HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1951-05-10, Page 12Page 14
the
Wo-
Read' the Classified Ads each.
that
the brick block opposite the!
are being removed,
were badly de-
Comstock are preparing to
move into the Exeter Arena. The
conversion of this area is ex
pected to be completed during
the month of July.
THE TIMES^ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1951
THEATREHIGH SCHOOL
GRAND BENDThurs., May 10, 1951
Open House
EXETER DISTRICT
Picture shows narrow highway when car.s all parked
the | on an angle. Arrow indicates the way cars are parking now.FRIDAY & SATURDAY
May 11 and 12
The wooden ornaments
adorned the windows on
large
ipostoffiee r
■Some of them
eayed. and in danger of falling.
Centralia Auxiliary
To Raffle Blanket
The Centralia A i r port
men’s Auxiliary will raffle off a
woollen blanket, h a n d woven
and sheared in Huron county.
The blanket was donated by a
local lady who made the blank
et out of wool taken from sheep
in the county.
Proceeds from the draw will
go to the South Huron Hospital
Building Fund.
The draw will be held
June 6.
Lqndm^rk Torn Down
One of the oldest laud-marks
in Exeter is being torn down. It
is the frame residence, Andrew
Street recently vacated by Mr.
William Hunter. The building at
one time stood on Main Street.
It has been purchased by Mr.
Peterson of Stephen township.
On Korean Front
A letter has been received
from Pte. Bob Nicol, with the
Princess Pats in Korea. He had
been in action and was behind
the lines for a rest period ibut
had hedn called back before the
rest period had expired.
1.
Sunday, May 13
at 8:00 p.m.
Silver Collection
Everybody Welcome
Programme
By the Schools ol’ Usborne Twp.
under the direction of
Mr. L. A. Wein, A.W.C.M.
Each School Performing
Choruses, Solos, Duets and Trios
at
Thames Road Church
Wed., May 16
at 8:00 p.m.
SILVER COLLECTION
Phone 421
Previews its
Coming Attractions
THURSDAY, FRIDAY
& SATURDAY
May 10. 11 and 12
‘Fuller Brush Girl*
I PARALLEL PARKING east side
•of Exeter’s main street has eased traffic conditions in
* Lucille Ball
★ Eddie Albert
Funnier than the Fuller Brush
Man!
MONDAY & TUESDAY
May 14 and 15
Will
(bone .
team.
zMrs. O’Malley
an d Mr. Malo nez
★ Marjorie Main
★ James Whitmore
tickle the nation’s funny-
. . M-G-M’s new scream
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
May 16, 17, 18 and 19
zMa and Pa Kettle
Back on the Farm7
★ Marjorie Main
★ Percy Kelbride
There is uranium on the
and a baby in the house!
nier than ever!
farm
Fun-
MATINEES
SATURDAY AND HOLIDAYS
AT 2:30 P.M.
at
N
Conservation Club Plans
S4
John R. Duncan
Usborne Resident
Mr. John R. Duncan, aged
a life long resident of Usborne,
passed away Friday at the River
side Nursing home in Mitchell,
where he had been staying for
the past six weeks. He had been
ailing for about five years. Mrs.
Duncan, whose maiden name
Emily Hodgert predeceased
in 1926. Surviving are one
and two daughters, Percy
Pearl, at home and (Gladys)
John Hoggarth,
one
was
him
son
and
Mrs. John Hoggarth, of Cro
marty. one granddaughter, Ar
lene Hogarth; one brother, ar-
thur, of London and two sisters,
Mrs. George -Mantle, of Exeter
and Mrs. T. B. Hill, of
ver.
The deceased was a
of the Thames Road
Vancou
member
United
Church and was of a quiet re
tiring disposition. The funeral
Monday afternoon was conduct
ed from his late residence by
Rev. William M a i r, with inter
ment in the Exeter cemetery.
The bearers were Messrs. Alex
and Gilbert Duncan, John Bray,
Hodgert, Stanley and Roy
Foster
the
Jas.
Coward. Mr. and Mrs.
Bray of Toronto attended
funeral.
Final Contribution
The final contribution to
Clara Vosper Fund comes from
Mrs. Nellie Jones Calif as, of Hu-
ronville, Sask, a $1.00 donation
with the following notation “Hats
off to Mrs. Gillies for thinking
of this wonderful project.
the
Mr. Thos. Tapp, of Detroit,
spent the week-end with his sis
ter, Miss Mary Tapp. ,
COMING EVENTS
Reforestation Meeting
t Temporary plans for a large (contacted and were
reforestation meeting in Exeter • have '
'were made by the Conservation'1'""’
, Club at their meeting Tuesday
• night.
