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THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1954 Page 9
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Caught In Hurricane,
Describe Experiences
Exeter
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Personal Items
Members of the Women’s In
stitute enjoyed a social evening
as guests of Elimville W.I. in
Elimville United Church last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Alma Hopcroft returned
home after visiting with her son,
Chief P.O. Fred Hopcroft, Mrs.
Hopcroft and
mouth, N. S.
Mr. Lorne
attended the
Breslau last
Lorne Becker
ed with her mother,
Greb, at Preston.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fonger
, and son, of London, spent the
weekend with the latter’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Messner.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Brown, of
London, spent Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. William Wien.
Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Rader and
boys spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. L. H. Rader.
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Jacobi,
Mr. and Mrs, Laird Jacobi and
Sharon, of Zurich, spent Thurs-
■ day evening with Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Rader.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Prang
and family of Zurich and Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Rader and family
spent Sunday ~
Elmer Rader.
Mrs. Mabel
Misses Ellen
Lou Griffin
te week with
liam Haugh.
Mr. and
spent Sunday with Mr. and- Mrs.
Reg Hodgson and Kay at Cen
tralia.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hutchison
of London spent a few days last
week with Mr. and Mrs. William
Mason.
Sunday visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. William Mason were Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Stanlake, of Grand
Bend, Mrs. Rajr Richards (Tena
McCealcen), of White
Mich., and Mr and Mrs.
O’Rourke and family.
Miss Barbara Becker
K-W Hospital spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr .and Mrs. V. L.
Becker.
Mr. Mervyn Stelck and Patsy,
of Bradford, spent the weekend
with Mr .and Mrs. Ed Stelck.
Miss Anne Taylor, of London,
spent the weekend with her mo
ther, Mrs. Letta Taylor.
Dr and Mrs. C. W. Yager of
Port Huron spent Sunday with
the Misses Pearl and Marie Kraft.
Cancel Trip
The Ladies’ Aid of Zion Luthe
ran Church had chartered a bus
to attend a missionary conven
tion in Toronto on Sunday, Oc
tober 17'. However, owing to con
ditions in and around Toronto,
the bus trip had to ' " ’
Josiah Oliver
Josiah Oliver,
at his residence
Sunday, October
in Stephen Township and farmed
there until moving to
Bend 27 years ago.
He was a member of
Bend United Church.
Surviving besides his wife are
one sister, Mrs. Sarah Patterson,
Grand Bend; two daughters, Mrs.
Donald Witherspoon, of London,
and Mrs. Russel Webb, of Dash
wood.The body'0rested at the Hoff
man funeral home until Tuesday
when services were conducted by
Rev. W. Smith, of Grand Bend.
Burial was in Grand Bend ceme
tery.
Pall bearers were Emery Des
jardine, Tom Baird, Ted Stan
lake, Mansel Mason, Harold Wal-
per, John Lovie.
Mrs. Homer Desjardine
The funeral of Mrs. Homer
Desjardine, the former Margaret
Devine, who
deuce in her
was conducted
funeral home
Rev. J. Fletcher, of Thedford. In
terment was made in Grand
Bend cemetery.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by two step-daughters,
Mrs. Ray Mollard and Mrs. Earl
Vincent; two sisters, Mrs. George
Walper, Stephen Township, and
Mrs. Ed. Walper, Parkhill, and
a brother, Norman, of Hamilton.
Pall bearers were Cecil and
Ira Desjardine, Orville Farwell,
Harvey, Lloyd and Mervyn Wal
per.
Mrs. Cecil McLellan
Mrs. Cecil McLellan, 72, who
died suddenly at her home in
Toronto on October 12, was the
former Mary Adams and resided
at Ailsa Craig and Dashwood be
fore going to Toronto.
Surviving besides her hus
band are three sons, Wilfred
Adams, of London, Leslie and
Elgin Adams, Stephen Township;
two daughters, Mrs. George
Thompson, of London, and Mrs.
of McGillivray
three brothers
Albert Vincent
and Edward
family, at Dart-
and Emil Becker
plowing match at
week, while Mrs.
and children visit-
', Mrs. Ervin
with Mr, and Mrs.
Gilbert, of Clinton;
Gilbert and Betty
of Stratford spent
Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
Mrs. Urban Pfile
Pigeon,
Gerald
of the
he cancelled.
