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Former Exeter Boy Discovers
Cancer-Retarding Treatment
Dr. Hug'll Creech, an Exeter Old Boy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. N. Creech of Exeter, has distinguished himself in
research at the Institute for Cancer Research in Philadelphia.
A .drug treatment for 'cancer
which has added up to four years
of c omfortable and productive
life for doomed cancer patients,
has been discovered by Dr,
Creech, .38, graduate of Exeter
High School and the University
of Western Ontario, now doing
research work in Philadelphia.
The American Cancer Society,
• New York, made the .announce
ment Monday. Dr. Creech, at
"the Institute for Cancer Re
search, Philadelphia, has been
working on the drug four years.
All patients had been given
only a few months to live.
“More thaii 130 far-advanced
cancer patients have been treat
ed,’’ said the announcement.
“Most seemed to receive at least
slight benefit. Twenty to 30 per
■cent were helped in ,one or more
ways—tumors shrank, pain dis
appeared, weight
petite returned,
normal activity
and there .was a
being. Although,
sidered permanently cured.”
The treatment is polysac
charide, a complex form of sugar,
obtained from germs known as
bacillus prodigious. I
Dr. Creech was an Arts grad
uate in4 chemistry from U.W.O.
in 1933\ He received his .M.A.
in 1935 and received his Ph.D.
for cancel’ research at the Bant
ing Institute, Toronto, from 1935
to 193 8.
In*. Creech continued cancer
research at Harvard until 1941,
and then went to the University
of Maryland as associate profes
sor of chemistry.
From there he became an as
sociate member and head of the
Department o f Chemotherapy,
Institute For Cancer Research,
Philadelphia. During 1948 he
was consultant for the surgeon
general of tlie American Army.
Encouragement from the past
foul* years’ work is enough to
work 10 years on the project,
Dr. Creech said, although no re
sults were predicted. .
Similar sugars were used in
tin? famous Coley’s fluid which
was said to have caused some
sensational cancer cures years
ago. The fluid was abandoned
when consistently good results
could not be obtained,
The bacteria sugars are .ex
tremely poisonous. They require
large amount to kill cancer cells,
but seem to kill cancer cells
faster than healthy tissue cells.
In mouse cacer 30 to 40 per
cent of the animals are cured,
another third are helped and
rest are killed.
Earl Mitchell
Receives Second
increased,
more
was
sense
none
ap-
or less
resumed
of well-
is con-
Acclamation
Mr. Earl Mitchell, for the sec
ond time, has been elected by
acclamation to a position on the
municipal council of Usborne
Township. Nomination was held
Monday afternoon and the town
ship hall at Elimville was packed
to the doors and some were .un
able to gain admittance.
Clerk H. Strang presided and
the names of Earl Mitchell and
James Simpson, defeated candi
date for the reeveship, were
placed in nomination. Oscar
Tuckey was appointed chairman
for the meeting which followed.
Mr. Simpson pointed out his
reasons for questioning the valid
ity of Mr. Mitchell’s earlier
qualification and election and he
took some of the officials to
task for being lax in their duty.
Home & School Group Meets
The first monthly meeting of
the Exeter Home and School As
sociation, which is to be held in
the town hall this Friday night,
will be addressed by Mr. Nether-
cote, Vocational Guidance Direc
tor of London, He will illustrate
his talk with movies.
The association is planning in
teresting and helpful programs
each month and the executive is
anticipating a large membership
of mothers and fathers in
newly formed organization.
this MANOEUVRES SUB-ZERO WEATHER A group of some 200 Canadian
part in Exercise Sweetbriar next month on the Alaska highway
winter cojirse at Wainwright military camp, Alta. The above
•■roup pulling their equipment-laden toboggans to a bivouac area
ARMY
army men who are to take
are at present receiving a
photo shows part of this g,
where they will spend the night in tents with the "temperature around 25 below zero.
