HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-07-02, Page 1THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1953EigEtfS^First Year
of Exeter Turf Club,
the
pro-was
B
Wednesday, July 8,
annual turf meet in
sometimes the pies
and hit unsuspecting
Spectators who got
the target area got
pans
was
hus-
the
the
the
and
the Sta-
par-
from
Mac-
L on-
pier.
Top Race Horses
Top race horses in Western
Ontario will speed around the
local oval
during the
Exeter.
Secretary
William Allison, reports a large
number of entries will compete
fo,r the $2,800 offered in purses.
Six classes will be featured
during the afternoon. They in
clude a free-for-all, 2.19, 2.22,
2,25 and an open race for non-
■ winners of $300.
Announcer for the race will be
the popular Tory Gregg, of Wing
ham.
Local Sponsors
Local sponsors of the events
are Marshall and Murray Ma
chine Shop, Mathers’ Minneapolis
Farm Machinery, Jensen and Co.
Manufacturers, Brady’s Sanitone
Cleaners and Crocker Refrigera
tion.
A.
the
$20
runs
Jack Smith Jeweller will pre
sent h silver tray to the driver
with the best outfit.
Blankets will be donated to
the winners of each race by Bus
well’s Family Footwear, Clarence
Fairbairn, Chambers and Darling
Meat Market, Lyric Theatre,
Jones & MacNaughton Seed Ltd.
President of the Turf Club is
Frank Taylor. Jack. Morrissey is
chairman and George W. Lawson
is treasurer.
L. and C. E. Acheson, of
Central , I-Iotel, will donate
to the owner whose horse
the fastest mile of the race.
Diiefenbaker
To Tour Area
John G. Diefenbaker, Q.C.,
No. 2 man in the Progressive-
Conservative party, will tour
Huron County next Wednesday
to campaign in the interests of
Elston ^Cardiff, PC candidate for
Huron riding in the August 10
federal election.
Mr. Diefenbaker will tour the
southern part of the county
during the day and address a
public meeting at Clinton in the
evening.
He will
a.m, and _
at noon. In the afternoon, he
will appear in Exeter and then
journey to Goderich for a dinner
sponsored by the Young Pro
gressive’ Conservative Association.
visit Dashwood at 11
have lunch at Zurich
Two Rescues
Save Lives
An 11-year-old boy, Duncan
Brooks, sou of Provincial Con
stable A. L. Brooks, of Wood-
stock, . temporarily stationed at
Grand Bend, was rescued
the Ausable River by Fred
Donald, 68 Woodward Ave.,
don, who was fishing ou the _
The boy swam from the north
to the south bank of the river,
turned around and was half way
back when he disappeared under
the water.
McDonald, who stopped only
long enough to kick off hii? shoe’s,
plunged into the river and‘pulled
the Brooks boy to shore. *£e was
not unconscious and re<>.S erei
quickly.
The water was rough at the
time of the mishap.
Rescues Girl From Lake
Two local men rescued a tiine-
year-old girl from drowning at
Turnbull’s Grove on Sunday.
Jack Fulcher and Ted Elliott,
who were at the lakeshore with
their families, rushed into the
water and pulled the child out
after she had gone down several
times.
The screams of a younger sis
ter warned them of the child’s
condition.
Lighftmng Strikes
Lightning, Tuesday afternoon,
struck a tree in front of J.
Hookey’s home on William St.,
breaking off a large limb.
It also followed a hydro wire
into D. L. Hammond’s home on
Waterloo St. and blew out light
bulbs.
letter writing contest
High School students of
entitled “Invite your
to visit Ontario this
Couple Celebrate
Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs.. J. W. Holt, of
Grand Bend, celebrated their fif
tieth weding anniversary on June
24. Mrs. Holt, the former Maud
Statton, was born at Devenporr,
England, daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. John Statton. Mr. Holt
is the eldest son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. John Holt, both of the
Mollard line.
Their wedding was solemnized
at the home of the bride's par
ents by the Rev. A. Thibaudeau
of the former Methodist Church.
Russell Mollard was ringbearer.
Mr. and Mrs. Holt have
residents of Grand Bend
since their marriage.
Mrs. Russel Webb and
Gordon Ulens, nieces of the .
pie, welcomed the guests number
ing about sixty relatives and
friends.
