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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-05-13, Page 1Price Per CopyEXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1954JEighty-Second Year i player on. the Lucan of the Lucan handsome windbreakers, and crests presentations at the banquet. Scott, chairman Board of the* green and gold-plated Samples of were dis- Over 300 Lucan hookey fans toasted the Lucan Irish Six, On­ tario Intermediate “C” champ­ ions, in the community centre Wednesday night. Tribute after tribute was heaped on the members of the championship team and those who helped to operate it. Of­ ficials of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Western On­ tario Athletic Association, sportsmen from the district Cy­ clone league and public officials of the community praised the hockey winners. Howie Meeker, former Toronto Maple Leaf hockey star and now Speakers Viie In Usborne Sixty pupils from eight Usborne township schools competed in the public S.S. 5, chelsea * First speaking semi-finals at Bissett school and Win­ school on Friday, May 7. and second winners in each grade, 1-8 will compete in the final contest at Thames Road United Church on Friday night, May 14. Judges at Mrs. H. J. Rundle and at Winchelsea and Mrs. Andrew Dixon, Mrs. Andrew Hamilton of Exeter and Mrs. Clayton Smith, Kirkton, at S.S. No. 5. Winners chosen at Bissett school were: Grade 1, Keith Strang, Kenneth Bullis; Grade 2, Randy Bullis, Neil McAllister; Grade 3, Verlyn Miller; Grade 4, Fred Hyde, Hannie Honuard; Grade 5, Margaret Oke, Donald Thompson; Grade 6, Ronnie Hey­ wood, Carol Westcott; ~ Anne Alexander, John Grade 8, Carolyn Oke, Bill ington. Winners at Winchelsea were: Grade 1, Dorothy Dickey, Sharon Stone; Grade 2, Barbara Hern, Sharon Mills; Grade 3, Helen Hern, Grace Allen; Grade 4, Darlene Frayne, Joyce Dickey; Grade 5, Marlene Stone, Bobby Woods; Grade 6, Ross Rowe, Linda Dykeman; Grade 7, Grace Johns, Bobby Beavers; Grade 8, Mary Skinner, Patsy Marshall. These pupils will appear in the final contest at Thames Road church. the semi-finals were Snell, Mrs. Arthur Mrs. Harold Hunter Grade 7, O k e ; Ether- school a coach of the Maple Leaf or­ ganization, was guest .speaker. Harry Doughty, of Walkerton, president of the W.O.A.A., was among the principal officials. Ken McMillan, of Georgetown, donor of the OHA Int. "C" tro- ph, also spoke. Windbreakers Presented Members of the Lucan Six will receive white medals tnese played Defenceman Ray Yelle was pre­ sented with the Will Burgis tro­ phy,. emblematic of the _most valuable team. Erwin Control Memorial Community Centre Board, presided over the ban­ quet, which was prepared by the ladies of the community. Officials present included Nel­ son Hill and George Grant, vice- presidents of the W.'O.A.A. Among the speakers were Harry Beaumont, manager of the team; Fred Bevington, cap­ tain; Jim Freeman, the coach; Roy Stanley, chairman of the Recreational Committee; Len Gaudette, recreational director. Other speakers included Mid­ dlesex Warden Fred Dobbs, Lucan Reeve Mel Bradley, Biddulph Reeve Freeman I-Iodgins. Harvey Langford, third vice- president of the W.O.A.A, and sponsor of the Lucan Irish for 20 years, took part in the cere­ monies. Principal speakers all showered praise on the community for its excellent community centre. Erwin Scott announced that the control board had wiped out all debts of the community centre and that the arena had operated at a profit. "We’re going to con­ tinue to run it—and run it at a profit,” Mr. Scott said. Mr. Scott said the community should get together this spring and summer and complete the construction of the athletic field. Sun Spurs Seeding Plow Till Midnight Two Receive Silver Cups \ln H&S Speaking Finals cadet training officer of London, gave Cadet Corps its annual inspection Friday afternoon. Cadet Captain Bob INSPECTS CADET CORPS — Lt. A. P. Rankine, the S.H.D.H.S. Chaffe, left, accompanies the Lieutenant through the ranks. Ll, E. I). Howey, head of the instruction staff of the. cadets, and Principal H. L. Sturgis, are two of the officials follow­ ing the inspecting officer. —Jack Doerr, Exeter Legion Auxiliaries Rally Here Over 200 members of Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliaries in 12 Western Ontario centres attended a zone rally in Exeter Wednesday night. The ladies met in the local Legion Hall. Mrs. Louise Long, of Toronto, a past president of the provincial command of the Auxiliary, ad­ dressed the rally, describing the work and growth of branches throughout the province. One of the fastest-growing wo­ men’s organizations, in Ontario, have a In the Auxili- a con- Girls March With Corps During Cadet Inspection Six-Year-Old Boy Breaks Leg In Fall Jimmy Parsons, six - year - old son of Mr, and Mrs. Douglas Parsons, who has been a patient in Beck Memorial Sanitarium for the past two years, had the mis­ fortune to fall out of his bed and break his leg. He is now a pa­ tient in the Children’s War Mem­ orial Hospital, London, Girls marched in the S.H.D.