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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-04-03, Page 1Single Copy 7ffEightieth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 1952
Dashwood Man
DEFENDERS — Good work of the guards was a big’ factor
in the senior girls’ win. Evidence of the, way they defended
the basket is shown here as Marnie Taylor grabs a rebound.
Pat Hopper and Margaret Brav, right, were on the job too.
School Teams Win Cage Titles,
Board Will Banquet Champions
Egg, Poultry Men To Vote
On New Market Scheme
eggs sold through registered
grading stations. The second will
give authority for the board to
deduct one-tenth of a cent per
pound on poultry meat ’
vide for establishment
organization to negotiate
and conditions of sale of
meat but not buying
meat. _
proposal will not become opera-
The floor price on eggs could
have been set at least six cents
above the current level without
increasing production or leaving
surplus eggs in Government
hands, Ken Betzner, of Water
loo, chairman of the Ontario
Poultry Producers’ Association,
told 200 poultrymen gathered in
the.town hall, Hensall, Tuesday
afternoon. The purpose of the
meeting was to acquaint produc
ers with the proposed marketing
scheme upon which they will
vote on April 17, 18 and 19.
Fund For Floor
Present developments indicate
that the Government is moving
out of the floor price program
as rapidly as possible. No one
knows how long they will main
tain a floor under eggs, he said,
urging the industry to set up
machinery to do this job for
itself. Regardless of who sets up
the floor, it cannot be above
world market prices, he said, al
though Canadian eggs, because
of their superior quality, com
mand a premium on many mar
kets. Basically the proposed
scheme will create a fund to
sustain a higher floor price than
the Government will adopt, and
it will create a fund to insure
egg producers against a serious
price drop at a time of over-
supply.
Two issues will be decided at
the vote on the proposal. The
first will concern the establish
ment of an egg marketing board
to set up the fund by a deduc
tion of one cent per dozen on al1.
to pro
of an
control
poultry
_ _ surplus
And the egg marketing
tive until at least two other sur
plus producing provinces have
established similar programs and
a national marketing board has
been set up.
Robert McKercher, Seaforth,
■chairman of the Huron Poultry
Committee, was chairman.
E.D.H.S. basketball teams have
proved
tops in
tion.
The
to two
at the
don.
The
the S.
they first won in 1950. The jun
ior boys came home with their
first title.
The senior boys, defending
champions, lost their honors to
a strong Listowel team.
The HWh School Board an
nounced Tuesday night they
would sponsor a banquet for the
winners. It will be held at the
school sometime this month.
Coaches Loretta Siegner and
Glen Mickle admitted both titles
wrere hard won. The senior girls
met their toughest competition
in their first game against
once more they’re the
W.O.S.S.A, "B" competi-
locals fought their way
championships Saturday
"Purple Bowl" in Lon-
senior girls recaptured
B. Taylor Trpphy which
Model Plane Builder Winner
Of Usborne Speech Contest
Kingsville when the game
I
assembleNIGHT WORK — Jack Gaiser and Ralph Weber
their coffee table during open house at the night school at
E.D.H.S. The six-month school held its final session last
Thursday. —Jack Doerr, Exeter
School Sponsors
Purebred Hogs
This district may soon boast
a strain of -champion hogs,
thanks to the work of the Exe
ter District High School and
Agricultural teacher Andrew
Dixon.
The schoo 1 ’s thoroughbred
Yorkshire sow recently produced
a litter of eight pigs which will
be distributed to agriculture
students in the district.
The sow "Meadowbrook Lass",
is a first lady among "rooters"
; if breeding is any criterion. Her
< sire holds several prizes for ad-
1 vance registry and her dam was
a first-prize sow at Teeswater
fair. Her brothers and sisters
scored high for the Dominion of
Canada in the advance registry
last year.
"Meadowbrook .Lass” was
bred by William Turnbull, of
Brussels, who won the premier
breeders' award last year, to the
grand champion boar of Ontario.
The sows in the litter will be
taken home by the students for
breeding purposes and the
pigs sold to interested farmers.
Spray lunoculation
Last week, undex* the direction
of Mr. Dixon, the school’s chic
ken flock was innoculated by
spray. It is believed that this is
the first spray innoculation in
the district. •
Jim Carter, grade eight; Anne
Alexander, grade six and Bobby
Woods, grade three, took top
honors at the Usborne Schools
public speaking finals held at
Thames Road Friday night.
Their teachers and schools
are respectively: Mrs, Lewis
Dixon, S.S. 5; Mrs. William Mair,
S.S. 10 Lumley and Mrs. Lois
Porterfield, S.S. 6 Winchelsea.
Comments by spectators at
the eno. of the program showed
that it was a close contest, and
all contestants were worthy of
praise.
Jim Carter spoke about his
hobby, building model aero
planes. He had one of his models
on stage with him and used it
to explain how he made the
planes.
