The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-01-17, Page 12?«•THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17, 1952
Spares Threaten Top
In Bowling League
Mr. and Mrs. Courtland Kerr
and family of Goderich, were
guests with Mr. and Mrs. M.
Sanders, Sunday. t
Ken Hockey, Irvine Armstrong
and Robert Dinney are attending’ ’See Also Page Three)
the annual furniture show held The onrushing Spares moved
at the C.N.E. grounds, Toronto, within one point of the league-
the latter part of this’week. Heading Tradesmen Monday night
■ as the two met in a crucial
jgame. Led by Jim Fairbairn’s
(571 1228’, the Spares whipped
the five-man Traders 5-2. B. San-
, ders led the first-place team with
608 <219 ’.
, The Pinpoppers managed to
J stay one point ahead of their
lusty challengers, the Big Six, by
taking seven counters from the
Dukes. Ray Wuerth paced the
■ third-place printers with 70 8
(296) while Gord Stringer’s 609
1(229) topped the lowly Dukes.
. Captain Stan Frayne led his j yellow-shirted sixes to a seven-
. point conquest over* a four-man
; Kegler team. Stan trundled
'(256). Longley was best
Pop's crew with 658 (2 45).
The Spare Parts moved
first place in the second division
of “A” with a 7-0 win over the
Maroons, John Schroeder topped
the -winners by trundling 655
(253) while Bill Heywood scor
ed 557 <19 4) for the tail-enders.
Bangs Move Away
The Whizz Bangs took a com
fortable hold on. first place of
"B” Group by blasting the Pan
thers 7-0. Don Charlton’s 626
(239) was best for the winners.
B. Heywood topped the cats with
575 (197».
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EXETER
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
TOWN HALL, EXETER
Wednesday, Jan. 23
at 2:00 p.m.
f«ir the purpose of electing
officers and transacting business
Executive will meet at 1:30 pan.
CLARK FISHER A. G. HICKS
,Se?re*.ary President
SHE DIDN’T HAVE TO WALK — First days of the trans
portation strike in Toronto found many citizens shy of ask
ing- for lifts from passing- motorists. But not Peggy Simpson
She was a hitch-hiker and not too shy to admit it. She got
her ride without trouble. —Central Press Canadian
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
January 18 and 19
Man in the Saddle
MONDAY * Tl'ESDAY
January 21 and 22
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Biddulph Council
Appoints Officials
Biddulph Township council
held its inaugural meeting in
the township hall.
Officials for 195 2 are: Clerk,
Frank Hudson: treasurer, Clare
■Westman; assessor, Clifford Ab
bott; truancy officer, Joseph Mc
Intosh ; road superintendent,
Thomas A. Hodgins.
Medical officer of health, Dr.
I Fred Kipp, Granton; tax collect-
I or, T. H. Stanley: fence viewers,
I Harold Coursey, James J. Dewan
and Melville Westman; livestock
valuators, Frank Hardy, John
Beatson; weed inspector, James
McIntosh.
Relief officer, Harold Wallis;
1 maintainer operator, Ken West-
, man; auditors, F. O. Kime and
i Company.
Mr. and Mrs. William Butler,
of London, visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Perkins Tuesday.
Law and the Lady I
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY ’
January 23 and 24 •
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I ACTION! ACTION!ACTION!
Town Topics—
Items of Social and Personal Interest In and Around Exeter
The Times-Advocate is always pleased to publish these items. We
and our readers are interested in you and your friends. Tel. 31-W
Mr. Albert Mitchell spent a
few days last week with his sis
ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. W. O. Webster, in Ux
bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Webster
celebrated their golden wedding
last Tuesday.
Mrs. Albert Geddes returned
from St. Joseph’s Hospital Sat
urday after undergoing- an opera
tion.
Mr. Ralph Hicks attended the
ninth annual convention of the
Ontario Frosted Food Locker
Association at the Royal York
Hotel, Toronto, January 7 to 9.
Guest speakers at the conven
tion included L. M. Mann, De
partment of Agriculture, U.S.A.;
Bob Maderia, secretary of the
U.S. Association; and Dr. I. H.
L. Trustcott, Ontario Department
of Agriculture.
Mr. Meek of the staff ‘of Ex
eter District High School, is un
der the doctor’s care.
