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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-10-05, Page 9*«w and Mrs. Richard Haw- of Anderson, celebrated wedding anniver- Blanshard Couple Mark 50th Anniversary Mr. kins, their golden sary at Elmdale, third concession Blanshard Township, Mrs. Haw- *kins was the former Agnes Cor­ bett, The family includes five sons —-Eldon at home, Roy, Harry and Clarence, of Anderson, and Stanley, of Mitchell-—and three daughters—Mrs. Angus Robert­ son, of Kiippen. Mrs. R, Kauf­ mann, of Stratford, Mrs, Earl Watson, Kirkton, They have 12 grandchildren. At the reception honoring the occasion, Mrs. Arthur Hawkins, of Toronto, and Mrs. J. Boyd, of Mount Forest, Mrs, Winne Stew­ art and Mrs. I. Proudlove poured tea. Those who served were Mrs. Clarence Hawkins, Mrs, Harry Hawkins, Mrs. Roy Hawkins, ■Mrs. Stanley Hawkins and Miss Bessie Stevens. Smith-Merner The R. C. A. F. chapel at cen- tralia was the scene of a cere­ mony at which Helen Barbara Joan, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. J. Westly Merner, Zurich, be­ came tlie bride of Patrick Har­ old Smith,, son of Mrs Smith and the late (Patrick (Smith. The Rev. Fr, W- Whyte officiated. The bride,* who entered the church with her father, wore a white slipper satin gown with a slight train, Her French illusion veil fell fro m a satin trimmed headdress, and she carried bouqute of cream roses ite chrysanthemums. Miss Thereasa M, London, bridesmaid, gown of heavenly blue , satin, with matching net headdress. W. Flynn of the R. C. A. F., Centralia was groomsman. Following a reception at home of the bride’s parents couple left for their new home in Greenwood, Nova Scotia, the bride traveling in a light beige suit with wine accesories a and wh- Dietrich, choes a the the THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER S, 1950 page SI For Your Thanksgiving Dinner Oven-Dressed Fresh Frozen Chicken or Turkey Order today from your meat market or grocery or from Silvercrest Poultry Farm Phono 171 r 14 Exeter London of her Mr, and hensalu Mr. and Mrs. David Dlgnan have returned home from a pleasant motor trip to Kingsville, Misses Violet Hyde and Cassie Dougall are holidaying with re­ latives at Listowel. Mr. and Mrs, James Bengough were recent visitors with Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Campbell at Guelph. Mrs. J. Consjtt of Seaforth, who is ill, is confined to her room at the home of her daugh­ ter, Mrs. Charles Farquhar, Mrs. Edna Corbett spent the week-end at the home son-in-law and daughter, Mrs. Harold Parker. Miss Helen Moir of wag a week-end visitor with hei sister, Mrs. Lawrence Baynham. Mr. and Mrs, Kenneth Manns and friends of Toronto visited over the week-end with the former’s mother, Mrs. T, Manns. Mr, and Mrs. Cornelius Faber and Mr, Fred Smallecombe spent the week-end with the latter’s son, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smalle- combe, in Guelph. Rev. P. A. Ferguson conduct­ ed communion service in Catmel Presbyterian Church on Sunday. Miss Alma Bell was soloist the anthem, with Mr. John Nicol, A.C.C.O., at the organ. Brintnell-Taylor Chiselhurst United Church corated with ferns, dahlias and gladioli, was the setting for a pretty wedding when Rev. W. J. Rogers united in marriage Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Taylor Jr., Kippen, and John Thomas Brintnell, son of Mr. and- Mrs. William Brint­ nell, Cromarty. The we dding music was played by Miss Gladys Luker. Mr. Benson Stoneman was soloist. 4 The bride, given in marriage ■by her father, was attired in a gown of ivory satin with lace trim, fashioned with a nylon yoke and fitted bodice with full shirt which extended into a slight train. A pearl-studded cor­ onet held her three - quarter length veil and she carried a shower bouquet of red roses and white mums. Miss Betty O’Keefe of Kippen, maid of honour, and Miss Jean Mousseau, Heiisall, bridesmaid. Miss O’Keefe wore a turquoise satin gown with matching head­ dress an'd carried a cascade of mixed pink mum£, roses and gladioli. Miss Mousseau wore a pink taffeta gown with matching head­ dress and carried a mixed bou­ quet of yellow mums, roses and gladioli. Keith Brintnell of Exeter was best man and the ushers were Harold Taylor, brother of the bride, and Roger Venner. The bride’s mother chose a blue crepe dress with navy ac­ cessories and wore a corsage of pink roses. The groom’s mother chose a. green crepe dress, with grey accessories and wore a cor­ sage of yellow roses. Following the ceremony a re­ ception was held in the basement of the church, Before leaving for an extended trip to United States and other points in Ontario, the bride donned a grey worsted suit with navy accessories with a corsage of red and white car­ nations.On their return they will side on the groom’s farm Hibbert Township.* * * * The monthly meeting of I Enjoy Yourself??? IPs Later Than You Think “The harvest is past, the summer is ended and we are not saved’’ Jer. 8:20 Friends, what* despair if our summer were ended, and all chances of being saved were past forever ? What joy could there be in a Christless eternity ? “Behold now is the accepted time, behold now is the day of salvation. 11 Cor 6:2 How much to be desired are the master’s words—• “Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord** Mett. 25:21 “Come Unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” Matt. 11:28 Sunday, ABG network CHAS. E. FULLER 5 p.m. D.S.T. P.O. Box 123 Los Angeles 5», Cat ffl- in L. de- re­ in The monthly meeting of the Evening Auxiliary will be held in the school room of the United Church on Tuesday, October 10. Mrs. S. G. Rannle and Mrs. Bert Horton are hostesses. Miss Win­ nie Gray will present the de­ votional period and Mrs. Lome Chapman the study. The roll call will feature a collection of aprons and other items for the bazaar. The social committee are Mrs. H. Elder. Mrs. IL Mc­ Ewen, Mrs. TL Drysdale, Mrs. Milton Lavery and Mrs. D. Kyle. ----- ■ ■ ■ » ................. ' ..... .. ......... ■' * PAINTING * PAPERHANGING * KITCHEN CUPBOARDS * CABINET WORK Exeter Drive a Bicycle We will allow von at least $W for your present bi­ cycle, regardless of make, age, or conditioner $5 for votir joycycle, any condition, to be, applied on the purchase, price of a new bicycle. new bicycles to choose, from! Manufacturer's withheld'for the special sale.I'orty name Stock consists of: GIRLS’ & BOYS’ JUVENILES LADIES’ & GENTS’ STANDARDS LADIES’ & GENTS’ BALLOONS (Use ow Lay-Away Blah £or Xmas) W. MARTIN TELEPHONE 43 EXETER SOOTH RUMORS PERSIST SHE IS ENGAGED Princess garet of England (right) is shown with the Earl of keith, 27, and his mother, the Duchess of Buccleuch, recent ball held in Glasgow, Scotland. British rumors tinue to hint that Princess Margaret and the Earl of Dalkeith are engaged and that the official announcement “will be the next important event in the royal family”. The earl, a friend of Margaret’s since childhood, served as a lieutenant in the royal navy during the war, and will some day inherit one of Britain’s largest fortunes. —Central Press Canadian Mar- Dal- at a con- N Cornerstone Address Old School Cost $7,000 In 1874 Chairman Reveals At Ceremony Settled By Mostly Irish Stock, Clandeboye Hoped To Expand BY JENNIE REYCRAFT DEWIS (In The London Free Press) Few villages in North Middle­ sex has experienced such high hopes of developing into a town of considerable size and import­ ance as has have those by various stances.* An early Page's Atlas, village covering half Lucan, Streets and mapped out using the names of p ro m i n e n t citizens such as O ’ F 1 y n n Street, Glendenping Street, Porte Street, Shoff Street and Hodgson Street. But most commonly known and still used to enumerate lots in Biddulph assessment and tax rolls are Hodgins Street linking UP the London-Goderich road with Flanagan Street—the vill­ age main thoroughfare. $ $ During the 105 years of its history, the village has had three names. The original name was chosen in honour of its founder, “Flanagan’s Corners”. Later (as if anyone might doubt the racial origin of the Flanagans!) the name was changed to “Village of Ireland”, a name it retained in Biddulph Township records until recent years. However, since the time the London, Huron and Bruce Rail­ way was