79, in
17.
passed away
Grand Bend,
He was born
Grand
Grand
died at her resi-
forty-ninth year,
from the Hoffman
on Saturday by
daughters,
JSO11, Of Lnnrt
Stan Thompson
Township
man and
Township,
Winnipeg.
■MT body rested at
Hoffman
services
Nor
Stephen
Vincent,
The
Harry
where
on Friday by Rev, W, Smith, of
Grand Bend. Interment
Exeter cemetery, Pall
were Roy and I-iugh
John Heckman, Herman
Russel Webb and Kenneth Baker.
Honor Newly-Weds
Forty-five relatives and friends
met at the homo of Mr, ahd Mrs.
Harold Stire on Friday night to
welcome them to Dashwood.
Mrs. Stire was the former
Bucknell of Ingersoll,
The evening
ing cards ahd
wedding was
Claire Melick
Lorne Becker,
Mrs. Cliff Salmon, tile minister
the T.
funeral home
were conducted
was in
bearers
MOrenz,
Snyder,
Ku th
was spent in
dancing, A
staged with
is the bride;
the groom,
play
mock
Mrs.
Mrs.
and
Rev. E. N. Mohr, pastor of
Zion Evangelical United Brethren
Church, Crediton, was caught in
"Hurricane Hazel” and the To
ronto floods over the weekend.
He tells his experiences in a let
ter to the T-A.
"Having been out for 10 days
in the Ottawa district on a preach
ing mission and hoping to return
Saturday, we ran iqto the thick
of Hurricane Hazel.
"Friday night at 10 at
Lake the storm lashed
fury, tearing up trees
hundreds, pulling down
and telephone poles on
roads and highways,
"The wind had subsided by
I the time we started again at 8
a.m. but we were continually con
fronted by trees on the highway.
“At Huntsville we tried to get
gas but there was no hydro to.
run the pumps. We finally found
a man with his own power who
was able to give us a spare sup
ply.
"As we left Barrie the street
was under water and we drove
through 14 inches. Twenty miles
out we found the ground had been
washed out from the surface of
the highway and we had to turn
couldn’t
leave so
an anni-
at Ros-
Golden
out its
by the
hydro
county
back. The authorities
promise when we could
we felt stranded with
versary service booked
took, west of Stratford.
"We set out for Bradford on
the advice of a garageman and
travelled on a cement strip, with
the shoulder washed away six
feet deep.
"At Bradford, we were told to
see the police and I went to the
town hall, which I found turned
into an improvised soup kitchen.
"People say television tells you
all and you see it all. That’s in
correct because TV lacks the hu
man touch. I stood beside a mo
ther with her baby in
two kiddies who had
evacuated, hungry and
kitchen clothes on; one
only one shoe, crying
out. They were
wiches and coffee.
her arms;
just been
with only
child with
her heart
serving sand
Comments About
Clandeboye
By MRS. C. J. PATON
Church Services
At St. James Church on Sun
day, October 17, Youth and Child
ren’s services were conducted by
the Rector, the Rev. J. F. Wag
land. On Sunday, October 24, Lay
man Mr. William Ashby, Strath-
roy, will give the address.
On Sunday, October 24, the
minister, the Rev. E. M. Cook,
will have service at 9:55 a.m.
in the United Church. Starting
on October 31, the usual after
noon service will be at 3 p.m.,
with Sunday School at 2 p.m.
Attend Vocational Conference
Boys from St. James Church
who attended the vocational con
ference held at Holy Trinity
Church, Lucan, were Peter Gil
bert, Stanley Tomes, Tom Tomes,
Clare Paton, Mac Harrison and
Elmer Joyce.
In the afternoon the Rev. R.
Mytton Jones, of Southampton,
was the speaker. At night Dr.
Coleman, principal of Huron Col
lege, showed slides.
Woodham L.O.L. 493
The degree team of Woodham
L.O.L. 492 visited Biddulph 493
L.O.L. and exemplified the arch
degree for three candidates Mon
day evening. Members from Edge
wood and Greenway attended.
Personal Items
Congratulations
Mrs. George Simpson on the birth
of a daughter, Helen May, at St.
Joseph’s Hospital, London,
Sunday, October 17; a sister
Hazel Merle.