• The club will have as guest
, speaker a zone forester from
: Stratford who will show pictures
i on reforestation and the care of
■ exisisting forests. It is expected
; that several farmers in the disj
unct will sign
i the 2—
! their farms.
! Conservation
club for
agreements with
reforestation on
clubs from Ilur-
. on county, Junior Farmers and
1 other organizations will be in-
i vited. The meeting' will be held
, in June.i The club met in the town hall
i with Irwin Ford presiding. Sec-
; retary Graham Arthur reported
j $215.05 in the bank and 6S
! members. The membership drive
• will continue until' June,
; Clinton Meeting
j Dalton FinkbeinerI the recent meeting
(when that club was honoured by
; the presentation of a charter
. from District Inspector Ed Mea
dows of the Fish and Wildlife
i Division of the Department of I Lands and Forests. The Clinton
club also burned the mortgage
on an SO-acre farm which they
I have reforested.| C. L. Robertson, head of the
I reforestation committee, report-
. ed that several farmers had been
the end of
reported on
at Clinton
— ' : willing to
s trees planted on their
'land. He said that the Ausable
i Vallejo Conservation Authority
| had a reforestation project in
' mind and that the club should
I cooperate with the Authority.
I Save Woodlots
! Roy Ratz, of Stephen, stress-
[ ed that action should be taken to
; save existing woodlots. “I don’t
I think the problem is as much
reforestation as to save what we
' have,” he said. He cited a num
ber of local cases where bushes
! had been slaughtered by cutting.
Mr. Ratz, who preserves many
I acres of bush near his farm,
| said that assessments on bush
; land were too high in comparison
I with good land. He thought more
i farmers would be encourage-
; ed to preserve their forests if
* assessments were lowered on
I that land.
j The distribution of pheasant
I throughout the district was dis
cussed. The birds will be
by R. E. Pooley, Dalton
beiner,
Cassick
wood.
The
boys
would take eggs and raise the
birds. This would distribute
them throughout the meeting.
Reg MacDonald reported that
he and Dalton Finkbeiner had
made a requisition for birds at
the provincial hatchery.
John Triebner
Dies Suddenly
While doing some masonry
work at the home of Mr. Chas.
Allison in town on Wednesday
morning Mr. John Triebner was
taken ill and passed away quite
suddenly. He was in his 70th
year. Born in Stephen township
he farmed most of his life and
retired to town about two and a
ago. Mrs. Triebner,
Elizabeth Lippert,
him in 1945.
are five sons, David
Leon, of Usborne;
Exeter; Stewart and
two daugli-
Miss
brot-
Har-
L on-
four
Tor-
Mrs.
and
at 8:30 p.m.
• Competions • Demonstrations
• Displays • Fashion Show
Public Cordially Invited
NO ADMISSION CHARGE
Presentation
Graham Arthur,
and Tieman
club hoped
on farms in
sons,
that
the
Fun And Frolic Prevails At
raised
Fink-
James
Dash-
young
district
KROSS ROADS KAPERS — The
Dashwood Men’s Club will pre
sent a local talent show featur
ing impersonations of Roy Rog
ers and western stars on Friday
and Saturday, May 11 and 12,
Exeter District High School, at
8:14 p.m. Proceeds to Baseball
Club. Any amateur talent who
can yodel, sing, play a fiddle,
guitar, etc., may compete for
cash prize. Contact C. F. Pfile,
Dashwood.
Lions Club Ladies Night
BLOSSOM TEA — Centralia
W.M.S. are having a blossom tea
May 15 at 2:30 p.m. when Miss
Sybil Courtice, returned mission
ary of Japan, will be guest
speaker; othei* numbers by visit
ing ladies. Admission 35$. 10c
RED CROSS PACKING DAY —
Red Cross Packing and Executive
Meeting on Friday, May 11, 1:30
p.m. Public Library workroom.
10c
HENSALL—-Group two of Ladies
Guild of Carmel Presbyterian
Church will hold a Cake Sale on
Saturday afternoon in Legion
hall. Everyone is invited to come
and buy a delicious home-made
cake.
All Ball Players
in Exeter and district interested in playing
Intermediate “C” baseball,, please note that
there will be practice every
Mon., Tues, and Wed.
Mixed Bridge
Under Auspices of Exeter Ladies’ Bowling Club
In Aid of Hospital Fund
Legion Hall - Tuesday^ May 15
at 8:30 p.m.
- Marathon Prizes Presented
Everybody Welcome Admission 750
n
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An evening of gaiety and fun
was held at Monetta Menard’s
Friday evening when .the Exe
ter Lions Club entertained their
ladies. Over 125 persons packed
the large attractive banquet
room. Spring flowers adorned
the tables for the turkey dinner
with fresh strawberry shortcake.
