HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-09-25, Page 1J
to
«
4
t
*
<
>
i
r
HUMAN WORM One of the novel features human
outfits.
FROM THE HILLS Down from the “Tennessee moun
tains” earne these hillbillies to take a gander at the fair and
provide amusement for the crowd. Responsible for this at
traction, one of the many in the big parade, were Harry and
Jim Crocker, Ross Veal and Elmer McFalls. —Jack Doerr
HERE COMES MR. SUN’ These happy expressions on
the faces of Fair secretary Clark Fisher and president Jake
Sweitzer greeted the sun that saved Exeter Fair. The rain
all morning threatened to call a halt to the show but at noon
the skies cleared. —Jack Doerr, Exeter
of the splendid parade was the
worm entered by members of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. It took first prize in freak
to Irene Beaupre, Hazel Beaver, Donna Jones, Flora Doerr, Helen
Elsie Tuckey and Betty Wilson. Whose are whose? We don’t know.
—Jack Doerr, Exeter
Eightieth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1952 Single Copy 7ft
f
4
Exeter | raised by Ross Hern,
congratulated
on
||l ■ | lH
The legs ? They belong
Westcott,Vera Mason,
Dashwood Loses
for
almost, but I pair officials
that slogan | the merchants
showing.
Attendance at
was tops.
Fair officials ■
to determine their financial
sition but
operation
the red.
There
records set at the fair. The rain
fixed .that. But from the enthus
iastic showing in spite of the
weather, it was indicated that
the exhibition would have ex
ceeded all former marks had the
day been dry.
their fine
Thursday
for the
gloomy,
sudden
maxim,
and al-
on. But
"Lt never rains
Fair.” The weather
not quite, ruined
last week.
It rained heavily
morning and prospects
big afternoon looked
But then, as if the skies
ly remembered the old
the weather cleared up
lowed the show to go
as soon as the fair was over, the
clouds let fly with rain again.
Despite the moisture, 40 00 fail
fans streamed through the gates
to see this year’s exhibition.
They straddled puddles and
tramped through the mud to see
a colorful, if somewhat subdued,
fair.
The three-blocks-long parade
promenaded up main street to
the grounds in a drizzle. Nine
teen schools, from Exeter, Hay,
Stephen, and Usbo'rne, competed
for prizes with creative and
imaginative costumes. Floats,
cars and freak outfits, bicycles
and tricycles were decorated
gaily and paraded behind
Exeter Band. It was one of
best cavalcades in years.
Races And Sports Cancelled
The horse races and sports
program had to be cancelled but
there was lots of other enter
tainment. The horse show drew
more entries than ever before,
despite the fact that many ex
hibitors cancelled their entries
because of the rain. The jumpers
and hunters provided first-class
entertainment for the crowd in
a colorful ring.
Midway attractions, too, were
curtailed by the weather but
there were still lots of amuse
ments for every age.
The competition among the
4-H clubs and farm animals was
excellent. Directors were pleased
with the number of entries and
judges said the quality was bet
ter than average.
Colorful exhibits by mer
chants, both on the grounds and
in the arena, added to the show.
Hats, balloons, and all sorts of
give-aways thrilled
Besides stationery
displays included
tures, live animals ___ .
cal demonstrators. One exhibitor,
Cann’s Mill Ltd., featured a lit
ter of 13 puppies, owned by
Warren Sanders, and a pet fawn,
the
the
the children,
exhibits, the
moving pic-
and mechani-
the
are
night dance
still unable
it is expected that
went a slight bit
were, of course,
Local Man, Paper
Featured On Radio
Exeter, The Times-Advocate
and Mr. J. T. Allison, of the
Thames Road, one of the pat
riarchs of this c onnnunity,
were featured in a broadcast
over CFRB, Toronto, Monday
evening by the Cities Service
Oil Co. The progarm will be
rebroadcast over CKNX Fri
day evening at 7:30 o’clock.-
A reassessment of the Village
of Grand Bend was demanded at
the Court of Revision of the As
sessment Roll held in the town
hall Monday afternoon.
