HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1951-10-11, Page 1Seventy-Ninth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11, 1951 Single Copy 6$
Lions Club Fetes
Ball Promoters
Clarence Fairbairn, manager
of the Exeter ball team and Clar
ence Boyle, manager of the Exe
ter Bantams, were guests of
honor at the Exeter Lions Club
at their suppei* meeting Friday
evening at the Central Hotel.
Mr. Frank Southcott, of Winni
peg, was also a guest.
Mr. Fairbairn thanked the club
for the support given the team
this summer and stated that he
has already made contacts for
building a good team next
son.
Mr. Boyle was pleased
the showing the Bantams
made. He promised the
that if they' won the
championship he would
them
said,
it.”
E.
talk on :
He was introduced by J. B.
Creech and the thanks of the
club were expressed by Sandy
Elliot.
H. L. Sturgis was the lucky
winner of a ham in a draw.
Sandy Elliot, R, D. Jermyn
and J. M. Southcott were called
to the dias each to receive a gift
which turned out to be two rab
bits and a chicken to be cared'
for until the next meeting, a
penalty for being absent at the
last meeting.
Navy League Tag Day will be
held in Exeter this Saturday.
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Bell gave an interesting
finance and investments,
introduced by
Centralia Squad Salutes Princess
Music Festival
November 5, 6
Splendid cooperation has been
received *• from school boards,
councils and teachers for the
South Huron Music Festival, ac
cording to Mrs. H. L. Sturgis,
directress.
“Every school area and all the
councils have given us financial
help” she said enthusiastically.
Date of the festival has been set
for Novembei* 5 and 6.
It will be held in the Public
and High
with Roy
supervisor
adjudicating.
Some 200 copies of the syllabus have been sent ouf to music
teachers and competitors
throughout the district. Dead
line for entries is October 24.
Mrs. Sturgis is hoping to get
a good entry list in the church
choir class and the band class.
It is expected that the Brussels
Bugle Band will be one of the
entries.
The Huronia Male Chorus,
sponsors of the festival, are well
organized to take ‘care of
rangements.
School Auditoriums,
Fenwick, provincial
of music in school,
At Least 34 Horses Set
For Races Wednesday
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One hundred flight cadets and three officers from
RCAF Station Centralia are ready to take part in the most
important parade of their careers.
On Friday, October 12, “come rain or come shine”,
these men will “present arms” to Their Royal Highnesses
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh when
royal couple visit RCAF Station Trenton that day.the
Horse racing fans will be as
sured. of an exciting day next
Wednesday when the second
meet of the Exeter Turf Club
will be held on the local track.
Secretary George Lawson re
ports 34 hopes are already en
tered to compete for the $1,200
purse. .More are expected to enter before Saturday, the closing
date.
Among those competing in the
event will be
Harvest Moon,
Ginnie Lee and
This race pro-
action since Hu-
The four classes which will
run are the free-for-all, 2.18,2.-
22, and 2.27. Purses are $300
for each class.
Tory Gregg popular announcer
from CKNX Wingham, will be
the master of ceremonies and
the Climie-Whitesell starting
gate will be used.
PUBLIC SCHOOL WINNERS Field day champions of the Exeter Public School hap
pily clutch their hard-earned cups. In the front row are Judy Snelgrove, junior girls; Ger
ald McBride, junior boys; and Margaret Francois, intermediate girls. Back row •—■ Ron
Crawford and Doug Wein, tied for intermediate boys; Loreen Venner, senior girls; Peter
Cowen, senior boys. —Jack Doerr Photo
Liberals To Pick
Huron Candidate
Huron Liberals will meet next
Tuesday in Hensall town hall
to pick their candidate for the
coming provincial election. Rus
sell Daly, president of the Wes
tern Ontario Liberal Association
will speak along with A.
Lean. M.P. and Alex
M.P.
The annual meeting
Huron-Perth Liberals
held at the same gi
Y. Mc-
Jeffery,
of
will
gathering.
the
be
Mon-
of
united in marriage
Mr. Norman Mitchell on
fast free-for-all
Huron Express,
Henley Wilkes,
Argyle Cratton.
mises plenty of
ron Express and Harvest Moon
have been battling it out on race
tracks all across Ontario.
At least three horses from the
local training barn will be in the
competition. Jack" MoYrisey, of
Crediton, will have Miss Donna
Direct and Exeter Lady in the
competition. Barbara Ann Grat
ton, owned by Lawrence Pollock,
of Parkhill and driven by Lloyd
Turvey will be entered along
with Barbara Ann Lee, owned by
Don Banting of Lucan.
