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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-04-26, Page 1Price Per Copy List Full Results Of Two 13 and under—- — Carol Koehler Felicia Cochrane Mary Regier Co pen)—Marilyn Mc- 83, Sta- 81, EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 1956Eighty-Second Year • Eight-Year-Old Winchelsea Student Leads Competitors In Music Festival An eight-year-old girl from Winc/helsea, iSan-dra Walters, scored /the /highest- mark during itlhe .first /two days o£. competition in fio/uitih Huron Music Festival this week. Adjudicator Lloyd Queen, M.C, IB.A., B, /Ed., of London Teachers’ College, awarded the young stu­ dent 90 -percent for iher rendition oif “Tlhe /Slumber Boat” in /a -girls’ vocal isolo class on Wednesday afternoon. The previous (high of the festival was 88. ■Daughter oif Mr. and Mrs. Fred Walters, Sandra is the pupil of Mrs. Fred Hamilton, Times-Advo- cate correspondent in Kirkto/n. Outstanding performance of the Wincfhel-sea student was' /one of many (highlights during com­ petitions Tuesday and Wednesday of -the (fifth annual festival spon­ sored by the Huronia Miaie Chorus. Others included the sing­ ing of .a 17-year-oild tenor from Centnalia and a R'CAF ’Centralia lad in a wheelchair and .the play­ ing of two young pianists from Hensall and Dashwood. Adjudicator Queen was full of praise for the quality of /the music. ‘“The high peak of per­ formance In the festival ’ shows excellent training” ihe said. He was impressed with the spirit dis­ played by competitors who ob­ viously enjoyed per/forniing in -the festival. ;Mr. Queen said Itlhe festival is /regarded ais one .of the .better ones /held in ihe province and compliimenited Ithe committee for Sts excellent organlz/ation.: Mr. Queen /paid special tribute to Richard McCutcheon, of Cen­ tralia, who received 87 marks for ihiis version of “Wlhen Irish Are /Smiling.” Mr. Queen the youth gave a “convin- /performiance”, talent” and festival Tuesday aifitemo/on. He ■told public '/school ichildren that music was a good hobby for 'them to carry /through life. /Public /School Board Chairman W. iG. 'Seldon introduced the ad­ judicator at-ithe morning session. SHDHS Principal H. L. Sturgis, Who opened Wednesday's /session, ou'tl.ined the educational /a/divan- tages of he festival. He said that one criticism of the competitions he had heard was /that /they were comipe/titive and that /some stu­ dents may become discouraged. He felt the effect was just the opposite and that i/t stimulated •students to put more effort into next year’s festival. (President of itlhe Hunronia Male /C'horu/s, 'sponsors of itihe’ festival, ■is Ron E'lford and 'Gordon " ’ is tecretary. Only a few awards had been announced 'by the .festival m'ittee by -Wednesday night. Edu­ cational prizes valued ait $10.00 were won .by /S.'S, 1 (Stephen for over 20-woice unison Chorus and 'S.iS. 3 Usborne for two-part Chorus. 'Mrs. ,H. L- Sturgis is director of /the festival. Ford com- Dump Action, Set For June Y/yes said cing ural places.1 The .adjudicator young Jim 'Crawford, who, sing­ ing from a wheel chair, won the largest competition of the festi­ val. He .received 87 marks to top a class of 1/5. Cano/l .Brown, of Hensall, and Dynda Tieman, of Dashwood, tied With -.88 for the highest mark of the /piano section of the compe­ titions op Tuesday. Right (behind these two with 87 were 'Betty •Dixon, Mary /Shaw, and Linda W-alper, all of