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Subscription, $2.00 per year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 17th, 1946 Single Copy, 3 cents Seventy-Third Year
Champions are Declared at
Exeter High School Meet
Junior, Intermediate and Senior
girl and boy champions have been
declared at Exeter High School af
ter’ winding up a Jwo-day field
meet, Monday afternoon. In the
Junior girl division. Phyllis Taylor
was the high point getter. Inter
mediate championship fell to Fran
cis Taylor who led Janet Kestle by
one point. Senior Girl Champion
was Lillian Hunter-Duvar,
In the boys’ .division Gerald Webb
led Grand Morgan by two points to
win the junioi* championship. Bill
O’Brien came out on top in the
intermediate class while 'Glenn
Fisher and Bill Musser were tied
in the senior class.
This Friday, Mitchell, St. Marys
and Exeter will compete in a field
meet at Exeter,
.Junior Girls
75 yard dash — Phyllis Taylor,
Agnes Ducharme, Betty Love.
Running broad—Phyllis Taylor,
Helen Gingerich, Shirley Thomp
son,
Standing broad — Audrey Harri
son, Shirley Thompson, Ellen Bell.
Softball throw—-Betty Mickle,
Joan Batten, May iSchroeder.
Basketball throw—Doris Haist,
May Schroeder, Joan Batten.
High jump — Lois Alexander,
Ellen Bell, Shirley Thompson.
Intermediate Girls
75 yard dash—Frances Taylor,
Margaret Rundle, Wanda Stevens.
Standing broad —. Audrey Camp
bell, Frances Taylor, Janet Kestle.
Running broad—.Marion Brint-
nell, Frances Taylor, Janet Kestle.
Softball throw — Betty Gaiser,
Shirley Guenther, Janet Kestle.
Basketball throw—Janet Kestle,
Betty Rowcliffe, Doris Swartz.
High jump — 'Catherine Gibson,
Betty Rowcliffe, Ilene Miller.
Senior Girls
75 yard 'dash—ILillian Hunter-
Duvar, Eleanor Hunkin; Helen
Leslie.
Running broad—Lillian .Hunter-
Duvar, Lenore Norminton, Joan
Wells.
'Standing Broad—Lillian Hunter-
Duvar, Eleanor Hunkin, Joan Wells.
Softball throw—(Norma IFahner,
Elaine Fahner, Helen Leslie.
Basketball throw—-Eleanor Hun
kin, Helen Leslie, Norma Fahner.
High jump — Lillian Hunter-
Duvar, Lenore Norminton.
Junior Boys *
100 yard dash -— Gerald Webb,
Ray Ducharme, Earl Hunter.
220 yard dash — Gerald Webb,
(•Continued on page 7)
For Thanksgiving Services
The Thanksgiving Day week-end
with its fine weather and riot of
-color a-s the autumn, leaves take on
their variegated, hues, saw many a
family gathering seated around the
festive board, -but in most -cases it
was not the traditional turkey that
.graced the table, but. some very
fine chicken or duck. Special serv
ices were held in most churches and
more than the usual number of per
sons were in attendance as .an ex
pression of thanksgiving for a
bountiful harvest, Motor bus traf
fic through Exeter was particularly
heavy.
CREDITON UNITED CHURCH was the scene of this wedding*
ceremony when Phyllis Marie., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garfield
Hill, Crediton, was united in marriage to Robert E. Wilkins, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wilkins, of London. The event took place
last Wednesday afternoon. (Row of London)
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Embroidery Linen
Back again. The old quality, pure •
oyster linen, 36 inches wide. For
.embroidery work etc.
Per yard $1.50
Figured Plastics
36 inches wide. For
Colors—white, green
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Per yard 95
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51st Anniversary
The fifty-first anniversary serv
ices of Main Street United 'Church
were held last Sunday morning and
evening. The weather was ideal and
-the services were well attended,
The speaker* for the day was Rey.
