The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-09-30, Page 1EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1948 Single Copy 6 centsSeventy-fifth Year
Attractions All-Time High at Fair
the procession headed
and enter-
a fair day.
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Mrs. Fulcher, who have
members of fthe staff for
time but are resigning
positions.
after one
by the Exe-
Bank Staff Changes
There are several changes on
the Bank of Montreal staff. Mr.
J. M. McGregor, of Lucknow;
Mrs. James Morley, of town,
and Miss Florence Steinback, of
Zurich, have been added to the
staff, taking the places of Miss
Beta Willert, Mrs. Saunders and
been
some
their
Exeter's Fall Fair reached an all-time high in any way
you wish to consider it on Thursday afternoon of last week.
In attendance, in exhibits, display, attractions
tainment, it eclipsed anything seen in Exeter on
The wenther was fine, althoug
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SCENES FROM THE FAIR — Top I eft’is .shown William
Coates (centre.) holding- a scroll presented to him by Mr.
Steadman, secretary of district number eight Agricultural
Societies (right). President Preston Dearing is on the left.
In the top right photo Art Hodgins is seen with two of the
prize heifers from the herd of Ward Hodgins & Sons of
Clandebove.
outfits entered by Jensen & Company,
are Pete Fraser
ter,
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BJowes are. pictured, on the ferris wheel.
The bottom left picture shows the two freak
From left to right
■, IJoyd Ford, Doug Brintnell, Hubert Hun-
Ed Little and Jack Farquhar. In the bottom right Mrs.
Taylor, along with her daughter Helen, and Sandra
—Sfaff Photos
Seaforth Man Wins Tourney
At the tournament Wednesday
of last week there were twenty-
one rinks in competition. Three
fifteen-end games were played.
The ladies served refreshments.
The trophy and first
was won by M. Reid’s rink
Seaforth, with three wins
twenty-four; second to S.
Intosh, Ailsa Craig, three
plus twenty-three;
Miller, Wingham, three wins
plus twenty-two; fourth to W.
Hamilton, two wins plus twenty
seven. E. Piper, Parkhill, had
two wins plus twenty-one; Ken
Hockey, Exeter, two plus nine
teen; Ross Taylor, Exeter, two
plus ten; W. J. Mohr, Mitchell,
two plus nine; C. Morton, Ailsa
Craig, two plus two.
Other rinks competing were
skipped by S. G. Bawden, Lon
don; A, A. Jackson, London; G.
Mathewson, Goderich; W. O.
Sankey, London; George John
son, Seaforth; M. Hargreaves,
London; F. Johnston, Seaforth;
R. G. Seldon, H. C. ^Rivers, Exe
ter; Ted Davies, Forest; H.
Bartlett, Exeter.
Hyd ro Shortage Acute
An
users
rural
tion
made
Some
be taken unless the public co
operates. Read the advertisement
on page three.
urgent appeal to the hydro
of Exeter and the Exeter
district for the conserva-
of hydro power is being
by the Hydro Commission,
drastic steps will have to
prize
from
plus
Mc-
wins
third to W.
three
Seaforth Editor
Dies Suddenly
Mr. Keith M. McLean, of Sea
forth, editor of the Huron Ex
positor, passed away suddenly
Wednesday of last y.eek in his
71st year. He was taken ill in
the morning with pleurisy ani
late in the afternoon passet
away in his sleep. Mr. McLean
-a native of Seaforth and gradu
ate of the Seaforth Collegiate
Institute, succeeded his father,
the late M. Y. McLean, on the
latter’s death in 1916. A.
Editor of the Expositor he
wielded a wide influence aud
his newspaper reflected a gen
uine interest and thorougl
knowledge of the problems of t
rural community and was wide
ly read. He was secretary of the
Board of Managers of First
Presbyterian Church, a pasJ
master of the Masonic lodge,
president of the Robert Bell En
gine and Thresher Co. and foi
many years was secretary-treas
urer of the South Huron Agri
cultural Society. He is survived
by his widow, the former Eliza
beth Young; two sons, Andrew
Y. and K. I., both of Seaforth,
and two daughters, Mrs. G. C.
