The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-07-16, Page 1Eighty'JFirst Year THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 16, 1953 Price Per Copy
In New Riding Of Huron
There are 25,973 on the pre
liminary voters’ list for -the new
Federal Huron riding, J. K.
Hunter, returning officer said on
Thursday.
The total will be greater when
the list is revised. It is estimated
about 3'0-0 . will be added in one
municipality alone.
Mr. Hunter estimates 144 sub
divisions will be needed.
The riding is larger than the
old Huron North and Huron
Perth ridings. In the 19 49 elec
tion there were about 17,000
eligible to vote in each.
Yet the present total of 25,973
is about 200 fewer than the 1949'
total for the municipalities which
now make up Huron. The de
crease results in part from the
annexing of a part of Grand Bend
by Lambton County, Mr. Hunterf
said.
Nominations for Huron will be
taken at the town hall at Hensail
between 1:00 p.m. and 3-.00 p.tn.
(D.S.T.) on July 28.
On election night Mr. Hunter
will receive the returns at Gode
rich.
Diistiriict Holsteins
Go To Venezuela
Two Holsteins from the herd
of Ross Marshall, , Kirkton, are
on their way to Venezuela. The
two were part of a shipment of
30 purebreds picked from out
standing
tario to
American
purposes.
The cattle were
Petersburg, Florida, and are to
be Clown from there to Vene
zuela.
One cow iu the Marshall herd
recently set a record for Hol
steins. Meri-Acres Ruth Wayne,
a five-year-old, gave 784 pounds
of fat on twice-a-day milking for
365 days.
herds in
be sent
country
Western On
to the South
for breeding
trucked to St.
Re\v<. J. B. Rhodes
Former Minister
' The Rev. J. Bernard Rhodes,
Th. D., a former minister
Caven
a of
Presbyterian Church for
four years, died on Sunday at
Fredricksburg, Va. Accompanied
by Mrs. Rhodes he was return
ing from a holiday in the South
ern States when he was stricken.
He was born in Qhina, son of
missionaries who served under
the China Inland Mission. In
19 25 he graduated with honors
from the University or Toronto
and studied for a year a Prince
ton Seminary, Princeton, N.J.
In 19 29 he graduated from
Knox College and in 1945 re
ceived the degree of Doctor of
Theology from Emmanuel Col
lege.
Besides his Exeter pastorate,
Rhodes spent six years as
of Coburg Presbyterian
In 1929 he joined the
Toronto Bible College
1942, became vice-
» and was appointed
of the collage in 19 46.
a member of
Mr.
minister
Church,
staff of
and. in
principal
principal
He was
Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife,
the former Elizabeth Mackenzie,
and his mother, Mrs.
Rhodes.
Knox
F.H.
Weds In Vancouver
Friends here received the
nouncement of the marriage of
William Henry Weekes, son of
Dr. and Mrs. William G. Weekes.
of Vancouver, to Olga Barabash,
daughter of Mr. Richard Bara
bash. The ceremony was
formed in Dunbar Heights
Church, Vancouver, on
day, July 11.
Bill Weekes, as he was
an-
per-
United
Satur-
known
to his friends, was born in
ter and atteuded public and
school here.
From Exeter the Weekes
ily moved
from there
they have
home.
Exe-
liigh
fam-
andto Woodstock
to Vancouver where
Since made their
Favorite Seifs Marik
Argyle Grattan, five-year-old
gelding owned by Duuc Campbell,
of Ailsa Craig, set a season re
cord of 2.06 % at Thorncliffe
Saturday. The Craig horse won
both heats of the Leaside Pace
Preview.
The wins gave Argyie a record
of 14 victories in 15 starts this
season and 52 in 63 races during
the last two years.
The horse has a big following
of fans in this district and won
the free-for-all event at Exeter
Races, last year.
Kinsmen’s
PLAYGROUND ROYALTY Janice Hamilton
Russell were crowned King- and Queen of Exeter
summer playground last week. They were elected by the
children who attend the daily sessions. The royal couple pre
sided over the ‘‘Penny Carnival” on Friday and continue to
reign all this week. —T-A Photo
Record Crowd Over 4z000
Kirkton Garden Party
A record crowd of over 4,000
attended ths
ton Garden
night.