R. T, Richards; D.D., of -Centennial
■Church, London, Who spoke on the
’’Glory of the 'Church,” .and “Keep
ing Awake.” A bouquet of beauti
ful chrysanthemums adorned -the
pulpit rostrum, The choir under the
leadership of Mrs, A. Y. Willard,
rendered two anthems -at the morn
ing service, “I will magnify Thee,
O Lord,” the solo part being -taken
by Miss 'Dorothy Davis, and “Unto
the -hills I lift my eyes,” the solo
parts being taken by Mrs. Ostland
and Mrs, N, Hockey. In the eve
ning the anthems were ’’Praise ye
the Lord,” with Gerald Skinner
taking the solo, and “Hark, Hark,
my Soul,” with Mrs. N. Hockey and
Miss Dorothy Davis singing the solo
parts. Mr. Hany Hoffman, of Dash
wood, assisted the choir by singing
two solos. “It was for me” and
’’What will ye 'do with Jesus.” Rev
A. B. Irwin, of James St. Church,
assisted Dr. Richards at the evening
service.
‘‘The Just shall live ‘by faith,”
was the text and basis of Dr. Rich
ard’s sermon in the morning. He
contrasted the Roman Catholic
doctrine of works and penance with
that of the faith taught by the
Protestant church. The speaker also
pointed out the difference in gov
ernment and rule and the greater
freedom of worship and. thought
enjoyed among Protestants. But
Protestants on the other hand must
be ready and willing to work one
with another and toward an ulti
mate goal of reunion, of Protestant
ism. ‘‘The Church has nothing to
fear from without,” declared Dr.
Richards. ‘‘If the Church .goes down
to its doom, it will be from within
and if it is to be revived and live,
it must be by the efforts of the
members within the -Church,” The
speaker suggested that each mem-
iber ask liimself ihow mu-ch he has
done to promote the work of the
Chuiicih during the past year and
how many times he has refused to
do -Church work when asked.
“Keeping Awake,” was the eve
ning sermon , ^eihe. and the .text
was from Moffatt’s translation o<f
Duke 22: 3 6. “iFfrom hour to hour,
keep awake, praying that you may
succeed in escaping all these dan
gers.” There are three opiates put-'
ting the church to sleep-habit, a
feeling of having arrived and pop
ularity.' We have the habit of re
maining home o,r away from chu'rch
and for this habit we should sub
stitute habits of prayer and public
warship. We feel that we are good
enough and need not try to live a
better life—that we* have made
good; but this is fatal to all ad
vance and progress in the -Christian
.life. We should look upon -popularity
or ‘as a time when all men speak
well of you’, as a time of danger.
'Popularity or an aim to please
should not be the policy of the
•Church. Rather opposition and
healthy criticism should be wel
comed.
Rev. N. J. Woods was in London
for the day where he took Dr.
Richards’ work at Centennial. .
Thprnbury Wins Final
Game From Hensall
The Hensall hardball team drop
ped the deciding game to Thorn-
bury in the O.B.A. semi-finals by
a score of 8-2, After loosing the
first game in Thornbury Hensall
came back on their home diamond
to tie the series with the sudden
death ggrae at Walkerton last Wed
nesday -afternoon. Ip the final ‘game
Thornbury collected 14 hits to
Hensall’s six.
HENSALL-HHorton, c; -Cor-bett,
If; Tudor, cf; Balfour, ss; Joynt,
p; Rennie, 3b;. Kerslake, 2b; C*
Horton, rf; Glenn, lb,
THORNBURY — ILaderoute, rf;
Burns, cf; Westbrook, ss; Gold
smith, p; May, lb; Darling, 2b;
iLpugheed, c; Hutchison, If; Pem
broke, 3b. J
Huron Scene of International
Plowing Match This Week
The years and, months of (plan
ning for the international Plow
ing Match for Huron County came
to fruitition with the opening of
the .great event Tuesday at Port
Albert, the former RCA'F station.
The first day was open to the
plowmen of Huron, Bruce and
Perth and attracted some 15,000
persons.
Plowing conditions were regard
ed by experts as ideal, rainfall over
the week-end softening up the
fields to the point where they
were ’’just right” to receive the
glistening Shares.
Young and Old
Youngsters scarcely $ast 1410'
toddling stage, war ’veterans and
grandfathers took part in the
county contests, first on the four
day program, continuing until Eri-
O.E.S. Elects Officers
Mrs. Rufus Kestle was elected
Worthy Matron of Exeter -Chapter
of 'the O.E.'S. at the regular meet
ing of the Chapter on Wednesday
evening, Mr. Bruce IField was elect
ed Worthy Patron. Other elected
officers were: Associate Matron,
Mrs. A. Traquair; Associate Patron,
Mr. E. -McCarter; Conductress, Mrs.