Jarrott, of Stratford, and Mrs
J. H. Grant, of Kingston, also
six grandchildren, one sister
and two brothers. The funeral
Saturday afternoon was held
from the First Presbyterian
Church under the auspices of
Britannia Lodge and many
masons from the various lodges
in the county were in atten
dance. Among the honorary
pallbearers were T. R. Patter
son, Goderich; Frank Fingland
K. C., Clinton; Thomas Pryde.
M.L.A., Exeter; W. H. Robert
son. Goderich; Charles Fritz
'.Zurich; I-L M. Jackson, Toronto.
Off to the Convention
The Huron-Perth constituency
will be well represented at
Ottawa this week-end for the
selection of a leader at the
Progressive Conservative con
vention. Among those attending
are Thos. Pryde, M.L.A., Elmer
D. Bell, president of the party
for this riding; C. S. MacNaugh-
ton, P. ^isenbach, R. N. Creech,
W. E. Middleton, Wm. Eller-
ington and J. Green, of .Exeter;
Harold Jackson and M. Clarke,
of Seaforth. Not all are dele
gates with voting power .but all
are interested and the majority,
if not all, are Drew followers.
New Sweitzer
Monday, October 11, will be
Thanksgiving Day.
Reception Held for
New Caven, Minister
On Friday evening last, the
congregation of Caven Church
gathered in the Sunday School
room to hold a reception for
their recently married minis
ter, Rev. D. R. Sinclair and
his bride. The school room was
appropriately decorated with a
variety of flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Millar and
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Stanlake
assisted in the reception line,
and after all present had been
introduced a short program was
presented with Mr. Grafton
Cochrane acting as master of
ceremonies. Mrs. Sillery and
Mrs. Simpson sang a duet,
"Moonlight and Roses.” Mrs.
Earl .Mitchell gave a read
ing. Mrs. Simpson sang two solos
and Miss Knight played a piano
solo. Rev. P. A. Ferguson of
Hensail, Rev. Richard Stewart of
London, and Rev. George La
mont of Picton, N.S. were pre
sent and each spoke briefly.
At the close of the program,
Mr. Henry Strang, on behalf of
the congregation, presented Mr.
Sinclair with a desk and match
ing chair, and Mrs. Sinclair with
a sum of money for which they
each expressed their than k s.
Lunch was served.
Lanes Opened
A goodly crowd was on hand
Wednesday evening of last week
for the official opening of Wm.
H. Sweit^g^ new bowling-
alleys. Mr. Sweitzer called on
Reeve B. W- Tuckey who comp
limented Mr, aud Mrs. Sweitzer
on giving to Exeter and com
munity one of the finest bow-
found any-
They had been erected
expense
should fill a
jreat need in the community.
Thos. Pryde, M.L.A., just get
ting over
lumbago,
gathering
satin ribbon declaring the alleys
open for competition. He com
mended Mr. and Mrs. Sweitzer
and stated that the fine build
ing and alleys were a monu
ment to private enterprise.
Having faith in Exeter aud
community they had .expended
a great deal of money and en
ergy and should be. amply
repaid.
Mr. Pryde, Reeve Tuckey,
members of the council and
Clerk C. V. Pickard rolled the
first bowl over the alleys. In a
jocular mood the editor of the
Times-Advocate offered a dol
lar to j^he one who first made a
strike by knocking down all of
the five pins. Mr. Pryde was
handicapped with his lumbago
and failed to knock down any
of the pins. Reeve Tuckey came
across with a strike and won
the lucky dollar. A dollar was
also offered to the first contes
tant of the
three strikes
this was won
Seven others
ling alleys to be
where.
with a great deal of
and labor and
a severe attack of
spoke briefly to the
and then cut the
evening to make
in succession and
by Gordon Price,
were awarded one
Hensall and District
Schools Vie for Honors
(Hensall Correspondent) 1
The annual Hensall and Rural
School Fair was held on Friday,
September 24, with Hensall Pub
lic School, S.S. 1 Tuckersmith,
•S.S. 2’ Tuckersmith, S.S. 10 Hay,
and S.S. 7 Hibbert participating.
