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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1951-11-08, Page 1s Seventy-Ninth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1951 "f»-‘"Il .■■..■■■ 1.1., I...I».11, Single Copy 60 With over 300 entrants, the first South Huron Music Festival held on Monday and Tuesday in the auditoriums of Exeter schools, was termed "a most successful affair/’ by Dr. G. Roy Fenwich, adjudicator and director of music for Ontario Schools, Sponsored by the Huronia Male Chorus under the direction of Mrs. H. L. Sturgis, the festival drew an audience which filled the auditoriums at every session. Contestants, according to Dr. Fenwick, had a great abundance o£ natural talent and interest. “For the first festival," he said, “it was very successful. I think there is every evidence that the children are receiving skilful training at the hands of their music tehchers." “I am heartily in sympathy with this type of competitive festival," he went on to say, “and wherever there is a festi­ val, not only is public interest aroused, but the standards of performance are found to be considerably higher. The tone of this festival was very fine and unforced and the diction, quite commendable." Organization on the part of members of the sponsor group showed much effort as the pro­ gram progressed on schedule and with few interruptions. Dr. Fen­ wick's understanding and in­ formality in handling the child­ ren made the festival one of light hearted fun. His criticism, seldom adverse, was light and encouraging but very sincere. Mrs. H. L. Sturgis, director of the festival, spoke briefly from time to time explaining the tro­ phies, most of which were donat­ ed by interested persons, and the scholarships which were giv­ en by the Huronia. Chorus to three outstanding competitors at the concert on Wednesday night. Members of the sponsor group were on duty at all times, add­ ing greatly to the efficiency with which the festival was con­ ducted and Mr. Lawrence Wein and Mr. Donald Gill accompanied the various children’s school numbers at the piano. He told the high school boys that singing was a manly thing, “Since the beginning of time," he said, “men have sung at their work, at their worship and at play." Music is a great thing Dashwood Native Gets Promotion Canadian Army Headquarters in Ottawa announced this week the promotion of Dr. Eugene Ed­ ward Tieman, a native of. Dash­ wood, to the rank of colonel and confirm his appointment as commanding officer at the army’s Eastern Command at Halifax. Col. Tieman, who served in Europe from D-Day until the war ended in Germany, is well known in London and throughout Wes­ tern Ontario. He is a son of Mrs. .Ezra Tieman, of Dashwood, and the late Mr. Tieman, gradu­ ated fronr the University of Western Ontario, and .practised in Tavistock prior to enlisting. He went overseas in 1941 and saw action soon after D-Day as commander of a light field am­ bulance. He continued with the 3rd Infantry Division during the advance into Germany. Following his return from overseas he was named medical officer for the Western Ontario Military Area for ovei’ four years. Last August he was given his command at Halifax. CHAMPIONS — Exeter Bantams, W.O.A.A. Champions, pose with their trophies. Left to right, back row: Bev Heywood, Irv Ford, Don Wells, Manager "Derry" Boyle, Chuck Parsons, Richard McFalls, Bob Taylor; front: Peter Cowen, Bill Pollen, Jim Russell, Mas­ cot Frankie Boyle, Bob Pooley, Don Taylor, Terry Wade. Exeter council Will buy the boys jackets. The boys presented Manager Boyle with a windbreaker at a turkey dinner held recently at his home, trophies are the Wally Wein award, emblematic of the Hatton cham­ pionship and the W.O.A.A. Grand Champion Shield. The team was ousted in O.fe.A, play4- downs by Simcoe in a close two-game series. —Jack Doerr Photo —one of the great forces in the world. If you have something to say—do it, even if you have to bluff your way through part of it because you are really much better than you think." Commenting after the small children’s entries, Dr. Fenwick said, “There is no reason why children can't be taught to sing in tune. It takes a great amount of patience," he continued, “and when you hear so many singing in tune, you can be sure there has been lots of work involved." Special awards were presented to winning Festival contestants from all parts of South Huron at the concert on Wednesday —Please tarn to Page 12 Adjudicator Commends Chorus For Excellent Organization A reception was held for Dr. G. Roy Fenwick in Exeter Pub­ lic school, arranged by the Home and School Association of the School after the Music Festival on Tuesday night. Present were representatives of rural and school area boards, the county council, the