HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-08-19, Page 12Page 12 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1954
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ITS COMING
The CKNX
BARN DANCE
BROADCAST
from the
EXETER ARENA
8:00 p.m. sharp on
Saturday, August 21
Featuring
Stars of Radio, Stage
Adults 750 Children 500
Dance to Follow — 9:30 to 12:00
Fur Coat Bingo
LUXURIOUS
$1,000 Persian Lamb Coat
LOVELY
$600 Mink Jacket
BEAUTIFUL
$400 Full Length Muskrat
These Coats Will Be Modelled at the Lyric Theatre,
Exeter, on Monday, August 30, and also at the Aldon
Theatre in Grand Bend on Wednesday, August 25.
THERE WILL ALSO BE
12 REGULAR GAMES FOR $25.00 EACH
3 SHARE-THE-WEALTH GAMES
Admission:
Tickets
Tickets
Tickets
$1.00 Extra Cards: 250 or 5 for $1.00
on Muskrat Coat: 250 or 5 for $1.00
on Mink Jacket: 500 each
on Persian Lamb Coat: $1.00 each
Goderich Arena
TUESDAY, AUG. 31
Exclusive Oakwood Resort
Serves Big Summer Family
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that it can exercise authority over land here. We have made
them; it allows no commercialism effort to sell it ourselves. We he-
within its boundaries; it restricts
construction on its land to sum
mer dwellings which must reach
a certain standard.
Big Maintenance Dep’t
The service provided by Oak
wood can be shown by its ex
tensive maintenance department
which keeps the golf course and
summer hotel in top condition
and assists cottage owners as
well. This service department em
ploys five men most of the year,
includes eight workshops of every
type, five tractors, two trucks
and a considerable amount of
other wheel equipment. »
The resort operates its own
waterworks system which handles
almost as big a supply as the
town of Exeter. On a peak day
in town this summer, the system
pumped 650,000 gallons of water.
In Oakwood the same day, the
private system handled 500,000
gallons. The cottages, hotel and
golf course are all supplied by
the Oakwood system.
During its 70-day season, the
hotel accommodates an average
of over 50 guests a day, a total
of approximately 4,000 man-days
per season.
The comfortable, individual ca
bins have a capacity of 75 and
the main dining room will serve
125. Some 30 waitresses and
housekeepers are employed for
the hotel, as well as a male chef,
assistant chef, and utility man.
Oakwood is a dream come true.
When the founder purchased the
land in 1919, it was just a poor
farm with an assessment of less
than $100. But he saw the poss
ibilities for an outstanding resort.
Today the assessed value is one-
quartei* of a million dollars; its
real value more than twice that.
Decision Justified
The purchase was not a chance
one. Mr. Walker, who was travel
ling sales representative and part
ner in a Wingham furniture com
pany, travelled to other resorts
on the Great Lakes and in the
Muskoka district to view pro
perty there. He looked over
Northern Michigan, the Canadian
and American shore of Lake
Huron and the Canadian shores
of Lakes Erie and Ontario but he
found no spot with the possibil
ities of Oakwood. He believed its
location with its natural beach
and bush was unexcelled. Ob
viously, his judgement was cor
rect.
‘‘Growth has not been pheno
menal; it’s been slow,” says Mr.
Walker. ‘‘We. have never paid
FOR HEALTH’S SAKE
sell
no
lieved that if a man liked the
place well enough to come to us
about purchasing a lot, then he
was well sold.”
In 1921 Mr, Walker had the
land surveyed and a registered
plan, the first in the Grand Bend
area, was obtained in 1922, In
1925 another 75 acres across the
road was purchased and a golf
course laid out. Shortly after the
summer hotel was established.
Guests Of Arbor Acres
Mr .and Mrs. Sheldon Wein of
the Lakeview Hatchery staff
motored to Glastonbury, Conn.,
this week to be guests of Arbor
Acres Farm from which the Lake
view Hatchery purchases large
quantities of hatching eggs.
