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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1951-11-01, Page 1£ 1 Maj Seventy-Ninth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1951 Costumes Entertain Crowd i!’ln.esmln.lni“red At Lions* Annual Party Wh en Pole Snaps Hugh Davis, linesman for H.B.P.C., sustained shock I* I 4 Single Copy 60 Wild imagination was let loose when close to 4Q0 costumed children entertained parents and Lions at the annual Hallowe’en party sponsored by the Lions at the Exeter evening. Costumes nibals were light of the crowd by children from toddlers to teen-agers and prizes were given for the best three in fifteen classes. The Exeter Band led the color- arena on Wednesday from clowns to can- displayed to the de- Check Voters’ List Town Clerk Urg es Town clerk, C. V. Pickard urges all taxpayers and tenants to make "sure their names are properly recorded in the voters’ list, now being posted for the forthcoming municipal election. Applications for additions or corrections in the lists must be made to the clerk before next Wednesday, November 7. Nom­ inations for town council will bd held on Monday, November 26 and an election, if necessary, will take place on Monday, December 3. To be entitled to vote, a re­ sident must be 21 years or older, an owner* or tenant or the wife of an owner or tenant, and a British subject. No one is whose name is not on the whose name has not been by November 7. In Exeter, a total of persons are eligible at the pre­ sent time to cast their ballott. allowed to vote list or added 1,711 Stephen Banquet Stephen Federation of Agri­ culture will hold its annual ban­ quet in the Exeter Legion Hall next Wednesday night. Dr. G. E. Hetman of O.A.C. Guelph will be the guest speaker. ■Mrs. Harry Stevens left Wed­ nesday for Charlottetown, P.E.I. to join her husband who is with the R.C.A.F. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. ■family of Brampton week-end with Mr. Jack Delbridge. The Rev. C. L. Messrs. William Middleton, O. S. Atkinson, R. A. Crawford, B. S. Case, R. Genttner, R. P. Luxton, P.- D. Dunsford, and L. Day at­ tended a supppr meeting of the Deanery of Huron Laymen held at Blyth. Mr. Percy Rowe of Saginaw and his niece Mrs. Harvey Stone of Peck, Mich., visited with rela­ tives here Mrs. Sid ing friends Credit and Mr. John Caldwell is on the critically sick Hospital. WO1 Wilf Thursday for he was scheduled to drive the Royal car. With him was Sgt. Roy who drove in the proces­ sion. ~ The Young People of James Street United guests of the Main St. group in their church for a get-together on Friday night. Mr. William Middleton, Mr. R. Genttner and Rev. C. L. Lang­ ford were present at the Lay­ men’s Banquet. of the Deanery of Lambton held in Watford. Messrs. Keith Brintnell and Wilmer Preszcator have return­ ed home from Alberta. They spent the summer there. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Holtz­ man accompanied by Mrs. D. Finkbeiner spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Parsons in Detroit. Mrs. Finkbeiner stayed in Detroit for a visit and Mrs. G. Baynham, who had been visiting in Detroit, returned with Mr. and Mrs. Holtzman. Mr. Jas. Bowey ahd sister, Mrs. Grainger, spent the week­ end in Hamilton with the latter’s daughter, Mrs. T. O’Hara. The London Free Press pro­ duced a photo of a farmer with a 15-pound turnip. That’S a fair sized turnip for down Middlesex way but its not in it with what is grown in the Huron vegetable growing belt. Ted Pooley has one that weighs 25 lbs. Dr. Dunlop is in Victoria Hos­ pital, Lbndon, having suffered a collapse last week and was tak­ en to hospital in an ambulance. His condition is somewhat im­ proved. Mr, and Mrs. Percy Passmore and Alice, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cann attended the anniversary at Granton on Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Wil­ liam Hodd. Miss Helen Anthony sustained a bad fall on the sidewalk in London last Wednesday. Hunter and spent the and Mrs. Landford, last week. Davis has been visit- and relatives in Port Fort Erie. list in St. Joseph’s <© Greenhough left North Bay where They returned Tuesday. Church will be fulful parade from Cann's yard to the arena. Apples and soft drinks to all children present at the start of the evening and a movie was shown after costumes were judged. The popular “Dolly Dollars” raffled by the Exeter Chapter af