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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-02-12, Page 4<0 Page 4 POP’S Taxi Service Phones; Exeter 357 and M5-r-3 O. K Used Cars And Trucks 52 Chev. Sedan Powerglide, Radio 51 Chev. Sedan Radio and Visor 48 Plymouth 39 Plymouth Coupe 52 Chev. Delivery Like New 46 Dodge Pick-Up Half-Ton T The Story In Cromarty By MRS. K. McKELLER Pei’sopal Items Mrs. A. Robertson is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Margaret Chittick, of St. Marys. Miss Olive Spear© accompanied her sister, Mrs. E. McDonald, for a two-weeks' visit in Wing­ ham. Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Stagg, Bright and Mr. Len Houghton, Wingham, visited recently with Mrs. -M. Houghton. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wallace and sons, Keith and Ken, of Carlingford, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wallace, on Sunday. Reeve Frank Allen and Councillor Earl Dick are attend­ ing the Good Roads’ in Toronto. Mr. on a States. Enjoy The Missionary Aid enjoyed a fowl dinner pro­ vided and served by the losing side of the penny contest, at the home of Mrs. Houghton, on Thursday. The regular meetings of both societies followed. Mrs. Sorsdalil presided for the W.M.S. and also conducted the devotions. Mrs. Calder Mc- Kaig gave a splendid discourse on the second chapter of the study book, and ' gave Mrs. Tidings prayer. Mrs. John Wall­ ace read a story of Miss Hazel McDonald’s work in Formosa. A life membership certificate from the Society was presented to Mrs. William Harper by Mrs. Thomas Scott. Mrs. Houghton had charge of the Ladies’ Aid meeting and the roll call was answered with a suggestion on how to make use of money on hand. A donation was voted to the choir for music and also to the Library commit­ tee for new books. It was also agreed to help buy a projector for use in the Sunday School. Alex Gardiner trip to the convention. has gone Southern Supper members of the Women’s Society and Ladies THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1953 Hensail And District News Cp.Op. Meets The annual meeting of Hen­ sail District Co-operative held at Zurich Community Centre Hall Wednesday night, February 4, was attended by 300. Members and. guests enjoyed a turkey banquet proceeding the meeting. Mr. A. McLean, director of the United Co-operative, Toron­ to, addressed the meeting. Turn­ over for the past 11 months was $323,000. Duncan Cooper, Kippen, was elected president, and Bert Klopp, Zurich, secretary. Directors are William Cald­ well, Robert McGregor, Orland Reichert, Roy McBride, Donald Hendrick, Russell Grainger. i “Africa, Yesterday Today”, Mrs. H. Moore interesting current events. Houghton read the Glad Lodge The bekah attended a banquet at Monetta Menard’s, Exeter, on Wednesday- evening, celebrating the fourth anniversary of the institution of their lodge. Banquet members of Amber Re­ Lodge No. 349, Hensail, Have Raivleigh Products Handy For Winter Cold Tablets Cough Syrup Linaments Medicated Balm Camphor Balm Snell Bros LIMITED Chevrolet and Oldsmobile Cars and Chevrolet Trucks PHONE 100 EXETER CALL YOUR ROSS HAUGH Phone 35-r-8 Dashwood STANDARD O You can lower your production costs with the easy to handle, 3-4 plow power Model U. The heavy-duty 4-cylinder engine of the Standard U is easy to service ... to maintain at top performance! Pressure lubrication, controlled cooling, heavy-duty 5*speed trans­ mission operating in an oil bath, and V-type combustion chambers are features which assure dependable lower cost operation . . . cheaper power by the hour! The extra weight resulting from heavy duty construction adds to the pulling ability of the tractor. 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An angel cake donated by Mrs. Allan Fraser, Worthy Matron of the chapter, was drawn for and won by Mrs. Garnet Paterson, of Grand Bend. Steve Dundas drew the winning ticket. The hall beautifully decorated. was W.M.S. Notes Good Year The Women's Missionary ciety of the United Church vened in the church schoolroom cm Thursday afternoon with 35 members present. President Mrs. W. B. Cross was in charge of the meeting. Reports for 19 52 were pre­ sented, disclosing a very success­ ful year with the Society exceed­ ing its allocation—$270 was for­ warded to the Training School at Toronto, A projector screen costing $160 was purchased by the group. For the devotional period, Mrs. James McAllister read the scripture lesson and Mrs. George Armstrong offered prayer. Mrs. W. J. Rogers gave the topic and Mrs.. Pearl Passmore rendered a solo. The World’s Day of will be observed in Presbyterian Church on February 