HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1951-02-01, Page 1EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1, 1951Sixty-Seventh Yea**
Canadian Painting Exhibit
On Display At Library
A select group of Canadian
paintings was formally shown on
Thursday evening, January 25, in
the Exeter Public Library, The
exhibit is under the auspices of
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority in co
operation with the Library Board.
Receiving were Mrs. F. J. Mil
ner, Mrs. Howard Klurnpp, and
Mrs, Eileen Morley. The -guest
speaker, Mrs J. Lyne, was intro
duced by Miss Anna Brock.
Mrs. Lyne studied art in Ham
ilton under John Gordon and
also spent some time in Green
wich Village, New York. Then
her interest in art took her to
Paris, France, where she studied
at the Louvre, for a year, She
returned to Hamilton, Canada,
where she taught art for a num
ber of years.
Mrs. Lyne
perament of
whose works
a brief and
those present
opening.
The showing included
of contemporary Canadian
loaned from the private Housser
collection and the London Art
dallery.
Reproductions of Canadian art from the seventeenth century 'to
the end of World War I were
on display from the
Gallery.
This is the first
that the citizens of
had to view in their
the works of noted
public and high school students
are taking advantage of this op
portunity and are visiting the
library in classes accompanied by
their teachers. The exhibit is
open to the public during regu
lar library hours.
Those present at the
were most appreciative
work and felt that the
to bring the display to
were most worthwhile.
discussed the tem-
the various artists
were displayed, in
inspiring
at the
talk to
official
originals
art
Toronto Art
opportunity
Exeter have
own district
artists. The
opening
of the
efforts
Exeter
the
So-
Exeter Red Cross
Objective $3,000
The annual meeting of
Exeter branch, Red Cross
ciety, was held in the library.
Mrs. R. E. Pooley presided.
The secretary, Mrs. Vernon
Heywood, reported 700 sewn and
knitted articles had been sent to
Red Cross headquarters and two
bales had been forwarded
Manitoba at the time of
flood. The treasurer, Mrs.
Laing, reported a bank 'balance
of $700.
The annual canvas will be held
in March, with Mr. William Py-
'bus as campaign chairman. Exe
ter’s quota will be $3,000.
The following officers were
elected for 1951: Honorary presi
dent, Mayor Benson Tu ckey ;
president, Mrs. R. E. Pooley;
first vice-president, Mrs. W. E.
•Middleton; second vice-president;
Mrs. William Cann;
president, Mrs, J.
treasurer, Mrs. H.
retary, Mrs. V. Heywood; audi
tors, R. N. Creech and B.
Francis.
to
the
H.
Agricultural Society
Holds Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the
Exeter agricultural Society was
held with R. G. Bennett, agricul
tural represetative for I-Iuron
County, and his assistant Fred
Wilson, addressing the meeting.
September 19 and 20 are the
dates set for the 19 51 fall fair.
The following officers were
elected: A. G. Hicks, president;
William Ellerington, first vice-
president; W. R. Rowcliffe, se
cond vice-president; Clark Fish
er, secretary-treasurer; Direc
tors, W. C. Allison, N. Stanlake,
Harry Strang, Carfrey Cann, A.
J. Sweitzer, Harry Beaver, Harry
Coates, Richard E th erington,
Harold Taylor, Mrs. Rufus Kes-
tle, Mrs. Earl Mitchell and Mrs.
Cliff Brintell.
tors:
Exeter Creamery Wins
Second Butter Prize
Exeter
successful
prize with
tition at
Dairymen’s Convention in Lon
don,
At the convention the local
buttermaker, Kenneth Hodgins
of Exeter Creamery was
highest scoring individual in
cream-grading competition.
creamery staff were
in winning second
their butter in compe-
the Western Ontario
Lions Raise $94
For Blind Fund
the
the
Ninety-four dollars and eighty-
two cents were raised in the
Tag Day for the National Insti
tute for the Blind sponsored by
the Exetei’ Lions Club. Several
young ladies convened by Miss
Trudy Pickard made the house
to house canvas. They were
Misses Norma Vale, Katharine
Armstrong, Dorothy Allen, Guen-
netli Simpson, Marnie and Mar
garet Sanders, Betty Brady, Jean
Farrow, Shirley Harness, Dianne
Delbridge and Trudy Pickard.
