HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-04-23, Page 12Page 12 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, 1953
Mf. and Mrs- D. Jackson, of
Kingston, spent the weekend with
the latter’s father, Mr. R. G. Sel
don,
f «•..e«r|..|.iB
COMING EVENTS
RECEPTION & DANCE for Mr.
and Mrs. Vern Alderdice (nee
Mona Caldwell) will be held in
the Hensail Town Hall on Friday,
April 24, Norris’ orchestra will
provide music. Everybody wel
come. Ladies please bring lunch.
23c
EXETER ROLLER RINK open
ing for the season on Friday,
May 1. Two blocks west of South
cott Bros, store. Skates supplied.
Skating to 11. Admission 250
and 350.'Refreshment booth. c
Presentation
And Dance
Kippen W. I.
Elects Officers
Mrs. Ross Broadfoot was
less for the annual meeting of
Kippen East Women’s Institute
held Wednesday
Mrs. E. ..........
Reports
Ing the
treasurer, ton, disclosing a very successful
year with total receipts $178.20,
and a bunk balance of over $300.
Donations sent to various organ
izations during the year included
Fund for Crippled Children,
$15; Children’s Aid Society at
Goderich, $18; Canadian Cancer
Fund, $10; Canadian Mental
Health Association. $15; Hensall |
Legion, $15. Several 6 daughters, Belmont, Mr. and Mrs
made for the Sick Children’s - -- - --
Hospital, London. They sponsor-!
ed Huron County Library at a
cost of $25; purchased dishes for
the Institute; sponsored a family
a
hos-
evening with
Whitehouse presiding,
were presented, includ-
financial report by the
, Mrs. James McNaugh-
for
MR. AND MRS.
BILL FENTON
Friday, April 24
West McGillivray Hall
Everybody Welcome
M B
DANCE
Exeter Legion Hal!
to the music of
Clarence Petrie
And His Night Hawks
Every Sat Night
9:00-12:00 p.m.
ADMISSION 500
Women’s Auxiliary,
Trivitt Memorial Church
Bake Sale
And Tea
Saturday, April 25
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
DINING ROOM
Central Hotel
Old And
New Time
Dance
Crediton Town Hall
Fri., April 24
9:00 to ?
Music by the
RHYTHM DUSTERS
ADMISSION 500
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THEATRE
GRAND BEND
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
April 24 and 25
“THE GOLDEN HAWK”
(Technicolor)
Sterling Hayden
Rhonda Fleming
Helena Carter
the
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The fights are fabulous,
sights are spectacular, the nights
are romantic!
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ADDITIONAL SHORT
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Items of Social and Personal Interest In and Around Exeter
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Council At Huron Park
Guest Of Town Fathers
F/O Gordon Squires of Portage
la Prairie, Man., spent the week*
end visiting his wife and baby
daughter at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Moir.
Miss Edith Collins, of Toronto,
supervisor of Cultural Activities
of Women's Institutes of Ontario,
spent the weekend with her cou
sins, A, J. Penhale and L. J.
Penhale. On Sunday afternoon
twenty-five relatives gathered at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. A, J.
Penhale to visit with her. Out-of-
town guests included Mr. and
William Crawford and
night and banquet, and held
cooking school.
Election of officers resulted
follows: past president, -Mrs.
Whitehouse; president, Mrs.
McLellan; vice-presidents,
R. Peck, Mrs. Wilmer Broadfoot,
Mrs. C- Eyre; treasurer, Mrs.
James McNaughton; secretary,
Mrs. William Kyle; district di
rector, Mrs. H. Cal-ctwell; pianist,
Mrs. R. Broadfobt; branch di
rector, Mrs. J. Wood, Mrs. C.
Eyre, Miss M. McKay; agricul
ture and Canadian Industries,
Mrs. J. Drummond and Mrs. W.
J. F. Bell; citizenship and educa
tion, Mrs. E. Jarrott, ~
Gemmell; community activities
and public relations,
Eyre and Mrs. R.
historical research and
events, Mrs. W. McLean and Mrs.
N. McLeod; home economics and
health, Mrs. J. .Sinclair, Mrs. W.
Workman; sunshine. Mrs. R.
Broadfoot, Mrs. R. Gemmell, Mrs.
E. McBride; sewing convener,
Mrs. A. McGregor; press, Miss M.
McKay; auditors, Mrs. Stewart
Pepper, Mrs. W. Caidwell.
A fashion show by the Thrifty
Kippenettes in which they pa
raded in cotton dresses made by
themselves was one of the eve
ning’s highlights. Mrs. N. Mc
Leod favoured with a piano solo
a
as
E.
J.
Mrs.