built, the village has “Clandeboye”, Irish an- The quintal? It’s 113 pounds of fish, a measure still used in Newfoundland. a in Address by W. E. Middleton, chairman, given at the corner­ stone laying ceremony at Exeter Public School Wednesday, Sep­ tember 21: In November of 1874, seventy- six years ago, the old public school was completed and occu­ pied. It cost $7,000, had six class rooms, an auditorium, and four cloak rooms. The class rooms were heated by the old- fashioned box stoves. A furnace was installed in 1898. As the attendance increased, and as higher educational facili­ ties were required, changes and additions were made to the building. First the auditorium was made into two class rooms. In 1915 additions were made to the front of the wings. This eliminted the cloak rooms but it provided four more class rooms. In 19 29 two additional rooms were added to the northeast. In 1938 a small building of four class rooms was built for high school work. That building Is now incorporated with this new building, the cornerstone of which is to be laid today. During the past fifty years the once purely public school, be­ came a continuation school and later a combination public and high school, and the governing body evolved from a public school board to a continuation school board and then to a Board of Education until four years ago when a District High School was formed and two sep­ arate governing bodies took over control-—Exeter Public School Board aud Exeter District High School Board. Accommodation during all those years was a very pressing* need—met only on the install-1 ment plan because conditions permitted no other course. For­ tunately, however, provincial grants during the last few years have been very greatly increased, a more generous view -of higher education has prevailed, with the result that last year a fine new high school was built, and this year end will see this public school near completion. In spite of all the difficulties of accommodation a very high; standard of public and high school education has been main­ tained in Exeter, graduates have r e a elied places in the world today, the old building fulfilled a useful service to Exeter and riot. While retaining fond mem­ ories of the old buildings we, shall not feel sorry to vacate i them, and move into the new building which has been needed for so long a time. The site is just east of building on two acres of purchased by the Board creational purposes in When the old building molished ample play grounds will be provided, the total (ground space is about four acres. The new portion of the build­ ing is one storey high and there; will be five class rooms and a kindergarten room, together with wash rooms and cloak rooms for each class. A large playroom is also provided to seat 225 pupils. The new building varies in length, with an overall ot 145 feet, and at its greatest width is 128 feet. The brick used Is buff, tlie same as in the original part of the building. There will be a total of nine classrooms in the ; school, The teaching staff: Claude i Blowes (principal), Craig Wil­ son, Mrs. Grace Armstrong, Mrs. Marion Porter, Mrs. Dorothy Hughson, Mrs. Fay Jamieson, ; Miss Marion Scarlett, Mrs. Riva Turvey, Mrs. Helen Jermyn. The enrolment is 88(1, The Board members are six in number, three being elected each year for a two-year period, by the ratepayers of the school sec­ tion. The members are: M id diet on ( chairman!,Bussell (vice-chairmani, G. Seldon, Sanders. The i s W . H . and the respons- of Exe- Cann, Mrs, E. W. secretary - treasurer Hodgson. The financing is ibility of the ratepayers ter Public School Section, plus grants from the Department of Education, Toronto. The cost of the building ot the original section was $26,000 and the contract fox- the new portion is $151,000. The contractors are. the McKay- Cocker Construction Limited of London, and the architects are Messrs. Page & Steele of onto. We believe that the result of then? work on building will be equally as factory as it has proved to be in the high school building. On behalf of the students .and the School Board I want to thank the Municipal Council and the