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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-07-23, Page 10Page 10 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 23, 1953 The Dashwood Planing Mills Ltd. Will Be Closed from THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 30 until TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4 (inclusive) For Necessary Machinery Repairs Please assist US by ordering your requirements for this period well in advance of these dates. Thank you, THE MANAGEMENT See the Great New WD © Refrigerators by INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER • Now Puih-button automatic defrozting • Beautiful Sprlng-Freth Green interior* • Big Full-width freezer* • Pantry-Oor with extra shelve* • Giant Crlcpert, deep and roomy • Famous "Tight-Wad"® unit with 5-yeer warranty ■ LOW DOWN PAYMENT EASY TERMS! Model L-105-P, 10 cu. ft., 6° lor frozen foods and iee cream ... 13° for frozen denerti and quick chilling ... 31° for keeping fresh meats fresh ... 37° for milk and general food storage ... 40° humid cold for fresh fruiti and vegetables.«. 39° for eggs, condiments, bottled beverages.. * 55° for keeping butter easy |o spread. (Temperaluros shown are for average conditions) It takes 7 different areas of cold-from 6° to 55°-to keep basic foods in prime condi­ tion. You get all 7 of these essential “food climates’—all working at once-in the new 1H Refrigerators. Come in and see how they can help you feed your fam­ ily better-get more out of your grocery money, too. F. W. Huxtable PHONE 153-W EXETER Woodham Road To Be Paved Blansliard council, meeting re­ cently, approved a petition from Woodham residents asking that 5Q0 feet of road in the village be paved. Mr. William Mills, Woodhain» presented the petition signed by 63 names asking that the council accept an offer submitted by Sterling Construction Company for paving of 50'0’ feet of the Base Line, in Woodham, from No 23 Highway east. The clerk 'was instructed to draw up an agreement with the firm. The work will be done under the supervision of the Blansliard road superintendent. News of Elimville By MRS. ROSS SKINNER Mr. and Mrs. Allan McDonald and family, of Owen Sound, visit­ ed on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Philip Murch. Mrs. McFalls, of Exeter,- is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Weston Horne, Miss Donna Murch, of London, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs, Alvin Cooper. Mrs. Thomas Bell returned home after spending a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Taylor (nee Miss Bessie Bell), of New York, who was married last month. Mrs. Thomas Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Milan Nash and Brian, of Montreal, Que., visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stephen. Mr. Elgin Skinner and Mr. Floyd Cooper spent the weekend with friends .at North Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parrish and family, of London, visited Sun­ day with Mr. Harry Sparling. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Parsons have returned to their own home since Donald’s discharge from South Huron Hospital. Mrs. Parsons had been staying with her parents. Mrs. Nelson Coultis is a patient in Victoria Hospital, Lon­ don, for observation. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Ford and family visited Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Lome Ford, of Exeter. Misses Hazel Sparling and Helen Herdman returned home on Sunday after spending a week at Y. P. Summer Camp at Gode­ rich. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Foster, of St, Marys, visited Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. James Hey- Report On Grand Bend By MRS. IRENE MLEYBRS Mrs. Mae Holt entertained her family and fni-end,s at a dinner Saturday evening. Out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Dodds, of Buffalo; Mr. and Mrs. John Dodds and son, of Idaho Falls, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. Ro­ bert Dodds, of Seaforth. Miss Alma Holt and friend, of Sarnia, spent the weekend with Mrs. Francois Germette. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence John­ son attended the Johnson family reunion in Poplar Hill Sunday. Mr. Alvin Johnson, of London, visited his brother, Lawrence, and Mrs. Johnson over the. week­ end. Miss Doris Pickle and Miss Beulah Holt were visitors in town recently. Miss Mary Yeo and Mrs. Will Beer visited in Detroit recently. Mrs. C. J. Patterson returned with them for a visit among rela­ tives. Mr. Patterson and Miss Marion spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Beer. Mrs. Patter­ son returned to Detroit with them. A pretty, quiet wedding was solemnized in the United Church on Saturda, July 18, before the Rev. W. C. Smith, when Miss Coleen Gill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wellwood Gill and Mr. John Oswald Kowalcb.uk, Winnipeg, exchanged voys. The groom is to receive his” wings in a week, after which the young couple expect to move west. On July 16, neighbors, all of the Mollard Line, gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Willis Gill’s home to fete the bride-to-be. Miss Gill was the recipient of a generous purse. On Monday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Love were hosts to relatives when Mr. and Mrs. Kowalchuk were honored guests at a shower. Mrs. George Graham, who has been spending the last two weeks visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. F. Coyne, at Gogama, Ont., spent the weekend in town, before go­ ng to Detroit for an extended visit with friends and relatives ;here. Mrs. Gordon Smith served as waitress at a trousseau tea given >y Mrs. Hooper, of Exeter, for ler daughter Miss Drion Orpha Stephan who was united in mar­ riage on