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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1949-07-21, Page 12THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 21, 1949 Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Shipman and son Glenn, spent end in Toronto and with relatives. Mrs. , beiner returned home after spending two weeks her’ daughter, Mrs. A. J. cett, of Caledonia, and also relatives in Hamilton. » warnI own topicsFree Advertising? Benson W. Tixekey, formex* reeve of tlxe village who spent considerable time last year mak­ ing arrangements for the Moody well, used an old marine custom when he “christened” the new pumping system at the well last Thursday afternoon as .officials of the P.U.C. looked on. ’ The fluid in the bottle was not champagne, however, but a well- known soft drink, which, by gu odd coincidence; is distributed by Turkey Beverages. “Nothing but the best,” Ben. Hee Hav/, It’s Dpnkey Baseball “Hee-Haw” Members of the Exeter Lions Club have thrown a challenge to fellow Lions from Zurich for a donkey baseball game .on Civic Holiday evening in the Exeter Community Park, Those who have ’never seen an athletic contest where the motive power depended upon the slow moving Rocky Mountain Canary have missed about the funniest spectable imaginable. A ball game on donkeys is funnier than the four Marx bro­ thers, Eddie Cantor, Schnozzle Durante, Ed. Wynn and Greta Garbo in a barefoot spring dance led .by Edna May Oliver. It’s called Rocky Mountain Donkey baseball but it can be played just as well in this neck of the woods. Here are the rudi­ ments of the game. The players who are local men will take regulai' playing , posi­ tions on the field each mounted on a “jack” with the exception of the batter and the .catcher. When the-" battex* gets a hit he must stride his “jack” a/nd leg it for first base. No ball can be pitched 'Or thrown if the player is not astride a donkey — and by the way, these are real, live donkeys born, bred and trained in Colorado. One can easily see the poten­ tial comedy of the game. Imagine a local Lions Club membei’ com­ ing into home plate on his ass. Picture a short stop urging his mount toward a ball and the stubborn animal suddenly decid­ ing to take a. nip out of the third baseman’s —■ or the pitch­ er’s trousers. Perhaps you can vision a fat .man making a home run astride a poor little donkey about half the size of the rider. Mr. and Mrs. William L. But­ ler, Mis® Mary Pybufc of London visited with Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Fischer of Guelph at Grand Bend on July J2, Mr, and Mrs. Mervln Schmel­ zer and Mr, and Mrs. Arnie ovex Mrs. and Mr. George Kinney of London is visiting with Mr. agd Mrs, K» Hockey and family, Miss Leona Pym has returned to work at Jones & May after spending' a two-week vacation. Miss Norma Moir spent last week at Grand Bend. Mr, and Mrs. George Davis spent Sunday with Mr. and Harold Davis, Kirkton, Mrs. Aubrey Tennant, and Joanne, are visiting the former’s mother at Grimsby Beach, Mr, and Mrs. Ross Taylor and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frayne and family are vacation­ ing at ' Mr. Barry Mich., and Mrs. Alf Wuerth. Mr, and Mrs. Irvin Armstrorfg are» spending a week at the Beach O’Pines. the week- Caledonia Fink- them with Faw- i with M. with LEGION COMMUNITY PARK Mon., July 25 at 7:15 p.m. SEAFORTH VS. EXETER Silver. Collection Huron County Jr. Farmers’ Church Service en- ONTARIO STREET CHURCH, CLINTON July 31 8; 00 p.m. Service will be conducted tirely by county Jr. Farmers. Minister: W. A. Young, Chaplain of O.A.C. Everybody Welcome r ,said Bank Staff Holds Picnic At Turnbull's Grove The annual staff picnic of the Exeter Branch of the Bank of Montreal was held at Turnbull’s Grove on Lake Huron Wednes­ day July 13, .It was a joint affair with the staff