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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-11-02, Page 9THE T1MES-ADV0CATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1950 Page 9 Pledges Installed In Beta Sigma Phi On Tuesday evening, October 24 th, members of Ontario’s Alpha Pi chapter of Beta Digma Phi sorority, held a banquet in the Cactus Room of the Palm Grove Restaurant, London, at which six new pled g e s were •guests of honor. Also present was Mrs. Fred May, the chapter’s first sponsor. Following the toast to the King, President Gwyn Whilsmith proposed a toast to the Beta Sigma Phi organization, Vice- President Elsie Tuckey proposed a toast to the pledges, to which Phil Haworth made a fitting reply. The six pledges - Mrs. Doris Dettmer, Mrs, Phil Haworth, Mrs. Donna Jones, Mrs. Betty Wilson, Miss -Norma Sangster and Miss Norma Knight, were installed as pledges, of Beta Sig­ ma Phi in an impressive cere­ mony. A social evening followed. I ........... .............. . » Service with Courtesy Exeter Cab CENTRAL HOTEL Phone 151 Midnight to 7 a.m. 465 Phone 507 ■«——■——————A aZZ—:---------- ------------------ Motors We have several 25-cycle motors in sizes from 1 h.p to 10 h.p. These motors are priced to sell. - Contact - Ca nada Packers Phone 256 Exeter .... ............. ..............—h Baby Band Petty Held At Hensail Wednesday afternoon, October 25, marked the annual party of the Baby Band and mothers, which took place in the school room of the united 'Church. The church • was decorated with au­ tumn flowers and a large table set with candles, flowers, -pop­ corn, cake and treats for the kiddies. Nursery motifs were read throughout. Mrs, Cross, president of the W.M.S., gave the call to worship. Various hymns were used. Mrs. Rogers repeated, prayer. The sol­ lection of mite boxes was placed in a decorated basket, The fol­ lowing jun'iors graduated into the Mission Band; Robert William Smale, Otto John, Smale, David Buchanan, Jerry Chapman, Mar­ lene Dignan, Eunice Adair. Gwen Spencer and Mary Ann Ronnie welcomed the new mem­ bers to the Mission Band. Mrs. George Hess sang and Mrs, D. Kyle and Mrs. R. Drys'dale took charge of the graduating exer­ cises. The children were treated to gingerbread men and bunny cookies and a plastic wagon filled with candy. Mrs, Sherritt played piano se­ lections ibefore the program started. An outstanding program was presented. Solos were ren­ dered by Bobby Mickle and. Carol Ann Rogers, a duet by Mary Ann and Dianne Rannie, a reading by Gwen Spencer; recitations iby Mary Scane, Jerry Drysdale, Gregory Spencer, Ruth Ann Traquair, Beth Goddard and a piano selection by Beth God­ dard. A pleasing feature was the showing of films on the screen. Mrs. A. Shirray and Mrs. Lome Chapman related the stories. Accompanists were Mrs. E. L. Mickle, Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Sherritt. The enjoyable af­ fair was largely attended. Re,- freshments were served at the close. Special Service A special service will be held in Carmel Presbyterian Church, on Sunday night, November -5, at 7 o’clock. Rev. P. A. Fergu­ son, chaplain, will deliver the address to members of the Can­ adian Legion and the Women’s Auxiliary. Special music will be featured under the direction of the organist, Mr. Nicol, A.C.C.O. CHRISTENING CAUSES ROYAL FAMILY REUNION — Two queens and two princesses make a fairly long line of British royalty. At left is Dowager Queen Mary, mother of King George VI; at right is Queen Elizabeth, wife of King George; and in the centre, Princess Elizabeth, holding baby Princess Anne. This photo was made after Princess Anne had been formally christened. —'Central Press Canadian every advantage a young Your years profitable “Well, my good fellow, this is a great university. It's name is known in every corner of the world. When you leave here you can be proud of your back­ ground. Think of it. You have had man could desire, have been spent in pursuit of the greatest thoughts of the greatest minds ,tlie world has known. Now your time has come to choose a .profession. The world is entitled to expect a lot from you. What are you going to turn your hand to?” “I’ve got a fine job at a pickle factory,” Bl. X. Hyett’s Celebrated Ointment For Sale At >G. Robinson, Centralia and stores throughout the county Hyett’s Celebrated Oint­ment for running sores, burns, cuts, chapped hands, cold sores, boils, shingles, poison