HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-05-25, Page 1EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1950 Single Copy 60Seventy-sixth Year
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The call for help from Mani
toba's flood victims is getting a
great response from the people
of the district. IM ore than $2,000'
has been sent out to
homeless people in
River District.
The Times-Advocate
lief fund has passed
mark and the $1,500
tion from R.C.A.F. Station, Cen
tralia boosted local response to
well over $2,00'0'.
Members of the R.C.A.F. sta
tion at Centralia have contribut
ed $1,5 00 to the Manitoba Relief
Fund.
The donation represented con
tributions from individual mem
bers of the station as well as
separate groups.
The station fund contributed
$500; Sergeants’ Mess, $100;
Flight Cadets’ Mess, $10'0'; Offi
cers’ Mess $250, and individual
contributions amounting to more
than $700.
Practically every member of
the station joined in the fund-
raising drive to aid in alleviat
ing the suffering, of thousands of
Manitoba homeless.
A Huronia Male Choir concert
in James Street Church Sunday
earned $130 for the fund. The
Exeter Lions 'have contributed
Choir Raises $130
The Huronia 'Male Choir sang
before a large crowd at Sunday
evening service in James Street
Churdh, Sponsored by the W.A.,
the concert netted $130 for the
Manitoba Flood Relief Fund.
Harry Hern and Allen Elson
sang solos. Two quartettes, com
posed of W. G, Cochrane, Nor
man Walper, Harold and 'Gerald
Skinner; Clayton Pfile, Ken
Croft, Frank Wildfong, and Ron
Elford entertained with special
numbers.
Lions Entertain Bantams
■Members of last year’s champ
ion Bantam ^baseball club and
their manager Derry Boyle were
recently entertained by the Lions
Club in the town hall. President
Earl Russell, secretary Ji in
Bowey and Lion Claude Blowes
showed films taken at the 19 48
World Series between Cleveland
and Boston. Hot Dogs and
were distributed amongst
players following the films.
$50.
Many citizens have contributed
ten, twenty and twenty-five
lars to hel the victims of
terrible flood.
The first to offer aid at
Times-Advocate office was
John Strange who gave two
lars, Mr. Strange merely
“Those people need our help.
Part of the fund has been
collected by W. E. 'Middleton,
head of the tRed Cross Disaster
committee and by Grand Bend
Red Cross. Some of the money
has been used to buy goods to
send to the we,st.
Mr. C. S. ’ MacNaughton, a
native of the West, sent $50 di
rect to the Manitoba Flood Re
lief Fund before the local cam
paign was started. He was also
responsible in turning over the
$90 balance of the now defunct
Western Ontario Seed Dealer’s
Association to the Fund.
The campaign will remain open
for several more weeks.
The following is a list of
donations, donors and addresses
received by The Exeter Times-
Advocate:
P. Bertram, Exeter ............$1.00
John Strange, Exeter ........ 2.00
Harvey Hyde, R. 1, Hensall 5.00
L. Day, Exeter ................... 2.00
H. Hodgson, Exeter ........... 5.00
C. L. Robertson, Exeter ....10.00
Mrs. Grainger, Exeter ...... 2.00
R. G. Seldon, Exeter ,........ 5.00
Dr. Milner, Exeter ..............10.00
J. B, Bowey, Exeter ........ 5.00
Dr, Fletcher, Exeter ..........10.00
Hopper-Hockey, Exeter ......10.00
W. E. Middleton, Exeter ....5.00
Pentecostal Church, Exeter24.54
A. Campbell, Exeter ........
W. W. Taman, Exeter ...
Mrs. Cochrane, Exeter ....
Mrs. Lownes, Exeter ......
Ladies’ Aid, Elimville .....
R. C. Dinney, Exeter .....
A. Ryckman, Exeter ......
B. M. Francis, Exeter ....
C. V. Pickard, Exeter ....
Dr. Dunlop, Exeter .........
Mrs. J. Smith, Exeter ....