Local Accidents
Increase In 1950
Ninety motor accidents, includ
ing two fatalities, were recorded
by the local Provincial Police de
tachment for Hay, Stephen and
Usborne townships during 1950,
In 1949, total accidents were 80.
Figures for January, 1951, in
dicate that this year may be the
worst in history, Eleven acci
dents have been reported for the
month, compared to one in Jan
uary 1950.\
The information was released
by PC
of the
Two
ing some $400 damage, were re
corded this week. Norman Weber,
R.R. 4, Elmira, struck the back
end of the snow plough driven
'by Harold Harness, -Saturday
noon, and caused some $200
damage to his front end.
Mrs. Helen Atkinson, R.R. 1,
Centralia, slid into the back end
of a vehicle driven by Elgin
Ernest, of London. The accidents
happened on No, 4 highway south
of Exeter, Saturday evening.
Elmer Zimmerman, head
local detachment.
district accidents, involv-
Trivitt Memorial
Donates $650
Hospital Won’t Be Built In Park,
Petitioners To Assist Campaign
Mother, Daughter
Win Euch re Prizes
At the O.E.S. progressive
euchre party Friday last a moth
er and daughter were tie for
lone hands and in the cut the
mother won. In a tie for ladies’
high the daughter was tie with
another lady and in the cut the
daughter won. The winner of
the lone hands was Mrs. William
Webster and her daughter Mrs.
William Harvey. For ladies’ high
score Mrs. Harvey and Mrs.
Bush were high and in the cut
Mrs. Harvey won. Gent’s high
was won by Ted Sims. Sixteen
tables were in play. Lloy-d Hodg
son was in charge. A dainty
lunch was served at the close.
Leaves For Meeting
Mr. Preston Dearing left this
week for Brandon, Man., to be
present at the annual meeting of
the Dominion Sheep Breeder’s
Association, of which he is a di
rector.
ToH uron College
The annual vestry meeting of
Trivitt Memorial Church was held
in the Parish Hall on Monday
evening at 8 p.m. The Rev. ‘C.
L. Langford presided. Reports
were read from the various de
partments of the church showing
a substantial balance on -hand in
every organization. Besides con
tributions to the work of the
parish, the missionary budget
was paid in full and $650 was
sent to the Huron
ing Fund.
The following
elected for 1951:
den, O.
warden, Ben Case; vestry clerk,
William E, Middleton; secretary
treasurer, Ralph Genttner; 'bud
get secretary, Robert Luxton;
lay delegates to Synod, William
E. Middleton and Ralph Gentt
ner. Substitute lay delegates,
Bruce Tuckey and Ben Case. Col
lectors, John Triebner and Wil
liam E. Middleton; chairman of
sidesmen, Louis Day. After con
siderable discussion a committee
was appointed foi’ the purpose
of installing new furnaces in the
church.’
College Build-
officers were
Rector’s war-
S. Atkinson; people’s
•Jthird vice-
H. Jones;
Laing; sec-
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Honorary direc-
Sanders, W. H.
Coates, W. H. Golding, T. Pryde,
M.L.A. and A. Y. McLean, M.P.
Associate and junior directors
will be elected at the next meet
ing of the society.
W. D.
HER GOOD-WILL GIFT —• A BOX OF SNOW — Emissary
from the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec, queen of the St.
Agathe carnival, Gabrielle Chalifoux, brought to New York
a large container of genuine Laurentian snow. She presented
it to New York’s Mayor Impellitteri as a gift from the mayor
of St. Agathe des Monts. —Central Press Canadian
Vosper Memorial
Donations Come From Coast To Coast
From as far away as Vancou
ver, B.C., and St. John N.B.
donations are coming in to the
Clara Vosper Memorial Fund.
The money is being received by
Mr. R. N. Creech and the TimeS-
Advocate.
Mrs. Edna Dow Hewitt, of St.
John, N.B’. writes "Enclosed find
$5,00> toward a memorial for
Miss Vosper as the committee
may decide, I would like to see
the school named "The Clara
Vosper School. Every day I
thank her for the seven minute
mental arithmetic speed test
which we had every afternoon,"
i
Frances Rowcliffe Mit-
of Vancouver, sent one
“I would like to
Mrs,
■ch ell,
dollax* and says
see a toom named aftei* Miss
Vosper, a great teacher, patient,
kind and true.”