from the new branch at Crediton attending with their families and a school -bus was chartered to take care of the transportation. Mr. Janies Hendry, local B of M Manager, presented Mr. Park­ inson, who .was recently appoint­ ed Manager at Crediton, and Miss Taylor, who is withdrawing from the bank’s service, with ap­ propriate gifts in remembrance of their association with the Exe­ ter staff. A very pleasant outing was enjoyed at the beach along with a tasty picnic lunch and the group returned home about 9 p.m. THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY July 21 - 22 - 23 DOUBLE BILL J A ★ TURHAN BEY * C — Also J MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY July 25 - 26 - 27 Items of Social and Personal Interest irj and Around Exeter The Tlmes-Advoeate is always pleased to publish these items. We and our readers arc interested in you and your friends. Phone 31w Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Emmitt of London were week-end visi­ tors with Mr. and Mrs. William Fraser, Huron Street. Miss Annie Handford has re­ turned home after a few months with her sistei' and brother-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jen­ nings. Mr. and Mrs. William Brad­ shaw and David, Seaforth, and Mrs. Squire Herdman Helen, Centralia, Amos and man Herdman, Elinxville, and Mrs. Hilson Whiteford Kenneth, Ingersoll, Mr. Clayton G. Herdman, Toronto, and Mrs, Carmen Herdman, London, visit­ ed on Sunday with Mr. and John Herdman, Exeter. Mr. and Her- Mr. ana Mrs. No Action On Bob'- Hopes best!!! Most hilarious thing he's ever done...on the air—or on the screen! ** SEE FOR YOURSELF I . BE CONVINCED! BE ’CONVULSED! Drain Tenders, Tenders for the construction of the new pumping station and force maixx for the William Street drain xtfere opened at the council meeting last Friday night. No decision was made, however, and the body will con­ sider the tenders again next week. Council discussed charges for fire brigade runs made outside the municipality, The clerk was instructed to write district towns in regard to their arrangements in the matter. Councillors promised to look over the draiiiage facilities of Mrs. Greta Hodgins’ house on Mills Street, on hex* inquiry. Councillor* Hern reported that suits for the police constables had been ordered. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Hern and Lindenfield that the south ditch be cleared of growth and debris. The reeve reported that the drain on the north side of Huron Street west of the tracks was blocked. It was agreed that it should be opened and cleared. Mr. Herman Hodgson and re­ presentatives of the General Ac­ cident Insurance Company wait­ ed on council in regard to pur­ chase of Comprehensive Liability Policy. It was movea ana seconded by Councillors Snider and Hughes that a Comprehensive Liability' Policy be purchased. The following applications fop building permits were received and granted oxi the motion of Councillors Snider* and Hughes: William McKenzie, store; Henry Bi er ling, verandah; Douglas Brintnell, house; Donald Peck, garage. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Lin den field and Hughes that all accounts in re­ gard to finishing and painting the grandstand be initialed by < the treasurer of the Park Board before payment is made and that all payments made on their be­ half be charged Board. The following- ordered paid on Councillors Snider Huron Lumber Co., Exeter Park j Board, §1,777.21; Supertest Sta­ tion, gas ahd^ oil (truck and tractor), $11.51; Sandy Elliot, repairs to truck, §6.75; Bell .Telephone Co., J. Norry §2.05, I fire hall §4.00. §6.05; Elgin I Construction Co., return of ten- 1 der specifications, §15.00; Coun­ ty of Huron, county rates, §9,- 449.19; Exetei' Public Utilities, street lighting §250.13, town clock §3.26. town hall §4.02, §257.41; Gerald