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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1951-07-05, Page 1* I DIPLOMA SMILES — Diplomas and smiles were popular at the Exeter Public School Graduation Banquet Thursday night. Happily clutching the ribboned parchments are: Back Row—Pat Hennessey, Donald Taylor, Gwen Simpson, Sandra McKnight, Rena Murray, Norma Keller, Margaret Stephan, Janice Neil, Ronald Wareing^and Michael Farrow; Mid­ dle Row—Garfield Johnston, Florence Heywood, Janina Szyinborska, Dorothy Allen, Shir­ ley Harness, Norma Veal, Patsy Johnston, Ken Bush;, Front—Robert Robertson, John Snell, Max Learn, Robert Scott. Absent—Jacqueline McDonald, Leo Duynsveld. —J. Doerr Kinsmen Start Playground Plans After Dominion Day Success Over 15 00 small-fry escortixjg almost as many parents swarm­ ed over the grounds of Exeter and District Community Park on Monday to make Canada’s 84th birthday a most memorable oc­ casion for residents of the dis­ trict and many visitors. The" evening's entertainment drew the largest grandstand crowd ever seen in Exeter. Close to 50.0 were forced to stand at the sides to see the show. The Dominion 'Day celebration, the first major effort of Exeter Kinsmen, gave the club a sur­ plus of $3,000 for their commun­ ity playground project. The club will start immediat­ ely to get the playground under­ way. Beauty Queen Miss Jean Petrie of Exeter be­ came the first Beauty Queen and she drew the lucky ticket nam­ ing Fred Wilson, Grand Bend possessor of the 1951 Chev. coach. Marching proudly the RCAF en­ tered the fair grounds at 1 p.m. led by the Exeter Band. School children, floats, and de­ corated bicycles and tricycles followed the Bannochburn pipe and drum band. At 1:30 p.m. president of Exe­ ter Kinsriien, Warren Sanders of­ ficially opened the day’s celebra­ tions by introducing first Mayor Ben Tuckey and then Tom Pryde M.L.A. for Huron County. Mr. Pryde spoke briefly on the need for display of patriotism among Canadian citizens. He congratu­ lated the Kinsman club for their effort in that direction? Master"“of ceremonies for the afternoon was Lloyd Wright, of C.F.P.L., London, whose chatty wit brought the spirit, of the crowd into lifie with the gayety of the occasion. Spotted with refreshment booths, mechanical rides and bobbing children on ponies, the events of the afternoon were run Off in front of the grandstand. Prize Winners Winners of prizes in the after­ noon parade: Rose Bowl, Mrs* Armstrong’s Public School group; best decorated bicycles, Shirley Wurm, Diane Ryckman, Jim Sward; best decorated tricycles, Sandra Harvey, Joyce Bowers; best confederation float, Hatters Ladies Wear, $20; best decorated floats McKnight and Walper. $50 the Exeter Greys, $30; W. G. Simmons and Son, $20. The team of six from Usborne Township won the first "tug-o- war” agaist the Exeter team, and the Stephen Township team won ■w'Former Teacher Dies In Toronto A School teachei' at Exeter High for almost 15 years, Mar­ garet Eleanor Ross' died at Tor­ onto on Thursday, June 28. Miss Ross came to Exeter school in 1921 and taught Latin and Fr'ench until she left around 19-35. She was respected by her pupils and well-known in the community. -She Was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Ross Clifford, and during the past had been working on her father’s memoirs. She was burled Saturday in Toronto. the second bout against the team from Hay Township. The two vic­ torious teams battled it out with a resulting championship for Us­ borne. Members of the Usborne team were: Norm Ferguson, El­ mer Gackstetter, Lavern Hey­ wood, Fred Ellerington, Elmer ’Fordi? ’Jack Ford, Ray Snell, Frank Brigipell, Gib Dow, Pete Willert. Pigs were greased and four boys rolled up their sleeves for a bout in the dust with a pig. Richard McFalls caught the pig in a record time of 18 seconds. Runners-up were: Bev Linden­ field ‘in 25 sec., Don Wells in one,jninute and five sec. and Jim Chapman in three min. and sev­ en sec. As 15 pies were brought for­ ward, an equal number of small boys lined up, hands behind their backs to be fed by contestants for the beauty contest and mem­ bers of the girls’ ball team. Tri­ umphant in this event was Larry Scholard with Lorne Bush se­ cond and third prize going to Jim Scott and Calvin McCarrol. After a performance of acro­ batics by the renowned Nickling Brothers, two Harvards flown by Capt. Mark Tinsley, U.S.A.F. and Asleep At Wheel, Kirkton Man Hurt Hospitalized with a severe fac­ ial wound, Ken Doupe, of Kirk­ ton, told police he fell asleep at the wheel just before his car wedged itself between a tree and pole across from Caven Prespy- terian church early Sunday mor­ ning. Suffering minor injuries were Ron Athill and Charles Volk, also of Kirkton. Town Constable John Coweu investigated. Exeter Wins Fifth Exeter intermediates scored their fifth win of the season when they tamed Clinton Colts 10-5 Thursday night. Lenahan, Serratore and Mitro led the winners’ attack with two hits each. Draper, Colts’ clean-up man, banged out a triple, double and single in four tries. Hydro Mobile Depots To Serve Zurich, Dashwood, Grand Bend As a special service in connec­ tion with the frequency stand­ ardization program Ontario Hy­ dro is to operate mobile clock and fan depots in Zurich, Dash­ wood and Grand Bend. These depots will be open as follows from 9:30 a.m, to 4:00 p.m. Zurich—“Friday July 6, and Monday July 9. Dashwood—-July 10 and 11. Grand Bend—Thursday and Friday, July 12 and 13 and Mon­ day through Friday, July 16 to 20. In making this announcement Hydro Chairman Robert H, San­ ders stated that customers In these communities may bring to these depots their electric clocks up to 15 inches in diameter and F/O Bob Ayers, RCAF' thrilled the crowd as they put the air­ craft through difficult stunts in unison. As the air 'show came to an end, draws were made for a bicycle, won by James Moore, St. Marys, a tricycle, won by Doro­ thy Heywood, Exeter, and a wag­ on won by Catherine Hicks, S.S. 5 Usborne. While the child­ ren were claiming their new pos­ sessions, the four preliminary contestants for the beauty con­ test paraded before the audience. They were, Joyce Dawson, Bon­ nie Coughlin, Jean Petrie and Peggy Martelle. The crowd returned to the grandstand and edged around the platform in the evening to see a good line-up of professional tal­ ent. Master of ceremonies was Lee Paul of Kirkton. Activities for the day were drawn to a close after it was an­ nounced that H. M. Rhame, Lon­ don held the lucky ticket for the panda bear, and judges, Mrs. Pierpiont, Ben Tuckey, and Chas. McNaughton assembled on the platform to pick the Beauty Queen. The crowd quieted momen­ tarily during the draw for the car and then milled away taking with it the memory of a very happy day. Just For Fun j Wartime Pony Hobby Grows A refrain peculiar to children of th.e Exeter district on Sunday afternoons is, “Let’s go out to the Etheringtons’ and see the ponies’’; and at the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Etherington, Sunday resembles “A three-ring circus in full swing”, according to Mrs. Etherington who wel­ comes any visitors, especially children. Mr. and Mrs. -Atherington now have 12 Shetland ponies among which are Jour colts born this spring. It all started during the war when their son was away and they found themselves with time and extra land to spare. First it was just one pony, for Mr. Etherington to ride among the cattle. It soon 'became a part of their, life to buy sell and raise the ponies, however, and now the hobby has turned into an fans up to 10 inches. Customers have the choice of three alternate plans. They may select from a wide variety of modern designs .of 6'0-cycIe clocks and fans by paying an exchange price, or choose from a special group of models on a no-charge basis. If they wish to retain their present clocks and fans and these can be changed over for 60 cycle operation, this will be done without charge. “It is estimated that approxi­ mately 1,600 domestic customers in Zurich, Dashwood and Grand Bend own some 1,100 electric Clocks and 350 fans which will be exchanged or altered for 60 cycle operation,” Mr. Sanders stated. Bell Telephone To Install New System Next Year Public School Grads Of *51 Honoured At First Banquet The first banquet for gradu­ ates of Exeter Public School was held in the gymtorium Thursday evening under the auspices of the Home and School Associa­ tion. Top honours went to Rhena Murray and Ronald; Taylor, the two earning highest marks in the June tests They were present­ ed with cheques by Mr. Middleton of the School Board. Miss Mur­ ray also received an award in the form of a plaque which is presented each year by the prin­ cipal, Mr. Claude Blowes, to one student of special merit. Receive Diplomas Mr. Blowes also presented the 22 young citizens with diplomas and Mrs. T. Jones, president of the Home and School Associa­ tion promised class pins express­ ing her regret that they had not arrived for the occasion. Tables in a “U” formation were laid with attractively pre­ pared food and decorated with bowls of roses by the ladies. Seated at the head table were: teachers, Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. Porter and Mr. Craig Wilson; the Rev. Langford, Claude Blow­ es, principal; Glen Gardner, In­ spector; Mr. Middleton of the school board and H. L. Sturgis, High School principal. Toasts were given to the King ■by Mr. Blowes; the graduating, class, by Mr. Glen Gardiner and to the Home and. School by Mr. Craig Wilson. Mike Farrow play­ ed “God Save The King”, and replies to toast were made by Rhena Murray and Mrs. T. Jones. Principal Speaks p Introduced by^ Mr. Blowes, Mr. Sturgis spbke to the assem­ bly on the question “What type of people get the most from time spent at high school?” He xnentioned various extreme types of students found in a high school, stating that a happy com­ bination of all was desirable in a student. He pointed out the necessity of the channeling of emotions and suggested music, dra^xa, art, and writing as out­ lets for the emotions of young ■people. At the culmination of his talk, Mr. Sturgis said, “I wish you every success both in school and after school is through”. almost full time job. During the summers the ponies are seen at almost every occasion where children gather in the district and for a small price the ponies under the guid­ ance of either Mr. or Mrs. 