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'Goldie'Cochrane
Honored At
Kitchener Rites
John G. “Goldie” Cochrane o£
Exeter was recognized as one o£
the four greatest hockey players
who ever played in Kitchener at
the opening o£ the new arena
gardens in that city on Thanks
giving Pay.
Trank Selke, general manager
of Montreal Canadians,* also paid
tribute to Mr. Cochrane as one
of the men who inspired him in
the field of hockey.
Mr. Cochrane, or “Goldie” as
he is affectionately known to
hockey fans and friends in this
area, played Senior “A” hockey
in Kitchener around 1906. Later
he played professional hockey in
Michigan and was a member of
the first Montreal Canadians
team when it was organized in
1910. He alternated between the
positions of centre and rover.
In a poll conducted among
hockey fans in Kitchener, Mr.
Cochrane, Milt Schmidt and Art
Hiller of Boston Bruins, and Jim
Coleman, a teammate of Mr.
Cochrane’s, were selected as the
four best hockey players pro
duced in Kitchener,
Trank Selke, manager of
Montreal Canadiens who played
an exhibition game at the gar
dens, paid tribute to Mr. Coch
rane and Mr. Coleman as two
of the men who inspired him in
his hockey career.
Mr. Cochrane for* many years
managed the dome rink in Ex
eter and was instrumental in
building the great Exeter-Zurich
hockey team which played there
years ago. Later he managed
Leavitt’s Theatre. He is now a
patient in Westminster Hospital.
He was invited to the official
opening ceremonies of the Kit
chener Memorial Auditorium but
due to ill-health was unable to
be present. His son and daughter-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
Cochrane, attended.
Down
The
A reorganization of the men's
bowling league was affected on
Tuesday night when the execu
tive met with team captains to
draw up a schedule.
The 16 teams in the* league
are divided into two eight-team
sections. The top four from each
loop will enter the playoffs.
Tn the “A"' group are Keglers,
Spare Parts, Spares, Maroons,
Tradesmen, Pinpoppers, Big Six
and Dukes. In the “B” group
are the Strikes, Butchers, Whizz
Bangs, Rural Rollers, Apple
jacks, Cliuckers, Short Circuits
and Willard’s,
The scores posted a week ago
and published in this column
last issue will have no effect on
the standing. They will, how
ever, be used to determine handi
cap scores, •
New scoring system of the
league allows two points to the
winner of each game and a sin
gle point for high total pins.
The schedule for next week is
as follows:
Monday 7:00-0:00
Keglers vs. Spare Parts
Pinpoppers vs. Tradesmen
Big Six vs. Dukes
Monday 9:00-11:00
Spares vs. Maroons
Strikes vs. Butchers
Whizz Bangs vs. Rural Rollers
Wednesday 7:00-9:00
Applejacks vs. Cliuckers
Short Circuits vs. Willard’s
Bob Wildfong
Tops Plowers
In North H uron
Bob Wildfong, 15-year-old son.
of Mr, and Mrs. Trank Wild
fong, R.R. 1, Exeter, captured
the best tractor-plowed land
award at the North Huron
Plowing Match held at Cran-
brook on Friday,
Bob was tops in his class of
boys and girls under 19 and
claimed the Esso Special Tractor
Award for the best land,
Last* week Bob also captured
first prize in the junior class at
the south Huron Plowing Match
thus winning a free trip to the
international Plowing Match at
Ingersoll. The young expert’s
coach is his father.
Several other South Huron
plowmen captured awards at the
North Huron match.
Lome Passmore, of Exeter, a
plowing match veteran and form
er branch champion, won the
senior tractor class. Ross Jef
fries, also of Exeter, placed
fourth in the same division.
Elgin Hendrick of Grand Bend
was second in the boys and girls
division.
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George Rathburn and Anna
Westman, senior grade students
of Revere will compete in the
public speaking contest to be
held in Lucan on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Westman
of London visited with Mr.
Westman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Westman, on Monday.
Mrs. Alice Wiper of London
visited over the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moore and
family.
Twelve pupils of Revere Pub
lic School with their teacher,
Mrs. Cecil Bowman, marched in
the parade at Ilderton^Tair and
received a five-dollar prize for
their effort.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Metters
and Charles spent the week-end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Westman.
Misses Olla and Evelyn Moore
visited friends at Woodstock on
Sunday.
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Messrs Ross Gunning, and Jim
Walker of Toronto were visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Miller on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Rodd and
Terne were Sunday visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. Lome Passmore at
Thames Road.
