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“MR. SOUTH HURON HOSPITAL” — Here’s the first baby born in the new hospital and
winner of the many gifts donated by Exeter merchants. He’s the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Sharrow, Grand Bend, and he was born at 9:10 p.m. Tuesday night. Mrs. Sharrow
said, "I'm awfully lucky.” It was her first child. —Jack Doerr, Exeter
/Mr. South Huron Hospital'
Son Of Grand Bend Couple
“Mr. South Huron Hospital” is
chunky eight-pound, five-ounce
James William Sharrow.
He’s the first baby born in the
new South Huron Hospital and
the first child of Mr. and Mrs.
William Shallow, Grand Bend.
Born at 9; 10 p.m. Tuesday,
dark-haired infant claims
Exe-
baby
p.m.
the dark-haired infant
the many gifts donated by
ter merchants to the first
born in the hospital.
Exactly one hour later,
Shirley Darling, Exeter,
birth to John Bartie Darling,
her second son' and the second
baby born in the hospital.
The two boys turned the “Baby Derby” into an all-lhale
event,
Proud father, William Shar
row, operates a service station
at R.C.A.F. Station Centralia.
His zwife hugged her prize
winning baby and exclaimed:
Mrs.
gave
<<
denly,
think.
guess.”
“Mr.
receives a high chair,
bottle warmer, bath tub,
baby panda,
set, shawl, books, boots, plastic
meal-time set, six portraits,
silver spoon and porridge dish.
Mrs. Sharrow wins an orchid,
'Everything’s happened so sud-
what to
lucky I
I don't know
I’m awfully
South Huron Hospital''
play pen,
food,
blanket, carriage
Cxefer®imes-Atoocafe
THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1953
Recover Ten Stolen Guns, 2,100 Shells,
Arrest Two At RCAF Station Centralia
Sunc/ay Arena Skating Legal
Mayor Believes, Tells Clergy
Single 7/
Third Concert
Well Received
The third concert in the series
being presented by the Exeter
Recreational Council and Beta
Sigma Phi Sorority attracted a
large audience to James Street
Church Sunday night.
The James Street Junior
choir opened the program with
two selections, "You Can Smile”
and "How Beautiful Upon the
Mountains". Their second group,
two spirituals, “Who Did?” and
"Climb up, Ye Children, Climb”,
were sung without accompani
ment and the clear tones and
ability to follow theii’ leader's
direcion, delighted the audience.
Their closing numbers, “It is
No Secret” and “May the Good
Lord Bless and Keep You” were
$ung with feeling and harmony.
The 32 choir members in their
white surplices, presented a
splendid appearance and their
performance under Mr. Lawrence
Wien’s direction, was excellent.
Marilyn Bissett, a member of
the choir, sang two solo num
bers, "The Story of the Sparrow”
and "A Brown Bird Singing”, in
the clear, sweet voice that has
made her a fesival winner.
Piano and organ duetts by
Gordon Koch and Lawrence
Wein opened with the stirring
“Coronation March”. Theii’ sec
ond number, the familiar “Lost
Chord” was very popular with
the audience.
Michael Farrow’s playing of
the Allegro Can Brio movement
of Beethoven’s Sonata in C
Minor, was one of the highlights
of the program.
For his second number, the
Andante and Presto movements
of Mendelsohn’s Concerto in G
Minor, Mrs. Clifford Poole of
the Parsons-Poole Studios, ac
companied Michael on the sec
ond piano, playing the orchestral
accompaniment. That the "team
work” exhibited by the two
pianists impressed the audience,
was evidenced by their .applause.
Pinned By Car,
Woman Injured
Mrs. Andrew Beirllng, Exeter,
is iu South Huron Hospital
suffering injuries received Tues
day noon when she was pinned
between a rammed car and a
light standard at the corner of
Main and James Streets.
X-Rays revealed no bones
were broken although one leg is
badly bruised. Her son, William
John Bierling, suffered minor
Scratches.
A mobile construction crane,
driven by Corporal A. Pamplin,
of RCAF Station Centralia,
struck a parked car on the east
side of the street, driving it
towards the light standard. Mrs.
Bierling and two children were
walking between the two.
The crane wub travelling south
and according to the driver, its
wheels locked, sending it across
the street into * the car. Damage
was estimated at several hund
red dollars.
The car was owned by D. G.
Marshall, of London, a traveller.
Constable Reg Taylor investi
gated.
