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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1955-08-04, Page 11• 7 Water Well Drilling With the latest up to. date Oasoline water well machinery we are is pesition to give you reason- able prices on drilling a well, 45 years .experience, all work guar.- anteed. Write or phone us and we will be glad to gall on you. Davidson's Well -drilling Box 187 Phone 109 Wingham DAtAY.14LU BREAKFAST FOOD. TASTES SO MUCH BETTER. WITH H/6NLANDN/LL DAIRY MILK ON IT, Seaforth Lady Addresses WI Mrs. E. A. McMaster of Sea - forth., addressed the Kippan East Women's Institute at ,their uneet- ing. held at the borne of Mrs. !Glen Slavin Wednesday, July 27, Mrs. McMaster gave highlights enha ne- ed with slides on a trip which she and cher ,husband D. McMaster took to Hawai. ;The president, Mrs. R. M. Peck, Presided. Members answered the roll call "What to eat for Beauty and Good Temper." Mrs, Wm. H, McLean •commented on the motto "No woman is •a slave to hellsb- work but rather to 'the way she does it," For the exhib§t contest every one present was supposed to wear •a print house dress or pay a, dine of. twenty-five cents. Not one fine was paid, Mrs. Ernie Whitehouse reviewed current events. Mrs. Wilmer 'Broadfoot favoured with a poem, land Nancy and Ann Berger of Seaforth, sang two delightful numbers, Plans were made for a float to be entered 'for Seaforth Old Boys Reqnion and the Ontario Bean Festival at Hensall Labor Day. Also at the (Bean .Festival this organization is having a booth and will sell candy and aprons. Each anember is asked to make two aprons to be handed in at the August meeting to be ;held at the (home of Mrs. John Sinclair. They are also sponsoring a dance at Bayfield Pavilion Wednesday, August 10 with Murdock's 'or- chestra. Lunch was served by the com- mittee: Mrs. Wm. Caldwell, Mrs. Whitehorse, Mrs. Jarrott, Mrs. A. Varley and Mrs. A. McGreg- or. Mrs. Campbell Eyre was 'co - hostess. Make your contacts to pros- pects through Classified Ads. ,,,,. Big Annual Clearance SAL qF DEPENDABLE A wonderful selection of makes and models awaits your inspection. If you are in the market for a good Used Car be sure and visit Hensall Motor's Sales Used Car Lot now. Listed below are a few of the many fine cars which will go on sale during the month of August, '53 Meteor Custom 4 -door sedan. This car is exceptionally clean throughout. (A local one- owifer car); mileage guaran- teed: two -toned. '53 Meteor Mainline 4 -door sedan, A one - owner car; (sharp) ; two - toned. '52 Dodge Regent 4 -door sedan. A one - owner car; has had •perfect care and is in excellent con- dition. 51 Meteor COACH A .smart dark blue metallic finish with white side walls; A-imechanically. '49 Ford Coach Good mechanically; new paint; a real buy.• '52 iPlymouth Cranbrook club coupe; air conditioning heater; mechan- ically perfect; lovely to look at, perfect to drive. '51 Chev 4 -door -sedan deluxe special; air conditioning heater; turn signals; in show roogn condi- tion. '51 Dodge Regent 4 -door sedan; low mileage guaranteed; very clean throughout; radio and air conditioning heater. '49 Plymouth 4 -DOOR SEDAN Two -toned green finish; see it and drive it, you will want to own it.. '41 Dodge SEDAN '41 Ford Coach In good running order. Low down payments and regular monthly payments may be arranged on any car. All Roads Lead To HENSALL • MOTOR SALES Thos. Coates, Prop. PHONE 31 11 Len McKnight, Sales Rep. DODGE & '`DESOTO �1 THE 'TIMES -A'DVOCA'TE,. EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 1955 REMINISCE AT STAFFA—Hundreds of pupils returned to Staffa school in Hibbert to celebrate the ninety-fifth anniversary of the school on Saturday, July 23. One of the features of the reunion was an extensive display of old-time pictures, Viewing some of the snapshots are William Pepper, Hensall,.oldest boy at the reunion; Lyle Worden, reunion