raffled by the Exeter Chapter of lucky ticket-holder F. of Hamilton. Winners of prizes for tumes were as follows: Brian Hall, ^yayne Bowen, Bobby Skinner; Indians, Judy Snelgrove Elmer Ince, Elizabeth and Mary Cochrane; Clowns, Shirley Gentt- ner, Donald Cann, Eric Price; Fancy, Tom Ellerington, Arlene Love, Jane Farrow; Devil, Ver­ non Heywood/1 Ghosts, Freddy Wells. Betty Dickson, Nancy Bra­ dy; Couples, Karen Heywood and Yvonne Fisher, Heather Mac- Naughton and Sally Acheson; Dianne Ryckman and Marion Bel­ ling. Cowboys and Cowgirls, Carolyn Simmons, Lome Turnbull, Johnny Harness; Witches, Geoffrey Pear­ son, Ruth Ann Finch, Jeannie Sutherland; Animals, Shirley Wurm, Linda Suider, Bonnie and Susan Doerr; Comic, Ricki Men­ ard, Dianne Delbridge, Joyce Bowers; National. Pam Ersman, Margaret May, Melvin Finkbeiner Hobos, Ronald Allen, Skinner, Barbara Allison. Prizes for costumes not fied went to Carol Menard, Embry, Betty Ann Stevans and Janet Skinner. Judges were Loretta Seigner, Anne Kartushian and Barbara A. Southcott. mill- went Hlushko best cos- Pirates, Grant classl- Elaine Crowd Jams Rink For Legion Bingo Exeter Arena bulged at the edges to ‘accommodate the huge crowd which participated in the Exeter Legion bingo Tuesday night. Special attraction was the draw for a hard-top convertible which was won by E. W. Gurney of Royal Oak, Mich. Seller of the winning ticket was Harry Parsons also of Michigan, formerly of Exeter, who receives $25. The $1,000 jackpot was split among three persons, Mrs. Larry Taylor, Exeter; Glenn Shepherd, Thedford and Martin Murray, of Dublin. Mrs. T. Coates, Hensall; .Mar­ tin Hickey and Mrs. Lawson, of Exeter, split the $150 prize. Jack Pryde, Exeter and Thelma Eastman, London, shared the $100 bingo and Wm. Costello, of St. Marys and Jack England of Crediton won $25 each. Over 1,800 attended and filled the rink, the gallery and even the dressing rooms. The Legion Auxiliary did brisk business at the booth. President Fred Darling called for the Harvey draw. a bingo and Vice-President Pfaff presided for Main Street the ob- Anniversary Main Street United Church served theii* anniversary on Sun­ day with Rev. A. E. Holly, sup­ ply minister, conducting the services for the day. Good con­ gregations were present for both services. Special music was pro­ vided, the choir singing two an­ thems. The anthems in the mor­ ning were “Rejoice the Lord Is King” and “Nearer My God to Thee”; and in the evening “I Will Praise Thee, O ord” and “Now the’ Day Is Over”. A beautiful basket of flowers adorned the pulpit in memory of the ‘ ... John Ferguson, placed there by Mrs. Ferguson. Mr. Holley took for his mor­ ning theme “The Church Tri­ umphant”. In establishing church Jesus did not see out numbers but he selected twelve apostles and these he said were as the salt of the earth: as a light that was set upon a rock. “Was he thinking that those twelve men would permeate the whole world?” asked the speak­ er. Satanic power is in the world and as long as there is a church there will be evil to over­ come. If the church fails to hear the voice of God and listens to the voice of men, then is it doomed. “Has the time come for the church 'to re-examine itself as to what it believes?” asked the speaker. “Are Christians aware of the price at which they have been bought?” “Are we sure that Jesus Christ has over­ come the world so that we can trust him implicitly.” We, as a church should re-dedicate our­ selves for the work of church in our midst. James Street church closed \their evening service in favour jof ain Street anniversary; late Provincial Constable his the the and bruises when a pole on which he was working snapped at the base and fell. The incident happened Wednesday afternoon as the hy­ dro crew was repairing a line at the corner of Wellington and Main streets. Hugh was working on the wires at the top of the pole when it snapped Fortun­ ately, the pole fell away from him and Jxe was able to roll away as it struck the ground, Mr. Davis was taken to London in an, ambulance for examination. Install New CO In Friday Parade Group Captain W. F. M. New­ son, DSO, DFC and bar will of­ ficially turn over command of RCAF Station Centralia to Group Captain W. W. Bean Friday just before a flight of cadets receives its wings. Group Captain Newson has been posted to Trenton where he will become Senior Air Staff Officer. After the transfer of com­ mand, AGroup