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Eightieth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1952 Single Copy 7#
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Telephone service west of Ex
eter, including Dashwood, was
disrupted Wednesday afternoon
when two ears collided at the
intersection
and 8 3 and
at the base.
Telephone
service to he
Thursday
The snap caused vibration of
hydro wires adjoining the tele
phone line and sparks flew as
the service shorted. The fire de
partment was vailed but there
was no outbreak.
Injured in the accident was
Mrs. G. Musser, a passenger in
one of the cars* Its driver, Mae
MeGeoch, of London, had made
a “U” turn around the Monetta
Menard parking lot and proceed
ed onto the highway. It collided
with a Canadian Canners pick-up
truck driven by William Johns
ton. The McGeoch car spun
a complete turn and the pick-up
truck struck a fire tydrant.
Dr.. M. C. Fletcher rendered
aid. Police Chief John Norry in
vestigated.
Mr. Jack Sims has been ill at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Walker.
Temperatyres Dance Around The 70’s
Ball, Horseshoe Enthusiasts
Manager Jim Fairbairn put
his intermediate baseball pros
pects through their first work
out at the local diamond Tues
day night.
Up from London for a try-out
were pitcher Joe Mitro and in
fielder
year's
Teddy Bogal and
catcher .and utility man.
• The locals loosening up were
Fred Darling and Bill Gilfillan,
Some of the contenders couldn’t
attend the initial practice. Ses
sions are being held every Tues
day and Thursday nights.
Manager Fairbairn expects to
field one of the top teams in
the Huron-Perth this year. Al
though the locals made a slow
were
league
Joe Seratore of last
squad, and newcomers
Len Bunk,
start last season they
among the best in the
near the finish.
Stan Frayne and several
are helping Jim with his
others
squad.
Bingo For Hospital Fund
Offers $875 Cash Prizes
First in a series of special
monster bingoes to raise funds
for the South Huron Hospital
will be sponsored next Wednes
day, May 7, by Exeter Legion.
A total of $875 will be offered
in prizes, .including a $500 jack
pot. The event will be held in
the Exeter Arena.
Legion bingoes are now
featuring the new blower, which
by
i
s?
Art Display
Opens Friday
For the first time, Exeter
citizens will be able to get a
good idea of what artists right
in their own Western Ontario
are doing, through the exhibit
beginning Friday at the high
school gymtorium.
The paintings will be on dis
plays for a week. They are a
group which has been travelling
to various towns and cities in
the district and come to Exeter
from St, Thomas.
The show is sponsored by the
Exeter District High School and
Mr. H. L. Sturgis and Mrs.
James Lyne are in charge. In
vitations have been sent out to
townspeople for the opening Fri
day night by Beta Sigma Phi
Sorority and local Kinettes will
be responsible for a reception
for some 60 guests.
The exhibit has 24 pictures
by artists from the major cen
tres in Western Ontario. Mr.
Clare Bice, art curator of the
London Library, will be on hand
Friday night to discuss the
painting with interested persons.
Mr. Bice has a painting of his
own in the exhibit and it is
through him that the show was
arranged.
throws out the numbers
means of forced air.
At last Friday’s bingo,
Parkhill man,
the $200 jackpot. Mrs. Harold
Penhale, Exeter, won $50 and
$25 specials were captured by
Mrs. Fleming, Clinton, and Mrs.
McKellar, Parkhill.
Winners of the regular $10
rounds were: William Snell,
Exeter; Bill Holiday, R.R. 6, St.
Marys; Mrs, Osier, Mitchell,
James Cruickshank, Clinton, and
Mrs. Dobbs, Lucan;
Kirk; Mrs. Russell
Clinton, George Hess,
Mrs. Whittaker, Hensail,
William Snell, Exeter; Mrs. Rus
sell Baird, Brucefield, Mrs. Greig,
Clinton, Stan Kennedy, London,
and Mrs. Russell Brintnell; Joe
Cranskoph, Dublin, Stan Ken
nedy, London; Jim Wilson;
Doug Pryde and Art Ford; Doug
Pryde, Mrs. Bedard, Zurich;
William Lowe, Parkhill, and
Earl Parsons; Mrs. George Law-
son; Arlene Austin, Seaforth;
Ray Smith, Exeter, Mrs. Norm.