ratepayers for agreeing to provide the necessary funds, re­ alizing that the old school had outlived its usefulness; also to thank the contractors, architects and workmen for their care in the construction of the building. In this box, which has been deposited a number of Canadian coins and postage stamps, a copy of The Exetei' Times- Advocate, The London Free Press and The Toronto Globe and Mail, a photostat of the 'building and a signed copy of this address. This sealed box is placed in the corner-stone. Perhaps some day the contents may tell the story of education in Exeter to some future generation. r This trowel has been 'present­ ed to me by the architects and I now make use of it to lay this corner-stone. ’ I now declare this corner- j stone well and truly laid, with ’full faith that the building will provide satisfactory accommoda­ tion for the pupils of the section for many years to come and that it Will be a credit to the community and the builders. Tor- final this satis- i |Pollen, W. Clandeboye-—only to hopes dashed aside events and circum* * >l< * map (contained in , 1878) shows the an area over the size of neighbouring Streets and lots were ■been known as still proclaiming its cestryI * * The first places of business in Clandeboye were built by Patrick Flanagan, who came to Canada from Ireland in 1833 and after ten years in various counties in Ontario he settled on the bound­ ary between Biddulph and Mc­ Gillivray Townships, which was later known as Flanagan’s 'Cor­ ners. He hotel which Morris Simpson today, original Flanagan store. The hotel was later replaced by a brick structure known as the “Victoria House’’ under the own­ ership of Ira Bice. This brick hotel used ** built the first store and in the village. The store is owned and operated by is the is still standing and is as- a dwelling house. * * * & visitor to the village in years could scarcely picture * was built at the corner of Porte and Hodgins Streets, It, too, has long since disappeared. From the time oi early settle** ment until 1865, the townships of Biddulph and McGillivary be­ longed to Huron County, with ^county town at Goderich. Representatives of the county council (known as district coun­ cil) were forced to travel Goderich for council sessions. This caused convenience so, sentation of a petition signed by the “freeholders” of the two townships, Biddulph and McGilli­ vray became part of the County of Middlesex with London as the county town. One of the five freeholders who voted for McGillivray was William Carter. He was after­ wards deputy-reeve of McGilli­ vray and later a justice of peace.* $ * * Although Clandeboye’s hopes of becoming a “big” business town have faded there are sev­ eral residents who commute daily to work in London in a comfortable station7wagon—a far cry from the rides in the bumpy stage-coaches of the 1860s and 1870s, The number of business places has decreased but number of residences ’has creased in recent years. to * * considerable after the ©re- in- START IN SFARE TJMBI Even in a few spare-time hours each day ya^ can nmke import** ant extra income *■ or wmk. fhR* time and make big ancmoy* Have a business of your own, selling sheer nylon hosiery. No exper* ience necessary. Hush name for full information, Home Hosiery Co., 28 Wellington Street West, Toronto, Ontario* Now Is The Time to do your landscaping and seeding* If you need top soil, contact us for quick service. W< C. MacDonald -— Contractor - PHONE 520 EXETER ffl- —----—— ® the in- TRAPPERS TO MEET A meeting of the Huron County Trappers’ Association will be held on Saturday, October 7, at 8 Board dows Lands and Forests, Galt, will be the special speaker and will dis­ cuss some of the changes in the licencing and zoning laws. p.m. in the Agriculture Rooms, Clinton. Mr. Mea- of the Department of /• New and Used CARS FOR 1950 DODGE SEDAN, black brand new 1950 DODGE -1 TON EXPRESS, red, brand .new 1.948 PLYMOUTH SEDAN, dark blue, heater, low mileage 1948 CH'EV SEDAN, spotless interior 1947 CHEV SEDAN, not a , mark inside or out 1947 CHEV COACH., new tires, very good condition 1946 PONTIAC SEDAN, radio, heater. This car is hard to duplicate. 