Mr. and Mrs. Wib Coward of
London and Miss Muriel Coward
of Exeter were visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. Lome Passmore at
Thames Road.
Mr. and Mrs. Wib Coward of
London and Miss Muriel Coward
of Exeter were visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. John Coward for
Thanksgiving Day.
Miss Terne Rodd, oE London,
spent the holiday week-end at
her home here.
Mrs. William Dickey and fam
ily visited on Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Tord.
Mr. and Mrs. Mason Anderson
and David and Robert of Lon
don were Sunday visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. La Verne Rodd
and Wayne.
Thanksgiving visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Cann were Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer
and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cole and
family of Toronto, and Mrs. Wil
liam Urquhart of Kirkton and
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hern and
children of Zion.
Visitors and callers at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Johns during the holiday week
end were:' Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Hodge of Ripley, Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Johns and children of
Kirkton, Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Johns and children of Ilderton,
Mr. and Mrs. Alec Wilson and
sons Kenneth and Donald also
Mr Morley Nelson and Miss Mai-
zie Johnson all of London, and
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johns and
baby son of Elifnville.
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Miss Nona Pym of London,
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Wanner of
Sarnia spent the holiday week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Pym.
Miss Doris Elford visited last
week in London and Stoney
Creek.
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. Mac Hodgert on the birth
of their son at Victoria Hospital
on Monday of last week.
Miss Margaret Cann attended
the Guenther-Wilson wedding at
Grand Bend on Saturday.
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Knight on the birth
of their daughter.
Mrs. Higgins of Exeter visited
with her daughter, Mrs. Orville
Beaver, and Mr. Beaver, last
week.
Mr, and Mrs. Clifford Rohde
of Hamilton, Miss Laura . Mae'
Rohde of Mitchell called on Mr.
and Mrs. William Rohde on
Monday.
Mrs. J. Miller returned to her
home near Staffa after visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Matthew
Thomson.
Mr. and Mrs. James McCul
lough and family of Gravenhurst
visited during the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cann. j
We are glad to report that j
Mr. William Jeffery has re-1
turned home from the hospital (
much improved. j
Mr. and Mrs. Aimer Passmore, ■
David and Dennis visited on I
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd '
Sparks of Kincardine. !
Miss Elsie Bray of LondonI
spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Bray.
Mrs. Mac Hodgert and infant
son returned home from the hos
pital on Saturday afternoon.
Miss Ann Elford is staying with
Mrs. Hodgert for awhile.
Mrs. William Rohde and Doug
las visited on Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. William Thomson of
Woodham.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cann,
Mr. and Mrs. William Cann
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ches
ter Merkley of London on Sun
day evening.
The sympathy of the commUn-
ity is extended to Mr. and Mrs.
Roy McLeod and .family in the
passing o£ Mr. McLeod’s brother
of Port Arthur last week; also
to Mr. and Mrs. William Snow
and family in the passing of Mr.
Snow’s uncle in England recent
ly and to Mr. and Mrs. Matthew
Thomson in the passing of her
sister who lived in the West.
The Thanksgiving meeting of
the W.A. and W.M.S. was held
at the home o£ Mrs. Robert Mil
ler on Wednesday afternoon of
last week.
Mission Band will be held
Saturday afternoon in the church
basement at 2:30 p.m. .
The Sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper was observed during the
church hour. Ten new members
joined the church and three
were transferred f r o m o t h e r
churches.
The missionary picture of Dr.
and Mrs. Darby of Bella Bella
of British Columbia were shown
during the Sunday School hour
Huron Coynty
Crop Report
By G. W. MONTGOMERY
Unseasonable very fine wea
ther during the last four days
of this week has greatly helped
in speeding up the harvesting of
the white bean crop, ripening of
the soybean crop and consider
able progress has been made
with silo filling operations and
also in the combining, of clover
seed. 'Wheat seeding has been
completed and with excellent
moisture and warmth, sprouting
of the crop is quite rapid. Har
vesting of sugar beets has com
menced in some sections o£ the
south end of the county and are
reported as being about an aver
age crop. Pastures and new seed
ings are in splendid condition.
on Sunday morning and were
greatly enjoyed.
The South Section meeting of
the W.M.S. Presbyterial was held
on Friday in Thames Road Unit
ed Church.
Thames Road United Church
anniversary will be held on Sun
day, October 21.
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