The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-11-06, Page 4Supplement THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 6, 1952
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BY DONALD JOLLY
Ithough we’re not poets
Our odes would be cursed
On electrical work
We're certainly well-versed.
.District Students
j Win County Awards
James Grant Mills, Woodham,
! and Bernice Dilling, R.R. 2,
I Kippen, were named this week
among winners of 1952 Huron
i County Bursaries.| Other awards went to Maxine
| Hunking, R.R. 1, Auburn; Bar-
ibara Gaunt, R.R. 1, Belgrave;
’ Peter J. Walter, Goderich.
I These bursaries of $100 eacn
’ are awarded annually to five
t students of Huron County in
> attendance at The University of
* Western Ontario. The purpose of
i the bursaries is to assist students
: whose scholastic record warrants
These awards, first made at
e time of a
rant to the
been awarded in each of the
past six years. It is interesting
to note that many students who
have received these awards have
’succeeded in w’inning other
| holarships.
! The Awards Committee con-
I sists of the Warden of Huron
I County, Harvey Johnston, the
I Registrar of The University of
t Western Ontario, Miss Helen M.
B. Allison, and J. H. Kinkead,
Inspector of Schools.
Huron County
University have
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Canadian Who Fathered RCAF
Dedicates 'Huron Park' School
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LUCAN
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Robb spent
‘Thursday at Belmont owing to ! the death of the latter’s cousin,
I Mrs, Laura Wilkinson, wife of
Rev. T. C. Wilkinson, of Belmont I United Church.
I Members of the congregation
' of Crediton and Brinsley -will
t sympathize with Mrs. Rev. Dun-
j<an McTavisli, wife of a former
I pastor, on the loss of her sister,
‘ Mrs. Rev. T. C. Wilkinson, of
; Belmont.
j Mrs. Raymond Elson, Lucan,
has returned to her home after
; undergoing majory surgery in
• St. Joseph's Hospital, London.
One of the men who
{fathered, the R.C.A.F. to
present world-status gave
name and tradition Friday to
another generation of airmen.
Hon J. A. D- McCurdy* pioneer
aviator of Canada, officially j opened a modern station school
named in his honor at a cere-
l mony in “Huron Park” during
the afternoon.
Highranking R.C.A.F,(provincial and
I officials were
I McCurdy unveiled a plaque in
the auditorium of the buildin
(—now named the J. A. D
Curdy Public School,
Canada’s fliers aren’t
prone to listen to praise,
tieularly from a civilian.
Friday they were basking a
in the glow of warm words
one who counts.
Standing before them at the
opening, Mr. McCurdy expressed
“the great pride and affection
the public in general holds” for
the men and women of the
RCAF and complimented them
on their bright and glowing
record.
They would treasure those
words from few men, but from
Mr. McCurdy they meant some
thing. For beside him the ser
vices’s most veteran pilot is a
“Johnny - Come - Lately”. Way
back in February, 19 09, Mr.
McCurdy eased a tiny wire and
wood biplane off the ice of a
Nova Scotian bay to make the
first flight in the British
Empire.
Father Airplane
Furthermore, this honored
visitor almost fathered the R.C.-
officers,
local education
present as Mr.
little
from
PIONEER FLIER — Hon. J. A.
D. McCurdy, who ’was the first
man in the British Empire to
fly an airplane, officiated at the
opening ceremony at RCAF Cen
tralia’s dependents’ school named
in his honor on Friday, Oct. 28.
BEST
Club .13 Meets
The third meeting of “Club
13” was held at the home of
Mrs. Taylor on October 31. The
meeting opened with “The Hal
lowe’en Song”. The roll
then answered with “a
clothes that suits me”.
The next meeting will
on November 5 after school at
Mrs. Taylor’s. The roll call for
the next meeting is “every girl
is to demonstrate correct stand
ing and sitting posture”.
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7
DASHWOOD
Mrs. Donehey and brother,
Gordon Goetz, of Chicago, spent
last weekend with Mr.
R. Goetz, Gordon has
to Chicago and Mrs.
will visit with friends
tives for a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ehlers, of
Hanover, Pa., who visited with
relatives here for a few days
during the Centennial, have re
turned to their home accompan
ied by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Weber who will spend their
vacation with them..
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Oestricher
spent the weekend with
Mrs. D. L. Oestreicher
ham.
Mr.
ent in
where
tion. His many friends hope for
a speedy recovery.
Leeland Restemeyer, who has
been confined to his home with
pneumonia, is recovering slowly.
Mr. and Mrs. George Tieman
and son, Michael, and Mrs. A.
V. Tieman, Mrs. Effie Klein-
stiver, Miss Marion Smith and
Mr. Albert Rader
in Willowdale with
Jack Cudmore.