Forty - nine property holders,
most of them formerly from the
Township of Bosanquet, protest
ed tide increase that has taken
place in their assessments dur
ing the past two years, claiming
that they were out of line with
the assessments along the main
street and with the property in
what was formerly Stephen
Township,
were present,
troit, London
Head Detroit
Donald E.
attorney who
for two property owners,
then had 21 others rest their
■appeals on his arguments, called
assessment’ by George W.
About fifty persons
several from De-
and Stratford.
Agent
Brown, a Detroit
appeared as agent
and
Codling, of Sarnia, "haphazard,”
and "so bad it should be set
aside, and a complete reassess
ment ordered.”
Soon after the court opened,
Mr. Brown moved that the court
unseat itself, since he was chal
lenging assessments of four
councillors, .and he claimed this
made them ineligible to act.
On the advice of the village
solicitor, E. D. Bell, Q.C., Exeter,
the court denied Mr. “
motion, and
protest.
As agent
Rutherford
Wilson, who
lots on the
river, Mr.
clerk, Herbert Wainwright, and
members of council had failed
to fulfill certain provisions of
the Assessment * Act in
amending
al”.
5. That thousands of dollars
worth of assessment are going
down the drain because the
municipality is not complying
with regulations respecting busi
ness assessment.
Brown’s
he proceeded under
for Mrs. Gertrude
and Mrs. Marjorie
own three lakefront
south side of the
Brown claimed the
BUFFOON — Ron Wareing, Ex
eter, provided entertainment
during the fair with his active
antics as a clown. He collected
a $20 prize for his performance.
—Jack Doerr, Exeter
Kirkton Fair Prizes Up,
Features Sports, 4-H Clubs
Undaunted by the rain that
almost washed out the fair last
year, . the
Society is
its best
Thursday
Kirkton Agricultural-
going all out to stage
exhibition .ever next
and Friday, Septem
ber 25 and 26.
Prize money in
ments has been
bring the total up
est ever offered by the Kirkton
Society, over $3,000.
Starts With Parade
The fair will start with a
public school parade and drill
led by the Bannochburn Kiltie
Band. A sports program of horse,
pony, calf, foot and bicycle
will be featured during
afternoon. Don Robertson
his CKNX Ranch Boys will
entertain.
Another outstanding event
most depart-
increased to
to the high-
■> races
the
and
also
will be the achievement day con
tests among the members of the
Kirkton 4-H Dairy and Beef
calf clubs.
At night a dance will be held
in Aberdeen Hall, Kirkton.
Newton Clarke is president of
the Society and Hugh Berry is
secretary-treasurer.
Hospital Receives
Part Of Grant
The first instalment of the
provincial government grant to
the South Huron District Hos
pital Association was received
last week. The amount was over
$22,000.
Negotiations are still in. pro
gress between the Association
and the Department of Health
to determine the size of the
full grant. The installment re
ceived last week represents part
of this total, based on the
amount of construction to date.
The
Elmer
of
Pryde, M.L.A.
check was given to
D. Bell, Q.C., chairman
the Association by Thomas
jrryue, M.L.A., last Thursday.
The presentation was made dur
ing the proceeding of Exeter
Fair.
Legion Officials, Zone Vets
Attend Memorial Hall Rites
■.zr■ ' '' t t
PRESIDENT DEDICATES HALL c Dominion president of
the Legion, Dr. C. B. Lumsden, M.M., dedicated Exeter Le
gion Memorial Hall on Sunday before a large crowd of vet
erans, Legion officials and spectators. Seated behind him are
Don Thompson, pensions officer; Harvey Pfaff, local presi
dent; T, A. Anderson, general secretary; Mayor W, G. Coch
rane, chairman of the ceremony; and Harold Gellatly, dist
rict commander. — Jack Doerr, Exeter
A service, dedicating the Exe
ter Legion Memorial Hall to the
memory of local men killed serv
ing their country in three wars,
was witnessed Sunday afternoon
by Legionaires from all parts of
the Zone and representatives
from the national Legion execu
tive.