The first degree team of
Undergoes Operation
■Miss Marguerite Pickard,who
is on the public school teaching
staff at Hamilton, .spent Sunday
at the home
and Mrs. C.
being taken
evening . to
Hamilton she complained of feel
ing ill. On arriving at Hamilton
a doctor was called and Miss
Pickard was rushed to t St. Jo
seph’s Hospital where she under
went an appendictomy. Latest
reports say she is doing nicely.
of her parents, Mr.
V. Pickard. While
to London Sunday
catch a train for
Holidaying In Florida
Mr. and Mrs. J.
of town, and Mr.
Bell, of London, :
of last week on a motor trip
Florida.
, A. Traquair,
and Mrs. Bob
left Thursday
to
i
the
The first degree team of the
Exeter Oddfellows was at Ciin-
Ljn Tuesday evening and ex
emplified the degree.
Two New Arenas
Interviewed Over CKOX
While in Woodstock last week
attending a convention of Zone
5 of the Ontario Society of
Photographers, Mr. Jack Doei’r
along with the president and
four other*-members were.inter
viewed for a 15-minute period
over CKOX. There was an inter
esting demonstration of the
Flexiehrome natural color
cess nt the convention.
Hospital Fund
new
pro
Represents Huron At Rodeo
Bruce Shapton was in Toronto
last week where he represented
Huron County in the Provincial
Tractor Rodeo, held in the Coli
seum, Exhibition Park. Winners
were selected on the basis of
three tests—d riving, defects,
and care and maintenance.
Bruce tied with Brant County
for first place in the driving
contest and finished in seventh
place in the three tests. Thirty-
two contestants, previously se
lected over 600 drivers, com
peted.
Club
ban-
club,
well as
session
a Kins-
Exeter.
E. R. Hopper Elected
Arena Chairman
E. R. Hopper was again ap
pointed chairman of the Exeter
Arena Board of Management at
a meeting held in the arena on
Monday night. Edward Linden
field was elected vice-president
and Robert Southcott secretary
treasurer.
The Board was divided into
committees with A. O. Elliot,
Larry Snider and Edward Lin
denfield on the property group.
Harvey Pollen, Edward Linden
field and Robert Southcott were
appointed to the gymnasium
committee, while Larry Snider,
Charles MacNaughton, H a r v e y
Pollen and Robert Southcott
were elected to the rink
mittee.
com-
a recommendation
council for a grant
and for $10,000
to
of
in
E.
OpeM$ame Day
’ Two sWrt new arenas were
officially opened last Friday
night, one in Hensall and the
other in Zurich. Both are ex
ceptionally fine achievements for
their respective townsfolk.
The Hensall arena was offi
cially opened by J. J. McFayden,
president of the O.H.A. and Tory
Gregg, president of tlie W.O.A.A.
An interesting fact about the
building is that it was designed
by Dave Sangster, who -was born
and raised in Hensall. Dave also
supervised the erection of the
corrugated steel structure.
The new arena, which seats
some 800 along the sides, will
also serve as a community cen
tre. When the building is com
pleted the balcony above the
dressing rooms will be used for
meetings and recreation.
In the opening game, the
Lucan Irish defeated the locals
7-1,
Zorich Arena
Seven miles away, fellow resi
dents in 'Zurich realized their
dreams also and opened their
new arena. It is named the Babe
Siebert Memorial Arena after
the late hockey star who got his
early start in
his Way up
Exeter-Zurich
probably was
ever perform
Mrs. Babe ______ __ ___
Adams, manager of the Detroit
Red Wings, dedicated the $50,-
000 building.
Zurich trimmed Granton 12-1
in the hockey tilt played at the
opening,
Reaches $75,000
Contributions for the South
Huron Hospital are still being
received by the canvassers in
Exeter. The following contribu
tions are acknowledged:
Exeter
Prev. acknow. ............$49,666.80
Gairdner & Co., Tor
onto ..........................
Ernie Appleton
E. J, Shapton .............
E. J. Wells .................
Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Wells ...................
Mr. and Mrs. Cec.il
Jones ................. .....
Claude Blowes ...........
Mr. and Mrs. James
Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Ruehen
McInnis ...................