President Chas. MacNaugliton
was in good form as he kept the
program of the evening rolling
along merrily. The first item
was the appointment of Elmer
D. Bell to assist Tail Twister
Andy
mirth
fines
Red
Knowles did
song leader
at the piano.
A toast to “His Majesty The
King’’ was responded to with
the National Anthem, the sing
ing of which according to Elmer
Bell, "was an abomination to the
Lord” and the men were fined
accordingly.
i Chairman Charlie welcomed I the guests to the 13tli annual
“ladies’ Night” which the Club
had been looking forward to for
some time.
A toast to “The Visitors” was
proposed by H. C. Rivers and re
sponded to by Eric McIlroy, pre
sident of the Grand Bend Lions;
J. W. Haberer, president of the
Zurich Lions, F. Stanley, presi
dent of the Lucan Lions and
Donald Traquair, representing
the Kinsmen Club. Mr. McIlroy
challenged the clubs to compete
in a barber-shop quarette con
test at the Lakeview Casino
some evening in July for a don
ated purse 'of $50', the proceeds
of the evening to go to the South
Huron Hospital Fund.
A toast to Lions International
was proposed by Sandy Elliott
and responded to by J. A. Tra
quair. A toast to the Ladies was
proposed by Eugene Beavers and
responded to by Mrs. Alice Stur
gis.
Following the toasts the pro
gram was turned over to W. G.
Cochrane, as master of cere
monies. He introduced Miss
Jean Scott, soloist, of the Tor
onto Conservatory of Music, who
sang several selections and was
heartily applauded. Mrs. Norma
Pryde was accompanist. Miss
Scott was presented with a lovely
gift.
A feature of the program was
the entertainment of Roy Head,
magician and ventriloquist, as
sisted by Mrs. Head and with the
co-operation of several men in
hideous looking masks.
Each of the iadies was pre-
sented with a corsage and every
one present received a glass
tumbler with the Lions emblem.
Dancing was enjoyed at the
close of the program. The even
ing was proclaimed one of the
finest in the history of the club.
Roll Call was answered by the
first name of the wife of each
Lions buddy.
Dr. H. C. McAlister
Snelgrove in provoking
and assessing fines. The
were
Cross.
ear-marked for t,hei
Lion Tamer Doug
. a splendid job as
with Norm Walper
Dies In Plane Crash
Mrs. D. A. Anderson returned
home last week after attending
the funeral of her son-in-law,
Dr. H. Clive McAlister, who died
in the crash of a United States
Airlines plane Saturday, April
28.
Dr. McAllister, age 55,
West Wildwood Ave., Ft.
Ind., lost his life when
aircraft plunged into a
area south of the city
height of a thunder storm. He
was returning to Fort Wayne
from a business trip to Montreal,
and had boarded the plane at
Cleveland. Ohio. He was medical
director of the Lincoln National
Life Insurance Co., having been
associated with the firm since
going to Fort Wayne 25 years
ago.
Born at Bowmanville, he was
a son of the
Alister and
Exeter when
ister of the
Church and
Church.
McAlister was active in
Wayne civic affairs and
member of the Quest Club,
Fortnightly Club and the
of 917
Wayne,
a DC-3
wooded
at the
late Rev. W. G. Mc-
made his home in
his father was min-
James Street United
later of the Main
Street
Dr.
Fort
was a
the
Plymouth Congregation Church.
He was a thirty-second Degree
Mason. He received his M.D
gree from the University of
onto.
He served overseas with
Canadian Army Medical
during World War I and
post-graduate work while
tioned in London, .Eng. He
practice
a member of
of the Uni-
before enter-
gaged in private
Winnipeg and was
the medical faculty
versity of Manitoba
Ing the life insurance field.
Surviving are his widow,
former
children, Dalton
Wayne attorney; 1
Fort Wayne; and
Long, of Boston; a
of London, Ont.,
grandchildren.
European Trip Planned
To mark his twenty-fifth
, de.
Tor
the
Corps
did
ste
en-
in
the
Muriel Anderson; three
L„ a Fort
Miss Joyce, of
Mrs.
brother
and
Charles
Fred,
three
anm-
half years
the former
predeceased
Surviving
of Kip pen;
Gordon, of
Grant on the farm;
ters, Mrs. Donald Jolly and
■Marion of town; also four
hers, William, of Alberta;
ry, of Cornwall; Charles of
don; Frank of Exeter and
sisters Mrs. Mary Bettis, of
onto; Mrs. Percy Dunsford.
Albert Fahrner, of Stephen
Mrs. A. McFalls, of Biddulph,
and six grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Sat
urday at 2:30 p.m. from the R.