20. So- con- and also Prayer Carmel Friday, Personal Items Mrs. R. Luxton, of visited recently with her Mrs. R. M. Kirby. Miss Shirley Chapman, nurse- ill-training at Victoria London, is spending with her parents, Mr. Lorne Chapman. Miss Eleanor Cook, training at Victoria London, visited during week with Mrs. N, E. Mr. and ding and Clinton, mother, Hospital, a week and Mrs. nurse-in- Hospital, the past Mr. andher parents, Cook. Mrs. William J. Har- Bruce, of visited, recently with Mrs. Ed. Corbett. Miss Kay Bell, of London, Mr. and London, spent the weekend at the of her parents, Mr. and Stewart Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Van and family attended the fortieth wedding anniversary Van Horn’s parents, ■Mrs. Layton at their Clinton on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Exeter, were weekend with the former’s mother, F. Brock and Mr. and Mrs. Townsend. Mrs. Hilliard Lawrence enjoying a pleasant holiday Florida. Miss Elaine Beer, of London, spent the weekend at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beer. Mrs. J. Perdue and son left last week for Edmonton, where they will join Mr. Perdue who is stationed there. Marjorie Ellen, infant daugh­ ter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Schwalm, received the rites of baptism at the morning service of Carmel Church, Sunday. Kathy and Jimmy McCloy re­ turned to their home’ Monday after spending a month visiting with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hess. Mrs. Hess accompanied them home. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Love, of Cairo, Mich., visited with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cooper and also attended the Eastern Star dance held in the town hall Friday. A Valentine tea and home cooking sale will be held Carmel Presbyterian Church Saturday, February 14, p.m. Messrs. Lloyd and Hedden and Mrs, Alex house and children, of St. rines, spent the weekend with ■Mrs. C. M. Hedden and Herb. Mrs. Ronald Moir visited dur­ing the past week with friends in Wingham. Dr. and Mrs, D. McKelvie were visited by the former’s mother, •Mrs. McKelvie, during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Willert, Exeter, Mr. and Mrs. R. Donald­ son, Mrs. don, spent and Mrs. bare Ann Miss Patsy Mitchell training at Victoria London, is spending week vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Michtell. ■Mr. Raye Paterson has pur­ chased the residence of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. Arnold on main street and is having the interior redecorated. Mr, Harty Smith has pur­ chased the residence of Keith McLean. Mr. Walter Fairbairn hag his property to Mr. Norman St. Cyre. Mrs. Emma Shepherd has dis­ posed of her property and Mr. Herb Kercher of Chigelhurst and Mr. W, Fuss of Zurich have purchased lots in the village and Intend building. home Mrs, Horn of Mrs. Mr. and home in Brock, of visitors Mrs. A. is in at Orville Short- Catha- Frank Cousins, Lon- the weekend with Mr. Al Pearson in Toronto. and Bar nurse-in Hospital a three Glen Gouri© W, I. Glen Gonrie Women’s Insti­ tute, Hibbert, met at the home of Mrs. A- Christie and members answered the roll call by *‘The subject I consider most import­ ant on the school curriculum”. Spelling was the choice of the majority. The motto, read by a member from an old sampler at the Ford Museum, Dearborn, was: “Learn something—so. that you can do something—by which you can earn something—and honestly possess something. It was prepared by Mrs. G. Par­ sons and read by Mrs. F. Johns. Mrs. C. Christie presented hei farm ad a den, Mrs. per, the handbook of ' ‘ vices were also discussed. Girls of the Homemaker’s Club present and presented a humor­ ous skit, “Am I Well Dressed?”, first presented at their Achieve­ ment Day in Stratford. They also displayed their slips and record books and received favor­ able comments from the Insti­ tute members on their first venture in this type of work. A demonstration on wall­ paper design and suitability to curtains was given by Staunton and Co. Current events were given by Mrs. Roy McCulloch in the form of a quiz. Mystery box contest was conducted by Mrs. M. Lammond and won by Mrs. K. Woods. The group is sponsor­ ing a Valentine party in Russel- dale Hall Friday, February 13. Mrs, H. Pridham and Mrs. Christie rendered a vocal home history from Can- Company days. asissted by Mrs. Chapple and Mrs. carried The presl- Bruce, Hur­ on the study of The Department Education's extension ser were C. duet. Evening Auxiliary Mrs, Lillian Hyde and Mavis Spencer were hostesses for the February meeting of the Evening Auxiliary of the United Church held in the church school room