haul it by block and
tackle to the top of the barn,
where it 'would ordinarily be car
ried into the mow and the load
released by a trip rope.
However, unknown to Fuss, the
trip rope had become caught on
the hay rack. As the load reached
the top of the barn the rope,
tautened to .trip the hay and sent
it crashing down on him.
Dr. A. Addison, Clinton, attend
ed the victim and he was admit
ted to hospital suffering bruises,
possible leg injury and undeter
mined internal injuries.
Lumber Arrives
Three carloads of lumber have
arrived in Exeter to be used in the
erection of the Wartime Houses in
Exeter. Instead of the forty-two
houses the ground for which is now
being surveyed and laid out, the
Exeter Municipal Council have
agreed to provide eight more lots
to Wartime Housing for the erec
tion of eight additional houses,
bringing the total to fifty. A bull
dozer is now being used in the
building of the roads. A large table
or platform has 'been built and on
this table the different parts of the
houses are built and then placed in
position. Excavations are being
made for the cement foundations
of several of the houses and the
builders are awaiting the arrival
of cement.
Ninetieth Birthday
Congratulations to Mrs. John
Essery, of Centralia, who on Wed
nesday observed her 90th birthday.
On Tuesday the members of the
Centralia Women’s Missionary So-*
ciety, of which she is the honorary
piesident, gathered at her home to
honor the occasion. They presented
her with a beautiful bouquet of
roses and delphinniams and fol
lowing their regular meeting en
joyed a social .hour over the tea
cups having, provided a dainty
cake with "Happy Birthday” on it.
The immediate members of the
family celebrated the occasion
Wednesday evening,
Cloudy skies and cool weather
failed to dampen the success of the
Exeter Turf Club’s second big meet
on the new oval as some 3,000 race
fans jammed Community Park
Wednesday afternoon to see a field
of forty-three horses race for the
$1,990 prize money divided amongst
the five, races.
One of the Best
According to the race followers
it was one of the best meets of the
season. And well it may have been
for every heat in every division
produced a thrilling race. Only one
horse took three straight heats.
That was Alice G. in the first divi
sion of the 2.28.
The fastest neat on an Ontario
track this season was run at the
meet. That came in the last race
of the afternoon when Alfie Moore’s
smart pacer, Lome Lee, a consist
ent winner both this year and last,
stepped the mile in the fast time
of 2.09%. This is a record for the
new track. The previous mark was
held by Midnight Express and Pet-
erine, in last year’s meet. Their I
time was 2,14%.
McDonnell Gate Used
Seen for the first time on the
local track and proving a real suc
cess in starting the races was the
McDonnell mobile starting gate.
Its two bjg wings extending from
the sides of the car brought the
horses down to the wire in an ex
cellent mannei' and then sped off
to the side of the track. At the
same time the wings were folded
forward by its inventor. There was
no monotony, whatever, in getting
the horses away.
Super Volo, Jack Morrissey’s
outstanding colt, captured the $500
British-American Oil Co. 3-year-old
stake winning the last two heats
after finishing fifth in the first
race. Morrissey’s other entry, Black
Joe, finished 5th and 9th and was
drawn in the third. The only other
local horse to place in the money
was Tom Yearley’s Patricia Volo
who finished tenth, sixth, fourth.
Midnight Express was drawn be
cause of a bad foot. The Taylor
horse was entered in the 2.22 class.
Due to the large entry in the
2.2S class the race was divided and
an addition of $200 was posted to
the prize money by the Turf Club.
In the first division sponsored by
Newton Motor Sales. Alice G. won
three straight heats and received
the blanket donated by Fred Dobbs.
Patricia Volo raced in this division
and took fourth money in the third
heat.
in the second division Corporal
Bill was winnei' of the race and the
Turf Club 'blanket. The Sherman
horse won the first and last heat
and trailed Worthy Baldwin in the
second. For green horses the sec
ond division posted the remarkable
times of 2.12%, 2.13 and 2.11%.
Corporal Bill was the first horse to
beat last year’s track record.
Super Volo Wins Stake
The Exeter Turf Club’s president,
Jack Morrissey, carried off the
Trio Injured in
Car Collision
Mrs. Bruce Mitchell, of London,
a former resident of Centralia, wa3
seriously injured in an auto acci
dent Friday evening of last week
and is at present at patient in St.
Joseph’s Hospital suffering severe
head injuries received when she
was thrown to the pavement from
the car in which she was riding. Mr.
and Mrs. Mitchell attended the
auction sale of the effects of the
late Wm. Wells at Fairfield. They
were motoring south on the second
concession of Stephen and their
car collided with a car driven by
Bert L. Marshall, of London, at
the intersection of the Crediton
road. Mr. Mitchell was found to be
suffering minor abrasions only and
was permitted to proceed to his
home after being medically exam
ined. Mr. Marshall was taken to
Victoria Hospital where he was
treated for lacerations to his el
bow and knee and was discharged.
The three occupants of the cars
were treated at the scene by Dr.
J. 'G. Dunlop, of town, and were
taken to London tby ambulances.
The first impact of the machines
sprung the door of the Mitchell
car and as the momentum of the
oars carried them a short distance
further Mrs. Mitchell was thrown
to the pavement. Provincial Con
stable John Ferguson investigated
the accident. Both machines were
extensively damaged.
