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Page 12 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 5, 1951
Mon., Wed., Fri
and Sat. Eve.
- Skates Supplied *
Skating from 8:00 to 11:00
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.
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Willert Reunion
will be held at
Canatara Park, Sarnia
(drive to Border Bridge
and turn right*)
Sat. July 7
Bring your picnic basket for
day; table cloths, plates,
and spoons provided.
Lunch at 12 O’clock Noon
Join us and help make our sixth
reunion a success. Appreciate
your greetings if unable to at
tend.
the
cups
President:
William Willert,
Dashwood,
Ontario.
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Town Topics
Items pf Social and Personal Interest Ip and Around Exeter
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Delbritfge
and Dianne attended the wed
ding of Miss Betty Delbridge of
St. Marys on Saturday in the
United Church. Mis? Dianne Pel”
bridge was flower girl.
Picnic At Seaforth
For S.S. 7 Stanley
The annual picnic of S.S. 7
Stanley was held at the Lions
Park, Seaforth, on Friday, with
about 70 present. Sports were
enjoyed, winners being as fol
lows.
Girls under 6, Marjorie Tur
ner, Mary Stephenson and Ann
Stephenson; iboys under 6, David
Turner, Billy Turner; girls un
der eight, Jean Turner, Marlon
Forest, Wayne Love, Charles Ste-
Jean Turner and Norma Love;
Marion Turner, Ruth Turner;
boys under 11, Ivan Coleman,
Harold Parsons and Jack Cole
man; girls under 14, Phyllis
Workman, Marion Lemon.
Boys 14 and under, Floy<d Tur
ner, Ivan Coleman, Gerald Cole
man; young ladies race, Mae
Coleman, EJva Love, Margaret
porter; young men’s race, Bill
Consitt, Tom Consitt, Gerald
Parsons; girls three-legged race,
Mae Coleman and Grace Forrest,
ean Turner and Norma Love;
boys three-legged race, Tom Con
sitt and Gerald Coleman, Gerald
Parsons and Ken Porter,
Consitt and Floyd Turner;
sack race, Norma Love,
Turner and Ruth Turner;
under 12 sack race, Wayne Love,
Glen Reichert and Harold Par
sons.
Boys oyer 12 sack race, Jim
Love, Bill Consitt and Tom Con
sitt; girls kick the slipper, Mar
ion Lemon, Marion Turner, Phyl
lis Workman; ladies kick the
slipper, Margaret Porter, Mae
Coleman, Grace Forrest; boys
kick the shoe,-Tom Consitt, Bill
Consitt, Gerald Parsons; boys
under 12 wheelbarrow race, Ger
ald Coleman and Glen Reichert,
Harold Parsons and Jack Cole
man, Wayne Love and Leroy
Workman; boys over 12 wheel
barrow race, Kenneth Porter and
Gerald Parsons, Jack Coleman
and Bill Consitt,
Promotions For
S.S. 7 Stanley
The following are the promo
tion of S.S. 7, Stanley.
Promoted To Grade 8
Gerald Coleman, Marion Lem-
■on, James. Love, Floyd Turner
and Phyllis Workman.
Promoted To Grade 6
Ivan Coleman, Jack Coleman,
Donald Forrest, Norma Love,
Harold Parsons, Marion Turner
and Ruth Turner.
Promoted To Grade 4
Jean Turner and John .Consitt.
Promoted To Grade 3
Marion Forrest, Wayne Love,
Donald Parsons, Glen Reichert
and Leroy Workman.
Promoted To Grade 2
James Consitt, Kenneth Rei
chert, Charles ’Stephenson, Keith
Stephenson and Robert Turner.
Mrs. Laurabelle Reichert,
teacher.
Allot $500 For
School Books
Exeter District High
Board appropriated $500
books for the library at
meeting on June 2 G,
Librarian G. C. Koch
authorized to purchase the 1
ature for the use of pupils.
Contract for coal was let to J.
Lancaster, of St. Marys. He will
supply 160 tons at $13.95.