The parade started from the
Town Hall at 1:30 p.m.
The following is a summary
of the prizes per school (sports
not included): Hensall—-thirty-
two firsts, twenty-four seconds,
twenty-four thirds, and sixteen
fourths for a total of ninety-six
prizes, S.S.l, Tuckersmith 2
firsts, 4 seconds, 1 third and 3
fourths, total ten prizes; S.S.
10 Hay—eleven firsts, five se
conds, six thirds and four
foul’t h s, totalling twenty-six
prizes; S.S. 7 Hibbert—-three
firsts, four seconds, one third
and two fourths, totalling ten
prizes; S.S. 2 Tuckersmith—two
firsts, one second, one third
and three fourths, totalling se
ven prizes.
Running Races
Girls under eight—Joan Ker-
slake, . Connie Corbett, Norma
Passmore; under ten —Beverly
Nichols, Elaine Bell, Margaret
Moir; under twelve —Eudorr
Hyde, Beverly Nichols, Marion
Mousseau; twelve and over—-
Ruth Soldan, Gertrude Bell, Eu
dora Hyde; boys under eight'—-
Murray Harbtirn, Murray Bell,
Charles Mickle; under ten—-“Gra
ham F a r q u li a r, Donald Mac-
Laren, Lawrence Eyre; under
twelve-- G e r a 1 d Bell, Wayne
Welsh, Billie Kerslake; twelve
and over—-Bill Carlyle, Cecil
Pepper, Ronald Passmore.
Tlirec-logged Race
Girls, ten And under—Shirley
Bell and Beverly Nichols, Judy
Shaddick and Carol McMurtrie,
Lois McLellan and Elaine Bell;
—Please Turn to Page Nine
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Fire Starts in Gas Truck
When fire started from the
engine of one of Wm. Allison’s
B.A.
street about nine o’clock
day morning
sounded and the
ment made a hurried
the scene. The fire was extin
guished with ve.ry little dam
age. Ralph Gettner was making
a trip with about ,600 gallons of
gas when the fire started. The
electrical wiring and floor board
of the cab were somewhat
damaged.
gasoline trucks on Huron
Mo li
the fire siren
fire depart
trip to
Pay Official Visit
D.D.G.M. Albert J*. Traquair
accompanied by O. S. MacNaugh-
ton paid his official visit to the
Arkona
ning.
Lions Club Monday eve-
to University
Fraser, Don Southcott,
McBride and Douglas
Return
Peter
Stewart
Cook have returned to the Uni
versity of Western Ontario to
resume their studies. Miss Patri
cia Hay is starting her first
term at Western.
dollar prizes by Mr. Sweitzer
for doing the same.
Six new bright shining alleys
with indirect lighting
the visitors. A snack
modern design and with
equipment
front
ing a
ance.
The
Street
ty purchased
from the estate of
Browning.
Bowling leagues
of six are being
there are only a few alleys left
for league games.
is situated
of the alleys all
most attractive
greeted
bar of
modern
at the
presen t-
appear-
building is just off Main
on the Browning proper-
some time ago
the late Dr.
