HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-11-18, Page 3•"Lest We Forget"
People took a few moments out of a busy schedule Thursday morning to pay tribute to the dead of two
wars. This was the scene at the cenotaph at noon as various organizations placed wreaths of rememb-
rance ,as a large crowd looked on. (T-A photo)
Promotions at Stn. Centralia
Times-Advocate, November 18, 1965
Pag* 3
Official opening Sunday
Sunday afternoon will mark the official opening of Exeter's newest church, Peace Lutheran. Ground Was
broken for the new structure in June and since that time members of the congregation have assisted in
its completion. Services will take place at 3:00p.m. (T-A photo)
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Auxiliary officers
on practice exercise
Cpl. H. Smithers
Two Airmen of RCAF StnCen-
tralia were promoted to Corporal
this week.
Cpl Harold Smithers of London,
Ontario, a Supply Technician has
been stationed at Centralia for
seven years.
Cpl Smithers is married to the
former Elizabeth O'Dwyer of
London and they reside at Huron
Park, with their four girls and
three boys.
Cpl Arthur Ducet of Sydney,
Three minor accidents were
investigated by the Exeter Police
Department during the past week.
The first accident occurred
Thursday morning when a driver
struck a hydro pole at the north
end of town. Damage to the front
of the vehicle was well over
$100. Driver of the car was
William Kernick of R.R. 3 Ex-
eter.
An accident Saturday, Novem-
ber 13 caused damage estimat-
ed at $80. Police reports indicate
a car driven by Ralph Lattimer
was pulling out of a parking spot
on Sanders Street when it struck
a car driven by Joe Gosar, 359
Marlborough Street, E xe t e r.
Damage to the Gosar vehicle
was estimated at $50 while the
damage to the Lattimer vehicle
was estimated at $30.00.
The third accident occurred
Tuesday morning when a truck
swerved to avoid an accident
with a car. Roy Pepper, driver
of a truck owned by the Exeter
District Co-op told police he
was proceeding north on Main
Street when a car pulled out of
Wellington Street in front of him.
He pulled to the east to avoid
striking the car and struck the
signs in front of Betty's Lunch.
The signs were knocked down
and the windshield of the truck
broken as well as dents to the
front of the truck.
CWL meeting
Rev. J. B. Clark, President
Mrs. B. Dietrich and 18 members
were present at the November
meeting of Precious Blood CWL
held in the school Monday even-
ing.
Mrs. T. McCauley introduced
the guest speaker Rev. John C.
Boyne who spoke on the respon-
sibility of Christians in using
their vote. He outlined the basic
differences between the Canadian
parties and emphasized the re-
sponsibility in making a well-
informed decision. Rev. Clark
thanked Rev. Boyne.
Tickets were distributed on the
annual draw turkey dinner in a
hamper. Mrs. S. Aquilina won
the mystery prize donated by
Mrs. E. Mittelholtz.' Hostesses
were Mrs. Aquilina and Mrs.
Dietrich.
Service for
Exeter woman
Miss Beatrice Alberta Del-
bridge, 87, John St., Exeter, died
in St. Joseph's Hospital, London,
on Sunday, November 14, after
two days as a patient.
Miss Delbridge, with her sister
Miss Dora, moved to Exeter about
six years ago from their farm
south of Winchelsea.
Surviving besides her sister,
Miss Dora is another sister,
Mrs. George (Ila) Bailey, Us-
borne Township; three nephews,
Jack H. of Exeter, Reginald of
Usborne and Gordon of Sebring-
ville and a niece, Mrs. Dorothy
Thompson, London.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Tuesday, November 16 at
the Hopper-Hockey funeral home,
Exeter, with interment in Elim-
\dile cemetery.
Pallbearers were Messrs El-
son Lynn, Joe Bailey, John Rid-
ley, Fred Walters, Horace Del-
bridge and R. E. Pooley.
AOTS view film
on safe driving
A film on safe driving provided
the entertainment for the AOTS
.meeting in James St. church
Monday evening. About 30 Per-
sons sat down to dinner provided
by one of the ladies' units.
President Art Gaiser presided.
