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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-04-12, Page 14• it MLA Reports tram Page 1 MWa of another month, verj liritle has -been dope about tills AM At this, (session. The Premier lias announced -that a special ses- glon .of the legislature will be oeAvened at a later date to con­ sider this in the -light of the de­ cision. of Supreme Count. Another bill of importance to the farmer is the Brucellosis Act, which has been re-written and now provides for: 1. Provincial administration under a supervised area system. 2. Vaccinations and blood tests will -be made without costs to the 'cattle owner. 3. ..-Cattle owners will pehsated if a -calf dies Sult of vaccination. Highway Spending Up The budget indicated revenue and also the will be at the highest ___ the history of the province. High­ way expenditures will be at an all-time (high. In Huron the work at present in .progress on No. 8 will be con­ tinued. Paving will be completed between Clinton and Goderich; the .grading and culverts east of Seaforth, will also be finished and money is provided in the esti­ mates for paving as -soon as the ro-ad is tn condition for this oper­ ation. A similar situation exists on Highway 83 east of Exeter. When grading is completed pav­ ing is -provided for. As considerable planning and engineering- work is necessary be­ fore actual construction begins, I may say (that the highways in Ihe county will not be neglected and engineering work is well in hand. Oyer 180 million dollars is al­ lotted -to education which, with the expenditures at the Ontario Agriculural College, will account for 28 percent of total govern­ ment spending. (New schools are required in increasing' numbers, in -the vicinity of larger cities. Grants to school boards for new construction (have been redu-ced but all are -treated alike, the grant .per room is the same for a city ischo-ol as it is for a small town. Serves On 14 Committees 'Committees perform a real part 'of -the work of the session Sixteen committees in all were appointed and your representa­ tive was a -member of 14 ,of them. As committee meetings are held p-ractiteally -every .morning after the tf-irst week of the session, it would .seem to indicate a very busy -time for the members. ■As previously intimated, a spe­ cial session of the -legislature will be called, probably in June, and there is a likelihood that another one will (be held -in -the fall of the year. In view of all of this, it will 'be seen that the job of being a member of the legislature is be­ coming a full time one. The fore -going is a partial ac­ count of what -took place during by my constituents as a report by their member. It was a pleas­ ure to have so many people from Huron visit me at the Parliament Buildings and sit in -to observe the house in session. <1 .hope from year to year during the time the legislature is in -session it will be my privilege to welcome you in increasing numbers. The mem­ bers regret that the facilities for entertaining our constituents are not equal Ito those at (Ottawa but that, too, is something which will be improved as time goes on. he com­ as .a re- that the spending level in THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 12, 1956 Town Topics Cancer Film, Program Hog Canvass Plans The Public Is Cordially Invited Items of Social and Personal Interest In and Around Exeter The Exeter Time«*Advocate Is always pleased to publish these Items. We and our readers are Interested In you and your friends. Phone 770, Thirty-two S.H.D.H.S. Students And Six Chaperones Who Visited Washing Over The Easter Weekend Pose In Front Of The Famous Capitol Building Not Governed By UK, Students Tell US Guide Nothing. Too Large Nothing Too Small When spring cleaning attic and clothes closets remem­ ber your hospital Trash and Treasure Sale on Saturday, May B. Do your part by donating ■furniture, floor coverings, lamps, -dishes, good used c 1 o t h i n g— ■especially ^children’s. Donations will be picked up at your door on Friday, May 4. your By JIM ETHERINGTON “Is this Washington?’’, some­ one questioned from the back of the bus. “No dimmie, it’s still the out­ skirts of Shipka,” a travel-worn seatmate growled back. Yes it was Washington and all 40 of us -shared what might fee described as a little lower than heart-felt relief for the end of the -20-odd hour bus trip. It was six-o’clock in the evening and a few minutes later the girls were deposited at the Y.W.C.A. and we boys at -the Y.M.C.A., I honestly feel worked out to best advantage. After we rooms we set out to explore surroundings and have thing to eat. However, a Broad­ way play, “Damn Yankee”, was at a downtown theatre and those of us that decided to attend it had just time to