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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-06-08, Page 1x Seventy-sixth Year Exeter Public School Board needs only the final approval of the Department of Municipal Af­ fairs to go ahead with their new addition, Council passed first and second readings of the $172,000 deben­ ture by-law fox* building pur­ poses Monday night. Representatives of the Board, Chairman W.” E, Middleton and Secretary W. H. Hodgson ap­ peared txefore council to appeal for the by-law. Tentative approval has already ■been given by the Department of Municipal Affairs and Council needs only official consent to go ahead. Full approval has been received from the Department of Education. The debentures will be ready for sale on the opeix market be­ fore fall. Building will commence as soon as the final approval is received. Contractors, McKay Cocker Construction Co. hope to have the school completed before March, 19 51. Council offered Riverview Park as a possible site for the South Huron Hospital. Representatives of the Hospit­ al Board appeared beiore the council to notify them that a public meeting would be held on Monday, June 12, to decide on the site. The architect had re­ commended Riverview Park as the ideal spot for the hospital and the deputation asked .council if the park would be available. Elmer D. Bell said the architect had viewed all locations avail­ able in the district and had fa­ voured the park as most suitable. Council passed a motion that they would be willing to provide the park should it be the loca­ tion chosexx at the ing. Persons renting Central Mortgage Corporation on the west side of town will soon get a .chance to own their owxx homes. The Corporation will be sell­ ing houses in the next few weeks to persons who rent thexn. The council approved renting aix of­ fice in the town hall for the cor­ poration representative. The corporation will attend the next meeting of council in regard to raising the paid by the company in taxes. Council granted local permission to hold a street dance on the Main street on the eve­ ning of June 21, 1950. Dogs who don’t have tags had better watch out for Police Chief John Norry. Council provided the chief with a list of owners of dogs who qhave not secured tags and the chief will be scour­ ing town to find delinquents. Ashley Smith contract for the sidewalks. The following building permits L. L. Wells, sunporch; Mrs. S. West, siding house; Gordon Mc­ Tavish, garage; G. Douglas, a house; Mrs. Florence Irwin, chimney and roof; Lily Greb, a house; Cann’s Mill, Limited, warehouse. Centralia Officers Promoted Four officers at ROAF Station Centralia are px'onxoted in the semi-annual list of advancements in rank. Raised to the rank of Squadron Leader is H. J. Reeves, Others pro­ Officers are V. Tait, D. R. T. Paul, of D.F.C., moted Flight Rutherford, D. H. Ashdown, Lucan, Seaforth and J, P. H. Lynch, Clinton. of Exeter, from Flyin Lieutenant public xneet- houses from and Housing amount lieu of Legion was awarded construction of applications for were granted: EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1950 VETS CAN BUY HOUSES — Veterans will get a chance to buy these wartime houses in the next two weeks. The houses were built in 1947, by a crown company, Central Mort­ gage and Housing, on the Southwest side of Exeter. They will be sold only to veterans and present tenants will get first chance to'buy. The price ranges from $3,625 to $4,575. Harry Strang Speaks At Ontario Convention Harry Strang, clerk and asses­ sor of Usborne Township, will present a papei- oxx “Land Assess­ ment” to the convention of Municipal Assessors in the Pro­ vince of Ontario at Windsor this week-end. This will be the first time Mr. Strang has attended tho convention but his ability as assessor has been recognized as one of the best in the province. In view of this, the Department of Municipal Affairs Risked Mr. Strang to speak at the conven­ tion. Lions Boost Fund Elect Officers Exeter Lions Club voted an additional $100 to the Manitoba Flood Relief Fund to bring their total contribution to $150. The Lions made the donation at theix1 supper meeting Friday evening, when they held £heir annual elec­ tion of officers. •Charles S. MacNaughton is the new president of the club for the coming year, suceeding Russell. Other officers n elected first vice-president, E. R. per; second vicenpresident, Sweitzer; third vice-president, William Ellerington; secretary­ treasurer, J. iP. 