Devotions were conducted by John
Bowman. The committee in
charge of the sale of Christmas
nuts reported the project as going
over well and additional packages
were ordered. It was decided to
forego the usual New Year's eve
party this year. An AOTS choir
is being sponsored.
The following officers were
elected for the forthcoming year:
President, Ted Pooley; past pre-
sident, A. Gaiser; vice presi-
dents, I. Armstrong, L. Mc-
Knight; secretary, Gordon Cud-
more; treasurer, George Vriese;
bulletin editor, Wm. Pollen.
UCW Unit 3
plan bazaar
UCW unit 3 met Monday eve-
ning under the leadership of Mrs.
Ron Mock. During the business
period which preceded the meet-
ing plans for the bazaar Novem-
ber 27 were discussed. This
group will be in charge of aprons
and fancy work.
The devotional was conducted
by Mrs. Ron Wareing with the
theme, "Thou Shalt Remember".
She also read an article on
"Those precious books of Re-
membrance". She was assisted
by Mrs. Ross Veal.
The Bible study was taken
by Mrs. Pearl Passmore on the
The Ontario Department of
Transport Team visited RCAF
Station Centralia last week and
cars belonging to Service and.
Civilian personnel venture d
through the "Safety Lane" set up
in the mobile equipment hanger.
The lane consists of several
tests and inspections to deter-
mine if the vehicle is safe to
drive. Horn, lights, wipers get
the first check, with taillights
and turn indicators getting close
attention. The angle of the head
lights was inspected closely and
beams that were too high were
noted. A gauge that determines
the toe-in and toe-out of the front
wheels also gives the driver a
good indication of possible tire
wear and steering problems. The
car is jacked up and the steering
linkage is checked for slackness,
the exhaust system is given a
thorough visible check and the
car is passed on to the brake
test. The vehicle is driven across
Kinsmen hear
project reports
The Exeter Kinsmen received
reports on one of their most suc-
cessful car shows to date at their
meeting last Thursday.
Despite the rain, attendance
hit 700, said Cal Wein, well over
last year's attendance. The Har-
vest Jamboree was also con-
sidered a success.
Certificates of appreciation
will go out to all those taking
part.
Gord Baynham reported that
the moths have a good grip on
the hockey socks but that the
rest of the equipment is pre-
sentable for another season. The
club voted $26 for 15 pairs of
hockey socks.
Baynham also reported on the
prospects of the Kinsmen spon-
sored midget hockey team. He
ventured that the club may have
an Ontario hockey championship
team on its hands. Parent in-
terest is much more responsive
this year, he said.
There was some momentary
confusion on whether the club
had voted to support midget hock-
ey this year. The procedural
problem was solved by putting
the motion and passing it.
New members for
Hensall Brownies
Ten new members, Patty Row-
cliffe, Aileen Klungel, Lorrie
Downie, Joan Alexander, Gail
Travers, Valerie Clark, Patty
Ann Parker, Beth Turvey, Kim
Parker and Margaret Rooseboom
were received in to the Hensall
Brownie pack on Nov. 9.
Brown Owl Mrs. Robert Cook
enrolled the Brownies in a cere-
mony arranged by Snowy Owl
Mrs. Barrie Jackson. Mrs. Tom
Lavender, District Guide Com-
missioner, presented athlete
badges to 18 Brownies. Follow-
ing the enrollment a singing game
under the direction of Brownie
Kay Davis, was enjoyed by the
Brownies and the mothers pre-
sent.
Mrs. Lavender told an inter-
esting story about the childhood
of the World Chief Guide, Lady
Baden Powell. The meeting came
to a close with songs by the
Brownies, sung in the darkness
due to power cut.
Mr. Don Brine spent last week
deer hunting inNorthern Ontario.
Mr. E. Hathaway of Sarnia
was guest speaker at the church
service Sunday. He spoke in the
interest of the Ontario Temper-
ance Federation.
Mrs. Jim Miller spent last
week with Mrs. Ross Gunning
and family of Toronto and visited
her brother, who was a patient
in the hospital.
new book, Jesus Christ and The
Christian Life. Mrs. Ron Mock,
who presided, read an Indian
prayer. Mrs. Gordon Munn was
in charge of the program and
conducted contests, lunch was
served by Mrs. Jack Drysdale
and Mrs. Harold Caldwell.
a steel mat and a nose diving
stop is calibrated to determine
the effectiveness of the braking
system.