Mrs. Albert Ostland was en
gaged to run the cafeteria for
the' next term, She will have help from Mfs. Elmer Reeder
and, Miss Marion Smith,
Principal H. L. Sturgis report
ed on the year’s activities. He
commented favourably on the
small number pf staff absences. A more attractive year book has
been prepared by the pupils.
A mixmaster for the cafeteria
was authorized.
Arrangements were made for
a chest clinic to be held at the
beginning of school in Septem
ber. All persons working with
the children, including teachers,
cafeteria help, bus drivers and
janitors, are required to have
x-rays.
School
for
their
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Clarke, of
Stoney Creek, were at the home
of Mr. and Mrs, Claude Farrow
last week-end.
Mr. Bill Moise, Jr. of Blen
heim, visited ip town this week.
Mr. Neil Jones, pf Ottawa, is
visiting with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J, H. Janes at Grand
Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Parsons,
Detroit, are spending this week
end with relatives.
Mr. Andrew Campbell return
ed home Sunday after being ill
for a couple of weeks in St. Jose
ph’s Hospital, London,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Doerr and
family visited over the holiday
week-end with Mrs. Doerr’s sister
Mrs. A. Polzin and family in
Barrie.
Mr, and Mrs. Carfrey Cann
Pat and Donald are enjoying a
trip out west where they will*
witness the Calgary Stampede
and travel on to the coast,
Mr. and Mrs. Alf Coates
Miss Betty Coates returned
week from a trip to Banff,
berta. In Saskatchewan they
ited relatives at Filmore
Grenville.
Mrs. Glenn Davis, of Kenmore,
New York, is spending the week
at the home of• her brother. Dr.
E. S. Steiner.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Miller and
Mr. John Miller motored to*Ar
den and Napanee over the week
end. Mr. John Miller is remain
ing to visit relatives.
Miss Violet Hyde spent the
week-enr wijh Lillie Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kitchen, of
Waterford, spent the week-end
with Mrs. McAvoy and Miss A.
Sanders.
Week-end visitors with Mr.
Basil Preszcator and Mrs. Hale
were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Coulter
and son, Mr. and Mrs. S. Ruther
ford, Mr. Ewart Gardner, all from
London, also Mr. and Mrs.
Macks. Mrs. Hales son Roy is
home for seven days before go
ing away to start a new career
in the army.
Mr. and Mrs, Gordon May, of
Hamilton and Lieut. David Wal
ton of Camp Borden spent
holiday week-end with Mr.
Mrs.
Mrs. W. N. White of George
town, K.Y. and Mr. T. H. Sanders
Of Langley Praire, B.C., visited
with their sister, Mrs. Catherine
Hedden and brother Sidney San
ders and other relatives in town
last week.
Mr, and Mrs. William Swelt?-
er are spending the summer
months at their cottage at Knot
ty pine Hills,
Mr. Grant Collingwood of Tor
onto, visited on Monday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Collingwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Moore
have returned to Toronto after
visiting with Mr. and
Moore, EJxeter,
Mrs. M. L. Parker,
ton, is spending this
her parents, Mr, and
Harris, Gidley St.
Mrs. G. F. Roulston spent a
few days last week visiting with
her son V. L. Roulston of Sim
coe,
Miss Frances Taylor of Thor-
old Public School staff is attend
ing summer school in Hamilton.
of Usborne,
to Yorkton,
to the illness of
was liter-Change In
Library Hours
For July & August
MONDAY:
p.m., 7-9:30 p.m.
TUESDAY;
3-5 p.m.
THURSDAY:
p.m., 7-9:30 p.m.
SATURDAY:
p.m., 7-9:30 p.m.
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Mr$. G. Monteith
Life-Long Resident
The funeral of the late Mrs.
Geo. Monteith, who had reached
the ripe old age of 92, was held
Tuesday afternoon from her late
residence, south Thames Road,
conducted by Rev. William Mair
and assisted by Rev. James
thony.
A life-long resident of
community, Mrs. Monteith
enjoyed, remarkable health
until about three weeks
when she was confined to
bed. Her maiden name was
nle Allison.
Her husband predeceased
a number of years ago. Surviv
ing are one son, Edgar, and two
daughters, Mrs. Norman Wise
man and Mrs. Thomas Ballau-
tyne; a daughter-in-law, Mrs.
