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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-09-20, Page 21TOP SHOWMEN - The judge for best showmanship at Kirkton Fair had a hard time deciding, but finally came up with these three showmen (showpersons?) From left are Wendy Heard, who was first, Peggy Simp- son, third and Vernon Thompson, second. T-A photo Ladies plan renovations to Kirkton church kitchen 1111•1•11110.1•11, Now! Guaranteed investment Certificates Member Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation VG The senior Trust Company devoted entirely to serving the people of Ontario. 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Shown above with their prize winners are Bob Simpson, left, who came second and Alphons Weersink, first. T-A photo Shipka youths visit falls Lone male in class of 85 Good News! NO Increase In Price In The Famous Botany "500" Made-to-Measure SUITS Drop In And See The New Fall Samples When You're In Town for the Fair See Us FIRST For Your Fall Wardrobe New Patterns and Colors * Double Knit Trousers * Shirts by Arrow * Ties AN OUTSTANDING SELECTION * Sweaters EXCELLENT CHOICE Ratitison AND Swartman LTD. Style Shop For Men EXETER AUSTIN MINI . . $2075 You Can't Buy Any Other New Car For Less No other new car is as inexpensive as the Austin Mini. To own. And to operate. At $2,075 the fully equipped Mini costs less to buy than any other new car. Period. Mini delivers over 40 miles to the gallon with performance you can count on. This kind of economy and dependability has made Mini the choke of more than 31/2 million people who have better things to spend their money on than a big price tag, gasoline and repairs, South End Service EXETER 2 3 5-2322 By MRS. HAROLD DAVIS The Kirkton UCW September meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Jack Switzer. Mrs, Earl Watson was in charge of the worship service with the theme, "God of the Universe". Mrs. Jack Urquhart read the scripture and Mrs. Clarence Switzer lead in prayer. Several new hymns were sung from the new hymn books. Mrs. Watson gave the meditation and closed with a poem. Mrs. Harry Burgin, who was the delegate to Alma College, gave the highlights of her stay there and told of the study books and literature for the coming year. Mrs. Stuart Shier who also attended gave a report of the singing and of Mrs, Marion Crowley-Newby, who was a beautiful singer and is coming to Mitchell at a later date. Mrs. Clayton Ross also sang two new hymns. Roll call was answered by each member bringing a tea towel for the church kitchen. Mrs. Ray Paynter, president, reminded members of the regional meeting in St, Marys October 10. The Chalk Artist from London will be the program. The regular meeting for the UCW will be October 2. Mrs. Clayton Ross gave a report on decorating committee for the church and it was decided to put new floor covering and curtains in the kitchen of the church and to have the silver articles resilvered and put on display in the church, Personals David Robinson has com- menced studies at the school of nursing, Hamilton. Mrs. Mervena Hazlewood and Edison and Mr, & Mrs. Les McCurdy Detroit attended Kirkton Fair and visited with friends in the village on the weekend. Mrs. Wm. J, Blackler visited last week with her daughter in London, Mr. & Mrs. Harold Henry and Jeff. Mr. & Mrs. Harold Loughleen spent the weekend .with Mrs. Albert Bickell. Mrs. John Ulch has returned home after having surgery in St, Mary's Memorial Hospital. Bob Marshall has begun studies at the University of Waterloo. Rev. & Mrs. Rokeby-Thomas attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Bessie Smith, St. Marys and visited friends in the community. Mrs. Grant Mills, Calgary is visiting with her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Wilbert Kirkby. Mr. & Mrs. Ray Norris and Mr. Newton Pridham have returned home from a trip to the eastern 'provinces. Sunday guests with Mr. & Mrs. 'Ron Denham and family were Mr. & Mrs. Wm Taylor, Laurie and Danny, Detroit; Roy Motz, Elkton Mich.; Cecil Skinner, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Skinner, Karen, Gary and Dianna; Mr. & Mrs. Neil McAllister, Timothy and Peter; Mrs. Alma McAllister; Peter Mason, Centralia; and Mrs. Ken Mason,Belgrave. By GORDON MORLEY Brinsley UCW held the Sep- tember meeting at the home of Mrs. Edwin Morley. Mrs. Earl Lewis opened with a poem, followed by hymns and prayer by Mrs. Lewis. The scripture was taken by Mrs. Marjorie Steeper. Mrs, George Lee read a poem followed by a reading by Mrs. Wes Watson. Mrs. Lewis gave a poem. Business was conducted by the president Mrs. Lee. Roll call was answered by 12 members. Persona Is Kathy Lewis is training for R,N,A. at Strathroy Hospital. Mrs. Norman Ryan visited with Mrs. Edwin Morley Wednesday. Rev, Charles Scott, London, It just takes too much "dough" to enter the fair anymore. This may be a bad pun, but it sums up in one sentence a problem which may become evident in the domestic or food section of the ladies division at Exeter Fair this year. Inflation and the spiralling costs of food, especially some of the major ingredients such as flour, eggs and butter may cut By MRS. HUGH MORENZ SHIPKA John "Peter" Duncan recently graduated among a class of 85 girls, the first male nurse ever to graduate from Credit Valley school of nursing. John was born in Stratford and attended Central Secondary School in London. Before en- tering nursing school he worked as an