Of the 801 cars inspected at
RCAF Station Centralia, 347 were
approved on the first inspection
With another 240 approved after
minor repairs were effected. Of
the 112 cars that did not pass,
only a very few were deemed
needing major repairs such as
front end wheel alignments and
steering linkage repairs. The
remainder had not returned to
be re-inspected.
Inspector Basil Pocock of the
Ontario Department of Transport
was very pleased with the results
at RCAF Station Centralia. He
stated by comparison the number
of vehicles passed at Centralia
was much higher than the pro-
vince on a whole. The provincial
pass rate is approximately 50% as
compared to the high 86% obtain-
ed at Centralia.
Asked why the rate was so high
at Centralia, he contributed the
success to the educationprogram
and compulsory check that all
servicemen's vehicles must have
before they are allowed on a De-
fence establishment. Also, the
Safety Lane is asked to attend
the unit twice a year as compar-
ed to the once a year provincial
voluntary system. A further in-
centive is provided by the fact
that those who do not obtain the
yellow safety lane sticker for
their cars may have their on-
station driving privileges re-
voked and find themselves walk-
ing.
Inspector Pocock stated that
burnt out lights, beams too high,
or turn indicators not functioning
was the area where the greatest'
number of cars were found de-
ficient. This is one area where
an inspection by the individual
could remedy the fault very easi-
ly.
From the standpoint of the
Department of Transport and the
Vehicle Safety Supervisor, Sgt
C. J. Arnold, a very successful
and worthwhile vehicle safety
campaign has just concluded.
Scouts hold
weekend hike
Twenty-eight boys with their
leaders took part in a First Class
Journey on the weekend, which
included an overnight camp at the
Brucefield Scout Camp, Conces-
sion 4, Stanley Township.
Coming from several centres:
Lucan, Exeter, Brucefield, Clin-
ton, RCAF Clinton and RCAF
Centralia, the boys hiked seven
miles to the site, following writ-
ten directions — and each patrol
corning from 'a different route.
Of the older Scout group (over
13 years) the boys were com-
pleting the last test before be-
coming First Class Scouts. After
camping overnight, another hike
of seven miles on Sunday was
made.
Visiting were Rover Doug Wes-
sel from Edmonton and Scouter
Don MacDonald from Falcon-
bridge.
Leaders included Ross Milton,
RCAF Clinton, Stewart Broad-
foot, Brucefield, Tom Monroe,
Brucefield, Pete Bourret, Clin-
ton, Jim Macintosh, Lucan, Mr.
Hall, Centralia, Jack Gallant,
Clinton.
Mrs. Paul Hajas left by train
last week for Winnipeg to visit
her mother who has been very
ill.
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Carey and
girls accompanied by Mrs. Laura
Glavin spent the weekend with
Mr. & Mrs. Clare Rock and
Sharon in Kingsville.
Mrs. Josephine Dietrich, Zur-
ich is spending a few weeks at
the home of Michael Ryan while
Mrs. Mike Ryan Jr. is visiting
her aunt in Saskatchewan.
Final plans are being made for
the annual turkey bingo to be
held in the Parish Hall December
1, sponsored by Mt. Carmel CWL.
Misses Carolyn Hall, Joanne
Dietrich, Theresa, Margaret and
Irene Carey of London visited
their parents over the weekend.
Huron County Emergency Mea-
sures completed an Exercise for
Auxiliary police at R.C.A.F Sta-
tion, Clinton, last Sunday.
In attendance were members of
the Auxiliary Police forces, in
full uniform, from Exeter, God-
erich, Wingham, Seaforth and
Clinton.
The Exercise was under the
direction of Huron County Emer-
gency Measures Co-ordinator,
W. Stuart Forbes. Chief Con-
stable Fred Minshall, County Po-
lice Co-ordinator, lectured on
the subject of police procedures
in carrying out an investigation.