D. Smith and Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Smith and family of Petro
lia, and Mr. and Mrs. John Ran
kin and family of Sarnia.
Mrs. F. B. Deaton of Palmers
ton spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs, Clifford Ersman.
Thirty members of Pride of
Huron Rebekah lodge visited
Huronia lodge, Clinton, on Mon
day night when the Rebekah de
gree was
candidates
gree team.
Mrs. Lena
plate in a
Mr. and
were entertained at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Cornish on
Sunday at a birthday dinner in
honor of Mrs. Cornish.
conferred on several
by the Huronia de-
During the social hour
Kirkland won a silver
draw.
Mrs. Emerson Cornish
Mrs. E.Mrs. R.
Mrs. C.
Chapman;
current
Comments About
Cromarty
By MRS. K. McKELLAR
and Mrs. Ross Chapman,
reading.
Miss Annie Handford, who
spent the winter with relatives
in Toronto and London returned
to her home here last week.
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Announcements
Birth, Death, and Marriage
Notices are inserted free of
charge. Cards of Thanks .75,
In Memoriam Notice .75 for
single verse, .25 extra for
each additional verse, and
Engagement Notices are .75.
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BIRTHS
-■
Mr. and Mrs. T. Laing visited
with Mr. and Mrs. T. Gillespie nt
Konioka on Saturday.
We are sorry to report that
Mrs, Will Hamilton is confiued
to her bed through illness,
Mrs. T. L. Scott is attending
the Synodical of the Women’s
Missionary Society of the Presby
terian Church as a delegate from
Cromarty W.M.S. in St. Andrew’s
Church, Wingham, this week.
Mrs. Ethel Currie accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Currie
left on Saturday to visit her
aunt, Dr. Margaret Patterson,
and Mr. Patterson in Toronto be
fore returning to her home in
Winnipeg.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Deichert
and Ronald, Zurich, visited on
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T.
Laing.
Mr. Alex Ramsay, Georgetown,
spent the weekend with his fam
ily here.
Mrs. D. McKellar, Mitchell,
visited over the weekend with
Mrs. Jessie Hamilton,
Tuffin visited
Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Margaret
on Sunday with
Otto Walker.
Mr. and Mrs.
BARNETT — LAC Ernest and Mrs. Barnett, 116 Empress Ave., Huron
Park, are happy to announce the
birth of a daughter, Susan Renee,
April 20, 1953, at South Huron Hos
pital; a sister for Bobbie and Ric-
BOERSEMA — To Mr. and Mrs. H. Boersema of Exeter, a son, Maike,
at South Huron Hospital, April 19,
1953; a sister for Jannie.
FERGUSON—Howard and Lorna Fer
guson, Thamesford, are happy to
announce the arrival of a son, at
Victoria Hospital, London, April 21; a brother for Roger.
SCHMETZER—Mr. and Mrs. Mervin
Schmelzer (nee Labeile Sims, R.N.)
announce the birth of a son, on Monday, April 20, at K-W Hospital,
Kitchener.
DEATHS
Frank Miller
visaed on SUnday with Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Russell.
Mr. and Mrs. Heber Shute, of
Kirkton, visited with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. David Gardi
ner, on Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. M. Houghton, Mrs. E. Mc
Donald and Mrs. Lin McKellar
visited friends in Mitchell on
Sunday.
News Budget From
Blanshard
By MBS. GLADWYN HOOPER
BAKER — In Stephen Township on Wednesday, April 22, 1953, Major
Baker, in his sixty-third year. Rest
ing at the T. Harry Hoffman Fun
eral Home, Dashwood, from where the funeral will take place Satur
day at 2 p.m. Interment in the
Grand Bend cemetery.
O'BRIEN —In South Huron Hospital
on Friday, April 17, 1953, Bert
O'Brien, in his seventieth year.
IN MEMORIAM
FRAYNE—In loving memory of Wil
liam Frayne, who passed away one
year ago, April 26, 1952.
Gone, dear father, gone to rest Away from sorrow, care and pain;
May you rest in peace, dear father,
Until we meet again.
—-Ever remembered by the family. *
CARDS OF THANKS
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
April 28 and 20
★ Van Johnson
in
“WASHINGTON STORY’*
with
i( Patricia Neal ★ Louis Culhern
A dramatic blend of
laughs and leglslatioit
NEWSREEL X-
SELECTED SHORTS
love,
I -wish to sincerely thank the many friends who remembered me with
flowers and treats, cards and letters
while I was a patient in Victoria
Hospital and for the many friendly
visits. They were greatly appreciated. —Mrs. Grace Selves. 23*
Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Gackstetter
and Caroline wish to thank all her
friends and neighbors for all the
cards, treats and presents while at Victoria Hospital and since returning home; also to triose who helped while
Mrs. Gackstetter remained in Lon
don. 23*
Mrs. Steve Tasko and family of
Clandeboye wish to thank their
friends and neighbors for the kind
ness and sympathy shown them dur
ing their recent sad bereavement; also for the_ cards and beautiful floral tributes. ■' “ | ~
Fattier Fogarty,
Milner, the T’ home, 4...S, „ -..v. — ----neighbors who did chores, helped, in
the home or assisted f
way.