Monday evening with Mrs. D. McKelvie in charge of the meeting. Decorations_ were in _a Valentine Blackwell presented the theme, “Launch Out into the Deep”, and Mrs. Douglas Cook gave the study, “Education and Christian Literature in Angola”. The creational period was directed Mrs. E. Chipchase and Miss Avery. Miss motif. Mrs. J. F. re- hy R. Wren-Chambers A marriage of interest was solemnized at Thomas D. Wren’s residence, Cromarty, R.R. 1, on Tuesday afternoon, February 10, at 4 p.m. when Rev. Robert Duncanson of Cromarty united in marriage Miss Grace Chalmers, to Thomas D. Wren, clerk of the Township of Hibbert. Guests were present from London, Cromarty and immediate vicin­ ity. A reception was held at their residence following the ceremony. Council Seeks will Dep- For- Water Mark Hay township council seek information from the uty Minister of Lands and ests, Toronto, on liow to deter­ mine the high water marks along the water’s edge in the village of St. Joseph. Tenders are being warble-fly spraying in ship and applications accepted for inspector vise the work and collect pay­ ment for spraying done. Tenders are being called to crush and partially haul 8,000 cubic yards of gravel from the McLean pit, east of Hensall, to the township roads in September. One thousand bags of cement were ordered for bridges and shed. Application was made to the department of- highways for per­ mission to build a portion of sidewalk at the west end of Zur- called for the town- are being- to super- Report From Kippen By MRS. A, GACKSTETTER Mrs. Charles- Eyre returned to her home last week from Scott’s Memorial Hospital, Sea­ forth, where patient. Word has the village Thomson, who is convalescing at the home and Mrs. Stratford, in health. Mr Gail Ann Sunday with Mr, Elmore Gackstetter, ter. •Mr. Jonah Green spent Friday in London. Mr. Norman Declcert and Mr. Bob McGregor are spending a few days in Toronto. Robert Jarrott, of Is spending a few his sister - in - law, she been that has been a received in Mr. Robert of his daughter, Mr. Lorne Schneider, in is somewhqt improved and Mrs. A. Gackstetter, and Lynn, visited on and Mrs. near Exe- Lon. days Mrs. Mr. don, with Catherine Jarratt. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Little, Marcia and Sheryl visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Nor­ man Long. Mr. Morley Cooper and Mr, J. W. McLean left last week to spend some time in Florida. Miss Cassia Dougal visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Bengough in Hensail, The sympathy of the district is extended to Mr. Norman Long pn the passing of his brother, Mr. Harry Long, last Saturday, in Vancouver, B.C. The late Mr, Long was for 25 years foreman of the bridge bidders of the C.N.R. in that district and only last year was superannuated. His wife sur­ vives. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Love, of Caro, Mich., spent the weekend with relatives in the district. Weekend Trap Shoot At the weekend trap shoot at Kippen, Lloyd Venner, Hensail, was high with 45 out of 50. In the doubles, Jack Anderson, of Kippen, was high with 21 out of 24. The scores: Shot at 75, John Anderson, 63; William Lumby, Goderich, 56; H. Mathers, Exe­ ter, 54; shot at 50, Norman Har­ burn, Cromarty, Venner, Hensail, Jarrott, Stratford, Beck, Goderich, 3 Goderich, 42; A. Gilbert, Gode­ rich, 43; T. J. Sherritt, Hensail, 40; Lloyd Venner, Hensall, 45; shot at .25, E. Kipfer, 18; Wil­ liam Kyle, Kippen, 21; double scores—shot at 16; T. Sherritt, 18; A. Gilbert, 18; W. Lumby, 21; E. ”■ ' William Dr. G. William Gilbert, Kip f er, 24, 16; 17.. 18; 14. H. Mathers, N. Harburn, J. Gilbert, J. Anderson, ich on the north side of High­ way 84. The following rates for the township hall rental were set: free-—-court business, court, court of revision, civil defense, home nursing; $1.50—Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Federation of Agricul­ ture, Chamber of Commerce, Catholic Women’s League, La­ dies' Aid, Women’s Institute, Holy Name Society, any church group for non-profit, library board, annual meeting agricul­ ture society; $2.00—band prac­ tice, dancing lessons; $4.00— church gatherings, plays for pro­ fit; $8.00—banquets, dances, wedding receptions, outside, shows, provincial or dominion elections, bean growers’ associa­ tion, all similar groups. A new day coach today costs the Canadian railroads $130,000, a dining car $1'90,000, a sleeping car $200,000; cost of equip­ ment in a transcontinental train is $2,000,000. Mr. sold RCN VET BUILDS SCHOONER IN BACKYARD The dream of a lifetime was realized by John Lancaster and fam­ ily recently when his 42-foot home-made schooner reached completion