Mrs. Bierling was later
brought to South Huron Hos
pital.
several merchandise certificates,
bedroom slippers, a steak dinner
with her husband and a .taxi
trip home.
Father gets a flashlight.
John Bar tie Darling wins a
silver baby cup, food, and he
and his mother will also be
cliauffered home. Dr. F. J. But-
son, Exeter, delivered the win
ning child and Dr. F. J. Milner
attended the birth of the runner-
up.
The hospital opened at 1 p.m.
on Monday and Mrs. Sharrow
was its first patient. By Wednes
day there were five patients in
the spanking new building.
Sunday afternoon skating as
Is being carried on at. Exeter
Memorial Arena is legal in the
opinion of W. G, Cochrane,
mayor and lawyer of Exeter.
Mr. Cochrane discussed the
Lord’s Day Act with members of
the South Huron Ministerial
sociation Monday.
He felt the local operation
legal although, he said, it
difficult to lay down any
finite ruling because almost all
cases are heard in magistrate’s
courts and relatively few cases
are reported.
Mr. Cochrane
were two laws
Sunday sports,
and one federal. In his opinion,
the provinces can, by inferences
in the federal act, amend or
nullify the federal legislation.
The provincial act of 1950, ho
said, entirely repeals section six
of the federal act which deals
with Sunday sports. The pro
vincial act allows all sports out
side of horse racing between the
hours of i:30 and 6 p.m. except
i where a fee is charged, directly
or indirectly.
“My opinion is,” he said,
"that entirely voluntary contri
butions cannot be construed as
a fee. There is a definite differ
ence between having a receptacle
As-
was
was
de-
noted there
dealing with
one dominion
in which money can be placed
voluntarily to attend a Sunday
afternoon event and the situa
tion where collection is actively
solicited.
The local arena places a box
at the doorway of the rink
where money can be contributed.
The mayor invited the minis
ters to meet with town council
and discuss the moral aspect of
Sunday sports.
The Association passed a re
solution on Sunday sports which
a committee will present to the
council. On the committee are
Rev. Donald Sinclair, Rev A. E.
Holley, Rev. J. V. Dahms.
Unit Nurses Resign
Public health nurse in this
area since the summer, Miss Mar
guerite Petersen, Denmark, has
resigned from the Huron County
Health Unit.
Another Unit nurse, Miss Mar
guerite Shoebottom, Clinton, al
so resigned.
The Board lamented the lack
of trained public health nurses.
Two airmen from
Centralia are waiting
airforce authorities on
stealing firearms and
tion from the station.
The two, Orland G.
fani, 22, and Brenden
Hynes, 19
R.C.A.F.
trial by
charge of
amin uni
i
Approves New
Critics Applaud
Wright Chorus
Critics of both the United
States and Canada praise the
Don Wright Chorus which will
appear here Wednesday, Febru
ary 11, in the high school
auditorium.
, Dr. H. G. Tovey, director,
School of Sacred Music, Los
Angeles, says "arrangements,
choir and quality of vocal ex
pression far and above any I
have heard.”
Augustus Bridle, Toronto
music critic, calls Don Wright
"a true choral genihs.”
Charles H. Marsh, composer
and columnist, of California, says
of the chorus: "Not only Was
the choral singing superb in all
technical details of tonal quality,
balance and
arrangements
and infinitely
triquing . . .
The chorus ___ .
familiar songs in a
different style,
how Over 506, includes popular,
SCml-ciassio and classic songs.
The Don Wright Chorda is
heard every Stifiday flight oyer
a Dominion-wide network, its
Outstanding music prompted a
large American company to con
tract for recordings.
shading, but the
were definitely
superior—most in
sheer delight.”
sings all the Old
new and
The repertoir,
A. Dam-
Matthew
were arrested last
Thursday as they attempted to
leave the station with the guns
in an auto. The loot, stolen from
the armament section December
had been buried near the
airport.
Fit. Sgt. D. Richardson,
vice police, made the a
The investigation was conducted,
by Provincial Constable IU
Zimmerman.
The equipment included
sten machine gun, three
Browning a utomatics, five
revolvers, one .32 automatic,
1,800’ rounds of 9 mm ammuni
tion and 300 rounds
ammunition.
i, ser-
arrest.
ilmer
one
new
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RUNNER-UP — John Bartle Darling, seen with his mother,
Mrs. Shirley Darling, was born exactly one hour after the
first baby entered the world at the South Huron Hospital.
