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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-04-13, Page 13lair Ge s nts, vol. er, 'ol• ice rn, th, In; r'S, sr. in - est r •1 '0. Am J1 (� 'New attraction mi bid fortou rist do..11 Mid•Western Ontario is mak- lug a bid for a bigger share of the tourist dollar with a color- ful• vacation guide map out- lining• attractions in the dist- rict. • Published by the Mld-Weet- ern Ontario Development Ass'n, tale map lists events, parks and recreation facilities available in the four counties, of Huron, Perth, Waterloo and Welling- ton. It's the first regional promo- tion of its kind, according to Reeve Bill 111 :.Kenzie, Exeter, Who is president of MWODA. Elmer Goebel, managing di- rector of the association, de- scribed the move as an under- taking "advantageous to the development of industry and the tourist trade," fort could quite conceivably in- crease this figure to five per cent," said Mr, Goebel, I "Our four -county region has. Ibeen tentatively designated as lone of 10 regional tourist areas of the province and as such i would qualify for grants, tenta- tively set now at $75,000 a year, from the Ontario Depart- inept of Travel and Publicity. j We are hopeful that through the efforts of our tourist com- mittee, sufficient support will 'be obtained from our area. Boards of Trade, Chambers of He described the promotion- al, piece as a result of eight months' co-operative effort on the part of municipal repre- sentatives from each of the four counties, and the Ontario Department of Travel and Publicity. 1 • Twenty-five thousand copies of • the map brochure will be distributed throughout the in- formation centres of the On- tario Department of Travel and I Publicity, as well as the motor clubs, travel bureaus, and di- rect 'mailing areas of Ontario, "Our primary targets for the brochures are, Niagara, Fort. Erie, Windsor, Sarnia, Sault Ste. Marie and Toronto, where our head office is located. We are •also making copies avail. able to those requesting infor- mation on a tour of Ontario to residents of the American states of Michigan, Penns±1- i vania. Ohio and Illinois," said Mr. Goebel. In a press release accom- panying the brochure, Mr. Goebel said that in 1960 $300,- 000,000 was brought into On- tario by the tourist industry, Only 1.7 per cent of this total was spent in the four -county area of the Mid -Western On- tario Development Association, "A continued promotional ef- ISSWASSISKUSSIMSSSMSMSSSISSESS lSudget from Biddulph By MRS. M. H. ELSTON Personal items Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Johnston and family of Ailsa Craig vis- ited with the latter's mother, Mrs. • Jessie Lewis on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harrison and Debra visited on Sunday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harrison, Cen- tralia. Misses Linda and Grace Smith spent their Easter vaca- tion with their grandparents, Mr, and. Mrs. Clarence Smith of Exeter. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kirk- ham, Ronald, Ivan and Linda Of Mitchell visited on Wednes- day with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McFalls. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hodgins and family of Granton, Mr, and Mrs. Leonard Thacker and family of Woodham, Mr. and Mrs, • Fred Pattison of ,St. Ma- rys were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Langford and John on Sunday. On • Wednesday evening Mr, and Mrs. Orland Squire, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Weiberg, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. McAllister and their families held a surprise party for Mr, and Mrs. Jack Blair in their new home and presented them with a TV lamp. Jimmy McAlpine of Ailsa Craig spent the Easter holi- days with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Atkinson. Sgt. and Mrs. Doug, Grayer of Centralia were visitors on Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Allan Elston. `Mrs. M. H. Elston was a guest of Mrs. Howard Leach, RCAF, on Sunday evening and saw the picture "Ten Com- mandments" in the Centralia theatre. Misses Judy, Bonnie, Robin and Fay Ann Blair visited on Saturday with. Mrs. Ken Greb. David • Elston was in Gode- rich on Thursday with the pee wee'•hockey team of Exeter Miss Sheila Elston spent her Easter vacation in Orangeville with her friend Miss Eleanor Ladd, also Canon and Mrs, .,, ,.rte..... M. H. and Mrs. E l s ton spent a few days during Easter week at Shelbourne and Dun- dalk where they formerly lived, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Pym, Exeter, spent Sunday after- noon with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Skinner. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Weiberg and family visited on Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kooy, Ailsa Craig. Miss Wilda Weiberg cele- brated her seventh birthday on Friday afternoon. Her mother entertained several little girls in her daughter's honor. They were Karen Skinner, Robin and Fay Ann Blair also Brenda Blair. Mrs. Arnold Cttnningha tt, Dianne and Eddie visited with Mrs. C. Carter, their grand - Mother, randmother who is a patient in the Criigholme, Ailsa Craig, on Sunday. They also visited Mr, and Mrs. Emmerson "Glenn, also of Ailsa Craig. Mr. and Mrs. Allan F, El- ston also Mr. and 'Mrs. Mervin Elston were guests at a wed, ding reception held in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Elston, St, Marys, at the home of the former's sister, Mi`, and Mrs,. Humphrey Arthur, Anderson, on, Saturday evening, Mr; and Mrs. Ray . Fischer of London visited the former's parents; Mn arid Slits. Chile, richer 'oh Thursday. Their son itetUrned borne with thein. r Commerce, and other business. and tourist promotion groups, to make possible the formation of a regional tourist associa- tion," said Mr, Goebel. The new guide map of the four counties lists on one side, and pinpoints on the ,map, the location of all tourist attrac- tions. These include golf and country clubs, swimming pools, bowling lanes, tennis courts, curling rinks, skiing lodges, ac- commodations and eating es- tablishments. A complete listing is given of the sightseeing attractions, an- nual events, sports facilities, parks and preferred tourist routes, according to cities, con- Kirkton 4-1-1 1 studies fruits By MRS. HAROLD DAVIS The second meeting of the Kirkton 4.H Club was held at Mrs, Earl Watson's home. Joyce Crago opened th e meeting and Jane Bickell was secretary, The roll call was answered by "Why I -Sat Fruit." Mrs. Watson went over the method for making grapefruit in lime salad. Tlten she demon- strated how to make fruit shortcake. Mrs. Shier discussed "What fruits are grown in Ontario and when they ripen; what fruits are imported from tro- pical countries; what to re- member when purchasing fresh fruit; eight common varieties grown in Ontario and their purpose; what points are ne- cessary to remember when storing fresh fruit and in what ways fresh fruit may be cooked," Helen Humphreys ad- journed the meeting. Guild and WA St. Paul's Guild and WA inet on Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Maurice Black - ler with 20 present. Mrs. Clayton Smith presided for the Guild meeting opening with the WA Litany assisted by Mrs. Wm. Blackler, M r s . Wm. Waghorn and Ann Creery. A chapter of the study book was given by Mrs. Sisson, Mrs. Wm, Waghorn presided for the Guild meeting after which a contest was given by Mrs. Burns Blackler. Lunch was provided by Mrs, Creery, Mrs. Irvine nad Mrs. E. Humphreys. WI meeting Mrs. Alex Gartenbur-g was hostess for the meeting with the attendance of 22 members. The roll call was answered with paying fees and a rem- edy for colds, burns and poi- son. Mrs. Roundell and Mrs, Ray Paynter were in charge of a demonstration for first aid which ,in case of drowning ac- cident, was demonstrated by Allen Eveleigh and Bill Wag - horn. Health was the theme of the meeting. Mrs. Ross Francis gave a few hints on what to do n case of accidents and how to avoid them. Mrs. Jaques gave a paper on health and Mrs. Allen gave an outline on her days' work at St, ,Marys' Memorial Hospital which was interesting. Mrs, Henry Hodgins of Lucan.' It was voted to give a $10 Mr. Hodgins is a brother of d '.ation to the Kirkton Li- Mrs, Fletcher. brary. • fiord .Strang chosen as SH school leader Gard G . d Strang, 16 -year-old son of Mr, and Mrs Ha.rrY Strang, Usborge township, ;and a stu- dent at South Huron District high School as been chosen as a member of the London Free Press Leaders' Club. Happenings in Ianshard BY MRS. GLADWYN HOOPER SiSseSseSsUSSSAMISSTSSS Person.. items Mr, and ilirs. Claire Sisson and Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth Par- kinson and family were Wed- GORD 5TRANG nesday evening guests of Mr. . , member of Leaders' Club Mrand'. familyand Mrs, Jack Thomson , Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thac- ker and family, and Mr, Har- vey Parkinson of Kirkton were Saturday evening guests of Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth Par- , 1 it''' \l1/ha1en la "Our objective is to expand y the tourist industry within our, four counties. By doing this we will contribute .to the increase Wins 1nS doll of business done by both pri- By MRS. FRANK SQUIRE Mrs. Wm, French held the lucky ticket and won a lovely ase doll dressed with $1,00 bilis Friday evening sponsored by The story in Rebekah Lodge, Exeter. Personal items Mrs. Alton Neil, Mrs. Bert Duffield, Mrs. Gordon John- son, Mrs. Wm. French and Mrs Hamilton Hodgins attended Hu ron Presbyterial at Wingha on Thursday. Mrs. Ola Davis, Scarboro, was a weekend visitor with Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Morley Sr. vate and commercial enter- prise in any of the municipali- ties," said Mr, Goebel, Sunshine By MRS. WILLIAM DICKEY Personal items Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Dickey dur- ing the weekend were Mr. and Mrs, Clayton Brock and lam. ily of Guelph, Mr. and Mrs, Don Masnica and. Pauline of Crediton, Mr; and Mrs, Ed, Penhale of the Lake Road. Mrs. Harry Ford visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Horne at Winchelsea. Mr. and Mrs, Alason Ander- son and family of Toronto were weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. La Verne Rodd and farn- ily. i Steven, Sherry and Slott Stark, children of Mr. and Mrs. Ford Stark of St. Marys spent Monday with their grand- , parents, Mr. and Mrs, Clar- ence Johns. Mr. and Mrs. Stark were ' called to Strath-' roy because of the serious ill- ness of Mr. Stark's father in the hospital there. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fisher and Randy of Exeter were at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Clar- ence Johns for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bibby and family of Kirkton and Mr. and Mrs, Murray Coward and Pa- mela of Exeter were Friday visitors with Mr. and - John Coward Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johns were visitors with Mr. and !Mrs. Howard Hodge ,and Judy at Ripley over the weekend. I Mr. and Mrs. Bev. F'arsons and children of near Exeter visited with Mr. and Mrs. John Coward on. Sunday. Miss Greta Stephens of Wingham visited with her par- ents, Mr. and. Mrs. Bill Ste- phens and. Earl during the weekend. Mr, „andMrs. Clarence Flet- cher were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Car- roll at Saintsbury on Tuesday of .last week, the occasion being a celebration for the fifty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mrs.1 Carroll's t M paren s, r. an It was decided to erect a plaque in honor of the late Hon. Arthur. Meighen on the Anderson school grounds in the near future. Personal items Mrs. Fred Hamilton attended the convention of home econo- mists at the Lord Simcoe Tor- onto, April 3. Mr. Fred Ham- ilton attended annualdinner at the Perth Regiments Ser- geants Mess April 5. Mrs, Wilbert Cluff of Kitch- ener spent Wednesday and Thursday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Marshall. Married 25 years Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Marsh- all were guests of honor Tues- day evening, April 4 when some 30 guests met to celebrate the occasion, Ten of the guests were present 25 years ago. They were presented with a table lamp and gifts of flow- ers and cards. A few games of euchre provided entertainment and refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Thurlow Wil- liams and Gail of Woodstock, Sharon McLeod of Kintore and Owen O'Brien of the Base Line visited Tuesday of last week with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wil- liams, Mr. and Mrs, George Stur- rock of London visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brock. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gale and Mr, and Mrs. Leo Simpson of Kirkland Lake visited Friday with Mr, and Mrs. Dan Jar- vis. Mr. and. Mrs. Sidney Fear - son and family of Galt visited Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. George Hall, Mr. Herman Paynter and Mr. Earl Watson are patients in St. Marys' Memorial Hospi- tal at time of writing. Mr, and Mrs. Wm, J. Black - ler visited Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Harold Henry of London, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Scott visited Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Bert Gordon of St. Marys,. Mrs, Hanson of Granton, Mrs. G, Rathbtirn. of Sarnia visited Monday With Mr, and Mrs, Alex Irvine, Mr. Laverne Stone has re, turned home after being a pa- tient in St. Mars's' Memorial .Hospital. 'i m Mrs. Laverne Morley spent a few days in London last week visiting Mrs. Ida Archer, Mr. and Mrs, Art Cann and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cann. Mr. Harvey Herbert, Bramp- ton, Mr. Menzer Herbert and Mrs. Florence John and Lois Johns, Exeter, were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs, Cleve Pullman, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hern, Zion, were Saturday night vi- sitors with Mr. and Mrs. Milne Pullen. Mr, and Mrs. Ross Hern, Zion, were Saturday night visi- tors with Mr. and Mrs. Milne Pullen, Jim and Carol Foster holi- dayed last week in St. Marys with their grandmother, Mrs. Corbett Joe Frenchalsoholi- holi- dayed. with MrGary and Mrs. s. Ga y Parkinson, St. Marys. Edgewood Jr. Farmers met on Monday evening at the home of Gordon, Grant, Avis and Allen Hodgins Mr. and Mrs, F. Squire were Friday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jas Knox, Stratford. Mr, and Mrs. Cleve Pullman were Friday visitors with Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Pullman, Mit- chell. Mr. and Mrs. Clare Bryan and family and Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Baker and Marion were Saturday night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hodgins. Mr. and Mors. Wm. Morley Jr,, Mr. and Alp. Grafton Squire, Mr. Ron Squire and Mr. and Mrs. F. Squire at- tended the South Huron Ma- sonic district banquet at St. Marys Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Doc- king and Doris, Munro, visited recently with Mr. Frank Par- kinson and Glenn. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith, Belmont, and Mr. and. Mrs. Harold Noyes and family, Lon- don, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Melville Gunning and Muriel. kinson and family, Mr, and Mrs. Leonard Thac- ker and family were Tuesday, evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Langford and family. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thac- ker and family were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Langford of Centralia. Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth. Par- kinson and family were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr, and Mrs. Herman Foster of Exe- t Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thac- ker and family spent Saturday with Mrs. T. Waugh of Lon- don. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lang - days.ford and family visited Sunday with Mrs. E. Trewartha of Holmesville, Mrs. Trewartha returned with them for a few Mr, and Mrs, W. B. Young, SI:. Marys spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Mos- sey. Mr, and. Mrs. Cecil Mossey spent t Saturday' with. Mr. and Mrs, Theodore Stephens of An- derson. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Mossey spent this Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Martin of Exe- ter • Mr. and Mrs. Claire Sisson spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fetch of Strathroy. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Hartwick and family of Bryanston were Saturday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G. Jones o es and family were Sunday •guests of Mr. and Mrs. Don King of Lakeside. Mr. and Mrs. Claire Sisson and Marie were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Cam- eron of Kerwood. Mrs, Wm: ,Tones entertained on Thursday afternoon at her home in honor of Edwin's ninth' birthday. He had as his. guests Bobby and Bruce Mills, Ray Wigle, Robert and Jimmy Mos- sey, and Barry Thomson. Clare Hooper was a Sunday evening guest of Ralph Ware - 1 ham of Woodham. Tbteer. o + gnems "At least the fight wasn't a TOTAI, lees ---your lose is back in the center of your face again." Th r The grade 13 student, Wil packs 145 pounds into his 5'4" frame doesn't iet his size ham- per him from being a top ath, lets, as he competes in five major sports, both at school and in the area.. He is a graduate of the ,Exeter minor system in both baseball and hockey and was a member of the WO '.A cham The Tins -,Advocates April. 1L 1101 Page 13 ment, "SO they are equipped to life of our nation," he statea, play a 'broader part in the is "but it is .also true that :a play of the province or nation'"' strong local :4overninent fora s "It Is true ,that We national the feundatien et a Strong ria - 9 governartent is essential to the.. 401141 body," pion juvenile "B" hockey squad in 1960. For .the past three years he has been a high-scor Ing half -back on the SHDHS Panthers football squad and has played for two years on both the junior and senior bas- ketball teams. He is also a golfing enthu• siast, However, Gord picks base- ball as his favorite sport. "be- cause it takes more skill than most sports." He is a member of the Exe- ter Presbyterian church and is a member of the choir, He also sings in the glee club at SHDHS. fiord is a member of the 4-H club and competes in the corn and grain club, Following his stay at SHDHS he plans to attend the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph, but has not i decided what particular fiek' he will choose, The Usborne youth gives his view on municipal government in Canada stating that it "ori- ginally .developedto meet a need of a limited area whose purpose could be effectively achieved only by a group of local representatives from that immediate locality." He points out that a local government has two purposes. "First it must fulfil the duties granted it by •the province and secondly it must carry out the wishes of the citizens by whom rti was eieeted, "T h e accomplishment of these duties has proven val- uable,” he states, "as they are a means of bringing the gov- erning authorities in close con- tact with the governed peo- ple.” He notes that the average citizen too often fails to notice and appreciate the service ren- dered by municipal authorities, "but when these services fail he suddenly realizes how val- uable it is," "If disapproval is war- ranted," he says, "the indivi- dual can reject the persons with whom he is displeased. This prerogative is beneficial. in •that it impresses on the minds of the people that they are in control under a demo- cratic system." 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