local council, dis­ trict high school and public school boards, the Huronia Male choir and the recreational coun­ cil. Mayor Tuckey and principals from both Exeter schools were also present. Expresses Thanks ; President of the festival, Har­ ry Hoffman opened the recep­ tion and addressing his remarks to Dr. Fenwick, expressed thanks for his help in beginning a mu­ sic festival in South Huron. In his reply, Dr. Fenwick spoke of the early introduction of music to the Ontario educa­ tional system. “Sixteen years ago." he said, “When I was first put in charge of music, it was my intention to bring mu­ sic to all the children of Ontario. I thought," he commented, “It would be a matter of one or two years before this was accom­ plished. But after only 16 years of work, I have only scratched the surface." He saftl there have been tre­ mendous strides in that direc­ tion but there is still much to do. He spoke of the need for musical education and the var­ ious methods of getting that education across. “The one that I feel has the most results," he said, “Is the competative music festival. Music is somewhat of the spirit of the child," he con­ tinued, “and can not be contain­ ed within the four walls of a schoolroom. Children should be given the opportunity to join to­ gether and sing in a massed choir at these festivals.” Congratulates Choir He congratulated the efforts of the Huronia Choir and gave praise to the fine cooperation that showed in the organization of the festival from all those who contributed to a successful first festival. ••Dr. Fenwick commented that the quality of entries was well Purchase Carling Estate For Community Hospital Purchases Home Mr. Bruce Biggart, on the* staff at the Bank of Montreal, has purchased the home of the late J. A. Stewart. above avnrase and many of the children who received no awards would have received first and second place at other competa­ tive festivals he had attended. LUCKY WINNER — President Fred Darling hands E. W. Gurney, Michigan, the keys to the Legion car he won last week. Mrs. Gurney and Vice-President Harvey Pfaff watch the presentation.. —Jack Doerr Photo Council To Present Jackets To Bantam Champions The town of Exeter will pre-1 meeting Monday night, sent jackets to the bantam base-1 ball team, the first local team to capture a WOAA grand cham­ pionship in ball. Council approved the purchase of 13 jackets for the team and manager Calrence Boyle at their Attend Parade Attending the graduation of course 23, RCAF Centralia, were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hodgins, Miss Eileen Hodgins, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hodgins, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Parsons, all guests of graduating P.O. Ron Peterson. Mr, Ray Waghorn received a degree of Bachelor of Arts from McMaster University at the au­ tumn convention. Mrs. Bessie Taylor, Nelson street, spent Tuesday in London, the guest of Mrs. Alec Reeder and Mrs. Chester Taylor. Name Board Appointments were made to the Community Parks Board, sucessors to the Parks and Arena committees. Those named were Garnet Hicks, Agricultural Society; Harry Swartz, Turf Club; Donald Traquair, Recrea­ tional Council; Russell Hopper, and A. 0. Elliot, citizens-at- large; Andrew Snelgrove and Eugene Beaver, councillors. Council autnorized signs to be placed at the corner of No. 4 and 83 highways to indicate the business section and at Huron and Wellington streets to indi­ cate recreational park. The Public Utilities Commis­ sion was instructed to place a blinker light at the intersection of No. and S3 highways; to place a street light between Huron and James street on Edward. Council asked that county en­ gineer Ray Paterson be advised to include Huron and Welling­ ton streets in their routine re­ pair of road each year. The clerk was instructed to call for tenders on snowplough­ ing streets and public works committee were instruct? d to have roads gravelled. Council agreed with a resolu­ tion submitted by Orillia asking the provincial government to make grants on purchase and maintenance of parking facilit­ ies. A building permit for a gar­ age was granted to Mr. Walter Grinning. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wood have returned home after a very pleasant visit with their daugh­ ter, Miss Olive Wood, Toronto, and Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Mur­ doch, of Dundas. Mrs. Elmore Harness, Mrs. Douglas Harrison and Maxell Harness attended the funeral of the former’s auut, Mrs, Beckley, in Flint, Michigan, oh Saturday. Rev. Donald Sinclair Receives Banff Call Rev. Donald Sinclair, who for several years has been the minis­ ter at Caven Presbyterian Church and who at present is moderator of the Huron-Mait­ land Presbytery, has received a call to become the minister at St. Paul’s Church, Banff. The call will be considered when the Presbytery meets the latter part of this month. Rev. William B. Mitchell, of Kincardine, has been asked by the Calgary Pres­ bytery to be its representative when the Presbytery meets. Mrs. Frank Coates had the misfortune to fall on the slip­ pery sidewalk in front of the Avalon Restaurant on Main street Tuesday afternoon and was quite badly shaken up. For­ tunately no bones were broken. Carole Hogarth has been for­ tunate in winning a year’s sup­ ply of Wonder Books given away on the Happy Half Hour over CKNX Sunday norriings. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Triebner, Mr. and Mrs. William 'Triebner, of Exeter, and Mrs. Wellington Haist and Bernice Haist of Credi- ton attended the funeral of their cousin, James Oliver, 5 2, at Sagi­ naw, Michigan. Mr. Oliver, who married Miss Pearl Wilier, of Dashwood, in 1924, suffered a heart attack while on a hunting trip. M iss Hanna h Weekes Dies In London The funeral of the late Miss Hannah (Annie) Weekes, who passed away at the Melville Nursing Home Wednesday of last week was held Friday after­ noon from the R. C. Dinney fun­ eral parlor with Rev. Donald Sinclair officiating. Interment took place in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London. Miss Weekes was a native of Ft. Erie and for 22» years she resided at Guelph and then came to Exeter. She was a member of Caven Presbyterian Church and for many years sang in the choir. She spent seven years in Brant­ ford with a nephew, the late Frank Weekes and following his death returned to Exeter. She was in her 9 0th year and had been ailing for some time. She is survived by one sister, Miss Minnie Weekes, of town, and two nephews, Clifford Spack- man and Evan McDonald, of Guelph, who were present for the funeral. The bearers were Messrs. John Norry, Herb Ford. Reg. Knight, Harry Strang, Wil­ liam Sillery and Ross Tuckey. Night School At SHDHS To Offer Twelve Courses Twelve courses ranging from oil painting to reforestation will be offered to adults in this dis­ trict at the South Huron Dis­ trict High School this winter. The night school will open on Thursday, Novembei' 29 and classes will be held every Thurs­ day until March 28. Registration for the courses will open next Thursday, Novem­ bei’ 22, and priority will be giv­ en to those who apply first. Each adult will be asked to pay a fee of three dollars. The courses are sponsored jointly by the Department of Education, the Department of Agriculture and the South Hur­ on High School Board. A meeting was held at the school Tuesday flight,. T. A. Leisliman and G. W. Montgomery, of the Departments of Education and Agriculture respectively, outlined the cours­ es which could be offered and suggested a temporary curricu­ lum which was approved by the representatives. Courses proposed are cooking, sowing (both advanced), shop, typewriting, bookkeeping (farm accounting), public Sneaking, leathercraft, agricultural science In its first public statementIees 1S The South Huron Hospital As­ sociation announced this week it has purchased the Carling prop­ erty for the hospital and plans are being made to start const­ ruction as soon as possible. Elmer D. Bell, K.C., chairman of the association, said in all probability construction would be done by local builders and no contract would be awarded. since it announced in September that high costs would delay the construction of the biulding, the Association said that a relaxa­ tion of departmental regulations made it possible for the purchase and use of the Carling property as a hospital site. Pioneer Home The property, vacated last March by the death of Miss Ida ■M. Carling, occupies a good three parts of town block be­ tween Huron and Anne streets. It was the home of Isaac Car­ ing, a pioneer and first reeve of Exeter. Present plans, tentatively ap­ proved by the Ontario Depart­ ment of Health, calls for the use of the large house for recep­ tion, administration and nurses’ residence rooms and wings will be built in the rear for the ac­ comodation of patients and the hospital proper, To combat current? high pric­ es of construction, it was intim­ ated that local builders would be hired for the work and that supervision would be done un­ der an Association building com­ mittee. Negotiations Mr, Bell told the Times-Advo- cate negotiations had been pro­ ceeding for some time but no public statement had been made because it was feared it might hinder the bargaining. In an interview, he said, “We have contacted the Department as to the suitability of the use of the property and they relaxed several regulations which will will permit us to build on it.” He also said that other changes in the regulations would permit