ivy, dog bites, fly bites, corns, trench foot, burning feet, fistula, blood poison, piles, scalds, heal­ ings, wounds from rusty nails, chaffed hands. Small Large Solve Your Christmas Gift Problems NOW $1.00 J -Hi There are always certain someones on your Christmas list for whom nothing seems just right . . . nothing personal enough. For the perfect answer is a fine them. History Of Exeter, Usborne Told By B. W. F. Beavers Sunday and Evening Service One garage will be open in Exeter on Sundays, Wed­ nesday afternoons and dur­ ing the evenings through­ out the week. Open this Sunday, Wed­ nesday afternoon, and dur­ ing the evenings through­ out the week:— Campbell & Crompton Service Station n--------------------------------n Scriptures Memorized On Monday evening, October 30, Miss Marion Triebner enter­ tained the Young People’s Sun­ day School class of the Exeter -Pentecostal Church at her home. The purpose of the gathering was to review the scriptures memorized during the past half year. The honours for the great­ est number of scriptures mem­ orized most perfectly went to Blanche McLaren. A pleasant social time was spent afterwards and a dainty lunch was served. •Seeding mixtures for perma­ nent pasture should contain both grasses and legumes, the latter furnishing the needed protein. Showing a champion **, bringing home a blue ribbon from the fair » is the favorite dream of many a farm boy. That’s why he spends a good share of his waking hours helping it to come true. He garnishes his calf’s ground corn with minerals and molasses —worries if it isn’t licked up dean. He spends hours teaching his baby beef to lead ... combs and curries its gleaming coat until aching arms rebel. Dreaming dreams and,then working hard to make them COme true is the American way. That’s the Spirit which transformed a wilderness into the world's most powerful nation it? a little Over 300 years. That s the mainspring which made a peace-loving nation the arsenal of democracy. That’S the habit which makes our country the land of opportunity and great accomplishments. ' Back in 1837. John Deere’s dreams and dogged determination gave the world the first successful Steel plow. This new plow unlocked the wealth of the prairie soil—created a new agricultural empire. Today, the John Deere organization is pioneering new frontiers working to make the American dream of a well-fed world a reality. Careful preparation true in America, For in is unlimited. and lots of perspiration still make dreams Come this free land, life is what you make it—the future W* G. Simmons & Sons FYFTFR GODERICH Portrait of YouSorority Assists Goderich Chapter Thirteen members of Ontario Alpha Phi chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, and the sponsor, Mrs. Ar­ thur Fraser, motored to Goderich recently to be guests of the Goderich chapter at their Open Nite Pledge Meeting and to as­ sist in presenting Beta Sigma Phi to the eight new Goderich pledges. In this respect President Gwyn Whilsmith gave a most inspiring address, outlining the aims and purposes of Beta Sigma Phi and describing the different meanings the sorority has for each in­ dividual Gwyn Wilson, Fulcher, Cooper and Lucy Klumpp, who ’described the activities of On­ tario Alpha Pi chapter, Exeter. On behalf of the members, . . . a gift that says “Merry Christmas” very personal way ... all through the It’s a last gift that always warms the heart. in a year. Council passed a by-law abolish­ ing all tolls throughout the county. There is no county that can boast such uniformly good highways at all seasons of the year its entire length and breadth as " " ' Huron. In point was almost Huron district, with the excep­ tion of Goderich. James Willis and wife settled as the first settlers on the lot where the Red Indian gas station stands. On this same lot in 1832 Mr. Willis built the first log house, part of which now stands at the rear of Mr. Ed Willis’ house. The brick part at the front of this house was after­ wards built by George Willis, a son of James Willis. The latter McConnell built a shanty on the . . ____________ Usborne side near the river Aux happy future for the members Sables. He purchased lands on and pledges both sides of the London road, ^chapter. can the County of of settlement Exeter the first in the whole now member. then introduced Norma Eileen Morley, “Bunny” Irene Beaupre, Gwen MEMBER 'K Appointments for Christmas Sittings Should be