Mrs. Fred Simpson spent a few
days with her daughter, Mrs. Wes
Revington and family in Lucan
last week.
•Mrs. Emily’Neale of Exeter and
Mrs. Bill Downing and Karen, of
Chatham, spent the weekend with
Mrs. Aimer Hendrie.
Mr. J, H. Paton and Clare re-
son Paton and Ron Paton of Kirk
ton attended the International
Plowing Match at Breslau Wed
nesday. Clare and Lyle Paton
plowed that day. Some classes on Thursday and Friday were can
celled due to the heavy rain.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Harper of
St. Paul’s visited Sunday with the
latter’s parents; Mr. and Mrs.
Wilfred Cunningham.
Miss Vera Morris, of Toronto,
and Ross Scriven, Parry Sound,
spent the weekend with Mr. and
“Mrs. Russell Schroeder and Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Schroeder, London.
Mrs. j. II. Paton and Clare re
turned home on Saturday from
the Internaaional Plowing Match
at Breslau. Clare won a prize in
the class for boys and girls under
18, plowing in sod, in a class of
36 contestants.
Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Carter and
Ian Carter visited Mrs. Carter's
uncle, Mr. Adam Bowman, at the
Baker Nursing Home in Lucknow
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl O’Neil, Mrs.
Cecil Cartel’ and Mr. and Mrs.
Grant Latimer returned home on
Saturday from attending the
funeral of Dr
MOn tgomery,
Clandeboye
is helping in
The mobile unit is to be at the
Lucan Memorial Centre on No
vember 2 and 3.
CNIB Fund
Totals $600.65
The C. N. J. B. fund increased
last week by over $170 as don
ations were received from in
dividuals and organizations. The
report from local chairman, S. B.
Taylor as of October 16 includes,
Exeter $47 6.85: Crediton $83.80;
Dashwood $14.00; Centralia $14;
Grand Bend $5.00; Woodham
$5.00 and Granton $2.00. Total
$600.65.
TRAVEL IN STYLE
W.A.
took
With the exhaust under
and by slow driving the
was troubled but we coax-
through the water-filled
"The police told us to try
get to Langstaff, so we took
risk and travelled bumper
for this year.
Lawrence I-Iirtzel
of the program which in
readings by Mrs. Alton
Mohr stayed at his daugh-
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to
the
___, to
bumper with hundreds of others.
We had to detour 10 miles to get
to Thornhill but No. 11 was wash
ed out so we tried the route to
Brampton. A detour sent us back
to No. 7. At Woodbridge, the
water was back in its banks, after
having been four feet high on the
street.
"The men on duty on the roads
Were wonderful.
"After more detours, we arriv
ed at the outskirts of Guelph only
to see a half-ton. pick-up with
yellow flasher signals coming
straight at us. He turned around
and led us through 18 inches of water. '
water
motor
ed it
street.
Mr. r . ___ ___
ter’s home in Elmira Saturday
night and continued to Rostock,
through numerous detours, Sunday.
Mr. Aimer Hendrie is a patient
in Exeter Hospital. 1-Ie suffered a
stroke on Thursday.
Mr. Gerald McRann is a pat
ient in Victoria Hospital, London,
Miss Jean'Hirst, of Windsor,
spent the weekend with Miss Dot
Lewis,
Several members of Victoria
Lodge, L.O.B.A,, attended the
Agnes Watson Memorial Lodge
birthday party on Thursday eve
ning at Woodham.
Centralia WA
Plans Activities
Plans for their annual bazaar
and tea on October 27 were com
pleted at the meeting of the Cen
tralia W.A. Mrs. Elmer Powe was
named convenor for the bazaar
with Mrs. Lawrence Hirtzel, Mrs.
Orville Langford and Mrs. Orland
Squire as her committee on ar
rangements.
Mrs. Lloyd Hodgson, Miss Flos
sie Davey, Mrs. George Dunn,
Mrs. Sam Skinner and Mrs.
Clarke were named to take charge
of the Presbytery W.A. meeting
to* be held in Centralia United
Church on November 3. The reg
ular W.A. meeting will be held
on November 4.
A cook book will be a
project
Mrs.
charge
eluded
Isaac and a piano solo by Mrs.
Hepburn.
Lunch was in charge of Mrs.
Amos Wright, Mrs. John McAl
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