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line gives out with a high kick in the num-chorus
(Russ I-Iopper) strums his banjo-broom. The Lions’
MINSTRELS KICK •— The Showboat
her “Old Zip Coon” while Zip himself
“Showboat” played to full houses in the High School auditorium two nights last week. Left
to right in the line are Claude Blowes, John Orchard, Eugene Beavers, Andy Snelgrove,
Bob Dinnev, Doug Knowles and Bill Cochrane. —Jack Doerr, Exeter
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Centralia Supplies Key Men
For Western Training School
R. C. A. F. Station Centralia | W. L. Coulter,
will provide the new R. C. A. F.'
Flying Training School at Gimli,
Manitoba with the bulk of key
Flying, Administration and Main
tenance personel.
Wing Omdr. W. B. Millar be
comes officer commanding the
Flying Training School. He comes
from Rockcliffe near Ottawa,
and replaces Wing Cmdr.
R. Johnston, who is to take
structions.Sqdn, Ldr. Fred McDonnel
comes chief flying instructor
the school to replace Sqdn. Ldr.
Frank Watkins who has been
appointed chief flying instructor
at the new school at Gimli, Man.
Sqdn. Ldr. McDonnel was prev
iously stationed at Toronto.
Some officers and 62 airmen
will leave Centralia shortly.
Those leaving are:
W/C H. E. Bishop, S/L R. B.
Murray, S/L F. H. Watkins, S/L
E. Wilson, F/L J. R. France,
F/L W. Vincent, F/O S. Adams,
F/O P. Anka, F/O A. K. Alex
ander, F/O F, Dimond, F/O W.
Dick, F/O J. Farnham, F/O G.
Fower, F/O Fraser, F/O G. Gil
bert.
F/O R. GOurlay, F/O T* Han
nas, F/O W. Houser, F/O H.
Hemming, F/O O. S. Herr, F/O
P. Hanson, F/O J. A. Hughes,
F/O G* Jones, F/O E. Jackson,
F/O R. Lawler, F/O D. McNic-
hol, F/O R. S. McClean, F/O R.
Newman, F/O W, Owston, F/O
V. 'T>ntorson.’f/O E. Petrie, F/O A. S. Pel-
land, F/O O. Reid, F/O E.
Stroud, F/O R. Spilsted, F/O S.
P. Sorenson, F/O P. Semak,
F/O Schunk, F/O E. Ward. F/O
J. Wilson, F/O J* Whiteley, F/O
R. Williams.
WO2 J. 0. Phillip, FS A. Bee-
by, FS C. Izard, Sgt* S. G. Hum
phreys CPD R. Allgood, CPL W.
Bowles, CPL E. Denroclie, CPL
H. S. Goodrich, CPL J. C* Moore,
LAC W. Attewell, LAC R. Buy-
dens, ACL W. Bryce, LAC L.
Berry LAC O. Carrangher, LAC
E.
in-
be-
l’or
AC1 M. Crosby, AC1 J. Chan
dler, LAC C. Dawe, ACT F. M.
Dee, LAC A. Ewanchuk, AC1 C.
Exelby, LAC A. L. Gregory, AC1
J. Guerin, AC1 J. Hryhoriw,
AC1 E. Hillyers, LAC K. Hayes,
LAC E. Lozanski, LAC P. Loew
en, LAO D. Langdon, LAC I.
Monk.
LAC J. McLeod, LAC K. Mc-
Kersie, LAC H. A. Marlatt, LAC
J. Noel, AC'l C. Patience, LAC
R. Pearson, LAC A. Poltaruk,
ACT S. K. Patterson, LAC A. W.
(Patrick, LAC H. L. Ross, LAC
A. Reynolds, LAC P. Sitter, LAC
E. Stanton, LAC J. Scroggins,
LAC T. Shannon, AC'l A. J.
Smith,
LAC G. Sparks, AC1 R. Sim
mons, LAC 'R. Smedley, AC1 R.
Tinguely, LAC W.‘Tillack, AC1
E. Wiersima, LAC G. Watts,
LAC D. R. Wilson.
Shqwboat To Play
In Hensail, Zurich
Exeter Lions “Showboat’1 play
ed in Grand Bend Wednesday
night and are set to play In Zu
rich next Thursday and in Hen-
sall on December 5.