Exeter. During .the 'chorus /competitions on Tuesday afternoon, prizes were '-fairly well distributed among all /schools. /One of the Mghiligh/ts of this section was the boys’ chorus with descant won by Exeter Public School with a mark of 88. /School 'Inspector John Goman, Exeter, officially opened the had a “n-at- “shOiUld go /also praised Martin A. Bitz, of the legal firm of Lerner, Lerner, Jefferson and Bifz,' London, told The Times-Advocat-e ■ Wednesday .the action against Exeter over the condition of the town’s dump will probably be heard in On­ tario Supreme Court sitting in London in June. The lawyer said the case was not on the docket for the cur­ rent sitting of the court but has been tentatively scheduled for the June session. Blitz is acting for George Shaw, Rhiney Keller and Bill Elliot, who are seeking an in- junction^ifor the removal of- the dump. Tliey also seek $2,00>0 damages /for d'iscQmforit and in­ convenience 'caused by the opera­ tion of the dump. w . Girl’s Vocal Solo Twelve and 13 Curdy Carole dhura Lynda 80, Case Howard NY Banker E’. R. ('Case) Howard, who has had an -interesting -and colorful career, St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, on Tuesday. Born in Exeter, he was a son of the late Capt. James Howard. Educated in the Exeter school, he first started to learn the print­ ing /with The Exeter Times and later accepted a position on the staff of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. Later in his career he .was sent to New York as- travelling representative and and /manager of .the bank’s -for­ eign business department, such -he visited many of banking houses, in Europe. While in New York he ■interesting and color passed away suddenly in As the ... .. was ^elected governor of the Canadian 's. Club of that city and also was treasurer of the Canadian So­ ciety, Twice he was the speaker .at the New York era’ convention. Mr. Howard was author former popular song (hit, "(Some­ body Else Is Taking My Place.” Following his retirement to Exeter he was united in marriage with Helen Dignan, /who survives with one daughter, Mary (Lou. The funeral will take place from -the Hopper-Hockey funeral home Friday at 1.90 p.m. with Rev. Alex Rapson officiating. In­ terment will be in the Exeter cemetery. @uest Bank- Lay Charges Over Crash Charges are pending in con­ nection with an accident south of Exeter Sunday in 'which four persons were hospitalized and two cars wrecked. x ■■ The cars, driven (by^DAC Wil­ liam Brownlee, of Huron Park, Centralia, and James G. Wedge, collided head-on on No. 4 high­ way .near Devon corner at 2.40 a.m. Wedge i® in London hospital with a fractured pelvis, fractured jiaw and chest injuries. His wife, who was -travelling with him, has a fractured leg /and lacera­ tions.Brownlee and his passenger, LAC Roland Mayer, also of Cen­ tralia, are in Westminster Hos­ pital, London, with severe lacera­ tion®. The Wedge car was travelling north, and the< Brownlee car south /when the two collided on1 the east portion -of the /highway. Bo-tli cars were total wrecks. Dr. A. M. Gans, of Exeter, rendered first aid. OPP Constable Cecil Gibbons investigated. A vehicle owned 'by Victor Overholt, Centralia, suffered $750 damage when it sideswiped a telephone pole in -a dit-ch /beside No. 4 highway, two miles north of Exeter ‘Saturday night. The car was travelling south when a tire 'blew and sent it' into the east ditch. 