Others who
indicated the
Miss Vesper’s
Mrs. Minnie
Hamilton, says
beloved by all her pupils"; Mr,
Edgar J. *J‘
writes
Mrs, Ethel Armstrong McCreath,
Kincardine, says "a memorial
•would be a nice and fitting ges-
donated a dollar
esteem in which
memory is held.
Jewell McAllister
i '‘Miss Vesper was
. I-toriiey, RidgetOwh,
"it is a wonderful idea";
ture,”
Donations of one dollar were
also received from Mrs. Louisa
Craig, Exeter; Mrs. William
Motz, R.R. 1, Centralia;
M. Southcott, Exeter;
Mr. W. E. Middleton,
mah of the Public school
intimated the board was
to co-operate to effect a memor
ial to the school teacher who
taught for 40 years in Exeter,
The fund was started st the
suggestion of Mrs. Lett Martin
Gillies Of Midland soon after
Miss Vesper’s death on January
14.
and J.
cli alr-
Board,
willing
NATURE’S ART UNAPPRECIATED — The snowstorms
that lashed the west coast and buried sections of British
Columbia under 26 inches of snow painted this picture of
Stanley Park, Vancouver. Most residents of the city, incon
venienced by the wind and snow, were in no mood to ap
preciate nature’s artistry. —Central Press Canadian
Main Street Centralia Cadets
-South Huron Hospital won’t be built in Riverview Park,
it was decided by members of the Hospital Association after
they met with petition canvassers on Thursday night-
The delegation appeared be-I
fore the Association with peti
tions containing 550 names for
the preservation and maintenance
of Riverview Park.
In discarding the site, the As
sociation passed
motion: "Taking
tion the action of
cil at their last
cinding the motion to grant the
park as a hospital site, and the
protest of the petition regarding
use
site,
the following
into considera-
the town co un
session in res
of the park as a hospital
the Hospital Association,
have acted in good faith in
matter, decides to give up
idea, although considerable
will be incurred in doing
The Hospital officials and the
petitioners met informally in the
office of E. D. Bell, K.C., chair
man of the Hospital committee.
After the petitioners had pre-
Celebrate Golden
Reports Good.
The twenty-sixth annual meet-
i n g of Main Street United
Church was held Tuesday, Janu
ary 23. The minister, Rev. H. J.
Mahoney was appointed chair
man and Mr. E. Jones, secretary
for the meeting.
Financial and other reports
were presented by the treasur
ers of the various organizations.
All revealed satisfactory progress
and the missionary fund reported
an increase over last year. The
minister in giving his report
thanked the congregation for
their loyal support and made
some suggestions for improving
the church building. -Mr. W. A.
Pearce expressed the apprecia
tion of the congregation to the
organist and choir foi* their in
valuable help. A vote of appre
ciation was tendered, Rev. and
Mrs. Mahoney, by W. May. Mrs.
Cecil Wilson spoke on behalf of
the Missionary Fund.
A period of silence and pray
er was observed in memory of
the departed members whose
names .were read by the minis
ter.
The results of the election of
officers were as follows: Session,
W. May, W. Ryckman, W. Mar
tin, G. Jaques; committee of
Stewards, A. Ostland, E. R. Hop
per, O. Tuckey, C. Blowes, E.
Jones; On adjournment the Wo
men’s Association served refresh
ments.
Mason Fifty Years,
Thomas Fisher D ies
One by one the members
the old pioneer families are pass
ing away. This week we record
the death of Mr. Thomas Fisher,
who died in Victoria Hospital,
London, Friday last in his eighty
ninth year. Mr. Fisher was born
in Usborne and lived all his life
on the farm oh which he was
raised. He was never married.
Along with farming he acted as
an insurance agent. He had been
ailing for sometime.
For fifty years he was active
in Lebanon Forest Lodge A.F. &
A.M., and a few Weeks ago was
presented With a fifty-year jew-
ell.
Surviving is one sister, Mrs.
N. Ogden, of town; three neph
ews and three nieces.
The funeral wag held Monday
afternoon from the R. C. Dinney
funeral home conducted by Rev.
H. J. Snell and was under the
auspices of the Masonic OrdbL
’The pallbeaters were Messrs.
John Worry, William Cann, R, E.
Pooley, A. E. BusWellj K. J.
