HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-02-23, Page 14THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETElf, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1956
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Huron 4-H Judges
High In Contest
•Huron -County 4-H members
placed high in the junior judging
Montes'!; sponsored by the Ilolstein-
Frieslan Association pf Canada.
The Huron winner, Betty
Storey, of Seaforth, scored 132
points* only six below the four
members -tied for top Dominion
honors. Marilyn, Marshall, Kirk
ton, was awarded 128 points and
Norman Schmidt, Mildmay, had
126. points.
The Dominion winners re
ceived a special prize of a -true
type model Holstein cow.
OPP Corporal, Judge
Sorprity Plans For Show
“Voice and Vocabulary Reflect
the Inner You" was the topic
under d i ® c u s s i o n with Helen
Westcott and Mrs. Ted Jones as
leaders at the meeting of Beta
Sigma Phi Sorority held at the
home of June Bierling Tuesday
evening.
Further plans were made for
the fashion show to be held on
March 14. The gift was won by
Mrs. Ted Jones.
Mrs. Lou Bailey and Mrs.
Gordon Raynham assisted the
hostess.
Talk Safety
Cpl. J. A. Lightfoot, o£ the
Sebringville Detachment of On
tario Provincial Police, addressed
Huron County Federation’s safe-,
driving rally ip. Bly-th Monday
night. The banquet officially
opened Rural Safe-Driving Week.
Opl. Lightfoot, who has been
16 years on the force, dealt with
safety rules. “When you are fol
lowing a ear at night, dim your
lights out of courtesy .... All
signs, including stop signs, are
put there for a reason, not just
as an
ficers
checks
on the
ing to
To Rally
the Wheel,” -accepted by Mrs.
Melvin Taylor; Whitechurch
Forum, accepted by Cecil Fal
coner; Unique Forum, accepted
by Mrs. Delbert Geiger.
A question and answer period
was conducted by Cpl. Lightfoot.
A resolution was passed to sup
port the Huron county TB sur
vey in Slay. D. McNeil, president
of Huron County Federation of
Agriculture, presided.
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Schedule
Thursday, February 23
7:00-11:00—R.C.A.F.
Friday, February 24
7:00-8:00—Midget practice
8:00-10:00—Mahawk Practice
Saturday, February 25
8:00-12:00—Minor Hockey
2:00-4:00—Public Skating
4:30-6:30—Figure Skating
8:00-10:00—Public Skating
Sunday, February 26
broom ball
2:00-3:00—WD's vs. Married
3:00-4:00—Aces vs. Dashwood
4:00-5:00-!— Legion vs. Thames Road . - — ” ' Kinsmen
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ornament . , . O.P.P. of-
■are now running road
and police cars will be
roads 24 hours a day try-
cut down on accidents —
and the accident toll is already
down considerably.”
Two films were shown by Cpl.
Lightfoot, “A Day In Court" and
“A 9O-Day Flash,” each showing
that “Just as sure as rudeness
begets rudeness, courtesy is con
tagious and courtesy is a safe
driving rule.”
The Hern brothers, a comedy
team from Kirktdn, enlivened
the program with hillbilly songs.
County Judge Frank Fing-
land, Q.C., Clinton, presented
essay contest awards,' after re
marking that “Everyone has a
free right to -travel the highway,
but we only have -this right sub
ject to the rights of others, and
when we exercise these rights we
must accept the accompanying
liabilities as well."
To the Fireside Forum went
the provincial award, which was
■accepted by the forum’s secre
tary, Mrs. J. Babcock, Londes-
fooro. The theme of their essay
was “Carelessness-." County prizes
went to Sixth Line Forum, ?10
for their essay, “The Nut Behind
Five Nurses
Ladies
5:00-6:00—Mohawks, vs.
Monday, February
7:00-11:00—R.C.A.F.
Tuesday, February
mohawk playoff
Wednesday, February 29
7:00-8:00—f»ee-Wee Practice
8:00-9:00—Bantam Practice
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COMING EVENTS
HOT BEEF SUPPER—Wednes
day, March 21, under -the auspices
of Main St. Evening Auxiliary.
