HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-12-10, Page 5Report on Thames Road
By MRS.
i,7,4 and WMS meeting
WILLIAM ROHpE
The Christmas. meeting of the
and WAIS was held on Wed-
nesday afternoon with, a good
g;owd in attendance. Mrs, Wil-
liam Cann and Mrs. Lorne Pass -
,more were the hostesses for the
ni oeti ng.
Airs. Melvin Gardiner opened
the meeting with carol singing
and was assisted in the deyo-
t'onal by Mrs, Percy Stone. A
Christmas Stewardship reading
Was given by Mrs. liugh Wilson.
Mrs. Lloyd Ballantyne, ,Mrs.
.Alvin Passmore, Mrs, William
Lamport were named as the
Christmas decorating committee
for the auditorium of the church,
The topic "What do you • want
for Christmas and the New
Year?" was capably given by
1'Irs. Edwin Miller.
Mrs. Elford was in charge •of
the program which consisted of
a piano solo by Mrs. William
Rohde and a reading by Mrs. El-
ford,
3M Meeting
Thirty-four members of the
311 Club sat clown to a bounti-
ful turkey supper and all the
trimmings on Friday epening in
the church basement.
After supper Mr. Ross Hod-
gert called the meeting to order
with the singing of several
Christmas carols. Mr. Arnold
Cann read the Scripture. Rev.
Hugh Wilson led in prayer.
A Story 'The First Ch-istmas'
was told by Mr. Lee Webber and
a piano duvet was contributed by
Mrs. Reg Hodgert and Mrs. Wil-
liam Rohde.
It was decided to go carol
stinging to the shut-ins in the
community on Dec. 17.
Rev. Wilsonnducted the elec-
tion of officerffor 1960.
Presidents are Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Stewart; vice-presidents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Allen; sec-
retary -treasurers, Mr. and Airs.
Ross Hodgert.
It was decided to have travel-
ling dinners in ;January, Feb-
ruary and March' in order to
make some money for the club.
Personal items
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Miller
and family were Sunday evening
Your library
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hand -operated, and beneath its
numerous bridges on to London.
Next the Prices bought a car
and made the complete circuit
of Britain from Canterbury in
the east into Scotland all the
way to the farthest tip of the
island and back.
Relax and read the books from
your library.
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guests' with Mr. and Mrs. Tom.
Dickenson of Wesley.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Barris and
.Bonnie, Mr, and Mrs. ,Len Bar-
ris and Ernie, visited with Mr.
and. Mrs. Frank Nesbit .of Blyth
last Sunday.
i Mr. and Mrs. Ken Fanson and
family, Mrs. Robert Rice, Mrs.
Marion Eamon, Airs. Agnes Eon.
son, Mr. and Mrs, Art Harris
and. Ronnie visited Mr, and Mrs,
Len Harrison on Tuesday last.
, Mr. and Mrs. William Elford,
I Ronald and Doris were guests on
Saturday evening with Misses
Ida Hall, Mabel and Mildred
Thomas of London, the occasion
being Mrs, William Elford's
birthday which was on Monday.
Miss Doris Elford remained for
a few days,
Mr. and Airs. Robert Cann,
Mr, and Mrs, William Cann, Mr,
and Airs. Frayne Parsons, Mr,
and Mrs. Almer Passmore, Mr,
and Mrs. Lorne Passmore, Mr.
and Mrs. Melvin Gardiner, Mr.
and Mrs, Ke'n Duncan, Mr. and
Airs. Gilbert Duncan were guests
at a cousin's party at Russeldale
Hall on Saturday evening.
' Mrs. William Lamport, Mrs.
Glenn Jeffery and Mrs. William
' Rohde attended the Times -Advo•
cat.e banquet at Armstrong's
Restaurant, Exeter, on Saturday
evening.
The Elimville Sunday School
executive met at the manse on
Tuesday evening last.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Shulman,
Marcia, Mark and Beverly of
Embro visited on Sunday with
Bir. and Mrs, Ernest Pym.
Mr. and Mrs. William Rohde,
Douglas,. Glen and Calvin were
guests on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Rohde of Mitchell.
Rev. Hugh Wilson assisted at
the funeral of Mrs. Harvey Ash-
ton in Clinton on Thursday after-
noon. A son, Kenneth Ashton, is
. a candidate for the United
Church ministry,
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Jeffery
were Sunday evening guests with
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Willert of
Zurich.
Mr, and Mrs. Donald Andrews
of Clinton were Sunday visitors
with Rev. Hugh and Mrs. Wil-
son.
Mrs, Percp.Passmore, Mr, and
Mrs, Edgar Rodd of Exeter
spent the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. Lorne Passmore,
Mr. and Mrs. William Elford,
and Ronald were Monday guests
with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bray.
The annual white gift service
will be a combined service in the
auditorium of the church on Sun-
day, Dec. 13 at 11:15 a.m.