J. W. Holt, Grand Bend .
Mrs. G. Eccleston, Exeter
Miss Monteith and Charles 2.00
Bruce Field, Exeter ............ 5.00
Mrs. Ella Francis, Exeter .. 2.00
E. K. Fahrner, Exeter ..... 1.50
Olive Prior, Exeter ..... 5.00
J. W. Orchard, Exeter ........ 2.00
Mrs. Anderson, Exeter ....... 5.00
H. M. Stevens, Exeter .... 2.00
Win. J. Smith, Exeter ........10.00
Exeter Lions Club, Exeter.$50.00
Miss Marg. Brown, Exeter 5,00
Mrs. Wm. Musser, Dashwood 1.00
Douglas Pryde, Exeter ...... 2.00
M. H. Mode, Exeter ..........10.00
Albert Kestle, R. 2, Crediton 2.00
Fanny Hatter, Exeter ........10.00
Samson McFalls, Exeter ....25,00
Wm. Moodie, R. 3, Exeter ,.10.00
Albert Mitchell, Exeter ...... 5.00
Win. Sweitzer, Exeter ........25.00
J. M. Southcott, Exeter .....15.00
W.O. Seed Dealers Assoc. ..90.00
James St. Church W.A. ..130.00
Robert Southcott, Exeter ... 2.00
R. Broderick, R. 2, Hensall 10.00
Miss Iva Glanville, Exeter ..10.00
Ernest Appleton, Exeter .... 5.00
Mrs. I. IM. Myers ..... 25.00
J. W. Miller ........................10.00
Gann’s Mill ..........................75.00
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Officials Expect
The new public school will be
built within a
cials hope.
Contract for
the old high
193 8, was let
Construction Company at a
cial meeting of the board
Thursday night.
Building will not start
final approval has been granted
from the Department of Educa
tion.
Six classrooms and a playroom
will be added to the present
building to accommodate the
305-pupil enrollment in the pub
lic school. With the four rooms
already there it will make a ten-
room school. A kindergarten is
included in the plans.
Architecture of the addition
will correspond closely to that
of the existing building. The
pastel colour brick will be used
throughout.
The old public school will be
torn down after the new one is
built.
Mr. W. >E. Middleton, chair
man of the Board said “The old
school is eighty-three years old
and owing to water trouble
which has never been rectified
the foundation has definitely
sunk and the walls are crack
ing.
“.The Board feels, after get
ting advice, that the school is
deteriorating so fast we need to
get a new one as soon as poss
ible.
“The building is a fire hazard
and it is impossible to keep the
place in a good, sanitary condi
tion.”
year, board offi-
the addition to
school, built in
to McKay-Cock er
spe-
held
until
Ill In St. Joseph’s Hospital
Mrs. Arthur Cann Is-ill in St.
Joseph’s Hospital, London. She
has been receiving treatment for
the past week and expects to
there for sveral days.
be
Undergoes Operation
Mr. Luther Penhale, who
SCHOOL AWARDS WINNERS — This happy- bunch won Student Council awards for out
standing service in school life. They were honoured at last week’s commencement. From
left to right are George Rether, Gordon Cann, Velma Ferguson, Jim Cann, Betty Mickle,
Bill O’Brien, Janet Kestle, Murray May and Bill Mickle. Award winners not in the pic
ture are Theresa Dietrich, Bonnie McFalls, Anita Datars, Frances Taylor and Helen Sweet.
—Jack Doerr, Exeter
Bowling
end of
banquet
School Concert
tihe pupils of each room
called to the platform they
in chorus, quartette, trio,
and solo numbers.
Observes Eightieth Birthday
Congratulations to Mr. Alfred
Hicks, of Usborne, who on Mon
day observed his eightieth birth
day. The family celebrated the
occasion on Sunday with a fam
ily dinner. His ibrother, Rev.
Robert Hicks, of London, and
other relatives were present.
Omitted Last Week
In the report" of the funeral of
the late Cornelius O’Brien the
name of James Glavin was inad
vertantly omitted as one of the
pall bearers.
Aids Hospital
The Exeter Public School
pupils presented a concert to a
large audience in Main Street
United Church on Friday night.
The concert was arranged and
directed by Mr. Lawrence Wein
to replace the music festival of
former years.
Rev. H. J. Mahoney welcomed
the teachers, pupils and audience
on behalf of the officials of the
church.
