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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-07-01, Page 3THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 1, 1954 Mitro, Meharg Tops 'Double M’ Paces Tribe, Shutout Zurich Kings 9-0 Tlie “Double M“ battery of Mitro and Meharg, one of the top , defensive units in the Huron- Perth, is now proving to be among the best offensive com­ binations, too. The battery has posted a 4-1 won-lost record so far this sea­ in 48 innings. Meharg leads the tn 48 innings. Menargs lead* the tribe hitters with a hefty ,387 average and Mitro is only two points behind with .385. The two demonstrated their double-threat power Monday night as they led Mohawks to a 9-0 rout of Zurich Lumbei' Kings. Ku Top Form Steve showed his top form of the season, hurling a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts for his second shutout. He wielded a potent three-for-four bat, too. Meharg, who has yet to strike out this season, hit two-for-four. Another offensive star for the tribe Monday night was Ron Howe. The second sacker hit three-for-five. Fred Darling knocked one-for-three. There were other defensive stars, too. Juvenile Terry Wade stabbed a liner off Pete Cundy’s bat in the second and Jack Elson crashed into the fence as he robbed Gundy of a homer in the Tha BANK of NOVA SCOTIA’S / X Personal Security Programw You set your own savings-goal . b . you save on the popular, convenient instalment plan . . . and your PSP con tract guarantees your estate the full amount of that goal in case of decease before you make it. Drop into your nearest branch right away for the free PSP book­ let, giving all the details about this new, guaranteed way to save! [The BANK of NOVA SCOTIA —----------- | Your Partner 1 in Helping ■ Canada Grow I ■ —___f Your BNS Manager is a good man to know. In Exeter he is H. W. Kelson. eighth. The Zurich manager could have laid a theft charge on ei­ ther play. Big Fourth Inning Ron Heimrich started on the mound for the Lumber Kings and the game was a pitchers’ duel until the fourth when the tribe broke loose for six hits, Heimrich lost two men with walks but the errors of his mates were most costly, The tribe scored single tallies in the sixth, seventh and eighth off reliefer Cundy, Although Gundy was robbed of hits twice, he still clouted one of M-W Upset By Maroons Maroons, bouncing back fropi their 16-2 loss Thursday, handed Mid-West 'Combines their first setback of the season in the Rec Softball League Tuesday night. Score was 4-3. Murray Brintnell slammed a home run for the colored shirts to score the winning run. Mid­ West errors allowed the other three. Tinney Flynn starred for Com­ bines, clouting a homer with one on and scoring the third run,. Bill Musser won his first game of the season and Lloyd Cushman suffered his initial loss, Harry Hurls No-Hitter Harry Holtzman, pitching his first softball game of the season, hurled a no-hitter Thursday night when Legion whalloped the Maroons 16-2. The two Maroon runs were scored on walks. Bill Chambers and Jake Lin­ denfield, with three runs each, paced the Legion offensive. Gus Duval, Holtzman, and Gerry Law- son scored two runs each. Bill Musser and Reg Stagg counted the two Maroon runs. Musser and Norm Ferguson pitch­ ed for the losers. W L T FA P Mid-West ..... 4 1 0 30 22 8 Maroons ......... 2 3 0 22 37 4 Legion ........ 1 3 0 30 23 2 Over 125 Attend Lamport Reunion Over 125 members registered at the twenty - second annual Lamport reunion at Riverview Park, Exeter, on June 26. Mr. and Mrs. Len Dilkes con­ vened the sports program. Win­ ners were: Wendy Neal, David Preszcator, Gwen Lawson, Sparky Lewis, David Prouty, Judy Lam­ port, Grace Mackenzie, Glen Lam­ port, Ruth McNair, Wesley Sims, Elaine McNair, Mrs. Webb, Earl Neal, Leroy Lewis, Gordon and Ruth McNair, Tom Proulx. Youngest baby was Marion Squire; oldest lady, Mrs. Albert King; oldest man, Joseph Wood- all. Mrs. Cora McKitterick, ■ of Toronto won the prize for com­ ing the farthest distance. Mrs. Earl Neal took charge of the business in the absence of Mrs. Wilson, president. The 1955 reunion is to be held at River­ view Park, Exeter, on the third Saturday in June. 