Wm. Wood ***** =***««« ««■*««'«
Bert Rivers ...............
Mrs. John Parsons ....
Henry Delbridge ........
Ralph Bailey ...........
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Cudmore ..................
Mr. and Mrs. John
Chambers .................
Mrs. Arthur Francis
Mrs. Catharine Creech
Lloyd Fraser
Robert Sanders ..........
Mr. and Mrs. James ..
William Melville .......
Bert Borland ..............
Raymond Smith ......
Chester Mawliinney ....
Peter Bertram ...... .
Mrs. S. Lawson .........
-Vsbornc
Prev. acknow.
Additional .....
25.00
50.00
25.00
10.00
10.00
100.00
10.00
20.00
15.00
5.00
25.00
5.00
30.00
100.00
25.00
5.00
50.00
5.00
5.00
10.00
5.00
25.00
50.00
20.00
25.00
5.00
5.00
$50,331.80
$17,152.00
87.00
$17,239.00
Stephen prev. acknow.
General ........................
Hay ........... ...........
Hensall ..... ..................
Total Reported
$17,239.00
6,250.00
60.00
200.00
200.00
$74,280.80
hockey there. On
to fame with the
entry of 1922 that
the best squad to
in this district.
Siebert and Jack
Stationed In Exeter
Provincial Constable Wm..________ _______ ...... A.
Coxwofth, a native of Barrie,
who has been stationed at Wal
kerton for the past two years,
has been transferred to Exeter
to work in conjunction with
Provincial Constable Elmer Zim
merman, Mr. Coxworth arrived
in town Monday, and Is now
looking for a home.
Re-Elected To
Head Fair Board
Tlie annual meeting of the
Exeter Agricultural Society was
held Tuesday afternoon in the
town hall with a fair attendance.
Andy Easton meted as chairman.
The treasurer’s report showed
that $1,050,00 had .been paid
off on new buildings and that
there was a balance of $263.77
on hand.
President A. <G. Hicks and a
lady director were delegated to
the Provincial Fairs Association
in Toronto and the secretary and
Mrs. IL Kestle to tlie Bistrlct
Fairs Association.
Officers elected were —Hon.
directors, W. D. ganders, W. II.
Coates, Senator Wm. Golding, A.
Y. McLean M.P. and Thomas ’
Pryde, M.L.A.; president, A. G.
Hicks; first vice-president, Wm.
Ellerington; second vice-presi
dent, Wm, Rowcliffe; secretary
treasurer, Clark Fisher; direct
ors, IL Strang, Nelson Stanlake,
A. J, .Sweitzer, Andy Easton, V.
I’ inc o m b e, Preston Bearing,
Harry Coates, Harry Beaver, A.
O. Elliott, Mrs. ’Rufus Kestle,
Mrs. Earl Mitchell, Mrs. Cliff
Brintnell; associate directors, B,
W« Tuckey, G. A. Cann, Earl
Campbell, IL B. Williams, J. W.
Hern, Dr. E. S. Steiner, Wes.
Simmons, Albert Keys, William
Middleton, Harold Taylor, John
Hodgert, Rd. Etherington, E. J.
Green, W. C. Allison, John Mor
rissey, Ted Pooley and Elmer
Lawson; auditors, J. p. Bowey
and Chas, McNaughton; repre
sentative to the Arena Board, A.
O. Elliott, to the Parks Board,
Preston Dearing. An invitation
is being sent to the Holstein
Breeders Association to hold
their field day In conjunction ■
with tlie Exeter Fair. Agricultur
al representative, R. G. Bennett
was -present and spoke briefly.
Fifty-Three Sign
Kin Application
Fifty-three young men' of Exe
ter and community made appli
cation to form a Kinsmen
Tuesday night at a supper
quet at Club Monetta.
Members of the London
under the direction of president
Lou Roddis, occupied the head
table and conducted the meeting.
The president was introduced by
Bonald Traquair. Following the
meal, the meeting was thrown
open for discussion, after which
former district governor Ken
Smylie, also of the London club,
outlined the aims and activities
of the Kinsmen Club as
its origination.