Rev, and Mrs. W. C.
to thank their friends Crediton and Shipka for..................._
memberlng them on their twentyfifth wedding anniversary. With Spe
cial thanks to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Parkinson for' the reception held in their home, and to Mrs. Roland Motz and Mrs. Garnet Hill who arrange:! the presentation, 23c
Jack and Doris Mr-Nicol wish to thank their neighbors and friends
who assisted in any way during their
recent fire. 23*
We wish to sincerely thank the
many friends, neighbors and relatives
for flowers, cards, *-**
the many cabs
much appreciated
and at St. Joseph
thanks to nurses
Rev, Dahms and
. Special thanks to Rev.
T’_„„rty, Dr. Fletcher, Dr.
the Hopper-Hockey funeral the pallbearers and to the
'■ * *l.c’.rtd .an any other
23*
Parrott wish at Brinsley,
so kindly re-
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thacker
and family and Mrs. Fred Patti
son spent Friday evening with
Mr. and Mrs, Percy Hodgins of
Granton,
Mrs. T. Waugh and Mrs. Beat-
tie of London spent Friday after
noon with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Thacker.
Mrs. Fred Mills and family
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Parkinson.
Mi1 and Mrs. Janies Bryan,
Shirley and Robin, of Prospect
Hill, Mrs. W. D. Bryan and Mur
iel, of Granton, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Lewis aud son, of Gran
ton, Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Jones
and Ross, of Glendale, spent Sun
day evening with Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Thomson
and family spent Sunday with
Mr. John Rinn of Baseline.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Thomson
and family spent Saturday eve
ning with Mr. and .Mrs. Gladwyn
Hooper.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hooper,
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Camin, Mrs.
Ella Urquhart spent Saturday it
London with Mr. and Mrs. Ch F.
Hooper. Mr. Hooper was celebrat
ing his eighty-fourth birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hooper
Were Monday evening dlnne.r guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Saakel of Mitchell.
Mr. Roy Parsons is ill in the
South Huron Hospital with a
heart condition. In January last
Mr. Parsons suffered a severe
Shock when for about four hours
he was buried beneath a heavy
load of straw in the mow and
was unable to move before being
rescued. He had gone into the
mow to throw down some straw
while his son, Will, came to Ex
eter on a business trip. After re
turning home, Will missed his
father and knowing lie had gone
into the mow Will investigated.
His father was able to make him
self heard and was soon rescued.
It was a horrifying experience.
Miss Irene McDougall of Game
bridge and Mat Finkbeiner spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Norry.
Mr. aud Mrs. H. V. Hutton, of
Brantford, Mr. Allan Hobbs, of
Galt, and Mrs. Delight Gordon,
1 of Toronto, spent a couple of
days last week at the home of
Mr. T. O. Southuott.
Mrs. F. G,
ter, Barbara,
at the home
W. Mair over
Mrs. Bessie
ly the house
Reeder of London.
Dr. and Mrs. Norman Truem-
ner, of Arthur, were weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Harvey.
Mi', and Mrs.
visited Mr.
Reynolds,
while Mr. Dearing was attending
meetings of the Royal Winter
Fair board of which he is a dir
ector.
Miss Gertrude Stewart of Lon
don spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Stone.
Miss Vera Rowe left London
by plane on Monday morning for
Vancouver where she will visit at
the home of her nephew, Mr.
Rowe Dinney,
Mr, and Mrs. J. M. Southcott
and Miss Stella Southcott attend
ed the funeral of a cousin, Mrs.
Frank Burridge, in London last
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hunkin
visited friends in London Sunday
and attended anniversary services
in Hamilton Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Ed Coombes of Hay spent
Friday and Saturday in Dash
wood visiting her sister, Mrs.
Carl Maier, and family.
Mrs. Ernest Appleton spent last
week in St. Marys with her
daughter, Mrs. Percy Noels, who
was ill but was much improved
when Mrs. Appleton returned on
Saturday.
Miss Miriam Weekes was taken
to South Huron Hospital on Mon
day, where her condition has im
proved.
Miss Loretta Pym, of Toronto,
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ewart Pym.
Mrs. Ed Lindenfield is a- pa
tient in St. Joseph’s Hospital,
London.