the. Association to build a less ej^mnsive structure than w a a originally planned. Last week, Mr. Bell, along with Ulric Snell,' Helge Jensen, Elgin Rowcliffe, Mayor B. W. Tuckey, and Deputy-Reeve W. Spring violets on Hallowe’en. It may sound unusual but that was the case in the garden of Mrs. A. E. Pritchard at The Limberlost, Grand Bend. Mr. George Anderson, who with his daughter, Mrs. J. Find­ lay, of Detroit, spent the past two weeks at the home of Mr. Art Broderick, was taken to Vic­ toria Hospital, London. Tuesday. Mr. Anderson, who is in his S7th year has been ill fol’ some time. (soils crops and livestock), home nursing and first aid, reforesta­ tion and woodlot management, social recreation, and farm mechanics. Mr. Leisliman pointed out that the contents of the courses would be largely determined by those who were registered in the courses. The instructors would find out from the adults what sections of the courses they were most interested in. Principal H. L. Sturgis was elected to head the local' com­ mittee which would arrange ac­ comodation, publicity, collection of fees and registration. Secretary is Norma Wilson and treasurer John Orchard. Mrs. Lloyd England, Creditor, is the social convenor. Others on the committee are; Kenneth Hern, Winston Shapton and Don Southcott. Under the co-operative schfeme for night courses, which was in­ troduced in Carleton county in 1947, the Departments of Agri­ culture and Education pay for the cost of instruction and the local high school provides the accomodation. The registration fee is used to defray incidental expenses of various courses. iproperty i G. Cochrane confered with De­ partment of Health officers in j Toronto and received a tentative approval on their plans. In connection with the an­ nouncement of the purchase of the site, treasurer, R. N. Creech released the following state­ ment: Treasurer Appeals Now that the Board of Trust­ taking over the Carling on Huron street as the site of the South Huron Hospi­ tal, the immediate necessity is that of cash funds, as all pre­ liminary costs, such as site and building materals must be paid for out of the money subscribed by the people of the district. About two-thirds of the subscrib- funds are now in the bank in cash, and the trustees are now calling on all subscribers to pay their, notes and fulfill their pro­ mises. Government grants are paid on the progress of the building operations, and little can be ex­ pected from this source for some months. Subscribers are reminded that all payments are acknowledged by an official receipt, that can be used to reduce income taxes for the year in which payment is made. Donations The treasurer is glad to ac­ knowledge with t-hanks the fol­ lowing donations that have been made in recent weeks—Exeter Ladies Bowling Club, $200.00; Centralia Airport Women’s Aux­ iliary, $159.00; Grand Bend Lions Club, $270.>00, W. A. Somerville, Collingwood, $5.00; Edith Snell Estate, $300.i00; ‘Airmen’s Wives Auxiliary, $50.- 00; K. L. Sweigard, $10.00. Cars Collide About $30 0 damage was the result of an accident on Monday when cars driven by Newton Clark and Charles Kerslake col­ lided at the south end of town. Police Chief John Norry said the Kerslake car turned on to Alexander Street in front of Mr. Clarke. The latter’s vehicle suf­ fered $200 damage. Kerslake’s car, $85. Ottawa Stops Work On Woodham Well Work on the ROAF Cen­ tralia well at Woodham was suspended hist week by Ot­ tawa authorities. The order to stop construction came shortly after Woodham and Kirkton fanners complained the well, would drain their water supply. Fit. Lt. G. J. Ruston, public relations officer at Centralia, said work had been abandoned on the shallow well but three rock wells would be drilled in district. Engineers were con­ vinced, Fit. Lt. Ruston said, that the deep wells would not affect local farmer’s supply. Of the three rock wells, one would be drilled at Woodham and another at St. Marys. No information was released on the third well. Discusses NATO At Lions Meeting At the Exetei* Lions Club sup- pot’ mooting nt the Central Hotel Friday, S/L Bury, of the Clinton Radio School, was guest speaker and gave an interesting talk on the North Atlantic Treaty Organ­ ization (NATO). He reviewed the history of the various organ­ izations sot up since the close of the war and the Splendid work of cooperation that is be­ ing set up by the Western na­ tions under NATO. His address Was well received. Mr. Andrew Dixon, Ausable Authority representative invited members to attend a meeting of the Authority at the high school Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Hurd, of (Toronto, and Mrs. Marvin Wright ahd daughter, Susan, visited With Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bell, last week.