William Monteith, of Toronto;
two brothers, John T. Allison,
of the Thames Road; David, of
Clearwater, Man.;
Mrs. Robert Kydd,
seven
great grandchildren.
liam Monteith, George and Wil
liam, and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
Monteith, of Toronto, attended
the funeral as did relatives from
Wingham, St. Thomas and Lon
don.
The bearers were Messrs.
Lloyd and Roy Ballantyne, Mau
rice and George Monteith, Wil
liam dnn and Ted McIntyre.
Interment was in the Exeter
cemetery.
one sister,
of Exeter;
grandchildren and nine
......... Mrs. Wil-
Secretary:
Otto Willert,
Dashwood,
Ontario.
Annual
Association
r
Mrs, A. E.
of Hamil-
week with
Mrs, Chas.
Bill
girls
Jean
boys
3’5
3-5
The Library Will Be
Closed on Wednesday
Garden Party
KIRKTON
Wednesday July 18
GIRLS’ SOFTBALL GAME
AT 6:00 P.M.
Stratford Kroehlers
(Ont. Intermediate Champs ’50)
vs. Clifford Swing Skirts
(W.O. Senior -Champs ’50)
* JUVENILE AMATEUR
CONTEST AT 7:30 P.M.
Outstanding Amateur Juvenile
Talent from a Wide Area
ALL-STAR PROFESSIONAL
PROGRAM AT 9:00 P.M.
★ THE GIBBARD SISTERS
Toronto’s tip-top
tap dancing line.
★ BILLY MEEK
A brand new song and dance
comedian. Good clean humour
for young and old.
* TRLxiE McCormick
from Butte, Montana. Trick rope
spinning, unicycle performing
and novelties.
★ JOHNNY GOBDASH
Detroit’s sensational 16-year-old
juggler. An outstanding
performer.
* RUTH GIBBARD
Acrobatic dancing with
talent and beauty.
* NANCY McCAIG
Personality accordionist.
* TOM HAMILTON
Star of our 1949 show, back
popular request. Scotch comedy
at its best.
★ BETTY GRAY
“Miss Versatility” wizardry on
the xylophone, baton twirling,
popular vocals and dance routine,
recently featured with
Guy Lombardo.
★ JAN LATIN
A breath-taking aerial acrobat.
One of odr feature attractions,
* LEN BURT
Professional accompanist.
Adults 750 Children 300
Advance Sale to July 12:
Adults 650, Children 250
Lyric
THEATRE
Phone 431
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by
Previews Its
Coming Attractions
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
July 6 and 7
Iroquois Trail'
(Colour)
★ George Montgomery
Breuda Marshall
The terror of the tomahawk!
—as a thousand rage-maddened
savages ride the most dreaded
warpath of them all!
MONDAY & TUESDAY
July 6 and 10
‘The Asphalt
Jungle’
(Adult)
★ Sterling Hayden
★ Louis Calliem
The city under the city
New York . . .
and
last
Al-
vis-
and
William May.
the
and
Mr.
WHALEN
and Mrs. Ed Herford
Mrs. Ross Oke,
has been called
Sask., owing
her father.
Mrs. Frank
Mrs. Coleman,
ed Tuesday from a pleasant holi
day spent at Woolcott, Roches
ter and Canandaigue Lake, New
York,
their
Rev.
They
as before returning home.
Mr. F. c. Beaupre and daugh
ter, Irene, motored to Irquois
foi’ the week-end and were
companied home by Mr.
Mrs.
Coates and sister,
of Lucan, return-
where they visited with
sister and brother-in-law,
Harold and Mrs. Dickins.
also visited in St. Thoni-
Strathroy horse
Bay Parkinson
and Mrs. Bert
of
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
July 11 and 12
‘Al Jennings Of
Oklahoma’
(Colour)
Dan Duryea
Gale Storm
. . . horses . .
★
★
Cow’boys
tion to thrill the hearts of
MATINEES
Saturdays and Holidays
at 2:30 p.m.
SEAFORTH LIONS CLUB
Sixteenth Annual
Summer Carnival
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Intermediate O.B.A.