Dominion president, the Rev.
Dr. C. B. Lumsden, was guest
speaker. He offered personal
congratulations to_ 'Officers and
members
for their
the hall.
Legion’s
spoke of
chrystalization of
great World War
He pointed out
should think of
part of a great national institu
tion and as such should know
that their part is being felt
strongly in Canadian affairs. Dr.
Lumsden is the first Dominion
president to rise from the ranks
of a Private to his present post,
e afternoon’s program be*
with a colorful parade led
he Exeter Citizens’ Band
under the command of Col,
). Bell. ‘The Bannochburn
Pipe Band, the Palmerston Le
gion Pipe Band and the Dash
wood Citizens’ Band added to
the pageantry. Standard bearers
represented other branches
the Legion in the zone.
Legion Ladies Auxiliary
marched in the parade.
At the cenotaph, a short
Vice of prayers and scripture
conducted by the Rev. Donald
Sinclair and the Rev. G. G. Bur
ton. A wreath was placed at the
monument by district director,
Harold Gellatly.
From the cenotaph, the pa
rade moved on to the Legion
Hall and formed around the
steps hi front of Legion officials.
A short address of welcome, by
of the Exeter branch
work in constructing
In a review of the
national progress, he
the organization as a
the ideals of
leaders.
that members
themselves as
of
The
also
sor-
was
Exeter president, Harvey Pfaff,
opened the program there. Zone
commander, G. Inglis, extended
a special welcome to members
of visiting zones.
Mayor W. G. Cochnane ex
pressed his pleasure in welcom
ing the Dominion commander on
behalf of the people of Exeter.
He paid tribute to the local Le
gion for its industry and per
severance in building the hall
and he said it should serve as a
reminder of local citizens’ debt
to the Canadian Legion adding
that it was indicative of the
community.
Mayor Cochrane also intro
duced visiting officials. They
were. E. A. Evans, Dominion
second vice-president; Earl Bur
gess, chairman; Don Thompson,
pensions officer; Harold Gellatly,
district commander; T. A. An
derson, general secretary: A. Y.
McLean, M.P. for Huron: Thos.
Pryde,. M.L.A. for Huron; IL
Hoffner, imperial service com
missioner: Scotty Forbes, service
bureau officer.
Dr. Lumsden was introduced
by Mr. Burton. Local ministers.
Rev. A. E. Holley, Rev. II. T.
Kendrick and Rev. William Mair
assisted
vice.
After
cut the
of the
building
hering the names of those who
died in three wars was unveiled
by A. J. Penhale and R. E.
Motz, whose sons names were
among those on the. plaque.
Building of the
three years ago.
largely voluntary
received from the town-
of Usborne and Hay and
Exeter. Much of the in-
has been furnished by the
Ladies Auxiliary, formed
in the dedication ser-
his talk, Dr. Lumsden
ribbon across the door
hall and declared the
open. A bronze plaque
were
ships
from
terlor
active
last year.
hall began
Labor was
and grants
not
discrepancies in busi
ness assessments when they were
brought to their attention. And
therefore were liable to penalties
of $100 each.
He argued:
1. That the assessor, G. H.
Codling, of Windsor, had fol
lowed no uniform rule, that
values were based on "sheer
happenstance” in some cases and
"outright discrimination ” in oth
ers.
2. That the assessor had failed
to distinguish between "summer
cottage property” and “perman
ent residence property”.
4. That benefits being received
by south side property owners in
return for taxes are "theoretic-
Fowl Play Ended
Villains Caught
Gordon Schwalm, of Hensail,
has been rather puzzled this past
week at the disappearance of
his plump hens, ducks and three-
month-old chicks. Mrs. Schwalm,
who was gathering some 18 eggs
a day, was worried too when
went out to gather them
found there were none.