'Bowey; Lion tamer, Douglas Knowles; tail twister, Andrew Snelgrove; di­ rectors for one year, J. B. .Creech and Jack Pryde;- for two years, Warren May and Ken Hockey; pianist, Laurence Wein, who succeeds G. C. Koch; auditors, R. C. Dinney and Doug. Knowles. The officers will be Installed at “Ladies Night” to be held at the Brenner Hotel, Grand Bend Friday evening of this week. R. E. were: Hop- A. J. Single Copy 60 R.CA.F. Expects 20,000 At Air Force Day Show As Rare As Pink Elephants? An albino squirrel is frisking about the streets of Exeter. While albino squirrels are quite rare Ejxeter has been favoured with at least three during the past tow years. Records Broken At Kirkton In Garden Party Contest Records toppled at the , pre­ liminary juvenile contest held at Kirkton Friday night. Seventy-six contestants in 5 6 numbers from 23 public .schools provided a program of both wide variety and high quality. It was the largest number performers ever to compete the honour of appearing in annual Garden Party held July. Kirkton Hall was filled io pacity for the event. The adjudicator, iMr. Douglas Gill, of Grand Bend, assisted by Mrs. Gill, had a difficult task in choosing the requisite fifteen numbers as all contestants put on a fine show. However, he made wise selections and chosen a program of vocal, in­ strumental, dance and comedy numbers which will be a high­ light at the Garden Party. During intermission, Mr. Stur­ gis, principal ;of Exeter District High .School, briefly addressed the meeting. He had come to scout talent and is looking for­ ward to the time .when some of those appearing on the program would enter Exeter High. Those chosen to appear on July 19 were: .Betty Lou Dun* seith, S.S. No. 7 Downie; Robbie and Rosemary Dobson, S.S. No. 3 Usborne; Margaret Gillett, London; Joe Gowan and .Ten Pretty Girls, S.S. No. 3 Usborne; Elaine Hern and Dalton Skinner, Wichelsea; Eleanor, Mae, Keith and Catherine Hodgins, S.S. No. 14 Stephen;Alex Hoy and Ten Girls, S.S. No. 7 Downie; Doris Johns, S.S. No. 5 Hibbert; Joyce, John and Audrey Elaine Pries- tap, Mitchell; Kathleen Rolston, S.S. No. 15 Blanshard; Anna Routly and Hazel Sparling, Win- chelsea; Annette Sltzer, Elva of for the in ca- has Former Pastor Officially Opens Redecorated United Church Following the redecoration ofworld today, with strikes, T. C. Joynt, 58, Dies In Hensall Hundreds of floral tributes banked grave and casket at the private funeral of Thomas Cleve­ land Joynt, prominent Hensall businessman, who Wednesday. Mr. Joynt died ning at his home, eight years old. Rev. R. A. Brook officiated at the service held in Bontliron’s Funeral Home. Mr. S. G. Rannie Was soloist, singing “Beside Still Waters”, Greta made tery. Mr. Helens thirty-five years ago. Since enter­ ing business in the community he has taken keen interest in its activities. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and chairman of committee. Surviving besides two sons, Carey, Mass.; Donald, Hensall; his mother, Mrs. Adeline Joynt; two sisters, Miss Beatrice Jbynt, Mrs. John McMichael, all of Listowel; and two brothers, Dr. George Joynt, d.d.s., Toronto, and Percy Joynt, Grand Rapids. Pallbearers at the funeral Messrs. George Hess, Ro- McLean, Edgar McQueen, McBride, Andrew Bell Drysdale. were bert Alvin ■Mark was buried Alonday mor- Ho was fifty- accompanied by Mrs. Lammie. Interment was in Hensall Union Cexne- Joynt was born at St. and came to Hensall the building his wife are Worclxestei*, and Constable On Holidays Provincial Constable Elmer Zimmerman Is on three weeks holidays. Constable William Cox­ worth is In charge of the local detachment. services for the took place Sun- D. AIcTavish of as the special James Street United Church, the first of several official opening aay with Rev. St. Catharines Speaker. The interiox* of the church has been coxnpletely renovated. New and up-to-date lights in the ceil- iug have replaced the old brass chandeliers. New oak panelling surrounds the choir loft and the pulpit. A rich red carpet has been