HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-05-27, Page 1Eighty-Second Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 27, 1954
Crediton
Convention Host
Crediton ladies were hosts to
about 200 delegates and visitors
from a wide area Wednesday and
Thursday for the thirty-fifth an
nual convention of the. Women’s
Society of World Service of the
Evangelical United Brethren
Church.
Delegates f r o in Kitchener,
Hanover and as far away as
Pembroke, as well as ladies from
Dashwood and Zurich, attended
the two-day meeting.
Members of the Crediton W.S.-
W.S., led by President Mrs. G.
E. Wenzel, billeted the guests
over Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings. The delegates ate
breakfasts at their hosts' homes
and were served dinners and
suppers in the church. The build
ing was beautifully decorated
with hundreds of flowers for
the convention.
Crediton ladies in charge of
accomodating the guests were
Mrs. Mary Faist, Miss M. Schenk,
Mrs. Jacob Ratz and Mrs. Gor
don Ratz, who conducted regis
tration; Mrs. Herbert Young/
Mrs. Hugo Schenk,
Krueger ‘and Mrs.
Haist, who organized
ation of meals.
Assist Missions
At the Wednesday morning
session, reports showed that
money raised for missionary pur
poses amounted to $12,197.39
by a membership of around
1,50'0'. The church has 28 2 mis
sionaries stationed around
world and the women of
church raised 40 percent of
missionary funds used.
Engle, Ybor City,
of the church's
and Miss Audrey
secretary, Water-
Mrs. Ross
Wellington
the prepar
the
the
all
Mrs. Nellie
Florida, one
missionaries,
Wright, field
loo County WCTU, were guest
speakers for the convention.
The theme for the convention
was “Christ Calls to World-Wide
Witnessing’’ and Mrs. Engle and
president of the branch, Mrs.
Nelson Dahms, Listowel, pointed
out that followers must continue
and now
800.000.
were open-
Rev.
afternoon
of
interesting
to win new
their problem
to go forward for Him to
greater world-wide witnessing.
Mrs. Engle said the Evangelical
U.B. Church was the first church
born on American soil
has a membership of
Present Skit
In the Wednesday
session, Mrs. L. Hoffman,
Zurich, stated that only one cent
every third day was given over
to Missions: The ladies of Strat
ford presented an
skit depicting how
members.
Thursday sessions
ed with holy communion.
E. N. Mohr, pastor of the Credi
ton Church, was in charge and
visiting ministers participated.
Mrs. N, E. Qahms, Listowel,
was re-elected president; Mrs.
F. M, Faist, of Kitchener, was
named first vice-president and
Mrs. E, E. Pletch, second vice-
president.
Mrs. Mary Faist, of Crediton,
was appointed secretary of spirit
ual life.
Chorus Concert
To Aid Hospital
The Huronia Male Chorus will
be assisted by the entire cast
of the operetta, “Pirates of Pen
zance,” and other talent at a
concert in aid of the Ladies
Auxiliary to South Huron Hos
pital which will be presented in
the High School auditorium on
Sunday night.
The Huronaires, a quartette of
chorus members, and the Novel
tones, a ladies' quartette of pub
lic school teachers, will appear
on the program. .Solo numbers
by Harry Hern, Bruce Cudmore,
Harry Hoffman and Mrs. Robert
Reilly will also be featured.
A 20 question quizz on the
Bible, will see Mrs. M. C. Flet
cher putting the questions to
her Sunday School class.
Still Entangled By CTA
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Top Feature Of Fair
Merchants Will Review
Saturday Closing Hour
Lack of co-operation over Sa
turday night closing hours has
forced Exeter Businessmen's As
sociation to call a special meeting
Friday night to decide the issue.
Merchants agreed at a meeting
in April to close at 10 o’clock
during the summer instead of at
Damage $1,500
In Two Accidents
Property damage amounted t
$1,500 and one person was in
jured in two
this week.
On Sunday,
cott of RCAF
escaped uninjured when the car
he was driving crashed into a
ditch near the air station. The
car, a late model owned by Larry
Snider, of Exeter, was damaged
to the extent of $1,100.
Provincial Constable Cecil Gib
bons investigated.