McDonald, Mrs. Paisley, Park
hill; Mrs. Leo Gibson, Dash
wood, Mrs. Holiday, Parkhill,
Frank Haynes, Mrs. Archie Ryck
man and Mrs. Pincemin, Strat
ford.
a
Les Larkin won
Mrs. L.
Holmes,
Hensail,
and
IOOF Attends
Church Service
Members of the Exeter Lodge
of Oddfellows accompanied by
the Rebekahs the
Higher Prices
For Vegetables
Vegetable producers will
for 1
a result of
the Ontario
Board and
[ re-
theircetve higher prices
produce this yeai’ as
negotiations between
Vegetable Marketing
canners last week.
New prices established are
Beete—Grade 1, $70 (last
$69); two, $46; three, $35;
$17; ungraded, $23.
Carrots—$25 a ton with
increase after September
(last year $23).
Cabbage—$13.50 a ton ($12.-
50).
Negotiations took place in To^
ronto on Tuesday. R.
local director of the
part in the talks.
Prices for corn,
beans are increased
year Corn is $26; peas $98.50
and beans $100,
year
four
a $2
10.
E. Pooley,
board took
celebrated
anniversary of their order by
attending divine worship in
Caven Presbyterian Church Sun
day evening. The Oddfellows
assembled at their hall and pa
raded to the church where they
were met by their sister organ
ization. Over one hundred strong,
they filled the centre pews of
the church.
Special music was furnished
by the choir. A solo “Bless this
House” was sung by Grant Mc
Donald and
was
Mrs
Mrs.
H. Simpson.
The minister, Rev. G. Sinclair,
welcomed the visitors and
preached an * inspiring
from the text:
Jonat
of David.” “The story of Jona
than and David is recognized as
the greatest story of friendship
that we have known” said the
speaker.
on their return to the lodge
room a vote of thanks to
minister, the choir and
church officials was moved
E. A. Howald and seconded
Miss Mary Gardiner,
“In The
rendered by a
W. Sillery, Mrs.
Norman S tanlake
Garden”
quartette,
H. Lang,
and Mrs.
„ sermon
‘The soul of
than was knit^with the soul
the
the
by
by
peas
from
and
last
Td Teach in London
Four girls of this district
be teaching in public schools Of
London next term. The are
Donna Bowden, Centralia, Phyl
lis Dougall, Hensail, Margaret
Katz, Dashwood, and Francis
Taylor, Exeter.
Will
Bank Staff Changes
Mr. Harry Kieswetter, of
Sarnia branch, was recently
transferred to the Exeter branch
of the Bank of Monteal. He is
a native of Kitchener
wetter succeeds M r,
Stringer who has
Alvlnston. Miss Wilma McCoy has
accepted a position with the
local office, Last week, four
men from head office made their
annual Inspection.
the
Mr. Kies-
Gordon
moved to
Officials of the Huron-Perth
league attended the O.B.A, meet
ing in St. Catharines last week.
Wally Wein, John Livermore,
Ivan Hearn and Jim Fairbairn
made the trip.
Ten teams
Huron-Perth
year, it was
meeting at
day night.
The teams
cations, are
and Zurich,
ton Radio, Clinton Colts, Exeter,
and Mitchell, C; Strathroy and
St. Marys, B.
Strathroy and St. Marys are
newcomers to the league. Hens-
all will not field a team this
year.
The schedule will be drawn up
next Monday.
Ringers Active
Off to a flying start with the
hot spring weather is the Exeter
Horslioe Club, currently flinging
the irons almost every night be
hind Jolly’s blacksmith shop.
One of the most active athletic
organizations in the town, the
club now has over 25 members
ranging in age from 15 to 80.
The two courts have been re
novated and a lighting system
installed for night playing.
According to .president, George
“Pat” Walker, the club is ready
“to take on all comers.” Last
year they played several tourna
ments with outside clubs, includ
ing Woodham, and they hope to
compete with others this year.
Members Basil Preszcator and
Ed Fanson comprise the tourna
ment committee. On the tourna
ment team besides these two are
Cliff White,Bill Triebner, Harry
Frayne, Roylance Westcott,
James Squires Verne Smith, Al-
joe Sanders and Harry Cole.