Miss V. Sinclair, superinten
dent of Clinton Hospital, accom
panied by Mrs. D. J. Lane, presi
dent of the hospital auxiliary and
Mrs. H. Ball visited South Huron
Hospital on Tuesday and were
taken on a tour of the building
by Miss Alice Claypole, super
intendent.
Mrs. Robert Bestard, aged 76,
of West Nissouri Township,
passed away at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Sorenson. De
ceased was born in Stephen
Township and before her mar
riage was the former, Louisa
Hayter. Surviving besides her
daughter are four sons.
Mrs. George Hunter visited in
Clinton over the weekend.
Dr. Corbett is spending a few
days at St. Albans, Vermont,
where Mrs. Corbett and two
daughters have been visiting
since Easter with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Fogg. The
family will return the end of the
week.
Evans and daugh-
of Toronto, visited
of Rev. and Mrs.
the weekend-
Taylor was recent
guest of Mrs. Alex
P. E. Dearing
and Mrs. William
Toronto, . last week
Letter From
Harpley
By MRS. M. HODGINS
Local Lodges
Visit Church
The Exeter Lodge of Odd
fellows and the Pride of Huron
Rebekah Lodge celebrated the
anniversary of the order by
attending divine worship in
James Street United Church on
Sunday evening. The brethren
assembled at the lodge room and
paraded to the church marshalled
by Garnet Hicks,
at the church by
the sister lodge
centre pews.
Two anthems
the junior choir
ture lesson was __ x__
Noble Grand, Gerald McFalls.
t The minister, Rev. H. J. Snell,
welcomed the visitors and spoke
On their return to the lodge
room a vote of thanks was
tendered to the minister, the
choir and the church officials,
Visitors were present from
■can hnd Hensall lodges.
They were met
the members of
and filled the
were sung by
and the Scrip
read by past
Lu-
!, treats, also for which were very while ill at homo s Hospital. Special and doctors, also .................. ..... Dr. Morlock.—Mr, and Mrs. Albert Gaiser, 23*
I would like, to thank all those who remembered me with card, treats and visits while a patient in St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, . and since returning home.—Harold Hendrick, c
Mr, and Mrs. Ted Jones and
son Randy, of Exeter, visited on
Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Glen
Hayter.
Mr, and
and family,
Sunday at
Hodgins.
Miss Barbara Hayter, London,
her home here.
Wes Mellin, of
Sunday at the
Carruthers.
Isaac Restat'd
attended the funeral of Mrs,
Robert Bestard at 'thorndate on
Monday,
Mr, Cliff Shefrltt has been
busy the past week getting the
hydro installed in his hothe,
Mrs. Clarence Hardy
of Litcan, visited on
the home of Mansell
spent Monday at
Mr, and Mrs.
Corbett, visited
home of Joseph
Mr, and Mrs.
Thrifty Kippenettes
Mrs. J. Sinclair was hostess
her home Friday evening for the
Thrifty Kippenettes meeting,
which opeiied with the theme,
"The More We Get Together”.
Members anaWei'ed the roll call
with "The Type of Reference
File I Have Chosen”. A dis
cussion was held on meal plan
ning, table setting ahd service,
followed by d demonstration on
table setting by Mrs N. McLeod,
of Kippen. Seeds for the Garden
Club wore distributed and the
meeting closed With The Queen,
The next meeting will be held" at
the home of Mrs. W. J. F,
Friday evening, April 24.
Ella Middleton, of Exeter,
give a domohstration on fancy
sandwiches.
at
Bell,
Mrs.
will
Members
Huron
trglia’s
guests
regular
The visitors were there
serve the conduct of a municipal
body and mutual problems, of
both councils were discussed.
Squadron Leader L. G. Good-
all, who recently replaced F/O
Tom Gates
Park, told
the work
council.
Although
controlled
National
takes an
mending
pairs are
Elections are run similar to
those of incorporated municipali
ties, except that a deputy mayor
and deputy councillors are elect
ed to provide foi’ members who
are transferred.
The area of 366 houses is di
vided into six wards and each
ward elects its own councillor and
deputy. All the residents of the
Park vote for
The Huron
Goodall said,
ible for the
signs, organization of the play
grounds, enforcement of speed
limits, coordinating activities of
various groups, and sponsoring
of the council of
Park, RCAF Station Gen
ii o u 8 i n g area
of Exeter council
meeting Tuesday
, were
at its
night,
to oh-
as mayor of Huron
Exeter councillors of
of the housing site
administration i s
by the Department of
Defence, the council
active part in yeeom-
what facilities or re
necessary.
the mayor.