Supper served 5:30 and 6:30.
Tickets available from members.
23c
THE OPERETTA “Peter Rabbit"
produced by the junior pupils of
Exeter Public School will be pre
sented in the auditorium, March
8 and 9. Watch foi’ further de
tails of this event. You won’t
want to miss it! 23c
HURON!) ALE W.I. EUCHRE—
March 16, Exeter Legion Hall.
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Previews Its Coming Attractions
Five student nurses received
their caps at a capping ceremony
in South Huron Hospital Wed
nesday evening. Miss Alice .Clay
pole, superintendent of the hos-
ipltal, presided and told the girls
that their caps were symbols of
trust, purity and honor,
Mrs. Walter Stahl, Who has
been t'heir instructress for the
five' months of their training,
presented caps to Alexia Davis,
Patricia Isaac, Lois Cottle, Don
na G-ilfillan, Shirley Martin and
Jean Young.
Mrs. J. G. Dunlop, on behalf
of the Hospital Board, presented
•the girls with pins and Mrs. H.
H. Cowen and Mrs. Wallace Sel
don, on behalf of the Ladies
Auxiliary to the hospital, gave
each of the girls a white pen.
Mrs. R. E. Russell, 19 56 presi
dent of the Ladies Auxiliary, ex
pressed greetings from that
organization.
Mrs. M.’ C. Fletcher, a trained
nurse and former superintendent
of Ingersoll Hospital, was the
guest speaker. “Nursing Iras al
ways been a challenge and more
so now, at this time, than over,”
said Mrs. Fletcher. In addressing
the students nurses, Mrs. Flet
cher told them that they had
a goal to strive for and the four
points to foe stressed in reaching
it were obedience, co-operation,
personality and honesty, “You
have chosen a wonderful profes
sion," she said, “and above all,
remember to have faith, in God
-and to do unto others as..you
would have them do to you."
■Mrs. Lee Learn presented let
ters of recommendation to the
girls and Miss Donna Gilfillan
wias presented with a prize for
highest marks both in theory and
-practical nursing. The class pre
sented Miss Claypole with a gift.
Parents and friends were guests
to witness the ceremony.
Mrs. Arthur Cole
Active In Society
Mrs. W. Arthur iCole, 72, died
at her home on Main 'St., tExeter
on Tuesday, February gi, Al
though an invalid tor the past
two years she passed away sud
denly from a heart attack.
She was formerly Ida May Mel
ville, daughter of the late George
Melville and Mary Jane Worden
of Russeldale. .<She lived in Roy’s
community until her marriage to
William Arthur Cole on August
1, 1917 when she and her hus
band farmed at Mount Pleasant
until retiring to Exeter in 195'3.
At Mount Pleasant .she was
active in community life and was
a member of Roy’s United
Church. She was a lover of flow
ers and was active in the Kirk
ton Horticultural Society.
Surviving besides her husband
are one daughter (Jean) Mrs.
Sheldon Wein 'of Exeter, one sis
ter, Mrs. Albert -Morrison of
Brandon, and four grandchildren.
Two -brothers,- Franklip of Los
Exeter,
Two-Color Newspaper
First In Huron County
■Huron County Soil and Crop Huron Which indicated that
3 HURON LIBERAL ASSOCIATION
Two -brothers, Franklip
Angeles and William -of
predeceased her.
• Resting -at the Heath
home, Mitchell, where
will foe conducted Friday 2,30
’ ~ ~~ Anderson
'H. J. Snell.
funeral
services
p.m. by Rev. J.
Kirkton and Rev. . _. ____
Entombment will foe made" in
Woodland mausoleum, Mitchell
with burial in Roy’s cemetery
later.
H.
Mitchell
Repair Auditorium
At Main St. Church
The congregation of Main .St.
•Church is doing a complete re
novation job on the auditorium
of the church.
Fainting of the walls, new
lighting fixtures, -tile on the
floors with new cax'peting in the
aisles of t'he auditorium is in
'progress, The c -o m mi Me e in
change is Messrs. Harold and
■Gerald Skinner, Mrs. Glen Mc-
Kni'ght, president of the Wo
men’s Association, and Mrs. Wil
liam McKenzie, president of the
Evening Auxiliary.