BASEBALL
Monday, July 9
at 6:30 p.m.
CENTRALIA vs EXETER
ac-
all!
JULY 11
of
Elkton, Michigan, were holiday
visitors "with Mr. and Mrs. J.
Finkbeiner.
Mr. and Mrs. Milne Pullen and
Donald Messrs. Jack and Ross
Duffield attended
races on July 2.
Mr. and Mrs.
and family, Mr.
Duffield and family attended the
ball game at Mitchell on Mon
day.
Miss Eileen McKenna, St.
Marys, spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Duffield.
Miss Gloria Hardy, Deoizes is
holidaying with Donna Parkin
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Parkinson
and family were at a Family Re
union on Sunday at the home of
the latter’s brother,
Grose Devizes. Mr.
Arthui* Hardy and
Devizes were present also.
Mrs. Olive Frederick of Pitts
ford New York is spending sev
eral weeks with Mr. and Mrs.
William French.
Miss Elva Morley returned
home last week from visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Morley at
Hajzel Park, Michigan. She was
accompanied home by Mrs. R.
G. Moeller, Detroit and Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Moeller, Jersey
New Jersey.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Baillie
ed recently with Mr. and
Robert Kerr of Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Porter, Mr.
Bill Porter and Miss Betty Sza-
lio, London, were week-end visit
ors with Mr. and Mrs.
Morley.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Clandeboye, visited on
with Mr. and Mrs. William Mor
ley.
Mrs. William French enter
tained several children on Wed
nesday afternoon in honor of
Laura’s second birthday and
j Earl’s fourth birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Melleville Gunn
ing and Muriel visjited recently
with Mr. and
Elimville.
I Miss Ann
is holidaying
Roy Hodgins
Mrs. Ronald Squire attended a
tea at Mrs. Wes Revington’s
home in Lucan on Wednesday
afternoon In honor of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Harry McNaughton, a
June bride.
Mr. Lorne
and Mrs.
family of
City,
visit-
Mrs.
William
Hodgins,
Sunday
Mrs. Bruce Cooper
Baokovy, Toronto,
with Mr. and Mrs.
for two weeks.
Lions Park, Seaforth
WHEELS OF FORTUNE
MIDWAY
ENTERTAINMENT
DANCE
MONSTER PARADE FIRST NIGHT
MAJOR PRIZE DRAW
Whalen Picnics
S.S. Picnic
The annual S.S. picnic was
held at the Park in Stratford on
Thursday, June 28, Around sev
enty sat down to dinner and' sup
per. During the afternoon there
was a ball game, also sports. Ice
creaftr was served for supper.
School Pichic
Miss Florence Kirk entertain
ed the pupils and small children
of the section on Wednesday
afternoon. The afternoon was
spent in sports. Refreshments
wore served. Congratulations to
all the pupils who passed their
mid summer exams and their
teachers. \
Misses Barbara Gibbings and
Edith Kain, of London, were re
cent visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Klahre,
ac-
and
Keith Beaupre, who are
spending their holidays at the
Beaupre cottage at Point Clark
Beaeh.
Mr, and Mrs. Thos. Page and
three sons, of Sarnia, spent the
holiday week-end at the home of
Mrs, -N. Hannigan. The twins,
Tom and Ted, are remaining foi-
a couple of weeks holidays. Jack
and George Dishman, of London,
are also spending a couple of
weeks with Mrs. Hannigan.
Mr. and Mrs. L.
were week-end visitors
G. Westcott and Mr.
Harvey Pollen.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Miss Beatrice Albert visited
and Mrs. Harold
Monday.
Mrs. Edward
guests for the
daughter, Hazel
grandchildren Robert and Barry.
Mr. Allan Hobbs -of Galt and
Miss June Gordon of Toronto
spent Sunday and Monday with
Mr. and Mrs. T. .0, Southcott.
Misses”Carrie and Minnie May
of Toronto spent the week-end
with Miss May Jones.
Those
the late
Mrs.
Fraser,
Jack Ogden, Emmett
Mr. and Mrs. Ogden
of London, Mrs. Wesley Filkins
Howell, Michigan, Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Mills, Lakeside, Mrs.
