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Sixty-Seventh Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1951
Board, Kids Move Furniture
To Prepare For School Opening
Board members, school
and regular workmen are
this week moving furniture
the old building into the
public school, which will
on April 2.
Official Opening ceremony is
sheduled for April 18. Cecil Can
non, spueirintendent of elemen
tary schools will be guest speak
er.
Workmen are puting the fin
ishing touches on inside the
school before the 300 pupils in
vade the new building next
Monday.
The 10-classroom building in
cludes a teacher’s room, princi
pal’s room, two storage rooms,
four washrooms, a nurse’s room
and a lunch room.
kids,
busy from
new
open
One of the many attractions
are the bright patterns on the
floor in the kindergarten room.
A large star is built in the cenre
with pictures of fish, pigs, geese.
In the corner are two little black
pupil of the
Child ren Join
Easter service
Kirkton United
morning, Rev.
taking the ser-
Kirkton Church
A very lovely
was held at the
Church, Sunday
Pike, of Ilderton,
vice.
The Jr. Choir under the leader
ship of Mr. R. Timms, teacher at
the Public School and Mrs. C.
A. Campbell rendered an Easter
number. The church choir of 20
voices sang the anthem, "Open
the Gates of the Temple” with
Mary Urquhart and Gerald Paul
taking solos. Easter lilies decor
ated the alter.
Six new members joined the
Church, Donna Stone, Marilyn
Marshall, Sheila Watson, Paul
ine Simpson, Christine Dobson,
and Ross Dobson.
Personal Items
Mr. and Mrs. V. Sawyer and
sons of Toronto, spent the week
end with Mrs. William Urquhart.
Ira and Mrs. Marshall have
returned from a six weeks vaca
tion at West Palm Beach Florida
having had a perfect holiday
only for the accident of their
sister Pearl, Mrs. P. G. Butcher,
of Simcoe. The Kirkton and St.
Marys people wish her a speedy
recovery.
Mr. Norman Tufts, of Toronto
and Master Danny Funnel, of
Woodstock, spent the past week
at the home of Mrs. Truman
Tufts and family.
Mr. Al Coats, of Trenton, spent
the week-end with his wife in
the village.
Mrs. Ray Stewart, of Ottawa,
spent the Easter vaction with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Francis.
Mr. Alvin Harding of Petrolia
spent the past week’ with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Harding.
Mr. and Mrs. Esson and fam
ily, of Sarnia, and Miss Marian
Johnston, R.N., spent the week
end with Mr, and Mrs. Delmar
Johnston.
Mrs. M. Gregory is holidaying
with her daughter, Mrs. B. Leon
ard, of London, and her son
Harrie Greason at Pt. Rowen.
feet for the "bad”
class to stand in.
In the playroom
recreation, there’s
ketball court laid out. Windows
of the room are made of armour-
plate.
The classrooms are all paint
ed in soft-coloured pastels and
brightly lit with semi-indirect
lighting. Some of the rooms have
special blackboard lights to re
duce sun-glare on the boards.
The 1938 school, to which the
new addition is attached, has
all been repainted and redecorat
ed.
Provision is made for a com
plete loudspeaker system through
out the school. Prominent in the
design of the school are the win
dows. It is estimated at least
20 per cent of the outside struc
ture is glass. Each room con
tains a washroom, cupboards
and ventilated cloackrooms. They
are heated with a central heat
ing plant containing two auto
matic boilers. The rooms
thermostatically controlled.
designed for
a small bas-
Immunization Clinics
For Pre-School Children
Immunization clinics for babies
of three months of age and over
and pre-school children have
been arranged by the County
Health Unit and are to 'be held
in the centres of Exeter and Centralia.
Early immunization against
Whoopi n g cough, diphtheria,
smallpox and tetinus (lockjaw)
is urged. It is advisable also
that reinforcing doses of these
be not neglected.
The clinic at Exeter is to be
held Monday, April 2, at the
library from ,10 to 11, Kinder
garten from '11 to 12 a.m„ and
at the clinic at R.C.A.F. Cen
tralia at McCurdy School from
2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
All parents who wish to bring
children to these clinics are wel
come,
Special Easter services were
held in the various churches on
Sunday. Easter music predom
inated at all the services. In
spite of chilly weather large con
gregations were present.
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Mr. and Mrs. Thos. O’Heir, of
Hamilton, visited with the lat
ter’s mother, Mrs. Grainger and
Mr. J. P. Bowey on Monday.