R. Motz: Associate Conductress,
Mrs. Wm. Middleton; .Secretary,
Mrs. W. J. Smith; Treasurer, Mrs.
W. D. Sanders.
Leather Jackets
Wool Windbreakers
Good selection of wool windbreak
ers for boys and men. Also we have
a few genuine horsehide wind
breakers in brown and black, sizes
36 to 50.
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WEDDING TRIP TO RESTORED WILLIAMSBURG, VA._Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Buswell,.of Exeter, are pictured above at Williams
burg Lodge, in the historic town that has been restored as it was
when capital of England’s Virginia Colony. The couple spent their
honeymoon there following their wedding in Toronto on September
27th. Mrs. Buswell is' the former Miss Wilda May, of Regina. Mr.
and Airs. Buswell have returned to Exeter and will- occupy a
residence on Andrew street.
Reception, Presentation
For M rs. Wm. H iggins
Thirty-two persons sat down to a
banquet table for -a turkey (dinner
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Sweitzer Thanksgiving Day, the
occasion being a reception for -Mrs.
Wm. K, Higgins and son Bobby
who arrived in Exeter Thursday of
last week from Paisley, Scotland,
to join her husband. The guests
were accommodated in one long
table set up in the splendid base
ment of Mr. Sweitzer’s new modern
home. After partaking of a repast
that no doubt was a pleasant sur
prise to the honored guest, Mr. and
Mrs, Higgins were presented with a
set of silverware, Guests present for
the occasion were -Mr, and Mrs. Les.
Knight and family, of Kitchener;
Mr. and Mrs. Bert North -and daugh
ter, of Woodstock; Mr, and Mrs.
Orval Beaver and family, of Exeter;
Mr. and Mrs. A. Bowen; Mr. and
Mrs. Robt. Higgins, Ray Higgins, of
towjn, and Robert Elliott, of IDbndon,
Dashwood and Exeter
Win Softball'Games
Indoor softball was revived i-n
Exeter last Friday night when a
fair crowd turned out to see ithe
girls’ softball tournament in the
arena.
Four teams including Exeter,
Hensall, Dashwood and Exeter
High School comprised the entrants
with Exeter and Hensall squaring
off in the first game and Dashwood
and Exeter Hig-h School in the sec
ond. The two winners will play
this Thursday night with the two
losers playing the othei* game.
In the opener Exeter ran away
with a 28-3 score from their Hen
sall rivals. After collecting two
and three runs in ‘the ‘first and
second innings and adding another
in t'he third to take a 6-1 lead,
Exeter let loose in the fourth with
fifteen batters scoring a total of
twelve runs. Broderick and Jolly
scored two more for Hensall in
their half of the fourth. Gibson and
Richards were the leading staggers
for the winners with four each.
Richards banged out the only home
run of the 'game. Wolfe with a
triple and two -singles was Hen
sail’s -top batter.
EXETER—Gibson, If and >c;
Hunter-Duvar, cf and p; Linden
field, p and 2h; Richards, rf; Gil
mour, c and cf; Leslie, ss; Wells,
lb; Hun-kin, 3b; (Parsons, 2b.
HE'NSALIL—Taylor, If; Bell, c;
Broderick, ss and lb; Jolly, il(b and
ss; Moir, 2 b; Dougall, cf; Deitz, ip;
Normington, rf.
Umpires, MacDonald, plate;
Creech, bases.
Dashwood Wins Second
Dashwood had little trouble with
the newly organized High School
team, winning by a 26-9 score. Two
big innings in t'he third and fourth
■accounted for a total of fifteen
runs. After scoring one run in the
third and one in the fouth the High
School came through with five in
the sixth. Two more were added
in the seventh, Hayter, Dashwood
second baseman,- with six singles
in six trips to tlie plate led the
batters. -Smith an-ct Guenther sock
ed out triples. Sweet and Love each
got two hits for the losers.
DASHWOOD—Tetreau, p; Webb,
3b; Hoffman,' lb and c; Smith, 0
an-d lib; Pfaff and Ford, If; Hayter,
2b; Guenther, ss; Gaiser, cf; Wei-
berg, rf.
HIGH SCHOOL — Pickering, ss;
Haist, 2b; Schroeder, C; Love, 3b;
Sweet, lb; Willard and Richards.
If; Crocker) of; Pickard, rf; Kestle,
-P* _ .Umpires, Mason, plate; Creech,
bases.