Mr. and Mrs.
and Mrs.
returned
Donehey
and rela-
Mr. and
in Chat
at pres-
London,
WilliamMason is
Victoria Hospital,
he underwent an opera-
spent Sunday
Mr. and Mrs.
H. Getz
Hanover
Sunday.
Hoffman
Sebringville Sunday
was guest
anniversary
was guest
Martin Laub
spent the weekend with friends
in London.
Rev. J.
speaker at
services on
T. Harry
soloist in
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Kraft and
family, of London, spent the
weekend with relatives here.
Mr. David Tieman is spending
this week with his son, Dr. Lome
S. and Mrs. Tieman in Middle
town, New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Clemas
and family, of
Sunday visitors With Mr.
Mrs. T. Harry Hoffman.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Birk
London,were
and
Brady (jjgjjj) Cleaners
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and
daughter, Sliiela, and Miss Verna
Birk, Guelph, and Mrs. Grenzen-
bach and son, of Elmira, were
visitors with Mr. and Mrs. V.
Schatz and Mrs. Bender during
the Centennial.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Yager, of
Port Huron, were Centennial
visitors with the Kraft sisters.
Mrs. G. Powell, of Colling
wood, spent last Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn Tieman,
also attending the Centennial.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry
of Windsor, and Mr.
Ervin Guenther and
Mrs. Ervin Guenther
Mrs. Jack Guenther,
Toronto, were recent
with their sisters and
relatives. They also attended the
Centennial.
Mr. and* Mrs. Sid Baker and
Mrs. L. Taylor and Anne took a
motor trip through northern
Michigan and the Straits
Mackinaw over the weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Becker
spent a few days in Kitchener
with relatives.
Mrs. Fred Ten Bych, of Kit
chener, spent Tuesday with rela
tives in Dashwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Becker
and Linda, of New Dundee, spent
Sunday with relatives.
Mrs. Lorne Becker spent a
few days with her mother In
Preston and attended the funeralEXETER of her grandfather
Guenther,
and Mrs.
andMr.
and -Mr.
both
visitors
other
Of
of
A.F. He and another young
Canadian engineer, F. W. Bald
win, were the first men in this
country to urge the use of air
craft in war. They took that tiny
biplane, the “Silver Dart”
Petawawa in 1909 and made :
flights to show officials
military potential of these
machines.
Great Strides
One of the few fully ;
to appreciate the strides
aviation has taken in the past
43 years, Mr. McCurdy, who had
spent the day touring the station, one of Canada’s- largest
and finest, pointed out the vivid
contrast between flying in his
day and now, between his tiny
5O’ h.p. craft and the machines
’ to
four
the
new
able
of today, between the fields
and equipment used then and
those used now.
Turning to the public school
itself, built a year ago, but only
now officially opened, he ex
pressed pride that his name had
been given to it for such schools
were one bright hope for this
country.
Best Of Its Kind
One of the best of its kind
in the country, the one-storey,
steel and frame building pro
vides accomodation for children
of station personnel and
the educational needs of
large newly-built married <
ters.
Besides the auditorium,
are 15 classrooms, four
rooms, and two libraries,
fixtures are modern, with large
windows and well-lighted rooms.
Official Party
Mr. McCurdy was introduced
by the station commanding of
ficer, Group Capt. W. W. Bean.
Members of the official party
attending
Marshall
officer commanding training
command; Dr. C. A. Brown,
representing the Ontario mini
ster of education; Andrew Mc
Lean, M.P.; Thomas Pryde,
M.L.A. for Huron; Mayor W. G.
Cochrane, of Exeter; G. G. Gar
diner, inspector of public schools
for Huron County; Dr. II. H.
Cowen, chairman of South Huron
High School Board; Earl Russell,
chairman of Exeter Public School
Board; H. L. Sturgis,_ principal
of South Huron High
H. Blowes, principal
Public School, and J.
principal of the new
The R.C.A.F. Training Com
mand Headquarters Band under
F/O Clifford Hunt, played selec
tions. Children in all -grades
gave a program of songs and
choruses.
fills
the
quar-
there
play-
. All
included Air Vice-
C. R. Slemon, air
School; C.
of Exeter
R. Butler,
school.
Stephen And Usborne Benefit
From Grants On RCAF Land
The Townships of Stepheii,
Usborne and Tuckersmith and
the County of Huron will receive
over $2,500 annually as grants
in lieu
perty,
week.
New
the federal government recently
make the payments possible.
Stephen township will receive
$1,254, Usborne $202, Tucker
smith $423 and the county
$702.
These grants are made to
"w holly rural” municipalities
where Crown - owned property
has been removed from the
assessment rolls and deprived
those municipalities of tax levy
rights.