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Games Start at 9:00 P.M. Sharp
Sponsored by Goderich Lions Club
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Roller Skate
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday Evenings
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Western Ontario’s Newest Farm Day 8-11 P.M. Until Further Notice
Grand Bend
Tri-County
Rural Day
Wed., Aug. 25
> SPECIAL RURAL PLAY DAY FOR
HURON, LAMBTON AND MIDDLESEX
3 Big Tri-County
Sports Tourneys
ON GRAND BEND SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELD
Adults 500 Children 250
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ADMISSION; 35: & 250
Refreshment Booth
THE ANNUAL
Memorial Day
Service
will be held in
Zion Cemetery
Usborne Township
Sunday, Aug. 29
at 2:30 p.m.
Lyric
Theatre
Phone 421
Previews Its
Coming Attractions
All-Star Softball
All-Star Team from Each County
Preliminary 10 A.M. Finals 2 P.M.
Sponsored by Your Local Dealer of
MASSEY-HARRIS-FERGUSON
Horse‘Shoe Tourney
Watch Crack Doubles Teams Throw
Eliminations Start 10 A.M. Finals in Afternoon
Sponsored by “
O’KEEFE’S BREWING CO. LTD.
Tug O' War Contest
Picked Teams from Each County
Preliminary 11:30 A.M. Final 4 P.M.
Sponsored by
YOUR LOCAL CO-OP
Enjoy Fun At Grand Bend
Swim Picnic « Boat and Midway Rides
Dance Roller Skate —- Bowl — Golf
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
August 20 and 21
Escape From
Fort Bravo
* William Holden
★ Eleanor Parker
A real outdoor melddrama in
color, set in the Arizona territory.
MONDAY & TUESDAY
August 23 and 24
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★ Preston Foster
★ Peggy Castle
A Mickey Spillane murder my
stery melodrama . . .
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
August 25 and 26
Plunder of the Sun
★ Glenn Ford
Diana Lynn
The action is fast-moving and
much of the actual photography
is of Mexico.
Fred Ogden Dies In West
Mr. Fred Ogden, son of Thomas
Ogden, of Filmore, Sask., died
August 12 in Regina Hospital. He
was a successful farmer in the
Regina district,
Surviving are his wife and two
children, his father who went
west from this district in 1901,
and one brother, Ray, also of
Filmore. He was a nephew of
Nathaniel Ogden, Exeter; Mrs.
William Nedjger, Dashwopd; Mrs.
J. B. Armitage, Lucan; and James
Ogden,
Mrs. Charles Harris is visiting
relatives in Kitchener and Hamil
ton.
LI ash mar
Drive-In Theatre
Clinton
London.
Mrs.
several
Fred Harris, of London.
Mildred Holtzman spent
days with Mr. and Mrs.
COMING EVENTS
DANCING every Friday night in
Bayfield Pavilion, Ken Wilbee’s
orchestra. Bayfield’s favorite sum
mer dance pavilion. For private
parties and receptions, telephone
65S-r-6 Seaforth or 684-r-31 Hen
sail. 5:12::19:26c
THURS.-FRI. AUG. 19-20
“LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN”
(Colour)
GENE TIERNEY
CORNEL WILDE
Cartoon and News
SAT,-MON. AUG. 21-23
“GUNFIGHTER”
GREGORY PECK
HELEN WESTCOTT
Cartoon and News
Miss Margaret Rogers, of Kit-Mr. Menzer Herbert returned .... .
home Friday after a week’s vaca- chener, visited at the home of
tion at Lake Wilcox.Mrs. E. Irwin.
Hensail Legion
Home Bingo
$500.00 In Prizes
12 DIFFERENT WAYS TO WIN!
You still have time to join in this
fascinating game of home bingo . . .
The Following Numbers Have Been Called:
■ 17 and 21 G 47 and 50
You can purchase cards at the following local places:
CENTRALIA: Glenn Robinson.