Lions Club Profit |
By Sunday Concert |
A large crowd filled the Lake
view Casino, Grand Bend Sunday
evening and enjoyed the music of
Gordon Delamont and his orches
tra. Proceeds were in aid of the
Exeter Lions Club. Joan Dubisky,
of Detroit, won a thoroughbred
cocker spaniel pufj in. a draw, but
owing to difficulties in taking it
across the line, regretfully gave it
up for a cash award. Ken Durie an.
entertainer from Detroit, assisted
with the program.
Single Copy 5 cents
feature race with his Super Vol®
in the 3-year-old stake. In, the first
heat the colt got off to a bad start.
However driver Cyril Morrissey
was up fighting it out for the lead
in the first lap but the horse tired,
in the final stretch to finish fifth.
Mary Rose Brook won that heat.
Super Volo took the second bu£
Mary Rose Brook came from far
back to make it a close race to
the wire The Morrissey colt won
handily in the third to win the
stake and the blanket donated by
Chambers & Darling.
In the 2.22 Dazzle Henley took
the first heat but in the remaining
two races Fred Thrower’s Kitty
Bars showed the way. Dazzle Hen
ley came in second in the middle
run and finished last in the final
race. The Strathroy horse won the
Southcott Bros, 'blanket in the
Lakeview Hatchery class. The last
heat was run in 2.11.
Lome Lee Sets Record
The Graham Arthur Studebaker
Sales and Service sponsored 2.17
class was won by Lorne Lee win
ning the first and last heats. Dillon
Flicka, a consistent rival of Lorne
Lee this year on Ontario tracks,
fell while scoring in the first heat
but came back to nose out the i^ace
winner in the second run. The third
heat was the best of the afternoon.
Arthur pulled out with Dillon iFlicka
along the far stretch and from there
in the horses ran side by side to
the finish with Lorne Lee in front
with the 2.09% record. The woollen
blanket was donated by Tones &
MacNaughton for this race.
The drivers and owners repeated •
their praise of last year on the con
dition of the Exeter oval. Accord
ing to them it is one of the best
and surrounded as it is 'by the well
kept grounds the Park was a credit
to the Board and Turf Club.
2.28 Trot or Pace (First Division)
Purse $300
Alice G (Powell, Sarnia) ..111
Ruth Grattan (Brown,
Parkhill) .......................... 3 2 2
May O. Harvester (Wray,
Schomberg) .............. 6 3 5
Beau Jack (McWilliams,
Dutton) ............................ 7 4 3
Theora (Pringle, Sarnia) ..277
Patricia Volo (Yearley,
Crediton) ..........................10 6 4
Miss Corp. Grattan (Cun
ningham, Clandeboye 11 10 6
Grattan Volo (Charlesworth,
Strathroy) ......................4 11 x
Black Joe (Morrissey,
Crediton) ........................... 5 9 x
Royal Hy (Hyatt, London) .. 8 8 x
Pony Boy (McMillan,
Tefeterville) ....................... 9 5 8
Times, 2.15%, 2.15, '2.17.
2.28 Trot or Pace (Second Division)
Purse $300
Corporal Bill (Sherman,
Rodney) ............................ 12 1
Worthy Baldwin (Moore
Bros., Sarnia) ............. 2 12
Arion Grattan (James, St.
Thomas) ........................... 3 3 3
Frisky Rose (Charlesworth,
Strathroy) ........................4 6
■Chocolate Bars (Hyatt,
London) ........................... 6 6 4
Irene Frisco (Mehlen/bacher,
Nelles Crns.) ................. 4 5 11
Jimmy Private (Wray,
Schomberg) .................... 8 7 S
Susan Lee (Tait, Tillsonb’g) 10 8 5
Peggy Axworthy (Burns.
Seaforth) ......................... 9 9 7
Bob Lockhart (Broome) .... 7 10 9
Miss Richards (Fleet,
London) .........................11 H 10
Times, 2.12%, 2.13, 2.11%.
Three Year Old Pace — Purse $500
Super Volo (Morrissey,
Crediton) ..... 5
Rosemary Brook (Carr,
Dresden) ..................... 1
pat P. Lee (Parsons,
London) ......................... 2
Mary Volo, (Campbell, Ailsa
Craig) ......... 4
Barbara Ann (Litt,
Sebringville) .................... 3
Peter Mac (McMillan,
1 1,
2 6
4 2
3 3
5 5
6 4Teeterville) ....................... 6
Times, 2.14%, 2.14%, 2.14.
2.22 Pace — Purse $400
Kitty Bars (Thrower,
.Strathroy) ..... ................... 3 11
Dazzle Henley (Dickenson,
Mt. Hope) ......................... 12 6
Della Seymour (Dickenson,
Mt. Hope) ........................ 2 4 4
Leola G. Lee (Simpson,
Alvinston) ,....................... 4 3 2
Teddy Chilcoot (Guy, Sea
forth) ..... 553
Cavalier Grattan (Guy,
Seaforth) ......................... 7 6 5
Brownie Grattan (Sherman,
Rodney) ............... 6 7 x
Lee Dale (Morrissey,
Crediton) .......... 8 8 X
Times, 2.12%, 2.12%, 2.11.
2.17 I*aCc — Purse $400
Lorne Lee (Moore, Sarnia) 1 2 1
Dillon Flicka (Arthur,
Otterville) ......................... 6 12
Miss Billie Direct (Hyatt,
London) ...... 4 3 3
Billie Direct Heir (McFad
den, Dresden) ................... 2 4 4
Her -Royal Highness (Meh-
lenbacher, Nelles Crns.) 8 5 5
May Direct (Cudmore,
Seaforth) ....... 5 « X
Times, 2.11, 2.10; 2,09%. j