HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-10-02, Page 3THE TIMES-APVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 1952 Supplement
Hundreds Of Public School Kids
Compete for Athletic Laurels
Hundreds of children swarmed
nil over the community park
grounds Wednesday afternoon as
the Public School held its an
nual track and field meet.
Over 60 events were run off
by the teachers with the aid of
a public speaking system,
Bill Pollen was named senior
boys* champion. He edged out
Graham Farquhar by one point.
Senior girls’ champion is Lois
Tinney. Carmen McKerral was
runner-up.
Intermediate boys’ winner was
Jimmy MacDonald who had a
one-pojnt margin over Simon
Nagle.
Helen ones captured the in
termedia's girls’ trophy. Margie
Francois was runner-up.
Dale Turvey topped the junior
boys. Gerald McBride was sec
ond.
Donna Bridges won the junior
tgirls’ championship, with a two-
point edge over Roxanne Bea
vers.
A new group, the pee wees,
from Kindergarten, had their
own little tests of' skill. Freddy
Wells captured the most points
among the boys. Bonnie Turvey
was the best of .the girls.
Senior Boys
100-yard dash, Bill Pollen,
Graham Farquhar, Eugene Kirk;
high jump, Graham Farquhar,
Gordon McCarter, Douglas Wein;
running broad jump, Graham
Farquhar, Billen Pollen, Ronnie
Crawford; 440-yard dash, Bill
Pollen, Eugene Kirk, Elmer
Ince; half mile, Bill Pollen, Ron
nie Crawford, Graham Farquhar;
shot putt, Graham Farquhar,
Bill Pollen, Douglas Wein; sack
race, Ronnie Crawford, Mervin
McKerral, Donald MacDonald;
half mile bike race, Tom Hum
phreys, Gordon McCarter, Jack
Robinson.
Intermediate Boys
100-yard dash, Jim MacDon
ald, Simon Nagle, Rdnnie Doug
las; high jump, Jim Tomlinson,
Jim McDonald, Simon Nagle;
broad jump, Jim MacDonald,
Don Brintnell, Gerard Vitennyk;
standing broad jump, Simon N.a-
Ideal Weather
ror Zurich rair
Ideal weather conditions were
a. contributing factor in making
Zurich Fair the most successful
in years. There was an exception
ally large crowd, estimated at
1500; good exhibits in all de
partments and plenty- of con
cessions and entertainment on
the grounds.
The afternoon started with a
parade of school children led by
the Dashwood Band.
Eighteen calves were entered
in the first show by the 4-H
Ifay Township Baby Beef Club.
Kathryn Klopp, R.R. 3, Zurich,
took top place in the senior
class and Berne McKinley, Zur
ich, took top place for showman
ehip. Other winners were: Keith
Love, R.R. 2, Hensail. Junior
section, heifers, Harold Hend
rick, R.R. 1, Dashwood; Mary
Geiger, R.R. 1, Zurich; Edward
Deichert, R.R. 1, Zurich. Junior
section steers, Fay Ford, Dash
wood; Carl Willert, R.R. 1, Zur
ich; Peter Weston, R.R. 1, Dash
wood.
Calf club showmanship, Berne
McKinley, Edgar Willert, R.R.
1, Zurich; Kathryn Klopp.
Cattle Glasses
Beef cattle; Bert Klopp, Zur
ich; Ross Dick, Hensail; Roy F.
Pepper,- Seaforth; Reg. Durham,
Percy Willert, Zurich; Keith
Love, Hensail; Harold Hendrick,
Dashwood; Mary Geiger and
Edward Deichert, Zurich.
Dairy cattle: Karl F. Decker,
Zurich; Hilton Truemner, Zur
ich; Robert Hern, Granton; Bert
Klopp.
Sheep: Albert Steeper, Ailsa
Craig; Thomas Snowden, Zur
ich; Donald Dearing, Exeter;
Archie Barrett, Parkhill; Donald
Graham, Parkhill.
Horses: Wellington Annett
and Son, R.R. 1, Wanstead; Mr.
and Mrs. Ross McKague, Bel
more; Wallace Munroe, Embro;
P. L. Graham, Ilderton; R. J.
Patrick, Seaforth.