Brakes Fail
When the brakes
dump truck driven
Desjardine, of R.R.
or Saturday, the vehicle coasted
west across No. 4 Highway from
the St. Marys road into the path
of a northbound vehicle, driven
by* Murray Griffin, of Windsor.
Mrs. Betty Griffin received a
severe gash in her forehead and
was taken to South Hufon
pital for treatment by Dr.
Milner.
Provincial Constable E1
Zimmerman investigated,
age was. estimated at $50 to
truck and $400 to the car.
to
district accidents
Llewellyn North-
Station Centralia,
failed on a
by Chester
2, Centralia,
Hos-
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Dam-
the
Still entangled between the
federal Canada Temperance Act
and the provincial Liquor Con
trol Act, Grand Bend liquor pro
motors will take their fight
the House of Commons.
The hotelmen want to
of the CTA which may
effective on the north
the village despite the many
tempts that have been made
circumvent the strict liquor law.
D. Park Jamieson, QC, of
Sarnia, solicitor for the hotel
men, said he hoped to take the
issue to the House of Commons
before the session is over.
get
still
half
to
rid
be
of
at-
to
the
Lawn Bowlers
Open Season
The lawn bowlers opened
aeason with a local tournament
and lunch on Wednesday. One
game of trebles was played in
the afternoon and another in
the evening. The ladies provided
hot beef sandwiches, pies and
coffee.
President M. Mode welcomed
the members and announced that
any person who would like to
try out the game would be wel
comed Friday and Monday eve
nings when bowls will be provid
ed. The ladies will begin bowl
ing Thursday, June 10,-at 3 p.m.
and will serve afternoon tea.
Prize winners on Wednesday
were William Woods, J. Cutting
and W. Ryckman, first with two
wins plus 10, aggregate 23;
Mrs. H. C. Rivers, S. B. Taylor
and J. M. Southcott, second with
two wins plus 10, aggregate 21;
Mrs. C. Watson, Mrs. E. R.'Hop
per and Russ Snell, third with
one win plus 12.
If the question cannot be
solved through Federal action,
hotelmen will have no alterna
tive but to take
to the courts.
The questions
Commons will be
ify are: (1) Is the Canada Tem
perance Act still effective on
the north half of Grand Bend?
and (2) If it is, can the act be
amended to take the
of Grand Bend?
This action is the
step that Grand Bend
to try to get liquor.
Joins Lambton
First, the village voted to join
Lambton county, which is under
LCA. Then they passed a liquor
vote for cocktail lounges and a
brewers’ retail store,
But both these moves were
made under provincial law. The
old Canada Temperance Act is
federal legislation and according
to some legal opinion, Grand
Bend cannot get out from under
it until the act is amended.
While the hotelmen seek the
solution, they are still applying
for liquor licences. Two have al
ready b§en granted by the On
tario Liquor Control Board, one
or the south side of the village,
the other on the north. Six
others have also applied for
licences.
Meanwhile, the construction of
a combined liquor store and
brewers’ warehouse is already
well advanced.
new
the House of
asked to clar-
CTA out
third big
has taken
Collect 10 Tons Of ’Paper
Exeter Boy Scouts collected
over 10 tons of paper in their
drive on Saturday. The troop
plans to make a collection every
two months.
on dis-PARADE OF BRIDAL FASHIONS — Seventy years of styles in wedding gowns were
play at the district annual of South Huron Women’s Institutes at Egmondville on Friday.
Gowns range from those of 1880, modelled by the ladies at the bottom, to modern bridal
fashions, displayed by those at the top. The models paraded their garments before some 200
ladies who attended the district meeting. Mrs. Kenneth Johns, bottom left, of Elimville W.I.,
was re-elected president. See story on Page 8. —T-A Photo
Cars Collide In Wall Of Snow
Inquest Of Fatalities Reveals
The head - on collision that
killed Milton Ratz, of Shipka,
and Gwen Simpson, of Toronto,
occurred in the middle of a
wall of snow, witnesses revealed
at a coroner’s inquest in Exeter
Friday.