Captain Bean will conduct the parade and Group '.................. will present to the gradu- Captain Newson wings and speak ates. . Group Captain over command at Centralia in June, 1949. During the war he officer of the and Af- Air the 34 Newson took was commanding famous Pathfinder squadron served with Ferry Command, ter hostilities ended he was Cadet Liason Officer1 RCAF for two years, years old. Group Captain W. 38. has been Director telligence at airforce ters since June, 1950. A graduate of National De­ fence College, Kingston, he join­ ed the RCAF shortly before the war. He was posted overseas in 1941 where he joined 415 squadron of Coastal Command with whom he served as a flight commander and later as squadron command­ er. G/C Bean returned to Cana­ da in 1943 to take an operation­ al training unit staff officer posi­ tion and in 1944 was appointed director of operatonal training for the RCAF. He later served in the Air Planning Directorate and for two years was secretary to the Chiefs of Staff committee in Ottawa. for He is W. Bean, of Air In- headquar- Lay Pipe From Woodham Well In Spite Of Farmers* Opposition Public Meeting Of Authority To Discuss Conservation Plans Workers are going ahead, with plans to lay water J)ipes from a well near Kirkton to the RCAF Station at Centralia despite the protests of district farmers who claim the well will drain their water supply. r How thousands of dollars of taxpayers’ money are being spent for conservation purposes in the Ausable watershed will be dis­ cussed at a public meeting in the high school on Friday, Nov­ ember 9. Projects like the reforestation of Hay swamp, the new river channel at Port Franks, develop­ ment of the Arkona park and others ' will be dealt with 'by a panel of experts, including top officials from the Ontario De­ partment of Planning and Devel­ opment. Feature speaker of the eve­ ning will be Dr. G. E. Pleva, U.W.O. Professor, and an author­ ity on conservation in Ontario. Entertainment will be provided by the Huronaires, a local male quartette. Music Festival will Hur- Attracts 300 Three hundred entries compete in the first South on music festival which will be held Monday, Tuesday and Wed­ nesday of next week. Climax of the festival will be a concert by contest winners in the public school Wednesday night. Music scholarships special merchants’ be presented to the winners. held on the high and awards will Competitions will be Monday and Tuesday in school auditorium. On Tuesday afternoon it is expected children will take part in the sclioral singing classes. Dr. G. R. Fenwick, supervisor of music for the Ontario Depart­ ment of Education, will be the adjlidicatoi* and vited to attend Three music be donated by Chorus—one for piano and one for both the highest boy and girl in the vocal classes. Special awards donated by merchants in town will be awarded to winners in other classes. that 400 the public is in- the sessions, scholarships will the Huron Male Exeter Egg Grading Pioneers Celebrate Golden Wedding When a Canadian housewife ..purchases a carton of Govern­ ment-graded eggs for her break­ fast table she probably is una­ ware of the fact that the ground­ work for the present egg-grad­ ing system was laid by a form­ er Exeter couple who marked their golden wedding anniver­ sary at their home in London on Friday. Back in 1907, after an acci­ dent made farming impossible for him, C. F. Hooper launched in a modest way a “new-laid egg” business in Exetqr. white from were ture. Mr. and Mrs. Hooper relished a new-laid egg and they figured that there must be many people like them. Thus began a husband and wife project to market eggs guaranteed to be strictly fresh. A bit of amatuer research con­ vinced them that candling was imperative, even for eggs taken immediately from the nests. Mr. Hooper took as his gauge space not more than a size”. Not Familiar Neither the farmer customer was educated idea of egg quailty 40 years _ and Mr. Hooper admits, that he was sometimes considered “fussy”. Their efforts were re­ paid, however, as the years el­ apsed. When the couple retired in 1929 moving to London after 21 years in the egg business, the Hooper name was widely known in Ontario as a source of top quality eggs. In a recent issue of the “Am­ erican Egg and Poultry Review,” Secretary o,f Canadian Produce Association ’John I. Brown pays tribute to Mr. Hooper and says in part “Those in Canada