Park council, S/L
had been respons-
erection of street
Bert O'Brien, 69,
Native Of Hay
Funeral services for Bert
O'Brien, 69, -who died on Friday
at South Huron Hospital, were
conducted on Monday at 2 p.m,
at the Hopper-Hockey Funeral
Home. The Rev. A. E. Holley of
ficiated and interment was made
in Exeter cemetery.
Mr. O’Brien was born in Hay
Township and farmed there until
retiring to Exeter a year and a
half ago. He had been ill for
past month.
He was the son of the
William and Emma O’Brien.
He is survived by his wife,
for m e r Bertha Upshall,
daughter Gladys, Mrs. Lyle Simp
son, and two grandchildren. A
son Charles died in 1940.
Pallbearers were Percy Camp
bell, W. W. Northcott, Earl
Campbell, William Northcott,
Frank Wildfong and William
Gould.
the
late
the
one
Hensail Auxiliary
Plans Activities
Mrs. H. Elder and Mrs. K.
Elder were hostesses for the
monthly meeting of the Evening
Auxiliary held in the United
Church on Monday and presided
over by Mrs. L. Chapman. Mrs.
D. Kyle, in charge of the de
votional, read the Scripture
lesson and presented an interest
ing article dealing with missions.
Miss M. Ellis offered prayer,
Miss W, Gray, secretary, read a
thank-you note from Mrs. R. S.
Thurtell,
well gift,
business
made of
the first
committee named to make plans
were Mrs. B. Kyle, Mrs. J. Flynn,
Mrs. H. Elder.
Mission Band leaders for May
are Mrs, E. Chipchase and Mrs.
K. Buchanan. At the May meet
ing the Auxiliary members will
entertain the W.M.S. Hostesses
will be Miss Mary Goodwin and
■Miss Jean Armstrong; program,
Mrs. J. Simmons. The Arnold
Circle and the Anglican ladies
also will be guests at this affair.
Mrs. P. McNaughton and Miss
Ellis will attend the Presbyterial
in Goderich this month.
Mrs. N. McLeod, of Kippen,
guest speaker, gave an enlighten
ing address “God’s Gift of His
Only Son to the World”.
referring to her fare-
a hymnary. During the
period mention was
a bake sale to ’be held,
Saturday in May. The
re-
Council Meeting
—Continued from Rage 1
The Exeter Citizen’s Band
ported a surplus of $160 in 1952.
Councillor Ed. Brady reported
a meeting on the trap rock floor
project was tentatively scheduled
for Thursday night.
Finance Problem
The town hall decoration com
mittee is stymied with a financ
ial problem. It hasn’t enough
money to complete the renova
tion.
Councillor R. C. Dinney re
ported the firemen’s room, the
main hall and bell room had
been painted and new wallpaper
applied.
The rooms now needed new
floor coverings and the commit
tee wished to renovate the
entrance to the building. Esti
mated expenditure, however, was
$900 and the budget provided
for only $500.
Council left the dilema in the
hands Of the committee.
Accept Invitation
Council members enthusiastic
ally accepted the invitation from
Group Captain W, W, Bean, OBE,
CD, commanding officer of RCAF
Station Centralia, to celebrate
the Coronation at the local
station.
Building permits were granted,
subject to apprdval of committee
to: Stephen Orenzhhuk, Maid
Street, verandah; Jhcoh Reder,
Main Street, two greenhouses; 0,
I-I. Waller, ’
Street; Ward
garage, Main
J, Sweitzer,
Street,
house
Fritz,
Street
house
on Nelson
addition to
North; A.
oh Sehior
Mr, and Mrs. Delbert Taylor,
of London, spent Sunday with
Mt, and Mrs, Ed Cbombes of Hay,
community events.
“'We have a floating popula
tion,” the mayor stated, "and it
is pretty hard to >get them inter
ested in community activities.
Howeyer, we are gradually drum
ming up community spirit.”
He said the various events of
the Women’s Auxiliary, the
Chapel Guild and the Catholic
Women’s League were being co
ordinated to provide funds for
all three and for the council’s
expenses as well.
A mutual problem the
councils discussed was dogs
ning at large.
two
run-
Kirkton Janitor
Found Innocent
Jack Williams, 78 - year - old
caretaker of Aberdeen Hall, Kirk
ton, who appeared before Magis
trate Cook, Stratford, on charges
of assault occasioning actual bod
ily harm was found not guilty of
the charge.
Williams was alleged to have
used a 15-pound poker to keep
order in the hall when an argu
ment took place over the right
of Harold Wright, Kirkton busi
ness man, to sell refreshments in
the hall during a hockey club
benefit party.
Wright suffered a cut on the
nose, but witnesses said had Wil
liams been swinging the poker as
__„__.l him of doing, his
have been far
Word has been received in Ex
eter of the death of Mrs. Stib
bards, wife of Sqd. Ldr. Bernard
Stibbards, of Rivers, Man., who
passed away on April 11. S/L
Stibbards was a fornjer padre at
the RCAF Centralia and. Mrs,
Stibbards was a member pf the
Eastern Stai’ lodge.