Occupants of both cars said
the snow was so thick they did
not see the other vehicle as the
two rammed each other just be
hind a plow which was throw
ing a storm of snowflakes across
Highway 83 one-half mile east
of Dashwood on February 13.
Both drivers entered the
storm unaware of the presence
of the other. According to one
witness, the cars met in the
“middle of the densest snow.”
The inquest revealed that Mr.
Ratz, driving east, was passing
the plow when his car collided
with a westbound car driven by
Richard Simpson, of Toronto.
Mr. Ratz and Mrs. Simpson, wife
of the other driver, died in the
before the accident. The next
recollection a,I had was of be
coming conscious and seeing the
child on the floor and my wife
against the windshield and dash
board.’’ Mr. Simpson was
to take the witness stand
the use of crutches.
Mrs. Dick told the jury
Mr. Ratz was driving her
her family back to Seaforth after
they had attended a funeral at
Six
the
able
with
that
and
the
of
be
ll o'clock as in former years.
Some protest over this move has
been registered by farmers and a
number of merchants have been
staying open until later in the
evening.
Review Decision
Officials of the Businessmen's
Association said the Friday night
meeting was called to review the
decision and to seek co-operation
of all merchants on a majority
ruling.
At a recent meeting of the
Hensall Chamber of Commerce,
merchants in that town agreed
to close at 10 o’clock on Satur
day night. In St. Marys, mer
chants are closed Saturday night
but stay open on Friday night.
The biggest calf club in Ca
nada will hold its Achievement
Day at Hensall Spring Fair Fri
day afternoon.
Judging and auctioning of
over 80 calves in the district
feeder club will be one of the
highlights of the annual exhibi
tion presented by the South Hu
ron Agricultural Society.
Reports indicate gains of al
most 600 pounds have been reg
istered on some of the animals
which the young farmers have
been feeding since November,
This will be the largest on re
cord of the three-year-old club.
■Other features of Friday's fair
will be a top-notch horse show,
large display of purebred cattle',
the popular baby
way, and car and
hihits.
To Open Fair
F. A. Lashley,
of Ontario agricultural societies,
will '' ' ‘
the
will
contest, mid
machinery ex-
superintendent
RCAF Plans
Public Day
Residents of the area,
acquainted with the sight
sound of flying training
the R.C.A.F.
preside at the opening of
fair, the official ceremony
be held after a school pa-
BASEBALL SEASON OPENS *— Although a backward spring has hampered preparations
tor the baseball season, the exciting opening game of the Huron-Perth Intermediate league
at Dashwood indicated the teams will be well matched, Exeter Legion Mohawks lost to the
Tigers by a 7-6 score in a close battle. New additions to the Dashwood diamond are dug
outs. Exeter team enjoys the use of the new fixtures during an at-bat. —T-A Photo
hospital hours afterwards and
several other passengers were
severely injured.
The wall of snow, caused by
the agitation of the plow and a
strong south wind, was named
by the jury as being respons
ible for the action of Mr. Ratz.
The jury’s decision said: “If
there is blame to be attributed
to . . . (Milton Ratz) ... we
find that the snow-blow at the
scene of the accident wholly ex
plains his action.” No blame was
attached to Mr. Simpson or Wil
mer Preszcator, of near Exeter,
the operator of the plow.
“Can’t Take Chances’’
One of the passengers in
Ratz car, Mrs. Lena Dick,
Seaforth, testified that just
fore the accident Mr. Ratz had
attempted to pass the plow but
pulled back into his own lane
again and Said: “We can’t take
any chances.” Mrs. Dick noted
the driver appeared in good con
dition and had been "very care
ful” on the road. She said the
car was not going more than
20 miles per hour when the col
lision occurred.
Operator of the snow plow,
Wilmer Preszcator, said lie was
not aware of the accident until
two hours later when police con
tacted him at his home. He had
noticed the Simpson car go by
but had not seen the Ratz car
behind him. The plow operator
said he had stopped several
times earlier that afternoon to
let other cars pass from behind.
The inquest was held in Ex
eter town hall Friday afternoon.