84, Anne Haider 8'2, 82, Martha Lowry 81, Heather MacLeod 79, Joan Barrett 79, Sharon Block 79. Eleven and under—/Linda Wal­ per 87, Penny Wood 85, Lynda Tiernan 84, Judy Brown 84, San­ dra Morrow 83, Dianne Whit­ more 82, 'Sandra' Busche 82, Mary .Ellen Thiel 82, Carol ■Faulder 82, Margaret Howey 81, Kathy Smith 80, Patsy Collett 80. Ten and under—Brenda Din­ ney 86, /Linda Snider 85, Saranne Booast 84, -Elaine Brisson 83, Bernice Restemayer 83, Margaret Haist 82, Mary Anne Hayter 81, Kathryn Regier 81, Karen beiner 80, Sli-aroR Sanders Boy’s Vocal Solo Twelve and 13—Jack blut 8'7, Jim Hannah 85, McKnight 84, Terry Cosgrove 83, Bob Ansley 82. Eleven and under — Jimmie Crawford 87, Bobby -Reilly 85, Eric Finkbeiner 84, Roger Cann 84, George Godbolt 82, Don /Bray 82, Russell Klopp 81, „Larry De- nomme 8/1, Wayne .(Manville 81, Donald -Cann 81, Larry Wein -80, Wayne Gibson 80, Dennis Lam­ port 80, Laurence Thomson -80. - Eight and under—'Peter Snell' 86, Stephen Davis 85, Kenneth Heim'buck 84, Bobby Beavers 83, Gerry Bonnallie 83, Allan Green 82, Robert .Miller .82, Richard Stade 81, Paul van Goozen 81. Kindergarten • chorus Exeter PS 85, J. A. D. McCurdy School 84. ■Girl’s open solo—Marion May 84, Carol McCurdy 83, Anne Koehler 82. Boy’s open .solo—Bob Lammie 86, Earl 'Stephen 84, Jack Yung- blut 83. Girls’ duet—Agatha Egas and Anne Koehler 86, Mary Ellen Th'iel and Carol Fisher 85, Carol McCurdy and Martha Cochrane 84, Carol Faulder and Barbara Dundas 8(3, .-Sharon Block and Mary Regier 81, Elizabeth John­ ston and Gail .Siebert 81, Marlene McMillan and Sharon Krause 80, Diane Brisson and Patsy Brisson 80. Boys’ duet—Jack Yungblut and Bobby ’Thiel 86, Russell Klopp and Richard -Klopp 84, Dean Knight and (Gerald McBride Double trio—Exeter PS 87 85 .Dashwood P^ 83. Chorus Classes ■Grades 1 and 2—Exeter 87, Zurich PS 83, Crediton 80. Grades 3-5—Zurich 'PS 87, J. A. D. McCurdy 8'5, Exeter PS 83, J. A. D. McCurdy 81, Exeter RS 81, Crediton PS 80, Dashwood PS -80. Grades 6-8, unison—J. A. D. McCurdy 87, Exeter -PS 86, Zur­ ich PS 85, Crediton PS 84, Ex­ eter PS 8'3, J. A. -D. McCurdy 83, Dashwood PS 82. Grade 6-8, -two-part—Zurich PS 85, Exeter PS 83, Dashwood Fink- 80. Yung- Dean Mc- 83. and PS PS Check 200 Cars In Road Block \ Two hundred cars were check­ ed in a floating road block set up /by Ontario Provincial Police on No. 4 /highway just north of Exeter On Wednesday. ’ Ten constables, all- from the Mt. Forest division of the force, conducted the road eheck In co­ operation with the local detach­ ment. /Several charges were laid for faulty /breaks and a number of warnings were issued. Form New Club For Conservation A panel discussion on con­ servation featured the first organizational .meeting of a con­ servation club for Exeter and district at the town hall Friday night. About 30 attended. Recreation Director Doug A.,-gmI-th was moderator and panel- (/■Kfts included Roy Belanger, of Department of Lands - and Korests; Hal Hooke, Ausable Authority tieldmafi; Alvin Wil­ ier t and Halt Finkbeiner, of the rod and gun dub; aftd Ed Brady, of the sadidle dub. Object of a conservation dub Is to improve wildlife habitats In the area and-assist with outdoor activities. The group plans a second meet­ ing on Thursday, May 10, at which officials of Crumlin Con­ servation Club will be present to outline organizational .procedure. of the CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY —/Mr. and Mrs.. I-Ienry Del- bridge, Exeter, marked their golden wedding anniversary •with a quiet family celebration Wednesday, April 18. Mr. and Mrs. Del/bridge were married in lE'limville parsonage in 1906 and farmed near Winchelsea ; to 'Exeter seve- years ago. ‘—T-AriPho-to ana larmea • ■"/■I until retiring ' ■ ral years age PS 82, Exeter PiS 80. 