.Mr. William McLean is doing
the painting, Mr. Garfield Thom
son, toe wiring and lighting and
the Women’s Association c”*’
Evening Auxiliary are sharing
the floor covering.
News, distributed this week
7,000 farmers, is believed
the first county newspaper
printed in two colors.
The 10-page newspaper
duced by The Exeter 1
Advocate for Huron County Soil
and Crop Improvement Associa
tion, featured red in. headlines
on the front page and in an ad
vertisement on the back page.
Rest of the newspaper was print
ed black. .
Use of the extra colour in the
News is expected to start de
velopment of a similar trend in
the weekly newspaper field in
this area. The Times-Advocate is
considering major changes which
will make it possible
color to highlight
news and advertising.
The Huron county
.printed for The Tim-es-Advocate
by the Stratford , Beacon-Herald
on a new press which makes this
newspaper one of 12 in Canada
able to use color to a great ex
tent.
Promotes Better
The Soil and
scribed activities
rnent association
throughout the province and re
ported on t'he -latest develop
ments in seed and fertilizer.
The 'paper urged interest in
■Huron County’s annual seed
■fair, which will be held in Clin
ton on Friday and Saturday,
March 2 and 3. .
Principal story in the edition
highlighted an interview with C.
H. Kingsbury, district fieldman
of the1’ field crops branch of the
Ontario Department of Agricul
ture, who estimated Huron
■county farmers could increase
their returns as much as 25 per
cent by improving the seed they
use.
Mr. Kingsbury’s estimate was
based on the 1955 drill survey in
to
to
to
be
bo
i", pro
Times-
•to employ
important
paper was
Seed
Crop News de-
of the improve
in Huron and
Huron which indicated that the
quality of seed sown in this area
was just average. He felt that
'because Huron is one of the
most imp o rtant agriculture
counties 1“ -
farmers should
standard.
'Huron -Soil and Crop News
also announced the winners of
the Rural .Safe Driving Week?
icompetijtiQn Wousor&dl .fey the
Federation of Agriculture.
The News revealed, too, the
expanded 4-H program planned
for the county. Thirty-two clubs
have been proposed 'by G W
Montgomery and A. S. Bolton’,
agriculture representatives. This
is two more tlian t'he record total
Oit last year.
New clubs in South Huron in
clude a grain corn clufo and a
sugar beet clufo. jt is also pro
posed to -carry on with the Ex
eter beef calf, dairy calf, grain
and poultry clubs, the Hensall S^ciih and the Zurich mixe^
.Gr, w- Montgomery, secretary
rL?eTHurou County Soil and
^novoment Association,
? Sonthoott, of Tlie Times- Advocate, were responsible for
the publication of tlie paper.
in. the province its
—— —4 set a higher
REBEKAHS
and
ODDFELLOWS
EUCHRE
OLD TIME
DANCE
Wed., Feb. 29
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ANNUAL MEETING
COMMUNITY CENTRE, ZURICH
FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1956
SPECIAL SPEAKER — HON. PAUL MARTIN
Minister of National Health and Welfare
An oustanding speaker, Mr. Martin has played a major roje in
the United Nations and in the establishing of a plan of health
■insurance for Canada.
The meeting will be proceeded by a Dinner, commencing at
0:30 p.m. Tickets to the dinner are available from municipal,
chairmen.
The public is urged to attend, and a particular invitation is
extended to ladies and young voters.
HURON LIBERAL ASSOCIATION
HAROLD .SHORE, Secretary — Goderich, Ont.