The huge
new seats and bleachers built by
the Kirkton Community Associa
tion, sponsors of the event, and
filled countless chairs and tem
porary seats brought In at
last minute by workers on
grounds.,
The sparkling professional
gram left the crowd laughing
cheering for more. It was
best show ever presented at
famous Garden Party.
But the boy who stole
eighth annual Kirk-
Party Wednesday
throng packed the
the
the
pro-
and
the
the
__ ___ the
show was the 13-year-old ama
teur who won the juvenile con
test.
Grant Greason,
the way from Port
Lake Erie, presented
thusiastic version of
Sweet” he had the
ging for more.
Dressed as a Gay Nineties sir
en, the young fellow shimmied
and shuffled his way through a
hilarious song and dance review.
Only after he removed his head
veil did most of the audience
realize the entertainer was a boy.
who came all
Rowan on
such an en-
“Ain't She
crowd beg-
Kirkton Fiddler
Wins Contest
Lome Allen, Kirkton,
Nelson Horne, Cromarty,
tied for first place in the
time fiddlers’ contest held ...
conjunction with Huron County
Federation of Agriculture field
day at Seaforth, had to compete
in an extra round to break the
tie.
Lome Allen was then declared
winner of first place, Nelson
Horne second, Cecil Maxwell, of
Hensail, third, and Kenneth Du
charme, 10-year-old fiddler from
Dublin, placed fourth.
Nelson Horne’s two young
daughters placed first and third
in the ladies step dancing con
test and Helen Horne, Dublin,
took second place.
Nelson Howe won over Lome
Allen in the men’s step dancing
contest.
The Seaforth Ramblers won
the square dance competition
over the „Tuckersmith Octette.
Robert McMillan, R.R. 2, Sea
forth, and Carl McLinchey were
winners of a draw.
and
who
old-
i in
Adjudicator John Brent, of
CKNX Wingham, gave second
.prize to a veteran of the juven
ile contest at Kirkton—Rosemary
Dobson, S.S. 3, Usborne. Thir-
teen-year-old Rosemary, who has
captured prizes almost every year
she has competed, performed a
“flawless” ballet in a
costume.
Third prize went to
Stephen brothers from
Blanshard, for their comic song,
“Tell Me A Story”. The five, all
members of St. Marys Boy Chor
isters, animated the song cleverly
and their distinct variation in
size added to the comedy. The
brothers are Barry, 13, Murray,
10,. Burns, eight, “
twins, six. The
sixth prize for
Muqh Is That
Window”.
Two, West
and Eleanor
fourth ■ prize
land Fling”,
tribute to. Eleanor, who had to
substitute at the last minute for
Tommy Ashwell who took sick.
Robert Anderson, 12, of S.S.
11, Blanshard, captured fifth
prize with his rendition of “Mili
tary March” on the piano.
Others who competed, in order
of their appearance, were: Keith
Hodgins, S.S. 14, Stephen; Dawn
Blackler, S.S. "J
Alice Chapman,
Hooper, S.S. 4,
ice Christie and
S.S. 5, Hibbert; Doris Johns, S.S.
5, Hibbert; Dorothy and Mar
garet Irvine, S.S. 10, Blanshard;
Wanda and Frances Willows,
Carlingford; and 10 pupils from
Kirkton school.
Master of ceremonies for the
juvenile contest was Gerald Paul.
His brother, Lee, emceed the pro
fessional show.
Adjudicator Brent encouraged
the children to continue then-
efforts and congratulated them
on their excellent talent.
Ross Marshall, president of the
Kirkton Community Association,
paid tribute to two active com
munity men who died during the
stunning
the five
S.S. 1,
Ross and Roger,
twins also won
a . duet,
Doggie In
“How
The
Nissouri girls,
Fitzsimmons,
with their “High-
The selection was a
Joan
won
11, Blanshard;
Exeter; Ruth
Blanshard; Jan-
Margaret Johns,
Recovers From Injury
Donald Parsons, young Us-
borne township farmer who re
ceived injuries to his leg when
it was caught in a hay baler, is
making a splendid jjgcovery in
South Huron Hospital.