Miss Shirley Langford has re
turned to Toronto after visiting
with her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Langford, for a few days.
Mrs. J. W. Hern has returned
home aftei’ visiting her brother,
Wilbur Phillips, at Owen Sound.
Mr. Phillips is still in a cast fol
lowing an accident about four
months ago when he was
knocked down by an auto.
School Cagers Win
Continuing their pre-schedule
victories, S.H.D.H.S. basketball
teams whipped Clinton and Med
way Tuesday. The senior boys
defeated Clinton 46-17 in the
local gym while the juniors
swept their game 4 6-21. The
girls played in Medway, the sen
iors winning 25-19 and the jun
iors 26-13.
Usborne Council
—Continued from page 1
viewers, W. Kerslake, C. Down,
G. Paul, N. Coultis. C. Fletcher.
Pound Keepers, E. Whiting, R.,
Jeffery, E. Alexander, E. Skin
ner, H. Shute, J. Bray T. Yellow,
F. Rychman, J. Anderson, G.
Johns, E. Miller. Representative
to the Ausable River Conserva-,
tion Authority, Wellington R.
Brock.
The Road Superintendent was
instructed to charge the follow
ing rentals for township machi-f
nery per hour; power maintain
er; $4 to ratepayers, $7 for out
side work, $6 for the County,
with plow for county $7; crawin
er tractor $7 to ratepayers, $9
for outside work; power mower
$2.50 to ratepayers. The fore
going was approved on motion of
Jeffery and Mitchell and the
Clerk was instructed to prepare
a covering by-law for presenta
tion and final passing .at, the
February meeting.
The Tax Collector reported
that the 19 51 tax arrears had
been reduced to tne present to
tal of $4,537.87.
The Road Superintendent pre-*
seated his report with vouchers
to the amount of $2,795.82, The
report was approved on motion
of Jeffery and Hern.
Tenders received in response
to a tender call for the contract
to repair the Gardiner drain and
constuct the Hicks drain were
tabled as follows. Gardiner,
Turnbull & Son $3 880, Dunn &
Morkin $4784; I-licks, Turnbull
& Son $8 60, Dunn & Morkin
$886. On motion of Mitchell and
Jeffery both • contracts were
awarded to L. H. Turnbull &
Son of Grand Bend,
J. A. McKay representing S.
W. Archibald tabled bridge plans
for bridges over the, Brock
Creek drain, certificates of comi
pletion on the Brock and Earl
drains: he reported that they,
were endeavoring to complete the
Kerslake drain report.
Membership was taken In the
Ontario Good Roads Association.,
Assoc, of Rural Municipalities
and the Ontario Association of
Assessing Officers.
The following grants were>
made: Salvation Army $20, War
Memorial Children’s Hospital
$10, Beclc Memorial Sanatorium
$10, Huron Co. Crop Impr. As
soc. $25.
Mr. W. F, Abbott has re
turned after spending the Christ
mas and New Year holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. Arto Delve of
Lethbridge, Alta., also attending
theii' silver wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Abbott, who accompanied
him, is remaining for a time.
They took a trip to Vancouver
by plane.
Caven Circle Meets
The January meeting of the
Caven Congregational Circle was
held at the home of Mrs. J. G.
Cochrane with the new presi
dent, Mrs. F. Simmons, in
charge. The devotional exercises
were taken by Mrs. W. G, Coch
rane. A topical program was
presented by Mrs. II. Laing.
Mrs. Earl Mitchell read “The
Quiet Moment” by Allen Living
ston. “I’ll Serve Him Today”, a
delightful solo by Mrs. H. Simp
son, and beautiful piano instu-
mentals, “Abide with Me” and
“Cathedral Chimes”, by Mrs. H.
Laing, were enjoyed. Mrs. H.
Laing ended the program by
reading “A White Page”.
The next meeting will be held
February 5 at the home of Mrs.
Rose Russell.
GREENWAY
Mrs. Fred King of Strathroy
is visiting with her sister, Mrs<
Elton Curts and Mr. Curts.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bropheyi
moved to their home in Park
hill last week for the winter.
Mr. Herb Harlton and Mr.