Elected Director
At the annual meeting of the
Canadian Seed Trade Association
held in Toronto last week Mr.
S. MacNaughton was elected
director.
C.
a
Pryde Accepts PC Nomination
z With My Sleeves Rolled Up /
Chief Tells How
To Prevent Fires
Exeter Fire Chief Bill Cham
bers has some advice for house
holders this week, which -is Fire
Prevention Week all across
Canada.
Says Bill: “Clean your chim
neys and pipes, throw out oily
rags and old boxes not in use,
be careful where you store gaso
line and how you use jt.”
Most frequent causes of local
fires recently, according to the
chief, are electrical short cir
cuits, overheated stove pipes, and
careless use of gas and coal oil.
The voluntary fire department
called to 17 fires last year,
the first nine months of
the
and
that .......
Chief * Chambers also has some
advice on how to turn in an
alarm. “Call the telephone opera
tor and tell her there’s a fire.
She will call the firg hall and
sound the alarm. The first man
to reach the hall will answer
the phone. The callers should
stay on the line until the fire
man answers to tell him the ex
act location of the fire.
“No one,” the chief added,
“Should hesitate to call for fire
men eyen if the fire. may not
seem serious *at the time.” It’s
better to be safe than sorry.
The local fire brigade holds
practice on the first Thursday of
each month. Captain is Irwin
Ford, Members of the brigade
are Aljoe Sandsrs, Frank Creech,
Reg McDonald, Nelson Wells,
Ernest Wells, Lon Haryey, Ray
Smith, Jim Taylor, Fred Sim
mons, Russell Snell, Wes Ryck-
man, Doug HarUeSS, Ed HunteY-
Duvar, and Hilton Laing.
were
For
1951
that
stay
figure is well below
firemen hope it will
way.
M rs. Thomas Brock
Devonshire Native
Mrs. Thomas Brock, the form
er Mary Welsh, died at the home
of her son,
on Tuesday in
year.
She was the
and Mrs. John Welsh of Devon
shire, and lived to be the oldest
of a family of nine. She came to
Canada and this district at the
age of 18 and married Mr.
Brock one year later. Her hus
band, predeceased, died in 1913.
She lived on Huron street in
town and was a member of the
James Street United Church. An-
energetic woman, she liked to
work in her garden. She moved
to the home of her son, Fred, in
Hamilton three years ago.
Two sons and three daughters
survive her. They are: Thomas,
of Kirkton, and Fred, of Hamil
ton; (Mary) Mrs. Bert Clarke, of
London, (Edith Jane) Mrs. Er
nest Davis of Exeter, and (Edna)
Mrs. Swartz of Toronto. There
are also 12 grandchildren and
13 great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held in the
Hopper-Hockey Funeral Home on
Thursday with Rev. H. J. Snell
officiating. Interment was • in
Fred, in Hamilton
her ninety-sixth
daughter of Mr.
officiating. Interment was •
Exeter cemetery.
away
after
Lon-
Mrs.
Dies In California
Mrs. Mary MartinmannMrs. Mary Martinmann (n6e
Mary Shettler) eldest daughter
of A, P. Sheftler, formerly of
Dashwood, passed away in Eur-
J" October 7>
predeceased
Which time
Carrie have
Eureka.
eka, California oh
1951. Her husband
her in 1933 since
she and her sister
made their hOind iti
Grand Bend Man
Dies Suddenly
John Gill, a highly esteemed
resident of Grand Bend, died
suddenly at his home Sunday in
his 72nd year a He passed
from a heart attack soon
returning from a visit in
don with his dauhgter,
Keith Charlton. For 25 years Mr.
Gill farmed on the Mollard Line
in Stephen Township and moved
to Grand Bend eight years ago.
He was-an active member of the
Grand Bend
teacher in the
a member of
He was also
peace.
Surviving besides his
whose maiden name was
Foster are four sons, Russell,
Brampton; Wellwood and Willis,
Stephen Township; Douglas,
Grand Bend; one daughter, Mrs.
K. Charlton, Loudon and a sis
ter, Mrs. Arthur Baker,
Bend.
The
noon,
Harry Hoffman
Dashwood, conducted by Rev. W.