'Boys’ chorus with descant— Exeter P.S‘88, Zurich <RS 86. Giris’ chorus with descant— Dashwood PS 84, Zurich PS 83, Exeter /PiS 82, Crediton PS 8Q. Piano Solos 'Six and undpr—Terry Nixon 83. Eight and under—Marion .Cars- cadden 84, Glen Ratz 83, Elaine Powe 82, Linda Hunter-Duvar 8'2, Valera Lo-w-ry 81, Margaret Haist 81, David Elston 80. Nine and under—M ar gar e t Hyde 86, Judy Lamport 84, Sheila Elston 83, Kathleen Hodg­ son 83, Many McLeary 83, Doug­ las. McLeary 83, Carolyne Sim­ mons 8>3, Robert Shapton 83, Glenn Shipman 83, Sharon Mills 81, Bonnie McCrae 80, Jim Bar­ ton ‘80, George Godbolt 79. Ten and under—Linda Walper 87, Bobby Reilly 86, Susan Din­ ney 85, Elaine Rutke 84, Sharon Lightfoot 83, Larry Ratz 8Z2, Margaret Elgie 82, Fred Lavin 81, Sandra 'Hunter $1, .Eleven and under—(Lynd-a^ Tie­ man 88, Marlene King Whitmore 83, Frances Tim Barton 80. Twelve and under Brown 88, Mary Shaw Snelgrove 86, Ross Rowe Mary Jane Hoffman 85, David Sheppard 83, Donna Ventin 83, Dianne Hoskins 81, Roy Lavin 80. Thirteen and under — Betty Dixon 87, Sandra Sharr-ow 84, Linda Lowrey 82, Mary Page 81. Fourteen and under — Gloria Dixon 85, Kathleen McCutcheon 84, Catherine Hodgins 83, Carol McCurdy 81. Fifteen years and under—-Nel­ son iMcClinchey <85, Keith Hod­ gins 84, Allison Clark 83, Grace Routly 82. Sixteen years and under—San-n dra Walper 86. ■Seventeen Vears and under— Jocelyn Howey 85. Vocal Solo Competitions Soprano solo (open) — Mrs. Ellen Craig 86, Mrs. Harold Simpson 84, Maxine Reeder 8-3. Boy’s solo, 17 and under— Richard McCutcheon 87. Chnrcli solo (open)—Richard McCutcheon 86, Maxine Reeder 84. 84, /Diane Johns 8)2, — Carol 87, Judy 86, Rural Schools Girl’s Vocal Solo .Nine to 11—(Grace Allen 85, Judy Watkins 84, Margaret Oke 8’3, Joyce Dickey 82, Joanne Martene .82, Jean Essery 82, Sharon 'Mills 82, Jo Ann Miners 82, Ann McCowan 81, Kay Hodg­ son 80, Carol Taylor 80, Patsy Adams 80, Joyce Hayter 80. Twelve to 13—Marlene Stone 87, Rosalee Watkins 86, Betty Duffield 8’5, Arlene Love 84, Kathryn Hicks '8'3, Betty Bell 83, Marlene Frayn-e 83, Aiafke Valen- tyne 82, Margaret Brock 82, Mar­ ion May 82, Margaret Webber 81. Under nine—'Sandra Walters 90, .Sharon Stone 87, Elaine Powe 86, Janet Skinner 86, Jean Lam­ mie 8'5, Sherry Gardiner 84, Dorothy Dickey 84, Phyllis Allen 83, Linda- Rowe Brown 80. Boy’s Vocal Solo Nine to 11—Bob Gerrit van Dooren Erb 83. Twelve to 13—Earl Stephen 86, Neil Valentyn 85. Giris’ duet—Judy Watkins and Rosalee Watkins 86; Arlene Love and 'Margaret Oke 85; Jean Es­ sery and Joan Essery 84; Mar­ lene and Darlene Frayne 84; Jessie Koopman and Aafke Valen­tyn §3; Carol John® and Mar­ garet Webber 83; Ruth McLean and Betty Bell 82; Mary McBride and •Donna'’ Ventin 82; Sharon Hodgins .and Betty Duffield 8.2; E'lSie Kingma and Kathryn Hicks SI; Marion May and Maryanne Ventin 81; Carol Taylor and Joyce Hayter 81. Mixed duet — Greta Stephen and Earl 'Stephen 86, Margaret Webber and Ross Rowe 85, Ar­ lene Love and 'Lome Gackstetter 84, Kathleen McCutcheon and B.ob La-mmie 83, Aafke Valentyn and Neil Valentyn 83; Kathryn Hicks and Ronnie Heywood 82. Unison cihorus (20 or more)— 3 Usborne 87, 12 Usiborne 85, 6 Usborne 84, 1 iSbanley 83, 14 Stephen, 2 Usborne, 1 Usborne, 7 Usborne, 6 Stanley 82. Unison chorus (under 20)—1 iStephen 87, 4 Stephen 86, 4 Us­ borne 85, 5 Usborne 85, 10. Vs- botne 84, 2 'Hay 83, 11 Stephen 83, 10 Tuckersmith 81. Two-paftt -cherus (20 or more) ■—3 Usborne 87, 14 (Stephen 85, 1 Stanley 84, 6 Usborne 83, 1 Usborne .83, 6 iStanley 82. Two-part chorus (under 20)—> 4 Usiborne 85, 11 Stephen 84, 5 Usborne 83, 10 Tuckersmith 83. Boy’s Vocal Sold Under. 