The table was decorated with
gold and white streamers and was
centred by a three-tier wedding
cake which was topped by a pair
of golden slippers.
Mrs. Lovie, sister of Mrs. Holt,
and Mrs. Frank Statton, her
sister-in-law, poured tea. Serving
were Mrs. Newton Hayter, Mrs.
Bruce Eagleson, Mrs. Wilfred
Mathers, Mrs. Hughie Adair and
Miss Mary Leo.
Holt wore mauve crepe
gold pin and earring set
orchid, the gifts of the
Little Joan Statton of
grandniece of the couple,
Local Students
Win Contest
In a
open to
Ontario
friends
year,” names of three students of
South Huron District
School appear ou the list
ners.
Ronald Rowcliffe, R.R.
sail, and Beth Taylor,
Exeter,
Batten,
mention, won $10.
The contest was sponsored by
the Ontario Department of Travel
and Publicity.
High
of win-
1 I-Ien-
R.R. 3
won $25 each and Bill
who received honorable
RIDING IN STYLE!(?) — Municipal reeves of the district, who fought a pie-throwing bat
tle at Exeter Kinsmen’s Dominion Day Celebration, made their “grand entrance” to the
grounds in this manure spreader. They delighted a large crowd with their antics in clown
costumes. Ray Frayne, president of Exeter Kinsmen, is driving the tractor. •—Jack Doerr
boys competed in a calf scramble contest during the Do-ROPE ’EM, COWBOY! — District
minion Day program Wednesday. The frisky animals would have no part of the rope-halter
ing efforts of the boys. In this scene of action, calf in foreground escapes from a straining
cowboy. To right of calf is head of one youth who got the worst of a scuffle. —Jack Doerr
Expect Liquor Store By Fall
After Grand Bend Wet' Vote
been
ever
Mrs.
cou-
Mrs.
with a
and an
groom.
Forest,
presented Mr. Holt with a carna
tion.
Mr, and Mrs. Holt received
some lovely gifts and many cards
and congratulations were received
from Provincial Secretary Arthur
Welsh, Parliament Buildings, Tor
onto.
“Wet” forces at Grand Bend,
victorious in last week’s liquor
vote, expect a government store
for the sale of alcoholic bever
ages will be in operation in the
summer resort by fall.
Dining rooms and lounges,
however, may not be able to get
licences far a year.
Although he stressed this in
formation was not official, Camp
bell Chapman, manager of the
wets, said it was as accurate as
he could obtain.
Mr. Chapman said the licences
would not be considered until
the Ontario Liquor Control Board
meets again and this might not
be until fall or spring. All prem
ises seeking licences muse be in
spected by the Board before ap
proval is given.
Beneficial Effect
The wets’ chairman said “the
vote is of momentous importance
to /the economy of Grand Bend.
I believe the sale of liquor will
have a very beneficial effect. It
will lengthen our tourist season
three or four months every year
and will provide a greater attrac
tion for vacationists.
Grand Bend voters passed all
three liquor questions in Thurs
day’s vote, two of them by the
narrow margin of one ballot.
ques-
store
of 26
no,
no,
of
A 60 percent affirmative vote
was required to approve the
tions.
Slim Margin
The government liquor
was passed with a majority
votes over the number' required.
Dining room and lounge licences
received only a one-ballot victory.
Total ballots counted were 443
(seven were spoiled), so that
265.8 yes votes were necessary to
carry the questions.
Results were:
Government stores: yes, 298;
no, 143—a margin of 32.2 votes.
Cocktail lounge; yes, 267;
176—a margin of 1.2 votes.
Dining room: yes, 267;
176—a margin of 1.2 votes.
Herbert Wainwright, clerk
Grand Bend and returning officer
for the poll, said he did not ex
pect there would be a recount.
“Both sides seemed satisfied with
the counting,” he said.
Mr. Wainwright sent the papers
and ballots to the Liquor Control
Board on Wednesday, allowing
six days for any complaints.
Deputy-returning officer for the
vote was William Rendle. Mrs.
John Mahore was poll clerk.
Argents for the affirmative side
were Alvin Bossenberry and __
liain Gien; for the negative, Mrs.