'Ether­ ington can be seen gently bounc­ ing the happy children on their backs as they walk around. When winter comes the ponies may still be enjoyed by children, because where there is a child with love for animals and a place to harbour one, an Ether­ ington pony will be found. The ponies are loaned for their board in the winter to children who can keep them exercised and who will be good to them. In one instance, one of the ponies foaled while in the care of a small boy and his family. Within two hours of the birth of the colt, the boy had gathered over 20 friends to view the off­ spring." Children of the district have a standing invitation to visit the farm of the Etheringtons’ on Sundays and the owners make a point of staying home to receive interested callers. Mrs. Ethering­ ton commented that it was not unusual to have 30 visitors in a day. The Etheringtons’ farm is two miles east on Thames road and two miles north, for anyone who is truly interested in animals and contented children. Just fol­ low the directions of the smaller ones of the family. The junior grape-vine is very active—they’ll know the way, In a report last 'week of the Liquor Control conviction at Grand Bend, the name of R. Gauthier appeared. The convicted person was from Detroit and is not Corporal Ray Gauthier of RCAF Station Centralia. Members of the graduating class are; Margaret Stephan, John -Snell, Florence Heywood, Pat Hennessey, Shirley Harness, Max Learn, Dorothy Allen, Ken Bush, Norma Veal, Michael Far­ row, Bob Robertson, Bob Scott, Sandra McKnight, Patsy John­ son, iNorma Keller, Ronald Ware- ing, Gwen Simpson, Donald Tay­ lor, Janina Szyborska, Garfield Johnston, Janice Neal and- Rhena Murray. Following the banquet, the students and teachers enjoy­ ed a theatre party. Prominent Farmer O. Rowcliffe Dies The tragic death of Oliver M. Rowcliffe, a prominent farmer who resided on a farm one and a half miles south of Hensail, Thursday of last week cast a shadow of gloom over the whole community. Mourning the long illness and subsequent death of his wife, the former Jean Mc­ Lean, which took place about two weeks ago, Mr. Rowcliffe drowned himself in a water tank in the barn. His body was dis­ covered about two hours after he disappeared. Dr. M. C. Fletcher and Cor­ oner Dr. Dunlop, of Exeter, were called to the scene but could not revive him. The latter decid­ ed that an inquest was not ne­ cessary. Following the death of Mrs. Rowcliffe, Mr. Rowcliffe spent a short time in Victoria Hospital, London, Deceased, who was in his fifty- third year, was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Rowcliffe and was a life-long resident of the community. He was a member of the Hensail 'United Church, a former chairman of the Board of Stewards and was highly re­ spected and esteemed by all who knew him. Surviving is one son James, who lives on the farm, and a daughter, Betty, at home; two- brothers, Archie and Elgin, of Hensail; and two sisters, Mrs. Harper C- Rivers and Mrs. Regi­ nald Knight, of Exeter. A private funeral service was held Saturday afternoon from the Bonthron funeral home, Hen­ sail, conducted by Rev. W. J. Rogers. Interment was in the Exeter cemetery. The bearers were Messrs. Lloyd McDonald, Tom Dougall, Albert Shirray, F. Ingram, Har­ ry and Jack Faber. Joins R.C.A.F. Miss Martha Pedersen, daugh- tex’ of M?.‘ and Mrs. Oluf Peder­ sen, Dashwood, was one of- the 14 women from this district who enlisted in the Women's Division of the R.C.A.F. and have arrived at Manning. Depot, St. Johns. Que- Miss Edna Burridge of Tor­ onto spent the holiday with Miss Stella Southcott.bee. TOP HONOURS —- General Proficiency Plaque for grad­ uates of Exeter Public School went to Rena Murray. Prin­ cipal C. H. Blowes presents the honour to Rena at the banquet sponsored by the Home and School Association Thursday night. On the. left are W. IL Middleton, chairman of the board; Mrs?