As
were
sang
duet
Soloists were iPat Oann, Jean
ette Taylor, 'Sandra Walper,
Maxine Watson and Gerald Mc
Bride. Duets were sung by Jim
Crocker and Garfield Johnson,
Norma Veal and Shirley Ander
son, Bob Robertson and John
Lyne. A double duet was sung
by Sandra Blowes, Elaine Guilli-
man, Douglas Wein and Cyril
Blaummert and a double quar
tette by Joan Witmer Shirley
Harness, Barbara Brintnell, Mari
lyn Skinner, Jim Haley, George
Snell, Donald Wells and Donald
Taylor. A group of boys from
Mr. Blowes’ room sang “Blow
the Man Down” and “Home on
the Range”.
For the final numbers the
combined chorus of nearly two
hundred and fifty voices sang
“There Are many Flags” and
“God Save the King” giving a
fitting conclusion to the concert.
Principal Claude Blowes spoke
briefly thanking the officials for
the use of the church, the teach
ers and pupils for their help, and
Mr. Wein for planning and pre
senting the 'concert.
The proceeds were $41.30.
Beautiful 'Garden* Stage
At Kirkton Flower Show
Mr. Luther Penhale, who left
recently for the Mayo Clinic at
Rochester, Minn., underwent an
opeartion Tuesday and is getting
along as well as can be expected.
Miss Dorothy Davis Underwent
an operation for appendicitis In
St. Joseph’s Hospital Wednesday
of last week. She is progressing
favorably and is expected home
the latter part of this Week.
The Kirkton Horticultural So
ciety held a very successful
flower show on Wednesday eve
ning, May 17, at Aberdeen Hall.
The fine display of spring
flowers was very attractively
arranged on tables at one side
of the hall and greatly admired
by all.
An interesting feature was a
grouping of original flower con
tainers, with prizes going to Mrs. Arthur Gole, Mrs. R. W.
James, and Mrs. W. Kirkby.
Equally interesting was tile
unique display of crafts by the
children of six rural schools—
Kirkton, Hibbert No. 2, Ander
son, Woodham, Plugtown and
Mt. Pleasant. The first three
mentioned won the awards. Mr.
John Webb and Miss Lawson of
St. Marys very kindly acted as
judges.
The stage was _______
into a beautiful garden—with
grass, evergreens, -
fence, garden furniture, croquet
and beds of bright spring flow
ers. The committee responsible
for this part of the program was
Mrs. Fred Switzer, Mrs. James,
Mrs. R. Switzer, and Mrs. E.
Humphreys.
A short program was enjoyed
by all. The musical numbers
were given by Mrs. Mann, who
sang two well chosen songs, and
was accompanied by Mrs. Camp
bell. Mrs. Ed Hocking gave two
readings which were greatly en
joyed.
Another feature was the movie
film showing Some of the gar-
transformed
White picket
dens of Holland, presented
Rev. Hunt and Mrs. Becker
St. Marys. Dr. C. A. Campbell
acted as chairman and presented
the prizes for the flower con
tainers. He called on the presi
dent Mr. A. Cole, to present the
prizes to the schools and bou
quets to those who assisted in
the program.
Dr, Campbell invited the mem
bers to an open meeting in the
form of a garden party at bls
home on Wednesday, June 7, at
2:30 p.m. Pot-luck lunch will be
served, and Mr. Frank Gallings
of Granton will be the guest
speaker. A picnic for July was
also mentioned.
The officers responsible for
the success of the “Flower
Show” and other meetings dur
ing the year 1950
dent, Mrs.
vice-president, Mrs.
zer; second vice-president, Mrs.
Norman Hazelwood; directors,
Mrs. Victor Grlnney, Mrs. Wil
bert Kirkby, Mrs. James Willis,
Mrs. Maty Gallop, Mrs. Eric
Humphreys, Dr. G. A. Campbell,
Canon R. W. James, Mrs. Reu
ben Switzer, Mrs. Howard Fan-
son, Mrs. Fred Johns; Premium
Committee, Mrs. Emerson Paton,
Mrs. Stan Hocking, Mrs. R. W.