- H.S. Cadet Corps inspection par­ ade Friday for the first time In the history of the Corps, Led by Captain Fay Ford and Lieutenant Arlene Ford, the girls formed azplatoon in the company for the annual review. There were 126 cadets on parade, in-’ eluding the bugle band. Lt. A. P. Rankihe, cadet train­ ing officer of London, inspected the corps. The march past was made in front of the school. Captain Bob Chaffe, the com­ pany commander, led the corps. Second-in-command was Lt. Bob Sustain Two Appeals On Drain In Usborne MacLaren. Platoon officers were Lts. Terry Wade, Beverley Stur­ gis and Keith Zahn. Bill Hess is the band sergeant. Four prizes for the smartest cadets on parade went to Lts. Bob MacLaren and Keith Bill Pollen and Fay Ford. Many of the cadets dressed in the new battle now being issued for high school corps. The new dress, the same as that issued the regular army, will replace the old-style suit­ type uniforms. After the inspection, the cadets put on an exhibition of gym­ nastics and wrestling. Members of the Cadet instruc­ tion staff, headed by Lt. Howey, are F. G. Meek, Jones and C. Wilson, the master. At least three cadets the 311 Auxiliaries now membership of 19,000. last six months, 15 new aries have been formed. Welfare Work The organization does siderable amount of welfare work, mostly among veterans and their families. The ladies contri­ bute a substantial fund which assists worthy students ther their education. Zone Comander Mrs. Hall, of Blyth, presided rallya Secretaries of liaries reported on work. Standard bearers the front of the hall dividual auxiliary flags during the opening ceremonies. Mrs. Dorothy Pfaff, president of the Exeter group, opened the meet­ ing. Greetings were extended to the ladies by Mayor W. G. Cochrane, to fur- Luella for the the 12 auxi- their year’s paraded to with the in­ and Andrew Bierling, president of the Legion. Dedicates Standard Rev. N. D. Knox, rector of Tri- vitt Memorial Church and padre of the local Legion, dedicated the new standard of the Exeter Auxi­ liary in a special ceremony. Gift presentations were made to Mrs. Long, Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Pfaff at the close of the rally. Lunch was served. The 12 auxiliaries of the zone are located in Brussels, Blyth, Clinton, Seaforth, Hensail, Wing­ ham, Kincardine, Lucknow, Ho- wick, Exeter, Ripley and Gode­ rich. Silver cups were awarded to Sandra Walper and Shirley Ir­ vine at the final public speaking contest sponsored by the Home and School Association on Tues­ day night. Sandra, who is a Grade 7 pupil of Mr. Clifford Reeves, took as her subject, "An Exciting Mo­ ment”, and she described her ex­ perience as she competed in the piano solo class at the South Huron Music Festival. "True Greatness” Shirley, a Grade 8 pupil of Principal Claude Blowes, spoke on “True Greatness”, which she said is often evident in the every­ day life ‘ of ordinary people. In conclusion she cited Christ's life as the highest example of true greatness. Others who took part were Donna Brydges, who spoke on "Licorice”, giving its ancient and modern uses; Robin Smith, whose subject was “The Rock of Gibral­ tar” and the legend of the apes who make their home upon it; S h i rle y Wurm, whose topic, “Planning a Canadian Holiday”, suggested beauty spots in each province; and Bob Ford, who dis­ cussed "Scouting”, a movement whose aim is to bring peace the younger, generation. Each the final speakers had won earlier contest. Judges were Padre Lawrence Mould, RCAF Centralia, Mr. J. Moses and Mr. George Farnell of the staff of the J, A, D. Me- Curdy School, Centralia. ' Mrs. Ernest Jones, who pre-j sented the awards, thanked Prin-; cipal Blowes, John Gunn andj Clifford Reeves for training can-1 didates and the judges for their: assistance. Banquet