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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-10-21, Page 9Data On THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1954 Page 9 Did you know we carry a complete line of Savage .shoes for children? You can buy cheaper shoes but you can’t buy better shoes. Young children’s feet grow fast, If you are in doubt of your child’s present fitting, we will gladly check the fitting for you with­ out any obligation. Be Sure With Savage! Dashwood By MRS, E. H, RADER Caught In Hurricane, Describe Experiences Exeter EXTRA!EXTRA! Coleman Comfort News Big Bargain Issue Special Edition Russell Offers Coleman Space Heater, Blower At A Saving Of $19.95 Russell Electric makes this special Bonus Offer—now you can buy a new Coleman Oil Heater complete with Power Blower Unit at a saving of $19.95’. Here’s what you get: You get the kind of comfort you have always wanted . . . Natural circulation “plus” warm air directed gently across the floor by the power blower. 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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- PHONE 99 ONE WEEK ONLY to introduce the 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 lister William Had­ dock. 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