buy tickets so supper was delayed till about 11.30. Take Sight-Seeing Bus Early next morning, but not so bright, we arose and break­ fasted to board a sight-seeing bus that was to take us on a pre­ arranged, -one-clay tour of the Capitol. The girls, bless their laggard little feet, came "with us. While ' ’ through building, stop, we ate 'the George Washington and other men concscious of the fact -that their ©Ians were shaping a suit­ able (capital for a great country. Washington is beautifully laid out with four- and six-lane streets, expensive parks, and great, majestic -public buildings all 'built along classic lines. The huge capitol dome loomed into the sky on the crest of capitol hill. After our picture was (taken, we entered, after hav­ ing climbed the impressive num­ ber of steps that seemed to plague our aching feet at every public /building in Washington. Inside all stood spellbound gaz­ ing up, up, into the soaring heights of the sculptured and painted dome. A guide led us through the first U.S. government buildings on -a tour that included -the Senate chambers -and the House of Representatives chambers. Our guide pointed out tri at most of the original 'Capitol had been burned by the British; our muf­ fled cheers went unnoticed in the hostile rumble that arose from the members of his listen­ ers who were Americans. When the guide learned we were from which the liad sectfred our our some- threading our way ■traffic to the Capitol /which was our first could begin to appreci- careful planning by Canada he began to compare our government with theirs; I am afraid -we becume a little rude in explaining to him that ours was not -a constitutional mon­ archy and we were not governed •by England as he had supposed. We next went downtown to visit the White House whic'h incident­ fly was only a block from the •YjM.C.A. We were only a hand­ ful compared to the roughly 8,000 people .that passed through the gates which were only open two hours daily. Inside we passed quickly through the green, -blue and red rooms which were out­ fitted exactly as their colour would indicate. All the fixtures and furniture gave a subdued feeling of grandeur. However, Ike was not at the door (handing out election pamphlets. Aftdr leaving Washington ...and crossing the Potomac we came to Arlington National Cemetery to observe the changing of the .guard at the tomb of the un­ known soldier. Any American service iman or his wife can on request be buried in these 400 acres of what once was the Robert -E. Lee plantation. Dinner-time was approaching, so we went over to Alexandria, which was Washington’s home ■town, where we dined in style at a beautiful old teahouse as part of the tour. After -dinner we toured Alexandria by bus where many of George Washington’s favourite haunts were pointed out. Inspect Oldl Church r- In this city we also visited Christ 'Church that dates from 1773 and which has (been attend­ ed at least once by every presi­ dent from Washington on, and the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in which were displayed various relics of Wash­ ington and his life. This huge, Writes Winning Story Jim Etherihgton, iR.R. 1 Hensall, won the $10.00 first prize in the Times-Ad- ’vocate competition for the. best story -describing the Easter trjp to Washington by SHD'HS Students. 'Second prize of $5.00 has been awarded to Marion 'Creery, R.R. 1 Woodham, who placed first last year for her -account of a -similar Itrin 'to Toronto. 14-storey, towerlike structure is built on Shooters Hill, a spot first chosen for the capital, and houses, along the 19-foot statue of Washington, rug valued at dollars. A pleasant brought us to Mt. Vernon, the plantation of George and Martha Washington. We. spent the rest of the 'afternoon here examining the tomb, the house -and its out- of America’s first president. The buildings, and a complete museum nationally-known home has -been kept up >and repaired 'by the Mt. Vernon Ladies Society that /bought the land and contents from .George’s heirs in 1858. At 4:30 a tiring busload of vagabond Canucks returned to Washington where we visited the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials. Both were distinctly worthwhile and gracefully suitable struc­ tures; the former was situated on the tidal basin about which grows the (famous cherry trees unfortunately not yet in bloom; the latter at the end of ’ a long man-made pool of water that re­ flected the entire length of the 535-foot Lincoln Monument. Our camera addicts were shutter 'happy in these panoramic scenes.- After a delicious supper in a ■huge cafeteria we again descend­ ed on downtown Washington for. an evening’s * entertainment of- theatres or just plain’ window shopping. Latei’ on in the eve­ ning some of the members of our group attended midnight high -mass. Televised Service ©aster,.