'Officers elected were: presi­ dent, Bob Edwards, of Exeter; vice-president, L. Dilkes, Exeter; treasurer, Mrs. G. McNair, Den- field; secretary, Mrs. Ted Sims, Exeter; sports convenors, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lamport; table convenor, Mrs. James Mawhin- ney, R.R. 3, Dashwood. the two Zurich safeties. Doug O’Brien- hit the other in the other in the eighth. Uses Eleven Men Mentor Red Loader used 11 men in the game. Al McGillivray donned a tribe uniform for the first time and played third. Lome Haugh, who was injured in the Mitchell game, dressed Monday night but didn’t go in. Ted Mar­ tyn was back at first, Howe on second and Wade at short. Ray Yelle, Fred Darling and Loader started in the outfield; Harry Holtzman and Jack Elson played there too. Zurich was without regular catcher Bob Rawlings but Don O’Brien handled the position. Cundy started at first, Gignac at second, Bill Yungblut at third, and Doug O’Brien at short. Bill Bedard, (Ron Heller, John Haber- er, Don Hesse and Bill Bartley played in the grass. Shower Spoils Yelle Debut Rain spoiled Ray Yelle’s debut in a Mohawk uniform Friday night. The big righthander, had the handcuffs securely locked arouiid Clinton Radar school be­ fore a thunder burst stopped the game in the third. Although he said he wasn’t in top form (he’s bothered by a nerve in his back), the big right­ hander faced only nine men in three innings and struck out five of them. Mohawks were well on the way to winning the tilt before it was called. Meharg scored in the first inning on Mitro’s double and the catcher drove in Howe for a sec­ ond run in the third. Wally Meade, Clinton’s ace flinger, had trouble with his con­ trol. He threw four wild pitches and hit two batsmen. Mohawk Averages Thames Road By MRS. WILLIAM RHODE G AB H Pct. Bob Meharg ............... 8 31 12 .387 Steve Mitro ..............8 20 10 .385 Ron Howe ..................i:23 8 .348 Bill Jupp ....................6 23 8 .348 Rjed Loader ................7 23 7 .304 Ted Martyn ................. 5 17 5 .294 Fred Darling ............(1 23 6 .261 Lome Haugh ............7 28 7 .250 Har Holtzman ..........5 15 2 .133 George Glendinning .4 14 1 .076 Topics From Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Lamport and family, of Crediton, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Percy Stone. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Merrill, Gor­ don and Brian, of Clinton, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wil­ liam Rohde. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Weir, of Carman, Manitoba, were supper guests on Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Percy Stone. Mr. and Mrs, Charles Jeffery and 'Glenn attended the Luther reunion at Ipperwash. A miscellaneous shower was held on Monday evening last for iMiss Lulu Borland, who was mar­ ried on Saturday last. The monthly meeting of the W.A. and W.M.S. will be held in Thames Road Church on Wednes­ day evening, July 7, at 8:30 p.m. Ball Game On Thursday evening the best ball game of the season was played between Thames Road an$ Staff a. The score was tied at 6-6. See Our New Cannon T owels A special shipment of sub­ standard Cannon Towels in guest and bath size.has just arrived. There’s a grand se­ lection of colors and the prices are excellent. Come In right away! 39c 59c 69c to $1.75 Just in time for your vacation! You’ll get more pleasure from your travel with Mc- Brine Luggage — it’s scuff resistant, stain resistant, color fast, with the smart new Duralite coverings which clean With a damp cloth. Grocery Specials For Thursday, Friday & Saturday GRANULATED SUGAR 5-lb,..bag ........... ................................ 42^ RED SEAL SALMON 7%-oz. tin ......................................... 29j? 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Clinton RCAF, Zurich, Strath­ roy and Exeter are bunched to­ gether in the middle of the stand­ ing and St. Marys and Clinton Colts bring up the rear. Edges Colts Clinton Colts put up a sur­ prisingly good showing against Mitchell Tuesday night as the Legionaires escaped with a 2-1 win, Doug Aitchison chalked up another victory for the vets. Strathroy surprised Zurich on Tuesday night by clouting three home runs to whip the Lumber Kings 10-6. George Evans, who defeated Exeter here two weeks ago, was the winning hurler. Easy Victory Dashwood Tigers scored a com­ fortable 6-1 win over the young Clinton airmen team on Monday night. Pee Wee Kleinstiver paced the Tigers at the plate. St. Marys a'nd Clinton Colts fought it out for the cellar posi­ tion last Thursday and the stone town crew won 9-8. Bradshaw and McChesney pitched for St. Marys; Bartliff, the ageless one, and Ken Patterson shared Clinton duties. Clinton RCAF blew wide open Thursday to give Strathroy a 15- 13 win. The game had 13 errors and 20 hits. | Streamline | Your | Work ... [ Stamp It To Speed It 1 — Let Us Supply You With — | Rubber Stamps 1 And All Types Of | Marking Devices | 1 Rubber Stamps Made To Order . . , Bank Stamps | = Circular, Oval and Rectangular Stamps ... | I Stamps With Changeable Dates and Numbers ... | | Signature Stamps . . . Die Plates for All Purposes | | Printing Wheels . , . Numbering Machines . . . | | Stamp Racks ... | | The Times-Advocate | The pupils and teachers from nine schools in Usborne Town­ ship enjoyed a Field Day at the Seaforth Park on Friday, June 18. Five buses of the Exeter Coach Lines called at the schools and transported the children. Sports were enjoyed in the morning then dinner was served by the ladies of the Crediton United Church. Several of the parents and t he trustees and their