Armitage, Lucan, Mrs. Nadiger,
Dashwood.
Lawrence
with Mrs.
and Mrs.
Flint
Broderick
and
Mr.
last
Johns had as
week-end
•Margison,
her
and
attending the funeral of
Mrs. Ogden were:
Daisy Pond
Toronto,' Mr. and Mrs.
and Mrs.
Michigan,
and Jean
James St. School
Enjoys Picnic
About 275 members of the
James Street congregation and
Sunday School enjoyed a picnic
at Seaforth Lions Park, Wednes
day afternoon of last week. Ar
riving about 5:30 p.m. a picnic
supper with ice cream and
chocolate milk was served fol
lowed by sports and games for
young and old under the direc
tion of Carfrey
Cudmore, Howard
Garnet Hicks. A
ble was enjoyed
folk.
Following were
the races: Girls J
Bridges, Louise Hockey, Pat
Cann; boys S to 9, Bill Ellering-
ton,
girls
nor
ton;
Ron ________ __ _____ o__
12-13, Jani<h Hamilton, Jeanette
Beaver, Maigaret Sanders; boys
12-13, Charles Kernick, Hugh
Rundle, Jack Taylor; girls 13-
15, Janice Hamilton, Eleanor
Jones, Jeanette Beavers.
Young men, Bill Batten, Roh
Crawford, R. McFalls; married
men, H. Holtzman, K. Hockey,
Howard Kerslake; young mar
ried ladies, Hazel Westcott,
Ethel Cushman, Lillian Tenant;
three-legged, girls, Eleanor
and
and
and
race,
Ron
yards, Asa Penhale, Andy Dikon,
Arthur Rundle; throwing ball in
ipail, Mrs. Pearl Blssett, Edgar Squires; ladies’ nail-driving con
test, Mrs. Alda Anderson, Mrs.
Garnet Hicks; men driving
spikes, Archie Ryckman,
Love; driving 'blind pig,
Cole, Bob Down.
Cann, Mervin
Kerslake and
peanut scram-
•by the little
results of
9, Donna
Doug Jermyn, Bob Jones;
10-11, Helen Jones, Elea-
Jones, Heather MacNaugh-
boys 10-11, Doug Wein,
Crawford, Jim Scott; girls
Jones
Cann
Boyle
Sack
Wein,
Joan Broderick, Pat-
Jean Taylor, Nancy
Helen Jones; boys’
Bill Pollen, Doug
Crawford ; stepping 7 &
Hugh
Ruth
Socrates: If all out misfor
tunes were laid on one common
heap, whence everyone must take
an equal portion, most people
would be content to take their
own and depart.
ADMISSION 350
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/Lakeview Casino
GRAND BEND
Wednesday, July 11
$2,400.00 IN PURSES
$600
a $600
$600
CUMIE-WHITESELL STARTING GATE WILL BE USED
Woollen Blankets Donated to the Winner of Each Race hy
Chambers & Darling, Exeter District Co-Operative, Jones,
MacNaughton Seeds Ltd., Graham Arthur, Fred Newton.
OPEN RACES CLOSE SATURDAY, JULY 7
HORSES ELIGIBLE JULY 7
$600
Free-for-all, Trot or Pace
Sponsored by J. W. Weber
Canadian Distributor, Dr. Salsbury’s Laboratories
Grand Bend Stake TroFwp^e
(Silver Tray Donated by Sponsors)
2.24 Class, Trot or Pace
' Sponsored by H, R, Sherwood,
Massey Harris Sales and Service
2.28 Class, Trot or Pace
Sponsored by Tuckey Transport
and Tuckey Kist Beverages
Dancing Every Night
bobby downs
And His Orchestra
EXETER RACES
0
f
1:30 P.M. D.S.T.
Betting Privileges on the Grounds Announcer: Tory Gregg, CKNX
One of the Best Race Meets in Western Ontario
$20 Cash Prize Given to Best Dressed Outfit
Donated by Central Hotel, C. E. and A. L. Acheson
Exeter Turf Club
FRANK TAYLOR,
President
jack m6rrissey,
Chairman,
GEO. W. LAWSON,
Sec..Treas.
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