Wil-
Emery DesJardins and Mrs. Mc
Gregor ’
Campaigning in the local issue
was mainly between local
businessmen who supported the
motion for economic reasons and
the Grand Bend Citizens’ League,
composed mostly of church
workers, who opposed it on moral
grounds.
Grand Bend United Church
was one of the leaders of the
opposition, and officially opposed
the liquor outlet in a public
statement printed in the press
under the authority of the church
board.
William Love, member of the
church board, and chairman of
the citizens' committee, said fol
lowing the announcement of the
results that Grand Bend did not
need liquor to attract tourists.
“We have come a long way with
out it, and we could have
tinued to
of tourist
Lure For
A local
rison, proprietor of one of the
village’s few industries, said:
“With a family investment of
$39’,000 in the town, in which
the tourist industry is the sole
industry, we feel to protect our
investment the tourist should
find the same condition here as
he does in his borne. I am a tee
totaler myself, and sb are many
of the businessmen’s committee,
but if .we hope to draw tourists, from " ■ —- - -
points in the United tates like
Detroit, Pittsbui’g and Cleveland,
as we have been doing, then we
have to give them what
want.”
Cottagers Ineligible
Ohly “slight confusion”
caused over the fact that ___
than 500 cottage owners of the
Village were hot allowed tof vote
because under the Elector's Act
they are not permanent residents.
Herb Wainwright, town clerk,
reported “a few” from London
and elsewhere who thought they
had a vote turned up. They
caused no trouble and were
mainly confused by the fact that
some of them were eligible to
cast ballots on property votes.
Some indignation from cottage
owners — many of whom are
residents of London — was re
ported prior to the advance poll
last week’ .
Decorate Graves
During Service
On Sunday, Jone 28, members
of the Exeter Lodge I.O.O.F. and
Exeter Branch of the Canadian
Legion, observed their
Decoration Service at the
tery with the
ing.
Mr. E. A.
man of the
opened by the Rev. C. L. Lang
ford.
The Rev. H. J. Snell gave an
address on the "Secret of Eternal
Life,” and quartette numbers
were sung by Norman Walper,
Gerald and Harold Skinner and
Exeter band
annual
ceme-
assist-
chair-Howald was
service which was
get an attractive
without it.”
jPourists
businessman, Pat
con-
type
Har-
Thousands of people celebrat
ed Canada’s eighty-sixth birth
day at Exeter Kinsmen’s Domin
ion Day party Wednesday.
In the afternoon, 1,509' child
ren and almost as many adults
saw Usborne Reeve Verne Pin-
combe win championship honors
in the pie-throw>ng contest,
An evening crowd of 3,000 en
joyed a top-notch vaudeville
show..
Although heavy rains in
morning threatened to drive
Celebration inside the arena,
weather cleared un by noon
Kinsmen were able to hold
show outside.
Feature of the afternoon,
reeve’s pie-throwing challenge
match, was won by Verne Pin-
Combe, Usborne. Seven reeves, in
clown suits, hurled pastry at
each other in front of the grand
stand. Reeve Pincombe was
credited by judges with the most
direct hits.
Participating in the contest
were Reeve Ted Pooley, Exeter;
Reeve Fred Dobbs, Biddulph;
Reeve Alvin Kerslake, Hensall,
warden of Huron County; Reeve
Jack Morrissey, Stephen, and
Reeve Alfred Moffat, of Tucker
smith. They were brought to the
grounds in a manure spreader.
Antics of the officials delight
ed the crowd. The reeves’ threw
lemon, cherry and chocolate
meringue pies at each other.
Each official took his turn as a
target but
went astray
contestants,
too close to
splattered with the pastry, too.
Near the end, the reeves gave
several pies to nearby children
but their generosity backfired
when the kids, instead of eating
the pies, threw them at the men.
After the battle, the reeves’
wives joined the fun by throw
ing rolling pins and frying
at a stuffed dummy which
supposed to represent their
bands.
Another humorous event
the calf scramble. Boys, armed
with ropes, had to halter the
frisky young animals and lead
them across the finish line.
Winners of the first event, in
which 14 boys and seven calves
participated were Bill Edwards,
Harry Vansteeg and Eugene Kirk.
The second event featured 12
calves and 23 boys and winners
were Glen Horton, Bill Ethering-
ton and Bob Lavery.
In the barrel-rollinL
Eugene Kirk won first prize.