PORPOISE WITH A PURPOSE
— This porpoise is as clever as
any seal, claims the owner. Here
he jumps through a hoop.
Bend Lions To
Install Lights
At a special meeting of the
Grand Bend Lions Club it was
decided to install traffic lights
at the junction of highway 83
and Main Street as soon as pos
sible.
The cornei' is a dangerous one
and on busy summer days, is
the scene of much congestion.
The club felt the stop and go
light will help keep traffic mov-
W. G. Medd Prominent
In Church, Gov’t Circles
Mr. William George Medd, for
many years a prominent figure
Air Mail Service
To Distressed Farmer
When Fred McClinchey of
near Zurich wanted a tractor
part in a hurry, local servicemen
granted his wish in record time.
Bob Chisholm and Reg MacDon
ald jumped in the Piper Cub air
plane owned by Larry Snider
and flew the part to the
tressed farmer.
Bob was the pilot and
acted as bombardier. Fred
his tractor working again
short order.
dis-
Reg
had
in
Rebekahs Confer
Three Degrees
The degree team of
Huron Rebekah Lodge
the Rebekah degree
candidates at their meeting last
Wednesday before a large num
ber of members ana visitors.
On April 18
sembly Warden
puty President
official visit to
and a banquet in their honor will
be held at Monetta Menards. The
regular meeting will follow the
banquet and two candidates will
be initiated. The members of
Amber Lodge of Hensall have
been invited to the banquet and
will attend the meeting to fol
low.
ofPride
conferred
on three
the Rebekah As-
and District De
will pay their
the Exeter lodge
Youth Injured When
Car Overturned
Orland Taylor, 17, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Taylor, escaped
with a fractured leg when his
car overturned several times on
Huron Street Friday afternoon.
The driver said the car turned
over at least four times.
It is thought the car went out
of control when it struck a high
portion of the road where the
pavement and gravel surface
meets. The car went into the
ditch on the south side of the
road. The driver was attended
by Dr. M. C. Fletcher and re
moved to Victoria Hospital, Lon
don, in Dinney’s ambulance.
PC Elmer Zimmerman invesi-
gated.
Visit Scotland .
Mrs. William Higgins and son
Bobby left on Tuesday to visit
with Mrs. Higgins father and
other members of her family in
Paisley Scotland. Their many
friends here wish them a plea
sant trip.
The South Huron Hospital Association is looking for a site for the proposed hospital.NO PLACE TO BUILD IT
Wins $103 In
Hamilton Shoot
The annual Good Friday Trap
Shoot held in Hamilton proved
successful for John Anderson of
Kippen who won $10 3 in prizes.
He placed second in the handi-
cai) shoot, with a score of 48
out of 50. He was third in the
class shoot with 9 4-100 and
third in the doubles with 41-50.
Shooters were present from
Pennsylvania, New York, and all
over Eastern Canada.
Attend Funeral
Mr. and ivft’s. Jack Elliott
in Marlette Mich., attending
funeral of a nephew, Mr. Gor
don Redman, who passed away
very suddenly on Saturday.
are
the
Huronia Male Chorus
To Present Operetta
A Gilbert and. Sullivan oper
etta "Trial by Jury” will be of
fered to music-lovers at the an
nual I-I u r o n i a Male Chorus
Spring Concert, Friday April 13.
The male chorus will be assisted in the operetta by a group
of eight young ladies from town.
The first half of program will
feature both popular and semi-
classical numbers including "The
Riff Song, "Holy City” and
featuring quartettes and other
group singing.
Mrs. Alice Sturgis is the direc
tress and Mrs. Fred Penwarden
the accompanist.
Teachers, Boards
Discuss Sal aries .
A special
South Huron
met with a
last week to _
salary increases. No final deci
sion will be
board
The
for a
■board
Exeter public school 'board, in
a special meeting last week, met
with teachers on the salary
question. The board offered fur
ther increases but there is
indication
cepted the
Further
given next
committee of the
High School Board
teacher delegation
reconsider proposed
will be made until the
meets next week.
teachers originally asked
$6 00 annual boost. The
offered $300.
the teachers have
terms.
consideration will
week.
no
ac-
be
W i. J ‘ 4 3 k
Negotiate For Site Of
South Huron Hospital
Negotiations for a site for the
South Huron Hospital are under
way, E. D. Bell announced Wed.
after the Hospital Association
held a closed meeting Tuesday
night.
Special representatives of the
association were given authority
to purchase options on land
which could be used as a site.