Smith. Following interment in
the Grand Bend cemetery a mem-
the
and
United Church, a
Sunday School and
the official board.
a justice of the
wife
Lily
Grand
fuhetal, Tuesday
was held from
funeral
after-
the T.
home,
orial service was held in
Grand Behd United Church
was largely attended.
Prepared to tackle the Novem
ber 22 Ontario election campaign
“with my sleeves rolled up”,
Tom Pryde accepted a unanimous
and unopposed nomination at the
Progressive Conservative meeting
in Hensall Wednesday night.
Mr. Pryde warned his follow
ers against over-confidence be
cause, he said, “there is a gen
eral feejing across the province
that the Frost
be returned
ity. But we
to see that
majority.”
“There will be, no question in
the world,” the winner of
former provincial elections
“that the people of Ontario
received good government.
“Provincial taxes have
government will
with a large major-
must all work hard
Mr. Frost gets that
two
said,
have
not
gone up. In spite of the rising
cost of living, the Ontario gov
ernment has not increased its
taxes in three years,” he said.
The province, Mr. Pryde said,
had done its utmost to keep
local taxes down by giving thou
sands and thousands of dollars
in grants to the municipalities.
Revenue of the province last
year was some $260,000,000 and
the government had handed back
to the municipalities about $100,-
000,000.
Grants Increased
Mr. Pryde quoted figures in
Huron, showing how much the
government had increased its
grants over the past seven years.
Public schools in Huron County
had received $82,000 in 1951
while in 1944 the figure was
around $4,000.
Every municipality in Huron
had received increased financial
assistance under the Frost reg
ime. Hospitals, schools, commun
ity centres,, roads and bridges
had all been helped by this gen
erous assistance. Without these
grants, local taxes would be
much higher, he said.
Mr. Pryde also stressed social
legislation enacted for women by
the last government. Women for
the first time were permitted to
serve on juries; a law had been
enacted giving women equality
of pay and work while no longer
could a man or woman be dis
criminated against because
race, color or religion.
Remove Crossings
Mr. Pryde referred to the
cent announcement of the high
ways minister of a long range
plan to eliminate level crossings
in the province.
“Everything the Frost govern
ment has undertaken has been
aimed at improving the standard
of living for all in Ontario,” the
candidate said.
He was nominated by Dr. E.
A. McMaster, m^yor of Seaforth,
who said the member was a man
who proved he was not a rubber
of
re-
stamp since serving in the pro
vincial assembly. He was well
liked by his colleagues at
Queen’s Park and had given
freely of his time and talents,
and he felt sure the electors of
„the riding would show their con
fidence in him by returning him
with a large majority.
Good Representation
Elmer D. Bell, K.C., president
of the Western Ontario Progres
sive Conservative Association, de
scribed Mr. Pryde as a member
who had given the riding good
representation in the Legislature.
He deserved a greater majority
in this election as did the Frost
government.
George Elliott, president of
the Huron Association, announced
that George Ginn had been ap
pointed returning officer for the
riding. L(e urged party workers
to lose no time in swinging to
action. Also on the platform
were Elgin McKinley, federal P.C. - - - -
tion, and Joseph
president of the
tion.
Mr. Pryde and
ficials,
Foote, V.C., minister of reform
institutions, entered the hall to
the music of the bagpipes.
Hensail town hall
with followers, who
masse, to cheer the
after his domination.
Also
Elgin
candidate in the last elec-
Murphy, vice
riding associa-
the party of-
including Rev. John
V.C.,
was filled
rose en
candidate
Simcoe Ousts Local Bantams
Derry Boyle’s Bantams, after
winning the W.O.A.A. Champion
ship were eliminated in the On
tario “B” semi-finals when they
bowed to the Simcoe team in two
straight games. But it was no
walkvover. The locals were in
there pitching till the last man
District Officers Install
I.O.O.R Officers
District Deputy Grand Master
R. B. Taylor, of Clinton, with
his staff, including Grand Mar
shall O. O. Martin, W. M. Coun
ter, George Beattie, H. McPher
son, E. Dale and G. Rumble
Visited Exeter I.O.O.F. Lodge 67
Tuesday night and installed the
following officers: J'.P.G., Arnold
Cann; H.G., G. A. McFalls.; V.G.,
W. J. Smith; Rec. Sec., E. A.
Howald; Fin. Sec., Lex McDon
ald; treasurer, W. C. Allison;
warden, W. J. Chambers; Con
ductor, O. S. Atkinson; O,G., A.