Mr. E. M. Quance underwent an
operation in Victoria Hospital Tues
day and his condition is as well as
can be expected, 4
Owing to the Thanksgiving holly
day the Times-Advocate is a day
late In being printed this week. J
The auction sale of farm stock,
implements and household furni
ture of Mr. Art Amy, of Stephen,
Thursday of last week drew a large
drowd and good prices were realiz
ed. Mr. and Mrs. Amy are moving
to town into the residence purchas
ed from Mr. R. E. Russell. We
welcome them to dur midst.
Creditor! Church Marks
It’s Golden Jubilee
(By the Crediton Correspondent)
Special services in connection
with the Golden Jubilee in the Ev
angelical church, commenced on
Sunday, when Professor Thos Fink
beiner gave two very fine address
es to large congregations. Among
the many visitors who have al
ready arrived some who will re
main for the week, others who
spent Sunday here we noticed the
following; Mrs. Annie Mesner, of
Buffalo, Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Burn
and daughter, of Dashwood, Mrs.
Dora -Gaiser, of Denver, Col., Mrs.
Chas. Koeltzow and Mr. and Mrs.
E. Sitter and daughter Carol, of
Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Haist and son Donald, of Frazer,
Mich., Mrs. Annie Haist and Mrs.
Lena Cook, of Camlachie, Mr. and
Mrs. Clinton Sweet and Irene, of
Exeter, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Westcott
Helen and Doris, -of Exeter, Miss Lula Morlock, Windsor, Dr. Lula
'Gaiser of Hamilton, Mr. Ira Brown
and daughter Janet, of Toronto,
Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Fred
James, of London, Mrs. Ed. Schm
itt, of Detroit, Mrs. Geo. Kiemele,
of Fort Ei;ie, Mrs. J. J. Minnick
and son Stanley and daughters,
Cora and Mi*s. Allen Wendel, of
Lockport, N.Y., Bob Wolfe, of -Sar
nia, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wolfe,
of Exeter, Mr. Eugene Finkbeiner,
Miss Kay ‘Brown and Mr. Harold
Amy, of Hamilton, Mrs. Hannah
Sweitzer, of London, Mr. and Mrs.
E. Wuerth and Mr. and Mrs. A.
Mellick, of Zurich, Mr. Melvin
Southcott, of Exeter, Mr. and Mrs.
A. Finkbeiner, of Grand Bend, Mrs
L. Dambra and daughter Rose, of
London, Mr. Isreal Smith, of Ham
ilton, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Oestreich*
er and son Donald, of Dashwood,
Mr. and Mrs. -S. Staiilake, of Exeter.
During the past few*- weeks ex
tensive alterations .and improve
ments have ibeen made to -the -church.
The chancel has been remodelled
and now presents a Very attractive
and impressive appearance. It has
a two-pulpit setting, the pulpit -and
the lectu'rn. A reredos or choir
screen has been added and an altar
cross. The dedication of the chancel
-and a rededication of the church
was carried out by the minister,
Rev. M. E. Reuber. Acknowledge
ment was made of numerous -contri
butions -from former members.
The theme of Dr. Finkbeiner’s
fine Sermon was “Religion Cannot
-be Destroyed.” Superficial things
may be destroyed but the things of
the spirit, love, mercy and kindness,
cannot be destroyed. Many attempts
have been -made to destroy religion
since the early 'days of Rome but
there is Something of God in every
man’s bosom that keeps religion go
ing. The beauty of religion is a
searching out after God. It affords
an explanation of the satisfaction
found during hard and trying tithes
in life. Stocks and bonds may de
crease but spiritual values abound.
Whom have I in heaven -but 'Thee
(Continued, on page 7)
day,
•One R.C.A.F, veteran, Dhrry
Snider, of Exeter, landed his. own
plane on a runway, hopped out,
handed his plane over to friends,
then proceeded to take part in the
veterans tractor class for Huron.
County, thereby setting the “vic
tory” keynote of the first post-war
match sponsored by the Ontario
Plowmen’s Association.