-’Ernest Jones, president of Home and School; and Donald Taylor, best male scholar. Glen Gardi­ ner, inspector; and H. L. Sturgis, principal of the high school, orc on the right, —Jack Doerr % * Promxse of a new telephone system in Exeter next year was made to council Monday night •by Bell Telephone Company of­ ficials. R. L. Stratton, London dist­ rict manager, said plans for a common battery system were al­ ready on the drawing boards and order for equipment has 'been placed. The magneto, or crank, system will be scrapped. Mr. Stratton did not estimate in which month next year the Canners Expect Arbitration Decision Soon Local branch of Canadian Can­ ners Limited and the employees union are waiting for the deci­ sion of Judge Eric Cross, who heard grievances of both parties in London on June 22. Judgement is expected this week. Meantime, the pea pack start­ ed Tuesday with union members at work under protest. Wage conciliation proceedings are expected to get underway immediately. The union, Local 286 of the Canning and Packing Employees of Canada, are de­ manding a 30-cent across the board increase, union shop and a new contract. Conciliation Officer George Fenwick will attempt to set wage rates suitable to both parties. If not, hearings before the Ontario Labor Relations Board will prob­ ably be scheduled. Company Foreman Ed Pollen said men were being hired on an indefinite wage basis until the dispute is settled. Any pay in­ creases which result from the hearings will be retroactive to April 1, he said. Tractor Kills Granton Boy Verne Harlton, 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harlton, on the Blanchard-Biddulph boun­ dary, was instantly killed Thurs­ day night when a tractoi’ he was, driving overturned near Granton. Beet workers on their way home noticed the boy’s body pin­ ned under the machine. It is be­ lieved the tractor skidded on the road, three miles west of Gran­ ton. The boy was eldest of a fam­ ily of six. Surviving are his par­ ents, four sisters, Mary, Shirley, Winnifred and Wila, and one brother, John, all at home. Dr. F. S. Kipp was called and said he believed the boy died in­ stantly. Funeral service was conduct­ ed Sunday by the Rev. B. Rain­ ers, Granton, from the Hasket Funeral Home, Lucan. * | common battery installations , would be made. He said it would take six to dine months to con- ’ vert the switchboard and lines. He and C. B. Symonds, Gode- rich manager in charge of tho local office, waited on council at ' the regular meeting Monday night. They apeared in answer to a letter written by council in . February asking the company for improvement in service, Council members complained bitterly of the poor service and were assured by the company's representatives that action was being taken iminediately. According to Mr. Stratton, •Exeter has been placed in fourth, position for equipment replace­ ment in the Ontario-Quebec area. Three defence project commit­ ments at Niagara Falls, Ajax and Quebec have top priority. Pay increases for town work­ men were authorized by council. Foreman Gerald Cornish will re­ ceive a ten-cent hourly increase while others will receive a five- cent raise. The PUC was requested to erect two street lights on Ed­ ward Street between John Street and Sanders Street. Building per­ mits were granted, subject to in­ vestigation, to William Webster, addition to house, Willis Powell, garage, Gordon Hodgert, house. A comprehensive liability pol­ icy for the town was purchased at a premium of $558.19, Town To Receive English Gavel Exeter (England) city council will .present a mayor’s gavel to Exeter (Ontario) in honour of the latter’s new town status. The gavel will be made of wood from the old bridge which spanned the river Exe half a century ago. The local council learned of the gift at their meeting Tues­ day night, when clerk C. V. Pic­ kard read a letter from his counterpart in England. It said, in part: “City council passed a resolution of congratu­ lation which it is proposed to have inscribed on vellum and sent to your council.” “Council would also like to send a small gift which could serve to maintain a link between this very ancient city' and its youngest sister. “It has been suggested that a gavel made of old Exeter oak, which for centuries formed part of the foundation of the old wooden bridge over the River Exe which was replaced by a modern bridge at the beginning of this century.” The Exeter (England) clerk asked it this would be “an ac­ ceptable gift for the use of suc­ cessive mayors at meetings of the town council”. The local council was elated ■by the offer and will inform their English friends the gift would be most welcome and their interest appreciated. Pioneer Museum Opened At Goderich ! The Huron County Pioneer | Museum in the 95-year-old form- I er Central Public School, God­ erich, was officially opened Wed­ nesday when Tom Pryde, M.L.zk. for Huron County, cut the rib­ bon with a pair of ancient sheep shears, "symbolic of the museum itself which houses relics used by pioneers in Huron 'County. The museum Had its start with the purchase of the J. H, Neill collection at Gorrie. This has become the nucleus of a country-wide collection with Mr. Neill as curator. In charge of the ceremony which took place before the front door of the school, was S. H. Snyder of Colborne Town­ ship, chairman of the Huron County Council's Historical Com­ mittee. Warden, Arthur Nicholson in­ troduced the committee; S. H. Snyder, C. E. Asquith, Auburn, G. H. Jefferson, CHtxtOn; A. H« Erskine, treasurer, Harry Mc- Ureath, .Saltford. Mr. Snyder expressed apprecia­ tion to the Goderich Public School Board who had turned the building over to the county for a yearly rental of one dollar.