Other places have asked for
the show but the Lions Club
are declining any mote committ
ments until after the new year.
Between $400 and $500 was
made from the two night stand
in Exeter last week. The pro
ceeds will be used towards ser
vice work.
Backstage help on the show
included Mr. John Cairncross of
London, Mrg. Eileen Morley and
Norma Wilson on makeup; Bob
Russell on the curtain, President
Charles McNaughton on the
lights, and Jim Martin the spot.
Usherettes were Joan and Pat
Hopper, Shirley and Lorna Tay
lor, Julia Dunlop, Joan Batten,
Dorothy Pooley, Claudette Blowes
and Jean Taylor.
Jury Absolves Carl Oestricher
Of Any Blame In Zurich Death
Coroner’s jury at Zurich at
tached no blame to Carl Oestri
cher, of Dashwood, in the death
of John De Weerd, a new Can
adian who was killed in a ear
bicycle accident West of Zurich.
Oestricher was the driver of
the car which struck the bicycle
on which De Weerd was riding
in the early evening of Novem
ber 7. Police said there would
be no charges laid.
The jury said “we ate hot
prepared to attribute negligence
to him (Oestricher) considering
that he may have been tempor
arily blinded by the lights of the
oncoming truck of Harold Zehr
and the lack of a light or mark
ings on the bicycle.
Oestricher’s car struck De
Weerd from behind. Both men
were travelling west - and were
meeting a truck driven by Har
old Zehr from the east when
they collided.
The jury’s statement went on
to say ’’the deceased was travel
ling closer to the centre of the
highway than was prudent with
& car overtaking him from be
hind.
De Weerd was the father of
oight children and employed at
the Kalbfleisch mill at Zurich.
He had been in Canada about
throe years.
Giving evidence before the
jury were Provincial Constable
Elmer Zimmerman, who investi
gated the accident; Dr, T. P.
Keast, Photographer Jack Doerr,
Roy Erb, Harold Zehr, Carl
Oestricher, Delbert Geiger, and
Deland Surerus. Crown Attorney
Glenn Hayes conducted the in
guest.
On the jury were Albert Kalb
fleisch, Gordon Keller, Theodore
Haberer, Garnet Jacoby, Rudolph
Stade and Gideon Koehler.
Eketei4 Band Holds Banquet
The Exeter Citizens* Band held
a banquet at Club Monetta Tues
day night to wind up their acti
vities of the summer season,
, President Hugh Davis was chair
man for the meal.
Ted Walper, tlie bandleader
and Alt Wuerth, one of the old
est members of the band, made
speeches and a vocal quartettte
of Mr. Wuerth, Pat Skinner, Don
Webster and Norm Walper enter
tained with several selections,
About 28 wore present.
London Minister
Diseased Fc
Sale Ca uses
Furor In Detroit
Turkeys sold in Detroit from
a yanch operated by Kenneth
Wein of Exeter caused a mild
furor in the U.S. city this week
when it was found the birds had
a cholera disease.
After the state agricultural
department warned Saturday that
the turkeys were diseased, news
papers and radio stations spread
the caution signal around the
big motor city.
Later police efforts to round
up the turkeys on shelves of
Detroit markets got all fouled up
in numerical contusion but latest
reports indicate that all the
birds are accounted for. '
Wein, through an attorney,
last week pleaded guilty to keep
ing an unsanitary slaughter
house and posted bond of $100
to appear in Farmington Court,
Michigan, Friday. Prosecutors
were considering a further charge
of selling food unfit for human
consumption.
A despatch from the United
Press Saturday said some 5,000
turkeys had been sold but only
2,000 were accounted for. How
ever, a Monday’s report from
the Associated Press quoted an
agricultural official as saying
"practically all" of the farm’s
turkeys had been located.
At James Street
Large congregations were pre
sent Sunday for the 86th anni
versary of the James St. United
Church. The speaker for the day
was Rev. George Birtch, of Dun
das St. United Church, London.
Guest soloist was Allan Stewart,
also of Dundas St. Church. The
■choir, under the direction of
Lawrence Wein, provided special
music. For the hymns Mr. Wein
was accompanied on the piano
by Gordon Koch. The anthems
by the choir were “Magnificat:
Nunc Dimittis” with Miss Irene
Beaupre taking the solo part and
in the evening “They Shall not
Hunger or Thirst.” Mr. Stewart
sang two selections in the morn
ing, “O Light of All the World”
and “The Spirit of God” and in
the evening "The Publican’’ and
“I Walked To-day where Jesus
Walked.’’