Middlesex Seed Fair & Food Show
Western Fair Grounds — London
February 28*, 29, March 1, 2
Tuesday, 7:45 pan.—Open Square Dance -and Step Dance
Contests
Wednesday, 2:00 p.m.—Prof, J. A. Porter, Michigan State
University; Panel—“Economy in Production in 1956”
Wednesday, 7:50 p.m.—'Medway Variety Show, Y.M.C.A. Judo
•Demonstration, Middlesex Junior Farmer Choir, European
Slides by R. Q. Bennett
Thursday, 9:00 a,m.—Seed Judging Contest
Thursday, 2:00 p.m.—'Addresses by Charles MacNaughton,
Bruice Mehlenbaclier, Dr. H. L. Patterson
Thursday, 7:45 p.m,—Mountsfidld, Fairmont and Mt. Brydges
Choral and Variety Show—Public School Square Dance
'Contest
Friday, 1:30 p.m.—Food Show Discussion
Friday, 2:15 p.m.—-Auction Sale—10-Bus. Lots of Grain, 4- Bus. Lots of Beans, 5-Bag Lots of Potatoes.
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Information
and
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Charter Club
In Wingham
FEBRUARY 22, 23, 24, 25
Left Hand Of God
(COLOR) HUMPHREY BOGART, GENE TIERNEY
FEBRUARY 27, 28
The Marauders
(COLOR) DAN DURYEA, JEFF RICHARDS
FEBRUARY 29, MARCH 1
Tight Spot
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Game
MeetingsOver 250 Attend
Airmen's Dinner
Over 240 attended the second
half of the first airmen’s mess
dinner ever held at RiCAF 'Station
Centralia Wednesday night.
Group Captain A. M. Cameron,
commanding officer, repeated his
message explaining how the air
•force selects people from the
ranks for promotion. They were
bold
■trade
hand
He
tralia’s hockey
playing off with Station Clinton
■for the area championship. The
■series is tied 1-1 now and the
■third game will be played Thurs
day.
’ LEGION HALL
8:00 p.m. Sharp
Friday, February 24CAVEN '
CONGREGATIONAL CIRCLE
presents
Colorful Slides and a Running
(Commentary on
Beautifying
Canada
JAMES JACKLIN
Fieldman For The Federation'Of Agriculture
USBORNE TOWNSHIPthat proficiency in t'heir
and good citizenship go
in hand.
urged support for Cen-
team currently
2.30 AfternoonElimville Hall•Members of James ;St. A.O.T.S.
club to 'the number, of twenty,
motored to Wingham Saturday
evening to -assist in -Charter Night
for the new Wingham. Clu'b which
■they are sponsoring.
District president Bill Eyre,
Sarnia, assisted by Harvey Pol
len installed the officers of the
new club of which Bill Currie is
president.
Lloyd Henderson and Gordon*
’Cu-dmore delivered the charge to
the members of t-he new club.
The guest speaker was Aubrey
Oldham of Sarnia. lion Welsh
sang two solos accompanied by
Laurence Wein. Mer-vyn Cud-
more, vice president of Exeter,
A.'O.T.'S. led in a sing song.
Dr. Harvey iCowen president
assisted as emcee for the meeting
and on behalf of the Exeter mem
bers presented the new
ham club with a gavel.
By the H. C. Downliain Nursery
CAVEN PRESBYTERTAN
CHURCH
Thursday, Feb. 23
TOWNSHIPSTEPHEN
Creditor Hall - 8.30 EveningAppoint Police
—Continued from Page 1
ton Mathers, and Earl Thompson.
Two more—lEarl . Da-tars
Emerson Desjardine — will
sworn in on March 13.
Twenty charges of minor traf
fic infractions were heard in
magistrate’s court. A number
were for faulty equipment on
cars which was discovered during
recent traffic checks made by
•Corporal -Chamberlain.
The corporal, who is conduct
ing a safety program in Grand
Bend in co-operation with the
province-wide drive, pointed out
■that motorists could come to
police during the daytime for
safety inspection of their vehicles
without fear of prosecution. How
ever, if the drivers are caught
with faulty cars on the road,
charges can be laid.
and
be
Wing-
Lunch Will Be Provided
The Public Are Cordially Invited
8:00 p.m.
Admission 250
Children Under 12 Free
Hold Pea Prices
—Continued from Page 1
Mr. Down said he felt the pea
price gives the farmer a fair re
turn, “Most of the growers
around here thought it was not
too bad a deal last year,” he said.