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No. 2 than in the Pfdgffessivc ConservativeSEES LOCAL RACES -- John G. Dicfonbaker,
patty, took a few minutes from bis busy tour of Huron riding Wednesday to see some of
Eketer races. He is seen here with other spectators in the grandstand, Mr, Dicfcnbakcr
spoke xt Dashwood in the morning, lunched at Zurich, and later spoke to croxvds at Clin*
ton and Goderich, On Mr. Diefenbaker’s right is Alston Cardiff, PC tandidate in Huron tiding.
Dr.
Addition To Public School
Will Cost Town $80,000
4
South Seeks Revenge
In H-P All-Star Game
past year, Dr. G. H. Jose and
C. A. Campbell. Both had been
prominent in the activities of
Kirkton and district. •
The entertainment was present
ed from the new $3,000 stage
which was constructed by the
Association. It was built by vol
untary labor.
An exhibition softball game be
tween London Central Auto Marts
and Stratford Kroehlers earlier
in the evening ended in a 2-2
draw.
The Huron-Perth’s annual base
ball classic, the all-star game,
will be staged next Wednesday
night in Exeter ball park.
. Top players from the league’s
nine teams will perform in this
seventh annual exhibition. Pro
ceeds from the game to to the
league’s
ers.
South
revenge
who now
games to two.
The South team will be select
ed from players of Strathroy
Royals, Dashwood Tigers, St.
Marys Alerts and Centralia Fly
ers. Ted Garvin, of Strathroy,
will manage the team.
Northerners will come from
Exeter Mohawks, Zurich, Clinton
RCAF, Mitchell Legionnaires and
Seaforth. Zurich’s Pete Gundy
will handle the team.
Garvin has already selected his
stars for the South team. Roger
Guay, Centralia’s ace pitcher, will
start on the mound. Jim Hayter,
of Dashwood, will catch.
At infield positions w
“Bunk” Noble, St. Marys
base; Bob Hayter, Dashwood,
secoind base; Dick Hall, St.
Marys, shortstop; and “Dude”
Marshall, Strathroy, third.
Starting outfielders will
George Evans, Strathroy;
Ellis, St. Marys; and Dick
tralia, and catcher Dune Barnes,
of Strathroy.
Pete Cundy will probably start
“Whitey” Malco of Mitchell Le
gionnaires for the North. Joe or
Steve Mitro, of Exeter
twirl.
benefit for injured play-
All-Stars will be seeking
on their northern mates
lead the series four
Wlil '
be
Don
jLiino, ol. maiyo, unv uiuik Re
gid', Dashwood. Alternate pitch
ers will be Marty Martin, first
baseman, Ron Howe and Bud
Gossen, outfielders, all of Cen-1 Wednesday.
ALL - !
Hayter
er, will
in the
in the
the Huron-Perth at Exeter next
—Jack Doerr
STAR CATCHER — Jim
Dashwood Tigers’ catch-
be one of the top players
league who will perform
annual all-stai' game of
x-
WINS TOP PRIZE — The Woodham Fife and Drum Band won first prize in the band
competition at the Orangemen's Celebration at Goderich on Saturday. This picture shows a
segment of the band as they marched through Exeter on their way to the county town. The
celebration marked the 263rd anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne. —T-A Photo
Hay Fire Burns Kirkton Couple,
Destroys Barn, Pigs, Poultry
Some hay, caught in a pulley,
may have been the cause of a fire
which severely burned a Kirkton
farmer and his wife and
stroyed their large barn
Monday afternoon.
Mr. Alex Crago, R.R. 6,
Marys, who is recovering from
burns at South Huron Hospital,
said the blaze might have started
from friction of the pulley. Just
before the fire broke out, he
noticed the hay lodged in the
pulley of the equipment he was
using to load the crop
barn.
Mr. • and Mrs. Crago
scorched by the flames
they attempted to free poultry
and hogs from the barn as‘ the
fire spread rapidly.