Mr. Birtch in the morning se
lected three verses from John
15; “I have called you friends’’
and “This is my commandment
that ye love one another" and
"Ye are my friends if ye keep
my commandments".
He stated that it is estimated
there are 500,000,000 Christians
in the world today. One would
think that 600,000,000 Christians
would make a different impres
sion on the world. Friendship is
one * of the marks of a ‘Christian.
It is a necessary part of every
human relationship, said the
speaker. It is an undertaking In
which everyone can engage. It is
the universal human language.
Right around the world there
are friends and it is the only
way in which the people of the
world can live together.
In the evening Mr. Birtch
took for his text "Ye shall know
the truth and the truth shall
make yon free," In a divided
world freedom has come to be
of highest value, said the speak
er. Truth will not be denied and
must be recognized sooner or
later. Only as we know the truth
about things can we be
use them.
Rev* Mr* Snell was at
taking the services at
St. church.
Little Seals Fight TB
Sale Starts Tuesday
Christmas seals, those colour
ful little stamps that go such a
long way in the fight against
the dreaded disease tuberculosis,
will be offered for sale by the
Huron ^County TB Association in
The Province of ’Ontario has approved a $32;Q00 grant
for the South Huron Hospital, it was announced this week
by Thomas Pryde, M.L.A, for Huron,
Hospital Association authorities believe the announce
ment indicates that final plans of the building have been
approved by the Department of Health and that they will
soon be able to jnepgre for construction.
Joseph B. Creech of the Exeter
Lions and in Grand Bend
W. Holt.
The sale of seals last
financed more than 5 00
a campaign that opens next
Tuesday.
In Exeter and district the
campaign will he headed by
Hensall Utility Man
Awarded Bonus
Hensall council awarded a ,
bonus to their utility man, C. W.
Leonhardt, for the extra labour
he has performed since he took
over his duties and they recom
mended to the incoming council
that his salary be Increased next
year. ... ‘
Leonhardt,, who -moved from
Mitchell to Hensall this summer,
has exerted extra effort to keep
the village clean.
Council met for their regular
meeting last week in the town
hall with all members present
except Councillor W. Parke who
was hunting.
The water tank at the rear of
the town hall was nearly all re
moved, reported Mr. Leonhardt.
The 195 0 tax arrears were
more than 95% collected accord
ing to treasurer J. A. Patterson.
He was instructed to proceed
with the collection of the rest of
arrears.
The financial statement for
the year was presented and ad
opted by council, Sufficient cop
ies were ordered printed for the
nomination meeting.
The fire brigade By-Law was
given its third and final reading
and the Department of Highways
was requested to clean out the
ditch on the east side of High;
way
the culverts approximately
feet
year
free
chest X-rays taken in clinics in
Exeter, Goderich, Wingham, Sea
forth and Clinton.
They also aided the treatment
of twenty Huron County resi
dents who are patients in the
Beck Memorial Sanatorium.
Through the seals appeal, the
Huron County TB Association
financed a $5,000 X-ray machine
for Clinton Hospital and have
pledged themselves to purchase a
similar machine for the South
Huron Hospital when it is built.
Special broadcasts for the cam
paign will be made over CKNX
Wingham. Next Thursday at 11
a.m. Douglas Sweet of Exeter,
who was a patient in Beck Mem
orial Sanitorium, will be inter
viewed by Miss Margaret Bro-
phey. Frank Fingland, chairman
of -the Association, will speak at
12:50 p.m. on Tuesday; Dr. .R.
M. Aldis at 12:50 on December
5; and Dr. W. A. Beecroft
12:50 on December 12.
at
$50
Honoured By Friends
Friends and neighbours of
and Mrs. Nelson Stanlalre who
will move to Exeter shortly held
a surprise party at theii' farm
last week. Mr. and Mrs. Stanlake
were presented with a mirror
and a table lamp. A social even
ing was enjoyed and lunch
served at the close*
Mr.
was
R.1,
free to
London
Dundas
Mr. and Mrs* O, J. Stewart of
London visited with Dr. and
Mrs. Steiner on Sunday and at
tended the James St* Annivers
ary service.