A PLAY
Finders Creepers
will be put pn in
MAIN STREET
UNITED CHURCH
Major Baker, 63
Dies At Shipka
Major Baker, a life-long resi
dent of Stephen Township, passed
away Wednesday morning at his
home at Shipka following a re
cent heart attack. He had been
ailing since last September. He
was in his sixty-third year.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Edna Prance; one daugh
ter, Mrs. Roland Neil, of Ailsa
Craig; two sous, Earl, of St.
Thomas, and Kenneth, of Ste
phen; also two sisters, Mrs. Mary
Gill, of Grand Bend, Mrs. Eliza
beth Cliff, of Stratliroy; and two
brothers, Arthur Baker, of Ste
phen, and William, of Toronto,
Resting at the T. Harry Hoff
man Funeral Home, Dashwood,
from where the funeral will take
place Saturday at 2 p.m, with
interment in the Grand Bend
cemetery. Rev. Mr. Parrott, of
the Crediton United Church,
officiate.
Will
Ball Practice
Begins Tuesday
The Exeter baseball club
start practising next Tuesday in
preparation for the coming sea
son. Manager Jim Fairbairn an
nounced this week all positions
on the team are open and every
player is invited to turn out.
The Exeter Legion will be ask
ed to sponsor the club. The Leg
ion executive has already approv
ed the project.
New uniforms have been pur
chased.
will
Wright accused
injuries would
more serious.
Ira Marshall, , , .......
Williams’ assistance and whose
hand interfered with Mrs. Wright
as she went to her husband’s
aid, was fined $5 and $21 costs
when the magistrate found him
guilty of common assault..
70, who w.ent to
Monday, April 27
at 8:30 p.m.
KIRKTON YOUNG PEOPLE
Under the Auspices of
Kmnjoimis Class
ADULTS 500 - CHILDREN 250
The Wildfong Family WiU
Provide Music Between Acts
BY
Grand Bend
Joins Forest
School Area
Grand Bend village council ac
cepted a portion of the costs of
the Forest District High School
at its meeting Monday night.
The percentage, as set by a
board of assessors, is 2,19 of the
total amount.
Grand Bend also pays a share
of the costs towards the South
Huron District High School.
Council approved the contract
with the Ontario Provincial Pol
ice which provides for one cor
poral and three constables during
the summer season.
Debentures for $73,000, for the
two-room addition and renovation
of the public school, were sold to
Isaard, Robertson Company, Lon
don.
Oil and patching material were
ordered for the streets.
The Grand Bend Women’s In
stitute requested permission to
plant a tree behind the village
hall to commemorate Coronation
year and to purchase a flag to
be flown by the side of the hall.
Council granted the request and
.commended the W.I. for its in
terest.
Presentation
And Dance
FOR MR. AND MRS.
raymond McCarter
Lesion Memorial Hall
1r
Music by the Syncopators
Band
Meeting
Band Hall
Mon., Apr. 27
8:30 p.m.
All Members and Former
Members Please Attend
Over 400 Musicians
Compete In Festival
Over four hundred contestants
took part in the South Huron
Music Festival Monday and Tues
day. Competition resullts were
announced each day. Following
are the winners:
Girls’ solo, “The Second Minuet”, winners were: Marilyn Bissett, Hazel
Sparling, Kathryn Klopp.
Boys’ solo, “The Wide St. Law
rence”: Keith Gill, Ken Skipper, Bil
lie Klump. , ~ ,, ,Girls’ duet, Gay the Rose”: Hazel
Sparling and Anna Routley, Marilyn
Bissett and Lillian Dundas (tied for
first place); Ruth Ann Jones and
Shirley Bell (second); Marion Creery and Francis Brophy, Connie Ostland and Francis Brophy (tied for third).
Girls’ double trio, “Bluebells o£ Scotland”: Marion Rader, Carol Flet
cher, Margaret Woodburn, Elizabeth Kusmick, Audrey Green and Elaine
Bell; Hazel Sparling, Maxine Watson,
Shiela Schilbe, Marilyn Moores, Don
na Mason and Myrtle Wood; Kather
ine Klopp, Carole Thiel, Francis Brophy, Connie Ostland, Marilyn Tuckey, Marion Alexander.