orderly at St. Mary's Hospital in London. John is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Duncan of London, his mother being the former Mildred Lamport and his grandparents Mr. and Mrs, Ed Lamport were long time residents of this area before their deaths, John's wife, Judith is a registered nurse at Mississauga Hospital, having graduated in 1971 from London's Victoria Hospital School of Nursing. On graduation day John wore a red By MISS JEAN COPELAND WOODHAM The September meeting of the United Church Women was held in the basement of the church with 22 members and six visitors present, Rhea Mills opened the meeting with quiet music. The theme "Be somebody" was read by Mrs. Oliver Baker. Mrs. Austin Timing read the scripture and Mrs. Baker gave another reading. Mrs. Wm. Spence favoured with a vocal solo after which Mrs. Timms led in prayer. Mrs. Baker introduced the guest speaker, Rev. Mclnally from Granton who showed slides and gave an interesting commentary on Trinidad. The business was conducted by the president, Mrs. Jas Miller. Personals Blanche and Ithea Mills Were Sunday guests with Mr. & Mrs. Harold Levy and family, St. Marys. Brent and L ana, Marshall, kirkton and Mr. & Mrs, Ira McCurdy and Karen Insley were down considerably on the number of entries in the fair. Mrs, Eben Weigand, RR 1, Dashwood, has won the T-A. Baking Queen crown for the last three years. 4ven she is going to cut down on her entries this year. She said the costs won't affect the baking goods as much and she is planning to enter breads, buns and cakes. The real squeeze comes though carnation instead of the traditional bouquets of roses carried by the girl graduates. If he successfully passes his R.N. exams he hopes to join the staff at Victoria Hospital in London this fall. Persona Is Congratulations to Co and Betty Zondag on the birth of their son last week - a brother for three sisters. Fred Weiburg is holidaying in Waterloo with his son and family Mr. & Mrs. Hubert Weiburg. Mrs. Rudy Zondag is a patient at St, Joseph's Hospital, London. Mr. & Mrs. Bill Finkbeiner recently spent a week's holidays at Algonquin Park. Jason stayed with Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Shaw, Danny and Jerry at Grand Bend while his parents were away. Mr. & Mrs. Dick Zielman and family attended a family Wednesday guests with Mr. & Mrs. Reg McCurdy, Jason and Jeffrey and helped Jeffrey celebrate his first birthday, The Masonic Lodge, Granton attended the church service at Woodham Sunday and enjoyed a social hour in the Orange Hall following. Mrs, Doug Heard, David and Danny, St. Marys were Tuesday guests with Mrs. Reg McCurdy, Jason and Jeffrey. Mr. & Mrs, Earl Watson, Third Line were Sunday guests with the McCurdys. Mrs. Mervina Hazlewood and Edison and Mr, & Mrs, Les McCurdy, Saginaw, Michigan visited Saturday with Blanche and Rhea Mills and Mrs. Arthur Hopkin, A farmer asked a veterinarian for seine free advice. "I have a horse that sometimes walks nominal and at other tunes has a decided limp, What shall I do?" The vet replied, "The next time he walks normally, sell him," in any products with fruit in them. "I'm not making any date squares or anything like that," she said. "It just costs too much". Pies are almost out of the question, she said, because ap- ples are so scarce. And she estimated that it costs her almost twice as much to bake a cake this year as it did last. "It's just too expensive for gathering Sunday at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Erich Freiter when they celebrated Mrs. Freiter's birthday. David Finkbeiner is attending Fanshawe College this year and taking an electrician course. Ruth and Gerald Zielman accompanied by about 40 young people from Zurich Mennonite church enjoyed a trip to Niagara Falls Saturday, Mr. & Mrs. H. Morenz visited Sunday with their niece and family, Mr. & Mrs. Bob Chaffe, Joey, Jackie and Tony at Mit- chell, what you get at the fair," she continued. "And if you don't win a prize at all, you're really out of luck", Mrs. George Sereda, president of the ladies division of the fair, said she realizes there might be a problem because of the high cost of food. She stressed that they are trying to keep the prize money consistent with the rising food costs. Draw prizes With the price of meat at an all- time high, the prizes being of- fered in the annual Exeter Fair draw become extremely valuable. The draw sponsored by the Fair Board will be giving prizes to the owners of the first four tickets drawn at the dance to be held Saturday night at the Exeter Legion hall. The first ticket drawn entitles the owner to a hind quarter of beef donated by Exeter District But nobody can hope to keep pace with inflation. But all you food voyeurs, don't completely despair. Many of these mouth-watering dishes will still be on display. In fact, Mrs, Weigand, who sells most of her baked goods from the fair, said she has had a call already from someone wanting to buy some of the goodies. are valuable Co-Op. Mac Hodgert and Barry Miller are donating a side of pork as second prize. A side of lamb provided by Donald Kernick goes to the holder of the third ticket drawn and fourth prize is a dressed turkey donated by Ned Arm- strong, Members of the fair executive will be selling tickets on these valuable prizes throughout the fair grounds Friday and Satur- day, Times-Advocate, September 20, 1973 Page 21 Inflation hits fair exhibitors too Six visitors attend Wood ha m meeting