Calvin McKerral was second and
Cyril Blommaert third.
Roxanne Beavers and Gary
Cooper were the only children to
race,
Playground To Operate
At Three Town Parks
Exeter Kinsmen’s summer play- days when all the
ground opened on Thursday with [gather at the main
over 200 children registering at,1 standing programs, the community park. , | Included in the
Five supervisors will organize i be athletics, arts
and run the daily programs. They
are Doug Smith, senior super
visor; Julia Dunlop, assistant;
Joan Thomson, Trudy- Pickard
and Dick Taylor.
The leaders attended a play
ground leadership training camp
at Morpeth last week, sponsored
by the Department of Education,
where new ideas and methods of
entertainment for the children
were taught. Doug Smith was one
of the instructors at the camp.
Tlwee Parks
Programs at the Kinsmen’s
playground at the community
park will be held daily. Supple
mental programs will be held at
Queen’s Park, north end, on Tues
days and Thursdays, and at Vic
toria Park, south end. on Mon
days and Wednesdays.
Fridays will be special events
children
park for
will
out-
Allan Elston.
Members of the I.O.O.F, placed
flc vering plants on 102 graves
and members
placed flags on
president ~
bute to
read the
honored.
The benediction was pro
nounced by Rev. Langford.
The service was well-attended
and the cemetery presented a
splendid appearance.
will
crafts,
group games, sand box and story
hour for wee tots, softball and
baseball leagues for children over
12.
Supervised hours are between
9:30 and 11:45 in the morning;
1:30 and 4:30 in the afternoon.
Parents are invited to attend
the sessions and all children,
both in town and district, are
welcome.
Kinsmen are landscaping the
grounds at Exeter Public School
in cooperation with the school
board. The club hopes to add
more equipment this year.
Chairman of the club's play
ground committee is Robert
Southcott. Members are Glen Mic
kle, Elmore ‘McBride, Sheldon
Wein, Irvine Armstrong, Mrs. Jim
Fairbairn, Mrs. Earl Witmer and
Mrs. Ray Wuerth. The Exeter
Kinette Club assists with the
organization and contributes to
the playground.
activities
and
enter the pet parade.
Mayor Opens Show
Mayor W. G. Cochrane, who
has just returned from a trip to
Europe, opened the Celebration.
Ray Frayne, Kinsmen Club
president, welcomed the crowd.
Master of ceremonies for the
afternoon was Cy Strange, of
Toronto. Three bands marched in
the parade and played during the
afternoon. They were the Exeter
Citizen's Band, Goderich Girls
Trumpet Band and the RCAF
Station Centralia Trumpet Band.
Over 200 men from RCAF
tion Centralia joined in the
ade.
Among the guests for the _
gram were Group Captain W. W.
Bean, OBE, CD, Commanding Of
ficer of RCAF Station Centralia;
Andrew Y. MpLean, M.P. for
Huron-Perth; Elston Cardiff,
M.P. for Huron-North; and Tom
Pryde, M.L.A. for Huron. _ _
Four Harvards
Centralia put
batic display.
Kids Receive
Over 1,500
and chocolate milk drinks were
given free to the children,
Winner of the free prizes were:
bicycle, Carol Young, Lucan; tri
cycle, Don McDonald, Exeter;
wagon, Victor Fulcher, Exeter.
Exeter Mohawks and Dashwood
Tigers clashed in a ball .game in
the evening with the Tigers win
ning by a close score. Derry Boyle
was commentator for the game.
Lee Paul, of Kirkton. was mas
ter of ceremonies for the vaude
ville show
one of the
district.
Winner
David McLeod, of Mitchell.
Mauser, Centralia, won $100 as
seller of the winning ticket.
Kin Don Traquair was in
charge of the day’s program.
Members of Exeter Lions, Legion,
Firemen and other volunteers as
sisted with the show. The Kin-
ettes operated the booth.
Parade prizewinners were:
Floats—Dominion, Exeter Le
gion, Exeter Motors; comic, Robin
Smith and Martha Cochrane, Lar
ry Snider Motors; fancy, Rebekah
Lodge No. 338, Mid-Town Clean
ers.
Bicycles—Girls, Donna Bridges,
Gayle Waldron of Grand Bend,
Bonnie Doerr; boys, Brian Hall.