Lampman and J. M. Southcott.
Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Davis, of
Kincardine, attended the funeral.
of
Mrs. Alfred Ahdrus is ill In
Victoria Hospital, London, and is
undergoing treatment.
Receive Wings
Pilots’ wings of the R.C.A.F.
were presented Friday to 15
flight cadets who were members
of the 18th course to leave Cen
tralia Flying School in peace
time.
Wings and the Kings Commis
sion were awarded to each of the
new pilot officers by Air Com
modore H. M. Carscallen, D.S.C.
deputy air members for opera
tions and training.
Feature of the parade was the
presentation of the scroll of hon
our and the Siddeley Trophy.
The scroll awarded to the gradu
ating student who "by his out
standing ability and diligent ap
plication has gained marked dis
tinction in attaining the highest
standing in his class,” was pre
sented to Flight Cadet Roy
Sturgess, of 36 Lillian street,
Toronto. The Siddeley Junior
Pilots’ Challenge Trophy3’8’ went
to Flight Cadet David R. Dnger,
of 99 Wilkinson Drive, Leaming
ton, in recognition of his achi
evement of highest marks in
flying throughout the intensive
40 week’s course.
the
Exeter Reunion
At Mardi Gras
Amid all the festivities of
celebrated Mardi Gras- in New
Orleans
reunion
boys.
Those
see the
Wuerth,
in February will be a
of Exetei' and district
who left this week to
spectacle are Reynold
______, Don Case Bill Turkey
and Gerald Moffat. They intend
to meet Eldrid Simmons, Fred
Ellerlngton and Donald Traquair
Who are now in Mexico. Others
who expect to join the reunion
are Glen McTavish of Toronto,
formerly of Exeter, and Melvin
Gaiser, Shipka, who will leave
next week.
Wedding
At Thames Road
The golden wedding of Mr.
and Mrs. James dottle was held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin Cottle, Thames Road, on
Tuesday, January 23, when
friends and neighbours gathered
to wish the happy couple best
wishes and good health.
Fifty years ago, Maude Brima-
combe became the bride of Jas.
Wesley Cottle at the home of
the bride’s mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Brimacombe, of Elimville.
The ceremony was ^performed
by the Rev. W. J. Waddell. Mr.
and Mrs. Cottle farmed on con
cession 8, Usborne until moving
on Thames Road, where they now
live.
They have two sons, Ray and
Alvin, and two daughters,
(Marie) Mrs. Herb Harrison, of
Stratford, and Reta at home,
also two grandchildren, Ross
and Lois Cottle.
In the the afternoon, Mr. and
Mrs. Cottle received in a beauti
ful decorated living room, which
was done in gold and white,
ivith baskets of red and white
carnations and pink hyacinths..
Their daughters, Mrs. Harri
son and Miss Reta Cottle receiv
ed the guests and lunch was,
served in the dining room de
corated with gold and white
streamers, and silver baskets of
yellow snapdragons and daffodils.
Tea was served from a lace
covered table, decorated with
yellow candles in silver holders
and centered with a three-story
wedding cake decorated with
gold.
Pouring tea in the afternoon
were Mrs. Stanley Coward and
Mrs. Victor Kestle. Assisting
with the serving were Mrs. Nel
son Watson, Mrs. James Oke,
and Miss June Coward.
Lois Cottle only granddaught
er of Mr. and Mrs. Cottle had
charge of the register in which
many names were written.
Mr. and Mrs. Cottle received
many beautiful gifts, also many
cards congratulating them and
w i s h i n g them many more
years of health and happiness,
including a message of congratu
lations from the Provincial Sec
retary of Ontario, and a letter
of congratulations from Mr.
Thomas Pryde, M.L.A., of Exeter-
A sumptuous turkey -dinner
was served in the evening to
twenty-five guests besides the'
family and those assisting were
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Mair, of
Thames Road, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Hodgson, and Mr. and Mrs.
William Cook, of Granton.
sented their case for the preser
vation of the park, discussion re
volved around the raising of
funds for the hospital.
Mr. E. E, Buswell, spokesman
for the petitioners, said 60* per
cent of the town had been cam-
vassed and 550 persons had sign
ed the petition objecting to the
use of the park as a hospital
site.
Mr. Buswell suggested two
other sites for the hopital. Mr.