president; and Miss Vera Hampley, secretary. Senator W. H. Golding was a graduate. —T -A Photo Staffs Graduate In Senates Addresses Fellow Alumni Staffa school's most prominent graduate, 'The Honorable William H. Golding, 76, was featured speaker at the reunion on Satur- day, July 23. Senator Golding, recognized as one of the country's most faithful public servants in the House of Commons and the upper house, addressed over 650 old boys and girls who returned to S.S. 3 Hib- bert to meet former schoolmates. Deputy -Speaker in the House of Commons where he served' as Huron -Perth's representative from 193'2 ,to 1'949, a the senator re- ceived his entire formal educa- tion at Staffa school. He now re- sides with his wife in Ottawa. Mrs. Jessie Naismith 'Scott, who flew from California, re- ceived the prize for ,coming the longest distance. Miss Ida Hot - ham, 87, of Galt, a former music teacher in Staffa and who sang during the reunion program, was the oldest girl present. William Pepper, 81, of Hensall was the oldest boy. Lyle Worden,. chairman of the reunion, rang the bell at nine o'clock to start the all -day pro- gram. Former teachers, present- ed with corsages, were guests of honor and they led in reminiscen- ces. Ronald Skinner, the present teacher, and Miss Vera Hamlbley, reunion secretary, assisted .with the program. The teachers included . Mrs. Marion Dearing, Staffa, 1951-52; Mrs. Gordon Parson .(Jean Laid- law), Staffa, 1949-51; Mrs. Cecil Bowman (Mabel Yeo), Staffa. Town Topics Ron Wareing, Bill Batten and Cliff Quance spent last week An North Bay. Mr. and Mrs. %Winston iShapton and Mrs- C. 07. Zurbrigg attended the Rutz-1:'•airles wedding at Ry- erson United Church in Hamilton on 'Saturday, July 123. Recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. John 'Pollard were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tapp and Verne of 'Regina, Mr. and Mrs. R. Y. Hat - tin of Clinton and Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Hodgins of Woodstock. •Misses Wilma Coates, Joan Bat- ten, Margaret Bray and Maxine Bowden motored to Ottawa over the weekend returning through the States. Mrs. A. Whilsmith spent a week at MacDonald Institute, Guelph, where she attended the Leader's Institute 'in Drama. Rev. and Mrs. H. J. iSnell, Gor- don and Peter are holidaying tor, the 'month of August at their cot= tage in Muskoka. Miss Meta Salter and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Salter and Jane of Wingha•m are holidaying at Tim- mins, Ontario. . Mr. and Mrs. John Pollard, Mrs, Greta, Hodgins and'son, Glen, are holidaying this week in Grand Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Powell have returned from a few days holiday with Hamilton relatives. McDonald -Fife —Continued from Page 8 • in the' church. parlors :where the bride's mother received in a dress of open blue, :figured crystallette in Empire style with pink access sories and =corsage of pink roses. Sho was assisted by the bride- groami's mother who wore a light blue 'embroidered nylon dress in bolero ,style. with white accessor- ies and Spink rose corsage. The wedding dinner was serv- ed by Fronie Women's'Associatien assisted by members of the 'bride's SundaySchool class. The decora- tions were 'gladioli, Shasta dais- ies and yellow candles. For a 'wedding trip to Florida,, the %bride donned 'a brown figured,, silk dres1 with snatching duster chat, brown and green accessories and yellow rose corsage. On their return the bridal couple will take up residence in Meter. The .bride is a 195.5 grad- uate in imitate from Western Un- iversity. Guests for the wedding were present from IRidgetown, Harrow, Toronto, riundas, Windsor, rings- vllie, Leamington, Ingersoll, 'West Lorne and 11xeter, 1922-24; Mrs. Douglas Blair (Bessie Erb), Stratford, 1946-47; Mrs. James Scott (Mabel Living- ston), Seaforth, 1921-22; Mrs. W. A. Shane (Mary Ferguson), 1916- 18; .Mrs. Roy