James and Mrs. Wesley Doupe;
secretary-treasurer, Mrs, C. A,
Campbell.
The society has a membership
of 165 from various districts—
Cromarty, Fullarton, Munro, Mit
chell, Staffa, Exeter, Centralia,
St. Marys, Granton, Science Hill,
Woodham and Kirkton.
by
of
are; Presi-
Arthur Cole; first
Fred Swit-
Creditor) Pupil
Wins Honours
AtSchool Festival
Joyce Chambers of Crediton, a
student at the Exeter District
High School, won highest honors
in solo classes at the Tri-School
Music Festival held Tuesday in
the gymtorium.
Adjudicator >G. Roy Fenwick,
provincial music supervisor, said
Joyce has a "glorious voice in
the making, rich and full with
a fine dynamic range and a nice
feeling for climax." She was
awarded 86 marks.
More than a hundred students
took part in the third annual
musical competition^ ^between St.
Marys, Mitchel land Exeter
Schools.
Exeter was the highest overall
point getter of the afternoon.
The local school won top honors
in junior girls duets—'Catharine
O’Brien and 'Mary Klopp—and in
the choir singing. Local pupils
were close competitors in the
other classes.
The boys’ double quartet, win
ners of the Huronia Male Choir
Trophy last year lost out by a
single point to St. Marys. Prin
cipal H. L. Sturgis presented the
trophy to (Principal Evans of the
Stone Town.
All winners will get awards
for their achievements. Group
winners will receive silvei’
plaques, runners-up, bronze.
At the end of the festival, Mr.
Fenwick conducted the combined
Glee Clubs of Exeter and St.
Marys singing '“Verdant Mea
dows." Mrs. E. R. Johnston ac-
comanied all Exeter entries. The
Principal, H. L. Sturgis, is the
music instructor.
Results in order of merit are
as follows:
Senior Girls Solo: Joyce Cham
bers, 86; Lois Jordon, Mitchell,
85; Freda Hag, Mitchell, 84;
Grace Collyer, St. Marys, S3;
Joanne Bedard, 82; Betty Jean
Hobbs, St. Marys, 82. Song—•
“The Lord’s Prayer”.
Senior Girls duct: Doris and
Audrey Jordan, Mitchell, 85;
Helen Roger and Betty Brown,
St. Marys, 84; Joan Hopper and
June Walters, 83; Maxine Reed
er and Winnie Field, 82; Betty
Jean Hobbs and Ruth Kemp, 81.
Song—■“Come to the Fair”,
Boys solo; Kenneth Blackler,
St, Marys, 85; Stephen Kendrick,
84. Bruce Murray, St. Marys,
S3; Ron Heimrick, S3, Song —
’‘Danny Boy”.
Boys Double Quartet: St.
Marys, 86; Exeter, 85. Exetei?
members were Murray Desjar
dins, Bill Hess, John Haberer,
Ross Dobson, Don Webster, Ron
Heimrick, Don
Kendrick.
Junior Girls
ham, Mitchell,
son, 84; Ester
S3; ”
82}
McKay, St. Marys, 81. Song —
“Brown Bird Singing”,
Junior Girls duet: Catharine
O’Brien and Mary Klopp, 35;
Lois Milne and Margaret Mor
rison, St. Marys, 84; Ester
Chatfe and Nancy Parrott, St.
Marys, 33; Wilma Walters and
Nancy Tieman, 82; Betty McKay
and Marilyn May, St. Marys,- 82;
Marlette Bleakney and Caroline
Eifler, Mitchell, 82. Song—"Asli
Grove.”
The choir singing was not
competitive.
In the piano classes there
were three entries, all from St.
Marys. Freida Sorenson was the
only contestant In the junior
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Hospital Fund
Nears $90,000
The South Huron
Fund is rapidly reaching
$90,000 mark. Subscriptions
total more than $88,000
donations keep coming in.
The Association acknowledges
a cheque for $500 from Mrs. W.
T. Goodeson (nee Ida M. Johns)
of Sarnia, a former resident of
Exeter, and sister of the late
Mrs. W. W. Taman.