Bruce Romphf are both patients
in the Hospital in London. We
wish them both, speedy recover
ies.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Geromette
and Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Webb
left on Sunday to spend the win
ter in Florida. (
Miss Marlon Hicks of London
spent the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William,
Hicks.
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. Graham Eagleson on the
birth of a daughter last Friday /
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Young
and daughter of Lucan visited
on Sunday with her father, Mr.
Henry Belling. (
WOODHAM
New Year’s Day Visitors Out Of
The Community
Mr. and Mrs. George Wheeler
and family with Rev. and Mrs.
John Cooke of Hickson.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Webber
and Helen with Mr. and Mrs.
George Webber of St. Marys.
Mrs. M, Copeland, Miss Jean
Copeland and Mr. Glenn Cope
land with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Mountain of St. Marys.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hazel
wood and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Hazelwood and family,
Mr. Herb and Miss Ada Hopkins
with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Dobson
of Kirkton.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Brine and
family with Mr. and Mrs. Phil
Brine of St. Marys.
Mr. and Mrs. William Rundle
and Shirley with Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Russell of Russelldale.
Mr. and .Mrs. Jack Smith with
Mrs. Mary Smith of Lucan.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rundle with
Mr. and Mrs. Art Rundle of the
Baseline.
Mrs. Roy Kirk and Lorna with
Mrs. T. Tufts of Kirkton.
Mr, and Mrs. Ray Mills and
Betty with Mr. and Mrs. William
Moore of Rannoch,
New Year’s Day visitors in the
community were: Mr. Fred Rog
er and Shirley of Kirkton and
Mr. and Mrs. Ira McCurdy and
family with Mr. and Mrs. Fed
Doupe.
Mrs, G. Copeland with Mr, and
Mrs. Lawrence Copeland,
Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Webb and
Ronnie of Grand Bend and Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Webb and Sandra
of London with Mr. and Mrs.
Norris Webb.
Mr. Harry Sparling, Harvey
and Hazel and Miss Lucille Boy
ce of Elimvllle, Mr. and Mrs.
James Sparling and family of
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Parrish and family of London
with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Levy.
Break-In Attempted
Chief Constable John Norry
was called to the office of l)r.
Fletcher Friday morning of last
week to investigate an attempt
ed break-in the night before in
the doctor’s office.
Dr. Fletcher arrived in the
morning to find that the wood
work around the lock on the
inner office door had'' been whit
tled away. The entrant failed,
however, to break the lock.
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Announcements
Birth. Death, and Marriage
Notices are inserted free of
charge. Cards of Thanks .75,
In Memoriam Notice ,75 fox’
single verse, .25 extra for
each additional verse, and
Engagement Notices are .75.
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BIRTHS
BEATTIE—Mr. and Mrs. Ken
neth Beattie, (nee Doris Pen-
hale) of London, are happy to
announce the birth of a daugh
ter, Judy Ann, in St. Joseph’s
Hospital on January 15, 1952.
BREWER—To Mr. and Mrs. D.
A. Brewer, a daughter, Loreen
Rachel Bertha, born January
11 at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
MAVER—To Mr. and Mrs. Ro
bert Maver, twins—a son and
daughter, at St. Joseph's Hos
pital, Saturday, January 5.
McBRIDE—To Mr. and Mrs.
Bert McBride, a son, on Sat
urday, January 12, at Mrs,
Farrell’s Nursing Home, Zur
ich; a brother for Gail and
Judy.
WILKINSON—To Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur R. Wilkson, Lucan, a
son, born January 6 at St.
Joseph’s Hospital.
CARDS OF THANKS
Mrs. Clare Towle and family
extend their thanks to all the
neighbors, friends and relatives
for kindness and sympathy ex
tended them in their recent be
reavement and to all those who
donated blood or helped in any
way during Clare's illness and
at the time of his death. 17*
I wish to thank all my neigh-
mors and friends who so kindly
remembered me with cards,
treats flowers and visits while
a patient in St. Joseph’s Hospi
tal, London. 17*
—Mrs. Albert Geddes
The sisters of the late James
Bowey wish to thank their many
friends and relatives for the
kindness shown them in their
recent sad bereavement and for
the beautiful floral tributes and
cards. 17*
Mrs, Go r d o n Cunningham
wishes to thank all those who
I remembered her with treats, let
ters and cards, while she was
a patient in Victoria Hospital, c
IN MEMORIAM
LEWIS—In loving memory of a
dear husband and father, Ar
thur Lewis, who passed away
January 16, 1951.