Exeter council recently offered
to purchase the McKerral pro-
Whalen Dedicates Hymnary In
Memory Of John Hazelwood
The Ausable River Valley Au
thority will meet tonight (Thurs
day) to hold an election of of
ficers. The meeting will be held
in Parkhill. »
At the Easter service in the
United Church on Sunday a
"Hymnary” which was presented
by Rev. Thos. Hazelwood B.A.,
B.D., of Humbercrest Church,
Toronto in memory of his broth
er, the late John Hazelwood,
was dedicated to the church.
Mrs. John Hazelwood present
ed the Hymnary to Mr. William
Hodgson and he' expressed his
appreciation to Rev. Hazelwood
and also to the faithful services
of the late John Hazelwood to
this church for many years. Mr.
Hodgson then presented
Hymnary to Rev. Burton.
Mr. and Mrs. William Duffield,
Mrs. Ernie Taylor and Mr. Clare
Hazelwood, London, attended
this service.
Easter music was provided by
the choir and beautiful flowers
adorned the pulpit.
Additional Whalen news will
be found on page twelve.
Where To Find It
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Neighbouring News ..........
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Lucan District News .....
King Pin Chatter .........
Hensall District News ...
Classified Bargains .......
Femine Facts ’n Fancies
Centralia’s Defence Role
Federation News
Announcements
Observes Birthday
Exeter’s oldest resident, Mr.
Thomas Appleton, observed his
96th birthday at the home of his
son, Ernest, on Saturday, March
24. Mr. Appleton is enjoying
good health, being able to be up
and around each day.
the
ill
Here photo-
for the first time together are the two fighter aircraft chosen by the R.C.A.F.
its defence needs. Left is the F-86 Sabre day fighter being manufactured, at Can-
Montreal and right is the CF-lOO day-night fighter made by Avro of Canada at
Ont. The Sabre holds the world’s air speed record of 670 nnp.h., while the CF-100
went from Toronto to Montreal at 632 m.p.h., believed to be the fastest any air-
Ccntral Press Canadian
TWO JETS THAT COMPRISE CANADA’S FIRST-LINE AIR DEFENCE
graphed,
to -meet
adair in
Mai ton.
pictured
craft has travelled in Canada.
Wins Fur Neckpiece
Winner of the fui' neckpiece,
given away at the fur sale at
Hatter’s Ladies and Children’s
Wear last week, was Mrs. Alice
Carter, Exeter. Mrs. W. Becker,
of Grand Bend, drew the lucky
lady’s ticket.
Miss Helen Sweet, commercial
teacher at the Petrolia High
School, is home for the Easter
vacation.
Tlie latest acknowledgement
to the Clara Vosper Mem
orial Fund is one dollar from
William Birney, of Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strange,
of Toronto, visited with the
former’s father for Easter.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Moffatt
and Patricia, of London, spent
the week-end with the former’s
parents at Kippen.
Pastmasters* N ight
Monday night was Pastmasters’
night at an emergent meeting
of Lebanon Forest Lodge A.F. &
A.M. when two candidates re
ceived their master masons de
gree. K. Hodgins occupied the
master’s chair and was assisted
by C. Mawhinney as S. Warden;
William Middleton as Jr. War
den; K. J. Lampman, Dr. Cowen,
A. E. Buswell, William Cann, E.
A. Howald, H. S. Walter, Fred
Kerr and J. M. SOuthcott. A
minutes silence was observed for
two departed brethren, Thos.
Foster and Edgar Willis. Re
freshments were served at the
close.
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Cromarty House Sold
As Owner Moves
Mr. Ernest Allen has sold his
fine home on the corner to Mr.
Frank Allen and will be moving
this week with his family to
Mitchell where he conducts the
Oliver implement business. We
are sorry io lose Mr. and Mrs.
Allen, Sheila and Mary Lyn from
our midst and we wish them
every success in their new home.
We understand Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Allen will be moving into
the village very shortly.
Personal Items
Mrs. Bessie McDonald, Exeter,
is spending
with her
Speare.
Mr. and
and daughters,
Ann, Toronto,
end with Mr. and Mrs. T. Laing.
Mr. and Mrs. Lome McGill,
Lindsay, called on his aunt, Mrs.
Duncan McKellar, on Monday.
Miss Helen Walker,
enjoyed the Easter
with her parents, Mr.
Otto Walker.
Good Friday visitors
and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Robinson
and Lloyd. Mitchell, and Mr. and
Mrs. Ken Mundy and Ronnie,
Stratford.
Miss Marguerite Duncanson ol
Fort Erie is spending Easter
week with her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Duncanson, at. the manse.