Graduates The Association voted to enter­ tain the Grade 8 graduating class at a banquet and present them with class pins at the end of the school year. Several films were shown and the "Noveltones”—Miss Kaye Mc­ Gill, Miss Doris Robinson, Mrs. Lois Porterfield and Mrs. Howard Pym—sang several selections. The 1954-’55 executive were installed by Mrs. Jones. The par­ ent attendance award was won by Mr. Reeves' class. Anxious farmers took to the fields with a vengeance Wednes­ day afternoon and evening when a warm sun spelled relief from weeks of intermittent rain and cold weather. Tractors roared across the land as late as midnight Wednesday as farmers attempted to make up for lost time. If forecasts for warm, sunny weather for Thurs­ day prove true, it will probably be the busiest day of the year. Unusually cold temperatures of ' the past week have prevented ( seeding. Since May 5, the met sec- ; tion at RCAF Station Centralia I has reported four nights of slight | frost. The mercury hit a low of 29.4 on Thursday, May 6. On Mon- i day, the minimum temperature ! was 34.7. The same day’s maxi­ mum temperature was 53.7, about the warmest of the week. The Centralia met section re­ ports the temperatures as "well , below normal”. Average maxi­ mum temperature for May during the past seven years has been 65 degrees while the average mini­ mum has been 44.5. Zahn, were dress E. D. E. H. band- Price War Two appeals on the Dykeman drain were sustained at the Us­ borne court of revision held Mon­ day afternoon. Norman Brock, who produced -evidence that his acreage on Lot Ei 10 S.W.B. was five acres less than the total assessment, had his outlet assessment lowered by $120. J. Herdman, who appealed that his acreage on Lot C, Con. 7 was partly drained into the Herdman-Hicks Award Drain, had his acreage reduced .from four to two acres and outlet assessment I 1 NEW P.S, PRINCIPAL—Arthur B. Idle, vice-princip*al of Listowel Public School, has been engaged as principal of Exeter Puplic School for the coming term. Mr, Idle wilt succeed Claude H. Blowes who has accepted a position in Preston. Named Directors Two district meh, Ralph Hicks of Exeter and George Deickert, of Zurich, were named to the board of directors of the Frost­ ed Food Locker Association of Ontario which held its annual eonventiou in Toronto last week. was reduced by $64.50. The appeal of D. E. Hicks, Lot D, Con. 7, against lay-out drain was not granted. The total reductions of $184.50 were spread pro-rata over 'the whole of the Usborne portion of the drain. Complete Spray Warble Fly inspector A. Flet­ cher reported the completition of the treatment of cattle for warble fly with 5,245 cattle treated in the firs spray and 5,744 in the second spray and 1,451 cattle treated by the brush method; 194 ratepayers treated by spraying and 92 ratepayers by brushing. W. Westlake and L. Oke inter­ viewed the council in regard to the Westlake drain. They were advised that council would try to get the contractor to proceed with the work as soon as poss­ ible and that they had no juris­ diction over the construction of farm ponds in the area until such time as damage to the drain resulted. Council promised to consult Tuckersmith township about the blocked condition of the Geiger drain after hearing a complaint from E. W. Rowcliffe. The drain is adjacent to the Rowcliffe pro­ perty, Lot 35, Con. 1. Investigate Complaint Council accepted a complaint from Alvin Moir about the poor drainage on his land, WJ Lot 21/22 Con. 3, and J. A. Howes, O.L.S.* was appointed engineer to investigate the matter. The tax collector reported re­ ceipt of $1,979 in 1953 taxes since January 1 including penal­ ties and interest with $3,521.49 in 1953 taxes still outstanding. A number of the interested ratepayers interviewed the coun­ cil in regard to the cost of the repairs to the Jaques drain made necessary by tile being broken during the back-filling of the drain; council promised to get in touch with the contractor who constructed ’it. The Ontario Department Of Highways notified the township that it has approved $40,000 road expenditures for 1954, The next council meeting will be held Monday evening, June 7, on of from S.H.D.H.S. will attend army camp this summer. Bob MacLaren has enrolled in the wireless course at Camp Borden; Valdemars Gulens has entered the driver mechanics' course at Camp Borden and Eric Ostland will attend the senior leaders’ course at