John is the second child of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Darling. Jim
my is his older brother. —Jack Doerr, Exeter
Parking By-law
Town council moved to insti
gate parallel parking on the
west side of Main Street from
Banders north to Cann’s Mill at
the meeting Monday night.
The new by-law, when and if
it ig approved by the Department
of Highways, will relieve con
gestion on the main thorough
fare in front of the theatre.
Councillor Bailey reported
William Horney had been en
gaged as caretaker for the town
hall and library at the rate of
$80 per month. The employ
ment was confirmed by council.
Deputy - Reeve William Mc
Kenzie reported in regard to
securing men for work "on streets
and garbage collection. He was
given power to act.
Cubs and Scouts were given
temporary use of the upstairs of
the town hall for meetings.
Members of the streets com
mittee were authorized to attend
the Good Roads convention to
be held in Toronto.
Building permits were issued,
subject to approval of commit
tee, to Middleton and Genttner,
office building; Fred Hatter, ad
dition to workshop. J
jRevision C°iurt XJ
At the court of revision
the same evening, Mrs. _
Hern was granted a reduction of
$300 on her new home on
William Street because it was
not finished.
Lakeview Hatchery appealed
against business tax on new ad
dition on the grounds it was for
brooding and storage only.
Business assessment of $275
removed.
held
Ella
was
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Dep’t OK’s $70,000 Addition
Ninetieth Birthday
Congratulations to Mr. John
T, Allison of the Thames Road,
who on January 27 celebrated
his ninetieth birthday.
W. Cunningham
Trivitt Warden
Mr. Walter Cunningham, one
of Exeter's well-known business
men, passed away suddenly early
Sunday morning following a
heart attack. Born in McGillivray
Township he was a son of the
late Thomas and Mrs. Cunning
ham and was in his seventy
eighth year.
He came to Exeter __
and entered into partnership
with Mr. Thomas Pryde, now
M.L.A. for Huron, in the monu
ment business, which they took
over from the late James
Weekes. In 1941 Mr. Cunning
ham retired from business,
He was an active member and
former warden of the Trivitt
Memorial Church and was a
staunch member of the Royal
Orange Lodge.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Isminia Hodgins, and one
son, Rev. W. B, Cunningham; a
granddaughter, Mrs. Everton
Motris, and great granddaugh
ter, Susan, Morris, all of Wind
sor; two brothers, Ben, of Lon
don, and Robert, of McGillivray;
two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Tilley,
of Leamington, and Mrs. Susan
McWilliams, of Clandeboye.
The funeral, Tuesday after
noon, was held from the Hopper-
Hockey funeral parlors with
Rev. C. L. Langford officiating.
Interment was in St. James
Cemetery, Clandeboye. Pallbear
ers were Messrs. Thomas Pryde,
Dr. Albert McTaggai’t, John
Campbell, Herman Powe., R, E.
Russell and Owen Atkinson.
Tentative approval has been
obtained from the Department of
Education for an expenditure of
$70,000 for a four-room addition
to the Exeter Public School, it
was announced at the board
meeting Monday.
R. E. Russell, chairman of the
board and the financial commit
tee, will meet with town council
at their next regular meeting,
February 16, to discuss the pro
posed addition. A previous esti
mate of $92,000 was supplied by
an architect but the board feels
the addition can be built for
less.
Grounded Padre Visits Exeter
While F/L the Rev. Charles
McLaren, of the R.C.A.F. in Al
berta, was flying to Calgary
from Ottawa, his plane was
grounded at Centralia recently.
Rev. McLaren got in touch with
Rev. H. J. Snell, a former
college mate at Queen’s Uni
versity, whom he had not seen
fox* several years. They spent a
pleasant evening together at the
parsonage talking over college
days
Cunning-
in 1919
This 14-voice choir is com-
nosed of non-ptofessioiial sing
ers . . • stenographers, nurses,
salesmen .... just people who
like to Sihg.
The local concent is sponsored
by the Exeter Recreation Coun
cil and the Beta Slgmh Phi
sorotlty.
Mutual Company
World’s Day Of Prayer
Representatives of the
men’s Missionary Societies
town, met Wednesday
week to arrange for the
Day of Prayer service to
in James Street United
on Friday February 20.
Wo
of
of last
World’s
be held
Church
Announce Results
Of Crop Tests
Results of regional rod __
tests of 1952, including those
made at S.H.D.H.S., have been
announced by O.A.C., Guelph.
The findings reported by the
agriculture
local high
'test are:
Variety
Funks Gil
Pioneer 388
Wisconsin 416 ...............