Tricycles—Girls, Cathie Wal
dron, Joyce Bowers; boys, Greg
Harness) Ronald and’ Douglas
Ryckman, Victor Fulcher.
Freak outfit—Betty Dixon,
Jimmy Scott and Billy Heywood,
Wayne Ford.
Judges were Mrs. Alda Anderson, Mrs. Jack Doerr and H. W.
Kelson.
from RCAF
on a thrilling aero-
Treats
cups of ice cream
in the evening. It
■best ever seen in
of the 1953 car
was
this
was
Jim
of the Legion
125 graves. Past
Darling paid tri
veterans as he
Fred
these
names of those being
Mayor Returns
Mayor W. G. and Mrs.Coch
rane arrived home on Saturday
from a seven-week tour of Eng
land and the continent.
Irish Squire' Develops
Race Horses At Benck
By “CHICK” APPEL
(Stratford Beacon-Herald)
'“Like father, like son,” is
'---- - u term that can
Accidents Down In This Area
During First Six Months
London, Kitchener and
Don*t Be An Accident Statistic!
was
more
No. of accidents from Jan. 1 to June 30
Accidents causing extensive injuries
Fatalities they
-------, ----- a
well-known term that can be
aptly applied to W. Eric McIlroy,
Grand Bend
“squire” of Merrywood
situated one mile south of the
village on the Sarnia road. The
father, Everett McIlroy, was a
businessman and horseman in his
native Belfast, Ireland, and the
son, who is also a native of the
Emerald Isle, followed in his
father’s footsteps.
Eric McIlroy is probably better
known
tion as
of one
popular _______ _ _ ___
tainment establishments, but to
horsemen, particularly those in
terested in standard-bred harness
horses, he is known as the owner
of Merrywood Farm Stables and
Silver Peter, (2:05 1/5) the dar
ling of the McIlroy manor.
A son of the ould sod, Eric
■McIlroy, came to Canada after he
had completed his education and
exceeded his teens. His.first job
was with a nationally-mown de
partment store in Winnipeg,
Man. Seventeen years ago he
landed in Grand Bend, when he
took over operation of the Lake
view Casino. Since 1937 he says
he has *' ’ * '
possibly
believes
duct a
business
job all the time.
That’s what he has
intends to continue six
nights a week during
tion season, which means a
stretch from May 15 to Labor
Day, September 7.
An ardent follower of the har-
Please Turn to Page 12
The number of accidents in this
district during the first six
mon«AS of 19 53 has decreased 25
percent from the similar period
last year, reports Constable El
mer Zimmerman, head of the
local detachment of the Ontario
Provincial Police.
Constable Zimmerman told The
Times-Advocate his records show
a marked decline in the accident
rate. He expressed hopes this
trend would continue.
At the end of June this year,
police have reported 48 accidents
in the area, compared to 65
this time last year.
Accidents in which persons
quired hospitalization total 12
far this year. Last year, the num
ber was 16.
One fatality had occurred last
year,
year.
In
dents
at
re-
so
None has recorded this
195 2, the number of acci-
set an all-time high record
in this area, as it did across the
province. The rate was almost 50
percent higher’ than in 19 51.
This week The Times-Advocate
starts its summer traffic preven
tion campaign. Chart on the front
page shows the comparison of
accidents in 1952 and 19 53.
The trend in this district of
few accidents is in reverse to the
general picture of the province.
At the end of May, traffic deaths
were more than in 19 5 2 and the
number of accidents was con
sistently higher every month,
Constable Zimmerman Warned
motorists that the season of
greatest traffic hazard has begun,
recalling that during July, Aug
ust and September almost half of
the entire year’s accidents occur.
He stressed that only continuous
exercise of care and attention to
the rules of the road by everyone
when driving will prevent traffic
tragedies.
businessman and
Farm,
to the younger genera-
the owner and operator
of Grand Bend’s more
amusement and enter-
been absent from his
three times all told. He
that in order to con-
successful and orderly
one has to be on the
done
days
the vaca-
ahd
and
- Young boys rolled these barrels down the racetrack WednesdayBARREL RACE
comical race at the July 1 party. Eugene Kirk, right, won the contest. Cyril BlommacPt, left*
Was third. Over .1^00 children attended the afternoon program. Jack l)oerr, Ekclefr