Camp Ipper- wasli. Hospital Event Attracts Visitors Hospital Day brought many visitors to South Huron Hospital on Wednesday afternoon and eve­ ning. Mrs. Kenneth Johns, president of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, greeted the visitors and other members assisted in showing them through the hospital. In the Auxiliary room which has recently .been decorated and equipped with new chairs and floor covering, tea was served from tables attractively set with silver tea services and centred with bowls of spring flowers and lighted candles. The social com­ mittee, .................... Cowen, . _ Miss Alice Claypole, hospital superintendent, Mrs. J. Delbridge and Miss Marion Learn assisted 1 in welcoming the guests. Huronia Chorus Entertains Home The Huronia Male Chorus visited the Huron County Horae last Sunday evening and enter­ tained the residents with a varied program of solo, duet, quartette and chorus selections. Mrs. Alice Sturgis directed the program and Miss Agnes was at the piano. To Present Program 'On Sunday, May Bray 30,the Chorus, the ladies who assisted in the operetta and others will present a program in the High School auditorium at 9 pan. The proceeds will be donated to the Ladies Auxiliary to South Huron Hospital. On Tires Tire war among Exeter's auto­ motive businesses may continue indefinitely. One principal in the price- cutting battle said Wednesday “we’re going to continue as long as we have opposition”. Another dealer prominent in the fray said he intended to main­ tain his current price indefinitely. One or two other dealers en­ tered the war this week when a national tire firm started a country-wide sale. The remaining garages are "ly­ ing low” while the battle is on, "waiting for the smoke to clear”. Prices hit their lowest this past week when they dropped to $12.95 for 6.00-16s and $13.95 for 6.70-15s. One dealei’ said these prices were below his cost. The war started two weeks ago when a tire sale was advertised in The Times-Advocate. SWARM INTO ACTION —■ Farmers swarmed^onto the land Wednesday when the sun warmed temperatures after a back­ ward spring. Forecasts of continued warm weather make seed­ ing prospects bright. Ross Keyes, R.R. 3, Exeter, works land. Mother's Day Services Attract Large Crowds Mother's Day themes were car­ ried out in the local churches on Sunday morning. At Caven Presbyterian Church, Mr. Fred McKay of Knox College preached on the subject, "Christ, Lord of Our Homes”, at a com­ bined church and Sunday School service. Mrs. Harold Simpson sang an appropriate solo, "Mother My Dear” and the junior choir sang melodies of many lands. Bouquets were placed in the church in memory of Mr, Fred Bloomfield. Strang Heads Huron Officers convened by Mrs. Harvey was in charge. H. H. G. Strang, clerk of the Township of Usborne, was elected president of the Huron County Municipal Officers Association at the annual meeting held at Londesboro. Community Hall on Wednesday afternoon, Attending the meeting from Exeter were Reeve R. E. Pooley, Deputy-Reeve William McKenzie and Clerk C. V. Pickard. Mr. W. A. Orr, deputy-minister of municipal affairs, reviewed the legislation passed in 1954 as it At Main Street United Church* the Rev. A. E. Holley’s message stressed the responsibility of both parents to select and direct the activities of their children along lines that are desirable and cre­ ative. The choir’s selections were in keeping with Mother’s Day, The rite of infant baptism was administered to Larry Edward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hog­ garth; Brenda Joanne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Minter; Craig William, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd William Webber; and Marjorie Susan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Tuckey. The Women’s Missionary Coun­ cil, with Mrs. Keith McLaren pre­ siding, was in charge of the ser­ vice in the Pentecostal Church. Mrs. Cliff Blanchard led the testi­ mony service, Mrs. Thomas Jolly read the scripture and Mrs. Ro­ bert Ostler gave an appropriate reading. Special musical numbers “ j included solos by Mrs. Milford ’ {Prouty and Mrs. Cecil Kipfer. J Rev. H. Kendrick gave the Mo­ ther’s Day message. David Harold Kipfer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Kipfer, of Kippen, was dedicated. Gifts were presented to the oldest mother at the service, Mrs. Emily Parker; the youngest baby.. David