A few days ago Gordon
covered two coons, one weigh
ing 18 pounds, playfully scam
pering in the tree. Two shots
ended the life of these creatures.
Some of the neighbours wonder
ed who stripped their seed corn,
and one local resident reported
shingles missing from the roof
of his house by the animals.
she
and
dis-
First Semi-Final
Teeswater’s "Super Hooper”
Zuber proved too much for the
Dashwood Intermediates Wednes
day as they lost the first game
of the semi-final OBA "D” play
downs 4-1.
The veteran leftie stopped the
homestdrs with a five-hit effort
and crocked a line single to
drive home two convincing runs.
His males helped him out with
a good fielding display except
for one lapse in the fourth when
Dashwood scored its Ione tally.
Dashwood journey to Tees-
water Saturday for the second
game. For the fans who can’t
be there, the game will be broad
cast over CKNX Wingham start
ing at 3:30.
If Wednesday’s opener is an
indicator, the series should be a
good one. Dashwood wasn’t by
any meqns out of the running—
they just couldn’t get their hits
out of Teeswater gloves.
The visitors’ first two runs
were unearned. They scored in
the second after the first batter
reached second on an error. The
second tally came in the fourth
on two miscues. In the seventh,
however, they earned their win.
Cerson slapped a single through
the box and Weiler followed
with a hard double. That’s when
Super Hooper took the ball by
the bat and slammed a two-run
bingle.
Dashwood’s tally came in the
fourth. Raymie Wein lined a
single into right centre, and ad
vanced to second and third on
two successive errors. Brother
Jake Wein brought him home
with a single.
Eppie Wein hurled good ball
for the losers. He. allowed eight
hits and pulled himself out of
several tough holes with some
top pitching.
Raymie Wein slugged two, of
the five hits garnered by Dash
wood, Jim Hay ter, Bob Stormes
and Car] Wein each hit safeties.
DELEGATE TO U.N. — Andrew
Y. McLean, Seaforth, M.P. for
Huron-Perth, has been appointed
one of the five delegates who
will represent Canada at the
General Assembly of the United
Nations, which opens at New
York on October 14. The other
delegates are Hon. L. B. Pear
son, Secretary of State for Ex
ternal Affairs; Hon. Paul Mar
tin, Minister of Health and Wel
fare; Senator Gordon B. ’Isnor,
Halifax, and Mr. D. M. Johnson,
Canadian Permanent Representa'-
tive to the United Nations.
Mrs. J. Hunter
their felicitations and a
dinner was held in her
all of which she en-
Hunter was the former
Dew. Born in Usborne,
the daughter of the late
and Mrs. Dew. She was
in 1879 to Mr. Hunter
Marks 97 Years
Congratulations , to Mrs. John
Hunter, of town, who, on Mon
day, celebrated her ninety-sev
enth birthday. Friends called to
offer
family
honor,
joyed.
Mrs.
Martha
she was
William
married
and settled on a farm five miles
from where she was born. They
etired to Exeter in 1905 and
lived in the home they came to-
47 years ago. Mr. Hunter prede
ceased her in 1945.
There are two sons, Richard,
of town; Warren W., of N.
Battleford, Sask., and one
daughter, Mrs. Rd. Dickins, who
resides with her mother; also
one brother, John Dew, of Cader
•Falls. Iowa; five grandchildren
1 and 12 great-grandchildren.
A>’v KVA . ■,
LEST WE FORGET- - This memorial plaque. containing over GO names of veterans who
were killed in both world wars, was unveiled at the Exeter Legion dedication service Sun
day by Asa Penhale, left, and Roland MoU, right. In the background arc A. Y, McLean,
M.P., Rev. D. R. Sinclair, and. rcprcseiRing the Navy. Army and Air Force, Erie Hey
wood, William McLean and Henry Dyck, - -Jack Doerr, Exeter