in his Toronto ’ backyard workshop. It took the RCN veteran, family and friends three years to build the two-masted vessel at a cost of $10,000 and years of sacrifice. Although outfitted for the sea, the schooner will ply the more placid waters of Lake Ontario this summer. But in the years to come, Lancaster* father of two* plans to complete his boyhood dreams by sailing to the West Indies and South Seas. Data pn Dashwood By MRS. HENRY HOFFMAN Cook Bros. Milling Co. Miss Carol Webb, of London, spent the weekend with her par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Webb- Miss training London, vacation Mr. . _ . r .spent the weekend with Rev, and Mrs. Get?. Mr. and of Wakaw, few weeks parents, Mr Haist, while Mr are on a motor trip to Florida. Mrs. Martha Baker, who re­ cently underwent an operation jn St. Joseph’s has returned, cuperating at daughter, Mr Fisher, on Concession 14, Hay. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haugh have returned from their honey­ moon trip and are now getting settled on their farm on the town line, Are Again Contracting Barley With The nurse-in- Hospitah a weed’s Betty Gaiser, in Victoria is spending at lier home here. Alex Getz, of Windsor, Mrs. Frank Dutertre, Sask., are spending a at the home of her and Mrs, Everett and Mrs. Haist Hospital, London, and is now re- the home of her and Mrs. Annie Louvada Hartleib Operated Store Louvada Hartleib, a life-long resident of Dashwood, and oper­ ator of a grocery store for the past 40 years, died in St. Jo­ seph’s Hospital on February 7. She was a daughter of the late Jonas and Mary Ann Hartleib. She had been in ailing health the past eight years. She was born in Hay Township and .was in her seventy-second year. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. William Hey, of Dashwood, and Mrs. Dirk Meerburg, of Port Frank. She was an adherent of Dash­ wood Evangelical Church. The body rested at the T. Harry Hoffman funeral home where a private funeral service took place on Wednesday with Rev. H. Getz officiating. Interment was in Exeter Cemetery. Pallbearers were Earl Guen­ ther, Addison Tieman, Mervyn Tieman, Vern Schatz, Reuben Goetz and Charles Snell. News of Kirkton By MRS. I. N. MARSHALL Personal Items Sunday guests with Mrs. Tru- Tufts and family were Mr. Mrs. Edwin Tufts, Anne, Miss Norma Tufts, London, and Mrs. L. Funnell and man and and Mr. family of Woodstock. Mrs. Calvert, of Pt. Mc- Niclioll, was a weekend guest with Rev. and Mrs. H. Anderson at the parsonage. Sympathy is extended to the families of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Burgin and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hamilton in the loss of their Pridham; and late L. w.mother, Mrs. F. also to ’Mrs. N. Watson family in the loss of the Mr. N. Watson. Rev. Mrs. Hom or Dean children, of Camp Borden, spent a few C. A. Mrs. Sask., Mrs. Nelson Watson. Mrs., Harvey Squire is a patient in Victoria Hospital, London, having broken her hip. Mr. E'dgar Gorvett, London, spent the weekend at his home in the village. and days with Dr. and Mrs. Campbell. Charles Fletcher, Ardath, spent the past week with Mrs. F. W. Pridham Active In Church Mrs. Franklin W. Pridham, 77, died suddenly at her home, Lot 31, north Thames Road, Fullarton Township. Born in Usborne Township, she resided there until her marriage in 1896. Her husband died in 1932. She was the former .Elsie An­ netta Shier, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Shier. She was a member of Pleasant United Church and 25 years was treasurer of Woman’s Association. She the organizer of the W.M.S. a life member. Surviving are three sons, New­ ton, at home, Dr. W. Elvey, of Mitchel], and Fred, Fullarton Township; four daughters, Mrs. G. H. Burgin and Mrs. Fred Hamilton, of Kirkton, Mrs. Ray­ mond Norris, Humber Summit, and Rev. Mrs. Charles Hender­ son, Appin; one sister, Mrs. T. T. Wagli.orne, Toronto, and eight grandchildren. • Service was held at the Lock­ hart funeral home Friday. The pallbearers were Ross and Lorne Marshall, Floyd and Harold Prid- 1mm, Ormand ahd Allan Prid­ ham. The Rev. J. I-I. Anderson officiated. 31, w. Mt. for the was and Fairfield Farm Forum When Fairfield Farm Forttm met at the home of Mr. and Elmer Powe, the use of credit was the topic for It was decided that Mrs. farm discussion. ................... credit could be used to advan­ tage if used for productive pur­ poses which gave a cash return through crop or livestock. Friendly consultation with your banker i......... Careful calculation should precede borrowing thus limit the amount Of loan to very urgent needs. 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