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with teams
formed and
Mr. Wanless stated that
have always had a
place in the world and
civilization. Although
ig the twelve
W. A. Holds Harvest
Home Anniversary
y The anniversary of the Wo
man’s Association of the James
Street United Church was held
Sunday last. A goodly congrega
tion was present for the morn
ing service. A beautiful array of
flowers adorned the altar rail
I The guest speaker for the oc-
' casion was Rev, Gordon Wanless
of Woodham. Augmenting the
choir was Beverley Boyden.
boy soloist from Stratford, who
delighted the audience with his
solos.
women
unique
in our
they were not aniOn^
disciples or of the seventy that
were
and
were
and
Christ
his dearest friends were women
Life is made up of duty, service
and sacrifice. It is regrettable
to-day the number of women
who are sidestepping their
rightful place in the world be
cause of the so-called sacrifices
they are called upon
Woman’s
home,
pends
and .God have mercy upon the
homes seeking only wordly plea
sure and not performing the
functions upon which the home
is founded because the sacri
fices are too great. He referred
to the important work that
women are doing In the church
and community.
commissioned to go forth
preach the gospel, they
first at the resurrection
it was to women whom
first appeared. Some ol
Variety Keynote
Of 'Fun for You*
The community show using a
large cast of local people rang
ing in age from three to ninety-
three years old will open a two
night run, September 30 to Oc
tober 1 at Exeter Opera House
under sponsorship of the Exe
ter Fire Department. “Fun For
Tou” is said to be a hilarious
hook-up of home town head
liners impersonating famous ra
dio, stage and screen stars. It
is an impersonation of celebri
ties who supposedly put on a
continuous broadcast. It is as
if the audience were attending u
broadcast from one of the stu
dios in Radio City or Hollywood.
At times they are merely spec
tators; at other times they are
asked to participate as part of
the program. This is a new idea
in home talent show technique
fox’ it brings in audience parti
cipation with characters on the
stage.
W. G. Cochrane will imper
sonate Harry Von Zell, the ra-
I dio announcei’ who gives the
! continuity that introduces each
scene. The high spot of comedy J in the show is an impersonation
■ of the barn dance program.
Owen Atkinson will Imperson
ate Uncle Ezra in this scene;
Bob Dinney will have the part
of Joe Kelly, genial master of
ceremonies; Jerry McFalls is to
impersonate the Duke of Padu-
ca, and Miss Mary Easton will
be the gal from Grinder Switch,
Minnie Pearl.
In this scene old time danc
ing and hillbilly and western
music will be featured. The
"Ridge Runners”, who will fur
nish the music foi’ the square
dance will include Mrs. William
Tony Etue, Hank Green,
Dave Kestle and
to make,
first duty is in the
Civilization to-day de-
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Wes Watson, and
called "The Hay
include Harry
Snell,
Bill Stanlake,
Ross Taylor.
The caller
dance will be
the dancers,
Loft Hoofers”,
and Ruby Beaver, Bill Preszca-
tor and Agnes Stanlake, Louis
and Elva Davey, Pete and Ann
Coates.
George Wright as the singing
commercial appears at various
times throughout the 'Show to
sing such well known rhyming
commercials as "All
Rit” and “Chiquita
His version will set
■back twenty-five years.
Variety is brought
show by the use of a
gram i
Turkey
Q. and give silver
those in the audience Who
wer his questions correctly
award candy bars to those
are not fortunate enough to
the correct answers.
Other big scenes in the
duction include Tom Breneman’s
"Breakfast in Hollywood”, and
the Roxy Rockettes, a chorus
line of high school girls. For
the complete cast see page four.
h a trifle cool.
Starting shortly
o’clock and headed
ter Band a procession of school
children, clowns, business floats
decorated cars and freak out
fits marched through the town
to the community park. Cars
were lined up for several blocks
awaiting admission to the
grounds and pedestrians were
lined up several deep for a
block on each side of the street
awaiting their turn for admis
sion as
into the grounds.
An excellent program was
presented in front of the grand
stand. a new section with a
seating capacity of 800 being
available for the first time for
the fair, bringing the total
capacity to more than 1,500.
The fair was opened with short
addresses by the president,
Preston Dearing, Thos. Pryde,
M.L.A, and Wm. Golding, M.P.
One of the highlights was the
presentation of a Certificate Of
Honor to Wm. H. Coates, a
past president, by Mr. Steadman
secretary of District S. He spoke
in glowing terms of the effeci
ent service rendered by Mr.