Cornish, labour, $37,48; Samuel Grainger, labour $26.24; Arthur Daynes, labour, $27.14; Edgar Mawhinney, elean­ streets, $37.71. to the Park Foreword narrated by Walter Winchell • Produced by Robert L Welch Directed by Sidney Lanfield • Scrw^syb/Me^iJteShavclK^ Edmund Aduptwl f rwi i Stay by Bamori Runyen and » Screenplay by Wfltea R. Upmw, Sam HsAboji arid Ctadji letoan •X Miss Dorothy Forrester, Reg, N., London, spent a few days at her home here. Mr. Larry Snider was in Tor­ onto last week attending a course on tractor and farm cliinery. Dr. and Mrs. II. Allister are visiting latter’s mother, Mrs. i Mrs. A. E. Buswell are visiting with their daughter, Mrs. A, R, Ellsniere, at Tilden- thirty miles north derson. Mr. and Clyde with D, A. ma- Mc- the An- Mrs. A. R, mere Camp, of North Bay. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Howald are visiting in Simcoe with Mr. and Mrs. Vern Roulston and family. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hearn an returned to Bridin, Manitoba, on Thursday after visiting with friends in the neighborhood. Mrs. K. Kellog, Mrs. C. Mc- Eacliren, Mrs, F. C. Pollen, of Flint, Mich., spent a few days with ,Mrs. S. Davis and Arthur Mitchell. The three igaix ladies brought Mrs. and Mrs. Mitchell home they had spent three weeks Ing in Flint. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Dunsford, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Genttner and Shirley enjoyed a motor trip through North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and came back through the United States last week. One of the interesting experiences they met with was seeing a wild bear on ..the road up north. Penny Watson, daughter of F/O W. J. Watson of Aylmer is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Newton. Mrs. W. H. Penhale of Petrolia is visiting in town with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Buswell are holidaying with their'son-in- law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Ellsmere at North Bay. Mr. and Mrs. J. Grant Smtli left Saturday for a holiday in California where they will visit with relatives and friends in San Francisco and Pasadena. Miss Freda Scammells R.N., and Dr. Peter Gill, of London, spent Sunday with the former’s , sistei* and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Williams. Miss Nancy Webber of Varna w h o last week fractured her wrist in a fall from a ti'ee is now in St. Joseph's Hospital for treatment of the injury. < accounts were the motion of and Hern: j Field Day — Continued from Page One Sheila Sisson, Susan Hill: cycles, John Wade, Jean Ent, land, Beatrice Harvey; bicycles Labelle Hill, Mary Gunn, Gunn, Lillian Dundas; ears, Margaret Pratt, England, Blah' Harvey; height guessing contest, ... flights, R. Switzer, B. Sears, Wein; E. S. King; ___ _. __ lock, Mrs. Switzer. Races: Girls, four years, Mar­ lene King, Susan Hill Margaret Pratt; girls, five to eight years, Paula Boulianhe, Carol McCurdy, Anita Cavanaugh; girls, nine to twelve years, June Kuhn, Doro­ thy Mathers, Mary Gunn. Boys, four years, Wayne Glanville, Larry Styers, Blair Harvey; boys five to eight years, Bobby Gallo­ way, Garry White, Brian White; boys, nine to twelve years,! Ir­ vine Ford, Terry Wade, l<ertj| Bush. Three-legged race, JKill and Mrs. Bush and Irvine Ford. place tie) Jimmie Parkinson and Leslie Cooper, Chub McCurdy and Joseph Gunn. Winners of gate prizes: Mar­ garet Culbert, basket groceries; Mrs. EH Sims, twenty pounds of sugar; Mr. Ross Krueger, flash­ light; Mrs. Bouiianne, twenty- five pounds of flour; Joan Les­ lie, picnic ham; Wilfrid Mack, crystal ware; Betty Roeszler, pic­ nic ham; Eunice King basket of groceries; J. Galloway, twenty- five pounds of flour. tri- •is" Joseph kiddie Jackie plane three .. . E. Wein, H. Schenk, Mrs. Isohel Pratt, F. Mor- iggtsu rlW, pVL .. Leslis Jy Kenneth (third- ■s. Mrs. Mich- Davis after visit- Exeter Girls See London Team Play Members of the Exeter softball club took in the bill between the London remes and the Windsor Girl’s twin Sup- Chix. London took the first 2-0 and the second 4-2 to sweep the series. S. B. Taylor, H. O. Soutli- cott, E.R. Hopper and Manager Sheldon Wein took the girls down. Next Wednesday night the Exetei' club will play Forest in Melbourne in the ceremony open­ ing the new floodlight park in that community. Hensall Society Holds Field Crop Competition The South Huron Agricultural Society of Hensail sponsored a Field Crop Cmpetition with Reg­ istered Beaver Oats. The judging was done by Mr. J. M. Cockburn, of Guelph, who Acongratulated the farmers on tlxeix’ excellent crops and made the statement that there was more on grain oxx one acre in ' on ten acres Ontario. The scores folows, smith, eliffe, per, Stephen, 89; Albert Shirray, Hay, 86; Roy Bell, Tuckersmith, 84; Ed. Corbett, Hay, 80; Lome Chapman, Hay, 77; J. F. Ingram, Hay, 73; Allan Johnston, Stan­ ley, 70; Wilbur Dalrymple, Tuckersmith, 68. Army worm was found in one field and farmers were advised to be oix the look-out for this pest. W. R. Dougall, of Hensall, is secretary-treasurer. South Huron than in some parts of Hoy 93 points; Usborne, obtained were as Kercher, Tucker- Elgin Row- 90; Allan Wal- Mr. and Mrs. Warren D. May are spending this week at De­ troit. ALDON THEATRE GRAND BEND TO YOU, ITS PATRONS, PRESENTS FRIDAY, SATURDAY July 22-23 ‘The Younger Brothers’ ★ ★ ★ ★ Wayne Morris Janis Paige Bruce Bennett Geraldine Brooks - Western Drama In Technicolor - Thrills stampeding the screen! On Same Program CARTOON & SHORT SUBJECT MONDAY, TUESDAY SUNDAY MIDNIGHT July 25-26 ‘Slightly French’ ★ Dorothy Lamour ★ Don Anieche Janis Carter (he most daring, amusing— ill masquerade that ever set Holly­ wood on its ear! Added Attraction: TWO SHORT SUBJECTS WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY July 27-28 ‘Sleeping Car to Trieste’ Mr, and Mrs. . Kenell of Kitchener visited the week-end with Mr. and Walter Bentley and Mrs. William Sims. Miss Amy Lind G.T, ton Sanatorium spent end with Mr, and Mrs. Fraser, * Margaret Wildfong and Kleinfeldt are spending weeks vacation at the home of Mr. and Mrs, W. Johnston of Holmesville, Mr. and Mrs, Lyle Simpson and Mr. and Mi’s. Harold Simp- sop spent a very enjoyable week­ end in Toronto visiting with the latter’s brother, and Mrs. Simpson. Mr,Mrg, at Harnil- week- Allan tire Judy with Ruth two Penetang, and Mx;s, R. M, Long, and Linda, of (Detroit, are visiting with Mr. and Ilia Sunday, July 24 SILVER COLLECTION Ted Walper, Band Master f ¥ % Exeter Roller Skating Rink (Two Blocks West Of Southcott Bros. Store) Band Concert EXETER COMMUNlW PARK Skating Mon., Wed<z Fri. and Sat. General Admission: Adults 350, Children 250 Saturday Afternoon — 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Adults 250, Children 200 SKATES SUPPLIED REFRESHMENT BOOTH Hot Dogs, Soft Drinks, Cigarettes, Ice Cream, Candy, French Fries y Exeter Commnnity Park Mon.z Aug. 1 - 7 p.m EXETER LIONS VS. ZURICH LIONS See the Lions attempt to play a rip snorting game o£ baseball while mounted on the*hurricane decks of real live donkeys. It*s a side splitting comedy of baseball errors. You’ll laugh until your sides sore and aching. 1 I Baugh you head off at the greatest melodramatic comedy ever mhde abroad. ★ ★ ★ ★ Joan Kent Albert Lieven Derrick DeMarney Paul Dcpuis Short, “A-HAUNTING AVE WILD GO” I SPONSORED BY THE EXETER LIONS CLUB 10:00-1:00 McKAY and HIS dRCHESTRA i Every Friday Night "Bayfield Pavilion TO FRANK TRAHER & 11-PIECE ORCH Dancing Nightly featuring the vocals of Band Leader Doug Baker (formerly of Bort Stanley Ballroom) Admision 750 Every Wednesday Night OLD TYME DANCING Admission 750 TO THE MELODY MAKERS (from Springbatik Pavilion)