The govenment provided for
the amounts in the
ary estimates at the
of the parliament.
The crown-owned
of taxes on RCAF pro-
it was announced last
regulations approved by
supplement
last session
properties
CROMARTY
Members of Cromarty Farm
Forum enjoyed a pot luck supper
at the home of Mr and Mrs. Bert
Riley on Monday evening
Euchre followed the supper,
program committee for
meeting was appointed with
Harry Norris
and
Mr.
A
S.S.
ning
gathered.
The teacher. Mr.
conducted the evening’s
ceedings. Pictures, provided by
the National Film Board for the
schools of Perth County, were
shown. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nor
ris and family, who are leaving
our community shortly, were
presented with gifts. An address
was read by Mr. Filmer Chappel
and Mr. John Wallace, Mr. Wil
liam Harper and Jimmy Chap
pel made the presentations.
Dancing concluded a pleasant
evening’s entertainment.
Messrs. Alex and Robert Gar
diner have returned home after
a business trip to the Western
provinces.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. L.
Scott on Monday were Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Moore, Neil, Donald
and Wayne, of Lindsay; Mr. and
Mrs. Ernie Armstrong, Fraser-
ville, and Rev. and Mrs. Orville
Locke, London.
Mr. Ross Houghton, Dianne,
Billy and Linda, Mrs. M.
Houghton and Mr. Frank Stagg
visited with Mr. and Mrs. John
Houghton at Mildmay on Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. D. McKellar Is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Fulton, and Mr
Fulton in Mitchell.
Mrs, Earl Cole, Russelldale
Mrs. George Harper and Mrs.
Frank Kelland, Mt. Pleasant,
visited last week with Mr. and
Mrs. George Wallace and other
friends in this community.
•Mr. Gus Haegy and Mrs. Angus
Ballantyne, of Stratford, and Mr
Thomas Wallace, of Carlingford
visited Sunday evening with Mr
and Mrs. George Wallace.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Laing visited
Sunday with Mr. and
Monks, of Thorndale,
Walter Montague and
Thamesford.
Miss Mabel Cameron,
is the guest of Mi’
Laing,
as chairman,
Mrs. Firmer Chappel
and Mrs. Will Harper,
social evening
No. 6 School
when over
was spent at
Tuesday eve-
100 people
J. Chapman,
pro-
Mrs. Neil
and Mrs.
family at
Seaforth
and Mrs. T
i
Exeter Couple
Mark 45 Years
The family of Mr. and
John Herdman, of Exeter, .
a, turkey dinner in their honor
on their forty-fifth anniversary
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William Bradshaw, Seaforth, on
Saturday evening, November 1.
The table was adorned by a
three-tier wedding cake flanked
by tapers and flowers. Following
the dinner the
presented with
by the family.
Several gifts
congratulations
Mr. and Mrs. John Herd-
have a family of five sons
two daughters, (Florence)
William Bradshaw, of Sea
forth;
and Herman,
Mrs.
soli;
man,
three
Mrs.
gave
celebrants were
a set of dishes
and
were
cards of
received
also,
man
and
Mrs.Ainos
(Eula)
Inger-
Squire, Centralia;
Elimville;
Hilson Whiteford,
Clayton, Toronto, and Car-
London. They also have
grandchildren.
Mr. and
who cele-
wedding
November
Celebrate Fortieth
Wedding Anniversary
Congratulations to
Mrs. Asa J. Penhale,
brated their fortieth
anniversary, Sunday,
2, when members of their family
were present to honor the occa
sion. Mrs. Penhale was the
former Venetta Frayne. They re
sided on a farm
Township before
Exeter in 1949. On
were presented with
brass fire-side basket. A decorat
ed wedding cake adorned the
festive table for the occasion.
Members of the family present
were Mr. and Mrs. William
Crawford and two daughters,
Patricia and Marlene, Belmont;
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Bland, Caro
line and Billy, of Windsor; Mr.
and Mrs. Ken Beattie and Judy
Ann, of London, and Miss Grace,
at home. One son, F/L Allan
Penhale paid the supreme sacri
fice while overseas in 1944.
in Stephen
retiring to
Sunday they
a hammered
BUY A
POPPY
a
provided for in the grants are
the _
and Clinton. Til 6 municipalities
had
as
R.C.A.F. stations Centralia
been unable to levy taxes
a result of the property
owned by the crown having
been removed from assessment
rolls. Nevertheless, the munici
palities had to provide for addi
tional expenses because of the
increase use made of township
roads by traffic proceeding to
and from the air force stations.
Under previous
municipalities had
certain services to
perties to qualify
In rural townships, however, it
was impossible to provide these
services.
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to provide
federal pro-
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