HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1952-11-06, Page 12THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 6, 1952
CREDITON EAST
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Darby
and children, of Newtonbrook,
spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. Dub lock.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Eckstein,
of Dashwood, visited Sunday
with theii' cousins, Mr. and Mrs.
William Motz.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Caudle
and Patsy and Bobby, Sarnia,
spent Sunday with their aunt
and uncle Mr. and Mrs. William
Motz.
Mrs. R’. Motz and Mrs. Leon
ard Wein attended the W.I.
convention in London last Tues
day.
Hallowe’en passed off very
quietly except for soaped win
dow’s.
ELIMVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. Galbraith, Mr.
and Mrs. McLean, of Kerwood,
and Mrs. Courtis, of Strathroy,
visited Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. William Johns.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stephens
and Betty Ann visited Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Laurie
Stephens, in London.
Mr. R. Stephens, of Cliesley,
spent the weekend w’ith his
brother, Mr. Charles Stephens.
Mrs. W. Horn is spending this
week w’ith Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Hern, of Zion.
Mrs. Alvin Pym is recovering
very well after her operation in
St. Joseph’s Hospital, London.
Elimville North Forum
Elects New Officers
An election of officers for the
coming season was held at the
first meeting of tlie Elimville
North Farm Forum at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Miller.
Officers are: President, Bill
Johns; vice-president, Philip
Johns; secretary, Mrs. Philip
Johns; assistant, Mrs. William
Johns; reporter, Mrs. Edwin
Miller.
After the broadcast, two
groups were formed to discuss
the topic “Farming as a career.”
Members felt that a young man
wishing to choose farming as a
career should first have a liking
for country life. He should have
some knowledge of farm work
an<j available capital. The farm
wife should also like farming
and be happy on a farm. As the
farm wrife could be instrumental
in success or failure in farming.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mr, and Mrs.
Bill Johns.
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Successful Bazaar
The bazaai’ on Saturday, spon
sored by the Women’s Associa
tion of the United Church, was a
decided success. A la'i'ge crowd
was present, including many
visitors from outside points.
The several booths all did a
flourishing business. Afternoon
tea was served to the large
crowd with Mrs. (Rev.) Parrott
and Mrs. William Schroeder
pouring from a table adorned
with candles and mums.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Draper,
of Woodridge, Ont., spent seve
ral days recently at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Pratt
and daughters, of Owen Sound,
were visitors in town Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bennett, of
Detroit, visited over the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Albert
King.
Miss Ella Morlock, Hamilton,
sent the weekend at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Morlock.
Miss Norma Fahrner and Mr.
Calvin Fahrner, of Sarnia, visit
ed over the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Emmery Fahrner.
Cpl. and Mrs. John Bishop
and daughter spent the weekend
in Stratford.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson
Schroeder, of Detroit, visited re
cently with Mrs. Mary Wein.
Messrs Claire Hoffman and
Gordon Finkbeiner have re
turned after spending some
weeks in the West.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Faist and
Gregory, of St. Thomas, spent
Sunday with Mrs. M. Faist.
Tuesday, November 11, Re
membrance Day, has been pro
claimed a holiday in Crediton
and stores will be closed.
Thankoffering Meeting
The annual Thankoffering
meeting of the Ladies Aid and
W.S.W.S. of the Evangelical U.
B. Church was held Sunday eve
ning with a good attendance.
The meeting was led by Mrs.
H. Schenk and Scripture read
by Mrs. Sims. Rev. J. V. Dahms
gave the address and a duet was
sung by Mrs. William Smith and
Mrs. Gordon Morlock. Members
brought in their Thankoffering
boxes which were dedicated by
the pastor.
Mr. H. K. Eilber, who is a
patient in Victoria Hospital,
London, is registering improve
ment.
Little Miss Shirley Radford,
who met with a painful accident
a few weeks ago, when she suf
fered a broken arm, has been
removed to St. Joseph’s Hos
pital, It is necessary to have her
arm i’e-set.
The Evangelical Youth Fellow
ship Rally will be held in the
local church Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.
Sunday visitors with Mr, and
Mrs. G. E. Wenzel were Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Wolfe and Ruby and
Howard and Mr. and Mrs, Bris
bin, all of Wallace, Ontario.
Mrs. A. M. Berry left this
Week for Cleveland, Ohio, where
she will spend some time with
her daughter,
Lucen Man Injured
In Motor Accident
A cur driven by William Fish
er of R.R. 1, Lucan, was in col
lision with a car driven by
Howard Dorman, of R.R. 2, Ali
sa Craig, on Sunday on Highway
4 between Lucan and Exeter.
The Dorman car was south
bound on No. 4 and the Fisher
ear westbound on a township
road. Mr. and Mrs. Dorman were
taken to Victoria Hospital, the
former with possible left shoul-
dei’ fracture and the latter with
facial lacerations, and injuries
to right leg and chest.
Fu neral Services Held
For James W. Shipley
Funeral services for the late
James Shipley, 82, who passed
away Saturday, November 1, at
the home of his son, Mr. Cliff
Shipley, were held on Monday,
November 3, at 2:30 p.m.
The Rev. J. F. Wagland of
Holy Trinity Church officiated
at the family residence. Inter
ment was in St, James’ Ceme
tery, Clandeboye, with six neph
ews as pallbearers — Andrew,
Theodore, Evenal Stephens, Clar
ence Mills and John and William
Duffield.
Mr, Shipley was a well known
resident in this district for over
50 years. He was born in Lobo
Township and as a young man
farmed near Granton. Later he
lived in Granton for a short
period before moving to Lucan
where he had an agency for
farm implements for 2 8 years.