Other members of the club
are Rev. C. W. Down, Percy
Dunsford, Amos Darling, “Pop”
Watson, Tom and Russ Colling
wood, Punch
Lloyd Ford,
Tom and Don
Jim Russell, Don Wells, Charlie
Parsons and several others.
will compete in the
ball league
announced
Dashwood
this
after a
Wednes-
classifi-
Dashwood,
Centralia Clin-
and their
Lucan,
D;
Wells, Irwin Ford,
Archie Ryckman,
Jolly, Jim Crocker,
As one person put it:
didn’t have
just bounced
summer.”
This week weather kept its
summery feeling as the tempera
tures danced around the 70’s.
Hot spot of the week was
Sunday when a degree of 74
brought people out of their
houses onto their lawns or into
their cars for a trip to the lake
shore.
Grand Bend enjoyed another
pre-season boom over the week
end. But this time proprietors of
booths were ready to serve cool
drinks and ice cream to warm
patrons.
In Exeter, the signs of spring
broke out lustily. The flowers
bloomed and the birds sang; the
kids started swimming at the
dam; the horseshoers took up
their game seriously for another
season; baseball reached the
concentrated practice stage; and
housewives doffed heavier cloth
ing and sunned themselves and
their small in the back yards.
The temperatures for
week, recorded by R.C,
tion Centralia, were:
“We
any spring—we
from winter into School To Pool,
Big Spring Rush
fine days,
crusade of
they come
Wednesday-
Thursday
Friday ....
Saturday ,
Sunday
Monday ...
Tuesday ..
r the past
J.A.F.Sta-
High Low4934
60 34
67 38
68 36
74 40
69 45
72 44
Mark Beginning
Of Hay Forest
A large crowd is expected
attend “Tree Planting Day”
I
to
at
Hay Swamp' next Wednesday,
May 7. The day will mark the
beginning of Hay Forest and a
start on the planting of 42,000
trees will be made.
Among the features are a tree
planting competition among the
pupils of Hay, a demonstration
of tree planting machines, and
the planting of an inaugural
tree.
Come 4 p.m. these
and there's a steady
small boys formed as
out of school, riding bikes or
running, an excited bunch of
free souls, heading for the swim
ming hole.
An amazing thing about the
operation is the speed in which
the delegation is in charge of the
waters below the dam. There are
few minutes wasted before the
dusty, hot shoes and confining
clothes are cast off in favor of
bathing suits, and small winter-
bleached forms are
and shouting from
spring water.
Another thing of
the number of fat
that mysteriously appear on such
short notice. Such a precious
piece of swimming equipment is
not often left unguarded from
one day to the next at the dam.
Yet it seems hardly possible that
a boy should walk nonchalantly
into school with, the tube or even
a bathing suit over his arm.
Your hand will tell you
water’s plenty cold but not
of the swimmers will admit
that cold which causes
shocked expression on each face
after the first plunge.
If you look closely, you see
it’s not just the younger boys
who take advantage of the spot.
There are a few tall figures div
ing into the deeper water with
an effort to conceal the child's
pleasure in an “adult to infant”
attitude.
“Gone are the days” it has
been said, “when we sneaked out
the back lane, threw off our
overalls and took the first dive
into the old swimming hole in
only our skins.”
But a close look
of the boys at the
tells you it’s the
There’s the same thrill of cold
shock and abandonment that
even the most shy can have.
While workmen prepared to
start the construction of walls
of the South Huron Hospital, the
Association began its “Let’s Finish the Job” canvass this
week.
The campaign in Exeter is now
underway. A drive in neighbour
ing townships is expected to
take place this month and next.
In this issue Of the Times- Advocate, 1’ ’__?_
lishes the first of a series of
articles listing the names of the
contributors who
hospital possible.
Entitled “The
Our Hospital”,
names Exeter supporters. Future
releases will contain the names
of contributors from Usborne,
Stephen, Grand Bend, Hay and
Tuckersmith.
the Association pub-
are making the
People Behind
the first list
splashing
the swelled
curiosity is
inner-tubes
the
one
it’s
the
at the faces
Exeter dam
same thing.
Recall Early Dashwood Bands
As Juniors Play First Concert
Begin RCAF
Sewers, Roads
Elgin Construction Company,
St. Thomas, has been awarded
a Department of National De
fence contract for work at Cen
tralia R.C.A.F. station at a price
less than $200,000.
The contract is said to call for
the installation of sanitary
sewers, water mains and the
construction of roads within the
station area. The roadwork con
sists of a number of small
sections totalling approximately
three miles.
