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..---:quare Dance
"HOOP your partners,
Capers address,
J010:' yQur bands,
And away to the west."
rttbUe school children in South
lturon and North, Middlesex are
tieing Inst that 46 they prepare
to enter' The Times -Advocate's
s junior spuare-clance competition
.1 Which will be held in connection
h With Exeter •Spring Horse Show
b on Monday, Alay 20,
Details of the competition,
which s estricted to pupils in
the area served by the news-
paper was released to teachers
1 last week by the Lions commit-
tee in charge of the eve,nt. Chair -
ran Andy Snelgrove reports en -
tris ,have already been received
from several schools.
Top ,Set in the junior competi-
tion will receive $25.00. The
Times -Advocate is also providing
prizes of $15 and $10 for the next
two sets and the remaining en-
tries will receive $5.00 each.
11 The competition will be one of
the main attractions during the
afternoon program of the Lions'
first holiday celebration. It will
be held at the same time as the
horse show.
Tuesday night, teachers and
c p.
om .e 1 IQ
students from Exeter school at-
tended an instructional meeting
at the 1ooal, arena. They 'were
shown the fundamental steps by
Mr. and Mrs. Hal llopke and
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Lawrence.
The Times -Advocate is sponso-
ring the competitien .to encou-
rage interest and participation
in this truly Canadian pastime
by the young folk of the eommu-
oity. "If our boys and girls learn
to enjoy square dancing, then this
distinctively Canadian custom
will be carried on for many years
to come," said Publisher J. M.
Southcott. lie noted that square
dancing is one of the most popu-
lar activities in organized pro-
grams of recreation for adults.
"We feel the contest will not
only encourage the students to
enjoy this pastime, but it will
provide excellent entertainment
for older folks," he said. "As a
community newspaper, we're in-
terested in promoting local ta-
lent and locals,lrOws."
Committee Chaim
Snelgrove said entrie
received from 154ete , Crediton,
and RCAF /tatimt-Centralia. He
expects other schools will be
sendh.g in an application soon.
n Andy
have been
'Deadline .for entering the com-
petition is AlaY 10. Entries must
be sent to Elmer 1-,). Rell, QC,
Exeter, and forms may be ob-
tained from Mr. Snelgrove. •
Entries need not come only
from elementary schools. .Any
church or community group may
enter a set, providing, all the con-
testants are of public school
age.
Pupils from Exeter, Hensall,
Lucan, Biddolph, Hay, MeGilli-
vray, Stanley, Stephen, Tucker -
smith, Usborne• and Grand Bend
are eligible.
The sets will perform one op-
tional dance only. They can prd-
vide their own fiddler or dance
to record music.
Scoring will be based on
rhythm, uniformity in style and
dress, ability and general effec-
tiveness.
A senior square dancing com-
petition, dpen to sets from all
over the province, will be held in
the early .evening. It is being
sponsored by Andy Snelgrove.
Then there's the one about
the little moron who cut a hole
in the rug so he could see the
o Story irnviile
By N .5. ROSS SR INNg
Mi.% Mid
IIrs. Alvin Cooper
aiitt,L1Pleyd, Mrs. Philip Murch,
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pym, Mr,
and Mrs, Win. Morley. Janice
and Robbie of Whalen were
Thursday evening guests .pf Mr,
and Mrs. Donald Parsons of Um,
sall, celebrating Mr. Cooper's
and Mr. Morley's birthdayS,
Mr. and Mrs. James McLaugh-
lin of Toronto visited a few days
with Mr, and Mrs. .JaCkSen.
Woods.
Mrs. Curtiss of Kerwood spent
the weekend with her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Wm, Johns.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cooper
visited on Sunday -with Mrs. L:
Iiodgert of Seaforth, •
Miss Audrey Fitilit!einer,
missionary - front the British West
Indies will be the gest speaker
at a special missionary service
on Sunday evening, May 5, The
W.M.S. ladies will have charge
of the service.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Cooper
visited on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Neil liodgert of Seaforth.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ridley vis-
ited on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Laramie of Centralia,
floor show. He later sewed it up,
of course, because he didn't want
to see the hole show.
HELP CRIPPLED CHILDREN—Joan Barrett, left, and Helene Walls, grade •eight
pupils, present K. J. Lampman, chairman of Exeter Lions Club's Easter Seal cam-
paign, with $134.43, the amount collected from the pupils and staff of the J. A. D.
McCurdy School, at RCAF. Station Centralia. —T -A Photo
row Ws* In
Thames Road
By MRS. WII.O.JAM RHODE
St.S.S.S.1,1,0S,VST!!!,,,SPS,14fs.sosirys.s.rwse,
Mr. and grs., Alnier PAW
naore, David .Dennis and pap
Ione were guests on. Sunday with
14r, and Wirs„ Frayne Parsoila.
And Mrs. La Verne Itodd.
Land family of. Woodham, .visited
on Sunday evening with. Mr. and
Mrs, Jack Stewart.
Arr.. and Mrs. Bert Barry, Mr.
London, Mrs. Lawrence Bay.
and Mrs. Nelson Cooling. .ot
ham and Colleen,. of 1-lensall,
were guests mrSonday with Mr,
and Mrs. Alvin Passmore.
Mission Band Annual Too
The Mission Band annual tea
was held Saturday .aftergeon,iq
the church basement with a fair
crowd io attendance,
The superintendent, Mrs. Don-
ald Kernick, presided for the
meeting. A 'poem of .welcome
was given by Margaret Nernick,
The scripture lesson was read by
Douglas Jeffery. Readings were
giveri by Marilyn Gardiner,
Sharon Passmore; .Billy Jeffery
and Mrs. Edwin 'Miller. •
An Easter story was told by
Mrs. Donald Bray, assistant.
leader of . the band. Several of
the grandmothers were • given
flowers. The offering was taken
by Douglas: Jeffery and Larry
Ballantyne. A vocal duet was
contributed by Barbara and
Marlene Webber. The film strip
with record, "The Easter Song"
was shown by Donald Kernick,.
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