Both are in “good” condition
at the local hospital and they
de
late
st.
in liis
were
when
expect to be released in several
days.
Mr. Crago, his son Alvin, and
a neighbour, Mervin Heard, just
finished loading hay when the
fire broke out.
Two of the men narrowly es
caped almost certain death.
They came down from the loft
seconds before the whole upper
part of the loft burst into flames.
Mr. Crago said the fire spread
so rapidly they could never have
escaped if they had been in the
loft when it started.
The barn was destroyed. With
it went milking equipment, a
wagon and a grain grinder. About
100 hens and over 40 pigs, some
of them ready for market, were
also lost. One pig was saved.
Some of the pigs were to be
marketed shortly.
Mr. and Mrs. Crago suffered
their burns when they attempted
to rescue stock from the blazing
barn. Both were burned on the
right hands and the right ” sides
of their faces.
Mr. Crago was rushed to the
local hospital in Hopper-Hockey’s
ambulance and Mrs. Crago was
transported in a car.
Neighbors said the barn burned
in less than an hour. A crowd
gathered to help but the blaze
was so intense no fire-fighting
could be attempted.
Crowd At Races
A large crowd Of over 1,000
persons witnessed the power
boat races held at Grand Bend
Monday night.
Over
classes
Class.
The
the newly-formed Grand
Chamber of Commerce.
20 boats competed in five
with two heats in each
races were sponsored by
Bend
Twenty Convictions
Another rash of convictions at
magistrate's court at Grand Bond
marked the effectiveness of the
police drive to curb lawlessness
in the summer resort.
On -Monday, 20 persons were
fined for littuor and fighting of
fenses.
Exeter council, at a special i of the Ontario Department o£ meeting Tuesday morning, took j Education, no contract can be let
preliminary steps to issue $80,000
in debentures for the new Exeter
Public School four-room addition.
First and second readings of a
•by-law authorizing the floating
of the debentures were accepted.
The by-law now goes to the On
tario Municipal Board for ap
proval.
The special meeting was called
at the request of the Public
School Board in an attempt to
rush through red tape hindering
an early start on construction.
No contract has been signed
by the board yet although ten
ders from half a dozen bidders
were opened at a recent meeting. •
According to a recent regulation i
Woodham Band
Wins Honor
Woodham Fife and Drum band
was judged top band at the July
12 celebration at Goderich on
Saturday.
The Agnes Watson Memorial
Lodge, Woodham, was one of five
women’s groups taking part in
the parade.
More than 1,0‘00 members of
the L.O.L., comprising 35 groups,
paraded from Agricultural Park
to the court house cheered by
thousands of spectators. Band
competitions were held in the
shade at Court House Park.
Speakers included L. E. Car
diff, M.P. for North Huron, Rev.
A. G. Eagle, Clinton, Rev. G. W.
Medley, Toronto, John Moore, of
Toronto, Anson Coleman, S. H.
County Master and Earl Cooper,
Master of Goderich lodge.
House Breaker'
Saves Roast
If you happened to see a man
you had always considered up
right and honorable, crawling in
a cellar window (not his own)
on Sunday afternoon, we hope
you didn’t decide he had gone in
for house-breaking and was
starting at the bottom intending
to work up.
For if you found out the
reason behind the break-in you’d
learn this man was only doing
his good deed for the day.
His neighbor and family had
gone out of town and forgot to
remove a. perfectly good
of beef from the oven.
Our friend, in answer
phone call from London,
the perilous descent to the
via the coal bin, made his way
upstairs and rescued the roast
before it became a cinder.
So remember, things are not
always what they seem. Don’t
judge a man, even though
actions are suspicious, until
know all the facts.
roast
to a
made
cellar
his
you
Mrs. W. J. Carling
Active At 92
Mrs. W. J. Carling celebrated
her ninety-second birthday on
until the debentures have been
sold.
Chairman R. E. Russell said
he could not release exact figures
of the lowest tendei’ because this
might jeopardize the board's posi
tion. Tenders are effective for
30 days only and it may take
longer than that before the
board can sign the contract.
However, he said the $80,000
would cover the contract and ad
ditional expenses, such as lands
caping and equipment.