Anne Alexander told the old
loved story of the confused little
negro „boy Epaminondas, who
always followed -HStructions too
late and for the wrong things
until the last, he stepped in all
of his mother’s pies, most care
fully, right in the centre of each.
Bobby Woods was winner of
the silvex* cup last year and this
year’s poem, "A Secret” was
received by the audience with
much applause. Eight schools
were represented by 30 pupils at
the contest.
Present Cups, Books
Silver cups were presented to
first place winners and each
of the other contestants received
a book. Mrs. L, Dixon, president
of the Usborne Teachers' As
sociation made-the presentation.
Contestants were:
Grade 1 — Jo'anne Miners,
Helen Hern, Gxmce Allen.
Grade 2—Lynda Westcott,
Darlene Frayne, Joyce Dickie,
Margaret Oke.
Grade 3-a-Marlene Stone, Mar
garet Brock] Bobby Woods, Glen Lamport. (
Grade 4—Margaret Webber,
Rose- Mary Smith, Anne Alex
ander, Edward Skinner.
Grade 5—Grace Roiitley, Carol
Ann Hume, Graham Thompson,
John Oke.
Grade
Fletcher,
Oke.
Grade
Alma Hern, Bill McFalls.
Grade S—Marion Creery, Mar
lene Towle, Myrland Smith, Jim
6—Mary Skinner, Betty
Doreen Brock, Carolyn
7—Donna Gilfillan,
Fine Pucksters
$75
A hockey team -celebration
turned into an expensive propo
sition in Magistrate’s Court oxi
Tuesday.
John and Allen Nicholson,
two members of Hensall Inter
mediates, were fined $75 aftex*
their conviction of assult charges
against Henry Menard
restaurant proprietor.
Police charged the Nicholsons
and their uncle, Wilson Allen,
manager of the team, with beat
ing up Menard following a cele
bration of a hockey game in
Forest on February 27.
Allen was fined $15 and costs
fox* disorderly conduct in a pub
lic place. All three were required
to share the costs.
Admit Striking
The Nicholson brothers ad
mitted striking Menard after he
had told their uncle to get out.
Dr. J. G. Dunlop testified Men
ard received a fractured nose
nnd’ two black eyes.Menard and his wife Monetta
told the court Allen had caused
a distufban.ee in the dining room
by talking loudly and swearing
and that he had accused them
o£ being "bootleggers”1,
Magistrate Holmes eaid
attack was not justified
levied the fines.
local
the
and
Exeter District High School
Board set its 1952 levy on the
municipalities at five mills, an
increase of three over last year.
The board met Tuesday night
to consider the annual budget.
About three mills will be used
to cover debentures and two for
operating expenses.
Last year’s levy of two mills
was a record low and resulted
from the payment of two years’
grants by the provincial govern
ment. This year, the province
returns to its normal reimburse
ment.
Banquet Teams
The board will banquet the
basketball teains of the school
who brought home two WOSSA
"B" trophies. Purchase of a flag
and pole and pictures and home
economic supplies was author
ized.
Principal IL L. Sturgis, in his
report, said the school would
■co-sponsor an art
the assistance of
curator at London
Although
last week,
facilities to
tinue their
tiiscusslon took
ing extension of
agriculture course bitt no action was taken,
No agreement has been reach
ed regarding teacher’s request
for salary increases. The board
intimated It would not consider
Increases until the new contracts
were discussed.
exhibit 'with
Clare Bice,
Library.
school closed
offered
night
the board
the art class to con
work
place concern-
the practical
into grade 11
Wild Swans Stop
At Granton Farm
Three huge white swans stop
ped with a flock of geese fox* a
rest at Granton on tlxeix* way to
Arctic nesting grounds Saturday
in a field on the farm of Harry
Klare.
The geese left after a two-day
sojourn but the swans stayed an
extra day before heading north
again. People from the commun
ity came out in large numbers to
see the birds. They were in a
field some 20 rods from the
road.
. Swans
district,
the big
same black-billed whistling
swans that settled by the thou
sands in the marshes of Lake
Erie early this week.
The wing spaix often reaches
eight feet and they are known
to be vicious birds often attack-
'ing children' and oven doing con
siderable harm to adults.
It is thought that the
bn MA Klare’s farm must
become separated fronx the
and picked up by the gedse
they found their
usually travel in
60.
The birds ai*e , __.... __
marshes of the Great Lakes,
especially Lake Erie,
are not known in this
By the description of
birds, they were the
bearings.
flocks of 50 or
Carter,
Victor Jeffery, chairman
th© school board was in charge
of the evening and judges were
E. D. Howey, Cecil Wilson and
W. A. Ness.
Trip To Ottawa
Over 100 grade six, seven and
eight pupils will take a trip to
Ottawa accompanied by their
teachers in May, A collection
was taken at the contest to help
with expenses on the trip.
In Ottawa, A. Y, McLean M.P.
will entertain the party
luncheon
them to
Louis St.
members.