1934 CHEV low price 1930 FORD tires, new (paint job. Going for $1’50.00 1929 FORD COACH, runs good, $90.00 Hyett’s Celebrated Ointment For Sale At G. Robinson, Centralia and stores throughout the county Hyett’s Celebrated Oint­ ment for burns, cuts, cold sores, poison ivy, bites, corns, burning feet, poison, piles, ings, wounds nails, chaffed Small ............ Large ........... COACH. For the of $175.00 COACH, 60’0-16 . running sores, chapped hands, boils, shingles, dog bites, fly trench fistula, scalds, from hands. feet, blood beal- rusty A later the once-busy little hamlet xof the 1850s and 1860s which con­ tained four hotels—Porte’s, St. John’s; Flanagan’s and Jack­ son’s. There were three blacksmith shops—owned by Ambrose Mann, John R. Hodgins and Mr. Wind­ sor; and four general stores— Johnson’s, Sutton’s, Hymer’s and Flanagan’s, all situated opposite each other on Flanagan Street. In addition there were two harness makers, two cabinet makers, two shoe stores—Zeefle’s and Murphy’s, Asa Collin’s pump factory, a grist mill, McFadden’s tailor shop, a weaver (Charles Fryer), a dressmaker and millin­ ery shop and even a photograph gallery. The resident physician at this time was Dr, James Sutton, who later retired in Lucan.* * * * The first postmaster was David Shoff, whose office was on the McGillivray side of Flanagan, street. Because of Its location, the post office was known as McGillivray P.O. Close to the post office lived the justice of ’peace. James Barber, who also served as notary public and law­ yer. On the south-west corner at the intersection of Hodgins and Flanagan Streets, beside Wind- ..... _______ ___ . sor's blacksmith shop, was a site ter on Monday evening, October • designated for the Grand Trunk 2, when the Exeter Pentecostal 1 Railway station. The railway was Assembly gathered to honour < expected to cross the southern, them prior to their departure to j limits of the village from Lucan Clinton to take charge of the;and from the station to follow Pentecostal work there,_________“ *-» The, evening was spent social- ................... “ ' V* proved most amusing and entertaining. The young couple have made for themselves a warm place th; the hearts of the people with whom they have been associated • here, and will, no doubt, prove a blessing to the people of Clin­ ton.An address was read and a purse of $52 presented by Mr. Edgar cu dmor e. Lunch was served. iI many high and very dist- . 50d §1.00 Dodge and DeSoto Sales Open Evenings Telephone 78 ZURICH Couple Honored Before Leaving For Clinton A pleasant time of fellowship was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Sweigard of Exp ily. A ’’Search for Talent'; Ii1 the old ground for re- 1804. is de- ’a southwesterly direction to Uar- I lisle and Ailsa Craig. The rail- Jway missed Clandeboye by a cou­ ple of miles and the site of the Grand Trunk Railway station still remains part of the Bice farm. However, in later years a tele­ graph office was established and operated by Joseph Mcllhargy.* aj. * * To counteract the influence of the four hotels a temperance hall Saskatoon, Bask., now res­ in Exeter. A special wcl- was given the pledge by Captain Elsie Turkey and too were intoduced to the « « a « a • 9 • • fard Sorority Hard-Timers Welcome Pledges It was for the most part, shabby-looking crowd that gath­ ered at Lucy Klumpp’s home on Tuesday evening, September 26, when the sisters o f Ontario Al­ pha Pl Chapter held a hard­ time party for new pledges. •President Gwyn Whilsmith wel­ comed the ragged individuals and also introduced Gwen Coop­ er ot iding come Rush they members. Judging of the best (or worst) costume took place with Norma gangster capping first prize and Ada Dinncy a close second. : A lively program of games, j W, E. contests, sing-song and square s R. E.jdancing followed, and the even-, W. IL Ing ended with a hearty buffet' C. A. ■> supper, 1 41 You van count Co-Op Quality Mixed Feeds to produce the best results for you! Finest quality ani­ mals . . . nutritious, well-balanced feed that will make your profits grow as big and fast as your animals. 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