Coates; I.G., R. Belling; R.S.-
N.G., A. E. Keyes; L.&.N.G.,
Garnet Johns; R.S.V.G., A. Ten
nant; L.SkV.G., R. Hunter; R.S.-
S„ Arnold Campbell; L.S.S., Phil
ip Hern; chaplain, William Web
ster.
was out.
On Monday the lads motored
to Simcoe where they were de
feated 6-2. The weather was
anything but ideal for baseball.
Irvin Ford was on the mound
for Exeter with Dick McFalls
behind the plate, Exeter scored
their two runs in the third in
ning of a seven-inning game.
Simcoe scored one in the sec
ond, two in the third, and three
in the fourth. With two on bases
King, of Simcoe, clouted a triple
and scored on a bad throw to
third.
The return game was played
on the local diamond Wednesday
afternoon, when the visitors won
It was a pitcher’s battle
.Ford and Sabatines going
whole route. Both pitchers
17 strikeouts. The diamond
heavy from recent rains.
which turned into a pop fly to
fix~st and Cowen was caught off
third
man
hang
other
Derry Boyle
credit for the
he has given to the Bantams.
The line-up: Exeter—W. Pol
len, P. Cowen, R. McFalls, T.
Wade, D. McFalls, B. Taylor, J.
Heywood.
Simcoe—Pond, Rogers, King,
Sabatine, Cross, Kowalsky, Fish
er, Lovedaljr and Langford.
Umpires—Dale and Thorndyke.
for a double play. The last
struck out..
up their
season.
The lads will
uniforms for an-
deserves
time and
a. lot of
interest
2-1.
with
the
had
was[ The climax to the game and
the series came ih the last of
the ninth. Exeter was scoreless
up to that time. SimcOe had
scored one run in the seventh
and added another in the ninth.
McFalls, the first batter, came
through With a hit and stole
second. Pete Cowen hit a double
and scored McFalls. He went to
third on a bad pitch. With, the
tying run in third and with none
out Don Wells attempted a bunt
Mrs. N. Mitchell
0j-2S In Centralia
The passing of the late
etta Norris, beloved wife
Norman Mitchell and daughter
of the late Joseph Norris and
Catherine Miller, occurred at her
late residence on October 1. She
was the only surviving member
of a family of six. Her younger
life was spent in the Staffa com
munity. Her chief hobby was
painting. A number of her hand
paintings still adorn her home.
She was
with
June 5, 1907. Since that time
they have resided in the Cen
tralia community. She was an
active member of the Women’s
Association and the Missionary
Society
She
reaved
Ada of
West Lome and Florence (Mrs.
Kenneth Hodgins) of Centralia;
also six grandchildren, Marietta,
Norman and Linda Mitchell,
Eleanor Mae, Keith and Cather
ine Hodgins. r
The funeral service, which was
largely attended, was held in the
United Church and was conduct
ed by the pastor, Rev. >G. Bur
ton. Mrs. Penwarden presided at
the piano with the choir in at
tendance. “That Beautiful Land”
was sung by Mrs. Cooper Mc
Curdy and Mrs. Clare Green.
The high esteem in which the
deceased was held was expressed
through the many beautiful flor
al tributes from friends and re
latives and different associations
of the Jane Case Hospital, Dele-
ware, Ohio, where Ada Mitchell
is superintendent.
Six nephews were bearers—
Lyle, Alvin and Russel Worden
of Staffa, Willie Fawcett of Mit
chell, Clayton and Lloyd Has
kett of Lucan.
Mr. Jack Murdy of Lucan was
the funeral director with inter
ment in the Exeter Cemetery.
of the Centralia Church,
is survived by her be-
husband; three children,
Deleware, Ohio, Harold of
For days they have been
ing through their paces for
important ceremony.
Two of the officers with
Royal Guard—Flight Lieutenant
J. M. “Jim” Wicken of Victoria,
B.C., and Flying Officer G. V.
“Frosty” Frostad of Saskatoon,
Sask., have been out in front of
guards of honour on three prev
ious occasions. First, was the
graduation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization pilots at
Centralia in May and later1 dur
ing the Colours Presentation
ceremonies at RCAF Station.
Trenton in June of this year.
The third guard officer, Flying
Officer D. T. “Doug” Rivoire of
Ottawa, received his ceremonial
parade baptism at his own wings
parade some years ago.
Flight Lieutenant Wicken is
fast becoming as proficient with
a sword as he'is with the con
trols of one of the Air Radio
Officers School aircraft at Cen
tralia where he is deputy flight
commander. Flying Officer Fros
tad, too, feels he could give
Tyrone Power a few lessons in
the manly art of sword wielding.