in a position to know the background of the modern Canadian egg grading system are agreed that to C. F. Hooper, of London, formerly of Exeter, must go the credit for the present set-dp of egg grades in the Dominion,” Looking* back to his early years in the business, Mr. Hoop­ er believes that he and his wife built their philosophy “We’ll do the straight thing with the farmer and with the customer and take the con­ sequences.” Friday, Mr. Hooper “going 83” and his wife, who will 80 in January, were taken drive by their Cam, Exeter, and to their home to versary supper. nephew, returned have an on be on a Cecil later anni- Wyandotte the original1 the beginning egg” Twenty-four hens culled farm flock, of the ven- “air dime in nor to the this ago reputation on the Free booklets outlining the steps recommended for the con­ servation of the farming area of the watershed will be distributed to those who attend. This booklet, illustrated with pictures, maps and charts, is a condensation of the huge 500- page report submitted by the Department of Planning and De­ velopment in 1949. The report itself cost thougandk of dollars in investigations and research. River Channel One of the major projects of the Ausable Authority which will be discussed at the public meet­ ing is the straightening and widening of the water course at Port Franks to allow a fastei* and more even flow of water into the lake. Victor Fuller, former chairman of the Authority and clerk of Bosanquet township, will outline the steps taken in this program. The -public park site at Ar­ kona will be another project dis­ cussed. The area surrounding the waterfalls has been a great attraction to tourists in the last few years. The Authority’s de­ velopment and promotion of farm ponds will plained by the authority pays a percentage of the costs of the ponds. Tree In Hay Swamp Extensive reforestation of Hay swamp, a project planned by the Authority for next spring, will come" up for discussion. Original plans called for a $250,000 dam and reservoir in the area but strong objection on the part of owners of the property forced cancellation of the scheme. Speakers at the meeting will include A. H. Richardson and A, T. Jackson of the Department of Planning and Development; J. A. Morrison, chairman of Authority. also be ex­ officials. The and the Plunges Into Water, Escapes By Window Earl Neil, R.R. 1, Exeter es­ caped with minor injuries when his car rolled off the side of a bridge and into water two miles south of Exeter and one and one- half miles east. Trying to avoid cattle on the road, Neil missed one beast but another ran into his path. The car struck the animal, veered into the side of the bridge and into the water. To escape from the car, the driver had to break a window and crawl through. His face was cut by the glass. Zurich Minstrels Rib Local People The local take-offs which into Jet Pilots Visit #Alma Mate/ Two air force pilots who grad­ uated at Centralia a year ago re­ turned to their alma-mater for the week-end in a 650 mile-an- hour “swoosh”. The pair, members of No. 441 Fighter Squadron, Montreal, flew back to the school in new F-8 6 Sabre jet fighters to give their successors in the Harvard training planes a at a modern warplane. F/O C. R. Simmons of herst, N.S., and F/O D. H. erton, of Welland, were led to the scene of their Jlying grad­ uation by their veteran comman­ der, Sqdn./Ldr. A. R. MacKen- zie, D.F.C. Guest Speaker The squadron commander was guest speaker at a graduation dinner for the class pilots who will receive theii* wings next Friday. He is . a veteran of fighter planes of World War II but his two wingmen have built up 115 hours apiece on jets and the three machines flashed through the air as a perfect team. It was one of tlie few times jets have landed at the Centralia training base and trainees had an excel­ lent view when the F-86’s dove from 20,00,0 feet to 1,000 feet and streaked across the field at 650 miles an hour. Leaves For iJurOpc No. 4 41 Squadron leaves In February for Europe for service with No. 1 RCAF Fighter Wing. All three pilots were high in their praise for the F-86 Sabre, now coming into general use in the air force. Hamilton Lady Leads„Crusade The Children’s Crusade ducted by Miss Mary Scott, Hamilton, for the past weeks at the Pentecostal Church in connection with the Sunday School, proved to be a time of great interest and profit not only to the children but