Coroner Dr. F. J. Milner presid
ed and Crown
Hayes conducted
Didn’t Seo Car
First witness,
son, who now
Bend, said he and his wife and
child were driving to Grand
Betid when they met the snow
plow ■ coming east On the high
way. “The plow was blowing up
quite a bit of snow from the
south side Of the road and it
was blowing across the high
way making visibility difficult.
I slowed down to SO1 or 35 miles
per hour, The act Of passing the
plow was the last thing I saw
Grand Bend. There were
children in the car besides
two adults.
“We were travelling east
came upon the snowplow
outside of Dashwood. It
blowing up so much snow it
almost impossible to see.
Ratz pulled out to pass the plow
and then pulled back in behind.
He said to me ‘we can't take any chances.’ Then Mr, Ratz pulled |
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and
just
was
was
Mr.
Lay Stone
For Home
The cornerstone for the
addition to the Huron County
Home at’ Clinton was laid by
Thomas Pryde. M.L.A., at
impressive ceremony Wednesday
afternoon.
The new addition which is
expected to be completed by the
end of June will cost $450,000,
half of which will be borne by
the provincial government, while
the other half will be raised
through levy of taxes
county.
Officials Present
Officials from Huron
members of parliament,
ed at the ceremony which was
attended by a large crowd of
interested citizens.
Reeve R. B. Cousins, of Brus
sels, chairman of the county
home committee, was in charge
of the program. The invocation
was given by Rev. J. E. Ostrum,
chaplain of the home. Mrs. Mar
tha E. Jacobs, superintendent of
the home, sealed the documents
in the cornerstone. “ *
Pryde, who laid the stone,
presented with an inscribed
ver trowel by Warden W.
Dale.
Home Inspector
Other speakers were L.
Ludlow, of Toronto, inspector
county homes, and J. W. Hanna.
M.L.A. for Huron-Bruce.
The care of the home by the
superintendent and the work of
the county officials in providing
for the aged came in for many
complimentary remarks.
Mr. Ludlow urged more fre
quent visitations to the home to
make people feel that it is a part
of the community.
an
in the
County,
officiat-
well
and
from
Station Centralia,
have been invited to inspect the
planes at close quarters and see
a big display of air force mater
ial and equipment during ’open
house’ on Saturday, June 12.
The occasion is the eighth an
nual Air Force Day to be ob
served in Canada for the purpose
of enabling the public to see
what their Air Force is doing,
to see the
make up
planes and
they work
is organized.
Proved Popular
Air Force Day programs at
Centralia in the past years have
been well attended and much
appreciated by area residents.
The program for this year pro
mises to outshine all others with
air and ground displays planned
to give as complete a picture as
possible of the function of
station.
In addition to an exciting
show, practically all phases
station activity will be demon
strated or displayed in special
booths set up in one of the
huge hangars and in the recrea
tion hall. The airmen's sports
and recreation life will be rep
resented in exhibits as well as
his active
trade.
Visitors
tunity to
air training station where three
flying training units are based.
The station will be open to the
public
and a
ed to
men and women who
today's R.C.A.F., the
equipment with which
and how station life
j Will UC UPlU ttltCL cfc bVMvVI P**"
rade from the town hall to the ! fair grounds, led by two bands,
j Beautiful new' trophies have
: been added to the featured calf
j club competition. In addition to
the handsome Geo. T. Mickle
and Sons Ltd. trophy for great
est gain per day, there is the
large W. G. Thompson and Sons
Ltd. trophy for champion show
man of the club, the Bank of
Montreal shield for best junior
showman and the Hensall Dis
trict Co-op cup for senior champ
ion showman.
For the first time in the his
tory of the unique calf club,
girls have been allowed to enter
the competition. This year there
are seven girls trying for the
honors.
To Auction Calves
W. S. O’Neil, of Benfield, a
Hereford breeder, has been en
gaged to auction the 86 head
during the afternoon.
Thomas
was
sil-
. J.
the
all
ot
duty in an air force
will have full oppor-
see Canada’s busiest
from one until five o'clock
cordial welcome is extend-
all.
Attorney Glen
the inquiry.