A veteran of five years service
in the tank corps, Alex Kerr of
Seaforth, took first place in this
class. He returned to civilian life
after driving 32-ton army tanks, to
win the Huron County match last,
year, one of the local matches held
in recent years to sustain interest
until such time as the O.P.A. deem-
] ed it proper to resume the big in
ternational affairs drawing plow-, men from all parts of the country. ’
11-Year-Old Winner
Association . President Gordon
McGavin, of Walton, looked on
with pride as ‘his 11-year-old son,
John, walked off with the honors
in the 12-inch furrow tractor class
(stubble plowing). Mr. McGavin
himself has been a frequent prize
winner at matches in the past 20
years. Another proud .spectator as his son won top prize in this lass,
was 81 year old John McGavin, the
lad’s grandfather, who has been
coaching him carefully in recent
weeks.
Four-year-old Ronald Feagan, of
Auburn, was believed to be tltte
youngest plowman -taking part. His
grandad, too, -was -among the in
terested spectators who gathered
to watch the little lad as he com
peted with other boys in the “upper
17” class.
Fields Lined
While thousands lined the fields
to ■ watch the actual plowing in
progress, scores" of others visited'
the variety of exhibits along the
Tunways and in the four large
hangars that once housed R.A.F.
planes.
These include all .manner of
-post-war farm machinery and
equipment, automobiles, radios,
washing machines, and stoves,
•educational displays sponsored by
the Dominion and Ontario Depart
ments of Agriculture, the Depart
ment of Lands and Forests, and
the farm press of ‘Canada.
Results in the various classes on,
Tuesday were as follows:
HURON WINNERS
Huron -County stubble horses,
boys under 17 ■—Norman P-oclock,
Wingham; John Clark, Goderich.
-Clark Fisher, Exeter, and Bob.
Michie, Brussels, in charge.
iSod, horses, -boys under 20—Ar
thur Bell, Goderich; Lome Ritchie,
ILucknow. Ed. ’Shapton, Exeter, and
Nelson -Cardiff, Ethel, in charge.
Sod, horses, o-pen—Jas. B. Hogg,
iSeaforth; Elmer Dennis, Walton;
Wilfred McQuaid, St. Columban;
Robert Allan, Clifford; Harold
Ritchie, Lucknow. Hugh Berry,
Kirkton, an-d Thos. Deeming, Wal
ton, in charge.
Sod, horses, open to “old timers”
65 years of age and over—David
Boyid, Walton; David J-ohnston,
Goderich. John Allison, Exeter, and
Matthew Armstrong, Londesboro,
and Tom Archibald, Walton, R.R. 4,
in charge.
Stubble
Stubble, tractors — 12 inch fur
row, open to hoys under 17—John
McGavin, Walton; Ken Rogerson,
Seaforth; Arthur Bblton, Dublin;
Billy Robertson, Goderi-ch; Arnold
Alton, Lucknow; Eric Turnbull,
Dashwood; Donald Warner, Bay-
field; Donald McDonald, Brussels;
Garth and Verne Postill, 'Clinton.
Sam Whitmore, Seaforth, Alec Den
nis, Walton, in charge.
Sod, tractors, 12 inch furrow,
open to boys under 20<—Harry
Montgomery, Goderich; Donald
Jeffery, Exeter; Ken McDonald,
Brussels; Eldon Daters, Dashwood.
Bruce 'Cooper, Exeter, William Wat
son, Goderich, in charge.
Sod, tractors, 10 inch furrow,
open—George Robertson, Goderich;
Gordon Rapson, Londesboro; Jack
Willits, Wingham; Gerald Duston,
Port Albert; Ivan SteWart, Kirktbn;
W. J. Lemming, Walton; (Frank.
Wildfong. Exeter; Elmer Passmore,
Exeter; George Mitehie, Brussels;
Allan Walker, Park-hill. John Hod-
gert, Kirkton, and Sylvester Fox,
Brussels, in charge.
Gang Flows
Sod, tractors, three or four fur
row plows—William Ro-gersoh, Sea
forth: Arnold Rathwell, 'Clinton;
Harold Pryce, Seaforth; Glen
Hutlier, Brussels; -Cameron Mc
Gregor, Parkhill; Earl Shapton,
Ex®h; William Thames, Walton;
Raifm Foster, Goderich; Howard
Daters, Dashwood; Jack McEwlng,
Bly th, Allan Reid, Dungannon, and
Cecil Rowe, Exeter, in charge,
Sod, tractors, open to veterans
only—-Alex Kerr, Seaforth; Robert
McAllister, Auburn; William Cblitth
Waltoh; Larry Snider, Exeter, Sam
| Dougall, Hensall,. In chatge. * ,