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4 between Richmond
south.
and
135
Slippery Roads Cause
District Accidents
Slippery roads, the result of
Tuesday's snowfall, were blamed
for minor motor accidents in the
district*
Damage of $800 was incurred
when a car driven by Mervyn
Hicks of R.R. 2, Centralia, skid
ded on the pavement near
Spruce Grove and struck another
vehicle driven by Charles Sinteh-
combe of London. No one was
injured.
Bags of feed littered the road
when a Chiin’s Mills truck over
turned north of Exeter Tuesday.
The driver, Edgar Wurm, slowed
down for a parked car when the
truck skidded out of control and
overturned.
Provincial Constable Elmer
Zimmerman investigated.
Bridger Freed
In Fog Crash
Edward Bridger, of R.
Lucan, who was hospitalized for
months after a car-truck colli
sion on the Huron-Middlesex
boundary last August was acquit-
ed of a careless driving charge
in Exeter court Tuesday night.
Bridger an R. A. F* Veteran,
was the driver of a model A
Ford which was struck by a
transport at the intersection in
an early morning fog of August
10. Both Bridger and Roy Lock
ing, driver of the truck, testi
fied they could barely see more
than 50 feet in the heavy fog.
Both told the court
their headlights on
neither saw the other.
Bridger, who was
west of the boundary
he stopped at the intersection
and looked both ways before
proceeding across. His passeng
er, Malcolm Lewis, who is still
in hospital, checked for traffic
from the north but saw nothing.
Elmer D. Bell K. C. was de
fence counsel. Magistrate Dudley
Holmes presided and Crown at
torney H. Glenn Hayes prosecut
ed.
they had
although
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b' £
The announcement states the
grant is to be used towards the
construction of a hospital With
28 patient beds and 12 nursing
cubicles.
It is expected that a federal
grant of a similar amount will
be made in the near future. Ac
cording to a dominion-provincial
agreement, the federal govern
ment has committed itself to
duplicate any capital grant made
by the province for the construc
tion of a hospital.
Upon the announcement of the
grant, hospital authorities issued
this statement to The Times-
Advocate,
“Word has been recently re
ceived from the provincial De
partment of Health that a grant
in the amount of $32,000.00 has
been approved for the proposed
South Huron Hospital.
"This can only be construed
to mean that the architect’s
plans for the proposed hospital
have also been given approval
and the Board of Trustees is
now looking forward to receiv
ing the final construction plans
from the architects in the near
future.
"As soon as final plans are
received, it is the intention of
the Board of trustees to formu
late plans for the final stages
of the campaign tor funds. It is
to be hoped that this final ap
peal (for the $20,000.(10 to $25,
000.00 which is still required
will meet with the same favour
able response which was so evi
dent in Exeter, Usborne Town
ship, and portions of Stephen
and Hay Townships during the
initial stages of the fund raising
campaign.
"In line with the policies of
the Federal Goverment, a simi
lar grant ..of ?3i2, 0Q0. 00. is ex
pected from that source. Huron
County has already approved a
total grant in the sum of
$35,0'00.00, to be paid over a
period of three years* It would
now appear that the round sum
still to be raised by public sub
scriptions is approximately $25.
000.00 and several fraternal and
service organizations within the
district have already indicated
that they intend to equip a Ward,
and have established objectives
of $600.00 to $8'00.00 for this
purpose. It Is expected that these
donations will be announced
shortly.
*• Immediately on receipt of
the completed plans from the
architects, the Board of Trustees
intends to consider the advisa
bility of immediately calling for
tenders and proceeding with the
work of construction* A prompt
and generous response on the
part of those citizens who have
not already made their contri
bution to this worthy cause will | hasten the day when South Hur
on can make the proud boast
Police ” Chief *John ‘ Norry who j best
IH hospital facilities."
Perfect Cribbage Hand
Night Constable John Cowan
had a perfect hand in cribbage
Tuesday night when he was
playing with his wife. The hand,
which counted 29, was made up
the Jack of clubs and three
fives. The five of clubs turned up
on top of the pack. Constable
Cowan has been playing cribb
age for 25 years but this is the
first time he’s had a
hand.
Counties Vie
Grand Bend
The fight for Grand
For
Bend,
when and if it is incorporated,
between Huron and Lambton
Counties will probably wind up
in the hands of the Ontario
Municipal Board, according to
unofficial observers.