Frosty has been an instructor
at Centralia for three
First he was with the Flying
Training School teaching fledg
lings to loop and roll the Har
vard. Then he moved to the In
strument Flying School where
he helped impart the homing
pigeon instinct into veteran
pilots. Just recently he has been
moved to Trenton where he will
again fly the Harvard aircraft,
this time from the front seat,
giving potential flying instruct
ors the benefit of his experience.
Flying Officer Rivoire is an.
instructor with the Flying Train
ing School at Centralia.
The 100 Flight Cadets Who-*,
make up the Royal Guard are
representative of the type of
young air-minded Canadians that
the RCAF are seeking to fill
the aircrew ranks of the fast
expanding Canadian air service.
Centralia Airmen
go-
this
the
years.
Drive Royal Car
Residents of Exeter and mem
bers of the RCAF, Centralia, are
playing a very important part in
the Royal tour now taking place
in Canada. Sgt. John Pascal, of
town, had the honor of being
’Chaeuffer for the Princess and
the Duke of Edinburg from Dor-
val Airport to Quebec. He per
formed the same duties at Ot
tawa and Hull and will at Wind
sor.
W.O.l. W. T. Greenhough, of
town, will be the driver of the
Princess’ car In Toronto and
Hamilton. Fit. Sgt, Scholard and
Sgt. Roy will be among the dri
vers of the party at Kingston
and Kapascasing.
Frost Financing Readies Ontario
For Seaway Project, Says Foote
Red Shield Appeal
To Reach $500
More than $&00' is exected
be collected for the Salvation
Army’s Red Shield Campaign in
Exeter.
Treasurer Jack Doery reports
that over $300 has already been
turned in and there are a num
ber of canvassers who have not
yet completed their rounds.
Any residents who have not
been contacted and wish to make
it donation, may do so by con
tacting Mr, Doerr,
to
Premier Leslie Frost’s handl
ing of the provincial treasury
has prepared Ontario for the St.
Lawrence seaway project, Hon.
John Foote,. V.C., minister of
Reform Institutions, told the
Huron P.C. meeting at Hensall, I
Wednesday night.
In paying a- personal tribute to i
the premier, the minister said, j
"one of his greatest contribu- j
tions to Ontario has been to ;
build up our credit in the world J
market so that the province is j
now in a position to go ahead i
with the seaway.” i
The former padre, one of 14 ;
in the world to hold the Victoria j
Cross, said the premier had re
fused the pressure to give popu
lar handouts to the people so |
that the province would be in a i
strong financial position for the ;
building of the huge seaway.
Ontario’s share of the cost of
the project would be somewhere
around $200 million, he said.
The seaway will provide tremen
dous electrical power besides the
transportation and development
advantages to Ontario,
The speaker said the premier
“has done a remarkable job in
handling the provincial funds.”
The former Presbyterian mini
ster, described as a "great hum
anitarian” by John Hanna, MLA,
l who introduced him, said
province had taken a great
in providing pensions for
needy, aged, the blind and
manently disabled people
were unable to earn money, He
.criticized the federal government
for handing out family allowan
ces to the people of Canada
; while, at the same time, it -claim-
ed it could not afford to look
after the permanently unemploy
ed.
Early Morning Driver
Hits Pump, Building
When a motor car went out
of control during the early hours
of Thursday morning, it struck
a taxi cab in front of "White’s
ice cream parlor, careened across
the road, knocked off the gaso
line pump of Snider Motors, car
ried it half way across the inter
section, then struck and knocked
off a “stop” sign and came to
rest up against R. E. Russell’s
building.
The driver suffered from
shock and received a cut on the
jaw while a companion was un
injured. The Delodau car was
badly damaged and a fender of
the taxi crumpled.
Joseph A. Delodau, of the
RCAF, Centralia, with Yvon Guy
as a passenger, were 'smotoring
north when the
i curred.
Night Constable
investigated. Dr.
called and Delodau
to the station hospital in an am
bulance.
A.
accident oc-
John Co wait
Dunlop was
was removed
the
Step
the
pet-
who
Wins Radio
Mrs. X Wellington Hern “was
the lucky winner of a new radio
ill the Moffat Feature Range
Contest sponsored by Snel-
grove’s. The draw was held Oh
Saturday night and Miss Judy
Snolgrovo drew the winning tic-
ket.1