Remembrance is a golden chain
Death tries to break but all in
vain;
To have, to love, and then to
part
Is the greatest sorrow of one’s
heart.
The years may wipe out many
things
But this they wipe out never—
The memory of those happy days
When we were all together.
—Always remembered by wife
and family. * 17*
Centralia W.M.S.
President Asks
For Best In 1952
The January meeting of the
WMS was held in the schoolroom
of the church on Tuesday even
ing. Mrs. Fred Bowden was the
leader of the program. In her
opening remarks she challenged
all to do their best.
The study book chapter was
taken up by Mrs, Bowden, Mrs,
George Hepburn and Mrs. W.
Skinner. The Scripture reading
was by Mrs. Lloyd Hodgson and
prayer by Agnes Anderson.
A solo was sung by Mrs. Hep
burn. Mrs. George Hicks gave a
New Year’s reading. Business
was taken up by Mrs. Lorne
Hicks. The reports of the year’s
activities were heard. Luncheon
was served at the close by Mrs.
O. Brown and Mrs. A. McFalls.
Personal Items
Six young girls were enter
tained to a birthday party at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Lightfoot on Saturday on Satur
day afternoon when Sharon cele
brated her fifth birthday.
Deepest sympathy is extended
to Mrs, Lukach and family in
theii* sad bereavement.
Danny, baby son of Mr. and
Mrs. Rae Shoebottom, is ill in.
St. Joseph’s Hospital, London.
The baby had been ill with the
flu for a few days and on Thurs
day when his condition became
worse he was removed to the
hospital for treatment. We are
glad to report he is getting along
well.
The annual congregational
meeting will be held in the
schoolroom of the church on
Thursday evening.
1 Mrs. Kenneth Hodgins nar
rowly escajied serious burns at
her home on Saturday morning
when their gas stove exploded
causing burns about the face and
arms.
F. O. Stanley, Mrs. Stanley and bUby left on Monday for
their new posting in the West.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dayman
of Kippen visited Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cann, Ex
eter.
Annual Meeting
SOUTH HURON
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
(Hensail Stock Show)
NEW COM^IERCIAL HOTEL
IIENSALL
January 19
Everyone interested is invited to
be present at 1:30 p.m.
S.H.D.H.S.
At Home Dance
featuring
BOBBY DOWNS & HIS ORCH.
Friday, Feb. 15
Dancing 9 - 1
Admission:. $2.50 Pei’ Couple
Dress Optional
COMING EVENTS
EXETER BED CROSS Executive
Meeting and Packing, on Friday,
January 11, 2 p.m. at the Public
Library Workroom.
BAKING SALE — The Junior
Auxiliary of James St. Church
are sponsoring a baking sale on
Saturday, February 9, at 3 p.m.
in the Public Library basement.
17*
CKNX RANCH BOYS — Lucan
Memorial Centre, dance and
floor show, sponsored by Lucan
Junior Girls' Softball team; on
Saturday, January 19, at 7:30
p.m. Admission 75(f and 50^. *
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GRAND BEND
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
January 18 and 19
ONLY THE VALIANT
4r Gregory Peck
4- Barbara Payton u
She .gave a man the kind of
thirst the desert never could!
SHORT SUBJECTS
& COMIC STRIPS
TWO SHOWS — 7:30 & 9:30
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
January 22 and 23
GLASS MENAGERIE
★ Kirk Douglas
★ Jane Wyman
From the Williams play that
won the Critics’ Award foi' best
of the year.
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Sports Calendar |
Skating Thursdays and Saturdays 1
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 j
. Skating (8-10) =
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 • I
Thedford vs. Exeter |
(Intermediate W.O.A.A.) |
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 j
Skating . =
(Afternoon 2-1, Evening 8-10) ’ =
MONDAY, JANUARY 21 J
Wellesley vs. Exeter =
(Junior W.O.A.A,) =
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 j
Clinton vs. Centralia |
(Intermediate “B” O.H.A.) 1
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23 j
Skating 8-10 |
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24 I
Skating 8-10 |
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