DeKalb 43 .....................
Wisconsin 275 ...............
DeKalb 56 ......................
Pfister 33 ........................
Warwick 210 ..................
Funks G42 .....................
Northern 22 ....................
Pioneer 396 .................
Necessary Mean .............
Difference ...............
The average of 17 tests ... .
over a large part of Ontario
show the top five varieties ac-
—Please turn to Page 12
row
department of the
school on the corn
Yield Bus. Per Acre
129.6
126.0
122.0
120.3
119.9
118.3
115.9
106.4
104.6
102.3
88.4
13.0
19.6
■taken
FIVE THOUSAND VISIT HOSPITAL — Over 5,000 visited the South Huron Hospital dur
ing the grand opening Thursday and Friday last week. The new building was open mor
ning, afternoon and night and district resi residents took advantage to tour the hospital.
Here Albert Traquair, right, member of the Association, shows visitors one of the features
in the wards,________________ —Jack Doerr, Exeter
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Firemen Answer Two Calls
A spark from an acetylene
torch ignited gas at Broderich
Bros, garage, Albert street, on
Tuesday, causing a fire which
damaged the roof gnd walls of
the building.
Fireman quickly extinguished
the blaze.
On Monday, the brigade was
called out when the floor of a
rolling home on Huron street
began to smoulder.
Little damage was done. The
trailer is owned by Keith Weber.
Fall Fair Society
Shows Surplus
Despite the rain that dis
couraged attendance at Exeter
Fair last year, the Agricultural
Society was able to report a fair
surplus on the operation of the
annual
The
Fisher,
around
meeting, Wednesday, January 21.
The directors are considering
a donation to the Exeter Com
munity Centres Board to assist
it in constructing a floor in the
renovated arena.
The directors also discussed
planning for a Class B fair some
time in the future.
A. J. “Jake” Sweitzer was re
elected president of the Society.
H. H. G. Strang was named first
vice-president and Robert Hern,
junior farmer representative, is
second vice-president.
Directors elected were: Dalton
Finkbeiuer, William Ellerington,
Mac Hodgert, Gerald Dearing,
Lloyd Cushman, R. E. Pooley,
Victor Jeffery, H. Taylor, B. W.
Tuckey, Verne Pincombe, Mrs. C.
Brintnell, Mrs. R. Kestle, Mrs.
E. Mitchell and Don Southcott.
exhibition,
secretary-treasurer, Clark
reported a profit of
$350 at the annual
iOver! 5,000View Hospital,
Impressed With Facilities
Raises Surplus
The annual meeting of
Usborne & Hibbert Mutual
Insurance Company was held at
Farquhar on Monday, February
2, with over 250 members pres
ent.
President Milton McCurdy, in
his opening address, said net
losses in 1952 were $33,616.07
but the company showed an in
crease in surplus of $4,823.63.
One loss in 1952, he said, was
the largest ever paid by the
company, but it was shared by
two reinsuring companies.
Losses of livestock .by light
ning were $6,796.90 compared
with $6,033.00 in 1951.
The amount of net insurance
in force increased by over three
million dollars and the premium
income from direct policies in
creased by over $4,000. The sur
plus in terms of cents per $100
of net insurance is now 46 cents,
compared with 49 cents in 1951.
Angus Sinclair who has been
a director of the company for
■the past 24 years announced his
resignation. President McCurdy
expressed appreciation of
good work,
E. Clayton Colquhoun
Alex J. Rohde were elected
octors for a three-year term
Newton G. Clarke and Allah A.
Dougall Were appointed Auditors,
The board Of directors elected
William A. Hamilton president
and Martin Feeney vice-president.
Arthur Fraser was reappointed
secrotary-treasttrer.
ENTHUSIASTIC APPROVAL — The thousands who vited the new hospital last week mat-
veiled at the cheerfulness of the building and the -.many conveniences provided. They ex
pressed enthusiastic approval of the new medical centre. Pictures show ladies inspecting the
modern kitchen. Mrs. William Melville, hospital cook,, is on the right. -—Jack Doerr, Exeter
Approximately 5,000 people
visited South Huron Hospital on
Thursday and Friday of last
week when it was opened for
inspection.
Members of the Hospital
Board and the Ladies Auxiliary
met the visitors and they were
conducted on a
bed hospital.
Over $1,100
donations from
The nurses' sitting room, ad
ministrative office, large waiting
room and four-bed ward, all of
which are contained in the
former Carling house, were in
spected first. Then on to the
new wings where the two-bed
wards, kitchen and nursery with
11 baby cubicles and incubator,
all proved interesting to those
who were getting their first
view of the hospital.