Poultry: Cliff Pepper, Dash
wood; Eldon Laird, Thedford;
■A. Schleuter, Linwood; Gordon
Block, Zurich; Fred McClymont;
'Len Merner, Zurich; D. A. Gra
ham, Parkhill; Whitney Broken-
■shire, Zurich; Melvin Pepper,
Zurich.
Principal winners in other
•lasses were:
Dairy Products: Mrs. Laura
^epper, Ed. Haberer, Fred Mc
Clymont.
. Horticulture: Fred McCly
mont, Theo Steinbach.
■Floral Exhibits: Walter We
ber, Ed. Haberer.
Domestic Science: Mrs. Laura
Pepper, Ed. Haberer, Earl Flax-
bard, John Turkheim.
Art Work: Mrs. H. Fuss, Mr.
fc. Darling.
gle, Ross Gould, Jim MacDon
ald; half-mile bike race, Jack
Harvey, Jim Tomlinson, Don
Brintnell; shot putt, Jim Rus
sell, Don Brintnell, Jim Tomlin
son; sack race, Simon Nagle,
Lorne Keller, Jim MacDonald;
half-mile, Calvin McKerral, Har
old Kendrick, Dennis Cann.
Junior Boys
75-yard dash, Dale Turvey,
Gerald McBride, Billy Harvey;
high jump, Gerald McBride,
Teddy Sanders, Wesley Sims;
running broad jump, Gerald Mc
Bride, Billy Harvey, Jimmy
Jones; standing broad jump,
Dale Turvey, Gerald McBride,
Billy Harvey ; half-mile bike
race, Billy Harvey, Dean Mc-
Knight, Teddy Sanders; softball
throw, Dean McKnight, Jimmy
Jones, Jack Stephan; sack race,
Dale Turvey, Gabi Dykstra, Pet
er Wright; three-legged race,
Dale Turvey and Billy Heywood,
Billy Harvey and Peter Wright,
Bob Wareing and Sco.tt Milner.
Senior Girls
75-yard dash, Eleanor Jones,
Lois Tinney, Ada Rands; high
jump, Carmen. McKerral, Shirley
Cann, Lois Tinney; running
broad jump, Lois Tinney, Alice
Chapman, Heather MacNaugh-
ton; standing broad jump, Lois
Tinney, Leona Gould, Jane Far
row; half-mile bike race, Lois
Tinney, Carmen McKerral, Jan
ice Hamilton; softball throw,
Carmen McKerral, June Tebow,
Shirley Cann; kick slipper, Jan
ice Hamilton, Jane Harness, Jane
Farrow; basketball throw, Alice
Chapman, Carmen McKerral,
Betty Brady.
Intermediate Girls
75-yard dash, Margie Fran
cois, Helen Jones, Betty Whit
ing; high jump, Margie Fran
cois, Helen Jones, Marcia Mc
Donald; broad jump, Donna
Wells, Margie Francois, Helen
Jones; standing broad jump,
Helen Jones, Marcia McDonald,
Elaine Cann; slow bike race,
Pat Cann, Shirley Wurm, Doris
Scott; softball throw, Elaine
Cann, Jeannette Taylor, Donna
Well,; kick slipper, Helen Jones,
Elaine Cann, Donna Wells; bas
ketball throw, Pat Cann, Eleanor
Heywood, Nancy Boyle.
Junior Girls
50-yard dash, Judy Snelgrove,
Sharon Kestle, Marion Kerslake;
high jump, Donna Bridges, Bet
ty Dixon, Roxanne Beavers ;
standing broad jump, Donna
Bridges, Sharon Kestle, Martha
Cochrane; three-legged race,
Roxanne Beavers and Sandra
Walper, Linda Walper and Linda
Johnston, Barbara Hodgson and
Donna Bridges; slow bike race,
Roxanne Beavers, Barbara Hodg
son, Donna Bridges; softball
throw, Roxanne Beavers, Dianne
Ryckman,- Sharon Kestle; kick
slipper, Dianne Ryckman, Carol
McCurdy, Betty Dixon; sack
race, Donna Bridges, Judy Snel
grove, Barbara Hodgson.
Pee Wee Boys
Carrying stone on spoon, Don-
ny Wray Cooper, Richard Knarr,
Fred Ellis; running broad jump,
Leroy Gould, Freddy Wells, Ted
dy Wilson; wheelbarrow race,
Wray Cooper and Gary Ford,
Teddy Wilson and Donny Cowan,
Jeff Pearson and Jimmy Gra
ham; softball throw, Freddy
Wells, Leroy Gould, Teddy Wil
son; 50-yard dash, Freddy Wells,
Teddy Wilson, Richard Knarr.