placed in the aisles and at the front of the church. The front entrance has been laid with linoleum. The color scheme is a soft greenish pastel oxt the walls, white ceiling with a blend- xxxg of soft colors on the beams. The whole effect has received considerable favorable comment. The Sunday School basement has also been completely re­ decorated. Special music was furnished for the day by the choir under the leadership of Mr. L. Wein. The morning anthem was “Let Mount Zion Rejoice” with Miss Beaupre singing the solo part. In the evening the Anthem was “I Will Pray the Father”. Mrs. William Murdoch, of Hamilton, (the former Pearl Wood), who was a very popular member of the choir and also the choir leader before moving to that city, was guest soloist and sang two numbers at each service. Several baskets of flowers added to the beauty of the set­ ting. The auditorium was packed for the morning service. A spe­ cial offering was received for the building fund and amounted to $1,675.00. It is twenty-eight years since Mr, McTavish was pastor of James Street church. Iix his opening remarks he stated that be would never forget the six years spent ill James Street. They bring back happy mem­ ories, “I really like the church —I really do,” said the speaker. Air. McTavish took for his sub­ ject “What Are You?”, taken from three texts: “Ye are the salt of the earth”, “Ye are the light of the world” and “I am the vine, ye are the branches”. “What is the matter with the and international unrest that drives us into speaker, at cold the salt Christians. We’ve got to act as an antiseptic. What the soul is to the body, so the Christian is to the world. z “The Christian church has re­ cognized the needs of men. Re­ ligion must be connected with the way we eat, with the way we drink and with the way we work. It must have a hand in the why we make our laws”. Mr. McTavish spoke in the evening on “What Can the Righteous Do?”. In the vortex of life the innocent suffered with the guilty. The wicked are never secure. The righteous have an anchor unknown to the wicked. Next Sunday will be observed lit celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of church union. The following Sunday, Rev., Ar­ thur Page will be the speaker to be followed by Rev. A. B. Irwin. two camps?” asked the “We’ve worked so hard wars, forgetting to put in, That is the duty of Young, Pauline .Graham, Lucan; Kenneth Skipper, Stephen; Dorothy Stahlke and Margaret Stoskoff, Carlingford; Lyn Wilson, Lucan. The committee in charge , of the contest is composed of Mrs. C. A. Campbell, Mrs. Alvin Crago and Mrs. Fred Switzer. S.S. No. 8 of New President Elected Mr. William E. 'Middleton is the new president of the Lay­ men’s Association of the Huron Deanery. The body met at Wing­ ham last week for its annual convention. Those who attended from the district, besides Mr. Middleton, were Loujs Day, Ralph Gettner, Jack Triebner, Bob Luxton, Rev. C. L. Langford, and Owen Atkin­ son. William Riley and William Goodwin attended from Hensall. King’s Birthday Observed Monday,. June .3. was observed as a holiday to observe King’s birthday. The schools closed as were the banks postoffices. the were and To The general meeting of sub­ scribers to the South Huron Hospital Association Fund is called for Monday, June 12, at 8:30 p.m. in the Town Hall, Exeter, fox* the purpose of choos­ ing a site, electing a Board of Trustees, and authorizing a call for tenders for the construction of the building. The Women’s Institute ox Grand Bend contributed $300 to the South Huron Hospital Fund through its treasurer, Mrs. Alex Hamilton. It is understood that this group of workers has the ambition to raise a further $300 and so have a plaque in one of the rooms, showing the furnish­ ings were donated by the In­ stitute. Douglas Gill, musical director, Grand Bend, sent in $16, the proceeds of a program of Ste­ phen Township School Sections 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12. Stephen Township resident of Grand Bend Rural Route 1 con­ tributed $52. Garnet Hicks, Usborne, creased his canvass total $150. Harold Hern, Usborne, increased the amount from school section by $275. The figures to date follows: Exeter ....... Stephen ...... Usborne ..... Middlesex ... Hay ......... Hensall ..... Tuckersmith General ...... 