The operating room, delivery
and X-ray rooms with their com
plete and modern equipment
received many favorable com
ments.
Receive $500
In the basement, the tea room
sponsored by the Ladies Auxil
iary was the centre of interest.
Two attractively arranged tea
tables were presided over by
Auxiliary members. This project
was convened by the social com
mittee, Mrs. H. H. Cowen, Mrs.
H. Pollen, Mrs. B. W. Tuckey
and Mrs. R. E. Russell. Pro
ceeds of the tea room exceeded
$500 and the
members was
during th
House”.
The Public
used to display the array of gifts
from local merchants to be pre
sented to the first baby born in
South Huron Hospital. A silver
cup was designated for the
second baby born and the first
six babies will receive cartons
of baby food. The mothers of
the first, three babies horn will
receive free taxi service to and
from the hospital.
Throughout the hospital beau-
tilful bouquets and baskets of
flowers added to
cheerful color
out throughout the building.
Favorable Comments
Of the many favourable com
ments on the hospital the follow
ing people who were interviewed,
expressed what
people felt.
Reeve
Vsborne,
surprise
hospital
job that
think it was possible to have
anything as nice as that in our
community. I think the hospital
board and Mr. Jensen deserve a
great deal of credit.”
-Mr. Earl Campbell, reeve of
Hay, thinks it is a fine project
for this part of the county and
that a wonderful job 1ms been
done with the funds that were
available.
Mr. Wellington Hafst, deputy
reeve of Stephen, expressed it
this way: "I haven't seen
thing to compare with it.
hospital is a credit to the
m malty?’
Admired Ooior
A graduate of Victoria
tour of the 35-
was received in
the visitors.
number of charter
increased to 200
e two-day "Open
Health room was
the already
schemes carried
pital School of Nursing, MVs.
Claus Lee (nee Jean Snell), par
ticularly admired the colox’
schemes used in the hospital and
thought the equipment equal to
that of a city hospital.
A group from Centralia (R.C.-'
A.F.), Mr. and Mrs. Ted Holden,
Mrs. Kenneth Knight and Mrs.
Glen Husson think the hospital
is wonderful. The color schemes
make it so attractive and every
thing about the hospital is
modern.
Mrs. Lome Oke, Hurondale,
mothei’ of five children, said she
and her husband feel much more
secure to have such a well-
equipped hospital within a few
miles of their home. She thinks
everyone in South Huron should
be proud of it.
Fine Tribute
Mrs. Louise Craig, daughter
of Mrs. Carling and the late
William
was the first member of the
Carling family to be born in the
present house in 1858, is proud
and happy that South Huron
Hospital has been built on the
former Carling estate. She feels
it is a fine tribute to the memory
of one of Exeter’s pioneer fami
lies.
Mrs. . _ , ______,
who came to Exeter for the hos
pital opening, said: “It’s very,
very nice. I don’t think it could
be improved upon.”
Mrs. Ed. Irwin and her sister,
Mrs. W. S. Newell, of Ingersoll,
who was with her for the open
ing of the hospital, and Miss
Marion Bissett, nieces of the
Carlings, are all impressed and
pleased with the hospital and
feel it is a fitting monument to
the memory of the Carling
family.
Carling, whose father
F, L. Moore., Toronto,
Co-Op Elects
E. Montieth
-
most of the
I’incOmbe, of
Was a pleasant
Verne
said “It
to me to visit the new
and see the wonderful
has been done. 1 didn't
ahy-
'This
com-
Edgar Montieth was elected
president of Exeter District Co
operative at the annual meeting
held recently,
Wilfred Shapton was appoint
ed first vice-president and How
ard Johns, Second vice-president.
Kenneth Hern is secretary-treas
urer,
Elected to the hoard of direc
tors were Ray Morlock, Harold
Fahner and Albert Keys.
Over 100 members and their
wives attended tne meeting in
the Opera House,
Major Jack Drennan of the
Department of Agriculture spoke
on the administration of co-ops,
the duties of members and the
qualifications lor a successful
co-op,
During the p r o g r a m, Tom
Walker entertained with his
piaho-accordiah interpretations.
United Co-operatives of On
tario general fieldman, Edwin
Schenk, analysed the financial
statement for the new year end
of Aug. 31 and Clarence Down,
the retiring prosidehtr gave the
directors’1 report,.
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