He then moved to a farm on the
edge of Lucan on Con, 5 Bid-
dulph where he resided with his
son until his death.
His parents were the late
James W. Shipley and Elizabeth
McNeil. His wife, the former
Martha Stephens died some years
ago. His only survivor is his
son, Clifford.
Last Laughs
Birr Public School Trustees
had the laugh at the expense of
Hallowe’en pranksters who ac
tually performed a service to the
school board when they removed
the school pump from the well
and hauled it up a tree. Appar
ently they didn’t know that the
pump was broken and had been
ordered removed for repairs.
Workmen, who easily removed it
from the tree, said they would
have had more trouble trying to
remove it from the well.
Presentations
On Thursday night 35 or 40
members of the ball team and
business men met at the arena
to do honor to Mr. Sam Sitzer
before his departure from Lucan.
He was presented with a glad
stone bag, an address by Mr.
George Paul and presentation by
Reeve H. M. Corbett.
On Saturday night at the
hotel the staff and their families
presented him with an end table
with Mr. J. McIntosh giving the
address and Mr. Bert Frye mak
ing the presentation.
Fifty Years Wed
Mr. and Mrs. William Mc-
Falls, Alice Street, celebrated
their fiftieth wedding annivers
ary Tuesday, November 4.
Presentation
Over 50 neighbors and mem
bers of Birr Anglican Church
met at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Hodgins last week
to honor Mrs. I-Iarry Ferguson
and Marilyn before their de
parture to London. They were
presented with pieces of luggage
and Mrs. F,erguson’s father, Mr.
Lou Weir, was'*presented with a
billfold. A very happy evening
was spent in progressive euchre.
Workmen have been working
the last two weeks on the
drains on Alice and Beech
Streets.
Surpriso Party
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Abbott and
family, Mr, and Mrs. Harry Car
roll and family of Saintsbury
and Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Mullins
and family of London .held a
surprise party at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hodgins on
Sunday, November 2. The occa
sion was Mr. Hodgins’ seventy
ninth birthday. The grandchild
ren presented him with two
beautiful bedroom rugs.
Mr. and Mrs. II. R. Colbert,
of Seaforth, spent a couple days
with Mr. and Mrs. William
Brownlee after attending the
funeral of the former’s nephew,
Mr. Norman Clark, of Jarvis.
A deanery meeting was held
in St. Paul’s Church, Kerwood,
to which all Anglicans were in
vited.
The Happy Hostess Club met
last Thursday at the home of
Mrs. H. B. Langford where the
girls were taught the art of
making sandwiches and proper
table setting.
The Lions Club met for their
regular dinner meeting on Mon
day, November 3’, in the Stanley
Opera House. Films on the post
office and public relationship
were the special features of the
meeting,
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Culbert and
family spent Sunday in London,
the guests of Mrs. M. Patrick,
who flew to Milwaukee Monday
to attend her brother-in-law’s
funeral,
At the W.I. Variety Concert a
lucky ticket will be drawn for
the quilt which won first prize
at Beachwood so all with tickets
kindly hand them in before the
concert. Candy, doughnuts and
coffee will be sold after the con
cert/
Lucan’s Central Hotel has
again changed hands. The new
owner, John Cashmere, of Tor-
BRINSLEY I
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Trevethiek
and family, of Detroit, Mich.,
visited ovex* the weekend with
the former’s brothers, Jack and
Janies Trevethiek.
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Hamil
ton and Ann spent the weekend
with friends in Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hess, of
Zurich, spent Friday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. James Treve-
thick.
Miss Mary Hewitt spent the
weekend with her parents in
Stratford.
Mrs. Edyth Canniff, London,
spent Saturday with Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Trevethiek.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Sholdice
have returned to their home after
spending some time with their
daughter, Mrs. Wilson, Bruce-
field,
Miss Elsia Morley, of Exeter,
spent the weekend’ at her home
here.
Mr. George Prest had the mis
fortune recently while hunting
to have his gun accidently dis
charge with a few of the shots
lodging in his leg. It is hoped
no serious results will occur,
A number of ladies from the
neighborhood attended the ba
zaar held in Crediton United
Church last Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Trevethiek
and children, of London, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James
Trevethiek.
onto, took, over on Monday. The
former owner, Sam Sitzer, is go
ing to Toronto.
At the regular meeting of the
Lucan Cubs most of the session
was -spent in practising the skit
to be presented at the W.I. var
iety show on Friday night, Nov
ember 7. The public will be
shown just how a regular cub
meeting is conducted.
The next meeting of the W.I.
will be held Thursday afternoon,
November 13. A special speaker
from the Children’s Aid will be
a feature of the meeting.
The regular Explorer meeting
was held at the Community
Centre instead of the United
Church Monday evening to en
able the members to practice
their skit foi’ Variety Night pro
gram.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mains,
of Dorchester, were in town on
Sunday.
Mrs. J. Tatlow and Linda, of
London, spent last weekend with
Mrs. Millie Haskett.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 'Garrett and
family, of Denfield, spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cole
man.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Colbert, of
Ilderton, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. William Brownlee.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Welk, of
Aurora, spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Langford.
The former was bank manager
in Lucan 23 years ago.
THANKS
Having sold our delivery service to Mr. IShner Willis,
we wish to take this opportunity to thank the busi
nessmen of Exeter, our friends and customers, for
their valued patronage. .It has been a pleasure to
serve you.
We ask for our successor your continued support
and cooperation.
.Chambers And Darling