Boys’ double trio, "Vive L’Amour :
Keith Zahn, Dwayne Tinney, Beverly
Sturgis, Don Peterson, Orvil Schilbe,
Beverly McLean; Keith Gill, Roy
Dykeman, Ken Delbridge, Jim Dou-
gal, Homer Campbell and Lloyd Fletcher; Robbie Dobson, Jack Bell, Peter
Cowen, Billie Klump, Floyd Blan
shard and Jim Crocker.Girls’ duet: Elaine Hern, Pat
Chambers; Shirley Pearson, Mary
Klopp; Evelyn Sharrow, Marilyn
Skinner.The Monday afternoon program be
gan with girls’ vocal solo (11 and
under), "The Paper Boat”: Patricia
Cann, Cecilia Denomme (tied for
third); Martha Cochrane and Anna i Koehler. ' * , ,
Girls’ vocal solo (eight and under):
Lynda Tiernan, Margaret Howey,
Carol Ann Braithwaite.Unison chorus, Grades 6. 7 and 8,
"Sing Ivy”: Hensall Public School,
Exeter Public School No.. 1 and No.
2 (tied), Zurich Public School.Boys' vocal solo (11 and under), "The Morning Star”: Ronnie Howald,
Robert Graham, Lloyd MoOre.Kindergarten chorus: Exeter Public
School. ,Boys’ vocal solo (eight and under), "The Spider Hunt”: Russell Klopp,
Robert Thiel, Donald Cann.Girls' duet, "Sing, Sing, Birds on the Wing”: Nancy Boyle and Marlene
McBride; Dianne Thiel, Marian Turk
heim; Patricia Cann, Jeanette Tay
lor,
Boys' duet, "The Blacksmith”; Ronald Howald, Robin Myers; Harold
Kendrick, Mervin McKerval; Charles
Heaman, Cyril Blommaert.Double trio, vocal,1 "Santa Lucia":
He:__i: ‘ JChoru:
Exotei*
Public I
No. 2.Chorus
April”: _____ ___
Dashwood P,S. and 2 (tied).
Two-part chorus,
Exeter P.S. No. 2, 1, Hensall P.S.
Monday evening’s high school Included,
(14 and ur ' ‘ ~
1_....
Boys’ ___Calvin McKerrai," Gerald
Ronnie Klopp,
bone solo: DOnna _______
het solo, Marlon Salmon, 85.
■ Piano SectionPiano solo (eight ahd under): George Godbolt, Carol Brown, Bonnie
Heather McCrae.Piano solo (nine and Under); Cath
erine Hodgins, Judy Snelgrove, Betty
Dixon.Piano solo (nine and under)
‘‘Sing? Sing, ,Birds on
Double trio, vocal, •
tall Public School.is, Grades 1 and 2,
Public School "
School, Exeter
4
, ureuikon x'.o., Exeter P.S. No.
’Let US Dance”:
Exeter P.S.
is, Grades 3, Zurich P.S,
. ‘Tell Me”:
No. 1, Zurich
Public School
and 5, "Lady
Crediton P.S.,
No,
program at
_____ ________ girls’ vocal (14 and under): Jean Henderson,
leen Kendrick, Jeanette Taylor.‘ Vocal Solo (14 and Under: " • . .< - Dykstra,
Cornet solo: Lyle McNair, 8(1; trom-
la Eagleson, 83; clari-
Piano solo (nine and under): Rox
anne Beavers, Katherine Hicks, Kobin Smith.
Plano duet (nine and under): Peggy Goddard and Bobbie Mickle; Carol
Ann Rogers and Mary scan®.Plano solo (12 and under): Eleanor Hodgins, Patricia Cann, Grace Rout- ley.Piano Solo <13 and under): Salty
Acheson and Gwen Spencer (tied).Open, piano class, Shy Grade 8 piece: Keith Hudgins, Francis Brophy,
Plano solo (11 and under): Eliza
beth Goddard; Audrey Richardson, Keith Hodgins (tied for second); Jane
Horton.Piano duet (under 13): Gwen Chapman, Connie Corbett.
Piano trio (one piano, six bands):
Margaret, Doris and Doreen Brock;
Eleanor, Catherine and Ke’ith Hod-
glns; Gwendolyn Spencer, Jane Hor
ton, Charles Mickle.
Tuesday morning program at the
high school opened with girls' double
trio: Anabelle Taylor, Marlene Richardson, Marilyn Skinner, Donna
Stone, Maxine Godbolt, Barbara Brint-
nell; Shirley Pearson, Mary Margaret
Essery, Mary Klopp, Marina Bowden,
Beth Taylor, Kathryn Hunter; Eve
lyn Sharrow, Pat Tuckey, Maureen Stewart, Trudy Pickard, Joan Thom
son, Marlene Wagner.Boys’ quarette: Ken Skipper, Don Taylor, Bob McLaren, Michael Far
row; Ken Flear, Bill Batten, Don
Welsh, Bruce Cudmore; Neil Wildfong, Edward Deichert, Jerry Rannie,
Don Finkbeiner and Glen Northcott,
Terry Wade, Bev Lindenfield and
Charles Kernick (tied for third).