After the special meeting Tues
day morning, Mayor W. G. Coch
rane and Councillor A. L. Snel-
grove left for Toronto where they
will interview the Municipal
Board personally in an attempt
to get approval of the debenture
issue as quickly as possible.
Approval has already been re
ceived from the Ontario Depart
ment of Education for the $80,-
000 loan.
Legion Backs
Vote Drive
Vernon Heywood, president of ,
the Exeter Branch, Canadian
Legion, announced this week that '
“Operation Vote”, the Legion’s
national “Get Out and Vote”
campaign, will be staged in this
district.
The president ‘pointed out that
the objective of “Operation Vote”
is to have every Canadian citizen
who is qualified to vote cast his
ballot on August 10.
The Legion is preparing to dis
tribute promotional material to
persuade all voters to turn out
at the polls.
Mr. Heywood stressed that in.
accordance with Legion prin
ciples the branch is not advocat
ing support of any particular
party or candidate.
“What we are advocating”, he
said, “is .that every eligible voter
fulfill his obligation as a citizen
of Canada by voting on August
10.”
Road Mishaps
Up This Week
Traffic accidents this week
were up over the number record
ed during a similar period last
year.Four accidents in the area
caused close to $1,500 damage.
Last year, only one accident was
investigated by police.
Both drivers escaped injury
when two cars collided on the
Blue Water Highway three miles
north of Grand Bend Saturday
night. Vehicles driven by William
Smallman, 30, of Toronto, and
Gordon Quicley, 39, of Chatham,
collided causing $850 damage.
The same day, Shirley Jaques,
16, R.R. 2, Crediton, collided in
to the rear of a car owned by
John Hotson, 45, R.R. 2,
Craig. Damage was $250 to
Hotson vehicle; $50 to
Jaques car.
Ailsa
the
the
Wednesday, July 8. With her for Girls On Motorcycle
the occasion besides her daugh
ter, Mrs. Craig, were her son
Thomas Carling and wife, her
grandson, John Carling and wife
and her granddaughter, Mrs. W.
Jarvis, Mr. Jarvis and their
daughters Anne and Barbara, all
of London.
Mrs. Carling is very active and
takes a keen interest in
family, her home and her
den.
her
gar-
Leaves For Germany
Cpl. Don Link, who has .
stationed at Aylmer, left Satur
day for an RCAF station in
Germany. Mrs. Link and daugh
ter, Dianne, have moved back to
their home in Exeter, Miss Vivien
Link, of Cayuga, is visiting for
week with Mrs, Link.
been
Two girls on a motorcycle
fered injuries when the
went out of control and crashed
into the ditch on No. 4 Highway.
Doreen Woolger, 21, of RCAF
Clinton, owner and driver of the
motorcycle, suffered m i-n o r bruises'. The passenger, Ann Sin
clair, 19, also of RCAF Clinton,
suffered an injured pelvis.
Provincial Constable Elmer
Zimmerman investigated the ac
cidents.
Saturday night in Exeter, two
cars collided in front of Brady
Cleaners on the main street. Wil
liam
■was
from
was
R.R. ..
veiling north. Damage amounted
to $200. Constable Reg Tayloi-
investigated.
suf
bike
Westlake, R.R. 1, Hensail,
turning into the driveway
the highway when his car
struck by Harry Stephen,
1, Woodham, who was tra-
Suffers Heart Attack
Mr. R. E. Shaddick, of Hensail
is a patient in the South Huron
Hospital, having suffered a heart
attack.
Accidents Increase! Drive Carefully
o
Accidents
Accidents
Accidents
Fatalities
Drives From Whitehorse
Cpl. James Low, Mi's,
and their daughter Penny arrived
in town Monday morning
Whitehorse where they
been stationed for the past
and a half years. Leaving
from
have
three
•there
by cur on July 1 they traveled
3$00 miles. They will Visit with
Mrs. Low’s mother, Mrs. T. M.
Ditiney, until Cpl. Low reports
at RCAF station Hamilton, early
in August.
from Jan. 1 to July 15 ...
from July 9 to July 15 ...
cansiupf extensive injuries
loss
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