HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-03-05, Page 9THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH S, 1953
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Hurondale W. I, Plan
County Home Visit
The February meeting of the
Hurondale W.l. was held at»the
home of Mrs. R. Westcott with
Mrs. W. Sims presiding. The roll
call was “How farm women can
save time for dinner”. Fifteen
dollars was sent to the European
flood relief. Mrs. William Elford
gave the motto
a rocking horse, it will give you
something to do but won’t get
you anywhere".
Mrs. Robert Jeffery introduced
the speaker, Mrs. Myers, of
Zurich, who very ably discussed
“Citizenship a n d Education”.
Mrs. Mervin Dunn reviewed cur
rent events. Joan and Carole
Westcott gave piano solos.
All material for blankets from
discarded woollens is to be in to
Mrs. Ross Oke or Mrs. Robert
Jeffery by March 10.
A visit to the county home is
planned
gram to
meeting
William
ning.
'Worry is like
for March 25, the pro
start at 2:30, The
will be held at
Ker nick’s in the
April
Mrs.
eve-
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$1.29 a Pair
PARTY SHEER
$1.35 to $1.65 a Pair
M iss Kathleen Robb
■Miss Kathleen Robb, a retired
school teacher, of Stratford, died
before medical aid could reach
her when she suffered a heart
attack while driving her car on
Monday night.
Miss Robb is known in this
community where she has seve
ral relatives. Mr. A. W. Musser
is her uncle and Mrs. Charles
Borland, Mrs. William Passmore,
Robert and Alex Duncan are
cousins.
The body is resting at the
Greenwood-Gilbart funeral home
in Stratford where the funeral
service will be conducted on
Thursday at 2 p.m, and inter
ment made in Stratford.
News of
the
few
and
con-
Kirkton
By MRS. I, N. hlARSHALL
Shades:
Encore, Gala, FJair
(All Firsts)
The Hollow Tree
son
Early Syrup Season
East Of Hensail
Mr. Herbert Kercher and
Ross, who live east of Hensail,
report an early maple syrup sea
son. They tapped their trees on
February 24 and the yield was
about, nine gallons of top quality
syrup.
Mrs. E. Brownlee and Mrs. L.
Armstrong, of London, visited with
their cousin, Mrs. M. Gregory, this
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fletcher, of
Ardarth Sask., Mr. Lewis Fletcher
and Mr, Allan Fletcher visited with
Mrs. Ida Camm at Croswell, Mich,
this past week.
Mrs. Vera Watson i» nursing
Mrs. R, Humphries who is con
fined to bed with pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. David Spence, of
Baseline, Blanshard, and Mr. and
Mrs. Ross Marshall spent a
days this week at Kingston
attended the milk producers
vention while there.
A number of ladies from
villiagc met at the home of Mrs.
M. Gregory and assisted at a
quilting.
The Mission Band under the
leadership of Mrs. G. H. Burgin
held a skating party in the Kirk
ton community rink Saturday af
ternoon, followed by refreshments.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mills, of Au
burn, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Eric J-Iumphreys.
Little Billy Esson, of Sarnia, is
holidaying with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gallant and
daughter, Jean, Mrs. B. Barrett,
of Toronto, spent the weekend
with Mr, and Mrs. John Roundell,
Kirkton Library Elects Officers
At the annual meeting of the
Kirkton Library the treasurer re
ported $239.50 spent on new books
in 1952. Circulation of 6206 books
were reported, an advance of 1463
over 1951. There are 2694 books on
the shelves with four exchanges
from Huron County Library Asso
ciation. Kirkton Library is rated
by the county inspector as the
largest association library in Ont
ario;
Officers elected for 1953 are:
president, Mrs. Monty Dobson;
secretary-treasurer, Mrs. H. Web
ber ; librarian, Mrs. Russel Mor
rison; board of directors, Mrs.
Stuart Sbier, John Roundell, Mrs.
Clifford Jory, L. J. Budden, Mr.
and Mrs. Monty Dobson, D. Hock
ing, Mrs. Gordon Wanless and Mrs,
Harry Webber.
Fairfield Forum
Discusses Education
At the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Neil, 32 members of Fair-
field Farm Forum met Monday
night to discuss the topic: “Is
equality in education possible,"
The decision reached was: the
children in the Fairfield com
munity have as good educational
opportunities as
children, They
teachers who are
ies. The school
every respect and
are conscientious.
Canada faces a
25,000 trained teachers by 1955.
To encourage more young people
to enter the teaching profession,
salaries could be raised in many
places, Summer short courses
could be made less expensive by
the government.