to the adults as well. The meetings were varied, each evening presenting some new feature. The Busy Bees con­ test with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Triebner leading the Blue Side and Mr. and Mrs. Milfred Prouty leading the Red Side, was close throughout the two weeks, until the final night, when the Blue Side won recording her of 430 to 399 the Red Side. The projector, con- ,, of two a total num- recorded on slow-moving look Am- Ath- back Taggers Net $60 Public School taggers Navy League collected for $60 Saturday, The campaign was Claude BloWOs, principal of the school. der the direction of the on un­ brought many Exeterites the limelight by the Zurich Lions Club at the Exeter Arena Mon­ day night brought forth many a lgugh. The singing by over thirty male members " graced by in evening audience, black-face crowd in good humor. Three little dancers, Dianne and ary Ellen Thiel and Ronald Klopp, won hearty applause with their numbers. The lady singers were Shirley Fairbairn, Barbara Gascho and Pauline Hess, and their numbers were well ceived. Mrs. Harry Hess was companist. A comedy number Gordon Hess called for an corse, as did a comic solo Pauline Hess. John acted as interlocutor. On the whole the attendance was a little light and ceipts less than one dollars. During intermission was conducted by Mrs. Ernest McCarter, of the O.E.S., sponsors of the evening’s performance. A card table and chairs went to Vallance James of Harriston; a cushion to Mrs. F. C. Squires, of Granton; vases to E. Harding*, radio station Clinton; linen tow­ els to Marjorie Mitchell. Credi- ton. Following the program the visitors were entertained to luncheon at the O.E.S. chapter room. of the club, three talented ladies gowns, delighted the The antics of end-men kept the the re- ac- by en- by Turkheim the re­ hundred a draw Mr. were Louis Rutke, resident engin­ eer at the station told the Times- Advocate they would proceed with the laying of pipe to the airport. However, he said, in view of the farmer’s protests, the output of in half drilled in Kirkton ers became wells went dry after workers started to test pump the new well which farm pwned by Mrs. Roy Kirk and occupied by Oscar Brine. Recently the farmers held a meeting with James Gorry. M.P. for Perth, who promised to in­ vestigate with authorities at Ot­ tawa. > It was pointed out at the meet­ ing that would not but lower land and the soil. Roy Switzer and his son, Jack, who both own farms near Kirk- X ton said their wells went dry soon after workers started test pumping the new well at the rate of 570 gallons per minute. As the pumping continued night and day, farmers as far as three and four miles away were having trouble with their supply. Some had to haul water from natural springs to water their stock. Residents in the village of Kirkton were also affected. Soon after pumping was stop­ ped, howeven, w*ells began to come back to normal. The farmers claim there is a gravel belt which runs through their district allowing the big well to drain water from a wide area. Mr. Rutke, the Centralia en­ gineer, said the output of the well would be cut down to 100 to 2'0 0 gallons per minute and other wells would be drilled to distribute the supply. He said he did not expect too much trouble in future since this year has been an exceptionally dry one with only 50 percent of normal rainfall. The farmers contend, however, that additional wells will drain water from the same supply and will still affect the area. They sugg*ested that water be piped from Lake Huron to the airport. the well would 1 and additional the district. and Woodham alarmed when is located be cut wells farm- their on the the drain of water only dry up local wells the water table of the affect the produce of Exeter, Hensail Organize Hockey Jim Fairbairn, who has man­ aged the ball team for several years, was elected to organize Exeter’s hockey team this winter at a meeting held recently. Ir­ win (Bunny) Ford will assist. At the annual organization meeting of the Hensall hockey club, plans were made to enter a team in the W.O.A.A. Int. “B” series The following officers were elected: President. Wm. Parke; Secretary-Treasurer, Wm. Brown Manager, W. Allan. Executive, E. Chipchase, R. McKenzie, Wm. Fairbairn; Timekeeper, G. Beer; Goal Judges, Bob Rowcliffe, J. Adkins; Equipment, R. McKen­ zie, Wilson Allan. Fortieth Anniversary On Saturday, evening, and