9—-Ronnie Parsons 86, Richard Westcott 84, Billy Jef­ fery 83, Blair Fletcher 82, Billy Brack 82, Bert Vesscher 82, Co Zondag 82. Soys’* duet—-Henry Koopmans and -Neil Valentyn 84. Piano Oompetitions Quick"study (piano ■— 11*13 years) Kathleen McCutcheon 84, Catharine Hodgins 82. Piano dilOt, 9 And under— 83, Sharon Lammie 86, 84, Robert Days Events /Sheila Elston and David Elston 85, Mary McLeary and Douglas McLeary 83, Robert iShapton and Elaine Powe 82, Sharron Light­ foot and Joanne Hicks 80. /Piano duet, 11 and under'— Linda Walper and Carol Bro/wn 86, Frances Johns and Ann Marie Rowe 84. "Piano duet, 13 and under—, Bonnie McCrae and Lynda Tie­ man 85. Piano -duet (open)—Marilyn Ross and Judy Ross 86, Allison Clark and Jocelyn Howey 83. Piano trio, one piano, six hands (13 and under)—-Betty Dixon, Mary Shaw, Carol Ho- -garth 88. Piano trio (8 and under)—- Sheila Elston, (David Elston, and Dale McAllister 86; Mary Cor­ bett, Kathryn Corbett and Karen Linda Jermyn 85; Linda Hunter- Duvar, Sandra Prout and David Beavers 84; Ann Mickle, Barbara •Schwalm and Bryan Fink 79. Band Section Cornet solo Weido 85. Cornet solo Bob Hoffman Cornet solo Diane C. Hicks 84, (open) (10 and 84. (13 and FESTIVAL PERFORMERS—Over 70 young pianists from tHe district competed Tuesday evening in competitions at the fifth annual South Huron Music Festival held at SHDHS and Exeter Public School. Carol Brown of Hensall and Lynda Tieman of Dashwood tied for the highest marks of the section with 88 each. Watching Judy Snelgrove at the piano, above,, are, left to right, Carol Brown, Susan Dinney, Lynda Tieman and Bobby Reilly.—T-A Photo t Ruth under) under)-*— ------ Ruth A. Salmon 83, Kathleen McCutcheon 8!2y Tom McCutcheon 80. Cornet duet (open)—Kathleen MidOu-triieon and Tom McCutch­ eon 84. Baritone or euphonium—Don­ na Oesch 86. ■'Bass solo (open) —- Kenneth Weido 86. Brass duet—-Ruth Weido and Donna Oesch 87. Any woodwind (Choice) — Marie Marion Turk/heim ______ McCutcheon and Margaret Mc­ Cutcheon 85, Paul Yu-ngblut and Diane Thiel 83. (Clarinet solo (17 -and under) — Richaid /McCutcheon 86, garet McCutcheon 84. Saxophone solo—Diane 84, Paul Yungblu-t 82. Clarinet solo, under 15 Marie Salmon 8'6; Marion he'im 85. $1. Horn solo, Kathleen McC/ut- ;^t&b,n 8'4. A/ny brass quartette, Richard Mc'C'u!tciheo.n, Margaret McCut­ cheon, Kathleen McCutcheon, Thomas M/cCu/tclheoai. -86. C clarinet, Rosalie Hicks '87. Bands, boys- and girls, Zurich Lions Club 88, 'SHDHS 85/0 Dash­ wood -8>'5. /duet (own (Salmon and 88, Richard Mar- Thiel years, Turk- Crain Crop Yields Drop As Cold Delays Seeding /District farmers are losing a Ibushel *of grain per acre every day seeding is delayed by the current cold spell, according to G. W. Montgomery, Huron a/gri- oultural representative. Loss of crop -yield will be'- serious if farmers- are kept off the land until after May 1, he estimated. ‘‘Officials of the department ■of agriculture figure that farm­ ers lose a bushel of grain per acre per day When