Following the open
Boug Pryde moved that
men Club be formed in
The motion was seconded by Ir
vine A r pi s t r Or fjfcg. Application
forms for charter membership
were circulated amongst the
gathering. Fifty-three signed and
will form the new club along
with several others who were
not able to be present.
T iv o nominating committees
were appointed, each to bring in
a full slate of officers. These___ _
will be elected at a meeting on f Messrs. _____ _ ____ _
February 9. Charter night will j Frayne and Ward Hern comprise
follow possibly in March. , ?the 1950 board. Mr. George
As a goodwill gesture, Lions Frayne was elected chairman
Reg Beavers, Ed Brady, Sylves- and Mr. victor Jeffery as vice-
ter Taylor, Melvin Southcott, I chairman. Mr. Garnet Hicks was
Charles MacNaughton and Lion. appointed secretary-treasurer,
vice-president A. J. Sweitzer T1 h meeHn£, (latft willwere present. Lion Sweitzer was in aS
called upon and wished the club: - — - • -
well.
A vote of thanks to tlie Lon
don Kinsmen was tendered
Robert Southcott.
Heads Board
The inaugural meeting of
Usborne Township School Area
Board was held in S.S. No. 6 on
Wednesday, January 18, at 1:30
p.m. Mr. N. Clark was present
and administered the oath of of
fice to Messrs. Victor . Jeffery
and Thomas Hern, who with
. Clarence Down, George
the
by
Blaze Smothers
Cal* Careens Into Darn
Claire Balkwill, teen-age son
of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Balk
will, experienced a cold dip in
the icy waters of the river ahd
narrowly escaped with his life
Sunday afternoon when ,a car he
was driving went out of control
and rolled down the embank
ment into the river.
Claire purchased an old model
car the day previous and was
motoring in Riverside park and
attempted to make a turn when
the wheels failed to respond
the car skidded over the
bankment and rolled into
river. Claire was alone in
car at the time and had
ficulty in getting out of
partly
ceived
submerged car. He
a cut on one hand.
and
em-
the
the
dif-
the
re-
Wein Pullets
Over 6,00(1 pullets were smo
thered to death Monday evening
in a fire which broke out at the
Lakeview Hatchery in Exeter.
The fire started in the upper
part of a building at the rear of
the main office building. It was
noticed by a passer-by who noti
fied one of tlie clerks, who in
turn sent in an alarm.
The firemen, along with many
spectators, were soon on the
scene and were hot long in
bringing the flames under con
trol. Eight battery brooders,
along with the pullets from
three days to three weeks old,
were destroyed.
On the ground floor is a
Buck-Eye $9,000 streamlined in
cubator in which there are some
52,000 eggs in the ptocess of
hatching. These are thought to
be O.K., although there was
some interruption in the hydro
power and some damage through
water.
The fire started at about 10
o’clock and it was thought that
everything was under control
when the siren sounded for the
second time about 12:30. Fire
had broken out again in the
rafters.
The origin of the fire has not
been determined. The loss Isbeen determined. The loss
partly covered by insurance.
History wag being made with
the official opening of the new
Exeter District High School on
Wednesday afternoon. The large
“gymtorium” and gallery were
filled to overcrowding and many
were unable to gain admittance
for the opening ceremonies in
which the Hon. Leslie M. Frost,
Premier of Ontario, was the
principal speaker.
“I wonder what the pioneers
of this community would think
if they could see this beautiful
building which is being officially
opened and dedicated today,”
said Mr. Frost in opening his
remarks. Those pioneers came
to this country with little of
this world’s goods . . . little of
the comforts that we enjoy.
They came to Canada as a land
of opportunity. They came with
a great spirit, with religious
convictions and with a great
moral background, l’he wealth
of today would count for little
without the foundations of
Christian principles implanted by
them. These today are still our
greatest assets, They brought
with them the ideas of munici
pal and parliamentary govern
ment and they brought with
them high ideals of education.