Mrs. Hector Heywood honored with a surprise party ta. celebrate their fortieth wedding anniversary. The party took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Heywood. Guests were present from London, Exeter and the surrounding districts num­ bering between twenty and thirty. After an evening of games and the presentation of many lovely gifts, a buffet supper was served. operated by Donald Jolly, showed film strips of a high order each night as well as beautifully illustrated hymns. Flannelgraphs depicting scripture scenes and profitable object lessons were features enjoyed by all. uses, action songs, and other in­ teresting items were especially enjoyed by the children. On Friday evening a record crowd was in attendance when the church was filled to capacity. The program was prepared by the committee, Miss Scott,-Mrs. Gordon Triebner, Mrs. Donald Jolly and Miss Joyce McLaren. The Rhythm Band, special solos and duets by the children were given and brought the successful i two-week campaign to an end. i At the Rally Day service on I Sunday morning a new high in' ------------r------------ - "•"***attendance was marked in the oa County coProvinc® Sunday School. Each class con-' °f Ontario and the Dominion of tributed to the program. Miss1 Canada asking foi greater en- Scott gave a message combining I forcemeat aiKl support of the { The convention asked county Zacchaeus Icouncil to *Put their weight be- nnlifid the. i h*nd the Police and the courts in seeking the enforcement rather than the repeal of the act. action of the council in demning the C.T.A. was plored” by the Federation believed the act should strengthened and supported ra­ ther tha$ ridiculed and repealed. The Ontario government was petitioned to “strengthen the hands of those charged with law enforcement in regard Canada Temperance Act, restore the application restrictive measures of tario Liquor Control counties where the Canada Tem­ perance Act is in force. Of the federal government, the convention asked that the Act be not repealed and that parliament “seek and secure such amendment of the Canada important Chor- Huron Temperance Convention Appeals For C.T.A. Support Alarmed at Huron county council’s move last winter to abolish the Canada Temperance Act, the Huron County Temper­ ance Federation resolved to pro­ tect the act in every way poss- ! ible at its recent convention in | Goderich. Resolutions were sent to Hur- the flannel graph and the object i lesson, The flannelgraph illus- i trated thd* story of f and the Object lesson applied the story to show the transforming power of Jesus in. any life that accepts Him as Zacchaeus did. Miss Scott is a specialist in children’s work a-nd has marked success in directing them Spirit­ ually. Her pleasant manner and zealous approach accompanied by a rich anointing bring generous results and her return will be eagerly anticipated by all attended the Crusade. Campaign Over Top An sponse ration paign Local ports tions, who exceptionally good was received by the Army Red Shield cam- during the past month treasurer Jack Doerr re- a total of $660.55 in dona- $160 over the Objective. re- Sal- The con- “de- who be to the and to of the the On- Act to Temperance* Act as will better frustrate the infringement of its purpose and intention.” Other resolutions passed at the convention asked the new 'minister of education for Ontario “to provide for more alcohol education in the schools of the province of Ontario; summoned the people of “our churches and communities to practise volun­ tary total abstinence and urge them to be courageous in their endeavour to promote sobriety and temperance”; congratulated Dr. W. A. Beecroft upon his ef­ fort in producing the “Voice of Temperance” which “has effect­ ively furthered the interests of temperance in Huron County.” During the afternoon session of the convention, Dr. Beecroft addressed the delegates on the effectiveness of the Canada Tem­ perance Act, pointing out that under it there are no legal out­ lets. Although there is a poss­ ibility of individuals having liq­ uor brought in for consumption, he said, that is only a fraction of what would be consumed if there were legal outlets. At the evening session, Mr. G. A. Shewfelt, president Of the provincial federation, said offi­ cial government figures show that of Ontario’s population of three million, 55 percent are drinkers and of those six percent become addicts.