JPee Wee Girls
Carrying stone on spoon, Car
ole Ann Braithwaite, Carolynne
Simmons, Sharon Button; run
ning broad jump, Bonnie Tur
vey, Carolynne Simmons, Helen
Campbell; kick slipper, Kathy
Smith, Bonnie Turvey, Barbara
Jank; softball throw, Susan. Dln-
ney, Sandra Green, Jeanne Su
therland; 50-yard dash, Bonnie
Turvey, Carolynne Simmons,
Carol Anne Braithwaite.
Flying Wheel
Kills Hay Man
Kuno Hartman, 48, who had
farmed all his life on the home
stead where has was born,
Goshen Line, Hay Township,
was decapitated Thursday when
an emery wheel burst while he
was sharpening plow points. His
young son saw him fall and im
mediately called help.
Mr. Hartman was a son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. John Hart
man, and an active member of
St. Boniface Church, Zurich.
Surviving besides his wife, for
merly Therese Ducharme, whom
he married in 1926, are eight
sons, Victor, Windsor; Lawrence,
London; Raymond, Richard,
Michael, Cyrille, Gerald and Ro
bert at home; two daughters,
Mrs. Louis Scarwell, Hay Town
ship; Eugenia, at home; five
brothers, Bernard, Thedford; Ed
win, Waterloo; Charles, London;
Philip, Hay Township; John, of
Hamilton; and one sister, Agnes,
Hamilton.
The body rested at the family
residence until Saturday when
requiem high mass was sung at
10:30 a.m., in St. Boniface
Church by Father W. D. Mona
ghan, Zurich; Msgr. William
Bourdeau, of St. Peter’s Church,
St. Joseph; and Father Fogarty,
Mount Carmel. Interment was
made in St. Boniface Cemetery.
god
C. S- Grafton, Of Centralia
Successful Sports Writer
Charles Stewart Grafton, a
native of Centralia, who spent
most of his lite in newspaper
work, died at his home in Tor
onto Friday night and. his body
was brought to Exeter for inter
ment in the Exeter cemetery
Tuesday afternoon.
Hensan Pupils Visit Museum
Twenty-two pupils from Grades
7 and 8 of Hensail Public
S. hool with their principal, J.
F. Blackwell, enjoyed a tour
through the Huron County Mu
seum at Goderich Friday last.
The trip to Goderich and home
was taken by bus.
IMPORT GRAPE FESTIVAL
most countries of Europe, the
one of festival, and Canada’s
a similar period of celebration. The grape
ing the festival, will have the benefit of the experience of
Italians, Ukrainians and other nationalities in the. area who
remember the grape, festivals of their native lands. And, of
course, a queen will be chosen. Seija Parkkonen, shown
emerging from a grape barrel, hopes she will win the crown
and the $500 prize that goes with it. - —-C.P.C.
IDEA FROM EUROPE — In
.season of the grape harvest is
Niagara peninsula is starting
1 growers, in arrang-
Dashwood Goes Down Fighting,
Loses Semi-Final Game 13-11
Encourage Entries
For Fall Festival
Preparations are progressing
well for the second annual South
Huron Music Festival which will
be held in November starting on
the fifth.
* Mrs. H. L. Sturgis, manager
of the festival, said entries were
encouraging. Several bands in
the district will perform in the
competition.
Mrs. Sturgis said she hoped
there would be more entrants in
piano classes than last year and
encouraged all pianists to enter.
She also hoped that more
church choirs would join, th®
competition and stressed that
they should begin practising
soon since the festival is only
five weeks away.
GRAND BEND
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. MacGregor
have returned home following a
trip to the West.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Desjar-
dine and Mr. and Mrs. Mansel
Mnson are enjoying a motor trip
up north.
SMILES ....
“Won’t you join me in a cup
of coffee?”
"You /et in first.”
* * ’ * *
Professor, to early class:
"Order please.”
A drowsy voice from the rear
of the room: "Two more beers.”* ♦ * *
Golfer (to partner): "Look at
that girl dressed like a mail, it’s
disgraceful. What are het pa
rents thinking of?”