5 Total in- by also his show as 54,560.77 9,158.00 19,927.00 100.00 3,732,00 200.00 932.00 824.07 $89,433.84 Music Features Annual Service Amid, a colourful setting flowers and birds, the congrega­ tion of Main St, United Church celebrated their Sunday School anniversary. The children of the primary department sang two special numbers. “See the Little Dew Drops Shining” and “To A Dandelion”, accompanied by Mrs. C. Wilson. The juniox* choir, ac­ companied by Mrs. R. Balkwill, rendered three anthems “A Glad­ some Hymn of Praise We Sing”, “Jesus, Son of God Most High” and “The Lord’s. My Shepherd". The orchestra supplied the music fdr the Prelude and Offertory. Members of the orchestra were C. Wilson, G. Skinner, W. Mar­ shall, P. Merkley, Bob Russell, Sterling Ince and Mrs. R. Balk­ will. Mr. Len. McKnight, Sunday School Superintendent, conducted the service and introduced the visiting speaker, Rev. S. Brenton of Londesboro, chairman of 4the Huron Presbytery. Rev. Brenton concluded the evening worship and Mrs. G. Depuis sang a solo, “Let the Lower Lights Be Burn­ ing”. Graduate Gets Position Mr. Allison Morgan, who cently graduated from the O.A.C . Guelph with his B.S.A. degree, having taken the animal hus­ bandry course with poultry op­ tion, has accepted a position with the 'Purina Company. re- i- Delegates To Church Congress Mr. and .Mrs. Roy Campbell were delegates from the Presby­ tery of Huron-Maitland to the Pre-Assembly Congress of the Presbyterian Church in Canada meeting in Montreal, Monday to Wednesday of this week. Thrown From Cycle, London Man Injured A fishing trip to Goderich M’as cut short Monday afternoon when James Ardiel, 68, of Lon­ don, was thrown from a motor­ cycle at a barricade on Main St, A new drain is being laid along Gidley street and a barricade was erected where it crossed Main St. Mr. Ardiel applied his brakes to the motorcycle as he approached the barricade and the vehicle skidded and he was1 thrown about twelve feet onto the pavement. He received a scalp wound that required three’ stitches and his motor goggles skinned and bruised his nose and face. He was taken to the pffice of Dr. Milner and later was removed to Victoria Hospital, London, in the Hopper-Hockey ambulance. He was released shortly wards. after- Vets Houses To Be Sold Vets who have been renting houses from “ • - -- and Housing get a chance homes This crown houses ... __ __ installment basis. The fifty houses, built in 1947, are situated in the south-west of town. Mr. G. A. McFagden, corpora­ tion representative, arrived in Exeter Tuesday to handle sales. The price of the houses ranges from $3,625 to $4,575. Tenant­ veterans who have been living in the houses will get the first op­ portunity to buy “ Exetex* is the Stratford district corporation has houses fox' sale*. The corporatioxx has already .sold in Palmerstoxx and St. Marys. The houses will down payxnent of 1'0 the balance may be period of 25 years. Central Mortgage Corporation will to buy their own next two weeks, the corporation, a in the week company, announced the would be for sale on an Centralia ’RCAF officials ex* pect more than 20,000 people will watch the big Air Force Day show this Saturday. Last year one of the crowds ever seen in this visited the station on a ing hot ,day to witness the all­ day attractions put on by air force personnel. Special busses will run from London, Stratford and Exeter -to accomodate the mass travel dur­ ing the day. Busses will run on the hour from Exeter to ,the air­ port. Weather permitting, a P86 U.S. designed jet figtlier now be­ ing used ;by the ROAF will put on a manoeuvre demonstration. Officials have also received notice that a helicopter will fly to the station to put on a show for the public. One pf the major attractions Will be a sail plane .flying ex­ hibition by Al Pow, of London, holder of Canadian distance and height records. Two specially- trained parachutists .will jump from a Dakota plane and land on the gro'unds. A formation aerobatic team, one of the best ever seen in Can­ ada, will perform precision man- oeuvers in the air show. The Centralia team has been putting on exhibitions all over Ontario. The Assumption 'College Air Cadets 50-piece band will give a concert