Soprano solo: Shirley Pearson, Don
na Stone, Elaine Hern and Marina
Bowden (tied for third).Contralto solo: Marilyn Skinner,
Mary Margaret Essery, Marlene Wag
ner.Tenor solo: Ken Flear, Bill Batten,
Edward ‘Diechert.Baritone solo: Bruce Cudmore, Don
McCurdy, Don Finkbeiner,Double male quartette: S.H.D.H.S.,
84.Senior girls’ choir: S.H.D.H.S., 82.Senior mixed glee club: S.H.D.H.S.,
85.Girls’ vocal solo (over nine): Bren
da Becker, Doreen Brock, Betty Flet
cher.Boys' vocal solo (nine and under):
Bobbie Lammie, Earl Stephens, Lome Gackstetter.
Tuesday afternoon and evening winners were: Girls’ vocal solo (nine
and under): Marlene Stone, Judy Watkins, Betty Bell.
Boys’ vocal solo (over nine): Alan
Taylor, Jack Watkins, and Graham
Thompson.
Unison chorus:
and Stanley; S.S.
No. 6 Stanley.Unison chorus: phen; S.S. No, 2 Stanley.
Two-part chorus: U.S.S. No. 9 Hay and Stanley; S.S. No. 1 Stanley; S.S.
No. 7 Usborne.Two-part chorus: S.S. No. 5 Stan
ley: S.S. NO. 12 Stephen; S.S. No. 1
Stephen.
Girls’ chorus: U.S.S. No. 9 Hay
and Stanley; S.S. No. 1 Stanley; S.S. No. 5 Stanley.
Girls' duet: Margaret Bowden,
Eleanor Mae Hodgins; Doris Brock,
Alma Hern; Mary Skinner, — -
Routley.
Boys' duet: Jack Watkins,
Watkins,Mixed duet: Gary van Steeg,
May; Wayne Ford, Norma __..Jean Arksey, Graham Thompson.
Piano solo (14 anti under); Dwayne
Tinney; Jocelyn Howey; Barbara
Tuckey.
Piano solo (15 and under): Jane Farrow, Marilyn Bissett.Open class (piece not below Grade
9): Marlene Wagner.
Tenor solo: Harry Hern.Bass solo: Allen Elston, Claire M.
Schwartz. Gordon Ford and Don Mc-
Cdrdy (tied for third place).
Tenor, baritone, bass solo (open): Harry Hern.
Quick study (nine to eleven): Patricia Cann; Elizabeth Goddard, Jane
Horton (tied for second place).Girls' sole (15 And under); Shirley
Anderson.
Girls’ solo (19 and under): Audrey
Tindall; Wilma Walters and Ddnna Stone (tied for second place).
Mezoz soprano solo: Irene Beaupre.Soprano solo: Wilma Walters, Max
ine Reeder.Soprano solo! Audrey Tindall.
Contralto solo: Vera Younger.Church solo (open) any voice: Al
len Elston, Irene Kennedy, Harry
Hern.Ladles’ duet*. Doris Schwartz, Ruth
Schwartz, Shirley Anderson, Vera
Younger, Helen Forrest, Irene Kennedy,Men's duet: Harry Hoffman, Harry Hern.., Male chorus; Huronia Male Chorus.
U.S.S. No. 9 Hay
No. 12 Hay; S.S.
S.S. No. 12 Ste-Hay; S.S. No. 5
Margaret Bowden,
Mary Skinner,GraCe
Wayne
Marion
Ford;
Jocelyn Howey/ Barbara
Ball
Players
Come Out To
Practice
EXETER
COMMUNITY PARK
Tuesday and Thursday,
April 28 and 30
All Positions Open
All Players Welcome!
EXETER BASEBALL
CLUB
Lyric
Theatre
Phone 421
Previews Its
Coming Attractions
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
April 24 and 25
Cripple Creek
George Montgomery
★ Karin Booth
A billion dollar boom town ex
plodes!
MONDAY & TUESDAY
April 27 and 28
You For Me
★ Peter Luwford
Jane Greer
Girls: What do you think—
should she marry for love or for
money?
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
April 20 and 80
The Bad And
The Beautiful
■Ar Lana Turner
Ar Kirk Douglas ,
Here is a picture with a powerful dramatic impact and a quality
that keeps one’s eyes riveted on
the screen , » »
WATCH FOR IT!
They’re back again for a full
Weak, May 4*j9, at the Lyric
’theatre, Exeter.
“MA AND PA KETTLE
OK VACATION’*