seeding is de­ layed beyond April 20,” Mr. Montgomery .told The Times- Advocate. “It’s the early-seeded crops which .give the best returns in most years,” lie stated. Last year, seeding was com­ pleted in Huron during Easter week. This year it’s going to at least three weeks later. Mr. Johnson reported that ex­ port of turnips from western Ontario to /the United • /States during lie 1955-56 season will total only 1,500,00/0' bushels com­ pared to the 1,800,000 exported in 1954-^55. Reason for crease was the .smaller 1955. “lit would /therefore Mr. Johnson said, “/that there are bright prospects for growers for ithe de­ crop in appear,” Cancer Blitz /be Prospects Bright For Turnip Crop Market prospects fop the 1956 crop of tu/nnipis look bright, ac­ cording ito J. J. Jo/hnson, (super­ vising inspector of ithe Onitario Department of Agriculture, -Lon­ don. CNR Passenger Train Ends Service Saturday On (Saturday o/f /this week the passenger /train mow running from London Ito /Clinton /through ■Exeter will cease -to -carry pas­ sengers. This step- has been -taken because -of lack of passengers Which /have been deverted from /the railway to /the passenger bus­ ses now operating throughout /the dtatriat. Almost 88 years ago, on Dec­ ember 11, 1875 /the first train rain over t/he 'tracks from Lon­ don to Wingham -opening up a fertile farming district 'that pre­ vious., to that /time had been served by stage coaches. Tine’ (first /train had an engine, a tender (that carried cordwood (for (heating the engine and /two passenger coaches. Among the passengers were the heads of the various muni-cipali'ties served by 'the railroad, most of itlhem be- whiisk-ered genlemen. , As business prospered more coaches were ’added including a baggage car. The line was nick­ named 'tflie “Butter and Egg /Special” because -of itlhe amount of .produce shipped /to London each day. Every trip into the city carried farmers’ wives- with their baskets of produce to ex­ change for merchandise. Many ia young man and woman from /the district on /their way- /to /school for a /higher education sat with /feet Outstretched on the seat ahead and caught -up on their lessons. Passengers waved from /the windows and (spectators waved back as the train busied along. in building the road /one gang started at Wiingfham and another at London and they met at Exe­ ter where .a gold spike, with all dignity of railroad building, was driven to .complete the line. It was in winter that he rail­ road suffered its greatest iset- backis in buffeting the hugfh drifts of /snow, ‘‘Snow bound” was a familiar word when the trains were delayed. /Sometimes the drifts would .be a® liigdi as 15 feet. At one time .passengers were de­ layed at Exeter for three days as augmented -crews cleared the tracks with shovels. A familiar sight on Exeter’s main street 1ft. those days Was the bn® driven by Jahn Gillespie which conveyed passengers, (Par­ ticularly commercial travellers, from /the hotels to the station and rarely returned without incoming visitor®; also the dray for iug- gage and freight that was driven by his son. The mail .and express were carried by C. T. /Brooks. It was in May, 1941, /that the service -on -the railroad was dis­ continued from Clinton to Wing­ ham. Instead of two trains a day each way ais in the early days Che trains were cut to one a day. Later the passenger coacfli was attached to /the freight train and the time schedule was uncertain. U/p until last year