EXETER: Stan Frayne, Rether’s Coffee Shoppe,
Chambers & Darling Meat Market.
GRAND BEND: Bill Glenn, Mary Ravelie.
ST. JOSEPH: H. Forcier.
ZURICH: T. Myers.
Numbers Drawn Published Daily in London Free Press
Huron-Perth 'D'
Baseball
Playoffs
Zurich Lumber Kings.
VS.
Dashwood Tigers
1953 OBA “D” Champions and 1954 H-P Champions
— FOUR-OUT-OF-SEVEN SERIES
Dashwood Leads Series 2-1
Friday, August 20
Monday, August 23 '— At
Wednesday, August 25 — At
Friday, August 27 — At
At Zurich
Dashwood
Zurich
Dashwood
GAME TIME — 6:00 P.M.
(If a game is rained out, it will be played the next night
and the schedule will continue as above)
Lakeview Casino
GRAND BEND
Dancing Every Night
Monday through Friday 9:30 to 12:30
Saturdays 9:00 to 12:00
Neil McKay's All-Star Orchestra
Concert On The Beach
Every Sunday Evening
AUGUST 22 — FOREST BRASS BAND
f Rural Day - Wed., Aug. 25
SPEECHES BY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
and DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES
at 1 jSO p.m.
from the NEW BAND STAND oh the BEACH
• Lakeview Casino Picnic Hall
on the beach open for the occasion.
Bring your lunches!
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TUES.-WED. AUG. 24-25
“MAN ON A TIGHT ROPE”
FREDERICK MARCH
TERRY MOORE
Cartoon and News
MOHAWK
PLAYOFFS
Huron-Perth 'B' Baseball
Friday, August 20
5:30 P.M. Sharp
EXETER COMMUNITY PARK
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THURS.-FRI. AUG. 26-27
“HURRICANE SMITH”
(Colour)
JOHN IRELAND
YVONNE DE CARLO
Cartoon and News
ALDON
THEATRE
GRAND BEND
THURSDAY,
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
August 19, 20 and 21
“MA AND PA KETTLE
AT HOME”
★ Marjorie Main
★ Percy Kilbride
Old Home Week for the Kettles
. . . Old Home Week for their
thousands of friends.
ADDITIONAL SHORT SUBJECTS
SUNDAY MIDNIGHT,
MONDAY & TUESDAY
August 23 and 24
“THE COMMAND”
Warnercolor
★ Guy Madison
★ Joan Weldon
A sweeping outdoor action
drama of brave men and 'beauti
ful women ...
NEWSREEL and CARTOON
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
August 25 and 26
“THE DIAMOND QUEEN”
★ Fernado Lamas
★ Arlene Dalil
Cinecolor
A great romantic team in a
story of lust, love and adventure
in India . . .
SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS
Ciant Labor Day
Celebration
DASHWOOD
Monday, September 6
FEATURING IN THE EVENING
Band Parade
with Forest, Strathroy, Thedford and Dashwood Bands
— 7:30 p.m.
Comedy Concert
with Paul Bros, of Kirkton and other Outstanding Artists
— 8:30 p.m.
Car Draw
AFTERNOON
Intermediate Baseball
2:30 p.m<
Junior Girls Softball
Brussels vs. Dashwood — 12:30 p.m.
Bantam Ball Game
10:30 a.m.
BINGO BOOTHS GATE PRIZE
Sponsor: Dashwood Men’s Club - Proceeds for Welfare
| COME AND SPEND THE DAY AT DASHWOOD!
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Frank Taylor, President
Geo. W. Lawson, Treas.
EXETER
RACES
Wed.,
1:30 P.M. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
August 25, 7954
$1,500 In Purses
or
or
or
or
Pace $300
$300
McDonnell starting Gate will be used
Betting Privileges on the Grounds
EXETER
TURF CLUB
Jack Morrissey; Chairman
W. C. Allison, Secretary