Arranged Immediately PHOTOGRAPHER EXETERPHONE 343-W and 1603. the Al- of in­ Lake a (The following is a copy of a speech entitled “Pioneer Days” which Mr. B. W. F. Beavers delivered recently at an Elim- ville Institute meeting.) When Columbus landed on the West Indies islands in 1492 he found the inhabitants a pleasant peaceful people knowing nothing of war cry and crimson trophy. The people of Mexico and Peru were admitted types of a civil­ ization superior to their con­ querors, the Spaniards. But the knowledge we have of the first inhabitants of the tribes on the Lake Huron shore resulted from the trading explorations and warlike expeditions of Samuel de Champlain, a Frenchman founder of New France, He formed an alliance with 'Indians of Quebec called the gonquins and the Indians Ontario, habited Huron and where we live. He visited this district«we are told in 1615-’15, camping then on the ground where Goderich now stands. The Hurons were the bravest and among the most noble sav­ ages and were the aborigines of this part. They were honorable as well as brave. They were al­ most annihilated by the Iroquois in 1649. The Iroquois consisted of the Mohawks, Cayugas, Ona- dagas, Senecas and Tuscoras, called by the English the “Five Nations”. The Jesuit missions were destroyed at this time. After Canada became a pos­ session of England in 1763, the history of Huron County became closely associated with The Can­ ada Company, a huge land mon­ opoly of English capitalists. John Galt was the originator of this company. Other men associated with this company were Goderich, Col- borne, B i d d u 1 p h , Bosanquet, Blanchard, D o w n i e, Easthope, Ellice, Fullarton, Hay, Hibbert, Hallett, Logan, McGillivray, Mc- Killop, Stanley, Stephen, Tucker Smith, Usborne, whose names have been applied to townships Of the Huron Tract. One-seventh of all lands sur­ veyed after March 1, 1824, were reserved as Crown Lands, and one-seventh set apart as Clergy Reserves for the support of the Protestant clergy. An agreement of 1824 gave The Canada Com­ pany an estimated grant of 829,430 at the price of 3 shill­ ings 6 pence per acre. Through the influence of the clergy his agreement was modified and cer­ tain work had to be carried out by the company, such as ’bridges, roads, churches, schools. But the company still kept the 1,384,413 acres scattered throughout the counties then surveyed and in­ cluded the townships of Bosan­ quet, in the County of Lambton; Biddulph, McGillivary and Wil­ liams in the County of Middle­ sex; Blanshard, Downie, East Hope, Ellice, Fullarton, Hibbert; Logan, in the County of Perth; and Coiborne, Goderich, Hay, Hullett, McKillop, Stanley, Ste­ phen, Tuckersmith and Usborne, in the ’County of Huron. The evidence wo have been able to obtain goes to prove con­ clusively that The Canada Com­ pany were the most unconscion­ able and unscrupulous ring of “Land Grabbers” which this country at least had any know­ ledge of, and that the great suc­ cess and development of the Huron Tract was due to natural advantages and the enterprise of the settiers. The first highway constructed was the Huron Road from Strat­ ford to Goderich under the direc­ tion of Dr. Dunlop and the con­ tract was given to Col. Van Eg- mond, who afterwards took part ill the Rebellion of 1837, taken prisoner and died in pri­ son. The next important highway constructed was the Goderich and London Road. ’Toll gates were placed on some of these roads but in 1873 the County the Hurons, who the land near WA, uwmvo yy Xiiio, arc xaiucj. UwXXCvXX L11V 111111 UtSA bj tfart of the same year, William Elsie Tuckey expressed her very best wishes for a successful and of the Goderich He built the first saw mill in this section in 1833 and the first grist mill in 1834. The first white child in this district was born to Isaac section tannery store in this district. James Pickard came to Exeter and opened a store on a very small scale. William Sanders, who came from Devonshire, was the first post master. The mail was first carried by John Ratten- bury on the route between Lon­ don and Goderich, taking a week to make the round trip. Exeter separated from the townships of Usborne and Ste­ phen and became an incorporated village in 1S73. The first coun­ cil consisted of* Isaac Carling (reeve), James Pickard, W. H. Verity, John Trick, Edward Drew (councillors). Michael P was appointed the first clerk. Robert Sanders was the treasurer. After the settlement of Mr.1 m the near future, and Mrs. James Willis, Mr. Wil-" Special music was provided by liam May settled on the London> the choir under the leadership road a short distance south of of yu«s> g. y, Perfwarden on Exeter in June 1832. Thomas ’Sunday when the Exeter Chapter ,Lamb settled a few miles north ;of the Eastern Star .visited the of Exeter, Mr. John Balkwell, Centralia Church. Miss Winnie cleared about four acres of land Field sang a solo. The pastor a mile and a quarter south of Rev. Burton welcomed the guests Fvntnr in 1R31 hnf VAititmMl » —J, _.. ...... ........ England to induce a number of his friends to come out and set-, tie here, These were Devonshire! people. The Balkwell settlement ■ was called Devon, where a few '* log shanties and a log tavern! were built. We are told that one of the in the Church on Sunday morn­ pioneers went to Goderich and ing with Rev. Burton in charge begged a half bushel of wheat of the service. from The Canada Company. Half i _____. .......................... of this he scratched among the I,stiimns in flm little rlenrine* with J^^htCh Ott the London the McConnells in 1833. Carling arrived in this in 1847. He erected a and also started the first In 1852 i was CENTRALIA Mr. and Mrs. .Amos Wright and Evelyn visited over the week-end with relatives in Har­ row. Mr. and Mrs. George Baynbam spent the week-end with Mr. E. Carruthers in London. Mr. Truman Mills and David of Sarnia were Friday .visitors with Mrs. H. Mills. Master Tom and Miss Iris Pollock of Ripley were Sunday visitors with their Aunt and uncle, Mr. and .Mrs. Lome Hicks. Mr. and Mrs. E. Faulder of Crediton were Sunday visitors with Mrs. Clara Abbott. Mrs. Rex Mills returned to her home in Burlington on Wednes­ day of last week after spending I a couple of weeks with Mrs. I-I. I Mills. i Mrs. George Godbolt is con- tirst • f|ne4 jier home. Her many | friends hope to see her out again 'Wil-, Special music was provided by returned to; and delivered a very fine sermon. ™ *«. - ..... . Sunday School Conven- i tion will be held in the Centra­ lia Church on Wed. Nov. Sth. There will be afternoon and evening sessions. . The W. M. S. will hold their I annual Thank Offering Service stumps in the little clearing with I a hand-made rake, subsisting on the other half boiled to a pulp for each meal. By the time he got the one half planted the other half was eaten up, and he went to work in The Canada Company’s mill in Tuckersmith, known as the “Bell Mill”, to pay for his half bushel of wheat and to earn some more to he was harvesting his making fresh clearing. It was some years have first spoken of, settlers were provided blessings as schools and churches. A Rev. Mr, Cooper, we are told, was the first minister to preach a sermon in the township. Mar­ riages were performed at London or Goderich where there was road at Rogerville, and the first log school house erected at Franc,istown in 1838. Thomas Case and his ten sons from County Wicklow, Ireland, settled about three miles north of Exeter in 1836, The first wagon in the settlement was owned by the Case family, who also owned the first horses. Usborne became a municipality in 1854 year David Kirk was the reeve; 1855, John Strang, 1856, Tho­ mas Lamb; 1857-58, Alex Smith; 1859, Elam Butt; 1860, Robert Kydd; 1861, Joseph Case; 1862, Dr. Kay; 1863 to 1874 inclusive, Archie Bishop; 1875-’79, Leon- ;ard Hunter. .........—...............~.........— , The present condition of Us- either a clergyman or a magls-jborne as compared to other town- trate. But marriage was con- ships Is second to none. The summated as evidenced by the ———- --Pt­ number of little ones in the Devon settlement. One of the greatest days in the settlement. One of the greatest days in the settlemen was when Rev. Mr. iCronyn of London came out to the house of Hugh Balkwell to eat while crop and team of I after we 1 that the i With such separate and that energy and enterprise of people have transformed it a wild and trackless forest into one of the fairest sections of the fairest province of the first empire in the world. Now we come to the time of onr own lives and look back the from land •Ulf UUU9C VL iv Olli OWIl lives UIKl IOOK OaCK fbaptize twelve little pets belong-,with pride and admiration tor ling to the good people of the,these settlers where we leave ,neighbourhood. ,youi to your own thoughts and The first church was a, Pres-i knowledge.