The improvement of farm
homes would help to keep young
people on the
the social life
which would
Less criticism
staunch support of them by the
community would be a drawing
card in favor of the profession.
The next meeting will be at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Haist.
towm or city
have excellent
paid high salar-
is modern in
the trustees
shortage o£
farm and improve
of the community
attract teachers,
of teachers and
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Emergency supplies must be rushed to
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they are at the call of the victims of
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JUNIOR FARMERS VARY INTEREST — Interests of Jun
ior Farmers in Ontario are. diverse enough to include dramatic
presentations, fashion shows, debates, bazaars, sports and
lectures in addition to their chosen lifetime work of farming.
The organization has gathered together all the individual en
terprises of local groups and directed them into various chan
nels. One of the best examples of Junior Farmer organization
is at Bolton. Ont., where funds raised by the Junior Farmers
built a $30,000 fair ground hall, Gordon Mason, of Bolton,
shown with his prize-winning calf, above, is one of the 11,000
members of the JFO who have found it an organization valu
able for both work and recreation. —Central Press Canadian
The Story In
Shipka
By MRS. H. SHEPPARD
Fink-
evening
Ratz.
received,
one day
stitches.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
beinei* visited Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Milt
Mrs. Anne Desjardine
a nasty gash in the head
last week that required
Mrs. Earl Russell and Randy
visited a few days last_ week
with Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
and family.
Mrs. Verne Sharp had
ing bee last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson,
forth visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Harlton on Sunday.
Miss Audrey Harlton, London,
visited over the
her parents, Mr.
bert Harlton.
Mr. and Mrs.
visited with Mr.
Ratz and Joan.
Mr. and Mrs.
tended the Ice Follies
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kirstine,
of Toronto, visited Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gaiser.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Ratz are
sporting a 1953 De Soto.
The friends of Mr. Albert
Gaiser will be pleased to know
that he is up around again, since
his illness.
Mr. and
(nee Ruth
from their
Russell
a. quilt-
of Sea-
weekend with
and Mrs. Her-
Scott, London,
and ■Mrs. Jack
Art Gaiser at-
in Detroit
Mrs. Harry Jeffries
Ratz) have returned
honeymoon.
Data On
Dashwood
Mr. and
who have
Florida for
turned.
Mr. Clare Mellick was taken
to London hospital on Saturday.
Mrs. E. Kleinstiver has re
turned home after spending a
few weeks with her daughter in
Toronto.
Mrs. E. Bender was taken to
South Huron Hospital in Exeter
Friday night where she is suffer
ing from a severe attack of
pneumonia.
Cpl. and Mrs. A. Holt re
turned to their home in Chat
ham, N.B., after bringing their
only daughter
burial.
Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Everett Haist,
been on a trip to
a few weeks have re-
Garnet Weiberg
and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Hubert Weiberg and Gordon and
Howard Weiberg, all of Water
loo, were home over the weekend
on the occasion of their father’s
birthday on Saturday.
Miss Vera Weiberg and Earl
are spending a week in Water
loo.
Mr. George Weigand
Mr. George Weigand, resident
of Dashwood, for the past three
years, passed away on Saturday
evening after a six-month illness.
He was born in Hullett Town
ship and was married to Mary
Baker in 1897. They celebrated
their golden wedding annivers
ary in March, six years ago., He
was 84.
He had farmed on the four
teenth concession of Hay Town
ship. He was a member of Evan
gelical U.B. Church, Dashwood.
Surviving are his widow, one
daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Hauser,
of West Lome; Elgin, of the
fourteenth concession of Hay
Township; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Tieman, Dashwood, Mrs. Susan
nah Ireland, of Stratford; one
brother, Henry, of Dashwood,
and three grandchildren.
The
Harry
from
place
body rested! at the T.
Hoffman funeral
where
on Tuesday,
interment
Evangelical
Lino. Rev. H. Getz officiated
home
the funeral took
'March 3.
was in Dashwood
Cemetery, Goshen
Mrs. Mae Wild
Mrs. Mae Wild, wife of Marcus
Wild, passed away at St. Mary’s
Hospital, London, where she had
been for over the past year. She
was in her seventy-eighth year.
She was born, in Mendon, Mich.,
and had been in ailing health for
the past 50 years. Her mother
predeceased her in 19 41.
Surviving is her husband. The
body rested at the T. Harry Hoff
man funeral home, Dashwood,
from where the funeral took
place on Tuesday, March 3. Rev.
W. Smith, of Grand Bend United
Church officiated and interment
was in Grand Bend Cemetery.
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