The speaker wondered what
Egerton Ryerson, the founder of
our educational system, would
say if he could see what is tak
ing place today. He believed
that the people of Ontario had
been true to the ideals to which
they have been heirs.
Mr. Frost stated that today
we are leading America in the
way of education. He spoke of
the tremendous increase in ex
penditures that are being made
now for education in comparison
with that of even a few years
ago. But of greater importance
are the human values. The gov
ernment is interested in bring
ing the best education to all
classes, to give everyone an
equality of opportunity. This is
important because the youth to
day will be the law-makers and
guide the destinies of this grand
country tomorrow.
In conclusion Mr. Frost
brought a great uproar from at
least a part of the audience
when he proclaimed a holiday
for the students and teachers,
both high and public, on Friday.
Dr. H. H. Cowen, chairman of
the Board of Education, presided
and paid tribute to all who had
in any way assisted hl making
the new school possible—to the
I architects, Page & Steele; to the
contractors, McKay & Cocker; to
Jack Smith, foreman during the
construction; to the Board for
the harmony and co-operation,
especially to the Property Com
mittee, Charles S. MacNaughton,
Laird Mickle, Kenneth Johns
and Harold Walper; to the prin
cipal, H. L. Sturgis, and staff,
and the secretary, E. D. Howey.
Acknowledgement was made of
pictures donated in memory of
the late Miss Kate McFaul, for
many years secretary of the
board, and of the donation of a
piano by the Student Council.
The Glee Club, under the dir
ection of Mr. C. Wilson, sang
three numbers.
The presentation of a school
bible on behalf of the Ontario
Trustees* and Ratepayers’ Asso
ciation was made by Rev, H, J.
Snell.
Mr. E. L. Mickle spoke briefly
of the early work of the board
in securing plans, and introduced
the architect Mr. Harland Steele.
Mr. Thomas Pryde, M.L.A., in
troduced the prime minister to
Grant $35,000
To Hospital
Huron County Council in ses
sion last Friday approved a
grant of $35,000 to the proposed
new South Huron Hospital to be
erected in Exeter. A grant of
$12,500 will be made this year
and also
the 1951
$12,500
1952.
A delegation composed of
D. Bell, K.C., W. H. Cochrane
and B. W. Tuckey were in Gode
rich
and
000.
tax
mills the county council agreed
to the request by spreading the
payments over three years.
Some discussion arose as to
the amount of the government
grants and the delegation con
tacted the Department of Health t
at Ottawa and informed the
council that the government
grant is $1,000 for each bed
and $1,500 for chronic patients.
Other grants were made as
follows: Salvation Army, $1,000;
Hospital for Sick Children, $50;
War Memorial Hospital, $50:
Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth, and
Wingham hospitals, each $1,000;
Ontario Agriculture Council, $50;
Ontario Conservation and Re
forestation Association, $25;
Ontario Municipal Association,
$25; Ontario Education Associa
tion, $15; Ontario Good Roads
Association, $15; Association of
Rural Municipalities, $10; Blue
Water Highway Association,
$400, an increase of $200; Crop
Improvement Association, $200;
Huron County Plowmen’s Asso
ciation (North and South) each
$100; Agricultural representa
tive, $500; Junior Extension
Fund, $500; Women’s Institutes
(three), each $25; spring fairs,
Hensall $200, Clinton $200; fall
fairs
ton),
each
Club,
Club,
Show, .
$4,000; 32 libraries, $40 each;
Association of Assessing Offi- _
cers, $10; University of Western’what he termed the best au-
Ontario scholarships (2), $100 " ........................
each; University of Western On
tario, $5,000; O.A.C. scholarship
$100; Institute for the Blind,
$1,500, an increase of $500;
Goderich Music Club, $200: fed
eration of Agriculture of Huron
County, grant $300 and $150 to
defray expenses for the overseas
delegation.
Wednesday of last week
made the request for $35,-
In order to keep the county
rate at the level of eight
I
; be the third Thursday in each
| month. The minutes of the prev
ious meeting were read and ap-
, proved. The trustees financial re-
:S port and auditor’s statement | were read and approved on the
{motion of C* Down and Ward
J Hern. Correspondence was read
| from Ontario Trustees & Rate
's payers Association. Moved by
; Thomas Hern, seconded by V. Ii Jeffery that the board subscribe
S to this.