Police Chiefs R. Thompson,
Service for
Usborne resident
J. Almer Stewart, 73, a life
long resident of Usborne Town-
ship, died in South Huron Hos-
pital Sunday, November 7, fol-
lowing several months hospital-
ization.
Mr. Stewart farmed in the
Thames Road district, was a
member of Thames Road United
Church and had served in church
and Sunday School during his
active membership.
His wife, the former Myra
Morgan, predeceased him inJan-
uary 1948. He is survived by
four sons, Jack, Glen and Floyd
of Usborne Township and Ray of
Sarnia, also 16 grandchildren.
Funeral services were con-
ducted by Rev. Andrew Boa at
the Hopper-Hockey funeral home,
Exeter, on Wednesday, Novem-
ber 10 with interment in Exeter
cemetery.
Pallbearers were Messrs Sam
and Bill McCurdy, William Lam-
port, William Cann, Bev Morgan
and Herbert Bryant.
Who will run in
G-B elections?
Two members of Grand Bend
council have announced their in-
tention to stand for nomination
for council again this year, two
have not committed themselves,
and one will definitely retire.
Reeve Stewart Webb announc-
ed two weeks ago he will not re-
turn to council in 1966. He has
served three years as councillor
and three years as reeve.
Councillor Orville Wassman
returned a stout ''I will" when
questioned concerning his plans
for the forthcoming year on coun-
cil and Councillor Howard Green
said, "I plan to if everything goes
all right."
Only councillors John Teevins
and EmmersonDesjardine would
not voice their plans. Said Tee-
vins, "I can't say for sure."
Added Desjardine, "I don't
know."
There was no indication of
which councillor, if any, will
seek nomination for reeve.
Nomination is set for Monday,
November 29 with an election,
if necessary, the following Mon-
day, December 6.
New manager
at Grand Bend
New manager of the Bank of
Montreal's Grand Bend branch
is Alyn Kemp, who was formerly
accountant of the bank's Renfrew
office. He succeeds Donald Ro-
bertson, who has been named
manager of the Whitby B of M.
Mr. Kemp joined the bank at
Cornwall in 1955 and, in 1958,
moved to Deep River. He has
been accountant of the Renfrew
office since 1960.
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801 cars inspected
by. Dept, of Transport
of Clinton, C. MacKenzie, Exeter
and G. Hulley, Seaforth, acted
as assistants.
The all-day practical exercise
covered a complete investigation
of a "break, entry and theft"
occurrence. Each E mer gene y
Measures constable participat-
ed.
Findings at the conclusion
pointed directly to the fact that
complete knowledge of the im-
mediate surroundings and people
is necessary for a fast, efficient
conclusion in reducing crime to
a minimum.
All Police Chiefs expressed
extreme pleasure in having
Emergency Measures Police
Auxiliaries attached to their
regular forces.
Ill Health ?
CpI. A. Ducet
N.S., served with the RCAF dur-
ing the war. An auto mechanic
by trade, Cpl Ducet left the ser-
vice at the end of hostilities,
but re-engaged in 1956, and serv-
ed in Metz, France, with the Air
Division prior to reporting to
Centralia last year.
Cpl Ducet is married to the
former Jeanette Desveaux of St.
Joseph du Maine, N.S. TheIr scin;"
Joseph, is attendingUniversity of
Western Ontario. They reside
at Huron Park.
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Brucefield scout camp
"Happiness is a well-built shelter" may well be the thought of these cheerful Scouts, as they get ready
for a supper they cooked themselves over a fire, at the Brucefield Scout camp on Saturday night. That
day they had done the first half of a 14-mile hike, and then built the shelter. On Sunday they completed
the hike and their First ClasS Journey, the last test prior to becoming a First Class Scout. Frem the
'left are David Hinton, John dedbolt, Tom Vidkertnar: and Chuck Snider, all of the Exeter Patrol.
A story for children
One of the events during young Canada 1300k Week at the local library was a children's story hour held
at the library Saturday afternoon, Mrs. B. Tisdale is shown reading the story while Elizabeth Schroeder
is shown seated beside her. The children include Danny and Chris •Middleholtz, Richard and Marilyn
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