Richard Simp-
lives ih Grand
Ripe Strawberries
Tempt The Palate
Luscious ripe strawberries,
lovely to behold, but very tantal
izing because they were few In
number, were brought into the
office last Saturday by Mrs. Max
Turnbull, of Grand Bend. Last
fall Mrs. Turnbull transplanted
two plants into a small box and
this spring placed them in a
window where they received the
warm sunlight. On one of the
plants were two large luscious-
looking berries with 12 more in
various stages of development.
The other was similarly loaded.
FOR ACTION — Here's
Need Help
For Minors
Lack of coaches and managers
for teams may hinder the minor
baseball program in Exeter this
summer, it was trevealed at a
Recreation Council meeting on
Tuesday night.
Four teams — juvenile, mid
get. bantam and pee wee—have
been entered in the W.O.A.A.
and house leagues are being or
ganized but There is a scarcity
of men willing to assist with
the program.
Recreation Director Doug
Smith, who is in charge of minor
sports, is seeking coaches and
managers to help him look after
the dubs.
The minor sports program al
so includes softball for girls.
Swimming Instruction?
Possibility that the recreation
council can provide inexpensive
swimming lessons for children
in the town will be investigated.
Andrew Snelgrove, town coun
cil representative on the recrea
tion body, requested the director
to see if regular weekly hours
could be secured at some swim
ming pool in the area and if
bus transportation could be pro-
, vided for youngsters who wished
t1 > take swimming lessons,
fee would have to
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of
Gator Show, Vaudeville
Features Of Celebration'
ITuffy Trusdale and his alliga-(Dominion Day will feature the
..............- - ■ - most expensive vaudeville show
in the tliree-year history of the
Celebration. Organized
ran trouper Lee Paul,
ton, this year’s show
the club over $5 on.
come from Hie Eastern
and Ontario,
The club voted to sell reserved, small
seats in one of the six sections! charged, of the grandstand for the Cole-’
bration. The tickets will b
in advance and will be gm
both afternoon and eve
shows.
In charge of the
bration this year
dent Les Parker
for the day reported on
preparations.
Playground Plans
Plans for the summer
ground were outlined, by
matt Robert Southcott.
tors will be the feature after
noon attraction at this year’s
Dominion Day
was announced
Celebration, it
. _ at the Exeter
Kinsmen Club meeting Thursday
night.
Trusdale, a Sarnian who raises,
wrestles and 'shows alligators,
was the hit of the Toronto
Sportsmen's Show in the CNE
buildings this winter. He be
came famous in Western Ontario
last summer when he tried to
catch the celebrated "monster”
at New Hamburg.
Wrestle Alligators
Lou Bailey, chairman of
committee in charge of
afternoon show on July 1,
ported to the club that a contract
bad been signed, with Trusdale
which calls for the animal train
er to wrestle his alligators and
to display them to the public.
The committee also plans seve
ral new attractions which will
be different from previous cele
brations.
The ovenihg performance oh
by vete-
of Kirk
will cost
The acts
States
A
be
the
the
re
entire cele-
is vice-presi-
Ail committees
their
play-
Chalr-
Worlc
crews are getting the grounds
in shape for the program.
The Novel-Tones, local ladies’
quartette, entertained with seve
ral songs.
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i
No girls* softball team
been entered in the W.O.A.A.
cause there was no grouping in
this area. Goderich was the
closest town which entered the
competition this year. Most of
the girls will be playing ■ „ church league which has been
formed in this area.
Honor Secretary
Norma Wilson,
signed from tho council
being secretary for two
was presented with gifts
the ‘ j ““ ‘ ... ..
Mickle lauded the active
of Miss Wilson in almost all phases of the recreation, pro
gram.
meeting.
li as
be-
in a
who has re-
after
years,
after
Glen
work
Chairman
READY __________
Tom Pryde, Huron’s MLA, decked
out in catcher’s garb for official
opening of the Huron-Perth base
ball league at Dashwood on Mon
day. Tom’s baseball ability wasn’t
tested bpeatise Dashwood Manag
er Mickey Webb hit the first ball
thrown hy Stephen Reeve Jack
Morrissey. Hay Reeve Earl Camp
bell and Exeter Manager Jim
Fairbairn also participated in the
ceremony. —!T-A Phot<>