Kipfer; and the mothers with the largest families, Mrs. C. Blanshard and Mrs. Cecil Quick, Centralia. Mrs. Harold Butler Sr. affected the municipalities. The tax notices from each municipal­ ity must show the estimated grants to be received from the government. Thomas Pryde, M.L.A., and John Hanna, M.L.A., were pres­ ent and spoke briefly. Vice-president of the associa­ tion is John Eckert, of McKillop, with J. Berry, assistant clerk and treasurer of Huron County, as secretary. The past president, P. L. Durst, clerk of Wroxeter, pre­ sided over the sessions. Visitors from outside the county were A.! W. Blowes, of Stratford, clerk- • treasurer of Perth, and D. E.;_______ _,„M. _____ Chown, clerk-treasurer of Lucan.; of "Eucan received^'planTas the About eighty persons were I mother unable to attend because present and were banqueted by‘ of illness. the Londeboro Women’s Institute, j Rev. Norman D. Knox took as The fall meeting will be held; his theme, ‘‘The Mother. of Mo- 111 EjVQtCT Hi A Vet fno TTt roi tv ATntM**’ TT<c*! tliers, the Virgin Mary”. lie ex- ! pressed regret that Mother’s Day has become commercialized andij jlo Raise Money A broom-selling campaign for (day the purpose of raising money for United Church with Rev. H. L! I has lost Much of its original■jOilS Jvi! DFOOlTlS [meaning. Selections by the choir gr X z IB asms || BANQUET CHAMPIONS — Lucan and community banqueted their hockey champs Wednesday night in tile community cen­ tre. Over 300 fans and hockey officials paid tribute to the Irish Six, winners of the O.H.A, Ini. “C” title and other hon­ ors. This official team picture shows the players and officials of the club. Front row, left to rights Leu Gaudette; Harry Beaumont, manager; Fred Bevington, captain; Harvey Lang­ ford, president of the club and sponsor; Bill Smith, alternate Captain; Jim Freeman, coach; and Leroy Bevington, assistant captain. Centre row: Vic Neil, stick boy; Norm Hardy, Ed Rowctt, Cyclone scoring champion; (Ben Bevington, Ross McTavish, Don McAlpine, Ray Yelle, Herb Stretton and Roy Bratt, trainer, Back row: Clare Stanley, Jake Barnes, Bob Watson, Keti Kirkpatrick, Bob Gallagher and Clayton Thomp­ son. The trophies are, left to right, the Hoffman Trophy, Cy­ clone. league championship, which the Irish won years ago; the Ken McMillan Trophy for O.H.A. Inf. championship; the Free Press Trophy for W.O.A.A. Int. " bile; the Hess Trophy, for the Cyclone "'(”’ title; and the Iz.iard Robertson Trophy, which the Irish won years ago. —Jack Doerr, Exeter i carried out the theme of the day. ■ Eighteen babies were baptized i at the Mother’s Day service Snn- i «, mvvxu-ocums ivx i duy morning in the James St , the purpose of raising money for United Church with Rev. II. J. (their welfare fund will be;Snell officiating. Parents and j launched by the Exeter Lions; children surrounded the altar Club in the near future. (rail. The large auditorium was ! This action was decided on at; practically filled for the occasion ■the regular meeting of the club’and among the congregation < Friday evening at Monetta Men-1 were many who were spending 1 ard’s. i the day with relatives. ; This method of raising money’ . The pastor took for his sub- i received endorsement over a raf- I .iect, "A Christian Home.’’ An t fie or frolic. A house-to-house [ anthem was sung by the choir (canvass will be made not only in and a solo by Miss Marilyn Exeter but in the surrounding I sett. district and at the airport. i Many Baptizedj At the close of the business Baptisms were as follows session motion pictures o£ Aus-'Susan Marie, daughter of Mr . ~ Donald Davey; Gary »Wayne, son of Mr. and Mrs. (Donald Jory; James Elmer, son ! of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rowe, 'Thomas Garnet, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Patterson; Helen Louise, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred ’Tilley; Gail Joan„ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Copt; Bonnie Lynn, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Hutson; (Barbara Marie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kennedy; Bar- i —Please turn to Page 12 tralia were shown by Ted Bus­ well. The Lions will hold Night Friday evening at Menard’s. Ladies' Monetta Attend Conference Mayor Cochrane and cillors Robert Dlnney, Snoigrove, Edw«»u joiauy uuu Earl Witmer attended & Joint Planning Conference in London last week. CouUC- Andrew Edward Brady and