in the afternoon. The band won the General Beaux Trophy at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1949. There’ll be a midway, kiddie’s rides, sports, displays and many other attractions. For, the kid­ dies, the Women’s Auxiliary at Centralia will conduct a nursery. Air Force Day is specially set aside for public inspection of all air stations across Canada. largest district blister- /Life With Junior' them. third .place in in which the offered the sell for a percent and paid over a Flood Fund Over $1,300 Mark, Usborne Township Gives $200 i t The Times-Advocate Manitoba Flood Relief Fund passed the $1,300 mark this week with the help of generous donations from organizations in the area. The Township of Usborne vot­ ed $200 to the fund at their regular meeting on Monday. The Exeter Lions, who previously donated $50, upped their con­ tribution $100. Exeter Gitizen’s Band collect­ ed $22,35 at a band concert held in Community Park on Sunday afternoon. S li i p k a organizations have contributed more than $40. The Women’s Association sent In a check for $25 and a collection taken at a Sunday School vice netted $18.65. The Main Street Women’s sociation donated $10. Individual contributions creased during the past week as people more and more real­ ized the desperate need of vic­ tims of the flood. The Manitoba Flood Fund, Draws Big Crowd Usually it’s all in a lifetime but the Junior Farmers did it in one night when they present­ ed “Life With Junior”, a musi­ cal review starring Harry Hern and written by Anna Brock and Lucille Boyce. It was the annual variety night of the South Huron Farm­ ers and Junior Institute held before a large crowd on Friday night in the Exeter District High School. The show was a musical re­ view of “Junior” and took him from “Can’t You Take It Back and Change It for a Boy” to “The End of a Perfect Day”. Mr. Jack Stewart, president, made a short address of welcome and Anna Brock was the com­ mentator. A mixed choir of .thirty-five voices, led by Harry Hern, open­ ed the program with a group of songs. Harry Hern, played the .part of Junioi' and in the first scene his reaction to the arrival of a little sister was expressed in his sing­ ing of “Can’t You Take It Back And Change It For A Boy.” The next scene depicted his first day at school enacted as the choir sang “In the Little Red School House.” The second act represented a typical meeting of the Junior Farmers and Junior Institute. Followiixg the business meeting, John Davidson sang Scotch num­ bers in costume and a skit on etiquette was enacted by .John Davidson, Annie Elford and Bessie Johns. For entertainment the club members enjoyed square dancing, with Junior leading the dance. In Act 3, Junior’s life and he and his dance partner sang “I Said My Pyjamas”. A mock wedding fol­ lowed with Wallace Becker as bride, Alma Sillery , the groom, Ross Jeffery as bridesmaid, Don­ na Bowden as best man, Jack Stewart, father of the bride and Winston Shapton as the minister. In the following scene Mr, and Airs. Reg. Hodgert, recently mar­ ried members of the elub, posed in setting of flowers represent­ ing the wedding , photograph, while Helen Shapton sang “Be­ cause”, The final act depicted a family scene with Junior, his wife and children spending a quiet eve­ ning at home. During this scene the choir sang “Bless This House”, Through The Years” and “Tito End of a Perfect Day”. Air. Elgin Rowclxffe compli­ mented the club on their enter­ tainment. Air. .Jack Stewart re­ plied. As the concluding number the choir sang “God Save The King”. Miss Norma Knight was pianist. which has set its objective at $10,000,000, has received so far only $3,400,000. Latest and most accurate esti­ mate of the flood damage is $3,400,000. A candid picture of the flood in Winnipeg is seen in a special supplement of The Winnipeg Free Press sent to The Times- Advocate recently. Pictures in the supplement, displayed in the T-A window, have attracted con­ siderable attention and awe from passers-by on the street. The T-A fund now boasts $1,351.28. This week a check for $675 was sent to the region­ al headquarters, The London Free Press for confirmation. A check for a similar amount has already beexx received in Winni­ peg. The Exeter Red Cross, which made a collectioxx in the cam­ paign, received $38 from the fund to purchase a train ticket to Winnipeg for Mrs, Roy Doyle. Mrs. Doyle was driven from her home in St. Vital and has been staying with her daughter, Mrs. Lucille Dubois, Exeter. Charles Johns ...................: Joshua Johns .................... C. Sholdice, Ailsa Craig ... Mr. and Mrs. N. Ogden ... Miss Margery Broderick .. Mrs. Wes Jacques ...... . George Bailey, Woodham . Rev. D. Sinclair .............. Harvey Perkins ................ Warren May ..................... Richard N. Creech ........... [Mrs. Cecil Wilson ........... Main St. Women's Assoc. William Hatter ............. Hor. Delbridge, Woodham In memory of Walter ..... Miss G. Al. Armstrong ..... Mrs. F. Bowden ................ Ephraim Hern, Granton .. Victor Nestle Ken Lampman Slxipka W.A.................. . Ernest Gerson .................. Exeter Citizen’s Band ...... J. Aimer Stewart ....... ...... Thomas Pryde, ALL.A....... Slxipka United C. S.S........ Walter Cnthush ........... Miss Loretta Seigner ...... S. B. Taylor ...................... Township of Usborne ...... Hal Brown ......................... Exeter Lions Club i ser- As- in- romance entered. Editor Presides At Convention Mr. and Mrs. J. Al. Southcott and Miss Florence were at Wind­ sor Friday attending the annual convention of the Ontario and Quebec division of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association of which Mr. Southcott was the president, The convention was well at­ tended with about 125 persons present. At ten o’clock in the morning busses were lined up in front of the Prince Edward Hotel and with an escort of motorcycle policemen the party was taken to the plant of the Ford Motor Company where a well-organized tour was conducted. The first place visited was the trade school where boys from 16 to 20 years of age were taught the handling of machines and of tool and die making, About 20 boys each year are selected from a large list of applicants and ate given the course. They re­ ceive $1,500 the first year and increases each year. At the end of the course they are qualified top- the ma- as skilled mechanics for ranking jobs. From the foundry where castings are made, past the chines where the parts are turn­ ed out and down the line of as­ sembly until the finished product ,was turned out the party was taken. Along that is parts to they are of the section, spray paint gun with a workman On either side and the job was finished i‘eady for the drying ovens. On the return to the hotel a banquet was sponsored by the company with a number of top- ranking officials present. J. AL Southcott presided and intro­ duced Mr, James Emmert, exe­ cutive vice-president of the Ford Motor Company, who in turn called on Mr. Gordon Garbutt of the Public Relations Department. Mr. Garbutt delighted the aud- a conveyor track miles long travel the reach the workman as required. When the body car reached the paint a few switches from a ience with the reminiscences of early years in various printing offices. He gave some interesting figures on the work of the com­ pany and the place of his de­ partment in dealing with the men of the factory and the pub-’ lie. ;In the afternoon the party was' again taken by bus and motor­ cycle escort through Windsor to Detroit where the Detroit motor police took up the job of escort­ ing the party past red lights to Greenfield Village where a visit was made to the Ford Museum which contains priceless relics of almost every description. The Press Association banquet was held in the evening. The guest speaker was Rev. M. C. Davie, Speaker of the Ontario Legislature. Mr. Davies, in a fine address, emphasized the fact that the finest people and the most important place in the world is to be found In the community in which you live, Mr. Davies was —Please Turn to Page Twelve $10.00 2.00 5.00 , 10.00 , 2.00 , 2.00 , 2.00 . 3.00 . 5.00 . 5.00 . 15.00 , 2.00 . 10.00 . 4.00 5, 5. 5. 3 OO .00 .00 .00 .00 5.00 5.00 25.00 5.00 22.35 10.00 15.00 , 18.65 , 2,00 , 2.00 , 5.00 .200.00 . 3.00 100.00 Huronia Choir Visits Roy’s The Huronia Male Choir took part in the anniversary services at Roy’s Church on Sunday. Dr. Armstrong of Toronto was the speaker. The church was filled to capacity for the occasion. %■