Lawson (Pearl Stewart), Seaforth, 1912-15, and Mrs. Mary (Jordan) Thwaites, Stratford, 1908-11. Mrs. Mamie McGregor, former pupil, recalled old school com- panions and their favorite pranks. John Nagle, of Dublin, another former pupil, presided over the afternoon program. Numbers in- cluded songs by the school chor- us; Mrs. Ivan Hill (Reta Kers- lake), 'Simcoe; and the three Ryan sisters, Mary Margaret, Geraldine (Mrs. Ewart 'Wilson), from Kitchen; and Teresa, from London; a reading by Mrs. Mel- ville .Grey, the former Annabel Livingstone, of Millbank, and step dancing by Mrs. Ross Houghton, the former Jean McKellar, who was accompanied by. Nelson Howe on the violin. Rev. A. J. Love, Ottawa, Mrs. Jessie Scott and ,Rev. Bert Day- nard, ,Staffa minister, were among the speakers. A model of the school, ,built. by ,James Richmond of • Blyth, served • as a money collector. Children enjoyed a "Hit the Teacher" beanbag game. The Bannockburn Pipe Band played during the afternoon and Willie Bell and his troupe from Londonentertainedat night. Staffa was known as Spring Hill when the first schoolhouse was built for No. '3 School Sec- tion in April, 1860. Trustees Michael McAleer, Jas. Harburn and David Dillon • pur- chased .1,600 square feet of land for $20 as site for a log school- house. There is still one pupil living who attended that school, Mrs. Mary Stoneman, of Mitchell. She was the former Mary Hothaml It was a mud floor school, except in `the spring, when water seeped in and made the floor a lake. The log school we replaced in 1867 by a clapboard building on the land on which, the present school stands. The clapboard school was insured for $350. The present school was built in 1892. The first teacher in the old log school was George Hunt: John McKie was the last teacher in that` school and the first in the clapboard school. When the brick school was built in 1892, F. D. Hutchison was the first teacher. The morning and afternoon programs were arranged by a committee consisting of Rev. A. H. Daynard, • Mrs. Daynard, Mr. and Mrs. H. Harburn, Mr. and Mrs. S. Norris and Mr. and Mrs. R. Skinner. The evening program was arranged by the three 1955 trustees of the school, Chairman James Scott and Trustees Ed Dearing and Russel Worden. Parking arrangements and the decoration of the school grounds were - arranged by a committee consisting of Mr. and Mrs. G. Agar, Mr .and Mrs. Lorne Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. R. Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. R. Sadler, Mr. and Mrs. C. Miller, Mr: and Mrs. M. Dearing and Mr. and Mrs. L. Miller. McGillivray W. I. Equips Kitchen The July meeting •of the Me-, ,Giliivray 'W. I. was held In the 'hall at West McGillivray. The roll call was responded to by members donating various artic- les for use ,in the W. L kitchen. The •correspondence was read, in.. eluding letters concerning the Extension service, which will be "Sandwich Making" to be 4.eld 'in the hall in the fall, Plans were made for .tile pienie en August 17 at McGillivray lviemorial Park, at which 'the ladies and children of the community are invited. Ail ladies are requested to bring lunch and cups. The motto "Kindle a desire for good reading and feed the flame" was given by Mrs. Joe Carey. Education was in charge of Mrs. Garnet Hodgins, who gave an interesting talk on "The Shakespearau Festival" of Strat- ford, Ont., which she had, attend- ed in the afternoon of the same day, A reading entitled, "A Housewife's Prayer" was read by Mrs, Laverne. ,Allison. A .cake contest was conducted by Mrs. Martin Watson and won by Mrs. Murray Rowe, Lunch was served at the close of the meeting. Kirkton Institute Studies Nursing "Dont's for the Sick Room" was the answer to the roll call at the meeting- of the Kirkton Women's Institute for 'which Mrs. A. Rundle, convenor of the. health committee, was responsible for the program. She gave a