Partner: "That girl, sir, hap
pens to be my daughter,”
Golfer: "Oh, I beg your par
don, I didn’t know you were her
father.”
Partner: "I’m not, I’m her
mother/’
Kirkton Fair
—Continued from page 1
Johns. Team, A. B. Weber, Kit
chener.
Percheron or Belgian: Brood
mare with foal, Drake Stock
Farms; Maureen Stewart, Ex
eter. Foal 1952, Drake Stock
Stock Farms; Maureen Stewart.
Filly or gelding, Zimmerman
Brothers, Tavistock; Orval Bes-
tard, Thorndale. Filly or gelding,
three years, Drake Stock Farms;
Orval Bestard. Filly or gelding,
two years, Drake Stock Farms.
Filly or .gelding, one year, Orval
Bestard. Sweepstake, Zimmerman
Brothers.
Clydesdales: Brood mare and
foal, M. Litt, Mitchell. Foal, M.
Litt. Filly or gelding, four years
and over, Zimmerman Brothers,
Tavistock, 1 and 3; Peter Gra
ham, Ilderton, 2. Filly or geld
ing, three ye.ars, Norman Coult
hard, St. Pauls. Filly or gelding,
two years, M. Litt. Filly or geld
ing, one year, P. Meadows and
Sons, St. Marys. Team, Zimmer
man Brothers. Sweepstakes, Zim
merman Brothers.
Agricultural class; Filly or
gelding, four years, Peter Gra
ham, 1 and 2; P. Meadows and
Sons; Zimmerman Brothers. Filly
or gelding, three years, P. Mea
dows. and Sons. Team, Peter
Graham; Zimmerman Brothers.
Sweepstakes, Peter Graham.
Wagon: Brood mare with foal,
Dalton Skinner, Exeter. ,Foal
1952, Dalton Skinner. Filly or
gelding, three years, Filmore
Chappell, Cromarty. Single horse
in harness: Elmer Atwell, Bel
ton, 1 and 2. Team in harness:
Elmer Atwell. Four-horse hitch:
Peter Graham; Orval Bestard;
Zimmerman Brothers; W. H..
Tuttle, Woodstock.
Cattle
Holsteins: Bull, two years old
and over, Ross Marshall, R.R. 1,
Kirkton; Monty Dobson, R.R. 1,
Kirkton. Bull, one year, Ross
Marshall. Milk cow, Ross Mar
shall, 1 and 2; M. Dobson. Hei
fer, two years, Ross Marshall, 1
and 2; Rea Stephen, R.R. 1, St.
Marys. Heifer, one year, Ross
Marshall, 1 and 3; H. Hawkins,
Science Hill, 2. Bull falf, under
one year, H. Hawkins. Heifer
calf, under one year, Ross Mar
shall; M. Dobson; L. Paton,
R.R. 1, St. Marys. Herd, Ross
Marshall; M. Dobson. Best male
animal, RoSS Marshall. Perth
Holstein breeders special, Rea
Stephen; H. Hawkins.
Jerseys: Milk cow, Kenneth
Doupe, Kirkton.
Shorthorns: Bull, two years,
McKinley Farms, Zurich. Heifer,
two years, McKinley Farms. Hei
fer calf, McKinley Farms; Dun
nell Brothers, St. Marys, Bull
calf, McKinley Farms. Best male
and best female, McKinley
Farms,
Herofords: Bull, one year,
milk cow, heifer one year, heifer
two years, bull calf under one
year, all prizes won by Bob
Hern, Granton. Helfer ^aif, un
der one year, Bob Hern; Keith
Coates. Best herd, Bob Hern.
Dashwood intermediates drop
ped out of the OBA "D” play
downs Saturday when Teeswater
edged them 13-11 in a hard-hit
ting game on the winners’ dia
mond,
It was the end of a long trail
for the Dashwood team, who
fought their way to the top of
the Huron-Perth league and ad
vanced within one round of the
title.
The local team went down
slugging. They opened the sec
ond game with a barrage of
runs in the first three innings
to take an 8-1 lead. Starting
pitcher Bob Stormes held the
opposition until the fifth when
Teeswater teed off on a seven
run attack. Young Eppie Wein
took over on the mound to stem
the rally. Dashwood moved |nto
the lead again with three runs
in the seventh but the winners
replied with three more. In he
eighth, Teeswater
winning pair.