Sponsors of the contest were
the township school hoard, the
teachers’ association, the Elim-
ville and Hurondale Women’s
Institutes and the Federation of
Agriculture.
Musical interludes in the pro
gram were provided by Doris
and Annie Elford and Agnes
Bray.
of
at a
and will arrange for
meet Prime Minister
Laurent and Cabinet
Eastern Star
Kingsvxlle when the game was
tied at the end of the 4th quarter
Exeter scored four points in a
three minute overtime period. It
was the closest the girls came
to a defeat all season.
Miss Seigner praised the all
round teamwork her team dis
played, the scoring of Captain
Jean Taylor and Julia Dunlop
and the guards, who, she said,
played a "wonderful game".
Coach Mickle was unhesitant
in his praise for Gary Middle
ton, six-foot-four centre of the
juniors,
game,"
had praise for the guard
of Bill Yungblut and Jim
gis.
Miss
of her
defend
Mr. . _ ....
majority of his seniors next sea
son and almost all of his junior
team will move up to senior
status,
Presentation of the awards
were made at Thames Hall Sat
urday night after the tourna
ment was over.
Principal H. L, Sturgis expres
sed his appreciation of the sup
port given the teams at the tour
nament. Many residents were on
hand for the games. “I think it
is a big factor in the victories”,
the principal said. "The teams
appreciate the interest shown.’
Members of the championship
teams are; Senioi*
Taylor, captain,
Dorothy Pooley,
P at Ho p p e r,
Lorna Taylor,
Labelle Hill and
Junior boys, John Hicks, cap
tain, Gary Middleton, Bill Yung-
Ron Rowcliffe, Jim Stur-
"Iie carried the whole
the coach said. He also
work
Stur-
In Field Post
■Mr. S, P. Currie, who fox* the
past 11 years hag owned and
operated th© Dashwood Cream
ery, has sold his business to
Canada Packers Company Ltd.,
of Exeter, who took possession
April 1.
Mr. Currie has accepted a posi
tion as fieldman with the Ontario
Cream Producers Marketing
Board and will commence his
duties April 15. His work will
cover the whole of Ontario.
He has had 23 years exper
ience with creamery work. He
graduated from O.A.C. in 1933
and was chosen for the position
from 26 applicants.
Mrs, ‘Currie and
reside in Dashwood
and will then move
district.
family will
until July
to Toronto
mostSeigner will have
team back next year to
the trophy.
Mickle will lose the
Red Cross Drive
Reaches Half
The local Red Cross -campaign
approached the half-way mark
of the $3,000
week, Vernon Heywood,
paign chairman announced.
Total to date is $1,560.35.
Elim viile contributed $164.50;
Hurondale, $125.00; Order of
the Eastern Star, $10.00.
The campaign will continue
for several weeks to give resi
dents ample opportunity to make
theix* contributions.
objective this
cam-
girls, Jean
Julia Dunlop,
Marnie Taylor,
Margaret Bray,
Nancy Tieman,
Mary Me Knight.
gis, Bill Batten, Bev. Heywood,
Richard McFall, Chuck Parsons,
Bob Robertson and Tom Easton,
manager.
The cheerleading team con
sisted of Katherine Kalbfleisch,
Marlene Richardson, Marilyn
Skinner, Maurene Stewart, Jean
ette Beaver, Margaret Tasko,
Jean Lavender and Rosemary
Passmore.
Furnishes Room
Exeter Chapter of the Eastern
Star has enrolled in the list of
organizations that will furnish a
bedroom in the
Hospital.
Last week, the chapter made
a donation of $600 to the Hos
pital Association, the result of
several projects during the past
year.
Two Exeter Old Boys sent in
donations—T. Beverley Acheson,
of Winnipeg, $50, and R. Her
man Beaman, of Toronto, $25.
Other donations were: The
Bell Telephone Co., $100, and
John Norry, a second donation,
$20.
The Thames Road Hunt Club
at a banquet held recently at
Centralia airport, decided to do
nate $100 to the Hospital Fund,
the balance held over from
operations of the 19 4S-49 season.
About 5 0 men of the district
are members of the club. Promi
nent members are William
Etlierington, Les Gibson, Roy
McLeod and Lome Passmore.
South Huron
ART ENTHUSIASM — Enthusiasm for the art class at the
night school prompted the school board to allow the class
to continue. Mrs. S. P. Currie, Mrs. Ralph Weber and Mrs.
James Lyne, instructress, discuss some of the finished pro
ducts at the open house last Thursday. —Jack Doerr, Exeter
IB
three
have
flock
until
They
i
r
A.
well known in underway---------------- Workmen are preparing the ground at the has been torn down in preparation for the building of the
former Carling estate for the construction of the South wings which will house the beds. Campaign still requires
Huron Hospital. Part of the back end of the Carling house $50>000 before completion. —“Jack Doerr, Exeter