wives attended. In the afternoon, the pupils enjoyed swimming, a game of ball and free ice cream. Race Results Results of the races are as follows: Fifty yard dash: grade one girls, Dorothy Dickie, M, Towle; boys, Gary Dobson, Richard Westcott; grade two girls, Bar­ bara Hern, Francis’ Skinner; boys, Neil McAllister, Gary Hey­ wood; grade three girls, Wendy Vander Laan, Alice Nyhuis; boys, Franz Idsinga, Ronald Oke. Grade five girls, Marlene Stone, Margaret Brock; boys, Bruce Dykeman, Glenn Towle; grade six girls, Linda Dykeman, Rosemary Smith; boys, Billy Ellerington, Fred Miller; grade seven girls, Margaret O’Brien, Ann Forest; boys, Bobby Bea­ vers, Walter Westlake; grade eight girls, Ruth McBride, Ber­ nice Strang; grade eight boys, Allan Rundle, Douglas Sillery. Three-legged race: Mary Skin­ ner, Ruth McBride; Grace Johns, Grace Routley, Mary Dickie, Mar­ garet Brock; Lome Gackstetter, John Etherington. Wheelbarrow Race Wheelbarrow race: Harry Jac­ ques and Doreen Brock; Brian Hern and Grace Routly; Wayne Mitchell and John Etherington; Graham Thompson and Gordon Hodgins. Sack race: Freddie Hyde, Bruce Dykeman, Gordon Hodgins, Gary Rowcliffe. A peanut scramble was held for grades one and two. HURON-PERTH STANDING w L P Pct. Mitchell* ..............9 1 15 .900 Dashwood* ..........5 2 9 .714 Clinton RCAF ..4 3 8 .571 Zurich* ................4 3 7 .571 Strathroy ............3 5 6 .375 Exeter* ...............4 4 .500 St. Marys ..........1 6 »2 .143 Clinton Colts ...0 6 0 .000 These, teams receive only one point for a win when they play each other; they receive two points for a win when they play any of other clubs.) RESULTS St. Marys 9, Clinton Colts 8 Dashwood 6, Clinton RCAF 1 Exeter 9, Zurich 0 Mitchell 2, Clinton Colts 1 Strathroy 10, Zurich 0 FUTURE GAMES July 2—Exeter at Zurich Dashwood at St. Marys 5— Exeter at Clinton RCAF 6— Zurich at Mitchell Clinton Colts at Dashwood 7— Exeter at Zurich 8— Dashwood at Strathroy Clinton Colts at St. Marys The Story In Saintsbury By MRS. H. DAVIS Duro Pump’s new low price puts money in your pocket Tops In London Bowling Tourney Exeter's crack lawn bowling doubles team of Ken Hockey and Russ Snell captured the highly- rated tourney at London Thistle Club last week. The pair scored four wins plus 16 to bring the London Life tro­ phy to Exeter for the first time. It’s on display at the T-A. Hockey and Snell defeated a Thistle team 13-10 in the first game, then followed through with a 15-10 win over an Ailsa Craig pair and two more victories over Elmwood bowlers. Another team of Wes Ryckman and J. M. Southcott were in the tourney with two wins. The sympathy of this commun­ ity is extended to the mother and family of the late Ivan Davis, whose funeral was held on Thurs­ day afternoon, June 24, from the Haskett funeral home in Lucan. The pallbearers were six ne­ phews—-Messrs. Billy, Clayton and Donald Abbott and Cameron Davis, Jim Mugsford, of Toronto, and Lloyd Maguire, of Scotland, Ont. The flowerbearers were his two nieces—Mrs. Jim Mugsford, of Toronto, and Mrs. Lloyd Ma­ guire, of Scotland, Sharon Davis and Sandra Abbott, and the school children of the community. The service was conducted by Rev. R. Mills, rector of St. Pat­ rick’s Church, Saintsbury, assist­ ed by Rev. M. H. Elston. A cou­ sin, Allen Elston, Centralia, sang •‘Beyond the Sunset”. Interment took place at St. James’ Ceme- tery, Clandeboye. Mr. and Mrs. C. Ings of London spent the weekend at the home of Mr, Hugh Carrol and Mrs. Harry Carroll. Miss Dora Noels of Aylmer is spending a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. McDonald, afternoon of sports was convened by Mr. and Mrs. H. Latta and Mr. and Mrs. D. Maguire. Prizes went to Lester Caldwell of Sheddon, five months old, the youngest member present; and to Mrs. F, Coates, of Exeter, as the oldest. Rev. and Mrs. H. Dickins of Rochester, N.Y., were honored as members coming the greatest distance. The picnic is to be held at the same park on the third Saturday in June, 1955, with Mr. P. Dic­ kins of London as president. Mrs. F. Coates of Exeter was president this year. Mr. and Mrs. H. Latta and family attended the Latta re­ union at Springbank on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. D. Maguire and boys attended the Maguire re­ union at Springbank on Sunday. If you’ve ever wished for a running water system—now’s the time to install one. We’ve cut our prices lower than ever before on Duro Pumps. Now we can install a Duro with even greater savings chan this economical quality pump has offered in the past. And when you buy a Duro, you’ve bought the best pump by far. Gone are the days of water failure due to mechanical breakdown. The top quality Duro delivers thousands of gallons of water for a few pennies. Fits in a minimum amount of space and is so silent you can hardly heat it. There’s always ample water with a Duro. 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