- Sunday services were observed for the most -part in the huge Washington National (Cathedral. ‘This great unfinished church was statred over 50 years ago and is built entirely on pub­ lic contributions. The interior is truly massive -and the thousands who attended were awed by the ' echoing thunder of the organ and orchestra. The service was tele- ' vised. ' The afternoon was spent sight­ seeing in the (Smithsonian Instit­ ute. I, with several other foolish cohorts, climbed to the top of the Washington Monument, all 1,700 odd steps. Other cultured mem­ bers attended a recital by world 1 famous contralto Marian Ander­ son. Sunday night a bus tour of Washington 'by night was taken 1 a large Persian over a million 15-minute ride which included the airport, a surprise visit to the inside of the Pentagon building that houses the nerve centre of the U.S. army, navy and air force, the Lincoln Memorial under flood­ lights, the Congressional Library which contains the Guttenbring Bible, and the public archives in which was displayed the original Declaration of Independence and the Bill Of .Rights. The driver of our bus kept up a running con­ versation on the whole city as we passed through it. Monday was a free day foi' all to do as they pleased. 'Some visit­ ed the engraving and printing building to see the money print­ ed, others the aquarium and art gallaries. Most did a little shop­ ping and all revisited the Smith­ sonian Institute for the number of exhibits in these buildings de­ fied anyone to attempt to see them all on one day. Among the most interesting objects were the Wright brothers’ first plane and the Spirit of St. Louis, the first 'plane to cross the Atlantic. Both these planes were suspended from the ceil­ ings overshadowing early auto- mo'biles and ponderous steam locomotives. One whole room was devoted .to a display of guns. Another (1 didnt’ examine this one too closely) held the dresses pf all the presidents’ wives. All national heros were remembered in showcases that held their clothing and mementoes. At long 'last I saw a real dina- soer skeleton in the museum of natural history, famous medical ______ ___ displayed most complete and may I say gory examples of man’s 'diseases 'and aififlictions,' There was so much to see that an end had to come somewhere and it did—our feet gave out. Gome to 'think of it so did our money. Consequently many of us spent Monday evening on park benches awaiting the bus that was Io pick us up at midnight-. Presently we were all aboard— all 80 aching feet, a stuffed alli­ gator (bought by one of the chaperones who deemed it the perfect gift), a can of fried grasshoppers (same teacher), a healthy case of measles, and a group of Canadians who, on be­ ing questioned as to their origin (by Americans -who had no idea where Ontario -was, had at last .began .answering in a defiant tone,, “iExeter”, just to give the •impression of importance, and were we glad to see it 'because to us it’s home. Mris. Ella Moore is .visiting n Toronto wth Mr. and Mrs. Mur­ ray Moore an'l family. - Mrs. Thomas Hall and son, Bill, .of the Kilondyke, visited on .Tuesday with Mr. amd Mrs. Ray 'Alderson. Miss Nancy Boyle attended ithe school for skating at Guelph last week. ' and son, Bob Mangison of London spent Easter .holidays with his grand­ mother, Mrs. Ed Johns. Frances Skiner of Elimville also spent a few days with her, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Creech, Johnny, Bill and Heather of Kingsville visited with Mrs. Creech's mother, (Mrs. Byron Hicks, and other relatives in and around Exeter, Joe was a guest at the Indus’ meeting Friday eve­ ning. Miss Vesta Watson of Kirkton visited during Easter week with ■her grandmother, Mrs. V. Wat­ son. ■Miss Olive Wood, in company with Miss Evelyn Howard, left Toronto on Friday evening on a three-week trip to California with stop-overs in Chicago, Den­ ver, Salt Lake City and other points. 'Mrs, Thomas Bell, Elimville, visited with her niece, Mrs. V. Watson, on Tuesday and attend­ ed the W.M.S, Presbyterial in James /St. United Church. Mr.' and Mrs. Norman Walper and family of Exeter, Wilma and .Keith -Coates were in Mt. Cle­ mens, /Mich., on 'Sunday visiting with the latter's sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Dor herty. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hanni­ gan and two sons of Waterloo, Mr, and Mrs. Cawthorne of Wel­ land, /Mr .and Mrs. Mattingly and two children of Sarnia and Mr, and Mrs. J. K. Cornish of Bruce- field were visitors with Mrs. Mar-y Hannigan. Mrs, A. J. Houston, 'Seaforth, is spending a few days this week .with her cousin, Mrs. V. Watson. iMr. and Mrs. Fred Carter and family of London, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin McBride of Exeter were guests on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter McBride and family. Mr. Jud Dykeman of R.R. 1, Centralia, .has returned from Myerstown, Pa., where he attend­ ed the clinic on -poultry health and nutrition conducted by.Whlt- moyer Laboratories, Inc. During his say .at laboratories, Mr. Dyke­ man attended the classroom lec­ tures and demontraitions and par­ ticipated in poultry disease diag­ nosis work. He is a flock super­ visor for the Lakeview Hatchery of Exeter, Mr, -and Mrs. - George Rether, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Balkwell returned Monday even­ ing from a vacation spent in Flo­ rin. Mrs. G. F. Roulston and Verne attended the funeral of the late John E. Rouls'tom in Milverton Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Murray and Rena accompanied by Mrs, Jas? Howe, Sr., of Cromarty, and Mr*. Jas. Hopper, of Seaforth, spent the weekend in Detroit, 'guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Howe. Stephen Federation Of Agriculture will meet Friday, April.20 8:30 p.m. Crediton Hall HAROLD FAHNER, President----—■----* Usborne Cancer Meeting Thames Road United Church Friday, April 13 8:30 ’p.m. SPEAKER FILMS All Federation Directors Urged to Attend. Sponsored by Usborne Federation of Agriculture Arnold Cann, President 0.NOTICE RE: COMING EVENTS In the world museum were EUCHRE PARTY—To he (held in Town 'Hall, Zurich, on Monday, April 19, 8:45 p.im., after band practice. Prizes and free lunch. Admission 50^. Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of Scouts and Cuhs. '■ Sat. Night Dances Gets Gold Cord —Continued from Page 1 used. as a highway to the next rung of the ladder. “Opporduni- /ties will come to each of you” Mated Miss Laird, ‘‘and you must .be i*eady for them by Being Pre­ pared to find your place in the world. /The girls were told to remem­ ber they ihad earned something very wonderful in tlheir Gold Cord, 'but the knowledge they had gained was the .most important factor, and 'by putting to use that knowledge and skill to serve 'God arid their fellow men, then .they truly could pe called Gold Cord Guides. FIDDLER’S CONTEST—-Ontario gigantic eighth annual original old-tyme tiddler’s contest /will be held tor the Free Press Trophy and Chamber of Commerce Jun­ ior Trophy in Hensail Arena on Friday, June 8. 12c LADIES AUXILIARY to. South Huron Hospital social meeting, Tuesday, April 17, 2:30 p.m. (Mr. Rv 'Hicks twill speak on the forth­ coming chest X-ray. Membership committee will be,in charge of social hour. New members are especially invited to attend. 1,2c DANCE — Legion Hall, Exeter, Friday,- April 13. Jimmy Wilson’s Band. Admission 75^. 'Sponsored by Exeter Chapter O.E.S. Door prize. 12c The Exeter Branch of the Canadian Legion has decided to refuse admission to all persons wearing jackets and jeans. Patrons must be respectably dressed and conduct themselves in orderly fashion. Exeter Branch Of The Canadian Legion Reg. McDonald, President LYRIC THEATRE April 12, 13 and 14 "BRING YOUR SMILE ALONG" (COLOR) Frankie Lane, Keefe Brasselle "LAW VS. BILLY THE KID" (COLOR), Scott Brady, Betta St. John RECEPTION & DANCE for Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wildfong, on Friday-, April 20. Hensail Town Hall. Good music. 12* BAKE SALE, .Saturday, April 21, 2:30. p.m. Snell Bros, showroom. Sponsored, by Brinsley -Ladies’ Guild. 12 c APRIL SHOWER TEA — Spon­ sored by Exeter Chapter O.E.S., in^the Legion Hall, April 28, 2 to 5 p.m. 12c Ontario Exeter Mohawks Two-Out-Of-Three Semi-Fihals The Klassens Will Sing Each Nite Pastor - Rev. E. Wattam W toEXETER ARENA EVERY NITE; EXCEPT SATURDAY, 8 P.M. SUNDAY 11 A.M. & 7:30 P.M. April 19, 20 and 21 "GOOD MORNING, MISS DOVE" (COLOR) Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack All Are Welcome April 16, 17 and 18 "CELL 2455, DEATH ROW" (ADULT) William Campbell, Marian Carr "MAD AT THE WORLD" Frank Lovejoy, Keefe Brasselle CHURCH OF COD «nd Special Services Rev. and Mrs. Peter Klassen Port Huron, Michigan 22 Saturday, April 14 (If Necessary—9 p.m.) TOP YOUNG BOWLERS—Champions of the youngsters’ bowling tournament staged dur­ ing Easter holidays are shown here following their victory at the local alleys. Members of the boys’ team, in front row, are, left to right: Bob Howe, Gary Ford, Bob Marriage, Fred Ward (captain), Merv Taylor, Ted Sanders, B ill Howe and John Jackson. The girl winners, second row, were Flo Jackson, Jean Mooney, Linda Walper, Joan Dettmer, Shirley Wurm (captain), Dianne Ryckman and Joan Sanders. Recreation Director Doug Smith, who 'was in charge of the Easter holiday program, and alley proprietors, Mr. and Mrs. Rene Fran­ cois, who donated the trophies, are in the back row. —T-A Photo