Huron County council, which
met for its November session
last week, passed a resolution
that Grand Bend be incorporated
within Huron County.
Ratepayers at Grand Bend
have sent a petition for incor
poration to Lambton County and
Lambton council, which meets in
early December, will probably
pass a similar resolution asking
for incorporation within its
boundaries.
The police
the border of
torf Counties. —------- —
Lambton but the greater assess
ment lies in Huron.*
If neither county gives per
mission for incorporation within
the other county, the final ques
tion will go to the Municipal
Board and may even be put to
a vote by Grand Bend rate
payers.
It is most unlikely, observers
believe, that the village will be
incorporated this year* A popula
tion survey must be taken to
determine if there are the re
quired number of residents with
in the village.
Huron County council forward
ed its motion on Grand Bend to
the Department of Municipal Af
fairs and to Lambton County.
The council met for its last ses
sion of the year in Goderich
last week. For more news of
session, please turn to page
village lies along
Huron and Lamb-
Largest area is in
the
7.
travelling
road, said
Car, Truck Hit On Main St.
A charge of careless driving
has been laid against Beth
Winer after his car ran into the
rear end of a Guenther Trans
port truck Saturday afternoon.
Winer suffered extensive injuries
to the eye and the front of his
car was badly damaged.
The accident happened on
Main Street near the intersection
of Victoria.
Police Chief John Norry in
vestigated.
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and Mrs. II. Blair, and Rev, and Mrs.PENTECOSTALS BURN MORTGAGE
Harold Kendrick hold- burning pieces of the church mortgage at a special ceremony in the
Pentecostal church last week. The church ciders flank candles on either side. -“Jack Doerr
Sent To Hospital
For Observation
Frank Davis, who police
cut his left wrist in an attempt
to suicide, was sent to the Ont
ario Hospital for medical obser
vation by Goderich court last Thursday. He appeared before I
Magistrate D. E. Holmes. 1
say
laid the charge, said Davis used
a pocket knife to cut his wrist
in a local restaurant. The inci
dent happened November 6. Tito
accused was recently discharged ; hunting
from the Canadian Army.
Provincial Constable Bill Cox*
wortli and Reg McDonald went
jkiteUng near Barrie the latter 'part of last week.
Granton Boy Meets Governor
After Winning Cattle Prizes
Bob Horn of Granton walked < tied off the grand championship
off with third prize in the com-’for wo and the reserve cham-
petition for the coveted King’s
Gumea award^^at the Royal three fourths, one sixth
land ohe eighth prizes. Two of
tlieir prize-winning sheep were
sold to American buyers and one
of them will be exhibited at the
Chicago Fair.
The editor of The Times-
Advocate, with Mrs. Southcott
and Florence, attended the fair
and the editor dropped around
to see the Bearings, While there
the Dearings were honoured with
a. visit from Lord Digby, of
Dorsetshire, Eng., a prominent
figure at the fair, who wished
to see the Canadian Dorsets. He
was most favourably impressed,
with the Dearing exhibit and had
: his picture taken along with the
Dearings and one of the prize-
’] winning animals.
Canada Ruckers Win
Canada Packers, Exeter, won
prizes in butter and dressed
poultry -at the Royal Winter Fair
last week.
In a class >ot show batter
Canada Packers Won a third
prize. In classes of poultry they
won first prize on a box of
Special A Mtlkfod Chickens and
second prize on a box of A, Milk-
fed Chickens.
ter Fair on Monday. ;
Capturing first prize in the
Hereford section of the award
class with the same beast he
entered in Exeter and Kirkton
fairs, Bob stood third in iine for
the famous honour.
There were 159 in the com
petition which attracted young
farmers from all over the Domi
nion.
After the judging Bob had the
privilege of meeting the Gover
nor-General of Canada, viscount
Alexander, who made, the award
presentations.
The competition e m braced
members of baby beef calf clubs
across the Dominion. To be elig
ible to enter, the calves had to
gain 1% pounds a day. Bob’s
beast averaged 2.2 pounds daily.
Another steer owned by Bob
won first prize in the boys and
girls open class for baby ibeef.
Wirt Champ iGrt&Mpj
Preston Dearing and son Ger
ald have a grand display of rib
bons they won at the Royal
Winter Fair by their Dorset
Horn sheep. This year they car-