Dashwood, one
almost-all home
battled its way to
ship ,of the Huron-Perth league
despite “B” and "C” competi
tion. The team eliminated Both
well in the first round of play
offs by coming from behind a
first-game loss and winning two
straight. Port Rowan succumbed
to Wally Wein's crew in three
games. The Teeswater series was
a semi-finaf set. The winners
now meet Orona for the title
Paced by the pitching of -two
juveniles, Eppie Wein and Bob
Stormes, the Dashwood team
played heads up ball all season,
ever a crew to lay down their
cudgels when the odds were
against them, they came from
behind time and time again to
pull a win out of the fire. Many
of their rallies were staged with
two men out in the inning.
Their offensive strength came
from the bat-power of Stormes
Carl Wein, Jim Hayter,
Regier and Bob Hayter
tion a few.
Although the team is
for this year, Dashwood
looking forward to a contending
club for many years to come.
Built around a nucleus of ball
veterans, the team boasts a
number of enthusiastic young
sters who’ll be reaching their
peak in future seasons.
Dick
to men-
finished
fans are
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Children Participate
In Rally Services
Rally Day services were held
in the James
Church Sunday
members of the
were present in
ior choir, gowned in their new
surplusses, led • the service of
song and sang two anthems.
Twenty scholars, graduating
from the primary to the inter
mediate department, were pre
sented with bibles by Miss A.
Handford and Miss Maxine Ree
der. Certificates were delivered
to 23 members of the cradle roll
who were admitted to the prim
ary by Mrs. Thomas Dinney.
Mr. Carfrey Cann, superintend
ent of the Sunday
on the work and
the school.
The following
ceived the rite of baptism by
minister, Rev. H. J. Snell:
bert Frederick, son of Mr.
Mrs. Warren Sanders; Ruth Ann,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Stan
ley Whiting; Paul Douglas, son
of Mr. and Mrs. William Urqu
hart; Joslyn Faye, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Buswell;
Thomas Bruce, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Prout; Robert
James, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Parsons; Marion Elizabeth,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Parsons; Daniel Joseph, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blommaert;
Brenda Marie, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas Brintnell;
Cheryl Anne, daughter of
and Mrs. Roylance Westcott.
Caven Rally Day
At a Rally Day service
Caven Presbyterian Church
Sunday, almost a full attendance
of the Church School met with
the congregation for the service
of worship. Rev. Donald Sinclair
was assisted in the service by
Miss Gwen Simpson, Miss Helen
Taylor and Robert Ford, and
Mrs. William Sillery ’ ’'
Harold Simpson sang
Diplomas and seals
seated to members of
who had attended the required
number of Sundays during the
past year and promotions were
made.
The sacrament of baptism
was administered to Peggy Jane
and Peter James, twin daughter
and son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Pryde.
Street United
morning when
Sunday School
a body. A jun-
School, spoke
the needs of
children re-
th e
Ro
an d
Mr.
in
on
and Mrs.
a duet.
were pre-
the school
counted their
of the few
brew teams,
the champion-
Exhibition Fun For Spectators
Hectic for Local Speculators
the
Woodham L»O,L.
Confers Degrees
At a meeting which was large
ly attended, the Woodham L.O.L.
degree team conferred the Loyal
Arch degree on candidates from
Woodham and Lakeside. Visiting
brethren were present from
Stratford, Lakeside, St. Marys,
Varna, Bayfield, Clinton, Sea
forth, Lucan and Crediton. The
past state grand master, of Port
Huron, and other officers were
also present.
At the close of the meeting,
the county master, Brother An
son Coleman, of arna, conducted
a draw sponsored by^the Credi
ton Lodge. The winners were
Maurice Klumpp, Dashwood, a.
radio; S/L M. W. Williams,
RCAF Centralia, floor lamp;
Mrs. L. M. Hunter, St. Cather
ines, table lamp. Lunch was
served and a social hour en
joyed.
Best male and female, Bob
Hern.
Stall-fed market cattle: Heifer
calf under one year, Mrs. Clar
ence Switzer, St. Marys; Donald
Arthur, St. Marys; Barry Ste
phens, St. Marys.
Blansnard township special:
Steer or heifer, under one year,
Earl Watson, St. Marys; Gerald
Wallis, Cromarty; Don Bullen,
Granton. Agricultural Society
special: heifer calf under one
year, Laverne Wallis, Cromarty.