Arthur Nidi, general
of Elgin Construction,
equipment and staff
moved into the* area
work on the project immediately.
manager
said the
will be
to start
Meanwhile, splendid progress
is being made on the construc
tion of the hospital,
footings have been laid
struction of the walls will begin
Tuesday. Contracts for the wir
ing and other services have been
let.
The Association is laying more
and more emphasis on an in
creased number of smaller dona
tions which, it hopes, will add
up to an impressive amount.
Up to the present, the general
committee of the Association has
not pressed too strongly for im
mediate payment of subscriptions
or subscription balances, feeling
that until actual work com
menced and the money was
definitely needed, many sub
scribers could well use the funds
themselves.
Now, however, the picture has
changed. Already materials have
been contracted for in the
amount of almost $100,000.
This antount is increasing daily.
Cash is urgently needed.
While federal, provincial and
county grants will total over
$100,000, they are paid on a pro
gress basis only. The first quar
terly grant payment will not be
paid until the walls are erected.
The second quarterly grant will
follow when the roof is com
pleted.
Total estimated cost of the
hospital, including furnishings
and equipment, is $250,000.
Grants and previous subscrip
tions total $202,000, leaving
$48,000 still to be raised.
Cement
and con-
Mr. and Mrs. C. Cole of
Goderich were guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cole
over the weekend.
School Costs Rise Seven Times
Since 1904, Report Reveals
Cost of public school educa
tion has risen almost seven times
since 19 04, a recently-found fin
ancial statement of that year
reveals.
Overall cost of the school was
.$4,306.97 just after the turn of
the century. In 1951, expendi
tures totalled $27,500.
The 1904 statement was
brought
by Mrs.
ter of
town.
It
aries
to The Times-Advocate
W. Craig, a daugli-
W. J. Carling, ofW.
Mrs.
that teachers’ sal-
Baby Toddles,
Dies Under Car
Mrs. Richard McNeill watched
her 20-month-old son, Dennis,
die under the wheels of a car
in front of her home In the
R.C.A.F. village at Centralia on
Sunday afternoon.
The boy toddled in front of a
■car just as its owner, James K.
Knight, of Clawson, Mich., drove
off, said Provincial Constable
Elmer Zimmerman, of Exeter.
The father, a leading aircrafts
man with the R.C.A.F. was in
the house and the mothei* wit
nessed the accident from the
yard. Their home is in the per
manent married servicemen’s
quarters recently erected,
couple has one other child.
No charge has been
The
laid
against the 24-year-old Knight,
whose wife and two children
were in the car with him. An
R.C.A.F. veteran, he was visiting
in the area.
Funeral service for the child
was held Tuesday with Padre P.
A. Charbonneau officiating. In
terment was in Mount Carmel
cemetery.
The pallbearers
Sagriff, Teddy
ael Michalski
Gibbon. They
sonnet living
housing site.
were Jimmy
Wilkinson, Mich
aud Jimmy Mc-
are sons of per-
on the station
Car Smashes Pole
Lady Breaks Ankte
A lady received a fractured
ankle early Sunday morning
when the car she was riding in
hit a hydro pole in front of the
Huron Lumber Company, Main
Street.
The driver, Harold Howald,
of London, told police his car
went out of control when he
tried to pull it out of a rut on
the side of the road. He was tra
velling north and the ear lurch
ed out of the rut, across the road
and into the pole,
Mr. and Mrs. William Abra
ham and their daughter were
passengers, Mrs, Abrams receiv
ed a fractured ankle. The others
were uninjured,
Dashwood Junior Band
held in the Evangelical
Brethren Church April
a great success,
auditorium and gallery
The
concert
United
28 was
The
were nearly filled with interested
parents, friends and lovers of
music. Many faces marked the
pleasure on hearing the harmony
produced by the youthful group
so recently organized. All num
bers were heartily applauded.
The leader, A. 0. Robinson,
gave explanations and encourage
ments as he deemed suitable. H.
T. Hoffman, who was asked for
a few words to the band, called
attention to the picture of the
Hendrick Memorial Band of 1935
on which many could find their
mother or father.
Ruehen Goetz spoke of the
first Dashwood Band organized
50 years ago. He and two others
of the 12 are still in the village.
Sproule Currie, president, briefly
called attention to the progress
shown. Mrs. Ogeltree, secretary,
asked for plans and suggestions
I for raising funds to support the
endeavor.