'Since 1900 the annual death
rate in Canada has declined
;frons 1,310 to 874 per 100,000
persons, Nearly half of today's
deaths are caused by accidents.
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New; budget from
Baseline
By MRS, ARCHIE DEWAR •
Weather, new policies
biggest factors on farm
"Fickle" weather and changes the nine .months through Seta
in price support policies have tember, at 1,500,000 head, were
been the two biggest factors in 15 per .cent .below the eorre-
Personal items
Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd
and family and Miss. Gail and
John Rinn, St. Marys, were
guests at Mr. John Rinn's home
on Sunday.
Mr, and Mrs. Russell McAl-
pine of Ailsa Craig were guests
with Mr, and Mrs, Duncan Mc-
Naughton on Sunday,
Mr. and. Mrs. William Bell
visited with Mr. John Rinn and
family on Sunday,
Mrs, Cacciotti of Capreol has
returned to her hotne after
spending several weeks with
her daughter, Mrs. Fred Parkin- i
son and family.
Mr, Arthur Rundle has been
confined to the house this last
week with a tooth infection and
is under the doctor's care,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lamond
of Cherry Grove were guests with
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Timms on
Sunday,
Mrs. A. Dewar and Mrs.
Robert Elston attended the
Times -Advocate banquet held at I
Armstrong's Restaurant on Sat-
urday evening and enjoyed a
pleasant evening. The guest
speaker was Mrs. George Re-!
ther, Exeter, who gave an in-?
teresting talk of her visit to
Europe and the Balkan States
and the real conditions behind
the iron curtain, which her
listeners will never forget.
Miss Olive Hackney, Mitchell,
visited her aunt, Mrs. Ben Wil-
son, on Thursday of last week.
News From North
Canadian agriculture this year, sponding months of last year,
according to the Bank of Mon.; the bank says. Cattle prices have
. treal's Business Review for remained above year-earlier
November, just issued. levels although "there are forces
In some areas crops were good, tending to weaken the prospects
the bank says, But summer heat for a continuation of this trend,"
and and droughtearly took anfrostsand abnormal .the review
s firm adds,
toll
halted harvesting pf grain in the Egg
I west and severely damaged the As a result of heavy ,egg pro -
tobacco crop in central Canada duction, prices for this com-
and the apple crop in the east. modity have remained at, or
I ""At the same time," the B of Just above, the support ]ev'
throughout the year, and •, as in
M continues, "changes in govern- the case of hogs, an egg defi-
menta]ice support policies s pp t Po les ciency Payment plan has been
, have begun to have discern-
ible effects," implemented since October 1,
In the dairy industry, the bank
Bosanquet
Personal items
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hughes
and Dianne, of London, visited
at home over the weekend.
Oscar Crawford and. Johil, visit-
ed relatives in Owosso and Flint,
Mich over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Frances Neill
and baby daughter, and Mr.
Gordon Neill, of Blenheim, visit-
ed Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neill
and family of the New Venice
Farm over the weekend for the
occasion of Mr. Frank Neill's
birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hughes
and Dianne and Mrs. T. Hall
and Billy visited in Sarnia on
Friday evening.
Mrs. William Davidson visit-
ed her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Bridgewater and family last
week and attended the funeral
of the late Mr. Bridgewater who
died following a heart operation
after a lengthy illness.
For the first time in five years,
the available supply of wheat is
now below one billion bushels,
the review says, for although
this fall's crop of 413 million
bushels was 11 per cent larger
than last year's, the "carry-
over" at August 1 was only 546
million bushels. .However, some
28 per cent of this year's crop
has not been harvested and will
remain in the fields over winter,
and the federal and provincial
governments are working out a
basis to assist the farmers con-
cerned.
Too many pigs
In livestock, the bank reports
sizable over --production of hogs,
and in efforts to discourage
further increases, the support
price has been lowered. Further,
the support basis will change to
a deficiency payment plan in
January so as to avoid accumu-
lation of additional stocks in
government hands.
In contrast to increased hog
output, cattle marketings during
C. L. SMITH
Manager Exeter B of M
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says recent strength in .export
demand is contributing towards
disposal of some accumulated.
products, although creamery but.
ter continues to be in abundance.
"In summary, contrary influ•
enees are at present being felt
in the agricultural sector of the:
Canadian economy. While un-
favorable weather conditions and
recent strength in the demand
for some products are having
conflieting effects on total farm
cash income, the full impact of
changes in official price support
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next year," the B of Al review
concludes.
Policeman `"No licence, Miss?
Don't you know, young lady,
that you can't drive without
one?"
Miss Bliss: "That explains
everything, I thought it was be-
cause I was nervous and near.
sighted that I bumpedtwo cars
and rah into this hydrant.
The Times -Advocate, December 10, 1959 Pert 5
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