The Elimville Euchre Club
contributed $35 last week. This
is the second donation from the
club.
The Exeter Public School
Musical Program, under the dir
ection of Lawrence Wein, pro
duced the sum of $41,30.
Supertest Petroleum Corpora-
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Hospital
the
now
and
At Banquet
The Exeter Ladies’
League celebrated the
the alley season with a
at Club Monetta Friday night.
Over ninety were present.
Awards were presented to the
top bowlers and teams of the
year. Linda Williams, the retir
ing president, was chairman for
the session.
The high average shield, don
ated by Dot’s Beauty Shop, was
presented by Dorothy Reeder to
Phil Haworth who scored an
average of 192.
Marion Jackson won the high
single shield, donated by The
Exetei’ Times-Advocate and was
presented by Don Southcott. Mrs,
Jackson bowled 3 37
during the winter.
The .high triple
ated by Mr. and
Finkbeiner, was won by Dorothy
Hall. Her score was 765.
The Skunks, league cham
pions, were presented with in
dividual plaques by Mrs. Rene
Francis, wife of the proprietor
of the alleys. Marion Walters
was the team captain and the
members were Doreen Prance,
Bernice Christie, Rita Bird, Mar
jorie Coates, Leona Hern, Marie
Brock and Eunice Penhale.
League winners were the Hot
Dogs, captained by Shirley Dar
ling. Members of the team were
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in one game
award, don-
Mrs. Dalton
FIRST WOSSA GIRLS’ TROPHY — S. B. Taylor presents
the first Senior "B” Girls* trophy to May Schroeder^ cap
tain of the team that won top place in their group at the
WOSSA Tournament last March. The presentation, a sur
prise, featured the high school commencement last Thursday.
—Jack Doerr, Exeter
Bcrgie, Stephen
solo: Jean Prid-
85, Shirley Pear-
Chaffe, Mitchell,
Norma Eugan, St. Marys,
Wilma Walters, 81; Betty
The local ball season opened
with the bang of firecrackers on
Empire Day, Wednesday.
A big sports day at Dashwood
saw six teams battling for wins.
Other contests were held at
Hensall, Mitchell, Clinton and
Goderich.
In the Huron-Perth League,
Exeter and Dashwood fought to
a 2-all at the end of ten innings.
The game featured a mound duel
all the way with
registered. Ray Yelle,
wood’s pitching ace, fanned
teen and his rival, Johnny
man, struck out fourteen.
Exeter led the contest"
the eighth inning when
Wein tied the score after smash
ing a triple into left field.
Best ibatsmen for Exeter were
Fred Darling, two for four, and
Harry Holtzman, two for five.
The opening game of the sea
son was officially started by
dignataries Tom Pryde, M.L.A.,
Andy McLean, M.P., and Jack
Park, sports editor of The Lon
don Free Press.
A large crowd watched the
teams play a good, clean game.
Clinton And Mitchell Win
At Clinton, the heavy bats of
the Colts subdued Hensall pit
chers in a morning game. Fea
ture of the contest was a grand
slam home run by Woodcock,
the
was
did
B.
pitched for the Clinton team.
Mitchell was victorious in their
home opener, whipping the
Lucan Irish nine 5-2.
Playing exhibition softball, the
Exeter girls’ team made
debut in Goderich. The
were defeated in a close
6-3. Star pitcher Marilyn
was throwing for the local nine.
Dashwood girls clubbed Zurich
13-3 in the last game of the
Sports Day events. Grace Picker
ing was the starting pitcher for
Dashwood, B. Parker for Zurich.
The Exeter bantams lost a
close one to Dashwood, 6-5, in a
six-inning contest, Robert Wein
was the winning pitcher, Terry
Sears the loser.
Colts’ third sackman. Score
11-8. Mickle and gangster
mound chores for Hensall.
Craig, Johnson and Stock
their
locals
game,
Pfaff
Dashwood Sports Day
Draws Holiday Crowd
Sunny holiday weather brought
a large crowd to Dashwood for
the Sports Day, Wednesday.
Quite a number of floats join
ed in the Calathumpian parade
led by a clown band from New
Dundee.