Mr, H, Sparling was present
and explained some of the prob
lems concerning teachers and
pupils in the area, It was moved
and seconded by C. Down and
V. Jeffery that the board sup
port the project as suggested by
the teachers regarding the Hos
pital Fund.
Mr. IL Hodgson was present
and explained the liability policy
; and also an employee’s liability
policy.
It was moved by V. Jeffery
and seconded by W. Hern that
the board purchase the same
policy as last year.
No action was taken regarding
the insulating of any school at
the present time.
The board adjourned until
next meeting in s.S. No. 4.
1
Arrive In Florida
Mr. ahd Mrs. Ralph Genttner
received word fromjMr. and Mrs.
Percy Dunsford that they have
arrived safely ip Elorida, They
have travelled over 3000 miles,
taking in such sights , as the
Smoky Mountains, the Blue
Ridge Mountains and the Cum-
berlin Falls and Mountains.
report a wonderful trip with
many thrilli.
They
(Clifford, Lucknow, Kirk-
$100 each; school fairs,
$25; Holstein Breeders’
$100; Shorthorn Breeders’
$100; Wingham Horse
$200; Library Association
the Sent To Pen
Celebrate Anniversary
Congratulations to Mr.
Mrs. Joseph Davis, who on Mon-1
day observed their sixty-first
wedding anniversary. They were
among the first couples to be
married in the Trivitt Memorial,
Church. Mrs. Davis’ maiden
name was Sophia steinhagen.
For a number of years the fam
ily resided at Bashwood but the
greater part of their married
life has been spent in Exeter.
and
Celebrates Birthday
A happy occasion Was spent at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. (Homer
Russell and Jane, Hay- Township,
Sunday, the occasion being to
honor Mrs. Henry Martene, of
Stephen* Township, on the oc
casion of her seventieth birthday.
The family presented her with a
trilight .lamp and the grand
children presented her with a
plant.
i For Two Years
A two-year term in Kingston
penitentiary was imposed on
Earl J. Mero, 37, of town, by
Magistrate E. J. R. Wriglit in
County Magistrate Court at Lon
don on Monday,
At an earlier hearing, Mero
pqeaded guilty to the theft of
$200, a -washing machine, sixty
dozen eggs, and other articles
from Stanley Cliappelle’s West
minster Township home.
Crown Attorney 0. 0. Savage,
K.C., said Mero’s record dated
back to 1932 and Included an
earlier Kingston term.
Defence Counsel James Dona
hue cited Mero’s war service
from 1941 to 1946. But the
magistrate noted there Was a
forgery conviction while Mero
was In the army and that his
c r i m i n a 1 activities resumed
shortly after his discharge.
dience, in the best county of the
Province of Ontario.
Other speakers were high
school Inspector Gray, and Cecil
Johnston, Warden of Huron. R.
N. Creech presented to the
school the trowel that had been
presented to him at the laying
of the corner-stone.
The building was dedicated in
an impressive manner by Rev.
Mr. Gets;, of Bashwood.
The concluding speaker was
the principal, H. L. Sturgis, who
stated that the new school was
a great challenge to both teach
ers and students and hoped they
would be able to justify the
thought and the expense that
had gone into the new building.
Among those present were
John Hanna, M.L.A., of Huron-
Bruce; Thomas Patrick, M.L.A.
for North Middlesex; County
Clerk N. Miller, and County
Treasurer Harvey Erskine.
Under the guidance of the
Student Council, the visitors
made a tour of the buiding
which was open to the
again in the evening.
The approach to the
was anything but pleasant
visitors waded through
mud.
public
school
■as the
gooey
Observes Birthday
Congratulations to Mrs. Han
nah Taylor of town, .who on
Monday observed her eighty
seventh birthday. A few friends
surprised her by calling and en
joying a social evening.