C. Dinney funeral home and will
be under the auspices of the
Exeter lodge of Oddfellows.
Suffe rs Leg Injury
After Fall On Sta irs
Mr. Elmore Harness, who has
been in Westminster Hospital,
London, for more than a week,
the result of a fall, is slowly
improving.
Mr. Harness, who operates a
barbei’ shop on Main Street, was
descending the steps into the
shop when he had the misfortune
to fall from the second-bottom
step, reinflicting an injury to a
leg that was badly shattered
during the First World War.
Mr. Harness, since the war,
has been unable to ‘bend his
right leg which was injured by
shrapnel at Mt. St. Eloy in Bel
gium. At that time the knee cap
was taken off and the leg has
since carried some shrapnel.
He was hopping down the
steps when the accident occurred.
He has suffered considerably
since and been given penicillin
about every three hours.
Visit St. Marys Hospital
Members of the south Huron
Hospital executive paid a visit to
the newly-erected St. Marys hos
pital on Sunday and were favor
ably Impressed with the new
building.
On Thursday, May 3, Mr. L.
V. Hogarth completed spraying
the cattle the second time in
Stephen Township.
Mr. H. T. Rowe is confined to
his home and under the doctor’s
care, having suffered a heart at
tack on Saturday.
Mrs. Harold Wolfe is ill
Joseph’s Hospital, London.
Mr. Allan Hobbs, of
visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Southcott over the week-end.
Mrs. William Higgins, of Clin
ton, is visiting with
Hunter.
Mr. and Mrs. B.
have returned home
da.
Irwin Ford, Les
in St.
Galt,
T. O.
Mrs. George «
M. Francis
from Flori-
Robertson,
Henry Green, Harold Holtzman,
Reg MacDonald, Alvin Willert
and Dalton Finkbeiner attended
the Clinton Conservation Club
charter night on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs.
cently returned
the west.
Mr. Richard
parents, Mr. and
of Detroit, visited* with Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Wuertii on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor,
Jean and Jeanette, visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Taylor of De
troit over the week-end.
Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Kendrick
of Exeter are attending the
Western District Pentecostal Con
ference in Toronto this week.
Miss Jean Marie Scott, of Tor
onto,
Club
guest of &Ir.
Rivers, while in town.
Fred Dobbs
from a trip
Long, and
Mrs. Orrin Long
ve
to
his
guest soloist at the Lions
Ladies’ Night, was the
and Mrs. H. C.
versary with the insurance com
pany Dr, and Mrs. McAlister had
planned a five-week trip to
Great Britain and the continent
and had arranged for their trans
portation and >passports.
Attending the funeral Tuesday,
May 1, was Mrs. Anderson of
town and her son, Wing Com
mander Norman Anderson, of
Ottawa, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
McAlister, of London.
and Dance
FOR
MR. & MRS. JOE DOBBS
In Mooresville Hall
Friday, May 11
Music by Steve Dundas Orch.
Ladies Please Bring Lunch
9'
H
•—
‘Stage To Tucson’
★ Rod Cameron
★ Wayne Morris
★ Sally Eilers
Stage coach hijackers threaten
the link to the California gold.
SHORT SUBJECTS
TWO SHOWS — 7:30 & 9:30
MONDAY & TUESDAY
May 14 and 15
‘The Capture’
★ Lew Ayers
★ Theresa Wright
★ Victor Jory
• ★ Jacquline White
NEWSREEL & SHORTS
ONE SHOW — 8:00
MUSICAL CONCERT
In U.B. Evangel ica I Ch urch, Crediton
Tuesday, May 18 - 8 p.m
Trios, solos, quartettes, duets, and Massed Chorus by
Crediton Public School, Dashwood Public School and
S.S. No. 1, 4, and 14 of Stephen Township
Silver Collection L. Wein, Supervisor
“For Health’s Sake Roller Skate”
Exeter Roller Rink Opening
Friday, May 11
Skates Supplied — Skating from 8:00-11:00
Admission: Adults 350, Children 250
REFRESHMENT BOOTH
Anyone wishing to order shoe-skate outfits please
phone 459-r-12 Exeter or see Mr. Earl. Neil personally
OPENING DANCE
- BAYFIELD PAVILLION
Friday, May 11
Frank Traher and His Popular
10 to 1 a.m. (D.S.T.)
BEGINNING MAY
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Orchestra
Admission 750
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AND EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT
Don Robertson and His CKNX Ranch Boys
10 to 1 a.m. (D.S.T.) Admission 750
Saturday Night
DANCE
This Saturday Night
Exeter Legion Memorial Hall
Music by the
MERV HALL SEXTET
SPOT DANCES
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Admission 750 Dancing 9-12
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