Coates over many years.
The special attractions com
prised two races, a 2.27 and a
2.20 class, races for boys and
girls, bicycle races, pony races,
hurdle jumping, etc. A tug-of-
war between Usborne and Exe
ter resulted in two wins for
Exeter. Miss Ann May, of Lon
don, entertained the crowd with her ’ trained horses and steer,
the Exeter band provided music.
A girls softball game was
played between the Dashwood
Slick Chicks and the Goderich
Legionettes and resulted in a
win for the former six to four
in a fast game.
An accident took place during
one of the races when Pine
Ridge Orcus owned by Frank
Taylor, of town and driven by
Harry Bowden, stumbled and
the driver was thrown against
the guardrail and rendered
conscious. An appeal was
out over the loud speaker
tern for a doctor and later
Bowden was taken
j Hospital in
i Paraded I stand were
I classes for
I In the arena
; exceptionally fine
I needlework, fine
I etc., as well as
| tables, grain and seeds, flowers
etc. The merchants of town
went all-out with their fine
displays which made a wonder
ful showing.
The T. Eeaton Co. bacon hog
special prizes were won by A.
W. Etherington, G. A. Cann, A.
W.
nick
were
man
don.
un
sent
sys
Mr.
to Victoria
an ambulance,
before the grand-
tlie winners in the
horses and cattle.
there was an
display of
art, baking
fruits, vege-
!Donald
Slavin,
sold to
Etherington,
and Thos.
afterwards
Packers Company of
Her-
They
Cole-
Lon-
Purpose'
Banana”,
television
into the
quiz pro
in which Reeve Benson
r will impersonate Dr. I.
dollars to
ans-
and
who
give
Former Resident Dies
Word was received recently in
Exeter by Mrs. G. A. Hawkins
of the death in Vancouver, B.C.,
of Mrs. A. E. Bennett, who
passed away at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Kelly. Mrs. Ben
nett was a former resident of
Exeter and for many years lived
at Calgary. Interment took place
in the Calgary Cemetery.
pro-
an
the
un-
' Standard Time in Effect
Daylight saving came to
end on Sunday. In Exeter
clocks were not turned back
til Sunday evening and services
during the day were on daylight
saving time. There was little 01’
I no confusion.
High School Declares
Athletic Champions
Students of Exeter District.
High School competed for athle
tic honours last Friday in a very
successful track and field meet. 1
With the tallying of the total:
points, the champions in the
various classes were declared.
Two boys were outstanding
point getters. Both Bill O’Brien,
the senior champion, and Ron
Helmrich. the top junior student
won twenty points. Both placed
first in all four events entered.
Tn the other boys’ division Ger-
I aid Webb took the intermediate
I championship.
J In the girls’ classes there was
a three-way tie for the senior I crown with Audrey Campbell,
I Janet Kestle and Betty Gaiser
•“"’ -“!ug sixteen points each. The
; intermediate championship fell
■ to Joanne McCurdy with Mart-
the junior class.
This Friday afternoon the
school will compete against St.
Marys Collegiate.
Results will be found on page
throe.
Red Cross Packing Day
Red Cross Packing Day will
be held in the Canadian Legion
rooms, Friday, October 8 at 2
D.m.
“THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT” — Vanadi au (’anuevs celebrated a quarter century
of prog’i’ess itx Exeter with this unique exhibit at the Exeter Fall Fair last week. It is in the | wlntiin
form of a house built from cans of Alymer products, ami was designed by L. ,T. (Jack) i V’-L-'-
(h’een, local manger. Dick Howard was in charge of the exhibit. ---Photo by Jack DoerrPfaff taking top honours in I
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Anniversary Services Held
Anniversary services were ob-
served in Chisel hurst Uniter*
Church, Rev. W, J, Woolfrey
of Ontario Street Baptist church
Clinton, was guest
Miss Greta Lammie,
violinist, of Hensall,
selections,
speaker.
A.T.C.M.
rendered