read- ing, "Start the Day 'with a Good Meal." Readings on "Secret of Health" and "Laugh More and Worry Less" were given by Mrs. E. Pat- on and Mrs. A. Dewar respective- ly. Mrs. George Hall, assisted by Mrs. Rundle, demonstrated the correct way to prepare an in- valid's tray. She told of the many uses of milk for the sick and con- cluded with a reading on "Daisy Crockett, Dairy Queen." Mrs. W. Batten spoke on "Hos- pital Visitors" and "Old Fashion- ed Cold Cures." The motto, ''Worry is like a rocking horse— gives you soniething to do, but gets you nowhere," was given by Mrs. E. Watson. Mr. Fred Dobbs, president of the Exeter branch of the Huron - Perth unit of the Canadian Can- cer Society, Rev. N. D. Knox and Miss Johnson, of Exeter, assisted with films on cancer, stressing the importance of early diagnosis and reporting any cancer patient in need of assistance. Mrs. Paton, Mrs. Sweitzer, Mrs. Doupe and Mrs. Rundle were the committee in charge. The meet- ing was held at the home of Mrs. A. Dewar and Mrs. E•. Paton •pre- sided for the opening exercises assisted by Mrs. J. Williams. Wins Grand Bend Boat The boat, motor and trailer which was drawn for on 'Civic Holiday under the . auspices of the Grand Bend Legion was won by Fred Bolton, R.R. 6 Strathroy. H*11CORNIH&C .. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS H. J. Cornish, I,I, ,E, Cornish,, D. M',tcheH 294 DUNDAS STN LONDON, +CANT. unlWMwugnaaapal l lanRlMLlaaln4Malaaall ll WHIM l llA PO4•1umlyuNllN,AlxhAuIIM.NN41.., 1,l IIIAIP,1µP1111aallll11lAllalP1aIIILIIIAanIRINIAMIIngaIAIIIµAaaalIIIM6Snllall,HMa iaaalla111MalAlaaMAIMl41 Take Your Pick Of Our EW DODGES Having been fortunate in advance ordering of new cars, we are in a position now to show you a nice selection of models recently released from the factory. We will ap- preciate the opportunity to demonstrate any model. Listed below are a few used cars traded in nn new units. Incidentally, we sold most of these cars originally. OUR USED CARS ARE TOPS Sorry—No 19•54's '53 FORD SEDAN, low mileage '52 DODGE 4 -DOR SEDAN, excellent condition '51 DODGES (3), one coach, two sedans '51 PLYMOUTH 4 -DOR SEDAN '50 DODGE SEDANS (2) '49 DODGES (2) Several Older Models In Very Useful Condition TRUCKS • New '55 1 -Ton and 1/2 -Ton DODGE PICKUPS '47 CHEV 4 -TON STAKE, Bargain Price of $395 Don't Ruin Those Tires This hot weather is nice but don't ruin your tires on the hot pavement by neglecting to have your front end properly aligned. We have the equipment and the experts to do the perfect job. Exeter Motor Sales PHONE 200 Fred Dobbs, Proprietor , EXETER uommiaumumminfluu�iuiitniutuntentiuifneuitiuununnirn� F. Ei mnuuumm1m ANgilqo ahead ihatr goy to isle Stepping out in a new De Soto is a wonderful way to move >r \ahead in the world! Here's a truly modern car—bold and broad, low and long. It's motion -designed for The Forward Look—the new concept in car design that's setting a new trend in automotive styling. Here's spirited power—a mighty 185- or 200-h.p. V-8 engine eager to carry out your commands. Yet, a big new De Soto is easy to own! You'll find it costs less than many models of smaller cars. And a De Soto provides you with many conveniences, such as PowerFlite automatic transmission, at no extra cost. On many competitive cars, the automatic transmission alone adds more than $200 to the price! Your,dealer can give you dollars -and -sense reasons why De Soto is your smartest buy ... as well as the smartest car on the road! So call him soon. He will gladly arrange ,a demonstration with you at the wheel. :'•". •••••,,:.. the disiinciive new I 9ctx A styling and engineering achievement .. . manufactured by. Chrysler Corporation of Canada, Limited leg I .y. �..}.¢Y..:Q(�v:•?ii:%$'•S�'i�+4m.,w!•MC:`%AW4NV:+,w•(. De Soto Fireftite Four -Door Sedan SEE THE SMARTEST 0 THE SMART. NItIN CARS • • AT YOUR DODGE.DE SOTO DEALER'S NOWT EXETER MOTOR SALES Exeter • Phone 200