Che mai/l was carried on the train but because of the unsatisfactory service a petition was 'circulated to have the mail delivered by motor truck and 'this is now being done, another source of revenue having ■been lost to -the -railroad. The good old days of a train ride to London wiill soon be a ■thing of the past. Raise Wages In McGillivray MicGil-Iivray Township School Area Board, which -met last week, hired two normalite teachers for the coming term and approved increases in salaries for mem­ bers of the present staff. The two new teachers, who will start at a salary of $2,700, are Miss Grace Shank and Miss Betty McIntyre. Teachers who remain for an­ other term will receive $3,000 per .annum. • The board decided to paipt the interior of Sy§. 15 and to repair the .toilets ’at their earliest Con­ venience. The board plans to sell by marked tender S.S. No. 13 school and grounds. The tender of David N. Henry, Clandeboye, was accepted for the position of secretary-treasurer. His 'duties will commence May, 1956. Change Time Saturday Eve DST in Exeter starts Sattit- day at midnight. Don’t foftget to sot /the clocks -ahead one (hour Or you will be late for (Sunday ser­ vices.Village of Creditoil will also change (Saturday evening. Dash-* wiood will hot /chatige until (Sun­ day night Friday Night As canvassers report excellent returns from other parts of the district, Exeter 'Legion, ‘Lions an/d Kinsmen made’ preparations this week 'for -a one-night blitz of the town to assist the .paign. The town place early in the evening and the three organizations will di­ vide the -town by wards: the Legion will -take -the south ward, Lions the middle one, and Kins­ men the north one. M-ayor R. E. IPooley, campaign chairman, said . reports from ■Federation of Agriculture direc­ tors in Usborne and -Stephen .townships indicate a good re­ sponse to the local -appeal. The canvassers report citizens are aware of the toll of the disease -and are .anxious to -assist in the campaign -to conquer it. /Returns have not yet been received (from -Zurich and /Dasih- wood 'but reports favorable 'too. “The campaign seems to be ■going over pretty well,” said Mayor Pooley. “We have every •hope of meeting our $3,000 ob­ jective if K Exeter comes through -with good support.” Fred Dobbs, president of the ■Exeter and district branch of the Cancer (Society, -entered hospital for an operation this week. He has sent word, however, that he is hoping the campaign will go over the top. ■this Friday evening district cancer' cam- 'canvass will take there are Group Marks Anniversary The twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of Beta (Sigma Phi iSorority was marked by Alpha Phi chapter at a dinner at the Dominion Hotel, Zurich, Tuesday evening. Mrs. Ted Jones was named president with vice-presidents, Jean Taylor and Mrs. Van Laugh­ ton; secretary, Mrs. Warren May; treasurer, Mrs. William Huntley; press reporter, Mrs. R. W. Read; sponsor, Mrs. Arthur Fraser; di­ rector, Mrs. Clara Wellington. Mrs. Ross Tuckey proposed a toast to Beta Sigma Phi and Mrs. Don Gaiser to the Queen. Mrs. Ted Jones gave a -toast to the new 'pledges to which Mrs. L. G. Schulthies replied. Mie. Schulbhies was presented with ft gift prior to her departure for Stratford on Monday. Mrs. Howard Klumpp proposed a toast to the Sorority silver an­ niversary. June Bierling spoke Oil the role of the Sorority in com­ munity life. The ritual of Jewels was con­ ferred on seven new /members: Mrs. John Goman, Mrs. Griff Thomas, Mrs. Allan Gascho, Mrs. William Huntley, Mrs. William Schlegel, Mrs. R. W. Read and Mrs. L, C. .Schulthies. (the coming season providing a h/igb standard of quality .is main­ tained.” Latest information on markets and cultivation .practices will be oitblin-ed at a growers' meeting in Exeter /next Thursday evening, May 3. The meeting will be spon­ sored by /the turnip committee of the Ontario iSo.il and Cro.p 'Im­ provement Association. To,p agriculture officials from O.A.C. ifnoim tlhe province and pro­ minent district growers will be present. Program will feature a -panel ■discussion o-n /soils, cultivation, and control of insects and dis­ eases by expert Dr. Don Huntley, of the field /husbandry depart­ ment, O.A.C.; Dr. John Oughton, of 'tlhe extenson department, O.A.C.; J. K. Richardson, plant pathologist of -Canada Depart­ ment of Agriculture, /St. Cathar­ ines; C. S. M/acNaug-hton, Exeter, who will represent the seed in­ dustry; Mel ‘Sutherland, inspec­ tion /service, Canada Department of Agriculture, 'Guelph; Russell Doiu-gher.ty, Blyth (grower and processor; Murray Roy, Londes- boro grower; Bob Hunter, Exe­ ter district grower; George L. ■S'tewart, lid erbon .grower; an-a Mr. Johnson. Ross Martin, -o.f Galt, will dis­ cuss markets. -Erwin Scofat/Lucan, and R. E. Goodin, associate direc­ tor of the field crops branch, De­ parmen t of Agriculture, Toron­ to, will ispeak on publicity and promotion. Also present wiill bb Harry Hoissfield, Walkerton, chairman of the provincial turnip commit­ tee. -Chairman of tlie /meeting Will -be Douglas May, Huron tur­ nip representative. Wrong Name Reported 'One of the youths convicted last week ift magistrate’s court of creating a disturbance At Exe­ ter Legion Hall during ft (Satur­ day night dance was Don Koehler, of R.R. 1 Hensall, not Ron Taylor ns 'reported, Study Sites For School IHensall Public School Board is considering several sites- for the erection of a proposed $120,000 six-room school for the village, Board Chairman Howard iScane said Wednesday. The board has received interim approval from the Ontario De­ partment of Education to pro­ ceed with .plans for a new build­ ing to replace the one at the west end of the village along No. 81 highway. When a site is de­ cided upon, plans will be drawn and approval for construction sought from the Ontario Muni­ cipal Board. Hensall council and school board decided to erect a new , school after considering the costs of repairing the present five­ room building which is in bad repair. Original three-room • sec­ tion of the building has deterior­ ated /beyond 'the .point where it is economical to repair it. The school houses 160 pupils. Honor Couple Before Moving A farewell party was hold on on April 20 at Sharon School for Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Pfaff and family who have moved -to a new community near /St. Marys. -Friends and neighbours of -the section, numbering about 60, gathered in the school and spent ail enjoyable evening playing progressive enehre. High prizes were won by Mr, H. Russell and Mr, H. Miller and consolation prizes by Mr. C. Wein and Mrs. H. Russell. The door prize was won by Mr, W. Wein. Mr, J, Hord read nn address /after which Mrs. R. Weber and Mrs. H. Ford presented Harvey and Margery with ^nn ironing board and toaster on behalf of the friends and neighbours. Lar­ ry was presented with a white s/liint from ihis school chum®.