"Have I told you this joke
before?”
"Is it
"Yes.”
"Then
funny?”
you haven’t.” >tr & * *
"Do you know the difference
between a popular girl and an
unpopular one?”
"Yes and »<>•’’ j* * * *
Canadian women over the age
of 15 used an average of 8.4
pairs of full-fash,ioned hosiery
during 1950.
Mr. Grafton started his news
paper work about 1912 op the
London Advertiser and. after
wards worked on The Free
Press. For two years lie was
editor of The Timmins Press and
for the past eight years he was
night editor of The Toronto
Telegram.
During the First World War
he went overseas as a lieutenant
in neharge of the machine gun
section of the 135th Middlesex
regiment and was wounded. Dur
ing World War II he served for
a time as censor in Toronto. It
was while working on The Lon
don Advertiser he gave the name-
"Mustangs” to Western’s foot
ball team.
Deceased was in his sixtieth
year and and is survived by his
wife, one son, Stewart, and one
daughter, Mary,
Attending the funeral Tuesday
afternoon were Brigadier Mur
ray Dillon, Col. Duncan Ross,
Col. Chesham, Col. Chisholm
and Mr. Dewson, all of London,
and friends from Walkerton,
Chesley, Granton’, Detroit, Tor
onto and Goderich,
Rev. Donald Sinclair officiated
at the burial service at the
cemetery. A service was held in
Toronto Monday evening. The
pallbearers were Thomas Pryde,
M.L.A., Mayor W. G. Cochrane,
Ralph Hicks, Samson McFalls,
William Chambers and J. M,
Southcott.
Mrs. Lounds and Mrs. Coch
rane, of town, were cousins of
the deceased and he visited them
on frequent occasions.
To Give Away
Cottage, Car
The biggest "give-away” night
in Exeter's history will be staged
next Friday night for the bene
fit of the South Huron Hospital.
Some lucky people will win, for
a nominal charge, a beautiful
dream cottage at Grand Bend,
a brand-new car and $1,000.
The night is a co-operative
effort on the part of Exeter
Legion and Lions. The Legion
will sponsor a bingo for the car
and cash .prizes. The
hold their draw for
cottage.
Exeter Lions built
in Southcott Pines,
1 Lake Huron shore, in the spring
by volunteer labor. Since then
they have been seeking contribu
tions to the hospital and each
contributor has a chance to win
the beautiful cottage.
The summer home contains
three bedrooms, a bathroom,
kitchen and kitchenette, and liv
ing-room,
decorated
and with
iences.
The house is fully insulated, a
garage is attached, and the
grounds are being landscaped.
Lions will
the dream
the cottage
near the
All are furnished and
in a modern design
all modern conven-
Showers Honor
Two District Girls
Mrs. A. T. Bowlby and Mrs.
H. M. Laughlin were joint hos
tesses at a shower for Miss Wil
ma McCoy, bride-elect of Octo
ber 18, at the home of Mrs1. J.
W. Wilkins, P.M.Q., RCAF, Cen
tralia, Monday, September 29.
Miss McCoy was presented
with a corsage of light bulbs, ex
tension cord and fuses and a
liillarious mock
performed. Those taking part
were Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Bishop,
Mrs. Gainsforth, Mrs. Honnegger
and Mrs. Litt. An evening of fun
and contests followed and the
bride-elect was presented with a
television chair.
Mrs. Brintnell and Mrs. Low
rey poured tea and serving were
Mrs. Sarefleet, Mrs. Bishop, Mrs.
Pamplyn, Mrs. Gilmer and Mrs.
Embury. z
Relatives and friends gather
ed at the home of Mrs. Don Jory
September 16 to shower the for
mer Miss Betty Rowcliffe.
Betty thanked everyone in her
own special way for the many
useful and lovely gifts she re
ceived. A delicious lunch was
served. Miss Winnifred Tilley
read the address.
The counter seated 5 0 and
dining room 115. Two men out
side the entrances and barked
for the people to eat. “Once you
get them coming, you’ve got to
keep them coming
■dies out.”
There may be a
duggery go on at a
a sure thing poor food can’t be
served. At least nine inspectors
give every eating-house the once
over from front to back.
“They're the strictest bunch
we’ve ever come up against yet.”
That policy has paid off for the
ONE. There wasn’t one case of
ptomaine poisoning this year.