Arthur McKerral’s property on
the north side of the river east
of main street was available for
$50 per acre from V.L.A. The
Canning Factory site had al
ready been offered the associa
tion at no expense.
He stated it was the duty of
the community to supply towns-,
folk and visitors with a recrea
tional ground. The petition, he
said, had a twofold purpose, that
of saving and maintaining the,
park. "Our job,” he said, "is not,
done until we have established
a regular scheme of maintainen-
ce for the park. .
Both the Hospital and the,
petition committee were trying
to improve the town, he said
adding that the co-operation of
both sides in this problem will*
‘‘pay off”. The petition commit
tee, he stated, were prepared to. assist the Hospital Association'
in any way.
E. D. Bell, chairman of the
Hospital Association, said finan
ces were the biggest considera
tion. "When the campaign was
started,” he said, "we felt rea-1
sonably certain it could be built ‘
for $200,000.” On January 19,
however, the architect’s estim
ate had increased to $250,000 '
due to rising costs of^construc-'
tion. Since costs were still ris
ing, he felt delays in calling for
tenders would mean geater ex- ,
penses "We have no way. of
knowing how much the hospital
will cost/’ he said, "until we call
for tenders.”
In answer to a question as to
how much expense would be in
volved in a change of site, Mr.
Bell said he had contacter the
architect but he was reluctant to
state a figure. "Up to the pre
sent time, the architect’s fees
are $2,500'”, he said. The chair
man noted that the architect had
looked over the sites mentioned
by Mr. Buswell before selecting
Riverview park. "In the archi
tect’s opinion”, Mr. Bell said,
“We couldn’t find a better site
foi* a hospital in all Ontario.”
Discussing the disadvantages of
McKerral’s property, he suggest
ed the design of the building
would have to be changed to
make the building presentable
both from the highway and from
the road entrance on the north.
Accessibility of nurses to
downtown area was another
sideration.
Ulric Snell, chairman of
vassers in Exeter asked if
petitioners could -assess the
ount of money which would be
contributed as a direct result of
changing the site. He said an
additional $60,000 must be sub
scribed before the hospital could
be built.
The petitioneers felt they had
no authority to have the list us-
ed&fcfor financial consideration
since the petition dealt solely
with the park. They offered
their assistance in a new canvas
for subscriptions for the hospital
fund.
Representing the petitioners
at the meeting were Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Buswell, C; L. Robert
son, E. W. Sanders, O. *S. Atkin
son, Miss Vera Rowe and Doug
las Triebner.
The hospital association was
represented by E. D. Bell, R. N.
Creech, A. O. Elliot, Ulric Snell,
Elmer Lawson, J, A. Traqttair,
H. 0. Rivers, William Ellering-
ton and Elgin Rowcliffe. B. W.
F. Beavers was also present.
the
con-
can-
the
am-
Kinsmen Project i
Housenumbering Plan 'Simple As ABC
Jones live?”
two blocks
street, turn
blocks until
tree on the
Bill lives the
"Where does Bill
"Well you go
north of Victoria
left, go back four
you see a big elm
right hand Side, first house west of that. It‘s a
white brick house with a closed
in porch and a big chimney?’
Sounds complicated doesn’t it?
Espesclally if it could be Us
simple as "616 Victoria Street
West”. Exeter’s nevr house-num-
boring plan, designed by the
Exeter Kinsman and approved
by council at their last meeting,
will make finding somebody's
house as simple as ABC.
Take for instance the number
above. "5 1 6 Victoria Street
West". Under the new system,
Bill Jones’ house would be in
the fifth block on the west side
of main street on Victoria street.
Simple isn’t it?
The houses in each block have
their own number, such as 15,
42, 39, etc. In addition the first
number or the "Hundred" num
ber will designate the block. As
in Bill Jones case, the first num
ber is "5", so his house is in
the wf if th block from Main street, one** of the two dividing lines
through the town.
These dividing lines break the
town into four districts, north,
south, east and west. Main street
is the division between eqst and.
west, and the Ausable fiver
breaks it into north and south.
These divisions’ a 11 o W ex
pansion of the town in‘atty direc
tion. It’s almost impossible tn
determine what growth Will take-
place in the town in the future
but this division will make It
possible for alb hew houses’ to he
included in the system. Of
course, there’s always a catch
*—please Turn to Rage Twelve