Once the prices of the “big
three" vegetables are settled,
negotiations will be started for
beans, cabbage and other minor
■vegetables.
Other members of the pea ne
gotiation committee with Mr.
■Down w^re Carl Nicholson, Essex,
and Ed Ruthven, Port Hope. Mr.
Down represents Huron and Lam
beth counties.
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Special
Gospel Meetings
CONTINUE INTwo Sets Of Twins
Two sets of twins were
within an hour of each other on
the farm of Ben Case, north of
•Exeter on No. 4 Highway, this
wetk.
born Gospel Hall Grand Bend
8:30 P.M.
Exeter Mohawks
Vs. Winner Of Sfrathroy - Milverton Series
Tuesday, February 28
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Town Topics
Mrs. Frank Coates -and Mrs.
Richard Dickins visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Lome MeFalls in i£3t.
Thomas on Wednesday.
-F/O and Mrs. J. A. iCann and
family returned to their hoine
in Ottawa on Friday after visit
ing with 'Mrs. Wm. Mair and re
latives in this community for the
past -two weeks.
■Mrs. V. J. iSnell, London, spent
the weekend with Mrs. Milo iSnell
of town.
Mrs. John Ferguson who has
been a patient in St. Joseph’s
Hospital for the past three weeks
is improving.
Mrs. 'C. Wellington, who un
derwent an operation in Victoria
Hospital, is progressing favor
ably. Mrs. James Smith is looking
after the -Choosa Book Shop in
Mrs. Wellington’s absence.
Mr. Wing Wong of the Exeter
Grill left Monday morning for
Vancouver, thence to China to
visit relatives.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hey, Zurich, is
a patient in -South Huron Hospi
tal, Exeter having broken her
arm in a fall on ice.
Mrs. Lusty, of Toronto, visited
with her daughter, Miss Mary
Graff,, a graduate of Kitchener-
Waterloo Hospital and now a
nurse at South Huron Hospital,
for a few days this week.
Victor Heywood is a patient
in Victoria Hospital, London,
where he underwent an operation
on Monday,
Mr, W. H. Tonge, field secre
tary of the British and Foreign
Bible Society met, with the exe
cutive of the newly formed Exe
ter branch of the society at the
James St, parsonage on Wednes
day evening td make plans for
future work, Mr. G. A. Cann is
president, Mr. Wm. Pearce secre
tary and Mr. W. E. Middleton,
treasurer.
You get dollars for pennies
with T-A Want Ads.
Cancerous growths have been discovered in chickens, frogs, fish,
snakes, horses, bumblebees hiid m
almost every kind of anirnal, They1
are also found In trees and other
Plants. But nobody has been able
to discover exactly what thakes
them begin.
SPEAKERS: JAS. BLACKWOOD, PETERBOROUGH, AND T. G. WILKIE, FOREST
Timely And Stirring Messages From The Bible That You Should Hear
Sunday Night At 7.30 p.m
sponsored by
READ FERTILIZERS
Films and slides will be shown
SOIL MANAGEMENT”
EXETER TOWN HALL
MARCH 1, 1956 8:00 P.M.
invite you to attend a meeting to discuss
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Week Nights At 8.00 p.m. - Except Saturdays
A Hearty Welcome Awaits You — Come
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"RAISES ROOF" AT THEATRE LAUNCHING—At a press
reception in Toronto, Col. M. C. G. Meighen, national chair
man of the Stratford permanent theatre fund, literally
“raised the roof” to show Betty Grimley two tiers of seats
surrounding a tiny 40-foot stage, authentic from the days of
Shakespeare. Model of new Stratford theatre was unveiled
in conjunction with .launching of national campaign to raise
$984,000 to build a permanent structure at Stratford, Ont.
The new theatre, which will replace the tent now housing
the Shakespearean production, is scheduled fot completion
in time fot the 1957 season. To bo erected on the Same site,
the steel frame structure will preserve the tent atmosphere.
Basic design of the auditorium -and stage will remain the
same as will the seating capacity—with the addition of a
balcony closely overlooking the stage.
* DOOR PRIZE AND REFRESHMENTS BY SPONSOR