Music consisted of various
selections by the band group;
coronet solo by Theresa Corri
veau; cornet duet by M. and F.
Ogletree; duet by Kenneth and
Marilyn Currie; alto solo by
Ruth Ann Zimmer; trumpet duet
by -Irma Watts and Russel
McBeth; clarinet solo by Lynda
Tieman; solo by Mona Keller
man; quartette by Jimmy Becker
and his three sisters; duet by
June and Audrey Hackwell;
trombone solo by Donna Eagle-
son; trombone duet by Connie
and Billy Klum; clarinet
by Marie Salmon.
Splendid accompaniments
played by M r s. M c C
Mrs. Klump, Mrs. Tieman,
Restemeyer and others,
general opinion heard was favor
able and nothing out of place.
Opportunities would be appre
ciated by the leader to have the
band give entertainment in the
near future.
reveals
___ at, that time ranged from
$273 to $747 for the principal,
L. C. Fleming.
Total amount paid for instruc
tion was $3,084—a far
the $15,000 teachers
last year.The janitor of that day re
ceived $250 for his work. Today
it costs the town $2,250 to keep
the school clean. Instructional
supplies has risen from $187 to
$2,000.Another item worthy of com
parison is that of fuel. Wood
cost the 1904 board about $260.
In 19 51, the fuel bill was $2,-
664.
On
Miss
Miss
Miss
Miss Irwin, Miss Pringle, W. J.
O’Brien and Miss Martin.
S. Sanders was treasurer of
the board. J. Grigg was secre
tary.
The school was praised iby the
inspector. His report, printed on
the statement, said: “Class
room improved with prism lights
and reporting grounds and out
buildings in good condition. Tone
of school and general progress
gratifying. No better work done
anywhere than in the Exeter
Public School. I am well satis
fied.”
solo
cry from
received
the staff at that time were
Vosper, Miss Dorrington,
Carling, Miss W a 1 r o n d ,
McCallum, L. C. Fleming,
Auction Inflation
Inflation, it seems, has even
found its way into auction sales.
On Monday, at the sale of Les
Robinson, Thames Road, a
child’s chair, purchased by Mr.
Robinson’s grandfather for 25
| cents as sold under the block
i for $5.00 A large crowd attend-
I ed the sale and high prices were
i paid for many antiques. Frank
Taylor was the auctioneer.
HOWIE MEEKER STARS —- Howie Meeker. Toronto Maple Leaf hookey star, scored
again when he attended the Hensail hoekey banquet as guest speaker. Eager to hear of
Howie’s experiences are Byron Kyle, team publicity; George Parker, “Hornet’’ captain;
Bob Middleton, past-president Hensall C of C; and Bill Riley, president, —Free Press
Prod ucers Reject
Marketing Plan
The Ontario Farm Products
Marketing Board said Monday
that a poultry and egg market
ing scheme for Ontario producers
was not approved. 4
The balloting of some 15,000
Ontario poultry producers evi
dently surprised both those who
favored and those who dis
approved of a projected poultry
marketing scheme.
The plan would have estab
lished an automatic checkoff of
one cent from the sale of ea5h
dozen eggs through the pro
vincial Poultry Producers As
sociation. The money collected
would have been used to buy up
eggs in times of abundant pro
duction, store them and resell
them at times when eggs were
less plentiful. Under the same
scheme, a plan for the sale of
dressed poultry was voted on but
also fell through.
At least two-thirds majority
of favorable votes is required
before a marketing scheme is
approved.
The board
ceived so far
counties and
total vote as
egg scheme, yes 7,496, no 7,050;
proposed dressed poultry meat
scheme, yes 7,048, no 6,568.
said reports re-
froni 50 of the 55
districts show a
follows: proposed
Order 1,500 Birds
For Fall Hunting
The South Huron Conservation
Club met Tuesday night to dis
cuss the handling of 1,500 phea
sants to be raised for fall hunt
ing. The birds have been ordered
from the Department of Lands
and Forests.
Pupils at
School
eggs,
from Dalton Finkbeiner
tion
feeding
chicks,
A representation from
cal club will attend a
meeting Monday when the deer
season will be discussed. Ed
Meadows, district supervisor of
game and fish, will be present
at this meeting.
Will
More
Exeter District High
hatch and brood
eggs are available
Loca-
the*
the
are being sought
and raising
for
of
io*the
Clinton