Mr. Gordon Houghton and
Miss Shirley Gale, London, spent
Easter Sunday with his mother,
Mrs. William Houghton.
Mrs, Ken Mundy, Stratford,
visited on Good Friday with Miss
Betty McKellar who is recuperat
ing at her home,
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilton,
Meskinaw, Sask., who have spent
the past two months with her
mother, Mrs. A. Robertson and
her brother, John Robertson, left
on Monday to return to their
home in the West.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Storey and
baby Lorraine visited relatives in
Kincardine over the week-end.
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the Easter holidays
sister, Miss Olive
Mrs. Tom Gillespie
Margaret and
spent the week-
London,
week-end
and Mrs.
with Mr.
Howard Wright were
perty for the hospital but no
satisfactory agreement has been
made with the owner.
Mr. Bell, chairman of the
Hospital Association, said plans
could not be approved until the
site had been established. "We’
have assurance from the depart
ments at Toronto and Ottawa
that the plans will be approved
as soon as the site is decided
upon,” he said.
A full meeting of the associa
tion was held Tuesday night to
discuss various lands available
for sites. The Association felt
that a legal option on a property
was necessary before they could
proceed.
Original site for the hospital
was
land
er a
town
Riverview Park but this
was refused by council aft-
petition was circulated in
to preserve the park.
in this community, passed away
suddenly Tuesday, March 27, in
his eighty-second year.
Mr. Medd, who has been resid
ing in London for the winter,
came to Exeter Monday to be
present at a social evening of
the Kumjoinus Class of the Main
Street Sunday School. He had
prepared a paper which he
at the meeting. He spent the
night at the home of Mr.
Mrs. W. C. Pearce and passed
away quietly during the night.
He had been suffering with a
heart condition for some time
but of late had been enjoying
good health. He had reservations
made for a trip to Ottawa to at
tend a meeting of the Ontario
Temperance Federation.
Mr. Medd was born in I-Iullett
Township and came to this com
munity in 1904 when he took
over the Winchelsea Creamery,
at one time a very flourishing
industry. In 1919 he purchased
from Mr. J. H. Scott the Exeter
Creamery which he ran in con
junction
plant. At, that time he moved to
Exeter.
While at Winchelsea he was
active in the Enmville Unitea
Church and after coming to Exe
ter he affiliated with the Main
Street Church and was one of
their leading laymen. For years
he was recording steward and
also a teacher of the
People’s Class.
He was prominent
councils of the United
serving for years on the Settle
ment Committee of the London
Conference. At one time he was
president of the Ontario Relig
ious Education Council and was
a member of the executive of the
Ontario Temperance Federation.
He was also on the executive of
the Ontario Dairyman's Associa
tion. He was a commissioner to
the first General Council of
United Church which met
Winnipeg following union.
Never seeking honours but
ways willing to serve Mr. Medd
played an important part in local
activities. When the Exeter
Arena was built in 19 37 Mr.
Medd was one of the leading ad
vocates. To him went the credit
Of practically designing- the" build
ing. For years afterwards he
served on the Arena Board either
as president or secretary. He
took an active interest in girls’
softball. He was an ardent bowl
er and a past president of the
Exeter Lawn Bowling Club. At
one time he was a member of
the Exeter School Board.
In 1929 Mr. Medd was elected
to the Ontario Legislature where
he served for two terms.
Mrs. Medd, whose maiden
name was Hanna Alrnina Gre-
gory, predeceased him in October
1946.
Surviving are one son and
two daughters—Bruce, of Nap-
anee; Mrs. Thomas Moffat, of
Listowel; and Mrs. W. A. Rea-
man, of Talara, Peru; also one
sister—Mrs. George Layton, of
Exeter; and two brothers—Bruce
near Seaforth, and James near
Clinton.
The remains are resting at
the Hopper-Hockey funeral home
until Friday afternoon when a
public funeral service will be
held in the Main Street United
Church at 2 o’clock with Rev.
H. J. Mahoney officiating. Inter
ment will Exeter
Cemetery.
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HE’S GETTING HOME COOKING NOW Corporal Ray
Rasmussen, standing', is probably thinking’ he’d enjoy home
cooking as he watches these girls prepare a* popular Japan-
esc dish-—Sukiyaki •—in one of Tokyo's largest restaurants*
Well, he’s home on leave now and enjoying good Canadian
cooking. The corporal was with the RCAF’s Thunderbird
squadron when this picture was taken. The sergeant is from
Montreal. —Central Pr<?ss Canadian.