The Rethers were on the Ex
hibition grounds from August 18
to September 7. It took them a
week to get the place set up and
a week to take it down.
The locals came home from
their venture exhausted
lot wiser about the ONE.
Next year? Well, there
to be a bit of doubt but
probably be back there in the
hectic rat-race where everybody
To the hundreds of thousands
of people who attend the Can
adian National Exhibition, it's
fun. But to the workers behind
the scenes—the people who make
it possible—the CNE is a round-
the-clock, month-long rat race.
Take it from the George Re
thers, senior and junior, who
stuck their thumb into the ex
hibition pie for the first time
this year. They operated a res
taurant on the grounds to help
feed the milling thousands out
on a spree.
The Rethers handled about
14,000 diners over the 14-day
fair,
their
their
165 persons'at a time, they em
ployed four chefs and anywhere
from 25 to 65 waitresses, bus
boys, cashiers and dishwashers.
They themselves worked as many
as 20 of the 24 hours the busi
ness was open every day.
They describe their venture as
a big gamble and a battle of
wits.
They gambled a lot of money
for an overhead investment that
gave them returns for 14 days
only. After all, their ONE res
taurant was about twice as big
an operation as
fee shop, which
proposition.
They had to _
amount of help they needed each
day, on the amount of food
quired. There was no way of
timating the trade.
It was a constant battle
wits to avoid the sharpies, .
pilferers, dishonest help, profit- , Mrs. Urban Pflle, con 14, Hay,
eering tradesmen and every type, The occasion was the thirtieth
serving
busiest day.
restaurant,
up to 4,000 on
To operate
which seated
their Exeter cof-
is a year-round
gamble on the
re-
es-
of
the
or the rush
lot of skull-
CNE, but it’s
but a
seems
they’ll
Celebrate Anniversary
Mrs. William Schumacher, Mr.
Mrs. Art Schumacher, of
and Mrs.
of Port
Amanda
Mrs. Gar-
and
Pigeon,
Arnold
Austin,
Schumacher, Mr. and
net Willert, Mr. and Mrs. ElmOre
Daters, Howard and Marguerite
Daters, of Dashwood, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Daters, Grand Bend,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rader and
Philip, Mr. and Mrs. William
Haugh and Shirley were Sunday
guests at the home of Mr. and
of chiseler that shows up at an
exhibition. "It wasn’t a soft
touch. We had to keep constant
vigilance of every operation of
the business.”
During the first week of the
fair, -business was poor. The
weather was hot and the people
weren’t eating.
what the people
They seem like
mals who keep
and never never know where or
when to stop/’
The big rush might come any
where between 4 p.m
p.m. When the mob <
Rethers had to
them.
The restaurant
the west Side of
'You never know
are going to do.
a bunch of ani-
going and going
be
and
came,
ready
12
the
for
located onwas
the grandstand.
wedding owas
Mich., Mr.
Schumacher,
Mich., Mrs.
wedding anniversary of Mr
Mrs. Haugh.
and
Edmonton Gathering
Rev. and Mrs. Mervin Elstoh,
at present on a trip through the
west, were the guests of Mr, and
Mi’s. David Elston, of Edmonton,
on the evening of September 17
at a family dinner party.
Present were Misses Dihale and
Miriam Elston, Mrs. John Els
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Elston,
Mr. Lloyd Elston, Mr. and Mrs.
Murray Smith and Master Bruce
Smith. In addition to these
members of the Elston family,
Mr. and Mrs. D. J, Christie were
also guests. 1__ ....
formerly Miss Victoria Bagshaw,
of Stephen.
Builds Swimming Pool
At Lakeshore Resort
A swimming pool, 30 x 75 ft.,
graduating from >3 feet deep to
9 feet is being.built at Grand
Bend in connection with the
Brenner Hotel owned by Harold
Klopp. The pool is situated north
of. the hotel. Excavation began
Monday with a large powet
Shovel and the work of pouring
the cement commenced Wednes-
heated and equipment for chang
ing the water is being installed.
The new pool should prove it
boon to patrons during the sum
mer months.
day morning,a large gang of
men being employed. The ce-
ment work is being reinforced
with steel.
In due time,the water for the
bool will be chlorinated and
Mrs. Christie was
Since mining first started in
the udbury district of Northern
Ontario, 41 mines have produced
334,000,000 pounds of nickel
manufacturing labour.