Clown winners of five dollars
were Eddie Miller and Tom Ziler.
Floats of the G.N.O. Bridge
Club and the Stitch and Chatter
Club were awarded five dollars
each.
Children of Mr. and Mrs. V. L.
Becker and IMr. and Mrs. Harry
Hoffman won two dollars each
for horse and carriage outfits.
Mrs. Elgin Weigand, of Dash
wood, was the lucky winner of
the G.N.O. Bridge Club draw for
a radio. The bridge club is
ing funds to purchase a
cubicle for the South Huron
pital.
rais-
baby
Hos-
Surprise Trophy, Awards,
Music At Commencement
A surprise presentation feat
ured the Exeter District High
School Commencement Thursday
night.
A new WOSSA Senior B Girls
basketball trophy was displayed
before the crowd of 500 people
who gather in the gymtorium.
The trophy, first of its kind,
was donated by Mr. S. B. Taylor
and the Community Silverware
people. Presentation of the tro
phy was the last number on the
program and came as a complete
surprise^ to the crowd.
Mr. Taylor said “the girls
were disappointed because they
had not received a trophy at the
tournament in London last
March.” Although the boys’ team
received one for winning their
group, there has never been a
trophy for the winners of the
girls* league.
Mr. Taylor presented the tro
phy to May Schroeder, captain
of the champion school team.
The pupils of the school fur
nished a program of music, gym
nastics and dances. This was
interspersed by the presentation
of awards and diplomas to out
standing students.
Two of the best performances
were “Moonlight Sonata** sung
by the Glee Club, and “Juanita”,
a Spanish melody rendered by
Student Fractures Ankle
Benny Fisher, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clark Fisher, of Usborne, a
student at Exeter High School,
had the misfortune to fracture
a bone in his ankle while play*
ing ball at the school Friday at
noon. Benny rode his bicycle to
the office of Dr. Fletcher where
the ankle was put in a cast. We
understand the accident is -cover
ed under a liability* insurance
policy.
the Boys* Glee Club.
Solo competitions for the com
ing music festival were held for
both boys and girls.
The Junior Girls sang “Brown
Bird Singing” by Wood. Shirley
Pearson was awarded first by
'the judges. Others who competed
were Wilma Walters, Shirley
Moore and Kathleen O’Brien.
Joyce Chambers won the sen
ior girls* competition. Their song
was “The Lord’s Prayer”. Jo
anne Bedard, June Walters and
Joan Hopper were competitors.
Song for the boys was “’Danny
Boy*’, Ron Heimrich
en Kendrick placed
second. Others were
Don Webster,
and Don Bell.
The judges
Plunkett, who
suits, Mrs. O.
Mrs. H. L. Sturgis. Principal H.
L. Sturgis accompanied the con
testants.
The MoKnight and Walper
Music Shield was presented to
the four highest winners—Shir
ley Pearson, Joyce Chambers,
Ron Heimrich and Stephen Ken
drick.
Evelyn Desjardine, winner of
second prize in the Ontario
speaking competitions, recited
Psalm 86. Grade 9-B girls pre-
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Joins Order of Nurses
Miss Laurene Zurbrigg,
left Monday for Hamilton
she Will join the Victoria
of Nurses.
R.N.,
where
Order
Ross
and Steph-
first and
Don Kyle,
Thompson
were Mr. Murray
announced the re-
A. Campbell and
Lions Donate $50
To Manitoba Relief
The Exeter Lions Club ht its
supper meeting Friday evening
last in the Central Hotel voted
$50 to the Manitoba Flood
lief Fund.
Arthur Lennox of London
the guest speaker and his
marks were well received. Guests
for the evening were -the male
teachers of the Exeter District
High School staff.
A minute’s silence was ob
served in honour of a departed
brother, Herbert O. Southcott,
and several hymns took
place of the usual songs.
It was decided to hold
annual Ladies*1 Night at
next meeting on June 9 at
Brenner T " “
Eight
ed the
Thomas
founder,
guest speaker.
Re
was
re*
the
the
the
the
Hotel, Grand Bend,
of the members attend*
anniversary of the St.
Lions at Which the
Melvin Jones, was the