Saturday to Mr. Ronald Gunning. Mr. and Mrs, W. E. Keown visited in Exeter on Wednesday of this week, the guests of Mr. and Mrs, Leesome Desjardine. Mr. and Mrs, Herman Desjar­ dine spent Wednesday evening at the home of Mr .and Mrs. Lee­ some Desjardine, Several new telephones have been installed in town and im­ mediate surrounding d i s t r i c t, making a total of around 400 On the Grand Bend Exchange, Open afr services are now be- ng held by the United Chwreh, Playground Patter By DOUG SMITH Going to paint the town red this week — well not quite. But there sure is a good time in store for all boys and girls on the playgrounds. Yes, this is Cowboy and Indians week aiid the theme will be followed throughout. In craft classes boys and ’girls will be making their costumes, headdress, beads, bows and ar­ rows, headbands, bracelets, chuck wagons and covered wagons. On Tuesday, round-up and chow time when the children bring their lunches. They will build a big wigwam, Friday morning there will be covered wagon races, horse-rider rhces, papoose and obstacle races, rope climbing, lasooeing and tenderfoot races. Friday after­ noon a surprise is in store and Friday evening commencing at 8:30, war dance, pow wow, bury the hatchet, singing, music and fun as well as food all around ■the camp fire. Looks like a grand we'ek, everyone welcome. An added feature to oui’ mon­ ster Cowboy and Indian Day on Friday has all the boys and girls excited. Arrangements have been completed through the generosity of Mr. Robinson of the CKNX Ranch Boys to make an appear­ ance and favor the cowboys and Indians with a few numbers prior to playing for the dance at the arena Friday night. Parents as well as the boys and girls are cordially invited to be in on the sing-song around the campfire at 9 p.ni. Friday at the public school playground. A lesson in democracy for everyone is the choosing of a King and Queen every week. Last week we were happy to crown Nancy Boyle queen and Carl Payne, king. This week we will be choosing an Indian Chief and''Squaw as well as a sheriff and his wife. Last week was “Be Kind to Dumb Animals” week. The finale was a pet show and a freckle contest, a regular freckle meter being used to decide the winners which are listed below: Frenckle contest: girls, Carol Hoigarth, Anne Hockey, Rita Anderson; boys, Paul Wilson, I Bob Kelson, Doug Hodgson. Pet show: cat with the longest tail, Roii Truemner with “Dint", 12 inches; Fred Wells with “Muggins", 11 inches, and “Chic­ kens", third. Best trained pet: dogs, John Harness’ “Rusty", Ron Truein- ner’s “Tippy", and Bob Kelson’s “Tip”. Odd pets: Bob Kelson’s “Myr­ tle the Turtle”, Betty Dixon, white angora rabbit, John Har­ ness', “Big Turtle”. Pet with curliest hair; Bob Kelson’s "Tip", Jack Harvey's “Bubbles", Doug Harness’ “Boots" (all dogs). Largest pet: Bob Kelson’s “Tip”, John Harness' “Rusty", Ronnie Truemner’s “Tippy”. Slowest pet: Bob Kelson’s turtle, John Harness’ turtle. Dog with curliest tail: Wray Cooper’s “Susie”, John Harness' “Rusty", Barbara Hodgson and Betty Dixon’s “Penny" the rab­ bit. Pet with straightest tail: Freddie Wells with “Chickens", Paul Wilson, “Boots”, John Har­ ness' "Pokey" the turtle. Smallest pet: Ben Irvin, butter­ flies,, Bob Kelson, turtle, Betty Dixon, rabbit, Best groups: XBetty Dixon, mother rabbit with nine babies, Michael Cushman and Ronnie Truemner, one dog and two cats, Bob Kelson large dog and small turtle. Grand champion: Bob Kelson with dog and turtle. Standing in girls’softball league; W L T Pts Bees .................... 4 1 0 8 Bugs ..................... '3 1 0 6 Moths .................... 0 4 |Q<0 Standings in boys’ minor pee wee baseball league: (Two postponed games) W L T Pts Bisons ................. 2 0 0 4 Leafs ................... 1 1 0 2 Roy.als ................ 1 2 0 2 Giants ................. 0 1 0 0 Playground attendance since opening day, July 2 to July 17, (12 days in operation) 2,380. Remember parents or anyone Caveri Families Picnic At Grove With ideal conditions prevail­ ing, the annual Sunday School and congregational picnic of Caven Presbyterian Church was held at Turnbull's Grove, Wed­ nesday afternoon, July 15, Most of the afternoon, until supper time, was spent on the beach, with the children enjoy­ ing the water and the parents enjoying a pleasant respite from the heat of town a little farther back from the shore, After sup­ per races and sports were held. Winners of the various races were: Douggie Stanlake, Johnnie Pryde, Patricia Dykstra, Ronnie Oke, and Albert Vander Laan; Thelma Dykstra, Carolynne Sim­ mons , and Kathy. Oke; Gordon Strang, Gabby Dykstra and Ron­ nie Oke; Carol Hogarth, Sadie Vander Laan and Wendie Laan; Robert Ford and Dennis Cann; Glenna Downie and Bernice Strang. Mrs. Harry DeVries was the most successful among the ladies in kicking her shoe into a box, while Harry Stramg won in the same event for the men, Gwen Simpson and Gordon Strang won races “on all fours” for girls and boys respectively. Mrs. Norman Stanlake took the prize for walking 5<0' yars in two minutes, while Jim Taylor won for the men in covering the same distnce in the least number of strides. A skipping contest was held for both boys and girls! Bob Ford winning the I former and Mrs. Harry DeVries the latter. Assisting in the handling of the sports were Mrs. Laing, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Learn, Mrs. Strang, George Tinney, Harry Strang and Mr. Sinclair. . Flies To Ireland Rev. Edward Livingstone, for­ mer minister of Elimville United Church, now of Winthrop, left by plane last Saturday for Ireland where he will visit with relatives for a month. visiting you from other towns, you are all welcome to attend I any of our playground sessions.1 H. J. CORNISH & CO. 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